Thursday, June 27, 2013

Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks -- Flashback to 1988 #TBT

Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks -- Flashback to 1988

On June 27, 1988 Mike Tyson knocks out Michael Spinks in 91 seconds.

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CARD SET FOR THIS THURSDAY NIGHT’S CHAMPIONS OF TOMORROW SHOW AT THE DECK IN ESSINGTON, PA‏

This Thursday night June 27th at the Deck in Essington, PA, Marty Feldman and Meldrick Taylor’s Champions of Tomorrow will present its inaugural show with a terrific seven bout card.

In the main event, 2008 Olympic Bronze medal winner, Yordenis Ugas will take on tough veteran Adan Hernandez in a ten round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Ugas of Miami, Florida via Santiago, Cuba has an outstanding record of 13-1 with 6 knockouts.

He is known as a top prospect with championship potential as he won his first eleven fights which include a win over tough Kenny Abril.

He has won two in a row with the latest being a 10 round unanimous decision over former world title challenger Cosme Rivera on December 7th.

Hernandez of El Paso, Texas has a record of 15-7 with 6 knockouts.

The thirty-two year old Hernandez has fought a whose who of the top fighters such as undefeated Hugo Lewis (12-0-1); Rock Allen; World title challengers Urbano Antillion and Anthony Peterson as well as currant World champion Danny Garcia.

In a four round Welterweight bout son of former Heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon, Tim Witherspoon Jr. (9-3-1, 2 KO’s) of Philadelphia takes on Josh Beeman (4-11-4, 2 KO’s) of Providence, RI

Son of former world Heavyweight champion Bruce Seldon, Isiah Seldon (7-0, 3 KO’s) of Atlantic City, NJ battles Lekan Byfield (3-4-2, 1 KO) of Atlanta in a six round Middleweight bout.

Son of former world title challenger Tyrone Crawley, Tyrone Crawley Jr. (3-0) takes on Christian Steele (3-5-1, 1 KO) of Philadelphia.

David Gonzales (1-0) of Philadelphia, PA fights Pro debuting Evencii Dixon of Lancaster, PA in a four round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Dante Selby (1-0-1) will box Zeferino Albino (4-17-3, 2 KO’s) in a fight featuring two Philadelphia based Heavyweights scheduled for four rounds.

Lonnie Jackson (1-0-1) of Philadelphia takes on battle tested Travis Thompson (4-10-2, 3 KO’s) of Pottstown, PA in a Lightweight bout scheduled for four rounds.

“This will be an exceptional night of boxing. We have a loaded card that features an Olympic Bronze medal winner, 2 sons of Heavyweight champions, another son of a world title challenger plus some of the best young talent in the Philadelphia area”, said “Champions of Tomorrow co-founder Damon Feldman.

“This is just the start of what we are looking to do. We want to run every month to six weeks and already are exploring dates for early August. We want to feature not only talented fighters but want to put them in good crowd pleasing fights so when the fans leave they will want to come to the next event”

50 Cent's Birthday Bash July 5, 2013 * Connecticut Convention Center * Hartford, CT; Prospect Luis Olivares On fast track July 5 ESPN FNF at Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford

Twenty-year-old "Magic Man" Luis Olivares, Jr. (4-0, 3 KOs), promoted by Curtis (50 Cent) Jackson's SMS Promotions, is on the fast track to potential stardom. His accelerated path already finds him in his fifth professional fight, since his pro debut this past March, on the July 5^th ESPNFriday Night Fightscard, airing live from the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

"50 Cent's Birthday Bash," the first solo venture by rapper/promoter 50 Cent's SMS Promotions, is headlined on ESPN Friday Night Fights by a 10-round throw-down between undefeated North American Boxing Organization (NABO) and North American Boxing Association (NABA) light heavyweight champion Eleider "Storm" Alvarez (12-0, 8 KOs) and former world super middleweight title challenger Allan "Ghost Dog" Green (32-4, 22 KOs). Alvarez-Green is being presented in association with Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM).

In the 10-round ESPN Friday Night Fights co-feature, former International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight champion Billy "The Kid" Dib (35-2, 21 KOs), a native of Australia, meets hometown favorite "Machine Gun" Mike Oliver (25-3, 8 KOs), a former International Boxing Organization (IBO) super bantamweight titlist.

Alvarez, fighting out of Glendale, Arizona, will be fighting for the fifth time in only 3 ½ months, including his last on June 14, in which he stopped Juan Zuniga in the opening round of their fight in Santa Ynez, California.

"I've been blessed, truthfully, to be given opportunities to fight so often and get exposure," Olivares said. "I'm with the right team at the right time. I was jumping up and down when I signed with 50 Cent. My sister first introduced me to his music. I grew-up listening to him and 50 was the first rapper I liked. I'm a movie fanatic and loved his movie, Get Rich or Die Tryin'. He can do so much more for a fighter than other boxing promoters, in terms of exposure, because of his superstar status, which isn't limited to just boxing."

