Brick City Boxing

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Friday 27 February 2009
Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States
cruiserweight Tomasz Adamek 37 (25) - 1 (0) - 0 W Johnathon Banks 20 (14) - 1 (1) - 0 TKO 8 12
~ time: 1:30 ~
~ IBF cruiserweight title ~
~ IBO cruiserweight title ~

middleweight Giovanni Lorenzo 27 (19) - 1 (0) - 0 W Dionisio Miranda 19 (17) - 4 (3) - 2 KO 2 12
~ time: 2:48 ~

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When boxing returns to Newark’s Prudential Center on Friday, February 27th fans will be treated to an entire night of competitive bouts.
Starting with the main event, where unbeaten Johnathon Banks of Detroit (20-0, 14 KO’s) challenges reigning IBF World Cruiserweight Champion Tomasz Adamek of Jersey City (36-1, 24 KO’s) a total of eight undefeated fighters will test their skills and risk their unblemished records on the scheduled eight-bout card.

Even more amazing is the fact that when added together, the total won/lost records of the night’s competitors amount to 121-14, 77 KO’s vs. 115-19, 73 KO’s. In a pair of six-rounders, four unbeaten young prospects will put their perfect records at risk in bouts where somebody’s “O” definitely must go.

“Top to bottom, this is one of the most competitive fight cards I have ever seen,” promoter Kathy Duva of Main Events, said. “Quite often, promoters tend to ignore the preliminary fights and assume that the fans and media in the arena will be happy to sit and watch nothing interesting until the televised portion of the evening begins,” she added. “We believe that the fans in the arena deserve a full night of entertainment, and we intend to make sure that they get their money’s worth on Feb. 27th.”

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Adamek vs. Banks - IBF Cruiserweight Championship
Prudential Center – Newark NJ
Friday, February 27, 2009
Live on the SHOWTIME boxing series ShoBox: The New Generation

Giovanni Lorenzo of Dominican Republic and New York City (26-1, 18 KO’s) will take on Dionisio Miranda of Barranquilla, Columbia ( 19-3-2, 17 KO’s) in a 12 round IBF Middleweight eliminator bout Friday, February 27th at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The winner of this battle will move into the #1 position and become the mandatory IBF Middleweight challenger to Champion Arthur Abraham. The fight will be televised live on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

In the main event, IBF Cruiserweight Champion Tomasz “Goral” Adamek (36-1, 24 KO’s) of Jersey City and Golwice, Poland, will make the first defense of his world title against Detroit’s undefeated Johnathon Banks (20-0, 14 KO’s).

Six undefeated fighters will appear on this exciting card. Local talent will also be featured prominently for this event. Newark resident, Jerson Ravelo will appear in an 8 round Super Middleweight fight. Joining him will be Paterson favorites, Welterweight, Henry Crawford (20-0-1, 9 KO’s) and Junior Welterweight, Jeremy Bryan (8-0,4 KO’s). Two Polish fighters, Patrick Majewski of Atlantic City (8-0, 4KO’s) and Chucky Tschorniawsky of Philadelphia, PA (25-9-1, 14KO’s) will also be on the card.

Tickets are priced at $38, $53, $78, $103, and $253, and can be purchased at the arena box office or by calling Ticketmaster at 201-507-8900. The first bout for this inaugural event of the Main Events “Brick City Boxing Series” will be at 8:30pm. Doors open at 8:00pm.

This fight is promoted by Main Events and Ziggy Promotions, in association with K2 Promotions.

Bronx, NY - On March 6th at the beautiful Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino, Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing will put on an exciting six bout card, headlined by a sizzling showdown between Star Boxing promoted welterweights Delvin Rodriguez (23-2-2, 14KO) and Shamone "The Truth" Alvarez (20-1, 11KO). At stake will be Rodriguez's USBA welterweight championship Lynn, Massachusetts jr. welterweight prospect Simeon Dunwell (8-0, 2KO) will look to keep is undefeated record in tact when he takes on veteran Shakha Moore (10-13-3, 2KO). Moore who resides in nearby Norwalk, CT will look to use his hometown support to pull of the upset against the fast rising Dunwell. The bout is scheduled for six rounds.

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New York (FEBRUARY 27th, 2009) – Former light heavyweight champion Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson will get his chance to settle the score with Daniel Judah tonight on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida.

Johnson and Judah’s first fight had ended in a controversial draw in 2003. Johnson is on a mission to avenge all the wrongs done to him in boxing, and beating Judah tonight would be the perfect start.

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Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. president Jimmy Burchfield made several key announcements today, ranging from a minimum 11-fight schedule in 2009 to major fights in Germany for two of his top fighters, Jason “Big Six” Estrada and cruiserweight “Awesome” Aaron Williams.

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By: Ken Hisner

Guyanan southpaw Troy Ross, 21-1 (15) out of Toronto won “The Contender” title Wednesday night by stopping Nigeria’s Ehinomen “Hino” Ehikhamenor, 15-4 (7), out of Queens at 2:00 of the 4th round with a little help from referee Steve Smoger. The fight was scheduled for 10 and was at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut and broadcasted over the VERSUS station.

