NEW YORK (March 25, 2010)—This weekend on www.gofightlive.tv, four big boxing events from all over North America will take place that will feature a world title bout, a future hall of famer and some of the best up and coming talent in the world.
On Thursday night in North Bergen, New Jersey, John Lynch’s Pound for Pound Promotions will present a big six bout card that will be headlined by Danny Mcdermott taking on Brian Miller in an eight round Lightweight battle of East Coast Prospects.
Friday night From Hamilton, New Jersey, fans will get to witness a triple main event as former contestant from The Contender, Ahmed “Baby Face” Kaddour will take on the upset minded Jerome Ellis. Former three-time world title challenger, Omar Sheika takes on to Philadelphian, Garrett Wilson. Former U.S. Olympian Terrance Cauthen takes on Isam Khalil.
Saturday night in Mexico, The champion returns as future Hall of Famer, Erik “El Terrible” Morales makes his return to the ring after a two-plus year hiatus when he takes on former WBA Lightweight champion Jose Alfaro.
The action then shifts to Rama, Canada where Steve Molitor looks to regain the IBF Jr. Bantamweight title when he fights a much anticipated rematch with South African, Takelani Ndlovu.
MARCH BADNESS
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (3-24-10) – Both combatants for Thursday night’s NABC lightweight title fight made weight as Jersey City’s Danny “Little Mac” McDermott tipped the scales at a trim 135 while Brian Miller of Schenectady, NY weighed in at 134.5 pounds. The bout is scheduled for eight rounds and will headline Pound for Pound Promotions’ “March Badness” card at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, NJ.
“We had a grueling training camp and I’m ready for war,” said McDermott, 8-1 (3 KO). “I’m ready to go home with the title belt. This guy is tough but he’s never seen anything like me.”
McDermott is trained by former Arturo Gatti assistant Michael Skowronski at the Passaic PAL. Sparring for this fight consisted of undefeated talent such as Jorge Diaz, Mike Perez and Victor Valenzuela, among others.
Miller, 7-0-3 (3 KO), is the reigning New York State Lightweight champion and has fought the majority of his fights in upstate New York.
Cruiserweight Patrick Farrell and featherweight Victor Valenzuela both received the heart-breaking news this morning that their fights were cancelled due to their opponents falling out last minute.
OTHER WEIGHTS:
Super-middleweight Jason “El Monstruo” Escalera of Union City, NJ weighed in at 169 pounds while his opponent Jesus Torres of Homestead, FL weighed in at 173. Escalera, 7-0 (6 KO), will be facing his second consecutive unbeaten foe in the 5-0 (4 KO) Torres. Both men are coming off their longest layoffs; Escalera hasn’t fought since August of 2009 while Torres hasn’t fought since August of 1999.
Ironically, the uncles of these two fighters fought each other back in 1981. Former WBC super-featherweight champion Alfredo Escalera Sr. knocked out Johnny Torres in 8 rounds at the Jai Alai Fronton in Miami, FL.
Junior-middleweight Steven Martinez of Bronx, NY weighed in at 154 pounds while Michael Ransome of Riedsville, NC weighed in at 159. The 20-year-old Martinez was the 2008 National Golden Gloves welterweight champion and has run his unbeaten record to 3-0 (3 KO) while Ransome is making his pro debut.
Junior-featherweight Eilon Kedem, a native of Herzelia, Israel but now living in Brooklyn, NY, weighed in the same as his opponent Pedro Antonio Salcedo, 122 pounds even. Kedem, 10-3-4 (7 KO), is looking to rebound following a second round TKO loss to Eden Sonsona last November. Salcedo, 3-2 (2 KO), of Yauco, Puerto Rico will be fighting for the first time outside of his native Puerto Rico.
Welterweight Christian Martinez of New York City weighed in at 143 while Union City, NJ’s Hector Collado weighed in at 145. Collado, a native of the Dominican Republic, will be making his pro debut while Martinez is 2-0 (2 KO).
Light-heavyweight Eddie Edmonds of Newark, NJ weighed in at 161 while Todd Eriksson of Dover, NJ weighed in at 167. Edmonds, 1-0-1, is fighting the most experienced opponent of his young career in Eriksson, 0-3-1.
The card can be viewed on a delay basis on www.gofightlive.tv by clicking:
http://www.gofightlive.tv/showEvent.do?eventId=658
MORALES-ALFAR0
Morales: “Losing so much weight in recent months isn’t going to affect me. For two and one-half months we worked a lot on the technical issues but we also made the best effort trying to achieve peak physical condition. I also mean that I was six months into the plan to establish a steady weight loss and here are the results. We planned to work hard to get into top form and I reached it.”
