Undefeated Filipino Bantamweight Jundy Maraon Signs with Gary Shaw

Gary Shaw Productions and undefeated WBO Asian Pacific bantamweight champion, Jundy "Pretty Boy" Maraon (14-0-1, 11 KOs) have come terms with an exclusive promotional agreement. Jundy hails from Sominot, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines and looks to someday fight in the United States.

Known for having power in both hands Maraon stated, "It's exciting to be represented by Gary Shaw Productions, one of the best promotional companies in boxing. My style is fun to watch because I like to knock out my opponent every time I step into the ring. I represent the Filipino nation with pride and would like to fight in the USA someday. I hope to be fighting for a world title in the near future. Click Here For More

“SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION”
GARY SHAW PRODUCTIONS, LLC
Feb 17, 2012 CHUMASH CASINO SANTA YNEZ, CALIFORNIA

(10 Rds. NABF Welter Weight Title)
THOMAS DULORME VS. JOSE REYNOSO
Carolina, Puerto Rico Riverside, California
(13-0-0, 10 KOs) (15-3-1, 2 KOs)

(10 Rds. Junior Middle Weight)
JONATHAN GONZALEZ VS. BILLY LYELL
Puerto Rico Youngstown, Ohio
(14-0-0, 13 KOs) (24-10-0, 5KOs).
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Gary Shaw Productions has a fantastic stable of undefeated fighters making their mark in the boxing world. Five made the cut on ESPN’s Super 25 prospect list, created by Dan Rafael. Shaw co-promotes some of his fighters with other top promoters like Lou DiBella, Javier Bustillo and Leon Margules. Below are Dan Rafael’s write up’s on Shaw’s rising stars.

Luis Orlando Del Valle (24, junior featherweight, Lou DiBella/Gary Shaw, 14-0, 11 KOs): Puerto Rico’s Del Valle, who lives in New York, lost his first amateur fight at age 14 but wound up going 112-14 and earning a National Golden Gloves title before turning pro in 2008. He has excellent hand speed and is efficient with his punches. He has a high knockout percentage but is more of a sharp puncher than a crushing puncher. He scores his knockouts with an accumulation of well-placed shots. In his most notable fight, which aired on “ShoBox” in June, he hammered credible Dat Nguyen in a lopsided 10-round decision with an excellent performance that stole the show. Click Here For More

Grange Global Promotions in conjunction with Main Event Television and Gary Shaw Productions present a night of world class boxing Wednesday, March 7th 2012 at the Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, Tasmania.

This will be last bout on home soil before heading abroad, International Boxing Federation world Middleweight champion Daniel “The Real Deal” Geale faces his toughest test to date when he defends his crown against the number one contender Osumanu Adama of the United States. Click Here For More

Always seeking the best possible fights on the planet, former multiple world champion, Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan (37-4-1, 27 KOs) has finalized negotiations to challenge Japan's undefeated WBC bantamweight titlist, Shinsuke Yamanaka (15-0-2, 11 KOs) in the spring.

Promoter Gary Shaw stated, "Contracts have been signed, sealed and delivered. The fight is finalized and will take place in Tokyo, Japan sometime in April. Nothing makes me more proud than having a throwback fighter like Darchinyan, who will take risks and step in the ring with anyone, anywhere. Yamanaka will be defending his belt in his native land so Vic's got to go in there and put it on him. I believe Darchinyan's power punching style will lead him to victory." Click Here For More

Photos: William Trillo - Pound4Pound.com
Including:
Jermain Taylor TKO 8 Jessie Nicklow
Luis Garcia W UD 8 Alexander Johnson
Mike Perez W UD 10 Friday Ahunaya
Jose Pedraza TKO 5 Herbert Quartey
Ivan Redkach TKO 4 Dillet Frederick
Alejandro Luna W UD 6 Marcos Herrera
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By Jake Donovan - boxingscene.com
Later this evening at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California, Jermain Taylor returns to the ring for the first time in more than two years when he faces Jessie Nicklow in the main event of a Showtime-televised tripleheader.

Andre Dirrell made his own ring return, fighting for the first time in 21 months as he took out fellow Michigan super middleweight Darryl Cunningham in just two rounds.

The fight never threatened to be competitive, as Dirrell was in control from the opening bell. There were no signs of ring rust from the Super Six dropout, who threw every punch with knockout intentions, which eventually produced the early result. Click Here For More

Last night, super prospect, Jose "Sniper" Pedraza (6-0, 5KO's), continued steadily in professional ranks by providing a technical knockout to Ghanaian Herbert Quartey (7-7, 5KO's), at 1:20 of the fifth round, with a strong body shot. With this victory, Pedraza is the newly crowned world youth champion of the World Boxing Council, at 130 pounds.

During the fight, Pedraza, dominated Quartey with his apparent and superior ability and in the fifth assault capitalized his domination by connecting a left hook to the body Quartey, which made him instantly hit the canvas, and the referee observed that the Ghanaian had no way to return and defend against a superior opponent. Click Here For More

Jermain Taylor 161 vs. Jessue Nicklow 159
Andre Dirrell 169 vs. Daryl Cunningham 167.5
Luis Garcia 174.5 vs. Alexander Johnson 172
Jose Pedraze 129.5 vs. Herbert Quartey 128.5
Ivan Redkach 138.25 vs. Dillet Frederick 136
Alexjandro Luna 134.5 vs. Marcos Herrera 135
Alex Perez 147 vs. Calvin Odom 149
Mike Perez 237 vs. Friday Ahunanya 234

The super prospect Thomas Dulorme (13-0, 10KO's), the Olympian Jose "Sniper" Pedraza (5-0, 4KO's), hard-hitting Jonathan "Mantequilla" Gonzalez (14 -0, 13KO's) and the agile Luis Orlandito "Del Valle (14-0, 11KO's) were chosen by ESPN Sports writer Dan Rafael as four of the top 25 prospects in the world.

Dulorme (# 4 WBA & # 8 WBC) had a special distinction within this group, to be chosen as one of the top two prospects in the world and one of the top 12 Latino prospects today. In a video on the ESPN.com website, Dan Rafael said Gary Russell, Jr. was the prospect of the year but Dulorme was mentioned as the great revelation of the year and he also compared his charisma with the eternal Puerto Rican champion Felix "Tito "Trinidad. Click Here For More

Photo: Bret "The Threat" Newton

Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell recorded his ninth consecutive stoppage after Canadian Renan St-Juste could not continue to fight following what appeared to be a separated left shoulder at 2:54 of the fourth round in the ShoBox: The New Generation main event. The evening’s opener featured Jhonatan “Momo” Romero scoring a 10-round split decision over Chris “The Hitman” Avalos in an action-packed super bantamweight bout by the scores of 96-93, 96-94 for Romero and 95-94 for Avalos. The doubleheader originated from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif., just up the 101 Freeway from where International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight titleholder Abner Mares and Joseph King Kong Agbeko will battle in a highly anticipated rematch tomorrow on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING LIVE at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) on SHOWTIME®. Click Here For More

Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Anthony Dirrell 167 vs. Renan St Juste 166.5

Chris Avalos 121.75 vs. Jhonaton Romero 121
Daulis Prescott 127 vs. Gabe Tomljyan 127
Glen Porras 120.5 vs. Adolfo Landeros 122
Roman Morales 120 vs. Alejandro Castillo 119
Jhonaton Arellano 122 vs. Jonaton Alcantra 122
Darley Perez 134 vs. Fernando Trejo 135
Roy Tapia 123 vs. Jose Garcia 122.75

Photos: Esther Lin - SHOWTIME
In a potential candidate for Fight of the Year, unbeaten Abner Mares will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Bantamweight Championship titles against former two-time IBF 118-pound champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING this Saturday, Dec. 3, live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

The 12-round bout between Mares (22-0-1, 13 KO’s) and Agbeko (28-3, 22 KO’s) is a rematch of a hotly disputed fight won by Mares via a 12-round majority decision last Aug. 13 in Las Vegas on SHOWTIME. Click Here For More

Photo: Bret "The Threat" Newton

Team Puerto Rico gave Bill's Kitchen, a non-profit organization in Hato Rey, 1,200 pounds of turkey to use for dinner on Thanksgiving Day, as a way of helping them provide food for the needy people they serve. The number of turkeys given away amounts to 100.

Team Puerto Rico is composed of Cesar Seda, Jr. (21-1, 15KO's), Jonathan "Butter" Gonzalez (14-0, 13KO's), Luis "Orlandito "Del Valle (14-0, 11KO's), Olympian Jose Pedraza (5-0, 4KO's), the explosive welterweight Dulorme Thomas (13-0, 11KO's) and the lanky lightweight fighter, Jorge" Machito " Maysonet (5-0, 4KO's).

This day was attended by Cesar Seda, Jr., Luis "Orlandito" Del Valle and Jose "Sniper" Pedraza. Click Here For More

Cancer survivor and unbeaten, top-ranked super middleweight Anthony Dirrell (23-0, 20 KOs), of Flint, Mich., will face fellow world-ranked southpaw Renan St-Juste (23-2-1, 15 KOs), of Canada, in the 12-round main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, Dec. 2, live on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). The telecast will originate from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif., just one night before the highly anticipated rematch between International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight titleholder Abner Mares and Joseph King Kong Agbeko on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. Click Here For More

By William Trillo
Of all the great boxing action this weekend the fight that was most talked about on Sunday was the James Kirkland vs. Alfredo Angulo Jr. Middleweight brawl. There was no one who I wanted to talk to more than Angulo’s former promoter Gary Shaw. I got in touch with him Sunday afternoon and Shaw had plenty to say about the night in Cancun Mexico.

Pound4Pound: You know Gary; I couldn’t help but think of you as I watched Angulo punch himself out in the first round of his fight against Kirkland on Saturday night.

Gary Shaw: First of all a real professional should not punch himself out in one round. He should be able to go 12 hard rounds unless you have not trained. A guy like Pacquiao throws a lot more punches than that every round. Click Here For More

By Ben Thompson
"Angulo reminded me of Jeff Lacy. He never gave John Beninati and GSP [Gary Shaw Productions] credit for rounding up the right opponents in his career. We all knew who Angulo was...No professional fighter at that level should shoot an entire load in one round to where you're done for the rest of the fight. You know, that's not true. Pacquiao throws a lot of punches, a lot, and he's not done. There are other fighters that are more conservative in their punches, but to me, it's all about good karma...Angulo was just not a good person and good karma beat him...That fight was set up for Angulo. It was to sacrifice Kirkland. I think Golden Boy is in shock today, Miller must be in shock today, and Cameron must be in shock today, you know, because the wrong guy won. I mean, if you think Kirkland is what he is, you don't bring him to Mexico to the fight. Now we'll see if HBO goes back there for Angulo. We'll see how fast they're running back for Angulo. I don't believe Angulo will ever be the same. Just like Lacy was never the same, he will never be the same fighter," stated promoter Gary Shaw, who shared his thoughts on this past Saturday's barnburner between James Kirkland and Alfredo Angulo, two fighters that Shaw once promoted. You don't want to miss what else he had to say. Check it out!
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By Stephen "Breadman" Edwards
I'm going to start off with a tough question. Why has some of your top fighters over the past few years left you. James Kirkland, Alfredo Angulo and Tim Bradley?: Well first of all when you're telling the truth there are no tough questions. There are alot of reasons fighters leave. First off, I'm not a self promoter. I didn't get in this game so much to make money, I do it for the love of the game. I'm one of the few promoters who actually fall in love with the fighters.

You have promoters who come in and actually attempt to steal fighters from me. You also have managers like Cameron Dunkin who is my bitter enemy who will do anything to take fighters away from me. He led Nonito Donaire and James Kirkland away from me. I knew when Tim Bradley signed with Dunkin that our days were numbered with him.  Click Here For More

Undefeated Puerto Rican boxer Thomas Dulorme improved his record to (13-0, 10 KO's) with a dominating, nine-round unanimous decision last night against world title contender Charlie Jose Navarro (20-5, 15 KO's), at Roberto Duran Arena in Panama. The judges scored the bout 89-81, 89-81 and 90-80, all in favor of Dulorme.

Dulorme was in control of the fight from start to finish. He showed his guts and courage against an opponent who did not yield to the attack. Dulorme won the fight by relying on his speed and combinations versus the Venezuelan. Click Here For More

Thomas Dulorme 146.25 vs. Charlie José Navarro 147

Kenny Galarza 140 vs. Johan Pérez 140

By William Trillo
Promoter Gary Shaw is out of the country but when the WBC made their ruling in regard to the Dawson vs. Hopkins debacle we felt it was important to get his immediate thouhts so we gave Mr. Shaw a call and he was quick to oblige our request.

When asked about the ruling that the fight would be declared a Technical Draw and Hopkins would keep his WBC Belt Shaw said, “Obviously this is their (the WBC’s) ruling and I honestly can’t do anything about it, I personally don’t think the board did right. The whole controversy is that Hopkins fouled first, he was all over Chad’s back and neck and if Chad’s neck got hurt he would have been told to continue. So the question is, did Hopkins foul Chad first? In my estimation he did!” Click Here For More

Gary Shaw Productions and Thompson Boxing Promotions have teamed-up again, forming Team Colombia, which includes the recent signings of world-rated featherweight Daulis Prescott and 2008 Colombian Olympian Jhonatan "Momo" Romero.

"Like with Team Puerto Rico," Shaw said, "I'm also involved with forming Team Colombia. This is another rich boxing country with talented boxers such as Prescott and Romero. Alex Camponovo, Ken (Thompson) and I work very well together and we're signing the best Colombian fighters to showcase in the United States. We already co-promote two great Colombian fighters, Darley Perez and Yonnhy Perez, and now we've added two other potential world champions, Prescott and Romero, to our Team Colombia." Click Here For More

By Carlos Cordoba - Pound4Pound.com
Chad Dawson captured the WBC and Ring Magazine light heavyweight titles in the most controversial of ways this past Saturday night in the main event of “Believe It or Not,” presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Gary Shaw Promotions, Cerveza Tecate, and AT&T. The action was broadcast live on HBO PPV from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Referee Pat Russell handed Dawson a technical knockout victory at the 2:48 mark of round number two.

Chad Dawson, 29, crouched in a defensive position decided to lounge his shoulder forward, an act that is common in professional boxing. He did so after Hopkins let loose with a straight right that was unsuccessful. Hopkins momentum carried him forward onto Chad Dawson’s back. Consequently, Dawson reacted by shrugging him off with his shoulders. Hopkins falls back, first landing on his feet then falling to the ground. This is where the action stopped and the commotion began. Click Here For More

Photos: Bret "The Threat" Newton - Pound4Pound.com
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Photos: Bret "The Threat" Newton - Pound4Pound.com
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Electrifying heavyweight Kimbo Slice, aka Kevin Ferguson, needed only 1:52 to register a phenomenal knockout of Tay Bledsoe in tonight’s main event on the “Rumble In The Heartland” card, presented by Gary Shaw Productions and Legacy Communications, at Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Slice (2-0, 2 KOs), who is co-promoted by Gary Shaw and Tony Holden, continued to show improvement in the ring with world-class trainer John David Jackson in his corner. The former Internet combat fighting sensation came out fast and ended the night with a powerful, one-punch overhand right, stopping Bledsoe who remained motionless for several minutes. Slice’s first pro fight lasted only 17 seconds. Click Here For More

By William Trillo, Carlos Cordoba & Bret Newton - Pound4Pound.com
Ripley himself may not believe what transpired in the ring in Los Angles as The light heavyweight title fight between Bernard Hopkins (52-6-2,32 KO’s) and Chad Dawson (31-1,18 KO’s) became nothing more than a circus sideshow that left all the patrons (paid or not) chanting cries of Bull Sh*t and worse after Chad Dawson was handed a interesting (to say the least) 2nd round TKO.

Why were they crying you ask?

