Atlantic City, NJ—Undefeated Teon Kennedy, of Philadelphia, PA, makes the first defense of his United States Boxing Association (USBA) super bantamweight title when he faces Jose Angel Beranza, of San Pedro, CA, in the scheduled 12-round main event on Saturday evening, May 22, in the Grand Ballroom at Bally’s Atlantic City. First fight at 7.30 p.m.

This will mark Kennedy’s first fight since Nov. 20, 2009, the night he won the vacant USBA title in his tragic encounter with Francisco Rodriguez, of Chicago, IL, at the Blue Horizon in Philadelphia, PA.

In that match, which was close on the scorecards after nine rounds, Kennedy won by knockout when referee Benji Estevez stopped the contest at 1.52 of the 10th round. Rodriguez had taken a beating in the 10th, but was still on his feet when the fight was stopped.

Rodriguez was led back to his corner and he sat down on the stool, but when he did not respond minutes later, he was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. He died 48 hours later from brain injuries suffered in the fight.

Kennedy, 23, has a 14-0-1 record, 6 K0s. The win over Rodriguez landed Kennedy the No. 13 spot in the International Boxing Federation (IBF) world rankings at 122 pounds.

A former National Golden Gloves flyweight champion, Kennedy has pro wins over Castulo Gonzales, Thomas Snow and Lucian Gonzales.

Beranza, 33, turned pro in 1996. His pro record is 32-17-2, 25 K0s. He has fought some of the best in the world between 118 and 122 pounds, including world champions Wilfredo Vasquez, Jr., and Jhonny Gonzalez, as well as top contenders Jorge Lacierva, Antonio Escalante, Nestor Rocha and Jonathan Oquendo.

Twice in the last 16 months Beranza upset unbeaten prospects. He out-pointed Jesus Rojas, then 13-0, on Dec. 6, 2008, on the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao card at the MGM in Las Vegas, and he also beat highly touted Juan Carlos Velasquez, then 9-0, on July 24, 2008, on an ESPN-televised card from El Paso, TX.

The combined record of Beranza’s last 13 opponents was 260-33-10.

Tickets for the seven-bout card, promoted by Peltz Boxing Promotions, Inc., are priced at $75 and $50. They are on sale at the offices of Peltz Boxing Promotions (215-765-0922) and all Ticketmaster outlets (1-800-745-3000). Tickets also can be purchased online at www.peltzboxing.xcom and www.Ticketmaster.com.

RAMA, ON (Thursday, March 25, 2010) – With time ticking away prior to Rumble at Rama XI, topped by the rematch between Steve Molitor (30-1, 12 KO’s) and Takalani Ndlovu (30-5, 18 KO’s, IBF #1) for the vacant IBF Junior Featherweight championship, the six main combatants involved went face-to-face Thursday in Toronto for the final press conference.
In the main event, Molitor will try to become a two-time world champion, and regain the title he lost to Celestino Caballero in November of 2008 via 4th round TKO.
To do that, he’ll have to turn back time nearly three years, and repeat his sensational performance against Ndlovu in July of 2007.
In what was Molitor’s first of five successful title defenses, “The Canadian Kid” battered the South African from pillar-to-post in the very same Casino Rama ring that they’ll step into Saturday night, en route to a one-sided ninth round TKO beating.
“On Saturday, I’m going to take my title back. It’s been a hard year and a half, but that made getting ready for this fight so motivating for me,” Molitor said.
“I’m healthier and stronger coming into this fight than I’ve ever been, and Chris (Johnson, Molitor’s trainer) and I had such a great camp. There’s no way I’m losing, especially to a guy I’ve already pummeled.”
Ndlovu, understandably, never even referred to his first encounter with Steve Molitor.
“This is a vacant title fight, we are both challengers,” Ndlovu said.  “I’m the IBF # 1 fighter, and he’s number 2., it’s that simple.”Â
“It’s an honour to be back, I’m ready.”


But while Ndlovu wanted to focus solely on Saturday night, Chris Johnson, Molitor’s trainer was eager to remind him of his first trip to Canada.
The fight is available on www.gofightlive.tv by clicking:

