Morales: “Losing so much weight in recent months isn’t going to affect me. For two and one-half months we worked a lot on the technical issues but we also made the best effort trying to achieve peak physical condition. I also mean that I was six months into the plan to establish a steady weight loss and here are the results. We planned to work hard to get into top form and I reached it.”

Morales: “This is a good match against Alfaro. We know that he is very strong, but that’s why we wanted to fight someone like him. I will not defraud anyone, let alone myself, and this is the optimal test. I will be the strongest, smartest and most experienced in the ring against Alfaro.”

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According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, disgraced former welterweight champion, Antonio Margarito will make his return to the ring in Mexico on May 8th against Roberto Garcia.

Maragrito still has not been licensed in the United States following being caught with a Plaster of Paris like substance in his handwraps just before being stopped by Shane Mosley last January in Los Angeles.

“He’ll fight at junior middleweight and then, depending on who he will fight in his next fight, he might get back down to welterweight,” Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said. “Margarito really wants to fight Manny Pacquiao and that would be at welterweight. If the Pacquiao fight isn’t there, he might face the winner of the [June 5] fight between Yuri Foreman and Miguel Cotto.”

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FRANK MALONEY has promised unsung ring hero Jamie McDonnell a South Yorkshire homecoming after his latest stunning performance.

Doncaster’s McDonnell, 23, caused the biggest boxing upset of the year on Saturday when he travelled to France and stopped Jerome Arnould to capture the vacant European bantamweight crown.

That shock came just two months after McDonnell (14-2-1) upset Ian Napa to capture the vacant British and Commonwealth titles.

Maloney admitted: “I got a call late on Saturday night telling me about the win when I was having a drink with friends. At first I thought I must have been drinking too much.

“I have to be honest and admit that when Jamie beat Napa and was offered the Arnould fight I thought it was a bit too soon to face a world class campaigner.

“Jamie and his team decided to take the chance and it has paid off for him and the least he deserves is a homecoming fight. I certainly don’t mind being proven wrong.

Maloney is looking at staging McDonnell’s next fight at Doncaster Dome, but plans talks with the fast improving fighter’s manager Dennis Hobson.

Promoter Maloney added: “There are a lot of options available and the British Boxing Board of Control have ordered a rematch against Napa.

“That would be a triple title fight and be a big domestic attraction with all the titles up for grabs.

“If Jamie decides not to go in that direction then he will have to relinquish his British championship.

“He should have around nine months grace before he has a European mandatory and we are waiting to learn who the official challenger will be. Looking at the latest ratings it could be Malik Bouziane or Napa.

“There are a stack of options for him, but no decision will be made until I have met with Jamie and his team.

“He will fight close to home though because he has had to travel to London and the French Riviera to win his titles.”

FRANK MALONEY has reacted to criticism of David Price’s opponents, blasting: “I’ll do it my way.”

The Beijing Olympic bronze medallist took his unbeaten professional record to five last Friday when he defeated Martyn Grainer inside a round.

It led to calls for Price to be matched tougher when he returns to action at Dagenham’s Goresbrook Leisure Centre on May 14.

Maloney says: “I am ignoring all the criticism and matching David the way I think best and will continue to do so.

“People are entitled to opinions, but I have a proven track record with top heavyweights Lennox Lewis and John Ruiz. Domestically, I got it right with Julius Francis and James Oyebola.

“I don’t remember Lennox, Ruiz or Frank Bruno having it tough early on, but judging by the some of the comments, people would like me to match David against a Klitschko or David Haye right now.

“Judge David in two or three years, not now.”

Maloney believes Price will eventually become world heavyweight champion and plans to develop his latest protégé in the gym over the next 12 months.

Maloney added: “David might have a fantastic amateur pedigree and more potential than any British heavyweight, but he had hardly been in a professional gym until little over a year ago.

“Over the next few months he will do most of his learning in the gym and travelling around the world sparring.

“I am hoping that he will help Albert Sosnowski prepare for his world title challenge against Vitali Klitschko.

“He will also be travelling down to London to spar with one of my other fighters, John McDermott.

Atlantic City, NJ—Unbeaten Mike Jones, of Philadelphia, PA, and Hector Munoz, of Albuquerque, NM, will be fighting for two championship belts when they collide in a scheduled 10-round welterweight contest on Saturday evening, April 17, at in the 10,000-seat Boardwalk Hall.

Not only will Jones’ North American Boxing Association (NABA) title be at stake, but the North American Boxing Organization (NABO) also will recognize the winner as its champion. The NABO championship currently is vacant.

In the scheduled 12-round main event, to be televised by HBO, Kelly Pavlik, of Youngstown, OH, defends his WBC/WBO middleweight titles against Sergio Martinez, of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Jones, 26, scored the biggest win of his career Feb. 27 when he earned a unanimous 10-round decision over former world-title challenger Henry Bruseles, of Gurabo, Puerto Rico, in front of a standing-room-only crowd in the Grand Ballroom of Bally’s Atlantic City.

A pro since 2005, Jones is 20-0, 16 K0s. He is ranked No. 8 by the World Boxing Association (WBA), No. 10 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF), No. 16 by the World Boxing Organization (No. 11) and No. 17 by the World Boxing Council (WBC).

Munoz, 31, has a record of 18-2-1, 11 K0s. In his last fight Oct. 4, 2008, Munoz was stopped in the 12th round by undefeated top contender (No. 3 WBA, No. 2 WBO) Antonin Decarie, of Montreal, Canada. The loss to Decarie was for the NABO 147-pound title, then held by Decarie.

Tickets for this blockbuster card are priced at $50, $100, $200 and $350. They are on sale at the offices of Peltz Boxing Promotions (215-765-0922) and all Ticketmaster outlets (1-800-745-3000). Tickets also can be purchased online at www.peltzboxing.com and www.Ticketmaster.com.

TORONTO, ON – (Wednesday, March 24, 2010) San Francisco’s Filipino fighting sensation Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton (6-1-1, 1 KO) arrived in Toronto Tuesday to a hero’s welcome, with fans greeting her at Pearson International Airport upon her arrival, and at a special dinner in her honor just hours later.

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This coming Saturday, March 27, at Rumble at Rama XI, Julaton will face Toronto’s own Lisa “Bad News” Brown (16-4-3, 5 KO’s) in a battle for the vacant WBA Female Super Bantamweight title.
“Wow, I’ve only just arrived in Toronto for the first time, and it already feels like home away from home,” Julaton told an adoring audience Tuesday night at M Studio Restaurant in Mississauga.
“Female boxing doesn’t usually get this type of attention, so I’m not used to being in the spotlight, but when you get an opportunity like this you have to take advantage of it.”
If the photogenic Julaton can get past the ultra-tough, and far more experienced Brown, Allan Tremblay, President of Orion Sports Management, sees nothing but great things ahead for “The Hurricane.”
“For the past year and a half, we’ve had such a great relationship with our Filipino fans,” Tremblay told the crowd at M Studio. “And a great showing by Ana will help make Filipino boxing in Toronto that much bigger.”
“We have an absolutely great event on tap Saturday. But this is just the beginning of Ana’s journey to superstardom.”
Aside from Julaton vs. Brown, two other sensational title match-ups round out one of the deepest fight cards in Canadian history.
In a special ten round attraction, champion Greg Kielsa (11-0, 5 KO’s), and challenger Neven Pajkic.(11-0, 5 KO’s), face off in a historic battle pitting two undefeated fighters vying for the Canadian Heavyweight title.
And in the main event, “The Canadian Kid” Steve Molitor (31-1, 12 KO’s, IBF #2) renews acquaintances with South African Takalani Ndlovu (30-5, 18 KO’s) in a bout for the now-vacant IBF Junior Featherweight championship of the world, a title Molitor defended successfully five times from 2007-2008.
The two squared-off in July of 2007, at the very first Rumble at Rama, with Molitor dominating from the opening bell en route to defending his newly won crown with a brilliant 9th round TKO.
ABOUT: Orion Sports Management is an Ontario based promotional company known for staging first class boxing events. Run by former Canadian Airline executive Allan Tremblay, Orion is the force behind Ontario ’s biggest match ups, from their launch event at The Air Canada Centre (”The Night Of The Hurricane”) to a series of televised events in the Niagara region featuring “Baby Joe” Mesi, Razor Ruddock, Egerton Marcus , Chad Brisson, and Steve Molitor.
Operating since July 31, 1996, Casino Rama is Ontario ’s only First Nations commercial casino. The Casino offers a complete 1entertainment experience with over 2,500 slot machines, more than 110 gaming tables, 10 unique restaurants, a world-class 5,000 seat Entertainment Centre, and a 300-room all-suite, full-service hotel, featuring spa and health club facilities. Casino Rama is operated by Penn National Gaming, Inc.

Manager Nelson Fernandez informed 15rounds that North Bergen based Colombian Carlos Tamara will make the first defense of his IBF Junior Flyweight championship May 29 against four time title challenger Luis Alberto Lazarte in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Tamara, 21-4 (15 KO’s), captured the title January 23 by scoring a dramatic stoppage over Brian Viloria in the Philippines. The 2004 Olympian was hoping to take Viloria’s spot in the proposed title unification with WBO champion Ivan Calderon, but the unbeaten Puerto Rican signed to face another opponent.

Lazarte, who has challenged for belts at 105,108 and 112, looks to make the most of his fifth opportunity ala Jose Lopez, and will have the hometown advantage. The Buenos Aries native is currently 46-9-1 with 18 KO’s and has won his last six bouts since dropping a decision to Daniel Reyes. His in ring antics however must be questioned, as four of his nine professional defeats have come via DQ.

For the record, Tamara will next have to face the winner of this Saturday’s IBF eliminator between Ulises Solis and Bert Batawang. According to IBF rules, Tamara will have to fight Solis or Batawang by October 24 2010.

International television rights for Tamara-Lazarte are currently in the works, but the bout is expected to be aired in Colombia and Puerto Rico.

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According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Manny Pacquiao’s lopsided unanimous decision against Joshua Clottey generated 700,000 pay-per-view buys and $35.3 million in domestic television revenue, HBO PPV’s Mark Taffet said Tuesday.

“We are extremely pleased with the pay-per-view performance of Pacquiao-Clottey. Fights like this traditionally do not exceed 400,000 buys,” Taffet said. “It is a testament to the popularity of Pacquiao and the vitality of the sport, and it gives us great encouragement as we look toward the May 1 Mayweather-Mosley pay-per-view fight.”

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NEW YORK (March 22, 2010)—This coming weekend will be one of the biggest boxing weekends on www.gofightlive.tv as four big events will be streamed on the world’s number-one live Boxing website.

The action begins on Thursday as Pound for Pound Promotions presents a big night of boxing in North Bergen, New Jersey that will feature some of the best prospects on the east coast.

Friday night will head a few miles south down the Jersey Turnpike as Nedal Promotions will showcase three big main events that includes former contestant of The Contender Season I, Ahmed “Baby Face” Kaddour, former world title challenger Omar Sheika as well as former U.S. Olympian Terrence the Heat Cauthen.

