Jose Reynoso – 138.5 lbs. & Ruslan Provodnikov – 140 lbs.

Chritopher Martin – 122 lbs. & Roberto Castaneda – 120 lbs.

Angel Osuna – 155.5 lbs. & Dashon Johnson – 156 lbs.

Aaron Acevedo -129 lbs. & Daniel Martinez 130 lbs.

Tatina Anderson – 135.5 lbs. & Lizette Medel – 131 lbs.

Robert Crespo – 147.5 lbs. & Oscar Godoy – 148.5 lbs.

Photo credit: Carlos Baeza/Thompson Boxing Promotions

Promoters: Banner Promotions & Thompson Boxing Promotions

Venue:

Omega Products Outdoor Venue

1681 California Avenue

Corona, CA

Tickets available tomorrow at the Omega Products starting at 6:00 pm.

Prices $75, $45, $30

Doors open 6:00 pm

First bout 6:30 pm

ESPN Telecast: 7:30pm

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Former welterweight champion Victor Ortiz had surgery to fix a broken jaw that he suffered in his surprising ninth round loss to Josesito Lopez on Saturday night in Los Angeles.

During a visit with Ortiz on Monday morning, Ortiz manager Rolando Arellano said Ortiz wrote down on a piece of paper “exercise the rematch clause” because he wants to face Lopez (30-4, 18 KOs) again, as is his contractual right, even though Ortiz likely won’t fight for the rest of this year.

“Victor broke the jaw in the fifth round. He felt a weird sensation because he couldn’t close his mouth all the way,” Arellano said. “So he was holding his glove underneath his jaw to keep it closed because it was hanging open. Victor fought four or five rounds with a broken jaw and every time he would throw punches, he would take his glove away from his jaw and it would just drop. He said every time he got hit on it, it felt like someone was slicing open his body it hurt so much. He didn’t know what was going on.”

Arellano said Ortiz eventually began to gag on “thick blood in his mouth. The doctors said it was extremely dangerous because he had internal bleeding, which they said they could tell by the thickness of the blood. This was a lot more serious than anyone anticipated at first when we just thought he had a broken jaw.”

“Of course, we want the rematch, just like Victor wrote down for me, but I just want to make sure this young man is OK,” Arellano said. “It was an exciting fight and we were winning but it was just one of those things that happen in boxing. It’s always unpredictable.

“Victor was down because the injury happened, but this is part of the sport. We know that we live by the sword and die by the sword, and we can’t stand here and cry about it. You lick your wounds and move forward.”

Orange, CA (June 25) – The city of Corona becomes boxing central when Thompson Boxing
Promotions and Banner Promotions bring their two sets of warriors to the forefront
this Friday.

Russian born Ruslan Provodnikov (21-1, 14 KOs) and Riverside born Jose Reynoso (16-3-1,
3 KOs) star in the main event at Omega Products International in Corona. The popular
outdoor event will also be televised on ESPN2 “FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS”.

Reynoso, 27, is a very crafty southpaw boxer who continues to improve in every aspect
of the combat sport. Trained in Riverside, the lefthander has fought a number of
talented opponents and has not lost a bout in three years. Reynoso is riding streak
of seven fights without a loss.

“Jose Reynoso is prepared and ready to win. We are happy to bring this fight close
to home and give Reynoso’s fans a thrilling night of boxing.” said Ken Thompson
president of the Southern California boxing firm. “June 29 will mark the first time
that we promote an ESPN event from our very own Omega Products Outdoor Arena and
we hope to be great hosts to co promoter Art Pelullo and the Worldwide Leader in
Sports.”

Provodnikov, 28, trains in Las Vegas and has only one loss on his record. That came
against another Riverside prizefighter a year ago in perhaps the “Fight of the Year”
with Mauricio Herrera. The Russian bomber is ultra strong and has a seek-and-destroy
mentality inside the ring.

Tickets are priced at $75, $45, and $30. They are available now and may be purchased
by calling 714-935-0900.

In a junior bantamweight fight Mexicali’s Roberto “Azabache” Castaneda (20-1-1,
15 KOs) makes his first appearance in the U.S. against Christopher Martin (23-2-3,
6 KOs). The 21-year-old power puncher Castaneda looks to impress the American crowd
with his art of the knockout abilities.

Martin, 25, a slick boxing young veteran out of San Diego, attempts to snap a three-fight
winless streak. He’s an exceptional boxer who can fight any style. Power punchers
are his favorite meal. Don’t be fooled by his lack of knockouts. He’s taken down
many power punchers in his still young career.

Junior middleweights Dashon “Flyboy” Johnson and Angel Osuna are no strangers to
boxing fans in the Inland area. Johnson (13-5-3, 4 KOs) fights out of nearby Escondido
and has both power and speed. Osuna (7-3-1, 4 KOs) fights out of the desert area
of Coachella. It’s an evenly matched bout and both fighters have proven to possess
action prone styles.

Female prizefighters Lissette Medel (6-1-1) and Tatina Anderson (5-1-1) are set
for their rematch in a four round junior lightweight fight. They met each other
last year in Primm, Nevada in a bout that ended in a draw. Medel fights out of Maywood
and Anderson trains in Las Vegas. Their first encounter was a doozy.

A welterweight match pits Riverside’s Roberto “Puerto Rican Prince” Crespo (4-1)
against Watsonville, California’s Robert Godoy (6-2, 3 KOs) in a four round contest.
Every north versus south fight has proven to pack a little extra.

Others included on the fight card will be Russian junior lightweight Evgeny Chuprakov
(3-0, 2 KOs), Riverside’s Aaron Acevedo and debuting Daniel Martinez of Lake Elsinore.

About the venue:
Omega Products Outdoor Arena
1681 California Avenue
Corona, California

Doors open at: 6:00 PM
First fight: 6:30 PM
ESPN telecast: 7:30 PM

Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions, Ken Thompson/Thompson Boxing, JEG Boxing, ESPN & the Edgewater Casino Resort Presents a night of world class boxing on July 20th at The Edgewater Casino in Laughlin, Nevada. The main event & co-main event will be televised live on ESPN’S Friday Night Fights on ESPN 2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN 3 at 9 p.m. ET.

In the ten round main event, former world title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos, 29-1 with 19 knockouts of Tijuana, Mexico will look to make it five straight wins when he takes on Cesar Vazquez, 25-0 with 16 knockouts of Mexicali, Mexico in a ten round Super Featherweight bout for the WBO Latino Junior Lightweight Championship.

Burgos, 24 years old is ranked No. 2 by the WBO and No. 4 by the IBF and is one of the hottest fighters in the 130 pound division. Since he came up just short in his title opportunity to the distinguished Hozumi Hasegawa, Burgos has had four signature victories which include wins over previously undefeated Luis Cruz and former world champion Cristobal Cruz. In the fight with Cristobal Cruz, which took place on February 24th, Burgos claimed the WBC Silver Super Featherweight belt.

Vazquez, 26 Years old, has been perfect and is looking to impress the nationwide audience as he makes his American debut. He is coming off a 3rd round knockout over Carlos Medlin on January 21st.

