New York, NY (8/5/13) – Tomorrow afternoon, DiBella Entertainment’s undefeated Heather “The Heat” Hardy (6-0, 1KO) will be featured on News 12, discussing how she spends most of her free time away from boxing working with both the We Care NY and Give a Kid a Dream Foundations. The Brooklynite Hardy last fought on July 24, as part of the DiBella Entertainment and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s SMS Promotions-promoted Broadway Boxing card at Roseland Ballroom. With her colorful and charismatic personality outside of the ring and warrior-like style inside, the former NY Golden Gloves champion is quickly becoming one of the most popular fighters (both male and female) in all of New York City.

“When I first came to Gleasons, Devon (head trainer Devon McCormack) and Bruce (Gleasons’ gym owner Bruce Silverglade) both gave me a chance and helped me start my boxing career during a time when circumstances left me financially unable to pay for my lessons. I am fortunate enough to now have the opportunity to pay it forward, and I’m happy to see the kids we teach doing the same thing,” said Hardy.

The Give a Kid a Dream Foundation is a program set up through Brooklyn’s famed Gleason’s Boxing Gym where Hardy trains. The Foundation, which runs on donations, helps to get inner city kids off of the streets by bringing them into the gym to train at no cost. Many of the kids are recommended to the gym by their guidance counselors, teachers and probation officers.

The We Care NY Foundation was set up to assist communities in Brooklyn and Queens that were hit the hardest by Super Storm Sandy. Hardy’s mother-whom Heather had been living with at the time, since her own home was the victim of a devastating fire-lost her home during the storm that wreaked havoc along much of the North Eastern coast.

For more information on the two charities, please visit their websites below. The News 12 feature will air tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET.

NEW JERSEY (August 5, 2013) – Gary Shaw Productions in association with Lucas Oil look to put on a stellar edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, August 9th at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, Calif. In action that night, rising lightweight Rustum Nugaev (24-6, 14 KOs) squares off against Jose Hernandez (14-6-1, 6 KOs) in the evening’s main event.

Nugaev is coming off of his two biggest wins in a row and ever since his return to the ring in 2013 he’s looked solid and stayed busy. In his last bout, Nugaev defeated veteran Daniel Attah in impressive fashion. The win was a barometer type victory over an opponent that has been beaten by many top fighters, but his win over Jonathan Maicelo was an impressive upset. That victory put Nugaev’s talent on full display.

The fact that Nugaev is putting himself out there again so quickly with very little downtime in between fights is a main factor in the title implications surrounding him. The kind of run Nugaev has been on is impressive, but he says it is only the beginning.

“I feel great right now, fighters always say these things but I can prove it on August 9th. I feel like for the first time in my career I’m going down the right path at the right time, I always believed in luck being a residue of hard work and my opponent is going to have to deal with both come fight night,” Nugaev said.

His opponent, Jose Hernandez, is coming off an impressive win in his own right, defeating Canadian prospect Tony Luis back in January of 2013 in a fairly significant upset. However, Nugaev knows what he has to do to be successful.

“He’s a worthy opponent and that is how I want it, make no mistake about my desire to fight the best out there. My opponent can feel good about his accolades, but those accolades only make my victory more impressive,” Nugaev said.

With the bout headlining Friday Night Fights, Nugaev is in prime position to become a fan favorite. A highly publicized win on ESPN could give Nugaev the attention he needs to get a major fight.

“ESPN is giving me the opportunity to be seen by more fans than ever before and I’m very appreciative of that. I would never overlook anyone and I know I have to get past this very difficult opponent first, but I have plans. I feel I matchup well with guys like Gamboa, Linares, and Demarco, just to name a few,” Nugaev said.

This is a significant bout in the 135lb division and Gary Shaw knows what a win could do for either fighter, but the fact that they are both crowd pleasing fighters is a bonus that ticket buyers and ESPN viewers will benefit from.

“When you have a style matchup like this you don’t worry about the entertainment factor of the fight, you just sit back and enjoy,” said Shaw. “These guys have had some really impressive outings of late and I know they will both bring in this Friday.”

Tickets priced $35 & $55 are on sale now and can be purchased at the Morongo Casino Box office or by calling the Box office hotline at (951) 755-5391. Tickets are also available by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745- 3000 or online at ticketmaster.com.

The Morongo Casino Resort and Spa is located at 49500 Seminole Dr, Cabazon, CA, 92230. Doors open at 5:00 p.m , first fight starts at 5:30 p.m. ESPN “Friday Night Fights” telecast begins at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

MANCHESTER (August 5, 2013) – The latest addition to join Team Fury is Asif Vali who will be overseeing many aspects of the business planning also advising on all major dealings.
We at Team Fury are delighted to have a person with such experience, also friend of the Fury family for many years, with us.

Vali recently ended an 8 year relationship as business manager to former unified light welterweight world champion Amir Khan.

Tyson Fury, said: “We’re delighted to have Asif onboard. I have no doubts he’ll be a strong asset to Team Fury and his experience at the top of the game will be hugely beneficial.”

Peter Fury, said: “Asif will be overseeing many aspects of the business planning and also advising on all major dealings. We at Team Fury are delighted to have such a person with his experience, and also a friend of the Fury family for many years, joining us.”

Hughie Fury, said: “I trained at Gloves ABC and got to know Asif well there. He’s always switched on and did a great job with Amir’s career from a young age so I’m looking forward to his input.”

