GH3 PROMOTIONS UNDEFEATED MIDDLEWEIGHT ANTOINE DOUGLAS & UNDEFEATED HEAVYWEIGHT DORSETT BARNWELL TO SEE ACTION ON MIKE TYSON PROMOTED CARD THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE TURNING STONE CASINO RESORT

Tomorrow Night at the Turning Stone Casino Resort it will be a historic night of boxing as legendary Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will promote his first show under his new company Iron Mike Promotions.

The show, which will be televised on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights is co-promoted with Greg Cohen Promotions; will feature two world title bouts.

In the main event, Argenis Mendez will defend the IBF Jr. Lightweight title against Arash Usmanee.
Usmanee is promoted byArash Usmanee.

On the undercard two members from Vito Mielnicki’s GH3 Promotions will be featured.
In a six round Middleweight bout, Antoine Douglas will take on Edgar Perez in a six round bout while Heavyweight Dorsett Barnwell will take on the veteran Marlon Hayes.
Douglas of Washington, DC has a record of 8-0 and is looking forward to his third appearance at the Turning Stone Casino Resort.

“Training has been great. I am ready as usual and I feel stronger that I ever have.”, said Douglas.
He does not know what to expect from Perez, who will bring in a record of 5-5 with 3 knockouts.
“I don’t know much on Perez. I saw a little footage and I know that he comes straight forward and is durable.”
Douglas is looking forward to competing in front of the iconic Tyson.
“I am excited to fight in front of Tyson. I cant wait to meet him. I plan for the victory as usual”
Barnwell (9-0, 4 KO’s) of Norfolk, Virginia is looking forward to getting his 10th victory.
“Camp was great. I am in tip-top shape and I feel great”
In Hayes (23-12 with 11 knockouts), Barnwell will be facing his most experienced foe by a wide margin.
“Hayes was a lighter weight. He has fought a lot between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight. I expect him to be active and throw a lot of punches. I am not expecting much power from him. I expect him to stay on the outside and survive”
Barnwell, looks to impress Tyson who will sitting ringside.
“Being a Heavyweight it’s a special thing. He is one of the all-time greats and was the total package. It will be great to perform in front of him”
Said promoter Vito Mielnicki, “Greg and I have been moving our young guys this year and we look forward to seeing Arash win the world title and we expect big wins from Dorsett and Antoine”

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MIGUEL “SILKY SMOOTH” GONZALEZ LOOKING FOR A CRAWFORD SHOWDOWN

Fresh off his eighth round stoppage over Josenilson Dos Santos on July 26^th, Lightweight contender Miguel Gonzalez would like to reacquaint himself with amateur rival Terrance Crawford this fall.

Gonzalez (22-3, 16 KO’s) of Cleveland, Ohio was very impressive in his victory over Dos Santos which was his second consecutive win on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights.

“It was a tough fight with a tough guy”, said the 27 year-old Gonzalez.

“I was mentally and physically prepared for the fight and you saw the results”.

Gonzalez believes he is finally on the right course to become a world champion.

“It was supposed to be like this.  I am good at the sport and my confidence is there.  I am supposed to win and have been doing it for a long time.  I am nowhere near finished and the grind doesn’t stop.  I know what to expect when I go to camp and I will keep progressing”.

Gonzalez would like a shot at Crawford, who has an HBO date on October 5^th and with the wins over Dos Santos and former world champion Miguel Acosta, Gonzalez believes he is qualified as anybody to deserve the opportunity to unseat the undefeated Crawford.

Gonzalez and Crawford have a history as they competed as amateurs with Crawford winning a controversial decision.

The fight took place in the United States Championships.

“I was up the whole fight and for some reason I was deducted a point in the last 15 seconds and that point was the difference as lost because of it by that one point”.

“We then fought in the Olympic trials and I beat him so I was satisfied with that”.

Gonzalez now would like a rubber match but this time in the pro ranks with the rising Lightweight contender from Nebraska.

“He is a talented boxer and it would be a great fight but I have the heart, style and desire to destroy him and I want the opportunity to prove it”.

Crawford’s television date is scheduled to take place on October 5^th at the co-feature to the Miguel Cotto – Delvin Rodriguez Jr. Middleweight clash in Orlando, Florida.

“Orlando is a great Boricua community; I think that would be the perfect place for me for that fight to happen”.

“I want to thank my trainer Mike Stafford and Levi Smith and I can’t wait to perform again”.

Said Gonzalez’co-Promoter Arthur Pelullo of Banner Promotions, “Miguel has fought two very good fights back to back and he did it on the national stage.  We are very pleased with his progress and hope to have him in a big fight real shortly”.

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JUAN CARLOS BURGOS TO FIGHT YAKUBU AMIDU ON JULY 26TH AT THE THUNDER VALLEY CASINO RESORT ON ESPN’S FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS‏

Tough Yakubu Amidu has stepped in for the injured Daulis Prescott to face two-time world title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos (30-1-1, 20 KO’s) in a twelve round bout that will headline a great night of boxing at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Sacramento, California.  The bout will take place on July 26^th and will be broadcast live on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights.

 

The fight is promoted by Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing.

 

Amidu of Los Angeles via Ghana has an impressive mark of 20-4-1 with 18 knockouts and has faced solid opposition.

 

The twenty-eight year old is a former NABA Lightweight champion who has wins over John Revish (10-2-2); Joseph Laryea (11-2); Emeka Kodo (15-2) and Fatiou Fassinou (13-1).

 

Amidu won several championships in his native Ghana and is managed by world famous actor Vince Vaughn.

 

In his last bout, Amidu lost a split decision to undefeated Haskell Rhodes in a bout where many ringsiders believed that Amidu was a victim of a hometown decision.

 

In the ten round co-feature, Miguel Gonzalez (21-3, 15 KO’s) takes on Josenilson Dos Santos (26-1, 16 KO’s) in a Lightweight bout.

 

A full undercard will be announced shortly

 

Special guests scheduled to be in attendance will be former world champions Tony “The Tiger” Lopez, Loreto Garza, James Toney and Hall of Fame referee Joe Cortez.

 

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Banner Promotions signs Welterweight Cornelius Whitlock‏

Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions is pleased to announce the signing of Welterweight Cornelius Whitlock to a promotional contract.  Whitlock will make his Banner Promotions debut on March 29^th as part of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights undercard at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Whitlock of Landover, Maryland has a record of 1-0-1 with his victory coming by vicious knockout of former amateur standout Shakur Jackson in the third round on January 31^st in Staten Island, New York.The twenty-nine year old Whitlock turned pro on December 19th, 2012 with a draw with Mikkel Lespierre in Lespierre’s hometown of New York.

Whitlock competed in over 30 amateur fights and won Golden Gloves titles and in the world championships.Whitlock has a slick and elusive style with quick hands and footwork and he displayed his explosive power in the win over Jackson.“I am happy to sign with Banner Promotions”, said Whitlock. “This is the first time someone has been behind me in my career so this is pretty big.” Whitlock is trained by Malcolm Lowery and sees big things for his pupil.

“He is a great kid, fights hard and is a gym rat”, said Lowery.

“He has a lot of tools as he is a very slick boxer-puncher with great punching power in both hands.”

“We are very excited about this signing”, said Banner Promotions CEO Arthur Pelullo.

“We got to see Cornelius in person and we came away very impressed after he stopped Jackson and we know he has talent to become a terrific fighter.”

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