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| TYSON FURY THE HYPOCRITE PULLS OUT ON DAY OF FIGHT
| Tyson Fury, the same man who mercilessly ridiculed David Haye and Dereck Chisora for pulling out of fights with injuries, has now done the very same thing himself. Three days ago, when Chisora pulled out of today's scheduled fight with a hand injury, Fury tweeted: "these 2 are the biggest pricks in boxing p*ssys, always knew dell was a sh*thouse. Disgrace to boxing." A very respectable replacement, Alexander Ustinov, signed on to replace Chisora against Fury, and Fury initially accepted the fight. But today, the day of the Manchester, England fight, the BBC reported that Fury's trainer (and uncle) Hughie Fury was hospitalized, and that Tyson refused to proceed with the fight. Lame! Boxingtalk might be a little more sympathetic had Fury not been such a consistent jerk to his opponents. But on behalf of all the disappointed fans, we have to call Fury a hypocrite.
--Scott Shaffer
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| BREAD'S BREAKDOWN OF GOLOVKIN-GEALE AND JENNINGS-PEREZ
By Stephen "Breadman" Edwards
| How good is Gennady "GGG" Golovkin? How good is his trainer? You went up against his trainer in opposing corners. But he got Golovkin only 4 years ago. I also just noticed that Golovkin has 11 title defenses would you consider him a great fighter? What are your predictions for this weekend's HBO's fights between Golovkin and Daniel Geale and the heavyweights, Bryant Jennings vs. Mike Perez? Bread’s Response: GGG is extremely good. He is so good that he’s one BIG victory away from being a great fighter. He’s a great fighter in waiting. I hold him in very high regard. For my money if he doesn’t get a chance to fight a great fighter and he stays consistent and keeps beating the “best” available guy then that would make him a great fighter. He can be something special.
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| ROBERTO GARCIA GETS OFF DECK FOR BIG ESPN2 WIN
By Scott Shaffer
| Roberto Garcia W10 Breidis Prescott... In Chicago, Roberto Garcia suffered a ninth-round knockdown but stormed back to dominate the tenth round against Colombia's Breidis Prescott. Both men's face told the tale of a close, rough welterweight fight, but it was clear Prescott was exhausted by the final bell, as he hung onto Garcia in an attempt to limit the damage. The judges scored it 96-93, 95-94 and 96-92 for Garcia. ESPN analyst Teddy Atlas agreed with the verdict, unofficially scoring it 96-93. The win ups Garcia's pro record to 36-3-1. Prescott falls to 27-6 and has never been able to duplicate the success he had when defeating Richar Abril and Amir Khan in back-to-back 2008 fights.
Caleb Truax W10 Derek Ennis... In the ESPN2 co-feature, Minnesota's best boxer, Caleb Truax notched a quality win, defeating Philadelphia's Derek Ennis via unanimous decision. Official scores were 99-90 and 97-93 (twice). Truax, who suffered a cut over one of his eyes late in the middleweight bout, is now 24-1-2. Truax's lone loss came to a post-championship Jermain Taylor. Ennis, 24-5-1, deserves credit for going the distance after taking the fight on relatively short notice. source: espn2's friday night fights
| | | | | | | DAILY BREAD FRIDAY EDITION: (7-25-14)
By Stephen "Breadman" Edwards
| One of the first fights I remember watching was Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Pernell Whitaker (in 1993). I am still not over how the judges decided to call that a draw, unreal [Whitaker won at least eight or nine rounds clearly]. Anyway, I recently started to watch all Pernell's fights again and I could not believe how much pop he had in his punches. He had a lot more action fights then I realized. His fight with Roger Mayweather seemed like total chaos. Are there any fighters you go back and watch from your childhood that when you go back now you get a different impression of now that you know more about the sport?
Bread’s Response: It’s good to go back over your favorite fights at least once a year. I actually just watched the Whitaker vs Chavez fight. Sometimes the details of the fights go out of our memory and we just remember the overall conclusion. What stands out to me in that fight was how well Chavez started. He usually starts slow but he may have won the first two rounds from Whitaker until Pete caught his groove.
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| | | | | | | GLEN TAPIA REPORTEDLY FAILS MEDICAL EXAM IN NEW YORK
By Scott Shaffer
| Many boxing fans will recall the horiffic beating then-undefeated Glen Tapia took at the ands of James Kirkland last December. The junior middleweight was stopped in six, but his corner stood by idly while Tapia absorbed tremendous punishment in the fith and sixth rounds. Tapia rebounded with a win against Keenan Collins in June and was scheduled to fight Boyd Melson in Madison Square Garden on Saturday as part of the Gennady Golovkin-Daniel Geale undercard. Melson got injured and Salim Larbi of France was signed to fight Tapia instead. Today, it appears that Tapia has failed his medical tests and the fight is off. According to Melson's Facebook page: "I pulled out of my fight last Thursday against Glen Tapia because I tore my rotator cuff. My family who were gonna fly in from Cali and Washington had time to cancel their flights, and I had time to refund everyone who bought tickets. Also, my main sparring/training partner was put in as a replacement to fight Tapia. So I went to weigh-in today to support my sparring partner, and Tapia failed his medical and the entire fight was called off. This means that had I never hurt myself, I would have found out today that I would not be fighting and my family would have spent money to be here and I would have not been able to refund the tickets." Under new commissioner David Berlin, New York has become extremely strict on medical exams since heavyweight Magomed Abdusalomov was nearly killed in a heavyweight fight last year.
