Derrick Webster 163.5 – Obodai Sai 162
Antonio Dubose 131 – Arturo Santiago 129.5
Avery Sparrow 131.5 – Jesus Lule 127
Blair Cobbs 143 – Julian Sanchez 142.5
Jerome Conquest 135 – Piotr Apostle 133.5
PLUS 8 AMATEUR BOUTS

1ST BOUT: 7:00 PM
Promoters: Joe Hand Promotions & D and D Management
Venue: 2300 Arena

TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets are just $20 for students showing ID at the door as well for secured admission, $30 for secured seat and $50 for reserved seats. Tickets can be purchased by calling 215-364-9000 or online at www.2300Arena.com and Wanamaker Entertainment.

Formerly called the Alhambra Arena, 2300 Arena is located at 2300 South Swanson St., in South Philadelphia and plenty of parking is available.

The 2300 Arena is located at 2300 South Swanson Street (Corner of Swanson & Ritner).

For more information and media credentials, contact:

Marc Abrams at phillyboxing@gmail.com or 856 287 7611 or

Bill Kettelberger at bill@joehandpromotions.com or 215 364 9000

www.joehandpromotions.com and www.danddmanagementeam.com

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LAS VEGAS (Nov. 25, 2014) – With the holiday season fast approaching, boxing fans will have plenty to celebrate at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 13, as the star-studded “ROYAL BATTLE: Khan vs. Alexander” has grown to a quadrupleheader. Added to the previously announced SHOWTIME telecast will be a 10-round featherweight bout featuring former three-division world champion Abner Mares (27-1-1, 14 KOs) against Mexico’s Jose Ramirez (24-3-2, 15 KOs), and opening the live SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING portion of the event at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT will be a 12-round IBF Title Elimination bout between unbeaten Jermall Charlo (19-0, 15 KOs) and Italy’s Lenny Bottai (22-2, 9 KOs).

Headlined by the high-stakes 12-round welterweight matchups between British superstar and former unified super lightweight world champion Amir “King” Khan and former two-division world champion Devon Alexander “The Great,” and featuring the interim WBA Welterweight World Championship 12-round title fight between Keith “One Time” Thurman against Leonard “The Lion” Bundu, the live SHOWTIME event will offer a full night of boxing action.

SHOWTIME EXTREME viewers will also be treated to outstanding live action beginning at 7 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast), with top 154-pound contender Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo(24-0, 11 KOs) putting his unbeaten record on the line in a 10-round bout against Mario Alberto Lozano (28-5, 20 KOs) and undefeated 2012 United States Olympian Errol Spence Jr. (14-0, 11 KOs) taking on longtime contender “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis (24-10-1, 11 KOs) of Greece in an eight-round junior middleweight contest. Plus, the return of former welterweight world champion “Vicious” Victor Ortiz (29-5-2, 22 KOs) against Denver’s Manuel Perez (21-10-1, 4 KOs) will be aired during the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast.

Rounding out the non-televised card, in an eight-round cruiserweight bout featuring Beibut Shumenov (14-2, 9 KOs) versus Robert Thomas Jr. (14-2-1, 9 KOs) and Tokyo’s Yoshihiro Kamegai (24-2-1, 21 KOs) will face off against San Jose’s Oscar Godoy (13-3, 6 KOs) in an eight-round junior middleweight showdown.

Tickets for the live event are on sale now and are priced at $300, $200, $100, and $50, not including applicable service charges and taxes. Tickets are limited to eight (8) per person with a limit of four (4) at the $50 price range. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

Facing off against former world champion Abner Mares will beMazatlan, Mexico native Jose Ramirez, (24-3-2, 15 KOs), who can put himself in the running for a world title shot at 126 pounds with a win on Dec. 13. A professional since 2006, the 27-year-old former WBO International Featherweight World Champion is 3-2 in his last five bouts, a stretch that includes a victory over veteran contender Rey Bautista. Ramirez now makes his home in Oxnard, Calif., where he’s put in an intense training camp for the biggest fight of his career.

Former amateur sensation Jermall Charlo (19-0, 15 KOs) of Houston, Texas has made his presence known in the professional game with all but four of his wins coming by way of knockout. The 24-year-old Charlo is ready to continue to make a statement that he is one of the best junior middleweights in the world when he opens the Dec. 13 telecast against Lenny Bottai. His most recent win, a seventh round technical knockout over Norberto Gonzalez in September has given Charlo the drive to close out the year with a victory and head into 2015 with a world championship in his sights.

On a quest to bring a world championship home to Italy, Livorno’s Lenny “Mangusta” Bottai (22-2, 9 KOs) is a seasoned veteran of European rings, where he has won the Italian, IBO International, IBF International, IBF Intercontinental and WBC Mediterranean Junior Middleweight titles. The only thing missing for the 37-year-old warrior is a world title belt and following seven consecutive victories, four by knockout, he can move one step closer to glory should he upend Charlo.

Winner of nine of his last 11 fights, 27-year-old Mario Alberto “Aguila” Lozano (28-5, 22 KOs) will be a stern test for unbeaten Jermell Charlo on Dec. 13 in Las Vegas. A stellar welterweight contender for several years, the Chihuahua, Mexico native is now putting his skills on display at 154 pounds, where he has recently battled respected contenders Vanes Martirosyan and Charles Hatley. But to set the stage for a title run, Lozano must dispatch Charlo from the ranks of the unbeaten and end 2014 with a bang.

2012 U.S. Olympian Errol Spence Jr. (14-0, 11 KOs) has been making a steady climb up the divisional ranks since turning professional. After a shutout win over rugged veteran Ronald Cruz in June and a dominating technical knockout victory over the experienced Noe Bolanos in September, the 24-year-old from Desoto, Texas is primed to take his next big step.

Fresh from his first fight as a professional in his native Greece, a second round knockout of Andrei Staliarchuk in May, Athens’ “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis (25-10-2, 12 KOs) will see if 2012 U.S. Olympian Errol Spence Jr. has what it takes to move to the next level when they collide. A veteran of nearly 14 years in the pro game, the 35-year-old Arnaoutis has battled the likes of Josesito Lopez, Chris Algieri, Danny Garcia and Victor Ortiz in his career, and he still feels he gas plenty left his as he tackles one of boxing’s brightest prospects.

“ROYAL BATTLE: Khan vs. Alexander,” a 12-round welterweight bout for the WBC Silver Welterweight Title, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Khan Promotions and The Great Promotions and is sponsored by Corona Extra, AT&T and Mexico – Live It To Believe It! The event will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. and will air on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT). In the co-main event, Keith Thurman defends his interim WBA Welterweight World Title against Leonard Bundu. Additionally, Abner Mares will face Jose Ramirez in a 10-round featherweight bout and opening the telecast, Jermall Charlo will meet Lenny Bottai in a 12-round IBF Junior Middleweight Title eliminator. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will also be available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary bouts will be televised on SHOWTIME EXTREME (7 p.m. ET/PT).

For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com and www.sports.sho.com, follow on Twitter at @GoldenBoyBoxing,@SHOSports, @AmirKingKhan, @TheRealDevonA, @KeithfThurmanJr, @abnermares00, @FutureOfBoxing, @TwinCharlo, @ErrolSpenceJr @viciousortiz, @MGMGrand and @Swanson_Comm follow the conversation using #KhanAlexander, become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing and www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing, or visit SHOWTIME Boxing Blog at http://theboxingblog.sho.com/.

Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing is proud to announce the signing of lightweight prospect Jairo “Jimmy” Llanes (7-0-1, 6 KOs) to a long-term exclusive promotional contract.

From a fighting family, Llanes, from Los Mochis Sinaloa, Mexico, is the son of former Mexican Junior Middleweight and Middleweight Champion, as well as world title challenger, Jaime Llanes, who was stopped in seven rounds by then-WBO champion Verno Phillips in 1994.

In fact, Llanes says he dedicates his career to his father who, due to his bad lifestyle and partying habits, wasted what could have been a great a career. He has vowed not to follow in his father’s footsteps.

20-year-old Llanes will make his debut under the Sampson Boxing banner on Friday, December 5 at the Arena Union in Los Mochis, when the takes on fellow Mexican Mao Corona in a six-round battle.

Llanes vs. Corona will serve as the co-main event of the evening. WBA #13 ranked middleweight contender Jorge “Demonio” Cota will face tough veteran Esau Herrera of Mexico City in the eight-round main event. The night of boxing is promoted by Sampson Boxing and Martin Estrada’s M Master Promotions.

“Jimmy is a very talented prospect and is already very popular in his native Los Mochis,” said Sampson Lewkowicz. “He is the third fighter brought to me by my trusted advisor in Mexico, Fernando Dominguez from Dominguez Promotions (along with Jorge Cota and Hugo “Cuatito” Ruiz). Fernando is my right-hand man in the country and he says this young fighter has what it takes.”

Llanes started boxing at age eight and had 70 amateur fights, losing just four. Highly decorated, Llanes fought in 29 amateur championship fights and lost only twice. As a professional, he has stopped his last four opponents.

“I’m happy to be working with Jimmy and I predict big things for his future,” continued Lewkowicz. “We will bring him along at the right speed and help him become the next great fighter to come from Mexico.”

