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Joey “KO Kid” Spina vs. Tiwon Taylor headlines May 22nd show at Twin River Event Center, RI

PROVIDENCE (April 31, 2009) – Legendary boxers James “Buddy” McGirt, Sr. and “Irish” Micky Ward began a friendship in 1986 that continues today. They will reunite May 22nd at “Rage At The River,” promoted Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment, Inc. (CES), as head trainers of fighters on that show.

McGirt, 2-time world champion in two different weight classes and former Trainer of the Year, will be training his son, middleweight James McGirt, Jr. (19-2-1, 9 KOs), who’ll be making his CES debut in a 6-round bout versus an opponent to be named. Ward, a participant in three Fights of the Year, will handle his nephew, lightweight Sean Eklund (6-3, 1 KO), against Jose Guzman (3-4-1) in a 4-round match.

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After months of back and forth trash talking, Star Boxing's WBA#5, WBC #10, and IBF #13 world rated heavyweight contender Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson (21-0-1, 8KO) will face off against two-time world title challenger Monte "Two Gunz" Barrett (34-7, 20KO) on May 15th in the main event of ESPN2'S "Friday Night Fights" at The Concert Venue at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City, NJ.

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Orange, CA (April 29, 2009) – Boxing fans can begin the festivities early this weekend. On the eve of the highly anticipated battle between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquaio, Thompson Boxing Promotions and Fox Sports en Español bring two action-packed fights featuring welterweight Mauricio Herrera against William Correa and featherweight Abraham Lopez against Daniel Lorenzana to your TV set on Friday, May 1st.

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MANNY PACQUIAO

"I am ready for the fight on Saturday. I know Ricky Hatton has trained hard for this fight. I have seen it on 24/7.

"I respect Ricky Hatton. He is a good person. He is a nice guy and I would like to remind everyone that there is nothing personal for this fight and we are just doing our job to give a good fight to the people and make them happy.

"Specifically to the Filipino people who are looking for a victory on Saturday, I will do my best to bring honor to our country.

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Dean Byrne fights Jose Reynoso Friday night at South Point Hotel & Casino

LOS ANGELES (April 29, 2009) – Unbeaten Irish light welterweight prospect Dean “Irish Lightning” Byrne explodes in Las Vegas against Mexican southpaw Jose Reynoso (10-2, 1 KO) in a scheduled 8-round bout Friday night at South Point Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 27 6:30 PM

WBC/WBO Middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik will defend his title against former Jr. Middleweight champ Sergio Mora.

Tickets go on sale Friday, April 24 and are priced at $500, $300, $200, $100 and $50. Presented by Caesars Atlantic City.

EDMONTON (April 29, 2009) - Carl Froch, the undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion from Nottingham, England, came to America determined to make a lasting impression on U.S. fight fans.

And that, to say the least, he did last Saturday night on a Super Channel presentation of Showtime Championship Boxing when he rallied in the later rounds to register a dramatic, come-from-behind 12th-round knockout over the universally known and respected challenger Jermain Taylor.

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(April 29, 2009) With Allan “Sweetness” Green’s dazzling second-round knockout over Carlos De Leon Jr. on Saturday, he sent a message to the boxing world that he is back. Now, he has a message for the big names in the super middleweight division: Any time, any place.

First on Green’s mind is Carl Froch, the WBC champion who successfully defended his title with a dramatic 12th-round knockout over Jermain Taylor in Saturday night’s main event.

And since Froch traveled to America to fight Taylor, Green has no qualms about going to Froch’s homeland of Great Britain for a shot at the championship.

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By: Moses Vered

On Tuesday night Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing presented their first installment of “VIP Boxing.” The elegant Russo’s on the Bay Catering Hall located in Howard Beach, Queens hosted the event. All guests received the first-class treatment, which included a cocktail hour, a delicious 4-course dinner, and an all- night open bar.

Headlining the event was fan favorite and Queens native Vinny Maddalone. Maddalone, who was coming off of a tough decision loss to Denis Boystov in his last bout, faced a very game Benji Baker (18-6, 9 KOs). From the onset Maddalone pressed the action landing chopping right hands, dropping him with a big right at the end of the first round. Maddalone kept the pressure on Baker all night and although he boxed well in the second round Baker eventually succumbed to Maddalone’s constant assault. After being dropped two more times in the third and fourth rounds, Baker retired on his stool before the start of the fifth. With the victory Maddalone upped his record to 32-5, 23 KOs.

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On Tuesday Night Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing, presented its first installment of "VIP Boxing" at the elegant Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY. The card was made up of five entertaining fights, headlined by Star Boxing's heavyweight fan favorite Vinny Maddalone taking on Benji "Boom Boom" Baker.

MADDALONE DOESN'T DISAPPOINT
Maddalone, who is known for his all-action come forward style, didn't disappoint his hometown fans, going straight at Baker from the opening bell, landing huge left hooks and thunderous overhand rights. A big overhand right as the bell sounded to end the first sent Baker down hard.

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AT MGM GRAND AND LIVE ON HBO PAY-PER-VIEW

*OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*

TODAY! TUESDAY APRIL 28, 2009
PACQUIAO ARRIVAL; MANDALAY BAY- 12 Noon
HATTON ARRIVAL; MGM GRAND- 1:30pm
WHO: MANNY PACQUIAO;Current Ring Magazine No. 1 Pound-for-Pound Champion
RICKY HATTON;Current IBO and Ring Magazine Junior Welterweight World Champion

WHAT: Pacquiao and Hatton along with their esteemed trainers Freddie Roach and Floyd Mayweather Sr. make their grand arrivals to the MANDALAY BAY and MGM GRAND respectively. Interviews and photo-ops available. See schedule below:

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Tecate, the beer with carácter, invites boxing fans to meet-and-greet two of the most recognized Golden Boy Promotions boxers of today, Juan Manuel Marquez and Vicente Escobedo, as part of Cerveza Tecate's mobile boxing ring stop in Vegas on Friday, May 1st. Below, you'll find the complete information.

As you know, Cerveza Tecate sponsors the anticipated May 2 bout between Pacquiao and Hatton in Las Vegas. To reinforce its commitment with boxing fans, the brand launched a complete multi-platform campaign in its support, including commemorative packaging and a $20 mail-in-rebate for the HBO PPV event.

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Mr. Jose Sulaiman Chagnon April 27, 2009
President
World Boxing Council
Cuzco 872
Colonia Lindavista
07300 Mexico D.F. Mexico

VIA E-Mail
Don Jose:

It has been a privilege representing the World Boxing Council as its super lightweight champion for the past 12 months and no one was more proud to wear that illustrious green belt than I.