Olivares was a standout amateur (120-15) whose career was highlighted by his bronze-medal placing at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. He lost to the eventual 141-pound U.S. Olympian, Jamel Herring.

In his July 5^th fight in Hartford, Olivares will take on another unbeaten prospect, super lightweight Jonathan Perez (4-0, 2 KOs), of Puerto Rico. It's rare for a pair of undefeated prospects to fight each other so early in their careers.

"A lot of people have been asking me why I'm taking a risk fighting a 4-0 opponent," Olivares explained. "I am fighting a tough guy but I'll fight anybody. I don't want to take a step backwards. My coach, Alan Biers, wanted to take the fight, so we sat down with my manager, Tony Gonzalez, and decided to take it. We're all confident in my ability to win this fight."

An explosive boxer-puncher who counters when opportunities present themselves, Olivares is a well-spoken, personable young fighter who, thanks to 50 Cent, is on the fast track.

Also fighting on the undercard in four rounds bouts is Cincinnati native Donte Strayhorn (1-1) vs. Hartford super lightweight Oscar Diaz (0-1), New Haven featherweight Nate Green (3-0, 1 KO) vs. Micah Branch (1-6-1), of Cincinnati, New Haven (CT) welterweight Jimmy Williams vs. Saul Almeida (0-1), of Woburn (MA), and pro-debuting super welterweights David Wilson, of New Haven, vs. Woburn's (MA) Rodrigo Almeida. Unbeaten super welterweight Emmanuel "Pirata" De Jesus (4-0, 4 KOs) has been added to the card in a four-round match against an opponent to be determined.

Dib, Strayhorn and De Jesus are also promoted by 50 Cent. All fights and fighters are subject to change.

"THE ONE" IS SOLD OUT! TICKETS FOR SEPTEMBER 14 MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO MEGA-FIGHT AT THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA SELL OUT IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS LAS VEGAS CLOSED CIRCUIT TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 28

"THE ONE" IS SOLD OUT! TICKETS FOR SEPTEMBER 14 MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO MEGA-FIGHT AT THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA SELL OUT IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS LAS VEGAS CLOSED CIRCUIT TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 28

As soon as the September 14 showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez was announced, it became the biggest fight of 2013 and the hottest ticket in town. How hot? Less than 24 hours after going on sale on Tuesday, every ticket to the highly anticipated fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena was sold, confirming that when it comes to "THE ONE," which will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV, the entire world will be watching.

In response to the rapid live gate sellout, Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions, Canelo Promotions and MGM Resorts International are pleased to announce that six MGM Resorts properties will host live closed circuit telecasts of "THE ONE." Properties showcasing the event include ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Monte Carlo and New York-New York.

"This sell out doesn't surprise me because this is what happens when the best fights the best," said Mayweather. "I want to thank all the fans for their support. They're going to see a hell of a show on September 14, whether it's at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, on closed circuit in Las Vegas or on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View."

"Thank you to everyone who bought tickets to this event," said Alvarez. "I know I will have plenty of support in the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 14. This is the biggest night of my career, I will be at my best for it and I will win."

"We're truly excited that the fans have spoken," said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. "This is a tremendous fight and the quick sellout is another indication that this is the fight fans want to see. Both fighters thank the fans for their tremendous support."

"The demand for tickets, even before they went on sale, was unprecedented," said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. "This is the fight the world wanted, we gave it to the fans, and they responded. September 14 will be the biggest night boxing has seen in years. We urge fans to get their closed circuit tickets before they sell out as well!"

"THE ONE: MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO," a 12-round fight for Canelo's WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine Super Welterweight World Championships and Mayweather's WBA Super Welterweight Super World Championship taking place Saturday, Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions and sponsored by Corona, O'Reilly Auto Parts and Valvoline. The mega-event will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The event can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP).

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50 Cent's Birthday Bash July 5, 2013 * Connecticut Convention Center * Hartford, CT

WHAT: SMS Promotions Press Conference - Open To Public

WHO: 50 CENT

Promoter, SMS Promotions

JAVIER "El Chino" FLORES (9-0, 8 KOs), Hartford, CT by way of Puerto Rico

JIMMY WILLIAMS (3-0, 2 KOs), New Haven, CT

JOSE ANGEL ORTIZ (4-12-1, 1 KO), Springfield, MA

DUSTIN REINHOLD (5-4, 2 KOs), Fall River, MA

NATE GREEN (3-0, 1 KO), New Haven, CT

DAVID WILSON (pro debut), New Haven, CT

RODRIGO ALMEIDA (pro debut), Woburn, MA

OSCAR DIAZ (0-1), Hartford, CT

FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO ALVAREZ 11-CITY, TWO-COUNTRY PRESS TOUR LOCATIONS AND TIMES ANNOUNCED WITH UNPRECEDENTED KICK-OFF IN TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY‏

News spread like wildfire last week when details of the upcoming 11-city, two-country media tour to officially announce the September 14 mega-fight between Eight-Time, Five-Division World Champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Unified Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez were made public.

