Joksan Hernandez scored a scintillating first round stoppage over Ira Terry in round one of a scheduled ten round Jr. Light bout in Tijuana, Mexico.

Hernandez hurt Terry in round one with a flurry and then followed up with a perfect right that dropped Terry and he could not beat the referee Juan Jose Ramirez’s ten count and the fight was over at 2:32 of round one.

Herandez, 129 lbs of Esenada, Mexico is now 21-2- with fourteen knockouts. Terry, 129 lbs of Memphis, TN is now 24-4.

Former two time Olympic Gold Medal winner Guillermo Rigondeaux stopped former world title challenger Jose Angel Beranza in round seven of a scheduled eight round Super Bantamweight bout.

Rigondeaux showed the class and skill that makes alot of boxing insiders call him a future star of the sport as he used quick hands and slick defense to dominate the bout.

Rigondeaux dropped Beranza twice in round four. Beranza was beaten up ans he continued to take punches and the fight was stopped ten seconds in round seven.

Rigondeaux, 122 lbs of Santiago, Cuba is now 6-0 with five stoppages. Beranza, 122 lbs of Mexico City is now 38-17-2.

Undefeated Heavyweight, Amir “Hardcore” Mansour speaks about the last eight years out of the ring and how he is preparing for his long awaited return that will take place on August 27 in Dover, Delaware

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Tomasz Adamek once again thrilled his fans as heung on and a twelve round unanimous decision over Michael Grant in front of 10,972 rabid boxing fans at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Adaemk dominated the first five rounds as he was much too quick for Grant, who was pawing with his jab and was looking for only one shot. At the end of round six, Grant fionally got into the fight as he landed a big right hand that not only hurt Adamek but cut him around the right eye.

Adamek recovered and picked up where he started over the first five-plus rounds as he darted in and out and landed some quick two and three punch combinations for which Grant had no answer for. Adamek sufferd a cut around his left eye in round eight from an appear ant clash of heads. Grant began to bleed from the mouth in round nine. The action picked up in round eleven as the two fighters exchanged hard right hand.

Round twelve is where Adamek, turned into his predecessor of the king of New Jersey boxing, Arturo Gatti as it became high stakes drama as Grant landed a big right that rocked Adamek and the Polish star was hurt and had to hold on in the last ninety seconds just to get out of the fight because Grant showed the fire that he did not show for the first thirty-four minutes and jumped on Adamek.

Adamek was able to hold on for the 118-110, 118-110 and 117-111 victory to raise his record to 42-1. Grant is now 46-4.

One time hot prospect Joel Julio scored a ten round unanimous decision over Jamaal Davis in a Jr. Middleweight bout.

Julio was very impressive as he battered Davis yet Davis showed an excellent chin as he was never in danger in going down despite taking heavy combinations from the Colombian power puncher.

Julio Cruised down the stretch as Davis had very little offense to hold off the hard charging Julio.

Julio, 152 lbs of Miami won by scores of 97-93; 98-92 and 99-93 and is now 36-4. Davis, 153 lbs of Philadelphia is 12-7

Sadam Ali scored an impressive fifth round stoppage over granite chinned Lenin Arroyo in a scheduled eight round Welterweight bout.

Ali dominated the bout as he boxed well and wobbled Arroyo a few times over the four rounds. Ali landed a perfect left to the head/left to the body combaintion that sent Arroyo down for referee Steve Smoger’s ten count at 2:46 of round five

Ali, 145 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is now 9-0 with five knockouts. Arroyo, 146 lbs of Miami via Costa Rica is 20-13-1.

Jeremy Bryan scored a stoppage after Daniel Mitchell did not come out for round two of their scheduled six round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Mitchell was unable to continue on the advice of the ringside doctor.

Bryan, 139 lbs of Paterson, NJ is now 14-1 with seven knockouts. Mitchell, 137 lbs of Pittsburgh is now 5-2-1.

Shemuel Pegan made a successful pro debut as he scored two knockdowns en route to a four round unanimous decision over Raul Rivera in a Jr. Lightweight bout.

Pegan, 135 1/2 lbs of Brooklyn, NY won by scores of 40-35; 40-34 and 40-34 to start 1-0. Rivera, 135 1/2 lbs of Philadelphia is 0-3.

Osnel Charles scored a first round knockdown en route to a four round unanimous decision over Hector Colladoi.

Scores were 39-37; 38-37; 38-37 for Charles, 137 1/2 lbs of Atlantic City and is now 4-2. Collado, 139 1/2 lbs of Union City, NJ is now 0-2-1.

Tyrone Luckey needed just fifty-four seconds to dispose of Larry Yanez in a battle of debuting Lightweights.

Just seconds in, Luckey dropped Yanez with a sharp left hook. Lucky wobbled Yanez several more times before referee Steve Smoger stopped the bout.

Luckey of Middletown, NJ is 1-0 with one stoppage. Yanez, 135 lbs of Miami is 0-1.

Former Cuban amateur star Erislandy Lara need under one round to stop veteran Willie Lee in a Jr. Middleweight bout at the Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana.

Lara dropped Lee with a hard one-two just moments into the contest. Lara ended things as he landed a hige uppercut and straight left that drove Lee to the ropes and he was all over Lee until referee Laurence Cole stopped the bout at 1:48 of round one.

Lara, 153 1/2 lbs of Miami is now 13-0 with eight knockouts. Lee, 152 1/4 lbs of Gulfport, MS is now 17-7

Former Cuban Olympian Yordanis Despaigne scored a ten round unanimous decision over previously built up undefeated Frank Paines.

