Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik haunts Jermain "Bad Intentions Taylor, Andre Berto out jabs David Estrada

Atlantic City, NJ - Unbeaten Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik (31-0, 28 KO's) of Youngstown, Ohio and No.1 contender(WBO & WBC) KO'd undefeated and undisputed world middleweight champion Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor (27-0-1, 17 KO's) of Little Rock, Arkansas. In the main event, for the 10,000 plus in attendance at the Boardwalk Hall and the millions watching on HBO sports world championship boxing, Taylor lost his WBC world middleweight championship title to the undefeated top ranked challenger Kelly Pavlik when referee Steve Smuger stopped the bout in the 7-round, of a scheduled 12-round championship contest.

Kelly Pavlik at the Post press conference after the victory.

Jermain Taylor at the Post press conference after the defeat.


DiBella Entertainment and Top Rank, co-promoters of Taylor vs Pavlik world championship boxing event.

Lou DiBella at Post press conference of the "Throwback".

Kelly Pavlik and promoter Bob Arum at New York Press Conference at Tavern on the Green.

Andre Berto (20-0,16 KO's) of Winterhaven Florida, in a NABF welterweight championship/WBC and IBF eliminator, won in the 11th round by TKO, over David Estrada (21-4,12 KO's) of Miami Florida.


The "Throwback" under card
Richard Pierson (5-1) and sparring partner for Kelly Pavlik, opened the action with a powerful display against Ray Smith (7-2-2 KO's), referee Sparkle Lee stopped the bout 2:58 into the 5th round, awarding Pierson a TKO victory.

Ronald Hearns (16-0-13 KO's) of Southfield, MI and hot middleweight prospect TKO'd Robert Kamya (16-8-4 KO's) of Florida. Hearns son of the great Thomas "Hitman" Hearns, twice dropped Kamya before referee Samuel Viruet stopped at the bout at 2:42 mark of the first round. Hearns is promoted by Lou DiBella.

Robert Hawkins (22-9,7, KO's) of Philadelphia, PA in a heavyweight 6 round bout, by unanimous decision, defeated Terry Smith (30-3,18 KO's) of Jermain Taylor's hometown, Little Rock AR.


Chazz Witherspoon heavyweight improved to (20-0) with his 5th round TKO win over Ron Guerrero (19-15-3,13 KO's). Chazz Witherspoon is a college graduate.
Keisha and Tim Witherspoon former two- time world heavyweight champion and Chazz's cousin, looked on from ringside at the victory.


Omar Sheika (27-8-18 KO's) a native of Paterson, NJ broke a bone in his right hand after landing his first punch, Omar Sheika KO'd, Tiwon Taylor, now (26-14-1-19, KO's) in the 4th round. Sheika, now fighting as a light heavyweight, is returning to action following more than a two-year layoff was a popular former title contender, who was sidelined with previous hand injuries, now faces a big obstacle in his quest for one more title opportunity.

Celebrity sitings
Keisha, Lennox Lewis and Paulie Malignaggi.


Danny Jacobs, Gary "Kid" Starks and Jaidon "The Don" Codrington.

“UNDEFEATED” MAYWEATHER & HATTON FIVE-CITY GLOBAL MEDIA TOUR, New York City, Rockefeller Center SEPTEMBER 19

“UNDEFEATED” MAYWEATHER & HATTON FIVE-CITY GLOBAL MEDIA TOUR, New York City, Rockefeller Center SEPTEMBER 19— Helping to promote their upcoming “UNDEFEATED” welterweight championship, “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather and Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton packed their bags and are on a five-city global media tour which marks the first time since the days of Muhammad Ali that a press tour has traveled across the seas.

