LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Sept. 25, 2012) – Hard-hitting heavyweight KO artists Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski (17-9) of Minsk, Belarus and Devin Cole (20-9) of Medford, Ore. will collide on the highly-anticipated, inaugural World Series of Fighting Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card, live on NBC Sports Network from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 3.

“We are thrilled to welcome both Andrei and Devin to the World Series of Fighting roster and to have them headline our first live event,” said World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo. “Both of these heavyweights have delivered some incredibly memorable highlights during their careers and their matchup should be a barnburner.”
The 33-year-old, 6-foot-4, 250 pound Arlovski made his first major statement in the sport of MMA, winning the interim UFC heavyweight championship by forcing rival Tim Sylvia to tap out from a heel hook just 47 seconds into their matchup on Feb. 5, 2005.

Four months later, Arlovski defended his title, toppling Justin Eilers with an onslaught of punches in the first round (4:10) of their matchup in Atlantic City, N.J. Shortly after the victory, Arlovski was promoted to UFC heavyweight champion and went on to earn wins over the likes of Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello, Fabricio Werdum and Jake O’Brien before parting ways with the UFC and using his punching power to score a third round (1:13) KO on Ben Rothwell and a second round (1:46) TKO on Roy Nelson, respectively.

Of late, Arlovski has returned to vintage form, taking out Ray Lopez with a barrage of punches in the third stanza (2:43) of their matchup in Honolulu, Hawaii on Aug. 27, 2011, and scoring a crushing third round (4:59) KO on Travis Fulton with a monstrous head kick on Nov. 5, 2011.

The fact that the 35-year-old, 6-foot-4, 250 pound Cole has earned 10 of his 20 career victories by way of KO might lead one to believe he is a pure striker. On the contrary, however, he is a lifelong wrestler as well.

In 2001, Cole received All-American honors after leading Southern Oregon University to a national wrestling championship. Two years later, he burst onto the MMA scene, winning 10 of first 11 professional bouts. Amongst his best conquests to date are those over Travis Wiuff, Mike Kyle, D.J. Linderman and Mike “300” Hayes.

Cole will look to notch his third consecutive victory. He recently made his second-career trip to premiere training camp American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla. in order to prepare with some of the world’s premiere mixed martial artists for the showdown with Arlovski.

Tickets for the inaugural World Series of Fighting event, priced from $19.99, can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, at all Caesars Entertainment and Ticketron outlets and by phone at 800-745-3000. .

The live NBC Sports Network telecast of the World Series of Fighting event will begin at 10:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. PST.

In other main card action, bantamweight (135 pounds) superstar Miguel Angel Torres (40-5) of East Chicago, Ind. will battle an opponent to be announced.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Gregor Gracie (7-2) of Rio de Janeiro will face off with red-hot prospect Tyson Steele (9-1) in a welterweight (168 pounds) contest; Josh Burkman (23-9) of Salt Lake City, Utah will battle fellow star Gerald “Hurricane” Harris (21-4) of Tulsa, Okla. in a welterweight bout.

Fast-rising star Ronys Torres (25-4) will meet dangerous submission specialist Brian “The Bandit” Cobb (19-7) of Bakersfield, Calif. in a lightweight (155 pounds) matchup.

In an undercard scrap, seasoned warrior Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante (16-6-1) Deerfield Beach, Fla. by way of Brazil will take on submission wizard John Gunderson (34-14) of Las Vegas.

Additional undercard bouts will be announced soon.

ABOUT WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING
Based in Las Vegas, Nev., the fight capital of the world, 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 www.MMAWSOF.com. Follow World Series of Fighting on Twitter @MMAWorldSeries and World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo @SugarRaySefo.

ABOUT NBC SPORTS NETWORK
NBC Sports Network is the 24/7 cable platform for NBC Sports’ rich heritage of unmatched storytelling, best-in-class production and utilizing broad promotion to make big events bigger. Now in more than 79 million homes, NBC Sports Network serves sports fans by airing coverage of the Olympic Games and Trials as well as the National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer (MLS), IZOD IndyCar Series, Tour de France, major college football and basketball, and horse racing surrounding the Triple Crown, among other events. The network’s original programming, such as Costas Tonight, NFL Turning Point and NBC SportsTalk, exemplifies NBC Sports’ ability to tell stories and provide meaningful, relevant content. The network is also home to the best outdoor programming on television. NBC Sports Network, which prides itself on serving sports fans across multiple platforms, is distributed via cable, satellite and telco operators throughout the United States.

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Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing presents “WESTBURY WARS”, asensational evening of world-class professional boxing on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury in Westbury, New York. Headlining this special evening at this iconic venue will be a junior welterweight showdown between sensational, undefeated African warrior Issouf Kinda, defending his New York State Title against former world title challenger “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis.

Advance tickets for this theatre-in-the-round seating event, priced at $150 for Gold Circle VIP, $60 for Ringside Reserved and $30 for Mezzanine Reserved, are available at www.livenation.com, charge by phone at 800-745-3000, at the Westbury Box Office or through the Star Boxing office by calling (718) 823-2000 or on their website, www.starboxing.com.

Jason Stone, Senior Vice President of Live Nation stated, “Star Boxing has always been the premier presenter of boxing programs in New York and we welcome the association with them to bring the greatest boxers to the Westbury in the Round stage. Westbury was built for boxing and Joe DeGuardia will bring us the best and strongest shows.”

Said Joe DeGuardia about this unique event, “The NYCB Theatre at Westbury has long been a world class venue for the best entertainment in the world. With seating in the round, boxing fans will enjoy a unique and up-close opportunity to view a great event that we’re putting together.”

“Issouf Kinda is a sensational prospect who continues to shine with each fight. This is his fourth fight in 2012 and he hasn’t lost a round yet. Mike Arnaoutis with his wealth of experience on a world class level who is looking to work his way to another title shot represents a very tough test for Kinda.”

“Also, we’re very excited to have “The Hebrew Hammer”, Cletus Seldin making his return to the squared circle. Cletus’ spectacular knockouts have played to packed houses since he turned pro last year

and the fans at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury are going to be amazed by his power. He’s in against a very crafty veteran from Chicago, Carl McNickels and is sure to see some new looks coming at him in this fight.”

“We’re also putting together a sensational undercard of local favorites and terrific young prospects which we will announce shortly,” DeGuardia continued.

Undefeated with a record of 14-0-0, (5KO’s), Kinda is coming off a unanimous decision win over veteran Marteze Logan on AUGUST 24. He also served shut out unanimous decision wins over Luis Rodriguez and Angel Rios earlier this year.

A native of Athens, Greece, now fighting out of Queens, New York, the hard hitting Arnaoutis has compiled a record of 24-7-2 (11KO’s) over his eleven-year career. Currently, the southpaw Arnaoutis is riding a two bout winning streak, most recently knocking out veteran Broderick Antoine in the seventh round at the Star Boxing VIP Boxing Event at Russo’s On The Bay on MAY 2.

The heavy handed 26 year old Seldin, 8-0-0 with six stoppages, is making the fourth start of his 2012 campaign, having scored three consecutive knockouts all within the first two rounds this year. In his last start on JULY 28, he stopped Jonathan Garcia in the first round.

Known as “The Assassin”, the 28-year-old McNickels, 8-3-0 (6KO’s), has fought all over the country facing numerous top prospects.

In his last outing on St. Patrick’s Day, MARCH 17, McNickels fought hometown favorite Danny McDermott at Madison Square Garden, losing a very close majority decision in an epic, back-and-forth battle.

A full undercard of exciting fights featuring numerous local prospects will be announced shortly.

Doors on the evening of the event will open at 6:30pm with the first bell at 7:30pm. Event, date and time are subject to change. Tickets are subject to applicable service charges.

The NYCB Theatre at Westbury is located at 960 Brush Hollow Road in Westbury, New York, 11590. For directions and more information please visit their website at www.thetheatrewestbury.com. For Westbury membership information, visit www.westburymembership.com

ABOUT STAR BOXING:

Star Boxing Inc. is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2012. Star Boxing has worked to produce some of the most exciting and memorable boxing events in recent history. Star has continued to work with and develop a number of very exciting world champions, world rated contenders and young prospects. Star has consistently brought credibility, integrity, and exciting fights to the boxing industry. For more information on Star Boxing, visit their official website at www.StarBoxing.com and follow them on twitter.com/starboxing and Facebook.com/starboxing

About Live Nation Entertainment:

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five eCommerce sites, with over 26 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 20,000 shows annually for more than 2,000 artists globally. Front Line is the world’s top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling over 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

VENICE, CA (September 25, 2012) K2 Promotions was very saddened to hear about the death of former heavyweight world champion Corrie Sanders over the weekend.

The 46-year-old Sanders was shot in an apparent robbery in Britz, near Pretoria, while celebrating the birthday of a family member.

“It was a shock to Vitali and Wladimir as well as myself when I heard the news” said Tom Loeffler, managing director of K2 Promotions. “Corrie was a world champion boxer and a true gentleman and a pleasure to work with outside the ring.”

The Klitschko brothers released a statement calling him a “great person”.

“We were shocked to learn of the sudden death of Corrie Sanders and we want to express our sincere condolences to his family,” read the statement.

“We will remember Corrie as a great person both inside and outside the ring. He was a great fighter with a big heart who always positively represented the sport of boxing.”

Sanders will always be linked to the Klitschko brothers, having fought both of them. He won the WBO World Title with a shocking win over Wladimir on MARCH 8, 2003 in Hannover, Germany, winning the WBO World Title.

In his following bout, Sanders traveled to Los Angeles, California on APRIL 24, 2004 and challenged older brother Vitali for the vacant WBC World Title. Fighting valiantly throughout the fight, Sanders was stopped in the eighth round when referee Jon Schorle deemed that he had taken too much punishment.