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When Star Boxing's fan favorite heavyweight Vinny Maddalone (31-5, 22KO) steps into the ring this Tuesday, April 28th against Benji "Boom Boom" Baker (18-6, 9KO) at Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY it will mark his ten year anniversary boxing in the professional ranks. Maddalone successfully turned pro on April 23, 1999, stopping Kinard Thomas at one minute twenty four seconds of the very first round.

Over the past ten years the Italian American Maddalone has continuously excited crowds with his aggressive come forward style, and knockout power. A recipient of the 2004 ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights" fight of the year, Maddalone has earned the accolades as one of boxing's ultimate blood and guts warriors, something he showed in his most recent outing, a extremely competitive, bloody and action packed eight round decision loss to highly regarded and undefeated Russian heavyweight Denis Boytsov (24- 0, 19KO).

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The Brick City Bullet, moments before winning the belt in Puerto Rico

Alex “The Brick City Bullet” Perez, 10-0, 6 KO’s captured the WBC’s Caribbean Federation Welterweight title on March 14th. He came off of a 15 month layoff before that fight, not by any fault of his own, but because every time he was scheduled to fight there were problems with opponents falling out and promoters not making sure there was an opponent for him to fight come fight night. Perez was in the gym training for fights that weren’t to be the entire 15 months, and the time has made him more and more eager to fight as often as possible.

He will be returning to the ring on May 9th in Atlantic City, on the undercard of Hector Macho Camacho vs. Yory Boy Campas, just two months after picking up the WBC’s Carribean belt. Manager, Jose Rosario and his team plan to keep him busy the rest of the way in 09, because Perez is a hungry fighter. Alex has been at it 100% for a long time. He was 53-3 as an amateur where he was a 3 time Golden Gloves Champion and a 3 time Diamond Gloves Champ. He also captured the State Championship once before turning pro in late 2004.

Perez was born and raised in The Brick City, Newark New Jersey where he has lived his whole life in the Baxter Terrace projects. He is active in the community, always making himself available to lend a helping hand to kids who need a positive role model, guidance and good advice. Boxing has saved Perez and he makes sure he is always there for the kids and his friends in need in the gym. Keep an eye on the Brick City Bullet now, because he is a shooting star who is on the verge of big things in the near future!

By: Norman Lucas & John Martinez
www.Ironboxing.com

On May 2, 2009, the best pound-for-pound prime filipino sensation Welterweight Champ "Manny Pacquaio" will defend his title against, a British Brawler turned "Boxer" or in the words of Floyd Mayweather, Sr. (the Italian Stallion) "Ricky Hatton" at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on HBO's PPV.

Ricky will win. The success of Ricky will be depending on how effective he utilize the jab to the head & body of Manny, disrupting speed and timing. Manny has had a lot of distractions during training camp and hasn't looked as focused and hungry as in the past.

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All participants for Star Boxing's "VIP Boxing" show weighed-in today at the NYS commission's office. Below are the listed weights for Tuesday night's show which will take place at the elegant Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY.

Main Event - Heavyweights
8 Rounds

Vinny Maddalone - 233
Vs.
Benji Baker - 232 1/2
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Co-Feature - Super Middleweights
8 Rounds

Curtis Stevens - 169
Vs.
Don Mouton - 166

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Middleweight Brawl Will Precede Lawler vs. Shields Main Event Live on SHOWTIME from Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Mo.

NEW YORK (April 27, 2009)–Fresh off their respective thrilling wins, the versatile Nick Diaz (19-7) and knockout artist Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith (17-5) are eager to get back in the cage. The pair will square off on Saturday, June 6, in a special 180-pound showdown during the live SHOWTIME® telecast of Strikeforce: “Lawler vs. Shields” from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.

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By: Dave Hollander
www.huffingpost.com

He's more than just boxer. He's a movement. TIME magazine nominated him as one of 2009's most influential people in the world. He is the only boxer ever to have his own bobblehead night, which he did on April 21 at a San Francisco Giants home for their Filipino American Heritage Night which, by the way, turned out to be the biggest heritage night in the team's history. When he fights, all of the Philippines stands still. And that will likely be the case on May 2 when Manny Pacquiao -- the former WBC lightweight world champion, WBC super featherweight world champion, IBF super bantamweight world champion, and WBC flyweight world champion -- challenges World Junior Welterweight Champion Ricky Hatton of England at a sold out MGM Grand in Las Vegas -- a fight that is his next step after beating Oscar de La Hoya into retirement. My morning interview with the man who Ring magazine currently ranks as the "Pound for Pound Best Fighter" alive interrupted a very special fight training regimen.

Sorry to tear you away. I guess 9:30 in the morning is a good time for karaoke, huh?

Ah, yes. I am singing it at my friend's house.

What song were you performing?

It's my own song.

Really, what's it called?

In English it is called "This Fight is for You".

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Vega Baja, Puerto Rico - During his ten year pro career, Welterweight contender Irving “Chuma” Garcia 17-3-3 (8 KO’s) has dealt with plenty of adversity as a fighter but is still dissatisfied with his status. From a disappointing loss against power punching contender Said Ouali to a controversial technical draw in a WBA interim title fight with Yuriy Nuzhnenko, Garcia fell just short during his most lucrative bouts. The narrowly missed opportunities had caused a distraction for Garcia, as he become overanxious for another crack at a top fighter.

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Rising Star Daniel Jacobs Added to May 2nd Mega Fight After Scoring an Impressive 2nd Round Knockout Saturday Night

LOS ANGELES (April 27, 2009) - Rising middleweight star and one of boxing's hottest prospects, Daniel "The Golden Child" Jacobs, has been added to the much anticipated May 2nd pay-per-view undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton: "The Battle of East and West" at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The highly touted prospect will be featured in the third of four pay-per-view undercard bouts against former two-time world amateur champion Mike Walker.

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Associated Press

Greg Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight, has died at his Louisville home. He was 50.

His wife, Patricia Page, said she found the one-time World Boxing Association champion in his bed Monday morning. Patricia Page said he died of complications related to injuries he suffered in the fight.

The March 9, 2001, fight left Page in a coma for nearly a week. He then had a stroke during post-fight surgery. He was paralyzed on his left side and received intensive physical therapy.

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By: Rob Tierney, ringside

Mashantucket, CT: In what can now be considered the leading candidate for 2009’s comeback fight of the year, Carl Froch stopped Jermain Taylor with 14 seconds left in the final round at the Foxwoods Casino late Saturday Night. In the Brit’s gutsiest performance to date, Froch successfully defended his WBC Super Middleweight Title with a jaw dropping comeback.

For eight rounds, Jermain Taylor boxed brilliantly. He peppered Carl Froch with perfect jabs and kept him at bay with powerful right hands. It appeared as if he was on the way to a title winning performance. However, all that changed late in the fight.

