Morganville, NJ (July 12, 2011) – Well regarded junior middleweight prospect Denis “Da Mommas Boy” Douglin outpointed hard-nosed Philadelphian Philip McCants over six rounds last Saturday evening at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ.

Fighting for the first time since a shocking loss in February, Douglin effectively outboxed McCants, connecting with jabs, hooks and hard straight left hands throughout the contest. McCants proved to be game and displayed a great chin, but Douglin’s skillful performance earned him a clear-cut unanimous decision victory.

Scores were 60-54 twice and 58-56.

“It felt great to finally get back in the ring,” said Douglin, who had a bevy of fans cheering him on. “I had a very serious training camp and what happened in my last fight made me work even harder.”

He was also glad to get rounds in against a credible opponent.

“I’m glad I fought a tough opponent. I didn’t want to face a guy that would go down if I breathed in his direction. Phillip McCants is a solid fighter and this was the start of a new beginning.”

Douglin, who improved to 13-1 with 8 knockouts, has already returned to the gym and expects his next bout to be announced shortly.

Fans can follow him at twitter.com/damommasboy.

NEW YORK (July 12, 2011) – Russian-born Georgi Kevlishvili (8-2, 3 KOs) of Philadelphia will face unbeaten Casey “The Wizard” Ramos (13-0, 4 KOs) of Austin, Texas., in the new co-feature this Friday, July 15, on the 10th anniversary telecast of ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME® (11:05 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

The 30-year-old Kevlishvili (pronounced kev-LISH-vuh-lee) stepped in after Joselito Collado withdrew from the eight-round junior lightweight bout late last week with the flu.

In the main event of a Top Rank-promoted event at Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas, undefeated local favorite and world-ranked southpaw, Diego Magdaleno (19-0, 7 KOs), of Las Vegas, will defend his North American Boxing Federation (NABF) junior lightweight title against Alejandro “Alacran’’ Perez (15-2-1, 10 KOs), of Salinas, Calif.

A long-time top amateur in Russia who turned pro at 27, Kevlishvili is a well-conditioned, versatile boxer with excellent movement and durability. At his best when he can set a busy pace and outwork you, Kevlishvili will be making his third start in the United States since relocating to Philadelphia and hooking up with manager Lev Prysler in April 2010.

Kevlishvili has been involved in close fights in each of his U.S. starts this year. In his stateside debut and initial outing in 15½ months, he won a six-round split decision over Anthony Flores last March 18 at Chester, Pa. Last May 20 in Costa Mesa, Calif., Kevlishvili dropped a close eight-round decision to Southern California prospect Ronny Rios (13-0 going in) in a good fight that featured a number of shifts in momentum. Kevlishvili cut Rios over the left eye, but fell short by the scores of 77-75 twice and 78-74.

The 5-foot-7 Kevlishvili turned pro in Russia on Dec. 13, 2007, and won his first seven fights.

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Chicago, Illinois (July 12 2011) – The Main Event on July 15th 2011 is none other than welterweight title contender Lanardo “The Pain Server” Tyner (24-4 15KO’s) will be facing former WBA light welterweight champion “Vicious” Vivian Harris (29-6 19KO’s) for the USBO welterweight championship.

Tyner born and raised in Detroit, Michigan is looking for bigger fights after this scheduled bout with Harris. Tyner now managed by Wasfi Tolaymat and trained by Floyd Mayweather Sr knows that a victory against Vivian Harris can launch him into bigger paydays.

“I am happy to be back into Chicago, I love the fans of the Windy City. Chicago is a city with die hard sports fans and I am honored for them to welcome me in as an adopted son of the city” said Tyner.

Tyner who was last seen in Chicago on March 25th 2011 fighting fast rising prospect Adrian Granados to a draw is looking to showcase what he calls “The New and Improved” Lanardo Tyner. “I have been training hard, away from my family for two months I am ready to leave everything in the ring on July 15th.

The fight is a must win for Harris who was born in Georgetown, Guyana and now resides in Brooklyn, New York. Harris who recently been on the downside is looking to bounce back after his recent loss to current WBC welterweight champion “Vicious” Victor Ortiz. Harris knows a loss against Tyner can be more than just a minor set back; it can also mark an end to a great career.

The media is looking closely at this fight for a number of reasons as well; winner goes on to earn an IBO world title shot. Jason Ford of fight news was quoted earlier this week predicting this match to be the “Fight Of The Night”.

The Co-Main event will feature current WBA Pan African & ABU light welterweight champion “Tornado” Albert Mensah (23-3-1 10KO’s) facing Canadian star “Gorgeous” Andre Gorges (11-1 6KO’s) for the vacant IBF International Light Welterweight championship.

The Undercard will feature the return of Chicago favorites such as “Fearless” Fernando Hernandez, Antonio “Aztec God Of War” Canas, Eric “Loco” Estrada, Adrian Granados, Sergio Montes De Oca, Donatas Bondoravas and MMA title contender Boban Simic who will be making his long awaited pro boxing debut.

Tickets for CHICAGO FIGHT NIGHT II, starting at $30 can be purchased in advance at Shop & Save, Cermak Produce, or Chicago Fight Club (http://www.chicagofightclubs.com) 708-333-3303 and Will County Boxing Gym (http://www.willcountyboxing.com) 815-661-0247.

Doors on the evening of the event will open at 7pm with the first bell at 8pm. The Club is located at 7600 S. Cicero Ave. Burbank, IL. For further information, please visit their website at (http://www.theclubchicago.com). The Club is serving alcohol at all boxing events.

“The most consistent launching pad for future champions for a full decade” ShoBox: The New Generation celebrates it’s 10 year anniversary with a live match between top prospects Diego Magdaleno and Alejandro Perez. Watch highlights from today’s boxing stars who made their bones on ShoBox including Chad Dawson, Ricky Hatton, Robert Guerrero, Kelly Pavlik, Kermit Cintron, Joan Guzman, Victor Ortiz, Paul Williams, Timothy Bradley, Carl Froch, Nonito Donaire, Andre Ward, and more.

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Chicago’s junior welterweight prospect Antonio Canas (4-0 3KO’s) who is better known as the “Aztec God Of War” has quickly built a large fan based not only from boxing fans but also MMA fans as well.