ABOUT SAMPSON BOXING

After a very successful run as a matchmaker and adviser, Sampson Lewkowicz switched over to the promotional side of professional boxing in January 2008.

Sampson Boxing has grown into one of the world’s most prestigious promotional firms, representing many of the world’s best fighters and most promising young contenders.

Sampson Boxing has promotional partners all over North and South America, Africa, Asia, New Zealand, Australia, Europe and Central America and Sampson Boxing events have been televised on such premiere networks as HBO, Showtime, ESPN, VS. and several international networks.

BROOKLYN (Nov. 25, 2014) – With just over a week until fight night and a couple of days before the Thanksgiving holiday, fighters on the Saturday, Dec. 6 card at Barclays Center shared updates from their camp and talked about their favorite parts of the holidays.

Below are answers from fighters featured on the special HBO Boxing After Dark® tripleheader headlined by David Lemieux taking on “King” Gabriel Rosado in a 12-round bout for the NABF middleweight title, plus Hugo “The Boss” Centeno Jr. facing James “The King” De La Rosa in a 10-round middleweight bout and the televised opener of Thomas “El Frances” Dulorme mixing it up with “Hammerin” Hank Lundy in a 10-round bout for the vacant NABF and NABO junior welterweight titles. In addition are answers from non-televised undercard participants and New York City rising stars Eddie “E-Boy” Gomez who takes on James Winchester in a 10-round super welterweight boutand Zachary “Zungry” Ochoa who will fight an opponent to be named in a 6-round super lightweight fight.

Q: Fight night is coming up quickly, how is training camp going so far?

David Lemieux: “It’s been the hardest camp of my career. We’ve had lots of great sparring partners and put in a lot of hard work for this one. We know we’ve got a tough opponent and preparing for the worst.”

Gabriel Rosado: “Training camp has been great, just finished up a sparring session. I have a great team. I have Daniel Davis, who has also worked with BHOP for many years, as my strength coach. Jesse Reid is his my head trainer and we’ve been working together since my last fight – 2nd fight with him. Gregory Hackett is my co-trainer.”

Hugo Centeno Jr: “Training is going great, I got the chance to have momentum by sparring for three weeks with Gennady Golovkin for his previous fight with Rubio. Then we began my training camp. I’m feeling in great shape!”

James De La Rosa: : “It’s coming along very well. Great sparring from current and future world champions. I feel strong and very confident going into this fight.”

Thomas Dulorme: “I’m out here in Oxnard training with Robert Garcia. Everything is going great and we are having a fantastic camp. I’m getting a lot of good sparring and my weight is fine. I’m very happy with this training camp.”

Henry Lundy: “Training camp has been real good. A lot of hard work. I’m sparring with Lamont Peterson, Austin Trout, Mike Reed, two who we’ve already seen in big TV fights. These guys can really go. They’re bigger guys – powerhouse guys. I’ve been going at with these guys. I’m much more prepared for this fight.”

Eddie Gomez: “Very well, lots of strength and conditioning. All the gym work has been on point and I’m ready for Dec. 6.”

Zachary Ochoa: “Everything’s been great. Putting in lots of work sparring with Sadam Ali. Staying sharp and ready, learning how to fight my fight and not worry about anything else. Working on perfecting my style. Jab and body shots a lot.”

Q: How do you feel about fighting on the big stage at Barclays Center in Brooklyn?

DL: “It’s a great opportunity and an honor for me to be able to fight there and be exposed on the main event of an HBO card. And in Brooklyn where so many great fighters have come from, it will be a great feeling. I know my fans will be there supporting me to.”

GR: “I can’t wait. I got the chance to fight at in NYC already and I’m looking forward to being back in front of the NYC crowd. Now that I have that opportunity I’m very excited.”

HC: “I’m very excited to be able to fight on such a huge stage, these are the types of moments I would dream of as a kid! Where Jim Lampley would announce me and I’d be fighting on HBO! Now that time has come, it still feels surreal!”

JDLR: “I feel if I could conquer the big stage of Mayweather weekend and win big; then this stage in Brooklyn is a walk in the park.”

TD: “This is a wonderful opportunity for my team and me. I want to thank my promoter Gary Shaw for everything he’s done. I’m looking forward to putting on a great show for all the fans. I want bring home a nice victory for the people of Puerto Rico. The Barclays Center is becoming the new hot spot for boxing and I want to shine there. I can’t wait.”

HL: “This is my just due. I really felt I should have been here. I’ll put it like this – everything happens at the right time. I feel good. There’s no pressure on my shoulders. I’m going to show the world what they’ve been missing.”

EG: “That’s my home away from home. Not too far from the Bronx. Lots of friends and family from close by that are going to be able to come out again to support me.”

ZO: “This fourth fight there is going to be an amazing feeling. This is my home. I want to establish it as my arena. Just like Floyd has MGM, I want to have Barclays.”

Q: What activities do you enjoy when you’re not in the gym?

DL: “I enjoy spending time with my kids. I also enjoytraveling a lot. I always spend a lot of time at the gym though, but my primary is my kids.”

GR: “We head out to the track at 5 am for some running. Then sprints. I like spin class too, and that helps me with speed and stamina. Also helps me make weight. To unwind, I stretch a lot. I try to nap and get as much proper rest as I can. But I wasn’t built for ice baths.”

HC: “I enjoy going to the movies, I’m a movie buff! Also, taking spontaneous adventures with my girlfriend Ezra. But I’m always in the gym. I’m a gym rat!”

JDLR: “I enjoy cutting hair, that’s what I do on my off time. I also like playing disc golf.”

TD: “I enjoy being with my family, playing with my daughter, going for long walks, and watching movies. I enjoy being relaxed.”

HL: “I’m like the laidback guy. I like spending time with my daughters and my fiancée. I’m too old [laughs]. I don’t really do too much. I’m an old man [laughs].”

EG: “Sleep a lot. Watch movies. Regular stuff. Spend time with my family, especially my newborn daughter.”

ZO: “I’m typically at home. If I have a fight coming up and I’m not at the gym I’ll be at my place watching movies, cooking, taking it easy. Spending time with my family. I’m not a party guy, I just like to be with my family. I enjoy the simple things.”

Q: Your fight is taking place right after Thanksgiving, how are you going to celebrate this year? Are you saving the turkey until after the fight?

DL: “I’m not too big on holidays. Nope, just preparing for the fight. My celebration is going to be after the fight.”

GR: “We’ll have a Thanksgiving at my place out here in LA. My sister is going to cook.”

HC: “I will celebrate thanksgiving in the gym! No days off for ‘The Boss’! I will save my turkey for after the fight and enjoy the holiday with friends and family.”

JDLR: “Not really worried about the turkey or food. I’ll enjoy the holidays with my family but my focus is December 6th.”

TD: “I’m saving the turkey for after the fight. I’ll be training hard during that time and staying very focused.”

HL: “I’m just trying to get home and have all of my daughters – my four girls and two stepdaughters – and my fiancée. My holiday will be spent with my family. No turkey!”

EG: “I’ll sneak in a plate or two this week and have a great time with the family. Not worry too much about the fight and then focus the next week.”

ZO: “I’ll be going to my grandfather’s place in Brooklyn on Thursday. He’s 97 years old, so I’m always happy to spend as much time with him as I can. I won’t be enjoying everything, but I’ll have some turkey and salad though.”

Q: What are your favorite holiday traditions?

GR: “Christmas is one of my absolute favorite holidays, and New Years is a close second.”

HC: “I love celebrating Christmas, enjoying those home made tamales that grandma makes. Having family near and everyone enjoying some quality times together.”

JDLR: “I just love being with my family, wife and kids. Doesn’t get any better than that.”

TD: “The holidays in Puerto Rico are the best. Lots of authentic side dishes are made and I enjoy eating all of them. I also love to run in the holiday cold weather, which is amazing. Christmas Eve is my favorite time of the year where all my family gets together.”

HL: “It would have to be Christmas. Growing up, Christmas was good, but we got the things we needed. The one thing I’ve learned, since my dad was never around, I try to be there as much as I can for my kids and put a smile on their face. I want to make sure they don’t have to go through what I went through. At the end of the day, to put a smile on their face would be the best tradition.”

EG: “Getting everyone in the family together and reminiscing about old times. Spending the time together that we normally don’t get.”

ZO: “There’s nothing particular. It’s really the routine of seeing my grandfather. And my grandfather always gets the biggest one, and I get the little one. Every year that’s the tradition. I like to help my family cook too. I know how to cook Puerto Rican food so I’m helping out with that too.”

Q: What is your favorite Thanksgiving side dish?

GR: “I’ve definitely got to have rice and beans being Puerto Rican. There’s also a drink called coquito that’s Puerto Rican rum with coconut, cinnamon and carnation milk, but none of that before the fight.”

HC: “My favorite food for thanksgiving is the honey ham! Can’t get enough of it!”

JDLR: “That’s a tough one… ‘All of them’ is not a straight answer so I’ll say stuffing.”

