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| REPORT: GOLDEN BOY, CALIFORNIA COMMISSION INFORMED THAT BERTO TESTS POSITIVE FOR PED
By Scott Shaffer
| Boxingtalk has just been advised by a source requesting anonymity that Golden Boy Promotions, DiBella Entertainment and the California State Athletic Commission have all just been notified that Andre Berto has tested positive for a banned performance enhancing substance under VADA protocol. Boxingtalk has not seen the actual test result, but has been advised that Berto's A and B samples both showed traces of norandrosterone. Berto was scheduled to face Victor Ortiz in Los Angeles on June 23rd. The California commission will now have to consider whether to issue Berto a license, so it is premature to say whether the fight is off. Unlike the recent Lamont Peterson positive test, VADA, the Nevada-based Voluntary Anti-Doping Association has promptly informed the promoters of the fight, i.e., Golden Boy and DiBella Entertainment. Boxingtalk called both Golden Boy and DiBella representatives, who did not answer the call. Last week, Berto's trainer Tony Morgan told the examiner.com, "I truthfully think drugs are rampant in the sport. I think they are. I think that this new style of testing is going to really drop the hammer on a lot of people. As
long as we have the VADA testing, I’m not really worried about it.
Because the VADA testing is what is going to catch it.”
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| KESSLER COMES IN WELL BELOW WEIGHT LIMIT
| Here are the weights from Copenhagen, Denmark, according to promoter Sauerland Event:
Mikkel Kessler: 168.7 pounds
Allan Green: 171.4
Patrick Nielsen: 162.8
Gaetano Nespro: 162.8
Mateusz Masternak: 198.2
Hari Miles: 199.5
| | | | | | | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ROBERT GARCIA
By John McCormick
Trainer calls Antonio Margarito "a great man"
| JM: The controversy surrounding the decision in the Brandon Rios-Richard Abril fight is still lingering throughout the boxing world. What were your thoughts on the fight and the decision? [Editor's note: Garcia trains Brandon Rios, who was awarded a decision victory that most people feel was unjust]. Robert Garcia: It’s boxing. You’re looking back at one performance where Brandon didn’t perform that well and all of a sudden everyone is saying that he isn’t as good as they originally thought he was. Its part of boxing, all we have to do is come back and come back strong. We will not forget that last fight with Rios. I think Abril came in and fought a very good fight with a good game plan. Brandon came to fight though. I really believe it was Abril’s style that didn’t allow us to give the fans the type of fight that they wanted to see that night.
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| EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: EDDIE CHAMBERS
By John McCormick
| JM: Eddie, your June 16th bout against Tomasz Adamek is slowly approaching. You had to pull out of your last two fights due to injuries [Tony Thompson, Sergei Lyakhovich]. How does it feel to be returning to the ring after a long layoff [16 months between fights by the time he faces Adamek]? Eddie Chambers: It feels great. I like to be challenged by the toughest in the game and the best as well. So I’m knocking out two birds with one stone; I am fighting a tough fighter in Adamek and I am returning after a long lay-off. I just want to compete against the best, get into the ring, and give it my all. This is a great opportunity for me and it can put me into conversations where the top heavyweights in the game are mentioned.
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| | | | | | | ODLANIER SOLIS WORKING WITH MIGUEL COTTO'S TRAINER, PEDRO DIAZ
| Press Release: Heavyweight Odlanier Solis, 17-1 with 12 KOs, will face Konstantin Airich, 23-5-2, 17 KOs, in a twelve-round fight on Saturday in Pharr, Texas. Solis spoke of his return to the ring, "I am thrilled to get this opportunity to face Airich.. I am sure that Airich will come well prepared... I am sure he will give me his best in the ring on Saturday night. But I also plan on bringing my best to the ring and have had an excellent training camp with Pedro Diaz, who just happens to train Miguel Cotto as well." The show is headlined by local attraction Jerry Belmontes, 15-0 with 5 KOs, who takes on Ramesis Gil, 7-3-5 with 5 KOs, in an eight-round lightweight bout.
| | | | | | | SAMPSON & SERGIO CONNECTION ANNOUNCE ANOTHER SIGNING
| Press Release: Argentinean lightweight Israel "Cachito" Perez (23-2-1, 13 KOs) has signed a managerial agreement with world middleweight champion Sergio Martinez's Maravilla Box and a long-term promotional agreement with Sampson Lewkowicz's Sampson Boxing. The 33-year-old Perez, from Buenos Aires, represented Argentina at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Perez is currently undefeated in his last 15 fights. "Israel has had long periods of inactivity and we're going to fix that," said Lewkowicz. "We've got him at the right weight now where he is very strong and ready to make his mark in the lightweight division. The difference in his technique and ability will be noticeable right away now that he's working with Pablo as well."
