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>>>Boxing News and Notes

03/11/10

WEIGHTS FROM FOXWOODS

10 Rounds
Tony Grano (16-1-1, 13 KOs), Hartford, CT 222 lbs.
Mark Brown (15-2, 7 KOs), Salem, NJ 231 lbs.

6 Rounds
Mike Oliver (22-2, 7 KOs), Hartford, CT 120 lbs.
Kermin Guardia (37-11, 21 KOs), Miami, FL 120 lbs.

4 Rounds
Eris Quinteros (2-3, 1 KO), Atlanta, GA 157 lbs.
David Bauza (3-0, 3 KOs), Hartford, CT 158 lbs.

4 Rounds
Sadam Ali (5-0, 2 KOs), Brooklyn, NY 145 lbs.
Jose Duran (6-4-2, 3 KOs), Sarasota, FL 145 lbs.

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Permalink 07:09:58 pm

Danny McDermott to Face Unbeaten Brian Miller on 3/25 in North Bergen

Jersey City, NJ - Lightweight prospect Danny "Little Mac" McDermott will face his toughest test to date when he squares off against unbeaten Brian Miller on Thursday, March 25 at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, NJ. The eight-round main event will be contested for the NABC lightweight title, headlining Pound for Pound Promotions' "March Badness" card.

McDermott, 8-1-1 (3 KO), of Jersey City, NJ will be making his first ring appearance since May of 2009 when he knocked out Floriano Pagliara in two rounds. Miller, 7-0-3 (3 KO) of Schenectady, NY fought just two weeks ago, stopping former McDermott victim Jose Guzman in three rounds. Both bring aggressive, exciting styles that make for explosive action in the ring.

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Permalink 07:07:06 pm

03/10/10

LEOTIS MADE THEM NOTICE

By:Jim Amato

It was December of 1969 and Charles "Sonny" Liston, the former world's heavyweight champion was making a serious run toward another title shot. After his two humiliating losses to Clay-Ali, Sonny was considered washed up. When he began his comeback against weak opposition it drew little attention. With Ali forced out of action due to his stand on the Vietnam War, Sonny felt that he could reclaim the title. With Jimmy Ellis holding the W. B. A. title and Joe Frazier being recognized by New York State, Sonny was hoping to position himself for a crack at the crown.

After running off a streak of easy wins, Liston was matched with young and talented Henry Clark. Sonny passed his first major test halting Clark in seven. Now Sonny wanted to meet another lower echelon contender. A victory for Sonny could mean a possible match with Jerry Quarry and then a title shot. Liston chose veteran Leotis Martin of Philadelphia as his next stepping stone. Martin had been in with fighters like Ellis, Thad Spencer and Alvin "Blue" Lewis. He had lost a decision to Henry Clark. Martin seemed to be a "safe" opponent.

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Permalink 02:59:37 am

03/07/10

CHASE SHIELDS UPSETS JIMMY LANGE TO CAPTURE WBC USNBC TITLE WITH UNANIMOUS DECISION IN FAIRFAX

“Lights-Out” Controversy Stops 9th Round Lange Charge, Shields Storms to Victory

Fairfax, VA – Houston’s Chase “The White Tiger” Shields captured the World Boxing Council’s (WBC) U.S. National Boxing Championship (USNBC) 154-lb. title in a controversial, but unanimous 12-round decision (115-111, 115-111, 115-111) over Jimmy Lange of Great Falls, VA Saturday night at the Patriot Center in hard-fought, action-packed bout before 5,123 fans.

After both fighters had gone toe-to-toe up to this point, Shields (30-3-1, 14 KOs) seemed to be in trouble in the 9th round when the lights above the ring suddenly went out, halting the action for nearly six minutes. After the lights were restored, Lange (31-4-2, 21 KOs), seemingly lost his momentum and was not able to pick up where he left off. Meanwhile, Shields regained his composure during the break in action and came back to score knockdowns in the 10th and 11th rounds. Lange attempted a final push in the 12th round but the hometown favorite was unable to close down the tough Texan.

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Permalink 05:15:35 am

RESULTS + QUOTES FROM MOHEGAN SUN - UNCASVILLE, CONN.

