MATTHEW MACKLIN Vs. SERGIO "MARAVILLA" MARTINEZ on Saturday, March 17 - St. Patrick's Day at The Theater at Madison Square Garden The card which will be aired live on HBO's "World Championship Boxing is entitled, "THE REAL Middleweight Championship - Get Your Irish Up", features Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez (48-2-2, 27KO's) defending his middleweight crown against Ireland's Matthew "Mack the Knife" Macklin (28-3, 19KO's). The card is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and will be shown live on HBO beginning 10PM ET/7PM PT.
Monday, February 27, 2012
MATTHEW MACKLIN Vs. SERGIO "MARAVILLA" MARTINEZ on Saturday, March 17 - St. Patrick's Day
MATTHEW MACKLIN Vs. SERGIO "MARAVILLA" MARTINEZ on Saturday, March 17 - St. Patrick's Day at The Theater at Madison Square Garden The card which will be aired live on HBO's "World Championship Boxing is entitled, "THE REAL Middleweight Championship - Get Your Irish Up", features Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez (48-2-2, 27KO's) defending his middleweight crown against Ireland's Matthew "Mack the Knife" Macklin (28-3, 19KO's). The card is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and will be shown live on HBO beginning 10PM ET/7PM PT.
Zab Judah Vs. unbeaten Junior Welterweight Vernon Paris Saturday, March 24th
"Hopkins vs. Dawson: Once And For All" Saturday, April 28 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey
LAMONT PETERSON VS. AMIR KHAN II IS SET FOR MAY 19!
Their first fight was a pitched and close battle waged in Peterson's hometown of Washington, DC that was considered by most boxing experts to be a "Fight of the Year" candidate. It was a classic battle of contrasting styles with Peterson brawling and banging while Khan used his lightning quick speed and boxing ability. The deduction of two points from Khan by the referee for a seldom-called foul (pushing) proved to be the difference in the outcome of the close fight, leading to questions being raised as to who actually deserved to win the decision. Khan immediately filed multiple protests following the fight, much to the ire of Peterson who felt Khan's actions tainted his victory and were an act of disrespect. On May 19, the fighters will have the opportunity to settle the score on neutral ground in Las Vegas.
"I feel really good about my decision," said Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO's). "I went over every option available to me in terms of the fights that were on the table. I weighed each one of them looking at the pros and the cons and at the end of the day this is the one that made the most sense all the way across the board. I want everyone to know that, as champion, it has always been up to me what fight to take next. I was not persuaded by any of the controversy or anything else. I just can't wait to fight. I told Khan after the press conference when I won that if it was up to me I would fight him on Sunday, but I had to get with my team to look at every option that was out there. I just want to be clear that I never said I wouldn't fight him, but I wanted to take a look at everything that was out there before I made a decision. I'm happy with the terms of the fight. It's at a neutral site and, when I beat him this time, he won't have anything to complain about."
"I'm delighted that I have finally been given the chance to avenge the result of my last fight," said Khan (26-2, 18 KO's). "It's clear I wasn't happy with what went on in the previous fight, but that takes nothing away from how Lamont Peterson fought. He showed tremendous heart that night, but now I have the chance to prove once and for all that I'm the very best in the division. I'm going to take care of business inside the ring and this fight is going to be just as exciting as the last one. The only difference is going to be in the outcome."
"I said before their first fight that this was an opportunity to see the two best super lightweights in the world compete at the highest level of the sport and neither Amir Khan or Lamont Peterson disappointed the fans," said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. "To see them fight again so soon after their first match on neutral ground in Las Vegas is a treat for boxing fans around the world."
"We are pleased with the decision to fight Khan for the second time," said Barry Hunter, manager and trainer of Lamont Peterson. "I was extremely proud of Lamont with respect to this process. He took his time and looked at all of his options and he decided this was the best option available. Our preparation for this fight will be the same, it is going to be a hard fight and we will be ready for the challenge."
Peterson vs. Khan II, a 12-round Unified Super Lightweight World Title Fight for Peterson's WBA World Super Championship and IBF World Championship taking place Saturday, May 19 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Khan Promotions and Headbangers Promotions. The fight will be telecast live on HBO's World Championship Boxing.
More information on Peterson vs. Khan II, including ticket prices and press conference dates, will be announced shortly.
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Fighter of the Decade Congressman MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO Vs. undefeated junior welterweight champion TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY, JR.
