Brick City Boxing

ATLANTIC CITY (March 30, 2011) - When Bayonne, NJ's favorite son Bobby Rooney Jr. returns to the ring for the first time in nearly two years against Walter Foster in a light-heavyweight bout this Saturday, April 2 at Bally's Atlantic City, the loudest voice among his sizable cheering section will come from the smallest person.

Lester Green, better known to audiences as Beetlejuice, has been Rooney's biggest supporter since he turned professional in 2003.

"Beetle is an adviser to some degree, as well as a motivator," said the 11-3-1 (6 KO) Rooney, who also works as Beetle's manager. "When someones calling you a dirtbag while you're doing your running, it has to get you pumped."

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April 2nd (Sat.) John F. Kennedy HS
(Weigh-Ins @ 4 pm Show @ 6 pm) - ( 18) Semi-Final Bouts)
SN 132 Issac Grace (ICAT BC) vs Abel Lefty (Long Branch PAL)

SN 141 Antonio Guzman (Elite Heat BC) – Advances to the FINALS

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Tues., Mar. 29 at Sisley Italian Kitchen in Sherman Oak, Calif.

LOS ANGELES (March 29, 2011) - Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinalists Andre Ward and Arthur Abraham participated in a press conference on Tuesday at Sisley Italian Kitchen in Sherman Oaks, Calif., to formally announce their May 14 showdown at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., live on SHOWTIME®.

Ward will defend his WBA Super Middleweight title against the European superstar and former world champion to kick off the Semifinals of the groundbreaking tournament. Abraham, who is in the middle of training for the fight, was not able to attend the press conference from his home base in Berlin, Germany and joined via video conference.

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BAYAN JARGAL VS. BREDIS PRESCOTT
DEMETRIUS ANDRADE VS. OMAR BELL

On Friday, April 22nd, Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing returns to the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT with an intriguing double-header on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights". Kicking off the telecast will be Providence Rhode Island's 2008 U.S. Olympian, Demetrius Andrade as he takes on his toughest opponent to date when he squares off against once beaten Omar Bell in an eight round jr. middleweight showdown. Then all-action, Bayan Jargal looks to make the leap into the mix of top 140 pounders when he takes on the "Khanqueror" Breidis Prescott in a ten round jr. welterweight contest.

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KNOCKOUT KING FACES FORMER WORLD CHAMPION NOBUHIRO ISHIDA ON "ACTION HEROES" PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA

LOS ANGELES, March 30 - After scoring two spectacular knockout wins in his return to the ring following a nearly two year absence, James "Mandingo Warrior" Kirkland has picked up where he left off...dominating his opponents. On the April 9 "Action Heroes" pay-per-view event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the knockout artist will continue his highly anticipated comeback against former Junior Middleweight World Champion Nobuhiro Ishida.

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NEW YORK, NY (Mar 29, 2011) – Under the bright lights of Times Square, 2008 Puerto Rican Olympian Jose Pedraza won for the second time in as many pro bouts. Pedraza dismantled Corben Page in just one round on Tuesday night in the main event of DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing presented by Coors Light, from the BB King Blues Club in Times Square.

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Sergei Liakhovich Training Camp Notes
Fight Date - Saturday, April 9, 2011
Venue - Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
Live on PPV
Main Event - Tomasz Adamek vs. Kevin McBride
10 Rounds - Heavyweights

Sergei Liakhovich vs. Johnnie White

Vitebsk, Belarus Martinville, LA

25-3, 16 KO's... 22-4, 18 KO's

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"Action Heroes," featuring Morales vs. Maidana in a 12-round junior welterweight bout, Guerrero vs. Katsidis in a 12-round lightweight battle, Paul Malignaggi vs. Jose Miguel Cotto in a 10-round welterweight bout and James Kirkland facing an opponent to be determined in a 10-round middleweight bout, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Erik Morales' Box Latino and Universum Box Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T, DeWalt Tools and Tres Generaciones. Guerrero vs. Katsidis is presented in association with Sampson Boxing. The bouts will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

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PHILADELPHIA (March 29, 2011) - The opponents for undefeated Polish boxers Patrick "The Machine" Majewski and Kamil Laszczyk have been named for their April 1 invasion of the Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia as part of KEA Boxing's "Unfinished Business" card.

