ST. LOUIS—The three best boxers in St. Louis will be showcased on the same Don King-promoted fight card at Scottrade Center on Friday, April 24.

The main event will feature the long-awaited hometown showdown for the vacant International Boxing Federation junior middleweight championship between former four-time world champion Cory “The Next Generation” Spinks (36-5, 11 KOs) taking on IBF No. 6-ranked contender Deandre “The Bull” Latimore (19-1, 16 KOs).

Cory “The Next Generation” Spinks
The co-feature showcases the Gateway City’s fastest-rising star, undefeated World Boxing Council No. 1-ranked super lightweight Devon Alexander “The Great” (17-0, 10 KOs) meeting an opponent to be announced.

Kevin Cunningham and Devon Alexander “The Great”


Both fights will be televised on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME beginning at 11 p.m. ET/PT (10 p.m. CT, delayed on the West Coast). A full undercard will be presented. Doors open at 6 p.m.

“I love St. Louis and I’m happy to have the top three prizefighters from this great American city on the same card at Scottrade Center,” King said. “Spring is almost here so it’s the perfect time to meet me in St. Louis on April 24 to see the best of the old and best of the new. It's going to be what we call a Lou thing.”


The event is promoted by Don King Productions with Spinks vs. Latimore presented in association with Rumble Time Promotions and DiBella Entertainment.


Spinks, 31, is a former undisputed welterweight champion who also held the IBF junior middleweight championship, a crown he won in St. Louis on July 8, 2006, by winning a majority decision over then-champion Roman “Made in Hell” Karmazin.

Spinks lost that title at Scottrade Center on March 27, 2008, dropping a split decision to Verno Phillips after making the decision to split with his longtime trainer and manager Kevin Cunningham. Spinks and Cunningham have since reconciled and are working together again, and Phillips has vacated the title to move up to the middleweight division. Spinks thinks he will regain the title because his vast world championship experience will be too much for his 23-year-old cross-town rival.

“Deandre faced my stablemate Devon Alexander in the amateurs when they were both coming up,” Spinks said. “My question to Deandre is who have you faced? The first time he met a guy with a winning record, Ian Gardner knocked him out in three. He stopped Sechew Powell in his last fight but he’s not ready for me yet.”

Latimore, 23, met Powell in the biggest fight of his young career during his most-recent appearance on June 11 at the Hard Rock Times Square in New York. Powell had earned the IBF’s No. 1 ranking in the junior middleweight division and was mandatory challenger to face the newly crowned champion Phillips but decided to face Latimore first.

The match was competitive until the seventh round when Latimore broke through, hurting Powell with a right hook. Latimore rocked Powell again with an uppercut before pinning him in a corner. Powell’s lack of an appropriate response led the referee to halt the contest in a major upset victory for Latimore.

Latimore co-promoter Lou DiBella, president of DiBella Entertainment, is looking forward to the event.

“It is an honor to work on this show with Don King, as well as co-promote boxing’s next great young champion, Deandre Latimore, with our partner Rumble Time Promotions,” DiBella said. “The Battle of St. Lou will guarantee high drama.”

Alexander, a 22-year-old phenom who is also trained by Cunningham, was recently named mandatory challenger to the WBC 140-pound champion, so he has his first world championship match riding on this fight.

“A world championship fight is what I have been working towards my whole life,” Alexander said. “To earn that chance in front of my hometown fans in St. Louis would mean a lot to me.”

Spinks won his first world title by defeating Michele Piccirillo in 2003 to become the IBF welterweight champion. He added the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association 147-pound titles by defeating Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga later that year.

After successfully defending his crowns with a unanimous decision win over Zab “Super” Judah in a seesaw affair in 2004 that saw both fighters hitting the canvas, Spinks agreed to a rematch with Judah in front of a record crowd of 22,370 in his hometown on Feb. 5, 2005. Judah scored a technical knockout in round nine to spoil Spinks’s homecoming.

After moving up to 154 pounds and becoming world champion again, Spinks took a one-time gamble at 160 pounds to challenge then-World Boxing Council and -World Boxing Organization middleweight champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor at the FedEx Forum in Memphis on May 19, 2007.

Taylor experienced tremendous difficulty exerting his will over Spinks, who proved he could compete at the higher weight by darting in and out of range while landing during exchanges. Ringside experts and judges had difficulty agreeing on a winner after the fight went the distance. In a rarity, one judge favored Spinks by the wide margin of 117-111, while another judge favored Taylor by the same score. The third judge favored Taylor 115-113 to break the deadlock.

Nick Charles will describe the ShoBox action from ringside with boxing historian Steve Farhood serving as expert anlyst The executive producer of ShoBox is Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phil dir directing.

For more information on SHOWTIME Sports, including exclusive behind-the-scenes video and photo galleries, complete telecast information and more, please go to the new SHOWTIME Sports website at http://sports.sho.com.

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NOW ON RING LIFE/HBO: Paul Williams

Called "the most feared fighter in boxing," six-foot tall Paul Williams is a style nightmare for other fighters. Long-watched and often hailed as one of boxing's potential best, Ring Life follows Williams as he prepares to take on Winky Wright.

Watch Episodes One and Two of Paul Williams on Ring Life and this Monday watch the finale.

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Tor update: next fight / Twitter / Charity event‏

Next fight
Tor's next fight will be on May 30th in Hollywood, Florida. He will be featured on the HBO undercard of the championship bout between fellow stablemate Andre Berto vs. Juan Urango. Check out the press release here: press release - and make sure you scroll down to see the blurb on Tor.

Twitter
For up to the minute info on Tor, you can now follow him on twitter (www.twitter.com/Tor_Hamer). I know some of you twitter or know people that do so please spread the word.