TD: “That’s a tough question because the principal plate served during a traditional Puerto Rican dinner is served with everything. I mean a plate with pigeon peas & rice, potato salad, pickled green bananas, pork or turkey, Yucca, fried honey bananas, macaroni salad, candied yams, and many more.”

HL: “I won’t lie, I really don’t have one, but one of my favorite foods is lasagna! [laughs]”

EG: “I’m going to cheat here. I like yams, collard greens, macaroni, rice and beans. But with the fight around the corner I’ll take it a little easy.”

ZO: “Rice, beans and pork with some potato salad.”

Q: What are you thankful for in 2014?

DL: “I’m thankful I’m healthy and my kids are healthy. To be able to fight on December 6. I like simple things, and I put in the hard work to get here and I’m thankful for where I’m at.”

GR: “I’m thankful for the opportunity that I have right now. Headlining on HBO. Thankful for my health too. There’s lots of people aren’t fortunate enough to have that, so I’m blessed.”

HC: “I’m thankful for my loved ones, they’re always there for me in everyday. My girlfriend, who I recently purchased a house with. My brother and father who are always there for me, in and out of the ring! All my family, all of my fans, and last but not least this great opportunity that Golden Boy has given me to fulfill my childhood dreams!”

JDLR: “My family and to finally be back active in boxing. I’ve gotten, now 2 great opportunities. I’m very thankful for that.”

TD: “I’m always thankful for the blessings God has given me and the wonderful family and friends that I have.”

HL: “I’m thankful for my family – my kids, my fiancée. Just having them around. I’m comfortable. I feel secure. At the end of the day, people don’t really know how much family means to me. Family is big to me. With all I went through in life and in the past year, to have my family with my fiancée and my kids, that’s a big thing for me. This is a chapter in my life I’m looking forward to, especially this [upcoming] year, because I’m getting married.”

EG: “The most important thing is my daughter, I’m most thankful for her. And also getting the opportunity to go back into the ring and reconstruct my whole career. I’m ready to end 2014 in the right way.”

ZO: “God and my family are most important. But honestly I’m very thankful for being part of a great promotional company like Golden Boy Promotions. People who work hard for my career and to make sure I’m as successful as possible.”

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Lemieux vs. Rosado is a 12 round NABF middleweight bout which is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Eye Of The Tiger Management and sponsored by Corona Extra, AT&T and Mexico – Live It To Believe It!. Dulorme vs. Lundy is a 10-round junior welterweight bout promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, Gary Shaw Productions and CES Boxing. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. ET with the first bout at 6 p.m. ET. The HBO Boxing After Dark telecast begins at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Tickets priced at $150, $80, $50, $25 and $15, plus applicable taxes and service charges are on sale and are available for purchase at www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 800-745-3000 and at the American Express Box Office. For group tickets, please call 800-GROUP-BK.

Cecilia Brækhus met with the Norwegian media at a press conference today in Oslo ahead of her WBC, WBA, WBO & IBF Female World Welterweight title defence on Saturday night at the Falconer Hall at the Radisson Blu in Copenhagen.

Notable in her absence was the pound-for-pound queen’s opponent, Jennifer Retzke, who refused to attend the scheduled press conference due to a perceived snub by ‘The First Lady’ when the pair came face-to-face at a shared media day in Berlin.

Brækhus laughed off claims from Team Retzke, who had labelled her a ‘diva’ and ‘disrespectful’ for allegedly refusing to pose for a picture in front of the German challenger’s sponsors.

‘’Her team are completely crazy,’’ said Brækhus. ‘’When I politely declined to take a picture after a long day, I had no idea it would cause this kind of a reaction. I find it funny. I’m not a diva, so for them to say that, makes me laugh.

‘’I’m not one for trash talking, I’ll leave that to my opponents, but what I will say is I’m 100% focused. I believe I’m in a different league to Retzke and I plan to show that on Saturday night!’’

Said promoter Nisse Sauerland: ‘’It’s a shame Jennifer felt she was unable to attend today’s press event. However, I’m pleased to announce that Team Retzke will be attending Thursday’s press conference in Copenhagen. I look forward to seeing them there, almost as much as I look forward to seeing Cecilia beat Jennifer on Saturday night!’’

Also presents at today’s press conference were Norwegian prospects Tim Robin Lihaug, Alexander Hagen and Kai Robin Havnaa, who all feature on an action-packed bill in Copenhagen. Lihaug challenges George Beroshvili for the vacant WBO Youth Super Middleweight title, Hagen faces Karel Horejsek and Havnaa makes his professional debut against Tomislav Rudan.

Tickets for the Nordic Fight Night are available via billetnet.dk.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (November 25, 2014) – Tonight at the 2300 Arena a in South Philadelphia, undefeated Super Middleweight Derrick “Take it to the Bank” Webster in the main event of Parx Casino Tuesday Night Fights.

The show is promoted by Joe Hand Promotions & D and D Management.

Webster (17-0, 8 KO’s) of Glassboro, New Jersey recently signed a promotional contract with GH3 Promotions and Greg Cohen Promotions will take on ObodaiSai (23-1, 17 KO’s)

Webster just recently completed a world class training camp with undefeated Matt Korobov and former world title challenger Andre Dirrell and is very confident heading into the tough test..

“I been in Miami with Korobov and Dirrell and I am very prepared. I am ready to fight. I have a clear mind and just am focused on boxing,” said Webster.

Despite being undefeated, Webster has been searching for the right team behind him and at the beginning of the year he linked up with D and D Management and just in the past month signed with GH3 Promotions.

“Signing with GH3 is the step I needed to take. It’s a new relationship and I am excited.”

Webster is looking forward to fighting in front of his hometown fans as he lives close to the city and spends a lot of time in Philadelphia.

“Its always a good experience to fight at home. I love fighting in front of the Philly crowd and in front of my peers. I have fun doing that. I plan on a really good fight. I will pack the house and move onto a bigger stage.”

“Once again I will prove that when people see Derrick Webster, they will see the best southpaw in boxing.”, finished Webster

One of Webster’s stablemate will appear in the amateur portion of the card as Vito Mielnicki Jr. (who is the son of GH3 Promotions CEO Vito Mielnicki) will fight Sharif Owens in a 95 lb. bout.

In the co-main event, Philadelphia super bantamweight Antonio Dubose (6-0, 2 KOs) takes on Arturo Santiago (7-9-1, 4 KOs) of Puerto Rico.

Presented by Joe Hand Promotions and D and D Management Team, Parx Casino Tuesday Night Fights showcases both amateur and professional fighters from boxing gyms throughout the Philadelphia area.

The November 25 card will feature five professional fights, including the return of fan favorite Avery Sparrow (2-0, 1 KO), who delivered a devastating knockout in his last performance at 2300 Arena. Sparrow takes on Jesus Lule (6-9, 1 KO) of Fort Myers, Fla., in a four-round featherweight bout.

Also, two four-round welterweight pro bouts will feature Jerome Conquest (1-0) and Blair Cobbs (3-0, 3 KOs), both from Philadelphia. Conquest will face Piotr Apostle (1-0) of Atlantic City, N.J., while Cobbs squares off against Julio Sanchez (1-0) of Houston, Texas.

Seven national champions from across the country, including National Golden Gloves champ Christian Carto of Deptford, NJ, will be featured on the amateur card. Carto, who has his sights set on the 2016 Olympics, faces a very tough 114-pound challenger in Jordan White, an eight-time national champion from Landover, Md.

TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets are just $20 for students showing ID at the door as well for secured admission, $30 for secured seat and $50 for reserved seats. Tickets can be purchased by calling 215-364-9000 or online at www.2300Arena.com and Wanamaker Entertainment.

Formerly called the Alhambra Arena, 2300 Arena is located at 2300 South Swanson St., in South Philadelphia and plenty of parking is available.

MONTREAL (Nov. 25, 2014) — Jean Bédard, the president of InterBox, announced
that the NABF Light Heavyweight Champion, Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs), will combat Argentina’s Roberto Bolonti (35-3, 24 KOs), instead of Donovan George (25-4-2, 22 K-.O.) next December 6, at the Bell Centre. This decision was taken after careful consideration following long negotiations with Donovan’s team. Boxing fans will also be thrilled by the undercard, which features locals Shiller Hyppolite (13-1-0, 9 K-.O.), Steven Butler (8- 0-0, 7 K-.O) and Ulysse Jr (4-0-0, 3 K-.O), among others.

Early on in the re-negotiations, InterBox inquired about Bolonti’s interest in going up against Pascal, so Bolonti’s team has been ready from the beginning – only awaiting a positive response from InterBox. The Argentinian, who has been training hard for the last two months, is motivated and looking forward to taking on the considerable challenge.

“There comes a time when negotiations have to stop and you’ve got to move forward. Pascal versus Bolonti was a scenario we’d already considered, and we think it’s the right one. Plus, it’s important for Jean Pascal to fight so he can direct his career,” Bédard explained.

“This time, I was lucky to have a good, long-term training camp for combat outside Argentina,” Bolanti said. “It would have been a shame not to have the opportunity to fight. Although his style is different than Bute’s, Pascal is just as big a challenge for me.”