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On Friday March 6th, the 2007 amateur world champion and 2008 Olympian Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade (2-0, 2KO) will look to showcase his talent to the boxing world when he opens up the March 6th ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights" telecast at the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT against Tom Joseph (4-1-1). The bout against Joseph will be held in the light middleweight division and is scheduled for four rounds. It will be the second time in just three fights the 21-year-old Andrade will be fighting on National T.V. (pro-debut was on the Versus network). The card, which is being promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing in association with the Mohegan Sun, is being headlined by Delvin Rodriguez (23-2-2, 14KO) defending his USBA welterweight championship against highly touted contender Shamone "The Truth" Alvarez (20-1, 11KO). Also on the line will be the number two ranking in the IBF world ratings.

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By: Brad Marchetti

Despite handing out beat downs to Roy Jones Jr., Antonio Tarver and most recently Chad Dawson, Glen Johnson is still searching for another big money payday. This Friday Johnson, 48-12-2, 33 KO’s, will be featured in a low-profile ESPN Friday Night Fights rematch against Daniel Judah, 23-3-3, 10 KO’s, at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL. The four above Johnson victims all trumped the workmanlike “Road Warrior” in flash but lacked the substance to defeat the 40-year old Jamaican. The boxing betting odds for the Glen Johnson vs Daniel Judah fight have Johnson as a 6-1 favorite.

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NEW YORK - Light-heavyweight contender Shaun George entered his bout with Jaffa Ballogou intent on sending the division a message it could not ignore. It took him only 86 seconds to accomplish his mission, finishing off "The African Assassin" in spectacular fashion in New York City's BB King Blues Club & Grill.

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Mar. 14 PPV show also features Maccarinelli-Afolabi & Cook-Martinez title fights

HOBOKEN, N.J. (February 25, 2009) –The hype surrounding 22-year-old lightweight prospect Amir Khan may not be the same since his stunning first-round knockout loss to Breidis Prescott last September, but the 2004 Olympic silver medallist has the full confidence of his head trainer, Freddie Roach, as they prepare in Los Angeles for Khan’s showdown with multiple world champion “The Baby Faced Assassin” Marco Antonio Barrera, Saturday, March 14 at The M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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NEW YORK- Light-heavyweight contender Shaun George tipped the scales at 177.5 for his scheduled 10-round match against Jaffa Ballogou on Wednesday night at BB King Blues Club & Grill in New York City's Times Square. Ballogou weighed exactly 177. The bout will headline Dibella Entertainment's first installment of Broadway Boxing of 2009. The fight will be televised by SportsNet NY, with dates and times to be announced shortly.

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Weights from Lyndhurst, NJ!

Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn 197 vs Brad Gregory 192
Nelson Roldan 160.5 vs Marcus Bianconi 160
K.C. Cunningham 220 vs Tyyab Beale 236
Carlos Zambrano 126.5 vs Javier Dennis 131
Jose Ortiz 129.5 vs. Jonathan Ocassino 127
Kyle White 166 vs Cornelius Blackwell 164

Doors open at 6:30 pm and first bout is at 7:30 pm.
Venue: Tickets are still available at the box office or call 201.741.4994.
Promoters: Mike Indri of Dignity Promotions and David Feldman of Felko Promotions.

St. Patrick’s Day Eve, Monday Night, Mar. 16, WaMu Theater in MSG Sean Mannion to be honored for 25th anniversary of world title fight at MSG

NEW YORK (February 24, 2009) – The latest boxing sensation in a long, growing line of Irish boxers who’ve emigrated to the United States is unbeaten light welterweight Dean “Irish Lightning” Byrne, who makes his New York City debut fighting on the St. Patrick’s Day Eve (Monday, March 16) “Erin Go Brawl II” card, presented by Irish Ropes Promotions, at WaMu Theater in the famed Madison Square Garden.

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European super bantam champion Rendall Munroe puts his top ten ranking in all four major boxing organizations at risk this Friday, February 27 when he meets mandatory challenger Kiko Martinez in a rematch at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England.

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Phoenix, AZ – Following his opening round loss on The Contender to Akinyemi “AK47” Laleye, Erick Vega 8-3-1 (6 KO’s) knew he needed to make changes in his arsenal.

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (February 23, 2009) – In only his fourth professional fight, 2008 U.S. Olympic first alternate Danny O’Connor makes his national television debut Friday night in the opening bout on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights against light welterweight Jamar Saunders (2-1-1, 1 KO) at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

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Great Fights to take Place This Friday in Ontario!

Orange, CA (February 23, 2009) - Undefeated featherweight Juan Carlos Burgos reported himself ready as he closes his training camp at the Azteca Gym in Tijuana, Mexico, and makes the trek to Ontario, CA, for this Friday’s “NEW BLOOD III” IBA Championship against Omar Lizarraga.