Despaigne dominated the action and scored a knockdown in round two from a left hook. Paines tried to come forward in spots but simply doesnt have the skills to compete with the Despaigne. In round five, Despaigne was cut around his right eye from a headbutt as Despaigne crouched down into Paines head. Over the last couple rounds, Despaigne was confident enough to showboat a little as he cruised down the stretch

Despaigne, 174 1/2 lbs of Miami won by scores of 100-89;96-93 and 99-90 and is now 7-0. Paines, 171 1/4 lbs of Los Angeles is now 11-1.

Yordenis Ugas scored a second round stoppage over Marquis Jackson a welterweight bout scheduled for four rounds.

Ugas dropped Jackson from a big right hand that was followed by a combination in the second frame. Ugas was all over Jackson as he dropped him again from a flurry of punches and the fight was stopped at 1:23 of round two.

Ugas, 146 1/2 lbs of Miami is now 3-0 with two knockouts. Jackson, 146 1/2 lbs of Atlanta is now 2-2.

Former Welterweight world champion, Antonio Margarito was denied a boxing license in California by a vote of 5-1.

Margarito claimed he was unaware that he had was turned out to be a plaster like substance in his glove while being taped up for his January, 2009 bout with Shane Mosley in Los Angeles.

The commissioners cited lack of remorse on Margarito’s part as one of the key reasons for denying the former champ the license.

Maragrito did fight in his native Mexico as he scored a unanimous decision over Roberto Garcia on May 8th.

There have been reports that Margarito will fight Manny Pacquiao in Texas on November 13th with Texas willing to give the disgraced fighter an opportunity to fight in their state.

Dan Rafael of espn.com is reporting that former Jr. Welterweight and Welterweight world champion Zab Judah will take on Michael Clark on October 2nd in Newark, New Jersey.

“I know he’s coming to win,” Judah told ESPN.com on Monday from Las Vegas, where he’s training with Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. “I’m just excited. I’m back in training. Me and Eddie have been in the gym putting in the work. I am looking to go in there and show the world that I am back and that I am the best 140-pounder in the world.”

“I felt great in the Santa Cruz fight,” Judah said. “For this fight here, I will come in at 140. I’m feeling good. Whenever I step in the ring, it will always be an exciting night. I’m making a promise that it will be a dynamic performance. I am mentally and physically ready.”

“With the performances of Bradley and Alexander [in their recent fights], I consider myself the best guy in the division,” Judah said. “Those guys know with me back at 140 that my eyes are set on them, Devon, Bradley and Khan. I don’t know when or which order they will be taken in, but there will be order in the court. I am looking to be undisputed champion at 140 pounds.”

“We offered the fight to Juan Urango, Victor Cayo, Paulie Malignaggi, Lucas Matthysse, Julio Diaz, Kendall Holt and Joel Casamayor,” Said Main Events promoter Kathy Duva. “None of them were interested.”

“HBO knows we are willing to fight any of them, but I was told the only way I was going to get Zab on HBO was to fight on one of Golden Boy’s dates since they have the dates and they have most of those fighters,” Duva said.

“Zab came down from welterweight because he had been fighting in a division he was too small for for a long time and he isn’t going to make that mistake again,” Duva said. “I told Lou (DiBella) if Berto wants to come down to 140, we can make the fight right now. But that isn’t something he’s interested in, which is fine. But we are not going to wait until these guys are willing to fight Zab. We went after just about everyone in the top 10, so it’s frustrating. So we give Michael Clark a lot of credit because he’s willing to fight Zab. He should be given credit. People want to fight Zab at 147, but not at 140, so that’s where we are.”

“Zab needs to just keep putting together wins like he did in July with the idea to get a fight against one of the big guys in the division and eventually his marketability will trump their reticence to fight him,” said Duva, who added that television plans for the Oct. 2 card were in the works. “Outside guys who have belts, he’s the best in the division and we’d like guys to fight him. That’s what this is supposed to be about, fighting the best fights, not looking for an easy fight.”

Jean Pascal retained the WBC Light Heavyweight title and picked up the Ring Magazine championship with a back and forth technical decision over Chad Dawson at the Bell Center in Montreal.

Pascal took the early rounds as he used his speed or quickness that had Dawson befuddled over the first part of the bout. Dawson got in the fight in round nine as he rocked Pascal from a perfect right hook. Pascal steadied himself to take round ten. Knowing he was down on the cards, Dawson came out hurt Pascal on two separate occasions. First Pascal was hurt from a hard combination on the ropes and then from a perfect uppercut that froze Pascal.

Late in the eleventh, Pascal and Dawson banged heads that opened up a huge gash that dripped blood from the right eyelid of Dawson.

The fight was immediately stopped and the fight went to the cards.

Pascal won by scores of 108-101, 108-101 and 106-103 to raise his record to 26-1. Dawson of New Haven, CT suffers his first defeat and is now 29-1.

Chris Arreola scored a twelve round unanimous decision over Manuel Quezada in a Heavyweight bout at the Citizens Business Bank Business Arena in Ontario, California.

Arreola was very busy over most of the fight seemed a bit slow as he came in at 256 pounds. His size and strength plus the volume was too much for Quezada who was very tough in the defeat.

Arreola took the early rounds on punching that wasn’t pretty but came in bunches which started to fatigue both fighters. Quezada was tough and in the middle rounds Quezada started getting in a few shots. Both guys were bleeding with Arreola bleeding from the mouth.

Over the final four rounds, Arreola put a stamp on the bout as he dropped Quezada twice in round nine and once again in the final round. Arreola showed plenty of guts as he told his corner he hurt his hand before the final three minutes.

Arreola dropped Quezada from a big uppercut in round nine from a uppercut and again from a flurry of punches. Arreola sent a tired Quezada to the canvas again from a flurry in the final thirty seconds of the bout.