“The fight at Staples Center against Vitali was the first promotion of K2 and I have very fond memories of working with Corrie and his team. He fought like a true warrior that night” continued Loeffler.

“Corrie fought all over the world but his fights against both Vitali and Wladimir, and Fight of the Year candidate war against Hasim Rahman in Atlantic City in 2000 are probably what he’s best known for.”

ABOUT K2 PROMOTIONS

K2 Promotions currently promotes the unified heavyweight champions, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. Over the last decade, K2 Promotions has promoted the most heavyweight championship title bouts of any promoter worldwide. K2 Promotions is one of Boxing’s most respected promoters showcasing boxing’s biggest events in the US and Europe at some of the world’s premier venues.

For more information, please visit their website at

www.K-2Promotions.com

HARLEM, NEW YORK (September 24, 2012)—On Saturday October 20th, one of the biggest nights in New York Boxing will take place as the brand new, state of the art Barclays Center will play host to four world championship fights that is likely to prelude of big events coming to the new arena.

One of the proposed undercard bout was to have it former world title challenger Dmitry Salita (34-1-1, 18 KO’s) of Brooklyn and Edgar Santana (26-4, 17 KO’s) of Harlem in what would have been a throw- back fight that would have brought back memories of the neighborhood fights that helped make New York the mecca of boxing.

But after the fight was allegedly agreed upon, Salita apparently pulled out of the bout and Santana believes that Salita never had any intention of fighting hm.

“I got the call to fight him and I accepted immediately”, said Santana

“ I was excited to get that fight and it was a good fight for New York in the new arena. We are both big ticket sellers and it is definitely the right fight”

Santana, who is managed by Brian Cohen and promoted by Dave Escalet’s Fisticuffs Promotions then found out that the fight would not come to fruition.

“We found out that Salita did not want the fight. Regardless of what he says, he is scared to fight me”, continued Santana

“I read on the internet he said he did not want to fight me because I am coming off a loss. I fought that fight with a broken hand, but lets face the facts, I have knocked out three guys that he not only went the distance with but he had trouble with”

QUEENS, NY (September 23, 2012)—On Saturday night, history was made as the first ever professional boxing event in any of the five boroughs that make up New York City inside a casino as the Resorts World Casino hosted the event promoted by New Legend Boxing, Old World Boxing and W.O.N Promotions in front of near sold out crowd.

The fight card was streamed live all over the world on www.gfl.tv and is now available on demand for just $9.99 by clicking: http://www.gfl.tv/Events/Fight/Boxing/International_Fight_Night/1667

In the main event, Light Heavyweight knockout artist, Joe Smith Jr. kept his 100% win/knockout ratio as he dropped Yasin Rashid four times en route to a third round stoppage.

Smith of Long Island, Island knocked Rashid down in round two and three times in round three which thrilled his throngs of fans who made the trek from Long Island. Smith is now 11-1 with all wins coming via knockout. Rashid of Brooklyn is now 7-3.

In the memorable co-feature, it was a battle of two undefeated fighters that displayed 7-0 records as Frank Galarza fought Alantez Fox for New York State Jr. Middleweight title. . It was a war from the opening bell as Galarza and Fox put on a show that was fit for a time capsule as they waged battle for the who twenty-four minutes that they shared the ring.

Galarza came out drilling Fox with right hands that drew large cheers from the pro-Galarza crowd. Fox withstood that early onslaught to give as good as he got and used his 6’3”frame and started using the jab to temporarily ward off Galarza. Galarza continued to throw right hands but late in the fight, it was Fox’s left hooks that scored him many points and the left side of Galarza’s face swelled up to the size of a baseball. The fight drew standing ovations after each round. The two battled and gave every ounce and left it all in the ring the fight and the fight was scored 77-75 for each man while a third tally read 76-76.

Immediately in the ring, each man was open to a rematch that would be welcomed by any boxing fan who witnessed the fight.

Good looking Super Bantamweight prospect Juan Dominguez dropped Jesus Bayron twice en route to a six round unanimous decision. Dominguez of Brooklyn won by 59-52 scores on all cards and is now 11-0. Bayron of Puerto Rico is 5-6.

In the upset of the night, Jhovany Collado hurt previously undefeated Rafael Vazquez in round one and sent him to the canvas in round two and held on for a six round split decision.

Each fighter took a card 57-56 while a third card read 58-55. Collado of Queens is now 4-6-2. Vazquez is 8-1.

Popular Boyd Melson scored a six round unanimous decision over Yolexcy Leiva in a Jr. Middleweight bout.

Melson scored a knockdown in the first round and boxed and moved throughout. Leiva continued to pressure Melson and even scored some good shots late by Melson won by scores of 59-54, 59-54 and 58-55 and moves to 10-1. Leiva is 5-6.

In a scheduled six round Super Featherweight bout, WBC Caribbean champion Elton Dharry landed some hard right hands and opened up a cut over the left eye of Gabriel Diaz and the fight had to be stopped and Dharry was awarded the bout via second round stoppage.

Dharry is now 10-5-1 with five knockouts. Cruz is now 4-5-1.

In four round bouts, Angel Garcia (3-1) scored a unanimous decision over Pedro Andres (0-2) in a Jr. Lightweight bout; Micah Branch (1-2) scored a four round unanimous decision over Allan Phelen (0-2) in a Featherweight bout. The show opened as Daniel Gonzalez (1-0, 1 KO) scored a second round stoppage over Anthony Smith in a fight that featured pro debuting Jr. Middleweights.

THE NEXT SHOW AT RESORTS WORLD CASINO IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 8TH –DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY

Las Vegas, Nevada – STRIKEFORCE® announced this evening that its event planned for Saturday, Sept. 29 at Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, Calif. has been cancelled. STRIKEFORCE lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, who was set to defend his title against Pat Healy, sustained an injury in training that forced his withdrawal from the card.

Without the Melendez-Healy title bout, SHOWTIME®, which determines which fights are televised on the premium network, decided that it would not air Saturday’s scheduled event.

“When SHOWTIME informed us that it would not be airing the event, we made the difficult decision to cancel Saturday’s card in Sacramento,” STRIKEFORCE CEO Scott Coker said. “Without a television partner, we simply could not move forward with this event. We wish Gilbert a speedy recovery and will work diligently and quickly to reschedule the fighters affected by this news on upcoming cards.”

Refunds for tickets purchased are available at point of sale.

For more information or current fight news, visit www.strikeforce.com. All bouts live and subject to change.

About STRIKEFORCE® – www.strikeforce.com

Owned and operated by Forza, LLC, a subsidiary of Zuffa, LLC, which also owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship® brand, STRIKEFORCE® is a world-class mixed martial arts promotion based in Las Vegas, Nev. that currently holds live events annually across the United States. First established as a mixed martial arts entity in 2006, STRIKEFORCE now broadcasts its events live on SHOWTIME® and has produced two live, primetime events on the CBS Television Network. With a growing roster featuring the world’s elite competitors, STRIKEFORCE has cemented its place as a leader in providing quality mixed martial arts action.

COCONUT CREEK, FLA. (Sept. 24, 2012) –Looking to build on his recent second-round TKO victory, heavy-handed KO artist Brett “Da Grim” Rogers (12-4) of St. Paul, Minn. has joined premiere Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) training camp American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla. in preparation for his first Bellator Fighting Championships heavyweight tournament matchup in Hammond, Ind. on Oct. 5, live on MTV2.

The 31-year-old, 6-foot-5, 265 pound Rogers will face an opponent to be announced at Horseshoe Casino in the quarterfinal round of Bellator’s seventh season tournament, the winner of which will have earned a total of $100,000 in prize money.

“I’ve found a new home here at American Top Team and owe a lot of thanks to them. Coming here has changed my outlook on my career and life, in general, and I’m going to show the world that,” said Rogers, who stopped rival Kevin Asplund in a Bellator matchup on June 22. “When I get in the cage on Oct. 5, people are going to see a different Brett Rogers – better skilled and more confident than ever.

“Brett has demonstrated a sincere re-commitment to his career and to becoming a more well-versed fighter,” said American Top Team Head Trainer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Ricardo Liborio, who has been working hand-in-hand with Rogers. “I always thought Brett could be one of the most dangerous heavyweights in MMA because of his raw strength and punching power, but that he was also lacking the ground fighting skills necessary to succeed at the highest level of the sport. That’s all changing now and, come next month, people will start seeing that.”

Rogers, a former tire technician for Sam’s Club, became a Cinderella story after bursting onto the professional MMA scene in 2005 and blasting through his first nine opponents with furious displays of striking. Amongst Rogers’ early conquests was a brutal, first round KO (1:00) of Jon Murphy during the first-ever live, CBS primetime telecast of an MMA event.

His outstanding, initial success earned Rogers a shot at UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski at Strikeforce on June 6, 2009. Before a live SHOWTIME television audience, Rogers shocked the world, crumbling the far-more experienced Arlovski in just 22 seconds with a barrage of punches against the cage.

The stunning upset victory set Rogers up for a live, CBS primetime televised showdown with Russia’s Fedor Emelianenko, widely recognized as the greatest MMA fighter of all-time, in the main event of a Strikeforce and M-1 Global co-promoted fight card at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. on Nov. 7, 2009.

Before 5.4 million live TV viewers, Rogers nearly pulled off one of the greatest upsets in MMA history, opening a cut on Emelianenko in the opening seconds of the first round of their main event matchup and pushing Emelianenko to his limits. In the second round, however, Emelianenko suddenly turned things around in dramatic fashion, putting Rogers on the canvas with an overhand right that set the Russian up for a TKO victory.

Of his recent comeback and signing with Bellator, Rogers credits his new management and training team for helping him turn his fortunes around.

