HOUSTON, TX (October 27, 2015) – Undefeated featherweight, Miguel Flores (17-0, 8 KOs), is looking forward to making his ring return against Alfred Tetteh (23-4-1, 20 KOs) on November 10, 2015 at the Austin City Music Hall in Austin, Texas. The 10-round bout will serve as the co-feature to Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. vs. Karim Guerfi, a Premier Boxing Champions main event. Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on Fox Sports 1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes will air live beginning at 9 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. PT.

Coming off an impressive fourth round TKO against Carlos Padilla in his last bout, Flores will look to extend on his unbeaten record. Hailing from Houston, Texas, Flores wants to capitalize on his televised fight, in front of his home state fans.

“I’m very grateful for the opportunity to be fighting on Fox Sports in Texas, where I will have a lot of family and friends in attendance.” said rising star Miguel Flores. “As a fighter, you always want to impress, especially when you fight on national television. I have a Mexican fighting style and there will definitely be moments in this fight where we’ll be going toe-to-to, which is fitting for the event. The fans are going to see a lot of action. I’m bringing my best.”

Tickets priced at $125, $85, $75, $45 and $25, not including applicable fees, for this live event, which is promoted by Leija*Battah Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased by calling Leija*Battah Promotions at 210-979-3302. Tickets can also be purchased at the Austin City Music Hall box office.

NCASVILLE, Conn. (October 27, 2015) – Limited tickets are still available for the 11th annual Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) Gala Induction Dinner, highlighted by the Class of 2015 induction ceremony, as well as the presentation of the 2015 CBHOF individual awards, Friday night, November 13 in the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun.

Tickets are reasonably priced at $90.00 and available to purchase by calling Kim Baker at Mohegan Sun (1.860.862.7377) or Sherman Cain at the Manchester Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Doors open at 5:30 p.m. ET, cocktails at 6 p.m. ET, followed by dinner.

2015 CBHOF Inductees

Lou DiBella, Promoter
Shelly Finkel, Promoter/Manager
Peter Timothy, Boxing Commissioner
Carey Mace, Boxer
George Russo, Trainer/Boxer
Mort Sharnik, Writer/Manager
Arnie Bayer, Boxing Advocate

2015 CBHOF Award Winners

Luis Rosa, Jr., Professional Boxer of the Year
Chordale Booker, Amateur Boxer of the Year
Glenn Feldman, Official of the Year
Brian Clark, Contribution to Boxing

Go online to www.ctboxinghof.org for additional information about the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, its 11th annual Gala Inductee Dinner, event sponsorship opportunities, or past CBHOF inductees.
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ABOUT CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 to honor and celebrate the careers of outstanding individuals involved in the sport of boxing. Its inaugural Induction Ceremony & Dinner was held in 2005. Connecticut’s rich boxing history could never have flourished if it weren’t for the achievements of those enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

As a non-profit organization, the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame is deeply committed to keeping the fighting spirit of Connecticut thriving through various charitable contributions.

27 October 2015 – Singapore: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), in partnership with Wujie, has announced its return to Beijing, China for another blockbuster evening of world-class mixed martial arts action. ONE WUJIE: DYNASTY OF CHAMPIONS will be held on 21 November at the Gymnasium of National Olympic Sports Centre and will feature the highly-anticipated showdown between featherweight champions Marat Gafurov and Narantungalag Jadambaa as well as the Beijing Featherweight Tournament II.

The two-year partnership between ONE and Wujie will see the two parties working together to bring 26 exciting MMA events to China over a two-year period, starting from the upcoming 21st November event in Beijing.

CEO of ONE Championship™ Victor Cui stated, “ONE Championship continues its dedication to bringing mixed martial arts to the mainland. We have lined up another exciting night of fights for fans in China, featuring a featherweight unification bout that will surely bring the crowd to their feet! Get ready as we broadcast ONE WUJIE: DYNASTY OF CHAMPIONS live all across the world!”

With an impressive victory over Martin Nguyen last month, the undefeated Marat “Cobra” Gafurov of Russia captured the interim ONE Featherweight World Championship via another signature submission finish. Gafurov has been on an absolute tear, blazing a trail of exciting wins in ONE’s loaded featherweight division. He will now look to unify the featherweight titles against incumbent champion Narantungalag Jadambaa.

“I always finish what I start. When I started MMA, I wanted to be the best in my division and be crowned the ONE Featherweight World Champion. I won the interim belt in Jakarta but that is not enough for me, so now I am coming for the title. Jadambaa is a strong fighter but I was born to fight. It will be an explosive match between us,” said Gafurov.

Narantungalag Jadambaa is a Mongolian kickboxer and is the reigning ONE Featherweight World Champion. Jadambaa has been eyeing his return to the ONE Cage ever since he captured the title with a victory over Koji Oishi last year. Now, he’ll get the chance to defend his belt for the very first time against an extremely formidable opponent in Marat Gafurov.

“My ancestors are all warriors, so combat is in my blood. I will prove to the world that I am the undisputed ONE Featherweight World Champion. I will continue to bring pride to my country. Gafurov is a tough opponent but I am tougher,” said the reigning and defending ONE Featherweight World Champion.

Fans can expect a scintillating battle of prime featherweights as Gafurov and Jadambaa both aim to become the undisputed ONE Featherweight World Champion.

In what will serve as the co-main event of the evening, ONE Flyweight World Champion, Adriano Moraes of Brazil, will return to the ONE Cage to put his title on the line against one of Kazakhstan’s top flyweights in Kairat Akhmetov. Moraes is on a four-fight win streak which includes capturing the world title last year. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist is ready to stand his ground and defend his belt against Akhmetov who will pose as his biggest test to date.

“I am looking forward to returning to the ONE Cage and have been training really hard for Kairat for months. His record is impressive but I believe that my polished skill set will deter him from taking the belt. I am ready and I can’t wait to be back in action this November!,” said the Brazilian Flyweight Champion.

Kairat Akhmetov of Kazakhstan is undefeated with an outstanding record of 21 wins with no losses. The 28-year-old has finished 17 of his opponents by either knockout or submission and will look to have the same success in his ONE Championship debut. In a world title bout that will surely keep fans on the edge of their seats, Akhmetov is ready to compete for the belt against Adriano Moraes when they meet at the center of the ONE Cage.

“I am excited to fight in Asia’s largest MMA promotion and my aim is to be the best flyweight in the world. I will make my debut a memorable one by capturing the title. I respect Moraes but I want nothing more than to have that belt strapped around my waist,” Akhmetov commented on his upcoming debut with ONE.

Alongside the two main events, the Beijing Featherweight Tournament II will feature some of the best local talents in the mainland. Zhang Jia Cai will meet Qiao Long Fei while Yang Sen challenges Ala Teng Bu Ri Ge De in the preliminary rounds before the winners of each bouts meet at the semi-finals.

Zhang said, “Fans will see my strength, stamina and ground skills stand out in this tournament. I have what it takes, and I am determined to be the ONE China Featherweight National Champion.”
His opponent, Qiao said, “ONE Championship has so many world class fighters and I am fighting in ONE to challenge myself. I have been training hard for this four-man tournament and I am already prepared for both fights on fight night. China will soon have a world champion in MMA and I want it to be me.”

Yang, who has been training in martial arts since he was a kid is excited to represent his country. He said, “My dad taught me since my youth to love my country. It has always been my dream to fight for China internationally like this. I’ve already prepared a long time for this tournament. I will fight relaxed and with confidence. I’m serious about becoming the champion, and I will let this performance prove my strength.”

Yang will be facing a tough opponent in Ala Teng who shares the same goal as him. “ONE Championship is Asia largest fight-sport organization. I want to prove I can pass the test of competing on this huge platform and reach my goal as a fighter. I’m competing in this ONE Championship tournament to to let you, him, and everyone know who I am. It feels great to represent China on such a big platform. Not only to represent my country internationally, but also to represent our sport to the people in China,” said Ala Teng.

For more updates on ONE Championship™, please visit www.onefc.com and follow Twitter and Instagram @ONEFCMMA and Facebook atwww.facebook.com/ONEFCMMA.

About ONE Championship™
ONE Championship is the largest sports media property in Asian history. Headquartered in Singapore, the world’s most exciting mixed martial arts organization hosts the best Asian mixed martial artists and world champions, all signed to exclusive contracts, on the largest media broadcast in Asia. ONE Championship™ has partnered with FOX and STAR Sports for an unprecedented 10-year cable television deal with a coverage that spans 70+ countries across the world.

LOS ANGELES (October 26, 2015) – Boxing’s biggest weekend of 2015 will get off to a rousing start on Friday, November 20, as The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas hosts a hard-hitting card as the prelude to the November 21 Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez Super Fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center and live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

Airing live nationally on Estrella TV’s Boxeo Estelar, Mexican slugger Horacio “Violento” Garcia (29-1-0, 21 KOs) takes on fellow countryman Raul “Bule” Hidalgo (24-13, 18 KOs) in a 10-round featherweight bout sure to start off the weekend on fire on the Las Vegas Strip.

Featured as part of the RingTV Live Stream, East LA’s undefeated Roy “Pit Bull” Tapia (11-0-2, 6 KOs) is scheduled to face Erik Ruiz (14-4, 6 KOs) of Oxnard, Calif. in an eight-round super bantamweight bout; while fellow Golden Boy Promotions stablemates, Jason “El Animal” Quigley (8-0, 8 KOs) from Donegal, Ireland, and rising prospect Hector “El Finito” Tanajara Jr. (2-0, 1 KOs), of San Antonio, Texas, are both scheduled for six-round middleweight and super featherweight fights, respectively. Plus, Francisco Esparza (1-0) of Las Vegas is set to fight in a four-round featherweight bout. Opponents will be announced shortly.

