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Gleason’s Gym continues the monthly boxing series, Saturday, August 28th at 6:00 PM.

The jam packed card will have Junior, Senior and Master boxers competing. The weigh in begins at 4:00 PM.

New York’s number one matchmaker, Angela Querol made the matches.

This event is sanctioned by USABoxingMetro

The admission price is $20.00.

Gym members and registered amateurs with their books in hand pay $15.00

(only children under 5 are no charge)

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Atlantic City, NJ–Undefeated super middleweight Dennis “The Assassin” Hasson and fellow-Philadelphian Tommie “Big Poppa” Speller meet in the scheduled eight-round semifinal on Saturday evening, Sept. 25, in the Grand Ballroom at Bally’s Atlantic City.

The scheduled 12-round main event features Teon Kennedy, of Philadelphia, against Alex Becerra, of El Paso, TX, for the vacant North American Boxing Association (NABA) super bantamweight title. First of seven bouts begins at 7.30 p.m.

The card will be televised by www.gofightlive.tv.

Hasson, 26, of the Kensington section of Philadelphia, is 10-0, 3 K0s, since turning pro in 2008. In his last fight July 30 at the South Philly Arena, Hasson ended an eight-month layoff by scoring a six-round decision over Alberto Mercedes, of Milwaukee, WI.

As an amateur, Hasson compiled a 94-16 record and earned a silver medal in the 2006 US National Amateur Championships.

Boxing runs in Hasson’s blood. Hall-of-Fame light-heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran, also of Philadelphia, was his maternal grand uncle. In addition, Hasson was born on Tusculum Street, where Rocky Balboa lived in the movie.

Speller, 32, of West Philadelphia, is a tough customer who just came off a hard eight-round points loss to unbeaten Dion Savage on May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The only foe common to both men is Dave Cook, of Butler, PA. Speller beat Cook by decision earlier this year while Hasson stopped Cook in four rounds in 2008.

Tickets priced at $50 and $75 are on sale at the offices of Peltz Boxing Promotions (215-765-0922) and also can be purchased online at www.peltzboxing.com.

Kaufman to Defend STRIKEFORCE Women’s Belt Against Coenen

Live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT; Ticket Pre-Sale Begins Today

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Aug. 25, 2010) – A grudge rematch that fans, media, and the confident fighters themselves have been clamoring for since the first fight ended in bloody controversy nearly three years ago, will take place on Saturday, October 9, when KJ Noons (9-1), fresh off a knockout victory last Saturday, challenges STRIKEFORCE World Welterweight (170 pounds) Champion Nick Diaz (22-7, 1 NC) in the main event at HP Pavilion here, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

In the co-feature, undefeated STRIKEFORCE Women’s Welterweight World Champion Sarah Kaufman (12-0) will make the second defense of her 135-pound title against No. 1 contender and Dutch superstar Marloes Coenen (17-4).

Another featured fight will pit an emerging star from the STRIKEFORCE Challengers series, up-and-coming Luke Rockhold (7-1), against the vastly more experienced, 2000 Olympic Games wrestling silver medalist, Matt “The Law” Lindland (22-7), in a middleweight (185 pounds) contest.

Tickets go on sale to the general public this Saturday, Aug. 28, at 10 a.m. PT online at Ticketmaster.com , at HP Pavilion ticket office, or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

A special presale opportunity for “STRIKEFORCE Insider” e-newsletter subscribers begins today, Wednesday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. PT. Sign up to become a “STRIKEFORCE Insider” at http://www.strikeforce.com/insider.html.

Diaz has not lost a fight since he first faced Noons, losing via disputed first-round TKO on Nov. 7, 2007. Diaz has been devastating in recent outings notching seven in a row. The talented, outspoken, no-nonsense brawler also boasts a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.

The always-dangerous Noons is an aggressive and prolific striker who has won his last six fights, including the thrilling slugfest against Diaz that ended when the cageside physician halted the proceedings due to excessive cuts around Diaz’ eyes.

Since that fight, there has been no love lost between the pair of brash fighters. Seven months after their first fight, on June 14, 2008, the fighters and their camp members nearly came to blows in the cage after the fighters registered victories in separate bouts.

“Nick has no class, he’s a bum, a piece of (expletive) and he and his team disrespected my family and I with their gestures and trash talk and tried to upstage my fight,” said Noons after the near-fracas.

Offered Diaz: “I’m sorry about what happened in the cage afterward, but I didn’t start it. His guys were talking (expletive) to us.”

Diaz is coming off a first-round submission (armbar) over fellow superstar Hayato “Mach” Sakurai last May 29 at DREAM 14 in Japan. The six-foot, 27-year-old Diaz won the STRIKEFORCE title with a convincing first-round TKO (punches) over Marius “The Whitemare” Zaromskis on Jan. 30, 2010.

The 5-foot-11, 27-year-old Noons, who was born and raised in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, registered a spectacular, crowd-pleasing second-round knockout over Jorge Gurgel during last Saturday’s STRIKEFORCE: Houston, live on SHOWTIME.

Kaufman, a former ballet dancer, retained her belt for the first time with an explosive third-round body slam KO over Roxanne Modafferi at STRIKEFORCE Challengers in Everett, Wash., on July 23.

The personable, hard-hitting, 5-foot-5, 24-year-old Kaufman, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, has scored knockouts in nine of her 12 victories.

Coenen, 29, will appear before an audience for the first time since suffering a hard-fought third-round TKO loss to Cris Cyborg for the STRIKEFORCE Women’s Middleweight (145 pounds) Championship at STRIKEFORCE: Miami last Jan. 30.

The game and courageous, 5-foot-9 Coenen gave Cyborg one of her toughest fights. A member of Holland’s Team Golden Glory, Coenen has been a mixed martial artist since the age of 14. She will be moving down in weight to challenge for the title.

Rockhold of Santa Cruz, Calif. will bring a six-fight winning streak into what figures to be the toughest assignment of his career. Many feel the 25-year-old is one of STRIKEFORCE’s next great middleweight stars. He has been victorious by submission in all but one of his wins. A member of Team AKA in San Jose, Rockhold won his last start with a first-round TKO (knees to body) over Paul Bradley on Feb. 26, in San Jose.

Lindland of Oregon City, Ore, brought home the silver in Greco-Roman wrestling. He’s fought the best in a 13-year MMAs career, including the famed Fedor Emelianenko. An All-American at the University of Nebraska before turning pro in 1997, Lindland holds victories over Pat Miletich , Jeremy Horn, former UFC welterweight champion Carlos Newton and remains one of only two men to submit Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Travis Lutter .