So, these two fighters who were going to be in the ring with other opponents on the same evening, will – in the end – fight each other in a grand finale at the Bell Centre. Though they lost their respective adversaries, Pascal and Bolonti are both eager to win. Roberto ‘the Beast’ Bolonti comes into the fight with imposing record: 35 wins including 24 by knockout.

A striking undercard

Steven Butler vs. TBA
Never having been beaten, Steven ‘Bang-Bang’ Butler (8-0, 7 KOs) is definitely a rising star in the boxing world. This former Canadian senior champion, who will be in the ninth fight of his career, has been pretty busy since he started professional boxing on March 28 of this year.

Shiller Hyppolite vs. Norbert Nemesapati
‘Batman’ had to pass on his fight scheduled for November 21 in Sorel-Tracy, as his adversary bowed out. Now Montrealers have a chance to see him strut his stuff in the ring; this time against Norbert Nemesapati (15-1, 14 KOs). Shiller has also made it clear he’s gunning to take on Bolonti soon.

Joel Diaz Jr vs. Pedro Navarrete
The protégé of the Jean Pascal Promotions stable, Joel Diaz Jr (17-0, 13 KOs), will weigh-in on Canadiens’ territory for the first time, against Mexico’s Pedro Navarrete (28-19-3, 17 KOs).

Bogdan Dinu vs. Mickael Vieira
The scion of Stéphan Larouche and InterBox, now settled in Montréal with his family, will be concentrating on keeping his perfect record when he goes up against Frenchman Mickael Vieira (14-4, 7 KOs).

Ulysse Jr vs. Lukasz Janik
Poland’s Lukasz Janik (12-7-1, 6 K-O.), having already gone up against Jo Jo Dan, will be fighting the so-far-unbeaten boxer known for his lightning fists: Ulysse Jr (4-0, 3 KOs).

Zewski
InterBox is currently awaiting confirmation that Mikaël Zweski will be at the Bell Centre on December 6, rather than in Vegas.

Tickets on sale
Tickets for the December 6, 2014 boxing gala are available at www.evenko.ca; by phone at 1-855-310-2525 or at the Club de Boxe Champion 514.376.0980.

PPV in North America

The Canadian light heavyweight doubleheader card is also being distributed in the United Statesby Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 8:00 p.m. ET – 5:00 p.m. PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DirecTV, DISH, and Vubiquity for a suggested retail price of only $24.95.

The Dec. 6 card in Montreal, featuring Bute and Pascal in co-main events, will be available on a pay-per-view basis in Canada on Indigo and Bell in French and English, as well as via Rogers, Shaw and Sask-Tel in English only.

For additional information please visit www.IntegratedSportsnet.com or www.InterBox.ca, follow on Twitter @IntegratedPPV @InterBoxCA @InterBoxBute @JeanPascalChamp.
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ABOUT INTERBOX: InterBox was founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1997 and acquired by Groupe Sportscene in 2004. InterBox is internationally recognized as one of the most respected boxing organizations in Quebec and throughout the World. InterBox’s main objective is to organize top quality events, both locally and internationally. InterBox’s success is due in large part to a growing pool of elite athletes and top quality trainers to support them and their ascension to the elite. InterBox promotes, produces and presents first quality events on a regular basis thanks to the very important corporate sponsors Videotron, the Cage-aux-Sports restaurant chain, Coors Light and Mise-O-Jeau.

Saturday night December the 6th at the L.B. Scott Auditorium, on the paradise Island of Sint Maarten, fast rising bantamweight Elton Dharry (16-5-1, 10KOs) is just weeks away from the biggest fight of his career when he fights Nicaraguan champion Jose Rios (12-1-1, 6KOs) for the vacant IBF inter-continental belt. The bout will be the main event of a loaded international card promoted by Bobby Ottley’s B.O.S.E. Promotions and match well by the boxing diva Renee Aiken which will also feature a IBO women’s world heavyweight title fight as top rated Sonya Lamonakis (9-1-2, 1KO) battles it out with hard hitting Carlette Ewell (15-7, 9KOs).

It hasn’t always been easy in the fight game for Dharry and it shows as he had several lose early in his career. Born in Leguam Guyana, moved to America in 1999 and began his rise up in the amateur ranks, boxing in the US Nationals and representing Guyana in the 2004 Olympic box offs.

Dharry started his professional career with two wins, but then ran into a brick wall losing five of his next seven, which included losses to presently undefeated Isander Beauchamp and current WBC world super bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz. “It was tough for me” said “I was taking fights on very short notice. A lot of People say I was in tough, but I was not prepared. I felt my career slipping so I stopped taking short notice fight and the wins began to pile up,” thirteen victories in row to be exact, which included impressive wins over Dexter Marques (8-1, 3KOs), Eilon Kedem (11-3-4, 7KOs) and Rudolph Hedge (7-0-3, 2KOs). Now, he must face the biggest fight of his career as a professional when he takes on Nicaraguan champion Jose Rios in a battle for the IBF Inter-continental bantamweight title on Dec 6th at the L.B Scott Auditorium in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten.

“I am prepared to win the IBF intercontinental bout against Jose Rios,” said Elto Dharry. “My camp has gone great and I have nothing to complain about,” stated a confident Dharry. “I am working hard and will be ready on December 6th.”

It will be a difficult task for Dharry as Rios is a bit of a mystery, having fought only in Nicaragua. “Jose is a tough fighter. I have seen him fight and he is very aggressive,” said Elton Dharry. “My trainer Martin Gonzalez and I have gone over his fights. He is an aggressive fighter that throws a lot of punches. He is the Nicaraguan champion and recently defended his title on October 24th against Frederick Castro, so I am will be in excellent shape. It should be an exciting fight all in attendance.”

ighting for the IBF Intercontinental Championship.
He is good. I have seen him fight. Me and my trainer have gone over his fights. Jose Rios is a tough guy who comes to fight. It is nothing new to me. He is aggressive and throws a lot of punches. He is the Nicaraguan champion and just defended his belt recently so he should be in great shape come fight night. It should be a fight that will make the fans happy.

It feels good to fighting on the paradise island of Sint Maarten. I have travelled a lot during my career and the travel will not affect me.”

“For the people who are going to see me fight on Saturday night Dec 6th at the L.B. Scott Sports Auditorium in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, you will definitely get your money’s worth,” said Dharry. “I expect a lot of support there I have a lot of fans from my home in Guyana and Sint marten is about an hour away.”
“I am prepared to win and I will do everything necessary to come out a winner against Jose Rios and put that belt around my waist, said Dharry, I will put on a good show for my fans at the fight. Guyana is only an hour away, so expect that my people will be there in force to see me win that belt.”

One thing is for sure as like the title slogan appropriately says, “This is it-War.”

Who come outs on top? Who becomes the IBF intercontinental champion? Come out and see as the fireworks fly on Saturday December 6th at the L.B. Scott Sport Auditorium, in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten.

Greg Cohen of Greg Cohen Promotions is sending out congratulations to his welterweight fighter, Cecil McCalla, of Baltimore, Maryland, for his TKO 1 over Mexico’s Francisco Javier Reza on Friday night at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware.

McCalla (20-0, 7 KOs) came out firing hard punches, especially left hooks, from the opening bell and scored two knockdowns over the tough Mexican. After the second hard knockdown, referee Vic de Wysocki had seen enough and waved the fight off at the :47 mark.

“That is exactly what a future star like Cecil McCalla is supposed to do with his opponents,” said Cohen. “Although I am surprised by how quickly he was able to get Reza out of there.”

For 29-year-old McCalla, the victory over Reza was his fourth fight of 2014, after sitting out most of 2013.

“Cecil is sharper than ever and ready to make his assault on the division’s best. He’s constantly in the gym with his trainer Lee Beard and the combination of his diligent work and staying quite active showed in his performance tonight.”

Cohen says the next step for McCalla will be a bigger, televised fight in the coming year.

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About Greg Cohen Promotions

One of boxing’s premier promotional outfits, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) is a well-respected name for staging world-class professional boxing events and promoting elite professional fighters throughout the world.

Founder and CEO Greg Cohen has been involved with professional boxing in various capacities since the late 1980s, honing his craft and establishing himself as a shrewd international boxing businessman.

Distinguished by his ability to spot and develop raw talent, Cohen made headlines for his expert guidance of, among many others, former WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout, who Cohen helped guide from unknown New Mexico prospect to elite pay-per-view level superstar.

In addition to Trout, Greg Cohen Promotions has worked with established names such as former unified and two-time heavyweight champion Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 KOs); and all-time-great multiple-weight class world champion James “Lights Out” Toney (74-7-3, 45 KOs).

Current world-rated contenders in the GCP roster include Arash Usmanee, universally recognized as a top-10 super featherweight; former WBA International Middleweight Champion and world-rated middleweight contender Jarrod Fletcher; top-rated featherweight Joel Brunker; Freddie Roach-trained heavyweight Lateef Kayode; Canadian lightweight and TV action hero Tony Luis, currently rated #12 in the WBA; Top 15 IBF and WBA and five-time Irish National Amateur Champion, Dennis Hogan; and Rising Undefeated Welterweight sensation Cecil McCalla.

Greg Cohen Promotions has hosted world-class boxing events in the finest venues throughout the United States and the world and has also proudly provided talent and/or content for several television networks including HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, MSG and FOX Sports Net.