No stranger to combat sports Canas has competed in martial arts tournaments through out the world gaining much valuable experience. Along the way Canas fought for the professional fight organization “King Of The Cage” along with a few others. Canas, who is known for his all out style of action, would be always remembered for his bout against MMA title contender Jared “The Spider” McMahan. That match helped solidify his place in MMA, showcasing not only his skills but also his heart and determination.

Now focused on professional boxing Canas is determined to keep his fans and friends pleased with his performance inside the squared circle. “I am not only a fighter, I am also a die hard fan to this sport. I want to leave everything in the ring and I strive to please the fans of this sport” said Canas.

Trained by “Fearless” Fernando Hernandez and managed by Wasfi Tolaymat one can only imagine where the young talented fighter would be in a few years. Would he be back in the world of MMA? Stay competing in boxing or stay active in both sports? One thing for sure is that Canas has a tough test ahead on July 15th 2011. The undefeated junior welterweight is facing another undefeated fighter in the Detroit, Michigan native “Lighting” Larry Ventis (4-0 3KO’s).

The 25 year old Ventis is looking to come back after a 2 ½ year absence from the ring. Ventis, who is known for his quick hands is looking to stay undefeated and stay active, the fighter has a fight scheduled one month after his proposed fight with Canas. One would have to question whether if Ventis is taking the Canas fight lightly or simply looking to stay busy? One thing that is evident is that this is the toughest fight for both of these young lions.

The Main Event on July 15th 2011 is none other than welterweight title contender Lanardo “The Pain Server” Tyner (24-4 15KO’s) will be facing former WBA light welterweight champion “Vicious” Vivian Harris (29)-6 19KO’s) for the USBO welterweight championship.

Featured as a Co-Main Event on CFC’s “Chicago Fight Night 2” will be the defending USBO Cruiserweight Champion, the heavy-handed Carl “Iron Fist” Davis (15-3 11KO’s) of Chicago, Illinois vs. Epifanio “Diamante” Mendoza, 30-12-1 (26 KO’s) of Barranquilla, Columbia.

The Other Co-Main event will feature current WBA Pan African & ABU light welterweight champion “Tornado” Albert Mensah (23-3 10KO’s) facing Canadian star “Gorgeous” Andre Gorges (11-1 6KO’s) for the vacant IBF International Light Welterweight championship.

Also on the event

Marlon Thomas vs Donatas Bondarevas (Middleweights)

Adrian Granados Vs Antton Slaughter (Junior Welterweights)

Eric Estrada Vs George Kivillishvilli (Junior Lightweight)

Antonio Canas vs Larry Ventis (Light Welterweights)

Boban Simic vs Khuzaymah Al-Nubu’at (Heavyweights)

Fernando Hernandez Vs TBA (Middleweights)

Sergio Montes de Oca vs TBA

Tickets for CHICAGO FIGHT NIGHT II, starting at $30 can be purchased in advance at Shop & Save, Cermak Produce, or Chicago Fight Club (http://www.chicagofightclubs.com) 708-333-3303 and Will County Boxing Gym (http://www.willcountyboxing.com) 815-661-0247.

Doors on the evening of the event will open at 7pm with the first bell at 8pm. The Club is located at 7600 S. Cicero Ave. Burbank, IL. For further information, please visit their website at (http://www.theclubchicago.com). The Club is serving alcohol at all boxing events.

From the opening bell, bitter rivals Brandon Rios and Urbano Antillon launched into a multi-round slugfest. SHOWTIME Sports and Al Bernstein present the official recap of the July 9th Rios vs. Antillon title match, plus highlights from the action-packed Cintron vs. Molina undercard.

Heavyweight contender ‘s Kevin Johnson & Seth Mitchell Confront each other Face to Face Johnson calls out Mitchell for a August 27th fight

Just Minutes after winning the WBA Super Bantamweight title, Rico Ramos talks about his win over Akifumi Shimoda to 15rounds.com/gfl.tv Marc Abrams

Heavyweight contender Chris Arreola talks to 15rounds.com/gfl.tv Marc Abrams about his win over Friday Ahunanya

Top Ranked Heavyweight Contender “Fast” Eddie Chambers talks to Kevin Johnson and 15rounds.com/gfl.tv Marc Abrams about his upcoming bout with Tony Thompson

Brandon Rios made the first defense of the WBA Lightweight championship with a third round stoppage over Urbano Antillon in what was an old school war at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

The two waged a war of words in the pre fight build up and both predicted a toe to toe battle and those vows were an understatement as the the two stood chest to chest and traded vicious power shots at close quarters. Rios was very effective with the uppercut and right hands while Antillon was landing some hard body/head combinations.

Rios landed a clipping right just seconds into round three that sent Antillon to the canvas. With Antillon hurt, Rios went in for the finish but Antillon just wasn’t ready to go as he fired back with guts and passion. Antillon was decked for a second time in the round when yet another clipping right caught the head of Antillon and the challenger fell face first to the canvas. Now showing a cut over his left eye, Antillon continued yet again. After the two were separated from a clinch, Antillon wobbled around the ring and referee David Mendoza stopped the bout at 2:39.

Rios, 135 lbs of Oxnard, CA is now 28-0-1 with twenty-one knockouts. Antillon, 134 1/2 lbs is now 28-3.

“We knew going in that whoever could take the best punch would win,” Rios said afterward. “Tonight I was faster and tougher for the couple of rounds we had. I had power in both hands.”

Carlos Molina scored the biggest win of his career when he took a ten round unanimous decision over former welterweight champion Kermit Cintron in a ten round Jr. Middleweight bout.

After an even first couple of rounds, Molina started to take over the fight as his aggressive style never gave Cintron an opportunity to get his engine started.

Molina had a good round five as he got his straight right hand going and just kept coming forward. On one occasion he backed Cintron up on the ropes with one of those shots. Molina set most of his shots up with jabs and double jabs. Late in the round, Cintron started to bleed from his nose.

In the next round, Molina’s work showed when Cintron started bleeding from his mouth. In round eight, Molina was relentless as he landed some hard rights and left hooks that buckled Cintron. Molina continued the assault as he continued to come forward with effective aggression.

Cintron landed his best punch of the fight when he landed a right hand with about twenty seconds remaining in the fight but Molina was undaunted and scored the upset victory.

