The lineup for World Series of Fighting’s first-ever trip to Florida continues to fill with the addition of three new preliminary contests, including lightweights Luiz “Buscape” Firmino (16-6) vs. Jacob “Feelgood” Volkmann (16-4), featherweights Nick LoBosco (6-0) vs. Fabio Mello (11-6) and featherweights Alexandre “Pulga” Pimentel (12-1) vs. Jade Porter (9-3).

The night’s NBCSN-televised main card is headlined by the first title fight in World Series of Fighting history, as Josh “The People’s Warrior” Burkman (26-9) meets Steve Carl (20-3) for the promotion’s first welterweight belt.

The new matchups help to fill out World Series of Fighting 6’s preliminary card, which takes place Oct. 26 at BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Fla., and precedes the evening’s NBSCN live network broadcast. The preliminary bouts stream on World Series of Fighting’s official website, WSOF.com.

Brazilian veteran Firmino has fought around the globe, including stints in Japanese promotions DREAM and PRIDE. Firmino currently boasts a three-fight win streak and recently picked up the Florida-based Championship Fighting Alliance’s lightweight title. He now meets Volkmann, a 10-time UFC veteran who debuted for World Series of Fighting in June, earning a dominating decision win over veteran grappler Lyle Beerbohm.

The 29-year-old LoBosco brings an undefeated mark to the cage. The Missouri-based athlete turned pro in 2011 and has since rattled off six-straight wins. Four of the wins have come by stoppage, including three victories that were earned in the first minute of the fight. He now gets the biggest test of his career in Brazilian veteran Mello. Fighting professionally since 2001, Mello is currently enjoying the longest win streak of his career with seven straight wins. An Imperial Athletics fighter, Mello’s career is dotted with the names of true MMA royalty in past opponents like Jose Aldo, Takanori Gomi and Masakazu Imanari, among others.

A former Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, Pimentel looks to rebound from the first loss of his professional MMA career, after falling short against Rick Glenn at March’s World Series of Fighting 2 event. He now meets Arizona’s Jade Porter, who trains at Power MMA Team. Porter makes his World Series of Fighting debut.

With the additions to the card, the full World Series of Fighting 6 lineup includes:

NBCSN-TELEVISED MAIN CARD

Josh Burkman vs. Steve Carl
Carson Beebe vs. Marlon Moraes
Marcelo Alfaya vs. Jon Fitch
Justin Gaethje vs. Dan Lauzon

WSOF.COM-STREAMED PRELIMINARY CARD

Luiz Firmino vs. Jacob Volkmann
Francisco France vs. Hans Stringer
Nick LoBosco vs. Fabio Mello
Chad Robichaux vs. Andrew Yates
Alexandre Pimentel vs. Jade Porter

About World Series of Fighting
World Series of Fighting is a professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promotion dedicated to delivering an incredible, action-packed entertainment experience for fight fans by producing the best possible matchups between elite fighters from around the globe. For more information please visit WSOF.com. Follow World Series of Fighting on Twitter @MMAWorldSeries and World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo @SugarRaySefo.

About NBCSN
NBCSN part of the NBC Sports Group, is dedicated to serving passionate sports fans. Now in more than 80 million homes, the network is the cable television home of the Summer and Winter Olympics, National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer (MLS), IZOD IndyCar Series, Tour de France and the 34th America’s Cup, and beginning in 2013, the Premier League and Formula One. In addition, NBC Sports Network features college football, college basketball, college hockey, outdoor programming, horse racing surrounding the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup, Fight Night boxing, Ironman, the Dew Action Sports Tour and USA Sevens Rugby. The network is also home to original programs such as Costas Tonight, The Crossover, NFL Turning Point, Pro Football Talk and The Dan Patrick Show. NBC Sports Network is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.

About BankUnited Center at UM
The BankUnited Center, an 8,000 seat multipurpose entertainment facility located on the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus, hosts concerts, family shows, trade shows, lecture series, sporting events and the University of Miami men’s and women’s basketball teams. For more information call 305-284-8686 or visitwww.BankUnitedCenter.com. The BankUnited Center is located at 1245 Dauer Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146.

BROOKLYN–2008 U.S. Olympian Sadam Ali scored a got off the deck once and scored two knockdowns of his own to scor an eight round unanimous decision over tough Jay Krupp in front of 3,059 patrons at the Barclay Center

In round one, both landed several power shots with Ali rocking Krupp. Just before the bell, Krupp landed a hard left hook that put the hometown “World” kid on his back. Krupp continued to press and landed a couple of more lefts in the second frame while Ali was efficient with the jab.

In round three, Ali landed a perfectly timed right hand that rocked Krupp and the follow up crushing left hook sent him to the canvas. Ali drilled Krupp for the rest of the round but Krupp was able to get out of the frame. Krupp steadied himself and landed a couple good shot in round four but it was probably not enough to take the freame. Round five saw Ali come out and land a nice right hand. Later in the round Krupp jumped in and landed a couple of left hooks. In round seven, Krupp hung tough and landed some good shots in some furious exchanges.

In the eighth and final round, Ali sealed the deal when in a big exchange, he caught Krupp with a hard right hand that sent Krupp to the canvas for a second time.

Ali, 146.6 lbs of Brooklyn won by scores of 79-72, 78-71 and 77-72 and remains perfect at 17-0. Krupp, 146.4 lbs of Catskill, NY is now 17-6.