The 31-year-old Majewski, 15-0 (10 KO), of Atlantic City, NJ by way of Radom, Poland, will face 32-year-old Allen Medina, 8-18 (1 KO), of Denver, Colorado in a six-round middleweight bout. Majewski is certainly no stranger to the City of Brotherly Love, having won two 165-pound Philadelphia Golden Gloves titles as an amateur.

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Morganville, NJ (March 28, 2011) - Highly touted junior middleweight Denis “Da Momma’s Boy” Douglin is currently en route to Manchester, United Kingdom where he’ll serve as a primary training partner for top flight middleweight Matthew Macklin in lieu of his April 16 bout with Khoren Gevor.

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Hackensack, NJ (March 25, 2011) – When two-time world title challenger Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn heard future foe Ran Nakash agreed to face Marco Huck next Saturday in Germany, he understood the unbeaten Israeli’s motive.

Typically, when a fight is built up over a period of time and one man goes in another direction, he is considered to be “ducking” his opponent. However, Gunn understands why Nakash went with the more lucrative opportunity.

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* March 25th - Friday – Bayonne PAL – Hudson Catholic High School - 790 Bergen Ave., Jersey City, NJ

Weigh-Ins 5:30 PM – Boxing 8 PM - Bob Rooney Jr. - 732-616-9162

Outstanding Boxer of the Night - Roberto Ortiz (Bayonne PAL)

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LOS ANGELES, March 23 - Former Junior Welterweight World Champion Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi will step back onto the big stage against Puerto Rico's Jose Miguel Cotto in a 10-round welterweight fight on Saturday, April 9, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on the "Action Heroes" HBO Pay-Per-View event.

"We promised to deliver the best fights for the April 9 pay-per-view and we are continuing to do that with the addition of the always-flashy and exciting Paulie Malignaggi against the experienced Jose Miguel Cotto," said Oscar de la Hoya, president of Golden Boy Promotions. "It is going to be a clash of a boxer versus a puncher, plus Paulie is looking to avenge his loss to Jose Miguel's older brother, Miguel Cotto, in a fight you won't want to miss."

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1. * Johnny (Red) DeFazio – Former Boxer who fought a draw against former World Champion, Phil Terranova

2. Don Elbaum - Matchmaker – Promoter

3. Robert Hines – Boxer – Former World IBF Light Middleweight Champion

4. George Khalid Jones – Boxer -NABA Light Heavyweight & USBA Light Heavyweight Titles

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This Thursday, March 24th, an exhibition will open in Rome, Italy, at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The curator, Gabriele Tinti will be featuring selected portraits from world renowned photographer Howard Schatz project: The Italian-Americans in Boxing. Star Boxing President and CEO, Joe DeGuardia will be in attendance as his portrait will be one of the pieces featured at the exhibition. Also in attendance with be the chairman of the FPI, Franco Falcinelli and the councilor for the sport of the City of Rome, Alessandro Cochi. DeGuardia arrived in Rome today and will spend the remainder of the week in Rome, taking part in the week's planned activities.

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Integrated Sports Media Presents GSP’s early career fights

HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 21, 2011) – Integrated Sports Media (ISM), the undisputed distribution champion of mixed martial arts and boxing fights in North America, announced today that it will present a one-hour special featuring Georges “Rush” St. Pierre’s six non-UFC fights, including his first five and rarely seen 2002 debut, prior to him developing into the Pound-for-Pound King of MMA.