Mayweather vs. Canelo, a 12-round fight for Mayweather's WBA Super Welterweight Super World Championship and Canelo's WBA, WBC and The Ring Magazine Super Welterweight World Championships taking place Saturday, September 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions and is sponsored by Corona and O'Reilly Auto Parts, Valvoline. The mega-event will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV^® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The event will beavailable in Spanish on secondary audio programming (SAP).

2012 BRITISH OLYMPIAN ANTHONY OGOGO ADDED TO STACKED JULY 13 BILL AT THE MS3 CRAVEN PARK IN HULL, ENGLAND‏

Team Great Britain Olympic star Anthony Ogogo will compete for the third time as a professional on July 13 at the MS3 Craven Park in Hull, live on Sky Sports on Betfair's "The Homecoming" along with the professional debut of Olympic teammate Luke Campbell MBE.

2012 Bronze Medalist Ogogo, who will face an opponent to be named in a six-round middleweight bout, joins a top class undercard in support of the debut of Gold Medalist Campbell and unbeaten Sheffield welterweight Kell Brook facing dangerous American Carson Jones in a rematch of their epic clash last July. Plus, Welsh featherweight sensation Lee Selby will be in action against unbeaten Romanian Viorel Simion, Derry Mathews and Hull's Tommy Coyle clash for the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title as well as appearances by English Super Middleweight Champion Rocky Fielding, unbeaten middleweight sensation John Ryder, light welterweight Curtis Woodhouse and local talents Joel Haigh and Zak Collins

Bronze medal winner Ogogo made an explosive start to life in the pros, dropping Kieron Gray in the second round of his debut on April 27 at Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield and followed that with another impressive win, this time at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City in the United States, getting six rounds under his belt against durable Puerto Rican Edgar Perez on May 18.

"I'm extremely patriotic and proud to be British, so I'm excited to be back fighting in the U.K. on July 13," said Ogogo, who is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. "It's great to be on the same card as my Olympic teammate and one of my best friends outside of the ring, Luke Campbell. I expect a spectacular performance from Luke on the night, and I'm planning on delivering one myself and really give my home country fans a show."

"Anthony has shown fans on both sides of the Atlantic just how much potential he has, and we're all looking forward to his continued development on July 13," said Oscar De La Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. "Eddie Hearn has put together a great show for Hull fans and we're honored to have Anthony participate on it."

"I'm delighted to be working with Anthony and Golden Boy as it gives the U.K. public the opportunity to watch Anthony's impressive progress," said show promoter Eddie Hearn.

FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER SELECTS CANELO ALVAREZ FOR SUPER WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEGA-BOUT "THE ONE: MAYWEATHER VS CANELO" ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 14

BOXING'S BIGGEST STAR, UNDEFEATED, EIGHT-TIME & FIVE-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER SELECTS UNDEFEATED MEXICAN BOXING SENSATION CANELO ALVAREZ FOR SUPER WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEGA-BOUT "THE ONE: MAYWEATHER VS CANELO" ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 14 AT MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS AND LIVE ON SHOWTIME PPV®

The most compelling and anticipated fight in boxing is officially set as the sport's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, undefeated Eight-Time, Five-Division World ChampionFloyd "Money" Mayweather will face undefeated Mexican star and Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez in "THE ONE: MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO" on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, live on SHOWTIME PPV^®.

The marquee matchup was initially announced by Mayweather via his Twitter account on May 29 setting the sports world abuzz. The bout will be a Super Welterweight World Championship contested for the WBC, WBA Super, WBA and Ring Magazine Super Welterweight World Championships on Mexican Independence Day weekend, one of the two biggest weekends on the boxing calendar. The fight will be promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions.

The event is sponsored by Corona, O'Reilly Auto Parts and Valvoline and will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV^® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The event can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP).

Mayweather, who usually campaigns at 147 pounds, chose the younger and bigger Canelo as his opponent for the second bout of his new contract with Showtime Networks Inc. and its parent company, CBS Corporation.