This event is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona Extra and Carmelita’s Chorizo. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the first bout begins at 5:00 p.m. The Boxeo Estelar broadcast will air live on Estrella TV at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The card will also stream live on EstrellaTV.com and on YouTube via Fenomeno Studios. The Ring TV live stream will begin at approximately 5:00 p.m. PT through 6:00 p.m and can be viewed on RingTVLive.com, YIPTV.com, Fightsports.tv, UCNLive.com, Facebook.com/RingTV, Livestream.com, and The Ring TV Channels on Roku, Amazon Fire.

Tickets, priced at $95, $65, $35 and $25, not including applicable service charges and taxes, will go on sale on Wednesday, October 28 12:00 p.m. PT and will be available for purchase by visiting The Joint box office, calling 888.9.AXS.TIX or online at www.axs.com.

Back in the ring for the first time since the lone loss of his professional career, via decision to former world champion Hozumi Hasegawa in Japan this past May, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico’s Horacio “Violento” Garcia is hungrier than ever to get back into the title race and his journey starts on November 20. Before the defeat, the 25-year-old Garcia had won his previous six bouts by knockout and it’s a streak he expects to begin again in his Las Vegas debut.

Winner of two of his last three bouts, with knockouts over Jorge Luis Babuca and Antonio Gonzalez, Nuevas Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico’s Raul “Bule” Hidalgo may not have the prettiest record in the fight game, but those 37 fights have prepared the 26-year-old for anything he may face in the ring. A professional since 2010, Hidalgo can make a bold statement to his fellow fighters should he hand Garcia his second straight defeat.

Unbeaten as a professional, East LA super bantamweight Roy Tapia is a popular fighter on the California fight scene and if the 24-year-old’s most recent win, a third-round knockout of Juan Luis Hernandez on August 6 is any indication, he may be ready to take the next step in his career very soon. But the “Pitbull” will get a fight in his next outing in the form of Oxnard’s Erik Ruiz a protégé of renowned trainer Robert Garcia who has never been stopped and who always shows up ready for battle.

Fighting professionally since 2011, 24-year-old Erik Ruiz is looking for the right opportunity to start another winning streak when he faces the undefeated Roy Tapia on November 20. Fighting out of Oxnard, the tough Ruiz has been seen in the ring most recently against Jessie Magdaleno, Manuel “Tino” Avila, Fernando Fuentes and Daniel “Danny” Roman. On November 20, the Oxnard native, will be looking for victory and prove he still has what it takes to stay in the fighting game.

Hailing from Balleybofey in County Donegal, Ireland, the 24-year-old Jason Quigley had an outstanding amateur career becoming the first Irish fighter to win a Silver medal at the AIBA World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2013. El Animal started his professional career in 2014 and has quickly garnered attention by ending each fight via knockout against Howard Reece, Fernando Najera, and Greg McCoy. Quigley has continued his wins-by-knockout streak by impressively taking down Lanny Dardar, Tolutomi Agunbiade, Joshua Snyder and most recently Michael Faulk.

An eight-time National champion as an amateur, Hector “El Finito” Tanajara (2-0, 1 KO) began his pro career in August and he’s already compiled wins over Thomas Deleon and Antonio Martinez while fighting in Los Angeles. On November 20, the 18-year-old San Antonio native takes his show on the road in a six-round super featherweight bout.

Las Vegas based Francisco Esparza, who trains with former World Champion and future Hall of Famer Fernando “Ferocious” Vargas, seeks his second professional win in a featherweight match scheduled for four rounds.

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Atlantic City, NJ (October 26, 2015)–On Saturday night, December 5th, Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna will be featured in the main event of a card that will take place at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City.

The card is promoted by Rising Star Promotions in association with Vincent M Ponte’s Gulf Stream Promotions.

The fight card will also be in conjunction with Ray McCline of The Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame.

LaManna (18-1, 7 KO’s) of nearby Millville, New Jersey will take part in a 8-round Welterweight bout against an opponent to be named.

The 23 year-old LaManna turned professional in 2011 and won his first sixteen bouts that were highlighted by wins over Ashandi Gibbs & Jamaal Davis.

Since suffering his only loss, LaManna has won two straight which includes a 6-round unanimous decision over rugged Ayi Bruce on September 26th in Beach Haven, New Jersey.

That loss, which a nationally televised fight with Antoine Douglas, gave LaManna the realization that he should move down in weight and the former Middleweight contender will now campaign as a Welterweight.

LaManna, who has taken more control of his career with his formation of Rising Star Promotions, has been very active as this will be his 3rd fight in 4 months.

Also seeing action in a six round bout will be Welterweight Anthony “Juice” Young.

The 27 year-old native of Atlantic City has a record of 11-1 with five knockouts, will be making his 5th appearance in his hometown. He is coming off a 6-round unanimous decision over Jonathan Garcia on August 15th in Atlantic City.

Also in action will be Heavyweight John Lennox (13-3, 5 KO’s) of Carteret, New Jersey, Super Bantamweight, Anthony Carramano (2-1) of Staten Island in a 4-round bout, Light Heavyweight Angel Concepcion (7-0) of Newark, New Jersey in a 4-round bout; Pro debuting Cruiserweight Alvin Varmall of Catskills, New York and Pro debuting Heavyweight Julio Arceo of Philadelphia

More bouts and opponents will be announced shortly.

Tickets are $50 GA, $75 Ringside, $75 Stage & $125 VIP (Booths of 5 available for $500) and are available at RisingStarBoxing.com

The Clardige Hotel is located at 123 S. Indiana Ave. Atlantic City NJ

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LINCOLN, R.I. (Oct. 26th, 2015) — It’s fight week and Chuck O’Neil isn’t sweating the small stuff.

In fact, he’s not sweating at all now that he’s moving up from 170 pounds to 185 to fight in the middleweight division, which means no exhausting weight cuts, no more trips to the sauna and no additional stress heading into Friday night’s nationally-televised bout against Daniel Vizcaya on the main card of “CES MMA XXXI” at Twin River Casino.

The difference in O’Neil’s appearance and demeanor is noticeable, especially among the clients he works with as a personal trainer at Snap Fitness in Raynham, Mass., less than an hour from his hometown of Bourne.

“They all say I’m a fun-loving, good-natured person,” O’Neil said, “but they’re like, ‘You know, usually fight week you’re so down and miserable and you’re not having fun.’ Now I’m still smiling and everything.

“I feel good. I’ve got muscle still on my body. I haven’t been eating away at muscle for the last six weeks. I’m walking at a very comfortable weight. This weight cut should be way easier. I feel good. I’m exciting going into Friday to actually feel good and see what I’m able to do with that kind of performance.”

Some fighters switch weight classes for different reasons. Sometimes it’s a strategic move aimed toward taking advantage of a particular skill set (size, strength, speed, etc.). Sometimes it’s about money, seeing as though some weight classes are more densely populated than others, thereby offering more lucrative opportunities for big-time TV dollars.

Asked why he chose to move from welterweight to middleweight, O’Neil made it perfectly clear “it was all about the weight cut,” blaming some of his recent sluggish performances — even fights he won — on being physically exhausted come fight night.

“I was cutting a tremendous amount of weight,” he said. “I was able to rebound my weight back up, but I was just feeling worse and worse every time I was doing it, killing myself to get there. Like I said, my body wasn’t actually working properly, so after that last fight, it was time for me to be done at 170 pounds.

“I walk around lean at 205. Getting down to 170 was a six-week process, dieting down to 188 getting completely shredded and then cutting 18 pounds of water in the last day and a half, I wasn’t doing very well.”

His boxing coach, Dave Keefe, and even some of his stablemates, including Providence’s Eric Spicely, suggested he make the change while he’s still in his prime at the age of 30.

“Diamond Dave said it best: ‘You can own a Maserati, but if you don’t have the gas to drive it, what’s the point?'” O’Neill said.

“There are definitely going to be bigger guys and stuff. I’ll come out there and this guy might be a little bigger than me, but I’ve gone from being an extremely big 170-pounder to being a good-sized 185er. Eric Spicely is always saying, ‘Dude, you’re stupid for ever going down to 170. You look so big now.’

“I’m not worried about it. I train with big guys all the time. Strength-wise I’m a pretty strong guy, so I’m going to be able to deal with that. As far as punching power goes, I’m going to be able to crack. We’ll see if he can handle it.”

Credit the improved technique to Keefe, who taught O’Neil that the secret to tremendous knockout power is often more brains than brawn.

“When I first came to him, straight up, his words were, ‘You hit like a bitch.’ I’m like, ‘I thought I hit hard!'” O’Neil said. “I was just pushing punches for so long because I had muscle, but it doesn’t mean I know how to box, so now I’m turning punches over and everything and he says, ‘Power is an MFer.’ If you’ve got power, that can change a fight in a second. Being able to have more than just power in the right hand has been a big help, too.”

Vizcaya (8-3, 2 KOs) figures to be a worthy adversary and an appropriate first test for O’Neil in the middleweight division. The Aurora, Ill., native has won five of his last six fights, albeit over a four-year stretch, including a victory over Jack Hermansson at Bellator 84 in 2012.

Looking to rebound from his June loss to Dominique Steele in which he lost his CES MMA Welterweight Title, O’Neil now knows it’s mind over matter. He should be at his physical peak come Friday, no excessive fatigue from a torturous weight cut. The rest is up to him.

