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| |  | | | | PARSIPPANY, NJ TO HOST BOXING ON AUG. 9TH
| Press Release: Welterweight Michael “Slick” Anderson (13-2-1) of Newark, NJ faces hardcore Rogelio Castaneda (26-20-3) on Saturday, August 9th in the eight-round main event of “Lights Out” at the Parsippany Police Athletic League in Parsippany, NJ. Tickets are available by calling 732-859-4183.
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| BUNDU COMES TO THE UK TO DEFEND EBU TITLE VS. GAVIN
England hosts card topped by two battles between undefeated boxers
| Press Release: Tonight in Wolverhampton, England, British and Commonwealth welterweight Champion Frankie Gavin looks to improve his pro record to 20-0 when he challenges European champion Leonard Bundu (30-0-2) of Italy. On the same show, heavyweight Lucas "Big Daddy" Browne (20-0) provides chief support when he faces Andriy Rudenko (24-0) in a bout that promises fireworks. BoxNation will televise.
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| | | | | | | SMITHY ANNOUNCES NEXT SHOW FOR TOOWOOMBA, AUSTRALIA
| Press Release: Smithy's Promotions has announced its next show for Toowoomba, Australia, set to take place on October 31st. Local fisherman and current Queensland welterweight champion Kris "The Silencer" George, (6-0) is set to move down a weight class and take on Brazil's Fernando Ferreira Da Silva, (32-4-1). The venue will be Rumours International.
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| | | | | | | BRONER LANDS HOMETOWN FIGHT FOR SEPTEMBER
| Press Release: Former three-division titlist Adrien "The Problem" Broner will return to his hometown following a two-year absence to headline a Showtime broadcast on Saturday, Sept. 6th at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. Broner will face Emmanuel "Tranzformer" Taylor in a twelve-round junior welterweight bout. On the same show and in the same weight class, Argentina's Lucas "La Máquina" Matthysse meets unbeaten Mexican Roberto Ortiz. Andre Berto will open the telecast against an opponent to be named later.
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| | | | | | | BROOKLYN UNDERCARD NEARLY COMPLETE FOR AUGUST 9TH
| Press Conference Before the Showtime tripleheader featuring world 140-pound champion Danny "Swift" Garcia taking on "Lightning" Rod Salka in a non-title bout on Saturday, Aug. 9, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY will host a line-up of undercard bouts featuring East Coast hopefuls. Brooklyn born and bred Sadam "World Kid" Ali (19-0, 12 KOs) has been on a tear since his Golden Boy Promotions debut at Barclays Center against Jay Krupp in September of 2013. Since then, the 25-year-old 2008 U.S. Olympian has halted Jesus Selig and Michael Clark. On August 9th, he sets his sights on Paterson, New Jersey's Jeremy Bryan (17-3, 7 KOs).
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| | | | | | | KOVALEV-CAPARELLO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
| Press Release: The final press conference was held today for the August 2nd WBO 175-pound title fight between Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (24-0-1, 22 KOs) and Blake "Il Capo" Caparello (19-0-1, 6 KOs). Kovalev is putting his WBO belt on the line at Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. The 12-round fight will be the second fight in an HBO Boxing After Dark triple header beginning at 9:45pm ET/PT. Here's what was said at today's final press conference:
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| NELSON LOOKING TO TAKE OUT FRUSTRATION ON GRAJEDA
| Press Release: On August 8th, junior middleweight Willie Nelson (22-1-1, 13 KOs) will be entering the ring with a bit of a chip on his shoulder when he faces hard-hitting Mexican Luis Grajeda (17-2-2, 13 KOs) in the ten-round main event on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights card from Fallon, NV. "I have had a great training camp for this fight. My elbow is 100% and I am ready to put on an impressive performance next Friday night and move another step closer to challenging for a world title," said Nelson.