Arreola, 256 lbs of Riverside, CA won by scores of 118-107; 118-107 and 117-108 to raise his record to 29-2. Quezada, 228 lbs of Wasco, CA is now 29-6.

Josesito Lopez scored an eight round unanimous decision over Marvin Cordova in action filled and competitive Welterweight bout.

Lopez worked the body early in the fight and built up a nice lead on the cards. Despite bleeding from the mouth, Cordova fought very hard in round’s six and seven ad he landed some solid combinations. With the fight possibly on the table, Cordova was deducted a point in the final round for a low blow.

The point was not as costly as first fears because Lopez won by scores of 78-73; 78-73 and 77-74. Lopez, 141 lbs of Riverside, CA is now 27-3. Cordova, 144 lbs of Rocky Ford, CO is 21-2-1.

Jesus Pabon scored a stoppage over Ernesto Zepeda after Zepeda failed to answer the bell for round eight in a scheduled twelve round Welterweight bout at the A La Carte Pavilion in Tampa, Florida.

It was a rough fight as Zepeda landed hard shots below the belt and in round three he was docked a point. The southpaw Pabon kept getting through with straight left hands and those shots resultsed in some nasty swelling around the left eye of Zepeda.

The swelling got so bad that Zepeda could no longer continue and the fight was halted before the eight bell rang.

Pabon, 147 lbs of Carolina, Puerto Rico is now 15-1 with nine knockouts. Zepeda, 146 lbs of Tijuana, Mexico is now 39-14-4.

Former Cuban Olympian, Luis Franco scored a fifth round stoppage over veteran Yoglii Herrera in a Super Featherweight bout scheduled for six rounds.

Herrera actually dropped Franco in round three from a left hook. That was just a flash knockdown as it awoke Franco as he started to put the pressure in following being dropped. In round four a sharp right to the head dropped Herrera. Things only got worse for Herrera in the next frame as he was docked two points for holding in round five. He then ate a counter left that sent him down for a second time in the bout. He got to his feet and took the eight count the referee stopped the bout.

Franco, 127 lbs of Miami is 6-0 with five knockouts. Herrera, 128 lbs of Miami is 22-12.

In a scheduled four round Flyweight bout, Daniel Lozano scored a sensational knockout over Gabriel Cruz just one second before the end of round three.

Lozano caught Cruz with a left that spun him around before he hit the canvas.

Lozano of Bowling Green, FL is now 5-0 with four knockouts. Cruz of Oceanside, CA is now 3-3-1.

Eloy Perez remained undefeated as he scored a fifth round stoppage over rugged Derrick Campos in a scheduled eight round Super Featherweight bout at the Sports Arena in Pico Rivera, California.

Campos had a few moments but Perez dominated the action and in round five battered Campos all over the ring until referee Jose Cobian stopped the bout at 2:02 of round five.

Perez, 129 1/4 lbs of Salinas, CA is now 18-0-2 with five knockouts. Campos, 133 1/4 lbs of Topeka, KS was stopped for the first time and is now 20-9.

Carlos Molina also kept his undefeated mark in tact as he stopped Glen Gonzalez at the end of round five after Gonzalez could not continue due to a bad cut around his right eye.

Molina dominated the action but the cut was caused by a headbutt.

Molina, 136 3/4 lbs is now 13-0 with seven knockouts. Gonzalez, 136 1/4 lbs of Salinas, CA is 8-2-1.

Anthony Martinez stayed undefeated and went the distance for the first time as he scored a hard fought split decision over veteran trial horse Cristian Favela in a four round Welterweight bout.

The fight was spirited with Martinez, 144 1/2 lbs of Las Vegas won by scores of 39-37; 39-37 while Favela won a card at 39-37.

Martinez is 5-0. Favela, 144 3/4 lbs of Los Mochis, Mexico is now 19-29-1.

Atlantic City, NJ–Undefeated Teon Kennedy and battle-tested Alex Becerra meet for the vacant North American Boxing Association (NABA) super bantamweight title on Saturday evening, Sept. 25, in the Grand Ballroom at Bally’s Atlantic City.

The scheduled 12-round championship fight tops a seven-bout card which begins at 7.30 p.m. The card will be televised by www.gofightlive.tv.

Kennedy, 24, of Philadelphia, PA, is ranked No. 8 in the world at 122 pounds by the International Boxing Federation (IBF).

A former National Golden Gloves flyweight champion, Kennedy has beaten Thomas Snow, Andre Wilson, Lucian Gonzalez, Francisco Rodriguez and Jose Angel Beranza en route to a 15-0-1 record, 6 K0s.

Kennedy’s 10th-round knockout last year over Rodriguez netted him the vacant United States Boxing Association (USBA) super bantamweight title and he successfully defended that crown with a 12-round decision over Beranza in his last fight May 22 at Bally’s.

The Kennedy-Rodriguez fight earned the coveted Briscoe Award as Philadelphia’s 2009 Fight of the Year.

Becerra, 29, of El Paso, TX, is 20-8, 9 K0s.

A former NABA super flyweight champion, Becerra ended a 15-month layoff Aug. 6 by scoring a six-round decision over Francisco Dominguez in El Paso.

The only foe common to both men is Francisco Rodriguez, who beat Becerra via 10-round decision in 2008 in Chicago.

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.

WHO: Ryan Couture, STRIKEFORCE newcomer and son of MMA legend Randy Couture

WHERE: ESPN2

WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 12 at 1 a.m. ET / 10 p.m. PT

WHAT: Interview on MMA LIVE tomorrow/Thursday on ESPN2

Ryan Couture will discuss his upcoming professional MMA debut on Friday, Aug. 13 at the STRIKEFORCE Challengers event at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz., LIVE on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

The 27-year-old Couture, a member of the Las Vegas, Nev., based Xtreme Couture fight team, will face Lucas Stark of Chandler, Ariz. in a three-round lightweight (155 pounds) bout.