Asif Vali, said: “I’m excited and am really looking forward to this new challenge. In Tyson and Hughie we have future heavyweight world champions so it’s an honour to be working with them.”

OTTAWA, Canada (August 4, 2013) – International Boxing Federation (IBF) No. 1-ranked and mandatory light welterweight challenger, undefeated Dierry “Doggy Style” Jean (25-0, 17 KOs) credits a vivid dream for driving him into a boxing career. Years later, Jean finds himself on the brink of his first world title shot against IBF 140-pound champion Lamont “Havoc” Peterson (31-2-1, 16 KOs).

“In that dream,” Jean noted, “I was a very good fighter. Now, I’m following a new dream to be world champion. It’s my time!”

The 31-year-old Jean moved with his family to Canada from Haiti when he was 10. Disinterested in boxing until the experiencing the aforementioned vision when he was 18, Jean went on to become a Canadian National Champion as an amateur, and presently he’s unbeaten in 25 professional fights.

Fighting this past May for the second time outside of Canada as a professional, the Montreal-based boxer dismantled the then IBF No.7 ranked Cleotis “Mookie” Pendarvis (17-3-2) on ShoBox: The Next Generation, live from Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma. Jean overcame a nasty cut over his right eye, suffered in the third round from an unintentional head-butt, rocking Pendarvis in the fourth with an explosive overhand right. Pendarvis somehow managed to beat the count but the IBF title eliminator fight was soon stopped by the referee with Jean unloading a barrage of unanswered punches.

“My last fight was huge for me, enormous, because I knew that it would change my life,” Jean said. “People have been saying ‘Douggy” is next but I needed to prove it. I went to another country and to knockout Pendarvis early in the fight was good.”

Jean, now ranked No. 10 by The Ring Magazine, is the reigning North American Boxing Federation (NABF) and North American Boxing Association (NABA) light welterweight champion.

When Jean challenges Peterson, he will be in the unusual position of not only fighting a world champion coming off a loss, but one who was dropped three times in the process before the action was finally halted in the third round. His fight against powerhouse Lucas Matthysse (33-2) on Showtime Championship Boxing was originally supposed to be contested for Peterson’s IBF belt, however, Matthysee refused to relinquish his Interim World Boxing Council (WBC) belt. A unification bout was disallowed and instead they fought a non-title fight.

“I will take advantage of that (Peterson’s last fight),” Jean said. “He will be weaker. Peterson’s a good fighter. I can’t take anything away from him, but I know I’m a good puncher with 17 knockouts in 25 fights. I’m going out to stop him.

“He doesn’t compare to anybody I’ve ever fought but I know I’m in his class. He can put pressure on and box, but he didn’t use the right strategy in his last fight, and I don’t think he will against me. I don’t think he’ll have any respect for me. He’s going to come after me but I will make him pay. He’ll taste my power and then I’ll knock him out.”

Jean

“Guy Jutras is one of the most knowledgeable people in boxing,” Jean’s promoter Camille Estephan (Eye of the Tiger Management) commented. “After Dierry’s fight with (Ivan) Cano for the NABF and NABA titles (October 26, 2012), Guy said to me that he’d been in the business a long time, as a fighter and judge, and that he’d never seen a more natural fighter than Dierry Jean. He said Dierry was the best pound-for-pound fighter in Canada and one of the best he’d ever seen in over 50 years. For him to say that means a lot and it’s true. Dierry’s talent is non-parallel with anybody in Canada.

“All of the top 140-pounders should take notice. Dierry has been slowed down by a few injuries, which is why he hasn’t been on the big stage. He opened a lot of eyes in America, all of boxing, with his last performance on ShoBox, knocking out Pendarvis. Dierry Jean is bringing a lot of excitement to an already loaded division with the likes of Matthysse, (Danny) Garcia, Peterson, (Amir) Khan, (Mike) Alvarado, (Brandon) Rios and (Zab) Judah.”

Two-time world champion Peterson’s two pro losses have been to world champions, Matthysee and Timothy Bradley; he fought Victor Ortiz to a draw and his more notable victims have been world champions Khan and Kendall Holt.

The IBF will send a letter to the promoters of Peterson (Golden Boy Promotions) and Jean (Eye of the Tiger Management) on September 23, 2013, asking the two parties to negotiate a title fight between the two fighters. If no agreement is reached within one month a purse bid will be held.

“We have been talking with Golden Boy but I don’t know where it’ll go,” Estephan explained. “We’d love to bring the fight to Canada. Jean is the best pound-for-pound fighter in Canada and one of the best in the world. He must prove that, though, by winning a world title. No longer is he one of boxing’s best kept secrets and, after the fight with Peterson, his star will shine brightly all around the boxing world.”

For further information about Jean or any of his EOTTM stable-mates visit www.eottm.com, or follow him on Twitter @DierryJean.

Rico Muller succesfully defended his IBO intercontinental welterweight championship after an exciting twelve-round battle Saturday night in Eberswalde, Germany. The local hero scored a unanimous decision against late sub Ramhadani Shauri from Tanzania even though Shauri made Muller work hard for his first title defense.