Michael Perez pounded out a ten round unanimous decision over Miguel Zuniga in a Lightweight bout.

Perez controlled the action early as he used his speed and movement. In round four, there was good two-way action before Zuniga landed a nice left hook.

In round six, Zuniga landed a big shot that drove Perez back. Zuniga worked well in the corner while Perez did well tp unch out in round seven. Round eight saw Zuniga land a clipping right and a cut formed around the left eye of Perez. The two traded some good power shots to start round nine with Perez getting the better of the action. Later in the round, Perez rocked Zuniga with several shots to the head. Zuniga tried to press forward to start the final round and landed a hard straight right to the face.

Perez, 139.2 lbs of Newark, NJ won by scores of 99-91, 96-94 and 96-94 and is now 19-1-2. Zuniga, 139.6 lbs of San Diego is now 13-3.

2012 U.S. Olympian Marcus Browne went the distance for the first time and won a eight round unani,ous decision over Lamont Williams in a Light Heavyweight bout.

Browne dominated and landed many hard straight lefts that Williams took and on occasion fired back and landed of his own.

Browne, 175.8 lbs of Staten Island, NY won by scores of 79-72, 79-72 and 76-75 and is now 7-0. Williams, 175.2 lbs of Gardens, CA is now 5-2-1.

“It was a good learning expierience going the distance for the first time. He was a lot sturdier”, said Browne

Claude Staten Jr. and Derrick Bivins fought to a four round majority draw in a Featherweight bout.

Scores were 40-36 for Bivins while two cards read even at 38-38.

Bivins, 121.6 lbs of Philadelphia is 1-1-2. Staten, 123 lbs of Brooklyn is 1-0-1.

D’Mitrius Ballard remained undefeated by pounding out a four round unanimous decision over Lekan Byfield in a Super Middleweight bout.

Scores were 40-36 on all cards for Ballard, 167 lbs of Temple Hills, MD and is now 3-0. Byfield, 163.8 lbs of Terrytown, NY is now 3-6-2.

In the opening bout of the night, Jamel Herring scored a stoppage before round four of a scheduled six round Super Lightweight bout over Justin Robbins.

In a battle of undefeated Super Featherweights,

Herring, 135 lbs of Coarm, NY is now 5-0 with 3 knockouts. Robbins, 136.2 lbs of Springfield, IL is now 2-4.

Tacoma, WA (September 30th, 2013) – Halquist Productions is returning to the Emerald Queen Casino this Saturday with the Northwest’s premier MMA promotion, CageSport. Headlining the 10 fight professional MMA card will be Lacey’s Harrison Bevens (6-1) taking on Enumclaw’s Justin Harrington 5-0) for the CageSport lightweight title. In the semi-main event, StrikeForce veteran, Cory Devela (8-5) will look to make his comeback to the sport in a match up with Everett’s Byron Sutton (7-3).

A limited amount of tickets are still available for CageSport XXVII and can be purchased at the Emerald Queen Casino box office or through Ticketmaster. Prices start at $35. Northwest fight fans are encouraged to get their tickets early as the showroom is expected to be sold out.

In what will be the toughest fight of each fighter’s career so far, Bevens and Harrington are gearing up for their first five round battle due to the title being on the line. Chances are though is this fight may not take all five rounds to decide who the winner is as the combined record between the two is 11-1 with ten of those victories being finished before time is up.

Bevens who trains out of The Academy of Brian Johnson in Lacey is coming off one of the most exciting finishes of his career. In front of a sold out CageSport XXVI card in August, Bevens took a close fight into the third round where he then landed a stunning knockout to end the fight and ultimately give him a shot at the title.

“Justin is a tough opponent and I’m a tougher fight for him than anyone else,” said Bevens, when asked about his upcoming title fight. “I can’t wait for this. It’s going to be two bulls going at it.”

Harrington, training out of Jeff Hougland’s Combat Sport and Fitness in Enumclaw, is coming off a just as impressive victory at CageSport XXVI. After starting off his professional career with two knockout victories, Harrington has finished his last three fights via first round submission; including his victory over Levi Peaslee with an arm triangle choke 1:36 into the first round at CageSport XXVI

Cory Devela, training with Dennis Hallman at his gym in Lakewood, last stepped into the cage in 2010 in what turned into his third consecutive loss fighting for StrikeForce. He’ll be looking to right the ship and strive once again to catch national MMA attention.

The undercard seen below features a thundering lineup full of local Northwest fighters:

Josh Solis (2-0) vs. Ricky Satterwhite(debut) at 155+1
Hadley Griffith (1-0) vs. Amy Cadwell (debut) at 125+1
Trent Tyler (0-1) vs. Steve Simpson (0-1) at 185+1
Emanuel Russell (2-0) vs. Chaz Gurule (1-1) at 140+1
Hector Lopez (1-0) vs. Soloman Jones (1-1) at 125+1
Dex Montenegro (2-1) vs. Jorge Alba (0-1) at 145+1
Rob Cann (debut) vs. Dylan Morgan (debut) at 145+1
Tyson Cunningham (debut) vs. Kyle Maloney (debut) at 170+1

Doors for CageSport XXVII open at 6 PM with the first fight scheduled for 7 PM. Halquist Productions’ CageSport MMA continues to be the leading MMA promotion in the northwest, featuring all pro cards, and the most talented fighters in the region. Fighters such as: Miesha Tate, Bryan Caraway, Sam Sicilia, and Michael Chiesa have all fought on previous CageSport cards on their way to the UFC where they are still currently fighting. For more information about CageSport XXVII and all other Halquist Production events, please visit www.halquistproductions.com and the official Facebook and Twitter Pages of CageSport MMA and Battle at the Boat.

