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Saturday, May 12, 2012

No Holds Barred: King Mo Lawal

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with "King" Mo Lawal.

"King" Mo, of course, has been in the news a lot recently. On Thursday, it was officially announced that he had signed a deal to fight in the Bellator Fighting Championships MMA company, where he will start fighting in their light heavyweight tournament scheduled for January 2013, as well as perform for the TNA pro "wrestling" company.

After a hectic day of interviews, meetings, and a media conference call, we caught up with "King" Mo right after his last appearance late Thursday night, May 10. We then hit some of New York's best night spots: Jimmy's Corner, owned by the legendary boxing trainer Jimmy Glenn, where he had a soft drink, and Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar, where he had a soft drink and dinner, along with our colleague and correspondent Keisha Morrisey and Darryl Satcher. Finally, at about 3 AM Friday, we sat down to record an interview.

"It's been a rollercoaster ride of a year, and now we're back to the top, top of the ride," said "King" Mo in this interview. He said that he will be training in TNA's developmental group with Al Snow. "Maybe some of the moves that he teaches from the catch wrestling I can apply to MMA," said Mo.

He also expressed support for Bellator's tournament format, where contenders first have to win an eight-man, three-month tournament to earn a title shot. "I feel the best way to find out is deserving of a title shot is through a tournament," he said.

We also discussed the issue of drug testing, about which he said he is open to any type of drug testing, already having been a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center for many years, where state-of-the-art drug testing is done. And we discussed more on his participation in the Bellator light heavyweight tournament, his training for MMA while performing in TNA at the same time, his desire to return to the Sugar Bar and Jiimmy's Corner when he next visits New York, and more.

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

WBF Doubleheader in Hungary‏

WBF Doubleheader in Hungary

Tibor Feja and his Feja Promotion is staging a major WBF doubleheader on
Saturday May 12 in Budapest, Hungary, featuring an interesting female
world title defense, and two local boxers clashing for the vacant
Intercontinental Super Middleweight strap.

World Boxing Federation women’s World Bantamweight Champion Renata
Szebeledi, 15-9 (8), is making the first defense of her title against
tough Romanian Eva Marcu, 7-3 (2), in a rematch.

The two fought last June, with Szebeledi coming out on top after a rough
encounter, and now Marcu will get her chance at redemption and her first
world championship.

In her first bout after defeating Marcu last year, Szebeledi travelled to
Germany to capture the WBF World title with an inspired performance
against local favorite Pia Mazelanik. Since then she has racked up three
non-title victories, before dropping a close decision in an IBF Super
Flyweight challenge against Simona Galassi in Italy. Now back at her
natural weight, Szebeledi is looking forward to defending her world
championship in front of her local fans, and with Marcu coming off a fresh
victory last month she is sure to be in for another hard challenge.

In the second WBF title fight of the night, Budapest-rivals Attila Baran,
9-2 (4), and Janos Olah, 10-8-1 (3), will duke it out for the vacant
Intercontinental Super Middleweight championship. Both have mixed in minor
championship territory in their careers, but Baran (19) has youth on his
side, while Olah (30) is the more experienced and tested.

It shapes up to be an interesting night of championship boxing in Budapest
on May 12, and while Szebeledi and Baran must be considered slight

favorites, it is bound to be competitive action in both fights.

LAMONT PETERSON VS. AMIR KHAN II CANCELLED

LAMONT PETERSON VS. AMIR KHAN II CANCELLED

UNIFIED JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH SCRAPPED AFTER PETERSON TESTS POSITIVE FOR BANNED SUBSTANCE A failed pre-fight drug test administered by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA), coupled with the Nevada State Athletic Commission's (NSAC) legal inability to hold a formal hearing on the matter of licensing Lamont Peterson for his Saturday, May 19 rematch against Amir Khan until Tuesday, May 15, has forced the cancellation of the event.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

SHOWTIME and SHOWTIME EXTREME Lineups Confirmed For STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix Heavyeight Final‏

SHOWTIME^® and STRIKEFORCE^® have confirmed the full fight card for Saturday, May 19, when former UFC^® titleholderJosh Barnett will meet two-time Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier in the much-anticipated conclusion of the STRIKEFORCE^® WORLD GRAND PRIX HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT. The STRIKEFORCE lightweight championship will be on the line in the evening’s co-feature, a rubber match between two long-time rivals, when champion Gilbert Melendez defends his title against no. 1 contender Josh Thomson.

Also on the SHOWTIME card, former STRIKEFORCE light heavyweight champion Rafael Feijao will rematch against Mike Kyle, whom he lost to on June 6, 2009. In the opening fight of the telecast two up-and-coming welterweights will face-off when Nah-Shon Burrell takes on Chris Spang.

