KENDALL HOLT WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS Hackensack Police Athletic League Gym

SHOWTIME boxing analyst Steve Farhood caught up with Jr. Welterweight World Champion Kendall Holt at a light, private training session on Tuesday, Dec. 9 in Hackensack, N.J.

To catch the exclusive Showtime interview, please visit http://sports.sho.com. The interview will be available Wednesday, Dec. 10.

Holt (24-2, 13 KOs) defends his WBO 140-pound title against undefeated, world-ranked challenger Demetrius Hopkins (28-0-1, 11 KOs) in the main event of Saturday’s special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, (SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

Before Holt’s interview with Farhood, the SHOWTIME cameras picked up this gem.

(On Torres and Hopkins)

HOLT: Ricardo Torres, pulling a stunt like this so close to the fight. They had to get Demetrius Hopkins, who I like, to fill in. He’s a good fighter who is technically sound. But, because of Ricardo Torres – and I want all the Demetrius Hopkins fans to blame Ricardo Torres – because now Hopkins has to face me and now his “0” must go.


I don’t want everybody to blame me and be mad at Christmas time because Demetrius Hopkins doesn’t have a goose egg anymore because he has his first loss.

Highlights From Interview with Farhood

(On Torres Pulling Out)

HOLT: I think he didn’t want to take the fight from the beginning. I think he was just going through the motions because he’s a boxer. When push came to shove, he realized that he really didn’t want this fight.

(On change in style from Torres to Hopkins)

HOLT: Hopkins is a talented fighter. He has speed, he’s rangy and he has long arms and good foot movement. A lot of mental toughness will come into play on Saturday. Emotionally, physically and mentally I was preparing for a different type of fight. Two months of preparing that way, (now) to a couple days to do a complete (180) is going to be mentally challenging.

(On facing Bradley to Unify the Jr. Welterweight titles in 2009)

HOLT: I’m definitely looking forward to the Bradley fight. I achieved one of my dreams of becoming World Champion. Now, my ultimate goal is to unify the titles. I’ve already signed on to fight (Bradley) so, I just have to get past Demetrius Hopkins and I am on my way to unifying the titles.

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ZVS INVESTMENTS ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF MMA PUBLICATIONS LLC

Montreal- ZVS Investments Inc. today announced that it has acquired MMA Publications LLC, the publisher of MMA Authority Magazine located in Clearwater, Florida.

"We are very happy about the addition of MMA Publications to our group. The MMA Authority magazine provides it's readership with insightful and comprehensive content that is second to none" stated Aurelio Useche, CEO of ZVS Investments Inc.

ZVS Investments plans to build upon the success of Lenny Bogdanos, the founder of the publication, by delivering a First Quality publication to it's readership and a multi-media rich experience that will allow it's advertising clients to effectively reach MMA Fans as well as other industry players.

"We are assembling a talented management team and look forward to working with industry players and to continue our efforts to supporting the sport of MMA", stated Stacey Renee Tower, VP and Editor in Chief of the new MMA Authority & Lifestyle Magazine.

ZVS Investments is a Canadian based holding company with investments in Media, Energy, Commodity Trading and Environmental Technologies.

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International Boxing Federation world-championship doubleheader on Thursday at Prudential Center—the first title card in Newark in 60 years

NEWARK, N.J.—Boxers preparing for the International Boxing Federation world-championship doubleheader on Thursday at Prudential Center—the first title card in Newark in 60 years (VERSUS 8 p.m. ET/PT)—participated in a media workout today.



IBF cruiserweight champion Steve “USS” Cunningham (21-1, 11 KOs), from Philadelphia, said his Polish-born opponent Tomasz Adamek shouldn’t place too much emphasis on the fact he was able to defeat former undisputed cruiserweight world champion O’Neil “Supernova” Bell in April.



“Tomasz Adamek didn’t beat O’Neil Bell. O’Neil Bell quit. If Adamek has a false sense of hope because of that win, he needs to know there’s no quit in me. I haven’t put in all this work and become world champion to go out on my stool. The only way I go out without my belt is if they carry me out.”

“I still live in the hood in Philadelphia as a world champion. I’m still trying to get out of the hood. That’s motivation enough for me to win right there.”