Promoter Art Pelullo said “This is an important fight with a lot on the line. The winner will be on a short list to receive a title shot. Everybody knows that when two Mexican fighters square off there is also a lot of pride on the line as well so I expect this to be an explosive fight”

“Burgos is on a serious quest to get a world title shot again and Cesar Vazquez will put it all on the line to derail those dreams,” said co promoter Ken Thompson, “It will another thrilling night of boxing as two Mexican warriors try to make a name for themselves and place their careers on the limelight.”

President of JEG Boxing Daren Libonati said “I am thrilled to partner with Edgewater Casino in bringing this action packed card to Laughlin. “

An exciting co-feature and undercard will be announced shortly.
All Bouts are subject to change without notice.

Edgewater Casino Resort
2020 South Casino Drive, Laughlin, Nevada
Doors Open: 5:00 PM
First Fight: 6:00 PM

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Atlantic City, NJ—Two of Atlantic City’s top ring prospects, light-heavyweight Lavarn Harvell and lightweight Osnel Charles, will be in action Saturday evening, July 7, in the Grand Ballroom of Bally’s Atlantic City.

Topping the seven-bout card is a scheduled 10-round contest for the vacant NABF middleweight title, featuring Patrick Majewski, of Atlantic City, against Chris Fitzpatrick, of Albany, NY. First fight 7.30 pm.

Harvell, 24, is fresh off a first-round knockout June 13 in Newark, NJ, over Brian Donohue, of Philadelphia, PA. He takes on Mojeed Okedara, of Silver Springs, MD, in a six-round contest.

A pro since 2008, Harvell (right) is 11-0, 6 K0s. He has scored three knockouts in 2012, having previously blasted out Anthony Pietrantonio, of Youngstown, OH, in three rounds and Tommy Connelly, of Charleston, AR, in one.

Okedara, 37, is originally from Nigeria, where he claims a 9-5 record with eight knockout victories, one of them earning him the Nigerian super middleweight belt in 2009.

This will mark Okedara’s first fight in the USA and he has knocked out his last four opponents.

Charles, 28, dropped his last start, a six-round decision to Chris Finley, of Detroit, MI, on May 19 in the same ring. He is 9-3, 1 K0, and looking to make a fresh start against Raphael Luna, of Albany, NY, in a six-rounder.

Luna, 30, is 4-5-1, 1 K0, and has not fought since losing an eight-round majority decision to Luis Rodriguez, of Puerto Rico, on Sept. 11, 2010, in Albany.

Also appearing in his East Coast debut is two-time National Golden Gloves champion Jesse Hart, of Philadelphia, who takes on Steven Chadwick, of Jacksonville, FL, in a four-round middleweight contest.

Hart, 22, son of 1970s middleweight contender Eugene Cyclone Hart, knocked out Manuel Eastman, of Albuquerque, NM, in his pro debut June 9 on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley card at the MGM in Las Vegas, NV.

Three additional fights complete the card.

ABOUT JULY 7

The Majewski-Fitzpatrick fights tops top a seven-bout card at Bally’s Atlantic City. First fight is 7.30 pm. Tickets are priced at $50 and $75 and they are on sale at the offices of Peltz Boxing (215-765-0922) and all Ticketmaster outlets (800-745-3000). Tickets also are on sale at www.peltzboxing.com and www.ticketmaster.com. Gofightlive.tv will televise the card on the internet. The card is being promoted by Peltz Boxing Promotions, Inc., in association with Bally’s Atlantic City.

Former world champion Rico Ramos scored an eight round majority decision over previously undefeated Efrain Esquivias in a Super Bantamweight bout at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California.

It was a highly contested bout and the first fight for Ramos since losing his title to Guillermo Rigondeaux.

Ramos, 122 lbs of Watts, CA won by scores of 78-74, 78-74 and 76-76 and is now 21-1. Esquivias, 123 lbs of Carson, CA is 16-1.

“He was tough, I knew he was going to be tough,” said Ramos. “He came forward at me a lot like I remember from fighting him in amateurs, but we prepared for that and we were ready for him. He went hard to the body, and so I came back with body shots of my own, and I was landing the cleaner shots. It feels great to be back in the win column. I’ll be coming back for my belt soon.”

Matt Villanueva remained undefeated by scrapping out an eight round unanimous decision over Bruno Escalante in a Super Flyweight bout.

Villanueva was cut from the left eye from the second round on but was able to fight through it in the exciting bout.

Villanueva, 114 1/2 lbs of Palmdale, CA is now 8-0-1. Escalante, 115 lbs of San Carlos, CA is now 5-1-1.

“That was the toughest fight I’ve ever had,” said Villanueva of his opponent. “He came to win, and he was much stronger than I thought. The kid can take a punch, he was taking everything but the kitchen sink. I really thought that the ref was going to come in and stop it on a few occasions when I was getting him against the ropes and just tagging him, but he stuck in there and made it exciting.”

In what was on paper a formality before a September 15th Pay Per View showdown with Saul Alvarez, Victor Ortiz was supposed to walk through late replacement and blown up Jr. Welterweight Josesito Lopez.

But one problem, Lopez did not receive the memo as the upstart from Riverside, California pulled off a shocking stoppage victory after round nine of their twelve round Welterweight bout at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Lopez, who fought through a shut right eye, took the bout on short notice after a failed drug test to Andre Berto.

The fight was a terrific back and forth brawl that saw many ebbs and flows and drama throughout the fight.

The action started early for which Lopez through wide and looping shots that crunched off the face of Ortiz. Ortiz landed some hard lefts and drove Lopez back to the ropes and even tried roughhouse tactics. In round five, Ortiz landed a hard left hand to the back of the head of Lopez that was an illegal blow and Lopez took several minutes to get himself together.

The action continued at a furious pace as both landed tremendous shots and the fight seemed to be close heading down the stretch.

Towards the end of round nine, Lopez landed a wide left hand that slammed off the side of the face of Ortiz. Ortiz sat in his stool and announced to referee Jack Reiss that he could not continue due to a possible broken jaw.

With those action, Ortiz loses a potential seven figure pay day with the WBC Super Welterweight champion Alvarez and Lopez great performance announces him as a player in the 140 & 147 pound divisions.

Lopez, 144 1/2 lbs of Riverside, CA is now 30-4 with eighteen knockouts. Ortiz, 146 1/2 lbs of Ventura, CA is now 29-4-2.

All Lucas Matthysse needed was one big right hand and he landed it just before the end of round five and he stopped former world champion Humberto Soto after round five of their scheduled ten round Jr. Welterweight bout.

It was Soto who boxed well over the first two rounds as he used some quick combinations. Matthysse started getting his power shots going, particularly to the body in round three. Soto rebounded to get back to boxing in round three. Matthysse started revving up the heavy artillery at the end of round as started landing power shots to the head and body. Matthysse landed a heavy right hand that sent Soto stumbling back to the ropes. Soto’s momentum off the ropes pushed him right into a huge right and dropped Soto for the first time in his career just seconds before the bell rang to signify the end of the round. When Soto got to his corner, the team waved off the fight at end of round five.

Matthysse of Argentina is now 31-2 with twenty nine knockouts. Soto of Los Mochis, MX is now 58-8-2.