Charity Event
Tor will be donating 4 tickets to his next NYC fight and a private boxing lesson with him to the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. The charity event is on April 24th and Tor will be in attendance. If you are interested in going, check out https://securepay.securenet.com/waxmancancer/EventRegistration021709.aspx - the charity's homepage is www.waxmancancer.org.

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HUMBERTO SOTO, JAMES KIRKLAND, MATT KOROBOV and ERISLANDY LARA HEADLINE PACQUIAO-HATTON PAY-PER-VIEW UNDERCARD

LAS VEGAS, NEV.- A world championship battle between north and south will highlight the May 2 pay-per-view undercard for Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton: "The Battle of East and West." World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Featherweight Champion HUMBERTO SOTO of Mexico will defend his title against Canadian contender BENOIT GAUDET. The pay-per-view broadcast will also feature undefeated top-rated junior middleweight contender JAMES KIRKLAND, risking his rating and record when he takes on MIKE WALKER, former two-time world amateur champion and Russian Olympian MATT KOROBOV facing RODRIGO AGUIAR and former world amateur champion, Cuban southpaw ERISLANDY LARA against CHRIS GRAY. Combined, these eight gladiators have a combined record of 135-20-4 (84 KOs), an 85% winning percentage.See you at the Fights.
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Bruce ‘Lionheart’ Scott Fires Salvo At Prizefighter 7 - The Cruiserweights - Press Conference

Photo credit; Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro
Former British, Commonwealth and WBU International Cruiserweight Champion
Bruce ‘Lionheart’ Scott, along with six of his fellow seven contestants in
Prizefighter 7 - The Cruiserweights tournament, that takes place at Earls
Court on Tuesday 19th May 2009, were all together for the first time in
one place when they attended a press conference held by the promoter of
the series, Barry Hearn of Matchroom Sports, aboard HMS Belfast moored on
the River Thames close to the iconic Tower Bridge in London.

Bruce’s six fellow combatants, all former champions, as is the seventh,
Mark Krence (who failed to make the press conference having had the
misfortune of being stuck in a traffic jam on the infamous “car park”
laughingly called the M1 Motorway) were Commonwealth Champion Darren
Corbett (27-4-1), British and European Champion Terry Dunstan (20-2),
British, Commonwealth and European Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Francis
(30-3-1), British Champion John ‘Buster’ Keeton (26-16), British and
Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Champion Neil Simpson (26-18-1) and British
Southern Area Champion Micky Steeds (12-4).

The proceedings were entertainingly opened by Barry Hearn, Chairman of
Matchroom Sports, who praised the fighters sat each side of him before
saying “Boxing in some ways has lost its way and gone a bit stale.
Prizefighter tries to turn the situation around by making it very easy to
understand. Eight great fighters, eight former champions coming together
for seven fights in one night.



One thing about Prizefighter is it’s exciting; these guys get in there and
are going to be doing a job we would all like to do – but it’s the
loneliest job in the world. I’ve not seen a bad Prizefighter fight. I’ve seen one or two fighters try to nick it and get beaten but never a bad fight.

This is basic entertainment boxing and bringing in a crowd that normally
goes to boxing. It’s a cross between professional boxing, UFC, a little
bit of the contender thrown in and a bit of 20/20 Cricket - it’s all action.

Each one of these fighters is a main event fighter and the crowd at Earls
Court are going to be entertained. When the bell goes it’s going to be
carnage because they don’t know any other way.

I thought the first Prizefighter Heavyweights was always going to be a
cracker but this promises to be even better. Everyone is a puncher and
that’s what makes Prizefighter interesting so these guys pick themselves.

I think this will be pound-for-pound the best Prizefighter show we’ve ever
done and I’m excited about this like never before.”

No sooner had Barry Hearn finished than the first questions were asked of
the fighters and it came as no surprise that they were directed at
possibly the most famous name, besides the eminent Mr Hearn, seated there,
the ever likeable and entertaining London-based Jamaican Bruce ‘Lionheart’
Scott.

Bruce was asked “you haven’t fought in three years, will you be ready?” to
which he replied, “It depends on which way you look at it. I’ve been
training hard with the excellent John Rooney. I’m training very hard, very
very hard. Training harder than ever in my life.”

The next question asked was where he is training for the tournament, to
which Bruce replied, “I’m training near London Bridge, I’m at Gleason’s
Gym”


All nice and tame stuff but those gathered aboard the historic warship
knew as soon as the third question was asked things were going to start
getting a bit more lively as Bruce was asked about his fellow contestants.
The mischievous Jamaican smiled before launching his first shot across his
oppositions’ bows, “I’ve knocked some of them out. I’m not worried about
them. They know who they are. I’m not joking, I’m coming for it.”

Bruce’s second salvo was directed at Terry Dunstan, who was sat next to
him, when asked if he had sparred with him when they were both training at
the same gym, “No, no he was to scared to spar me. No he wouldn’t spar
with me. I had just come from Jamaica then, I was raw.” He said, before
earnestly adding “You can ask him, he didn’t want to spar.”

A shell-shocked Terry responded, “He (Scott) must have a better memory
than me or I must be punch drunk.”

Bruce fired a range-finding tracer, “He has the fastest knockout in
England I think, yeah the European Championship I think.” quickly followed
by a double barrel shot “I think it’s the only person he knocked out
(Scott laughs) as my daughter punches harder than him. (Scott Laughs
again, as does everyone in attendance)”

(For the record Terry Dunstan has 4 KOs and 8 TKOs in his career)

Terry spins round and let’s off his own quick-fire salvo, “He (Scott) says
I can’t punch and he says I ain’t knocked anyone out . If he (Scott) says
I ain’t knocked anybody out either he’s punch drunk or I’m punch drunk.”