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By: Christopher Roche

Jermain Taylor had Carl Froch dead to rights tonight, at the MGM Grand Foxwoods, but he could not put the Englishman away.

Taylor opened the bout with vicious right hands that landed at will, and Froch looked out-quicked and overmatched. In the third round, Taylor dropped Froch for the first time in his career, and it looked like an early flight back to Little Rock was going to be had for Taylor.

Froch, who is the WBC champ at 168, often looked off-balance and short on skill. The Champion flailed at Taylor, and he missed while eating hard counters, but Taylor could not put Froch away. Memories of Taylor vs. Pavlik I began creeping into everyone's head, and it seemed like Taylor was haunted by that bout.

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Do you want to partner up with Brick City Boxing? Brick City is working on new Brick City Boxing Team T-Shirts, postcards and other Brick City Boxing gear. Sponsorships are cheap and sponsors receive way more advertising than they pay for and a lot of perks.

In the past we have had restaurants, attorneys, title companies, and various other professionals sponsor the Brick City Boxing team.
If interested email the site with any questions.
Thanks,
Brick City Boxing Team

Hackensack, NJ - Beating the best fighters in the world leads to respect, glory and often most importantly, personal satisfaction. Without question, defeating elite fighters is the ultimate accomplishment for a boxer. World rated Cruiserweight Bobby Gunn has been impatiently waiting this type of opportunity since his controversial fight with Enzo Maccarinelli in 2007. Gunn, 21-3-1 (18 KO’s) who is the current WBA-NABA and WBC-USNBC Cruiserweight title holder, issued a challenge to Tomasz Adamek last night in Newark.

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Former light welterweight champion, Brooklyn's Paulie Malignaggi, 26-2, 5 KO's won a unanimous decision over Christopher Fernandez, 16-7, 9 KO's by scores of 79-73 on all 3 judges score cards. The bout took place on the undercard of Jermain Taylor vs. Carl Froch at the Foxwoods Casino. More information coming soon.

By: Danny Serratelli, ringside

Main Events featured a night of upsets tonight as Ireland’s John Duddy, 26-1, 17 KO’s was upset in the main event against Youngstown Ohio’s tough Billy Lyell, 19-7, 3 KO’s. Press row was pretty divided as far as who was winning throughout the fight, as well as when the final bell rang. Scores ranged from Duddy by a few points, to a draw to Lyell by a small to large margin.

The Doghouseboxing / Brickcityboxing scorecard had the fight 96-94 for Lyell, and truthfully it seemed like there were close rounds where Duddy was given the benefit of the doubt. In the end the officials scored the bout Tommy Kaczmarek (97-93 Lyell), Lawrence Layton (96-94 Duddy) and John Stewart (98-92 Lyell). People complained about Stewarts 98-92, but in reality, it appeared that score was more on point than Layton’s 96-94 for Duddy.

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By: Declan Hughes

It wasn’t John Duddy’s night this past Saturday. It was in the air at the Prudential Center from the get go. There wasn’t the same atmosphere that is usually seen at a John Duddy fight. The usual raucous, rowdy Irish crowd that traveled for John Duddy in the past never showed up. The countless Irish flags waiving in the arena and joyful singing was absent. When Duddy entered the ring, the arena looked the same as it did when the first bout of the night went on. Needless to say it wasn’t sold out. There were a lot of empty seats at the Rock. To top it off, the loan piper that walks Duddy out to the ring didn’t play any music on his bag pipes. Ironically Duddy wound up fighting the same as the piper played his bag pipes. Silent. It just wasn’t Duddy’s night.

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Bob Arum: Freddie and I have just returned from San Francisco where a very good omen for our team, Manny Pacquiao throwing out the first pitch clipped the left-hand corner of the plate and the San Francisco Giants went on to beat the Padres before a full house at the stadium. It was a great trip. Freddie is really invigorated and ready to go on the conference call and I'm sure everybody is going to enjoy it.

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Cory Spinks: “I’m back and I’m ready for anybody. I won back the world title at junior middleweight.

“I was a little rusty but I shook it off.” (Regarding being knocked down in the first round) “I thought it was mostly a slip in the first round, I thought I tripped just like the referee ruling Deandre’s knockdown a slip in the 12th round.

“I knew I had to perform in the last round and I did. I’m a master at this and I went out like a dog and got it.”

Deandre Latimore: “I’m a little upset. I dropped him in the first round. That decision should have been mine. The scorecard had it 114-113 (for Spinks). I should have had that edge.”

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On April 28th, Joe DeGuardia's premier installment of "VIP Boxing" gets underway at the elegant Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY with an intriguing double header featuring Star Boxing's Vinny Maddalone (31-5, 22KO) and Curtis "Showtime" Stevens (19-2, 14KO). Maddalone will be taking on Benji Baker (18-6, 9KO) in an eight round heavyweight bout, while Steven's squares off against Dan Mouton (9-3-1, 8KO) in an eight round super middleweight contest.

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PHILADELPHIA (April 24, 2009)—On Friday night, May 15th, Heavyweight knockout sensation Joey “Minnesota Ice” Abell will take on streaking Billy Willis in a bout scheduled for eight rounds that will highlight a big night of boxing at The Legendary Blue Horizon in Philadelphia.

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By: Damon "Latinbox" Gonzalez
We told you we would have some "sick" video from Florida and we didn't let you down. The WBO Welterweight champion Miguel Cotto sat down with Pound4Pound.com to discuss is training camp in Tampa, Florida and his showdown with Joshua Clottey.
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CORY SPINKS
“I’ll do what I do best, frustrate him and box him.”
“We’ve been stressing in camp that it’s going to be a fight, not just a boxing match. You can’t just box and move. You got to make people respect you.”
“Latimore has a whole lot of flaws. He’s loaded with flaws. He’s basically a come forward, wing it type guy.”

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John Duddy, 26-0, 17 KO’s will have his first fight in New Jersey at the Prudential Center on April 24. The Brick City Boxing team had the chance to talk to him before his Brick City debut on the Main Events Boxing series.

Danny Serratelli: John, who would you like to fight after this fight?

John Duddy: Anybody. Anybody who wants to fight me, I don’t care. I leave that up to my manager and trainer. They make the fights. Believe me, there’s more politics outside the ring than in the ring.

Danny Serratelli: Which fight to date do you feel was your best performance?

John Duddy: The Matt Vanda fight – and no stitches!

Danny Serratelli: Are you interested in fighting Kelly Pavlik if you can get to where that may be back on the table?

John Duddy: Of course I am.

Danny Serratelli How do you feel you match up with Kelly?