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PHILADELPHIA (March 21, 2010) - The red and white colors of Poland will proudly be on display in Philadelphia on April 1 when undefeated Polish boxers Patrick "The Machine" Majewski and Kamil Laszczyk return to action in separate bouts at the Asylum Arena as part of KEA Boxing's "Unfinished Business" card.

Majewski, a 31-year-old middleweight with a record of 15-0 (10 KO), of Atlantic City, NJ by way of Radom, Poland bears a striking resemblance in appearance and fighting style to Polish national boxing icon Tomasz Adamek. Majewski's most recent performance - a final round knockout of Eddie Caminero in December of last year - came on an Adamek undercard, which further bolstered Majewski's growing popularity with boxing fans.

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A STUNNING NIGHT OF FEMALE AMATEUR BOXING

When it comes to all female amateur boxing shows, Women in Support Together (W.I.S.T.) pulls no punches. Female Amateur boxers will showcase high energy fights in the “The Road to London” Series on Saturday, April 9, 2011. Amateur female boxers from around the country will be competing in 15 officiated bouts.

W.I.S.T. has a long history in boxing and was the first to bring an All Female Boxing show to Washington, DC. “This is a wonderful opportunity for the community to see female amateur boxers in action,” said Wanda Bruce, CEO of W.I.S.T. and Female Boxing Promoter. “Everyone is welcomed to attend and show support for our female boxers who often get overlooked,” Bruce added. Women in Support Together is serious about giving female boxers the opportunity to showcase their talents.

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The Adamek - McBride fight will be the main event on the April 9th card at Newark's Prudential Center. The card is presented by Main Events & Ziggy Promotions. Doors open at 6:45pm, first fight 7:00pm.

Tickets are priced at $253, $103, $78, and $53. Tickets are available online at www.ticketmaster.com, Charge-by-phone: 1-800-745-3000, Ticketmaster Express 866-448-7849 and Ticketmaster ticket centers. Tickets are also available at Prudential Center's Box Office.

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* March 19th – Saturday – South River K of C – 88 Jackson St., South River, NJ

Weigh-Ins 5:30 PM – Boxing 8 PM - John Silogy - 732 662-0055 - (14 Bouts)

Outstanding Boxer of the Night - Marcus Ruiz ( 5 Star BC-Plnfld)

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ALGIERI TURNS IN FLAWLESS PERFORMANCE
Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing, presented an exciting five bout card before a packed house at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square, NY (Long Island). Star Boxing's hometown favorite and undefeated jr. welterweight prospect Chris Algieri, headlined the card, as he took on Philadelphia's Julias Edmonds.

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SPECIAL group classes this week
Taught by Brick City boxing's Danny Serratelli
http://laboxing.com/florhampark/schedule/
Sat. 1pm
Sun 10am
Tues 4pm & 6:45 pm
Individual training by appointment
* Florham Park
* Address:186 Columbia Turnpike
Florham Park, NJ 07932
* Phone:973-593-9BOX (9269)and ask for the Brick City Boxing Specials with Danny.

The workout that made LA Boxing famous. For the first time, anyone could walk in and learn the skills that allow them to feel like they are stepping into the ring for a real fight.

Feel the satisfaction of pushing yourself further, and the pride of knowing you gave it your all. For anyone who has ever wanted to see what a boxing workout was all about, in a safe, clean, professional environment, The LA Boxing Boxing Workout is the real deal.

The 1970's and 1980's (the post Bob Foster era) produced an array of talented light heavyweights. No longer ruled by the iron fist of Foster, the division became alive and competetive. Boxers like Victor Galindez,John Conteh,Mate Parlov,Marvin Johnson,Miguel Cuello,Mike Rossman,Saad Muhammad,Eddie Mustapha Muhammad,Michael Spinks and Dwight Muhammad Quai emerged as champions. There were also several formidable contenders. Men like Yaqui Lopez,Pierre Fourie,Ritchie Kates,Jesse Burnett,Len"Stinger" Hutchins,James Scott,Jerry Celestine,Vonzell Johnson and Jerry "The Bull" Martin.