The action continues on Saturday with two big shows in the countries that border North America.

“The Champion Returns” feating former three-division world champion, Erik “El Terrible” Morales battles former world champion Jose Alfaro.

Also on the card will be a much anticipated Light Heavyweight elimination bout between Hugo Garay and Chris Henry.

One more show will round out the weekend and it will take place north of the border as former IBF Jr. Featherweight champion, Steve “The Canadian Kid” Molitor battles Takelani Ndlovu in a rematch for that very same world title.

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This show from North Bergen, New Jersey is a big eight bout card that will be headlined by Danny “Little Mac” McDermott battling Brian Miller in an eight round Lightweight fight.

In the main event, Danny “Little Mac” McDermott (8-1-1, 3 KO’s) takes on undefeated Brian Miller (7-0-3, 3 KO’s)

McDermott of Jersey City, NJ is a very popular Lightweight and will be looking for his fifth consecutive win and is coming off a very impressive second round stoppage over Floriano Pagliara back on May 7th.

Miller of is just twenty-four years old and is taking a step up in competition as this will be good test for the Schenectady, New York native.

One result that stands out for Miller was his four round draw with then nine fight veteran, Ryan Belasco in Belasco’s backyard when Miller was in his third fight.

Five undefeated fighters plus some local favorites round out the undercard as Lightweight, Christan Martinez (2-0, 2 KO’s) will take on debuting Hector Collado in a Lightweight bout.

Jr. Middleweight, Steven Martinez (3-0, 3 KO’s) will look to stay perfect in a four round bout against Michael Ransome.

Super Middleweight, Jason Escalera (7-0, 6 KO’s) will look to start a new knockout streak when he takes on Jesus Torres (5-0-1, 4 KO’s) in a battle of undefeated knockout artists.

Exciting cruiserweight, Patrick Farrell (5-0, 3 KO’s) will battle Chris Stallworth (9-2, 3 KO’s).

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In one co-feature, Sheika of nearby Paterson, New Jersey will battle Philly slugger, Garrett Wilson.

Sheika has a record of 28-9 with nineteen knockouts and is looking for one more big run as he is now campaigning in the Light Heavyweight division.

The thirty-three year old Sheika won his first fourteen bouts as he became a fan favorite by appearing on many nationally televised shows. After suffering his first loss, Sheika racked up six impressive wins in a row that included victories over two world champions in Simon Brown and Glen Johnson. Those wins catapulted Sheika into his first world title bout where he was stopped in five by the legendary Joe Calzaghe.

After the Calzaghe fight, Sheika went 3-1 and earned a shot at WBC champion Eric Lucas. Sheika dropped the unanimous decision and then went on two lose his two successive bouts.

Sheika went on a three fight winning streak to set up a shot at IBF champion Jeff Lacy. Sheika fought very well before dropping the unanimous decision (Sheika lost by just two points on two cards). That fight earned a trip to Germany and a fight with WBC Markus Beyer.

One again, Sheika came up just short and dropped a very close unanimous decision.

Since that fight, Sheika has gone 2-1 with the lone defeating being a stoppage loss to the great Roy Jones Jr. In his last bout, Sheika stopped Theo Kruger in eight rounds on Septermber 23rd in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Wilson has a record of 7-3 with two wins coming back knockout.

Wilson has been in tough and is known for always giving his all and all three of his losses have come to opponents have had a record of 24-1 at the times of the bouts.

Wilson has never been stopped and that includes his last bout when he dropped a six round unanimous decision to former Puerto Rican Olympian, Carlos Negron on January 23rd in Madison Square Garden.

In the second co-feature, former star of The Contender Season 1, Ahmed “Baby Face” Kaddour will battle underappreciated Jerome Ellis in a Jr. Middleweight bout scheduled for eight founds..

Kaddour is of Lebanese decent and spent time in Demark, Houston and has been training in New Jersey for this fight and he will bring in a record of 21-2 with nine knockouts.

Kaddour very quietly built up a record of 18-0 with nine knockouts before being picked for the Inaugural season of The Contender.

On the show, Kaddour showed an outgoing personality and quickly gained fans worldwide.

Unfortunately, Kaddour dropped his only fight on the show when he lost a unanimous decision to Ishe Smith (13-0). Kaddour came back on the show and dropped a five round unanimous decision to future Welterweight title challenger Alfonso Gomez (11-2-1).

Since the show, Kaddour’s career has been littered with inactivity as he has only fought four times in almost six years.

Kaddour won a eight round unanimous decision over Maxell Taylor (12-1) as part of the popular SHO Box series.

After a fourteen month layoff, Kaddour fought to a disputed draw with Jesus Valverde and just two months later he took an eight round split decision in the rematch.

Then after almost a three year break, Kaddour came back scored six round unanimous decision to Mike Ermis (6-7-2) last September 12th in Denmark.

Kadoour will be taking on the tough Jerome Ellis.

Ellis has a record of 12-10-2 with ten knockouts and like Medina, he has fought some very tough competition.

Ellis won his first five fights (including a split decision over Ed Peredes, who is now 24-3). Ellis then dropped two in a row which included a unanimous decision to then 14-2 Said Ouali.

After a 2-0-1 stretch, the native of Coconut Creek, FL lost to then hot prospect Anthiny Thompson (17-1) by unanimous decision. Ellis then scored an eighth round stoppage over Kevin Cagle (16-1) before dropping a six round unanimous decision to Irving Garcia (10-2).

Ellis scored three straight wins including upset stoppages over Felix Cepeda (7-0) and Neil Sinclair (28-4).

Ellis stepped up the competition as he has gone 1-6-1 in his last eight with some of those losses being to Future Middleweight title challenger Billy Lyell, Future Welterweight title challenger Miguel Angel Rodriguez (28-2); then undefeated prospect Henry Crawford (18-0-1); Hot welterweight prospect Antowne Smith (12-0-1). Ellis has a draw with welterweight contender Richard Gutierrez (24-2.) in Ellis last outing, he was stopped by hot prospect Shawn Porter (10-0) in four rounds on November 21st in Tunica, Mississippi

In the third eight round co-feature, Terrance “The Heat” Cauthen of nearby Trenton, New Jersey will battle Isam Khalil of Sweden.

Cauthen is a former U.S Olympian who has had a solid career fighting some of the better welterweights in the world and sports a record of 33-6 with nine knockouts.

Cauthen, a fourteen year pro started his career by winning fourteen consecutive bouts before being stopped by Teddy Reid on August 6th, 1999.

That did not deter Cauthen as he then went on to reel off eleven more victories to push his record to an impressive 25-1.

Cauthn then stepped it up and dropped two in a row including losing a decision to pound for pound resident Paul Williams.

Cauthen then went 6-0-1 including win over former U.S. Olympian Dante Craig.

He has gone 1-3 in his last four bouts as he has been in with Sechew Powell (21-1); Cauthen then defeated undefeated Alexis Camacho (16-0); but losses to Shamone Alvarez (19-1) and his most recent fight, which he was stopped by undefeated Canadian Antonin DeCarie (21-0) last October 3rd in Montreal.

This will be a huge step up for Khalil, who has an impressive record of 15-1-2 with nine knockouts.

He was undefeated in his first fifteen fights (13-0-2) until he was stopped in four rounds by rugged Doel Carrasquillo.

Since then, Khalil has won two in a row including a four round unanimous decision over Serjejs Savrinovics on March 27th, 2008 in Sweden.

This will be Khalil’s fourth fight in America after fighting in Sweden, England, Hungary, Germany, Finland and Spain.

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THE CHAMPION RETURNS—ERIK MORALES VS JOSE ALFARO

HOBOKEN, N.J. (Mar. 22, 2010) – After 2 ½ months of intense training, 3-division world champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales, is ready for his comeback fight Saturday in “The Champion Returns” pay-per-view event, live from Monterrey, Mexico.

Morales (48-6, 34 KOs) has been retired for the past 2 ½ years. The iconic Mexican warrior returns to the ring on a mission to become the first Mexican world champion in four different weight classes. Saturday night in the 12-round main event, Morales takes on former WBA lightweight champion Jose “Jicaras” Alfaro (23-5, 20 KOs), for the vacant WBC Intercontinental welterweight crown.

“I’m happy to be here (in Monterrey) and completely ready to face Alfaro,” Morales said. “Fans will see a different Erik Morales than in my last few fights because now I’m hungry to win this fight and go on towards winning a world title in my fourth division. I want to prove to everyone watching that all of the hard work in training camp will result in a great performance in my return to the ring.”

Morales, the last opponent to defeat Manny Pacquiao, has also beaten Marco Antonio Barrera, Pauli Ayala, Wayne McCullough, Junior Jones, Carlos Hernandez, Jesus Chavez, Guty Espadas, Jr. (twice), Daniel Zaragoza and Kevin Kelly.

In the 12-round co-feature, former 2-time WBA light heavyweight champion Hugo Hernan “Pigu” Garay (32-4, 17 KOs), rated No. 3 by the WBA, faces WBA No. 4 rated Chris “Hard Hittin’” Henry (24-2, 19 KOs) in the WBA Light Heavyweight Eliminator.

Top contender Denver Cuello (19-2-5, 10) meets No. 2 Juan “Churritos” Hernandez (15-1, 12 KOs) in the 12-round WBC Interim Strawweight title fight, while El Paso’s undefeated NABA title-holder David “Nino” Rodriguez (32-0, 30 KOs) and 1996 Brazilian Olympian Daniel Bispo (22-12, 16 KOs) battle in a 10-round Special Heavyweight Attraction.

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RUMBLE AT RAMA XI—MOLIROR VS NDLOVU II

Live from Casino Rama in Canada, Former IBF Jr. Featherweight champion, Steve Molitor looks to regain the title he lost sixteen months ago when he was knocked out by Celestino Caballero when he takes on tough South African, Takelani Ndlovu.

Molitor got back on the preverbal horse and promptly won three straight fights and is now in position to win back that belt.

Molitor, 31-1 with twelve knockouts has become a fan favorite and will be making his tenth straight appearance at Casino Rama where he made five defenses of his crown before being stopped by Caballero.

His first title defense came against Ndlovu.

Ndlovu has a record of 30-5 with eighteen knockouts and has won two straight, which includes his last fight where he won a tough twelve round unanimous decision over Kiko Martinez on September 25th in South Africa.

Ndlovu has a couple of real good wins on his docier which includes a twelve round unanimous decision over then 32-2 Ricardo Castillo.

In a co-feature, Canadian ladies favorite Lisa Brown (16-4-3, 5 KO’s) takes on Ana Julaton (6-1-1, 1 KO)

Brown is a ten year veteran and has fought all of the top girls in the lower weight divisions. And even went the distance with woman’s pound for pound enteant, Mellissa Ernandez.

Julaton is widely popular in both her home area of Daly City, California and her native Philippines where she has captured the imagination of that boxing hotbed.

She is the current WBO champion as she defeated Donna Biggers in a thrilling ten round fight back on December 4th in San Jose, California.

