Brick City Boxing

By: Jim Amato

Stan " Kitten " Hayward was just one of the many tough welterweights and middleweights that came out of Philadelphia in the 1960's and 70's. He battled the best his hometown had to offer and several other world contenders too.

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Ingemar Johansson 1932-2009
Swedish Legend died last night
By: Olof Johansson / Editor BOXNING

Swedish Legend Ingemar Johansson died five minutes to Midnight January
30 2009 after a two week long struggle in the last phase of Alzheimers
illness. The former Heavyweight Champion of The World was at his death
76 years and 4 month old. He was regarded as Scandinavia’s greatest
fighter ever and held the undisputed World Heavyweight Championship
1959-1960; he also held The European Heavyweight Crown 1956-1959 and
again 1962-1963.

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E. BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (January 30, 2009) – UFC lightweight sensation Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon held an open media workout yesterday afternoon at his gym, Lauzon Mixed Martial Arts in Bridgewater (MA), in preparation for his main event fight February 7 on “UFC Fight Night 17,” broadcast live on Spike TV from the Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.

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Star Boxing's welterweight prospect, Alexis Camacho (17-1,16KO) will look to make the transition from highly thought of prospect to contender when he takes on the very dangerous Carlos Molina (14-4-1,5KO) on Friday February 13th at New York's famed Roseland Ballroom. The bout between Camacho and Molina is promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing and will be shown live as the main event of that evenings ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights" telecast. Camacho vs. Molina is scheduled for ten rounds in the welterweight division.

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PHILADELPHIA One of the most popular fighters in the region, undefeated Light heavyweight, Chuck “The Professor” Mussachio makes his long awaited debut at the Legendary Blue Horizon as he takes on Gary Lavender on a six round cruiserweight bout as the co-feature on a big night of boxing at The Legendary Blue Horizon.

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By: Michael Gawler

The first time these two men faced each other, Georges St. Pierre found victory in a controversial split decision. According to BJ Penn, he spent the hours following the fight at the bar while GSP was at the hospital. BJ and his fans felt he won this fight while the judges agreed with Georges and his fans that he won the fight. I personally believe that GSP did enough to earn the victory as well. However, this is an argument that has been ongoing for nearly 3 years. The good news is... Saturday night their gonna go at it again!!!

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January 28, 2009-The John Bray Boxing Foundation is holding the 2nd Annual John Bray Free Youth Boxing Clinic in an effort to continue to help the community in preventing and combating violence while promoting discipline and academic success among school-age students by interfacing with local community leaders as well as professional boxers.

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“February Frenzy,” Feb. 6 at Twin River Event Center, RI
PROVIDENCE (January 28, 2009) – World rated light heavyweight Joey “KO Kid” Spina, former USNBC and IBF Intercontinental champion, has rededicated himself for his loyal fans as he prepares for his next fight February 6 at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

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ORANGE, CA, January 28 – They come to the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California, with a combined record of 50-1 with 30 knockouts, so it’s safe to say that when the “New Blood” of boxing – Juan Carlos Burgos, Patrick Lopez, Mauricio Herrera, and Hector Serrano – lace up their gloves on Friday, February 27th, the future of the sport is in fine hands.

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LAS VEGAS, (January 28, 2009) - Two of boxing's biggest stars will meet in the ring in what could be the year's biggest pay-per-view event. Five-division world champion MANNY "Pac Man" PACQUIAO and Ring Magazine and IBO World Junior Welterweight champion RICKY "The Hitman" HATTON will rumble for Hatton's World Junior Welterweight Championships Saturday, May 2 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. These two boxing artists will have a 20 x 20 foot canvas to paint a black and blue masterpiece that the world has been waiting to see. Pacquiao and Hatton boast a combined record of 93-4-2 (68 KOs), a winning percentage of 94% and a victory by knockout ratio of 73%.

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TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY AT 10 A.M.

Don King Productions ‘St. Valentine’s Day Massacre’ Press Conference:
Held on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.

SUNRISE, Fla.—Unified lightweight world champion Nate “Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell (32-5-1, 25 KOs) gave a stern warning to International Boxing Federation No. 1-Ranked lightweight mandatory challenger Ali “Rush Hour” Funeka (30-1, 25 KOs) at a Don King-hosted press conference at BankAtlantic Center today promoting their Valentine’s Day meeting in South Florida.