Because after a round that was light on action Bernard and Chad went at it in round 2 for more of the same. Around the 2:48 mark of the round Hopkins was on top of Chad’s shoulder and Dawson pitched Hopkins off his shoulder and down through the ropes. Hopkins immediately grabbed his shoulder and told the ref he could not continue.

After a minute or two of Bernard rolling around on the canvas referee Pat Russell called an end to the fight and awarded Dawson a TKO victory. The crowd went into a tizzy and no matter which fighter addressed the crowd afterward they were met with an equal amount of uproar and boos. No one was happy and they let their displeasure be known!

I guess it’s a good thing the promoters had to give most of the tickets away to fill the house…at least no one will be asking for their money back.

By William Trillo, Carlos Cordoba & Bret Newton - Pound4Pound.com
Lightweight Antonio DeMarco (26-1, 19 KO’s) chopped-up Jorge Linares (31-2, 20 KO’s ) for 11 rounds and Linares gave back almost as much as he got in a fight that will go down as an all time classic. This was much more than just a simple give and take battle as both tough warriors gave every ounce of their courage and blood. Through the first few rounds it appeared Linares was going to be in control but a small cut on the bridge of his nose turned into a huge gash that proved to be the beginning of his demise. DeMarco saw the blood flowing and seized his moment, stopping the favorite Linares with a barrage of punches at the 2:32 mark of round 11. Judges’ scorecards revealed that Linares was clearly ahead at the time of the stoppage 99-91, and 98-92 twice making the victory by DeMarco all the more improbable. With the win Demarco takes home the time WBC lightweight title.

Photos: Tom Hogan - hoganphotos/Golden Boy
Bernard Hopkins 173.4 vs. Chad Dawson 174.2
(WBC light heavyweight championship)

Antonio DeMarco 134.4 vs. Jorge Linares 134.6
(Vacant WBC lightweight championship)

Kendall Holt 139.4 vs. Danny Garcia 139.4
(WBC/IBF Jr. welterweight title eliminator)

Paul Malignaggi 147.4 vs. Orlando Lora 147.5

Dewey Bozella 190.6 vs. Larry Hopkins 192.5
Michael Anderson 146 vs. Nick Casal 146.6
Luis Collazo 149.8 vs. Freddy Hernandez 151
Kurtis Colvin 159.2 vs. Donyil Livingston 159.6

Venue: STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA
Promoter: Golden Boy
TV: PPV

Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson 244 LBS. vs Tay Bledsoe 209 LBS.
Maurice “Freight Train” Byarm 247 LBS. vs. Clinton Boldridge 242 LBS.
Brandon “Pit Bull” Quintana 135 LBS. vs. Sook Suyajuck 134 LBS.
Abel “Truth Serum” Perry 158 LBS. vs. Patrick Thompson 159 LBS.
Reuben Rodriguez 163 LBS. vs. Sean “Hollywood” Wilson 166 LBS.

Promoters: Gary Shaw Productions & Legacy Communications

Tickets are priced at $220.00, $138.00, $45.00, $29.50 and $19.00 (plus fees) and available to purchase at the Heartland Events box office (Monday-Friday, 8 AM-4:30 PM), www.HeartlandEventsCenter.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

Doors open at 6 PM with the first bout scheduled for 7 PM.

Hot boxing prospects Thomas Dulorme (12-0, 10KO’s) and Kenny Galarza (15-1, 14KO’s) made pre-weight, 156 and 149 pounds, respectively, equivalent to five-percent above the required weight by the Professional Boxing Commission (CBPPR) in the latter weighing for pre-stellar fights in Panama, as part of XXIV KO Drugs Festival on Saturday night (October 22) at Arena Roberto Duran, organized by the World Boxing Association (WBA). Click Here For More

"Believe It Or Not!: Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson" is a 12-round bout for Hopkins' WBC and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World Championship Titles taking place on Saturday, Oct. 15 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif. and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

The event is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Click Here For More

Associated Press: Exonerated of murder, Bozella, 52, ready to box
AP pick-up includes: Yahoo! Sports, The Brownsville (Texas) Herald, Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah), The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, NBCSports.com, MercuryNews.com (Silicon Valley), SI.com
http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=A2KLOzFPzJROvwUAjoRNbK5_?slug=txbozellaexconfights

ESPN.com: Bozella gets helping hand from Hopkins
http://espn.go.com/boxing/blog/_/name/rafael_dan/id/7089902/bozella-gets-helping-hand-hopkins

ESPN.com: Bernard Hopkins' age-old problem
http://espn.go.com/boxing/blog/_/name/boxing/id/7088723/bernard-hopkins-age-old-problem

ESPN.com: Chat with Bernard Hopkins
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/40726/boxer-bernard-hopkins

ESPN.com: Hopkins: 'A Ferrari against a Mercedes'
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/7091224/ferrari-going-mercedes

ESPN.com: 5 reasons to shell out for Hopkins-Dawson
http://espn.go.com/boxing/blog/_/name/boxing/id/7091775/five-reasons-shell-pay-per-view

ESPN Deportes LA: El tiempo no corre para Bernard Hopkins
http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/los-angeles/blogs/boxeo/_/id/1396023?cc=3888

Yahoo! Sports: Wrongly convicted Bozella gets a bout at age 52
http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=ApcNTOnsTfaiRlsDRMkPVOqUxLYF?slug=ki-iole_dewey_bozella_freedom_101011

Yahoo! Sports: Time for Dawson to put it all together
http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=AhmtZvKdtq4vXSzEUmR8F8OUxLYF?slug=ki-iole_dawson_hopkins101211

Yahoo! Sports UK: Dawson leans on Scully to prepare for Hopkins
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/12102011/58/dawson-leans-scully-prepare-hopkins.html

The Orange County Register: Boxer Dewey Bozella: Proud man walking
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/bozella-321382-life-sing.html

NorthJersey.com: Idec: Hopkins' achievement outdoes Foreman
http://www.northjersey.com/sports/131573228_Hopkins__

Vívelo Hoy: ‘El Niño de Oro,’ más preparado que nunca
http://www.vivelohoy.com/deportes/8038299/%E2%80%98el-n

Toronto Sun: It's all in the execution for Hopkins
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/11/its-all-in-the-execution

Líder: La preparación de Linares y DeMarco
http://www.liderendeportes.com/Columnistas/Primer-round/Octubre-2011/La-

Crave Online: Video: John Scully interview
http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/169584-video-john-scully-interview

Crave Online: Video: Dawson interview and workout
http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/169586-video-dawson-interview-and-workout

Crave Online: Despite making history, Hopkins still strives for excellence
http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/169594-despite-makin

Fighthype.com: BERNARD HOPKINS: "I DON'T KNOW IF DAWSON IS HUNGRY"
http://fighthype.com/pages/content10969.html

NowBoxing.com: CHAD DAWSON MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES
http://www.nowboxing.com/2011/10/chad-dawson-media-workout-quotes/20918/

BoxingInsider.com: Chad Dawson: Fight Week Quotes From Training Camp
http://www.boxinginsider.com/headlines/chad-dawson-fight-week-qu

ProBoxing-Fans.com: Chad Dawson Workout Quotes: I Want to Break Hopkins Down & Be a Master Boxer
http://www.proboxing-fans.com/chad-dawson-workout-quotes-i-wan

ProBoxing-Fans.com: Bernard Hopkins Workout Quotes: Oldest Ever “Fighter of the Year” Here I Come
http://www.proboxing-fans.com/bernard-hopkins-workout-quotes-oldes

BoxingNews24.com: Dawson: I’ve got the perfect game plan to beat Hopkins
http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/10/dawson-ive-got-the-perfect-gam

BoxingNews24.com: Hopkins: I’m going to beat Dawson on Saturday
http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/10/bernard-hopkins-workout-quotes/

BoxingNews24.com: Dawson: My trainer is bringing back my energy and punch output
http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/10/dawson-my-trainer-is-bringing-

BoxingNews24.com: Hopkins vs. Dawson: Boxingnews24.com experts make their picks
http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/10/hopkins-vs-dawson-boxingnews24

BoxingNews24.com: Where does Hopkins go if he gets beaten by Dawson on Saturday?
http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/10/where-does-hopkins-go-

EastsideBoxing.com: Light Heavyweight Love Triangle: Hopkins-Dawson & Pascal
http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=29512&more=1

BoxingScene.com: Bernard Hopkins Not KO Focused: I Just Destroy People
http://www.boxingscene.com/bernard-hopkins-not-ko-focused-i-just-destroy-people--44815

BoxingScene.com: Photos: Bernard Hopkins Working Hard For Chad Dawson
http://www.boxingscene.com/photos-bernard-hopkins-working-hard-chad-dawson--44833

BoxingScene.com: "Bad" Chad Promises The Return of "Awesome" Dawson
http://www.boxingscene.com/bad-chad-promises-return-awesome-dawson--44839

BoxingScene.com: Steward: Dawson Rougher Than Any of Hopkins' Foes
http://www.boxingscene.com/steward-dawson-rougher-any-hopkins-foes--44849

BoxingScene.com: Hopkins Showers The 'Older Fighter' With High Praise
http://www.boxingscene.com/hopkins-showers-older-fighter-with-high-praise--44820

Fightnews.com: Hopkins ready for Dawson
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/hopkins-ready-for-dawson-98377

The Boxing Tribune: Hopkins Ready for Dawson, Winky, and a Technical Fight
http://theboxingtribune.com/2011/10/hopkins-ready-for-dawson-winky-and-a-technical-fight/

BlackAthlete.net: Chad Dawson: “I am still ‘Bad’”
http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Boxing_19/Chad_Dawson_I_am_still_Bad.shtml

BoxingFutures.com: Bernard Hopkins media workout pictures
http://www.boxingfutures.com/news/1012-bernard-hopkins-media-workout-pictures

SuperSport.com: Boxing’s record breaker live on SS
http://www.supersport.com/press-releases/news/111011/Boxings_rec

PhilBoxing.com: DAWSON VS HOPKINS: YOUTH VS EXPERIENCE
http://philboxing.com/news/story-61147.html

DoghouseBoxing.com: Bernard Hopkins Set to Meet His Obligation
http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Gabriel/Montoya101211.htm

SaddoBoxing.com: Dawson Ready For Hopkins WBC Title Clash On Saturday
http://www.saddoboxing.com/17013-dawson-hopkins-wbc-title.html

15Rounds.com: BERNARD HOPKINS WORKOUT QUOTES
http://www.15rounds.com/bernard-hopkins-workout-quotes-101111/

BleacherReport.com: Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson: Preview and Prediction
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/889476-bernard-hopkins-vs-chad-dawson-preview-and-prediction

BleacherReport.com: Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson: Undercard Preview
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/889671-bernard-hopkins-vs-c

BleacherReport.com: Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson: 7 Bold Predictions for Executioner's Next Fight
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/888589-bernard-hopkins-vs-chad-dawson-7-b

HotBoxingNews.com: Dewey Bozella To Make Pro Debut on undercard of Hopkins vs. Dawson Card after serving 26 years on Wrongful Murder Charge!
http://www.hotboxingnews.com/NEWS2011/news101111deweybozellamakingdebut.htm

Sportsrageous.com: Exonerated boxer Dewey Bozella makes debut
http://www.sportsrageous.com/exonerated-boxer-dewey-bozella-makes-debut-10-12-2011

A hand injury suffered during training camp has forced world-rated super bantamweight Chris Avalos (19-1, 15 KOs) to withdraw from his scheduled fight Saturday night in Panama.

The 21-year-old Avalos, who is the WBO Inter-Continental champion, was slated to face Nehomar Cermeno at Roberto Duran Arena in Panama City. Avalos is rated among the top 12 contenders in all four major governing organizations (WBO #4, WBA #7, IBF #10 and WBC #12).

CHAD DAWSON: “We have a great game plan. I don’t see Bernard getting past it.

“I am excited for Saturday night. I have been waiting for this. I am ready to show the world I am still ‘Bad’ Chad Dawson.

“I don’t think this [Hopkins] is more of a challenge than Pascal. Pascal fell into Bernard Hopkins’ game plan. He fell right into it. Everyone knows Pascal is a four-round fighter. I was looking for a knockout victory against Pascal. He didn’t really beat me. I beat myself."” Click Here For More

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Hard-hitting heavyweights Kimbo Slice and Franklin“Yah Yah” Lawrence will be showcased in separate bouts October 15 on the“Rumble in the Heartland” card, presented by Gary Shaw Productions and Legacy Communications, at Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.

“Two of the biggest hitters in boxing, Kimbo Slice and Franklin Lawrence, will be in action for Cornhusker fans to watch in the ring,” promoter Gary Shaw said. “Slice is just frightening and he’s going to do much better in boxing than MMA. Lawrence is very dangerous, too, and the best-kept secret in the heavyweight division. It’s going to be a very exciting night of world-class boxing. Fans better not leave their seats during the action because somebody’s lights could go out at anytime.” Click Here For More

Undefeated Columbian power-puncher Darley Perez has firmly established himself as a serious contender in the lightweight division, destroying veteran Oscar Meza last Friday night on ShoBox: The Next Generation, at Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California.

Perez (23-0, 18 KOs), a 2008 Columbian Olympian, introduced himself to the American television audience with a bang, as he controlled the action from the opening bell, consistently beating a game Meza (22-4) to the punch, before finally pounding the tough Mexican him into submission for an impressive victory by technical knockout (TKO6 – 3:00). After Meza sustained a cut over his left eye, compounded by Perez’ brutal assault in the sixth round, Meza’s corner asked the referee to halt the action prior to the bell for the seventh. Click Here For More

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Olusegun Ajose earned a shot at World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight champion and Mexican legend Erik Morales with a unanimous decision victory over Ali Chebah in Friday’s main event of ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME® from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif.

In the ShoBox co-feature, No. 5-ranked World Boxing Association (WBA) and 12th-ranked World Boxing Organization (WBO) lightweight Darley Perez scored a sixth round knockout over Oscar Meza when Meza’s corner stopped the bout following the sixth round. The win advanced the unbeaten prospect to 23-0 with 18 KOs. Click Here For More

Chad Dawson: I'm excited about the fight. As you all know, the fight went for years, and then we finally got it. I'm happy to be back with my former trainer, John Scully. I have my strength and conditioning trainer here, Axel Murillo. And Winky Wright's on board as far as advising me and letting me know what needs to be done for this fight. So everything's great and I continue to feel good. And I'm just excited and ready to claim my titles on October 15th. Click Here For More

“I’m excited to prove to the world that I’m still the same
Kendall Holt that I was when I won the world title.”
-Kendall Holt

“I’m young. I’m fast. I’m strong. I’m hungry and come October 15th I’m going to show the world. I’m going to knock Kendall Holt out."
-Danny Garcia

“I just plan to win and I plan to dominate Orlando Lora.”
-Paulie Malignaggi

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World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 1-ranked super lightweight contender Olusegun Ajose weighed in at 139 pounds and No. 6-ranked Ali Chebah tipped the scales at 140 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif.

Ajose (29-0, 14 KOs), of Nigeria, and Chebah (33-1, 26 KOs), of France, will square off in the most important fight of their career, a WBC super lightweight eliminator on Friday, Sept. 30, in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. Click Here For More

The pay-per-view undercard for the Oct. 15 Believe It Or Not! event headlined by the Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson world title fight at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles is complete with the addition of Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi facing Mexican contender and former Olympian Orlando Lora in a 10-round showdown. The welterweight bout will open the HBO Pay-Per-View® telecast, making Oct. 15 one of the most competitive fight nights of the year from top to bottom.

“I’m excited to be fighting in Los Angeles for the first time in my career,” said Malignaggi. “I have been training for the past year in Los Angeles so I’m really looking forward to performing in front of my new friends out west as well as my support system I have coming from the East Coast. New York meets Los Angeles, I can’t wait to shine!” Click Here For More

One of the world’s most feared fighters, heavyweight Kimbo Slice, returns to the ring October 15 for only the second time as a professional boxer, facing Tay Bledsoe in a four-round bout at Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.