Looking to make a name for himself in the sport his father helped pioneer, Couture compiled an amateur record of 5-1-1 competing as a lightweight, with all five wins coming by way of submission. He has had access to a who’s who of MMA royalty as training partners and coaches, which, coupled with a solid amateur career, has given him the background and confidence to take his fight career to the next level.

Couture began his MMA training in 2006, working diligently to mature into a well-rounded fighter, adding Muay Thai and a dangerous submission game to his repertoire. In January 2008, he moved to Las Vegas to train with his father.

Manuel Vargas scored a stoppage victory over Michael Arrango after Arrango failed to continue just ten seconds into round six of a scheduled twn round Flyeweight bout.

There were no knockdown but Vargas controlled the fight.

Vargas, 111 lbs is now 28-5-1 with thirteen knockouts. Arrango, 111 lbs of Colombia is now 30-9-3.

Roberto Marroquin remained undefeated as he stopped Jesus Quintero in round three of a scheduled eight round Featherweight bout.

Marroquin pounded Quintero with a series of right hands until referee Juan Jose Ramirez stopped the bout at 1:46 of round three.

Marroquin, 126 lbs of Dallas, TX is now 15-0 with twelve knockouts. Quintero, 125 lbs of Los Mochis, MX is now 8-5-2

Juan Estrada scored a second round stoppage over Carlos Rodriguez in a scheduled ten round Super Flyweight bout.

Estrada landed a big right hand that forced the referee to stop the bout at 2:52 of round two.

Estrada, 166 lbs is now 14-0 with twelve knockouts. Rodriguez, 116 lbs is now 17-7-4.

Featherweight contender Antonio Escalante thrilled his home fans as he scored a third round stoppage over Edel Ruiz at the Don Haskins Center in Escalante’s hometwon of El Paso, Texas.

Escalante boxed well and in round three landed a four punch combination that drove Ruiz into the corner and Escalante followed up with a perfect left to the body that dropped Ruiz to his knees. Ruiz beat the count but the referee stopped the bout at 1:52 of round three.

Escalante, 127 1/4 lbs of El Paso is now 23-2 with fifteen knockouts. Ruiz, 126 3/4 lbs of Los Mochis, Mexico is now 31-23-5

Alex Becerra scored a six round unanimous decision over Francisco Dominguez in a Super Bantamweight bout.

Scores were 60-53 on all cards for Becerra, 121 1/2 lbs of El Paso, TX ans is now 20-8. Dominguez, 122 3/4 lbs of Ciudad Juarez, MX is now 8-7.

Cesar Valenzuela remained undefeated with a four round majority decision over Roni Alvarado in a four round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Scores were 38-38 39-37 and 40-36 for Valenzuela, 138 1/3 lbs of El Paso and is now 4-0. Alvarado, 135 lbs of Ciudad, Juarez, MX is now 3-3.

In a battle of unbeaten Bantamweights, It was Chris Martin who pulled off an upset victory after he clearly out boxed the more heralded Chris Avalos over ten rounds to gain a split decision at The Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota.

Avalos fought decent early as he was trying to mix up punches as he switched from orthodox to southpaw. That strategy maybe was an early sign of desperation as Martin began to time and counter Avalos as he seemed to lean in with his shots and Martin caught onto that and began his offense.

Martin settled into a rhythm and gained the confidence to even hold his hands down and and engage in some mid-fight “smack talking” in the face of Avalos.

Avalos did not have an answer to the slick, counter punching Martin and Martin started landing hard shots that began to effect Avalos.

Martin punctuated the fight with a hard right hand just before the bell.

Martin, 120 lbs of South San Diego, CA gave up twenty-five percent of his purse for coming over the 118 lb weight limit but won by scores of 98-92 and 97-93. A third judge somehow watched a different fight then most and scored the bout 98-94 for Avalos. Martin is now 19-0-2.

Avalos, 118 lbs of Lancaster, CA is now 16-1.

Power punching Lateef Kayode was extended past four round for the first time but it didn’t matter as he systematically broke down Alfredo Escalera Jr. and finally stopped him after eight round of their scheduled ten round Cruiserweight bout.

Kayode dictated the action throughout the affair as he boxed well landing power shots that focused on the body. In round eight, Kayode turned up the heat as he landed a hard body/head combination with the left hand that sent Escalera back to the ropes that referee Joe Cortez ruled a knockdown. Kayode tried to end things but time ran out on the frame. Escalera had a look of resignation as he walked back to the corner and Cortez stopped it between rounds.

Kayode, 198 lbs of Lagos, Nigeria is now 13-0 with twelve knockouts. Escalera, 199 1/2 lbs of San Juan, PR is now 18-3-1.

Breidis Prescott used a ninth round knockdown en route to a ten round unanimous decision over hard punching journeyman Harrison Cuello in a ten round Jr. Welterweight bout at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.

Prescott landed a the harder blows and was more consistent as his shots continually moved Cuello back. Cuello had a few yet brief moments as he landed a couple of Heavy lefts that got Prescott’s attention. Prescott dropped Cuello in round nine with a hard over hand right but was unable to stop him and cruised to the unanimous decision by scores of 99-90, 99-90 and 98-91.

Prescott, 141 lbs of Miami is now 23-2. Cuello, 142 lbs of Albany, NY is now 17-13-3.

Patrick Lopez scored an impressive third round stoppage over previously undefeated Prenice Brewer in a scheduled ten round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Lopez came out working the body of the taller Brewer. Lopez domination really started to be evident as he was all over as he landed a vicious body punches and hard combinations.