ORLANDO (September 30, 2013) — Fandemonium has broken out in Orlando as former three-division world champion and the Pride of Puerto Rico MIGUEL COTTO has arrived in Orlando to begin his Fight Week activities leading up to his Florida debut as a professional fighter. With all the higher-priced tickets having sold out in advance and fan demand still not sated, the promoters of the event opened up more sections of $25 seats by rearranging television camera set ups. Cotto will be going mano a mano with two-time world title challenger and Top-Five contender Delvin Rodriguez in a 12-round super welterweight battle This Saturday! October 5, at the home of the Orlando Magic — Amway Center. It will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®, beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.

“We are thrilled with the support Miguel’s fans have shown for this event and we want to do everything we can to make it accessible to them,” said Héctor Soto, Vice President of Miguel Cotto Promotions. “A big thank you from Miguel Cotto Promotions and Top Rank goes to HBO and Amway Center for working with us in opening more sections. The atmosphere on Saturday night will be electric.”

Fight Week will officially begin Tomorrow! Tuesday, October 1, with Media Workouts at the Don Miguel Boxing Gym (8620 South Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, Fla. 32809). Rodriguez (28-6-3, 16 KOs), of the Dominican Republic, will have his workout at Noon ET, followed by Cotto (37-4, 30 KOs), of Caguas, Puerto Rico, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Both fighters and their trainers will be available for interviews.

Promoted by Miguel Cotto Promotions and Top Rank, in association with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Tecate, remaining tickets to Cotto vs. Rodriguez, priced at $25, can be purchased online at amwaycenter.com, Chase® Box Office at Amway Center, Ticketmaster retail locations, charge-by-phone at 800.745.3000 or at Ticketmaster.com. All dates, act(s) and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, service, handling and facility fee charges. For Amway Center box office and ticket information, visit amwaycenter.com (phone purchases are not available through the Amway Center box office). The Amway Center is located at 400 West Church Street and the box office is located on the north side of the Amway Center, near the intersection of Church Street and Hughey Avenue.

For fight updates go to www.toprank.com www.hbo.com/boxing and www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com, Facebook at facebook.com/trboxing, facebook.com/trboxeo and facebook.com/hboboxing, and on Twitter at twitter.com/trboxing, twitter.com/trboxeo, twitter.com/hboboxing or twitter.com/realmiguelcotto.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Oct. 1st, 2013) — There’s nothing boxing fans love more than a champion, so the best way for Cleveland native Michael Moore (12-0, 6 KOs) to endear himself to the Connecticut crowd Saturday night would be to leave the ring with a new piece of hardware.

The undefeated light middleweight prospect will put his unbeaten record on the line Saturday, Oct. 5th, 2013 when he faces the dangerous Alexis Hloros (16-5-2, 12 KOs) for the vacant World Boxing Council U.S. National Boxing Council (WBC USNBC) title in the 10-round main event of Classic Entertainment & Sports’ “Showdown At The Sun” card at Mohegan Sun Casino.

Living and training in New Haven, Conn., under the guidance of his new manager, Massimo Liguori, Moore has found a second home 500 miles east of his hometown in Ohio. After linking up with Liguori a year ago, Moore introduced himself to his new fan base in May with a unanimous-decision win over Doel Carrasquillo at Mohegan. Saturday will be toughest test to date; Hloros, a Mount Clemens, Mich., native, hasn’t fought since suffering a knockout loss to unbeaten prospect and world-title challenger Demetrius Andrade in September of 2009, but he’s gone toe-to-toe with some of the best in his weight class, including Andrade and James Kirkland, whom he faced in 2011. Hloros’ best stretch came in 2008 when he finished 7-0-1 with 6 knockouts.

The Moore-Hloros title fight is one of seven bouts on “Showdown At The Sun.” New Haven native Edwin Soto (9-0-2, 4 KOs) and Hartford’s Zack Ramsey (5-0, 3 KOs), who need no introduction to the Connecticut crowd, will put their unbeaten records on the line against one another in the eight-round welterweight co-feature.

“Showdown At The Sun” also features the return of New Haven welterweight Christian Lao (4-2, 2 KOs), who will end a 15-month layoff when he battles Envicii Dixon (2-2-1, 1 KO) of Lancaster, Pa., in a four-round bout. Lao is one of six New Haven fighters on the undercard; the city will also be represented by heavyweight Solomon Maye, who will make his professional debut in a four-round bout against Cortland, N.Y., native Randy Smith (1-1); and light heavyweight Charles Foster (4-0, 2 KOs) who fight for the first time since June of 2012 in a six-round bout against the tough Taneal Goyco (5-6-1, 2 KOs) of Philadelphia. The 6-foot-1 Goyco is no stranger to fighting in his opponent’s backyard; he recently fought in Delaware in August and beat hometown favorite Frankie Filippone by majority decision.