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HOT JR. LIGHTWEIGHT PROSPECT JOHN MOLINA, JR. MAKES HIS GOOSSEN TUTOR DEBUT IN ‘SHOBOX’ TELEVISED EVENT

Los Angeles, CA (January 27, 2009) – On Friday, February 6, Goossen Tutor Promotions will kick off its 2009 Tachi Palace pro boxing series with a nationally televised show featuring undefeated Andre “SOG” Ward the Oakland, California native whose gold medal victory in the 2004 Olympics in Athens is the last since David Reid in the 1996 Atlanta Games.

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*Interim WBC Jr. Middleweight Titlist Sergio Martinez Takes on Kermit Cintron as Part of HBO “BAD” Tripleheader, Feb. 14, at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL*

New York (January 27, 2009) – DiBella Entertainment serves up a Valentine’s Day treat with the addition of a potentially explosive 154 pound title fight between interim WBC champion Sergio Martinez and former IBF welterweight kingpin Kermit Cintron, to HBO’s Boxing After Dark on Saturday, February 14, at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.

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At BankAtlantic Center on Saturday, Feb. 14
PROMOTER TO SELL SEATS ‘2-FOR-1’

‘St. Valentine’s Day Massacre’ Pits WBO and IBF Lightweight Champion
Nate ‘Galaxxy Warrior’ Campbell Against Ali ‘Rush Hour’ Funeka;
Former Three-Time World Champion Ricardo ‘El Matador’ Mayorga
Faces Undefeated WBC No. 3-Ranked Super Welterweight Alfredo ‘Perro’ Angulo;Interim WBC Super Welterweight Champion Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez
Defends Title Against Former World Champion Kermit ‘The Killer’ Cintron

SUNRISE, Fla.—Boxing promoter Don King will present another tremendous international boxing event in South Florida when his “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” lands at BankAtlantic Center on Saturday, Feb. 14 featuring unified lightweight world champion—and Jacksonville native—Nate “Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell (32-5-1, 25 KOs) opposing International Boxing Federation mandatory challenger Ali “Rush Hour” Funeka, from East London, South Africa.

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Adamek vs. Banks
IBF Cruiserweight Championship
Prudential Center – Newark NJ
Friday, February 27, 2009
Live on SHOWTIME Boxing Series – “ShoBox – The Next Generation”

Newly-crowned IBF Cruiserweight Champion Tomasz “Goral” Adamek of Jersey City and Golwice, Poland returns to Newark’s Prudential Center on Friday, February 27th to make the first defense of his world title against Detroit’s undefeated Johnathon Banks when Main Events and Ziggy Promotions, in association with K2 Promotions, bring boxing back to “The Rock.” The inaugural event of Main Events’ “Brick City Boxing Series” at the Prudential Center also will be aired on Showtime as part of its ShoBox boxing series.

Just a month ago, Adamek (36-1, 24 KO’s) thrilled thousands of cheering fans as he electrified Newark’s state-of-the art arena, scoring three knockdowns over defending champion Steve Cunningham, to earn a blistering 12-round win in a fight that many boxing scribes have dubbed “The Fight of the Year.” Also the former WBC Light Heavyweight Champion, Adamek is no stranger to “Fight of the Year” consideration. Making his first-ever US appearance, the former Polish national amateur standout traveled to Chicago in May of 2005 and defeated Number One Contender Paul Briggs in a brutal 12-round slugfest hailed as a candidate for “Fight of the Year” honors.

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Longtime New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame & Ring 25 member and a wonderful friend of all who knew him, Bert DeWitt passed away today.

Bert attend the Ring 25 meeting on Tuesday, January 13th and within a week he was in the hospital fighting for his life. Members of Ring 25, including President Don McAteer visited him last Thursday and I took a trip to see him Friday. The doctors told him that he had pancreatic cancer.

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LAS VEGAS (January 26, 2008) – Veteran boxing manager Sal LoNano has brought his fighter, NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa (20-2, 13 KOs), in from his Bronx home to the Boston area for a five-week training program at the famed Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning in Winchester, Massachusetts.

LoNano is having Figueroa follow in the same path two of his better known fighters, “Irish” Micky Ward and former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi, also traveled with tremendous results.

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Super Middleweight contender Jerson Ravelo is a free agent, looking to get back into the mix on top of the super middleweight division. Ravelo is a hungry fighter who has had to overcome great adversity in his career on many occasions. Lesser men would have called it a day, especially after being brought in as an opponent by Goosen Tutor for their top prospect, Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward.

Representing yourself in boxing is like going to war unarmed. However, Ravelo was hungry to come back after the Ward fight and show the boxing world he has what it takes to compete with the top super middleweights.

