★Starlite★ Boxing's Sweetscience©®™: 01/01/2014

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Powerful Ukrainian lightweight Ivan Redkach headlines a Friday ‪#‎ShoBox‬ card ‬

Powerful Ukrainian lightweight Ivan Redkach headlines a Friday ‪#‎ShoBox‬card that features 8 fighters with just 1 combined loss! ‬

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Monday, January 13, 2014

Mike Tyson Joins List of Legendary Fighters who became promoters

Mike Tyson Joins List of Legendary Fighters who became promoters

Mike Tyson was the youngest heavyweight champion of all time and in 1987 voted, "World's Most Popular Athlete." Now he joins a select list of legendary fighters who became boxing promoters.

Jack Dempsey

Jack Dempsey, the "Manasa Mauler," stopped boxing after this fight against Gene Tunney. He promoted a few bouts before entering show business as an actor.

Joe Louis

Joe Louis, the "Brown Bomber" is considered by many historians as the greatest heavyweight champion of all time. He retired briefly in 1948 and one of his first promotions was the Ezzard Charles - Jersey Joe Walcott fight for title Louis' vacated.

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali, known simply as, "The Greatest," is certainly one of the most famous people of all time. After his final bout in 1981against future champ Trevor Berbick he entered the promotional business under the banner "MAPS," Muhammad Ali Professional Sports.

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson and business partner Garry Jonas formed Iron Mike Productions in 2013. Their motto: the best interest of the fighter comes first in any decision making. Mike will be in Minneapolis to see his IBF Champion Argenis Menedez defend his crown on ESPN Friday Night Fights January 3 at Target Center.

Some other prominent fighters who also became promoters include Roy Jones, Jr., Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins, and Floyd Mayweather.

VICIOUS" VICTOR ORTIZ RETURNS TO THE RING TO FACE HOMETOWN FAVORITE LUIS COLLAZO IN A BATTLE OF FORMER WORLD CHAMPIONS FOR THE WBA INTERNATIONAL WELTERWEIGHT TITLE ON FOX SPORTS THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 2014

"VICIOUS" VICTOR ORTIZ RETURNS TO THE RING TO FACE HOMETOWN FAVORITE LUIS COLLAZO IN A BATTLE OF FORMER WORLD CHAMPIONS FOR THE WBA INTERNATIONAL WELTERWEIGHT TITLE ON FOX SPORTS 1 AND FOX DEPORTES FROM BARCLAYS CENTER ON THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 2014

PLUS, EDDIE GOMEZ AND DAQUAN ARNETT SQUARE-OFF IN A BATTLE OF 154-POUND UNBEATENS

Sunday, January 12, 2014

CEO OF GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS, RICHARD SCHAEFER; POUND-FOR-POUND KING FLOYD MAYWEATHER NAMED

CEO OF GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS, RICHARD SCHAEFER,

NAMED 2013 PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
BY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

(Photo By; Keisha Morrisey)

POUND-FOR-POUND KING FLOYD MAYWEATHER NAMED

YAHOO SPORTS' 2013 FIGHTER OF THE YEAR

2013 was one of the best years boxing has had in recent memory, and as Sports Illustrated recapped the past 12 months, it honored Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer as the iconic publication's Promoter of the Year.

"This is obviously an unexpected award, but I'm very appreciative and honored," said Schaefer. "But I must point out that a single person can't do what Golden Boy Promotions has done in 2013, so I'd like to thank my staff, our fighters, our sponsors and TV partners for their continued support and efforts in 2013. In the end, this is all about the fans of our great sport and I will continue to deliver the best fights and fighters to them in 2014 and beyond."

But that's not all, as pound-for-pound great Floyd Mayweather was named 2013's Fighter of the Year by Yahoo Sports.

"I am proud that my friend Floyd Mayweather has been voted as the Fighter of the Year by Yahoo," added Schaefer. "Floyd personifies that with hard work and dedication anything is possible. Together, we will continue to break records and elevate the great sport of boxing."

Wrote Sports Illustrated boxing writer Chris Mannix of Schaefer,

"Even Schaefer's harshest critics will admit: It's been a good year for Golden Boy Promotions. Banished by HBO -- a decision based on Golden Boy's steering of many of its high profile fighters to Showtime -- Schaefer has been a driving force behind Showtime's transformation into a legitimate competitor to HBO. With a deep stable at his disposal, Schaefer has put together big fight after big fight, from Saul Alvarez-Austin Trout to Danny Garcia-Lucas Matthysse to Adrien Broner-Marcos Maidana. As Floyd Mayweather's co-promoter, Schaefer was instrumental in the biggest promotion of the year, Mayweather-Alvarez, a fight that generated 2.2 million pay per view buys and became the highest grossing ($150 million) pay-per-view fight of all time. With a young roster -- excluding 48-year-old Bernard Hopkins, who will try to become a unified titleholder next year -- Golden Boy has a bright future."

Veteran Yahoo Sports boxing scribe Kevin Iole was equally effusive in his praise of Mayweather, writing, "He's one of those guys who will be appreciated much more when he's gone than he is while he's still competing. But he's the best of the best, and he was the best of a very good crop of fighters in 2013. For that, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the 2013 Yahoo Sports Boxing Fighter of the Year."

Mikey Garcia's Jan. 25 title defense against Juan Carlos Burgos at New York's Madison Square Garden

Peterson vs. Jean, a 12-round fight for Peterson's IBF Junior Welterweight World Championship, will take place Saturday, Jan. 25, at the DC Armory in

Peterson vs. Jean, a 12-round fight for Peterson's IBF Junior Welterweight
                      World Championship, will take place Saturday, Jan. 25, at the DC Armory in
                      Washington, D.C. The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and
                       sponsored by Corona and AT&T. The live SHOWTIME telecast begins at
                       9:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) and will be available in
                       Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP). In the co-featured bout,
                       Junior Middleweights Jermell Charlo and Gabriel Rosado square off in a
                       10-round fight. Preliminary bouts will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME^®
                       at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

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Victor Ortiz vs. Luis Collazo January 30th, Barclays Center - Brooklyn, New York

Golden Boy Live is back in full force January 30 with Victor Ortiz vs Luis Collazo who are more than ready to put on a slugfest for everyone at Barclays Center that night! Catch them on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes

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