Good looking Jr. Middleweight prospect Jermell Charlo scored an impressive fifth round stoppage over Denis Douglin in a scheduled ten round bout.

Charlo looked good over the first couple of rounds as he landed right hands by mixing them up between leads and working behind the hab. Douglin had a good round three as he found success working the body. That was short lived as Charlo got back to the right hand in round four and landed a booming right that sent Douglin flat on his back in round five. Douglin got to his feet but stumbled and referee Wayne Hedgepath stopped the bout at 1:12 of round round five.

Charlo, 153 3/4 lbs of Houston, TX is now 18-0 with nine knockouts. Douglin, 154 lbs of Marlboro, NJ is now 14-2.

Good looking Lightweight prospect Omar Figueroa made short work of Alain Hernandez by scoring a first rouns stoppage in a bout scheduled for eight rounds.

Figueroa jumped all over the smaller Hernandez and landed some hard shots. Figueroa then worked the body that pushed Hernandez back to the ropes. An ensuing flurry forced referee Jose Cobian to stop the bout just ninety-four seconds into the contest.

Figueroa, 137 lbs of Weslaco, TX is now 18-0-1 with fifteen knockouts. Hernandez, 137 lbs is now 18-11-1.

Follow all the action LIVE as it happens as former Welterweight champion Victor Ortiz takes on Josesito Lopez. The card will have a four fight undercard beginning at 7pm ET / 4 PM PT featuring Former world champion Humberto Soto battling Lucas Matthysse in an important Jr. Welterweight affair. A pair of Jr. Middleweight prospects will square off as undefeated Jermall Charlo takes on Denis Douglin. There will also be an appearance by undefeated Lightweight Omar Figueroa.

12 Rounds–Welterweights–Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) vs Josesito Lopez (29-4, 17 KO’s)

Round 1: Ortiz good body shot…Lopez lands a combination…Righthand..Double left from Ortiz…Lopez lands a left…10-9 Lopez

Round 2 Ortiz lands a jab,,,Lopez lands 2 lefts to the body…Ortiz lands a left and right that hurts Lopez…Hard left..Hard shots from both guys…Hard right from Lopez…2 lefts to the body..right hand…Ortiz lands a straight left….19-19

Round 3 Straight left from Ortiz..Lopez lands a hard right..and left and another right…looping right…29-28 Lopez

Round 4 Ortiz lands a combination…Left hook from Lopez…Ortiz lands at the bell 38-38

Round 5 Lopez lands a right and left/body…Ortiz lands a uppercut…Ortiz hits Lopez in back of head…Left from Lopez..left hook..good right..48-47 Lopez

Round 6 Lopez landing nice combinations…Ortiz answers with a left..Uppercut..Good combination..57-57

Round 7 Lopez lands an overhand right…Counter from Ortiz..Lopez lands a uppercut…Ortiz gets in a straight left..They are warring on the ropes..3 big shots from Lopez..67-66 Lopez

Round 8 Uppercut from Lopez..another uppercut lands..left hook..short right and a body shot…Ortiz lands a right hook…77-75 Lopez

Round 9 Nice left from Ortiz…Straight left..Left hook from Lopez…right…great exchange..Lopez chasing Ortiz at the end of the round…87-85 Lopez

Round 10

10 round Jr. Welterweights–Humberto Soto (58-7-2, 34 KO’s) vs Lucas Matthysse (30-2, 28 KO’s)

Round 1 Soto busier…good combination…Matthysse left hook…10-9 Soto

Round 2 Soto lands an uppercut…Landing combinations..Right backs up Matthysse..Leads right from Matthysse..20-18 Soto

Round 3 Matthysse lands a body shot…Hard right to the chin..Uppercut/Left hook..Straight right..Soto fighting back…Nice left hook…Right /Left …Soto lands a 3 punch combination…29-28 Soto

Round 4 Soto lands a left to the body…Matthysse lands an uppercut..Soto lands a jab…Matthysse lands a left…right from Soto..Right makes Soto stumble..Soto lands a jab that backs Matthysse up…39-37 Soto

Round 5 Soto lands a combination…Matthysse lands a right..Uppercut and hook to the body..Hard left hook..Left hook..leooping right,…BIG RIGHT AND DOWN GOES SOTO JUST BEFORE THE END OF THE ROUND...47-47 SOTO’S CORNER STOPS THE FIGHT

Round 6

10 Rounds–Jr. Middleweights–Jermell Charlo (17-0, 8 KO’s) vs Denis Douglin (14-1, 8 KO’s)

Round 1: Charlo lands a right and a jab….Douglin lands a left..Combination from Charlo..Double Jab/Right Hand..Nice combination (Jab/Right Hand)…10-9 Charlo

Round 2 Charlo reaches with the right…Good right…Good right behind a double jab..Good right wobbles Douglin…20-18 Charlo

Round 3 Douglin works the body..Another body shot..Left..left to the body…29-28 Charlo

Round 4 Right from Charlo..Good right…Left/Right..3 punch combination..39-37 Charlo

Round 5HUGE RIGHT AND DOWN GOES DOUGLIN..HE GETS TO HIS FEET…STMBLES AND THE FIGHT IS OVER

8 Rounds–Lightweights–Omar Figueroa (17-0-1, 14 KO’s) vs Alain Hernandez (18-10-2, 10 KO’s)

Round 1 Figueroa lands a combination…Nice left from Hernadez…Good right from Figueroa..Good body shot..Another body shot…Figueroa LANDS A COMBINATION AND REFEREE JOSE COBIAN STOPS THE FIGHT

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Mike Dallas Jr. scored a sixth round stoppage over Javier Castro in a Jr. Welterweight bout Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California.

Dallas showed superior hand speed over the first five plus rounds. Both guys were cut as Castro started to bleed in round one and Dallas in round four from numerous head clashes.

In round six, Dallas rocked Castro with a big right hand and Castro was hurt. Dallas jumped on Castro and uncorked twenty shots then referee Lou Moret stopped the bout at 2:06 of round six of the scheduled twelve round bout.

Dallas Jr., 140 lbs of Bakersfield, CA is now 19-2-1 with eight knockouts. Castro, 140 lbs of El Paso, TX is now 26-5.

Brandon Gonzales remained perfect by scoring a eight round unanimous decision over Elie Augustama in a Super Middleweight bout.

Gonzales boxed well and featured a strong uppercut and right hand. Gonzales did have to fight through some adversity as he was cut over his left eye for the second straight fight in the fourth round. With blood streaming for half of the fight, Gonzales gutted it out as Augustama was only looking to connect with right hands.

Gonzales, 164 lbs of Sacramento, CA won by scores of 80-72 on all cards and is now 16-0. Augustama, 164 lbs of Miami, FL is 6-5.

Joshua Conley made it three straight knockouts when he took out an overmatched Donte Stowers in round two of their scheduled four round Jr. Middleweight bout.

Conley dropped Stowers at the end of round one. He was all over Stowers and sent him to the canvas and referee Lou Moret stopped the bout at 1:24 of round two.