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By: Leszek Dowgier
In front of a record sell-out crowd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the 37-year-old “Sugar” Shane Mosley (46-5, 39KOs) turned back the clock and defeated the rugged, fearsome and granite-chinned Antonio Margarito (37-6, 27 KOs). However, not only did Mosley pull off the upset victory, but he did so in devastating and dominant fashion by doing what many thought impossible - knocking out the “Tijuana Tornado”.

From the opening bell Mosley controlled the fight, using his jab, quick combinations and footwork to keep Margarito off balance and at bay. However, one of the smartest things Mosley did throughout the fight was to continually tie up Margarito after throwing his searing combinations. Time and time again, Mosley would connect with vicious shots to both the head and body then tie up the larger Margarito, not allowing the (now former) WBA Champion to return fire.

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Six-Fight Blockbuster Pay-Per-View STILL AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Until Feb. 24th

Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009,
Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2009) - A near capacity crowd rocked the Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday night for Affliction M-1 Global "Day of Reckoning", the promotions second highly successful MMA event. A paid attendance of 12,335 turned up for the loaded fight card including 11 action-packed bouts headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski.

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By: Christopher Roche

The “Sugar” Shane Mosley vs. Antonio Margarito battle proved two things: 1) If tickets are priced reasonably, fans will pack the house and 2) Speed usually kills.

In front of a record crowd at Staples Center, Mosley picked apart a gutsy Margarito, on his way to stopping the Mexican warrior in round nine.

Despite Mosley’s being a 4-1 underdog, should we be that shocked?

I always thought a good boxer with a proper game plan would beat Margarito decisively, and I picked both Paul Williams and Miguel Cotto to defeat him. Williams, of course, got the job done, while Cotto ran out of gas and succumbed to Margarito’s will. Despite losing, Cotto had the blueprint mostly correct. He boxed and peppered Margarito almost at will for much of the fight. Cotto’s two biggest downfalls were his abandoning the body attack and his willingness to back up against the ropes. Mosley saw this on film, and he did not make the same mistakes. The adjustments that Mosley made on Cotto’s blueprint proved disastrous for Margarito.

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Jerson Ravelo, Brick City, super middleweight contender:
Mosley will defeat Margarito. Mosley has too much experience and knows how to beat him, which will be by giving him angles all night long. Margarito will never land a clean shot.

Nicky De Marco, Lightweight, owner DeMarco's Boxing Club, Tottenville, Staten Island:
I have Shane by decision.

Mike Gawler
SUGAR SHANE VS. MARGARITO?? OK With ME!!
When this fight was announced it got me thinking that the boxing world was in for a treat! Two big names and not even on a PPV card! Like everyone else, I began thinking that Mosley was probably finished and that Antonio Margarito would likely walk right through him. I remembered the battles each fighter had with Miguel Cotto and their outcomes. Then my memory shifted to Mosley's incredible battle and KO of Mayorga back in Sept of '08. If the Shane Mosley of that fight shows up and stays focused, I will predict a slightly different outcome.

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By: Danny Serratelli
I have been shocked to read that anyone is picking “Sugar” Shane Mosley. I thought that I would be 1 out of a hundred who would be leaning towards the 37 year old future Hall of Famer. There is a reason that Shane is roughly a 4-1 betting underdog and that is his age along with the fact that his losses have come against tall busy fighters like Antonio Margarito. Antonio is also going to be one of the biggest men and biggest punchers that Shane has met in his career.

Mosley, at his best and in his prime, would beat Antonio Margarito based on the style match up and Mosley’s toughness. Shane would be able to handle Margarito’s pressure and use it against him at times. Shane at his slickest is slicker than Miguel Cotto and while Cotto beat Shane in a close fight and Margarito beat Cotto in a war, that means nothing here.

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By: Saul Lelchuk

As many others have correctly said, this is a fight that could go either way, and neither a Mosley nor a Margarito victory would surprise me. But I can’t go against Margarito in this one, especially since he is at his peak, while Mosley has left his heyday a bit behind. I think that Mosley’s superior experience – compared to Cotto, for instance, let alone someone like Cintron – will help him, and I think he might fight a successful fight. But I also think that he will have a bit too much confidence in his speed to rescue him from the onslaught of the Tijuana Tornado, and I think that he will be surprised when he hits Margarito flush, with some serious shots (this will happen) and doesn’t hurt or even really fluster him.

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MAIN EVENT - HEAVYWEIGHTS - 5 ROUNDS

Fedor EMELIANENKO vs. Andrei ARLOVSKI
Stary Oskol, RUS Chicago, IL
28-1 (6 KO's) 14-5 (10 KO's)
Weight: 230 lbs. Weight: 237 lbs.