In his most recent fight, the six-foot-tall Lindland scored a third-round TKO over “King” Kevin Casey on May 21 during a STRIKEFORCE Challengers in Portland, Ore.

About STRIKEFORCE
STRIKEFORCE (www.strikeforce.com ) is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion which, on Friday, March 10, 2006, made history with its “Shamrock vs. Gracie” event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight card in California state history. The star-studded extravaganza, which pitted legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose’s HP Pavilion, played host to a sold-out, record crowd of 18,265. Since 1995, STRIKEFORCE, sanctioned by ISKA, has been the exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN and, after 12 years of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial arts (MMA) series with “Shamrock vs. Gracie.” In May 2008, West Coast Productions, the parent company of STRIKEFORCE, partnered with Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E), an entity created in 2000 to oversee all business operation aspects of the San Jose Sharks and HP Pavilion at San Jose. In March 2009, STRIKEFORCE signed a multi-year agreement with SHOWTIME® to stage live events on the premium cable television network. The promotion has since also produced two live, primetime events on the CBS Television Network.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (Aug. 25, 2010) – Team Sauerland regrets to inform the boxing world
that WBC Super Middleweight Champion Mikkel Kessler has been forced to pull out of the Super
Six World Boxing Classic due to an eye injury. His title defence against Allan Green in Herning,
Denmark on September 25 has been cancelled.

“This is the most disappointing moment of my boxing career,” Kessler said. “After defeating Carl
Froch, I was on the way to win the tournament, so pulling out now really hurts. The eye problem has
bothered me since the beginning of the Super Six in my preparation for the bout against Andre
Ward. It also bothered me in the fights against Ward and Froch, and in my training for the fight
against Green it has become unbearable. I have consulted leading experts in Denmark and
Germany and they have advised me to take a break from boxing so that the problem can heal. I
have been assured that it will heal completely and that I will be back in the ring next year. As a fair
sportsman, I do not want to delay the Super Six, which is still the best thing that has happened to
boxing for a long time. I wish my fellow contestants the best of luck – may the best man win. I will be
there to fight the winner in 2011.”

SHOWTIME Sports Executive Vice President Ken Hershman expresses his disappointment for
Kessler but assures the boxing fans around the world that the tournament will go on.

“I commend Mikkel Kessler for his decision,” said Hershman. “He has made a wise choice in light of
his doctors’ recommendations and he is showing tremendous respect for his fellow competitors and
for the tournament format itself.

“We will publicly address how this turn of events affects the tournament in the coming days. I
assure you we will make the best of this scenario. In fact, I have been aware of Mikkel’s situation for
a few days and I have a vision for how we can proceed that will enhance the excitement of the
tournament. First, I must have some internal discussions but mark my words, the drama of the
Super Six will be unrelenting and we will crown a champion in the early part of 2011.”

Promoter Kalle Sauerland said Kessler did “absolutely the right thing.” He stated: “You can recover
from losing in the ring but you cannot recover from losing your health. There is nothing that is of
bigger importance than the boxer´s health. As much as we regret to see Mikkel pulling out, he was
left with no other choice. He should take all the time in the world to recover. He can take comfort in
the fact that he looked reborn in his last bout. Once he is recovered, he will continue where he left
off. The Viking Warrior will be back.”

Added Team Sauerland General Manager Chris Meyer. “We are saddened to see Mikkel pulling out
but his health is more important than anything he could win inside the ring. The WBC will probably
make him “champion emeritus” so that he can fight against the reigning champion once he is ready
to come back.”

Highly-reputed eye specialist Professor Dr. med Gerhard Lang, who is the Director of the Eye
Hospital at Universitätsklinikum Ulm and also served as the 2010 World Ophthalmology Congress
President, examined Kessler and believes a proper rest is all the “Viking Warrior” needs. “Mikkel
said he has been bothered by problems with his vision during the fights against Ward and Froch as
well as in the training in the build-up to these fights. There is a weakness of the superior oblique
muscle of his left eye. To continue boxing, the muscle needs a proper rest, meaning no fighting or
sparring for nine months. After this break, a complete recovery is expected.”

For information on all SHOWTIME Sports telecasts, including exclusive behind-the-scenes video
and photo galleries from its events and complete information on the Super Six World Boxing
Classic, please visit the website at http://www.sports.sho.com

Live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT

SAN JOSE, CALIF. (Aug. 23, 2010) – The STRIKEFORCE men’s and women’s Welterweight World Champions Nick Diaz (170 pounds) and Sarah Kaufman (135 pounds) will return to the cage on Saturday, Oct. 9 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

Diaz will face an opponent to be named in the coming week while Kaufman will defend her title against Dutch superstar Marloes Coenen.

Also on the explosive card, emerging star from the Strikeforce Challengers series Luke Rockhold will risk his six-fight win streak against MMA superstar and former Olympic wrestling silver medalist Matt “The Law” Lindland in a featured middleweight (185 pounds) contest.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, Aug. 28, at 10 a.m. PT online at Ticketmaster.com, at HP Pavilion ticket office, or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

A special presale opportunity for “STRIKEFORCE Insider” e-newsletter subscribers begins this Wednesday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. PT. A special presale code will be sent out to all “STRIKEFORCE Insiders” tomorrow/Tuesday, August 24. Sign up to become a “STRIKEFORCE Insider” at http://www.strikeforce.com/insider.html.

The 27-year-old Diaz (22-7), a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and native of Stockton, Calif., has won seven consecutive fights since his last loss in 2007. He is coming off a first round submission victory (armbar) over fellow superstar Hayato “Mach” Sakurai on May 29 at DREAM 14 in Japan. Prior to that, Diaz won the STRIKEFORCE title with a late, third-round TKO (punches) over Marius “The Whitemare” Žaromskis at STRIKEFORCE: Miami last Jan. 30.

The undefeated Kaufman (12-0), a former ballet dancer who hails from British Columbia, Canada, is fresh off the first defense of her title, an explosive third-round body slam KO over Roxanne Modafferi at STRIKEFORCE Challengers in Everett, Wash., on July 23. The 24-year-old Kaufman, who has won nine of her fights by KO, will face Coenen (17-4), a submission specialist and the No. 1 contender to the STRIKEFORCE Women’s Welterweight belt.

The 29-year-old Coenen (17-4) will fight for the first time since a third-round TKO loss to Cris Cyborg for the STRIKEFORCE Women’s Middleweight (145 pounds) Championship at STRIKEFORCE: Miami. Coenen, a member of Holland’s Team Golden Glory and mixed martial artist since the age of 14, will be moving down in weight to challenge at 135 pounds. Kaufman and Coenen have both defeated Modafferi, with Coenen avenging a 2007 loss via first round armbar in her STRIKEFORCE debut on Nov. 7, 2009.