“I don’t ever look past the fight I have in front of me,” O’Neil said. “That’s all my mind is set on right now, Friday and dealing with this guy here and taking care of business. It’s really big in my mind to go out there and not only perform and win, but to get a finish, to go out there and make a statement that, ‘OK, this is my new division and this is where I belong.'”

Tickets for “CES MMA XXXI” on Friday, Oct. 30th, 2015 are priced at $50.00, $55.00, $100.00 and $125.00 (VIP) and available for purchase online at www.cesboxing.com or www.twinriver.com, www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 401-724-2253/2254, or at the Twin River Players Club. All fights and fighters are subject to change.

The vacant CES MMA Welterweight Title is on the line in the main event as Plymouth, Mass., vet Chip Moraza-Pollard (10-8, 5 KOs) battles Sao Paulo, Brazil native Gil de Freitas (17-5, 6 KOs) in a five-round bout.

Also on the main card, Providence, R.I., heavyweight Greg Rebello (18-6, 10 KOs) faces Syracuse, N.Y., vet Mike Mucitelli (7-2, 1 KO); Woonsocket, R.I., native Andre Soukhamthath (8-3, 4 KOs) returns in a bantamweight bout against Carlos Galindo (10-3, 3 KOs) of Woburn, Mass.; and bantamweight Dinis Paiva (7-5, 4 KOs) of East Providence, R.I., looks to extend his four-fight win streak against Cumberland, R.I., vet Kody Nordby (4-3).

Providence middleweight Eric Spicely (7-0, 2 KOs) puts his unbeaten record on the line in his toughest test to date against Charlotte, N.C., vet Aaron Johnson (13-9, 1 KO) and Remo Cardarelli (5-2) of Milford, Mass., makes his CES MMA debut in a flyweight bout against New York native Darren Mima (6-4, 1 KO).

The preliminary card includes a flyweight bout between Carlos Candelario (1-0) of New Britain, Conn., and Jesse Gutierrez (1-1) of West Roxbury, Mass., in addition to a middleweight bout between Buck Pineau (0-1) of Ashland, Maine and Berkley, Mass., native Pat McCrohan, who is making his professional debut. Flyweights David Baxter (1-0) of Bellingham, Mass., and newcomer Brandon Warne of Ovid, N.Y., battle in a three-round bout and featherweight Shane Manley (2-2) of Cortland, N.Y., battles Taylor Trahan (5-3) of Littleton, N.H.

For more information on “CES MMA XXXI” visit www.cesmma.com, follow @CESMMA on Twitter and Instagram and “like” the official CES MMA Facebook fan page.

Fight Network is a 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports. It airs programs focused on the entire scope of the combat sports genre, including live fights and up-to-the-minute news and analysis for boxing, mixed martial arts, kickboxing, professional wrestling, traditional martial arts, fight news, as well as fight-themed drama series, documentaries and feature films.

Below find highlights of this week’s programming:

Monday, Oct. 26
5:00 p.m. – KOTV Boxing Classics – Reliving memorable boxing fights from the past two decades.
7:30 p.m. & 11:30 p.m. ET- Fight New Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.
9:00 p.m. ET – USBA Heavyweight Championship: Mansour vs. Harris – Featuring Amir Mansour vs. Maurice Harris for the vacant USBA heavyweight title from, Aug. 23, 2013 in Dover, DE.

Tuesday, Oct. 27
4:00 p.m. – KOTV Boxing Classics – Reliving memorable boxing fights from the past two decades.
8:30 p.m. ET – Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.

Wednesday, Oct. 28
3:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m. & 10:00 p.m. ET – KOTV Boxing Classics – Reliving memorable boxing fights from the past two decades.
7:30 p.m. ET — Fight New Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.

Thursday, Oct. 29
1 a.m. & 11:30 p.m. ET – KOTV Boxing Weekly – Covering all the latest news in professional boxing, featuring full recent fights and highlights from the sweet science.
9:00 a.m. ET – KOTV Boxing Classics – Reliving memorable boxing fights from the past two decades.
8:30 p.m. ET – Fight New Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.

Friday, Oct. 30
9:30 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. ET –KOTV Boxing Weekly – Covering all the latest news in professional boxing, featuring full recent fights and highlights from the sweet science.
7:30 p.m. ET — Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.

Saturday, Oct. 31
3:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. ET – KOTV Boxing Weekly – Covering all the latest news in professional boxing, featuring full recent fights and highlights from the sweet science.

Sunday, Nov. 1
3:00 a.m. ET – KOTV Boxing Weekly – Covering all the latest news in professional boxing, featuring full recent fights and highlights from the sweet science.
7:00 p.m. ET – KOTV Boxing Classics – Reliving memorable boxing fights from the past two decades.
8:00 p.m. ET – Ultimate Classic Boxing: Carter vs. Bassett – Featuring Jimmy Carter vs. Percy Bassett from Mar. 5, 1951 in Philadelphia, PA.

Information:

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Bob Trieger, Full Court PRESS, 978.664.4482, bobtfcp@hotmail.com, @FightPublicist

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Oct. 26, 2015) – On Thursday, Oct. 29, blue-chip contender Nikolay Potapov, ranked No. 9 in the world among bantamweight, will show off his considerable skills in the borough of kings.

His impressive ranking comes after just 13 professional fights, all wins.

Promoter Dmitriy Salita is putting the finishing touches on a rock-solid fight card, which will unfold at the Aviator complex in south Brooklyn.

“Nikolay is a top contender and I look forward to his fight on the Brooklyn Brawl series as his introduction to American fight fans,” said the promoter, who has been instrumental in fanning the flames of the sweet science in NYC for the past several years. “He has all the skills to compete with the best in the world.”

Potapov hails from Russia, and is part of a new wave of Eastern European battlers who are taking control of the sport, cut from the cloth of the Gennady Golovkins and Sergey Kovalevs.

He puts his 13-0 (6 Kos) record on the line against a sturdy Mexican, Pedro Melo, a veteran of 25 pro fights in a bout scheduled for 10-rounds.

Like many Russian fighters, Potapov is a patient predator, likes to come forward, be first, has solid basics, puts punches together well, knows the value of a focused body attack, picks his spots smartly…basically, he will be someone bantamweight aces will need to contend with, soon. But first, he has to handle business on Thursday night.

Many attending the show will recall the thrilling main event at the last Salita card, in Coney Island, when Cornelius Lock upset Alex Miskirtchian. Fan-friendly matchmaking is a Salita trademark; other bouts on tap include a title fight, pitting Alicia Ashley (22-10-1) against Christina McMahon (7-0) in a 10-round bout for the vacant WBC world female super bantamweight crown.

Hard hitters Bakhtiyar Eyubov (8-0; super welterweight), junior middleweight Steve Martinez (15-2) and super welter Mikkel LesPierre (10-0-1) are all seeking to make a splash in six round bouts, in the form of a knockout performance, at the Aviator. Cruiserweight Emilio Salas (3-1-1), super lightweight Giorgi Gelashvilli (2-0) and debuting super welter Serdar Hudayberviyev will be showcased in four round bouts, as well.

“Our momentum with our Brooklyn Brawl series continues to grow,” said Salita. “I, and all the hard-working professional fighters on the card, appreciate your support! Come see this young and talented bunch of boxers show you why boxing is the most valiant sport in the world!”

Doors open at 6 p.m. with the first bout scheduled for 6:30 p.m., as the Brooklyn Brawl looks to once again captivate New York City with fistic fury. Tickets begin at $20 and are available by calling 1-844-890-2120 or by visiting SalitaPromotions.com.

Callum Smith and Rocky Fielding star in an exclusive promo video for their battle for the vacant British Super-Middleweight title at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 7, live on Sky Sports.

The unbeaten stars collide in a huge night for boxing on Merseyside, and along with their trainers Joe Gallagher (Smith) and Oliver Harrison (Fielding), both men light the blue touch-paper for the mouth-watering clash, expecting a knockout victory and bragging rights in the city.

Smith and Fielding top a massive night of boxing on Merseyside with the coveted Lord Lonsdale belt taking centre stage as Scotty Cardle defends his Lightweight title against local favourite Sean ‘Masher’ Dodd – while in the chief support bout, Ricky Burns can take a huge step towards reclaiming his WBO World Lightweight title when he faces Josh King for the Inter-Continental Lightweight title. Prizefighter champion Tom Doran meets Rod Smith in an eliminator for the British Middleweight title and unbeaten Lightweight talent Ohara Davies faces Chris Truman.

Limited tickets are sale now from the Echo Arena website www.echoarena.com and on 0844 8000 400 – priced £40, £60, £80, £100 and £150.

Tickets for November 7 are available from http://www.stubhub.co.uk/matchroom-boxing-tickets/ – StubHub is the official ticket partner and marketplace of Matchroom Boxing and Anthony Joshua.

DENVER – October 26, 2015 – Boxing fans across the country will have a ringside seat for a highly-anticipated clash of two titans when Fathom Events, Roc Nation Sports, Golden Boy Promotions, Miguel Cotto Promotions and Canelo Promotions present Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez, the battle between Puerto Rico’s most decorated fighter Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) and Mexican superstar Canelo (45-1-1, 32 KOs) live in select theaters nationwide on Saturday, November 21 at 9:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. CT / 7:00 p.m. MT / 6:00 p.m. PT.

The highly-anticipated 12-round fight will be broadcast live to select theaters across the U.S., from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Miguel Cotto, reigning WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion, will go head-to-head with Canelo Alvarez, former WBC and WBA Super Welterweight World Champion, in what is shaping up to be 2015’s most exciting fight and the biggest battle in the history of the famed Puerto Rico vs. Mexico rivalry.