Molina, 151 3/4 lbs of Chicago won by scores of 98-92 on all cards and is now 19-4-2. Cintron, 149 1/2 lbs of Houston, TX is now 32-4-1.

“I was never hurt, thank God,” Molina said. “I was prepared and ready. I didn’t think about [Cintron’s] ring rust. I’ve had to deal with two years of ring rust in my career. You still have to prepare to fight.”

Said Cintron: “It was a tough fight. I’ve had a lot of them. It is what it is.”

ATLANTIC CITY – Paul Williams received a gift from ringside judges as he scored a dubious majority decision over Erislandy Lara in a twelve round majority decision at the Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Atlantic City

Lara dominated early as he must have watched the explosive left hand that Sergio Martinez put him to sleep last November as Lara was loading up and connecting with with that same puncj and getting to Williams..Lara would get his feet set and look for the opening. the results of his work were evident in round five as a cut was formed around the right eye of Williams.

Williams tried to get the offense going as his plan was to walk down the shorter Lara and he didint do much jab. It was much of the same over the second half of the fight as another big left buckled Williams in round seven. Williams tried to pick up the tempo as he worked a little better on the inside but his flurries will ineffective and far between the straight lefts that peppered Williams bloody face over the last few rounds.

Williams, 153 1/2 lbs of Aiken, SC won by scores 115-114; 116-114 and a third judge had it 114-114 to raise his record to 40-2.

Lara, 153 lbs of Miami is now 15-1-1.

Looking lethargic for the first six plus rounds, Rico Ramos needed one big shot to win the WBA Super Bantamweight title with a stunning seventh round knockout over Akifumi Shimoda.

It was Shimoda who dominated the first six rounds by landing straight lefts at will from his southpaw stance. Ramos suffered a nice gash around his right eye in round five.

With Shimoda cruising and winning every rounds, it was inevitable that he would bring his belt back to Japan and then lightning struck as Ramos landed a booming left hook that could be felt up and down the boardwalk that plummeted Shimoda to the canvas. Shimoda made one feeble attempt to get to his feet and fell back down and out for several minutes.

Ramos, 122 lbs of Los Angeles is now a world champion with a record of 20-0 with eleven knockouts. Shimoda, 122 lbs of Tokyo, Japan proved he was a worthy champion before getting caught and now has a record of 23-3-1.

Heavyweight contender Chris Arreola pounded a ten round unanimous decision over journeyman Friday Ahunanya.

Arreola dictated the action for most of the fight except for a few instances where Ahunanya landed a hard combination that had Arreola briefly holding on. In the next round Ahunanya landed a hard upper cut that rocked the head of Arreola. But those were his two and only high points of the as Arreola boxed consistently over the next six rounds and out combinations together and Ahunanya was never really a threat again

Arreola, 236 lbs of Riverside, CA won by scores of 100-90; 99-91 and 99-91 to raise his mark to 33-2. Ahunanya, 244 1/2 lbs of Las Vegas is now 24-8-3.

Jhonny Gonzlaez defended his WBC Featherweight title with a body punch knockout over Tomas Villa in round four.

Gonzalez controlled the action and then turned up the heain round’s two and three before stopping Villa with a body punch just forty-nine seconds into the frame.

Gonzalez, 125 ½ lbs of Mexico City is now 49-7 with firty-three knockouts. Villa, 125 ½ lbs of Chihuahua, MX is now 23-8-4.

Brandon Quarles remained undefeated by scoring a four round split decision over Corey Preston in a Middleweight bout.

Scores were 40-46; 39-37 for Quarles. Preston took a card 39-37.

Quarles, 161 lbs of Alexandria, VA is now 6-0. Preston, 160 lbs of Cincinnati is now 1-5.

Thomas “Cornflake” Lamanna made it four straight when he stopped Reggie Jenkins at 2:14 of round one of a scheduled four round Jr. Middleweight bout.

LaManna dropped Jenkins once from a combination and the fight was stopped shortly thereafter.
LaManna, 150 ½ lbs of Atlantic City is now 4-0 with three knockouts. Jenkins, 147 ½ lbs of Freemont, NC was making his pro debut

The night’s first bout saw Denis Douglin rebound from his first pro defeat by scoring a six round unanimous decision over Phillip McCants in a Jr. Middleweight bout.

Douglin landed the harder punches and controlled the action..Douglin landed some nice flurries in round’s three and five. Despite a cut over the left eye, McCants tried to press the action in the final round but it wasn’t enough as Douglin was never challenged.

Scores were 58-56;60-54; 60-54 for Douglin, 155 lbs of Marlboro, NJ and is now 13-1. McCants, 155 lbs of Philadelphia is now 9-3-1.

Follow all the action live from Ringside as former two division champion Paul Williams takes on undefeated Cuban Erislandy Lara in a Jr. Middleweight. Fans can also follow a three bout undercard that will feature two world championship bout. Jhonny Gonzalez defends his Featherweight crown against Tomas Villa; Super Bantamweight champion Akifumi Shimoda defends against Rico Ramos and Chris Arreola takes on Friday Ahunanya
12 ROUNDS–Jr. Middleweights–Paul Williams (39-2, 27 KO’s) vs. Erislandy Lara (15-0-1, 10 KO’s)

Round 1: Lara laning jans..strong left…straight left…10-9 Lara

Round 2: Lara lands 2 hard lefts…20-18 Lara

Round 3: Williams lands a hard left..Straight left from Lara…Hard left …hard right hook…30-27 Lara

Round 4: Hard right hook from Lara…Good right hook from Williams..Big left from Lara…40-36 Lara

Round 5: Willams bleeding from under the left eye…Lara lands a left…Williams working inside…49-46 Lara

Round 6: Hard left from Lara…straight left…59-55 Lara

Round 7: Hard straight left from Lara…overhand left…and another left..Big shot buckled Williams…69-64 Lara

Round8 : Another left from Lara..Williams gets in a body shot…Right hook…78-74

Round 9: Williams lands a right hook…Good sneaky left from Lara..Good left from Williams…Left from Lara..88-84 Lara

Round 10Williams working on the inside…97-94 Lara

Round 11 Lara jumps in with the left…straight left…right hook…left inside…107-103 Lara