Rockhold (7-1), who could prove to be one of STRIKEFORCE’s next great middleweight superstars, has won six of his seven fights via submission. The 25-year-old member of Team AKA is coming off a first-round TKO (knees to body) over Paul Bradley last Feb. 26 at a STRIKEFORCE Challengers event in San Jose. The impressive win was the first KO victory of the Santa Cruz, Calif., native’s professional career. Prior to that conquest, Rockhold had won five straight fights by way of submission.

Lindland (22-7), who won the silver medal in Olympic Greco Roman Wrestling at the 2000 Olympic Games, scored a third-round TKO victory over “King” Kevin Casey on May 21 at STRIKEFORCE Challengers in his hometown of Portland, Ore. A former UFC star who has been competing professionally in MMA since 1997, Lindland, 40, is also a former All-American wrestler for University of Nebraska and the 1993 NCAA Big Eight conference champion. During his stellar career, Lindland has triumphed over a number of all-time greats including former UFC champions Pat Miletich and Carlos Newton.

About STRIKEFORCE
STRIKEFORCE (www.strikeforce.com) is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion which, on Friday, March 10, 2006, made history with its “Shamrock vs. Gracie” event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight card in California state history. The star-studded extravaganza, which pitted legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose’s HP Pavilion, played host to a sold-out, record crowd of 18,265. Since 1995, STRIKEFORCE, sanctioned by ISKA, has been the exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN and, after 12 years of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial arts (MMA) series with “Shamrock vs. Gracie.” In May 2008, West Coast Productions, the parent company of STRIKEFORCE, partnered with Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E), an entity created in 2000 to oversee all business operation aspects of the San Jose Sharks and HP Pavilion at San Jose. In March 2009, STRIKEFORCE signed a multi-year agreement with SHOWTIME® to stage live events on the premium cable television network. The promotion has since also produced two live, primetime events on the CBS Television Network.

About Showtime Networks Inc.

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™, SHOWTIME 2 HD™, THE MOVIE CHANNEL HD™, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL ON DEMAND™ and FLIX ON DEMAND®. SNI also manages Smithsonian Channel™, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution. 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®.

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PHILADELPHIA (August 22, 2010)—This Thursday night’s professional boxing show at The Arena in South Philadelphia has been postponed.

All tickets can be refunded at the point of purchase

Shalyte Boxing Promotions will announce a new date shortly.

The “Snowman” Wins in the Sunshine StateMonson defeated Jason Guida at 3:04 of the second round with a guillotine choke. Monson has already fought six times this year and was the main event during a show promoted by Howard Davis Jr.’s Fight Time Promotions & Elite Promotions.

Monson (36-11), battled from his back in the first round, but he eventually got Guida’s back after taking him to the ground.

Jason Guida, the older brother of Clay Guida, gave a good show and was happy to take part in a great card. Fight Time 1 will be televised on Comcast On-Demand as well as via the internet through www.gofightlive.tv

The 7 fights in the undercard featured rising stars in the MMA world from American Top Team, Fist Factory and many other schools. The show at Club Cinema in Pompano Beach was packed with celebrities including Boxing Legend- Hector “Macho” Camacho, Kimbo Slice, Hector Lombard, Mike Brown, Rich Attonito and Clay Guida.

Another live show is planned for Saturday Oct. 23, 2010 as Fight Time Promotions continues to create exciting match-ups. www.fighttimepromotions.com

Dan Rafael of espn.com is reporting that disgraced former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito applied for a boxing license in Texas just after he was denied a license in California.

“We have received a faxed application on behalf of Margarito,” Said Susan Stanford who is the public information officer for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. “But a faxed application is an incomplete application.”

Apparently Maragrito did not include the $20 fee for the application.

“We understand there is a hard-copy application with a check in the mail,” she said.

Margarito needs a license in Texas so Top Rank promoter Bob Arum can move forward with his plans for Margarito to face Manny Pacquiao for a vacant junior middleweight title on Nov. 13 on HBO PPV at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, site of Pacquiao’s dominant decision against Joshua Clottey on March 13.

The ABC issued a memo on Thursday reiterating to state commissions that Margarito had fulfilled his obligations.

“At this time Mr. Margarito has fulfilled his obligations per the ABC [which was to appear before the CSAC before applying for licensure to another state/tribal commission in the United States] and thus he is now free to pursue licensure with any ABC member commission,” the ABC’s statement read. “There is nothing under the federal law that would prohibit consideration for licensure. The ABC would hope that each ABC member commission would examine the facts that have been laid out by the CSAC and weigh those facts in determining if Mr. Margarito should indeed be licensed to compete in their jurisdiction.”

Stanford said once Margarito’s $20 check arrives, his application will be considered like any other fighter’s.

“We have licensing specialists that review it and all state laws and rules are considered,” she said. “If it meets the laws and rules, the license will be granted. But every application is taken on a case by case basis, and Margarito’s will be no different.”

“We don’t require a hearing,” she said. “We either grant it or deny. If it’s denied, the applicant has a right to a hearing if he asks for it.”

She said once full application requirements are with her department, the application would be ruled on “within 10 days.”

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LIVE PPV – SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2010

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4 Rounds – Junior Lightweights

Tyrone Luckey vs. Larry Yanez

Middletown, NJ Ft. Lauderdale

Pro Debut Pro Debut

WT: 133 TKS: Wht/Blk WT: 135 TKS: White

4 Rounds – Junior Lightweights

Osnel Charles vs. Hector Collado

Atlantic City, NJ Union City, NJ

3-2 0-1-1

WT: 137 ½ TKS: Red/Blue WT: 139 ½ TKS: Red/White

4 rounds – Junior Lightweights

Shemuel Pagan vs. Raul Rivera

Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA

Pro Debut 0-2

WT: 135 ½ TKS: Purple/Black WT: 135 ½ TKS: Black/Gold

PPV START 9:00PM (EST)

6 Rounds – Junior Welterweights

Jeremy Bryan vs. Daniel Mitchell

Paterson, NJ Pittsburgh, PA

13-1, 6 KO’s 5-1-1, 2 KO’s

WT: 139 TKS: White WT: 137 TKS: Red/White

8 Rounds – Welterweights

Sadam Ali vs. Lenin Arroyo

Brooklyn, NY San Jose, Costa Rica

8-0, 4 KO’s 20-12-1, 4 KO’s

WT: 145 TKS: Yemen/American WT: 146 TKS: Light Blue/White

10 Rounds – Junior Middleweights

Joel Julio vs. Jamaal Davis

Monteria, Colombia Philadelphia, PA

35-4, 31 KO’s 12-6, 6 KO’s

WT: 152 TKS: Black/Silver WT: 153 TKS: Blue/Silver

12 Rounds – IBF International/NABO Heavyweight Championship

Tomasz Adamek vs. Michael Grant

Gilowice, Poland Philadelphia, PA

41-1, 27 KO’s 46-3, 34 KO’s

WT: 217 TKS: Black WT: 261 TKS: White/Blac

LAS VEGAS (August 20, 2010)—Undefeated and world ranked cruiserweight BJ Flores is now a promotional free agent after his contract with Florida based company Square Ring Inc. has run out.

