According to Dan Rafael, WBA Featherweight champion Chris John’s July 26 title defense against Fernando Saucedo due to a rib injury.

“He got an injury sparring in the ribs, so the fight won’t happen on the 26th,” Said John’s advisor Sampson Lewkowicz. “We’ll look for another date, but we won’t know when because it depends on what the doctor says.”

“It’s very, very disappointing, but s— happens in boxing,” Lewkowicz said. “He’ll follow up with the doctor and see how long he will need to rest and then we’ll reschedule the fight with the same opponent.”

Twenty-four professional bouts, twenty-four victories. Eighteen coming by way of knockout.

That is a sound resume for any boxer.

But add to that prizefighter’s resume the fact that he serves as the Chief Commander of the Krav Maga Instructional Division of the Israeli Defense Force (I.D.F.) and that sound resume becomes an intimidating one.

It becomes the resume of Ran Nakash.

Before coming to the sweet science, Nakash — who hails from Haifa, Israel — trained in various fields of martial arts, including kickboxing and karate. But it is his expertise in Krav Maga, the official hand-to-hand combat defense of the Israeli military, that is perhaps his most impressive skill set.

Krav Maga, which translated into Hebrew means “contact fighting,” is a hand-to-hand combat defense style which aims at taking down an enemy as quickly as possible. It is a system of defense that was founded by Imre “Imi” Lichtenfeld, a Hungarian-Jewish boxer, wrestler, and former member of the Israeli military, in the 1930s.

From an early age, Nakash became engaged in various forms of martial arts, all roads which eventually led him to boxing.

“I started training at the age of ten, kickboxing — Muay-Thai,” Nakash said. “I kickboxed for seventeen years and have been boxing for four,” he continued. “It just came naturally.”

But kickboxing or Krav Maga were not all that Nakash did in his previous seventeen years before coming to boxing. In addition to placing first in Israel’s kickboxing championships, Nakash has also won Israel’s free style fighting championship and the full contact karate championship.

Further, in 1997, when Nakash’s main focus was kickboxing, he placed second in the world Muay-Thai championships in Thailand.

For Nakash, who is the 13th ranked Cruiserweight by the WBC, that same year also marked the first of three years he would spend as lead instructor at the IDF’s school for Krav Maga.

Nakash then spent five years as head of the Krav Maga division in the security center of Israel’s court system. Along with this title came the responsibility of training special security personnel to prepare them to serve as personal bodyguards to “judges, senators, councilmen, and businessmen.”

It wasn’t until 2007, however, that he was tapped to become the Head of the IDF’s Krav Maga school.

According to his website, RanNakash.com, it is a position that put the undefeated fighter in charge of:

– The teaching and instructing of chosen IDF soldiers into Krav Maga instructors.
– Choosing the Krav Maga curriculum of each unit. With an emphasis on Special Forces.
– Fitting specific forms of Krav Maga to each unit’s special needs.
– Creating the curriculum and instruction of the IDF’s anti terror school.
– Many more important aspects of this position simply cannot be exposed due to their level of confidentiality.

While training Krav Maga, Nakash is responsible for teaching all who seek his wisdom. However, in the ring, Nakash is solely responsible for himself — something he has been perfect at, having yet to suffer a loss.

Although boxing and Krav Maga may seem intertwined, Nakash is quick to expose differences between the two.

“It is not the same,” said Nakash. “Krav Maga is very different than boxing. All the things you aren’t allowed to do in boxing, you do in Krav Maga; and the opposite.”

Upon further inquiry, however, Nakash did admit to the mental advantages that his Krav Maga training and his experience in the Israeli military have given him.

“The advantages are the mental things: to go all the way, never bail out, keep going forward,” Nakash said. “That’s what we teach the soldiers in Israel.”

Tonight at The Arena in South Philadelphia, Nakash will fight his thirteenth bout on American soil, his eleventh in the City of Brotherly Love.

“Philadelphia is like a second home,” Nakash said. “This is my eleventh fight here, so I know everybody, it is great.”

The man tasked with attempting to blemish Nakash’s perfect record will be Victor Barragan (11-5, 3 KO) of Oxnard, California.

For Nakash (24-0, 18 KO), a win against Barragan will put him one step closer to a title-shot and add one more impressive victory to his already intimidating resume.

You can reach Kyle Kinder @ Twitter.com/KyleKinder

15rounds.com Claudia Bocanegra was at The Palm in midtown Manhattan for the final press conference for the Heavyweight showdown pitting David Tua against Monte Barrett that will take place this Saturday night in Atlantic City.

Morden’s Lenny Daws showed great ring generalship as he made a second successful title defence of his British light welterweight title has he turned back bloody but brave challenger Steve Williams after ten rounds.
Williams last time out had beaten Tottenham’s Michael Grant for the vacant English bauble back here at the York Hall in Febraury on the undercard to Daws first defence which ended in a draw against Welshman Jason Cook.
However to begin with it was Williams who got off to a rip roaring start as he outfought the notoriously slow starting champion, who did very little compared to the challenger whom kept in close banging away with both hands on the inside as Daws could’nt match the workrate being metered out by the determined Liverpudlian.
In the second Lenny did seem to pick things up a bit more and when he did he showed the better accuracy of the two if not the determination of Williams, it seemed to myself that Daws was mearly saving something for later on, Williams though seemed to skate the first three rounds with ease.
Fourth round action saw things pace wise dip a little, but when both did spring into action Daws found himself backed up, but it was the champion who now and again showed some nice combinations as he found his range, and was it seemed to be testing the water as he fought mostly in spurts as if he was testing his man skill wise and obviously conceded the early rounds though Williams was missing more than Daws, it was with greater conviction and overall workrate that Williams was applying himself, throwing four punches he was landing two or three, but they were two more than Daws was throwing!
The fifth saw a turn in the tide as Daws, true to form started to ease his way in as he started to land with flurrys, even one burst of shots opened a cut over Williams right eye as Daws took control of the fight from the ring’s centre and it was the challenger who was looking rather disorientated due to Daws better accuracy, the blood from the afforementioned cut did’nt help matters as Daws notched up the fifth.
From thereon it was all Daws has he blocked most of Williams attacks and countered nicely, it was more than evident that Lenny was doing a job, however in the Seventh Williams workrate dropped, Daws was now controlling the destiny of the bout and it seemed it was a matter of time until the fight was eventually awarded in favour of the champion, but in boxing it ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings’ and though there seemed from here on that Williams was’nt going to pull out a miracle punch, it was his right hand that did land now and again on Daws unprotected chin, but it seemed unlikely to say the least that Williams could turn the tide, Daws himself had his signature punch, a left hook that kept landing as Williams had defeat written on his face at times.
In the next stanza the eighth Williams was drinking in the last chance saloon as the blood flowed from the cut over his right eye, coming out throwing himself at the champion with a fusilade of leather, but Daws had his number as early as the second it seemed before moving up the gears, in the ninth Williams again kept trying gallantly and found the target on the odd occasion, but still Lenny evaded most of the attacks coming his way and counter punched effectively on the open target that was Williams!
At the start of the tenth Williams had a little more success as he landed twice with combinations, but has he came on the inside, it was there that Lenny tied up his man in the clinches before again finding his range and outboxing his man, at the end of the round third man Ian John Lewis was called over to the challenger’s corner where Williams remonstrated as he was over ruled by his corner and Ian John Lewis waved it over with the challenger on his stool.
So what next for the champion, Daws who a brilliant tactician and technician could be in line for a shot at Northern Ireland’s European champion Paul McCloskey in a battle for the British and European titles.
{For the record, the judges officiating had thing’s almost level at the end, I wonder what fight these so called professional’s were watching?, I has a few other observant ringsider’s had Daws leading}
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The undercard featured the comeback of Matt Skelton the former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion and former W.B.A title challenger, opposing the Bedford man was Lee Swaby a durable veteran type in a rather labourous six rounder, things were a little messy through out until the finish, when Skelton landed an over hand right that dumped Swaby to the deck, on arising referee Ken Curtis waved things over as Swaby bravely got to his feet at the 1:00 mark of the fifth.
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Bradley Pryce former Commonwealth light middle king looked impressive in dismantling Brixton’s ‘Dangerous’ Ted Bami in just two rounds.
Things looked like they were shaping up nicely in the opener as Bami pressured the taller Pryce, who worked nicely off of the left jab before whipping in some spiteful looking left hooks and doing enough to take the opener, things in the second were of a similar veign to that of the opener, however just before the end of the session Pryce smashed in a big right just before the bell that had Bami over before getting up where Ref Jeff Hinds waved it over, though some felt the stoppage a little premature, it obviously was’nt the case as Bami almost seemingly collapsed in a heap after the bouts conclusion, ref Hinds decision was spot on and he should be commended for his timely intervention.