Scores were 118:110, 116:112 and 115:113 with 115:113 being closest to the non-stop action in the ring. Shauri was the more active fighter while Muller scored the more effective punches. „It was hard work but with my fans in my back I simply couldn’t lose this fight. I think the fans got their money worth tonight“, said Muller.
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Robert Maess stayed unbeaten and won the German light middleweight championship by knocking out „Prince“ Issa El Sleiman cold in the seventh round of a spectacular fight. It was Maess’ tenth win in as many pro fights, all ten wins came by way of knockout. El Sleiman entered the ring with an injury on his right arm but showed great heart in a give-and-take war as long as it lasted.
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Jennifer Retzke missed to win her second world title when she fought to a majority draw against Florence Muthoni from Kenya. After 10 close rounds two judges scored it 95:95 while one judge had it 96:94 for Muthoni. „I started to slowly so the draw is alright“, said Retzke who lost the first but won the last rounds. The IBO ordered a rematch for their still vacant world welterweight championship which could take place by the end of the year.

Zulina Munoz made the third defense of the WBC Female Super Flyweight title with a first round stoppage over Maribel Ramirez in Toluca, Mexico.

Munoz dropped Ramirez with a right that was followed up with a left hook and the fight was stopped after the referee reached the count of eight with Ramirez still on her knees.

Munoz, 115 lbs of Mexico City is now 39-1 with 26 knockouts. Ramirez, 113 lbs of Mexico City is now 8-6-2.

Bruno Sandoval remained undfeated by scoring a sixth round stoppage over Gustavo Garibay in a scheduled ten round Middleweight bout.

Sandoval finished the fight by pummeling Garibay in the corner and the fight was stopped.

the time of the stoppage was 1:04 of round six for Sandoval, 160 lbs and is now 15-0 with 13 knockouts. Garibay, 157 3/4 lbs is now 8-7

Erasto Roque scored a four round unanimous decision over Eduardo Hernandez in a Featherweight bout.

Roque, 126 lbs of Puebla, MX is now 3-4. Hernandez, 126 lbs of Mexico City is now 5-4-1.

Oswaldo Novoa scored a sixth round stoppage over Job Solano in a scheduled ten round Super Flyweight bout.

Novoa, 109 lbs of Jalisco, MX is now 12-4-1 with 7 knockouts. Solano, 109 lbs of Mexico City is now 12-17-2.

CURTIS STEVENS, 159.75 lbs. vs. SAUL ROMAN, 159.75 lbs.
10 Rounds – NABF Middleweight Title

Stevens and Roman
Photo credits to Rich Graessle

TOMASZ ADAMEK, 221 lbs. vs. DOMINICK GUINN, 243 lbs.
10 Rounds – Heavyweight

Adamek and Guinn
Photo credits to Rich Graessle

EDDIE CHAMBERS, 196 lbs. vs. THABISO MCHUNU, 199 lbs.
10 Rounds – Cruiserweight

Chambers and Mchunu
Photo credits to Rich Graessle

JIMMY WILLIAMS, 146.75 lbs. vs. GREG JACKSON, 147.75 lbs.
4 Rounds – Welterweight

Williams and Jackson
Photo credits to Rich Graessle

VYACHESLAV GLAZKOV, 220 lbs. vs. BYRON POLLEY, 254 lbs.
8 Rounds – Heavyweight

Glazkov and Polley
Photo credits to Rich Graessle

CHIP PEREZ, 133.75 lbs. vs. MIKE BROOKS, 134 lbs.
6 Rounds – Lightweight

Perez and Brooks
Photo credits to Rich Graessle

TONY HARRISON, 154 lbs. vs. GILBERT ALEX SANCHEZ, 153 lbs.
6 Rounds – Junior Middleweight

Harrison and Sanchez
Photo credits to Rich Graessle

“THREE TO SEE” FIGHT INFO:
August 3rd “Three To See” card at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT. In the main event Curtis Stevens and Saul Roman will clash for 10-rounds in a NABF middleweight title war. Also co-featured will be a 10-round cruiserweight battle between Eddie Chambers and Thabiso Mchunu. Heavyweight, Tomasz “Goral” Adamek will take on Dominick Guinn, for 10-rounds. Vyacheslav “Czar” Glazkov will be featured on the undercard in an 8 round heavyweight fight.

NBC Sports Network Fight Night will telecast the August 3rd show beginning 10:30PM ET.

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Tickets are priced at $125 and $40 (price includes facility fees) and can be purchased by calling Mohegan Sun Box office 860-862-8499 or through Ticketmaster. For ADA accessible sales, call Mohegan Sun Box Office at 860-862-8499.

Javier Fortuna and Luis Franco battled to a ten round Featherweight bout at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma.

Scores varied as Franco took a card 99-91. Fortuna won a card 96-94 while a third card was even at 95-95.

Fortuna, 128 lbs of the Dominican Republic is 22-0-1. Franco of Cuba is 11-1-1.

Former world champion Kermit Cintron scored a lackluster ten round unanimous decision over Jonathan Batista in a Welterweight fight.

It was a close fight with neither guy getting a distinct advantage. Cintron scored a disputed knockdown in round eight when the two fighters feet became tangled but none the less it was ruled a knockdown. Batista was docked two points in round ten for hitting behind the head and hitting on the break.

Cintron, 146.2 lbs of Reading, PA won by scores of 99-88 and 98-89 on two cards and is now 34-5-2. Batista, 147 lbs of the Dominican Republic is now 14-2.