She will look to add the WBA hardware to her trophy case and in the process try to thrill fans in a third country.

There will also be an interesting Heavyweight clash between Polish star Greg Kielsa (11-0, 5 KO’s) against a man who has the same exact record in Neven Pajik.

HOBOKEN, N.J. (Mar. 23, 2010) – Former WBA lightweight champion Jose “Jicaras” Alfaro has already defeated two world champions, Prawet Singwancha and DeMarcus Corley, and the Nicaraguan knockout specialist plans to add 3-division world champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales to his hit list Saturday night in “The Champion Returns” pay-per-view event, live from Monterrey, Mexico.

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Alfaro (23-5, 20 KOs) takes on Morales (48-6, 34 KOs) in the 12-round main event for the vacant WBC Intercontinental welterweight crown.

“I do not mind that Morales is the favorite in this fight,” Alfaro said from Monterrey. “I understand but I had the best training camp of my life, in my country, and I’m going to win. My youth and strength will dominate this match. I know that I’m going to be taking the victory to Nicaragua.”

“The Champion Returns,” presented by KO Entertainment and Box Latino, is being distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 9 PM/ET – 6 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, TVN and DISH Network, for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.

In the 12-round co-feature, former 2-time WBA light heavyweight champion Hugo Hernan “Pigu” Garay (32-4, 17 KOs), rated No. 3 by the WBA, meets WBA No. 4 rated Chris “Hard Hittin’” Henry (24-2, 19 KOs) in the WBA Light Heavyweight Eliminator.

Top contender Denver Cuello (19-2-5, 10) faces No. 2 Juan “Churritos” Hernandez (15-1, 12 KOs) in the 12-round WBC Interim Strawweight title fight, while El Paso’s undefeated NABA title-holder David “Nino” Rodriguez (32-0, 30 KOs) and 1996 Brazilian Olympian Daniel Bispo (22-12, 16 KOs) fight in a 10-round Special Heavyweight Attraction.

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Just a few weeks back Wilfredo Vazquez Jnr 18-0-1(15) joined his father as the first Puerto Rican father/Son combination to win a world title when he KO’d Marvin Sonsona in 4 rounds to capture the vacant WBO Super Bantamweight crown. Going it is was seen by many as a 50-50 contest, clearly Vazquez was paying attention to this and demolished his younger Filipino opponent who was thought to be the second coming of Manny Pacquiao. Vazquez 25, came into the fight with without any amateur experience and only 77 rounds in the pro’s however what he does have is a big punch something he’s inherited from his father of the same name who in the late 80’s early 90’s won 3 world title as three weight’s including Super Bantamweight. Here’s what Vazquez had to say.

Hello Wilfredo, welcome to 15rounds.com

Anson Wainwright – Congratulation’s on winning your first World title. Looking back at the fight what can you remember about the fight & What did it mean to you personally to realize your dream?

Wilfredo Vazquez Jnr – Thanks, I remember all of my fans supporting me, this was my biggest accomplishment in my life, being able to win the title and make history with my Father it was a big dream.

Anson Wainwright – You’ve only fought once in Puerto Rico so far in your career but what did it mean to you that you won the title in front of your own people?

Wilfredo Vazquez Jnr – I fought only once before but I’m use to fight with the fans behind me in Kissimmee, Florida where a lot of Puerto Rican’s live and I made most of my career.

Anson Wainwright – Word is that you have to make your first defence against Zsolt Bedak of Hungary. Though it’s early days for you what are your feelings about that fight and the possibility that you may end up travelling to Europe to defend your title?

Wilfredo Vazquez Jnr – Yes we made a commitment with the WBO to fight mandatory challenger Bedak, my Promoter (Tuto Zabala Jr) is working hard with my Father to bring the fight to Puerto Rico.

Anson Wainwright – As many people know your the son of Wilfredo Vazquez Snr. Can you tell us what it meant to you to follow in your fathers foot steps as he was a 3 weight world champion?

Wilfredo Vazquez Jnr – I will take it step by step, I will love to do it but we are only starting.

Anson Wainwright – Can you tell us what it was like growing up with famous father in Puerto Rico? Can you tell us how and when you first become drawn to Boxing?

Wilfredo Vazquez Jnr – It was nice but also some pressure, I became interested in becoming a fighter after my daughter was born and I was without a job, I saw it like an opportunity to support my family and everything has come out well.

Anson Wainwright – Can you tell us about the team behind you, your manager, trainer & promoter as well as where you regularly train for your fights?

Wilfredo Vazquez Jnr – I train in my Father’s gym in Bayamon, My Father is my manager and trainer, Tuto Zabala Jr my promoter, Angel Rosario my assistant trainer and Roberto Quesada my cut man.

Anson Wainwright – Your father fought in 20 world title fights and many of them took place around the world. Were you with him for any of these fights and what can you tell us about those experience’s?

Wilfredo Vazquez Jnr – I only went to a couple of fights, the one I remember most was the Orlando Canizales in San Antonio (Vazquez Snr was the underdog but won a twelve round decision).

Anson Wainwright – When your not fighting what do you like to do to relax?

Wilfredo Vazquez Jnr – Spend time with my wife and daughter.

Anson Wainwright – Did you have an amateur career before you turned pro?

Wilfredo Vazquez Jnr – No amateur fights, I only fought in school and on he street.LOL

Anson Wainwright – Finally do you have a message for your fans in Puerto Rico & the rest of the world?

Wilfredo Vazquez Jnr – I want to send my best and keep supporting WV2.

Thanks for your time Champ.

Thanks to you for the opportunity.

Anson Wainwright
15rounds.com

BRITISH featherweight champion Martin Lindsay has signed a promotional deal with Frank Maloney.

The Belfast star (16-0) showed his star qualities on Friday when he outpointed Jamie Arthur in the first defence of his British crown.

Maloney predicts the all-action 27-year-old will become Irish boxing’s next superstar and fill the gap left by Bernard Dunne’s retirement.

He said: “Lindsay’s performance against Arthur is what TV and fans love to see.

“He marched forward constantly, wasn’t afraid to take a backward step and threw hurtful punches for 12 rounds.”

Maloney is already making plans for Lindsay to make the next defence of his title in Belfast, and hopes to move him towards a world title fight inside 18 months.

“Maloney added: “The aim is to keep Martin busy and I want to make sure his next fight is in Belfast.

“Martin is very popular there and there will be plenty of big occasions in his home city for him as he steps up to world level.

“There is no hurry, even though he us the mandatory contender for the European title. His next fight will be a British title fight.

“There are plenty if decent challengers out there like Akaash Bhatia, but I will talk to Martin’s team before approaching anyone.”

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Podsumowanie

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HOBOKEN, N.J. (Mar. 22, 2010) – After 2 ½ months of intense training, 3-division world champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales, is ready for his comeback fight Saturday in “The Champion Returns” pay-per-view event, live from Monterrey, Mexico.

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Morales (48-6, 34 KOs) has been retired for the past 2 ½ years. The iconic Mexican warrior returns to the ring on a mission to become the first Mexican world champion in four different weight classes. Saturday night in the 12-round main event, Morales takes on former WBA lightweight champion Jose “Jicaras” Alfaro (23-5, 20 KOs), for the vacant WBC Intercontinental welterweight crown.

“I’m happy to be here (in Monterrey) and completely ready to face Alfaro,” Morales said. “Fans will see a different Erik Morales than in my last few fights because now I’m hungry to win this fight and go on towards winning a world title in my fourth division. I want to prove to everyone watching that all of the hard work in training camp will result in a great performance in my return to the ring.”

“The Champion Returns,” presented by KO Entertainment and Box Latino, is being distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 9 PM/ET – 6 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, TVN and DISH Network, for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.

Morales, the last opponent to defeat Manny Pacquiao, has also beaten Marco Antonio Barrera, Pauli Ayala, Wayne McCullough, Junior Jones, Carlos Hernandez, Jesus Chavez, Guty Espadas, Jr. (twice), Daniel Zaragoza and Kevin Kelly.

In the 12-round co-feature, former 2-time WBA light heavyweight champion Hugo Hernan “Pigu” Garay (32-4, 17 KOs), rated No. 3 by the WBA, faces WBA No. 4 rated Chris “Hard Hittin’” Henry (24-2, 19 KOs) in the WBA Light Heavyweight Eliminator.

Top contender Denver Cuello (19-2-5, 10) meets No. 2 Juan “Churritos” Hernandez (15-1, 12 KOs) in the 12-round WBC Interim Strawweight title fight, while El Paso’s undefeated NABA title-holder David “Nino” Rodriguez (32-0, 30 KOs) and 1996 Brazilian Olympian Daniel Bispo (22-12, 16 KOs) battle in a 10-round Special Heavyweight Attraction.

Tickets are available to purchase at www.superboletos.com.

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Angles, hand speed, reflexes, foot work; we fetishize these things in boxing. They have the allure of the uncommon. But they’re not uncommon in the ring. “Slow” is a speed. Shifting weight back-to-front is something you learn in kindergarten gym class. And “he uses angles” could mean just about anything, geometrically speaking. Why do we do it, then? To end debate, to intimidate laymen.

But you know what actually works in a boxing ring? Jab-cross. Left-right. Force = Mass x Acceleration.

Evidence of this came in Dusseldorf, Germany, last weekend when Ukrainian heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko beat on American Eddie Chambers for 11 rounds then rendered him unconscious in the 12th.
More evidence will come this weekend when Germany’s Arthur Abraham fights American Andre Dirrell in Detroit’s Joe Luis Arena – the first Group Stage 2 match of Showtime’s “Super Six World Boxing Classic.”

An appeal to fundamentals brings us towards a topic treated in Michael Lewis’ “Moneyball” – a book about baseball you can enjoy even if you don’t enjoy baseball. Major league scouts for years preferred the magic of tools like arm strength and bat speed to answering baseball’s fundamental offensive question: “Does he get on base?” Anyone can look at stats and answer that question, but the scouts figured it was their eye for talent one needed to see the attributes of a special prospect.

Boxing has many such scouts. They love things they can’t see, like flurried combinations and angles. They find a kid who has these attributes and allow him to reinvent the sport a little. You don’t want to obscure your view with high hands? No problem, kid, you’re so fast they can’t touch you! You don’t want to settle down, stay in one stance, and punch? Go ahead and switch it up, kid, they’ll never figure you out!

You get the sense something like this might have happened with Andre Dirrell, who calls himself “The Matrix” and who, despite being the most physically gifted fighter in the Super Six, will likely be eliminated from the tourney Saturday. He’s been allowed – maybe encouraged – to eschew boxing fundamentals for a fruit salad of natural movements that showcase his reflexes.

His October loss to Carl Froch was a mess. Much of the blame for that belongs to Froch, a man who really wants to fight even if, at times, it looks like he might not know how. Dirrell’s constant stance switching – dare we use “Matrix” as a verb? – helped nothing, though. Dirrell showed up in Froch’s hometown and turned a prizefight into an athletic fashion show. It was Dirrell’s fight to lose, and that’s exactly what he did. But has anyone told him yet?