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| | | | | | | KELL BROOK TALKS ABOUT HIS AUGUST 16TH CHALLENGE OF SHAWN PORTER
"When Porter knocked Malignaggi out so quickly, it was a little bit of a shock"
| Press Release: Shawn Porter (pictured) vs. Kell Brook is a 12-round fight for Porter's IBF welterweight title. The event will take place on August 16th at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., and will air on Showtime Championship Boxing. Golden Boy Promotions' Oscar De La Hoya hosted a conference call where Porter, from the United States, and Brook, from Britain, got to speak their mind. Here is what Brook said:
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| | | | | | | RIOS-CHAVES A GO FOR THIS WEEKEND
| Press Release: Promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank announced today that the visa for Argentina's Diego "La Joya" Chaves has cleared and Chaves is now able to travel to Las Vegas to face Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios, as scheduled, on Saturday, August 2nd, at The Cosmopolitan Hotel. Rios (31-2-1, 22 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif., the former WBA lightweight champion will be making his 2014 debut [after testing posiutive for banned substances in a 2013 loss to Manny Pacquiao] against Chaves (23-1, 19 KOs), of Buenos Aires, in a ten-round welterweight battle. Also on the card, the WBA regular titlist at 140 pounds, Jessie Vargas (24-0, 9 KOs) faces Anton "The Pick Hammer" Novikov (29-0, 10 KOs), of Kopeysk, Russia. Both fights will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark, beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.
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| KOVALEV-CAPARELLO SCOUTING REPORT
| Press Release: Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (24-0-1, 22 KOs) usually knocks out his opponent but this Saturday's challenger for the WBO light heavyweight title, Blake Caparello (19-0-1, 6 KOs) has a reputation for lasting deep into the later rounds. On August 2nd, in Atlantic City, NJ, and on HBO, boxing fans will see whether Caparello can handle Kovalev's power long enough to test Kovalev's unknown endurance. Below is the scouting report for the match-up:
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| | | | | | | CHAMPIONSHIP BELT ARTIST SARTONK SIGNS ON FOR BOX FAN EXPO
| Press Release: Sartonk, the championship belt maker for the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO will be rpresented at a booth for the inaugural Box Fan Expo this September at the Las Vegas Convention Center during the Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana II fight weekend. Sartonk was founded in 2009, to safeguard a boxing legacy that dates back nearly four decades. In the late 1970s, Ardash Sahaghian was invited to apply his training as a jeweler to the modernization of championship boxing belts. The most visible of his works are the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO, and Ring belt designs. Sartonk President Edward S. Majian said, "I strongly believe in the vision of the Box Fan Expo. Such an event is long overdue, and Sartonk is proud to be a part of the inaugural expo. This is all about community."
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| | | | | | | BOXER LEARNS PROMOTING YOUR OWN SHOW IS NOT SO EASY
| Press Release: Due to multiple boxer fallouts, this Friday night's Elton Dharry Promotions boxing event at the Amazura Concert Hall in Queens, New York has been cancelled. Fans who purchased tickets may refund them at the point of purchase. Dharry will now fight on August 2nd in St. Maarten in a co-promotion with B.O.S.E Promotions. A bantamweight, Dharry (15-5-1) was trying to promote a show featuring himself against Antwan Robertson (9-9-1) in a scheduled ten-round bout. The show was to be the first-ever Elton Dharry promoted card
| | | | | | | JESSE HART EXTENDS MANAGEMENT DEAL
| Press Release: D & D Management announced the resigning of super middleweight, Jesse "Hard Work" Hart to an exclusive managerial contract. A Philadelphia, Hart has a record of 14-0 with 11 knockouts and is signed with promotional powerhouse Top Rank Inc. So far, Hart has wins over Joshua Myers, Tyrell Hendrix, Derrick Findley, Sammy Clarkson and in his last bout when he stopped Shujaa El Amin in six rounds on June 14th.
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| | | | | | | DOES JIMMY LENNON JR. TIP CERTAIN RESULTS?