BROOKLYN (Nov. 24, 2014) – As a special treat for boxing fans, Golden Boy Promotions is offering the deal of the holiday season with a full night of exciting fights on Saturday, Dec. 6 at Barclays Center with reasonably priced tickets starting at $15 dollars.

In addition, Golden Boy Promotions will also offer a special Black Friday deal with two tickets for the price of one. This includes all tickets between $25 and $80. Black Friday tickets will be available at 12 a.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 28 with the deal open until 12 a.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 29.

Golden Boy Promotions has also offered a special ticket discount for fans of rising-star and Brooklyn native Zachary “Zungry” Ochoa. By using the promo code “OCHOA” when purchasing at ticketmaster.com, fans will receive a $25 discounted ticket to sit in Ochoa’s cheering section and receive a visit from Ochoa after his fight.

The December 6 card is headlined by the NABF Middleweight Champion David Lemieux (32-2, 30 KOs) of Montreal taking on the Philadelphia-warrior “King” Gabriel Rosado (21-8, 13 KOs) in a 12-round battle.

Plus, unbeaten Californian middleweight Hugo “The Boss” Centeno Jr. (21-0, 11 KOs)is facing the toughest challenge of his career against Texas’ James “The King” De La Rosa (23-2, 13 KOs) in a 10-round fight and Thomas “El Frances” Dulorme (21-1, 14 KOs) is taking on the hard-hitting veteran “Hammerin” Hank Lundy (25-3-1, 12 KOs) in a 10-round fight for the vacant NABF/NABO Junior Welterweight titles.

Local New York City prospects, Eddie “E-Boy” Gomez (16-1, 10 KOs) a super welterweight from The Bronx and Brooklyn’s superlight weight Ochoa (8-0, 4 KOs) will each participate in separate bouts with an eye on impressing the hometown crowd and continue their rise to prominence in their home state. Gomez will be in a 10-round fight against Reidsville, North Carolina’s James Winchester (16-10, 6 KOs). Ochoa is in a 6-round fight against an opponent to be determined.

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Lemieux vs. Rosado is a 12 round NABF middleweight bout which is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Eye Of The Tiger Management and sponsored by Corona Extra, AT&T and Mexico – Live It To Believe It!. In the televised opener Hugo Centeno Jr. takes on James De La Rosa in a 10-round middleweight co-feature. Dulorme vs. Lundy is a 10-round vacant NABF/NABO Junior Welterweight title bout promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, Gary Shaw Productions and CES Boxing. The HBO Boxing After Dark telecast begins at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Tickets priced at $150, $80, $50, $25 and $15, plus applicable taxes and service charges are on sale and are available for purchase at www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 800-745-3000 and at the American Express Box Office. For group tickets, please call 800-GROUP-BK.

LAS VEGAS (November 24, 2014) – This past Saturday in Bolivia, WBC #18 heavyweight contender, “Bronco” Billy Wright (46-4, 37 KOs), continued his amazing run of consecutive knockouts, while climbing up the WBC rankings.

Bronco Billy scored with a first round knockout against Juan Carlos Flores-Choque (14-4, 13 KOs), extending his KO streak to 13. Billy Wright who turns 50-years old on December 10, 2015, extended on another streak, winning his 17th consecutive fight in a row.

In the process, Bronco Billy defended his LATIN AMERICAN, FECARBOX, and United States (USNBC) Silver titles, all sanctioned by the WBC. Not wasting any time, Bronco Billy Wright is looking to get back in the ring on Dec, 6, 2015.

“If I’m able to lock down an opponent, I’ll be fighting again on December 6th, said Bronco Billy Wright. “I’m looking to close out the year with another knockout. That will make it five fights in 2014, all wins coming by way of knockout. I’ll turn 50 on December 10th. Going into 2015, I’m confident my WBC ranking will move up. I’m willing to fight any of the top contenders to get me closer to my dream of becoming heavyweight champion. The only problem is none of these guys are willing to fight me. That can all change in 2015. I’m looking to make history.”

At age 49, Bronco Billy Wright is a legitimate figure in the heavyweight division. With his winning streak intact, Wright could be in a major fight with a top contender in 2015.

Carl Froch has been shortlisted for BBC’s 2014 Sports Personality of the Year.

The Cobra made the list after his stunning KO win over George Groves at Wembley Stadium on May 31 – a night where boxing was centre stage and the Nottingham star’s huge right hand in the eighth round was the defining final act of a compelling night of sporting theatre.

Froch joins nine other British sporting stars in the running for the title; Wales and Real Madrid Footballer Gareth Bale, Dressage champion Charlotte Dujardin OBE, Paralympic gold medal Skier Kelly Gallagher MBE, Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, Golf’s World number one Rory McIlroy, 10,000 metres European champion Athlete Jo Pavey, Commonwealth and European Swimming champion Adam Peaty, Commonwealth gold medal winning Gymnast Max Whitlock and GB’s only Winter Olympic Skeleton gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold.

The prize will be awarded at a ceremony at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow on December 14, with fans able to vote for the four-time World Super Middleweight champion on the night.

“It’s an honour to be named in the shortlist for Sports Personality of the Year,” said Froch. “It would cap an incredible year to win it but just to be next to those great names that have achieved so much this year is fantastic. I am really looking forward to travelling to Scotland in December and taking part in one of the seminal nights in the British sporting calendar.”

14 athletes will be working off some of their Thanksgiving meal when they all meet on the Fight Club OC show set for Thursday, December 4th in The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa.

That’s right, seven, count’em, seven big pro bouts will highlight the final Fight Club OC show of 2014, and it will be a good one. All seven featured fighters are undefeated and they all will look to be ending their 2014 season on a winning note.

13-0 Miguel Flores …..9-0 Joshua Conley…. 8-0 Manny Robles ….. 4-0 Luis Mora …. to name a few. And fans will see heavyweights, junior middleweights, welterweights, and featherweights in action. The complete December 4th Fight Card is available at www.fightcluboc.com

Doors open at 6:30pm and first bout at 7:30pm with all tickets priced at $55 available online at www.fightcluboc.com.

Despite over forty years of showcasing live professional boxing in “America’s Finest City” of San Diego, Bobby D. Presents, led by California boxing hall of fame promoter Bobby DePhilippis, still had a night of firsts last Friday night. In the main event of their last show of the year, billed as “Dangerous Divas II”, the popular Tijuana Kenia Enriquez (13-0, 6KO) put on a masterful display of power, speed and technique to capture the vacant WBO female flyweight title with a complete shutout of the much more experienced Ana “La Bronca” Arrazola (21-11-2, 13KO) of Mexico City. The night marked the first world title fight in San Diego in nearly ten years as well as the first female world title fight in the history of the city. Enriquez also set her mark by becoming the second youngest active female champion in boxing as well as the first Mexican woman to capture a WBO title strap. The night was co-promoted in association with Fernando Beltran’s Zanfer Promotions.

Brian Rose will face Carson Jones for the WBC International Light Middleweight title at the MEN Arena in Manchester on Friday January 23, live on Sky Sports.

Rose challenged for the World Light Middleweight title earlier in the year and continues his charge to a second shot with a tough test against Jones, who is familiar on these shores after he gave Kell Brook the fight of his life in July 2012 and returning for a rematch last summer.

“I’m excited to be back in the ring again in Manchester on January 23 fighting for another title,” said Rose. “I enjoyed watching Carson taking on Kell and he always comes to fight – I think our styles make for a great match up. The atmosphere in the Arena is going to be electric that night and I’m looking forward to getting the win and moving up the World rankings.”

The Blackpool star faces Oklahoma’s Jones on the undercard of Anthony Crolla’s WBA World Lightweight title challenge against Richar Abril, as the Manchester favourite aims to cap a great 18 months in the ring by ripping the title from the Cuban star.

Tickets are on sale now to Matchroom Fight Pass members at www.matchroomboxing.com priced £30, £40, £60, £100 and £150 VIPs.

Tickets will go on general sale at midday tomorrow with £30, £40, £60 and £100 tickets available from www.eventim.co.uk and on 0844 847 8000, with VIP tickets exclusively available from Matchroom Boxing at www.matchroomboxing.com.

Philadelphia, PA—Junior middleweight Alex Sanchez gets the fight he has been asking for when he takes on unbeaten Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna in an all-New Jersey battle on Saturday evening, Dec. 13, at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia.