The main card, headlined by Barnett vs. Cormier will air live on SHOWTIME^® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast), while preliminary fights will be shown live on SHOWTIME EXTREME^® at 8 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on West Coast).

MAIN CARD – LIVE ON SHOWTIME AT 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast)

* All bouts are subject to change.

STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament Final – 5 Rounds

Josh Barnett vs. Daniel Cormier

STRIKEFORCE Lightweight Championship – 5 Rounds

Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson

STRIKEFORCE Light Heavyweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Rafael Feijao vs. Mike Kyle

STRIKEFORCE Welterweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Chris Spang

PRELIMINARY CARD – LIVE ON SHOWTIME EXTREME AT 8 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast)

* All bouts are subject to change.

STRIKEFORCE Lightweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

JZ Cavalcante vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg

STRIKEFORCE Light Heavyweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Virgil Zwicker vs. Carlos Inocente

STRIKEFORCE Light Heavyweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Gian Villante vs. Derrick Mehman

STRIKEFORCE Welterweight Special Attraction – 3 Rounds

Quinn Mulhern vs. Yuri Villefort

Mauro Ranallo will call the action alongside analysts Frank Shamrock and Pat Miletich with Heidi Androl serving as cageside reporter. The executive producer is David Dinkins Jr.

Carbon NYC's Spring Charity Soiree‏ with Boxer Tor Hamer

Team Tor is proud to announce our involvement with Carbon NYC's Spring Charity Soiree. We donated a 1-on-1 boxing lesson with Tor and two tickets to his next fight, The event is next Friday May 11th and tickets are still available

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

STRIKEFORCE® HEAVYWEIGHT GRAND PRIX FINAL on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT.

STRIKEFORCE heavyweights Josh “The Warmaster” Barnett and Daniel “DC” Cormier. Additionally, current lightweight kingpin Gilbert “El Niño” Melendez, as well as his opponent and number one contender Josh “The Punk” Thomson.

STRIKEFORCE^® HEAVYWEIGHT GRAND PRIX FINAL will air live on SHOWTIME^® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast), while four preliminary fights will be shown live on SHOWTIME EXTREME^® at 8 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on West Coast). In addition to the previously mentioned matchups, the four-fight main card will also feature a light heavyweight grudge match between Rafael “Feijão” Cavalcante and Mike Kyle, as well as a welterweight battle between Nah-Shon Burrell and Chris Spang.

RICHARD PIERSON TO BATTLE GARY JONES FOR WBC FECARBOX SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 13TH AT ROBERT TREAT HOTEL IN NEWARK‏

On Wednesday night June 13th, The Robert Treat Hotel in Newark will play host to a night of championship boxing which will feature Richard Pierson boxing Gary “Fast Hands “Jones for the WBC Fecarbox Title

The show is promoted by Gabe LaConte’s First Round Promotions and Greg Cohen Promotions.

Pierson of Paterson, New Jersey has a record of 11-2 with eight knockouts and is coming off an impressive fourth round stoppage over durable Charles Hayward on April 18^th at The Robert Treat Hotel.

It was the first time that Hayward was stopped and for that matter even knocked down as a professional or amateur.

Pierson has quality victories over the likes of Anibal Acevedo, Curtis Jones, Ray Smith, Jimmy Campbell and Jamaal Davis.

Jones of Washington, D.C. is by far the most decorated and experienced foe of Pierson’s career as he brings in a mark of 22-2 with eight knockouts.

Jones, thirty-four years old turned pro in 1996 and went on to win his first sixteen bouts before being stopped by former world title challenger J.C. Candelo.

Three wins followed which includes solid victories over Giorbis Barthelemy (20-5-1) and former world title challenger Sam Garr (31-4).

Jones took eight years off before returning to the ring in 2011 and Jones has scored two wins in his comeback which includes his last bout when he scored a six round unanimous decision over Nathan Bedwell on October 1^st.

An outstanding undercard is being assembled that will feature some of the best prospects and most popular fighters in the tri-state area.

In the six round co-feature, Bantamweight Qa’Id “Kid Dynamite” Muhammad will see action.

Muhammad, 7-0 with six knockouts is one of the best prospects in the lower weight divisions.

Muhammad scored an explosive third round stoppage over experienced Steven Johnson on April 18^th at the Robert Treat Hotel. Muhammad’s opponent will be named shortly

Also seeing action in separate six round bouts will be Lightweight Nicky Demarco (4-2, 2 KO’s) of Staten Island, NY; Jr. Middleweight Tommy Rainone (17-4, 4 KO’s); Heavyweight John Lennox (10-1, 5 KO’s)

Appearing in four round bouts will be Welterweight Anthony Young (4-0, 2 KO’s) of Atlantic City; Heavyweight Aaron Kinch (3-0-1, 1 KO) of Newark and Welterweight Mike Concepcion (1-0) of Newark.