Round 12:

115-114; 116-114 114-114 for WILLIAMS
12 rOUNDS–WBA Super Bantamweight championshi–Akifumi Shimoda (23-2-1, 10 KO’s) vs Rico Ramos (19-0, 10 KO’s)

Round 1..Not much to choose from

Round 2:..Shimoda get through with straight lefts..counter left…right hook…20-19 Shimoda

Round 3: Raggidy in fight...30-29

Round 4: Shimoda lands a good left..counter left..40-38 Shimoda

Round 5: Shimoda lands a hard left off the ropes..Hard left drives Ramos back…Ramos bleeding bad from the right eye…50-47 Shimoda

Round 6: Ramos lands a right...59-57 Shimoda

Round 7: Ramos gets in a body shot..Body…working the body with the right…right to the head…HUGE LEFT HAND AND DOWN GOES SHIMODA….HE CANT GET UP AND THE FIGHT IS OVER

12 Rounds—WBC Featherweight Championship—Jhonny Gonzalez (48-7, 42 KO’s) vs Tomas Villa (23-7-4, 14 KO’s)
ROUND 1: Villa lands a body shot; Gonzalez lands 2 hard head shots; 10-9 Gonzalez
Round 2:…Gonzalez turning up the heat ..20-18

Round 4:…BIG BODY SHOT DOWN GOES VILLA…FIGHT OVER..:49

10 Rounds—Heavyweights—Chris Arreola (32-2, 28 KO’s) vs. Friday Ahunanya (24-7-3, 13 KO’s)
Round 1-3..Arreola controlling distance coming in with some power punches
Round 4: Ahunanya gets through with some hard shots that has Arreola holding on
Round 5: Ahunanaya lands a good uppercut..48- 47 Areeola
Round 6: Arreola back to boxing
Round 7: Good right from Ahunanya..Arreola lands some vicious shots on the ropes
Round 8: Arreola lands right to start the round…Hard right over the top…Arreola cut around his right eye..78-74 Arreola
Round 9: Chopping right from Arreola …88-83 Arreola
Round 10: Arreola lands a right over the top…

ARREOLA 100-90; 99-91; 99-91

NEW YORK (July 8, 2011) – Much more than his title belt will be on line Saturday night , July 16 when USBA HeavyweightChampion Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris makes his first defense against Derric“The Shaolin Fist” Rossy at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. Harris needs to erase the memories of his last fight in order to keep his roller coaster-like career alive.

Harris (24-15-2, 10 KOs) was stopped in the third round by Tony “The Tiger” Thompson (36-2, 24 KOs) in May, live on ESPN Friday Night Fights in their IBF Box-Off.

“I was used to taking last minute fights and didn’t know how to handle two months of training for that fight,” Harris said.“I left it in the gym and on the roads running. That wasn’t me. I wanted to look so good fighting on television for my family and those supporting me. I put too much pressure on myself. I take nothing away from Tony Thompson. I respect him and he was the better man that night, but he was fouling (rabbit punches) me throughout the fight. No excuses, though, I blame myself. I’m a man. I know I need to focus on the task at hand and not worry about my last fight.”

The 35-year-old Harris, winner of the 2002 Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament, has defeated world champions (Sergei Liakhovich) and challengers but he’s also lost to several club fighters during his up-and-down career.

“I was so confident Maurice would beat Thompson that I would have bet my house,”Harris’ promoter (Boxing 360 CEO/Founder) Mario Yagobi remarked.” His last fight was a fluke. Maurice was hit behind the head so many times that he had double, even triple vision. Otherwise he would have been able to have a much better performance. I know how talented he is and I believe in him.”

“No way Derrick Rossy beats Maurice, but he also needs to come back strong to show people that this is the real Moe, not the fighter people saw in his last fight. Maurice has it all over Rossy: boxing IQ and experience. He’s motivated because he needs to win. . His boxing career is at stake. There’s no place for him to go if he doesn’t win.”

Rossy (25-4, 14 KOs), rated No. 15 by the WBA, was a standout college football player at Boston College. He also lost in this year’s IBF Box-Off to Eddie Chambers by 12-round decision. His most significant victories have been versus former WBO champion and 1988 Olympic gold-medal winner Ray Mercer (DEC12) and world title challenger Carl David Drummond (DEC10)

“Rossy is a good fighter and it should be an interesting fight,” IBF No. 8 rated Harris commented. “I know he’sinexperienced – he’s been fighting six years and I’ve been doing this for 20 –and he makes a lot of mistakes. I need to beat him to get back where I was. He’s in my way and I don’t plan on giving up my belt.

Other members of Boxing 360’s stable include WBC #5 super bantamweight Leon “Hurry Up” Moore, former IBF super middleweight champion Alejandro “Naco” Berrio, unbeaten welterweight prospect Vitaliy “Demyan”Demyanenko WBC Caribbean & NY State super middleweight champion Lennox “2 Sharpe” Allen, Dominican lightweight champion Eudy “AK47” Bernardo, KO king Tyrone Brunson, heavyweight Mike Mollo, unbeaten NABF featherweight champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano, Nick “Hands of Gold” Casal, middleweight prospect DonYil Livingston, Joel Diaz Jr., and “King”David Estrada.

Go to www.Boxing360.comfor more information about Harris, Boxing 360 or any of its other fighters.

Reynaldo Ojeda 138 lbs – Ramon Ellis 134 lbs
Luis Cream 147 lbs – Jesse Crawford 146 lbs
Bo Latimer 156 lbs – Allen Perkins 154 lbs
Fred Jenkins Jr. 163 lbs – Stephen Franklin 158 lbs

Promoter: Wilkes Productions
Venue: The Palladium
1st Bell: 7:30 pm

Dan Rafael of espn.com is reporting that former WBC Welterweight champion Andre Berto will have an opportunity to win back a slice of the Welterweight title when he takes on Jan Zaveck for the IBF crown on September 3rd in a bout that will televised by HBO.

“I was watching tapes of Zaveck and he’s better than I thought he would be,” Said Berto’s promoter Lou DiBella. “I still think my guy wins, but Zaveck is a quality fighter.

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Dan Rafael of espn.com is reporting that former Jr. Welterweight and Welterweight champion, Ricky Hatton has offically announced his retirement from boxing.