Defending champion Rico Muller (146 lbs.) and late-sub challenger Ramhadani Shauri (145.5 lbs.) had no problems making weight for their IBO intercontinental welterweight championship tomorrow (Saturday, August 3rd) in Eberswalde, Germany.
The co-feature will be an IBO female welterweight world championship between Jennifer Retzke (145.75 lbs) and Florence Muthoni (145.5 lbs.). In the third title fight of the night Robert Maess (152 lbs.) and „Prince“ Issa El Sleiman (154 lbs.) square off for the German GBA light middleweight title.

The whole card (nine fights in total) will be streamed live online on www.boxen-heute.tv, www.splink.tv and www.x-boxen.com starting at 6pm local time (Central European).

Contact details: Sascha Grumbach, Tel.: 0176-84134648, eMail: grumbachsascha@gmail.com
Attached: Pictures of today’s weigh-in (free for use)

LOS ANGELES, August 2 – The Agustin Millan Gymnasium in Toluca, Mexico will be the scene of one of the most exciting tripleheaders of the summer this Saturday, August 3, as Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions present three championship bouts on Televisa Deportes and FOX Deportes featuring some of Mexico’s top talent.

In the 10 round main event, Zulina “La Loba” Munoz defends her WBC World Female Super Flyweight Championship in a rematch against fellow Mexico City native Maribel “La Pantera” Ramirez.

Plus, another stellar Mexico City talent, Armando “Cobra” Santos, puts his NABF flyweight title on the line in a 12 round battle against countryman Jorge “Coco” Amador and in the televised 12 round opener, it’s two more proud natives of Mexico City in action, as unbeaten Bruno “Tiburon” Sandoval risks his perfect record against Gustavo Garibay in a USNBC middleweight title fight.

Munoz vs. Ramirez is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions and sponsored by Corona. Doors open at 5 p.m. CT and the first fight begins at 6 p.m. CT. The Televisa broadcast will begin at 10:30 p.m. CT in Mexico and FOX Deportes broadcast begins at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT in the United States.

A standout champion from a country producing several world-class female boxers, 25-year-old Zulina Munoz (38-1-2, 25 KO’s) has been in dominant form in recent years, going unbeaten in 24 consecutive fights, a streak stretching back to 2008. Now making the third defense of the title she took against Ramirez in 2012, Munoz is looking for an even more decisive victory this time around.

Tenacious battler Maribel Ramirez (8-5-2, 3 KO’s) came perilously close to snapping Munoz’ win streak and becoming a world champion in 2012, losing by only two points on each of the judges’ scorecards. On Saturday, the 27-year-old known as “La Pantera” gets her shot at redemption in a highly-anticipated rematch.

Nicknamed “Cobra” for his ability to strike from all angles, 25-year-old Armando Santos (11-3, 7 KO’s) has won three straight since a 2011 loss to 20-0 Carlos Cuadras, decisioning Omar Lina and knocking out Edgar Gonzalez and Herald Molina. This weekend, he’ll hope to extend that streak to four.

Mexico City’s Jorge “El Coco” Amador (6-6, 1 KO) is a four year pro looking to get back to his winning ways after a rough three fight stretch. A talented battler willing to box or bang in order to secure victory, the 26-year-old will be fighting as if a world title is on the line against Santos.

Unbeaten Bruno Sandoval (14-0, 12 KO’s) is a shark in the ring, hence his nickname “Tiburon,” and once he gets his opponents in trouble, it’s usually lights out. The WBC USNBC champion since November of 2012, the 22-year-old makes his fourth title defense on Saturday against rugged competitor Gustavo Garibay (8-6, 5 KO’s), an aggressive competitor who always shows up to fight.

For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com, follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing and visit on Facebook at Golden Boy Facebook Page. For more information on Televisa Deportes visit www.TelevisaDeportes.com, become a follower on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TD_Deportes. For more information on FOX Deportes visit www.FOXDeportes.com, become a follower on Twitter at www.twitter.com/FOXDeportes and visit www.facebook.com/FOXDeportes on Facebook.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (July 29, 2013) – The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) has officially announced its Class of 2013. New members will be inducted at the 9TH annual BHOF Gala Induction Dinner on Saturday night, November 9 in the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun.

The new CBHOF inductees are former world title challengers Luigi “Kid Dynamite” Campurato and Israel “Pito” Cardona, broadcaster Al Bernstein, promoter Joe DeGuardia, referee Johnny Callas and USA Boxing administrator Roland Roy.

“This year’s class has a diverse group of outstanding people,” CBHOF president and Class of 2011 inductee Glenn Feldman said. “These inductees represent boxing across the board, featuring world-class fighters, an international award-winning announcer, one of the top promoters in the industry, and a top official and administrator.”

Former European flyweight champion Camputaro (29-10-1, 9 KOs) may have been born in Italy but he fought out of his home in Hartford (CT). He fought professionally, largely in Europe, between 1984 and 1998. In 1993, he unsuccessfully challenged Jacob Matlala in South Africa for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight championship.

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Las Vegas, NV – August 2, 2013 Rocktagon Worldwide has announced the addition of Steve Bleecker to the promotion’s executive team, effective immediately.

Bleecker will serve as the Director of Regulatory Affairs and National Matchmaking, working closely with the state commission offices and overseeing the matchmaking department.