“UNDEFEATED,” featuring Mayweather’s defense of his world welterweight championship against the universally recognized world junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton, will be promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Promotions at the MGM Grand Garden Arena
Tickets for “UNDEFEATED,” priced at $1,000, $750, $600, $300 and $150, go on sale Monday, Sept. 17 at 10 am PT Tickets will be available for purchase by visiting www.ticketmaster.com or to charge by phone with a major credit card call (702) 474-4000. Ticket sales will be limited to two (2) per person. The Mayweather vs. Hatton pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to more than 61 million pay-per-view homes.The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For your Mayweather vs. Hatton fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com. For more information visit www.goldenboypromotions.com

Madison Square Garden TO ANNOUNCE OFFICIAL RETIREMENT OF LEGENDARY MADISON SQUARE GARDEN BOXING RING

JOE FRAZIER Hall of Fame, Heavyweight World Champion– Fight of the Century, BERNARD HOPKINS, Undisputed Middleweight Champion & current Light Heavyweight Champ, EMILE GRIFFITH, Hall of Fame, Middleweight World Champion, DON KING – Hall of Fame promoter and others Madison Square Garden TO ANNOUNCE OFFICIAL RETIREMENT OF LEGENDARY MADISON SQUARE GARDEN BOXING RING





Madison Square Garden

The celebrated life of the historic boxing ring of Madison Square Garden will officially be retired on Wednesday, September 19th. The legendary ring has hosted more championship bouts than any other boxing ring in existence and throughout the years has become the place where champions became legends.
Upon it’s official retirement the boxing ring will be donated to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. The ring will be displayed in the Amphitheater where boxing fans from around the world will have the opportunity to learn of its legendary past.

WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev and WBC #1 ranked Contender Samuel Peter
to be on hand as new era begins on October 6th.






BUDDY McGIRT – Welterweight Champion & trainer

VITO ANTUOFERMO – World Middleweight Champion IRAN BARKLEY –


Middleweight Champion MARK BRELAND – Gold Medal winner and Welterweight Champion JOEY GIARDELLO – Hall of Fame - Middleweight World Champion VIRGIL HILL–


Light Heavyweight & Cruiserweight Champion JUNIOR JONES–


Bantamweight Champion JUAN LAPORTE–
Featherweight Champion CARLOS ORTIZ–
Hall of Fame World Champion MARLON STARLING - Welterweight Champion JOSE TORRES –


Hall of Fame World Champion GIL CLANCY – Hall of Fame trainer and broadcaster LOU DUVA – Hall of Fame trainer, manager, promoter

ARTHUR MERCANTE – Hall of Fame referee ED BROPHY, International Boxing Hall of Fame Executive Director SAM ROSEN, MSG Boxing Commentator

The Havoc Album Release Edition

Tabu Tuesdays @ Guesthouse continues to grow and we thank NYC finest partygoers for their attendance. We have the finest ladies and handsome gentlemen in attendance every single week. It never matters what host or gimmick, It always remains a good party!

Tabu Tuesdays presents the Album Release Event for Mobb Deep's Own HAVOC. On Tues, September 18 th, Havoc presents his solo project to the world, THE KUSH. You will see/hear it first at Tabu Tuesdays @ Guesthouse. Mobb Deep aligned their world renowned name with G-Unit and now Havoc of the Infamous MOBB re-introduces himself as a solo artist.


Tues, Sept 18th

"The Havoc Album Release Edition"

TABU TUESDAYS @ GUESTHOUSE
(located on 27th btw 10th/11th)
MUSIC BY: Hot 97s own Bobby Trends"

Doors Open @ 10:00pm

Grey Goose Open Bar 10PM-11PM (Courtesy of the Tabu Tuesdays Staff)

Gentlemen MUST arrive with a favorable amount of females to avoid the
LONG lines.

Groups of gentlemen MUST do bottle service for entry.

No Cover (w/ RSVP)

THIS ONE IS HUGE!!!! COME EARLY BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANNA MISS IT.

Miguel Cotto and "Sugar" Shane Mosley, Saturday November 10th Welterweight Championship fight, formally announced

Miguel Cotto and "Sugar" Shane Mosley, Saturday November 10th, Welterweight Championship fight, formally announced


Undefeated WBA welterweight champion MIGUEL COTTO, from Puerto Rico, and four-time world champion SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY, from Pomona, Calif., news conference to announce their world welterweight championship fight. Cotto vs. Mosley will take place Saturday, November 10, at Madison Square Garden and broadcast Live on HBO Pay-Per- View, beginning at 9 P.M. ET / 6 P.M. PT

MIGUEL COTTO, WBA Welterweight Champion, (30-0, 25 KOs)

SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY, Four-time world champion, (44-4, 37 KOs)

WaMu THEATER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

QUOTES FROM COTTO VS MOSLEY

NEW YORK CITY PRESS CONFERENCE

NEW YORK (September 6) . . . Miguel Cotto and Shane Mosley met today at Madison Square Garden WaMu Theatre to announce their October 10^th Welterweight Championship. Here are quotes from today's event.