Hatton has not fought since getting drilled in two rounds by Manny Pacquiao in May of 2009.

“After a lot of soul searching over the last couple of years I have finally decided to confirm I will never box again and there will be no coming back,” Hatton said. “There have been so many times since the Manny Pacquiao fight when I have woken up and thought I would give it one more go, but it was not to be.

“There have been amazing highs, and although I always wanted to be a world champion, I went beyond my wildest dreams.”

Known as “The Hitman,” Hatton was 45-2 with 32 KOs during a career that began in 1997 but, following his loss to Pacquiao, fell apart due to his battles with alcohol and depression and admission to a rehab clinic after the News of the World published a video that showed him snorting cocaine.

“Beating Kostya Tszyu was my greatest triumph, but there were plenty of other great nights and memories,” Hatton said.

“Since I put on the gloves as a 10-year-old in Hattersley, boxing has been my life and still is,” Hatton said. “My promotional company is going well and I am looking forward to taking one of my fighters on a similar road to me. People say no fighter will ever have the fan base I had, but one of my aims is to make sure one of my boxers gets a bigger one and achieves more than me.”

“Defeating Jose Luis Castillo, unifying the light welterweight title against Carlos Maussa, winning a world welterweight title when I fought Luis Collazo, beating Jon Thaxton to become British champion, fighting in front of almost 60,000 fans on Manchester City’s ground — it seems endless,” Hatton said. “And when I look at my record the only men to beat me were Manny and Floyd — still No. 1 and 2 in the pound-for-pound lists on the day I retire.”

“Away from boxing, I have so much to look forward to,” Hatton said. “My son, Campbell, is a boy any parent would be proud to call his lad and is growing up so fast I wonder where the years have gone. I am about to become a dad for the second time and that cannot happen quickly enough. Jennifer and I are so excited. She is my rock.

“There are so many people I want to thank for supporting me throughout my career and who made ‘The Hitman’s’ journey possible. My family were there for me every step of the way. My mum and dad, brother Matthew, my amateur trainers Ted Peate and Paul Dunne, who taught me to box, my agent Paul Speak, my lawyer Gareth Williams, the British Boxing Board of Control and everybody at Hatton Promotions.

“Sky TV has been fantastic to me and I look forward to continuing my association with them as a promoter, the British media were fair and the local BBC and Granada followed me to Las Vegas. As big a thanks as any must go to the fans that would never stop singing and so often turn Las Vegas into a corner of England. Thank you all, but the fighting in the ring is over and I look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new friends on my journey as a promoter.”

I hear that Goldenboy and HBO are looking for an opponent for Seth Mitchell on August 27. Look no more! I will fight Seth Mitchell and I will sign a contract saying if I lose, my purse is $1. That’s right, $1.

When I win, just pay me $50,000 and an extra $50,000 for the knockout.

Let’s see what Goldenboy says about this offer.

–Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson

Saturday, July 9
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Rising bantamweight prospect Michael Ruiz Jr. moved past the first rival of his professional career in his last outing in May and now has his sights set on a former amateur nemesis in Randy Caballero.

Ruiz (8-0-1, 3 KOs) of Fresno, California put tough Jonathan Alcantara in his rearview with a unanimous six-round decision in Reno, Nevada on May 27th. Alcantara held Ruiz to a draw last November, but managed to only win one round on one official card in the rematch. Ready to move on to the next level, Ruiz and his team are eyeing the Golden Boy Promotions-promoted Caballero (12-0, 7 KOs) of Coachella, California.

Caballero claimed the WBC Youth Intercontinental Super Bantamweight title with a victory over Alexis Santiago this past Friday at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. Caballero claimed an eight-round unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Santiago, but the scoring left some scratching their heads. Despite the competitive nature of the bout, only one of the three judges seated ringside managed to find a round to give Santiago.

Ruiz’ manager Repo Ric happened to be on hand working the event. Ruiz’ Tio Alfredo lives in the Indio area and has been keeping his eye on Caballero, who has fought seven of his last eight fights at the Fantasy Springs Casino. Prior to the fight, Alfredo got Repo’s attention with a suggestion. It was Ruiz’ uncle’s idea that Repo match Ruiz with Caballero a couple fights down the road.

“When I watched him, I got pissed off and called him out,” recalls Repo, who was not impressed one bit by Caballero’s performance. “The scorecard was pathetic. [Caballero] lost every round, and that was bull. Santiago was bad, he threw way more punches. The scores were so bad.”

Outraged by the decision and intrigued about a potential Caballero-Ruiz showdown, Repo confronted the new titleholder and his father-trainer Marcos. “I said why don’t you fight Mike Ruiz, let him get a shot at that title,” recalls Repo. “His father and I got into a confrontation in front of everybody. They filmed it and it was in the paper and everything. I called him out baby, I called him out.”

Reports of the backstage argument made Caballero’s hometown paper The Desert Sun and video was filmed and posted on YouTube. Caballero, who cites an amateur victory over Ruiz, tells the camera, “I’ll sign anything.” Repo Ric would like to hold him to that by getting Caballero to fight Ruiz outside the friendly confines of his home arena and on a card promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions.

Word about the potential match-up and the confrontation got to Ruiz, and the Fresno-prospect decided to take a look at the bout, which aired nationally on Telefutura. Ruiz’ assessment of Caballero’s victory mirrored that of his manager’s. “Randy is a good fighter and everything, but he was fighting in his hometown, so he got some favor from the judges,” says Ruiz.

“If Alexis had a little more power, it would have been a different fight, but he did outpunch [Caballero] in the first four rounds,” says Ruiz. “He had him beat, then Randy got a couple rounds, but the last round I gave to Alexis. All in all, I thought Alexis had the fight, but what can I say.”

In the YouTube video, Caballero is quick to mention his amateur win over Ruiz, but as is often times the case, an amateur victory is not a good indication of how a pro fight would unfold. “I fought him once in the amateurs,” recalls Ruiz of their 2008 meeting, which took place at 112-pounds. “I had only about thirteen amateur fights, and he had 240. It was my first time at nationals and I fought him in the semi-finals and he beat me by a couple points. I fought straight up with him, but he beat me on points.”