http://www.gofightlive.tv/showEvent.do?eventId=661
“You came here before and you got whupped,” Johnson told Ndlovu from the podium. Â ”And you travelled here again to get whupped again. Â But the only thing this time that’s going to be different is how long it takes you to get off that canvas.”
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In the evening’s co-feature, Canadian Heavyweight champion, Greg “The Steel Pole” Kielsa (11-0, 5 KO’s), of Brampton, Ontario, defends against Toronto’s Neven Pajkic (11-0, 5 KO’s), over 10 rounds in a historic meeting of undefeated foes battling for the Canadian Heavyweight title.
“I want to thank Casino Rama, Orion Sports, and my manager James Jardine,” a typically low-keyed Kielsa told the assembled media.
“And good luck to Neven.”
Like Kielsa, Pajkic seemed equally unaffected by being part of a truly historic fight.
“I do my talking in the ring, with these,” Pajkic said, holding up his fists.”Â
And in a special added 10 round attraction, burgeoning female superstar, and WBO/IBA Super Bantamweight champion, Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton (6-1-1, 1 KO), of the Philippines, via San Francisco, California, faces Toronto’s Lisa “Bad News” Brown (16-4-3, 5 KO’s), a four-time world champion, for the vacant WBA Super Bantamweight world title.
“I’ve only been her for one day, but already Canada feels like home,” said Julaton, who flew into Toronto on Wednesday, and has been continuously in the public eye since landing, with welcoming dinners, media workouts, and press conferences.
“I’m anxious to get in the ring with Lisa, and have us thrilling the fans with how great women’s boxing can be.”
For her part, Brown is just as ready to step in the ring, and make a spotlight for herself to shine in.
“I’m ready. I’m in shape. I’m a warrior ready to destroy Ana,” Brown said.
“When there’s a hurricane, there’s always bad news.”
Orion Sports Management President, Allan Tremblay, thinks this card could be the best ever offered in Canada.
“Simply put, this is the best card ever put of in Ontario” Tremblay said proudly.Â
“Two world title fights, and a history-making Canadian heavyweight title fight.”
“It’s never been better than this in Ontario.”
Rumble at Rama XI will be promoted by Orion Sports Management, in association with Casino Rama.
Tickets for Rumble at Rama XI are $125, $75, $50 and $25 and are available in-person at the Casino Rama Box Office, and at all TicketMaster locations, by calling (416) 870-8000 and online at www.casinorama.com. Â Ticket prices do not include applicable taxes or service charges.
ABOUT ORION SPORTS MANAGEMENT
Orion Sports Management is an Ontario based promotional company known for staging first class boxing events.  Run by former Canadian Airline executive Allan Tremblay, Orion is the force behind Ontario’s biggest match ups, from their launch event at The Air Canada Centre (”The Night Of The Hurricane”) to a series of televised events in the Niagara region featuring “Baby Joe” Mesi, Razor Ruddock, Egerton Marcus, Chad Brisson, and Steve Molitor. Â
ABOUT CASINO RAMA
Operating since July 31, 1996, Casino Rama is Ontario’s only First Nations commercial casino. Â The Casino offers a complete entertainment experience with over 2,500 slot machines, more than 110 gaming tables, ten unique restaurants, a world-class 5,000 seat Entertainment Centre and a 300-room all-suite, full-service hotel, featuring spa and health club facilities. Â Casino Rama is operated by Penn National Gaming, Inc.

Erik Morales: “I want to thank everyone who has supported us for this fight. I’m ready. I had a lot of preparation and I’m ready to fight again. I think two-and- a-half years of

rest were enough. I have a lot of energy and will go back in the ring with a high level.”

“I know I have a strong rival. It was motivating to train with great gusto and indeed everyone will see a big fight this Saturday at the Arena Monterrey.”

Jose Alfaro: “I’m calm, relaxed, and just waiting for the moment to show how I can fight. That’s what we used on my team and I hope everything goes well. Honestly, there is no pressure on me, just the desire to win. I think I’m with someone who was as great as Erik Morales, but beating someone like him will be an important part of my career.”

“Morales is the logical favorite because of his experience and victories over fighters like Manny Pacquiao. He had big fights with Marco Antonio Barrera and many more, but I come with the desire to succeed. I had sufficient time to prepare and you’ll see on Saturday.”

FACT SHEET

WHO: WBC INTERCONTINENTAL WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

MAIN EVENT – 12 ROUNDS

ERIK “El Terrible” MORALES JOSE “Jicaras” ALFARO

Former 3-Division World Champion Former WBA Lightweight Champion/WBC #13

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Nagarot, Nicaragua

48-6 (34 KOs) 23-5 (20 KOs)

WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE ELIMINATOR

CO-FEATURE – 12 ROUNDS

HUGO HERNAN “Pigu” GARAY CHRIS “Hard Hittin’” HENRY

Former WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Former NABF, NABA, USNBC & IBA Intercontinental Champion

WBA #3/2000 Argentinean Olympian WBA #4

Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina Houston, Texas, USA

32-4 (17 KOs) 24-2 (19 KOs)

SPECIAL HEAVYWEIGHT ATTRACTION

10 ROUNDS

DAVID “Nino” RODRIGUEZ DANIEL BISPO

NABA Heavyweight Champion/WBA #13 1996 Brazilian Olympian

El Paso, Texas, USA Sao Paulo, Brazil

32-0 (30 KOs) 22-12 (16 KOs)

6 ROUNDS – LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHTS

ABRAHAM “Abie” HAN ULISES “Tremendo” DUARTE

El Paso, Texas Tlalnepantla, Mexico

8-0 (7 KOs) 19-15 (17 KOs)

(all fights and fighters subject to change)

WHAT: “The Champion Returns” PPV

WHEN: Saturday, March 27, 2010 – 9 PM/ET 6 PM/PT

WHERE: Monterrey, Mexico

PROMOTER: KO Entertainment and Box Latino

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PAY-PER-VIEW ANNOUNCERS: World Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Col. Bob Sheridan (blow-by-blow) and former NFL player and veteran boxing announcer Benny Ricardo (color analyst).