Undefeated Devon Alexander "The Great" stunned Juan "Iron Twins" Urango with two knockdowns in the eighth round that led to a spectacular technical knockout win. Alexander took Urango's IBF title at 140 pounds and added it to his WBC super lightweight championship

Post-Fight Ring Quotes

Devon Alexander: “My coach told me to stay focused when Urango started bleeding [from the nose in the third round]. My coach said, ‘Don’t stand there and get hit.’

“His [Urango’s] punches did not hurt at all. I was surprised by that. Speed kills everything and that’s what I have.

“We trained all camp throwing the right uppercut.” Kevin Cunningham [trainer and manager] to Devon Alexander: “Did you hear me yell to you to throw the uppercut?” Alexander: “Yeah, I heard you!” Cunningham: “I told Devon to throw the uppercut, and he heard me. It was the magic shot. We trained all camp to throw that punch. We used speed to set up the power.”

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Permalink 05:11:27 am

03/06/10

FIGHT NIGHT: DANNY McDERMOTT (for the NABC Lightweight Title)

Jersey City, NJ - Lightweight prospect Danny "Little Mac" McDermott will look to add the NABC title to his trophy case when he returns to action on Thursday, March 25 at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, NJ. The fight will be McDermott's first eight-round assignment, headlining Pound for Pound Promotions' "March Badness" card. McDermott's opponent will be announced shortly.

"It's an honor to fight for my first professional championship in front of my hometown fans," said McDermott, 8-1 (3 KO) at the Irish eatery The Quays in Hoboken. "Ever since I was a kid I dreamed of being called 'champion'. This is just a start but I can't look past the task in front of me. 2010 is going to be my breakout year."
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The Jersey City, NJ native McDermott will make his first ring appearance since knocking out Floriano Pagliara in two rounds last May. Pagliara has since beaten undefeated prospect Antonio Espinosa and went the distance with 13-0 fighter Diego Magdaleno. McDermott's amateur career consisted of 50+ bouts but most of his experience came from sparring with champions Arturo Gatti, Bones Adams and Paul Malignaggi, among others

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Permalink 07:32:38 pm

03/04/10

News Flash: “KO JO” JACK OBERMAYER

By: Michele Chong
http://www.myboxingfans.com
Respected boxing veteran undergoes liver transplant

This “Chatter Box” column of mine serves many purposes: to report, to inform, and at times to (hopefully) entertain. Now I am using it to spread the message about one of the most respected individuals in the sport of boxing.

“Say a prayer for Jack Obermayer (“KO JO”) who’s in the hospital getting a liver transplant. He’s a great person who really needs our help!” was the emotional message I received from my friend Harold Lederman. The HBO “unofficial” ringside scorer continued, “I wish that boxing comes up strong for Jack in his time of need, just the way Jack came up for boxing for half a century. If you never spoke to God, please do it now for Jack!” Harold mentions that Obermayer, a veteran writer, had been ill on and off for the past year due to liver problems. He is now recuperating from the surgery that took place in Philadelphia.

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Permalink 03:04:45 pm

03/02/10

OMAR SHEIKA, AHMED “BABY FACE” KADDOUR AND TERRANCE HIGHLIGHT A BIG NIGHT OF BOXING ON MARCH 26TH IN HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY

HAMILTON, NJ (MARCH 2nd, 2010)—On Friday night, March 26th a big night of boxing will commence from beautiful Hamilton Manor in Hamilton, New Jersey as Nadal Promotions LLC will showcase former four-time Super Middleweight world title challenger Omar Sheika, Cast member of the Contender Ahmed “Baby Face” Kaddour and perennial Welterweight contender Terrance “The Heat” Cauthen in separate co-features that will headline the eight bout card.

In one co-feature, Sheika of nearby Paterson, New Jersey will battle rugged vet, Jose “Macho” Medina in a eight round Light Heavyweight bout.
Sheika has a record of 28-9 with nineteen knockouts and is looking for one more big run as he is now campaigning in the Light Heavyweight division.