“I fought a pro style against him there, but I was just starting,” explains Ruiz. “In the pros it’s a different style. He’s a good fighter. He was a good amateur and it would be a good fight.”

Given Caballero’s notoriety, a fight with him would be a quality opportunity for Ruiz to make a name for himself on the world level. It’s an opportunity Ruiz looks forward to gaining. “This would be an opportunity for me to show everything I have, everything I have been working for and everything that my trainers have put me through, step-by-step,” explains Ruiz. “This would be a good challenge for me and I am excited. So whenever they put that fight together, I am ready.”

Ruiz is always in the gym and in fighting shape should he get the call that a fight is signed. Should the call come in that Randy Caballero has signed the contract, Ruiz vows to be ready for the challenge. “I am ready and I have no doubt in my mind,” says Ruiz. “I will pour everything out of my heart and my body. If I fight the way I am supposed to fight and do everything I am supposed to do and give it my all, then I have no doubt I will beat him. If my team has no doubt, I have no doubt in myself. I am going to go in there and handle this. This is what I am here for.”

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LOS ANGELES (July 6, 2011) – Aside from some one-on-one, in-your-face jawing during a face-off for photographers, both Brandon “Bam Bam’’ Rios and Urbano Antillon were well-behaved and civil to each other during Wednesday’s final press conference for their highly anticipated world title fight this Saturday, July 9, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

Rios and Antillon had spent weeks jawing, and at one point the heated verbal exchanges nearly caused them to come to blows, but Wednesday at Wilshire Grand Los Angeles their focus solo was on Saturday when Rios (27-0-1, 19 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif., defends his World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight championship against Antillon (28-2, 20 KOs), of Maywood, Calif., in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.

In the Top Rank-promoted co-feature at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., former International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (32-3-1, 28 KOs), of Carolina, Puerto Rico, makes his first start in more than a year against Mexico’s Carlos Molina (18-4-2, 6 KOs), of Chicago, in a 10-round junior middleweight match.

The SHOWTIME telecast also will include highlights from overseas as IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (28-0, 23 KOs) defends his title for an eighth time – but first in his home country of Romania – against mandatory challenger Jean-Paul Mendy (29-0-1, 16 KOs) of France.

In top undercard, non-televised fights at The Home Depot Center, unbeaten, No, 2-ranked World Boxing Organization (WBO) lightweight contender Mercito Gesta (21-0-1, 11 KOs), of Cebu, Philippines, meets had-hitting Jorge “El Tigre” Pimental (23-11, 17 KOs) of Sonora, Mex., undefeated former Notre Dame champion Mike Lee (5-0, 3 KOs) of Chicago takes on Michael Birthmark (2-5, 0 KOs) of Billings, Montana, in a light heavyweight bout and promising super bantamweight Gabino Saenz (3-0, 3 KOs), of Indio, Calif., will try to maintain his unblemished record against Quinice Wesby (1-1, 0 KOs) of Dallas.

Tickets, priced at $125, $75, $50 and $25, are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and online at www.Ticketmaster.com as well as The Home Depot Center Box Office (Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). Suites are available by calling (877) 604-8777. The first live, non-televised fight Saturday starts at 4:05 p.m. PT. Doors open at 4.

What they said Wednesday:

PROMOTER BOB ARUM

“This is the fight that the fans want to see. A very limited number of tickets are still available and we are expecting a sellout. So get your tickets now.

“This is a fight that the casual fan will see and want to get back into boxing as real fans. This is the kind of fight that makes the casual fan a real fan of boxing. This is the kind of fight where they see that there is no other sport in the world as exciting as boxing.

“Kermit Cintron got a bad rap for what happened against Paul Williams. It was another typical media assassination. He was on his way to beating Williams and then somehow it gets written up that he gets tripped up and flies out of the ring like Superman and didn’t come back. That’s not what happened.

“There’s nothing in boxing like the passion involved in a neighborhood war. Unlike what I was used to in New York where we had distinct neighborhoods, here we have areas in Southern California which really have replaced neighborhoods. We have Maywood against Oxnard and people have been talking about this fight for a long, long time.”

BRANDON RIOS:

“I am 100 percent and they say they are a 100 percent so that equals a big force that’s going to be in the ring.

“It’s not just SHOWTIME now, it is war time. There will be no boxing on Saturday night. We are both brawlers who will try to beat the crap out of each other. Our skills are pretty much the same, no skill … just your typical street fight.

“For the first time in my life I’m actually going to make weight days before the weigh-in. I can’t believe it. It’s because I’m working with my new strength and conditioning coach Henry Castro. He’s been working my butt off.”

ROBERT GARCIA (Rios’ Trainer):

“We are just days away and we can’t wait for Saturday night. All the work has been done. Brandon’s never been in better shape and has never worked as hard for a fight.

“We have a world title to defend here. This is serious business so there’s no more messing around.

“I can’t wait. I’m so excited, just like Brandon is for Saturday night.”

URBANO ANTILLON:

“The moment is almost here and it’s a day I’ve been waiting for for awhile. We are both tough fighters and we want to leave it all out in the ring and that’s what we’re going to do.

“We are two guys who come forward and that’s what we’re going to do on Saturday night. We will both impose our will and someone will get broken down.

“This is a pivotal fight for me, one of the biggest of my career. This is the goal I’ve always had for myself, to be fighting the best there is.”

ABEL SANCHEZ (Antillon’s Trainer):

“I think it’s time for all the talking to stop and to get these boys in the ring to settle this.

“We’ve had a great training camp and so has Robert’s guy. This is my fourth camp with Urbano and he’s finally gotten it – finally bought into the system. We totally changed his method of training. In the Soto fight he was tentative and not that confident. You could tell. And he was two pounds overweight at the weigh-in. Now there are no problems and we are ready to go.”

KERMIT CINTRON

“It’s a great opportunity for me to be fighting for Top Rank and I thank them, my team, SHOWTIME, and everyone involved for making this fight happen. I’ve been waiting for my moment to shine and this is it.

“This is my first fight in 14 months and I’m ready to go. I’ve trained very hard. I think the time off did me good. Spending time with my family and kids did wonders for me and it gave my body a break. I’m re-energized and feel like I did before I took the time off.