Flores of Las Vegas has been off for over a year and has a record of 24-0-1 with fifteen knockouts has not fought since scoring a fourth round stoppage over Epifanio Mendoza on August 15, 2009 in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Flores now will look forward to a new beginning and remains firmly on track to winning the cruiserweight championship of the world.

“I am looking forward to dealing directly with the promoters of all the champions and top contenders. It will be a lot easier to make deals directly”, said Flores.

“Just because I have not had a fight in a year, it doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy. I have been in cam with John Ruiz, David Haye and Chad Dawson and that has kept me beyond sharp. I am chomping at the bit to get one of the champions.”

“This last year has given me a chance to focus on power and strength. Becoming more explosive and powerful is necessary to become a world champion today. People will be surprised in my next fight.”

“I want to thank my manager Jerry Guliani for all the calls and emails he has put out over the past few days. I have no doubt he will secure a big fight for me very quickly.”

Flores has been training under the watchful eye of Jacob Chavez and strength and condition coach Ray Franklin.

“We are all excited about having an opportunity to put feelers out ourselves for the next opportunity”, said Chavez.

“BJ has been training really hard and he is in great shape. He is prepared to fight anybody and we want all of the champs and legitimate undefeated contenders. We know he is the best cruiserweight in the world.”

“This is a new phase in BJ’s career. He is way stronger and more powerful than ever before and we want him in the ring immediately. We have put any problems in the past behind us and this is a new chapter for us. BJ has not taken any breaks and works out every day like he has a giant chip on his shoulder. He is on a mission right now and his next opponent will be in for a rude awakening”, said Chavez

Franklin agrees and keeps fans up to speed on how Flores is progressing.

“He has a new found level of power and when you mix in the speed and ferocity, BJ is looking like what a world champion should look like.” said Franklin.

“We are looking forward to getting it on with anybody. All we need is just a reasonable time frame and not only will BJ win but he will do so in stunning fashion. He impresses everybody more and more everyday”

Program Lineup Through Thursday August 26
Date Sport Event Price
Sat Aug 21 19:00PM ET MMA Chattanooga Extreme Fight Night V $FREE! More info
Sat Aug 21 19:00PM ET MMA Fight Time 1 $FREE! More info
Sat Aug 21 19:30PM ET MMA Locked in the Cage 5 $9.99 More info
Sat Aug 21 19:30PM ET Wrestling Deal with the Steel Wargames $9.99 More info
Sat Aug 21 20:00PM ET MMA IFL Fights Presents…..Vengence $9.99 More info
Sat Aug 21 21:00PM ET Boxing The Big Challenge – Adamek Vs. Grant $9.95 More info
Thu Aug 26 20:00PM ET MMA Rumble in the Cage 40 $9.99 More info

Boxing
The Big Challenge – Adamek Vs. Grant
Sat Aug 21 21:00PM ET
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Tomasz Adamek takes on Michael Grant for the first big challenge in his quest to become heavyweight champion
Live viewing is not allowed in: Poland, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada

For full fight card and more details about this event, visit GoFightLive.tv or click here

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (August 16, 2010)—On Friday night August 27th, a big night of boxing is planned at the beautiful Dover Downs in Dover, Delaware and the night will be a long time coming for one fighter in particular.

It was in 1997 a young Heavyweight named Amir Mansour turned pro with a first round knockout over Clifton Graham in Allentown, PA. Mansour showed tremendous speed to go along with power that catapulted him to nine straight wins with five of those victories coming by knockout.

In was that ninth fight where it became apparent that Mansour was not just a flash in the pan as he stopped thirty-four fight veteran Fabian Garcia in one round in Atlantic City.

That fight took place on June 1st, 2001.

Fast forward to the night of August 27, 2010. Instead of being a multi-time world champion, Mansour will carry that same record of 9-0 with five knockouts into his six round fight with Samuel Brown.

It has been more than nine years (111 months) since this upstart has set foot in a professional boxing ring.

Mansour was incarcerated for over eight years and is now looking capture the Heavyweight championship of the world.

“I have done a lot of thinking of the last eight years”, said Mansour

“When I was away I was locked with former pro fighter Calvin Davis and that kept me focused on boxing and this night has been a long time coming”

“What people don’t realize I don’t have any wear and tear on my body and I have not been taking any punches. When people see me, they will see how I kept in shape and they will be amazed at my speed.”

“I have had some of the best sparring possible as I have worked with IBF Cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham and Chazz Witherspoon so I have worked with the best. Working with those guys, in a way kinda makes up for lost time. And when I spar against them it gives me a good idea where I am at and I feel I am not that far away.”

“August 27th has been a long time coming for me. There have been many nights where all I could do is stay up and visualize my next fight and for it to be just a week away really has my focus like I have never had it before.”

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ADAMEK vs. GRANT

“The Big Challenge”

Fight: Aug 21st
Prudential Center, Newark

Adamek & Grant sign posters – Credits: Mike Gladysz, Millenium Photo

Press Conference Quotes

Michael Grant: “I’m blessed to have the opportunity to fight Tomasz and my man Roger over there. No doubt it’s going to be a nice night for the fight community, for the boxing world period. The heavyweight division is sad right now, so I just say, don’t lose hope. Don’t lose hope, because I know the belts are over the water right now, but they’ll be back. They will definitely be back!”

“How do I see the fight playing out? Okay let’s play with this…He’s (Adamek) probably going to try to figure out the punching power for the first 3 or 4 rounds and then make a decision; ‘Okay do I want to gamble or not’. Meanwhile, while he’s thinking about gambling I’m already gonna be putting power out, dropping hands on him. So then you’re into a ‘what should I do?’ moment. You got to make sure that those decisions don’t make you delayed so bad where you start getting caught. And sometimes when you start getting caught, and getting caught, it messes all the decision making up and that can be very hurtful.”