He has been immersed in the martial arts world since the age of five and has since traveled the globe to further his practice, earning multiple black belts in several systems along the way. Bleecker was instrumental in the move to organize and legalize amateur mixed martial arts in California and has been with the California Amateur Martial Arts Organization (CAMO) since its inception in 2009. CAMO is the exclusive authority governing MMA, pankration, and combat jui jitsu at the amateur level under the California State Athletic Commission. Although he will step down as Chief Inspector, Bleecker will continue his involvement with CAMO as a League Inspector in Central and Northern California.

“I am excited to join the Rocktagon Worldwide team,” Bleecker said. “Rocktagon has emerged as one of the top promotions on the national scene and this position gives someone with my skill set the opportunity to expand what I have already been doing, which is bringing together the martial arts community.” He went on to say, “I am passionate about all aspects of combat sports and I am looking forward to working with athletes and regulatory bodies throughout the country.”

Rocktagon Worldwide CEO James Jeda is pleased to have Bleecker on board. “With events in multiple states, our organization has grown to the point where there was a need for this position…for someone to serve both as a liason with the different athletic commissions and to head up the matchmaking team. Steve has been a trusted advisor in many ways, especially in terms of rules and regulations. I am happy to have him on board. His knowledge and credibility will be an asset as we continue to expand our presence on the national scene,” Jeda said.

Rocktagon MMA is the mixed martial arts division of Rocktagon Worldwide, a sports and music entertainment company. Founded in mid-2010, Rocktagon MMA has successfully completed 28 events and is the only promotion able to offer four types of shows to meet the needs of various markets: all Amateur, all Professional, Pro-Am, and Rock-n-Rage. Rock-n-Rages are premium events combining the cage of mixed martial arts with a stage featuring live musical performances by well-known artists. All Rocktagon MMA events are streamed live globally on the Rocktagon Sports Music Network and filmed to air on multiple networks throughout North America, including Comcast, Comcast SportsNet, and the Fight Network. Rocktagon MMA has several events in multiple markets scheduled this fall, including Texas, Ohio, and Indiana.

DEERFIELD, Fla. (August 2, 2013) – Two-division world champion John David “Action” Jackson, one of the most respected trainers in boxing today, has joined Iron Mike Productions as co-head coach of the promotional company’s stable of world-class fighters.

Acquinity Sports, under CEO Garry Jonas, partnered with Hall of Famer Mike Tyson to form Iron Mike Productions, whose inaugural promotional event is the August 23rd “Tyson Is Back!” card, airing on ESPN Friday Night Fights, live from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.

Jackson (36-4, 20 KOs) was world light middleweight and middleweight champion in the late eighties through the mid-nineties. He has trained Bernard Hopkins and Shane Mosley, among the more notables, and his present fighters include three-time world champion Randall Bailey and world light heavyweight challenger Sergey Kovalev.

“I’m very happy to be reunited with John David Jackson,” Iron Mike Productions COO Henry Rivalta said. “We worked together in 2008 at The Heavyweight Factory. He brings a lot to the table and is an incredible asset on our coaching staff. Our fighters are going to benefit from John David’s teaching.”

Jackson will be co-head coach of Team Iron Mike Tyson with Herman Caicedo. Assistant coaches on staff include “Irish” Micky Ward, Kenny “Emerald City Assassin” Ellis, Andy Bell, Claudio Lamothe and Stacey McKinley.

“Mike Tyson Productions is committed to giving our young fighters the absolute best coaching,” Rivalta added. “It was Garry Jonas’ idea to add John David to our coaching staff. Caicedo, Jackson, Ward and all our other coaches complement each other and give our kids a ton of invaluable experience.”

Iron Mike Productions growing stable of world-class fighters includes IBF super featherweight champion Argenis “The Thunderstorm” Mendez, two-time, two-division world champion Joan “Little Tyson” Guzman, featherweights Claudio “The Matrix” Marrero Alexei “The Hurricane” Collado, welterweights Ed “The Lion” Paredes and 2008 Olympic gold medalist Felix Diaz, light heavyweights Umberto “El Don” Savigne and Isiah Thomas, bantamweight Juan Carlos Payano, and light middleweights Dominque “3D” Dolton and 2008 Olympic silver medalist Yudel Jhonson.

Iron Mike Promotions, previously Acquinity Sports, is a boxing promotion company founded and led by Acquinity Interactive CEO Garry Jonas. It is committed to changing traditional boxing promotion by advocating for its fighters’ successes inside the ring and out, throughout their professional careers and into retirement. For additional information go online at www.IronMikeProductions.com

After a stunning show from Texas last weekend, this time we’re live from Connecticut for heavyweight action as the vastly experienced Tomasz Adamek takes on tough opponent Dominick Guinn. Over the course of his 50 fight career, Adamek has become one of the world’s best known heavyweights. He memorably pushed Vitali Klitschko close to an upset in 2011, and he also beat Steve Cunningham last December to become the IBF’s second in the line for a world title shot.

Eddie Chambers looks to bounce back from a defeat against headliner Adamek and dips down to cruiserweight to face South Africa’s Thabiso Mchunu. Chambers also came close in a heavyweight world title fight back in 2010 as he narrowly lost out to Wladimir Klitschko.

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IBF International title fight on Braehmer undercard

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After twice knocking out Britain’s David Price, veteran American heavyweight Tony Thompson now challenges IBF International Heavyweight champion Kubrat Pulev on the Juergen Braehmer v Stefano Abatangelo undercard LIVE on BoxNation August 24th.

Thompson not only showed he’s still got what it takes when beating Price in November and then July, but he also showed what a gentleman he is and has endeared himself to British fight fans. Can the popular American take one step closer to an unlikely IBF World title bout against the might of Wladimir Klitschko?