Former World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Adamek (35-1, 24 KOs) Adamek, who did not participate in the today’s media workout, was reached by phone.

“I prefer to spend the last few days of training alone,” Adamek said. “I’ll see Cunningham on Thursday night. I expect this match to go the same way as the Bell fight where nothing surprised me and I was able to dictate the pace of the fight.”

The co-feature pits IBF bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko (25-1, 22 KOs), from Accra, Ghana, against his mandatory challenger, IBF No. 1-ranked William “Chirizo” Gonzalez (21-2, 19 KOs), from Managua, Nicaragua.

Joseph King Kong Agbeko


“I saw Agbeko defeat Luis Perez to become champion but I didn’t see anything special in him,” Gonzalez, making his first world-title appearance, said. “I don’t think he’s special. I am very confident. This match is very important to me and my future, but I’m trying to not think of that right now, only about Agbeko and his championship. I will defeat him and win his belt.

When told of the challenger’s boasts, Agbeko was undaunted.

“I’m glad Gonzalez is confident,” Agbeko said. “He will need his confidence to stay in the ring with me. I know he’s 21 and 2, but he’s never been in the ring with King Kong.”

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The Battle for LA, Mosley vs. Margarito Jan.24th 2008

Boxing is back at The Staples Center in downtown LA on Saturday, January 24th 2009. The two combatants are the Mexican favorite Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KO’s) putting his WBA Welterweight title on the line against Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KO’s). Margarito is 30 and stands 5’11” and Mosley is 37 and goes 5’9”. The fight will be on HBO World Championship Boxing and starts at 7 pm PT. The press conference today brought out the brass from HBO, Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions to name a few. While there were no official signs or flashy posters yet, the fight looks to be billed as “The Battle for LA” per Bob Arum. The tickets are priced between $50 and $300 and the promoters put out an offer that would allow any fan that buys $1000 worth of tickets to receive a glove autographed by both fighters. It’s a steep price tag for the souvenir but not a bad idea either way.

Mosley now has Nazim Richardson as his trainer and team Margarito is intact with Sergio Diaz and Frank Espinoza.

Mosley and Nazim Richardson


Both fighters took the obligatory turn at the mike and both looked confident and relaxed. Both camps promised that this would be an action fight with both teams predicting obviously.

We all know Margarito will bring pressure and Mosley will look to use speed and angles. The same issue that will haunt De La Hoya may rear its head for Mosley in this fight. Mosley did not look pound for pound good in his last contest with Mayorga and he is now fighting a non-stop pressure fighter who can also take you out. Many will say this is a bad fight for Mosley as his opponent can make you look awful if you are not perfect like Pacquiao showed De La Hoya. On the other side, Mosley has made a career of beating “bigger” men; F. Vargas, Mayorga, A. Diaz, Stone and he went 12 rounds with Miguel Cotto. Can Mosley out box Margarito while piling up points of his own or can he KO Margarito, Mosley says “He is going to end up getting knocked out because he’ll come right at me and I’ll catch him.” I favor Margarito based more on Mosley’s last outing and his age and a loss of reflex and speed. However, Mosley has never been knocked out and has been in with big punchers. Shane can hang in for 12 rounds and he can cause Marg. some problems but he has to have a great game plan and the will to stick with it. This fight is a litmus test for Mosley’s career. If he wins he is still a major player in the division and could look to rematch Cotto. A loss, especially a bad one, would probably mean another Golden Boy associate sticks to promoting 100% of the time. Crossroads fights are sure fun aren’t they?

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“FAST” EDDIE CHAMBERS ON THE ROAD TO THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AS HE FACES CISSE SALIF THIS SATURDAY

PHILADELPHIA— This Saturday night at The Morango Hotel & Resort in Cabazon, California, IBF number-six ranked Heavyweight in the world, “Fast” Eddie Chambers will look to get closer to his ultimate goal in bringing the Heavyweight championship of the world back to Philadelphia.

Chambers, 32-1 with eighteen knockouts takes on veteran Cisse Salif on the undercard of James Toney- Fres Oquendo bout, which will be televised by Versus.

Chambers is taking nothing for granted as he has had a tough training camp in Philadelphia.

“I treat every fight like it’s a world championship fight” said Chambers, just hours away from boarding a plane to California.