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According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, a rematch of the 2009 fight of the year between Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz is almost fonalized for July 10th in Las Vegas in a bout that will be aired on Pay Per View

“It’s very close,” Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions said. “We are getting everything signed, but we have agreed on terms.” Willie Savannah, Diaz’s manager, told ESPN.com that he had received the proposal from Golden Boy and that their side wants the fight.

“It looks like that is what will happen,” Savannah said. “I told them we would like to have the rematch.”

Marquez, of Mexico, went to Diaz’s hometown of Houston to face him at the Toyota Center in February 2009 in what turned out to be an all-action slugfest, one that Marquez won via ninth-round knockout.

“The first fight was a great fight. These guys are both coming off losses, but they are still great fighters,” said Willie Savannah who is the co-manager of Diaz. “Doing this rematch, which you know is going to be great fight, is the biggest fight for both of them right now.”

One of the pay-per-view undercard bouts for the July 10 card Schaefer said he is working on is a middleweight match between former undisputed junior middleweight champ Winky Wright (51-5-1, 25 KOs) and former junior middleweight titlist Sergio Mora (21-1-1, 5 KOs).

NEW YORK (March 25, 2010)—This weekend on www.gofightlive.tv, four big boxing events from all over North America will take place that will feature a world title bout, a future hall of famer and some of the best up and coming talent in the world.

On Thursday night in North Bergen, New Jersey, John Lynch’s Pound for Pound Promotions will present a big six bout card that will be headlined by Danny Mcdermott taking on Brian Miller in an eight round Lightweight battle of East Coast Prospects.

Friday night From Hamilton, New Jersey, fans will get to witness a triple main event as former contestant from The Contender, Ahmed “Baby Face” Kaddour will take on the upset minded Jerome Ellis. Former three-time world title challenger, Omar Sheika takes on to Philadelphian, Garrett Wilson. Former U.S. Olympian Terrance Cauthen takes on Isam Khalil.

Saturday night in Mexico, The champion returns as future Hall of Famer, Erik “El Terrible” Morales makes his return to the ring after a two-plus year hiatus when he takes on former WBA Lightweight champion Jose Alfaro.

The action then shifts to Rama, Canada where Steve Molitor looks to regain the IBF Jr. Bantamweight title when he fights a much anticipated rematch with South African, Takelani Ndlovu.

MARCH BADNESS

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (3-24-10) – Both combatants for Thursday night’s NABC lightweight title fight made weight as Jersey City’s Danny “Little Mac” McDermott tipped the scales at a trim 135 while Brian Miller of Schenectady, NY weighed in at 134.5 pounds. The bout is scheduled for eight rounds and will headline Pound for Pound Promotions’ “March Badness” card at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, NJ.

“We had a grueling training camp and I’m ready for war,” said McDermott, 8-1 (3 KO). “I’m ready to go home with the title belt. This guy is tough but he’s never seen anything like me.”

McDermott is trained by former Arturo Gatti assistant Michael Skowronski at the Passaic PAL. Sparring for this fight consisted of undefeated talent such as Jorge Diaz, Mike Perez and Victor Valenzuela, among others.

Miller, 7-0-3 (3 KO), is the reigning New York State Lightweight champion and has fought the majority of his fights in upstate New York.

Cruiserweight Patrick Farrell and featherweight Victor Valenzuela both received the heart-breaking news this morning that their fights were cancelled due to their opponents falling out last minute.

OTHER WEIGHTS:

Super-middleweight Jason “El Monstruo” Escalera of Union City, NJ weighed in at 169 pounds while his opponent Jesus Torres of Homestead, FL weighed in at 173. Escalera, 7-0 (6 KO), will be facing his second consecutive unbeaten foe in the 5-0 (4 KO) Torres. Both men are coming off their longest layoffs; Escalera hasn’t fought since August of 2009 while Torres hasn’t fought since August of 1999.

Ironically, the uncles of these two fighters fought each other back in 1981. Former WBC super-featherweight champion Alfredo Escalera Sr. knocked out Johnny Torres in 8 rounds at the Jai Alai Fronton in Miami, FL.

Junior-middleweight Steven Martinez of Bronx, NY weighed in at 154 pounds while Michael Ransome of Riedsville, NC weighed in at 159. The 20-year-old Martinez was the 2008 National Golden Gloves welterweight champion and has run his unbeaten record to 3-0 (3 KO) while Ransome is making his pro debut.