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See Virgin Island sensation Jackson Brothers by undefeated Victor Cayo perform on a great night of boxing

New York/Virgin Islands (February 23, 2009) -- ON JANUARY 30TH, The Virgin Islands made a big push to become a boxing powerhouse in the coming years. The monumental occasion saw 340 Promotions, in association with Seminole Warriors Boxing, Sampson Lewkowicz, and Leslie Comissiong, promote an historical to event that featured a series of world-class professional boxing matches starring the members of the 2008 Virgin Island Olympic team, three amateur bouts, and some of the best talent in the sport today.

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LAS VEGAS (February 23, 2009) – NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa (20-2, 13 KOs), halfway through his five-week training program at the famed Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning in Winchester, Massachusetts, took some time between workouts to talk about his new promoter, Square Ring Promotions, and how his career has taken a major step up since he signed with Roy Jones, Jr.’s promotional company.

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By Danny Serratelli, ringside

Serratelli, McDermott, Rooney and guests

Pound for Pound Promotions put on their best show to date from Scheutzen park in North Bergen New Jersey. Their stable of fighters come to bang and the majority of them make for either exciting fights or brutal knockouts. In the main event of the evening, Bayonne’s Bobby Rooney, 9-2-1, 5 KO’s scored an exciting knockout over Indiana’s James Morrow, 11-12-3, 5 KO’s. The end came in round number 2 when referee Lindsday Page stopped the fight at 1:49 of round number 2.

In the fight of the night Jersey City's Danny McDermott 7-1, 2 KO’s was in a war with North Bergen's Ricardo Rosas 2-5-1, 1 KO who never stopped coming forward as McDermott boxed and picked his spots to brawl, cropping some big right hands in the crowd pleasing round match. McDermott is often energized by the crowd and he fights with emotion, however he didn’t fall into any traps set by Rosa who taunted him early to try to get Danny to fight his fight. McDermott got the decision by scores of 58-56 by McKaie and 59-55 by Lederman and Hill.

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By: Danny Serratelli, ringside

Miguel Cotto, 33-1, 27 KO’s returned to the ring for the first time since his war with Antonio Margarito in July. Cotto stopped Brit, Michael Jennings, 34-2, 16 KO’s at 2:38 of round number 5. Jennings moved well for the first few rounds, but was caught with a devastating left hook in the 4th round and never seemed to fully recover from it.

At the end of the 4th, top notch referee, Benjio Estevez was on top of the action and was close to stopping the contest at that point, but Jennings showed some grit in surviving the round. Jennings ring entrance was interesting, which featured the Sex Pistols Anarchy in the UK, but it was down hill from there. He was quick and initially appeared to be relatively durable, but once Miguel hurt him the big left hook, and followed up with some good body work it quickly became clear who the stronger fighter was. Jennings to his credit had some fight in him early, but it was amazing how men in the same weight class can look so different. Cotto was clearly the bigger stronger fighter, much the way it appeared that Margarito was the bigger stronger fighter against Cotto in his last outing. Jennings had never been stopped prior to this fight.

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Wins Easily in “Home Town Turf War” Against Rosas

By: Declan Hughes

North Bergen NJ – I’ve been covering Danny “Little Mac” McDermott, 7-1-1 (2kos), for a few of years now and last Thursday at Schuetzen Park Ballroom was by far his best boxing performance since he has been a pro.
McDermott, a lifelong Hudson County native, originally from North Bergen, now out of Jersey City, was in there with another North Bergen slugger, Ricardo Rosas. Rosas, 29, born and breed in Mexico moved to New Jersey as a teen and learned how to box out of the same North Bergen gym McDermott started.

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By: Leszek Dowgier

This past Saturday night, HBO broadcast an interesting and exciting triple header from Sunrise, Florida featuring Nate Campbell v. Ali Funeka, Sergio Martinez v. Kermit Cintron and Alfredo Angulo v. Cosme Rivera.

Despite the high level of talent on the card, the action in the ring was overshadowed by controversial decisions – both by the judges and referees. The decisions of the referees are the focus of this article.

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Union City, NJ (Wednesday, February 18th, 2008) – Pound for Pound Promotions are keeping their young talented boxers busy in the 2009 campaign. Super bantamweight Jorge “King” Diaz (7-0, 5 KOs) will be making his Madison Square Garden debut on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto card, when he faces a tough Ghana product in Lante Addy (6-3, 4 KOs). Junior welterweight Jeremy “Hollywood” Bryan (8-0, 4 KOs) will be fighting on the undercard of the Tomasz Adamek cruiserweight championship fight at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ next Friday night, February 27th. Danny “Little Mac” McDermott (6-1-1, 2 KOs) will be getting right back into the ring in March, following his bout tomorrow night at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, NJ.

February 25 show at the Medieval Times Castle selling fast

In recent weeks there has been a buzz amongst boxing fans all across North Jersey. They are all in great anticipation for the professional boxing card scheduled for February 25 at the Medieval Times Castle in Lyndhurst, NJ. The event cleverly titled "Fight Night" has been selling tickets at a brisk pace. After putting together a stellar show in his promotional debut this past October, Dignity Promotions have teamed up with David Feldman's Felko Promotions to stage another great boxing event.

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E. BRIDGEWATER, Mass.– Tattoo-less Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon, coming off his impressive win against Jeremy Stephens, headlining the February 7th“UFC Fight Night 17” in Tampa, has positioned himself for a future UFC title run in the highly competitive lightweight division.

