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Monday, June 25, 2012
Gracie Worlds Saturday and Sunday, July 14-15, 2012
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Gary Shaw Responds To Tarver's Positive Drug Test
Promoter Gary Shaw is concerned about the damage done in the sport of boxing after the news Friday that Antonio Tarver tested positive for a banned substance in a pre-fight drug test conducted by the California State Athletic Commission before his fight with Lateef Kayode.
"It's very worrisome where our sport is heading these days with the recent array of fighters testing positive for banned substances," Shaw said. "With all these fights being canceled its killing the sport and I hope the networks are not going to lose interest. As promoters, we do our best to make sure everyone is abiding by the rules. I'm happy that the commissions are stepping up their stance on catching fighters cheating because the safety of the fighter should always come first.
"It's unfortunate that in Lateef Kayode's first major opportunity, he had to fight on what appears to be an unlevel playing field. I have a lot of respect for Antonio Tarver and would be very disappointed to find out that he knowingly took performance enhancing drugs. It is my hope that Tarver requests that the B sample will be tested and will show that Tarver was clean. However if the sample comes back dirty, then the commission should take appropriate action. It was a very close fight as it was ruled a split draw, but now that we have been informed by the California State Athletic Commission about the alleged drug use, I'll have to talk to Lateef and his management team to see what we'll do to resolve this matter.
"In addition, the horrible scoring by the judges, the excessive use of PED's, and the inability of promoters working together, is only going to kill this sport,'' Shaw continued. "Something needs to be done and major changes need to be made, and the time is now. The boxing business is getting worse by the day and we are losing fans by the minute. Boxing has been around longer than any other sport and we must keep the integrity of the game pure. I implore the commissions around the United States to take severe action against any fighter who doesn't abide by the commissions' standards. We need a strict drug testing policy to rid the sport of those that don't want to play by the rules, and we need more competent judges."
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Brett Rogers wins debut, Bellator 71,Brett Rogers 'not perfect' but ready to 'change and make it right' in Bellato
In the first fight of the evening, heavy-handed heavyweight Brett “Da Grim” Rogers made his Bellator debut against former friend and training partner Kevin Asplund, who came in to the fight riding a 19-fight winning streak. After a dominant first round that included a beautiful throw and devastating uppercut that opened a cut on Asplund (19-2), the much larger Rogers (12-4) opted to use his size and weight advantage in the second to control Asplund on the ground. After two rounds of punishment, referee Robert Riley deemed Kevin Asplund unfit to start the third round, awarding the TKO victory to Brett Rogers
“It was definitely a tough fight,” said Rogers. “We trained together in the past, so I knew it was going to be a hard fight.”
Rogers was also optimistic about his future in Bellator going forward.
“I just want to continue getting better here in Bellator. I just want to get in here and knock these guys out.”
"Viva Don King II" boxing event Saturday night in Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., RESULTS + QUOTES
The 3,158 patrons attending tonight's "Viva Don King II" boxing event Saturday night in Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., were treated to a great card culminating with a staggering heavyweight knockout by Hartford's Tony "TNT" Grano over DaVarryl Williamson. Grano claims the vacant NABF heavyweight championship.
“I had him in big trouble and tried to take him out in the third round. To be honest, I expended a lot of energy, so I regained my composure in the fourth and caught him right on the button with a right hand for the knockout.
“I think I showed everyone tonight that I have a knockout punch. I’d like a shot at Vitali Klitschko before he retires. Right now I can’t wait to get back to Connecticut to celebrate.”
Angelo Santana: “I was very happy with my performance tonight. I didn’t know my opponent (Justin Savi] was going to switch to southpaw on me. I trained for a right-hander but it turned out well at the end.
“He kept coming in and we kept butting heads from the opening round. That happened because he kept changing his stance. Savi was a very strong fighter tonight but I trained for 12 rounds and I was able to stop him early.”
Joey Hernandez “I was a little flat in the beginning but I found my groove quickly.
“A lot of people tell me I look a lot like Victor Ortiz but I sure have bigger balls than he does. I heard he quit on his stool tonight in Los Angeles. Now Canelo Alvarez needs an opponent, so if he wants to fight a young lion, I’m here in Miami. I’m calling out all the junior middleweights”
Omar Henry “I tried to knock him [Tyrone Selders] down but he was a tough guy. I was full of speed tonight. I was prepared well and felt great. I loved putting on a great performance for the fans. I turned it up at the end of each round because I wanted to finish strong for the judges.