John Duddy: I think I could do very well.

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The following are the Final bouts ( Sub-Novice, Novice & Open Class Divisions) of our 2009 NJ Golden Gloves State Tournament . April 24 & 25th (FRI & SAT) at the Elizabeth HS "Dunn Sports Center" located at the corners of Pearl St. & South Sts. Elizabeth, NJ Bouts start at 8 PM

Ticket are $20 for Gen. Adm.- each night and Ringside are $30 each night
For any other info please contact Dan Shannon NJGG-Trn. Dir.

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Top Rank Inc. and Golden Boy Promotions Create State of the Art Website for Optimal Access to Information About "The Battle of East and West"

LOS ANGELES (April 23) - An exclusive web-based event site www.pacmanhitman.com has been created as the official online destination for Pacquiao vs. Hatton "The Battle of the East and West" mega-event slated for May 2 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View, allowing fans behind-the-scenes, all-access and up-to-date reports as the fighters prepare to enter the ring.

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Richard Schaefer: Welcome everyone to today's conference call. We are only 10 days to fight night, which is certainly the most anticipated showdown of the year.
You have two very aggressive fighters, two guys who just know how to go forward. It's going to be a total battle in the ring and it's really shaping up based on the early indications to be one of the biggest boxing events we have seen in many, many years. I have some breaking news as well. Tickets are officially sold out. As all tickets are sold out we have opened up almost 20,000 closed circuit locations now in Las Vegas as the Mirage, the Treasure Island, Monte Carlo, Circus Circus, Luxor, New York, New York, and of course at the MGM as well and the Mandalay Bay Event Center. We'll most likely sell out with close circuit as well. Those tickets are priced at an affordable $50. As I said, this is an amazing showdown. These are two very skilled fighters. Both of them are top 10 ranked, the best pound per pound fighter and Ricky not far behind. Ricky wants to claim that title. He is undefeated at the 140 weight class. That's the weight of course this fight will be taking place at, the junior welterweight championship, the belt currently held by Ricky Hatton who is the undisputed junior welterweight champion of the world. It is a pleasure now for me to introduce to you the Hitman from Manchester, Ricky Hatton.

Ricky Hatton: Hello everyone. Thanks for joining us. I think where I'm at now with my training camp is the ideal place that I would like to be 10 days out from the fight. I've got one last sparring session to do tomorrow afternoon and then it will be just a case of basically tapering down my training and easing back. As you can appreciate this is - come fight night it would have been 12 weeks of training time. We've been working so hard for 11 of them I think you need that work to get it all back if you like and so and then - so just occasionally only one more hard sparring session on Wednesday and sharpening up my tools and

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EDMONTON April 23, 2009 - Super Channel, Hennessy Sports, and Showtime Championship Boxing are proud to bring Canadian fight fans one of the most compelling match-ups of the year, as undefeated WBC Super Middleweight champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch makes the first defence of his title, taking on former undisputed Middleweight champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor, LIVE from the MGM Grand Foxwods, this Saturday, April 25.

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PROVIDENCE (April 23, 2009) – As he heads back to the middleweight division, former world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr., rejuvenated by his impressive seventh-round knocked out of Walid “Tempete de Sable” Smichet last Saturday, has his sites set on “Ireland’s” John Duddy.

The 28-year-old Manfredo (32-6, 16 KOs), star of The Contender, Season I, is unable to attend Duddy’s fight tomorrow night (Apr. 24) in Newark, but he’ll be represented there by his promoter, Jimmy Burchfield (CES president), and father/trainer, Peter Manfredo, Sr.

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Let’s knock out Global Warming together! “Irish” John Duddy, Champion of the Ring and Conservation, invites you to celebrate Earth Day with him, by making small changes that make a big impact on saving the Earth. Here are his top 5 tips for cutting down on energy consumption:

1.) Unplugging appliances that aren’t in use: So when you are at the Duddy vs. Lyell Fight this Friday, April 24th at Prudential Center in Newark at 8pm, do your part. Unplug the toaster.

2.) Fix leaky faucets: Don’t let water go to waste! Clean water is a precious resource that not everyone on the planet is able to enjoy. Fix leaky faucets, turn the water off when you are brushing your teeth and don’t leave it running when you are at the Duddy vs. Lyell fight this Friday!

3.) Plant a tree: Trees absorb carbon dioxide and create oxygen, making our air cleaner and reducing green house gasses. Name the tree “Irish John.”

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Long Island, NY - Approaching the most significant fight of his professional boxing career, Tommy "The Razor" Rainone is not cutting any corners as he prepares to challenge Daniel Sostre for the New York State Welterweight title on May 8. The fight headlines a Ring Promotions show in Franklin Square, Long Island at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant.

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LAS VEGAS (April 21, 2009) – The revolutionary www.fightengine.com is like American Idol meeting Mixed Martial Arts.

The newly launched state-of-the-art website is changing the way MMA fighters market themselves, much like singers auditioning for American Idol, and participating Fight Engine fans can act like Simon and Paula, criticizing video-posted fighters as well as arguing with other fans regarding which fighters they want matched against each other.

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Exciting super middleweight contender, Curtis "Showtime" Stevens (19-2, 14KO) will look to improve to a perfect 3-0 under the Star Boxing banner, when he takes on dangerous Don Mouton (9-3-1, 8KO) on April 28th in an eight round super middleweight contest. Stevens vs. Mouton will be the co-feature bout of the evening for Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing premier installment of its new series "VIP Boxing." The bout will take place at the elegant Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY, and is headlined by Queens own heavyweight fan favorite Vinny Maddalone (31- 5, 22KO) taking on Benji "Boom Boom" Baker (18-6, 9KO), in a scheduled eight rounder.

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Veteran Coach a Leading Candidate for 2009 Trainer of the Year

LOS ANGELES (April 20, 2009) – From the days when he was a really skinny kid with little amateur experience to today where he is now a skinny young man that has unquestionably become the most feared boxer on the planet, the man behind Paul “The Punisher” Williams has been manager-trainer George Peterson.

The well-respected Peterson, a Washington D.C.-native who now resides in Aiken, S.C., has been in Williams’ corner for 11 years. The classy and honorable Peterson is overdue in his worldwide recognition with the prestigious ‘Trainer of the Year’ honors.

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PROVIDENCE (April 20, 2009) – Cruiserweight prospect “Awesome” Aaron Williams is in Las Vegas, sparring with unbeaten light heavyweight champion “Bad” Chad Dawson, in preparation for his potential career-changing fight May 9 against former Cuban amateur champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez at Jako-Arena in Bamberg, Bayern, Germany.