"I picked Canelo because he deserves the chance and is the best opponent possible for me at this time," said Mayweather, who is coming off of a near shutout win on May 4 over Six-Time and Four-Division World Champion Robert Guerrero. "When I signed my new deal with Showtime and CBS, I said I was going to stay active and fight the best fighters and I am keeping my word. I looked at several different fighters and decided to pick Canelo because he can give me a great fight and one the fans are going to appreciate. Sure it's a risk to fight a guy that is younger and bigger than me, but I love taking risks. Be ready because I'm in fantastic shape and I'm going to train even harder for this fight than I did for my last one. He might be a big, young, strong and talented champion, but my experience and work ethic make me believe that I'm that much better and no one in boxing can beat me right now."

Canelo is coming off of a unanimous decision win over then WBA World Champion Austin Trout in front of a sold-out crowd of nearly 40,000 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on April 20. The young champion has been soliciting to fight Mayweather for some time and is excited to challenge boxing's best fighter in what could be a career-defining fight for the Mexican superstar.

"I'm ready for the big challenges and now I have to prove it against Floyd Mayweather on September 14," said Canelo. "I said that I wanted to fight the best and here I am in front of the best pound-for-pound fighter, who I respect for his achievements, but on September 14, I will write a new page in boxing history because I'm going to be victorious. This fight is for all of my fans, my family and of course for Mexico because we're fighting on the weekend of Mexico's Independence. I've waited so long for this and my only option is to WIN!"

"It's a done deal and I commend Floyd for selecting Canelo Alvarez as his next challenge," said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO Mayweather Promotions. "Floyd is a great champion who has earned the right to control the destiny of his career. To select a young, strong and bigger opponent in Canelo, who has proven he is at the championship level with his success to date, is just another indication of Floyd's love for the sport and the fans that embrace him every time he steps in the ring. It's his legacy on the line September 14 and I have no doubt that he will be victorious again."

"This is THE ONE. The one fight everyone wants to see as Mayweather is the best ONE ever and no ONE has ever been able to find a way to beat him," said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. "Will he stay undefeated or will Canelo be the first ONE to beat him? My hat goes off to Floyd for accepting the challenge of a young, strong and undefeated fighter like Canelo and my hat goes off to Canelo for agreeing to fight the best fighter in the world. These are modern day gladiators who know how to entertain and on September 14, the world will stop and watch to see who will be THE ONE! Mayweather vs. Canelo is without doubt ONE of the biggest boxing events of all-time."

"The response to the announcement of this event, from all corners of sports and entertainment, has been overwhelming," said Stephen Espinoza, executive vice president and general manager, SHOWTIME Sports. "It's a natural response when the two most skilled and most popular athletes in a sport face off against each other. I commend both Floyd and Canelo for making the best fight possible. Neither man ever waivered in their desire to give the fans what they've been clamoring for."

"We look forward to hosting one of the biggest boxing events in recent years over Mexican Independence Day weekend," said Richard Sturm, president of sports and entertainment for MGM Resorts International. "These two undefeated athletes will put on a spectacular show, guaranteeing boxing fans a thrilling, action-packed night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena."

Undefeated Floyd "Money" Mayweather, (44-0, 26 KO's), an eight-time world champion in five weight divisions, remains boxing's biggest attraction, wowing crowds and generating remarkable pay-per-view numbers every time he steps into the ring. During Mayweather's already extraordinary career, he has amassed wins over world champions including Genaro Hernandez, Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, Arturo Gatti, Zab Judah, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez, Shane Mosley, Victor Ortiz, Miguel Cotto and most recently Robert Guerrero, marking the 44^th win of his storied career. Over the course of his participation in pay-per-view events Mayweather has generated more than 10.6 million buys and nearly $650 million in pay-per-view revenue. He averages more than one million pay-per-view buys per event, the highest pay-per-view buy average of any boxer in history. Mayweather, the world's highest paid athlete in any sport (Sports Illustrated, 2013), co-headlined the single biggest pay-per-view boxing event in history when he fought Oscar De La Hoya in 2007. In addition, Mayweatherhas appeared in the sport's four biggest non-heavyweight pay-per-view events.

At only 22 years of age, the pride of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Canelo Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO's) has emerged as a Mexican icon, standing side-by-side with his country's greatest sporting legends. His fights on Mexican television network Televisa routinely garner record ratings. In Sept. 2012, Canelo set a new ratings record for boxing on SHOWTIME in his first bout on the network. A fighting phenom, Canelo has fought professionally since 2005 when he was only 15 years old. The powerful puncher tore through all comers on the local circuit in Mexico before winning the NABF welterweight title in 2009. He then began his attack on the international boxing scene. In 2010, Canelo had a breakout year with victories over Jose Miguel Cotto, Luciano Cuello and former World Champions Carlos Baldomir and Lovemore N'dou. By 2011, he earned his first world championship by defeating Matthew Hatton for the WBC Super Welterweight World Championship. Canelo has since defended his title successfully six times defeating Ryan Rhodes, Alfonso Gomez, Kermit Cintron, Sugar Shane Mosley, Josesito Lopez and, most recently, with a spirited unanimous decision win over Austin Trout, setting up his fight against Mayweather.