Darren Corbett decides it’s time for him to to lock Bruce into his sights
before firing a warning shot in the Jamaican’s direction, “Bruce, you say
that you knocked people out. The referee stopped our fight in the tenth. I
was ahead after three rounds. I hope we meet in the first round (of the
Prizefighter Tournament) because...”

But before Darren could get another word out Terry Dunstan steams port
side of the Irishman and diplomatically suggests, “Save it for the 19th.”
to prevent a full scale battle breaking out.

As the fog of war subsided, Dean Francis decided it was time to declare
his position, “For me this is a last-ditch attempt to fulfill my dream of
winning a world title,” before firing his own warning shot over his
opponents’ collective bows, “I’m going in there to beat everyone. If Bruce
Scott thinks he will beat me then he has got another think coming. I’m a
cruiserweight but a lot of these guys are heavyweights having to lose the
weight.”

Micky Steeds diplomatically saved further battle cries by saying, “It’s a
good competition and you can see that by the names in it. If you go all
the way you can get three good names on your record all in one night, and
that may normally take a couple of years.” before lightening the
proceedings further when he added, “It’s fast and furious but I’m the
youngest and prettiest here.”

Continuing on the lighter theme late arrival John Keeton, who will be
celebrating his birthday the night of the Prizefighter tournament, raised
the biggest laugh of the day when he said “It’s absolutely fantastic and
I’m proud to be in it. There are a lot of old faces who have done a lot of
damage in the past to me.” before adding after the laughter had died down,
“But it’s an honour to have this opportunity of boxing in Prizefighter.
This gives everyone a boost to their careers.”

Directly after the entertaining press conference Bruce walked the short
distance to Gleason’s gym and got straight back to work preparing for the
Prizefighter tournament. One thing is clear although he may have said “I’m
coming for it” in a light hearted manner, the reality is he means it 100%.

The Prizefighter series is a knock-out boxing tournament created by boxing
promoter Barry Hearn and aired on Sky Sports. The format has an initial
eight fighters compete in four quarter-finals with the chance of fighting
their way into a final fight for a chance to win a main prize of £25000.
All contests take place on the same evening and consist of 3 x 3 minute
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PACQUIAO/HATTON 24/7 Episode Two, This Saturday Night At 10 PM ET/PT

On the next Pacquaio-Hatton 24/7, the new influence of assistant trainer and former heavyweight champ Michael Moorer becomes more apparent in Manny Pacquiao's Los Angeles training camp. Meanwhile, Ricky Hatton continues to train in Las Vegas and spends a relaxing night with friends downtown.

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Lopez vs. Penalosa NEXT ON BAD: Juan Manuel Lopez Takes On Gerry Penalosa

After a stunning first round knock-out of Daniel Ponce De Leon, a fight that launched Juan Manuel Lopez's star into the boxing stratosphere, he faces Gerry Penalosa, a tough ring veteran who has never been KO'ed.

In the opening bout two fighters unbeaten in a combined 46 challenges, junior welterweights Lamont Peterson and Willy Blain face off for top-rated status.

Lopez vs. Penalosa and Peterson vs. Blain, Saturday April 25th on Boxing After Dark. See you at the Fights.
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GRAPPLE AGAINST AUTISM May 9 in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS– Jonathan Cimins, nephew of Grapplers Quest founder, Brian Cimins, was diagnosed with Autism at only 18 months of age. For the last five years, the Cimins family has supported Autism Awareness and created, “Jonathan’s Team,” to help raise funds for education, treatments, and, hopefully, a cure at each Grapplers Quest Submission Grappling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament nationwide.

Grapplers Quest --“The World’s Largest Grappling Competition” -- is celebrating its 10th anniversary by bringing the 15th West Submission Grappling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships to The Sports Center (121 East Sunset Road) in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9 (10:30 AM--6:30 PM).

One dollar from each spectator ticket or competitor fee purchased will be donated to help support the founder’s nephew, Jonathan’s alternative Autism Biomedical Treatment, by Dr. Neubrander, of Princeton, New Jersey. For tickets to Grapplers Quest go to http://www.grapplersquest.com/store/content.cfm?product_type=ticket

Submission Grappling is the ground fighting art of Mixed Martial Arts, combining the throws of Olympic Judo, takedowns of Greco-Roman and/or Freestyle Wrestling, leg locks from Russian Sambo, and various other submissions loke arm-bars and chokes from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Grapplers Quest organizes the official National, Regional, North American and World competitions for Submission Grappling, the submission style ground-fighting sport.

“Grapplers Quest will crown the Best Submission Grapplers and Jiu Jitsu fighters in the West in all age groups and skill levels in the largest grappling tournament in the history of the sport on May 9,” Brian Cimins explained. “It is an event not to be missed. Grapplers Quest draws some of the best fighters and grapplers in the world, plus you’ll meet tons of MMA Superstars in attendance. MMA and wrestling fans will love the sport of Submission Grappling, as well as support Autism Awareness by attending this event. See you mat-side, May 9th.”

Grapplers Quest will host the 2009 Grappling World Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for Ultimate Fighter, Season 2 Champion and Las Vegas favorite, Joe “Daddy” Stevenson, who will be there coaching his team, meeting fans, and accepting the prestigious Hall of Fame Award.


About Autism:

Autism is a complex brain disorder that inhibits a person's ability to communicate and develop social relationships as well behavioral challenges. Autism spectrum disorders are diagnosed in one in 150 children in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have called Autism a national public health crisis whose cause and cure remain unknown. For more information on Autism, visit: www.AutismSpeaks.org

About Grapplers Quest:

Grapplers Quest is the world’s largest submission grappling organization with 300,000+ competitors worldwide since 1998 and owned by The Grapplers Company. Grappling Events feature divisions for men, women, and children of all ages and skill levels with events in major metropolitan cities throughout North America and Europe. For more information, go to: www.GrapplersQuest.com

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Manfredo goes back to the future Fights Walid Smichet Saturday in Montreal

PROVIDENCE– Former world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr., free from his promotional contract ties with the Tournament of Contenders, has gone back to the future, hooking-up with his original promoter, Jimmy Burchfield, and fighting against Walid “Tempete de Sable” Smichet this Saturday afternoon at Montreal Casino.