Tickets for theater screenings of Cotto vs. Canelo can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in select movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

“As I have always said, during my whole career, I am here to fight the best names and the best fighters,” said Miguel Cotto. “This will be another chapter in my career and I will be ready for him. Fans will enjoy a real fight, another classic battle in the Puerto Rico vs. Mexico rivalry.”

“There’s a great history between Mexico and Puerto Rico and this is going to be a historic fight, another one for the storybooks,” said Canelo Alvarez. “I have a lot of pride to be fighting for my country. It’s going to be a great night.”

Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) is the first native of Puerto Rico to become a world champion in four different weight classes and is hailed as a national hero and the successor of Felix “Tito” Trinidad as the island’s most notable boxer. During his extraordinary career, Cotto represented Puerto Rico in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, and is the former WBO Junior Welterweight World Champion, the former WBA Welterweight World Champion, the former WBO Welterweight World Champion and former WBA Super Welterweight World Champion. Cotto now looks to further his illustrious resume with a win over Canelo.

Returning to the ring hungrier than ever with his high-energy fighting style and charisma, 25-year-old Mexican boxing superstar and pride of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Canelo Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) is on a mission to position himself as the most popular boxer of his generation. With a win against Cotto, the former WBC and WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo could break into the top pound-for-pound list.

Roc Nation President and Chief of Branding and Strategy Michael Yormark said, “Roc Nation and Golden Boy share a passion for creating the biggest fights in history. We want to give boxing fans what they deserve: a show of epic proportions.”

“Tickets for boxing’s most exciting event of the year, Cotto vs. Canelo, went quickly because this is a fight that guarantees drama and action from start to finish,” said Golden Boy Promotions Chairman and CEO Oscar De La Hoya. “That is what makes this match up ‘The Fight for the Fans,’ and we want to be able to give fans that can’t make it to Las Vegas an exciting way to watch the fight and feel like they are in the arena to see the action up close and in person.”

Fathom Events CEO John Rubey said, “Over the past several years, boxing fans have filled movie theaters across the country to see the world’s biggest boxing superstars square off in the ring. With Cotto vs. Canelo being so full of rich history and rivalry, what better place for those fans to witness this historic bout than up on the big screen!”

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About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is the recognized leader in the alternative entertainment industry, offering a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events in movie theaters nationwide that include live, high-definition performances of the Metropolitan Opera, the performing arts, major sporting events, music concerts, comedy series, Broadway shows, original programming featuring entertainment’s biggest stars, socially relevant documentaries with audience Q&A and much more. Fathom Events takes audiences behind-the-scenes and offers unique extras, creating the ultimate entertainment experience. It is owned by a consortium called AC JV, LLC., comprised of AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), the three largest movie theater circuits in the United States. In addition, Fathom Events’ live digital broadcast network (“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live events to 820 locations in 177 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top 50). For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.

About Roc Nation Sports
Roc Nation Sports, a sub-division of Roc Nation, launched in spring 2013. Founder Shawn “JAY Z” Carter’s love of sports lead to the natural formation of Roc Nations Sports, helping athletes in the same way Roc Nation has been helping artists in the music industry for years. Roc Nation Sports focuses on elevating athletes’ career on a global scale both on and off the field. Roc Nation Sports conceptualizes and executes marketing and endorsement deals, community outreach, charitable tie-ins, media relations and brand strategy. Roc Nation Sports launched its boxing division, a full service promotional company which represents world champions Miguel Cotto and Andre Ward, in August 2014. Roc Nation Sports’ roster includes premiere athletes such as Robinson Cano, Skylar Diggins, Kevin Durant, Geno Smith, Victor Cruz, CC Sabathia, James Young, Dez Bryant, Ndamukong Suh, Rusney Castillo, Yoenis Cespedes, Jaelen Strong, Todd Gurley, Wilson Chandler, Erick Aybar, Frances Tiafoe, Justise Winslow and Willie Cauley-Stein.

About Golden Boy Promotions
Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions was established in 2002 by 10-time world champion in six divisions Oscar De La Hoya, the first Hispanic to own a national boxing promotional company. Golden Boy Promotions is one of boxing’s most active and respected promoters, presenting shows in packed venues around the world and has worked with networks such as HBO, HBO Latino, Estrella TV, ESPN, TeleFutura, FOX Sports 1, FOX Deportes, Televisa and TV Azteca. The company has also promoted some of the top boxing events in the history of the sport including De La Hoya vs. Mayweather, Mayweather vs. Canelo and other notable pay-per-view fights featuring fan-favorites Bernard “The Alien” Hopkins, Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez, Miguel Cotto, Marco “Baby Faced Assassin” Antonio Barrera, Erik “El Terrible” Morales and Sugar Shane Mosley. For more information, visit www.GoldenBoyPromotions.com, or follow on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube @GoldenBoyBoxing.

About Miguel Cotto Promotions
Miguel Cotto Promotions is the leading promotional company in Puerto Rico founded by the Five-Time and Four-Division World Champion Miguel Cotto and entrepreneur Hector Soto in 2005. Miguel Cotto Promotions has the vision of developing the best talent in Puerto Rico and Latin America, while searching for the best partnerships in the business to present the best quality shows in the industry. In 2015, Miguel Cotto Promotions launched their most recent project named “Boxeo Al Maximo” in partnership with Univision Puerto Rico network, capturing great ratings results on the new Saturday night fights platform. The series has also garnered an Emmy nomination.

BROOKLYN (Oct. 26, 2015) – WBA Featherweight World Champion Jesus Cuellar (27-1, 21 KOs) will take on exciting Puerto Rican contender Jonathan “Polvo” Oquendo (26-4, 16 KOs) Saturday, December 5 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT).

The Cuellar vs. Oquendo world title bout will precede the eagerly anticipated SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® main event which features an all-Brooklyn battle between middleweight world champion Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs (30-1, 27 KOs) and former world champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (32-0-1, 23 KOs) with the middleweight crown and Brooklyn bragging rights on the line.

“I am glad to be defending my world title once again this year against a solid fighter like Jonathan Oquendo, who is fresh off a great win over Jhonny Gonzalez,” said Cuellar. “Oquendo comes forward all the time, so it will be a war. It will be a great card in the borough of Brooklyn and on SHOWTIME, so I have to deliver a great show. I have to get a big win so that I can get Leo Santa Cruz in the ring with me.”

“I’m very happy about this opportunity because it is my first world title fight and I’m going to fight in New York for the first time in my career with the support of all the Puerto Ricans there,” said Oquendo. “After my victory over Jhonny Gonzalez, I rested several days and then started training for this important fight. I know that Cuellar beat ‘JuanMa’ Lopez and I want to avenge my friend and fellow Puerto Rican’s loss. I’m training hard to become the next world champion for Puerto Rico.”

Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, start at $50, not including applicable fees, and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center.

A fast-rising star out of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cuellar looks to make it 11 victories in a row when he defends his 126-pound title against Oquendo on December 5. His power in both hands has helped him deliver seven knockouts in his last nine victories including his most recent performance, an eighth-round knockout of former world champion Vic Darchinyan in June. The 28-year-old won his world title with a unanimous decision over Claudio Marrero in his U.S. debut in August 2013. He went on to defend the title against Rico Ramos, Juan Manuel Lopez and Ruben Tamayo.

A top contender from Vera Baja, Puerto Rico Oquendo has won 12 of his last 14 fights. His most recent victory was his most impressive as he dropped and defeated former three-division world champion Jhonny Gonzalez in September in the pay-per-view opener for “HIGH STAKES: Mayweather vs. Berto.” The 32-year-old also owns victories over Joe Luis Araiza, Eden Sonsona, Alejandro Montiel and top prospect Guillermo Avila. He will fight in New York for the first time as a pro when on December 5.

Barclays Center’s BROOKLYN BOXING™ programming platform is presented by AARP. For more information visit www.SHO.com/Sports follow on Twitter @SHOSports, @DanielJacobsTKO, @KidChocolate, @LouDiBella, @BarclaysCenter and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOSports, www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment and www.Facebook.com/barclayscenter.

New York, NY (October 26, 2015)–Upstart boxing manager’s Split-T Management has made it’s first significant hire by adding longtime distinguished matchmaker Joe Quiambao as it’s Director of Boxing Operations.
Quiambao, who started as a Golden Gloves amateur boxer, has most recently been the matchmaker for one of the biggest boxing promotions in the world in DiBella Entertainment.

In his 13 years at DiBella Entertainment, Quiambao matched fights and helped develop the careers Sergio Martinez, Paulie Malignaggi, Jermain Taylor, Andre Berto as well as Edwin Rodriguez, Ivan Redkach and Seanie Monaghan.

“I am excited to have someone with Joe’s experience and talent on board,” Said Split-T Management CEO Dave McWater. “For an agency like ours that is intent on getting prospects lots of fights fast, it is very important to have a top matchmaker. In Joe, I think we got the very best. We haven’t had a fight not get made since he started.”

“Joe has not just have experience, but also the intelligence, and most importantly the work ethic that is what Split-T management is all about.”

Quiambao was out of boxing for a year and even got a job in the working world, but he missed the sport and being around the boxing people for whom he had developed and received a mutual respect throughout the world.

“The sport is in my blood. When I thought about getting back in, I said to myself that it had to be the right situation and then a friend of mine told me about Dave McWater,” said Quiambao. “When I met Dave, he explained to me his vision and what is going to separate him from everyone else. I did my research on him and learned that he was a great businessman.”