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| DON CHARGIN: 60+ YEARS IN THE GAME
| Press Release: A member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and one of the most respected figures in the sport, legendary matchmaker Don Chargin is back with the Golden Boy Promotions team, which announced it has retained his services. "Don is not just a legend of boxing, but a good friend and loyal advisor for years," said Oscar De La Hoya, President and founder of Golden Boy Promotions. "I'm excited to have him on board again, and together we're going to deliver the best fights to the fans for years to come." Chargin, who first began promoting at the age of 23, has deep roots in boxing. For over 60 years, he has delivered quality match ups and looks to continue the same tradition of excellence at Golden Boy Promotions. "I'm happy to be back with Golden Boy Promotions, and hearing Oscar's commitment to putting on great fights and signing top-notch talent has me excited to get back to work here," said Chargin. "Oscar's always been a good friend, and he puts the fans first, which is something all promoters should aspire to."
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| SHOBOX WEIGH-IN REPORT
| Weights for Friday Night's 200th Episode of ShoBox: The New Generation from The Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York:
Antoine Douglas 155.5 pounds vs. Michel Soro 157;
Jerry Odom 167 vs. Vilier Quinonez 167;
Cecil McCalla 147 vs. Oscar Godoy 146;
Wanzell Ellison 133 vs. Tony Luis 135;
Off-TV: Jorge Diaz 133 1/2 vs. Ramon Ellis 134 1/2;
Sam Teah 136 vs. Lavisas Williams 134;
Glenn Dezurn 130 1/2 vs. Andre Canada 132.
Tickets are on sale now at The Turning Stone Resort Casino or via Ticketmaster at or 1 800-745-3000.
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| FOX SPORTS WEIGH-IN REPORT
| Weights for Fox Sports 1's Golden Boy Live show at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino:
Frankie Gomez (17-0) 140 pounds vs. Vernon Paris (28-1) 139.2;
Terrell Gausha (10-0) 157 vs. Ronnie Warrior, Jr. (15-8-1) 164.2;
Vyachelsav Shabransky (9-0) 176.8 vs. Demetrius Walker (7-5-1) 174.6;
Off TV: Daquan Arnett (11-1) 156 vs. Angel Hernandez (16-16-1) 155.8.
| | | | | | | ESPN2 FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS WEIGH-IN REPORT
| Weights for ESPN2's Friday Night Fights at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago:
Roberto Garcia 146 vs. Breidis Prescott 146.5;
Caleb Truax 163 vs. Derek Ennis 160;
Mike Lee 178 vs. Paul Gonsalves 176;
Alex Martin 148 vs. Alfred Hall 143;
Jaime Sandoval 146 vs. Aaron Steadman 146;
Eddie Ramirez 139.5 vs. Alexis Del Bosque 138;
Jose Felix Quesada 134.8 vs. Jose Romero 135;
Semajay Thomas 144.5 vs. Charon Lamour Spain 146.2;
Kristin Gearhart 139.5 vs. Ashleigh Curry 140.
Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com, 8 Count Productions at 312-622-7668 or the venue box office: 312-413-5740.
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| RODRIGO GUERRERO HEADLINES IN MEXICO THIS WEKEND
| Press Release: In Epazoyucan, México on Saturday, July 26th, Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions present boxing on Televisa and Fox Deportes. In the main event, former IBF 115-pound champion Rodrigo "Gatito" Guerrero battles Japan's Takahiro Shigee in a twelve-round bantamweight match-up. On the same show, the WBA female 105-pound title will be on the line when Anabel "Avispa" Ortiz defends in a ten-round fight against Colombia's Neisi "La Leona" Torres.
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| ROBERT GARCIA, MIKEY GARCIA AND BRANDON RIOS SIGN ON FOR BOX FAN EXPO
| Press Release: The Robert Garcia Boxing Academy, with 2013 trainer of the year Robert Garcia, WBO 130-pound champion Mikey Garcia and former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios have confirmed they will appear and have a booth to meet and greet fans at the inaugural Box Fan Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Box Fan Expo will be held on September 13th, during the Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana II weekend. To purchase tickets click: http://www.BoxFanExpo.eventbrite.com/.