Topping the card are a pair of eight-round fights featuring lightweight Felix Verdejo, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, vs. Karim El Ouazghari, of Barcelona, Spain, and super middleweight Jesse Hart, of Philadelphia, vs. Samuel Miller, of Arboletes, Colombia. Those two matches will be televised as part of Top Rank’s Solo Boxeo Tecate series on UniMas. The delayed telecast will begin at midnight (EST). First of seven prelims begins at 6.45pm.
Sanchez, 31, of Camden, NJ, is only 4-5-1 as a pro with two knockouts, but he claims the road he has traveled has been much harder than the one taken by LaManna, whose 15-0 record includes seven K0s.
“Records don’t mean a thing,” said Martin Diaz, who manages and trains Sanchez. “We’re always the opponent; we never get to pick and choose the kind of guys that LaManna fights. We wanted eight rounds for this fight and 158 pounds but we were forced to settle for six rounds and 160 pounds.
“We also got a lot of bad decisions. Alex beat Fred Jenkins, Jr., nasty for six rounds in March and they gave Jenkins the decision. Why? Favoritism, I guess. Why doesn’t LaManna fight Jenkins? He just gets the right fights to build his record. We never had that luck. Look at the poster for this fight. They have LaManna’s picture on it and they don’t even put Alex’ name on the poster.
“LaManna only fought one solid guy and that was Jamaal Davis in his last fight (Aug. 23) and Davis didn’t really come to fight that night. If he had, he would have won.”
In his last fight Aug. 23 at Bally’s, Sanchez got off the floor in the first round and fought unbeaten Ismael Garcia, of Atlantic City, NJ, to a standstill the rest of the way before losing a six-round decision.
The combined record of Sanchez’ 10 opponents was 42-22-1. Five of the 10 were unbeaten at fight time. Among then is world-rated Tony Harrison, of Detroit, currently 18-0.
The combined record of LaManna’s 15 victims is 74-65-3 and he comes into this fight off the two biggest wins of his career, a pair of eight-round decisions over Ahsandi Gibbs and Davis.
The Dec. 13 fight will be LaManna’s first in Philadelphia. Sanchez has boxed there once previously, a four-round decision earlier this year over Juan Aguirre, of Jacksonville, FL.

ABOUT DECEMBER 13

The Verdejo-Ouazghari and Hart-Miller fights top an eight-bout card at the 2300 Arena. First fight is 6.45 pm. Tickets priced at $50 and $75 are on sale at the offices of Peltz Boxing (215-765-0922) and at Wanamaker’s Tickets (215-568-2400). They also can be purchased on line at www.peltzboxing.com and at www.wanatix.com. UniMas will televise the Verdejo-Ouazghari fight as part of Top Rank’s Solo Boxeo Tecate series. The delayed telecast begins at midnight (EST). The card is being promoted by Top Rank, Peltz Boxing Promotions, Inc., and BAM Boxing. The 2300 Arena, formerly known as the New Alhambra, has hosted consistent professional boxing from 2004 thru 2012 when it was later known as the Asylum Arena. Boxing cards there have been televised by ESPN 2, CN8, Univision and the NBC Sports Network. Fighters who have boxed there include Danny Garcia, Bronco McKart, Omar Sheika, Demetrius Hopkins, Mike Jones, Teon Kennedy, Bryant Jennings, Gabriel Rosado, Jesus Soto-Karass, Ronald Cruz, Israel “Pito” Cardona, Derek Ennis, Steve Cunningham and Edner Cherry.

As confirmed by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) and the World Boxing Association (WBA) ring veteran Fres Oquendo tested positive for the prohibited substances tamoxifin and anastrozole at the mandatory test taken after his WBA world heavyweight championship fight against Ruslan Chagaev on July 6th in Grozny (Russia). Oquendo now faces a suspension and will have to pay back his purse according to the bout agreement.

“We will donate that money to a charitable foundation”, says promoter Timur Dugazaev. “The whole circumstances surrounding the fight were very strange. Oquendo refused to travel to Grozny and didn’t show up for the official press conference and public workout. He then asked us to postpone the fight when the ring was already set up. His positive doping test now explains this behaviour. He probably thought that he couldn’t be convicted at a later time. Finally Oquendo and his team tried to blackmail us and ask for more money. And three months after the fight – probably after being informed about the positive testing – they came up with ridiculous claims and spoke badly about Chechnyan President Ramzan Kadyrov and Andrey Ryabinsky even though both men had done their best to make sure that Oquendo and his team had a great time in Grozny. Ramzan Kadyrov and Andrey Ryabinsky are men of honor. To talk about them the way Oquendo’s team did is just disgusting and another proof for their bad character.”
Oquendo also publicly demanded a rematch – a claim that has to be dismissed, of course, after his positive doping test. “Even though it was a close and competitive fight Ruslan Chagaev won fair and square and deserved the decision win. So there has never been a reason for a rematch”, adds Dugazaev. “Now that we know that Oquendo is a cheater there will certainly not be a second chance for him. Doping has no place in professional boxing!”
Maybe the suspension will even end the career of 41-year-old Oquendo. In the meantime WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev has started preparation for his first title defense of his second reign which is supposed to take place in early 2015 in Germany. Details regarding the exact date and opponent will be announced soon.

ORANGE, Calif. (Nov. 23, 2014) – Thompson Boxing Promotions wrapped up its promotional year with a stellar night of boxing highlighted by knockouts in the main and co-main events. Welterweight Artemio Reyes (23-2, 19 KOs) of Colton, Calif. has won nine straight – eight by KO – after knocking out the durable Christopher Degollado (10-4, 8 KOs) of Monterrey, Mex. in the seventh round.

“I knew my punches were having an impact and I felt him getting tired as the rounds wore on,” said the 28-year-old Reyes. “It was only a matter of time before I finished him off.”

Reyes, who has become accustomed to knocking out opponents inside of three rounds, had to work a little harder for this KO win. Degollado had a solid defense and it took Reyes a few rounds to figure out his weaknesses. Reyes pressured Degollado into corners and transitioned well from counter punching to attacking on the inside.

In the co-main event, Jose Roman (19-1-1, 13 KOs), one of the rising talents in the lightweight division, took home his fourth win of the year in the “Locked n’ Loaded” 8-round co-main event. Roman knocked out Jose Luis Ramirez, Jr. (7-2-1, 4 KOs) of Tijuana, Mex. in the third round with a right hook to the head. In the previous round, Roman connected with a left hook that dropped and dazed Ramirez.

“It was important for me to close out the year with a solid win and I did just that,” said the 26-year-old Roman, who lives in Garden Grove, Calif. and trains with Joel Diaz. “I look forward to staying busy next year and can’t wait to fight on another Thompson Boxing card.”

In a fight that was largely fought on the inside, top bantamweight prospect Carlos Carlson (16-0, 10 KOs) of Tijuana, Mex. extended his unbeaten streak by outpointing the veteran Miguel Tamayo (15-10-2, 13 KOs) of Ciudad Obregon, Mex. Scores read 60-54, 59-55, 60-54. Carlson is managed by Roberto Sandoval and trained by Danny Zamora.

Super featherweight Erick Ituarte (9-1-1, 2 KOs) of Santa Ana, Calif. is not known for his overwhelming force, but on Friday night, he peppered Jesus Angulo (3-6, 2 KOs) of Nuevo Laredo, Mex. with a constant flow of heavy punches. Ituarte routinely backed up the taller Angulo and closed the book in the third round with a series of combinations that proved too much for the Mexican-native.

The night started with an excellent back and forth affair between heavyweights Siala Siligoa (2-2, 2 KOs) of San Bernardino, Calif. and Rodney Hernandez (3-1, 2 KOs) of Modesto, Calif. Siligoa, also known as “Mighty Mo,” got the action started early in round one with an overhand right that put Hernandez on his wallet.

Hernandez, however, worked his way back into the fight by pushing forward and landing quality lead rights and left hooks. The judges awarded Hernandez with a unanimous decision win with scores of 38-37 all around.

“Locked n’ Loaded” was presented by Thompson Boxing Promotions and sponsored by Lucas Oil, in association with KCAL 96.7 FM Rocks!, KOLA 99.9 FM, and LATV Networks.

For additional information please visit ThompsonBoxing.com. For regular updates on our fighters, events, and promotions, please check our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ThompsonBoxing.

HBO Sports presents MANNY PACQUIAO VS. CHRIS ALGIERI, the replay of their high stakes world welterweight title fight, SATURDAY, NOV. 29 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO. The HBO Sports broadcast team, which was ringside at the Venetian® Macao’s Cotai Arena in Macau, China, calls all the action. The telecast will be available in HDTV.
The highly anticipated and intriguing title showdown was carried live Saturday, Nov. 22 on HBO Pay-Per-View.®
The bout featured a worldwide icon in his 17th HBO Pay-Per-View event meeting the challenge of a fast-rising and determined underdog looking to defy the odds.
Paired with the replay will be the live HBO BOXING AFTER DARK® doubleheader from Omaha, NE with lightweight title-holder Terence Crawford headlining the Thanksgiving weekend card in his hometown versus challenger Ray Beltran.
Other HBO playdates: Nov. 30 (8:30 a.m.) and Dec. 1 (12:15 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Nov. 30 (5:00 p.m.) and Dec. 2 (12:15 p .m.)
® HBO BOXING AFTER DARK is a registered service mark of Home Box Office, Inc.

Follow all the action live from Ringside as Manny Pacquiao defends the WBO Welterweight title against undefeated WBO Jr. Welterweight champion Chris Algieri. The show begins at 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT / 10 AM in Macau with a three fight undercard that will feature two world title bouts. Jessie Vargas defends the WBA Super Lightweight title against Antonio DeMarco. Vasyl Lomachenko defends the WBO Featherweight title against Chanlatarn Piriyapinyo. Zou Shiming takes on Kwanpichit OnesongchaiGym.