| | | | | | | SADAM ALI NAMES OPPONENT: FRANKLIN GONZALEZ
| Press Release: On Saturday night June 2nd at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, New York, Sadam Ali will take on Franklin Gonzalez in a scheduled ten-round welterweight bout promoted by Ali himself in his promotional debut. Gonzalez, from the Dominican Republic, has a record of 15-9 with 10 KOs and is coming off a four-round victory over Eddie Hyland (16-1) on January 28th. Ali, a 2008 Olympian, has a record 14-0 with 8 KOs. This will be Ali’s first bout in his hometown of Brooklyn. The undercard will include nineteen year-old Eddie Gomez, 8-0, in a junior middleweight bout and Juan Dominguez (10-0) in a bantamweight bout.
| | | | | | | HEAVYWEIGHT DAVID PRICE IN ACTION SATURDAY
| PRESS RELEASE: American boxing fans will have the opportunity to watch British heavyweight prospect David Price in action this Saturday afternoon (May 19th) on Fight Now TV, live starting at 5:45 PM / ET from Liverpool, United Kingdom. Price, 12-0 with 10 KOs, and a 2008 Olympic bronze medal winner, will defend his British heavyweight crown against veteran Sam Sexton, 15-2 with 6 KOs. The undefeated Price is an imposing figure in the ring, standing 6' 8" and weighing 245 pounds. He is coming off of a British title-winning performance last January against John McDermott (26-7), in which Price floored his outclassed opponent three times in the opening round. The co-feature is a twelve rounder between Paul "Eddy" Edwards (9-1, 3 KOs) and Kevin "Satch" Satchell (7-0) for the vacant Commonwealth flyweight title.
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| GOLDEN BOY ANNOUNCES TWO SIGNINGS
| Press Release: Golden Boy Promotions announced the signings of Johan Perez and Julian Ramirez to multi-year promotional agreements. "This is a big day for us and I'm proud to have these two boxers fighting for us now," said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. "Boxing will never grow if we don't keep cultivating new talent and in Johan and Julian, we've signed two fighters that you're going to be hearing a lot about in the months and years to come." A 28-year-old native of Caracas, Venezuela, Johan Perez (15-0-1, 12 KOs) turned pro in 2005 and rang up five consecutive knockout victories. Following a two-year layoff resulting from the lack of professional boxing events in Venezuela, he returned in 2009. The draw on his record came in being a 2011 against then-undefeated Alberto Mosquera. Perez holds the [highly suspect] WBA interim title at 140 pounds, which [was gifted to him] in a fourth-round stoppage of [unqualified] Fernando Castaneda. The 19-year-old Julian Ramirez (2-0, 2 KOs) hails from Alhambra, Calif. and, as the nephew of the late, great Genaro "Chicanito" Hernandez, this teenager has boxing in his blood. An amateur standout, Ramirez compiled a record of 73-5 with ten tournament titles including four National PAL titles, one Junior Olympics Championship and the 2011 Mexico Games Championship.
| | | | | | | HANK LUNDY, JIMMY BURCHFIELD SUED BY BOXING MANAGER
By Scott Shaffer
Ivan Cohen claims his "reputation has been destroyed in the boxing comunity"
| Boxing manager Ivan Cohen of Philadelphia has filed a federal lawsuit against lightweight contender Hank Lundy and promoter Jimmy Burchfield, Sr. alleging he has Lundy under contract through July 2013. Cohen is demanding 30% of Lundy's boxing income and believes "Burchfield has scheduled two events for Lundy, one in Mexico and California which has an estimated purse of over $150,000." Cohen claims Burchfield signed Lundy to a promotional contract that Cohen "would never approve" and which was "clearly inequitable" to Lundy. The complaint alleges, in a very long run-on sentence, that "Burchfield, Sr. tortiously interfered with [Cohen's] contractual rights with Lundy by failing to include him in negotiations, failing to ask his approval of any promotion of Lundy and literally stole Lundy from [Cohen], and forced Lundy to violate the Contract that was entered between him and the Plaintiff in this matter and to agree to unfavorable financial terms to Defendant, Henry Lundy." Although Cohen is demanding 30% of fights he never approved, nowhere does Cohen's complaint say that Cohen arranged any other fights for Lundy that would have provided the boxer with any income. Cohen says he is entitled to at least $75,000 and that his "reputation has been destroyed in the boxing comunity".