“There is no pressure on me, but I’m actually looking to win the fight impressively. I know Molina pretty well. He helped me get ready for the second fight with Antonio Margarito and he gave me good work. Carlos is a crafty fighter who comes to win. I expect him to give it his all, and I’ll be ready for anything he brings. This is going to be a great fight.

“If everything goes OK on Saturday, my next fight will be back down at 147 pounds.’’

RONNIE SHIELDS (Cintron’s Trainer)

“Molina is a good fighter and a tough opponent, which is what Kermit needs. But we had a great camp, Kermit trained hard and he is ready.

“I’ve been asked a lot why we’re fighting such a tough guy after a year-plus layoff and the reason is that Kermit is one of the best fighters in the world.

“He knows Molina and I’d rather have Kermit fight someone that he knows is going to be tough rather than fight some guy he doesn’t know and maybe won’t work and train so hard for. If Kermit respects you, he’ll work his butt off, which is what he’s done for Molina.

“We wanted someone who would bring out the best in Kermit.’’

CARLOS MOLINA

“Everyone who knows me knows that I come to fight and that I will always give my best in the ring. This is a good opportunity and I’m going to try to win all the way. I’ve been in some very close fights with some very good fighters so I have the experience to fight a guy with the experience of Cintron.

“I want to thank Top Rank and Bob Arum. I’m ready to go and put up a helluva fight.’’

GABINO SAENZ

“I’m very excited to be fighting for Top Rank and looking forward to a good fight on Saturday. I don’t know much about my opponent but I fought in enough tournaments during the amateurs to know how to deal with the unknown. I’ll just fight my fight and adapt when I have to.

“To be able to sign with Top Rank is as good as it gets. They are the biggest promoter out there and they know how to move a fighter and help us make a name for ourselves. I’m hoping for a good performance on Saturday and looking forward to fighting on a lot of their shows. I’ll fight anybody they tell me to.’’

MIKE LEE

“I want to thank Top Rank for this fight and I’m excited to be fighting on this card. I’m looking forward to showing the kinds of skills we’ve been working on in camp.

“I really want to thank my team. They are the reason I’m standing here at this press conference and they are the reason why I’m undefeated.’’

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All participants for Star Boxing’s “Punchin at the Paradise” show Thursday at the Paradise Theater in the Bronx, NY weighed in today at the NYS commission’s office. The show, which is the second of five scheduled at the Paradise Theater in 2011, will feature a number of exciting fights and prospects, both pro and amateur. Below is the complete bout card with weights for Thursday night’s show.

Middleweights
6 Rounds

Bryant Pappas – 161 1/4 lbs.
Vs.
Allen Medina – 157 1/4 lbs.
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Lightweights
6 Rounds

Danny Valle – 130 lbs.
Vs.
Angel Torres – 132 lbs.
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Welterweights
6 Rounds

Stephon Owusu – 145 lbs.
Vs.
Angel Rios – 147 lbs.
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Light Heavyweights
4 Rounds

Michael Ocasio – 174 lbs.
Vs.
Abdellah Smith – 175 lbs.
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Welterweights
4 Rounds

Juan Perez – 146 lbs.
Vs.
Andrew Jones – 147 lbs.
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Also scheduled to appear on the card, weighing in on Thursday, will be four amateur bouts, highlighted by the Bronx’s 13-year-old Boxing phenom Josue Vargas taking on Brandon Idrogo. Vargas is already a four-time metro, four-time jr. olympic, silver glove champion and is ranked #1 in the nation in his division. Idrogo, 12-years-old, is also a jr. olympic champion as well as the NYS champion for his division. Also fighting on the amateur portion of the card in separate bouts, are NYPD members, Jamal Spence and NY Golden Gloves Finalist Mark Sinatra.

*** ALL BOUTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

Doors open at 6:30PM, with the first bout scheduled for 7:00PM. The show will be broadcast live on GoFightLive.tv. Tickets are priced at $30, $50 and $100 and can be purchased by calling the Star Boxing office at 718 823-2000, visiting www.starboxing.com or simply by CLICKING HERE: Tickets can also be purchased by visiting the Paradise Theater box office, located at 2403 Grand Concourse in the Bronx, NY.

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Morganville, NJ (July 6, 2011) – 2008 National Golden Gloves titlist and highly touted junior middleweight Denis “Da Mommas Boy” Douglin makes his return to the ring this Saturday evening at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ when he battles grizzled Philadelphian Phillip McCants.

With a 9-2-1 professional ledger and three wins by knockout, McCants is yet another fighter from the City of Brotherly Love that is tougher than nails. The 30 year old veteran has never been stopped and is known for having solid skills. In his most recent bout, McCants bested 12-2 Kaseem Wilson.

Douglin, 12-1 (8 KO’s), is fighting for the first time since a stunning defeat to Doel Carrasquillo and recognizes that he can’t take anything for granted. Refreshed, retooled and 100% focused on boxing, the Morganville, NJ based Brooklynite is excited to silence his critics with a strong showing.

“I feel great,” said Douglin. “I don’t care who I’m fighting I just want to go out and show people that my last fight was a fluke and that it won’t happen again.”

Tickets to the outstanding evening of boxing, headlined a showdown between Paul Williams and Erislandy Lara, start at $50. Fans can purchase tickets at ticketmaster.com or in person at Boardwalk Hall.

Fans can follow Denis at Twitter.com/Damommasboy

– Thursday, July 7, 2011 7:00pm ET Featuring Star Boxing returns to the Paradise Theater with Punchin at the Paradise” fight series, Bronx, NY. Popular Yonkers middleweight/policeman/all-around good guy, Bryant Pappas (12-0, 12KO’s) and exciting Bronx super featherweight prospect Danny Valle (4-0, 3KO’s). Pappas, a Yonkers Housing Police Sergeant., is a 12-year veteran on the Yonkers Police force. Pappas, who turned pro in 2005, not only fights because he loves the sport, but also for a special cause. Each fight, Pappas donates his entire purse, including his ticket commission to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NYC. Fighting in Bronx, Pappas will certainly have large contingent of fans and supporters on hand as he looks to keep his undefeated record and knockout streak alive when he takes on Colorado’s Allen Medina in a six round middleweight match-up. Valle, a NY Golden Gloves Champion as an amateur, was born into the sport of boxing. His grandfather was world renowned boxing trainer, Victor Valle Sr., and his father Victor Valle Jr. has trained some of New York’s most notable fighters, including former WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev.