12 ROUNDS–WBO WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP–MANNY PACQUIAO 56-5-2, 38 KO’S) VS CHRIS ALGIERI (20-0, 8 KO’S)

Round 1 Pacquiao lands a couple of body shots and Algieri moves around the ring…10-9 Pacquiao

Round 2 STRAIGHT LEFT AND DOWN GOES ALGIERI..Algieri lands a right..Pacquial lands a left…20=17 Pacquizo

Round 3 Algier lands a right..Straight left from Pacquiao..good combo finished off by a right hook..body/head combo..30-26 Pacquiao

Round 4 Pacquiao beginning to get inside and land quick and effective combinations..40-35 Pacquiao

Round 5 Leadping left from Pacquiao..50–44 Pacquiao

Round 6 PACQUIAO SCORES KNOCKDOWNS WITH LEFt HAND and the 2nd a right hook to head..60-51 Pacquiao

Round 7 Pacquiao landing quick combinations…Algieri lands a left to the body…70-60 Pacquiao

Round 8 Pacquiao controlling the fight..Algieri gets in an occasional jab…80-69 Pacquiao

Round 9 HUGE LEFT AND DOWN GOES ALGIERI…HES HURT…PACQUIAO ALL OVER ALGIER…HE TAKES A KNEE…Pacquio looking for the finish but the bell rings..90-76 Pacquiao

Round 10 LEFT UPPERCUT AND DOWN GOES ALGIERI...100-84

Round 11 Pacquiao dominating and lands a hard left and right...110-93 Pacquiao

Round 12

119-103, 119-103 and 120-102 for Pacquiao

12 ROUNDS–FLYWEIGHTS–ZOU SHIMING (5-0 1 KO) VS KWANPICHIT ONESONGCHAIGYM (27-0-2, 12 KO”S)

Round 1 Shiming lands 1-2..10-9 Shiming

Round 2 Big flurry from Shiming…BIG LEFT HOOK AND DOWN GOES KO..BIG RIGHT AND DOWN GOES KP..Huge flurry on the ropes at the bell...20-16 Shiming

Round 3 Shiming contuing to land combinations..30-25 Shiming

Round 4 KO lands body/head combo..Terrific two way action,,39-35 Shiming

Round 5 Sneaky right from Shiming..Right buckles KO..2 hard rights...49-44 Shiming

Round 6 KO deducted a point for a low blow..COMBINATION AND A SLIP BUT RULED A KNOCKDOWN FOR SHIMING..Combination to head and hard right from Shiming..59-51 Shiming

Round 7 Shiming jumps in with a right…69-60 Shiming

Round 8 KO lands a right..Left from Shiming…right..straight right..Shiming left eye cut and swelling…combination..79-69

Round 9 Shiming boxing and moving…89-78 Shiming

Round 10 Shiming bleeding bad from left eye…KO tags with a hard right that sets off a furious exchange..uppercut from Shiming..right from KO..98-88 Shiming

Round 11 Shiming jumping in with thw right..KO chasing Shiming around the ring..108-97 Shiming

Round 12 Right from Shiming…The get tanGLED UP BUT RULED A KNOCKDOWN FOR SHIMING…118-105 SHIMING

119-106, 119-106, 120-103…ZOU SHIMING

12 Rounds WBO FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE–VASYL LOMACHENKO (2-1, 1 KO) VS CHONLATARN PIRIYAPINYO (51-1, 33 KOS’S)

Round 1 CP lands a right…Lomachenko lands a left to the body..1-2..hard left to the body..boy comboo..10-9 Lomachenko

Round 2 Lomachenko boxing…20-18 Lomachenko

Round 3 Good combinaton on ropes from Lomachenko..hard 3 punch combo…30-27 Lomachenko

Round 4 Right from CP…Lomachenko lands a left to the body..hard right hook..HUGE COMBINATION,,,BIG LEFT AND DOWN GOES CP…40-35 Lomachenko

Round 5 Big counter left from Lomachenko..step around left..50-44 Lomachenko

Round 6Hard combination on ropes..60-53 Lomachenko

Round 7 Good counter right from CP..Hard jab and follow up right from Lomachaneko..70-62 Lomachneko

Round 8 80-72 Lomachenko

Round 9 Lomachenko jabbing..90-81 Lomachenko

Round 10 Uppercut from Lomachenko…Body shot..left..Body shot from CP..right...100-90 Lomachenko

Round 11 Hard left uppercut from Lomachenko..110-99 Lomachenko

Round 12 Lomachenlo landing combo on the ropes..120-109

120-107 on all cards for Lomachenko

12 ROUNDS–WBA SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE–JESSIE VARGAS (25-0, 9 KO’S) VS ANTOINO DEMARCO (31-3-1, 23 KO’S)

ROUND 1 Straight left from DeMarco…Jab from Vargas..10-9 DeMarco

Round 2 Vargas lands a right…Vargas cut under left eye…19-19

Round 3 Vargas lands a counter right…right..counter right..DeMarco lands a right hook..right to the body..Straight right to body from Demarco..left uppercut…29-28 Vargas

Round 4 Counter left from Vargas..quick right..right to body..combo to head..left to body..hard counter right..right to body…39-37 Vargas

Round 5 2hqrd rights from Vargas..Vragas lands a combo on the ropes..lead right..49-46 Vargas

Round 6 Quick combo from Vargas.right to body..1-2..Combo from DeMarco..counter left from Vargas..59-55 Vargas

Round 7 Right to bidy from DeMarco..1-2…DeMarco bleeding around the right eye..Good exchange..Vargas working body…68-65 Vargas

Round 8 Jab from Vargas..Left from Deamrco..right from Vargas on the ropes..Body shot..3 punch combo..Straight left from DeMarco..left…Hard combo from Vargas….78-74 Vargas

Round 9 Right from Vargas…Hard left from DeMarco rocks Vargas into the corner..Great toe to toe action..hard 1-2 from Demarco..2 good uppercuts..hard left hook from Vargas...87-84 Vargas

Round 10 Left rocks Vargas..right from Vargas..right to body..uppercut from DeMarco..combo from Vargas…97-93 Vargas

Round 11 Jab from Vargas…counter right..107-102 Vargas

Round 12 Jab from Vargas..straight right..4 punch combo..117-111

116-112 on all cards for Vargas

MACAO, CHINA (NOVEMBER 23, 2014)–Manny Pacquiao dominated Chris Algieri by knocking him down 6 times en-route to a 12-round unanimous decision at the Cotai Arena inside Venetian Hotel and Casino.

Pacquiao looked quick and powerful and was able to catch up Algieri whose strategy was to move and jab at a great distance and use his nearly five inch height advantage. Algieri was dropped from a straight left in round two. Pacquiao began to land hard shots on the inside as early as round four and he cut the distance on Algieri. Pacquiao scored two knockdowns in round six as he landed a perfect that sent the previously undefeated WBO Jr. Welterweight champ to the canvas. Pacquiao continued to onslaught the challenger as he sent him down one more time in the round.

The second half of the fight was not much better for the native of Huntington, Long Island as he ate a perfectly placed left that deposited him hard on the canvas. Algieri looked in serious distress and Pacquiao jumped on him to score a 2nd knockdown from a hard flurry of punches. Pacquiao was looking to end the bout but the bell rang to save Algieri. Pacquiao put a stamp on the fight when he was sent to the deck for a 6th and final time from a hard uppercut in round ten.

Pacquiao, 143.8 lbs of the Philippines won by scored of 120-102 and 119-103 twice and he is now 57-6-2. Algieri, 136.6 lbs is now 20-1.

Chinese hero Zou Shiming scored an exciting yet lopsided 12-round unanimous decision over Kwanpichit Onesongchaigym in a Flyweight bout.

Shiming got off to a blazing start as he dropped Onesongchaigym twice in round two. The first from a left hook and the second from a perfect right to the chin. The two continued to land hard shots but Shiming had more options as he boxed and used his feet. In round six, Shiming was credited with a knockdown on what looked like a slip from the Pacquiao look-a-like. earlier in the round, Onesongchaigym was deducted a point from a debatable low blow.

In round eye, Shiming;s left eye began to bleed and close. The cut worsened in round ten, but Shiming who did endure some hard rights to the head was able to fight effectively down the stretch and even be credited with another knockdown in round twelve and he went to the victory by way of 119-106 twice and 120-103.

Shiming, 112 lbs of China is now 6-0. Onesongchaigym, 112 lbs is now 27-1-2.

Vasyl Lomachenko made the 1st defense of the WBO Featherweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Chonlatarn Piriyapino

Lomachenko dominated from the opening bell and in round four he landed a vicious combination that was capped off by a flush left to the face that sent Piriyapinyo to the canvas. Lomachenko dominated the bout despite injuring his left hand around round seven.

Lomachenko, 126 lbs of Odessa, UKR won by scores of 120-107 and is now 3-1. Piriapinyo, 126 lbs of Chonburi, THA is now 51-2.

Under the tutelage of first-rime trainer, Roy Jones Jr, Jessie Vargas retained the WBA Super Lightweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over former Lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco.

In round two, Vargas was cut under his left eye from a headbutt. In round three, Vargas started to surge ahead by landing some solid lead and counter rights. He also started mixing in body shots.