“He owns several bars in Lower Manhattan and has been involved in other sports such as baseball and basketball. On top of that, he is a great guy.”

“He had the requirements that I was looking for in that right situation.”

“With me being a former New York Golden Gloves champion, I grew up in the boxing community my whole life and wanted to be on the side of the boxer. I always felt that I would be better working directly with the fighter. I feel with Dave’s smarts and my experience in boxing, we are going to do a lot of things that have not been done in the sport for the fighters. I am happy to be a part of that”

Split-T Management growing roster includes Jr. Welterweight Clive Atwell; Undefeated Light Heavyweight Joseph Williams; Undefeated Bantamweight Antonio Nieves; Undefeated Welterweight Wesley Tucker; Undefeated Middleweight Leandre White; Undefeated Heavyweights: Darlington Agha and Trent Rawlins and Adonis Stevenson conqueror, Super Middleweight Darnell Boone.

WBO European Super-Middleweight Champion Jamie Cox and India’s middleweight boxing sensation Vijender Singh have been switched from the Harrow Leisure Centre on Friday 31st October to the National Stadium in Dublin on Saturday 7th November.

Their opponents will remain the same with Cox making the first defence of his title against Hungarian Ferenc Albert and Singh, the 2008 Olympic Bronze medallist, follows up his explosive pro debut earlier this month with his second professional fight against Dean Gillen.

In Dublin, Cox and Singh will feature on a quality packed show headlined, promoted in association with MGM Promotions, by Irish hero Jamie Conlan who defends his WBO Intercontinental Super-Flyweight title, with a host of popular Irish fighters including Jamie Kavanagh, Peter McDonagh v Dean Byrne for the Irish Welterweight title, Ian Tims v Michael Sweeney for the Celtic Warrior Cruiserweight title, Declan Geraghty for the Celtic Warrior Super-Featherweight title, plus talents David McGuire, Ciaran Mullen, Sean Turner, Ciaran McVarnock and Issac Macleod all in action.

The Harrow show will go ahead and is now headline by undefeated Bushey ace Miles Shinkwin in a ten-round International contest against Daniel Bilisanszki, following the withdrawal of Tom Baker due to a viral infection from his challenge for the Vacant Southern Area Light-Heavyweight contest against Jack Morris in the chief supporting bout. The rest of the card will remain the same with prospects: Georgie Kean, Sam McNess, Anthony Yarde, Jez Smith, Prince Patel, Archie Sharpe and the pro-debuts of Ben Smith and D.P Carr.

The Channel Of Champions, BoxNation, will televise both shows live and exclusive on Sky 437/HD 490, Virgin 546 and Talk Talk 415. Subscribe at www.boxnation.com Or watch online at Livesport.tv and via iPhone, iPad or Android.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 , 2015 – HBO Sports’ groundbreaking “24/7” reality franchise, which has captured 18 Sports Emmy® Awards, returns for its 21st multi-part boxing installment with 24/7 COTTO/CANELO, it was announced today by Rick Bernstein, executive producer, HBO Sports. Debuting SATURDAY, NOV. 7 (11:45 p.m.-12:15 a.m. ET/PT), immediately following the “World Championship Boxing” doubleheader that begins at 9:30 p.m. (ET/PT), the behind-the-scenes series follows two elite fighters as they prepare for their pay-per-view middleweight title showdown Nov. 21 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

The series will also be available on HBO On Demand®, HBO NOW and HBO GO®.

“The intensity, rivalry and significance of Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico versus Canelo Alvarez of Mexico will make for great storytelling in this all-new edition of ‘24/7’,” noted Bernstein. “This is a mega-fight that will generate tremendous interest, and we look forward to documenting the multiple storylines generated by this red-hot showdown.”

Episode two of 24/7 COTTO/CANELO debuts Thursday, Nov. 19 (11:00-11:30 p.m.), two nights before the high-stakes bout.

24/7 COTTO/CANELO will provide exclusive behind-the-scenes access, along with in-depth interviews, as the fighters prepare for their first encounter. The 34-year-old Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs), from Caguas, Puerto Rico, is the reigning lineal world middleweight champ. His formidable foe is the 25-year-old Canelo Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs), of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, who has turned back an impressive list of challengers.

Making his fifth “24/7” appearance, Cotto is working with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach at the famed Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, Cal. Canelo once again is holding camp in San Diego with his seasoned trainer, Eddy Reynoso.

24/7 COTTO/CANELO is the latest installment of the acclaimed franchise that began in 2007. Among the most-honored sports series on TV over the past eight years, the show has earned 18 Sports Emmys®.

ESPN The Magazine said that “24/7” is “a masterfully entertaining reality show.”

“Cotto vs. Canelo” takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 9:00 p.m. (ET)/6:00 p.m. (PT), and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®.

The executive producer of 24/7 COTTO/CANELO is Rick Bernstein; senior producer, Dave Harmon; coordinating producer, Bentley Weiner; producers, Abtin Motia and Christine Wilt; writer, Aaron Cohen. Liev Schreiber narrates.

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Huntington, New York, October 25—Star Boxing’s Australian sensation Zac Dunn was spectacular in his United States debut on Saturday night at The Paramount.

Promoter Joe DeGuardia presented the 21st installment of the popular “Rockin’ Fights” series before an enthusiastic crowd. The undefeated IBO Super Middleweight World Champion Dunn (19-0, 15 KOs Melbourne, Australia) faced veteran tough guy Derrick Findley (22-17-1, 14 KOs Gary, IN), and the duo engaged in a “Fight of the Year” type fight over 10 rounds. Dunn won the thrilling split decision by two scores of 95-94, while the third judge had the same score in favor of Findley.

From the opening bell, the raucous crowd knew they were in for a barn-burner, as the Australian and Findley went toe-to-toe, throwing bombs in a nonstop fashion.

Midway through the second round, Findley caught Dunn pulling back after an exchange with a big left, dropping the Aussie on the seat of his pants. Dunn jumped right up and continued his attack on Findley, dominating the rest of the round.

The pattern continued for the remainder of the fight with Dunn as the aggressor and throwing at an extremely high volume of punches, while Findley countered with huge shots of his own.

The final three rounds saw Dunn’s relentless pressure and sustained head and body attack increase as he outpaced the cagey and gutsy veteran. The crowd sensed Dunn’s quest for another knockout, yet when the bell sounded for round 10, both fighters roared out from their corners and let it all hang out. The crowd rose to its feet and roared its approval. Dunn, continuing his late fight dominance, captured round 10, which sealed the deal for him.

DeGuardia, who never disappoints the Paramount fight brethren, had this to say about the main event: ”What an incredible fight tonight here at The Paramount. Zac Dunn and Derrick Findley showed unbelievable heart and the desire to win. This ranks among the most captivating fights I’ve seen all year and Dunn clearly showed what an incredibly TV and fan friendly-style he has.”

The undercard featured hometown favorite Junior Lightweight Anthony Karperis (11-2, 4 KOs), who lost for only the second time when he was shockingly stopped in the second round by Tyrone Luckey (8-4-1 6KO). Luckey dropped Karperis a total of five times in the two rounds, as Karperis did not seem his usual, energetic self. Making 130 pounds for the first time in his career may have zapped Karperis of his strength.

Cruiserweight Constantin Bejenaru (10-0-1, 3KOs) remained undefeated, as he outboxed and outfought Joel Shojgreen (8-2, 7 KOs) over the eight-round battle, winning the unanimous decision.

Undefeated Junior Welterweight prospect Danny Gonzalez (10-0-1, 4 KOs) looked terrific as he destroyed normally durable Justin Johnson (6-10-4).

Popular Female boxer Alicia Napoleon (4-0 4KO) was scheduled to fight for the IWBF Junior Middleweight title. But opponent Kita Watkins was forced to withdraw at the last minute due to a medical emergency with her 10 year old son. Since she has no opponent to lace up her gloves against, DeGuardia offered Napoleon the opportunity to make her debut as a television personality. Napoleon showed her tremendous versatility, performing as well behind the mic as she does in the ring, handling ring interviews and color commentary with ringside commentators Gerry Cooney and Randy Gordon.

ORANGE, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2015) – The “Locked n’ Loaded” main event between Isaac Zarate (12-1-2, 2 KOs) and Heriberto Delgado (11-3-1, 6 KOs) ended in a majority draw Friday night with two judges seeing it even at 76-76, and the third scoring it for the southpaw Zarate (78-74).

Both fighters had their moments, and most of the rounds were razor sharp close. Delgado, looking to stop a three fight-losing skid, came out hungry. He peppered Zarate in the opening stanza, and Zarate, for his part, returned the favor.

Each round was fraught with drama. The fight had more of an ebb and flow than the California coastline. The back and forth action lasted the full eight round rounds, with neither fighter backing down from the confrontation.

“It’s not the decision that I trained for, but I have to live with it,” Zarate said. “He’s a tough opponent that came to fight.”

“I think I did enough to get the win,” Delgado said afterward. “I guess the fight was closer than I thought.”

In the co-main event, heavyweight LaRon Mitchell (10-0, 10 KOs) of San Francisco continued his knockout winning streak by dispatching Quincy Palmer (9-8, 9 KOs) of Little Rock, Ark. in the second round.

After feeling him out in the first, Mitchell moved on Palmer in the second. He punched him into a neutral corner and unloaded a series of headshots that dropped Palmer cold.

“I never go in thinking knockout, but when I feel it, I go for it,” Mitchell said. “I knew I hurt him early in the round. Once I had him in the corner, it was game over.”