“A few people stuck by me when the chips were down and helped me get through a terrible period in my life,” said Rogers. “It’s because of their support that I have a second chance to shine and become something great.”

NEW YORK (September 24, 2012) – Tickets are now on for the October 27th pay-per-view event, “Rising Olympian Star In The Big Apple,” featuring undefeated welterweight prospect Sadam “World Kid” Ali (15-0, 9 KOs), a 2008 U.S. Olympian, live from Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, New York.

Brownsville super middleweight Curtis “Showtime” Stevens (22-3, 16 KOs) has been added to the card in a eight-round bout against an opponent to be determined. Stevens is a former New York State light heavyweight champion who knocked out previously unbeaten Piotr Wilczewski (22-0) in the third round of their 2009 fight in Newark (NJ). A 2002 US National amateur champion, Stevens has also defeated world champion Carl Daniels.

The youngest boxing promoter in America, 23-year-old Ali was a highly-decorated amateur boxer who was a national champion in the Junior Olympics, Police Athlete League (PAL), Under-19 Tournament, as well as a two-time, two division New York City Golden Gloves champion. He became the first New York City boxer in 20 years, since Riddick Bowe in 1988, to earn a berth on the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, and was the first Arab-American to ever represent the U.S. in the Olympic Games.

“Rising Olympian Star In The Big Apple,” presented by Sadam Ali’s World Kid Promotions, will be distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT on both cable and satellite pay per view via iN Demand, DISH Network and Avail-TVN for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.

Rising star Ali, fighting out of Brooklyn, is currently rated No. 8 by United States Boxing Association (USBA), as well as No. 12 by the North American Boxing Organization (NABO) and No. 15 by the North American Boxing Federation (NABF).

Ali, who won World Boxing Federation American welterweight title in his last fight in June versus Franklin Gonzalez (TKO8), takes on former Indiana State champion Jermaine “Too Sweet” White (17-5, 9 KOs), of Chicago, in the 10-round main event. Three of White’s career losses have been to world champions Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., Anthony Peterson and Paul Spadafora.

Colombian cruiserweight Santander “The Demolition Man” Silgado (22-0, 18 KOs) puts his unbeaten record on the line against veteran Gary “Pit Bull” Gomez (19-13-2, 7 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature. Silgado, now fighting out of Brooklyn, is world rated at No. 11 by the World Boxing Association (WBA) and No. 13 by the World Boxing Council (WBC). A seven-time Colombian national champion, Silgado captured the World Boxing Council FECARBOX title by defeating Willie Herring this past March. Salt Lake City’s Gomez is a former WBC Continental Americas and Utah State champion. His most notable wins have been against Chad Van Sickle, who was 18-0-1 when Gomez defeated him by way of a 10-round decision, Rayco Saunders and Derrick Brown.

Newly crowned World Boxing Federation Intercontinental light middleweight champion Mike “El Cangri” Ruiz (17-7, 9 KOs) drops back to his natural welterweight division to face and opponent to soon be determined. Ruiz is coming off his 10th round TKO title-winning performance July 21 against hometown favorite Paul Delgado in Atlanta.

Also fighting on the undercard in four-round bouts against opponents to soon be announced are Brooklyn’s one-handed Michael Constantino, who will be making his pro debut after fighting in the NYC Golden Gloves Tournament; Maine light middleweight Steven Gamache (3-0, 1 KO), the son of former world champion Joey Gamache; Brooklyn light middleweight Shawn Cameron in his pro debut. Brooklyn bantamweight Jennifer Santiago meets Louisiana invader Ivana Coleman (0-1). All fights and fighters are subject to change.

Tickets, priced at $150.00, $100.00 and $50.00, are on sale and available to purchase by calling 917.807.3630 or 917.655.5254 in Brooklyn and Queens, 718.744.8855 in Manhattan, or 201.914.9392 in Staten Island and New Jersey.

For more information about “Rising Olympian Star In The Big Apple,” go online to www.SadamAliBoxing.com or www.integratedsportsnet.com. Sadam Ali can be followed on Twitter @realworldkidali.

NEW YORK (September 24) – Though he proudly represents his native Puerto Rico every time he steps between the ropes, Miguel Cotto can easily call New York City his second home, as he is unbeaten in nine fights in the Big Apple since turning professional in 2001. On Saturday, December 1 the former Four-Time and Three-Division World Champion expects to have a full house cheering him on at the “Mecca of Boxing,” Madison Square Garden, as he looks to add another title belt to his collection when he takes on WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout in a fight that will be telecast live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.

“I am really excited to come back to my second home,” said Cotto. “Fighting at The Garden is always special for me and a true pleasure. There is something unique in the atmosphere and it means a lot to me every time I fight there because the energy of the fans gives me extra motivation. Austin Trout will be a challenge for me, but I will win my fifth world championship on December 1.”

“Miguel Cotto needs no introduction,” said Trout. “He’s a true champion and one of the best fighters of the last 10 years, but I’m the present and future of the sport and this is just the showcase I need to prove to the world that I’m one of the best, pound-for-pound. I can’t wait to fight in such a legendary place like Madison Square Garden; it’s every fighter’s dream.”

“We are thrilled to have Miguel Cotto back at The Garden in a spectacular fight against undefeated and world champion Austin Trout,” Miguel Cotto Promotions Vice President Hector Soto stated. “This will be like a homecoming party; a national Puerto Rican holiday. This is a solid show featuring one of the biggest superstars in boxing, Miguel Cotto, supported by hot prospects from the island of Puerto Rico showing their developing talent and potential. I cannot wait!”

“There are few events in boxing like a Miguel Cotto fight at Madison Square Garden,” said Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya. “The atmosphere is electric and it feels like all of Puerto Rico has come out to support him. Nights like these lift up the sport and I can’t wait to be in New York on December 1 to witness this great fight live.”

“Austin Trout is the WBA Super Welterweight Champion of The World, Miguel Cotto is a future hall of famer and great fighter who deserves all the accolades he receives,” said Greg Cohen, CEO of Greg Cohen Promotions. “Miguel Cotto could fight anyone and the fact that he sought out a young, hungry and talented world champion in Austin Trout speaks volumes of his character and competitive spirit. This fight will represent the changing of the guard, very similar to when a young Sugar Ray Leonard beat Wilfred Benitez. Austin Trout is going to be the next American superstar. Some guys get lost in the moment while others embrace it. Austin will seize the moment. December 1 at Madison Square Garden, a star will be born!”

“We are proud to be working with Miguel Cotto Promotions on such a huge event,” said Stephen Espinzoa, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports. “Miguel Cotto is an icon not only in the boxing world but also to New York sports fans. Bringing him back to this city to fight an undefeated champion in Austin Trout at Madison Square Garden is a perfect way to cap off what has been a landmark year for World Championship boxing on SHOWTIME.”

“We are excited to welcome the great Puerto Rican champion Miguel Cotto back to his home, Madison Square Garden, the Mecca of Boxing,” said Joel Fisher, executive vice president, MSG Sports. “Miguel is New York’s most popular fighter, and we’re thrilled that area boxing fans will be able to see him in our historic building – that will just have completed phase two of our transformation – once again.”

“Showdown: Cotto vs. Trout” is a 12 round battle between Four-Time and Three-Division World Champion Miguel Cotto and WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Austin Trout taking place on December 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event is promoted by Miguel Cotto Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Greg Cohen Promotions, sponsored by Corona and will be telecast live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.

Tickets priced at $500, $300, $200, $100 and $50, not including applicable service charges and taxes, go on sale on Tuesday, September 25 at 1:00 p.m. ET. They can be purchased at the Madison Square Garden Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster charge by phone (866-858-0008) and online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.thegarden.com.

Hailing from Caguas, Puerto Rico, Cotto (37-3, 30 KO’s) has held a world title every year since 2004 while winning 16 of the 18 world championship bouts in which he has fought. Puerto Rico’s most exciting fighter and one of its greatest of all time, Cotto held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Welterweight crown from 2004-2006, successfully defending it six times before vacating it in order to fight for and capture the WBA Welterweight title at the end of 2006, a title he held for nearly as long. After controversially losing the WBA title to Antonio Margarito in July 2008, Cotto won his second welterweight belt in February 2009, knocking out Michael Jennings in the fifth round to become the WBO Welterweight champion. He lost the title in his second defense in November 2009, but captured the WBA Super Welterweight title in June of 2010 at Yankee Stadium in New York by stopping then-undefeated defending champion Yuri Foreman. Cotto successfully defended that title by stopping Two-Division World Champion Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga in the 12th round in March of 2011 and then avenged his loss to Margarito in December of 2011, once again retaining his title and giving him true peace of mind. He has also added to his huge fan base by giving Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao their toughest fights to date. Next on his plate is Austin Trout, and if he defeats the New Mexico southpaw, it will be another world championship added to his Hall of Fame resume.

27-year-old Austin “No Doubt” Trout (25-0, 14 KO’s) has been boxing since the age of 10, but the 2004 United States amateur champion didn’t begin making noise in the sport until he began mowing through opponent after opponent while maintaining an undefeated professional record. By the tail end of 2009, he was 20-0 and the WBA international, WBA Fedelatin, and WBC Continental Americas super welterweight champion, but fights were hard to come by. In February of 2011 though, Trout emerged and captured a world championship by defeating Rigoberto “El Español” Alvarez, Canelo’s older brother, for the WBA Interim Super Welterweight World Championship. He has since been elevated to full champions and defended his belt successfully three times against David “Destroyer” Lopez, Frank “The Italian Stallion” LoPorto and Delvin Rodriguez, setting up the fight of his life on December 1 against Miguel Cotto.