Lauzon (18-4, 5 KOs, 13 submissions), star of The Ultimate Fighter 5 television reality show, put on a classic Brazilian Jui-jitsu demonstration against Jeremy “Lil’ Heathen” Stephens(14-4, 10 KOs, 2 submissions), who was a late replacement for injured Hermes Franca (20-7).

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Tickets on Sale Friday, February 13!

LOS ANGELES, February 12 – What happens when two of boxing’s most feared superstars can’t find anyone willing to step up and face them? They fight each other. On Saturday, April 11th, at the Mandalay Bay Events Centerin Las Vegas, Nevada, former Junior Middleweight World Champion Winky Wright will look to stop the meteoric rise of two-division World Champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams in a 12 round middleweight bout that is destined to land the winner on the list of boxing’s best, pound-for-pound.

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Tampa, Florida - Featherweight prospect Carlos Rivera 15-3-2 (5 KO’s) earned the biggest victory of his career this past Friday as he scored an eight round unanimous decision over rugged contender Johnnie Edwards 14-4-1 (8 KO’s). The two clashed heads on multiple occasions, which caused Rivera to bleed heavily from his mouth in the second. The blood only sparked a fire within Rivera, who boxed excellently while taking Edwards’ best shots during the rest of the contest. Scores were 78-73 and 77-74 twice for Rivera, who resides in Port Richey, Florida.

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

Last Saturday in Sunrise Florida, Jr. Middleweight prospect Alfredo “El Perro (The Dog)” Angulo (15-0, 12 KO’s) entered the ring at the Bank Atlantic Center wearing his trademark black neck collar, as his trainer walked him into the ring. Angulo was mindful not to pee on the ring posts as his opponent, veteran stepping stone Cosme Rivera (31-12-2, 23 KO’s) entered the ring for a scheduled ten rounder.

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Newark’s Mike Perez added to show!

Union City, NJ (Monday, February 16th, 2009) – Pound for Pound’s latest installment of exciting boxing shows, coming this Thursday night at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, NJ, is nearly sold out. “We are almost sold out and are very excited about putting on another great showcase for local fight fans,” said John Lynch, president of Pound for Pound Promotions.

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Alfonso Gomez Announces Release from the Contender

February 16, 2009, Los Angeles, Cal. – Boxer Alfonso S. Gomez announced today that the Tournament of Contenders (TOC) has granted his request to be released from his contract.

Gomez formally requested an early contractual release from his promoter last year. His long-time manager Gary Gittelsohn negotiated an unconditional release and reached a mutually agreed settlement with TOC.

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NEW YORK- As training camp winds down for Shaun George, he prepares for what he says will be "the performance of a lifetime" on February 25 against Jaffa Ballogou at BB King Blues Club & Grill, located in New York City's Times Square. The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds and will headline Dibella Entertainment's next installment of "Broadway Boxing".

"Everything is going great," George, 17-2-2 (8 KO) of Brooklyn, NY says. "I'm just staying sharp and keeping my timing right. I can't wait to get out there and fight already. Jaffa doesn't stand a chance against me."

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Post-Fight Ring Quotes

Nate Campbell: “I had two knockdowns, of course I thought I won the fight. This guy was tough. He could punch, take a shot. He tried to keep me away with his jab, but body shots is how I win fights. His day will come.

“I felt fatigue from trying to make weight in rounds five, six and seven. I’m moving up to 140 pounds.”

(On lingering disappointment from failing to make weight) “I worked my whole life to be world champion, to be the best at what I do. Of course it hurts but the win feels good.”

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IBF, WBO and WBA lightweight champion Nate Campbell lost his titles on the scales at the official weigh in held this afternoon at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., failing to make the lightweight limit of 135 pounds. Campbell weighed 138 pounds on his first try, and, by rule, was allowed to return to the scales two hours later but could only make 137 1/2 pounds.

His opponent, IBF No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Ali Funeka successfully weighed in at 133 1/2 pounds on his first try.

The match between Campbell and Funeka will go on as scheduled on Saturday at BankAtlantic Center and on HBO beginning at 10 p.m. ET/PT (Boxing After Dark tripleheader). Campbell cannot win his titles back due to the fact he was over the weight. Funeka, should he prevail, will win the IBF and WBO lightweight championships.

Please find all the weights as well as officials for the top two matches, attached.

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Photo by: Marty Rosengarten
On Friday night from the beautiful Roseland Ballroom in New York City Joe DeGuardia Star Boxing put together an excellent seven bout card featuring some of boxing's hottest up and coming prospects. The card was broadcast live on the always entertaining ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights".

ALEXIS CAMACHO

In the main event of the evening, Alexis Camacho lost a hard fought ten round decision to Carlos Molina. Each fighter gave as good as he got throughout the fight, with Molina using a slightly higher work rate to out hustle Camacho. Camacho continuously stalked Molina throughout the fight but Molina was the busier fighter, landing combinations from the outside while the heavy handed Camacho looked for one big shot to close the show. With the loss Camacho drops to (17-2, 16KO) while Molina improves to (15-4-1,5KO).