Also fighting out of New Haven, light middleweight David Wilson (1-0) will battle veteran Danny Lugo (2-4, 1 KO) of Harrisburg, Pa., in a four-round bout. Lightweight Edwin Cotto (1-1, 1 KO) of Willimantic, Conn., will face newcomer Jamar Coleman of Lancaster in a four-round bout. Cotto debuted at Mohegan in January with a win over Ian James.

Tickets for “Showdown At The Sun” are $40, $65 and $125 and can be purchased by calling CES at 401.724.2253/2254, online at www.cesboxing.com or www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Mohegan Sun Box Office. All fights and fighters are subject to change.

Glen Tapia scored a fifth round stoppage over Elco Garcia in a scheduled ten round Middleweight bout at Ballys Atlantic City.

Tapia dominated the action and began to pummel Garcia with hard shots in round five before dropping just before the end of the round. Garcia staggered to his feet but referee Benji Esteves stopped the bout at 2:59 of round five.

Tapia, 155 1/2 lbs of Passaic, NJ is now 20-0 with 12 knockouts. Garcia, 155 1/2 lbs of Colorado is now 27-9.

David Gonzales remained undefeated with a four round unanimous decision over Ray Velez in a Welterweight fight.

Scores were 39-37 on all cards for Gonzales, 142 lbs of Philadelphia and is now 3-0. Velez, 141 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is now 3-4.

Julian Rodriguez made a short yet successful pro debut as he needed just 51 seconds to knockout Kevin Benson in scheduled four round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Rodriguez landed right to the head that stunned Benson and then followed up with two hard blows that sent him crumpled for referee Steve Smoger’s ten count.

Rodriguez, 140 lbs of Hasbrook Heights, NJ is 1-0 with one knockouts. Benson 139 1/2 lbs of Omaha, NE 1-2.

Good looking Super Featherweight prospect Gabino Saenz scored a first round stoppage over Dominic Coca in a scheduled six round bout.

Saenz dropped Coca once and the fight was stopped at 2:27 after a barrage of punches.

Saenz, 127 3/4 lbs is now 11-0-1 with eight knockouts. Coca, 128 1/2 lbs is 8-5.

Former world title challenger Diego Magadaleno pitched a shutout over Edgar Riovalle in a ten round Lightweight bout.

Magadeno, 131 1/2 lbs won by scores of 100-90 on all cards and is now 24-1. Riovalle, 132 lbs is now 36-16-2.

Middleweight prospect Matt Korobov scored a eight round unaninous decision over former Contender winner Grady Brewer.

Korbov dominated and scored a knockdown from a left hook in round five.

Scores were 80-71, 80-71 and 79-72 for Korobov and is now 21-0. Brewer is now 30-17.

David Carmona scored a ten round unanimous decision over Antonio Tostada in a ten round Super Flyweight bout in Polanco, Mexico.

Carmona dropped Tostada in round two and won by scores of 98-91, 97-92 and 97-92.

Carmona is now 16-1-4. Tostada is now 11-1.

Carlos Ruiz remained perfect with a six round unanimous decision over Geovanny Lopez in a Super Featherweight bout.

Ruiz is now 9-0. Lopez is 3-14-1.

Luis Grajeda scored a vicious 1st round knockout over Josue Atilano Mendoza in a scheduled eight round Jr. Middleweight bout.

The time of the stoppage was 2:51 and Mendoza was down for several minutes after the knockout.

Grajeda is now 16-1-1 with 12 knockouts. Lopez is now 11-5-3.

Glen Tapia 155.5 – Elco Garcia 155.5
Jesse Hart 169 – Terrance Wilson 167.5
Toka Khan Clary 130.5 –

Julio Cesar Chavez 172.4 – Bryan Vera 171.2
Jose Ramirez 141.4 – Daniel Calzada 141
Karim Mayfield 144 – Chris Fernandez
Gabino Saenz 127.6 – Dominic Coca

Longmont, Colorado (September 27, 2013) Ghost Town Promotions is headed to their third sell out Saturday night in Longmont, Colorado with WARRIORS CONQUEST III, an exceptional evening of action packed professional boxing at the Longmont Athletic Club.

WARRIORS CONQUEST III is headlined by a sensational welterweight clash between Longmont fan favorite Raul “EL Chino” Carrillo and Colorado Springs native Terry Buterbaugh. The Longmont Athletic Club is located at 10 Mountain View Avenue in Longmont, Colorado. Doors will open on the night of the event at 6:00 p.m. with the first bell at 7:00 p.m.

“We’ve happy and proud that the Longmont area has become such a hot location for boxing. The venue seats almost 1,500 and this will be our third straight sellout,” said Raul Utajara of Ghost Town Promotions. “Fans come from all over Colorado in addition to Nebraska and Wyoming.”

“Colorado has been a bit of an overlooked site in the past but we have a great amateur program which has allowed us to build first rate professional events in Longmont.”

Among the former amateur standouts competing on Saturday night are super middleweight Victor Villarreal in addition to junior middleweights Jeremy Ramos and Giovanni Merceron who will compete in a scheduled six rounder along with pro debuting featherweight Hilario Medina.

“All of these fighters were nationally recognized and successful amateurs. With our WARRIORS CONQUEST series they can stay in Colorado and fight at home.”

Continued Utajara, “It’s not easy but we truly strive to give the fans and boxers what they want. Tough competitive, evenly matched bouts.”