For more information, visit www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com, www.goldenboypromotions.com, and www.thegarden.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RealMiguelCotto, www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing, www.twitter.com/NoDoubtTrout, www.twitter.com/MSGSportsNYC, www.twitter.com/SHOsports, follow the conversation using #CottoTrout or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing or www.facebook.com/SHOsports.

September 24, 2012 – Golden Boy Promotions, multiple division world champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, has been invited by WBC President Jose Sulaiman and his son Mauricio, to fly out to Mexico City and receive his WBC Championship belt.

Last month, Guerrero earned the WBC interim welterweight title when he moved up two weight classes and defeated former undefeated No. 1 contender Selcuk Aydin (23-1, 17 KOs), making him the mandatory challenger to face pound for pound king, Floyd Mayweather Jr.

“It’s a great honor to be present in Mexico City with the Sulaiman family and receive my hard earned WBC Championship belt,” said Guerrero. “I’ve always envisioned myself becoming the WBC champion and I plan to represent the WBC and Golden Boy Promotions with pride.”

The Ghost will meet with the Sulaiman’s tomorrow Tuesday, September 25, 2012 in Mexico City to officially receive his belt.

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LAWTON, OK (September 24, 2012)- Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing has compiled an action packed undercard for the “Comanche Nation’s Friday Night Fights” on SEPTEMBER 28 at the Comanche Nation Casino in Lawton, Oklahoma.

In the ten round headline clash, George “Comanche Boy” Tahdooahnippah will face off against Tuscaloosa, Alabama’s Gundrick “Sho Gun” King for the NABA Middleweight Title.

Also, just announced, boxing fans around the world can view the entire “Comanche Nation’s Friday Night Fights” card on GO FIGHT LIVE (www.GFL.com) for $9.99.

The chief support to the main event is an excellent eight round middleweight bout between contenders Abel “Truth Serum” Perry of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Houston, Texas native Don Mouton.

Compiling a record of 18-5-0 (9KO’s) over his seven year professional career, the highly touted Perry is riding a six bout winning streak, most recently knocking out Keith Collins in the third round on JANUARY 26 in Oklahoma City.

The heavy-handed Mouton, 10-4-1 (9KO’s), has defeated numerous highly regarded prospects and contenders over his six year career including Josiah Judah, Richard Pierson, Walid Smichet and Jerson Ravelo. In his last start, Mouton stopped Jesse Lara in the fifth round on AUGUST 11 in Arlington, Texas.

Four additional bouts will feature numerous local prospects and newcomers.

In the heavyweight division, Constantin Bejenaru of Bacau, Romania, 0-1-1, will clash with Oklahoma City’s Jamell Williams, 0-5-1,

in a scheduled four rounder.

In a special attraction women’s junior welterweight bout, Rachel Tucker, 1-1-0, and Lucretia Carrerlo, 3-9-0 (1KO), both of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, will battle in a four rounder.

Local middleweights Willie Gilbert, 0-0-1, and Chris Barnes, 0-1-1, meet in a four round rematch of their terrific draw of August 17, 2012

Rounding out the card in super middleweight action David Lejuan, 2-0-0 (1KO), of Wichita Falls, Texas squares off against Ritchie Cherry, 2-4-0 (1KO) of Oklahoma City also in a four rounder.

Advance tickets priced at $15 for General Admission ($20 day of show) can be purchased through Stub Wire (www.stubwire.com). The Comanche Nation Casino is located at 402 SE Interstate Drive in Lawton, Oklahoma, 73501. Doors on the evening of the event will open at 6:30pm with the first bell at 7:00pm.

For more information on the Comanche Nation Casino, please visit their website at www.comanchenationcasinos.com

ABOUT STAR BOXING:

Star Boxing, Inc. has been in operation since1992. Star Boxing has worked to produce some of the most exciting and memorable boxing events in recent history. Star has continued to work with and develop a number of very exciting world champions, world rated contenders and young prospects. Star has consistently brought credibility, integrity, and exciting fights to the boxing industry. For more information on Star Boxing, visit their official website at www.StarBoxing.com and follow them on twitter.com/starboxing and Facebook.com/starboxing

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Sept. 24, 2012) –Invicta Fighting Championships and India-based Super Fight League announced today that the two Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotions have formed a strategic alliance to develop women’s MMA talent out of India.

The relationship is intended to support Invicta FC’s goals of identifying the best women’s fight talent around the globe and producing the best possible matchups between women’s mixed martial artists while, at the same time, providing Super Fight League with a means of promoting MMA to a broader demographic in its homeland.

“We are excited about this opportunity to work with Super Fight League and tap into a new market that has yet to really be explored by the women’s MMA world,” said Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp. “Super Fight League has done a great job of pioneering the sport of MMA in India and has helped demonstrate that there is fight talent everywhere on the planet. Even though women’s MMA has made tremendous strides over the last few years as far as adding depth to its ranks, we have really just scratched the surface of what is out there. This relationship between Invicta FC and Super Fight League is an opportunity to expand our reach and discover exciting, new talent.

“Super Fight League is thrilled to form a cooperative relationship with an MMA promotion in The United States,” said Super Fight League Chairman Raj Kundra. “Invicta FC has done some incredible things for women’s MMA in such a short time and I am confident that working with their great organization is a step that will helpfurther the MMA movement in India that we initiated this year with our live event series.”

In June, Invicta FC announced the formation of a similar strategic partnership with Japan-based women’s MMA promotion JEWELS. The main card of the last Invicta FC event on July 28 featured two JEWELS champions – Ayaka Hamasaki and Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano.

As of its next event on Saturday, Oct. 6, Invicta FC will have promoted matchups with fighters from seven other countries – Ireland, Scotland, Brazil, Canada, Sweden, Netherlands and France – in addition to The United States and Japan.

Tickets for Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, are on sale at Memorial Hall box office (913-549-4853), online at Ticketmaster.com and InvictaFC.com and by phone at (800-745-3000). The 13-bout professional card will be headlined by the promotion’s first-ever world championship bout, an atomweight (105 pound) showdown between superstars Jessica Penne (9-1) of Laguna Hills, Calif. and undefeated Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama (8-0) of Kyoto, Japan.

About Invicta Fighting Championships:

Invicta Fighting Championships (www.invictafc.com) is a world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight series dedicated to providing female athletes with a major platform to hone their skills on a consistent basis. Founded in 2012 by longtime MMA executive Shannon Knapp and sports aficionado Janet Martin, Invicta is committed to pioneering the future growth of women’s MMA by promoting the best possible matchups between female competitors and identifying and developing future superstars of the sport.

About Super Fight League:

Super Fight League is India’s only Pro MMA Organization providing a platform for Indian and world-class MMA fighters. Launched in Jan 2012 by entrepreneur Mr Raj Kundra and Bollywood Superstar Mr Sanjay Dutt, we have had three major events in India with over 2.5 million YouTube views and growing. Launching from October 12th 2012 the only all year round sports league in India making SFL one of the largest MMA content providers in the world with new weekly fight nights. For more info log on to www.superfightleague.com

NBC Sports Network will re-air the September 21st “Fight Night” broadcast on Monday, September 24th at 9PM ET. The show was promoted by Main Events and Peltz Boxing. To find the location of the NBC Sports Network on your local cable, satellite or IPTV provider, go to: http://www.nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30092015/ns/sports/

Gabriel Rosado, 21-5, 13 KOs, Philadelphia, earned a shot at the IBF junior middleweight world title with a 10th round TKO of Charles Whittaker, Cayman Islands, 36-13-2, 21 KOs, in the main event at the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, PA. The title eliminator bout was scheduled for 12 rounds. Rosado knocked Whittaker down four times, once in the fifth, once in the seventh and twice in the tenth, before referee Steve Smoger stopped the fight at 1:50 of round ten.

Rosado – Whittaker – Photo Credits to Chris Toney

Also on the broadcast in a spectacular show of power, light heavyweight Sergey Kovalev, Chelyabinsk, Russia, 19-0-1, 16 KOs, stopped Buffalo, NY’s Lionell Thompson, 12-2, 8 KOs, at 14 seconds of round number three. Thompson hit the deck twice in round two, and once again in the third before referee Gary Rosato halted the fight.

Kovalev – Thompson – Photo Credits to Chris Toney

Miami welterweight Antwone Smith, 22-4-1, 12 KOs, scored an upset victory over previously undefeated Ronald Cruz, 17-1, 12 KOs, with a 10-round split decision. Cruz lost for the first time as a professional before a near-sellout hometown Bethlehem crowd. Judge George Hill scored the fight 96-94 for Cruz, but both Dave Braslow and David Greer overruled with scores of 94-94 for Smith.

Cruz – Smith – Photo Credits to Chris Toney

ROSADO – WHITTAKER RE-AIR SCHEDULE

(All times ET and subject to change)

Monday, September 24 – 9 p.m.

Tuesday, September 25 – 1 a.m.

2012-2013 NBC SPORTS NETWORK FIGHT NIGHT SCHEDULE

(All times ET and subject to change)

Saturday, December 8
9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
NBC Sports Network

Saturday, December 22
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
NBC

Saturday, January 19
9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
NBC Sports Network

Saturday, March 9
9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
NBC Sports Network

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September 29 is filled with topclass title fights. Not only will heavyweight
boxers Alexander Povetkin (WBA Championship against Hasim Rahman) and Kubrat
Pulev (European and IBF International Championship against Alexander
Ustinov) put their titles on the line. Also fighting to keep his belt is
light middleweight Jack Culcay (12-8, 8 KOs). The young German takes on Mark
Thompson (24-1, 14 KOs) from Manchester for the WBA Intercontinental
Championship. The 26-year-old took some time out of his busy schedule to
talk about the upcoming fight.

Jack Culcay, your last fight took place in Berlin on August 25. You won that
bout by technical knock-out in round three and therefore the WBA
Intercontinental Championship. What did you learn from that night?