Former IBF world champion Jhonatan Romero (28-1, 15 KOs) of Colombia had everything going for him against Arturo Badillo (20-9, 18 KOs) of Mexico. The junior featherweight was in mid-fight form right from the start. Romero dropped Badillo in the first round with a pinpoint combination.

In the fourth, Romero dialed up another combination that sent Badillo into the ropes and onto the ground. In addition to showcasing a sharp offense, Romero displayed a stingy defense that never allowed Badillo to get going. Badillo’s corner ended up throwing in the towel at the :59 mark of the fourth round.

“It felt great to be back in the United States fighting again,” said Romero, who’s last four wins have come in his native Colombia. “I want to get a world title shot soon. That’s all I’m thinking about.”

Junior middleweights Miguel Trejo (3-0, 2 KOs) and Cesar Hernandez (0-1) thrilled the sold-out crowd with non-stop action. Trejo, fighting out of Anaheim, Calif., earned a unanimous decision win by being the more accurate puncher. Hernandez, from Lathrop, Calif., was extremely busy and landed his shots, but it was Trejo that ultimately caused more damage.

Opening the “Locked n’ Loaded” card were a pair of junior welterweights. Jared Papazian (2-0, 2 KOs) of West Hills, Calif. jumped on Benjamin Vinson (1-5, 1 KO) of Vancouver, Wash. early and often. Papazian, who doubles as an MMA fighter, stunned Vinson in the second round with a three-punch combination. In the third, Papazian poured it on, prompting referee Jerry Cantu to call the fight at the 1:56 mark.

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According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Manny Pacquiao will retire after his fight in April to pursue a seat in the Philippines senate.

“I’m telling you what he told me last week at dinner in New York,” said Bob Arum. “We talked very seriously and he said, ‘Bob, hopefully, by the middle of May I will have been elected senator in the Philippines and at that point I cannot engage in boxing because I need to focus on the senate and I have to be in attendance.’

“Manny told me this fight on April 9 will be his last fight.”

“There are hundreds of congressmen but if he wins the senate seat he has to be there to do the work. They do the real work in the senate in the Philippines, not just make a lot of b——t speeches like they do in the congress,” Arum said. “It’s a real job and if Manny is serious about wanting to be president, these six years in the senate would be like an audition and for him to show his people that he really is a serious politician.”

“Manny told me this would be his last fight and I’m not sad about it because he’s going on to a political career which will require a lot of mental acuity, so you don’t want him to stay in boxing too long,” Arum said. “If he stays in boxing a little too long his mental faculties might be somewhat impaired.”

Pacquiao’s opponent is not set, although there are some names on a short list, including junior welterweight titlist Terence Crawford (26-0, 18 KOs). Arum is promoting his defense against Montreal’s Dierry Jean on Saturday night in Crawford’s hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, and Arum said a strong performance from Crawford would give him the inside track on the fight with Pacquiao.

Arum said that England’s Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs), a top welterweight contender and former unified junior welterweight titleholder, is also in the mix.

Arum named Juan Manuel Marquez and Timothy Bradley Jr. as two other candidates.

“My deal with Manny is that after I have my conversations with all the likely contenders I go to Manny and (adviser) Michael (Koncz) and lay everything out and let them pick who Manny wants to fight,” Arum said. “I gather information, I explain to them the details of each deal and if they ask my opinion I give them my opinion.”

Arum said he also has had people in the Middle East — Dubai and Qatar — contact him about hosting a Pacquiao fight. But that has happened regularly for years and nothing has come of it.

“There’s always been a lot of talk but all it’s been is talk, so my feeling is we would do it in Las Vegas,” Arum said.

Terence Crawford made his case for a fight with Manny Pacquiao as he defended the WBO Super Lightweight title with a 10th round stoppage over Dierry Jean at the Centurylink Arena in Omaha, Nebraska

Just before the end of round one, Crawford landed a straight left and right hook that sent Jean to the canvas.  Crawford continued to beat up Jean over the course of the bout.  Crawford dominated the bout from the southpaw stance as he only occasionaly ate right hands.  In round nine, Crawford dropped Jean again with a couple of chopping shots to the top of the head.

Crawford came out in round ten and hurt Jean several times before landing a hard combination that sent Jean into the bottom ropes and referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight.

Crawford of Omaha, Nebraska is 27-0 with 19 knockouts.  Jean of Montreal, QUE is 29-2.

Andy Ruiz Jr. battered Raphael Zumbano Love over eight rounds to win a unanimous decision in a Heavyweight bout.

Ruiz, 248 3/4 lbs of Imperial Valley, CA won by scores of 80-72 two cards and 80-70 on the 3rd card and is now 26-0.  Zumbano Love, 247 3/4 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is now 37-12-1.

Mikael Zewski scored a 5th round stoppage over Ayi Bruce in a scheduled 10-round Jr. Middleweight bout.

In round five, Zewski landed a big uppercut that was followed by a left and right to the head that sent Bruce to the canvas.  Bruce tried to get up but was counted out at 1:41 of round five.

Zewski, 149 1/2 lbs of Trois-Riverst, QUE is 27-1 with 21 knockouts.  Bruce, 149 1/2 lbs of Accra, GHA is 15-12.

Former world featherweight champion Evgeny Gradovich won a 8-round split decision over Aldomir Silva in a Jr. Lightweight bout.

Gradovich, 127 3/4 lbs of Oxnard, CA won two cards by 79-71 and 78-74 scores while Silva took a card 77-75.

Gradovich is 20-1-1.  Silva, 127 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is 19-9.

Julian Rodriguez remained undefeated with a 4-round unanimous decision over Alvaro Ortiz in a Welterweight bout.

Rodriguez, 143 1/4 lbs of Hasbrook Heights, NJ won by scores of 40-36 on two cards and 39-37 and is now 11-0. Ortiz, 140 lbs of Ciudad, MX is 7-5-1.

Alex Saucedo remained undefeated by scoring 2 knockdowns en route to a 6-round unanimous decision over Angel Martnez in a Welterweight bout.

In round five, Saucedo dropped Martinez from a chopping right hand. In round six, Saucedo dropped Martinez with an accumulation of punches on the ropes.

Saucedo, 142 1/4 lbs of Oklahoma City, OK won by scores of 60-52 twice and 60-54 and is now 19-0. Martinez, 141 1/2 lbs of Empalma, MX is 12-8-1.

Alfredo Martinez registered three knockdowns en route to a 4-round unanimous decision over Darin Hampton in a Welterweight fight.

In round two, Martinez dropped Hampton with a series of body shots. Martinez continued to batter Hampton by scoring another knockdown just seconds later. In round four, Martinez scored another knockdown from a left to the body.

Martinez, 142 lbs of Scotts Bluff, NE won by scores of 40-33 on two cards and 40-34 and is now 5-0. Hampton, 141 1/2 lbs of Kansas City, MO. is 1-2.

Zsolt Daranyi scored a 2nd round stoppage over Sean Rawley Wilson in a scheduled 4-round Jr. Middleweight bout

Daranyi dropped Wilson with a right hand at the end of the opening frame. In round two, Daraanyi landed about 25 unanswered blows with most being body shots until the bout was stopped at 1:55 of round two.

Daranyi, 153 lbs of Toronto, CAN is 5-0 with 5 knockouts. Wilson, 153 3/4 lbs of Lavista, NE is 5-16-1.

Follow all the action as WBO Jr. Welterweight champion Terence Crawford defends against Dierry Jean.  The action begins at 9:30 PM ET / 8:30 CT

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BBTV are back on Saturday October 31st, with a live free boxing stream featuring Black Flash Promotions latest professional boxing show. The action comes live from the Castle Leisure Centre in Bury from 7.30pm.

The show will feature all unbeaten boxers. Topping the bill in his first six round fight is highly rated super-featherweight Zelfa ‘Brown Flash’ Barrett. Zelfa has been gathering rave reviews and was recently shown to a wider audience on Sky Sports when he fought on a Matchroon Boxing show. This will be his 7th pro fight within the first year of his career and he hopes to continue his fast paced regular fights and build his pugilistic education. But it wont be long before the talents of the ‘Brown Flash’ are there for everyone to see. Zelfa has the potential to be a world class boxer, don’t miss the future of British boxing on BBTV.

Young Michael Gomez jr will look to continue his unbeaten run in his 5th outing. The son of the former British boxing legend, Gomez Jr is a chip off the old block with talent in abundance and has all the capabilities to emulate his fathers success, a star in the making.

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‘Fat Boy’ is back! After getting married recently, Salford’s tough stylist Chris ‘Fat Boy’ Monaghan will have his 3rd fight under Black Flash Promotions. Monaghan is tipped for big things as a pro and is one to watch, always exciting and comes to fight.

Former Cameroon and Commonwealth games heavyweight champion Blaze ‘The Lion’ Mendouo will continue his pro career at Cruiserweight after shedding 4 stone in weight to get to the weight. From a podgy short walk forward heavyweight, ‘The Lion’ is now a trim, chiselled cruiserweight, light on his feet and fitter than he has ever been. At 30, he knows time is not on his side and wants to take the division by storm. Having fought against some of the best heavyweights in the world as an amateur and being able to absorb the punches, at cruiserweight he feels much stronger and feels he has kept his heavyweight punching power.