“I’d like to fight K9 Bundrage or Cory Spinks after they fight for a world title one week from tonight. I will fight anyone at 154 pounds.
“I tweaked my right hand but I’m sure it will be alright.”
King James - MoFo's!!!!.......The NBA put a RING on it!!!...
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ORTIZ VS LOPEZ; Josesito Lopez Scores Upset, Breaks Victor Ortiz Jaw
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
“Ortiz vs. Lopez,” WBC Silver Welterweight Championship taking place Saturday, June 23, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif.,
All Access: Victor Ortiz - Full Episode
All Access: Victor Ortiz - Full Episode
Preview of Victor Ortiz vs. Josesito Lopez
“Ortiz vs. Lopez,” a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC Silver Welterweight Championship taking place Saturday, June 23, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif., is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association withGoossen Tutor Promotions and Thompson Boxing Promotions and sponsored by Corona, DeWalt Tools andAT&T. The co-feature will see former Three-Division World Champion Humberto “Zorrita” Soto battle Argentinean knockout artist Lucas Matthysse in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Super Lightweight title which is presented in association withBaja Boxing Promotions and Arano Box Promotions. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader begins live at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) with preliminary fights airing on SHOWTIME EXTREME at 7 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
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Friday, June 22, 2012
DON KING PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS:
VIVA DON KING II
Saturday, June 23, 2012 ◊ Hollywood, Florida
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
NORTH AMERICAN BOXING FEDERATION HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (Vacant)
12 ROUNDS
TONY “TNT” GRANO DaVARRYL “Touch of Sleep” WILLIAMSON
NABF No. 1 & 2005 U.S. Amateur Heavyweight Champion Former No. 1-Ranked Heavyweight Contender
Hartford, Conn. Washington, D.C. (Denver, Colo.)
19-2-1 (15 KOs) 27-6 (23 KOs)
221 ½ 215
LIGHTWEIGHT ATTRACTION
10 ROUNDS
ANGELO “La Cobra” SANTANA JUSTIN “Le Voodoo” SAVI
Undefeated WBA No. 15 & Two-Time Cuban National Champion Former WBC Silver Champion
Miami, Fla. (Cuba) Cotonou, Benin
12-0 (9 KOs) 26-1 (18 KOs)
131 ¾ 125 ¾
SUPER WELTERWEIGHT ATTRACTION
10 ROUNDS
JOEY “Twinkle Fingers” HERNANDEZ BRANDON “The Business” BAUE
WBC U.S. Super Welterweight Champion Show Me State Slugger
Miami, Fla. Troy, Mo.
21-1-1 (12 KOs) 12-6 (10 KOs)
156 152
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT ATTRACTION
10 ROUNDS
OMAR “Oh!” HENRY TYRONE “Solja Black” SELDERS
Undefeated Contender Bayou Brawler
Chicago, Il. Baton Rouge, La.
11-0-1 (9 KOs) 8-2 (6 KOs)
154 153 ¾
SUPER FLYWEIGHT ATTRACTION
6 ROUNDS
THOMAS “The Franchise” SNOW ERNIE MARQUEZ
WBA No. 15-Ranked Contender Rocky Mountain Mexican
Washington, D.C. Boulder, Colo.
15-1 (9 KOs) 9-10-2 (3 KOs)
112 ½ 112 ¾
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT ATTRACTION
6 ROUNDS
AMIR “Young Gun” IMAM KELVIN WILLIAMS
Undefeated Prospect Gulf Coast Prospect
Albany, N.Y. Gulfport, Miss.
4-0 (3 KOs) 1-1 (1 KO)
138 136 ¾
HEAVYWEIGHT ATTRACTION
4 ROUNDS
TREVOR “American Dream” BRYAN HECTOR HODGE
Undefeated Prospect and 2011 Olympic Alternate Local Prospect
Albany, N.Y. Miami, Fla.
3-0 (2 KOs) 1-0
225 ¼ 213 ½
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT ATTRACTION
4 ROUNDS
ESAIE ESTIMAR XAVIER LUGO
Pro Debut Pro Debut
Hollywood, Fla. Deltona, Fla. (Puerto Rico)
0-0 0-0
148 ½ 144
YUSAF MACK TO TAKE ON SABOU BALLOGOU ON JULY 7TH AT THE PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA
Plus Philly Favorites Dhafir Smith, Tim Witherspoon Jr., Eric Hunter, Wahid Raheem, Tyrone Crawley Jr, Alex Barbosa and More as well as some of Philadelphia’s finest amateurs
On Saturday night July 7th at the beautiful Pennsylvania Convention Center, James Shuler Gym Promotions presents a night of boxing that will feature some of the best boxers in Philadelphia.