Conley, 157 lbs of San Bernadino, CA is 3-0 with all wins coming early. Stowers, 153lbs of Victorville, CA was making his pro debut

Former Light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver was suspended after a drug test following his draw with Lateef Kayode on June 2nd came up positive.

“That is correct. Mr. Tarver tested positive for a banned substance,” George Dodd, the executive officer of the California commission, told ESPN.com.

Dodd said the commission has suspended Tarver — who earned $1 million for the fight — and fined him $2,500.

“We had a brief conversation and he said that the commission had gotten back the drug test results and that Tarver’s was dirty,” said Kayode’s manager Steve Feder. “I didn’t know the substance at the time and they were notifying the people they had to notify, so I felt like I had to give the commission time to do their job and that I wouldn’t say anything until I got the confirmation of the drug.”

“Mr. Tarver has the right to appeal the suspension and view the opening of the ‘B’ sample and the analyzing of the ‘B’ sample,” Dodd said.

Also, Andre Berto tested positive for the steroid norandrosterone last month, forcing his rematch against fellow former welterweight titlist Victor Ortiz, which was scheduled for Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, to be canceled. The card is going ahead with Ortiz facing substitute opponent Josesito Lopez.

Ironically, Tarver is scheduled to work the card as a Showtime analyst. The network has not yet decided whether he will remain on the telecast.

“We have no comment at this point,” Showtime spokesman Chris DeBlasio told ESPN.com.

“We were taking pictures together and having a good time and then I get this news. It’s crazy,” Feder said. “Why would a guy do this? Why would he tarnish a stellar career? I’ve been a fan of his. And he has this great job with Showtime (as an analyst). I have to say I shake my head and say, ‘Why would he jeopardize this?’

“I want to believe somebody influenced Tarver to do this and that he would know better because I don’t want to believe he would initiate this. It’s still his fault though and he has to take the blame for it, but I actually feel bad for him. I feel bad for my fighter as well.”

“I told Lateef and he said, ‘Oh, man, I can’t believe it.’ He was shocked and then he started thinking, ‘I wonder if that’s how he came on late like he did? Maybe that’s what the drug was and he was able to come on late.’ Lateef said maybe it started to kick in because he said he didn’t really feel anything on Tarver’s punches earlier in the fight and then he really started to come on. He had this energy or something. Maybe that was the steroid?”

CARLTON, MINNESOTA – Two of the most talked about prospects the State of Minnesota has to offer will square off against one another with more than just local bragging rights on the line as Cerreso Fort meets Dave Peterson this Saturday night at the Black Bear Casino Resort. GFL.tv has secured the rights to the broadcast, which will be shown via internet pay-per-view on a delayed basis.

Fort (12-0-1, 10 KOs) of Saint Paul, Minnesota has been one of the most regarded young fighters in the area since he turned pro back in June 2008. In his last outing, Fort rebounded from his lone blemish (a split decision draw) with a second-round stoppage of Cheyenne Ziegler this past February in Saint Paul.

Peterson (13-0, 8 KOs) of Mounds View, Minnesota is a 6’1” southpaw known as the “The Prodigy.” Outside of two wins at the famed Legendary Blue Horizon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Peterson has remained a local treasure as he has defended his home turf on numerous occasions. Now with the world watching, Peterson looks to make a statement against the equally undefeated Fort in Saturday’s eight-round main event for the Minnesota State Light Middleweight title.

In the six-round special feature, cruiserweight sensation Al Sands (3-1, 3 KOs) of Duluth, Minnesota takes on the well traveled Voshon Daniels (6-6, 4 KOs) of Louisville, Kentucky.

In a six-round rematch that promises action, Hector Orozco (5-11, 5 KOs) of Hopkins, Minnesota takes on undefeated Jamal James (5-0, 4 KOs) of Minneapolis, Minnesota for the second time, this time the vacant Minnesota State Welterweight title on the line. In their last encounter this past May, James eked out a six-round nod.

In another six-round special attraction, light middleweight Michael Faulk (2-1) of Saint Paul aims defend his home turf against fellow former national level amateur standout Richard Hargraves (2-0-1, 2 KOs) of San Francisco, California. Both fighters are ending long layoffs and plan on getting back in the game with a victory.

In a four-round bout between debuting light heavyweights, Jerome LaBarge takes on Matthew Karaja of Bark River, Michigan.

Cory Thompson of Duluth begins his professional journey against Stanley Lewis (0-5) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in a four-round super middleweight bout.

Charles Goodwin (1-0, 1 KO) takes on debuting Cory Briggs of Duluth in a four-round heavyweight bout.

In the scheduled opener, Davalance DePoe of Bismarck, North Dakota meets John Kingbird in a four-round heavyweight encounter.

Middleweight contender Caleb Truax will handle the guest analyst duties for the broadcast.

The world class event is promoted by Draw Events. Tickets for Saturday’s live event in Carlton are available online at Ticketfly.com.

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Top Rank signed undefeated Welterweight Jesse Vargas on Wednesday.

Vargas was with Mayweather Promotions and appeared on Floyd Mayweather Pay Per View undercards before signing with famed manager Cameron Dunkin and going to Top Rank.

“I wanted to be with the Top Rank team, and here I am,” said Vargas, who became a promotional free agent recently when his agreement with Mayweather Promotions expired.

“Jessie Vargas is a top-10 welterweight who not only wants to win a world championship but is looking to be a star in the sport,” Dunkin said. “I talked to several people about signing him, but when it was all said and done, these guys [Top Rank] gave him a really good deal — financially and with the opportunities.”

“I think Jessie is still in the learning process, but he showed me a lot of willpower in a really tough fight with Lopez where I thought he pulled out the fight in the last two rounds,” Goodman said. “What impressed me the most was when he fought on ‘ShoBox’ and he easily beat a really rough, tough guy like Lanardo Tyner. He was a young kid fighting a man.

“Slowly and gradually, we’ll groom him until we think he’s ready to fight for a title. He’s just going to get better.”

“Everyone at Top Rank is very excited about Jessie,” Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said

“I am planning to be very busy, fighting three, four times a year,” Vargas said.

Quotes taken from espn.com

(DUBLIN, CALIF.) – Congratulations to WBA, WBC Super Middleweight Champion Andre
Ward and his wife, Tiffiney Ward, on the birth of the fourth child. Their son,
Micah “Champ” Ward, was born this morning, June 21, and tipped the scales at eight
pounds and 10 ounces.

“It is with great joy that we share the arrival of our son,” the couple said in
a statement. “We thank God that we are all healthy. We are enjoying this moment
with our family and are happy to share the good news with our boxing family too!”

Mother and baby are both doing great and the whole family is excited to welcome
the newest addition. The couple has three older children, Andre Ward, Jr., Malachi
Ward and Amira Lecian Ward.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 20, 2012)—On Saturday night July 7th at the beautiful Pennsylvania Convention Center, James Shuler Gym Promotions presents a night of boxing that will feature some of the best boxers in Philadelphia.

In the main event, Former world title challenger and currant USBA Light Heavyweight champion, Yusaf Mack will take on upset minded Sabou Ballogou in a bout scheduled for eight rounds.