Manfredo (31-6, 16 KOs), 28, faces Schmidt (20-5-3, 14 KOs) in the10-round co-feature that has career-determining implications for both fighters. Manfredo, star of The Contender, Season I, plans to work his way down to the middleweight division, although this bout is at 168-pounds.

“I only had three weeks to get ready for this fight, so making it for 168 is a trade off, I guess, for fighting this guy in his backyard,” Manfredo explained. “I feel good about dropping my weight to 160. I was too small as a super middleweight and I’ll be just right at middleweight. I won’t be a huge middleweight like Kelly Pavlik, but look at Sergio Mora. I beat him our second fight (Mora won a controversial decision); he beat me the first fight. He won a world title at 154 and now he’s fighting Pavlik for the middleweight title. I see myself as better, or at least the equal of Mora. I know I can be world champion. I have to rebuild but I’m a fighter and that’s what we do….fight! Walid may not be a world champion, but he’s a tough competitor who can fight. Everybody saw what he did to (John) Duddy (Smichet busted-up Duddy, who received 30-plus stitches and lost out on a $1.45 million fight against Pavlik).”

Burchfield, president of Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), signed Manfredo in 2000 and masterfully moved Peter to 21-0 in 3 ½ years, including wins against former world champion Frankie Randall and The Contender III eventual winner Grady Brewer, as well as The Contender I star Anthony Bonsante, before agreeing to release “The Pride of Providence” in order to participate in The Contender, in which, Manfredo reached the season finale against Mora. For the past three years, CES worked in association with the Tournament of Contenders, outside of the television reality series, on behalf of Manfredo.

“We’re picking-up where we left off,” an excited Burchfield said about getting back with Manfredo. “Peter is still one of the most marketable fighters in the world. He’s only 28 and wants to be world champion There’s a lot of upside. We had just signed a 3-year promotional contract and passed the CES ceremonial torch from Vinny Paz to Peter, when he asked for permission to fight on The Contender. He was the NABO champion and No. 3 in the WBO, but Peter’s like a son to me, and I couldn’t stop him from getting a shot at a $1-million prize for his family. That experience helped him become a household name in boxing circles. Our plan now calls for him to fight outside of New England for awhile, possibly one time in Italy, before fighting back at home. We have targeted (John) Duddy at middleweight.”

Nothing happens for Manfredo, however, unless he gets past Smichet, the former Canadian middleweight title-holder who has knocked-off previously unbeaten Matt O’Brien, fought a draw with Donny McCrary, and been in tough against Sebastien Demers and Duddy.

“He is a tough, hard-nosed, come forward fighter,” Manfredo’s father/head trainer Peter Manfredo, Sr. broke-down Smichet. “He is easy to figure out. Peter needs fight smart – box, angles, double-up on his jab, and work behind it. He can’t stand in front of him or it’s going to be a much harder fight. Everyone saw what this guy did to Duddy. You can’t get in too close with him because he has a nice right hand. I give a lot of credit to his trainer, Otis Grant.”

All of Manfredo’s pro losses have been to world champions or world-class fighters --Joe Calzaghe, Mora (twice), Jeff Lacy, Sakio Bika and Alfonso Gomez – and half were of them super middleweight. Peter is on his way down to 160 pounds with Duddy clearly in his sights.

“Duddy’s a great guy, unbeaten contender and a big draw,” Manfredo concluded. “We could make a lot of money for each other, Italian versus Irishman, in a great fight for fans like (Arturo) Gatti and (Micky) Ward. If that fight doesn’t happen there’s guys like Demers and others, but I have to take care of Smichet first and show people I still have it.

“I’m glad to be back with Jimmy. He’s a great guy, like family. I started with him and trust him. I can talk to him about what’s on my mind, vent if I have to, and he’ll always send me in the right direction. I believe he can take me to the place I want to be – world champion. I have the name and he has the connections. Together we can make one last run. I’m taking it one fight at a time and we’ll see where it takes us.”

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DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT SIGNS MIDDLEWEIGHT PROSPECT & RECORDING ARTIST WILLIE MONROE JR.

***Multi-Talented Undefeated 160 lbs. Prospect Willie Monroe Jr. from Famous Monroe Boxing Family Makes DBE Debut May 7***

New York - The name Willie Monroe evokes memories of great success inside a boxing ring and now DiBella Entertainment has signed the man who carries on that tradition. However, Willie Monroe Jr. is creating his own legacy of fistic achievement and fame. Monroe Jr.'s next step comes on May 7 as the undefeated southpaw prospect makes his DiBella Entertainment debut in his hometown of Rochester, New York.

“Willie has already started to display his famous boxing pedigree in just four professional fights and I’m excited to help him continue to develop that talent while also giving him the opportunity to showcase his own unique flare,” said DBE president Lou DiBella.

Monroe Jr. (4-0, 1 KO) had a limited amateur career, but still managed to capture gold at the Empire Games and in regional Golden Gloves competitions. He finished off his career in the unpaid ranks by reaching the National Golden Gloves finals in May 2007. Monroe Jr. briefly put his boxing career on hold before turning professional to focus on his music, which he pursues to this day.


“After the National Golden Gloves, I suggested to Willie that he take some time off to think about the whole music thing before concentrating on boxing. He’s incredibly talented with charisma and good looks. Willie has a chance to resurrect boxing and his music will help!” exclaimed trainer Danny Akers.