“I don’t take anything away from Adamek, like I said he’s a helluva light heavyweight champion. But I’m an elite fighter. I’m not like a Jason Estrada or a Chris Arreola, that’s not my level.”

Grant speaking of Golota style vs. Adamek style: “In those two different styles Golota was a puncher and slightly a boxer, where Adamek is more like a boxer. You know what I’m saying, he’s not a puncher. I’m not saying the fight’s going to be easy with that. He has the strength in that. He became light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion, correct? And so God bless him.”

“My ability is basically what it (the deciding factor) is. I’m not banking on size and strength.”

Roger Bloodworth: “You can tell its going to be a good fight. We have all the respect in the world for the Grant camp and we took this fight cause Tomasz had to be able to prove he could hang with a big man. So whoever named this ‘The Big Challenge’ may be exactly correct.” “Tomasz is ready and I expect a great fight.”

“We haven’t thought about what’s next. We’re just thinking about this fight and that’s it.”

Tomasz Adamek: “Sunday we’ll talk about what’s next, but Saturday we have a job.”

“Every fight is very important. Only when you win, you go up. In boxing you can never be second. My whole career I prepare to be the best.”

“I am very excited to be back at Prudential Center. Every fight a couple thousand more people come to see me. Everybody knows me in NJ.”

“I’m ready to fight. When I’m healthy I am very quick, I am dangerous in the ring. I’ve been training very hard for 11 weeks. Size is no bother to me. I had 2 very good sparring partners. They were tall too. Roger is a very good teacher and I am learning everyday. I am ready.”

PPV Fighters:Jeremy Bryan, Sadam Ali, Grant, Adamek & Joel Julio. Credits: Kubikfoto

The “Brick City Boxing Series” card will take place at Prudential Center, Newark, NJ, and is promoted by Main Events and Ziggy Promotions in association with X-Cel Worldwide.

Tickets priced at $53, $78, $103 and $253 (ringside) can be purchased at Prudential Center Box Office, by calling TicketMaster at 800-745-3000 or www.Prucenter.com

The fight is being distributed in North America by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 9PM EST / 6PM PST on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, Avail-TVN and DISH Network in the United States and Viewer’s Choice and Bell TV in Canada for a suggested retail price of only $29.95

Adamek & Grant – Credits: Mike Gladysz, Millenium Photo

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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (August 17, 2010)—Some of the best local talent will be on display on Saturday night, August 28th at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City as six undefeated prospects will round out a packed card presented by Spartan Fight Promotions

The main event will feature top American Heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon battling Livin Castillo in a bout scheduled for ten rounds.

Fighting out of the GNP Gym in Atlantic City, undefeated fighters, Qa’id Muhammad (Super Flyweight), Joel De La Paz (Super Middleweight), Lavarn Harvell (Light Heavyweight) and Eugene Soto (Middleweight) will all be featured in big fights on the 28th.

Muhammad is just twenty-one years old and his style has been described as electric as he has incredibly fast hands and has produced five straight wins and all by way of knockout. This will mark the fifth consecutive appearance for Muhammad on the Boardwalk and he has appeared on some big cards.

On October 18th, 2008 he took out Samuel Gutierrez in three rounds on the Bernard Hopkins – Kelly Pavlik undercard. In his last bout, Muhammad scored a third round stoppage over Alfredo Berto on July 31, 2009 in Atlantic City.

De La Paz is twenty five years old and has developed into a big power puncher as he has won his last four bouts by way of first round stoppage.

This will be De La Paz third fight in Atlantic City and is coming off a first round stoppage over Randy Campbell on July 2nd in Vineland, New Jersey.

Harvell has a record of 5-0 with two knockouts and has the name of “Baby Bowe” due to the striking facial resemblance of former Heavyweight champion of the world Riddick Bowe.

After winning by decision on his first three bouts, Harvell has developed power as he has scored two tremendous knockouts in his last two bouts.

In his last bout, Harvell stopped then undefeated Randy Campbell in one round on February 26th in Philadelphia. This will be fifth fight in Atlantic City for the twenty-two year old Harvell.

Soto is 2-0 with one knockout. He turned pro on April 11, 2009 with a four round unanimous decision over Vernon Richardson at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. He followed that up with a first round knockout over Tony Dewey on November 20th at The Taj Mahal.

“I look at these guys as a family”, said Abdur Rahim Muhammad, who is not only the manager and trainer of these four fighters but also the father of Qa’Id Muhammad.

“Each of them possesses different styles. A couple of them are aggressive and a couple of them prefer to box, but they all have adapted to one style and we call it power boxing.”

“These kids gain more confidence in each fight. We always knew Harvell could punch but he preferred to box in his first few fights and is showing the power in his last two bouts. De La Paz is just the opposite. Here is a kid who has tremendous boxing ability but has become a great knockout artist. With Soto, he is a counter puncher by trade and now he is mixing in his punching ability. Finally Qa’Id is someone who has a lot of ability but he learns by watching everyone else and they give him a constant reminder.”

“A big part of our team is Con McMullen who is the assistant trainer. He was a former pro fighter so he brings that experience to the table with the guys and has been a huge asset to the team.”

Muhammad, Soto, De La Paz and Soto will have their opponent’s announced shortly.

Two more undefeated fighters will also see action in four round bouts as Ismael Garcia (1-0) of Millville, New Jersey will take on Stanley Harvey (0-1) of Norfolk, Va. in four round Jr. Middleweight bout.

The son of the former Heavyweight champion, Bruce Seldon, Isiah Seldon (1-0) will battle Jason Johns (0-2) of Danville, Va.

In the eight round co-feature, undefeated Farah Ennis (15-0, 9 KO’s) will now take on Anthony Shuler (20-7-1, 14 KO’s) of Indianapolis, IN.

In a six round Lightweight bout, Jose Reyes (23-7, 8 KO’s) of nearby Vineland, NJ will take on an opponent to be named.

Ticket Prices for this great night of boxing are priced at $90 / $65 / $40 and are Available at the Trump Taj Mahal Box Office or by calling Ticketmaster 1-800-736-1420 or GNP Fitness 609-348-4999 VIP Tables are also available, for more information call 609-348-4999

Doors open at 7pm with first bout at 8pm

Dan Rafael of espn.com is reporting that WBC Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his belt against former WBO champion Shannon Briggs on October 16th in Hamburg, Germany.

“Contracts are signed, everything is done,” Said Bernd Boente, who manages Klitschko adding that there will be news conferences to make the formal announcement in Klitschko’s native Kiev, Ukraine, on Aug. 30 and another in Hamburg, his adopted hometown, on Aug. 31.