Junior-featherweight Eilon Kedem, a native of Herzelia, Israel but now living in Brooklyn, NY, weighed in the same as his opponent Pedro Antonio Salcedo, 122 pounds even. Kedem, 10-3-4 (7 KO), is looking to rebound following a second round TKO loss to Eden Sonsona last November. Salcedo, 3-2 (2 KO), of Yauco, Puerto Rico will be fighting for the first time outside of his native Puerto Rico.

Welterweight Christian Martinez of New York City weighed in at 143 while Union City, NJ’s Hector Collado weighed in at 145. Collado, a native of the Dominican Republic, will be making his pro debut while Martinez is 2-0 (2 KO).

Light-heavyweight Eddie Edmonds of Newark, NJ weighed in at 161 while Todd Eriksson of Dover, NJ weighed in at 167. Edmonds, 1-0-1, is fighting the most experienced opponent of his young career in Eriksson, 0-3-1.

The card can be viewed on a delay basis on www.gofightlive.tv by clicking:

http://www.gofightlive.tv/showEvent.do?eventId=658

MORALES-ALFAR0

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

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

WHAT: “The Champion Returns” PPV

WHEN: Saturday, March 27, 2010 – 9 PM/ET 6 PM/PT

WHERE: Monterrey, Mexico

PROMOTER: KO Entertainment and Box Latino

“The Champion Returns” PPV is also available on www.GoFightLive.TV outside of the United States and Mexico.
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MOLITOR-NDLOVU

MOLITOR PROMISES MORE OF THE SAME FOR NDLOVU

“Canadian Kid” Confident of Another KO of South Africa’s “Panther”

TORONTO, ON – (Tuesday, March 23, 2010) Tuesday afternoon, “The Canadian Kid” Steve Molitor (31-1, 12 KO’s, IBF #2 Junior Featherweight) spoke to the media during an open workout in preparation for his battle with IBF #1 ranked Takalani “The Panther” Ndlovu (30-5, 18 KO’s) for the vacant IBF Junior Featherweight world title, in the main event of Rumble at Rama XI, Saturday, March 27th at Casino Rama, in Rama, Ontario.

The card can be seen on www.gofightlive.tv by clicking:

http://www.gofightlive.tv/showEvent.do?eventId=661

On his preparation and approach for an opponent for he’s already handled easily (9th round TKO win in 2007)

“I’ve had a great camp, and brought in some great sparring partners. I’m healthier and stronger than ever heading into a fight. And given the fact that I’ve already smacked him around the ring once, I know what to expect out of him. Come Saturday night I’m going to reclaim my title.”

On Ndlovu’s pre-fight trash talk, including accusing Molitor of choking in his 2008 loss to Celestino Caballero

“Talk is so cheap. And he’s done a lot of it for this fight. But cheap or not, he’s going to pay for every word, trust me.”

“He should be less concerned about what I did against Caballero, and worry about how I beat him around the ring in our first fight.”

On getting the chance to win a second world title, and if he’s still the same fighter he was prior to the Caballero fight.

“Boxing is unlike any other sport. If I was in the NHL, a two-game losing streak wouldn’t mean I couldn’t win the Stanley Cup. But in boxing, one tough loss set me back a year and a half. That’s the nature of the sport, it’s brutal and unforgiving, but I’m seriously and honestly at the top of my game, and ready for another lengthy title reign beginning Saturday night.”

On what he expects differently out of Ndlovu on Saturday night.

“Other than him getting knocked out a lot sooner, nothing at all.”

Julaton Touches Down to Hero’s Welcome in Toronto

Local Pinoy Community Greets Battling Beauty With Open Arms

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

This coming Saturday, March 27, at Rumble at Rama XI, Julaton will face Toronto’s own Lisa “Bad News” Brown (16-4-3, 5 KO’s) in a battle for the vacant WBA Female Super Bantamweight title.

“Wow, I’ve only just arrived in Toronto for the first time, and it already feels like home away from home,” Julaton told an adoring audience Tuesday night at M Studio Restaurant in Mississauga.

“Female boxing doesn’t usually get this type of attention, so I’m not used to being in the spotlight, but when you get an opportunity like this you have to take advantage of it.”

If the photogenic Julaton can get past the ultra-tough, and far more experienced Brown, Allan Tremblay, President of Orion Sports Management, sees nothing but great things ahead for “The Hurricane.”

“For the past year and a half, we’ve had such a great relationship with our Filipino fans,” Tremblay told the crowd at M Studio. “And a great showing by Ana will help make Filipino boxing in Toronto that much bigger.”

“We have an absolutely great event on tap Saturday. But this is just the beginning of Ana’s journey to superstardom.”