| | | | | | | CANADIAN LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT JUNIOR MOAR BEATS THE GANG LIFE, BUT NEEDS SOME FIGHTS
By Mike Walters
| Ralph “Junior” Moar is a 33 year-old light heavyweight, the Canadian champion. He has a 9-3 record but no fights over the past year. Junior grew up in the North End of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The North End is a working class area, rife with gangs and violence. Junior, though, was able to avoid the pitfalls of the streets by spending his free time in the boxing gym. Trained by Reg Bruno, Junior fought all over Canada winning multiple amateur tournaments including the Golden Gloves and Silver Gloves. In 1997, Junior won his first of two middleweight National Championships and would go on to represent Canada in international tournaments. It seemed like the sky was the limit for the Aboriginal kid from the wrong side of the tracks. But with his new found local fame came new friends. Soon, Junior was hanging out with the wrong crowd, a local gang known as the Zig Zag Crew, which had ties to Hell's Angels. As his affiliation with the gang grew, his boxing career took a back seat to his new lifestyle. [Junior's website is www.juniormoar.com].
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| | | | | | | MONTREAL SHOW ANNOUNCED FOR JUNE 8
| Press Release: Light heavyweight Eleider "Storm" Alvarez (8-0, 5 KOs) battles Native American Shawn "The Sioux Warrior" Hawk (23-1, 19 KOs) on June 8th at the famed Bell Centre in Montreal. Alvarez, a 28-year-old Colombian native who lives in Montreal, is coming off a December win, stopping Emiliano Cayetano (21-3) in the opening round and an April win, shutting out Rayco Saunders (22-15-2). The 27-year old Hawk is riding a five-fight win streak, his last four coming since he dropped down in weight to compete in the light heavyweight division. Hawk's victims at 175 pounds have included Henry Buchanan (20-2), Otis Griffin (23-8-2) and Rubin Williams (29-10-1). Exciting middleweight David Lemieux (25-2, 24 KOs) is returning after being sidelined with a right hand injury suffered in a loss to Joachim Alcine (33-2-1, 19 KOs). The 23-year-old Lemieux takes on Mexican-American Jaudiel "Negro" Zepeda (12-5-1, 9 KOs), who gave Renan St-Juste (23-3-1, 15 KOs) all he could handle in his last fight.
| | | | | | | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: BARRY HUNTER
By John McCormick
Lamont Peterson’s trainer talks about the positive test results
| JM: Barry, it was your side, Team Peterson, that requested that the random drug testing be a part of the rematch with Amir Khan. From your point of view, why was this request made? Barry Hunter: Well, Lamont felt that the sport of boxing should be cleaned up more than it already is. Floyd Mayweather started up all the talks of random drug testing a few years ago to clean up the sport and Lamont felt that he could contribute by requesting that it be a part of this fight. It doesn’t make a lot of sense why would a man request that random drug testing be a part of a fight and turn around be a doper, himself? I just don’t get it man.
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| EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: LAMONT PETERSON TELLS HIS SIDE OF THE STORY
By John McCormick
| JM: Obviously, the May 19th rematch between you and Amir Khan has been cancelled due to a failed drug test last week. How devastated are you about this whole situation? Lamont Peterson: I am devastated. I am unhappy for the fans; they were really looking forward to this fight. The reason I was fighting Khan again was because the fans wanted to see us fight and now that it is not happening, I am a little upset about it. A lot of people have wasted their money to travel and plan vacations to Las Vegas just to see this fight and now it is not happening. So I just want to apologize to all the fans that will now not be able to see this fight.
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| | | | | | | TELEFUTURA TO AIR ONLY HIGHLIGHTS OF SOLIS-AIRICH
| Press Release: Two comebacks are set for May 19th at the Pharr (Texas) Convention Center, when Jerry Belmontes and Odlanier Solis return to the ring in separate bouts. Lightweight Jerry Belmontes (15-0 with 5 KOs) returns after nearly one year off. The Corpus Christi native had a vast amateur career that included national titles in 2003 and 2007. He also made it to the semifinals of the USA Olympic Trials in 2008. On Saturday, Belmonte faces Dominican Ramesis Gil (7-3-5 with 5 KOs) in the eight-round main event to be aired on Telefutura. Heavyweight Odlanier Solis (17-1 with 12 KOs), also looks forward to getting back to business on Saturday. The six-time national Cuban amateur champion and 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist last fought fourteen months ago, in a challenge of WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, on March 19, 2011. That frustrating affair ended in the first round when a sudden knee injury forced Solis out of the fight almost before it began. Up to that point, "La Sombra" was boxing comfortably and staying on his game plan against the champ. However, the end came at 2:59 of the first round. After a lengthy rehab, Solis is ready to fight again. He'll face Konstantin Airich (23-5-2 with 17 KOs) in a twelve-round contest. This title fight will be broadcast internationally, and highlights of the fight will be shown on TeleFutura's Solo Boxeo.