Morales: “This is a good match against Alfaro. We know that he is very strong, but that’s why we wanted to fight someone like him. I will not defraud anyone, let alone myself, and this is the optimal test. I will be the strongest, smartest and most experienced in the ring against Alfaro.”
WHAT: “The Champion Returns” PPV
WHEN: Saturday, March 27, 2010 – 9 PM/ET 6 PM/PT
WHERE: Monterrey, Mexico
PROMOTER: KO Entertainment and Box Latino
“The Champion Returns” PPV is also available on www.GoFightLive.TV outside of the United States and Mexico.
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MOLITOR-NDLOVU
MOLITOR PROMISES MORE OF THE SAME FOR NDLOVU
“Canadian Kid” Confident of Another KO of South Africa’s “Panther”
TORONTO, ON – (Tuesday, March 23, 2010) Tuesday afternoon, “The Canadian Kid” Steve Molitor (31-1, 12 KO’s, IBF #2 Junior Featherweight) spoke to the media during an open workout in preparation for his battle with IBF #1 ranked Takalani “The Panther” Ndlovu (30-5, 18 KO’s) for the vacant IBF Junior Featherweight world title, in the main event of Rumble at Rama XI, Saturday, March 27th at Casino Rama, in Rama, Ontario.
The card can be seen on www.gofightlive.tv by clicking:
http://www.gofightlive.tv/showEvent.do?eventId=661
On his preparation and approach for an opponent for he’s already handled easily (9th round TKO win in 2007)
“I’ve had a great camp, and brought in some great sparring partners. I’m healthier and stronger than ever heading into a fight. And given the fact that I’ve already smacked him around the ring once, I know what to expect out of him. Come Saturday night I’m going to reclaim my title.”
On Ndlovu’s pre-fight trash talk, including accusing Molitor of choking in his 2008 loss to Celestino Caballero
“Talk is so cheap. And he’s done a lot of it for this fight. But cheap or not, he’s going to pay for every word, trust me.”
“He should be less concerned about what I did against Caballero, and worry about how I beat him around the ring in our first fight.”
On getting the chance to win a second world title, and if he’s still the same fighter he was prior to the Caballero fight.
“Boxing is unlike any other sport. If I was in the NHL, a two-game losing streak wouldn’t mean I couldn’t win the Stanley Cup. But in boxing, one tough loss set me back a year and a half. That’s the nature of the sport, it’s brutal and unforgiving, but I’m seriously and honestly at the top of my game, and ready for another lengthy title reign beginning Saturday night.”
On what he expects differently out of Ndlovu on Saturday night.
“Other than him getting knocked out a lot sooner, nothing at all.”
Julaton Touches Down to Hero’s Welcome in Toronto
Local Pinoy Community Greets Battling Beauty With Open Arms
San Francisco’s Filipino fighting sensation Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton (6-1-1, 1 KO) arrived in Toronto Tuesday to a hero’s welcome, with fans greeting her at Pearson International Airport upon her arrival, and at a special dinner in her honor just hours later.
This coming Saturday, March 27, at Rumble at Rama XI, Julaton will face Toronto’s own Lisa “Bad News” Brown (16-4-3, 5 KO’s) in a battle for the vacant WBA Female Super Bantamweight title.
“Wow, I’ve only just arrived in Toronto for the first time, and it already feels like home away from home,” Julaton told an adoring audience Tuesday night at M Studio Restaurant in Mississauga.
“Female boxing doesn’t usually get this type of attention, so I’m not used to being in the spotlight, but when you get an opportunity like this you have to take advantage of it.”
If the photogenic Julaton can get past the ultra-tough, and far more experienced Brown, Allan Tremblay, President of Orion Sports Management, sees nothing but great things ahead for “The Hurricane.”
“For the past year and a half, we’ve had such a great relationship with our Filipino fans,” Tremblay told the crowd at M Studio. “And a great showing by Ana will help make Filipino boxing in Toronto that much bigger.”
“We have an absolutely great event on tap Saturday. But this is just the beginning of Ana’s journey to superstardom.”
Aside from Julaton vs. Brown, two other sensational title match-ups round out one of the deepest fight cards in Canadian history.
In a special ten round attraction, champion Greg Kielsa (11-0, 5 KO’s), and challenger Neven Pajkic.(11-0, 5 KO’s), face off in a historic battle pitting two undefeated fighters vying for the Canadian Heavyweight title.
And in the main event, “The Canadian Kid” Steve Molitor (31-1, 12 KO’s, IBF #2) renews acquaintances with South African Takalani Ndlovu (30-5, 18 KO’s) in a bout for the now-vacant IBF Junior Featherweight championship of the world, a title Molitor defended successfully five times from 2007-2008.
The two squared-off in July of 2007, at the very first Rumble at Rama, with Molitor dominating from the opening bell en route to defending his newly won crown with a brilliant 9th round TKO.