We see this in the gyms before boys become men. There’s the stand-out amateur with all the talent who’s allowed to build confidence at his lessers’ expense. These lesser kids don headgear and make a go of it, and often grow to make good trainers. They rarely hang with the junior superstar. That job goes to the kids who are in the gym – hats cocked to the side, dress code just right – working combinations on an imaginary bag and never wrapping their hands. Tomorrow’s hangers-on.

Has too much time around the hangers-on compromised Dirrell? He seems to have a good mind for the sport. He beat Froch pretty convincingly in the minutes he fought. Showtime’s “Fight Camp 360” program shows Dirrell determining quite quickly that Arthur Abraham uses a “hit me till you’re done then let me hit you” defense. Dirrell said the solution aloud. But will he use it?

Sometimes even having the solution and using it isn’t enough. Ask “Fast” Eddie Chambers. Slip Wladimir Klitschko’s extended left glove and leap underneath with a body shot. That was the blueprint. Chambers flew to Germany in good shape and tried to follow the plan. Then physics intervened.

At this point as Americans, it’s safe to put our hope away. Chambers really was our last best chance. He had the temperament and character a 209-pound man needs against one who weighs 245. But Klitschko’s mastery of trainer Manny Steward’s style is finally here, and so we can stop talking about angles and hand speed and the rest of that jazz. If you’re not big as Wlad, you’re not going to beat Wlad.

Why not? Saturday showed us when Chambers’ shoulders fit within the width of Klitschko’s chest. To slip Klitschko’s jab properly – to the outside – required too much motion on Chambers’ part. To get outside Klitschko’s jab, never mind his hook, Chambers had to go a meter or two away from Klitschko’s chin. Since Chambers is a fighter, that wouldn’t do.

Now you’re slipping Klitschko’s jab to the inside. You’re putting your head in the direct line of Klitschko’s right cross. You can block that punch, but know this: So long as Wladimir Klitschko’s right cross is regularly colliding with any part of your body, you will not remain conscious for 36 minutes. Chambers came awfully close. Then at 35:55, he tipped head-first into the ropes, ruined from the exhaustion and profound unpleasantness of being struck by a giant who knows how.

Chambers didn’t lose to Klitschko so much as physics itself.

And so will Andre Dirrell if he tries to Matrix his way past Arthur Abraham, a man who’s slighter than Klitschko but also knows how to punch. Abraham can be outworked. It hasn’t happened yet. So, in order to outwork him Dirrell will have to pick a stance and stay with it. He’ll need to leverage punches correctly and hurt the man across from him. Until he has Abraham’s respect, he’ll be merely an 0-1 contender in a tournament Abraham currently owns.

But he’ll also be a crowd favorite fighting only 50 miles from home. A little adherence to boxing’s millennia-old common wisdom could go a long way. It could at least make the fight interesting.

Bart Barry can be reached via Twitter.com/bartbarry

RENO, NEVADA — Northern California-based prospects Brandon Gonzales and Karim Mayfield passed perhaps the toughest tests of their professional careers thus far, notching decision victories over tough journeyman opponents before a standing room only crowd at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino on Friday night.

Rising middleweight Gonzales (11-0, 9 KOs) of Sacramento, California outboxed rugged gatekeeper Darnell Boone (16-15-2, 6 KOs) of Atlanta, Georgia, topping the veteran via eight-round unanimous decision. Boone, 163, has been in with just about everyone from 154- to 168-pounds, but Gonzales, 163, proved to be the more complete fighter.

Gonzales flashed power early on, landing a clean left, right, left hook combination that rocked Boone late in the first. Luckily for the Atlanta resident, the bell came seconds later, before Gonzales could really follow up. Gonzales landed well in the second, but was in no rush to try and force a knockout. Boone woke up a bit in the third, but he could not match the varied attack Gonzales threw at him.

Boone changed up his approach in the fourth, bouncing on his toes at a distance and leaping in with the occasional well-timed punch. The pace of the fight slowed in the fifth, which made it easier for Gonzales to settle in and control the fight with his superior boxing skills. Outside of the two-way action that closed the fight, Boone was content to stay in a defensive posture for the final few rounds. Gonzales took what he could get and cruised to the decision. Scores read 80-71, 78-74, 79-73 for the undefeated “Flawless” Gonzales.

When Gonzales buzzed Boone late in the first, it looked as though the Sacramento prospect may become only the second fighter to stop the durable journeyman. “You have got to give credit to his experience,” said Gonzales after the fight. “I got him hurt, dug down to the body, but he dipped down low and survived those final seconds in the round. I couldn’t get him out of there, he survived, and you have to give him credit for that.”

While a knockout win would have been an eye-opener, Gonzales seemed satisfied with the decision victory. “I think we made the adjustments, and maybe if we had a ten or twelve-rounder, we possibly could have got him out of there,” said Gonzales. “He is an experienced guy, we got the rounds in, and I think I passed the test.” Gonzales is slated for a May 22nd card back at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno.

Unbeaten light middleweight prospect Karim Mayfield (12-0-1, 7 KOs) of Daly City, California edged Mario Jose Ramos (17-7-1, 3 KOs) of Phoenix, Arizona to win a six-round majority decision. Mayfield, 150, had trouble with the awkward style the southpaw journeyman Ramos, 150, employed throughout the fight. It was mostly one at a time for Mayfield, but he still landed the clean, more telling blows each round. Scores read 59-55, 58-56 for Mayfield, with one even score at 57-57.

Perhaps some of Mayfield’s difficulties with Ramos could be explained with the brief amount of time he had to prepare for the southpaw, after originally scheduled orthodox fighter Jason Davis withdrew two weeks ago. “He had an awkward style,” admitted Mayfield. “We had a southpaw switched to us within the last two weeks. With the change of opponents, we had to make a different transition. I only had two sparring sessions with a southpaw, so combinations weren’t rolling the same way. Nevertheless, he was real durable opponent, and it was a learning experience.”

Very few fighters have ever looked good against Ramos, but Mayfield was hoping for a more decisive conclusion to impress those watching ringside. “I wanted to make a statement and get him out of there, but he was real durable guy and been in with some top guys,” said Mayfield. “I hit him with some good shots, but we will go back to the drawing board. It was my first fight against a southpaw as a professional and we came out with the victory, so I am happy about that.” Mayfield hopes to land a fight by May, but is slated to fight in June in San Francisco on a card promoted by his brother LaRon’s Mo’ Betta Entertainment.

Rounding out the boxing portion of the card, debuting Omar Zaldivar (1-0) of Reno scored a four-round unanimous decision over Tom Peterson (0-1) of Modesto, California. A mixed martial artist by trade, Peterson, 154, displayed a raw fighting style that was likely better suited for that combat sport. The hard-charging, more technically sound Zaldivar, 154, pressed the fight from the outset and had Peterson in trouble for much of the fourth. Peterson lasted the distance, but lost the fight by scores of 40-36 three times.

MMA

In a quickie, Adam Albright (4-1, 3 Submissions) of San Francisco, California disappointed the home crowd as he submitted popular local attraction Josh Turner (2-2, 2 Submissions) of Reno in the opening round in the night’s main MMA attraction. Albright, 175, quickly gained control of Turner, 175, eventually cinching in with a guillotine choke hold. Seconds later Turner asked the referee for relief at 1:30 of the round.

In the highly-anticipated female MMA bout, Nicole Johnson (2-1) of Roseville scored a three-round unanimous decision over Jenny Trujillo (1-1) of San Jose, California.
After a brutal, back-and-forth first-round, the pace slowed and Johnson, 140, gradually took control of the fight. Trujillo, 145, was determined and had her moments in the fight. However, all three judges scored the bout 29-28 for Johnson.

Rick Randolph (5-3, 3 KOs, 2 Submissions) of Roseville, California scored a first-round submission win over Ryan Wong (1-2, 1 KO) of San Jose in the opener. Randolph, 205, took Wong, 205, to the mat early in the first and held positioning control through nearly the entire round. At 4:05 of the round, Randolph locked in a triangle choke to secure the submission victory.

“Reno Xtreme Fights IV” is scheduled for May 22nd at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino, with Reno native Joey Gilbert slated for the main event. Let’s Get It On Promotions also holds a July 3rd date at the Reno Events Center to commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of the Jack Johnson-James J. Jeffries fight.

Mario Ortega Jr. can be reached at ortega15rds@lycos.com.

From the second the opening bell sounds, New Brunswick NJ’s Jorge “Kid” Diaz is ready to go to war. The all action Diaz has already been in a number of entertaining bouts, making him a pugilist that thrives on giving fans their moneys worth in the entertainment department. Although he was a notable local prospect following a good amateur career, Diaz gained notoriety outside of the Garden State after viciously knocking out 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Yan Barthelemy last October.

On Saturday night, Diaz, 12-0 (8 KO’s), looks to take another step in the right direction when he takes on unbeaten Mexican Alejandro Lopez in Key West, FL on Fox Sports Espanol. We had the opportunity to catch up with Diaz, who is just one day away from his first televised bout.

MY: Saturday night you are taking on an unbeaten opponent in Alejandro Lopez. What do you know about him besides that he is 13-0 with 2 knockouts?

JD: That on March 20 he will be 13-1 with 2 knockouts (laughing)!

MY: This will be your first time on National TV. Does this add any extra pressure for you?

JD: No not at all. All jokes aside I know Lopez is a boxer but I am going to come in and apply pressure and make it a war. In terms of pressure fighting (on TV), there isn’t any because I know at the end of the day win, lose or draw, I am going back to the projects, so I have everything to gain!

MY: You are known as an action fighter who goes for the knockout. Considering this is yet another step up and your first eight rounder, are you planning to box a little more and take your time?

JD: I am prepared to go eight hard rounds to the point where I am so tired after the bout that I feel like passing out! Leather will still be flying though because that is how I fight!

MY: There are a lot of good up and comers in the featherweight division such as Mikey Garcia, who has been featured on TV as well. Who is on Jorge Diaz’ radar considering he has been moving up?

JD: That isn’t my job I just go out there and fight. Everything else is up to my promoter Pound 4 Pound, my manager Sal Alessi and trainer Mike Skowronski.

MY: I know you were in camp with two time world champion Juan Manuel Lopez last year. What was it like to spar with one of the top fighters out there?

JD: It wasn’t what I expected. I got there the first day, worked out and it didn’t go as I wanted. I wasn’t pleased with what I did. The experience actually makes me not want to go back to a training camp. They ended up changing my opponent anyways.

Editor’s note: When Diaz was in camp with Lopez, both were preparing for fights on October 10 at Madison Square Garden.

MY: Moving back to October 09’ when you had the best win of your career against 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Yan Barthelemy. You were put in with a skilled boxer and an enormous amateur pedigree. Coming into the bout, were you worried at all about the fight considering it was a huge step up in competition?