Mack of Philadelphia has a record of 30-4-2 with seventeen knockouts and is coming an impressive performance when he scored an emphatic twelve round unanimous decision over former four-time world title challenger Omar Sheika on April 28th in Atlantic City.

Mack previously challenged for the IBF World championship and gave undefeated champion Tavoris Cloud all he wanted before being stopped in the eighth round.

Mack has victories over Donnell Wiggins (21-4-2); Jose Juan Vasquez (16-1-1); Daniel Judah (22-2-3) & Chris Henry (23-1)

Mack’s only setbacks have been to world champions Cloud, Alejandro Berrio, Glen Johnson and former world title challenger Librado Andrade.

Ballogou of Paris, France has a record of 8-5 with three knockouts.

He is a former IBC International and IBF Pan African Middleweight champion and is coming off a performance when he dropped an eight round unanimous decision to highly regarded and undefeated Derrick Webster in what was Ballogou’s American debut.

In that bout, Ballogou dropped Webster twice in round seven and Webster seemed seconds away from being knocked out before the bell rang to signal the end of the round. Webster was able to compose himself and hang on for the victory.

In the six round co-feature, newly crowned Pennsylvania Light Heavyweight champion Dhafir Smith (26-22-7, 4 KO’s) of Philadelphia will take on Bobby Jordan (8-3-1, 4 KO’s) of Norfolk, VA.

In a four round Featherweight bout, former U.S. Olympic Alternate Eric Hunter (15-2, 8 KO’s) of Philadelphia takes on Jason Rorie (6-15-2, 3 KO’s) of Winston-Salem, NC

All below bouts are four rounders:

Tim Witherspoon Jr. (6-2-1, 2 KO’s) of Philadelphia will take on Cassius Clay (0-3) in a Lightweight bout

Alex Barbosa (3-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia takes on an opponent to be announced in a Bantamweight bout.

Tyrone Crawley Jr. (2-0) of Philadelphia takes on an opponent to be announced in a Welterweight bout

Wahid Raheem (3-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia takes on Isaac Suarez (7-1, 3 KO’s) of Lancaster, PA

Kareem Macfarland (1-0, 1 KO) takes on Saud Clark (1-0, 1 KO) in a battle of Philadelphia based Welterweights.

Terrell James will make his pro debut against Terrell Boggs (0-4) of Philadelphia in a Jr. Middleweight bout.

Greg Jackson will make his pro debut against Vaughn Anderson (0-2) of Philadelphia in a Jr. Middleweight bout.

Corey Morley will make his pro debut against Randy Easton (0-0-1) of Williamsport, PA in a Heavyweight bout.

Orlando Lewis (4-2, 4 KO’s) of Vineland, New Jersey will make his return after a four year hiatus when he takes part in a Jr. Middleweight bout.

There will also be appearances by some of the best amateur fighters in Philadelphia such as 2011-2012 National champion Rasheen Brown, Tony DuBose and Isiah Gibbons

Tickets are $100, $65, and $35 and can be purchased at

James Shuler Gym (750 North Brooklyn Street)
Spencer’s Barber Shop (4045 Lancaster, Ave)
Buster Custus at 215 416 1282

LOS ANGELES (June 19, 2012) – Former Three-Time World Champion Humberto “Zorrita” Soto will seek to join rare company among active fighters with 60 wins as he pursues his 60th professional victory when he faces the always-dangerous and hard-hitting Lucas Matthysse in a battle of world-ranked super lightweights in the co-featured fight on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Saturday, June 23 live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

Soto (59-7-2, 34 KO’s), of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, will battle Matthysse for the vacant WBC Continental Americas super lightweight title and look to extend his current 15-fight winning streak. He’ll also look to push himself higher in the world ratings where he is already rated number two by the World Boxing Council (WBC), number three by the World Boxing Association (WBA) and number seven by the World Boxing Organization (WBO).

Matthysse (30-2, 28 KO’s), whose concussive power led him to scored nine knockdowns in a fight against former World Champion DeMarcus Corley, has won his last two fights and will be making his fifth start in the United States on Saturday night. Matthysse’s only losses came via controversial split decisions to former World Champions Devon Alexander and Zab Judah in a pair of fights that many ringside observers felt Matthysse won. A native of Trelew, Argentina, Matthysse is rated number four in the world by the WBC, number six by the WBA and number eleven by the WBO.

Soto and Matthysse’s 12-round fight will immediately precede what should be an exciting 12-round main event between former World Champion, Kansas native Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) who now resides in Ventura, Calif., and contender Josesito Lopez (29-4, 17 KO’s) of Riverside, Calif.

Tickets priced at $250, $150, $100 and $50 are available online at www.staplescenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com, via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (800)745-3000 or at STAPLES Center box office.

If triumphant, Soto at 32 years old, will join a handful of active fighters with 60 or more wins, including James Toney, Jorge Arce, Jose Luis Castillo, Luis Ramon “Yori Boy” Campos and Pongsaklek Wonjongkam.

“Winning 60 fights would be great, but winning another world title is what I really want,” said Soto who turned professional at 17 years old in September of 1997. “I’ve always worked very hard in training trying to learn different things. I’ve always been very dedicated in the gym. Matthysse is a great fighter with a very respectful power punch. I’m going to fight a very intelligent fight. I’m going to follow my corner’s directions and go in there and outbox him and be the smarter fighter.”

A terrific counter-puncher with good overall skills and movement, the crowd-pleasing 5-foot-7 ½-inch Soto has fought excellent opposition throughout his career, including former World Champions David Diaz, Jesus Chavez, Joan Guzman, Jorge Solis and Kevin Kelley.

Soto captured the WBC super featherweight title in December 2008 and the WBC Lightweight World crown in March 2010. He made three successful defenses of the 130-pound belt and successfully retained the 135-pound crown on four occasions.

One of his most memorable title defenses came in a close, unanimous 12-round decision win over the brave and determined Urbano Antillon in a spectacular, fast-paced, give-and-take slugfest on Dec. 4, 2010 in Anaheim, Calif.

“I thought I won more clearly than the judges had it (115-112, 114-113 twice), but without a doubt it was the toughest fight of my career,” Soto said. “There were a lot of rough tactics from him (Antillon threw Soto to the canvas three times), but I expected that which is why I never became frustrated by it.”

Four of Soto’s defeats and both of his draws came during his first three years as a professional. Soto’s last loss came via a controversial fourth-round disqualification in June 2008. He is coming off of a unanimous 10-round decision over Claudinei Lacerda last April 7 in Cancun, Mexico.

Matthysse, a solid amateur before turning professional in June 2004, will look to turn what Soto hopes will be a boxing match into a brawl. The Argentine, who is well known for his thudding power, would be undefeated if only he’d received the benefit of the doubt in two very controversial and questionable points losses to Judah and Alexander (in which he knocked both of them down) in what amounted to home games for them.

The younger brother of retired former welterweight world title challenger Walter Matthysse, Lucas is comingoff of two knockout wins in his native Argentina. In his lone outing this year, he scored a dominant sixth-round technical knockout win over Angel Martinez on Feb. 10. Prior to that, on Dec. 9 the 5-foot-9, 29-year-old knocked out Sergio Priotti in the fourth round.