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Permalink 06:48:22 pm

03/01/10

STAR BOXING ALL SET FOR MARCH 6TH AT TROPICANA

A few weeks ago, on February 5th and 6th, a monster snowstorm dumped over two feet of snow on Atlantic City, bringing much of the city to a standstill. The storm forced Star Boxing's exciting event at the Tropicana Casino and Resort, to be postponed until Saturday March 6th. Although the storm was unfortunate, the majority of the card, including both the main event and co-feature bouts of the evening as well as almost the entire undercard, which feature many of the New Jersey area's up and coming talent, remain intact for the March 6th date.

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Permalink 02:59:36 pm

BOXING SUPERSTARS FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER AND

BOXING SUPERSTARS FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER AND SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY TO HOLD NEW YORK PRESS CONFERENCE TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE MAY 1 WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN

NOKIA THEATRE TIMES SQUARE
TOMORROW! TUESDAY, MARCH 2 AT 12:00 P.M. ET

EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

WHO: FLOYD MAYWEATHER, Six-Time World Champion in Five Weight Divisions
SHANE MOSLEY, Current WBA Welterweight World Champion
LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO of Mayweather Promotions
OSCAR DE LA HOYA, President of Golden Boy Promotions
RICHARD SCHAEFER, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions
ROGER MAYWEATHER, Mayweather Trainer
NAAZIM RICHARDSON, Mosley Trainer

WHAT: Press Conference to announce the long-awaited mega-fight between FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER and SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY.
**Please note this event is open to the public. Free tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com (search Mayweather and/or Mosley).

WHEN: TOMORROW! Tuesday, March 2
11:00 a.m. ET - Media Check-In/Lunch
12:00 p.m. ET - Start

WHERE: NOKIA Theatre Times Square
1515 Broadway (Corner of 44th & Broadway)

FACTS: Mayweather vs. Mosley is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions. The 12-round welterweight mega-bout will take place Saturday, May 1 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View®.

Permalink 02:57:30 pm

02/27/10

Vinan Steals One in Philly!

By: Jeff Miller, Ringside
Photo: JoGina Olivo

It was a packed house last night in South Philadelphia, as North Jersey’s KEA Boxing Promotions made their debut in the City of Brotherly Love. Heading the action in The Arena was crowd favorite Victor Vasquez, 11 – 3, (5 KOs) taking on known spoiler Carlos Vinan, 8 – 8, of Newark, NJ, in a scheduled 6 round light weight attraction.

When the bell sounded to start the fight, it was Vasquez who seemed to take control with solid jabs and overhand rights. The middle rounds were close, with Vasquez landing most of the power shots, and Vinon finding some success going to the body. Rounds five and six were hard to score with both men having their moments grinding it out to the final bell. The scores read 60 – 54 for Vasquez and 58 – 56, 59 – 55 for Vinon. The pro-Vasquez crowd was not happy with the decision as Vinon took the victory.

In the evening’s co-featured bout, former amateur standout Kareem ‘Cool Breeze’ Cooley, 1 – 0, (1 KO) scored a third round TKO over Sidell Blocker, 0 – 2, in a scheduled lightweight 4 rounder. Cooley dropped Blocker with a perfect right hand. Blocker beat the count, but the ref decided he could not continue. Official time of the stoppage was 1:12.

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Permalink 08:47:45 pm

02/25/10

KEA Boxing: South Philly Slugfest

The exciting ten bout card of professional boxing is scheduled for Friday night February 25th at the Arena in South Philadelphia, will feature the always exciting North Philadelphia lightweight Victor Vasquez (11-3, 6KO’s) in the toughest fight of his professional career, when he faces tough Ecuadorian, Carlos Vinan (8-8-3, 1KO) in the six round main event which is sure to be a war.

The undercard is loaded with local and regional prospects matched tough in what is sure to produce an exciting night of action that will leave everybody satisfied. The co-feature of the evening will be an evenly matched six round junior middleweight tussle, as Philadelphia’s own Ardrick Butler (4-1, 1KO) squares off against Norman Allen (6-3, 3KO’s) of Laurel, Maryland.

WHO: Victor Vasquez (11-3, 6KO’s) - Philadelphia lightweight contender.