| | | | | | | EDWIN RODRIGUEZ VOLUNTEERS TO PUMMEL SOME UNKNOWN DUDE FOR BOGUS WBC TITLE
| Edited Press Release: Undefeated super middleweight Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez is ready, willing and able to replace Anthony Dirrell, who was recently injured in a motorcycle accident, in a WBC-ordered bout against [unknown bogus contender] Nikola Sjekloca for the vacant WBC title. Sjekloca and Dirrell, who is out of action for a reported six months, were ordered to fight for the WBC title [in an insult to the intelligence of boxing fans around the world], after [the real champ] Andre Ward was [shamelessly and corruptly] declared "Champion in Recess." [If the WBC follows its procedures, which it rarely does, Sjekloca should be ordered to face Canada's Adonis Stevenson, whom the WBC rates above Rodriguez. However, Stevenson-Sjekloca would likely be a sanctioned execution, and Stevenson-Rodriguez would be an intriguing match-up].
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| KESSLER GETS AN EARFUL FROM GREEN
| Press Release: Allan Green (31-1, 21 KOs) continued his war of words with Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KOs) today at the final press conference in Copenhagen. Three days ahead of their clash, Green claimed that Kessler (pictured) was a long way past his prime. “He used to be a joy to watch, a great fighter, but that was before he fought [Joe] Calzaghe,” the 32-year-old American stated. “He has not been the same fighter since. I don´t know if it is mental or physical wear, but he´s just not been on the same level any more. Mikkel will not be worth a nickel when he will be in the ring with me.
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| TARVER, WRIGHT TALK ABOUT THEIR NEXT BOUTS
| Press Release: Less than three weeks before Antonio Tarver steps into the ring to continue his campaign at cruiserweight by taking on unbeaten Lateef Kayode, the “Magic Man” held an open workout on Tuesday. Tarver vs. Kayode will headline Showtime's boxing telecast on June 2nd from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Joining Tarver at the workout on Tuesday was his good friend Ronald “Winky” Wright, who will fight in the co-feautre against “Kid Chocolate” Peter Quillin (26-0 With 20 KOs). Wright (51-5-1, 25 KOs), of St. Petersburg, Fla., will return to the ring for the first time since April 11, 2009.
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| | | | | | | FRANKLIN LAWRENCE LOOKS TO CONTINUE KO STREAK VS. MIKE MOLLO ON FRIDAY
| Press Release: This Friday night, two heavyweights will slug it out in Dover, Delaware as Franklin “Yah Yah” Lawrence (17-2-2, 12 KOs) takes on Mike Mollo (20-3-1, 12 KOs). The bout can be seen over the world on Internet pay-per-view at www.gfl.tv for $9.99. Mollo has been training hard for this bout as the Chicago native knows the importance of the bout. “Not only am I going to win but I will win in spectacular fashion. I have been putting in the hard work and have been in training camp for ten weeks”, said Mollo from his training camp in Chicago. Mollo does not put much stock in Lawrences' five-fight knockout streak. “He beat an out shape Jason Gavern and Jason Estrada. He has gotten off easy in those fights and if he wants to live off that then he is fooling himself.” Mollo is most remembered for his loss to Andrew Golota on January 19, 2008. “This fight will get me back in the spotlight and I am not looking to squeak by with a decision” Mollo, who hasn’t fought since August 6, 2010 has been training hard to make sure he is primed and ready for Lawrence. “I spar like it is a real fight and this long layoff doesn’t mean anything because I am always in the gym. I was training for a fight last summer with Seth Mitchell on HBO and the fight got called off due to Robert Guerrero getting hurt and I would like to fight him if it’s the right situation. This fight with Lawrence begins my road to redemption. I am in great shape and I am ready to fight.”