“Kimbo Slice is a tremendous puncher,” his co-promoter Gary Shaw said. “We believe that he has unlimited potential in boxing. He’ll learn each fight and become even more of a threat in the boxing ring than he ever was in mixed martial arts.”. Click Here For More

Former world champion Kendall “Rated R” Holt is on a mission to recapture a world title belt, but first he must score a win over unbeaten prospect Danny “Swift” Garcia when they meet Oct. 15 on the “Believe It Or Not: Hopkins vs. Dawson” pay-per-view undercard at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight title, as well as for the World Boxing Council (WBC) #1 and IBF #2 ratings positions.


A single parent raising his son, the 30-year-old Holt (27-4, 15 KOs) is managed by New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs, and now trained by Buddy McGirt. Kendall captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Welterweight World Title in 2008, sensationally stopping Ricardo Torres in the opening round. The Paterson, New Jersey boxer successfully defended his crown against Demetrius Hopkins and now, once again, Holt positioned himself for another world title shot. Click Here For More

Boxing prospect Roy Tapia becomes the first professional boxer who joins the elite group of combat athletes, including UFC champions Anderson Silva (middleweight), Jose Aldo (featherweight) and former champions Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Lyoto Machida, fighting under the Black House banner, one of MMA’s premiere organizations.

Tapia, a Mexican-American, from East Los Angeles, is signed to a promotional contract with Gary Shaw Productions and will make his professional debut this Friday, September 30th on the undercard of the Olesegun Ajose and Ali Chebah WBC super lightweight eliminator bout which will air on Showtime.

World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (25-2-1, 18KOs) will face off against popular Venezuelan Jorge Linares (31-1, 20KOs) for the vacant WBC lightweight title on Saturday, October 15th. In the main event, Bernard Hopkins will face off against Chad Dawson. The fight card will be broadcast live on HBO PPV.


The semi-main event twelve rounder will mark the second time that DeMarco challenges for the full-fledged green and gold belt. In his first opportunity, DeMarco of Tijuana by way of Los Mochis, Mexico, came up short against the late Edwin Valero in Monterey, Mexico, in early 2010.
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World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 1-ranked super lightweight contender Olusegun Ajose will face No. 6-ranked Ali Chebah in a WBC super lightweight eliminator on Friday, Sept. 30, in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif.

The 12-round bout, which will be the United States debut for each fighter, will determine the No. 1 mandatory contender for the WBC 140-pound title currently held by Erik Morales.
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World renown boxing promoter Gary Shaw will be the special guest speaker Tuesday evening (Sept. 20) for RING 8’s monthly meeting (7 PM/ET start) at the historic Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City.

In 1971, he first got into boxing as an Inspector for the New Jersey Athletic Commission, serving 28 years including a promotion to Chief Inspector. Gary joined Main Events in 1999 as its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Click Here For More

Beloved former world champion and one-time Bernard Hopkins opponent, Ronald "Winky" Wright is in camp in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, serving as a training advisor to former light heavyweight champion "Bad" Chad Dawson, as Dawson prepares to face the current WBC and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World Champion Hopkins on Saturday, October 15, at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Click Here For More

Vincent “Vinsanity” Arroyo made the most of his return to the red corner by turning in a gritty unanimous decision performance over Hector “El Flaco” Sanchez by the scores of 98-92 twice and 96-94 on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME®. In the evening’s co-feature, Lateef “Power” Kayode scored a unanimous decision victory by the scores of 98-92, 97-92 and 96-93 over Felix Cora, Jr.

After facing several touted prospects in a row from the blue corner, Arroyo shed the underdog moniker and entered his first ShoBox headliner from the red. This opportunity came after several impressive performances where he started slow but came on in the later rounds to impress. Tonight was no different.  Click Here For More

Last night at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, NABA Featherweight champion Luis "Orlandito" Del Valle (14-0, 11 KOs) continued his march up the world rankings by stopping Kenya's Anthony Napunyi at 1:12 of the third round.

Fighting on the Zaveck vs. Berto undercard, Del Valle's relentless precision attack, punctuated by a sharp right hand, dropped the African veteran. He rose but was rendered helpless by the follow-up barrage and was rescued by the referee. Click Here For More

Gary Shaw of Gary Shaw Productions wishes to congratulate IBO bantamweight champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan (37-3-1, 27 KOs) for his dominant 12-round victory over Evans Mbamba (18-2, 9 KOs) at the Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex in Yerevan, Armenia, on Saturday.

Fighting as a professional for the first time in his native Armenia (in the first-ever professional boxing event ever held in the country), Darchinyan delighted over 12,000 screaming fans by battering the iron-jawed African for the duration of the contest. Click Here For More

Team Puerto Rico's undefeated featherweight Luis "Orlandito" del Valle (13-0, 10 KO's) weighed in at a ready 124 lbs. for his fight tomorrow (Saturday, September 3) at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, against Kenyan boxer Anthony Napunyi (14-10, 7 KO's).

The pair will meet in a 10-round bout as part of the undercard for the "Battle in Biloxi" HBO-televised IBF Welterweight championship fight between Jan Zaveck and Andre Berto.
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Gary Shaw of Gary Shaw Productions wishes to congratulate IBF middleweight champion Daniel "The Real Deal" Geale (26-1, 15 KOs) for making his first successful title defense, a dominant 12-round unanimous decision over Miami via Nigeria's Eromosele Albert (24-5-1, 12 KOs) on Wednesday night.

Fighting on his home turf at the Derwent Entertainment Centre in Tasmania, Australia, Geale showed tremendous ring generalship by out-boxing and out-speeding his determined challenger. The judges' scores were 116-112, 117-111 and 119-109. Click Here For More

Daniel Geale and Eromosele Weigh In before their IBF Middleweight title clash LIVE Wednesday August 31 at 7pm.

Team Puerto Rico's Hector "El Flaco" Sanchez (19-1, 9 KOs), is confident his extensive preparation will lead to victory when he faces fellow Puerto Rican Vincent Arroyo (11-1, 7 KOs) on a Gary Shaw Productions night of boxing on September 9 at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota.

The 10-round showdown between Sanchez and Arroyo will serve as the night's main event and will be televised live on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME® (11 PM ET/PT). A world-class cruiserweight showdown between red-hot punching powerhouse Lateef Kayode and respectable long-time contender Felix Cora Jr., will lead off the telecast. Click Here For More

It was one of those moments in boxing that makes every highlight reel and blooper show in the country.

Undefeated (6-0, 5 KOs) middleweight Kurtiss (pronounced Kur-teese, not Curtis) Colvin was having a highly entertaining scrap with Long Beach, California's Cleven Ishe at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California, and live on ESPN Friday Night Fights, last July 22 when he knocked Ishe down with a looping right hand.

What made the moment a favorite on YouTube and a staple of every sport show's highlights that week was Ishe's reaction to the punch: he did a Popeye-style backward somersault from the force of the blow. Click Here For More

This past Friday, August 19, a delirious crowd of more than 3,000 people watched an exciting night of Universal Promotions, in association with Gary Shaw Productions, boxing at the Juan "Pachin" Vicens Auditorium in Ponce.

In the main event, former world title challenger and Team Puerto Rico's most experienced member, Cesar "Junito" Seda, Jr. (21-1, 15 KO's) put on a strong display of boxing skill against Mexico's Jose Silveira, dominating over 10 rounds of by scores of 100-90 in a 10-round bout. Click Here For More

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It is hard to believe what WBC and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World Champion Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins has achieved during his 23-year long professional career. He was the middleweight champion for ten years, notched a record 20 successful title defenses of that crown and at 46-years-old, has become the oldest fighter in boxing history to win a world title. It's also hard to believe that a young lion like former World Champion "Bad" Chad Dawson, who has wanted a shot at Hopkins for years, will finally get his opportunity to stop Hopkins from continuing his record-breaking journey. "Believe It Or Not: Hopkins vs. Dawson" takes place on Saturday, October 15 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif. and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.
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On the undercard of Friday's "Clash at the Chumash" event at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, welterweight prospect "Slick" Michael Anderson moved his record to 11-0-1, 9 KOs by making quick work of journeyman Bernardo Guereca via KO 1 (2:19).

From East Orange, New Jersey, 30-year-old Anderson is a natural to the sport. Despite having just 13 unpaid fights, he was New Jersey State amateur champion before turning professional in late 2007. Click Here For More

"Vernon Paris is soft and lacks determination, heart and integrity: All the things necessary to become a champion. I have every one of them." - Tim "Pitbull" Coleman

The first consumer computers were built in 1976.

Facebook was invented in 2004.

The first Facebook Grudge Match in a boxing ring will take place this Friday, live at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, and broadcast nationally on ESPN Friday Night Fights (ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/ESPN3.com 9PM Eastern LIVE). Click Here For More

By Carlos Cordoba - Pound4Pound.com
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Throughout boxing’s storied history there have been several famed boxing families. The Mayweather family is a perfect example of a family bloodline that in present –day maybe the most notable in the sport. The Garcia family from Oxnard is not too far behind in notoriety. Specially, after the present dominance of WBA lightweight champ Brandon Rios trained by Robert Garcia, and WBC welterweight champ Victor Ortiz who is trained by Danny Garcia.
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An opponent has been chosen for Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson's professional boxing debut on August 13 at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma, and he is Springfield, Missouri's James Wade (0-1).

The two will meet in the four-round heavyweight main event of a Gary Shaw Productions and Tony Holden Promotions night of boxing. Click Here For More

On Friday, July 22, 2011, at the Morongo Casino Resort in Cazabon, California, and live on ESPN Friday Night Fights, Gary Shaw Productions will proudly present Fight Night at Morongo Casino Resort, featuring Flint, Michigan's WBC #4-rated contender Anthony "The Dog" Dirrell (22-0, 19 KOs) taking on Saint Louis, Missouri's Kevin "Hitman" Engel (18-4, 15 KOs) in the 10-round super middleweight main event. Click Here For More

Exciting featherweight contender Juan Carlos Burgos will look to continue his winning ways on Friday, July 22nd, as he faces off against Mexican countryman Gilberto Sanchez Leon in the 10 round main event of the hottest card of the summer of 2011, Thompson Boxing Promotions' "PATH to GLORY" at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California.

Also featured on this hard-hitting seven bout card will be rising Colombian star Darley Perez, local favorites Abraham Lopez and Jonathan Arellano, and junior welterweight prospect Jhon Ortega. Click Here For More

Forget the kicking and wrestling, Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson will soon be where he should have been all along... busting heads in a boxing ring.

On Saturday, August 13, legendary street brawler Kimbo Slice will make his long-awaited professional boxing debut in the four-round main event of a Gary Shaw Productions and Tony Holden Promotions boxing extravaganza at Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma.
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On Friday, June 10, former world champion DeMarcus Corley took on Puerto Rican welterweight super prospect Thomas Dulorme (12-0, 10 KOs) at the Boricua Invasion 1, boxing event at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City and televised live on ESPN Friday Night Fights.

The fight proved to be Dulorme's best performance to date, as he won the NABA Welterweight Championship by commanding unanimous decision, dropping Corley with a left hook in round three. All three judges saw it 99-90. Click Here For More

Team Puerto Rico made the second half of their United States introduction a memorable one at Roseland Ballroom in NYC on Saturday night.

Three team members, Luis "Orlandito" Del Valle, Jonathan "Mantequilla" Gonzalez and Jorge "Machito" Maysonet, were in action at Boricua Invasion II, and all three scored impressive victories.

In the main event, televised live on ShoBox: The New Generation, featherweight Luis "Orlandito" Del Valle (13-0, 10 KOs) thrilled the crowd and picked up the NABA Featherweight championship by winning an exciting 10-round decision over Dat Nguyen (17-2, 6 KOs).
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On a second consecutive night of fights on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME®, featherweight Luis Orlando “Orlandito” Del Valle’s rising star shined in a 10-round unanimous decision over Dat “Be Dat’’ Nguyen with scores of 99-91 three times. In the co-feature, Jonathan Gonzalez scored a convincing 10-round unanimous decision by the scores of 99-91 and 98-92 twice in a junior middleweight matchup over Richard Gutierrez from Roseland Ballroom in New York City on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade. Click Here For More

Team Puerto Rico welterweight Kenny "Battlestar" Galarza (15-1, 14 KOs) overcame the tough challenge of fellow Puerto Rican Irving Garcia (17-6-3, 8 KOs) by winning a 10-round split decision last night at Boricua Invasion I at Roseland Ballroom in NYC.

Fighting in the main event, Galarza's hard punching, especially early, was the difference in a good action fight that went back and forth. Garcia came on strong in the later rounds, but time ran out on his comeback. The scores were 96-94, 97-94 Galarza and 96-94 Garcia.
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Lateef "Power" Kayode and Chris "The Hitman" Avalos each recorded impressive 10-round unanimous decision victories while Art "Lionheart" Hovhannisyan pulled off an equally impressive knockout upset against previously unbeaten Archie Ray Marquez on an exciting night of fights on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME(r).

The unbeaten cruiserweight Kayode (17-0, 14 KOs) proved too much for a game Matt "Too Smooth" Godfrey (20-3, 14 KOs) Friday night at the Chumash Resort Casino. Kayode controlled the entire fight and sent Godfrey to the canvas a total of three times, eventually winning by scores of 98-90, 97-90, 98-89. Click Here For More

On the ESPN-televised undercard, tonight at the Boricua Invasion I event at Roseland Ballroom in NYC, Team Puerto Rico's Thomas Dulorme won his first professional title, the vacant NABA Welterweight Championship, tonight by way of a dominant 10-round unanimous decision over former world champion DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley.

Carolina, Puerto Rico's Dulorme (12-0, 10 KO's) was in control all the way, even dropping Washington, DC's Corley (37-18-1, 22 KO's) with a left hook in the third round, but the cagey Corley kept it interesting by doing just enough to deny the monstrous punching Dulorme his eleventh consecutive knockout. Click Here For More

When crowd-pleasing bantamweight prospect Chris Avalos, 18-1 (15 KO's), steps into the squared circle Friday evening at Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez, California, and live on ShoBox: The New Generation at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) on SHOWTIME, against Khabir Suleymanov, he understands the importance of being on his A game.

Last August, Avalos dropped a hotly contested split decision to Christopher Martin on ShoBox, and is returning to the series for the first time since his lone defeat. Click Here For More

By Ryan Burton
BoxingScene spoke to Thomas Dulorme (11-0) who faces former champion DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley (37-17) on June 10th in what will be his toughest test to date. The clash will be televised on ESPN's Friday Night Fights series. The fight takes place two days before the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York. The fighter of Puerto Rican descent talks about the keys to the Corely fight, his future plans and more in this exclusive interview.

BoxingScene: First off how do you feel about fighting on ESPN next Friday?

Thomas Dulorme: I have been training hard. I am excited about it. I just did 11 rounds of sparring. I sparred with Jesus Pabon who is the WBO Latino junior welterweight champion and a couple other fighters. They gave me really good work. Click Here For More

Latino boxing site NotiFight.com has awarded junior middleweight power-punching sensation Jonathan “Mantequilla” Gonzalez with their Prospect of the Month award for May.

Considered one of the top young prospects from Puerto Rico, Gonzalez was impressive in knocking out former The Contender contestant Rudy Cisneros in seven rounds at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California, and live on ESPN Friday Night Fights on May 13. The 21-year-old’s record now stands at an eye-catching 13-0 with 13 KOs. Click Here For More

For With a record of 19-1, 9 KOs, Team Puerto Rico's Hector "El Flaco" Sanchez is the second most experienced member of Team Puerto Rico (Cesar Seda has challenged for a world title and turned pro the same year, 2005).

He is going to need all of that experience to overcome the challenge of hard-punching Vincent Arroyo, whom he will face on Saturday, June 11 at the Boricua Invasion II boxing event at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City and televised on the popular ShoBox: The New Generation, live at 10:35 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. Click Here For More

According to manager Steve Feder, cruiserweight powerhouse Lateef "Power" Kayode (16-0, 14 KOs) is finishing up his best training camp ever in preparation for his nationally televised battle with Rhode Island contender Matt "Too Smooth" Godfrey (20-2, 14 KOs).