Nine-time amateur champion Williams (19-1-1, 13 KOs), born in Cleveland and fighting out of Las Vegas, is trained by former light heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, who is also getting Dawson ready for his May 9th rematch against Antonio Tarver.

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The following are the Final bouts (Sub-Novice, Novice & Open Class Divisions) of our 2009 NJ Golden Gloves State Tournament . April 24 & 25th (FRI & SAT) at the Elizabeth HS "Dunn Sports Center" located at the corners of Pearl St. & South Sts. Elizabeth, NJ Bouts start at 8 PM

Ticket are $20 for Gen. Adm.- each night and Ringside are $30 each night
For any other info please contact Dan Shannon NJGG-Trn. Dir.
13 *FINAL BOUTS

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MONTREAL (April 18, 2009) – Former world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr. knocked out tough Tunisian veteran Walid “Tempete de Sable” Smichet in the seventh round of today’s scheduled 10-round co-feature at Montreal Casino

The 28-year-old Manfredo (32-6, 16 KOs), star of The Contender, Season I, got his career back on the right track with a strong performance against Smichet (20-6-3, 14 KOs), who had been knocked out only once in 28 prior pro fights, by Renan St. Juste in 2006. Manfredo accomplished what neither unbeaten world title contender John Duddy nor Canadian middleweight champion Sebastien Demers had been able to do in their 10 and 12 round fights, respectively, against Smichet.

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LAS VEGAS, NEV. (April 17, 2009) - A world championship battle between north and south will highlight the May 2 pay-per-view undercard for Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton: "The Battle of East and West." World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Featherweight Champion HUMBERTO SOTO of Mexico will defend his title against Canadian contender BENOIT GAUDET. The pay-per-view broadcast will also feature undefeated top-rated junior middleweight contender JAMES KIRKLAND, risking his rating and record when he takes on MIKE WALKER, former two-time world amateur champion and Russian Olympian MATT KOROBOV facing RODRIGO AGUIAR and former world amateur champion, Cuban southpaw ERISLANDY LARA against CHRIS GRAY. Combined, these eight gladiators have a combined record of 135-20-4 (84 KOs), an 85% winning percentage.

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Espinosa, Gavern and Cusumano win

KEA Boxing Promotions made a successful return after almost a year and a half hiatus. KEA has experienced the regular growing pains expected for up and coming boxing promoters; however, KEA has been able to overcome many of them like losing money, failing to lock up prospects, prospects getting beat, and most of all people not keeping their word. Despite the regular drama that comes along with promoting professional boxing, Andre Kut of KEA boxing always wants to keep his word and as Sinatra said, Kut says he wants to do it “My Way”.

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Patrick Neumann is in the FINALS of the New York Golden Gloves Tomorrow Night April 17th

If any of you are near Madison Square Garden tomorrow night, you might want to check out 6-foot-6, 250-pound Patrick Neumann. He is the son of former Heavyweight Contender and now World Class referee, Randy Neumann.

Thank you in advance and, enjoy the enclosed video of Patrick's semifinal fight in the New York Golden Gloves.
Henry Hascup

Also, here's an article that was in today's Bergen Record on Patrick.

St. Joseph graduate trades pads for gloves

By KEITH IDEC
STAFF WRITER
NEW YORK - Once Patrick Neumann deter­mined he didn't love football nearly enough to under­go risky back surgery last summer, his father asked him about entering the "family business."
That business entails getting punched in the head, but Patrick Neumann didn't hesitate. So far so good.

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Please Visit www.joeygiardello.net for more information

I am currently fundraising for a project to place a life-sized statue of Joey Giardello in South Philly. The effort is a non-profit (501.c.3) collaboration of Philly Boxing History, The Veteran Boxers Association - Ring 1, and the Harrowgate Boxing Club. We are doing pretty well and have reached the halfway mark of our fundraising drive.

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

New York (April 16, 2009) - The name Willie Monroe evokes memories of great success inside a boxing ring and now DiBella Entertainment has signed the man who carries on that tradition. However, Willie Monroe Jr. is creating his own legacy of fistic achievement and fame. Monroe Jr.'s next step comes on May 7 as the undefeated southpaw prospect makes his DiBella Entertainment debut in his hometown of Rochester, New York.

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By: Jim Amato

He may have been one of the best pound for pound boxers of the 1960's but he was over shadowed by the antics of one Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali. He may have been the best fighter in the welterweight division during the decade but he never had a chance to prove it against Emile Griffith. Instead he labored in the back round, fighting and beating all comers. Only after Griffith moved up to middleweight and allowed him to capture the vacated title did Curtis Cokes gain some long over due recognition.

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Slugger Looks To Take Out Lyle, Championship In Midst?

By: Declan Hughes

John Duddy is finishing up his training camp in Miami for his April 24th match up against Billy Lyell. With trainer Pat Burns looking on, he says this about his budding prospect, “He’s doing really well, training hard and I am pleased. I’ve had the chance to look at footage of Lyell and he’s a tough guy that likes to brawl”. Burns goes on to say that this fight may resemble Duddy’s last fight when he outclassed Matt Vanda at Madison Square Garden a few months back. “He’s a lot like Vanda” Burns says.

Duddy, 28, with a record of 26-0, 17 KOs, out boxed a game Vanda to a unanimous decision. Lyell is 18-7 with just three KOs.

Duddy needs to step up this year instead of being fed sacrificial lambs and has beens, as was the case in the past with his former promoter, Irish Ropes. Duddy has since split with Irish Ropes and signed a deal with Main Events after the Vanda match.

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Special Saturday Edition of ShoBox: The New Generation
Live on SHOWTIME®, 9 p.m. ET/PT
At Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif. on May 16

OAKLAND (April 15, 2009) — The wait is over. Undefeated and No. 1 ranked 2004 Olympic Gold medalist Andre Ward's long-desired dream of staging a professional fight in his hometown will become reality on Saturday, May 16, when he climbs into the ring – and takes a big step up in class -- against Colombian knockout artist Edison Miranda.

The 12-rounder for Ward’s North American Boxing Organization (NABO) and North American Boxing Federation (NABF) Super Middleweight titles will be the featured bout on a Special Edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

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Thursday Tickets: $55 ringside Sold Out. $45 some left. $40, $35 and $30 are available. Good seats in good sections.
Friday Tickets: $55 ringside Sold Out. $45 Sold Out. $40, $35 and $30 are available. Good seats in good sections.

The Finals will be held on two nights. Thursday and Friday April 16 and 17. The location is The Wamu Theater at MSG. Call the gym at (718) 797 2872. Order over the telephone and pay by credit card.
The Finals will be held on two nights. Thursday and Friday April 16 and 17. The location is The Wamu Theater at MSG. Ticket prices are: $55, $45, $40, $35 and $30.