Aside from Julaton vs. Brown, two other sensational title match-ups round out one of the deepest fight cards in Canadian history.

In a special ten round attraction, champion Greg Kielsa (11-0, 5 KO’s), and challenger Neven Pajkic.(11-0, 5 KO’s), face off in a historic battle pitting two undefeated fighters vying for the Canadian Heavyweight title.

And in the main event, “The Canadian Kid” Steve Molitor (31-1, 12 KO’s, IBF #2) renews acquaintances with South African Takalani Ndlovu (30-5, 18 KO’s) in a bout for the now-vacant IBF Junior Featherweight championship of the world, a title Molitor defended successfully five times from 2007-2008.

The two squared-off in July of 2007, at the very first Rumble at Rama, with Molitor dominating from the opening bell en route to defending his newly won crown with a brilliant 9th round TKO.

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (3-24-10) – Both combatants for Thursday night’s NABC lightweight title fight made weight as Jersey City’s Danny “Little Mac” McDermott tipped the scales at a trim 135 while Brian Miller of Schenectady, NY weighed in at 134.5 pounds. The bout is scheduled for eight rounds and will headline Pound for Pound Promotions’ “March Badness” card at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, NJ.

“We had a grueling training camp and I’m ready for war,” said McDermott, 8-1 (3 KO). “I’m ready to go home with the title belt. This guy is tough but he’s never seen anything like me.”

McDermott is trained by former Arturo Gatti assistant Michael Skowronski at the Passaic PAL. Sparring for this fight consisted of undefeated talent such as Jorge Diaz, Mike Perez and Victor Valenzuela, among others.

Miller, 7-0-3 (3 KO), is the reigning New York State Lightweight champion and has fought the majority of his fights in upstate New York.

Cruiserweight Patrick Farrell and featherweight Victor Valenzuela both received the heart-breaking news this morning that their fights were cancelled due to their opponents falling out last minute.

OTHER WEIGHTS:

Super-middleweight Jason “El Monstruo” Escalera of Union City, NJ weighed in at 169 pounds while his opponent Jesus Torres of Homestead, FL weighed in at 173. Escalera, 7-0 (6 KO), will be facing his second consecutive unbeaten foe in the 5-0 (4 KO) Torres. Both men are coming off their longest layoffs; Escalera hasn’t fought since August of 2009 while Torres hasn’t fought since August of 1999.
Ironically, the uncles of these two fighters fought each other back in 1981. Former WBC super-featherweight champion Alfredo Escalera Sr. knocked out Johnny Torres in 8 rounds at the Jai Alai Fronton in Miami, FL.

Junior-middleweight Steven Martinez of Bronx, NY weighed in at 154 pounds while Michael Ransome of Riedsville, NC weighed in at 159. The 20-year-old Martinez was the 2008 National Golden Gloves welterweight champion and has run his unbeaten record to 3-0 (3 KO) while Ransome is making his pro debut.

Junior-featherweight Eilon Kedem, a native of Herzelia, Israel but now living in Brooklyn, NY, weighed in the same as his opponent Pedro Antonio Salcedo, 122 pounds even. Kedem, 10-3-4 (7 KO), is looking to rebound following a second round TKO loss to Eden Sonsona last November. Salcedo, 3-2 (2 KO), of Yauco, Puerto Rico will be fighting for the first time outside of his native Puerto Rico.

Welterweight Christian Martinez of New York City weighed in at 143 while Union City, NJ’s Hector Collado weighed in at 145. Collado, a native of the Dominican Republic, will be making his pro debut while Martinez is 2-0 (2 KO).

Light-heavyweight Eddie Edmonds of Newark, NJ weighed in at 161 while Todd Eriksson of Dover, NJ weighed in at 167. Edmonds, 1-0-1, is fighting the most experienced opponent of his young career in Eriksson, 0-3-1.

Tickets, priced $100, $50 and $35, can be purchased at the door or by calling 201-864-9566. Schuetzen Park is located at 3167 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in North Bergen, NJ. Doors open at 5:30 PM. First bout starts at 6:30 PM.
The card can be viewed on a delay basis on www.gofightlive.tv by clicking:

http://www.gofightlive.tv/showEvent.do?eventId=658

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

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

WHAT: “The Champion Returns” PPV

WHEN: Saturday, March 27, 2010 – 9 PM/ET 6 PM/PT

WHERE: Monterrey, Mexico

PROMOTER: KO Entertainment and Box Latino

“The Champion Returns” PPV is also available on www.GoFightLive.TV outside of the United States and Mexico by clicking

http://www.gofightlive.tv/showEvent.do?eventId=635

INFORMATION: www.integratedsportsnet.com

TICKETS: Purchase at www.superboletos.com

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

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

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

Photo by Chris Farina/ Top Rank

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kadoour will be taking on the tough Jerome Ellis.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There will be five other big bouts on this LIVE telecast which will feature undefeated Light Heavyweight Billy Salser in a four round bout