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| | | | | | | AFTER 3 YEARS OF INACTIVITY, KHURTSIDZE SUBJECT OF PROMOTIONAL DISPUTE
| Avtandil Khurtsidze TKO1 Allen Conyers ...Last night in on Lou Dibell'a show in New York City, Avtandil Khurtsidze returned to the ring for the first time in nearly three years to dominate Allen Conyers (12-10). The stocky Khurtsidze looked like a mini-Dwight Muhammad Qawi, stalking and knocking Conyers around the ring until the referee halted the contest at 1:23 of the first round. Regarding the claims coming out of the Ukraine that Elite Boxing is still his exclusive promoter, Khurtsidze stated the following...
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| HYLAND, MARTIN WIN IN NYC
| Patrick Hyland TKO4 Noel Echevarria... At New York City's B.B. King Blues Club and Grill, Irish featherweight Patrick "The Punisher" Hyland defeated Noel Echevarria, the first time that Hyland had seen ring action in nearly two years. The result was a fourth-round technical knockout. The Irishman controlled the action against the southpaw Echevarria, picking up the pace in each round. By the third round, Hyland was really pouring it on. With Echevarria taking heavy punishment, the referee called a halt to the contest at 0:45 seconds of the fourth round. Hyland improved to 28-1, while Echevarria drops his fourth straight and is now 11-4.
Charles Martin TKO3 Kertson Manswell... American heavyweight hopeful Charles Martin kept his undefeated record intact (18-0-1, 16 KOs) with a third round stoppage of Trinidad's Kertson Manswell (24-9). The former 2012 National PAL champion and 2012 National Golden Gloves runner-up controlled the action against the free-swinging Manswell, who did connect with a few haymakers that got Martin's attention. But in the third, Martin dropped Manswell with a hard straight left hand from his southpaw stance. After three knockdowns, the contest was stopped. source for both results: dibella entertainment
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| | | | | | | MAYWEATHER PROMOTIONS OBTAINS NEVADA LICENSE
| According to respected boxing writer David Mayo on MLive.com, Mayweather Promotions has just been licensed as a promoter by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Reportedly, the vote to license Mayweather Promotions was unanimous. Mayweather is scheduled to fight Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas on September 13th. It had been announced that Golden Boy would be the promoter of record for the fight, which came as a surprise because Mayweather ally Richard Schaefer recently left Golden Boy. Now that his company is licensed, it should not come as a surprise if Mayweather terminates Golden Boy's contract to promote the September 13th. --Scott Shaffer
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| OPPONENTS NAMED FOR IVAN MORALES, TERRELL GAUSHA
| Press Release: Mexican bantamweight Ivan Morales looks to secure his twenty-sixth victory without a loss on Friday, July 25th when he faces off against countryman Sergio "Finito" Frias (15-3-2) on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes' at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. In the main event, unbeaten junior welterweight Frankie "Pitbull" Gomez will face Vernon Paris and opening up the televised portion of the card will be an eight-round middleweight bout between 2012 U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha (10-0) and Oklahoma's Ronnie Warrior Jr. (15-8-1)
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| | | | | | | FULL LINE-UP FOR CHICAGO CARD ANNOUNCED
| Press Release: Six fights in the welterweight or light welterweight divisions are scheduled for the undercard of this Friday's nationally televised boxing tripleheader from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The televised action consists of Roberto "La Amenaza" Garcia (35-3, 23 KOs) of Texas, taking on Breidis "Khanqueror" Prescott (27-5, 20 KOs) of Miami via Colombia in the ten-round welterweight main event; Caleb "Golden" Truax (23-1-2, 14 KOs) of Minnesota, taking on Derek "Pooh" Ennis (24-4-1, 13 KOs); and Chicago's own Mike Lee (12-0, 7 KOs) opening the telecast against Paul Gonsalves (7-3, 3 KOs) of Massachusetts in a light heavyweight six-rounder. Topping the off-TV portion of the card will be...