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INDIO, CALIF. (August 1, 2013) – Sugar Shane Mosley, a future Hall of Fame boxer who has forged a legacy as one of the sport’s most accomplished fighters of this era, will greet fans at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. prior to the August 9 ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader featuring one of the hottest heavyweights in the game, unbeaten knockout artist Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder, which will be televised live on SHOWTIME®.

A local favorite who first made his name on the Southern California fight scene (including a 1996 fight at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino), Pomona’s Mosley got his big break when he faced IBF Lightweight World Champion Philip Holiday on August 2, 1997. Sugar Shane won the bout by unanimous decision showing off his dazzling speed and power that he later used to clean out the lightweight division. With lightweight conquered, Mosley moved up two divisions to the welterweight and eventually defeated WBC Welterweight World Champion Oscar De La Hoya. In subsequent years, Mosley would win a third divisional title at 154 pounds and continue to fight the best in the game, including Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Antonio Margarito, Fernando Vargas and Miguel Cotto. In his most recent bout on May 18, Mosley defeated Mexican star Pablo Cesar Cano.

Mosley will be on hand to meet fans, sign autographs and take pictures from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. inside the Fantasy Springs Special Events Center. The meet and greet is open to the public with the purchase of a ticket to the fights.

The event, featuring 2008 Olympic Heavyweight Bronze Medalist Deontay Wilder putting his perfect 28-0 record on the line against former Heavyweight World Champion Sergei Liakhovich in a 10-round main event, unbeaten lightweights Francisco Vargas of Mexico and Cincinnati’s Brandon Bennett meeting in a 10-round match-up and Houston’s undefeated Jermall Charlo risking his unblemished record against Miami veteran Antwone Smith in a 10-round junior middleweight bout, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions sponsored by Corona. . The ShoBox: The New Generation telecast airs live on SHOWTIME at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). Doors open at 5:00 p.m. PT with the first bell sounding at 5:15 p.m. PT.

Tickets, priced at $25, $35 and $45, are available at the Fantasy Springs Box Office, by calling (800) 827-2946 or online at www.fantasyspringsresort.com.

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PHILADELPHIA (August 1, 2013)—This Friday night at the Bob Carpenter Center on the Campus of the University of Delaware, former amateur standout Ray Robinson will look for his most significant win as a professional when he takes on Ray Narh (26-2, 21 KO’s) in a 12 round battle for the USBA Welterweight championship.

The bout will headline a six bout card which will be streamed LIVE all over the world on the inaugural broadcast championship boxing on pandafeed.tv.

Robinson of Philadelphia has a record of 15-2 with six knockouts and he knows how important that a win on Friday night will be for his career.

“I am just going in there and I will use my experience”, said the 27 year-old Robinson.

With a win, not only will Robinson pick up the USBA title but it will put him in the IBF Rankings.

“Any kid wants this moment and I know a win will get me a step closer”.

“I want to fight for a world title and I am focused”

This will also be the first bout under the tutelage under new trainer of Derrick “Bozy” Ennis.

Ennis replaces longtime trainer Howard “Moses” Mosley and Robinson doesn’t feel he will skip a beat with the new trainer.

“Bozy has been in my corner before and I look at it as he is just adding on to whet Moses has already instilled in me”

“I have stayed in good shape and I didn’t have to lose weight in this camp”

Robinson owns his own gym called BoxFit and is always in the gym training and personal training clients.

In the ten round co-feature, Dorin Spivey (42-6, 30 KO’s) defends the NABA Lightweight title against Samuel Kotel Neequaye (20-0, 15 KO’s)

All six bouts will be televised beginning at 7pm eastern / 4 pm pacific

Also appearing on the undercard will be undefeated prospect Omar Douglas (8-0, 6 KO’s); Interim NABA Light Heavyweight champion Frankie Filippone (14-2-1, 2 KO’s) and Lightweight Joey Tiberi (9-1, 5 KO’s)

Tickets for the Live event cost $25, $35, $45, $65, and $95 and can be purchased atticketmaster.com and at the Bob Carpenter Center by calling 1-800-745-3000 and atwww.champsmanagement.com

The show is promoted by Champs Management and they can be contacted athttp://www.champsmanagement.com

Geir Inge Jorgensen from Norway pulled out of his IBO Intercontinental welterwieght Championship bout against Rico Muller scheduled for this Saturday (August 3rd) in Eberswalde, Germany. It is already the second time that the Norwegian cancels a fight against Muller on short notice. Luckily, Muller’s management was prepared this time and has an equally strong opponent for the 25-year-old German i/c champ to replace Jorgensen.

Muller (14-1-1, 10 KOs) will now take on Ramadhani Shauri (16-2, 9 KOs) from Tanzania. „It’s never easy to adjust to last minute changes but I am so fired up that I’m sure that I will get it done“, says Muller. „It feels great to fight in my hometown Eberswalde in front of my family and fans and I will not disappoint them. I’m sure that Shauri is coming to Germany to take the belt from me but I won’t let that happen.“
Shauri’s management had originally reached out to Muller to challenge the IBO interconti champ but was told to wait for his shot. Now that Jorgensen pulled out the chance for the 20-year-old African came faster than expected.
Shauri will arrive in Germany tomorrow (Friday, August 2nd) for the official weigh-in. The show on Saturday will be „Open Air“ at Familiengarten Eberwalde and starts at 17.00h / 5pm local time. There will be nine fights in total including three title bouts. Jennifer Retzke from Berlin is trying to win her second world championship when she is taking on Florence Muthoni from Kenya for the IBO world welterweight championship. Robert Maess and Issa El Sleiman will fight for the German (GBA) welterweight title. And of course, Muller is set to defend his IBO i/c crown against Shauri.
Tickets are still available starting at 20,- Euros. The show will be broadcasted live on www.boxen-heute.tv.