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LOS ANGELES (April 14) -Famed boxing champion and future Hall of Fame fighter Oscar de la Hoya, one of the most decorated pugilist in the history of the sport, retired as a professional today during a noon press conference in Nokia Plaza LA Live in downtown Los Angeles.

"After heartfelt discussions with my family and my closest friends, it is with deep gratitude and appreciation that I announce my retirement from professional boxing," said De La Hoya, who retires from the ring with a 39-6, 30 KOs record. "Boxing has been the single, most consistent part of my life and although I will miss the ring, I know that it is time for me to step away from the sport competitively and become more active in the other aspects of it that are already in place and ready for me to pursue."

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10 Rounds – Junior Middleweights
Kassim Ouma vs. Gabriel Rosado
Kampala, Uganda Philadelphia, PA
26-5-1, 16 KO’s 10-3, 6 KO’s

“I don't care who I fight. I just want to fight and fight top men and regain my world championship. I want to prove to everyone that I'm still as good as I was when I won the junior middleweight belt in 2004.” -Kassim Ouma

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (April 13, 2009) – Promising prospect Danny O’Connor recently spent 10 days working out at the famed Athletes’ Performance Institute in Tempe, Arizona.

Athletes’ Performance, where Boston Red Sox stars Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury trained during the off-season, is home base for numerous athletes in several sports. O’Connor arrived there right after a slew of college football players, including potential top pick Matthew Stafford (U. of Georgia quarterback), preparing for the NFL combine had departed, which afforded Danny extra time and special attention.

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By: John Novosalec at ringside for DoghouseBoxing.com

Both Winky Wright and Paul Williams have had hard times finding opponents. Tonight in Las Vegas they found each other in a bout which held crossroads implications for Winky and potential career elevating status for the weight shifting Williams.

Ticket sales were slim for a fight held in a venue that was totally inappropriate for the fighters involved. This fight should have been in LA or the South, but it landed in a Vegas casino. Oh well, we have a fight that, though without a title at stake, still holds division significant division meaning. A win for Winky would reestablish himself, while a Williams victory would show that he truly can compete at a very high level in multiple weight classes.

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By: John Novosalec at ringside for DoghouseBoxing.com

Arreola continues to frustrate fans by coming in at 255 pounds, when everyone knows he’s better off about 10 pounds lighter. He finds massive Jameel McCline in his biggest test of his career, in both physical and boxing senses.

Some life was finally shown from the sparse crowd as Arreola entered the ring, as some fans made their way over from his hometown in Southern California.

Arreola pasted the aging McCline nearly at will throughout the first. Shots to the body, jabs, and heavy shots to the head were all in the mix. McCline seems to be in awful shape, as he started breathing through his mouth midway through the first. It doesn’t look good for Big Time. Round 2 saw the Nightmare continue as Chris added some uppercuts, though ate a few right hands for his trouble. Arreola continued to land straight rights in the third, but McCline loaded up a left hook that stunned him. Though his mouth open and bleeding he kept loading up the left hook that seemed to be finding its target.

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Sub-Novice Division

125 lb. Herkin DeLaRosa (Union City BC) VS Benjamin Ruiz (Aspira BC-Newark)

141 lb. Alvaro Martinez (Final Rd..BC-Whippany) VS Morgan Mezsn (Ibn Ali BC-Newark)

178 lb. Anthony Rodriquez (Bayonne PAL) VS Gregory Stanislaus (Newark Gladiators)

201+ lbs. Tony Martinez ( 1st Class BC- Newark) VS Eugene Teplinski (Ibn Ali BC-Newark)

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Vows to Stop Buendia and Make a Statement to the Boxing World

Los Angeles, Cal., April 9, 2009 -- Alfonso S. Gomez returns to the ring May 1, aiming to impress the worldwide boxing audience that will be focused on Las Vegas the first weekend of May with a convincing win against Juan Manuel Buendia.

Gomez (18-4-2) will face fellow Mexican native Buendia (14-2-1) in a 10-round welterweight bout at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, to be featured on TV Azteca. One year after his world title fight against Miguel Cotto, Gomez is more ready than ever to be back in action.

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London, UK/Philadelphia PA, USA
Britain’s ‘Golden Girl’ Knocked Out...By The American Embassy In London

English Super Bantamweight boxer, Marianne ‘Golden Girl’ Marston, who is due to be on the under card of Brian Cohen’s WBC Americas Title Fight in South Philadelphia on 9th May, suffered a further setback in her professional boxing career when the American Embassy in London refused her visa application.

After regularly traveling back and forth to America to train for over two years, on the visa waiver system, with no problems as well as having contacted the London Consular by e.mail to verify which visa she should apply for, Marianne had expected her visa application to be a formality.

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Guest Appearance for Charity Event

April 10, 2009-In an effort to benefit the Kinship Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to the creation, preservation and support of foster, adoptive and relative families for children who need them, female bantamweight contender Kaliesha “Wild Wild” West will be making a special guest appearance for a fundraiser for Kinship Center's "Family Ties" relative caregiver program.

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Vacant IBF Junior Middleweight Championship Up for Grabs
In a Cross-Town Showdown Pitting Cory Spinks Against Deandre Latimore;
Also Appearing: Undefeated Super Lightweight Devon Alexander ‘The Great’
Live on ‘ShoBox: The New Generation’ on SHOWTIME
TICKETS ON SALE NOW

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

The main event will feature the long-awaited hometown showdown for the vacant International Boxing Federation junior middleweight championship between former four-time world champion Cory “The Next Generation” Spinks (36-5, 11 KOs) taking on IBF No. 6-ranked contender Deandre “The Bull” Latimore (19-1, 16 KOs). The co-feature showcases the Gateway City’s fastest-rising star, undefeated World Boxing Council No. 1-ranked super lightweight Devon Alexander “The Great” (17-0, 10 KOs) meeting an opponent to be announced.

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By: Jim Amato

The 1970's spawned such great and dominant champions such as Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Bobby Foster, Monzon, Napoles, Cervantes, Duran, Olivares, Arguello and Zarate. In review of their fine accomplishments and the feats of some other fine champions of that era, several very capable boxers fell short of their dreams of becomining a champion. Let's take a look at some of these proud warriors. The "Almost Champions."

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LOS ANGELES, – Before world champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams and Winky Wright enter the ring on Saturday, April 11th to battle it out at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, three of boxing’s up and comers will look to impress ringside observers as they continue their move up the boxing ranks.