In the main event, Former world title challenger and currant USBA Light Heavyweight champion, Yusaf Mack will take on upset minded Sabou Ballogou in a bout scheduled for eight rounds.
Mack of Philadelphia has a record of 30-4-2 with seventeen knockouts and is coming an impressive performance when he scored an emphatic twelve round unanimous decision over former four-time world title challenger Omar Sheika on April 28th in Atlantic City.
Mack previously challenged for the IBF World championship and gave undefeated champion Tavoris Cloud all he wanted before being stopped in the eighth round.
Mack has victories over Donnell Wiggins (21-4-2); Jose Juan Vasquez (16-1-1); Daniel Judah (22-2-3) & Chris Henry (23-1)
Mack’s only setbacks have been to world champions Cloud, Alejandro Berrio, Glen Johnson and former world title challenger Librado Andrade.
Ballogou of Paris, France has a record of 8-5 with three knockouts.
He is a former IBC International and IBF Pan African Middleweight champion and is coming off a performance when he dropped an eight round unanimous decision to highly regarded and undefeated Derrick Webster in what was Ballogou’s American debut.
In that bout, Ballogou dropped Webster twice in round seven and Webster seemed seconds away from being knocked out before the bell rang to signal the end of the round. Webster was able to compose himself and hang on for the victory.
In the six round co-feature, newly crowned Pennsylvania Light Heavyweight champion Dhafir Smith (26-22-7, 4 KO’s) of Philadelphia will take on Bobby Jordan (8-3-1, 4 KO’s) of Norfolk, VA.
In a four round Featherweight bout, former U.S. Olympic Alternate Eric Hunter (15-2, 8 KO’s) of Philadelphia takes on Jason Rorie (6-15-2, 3 KO’s) of Winston-Salem, NC
All below bouts are four rounders:
Tim Witherspoon Jr. (6-2-1, 2 KO’s) of Philadelphia will take on Cassius Clay (0-3) in a Lightweight bout
Alex Barbosa (3-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia takes on an opponent to be announced in a Bantamweight bout.
Tyrone Crawley Jr. (2-0) of Philadelphia takes on an opponent to be announced in a Welterweight bout
Wahid Raheem (3-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia takes on Isaac Suarez (7-1, 3 KO’s) of Lancaster, PA
Kareem Macfarland (1-0, 1 KO) takes on Saud Clark (1-0, 1 KO) in a battle of Philadelphia based Welterweights.
Terrell James will make his pro debut against Terrell Boggs (0-4) of Philadelphia in a Jr. Middleweight bout.
Greg Jackson will make his pro debut against Vaughn Anderson (0-2) of Philadelphia in a Jr. Middleweight bout.
Corey Morley will make his pro debut against Randy Easton (0-0-1) of Williamsport, PA in a Heavyweight bout.
Orlando Lewis (4-2, 4 KO’s) of Vineland, New Jersey will make his return after a four year hiatus when he takes part in a Jr. Middleweight bout.
GOODWIN MAIN EVENTS LEON ‘SOLID’ WILLIAMS Vs. TONY ‘CONQUEROR’ CONQUEST Southern Area Cruiserweight Championship 7th July 2012 @ York Hall, London
After three false starts, the long awaited showdown, between former British Cruiserweight Champion Leon ‘Solid’ Williams and Southern Area Champ Tony ‘Conqueror’ Conquest, is finally set to take place, on the Olivia Goodwin promoted ‘One More Round’ event at York Hall on Saturday 7th July.
The last time this highly anticipated Clash of the Titans was due to take place was back in January, as Williams’ first defense of his British Crown, however Conquest was forced to withdraw due to a viral infection.
With Conquest out Williams instead defended against Nottingham’s Shane McPhilbin.
For eleven rounds Williams totally dominated the proceedings, including sending McPhilbin to the canvas twice. However after just thirty seconds of the final round things took a dramatic turn, for the worse, after McPhilbin landed a powerful clubbing shot, to the back of the defending Champ’s head, which ultimately lead to the fight being stopped and a new British Champion crowned.