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THE CHAMPION RETURNS—ERIK MORALES VS JOSE ALFARO

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

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

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

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

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

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

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RUMBLE AT RAMA XI—MOLIROR VS NDLOVU II

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

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

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

His first title defense came against Ndlovu.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Integrated Sports Media: North America’s leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sports events has presented World Championship and world-class boxing matches featuring Ricky Hatton, Christian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Nicolai Valuev, Amir Kahn, Marco Antonio Barrera, Arthur Abraham, David Haye, John Ruiz, Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr., and Ruslan Chagaev. In addition, Integrated Sports Media distributed numerous International soccer matches showcasing teams like Club America of Mexico and the National Teams of Argentina, Honduras, El Salvador and the USA, as well as World Championship and world-class mixed martial arts shows featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Bobby Lashley, Bob Sapp, Jeff Monson, and Roy Nelson. For more information on upcoming Integrated Sports events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Integrated Sports Media: North America’s leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sports events has presented World Championship and world-class boxing matches featuring Ricky Hatton, Christian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Nicolai Valuev, Amir Kahn, Marco Antonio Barrera, Arthur Abraham, David Haye, John Ruiz, Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr., and Ruslan Chagaev. In addition, Integrated Sports Media distributed numerous International soccer matches showcasing teams like Club America of Mexico and the National Teams of Argentina, Honduras, El Salvador and the USA, as well as World Championship and world-class mixed martial arts shows featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Bobby Lashley, Bob Sapp, Jeff Monson, and Roy Nelson. For more information on upcoming Integrated Sports events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ordering details will be announced shortly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Morales sets sights on
another Pacquaio fight

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

Garay vs. Henry WBA Eliminator in co-feature

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Integrated Sports Media: North America’s leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sports events has presented World Championship and world-class boxing matches featuring Ricky Hatton, Christian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Nicolai Valuev, Amir Kahn, Marco Antonio Barrera, Arthur Abraham, David Haye, John Ruiz, Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr., and Ruslan Chagaev. In addition, Integrated Sports Media distributed numerous International soccer matches showcasing teams like Club America of Mexico and the National Teams of Argentina, Honduras, El Salvador and the USA, as well as World Championship and world-class mixed martial arts shows featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Bobby Lashley, Bob Sapp, Jeff Monson, and Roy Nelson. For more information on upcoming Integrated Sports events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dusseldorf, Germany (March 14, 2010) – American heavyweight “Fast Eddie” Chambers – rated #1 in the WBO – arrives in Dusseldorf, Germany with his team a week before his scheduled World Championship bout against WBO/IBF Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko.

“I am on a mission to beat Wladimir Klitschko and bring those titles back home to the United States. This is serious business and I am going for it, but I also know that I want to take in this experience and enjoy the ride. I am not going to make any fancy predictions. I’m just going to win.”

Marc Abrams
We always see something new from Pacquiao. Being that Clottey has a strong and is a very good fighter. he will competitive early until he gets stopped with a body shot in round eleven.

Norm Frauenheim
Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision. It’s hard not to agree with Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach. After all, Roach is on a roll. He predicted Pacqjuiao would stop Miguel Cotto. Pacquiao delivered. He predicted Pacquiao would knock out Ricky Hatton. Pacquiao delivered. Now, he is predicting Pacquiao will be the first fighter to stop Clottey. Sorry, not this time. Durability won’t win this fight for Clottey, whose hard head might be dangerous if it collides with Pacquiao in a bloody butt. But durability will keep Clottey around after the final bell and in the middle of the ring to hear how the judges’ scored 12 rounds.

Natashia Aiello
Paquiao by body shot KO in the 6th

Adam Berlin
Joshua Clottey is the bigger man. He has a strong chin, a super-tight defense and while he’s not a one-punch KO artist, his punches do damage. But Manny Pacquiao is too quick and too smart to be daunted. And with Freddie Roach in Pacquiao’s corner, Joshua Clottey will be fighting two men, not one. (I still don’t understand how Clottey’s team didn’t hire a veteran trainer to help their charge between rounds; it’s unconscionable. Joshua Clottey will be all alone in the Lone Star state.) Clottey will prove PacMan’s toughest test, but in the end Clottey won’t be busy enough and Manny will win by decision.

Rick McKenzie
As good and as dominant as PacMan has been as of late, I still have doubt in my mind that he can continue at this torrid pace of making mince meat out of men. Clottey is truly bigger and will come in the ring 20 pounds heavier…I got Clottey By KO/TKO in the 10th.