The 22-year-old Monroe Jr. trains at Performance Fitness in Ithaca, New York. Team Monroe consists of Willie, Akers, strength & conditioning coach Patrick J. O’Connor and cutman Don “Doc” Hassan. “Willie’s grandfather did a great job training him early on, but by late in his amateur career, he needed better conditioning, and Patrick has really made a difference” said Akers.

Monroe Jr’s father, Willie Monroe, was an outstanding middleweight from 1985 to 2000, who rose to # 6 in the world ratings in the early ‘90s. His great uncle, Willie “The Worm” Monroe, was a fantastic middleweight contender fighting out of Philadelphia in the ‘70s.

“This kid has the tools to go all the way. His handspeed reminds me of a young Roy Jones Jr.,” said advisor Johnny Bos. Ironically, it’s Jones Jr., who Monroe Jr. patterns his style after in the ring.

Monroe Jr. will be in six-round action on Thursday, May 7, at the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York. In his most recent bout, he unanimously outpointed Chris Aucoin over four rounds in Syracuse, NY, on November 19. To date, in fifteen rounds fought as a professional, Monroe Jr. has yet to lose a single round.

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JOEY ABELL TO MAKE HIS RETURN ON FRIDAY MAY 15TH AT THE LEGENDARY BLUE HORIZON

JOEY ABELL TO MAKE HIS RETURN ON FRIDAY MAY 15TH AT THE LEGENDARY BLUE HORIZON

PHILADELPHIA—On Friday night May 15th one of the biggest punching Heavyweights will make his return to The Legendary Blue Horizon

Joey “Minnesota Ice” Abell will be back at The Blue Horizon in a scheduled eight round bout against an opponent to be named shortly.

Abell will highlight a card that is promoted by Vernoca L. Michael and Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions Inc.

Abell, 23-4 with twenty-three knockouts returns to The Legendary Blue Horizon for the first time in thirteen months when he took out Maurice Wheeler in two rounds. This will be Abell’s tenth appearance at The Legendary Blue Horizon (8-1, 8 KO’s).

Abell is on a three fight streak of first round knockouts with the latest being over Galen Brown (32-10-1) on April 4th in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Vernoca L. Michael and matchmaker Don Elbaum have assembled an outstanding undercard to support the much anticipated main event.

In an eight round Jr. Middleweight bout, Kevin Carmody of Philadelphia will take on Daniel Maldonado of Henderson, Kentucky.

Carmody, 10-11-1 with one knockout is itching to get back in the win column as he is 0-4 with one no-contest since May of 2007

Carmody is coming off a six round stoppage defeat to Meacher Major (15-3-1) on February 20 in Buffalo. This fight will be Carmody’s second appearance at The Legendary Blue Horizon. Carmody had Steve Upsher Chambers in trouble as he dropped the then 17-1-1 Chambers in round one of his eight round unanimous decision defeat back on September 12, 2008.

Maldonado has a gaudy record of 21-2 with thirteen knockouts.

Maldonado has scored a couple of signature wins as he scored a ninth round stoppage over former world title challenger Whyber Garcia (13-1) to capture the NABA Featherweight title on February 28, 2004. Maldonado also has a fifth round stoppage victory over former world title challenger Julio Coronel on July 16th, 2005.

Maldonado captured the IBA Featherweight title with a twelve round split decision over Jose Alberto Gonzalez (14-2) on November 17, 2006. That win was part of a three fight winning streak with the latest being a four round unanimous decision over Terrance Roy on May 16th, 2008 in Evansville, Indiana.

In another bout scheduled for eight rounds, Legendary Blue Horizon favorite, Gee Cullmer (15-1, 3 KO’s) will take on Clarence “Sonny Bono” Taylor in a Middleweight bout.

Cullmer has been on a roll as he is undefeated in his last eleven contests (10-0, 1 NC)

This will be Cullmer’s eleventh consecutive start at The Legendary Blue Horizon and is coming off a eight round Majority decision over Jameel Wilson back on September 12th in what some in Philadelphia are calling the 2008 Philly Fight of the Year.

Taylor has a deceiving record of 13-21-3 with six knockouts. The Wilmington, Delaware native has fought a “whose-who” of top fighters in the Jr. Middleweight & Middleweight divisions.

This will be Taylor’s third appearance at The Legendary Blue Horizon (1-1) which includes his last outing which was a six round unanimous decision loss to Jamal Davis on March 6th.

Steve Upsher Chambers (19-1-1, 1 NC, 5 KO’s) will be back in action after a recent foot injury to compete in an eight round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Chambers of Philadelphia is coming off an eight round unanimous decision over Ben Ankrah (11-8) on December 5th at The Legendary Blue Horizon.

This will be Chambers 21st consecutive fight at The Legendary Blue Horizon and twenty-second overall appearances (19-1, 1 NC)

Julias Edmonds (5-3) will be back in action as the Philadelphia native will look to carry on the momentum of his big win back on April 3rd when he dominated Tyric Robinson (9-3-1) by scoring a unanimous decision at The Legendary Blue Horizon.

Edmonds will be fighting in a scheduled six round bout against an opponent to be named.

Edmonds of Philadelphia is on a three fight winning streak and will be making his will be making his seventh appearance at “The Blue” where he has compiled a 5-1 record.

In a rematch of a bloodbath that took place on April 3rd, Taneal Goyco will battle Davit Davitshvili will wage once again wage war in a four round rematch of Cruiserweights.

Goyco (2-0, 1 KO) and Davitshvili (0-2) bloodied and battered each other over four rounds with Goyco gaining the crowd pleasing unanimous decision.

Philadelphia based Heavyweight; Nakidi Ku-Ntima will make his pro debut against Kareem Wilson (0-2) of Washington, D.C.

In a four round Jr. Middleweight bout, Ruslan Khayrtdinov (2-0, 1 KO) of Russia will take on an opponent to be named.