“Opportunity and success comes disguised as hard work and we worked very hard for this fight. Salif has been in with some of the best fighters in the world and has a good knockout record so he has to be respected.”

“A win here gets me right back to where I was before the Povetkin fight as I believe I should be in line to take on one of champions in the division. Everyone knows why David Haye ran away from me after we accepted terms for a fight with him.”

“I feel that I am the première fighter in the Heavyweight division at this point in time. I have a great team with my promoter’s Goossen-Tutor and Score America and trainer in Rob Murray Sr. We are ready to what we have to do to become The Heavyweight champion of the world.”

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Vanes​ Marti​rosya​n vs Sergi​o Mora

The “Latin Snake” Sergio Mora talks about Oscar De La Hoya lost and his upcoming fights and tells Vanes Martirosyan to stop talking shi*t .


Sergio Mora is the champion of reality TV show The Contender, initially being a member of the West Coast Team. He fought Najai Turpin in the first round, the boxer who later committed suicide. In the Quarter Finals he was put up against the favorite Ishe Smith, beating him mentally and physically to reach the Semi Finals. He fought against Jesse Brinkley in the Semi-Final and defeated him after seven rounds, earning a place to box against Peter Manfredo in the final. In the final fight Sergio defeated Manfredoin a seven round unanimous decision to become The Contender Champion.

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LANDMARK BOXING WEBSITE MERGER TO TAKE PLACE, AS MAXBOXING.COM TEAMS UP WITH SECONDSOUT.COM

LOS ANGELES and LONDON, December 9th - MaxBoxing.com, the leader in Internet boxing coverage in the United States, is pleased to announce a new partnership with the premier brand in worldwide new media boxing coverage, SecondsOut.com, for a new venture that will not only continue to bring the best of the fight game to its visitors, but that will add a number of new enhancements that will revolutionize the way the sport is covered.

“The boxing landscape is changing daily, and to have slugged it out for more than seven years and still be standing is a great feat, any way you slice it,” said Thomas Gerbasi, Editor and co-owner of Maxboxing.com. “Now it’s time for us to take things to the next level, not only here in the United States, but globally, and SecondsOut.com is the partner we needed to help us do that. The real winners here are our loyal readers though, and we will continue to bring them the top-notch writing and video coverage they’ve come to expect.”

“The merger with Maxboxing.com facilitates our ambitions to be the number one provider of boxing content around the world.” said Robert Waterman, Managing Director of Secondsout.com. “Our strength in Europe will be augmented by our new partner’s reach in the USA. The two brands will sit at the forefront of the industry and bring the fans on both sides of the pond the very best information and live and delayed video streaming available.”

Clive Bernath, the Editor in Chief of SecondsOut.com echoed the thoughts of Thomas Gerbasi, saying: “The way in which boxing is covered on the internet changes on a monthly basis and we have to change with it. I believe merging with Maxboxing is a perfect partnership for us. I have always believed SecondsOut was strong editorially with the likes of Paul Upham and Thomas Hauser but with Max on board I truly believe we are the undisputed number one in our field.”

Further details on this project will be released in the coming weeks. Both sites will continue to operate independently at their respective URL’s under the Knockout Entertainment Ltd umbrella.

Launched in 2001, MaxBoxing.com is currently the number one ranked independent boxing website by Google. Lauded by Sports Illustrated and Forbes.com as the premier site for boxing coverage, MaxBoxing.com features respected columnists such as industry insider Steve Kim, four-time Boxing Writers Association of America “Barney” award winner Thomas Gerbasi, boxing historians Martin Mulcahey and Lee Groves, as well as extensive video coverage of the fight game. The site began airing live events in 2003, beginning with the heavyweight bout between former world champions Hasim Rahman and Al Cole. In 2004, MaxBoxing.com, in association with Frank Warren’s Sports Network, was also the exclusive US and Canadian broadcast outlet for the WBU junior welterweight title fight between Ricky Hatton and Carlos Wilfredo Vilches.

Launched in 2000, SecondsOut.com currently is the number 1 ranked sports partner channel on Youtube.com in the UK, and features renowned columnist Thomas Hauser, a winner of the prestigious Nat Fleischer Award from the Boxing Writers Association of America for Excellence in Boxing Journalism. SecondsOut.com is particularly strong in the UK, Europe and Australasia, and is one of the leaders in the distribution of both free and PPV live and on demand streamed boxing content around the world.