– Friday, July 8, 2011 9:00pm ET featuring Ax Combat – Execution; at the Calgary Telus Convention Center, Calgary, AB, Canada. The 11-bout card is scheduled to have six amateur fights with five professional bouts, all inside a 24′ x 24′ ring. In the main event, Canadian veteran Ryan Machan (13-6) battles Keto Allen (5-2) in a welterweight contest of Alberta, Canadians. Machan is coming off of a victory in his last fight by triangle choke and looks to use his grappling skills to keep Allen off balance and lock up a winning submission. Allen has dropped his last two fights in tough order which will only add incentive for him to fight like there is no tomorrow. With all of his wins ending in either KO or submission, Allen will look to regain career momentum at the expense of Machan. This main event will have the local crowd on its feet as well as anybody watching online. In the co-main event, Kim Couture (3-4) fights Sheila Bird (1-0). Couture, a Strikeforce veteran, is used to the spotlight and it will be something Bird has to deal with. The hometown Bird is coming off of a spectacular TKO victory and she will need to bring her punching power in to the ring as Couture fought with a broken jaw earlier in her career without quitting. Expect this fight to be a standup war with both women standing toe to toe in the center of the ring throwing haymakers.

– Friday, July 8, 2011 10:00pm ET featuring Quest For Glory Fighting Championships 2 – No Second Chances at The Vogue Theater in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This 8-bout card features 3 Muay Thai title fights and also a MMA #1 Contender Match in the 165 lb division. In the main event, current 160 lb Muay Thai Champion, Joe Halfar (5-1) fights up and coming Josh Write (3-1). A fight that has been a long time coming will showcase the division’s best strikers as Halfar and Write lock horns to decide who the alpha dog at 160 lb is. Halfar is a bit more experienced and holds knockout power in his hands and feet, but Write also brings a ferocious striking game into the fight. You can bet that Halfar and Write will have their hands, feet, elbows and knees flying when they hit center stage. Look for this match to be a dogfight and for both fighters to go down in the course of the fight. In the other action, Adam Blanchette (4-2) fights Tony Strong (4-0) for the 185 lb Muay Thai Championship. Blanchette fights out of the Iron City camp and always pushes the pace and comes forward, never backing down. Strong, a Sanshou Champion, is undefeated for a reason, and will meet Blanchette in the middle of the ring. Look for both men to dish out tons of punishment. Whoever walks away the victor after this match will deserve the title of Champion. The final title fight of the night will be for the 170 lb Muay Thai Championship as Nick Udivisic (2-0) battles Tobey Clearly (8-2). Udivisic is from the aforementioned Iron City Muay Thai, and clearly trains out of the Carlson Gracie Academy. Udivisic trains solely in Muay Thai while Clearly also trains in MMA so that could be a big factor in this fight where the rules might favor Udivisic.

– Saturday, July 9, 2011 10:30pm ET featuring Fight Night Entertainment Round XV – Armed Forces at the Meydenbauer Convention Center, Bellevue, Washington. In the main event, UFC, TUF alum and Strikeforce vet Len “The Liger” Bentley (9-4) fighting out of Victory Athletics battles UFC veteran Rob Yundt (8-4) who last competed with the Alaska Fighting Championships. The main event is a pay-per-view worthy matchup that showcases two of the best middleweight fighters in the North Pacific region. Bentley will have the hometown crowd at his back and will send the fans home happy if he can dispatch Yundt. Yundt, who is coming down from Alaska, has already picked up one victory in 2011 and looks to make Bentley number two in as many fights. Both fighters have a full arsenal in their tool box but look for this fight to be a slugfest with fireworks going off from the opening bell. In the co-main event, Chanti Johnson (7-2) from White Buffalo Warriors fights Tyson Nam (8-4) of Team Quest in a fight that would headline most cards. Johnson is on a 3-fight win streak, all wins coming via stoppage, and will look to push the pace and use his cardio to gain the advantage over Nam. Nam is coming off of a tough decision and has his back against the wall and will be ready to pour it on Johnson if he sees an opening. This fight could be the springboard for either man to jump to the national level and both athletes will be looking to win in decisive fashion.

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Atlantic City, NJ—A pair of light-heavyweights from Philadelphia, PA, Tony Ferrante and Andre Hemphill, square off in the eight-round semifinal contest on Friday evening, July 15, at Bally’s Atlantic City. First fight is 7.30 p.m.

Topping the seven-bout card is a scheduled 10-round junior middleweight contest between Gabriel Rosado, of Philadelphia, PA, and Allen Conyers, of the Bronx, NY.

This will be the second time around for Ferrante (above left) and Hemphill (right), who battled toe-to-toe on Jan. 15, 2010, at the South Philly Arena. Ferrante earned a six-round split decision in a fight many believed Hemphill had won.

A pro less than four years, Ferrante is 10-2, 5 K0s. In his last fight June 3 at Harrah’s Chester (PA), he knocked out Joe Park, of Florence, SC, in four rounds.

Ferrante, 27, has lost only to Chuck Mussachio, of Wildwood, NJ, and to Ronson Frank, of Rosedale, NY. He has defeated Simon Carr, of Philadelphia, PA, and Bill Bailey, of Bakersfield, CA.

Hemphill, 31, is only 10-17-2, 5 K0s, but he has made a career out of accepting hard fights on short notice. For this one, however, he has had two months to get ready.

A pro since 2005, Hemphill also lost to Mussachio (majority decision) and beat Carr. Both Hemphill and Ferrante also have defeated Tony Pietrantonio, of Youngstown, OH.

Hemphill has boxed 13 men who were undefeated at the time he fought them.

A six-round junior middleweight contest features Jamaal Davis, of Philadelphia, PA, against Eberto Medina, of Newark, NJ.

Davis is 12-8, 6 K0s, while Medina is 5-6, 1 K0.

Four four-round bouts complete the card.

Tickets priced at $50 and $75 are on sale at the offices of Peltz Boxing Promotions (215-765-0922) and through Ticketmaster (800-745-3000). They also can be purchased online at www.peltzboxing.com and www.ticketmaster.com.