JD: To be honest with you, I didn’t know who he was until I knocked him out. I don’t get into that, I just fight. They tell me the day I am fighting I say ok. They tell me (Barthelemy is the new opponent on short notice) I said ok. I just fight.

MY: So I take it you don’t watch tapes of your opponents based on your last statement?

JD: Yeah I leave that up to my coach. I am not the coach you know so I let him (Mike Skowronski) do that. I don’t watch any tapes but maybe in the future I will.

MY: Being that you are an action fighter from New Jersey with a warrior mentality and are willing to take two punches to land one, is the late Arturo Gatti a fighter you try to emulate?

JD: It would be a pleasure to be mentioned in the same sentence as him. However Gatti is Gatti, Jorge Diaz is Jorge Diaz. I do whatever it takes to win the fight but it would be nice to help Arturo’s legacy live on, but it isn’t my initial plan.

MY: What is your plan from Saturday forward if you are victorious and it were up to you.

JD: Sh*t if it was up to me, I would get paid like $40,000 (laughing). They told me if I win on Saturday, they are putting me in Yankee Stadium (on the Miguel Cotto-Yuri Foreman) undercard on June 5, but first I have to take care of business.

MY: Is that something you are potentially looking forward to because that will be a big card with 30,000 plus fans there?

JD: That right there would be to me, the highlight of my life! My only highlight I have in boxing is beating Yan Barthelemy. Now if I do get to fight at Yankee stadium, that would be such a great privilege since it would be the first fight ever at (the new) Yankee Stadium. That would be history!

MY: Jorge thanks for the time best of luck Saturday. What do you have to say in closing to all your fans and the readers on Gardenstatefightscene.com?

JD: I hope I don’t disappoint y’all on Saturday. Make sure to tune in watch. I will give you 100%!

For more New Jersey boxing news, go to gardenstatefightscene.com

RENO, NEVADA — Two of Northern California’s most promising young fighters, Brandon Gonzales and Karim Mayfield, top the bill against experienced opponents at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino tonight, as Let’s Get It On Promotions hosts the third edition of their boxing/mixed martial arts series “Reno Xtreme Fights.” Fighters weighed in Thursday at the casino’s Xtreme Sports Bar & Lounge.

Heading up the boxing side, Brandon Gonzales (10-0, 9 KOs) of Sacramento, California will be taking on potentially his toughest opponent to date in Darnell Boone (16-14-2, 6 KOs) of Atlanta, Georgia in the night’s eight-round middleweight main event. Gonzales has stopped his last four opponents, the last two coming at the Grand Sierra, but could likely be headed for a distance bout Friday. Boone has beaten four previously undefeated prospects, and drawn with another. Furthermore, Boone has been stopped only once, and that came five years ago. Gonzales and Boone both scaled 163-pounds.

In the main supporting bout, unbeaten Karim Mayfield (11-0-1, 7 KOs) of Daly City, California will take on venerable journeyman Mario Jose Ramos (17-6-1, 3 KOs) of Phoenix, Arizona in a six-round welterweight fight. Mayfield is coming off an impressive fifth-round knockout of Francisco Santana last November. Santana’s only previous defeat came at the hands of Mayfield in a close bout in 2008. Originally Mayfield was readying himself to fight Jason Davis, but a third-round stoppage defeat earlier in the month ruled the Washington-based journeyman out of the fight. Ramos, a sturdy southpaw, presents a different challenge. Ramos has been in with the better competition, including Lamont Peterson and Demetrius Hopkins. Few have looked good against Ramos, and a convincing win would be a great notch in Mayfield’s belt. Mayfield and Ramos both weighed-in at 150-pounds.

The first boxing bout of the evening pits two debuting light middleweights, as Reno’s Omar Zalvidar takes on Tom Peterson of Modesto, California in a four-rounder. Peterson, who has fought professionally in mixed martial arts, weighed in 154-pounds, as did Zalvidar.

The MMA portion of the card is comprised of three fights. Ryan Wong (1-1, 1 KO) of San Jose, California will take on Rick Randolph (4-3, 3 KOs, 1 Submission) of Roseville, California in a three-round light heavyweight bout. Wong and Randolph both scaled 205-pounds.

In the evening’s female bout, Jenny Trujillo (1-0) of San Jose will take on Nicole Johnson (1-1) of Roseville in a three-round featherweight fight. Trujillo weighed in at 145, while Johnson scaled 140-pounds.

Rounding out the card, Josh Turner (2-1, 2 Submissions) of Reno will meet Adam Albright (3-1, 2 Submissions) of San Francisco, California in a three-round middleweight fight. Turner and Albright both scaled 175-pounds Thursday.

Tickets for the event, promoted by Let’s Get It On Promotions, are available online at GrandSierraResort.com.

Quick Weigh-in Results:

Super middleweights, 8 Rounds
Gonzales 163
Boone 163

Welterweights, 6 Rounds
Mayfield 150
Ramos 150

Light middleweights, 4 Rounds
Peterson 154
Zalvidar 154

Mixed Martial Arts Weigh-in Results:

Light heavyweights, 3 Rounds
Wong 205
Randolph 205

Featherweights, 3 Rounds
Trujillo 145
Johnson 140

Middleweights, 3 Rounds
Turner 175
Albright 175

Photos by Mark Ortega

Mario Ortega Jr. can be reached at ortega15rds@lycos.com.

March 19, 2010 (Düsseldorf, Germany) – – IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko weighed in at 244 pounds (111 kg) for Saturday’s title defense against mandatory challenger Eddie Chambers on Saturday night at the 51,000-seat Espirit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. Chambers scaled in at 209 pounds (95kg).

To say that Olympic-style drug testing is the right thing to do is the equivalent of a beauty-pageant contestant saying she believes in world peace. Between believing in it and doing it, however, there are arguments about procedure, ego and potential rancor, otherwise known as devils in the details. If it was so obvious and so righteous, we already would have seen Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

We haven’t, of course.

I couldn’t help but wonder if we ever will after listening to Mayweather advisor Leonard Ellerbe, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, Shane Mosley attorney Judd Burstein and Travis Tygart of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) talk Thursday in a conference call about an agreement for blood-testing before the Mayweather-Mosley fight on May 1 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand.

USADA officials met with both fighters and their camps last weekend. According to a Golden Boy release, the random testing can begin on Monday.

“If you’re clean, you have no reason not to be part of this program,’’ Tygart said. “In fact, you demand it.’’

Fact is, however, demand for the procedure, from sport to sport, is not exactly universal. Perhaps it was just coincidence, but as Tygart talked, World Anti-Doping Agency President John Fahey took some pointed shots Thursday at Major League Baseball and the Players Association. In a story from Montreal, Fahey urged baseball to do what Mayweather and Mosley will, Mark McGuire didn’t and Pacquiao wouldn’t.

In boxing, the blood-testing demand has only been heard from Mayweather, whose insistence killed the deal for a March 13 bout with Pacquiao, the Filipino icon who just said no to the comprehensive process and instead battered Joshua Clottey around like a blocking dummy last Saturday at Cowboys Stadium.

There’s a part of me that wants to admire Mayweather. It’s the same part that wants to agree with Ellerbe when he says that Mayweather is exercising some overdue leadership in a forever fractured business.

“Obviously with Floyd being the face of boxing, he wanted to clean up the sport,’’ Ellerbe said

I’m not sure what kind of face Tygart’s lieutenants will see when they show up, unannounced with test tubes and needles in hand, at the Big Boy Mansion in Las Vegas for a random test. The face of boxing might look at them as though they were Filipino journalists and throw them out onto the Strip. There’s another part of me that is wary of Mayweather, whose many faces can make him as hard to read as he is to hit.

To wit: Weight-gate. Before he humiliated Juan Manuel Marquez in a one-sided September decision, he willingly paid him $600,000 — $300,000 per pound – for being two over the catch-weight in their contract.

Then, he refused to step on Home Box Office’s unofficial scale the next night before opening bell. When asked why, he said it was nobody’s business.

Perhaps, it is an apples-to-oranges comparison, but the weight flap provides a glimpse at Mayweather’s unpredictable nature. He has taken the high-ground with the blood-testing demand. But the demand is nothing more than a beauty contestant’s prayer for world peace if he isn’t compliant with a process that Olympic athletes have called inconvenient, if not intrusive.

USADA enforcement power is another issue altogether. If an Olympic athlete tests positive for a banned performance-enhancer, the penalty can be a suspension for as long as two years. That punishment is part of an agreement with the International Olympic Committee. In boxing, however, the sport still is regulated by state commissions, which for Mosley-Mayweather means Nevada.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has the power to license fighters. It also has the final say-so in whether to revoke or suspend a license. USADA can poke, prod, draw and recommend. But it can’t suspend. Mayweather’s blood-testing demand looms as another argument for a federal commission, which Arizona Senator John McCain has tried to put into place for years.

According to news reports this week, the New York State Athletic Commission will consider Olympic-style testing after a study by its medical board. Ellerbe said he hopes the New York study will create momentum that will result in more vigilant testing in other states.

Mosley-Mayweather, Tygart says, “shows it is affordable at the right level. I always say it (a sport) can’t afford not to do it.’’

With legislative budgets in crisis during a lousy economy, however, chances of uniform blood testing from state-to-state appear slim.

Maybe, the fighters themselves can change that, although the nature of the beast is conflict, which precludes cooperation and fosters suspicion that whatever is done or said — including Mayweather’s blood-testing demand in the abortive Pacquiao talks — is driven by a personal agenda.

Nevertheless, Mosley, more than Mayweather, could be the real face of that movement. By now, it’s no secret that Mosley was tied to the BALCO scandal. He said he inadvertently took performance enhancers before a victory is 2003 over Oscar De La Hoya. He has a defamation suit against BALCO founder Victor Conte, who says he knowingly took performance-enhancers. Burstein says Mosley was misled.

“Shane would not be doing this is if there were any doubt in his mind that he is a clean athlete,’’ Burstein said.

Let’s just say that Mayweather gets Mosley and then other fighters to join him in a chorus for blood-testing. Maybe, then it works. Mosley has said he would fight Pacquiao without the testing he will undergo before and after the Mayweather bout. But let’s say that Mosley changes his mind. Let’s say he, like Mayweather, demands that blood-testing would have to continue against Pacquiao.

Something tells me we’ve already said too much for Pacquiao and his promoter, Bob Arum. In Dallas, Arum already has plans for Pacquiao to fight Edwin Valero, or Marquez, or even Antonio Margarito, who can re-apply for a license revoked in California more than a year ago for tampered hand-wraps.

In a prepared release Thursday, Mayweather and Mosley asked other fighters to follow them

But it sounded as if Arum had something else to say, something like:
See ya.’