Adrick Butler (4-1, 1KO)-up and coming junior middleweight prospect.

Angel Ocasio (1-0)-Two time Pennsylvania Golden Gloves champion

Elizabeth Sherman (1-0, 1KO)-Female lightweight sensation.

Kareem Cooley (Pro debut)-highly touted lightweight prospect.

Permalink 09:33:22 pm

Travis Kauffman to Face Miller on 2/27 in Allentown–FIGHT TO BE SHOWN ON GFL ON MARCH 1ST

Allentown, PA (Wednesday, February 24, 2010) – The first taste of adversity for a professional boxer reveals a great deal about the character of the fighter. Heavyweight prospect Travis Kauffman of Reading, PA intends to show that what hasn’t killed him will only make him stronger when he returns to the ring this Saturday, February 27th at the Rodeway Inn & Conference Center in Allentown, PA against Mike Miller of Akron, OH in the six round main event.

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Permalink 12:06:40 am

02/22/10

South Philly Slugfest set!!!

Philadelphia, PA-Andre Kut’s KEA boxing Promotions is set to bring an explosive night of professional boxing to the Arena in South Philadelphia, PA on Friday, February 26th. Headlining the card will be a six round lightweight clash between the always exciting Victor Vasquez (11-3, 6KO’s) and rugged Carlos Vinan (8-8, 1KO). Vasquez, of North Philadelphia has put together quite a fan base due to his all out action packed bouts, which leave everybody on the edge of their seats. In his last bout on January 15th at this very same Arena , Victor sent his hometown fans home happy with an impressive fifth round stoppage of the Gustavo Dailey.

His opponent in the spectacular main event, Carlos Vinan has faced a who’s who of the lightweight division and owns a victory over the highly touted Eric “The Outlaw” Hunter. Vinan is known for his “in your face, take no quarters” style, and is sure to make this a slugfest that you won’t want to miss.

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Permalink 05:28:16 pm

02/20/10

“RING OF FIRE”

On Saturday, April 24 Goossen Tutor Promotions and Main Events in association with Ziggy Promotions will present “RING OF FIRE” on HBO’s Boxing After Dark (11:15 PM ET/PT).

The 12-round main event for the NABO and IBF Heavyweight International Championship will take place at the state of the art Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California.

Top world contender Cristobal “The Nightmare” Arreola of Riverside, California will square off against former WBC Light Heavyweight, IBF and Ring Magazine Cruiserweight titleholder and current IBF Heavyweight International Champion, Tomasz “Goral” Adamek of Jersey City, NJ by way of Zywiec, Poland.

Below are the quotes from today's press conference.

INITIAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES

(February 19, Ontario, CA)
DAN GOOSSEN (Promoter): “During the time that we’ve been talking about this fight, prior to Adamek’s fight with (Jason) Estrada, we were getting emails; we were getting messages; we were getting those phone calls ‘Where’s the fight going to be’? I mean Excitement! Excitement! Excitement!”

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Permalink 08:51:47 pm

02/18/10

MAYWEATHER VS. MOSLEY PRESS TOUR KICKS OFF MARCH 2 WHEN FIGHTERS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE

SAVE THE DATE...

MEGA-FIGHT SLATED FOR MAY 1
AT MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS

LIVE ON HBO PAY-PER-VIEW®

Los Angeles (February 17) - Welterweight superstar Floyd "Money" Mayweather and WBA Welterweight Champion Sugar Shane Mosley are hitting the road to announce their May 1 mega-fight showdown with stops in New York City, Washington, DC and Los Angeles. The press tour will reflect the magnitude of this highly competitive and much-anticipated face-off between boxing's biggest stars.

MAYWEATHER VS. MOSLEY: TOUR DATES AND CITIES

TUESDAY, March 2 New York City
NOKIA Theatre Times Square
WEDNESDAY, March 3 Washington, DC
The Lincoln Theatre

THURSDAY, March 4 Los Angeles
NOKIA Plaza L.A. LIVE

*All events will be open to the PUBLIC.

**Additional details (media call times, etc.) will be announced shortly.

# # #

Mayweather vs. Mosley is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions. The 12-round welterweight mega-bout will take place Saturday, May 1 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View®.