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Canning Town’s George Hillyard coming back from a the disapointment of last Febraury’s Prizefighter to eventual winner Prince Arron who also featured on the undercard here tonight.
Hillyard looking strong and in tremendous shape kept up the pressure through out the six rounds has he banged in good body shots to Keiron Gray’s midsection, chasing the Telford man for the best part of the contest, one big left hook from the Canning Town man staggered Gray towards the end of the opener but Hillyard could’nt follow up.
From here on Gray got on the move and did little but survive to the bell though he did try in the third Hillyard shook off the effects with out any trouble has he continued to dominate his man, in the fourth Hillyard’s work fell by the wayside as Gray did manage to pick it up a little has he picked off the Londoner, who finished the fight a little sluggish but who’s earlier work had easily clinched it, a he claimed a fairly conclusive 59-57, I had it by a far wider margin myself.

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Enfield’s Chris Evangelou got off to a fairly impressive start to begin with has his army of adoring Greek fans in the hall showed there support for there man.
Evangelou coming off an easy thirty second blast out back in April, came out landing nicely with two handed attacks, however despite his early success the bout took on a rather scrappy sloppy look as both got in close, at the fights conclusion Evangelou was awarded a charitable 40-36, I had it closer despite Chris taking the opener comfortably from there on Fox hardly sly himself, hence his surname showed a good work rate when in close, though things were has I mentioned earlier decidely messy I had it 39-37 myself.

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Bradley Evans from Hertfordshire closed the show, but had to settle for a easy four round points decision over Sheffield’s Jason Carr, who could’nt get out of first gear {sorry for the pun guys}
Evans got inside of the gangly looking Carr and put his foot on the gas as he drove Carr backwards, the taller Sheffield man kept on the move and was never in the contest as Bradley won everything with better workrate throughout and was deservedly awarded a decision.

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On getting to the venue late, thanks to the fifty or so mile journey from Work, I got in for the Matt Skelton v Lee Swaby fight, however before I made my way in Barry Morrison a former British light welter champion who had succumbed to bill topper and current British 10st boss Lenny Daws last year for the then vacant British light welter title, had a fairly easy time of it has he over came Worcester’s Billy Smith inside of a round, with a few more good performances Morrison could feature in another tilt at Daws in what would prove to be a rubber match, has Morrison won there first encounter a few years ago, before Daws exacted revenge to annex the British title.

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Also featured was Prizefighter champion at light middle, Prince Arron who dropped Birmingham’s Tony Randell twice throughout there six rounder at light middle, the last knockdown prompting the third man to step in a save Randell from further punishment in the sixth and final session, and while on the subject of Prizefighter champion’s, Michael Lomax the inaugural winner of the welterweights in Barry Hearn’s tournament chalked up a victory has he beat Ghana’s Stephen Okine at welter in a scheduled six three’s.

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Poland’s Gregorsz Proksa boxing out of Redhill, Surrey beat and back in Febraury won something called the European Union title at light middle, as if there is’nt enough titles in boxing, we now have two European champions per each division, please don’t laugh but one’s called the European Boxing Union, and the bastard child the European Union, confused? try not to be!

Michael Angelo Serra

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 13, 2010)—On Saturday night August 7th, Havoc Boxing will make its initial foray in to boxing promotion as the upstart Promotion presents a terrific night of boxing at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, New York.

In the main event, Curtis “Showtime” Stevens will see action a Super Middleweight bout scheduled for ten rounds against Corey Cummings

Stevens, of the boxing hotbed of the Brownsville section of Brooklyn is one of the most feared punchers in the Super Middleweight division and has a record of 21-3 with fifteen knockouts.

Stevens started out his career as one of the most ballyhooed prospects in boxing as he racked up thirteen straight victories with eleven knockouts. After suffering a controversial stoppage defeat to veteran Marcos Primera, Stevens scored a eight round unanimous decision in the rematch that took place four months later.

After winning four consecutive bouts, Stevens dropped a ten round unanimous decision to former U.S. Olympian Andre Dirrell in a bout that was shown on HBO.

Stevens went on to win four consecutive bouts which included a three round pounding over then undefeated Piotr Wilczewski (22-0) in front of predominantly Polish crowd in Newark, New Jersey.

In Stevens last bout, he came out strong before dropping a twelve round unanimous decision to former member of the Contender Jesse Brinkley (34-5) in an IBF title elimination bout on January 29 in Brinkley’s hometown of Reno, Nevada.

Cummings of Baltimore, Maryland has a record of 17-4 with thirteen knockouts.

Cummings won his first fifteen fights which included twelve wins coming by knockout. He then lost two in a row with the second coming to former WBC Middleweight champion Keith Holmes.

Cummings dropped two of his next three which includes losses to former Light Heavyweight champion Montell Griffin and Interim Light Heavyweight champion Chris Henry.

In his last bout, Cummings scored a ninth round stoppage over Demetrius Davis on March 29, 2009 in Baltimore.

In the co-feature, Former world Bantamweight champion Mauricio Martinez will take part in a ten round bout against former Light Flyweight champion Mauricio Pastrana.

Martinez, a native of Panama has a record of 35-9-1 with twenty-three knockouts.

Martinez was 8-0-1 in his first nine bout before being stopped and overmatched against twenty-six fight veteran and future world champion, Freddie Norwood way back on May 31st, 1997. Martinez split his next four fights with a win over undefeated Antonio Diaz and two losses to future WBC Super Bantamweight champion Hecto Arcero Sanchez.

That did not dissuade Martinez as he went on to win nine straights, all by knockout which included winning the WBO Bantamweight title with a fifth round knockout over Lester Fuentes in Manchester, England and making one defense which was first round knockout over Esham Pickering in Pickering’s home country of England. Martinez lost the belt to Cruz Carvajal via ninth round stoppage on March 15th, 2002.

Martinez went on to win nine in a row which set him up for another challenge of the WBO Bantamweight title. Martinez lost a controversial majority decision to Ratancchi Singwangcha in Singwangcha’s homeland of Thailand. Martinez won three in a row before being stopped by future world champion Gerry Penalosa.

Since the loss to Penalosa, Martinez has gone 4-2 with his latest outing being a twelve round unanimous decision loss to Heriberto Ruiz on March 20, 2009.

Pastrana has a record of 35-14-2 with twenty-three knockouts.

The native of Monteria, Colombia won his first fifteen bout before scoring a huge upset as he took a twelve round split decision over Michael Carbajal to win the IBF Light Flyweight title on January 18th, 2007 in Las Vegas.

Pastrana made two defenses before losing his belt on the scale before his scheduled title defense against Carlos Murillo on August 29, 2008.

Pastrana simply moved up in weight and captured the WBA Interim Flyweight title with a twelve round unanimous decision over Jose Bonila.

After winning his first twenty-three bouts, Pastrana suffered his pro loss as he dropped a twelve round unanimous decision to Jorge Lacierva.

In the last decade, Pastrana has fought for world titles such as losing a bid to win the IBF Super Flyweight title to Felix Machado on June 16, 2001. Losing twice to IBF Bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez and being stopped in eight by WBA Super Bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero.

Pastrana has dropped four in a row with his most recent bout being an eighth round disqualification loss to Mike Oliver on June 26th, 2010 in Uncasville, CT

In an eight round Light Heavyweight bout, Ronson Frank of Rosedale, New York 15-0 with seven knockouts will risk his undefeated mark against rough and rugged Ariel Espinal, 8-14-4 with three knockouts of Brooklyn.

Uundefeated Light Heavyweight Will Rosinsky will see action an eight round bout against Miguel Hernandez.

Rosinsky has a record of 12-0 with seven knockouts and has quickly become one of the most popular fighters in the New York area.

The native of Brooklyn has developed a string fan base as he has fought eleven of his twelve pro bouts in New York and has been steadily stepping up the competition.

In his last bout, Rosinsky made his second appearance at the famed Madison Square Garden and stopped Angel David Gonzalez in three rounds as part of the Ivan Calderon – Jesus Iribe undercard that took place on June 12th.

Hernandez of Chicago has a record of 20-11 with ten knockouts.

Popular Super Featherweight, Gary Stark Jr. 22-3 with eight knockouts of New York City will return to the ring against Pedro Rincon Miranda, 30-17-2 with twenty-five knockouts of Cartagena, Colombia in a six round bout.

Undefeated Featherweight, Joselito Collado, 10-0 with three knockouts of Jamaica, Queens will take on Ever Luis Perez, 12-19 with nine knockouts of Cartagena, Colombia in a six round bout.