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2012 USA Boxing National Championships Preliminary Action Begins at Fort Carson
The light welterweight, light heavyweight and super heavyweight classes enjoyed the stage in the day’s early session with 25 bouts of action in 11 a.m. action. Two of Fort Carson’s own enjoyed victories in their home ring on Monday afternoon. Light heavyweights Derae Crane (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Jeffery Spencer (Colorado Springs, Colo.) both earned first round wins, defeating Joshua Balbuena (Symona, Ga.) and Brandon Larvadain respectively.
The evening session featured a full night of middleweight competition as well as contests in the lightweight and heavyweight divisions. Olympic Trials middleweight champion Jesse Hart (Philadelphia, Pa.) claimed his first win of the tournament with a 23-7 decision over John Magda (Rutherford, N.J.). 2011 USA Boxing National Championships bronze medalist D’Mitrius Ballard (Temple Hills, Md.) pulled out an 18-17 win over neighbor Marquis Moore (Fort Washington, Md.) in a hard fought contest. Hart and Ballard will face off in second round action on Tuesday. 2009 National Champion Terrell Gausha (Cleveland, Ohio) enjoyed a successful return to the USA Boxing National Championships, defeating Olympic Trials light heavyweight participant Caleb Plant (Ashland City, Tenn.), 18-16.
In heavyweight competition, 2010 USA Boxing Athlete of the Year opened his 2012 tournament with a convincing 18-4 win over Jas Phipps.
Monday’s action will feature second round competition in the two largest weight classes in the tournament – lightweight and light welterweight. The light welterweights will take the ring in the 11 a.m. session with the lightweights competing at 5 p.m. The middleweight, light heavyweight, heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions will return to the ring on Tuesday. The remaining men’s weight divisions and female brackets will be posted on Monday morning.
Results will be disseminated nightly upon the completion of competition and running results can be found at www.usaboxing.org.
Sunday’s Results
Preliminary Bouts
5 p.m. session
132 lbs: Andy Vences, San Jose, Calif., dec. Deontae Jordan, St. Louis, Mo., 16-12
132 lbs: Elias Diaz, Chula Vista, Calif., dec. Mikail Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio, 20-13
132 lbs: Emmanuel Nieves, Phoenix, Ariz., dec. Jerrel Barbour, Tacoma, Wash., 22-10
132 lbs: Karin Zaiden, Roanoke, Va., dec. Keenan Carabajal, Phoenix, Ariz., 22-18
132 lbs: Ricky Rodriguez, Evans, Colo., dec. Luis Ambrosio, Fresno, Calif., 23-17
165 lbs: Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. John Magda, Rutherford, N.J., 23-7
165 lbs: Felix Magallanes, Camp Lejeune, N.C., won on walkover over Billye Burke, San Mateo, Calif., W/O
165 lbs: Wesley Tucker, Toledo, Ohio, dec. Roshawn McCain, Phoenix, Ariz., 20-13
165 lbs: Puol Both, St. Paul, Minn., dec. Reginald Lucas, Baltimore, Md., 28-21
165 lbs: I.V. Anderson, Jr., Dallas, Texas, dec. Russell Lamour, Portland, Maine, 14-14 (41-38)
165 lbs: Gerald Schifone, Brockston, Md., dec. Jeremy Ramos, Colorado Springs, Colo., 12-10
165 lbs: Kenneth McNeil, Birmingham, Ala., dec. Aaron Coley, California, 19-13
165 lbs: Moses Taylor IV, Detroit, Mich., won on disqualification over Kyron Davis, Delaware, DQ
165 lbs: D'Mitrius Ballard, Temple Hills, Md., dec. Marquis Moore, Ft. Washington, Md., 18-17
165 lbs: Kevin Newman, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Algerron Goldsmith, Moline, Ill., 22-3
165 lbs: Russell Gaskins, Washington DC stopped Cory Barnes, Montebello, Calif., RSC
165 lbs: Fred Wilson, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio dec. DeAndre Harris, Des Moines, Iowa, 12-8
165 lbs: Andre Penn, Rapid City, S.D., dec. Shane Mosley, Jr., Pomona, Calif., 25-14
165 lbs: LeShawn Rodriguez, Long Island, N.Y., dec. Ben Cottingham, Paushuska, Okla., 25-15