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WINDHOEK, Namibia—Former World Boxing Association lightweight champion Paulus “The Hitman” Moses (26-1, 18 KOs) will face Miguel Lombardo (15-9-1, 6 KOs) on Saturday at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Moses’ home country of Namibia.

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STAR BOXING

Tonight at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL, 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist, Yan Barthelemy improved to 12-2, 4KO's and a perfect 4-0 since teaming up with trainer Orlando Cuellar and signing with Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing, winning a ten round unanimous decision over Francis Ruiz (9-4, 4 KOs) in the opening bout on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights". The bout, scheduled for ten rounds in the super bantamweight division, was promoted by The Heavyweight Factory in association with Star Boxing.

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Mar. 18, (FRI) Trenton Central HS 400 Chambers St. Trenton
(Weigh-Ins @ 5:30 pm Show @ 8 pm )

( 14 Quarter Final Bouts )

Outstanding boxer of the Night - Jerome Rodriquez (Goss/Goss BC)

SN 141 Robert Enrique (Passaic PAL) over Anthony DiBianca (Unattached) – RSC-3 (0:37)

SN 141 Kamil Nadzieja (Aspira BC) over Hector Deffer (Eliz. REC. BC) – W-3

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Following his stellar performance in his professional debut, winning by TKO, welterweight prospect Vinny “The Lion” O’Brien will be returning to the ring April 9 as part of the undercard for the Tomasz Adamek and Kevin McBride heavyweight fight at the Prudential Center.

Tickets have recently been made available for the fight and due to the rising popularity of the top prospect, it is likely that they will sell out fast.

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Andre Berto defends his WBC Welterweight Championship vs.
“Vicious” Victor Ortiz on HBO World Championship Boxing

NEW YORK, NY (Mar. 16, 2011) – Styles make fights, and the compelling April 16 showdown between the lightning-quick World Boxing Council (“WBC”) Welterweight World Champion and undefeated star Andre Berto from Winter Haven, Florida, and powerful, WBC # 5 rated challenger “Vicious” Victor Ortiz of Ventura, Calif., will add up to non-stop action when they square-off in an “East-West Showdown” from the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut on April 16.

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Mar. 18, (FRI) Trenton Central HS 400 Chambers St. Trenton

(Weigh-Ins @ 5:30 pm Show @ 8 pm )

( 18 Quarter Final Bouts )

SN 141 Anthony DiBianca (Unattached) vs Robert Enrique (Passaic PAL)

SN 141 Kamil Nadzieja (Aspira BC) vs Hector Deffer (Eliz. REC. BC)

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*2011 Boxing Semi-Finals to be held Trackside*

New York, March 15—For the first time in the storied history of Yonkers Raceway, the historic New York Daily News Golden Gloves will be contested at the historic half-mile track. The 2011 semi-finals of the fabled amateur boxing tournament will be hosted trackside by Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway on Friday night, March 25, 2011, it was announced jointly today by Casino President Timothy J. Rooney and Daily News Senior Vice President John Campi.

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Renowned Champion and Accompanying Fighters Depart Region Having
Visited Eight Military Bases and Experienced the Trip of a Lifetime

ARLINGTON, VA. (March 15, 2011) - Olympic Gold Medalist and former Ten-Time World Champion in six weight divisions who turned USO veteran, Oscar de la Hoya touched down stateside today following a whirlwind seven-day USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to Kuwait and Iraq. Accompanied by up-and-coming fighters Adrien Broner, Danny Jacobs and Seth Mitchell, De La Hoya led the group to the Middle East on March 8, where they went on to extend their thanks to troops and visit eight military bases. Among some of the installations visited were Camp Arifjan, COB Basra, Camp Victory, Camp Liberty, JSS Loyalty and JSS Justice.