Permalink 02:54:36 am

02/14/10

BERNARDO "BOMBER" MERCADO

By: Jim Amato

As the talent rich 1970's heavyweight picture faded into the 1980's, Larry Holmes emerged as the dominant boxer. Still there were some very capable contenders. Among them was a 6'4" brute from Columbia, South America named Bernardo Mercado.

Mercado was born on January 16, 1952. He was a fine amateur who won the 1975 Central America and Caribbean Gold Medal with a three round decision over Trevor Berbick. He turned pro later that year and scored four first round knockouts in his first five fights. In his sixth fight he halted former world title challenger Manuel Ramos in five rounds. He would also score big kayo wins over James J. Woody and Randy Stephens.

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Permalink 09:11:45 pm

02/13/10

Message from Mike Silver re: Brooklyn College Program

To all friends of Gleason's Gym:

My sincere apologies for anyone who may have arrived at Brooklyn College on Thursday February 11 to hear my talk in support of the Hank Kaplan Boxing Archive only to find that the program was canceled due to Wednesday's severe snowstorm. The decision to cancel was make late Wednesday afternoon at the height of the storm. I am very sorry that many of you did not receive notice of the cancellation on time. The event has been rescheduled for Thursday February 18th at 4 p.m. I do hope to see you at this Thursday's event. I promise to deliver a "knockout" presentation!
Sincerely,
Mike Silver (Author of "The Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science")

Permalink 04:18:55 pm

02/11/10

U.S. Olympian Sadam “World Kid” Ali

Keeps perfect record intact

BROOKLYN – The beat rolls on for 2008 U.S. Olympian Sadam “World Kid” Ali, who kept his perfect pro record intact last Saturday night in Newark, winning a unanimous 4-round decision against fellow Brooklyn welterweight Jason Thompson (5-5-1, 4 KOs).

Ali (5-0, 2 KOs) “pitched a shutout” against Thompson, winning by scores of 40-36 on all three judges’ scorecards. “Everything went okay,” the 21-year-old Ali reported. “I clearly won every round. I wasn’t expecting a sleeping opponent; he took punches and gave some back. It’s all part of the learning process. The plan is to learn something every fight and continue to improve. I was in the swing bout and had to wait a long time but that was alright because my fans were still there. All I wanted is for the people who support me to still be there and they were.”

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Permalink 03:05:07 pm

02/10/10

KENDALL HOLT PRIMED TO MAKE RING RETURN 2/27 AT BALLY’S ATLANTIC CITY!!!

By: Brandon Estrict

After a disappointing ending his last time out, Kendal “Rated R” Holt may finally be in position to force a championship sequel. Holt, former WBO light-welterweight champion, came up short in his bid for unification against then WBC titlist, Timothy Bradley, in a close but clear decision loss. The bout was not without its NC-17 moments however, as Rated R nearly put a spectacular end to things in round one, stretching Bradley with a perfect counter left-hook. He would again drop the unbeaten Bradley in round twelve with a short counter right-uppercut. The durable Bradley was able to make it to the final bell, and did enough quality work in between knockdowns to pound out a unanimous decision.

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Permalink 03:27:23 pm

02/08/10

COMBATT Award Ceremonies will be held on Tuesday, April 6th at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, N.J.

This years honorees are former multi-time World Champions Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard, the IBF International Heavyweight Champion and former Cruiserweight Champion Tomasz Adamek, New York State Athletic Commission Director of Boxing Ralph Petrillo, New York Daily News Manager of Community Affairs and New York Golden Glove Chairman, Brian Adams, former World Title Contender Michael Olajide, President of local 617 SEIU Labor Union, Rahman Muhammad, President International Long Shoremen”s Union, Gerald Owens, former Heavyweight Contender and now top referee, Randy Neumann and the Newark Housing Authority Executive Morris Warner.

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Permalink 07:57:53 pm

02/07/10

Maurice Harris Going back to the future

NEW YORK – Veteran heavyweight Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris, inactive for the previous 26 months, recently returned to the ring (Jan. 29) in Albuquerque, impressively winning a 6-round unanimous decision (60-54, 60-54, 58-56) against battle-tested Billy “The Kid” Zumbrun.