165 lbs: George Newkirk, El Cajon, dec. Shaka Davidson, Mount Kisco, N.Y., 11-6
165 lbs: Izaak Cardona, Colorado Springs, Colo., Gildardo Garcia, Aurora, Colo., 20-7
165 lbs: Demond Nicholson, Laurel, Md., Scott Deering, Bridgeton, Mo., 19-8
165 lbs: Travis Hilton, Columbus, Ohio dec. Richard Cap, Omaha, Neb., 11-4
165 lbs: Xavier Hayden, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Terry Fernandez, Oakland, Calif., 18-11
165 lbs: Antoine Douglas, Burke, Va., dec. Tavion Bush, Pensacola, Fla., 19-8
165 lbs: Charles Cue, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., dec. Daniel Logan, Oklahoma City, Okla., 15-8
165 lbs: Auguste Akil Frederick, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Pablo Velez, Jr., Raleigh, N.C., 16-8
165 lbs: Anthony Flagg, Detroit, Mich., dec. John Peak, Spanaway, Wash., 39-21
165 lbs: William Williams, Conyers, Ga., dec. Carlos Ortiz, Homosassa, Fla., 19-18
165 lbs: Peter Reyes, Long Island, N.Y., dec. Deandre Ware, Jr., Toledo, Ohio, 31-21
165 lbs: Michael Rycraft, Utica, N.Y., dec. Patrick Torres, Hawaii, 17-11
165 lbs: Corey Richards, Denton, Texas dec. Niall Shimmell, Hudsonville, Mich., 20-7
165 lbs: Daniel Valdivia, Tulare, Calif., dec. Michael Fernandez, San Francisco, Calif.., 20-13
165 lbs: Brahmavigi Montgomery, Apple Valley, Calif., dec. Joseph Torres, Jr., Brighton, Colo
165 lbs: Terrell Gausha, Cleveland, Ohio dec. Caleb Plant, Ashland City, Tenn., 18-16
165 lbs: Edgar Alvarado, Jr., San Bernadino, Calif., dec. Randy Foster, Covington, Ga., 16-7
201 lbs: Steve Geffrard, Boca Raton, Fla., dec. Jas Phipps, Texas, 18-4
201 lbs: Khachatrian Vardan, Hollywood, Calif., dec. Michael Marshall, Foster City, Calif., 17-16
Preliminary Bouts
11 a.m. session
141 lbs: Wesley Ferrer, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Julio Miramontes, Pueblo, Colo.
141 lbs: Bronson Stultz, Henderson, Nev., dec. Daniel Ramirez, Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., 141-2
141 lbs: Javonn Barnes, Muskegon, Mich., dec. Brian Mendoza, Rio Rancho, N.M., 13-8
141 lbs: Ali Ahmed, San Jose, Calif., dec. Carlos Otero, Tampa, Fla., 15-9
141 lbs: Josh Rodriguez, Albuquerque, N.M., dec. Carlos Otero, Tampa, Fla., 15-9
141 lbs: Brian Ceballo, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Devon Balli, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 21-8
141 lbs: Joseph Canale, Camp Lejeune, N.C., dec. Manuel Lopez, Aurora, Colo., 32-27
141 lbs: Nicholas Delomba, Cranston, R.I., dec. Cory Muldrew, Arizona, 27-23
141 lbs: Elvis Buenrostro, Coachella, Calif., dec. Karran Richardson, Philadelphia, Pa., 32-11
178 lbs: Craig Duncan, Apopka, Fla., dec. Aaron Wright, Pennsylvania, RSC
178 lbs: Malcolm Jones, Indianapolis, Ind., won on walkover over Kevin Lombardi, Jr., Rhode Island, W/O
178 lbs: Ryan Riley, Van Buren, Ark., dec. Dionysisus Tucker, Pensacola, Fla., 23-15
178 lbs: DeRae Crane, Colorado Springs, Colo., stopped Joshua Balbuena, Symona, Ga., RSC
178 lbs: Joseph Merrill, Jacksonville, Beach, Fla., dec. Tony Young, Killeen, Texas, 28-8
178 lbs: Anthony Sims, Jr., Ypsilanti, Mich., dec. James Brannon, Miami Beach, Fla.,10-7
178 lbs: Robert Lopez, Phoenix, Ariz., dec. Nathan Howard, Crossville, Tenn., 19-15
178 lbs: Reece Bennett, San Clemente, Calif., dec. Ken Johnson, Chicago, Ill., 20-12
178 lbs: Jeffrey Spencer, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. Brandon Larvadain, Michigan, 15-6
178 lbs: Gregory Newby, Washington DC dec. Matthew Anani, Overland Park, Kansas, 13-13 (40-38)
178 lbs: Devaun Lee, Jamaica Queens, N.Y., dec. Dillon Fowler, Jamaica Queens, N.Y., 29-21
178 lbs: Tyshawn Murray, Elizabeth, N.J., dec. Bruce Green, Omaha, Neb., 12-6
178 lbs: Nigel Rogers, Pennsylvania dec. Jorge Escalante, San Diego, Calif., 28-10
201+ lbs: Danny Kelly, Washington DC, dec. Ryan Jones, Janesville, Wis., 19-9
Monday 11 a.m. bout sheets
141 lbs: Semajay Thomas, Chicago, Ill., vs. Wesley Ferrer, Brooklyn, N.Y.