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Rigondeaux crossed Atlantic to make big splash in Saturday’s world title fight defense versus Irishman Casey in Dublin

CORK, Ireland (March 15, 2011) – WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight Champion Guillermo “The Jackal” Rigondeaux, arguably the greatest amateur boxer of all-time, arrived March 7 in Ireland to complete his extensive training for his first title defense this Saturday night (Mar. 19) in Dublin against Irish favorite, former European title holder Willie “Big Bang” Casey.

The Guillermo-Casey title fight features a pair of unbeaten boxers headlining a show promoted by Top Rank, Nowhere 2 Hyde Promotions and Dolphil Promotions. RTE will air the fight live in Ireland and it’ll be available to watch online at www.rte.ie/live starting at 6 PM/ET, 3 PM/PT in the United States.

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Local Favorites Monroe, Monaghan, Peterkin, Burrell and Parsley to See Action on the Undercard

(March 15, 2011 – New York, NY) New York City’s longest running and most successful boxing series, Broadway Boxing presented by Coors Light, returns March 29 to the most intimate venue for boxing in the country, the BB King Blues Club in Times Square. In the main event, José Pedraza, who turned pro in his last fight in his native Puerto Rico, returns to the ring.

Tickets for Broadway Boxing are on sale now through DiBella Entertainment, and start at only $55. Tickets can be purchased by calling DiBella Entertainment at (212) 947-2577.

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April 16 at MGM Grand at Foxwoods

NEW YORK, NY – Boxing is back at Foxwoods.

DiBella Entertainment announced today that the World Boxing Council (“WBC”) Welterweight title fight between undefeated, defending champion Andre Berto and challenger “Vicious” Victor Ortiz will be take place April 16 in MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut, the site of tonight’s middleweight title showdown between Sergio Martinez and Sergiy Dzinziruk.

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(EAST HANOVER, NJ)— Find A Dream—a nonprofit organization that reaches out to community children and provides them a healthy channel to find and work towards fulfilling a dream—has recently announced the newest addition of team member and welterweight boxing prospect Vinny “The Lion” O’Brien.

O’Brien was the 2010 New Jersey Golden Gloves Champion and is considered one of the top up-and-coming prospects in boxing. March 5 he made his professional debut at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ and won by TKO. Following the stellar performance O’Brien was right back in the gym working with coach and former heavyweight fighter Lou Esa in preparation for his upcoming April 5 bout.

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Richard Johnson of Plainfield 5 Star Boxing Gym took home the GOLD MEDAL in the 165 lb. 14/15 year-old division. Richard is our Featured NJ Amateur Boxer for this month and that was even before he won the National Silver Glove Tournament, which was held in Kansas this past weekend - http://www.usaboxingnj.com/

Our Congratulations go out to Richard as well as his father and coach Richard Johnson Sr.

Also medaling were Za'hir Karriem of COMBATT who took 2nd place in the 156 lb. 12/13 year-old division, Shakor Stevenson of Elite Heat Boxing Club placed 3rd in the 95 lb. 12/13 year-old division and Jemri Sweat of Plainfield 5 Star Boxing Gym placed 4th in the 112 lb. 12/13 year-old division. Congratulations goes out to you all, you made us all proud.

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Congrats to Pawel Wolak on a big win over Yuri Foreman from Brick City Boxing.

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By: John Novoselac at ringside (March 13, 2011) Doghouse Boxing (Photo © German Villasenor, Doghouse)
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Ricardo Mayorga has made a very nice living off of beating one great fighter in the late Vernon Forrest; unfortunately he has lost every other time he has stepped up in the elite class of pugilism. The outcome on a beautiful spring night in Las Vegas wound prove that trends continue. In a junior middleweight title fight, he looked to resurrect his career against the current pride of Puerto Rico, Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Mayorga was typical in his brash lead up to the fight, doing his best to instigate the quiet Cotto every chance he had. Cotto refused to buy into the act, instead bringing his side of the act into the ring with hot slinging leather. Cotto's pedigree paid off as he stopped the nonsense, and Mayorga, late in the fight.