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Permalink 03:34:03 am

Adamek Defeats Estrada and Is Now a Player in the Heavyweight Division


By: Danny Serratelli, ringside

Main Events Tomasz Adamek, 40-1, 27 KO's defeated a legitimate heavyweight this evening when he captured a 12-round unanimous decision over Jason Estrada, 16-3, 4 KO's. The scores were 115-113 (Steven Weisfeld), 116-112 (Joseph Pasquale) and 118-110 (Laurence Layton). The Doghoueboxing/Brickcityboxing card also read 116-112 when the final bell sounded. Adamek captured the IBF Heavyweight International Championship with the victory. The plan now is for Adamek to fight Chris Arreola in April. Arreola will be by far Adamek's biggest test at heavyweight to date.

There were a lot of strong mixed opinions regarding the scoring of the fight. Despite the disparity a closer look at the scores would reveal consistency as well as the fact that there were many close rounds in the fight. All three judges and the Doghouse/Brickcity card had the 8th and 9th rounds for Estrada. The Doghouse/Brickcity card and 2 of the official judges also gave Estrada the 1st and 6th rounds. Estrada was very upset at the post fight press conference about the scoring, particularly of judge Layton's 118-110, however, outside of the 2 rounds everyone scored for Estrada, the remaining rounds that could have went to Estrada were very close.

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Permalink 03:15:48 am

Valero Beats DeMarco Into Submission, Remains Perfect

By: Brandon Estrict
www.Doghouseboxing.com

Edwin Valero has officially arrived.

The Venezuelan-born Valero, headlining his first nationally televised card on Showtime, retained his WBC Lightweight Championship, stopping interim-champ Antonio DeMarco, after nine brutal rounds.

DeMarco, now 23-2-1 (17), was mercifully saved by his corner after round nine. He’d taken a sustained beating over the course of, virtually, the entire fight. DeMarco had a height advantage of four inches, a reach advantage of two inches, and had fought heavier than Valero for the bulk of his career. The size advantage would serve him well early on as he took Valero’s shots reasonably well. There were brief moments where his knees were slightly buckled in rounds one and five, but DeMarco recovered quickly both times and continued fighting.

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Permalink 12:48:45 am

02/05/10

STORM POSTPONES SATURDAY NIGHT ATLANTIC CITY FIGHT CARD TILL MARCH 6TH

In light of the major snow storm expected to hit the Atlantic City area, Tropicana Casino and Resort and Star Boxing have decided to postpone Saturday night's boxing show until Saturday March 6th, noting major concern for the safety of traveling fans, fight participants and the general public welfare.

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Permalink 05:50:22 pm

02/04/10

Cornflake to donate % of purse to Red Cross

Former Philadelphia Golden Glove Champion Thomas "Cornflake" LaManna will make his professional boxing debut February 6, 2010 at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ.
Name: Thomas Anthony LaManna
Birth Date:11-12-1991
Home Town: Millville
State : New Jersey
Weight; 160
Contact: lamannasports@aol.com

Thomas Cornflake LaManna will be donating 10% of his purse to the Red Cross in hopes he can help aid with the disaster in Haiti. Thomas asks that people open there hearts and wallets and donate as well.
American Red Cross
(732) 349-2131
175 Sunset Ave, Toms River, NJ

At 6'2 140 pounds LaManna captured the Philadelphia Golden Gloves belt with a three round decision in 2007. Now “recharged and focused,” LaManna has one goal in the pro's, and that goal is to become a champion at what ever weight he grows into.

While still a high school student in New Jersey, LaManna is just turning 18 years of age on November 12th. Cornflake as they call him in school has been around pro boxing/boxers (Ray Mercer, Shannon Briggs, Al Cole, Riddick Bowe, Arturo Gatti, Pat Lynch, Lou Duva, Don King etc...) his whole life.

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Permalink 12:25:15 pm

QUOTES FROM FINAL ADAMEK - ESTRADA PRESS CONFERENCE

Please note: Because of large demand, the floor seating has been rearranged to provide a few dozen more $253 ringside seats. Tickets can be purchased at the Pru Center Box Office, by calling TicketMaster at 800-745-3000, or visting www.Prucenter.com.