Kayode and Godfrey will meet on June 10 in the 10-round main event at Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez, California, and live on Showtime's popular series ShoBox: The New Generation at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).. Click Here For More

In a short celebration today, Team Puerto Rico Boxing visited the home of three-time world champion and Puerto Rican hero Wilfred "The Radar" Benitez and awarded him the rank of Honorary Captain of the professional boxing team. They also made a donation to his care of $2000.

In an atmosphere of camaraderie and appreciation "El Radar" graciously accepted the honor from Team Puerto Rico in front of his sister Yvonne Benítez, his nephews and immediate family.
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Getting into a boxing ring in front of thousands where everything can go wrong at any second is pressure.

Getting into a boxing ring also being labeled a "super prospect" doesn't make it any easier. But that's what 2009 World Amateur Championships Lightweight Silver Medalist and former Olympian Jose "Sniper" Pedraza is handling remarkably well, thus far.

22-year-old Pedraza (2-0, 2 KOs) has already headlined a show in New York City and is one of the young fighters on the lips of boxing insiders as a certain future champion. 
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Former WBC Light Heavyweight Champion “Bad” Chad Dawson wishes to congratulate Bernard Hopkins for his record-breaking victory last Saturday night against Jean Pascal.

With his unanimous decision, Hopkins became the oldest fighter to ever win a world title.

Hopkins is now obligated to face Dawson in his first defense because it was Dawson who stepped aside to allow a rematch of the controversial Pascal-Hopkins draw first, in exchange for an appearance on the show’s undercard. Click Here For More

Team Puerto Rico Boxing is proud to announce that three-time world champion and Puerto Rican boxing great Wilfred Benitez will be named honorary captain of their team at a short ceremony next week.

Benitez was the youngest world champion in boxing history. At 17 years old, he won the World Boxing Association junior welterweight title by beating Antonio "Kid Pambelé" Cervantes by split decision. He remains one of the most decorated and beloved fighters in the history of Puerto Rico and the world.  Click Here For More

Bayamon, Puerto Rico's undefeated featherweight Luis "Orlandito" del Valle (12-0, 10 KOs) left today for his training base in Newburgh, New York, to prepare for the biggest fight of his career against Vietnamese fighter Dat Nguyen (17-1, 6 KOs).

Del Valle vs. Nguyen will serve as the 10-round main event on Saturday, June 11 - the second night of blockbuster back-to-back boxing events at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on June 10 and 11, entitled Boricua Invasion I & II. Click Here For More

Chad Dawson showed masterful defense and crisp punching as he scored a 12-round unanimous decision over Adrian Diaconu in a light heavyweight elimination bout Saturday at the Bell Centre.

The bout was the co-feature to Jean Pascal's defense of his WBC light heavyweight title against Bernard Hopkins, a rematch of their Dec. 18 draw in Quebec City. Click Here For More

The promoters behind Team Puerto Rico, the eight-man collective of the island's best young boxing talent, say that on the nights of June 10 and 11 they'll be actively scouting for new members of the team.

Promoters Gary Shaw (Gary Shaw Productions), Lou DiBella (DiBella Entertainment), Javier Bustillo (Universal Promotions) and Leon Margules (Warriors Boxing) want to make clear to the Puerto Rican fighters participating as Team Puerto Rico opponents or on the undercard of their blockbuster June 10 and 11 "Boricua Invasion I & II" shows at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City that their performances will be closely evaluated for possible recruitment onto the team of Puerto Rican boxers being called their next generation of world champions.
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By Bob Velin - USA Today
Chad Dawson, trying to re-invent himself after losing his WBC light heavyweight title to Jean Pascal last year, scored a unanimous decision victory Saturday night against Canadian Adrian Diaconu in the co-feature at the sold-out Bell Centre here.

The fight was the preliminary bout to the title fight between Bernard Hopkins and Pascal.
The three Canadian judges all scored it for Dawson: Judge Claude Paquette scored it 117-111, Benoit Roussel 118-110 and Jack Woodburn had it 116-112. Click Here For More

Even though he won't be appearing in the main event tonight, former WBC world champion "Bad" Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO's) is eagerly awaiting his chance to remind the world he is the best fighter on the card.

Dawson will meet fellow former champ Adrian Diaconu (27-2, 15 KO's) in the 12-round main supporting bout of the "Dynasty II: Pascal vs. Hopkins" event at the Bell Center in Montreal that will be televised live on HBO's World Championship Boxing® in the United States and on pay-per-view in Canada at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT. Click Here For More

By Herb Zurkowsky - The Gazette
After Chad Dawson captured the World Boxing Council light heavyweight title in 2007, he was presented with a $28,000 diamond-stud ring by his promoter, Gary Shaw, as a display of appreciation.

Dawson took one look at the bauble, marvelled over how ostentatious was the trinket, and placed it back in his pocket, refusing to wear it - fearing someone might attempt to mug him. Click Here For More

Welterweight super prospect, Thomas Dulorme (11-0, 10 KO's), and hard-hitting 140-pound knockout artist Kenny "Battlestar" Galarza (14-1, 14 KO's) are sparring and training together in preparation for their respective ESPN-televised Boricua Invasion I fights at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on Friday, June 10.

Dulorme, Galarza and several other members of Team Puerto Rico will be appearing in blockbuster back-to-back boxing events at the Roseland on June 10 and 11, entitled Boricua Invasion I & II. Click Here For More

Trio of Promoters Praise Puerto Rico's Jonathan "Mantequilla" Gonzalez for his Impressive Knockout on Friday Night Fights

The promoters of Puerto Rican junior middleweight slugger Jonathan "Mantequilla" Gonzalez (13-0, 13 KOs), Gary Shaw, Javier Bustillo and Leon Margules, wish to congratulate their 21-year-old fighter for his impressive performance on Friday night at the Chumash Casino Resort and live on ESPN Friday Night Fights. Click Here For More

Including:
Anthony Dirrell TKO 3 Alberto Mercedes
Jonathan Gonzalez TKO 7 Rudy Cisneros
Jhon Ortega KO 4 Marcuz Thompkins
Kurtis Colvin TKO 2 Cameron Allen
Daniel Roman W UD 4 Alfredo Madrigal
Seniesa Estrada W UD 4 Maria Ruiz
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By Francisco Salazar - FightNews
Photos: Carlos Baeza/Thompson Boxing
In a crossroads clash of former world champions, former WBO junior welterweight champion Kendall Holt (27-4, 15 KOs) scored a spectacular third round KO over two-time IBF lightweight champion Julio Diaz (38-7, 27 KOs) on Friday night at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California. A hard left hook to the jaw put Diaz on his back. He beat the count, but the bout was waved off. Time was 2:37.

Unbeaten junior middleweight Jonathan Gonzalez moved to 13-0, 13 KOs with a seventh round TKO over Rudy Cisneros (12-3, 11 KOs). The bout was stopped at 1:50 of the seventh when Cisneros’ corner threw in the towel. Click Here For More

What crossroads?" asks defiant former WBO Light Welterweight World Champion Kendall Holt when asked if his next fight could make or break his career.

"After I beat Julio Diaz, I'll back in the top five in the world!"

Holt (26-4, 14 KOs), who faces former IBF Lightweight Champion Diaz tonight in the main event of the Gary Shaw Productions and Thompson Boxing event at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, and live on ESPN Friday Night Fights, does have a point.
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Two of boxing's top promoters have put together a tribute to the great Puerto Rican boxers of past and future in the only way they know how: by staging two spectacular boxing shows, back-to-back in the same venue, loaded with the best young talent the island nation has to offer and hosted by one its greatest champions on the precipice of Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend.

On June 10 and 11 the Roseland Ballroom in will be the headquarters for Boricua boxing pride as Gary Shaw Productions ("GSP") and DiBella Entertainment ("DBE") proudly present Boricua Invasion I and II. Boricua Boxing I will air live on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, while Boricua Boxing II will be televised live on Showtime on ShoBox: The New Generation.
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Looking to improve on his already considerable skills, undefeated Cuban featherweight prospect and current WBO Inter-Continental champion Luis "La Estrella" Franco (9-0, 5 KOs) is currently hard at work at SoMi Fitness in his hometown of Miami with world-renowned strength and conditioning coach Willie Del Sol and dietician Unni Greene.

In addition to his daily boxing routine, Franco has remained devoted to a fitness program specially designed to increase his punching power and stamina. Click Here For More

Promoter Gary Shaw says he is still thrilled by the performance of his new IBF Middleweight Champion, Daniel Geale (26-1, 15 KOs), who dethroned champion Sebastian Sylvester by 12-round split decision on Saturday night at the Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg, Germany.

"I felt like I was dreaming," recounted Shaw. "To win a decision in Germany is making a statement. Daniel was terrific, very fast, and he stayed busy throughout and maintained a great output of punches." Click Here For More

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Australia's Daniel Geale lived up to his nickname of 'the real deal', as he took the IBF middleweight world title from Sebastian Sylvester, with a 12-round split decision win in Neubrandenburg, Germany.

Sydney-based Tasmanian Geale maintained a high work rate throughout the fight.

American judge Steve Epstein scored the fight 118-110 to Geale and Britain's Marcus McDonnell gave it 118-112 to the Australian. Click Here For More

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Daniel Geale W12 Sebastian Sylvester... In Germany, the IBF middleweight title has changed hands, thus dispelling the notion that visitors cannot win a decision in that country. Australia's Daniel Geale came on in the championship rounds and took Sebastian Sylvester's title by split decision. The official scores were all over the board: American judge Steve Epstein scored it 118-110 and Britain's Marcus McDonnell saw it 116-112, both for Geale, overruling Denmark's Berit Andreasen, who had it 118-110 for Sylvester. Geale is now 25-1 with his lone loss coming by split decision to Anthony Mundine in 2009. Sylvester slips to 34-3-1.

IBF #1 rated Daniel Geale (25-1, 15 KOs) dethroned IBF middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester (34-4-1, 16 KOs) with a close twelve round split decision on Saturday night at the Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg, Germany. Both fighters had their moments, but most rounds were close with Geale winning 118-110, 118-112 on two cards, and Sylvester winning 118-110 on the third card.

What do Marvin Hagler, Frank Tate, Michael Nunn, James Toney, Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor and Arthur Abraham share in common? They were all IBF Middleweight Champions. Sebastian Sylvester (34-3-1, 16 KOs) is the current holder of the belt. On Saturday, he wants to successfully defend his title for the fourth time. He will meet IBF World Rankings number one Daniel Geale (24-1, 15 KOs) at the Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg. “Hagler, Jones, Hopkins, Taylor, Abraham etc. - they are all illustrious names. And I am proud to be one of them. I think that a triumph on Saturday would take me another step further forwards. I want to show that I deserve to be among this group of names, and leave the ring victorious as the IBF Champion against Daniel Geale,” said the confident title holder on Wednesday at a press conference in Neubrandenburg’s town hall. “Geale is strong, but he is not going to win in my living room, the Jahnsportforum,” added Sylvester. Click Here For More

Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward is hard at work at the Kronk Gym in Detroit with his new client, former WBC light heavyweight champion "Bad" Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO's), for Dawson's upcoming 12-round match-up against Romanian/Canadian light heavyweight contender Adrian Diaconu (27-2, 15 KO's).

The two will meet on the undercard of the May 21 "Dynasty II: Pascal vs. Hopkins" rematch at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and it will be more than a non-title clash of top 175-lb contenders for Dawson. If he wins, Dawson will face the winner of the Pascal and Hopkins in an effort to regain the belt. Click Here For More

IBF #5-rated contender Tim "Pitbull" Coleman (18-1-1, 5 KOs) was in a foul mood at the weigh-in for tomorrow night's ESPN2 Friday Night Fights broadcast from the deck of the Boulevard Pool at ultra-luxurious The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Coleman will face Sonora, Mexico's Sergio Rivera (16-6-2, 10 KOs) in an eight-round bout on the undercard of the Carlos Molina vs. Allen Conyers main event.
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By Francisco Salazar - Fightnews
Based on Vic Darchinyan’s performance against Abner Mares, bantamweight contender Yonnhy Perez stated that he was going to shut the door on the career of the hard-hitting Armenian fighter.

Based on his impressive performance, Darchinyan not only swung the door open, but re-entered the room full of bantamweight world title holders and top contenders.
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By Francisco Salazar - Fightnews
Photos: Big Joe Miranda
Former two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan (36-3-1, 27 KOs) won a five round technical decision former IBF bantamweight champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez (20-2-1, 14 KOs) to claim the vacant IBO bantamweight belt on Saturday night at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles. Darchinyan rocked Perez in round one, knocked him down in round two and was in command all the way. The bout ended when Perez was cut by an accidental headbutt at 1:07 of round five. Scores were 50-44 on all cards. Click Here For More

By Carlos Cordoba - Pound4Pound.com
Vic Darchinyan told anyone that would listen that he would knockout former IBF Bantamweight champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez prior to tonight’s main event. So did Yonnhy Perez, he personally told this writer that the fight would end with him victorious by way of technical knockout. It turns out that both fighters were wrong. The fight did not end with a TKO.

Vic Darchinyan 36-3-1, 28KO’s won a unanimous decision against Yonnhy Perez 20-2-1, 14KO’s in a scheduled 12 round Bantamweight bout for the vacant IBO Bantamweight Championship. The scrap was held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles, CA. Click Here For More

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Including:
DaVarryl Williamson TKO 7 Michael Marrone
Art Hovhannesyan TKO 5 Jose Alfredo Lugo
Vardan Gasparyan TKO 5 Trenton Titsworth
Miguel Diaz W UD 4 Alejandro Solorio
Juan Reyes W UD 4 Azat Hovhannesyan
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After witnessing Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan's dominant performance against former champion Yonnhy Perez tonight at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, promoter Gary Shaw says the two-time world champion will have several options.

"Vic was sensational tonight," said Shaw. "He's always magnificent when he's coming off a loss. He comes back better and that's what happened again tonight. I respect Yonnhy Perez very much for taking all of Vic's punches, because Vic maintained he was stronger than ever and he was right. He was an animal tonight." Click Here For More

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In one of the most powerful performances of his career, two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan dominated former International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight titlist Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez en route to winning a fifth-round technical decision and the vacant International Boxing Organization (IBO) 118-pound title Saturday on SHOWTIME® .

The diminutive Darchinyan was in total command from the outset of a scheduled 12-round bout at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, scored a knockdown in the second and was ahead 50-44 on the three scorecards when the one-sided slugfest was halted due to an accidental headbutt at 1:44 of the round. Click Here For More

In front of a huge group of their compatriots, an Armenian contingent brought the pain and provided much of the excitement tonight on the undercard of Vic Darchinyan's sensational TD5 over Yonnhy Perez at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.

Among them, junior welterweight Art Hovhanessyan (13-0-1, 7 KO's) stopped a game Jose Alfredo Lugo in the fifth of a scheduled six-round bout and in the undercard fight of the night, junior lightweight Azat Hovhanessyan (no relation) lost his pro debut by unanimous decision, but gained a standing ovation from the large crowd in attendance, as he went to war with California's Juan Reyes over four scintillating rounds. Click Here For More

Ask any boxer and the standard line is they will fight anyone.

But throughout the lead up to his clash tonight with former International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Yonnhy "El Colombiano" Perez, in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING's broadcast (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, Two-division world champion Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan has been hammering the point. Click Here For More

Shortly after tonight's fights in Los Angeles, promoter Gary Shaw of Gary Shaw Productions will follow his fighter, 'The Real Deal' Daniel Geale, to Berlin in advance of Geale's May 7 clash with IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester at the Jahnsport Stadium in Neubrandenburg, Germany.

Shaw says he likes Geale's chances in this fight. "Daniel understands where he is, and what we has to do and I know he will be ready for whatever comes his way." Click Here For More

Ask any boxer and the standard line is they will fight anyone.