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Sergio Martinez, Sergiy Dzinziruk, Andy Lee, and Craig McEwan

MASHANTUCKET, CT (Mar. 10, 2011) – The final “Diamond Elite” press conference was held today at Comix in Foxwoods Casino Resort. The WBC Middleweight Diamond Championship showdown, featuring 2010 Fighter of the Year Sergio Martinez and Sergiy Dzinziruk, will be on HBO World Championship Boxing along with Andy Lee vs. Craig McEwan in a “Celtic War.” All four fighters and representatives from their respective camps were in attendance.

Below are quotes from the participants:

Lou DiBella, promoter of Martinez and Lee: “I think it’s going to be a tremendous night of boxing. I can’t tell you how impressed I am with the property. Foxwoods is great and it’s been a pleasure working with the staff here.”

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Mar. 18, (FRI) Trenton Central HS 400 Chambers St. Trenton

(Weigh-Ins @ 5:30 pm Show @ 8 pm )

( 20 Quarter Final Bouts )

SN 141 Anthony DiBianca (Unattached) vs Robert Enrique (Passaic PAL)

SN 141 Kamil Nadzieja (Aspira BC) vs Hector Deffer (Eliz. REC. BC)

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Interim WBC Latino title fight vs. Abel Adriel

MIAMI (Mar. 9, 2011) – Undefeated Michael “The Brazilian Rocky” Oliveira returns home for his second consecutive fight in his native Brazil, March 25 versus unbeaten Argentinean prospect Abel “El Principito” Nicolas Adriel for the Interim World Boxing Council Latino Super Middleweight Championship, headlining the “International Boxing Challenge” pro-am event at Mauro Pinheiro Gymnasium in Sao Paulo.

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NEW YORK – Undefeated title challenger Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano has signed an exclusive promotional with Boxing 360 and joined the New York-based company’s growing stable of future champions.

The 23-year-old Serrano (8-0-1, 4 KOs), who was born in Puerto Rico, now fighting out of Brooklyn, is slick-boxing younger sister of former lightweight contender, Cindy Serrano. Amanda is presently rated No. 3 by independent source WBAN, as well as No. 7 by the WIBA.

“I wasn’t sure about getting involved in female boxing,” Boxing 360 CEO & Founder Mario Yagobi explained. “But I was at her last fight in upstate New York and I was unbelievably impressed by what I saw from her in the ring. I was equally impressed outside of the ring when we spoke. All she does is train to fight. She doesn’t have a cell phone, a boyfriend, or even go out with friends. She trains everyday to the point of exhaustion, goes home to sleep, and then it is right back to the gym the next day for the same routine. Amanda Serrano is a world champion in the making and we’re going to position here for that opportunity.”

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CHESTER, PA (March 8, 2011)—On Friday night, March 18th at the beautiful Harrah’s Casino in Chester, Pennsylvania, popular Jr. Welterweight “Rockin” Ryan Belasco will take on Bryne Green in the eight round main event. The card is promoted by Joey Eye Boxing and David Feldman.

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March 12, 2011. This Saturday evening show features our own Yuri Foreman (28-1-0), former WBA Junior Middleweight Champion of the World. He will be fighting in the co-feature against Paul Wolak (28-1-0) along with the main event of Miguel Cotto (35-2-0) vs Ricardo Mayorga (29-7-1.)

The fight will be at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. We have great seats. The ticket prices are: $400.00 , $300.00 and $200.00. Buy your tickets now. They will go fast. Call Gleason's Gym at (718) 797 2872 or email the gym at info@gleasonsgym.net and arrange for payment.

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with New Jersey’s own Pawel “Raging Bull” Wolak, 28-1 (18 KOs), at Global Boxing Gym in North Bergen, NJ as he prepared for his big showdown with Yuri Foreman, 28-1 (8 KOs). The two will square off at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on March 12th, 2011 on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto – Ricardo Mayorga fight.