The action picked up in round seve with both landing good shots in the center of the ring. DeMarco was bleeding around the right eye. In round nine, DeMarco rocked Vargas with a perfect straight left that set off a terrific exchange. Demarco finished off the round landing some hard combinations.

Vargas, 140 lbs of Las Vegas won by scores of 116-112 on all cards and is now 26-0. DeMarco, 139.3 lbs of Los Mochis, MX is now 31-4-1.

Kuok Kun Ng scored a 6-round unanimous decision over Stphen Attard in a fight featuring undefeated Super Welterweights.

In round five, NG was cut in the middle of the forehead from a headbutt.

Scores were 57-56 twice and 59-54 for NG, 153.9 lbs of Macao, CHN and is now 6-0. Attard, 151.1 lbs of Preston, AUS is now 4-1-2.

Rex Tso scored a 8-round unanimous decision over Espinos Sabu in a Super Flyweight bout.

Scores were 79-73 and 78-74 twice for Tso, 114.8 lbs of Hong Kong, CHN and is mow 15-0. Sabu, 115.6 lbs of Manado, IND is now 8-3-1.

Jerwin Ancajas scored a perfect one punch knockout at 1:48 of round three of his scheduled 8-round Super Flyweight bout over Fadhili Majiha.

Ancajas landed a perfect left to the face that sent Majiha down for the ten count.

Ancajas, 115 lbs of the Philippines is 22-1-1 with 14 knockous. Majiha, 114 1/4 lbs is 15-6-4.

Astana, Kazahkstan (November 22, 2014) Boxing Fastest Rising International Star, GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN hosted a greeting for his fans on Friday, November 21st at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Joined by his manager, OLEG HERMANN, Golovkin answered numerous questions from the massive crowd of supporters in attendance.

“The turnout was sensational and Gennady was thrilled to meet with his many supporters in Astana”, said Hermann. Golovkin is a native of nearby Karaganda.

On Saturday, Golovkin was scheduled to hold a formal press conference in Astana to further discuss with the local media his upcoming world title defense against MARTIN MURRAY slated for Saturday, February 21st in Monte Carlo.

Holder of the WBA/IBO and WBC Interim Middleweight World Titles, Golovkin, 31-0-0 with 28 KO’s, will be making his 13th world championship defense and be looking for his 19th straight stoppage against Murray. His knockout ratio of 90.32% is the highest among all active world champions and the highest in the history of the middleweight division.

GOLOVKIN vs. MURRAY is presented by Golden Gloves of South Africa, K2 Promotions, GGG Promotions, Expo 2017 and Tsesnabank along with Monte Carlo SBM.

Former two-time world title challenger George Groves scored a 7th round stoppage over Denis Douglin in a scheduled 12 round Super Middleweight bout.

Groves dropped Douglin from a hard left in round seven and then jumped all over Douglin and the bout was stopped at 2:54 of round seven.

Groves is now 21-2 with 16 knockouts. Douglin is now 17-4.

James DeGale scored an explosive third round stoppage over former world title challenger Marco Antonio Periban in a scheduled 12-round Super Middleweight bout.

DeGale landed two hard left hands that sent Periban to the canvas. Periban got to his feet but was deemed unable to continue at 30 seconds of round three.

DeGale, 167 lbs of England is now 20-1 with 14 knockouts. Periban, 169 1/2 lbs of Mexico is now 20-3-1.

Scott Quigg outworked Hidenori Otaki to retain his WBA Super Bantamweight title via 12-round unanimous decision.

Otaki started to belled bad from his right eye in round ten.

Quigg, 121 lbs won by scores of 119-109 twice and 118-110 and is now 30-0-2. Otaki, 121 lbs is now 22-2-3.

Good looking Super Middleweight prospect Callum Smith remained perfect by scoring a 12-round unanimous decision over Nikola Sjekloca.

Smith, 167 lbs won by scores of 120-108, 118-111 and 118-110 and is now 15-0. Sjekloca, 167 lbs is now 28-3.

Jamie McDonnell retained the WBA Bantamweight title when challenger Javier Chacon was forced to retire after hurting his shoulder in the 10th round.

In round five, McDonnell was bleeding from the nose. It was a close competitive fight until Chacon waved the bout off at 39 seconds into round 10.

McDonnell is now 25-2-1 with 12 knockouts. Chacon is now 20-3.

Bradley Saunders stayed undefeated by scoring a 6-round unanimous decision over Ivans Livickis in a Welterweight bout.

Saunders, 147 lbs won by a 60-54 score and is now 11-0. Levickis, 143 lbs is 13-15.

Dennis Hasson 176 – Taneal Goyco 170.8
Sammy Berman 146 – Jamikey Woods 148
Eliezer Mendez 129.6 – Carlos Rosario 132.4
David Grayton 150 – Dominique Foster 153.4
Martin Lugunas Jr. 145.2 – Diamond Mitchell 142
Sultahn Staton 136 – Ramon Ellis 135.8
Johnnie Rolon 121.4 – Ruben Swain 123.2

Promoter: Kings Promotions
Venue: Valley Forge Resort Casino
1st Bell: 7:30 PM

San Diego, CA – November 21, 2014 – On Saturday afternoon, November 22, one of the biggest days in boxing will take place as an eagerly anticipated rematch between former Light Heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (28-1, 14 KO’s)
and former two-time championship challenger Tony Bellew (22-2-1, 14 KO’s) airs exclusively and live on
AWE.

The 12-round Cruiserweight World Title eliminator bout will originate from the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England and will be broadcast LIVE in the United States on AWE-A Wealth of Entertainment at 1 PM ET / 10 PM PT

On October 15, 2011, Tony Bellew got that match he was clamoring for and that was a world title opportunity with then WBO Light Heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly. It was a bout that was in the making for sometime as they were both undefeated & Cleverly had what Bellew wanted. It turned personal and the grudge match saw Cleverly eek out a majority decision on a grueling affair.

This Saturday, both who have both since suffered setbacks, will meet again but this time they will compete as Cruiserweights with much on the line.

“It felt like my world had just ended,” said Bellew. “You’ve been in a hard fight, you’ve taken a lot of punches and thrown a lot of punches. It hits you hard. I thought I had done enough and I knew it was a really close fight. We were all waiting for him to announce it, it seemed to take an age and when the referee announced him as the winner, he went mad, jumping around the ring,”said Bellew.

“I don’t class it as a loss, I really don’t I look at my career and I believe I’ve been beaten by one man and that is Adonis Stevenson. I believe at worst in that fight with Cleverly you can give it a draw. If you are going to score that fight and say who the better boxer of these two is, it’s me. If you’re going to ask who landed the harder shots in the fight, it’s me. OK, you can say he wins rounds on little bit of extra work rate, especially the last two, but a 12 round fight isn’t about the last two rounds. Over the whole 12 rounds I was the better boxer, I won six rounds clearly and you can’t deny me that.” continued Bellew of the first encounter.

Because of the rivalry, it was a natural when both moved to Cruisweweight that hostilities would be renewed.

“I’m not really that bothered to tell the truth,” said Bellew. “It’s great boxing in front of your home fans, it’s a fantastic feeling, a buzz. I’ve had both sides of the spectrum. I’ve had 10,000 against me and 10,000 with me and let me tell you, it’s a lot better when you have them on your side. They can help spur you on through the dark moments, because when a fight gets hard, there is going to be dark moments, when you need to show what you are about and what you have got in the tank, they can drag it out of you.”

On July 12, Both Cleverly and Bellew shared a bill and scored knockout wins to set this rematch. After Bellew’s win, he tried to fire the first verbal and psychological at Cleverly.

“I walked over and I gave him a piece of my mind,” said Bellew. “Does he really believe you were a World champion. I don’t think he does. The eyes don’t lie. I have looked into the eyes of a true World champion in Adonis Stevenson. He looks ruthless, looks deadly and looks vicious. Looking into Stevenson’s eyes and looking into Cleverly’s eyes, there’s only one World champion there, and I am not fighting him tonight.”

“He is mentally weak. Any man that is talking about retirement shouldn’t be fighting any more, simple as that. He’s fragile and he’s hiding a lot from people. I win the fight because I am too strong, too powerful and I am technically better than him in everything he does.”

Two co-main events feature two WBA world title bouts. Scott Quigg will make the 5th defense of the WBA Super Bantamweight title against Hidenori Otake of Tokyo, Japan. Also co-featured is two-time Bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell defending the WBA Bantamweight title against Javier Chacon of Argentina..

If that is not enough, then boxing fans are in for a terrific treat as two-time world title challenger George Groves takes on American Denis Douglin. The card also features undefeated British prospect Callum Smith as he sets to battle former world title challenger Nikola Sjekloca. Heavyweight and undefeated 2012 Olympic Gold Medal winner Anthony Joshua takes on 64-fight veteran Michael Sprott.

Boxing fans can enjoy this amazing card on AWE available on AT&T U-Verse, ch 147 and 1147 in HD, Verizon FiOS TV, ch 169 and 669 in HD, along numerous regional cable providers across the nation. Please check www.awetv.com for boxing updates.

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