141 lbs: Jose Alday, Odessa, Texas., vs. Blair Cobbs
141 lbs: Carlos Castillo, Dallas, Texas, vs. Ivory Snowden, Pensacola, Fla.
141 lbs: Thomas Mattice, Cleveland, Ohio v. Kieran Rosas, Hilo, Hawaii
141 lbs: Julian Rodriguez, Paterson, N.J., vs. Joseph Canale, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
141 lbs: Adam Hassan, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., vs. Michael Montgomery, Jr., Macon, Ga.
141 lbs: Apollo Sample, Garland, Texas, vs. Arnold Dinong, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
141 lbs: Ali Ahmed, San Jose, Calif., vs. DeLorien Carraway, St. Paul, Minn.
141 lbs: Derrick Williams, Plano, Texas, vs. Bronson Stultz, Henderson, Nev.
141 lbs: Robert Easter, Jr., Toledo, Ohio vs. Ryan Martin, Chattanooga, Tenn.
141 lbs: Michael Reed, Waldorf, Md., vs. George Rincon, Carrolton, Texas
141 lbs: Kevin Watts, Lancaster, Calif., vs. Nicholas Felix, Carencro, La.
141 lbs: Antonio Magruder, Suitland, Md., vs. Derrel Williams, San Antonio, Texas
141 lbs: Kameron Jones, Rowlett, Texas vs. Freddie Ellis, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio
141 lbs: Nick Jefferson, Tacoma, Wash., vs. Ryan Karl, Milano, Texas
141 lbs: Nicholas Delomba, Cranston, R.I., vs. Duran Caferro, Helena, Mont.
141 lbs: Tommy Duquette, Waltham, Mass., vs. Josh Rodriguez, Albuquerque, N.M.
141 lbs: Danny Riddell, Apache Jet, Ariz., vs. Preston Freeman, St. Louis, Mo.
141 lbs: Luis Olivares, Jr., Glendale, Ariz., vs. Ace’son Leseure, Corpus Christi, Texas
141 lbs: Amonte Eberhardt, Pittsburgh, Pa., vs. Martin Lagunas, Jr., Ruskin, Fla.
141 lbs: Burim Beqiri, Kentwood, Mich., vs. Cortland Perkins, Baltimore, Md.
141 lbs: Darius Jones, Pensacola, Fla., vs. Danson Rellez, Mt. View, Hawaii
141 lbs: Ronnie Austion, Detroit, Mich., vs. Paul Whiteface, Rapid City, S.D.
141 lbs: Javonn Barnes, Muskegon, Mich., vs. Kirk Bills, Chicago, Ill.
141 lbs: Rashidi Ellis, Lynn, Mass., vs. Elvis Buenrostro, Coachella, Calif.
141 lbs: Maximino Ramos, Santa Ana, Calif., vs. Michael Santos, Hoover, Ala.
141 lbs: Daniel Bell, Shreveport, La., vs. Montana Love, Cleveland, Ohio
141 lbs: Jerome Jones, Peridot, La., vs. Quenton Bracey, Fat Drum, N.Y.
141 lbs: JayQwan Hazel, Brooklyn, N.Y., vs. Hasan Young, Philadelphia, Pa.
141 lbs: Thomas Hall, Rochester, N.Y., vs. Jamontay Clark, Cincinnati, Ohio
141 lbs: Demond Brock, New Orleans, La., vs. David Moore, Milwaukee, Wis.
141 lbs: Brian Ceballo, Brooklyn, N.Y., vs. Jamel Herring, Coram, N.Y.
Monday 5 p.m. session bout sheets
132 lbs: Raynell Williams, Cleveland, Ohio vs. Elias Diaz, Chula Vista, Calif.