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The WBC in coordination with the WBC Legends of Boxing Museum Committee, held a meeting last Saturday January 17th, to pay homage to a great former world champion, who is, without a doubt, one of the most beloved boxers within the world of boxing, as he is a clean, altruistic and exemplary person in every respect, Genaro “Chicanito” Hernandez.

“Chicanito” is currently struggling in a battle against that disease named cancer, but with the heart of a lion, his exemplary optimism and the unity of his family and all the boxing community, we are certain he will achieve victory in this fight.

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Hackensack, NJ – On February 25th Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn 20-3-1 (17 KO’s) will attempt to get one step closer to fighting for the WBC world championship. Gunn will be making the first defense of his WBC USNBC Cruiserweight crown against veteran Brad Gregory 11-2 (9 KO’s). The Gunn-Gregory bout will headline “Fight Knight” which is co-promoted by Dignity and FelKO Promotions. The fight will be staged at the beautiful Medieval Times, which is located in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.

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PROVIDENCE (January 22, 2009) – Former 4-time U.S. national amateur champion Bobby Harris will be inducted into the prestigious CES Ring of Honor, Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. president Jimmy Burchfield announced, during a special “February Frenzy” card ceremony February 6 at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

The 8-round main event features Providence’s former USNBC and IBF Intercontinental champion light heavyweight Joey “The KO Kid” Spina (23-1-1, 16 KOs), rated No. 14 by the WBO and No. 15 by the WBC.

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*NYC’s Premiere Boxing Series Returns with World-Rated Light Heavyweight Shaun George vs. Jaffa Ballogou, plus Undefeated Prospects Tor Hamer and Philip Jackson Benson, at BB King’s Blues Club*

New York (January 22, 2009) - DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing series makes its anticipated 2009 debut, on Wednesday, February 25, with WBC # 6 rated light heavyweight and Brooklyn’s own Shaun George taking on former IBF Continental African cruiserweight titlist Jaffa “African Assassin” Ballogou, at the intimate BB King Blues Club & Grill, located in New York City’s Times Square.

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MMA Fans are encouraged to attend Weigh-In. Seats available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Doors open at 2:00pm.

Promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and brought to you by Trump's Affliction Entertainment and its partners, Donald J. Trump and M-1 Global, Affliction M-1 "Day of Reckoning" is scheduled for January 24, at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA and live on Pay-Per-View. The loaded fight card includes 11 rousing bouts of fierce, full-throttle action headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski. The six-fight blockbuster PPV telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, features MMA stars Josh Barnett, Renato "Babalu" Sobral, Chris Horodecki and Matt Lindland in separate bouts. Contact your Pay-Per-View provider to order. As a prelude to the highly anticipated PPV telecast, HDNet will televise live beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT five additional fights with the marquee match-up of Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Antonio Nogueira as the main event.

Ticket prices range from $50-$450 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster (available online at www.ticketmaster.com or at all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 714-740-2000) and at Honda Center Box Office (714-704-2500).

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Brickcityboxing note: Alex "The Brickcity Bullet Perez" was ready willing and able to fight anyone. He is ready to fight anyone, anywhere, any time.

Darwish Brothers Knockout Promotions Show Reported Rescheduled for Feb. 3
Thursday, January 22 show at
the Meadowlands Sheraton Hotel in East Rutherford, NJ
promotor: Darwish Brothers Knockout Promotions
Featuring Alex Perez (9-0), Archak TerMeliksetian (16-7) and Noriko Kariya (9-3-1)
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Little Falls- The Darwish Brothers Knockout Promotions Show scheduled for January 22 is postponed and will be rescheduled for Tuesday, February 3. "Knockout Night" will still take place at the Meadowlands Sheraton Hotel in East Rutherford, NJ.

The show was jeopardized by the inability of a key fighter to make weight and an injury to another. The updated lineup for the show will be announced shortly.

Tickets already purchased for this event will be honored at the new date. For more information on this show and others, call 973-339-9611 or visit www.darwishbrothers.com .

Union City, NJ (January 21, 2009) – It’s a cold winter and Pound for Pound Promotions is returning to Schuetzen Park to “Turn up the Heat” for boxing fans with yet another stellar fight card. With the North Bergen venue quickly becoming the home base for rising Pound for Pound stars, February 19th should be no exception to the fact that this young promoting company is making quite a name for themselves with the fights they put together.