Local Bury favourite Fahim Mohammed, will make his home town debut after recently joining coach and promoter Pat Barrett at his gym, the Collyhurst and Moston in Manchester. Barrett is not one to just take on any fighter, but he has seen something in Fahim that he likes and believes he can become a very good boxer. After getting injured in a serious car accident and getting involved in the wrong circles, the Bury youngster, still only 19, has come to Barrett to help turn his life around and continue his career under his new coach after having two fights already he is ready to fulfil his Hugh potential.

Making a debutant appearance on a Black Flash show will the exciting Sam ‘Hitman’ Hyde, this cruiserweight power house is trained by former champions, Ensley Bingham and Maurice Core at the Champs Camp, and will be a very welcome addition to an already nice small hall running order.

The bill is topped off with the much anticipated professional debut of female boxing sensation Laura ‘Cyclone’ Kelly, granddaughter of the great Manchester fighter and world title challenger, Edward ‘Cyclone’ Kelly. The ‘Cyclone a multi National champion and top European amateur has always dreamed of being a professional boxer and under Black Flash Promotions has been given that chance. She is determined and confident she can blast herself up the world rankings and be fighting the top female boxers in the world within the next couple of years, her journey starts on October 31st Halloween night in Bury with us.

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LOS ANGELES (October 23, 2015) – An exciting night of boxing hit the Coachella Valley tonight as fans were treated with a stellar card at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. Joining in the festivities, International Hall of Fame Boxer Michael “Jinx” Spinks hosted a special meet and greet at the Special Events Arena ahead of the televised fights and fans cheered on as International Hall of Fame Trainer Freddie Roach appeared ringside in support of his fighter Franke “Pitbull” Gomez. Also, Golden Boy Promotions fighters IBF Bantamweight World Champion, Randy “El Matador” Caballero, Hector “El Finito” Tanajara, Joshua Franco, Angel Bojado and Jesus Soto Karass attended to cheer on their favorite fighters during the night.

In the main event of the night Joseph “Jo Jo” Diaz Jr. (18-0, 10 KOs), of So. El Monte, Calif. took on Ruben “Kanelito” Tamayo (23-7-4, 15 KOs) of Cuidad Obregon, Mexico in a scheduled 10-round featherweight bout. Diaz Jr. displayed his dominance over Tamayo landing effective and accurate blows to Tamayo’s head and body that slowly wore Tamayo down. Tamayo proved to be a resilient fighter as he continued to engage with Diaz Jr. throughout the night but it was Diaz Jr. who gained the victory via unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the fight 100-90.

“I knew Tamayo was going to be taller and we made sure to land effect counter shots to get the victory,” said Joseph Diaz Jr. “I knew was going to be tough, but I knew I was winning decisively throughout the night. When I started to land the combinations I would make sure to come back out to prevent Tamayo from reaching me. Overall I feel I proved I was a tough fighter and can adjust to any style.”

“Diaz Jr. was a fast puncher, but I thought the fight was very even and was surprised at the unanimous decision,” said Ruben Tamayo. “This is not the end for me, I am going to learn from this experience and continue to fight. Boxing is my passion and I will continue to do it as long as I can.”

Frankie “Pitbull” Gomez (19-0, 13 KOs) of East Los Angeles, gave the fans the something to cheer about as he took on Tijuana’s Jorge “Pantera” Silva (19-10-2, 15 Kos) in a 10-round super welterweight co-main event. Both fighters exchanged blows each not willing to give up to the other. In the third and fourth rounds the crowd erupted into a “Frankie, Frankie” cheer as Gomez cornered the tough Silva in the ropes. By the end of the fight, fans were on their feet cheering on their favorite fighter. Gomez proved to be victorious, winning the bout via unanimous decision with scores of 100-90 by all three judges.

“Silva was a tough fighter,” said Frankie Gomez. “I kept giving him all I could but he kept coming, he has a lot of heart. I knew the way to win this was to outbox him, but I also wanted to make sure the fans were entertained. I could hear the fans shouting and that gave me more motivation to not only win but give them a great fight.”

“The people know I am a fighter that comes to fight,” said Jorge Silva. “I have a lot of heart and I think I showed them that tonight. Although I did not get a victory today, the people were the true winners because this was the fight of the night.”

Paulis “The Killer” Ritter (1-1) of Long Beach, Calif. returned to Fantasy Springs for a second time facing Relonzo Richard Jr. (0-1) of Landcaster, Calif. in a four-round heavyweight bout. Richard had a taste of the mat three times but showed great heart in going the full four rounds but it was Ritter who secured a victor with scores of 38-35, 37-36, 37-36 for a unanimous decision win.

“I love the crowd at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino,” said Paul Ritter. “The fans are so energetic and it motivated me to win this fight. Although I won the fight, I am unsatisfied. I want to see the tae and get back into the gym to make sure that next time I’m in the ring I am better.”

Part of the RingTV live stream, local favorite Alberto Fundora (6-0, 2 KOs) of Coachella, Calif. and Richard Romero (3-1, 3 KOs) of Commerce, Calif. really gave the fans exciting brawl when the super middleweight bout went all six rounds. Both fighters stuck it out neither giving up to the other. By round five, it was clear Fundora was the stronger fighter as a few punches stunned and shook Romero. Fundora finished the fifth and sixth rounds strong and secured a unanimous decision victory with judges scoring the fight at 59-55, 58-56 and 58-56.

“I was boxing in front of my hometown and I knew I had to perform,” said Alberto Fundora. “I trained very hard for this fight, I had a great camp and strong sparring partners because we knew Romero had a great amateur background and was professionally undefeated. Tonight I took advantage of his weaknesses and finished the fight strong.”

Hailing from Indio, Calif. Marco Magdaleno (1-0, 1 KO) made his family proud winning his first professional fight by defeating Philip Bounds (0-1) via first round knockout.

“It feels so amazing to become a professional,” said Marco Magdaleno. “I know I made my family and my hometown proud tonight. I am looking forward to the future, the sky is the limit for me.”

Melsik Baghdasaryan (3-0, 1 KO) of Glendale, Calif. defeated Diego Padilla (1-2) via majority decision 38-38 39-37 and 39-37 in their scheduled four-round welterweight fight.

“Padilla was a tougher fighter than I thought he would be,” said Melsik Baghdasaryan. “But luckily I always train very hard for each fight, I don’t let records faze me. But I knew after the first round of this fight, that I had the advantage.”

Opening up the night and the RingTV live stream, KeAndre Gibson (14-0-1, 5 KOs) of St. Louis, Missouri, kept his undefeated intact when he knocked out Thomas Howard (8-5, 4 KOs) 55 seconds into the second round.

“This fight was all mental for me,” said KeAndre Gibson. “I knew this fight was going to be at a higher weight and I didn’t know what to expect so I had to make sure I was focused and stayed on my game plan. That proved to be effective tonight and I secured a good victory.”

Diaz vs. Tamayo was a 10-round featherweight bout presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona Extra. Doors opened at 5:00 p.m. and the first bout began at 5:30 p.m. The Boxeo Estelar broadcast will aired live on Estrella TV at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT. The card also streamed live on EstrellaTV.com and on YouTube via Fenomeno Studios. The Ring TV live stream began at approximately 5:30 p.m. PT through 7:00 p.m.

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Oct. 23, 2015 – HBO Sports® debuts an all-new installment of “2 Days” when the feature segment returns Saturday, Oct. 24 at 12:15 a.m. (ET/PT) with a behind-the-scenes look at boxing sensation Canelo Alvarez, one of the sweet science’s brightest superstars.

“2 Days” is a revealing and intimate look at a 48-hour span in the life of a boxer in the lead-up to one of his fights and the next edition will focus on Mexican native Canelo Alvarez. HBO cameras followed the 25-year-old powerhouse puncher — who has ended 32 of his 47 pro fights in knockout fashion –prior to his first fight of 2015 when he met James Kirkland in a thrilling World Championship Boxing event at Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX.

Canelo’s charisma coupled with his fan-friendly firepower in the ring and a commitment to challenging the game’s elite warriors has made him one of the sport’s top attractions.

HBO air times include: October 25 (11:45 a.m.), 26 (11:45 a.m. & 2:15 a.m.) and November 2 (1:45 p.m.), 3 (11:30 p.m. & 4:45 a.m.), 4 (10:45 a.m. & 10:00 p.m.), 6 (5:30 p.m. & 1:50 a.m.), 7 (10:45 a.m.), 14 (11:45 p.m.), 20 (1:15 a.m.) and 21 (12:15 p.m.).

HBO2 air times include: November 8 (3:30 a.m.), 12 (8:15 p.m.), 14 (11:05 a.m.), 18 (11:00 a.m. & 12:15 a.m.), 20 (7:00 p.m.) and 21 (4:30 p.m.).

All times are ET/PT.

“2 Days” will also be available on the HBO On Demand® service, HBO NOW, HBO GO® and at www.hbo.com/boxing as well as various other new media platforms that distribute the series.

Canelo is slated to return to the ring on Saturday, Nov. 21 when he challenges middleweight title-holder Miguel Cotto for the lineal 160-pound world championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The event will be carried live on HBO Pay-Per-View® at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.

LOS ANGELES, CA (October 23, 2015) Performing spectacularly this past Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 20,548 at “The Mecca of Boxing”, Madison Square Garden, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s eighth round stoppage of David Lemieux was watched by millions worldwide.

“Gennady’s performance in the ring and the response from fans across the globe continues to define him as one of the best and most marketable fighters in boxing,” said Tom Loeffler, Managing Director of of K2 Promotions. “He clearly rose to the occasion on the sports’ biggest stage in his finest performance against another champion.”