132 lbs: Francisco Lopez, Taylorsville, Utah vs. Toribio Ramirez, Bowling Green, Fla.
132 lbs: Sonny Frederickson, Toledo, Ohio vs. Titus Williams, Elmont, N.Y.
132 lbs: Kevin Rivers, Jr., Landover, Md., vs. Ray Lugo, Tampa Bay, Fla.
132 lbs: Gary Antonio Russell, Capitol Heights, Md., vs. Eduardo Garza, Rowlett, Texas
132 lbs: Ignasio Chairez, Salt Lake City, Utah, vs. Joshua Jones, Philadelphia, Pa.
132 lbs: Josh Bickford, Belmont, Vt., vs. Francisco Esparza, Las Vegas, Nev.
132 lbs: Marcos Suarez II, New York, N.Y., vs. Johnny Spell, Pittsburgh, Pa.
132 lbs: Dusin Southichack, San Antonio, Texas vs. Ricky Rodriguez, Evans, Colo.
132 lbs: Michael Norato, Pacoima, Calif. vs. Tracy Alexander, Compton, Calif.
132 lbs: Luis Feliciano, Milwaukee, Wis., vs. Anthony Marsella, Smithfield, R.I.
132 lbs: Alejandro Salinas, Youngstown, Ohio vs. Rocky Balala, Makawao, Hawaii
132 lbs: Charles Vasquez, New Port Richey, Fla. vs. Maximiliano Moreno, Apple Valley, Calif.
132 lbs: Alex DuBosque, Garland, Texas vs. Roger Hilley, Chattanooga, Tenn.
132 lbs: Alies Sandoval, Utah vs. Brandon Riddell, Apache Jet, Ariz.
132 lbs: Andy Vences, San Jose, Calif., vs. Toka Kahn Clary, Providence, R.I.
132 lbs: Kenneth Sims, Jr., Chicago, Ill., vs. Emmanuel Nieves, Phoenix, Ariz.
132 lbs: Cresencio Ramos, Jr., San Antonio, Texas vs. Jessie Martinez, Victoria, Texas
132 lbs: Mario Gonzalez, Toledo, Ohio vs. Carlos Adame, Jr., Dallas, Texas
132 lbs: Robert O’Quinn, Detroit, Mich., vs. Mario Esparza, Las Vegas, Nev.
132 lbs: Pedro Duran, Jr., Downey, Calif., vs. Michael Maciel, Fresno, Calif.
132 lbs: Adam Fiel, Vacaville, Calif., vs. Bobby Hornsby, Georgia
132 lbs: Brandon Broussard, Carencro, La., vs. Abraham Morones, Alameda, Calif.
132 lbs: Yordy de Leon, Passaic, N.J., vs. Quillian Ware, Bossier City, La.
132 lbs: Hilario Ramirez-Medina, Longmont, Colo., vs. Freddy Rosado, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
132 lbs: Divante Jones, Hephzibah, Ga., vs. Lavisas Williams, Rochester, N.Y.
132 lbs: Anthony Burgin, Atco, N.J., vs. Patrick Harris, Hyattsville, Md.
132 lbs: Bryant Cruz, Portchester, N.Y. vs. Kenneth Thomas, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.
132 lbs: Javar Jones, Indianapolis, Ind., vs. Thomas Walters, Cypress, Calif.
132 lbs: Tommy Roque, Camp Lejeune, N.C., vs. Nestor Contreras, Carson, Calif.
132 lbs: Albert Bell, Toledo, Ohio vs. Tyler McCreary, Toledo, Ohio
132 lbs: Karin Zaiden, Roanoke, Va., vs. Jose Ramirez, Avenal, Calif.
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The Brackets are Drawn in Six Weight Divisions at the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships
Due to the large number of registered athletes in the male lightweight, light welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, heavyweight and super heavyweight classes, an additional day of competition was added for those weight classes. The event draw for the remaining men’s weight divisions and the female weight classes will take place on Sunday.
The winners in the seven men’s unqualified weight divisions, which are the six weight classes being contested on Sunday as well as light flyweight, will advance to the final international Olympic qualifying tournament.
The tournament brackets in the six weight classes drawn on Saturday can be found at http://usaboxing.org/news/2012/02/26/2012-usa-boxing-national-championships-brackets/46861?ngb_id=9.
Results will be disseminated nightly upon the completion of competition and running results can be found at www.usaboxing.org.