BOB ARUM

This is going to be the biggest test of Miguel's career

MIGUEL COTTO

"My power and experience of Mosley –that is the great ingredient for this terrific fight.
Every time that I have been fighting at Madison Square Garden it has been electric. The support of the fans has been incredible and that shows me that they believe in me.

"Everybody knows what type of caliber fighter Mosley is. But everyone also knows about my capacity, and for this fight if I have been training 100%. I'm going to train 200% because I'll be ready for whatever Mosley is going to bring to the table.

"In Puerto Rico, New York and Las Vegas I have been watching how my fans have been growing. I have to get more fans and defeating anyone will put me on that level. And defeating Shane Mosley will do that. I'm not the same as Tito Trindad…I'm going to be even more popular."

(Miguel Cotto at dais)

(A Birthday Cake for Shane Mosley, celebrating 36 years September 7th, compliments of Cotto)


("Sugar" Shane Mosley at dais)


SHANE MOSLEY

"I felt weak to make lightweight and then when I moved up to welterweight I started to feel that my opponents knew about my power. I already proved in super welterweight that I can knock out people…with my two knock outs against Fernando Vargas. However Cotto is one of the best welterweight out there besides me, but on November 10 ^th I don't want to leave any doubt that I am that best.

"I respect Cotto, he's good. But he hasn't faced the opposition that I have faced in my career which includes victories over Oscar de la Hoya twice.

"Cotto only has one style (a conventional fighter) and I have been facing fighters with different styles. I can adjust my style and I believe Cotto's style is perfect for me. I believe Cotto is going to come straight forward right at me and that's exactly what I'm looking for. I know that he is not a KO artist with one punch, but I also know that I can knock him out.

"I'm the type of fighter that knows how to deal with any situation and for this fight I'm going to bring everything, whatever is necessary to win.

"Growing up in California with fighters like Richie and Albert Sandoval. When I was 9 years old they started calling me Sugar because they said I looked like Sugar Ray Leonard. Since that day I've always had that name.

(Shane Mosley, Bernard Hopkins and Jack Mosley,(Shane's dad))

"When I was 13 years old I met Sugar Ray Leonard. I met his wife and I told her my name was Sugar too. She said, 'if they name you Sugar you have to be good.' And I told her 'I'm good, I'm real good.'

"Since then, that name has always given me a little magic. Maybe some of that magic is still on me.

"The name Sugar is special to me. I understand its significance of it, and it is a lot of pressure to carry that name. But I can handle it.

"Nothing will stop me from meeting my destiny of becoming the best welterweight out there. Cotto comes to fight every time.
(Bernard Hopkins, Cassius (Mosley trainer) and Jack Mosley)

Bob Arum

"This is the biggest test for Miguel Cotto. He is fighting a legend, and a Hall of Famer in Sugar Shane Mosley. November 10^th will be a magical night at Madison Square Garden."

Richard Schaefer

"I have not a doubt that this bout will go down in the history books alongside the best ever at Madison Square Garden, and this will be one of the fights we talk about for a long time.

(Eddie Goldman and Bernard Hopkins)


Bernard Hopkins

"A lot is riding on Cotto's shoulders in this bout, and the Hispanic community respects that. You're going to hear Cotto, Cotto, Cotto. The name will start to change as the fight goes on but not because of what they hear, but because of what they see in the ring.

"On November 10^th, the best man has to prove he's the best fighter. On that night, its going to be mano y mano, and they will have to fight for themselves."