In a super middleweight bout scheduled for four rounds, 2008 United States Olympian Shawn Estrada (3-0, 3 KOs) will look to keep his knockout streak intact when he battles Las Vegas hometown favorite Thomas Rittenbaugh (3-2-2). A six round junior welterweight bout will see Mike Dallas Jr. (6-0-1, 1 KO) take on another local Las Vegas fighter, Terrance Jett (4-12-2, 2 KOs), and unbeaten super bantamweight Rico Ramos (8-0, 5 KOs) puts his perfect record on the line against Gino Escamilla (5-4-1, 2 KOs) of Laredo, Texas.

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Tecate Expands Boxing Presence across Platforms to Connect with Adult
Boxing Fans; ESPN Reaches Agreement with Golden Boy Promotions

ESPN and Tecate, the Mexican cerveza con carácter, announced today a ground-breaking sponsorship agreement that aligns Tecate with ESPN’s Spanish and English-language boxing content on TV, online and on radio; highlighted by the title sponsorship of the Tecate Friday Night Fights Studio within weekly Friday Night Fights telecasts on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. With this agreement, Tecate, which for the first time will have presence on a general market network on a consistent basis to reach Hispanics boxing fans in both languages, will enhance its commitment to growing the sport among adults 21 and older with a passion for boxing.

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By: Damon “Latinbox” Gonzalez

Pinellas Park, FL – The former IBF/IBO Super Middleweight Champion Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy (24-2, 17 KO’s) opens training camp today at the Ultimate Fighters gym in Pinellas Park, Florida. There is a fill in the air at camp with positive motivation, Lacy with a very positive mind set seemly very exited to jump back into the ring on April 10th against light heavyweight Otis “Triple G” Griffin (19-4, 7 KO’s).

In a very thought out process Lacy giving strong consideration with promoting really looks to do bigger things in boxing with Left Hook Promotions at this stage of his carrier getting back into the mix, Lacy very exited to say the least about fighting in front of his home crowd in Tampa – St. Pete, Not at all feeling the pressure, Lacy training hard showing very fast hand speed, looking to go back to the basics and box, He looks not to hold anything back.

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Main Events Boxing Series continues to uphold the benchmark of providing quality boxing matches and exciting entertainment for true fight fans at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, on April 24th. In the words of matchmaker, Russell Peltz, “This is going to be a terrific show!” Fight fans will not be disappointed.

The main event is the 10 round battle between Middleweights, “Irish” John Duddy of Derry, Ireland (26-0, 17 KO’s) and Billy Lyell of Warren, OH (18-7, 3 KO’s).

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Fight Engine’s Head Conductor

LAS VEGAS – Combat fighting legend Bob “The Beast” Sapp is firmly stationed in the corner of www.FightEngine.com, the newly launched state-of-the-art website that’s revolutionizing the way mixed-martial-arts fighters market themselves, promoters and managers scout talent, and fans become real matchmakers.

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LONG ISLAND - Tommy "The Razor" Rainone plans to turn heads by unseating the recently-crowned New York State Welterweight champion Daniel Sostre on May 8 at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square, NY.

Rainone, 12-2 (4 knockouts), considers it to his advantage that the fight will take place in his neck of the woods where his loyal home crowd will be out in force to support their native son.

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By: Robert Coster

Former WBA super featherweight champion Alfredo Marcano passed away yesterday in Cumana, Venezuela at the age of 62 after a long bout with cancer. Marcano turned pro in 1966 and fought some of the best and toughest boxers at 125 and 130lbs in his native Venezuela, Mexico and the United States, always giving his best effort.

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Mario D'Agata, the former World Bantamweight Champion, sadly passed away on Saturday at 1 p.m. He was 83.

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PHILADELPHIA -World ranked Heavyweight contender, “Fast” Eddie Chambers believes he should be next in-line to face WBA Heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev.

Chambers, 34-1 with eighteen knockouts is coming off a huge victory when he scored a majority decision victory over former WBC champion Samuel Peter on March 27th in Los Angeles.

“I feel I am the most deserving contender out there”, said Chambers.

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Special Guest Brock Lesnar April 11 at Apache Gold Casino show

PHOENIX) – A pair of former Arizona high school wrestlers, featherweights Yaotzin Meza and Jamie “The Headhunter” Schmidt, will fight for one of two Sovereign Nations Mixed Martial Arts (SNMMA) title belts being contested for Saturday night, April 11 in “Extreme Beatdown” at Apache Gold Casino, located five miles east of Globe in San Carlos, Arizona. MMA heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will be a special guest at “Extreme Beatdown.”

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Newark, New Jersey – Heavyweight Champion of the World, Wladimir Klitschko, will join world boxing champions Shane Mosley, Mark Breland and Bobby Czyz in attendance this Tuesday at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark to receive boxing awards. Other boxing celebrities such as Emmanuel Steward, Harold Lederman, Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, Bernard Hopkins, Ivan Robinson, Al Cole, and Tomaz Adamek are also scheduled to appear at the 7th Annual Awards Dinner and Celebrity Reception hosted by C.O.M.B.A.T.T., Inc. Former New Jersey Athletic Commissioner, Larry Hazzard is founder of the non-profit youth organization hosting the awards dinner and expressed his joy in honoring the champions and others on April 7th. ABeing a former school principal I have always emphasized to students that they can excel in the classroom while participating in sports”, Hazzard said. Wladimir Klitschko will be receiving the Founders award this year and he epitomizes not only the best of our sport but he's also well educated; possessing a PhD in education. Klitschko as the Heavyweight Champion of the World is the best example of athletics and education being perfect together, he added.

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By: Thomas Gerbasi, MaxBoxing.com
Doghouseboxing

Kendall Holt bookended his junior welterweight unification bout against Timothy Bradley Saturday night with knockdowns in rounds one and 12, but in between, it was Bradley putting in the superior work as he pounded out a 12 round unanimous decision to add the WBO belt to his WBC strap at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

“I just kept faith in there and gave it everything I got,” said an emotional Bradley. “I knew this day would come.”

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By: Brad Marchetti, Doghouse Boxing

Tonight will be a boxing rarity when a Jr. welterweight unification bout will take place between Timothy Bradley vs. Kendall Holt in Quebec,Canada. Bradley, 23-0, 11 KO’s, is one of boxing’s emerging superstars after claiming the W.B.C title with a stunning defeat of Junior Witter as a +550 underdog. Holt, 25-2, 13 KO’s, most recently was in the “fight of the year” with Ricardo Torres when he knocked Torres unconscious with a single right hand in the 1st round as a -150 favorite. The boxing betting odds for the Timothy Bradley vs. Kendall Holt fight have Bradley as a 8:5 favorite.

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For more information and to purchase tickets, go to www.kea-boxing.com.