Among the countries reporting top ratings for the Middleweight World Championship Title Unification are Mexico, Germany, Poland, Kazakhstan, Korea, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The international sporting event was telecast in over 120 countries from “The World’s Most Famous Arena.”

The fight was produced and distributed live in the United States by HBO Pay-Per-View, generating over 150,000 buys. It will be replayed by HBO this Saturday, October 24 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT, paired with the thrilling co-feature from Madison Square Garden, WBC Flyweight World Champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez’s stoppage of former four-time world champion, Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria.

Improving his perfect record to 34-0 with 31 knockouts, Golovkin added the IBF Middleweight World Title to his existing WBA/IBO and WBC ‘Interim” Middleweight World Titles. His 91% knockout ratio is the highest in middleweight championship history.

Additionally, the victory over Lemieux, (34-3, 32KO’s), represented Golovkin’s 21st consecutive knockout and 15th consecutive world title defense moving him within five defenses of boxing legend Bernard Hopkins’ record of 20 in the middleweight division and past Hall of Famer Carlos Monzon’s middleweight streak of fourteen consecutive title defenses in the division.

Star Boxing’s undefeated Zac Dunn (18-0, 15 KOs) weighed in at a fit and ready 168.02 lbs., and veteran Derrick Findley (22-16-1, 14 KOs), who easily made weight at 165 lbs., hit the scales today at the Inn at FOX HOLLOW for tomorrow night’s Super Middleweight Main Event (Saturday night, October 24) at The Paramount in Huntington, New York.

Due to the 11th hour injury to original opponent Denis Douglin earlier in the week, Dunn’s American unveiling will not be in defense of his IBO Super Middleweight Championship, and is instead a 10-round contest.

Promoter Joe DeGuardia, the Star Boxing president, has choreographed a thrill-packed undercard to accompany the Dunn vs. Findley headler.

In one co-featured attraction, undefeated ?Alicia Napoleon, 155.6 lbs (4-0, 4 KO’s/Lindenhurst, NY) will make her Paramount debut against Kita Watkins (7-13, 1 KO/Tyler, TX) for the IWBF Interim Woman’s World Title. Watkins has yet to weigh in.

In the second co-feature, Hicksville’s Anthony Karperis, 130.4 lbs (11-1, 4 KO’s), on the heels of his devastating KO win on the last Rockin’ Fights show, returns in an eight-round Super Lightweight bout against Tyrone Luckey, 130 lbs (7-4-2, 5 KO’s/Middletown, NJ).

In a “Battle of the Boroughs” for Brooklyn bragging rights between two Star Boxing standouts, unbeaten Constantin Bejenaru,199.4 lbs (9-0, 3 KO’s/Brooklyn) will square off against Joel Shojgreen, 197 lbs (8-1, 7 KO’s/Queens) in an eight-round Cruiserweight contest.

Queens native and a definite crowd pleaser, Danny Gonzalez, 139.2 lbs (9-0, 3 KO’s/Woodhaven, NY), puts his career unbeaten streak on the line when he takes on tough Justin Johnson, 140 lbs (6-9-4/Pittsburgh, PA) in a Junior Welterweight matchup.

The Australian import Dunn is now ranked #8 by the WBC, and has reeled off 18 straight professional victories without defeat, including 15 by way of knockout. Fighting exclusively in Australia as a professional, Dunn will be making his American debut at The Paramount in the 10-round super middleweight headliner.

Dunn comes off a snazzy 12-round decision over the well-thought-of Max Bursak, the winner of 31 career fights, to take the vacant IBO title on June 27 to secure the belt at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton, Australia. His previous five triumphs were all scintillating knockouts in seven rounds or less. Two ultra-impressive KOs were second round annihilations of Beibi Berrocal, a 14—time winner, on March 6, and Kyung-Suk Kwak on March 16, 2014, setting the stage for Zac’s shot at the title. Dunn did not disappoint the Australian faithful.

Findley, replaced Dennis Douglin who suffered a perforated ear drum sparring, is certainly ring-ready. He comes off a third round TKO of the veteran Antwun Echols just a week ago on October 17th in Indiana. Findley is a 31-year-old native of Chicago, fighting out of Gary, Indiana.

For more information visit official website at www.StarBoxing.com and follow on Twitter @ Star Boxing and Facebook.com/StarBoxing.

ROCKIN’ FIGHTS 21
Red Corner

Blue Corner
Zac Dunn
10 Rounds
Derrick Findley
168.02

165.08
Melbourne, Australia

Gary, Indiana
18-0, 15 KO

22-16-1, 14 KO

Anthony Karperis
8 Rounds
Tyrone Luckey
130.4

130
Hicksville, NY

Middletown, NJ
11-1, 4 KO

7-4-2, 5 KO

Alicia Napoleon
IWBF Women’s World Title
Kita Watkins
155.6
8 Rounds
Lindenhurst, NY
08
Ft. Worth, TX
4-0, 4 KO

7-13, 1 KO

Constantin Bejenaru
8 Rounds
Joel Shojgreen
199.4

197
Brooklyn, NY

Queens, NY
9-0, 3 KO

8-1, 7 KO

Daniel Gonzalez
6 Rounds
Justin Johnson
139.2

140
Woodhaven, NY

Pittsburgh, PA
9-0-1, 3 KO

6-9-4

Phoenix, Ariz. (Friday, Oct. 23, 2015) – Tonight at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Uprising Promotions light heavyweight Samuel “The Main Event” Clarkson (16-3, 10 KOs) will be returning to action to face once-beaten Lavarn Harvell (15-1, 8 KOs), with the bout airing live on ShoBox: The New Generation. The broadcast will go live on Showtime at 11:00 PM EST (8:00 PM MST), featuring Clarkson vs. Harvell as the opening contest on the televised tripleheader.

“I’m going to try to brutally hurt this guy,” Clarkson said this morning. “I feel really good. Camp was hard and really tough, but now it is time to have fun. I’m not taking Harvell lightly, but we’re going to get the job done.”

Both fighters weighed in just under the contracted weight of 177 pounds (176.9) on Thursday night at the We-Ko-Pa Resort Casino. Friday night marks the second appearance by Clarkson on ShoBox in just three months, following up a third round TKO of highly regarded prospect Jerry Odom in July.

“This is a blessing to be presented with another opportunity like this on Showtime,” Clarkson continued. “I’m glad to be back.”

Since his win over Odom, Clarkson picked up a third straight stoppage win by recording a first round TKO of Rayford Johnson in August, which was his sixth overall victory of the past year. In addition to the Odom win, that impressive streak also includes a decision over former world title challenger Cedric Agnew in February. The run of success has seen the Texas native gain increasingly more attention around the boxing community, and he currently finds himself as the sixth-ranked light heavyweight in the United States and 26th overall in the world.

For more information on Uprising Promotions and to keep up with all of our latest news, make sure to check out www.UprisingPromotions.com and follow us on social media: @UprisingNYC

As heavyweight contender Amir Mansour continues to move his career forward, the honors and awards continue to roll in.

On Sunday, October 18, Mansour was honored with two Briscoe Awards, which pays tribute to Philadelphia’s past and present ring greats, at Xfinity Live in South Philadelphia.

Mansour, who trains at the Joe Hand Boxing Gym in Philadelphia, and former cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham earned “Fight of the Year” honors for their epic 2014 heavyweight battle in Philadelphia. On April 4 at Temple University’s Liacouras Center, Mansour sent Cunningham to the canvas twice in the fifth round while Cunningham rallied to score a knockdown of his own in the 10th and earn a close unanimous-decision win.

Seven months later, Mansour, who grew up in Penns Grove, NJ, delivered a “Knockout of the Year” performance with a devastating seventh-round KO over Fred Kassi. Not only did it earn him a second Briscoe Award, but Sports Illustrated also named it the “Knockout of the Year.”

In front of his hometown fans, Mansour was very proud to be honored at the Briscoe Awards.

“It means a lot coming from a small town in South Jersey to win this award,” said Mansour during an interview with Marc Abrams of Abramsboxing.com. “Philadelphia has always been the mecca of boxing in the tri-state area and throughout the country. You know, to come up in Philly training with these guys and being recognized as just as good as these guys, if not better, as one of the best Philly fighters, it’s a blessing.”

This year on October 13, in front of another nationally televised audience, Mansour (22-1-1, 16 KOs) battled undefeated Gerald Washington (16-0-1, 11 KOs) to a 10-round draw. Although Mansour was disappointed with his performance, he proved to the fans he has a fan-friendly style. It was evident on social media that fans believed Mansour pulled off the win, and although the score cards told another story, fans voiced their opinions praising the aggressive come-forward fighting style that Mansour brought to the fight.

“You can’t win every single round, but I am really disappointed in myself because I shouldn’t have given him one round,” said Mansour. “I introduced him to a whole other world with this sport. I knew that going into this fight I was the best fighter that he ever stood in front of, so I knew that I was going to take him somewhere that he never was before and make him uncomfortable. I have to take my hat off to the guy, he did come to fight and he gave it his best shot, and he had the heart to get in there with me, which is something that a lot of these guys don’t have.”
Certainly the fans enjoyed Mansour’s performance and look forward to seeing him back in the ring very soon.

“Hopefully we can do some more fighting with PBC (Premier Boxing Champions),” said Mansour. “(Promoter) Al Haymon is doing a wonderful thing for this sport. He is keeping everyone busy. He is keeping boxing in front of the American people. It is a blessing to have a man like that to come in and do what he is doing.

“I wouldn’t mind fighting anyone. I will fight anybody. All I know is that I want to get back in there as soon as possible and stay busy, hopefully against a big name.”