Christian Martinez, 4-0 with four knockouts of New York City will tussle with Hector Rivera, 2-5 with one knockout of Paterson, NJ in a six round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Former 2008 U.S. Olympian Sadam Ali will fight a six round Welterweight bout against an opponent to be named.

Ali has a record of 7-0 with three knockouts. The Brooklyn native, who will be fighting on July 16th in Newark, New Jersey is coming off a four round unanimous decision over forty-two fight veteran and perennial spoiler Martinus Clay on May 21st in New York.

Light heavyweight Andy Mejia, 7-0 with three knockouts will take on an opponent to be named in a six round bout.

In a four round Featherweight bout, Chazz McDowell, 2-0 with one stoppage of Yonkers, NY will take on Jamel Brown, 0-1 of Bronx, New York.

Tickets for this special night of boxing are priced at $50 for all seats and can be purchased at the Following Locations:

The Aviator Box Office
Gleasons Gym (718) 797 2872
Sadam Ali Boxing & Fitness Center (917) 807 3630
New Legend Boxing Club (718) 487 4474

The Aviator Sports Complex is located at:

3159 Flatbush Ave – Brooklyn, N.Y. 11234

For more information on Havoc Boxing, Click:
www.havocboxingnyc.com

Californian based Mexican Leodegario Santa Cruz 13-0-1(5) is looking to gatecrash the world scene at Super Bantamweight in the coming months. It’s been a slow start to the year for the 21 year old who returned from a 6 month hiatus with an impressive third round stoppage over Jose Angel Cota. The man nicknamed “Teremoto” meaning Earthquake hopes to continue his path to the top when he gets back into action in quick time facing hard hitting southpaw Andre Wilson 11-4-1(9) who is sure to pose new questions on 17 July in Pala, Ca.

Hello Leo, welcome to 15rounds.com

Anson Wainwright – Firstly congratulation’s on an impressive win recently when you stopped Jose Angel Cota in three. What can you tell us about that fight? Did you feel you had any ring rust?

Leo Santa Cruz – Yeah I felt good. I trained hard for it. I hit him in the second with a left hook, i dropped him and then in the third I got him with a straight right he kinda wobbled and the referee stepped in and stopped it.

Anson Wainwright – You’ve been off for 6 months what kept you out of the ring for that amount of time?

Leo Santa Cruz – It was because my manager & promoter were trying to get me a couple of fights but they got cancelled. I was going to be busy but the fights kept falling out.

Anson Wainwright – You came in very light at 116 against Cota, but have been up at around 120 was there any reason you fought that low?

Leo Santa Cruz – Right now I’m trying to fight at a higher weight but I can’t gain more weight. My goal is to make 130. But right now I’ll fight at 122, fight there for like a few years then move on. I walk around at 126/127.

Anson Wainwright – What weight are you looking to settle down at?

Leo Santa Cruz – I haven’t thought about that really. Wherever I feel natural. At the moment around 120/122 i feel good.

Anson Wainwright – Who is part of Team Santa Cruz? Who’s your trainer, manager & promoter? Also what gym do you train at?

Leo Santa Cruz – My manager is Cameron Dunkin, my trainer is my father Jose Santa Cruz & my promoter is Chet Koerner’s TKO. I first trained at Eddie Heredia’s but now I’m at Maywood.

Anson Wainwright – Southern California is a hot bed for Boxing with many top fighters, who have you sparred with?

Leo Santa Cruz – I sparred with Giovani Segura, Jose Navarro & Ronnie Rios and another guy Joseph Diaz right now he’s amateur. He’s training for the USA Championships in July. I’ve sparred with a lot of good fighters. I feel good against them, people tell me I look good too.

Anson Wainwright – What is a typical day’s training for you?

Leo Santa Cruz – I train Monday to Saturday. I go to the gym at 10 I go at 1.30 i spar and mitts stuff like that and get home around 2. If it’s a light session 12.30-1.

Anson Wainwright – Can you tell us about your amateur career? What titles did you win and what was your final record?

Leo Santa Cruz – I did 70 something fights, I only lost 8. Mostly I fought at tournaments. I lost in the finals of the USA’s against Gary Russell the guy who went to the last Olympics.

Anson Wainwright – Your from a family with your older brother Jose Armando also fighting and having a big fight with Zab Judah coming up? Are any other brother’s or cousins boxers?

Leo Santa Cruz – My oldest brother used to box and my other brother Robert too. But one got sick and the other quit.

I think my brother can beat him. All he has to do is watch out for the first few rounds. My brother will pressure and pressure him. He has to watch Judah early he’s strong then.

Anson Wainwright – What can you tell us about your life from when you were growing up and how it took you into Boxing?

Leo Santa Cruz – When I was about 8 I went to the gym to watch my brother fight and one day my dad told me you want to get in the ring and spar I said yeah and then I fought a guy who had fought a lot. I hit him and beat him. People said I should take it up. From there I started liking it. I went to school and played with my friends then I went home and trained.

Anson Wainwright – What are your interests away from Boxing? What do you like to do, do you have any hobbies?

Leo Santa Cruz – I like playing Soccer & Bowling. When I’m not Boxing I go and play with my brother Jose, he likes Bowling too. I was hoping Mexico would win (In the World Cup) but they lost and USA too. I think Germany or probably Brazil, one of those two will win it.

Anson Wainwright – How far do you consider yourself from fighting the top guys in your weight class?

Leo Santa Cruz – Right now I still need more work. When I get to 20 fights maybe even 18/19 I will start fighting the top guys. I’ve sparred with the top guys & looked good with them.

Anson Wainwright – Who was your favourite fighter growing up?

Leo Santa Cruz – Chavez haha I liked the pressure he brought and the bodypunching and he was tough. I saw him at the gym with his son but didn’t get chance to meet him.

Anson Wainwright – Finally do you have anything to say to the Boxing public?

Leo Santa Cruz – I’m hoping people will take notice of my fights and show them there is more than one Santa Cruz in Boxing not just my brother. We’ll try to do our best for them.

Thanks for your time Leo.

Anson Wainwright
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Norwalk, CT (July 12) – Even though he has tasted defeat just once in twenty seven professional bouts, Tarvis Simms’ career has not gone as planned.

In 2005 when he was a perfect 24-0, Simms entered the hometown of title contender Robert Frazier for what looked to be a step in the right direction. After ten rounds of stifling the local favorite, silencing his adoring fans in the process, the bout was surprisingly ruled a draw. The official scorecards left Simms both shocked and disgusted, but what happened next was simply unimaginable.

Although he was world rated and seemingly on the cusp of landing a match up with an elite middleweight, the Norwalk, CT native found himself on the shelf for an extended period of time. Before he knew it, two and a half years of his blossoming career were gone.

“I was always in shape and ready to go”, Simms said in regards to the long layoff. “I was constantly in contact with different promoters across the nation to get on cards but nothing panned out.”

Simms resurfaced in 2007 and scored five consecutive victories during next two years, defeating the likes of former world champion Carl Daniels and spoiler Marcus Upshaw. After defeating Upshaw, Simms’ long awaited opportunity came, albeit when he least expected it.

Nine days before fight night, Simms got a call about facing top rated super middleweight Allan Green on the Showtime Network. Even though he returned to the gym 48 hours prior to the fight offer, he accepted the potential career defining opportunity.

As per the short notice, Simms struggled to make weight and still put forth a valiant effort come fight night, but it wasn’t enough. He ultimately dropped competitive a ten round decision and hasn’t fought since.

With his lone defeat now nine months behind him, the 39 year old southpaw is itching for what may very well be his final opportunity. As a skilled technician who has taken minimal punishment during his career, Simms is eager to show that he can outpoint any middle or super middleweight on the planet.

“I’m willing to fight any of these top guys, just give me fair notice and a reasonable offer”, exclaimed Simms. “I know Kelly Pavlik is on the comeback trail, so if he wants to get it on I’ll take the next plane to Youngstown. I am ready to prove to the world that age 39, I haven’t lost a step. All I need is an opportunity.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Golden Boy Promotions for 90 days due to The promotional company failure to turn in paperwork as relating to the May 15th fight card that featured Amir Khan’s WBA Super Lightweight title defense over Paulie Malignagii and Victor Ortiz’s uananimous decision over Nate Campbell at the Madison Square Garden Theather.

“The reason that it was issued was the lack of disclosure of information on their previous show at Madison Square Garden related to their promotional agreements,” said Ralph Petrillo, who is the commission’s director of Boxing.

“They are obliged to supply to the commission any promotional agreements for any boxers they have on that show. They didn’t do that,” Petrillo said.