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Final Press Conference at BankAtlantic Center Today;
‘St. Valentine’s Day Massacre’ on Saturday at BankAtlanic Center in Sunrise, Fla.; Featuring Nate ‘Galaxxy Warrior’ Campbell vs. Ali ‘Rush Hour’ Funeka,
Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez vs. Kermit ‘The Killer’ Cintron,
And Alfredo ‘Perro’ Angulo vs. Cosme ‘Chino’ Rivera

SUNRISE, Fla.—International Boxing Federation, World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association lightweight champion Nate “Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell (32-5-1, 25 KOs) continued his verbal assault on Ali “Rush Hour” Funeka (30-1-2, 25 KOs), the man he will face in the main event on Saturday night at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. (HBO Boxing After Dark tripleheader, 10 p.m. ET/PT).

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Below are the official weights for Star Boxing's ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights" show at New York City's famed Roseland Ballroom in mid-town Manhattan.

Main Event - Welterweights
10 Rounds

Alexis Camacho - 147 1/4
Vs.
Carlos Molina - 148

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IRISHTIMES.COM
Thursday, February 12, 2009
AMERICA AT LARGE: Since falling out with Irish Ropes, the Derry fighter has become the object of an ugly lawsuit, writes GEORGE KIMBALL

WHEN EDDIE McLoughlin hired Patrick Burns to be John Duddy’s new trainer last summer he didn’t anticipate he might be inviting the fox into the henhouse, but in the view of the Mayo-born promoter, that’s pretty much how it worked out.

At Jack Dempsey’s pub off Herald Square in Manhattan yesterday, McLoughlin presided over a press luncheon officially launching what has become a New York staple – Irish Ropes’ annual St Patrick’s Day card at Madison Square Garden. This year’s edition will showcase not Duddy, but another Irish middleweight, Limerick’s Andy Lee, fighting three-time world title challenger Antwun Echols.

Barely four months had elapsed since, following another press conference in the same pub on October 8th, McLoughlin sent Duddy off to Burns’ Miami training camp to begin preparations for a November 21st tune-up bout against Sam Hill. Within weeks Duddy had a new de facto manager, Craig Hamilton, the seven-year-old relationship between the boxer and his promoter was in tatters, the Hill fight (along with an even more lucrative January bout against Ronald Hearns) had been scuttled, and Duddy’s contract with Irish Ropes was the object of an unpleasant lawsuit, filed in US District Court.

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Card will Feature MMA Bouts with Stars Seth Petruzelli, Bob Lashley, Roy Nelson, Jeff Monson & Doug Marshall

Pensacola, FL (February 11, 2009) – Roy Jones Jr., Eight-Time World Champion, returns to Pensacola to fight for the first time since January, 1999 when he battles Omar Sheika at the Pensacola Civic Center on Saturday, March 21, 2009. The fight card will also feature a bevy of Mixed Martial Arts stars headlined by Seth Petruzelli, who most recently knocked out Internet legend and previously undefeated Kimbo Slice. The event is being promoted by Square Ring Promotions in association with Hirsch Borao Boxing and the Pensacola Civic Center and will be broadcast live on pay-per-view.

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By: Saul Lelchuk

Brickcityboxing.com’s Saul Lelchuk’s response to:
Margarito’s actions could have been fatal
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports Feb 10, 8:19 pm EST http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=Ao2gKVK9NWNIBaxHDcj4A5SUxLYF?slug=ki-suspension021009&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

I wholeheartedly agree with the Kevin Iole “Margarito’s Actions Could Have Been Fatal” column where he points to the difference between cheating in boxing and any other sport. And given the inherent differences between boxing and other sports, and the potential increased danger that boxing presents, I fully agree with his assertion that such matters be handled with utmost seriousness to ensure they do not happen again.

But I did wonder about certain phrases that were used in the article. Suggesting that Margarito’s action had “no other explanation… other than a cold-blooded attempt to maim” Mosley seems unfair. Even if, at worst, Margarito did know about the wraps (a fact on which I will not speculate), his desire to win a fight by landing more damaging punches and by extension hurting his opponent seems, to me, a far cry from a desire to maim. To maim means to “injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation.” Was this really what Margarito and his trainer wanted to do?

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FightZone TV is proud to announce that once again they will be partnering with Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC) as world-class professional mixed marital arts action makes its highly anticipated return to the GMU Patriot Center on Saturday, February 21, 2009, when Ultimate VIP International and Sherdog present UWC 5 - "Man 'O' War."

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Lyndhurst, New Jersey (February 8, 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 Medieval Times "Castle" in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. The event is aptly titled "Fight Knight at The Castle".

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This Friday the 13th at New York City's famed Roseland Ballroom in mid-town Manhattan, Star Boxing's exciting light heavyweight prospect Yathomas Riley (5-0,3KO) will look to showcase his skills for the first time on national T.V. when he takes on Julius Jackson (2-2) in a four round light heavyweight contest that is scheduled to open up that evening's ESPN "Friday Night Fights" telecast. In the main event, Star Boxing's Alexis Camacho (17-1,16KO) will look to start the new year with a bang when he takes on the always dangerous Carlos Molina (14-4-1,5KO) in a ten round welterweight contest.