The MGM Grand Garden Arena is home to concerts, championship boxing and premier sporting and special events. The Arena offers comfortable seating for as many as 16,800 with excellent sightlines and state-of-the-art acoustics, lighting and sound. Prominent events to date have included world championship fights between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson as well as Oscar de la Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez; and concerts by The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, George Strait, Janet Jackson, Phil Collins, Billy Joel, U2, Lady Gaga, Sting, Coldplay, Alicia Keys, Jimmy Buffett and the Barbra Streisand Millennium Concert. The MGM Grand Garden Arena also is home to the annual shows including Academy of Country Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, iHeartRadio Music Festival and the Frozen Fury NHL pre-season game which features the Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche.

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME^®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL^™ and FLIX^®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME 2^™, SHOWTIME^® SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME^®, SHOWTIME BEYOND^®, SHOWTIME NEXT^®, SHOWTIME WOMEN^®, SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE^® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL^™ XTRA. SNI also offers SHOWTIME HD^™, THE MOVIE CHANNEL^™ HD, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND^®, FLIX ON DEMAND^® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL^™ ON DEMAND, and the network's authentication service SHOWTIME ANYTIME^®. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks^™, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution, which offers Smithsonian Channel^™. All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV^®.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

SERGIO “THE LATIN SNAKE” MORA EXCITED ABOUT FIGHT WITH PROKSA ON JUNE 28TH IN JACKSONVILLE ON ESPN’S FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS‏

On Friday night, June 28^th former WBC Super Welterweight champion, Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora will take on former Middleweight world title challenger Grzegorz Proksa (29-2, 21 KO’s) at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The show, which will headline ESPN’s Friday Night Fights is promoted by Banner Promotions.

Mora (23-3-2, 7 KO’s) of East Los Angeles, California expects a great fight and a tough challenge from the former European Middleweight champion.

“Proksa is a solid fighter who fights with a lot of confidence”, said Mora.

“We have similar styles so it should be a chess match. Because we both have a great will to win, it should make for an excellent fight.”

Mora feels he has been on the wrong end of decisions with Brian Vera and a draw with Shane Mosley knows that judging of the fight is very important and can have huge implications in a fighter’s career.

“I hope the real winner gets the decisions. I felt I was wronged in the Vera fight and that spring boarded him to a fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. I just hope the judges clearly see who is the effective aggressor, ring general and who has the better defense on June 28^th”.

With stalwarts of the Middleweight division Sergio Martinez being injured and Chavez possibly moving up in weight, the winner will see himself in prime position for a title shot.

“There’s IBF champion Daniel Geale, Felix Sturm, The winner of Gennady Golovkin and Matthew Macklin as well as the only American of the bunch being WBO champion Peter Quillin, so the winner of this fight should fight for a title.”

Mora, who rose to fame by winning the Inaugural “Contender” competition has been a little under the radar since his draw with Mosley in 2010

“I don’t know why that has been. An opponent has never beaten me up. I just never have had a promoter or network to build me. I come to win and what I have learned is that I have to evolve with the game to become relevant. This fight is a re-establishment fight for me. This is my 5^th fight on ESPN and I am glad to be back and ready to put on a show.”

WBA/IBO champ Gennady "GGG" Golovkin vs Irelands Matthew "Mack The Knife" Macklin On June 29

Gennady "GGG" Golovkin

"This has been a terrific camp, the weather in Big Bear has been very good throughout. Training has been great and I've had some very good sparring."

"My only focus is on Matthew Macklin on Saturday, June 29, nothing else."

"It's always exciting to fight. I'm thankful to all my fans for their support.

I'm looking forward to putting on another good show."

"I know that Chavez Jr., Geale and Sturm have fights coming up. I will fight any of them. I want to fight the best and challenge myself always."

WBA/IBO champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (26-0, 23KO's) meets Ireland's top-rated former world title challenger Matthew "Mack The Knife" Macklin (29-4, 20KO's) in their much-anticipated middleweight championship showdown at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods ® Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The championship matchup will be the main event on the HBO Boxing After Dark triple-header, which will be televised live on HBO^®beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.

In the HBO televised co-feature bout, red-hot super middleweight contender and IBO Champion Thomas "Tommy Gun" Oosthuizen (21-0-1, 13KO's) puts his undefeated record on the line against fellow undefeated contender Brandon "Flawless" Gonzales(17-0, 10KO's) while top-rated junior middleweight NABF champion Willie "The Great" Nelson (20-1-1, 12KO's) squares off against Luciano Cuello (32-2, 16KO's) in the televised opener. Both bouts are scheduled for 10 rounds.