2/3/10 - Hudson Bread/Global Boxing Gym, North Bergen, NJ

PHOTO: KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI

Kathy Duva, CEO Main Events –“Tomasz has to win against Jason Estrada before he can realize his dream of being the heavyweight champion. It’s a tremendous fight, people are watching it closely. We are delighted to be promoting it.”

“A lot of people are asking me why Tomasz took this fight. It is one of those fights where it seems as if we brought in a young guy who pretty much plays to Tomasz’s “not so strengths”; I don’t want to say weaknesses because I don’t think Tomasz has any of those! Jason’s got strength, he’s got speed, he’s got movement. He’s got a lot of the things that have given Tomasz problems in the past. This fight will give Tomas a good opportunity to deal with all those things.”

“Tomasz is never afraid, he amazes me. He goes into each fight calm and cool, and always confident that he will win. We all believe in him. We know he will give us another great fight, in exciting Adamek fashion and add another victory to his record.”

Tomasz Adamek - “I never underestimate anyone, ever. This is boxing; you have to be prepared every time because you can lose not only the fight but also your health. I know what’s at stake on Saturday – for me and for Jason.”

“I’m always asked if I feel worthy to be in the heavyweight division and my answer always is – just watch me fight and you’ll know the answer. I don’t expect anybody to respect me because I was champion in two other weight classes – just enjoy what you see when I’m in the ring. I did not lose any strength as compared to being a light heavyweight or cruiser weight. Contrary – fighting at my natural weight helped me be a better boxer. I expect to weigh around 222 pounds for the fight. That’s natural weight and power, zero loss of energy.”

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Permalink 01:07:16 am

02/03/10

MAYWEATHER'S SIGNATURE SEALS THE DEAL

FIGHT WITH MOSLEY FINALIZED AS BOXING SUPERSTARS AGREE TO MEET IN ELECTRIFYING WELTERWEIGHT MEGA-FIGHT ON SATURDAY, MAY 1 AT MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS LIVE ON HBO PAY-PER-VIEW

FIGHTERS AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN OLYMPIC-STYLE DRUG TESTING

LAS VEGAS (February 3, 2010) - It's official. Boxing's biggest superstar and six-time world champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather made his upcoming fight with welterweight mega-star and five-time world champion Sugar Shane Mosley, official today when he signed the contract that pits the two fighters against each other on Saturday, May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in a mega-bout which will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View®.

"This one is definitely for the fans as I wasn't going to waste anyone's time with a meaningless tune-up bout and asked to fight Shane immediately," said Mayweather. "I have said ever since I came back to the sport that I only wanted to fight the best. I think Shane is one of the best, but come May 1, he still won't be great enough to beat me."

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Permalink 04:57:05 pm

02/02/10

Grano-Brown rematch headlines

Foxwoods’ March 12 pro boxing card CES Presents “Brace For Impact”

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Feb. 2, 2010) – The rematch between heavyweights Tony “TNT” Grano and Mark “Oak Tree” Brown headlines the March 12 pro boxing card, “Brace For Impact,” presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Sports and Entertainment, Inc. (CES), in Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

Brown (15-2, 7 KOs) overcame two knockdowns to stop Grano, fighting out of Hebron (CT), in the eighth round of their WBF All-Americas title bout Sept. 27, 2008.

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Permalink 01:29:09 pm

Boxer Benitez Featured on Cover of Healthy Living Magazine

Undefeated Professional boxer Roberto Benitez is on the Cover and
featured in a 6 page article. (Page 46) on this month's
Healthy Living Magazine.

This magazine provides you with all the necessary tools required to attain and maintain a wholesome and healthy lifestyle. Catering to those who have a like to Health and wellness with featured active leaders..

Click the link below, then go to the selector on the bottom left of the cover page.
Click in the Box and find the Story titled:
Among Kids, He's a Knock Out

Read online @
http://www.lakehealthyliving.com/onlinemag/2010/feb/index.html

www.robertobenitezonline.com

Permalink 01:18:55 pm

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