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| TYSON FURY WILL FACE ALEXANDER USTINOV THIS WEEKEND
| According to the BBC, giant-sized Alexander Ustinov of Belarus has agreed fight Tyson Fury this weekend in Manchester, England. Ustinov took the heavyweight fight on short notice, which saved a huge English show that was supposed to match Fury against domestic rival Dereck Chisora. But Chisora injured his hand and pulled out of the mega-fight earlier this week. Ustinov is 37 years old, stands 6'7" and has a pro record of 29-1. His lone loss came against Kubrat Pulev. Recognizable names in Ustinov's win column include past-therr-primes David Tua, Monte Barrett and Paolo Vidoz. Fury (pictured) is 22-0. --Scott Shaffer
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| BROADWAY BOXING WEIGH-IN REPORT
| In New York City on Tuesday, the boxers weighed in for Wednesday night's Broadway Boxing show at BB King Blues Club. For the main event, Ireland's Patrick Hyland (27-1) weighed in at 128 pounds, while his opponent Noel Echevarria of North Carolina (11-3), came in two pounds lighter at 126. The ten-round co-feature will be a heavyweight bout between Charles Martin (17-0-1) of Califonria and Kerston Manswell of Trinidad and Tobago. Martin came in at 241, compared to 265 for Manswell. Also inncluded among the seven schedule bouts will be Joe Smith. Jr. (15-1), who weighed 175.8 pounds, against Tyrell Hendrix (11-4-1) who tipped the beams at 174.2. source: dibella entertainment
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| BONUS BREAD: EXPLODING BOXING'S BIGGEST MYTHS
By Stephen "Breadman" Edwards
| What are some of the biggest myths in boxing history that get repeated by uninformed fans? I am tired of getting into arguments with idiots because I repeat some of your logic.
Bread’s Response: Haha, you have to stop arguing bro. Some people are just too lazy to research on their own so they repeat nonsense because nonsense was told to them. I will start in chronological order if I can...
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| CHESTER, ENGLAND HOSTS AUGUST 2ND CARD
| Press Release: Boxing returns to the Northgate Arena in Chester, United Kingdom on Saturday August 2nd, featuring local stars Chris Goodwin and Paul Economides in tough assignments. In a lightweight bout, 25-year-old Chris Goodwin, 18-2-1, takes on experienced Georgian Kakhaber Avetisian (24), who brings a deceiving 35-23-1 ledger against top notch opposition, including a victory over former Andreas Evensen (17-3-1) less than four months ago.
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| HYLAND ONE DAY AWAY FROM HEADLINING IN NYC
| Press Release: DiBella Entertainment (DBE) held a meet and greet for newly signed featherweight Patrick "The Punisher" Hyland (27-1, 12KO's), of Ireland. Hyland will make his official New York City debut when he headlines DBE's upcoming Broadway Boxing card at the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday night. The bout will mark Hyland's return to the ring after a near two-year hiatus due to promotional issues with his previous promoter. Below are quotes from the colorful Hyland:
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| | | | | | | DAILY BREAD MONDAY EDITION: (7-21-14)
By Stephen "Breadman" Edwards
| Did you get a chance to see any of the press conferences for Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana II? Who do you favor in the rematch? I have talked to alot of people who tell me after watching the fight again, they see what you saw. A super close fight and a fight Maidana could have won. I also want to ask you about Floyd’s beef with TI the rapper. Do you think this is staged or real? And what do you make of the glove controversy. Does Maidana have a legitmate issue?
Bread’s Response: In the rock, paper, scissors of boxing, the pressure swarmer can usually do well with the pure boxer. Henry Armstrong and Harry Greb, the two best swarmers ever, always beat the boxers. If Maidana can get back in the same shape he was in for the first fight or better I think the fight will be super close again. This reminds me of Andre Ward vs. Sakio Bika. That was Ward’s toughest fight. Look at it on Youtube. Ward is clearly the better fighter. But that style of swarming, which is hitting anything, not just clean areas but all areas, roughhousing and being fully determined, can give any boxer problems.
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| | | | | | | FRIDAY'S TURNING STONE UNDERCARD ANNOUNCED
| Press Release: The three-fight undercard has been announced for this Friday's quadrupleheader celebrating of the 200th episode of "ShoBox: The New Generation," live from the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Upstate New York. Headlining the non-televised portion of the evening will be Brunswick, New Jersey's Jorge Diaz (17-3, 10 KOs), who is looking to return to the win column after a couple of setbacks. The popular Diaz will face Philadelphia's Ramone Ellis (4-11-2, 2 KOs) in a featherweight six-rounder. Tickets are on sale now at the Turning Stone box office, by calling (315) 361-7469, or through www.Ticketmaster.com.
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| | | | | | | BARRIOS LOOKS FOR FIFTH WIN THIS WEEKEND
| Press Release: Making his way back to the ring this Friday is San Antonio's super bantamweight Mario Barrios (4-0). Barrios will put his undefeated record on the line against, Salvador Perez (2-4-2). The four-round bout will take place at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. Barrios, who stands six feet tall, will have a tremendous height and reach advantage, and will look to box his way to victory. However, he vows to throw big shots. "Perez is an opponent I'm not taking lightly," said Barrios. "I'm going to stick to the game plan and give a crowd pleasing fight to the fans. I feel I'm getting better with each fight and my jab is looking great. I'll be thrilled if I get the KO, but will be ready to go the distance if I have too. I'm going to be throwing a lot of hard shots in this fight, so we'll see what happens." Mario Barrios is managed by Al Haymon and advised by Luis DeCubas, Jr.
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