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‘St. Valentine’s Day Massacre’ on Saturday at BankAtlanic Center in Sunrise, Fla.; Featuring Nate ‘Galaxxy Warrior’ Campbell Against Ali ‘Rush Hour’ Funeka, Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez vs. Kermit ‘The Killer’ Cintron, And Alfredo ‘Perro’ Angulo vs. Cosme ‘Chino’ Rivera

COCONUT CREEK, Fla.—International Boxing Federation, World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association lightweight champion Nate “Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell (32-5-1, 25 KOs), his opponent IBF No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Ali “Rush Hour” Funeka (30-1-2, 25 KOs) and undefeated WBC and WBO No. 1-ranked contender Alfredo “Perro” Angulo (14-0, 11 KOs) participated in media workouts at American Top Team gym in South Florida today promoting Saturday’s big “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” card at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. (HBO Boxing After Dark tripleheader, 10 p.m. ET/PT)

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Saturday, April 11, From HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT

NEW YORK (Feb. 11, 2009)—Three-time world champion and mixed martial arts legend, Frank Shamrock (24-9-1), will make his dramatic return to the cage when he squares off with fellow knockout artist Nick Diaz (18-7, 1 NC) in the main event of Strikeforce’s first MMA event of the year at San Jose, California’s HP Pavilion on Saturday, April 11.

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Former No. 1-Ranked Welterweight Rivera
Replaces Ricardo ‘El Matador’ Mayorga
On Just Five Days Notice;

‘St. Valentine’s Day Massacre’ Also Pits IBF, WBO and WBA Lightweight Champion Nate ‘Galaxxy Warrior’ Campbell Against Ali ‘Rush Hour’ Funeka;
Interim WBC Super Welterweight Champion Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez
Defends Title Opposing Former World Champion Kermit ‘The Killer’ Cintron

SUNRISE, Fla.—Former International Boxing Federation No. 1-ranked welterweight Cosme “Chino” Rivera (31-11-2, 23 KOs) has agreed to step in on five days notice to face undefeated World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization No. 1-ranked super welterweight Alfredo “Perro” Angulo (14-0, 11 KOs) on Don King’s “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” boxing card on Saturday at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.

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"THE NEW" RAY ROBINSON

On Friday February 13th, Star Boxing's jr. welterweight prospect "The New" Ray Robinson (9-0, 3KO) will look to start the new year with a bang when he takes on fellow unbeaten prospect Darnell Jiles Jr. (8-0-1, 3KO).
The bout is scheduled for eight rounds in the jr. welterweight division, and will be the co-feature bout for that evening's ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights" telecast.

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*Exciting Main Event is World-Rated Light Heavyweight Shaun George vs. Jaffa Ballogou. Plus “Two “O’s” Must Go!” as Undefeated Prospects Hamer and Del Valle face Undefeated Opponents. Also appearing are prospects Jackson-Benson and Rosinsky*

New York (February 10) - DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing series makes its anticipated 2009 debut, on Wednesday, February 25 at the intimate BB King Blues Club & Grill, located in New York City’s Times Square.

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"The Magic Man" Being Honored Prior to Thursday Night Showdown Against the Storm

Newark, N.J. (Tuesday, February 10, 2009) - The New Jersey Ironmen announced today that former IBF World Junior Welterweight champion Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi will serve as the honorary captain for the team when they host the Chicago Storm on Thursday, February 18th. Malignaggi will do the honors of putting the first kick into motion during the Ironmen opening ceremonies at Prudential Center prior to their 7:30 p.m. kickoff.

"The Magic Man has been very supportive of the Ironmen, and we are happy to welcome him back to Prudential Center," Ironmen General Manager Tony Novo commented. "Good things seem to happen when he is in the arena, so we are looking for him to bring us some good luck for this match."

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Hackensack, NJ – On February 25, Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn will attempt to win his 7th title belt as well as advance himself in the world Cruiserweight rankings. Gunn, the current WBC USNBC champion, will now be fighting for the vacant WBA NABA Cruiserweight crown. A victory could help him surpass other credible contenders while moving him one step closer to another fight with an elite 200 lb fighter.

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Mexican Cerveza to Build Buzz among Adult Consumers as Primary Sponsor of Electrifying Showdown

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Feb. 9, 2009) – Tecate, cerveza con carácter, announced today plans to launch a regional marketing campaign designed to bring boxing fans in Houston closer to the Feb. 28 encounter between former World Feather and Junior Lightweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez (49-4-1, 36 KO's) and the current three-time winner of the Lightweight title, Juan Diaz (34-1, 17 KO's). The Ring Magazine World Lightweight Championship will be broadcast on HBO’s “World Championship Boxing” (7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET) live from the Toyota Center in the largest city in Texas.

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By: Jeff Miller @ ringside

The action was non-stop Friday night at the Legendary Blue Horizon in North Philadelphia, as promoter Vernoca Michael along with matchmaker Don Elbaum put together a six-bout card.