New York attorney Judd Burstein, who is representing Golden Boy, told ESPN.com the paperwork was turned over to the commission Monday. He was contrite about the situation.

“The commission is not wrong. Their unhappiness was well justified,” Burstein said. “There were innocent errors of omission by Golden Boy. I became involved on Friday. Since then every single document the commission requested has been provided. We’re in talks with the commission to resolve this matter. There’s nothing to hide.”

“This is not a situation where I will say the commission is acting irrationally by being upset,” Burstein said. “There was no willful intent or false statement made. The guy [David Itskowitch] who usually handles it went on his honeymoon and the guy [Armando Gaytan] who [handled it] didn’t know what the hell he was talking about. It’s a completely honest mistake.”

“We were in constant weekly e-mail contact with them after the fight asking them for it,” Petrillo said. “We went back and forth. They were going to check with their legal department was what we were told in the last [e-mail] about three weeks ago. They originally signed our disclosure form saying they would release [the contracts]. They said they hadn’t disclosed their contracts to other states.”

2008 Olympic Bronze Medal Winner Vyacheslav Glazkov talks about his July 14 fight with Mark “Oak Tree” Brown plus fighting in America

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Cruiserweight contender, Victor Barragan talks about his July 14th sgowdown with undefeated Cruiserweight in Philadelphia

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Undefeated Russian Super Flyweight, Rustam Nabeev talks about his July 14th fight in Philadeldhia agianst Alejandro Solorio

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Undefeated Heavyweight prospect, Joey Dawejko of Philadelphia talks about his July 14th fight

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Undefeated Middleweight Maks Liminov of Russia talks about his July 14th fight with Julius Fogle in Philadelphia

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No Limits Boxing Promotions Press conference to announce big night of boxing on July 14th at The Arena in Philadelphia

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World champion Juan Manuel Lopez and wife Barbara will be married in a church on Sunday.

“We were first married in a civil ceremony,” said Juanma. “At the time that was all we could afford. Now we are going to have a nice church wedding. We are both excited and can’t wait,” Juanma said.

The guest list is over 250 friends and family.

Lopez announced the wedding plans following a riveting performance and knockout win over challenger Bernabe Concepcion on Saturday at the Coliseo in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

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MATT KOROBOV UPDATE

Unbeaten middleweight Matt Korobov of Russia is back in the gym, working with chief trainer Kenny Adams in Las Vegas. Korobov was out for weeks with a nasal septum deviation.

“Everything is fine now. Matt is training every day,” said manager Cameron Dunkin.

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STEVEN BADGLEY

U.S Army Chief Warrant officer Steven Badgley, who fought at Madison Square Garden last month, has been tranferred from Fort Drum, N.Y. to a base in Colorado. “I’m very busy training as a soldier right now, but I do plan to stay in boxing,” he said.

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HERNAN ‘TYSON’ MARQUEZ

Mexican fighter Hernan ‘Tyson’ Marquez, who lost to Nonito Donaire in a 115-pound fight on Saturday night in Puerto Rico, said he plans to return to the 112-pound divison. “That is where I belong,” he said. …..

Donaire said he will moving from the 115 pound division to bantamweight at 118 pounds.

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Undefeated Welterweight contender Mike Jones talks about his fifth round stoppage over Irving Garcia and a look ahead to a possible showdown with Andre Berto

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“The conduct of both Mr. Margarito and Mr. Capetillo was unacceptable and threatened the health and safety of another licensee.” – Carrie Lopez, Director, State of California Department of Consumer Affairs, Feb. 10, 2009

“We’ll figure out a fight for (Margarito) in Mexico. It will be on one of our pay-per-view shows this summer. I think we’d have the opportunity to do 200,000 or 300,000 buys.” – Bob Arum, CEO, Top Rank, Feb. 10, 2009

And so here we are, 506 days later, and Mexican Antonio Margarito is no nearer to having a license to fight in the United States than he was on the day his license was revoked. Has he “served his time” or “paid his debt to society” or “(insert courtroom drama cliché here)”? Irrelevant, your honor.

Right now, Margarito is no more permitted to climb in a prizefighting ring in this country than an eight year-old boy is allowed to take Dad’s car for a spin. He has no license. And he will not have a license until the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) gives him a license. Or until some other athletic commission determines California’s handling of his case is unjust enough to be overruled. The rest is just noise.

And there’s plenty of that.

On Friday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) refused to give Margarito a license and make the details go away. Instead, the NSAC told Margarito to go back to California with his application. Bravo. However you feel about Margarito’s innocence or guilt, you cannot condone a fighter shopping for a sympathetic commission – first Texas then Nevada – and still say you care about the cleanliness of our sport.

Margarito did not have his license suspended in California 17 months ago. He had his license revoked. Because the right to appeal is one of America’s defining traits, Margarito was told he could return to California in 365 days to ask for a new license.

Fighters have their licenses suspended all the time. Margarito has had his license suspended twice before. He had a one-week “rest” suspension in 2001 after he knocked out Robert West. He had a 45-day “hard fight” suspension in 2007 after he lost to Paul Williams. He attended no hearings, hired no attorneys, fired no trainers, and was back in a prizefighting ring on schedule.

Margarito knows the difference between the Spanish verbs “revocar” and “suspender.”

And yet, to hear him tell it to the NSAC on Friday, he’s already met every requirement for a new license, and he’s just been looking to swing by Austin or Las Vegas to pick up the license as a matter of convenience.

“I’ve paid a high price,” Margarito said Friday in Nevada. “But I think I’ve earned the right to come before you and respectfully request to receive my license and fight for my fans.”

To hear his attorneys tell it, Margarito is the victim of more sinister goings-on in the Golden State, as well as the victim of his former trainer Javier Capetillo, a contract worker who absconded with Margarito’s hands just before that 2009 fight with Shane Mosley and accidentally put the tiniest bit of slightly used gauze in Margarito’s knuckle pad. Attorney Daniel Petrocelli – to whom Margarito never should have given the pass code for his Apr. 5 conference call – views the CSAC’s treatment of Margarito as a direct violation of our country’s founding document, of course:

“About the contracts, Capetillo wasn’t an employee of (Margarito’s),” Petrocelli ruled three months ago. “You can’t be penalized because somebody did something without your knowledge or participation, let alone something as severe as taking away your right to earn a living (sic). That’s just unconstitutional.”

Right now, it’s hard to imagine how Margarito could have handled the revocation of his license and reputation much worse. From his disappearing act in 2009, to his lawsuit against the CSAC, to his lack of remorse, to his presenting himself as a victim, to Friday’s unsatisfactory conclusion, Margarito has put himself on a path to become boxing’s version of Pete Rose.

Rose, you’ll remember, was found to have bet on baseball and, in accordance with Rule 21(d) of Major League Baseball’s code, banned from the game in 1989. Since then, Rose has gradually admitted, usually in tortured language, to a variety of unscrupulous things – just never that for which he was banished.

He had a friend named Paul Janszen whom he called just before games and who placed calls to bookies from Rose’s hotel room.

“No, no, don’t start on the phone records,” Rose said in an interview with Sports Illustrated in 1999. “I am at the ballpark. So I can’t be in my room making a phone call if I’m at the ballpark. And it is obvious to me once again Paul Janszen is making bets, and he is making them from my room, because he had adjoining rooms with me.”

As things concern the plaster-like substance smeared on a pad that was placed over his knuckles, Margarito, too, was victimized by a person he trusted.

“Before the fight, my former trainer, Javier Capetillo, put old knuckle pads on my hand,” Margarito said Friday. “As I learned later, there was an irregularity with them.”

And this is where lawyers are a hindrance to Rose and Margarito, not a help. They give them words like “irregularity,” lend them their cloaks of certainty, and send them before panels to haggle over the difference between responsibility and culpability. But all anyone wants – all anyone will accept – is contrition.

Instead of contrition, Margarito, like Rose before him, presents his years as a well-liked professional as evidence that he’s incapable of wrongdoing. People loved Margarito because he fought in an unglamorous way. People loved Rose for running to first base every time he was walked. Trouble is, the admiration of others, which they cite, is gone by the time they cite it: I’m not sure I ever knew Antonio Margarito, are you?

There are a number of differences between Rose’s case and Margarito’s. Rose was a much larger figure in baseball than Margarito is in boxing. Rose made wagers. Margarito, or his trainer, plotted to harm another athlete. And most importantly for Margarito, Rose was retired from playing the game when all his troubles happened.