No Holds Barred: Almost Glorious, with Keisha Morrisey and Stephen Quadros

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman spoke with our correspondent Keisha Morrisey (http://twitter.com/KCMorrisey) and "The Fight Professor" Stephen Quadros (http://twitter.com/StephenQuadros).

We were all at the Glory 9 kickboxing card, which took place Saturday, June 22, at the Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center in New York.

Keisha Morrisey also shuttled between this event and the boxing card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, headlined by the Adrien Broner-Paulie Malignaggi fight. This provided her an unparalleled opportunity to compare both live shows. Right after the fights, we had a short discussion with Stephen Quadros, who was a TV commentator for Glory 9, about the highs and lows of this card, including the three victories by Tyrone Spong to win the eight-man, light heavyweight tournament. We spoke with Keisha Morrisey Sunday by phone about how she evaluated these two events. "Just in walking into the Glory event, you automatically felt the illumination in the room, the energy of the fans. The music was beautiful, the ambiance, everything about the setting was right on point," she said in this interview. As far as the boxing at the Barclays Center, she added, "It's unreal the energy that you do not have at a boxing event there." We discussed why Glory 9 was by far the better event, the future of boxing and kickboxing in the combat sports world, and much more.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

HOTTEST TICKETS IN RECENT BOXING HISTORY GO ON SALE TUESDAY, JUNE 25 AT 1:00 P.M ET/10:00 A.M. PT FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO ALVAREZ SUPER WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEGA-BOUT SET FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 AT THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS

It all started with a Tweet on May 29...

"I chose my opponent for September 14," wrote Floyd "Money" Mayweather, "and it's Canelo Alvarez. I'm giving the fans what they want. It will be at the MGM Grand."

With that, the biggest fight of 2013 became a reality, as Mayweather, boxing's reigning pound for pound king, will put his perfect 44-0 record on the line against Mexican superstar and undefeated Canelo in a Super Welterweight World Championship Unification bout. Tickets for the highly anticipated mega-fight go on sale Tuesday, June 25 at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 p.m. PT.

Tickets will be priced at $2,000, $1,500, $1,000, $600 and $350, not including applicable service charges, with a total ticket limit of 12 per person, a limit of 10 per person at the $2,000, $1,500, $1,000, $600 and $350 price levels and a limit of two per person at the $350 price level. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets will also be available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

Mayweather vs. Canelo, a 12-round fight for Canelo's WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine Super Welterweight World Championships and Mayweather's WBA Super Welterweight Super World Championship taking place Saturday, Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions and sponsored by Corona, O'Reilly Auto Parts and Valvoline. The mega-event will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV^® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The event can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP).

THE PREFIGHT TALE OF THE TAPE

HOME COUNTRY

Mayweather: United States

Canelo: Mexico

WINS

Mayweather: 44

Canelo: 42

KNOCKOUTS

Mayweather: 26

Canelo: 30

LOSSES

Mayweather: 0

Canelo: 0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Mayweather: 8

Canelo: 3

WORLD TITLE FIGHT WINS

Mayweather: 21

Canelo: 7

COMMON OPPONENTS

Shane Mosley: Mayweather W12/Canelo W12

Carlos Baldomir: Mayweather W12/Canelo KO6

AGE

Mayweather: 36

Canelo: 22

TWITTER FOLLOWERS

Mayweather: 4,024,541 (as of Friday, June 21)

Canelo: 231,164 (as of Friday, June 21)

ATTENDANCE FOR LAST FIGHT

Mayweather: 15,880

Canelo: 39,472

GOAL ON SEPTEMBER 14

Mayweather: Win

Canelo: Win

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Friday, June 21, 2013

Boxing Tonite!!! FNF

MALIGNAGGI vs. BRONER WEIGH-IN

MALIGNAGGI vs. BRONER WEIGH-IN
Malignaggi 146.4. and Broner weighs in at 146.8 pounds
WBA Welterweight World Champion Paulie Malignaggi and current WBC Lightweight and Two-Division World Champion Adrien Broner taking place this Saturday, June 22, live on SHOWTIME® (9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT) from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

♔EL Boxing Empress & MMA Princess♔, See you at the Fights and Thank You for your time. EL Boxing Empress Online @ Twitter http://www.twitter.com/Keishamorrisey ©®™ 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 All photos other than those specified by "EL Boxing Empress & MMA Princess" Keisha Morrisey, for ♔Impress Photo-Studios♔ and KCKMT for Bloodline Boxing Communications Entertainment and ★Starlite★ Boxing's Sweetscience Blog-Online Publication all rights reserved.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Malignaggi vs. Broner Sizzle Video