But throughout the lead up to his clash tonight with former International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Yonnhy "El Colombiano" Perez, in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING's broadcast (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, Two-division world champion Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan has been hammering the point. Click Here For More

ByCarlos Cordoba - Pound4Pound.com
Where do I go from here? This is the question that every boxer has to ask himself after the kind of night that Yonnhy Perez experienced on December 11th, 2010. The Colombian pugilist walked into the ring to face Joseph Agbeko with the IBF Bantamweight crown and an unblemished record and walked out having tasted defeat for the first time in his professional career. Such occurrence would undoubtedly force any human being to engage in a serious bout of self reflection. Especially, after losing his belt to the very same boxer that he had taken it from. Click Here For More

By Barbara Pinnella - Pound4Pound.com
Vic Darchinyan was in attendance at the L.A. Matadors fight this past Sunday night, and I thought this would be a good time to talk with him about his upcoming fight with Yonnhy Perez.

“I’m ready for this fight and I think it’s going to be a great one,” he said. I’m ready physically, and I’m going to show that I’m very strong. My opponent is a busy fighter, a good fighter who throws many punches. But in the first round I’m going to go for a knockout.” Click Here For More

Before the April 23 BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT FINAL
LIVE at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) on SHOWTIME
Revisit the Emotional Highs and Lows of the Semifinals

…Abner Mares Roaring Back from a Bloody Gash, Knockdown and Point Deduction…
…Vic Darchinyan’s Disheartening Loss and Backstage Drama…
…Plus the Round of the Year Candidate Between
Joseph Agbeko and Yonnhy Perez in the Sixth…

Click below to watch SHOWTIME Sports’ revealing look inside the fight camps of
AGBEKO, MARES, DARCHINYAN, and PEREZ

By Gus - ringsiderinsider
Lightweight
Quintero TKO3 Santiago
In the co-feature Marvin "Cachorro" Quintero beat late replacement Juan "Chago" Santiago by third round technical knockout. In round one chinny Quintero was caught with an uppercut and looked stunned momentarily. Round two was Quintero's. The heavier, more accurate puncher he hits Santiago with a right to head, followed by thudding right body shots backing Santiago into the corner with a bombardment of punches. In round three Quintero hits Santiago with a right hook to the head then backs him into the rope and is hitting him with rapid fire combinations as referee Tom Taylor jumps in and stops the fight at 0:12 of round three. Quintero was originally scheduled to fight Ji Hoon Kim but Kim was unable to fight due to a detached retina. Click Here For More

By Chris LaBate - boxingscene
At Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, welterweight prospect Thomas Dulorme (11-0, 10KOs) crushed Harrison Cuello (20-16-3, 15KOs) in two rounds after a smashing left that put Cuello down and out cold. He needed assistance to leave the ring.

Junior middleweight contender Deandre Latimore (22-3, 17KOs) won an easy eight round unanimous decision over Dennis Sharpe (17-7-3, 4KOs). Latimore won every minute of every round, and the three judges saw it 80-72. Click Here For More

By Jim Dower - boxingnews24
Unbeaten welterweight knockout artist Thomas Dulorme (11-0, 10 KO’s) scored a chilling 2nd round knockout of journeyman Harrison Cuello (20-16-3, 15 KO’s) last Saturday night on the undercard of the Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz fight at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

Dulorme, a 21-year-old highly thought prospect from Peurto Rico, slammed a crushing right hand into the head of 33-year-old Cuello, sending him to the canvas. Cuello was subsequently taken out from the ring on a stretcher. The power in that shot, as well as some of the shots that Dulorme was landing in the fight, was impressive. Click Here For More

After a spirited 60-minute media workout Monday at the Activity Center here, former IBF bantamweight champion Yonnhy Perez (20-1-1, 14 KOs), of Santa Fe Springs, proclaimed himself fit and ready for his important 12-round fight against two-division world champion Vic Darchinyan (35-3-1, 27 KOs), of Sydney, Australia, in The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All on Saturday, April 23 LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.

In the tournament finals, Joseph King Kong Agbeko (28-2, 22 KOs), of the Bronx, N.Y. will defend his IBF 118-pound title against undefeated rising star Abner Mares (21-0-1, 13 KOs), of Hawaiian Gardens, Calif. Click Here For More

Mexican lightweight slugger Marvin Quintero (21-3, 17 KOs) will be hoping to continue rebuilding his once-soaring career when he appears on ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights" tomorrow night from the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California.

Quintero had been riding high after scoring victories over Nick Casal and Wes Ferguson before running into a surprisingly determined (and over the weight) Tyrone Harris in July 2009. Another loss to heavy-handed African Daniel Attah further stalled the 24-year-old's momentum.
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By Felipe Leon - fightnews
After defeating Nick Casal back in early '09 on ShoBox: The Next Generation, the future looked bright for Tijuana super featherweight Marvin Quintero (21-3, 17 KOs). Once he got through Wes Ferguson, some months later, it was only a matter of time before Quintero followed in the footsteps of stablemate Antonio DeMarco and challenge for a title.. Click Here For More

Former flyweight and super flyweight champion Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyanof Sydney, Australia, by way of Vanadzok, Armenia, says his experiment with being a boxer is now over.

"I'm coming back to show everyone how strong I am," he explains. "In my last fight, I wanted to prove I have skills by moving around and that's not me. It was my first and last fight as a boxer. I'm back to show my aggression and destroy anyone in front of me!" Click Here For More

By Rey Colon - boxingscene
Former world champion, Ivan Calderon, has said that if Cesar "Junito" Seda wins the WBO flyweight title on April 15 when he faces Omar Narvaez, then a clash with Mexico's Giovani Segura would make for a great fight. Calderon was stopped by Segura in three rounds on Saturday in Mexicali. Segura intends to move up to 112 pounds. Calderon plans to head back to 105 pounds, where his size will be put to better use.  Click Here For More

Under the bright lights of Times Square, 2008 Puerto Rican Olympian Jose Pedraza won for the second time in as many pro bouts.

Pedraza dismantled Corben Page in just one round on Tuesday night in the main event of DiBella Entertainment's Broadway Boxing series from the BB King Blues Club in Times Square.
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Tim "Pitbull" Coleman was about to do what he's not supposed to do.

At a conference to announce his upcoming elimination bout against once-beaten Victor Cayo on April 29 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Coleman (18-1-1, 5 KOs) made his intentions clear: when handed the mic, he was going to openly look past Cayo and call out current IBF Super Lightweight Champion Zab Judah, the man he would potentially face next.
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With health problems behind him and his first comeback win now in the books (a TKO 2 over Mexico's Joel Juarez), welterweight contender Orlando "Olímpico" Lora (27-1-1, 19 KOs) can resume his promising career.

The former Mexican Olympian had been cruising through the professional ranks as a red-hot undefeated prospect, even picking up the WBC Continental Americas welterweight and IBA Jr. Middleweight titles, when in 2009, he began experiencing persistent stomach pain and noticed his strength beginning to slip. Click Here For More

Purse bids have been cancelled at the 11th hour when heavyweight International boxing promoter Gary Shaw of Gary Shaw Productions (USA), in conjunction with leading Australian promoter Grange Old School Boxing finalized a deal with Chris Meyer of Sauerland Promotions (Germany) which left all parties smiling.

As a result, the former IBO (International Boxing Organization) Middleweight Champion and the current IBF (International Boxing Federation) No.1 rated mandatory challenger, Australian Geale will fight the World Champion Sebastian Sylvester of Germany on May 7th at the Jahnsport Stadium in Neubrandenburg, Germany and attempt to place his name beside the likes of Marvin Hagler, Bernard Hopkins, Arthur Abraham and Roy Jones Junior as the 10th person to hold the prestigious IBF Middleweight World Champion. Click Here For More

By James Slater - eastsideboxing
Both fighters have wanted it, and have been calling for it for a while now, and the fans certainly want to see it. And now, on July 23rd, at a venue still to be determined, rival 140-pound belt-holders Amir Khan and Timothy Bradley will, according to Bradley’s promoter Gary Shaw, meet in the ring. The winner will be recognised as the number-one in the currently talent-rich light-welterweight division, and a great case can be made for either guy’s hand being raised.

Khan, 24-1(17) is the faster man, Bradley the physically (and perhaps mentally) stronger fighter. The only thing now that can prevent the showdown from taking place as planned, is a Paul McCloskey upset win over the reigning WBA champ. Khan will meet the unbeaten McCloskey on April 16th and, according to Shaw, Khan will then fight Bradley if he has retained his belt.
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By Rick Reeno - boxingscene
BoxingScene.com was advised by Gary Shaw, promoter of junior middleweight Alfredo Angulo, that deal to fight Sergio Martinez on July 9 in Mexico is "not even close." The two sides have discussed a possible meeting but they are "too far apart on the money," according to Shaw.

Last year, Martinez's promoter Lou DiBella tried to make a fight with Angulo, who at the time turned down an offer of $750,000. The Mexican junior middleweight was later hit with a serious visa problem which is preventing him from fighting in the United States. Click Here For More

On Friday night at the Palm Bay Center in Palm Bay, Florida, rising lightweight star Jorge "Catano" Maysonet Jr. (2-0, 1 KO) notched his second professional victory by scoring a four-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Farkhaed Shainov.

20-year-old Maysonet used his four-inch height advantage and superior boxing skills to pitch a shutout on one card and win 39-37 on the other two. Click Here For More

Though in vastly different locales, the SHOWTIME sweet science scenario in the Midwest featured the same division as Las Vegas. In front of a near sellout crowd of 6,000 at Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Neb., lightweight DeMarco (25-2-1, 18 KOs) earned his position as the mandatory challenger for the WBC lightweight belt by defeating a game Sanchez.
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By Chance Solem-Pfeifer
When last Nebraska saw a championship boxing match held within its borders, the year was 1972.

Then champion and heavyweight legend, Joe Frazier, bloodied and bruised local contender, Ron Stander, over four brutally one-sided rounds, leaving Omaha's Civic Auditorium with his title and Stander with 32 facial stitches.

On Saturday, the sport will take center stage again at Grand Island's Heartland Events Center as Antonio DeMarco and Reyes Sanchez will square off for the World Boxing Council (WBC) silver lightweight title on a nine-fight card dubbed "Rumble in the Heartland."
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By Tony Boone - World-Herald News Service
For what it’s worth, Reyes Sanchez holds the WBC silver lightweight belt heading into Saturday night’s Rumble in the Heartland at the Heartland Events Center.

The night, however, belongs to challenger Antonio DeMarco.

The southpaw from Tijuana, Mexico, failed in his first attempt at a world title last February when he lost to late WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero in Monterrey, Mexico.
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By Felipe Leon
Whenever the temperature falls below freezing, southpaw Antonio DeMarco (24-2-1, 18 KOs) wins.

The Los Mochis, Mexico, native is hoping for just that in his first test of 2011 when he faces the WBC Silverlightweight champion Mexico City’s Reyes Sanchez (20-3-1, 11KOs) on Saturday, February 26th, at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. Click Here For More

our of Puerto Rico's most promising young fighters were victorious on Friday night in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as Jonathan "Mantequilla" Gonzalez, Thomas Dulorme, Jose Pedraza and Luis Orlando del Valle all kept their unbeaten records intact with intimidating displays of power.

Making his junior lightweight pro debut, highly touted former Olympian Jose Pedraza destroyed Felix Manuel Rivera in 1:24 of the first round. Pedraza began his journey to a world championship by overwhelming his opponent in impressive fashion. Despite Rivera's solid amateur pedigree (he was 86-5), Pedraza's forceful combinations and thudding body shots quickly had him down and in need of rescue. Click Here For More

Photos: Teddy Blackburn
The “Diamond Elite” WBC Middleweight Diamond Championship showdown between Sergio Martinez and Sergiy Dzinziruk was formally announced today at a kick off press conference Wednesday afternoon from the BB King Blues Club in Times Square. Also in attendance were Andy Lee and Craig McEwan who will battle in a “Celtic War” in the HBO-televised undercard. All four fighters and representatives from their respective camps were in attendance at today’s event. Click Here For More

Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Facing the toughest opponent of his short professional career, undefeated featherweight prospect and Cuban Olympian Luis Franco eked out a close split-decision victory over the extremely tough and powerful Leonilo Miranda in Friday’s main event of ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME® from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif.

In an equally close and hotly-contested co-feature, Freddie Roach-trained Lateef Kayode’s consecutive knockout streak ended at 14 when he scored a unanimous decision over the game and determined Nicholas Iannuzzi. Click Here For More

By Keith Idec - northjersey.com
Timothy Bradley has taken an unusual approach to pursuing his next opponent.

The unbeaten junior welterweight champion has encouraged fans to let him, his promoter and HBO Sports executives know whom they want to see Bradley box sometime in the summer. If this makes Bradley seem like the anti-Floyd Mayweather Jr., well, that’s the intent.
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By Santos A. Perez - Miami Herald
Progress in Luis Franco’s career can be measured by the slot of his televised fights on the Showtime network’s Shobox series.

Last year, Franco appeared on the opening fight of two Shobox telecasts with winning results. Now Franco’s performances and continued ascent two years since his professional debut have earned the Miami resident headliner status.

When Showtime debuts its 2011 Shobox series Friday night, Franco will shed the opening-act label. Franco (8-0, 5 KOs) will face Mexico’s Leonilo Miranda in a scheduled 10-round featherweight bout at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif. Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
PONTIAC, Mich. -- All the hype and all the hope for a classic fight between young, undefeated American champions went up in smoke.

Sure, Timothy Bradley Jr. emerged from his junior welterweight unification fight with Devon Alexander with two world title belts after winning a 10th-round technical decision before 6,247 at the Silverdome on Saturday night, but those looking for a definitive answer to the question of who is the best 140-pounder in the world did not get one.

It was a close fight all the way with few rounds being won definitively by either man, but Alexander got the worst of a series of accidental head butts that changed the fight.

One of them opened a cut over his right eye in the third round, which referee Frank Garza ruled from a punch, although it was clearly a head butt on replays. Click Here For More

By Kevin Iole - Yahoo
Timothy Bradley’s fights aren’t aesthetically pleasing exhibitions of the art. His style probably isn’t what Pierce Egan, the man who described boxing as “the sweet science,” had in mind when he turned that phrase.

Bradley’s fights are, well, fights: Tough, rough, dirty, ugly, nasty, physical, hard-nosed fights.

There are few men in the world who are skilled enough, quick enough and courageous enough to keep Bradley at bay and outbox him. Click Here For More

Ryan Burton catches up with unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Julian Williams to discuss his recent win, the future of his career and more.  Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
PONTIAC, Mich. -- All the hype and all the hope for a classic fight between young, undefeated American champions went up in smoke.

Sure, Timothy Bradley Jr. emerged from his junior welterweight unification fight with Devon Alexander with two world title belts after winning a 10th-round technical decision before 6,247 at the Silverdome on Saturday night, but those looking for a definitive answer to the question of who is the best 140-pounder in the world did not get one.

It was a close fight all the way with few rounds being won definitively by either man, but Alexander got the worst of a series of accidental head butts that changed the fight.

One of them opened a cut over his right eye in the third round, which referee Frank Garza ruled from a punch, although it was clearly a head butt on replays. Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
Welterweight Kendall Holt scored an emphatic first-round knockout of Lenin Arroyo in his first fight nearly a year Saturday night at the Silverdome.

The bout was on the undercard of the junior welterweight title unification fight between Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley Jr. Click Here For More

The consensus 2010 Fighter of the Year, Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez is gearing up for another banner campaign in 2011. It all starts on March 12 when Martinez, the recognized champion at middleweight squares off with reigning World Boxing Organization (“WBO”) junior middleweight champion, Sergiy “Razor” Dzinziruk at the MGM Grand Arena at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The winner will walk away with the prestigious World Boxing Council (“WBC”) Diamond Championship at middleweight. Click Here For More

By Felipe Leon - fightnews
Lightweight Antonio DeMarco (24-2-1, 18KOs) is not over confident despite him being the favorite over Reyes Sanchez (20-3-1, 11KOs) for their WBC Silver championship fight slated for February 26th in Grand Island, Nebraska. The bout will be promoted by Gary Shaw Promotions and broadcast by SHOWTIME.