By Rob Soucy
| The single most important job of a ring announcer is to preserve the identity of the winner of the bout until he or she reads the very last of the three judges; scorecards. Unfortunately, because of how Jimmy Lennon, Jr. chooses to announce scores, there are instances when he gives away the result after reading the second scorecard, and here is how:
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| SECHEW POWELL RETURNS THIS WEEKEND
| Press Release: In Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, a familiar face will return to action against an undefeated, but largely unknown opponent. Russia's Dmitry Mikhaylenko (16-0, 6 KOs) will be featured in a junior middleweight undercard match-up. Mikhaylenko, 28, is from Gelendzhik, Russia and will make his United States debut. Prior to this fight, Mikhaylenko fought exclusively in Russia. He will take on Brooklyn, New York's Sechew "Iron Horse" Powell (26-5, 15 KOs) over eight rounds. In Mikhaylenko's last fight, he defeated Karen Avetisyan via unanimous decision in ten rounds on Feb. 15th. The southpaw Powell is a 35 year old looking to snap a three-fight losing streak (losses to Cornelius Bundrage, Cory Spinks and Gabriel Rosad) and prove he still belongs in the division. Powell last fought in 2012 and last won in 2010.
| | | | | | | GEVOR BROTHERS FOLLOW IN STEPDAD'S FOOTSTEPS
| Armenia's Khoren Gevor fought professionally from 2000 through 2012, compiling a 32-9 record over a career highlighted by a European middleweight championship and a world title loss to Felix Sturm. Now, his stepsons are following his footsteps into the ring. Press Release: On August 16, brothers Noel and Abel Gevor will step into the ring to fight on the same card at the Erfurt Exhibition Hall in Thuringia, Germany. Trained by their stepfather and former world title challenger Khoren Gevor, 23 year-old Noel (12-0, 7 KOs) will take on Ismael Abdoul (54-29-2, 20 KOs) and 21 year-old Abel (7-0, 4 KOs) has a six-round bout scheduled versus Attila Palko (17-13, 13 KOs).
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| | | | | | | BANTAMWEIGHT TRIES HAND AT PROMOTING
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Bantamweight Elton Dharry (15-5-1, 9 KOs) finds himself in the role of promoter/ main event boxer when he faces Antwan Robertson (9-9-1, 6 KOs) in a scheduled ten-round bout at the Amazura Concert Hall in Queens, New York. The bout will headline the first-ever Elton Dharry promoted card, this Friday night, August 1st.
"Everything is going well in training, I have no complaints," said Dharry.
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| | | | | | | DAWEJKO ADDED TO AUGUST 2ND CARD IN NEW JERSEY
| Press Release: Club 1957 Management announced the signing of heavyweight Joey Dawejko to an exclusive managerial contract. The 24 year-old Dawejko has a record of 10-3-2 with three knockouts and is currently riding a two-fight winning streak. The native of Philadelphia won the world junior amateur championships in 2008. Dawejko, promoted by Peltz Boxing, will see action August 2nd when he takes on David Williams (7-8-2) at Revel Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ.
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| | | | | | | UPDATE: WBF CHANGES MATHIS DQ TO NO CONTEST
| Anne Sophie Mathis NC Christine Hammer... In a very significant women's bout, Christina Hammer was announced as the winner of a junior middleweight bout against Anne Sophie Mathis (27-4) on Saturday night. The initial verdict in Dessau, Germany was a fifth round disqualification in Dessau, Germany. The fight was fairly even until the end came in round five, when during a clinch, Mathis landed a series of punches that referee Manfred Keuchler saw as being behind the head of Hammer. Hammer (18-0) went down, and when she was unable to continue after getting to her feet, Keuchler ruled the bout a disqualification victory for the German Hammer. Update: While the local boxing commission has the auhtority to determine the official result, on Monday the organization that sanctioned the bout for its title, the WBF, declared the bout a no contest. The official result, at least for now remains a DQ win for Hammer because the local commission has not changed the result, but the WBF title reverts back to Mathis. A rematch has been recommended.