Jack Culcay: The fight and the way it ended once again proved that
everything is possible when it comes to sport but especially boxing. The cut
suffered by Frederic Serre meant, that his night was over just a few rounds
into the fight. That could have also happened to me.

In 2009 you won the amateur world championships. In Berlin you were able to
celebrate your first professional title. How did it feel?

Jack Culcay: It was amazing. You can´t really describe the feeling and the
emotions once the referee declares you as the winner.

Does this first title change anthing when it comes to your attitude towards
your training as well as the next fight?

Jack Culcay: The only thing that changes is the pressure on my shoulders
which becomes even bigger. Before, I was the one hunting for glory. Now I am
the hunted. My opponents will do everything possible to take that belt of
me. At the same time, I will do everything possible to keep it.

Only a few weeks have passed since your victory. Did that have an effect on
your preparations?

Jack Culcay: The last fight only lasted for three rounds. I was prepared to
go the distance and therefore it didn’t take that much out of me. If it
would have gone on for twelve rounds, I probably wouldn’t be fighting again
straight away.

Is it possible to adapt to a new opponent in such a short period of time?

Jack Culcay: Of course it is. I have been sparring against three very
different guys during my training. I am used to it because as my time as an
amateur. At tournaments, you have to fight different styles within just a
few days. Therefore, it shouldn’t be a problem at all.

Your next opponent is Mark Thompson. What are your thoughts on him?

Jack Culcay: The most obvious thing is his height. With 1.80 Meters he is
eight centimetres taller than me. But I actually think that suits me quite
well. So far, most of my opponents were taller than me. That way I can use
my superior speed to my advantage.

The bout takes place in your adopted hometown Hamburg. How excited are you
to be fighting there?

Jack Culcay: It is going to be a great atmosphere. The people of Hamburg are
very passionate when it comes to sports and I know that they will be right
behind me. Of course I will do everything possible to give them a good show.

How will the fight end on September 29?

Jack Culcay: I will have to give you my usual answer as it is true: You can
not predict the outcome of any sporting event but especially not boxing. And
it is pretty much impossible to predict the way a fight ends. I am ready to
go the distance. If I manage to win the fight early then so be it. I will
never plan to knock-out somebody as it just adds pressure on me. The main
thing is that I will be the last man standing.

WBA, WBC & WBO Female Welterweight Champion Cecilia Braekhus (21-0, 5 KOs) lived up to her billing as boxing´s “First Lady” with a spectacular points victory over French star Anne Sophie Mathis (26-3, 22 KOs). After ten exciting rounds, she was ahead 97-93 on all three cards. “This is the happiest day of my life,” she said afterwards. “Mathis was very strong, the toughest opponent of my career, but I found a way to beat her. This is my biggest win ever.”

With 2,345 fans in attendance – at least 550 of them from Norway – at Arena Nord in Frederikshavn, Braekhus used her superior boxing skills to stay out of harm´s way, although Mathis had her moments. But Braekhus cleverly blocked her attacks and landed punches on her own – single shots as well as combinations. In the seventh, she even wobbled Mathis, but she bounced back, and it remained an exciting encounter until the very end. “Cecilia fought a great fight,” Mathis said. “She is very fast and a very good boxer.” Asked about a potential meeting with Holly Holm, whom Mathis had knocked out cold last December, she answered: “Braekhus is better than Holm. She is faster, has better movement and better boxing skills.”

Promoter Nisse Sauerland praised Cecilia after “the fight of her life.” He said: “Cecilia left no doubts that she is the best female boxer out there. Mathis was very strong, very dangerous, but Cecilia proved her class in impressive fashion. This was a fantastic fight.”

In the co-featured main event, Patrick Nielsen defended his WBA Intercontinental Middleweight Title with a clear points victory over Jose Yebes. Dennis Ceylan also celebrated a successful professional debut, stopping Artsem Abmiotka in the second round. Erik Skoglund continued his winning streak with a points victory over Ivan Maslov, while Torben Keller outpointed Laszlo Szekeres. Ahmed Kaddour also defeated Max Maxwell on points.

Meanwhile, it was announced that Mikkel Kessler (45-2, 34 KOs) will challenge Brian Magee (36-4-1, 25 KOs) for the WBA Super-Middleweight World Championship at Jyske Bank BOXEN in Herning, Denmark on December 8. Tickets will go on sale at BILLETnet/Ticketmaster on Monday, October 1, at 10 am. “I look forward to fighting in Herning again,” the Viking Warrior said. “The atmosphere was fantastic last time when I fought Carl Froch. The fans made the difference that night, their support really lifted me to one of my greatest victories. With their help, I will become world champion again on December 8.”

Kessler only has the best memories of Herning. In September 2009, he stopped Gusmyr Perdomo to pave his way into the Super Six World Boxing Classic. In April 2010, he then defeated WBC Super-Middleweight Champion Carl Froch in what many thought was the greatest fight ever on Danish soil. “The fans raised the roof that night,” promoter Kalle Sauerland said. “History repeats itself, we expect a sell-out crowd, a fantastic fight and another world title for the Viking Warrior.”

Sauerland is sure that Kessler will take out the “Dane Killer” Magee, who has stopped Mads Larsen and Rudy Markussen. “It´s up to Mikkel to restore the Danish fighting pride,” Sauerland added. “But when he is at the top of his game, nobody can stop him. His KO over Allan Green was impressive. Magee is the next in line to taste the wrath of the Viking Warrior.”

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QUEENS, NY (September 22, 2012)—TONIGHT!!!! An historic night of boxing will take place as the first ever professional boxing event will emanate from The Resorts World Casino in New York and it will be all streamed LIVE on www.gfl.tv

The show, which is promoted by New Legend Boxing, Old World Boxing and W.O.N Boxing promotions begins at 7pm eastern and can be purchased for just $9.99 by clicking: http://www.gfl.tv/Events/Fight/Boxing/International_Fight_Night/1667

In the main event, popular Light Heavyweight Joe Smith Jr. (10-1, 10 KO’s) takes on Yasin Rashin (7-2, 2 KO’s) of Brooklyn in the eight round main event.

In the co-feature, it will be a battle of undefeated Jr. Welterweight’s Frank Galarza (7-4, Ko’s) will take in former amateur standout Alantez Fox (7-0, 3 KO’s) in an eight round tussle for the New York State Title.

The nine bout card will also feature hot Super Featherweight prospect Juan Dominguez (10-0, 7 KO’s) battling battle tested Jesus Bayron (5-5, 4 KO’s)

Popular Jr. Middleweight Boyd Melson (9-1, 4 KO’s) will take on upset mined and rugged Yolexcy Leiva (5-4, 4 KO’s).

WBC Caribbean champion Elton Dharry (9-5-1, 4 KO’s) will take on Gabriel Cruz (4-4-1, 1 KO) in a six round
Bantamweight affair.

Super Featherweight Rafael Vazquez will look to stay undefeated when he battles Jhovany Collado (3-6-2, 1 KO) in a six round bout.

All that plus three more exciting bout beginning at 7pm

Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighter® Fridays episode two – “What We Do” – aired on FX on Friday evening and saw Team Carwin win the inaugural fight of the competition, as Neil Magny claimed a unanimous decision victory over Las Vegas native Cameron Diffley.

Magny said: “Winning was a big relief. To be able to get that first fight out of the way and enjoy the house felt good. The pressure was off and I actually got a good night’s sleep. I think the fight went well. I did a good job keeping the fight standing. I didn’t allow him to work his game and it worked out pretty good for me.”

The eliminated Diffley said: “I kept coming forward and attacking and was really trying to win the whole time. But I think this fight brought out some of the holes in my MMA game and some things for me to work hard and improve on to be a better fighter in my next fight. It was little depressing when I got back to the house after my loss, it took a little of the energy out of my team. But we knew we had to moved forward and get right back into the competition.”

Results after episode two:

Team Carwin (1-0)

Sam Alvey

Bristol Marunde

Mike Ricci

Neil Magny (1-0, defeated Cameron Diffley by decision in episode 2)

James Chaney

Eddy Ellis

Igor Araujo

Matt Secor

Team Nelson (0-1)

Dom Waters

Michael Hill

Cameron Diffley (0-1, lost to Neil Magny by decision in episode 2)

Colton Smith

Jon Manley

Nic Herron-Webb

Joey Rivera

Julian Lane

A full recap is available at http://www.ufc.ca/news/tuf-16-recap-episode-1602.

The series resumes next Friday, September 28, on FX at 10 p.m. ET/PT(check local listings for Central and Mountain Time) with the third episode of its 12-week run.

For more show information, bios, videos and photos, visit ultimatefighter.com and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter under our new name @TUFonFX or on Facebook.com/TUF.

Photo credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC

About the Ultimate Fighting Championship®

Universally recognized for its action-packed, can’t-miss events that have sold out some of the biggest arenas and stadiums across the globe, the UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, headquartered in Las Vegas and with offices in London, Toronto and Beijing, UFC produces more than 30 live events annually and is the largest Pay-Per-View event provider in the world. In 2011, the UFC burst into the mainstream with a landmark seven-year broadcast agreement with FOX Sports Media Group. The agreement includes four live events broadcast on the FOX network annually, with additional fight cards and thousands of hours of programming broadcast on FOX properties FX and FUEL TV. This also includes the longest-running sports reality show on television, The Ultimate Fighter®, which now airs on FX.