NOTES, QUOTES
· In talking to the media a week ago in Dallas for the first time since his gloves were found to be loaded with a plaster-like substance before a loss to Mosley in January, 2009, Margarito took an initial step toward convincing the public that he deserves a second chance in the United States. But he needs to say more. Again, Margarito said that he didn’t know disgraced trainer Javier Capetillo had tampered with the wraps. Okay, but he also needs to say “Sorry, I should have known.’’
· After a long absence, boxing might return to Phoenix under the Showdown Promotions banner, which also represents Margarito. Showdown has reserved two dates, July 17 and July 31, at Wild Horse Pass Casino in the Phoenix suburbs.
· The more Top Rank watches 17-year-old Jose Benavidez Jr., a junior-welterweight from Phoenix, the more it sees an emerging star. Benavidez is 3-0, including a third-round stoppage of Bobby Hill on March 12 in Dallas on the eve of Pacquiao’s decision over a passive Clottey. Although hard to judge, Benavidez’ performance was solid. More significant, perhaps, there were young fans surrounding him after the bout. They stood in line to get his autograph. He has charisma, which is almost as fundamental to stardom as a jab.
· And Arum, on whether Pacquiao would have enough time to continue his boxing career if he wins a seat in the Filipino Congress: “If Filipino Congressmen are the same as U.S. Congressmen, they sit around and do nothing most of the year. So why wouldn’t he be able to fight?’’

Photo by Chris Farina /Top Rank

Dusseldorf, Germany (March 18, 2010) – American heavyweight “Fast Eddie” Chambers – rated #1 in the WBO – took time after his training in Dusseldorf, Germany for an interview two days before his scheduled World Championship bout against WBO/IBF Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko.
Said Chambers, “It’s coming down to the wire and I am steadfast on my mission to beat Wladimir Klitschko and bring those titles back home to the United States. It’s go time and I’m as ready as I will ever be.”

Photo by Claudia Bocanegra

Germany’s Golden Boy is former amateur star Jack Culcay 2-0(1). He sprang to prominence in 2007 as an amateur when he came from know where to lose in the final of the Chemistry Cup which saw Culcay 24, win a place on the national team for the 2007 World Championships where he lost a Quarter Final match to American Demetrius Andrade. He followed that with Silver in the 2008 European Championships, however it was when he took home the Gold from last years World Championships that he really came into his own. Since then he’s signed professional forms with Klaus-Peter Kohl’s Universum, fighting twice winning both. He appears to have a bright future. Here’s what one of Europe’s rising stars had to say.

Hello Jack, welcome to 15rounds.com

Hi Anson

Anson Wainwright – You debuted last last year and have taken your record to 2-0(1) when can we expect to see you back in the ring?

Jack Culcay – My next fight will be on the 24th of April, its my first fight in Hamburg so I am really excited.

Anson Wainwright – How have you found the move from the amateur’s to the pro’s? What have you found the biggest change?

Jack Culcay – I am glad that I finally turned pro end of last year. The biggest change now is the atttention from the media which really lacks in the german amateur boxing.

Anson Wainwright – Last year you won Gold in the World Amateur Championship’s. What can you tell us about the tournament from your point of view and what it meant to you?

Jack Culcay – It was a great tournament with very competitive fights. This tournament was my greatest achievement so far, you have to keep in mind that I am the first german amateur world champion in 14 years.

Anson Wainwright – What sort of reaction did you get in Germany for winning the World Championship? Did you get sponsor deals appearance’s on TV? How popular are you in both Ecuador & Germany?

Jack Culcay – The reaction in Germany was amazing, they were saying in the papers that no other fighter in Germany ever got as much attention in the press before his first fight as I did. I also got offers from various sponsors, however I only want sponsors that perfectly fit me. Me and my manager Moritz Klatten believe that only like that you can create long term partnerships. The reaction in Ecuador was also great and believe me I havent forgotten where I was born. My dream is to fight for a world title in Ecuador and also in the USA one day.

Anson Wainwright – You also fought in the 2008 Olympics but lost in the first round. What are your thoughts on the Olympics?

Jack Culcay – When I fought Kim Jung Joo the end result was 11:11, but because his world ranking was better then mine I lost the fight. That was the hardest point in my career. However I was still happy at least to be part of the olympics.

Anson Wainwright – Who was your toughest opponent in the amateur’s? What current pro’s have you fought in your amateur career?

Jack Culcay – My toughest opponent was Andrej Zamkojov in the final of the World Championships in Milano. I fought plenty of fighters that turned pro including Demetrius Andrade, Karo Murat and Oliver Güttel

Anson Wainwright – You were born in Ecuador and have moved to Germany where you now live. Can you tell us how this came about?

Jack Culcay – My mother is German and when I was young my parents thought that I can get more opportunities in Germany. So when I was 5 we all moved to Germany.

Anson Wainwright – Can you tell us about your younger years? Ecuador isn’t known for it’s Boxing background, how did you get into Boxing?

Jack Culcay – I got into boxing through my father. He attached a heavybag to the ceiling of our living room and the rest is history. My father was my trainer in the beginning of my career and he still works my corner now in the pros.

Anson Wainwright – What do you like to do with your time when your not Boxing?

Jack Culcay – I love hanging out with my family and my girlfriend and playing with all my nephews.

Anson Wainwright – Several fighters from other countries currently fight in Germany and are world Champions but word is that TV companies in Germany are clamping down on the dates. What are your thoughts on this and how it may effect you?

Jack Culcay – They are saying that a few stations are going to clamp down but so far it didnt happen and if you look at the viewership of boxing I dont see any reason why.

Anson Wainwright – Who was your favourite fighter growing up?

Jack Culcay – I had three favorite fighters growing up. First it was Muhammed Ali, then Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jnr.

Anson Wainwright – What are your goals in Boxing?

Jack Culcay – My goal is obviously to become world champion. And when I say world champion I really mean it on a international level, I am not afraid to fight outside Germany.

Thanks for your time Jack.

Thanks Anson, all the best

NEW YORK (MARCH 16, 2010)—This past Friday night, Tony “TNT” Grano was cruising along in his ten round heavyweight bout with Mark “Oak Tree” Brown and just like their first fight that occurred on September 27th, 2008, Brown landed a huge right hand that sent Grano to the deck.

Grano was visibly hurt as he was sent through the ropes and almost out of the ring from what Brown describes as his “Super Punch” right hand.

But unlike their first encounter, Brown was not able to pull off the improbable comeback as Grano escaped with a unanimous decision and now is 17-1 and will look for a significant bout after this win plus his stoppage win over previously undefeated Travis Kauffman.

Fans can now this exciting fight, on-demand on www.gofightlive.tv

There was some solid talent on the undercard as Super Bantamweight contender Mike Oliver moved to 23-2 with a third round stoppage over former world title challenger Kermin Guardia.

Some of the stars of the future were on display as five undefeated fighters saw action and four gained wins.

Former U.S.Olympian Sadam Ali went to 6-0 with a ninety second over Jose Duran

Joe Smith Jr. went to 3-0 with three knockouts with his first round knockout over Carlos Adams in a Light Heavyweight bout.

David Bauza (4-0) was pushed to the distance for the first time as he won a majority decision over Eric Quinteros.

Super Feathererweight Eddie Soto moved to 3-0 with a first round stoppage over Joey Ortega.

In a close fight, Manuel Antonio Lopes remained undefeated (5-0-2)but had to settle for a majority draw with Greg McCoy in a four round in a Super Middleweight bout

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THREE BIG FIGHT CARDS INCLUDING THE RETURN OF ERIK “EL TERRIBLE” MORALES NEXT WEEK ON GFL

Next weekend www.gofightlive.tv will present three terrific events that will feature fighter that range from prospects, to former title challengers, world champions and future Hall of Famers.

POUND FOR POUND BOXING—TAPED ON 3/25/10

Some of the best young talent on the east coast as John Lynch’s Pound for Pound Promotions returns for the third time on GFL.

The card will take place at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, NJ

In the main event, Danny “Little Mac” McDermott (8-1-1, 3 KO’s) takes on undefeated Brian Miller (7-0-3, 3 KO’s)

McDermott of Jersey City, NJ is a very popular Lightweight and will be looking for his fifth consecutive win and is coming off a very impressive second round stoppage over Floriano Pagliara back on May 7th.

Miller of is just twenty-four years old and is taking a step up in competition as this will be good test for the Schenectady, New York native.

One result that stands out for Miller was his four round draw with then nine fight veteran, Ryan Belasco in Belasco’s backyard when Miller was in his third fight.

Five undefeated fighters plus some local favorites round out the undercard as Lightweight, Christan Martinez (2-0, 2 KO’s) will take on debuting Hector Collado in a Lightweight bout.

Jr. Middleweight, Steven Martinez (3-0, 3 KO’s) will look to stay perfect in a four round bout.

Super Middleweight, Jason Escalera (7-0, 6 KO’s) will look to start a new knockout streak when he takes on an opponent to be named.

Good looking Super Featherweight prospect, Victor Valenzuela (7-0, 1 KO) will see action in a six round bout.

Exciting cruiserweight, Patrick Farrell (5-0, 3 KO’s) will battle Chris Stallworth (9-2, 3 KO’s).

Plus Chris Green, Abrham Torres and Eilon Kadem will fight in separate bouts

Ordering details will be announced shortly

TRIPLE MAIN EVENT TO TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 26TH FEATURING AHMED “BABY FACE” KAADDOUR; OMAR SHEIKA AND TERRANCE “THE HEAT” CAUTHEN

On Friday night, March 26th in Hamilton, New Jersey, Nedal Promotions will present a terrific night of boxing that will have three exciting co-features.

In the main event, former member of The Contender: Season One, Ahmed “Baby Face” Kaddour (21-2-1, 9 KO’s) takes on the tough Jerome Ellis (12-10-2, 10 KO’s)

This will be Kaddour’s second bout back from his three year hiatus and first in the United States in close to three and a half years.

He made a name for himself as one of the most outspoken and charismatic fighters on the Inaugural season of The Contender.

He battles Ellis who despite his record has the propensity to score the upset as he did when he knocked out then 28-4, Neil Sinclair on ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights.

In the second co-feature, former three-time world title challenger, Omar Sheika (28-9, 19 KO’s) will take on Philadelphia based slugger, Garrett Wilson (7-3, 2 KO’s).

In the third big fight of the night, perennial Welterweight contender and former U.S. Olympan, Terrance Cauthen (33-6, 9 KO’s) takes on Isam Khalil (15-1-2, 9 KO’s) of Sweden.

Cauthen will look to get back on the winning track after dropping successive fights to Shamone Alvarez and Antonin DeCarie and have one last run in the Welterweight division.

To do that, he first must get past Khalil, who brings in a solid record against untested opposition.

Eight big fights which also includes undefeated Light Heavyweight, Billy Salser (3-0, 2 KO’s) taking on Joe Njau in a four round bout.

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Morales sets sights on
another Pacquaio fight

“El Terrible” headlines “The Champion Returns” PPV Mar. 27 vs. Alfaro

Garay vs. Henry WBA Eliminator in co-feature

Three-division world champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales, the last opponent to defeat Manny Pacquiao, returns from a 2 1/2-year layoff March 27 to headline “The Champion Returns” pay-per-view event, live from Monterrey, Mexico.