Margarito is 32 years-old. He’s past the prime of his career but was very much at its apex, in accomplishment and popularity, two years ago. If he’s not licensed to fight in the United States in 2010, he’ll lose what remains of his drawing power. That’s something he should consider while his attorneys assure him of victory in a case slowly making its way through the California Court of Appeals.

If the CSAC is injudiciously biased against Margarito, he needs to get them on the record saying something new and biased. What’s currently there is not persuasive enough for other commissions to overrule the CSAC.

But, see, it’s not overruling! It’s a brand new license to do something entirely different in a place that is not California. It’s unconstitutional to deny the man a right to feed his family!

That didn’t work Friday. And the NSAC just set a precedent that says it isn’t going to work later or elsewhere.

Writing of elsewhere, Margarito still can fight in Mexico, of course, because he’s licensed to fight there. But 50 percent more people were in Aguascalientes at his May return fight with Roberto Garcia than paid to see it on pay-per-view. Exit drawing power.

It’s time for Margarito to try something wholly different. The Spanish word for it is “contrición,” Tony.

Bart Barry can be reached via Twitter.com/bartbarry

PHILADELPHIA (July 11, 2010)—This Wednesday night at The Arena in South Philadelphia, 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winner, Felix Diaz will now take on Broderick Antoine in the eight round co-feature of a big night of world class boxing that will be promoted by No Limits Promotions in association with Joey Eye Boxing.

In the main event, undefeated Israeli Cruiserweight Ran Nakash of Haifa, Israel will risk his 24-0, eighteen knockout record against Victor Barragan, 11-5 with three knockouts of Oxnard, California.

Diaz of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic has been perfect as a pro as he has compiled a record of 5-0 with three knockouts.

Diaz has fought all over the world as he already as fought in his native Dominican Republic, Germany, Russia and the United States.

This will be Diaz second bout in the United States as in his second pro bout, Diaz scored a second round knockout over Omar Brown in Miami on September 18, 2009.

This will be Diaz third bout in 2010 as on January 23rd, he scored a third round knockout over Bronislav Kubin (9-1) in Cuxhaven, Germany.

In Diaz last bout, he scored a six round unanimous decision over twenty-four fight veteran Orlando Membreno on March 12th in the Dominican Republic.

In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Diaz became only the second fighter from the Dominican Republic to capture a Gold Medal in any sport.

His style has been described as an aggressive, fan friendly style.

In Antoine, Diaz will be facing a fighter who has a record of 10-10-1 with five knockouts.

The native of Troy, New York started his career just 2-5 but has improved as he continued to gain experience.

Just three fights ago, Antoine scored a third round stoppage over Norberto Frias (8-6-1) before embarking on a currant two fight losing streak.

Those two bouts have been to the most accomplished fighters that Antoine has faced. A seventh round stoppage loss to Ty Barnette (16-1) and in his last bout, Antoine went the distance before losing a six round unanimous decision to 2008 U.S. Olympic Alternate, Danny O’Connor (11-0) on May 22nd in Ucasville, CT.

The rest of the card reads as Follow:

Vyacheslav Glazkov (5-0, 3 KO’s) of Lugansk, Ukraine battles Mark “Oak Tree” Brown (15-3, 7 KO’s) of Salem, NJ in a six round Heavyweight bout.

Maks Liminov (12-0, 8 KO’s) of Prokopyevsk, Russia will fight Julius Fogle (15-5, 10 KO’s) of Cary, NC in a six round Middleweight affair.

Donatas Bonarevas (7-1-1, 2 KO’s) of Lithuania will take an opponent to be named in a middleweight bout scheduled for six rounds

Former world Jr. Amatuer champion Joey Dewejko (3-0, 1 KO) will take on Tauheed Wheeler (0-1) of Washington, DC in a four round Heavyweight bout.

Rustam Nabeev (5-0) of Tobolsk, Russia will tussle with Alejandro Solorio (3-2, 3 KO’s) of Huntington Beach, CA in a four round Super Flyweight bout.

Oz Goldenberg (1-0) of Israel will see action against Mike Latorre (Pro Debut) of Scranton, PA in a Lightweight bout scheduled for four rounds.

In a four round Heavyweight bout, Carmello Marrero (PD) of Reading, PA will take on William Miranda (1-0) of Allentown, PA.

Former Penn State Offensive Lineman, Imani Bell will make his pro debut against Lee Thomas (1-3) of Saginaw, MI in a four round Heavyweight bout

Tickets for this memorable night of boxing are priced at $100, $75, and $50 and can be purchased at following locals:

Peltz Boxing (2501 Brown Street) 215- 765 -0922
The Arena (7 West Ritner St.) 267-687-7560
Joey Eye 267-304-9399
Don Elbaum 610-933-7510

The Arena is located at 7 West Ritner Street in Philadelphia

Earlier this evening, welterweight rising star Alex Perez of Newark, NJ threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Newark Bears-Long Island Ducks game. Perez supported his hometown team from field level seats directly behind home plate, participated in a t-shirt toss and signed fight posters for fans during a special meet and greet session.

Perez, 11-0 (7 KO’s), battles rugged Brazilian Edvan Barros July 16 on ESPN 2’s Friday Night Fights at the Prudential Center. Tickets priced at $53, $78, $103 and $203 (ringside) can be purchased at Prudential Center Box Office by calling TicketMaster at 800-745-3000 or www.Prucenter.com

San Juan, P.R.- The main event of the evening featured unbeaten Puerto Rican star Juan Manuel “JuanMa” López against Filipino promise Bernabe “The Real Deal” Concepción for Lopez’s WBO featherweight title. Both fighters wore pink and white showing their support for breast cancer research.

The fight got off to a fast start when JuanMa hurt Concepción with the first left hook he landed and dropped him later in the round only to be dropped himself close to the end of the round by a counter left hook. Both fighters looked ready to keep on fighting but the bell ended the action.

Lopez again dropped Concepción early in the second with a perfect straight left that appeared to really hurt Barnabé and again halfway through the round to finish the fight. Concepción appeared hurt but willing to continue when referee Luis Pabón waved it off at 2:37 of the second round.

Both fighters showcased their power but JuanMa was a little stronger and much more precise. As was the case with Sonsona, Concepción received a standing ovation even after loosing by stoppage as he had the crowd on the edge of their seats for as long as the bout lasted. JuanMa improves to 29-0 with 27 KO’s and sets himself up for the match against Rafael Márquez while Concepción drops to 30-3-1 with 17KO’s.

After the fight, López stated that he “wasn’t hurt” by the punch; only he opened his eyes to find himself in the canvas. With Bob Arum, Orlando Piñero (Lopez’s manager) and Fernando Beltrán (Rafael Marquez’s manager) in attendance for the press conference after the fight, talks of a future match-up between Lopez and Marquez were the main topic of discussion. Beltrán confirmed that on his fighter’s side the contract was already signed and only Lopez’s signature was missing.

López spoke about that fight extensively stating that it is the fight he has been wanting for two years now but has had to wait for the four fights between Márquez and Israel Vázquez to end before he got his chance. He added that before signing, some things must be ironed out but is confident the fight can be officially announced soon.

The televised portion of the show started with Nonito “Flash” Donaire of General Santos City in the Philippines defending his WBA Interim super flyweight title against Hernán “Tyson” Márquez of Sonora, México. Márquez started off with a lead right hookk from his southpaw stance and land two more punches to barely take an uneventful round. Donaire countered well and landed several straight lefts to take another slow round in the second and started to show off his defense making Márquez miss frequently. Márquez took the third round by being more aggressive and even pinning the “Flash” against the ropes who seemed tentative to let his hands go.

Nonito opened up in the fourth and smartly used his jab to make for an entertaining yet close round. Márqeuz appeared to be dealing well with Donaire’s upper body movement in the fifth until several hard shots followed by a short left hook dropped him halfway through the round; he hit the canvas again close to the end of the round but referee Roberto Ramírez didn’t rule it a knockdown. Donaire owned the sixth tagging his opponent from both stances throughout the entire stanza and took the seventh on precision and number of punches landed.

Márquez appeared to get a second air in the eight until a perfectly timed counter left uppercut from the champion dropped him. The challenger beat the count but on advice from his corner, the referee stopped it at 2:59. Nonito improves his record to 24-1 with 16KO’s and leaves the division to campaign at bantamweight while Márque drops to 27-2 with 20KO’s.

After the fight, donaire took a moment to speak with 15rounds.com and shared his thoughts on the fight. About his slow start, Donaire said he was looking to counter but since his opponent didn’t throw any jabs and was so short it made it hard for him. The Flash said it was also his first time fighting a southpaw and he wanted to get loose before he poured it on.