In addition to its reach on FOX, UFC programming is broadcast in over 149 countries and territories, to nearly one billion homes worldwide, in 20 different languages. UFC content is also distributed commercially in the United States to bars and restaurants through Joe Hand Promotions, in English throughout Canada via Premium Sports Broadcasting Inc. and in French throughout Quebec via Interbox. The UFC also connects with tens of millions of fans through its website, UFC.com, as well as social media sites Facebook and Twitter. UFC President Dana White is considered one of the most accessible and followed executives in sports, with over twomillion followers on Twitter. Ancillary UFC businesses include best-sellingDVDs, an internationally distributed magazine, UFC.TV offering live event broadcasts and video on demand around the world, the best-selling UFC Undisputed® video game franchise distributed by THQ, and a new franchise in development with EA, UFC GYM®, UFC Fight Club affinity program, UFC Fan Expo® festivals, branded apparel and trading cards.

FX

FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable network from Fox. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in more than 98 million homes. The diverse schedule features a growing roster of critically acclaimed and award-winning hit dramas series Sons of Anarchy and Justified; the miniseries American Horror Story, which earned 17 primetime Emmy® Awards, tying for the most nominations of any program this year and the most nominations for a miniseries in basic cable history; the acclaimed hitcomedy series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The League, Louie, Archer, Wilfred, Legit, BrandX with Russell Brand, and Totally Biased with W. KamauBell. The network’s library of acquired box-office hit movies is unmatched by any ad-supported television network. FX’s other offerings include the acquired hit series Two and a Half Men and How I Met Your Mother, and live sports with UFC and NCAA football.

NEW YORK, NY (September 21, 2012) This past Saturday night, SEPTEMBER 15, in Las Vegas, Nevada, The Thomas and Mack Center and the MGM Grand hosted two sold out professional boxing events, which further proved that the sport is not only doing well, but also actually thriving in the sports community.

“With over 30,000 tickets sold for both events just a short distance from each other and millions watching around the world, these two promotions truly displayed how well the sport is doing” said Joe DeGuardia, President of the Boxing Promoters Association.

“Boxing remains a worldwide attraction. It’s rewarding that our sport continues to defy the odds and pull in fans. Congratulations to everyone involved in those two shows.”

The SHOWTIME card was their highest rated boxing event and the HBO Pay Per View numbers are expected to exceed 500,000 in this country.

Continued DeGuardia, “With the fans coming out in record numbers we hope and expect our broadcast partners to increase their support of boxing across the board, and further ensure that the sport of boxing will continue to thrive for many years to come. ”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, last Saturday night’s Middleweight showdown between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Sergio Martinez drew an estimated 475,000 Pay Per View buys.

“It’s an extremely solid number,” said the head of HBO PPV Mark Taffet. “I expect the figures to go up as we collect more of them.”

“It significantly exceeded our original expectations of 250,000 buys,” Taffet said. “Fight fans had been talking about and looking forward to Chavez-Martinez for a year. The pay-per-view performance simply reflects that the fans got the fight they wanted.”

“Pay-per-view fights typically have an average of five or more viewers per household,” he said. “Based on the group viewing phenomenon of pay-per-view, it’s likely well over 2 million people watched the fight.”

LOS ANGELES, September 21 – It will be High Noon in San Antonio on Saturday, October 27, when hard-hitting Antonio Escalante and perennial contender Rocky Juarez engage in an all-Texas shootout that will headline TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” from the Freeman Coliseum.

Escalante vs. Juarez, a 10-round junior lightweight bout, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija & Battah Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate and DeWalt Tools. On fight night, doors will open at 6:00 p.m., the first bell rings at 6:30 p.m. and the TeleFutura broadcast begins at 12:00 a.m. ET / 11:00 p.m. PT.

Tickets, priced at $125, $100, $75, $45 and $20 are available for purchase at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com and via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (800) 745-3000.

A native of Juarez, Mexico who has become the pride of his adopted hometown of El Paso, Texas, 27-year-old Antonio Escalante (27-4, 19 KO’s) is in the midst of one of the best hot streaks of his career, having scored four consecutive knockout victories in the last 12 months. A former NABO super bantamweight champion with world title ambitions, Escalante has taken out Leonilo Miranda and then unbeaten Jose Camacho in his last two fights, but a win over Rocky Juarez will be a major statement to the 130-pound weight class.

There is perhaps no one in the 130-pound division that has faced the level of competition that Houston’s Rocky Juarez has faced over the course of a career that began in 2001 after he won a silver medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. From Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez to Jorge Barrios and Chris John, the 32-year-old Juarez (28-10-1, 20 KO’s) has faced them all, and this all-action battler knows that he has the experience cool off Escalante’s hot streak on October 27.

A full undercard will be announced shortly. For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com; follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing, www.twitter.com/LeijaBattahPR or visit us on Facebook at Golden Boy Facebook Page.

Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization returns to Canada tomorrow with a stacked card featuring two world title fights. Minutes ago, the 24 fighters in action of the 12 fight card weighed in at the historic Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto.

Defending UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones scaled 204.6 lbs, while challenger Vitor “the Young Dinosaur” Belfort hit 204.2 lbs in his first fight at the 205lbs weight class since 2007.

The two men who will make history in the first ever UFC flyweight title fight – Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson – scaled 124.4 lbs and 125lbs respectively while in the eagerly awaited middleweight showdown Michael “the Count” Bisping hit 185.6lbs while “All-American” Brian Stann tipped 185.4 lbs. Much like they did at yesterday’s press conference, Bisping and Stann went nose to nose in a tense stare down.

Belfort said: “I’m ready. The Young Dinosaur is ready.”

Jones said: “It’s time to defend my belt.”

Full weigh-in results for tomorrow’s big card at the Air Canada Centre:

Pay-Per-View Main Card, 7pm PT, 10pm ET

UFC light heavyweight championship Jon Jones (204.6 lbs) vs. Vitor Belfort (204.2 lbs)

UFC flyweight championship: Joseph Benavidez (124.4 lbs) vs. Demetrious Johnson (125 lbs)

Middleweight: Michael Bisping (185.6 lbs) vs. Brian Stann (185.4 lbs)

Light heavyweight: Matt Hamill (205.6 lbs) vs. Roger Hollett (203.6 lbs)

Featherweight Cub Swanson (145.8 lbs) vs. Charles Oliveira (146.2 lbs*)

Prelim fights, FX in Canada, Sportsnet in Canada, 5pm PT, 10pm ET

Light heavyweight: Vinny Magalhaes (204.8 lbs) vs. Igor Pokrajac (205 lbs)

Lightweight: Evan Dunham (155 lbs) vs. T.J. Grant (154.6 lbs)

Welterweight: Lance Benoist (170.4 lbs) vs. Sean Pierson (169.4 lbs)

Featherweight: Marcus Brimage (145.4 lbs) vs. Jim Hettes (145.8 lbs)

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Welterweight: Seth Baczynski (171 lbs) vs. Simeon Thoresen (170.4 lbs)

Bantamweight: Mitch Gagnon (135 lbs) vs. Walel Watson (135.2 lbs)

Welterweight: Kyle Noke (170.4 lbs) vs. Charlie Brenneman (170.8 lbs)

* Oliveira originally weighed in at 146.4 – he came in at 146.2 on his second attempt and the fight will go on as scheduled.

UFC® 152: JONES vs. BELFORT, presented by Assassin’s Creed III, Igniting the Revolution on October 30th, will be available live on Pay-Per-View at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Avail-TVN, and in Canada on Shaw Communications, Bell TV, Sasktel and Viewer’s Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99 CAN for Standard Definition and $54.99 US/$59.99 CAN for High Definition.

Also, tonight, the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter Friday airs on FX in the US at 10pm E/P, where vicious smack-talk erupts in the TUF house and coaches Roy Nelson and Shane Carwin begin training their team to be the next Ultimate Fighter. Plus, two welterweights face off in the first preliminary fight of the season.

TUF video preview:

For more information or current fight news, visit www.ufc.com. All bouts live and subject to change.

BETHLEHEM, PA— Gabriel Rosado earned a shot at IBF Jr. Middleweight champion Cornelius Bundrage with a tenth round stoppage over Charles Whitaker at the Sands Casino

It was a feeling out first two plus minutes until Whitaker uncorked but missed hard right hand. Rosado was content in jabbing and moving. The action picked up in round two as Rosado landed a hard two punch combination that buckled Whitaker to the ropes. Whitaker responded nicely by landing a right on a charging Rosado. The two traded shots as the bell sounded. Round four saw the action pick up as Rosado continued to stalk his way and create two way action. At the end of the round, Rosado landed a crushing left that Whitaker took well. In round fie, Rosado nailed Whitaker with a perfect counter right that put Whitaker on the seat of his pants. When the action resumed Rosado went for the kill only to eat a hard left hook and right at the bell. Whitaker had some success to start round six as he became more aggressive but Roasado turned the tables as he kept Whitaker against the ropes and landed some hard shots on the ropes to end the round.

Rosado came out for blood in round seven as he stalked and landed yet another booming right that registered a second knockdown. Like the previous rounds, both landed some good shot to end the seventh. Whitaker had his best round in the ninth as he started to find a consistent home his right hand. Rosado landed a left and over hand right that dropped Whitaker for a third time. After a brief flurry, Rosado landed two thudding rights that slumped Whitaker to canvas for a fourth and final time and referee Steve Smoger stopped the fight at 1:50 of round ten

Rosado, 153 lbs of Philadelphia is now21-5 with thirteen knockouts. Whitaker, 152.5 lbs of Georgetown, Cayman Islands is now 36-13-2.

Sergey Kovalev remained undefeated by blowing out Lionell Thompson in round three of a scheduled ten round Light Heavyweight bout.

Kovalev landed a right that buckled Thompson in round one. A hard left and right buckled Thompson yet again in the second. At the end of the round, Kovalev landed a nasty two punch combination that crumpled Thompson to the canvas. Clearly shaken up, Thompson ate another hard right that dropped him just before the end of round two. Kovalev ended things seconds into round three as a straight right dropped Thompson on his knees and the fight was stopped at fourteen seconds of eound three

Kovalev, 173 lbs of Chelyabinsk, Russia is now 19-0-1 with sixteen knockouts. Thompson, 175 lbs of Buffalo, NY is now 12-2.