The southpaw DeMarco from Tijuana, MX, by way of boxing hotbed Los Mochis, described Mexico City’s Sanchez as a deceiving fighter who is much better than many people tend to believe, “People have said that I am the favorite but I am not over confident. He is a dangerous fighter, he applies a lot of pressure and since my loss to Valero, and I learned that I shouldn’t be over confident. I am training as if I would be fighting Manny Pacquiao.” Click Here For More

By Bob Velin, USA TODAY
The greater Detroit area, smack in the middle of one of the USA's most economically depressed regions, is not usually high on the list of destinations for major sporting events these days.
Which is precisely why boxing promoters Gary Shaw and Don King insist that it is the most desirable venue for staging their Jan. 29 "Superfight" — a matchup of undefeated junior welterweight fighters Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KOs) and Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KOs).

The fight (HBO, 10 p.m. ET) will be held at the Silverdome, once the home of Barry Sanders and the Detroit Lions and Isiah Thomas and the Detroit Pistons.

The Silverdome had fallen into disrepair in recent years before being purchased by Greek-born Canadian real estate mogul Andreas Apostolopoulos in 2009 for $583,000, a far cry from the $55 million construction costs when it was built in 1975. The renovated site reopened last year. Click Here For More

Mike Brudenell. Detroit Free Press:
"Super Fight at Silverdome to Feature Devon Alexander vs. Timothy Bradley"
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Marvin Goodwin, The Oakland Press:
"Alexander, Bradley Sharpening Up for Big Fight at Silverdome"
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Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com: "Timothy Bradley Looking to Clean House at 140 Pounds"
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Mike Brudenell, Detroit Free Press: "Big Boxing Nights in Detroit Becoming Rare"
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Lem Satterfield, AOL Fan House: "Alexander, Bradley Praise Martin Luther King"
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Bart Barry, 15Rounds.com: "Pontiac in January"
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Doug Fischer, The Ring: "Bradley, Alexander Agree Their Showdown is Good for Boxing"
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HBO videos on Alexander and Bradley:

HBO Boxing: Ring Life - Devon Alexander

Ring Life takes an intimate look inside the life of Devon Alexander. Alexander vs. Bradley happens Sat., Jan. 29th at 10pm ET/7pm PT on HBO
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HBO Boxing: Ring Life - Timothy Bradley

What inspires Timothy Bradley in and out of the ring? Alexander vs. Bradley happens Sat., Jan. 29th at 10pm ET/7pm PT on HBO
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HBO Boxing: Alexander vs. Bradley Look Ahead

HBO Boxing commentators Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant and Roy Jones preview the upcoming World Championship Boxing telecast. Devon Alexander vs. Timothy Bradley happens Sat., Jan. 29 at 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT on HBO
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HBO Boxing: Alexander and Bradley Greatest Hits

Take a look at the best moments in the young careers of Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley. Alexander vs. Bradley happens Sat., Jan. 29th at 10pm ET/7pm PT on HBO
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HBO “Buzz” piece from the initial New York City press conference

Go with The Buzz as it announces the January 29 fight between Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley. Alexander vs. Bradley happens Sat., Jan. 29th at 10pm ET/7pm PT on HBO
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By Marc Abrams - 15rounds
Top amateur star Roman Morales has signed an exclusive contract with world renowned promotional company Gary Shaw Productions. The touted former amateur champion will make his long awaited professional debut on February 4th at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California on the off-television undercard of Showtime’s Shobox: The New Generation tripleheader telecast.

Morales of San Ardo, California capped an already impressive amateur career this past November with a gold medal victory in the prestigious Four Nations Tournament in Berck Sur Mer, France. The international conquest only wetted Morales’ appetite for the challenges that lay ahead of him as his professional career unfolds. “All my hard work in the amateurs has paid off and now I am ready for the pros,” says Morales. Click Here For More

By Robert Morales - presstelegram
Devon Alexander was raised in the rough north St. Louis neighborhood of Hyde Park, where gangs and drugs were prevalent. Unlike many of his friends - and a brother who is serving a prison sentence for robbery - he was able to steer clear of the worst those streets had to offer.

One might say that a young man containing the wherewithal to do that has a right to say what he wants. But it was startling to hear what Alexander had to say about fellow junior welterweight world champion Amir Khan of England during a conference call this week promoting Alexander's title unification fight against Timothy Bradley on Jan. 29 in Detroit (on HBO).
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By Chris Mannix - sportsillustrated
Several years ago, back when Timothy Bradley was just starting to rise in the junior welterweight division, he would often hear the name of another up-and-comer in his weight class, a lanky kid with a toothy smile from St. Louis named Devon Alexander.

"I was 15-0 and watching him on TV," Bradley recalled. "He was watching me on TV. I knew that someday we were going to have to get it on."Click Here For More

By Matthew Aguilar / Special to the Times
Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander have an opportunity to start the 2011 boxing year off with a bang when they unify the junior welterweight championship Jan. 29 at the Silverdome in Detroit.

Both "Desert Storm" Bradley, 26-0 (11 knockouts), and Alexander "The Great," 21-0 (13 KOs) are considered two of boxing's young phenoms, and they deserve credit for making this fight happen. More often than not, unbeaten fighters avoid one another, either to hold out for the "money" fight against the division's superstar, or to build mainstream interest in their pairing down the road.

Like throwbacks, Bradley and Alexander just signed on the dotted line. Which is good for the fight fan. For when young, undefeated fighters meet in the prime of their careers, the results can be as fascinating as they are unpredictable. Click Here For More

By Ron Borges - thesweetscience.com
In boxing, as in life, timing is everything. Timothy Bradley figured that out a long time ago.

After being stripped of the WBC light welterweight title for allegedly ducking Devon Alexander 18 months ago, Bradley was accused of refusing to risk his future. Alexander went on to lay claim to the belt Bradley once wore while Bradley cited business considerations and Alexander’s low profile as the reason he opted out to pursue what he hoped would be bigger paydays.

As Bradley went off to lay claim to the WBO title but far less money than he’d hoped, Alexander’s profile grew and now, come Jan. 29, they will square off in a unification fight in Detroit that is being talked about as one of the biggest fights between two American champions in years. If Bradley was ducking anyone it doesn’t look or sound like it any more. Click Here For More

By Bob Velin, USA TODAY
They are young enough to be considered boxing's new breed, but Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander know enough about the history of their sport to realize what their Jan. 29 junior welterweight showdown in the Pontiac (Mich.) Silverdome means for boxing.
Both are undefeated and in their prime, among the top pound-for-pound fighters, and willing to fight anyone because they make a point of saying it's what's best for boxing.

Bradley, 27, from Palm Springs, Calif., is 26-0 with 11 knockouts. Alexander, 23, from St. Louis, is 21-0 with 13 KOs. He's been training in Las Vegas. Click Here For More

By Bob Ryder - fightnews
Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley fielded questions from the media during a teleconference presser on Wednesday and both were clear that their upcoming January 29th contest at the Pontiac Silverdome near Detroit, MI is more than just a big fight, it is their chance at fistic immortality.

Bradley was especially emphatic on what he hopes to accomplish in boxing, with the Alexander fight as the jumping off point. “I want the best fights. My biggest goal in boxing is to be remembered. I want to be talked about years from now. You do that by fighting the best.” Tim compared his and Alexander’s willingness to put their records on the line with the great match-ups of the past mentioning Ali-Frazier, Pryor-Arguello, and Leonard-Duran. “This is what boxing needs,” he observed. “Best fighting the best.
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By Felipe Leon - fightnews
The WBC Silver lightweight title bout between Tijuana’s Antonio DeMarco (24-2-1, 18KOs) and Reyes Sanchez (20-3-1, 11KOs) of Mexico City, MX, is beginning to take shape now that a venue has been determined. The twelve round championship fight will be held at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska, on February 26th. The fight will be televised on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing as the co-main event with Brandon Rios’ challenge for Miguel Acosta’s WBA lightweight title.

Billed as “Rumble in the Heartland”, the event will mark the first time a championship fight will be contested in the state of Nebraska, a fact that the 24-year-old DeMarco sees as a blessing.
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Javier Bustillo, Gary Shaw and Lou DiBella is pleased to announce the signing of the best professional prospect in the history of Puerto Rican amateur boxing, José Pedraza.

Pedraza, during the last Olympic cycle, campaigned at 132 lbs. In addition, captured bronze in the Pan American Games Brazil 2007, won a silver medal at the championships in Milan in 2009 and a gold medal in Mayaguez in 2010 at the Central American Games.

"This is without doubt one of the greatest achievements of Universal Promotions. We are very excited by the addition of Pedraza to the top of the company. I'm sure that in the course of his career he will give great glory to Puerto Rico," said promoter Javier Bustillo, president of Universal Promotions. Click Here For More

By Robert Coster - fightnews
“Incredibly talented,” is how promoter Gary Shaw described featherweight Luis Franco (8-0, 5 KOs), the Cuban ex-amateur star and Olympian, when he signed him in October 2010. In fact, Shaw and manager Henry Foster are so confident in their boxer’s ability that they have had no qualms about putting the undefeated Franco in against devastating and experienced Mexican puncher Leonilo Miranda (32-2, 30 KOs) on February 4th in Santa Ynez, CA in a bout that will be nationally televised on SHOWTIME’s “ShoBox: The New Generation.

Among the fighters the 28-year-old Franco defeated in the amateur ranks (where he compiled a 378-22 record) are fellow Cuban stars Yuriorkis Gamboa and Erislandy Lara. In view of his extensive amateur experience, Franco has been moved along very quickly by his handlers; in only his fifth pro bout, Luis defeated former title contender Walter Estrada (35-12), followed by rugged Yogli Herrera (22-11) and prospects Wilton Hilario (12-1-1) and Eric Hunter (15-1).
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By Rey Colon – The Sport Press
Universal Promotions, Gary Shaw Promotions and DiBella Entertainment will announce the signing of Purto Rican lightweight super talent Jose Pedraza to a promotional contract next Tuesday at the San Juan Hotel and Casino, in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico. Pedraza, a 2008 Olympian and one of the most decorated and sought-after amateurs ever, is said to have agreed to a signing bonus second only to Miguel Cotto for a fighter from the island. At the press conference, promoters Javier Bustillo, Gary Shaw and Lou DiBella will share details of their plans for the boxer’s career, and will reveal his first fight for 2011.

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By Steve Kim - MaxBoxing
It was announced late last week that noted trainer Emanuel Steward would be taking over the training duties of enigmatic light heavyweight Chad Dawson, replacing Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. As the years have passed, Steward, best known for heading up the famed Kronk Gym in Detroit, has become just as known for his work behind the mic for HBO as he is for training prizefighters. He had procured a reputation as a troubleshooter or a hired gun. A guy that just happened to train heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko outside of his duties next to Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant.

But don’t look now, with the addition of Dawson, his roster is one of the deepest in all of boxing as his stable includes Miguel Cotto, Cornelius Bundrage, Andy Lee and the promising Domonique Dalton. Click Here For More

By Anson Wainwright - 15rounds
A few years back Lateef “Power” Kayode decided he needed to come to America to make it big. He knew he needed to meet and get successful people to back him to make his dream come true of winning a world title in the professional ranks. He met Steven Feder who quickly saw promise in the raw but strong Nigerian and decided to look after Kayode, such is his promise he has Freddie Roach training him. If you head to the Wild Card gym in Hollywood, Ca you will most likely see Kayode hitting the heavy bag working out vigourously through out the day. His work ethic is second to none, it’s taken him to 15-0(14) and he’s not resting on his laurels, he’ll continue to put in the work that he hopes will see him get to the promised land of a world title. He next fights on 4 February when he faces Nick Iannuzzi 16-1(9) on Showbox. He’s well thought of by the various sanctioning bodies ranked WBC 6, WBA 11, IBF 13 & WBO 4. Here’s what the likeable Nigerian had to say.

Anson Wainwright - You beat Ed Perry recently, what can you tell us about the fight and how happy you are with the performance?

Lateef Kayode - I felt good about the fight. I was really relaxed although I know Perry was a good boxer. In the first and second round, I had to plan what my moves would be. 
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By Rey Colon - Boxing Scene
It's been revealed that hot lightweight amateur Jose Pedraza will jump to the professional ranks under the promotional hands of Gary Shaw and Javier Bustillo. Besides winnning Bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games and competing in the 2008 Olympics, he won Gold at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Pedraza, who turns 22 on May 8, had received an initial offer by Golden Boy Promotions for about $100,000 divided into two installments of $ 50,000 plus a package of fights per year but he did not accept the offer.  Click Here For More

By Lem Satterfield - Boxing Fanhouse
Former WBC interim light heavyweight (175 pounds) titlist "Bad" Chad Dawson, who is coming off of August's HBO televised, 11th-round, technical decision loss to Canada's WBC champ Jean Pascal, at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, has replaced trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad with Manny Steward, the fighter's promoter, Gary Shaw, announced on Thursday.

The former trainer of five-time titlist Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis, and, Oscar De La Hoya, Steward's 41 world champions include WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight king, Wladimir Klitschko, WBA junior middleweight (154 pounds) titlist Miguel Cotto, and, IBF junior middleweight belt-holder Cornelius Bundrage.

"This is a great holiday gift for Chad and his fans. Chad needed a change in direction, and we think Manny Steward is the perfect tonic," said Shaw.  Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
Former light heavyweight titlist Chad Dawson is under new stewardship -- Emanuel Steward's, to be exact.

Coming off a career-worst performance in an 11th-round technical decision loss to champion Jean Pascal in August, Dawson has hired Steward as his trainer.

Steward, who has worked with dozens of champions during his Hall of Fame career, replaces Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Steward also trains heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and junior middleweight titlist Miguel Cotto, among others.. Click Here For More

When fight fans last saw USBA light weltweight champion Tim ‘Pitbull’ Coleman (18-1, 5 KOs) he was in the ring celebrating his spectacular TKO victory over former Olympian Patrick Lopez (20-2, 12 KOs) of Venezuela. The bout took place this past October at the Chumash Casino in San Ynez, California on SHOWTIME’s ShoBox fight series. The odds were stacked against Coleman who was an underdog in the fight, but to go out and win the fight the way he did was even more unlikely. Coleman of Baltimore, Maryland returns to the ring on the undercard of the January 29th showdown between WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KOs) and WBC champ Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KOs). Coleman will meet unbeaten light welteweight prospect Vernon Paris (23-0, 14 KOs) from nearby Detroit. The bout is currently scheduled to be fought at a catchweight of 143 pounds and 10 rounds. The site of card will be the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. Click Here For More

Gary Shaw of Gary Shaw Productions and Leon Margules of Warriors Boxing wish to congratulate the members of their "Power Surge" trio of young sluggers.

In the past three weeks all three fighters, "Next Puerto Rican Superstar" Jonathan "Mantequilla" Gonzalez, former world amateur champion Vilier Quinones and former Puerto Rican National Boxing Team member Jorge Maysonet have all won their fights by impressive knockout
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By George Kimball - bostonherald
Not that its promoters are likely to pay much attention, but there is probably a cautionary message implicit in the fact that the roof at the Minneapolis Metrodome caved in less than a week after Gary Shaw and Don King announced that the Jan. 29 Timothy Bradley-Devon Alexander fight would take place at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich.

We’re not exactly comparing apples and oranges in pointing out that the principal differences between the two venues is that the onetime home of the Detroit Lions is slightly older and has an even more sordid history of weather-related calamities than its sister dome in Minneapolis, which was one reason the Lions considered it a smart business move to pay.
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Morovis, Puerto Rico - undefeated prospect Thomas Dulorme (8-0, 7KO's) stopped José Ramón Sánchez in the second round of their fight.