About his opponent’s power, Nonito said that although he had heavy hands, he was never hurt by Márquez and knew from the start he could finish his man before the limit. Still, he added that he had an injury on his left side and his legs were killing him, two factors that made him decide to finish the fight. He thanked the fans in attendance and expressed his desire to travel the island and get to know it better.

Jonathan “Polvo” Oquendo (18-2, 11KO’s) was up next against Eden Sonsona (21-5, 7KO’s) of Paranaque City, Philipines. The fight was for the NABO Super Bantamweight Title and set for 10 rounds. Both fighters landed in the first round but Oquendo, of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico may have had the edge with some powerful rights to the head and good body work on his southpaw opponent. The second was a close round with both fighters landing their respective straights as their clearer punches. Sonsona had a very good third round landing with both hands and backing up his opponent for the second half of the round.

Oquendo managed to make the fourth round close by being more aggressive but Sonsona gave as good as he got. An unintentional head butt at the beginning of the fifth opened a cut over Oquendo’s right eye and jump started the most entertaining round in which both fighters traded to the delight of the crowd. By now both fighters were visibly exhausted and hurt but went at it in the sixth again when Oquendo momentarily switched to southpaw to great effect and took the round. Referee José H. Rivera ruled it was a low blow that dropped Sonsona early but after that both fighters traded big shots in a round where the Puerto Rican seemed to edge his opponent in accuracy alone.

After another head butt to start of the eight, the referee took a point from Sonsona even though it didn’t seem intentional. Oquendo was then warned for hitting low twice and when the ref didn’t take a point from Oquendo, the boos from the crowd started filling the air. Finally, after what didn’t seem to be an intentional low blow, Oquendo was penalized a point and immediately afterwards dropped Sonsona with a straight right hand to the head. Another right hand dropped Sonsona in the ninth but this time the Filipino warrior didn’t have enough to beat the count. Official time of stoppage was 1:05 of the ninth round and both fighters were rewarded with standing ovations from the pumped up crowd.

Sonsona sees his record drop to 21-6 with 7 KO’s and has a long way to climb back after this defeat while Oquendo, now 19-2 with 12KO’s may have set himself up for a title challenge possibly against fellow countryman Wilfredo Vázquez Jr.

Cruiserweights Carlos Negrón of Villalba, Puerto Rico and Gustavo Enríquez of Ciudad Juarez, México fought next at a bout set for eight rounds. Former Olympian Negrón (9-0, 7KO’s) started using his jab and working the body from the first bell and dropped his opponent midway through the round with a right hand but couldn’t finish him right then and there. Enríquez (15-9, 12KO’s) started the second round aggressively but was quickly dissuaded and dropped from another right hand. The third fourth rounds were slower ones dominated by Negrón fighting from a distance and with the use of his jab while the Mexican chased. Scores were 40-35 on all three of the judge’s score cards.

Up next were lightweights Jose González, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico (11-0, 7KO’s) and Mathew Robinson of Bridgeport, Barbados (3-2, 1KO) in a bout set for four rounds. Both fighters appeared to start slowly but halfway through the round González caught Robinson with a counter right hand that appeared to hurt him. A few seconds later, a straight to the body put the man from Barbados down for the count. Official time was 1:49 of the first.

Action for Top Rank’s and PR Best Boxing’s “The Challenge” got underway when heavyweight Victor Bisbal, Salinas, Puerto Rico (17-1, 12KO’s) quickly disposed of overmatched David Whitton, Quebec, Canada (10-13-1, 6KO’s). The bigger more aggressive Bisbal ended the fight with a left to the body that dropped Whitton who couldn’t beat the count. Time of stoppage was 2:33 into the first.

Former Cuban Olympian Erislandy Lara scored an easy first round knockout over William Correa in a scheduled ten round Middleweight bout in Denver, Colorado

Lara was all over Correa in round one as he dropped him with a perfect straight left that sent him face down. Correa got to his feet only to suffer more abuse. Lara was all over Correa and a big flurry sent Correa down for a second time. Again Correa got to his feet but the referee waved the bout off at 2:34 of round one.

Lara, 155 lbs of Mimi is now 9-0 with seven knockouts. Correa is now 8-4.

Derrick Wilson scored two first round knockdown en route to a six round majority decision over previously undefeated Ricky Lopez.

Wilson dropped Lopez early in round one from a big left hook and again from a right.

Wilson, 123 lbs of Fort Myers, FL won by scores of 58-54, 57-55 and 56-56 and is now 7-1-2. Lopez, 122 lbs of Denver, CO is now 7-1

Raul Carillo remained undefeated as he stopped Joel Vargas in round two of a scheduled four round Welterweight bout.

Carillo battered Vargas until finally putting him down in the second frame and the fight was stopped.

Carillo, 145 lbs of Longmont, CO is now 7-0 with six knockouts. Vargas, 148 lbs of Dodge City, KS is now 2-1-1.

Nohime Dennison scored a four round unanimous decision over Brittany Cruz in a four round ladies Jr. Featherweight bout.

Scores were 40-36, 40-36 and 39-37

Down on the scorecards by a wide margin, John Molina scored a come from behind stoppage over previously undefeated Hank Lundy in round eleven of a scheduled twelve round Lightweight bout at the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

Lundy came out boxing very well from the southpaw stance as he featured different punches from round to round. He showed a deft jab in the first and started landing the straight left from the southpaw stance over the next few stanza’s. In round five, Lundy’s shots were beginning to show their effect as Molina started to swell under the right eye. Molina came back towards the end of the frame as he got through with a couple of right hands.

The fight started to turn in round eight as Lundy got caught with his hands down and Molina clocked Lundy with a perfect right hand that sent the previously undefeated fighter from Philadelphia to the canvas. The fight got very exciting as the two stood toe to toe over the last thirty seconds of round ten.

In round eleven, Molina landed a couple of shots on the ropes which was mad easier as Lundy left himself wide open by holding on to the ropes. Lundy was chastised by referee Ricky Gonzalez. Moments later, Molina backed Lundy up on the ropes and landed a flurry for which all but two big right hands and Gonzalez jumped in, maybe a bit prematurely and stopped the fight at 2:17 of round eleven.

Molina, 135 lbs of Covina, CA is now 21-1 with seventeen knockouts. Lundy, 135 lbs of Philadelphia, PA is now 18-1-1.

Vladine Biosse remained undefeated by scoring an eight round unanimous decision over Joey McCreedy in a Supper Middleweight tussle.

Biosse was more pinpoint with his punches against the hard charging McCreedy in the entertaining battle of New England rivals. Biosse was crisp with combination’s and featured the uppercut in his arsenal.

Biosse had a 151-49 punch advantage and won by scores of 79-73, 79-73 and 78-74 for Biosse, 165 lbs of Providence, Rhode Island and is now 7-0. McCreedy, 166 lbs of Lowell, MA is now 11-5-2.

“I wanted everybody to know that, even though I haven’t been in this game too long, I’m an athlete,” Biosse said after the fight. “Any chance I get, in life, not just in boxing, I overcome adversity and did that tonight. I’m hoping for bigger and better fights. Joey’s tough. He gave it his best, never quit, and tonight I was the better man in the ring.”

Photo By Emily Harney

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SYDNEY, Australia (July 9, 2010) – The much-anticipated “Uprising” series begins today as July 10th breaks in Australia. In just hours “The Brisbane Entertainment Centre, in Brisbane, Australia, will be fraught with mayhem when “The Uprising 1” takes place with an incredible fight card featuring some of the biggest names in MMA, including Pride and UFC veterans.

Headlining the event is former UFC heavyweight champion, Josh “The Babyfaced Assassin” Barnett (25-5-0) and Jungle Fight veteran, Geronimo “Mondragon” Dos Santos (18-9-0) who will battle it out for dominance in the cage. This mega match will be part of the exciting PPV on July 17th that will be available in approximately104 million homes, plus available worldwide (excluding US and UK) on-line. Other battles taking place on the mat in Brisbane will be former welterweight UFC fighter, Karo “The Heat” Parisyan against Ben ‘Knuckles 5 Percenter’ Mortimer who replaced Luis Dutra Jr. who sustained an injury during training, former UFC welterweight champion Carlos Newton taking on American, Brian Ebersole, UFC veteran, Abu Dhabi Champion, NAGA Champion, Jeff Monson matched against Brazilian fighter, Bira Lima, and DREAM middleweight champion Paulo Filho against, Keith Johnson, as well as a newly added bout between Queenslander Jai “The Tooth Fairy” Bradney and Thiago “Minu” Miller.