Before that, Matthysse fought three left-handed former world champions in a row – Judah on Nov. 6, 2010, Corley on Jan. 21, 2011 and Alexander on June 25, 2011.

A two-fisted slugger who tends to start slowly, Matthysse spotted Alexander an early lead but rallied to drop him with a right hand in the fourth. He rocked Alexander in the seventh, eighth and tenth rounds, but it wasn’t enough as he lost by one point on one of the scorecards (95-94), by three on another (96-93) while winning by three (96-93) on the third card.

“I was robbed,” Matthysse said. “I gave it my all and it was a tough fight, but I thought I won. He’s lucky he won the fight.”

The aggressive-minded Matthysse obliterated Corley in a fight in Argentina, flooring him twice in the fifth round, once in the sixth, three times in the seventh and three times in the eighth. The referee finally halted the slaughter at 2:00 of the eighth.

Against Judah, Matthysse also overcame an early deficit before coming on strong in the late rounds, registering a knockdown in the tenth round and dominating the 11th and 12th stanzas. However, he came up on the wrong end of a split decision by the scores of 114-113 twice and 113-114.

“In Argentina, I win this fight,” Matthysse said. “Around the world, I win this fight, but he got the home decision. Zab never hurt me. I fought my fight and pressured him the whole time and I closed the championship rounds. I clearly won.”

Regarding his upcoming assignment against Soto, Matthysse, a tattoo artist in his spare time outside the ring, said, “It’s very simple, I need to go to war. I need to put a lot of pressure on him and I need to work hard and win every round. That’s the gameplan – go to war. I’m going to leave it all in the ring.”

“Ortiz vs. Lopez,” a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC Silver Welterweight Championship taking place Saturday, June 23, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif., is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Goossen Tutor Promotions and Thompson Boxing Promotions and sponsored by Corona, DeWalt Tools and AT&T. The co-feature will see former Three-Division World Champion Humberto “Zorrita” Soto battle Argentinean knockout artist Lucas Matthysse in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Super Lightweight title which is presented in association with Baja Boxing Promotions and Arano Box Promotions. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader begins live at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) with preliminary fights airing on SHOWTIME EXTREME at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (June 20, 2012)—On Friday night July 27th at Resorts in Atlantic City, undefeated Jr. Middleweight Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna will return to the ring in a six round bout.

Also scheduled to appear on the ESPN-2 Televised card will be undefeated Lightweight Moses Molina.

In the main event, top Lightweight contender “Hammerin” Hank Lundy will take on Reymundo Beltran.

LaManna of Millville, New Jersey has a record of 8-0 with five knockouts and is coming off a six round unanimous decision over late replacement Shawn Rawley Wilson on April 27th at Resorts.

Molina of Bridgeton, New Jersey is 1-0 with one knockout as he stopped Desi Williams in ninety-three seconds in his pro debut on January 28th in the same Resorts ring.

What’s Ironic about the situation is the LaManna is the licensed manager of Molina.

“I am looking forward to this big night as it is exciting to be competing both inside and outside the ring on the same card”, said LaManna.

“I am totally focused on what I need to do to get my ninth victory inside the ring but also it will be a double satisfying that Moses can get a great victory and we can accomplish this on the same card in front of a large audience”

“With a win, I am looking to get back in September and fight for the IBF World Youth championship and I am happy with my progress and I would like to thank Jimmy Burchfield for providing me this unique opportunity.”

“I would like to also thank my promoter Vincent M. Ponte and Gulfstream Promotions for his continued support in my career”

The show is promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s CES Boxing.

Tickets for this outstanding evening are priced at $125, $120, $75 & $40 and can be purchased by calling 856-899-7372 or by contacting lamannasports@aol.com

For More information on Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna:

www.cornflakeboxing.com

On twitter: @cornflakeboxing

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NEW YORK (June 19, 2012) – Before this Saturday’s welterweight clash featuring Victor Ortiz vs. Josesito Lopez, SHOWTIME Sports® will pay tribute to Johnny Tapia with a short-form piece airing on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Following Tapia’s nine appearances on SHOWTIME, the premium network’s archives contained multiple hours of intimate footage featuring New Mexico’s favorite fighter, some of which never before seen. In memory of the three-division champion’s captivating life journey, the tribute will chronicle Tapia’s exhilarating – as well as heartbreaking – underdog tale that endeared him to boxing fans worldwide.

For information on SHOWTIME Sports, including exclusive behind-the-scenes video and photo galleries, complete telecast information and more, visit the website at http://sports.SHO.com.

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Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ and FLIX®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME 2™, SHOWTIME® SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME®, SHOWTIME BEYOND®, SHOWTIME NEXT®, SHOWTIME WOMEN®, SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ XTRA. SNI also offers SHOWTIME HD™, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ HD, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ ON DEMAND, and the network’s authentication service SHOWTIME ANYTIME®. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution, which offers Smithsonian Channel™. All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV®.

On Thursday, June 21, in the Grand Ballroom of the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, California, Ivaylo Gotzev’s Epic Sports & Entertainment and All Star Promotions will proudly present “Mixed Combats: The Rising Stars of Boxing, MMA and Muay Thai” live on Internet Pay-Per-View via www.GFL.tv at 7:30pm PT/10:30pm ET.

A night of hard-hitting professional boxing, MMA and Muay Thai, “Mixed Combats” will allow fans a closer look at several up-and-coming stars in three separate fighting disciplines.

The main event will feature an MMA showdown between two capable 20-fight heavyweight veterans in Ricky “Ice Cold” Shivers and Mychal “Bolo” Clark.

An Anchorage, Alaska, native, Shivers fights out of the Barra Gracie Gym in Houston, Texas, and is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with a record of 11-6. Charismatic Strikeforce veteran Mychal “Bolo” Clark of Long Beach is a dangerous striker, whose record stands at 9-12.

The co-featured MMA bout will be a heavyweight battle between two tough customers on the local scene, submission specialist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu World champion Adriano Camolese will face ominous skull cracker Justin “Bully” Schalk.

In his pro 155-lb welterweight debut, Russia’s Georgiy Savlokhov will take on also pro debuting Machado black belt Raphael Carrao, the Owner/Instructor at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Malibu Club.

One of the most talked about up-and-coming heavyweight prospects James “The Beast” Wilson of IFC Gym in Van Nuys will have his second professional fight against Jose Santa Maria of Oxnard, California.

In the professional boxing portion of the night, outstanding Inglewood, California, prospect Peter Haro, a Golden Gloves Champ, Junior Olympic, Pan American, and other tournament champion and medalist will make his four-round welterweight debut against California’s Golden Glove Champion Elliot Seymour of the Wild Card Gym.

Promising 6? 7? Romanian heavyweight Razvan Cojanu (4-1, 1 KO) will look to continue his winning ways against San Diego, California, southpaw Anthony Mooney (2-2) in a four-rounder; and Simi Valley, California, lightweight Robert “Scrappy” Ortiz Jr. (7-4-1, 3 KOs) will face an opponent that is TBA over six.