"Joseph showed resistance in the first round, but I was able to find a way to get to him and achieved victory by knockout. I feel good and I'm positive," Dulorme said.

The next fight for Dulorme is scheduled for Friday, February 18 at Coliseo Juan “Pachín” Vicens in Ponce.

In addition, Puerto Rican boxer Marcos "El Tigre" Jimenez scored a TKO victory at a minute and 39 seconds of the first round againt Ricardo Blackman. Click Here For More

On Friday, December 10, at Coliseo Samuel Rodriguez in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, the "Next Puerto Rican Superstar" Jonathan "Mantequilla" Gonzalez ran his consecutive knockout streak to 11 and brought his record to a perfect 11-0, 11 KOs by stopping Gundrick King (13-4, 9 KOs) in two rounds.

The hottest young power puncher in boxing (he wont' turn 22 until next summer) Gonzalez softened King up for the kill with paralyzing left hooks to the liver and then lowered the boom with a huge uppercut along the ropes. Out on his feet, King was finally rescued at 2:58 of the second. Click Here For More

Lem Satterfield, Boxing Fanhouse:
Devon Alexander-Tim Bradley 'A Signature Fight,' And, 'A Gem'
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Tim Smith, New York Daily News:
"Future of Boxing May Be Highly Talented, Competitive 140-Pound Division"
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Keith Idec, The Record:
 "Devon Alexander, Timothy Bradley Clash Early"
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Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com:
"Bradley-Alexander: Eyes on the Mandalay, Ready for War"
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After an action-packed doubleheader, Joseph King Kong Agbeko and Abner Mares emerge as the finalists in The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All on SHOWTIME®. In a rematch of their Halloween 2009 meeting, Agbeko reclaimed the IBF bantamweight world championship he lost from Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez via unanimous decision with an equal parts aggressive and calculated performance. Mares won a gritty split decision over the veteran Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan in a fight that thrilled fans in attendance at Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. Click Here For More

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The promoters and fighters involved with The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All - a two-stage, single-elimination tournament of 118-pounders - took center stage on Thursday to discuss the two Semifinal bouts set to take place on Saturday, Dec. 11, LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.

In the opening bout, undefeated, world-ranked rising star Abner Mares (20-0-1, 13 KOs), of Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico, will face two-division world champion Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan (35-2-1, 27 KOs), of Sydney, Australia, by way of Armenia. Click Here For More

By Michael Woods
They are calling this one "The Super Fight," a bold move which sets high expectations for the January 29 Tim Bradley-Devon Alexander junior welterweight titles consolidation bout which will be shown on HBO.

It makes some sense, in that the fight will be part of a card held at the refurbished Silverdome in Detroit. But let's traffic in reality, shall we, and admit that the real super fight we all want to see features two gents named Pacquaio and Mayweather. Click Here For More

By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Undefeated world champions Devon Alexander and Tim Bradley see a rich future for the winner of their showdown next month in a 140-pound division bursting with talent.

"I feel that this is a stepping stone to Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, to the super guys, the elite of the elite," WBO title holder Bradley (26-0) told reporters Wednesday as he promoted the January 29 clash at the Silverdome outside Detroit. Click Here For More

Yonnhy Perez: “Our No. 1 Thing Is To Try To Wear Down Our Opponents”

Joseph Agbeko: “I’m Sure This Time He’ll Take Care Of His Head”

Vic Darchinyan: “This Fight Is A Mismatch. I Am Just Too Good For Him”

Abner Mares: “Speed Beats Power. We’ll Prove That On Dec. 11”

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By Lindy Lindell - fightnews.com
In what is believed to be only the third professional boxing card in the history of the Pontiac Superdome, undefeated junior-welterweight champions Devon Alexander (WBC) and Tim Bradley (WBO) will square off in an event billed as The Super Fight on January 29. After a drought of almost a decade, this is the second big-time fight in the Motown area in a year.
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By Mike Brudenell
Gary Shaw looked pale as he walked through the revolving doors at the Silverdome on Tuesday morning.

"I've got some sort of virus," said Shaw, the silver-haired, gravel-voiced New Jersey fight promoter. "I'm feeling weak and faint, to be honest, but the Silverdome stepped up to the plate, and I had to step up, too."

Shaw was at the Silverdome to trumpet the upcoming Devon Alexander versus Timothy Bradley Jr. light welterweight unification fight Jan. 29 at the former home of the Detroit Lions.
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Co-promoters Gary Shaw of Gary Shaw Productions and Leon Margules of Warriors Boxing wish to congratulate Cuban former world amateur champion Vilier Quinones for his explosive debut performance as a professional last Friday, December 3.

Fighting in front of a big crowd at the Magic City Casino "Cuba vs. the World" event in Miami, Florida, future super middleweight star Quinones dispatched formerly undefeated New Yorker Abdellah Smith in 19 seconds of unleashed fury. Click Here For More

Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
The knockout streak lives on for Lateef “Power” Kayode, the Hollywood cruiserweight from Nigeria who registered a sixth-round knockout for the 14th consecutive fight on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME® Friday night from Chumash Casino Resort.

In the co-feature, former Cuban Olympian Luis “La Estrella” Franco remained undefeated moving his record to 8-0 (5 KOs) with a disqualification (low blows) win over Eric “Outlaw” Hunter at 2:34 of the eighth round. Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
Almost two months after junior welterweight titleholders Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley Jr. signed to fight each other in the first major fight of 2011, the bout finally found a home on Wednesday.

Alexander and Bradley will put their 140-pound belts on the line Jan. 29 (HBO) at the Silverdome in the Detroit suburb of Pontiac, Mich., Bradley promoter Gary Shaw told ESPN.com.

"We're going to the Silverdome, [outside of] Detroit. It's done," Shaw said. Click Here For More

By Keith Idec
WOODLAND PARK — Gary Shaw was in Kendall Holt’s opponent’s corner the night Holt lost the WBO junior welterweight title to Timothy Bradley.

Nineteen months later, Shaw is determined to help Holt reclaim his once-prominent place in the loaded 140-pound division.

Holt (25-4, 13 KOs), a Paterson native and Woodland Park resident, has signed a multi-year promotional pact with Shaw’s Totowa-based company. The Kennedy High School alum will make his debut under the Gary Shaw Productions promotional banner Dec. 3 in Santa Ynez, Calif., against an undetermined opponent. Click Here For More

Garden State-based promoter GARY SHAW will be inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame Thursday night at an awards dinner to be held at the Venetian in Garfield, NJ. Shaw, who was inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame last year, is the president and chief executive officer of Gary Shaw Productions, established in 2002 and based in Totowa, NJ.

“To be inducted into any hall of fame is an honor, but to be inducted in my home state’s hall of fame is very special. My professional affiliation with boxing began in New Jersey in 1971 when Jersey Joe Walcott, who was president of the New Jersey State Athletic Control Commission (NJSAC), appointed me as an Inspector. I will forever be grateful to him for that because if not for him, I would not have had the regulatory background that has been important to me as a promoter,” said Shaw. Click Here For More

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In the most important fight of his career, and what may be considered by many as a candidate for fight of the year, Juan Manuel Lopez retained his WBO featherweight title with a technical knockout over Rafael Marquez live on SHOWTIME® from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. In the evening’s co-feature veteran boxer Glen Johnson earned the final spot in the Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinals with a knockout win over Allan Green. 
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Photos: Bret "The Threat" Newton - Pound4Pound.com
Puerto Rican superstar and WBO featherweight world champ Juan Manuel Lopez and Mexican legend and future Hall of Famer Rafael Marquez participated in an open workout at Fortune Gym in Hollywood on Monday, just five days before their rivalry fight on Saturday, Nov. 6, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Click Here For More

On Friday night, October 29, Puerto Rican bomber Jonathan "Mantequilla" Gonzalez (10-0, 10 KOs) kept his undefeated record and knockout streak intact with a first-round stoppage of Jimmy "The Dream" LeBlanc.

Fighting in the co-main event of Universal Promotions' "Night of Champions" event at the Centro de Convenciones in Guayama, Puerto Rico, Gonzalez put his breathtaking power on display while it lasted against Weymouth, Massachusetts native Leblanc. Click Here For More

By Lem Satterfield - boxing.fanhouse
When super middleweight (168 pounds) contender Anthony Dirrell scored his 17th stoppage and his 20th triumph without a loss over Daryl Salmon of Savannah, Ga., on Friday night, the Flint, Mich., native was celebrating yet another special evening at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla.

For not only was the third-round knockout victory against Salmon ((16-6, four knockouts) executed on the day after his 26th birthday, but it marked his fifth straight stoppage among eight consceutive wins since Dirrell returned to the ring in October of 2008 from a 26-month ring abscence as the result of an early, 2007 cancer diagnosis. Click Here For More

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It may not have been an artistic success, but comebacking former light heavyweight world champion Antonio Tarver accomplished what he set out to do Friday in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME®:

The “Magic Man’’ won his debut as a heavyweight. Making his first start in 17 months, Tarver (28-6, 19 KOs) of Tampa, Fla., clearly outclassed Dominican Nagy Aguilera (16-5, 11 KOs) of Newburgh, N.Y., winning a unanimous 10-round decision by the score of 98-92 three times. There were no knockdowns. Click Here For More

By Don Stradley - The Ring
It was out with the old and in with the new as THE RING composed this year’s All-Star Report Cards. Gone from last year’s survey are such old warhorses as Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones, Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Chris John and Israel Vazquez. In place of those fighters were newer, fresher names like Yuriorkis Gamboa and Timothy Bradley, a sign that new blood is being pumped into the sport. Meanwhile, names like Sergio Martinez and Pongsaklek Wonjongkam show that our All-Star list always has room for veterans, provided they’re still producing in the ring. Click Here For More

By Dave Skretta - Yahoo
Antonio Tarver could feel the difference when he started sparring with the big guys. Round after round, punch after punch, he was taking a heavyweight thumping.

"Even when they don't punch, 230 pounds, they really get you," Tarver said, laughing at the kind of punishment that would make most men cringe.

The former light heavyweight champion will debut in boxing's former glamour division next weekend, when he fights Nagy Aguilera at Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla. It'll be the first time that Tarver steps into the ring in more than a year, when he couldn't stay with the younger and faster Chad Dawson in a loss that left him pondering retirement or a move to heavyweight.
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By Kevin Iole - Yahoo
Andre Dirrell became the latest fighter to withdraw from Showtime’s ill-fated Super Six World Boxing Classic, pulling out of the event on Thursday as the result of “neurologic issues” he has been suffering in the aftermath of his March 27 fight in Detroit with Arthur Abraham.

Dirrell had been set to fight his U.S. Olympic teammate, Andre Ward, on Nov. 27 in one of the six-man tournament’s most high-profile bouts. Dirrell was initially injured when he was punched by Abraham on the temple while he was down after slipping in the 11th round of their bout. Dirrell, 27, won by disqualification to improve his record to 19-1. Dirrell was taken from the arena on a stretcher that night and later diagnosed with a concussion. Click Here For More

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Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation fights were scheduled for 20 rounds, but prospects Tim Coleman and Archie Ray Marquez only needed a total of six to score quick KOs on SHOWTIME® from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif.

In the main event, Coleman (18-1-1, 5 KOs) was aggressive, scoring a knockdown in the second round before landing a brutal uppercut that KO’d two-time Venezuelan Olympian Patrick “El Elegante” Lopez (20-3, 12 KOs) at 2:13 of the third round.

In Friday’s co-feature, Marquez (10-0, 1 ND, 7 KOs) was equally aggressive in his own third round knockout of Juan “Chago” Santiago (13-5-1, 8 KOs) at :11.  Click Here For More

By Carlos Cordoba
Photos: William Trillo
Showtime Boxing held a press conference at the Conga Room in Los Angeles to formally introduce the “BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT: WINNER TAKES ALL” that begins Saturday, Dec. 11, live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) from Irapuato, Mexico. The tournament is promoted by Don King Productions in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Golden Boy Promotions, and Thompson Boxing Promotions. Click Here For More

Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME® Sports hosted a press conference Thursday at The Conga Room , L.A. Live, to formally introduce and discuss “BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT: WINNER TAKES ALL” that begins Saturday, Dec. 11, live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from Irapuato, Mexico.

In attendance was Ken Hershman, SHOWTIME Sports Executive Vice President and General Manager, the four world class boxers who will participate in the two-round, single-elimination tournament to determine the best fighter at 118 pounds – International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Yonnhy Perez (20-0-1, 14 KOs), former world champions Joseph Agbeko (27-2, 22 KOs) and Vic Darchinyan (35-2-1, 27 KOs) and world-ranked rising star Abner Mares (29-0-1) – and their promoters. Click Here For More

By William Trillo - Pound4Pound.com
It’s been widely reported that Jr. Middleweight star Alfredo Angulo is facing deportation issues and may not be allowed to fight in the USA ever again. As far as HBO is concerned, they want no part of the budding star. Hard to blame them considering immigration is a hot button topic in America these days.

Pound4Pound placed a call to his promoter Gary Shaw to get some answers to this situation, but as it turns out Shaw is looking for some answers of his own. Click Here For More

By Ray Wheatley – Fightnews.com
WBA/WBC super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (36-2-1,27KO’s) is not happy with recent comments made by WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (43-2-2, 33 KOs) who stated the current IBO bantamweight champion is running scared of him. Darchinyan who won the IBO title in May by outpointing Eric Barcelona says that Montiel has only fought one real fighter in Johnny Gonzalez and that he lacks courage to fight the Australian-based, Armenian-born champion. “Montiel needs to get his head right and stop believing the fairy tales Top Rank have been telling him,” Darchinyan said. Click Here For More

By Robert Jones- Pound4Pound.com
Photos: William Trillo
An amped up crowd piled into the Desert of the Star Arena at Buffalo Bill’s Resort and Casino in Primm, NV to watch top welterweights duke it out on the Showtime ShoBox: The New Generation card Friday night. The crowd was close to even on the one they were rooting for, but at the end of the night it was the fans of Freddy Hernandez (29-1 20 KO’s) cheering the loudest.

Hernandez entered the fight ranked the 11th ranked fighter in the WBC’s welterweight division, but after a resounding victory over contender “Mighty” Mike Anchondo (30-3 19 KO’s), he will most likely be moving up those rankings, and likely those of the other major sanctioning bodies, too. Click Here For More

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World-ranked welterweight Freddy “El Riel’’ Hernandez is one step closer to a future world title shot against Andre Berto following his convincing fourth-round TKO victory over Mike Anchondo on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME® Friday night from Buffalo Bills Resort & Casino.

A poised and relaxed Hernandez controlled the entire scheduled 10-round welterweight fight, registering an early fourth round-knockout with a “cannonball blast,” right hand shot according to SHOWTIME’s expert analyst Steve Farhood that all but ended the fight. “This was a sales job for Hernandez,” Farhood added later. “He’ll probably be in line for a title shot with Berto next.” 
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SHOWTIME Sports officially announced today a series of high-profile fights amongst four of the world’s elite fighters in the exciting and deep bantamweight division. The two-round, single-elimination tournament to determine the best fighter at 118 pounds will begin with two semifinal bouts on Saturday, Dec. 11, live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) from Leon, Mexico.

The talented and willing field comprises unbeaten International Boxing Federation (IBF) 118-pound champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez, undefeated, world-ranked rising star Abner Mares, former IBF bantamweight champion Joseph “King Kong’’ Agbeko, and two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan. Click Here For More

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One of the most recognizable faces in MMA fighting, Kimbo Slice has picked up and moved to Southern California as he prepares to begin his professional boxing career. Slice recently signed a deal with Boxing Promoter Gary Shaw with the intentions of climbing into the squared circle as a pure boxer sometime before the end of the year.