These fights will be streamed live all over the world on www.gofightlive.tv

For more information, log on to www.legendarybluehorizon.com See you at the Fights.
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Karmazin added to Kazakhstan show Shumenov-Berrio headline May 9

LAS VEGAS– Russian middleweight Roman “Made In Hell” Karmazin will fight at home in Asia for the first time in seven years, May 9 on a show presented by KZ Event Productions, Inc., outdoors at Khadjimukan Stadium in Chimkent, Kazakhstan.

World-rated light heavyweight contender Beibut Shumenov headlines the star-studded show in his hometown against former IBF super middleweight champion Alejandro “Naco” Berrio in the12-round main event for the vacant IBA World light heavyweight championship, as well as Shumenov’s WBO Asia Pacific, WBC Asian Boxing Council and PABA Interim titles.

Las Vegas-based KZ Event Productions, Inc. is owned by the Shumenov brothers, pro boxer Beibut and Chingis.

Karmazin (38-3-1, 24 KOs), born in Kuznetsk, Russia, has been residing the past few years in Hollywood (CA), where works out of the famed World Card Gym in Los Angeles and is trained by Freddie Roach. In 1991, Roman went to Kazakhstan to serve in the military and he was allowed to workout at in a gym in Uralsk under trainer Uahasov Kvanysh. Two years later, Roman was discharged and Kvanysh offered him an opportunity to remain training in Uralsk. Impressed by what he had been taught, Karmazin agreed and he lived in Uralsk, marrying a year later and his son, Oleg, was born there in 1995. Oleg still lives and studies in Uralsk. Roman, however, left on the advisement of his trainer in 1995 to train in St. Petersburg (Russia) due to lack of sufficient sparring partners.

“I am very excited to be going back to Kazakhstan to fight on the Shumenov’s card,” Roman remarked. “I truly appreciate what Beibut and Chingis are doing to support the sport of boxing in Kazakhstan and all around the world. I hope to put on a great performance that will lead to a world title shot at the end of this year.”

A former European light middleweight champion, Karmazin captured the IBF light middleweight title in 2005, winning a unanimous 12-round decision against Kassim Ouma. Roman’s most notable victims over the years also include former world champions Alejandro Garcia and Bronco McKart, as well as Antwun Echols, and James Obede Toney.

In his last action, Roman successfully defended the NABF belt that he won last year by defeating McKart, stopping 3-time world title challenger Echols in the seventh round of their March 21st fight at the Playboy Mansion. Karmazin, rated No. 5 by the IBF and No. 10 by the WBC, will fight an opponent to be determined May 9 in the 10-round co-feature.

Also fighting on the card is former WBO light welterweight title-holder DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley (33-11, 19 KOs) and 4-time Uzbekistan National amateur champion Gayrat Ahmedov (10-0-1, 6 KOs), who will be making his KZ Event debut, in a pair of 8-round bouts against opponents to be determined.

“We’re excited to add a great fighter such as Roman Karmazin on our card,” promoter Chingis Shumenov said. “He’s the third former world champion, joining Berrio and Corley, fighting on the May 9th show. Roman is on his way to becoming world champion once again. He lived in Kazakhstan and fans certainly will give him a royal welcome home.


"KZ Event Productions is actively pursuing new talent to sign and everyone will be impressed by the newest member of our growing stable, unbeaten Gayrat Ahmedov. The May 9th show will be taped live and broadcast at a later date in North America. This summer we plan on promoting a show in the United States.”

2004 Kazakhstan Olympian sensation Beibut Shumenov (7-0, 5 KOs), the 2008 WBC Asian Boxing Council Organization’s Boxer of the Year, is already rated No. 8 by the WBA, No. 9 by the WBO and No. 16 by the WBC. His most notable win was a one-sided victory by 12-round decision (120-107, 120-108, 120-108) against former WBC title-holder Montell “Ice” Griffin (50-8, 30 KOs) last August in Kazakhstan.

Colombian knockout artist Berrio (28-5, 27 KOs) has been the distance only once in 33 pro fights, knocking out 27 of his 28 victims, highlighted by two victories against Robert Stiegltiz, once for the IBF super middleweight title, along with wins versus Syd Vanderpool and Yusaf Mack.

Also scheduled to fight May 9 on the undercard is heavyweight “Wreckless” Willie Chapman (21-29-4, 7 KOs) vs. Talgat Dosanov (12-11-1, 5 KOs), undefeated Uzbekistan light middleweight Ravshan Hudoinazarov (7-0. 5 KOs), Chimkent hometown favorites such as super bantamweight Yersin Jailauov (19-6-1, 7 KOs), middleweight Kanat Orakbaev (2-0, 0 KOs) and pro-debuting heavyweight Doszhan Ospanov. All fights and fighters are subject to change.

KZ Event Productions, Inc.

Based in Las Vegas, KZ Event Productions is owned by the Shumenov brothers, world-rated light heavyweight Beibut and Chingis. KZ Event Productions is a full service, international boxing promotional company. Go to www.kzeventproductions.com for more information about the company.

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No Holds Barred: Dr. Margaret Goodman on Doping, Fighter Health and Safety, and What Must Be Done

No Holds Barred: Dr. Margaret Goodman on Doping, Fighter Health and Safety, and What Must Be Done

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On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Dr. Margaret Goodman, a neurologist and former chairman of the Medical Advisory Board of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Dr. Goodman is now also the medical correspondent for No Holds Barred, and we are very proud to be associated with her.

This lengthy interview, conducted March 12, first was posted on SecondsOut Radio (http://www.secondsout.com/radio/) in two parts. Here we have it in its entirety.