Lopez finished off Brewer as he landed twenty or so unanswered blows until the referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of round three.

In an entertaining bout of two Lightweight prospects, Antonio Avila and Russell Fiore fought to a majority draw.

Avila scored a knockdown in round one from a perfect counter right. Avila staggered Fiore in round three from another big right. With the fight seemingly in control, Fore landed a big right that backed Avila into the ropes and it was correctly ruled a knockdown.

Scores were 38-36 for Avila while two other judges scored 37-37

Avila , 135 lbs of Guerrero, Mexico is now 3-1-1. Fiore, 134 lbs of Chicago is 4-0-1

Lopez, 140 lbs of New Hampshire is now 20-2 with twelve knockouts. Lopez, 139 1/2 lbs of Cleveland, OH is now 15-1-1.

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NEW YORK (Aug. 5, 2010) – Undefeated super middleweight prospect Lennox “2 Sharpe” Allen, a native of Guyana, makes his “new” home debut Saturday night (Aug. 7) at the Aviator Sports Arena in Brooklyn, New York.

Allen (12-0, 7 KOs) is a much traveled, 25-year-old now living in Brooklyn. The aggressive southpaw faces his stiffest test to date, veteran Darnell Boone (17-15-2, 7 KOs), in an 8-round bout on Saturday’s card in Brooklyn, presented by HAVOC Boxing Promotions.

Allen is coming off of a sixth-round stoppage of Victor Paz last month. Boone, who has been stopped only once in his career, is somewhat of a super middleweight gatekeeper having extended world champions Andre Ward and Jean Pascal the full distance. In his last bout, Boone upset previously unbeaten Adonis Stevenson (13-0) via a second-round technical knockout.

Allen’s promoter, Boxing 360, has a full weekend of boxing. In addition to having Allen fighting Boone in New York on Saturday night, Boxing 360 heavyweights “Merciless” Mike Mollo and Maurice “Moe Sugar” Harris will be fighting Friday evening, respectively, in Chicago and Hinkley, Minnesota. Mollo (20-3, 12 KOs) returns home for an 8-round bout against Gary “Pit Bull” Gomez (18-11-1, 7 KOs) at the UIC Pavilion Center. Harris (23-14-2, 10 KOs), winner of the 2002 “Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament,” takes on IBF #15 rated Nagy “Dominican Dynamite” Aguilera (16-3, 11 KOs) for the vacant USBA title, in Hinkley, Minnesota.

Go to www.boxing360.com for more information about Boxing 360 and any of its fighters.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Undefeated Jr. Middleweight looks to have an early release from prison after being incarcerated for a gun charge which was a violation of his parole.

Kirkland’s original release date of Oct. 2 has been moved up to Sept. 17, according to Kirkland’s manager Cameron Dunkin.

“Sept. 17 is my birthday, so that’s the greatest birthday present I could have right now,” Dunkin said. “I’m so happy.”

“He’ll go to the halfway house, but he’ll have the right to travel and the right to train and fight,” Dunkin said.

Dunkin said Kirkland, 26, intends to fight as soon as possible after his release, and Dunkin has already spoken to his promoter, Golden Boy, about a plan.

“I’ve been talking with [matchmaker] Eric Gomez and [CEO] Richard Schaefer about when he’s going to fight,” Dunkin said. “We think we can get him a fight in October and get him going.”

“The plan would be to have him fight a couple of times before the end of the year, starting maybe in October,” Schaefer said. “We’ll see what works best for him, but then have him fight again in December, maybe on one of our [untelevised] HBO undercards and maybe HBO could show highlights of his fight. After that, hopefully, James and his management feel he is ready to pick up where he left off, which was terrorizing the junior middleweight division.”

“It was wrong, what he did, and he had to pay for it,” Schaefer said. “Hopefully, now he will be able to resume his career and learn from what has happened.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, hot shot Welterweight prospect Saul Alvarez will take on former undisputed Welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir on September 18th as part of the Shane Mosley – Sergio Mora Pay per View at Staples Center in Los Angeles

“When Alvarez recently fought in Mexico, there was an average between six and eight people per home watching this fight,” said Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer, referring to statistics he said he received from Mexican network Televisa. “The fight got a 17.8 rating, which is equivalent to 600,000 homes watched by 60 million people.

“Canelo has reached superstar status in Mexico. The ratings he gets on the national Mexican broadcaster, Televisa, are unheard off and in line with what the national soccer team gets.”

“I’m glad to be on such an important card with such good fighters,” Alvarez said. “It’s business as usual when I step into the ring. I fight with desire. I hope everyone comes out that night to watch because this is a really exciting night of boxing.”

Said Jose Reynoso, Alvarez’s manager and trainer: “This is a very important date. As Mexicans, we are celebrating the bicentennial of Mexican Independence. [Alvarez] is No. 1 in Mexico and now we want to conquer the world. A big part of that is being successful in L.A.”

“Carlos Baldomir is a fighter with an iron will and iron chin. He will come to Los Angeles and try to derail the fast rise of Canelo Alvarez,” Schaefer said. “He is on a mission to come and capture the American market and display his talent and excitement at Staples Center on Sept. 18. He realizes that Los Angeles is the largest Mexican market outside of Mexico and wants to come and show what he is all about.”

Said Golden Boy president Oscar De La Hoya: “I walked the streets myself the other day in Mexico where I watched Alvarez fight [on July 10]. I was asking people from all walks of life, ‘Have you heard of Canelo Alvarez?’ And everyone answers with a glowing face [and said], ‘He’s our next promise. He’s our next guy.’”

Undefeated New York prospect, Christian Martinez talks about his fight in Yankee Stadium as well as his fight in Brooklyn, New York that will take place on August 7.