The main event was a quick one as Israel’s Ran Nakash 17-0 (13 KOs) scored a second round TKO over Ohio’s Ryan Carrol 7-2 (4 Kos) in a scheduled eight round cruiserweight matchup. The crisp body punching of Nakash seemed to be the difference, as he put Carrol down three times, forcing Steve Smoger to stop the action at 2:06 of round two.

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Aremenian champ shows some skills en route to 11th round TKO
By: Adam Ramirez
FightNetBoxing.com

ANAHEIM - Vic Darchinyan strutted into the ring Saturday night with a Cheshire Cat-like smirk. He exuded confidence and had a look on his face that said: "I own this guy, just watch."

Then the Armenian champion proceeded to follow up his braggadocio with a strong, 11-round TKO of Mexican Jorge Arce to defend his 115-pound IBF, WBC and WBA world titles.

The partisan crowd in the Honda Center made the arena feel like a World Cup match. Darchinyan fans waved red, orange and blue Aremenian flags while Arce's Mexican supporters changed "Mexico, Mexico!" The Mexican fans loudly jeered Darchinyan as he entered the ring, which only seemed to make him smirk that much more.

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Legendary cutman passes away at 92
By: Michele Chong

Our friend cutman Chuck Bodak passed away this morning at age 92 from long-term effects of a stroke he first suffered in August 2007. The feisty Bodak managed to hold off his biggest foe, “Father Time”–time and time again before the final bell rang. Born June 3, 1916 in Gary, Indiana, he was a renowned cutman for more than 60 champions.
Well-known in corners, Bodak had worked with many elite fighters including Muhammad Ali, Tommy Hearns, Julio Cesar Chavez, Evander Holyfield and Oscar De La Hoya. He continued to work in the ring–still active in the boxing world right up until the time of his stroke. The cutman was famous for his unique headbands, his handmade jewelry and for his colorful collages that he liked to give away as gifts.

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MAIN EVENT – HEAVYWEIGHTS – 12 ROUNDS
RUSLAN “White Tyson” CHAGAEV CARL DAVIS DRUMOND
WBA Heavyweight “Champion in Recess” Former IBF & WBO Latino, WBC FECARBOX Heavyweight Champion
The Ring Rated No. 3 & 2000 Uzbekistan Olympian WBA Rated No. 10
Hamburg, Germany by way of Uzbekistan Limon, Costa Rica
26-0-1 (20 KOs) 26-0 (20 KOs)
227 LBS. 229 LBS.

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Lincoln, Rhode Island
February 6, 2009 – “February Frenzy”
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Joey Spina (24-1-1, 17 KOs), Providence, RI WTKO1 (1:55) Matt Gockel (12-10, 7 KOs), Topeka, KS
Joey McCreedy (10-2-1, 5 KOs), Lowell, MA WDEC8 (79-73, 78-75, 76-76) Bobo Starnino (9-5-2, 2 KOs), N. Providence, RI
(McCreedy won EBA Title)

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February 19, 2009 at Scheutzen Park in North Bergen NJ!

Those of you there last time witnessed a great 6-round battle as Danny floored his opponent 3 times in route to a unanimous decision victory. The venue was full of Team McDermott supporters and the night was fun for all. Spectators witnessed 7 great matches, all featuring spectacular, local professional fighters. These ball-room boxing style events are always a great time and this one will not disappoint. Bring your friends, kids, clients, whomever and have a great night while supporting your local professional boxers.

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Joey Spina 177 ½ lbs.
Matt Gockel 174 lbs.

Bobo Starnino 167 ½ lbs.
Joey McCreedy 167 lbs.
(EBA super middleweight championship)

Picture of Joey Spina (L) and Matt Gockel (R) from today's "February Frenzy" weigh in and final presser (by Emily Harney)

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“Fight Knight” At Medieval Times in Lyndhurst, NJ

For Immediate Release~ Lyndhurst, New Jersey (February 5, 2009) The upcoming “Fight Knight” card is quickly taking shape. Dignity Promotions and Felko Promotions have added contender Derek Ennis and local favorite Archak Termeliksetian to the fight card scheduled to take place on February 25 at the Medieval Times Castle in Lyndhurst, NJ.

Philadelphia’s Derek Ennis (17-2-1, 12 KOs), a master boxer with power in both hands was once considered a “can’t miss” prospect. Ennis suffered 2 upset defeats in bouts he was clearly winning. Now re-dedicated, Ennis is finally living up to his true star potential. The 28-year-old junior middleweight has won his last 5 fights, either stopping his opponents with his heavy hands or by putting on a boxing clinic with his impressive hand speed. Ennis will be the co-main event on the card.

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By: Jim Amato
Joe Calzaghe is now the toast of the British Kingdom. After his long run as super middleweight champion, Joe conquered Bernard Hopkins to become the world's best light heavyweight. Then he dominated a faded legend in Roy Jones Jr. Well who would be next? I know Antonio Tarver has been calling Joe out. How about Chad Dawson, Glen Johnson, Erdei or a Hopkins rematch ? What about Kelly Pavlik ? Well it will be none of the above as Joe has decided to retire after an undefeated fifteen year career. Will Joe go down in history as myth or legend?