“Saturday night will be a terrific, fan friendly event. The third of many more to come.“

Toronto – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, will present a live broadcast of Golden Boy Live! this Monday, September 30, at 9 p.m. ET, headlined by the Golden Boy debut of undefeated welterweight and 2008 U.S. Olympian Sadam “World Kid” Ali in his hometown of Brooklyn against “Smokin” Jay Krupp at Barclays Center.

In the co-main event, Carlos Molina was forced to withdraw from his bout against Michael “The Artist” Perez due to flu-like symptoms, so tough Mexican prospect Miguel “Dinamita” Zuniga will step up to face “The Artist” in a 10-round fight for the vacant WBA Fedelatin super lightweight title.

Plus, 2012 U.S. Olympian “Sir” Marcus Browne of Staten Island, fellow Olympic team member Jamel Herring of Coram, NY, The Bronx’s Emmanuel Gonzalez, Brooklyn’s Claude Staten Jr. and Maryland’s D’Mitrius Ballard will all be in action to help Barclays Center celebrate its one-year anniversary.

Ali vs. Krupp is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona and O’Reilly Auto Parts. Barclays Center doors open at 7:00 p.m. ET with the first bell sounding at 7:45 p.m. ET. The Fight Network broadcast airs live at 9 p.m. ET with a replay scheduled for October 6 at 11 p.m. ET.

“Brooklyn has become our second home, so it’s only fitting that we come back to help celebrate Barclays Center’s first anniversary with a stacked card,” said Oscar De La Hoya, president of Golden Boy Promotions. “The recently signed Sadam Ali is a perfect headliner, as he is a Brooklyn native and unbeaten former Olympian. Plus we have Michael Perez vs. Carlos Molina in an explosive matchup between two fighters hungry for a big win.”

“As we head into year two, Barclays Center has established itself as the home for major boxing on the East Coast,” said Brett Yormark, CEO of Barclays Center. “We are looking forward to welcoming Brooklyn’s own Sadam Ali and are thrilled to team with Golden Boy Promotions for another great night of boxing at Barclays Center.”

“There’s no place like home,” said Brooklyn fighter Sadam Ali. “I’ve seen some great fights at Barclays Center and I have waited for my name to be called to fight here. Now that day has come and I couldn’t be more excited. This is going to be a performance and a win you won’t forget.”

“Sadam Ali’s a great talent with a bright future, but I’ve been waiting years for an opportunity like this and I can’t let it slide,” said Jay Krupp. “I’ve been a fighter my whole life and that’s what this is going to be on September 30, a fight.”

A decorated amateur boxer who was a Junior Olympic, PAL and Under-19 National Champion, as well as a two-time New York Golden Gloves Champion, 24-year-old Sadam “World Kid” Ali (16-0, 10 KO’s) reached the pinnacle of the amateur game in 2008 when he represented the United States in the Beijing Games. In January of 2009, “World Kid”, who is of Yemen descent, turned professional with a first round technical knockout over Ricky Thompson. Ali has gone on to become a popular fighter in the New York and New Jersey area putting together win after win against increasingly tougher opposition. In his most recent fight on October 27, he knocked out Ronnie Warrior Jr. in the second round.

A native of New Orleans, Louisiana now making his home in Catskill, New York, “Smokin” Jay Krupp (17-5, 8 KO’s) is a nine-year pro who gained notoriety for being trained by the man who brought Mike Tyson to prominence, Kevin Rooney. Winner of three straight fights, the 30-year-old Krupp most recently won a hard fought eight-round unanimous decision over Milton Ramos on June 21.

Newark’s Michael “The Artist” Perez (18-1-2, 10 KO’s) is unbeaten in five of his last six bouts with the only loss to recently crowned World Champion Omar “Panterita” Figueroa Jr. and a technical draw with Lonnie Smith due to a cut from a clash of heads. Unbeaten in New York, Perez hopes to keep the streak going on September 30.

A native of Tijuana now fighting out of San Diego, 26-year-old Miguel “Dinamita” Zuniga (13-2, 8 KO’s) has won four of his last five bouts, with his only loss in that stretch coming against unbeaten hot prospect Daquan Arnett. Zuniga has the opportunity to make a name for himself by defeating Perez, his highly respected foe, on national television.

Unbeaten as a professional, Staten Island’s “Sir” Marcus Browne (6-0, 6 KO’s) has made a seamless adjustment from the amateurs to the pros. Fresh from a knockout victory over Robert Hill on the first Golden Boy Live! card on August 19, the 22-year-old will take on Lamont Williams in his fourth appearance at Barclays Center in a six round televised light heavyweight fight.

Gardena, California’s Lamont Williams (5-1-1, 2 KO’s) has rebounded from a 1-1 start to his career to go unbeaten in his next five bouts, leading him to the biggest fight of his career against Browne. To win, the 33-year-old will have to be firing on all cylinders, but with high risk always comes a high reward as he looks to upset the hometown fan favorite.

In a featherweight swing bout scheduled for four or six rounds, The Bronx’ Emmanuel Gonzalez (12-0, 7 KO’s) is back in action, looking to follow up his Golden Boy Live! debut win over Michael Doyle in August with a victory over fellow unbeaten Noel Echevarria (11-0, 6 KO’s) of Guayama, Puerto Rico.