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In a fight that more than lived up to the billing, Derek “Pooh” Ennis retained the USBA Jr. Middleweight championship over “King” Gabriel Rosado via majority decision in the All Philly War at the Arena in Philadelphia.

The two waged a back and forth battle with Ennis landing various right hands that seemed to keep Rosado at the distance that Ennis wanted the fight. Rosado tried to and at times made the fight a toe to toe slugfest which thrilled the sold out crowd in the Arena.

Each man had a rabid cheering section as deafening chants of “GABBY GABBY GABBY” and “POOH POOH POOH” was belted out through the fight.

With the outcome in the balance the last two rounds were classic Philadelphia frames as the two left nothing in the ring as they battled it out to the very end.

Ennis will rise in the rankings of the IBF and now should be very close to fighting for the Jr. Middleweight championship of the world.

Ennis is now 22-2-1. Rosado is 14-5.

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In a six round Jr. Lightweight bout, Anthony Flores (9-1-1, 6 KO’s) scored a six round stoppage over Gustavo Dailey (4-9)

In a six round Super Middleweight bout, Farah Ennis remained undefeated (15-0, 9 KO’s) with a third round stoppage over Demetrius Davis (20-24-5)

In a six round Super Middleweight bout, Dennis Hasson (10-0) remained undefeated with unanimous decision over Alberto Mercedes (14-16-1)

In a six round Light Heavyweight bout, Andre Hemphill (9-16-2) scored a unanimous decision over Tony Pietrantonio (6-6-1)

Heavyweight Bryant Jennings (4-0) remained undefeated as scored a four round unanimous decision over Bernell Stewart (1-2)

Angel Ocasio (3-0, 1 KO) scored a one punch knockout over Sidell Blocker (0-3) in a scheduled four round Lightweight bout.

Garrett Wilson (8-5, 3 KO’s) scored a one punch body punch knockout over Reshawn Scott (2-5) in a Cruiserweight bout

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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (August 2, 2010)—On Saturday night, August 28th, Spartan Fight Promotions will present Battle I at the beautiful Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City with a terrific main event that will pit Heavyweight contender Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon battling rough veteran Livin Castillo in a tough heavyweight bout scheduled for ten rounds.

Witherpsoon has a record of 26-2 with eighteen knockouts and is regarded as one of the top American Heavyweights.

When asked about fighting Castillo, Witherspoon responded “I am excited about getting back in the ring. It’s going to be an entertaining action packed affair because I know he comes to fight and I know I am coming to fight and I look forward to fighting back in Atlantic City.”

Witherspoon, twenty-eight years old of Philadelphia, PA, won his first twenty-three bouts with fifteen knockouts as he defeated the likes of Michael Alexander (11-0); Talmadge Giffis (24-6-3); Jonathan Haggler (18-1); which set up a big showdown with fellow undefeated and rising star Chris Arreola (23-0)

On June 21, 2008 Arreola scored a third round disqualification win in a fight that Witherspoon boxed well but decided “To bring out the Philly in him” and slug with the heavy handed Arreola.

Witherspoon went on to win three consecutive starts which included an eighth round stoppage over Adam “Swamp Donkey” Richards (21-1) on the undercard of the Jermain Taylor – Jeff Lacy battle in Memphis, Tennessee.

In his last bout, Witherspoon engaged in a slugfest with former world title challenger Tony Thompson on the Paul Williams – Sergio Martinez undercard on December 5th at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

It was an entertaining bout as both got in good shots until Witherspoon was stopped in round nine of the scheduled ten round affair.

Witherspoon is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and has a degree in Pharmaceutical Sales and he is very involved in the community as he is a mentor in many youth groups in the tri-state area.

Castillo of Borbon, Ecudor is known as a crafty veteran who will take on all comers.

Castillo has a record of 16-8 with ten knockouts.

Castillo won his first seven bouts with five coming by knockout. In just his eighth bout, Castillo was stopped by future undisputed Cruiserweight champion, Jean Marc-Mormeck who had twenty-two pro bouts.

After five wins, once again Castillo fought a world champion with world’s more experience than he had. This time it was 135 fight Jorge Castro (122-10-3) who stopped Castillo.

Castillo scored a six round unanimous decision over veteran Robert Hawkins (18-2) before being stopped in three by future WBC Heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev.

Castillo scored a victory over Osborne Machimana (10-2) then lost to currant IBF #1 ranked contender Alexander Povetkin in Hanover, Germany.

After a victory, the murder’s row of opponents continued as Castillo lost three in a row to former WBA Heavyweight champion, Bruce Seldon (37-6); former World title challenger Eddie Chambers (31-1) and rising prospect Travis Kauffman (16-0).

In his last bout, the thirty-four year old southpaw scored an eight round unanimous decision over Jamie Quinonez in Quito, Ecuador on October 16th, 2009.

An exciting undercard is being put together that will feature Lightweight contender Jose Reyes (23-7, 8 KO’s) of Vineland, NJ; Super Middleweight Joel De La Paz (5-0, 4 KO’s) of Atlantic City; Light Heavyweight Lavarn “Baby Bowe” Harvell (5-0, 2 KO’s) of Atlantic City ; Bantamweight Qa’id “Kid Dynamite” Muhammad (5-0, 5 KO’s); Super Middleweight Eugene Soto (2-0, 1 KO) of Atlantic City .

“This is going to be an action packed evening of boxing”, said Mike Brestle, President & CEO of Spartan Fight Promotions.

“When you have a well rounded card that features one of the best American heavyweights in Chazz Witherspoon plus a guy like Jose Reyes who is looking to get back in the mix at lightweight and then add a handful of undefeated prospects we are proud to present what will surely be a great night of boxing. As we said in our mission statement, we are looking to bring back boxing to Atlantic City much like it was in the golden era down here some years ago , I think this card is a good start. We are showcasing a combination of world class contenders and bright prospects. The action is sure to explosive!”