“I am very happy that I am finally fighting in Hamburg again. I started in Hamburg as a pro [in 1996],” said Klitschko, who hasn’t fought there since a 1999 knockout of Obed Sullivan. “The O2 World is a fantastic arena and the fans in Hamburg know their boxing, and a great atmosphere is guaranteed.”

“Shannon Briggs is an unbelievable trash-talker, but he is definitely a very strong challenger,” Klitschko said. “He has huge experience, has way more professional fights than I have and is one of the hardest punchers in the heavyweight division. I know I will have to prepare myself with my coach [Fritz Sdunek] very intensely.”

Said Boente: “It’s a very interesting matchup. Vitali has to be prepared very well because Briggs is very dangerous for the first six or seven rounds and you can’t underestimate the guy. Vitali knows this not a walkover. You know Briggs. He can show up as a really good fighter and perform on world-class level, or he can show up like he did in the [Sultan] Ibragimov fight and just walk around the ring.”

“I tried for a long time to get into the ring with one of the Klitschkos. Now it’s time to write history,” Briggs said. “Most of their opponents [expletive] in their pants before they enter the ring. But I will put a lot of pressure on Klitschko. Klitschko can look at his WBC belt for a couple of more weeks. After Oct. 16, it belongs to me.

“I have been in touch with [ESPN programmer] Doug Loughrey and hopefully we can work something again for Vitali’s fight,” Boente said.

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (August 11, 2010)—On Saturday night August 28th at the beautiful Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, Spartan Fight Promotions presents BATTLE #I with a terrific main event as top American heavyweight, Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon will take on Livin Castillo in a ten round bout.

In the exciting co-feature, undefeated Super Middleweight Farah Ennis will battle heavy handed David Thomas

Ennis of Philadelphia has a record of 15-0 with nine knockouts and is quickly becoming a force in the loaded Super Middleweight division.

He has been one of the most active fighters around as this will be his fifth fight in 2010 and he has stepped the competition with each bout. His previous four bouts have produced knockout victories for Ennis.

The twenty-seven year old has a very diverse style as he has won fights by displaying his terrific boxing ability while in other bouts he has shown awesome knockout power like the aforementioned bouts

In those bouts, Ennis has stopped Emanuel Gonzalez (9-6) in three rounds, Frankie Santos (17-8-4) in two rounds, Steve Walker (24-24) in one round and in his most recent outing, Ennis stopped grizzled veteran Demetrius Davis (20-23-5) in three rounds on July 30th in Philadelphia.

The twenty-seven year old Ennis turned pro in February of 2006 by scoring a second round stoppage over Sylvester Golding in Philadelphia.

He has fought up and down the east coast by fighting in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Tennessee and this will be his first fight in New Jersey.

He is the brother of currant USBA Jr. Middleweight champion, Derek “Pooh” Ennis.

Thomas of Evansville, Indiana is known for prodigious punching power as he has a record of 10-1-2 with eight knockouts.

Of those eight stoppages, seven have come in the first round with the remaining knockout being a second round knockout.

Like Ennis, Thomas is twenty-seven years old. Thomas turned pro on September 10, 2005 and he was undefeated in his first eight bouts by going 6-0-2. His lone loss came to capable Durrell Richardson (10-2) via unanimous decision

Thomas has won four straight with three knockouts. In his last two bouts, Thomas has scored first round knockouts over Dennis Ogboo (6-2) and veteran trial horse James Morrow (11-16-3).

In a six round Lightweight bout, Vineland, New Jersey’s Jose “El Gallo” Reyes will see action against an opponent to be named.

Reyes has a record of 23-7 with eight knockouts and will be looking to get back in the win column and re-establishing himself as a top contender in the 135 pound division

Reyes won fifteen of his first sixteen bouts which included a win over future world title challenger Rogers Mtagwa (14-6-2) and former world champion Juan Polo Perez (46-32-4).

Reyes then dropped three of four to top competition with two being former world champions in Kevin Kelley (55-6-2) and Cristobal Cruz (33-9-1) as well as future world title challenger Czar Amonsot (15-1-1).

Reyes made a statement during a four fight winning streak as he beat former world champion Javier Jauregui (51-13-2); tough contender Ivan Valle (26-6-1) and heralded prospect Noe Bolanos (20-2).

Reyes continues to fight the best of the light division as he has dropped three in a row but fought very well against future world title challenger Antonio DeMarco (19-1-1) in a fight that was ruled a split decision. Many that watched the fight ringside and watching around the country on SHO BOX though that Reyes could have got the decision.

In his last two bouts, Reyes was giving future world title challenger Antonio Pitalua (46-6-1) a boxing lesson by taking the first five rounds before walking into a punch and being knocked out in the sixth.

Reyes very suitable opponent will be announced shortly.

Local prospects will highlight the rest of the undercard and they will include Super Middleweight Joel De La Paz (5-0, 4 KO’s); Light Heavyweight Lavarn “Baby Bowe” Harvell (5-0, 2 KO’s); Exciting Bantamweight prospect Qa’id Muhammad (5-0, 5 KO’s); Super Middleweight Eugene Soto (2-0,1 KO; Jr. Middleweight Ismael Garcia (2-0, 1 KO); Rounding out the card will be Super Middleweight Isiah Seldon (1-0) who is the son of the former WBC Heavyweight champion, Bruce Seldon. All those undefeated prospects will compete in four round bouts.

Ticket Prices for this great night of boxing are priced at $90 / $65 / $40 and are Available at the Trump Taj Mahal Box Office or by calling Ticketmaster 1-800-736-1420 or GNP Fitness 609-348-4999 VIP Tables are also available, for more information call 609-348-4999

Doors open at 7pm with first bout at 8pm

World champion Yurikoris Gamboa, who usually trains in Miami, is off to the Fight Factory in Tampa, Fla. He is preparing to take on champion Orlando Salido of Mexico on Top Rank’s ‘Battle of the Champions’ on September 11 at the Palms Resort Casino, Las Vegas.

Gamboa, 18-0, usually trains in Miami.

“It’s a big fight and we wanted to get away and do it right,” said chief trainer Tony Gonzalez

It’s the same training facility used previously by world champion Miguel Cotto

Gamboa is the WBA featherweight champion. Salido is the IBF champion.

Team Gamboa is planning to report to Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 3.

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Unbeaten Russian middleweight Matt Korobov is on the ‘Battle of the Champions’ fight card at the Palms. He is training with Kenny Adams in Las Vegas. Korobov, 11-0, is scheduled for eight rounds.