In addition to the Barnett/Santos match, the exciting PPV presents “The Uprising 2” live from Sydney Australia on July 17, a phenomenal stacked card tournament showcasing Ken Shamrock, Pedro Rizzo, Paul Daley, Daniel Acacio, Bob Sapp, Soa Palelei, Murilo Bustamante, Jesse Taylor, Paulo Filho and Denis Kang. Adding even more excitement are Australian fighters Murilo “Ninja” Rua, the older brother of UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Australian kickboxing legend, Peter Graham going head-to-head with the #1 ranked heavyweight MMA fighter in Australia, Jim Yorke and popular MMA star, Glover Teixeira taking on Croatian fighter, who is now based in Perth, Marko Peselj. Popular Australian surfer and MMA star, Ritchie “Vas” Vaculik is matched against Aussie fighter Luke Hume and Australian MMA rising star, Shane Nix will go up against Manuel Rodriguez from Sydney.

The landmark event, the first Australian MMA event ever to be broadcast on PPV, will be available in over 45 million homes on InDemand, on Dish Network in 22 million homes, on TVN US Cable/Telco in 12 Million homes, in Canada on Bell Express View to 9 million, on Viewers Choice in Canada in 3 million homes , on Sky in the UK in 10 million homes, on Virgin Media in the UK to over 3 Million, and on GoFightLive- Worldwide Online excluding US and UK. In rhw USA, at GoFightLive.com WORLDWIDE, at PrimeTimeLive.co.uk UK, and at MAIN EVENT.com.au AUSTRALIA.

“The Uprising,” is presented by Impact FC, Saturday, July 17th, 2010 at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT in the United States from local pay-per-view providers for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, disgraced former Welterweight champion Antonio Margarito was told by the Nevada Athletic Commission that he first my be granted a boxing License in the State of California before they would consider a license in it’s state.

The California State Athletic Commission revoked Margarito’s license following his Jan. 24, 2009 ninth-round knockout loss to Shane Mosley in a welterweight championship fight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles over a hand-wrapping scandal that erupted in the dressing room in the moments before he was supposed to walk to the ring.

“If I would have noticed there was something irregular or wrong I would have been the first person to say I can’t go out and fight,” Margarito said through a translator.

“I think he needs to go to California and clean this matter up,” commissioner Raymond “Skip” Avansino said during the hearing. “They should be the first to rule.”

Commission chairwoman Pat Lundvall, the lone dissenting vote, argued strongly on Margarito’s behalf both for taking a vote and for licensing him.

“I do not think he has a duty legally or morally to go back to California,” she said. “It is incumbent upon this commission to act upon the application. … There is no value in kicking the can down the road.”

“We were hopeful that the commission would rule on the application after hearing our presentation and hearing Antonio answer all of their questions. He did and he did magnificently,” David Marroso, Margarito’s attorney, told ESPN.com after the hearing. “We’re disappointed in their decision to, using their words, kick the can down the road, but we heard their instructions. Antonio, his family, the lawyers and Top Rank will huddle and decide what options we’ll pursue.

“We believe he has paid his price. He’s taken responsibility. We will assess our options and keep fighting just like he’s always done. We will continue to fight. He didn’t become Antonio Margarito by just staying down.”

“I understand their position, but don’t necessarily agree with it,” said Top Rank president Todd duBoef, who was at the hearing while Top Rank chairman Bob Arum was in Puerto Rico promoting Saturday’s Juan Manuel Lopez-Bernabe Concepcion featherweight title fight. “He has served his punishment in California and is not looking to fight in California, so why apply there for a license?

“The Margarito side doesn’t believe the California commission was objective [when the license was revoked] and that they could not get an objective hearing from California now. They were hoping that Nevada would be more objective and see that a commission that Margarito is currently in litigation with would be compromised.”

“Before the fight, my trainer Javier Capetillo, my former trainer, put a knuckle pad made of gauze on my hand,” Margarito said through a translator. “I learned later the knuckle pad had something irregular on the inside but I didn’t know that truthfully in the moment. The knuckle pad didn’t seem different to ones he had put on my hands before.

“I never felt anything hard or irregular. Everything I felt was that it was a knuckle pad that was normal. In that moment, I was focused on one thing and that was preparing myself to go out to the fight with Mosley.”

“I thought about it and talked to my family and decided not to fight,” Margarito said.

“I accept responsibility because they are my hands and that is why I have taken steps to make sure this never happens again.”

“We could take the commission’s instructions and proceed to California,” Said Marroso. “This is not something we expected so it’s not something we had thought through. We’ll let Antonio digest this. We’re going to digest it and huddle and come up with a game plan. It won’t be long until the game plan is set and we act on it.”

Margarito, 32, could go to California, he could fight again outside the United States or he could apply in another state.

“I think everybody was disappointed,” Said Todd duBoef of Top Rank, which promotes Maragito. “I think he’s being victimized by red tape and a process prohibiting him from making a living. I sat next to his wife and you know she wonders where the next paycheck is coming from and that’s very difficult.”

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Welterweight prospect Mike Jones stopped Irving Garcia in round five of a scheduled twelve round bout to remain undefeated at Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Atlantic City, NJ

The action picked up in round two as Jones started to unleash some lethal offense he started pumping his jab that set up some nice combination’s while Garcia was able to sneak in a couple of decent right hands. The fast action continued in round three as Garcia landed several big right hands that more than just got the attention of Jones. Jones shot back later in the round with a hard combination that backed up Garcia. Jones started to unleash the heavy artillery at the end of round four and carried that mometum into round five when he drilled Garcia with countless shots on the inside as he was battering the visitor until a body shot that may have strayed a little low put Garcia down for referee Randy Neuman’s ten count at 1:22 of round five.

Jones, 146 1/2 of Philadelphia is now 22-0 with eighteen knockouts. Garcia, 146 1/2 lbs of Vega Baja, PR is now 17-5-3.

Lanardo Tyner scored an upset ninth round stoppage over Antwone Smith in a scheduled ten round Welterweight bout.

It was a close fight throughout as the the two fighters stood close and there wasn’t any running from either man. Smith started to forge a head slightly as he started putting punches together in the middle rounds. Smith started to swell up from his right eye from the continuous assault of Tyner as he seemed to pick up a second wind as the fight headed into the last third of the fight.

In round nine, Tyner landed a huge left to the body that was followed by a right to the head that dropped Smith to the canvas. Looking beaten up, referee Earl Morton ended Smith’s night at 1:15 of round nine.

Tyner, 148 lbs of Houston, TX is now 24-3 with fifteen knockouts. Smith, 145 1/2 lbs of Miami is now 18-2-1.

Ardick Butler scored an opening second knockdown of Manuel Guzman but he wishes that the fight could have been over right then and there as Guzman came back to score an explosive second round knockout at 2:53 of round two of their scheduled four round Jr. Middleweight bout.

Butler scored his knockdown from a right hand shortly after the fight began. In round two, Guzman uncorked an overhand right the knocked Butler out cold for several minutes.

With the victory, Guzman, 146 1/2 lbs of Lancaster, PA is now 7-9-2 with three knockouts. Butler, 148 lbs of Philadelphia is now 5-2.

Ryan Belasco boxed his way to a unanimous decision over Kevin Carmody in a six round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Scores were 60-54, 59-55 and 59-55 for Belasco, 137 1/2 lbs of Wilmington, DE and is now 12-4-3. Carmody, 138 1/2 lbs of Philadelphia is now 10-13-2.

Jason Sosa stayed undefeated as he pounded out a four round unanimous decision over Bryheim Douglas in a Jr. Lightweight bout.

Sosa was more active and landed some good shots on the inside while Douglas was very game as he landed some good shots but it was Sosa who got the better of the action.

Scores were 40-36, 40-36 and 39-37 for Sosa, 128 1/2 lbs of Camden, NJ and is now 3-0-1. Douglas, 129 lbs of Philadelphia is now 3-4-2.

Steven Martinez kept his perfect knockout streak in tact as he stopped Jason Thompson in round two of a scheduled four round Jr. Middleweight bout.

Martinez was caught with a right hand and looked to be dropped at the end of round one but it was ruled a slip by the referee. In round two, Martinez shook off the late round punch and went on the offensive dropped Thompson with a big right and. Thompson got to his feet only to eat a vicious flurry that had the fight stopped 2:37 of round two.

Martinez, 152 1/2 lbs of Bronx, NY is now 5-0 with all wins coming early. thompson, 151 1/2 lbs of NY is now 5-6-1.

Anthony Caputo remained undefeated as he scored a second round stoppage over Walter Edwards in a scheduled four round Light Heavyweight bout.

Caputo rocked Edwards at the bell at the end of round one witha huge right hand. Caputo was methodical in round two until a flurry on the ropes forced referee Steve Smoger to stop the bout at 2:44 of round two.