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By: Ricky Ray Taylor

To say that ANDRE BERTO "dominated" his competition in the U.S. Amateur Boxing scene would be a drastic understatement. The fast hands that accompany his barbarous aggression did wonders at collapsing all opposition and basically "forced" the judges to favor him. As Bertos amateur career skyrocketed and his talents were leaving behind a wake of bullied foes, his path to superstardom seemed inevitable:
make the Olympic team, win the Gold, filter which signing bonus is most hefty & reign as Americas next Boxing SUPERSTAR.

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East Rutherford, NJ- Darwish Brothers Knockout Promotions is proud to announce that their January 22 show at the Meadowlands Sheraton Hotel in East Rutherford, NJ will be broadcast online by GoFightLive.tv .

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*WBC World Champion Andre Berto Proves His Star Quality with Late Surge to Turn Back Mandatory Challenger Luis Collazo*

New York (January 20, 2009) – In an early candidate for “Fight of the Year” honors, WBC 147 pound world champion Andre Berto came on strong in the championship rounds to rally past former WBA welterweight king Luis Collazo, in a tremendous all-action fight that featured several shifts in momentum, as seen on HBO’s Boxing After Dark, from the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.

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February 25th at Medieval Times in Lyndhurst, NJ

For Immediate Release~ Lyndhurst, New Jersey (January 19, 2009) - An exciting night of boxing action returns to Medieval Times on Wednesday, February 25. Mike Indri of Dignity Promotions has teamed up with Dave Feldman's Felko Promotions and Urban Auto Spa to bring you another great night of boxing from the Castle in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. The event is aptly titled "Fight Knight".

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In a recent interview with Polish on-line boxing magazine Bokser.org, current IBF cruiserweight champion, Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek, confirmed that his next opponent is to be Johnathon Banks. This decision thwart the efforts of former cruiserweight king, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, whom he defeated by a close split decision to gain the title on December 11th 2008, and his team to secure the quick rematch they have been campaigning for.

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HOBOKEN, N.J. (January 19, 2009) – Undefeated Argentinean knockout artist Marcos Rene “El Chino” Maidana, the WBA No. 1 contender, challenges WBA light welterweight champion Andreas Kotelnik for the title belt and worldwide respect February 7 on “The Champion Returns” card, featuring WBA heavyweight “Champion in Recess” Ruslan “White Tyson” Chagaev versus unbeaten challenger Carl David Drumond, live on pay-per-view in the United States from Rostock, Germany.

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Los Angeles, CA (January 19, 2009) – It was recently learned that 2008 US Olympian Shawn Estrada will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder this Wednesday, January 21, 2009 in Los Angeles. Dr. Douglas E. Garland of the Southern California Center for Sports Medicine will perform the surgery for what is described as a decompression of the subacromial space. Dr. Garland expects the operation to be a complete success and that Estrada should be able to resume training within ninety days after the procedure.

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It is with Great sadness that I again have to inform you of the passing of another Great Champion. Jose Torres, the former Light Heavyweight Champion of the World died this morning @ 4:00 AM in Puerto
Rico were he was living the past 3 years or so.

Jose Torres is boxing's renaissance man: olympian, world champion, author, administrator and now Hall-of-Famer.

Like many successful amateur fighters, Jose began fighting when he
joined the U.S. Army at the age of 18. From the Army, he represented
the United States in the 1956 Olympics and won a silver medal in the
light middleweight division.

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The announcement by Tomasz Adamek’s camp that his first defense of the IBF title will be against Johnathon Banks in February 2008 has left former champ, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham with a major dilemma. He and his team have been campaigning for a quick rematch of the December classic and as such doesn’t have an alternative fight lined up for the near future.

Cunningham, who has been stating “My top priority is the rematch with Adamek, that’s what I have been focusing on. I want my title back more than anything else”, is aware though that if he is to fight by April, as he had said is his intention, he now needs to look to other opponents. But what are his current options?

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Tom Atencio: Hello ladies and gentlemen.Thank you very much to Freddie Roach and Andrei Arlovski for being here.

Andrei Arlovski: First of all hello everybody, we are almost 10 days from the biggest fight in my career and I'm very excited. I can't wait. And please ask your questions.

Freddie Roach: We had a great training camp to get ready for the fight. And I'm just looking for a big W on the 24th.

Question: Freddie-- My question has to do with Andrei's progress since you've been with him. How much progress would you say he's made in his boxing skills and in what area in particular are you most impressed with his progress?

Freddie Roach: Well it's a combination. His hand speed has really improved much and his selection of punches. And I think the biggest progress is his footwork. He fights like a little guy. He has great movement for a heavyweight and I think it's going to be a big factor in this fight.