Les Dowgier: First, I think you should introduce yourself to those boxing fans that have not gotten a chance to see you. How do you personally describe your style?

Pawel Wolak: My style is not pretty, it’s kind of a rugged style. It’s a lot of pressure, a lot of coming forward, out-fighting the guy, out willing the guy. There really is nothing special just a lot of hard work and a lot of punches.

LD: Yeah, that’s more or less your style. There’s a reason you’re the “Raging Bull.”

PW: That’s right.

LD: What about your amateur background?

PW: I had a small amateur career. I had maybe 50 fights. My amateur career was basically all getting fights on my own. I was really doing all the sparring on my own. I had a trainer here and there but it was really me fighting. It was really me getting myself ready for those fights. I liked boxing, I was going to go into MMA, I used boxing as a way to get experience so eventually I could go on and fight in a different sport.

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Zab Judah won the vacant IBF junior welterweight championship with a seventh-round TKO of Kaizer Mabuza Saturday night in Newark.

Judah, 41-6, 28 KO's, a former two-division champion, was down in the fourth round when his glove appeared to touch the canvas. However, the Brooklyn native who now has Pernell Whitaker in his corner and had Mike Tyson supporting him from ringside hurt Mabuza bad in the 7th round and the bout was halted.

Mabuza, 23-7-3, 14 KO's suffered his first loss since October 2007.

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In what has become a beloved pre-fight tradition for the Brooklyn native, Zab "Super" Judah took time to visit a school in Newark. He stopped in at Barringer High School to talk to the students. Zab thoroughly enjoyed his time with the kids. He spoke of growing up in Brooklyn and encouraged the students to follow their dreams.

"I've been there. You just need to know that you can change you life. You can make your dreams come true, you just have to work hard and believe in yourself."

FIGHT INFO: The fight promoted by Main Events and Super Judah Promotions will take place on March 5th at Prudential Center's AmeriHealth Pavilion, Newark, NJ. Doors open at 7:30pm, First fight 8:00pm. Tickets priced at $253 Ringside, $103 Reserved seating on floor, $88 General Admission in Bleachers and $53 GA Standing Room on floor. Tickets available at Prudential Center Box Office, by calling TicketMaster at 800-745-3000 or www.Prucenter.com

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NEW YORK, NY (Mar. 3, 2011) – Yesterday’s media conference call featured Middleweight Champion, Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez in advance of his “Diamond Elite” clash with WBO Jr. Middleweight Champion, Sergiy “Razor” Dzinziruk on March 12 from the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods, airing live on HBO World Championship Boxing. Also on the call were Martinez’ advisor Sampson Lewkowicz, and Lou DiBella, the promoter of the event.

Below are quotes from the call’s participants:

WBC Emeritus & The Ring Middleweight Champion, Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez:

“It definitely wasn’t a lucky punch (vs. Paul Williams II). Anybody who has seen the tape – it’s not too long – see me throwing the same punch six times and landing five and then I knock him out. It was a premeditated punch, not lucky.”

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From Brick City Bar and Grill, Newark, NJ - March 2, 2011

Kathy Duva: "Since Zab came back to Main Events in July, he has done everything we have asked, gone above and beyond. He is taking all the steps he needs to take to regain that Jr welterweight title that he first won so many years ago, coincidentally against a South African. Before he can succeed he has to deal with this gentleman, Kaizer Mabuza, who has the same idea. Kaizer Mabuza has come here all the way from South Africa. I am sure he has worked his entire life to get to the same place. They both have the same goal.

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* Monday, February 28th - Brownstone, Paterson - 351 West Broadway. Paterson, NJ

Outstanding Boxer of the Night - Vito Mielnicki (Elite Heat BC)

152 Nov. – Andrew Ridner (Dover BC) over Eric Sansone (KO Boxing Club) – W-3

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