Before the fight takes place these fighters will get their first glance at one another during the official weigh ins which will be taking place at 6pm at “The Club” which is conveniently located at 7600 s Cicero avenue in Burbank, Illinois.
Also on hand will be “Irish” Mickey Ward and Dicky Ecklund who will be leading their fighter’s super middleweight “Irish” Joe McCreedy (15-5-2 6KO’s) and light welterweight Sean Eklund (9-4 2KO’s) to the ring Friday night. Both Irish fighters who hail from Lowell, Massachusetts are looking to make the fans of Chicago proud and represent the Irish community.
Former WBA world champion “Vicious” Vivian Harris Harris (29-7-1 19KO’s) will be taking on former Indiana state champion Jermaine “Hawk” White (17-4 9KO’s) in a 10 round welterweight contest. Harris is looking to rebound after his loss to Lanardo “The Pain Server” Tyner in which he lost a decision costing him the USBO title.
The undercard will feature middleweight contender Derrick Findley, Ramon Valenzuela Jr, Light welterweight Antonio Canas as well as heavyweight Boban Simic who is making his long awaited professional debut.
Boxing fans are encouraged to attend weigh ins tonight, fans who attend this event will have opportunities to meet fighters such as “Irish” Mickey Ward, Dicky Eklund, welterweight contender “King” David Estrada, Roman Karmazin, Osumanu Adama and much more.
Tickets for CHICAGO FIGHT NIGHT III, starting at $30 can be purchased in advance at Shop & Save, Cermak Produce, or Chicago Fight Club (http://www.chicagofightclubs.com) 708-333-3303 and Will County Boxing Gym (http://www.willcountyboxing.com) 815-661-0247.
Doors on the evening of the event will open at 7pm with the first bell at 8pm. The Club is located at 7600 S. Cicero Ave. Burbank, IL. For further information, please visit their website at (http://www.theclubchicago.com). The Club is serving alcohol at all boxing events.
Newscast: Newt Gingrich new GOP front-runner.(Broadcast transcript)
NBC Nightly News (Transcript) January 26, 2012 BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor:
In the poll numbers were are debuting tonight, there is a new GOP front-runner in this race, and that’s Newt Gingrich. Now leading Mitt Romney by nine points nationally. Santorum third. Ron Paul with 12 percent, fourth.
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NBC News The Wall Street Journal Jan 22-24, 2012 Voters Support Gingrich 37% Romney 28% Santorum 18% Paul 12% WILLIAMS: Seizing the lead, however, as you know, comes with quite a cost to Newt Gingrich. As we’ve seen in this race so far, front-runner status means coming under heavy fire. That’s what happened today. Our poll is also showing evidence this race is hurting the GOP, and we can see more of that tonight at the next debate because, after all, it’s only been three days since the last one. A lot of ground to cover tonight, including those new poll numbers. But first, let’s begin with NBC’s Ron Mott in Jacksonville tonight.
Ron, good evening.
RON MOTT reporting:
Hey, Brian, good evening to you. Long before Republicans officially get the chance to beat President Barack Obama in the fall, Newt Gingrich is saying tonight he’s getting beaten up by Republican–the Republican establishment–excuse me–and does not plan to go down without a fight.
Offscreen Voice: Mr. Speaker, you sounded angry today. here newt gingrich bio
Former Representative NEWT GINGRICH (Republican Presidential Candidate): I am angry. But I think I’m angry–I’m angry and I think every American should be angry.
MOTT: With $14 million of advertising in Florida aimed largely at Newt Gingrich, from Mitt Romney and a super PAC backing him…
(Clip from political advertisement) MOTT: …the former House speaker had a lot to say today as evidence surfaces his forward momentum may be slowing. In the line of fire, the GOP establishment he contends is supporting Romney as much as Romney himself.
Rep. GINGRICH: How can somebody run a campaign this dishonest and think he’s going to have any credibility running for president?
But we’re not going to beat Barack Obama with some guy who has Swiss bank accounts, Cayman Island accounts, owns shares of Goldman Sachs while it forecloses on Florida.