Notre Dame Champion Mike Lee, a light heavyweight, will box in a four-round bout at the Palms on Sept. 11. Lee is Notre Dame graduate, majoring in finance. He is Houston, training with Ronnie Shields.

Tickets for Battle of the Champions – Gamboa vs. Salido and Brandon Rios vs. Anthony Peterson – are $200, $100, $50 and are available on ticketmaster.com

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Las Vegas super featherweight Diego Magdaleno, 15-0, goes into his biggest fight, taking on Carlos Olveira, 25-1, on the Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Rafael Marquez world title fight card on Sept. 18 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Magdaleno is trained by Pat Berry and Augie Sanchez.

NEW YORK, NY (August 9, 2010)—One of the most successful television executives in the world of boxing and entertainment, Jay Larkin, passed away this morning at Nyack Hospital in Nyack, NY at the age of 59. Larkin had been battling cancer.

Services will be held Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at Beth David Cemetery (300 Elmont Road) in Elmont, NY.

Larkin put together a franchise that stood atop the world of boxing and television while at SHOWTIME from 1984 to 2006 with the creation of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION and a pay-per-view business that was second to none with the promotion of Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Cesar Chavez, Felix Trinidad and many other Hall of Fame greats in the boxing world. Larkin was considered one of the most powerful professionals in the world of boxing.

Larkin was responsible for the programming, acquisition and production of the company’s boxing franchise as well as comedy and music specials for the premium television network. He worked his way up at the network to become Senior Vice President, Senior Executive Producer Sports & Event Programming at SHOWTIME.

It all began in 1986, when Larkin produced SHOWTIME’s first fight with Marvin Hagler and continued with him producing more of Mike Tyson’s fights than anyone else including a record $100,000,000 revenue night featuring Tyson-Holyfield II. He was very instrumental in the career of Evander Holyfield.

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Larkin was involved in the marketing, distribution and production of many record setting and award-winning pay per view concerts featuring Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Sting, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis Jr., Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Jay Z, The Spice Girls and the BackStreet Boys to name a few.

He also was in charge of many comedy specials and documentaries and worked with Tim Allen, Ellen DeGeneres, Jon Stewart, Drew Carey, Dennis Leary and Dave Chappelle to name a few. He was also the SHOWTIME executive in charge of the Broadway hit at the Cort Theater, “Laugh Whore” starring Mario Cantone, which received a Tony Award nomination.

Larkin was very involved in the world of professional theater and performing arts. He held bachelor’s degrees in theater and directing from C.W. Post College of Long Island University and also studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music and UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television.

Following his career at SHOWTIME, he joined the International Fight League as their COO in 2007-2008.

Larkin is survived by his wife, Lisa, and their two sons, Ryan and Gabriel.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made in Jay Larkin’s name to the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University, % Duke University Medical Center, DUMC Box 3624, Durham, North Carolina 27710 or online by visiting http://www.cancer.duke.edu/btc/.

Devon Alexander and Andriy Kotelnik weigh-in for their IBF/WBC 140 lb championship fight in St. Louis

Video by Ed Keenan / EMC Events

Tavoris Cloud and Glen Johnson weigh-in for their IBF Light Heavyweight championship showdown in St. Louis

Video by Ed Keenan / EMC Events

Devon Alexander and Andriy Kotelnik meet the media before their IBF/WBC 140 lb title fight in St. Louis

Video by Ed Keenan / EMC Events

Final Press conference for Tavoris Cloud IBF Light Heavyweight title defense against Glen Johnson

Video: Ed Keenan/Emc Events

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ROBERTO MARROQUIN TO MEXICO
FOR TOP RANK LIVE! SATURDAY

Young, rising star Roberto Marroquin of Dallas is in Mexico for a Top Rank Live! fight televised card on Saturday night.

Marrroquin, 14-0-0 at junior featherweight, will box in his first eight-round bout when he takes on Jesus Quintero of Los Mochis. The Top Rank Live! telecast will be available on Fox Sports Espanol at 10 pm eastern/7 pm pacific.

Marroquin, 20, trained for weeks with trainer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, Ca. Cutman Miguel Diaz is in Mexico and will work in Marroquin’s corner.

ROBERTO MARROQUIN, 14-0-0, DALLAS, TEXAS
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (amateur), 119 pounds – Silver Medalist…
2006 National Junior Olympics (amateur), 119 pounds – Gold Medalist…
2006 National PAL Championships (amateur), 119 pounds – Silver Medalist…
2006 International Aliyev Cup (amateur), 119 pounds – Silver Medalist…
2005 National Junior Olympics (amateur), 110 pounds – Silver Medalist…

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, who will fight Pavel Wolak on Sept. 11 (Top Rank Live! – Fox Sports Espanol), is scheduled to begin working out with Freddie Roach this weekend at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, Calif. ….

Notre Dame champion Mike Lee will be in a 4-round light heavyweight bout on the Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Orlando Salido world title card at the Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas on Sept. 11. Lee is training with Ronnie Shields in Houston. Fight fans will be coming in from Chicago to see Mike Lee, a finance graduate from Notre Dame, go into his second pro bout…

World champion Juan Manuel Lopez of Puerto Rico will arrive into Las Vegas on August 29. He will train at the Top Rank Gym in Las Vegas to get set for his world title fight against Rafael Marquez on Sept. 18 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. “I am going into the ring against a Hall of Famer. It’s going to be a real challenge,” Juanma said.

Program Lineup Through Friday August 13
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Fri Aug 6 10:00PM ET MMA Tuff-N-Uff – Team Quest vs Xtreme Couture $9.99 More info
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Tuff-N-Uff – Team Quest vs Xtreme Couture
Fri Aug 6 10:00PM ET
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This is a truly special event. Mixed martial arts icons Randy Couture and Dan Henderson have thus far avoided an in-cage confrontation during their legendary careers, but in August, the pair will be represented in an epic clash.

What was originally announced as a five-on-five competition has now grown to a massive eight-bout contest. Eight fighters from Couture’s Las Vegas-based Xtreme Couture camp will clash with eight combatants representing Henderson’s California-based Team Quest academy in a showdown for the ages, and in addition to respect and bragging rights, Tuff-N-Uff’s featherweight title also hangs in the balance.

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PHILADELPHIA (AUGUST 6, 2010)–Next Friday night’s big boxing event at The Arena in South Philadelphia has been postponed until Thursday night August 26th at the same venue.

The card, which will feature Philly favorites such as Victor Vasquez, Coy Evans, Tommie Speller, Derrick Webster, Angel Ocasio, Keenan Smith and Jackie Davis will go on with a bell time at 7:30pm.