Tickets to the event arepriced at $750, $500, $300, $200, and $100 and include a $4.50 facility charge, went on sale today and can be purchased at the MSG Box Office, TicketMaster outlets & TicketMaster phone (866-4487849), and online at www.ticketmaster.com / www.thegarden.com

Promoted by Golden Boy and Top Rank, in association with Madison Square Garden, the event will take place on Saturday, November 10 at Madison Square Garden. The Cotto vs. Mosley pay-per-view telecast, airing at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to more than 61 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For your Cotto vs. Mosley fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com .

SecondsOut Radio: Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, Jack Mosley, Bernard Hopkins On this week's edition of SecondsOut Radio

SecondsOut Radio: Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, Jack Mosley, Bernard Hopkins On this week's edition of SecondsOut Radio, at http://www.secondsout.com/radio/,host Eddie Goldman previews another of the notable fights taking placeduring boxing's fall feast: the showdown between the undefeated WBAwelterweight champion, Miguel Cotto (30-0, 25 KOs), and the formerworld champion, Shane Mosley (44-4, 37 KOs). This fight takes placeSaturday, November 10, at Madison Square Garden in New York. At a recent news conference at Madison Square Garden, we spoke withboth of the principals in this fight, Miguel Cotto and Shane Mosley,about what they see happening November 10. We also spoke with JackMosley, the trainer and father of Shane Mosley, and light heavyweightchampion Bernard Hopkins, there as president of Golden Boy PromotionsEast, whose parent company promotes Mosley, about this fight. It is free to listen to SecondsOut Radio, but you must register togain access to it. Just click here, http://www.secondsout.com/radio/,and listen, learn, and enjoy. Thanks, Eddie Goldman No Holds Barred bloghttp://nhbnews.blogspot.com/ No Holds Barred podcasthttp://nhbnews.podomatic.com/ No Holds Barred on MySpacehttp://www.myspace.com/nhbnews

Kevin McBride’s New York City Press Conference and the Resurrection

Kevin McBride’s New York City Press Conference Quotes


McBride: “I’m coming here (NYC) to win. I’m a big heavyweight and I proved myself against (Mike) Tyson. A lot of people said Kevin McBride wouldn’t beat him and I did. Talk is cheap and I have to do it October 6. You’re supposed to be as good as your last fight, but I’ve changed my whole team, totally. Before the Tyson fight I benched 260-pounds; now I can do 460, and I feel strong. But I have to prove it in the ring October 6, on my own. I have a great team behind me now.

“I wanted to fight in the Olympics and I accomplished that. I fought my idol, Mike Tyson, and it was a great night beating a legend. Years before in my first pro fight I fought a draw – it should have been a win – and afterwards I told my father I wanted to fight Tyson someday. He said if I believed in myself and worked hard I would. It was the greatest night of my life. And I met Muhammad Ali, who shook my hand and said, ‘I’m the greatest, you’re the latest.’ I was supposed to get a world title fight but I didn’t get good advice or have structure. I took one fight that I barely won and I lost my last fight. Mike Mollo didn’t beat me; I beat me. Now, Jerry Quinn is 100-percent behind me with our new team.

“I’m looking forward to October 6th. I’m a man of action more than words. This is the toughest game in the world; unforgiving but it’s going to be an explosion. Andrew Golota is going to need all the Polish there; I’m going to have a lot of Irish there for me. I appreciate all of the Irish supporting me and they’ll witness a fairytale story that’s real. I’ve dreamed of fighting in Madison Square Garden and on October 6th I’m going to knockout Andrew Golota. It ain’t going the distance.”


-KM-

McBride’s Career Resurrected by New Manager Quinn

BOSTON (August 21, 2007) – For now, at least, Irish heavyweight champion Kevin “The Clones Colossus” McBride is best known as the fighter who knocked “Iron” Mike Tyson into retirement. McBride, however, can change his legacy if he defeats Andrew Golota on October 6, and then eventually attains his nearly lifelong dream of becoming the first Irish-born heavyweight champion of the world.

McBride (34-5-1, 29 KOs), now 34 and living in Boston, believed he’d get his world title shot after stopping 20-1 favorite Tyson in the sixth round of their June 11, 2005 fight. The 6-6, 280-pound Irishman thought he had fights lined-up against then world heavyweight champions John Ruiz and Lamon Brewster, but promotional problems and a series of questionable business decisions by his advisors cost McBride a chance to cash-in on the worldwide fame he had gained after beating Tyson.