Q: As far as Fedor's standup, obviously he's not a professional boxer but his standup is noted in MMA circles. Are there things in his striking ability that you spotted and you think Andrei can take advantage of?

Freddie Roach: I do. I think that his footwork as a boxer is not that great. I know he is a good puncher coming forward, but as far as his forward contact rating - I think we have a huge advantage in the footwork and we can take advantage of that.

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By: Frank Gonzalez Jr.,
www.doghouseboxing.com

Saturday night in Biloxi Mississippi , Welterweight titlist Andre Berto (24-0, 19 KO’s) retained his WBC title after what looked like his first loss after going 12 rounds against seasoned contender, Luis Collazo (29-4, 14 KO’s). This Saturday also marks the first major bogus decision applied in 2009.

Berto vs. Collazo felt like an easy fight to score in favor of Collazo, who landed the cleaner punches all night and was obviously the better skilled boxer. This was something of a coming out party for Berto, who faced his first ‘top ten’ caliber opponent since being appointed WBC champ after fighting Miguel Angel Rodriguez last year for the title vacated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hey, Rodriguez wasn’t even ranked in the top 15, so how did he qualify to fight for a vacated title? The answers are as crooked as a politician.

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There are certain dates that will stick with you as long as you live. Your birthday, the birthdays of family members, anniversaries, the day that you got your divorce ( s ), etc...Happy and important days that mark milestones in your life.

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Tulsa, OK- Fighting for the second time in two months, Travis Kauffman of Reading, PA wasted little time in disposing of veteran Ken Murphy. Kauffman scored a second round knockout against the Chicago resident at the Million Dollar Elm Casino in Tulsa, OK, raising his unbeaten record to 15-0 (12 KO).

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*Please note that Fedor's answers below were translated by Steve Bash of M-1 Global

Donald Trump, Jr: Thank you very much. It's a pleasure to be on the phone with everyone here and to be a part of Affliction and the fight that we're putting on next Saturday. You know as we all know Fedor's done an incredible job going through the ranks of all the champions in this sport and has really proven to myself and to frankly everyone else that watches the sport what a competitor he is. I think Andrei is also a great fighter and we're really excited to put on this show. It's going to be phenomenal. We are just excited about our entrance into the MMA world, a sport that I've had the great fortune of following from the very early stages following my father as a kid probably in early elementary school going to these fights. Perhaps a little bit unconventional but always a lot of fun. To be dealing with the best in the world in anything is always a pleasure. So just watching Fedor do his thing to put on these fights with this group, we really look forward to making a big statement in the MMA world. Coming up through the ranks, obviously paying our dues because we are new to this. And we don't have the hubris to assume that we know everything, but we're doing the best we can to really stack the odds in our favor, associate with the best people in the industry. Again with Fedor and M-1, with Golden Boy, obviously with the Affliction people and the Trump Organization, and so really excited to put on this show. Hope you guys all enjoy it and with that we'll turn it over to the guy you really want to hear from in this case, Fedor Emelianenko.

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Darwish Brothers Knockout Promotions Open Workout Notes


FOR TICKETS: 201-670-0485
Hackensack, NJ- Darwish Brothers Knockout Promotions' first media event in support of their January 22 boxing show was a smashing success this past Monday. The fighters who will be participating at "Knockout Night" at the Meadowlands Sheraton Hotel put their skills on display in front of various members of the media, dazzling all in attendance at the Hackensack Police Athletic League with their boxing prowess. For close to two hours, the boxers held a captive audience as they performed boxing exercises that hinted at the excitement that is in store for the fans next Thursday night.

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January 15, 2009-In an effort to assist at-risk youth from the San Fernando Valley in obtaining both educational and athletic goals, John Bray has established the John Bray Boxing Foundation. John knows first hand how hard it is to grow up in a tough neighborhood where kids are not sure if they’re going to be successful or live long enough to see eighteen years old. John wants to reach the kids and let them know that success can be obtained through hard-work, discipline and giving grace to GOD.

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Feb. 6 at Twin River Event Center, RI

PROVIDENCE (January 12, 2009) – Old-time boxing returns Friday might, February 6 as Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) presents “February Frenzy,” featuring many of New England’s most promising prospects, at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

The 8-round main event pits Providence light heavyweight Joey “KO Kid” Spina, rated No. 14 by the WBO, against veteran Steve “The Spoiler” Walker. Spina (23-1-1, 16 KOs) is the former USNBC and IBF Intercontinental champion, while Missouri invader Walker (22-19, 16 KOs) once held the MWBA title.