For more information, please visit www.maxboxing.com or www.secondsout.com

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Junior middleweight James Moore relishes the role of the underdog against NABF champion Yuri Foreman

James Moore,(L) and Paul Malignaggi


James Moore, 16-1 (10 KOS), a native of County Wicklow, Ireland, who fights out of Queens, New York, relishes the role of the underdog in the waning days of his preparation to wrest the NABF title from Yuri Foreman, 26-0 (8 KOS), at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on December 13.

The 10 round bout will open the ShoBox: the New Generation broadcast headlined by WBO junior welterweight champion Kendall Holt defending his crown against Demetrius Hopkins. Top Rank is promoting the show.

Many boxing experts believe that the quick-handed and fleet-footed Foreman, who is rated in the top-ten by all of the major sanctioning bodies, will be much too elusive for the offensive-minded Moore.

“All of the experts picked Oscar De La Hoya to beat Manny Pacquiao, and we know what happened there,” said the 30-year-old Moore who recently returned from a month-long training camp at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, where Pacquiao prepared for De La Hoya.

“The experts have no way of measuring the desire that burns within me, especially for this fight. In essence, I’ve been training for this fight for my whole life. A victory will really shoot me up the ladder and make me a contender overnight.

“It’s funny,” added Moore, a veteran of 314 amateur fights and the former captain of the Irish national amateur team. “In boxing, you are only as good as your last fight or your next fight. I came to the United States to pursue a professional championship. The only way to a title is through Yuri Foreman. I understand that he has the same dreams and ambitions as I do, but I plan on walking out of the ring a winner on Saturday night. I’ve worked too hard and too long to expect or accept anything less.”

Several busloads of Moore’s fans are expected to make the trek to see the fight live. Tickets can be purchased in the New York area at Bar 43, 43-06 43rd Street, Sunnyside, NY 11104, phone 718-361-3090; the Fiddlers Pub, 52-75 65th Street, Maspeth, NY 11378; or through Moore’s adviser Barney Moore (no relation), phone 917-559-8467.

Tickets are also available at Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 1-800-736-1420. They can also be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall box office, which is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

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2 TITLE FIGHTS HIGHLIGHT A BIG NIGHT OF MMA AS ASYLUM FIGHT LEAGUE SHOWCASES 12 BIG FIGHTS-THIS FRIDAY NIGHT ON WWW.GOFIGHTLIVE.TV

NEW YORK- This Friday night one of the upcoming Mixed Martial Arts promotions will be putting on a big 12 bout card and it will be highlighted by two big title fights with all the action captured LIVE!!! By www.gofightlive.tv

In the main event of the Asylum Fight League card, Noah Faunca takes on Manny Cuevas for the Cruiserweight title. The co-feature will be for the Welterweight title as Mervin Rodriguez battles Craig Alexander.

Faunca, of Long Island is undefeated with a record of 5-0 comes from the Rich Franklin American Fighter Team. He is known as an aggressive fighter who never takes a backward step.

Cuevas is a Military officer who is a captain in the Army. This bout will be special for Cuevas as the New York native will be serving a tour in the Middle East after the fight. This Ju-Jitsu specialist like to dominate on the ground. Cuevas is also undefeated with a record of 4-0.

Rodriguez is from the Rob Guerino Rhino Fight Team. Several members of that team went on to have success in the UFC. Rodriguez is a talented young fighter who is tenacious. The Brick Township, New Jersey native has a record of 6-3.

Alexander is from the Tiger Schulman team and is coached by Dan Schulman. “The Ghost” as Alexander is called has one of the best amateur pedigrees and only wants to fight the best. The Elmwood, New Jersey native has a record of 5-0.

The action begins this Friday at 8pm and the event that will be originating from Fort Dix, New Jersey will be FREE of charge

“This is a fantastic way to start a big weekend of Mixed Martial Arts” said David Klarman, vice-president of www.gofightlive.tv

“The Asylum Fight League has a great product and www.gofightlive.tv is honored to be able to feature the stars of tomorrow”

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