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| | | | | | | JASON ESCALERA STEPS INTO ESPN2 CO-FEATURE
| Press Release: Lennox Allen suffered a rib injury in training and pulled out of his upcoming eight-round ESPN2 bout against Hungarian teenager Norbert Nemesapati (14-0, 13 KOs). For the Friday August 8th bout in Fallon, NV, Allen has been replaced by Jason "El Monstruo" Escalera (14-2-1, 12 KOs). Escalera is fresh off a decision win over previously undefeated Naim Terbunja on July 18th in which Escalera dropped Terbunja and the two went toe-to-toe in an action-packed six-round brawl. Escalera pulled out a split decision win.
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| | | | | | | DAILY BREAD MONDAY EDITION: (7-28-14)
By Stephen "Breadman" Edwards
GGG & Jennings Victory Recaps & More.....
| On Saturday, Bryant. Jennings, who I was excited about, was at most moments, boring and unimpressive, Yes I know HBO reminded us many times how raw and inexperienced he is
at this point in his career. While he squeaked by with a win over Mike Perez, I find it hard to think he has enough time to make up for his lack of amateur pedigree , plus he lacks real power (only 10 knock outs). I know he is a Philly brotha and we all want to love him but the truth is the truth. I hope he can really pick up his punch rate and stop thinking so much. My gut is that isn't something you can fix. He just needs another 20 plus fights. I don't think he is going to give Wladimir Klitschko any problems.
Speaking of problems, my boy Gennady "GGG" Golovkin isn't a problem... he is a nightmare. Please correct me if I'm wrong but I believe he flat out murders Miguel Cotto. I hope that fight isn't made because Miguel took a bad enough beating in his life a few years ago. I would much rather see him fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Andre Ward or Carl Froch even though Carl looks like he wants to avoid him like an IRS audit. -- Fenster
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| | | | | | | BOYD MELSON INJURES ROTATOR CUFF; NO SURGERY NEEDED
| Press Release: An MRI confirmed that junior middleweight and West Point graduate Captain Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson suffered a torn supraspinatus (part of the rotator cuff). Melson (14-1-1) suffered the injury to his left shoulder while preparing for what would’ve been the biggest bout of his professional career against Glen Tapia at Madison Square Garden. [Had Melson remained healthy, last Saturday's scheduled bout would have been cancelled anyway because Tapia was not licensed by the State of New York due to his own health issues].
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| CHILEMBA-CUMMINGS SCOUTING REPORT
| Press Release: Isaac "Golden Boy" Chilemba (22-2-2, 9 KOs) is a prospect from South Africa with a classic boxer style. This weekend, Chilemba will take on Cory "Black Ice" Cummings (17-6-1, 13 KOs), a puncher from Baltimore, MD (no American televison) in Atlantic City. Below is the scouting report for this light heavyweight showdown:
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| STEFAN HAERTEL TURNING PRO AGAINST VERY EXPERIENCED FOE
| Press Release: German amateur star Stefan Haertel will make his professional debut on August 16th. The 26 year-old, who signed a long-term contract with Sauerland Event in May, will face Oleg Fedotovs (18-14, 12 KOs) in Thuringia, Germany. The main event that night will be IBF cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez defending against former WBA titlist Firat Arslan. Tickets are available via eventim.de. "After many successful years as an amateur I am looking forward to this new challenge,’’ said the Berlin-based Haertel. "It has been six months since my last competitive fight and I can’t wait to get back into the ring, shake of the rust and show everyone what I am capable of.’’
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| | | | | | | INTRODUCING FARID CHEBABHA
| Press Release: Farid Chebabha is a junior welterweight campaigning in his native France. He entered the professional ranks in January 2006, winning a four-round decision in his hometown of Henin-Beaumont. By the end of that year he had compiled a mediocre record of 3-2-1, but since then he has gone undefeated in fifteen straight fights and can now boast a 15-2-4 ledger.
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