Ten months after the Tyson fight, the now Don King-promoted McBride defeated Byron Polley and then, tapped out and desperate to get back in the ring, he took an ill advised fight against Mike Mollo, who knocked out McBride on national television in the second round, and Kevin’s once promising career suddenly was on the ropes.

“I beat my idol, Tyson, and by beating a name fighter like him, it got me in the picture,” McBride said. “I was supposed to get title fights but nothing materialized. I won my first fight (after the Tyson fight) but didn’t look good and then lost my last fight which I never really should have taken. Now, I have a new team and my manager, Jerry Quinn, is pulling no punches to get me my world title shot. I’m back with the strength-and-conditioning coach I had when I fought Tyson, Radovan Serbula. Jerry also hired a coach in the Boston area to work with me (Arsen Sarkisov), and then he brought in a world-class trainer to handle me, Buddy McGirt. I’m delighted with our whole new team that Jerry has put together.

(Kevin McBride)


“I have the ability to be world champion. I’m going to beat Golota and redeem myself. It will get me back in the picture for a world title fight. I’m not looking past Golota. I’m going in against him with one thing in mind – win at all cost. October 6th is going to open the door or shut it. One way or the other it’s going to be exciting. I started boxing at nine and that’s when I first dreamed of becoming the first Irish-born heavyweight champion
of the world. Now, thanks to Jerry, I have another chance to fulfill my dream.”

Quinn, a well known national philanthropist and successful businessman, who owns the Kells of Boston restaurant/bar, has been a good friend and sponsor of McBride’s for the past six years. Born and raised in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland, Jerry immigrated to the United States in 1972.
(Andrew Golota)


After his devastating loss to Mollo, McBride was left for dead, boxing wise, but Quinn put his money where his mouth is, becoming Kevin’s manager and undisputed leader of the New Team McBride.

“I always saw great potential in Kevin and believed he would be world champion after he defeated Tyson,” Quinn explained. “I still do. I made a proposal to him, a package that included a weekly salary, car, paying for his training, etc. But I wanted total control because it’s the only wait it could work. I knew that he wasn’t getting the proper training and guidance after the Tyson fight. I had a vision. I wanted to change his whole team, but Kevin wouldn’t accept it at the time, and he shot me down. He was committed to his old team and persuaded by them.

“Three weeks after his last fight, I made a similar presentation to Kevin, and he accepted. I make all of the business decisions now, working with my associate, Bob O’Guin. I sent Kevin back to Radovan and he works out with him six days a week. I hired a Russian trainer, Arsen Sarkisov, whose family has been in boxing for years. Kevin trains with him five nights a week in the Boston area. Back in April, I contacted Buddy McGirt and we went to his gym in Vero Beach (FL) for a week. Buddy was a great champion and he’s one of the best trainers in boxing today. There was immediate chemistry between Kevin and Buddy. He agreed to train Kevin, who heads back to Vero Beach around September 1 for a month of training camp. My job is to give Kevin the tools to become world champion; his is to train hard and fight. I still believe that he will be the heavyweight champion of the world.”

McBride represented Ireland in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona as the youngest super heavyweight ever. He was eliminated in what was only his sixth match and he then turned pro. Kevin fought a six-round draw in his pro debut against Gary Charlton in London, and then won his next 19 fights. In 1999, he relocated in Boston and his roller coaster like career has taken him to the heights of slaying Tyson to the depths of despair in his last bout.

With a new team in his corner, McBride continues his journey to become the first Irish-born heavyweight champion of the world. To get there, though, “The Clones Colossus” needs to get past Golota on Oct. 6 in a must win situation at the famed Madison Square Garden.

(Boxer James Moore, Keisha Morrisey and Kevin McBride (Luck of the Irish)at New York City Press Conference)


The green dream continues for Kevin McBride, thanks in large part to his new manager, Jerry Quinn. Winning the world title may be longshot for the likeable McBride but, then again, how many people honestly thought he’d beat Tyson?

-KM-

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