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By: Jim Amato
It was to be the last time the incomparable Muhammad Ali would ever successfully defend the heavyweight championship. It would be held in boxing’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden. It would also feature Ohio’s most popular heavyweight of the last quarter century, Earnie Shavers.

The “Acorn” as Ali had dubbed Shavers would be a prohibitive underdog. He was accorded a puncher’s chance at best against the aging but still crafty king of the heavyweights. What transpired the night of September 29, 1977 established Earnie as a legitimate contender and forecast the soon to be demise of “The Greatest”.

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A Top Elite Fighter Is Crowned at his Peak Prime of 37?
By: Danny Smith

Upsets have been so common to me this past two years as well as the ageing fighters come rising to the top once again. As another story as the one with "De La Hoya vs. Paquiao", and "Pavlick vs. Hopkins", Mosley once again proved himself and to the boxing world that his at the top his game at 37 years of age.

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (February 4, 2009) – Legends are made from incidents like 2008 U.S. Olympic first alternate Danny O’Connor experienced last weekend in Canada, when his glove split after he pounded pro-debuting Greg Jimenez’s body with monster-like hooks en route to a win by 4-round decision off-television on ESPN Friday Night Fights show, headlined by the IBF light welterweight title fight between Juan Urango and Herman Ngoudjo at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

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East Rutherford, NJ- Staging their first boxing show in four years, Darwish Brothers Knockout Promotions returned to the sport in a big way Tuesday night at the Meadowlands Sheraton Hotel in East Rutherford, NJ. The show was streamed live across the world online at GoFightLive.tv and featured some of New Jersey's hottest rising talent, as well the return of DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley.

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Prudential Center – Newark NJ, Friday, February 27, 2009
Live on the SHOWTIME boxing series ShoBox: The New Generation

Giovanni Lorenzo of Dominican Republic and New York City (26-1, 18 KO’s) will take on Dionisio Miranda of Barranquilla, Columbia ( 19-3-2, 17 KO’s) in a 12 round IBF Middleweight eliminator bout Friday, February 27th at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The winner of this battle will move into the #1 position and become the mandatory IBF Middleweight challenger to Champion Arthur Abraham. The fight will be televised live on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

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Darwish Brothers Knockout Promotions Show

East Rutherford- The fighters who will be participating in Tuesday's Darwish Brothers Knockout Promotions boxing event weighed in on Monday at the fight venue, the Meadowlands Sheraton Hotel in East Rutherford, NJ. The entire card will be broadcast live by GoFightLive.tv throughout the world.

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Los Angeles, CA (February 2, 2009) – Scared. Nervous. Anxious. Concerned. Relieved. Excited.

Such were the range of emotions experienced by hot East LA prospect and 2008 U.S. Olympian Shawn Estrada prior to and following last Friday’s second-opinion prognosis what was first determined as a left shoulder injury which would require surgery and extensive physical therapy instead is a minor and highly treatable condition called “Left Long Thoracic Neuropathy.”

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(Orange County, CA) - - International Boxing Federation has confirmed that promoters of rising bantamweight stars Yonnhy Perez and Silence Mabuza have reached an agreement for the fighters to battle it out for the IBF #1 mandatory position on April 18, 2009 in South Africa. Co-promoted by Thompson Boxing Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions, Colombian born Yonnhy Perez (18-0, 13 KO’s) who is based out of Santa Fe Springs, shared his thoughts on his upcoming battle for the #1 spot as an IBF mandatory: “I was just waiting for my promoters to come to a decision as to where my next fight will be so I can do what I am trained to do. I stay in shape between fights, so that I just need to adjust my style to overcome my opponent. Because I now know that this fight is for the #1 mandatory position for the IBF title, it makes it all the more motivating for me to get in the ring and make sure that walk out the victorious.”

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Star Boxing's top welterweight contender Delvin Rodriguez (23-2-2,14KO) ranked #5 in the IBF will face off against Shamone "The Truth" Alvarez (20-1,11KO) ranked #15 in the IBF in a must see match-up of two of boxing's top welterweights on March 6th at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT. The bout, for Rodriguez's USBA Welterweight Championship, will be shown live as the main event on that evening's ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights" telecast.

USBA CHAMPION DELVIN RODRIGUEZ

Rodriguez who hails from Danbury, CT is coming off a twelve round draw to Isaac Hlatshwayo on November 17th in Hlatshwayo's home country of South Africa. The fight was an official IBF eliminator for the #1 spot. Now Rodriguez will defend his USBA welterweight championship and look to put himself in the position to challenge for a world championship in 2009 when he collides with Alvarez. Unlike his battle with Hlatshwayo, Rodriguez will have a strong contingent of fans and supporters on hand at the Mohegan Sun.

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PHILADELPHIA (January 31, 2009)—This Sunday on “The Philadelphia Boxing Report” the owner and the promoter of Blue Horizon Boxing Inc. Vernoca L. Michael will join Mike Cassell on http://www.afbradio.us

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