George Phillips
I am going to go against the norm and state the Clotty will be the man to dethrone the king, well maybe. Manny is the best pound for pound right now and we all know what he can bring to the ring. He has a trainer in Freddie Roach that can devise a battle plan that would make General Lee jealous. On the flip side of the coin, this is a true welterweight fight and unlike previous fights for PacMan there is no catch weight. Clotty was fighting at 147lbs when Manny was a flyweight. Plus, Clotty will probably be walking into the ring at 160lbs after re-hydration. Clotty will bring a armored tank defense that could frustrate the champion. For Clotty to take advantage of this, he will have to up his punch count and will have to take advantage of Manny’s attack style of boxing to land effective counter punches. Should Clotty not capitalize on his defense then Manny will wear him down after 8 or 9 rounds.

Clotty has never been stopped and I do not see that streak ending. Will Clotty do enough to pull off a decision? Perhaps. A draw could be in the making as well. Look for a great fight well worth the PPV cost.

Anson Wainwright
Over the past few years when Pacquiao fights there seem to be several possible outcomes and Pacquiao has some how managed to do what hardly anybody though he could do. Beat up Oscar, annilate Ricky Hatton and stand toe to toe with Cotto scoring stoppages in each one. While Clottey is a tough skilled guy who has a solid chin, impressive defence it all points to Pacquiao using his speed and picking Clottey off to score a points win but that’s conventional wisdom. I’m looking for Pacquiao to do what very few think he can do and that’s stop Clottey. Pacquiao in the tenth.

Mario Ortega Jr.
Pacquiao UD12 Clottey

Joshua Clottey is a good welterweight, but Manny Pacquiao is a great fighter. Pacquiao will be too quick handed for Clottey to open up out of his shell, and Pacman will win a wide decision. Clottey is too sturdy, and leaves too few openings for Pacquiao to score his fifth consecutive stoppage.

Johnny Schulz
So do I dare pick against pick against Pacquiao? I truly believe that Clottey has much more to offer as a challenge than his past 3 fights. I also know that he has a better chin than his last two for sure. Does the Pacman train continue its steamrolling ways? I believe this is where he gets stopped in his tracks. Not sure when or how, but I smell an upset. Pacman has everything to loose and Clottey everything to gain. All in all great fight. I could totally be off base here but, I dare to go there. -JSizzle

Alejandro Echevarria
Come Saturday night Joshua Clottey will once again step in the ring with the elite of the sport. In Manny Pacquiao, Clottey will be facing one of his most formidable opponents to date and if he wants to be considered one of the elite, he must win. No matter how close he makes this fight, Clottey must win in order to leave behind the stigma of always coming up short on his most important fights.

Only constant and effective pressure from Clottey forcing Pac-man to fight going back will give him the opportunity. If he can’t accomplish this for most of the fight, Pacquiao will dominate with his speed, volume of punches and multiple angles. In the end, the man from the Philippines will outhustle and outwork his opponent to earn a unanimous decision.

Matt Yanofsky
Pacquiao by decision. Pacquiao is far too fast and busy for the
offensively passive Clottey. The latter’s defense and physical strength
should be proficient enough to guide him to the final bell however.

David Winston
Unanimous decision for Pacquiao. Clottey is too defensive a fighter to outpoint the speedy and dynamic PFP champ. Manny will throw twice as many punches as his opponent. The “X Factor” will be Clottey’s obvious physical advantages. Can Pacquiao’s biggest/strongest foe actually hurt him?

Photo by Chris Farina/ Top Rank

Seven-time world champion and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and challenger Joshua Clottey weigh in(Pacquiao 145.75 lb, Clottey 147 lb) at Cowboys Stadium Friday for their upcoming World Welterweight championship on Saturday,March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington,Texas on HBO Pay-Per-View

Manny Pacquiao 145 3/4 – Joshua Clottey 147

PHILADELPHIA (MARCH 11, 2010)—This Saturday night in Arlington, Texas the first big fight of the new decade will take place as pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao will battle Joshua Clottey for the WBO Welterweight title at the beautiful Cowboys Stadium

Clottey will be wearing the Cov Glove for the big bout which will be fought in front of over 45,000 fans in the stadium, millions on HBO Pay-Per-View and countless around the world.\

The Cov Glove is a synthetic texture that covers the tape around the wrist. The Cov Glove protects the fighter from having his tape come loose.

“Joshua has been a big supporter of the product since day one”, said David Price, founder and CEO of Cov Glove

“For him to wear it in such an important fight shows that he has confidence in the product and hopefully the fans all over the world are able to see the value of the Cov Glove in this fight.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, WBO Jr. Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley will make his first appearance on HBO on June 26th against Luis Carlos Abregu at the Agua Caliente resort in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

“Tim wants to fight the best 140-pounders in the world — Amir Khan, Devon Alexander, [Marcos] Maidana, you name it,” Said Cameron Dunkin swho is Bardley’s manager at the Gaylord Texan hotel, the fight headquarters for Saturday’s Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey fight at Cowboys Stadium in nearby Arlington. “Hopefully, this is the start of getting those big fights.”

