Tickets on sale for the following shows; Gleasons Gym, Golden Gloves, USA Boxing, Alicia Ashley, Ronica Jeffreys, John Duddy, Klitschko vs Ibragimov

USA Boxing Amateurs
Golden Gloves at St. Ann's Warehouse On Wednesday, January 30th
The address is 38 Water St. Brooklyn, NY. The doors open at 6:30PM and the first bout will begin at 7:00PM. The ticket prices are$25.00 General Admission and $15.00 for USA Boxing Amateurs. (The amateurs must have their boxing license in hand.)

Professional Boxing at The Paradise Theatre On Thursday, January 31st


Alicia Ashley and Ronica Jeffrey

Professional Boxing at The Paradise Theatre On Thursday, January 31st, Two of Gleason's top female fighters will be on the card. Alicia Ashley a Professional World Champion and Ronica Jeffrey an amateur National Champion making her pro debut. The address is 2413 Grand Concourse, Bronx NY. The ticket prices are $50 and $30.

Keisha and Alicia Ashley


Ronica Jeffrey


Gleason's Gym

Live Chamber Music and Boxing at Gleason's Gym on Saturday, February 16th

At 8:00PM The International Street Cannibals and Gleason's Gym Present: Strike Part V. Don't Miss It!!! This is part of a new music and boxing series introducing Classical Music to the youth in boxing. Live chamber music will compete with boxing demonstrations. Musicians with harps, cellos, violas, and a double bass will set up in one ring while the young boxers in training will duke it out in another ring.

All boxing will be undertaken by the junior (under 14 years) members of Gleason's Gym. Please contact Bruce Silverglade for further details.Admission is $25.00 per person. All proceeds benefit Gleason's "Give A Kid A Dream" foundation.

Professional Boxing At Madison Square Garden on Saturday February 23rd, Wladimir Klitschko vs Sultan Ibragimov, Also featuring Ireland's Own John Duddy.

The Heavyweight Championship of The World, Klitschko vs Ibragimov


The ticket prices are: $1000, $600, $300, $200, $100. We have the best seats at each price point.

Duddy taking another bite out of Big Apple; “Mean” Joe Greene and Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, Feb. 23 in NYC are on the Klitschko-Ibragimov card

NEW YORK– World middleweight title contender “Ireland’s” John Duddy is looking forward to fighting again in his adopted New York City home for the first time since last May, when he battles tough Tunisian brawler Walid “Tempete de Sable” Smichet (17-3-1, 13 KOs) in the 10-round, off-TV co-feature on the February 23rd heavyweight championship unification show headlined by IBF king Wladimir Klitschko and WBO title-holder Sultan Ibragimov at Madison Square Garden.

“Ireland’s” John Duddy


IBF king Wladimir Klitschko and WBO title-holder Sultan Ibragimov


Presently rated No. 3 by the WBO and WBC, as well as No. 6 and No. 11 by the WBA and IBF, respectively, Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) also is ranked No. 10 in The Ring magazine.

Duddy, who has fought 11 times in the Big Apple, including five in Madison Square Garden, is training in North Carolina with his head trainer, Don Turner. The unbeaten, charismatic Irishman is coming off of three consecutive fights in Ireland, including his most notable victory to date in December, winning a 10-round decision against former 2-time world title challenger Howard Eastman.

“It’s my homecoming,” an excited Duddy said from training camp about his NYC fight versus Smichet. “It was great fighting in Ireland the past year, but I’m really looking forward to being back where I started my pro career with all those great fans. There’s a lot of interest in my career back home now and a lot of people are flying in to watch this fight. Most importantly, though, I think I’ve shown improvement in my last three fights, although a lot was just simple things we worked on. Don has me boxing like I did before (as an amateur).



Duddy in Big Apple

“After the Howard Eastman fight, I’m confident about getting in the ring with any
middleweight in the world. It wasn’t perfect, but I showed I had a good chin – I always knew that – used my head more and never took a step backwards. I’m much more comfortable. It was a step closer to me getting to the top and I’m happy with my progress.”

Smichet, fighting out of Montreal, has a portfolio that features a win by 10th round knockout of previously unbeaten (17-0) Matt O’Brien for the Canadian Middleweight Interim Title, as well as an eight-round draw against Donny McCrary of The Contender III fame.

Undefeated New York City middleweights “Mean” Joe Greene (17-0) and Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (15-0) are on the Klitschko-Ibragimov card. The main event is the only bout to air on HBO.

“Mean” Joe Greene


Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin


Tickets, priced at $1,000.00, $600.00, $300.00, $200.00 and $100.00, are on sale at the following locations: Manhattan: Demsey’s, 36th W. 33rd (212.629.9899); Queens: Elaine’s Deli, 65 Pl. Maspeth, Fiddlers Irish Pub, 65 Pl. Maspeth, Connelly’s Corner, Grand Ave. Maspeth, Hill Tap Bar, Grand Ave. Maspeth, Doyle’s Corner, Broadway Astoria; Woodside: Starting Gate, Sean Og’s, Saints & Sinners, Gaslight; Sunnyside: McGuinnesses, Maggie Mays; Yonkers: Bronx Heritage, McLean Ave. (914.766.7532); Brooklyn: Gleason’s Gym, 75 Front St. (718.797.2872); Pearl River: Gildea’s Bar & Restaurant (845.735.2564), South Bound Café (845.735.2903); Long Island: Poor House, Hemstead Turnpike (516.859.8780).

For more information go to www.irishropes.com or call Mark Cahoun (917.939.5199), Pat Nee (917.279.7796), Paul McLoughlin (347.219.1530), Jimmy Kaneary (718.594.0861), Paddy Phealon (516.859.8780) and Jerry Quinn (in Boston – 617.733.4535).

CONTACT: Bob Trieger, Full Court Press

SecondsOut Radio: Dimitri Kirilov, Dmitriy Salita On this week's edition of SecondsOut Radio

SecondsOut Radio: Dimitri Kirilov, Dmitriy Salita On this week's edition of SecondsOut Radio, at http://www.secondsout.com/radio/, host Eddie Goldman begins by discussing some of the social implications of the rise to prominence of fighters from the countries of the former Soviet Union. Two of those fighters, IBF junior bantamweight champion Dimitri Kirilov (29-3, 9 KOs) of St. Petersburg, Russia, and unbeaten junior welterweight Dmitriy Salita (27-0-1, 15 KOs), originally from Odessa, Ukraine, will be headlining a card Thursday, February 28, at the Roseland Ballroom in New York.

Dmitriy Salita


In the main event, Kirilov will be making the first defense of his title, facing Mexican fighter Cecilio Santos (22-8-2, 12 KOs). In the co-feature, Salita will be fighting an opponent yet to be named. We spoke with both Dimitri Kirilov and Dmitriy Salita at a news conference in New York this past week about their upcoming fights and their careers. It is free to listen to SecondsOut Radio, but you must register to gain 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