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| DAILY BREAD TUESDAY EDITION
Stephen "Breadman" Edwards
| “Manny Pacquiao cant fight anyone not promoted by Bob Arum”--conditioning coach Alex Ariza. How is it that Ariza knows this and Lou DiBella knows this, but when boxing fans say it, they’re seen as Floyd Mayweather fans? LOL. Eventually, the wool that has been placed over the eyes of so many people is finally being removed piece by piece and little by little.-- Dante, Okc
Bread's Response: Since 2007 Manny Pacquiao has fought 4 Golden Boy fighters. Since 2007 Floyd Mayweather has fought only Golden Boy fighters and not one fighter from any other company. Stop repeating bullshit Dante. You’re smarter than that bro.
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| | | | | | | SERGIO MARTINEZ IN THE MANAGING BUSINESS; SIGNS SALDIVIA
| Press Release: Argentinean welterweight Hector "El Tigre" Saldivia (41-2, 32 KO) has signed a managerial agreement with world middleweight champion Sergio Martinez's Maravilla Box and re-signed another long-term promotional agreement with Sampson Lewkowicz's Sampson Boxing. The 28-year-old Saldivia, from Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina, is currently riding an eight-fight winning streak. As part of the Maravilla Box stable, Saldivia will now be trained by the mastermind behind so many of his fighters' success, super trainer Pablo Sarmiento. "Now that he is with the best manager and trainer in boxing, it will be Hector's time to become champion," said the proud Lewkowicz. "We will be petitioning the IBF to fight an eliminator for the right to face the winner of the Mike Jones and Randall Bailey fight for the vacant title in June."
| | | | | | | VANES MARTIROSYAN AVOIDS ERISLANDY LARA WITH WBC TITLE SHOT AT STAKE
| Press Release: On July 20, 2011, the WBC ordered a final elimination bout between Alfredo Angulo and Vanes Martirosyan TO determine the mandatory contender. Martirosyan declined to participate AND The WBC then sanctioned a semifinal elimination between Angulo and James Kirkland with the condition that the winner had to fight Martirosyan for the mandatory position. Kirkland defeated Angulo and on March 30, 2012, the WBC ordered a final elimination bout between Kirkland and Martirosyan. But Kirkland suffered an injury in the win and could not fight Martirosyan, so the WBC accepted Erislandy Lara to fight Martirosyan in a final eliminator. The winner of that fight would become the official challenger to champion Saúl Alvarez. However, Carl Moretti of Top Rank Promotions communicated to the WBC that Martirosyan declined to fight Lara for the position of mandatory challenger.
| | | | | | | FRANKEL-PENDARVIS HEADLINES WOODLAND HILLS, CA SHOW
| Press Release: Woodland Hills, California hosts pro boxing on Friday, May 25, 2012 at the Warner Center Marriott. The twelve-round main event will feature Cleotis “Mookie” Pendarvis (14-3-2) vs. Robert “Red Hot” Frankel (30-11-1) in a 140-pound bout, Pendarvis, out of Los Angeles, is a longtime fixture on the Southern California boxing scene. Following a four-fight win streak and victories over then-undefeated Hector Sanchez (18-0) and Rogelio De La Torre (6-0), Pendarvis headlined in Woodland Hills with a unanimous decision victory over Luis Alfredo Lugo. Frankel, from Denver, holds a unanimous decision victory over then-undefeated Raul Carrillo (9-0) on February 17, 2012. Winner of 9 of his last 11 bouts, Frankel has beaten the likes of Bobby Pacquaio and Ricardo Dominguez while losing to Lamont Peterson, John Molina, and David Diaz, to name a few. Tickets can be purchased online by going to www.bashboxing.com.
| | | | | | | DANISH CLUB SHOW ANNOUNCED FEATURING KASPER BRUUN
| Press Release: Danish light welterweight Kasper Bruun (13-0-1, 3 KOs) faces Bulgaria's Asen Yuseinov (10-3-2, 6 KOs) on Euro Event's Randers, Denmark show on May 26th. Already announced for the card is a clash between female ex-champion Anita Christensen (24-1-1, 8 KOs) and Isabelle Leonardi (8-9-2, 3 KOs). In preparation for the tough Yuseinov, 25-year-old Bruun has been working with American trainer Jimmy Montoya, known for his work with Mikkel Kessler, and he is hoping that the input of the experienced cornerman will help him put on a good performance. Kim Poulsen (20-1, 6 KOs) also appears on the show. Tickets are on sale via www.billetlugen.dk.
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