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WORCESTER, Mass. (January 15, 2009) – Veteran boxing trainer Peter Manfredo, Sr. has only worked less than a year with unbeaten middleweight prospect Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez, but the experienced cornerman is high on his former 2-time national amateur champion.

Rodriguez faces Brad Austin (8-5, 2 KOs) this Saturday night (January 17) in his first scheduled 8-round bout on the off-televised HBO undercard, headlined by the Andre Berto-Luis Collazo WBC welterweight title fight, at the Beau Rivage Resort Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.

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Former Heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney
Former WBA Junior Welterweight Champ Vivian Harris
Reigning WBO Junior Welterweight Champ Kendal Holt
and Many top rated professionals will also attend

Invited and possibly attending also are Former Heavyweight contender Chuck Wepner and New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs a former amateur boxer.

Gerry Cooney will sign autographs and gloves will be raffled off.

NJ State Championships tournament starting at 6 p.m. at 3901 New York Ave. in Union City NJ
Tickets are $10.00 and $20.00 and are going fast.
Proceeds to benefit 8 year old Massimo Philipy in his fight against ALD.
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For more info call Joe Botti at 201-982-3677

Star Boxing's hot light heavyweight prospect Yathomas Riley improved to (5-0,3KO) after punishing Evjeny Stardubstev (0-1) over four rounds in front of his hometown fans at the Hardrock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Flordida.

YATHOMAS RILEY CONTINUES TO IMPRESS

Riley stuck to his gameplan, "pressure breaks pipes", in going right after Stardubstev from the opening bell. Riley immediately begin landing heavy crushing blows with both hands to his opponents body and head eventually dropping Stardubstev in the second round with a barrage of punches. Stardubstev didn't go down again but was thoroughly outworked for the remainder of the fight.

New York (January 14, 2009) - Amateur sensation Sadam Ali is set to make his highly anticipated pro debut this Saturday night in Biloxi, Mississippi on the under card of the Berto-Collazo World Championship fight. Fans are in for an extra treat in Biloxi as the energetic and extremely talented fighter sets out to make his mark as a pro boxer. “We are happy to add Olympian Sadam Ali to our Saturday night show at the Beau Rivage,” said show promoter Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment. “It should be a great fight.”

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WORCESTER, Mass. (January 11, 2009) – Unbeaten middleweight sensation Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez, former 2-time national amateur champion, fights Saturday night (January 17) in his first scheduled 8-round bout against Brad Austin on the off-televised HBO undercard, headlined by Andre Berto-Luis Collazo WBC welterweight title fight, at the Beau Rivage Resort Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.

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By: Christopher Roche

Bernard Hopkins wants a rematch with Joe Calzaghe, and he is willing to travel to Wales to get it. How do I know this?

Well, Hopkins was recently hired as studio analyst for ESPN, and he said as much in his debut last night in the “Friday Night Fights” studio with Brian Kenny. Hopkins also thinks that “Sugar” Shane Mosley is going to outpoint Antonio Margarito (not really an unbiased opinion), and the “Executioner” alluded to a possible third match with Jermain Taylor. Hopkins also said that he is done fighting young guys, because he wants boxing to have its next act. He is passing the torch to champions such as Chad Dawson.

In the most poignant exchange of the night, Teddy Atlas asked Hopkins about the important mental aspect of fighting. Atlas was watching one of the fighters last night fall into survival mode, and he wanted to know if Hopkins ever had to catch himself from just trying to survive in a fight. Hopkins surprisingly said yes. Against Segundo Mercado, Hopkins had been knocked down twice, and he was in hostile territory in Quito, Ecuador. Hopkins said he had to pull himself out of the survival mode and go back to fighting. He was able to squeak out with a draw in that bout.

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Bristol, CT (January 9). Future Hall of Fame middleweight and light heavyweight great Bernard Hopkins has been hired by ESPN as a "boxing analyst" for the 2009 season of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights. Hopkins, who will make a series of regular appearances on the show, will handle his first assignment tonight alongside ESPNlongtime host Brian Kenny for the FNF season debut featuring Cuban rising stars Yuriorkis Gamboa, Odlanier Solis and Erislandy Lara from Terrible's Primm Valley Casino Resorts in Primm, Nevada.

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The results of the various on-line 2008 Year End Boxing Awards have now been announced, whilst most, as expected, had conclusively chosen Manny Pacquiao as “Fighter Of The Year”, the choice for “Fight of the Year”, which seemed to be a forgone conclusion for Vasquez-Marquez III to many earlier in the year, became a little harder for the judges thanks to the exceptional performances put in by Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham and Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek when they locked horns in Newark, New Jersey on December 11th 2008.