In the Muay Thai portion of the night, several local gyms will send their best young competitors into battle including IFC Gym’s own Jermaine Soto, colorful crowd favorite Borin Khoun; an exciting match is made between female sensation Yasamina Kabisch from Muay Thai School USA and Alyson Bloom from Bas Rutten’s Elite MMA Gym in Westlake, California; and many others.

Event promoter Ivaylo Gotzev has previously been best known as a boxing manager, having expertly guided the careers of former heavyweight champion Sam Peter, all-time-great multi-division champion James Toney, former heavyweight champions Sergei Liakhovich and Shannon Briggs and a host of others.

“I’m a big fan of the fight game and I’ve come to realize that great fighters, no matter the sport, have all the same qualities of spirit, skill and strong determination. Mixed Combats was created to give a platform to fighters from every discipline. What we are striving for is quality fights across the board and we’ve got that for June 21. We are also taking a good look of several rising stars!”

Tickets for “Mixed Combats: The Rising Stars of Boxing, MMA and Muay Thai” are priced at $45 and up and can be purchased by calling: (818) 575-0151.

On fight night, the doors will open at 6 and the action starts at 7 pm. The Warner Center Marriott is located at 21850 Oxnard Street in Woodland Hills.

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NEWARK, NJ (June 18, 2012)— Middleweight contender Ossie Duran is looking for a breakthrough fight and has his eye set on a potential rematch with Fernando Guerrero.

Duran and Guerrero met on October 10, 2009 that ended up with Guerrero winning a majority decision in his hometown in Salisbury, Maryland.

In that fight, Duran scored a knockdown in the tenth and final round for which there was controversy.

“He was knocked down and he had to be helped back in the ring” with seconds left, said Duran’s advisor Vinny LaManna.

“Look at the scores and you can tell who really won that fight”, continued LaManna when referring to the tallies that read 97-93, 96-94 and 95-95 in favor of Guerrero.

“its defiantly a fight we want at this point”

Duran of Paterson, New Jersey via Accra, Ghana has maybe the most deceiving record in the sports as he is 26-10-2 with ten knockouts.

He has fought some of the best in Guerrero, James Kirkland, Eromesele Albert, and Brandon Gonzales. In his last bout he lost yet another controversial decision to Avtandil Khurtsidze in Russia for the WBC Silver Championship.

“Some of the bouts he clearly won and got screwed on the decision. He clearly beat Gonzales on SHO BOX and he fought great in Russia. Now we are back to the drawing board and weather it’s a Guerrero or someone like Kelly Pavlik or Lucian Bute, Ossie will be ready for the challenge and perform at a high level”.

Carlos Molina remained undefeated by scoring a ten round unanimous decision over Marcos Jimenez in a Lightweight bout out at the Mcallen Convention Center in Mcallen, Texas.

Molina was very workmanlike in pounding out the victory to the tune of 99-91 on all cards.

Molina, 135 lbs of Norwalk, CA is 17-0-1. Jimenez, 135 lbs of San Juan, PR is 18-4.

Victor Sanchez survived a first round knockdown to comeback and upset previously undefeated Jerry Guevara in a six round Jr. Featherweight bout.

Guevara dropped Sanchez in round one and it looked like he would be on his way to his eighth straight victory. Sanchez turned the tide and battered Sanchez at the end of round four and dropped him in round’s five and six.

Sanchez, 121 3/4 lbs of Houston, TX won by scores of 57-53, 56-54 and 56-54 and is now 3-3-1. Guevara, 121 3/4 lbs of Brownsville, TX is now 7-1.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. retained the WBC Middleweight title with a grueling seventh round stoppage over Irishman Andy Lee at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

Lee boxed well as he featured a solid right hook that Chavez tried to match with his patented body assault. It took Chavez a few rounds to figure Lee out but when he did he started the thudding body assault. The action was fought at an intense level with body giving their all.

In round seven, Chavez landed a huge right hook that spun the face of Lee and visibly hurt the Challenger. Chavez jumped on his prey and landed a four more huge shots that put Lee in a defenseless mode and referee Laurence Cole stopped the bout at 2:21 of round seven.

Chavez, 159 lbs of Culican, Mexican will now look for a fall date with lineal champion Sergio Martinez with a record of 46-0-1 with thirty-two knockouts. Lee, 159 1/4 lbs is now 28-2.

UNDERCARD REPORT WRITTEN BY BART BARRY

EL PASO, Texas – For its residents, this is “America’s Safest City” – as a promotional note read on the canvas – but it was something considerably less than that for the unfortunate man situated across from Oklahoma City welterweight Alex Saucedo in Saturday’s final off-television match from UTEP’s Sun Bowl Stadium.

That unfortunate man’s name was James Harrison (1-1-1, 1 KO), and after landing a few seeing-eye overhand rights in the fight’s opening, he was systematically brutalized by Saucedo (4-0, 3 KOs), who appears to posses power in both hands but, somewhat uncharacteristically for a Mexican fighter – Saucedo is from Chihuahua, originally – is particularly fond of throwing right crosses. Saucedo prevailed by three unanimous scores of 40-36.

Despite being overmatched in both power and class, though, Harrison fought back gamely and made Saucedo’s fourth career victory his hardest-fought yet, whacking the young prospect with more right hands than expected.

MIGUEL ANGEL VAZQUEZ VS. DANIEL ATTAH
It was another aesthetically tepid but otherwise successful outing for Mexican lightweight Miguel Angel Vazquez (31-3, 13 KOs) in the penultimate off-television match of Saturday’s nine-fight card. Keeping light-hitting but well-chinned Nigerian Daniel Attah (26-11-1-1, 9 KOs) on the end of his jab, measuring him then blasting him with right jabs, Vazquez won an all three scorecards by the wide margins of 100-90.

ADAM LOPEZ VS. RAUL CARILLO
Trying to meet the hype that preceded him into the pros, by way of an impressive amateur career, San Antonio bantamweight Adam Lopez (3-0, 1 KO) made his way through another hard four-round affair, Saturday, ultimately prevailing over local opponent Raul Carillo (1-6, 1 KO) by unanimous-decision scores of 40-36, 40-36 and 39-37.

Lopez, who was knocked down in his last fight, continues to collect more punishment, from designated-opponent types, than a highly touted prospect should. Lopez is loading-up on both left hooks and right-cross leads and expecting to blow through the overmatched men in front of him, but he is getting tagged often by men who, after tasting his power, appear to forget they were brought in to lose.

UNDERCARD

Casey Ramos (16-0, 5 KOs) of Austin stopped Fort Worth super featherweight Arthur Trevino (7-8-3, 4 KOs) at 1:14 of round 5.

Local middleweight favorite Abie “El Koreano Mexicano (Mexican Korean)” Han (17-0, 11 KOs) brought the Sun Bowl Stadium crowd to its feet with a fourth-round knockout of New Mexico’ Joseph Gomez (18-6-1, 8 KOs).

Guadalajara’s Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. (12-0-2, 7 KOs) went directly through fellow Mexican super flyweight Leopoldo Gonzalez (12-7-1, 7 KOs), stopping him in one round.