MOTT: Gingrich has said his South Carolina primary win would bring out the forces against him, and one such force, legendary senator and 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole did just that, writing in an open letter, quote, “Hardly anyone who served with Newt in Congress has endorsed him, and that fact speaks for itself. He was a one-man band who rarely took advice. It was his way or the highway.” Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raised eyebrows in a TV interview Tuesday.
(Clip from CNN) Representative NANCY PELOSI: He’s not going to be president of the United States. That’s just–that’s not going to happen. site newt gingrich bio
Mr. JOHN KING: Why are you so sure?
Rep. PELOSI: There’s something I know.
(End of clip) MOTT: The intrigue prompted this fiery retort from Gingrich on the “Today” show.
Rep. GINGRICH: I have no idea what’s in Nancy Pelosi’s head. I hope–if she knows something, I have a simple challenge: Spit it out.
MOTT: Today, Pelosi backtracked.
The apparent frustration in the Gingrich camp appears to flow beyond the candidate.
Unidentified Man: So how do you obtain all your information.
MOTT: After a morning speech, Gingrich’s press secretary, reporter in hand, confronted Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz, a Romney supporter, and soon the zingers were flying.
Representative JASON CHAFFETZ: Where does Newt Gingrich live? Where’s his house?
Man: He’s a Virginian.
Rep. CHAFFETZ: So he’s from Virginia.
Man: Now back to–now back to you getting information about…
Rep. CHAFFETZ: Is he on the ballot in Virginia?
MOTT: Only Romney and Ron Paul filed enough signatures to get on Virginia’s ballot, and John McCain’s former campaign senior strategist warns things could get even rougher.
Mr. STEVE SCHMIDT (Former McCain Campaign Senior Strategist): If Newt Gingrich is able to win the Florida primary, you will see a panic and a meltdown of the Republican establishment that is beyond my ability to articulate in the English language.
MOTT: Now tonight, NBC’s Michael Isikoff is reporting that Mitt Romney is amending his financial disclosure forms to include some tax return information that did not initially get put in those financial disclosure forms from overseas investments. Brian:
WILLIAMS: Ron Mott starting us off from Florida tonight. Ron, thanks.
And now we turn to those exclusive new numbers on where this race stands nationally in our NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. For that we turn to our political director Chuck Todd in our DC bureau.
And, Chuck, Gingrich seems to be winning over the public at large in the party right now.
CHUCK TODD reporting:
Well, at least Republicans nationally. We matched him up in a two-way race with Mitt Romney, and his lead actually grows to 52-39. Now let me explain how–why he does it. His advantages are among the core of the Republican Party. Among conservatives that call themselves very conservative, he leads by 39 points. Among those folks who call themselves Southerners, it’s 37. Tea partiers, a 35 point lead. But our poll also shows if Gingrich is the nominee, he’s got a huge hill and perhaps mountain to climb. A matchup against President Obama, Gingrich trails 55-37, that’s an 18-point gap.
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NBC News The Wall Street Journal Jan 22-24, 2012 Gingrich Romney Very Conservative 66% 27% Southerners 65% 28% Tea Party Supporters 65% 30% TODD: Even Rick Santorum matches up better to President Obama than Gingrich. Mitt Romney also trails Obama by just 6 points, which, of course, is inside the error rate.
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NBC News The Wall Street Journal Jan 22-24, 2012 If Election Held Today?
Obama 55% Gingrich 37% Obama 49% Romney 43% TODD: The big reason for this general election gap, it’s women. Among the general election with Romney, he’s actually pretty competitive. Gingrich actually is at 13 points lower among women than Romney himself.
And then finally, Brian, there’s some suggestions in our poll that this presidential primary campaign is actually hurting the party as a whole. Look at these negative ratings. Romney, Santorum, Gingrich all with a net negative rating. The last three Republican nominees–McCain, Bush and Dole–all who had very tough primary campaigns, actually came out of it with a net positive.
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NBC News The Wall Street Journal Jan 22-24, 2012 Romney Gingrich Santorum Positive 31% 26% 26% Negative 36% 48% 27% TODD: The last Democrat to have a net negative was John Kerry, and we know how that turned out.
WILLIAMS: Chuck Todd watching the numbers in our DC bureau tonight. Chuck, thanks.