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 to the Trump Taj Mahal, Grand Ballroom open at 7pm and the first bout is scheduled for 8pm.

Light Heavyweight Jon Jones continued his dominance as he stopped Vladimir Matyushenko in round one of a scheduled three round bout at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California.

Jones pounded a way at Matyushenko while holding his left arm and Matyushenko was unable to defend himself which led referee Herb Dean to stop the fight ninety-two seconds into the fight.

Yushin Okami scored a three round split decision victory over Mark Munoz in a Middleweight bout.

Scores were 29-28, 29-28 for Okami and 29-28 for Munoz

Okami, 185 lbs of Kangawa, Japan is now 26-5. Munoz, 185 lbs of Vallejo, CA is now 8-2.

Charles Olivera remained undefeated as he needed forty-one seconds to make Darren Elkins tap out from an arm bar in a lightweight bout scheduled for three rounds.

Jake Ellenberger scored a third round stoppage over John Howard when Howard could not continue due to excessive swelling around his left eye.

In a match that was back and forth, it was Ellenberger’s striking that made Howard’s eye swell grotesquely fro both over and under his eye. When the Octagonside physician asked Howard, Howard said he could not see which prompted the fight to be stopped at 2:21 of round three.

Ellenberger, 170 1/2 lbs of Omaha, NB is now 23-5. Howard, 170 1/2 lbs of Boston, MA is now 14-6.

Takanori Gomi scored a one punch knockout over Tyson Griffin in round one of a three round Lightweight bout.

Gomi landed a huge right hook that cracked Griffin to the canvas and the fight was stopped before anymore damage could be done.

The end came at 1:04 of round for Gomi, 156 lbs of Tokyo, Japan is now 32-6-1. Griffin, 154 lbs of Las Vegas was stopped for the first time and is now 14-4.

In a bout that should have taken place a few years ago, Jorge Arce scored a one body punch knockout over Martin Castillo in a battle of former world champions in Tepic, Mexico.

The bout was a scheduled yen round Bantamweight bout.

The first round was non-descript until Arce placed a left hand to the body of Castillo and Castillo stayed on all fours until the referee counted ten at 2:56 of round one.

Arce, 120 lbs of Los Mochis, Mexico is now 55-6-1 with forty-two knockouts. Castillo, 120 lbs is now 35-4.

Juan Alberto Rosas won the IBF Jr. Bantamweight title with a sixth round stoppage over defending champion Simphiwe Nongqayi.

The fight was an entertaining battle until Rosas Dropped Nongqayi from a barrage of punches in the sixth. The corner Nongqayi stopped the bout at thirty seconds of round six.

Rosas is now 32-6 with twenty-seven knockouts. Nongqayi of East London, South Africa is now 16-1.

In a battle of pro debuters, Luis Lugo scored three knockdown en route to third round stoppage over Roberto Morales.

Photo by Chris Farina/Top Rank

Jr. Welterweight prospect Danny Garcia remained undefeated by stopping Jorge Romero in round nine of a scheduled round fight in Cancun, Mexico.

Garcia boxed very well as he picked his spots over the course of the bout. Garcia started focusing on the body through the middle rounds. In round nine, Garcia landed a perfect left hook to the jaw that viciously dropped Romero to the canvas. Romero was able to continue to only eat a barrage of punches that had the referee quickly stop the fight.

Garcia, 143 lbs of Philadelphia is now 18-0 with twelve knockouts. Romero, 142 lbs of Culican, Mexico is now 17-3.

Ashley Theophane scored a controversial majority decision over former world title challenger Delvin Rodriguez in a ten round Welterweight bout at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma.

Rodriguez seemed to control the first half of the fight, mostly with his jab while mixing in some right hands. Theophane came on a bit late and had good spots over the last four rounds but it seemed like Rodriguez had easily banked enough rounds to get the nod.

When the scores were read, Rodriguez was stunned to hear 95-95, 96-94 and 96-94 for Theophane as the crowd and ESPN 2 broadcast team as it looked like Rodriguez should have had his hands raised for the win.

Theophane, 147 1/2 lbs of London, England is now 27-4-1. Rodriguez, 148 1/2 lbs of Danbury, CT is now 25-5-2

Francisco Sierra battered and bloodied previously undefeated Don George in a scheduled ten round Super Middleweight bout.

George had a good first minute of the fight and it was completely downhill from there when what appeared to be an inadvertent elbow hit George and blood began to leak from his nostrils. In round two, George was rocked from a big right hand that had George stumbling across the ring. The fight was never competitive after that.

In round six, Sierra continued to rock George all over the ring and blood was now all over the face of the native of Chicago. In round seven, Sierra landed a huge right that sent George to the canvas. At the end of round seven, Sierra landed a crushing left-right combination that sent George to the deck for a second time. Referee Gary Ritter correctly ruled that the second punch came after the bell. George was in bad shape as he had to be helped to his corner.

After a deliberation, Ritter ruled to take two points away from Sierra and then went to the score cards.

Sierra, 170 1/4 lbs of Tepic, Mexico won by scores of 69-62, 69-62 and 68-63 to raise his record to 22-3. George, 167 lbs of Chicago is now 20-1-1

Tickets for Top Rank’s ‘Battle of the Champions’ — Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Orlando Salido – on Sept. 11 at the Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas go on sale tomorrow, Saturday, July 31.

Gamboa, the WBA featherweight champion, will take on Salido, the IBF featherweight champion, in the Pearl Concert Theater.