Dominican welterweight boxer Jonathan Batista is a brave man.

Not only will he face his toughest opponent to date, former world champion Kermit “El Asesino” Cintron, in this week’s ESPN Friday Night Fights-televised 10-round welterweight co-main event, but he will be also be fighting in the USA for the second time, after having been outright robbed of a victory in his first trip Stateside.

Last April at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City and live on Friday Night Fights, Batista made his American debut as a fighter by taking on Ghana’s Emmanuel Lartei Lartey and solidly out-boxing his tough foe, only to lose a bizarre unanimous, near shutout, six-round decision. The loss was, at first, a devastating blow to his career… until Batista was later able to watch the broadcast and hear ESPN boxing expert Teddy Atlas’s commentary on the fight.

“After hearing Teddy Atlas’s translation of the commentary, it gave me more confidence in my boxing career. I was robbed and Teddy made that clear for everyone. I was extremely disappointed, but then hearing Teddy, who is very knowledgeable, say that I won the fight, it gave me my confidence back. He is a hero in the Dominican for his honesty. After hearing him, I felt a lot better and that’s why I’m in this tough fight and feeling as though I am still undefeated.”

Batista (14-1, 7 KOs) and Cintron (33-5-2, 28 KOs) will collide this Friday night (August 2) at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma, in the chief support bout to the explosive 10-round featherweight main event between former interim WBA Featherweight Champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (22-0, 16 KOs) and former Cuban Olympian Luis “La Estrella” Franco (11-1, 7 KOs).

The night of world-class boxing is being presented by Leon Margules of Warriors Boxing and Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing (in association with Tony Holden Productions and the Buffalo Run Casino) and will air live at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+ and WatchESPN.

Tickets are priced at: Reserved: $25.00, Premium: $40.00 and Platinum: $60.00 and are available here or by calling The Buffalo Run Box Office (918) 542-7140. On fight night, doors open at 7 pm.

“I believe he’ll be my stepping stone to becoming better-known to the American public,” said Batista of a victory over Cintron. “I still believe he’s dangerous; he was a great fighter, but now is my time and he will get knocked out.”

Batista says he’s had an “amazing” training camp and is ready to begin making a name for himself. And as far as the travesty in Atlantic City… he’s over it, thanks to Teddy Atlas.

“I believe that justice has been done with me and that fight and I have full confidence in the judges in Oklahoma. I’m ready to fight 10 rounds, but I will be there going for the knockout.”

ABOUT WARRIORS BOXING

Launched in 2003, Warriors Boxing operates under a simple philosophy-bring the best boxers in the world to fight fans, match them in competitive bouts, and in doing so help re-establish the sport of boxing for a new generation.

With a series of successful Pay-Per-View shows and packed houses to it’s credit, the Warriors business model is working wonders in a sport that was sorely in need of the innovation and energy that the company brings to the table.

When it comes down to it though, a promotional company is only as good as the fighters and fights it promotes. Warriors Boxing has delivered on all fronts, with outstanding bouts such as Lara-Molina, Cayo-Peterson, Abraham-Miranda I and II, Miranda-Pavlik, Miranda-Green, Ibragimov-Briggs, Ibragimov-Klitschko, Urango-Hatton, Urango-Bailey, Cayo-Maidana and Ibragimov-Holyfield.

For more information on Warriors Boxing, visit their website at www.WarriorsBoxing.com.

LAS VEGAS, August 1, 2013 – Sugar Ray Leonard, a 1976 Olympic gold medalist who won world titles in five weight classes as one of the great fighters in the 1980s, has announced that he will attend the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame’s inaugural induction gala on Saturday, Aug. 10 at the Monte Carlo Resort in Las Vegas.

A member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Leonard was chosen in the non-Nevada boxer category. He was 36-3-1 with 25 knockouts overall, but was 11-0-1 with eight knockouts in 12 fights in Nevada.

Among those were epic victories over Thomas Hearns, Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Wilfred Benitez, all of whom are, like Leonard, members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Leonard stopped Hearns in the 14th round of a Sept. 16, 1981 welterweight title unification bout at Caesars Palace. After the 12th round, Leonard’s trainer, Angelo Dundee, recognized that Leonard was hopelessly behind.

“You’re blowing it, son,” Dundee said to Leonard. “You’re blowing it.”

Motivated by Dundee, Leonard stopped the previously unbeaten Hearns in the 14th round.

He famously moved up to middleweight in 1987 to challenge the great Hagler. Leonard outboxed Hagler and won a very close split decision to capture the 160-pound belt.

In 1988 at Caesars Palace, Leonard defeated Donnie Lalonde to win both the super middleweight and light heavyweight belts, his fourth and fifth weight class titles.

Other major boxers who have announced they will intend the induction ceremony are former heavyweight champions Mike Tyson and Larry Holmes and former multi-division champions Julio Cesar Chavez and Mike McCallum.