Wilkes-Barre, PA-Boxing is set to make a local star-studded return to Wilkes-Barre, PA Saturday April 11. Hosted at the Woodlands Inn and Resort, KEA Boxing’s card will undoubtedly entertain boxing fans from all over the tri-state area.

Local and regional favorites will swap punches in the ring which will be sure to deliver a night of action-packed bouts. Returning heavyweight prospect Jason Gavern (16-5-3, 8KO’s)of Scranton, Anthony Cusumano (2-2-1) of Old Forge, PA, New Jersey’s Antonio “Tony the Tiger” Espinoza (9-0,1KO), Philadelphia’s Clinton Douglas (2-2-2) and New York City’s light heavyweight Denys Lozada (5-2, 2KO’s) are just a sampling of those slated to tangle in the ring Saturday night. Boxing won’t be just for the boys, KEA Boxing also has the debut of a special women’s junior middleweight contest featuring the professional debut of Julie “The Irish Fury” Albanese. Probably the most prominent figure to attend the event is former world light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Bobby Czyz.

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By: Rob Tierney

Carl Froch is coming to America. In fact, he’s planning on bringing his “V12 Cylinders” with him when he arrives in Connecticut. However, Jermain Taylor shouldn’t be worried. It doesn’t seem that the Champion is referring to any of Antonio Margarito’s foul methods of play. Instead, Carl Froch plans on bringing power and brute force so he can show the world that he is the true Super Middleweight Champion in a division with multiple title claimants. In Jermain Taylor, he faces a man carrying his own bad intentions.

The fight, which will be aired courtesy of SHOWTIME Championship Boxing on April 25th, is pitting the current WBC Super Middleweight Champion against a former Undisputed Middleweight Champion in Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor. The 168 lbs WBC title will be at stake and fireworks are expected to fly at the Foxwoods Casino & Resort when the fighters square off in Mashantucket, CT.

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The World Heavyweight Championship fight of the year is on
Months of negotiations have come to an end and the highly expected heavyweight fight is determined: IBF, WBO and IBO World Champion Wladimir Klitschko of the Ukraine (52-3, 46 KO's) will defend his titles against David Haye (22-1, 21 KOs) of London on June 20.

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Episode Set To Air For First Time This Saturday At 2PM EST On MTV

April 2, 2009, Philadelphia, PA...Bernard Hopkins, a future hall of famer and one of the biggest names in the sport of boxing, will appear in a new episode of the MTV series "MADE" airing this Saturday, April 4th at 2pm EST. Hopkins, spends a day with the Denver high school student Matthew Rodgers, and inspires him to reach his goal of becoming a boxer.

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NEW YORK (April 1st, 2009)—This Friday night two popular fighters will help comprise a all-star broadcast team as www.gofightlive.tv will present “World Fight Night” from The Legendary Blue Horizon.

Fresh off his major victory last Friday night, world ranked heavyweight “Fast” Eddie Chambers and popular female fighter Noriko Kariya will join Marc Abrams on the call for the much anticipated eight-bout card that emanate from historical Philadelphia fight building.

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Monday, April 6, 8:00 p.m.
With James Toback in person
At AMC Loews 34th Street Theater, 312 W 34th Street, Manhattan

2009, 90 mins. 35mm print courtesy Sony Pictures Classics. With Mike Tyson. James Toback, one of America's most provocative filmmakers and screenwriters (Fingers, The Gambler, Bugsy, Black and White) has consistently explored the extremes of human behavior and psychology. For this innovative documentary portrait, he finds a perfect subject in Mike Tyson, the heavyweight boxing champion who grew up on the streets of Brooklyn and went through a rollercoaster career filled with fame and controversy.

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On March 14th in Puerto Rico, Alex "The Brick City Bullet" Perez, 10-0, 6 KO's (147) won a unanimous decision over Laureano Laracuente, 5-2-1, 2 KO's (146½) to capture the WBC CABOFE (Caribbean Boxing Federation) welterweight title. Perez went into Laracuente's backyard to capture the belt in his first 10 round bout as a professional. Perez is always in shape and eager to get back into the ring ASAP. Brick City Boxing wishes to congratulate Alex on bringing the belt back to the Brick City.

Venue: Coliseo Luis Aymat, San Sebastian, Puerto Rico W UD 10 10
Referee: Roberto Ramirez | judge: Jose Roberto Torres 97-92 | judge: Samuel Conde-Lopez 96-93 | judge: Hernando Steidel 96-94

Junior Jones

I am proud to announce the 11 new members of the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. They will all be inducted on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at the Venetian in Garfield.

1. Dave Anderson - Writer
2. Nino Del Buono – Ring Announcer
3. Buster Drayton - won 40 (KO 28) + lost 15 (KO 3) + drawn 1 = 57 - IBF light middleweight champion
4. Kathy Duva - Promotor
5. Benjy Esteves - Referee

6. Junior Jones- won 50 (KO 28) + lost 6 (KO 5) + drawn 0, WBA bantamweight title - WBO super bantamweight title
7. Darren Maciunski– won 20 (KO 7) + lost 8 (KO 3) + drawn 0, Beat Earl Hargrove, Meldrick Taylor & James “Buddy” McGirt

Darren Maciunski

8. Mario Maldonado - won 28 (KO 14) + lost 13 (KO 3) + drawn 1 = 42
9. Lindsey Tucker – of the IBF
10. Paulie Walker - Former #2 Welterweight Contender in the 1930's.
11. Steve Weisfeld – Boxing Judge
12. Wayne Hedgepeth - Rreferee and former Amateur Champion

Also, being honored will be our “Man of the Year” Tom Space, along with the Amateur Coach and Official of the Year, PLUS the Pro and Amateur Boxers of the Year.

Thanks, Henry Hascup

NEW YORK– NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa feels every fight is like a chess match and he plans to put former 2-time world champion Randall Bailey into a checkmate position Friday night on ESPN2 during their scheduled 12-round IBF title eliminator in Memphis.

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BRICK CITY BOXING GYM TO HOST SEMI-FINALS OF THE GOLDEN GLOVES

By: Michael "Micky" Gawler

Bilal and Malikah Crosby run Gladiators Boxing Gym as a non-profit, community-based organization. They are well known for improving the quality of life for all that walk through their doors. Through their unique methods of training, Gladiators provides the tools necessary to become a champion in and out of the ring.

Members are given a safe environment to learn life skills as well as receive boxing training. This gym is friendly to all ages and offers programs for not only serious fighters but also youth, and those seeking fitness as well. Youth programs teach children how to interact with others in a positive way while learning self-defense in the process. Serious fighters will have the chance to work with top trainers to achieve their goals. Men and women can also get in top shape while having fun working with personal fitness trainers. When training at Gladiators, all members develop self-esteem and confidence as they learn the sweet science.

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