Morales (48-6, 34 KOs) may have his sights set on a fourth fight against Pacquaio in the not too distant future, but the iconic Mexican warrior must first get past former WBA lightweight champion and Nicaraguan KO specialist, Jose “Jicaras” Alfaro (23-5, 20 KOs), Mar. 27 in the 12-round main event for the vacant WBC Intercontinental welterweight crown.

At a recent Televisa event honoring Mexico’s best athletes of the last decade, Morales expressed his desire to fight Pacquaio at 147 pounds, in addition to fulfilling his dream of becoming the first Mexican to capture world titles in four different weight classes.

“The two opponents who have defined my career are Junior Jones and Manny Pacquaio,” Morales said. “Defeating Jones (TKO4) was important to me because he had stopped something like 32 Mexicans in previous fights. Defeating Pacquaio (DEC12) is my greatest accomplishment in the ring. I remember seeing him cry after our fight. I would love another chance at Pacquaio and I also look forward to fighting Juan Manuel Marquez in the future. At 147, I’m faster than ever and freer with my body so I can get the most out of it. First, though, is my fight against Jose Alfaro on March 27th in Monterrey on pay per view. Alfaro is a great young fighter and a former world champion. A wicked puncher who will bring his best, he has a big heart into the ring, and always gives fans everything he has.”

In the 12-round co-feature, former 2-time WBA light heavyweight champion Hugo Hernan “Pigu” Garay (32-4, 17 KOs), rated No. 3 by the WBA, meets WBA No. 4 rated Chris “Hard Hittin’” Henry (24-2, 19 KOs) in the WBA Light Heavyweight Eliminator.

Top contender Denver Cuello (19-2-5, 10) squares off against No. 2 Juan “Churritos” Hernandez (15-1, 12 KOs) – continuing the ongoing Philippines-Mexican rivalry, respectively — in the 12-round WBC Interim Strawweight title fight.

El Paso’s undefeated NABA title-holder David “Nino” Rodriguez (32-0, 30 KOs) takes on 1996 Brazilian Olympian Daniel Bispo (22-12, 16 KOs) in a 10-round Special Heavyweight Attraction.

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15rounds.com Claudia Bocanegra was present to capture the vivid pictures as Golden Boy Promotions along with DiBella Entertainment announced the long awaited American debut for WBA Super Lightweight champion Amir Khan as he will take on former IBF champ Paulie Malignaggi on May 15th at WaMu Theater in Madison Square Garden

HOBOKEN, N.J. (Mar. 17, 2010) – Three-division world champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales, the last opponent to defeat Manny Pacquiao, returns from a 2 1/2-year layoff March 27 to headline “The Champion Returns” pay-per-view event, live from Monterrey, Mexico.

Morales (48-6, 34 KOs) may have his sights set on a fourth fight against Pacquaio in the not too distant future, but the iconic Mexican warrior must first get past former WBA lightweight champion and Nicaraguan KO specialist, Jose “Jicaras” Alfaro (23-5, 20 KOs), Mar. 27 in the 12-round main event for the vacant WBC Intercontinental welterweight crown.

“The Champion Returns,” presented by KO Entertainment and Box Latino, is being distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 9 PM/ET – 6 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, TVN and DISH Network, for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.

At a recent Televisa event honoring Mexico’s best athletes of the last decade, Morales expressed his desire to fight Pacquaio at 147 pounds, in addition to fulfilling his dream of becoming the first Mexican to capture world titles in four different weight classes.

“The two opponents who have defined my career are Junior Jones and Manny Pacquaio,” Morales said. “Defeating Jones (TKO4) was important to me because he had stopped something like 32 Mexicans in previous fights. Defeating Pacquaio (DEC12) is my greatest accomplishment in the ring. I remember seeing him cry after our fight. I would love another chance at Pacquaio and I also look forward to fighting Juan Manuel Marquez in the future. At 147, I’m faster than ever and freer with my body so I can get the most out of it. First, though, is my fight against Jose Alfaro on March 27th in Monterrey on pay per view. Alfaro is a great young fighter and a former world champion. A wicked puncher who will bring his best, he has a big heart into the ring, and always gives fans everything he has.”

In the 12-round co-feature, former 2-time WBA light heavyweight champion Hugo Hernan “Pigu” Garay (32-4, 17 KOs), rated No. 3 by the WBA, meets WBA No. 4 rated Chris “Hard Hittin’” Henry (24-2, 19 KOs) in the WBA Light Heavyweight Eliminator.

Top contender Denver Cuello (19-2-5, 10) squares off against No. 2 Juan “Churritos” Hernandez (15-1, 12 KOs) – continuing the ongoing Philippines-Mexican rivalry, respectively — in the 12-round WBC Interim Strawweight title fight.

El Paso’s undefeated NABA title-holder David “Nino” Rodriguez (32-0, 30 KOs) takes on 1996 Brazilian Olympian Daniel Bispo (22-12, 16 KOs) in a 10-round Special Heavyweight Attraction.

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Arguably the best pure boxer in the game today Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon 33-0-1(6) will look to end his 9 month hiatus from the ring when he reappears on 29 May in Bayamon, Puerto Rico against WBO Interim champion Johnriel Casimero 14-0(8). The fight will be Calderon’s 6th defence of the WBO Light Flyweight title he won in 2007 when he bested Hugo Cazares. Altogether mighty mite Calderon 35, has taken part in 18 World title fights going 17-0-1(2) beating 9 past or present world champions a along the way. So far collected 2 world titles previously the WBO Strawweight crown & currently the WBO Light Flyweight title. Here’s what he had to say.

Hello Ivan, welcome to 15rounds.com

Anson Wainwright – Firstly it has been mentioned that your next fight will be against your Interim champion Johnriel Casimero. What is the target date & where will it be? What do you think of him as a fighter?

Ivan Calderon – Yes, my next fight will be with Johnriel Casimero. This fight is scheduled for May 29, 2010 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. I think Casimero is a young good and strong fighter.

Anson Wainwright – How have you recovered from the cut on your forehead from your previous fight with Rodel Mayol? Did you have to have plastic surgery?

Ivan Calderon – Yes, I believe I have recovered from the cut on my forehead. No, I just had eight stitches.

Anson Wainwright – Can you tell us about team Calderón. Who is your trainer, manager & promoter? Also what gym do you regularly use to train at?

Ivan Calderon – Team Calderon is composed of Jose Sanchez, my trainer along with Felix Pagan Pintor. My physical trainer is Angel Cotto and my cut man is Miguel Diaz. My manager and promoter is Puerto Rico Best Boxing Promotion with Peter and Ivan Rivera. I train at Wilfredo Gomez Arena Gym in Guaynabo.

Anson Wainwright – You had an impressive amateur career in which you appeared in the Olympics. Can you tell us what titles you won & what your final record was?

Ivan Calderon – As an amateur I competed in the Central American Games in 1998 winning a bronze medal. I also competed in the Pan-American Games in 1999 and was the only Puerto Rico boxer to win a medal [bronze].I went to the Olympic Games in Sydney Australia in 2000. My amateur record was 110 wins and 20 lost.

Anson Wainwright – Your thought of as one of the best pure boxers in the sport. What can you tell us about how you go into fights knowing that your going to have to box and go the full 12 as you don’t really have a big punch?

Ivan Calderon – I dedicate myself to training very hard. I train not for 12 rounds but for 15 rounds. My punch is not that big, but my ability to out box my opponent. Over passes my punch.

Anson Wainwright – Can you tell us about your early years growing up in Guaynabo and how you first became involved in Boxing?

Ivan Calderon – I moved to Guaynabo with my father at the age of fourteen. I did a lot of street fighting and one day my brother invited me to a gym. He quit and I stayed. I recognized that I was born to box. At the age of 17 I decided to get serious about my career in boxing.

Anson Wainwright – What do you like to do away from Boxing? What weight do you walk around at between fights?

Ivan Calderon – When I’m not boxing I’m dancing. I love to dance. I also spend my free time with my children. We have a four track and bikes. We do a lot of outdoor sports. When I’m not in training I weight about 118-120 pounds.

Anson Wainwright – Your nickname is Iron Boy why is that?

Ivan Calderon – I was called Tyson in the early years, but it was changed to Iron Boy by my promoter.

Anson Wainwright – You have won 2 world titles in 2 different weight classes beating 9 world champions. What goals do you still have in Boxing?

Ivan Calderon – My goal in boxing is winning in another weight class [112].

Anson Wainwright – Thirty five is thought of as old for a Light Flyweight, what are your thoughts on that? Do you look at things and have a time in your head that you’d like to retire? What would you like to do with your time then? Will you stay involved in Boxing?

Ivan Calderon – I think the age factor is not important. It is how you feel and your ability that counts. Retiring is not in my thoughts right now. When I retire, I will keep on training young boys to become good boxers and world champions.

Anson Wainwright – Who was your Boxing hero growing up?

Ivan Calderon – My boxing hero was Iron Mike Tyson and Wilfredo Gomez.

Anson Wainwright – Finally do you have a message for your fans?

Ivan Calderon – To my fans I say, always follow your dreams. Believe in yourself, work hard, live clean, believe in God and your dreams will come true.

Thanks for your time Ivan, keep up the good work.

Thanks Ivan Calderon Marrero.

PHILADELPHIA (MARCH 16, 2010)—On Saturday night April 10th, some of the best amateur fighters in the state will participate in the annual Golden Gloves Open Eastern Regional Championships at The Legendary Blue Horizon.

The competition is sponsored by Joe Hand Promotions with all proceeds going to the Joe Hand Boxing Gym and Computer Lab.

This is the fifteenth year that Joe Hand Promotions has been involved with this great event.
“We are always honored to be involved with the Golden Gloves. We have been involved since our gym was located on Howard Street.”, said Joe Hand Sr., CEO of Joe Hand Promotions.

“It’s a great opportunity for us along with so many of the local businesses to give back and help some of these kids not only compete but it gives them a chance to further their careers while it helps raise money for our boxing gym and computer lab which helps hundreds of kids every year”.

Those business leaders will be honored for their contributions on April 10th.

The winners of the night’s bouts will then head to Pittsburgh for the state title and then The National Golden Gloves Tournament in Little Rock, Arkansas, May 2nd-May 10th.

There have been many great fighters who have fought in the Golden Gloves and have gone on to have distinguished professional careers such as Chazz Witherspoon, Danny Garcia, Demetrius Hopkins, Rock Allen, Shamone Alvarez and Rasheim Jefferson.

There also will be a special celebrity boxing exhibition that will feature Mike Fera, who is the president of Local 592 and head of the Cement Masons taking on Liam Mulvy, who is a currant boxing documentary producer as well as a former amateur boxing champion in the United Kingdom.

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by calling Joe Hand Promotions at 1-215-364-9000.

The Legendary Blue Horizon is located at 1314 North Broad Street.

ABOUT THE JOE HAND BOXING GYM
Started by Joe Hand Promotions in 1995, the Joe Hand Boxing Gym has been a community landmark for over 15 years. Joe Hand, Sr., a retired Philadelphia police detective, saw the gym as a safe place for Philly’s children and young adults to come and hone their skills in boxing or spend time learning computer skills for their futures.

