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Sunday, August 6, 2006

DiBella Entertainment's "Now Or Never" presents two former world champions Ike Quartey vs Vernon Forrest co featuring Sechew Powell vs Kasim Ouma

DiBella Entertainment's "Now Or Never" Saturday night at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York was explosive, titlist and two former world champions duked it out in an main event. Vernon "The Viper" Forrest (38-2-28 Ko's)won over Ike "Bazooka" Quartey (37-3-1-31-Ko's) of Accra Ghana, in an upsetting decision. Ike Quartey is undefeated in three fights since his comeback from a four year hiatus.

(Ike Quartey and Vernon Forrest at the Press Conference in New York City)

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(Keisha and Vernon Forrest after his Victory at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden)

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(Keisha and Ike Quartey after being defeated)

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The Mantra Continues

Kasim "The Dream" Ouma (25-2-1-15 Ko's) of West Palm Beach Florida a former world champion drops Sechew "Iron Horse" Powell (20-1- 12 Ko's) of Brooklyn New York a world rated contender. Sechew Powell is making an HBO debut in a junior middleweight bout.
(Keisha and Kasim Ouma at official commission weigh in at Madison Square Garden)

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(Keisha and Sechew Powell at the Press Conference at Gallagher in New York City))
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The Undercard

Dash Dibella's undeafeated knockout specialist Andre Berto (14-0 11 Ko's) of Winter Haven Florida, made his Madison Square Garden debut, he battled and TKO'd Roberto Valenzuela (37-25-2-33 Ko's) of Sonora, Mexico. The Berto vs Valenzuela in a welterweight bout scheduled for 8 rounds was stopped early due to Berto's overwhelming combinations of power punches and speed, afflicted onto his opponents body. Andre Berto was a 2004 Olympian in Boxing

(Keisha and Andre Berto at the Press Conference in Manhattan New York)

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Queen's Super Middleweight Jaidon "The Don" Codrington (12- 1-10 Ko's) after nearly a year returned to New York and the ring and advanced in a 6 round squared off with veteran Carl Daniels (49- 10-1-31-Ko's)of St Louis Missouri.

(Keisha and Jaidon Codrington at the Press Conference in midtown Mew York)

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Rounding out the undercard action of " Now or Never" is female fighter Noriko Kariya (5-1-1-1 Ko) of Jersey City New Jersey and sister of NHL hockey player Paul Kariya defeated Michelle Heron (1-4) of Bothell, Washington in a bantamweight match up.

Darling Jimenez (20-2-2-10 Ko's) of the Bronx New York in an action packed battle stopped Arturo Brambilla (8-8-4 Ko's)of Jalisco early in 6 round scheduled Junior welterweight bout.

(Keisha and Darling Jiminez after his opening victory at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden)

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