The card is promoted by Blaine Garner’s Shalyte Promotions in associationm with SAM Promotions and all tickets that were purchased for the 13th will be honored on the 26th.

Tickets for this great evening of boxing can be purchased for $75 (VIP); $65 (Ringside) and $50 (General Admission) by calling the following the Locals:

Muhammad Ali Boxing Gym—267-979-2163 or 215 876 7741
Shalyte Promotions—302-333-0135
The Arena—267-687-7560

The Arena is located at 7 West Ritner Street (Corner of Swanson & Ritner)

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Warner Promotions held a press conference on Wednesday at the Flat Iron Café in the Flats to officially announce the complete card for their Aug. 20 event titled “Friday Night Fights” at the Nautica Pavilion in Cleveland, Ohio. The main event fighters Nick “The Stoneman” Firtha and “Lightning” Mike Sheppard were on hand to talk about their 10-round clash for Firtha’s NABA U.S. Heavyweight championship and the vacant Ohio State Heavyweight title.

The two fighters were cordial and expressed their excitement for the date to arrive, knowing that the bout is a crucial one for each of their careers. The winner will receive ranked in the World Boxing Association, putting them in position to earn a chance to fight for a world championship.

Firtha (18-7-1, 8 KOs) is a native of Northeast Ohio hailing from Akron. He takes great pride in being able to fight in his hometown and wants to put on a good show. “I know Mike Sheppard and he brings it,” Firtha said. “I know he’s going to have his A-game.”

Sheppard (15-10-1, 8 KOs), from Palestine, W.Va., knows that this is this biggest opportunity of his career and feels it’s time to put his experience and talents on the line. “Nick’s going to get my best effort, I promise,” Sheppard said. “He’s on top of his game and the proof is in his last fight. This is going to be a heck of a fight and I’m giving it all I got.”

In his last fight Firtha made a big leap in his career when he was brought in as an opponent for upcoming heavyweight prospect Tony Grano. The night ended early for the favored fighter when Firtha stopped him in the second round. “(Firtha) kind of shocked the boxing world in his last fight; to everybody except himself and his trainer Terry Nicopolis,” said Warner Promotions president Antonio Castro.

In addition to giving their all in the ring, both fighters let it be known that they are coming to give the fans their money’s worth. “I don’t intend to step back,” Sheppard said. Echoing his statements, Firtha promised a war in the ring. “He’s not going backwards, I don’t like to go backwards, but somebody is going to have to at some point,” Firtha said. “I expect a really good fight.”

In addition, this will be Firtha’s first meaningful fight in Ohio in four years. “All these athletes fighting to get out of this town; I’m fighting to get back in,” Firtha said. “I just want to let Mike know that I haven’t fought in Northeast Ohio for a while and I take immense pride in fighting in my hometown, so I’m going to have my best stuff come Aug. 20. I wish him a lot of luck.”

Also in attendance at the press conference was 20-year-old co-feature fighter and Cleveland native Dante Moore. An undefeated junior middleweight prospect with a record of 6-0 (4), Moore will be facing the toughest challenge of his career in Minneapolis, Minn., native Corey Rodriguez (4-1-1, 3 KOs). The two will fight in a six-round match.

A bevy of talented Cleveland fighters were also in attendance and introduced by Castro. Among those were lightweight prospect Julius Leegrand (3-0, 1 KO) who will be facing off against Taide Torres of (0-2) of Milwaukee, Wis., in four-round action. Leegrand, 22, is a talented slick boxer who also works full-time.

Wilkins Santiago (1-0), of Lorain, Ohio, was announced to be facing another local fighter in Matt Keglovic (1-1, 1 KO) at the middleweight division. Heavyweight Jason Massie (5-0, 4 KOs), of Cleveland, has a tough task in Shaker Heights fighter Mujaheed Moore (4-3, 3 KOs) who has never been down in his career. Both fights will last four rounds.

Middleweight Michael Moore (2-0, 2 KOs) of Cleveland, light heavyweight Demar Singleton (4-0, 3 KOs) of Toldeo, Ohio, and junior welterweight Johnny Garcia (2-0, 1 KO) of Holland, Mich., are all awaiting announcement of their opponents.

In addition to the fights there will be live music presented by popular local acts Jackie, Tenafly Viper and A Punch’s Pilot. “We’re trying to add more of an event type atmosphere to what we’re doing,” Castro said. “Cleveland’s really never seen something like this and it’s something that we want to take pride in to start adding value to the people that are coming out and paying money not only to see great boxing but also entertaining music.”

The live music will start before the fights at 5 p.m. with the first fight to begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on-sale through all Ticketmaster locations, livenation.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets start at just $25 for general admission. There are also tables seating eight for $600, tables seating four for $300, Ringside for $75, and floor seats for $50. For more information please call 216-854-0485 or visit www.warnerpromotionsllc.com.

Cestus Management’s 140-to-147 pound world contender Ashley Theophane scored an impressive decision victory over IBF number 3 ranked welterweight Delvin Rodriguez. Theophane displayed superb boxing skills as he constantly kept Rodriguez off balance by stepping around the Dominican’s offense and landing sharp combination’s to clearly win a close action packed fight. Rodriguez, who is a former 3 time world title challenger, worked hard but in the end, Theophane just proved to be the better fighter. The fight was the main event and took place at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma and was televised live on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights.

The “Tresure” had this to say right after the fight; I’ll fight any top fighter in the world, I’m ready for any of them. I finally found myself and anyone who wants to step up and fight lets do it tomorrow. I “hit Delvin (Rodriguez) with some real hard shots and he still kept coming and never quit. I was ready to do anything to win this fight and i did. Me and my team (CESTUS) worked too hard for this and I knew I couldn’t let anyone of them down. This win is special and i can’t explain how good i feel inside. I promise whoever wants to listen that there is a lot more to come from me in the future. Like i said I’ll fight any top fighter in the world. I want a shot at a world title.”

Mike Michael, who is Cestus Management’s Chief Adviser, said, We are all very proud of “Ashley, he just beat the IBF World # 3 and he just proved that he is world class and is ready to fight the best. Ashley is one of the most consummate professional that i know and he showed how competitive and how much drive he has. Rodriguez is a tough kid but Ashley’s all round boxing ability and will to win was to much for him. This was a great win for Ashley and i am looking to fights him with any world ranked fighter that is willing to step up and fight us.

In closing, Michael said, “I would like to thank my good friend Jimmy “ZEKE” Hartofilis for his undeniable support, Warriors Boxing, Starboxing and Mr Tony Holden and his team at the fabulous Buffalo Run Casino and most of all the fans for all of their support.