A world of opportunity is right here, as kids are mentored by educators and athletes, guiding them down what can be a difficult path. The Joe Hand Boxing Gym offers regulation boxing rings, brand new equipment, and a modern computer center where children from the community can participate in the educational process.

While the Light Heavyweight division is largely dominated by 40+ year old veteran’s in the shape of Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jnr, Antonio Tarver & Glen Johnson there are a few younger guys who are looking to break through. One of these is Welshman Nathan Cleverly who is a former protege of Joe Calzaghe having learnt his trade early on with his his countryman. However when the Calzaghe’s relationship with Sports Network deteriorated Cleverly had to decide what he was going to do. He chose to stay with Frank Warren who promptly rewarded his young charge with a shot at the vacant Commonwealth title which Cleverly impressively won. Fast forward 16 months and it’s been onwards and upwards as Cleverly has dominated all in his way winning the British Title last summer and most recently claiming the European crown. Cleverly took time out of a hectic schedule. As well as being a Boxer he’s in Cardiff University where he’s studying for a Maths degree. Next up he hope’s to become Wales 10th World Champion.

Hello Nathan, welcome to 15rounds.com

Anson Wainwright – Firstly Nathan, you won the European Light Heavyweight title last time out. What can you tell us about the fight? How did you rate your performance?

Nathan Cleverly – Yeah it was a great fight, a great occasion for me being the main event on such an occasion. It was such a big night of Boxing. A lot was on my shoulders, a lot of pressure, a lot of expectation. I think i showed a mature performance and pulled off a very good victory, in very good fashion. It was a very good display.

Anson Wainwright – It’s been a whirlwind 12 months since you won Commonwealth title and then added the British title last summer and now the European crown. What can you tell us about what has happened?

Nathan Cleverly – It’s happened so quickly in the space of 16 months i’ve had 7 Championship fights within those 7 fights i’ve picked up the Commonwealth title. I beat Tony Oakey, he was one of the toughest guys out there at the time. That was my first championship fight at Light Heavyweight, my first 12 rounder, i was 21 years of age. That was a massive break through onto the championship scene. I followed that with a series of KO victories. Followed by the British title fight, that was on ITV4 a lot of the Boxing public were able to see it with it being on terrestrial tv.

Anson Wainwright – Some people liked McIntosh going into your fight, seeing it as a 50-50 fight.

Nathan Cleverly – Yeah i think it was the manner in which i beat McIntosh. It was a standout fight which i dominated, another great performance. That was for the British title. Then obviously a nice defence against Courtney Fry who was a star amateur (Fry fought at 2000 Olympics) that was a nice defence for the Lonsdale belt that set me up nicely for the European title which i won in good fashion. So yeah it’s been a tremendous 16 months. Which has happened so quickly, it’s great it’s become reality. I’ve put my dreams into reality.

Anson Wainwright – Any idea when you’ll be back in action?

Nathan Cleverly – I think it’ll be around June time now. I’ve had a bit of a break since the last fight because it’s been such a busy year. I’ve Freshened up and I’ll comeback even stronger. So yeah, i think June time.

Anson Wainwright – Your currently a Maths Student as well as a Boxer. How do you divide your time between the two?

Nathan Cleverly – It’s challenging but at the same time very enjoyable. It’s nice that the Maths studies draws me away from Boxing sometimes which can be a good thing. It can be to much and get on top of you. Maths pulls me away an vice versa with the stress of the studies. Yeah it’s challenging around exam time and fight time. But the rewards are there when i pass my exams and have success in my title fights. All the hard work is worth it for that one moment.

Anson Wainwright – Can you tell us about your team, who is your manager, trainer & promoter? Also what gym do you use to train at mainly?

Nathan Cleverly – Frank Warren who i’ve signed a contract with is my promoter & manager. Obviously my dad Vince and Alan Davies are my co-trainers. At the moment it’s working out to be a great team. The results are there to show.

Anson Wainwright – Your record of 19-0(9) doesn’t suggest you are a big puncher however you have stopped your last 6 opponents all inside 8 rounds. What do you attribute this too? How much do you think your power has come on over the last year?

Nathan Cleverly – Yeah it’s to do with a number of things. I couldn’t put my finger on one thing. Growing into a true Light Heavyweight with natural development, age, moving from a young man to a seasoned pro. Your going to get stronger with that. And a few changes in training with my Dad and Alan have obviously worked. I’ve probably turned into a world class puncher as well as a technical and fast boxer.

Anson Wainwright – Earlier in your career you were with The Calzaghe’s. Though you are no longer with them do you still speak or have any sort of relationship with Joe or Enzo or any of the other fighters from that camp?

Nathan Cleverly – Yeah, obviously i lost a bit of contact with them at the start when we went our separate ways. But Joe has always dropped me a text before every fight wishing me all the best. Obviously we don’t live far from each other. I see him out in the local town over a couple of nights. We get on great. They know i made the right decision and it’s no point Boxing ruining our friendship. We’re still friends. It’s a pity we had to break away. I had to do what was best for my career.

Anson Wainwright – Your from Cefn Forest in Wales, can you tell us about your younger days and how you first got into Boxing?

Nathan Cleverly – I was brought up in a place called Phillipstown in New Tredegar which is a notorious rough area. There aren’t many facilities around, so i found myself involved in street fights. I was very competitive. I wanted to channel my aggression & excess energy into a controlled environment which was the boxing gym. I found i had a talent for fighting. Since my first amateur fight i’ve never looked back. I knew my career was in Boxing.

Anson Wainwright – What do you like to do with your spare time when your not Boxing or studying?

Nathan Cleverly – I just try to relax and take my mind away from Boxing. Sometimes it’s nice to get away from my books and stress of study. I just try to get away from them when i can. I have a few games of Football with my mates locally. A few nights out, it’s good to have a healthy social life. I go away on a few weekends around the country. Anything really that gets me away from Boxing and studying.

Anson Wainwright – Who is your Boxing hero?

Nathan Cleverly – I’d say Joe Calzaghe & Oscar De La Hoya. Joe was an inspiration to me when i first started Boxing. De La Hoya was a brilliant fighter. He has a brilliant attitude he takes on everyone. He’s a great speaker, looks good. He’s a good role model.

Anson Wainwright – What are your goals in Boxing?

Nathan Cleverly – To be undisputed Light Heavyweight champion. I think that’s would be great would be great. That’s where i see myself really. Maybe in a couple of years holding all the titles at Light Heavyweight. Beating all the top names out there. That’s the ultimate.

Anson Wainwright – Finally do you have a message for your fans in Britain and for people who may see this in America?

Nathan Cleverly – Just sit up and take note of my career. Everytime i step into the ring i excite, put a good show for the supporters & fans. I put my heart on the line. I look to entertain and put on a show. I hope the fans enjoy the journey to collect a world title.

Thanks for your time Nathan & good luck with your studies and Boxing.

Anson Wainwright
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Word out of Chris John’s camp is that the 30 year old WBA Featherweight champion will return to the ring on 22 May in his native Bali, Indonesia against an as yet named opponent. who will be selected from the WBA top 15. John 43-0-2(22) will be making his 13th defence of which 6 have taken place on home soil, though this will be his first since January 2008. It will also be John’s first fight since he came down with Dengue fever after his last fight.

Shamone “The Truth” Alvarez is looking to get back into contention following his impressive 7th round TKO victory over hard hitting Alexis Camacho March 6 in his hometown of AC. Alvarez, now 21-2 with 12 KO’s, is looking hungry as ever to prove that he belongs among the upper echelon welterweights, even though both of his defeats came when he stepped up. We had the opportunity to catch up with the confident Alvarez. Here’s what he had to say.

Garden State Fight Scene: Shamone, congrats on your knockout victory over Alexis Camacho. Tell us about it.

Shamone Alvarez: I am very happy that I won. This was a very difficult fight for me and I won it and won it (impressively). I am happy and pleased.

GSFS: It was impressive, but you do have a bunch of wins over Camacho type opponents such as Jose Luis Cruz. Some would question you ability to beat a top guy since both of your losses were when you stepped up against Joshua Clottey and Delvin Rodriguez. Are you planning to switch things up so you can beat one of these guys?

SA: I am waiting to see what (promoter) Joe (Deguardia) is going to do but I am willing to fight any of these guys. (Mike) Jones, that boy (Antonin) Decarie, and I would love a rematch against Delvin or Joshua Clottey to show I can beat those guys. The Delvin fight was bs but its whatever. I have my daughter and my lady so they are my motivation!

It doesn’t matter who they put in front of me because I will put them down and beat the hell out of them to show that I am worthy. Now I am what Clottey once was; a fighter who isn’t respected or looked upon and look where (Clottey) is now (getting big fights).

GSFS: We know that you are promoted by Joe Deguardia’s Star Boxing. Who manages and trains you?

SA: Arnold Robbins is my trainer and manager. William Johnson, the father of (the late Levander) Johnson is my assistant trainer. I have strength and conditioning coach (as well), plus Donnell Parker is my third man in the corner.

GSFS: You previously mentioned Mike Jones, who just won in AC and like you, has a local fan base. Mike is also eager to get a big fight and has been on the ESPN-Fox Espanol type cards. Is he somebody you are willing to fight to make it to the next level?

SA: Yes! Joe and I have discussed this. I was at his last fight against (Henry) Bruseles and I was looking at him like I am ready to step up and take on this guy.

GSFS: Is Shamone Alvarez calling out Mike Jones?

SA: I am calling out anybody I am calling out Jones, Decarie, Clottey, Delvin, all of these guys! I am not calling them out because I have beef or anything, but I want these guys because I am willing to fight anybody. If Mike Jones is guy they want me to fight that’s fine. Delvin is cool too. I would also love to fight Clottey again since he was the first to beat me. I really want to fight anybody I don’t want to specifically say Mike Jones. It’s also up to Joe and my manager.

GSFS: Most of your fights have been in or around Jersey. Are you willing to travel whether it be to Canada, Las Vegas or wherever?

SA: Yes! I was going to fight (unbeaten) Saul Alvarez but they wanted to do it in Mexico. I will fight him in Vegas or wherever but he is their golden boy. We were scheduled to fight Antonin Decarie before but we had to pull out with a knee injury. I am down for whatever as long as its fair.

GSFS: I believe Saul Alvarez’ next fight will be on the Mayweather-Mosley undercard on May 1 (cutting in).

SA: Yeah I knew (his next fight) was on some big undercard. If we fight in Vegas that is cool with me but if we were to fight in Mexico it would have to be for a lot of money. Once I beat him, I will be in position for a big money fight. So it is about the money, but it also isn’t about the money if you follow.

GSFS: What is your outlook for 2010 and beyond?

SA: I am just looking to fight! Joe and I have spoken (about future bouts). It would be nice to have three more fights this year but realistically, as a ten or twelve round fighter, I should get two more bouts. Like Antonio Tarver said, if you keep on winning, they will have to give you a shot!

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