Also expected are legendary referees Mills Lane and Joe Cortez.
They are among 19 inductees in eight categories who will be honored at the much anticipated gala dinner.

The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame is an IRS 501-c-3 non-profit organization that was founded in 2012 by noted broadcaster Rich Marotta. Tickets for the gala and donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Tickets in the $250 category are sold out, but tickets at $150 and $50 are still available. The $150 tickets include dinner, but the $50 tickets do not.

For more information on the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame and its mission, visit its website at http://www.nvbhof.com. The Hall also has a social media presence on Twitter at @nvbhof and on Facebook at Facebook.com/nvbhof.

For more information on the dinner or any of the Hall’s activities, phone 775-384-1903.

Kareem Hackett’s professional debut is in less than two weeks; but it’s a moment he has anxiously waited for in the 22 years of his life.

The 6’1 Ontario, Canada local is currently going through vigorous preparations to face a to-be-named opponent at the Powerade Center in Brampton on August 10th. After putting in so much gym work and dedicating a large amount of his teenaged-years to his sport – Hackett realizes his life currently rests on this moment.

Starting on August 10th he plans to begin transcending into greatness. Stepping into the famous Champions Boxing Gym in Ontario as only a child – people were already scoping him in as a future player at the top of the sport. After being acquitted to what is expected as a prizefighter, his skills were tweaked and tuned until he landed at the level of readiness he is at now.

While his opponent is currently unnamed; his target it set. His goal is to illustrate every bit of his quick and swift boxing skills to the crowd; he wants each and every fan, promoter, and media member to be illuminated to what he has to offer as a nonpareil 175 pound prospect. The division is hot; but with the two marquee beltholders in the weight class (Bernard Hopkins and Adonis Stevenson) both being decades older than Hackett, there is clearly a space to be filled.

No matter how long it takes him to do so; Kareem Hackett wants to reach the top. He has the physical attributes, the mental strength and consistency, a bright professional career is now just in reach. More information will be announced soon on his first pro fight.

Follow Kareem Hackett on Twitter at @DreamPugilist and like his new Facebook page at “Kareem Hackett”.

New York, NY (7/31/13) – On Wednesday, August 14, DiBella Entertainment (DBE) and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s SMS Promotions will return to B.B. King Blues Club and Grill for the latest edition of NYC’s popular Broadway Boxing series. The card will feature a number of DBE’s and SMS’s top up-and-coming talent and New York fan-favorites, as well as a couple of exciting new additions to the DBE roster.

“It means so much to me that I am able to bring the excitement of boxing to New York, my hometown. We have some of the best up-and-coming fighters in the industry and I’m looking forward to showcasing them on the next installment of Broadway Boxing. It’s going to be a great night,” said Jackson.

“Broadway Boxing has become one of the hot tickets in NYC and it will rock B.B. King’s on August 14,” said DiBella. “The Blues Club is a great venue for boxing,” DiBella added, “but tickets and space are limited. You won’t be able to get your tickets at the door, so make sure to order them fast as general admissions have already completely sold out.”

Both New York natives Tor Hamer (20-2, 13KO’s) and Boyd Melson (11-1-1, 4KO’s) will see action on the card in separate eight-round bouts. The heavyweight Hamer will face off against hard-hitting Kertson Manswell (23-7, 17KO’s), while Melson will fight a rematch against Brooklyn’s Jason Thompson (5-6-3, 4KO’s). Melson and Thompson fought to an entertaining six-round draw last year, and with both fighters claiming they were the rightful winner, you can expect them to put it all on the line come August 14.

Hamer went 6-1 in 2012, a year that included winning the Heavyweight Prizefighter Tournament in England. Hamer was positioning himself for a major fight in the heavyweight division before losing to fellow contender and former amateur standout Vyacheslav Glazkov. In the bout against Glazkov, Hamer got off to a good start, before being forced to retire on his stool after the fourth round. It was later discovered that Hamer had been suffering from the flu just days prior to the bout. He returned with a vengeance earlier this year in May with a vicious third-round TKO over Maurenzo Smith and is looking stay busy for the remainder of the year in hopes of working his way back into contention.

Luis Olivares (4-0, 3KO’s) and Donte Strayhorn (2-1), both out of the SMS stable, will also see action on the card in separate four-round bouts.

Making their DBE debuts will be recently signed super middleweight Lennox “2 Sharpe” Allen (16-0-1, 10KO’s), who returns to the ring for the first time in a little over a year, and Florida’s hard-hitting promising lightweight Amos “2 Smooth” Cowart (7-0, 5KO’s). Allen is set to take on an opponent TBA, while Cowart will square off against former NY Golden Gloves Champion Chazz McDowell (6-3, 1KO). Both bouts are scheduled for six rounds.

Additional bouts on the card, including opponents for the above listed fighters will be announced shortly.

The card is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and SMS Promotions and sponsored by SMS Audio, Manfredi Auto Group, Newlio.com, and Everlast. SNY will broadcast the event tape-delayed.

Tickets for the event are priced at $125, $100 and $75. The $55 general admission seats are already completely sold out. Tables are also available for purchase for this event, with VIP Tables going for $1,000 per table (5 seats at $200 per seat), Ringside Tables for $500 (5 seats at $100), and $375 tables (5 seats at $75). Tickets are available for purchase by calling the DiBella Entertainment office at (212) 947-2577.