In the evening’s opening match, Connecticut super bantamweight Tremaine Williams (2-0, 2 KOs) blitzed and stopped San Antonian Theo Johnson (0-2) in three rounds.

Opening bell rang on a hot and sunny Sun Bowl Stadium at 5:33 PM local time.

Photos by Chris Farina / Top Rank

NEW YORK (June 15, 2012) – An injury has forced heavyweight Chris Arreola to withdraw from his scheduled June 23 fight against Mike Mollo, which was slated to open the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast on SHOWTIME®. The premium network will move ahead with a doubleheader featuring two 12-round fights.

In the main event, former World Champion “Vicious” Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s), of Ventura, Calif., will face Josesito Lopez (29-4, 17 KO’s), of Riverside, Calif., for the WBC Silver Welterweight Championship. The co-feature will match world-ranked fighters, former Three-Time World Champion Humberto “Zorrita” Soto (59-7-2, 34 KO’s), of Los Mochis, Mexico, and hard-hitting Lucas Matthysse (30-2, 28 KO’s), of Chubut, Argentina, in a battle for the WBC Continental Americas super lightweight title.

The doubleheader emanating from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif. will air live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). It will be preceded by preliminary bouts airing live on SHOWTIME Extreme at 7 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). In the main match-up on SHOWTIME Extreme, Jermell Charlo (17-0, 8 KO’s), of Houston, risks his perfect record against Denis Douglin (14-1, 8 KO’s) of Marlboro, N.J., in a 10-round junior middleweight bout. Also featured on the SHOWTIME Extreme telecast will be an eight-round super lightweight clash between undefeated Omar Figueroa (17-01, 14 KO’s), of Weslaco, Tex., and veteran Alain Hernandez (18-10-2, 10 KO’s) of Tijuana, Mexico.

Tickets priced at $250, $150, $100 and $50 are available online at www.staplescenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com, via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (800)745-3000 or at STAPLES Center box office.

Former Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik will be back in action on July 7th against New Yorker Will Rosinsky in about that will be televised on HBO according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

The bout became feasible after Brandon Rios had to pullout of his Jr. Welterweight bout with Mauricio Herrera due to an arm injury.

The card will be headlined by Nonito Donaire’s Super Bantamweight unification bout with Jeffrey Mathebula.

“We talked about various fights, and it just occurred to me,” said Rosinsky’s promoter Lou DiBella. “(Top Rank’s) Carl (Moretti) knew Rosinsky and said, ‘Helluva fight, let’s do it.’ I think we have a great chance to win. Rosinsky is hungry and fresh and a tremendous action fighter. What I like about the fight is they are both action fighters.”

“He’s been aching for an opportunity and now he has this and he is thrilled,” DiBella said of Rosinsky. “He believes he will go out there and win. And if he doesn’t he will have given it everything he has trying.”

“I think because of Pavlik’s performance on ESPN, the rating that was generated, the interest in the super middleweight division and Kelly’s willingness to come right back combined with Rosinsky winning his second in a row since the decision to Edwin Rodriguez, it was just a natural step for everybody,” Moretti said. “I think Kelly gets tested.”

“We’re ready to go,” said Pavlik’s manager Cameron Dunkin, who also manages Rios. “Rosinsky is a tough guy, was great amateur and he’s a big guy who makes good fights. He and Kelly just fought, so they’re both in shape. I feel bad for Brandon, but I feel good for Kelly.

“It’s a fight we didn’t plan on but this gives us a bigger fight now instead of waiting for another fight until September. Kelly was very excited about it and jumped all over it. He said, ‘I’m ready to go.’

“Kelly said he would get a flight and go right back. Love the attitude,” Dunkin said. “Kelly and Mike [his father] were like, ‘Let’s go.’ I like that Kelly got home and was willing to go right back to Robert in Oxnard. This whole thing is very positive.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, WBO Featherweight champion Orlando Salido will move up to Super Featherweight to take on Oscar Bravo on July 28th in Ciudad, Mexico

NEWARK, NJ–Tomasz Adamek scored a closer then the scores unanimous decision over Eddie Chambers in a a twelve round Heavyweight bout the featured recent world title challengers at the Prudential center.

It was a close fight that saw Chambers handicapped in the first round when he injured his left bicep. Chambers was forced to become a one handed fighter as he would pivot on his feet in order to throw jabs from a modified southpaw stance. Despite the disadvantage Chambers was able to get through with overhand rights as Adamek did not react well to the speed of Chambers.

Adamek got things rolling in the middle rounds as it was his pressure and volume to the tune of 919 to 462 punches thrown that caught the judges eyes yet Chambers out landed his foe 152-134.

A lot of the rounds were close but the judges chose the activity of Adamek over the accuracy of Chambers.

Adamek, 225 lbs of Gilowice, Poland won by scores of 116-112 on two card while a third card read an outlandish 119-109 tally. Adamek is now 46-2. Chambers, 202 lbs of Philadelphia is now 36-3.

Bryant Jennings remained undefeated and captured the USBA Heavyweight Title with a ten round unanimous decision over Steve Collins.

Jennings took a couple of rounds before opening up in round three. Jennings dropped Collins in round four from a combination that was started by an uppercut that ultimately pushed Collins into the ropes and the eight count was rendered. Over the next couple of rounds, Jennings landed some hard combinations and Collins showed a sturdy chin. Jennings continued to work the body and head with sots with both hands. Jennings rocked Collins at the end of round nine and cruised home with victory via 100-89 scores on each card.

Jennings,225 lbs of Philadelphia is 14-0. Collins, 244 lbs of Houston, TX is 25-2.

Jamaal Davis boxed his way to a eight round unanimous decision over hard punching Doel Carrasquillo in a Jr, Middleweight bout.

Davis, 154 1/2 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 79-73, 78-74 & 78-74and is now 14-8-1. Carrasquillo, 155 1/2 lbs of Lancaster,PA is now 16-20-1.

John Thompson remained perfect by boxing his way to a six round unanimous decision over John Mackey in a Middleweight bout.

Thompson used his decisive speed to pound out the decision by scores of 59-55, 59-55 and 58-56.

Thompson, 155 1/2 lbs of Newark is now 9-0. Mackey, 155 1/2 lbs of Washington, DC is 13-7-1.

Patrick Farrell dropped David Williams in round two and cruised home to afour round unanimous decision in a Heavyweight bout.

Farrell won by scores of 40-35, 40-35 and 39-36 and is now 7-1-1. Williams is 6-6-1.

Jose Mangu Peralta stopped Dontre King at 2:28 of round four of their scheduled six round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Peralta dropped King in round’s three and four. Peralts, 140 lbs of Jersey City, NJ is 9-1 with five knockouts. King, 142 lbs of Cambridge, MD is now 6-11-2.

Former Olympian Taureano Johnson scored a six round unanimous decision over Roberto Yong in a Middleweight bout.

Johnson landed the harder blows which included several clipping over hand rights. Yong was game as he tried to fight back and did OK in spurts but it was the volume shots of Johnson that was the difference.

Johnson, 161 1/2 lbs of Nassau, Bahamas won by scores of 58-56 on all cards and is now 9-0. Yong, 162 lbs of Sacramento, CA is now 5-5-1.