Gamboa, a big puncher, has a record of 18-0, 15 KOs. He is a four-time Cuban national champion and a 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist. Salido is the IBF featherweight champion. He has a record of 34-10-2, 22 KOs and is trained by former world champion Daniel Zaragoza.

“This is an exciting matchup of champions – a real battle,” said Bob Arum of Top Rank.

Two strong undefeated lightweights, Brandon Rios of Oxnard, Ca. and Anthony Peterson of Washington, D.C., will fight in a World Lightweight Eliminator. Rios has a record of 24-0-1, 17 KOs; Peterson is 30-0, 20 KOs.

Notre Dame champion Mike Lee of Chicago will be in a special attraction bout. Lee is trained by Ronnie Shields in Houston.

“Mike Lee is very popular. He is bringing a new fanbase into the sport of boxing,” Arum said.

Top Rank is promoting in association with Arena Box and Zanfer Promotions. The Gamboa vs. Salido and Rios vs. Peterson bouts will be televised on HBO After Dark.

Tickets are $200, $100, $50 plus applicable fees and will be available on Saturday, July 31.

To purchase tickets, please visit the Pearl Box Office, any Ticketmaster location, call 1-800-745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com

The Pearl Box Office is open Sunday from noon to 7 pm, Monday from noon to 10:30 pm, Tuesday from noon to 7 pm, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from noon to 9 pm and Saturday from noon to 10 pm.

Photo by Chris Farina / Top Rank

Tonight, live on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” Cestus Management’s undefeated Super Middleweight contender, Donovan “Da Bomb” George (20-0-1, 17KO’s) will have the opportunity to win his first title as a professional when he fights for the vacant WBO/NABO Super-Middleweight Title against tough and rugged, power punching Mexican, Francisco “Ponchito” Sierra (21-3, 20KO’s) at the Buffalo Run Casino, in Miami Oklahoma.

George, of Greek decent, is coming off a impressive and highly entertaining win in his last fight against once beaten Osumanu Adama. It was George’s 2nd win in 2010, and an another win tomorrow night on the nationally televised broadcast will be a yet another major step forward towards Super Middleweight supremacy for the Chicago native.

George said, I can’t describe the incredible feeling i have; my manager (Cestus) made this title fight possible and i have the chance to fight for a title, its a dream come true and the victory will be even more sweeter. George added, I know that Sierra can punch, but so can i and if he fights hard like he said; i will fight even harder, I have never been more ready in my life the title is mine.

The power punching Francisco Sierra, is a ferocious all action fighter who has won 20 of his 21 victories by way of knockout. Sierra is an all action fighter who puts non stop pressure on his opponents and grinds them down before he knocks them out. At the end of the day both fighters know what’s at stake and the fight fans are guaranteed to see a barn burner.

Mike Michael, who is Cestus Management’s Chief advisor, said, Everyone at Cestus worked overtime to give Donovan this opportunity to fight for the NABO Title. We believe that Donovan is the real deal and we are backing him 110% and tonight Championship fight is the beginning of big thing fto come in the future. Michael added, For Cestus this is a special time as Donovan is a Greek American and our Company is also a Greek American. So tonight Donovan will be representing every Greek across the world. Michael further added, “I want to thank Jimmy “ZEEK” Hartofilis for his undeniable support, our Promoters, the fabulous Buffalo Run Casino, and ESPN for this great opportunity.

USBA Jr. Lightweight champion, Argenis Mendez scored an eight round unanimous decision over Shamir Reyes in an eight round non title Jr. Welterweight bout that headlined a six bout card at BB Kings in New York City.

Mendez dropped Reyes with a counter right to the head in the first round and never looked back as he used he decided height advantage and scored against the hard charging Reyes.

Scores were 80-71, 80-71 and 79-72 for Mendez, 131 1/2 lbs of Brooklyn, NY and is now 17-1. Reyes, 136 1/4 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is now 18-7-2.

Gabriel Bracero scored four knockdowns en route to a fourth round stoppage over late-sub Raymind Betancourt in a scheduled six round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Bracero scored the first knockdown in round one from a right to the body. In round two, Bracero rocked Betancourt with a hard right and dropped him with a big left.

Bracero was all over Betancourt in round four as he landed a big seven punch flurry that was ended by a left hook that sent Bentancort to the canvas. Bracero ended things by landing a four punch flurry that had Betancourt holding on and then dropped him with a left and the fight was halted at 2:53 of round four.

Bracero, 140 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is now 11-0 as he scored his first stoppage. Betancourt, 137 lbs of Boca Raton, FL is now 8-5.

Phillip Jackson Benson put on a power display in round three as he dropped previously undefeated Alexander Santana with a big combination and finished him off shortly after by scoring a third round stoppage in a scheduled six round Super Middleweight bout.

Benson, 165 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is now 6-1 with five knockouts. Santana, 165 lbs of the Dominican Republic is now 6-1.

Joe Smith Jr. kept his knockout streak alive as he scored a second round stoppage over Charles Wade in a scheduled four round Light Heavyweight bout.

Smith of Long Island is now 6-0 with six knockouts as he scored the stoppage at 1:10 of round two.

Willie Monroe Jr. scored a fourth round stoppage over Loren Myers after a bad gash on the forehead of Myers forcedc the fight to be stopped after the fourth.

Monroe, 158 1/2 lbs of Ithaca, NY is now 9-0 with three knockouts. Myers, 157 1/2 lbs of Fresno, CA is now 7-9-1.

The opening bout saw Stivens Bujaj make a successful pro debut with a stoppage at the end of round two of Calvin Rooks in a scheduled four round Cruiserweight bout.

Bujaj, 200 lbs of Brons, NY is 1-0 with one knockout. Rooks, 193 lbs of Las Vegas is now 1-2-1.