Rounding out the card will be Brooklyn’s Claude Staten Jr. (1-0) who will return to Barclays Center to face Philadelphia’s Derrick Bivins (1-1-1) in a four-round super bantamweight bout, highly-regarded super middleweight D’Mitrius Ballard (2-0, 2 KO’s) of Temple Hills, Maryland battles Lynchburg, Virginia’s Jess Noriega (2-5, 2 KO’s) in a four-round contest and in the six-round super lightweight opener, 2012 U.S. Olympian Jamel Herring (4-0, 2 KO’s) of Coram, NY hopes to keep his unbeaten streak going against Springfield, Illinois’ Justin Robbins (2-3, 1 KO).

For a full listing of Fight Network’s broadcast schedule, please visit tv.fightnetwork.com.

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 27) – Fresh off of an exciting night of boxing at Cowboys Dancehall in early September, the hit FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes series Golden Boy Live! is back in San Antonio on Monday, Nov. 11 with an exciting 10 round main event featuring junior welterweight southpaws Fidel “The Atrisco Kid” Maldonado Jr. and Luis Ramos Jr.

“The boxing fans in San Antonio have a well-deserved reputation as the best in Texas, so it was an easy decision for us to return with our latest edition of Golden Boy Live!,” said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. “In our main event, we have two top 140-pound prospects Fidel Maldonado Jr. and Luis Ramos Jr. They’re both hungry to put on a great fight and this is a must-win situation for both of these fighters.”

“Luis is a tough fighter who has fought a lot of quality opponents,” said Maldonado Jr. “But, I think I have the style and power to beat him. I plan on doing just that on November 11.”

“I always had a feeling that Fidel and I were going to meet in the ring one day and that day has arrived,” said Ramos Jr. “He’s a top young fighter like I am and we’re going to put on a great show for the Texas fans.”

Maldonado vs. Ramos, is a10-round junior welterweight bout presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions and sponsored by Corona and O’Reilly Auto Parts. Cowboys Dancehall doors open at 6:00 p.m. CT and the first fight starts at 7:00 p.m. CT. The FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes broadcast airs live at 9:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. CT/6:00 p.m. PT.

Tickets, priced at $100, $65, $30 and $20, plus applicable taxes, fees and service charges are available for purchase now by phone by calling Leija*Battah Promotions at (210) 979-3302.

The pride of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Fidel Maldonado Jr. (16-2, 13 KO’s) is a hard-hitting prospect that always gives the fans an exciting fight. After suffering the only two losses of his professional career in 2012 against Fernando Carcamo and Michael Perez, the 22-year-old roared back, winning three straight, including knockouts over Jorge Romero and Abraham Osuna. Now back in business at 140 pounds, Maldonado Jr. will showcase his talent on the national stage this November.

Twenty-five-year-old Santa Ana, Calif. product Luis Ramos Jr. (23-1, 10 KO’s) quickly rose to the top of the boxing world with wins over Francisco Lorenzo, Ray Beltran and Noe Bolanos, then he suffered his only blemish on his record when a controversial cut caused him to lose to former Olympian Ricardo Williams Jr. in Dec. of 2012. Now fully healed and ready to fight again, Ramos Jr. will look to regain his status at 140 pounds with a big win over Maldonado Jr.

A full card will be announced shortly.

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MG Media, a division of IMG Worldwide, the global sports, fashion and media company has signed a three year agreement to globally represent and distribute all media rights for the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) events put on by World Series of Fighting (WSOF).

Plans are in place to expand the number of WSOF events to 8-10 for 2014/15 and for the shows to be staged internationally in venues such as Vancouver, Brazil, the UK, and Eastern Europe. To date, all WSOF events have been hosted in the US – in Las Vegas, Ontario, and Atlantic City – with upcoming events to be hosted in Miami, Chicago and Houston.

NBC, who has shown the first five WSOF events live on NBC Sports Network in primetime, have a multi-year deal for exclusive coverage in the US.

Hillary Mandel, IMG Media’s SVP, Head of Media North America, said: “MMA continues to be a highly sought after and highly-rated sport with very attractive male demographics. Even though WSOF is less than a year old, it has been exceptionally well-received and has attracted top quality fighters, both experienced and up and coming.”

She added: “We see great potential for ‘blue chip’ fight programming and the value of distributing a series with high-level production values that has a strong foundation through its management, broadcast partners and investors.

WSOF President Ray Sefo, a kickboxing Hall of Famer and 6 time World Champion added, “We are proud and excited to be represented by IMG. WSOF will put on some of the best MMA events in the world with great fighters and great match-ups”

WSOF’s first event in November 2012 was held in its home base of Las Vegas at Caesars Entertainment’s Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, and WSOF has since visited such world-class destinations as New Jersey’s Revel Atlantic City, California’s Citizens Business Bank Arena and Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

WSOF’s growing roster of fighters features established superstars such as Andrei Arlovski, Josh Burkman, Jon Fitch and Anthony Johnson, as well as promising talent such as Nick Newell, Justin Gaethje, Marlon Moraes, Tyson Nam and Tyrone Spong, among others.