Caputo, 179 lbs of Kennett Square, PA is now 5-0 with four knockouts. Edwards, 173 1/2 lbs of Wilson, NC is now 1-5.

Josh Mercado scored a four round unanimous decision over Kywame Hill in a four round Welterweight bout.

Mercado was more aggressive and he was egged on by a loud cheering section as he hails from nearby Cape May, NJ.

Scores were 39-37 on all cards for Mercado, 145 lbs of Cape May and is now 5-1. Hill, 143 1/2 lbs of Philadelphia is 1-5.

Miguel Corsino needed just fifty-eight seconds to dispatch of Epi Cosme Rodriguez in a scheduled four round Welterweight bout.

Corsino scored two knockdowns, the first was set up by a huge right hand that was follwed by a flurry that dropped Rodriguez. With Rodriguez clearly hurt, Corsino landed a two huge uppercuts that was follwed by a left hook that sent Rodriguez down for a second time as referee Steve Smoger waved off the action.

Corsino, 145 lbs of Camden, NJ is 2-0 with both wins coming by knockout. Rodriguez, 145 1/2 lbs of Harrisburg, PA is now 0-3.

In the opening bout, Rafael Jastrzebski scored a four round unanimous decision over Joe Dunn in a Super Middleweight bout.

Jastrzebski battered and blooded Dunn by landing countless flurries for which the debuting Dunn had no answer for.

Scores were 40-36 on all cards for Jastrzebski, 167 lbs of Atlantic City, NJ who is now 3-6-1. Dunn, 162 lbs of Philadelphia is now 0-1.

Carolina, P.R.- Fighters for this Saturday’s “The Challenge” weighed in today at the Verdanza hotel in Isla Verde, Carolina. The event is a co-promotion between Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions and the brothers Rivera PR Best Boxing Promotions to be televised by SHOWTIME®. Mr. Arum himself was there for the event as was Lee Samuels. Fighters from Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Mexico, Barbados, Canada and the United States make up the fifty eight round, seven bout card with fights from super flyweight division all the way up to the heavyweights.

After all fighters were weighed, Puerto Rican Juan Manuel López stayed a while to talk to the press about his upcoming fight, his future plans and his support for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

About Concepción, López said he knows he is a young, strong fighter with a rather unorthodox style but was confident of having all the necessary tools to come away with the victory. He added that Concepción looks just like he did for his fight against Mario Santiago and other than the awkwardness of the style, doesn’t expect any surprises.

When asked about the similarities between this fight and his life and death struggle against Tanzanian Rogers Mtagwa, López answered that that had been at 122lbs. where he was too weak from the struggle to make weight unlike this time where he now is well accustomed to 126lbs. He added that if there are people taking the Mtagwa fight as an example that he isn’t as good as some of the other champions in the division, they are making a big mistake. This since in that fight he proved he can be hurt but still keep on fighting and bring home the victories. López admitted that Concepción might be a difficult fighter because of his style and the volume of punches he throws, but he believes he has faster hands that also carry more power

About possible future rival Rafael Márquez, López stated that he had wanted to fight him, and Israel Vázquez, since 2008 but not until now had they shown interest. JuanMa added that even though Marquez is a very dangerous opponent, he believes his style makes for a more comfortable fight than Concepción as it is a more orthodox style of boxing.

López will be wearing pink and white shoes, robe and gloves which will later be auctioned off to help the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, a cause he has taken under his wing for this fight.

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WBO Featherweight Title-12rds.
Bernabé Concepción-125lbs. Vs. Juan Manuel López-125.3lbs.
Rizal Province, Philippines (28-3-1, 15KO’s) Caguas, Puerto Rico (28-0, 25KO’s)

WBA Interim Super Flyweight Title-12rds.
Hernán Marquez-115lbs. Vs. Nonito Donaire-114.5lbs.
Empalme, México (27-1, 20KO’s) General Santos City, Philippines (23-1, 15KO’s)

NABO Super Bantamweight Title-10rds.
Eden Sonsona-121.6lbs. Vs. Jonathan Oquendo-121.4lbs.
Paranque City, Philippines (21-5, 7KO’s) Vega Alta, Puerto Rico (18-2, 11KO’s)

Cruiserweight fight-8rds.
Gustavo Enríquez-192.9lbs Vs. Carlos Negrón-194.6lbs.
Ciudad Juarez, México (15-9, 12KO’s) Villalba, Puerto Rico (9-0, 7KO’s)

Bantamweight fight-6rds.
Jason Rorie-118.3lbs. Vs. McJoe Arroyo 119.6lbs.
Winston, North Carolina (6-7-2, 3KO’s) Fajardo, Puerto Rico (3-0, 1KO)

Lightweight Fight-4rds.
Mathew Robinson-133.9lbs. Vs. José González 136.6lbs.
Bridgeport, Barbados (3-1, 1KO) Toa Baja, Puerto Rico (10-0, 6KO’s)

Heavyweight Fight-6rds.
David Whittom-218.5lbs. Vs. Victor Bisbal-236lbs.
Quebec, Canada (10-12-1, 6KO’s) Salinas, Puerto Rico (16-1, 11KO’s)

At the close of 2008 it looked as though Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin unbeaten in twenty fights with fifteen stoppages was headed for a breakthrough 2009. It turned out very different when an injury plagued Quillin was forced to sit out for the next 18 months with various injuries including a broken hand & an appendix operation. He became one of Boxing’s forgotten men. Finally on 6 February 2010 Quillin now 27, got back in the ring and posted a very impressive ten round decision over Fernando Zuniga. Two of the three judges gave Quillen all the rounds. Though he doesn’t have any a fight lined up he is training hard in Los Angeles at the Wild Card under the expert eye of Freddie Roach. Here’s what Quillin had to say.

Hello Peter, welcome to 15rounds.com

Anson Wainwright – Congratulations on your comeback win against Fernando Zuniga. That was a pretty tough opponent especially considering you hadn’t fought in 18 months. How did you think you did?

Peter Quillin – I gave my self a B-. What more can you expect after being out for a 1 ½ years?

Anson Wainwright – Can you tell us about the 18 months you were away from Boxing with the various injuries?

Peter Quillin – Well, I had a lot of time to think, of course. I was anxious to come back but I did strengthen my mind for my comeback.

Anson Wainwright – You were supposed to be action on April 15 in your hometown of New York. What happened?

Peter Quillin – That fight has been put off and we working out a different situation.

Anson Wainwright – Can you tell us about your amateur career? Including what titles you won and what your final record was?

Peter Quillin – I only had 15 fights or so. I won the Ringside National Tournament in 2002 and fought a couple of times in the Golden Gloves, always making it to semis or finals.

Anson Wainwright – Originally you are from Grand Rapids where James Toney & Floyd Mayweather, Jr. are from. Your in very good company there, do you know those guys?

Peter Quillin – Yes, I’ve met James in New York. I’ve been around town and bumped into Floyd at the gyms. Just being out and about, he knows of me and also through mutual friends.

Anson Wainwright – Grand Rapids is known as “Fighter Row.” That must be a tough place to grow up? How did you first get into Boxing?

Peter Quillin – From just being a knucklehead, running the streets. My older brother used to have my baby brother and we’d go at it when we were young. I guess that played a big part.

Anson Wainwright – Who are your manager, trainer & promoter? Also what gym do you use for training?

Peter Quillin – I train at Trinity Boxing Club when I’m in the city (NYC. My manager’s name is John Seip, along with his partner, Jimmy McDivitt. My promoter is Cedric Kushner (Gotham Boxing). My trainer is Colin Morgan.

Anson Wainwright – What is the best part about being a boxer and the worst?

Peter Quillin – The best part of being a boxer is the attention you get for being a fighter. The worst is getting too most attention.

Anson Wainwright – The landscape of the Middleweight division has changed a bit in the time you were away from the sport. What do you make of the Champion’s WBC Martinez, WBA Sturm & IBF Sylvester?

Peter Quillin – Let them fight each other and then I’ll fight the winner.

Anson Wainwright – What do you like to do away from Boxing?

Peter Quillin – Playing video games, travelling, training people to box, shooting at the range, yoga…I have tons of things I do outside of boxing.

Anson Wainwright – Who is your Boxing hero?

Peter Quillin – There are too many to name. I just like great fights and fighters.

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

Peter Quillin – Keep following me with that positive energy you’ve been giving me. Pray that I fight for a title soon. Thank you.

Thanks for your time Peter, good to have you back doing what you do best.

Peter Quillen – Thanks to 15rounds.com and to you, Anson, for covering the latest and greatest about me.

Anson Wainwright

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