“He’s a really strong guy with a good chin and he’s bigger than Tim. He’s physical and puts on great fights,” Dunkin said of the 27-year-old Abregu.

Said Sean Gibbons, Abregu’s agent, “It’s a great opportunity for Abregu to be on HBO. He’s a bigger, stronger guy than Bradley and he’s got nothing to lose by taking the fight. We can’t wait.”

“Timmy did not sign a thing with Showtime,” Dunkin said. “He certainly appreciates what they have done for him and he loves Showtime, but he has to take this opportunity.”

Seven-time world champion and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao speaks with reporters during television satellite interviews Thursday for his upcoming World Welterweight championship against challenger Joshua Clottey on Saturday,March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington,Texas on HBO Pay-Per-View

Photos by Chris Farina / Top Rank

Challenges WBO/IBF Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko in Dusseldorf, Germany on Saturday, March 20th

Six Questions With the #1-rated WBO Heavyweight Contender.

Los Angeles, CA (March 11, 2010) – Top American heavyweight “Fast Eddie” Chambers (35-1, 18 KOs) is set to take on Ukrainian giant and WBO/IBF World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir “Dr. Steelhammer” Klitschko (53-3, 47 KOs) on Saturday night, March 20th, at the 51,000 seat ESPRIT Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany.

This will be the first world title opportunity for Chambers and his third time fighting on German soil. He sustained his only loss as a pro by decision in Berlin to Alexander Povetkin in his first visit back in January, 2008, and stopped another mammoth-sized Ukrainian – undefeated 6-7 Alexander Dimitrenko – in his most recent outing in Hamburg last July 4th.

Goossentutor.com now takes you “Inside the Mind” of Chambers leading into the final days prior to the biggest fight of his career with “Six Questions” for the American hopeful:

GOOSSENTUTOR.COM: How are you feeling both physically and mentally going into the biggest fight of your career against Wladimir Klitschko?

CHAMBERS: “I feel great, both physically and mentally! I’m in the best shape of my career. We’ve done a lot of things in camp to prepare both physically and mentally. We’ve been away from the everyday situations of being at home that we have been able to focus on the task at hand. We came up here to the Poconos to get that focus, work hard and do whatever is necessary to win this title fight.”

GOOSSENTUTOR.COM: Your Goossen Tutor stablemates – Tony Thompson and Chris Arreola – both lost to a Klitschko brother in world title fights. Were you able to take anything away from watching their fights and why do you feel that you can do what they could not – which is to win?

CHAMBERS: “I have a different set of skills than both of them, although I did see there were certain things that they did in their fights. One thing in particular was that they didn’t get their jabs in enough. Although Tony pressured Wladimir a great deal, even on one leg, he was able to make it very difficult at times for Wladimir to dominate the fight. And Chris also was using his jab and at times effectively. But he stood in front of Vitali too much. They really didn’t take advantage of their opportunities. With me, on the other hand, I use different angles, different movement and work my jab and stay behind my jab and will not allow Vladimir to keep his distance all day and pound away.”

GOOSSENTUTOR.COM: Do you feel more at ease going to Germany fighting for a third time?

CHAMBERS: “I am more used to it. My first time let me know that you can’t be short-training, just thinking all day about the fight and not enjoying the experience and have fun with it. This is supposed to be a life experience and you’re supposed to enjoy it. And if you just sit tight in your room and not enjoy the people and the experience of what you’re trying to be – a star in boxing – then it really isn’t going to work out for you. With the fight with Dimitrenko and now this fight, I’m just going to enjoy myself and experience going over there.”

GOOSSENTUTOR.COM: Like Wladimir Klitschko, your last opponent – Alexander Dimitrenko – entered the ring with a 6-inch height and reach advantage. You were very effective in out-boxing him. Can you fight Wladimir the same way or does his style cause you to make adjustments?

CHAMBERS: “I think you can in certain ways fight Wladimir the same way because they both fight from a distance. But you can’t just stand in front of Wladimir because with his long reach he’ll keep you at bay. I have to jab and move and do different things before I just come in and try and engage in the offense.”

GOOSSENTUTOR.COM: “Whom have you been sparring with to prepare for Klitschko?

CHAMBERS: “I had one guy who’s very tall and a good boxer and mover in Marcellus Brown. I also had Sean McClain, who is a guy who was busy and threw a lot of punches and we normally put him in around the middle to late rounds. And then we had Malik Scott come in. He’s a fast, tall boxer who would move and give me different angles and different looks and made me work to get in the last shot.”

GOOSSENTUTOR.COM: What can boxing fans expect from “Fast Eddie” Chambers on Saturday night, March 20th?

CHAMBERS: “A lot of speed; a lot of ability and movement and an overall work rate that it takes to be the heavyweight champion of the world on the night of March 20th.”

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