About IMG
IMG Worldwide is a global sports, fashion and media business, with 3,500 employees operating in more than 30 countries around the globe. IMG’s areas of expertise are diverse and wide ranging: IMG College; IMG’s Joint Ventures in India, Brazil, China and Turkey; IMG Media; IMG Events and Federations; IMG Golf and IMG Tennis; IMG Fashion; IMG Models; IMG Art+Commerce; IMG Clients; IMG Academy; IMG Consulting and IMG Licensing. More information is available at www.imgworld.com. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

About WSOF
World Series of Fighting is a professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promotion dedicated to delivering an incredible, action-packed entertainment experience for fight fans by producing the best possible matchups between elite fighters from around the globe. For more information please visit WSOF.com. Follow World Series of Fighting on Twitter @MMAWorldSeries and World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo @SugarRaySefo.

BROOKLYN, NY (September 27) – Several of the fighters featured on the upcoming Golden Boy Live! fight card taking place at Barclays Center’s Cushman & Wakefield Theater live on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes worked out and addressed the media Thursday at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, NY ahead of their respective fights this Monday, September 30.

Additionally, it was announced that four of boxing’s brightest East Coast stars will be on hand for Fan Appreciation Night presented by New York Daily News at Barclays Center as part of thefinal event celebrating Barclays Center’s one-year anniversary. Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Danny “Swift” Garcia, rising middleweight star Danny “Miracle Man” Jacobs,former Welterweight World Champion Luis Collazo and undefeated welterweight star Eddie Gomez will sign autographs for fans from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET prior to the start of the FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes live telecast.

Below please find quotes from today’s media workout:

SADAM ALI, Undefeated Welterweight Star & 2008 U.S. Olympian
“I’m very excited for this fight. I’ve been in the gym training hard and I’m ready for the big spotlight.

“I’ve just been waiting for this opportunity to go and get it and I will, full force.

“I have power, mind, heart, everything it takes to be a champion and I’m ready to show it.

“Get those tickets and make sure you all come, it’s going to be a beautiful night.”

MICHAEL PEREZ, Super Lightweight Contender
“I’m honored to be a part of this show.

“I’m coming in here with a chip on my shoulder and to show the world who I am.”

MARCUS BROWNE, Rising Light Heavyweight Star & 2012 U.S. Olympian
“I’m ready to show you guys what I’ve been working on and what I’ve learned in the gym.

“I’m up here with my brother, Sadam Ali. He was the reason I was inspired to be an Olympian. He showed me that it could happen when he went [to the Olympics] in 2008. I’m ready to do what I’ve got to do.”

SEAN SAADEH, Senior Vice President of Programming for Barclays Center
“We look forward to a big boxing event at Barclays on Monday night.

“It’s been an amazing year for boxing at Barclays Center. We’ve averaged over 12,000 people for boxing events.

“We’re going to continue to build both boxing and Brooklyn so we’re looking forward to this. I want to thank the fighters for coming out. I’m looking forward to working for you guys.”

PAULIE MALIGNAGGI, Former World Champion & Golden Boy Live! Commentator
“Every single one of these guys has the talent to get to the top. We see them now and we can see the progression.”

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Ali vs. Krupp is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona and O’Reilly Auto Parts. Barclays Center doors open at 7:00 p.m. ET with the first bell sounding at 7:45 p.m. ET. The FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes broadcast airs live at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

Tickets starting at $25, plus applicable taxes and service charges are available for purchase at www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 800-745-3000 and at Barclays Center American Express Box Office. For group tickets, please call 800-GROUP-BK. A limited number of suites are available for the event. For more information on how to reserve one, please call 718-BK-SUITE (718-257-8483).

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London (27 September) Watch Tyson Fury live on BT Sport when he appears as a guest on the BT Sports Panel this Saturday (28 September) from 9.30am to 11.30am.

Presented by Tim Lovejoy and Matthew Pinsent, Tyson will also be joined by snowboarder Jenny Jones and former 400m hurdler Sally Gunnell.

WBA Lightweight champion will defend his title against Jorge Linares on November 10th in Tokyo, Japan according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

“That is a difficult fight but I have all the confidence in Jorge,” Golden Boy matchmaker Robert Diaz, who has worked with Linares for several years, told ESPN.com on Thursday. “He is ready.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 26, 2013) – One of boxing’s fastest rising prospects, undefeated welterweight Dusty Hernandez-Harrison from our Nation’s Capital, Washington, D.C., will face the toughest test of his career when he takes on Josh “Pitbull” Torres for the WBC Youth Welterweight World Championship on Nov. 2 at Madison Square Garden Theater on the undercard of the Golovkin vs. Stevens Middleweight Championship clash Live on HBO.

Hernandez-Harrison (17-0, 10 KOs), ranked worldwide No. 40 by the WBC and 19 years of age, will be making the first of what he hopes will be many appearances at “The Mecca of Boxing,” Madison Square Garden.

In his last three fights Hernandez-Harrison has shown the poise and skill of a fighter far beyond his years. On May 18, 2013 he stopped Eddie Soto in the fifth-round before 3,000 fans in his Washington, D.C. hometown. Dusty followed that bout up with a dominant six-round unanimous decision victory over rugged veteran Ben Ankrah at Foxwoods on June 28; and in his last bout on August 23 Hernandez-Harrison scored a fourth-round knockout of Guillermo Valdes, who was 12-4 going into the bout, at Dover Downs Casino.

“Fighting at Madison Square Garden is like a dream come true,” Hernandez-Harrison said. “I have a lot of family in New York and it will be great to fight in front of them. Washington, D.C. is my home and I really appreciate that the DC fans are making the trip to New York to support me,” Hernandez-Harrison added.