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BILOXI, Miss. – January 8, 2009 –DiBella Entertainment is starting 2009 in style with a great world championship matchup, featuring hard-charging WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto making his second title defense versus number-one rated challenger and former WBA world champion Luis Collazo, to be seen on HBO’s Boxing After Dark, on Saturday, January 17 at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT, from Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Miss.

With his dominant TKO victory over Miguel Angel Rodriguez this past June to claim the vacant WBC welterweight crown, Andre Berto (23-0, 19 KOs) established himself as one of boxings most feared champions. Just 25 years old, Winter Haven, Florida’s Berto has already defeated proven veterans such as Cosme Rivera, Michael Trabant and Steve Forbes. Berto will need to draw on all of this valuable experience when he takes on mandatory challenger Luis Collazo (29-3, 14 KOs). Crafty southpaw Collazo, from New York City, is poised to win his second world championship – having already reigned as WBA welterweight king.

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Brick City heavyweight Tyyab Beale is coming off of a 2nd round knockout victory in September. He is currently preparing for his next bout that is scheduled to take place this month. More details coming soon....
Photos from Gladiators Gym, Brick City, New Jersey

Amateur Boxing Shows, Professional Boxing Show and Master's Clinic

Amateur Boxing Club Show THIS SATURDAY! January 10, 2008
Gleason's Gym will have a club show this Saturday January 10th. All bouts are pre-matched by New York's finest matchmaker, Angela Querol. Masters, Juniors and Seniors are all competing. The weigh in will start at 5:30 PM and the first bout will be at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20 general admission and $10 for gym members and amateur fighters with passbook in hand. This night of boxing will be dedicated to Genaro "Chicanito" Hernandez a former WBC World Champion. Ten percent of the gate will be donated to this courageous champion to help defray some of his huge medical expenses. Genaro is in his toughest fight against Cancer. There will be items on sale as well as a 50-50 that will help raise the donation amount.

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Feb. 7 vs. Franca on national television

E. BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (January 5, 2009) – UFC lightweight sensation Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon fights once again in the main event February 7, headlining “UFC Fight Night” on Spike TV against fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Hermes Franca, live from the Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.

Lauzon (17-4, 5 KOs, 12 submissions), star of The Ultimate Fighter 5 television reality show, last headlined April 2, 2008 Joe in disappointing loss by second-round TKO to fellow Massachusetts fighter Kenny Florian on UFC Fight Night 13 in Denver. “J-Lau” bounced right back this past September, registering an impressive second-round stoppage of Kyle Bradley (13-6) on UFC Fight Night 15 in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Book Review
By: Jim Amato

Author: Christian Giudice

Roberto Duran is my favorite fighter of all time. Because of this fact I thought I may be a little bias in my opinion of the book " Hands Of Stone ". Would I over rate it because the subject was Duran or would I be too harsh and expect too much? All I know is when it hit the shelf, I had to have it. Although time is not a luxury for me these days I was going to make time to read this book. I'm glad I did.

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On Saturday January 17th 2009 at 6 p.m. The Union City Boxing Club and Mayor Brian P. Stack will present the 2009 NJ State Amateur Championships. The show will take place at Washington School located at 3901 New York Ave., Union City NJ.

Parking is located one block west at the Municipal parking lots. The show will benefit 8 year old Massimo Phillipy who recently was diagnosed with the rare disease known as Adrenoleukodystrophy or ALD. ALD is a neuro-degerative disease that affects one in 20,000 children in the United States.

Massimo and his family have been forced to relocate to The Children's Hospital in Minnesota for treatment and the financial hardship is enormous. The bouts will feature Hudson County's top Amateur boxers and many upcoming undefeated professionals including Jason "Monstro" Escalera and Antonio "Tiger" Espinosa will also be on hand. Tickets for the event are $20.00 floor and $10.00 general admission. We are also seeking bout sponsorships which are $250.00 and includes 4 tickets, a plaque, and advertisement in the sponsor booklet. The donation is tax deductible.

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6:00 PM Sunday January 4, 2009 Oshiver Hall 3901 Market Street Philadelphia, PA USA. 215.222.7127 Info also at our web site and on our myspace page.
http://www.wilkesproductions.com/phillyboxers.html
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Quote Dave Wilkes: Everyone should love and try even harder to be loved...

By: Jim Amato

Ralph Citro's contributions to boxing have been numerous and he received recognition for his efforts a few years ago when he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in Canastota, N.Y. It was a fitting tribute to a boxing pioneer to receive this much deserved recognition before his passing.

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