With no quick rematch with McPhilbin, or a shot at current British Champ Enzo Maccarinelli on the horizon, the only way Williams could get back into the Championship mix this year would be to challenge his good friend Conquest.
A situation that wasn’t lost on the former Champ, as he made clear when he spoke briefly, following a training session at the TRAD TKO Boxing Gym, earlier. “Yeah it’s a stepping stone, I know I gave up the Southern Area title before I beat Rob Norton and became British Champ, but it does lead to bigger and better things.
God willing, I’ll get the chance to get my Lonsdale belt back after beating Tony on the 7th.
No make that Johnny willing, Johnny, my manager Johnny Eames, will do the business side for me, I’ve just got to win.
Preparation has been very good, sparring has been the best. I’m Dereck Chisora’s main sparring partner, so that’s good experience and I learn from it all the time.
This is really going to help me with the fight. Dereck’s a very big, strong guy and after all this work Tony will feel like a lightweight in comparison - Thank you Dereck Chisora.
I’m not trashing Tony, he’s a good friend of mine and a very good boxer, but there’s no friendship when you step in the ring, you fight, and that’s what we’re going to do - fight.
Team Solid is back...and climbing the ladder to the top. Team Solid all day, every Day...Yeah.”
Vinny Maddalone on July 7 opponent Tyson Fury
A veteran gatekeeper to contender status, 38-year-old heavyweight Vinny Maddalone(36-7-0, 26ko) is the next in line for Tyson Fury, 24, as the British/Irish big man looks to notch another win on his record as he makes a case to challenge for one of the major titles in boxing's no-limit weight class. Maddalone, who takes on Fury at Clevedon's Hand Arena in Somerset on July 7
LeGrand Joins Team Fight to Walk!
Hector Camacho Jr. Looks To Begin Title Run Saturday Night
Hector Camacho Jr. Looks To Begin Title Run Saturday Night
This Saturday night Hector Camacho Jr. will be stepping into the ring against Bernardo Guereca and looking to get back on track to working towards a potential middleweight title fight.
Camacho Jr. (53-4-1, 28 KO) is 10-1 in his last 11 fights, with his only loss coming at the hands of David Lemieux for the WBC International Middleweight Title. Coming into this fight on a 16 month layoff, Camacho Jr. is ready to get into the ring.
“I am very excited for Saturday night,” said Camacho. “We have had countless fights fall through, and then I dealt with the hand injury. But everything’s great now. I had a great training camp. Guereca is a strong fighter and also a fellow southpaw. I can’t wait to get in there and go to work.”
When Camacho Jr. is not training he donates a large part of his time to working with inner city kids and is a Board Member for the nonprofit organization Find A Dream.
“Find A Dream is a great organization with the best interest of the kids in mind,” said Camacho Jr. “They strive to help build facilities for inner city youth to go to, to keep them off the streets and out of gangs. Too many kids nowadays lack direction or any kind of mentorship, and Find A Dream provides them with that outlet.”
Camacho Jr. is joined by an all-star team at Find A Dream, including former Olympic gold medalist and heavyweight champion Ray Mercer, former cruiserweight champion Bobby Czyz, Don Steele, amongst a few others.
Find A Dream is adamant about its boxers and Board members staying active within their community and portraying a positive image and role. In upcoming months they will be hosting several events to spread awareness and promote their cause.
Hector Camacho Jr. will be going to battle against Bernardo Guereca this Saturday night at La Villita Maverick Plaza in San Antonio Texas.Boxing Channel Special Presentation: Show business icon Jerry Lewis shares his history with the sport of boxing
For the first time he does an interview exclusively about The Sweet Science |
In a long form Special Boxing Channel presentation Comedy legend Jerry Lewis reveals his long history with the sport, his friendships with champions like Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali, and his keen interest in today's boxers and the future of the sport.
In an interview with Hall of Fame Broadcaster Al Bernstein the 85 year old comic star shows his
affection and respect for the many champion boxers he has known. He also shows his deep insights into the sport by explaining what made these men special. Any interview with Jerry Lewis include laughs, and there are some of those here as well. Boxers and matches from the 1940's all the way to the most recent super fights all get attention from Jerry.
This is most likely the only chance we will all have to see Jerry Lewis talk boxing, and only boxing in an interview. To see this one of a kind feature go to Boxing Channel |