“Dusty is training like a World Champion,” said Buddy Harrison, the fighter’s father and trainer. “He understands that this guy is coming to win and take home the Green Belt, and we are preparing for a tough fight; No question about it.”

Torres (12-2, 5KOs) is riding a five-fight win streak and is considered the best welterweight in New Mexico, a state that has produced champions like Johnny Tapia, Danny Romero and, more recently, Austin Trout. The Albuquerque native is trained by Chris Chavez at the Team Tapia Boxing Academy and was formerly under the tutelage of the gym’s namesake.

“I know he had an amazing amateur record, not sure what his record was, but the kid is skilled and it should be a great fight,” Torres recently told GoFightlive.com lead boxing blow-by-blow announcer, Rich Quinones. “I’m blessed to be on this undercard, at MSG on HBO, really excited for this; it should be a great fight for fans.”

Hernandez-Harrison’s promoter, Jeff Fried of All-In Entertainment, has been grooming the young fighter for an opportunity like this since signing him late last year. Fried has kept the fighter busy with six bouts in nine months, with each bout a growth and learning experience for the developing Hernandez-Harrison.

“Dusty’s continued hard work and poise in and out of the ring prepares him well for this championship opportunity,” Fried said. “Dusty is honored to be fighting for the WBC Youth World Championship and has tremendous respect for Madison Square Garden’s and the WBC’s history and tradition within the sport of boxing.”

“This is the type of fight I want,” Hernandez-Harrison said. “I want to fight guys that are going to push me and bring out the best in me.”

“I am honored to be fighting for a WBC Championship,” Hernandez-Harrison said. “This is the kind of fight I have been preparing for my whole career and I won’t let my fans down.”

LOS ANGELES (SEPTEMBER 26, 2013)—Below are quotes from Wednesday’s press conference in advance of Saturday’s Super Middleweight showdown between former WBC Middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and WBO #1 ranked Middleweight Bryan Vera that will take place at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

The show is promoted by Top Rank and Banner Promotions and will be televised LIVE on HBO’s Championship Boxing.
Bryan Vera (23-6, 14 KO’s)—“It has been the longest camp I have ever been in so I am not lying when I say I am in the best shape of my career.”

Arthur Pelullo—“Bryan knows he is fighting a great young fighter and it’s going to be a great night of boxing. We feel that Bryan will have an excellent night. When Bob Arum called me about the fight, Bryan didn’t blink an eyelash and said yes. He knew this could be a career changing fight. He wanted this fight from the get-go. He understands the formal task in front of him. He is a great fighter and he is coming to win the fight.”

David Watson (Vera Manager)—“This is going to be a great exciting fight. Bryan has prepared for it. You are going to see two prideful fighters going at it.”

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32 KO’s)—“I am very happy that fight night is coming very soon. I think it’s going to be a great fight for the audience. You are going to see the best Julio you have ever seen.”

Bob Arum—“People who know and understand boxing know that this will be a tremendous event and very exciting.”
Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. –“We are very happy that the fight is getting closer. I can assure that you will see a great fight on Saturday. I know that Bryan Vera will give a sensational fight. We know my son is in for a tough fight on Saturday but we have a lot of confidence and we know that he will come for a victory.”

Fernando Beltran (Zanfer Promotions)—“I know that Chavez has a very tough opponent in front of him. The people are the winners of this show as they will see a sensational match.”

Tony Walker (HBO)—“The challenge of Bryan Vera will be very formidable.”

Photo by Shane Sims / Banner Promotions

In June this year, Commonwealth title challenger Mitch Prince (11-2) pushed current champion Willie Limond to a close points decision, in what was a good display of boxing from the South African born fighter, he now makes his return to the ring on October 11th at Ravenscraig Sports Facility as he looks to build up to another title challenge.

Looking back at the fight, Prince explains he trained hard for that fight “The training went well, it was definitely the best camp I have been involved with. My coach Jim Love really done well and stepped it up for me. Come fight night I knew I was in the best shape I had been, and you can tell from the performance I put in against Limond ”
While Prince was the underdog going into the fight, he goes on to explain he feels he belongs at title level “After the fight With Willie (Limond) I believe I was well worth my position in the British rankings! I believe I beat Limond and everyone who was there saw that, I matched competitively over the 12 round distance.
“That’s why I put the fight on YouTube cause I wanted everyone else to see my performance, and see that I can compete at that level. I believe after that performance that I deserve British title shots and television exposure. But for the meantime I am working hard in the gym and for my next fight on October 11th with Hungarian Ivan Godor”
The 29 year old adds “I am looking forward to returning against Ivan Godor, I have seen a bit of him on video, and he’s a tough come forward fighter who likes to scrap, but I’m tougher and smarter than him. I look forward to getting between the ropes again, but this time I will be picking up the win as I take him to pieces.
Prospect Boxing presents an Evening of Championship Boxing at the Ravenscraig Sports Centre, Motherwell on Friday October 11th. The Main event sees Iain Butcher take on Hungarian Gabor Molnar for the vacant WBO European Flyweight Title.
The under card sees Martin McCord, Rhys Pagan, Ronnie Clark. Also in action is former commonwealth title challenger Mitch Prince and the Professional Début of JP McGuinness. Tickets are priced at £30 and £40 and available from the fighters or by calling 07912963761
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