Antwone Smith scored a ten round split decision over previously undefeated hometown hero Ronald Cruz in exciting Welterweight clash.

Smith boxed very well in the early going as he mixed up combinations working off double and triple jabs. Cruz started
to get it going at the end of round three and into round four as he countered with hard shots in between little flurries by Smith. They started trading in the fifth with the crowd full behind Cruz. Cruz started his vqunted body attack in the round. Cruz landed a couple of Heavy blows just before the end of the round.

Smith steadied himself in round’s six and seven as he started boxing well by mixing up the combination’s. Cruz came back in round eight by turning southpaw and landing some heavy blows on the ropes by focusing on the body. Smith landed a boomnig right that momentarily rocked Cruz in the eighth. the two took turns gaining advantages in the final frame as the both the knew the fight could be in the balance

Smith won by scores of 96-94 on two cards and is now 22-4-1. Cruz, 146 lbs of Bethlehem, PA is now 17-1.

In a four round Lightweight bout, Jason Sosa scored a majority decision over Esteban Rodriguez.

Scores were 39-37 on two cards for Sosa while a third card read even at 38-38. Sosa, 132 1/2 lbs of Camden, NJ is now 5-1-3. Rodriguez, 134 1/2 lbs of Lebanon, PA is now 5-3-1.

In a six round slugfest, local favorite William Miranda scored a six round unanimous decision over Pedro Martinez in a Heavyweight clash.

The two fought at close quarters for most of the bout. Miranda scored a knockdown in round one from a double jab.

Mirada, 231 lbs of Allentown, PA won by scores of 59-54, 59-55 and 58-55 and is now 6-5-1. Martinez, 243 lbs of Philadelphia is now 6-7.

Jerome Rodriguez scored a four round unanimous decision over Kywayne Hill in a Jr. Welterweight bout.

Scores were 40-36 on all cards for Rodriguez, 140 lbs of Allentown, PA and is now 1-1. Hill, 142 lbs of Philadelphia is now 1-10.

Alex Sanchez scored a second round stoppage over Fitzgerald Johnson in a scheduled four round Jr. Middleweight bout.

Sanchez dropped Johnson twice in round two with the second coming from a hard body shot and referee Gary Rosado reached the ten count at 2:14

Sanchez, 155.5 lbs of Camden, NJ is 1-1 with one knockout. Johnson 160 lbs of Philadelphia is 3-7.

Jonathan Romero remained undefeated by scoring a twelve round unanimous decision over Efrain Esquivias in a Super Bantamweight bout at the Chumash Resort in Santa Ynez, California.

Esquivias was the aggressor early as he ays and at times was successful in pushing Romero onto the ropes. Romero fought off the ropes well ans was even better as he was able to move and land punches at more than a 3-1 ratio. In round seven, Esquivias was docked a point for a low blow which replays showed that punch was above the belt but after the bell. Romero continued his accuracy and pounded Esquivias in occasion and was in control until the final bell.

Romero, 122 lbs of Cali, Colombia won by scores of 120-107, 120-107 and 119-108 and is now 22-0. Esquivias, 122 lbs of Gardena, CA is 16-2.

“I felt very good every single round,’’ he said. “I prepared hard for this fight. I sparred with guys that came forward all the time. I knew what he was coming to do because I’d seen him fight. I’m ready to become world champion. But to be a world champion I have to go through great fighters like Esquivias to get to my goal.’’

The aggressive-minded, five-foot-four Esquivias spotted the winner five inches in height, but he never stopped pressing the issue. Esquivias even started quickly, which isn’t the norm for him. But it did no good against the classy Romero.

“He fought his fight and he fought well,’’ said Esquivias, who was docked a point after the seventh for a blatant late hit. “He didn’t want to brawl, but he fought smart. He boxed and I couldn’t catch him. There’s really not much I could have done differently. I was little tired toward the end; it was my first 12-rounder. But I was still throwing punches at the finish. He gave me problems with his movement. I wanted to make it an exciting fight for the crowd. Too bad he didn’t want to stand and trade more.”

Roman Morales got off the deck to come back and score an eight round unanimous decision over Jonathan Arrellano in a Super Bantamweight bout.

It was Arrellano who got the advantage early he landed the more telling blows. In round three, Arrellano landed two left hook with the second depositing Morales on the canvas. That seemed to turn the tide actually for Morales as he started landing some heavy shots and in round six he landed a hard body shot that dropped Arrellano for the first time in his career.

Morales continued to land the hard shots over the next three rounds and came home with the unanimous decision victory by scores of 78-72, 78-72 and 77-73.

Morales, 122 lbs of San Ardo, CA is now 13-0. Arrellano, 122 lbs of Ontario, CA is now 13-1-1.

“I felt I did well,’’ he said, “I was just trying to listen to my corner. They were telling me to use my jab a lot and that’s what I kept trying to do. They were also telling me to work the body more. I should have done that from the beginning.’’

So what was it like getting floored for the first time in his career? “It was a new experience, something I never had felt before,’’ Morales said. “It’s part of boxing, but I said to myself that I have to keep coming forward and show some heart and respect for the game. It was a good fight and he’s a good boxer.”

Arellano felt the scoring was a tad out of line. “I feel that it was a little high in his favor,’’ he said. “I feel I won more rounds than they gave me. It was a good fight though. I don’t take anything away from the kid. I thought I had him out when I dropped him. I was ready to jump on him but for some reason the ref kept me from going right after him and gave him more time. Then he hung in and made it through the round.’’

Joe Smith 173 1/2 – Yasin Rashid 174 1/2
Frank Galarza 153 – Alantez Fox 152
(NY State Jr. Middleweight Title)
Juan Dominguez 123 1/2 – Jesus Bayron 125
Rafael Vazquez 124 1/2 – Jhovany Collado 124 1/2
Elton Dharry 116 – Gabriel Cruz 115

Boyd Melson 154 1/2 – Yolexcy Leiva 153
Allan Phelan 125 – Micah Branch 125
Angel Garcia 133 – Pedro Andres 130
Daniel Gonzalez 146 – Anthony Smith 147 1/2

Promoters: New Legend Boxing, Old World Boxing, W.O.N Promotions
Venue: Resorts World Casino New York
1st Bell: 7pm eastern
Broadcast: www.gfl.tv

Former undisputed and two-time Heavyweight Champion Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (50-7-2, 41 KOs) is putting the final touches on an “intense” training camp that has him in the best shape he’s been in a decade.

Rahman will challenge WBA World Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin (24-0, 16 KOs) on Saturday, September 29 at the Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany, and his promoter says the conditions are ripe for another upset KO to win the title.

“They’ve been basically writing Hasim off since the start of the promotion,” said Greg Cohen of Greg Cohen Promotions, Rahman’s promoter. “Hasim isn’t even on the posters for this event. They’ve been making jokes and having fun. But while they were doing that, Hasim has been getting himself into fantastic shape.”

According to Cohen, it’s all reminiscent of the buildup to Rahman’s upset KO over Lennox Lewis 11 years ago.

“Hasim is going to shock the world again. This is the exact situation you don’t put Rahman in. Disrespected. Overlooked. An over-confident champion thinking he can just show up and win. But in the gym with Hasim, and seeing how focused he is, you know something’s about to happen.

The 39-year-old Rahman was originally scheduled to face Povetkin on July 14, but an injury forced the postponement.

“Hasim is completely healthy and ready to pull off the upset. I think at this stage of his career, it takes a big fight like this and an opponent and his people behaving this way to put him at peak motivation… and that’s what he is. Hasim Rahman is 100% ready to shock the world.”

Jhonatan Romero 122 vs. Efrain Esquivias 122 (For IBF No. 2 Ranking)

Roman Morales 122 vs. Jonathan Arellano 122 (For WBC Latino Championship)

Alejandro Luna 134.5 vs. Pipino Cuevas Jr. 140.5

*Cuevas must come in no more than 145 lbs at 10 A.M. for the fight to happen

Francisco Santana 148 vs. John Worthy 148

Jesus Hernandez 125.5 vs. Edwin Solis 126

Roy Tapiz 122 vs. Pablo Batres 123.25

Raul Lopez 126.5 vs. Leopoldo Gonzalez 129

Jundy Maraon 121 vs. Ernie Marquez 118.5

Maria Suarez 113 vs. Abigail Castaneda 114

Azat Hovhannisyan 122 vs. Raymond Chacon 121

Four promising, talented super bantamweights with a combined record of 62-1-1 will share the spotlight in important fights this Friday, Sept. 21, on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif.

Tickets for the Gary Shaw Productions event, priced at $35, $45, $55, $70 and $85, are on sale and can be purchased at Chumash Resort Casino Box office or online at www.startickets.com.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (September 20, 2012) – World-ranked junior middleweight Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (18-0, 13 KOs) displayed his entire arsenal tonight, stopping Alexis “Hurricane” Hloris (16-4-2, 12 KOs) in the second round, headlining the11th annual Fight To Educate Pro-Am card at Verizon Wireless Center in Manchester, New Hampshire.

The 24-year-old Andrade, a 2008 U.S. Olympian, dropped Fernandez early in the second round with a straight left and then finished the show with a right hook. Fernandez beat the count but the referee halted the action as the second round ended.

“I wouldn’t say I was rusty, just cautious in the first round, feeling him out to see what he had,” Andrade said after the fight. “I established my jab. I came out in the second round knowing he had trouble with my jab and left. I put some power and speed behind my punches. I showcased it (his entire arsenal); it looked good and sealed the deal.

“I want (Sergie) Dzinziruk (former WBO champion, 37-1, 27 KOs). His only loss was to the best, Sergio Martinez, and he just had a draw (Jonathan Gonzalez). His name would look good on my resume.”