The topics include why certain substances such as steroids and marijuana are dangerous to the health of fighters and are thus banned in the combat sports. We also discuss many other issues related to the health and safety of fighters, especially what can be done to improve the health and safety measures in the combat sports, and what role a national boxing commission in the U.S. should play.

Also, No Holds Barred is available through iTunes at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=150801513&s=143441.

The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.

The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by musician Ian Carpenter (http://iancarpenter.com/).

Make sure to check out my regular weekly boxing show SecondsOut Radio, at http://www.secondsout.com/radio/. On this week's edition of SecondsOut Radio, we discuss the fourth-round knockout victory by heavyweight Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs) over the veteran former title challenger, Jameel McCline (39-10-3, 23 KOs), Saturday, April 11, in Las Vegas, Nevada. We examine Arreola's career, the potential for him to get a title shot against WBC champion Vitali Klitschko, how he might fare, how he has strong support from the boxing establishment, but also how he may be blowing the opportunity of a lifetime by not training properly and continuing to come into the ring carrying too much weight. In addition, we critique some of the historical analysis in the HBO documentary on the Ali-Frazier 3 "Thrilla in Manila" fight. It is free to listen to or download SecondsOut Radio, but you must register to gain access to it. Just click here, http://www.secondsout.com/radio/, and listen, learn, and enjoy.

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IBF junior welterweight champion Paul Malignaggi will face Chris Fernandez on April 25 on the under card Carl Froch vs. Jermain Taylor

IBF junior welterweight champion Paul Malignaggi will face Chris Fernandez on April 25 on the under card of the WBC super middleweight title bout between champion Carl Froch vs. Jermain Taylor at the Foxwood Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. The “Magic Man” (25-2 5KO’s) from Brooklyn, New York has been defeated twice, in June 2006 he lost a unanimous decision to Miguel Cotto and his most recent loss to Ricky Hatton last November.

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STAR BOXING AND RUSSO'S ON THE BAY: VIP BOXING ON APRIL 28TH

On April 28th Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing will present an exciting night of boxing at the elegant Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY. The show will be the first installment of Star Boxing's new series, "VIP Boxing."

Headlining the show will be Queen's own heavyweight fan favorite Vinny Maddalone (31-5, 22KO). Maddalone, with his all-action style, has been exciting crowds since he first turned pro in 1999. Maddalone carries dynamite in both his hands and is always looking to exchange heavy blows in close quarters, which is sure to make for an extremely exciting main event.

The co-feature bout of the evening features former WBO/NABO lightweight champion, Jorge "The Truth" Teron (22-1-1, 15KO), of the Bronx, NY. Teron has lightning quick hands and devastating power. Nine of his last eleven wins have come by way of knockout and at six feet tall he certainly looks like he is going to be a true force to be reckoned with in the lightweight division in the years to come.

The show will kick off at 7PM sharp with an hour long cocktail reception. Immediately following the reception a four course elegant dinner will start being served, at which time the first bout will go on. There will be cocktail service throughout, with an open bar running for the remainder of the evenings fights.

"We are very excited about our new series, VIP Boxing," stated Star Boxing President and CEO Joe DeGuardia. "I truly feel Russo's On The Bay is one of the premier banquet halls in the entire nation and we couldn't be more excited about teaming up with them to put together this show. Vinny and Jorge are two very exciting fighters that you know are always going to put on an exciting show, so we are really looking forward to this event on the 28th."

Russos
"We are very pleased to have the opportunity of hosting Star Boxing's first installment of VIP Boxing at Russo's On The Bay. It's great to have one of the premier promoters in the industry, Star Boxing, staging this high-end event at Russo's on April 28th. We really feel it's going to be a fantastic night all around," stated Frank Russo III.

About Russo's On The Bay:
Opened in the fall of 1987 by Frank Russo Jr., Russo's On The Bay has always strived for excellence. As a recipient of the New York City's prestigious "Golden Apple Award" Russo's serves the finest quality of foods for all type affairs. Russo's also was awarded 2008 Best of Weddings by "the knot" Bride. With two kitchens and in-house bakery, you are guaranteed the freshest foods along with superb quality.

About Star Boxing:
Star Boxing has been in operation since 1992. Star Boxing has worked to produce some of the most exciting and memorable boxing events in recent history. Star has continued to work with and develop a number of very exciting world champions, world rated contenders and young prospects. Star has consistently brought credibility, integrity, and exciting fights to the boxing industry.

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Former Champ , Bruce ‘Lionheart’ Scott, Returns To The Fray In May‏

Former Champ, Bruce ‘Lionheart’ Scott, Returns To The Fray In May

Hackney, London based Jamaican Cruiserweight, Bruce ‘Lionheart’ Scott, (27
(18 KOs) wins - 9 (4 KOs) losses) , returns to the ring, on the 19th May
2009 at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, after a three year
sabbatical from the sport.

The former British, Commonwealth and WBU International Cruiserweight
Champion is in training, under the watchful eyes of eminent coach, John
Rooney Jnr. at Gleason’s Gym near Tower Bridge, in preparation for the
upcoming Cruiserweight knockout tournament which is part of the highly
acclaimed Prizefighter series.

After a grueling training session Scott spoke of his return and his future
Championship aspirations “I’ve been training hard for the Prizefighter
series. It’s an exciting format. Barry (Hearn) has made it a huge success.
It’s good for the fighters and the fans. I want to win it then go for the
British title again.”

Beaming at the thought Scott went on to say “Yeah, I want the British
title. Rob Martin (the current British champion) didn’t want to fight me
when I was champion so it would be great to get a match with him after I
win the Prizefighter. I’ll make this a great victory and have a lot more
coming. Maybe this could be the greatest comeback in British boxing
history. ”

Bruce ‘Lionheart’ Scott will be in action at the York Hall in Bethnal
Green, London on 19th May 2009 in the highly acclaimed Prizefighter
knockout tournament promoted by Barry Hearn’s Matchroom Sports
organisation and aired on Sky Sports.