Malignaggi-Broner Sizzle Video and
Tuesday's Media Workout Quotes & Photos
For Saturday Night's Showdown from Barclays Center
Live on SHOWTIME®

"I'm going to dominate him, punish him and make him quit on his stool" - Paulie Malignaggi

"June 22, he's going to wish there's another corner he can run to" - Adrien Broner

PAULIE MALIGNAGGI vs. ADRIEN BRONER; Live Saturday, June 22, LIVE on SHOWTIME

WBA Welterweight World Champion Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi will defend his belt against undefeated current WBC Lightweight and Two-Division World Champion Adrien "The Problem" Broner on Saturday, June 22, LIVE on SHOWTIME (9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT) from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

One of Brooklyn's favorite fighting sons, the crafty Malignaggi (32-4, 7 KO's) is a two-division world champion known for his lighting fast hands and even faster mouth. Malignaggi, who has faced Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton and Amir Khan, will look to stop the rise of the undefeated Broner a few miles from his home in Brooklyn.

The 23-year-old, Broner (26-0, 22 KO's), of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been called the next Floyd Mayweather. The brash and confident two-division world champion will move up two weight divisions with a shot at becoming just the fourth fighter to win a world title in their first fight after jumping a weight class, joining Roberto Duran, Roy Jones Jr. and Robert Guerrero.

In the co-featured bouts, Johnathon Banks (29-1-1, 19 KO's), of Detroit, Mich., will look to repeat his 2012 upset win over Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell (25-1-1, 19 KO's), of Brandywine, Md., as he defends his NABO and WBC International Heavyweight titles in a 12-round bout and number one rated WBC super middleweight contender Sakio Bika (31-5-2, 21 KO's), of Sydney, Australia, faces number four rated WBC super middleweight contender
Marco Antonio Periban (20-0, 13 KO's), of Mexico City, Mexico, in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight World Championship. ABOUT "MALIGNAGGI VS BRONER":
Malignaggi vs. Broner, a 12-round fight for Malignaggi's WBA Welterweight World Championship, will take place Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and R & R Promotions, supported by Golden Boy Promotions' sponsors Corona and AT&T and will be televised live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. In the co-featured bouts, Johnathon Banks will look to repeat his 2012 upset win over Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell as he defends his NABO and WBC International Heavyweight titles in a 12-round fight presented in association with K2 Promotions and number one rated WBC super middleweight contender Sakio Bika faces number four rated WBC super middleweight contender Marco Antonio Periban in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight World Championship. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® is available in Spanish on secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary fights will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

SHOWTIME Sports To Stream Malignaggi vs. Broner Press Conference

* SHO STREAM: MALIGNAGGI vs. BRONER *

SHOWTIME SPORTS^® TO STREAM MALIGNAGGI vs. BRONER

FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE & WEIGH-IN

LIVE ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS

PRESS CONFERENCE: LIVE Thursday, June 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT

WEIGH-IN: LIVE Friday, June 21 at 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT

PRESS CONFERENCE: Thursday, June 20 LIVE at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT

SHOWTIME Sports will offer live streams of Thursday’s final press conference and Friday’s weigh-in for the highly anticipated showdown between WBA Welterweight World Champion Paulie Malignaggi and current WBC Lightweight and Two-Division World Champion Adrien Broner taking place this Saturday, June 22, live on SHOWTIME^® (9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT) from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

USTREAM EMBED CODE:

Video streaming by Ustream

GLORY Exclusive: Tyrone "The King of the Ring" Spong + GLORY SPORTS INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS; GLORY 9 NYC ON JUNE 22ND

Additionally, GLORY Sports International is pleased to bring you FIVE Superfights of epic proportions, including names like Daniel Ghita, Joseph Valtellini, Rico Verhoeven, Errol Zimmerman, and more!

GLORY Kickboxers are the top strikers on the planet, and the Light-Heavyweight division is absolutely stacked with stand-up fighting talent. On June 22nd, the top eight LHW contenders collide at full speed, and the new champ will have to win THREE fights in one night!

TOURNAMENT FIGHTERS:

- Blackzilian Surinamese superstar, TYRONE “King of the Ring” SPONG

- No.1 ranked Congolese warrior, DANYO “Dibuba” ILUNGA

- Belgian kickboxing technician, FILIP “The Belgian Bull” VERLINDEN

- Renowned Tunisian fighter MOURAD “The Silent Power” BOUZIDI

- 23 year-old Dutch kickboxing prodigy MICHAEL DUUT

- Australian Muay Thai champ, STEVE “The Smashing Machine” MCKINNON

- American Road to GLORY LHW tournament champ DUSTIN JACOBY

- American heavy-hitter BRIAN “The Lion” COLLETTE

SUPERFIGHTS:

- (Heavyweight) Former Romanian Secret Service agent-turned-fighter, DANIEL “The Savage Samurai” GHITA vs. elite French kickboxer BRICE “Nectar” GUIDON

- (Welterweight) Canadian rising star JOSEPH “Bazooka Joe” VALTELLINI vs. American Road to GLORY Welterweight tournament champ FRANCOIS “Bang Bang” AMBANG

- (Heavyweight) Massive British brawler DANIEL “The Warrior” SAM vs. Brazilian stand-up fighting machine ANDERSON “Braddock” SILVA

- (Middleweight) American Road to GLORY Middleweight tournament champ Mike Lemaire vs. local New York KO artist Wayne Barrett
- (Heavyweight) Dutch prodigy “Prince of Kickboxing” RICO VERHOEVEN vs. power-punching Dutch destroyer ERROL “The Bonecrusher” ZIMMERMAN

♔EL Boxing Empress & MMA Princess♔, See you at the Fights and Thank You for your time. EL Boxing Empress Online @ Twitter http://www.twitter.com/Keishamorrisey ©®™ 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 All photos other than those specified by "EL Boxing Empress & MMA Princess" Keisha Morrisey, for ♔Impress Photo-Studios♔ and KCKMT for Bloodline Boxing Communications Entertainment and ★Starlite★ Boxing's Sweetscience Blog-Online Publication all rights reserved.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

JOHNATHON BANKS VS. SETH "MAYHEM" MITCHELL QUOTES & PHOTOS FROM THEIR MEDIA WORKOUTS‏

JOHNATHON BANKS VS. SETH "MAYHEM" MITCHELL

QUOTES & PHOTOS FROM THEIR MEDIA WORKOUTS

IN DETROIT, MICH. & CLINTON, MD. RESPECTIVELY

Banks vs. Mitchell II is the Co-Main Event of the WBA Welterweight World Championship

Between Paulie Malignaggi and Adrien Broner Taking Place on Saturday, June 22

at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York Live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

JOHNATHON BANKS, NABO & WBC International Heavyweight Champion

"I'm very excited to get back in the ring against Seth on June 22. Boxing is my life and you can see by my smile how I feel.

"The thumb is fine. No problems at all with it for this camp.

"It's been an easy transition back to boxing from my role as a trainer of Wladimir Klitschko.

"I expect a smarter and very well prepared Seth Mitchell for this rematch.

"[On his birthday falling on June 22] I can't think of a better way to celebrate my birthday than in the ring on June 22.

"[On the fan turnout at his open workout at Ecorse High School in Detroit] I'm very active here in a mentoring role at the school and they've been very supportive of me. It's great to see so many members of the community, family and friends turn out."

SETH MITCHELL, Former NABO Heavyweight Champion

"I'm excited. It's the first time I'm going up to Barclays Center. It's a rematch. It's a good fight for me. It's pressure, but I've got to channel it and I'm not letting it overwhelm me. I'm excited to put the loss against Banks behind me and get this chapter of my life over with

"I'm not even looking at it like revenge. I look at it as I took a hit and I learned from it. I came to the gym, I worked extremely hard to try to get my prep, to work on my things and to learn from my mistakes.

"I want to win, so if you want to call that revenge, then that's revenge.

"I'm still going to bring some heat. I tell people I don't see myself in a boring fight, I'm just going to be smarter and have a smarter approach.

"God blessed me with size, speed and power, so I just have to go out there and be more defensively responsible. That's my motto.

"When I watch the first fight, I realize that I made so many mistakes, but they aren't things I'm going to repeat.

"I've been fighting for only six and a half years. It's not long, but I consider myself a quick learner.

"If Johnathon Banks would've out-boxed me for six or seven rounds or outclassed me, of course the fighter in me would've wanted a rematch, but I wouldn't have taken the rematch right away. I believe that I'm a better fighter than him and I didn't show everything that I'm capable of. That's why I want a rematch.

"I went to my team and I said I wanted a rematch. I've got a smart group of people around me and if they felt that I couldn't beat him, they'd have talked among themselves and come out with a different game plan.

"I truly believe I'm better than Johnathon Banks and I will show it on the 22^nd."

Malignaggi vs. Broner, a 12-round fight for Malignaggi's WBA Welterweight World Championship, will take place Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and R & R Promotions, supported by Golden Boy Promotions' sponsors Corona and AT&T and will be televised live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^®beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. In the co-featured bouts, Johnathon Banks will look to repeat his 2012 upset win over Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell as he defends his NABO and WBC International Heavyweight titles in a 12-round fight presented in association with K2 Promotions and number one rated WBC super middleweight contender Sakio Bika faces number four rated WBC super middleweight contender Marco Antonio Periban in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC Super Middle weight World Championship. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^® is available in Spanish on secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary fights will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

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