Andrade, fighting out of Providence (RI), is co-promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Banner Promotions. The slick southpaw is ranked No. 4 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and No. 5 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO), as well as No. 10 by the World Boxing Council (WBC) and No. 15 by the World Boxing Association (WBA).

Undefeated Vermont welterweight Chris Gilbert improved to 5-0 (4 KOs) with a win over Antonio Chaves Fernandez. Gilbert dropped Fernandez midway through the opening round, trapped Fernandez on the ropes in the fourth and ended the fight by way of technical knockout with a powerful right uppercut.

Fight To Educate, presented this year in part by Absolute Broadcasting WGAM, The Game, is a unique charity event that combines a love of sports with the vision of assisting children and seniors in need, who with fundraisers like this could be ‘down for the count.’ During the past 10 years, Fight To Educate has raised more than $500,000 in donations benefitting local New Hampshire non-profit organizations.

Proceeds from the 11th annual Fight To Educate will benefit SEE Science Center (www.see-sciencecenter.org), The Bobby Stephens Fund for Education (www.stepheneducationfund.com), and New Horizons for New Hampshire.

Full Results:

Professionals

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Demetrius Andrade WTKO2 (3:00) Alexis Hlores

Providence, RI Mount Clemens, MI

18-0 (13 KOs) 16-5-2 (12 KOs)

WELTERWEIGHTS

Chris Gilbert WTKO4 (2:50) Antonio Chaves Fernandez

Windsor, VT Quincy, MA

5-0 (4 KOs) 2-8-1 (0 KOs)

Amateurs

HEAVYWEIGHTS

Joel Bishop WPTS3 John Rosa

West Forks, ME Lawrence, MA

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

Nico Clow WPTS3 Richie Ford

Claremont, NH Claremont, NH

SUPER WELTERWEIGHTS

Tevin Aleau WPTS3 Brandon Berry

Providence, RI West Forks, ME

LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS

Zack Morel WPTS3 Phil Kyser

New Hampton, NH Stockman ME

Rory Stapleton WPTS3 Keenan Manzi

Lancaster, NE Keene,

NH

LIGHT FLYWEIGHTS

Wayne Stearns WPTS3 Angel Tricoche

Searsport, ME Haverhill, MA

MILLVILLE, N.J. – September 19, 2012 — On Saturday night, November 10th, Gulfstream Boxing Promotions presents a special night of boxing at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, New Jersey. In the main event, undefeated Jr. Middleweight Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna will see action against opponent to be named in a six round bout.

The bout for LaManna is special for a variety of reasons as he will be fighting in his hometown of Millville for the very first time and the bout takes place just two days before LaManna’s 21st birthday.

LaManna is 9-0 with five knockouts is coming off a six round split decision victory over tough Yolexcy Leiva on August 18th in Atlantic City.

“I am very excited about this fight and event coming to Millville”, said LaManna. “It should be a great night of boxing and I want to thank the New Jersey Motorsports Park and my promoter Vincent Ponte for making this dream of fighting at home to come true. I plan to put on a great fight and hopefully this could be the beginning of boxing in Millville.”

In the six-round co-feature, undefeated Jr. Welterweight Anthony “Juice “Young will see action against opponent to be named.

Young, of nearby Atlantic City, has a record of 6-0 with two knockouts and is coming off a four round unanimous majority decision over Richard Andrews on July 27th.

Competing in eight-round bouts will be undefeated Super Middleweight Derrick Webster and Jr. Lightweight Joselito Collado.

Webster of Glassboro, New Jersey, has a record of 13-0 with seven knockouts and is starting to get national attention as he has stepped up the competition in recent bouts. He is coming off an eight round unanimous decision over Sabou Ballagou on April 27th and Webster has recently spent time in the camps of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andre Ward.

Collado of Queens, New York, has a record of 13-2 with three knockouts has fought top competition. He has an impressive first-round stoppage over Jules Blackwell (8-2-2) and decision over Rafael Lora (11-3). Collado’s only two blemishes have been to top prospect Casey Ramos (14-0) and his last bout when he lost a decision to Jerry Belmontes (16-0) on September 8th.

Also seeing action in a six round bout will be undefeated Middleweight Isiah Seldon.

Seldon, of Atlantic City, has a record of 6-0 with three knockouts and the undefeated son of former WBA Heavyweight champion Bruce Seldon is coming off a second-round stoppage over Kenneth Moody on February 4th.

Appearing in four-round bouts will be Jon Bolden (5-4, 5 KO’s) of New York, Light Heavyweight Amir Shabazz (1-0) of Philadelphia, Middleweight Godson Noel (1-0, 1 KO) of Newark, and amateur star Jr. Middleweight Antoine Douglas of Virginia.

In attendance will be Former WBO and Olympic gold medalist heavyweight world champion Ray Mercer & former Two-Time IBF cruiserweight world champion Steve “USS” Cunningham.

“NJMP is proud to partner with Gulfstream Boxing Promotions to present this special event,” said NJMP general manager Brad Scott. “We’re looking forward to seeing all of the scheduled competitors, especially Millville’s own Thomas LaManna.”

Tickets for this exciting evening of boxing are priced at $125 (VIP—Which will include a meet and greet with Mercer & Cunningham), $75 and $50 and can be bought by calling (856) 899-7372, or ordering online at NJMP.com.

To follow Thomas “Cornflake” Lamanna on twitter: @cornflakeboxing

About New Jersey Motorsports Park

Sitting on more than 500 acres in Millville, N.J., New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) is nestled snugly in a beautifully forested region surrounded by scenic rivers and the nearby Delaware Bay. NJMP is conveniently located near Philadelphia, the Jersey Shore, New York and Baltimore, offering diverse and dynamic motorsports attractions. The park includes two world-class road courses, Thunderbolt and Lightning, a motorsports country club membership program known as the “Drivers Club,” the Finish Line Pub restaurant, and F1 New Jersey, one of the top karting facilities in the U.S. For more information, visit www.NJMP.com or call (856) 327-8000. GPS Address: 8000 Dividing Creek Road, Millville, NJ 08332.

ALBANY, NY (September 21, 2012) – Advance tickets are now on sale as Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing will return to Upstate New York’s premier sports and entertainment facility, the Times Union Center on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 with undefeated heavyweight contenders Joe “The Future” Hanks and Fred “Showtime” Allen battling in the ten round main event for the NABA Heavyweight Title.

“Having this heavyweight matchup at the Times Union Center is a one-two punch,” said Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy. “Fans will get yet another chance this year to enjoy great boxing at Albany County’s premiere sports and entertainment venue. The evening is sure to be a knock out!”

Tickets priced at $75, $50 and $35, are available through Ticketmaster, (www.Ticketmaster.com, 800-745-3000) or at the Times Union Center Box Office, (www.timesunioncenter-albany.com), and at all local Wal-Mart Music Centers. Tickets are also available by calling Star Boxing at 718-823-2000 or on www.starboxing.com. Kids 12 & Under are just $10 and students are $25 with a valid student id. Doors will open on the night of the event at 7pm with the first bell at 8pm.

Said DeGuardia, “This is our third event this year at the Times Union Center and we’re very excited to return to this terrific venue. The local fan and media support we’ve received for our first two shows compelled us to return with this sensational heavyweight battle which will be complimented by a terrific undercard that we will announce shortly.”

Triumphantly returning to the Times Union Center is world ranked contender Joe Hanks of Newark, New York. Sporting a record of 20-0-0 (14KO’s), the 29-year-old Hanks looked dominant in stopping Cuban contender Rafael Pedro in the second round on FEBRUARY 4 at the debut Star Boxing event in Albany. Hanks is currently ranked #14 by the World Boxing Organization.

Hanks followed up the knockout of Pedro by halting veteran Marcus Rhode in the first round on APRIL 27 in Miami, Oklahoma.

Fighting out of Texas City, Texas, the 25-year-old Fred Allen has compiled a record of 14-0-1 with six knockouts in just three years as a professional. Fighting twice in 2012, he’s won all twelve rounds in the two bouts, leading to shutout unanimous decisions, most recently winning the USA Texas State Heavyweight Title on APRIL 28, defeating Angel Herrera in Galveston Texas.

ABOUT THE TIMES UNION CENTER:

Upstate New York’s premiere sports and entertainment facility, the Times Union Center, located in Albany, NY, is excited to welcome boxing back after a 14 year hiatus. Hosting boxing in 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1997, the Times Union Center offers the perfect atmosphere for championship events, and our fans are ready for championship boxing to make its long awaited return to the biggest stage in the Albany. Nestled between Hall of Famer Mike Tyson’s hometown of Catskill, NY, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY, the Capital Region is a great boxing community for both fighters and fans locally and in our surrounding areas. Albany, NY is easy to get to from anywhere! Amtrak offers direct trains from New York City, Buffalo and all points in between, and major interstates from points east, west, north and south intersect in the capital region making it easy to drive from all parts of the state. For more information, please visit their website at www.timesunioncenter-albany.com

MEDIA CONTACTS

Chadd Ryan

Times Union Center

518-487-2015

Chadd.Ryan@timesunioncenter-albany.com

Star Boxing

718-823-2000

PR@StarBoxing.com

Bernie Bahrmasel

DOUBLE B PUBLICITY

773-592-2986

BernieBahrmasel@yahoo.com

ABOUT STAR BOXING:

Star Boxing, Inc. has been in operation since1992. Star Boxing has worked to produce some of the most exciting and memorable boxing events in recent history. Star has continued to work with and develop a number of very exciting world champions, world rated contenders and young prospects. Star has consistently brought credibility, integrity, and exciting fights to the boxing industry. For more information on Star Boxing, visit the official website at www.starboxing.com