The 6’1” Slice showed up to The Maywood Gym Monday morning and with Gary Shaw looking on Slice wrapped up his hands and got his boxing career under way. Click Here For More

The World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight championship fight between undefeated titlist Juan Manuel “JuanMa” Lopez, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, and Rafael Marquez, of México City has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The 12-round championship bout, originally set for Sept. 18, had to be rescheduled after Marquez injured his right thumb two weeks ago. Click Here For More

By Michael Woods - ESPN.COM
Kimbo Slice, the viral video backyard-fighting sensation turned mixed martial artist, is gearing up for a foray into the sweet science.

Slice, whose real name is Kevin Ferguson, told ESPNNewYork.com that he's eager to see how he fares in the boxing world, after spending almost three years in MMA.

"I feel like a baby all over again," said the 36-year-old Florida resident. "I'm thinking about this at night. I'm gonna be a problem in the heavyweight division. I'm going to be coming in with a bad demeanor. I want to see what it's like to break some ribs, break a jaw with one punch."
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By Michael Woods
Debuting as a pro at age 36 in the boxing ring would be most difficult for even the most stellar athlete in the world. But any red-blooded male who has frittered away some time on the internet knows that Kimbo Slice has a pretty darn good idea how to fight.

Slice's backyard brawls have done bangup business on YouTube since 2003, and he leveraged that into a stint in the MMA world. For the last three years, Slice fought in a cage, with decent success. He went 4-2, 1-1 in exhibitions, but parted ways with the UFC after a loss in May. On Thursday night, he told TSS that he'd be making the leap from the cage to the boxing ring, and would debut as a heavyweight before the end of the year. Click Here For More

By Dave Skretta - yahoo.sports
Juan Manuel Lopez’s highly anticipated featherweight title fight against Rafael Marquez has been postponed after Marquez sustained a hand injury.

The fight had been scheduled for Sept. 18 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Promoters hope they can reschedule the fight within four weeks of the original date. It is supposed to be televised live on Showtime.

“I’m very disappointed, but I know that these things happen in boxing,” Lopez said in a statement issued by his promoter, Top Rank. “I hope the fight gets rescheduled soon and look forward to fighting Rafael Marquez.” Click Here For More

By Lem Satterfield - boxing.fanhouse
High atop the 61st floor of Mandalay Bay's prestigious TheHotel, WBC interim light heavyweight (175 pounds) titlist "Bad" Chad Dawson sat in a luxurious suite at one end of a long table as he fielded questions from a small group of reporters concerning Saturday night's clash with WBC champ Jean Pascal.

At the other end of the table was his trainer, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, a former light heavyweight world champion who competed in several storied ring wars through the late 1970s and early 80s. Click Here For More

By Chris Mannix - Sports Illustrated
Chad Dawson has skills.

Check that, Chad Dawson has serious skills.

At 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds, Dawson is a prototypical light heavyweight. With blazing hand speed, sneaky power and a body that looks like it was carved from granite, Dawson has all the tools to be a star, a once- or twice-in-a-generation fighter who could dominate a division like Floyd Mayweather, Joe Calzaghe or Roy Jones.

So here's the question: Why isn't Chad Dawson more popular? Click Here For More

By Lem Satterfield - boxing.fanhouse
FanHouse had an opportunity to catch up with WBC interim light heavyweight (175 pounds) champion Chad Dawson (above left), who will face 27-year-old WBC king Jean Pascal (above right) of Canada in Saturday night's HBO-televised main event before Pascal's local fans at Bell Centre, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The 28-year-old Dawson (29-0, 17 knockouts) is looking to turn in a signature effort against Pascal (25-1, 16 KOs), one he hopes will lead to bigger fights. Perhaps those will come against IBF super middleweight (168 pounds) king Lucian Bute (26-0, 21 KOs), WBA super middleweight titlist Andre Ward (21-0, 13 KOs), IBF light heavyweight champ Tavoris Cloud (21-0, 18 KOs) or even aging ex-world champion Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KOs).
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By Mike Katz - gaming today
There are many signs pointing to an upset, but despite my penchant for liking underdogs, don’t ask me to navigate around the big favorite in next Saturday’s HBO feature.

Yes, the ’dog will benefit from being at his adopted home, where he is undefeated. Yes, the ’dog is a gritty, popular campaigner whose straight-ahead style is easy to cheer and is usually worth a round or two.

The chalk is unbeaten, but despite 17 knockouts on his 29-0 record, is not really a major league puncher. Plus, he was decked in consecutive fights which means his last line of defense can not be considered as impregnable as you might like when laying 5-1 odds. 
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By Steve Kim - maxboxing.com
This Saturday night Chad Dawson faces Jean Pascal for the WBC light heavyweight championship. And to come away with the green trinket, he’ll face formidable odds as he’ll be performing in front of a highly partisan crowd at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada (which has become one of the most robust boxing markets in the world) that will be cheering for Pascal, a native of Haiti, who now resides in Quebec.

There is no doubt that Pascal enjoys the home-canvas advantage in this instance. But it doesn’t seem to really faze Dawson.

"No, I mean, we know the officiating over there is kinda crazy but, nah, I didn’t have any doubts," said Dawson, when asked if he had any reservations about going into Pascal’s backyard. "I know my abilities. I know what I’m capable of; I know what I can do in the ring. So I’m not worried about anything."  Click Here For More

By Ryan Burton - boxingscene.com
Promoter Gary Shaw sent BoxingScene an email to respond to comments that trainer Freddie Roach made on BoxingScene.com's radio show, Leave It In The Ring . Mark Vester ran an article highlighting some of Roach's comments pertaining to Amir Khan being a far better fighter than the other top names at 140-pounds.

One of the comments made by Roach was, "Bradley is talking about fighting Pacquiao but he better worry about Amir first. (Amir) is way better than any of these guys out there and he has a lot more amateur experience. If these guys are so good, then why didn't they go to the Olympics and why didn't they win a medal."

Roach went on to say, "I fear nobody in that division, whoever (Golden Boy CEO) Richard Schaefer offers me, I'll take. The 140 pound division is tough right now, we just have to get these guys to the table to fight us."  Click Here For More

By Jake Donovan - boxingscnee.com
The odds read one way, but the styles matchup suggested that the oddsmakers ran the risk of being very, very wrong in this one.

Score one for styles, as slick boxer Chris Martin overcame the punching power of Chris Avalos and suspect scoring from one ringside official to take an upset split decision in a battle of undefeated bantamweights Friday night at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota.

Martin weighed 120 lb., two pounds heavier than Avalos, who came in at the bantamweight limit of 118 for their main event bout, which aired live on Showtime’s Shobox: The New Generation series.  Click Here For More

By Rick Reeno - boxingscene.com
If a potential fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito falls apart, for any reason, promoter Gary Shaw advised BoxingScene.com that junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo is ready, willing, and able to fight Margarito in any location.

Taking a dig at Margarito's past problems, Shaw told BoxingScene he is so confident that Angulo would win the all-Mexican showdown, the New Jersey based promoter would allow Margarito to use plaster of Paris in his gloves.

The plaster of Paris reference pertains to the incident from January 24, 2009 - when hard inserts, containing a plaster-like substance, were discovered in Margarito's hand wraps prior to a scheduled fight with Shane Mosley. The incident led to the California State Athletic Commission revoking Margarito's license for a period of one year.  Click Here For More

By Lem Satterfield - boxing.fanhouse
An HBO-televised Jan 29 bout between WBC and IBF junior welterweight (140 pounds) king Devon Alexander (pictured above, at left) and his WBO counterpart Tim Bradley (pictured above, at right) is close to being finalized, and if it signed, Bradley isn't likely to be fighting in the fall, said Bradley's promoter, Gary Shaw.

Shaw has said that he and Alexander's promoter, Don King, "are pretty much on the same page," and HBO's President of Sports, Ross Greenburg, is high on the match up and the date.

"We're close, yes. HBO has made one offer and they're going to come back with a final offer maybe even sometime this week. And then I'll make Team Bradley the final offer to fight Devon Alexander," said Shaw.   Click Here For More

By William Trillo - Pound4Pound.com
On Tuesday Gary Shaw & Top Rank Promotions got the ball rolling for the can't miss Juan Manuel Lopez vs Rafael Marquez September 18th fight that will be held in Las Vegas. With "Juanma's" WBO Featherweight belt on the line and this Mexican Independence Day fight can't be topped.

Pound4Pound was on hand to get video of everything that went down on the podium as well as one on one interviews with promoters Gary Shaw & Bob Arum. Trust me, you need to see these clips!

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Photos: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ and two-division world champion RAFAEL MARQUEZ, the pride of Puerto Rico and México, respectively, hosted a News Conference Luncheon announcing their highly anticipated world featherweight title fight on Tuesday in the Gold Ballroom at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles.

The fighters were joined by their teams, including promoters Bob Arum, Ivan Rivera, Gary Shaw and Fernando Beltran. Click Here For More

By DAVID A. AVILA, The Press-Enterprise
A recent survey revealed boxing's reigning pound-for-pound champion, Manny Pacquiao, should fight Timothy Bradley next.

Hardcore boxing fans, or at least the majority of those voting on the survey, do not want Floyd Mayweather Jr., Antonio Margarito or Miguel Cotto matched against the Filipino super star. Instead most like what they see in a matchup between two pint-sized destroyers, Bradley and Pacquiao.

Bradley is hedging his bets.

"I want to fight the best fighters in the world. Manny Pacquiao or even Floyd Mayweather," said Bradley (26-0, 11 KOs) during a press conference on Saturday following his unanimous decision over welterweight slugger Luis Carlos Abregu. Click Here For More

By Leighton Ginn, The Desert Sun
RANCHO MIRAGE — WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan of Great Britain said he would relish the chance to fight Timothy Bradley, as it was reported on the Daily Mirror, a British tabloid.

“I'll fight Tim Bradley. It's the first time he's called me out,” Khan was quoted in the story. “I'm going to Vegas and I'll talk to Golden Boy (his promoters). I would love the fight. Good style for me. I'm fighting Timothy Bradley next. I'm gonna tell Golden Boy. Let's see if they want it for real. Talk is cheap.”

Gary Shaw, Bradley's promoters, have said they had a fight with Khan set up for the first part of the year, but it fell apart when Khan signed with Golden Boy. Click Here For More

Greg Beacham, Associated Press:
"Bradley Stays Unbeaten With Unanimous Decision Over Abregu"
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Greg Beacham, Associated Press:
"Angulo Stops Alcine in First Round"
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Leighton Ginn, The Desert Sun:
"Timothy Bradley Beats Carlos Abregu by Unanimous Decision"
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Robert Morales, Press-Telegram:
"Bradley Remain Perfect with Unanimous Decision"
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Drew Schmenner, The Desert Sun:
"Will Big Names Be Next for Bradley?"
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David Avila, TheSweetScience.com:
"Timothy Bradley Beats Carlos Abregu: Angulo Destroys Alcine:
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Peter Nelson, HBO.com:
"A Head Above The Rest"
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Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com:
"Timothy Bradley Makes His Welterweight Presence Felt"
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Tim Starks, TheQueensberryRules.com:
"Bradley Outmaneuvers and Outpunches Abregu: Angulo Crushes Alcine"
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Lem Satterfield, AOL Fan House:
"Tim Bradley Goes to 26-0, Wants Manny Pacquiao, Devon Alexander"
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Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com:
"Gary Shaw Fires Back, Unloads on Top Rank/Golden Boy"
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Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com:
"Sergio Martinez-Alfredo Angulo: Only at 154 Says Shaw"
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Geoffrey Ciani, EastSideBoxing.com:
"Timothy Bradley Dominates Abregu Then Calls Out Pacquiao"
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Ben Thompson, FightHype.com:
"Timothy Bradley: "I Challenge Manny Pacquiao at 147 Pounds"
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Francisco Salazar, FightNews.com:
"Bradley, Angulo Triumph"
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Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and Thompson Boxing Promotions, the soldout evet, featuring a 12-round WBC super welterweight title elimination battle between No. 1 contender and former WBO interim junior middleweight champion Alfredo Angulo and former WBA super welterweight champion Joachim Alcine and the 12-round welterweight rumble between undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley and undefeated Top-5 welterweight contender Luis Carlos Abregu, took place on Saturday, July 17, in The Show at Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif. HBO Boxing After Dark, televised both fights live. The four fighters boasted a combined record of 104-2 (68 KOs).

By Roy & Marlene Marquez - Pound4Pound.com
Fighting for the first time as a welterweight since 2006, Timothy Bradley boxed and banged his way to a convincing twelve round decision over Argentine Luis Carlos Abregu before a packed house at the Agua Caliente Casino Resort in Rancho Mirage, CA. “You got to be a risk taker if you want to go somewhere in life and I’m a risk taker”, explained Bradley in stepping up to take on this challenge.

In a clash of undefeated fighters, Abregu climbed between the ropes the #5 rated welterweight in the world. Bradley entered the ring the reigning, but not defending, WBO Jr. Welterweight Champion and quickly sustained a cut in the first round following an accidental clash of heads. Increasingly aggressive in round two, Bradley raked Abregu with a straight right that wobbled the Argentine’s legs.  Click Here For More

By Bob Velin, USA TODAY
The biggest and most anticipated fight in boxing is Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather. What could be the highest-grossing fight of all time doesn't look like it will happen this year, however, as Pacquiao's representative, Top Rank, has given Mayweather until Friday to decide if he wants to fight Pacquiao on Nov. 13. Mayweather has given no indication he wants to fight again in 2010.

A couple of levels down but high on the best-of-the-rest board is the super middleweight showdown of the Olympic Andres — 19-1 Dirrell vs. 22-0 Ward — good friends and 2004 medalist teammates who are tentatively scheduled to meet Sept. 25 in the third round of Showtime's Super Six World Classic. Click Here For More

Photos: Dominic Serna
Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight champion and Top-10 pound for pound fighter TIMOTHY "Desert Storm" BRADLEY and No. 1 junior middleweight contender ALFREDO "Perro" ANGULO hosted a Palm Springs Media Workout today at the Boys and Girls Club of America Gym in Indio, Calif. Undefeated Top-Five welterweight contender and Bradley opponent CARLOS ABREGU also paid a visit to the gym, choosing to observe Bradley's training rather than give him a look at his own training. The fighters will be featured atop an all-action card, in separate 12-round bouts. Angulo will be facing former World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion JOACHIM ALCINE in a World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight title elimination bout. Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and Thompson Boxing Promotions, the Bradley-Abregu / Angulo-Alcine doubleheader will take place This Saturday! July 17, at The Show at Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif.. HBO Boxing After Dark will televise both bouts live, beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast.)  Click Here For More

By Steve Kim - maxboxing
In May of 2009, junior middleweight Alfredo Angulo suffered his first professional loss against Kermit Cintron, who, despite being better known as a puncher, boxed and moved his way to a 12-round unanimous decision by scores of 116-112 across the board. Versus the lateral movement of Cintron, for much of the night, Angulo’s attempts to corral his foe were as futile as a dog chasing its own tail.

The book was out on Angulo: move, move and move some more on the heavy-handed Mexican.

From this point forward, anyone who faces “Perro” would employ this strategy, which could prove to be a bit of a problem in a division that boasts the likes of Paul Williams, Miguel Cotto, Sergio Martinez, Sergiy Dzinziruk, Yuri Foreman and Vanes Martirosyan, among others. Simply put, fighters who are more athletic than Angulo.  Click Here For More

By Robert Morales, Press Telegram
Not only is Timothy Bradley one of the better pound-for-pound fighters in the game today, he's also one of the most respected. It would be difficult to find one person in the industry with anything negative to say about the overall character of the man.

But that doesn't mean Bradley won't take a stand when his worth is challenged like it was recently when promoter Bob Arum said Bradley would not be considered for a fight with Manny Pacquiao.

"Bradley is an excellent fighter, but nobody's ever heard of him," said Arum, Pacquiao's promoter. "Very few people have heard of him. It has nothing to do with his abilities. He's a very able guy. But he hasn't been promoted so that he's like a household name where he could be a viable pay-per-view opponent."  Click Here For More

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