PHOTO CREDIT Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro


As an amateur Scott had an impressive record of 57 fights, suffering only
four losses. ‘Lionheart’ won a silver medal in Caribbean competition and
became the Jamaican Light Heavyweight Champion. During this time Scott
represented Jamaica three times and was bestowed with the honour of being
named the captain of his national team.

At just 20 years old Scott, a product of the now defunct Dragon gym in
Montego Bay, left the balmy climes of his Caribbean home for the much
cooler temperatures of London, England in his quest to become a World
Champion.

Scott, who turned pro in 1991, gained his first professional championship,
the BBBofC Southern Area Cruiserweight Title, on the 21st April 1998 when
he stopped Dominic Nequs in the ninth round.

Five months later ‘Lionheart’ beat Darren Corbett to add the vacant BBBofC
British and the Commonwealth (British Empire) Cruiserweight belts to his
collection.

On 15th May 1999, Scott traveled to Sheffield to challenge WBO
Cruiserweight Champion, Johnny ‘The Entertainer’ Nelson, for his title.
After twelve hard fought rounds the judges unanimously that ‘The
Entertainer’ had retained his belt.

Just two months later, on the 17th July 1999, ‘Lionheart’ flew to
Dusseldorf, Germany to battle with the WBC champion, Juan Carlos ‘Black
Panther’ Gomez from Cuba. Just 15 seconds from the end of the sixth round
his dream again ended when the referee, Daniel Van de Wiele, stopped the
fight following a barrage of punches that had Bruce reeling.

Scott regained the BBBofC British cruiserweight title with a stunning
sixth round knockout of John Keaton at the Sheffield Arena on the 16th
December 2000. He then went on to secure the coveted Commonwealth (British
Empire) crown again after Garry Delaney quit at the end of the third round
at the York Hall, Bethnal Green on the 10th March 2001.

With both the British and Commonwealth titles firmly in his grip once
again Scott focused on securing another shot at a World title. His first
step in this quest was to secure the vacant WBU International title by
convincingly beating René Janvier at the Wembley Conference Centre on the
28th July 2001.

This magnificent victory earned Scott the right to face Welshman Enzo ‘Big
Mac’ Maccarinelli for the vacant WBU title at the Cardiff International
Arena, Cardiff, Wales, on the 28th June 2003. Things started well for
‘Lionheart’ as he sent ‘Big Mac’ to the canvas in the first round. The
Welshman got his revenge though by sending Scott to the deck three rounds
later with a barrage of punches. Scott’s World Championship dreams were
ended just 11 seconds from the end of the fourth round when veteran
referee Mickey Vann stepped in to stop the fight.

Bruce ‘Lionheart’ Scott retired in March 2006 after losing to Zimbabwean
Hastings Rasani in Newport, Gwent. Scott had only taken the fight to help
prepare for his upcoming challenge for the IBO Cruiserweight World Title
against Carl ‘The Cat’ Thompson.

The Prizefighter series is a knock out boxing tournament created by boxing
promoter Barry Hearn and aired on Sky Sports. The format has an initial 8
fighters compete in four quarter-finals with the chance of fighting their
way into a final fight for a chance to win a main prize of £25000. All
contests take place on the same evening and consist of 3 x 3 minute
rounds.

The Cruiserweight Prizefighter Tournament will be the seventh in the
series following on from the successes of:

Prizefighter 1: The Heavyweights, which took place at The York Hall in
April 2008 and was won by Martin Rogan.

Prizefighter 2: The Heavyweights 2, which was held at Telewest Arena in
Newcastle in September 2008 and was won by Norwich Heavyweight Sam Sexton.

Prizefighter 3: The Welterweights, took place at the York Hall in October
2008, amongst those taking part in this tournament were were former
European champion Ted Bami; English champions Nigel Wright and Ross
Minter; Former ABA champion Michael Lomax and Former IBO light
middleweight champion Steve Conway. At the end of the night it was the
former Amateur champ, Michael Lomax, that reigned supreme.

Prizefighter 4: The Middleweights, one month later in November 2008, again
at the York Hall in Bethnal Green and featured as part of the Sky Box
Office show featuring the Ricky Hatton fight with Paulie Malignaggi as the
main event, tournament favourite Martin Murray claimed the £25,000 prize.

Prizefighter 5: The Light Heavyweights, took place on the 20th February
2009 and former British champion Tony Oakley took the spoils of victory in
the final over Darren Stubbs.

Prizefighter 6: The Lightweights, took place at the Kelvin Hall in
Scotland on the 24th March 2009. Local boy Ryan Brawley emerged the winner
with victories over Ben Murphy, Paul Holborn and in the final Stephen
Burke.

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SecondsOut Radio: Can Chris Arreola Become Heavyweight Champion of the World?

SecondsOut Radio: Can Chris Arreola Become Heavyweight Champion of the
World?

On this week's edition of SecondsOut Radio, host Eddie Goldman
discusses the fourth-round knockout victory by heavyweight Chris
Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs) over the veteran former title challenger,
Jameel McCline (39-10-3, 23 KOs), Saturday, April 11, in Las Vegas,
Nevada.

We examine Arreola's career, the potential for him to get a title shot
against WBC champion Vitali Klitschko, how he might fare, how he has
strong support from the boxing establishment, but also how he may be
blowing the opportunity of a lifetime by not training properly and
continuing to come into the ring carrying too much weight.

In addition, we critique some of the historical analysis in the HBO
documentary on the Ali-Frazier 3 "Thrilla in Manila" fight.

It is free to listen to or download SecondsOut Radio, but you must
register to gain access to it. Just click here, http://www.secondsout.com/radio/,
and listen, learn, and enjoy.

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