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| | HEBREW HAMMER READY TO PRODUCE FIREWORKS
By Keith Yazdanesta
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PRESS RELEASE: I caught up with Cletus "The Hebrew Hammer" Seldin and trainer Scott Lopeck at the Westbury Boxing Gym recently. Seldin is in preparation for his up coming bout later this month; Cletus headlines Rockin Fights 13 at The Paramount in Huntington New York, Thursday April 24th making his 8th appearance at the venue.
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| | BALDERAS CLAIMS USA FIRST WIN AT YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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PRESS RELEASE: The United States squad opened the 2014 Youth World Championships with three preliminary round bouts on Tuesday at the Armeec Arena in Sofia, Bulgaria. Bantamweight Carlos Balderas (Santa Maria, Calif.) took the United States squad’s first victory in a short preliminary bout in afternoon action while female flyweight Caitlin Orosco (Anaheim, Calif.) and male lightweight Isidro Ochoa (Fresno, Calif.) each dropped close bouts in the opening round in Bulgaria.
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| | QUILLIN FIGHTING FOR RESPECT SATURDAY NIGHT
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PRESS RELEASE: Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight champion of the World, Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin, is fighting for respect this Saturday night on SHOWTIME against No. 2 ranked Czech challenger Lukas Konecny (50-4, 23 KOs). Quillin vs. Konecny is part of a Golden Boy Promotions event, sponsored by Corona and AT&T, and headlined by the world light heavyweight unification fight between IBF champion Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins and WBA title-holder Beibut Shumenov. The live SHOWTIME tripleheader telecast will begin at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) and be available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP).
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| | QUIGG TO DEFEND WBA TITLE ON APRIL 19
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PRESS RELEASE: This Saturday afternoon, Tshifiwa Munyai will step in for Nehomar Cermeno to challenge Scott Quigg for Quigg's WBA Super Bantamweight title that will be broadcast live on AWE beginning at 3pm eastern / 12 noon pacific. Boxing fans across the United States can enjoy this world championship bout live via the PlayStation®3 system via the Sony Entertainment Network Live Events Viewer. The price is $9.95 for approximately three hours of world class boxing which includes the Quigg - Cermeno main event. PS3 viewers may subscribe early to the event.
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| | MANNY PACQUIAO MEDIA ROUND-UP
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PRESS RELEASE: It may have been three days before Tax Day in the U.S. but that did not prevent Fighter of the Decade MANNY "Pacman" PACQUIAO from filing a very happy return to the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight world championship throne. Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs), the lone congressional representative of the Sarangani province in the Philippines, won an emphatic unanimous decision on Saturday night while avenging his controversial 2012 loss to the previously undefeated two-division defending world champion Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley (31-1, 12 KOs), of Palm Springs, Calif.
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| | FRANKIE DEALBA EYEING BIG FIGHTS
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PRESS RELEASE: On Friday night, April 18, Kings Boxing Promotions will present a big Pro-Am card that will be headlined by rising Jr. Lightweight Frankie DeAlba taking on Israel Suarez in the 8-round main event. DeAlba of Reading, PA has won 9 consecutive fights and is unbeaten in 13 that has raised his mark to 11-1-2 with 4 knockouts.
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| | BOXING AT THE BARKER APRIL 16
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PRESS RELEASE: King Sports Worldwide promised a hard-hitting fight card featuring a collection of boxing's most exciting young professional fighters at Boxing at Barker on Wednesday, April 16. And they delivered just that. Game on. After scouring the globe looking for the best up-and-coming boxers in the world, King Sports Worldwide confirmed today five fights that promise to deliver extremely competitive toe-to-toe competition. The card features action packed bouts across five weight classes; including heavyweight, cruiserweight, middleweight, welterweight and light welterweight division
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| | USA BOXING UPDATE
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PRESS RELEASE: 2014 Youth World Championships tournament draw took place on Sunday in Sofia, Bulgaria, determining the path to the medal stand for all 12 American competitors. Over 520 athletes will vie for gold at the largest edition of the youth tournament to date, April 14-24 at the Armeec Arena.
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| | PACQUIAO AVENGES LOSS TO BRADLEY WITH UD VICTORY
By G. Leon
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Manny Pacquiao UD12 Timothy Bradley: Manny Pacquiao avenged his controversial loss to Timothy Bradley with a clear cut unanimous decision. Bradley got off to a fast start and was imposing his will on Pacquiao, but Manny was able to make the necessary adjustments to control the majority of the middle and championship rounds with his superior hand speed to hand Bradley his first loss. Official scores were 116-112 twice and 118-110. Boxingtalk scored it 116-112.
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| | BELTRAN TOO MUCH FOR USMANEE
By G. Leon
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Ray Beltran UD12 Arash Usmanee: Ray Beltran earned a hard ought unanimous decision victory over the game Arash Usmanee. Beltran's relentless pressure and heavier shots were the difference throughout He was able to keep Usmanee under control with a variety of power punches to the head and the body. Usmanee had his moments, but they were few and far between. Official scores were 118-110, 117-111. Boxingtalk had it 116-112. Source: HBO PPV
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| | VARGAS HANDS ALLAKHVERDIEV FIRST LOSS
By G. Leon
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Jessie Vargas UD12 Khabib Allakhveridiev: Jessie Vargas improved to 24-0 (9) with a hard fought unanimous decision victory over previously undefeated amateur standout Khabib Allakhverdiev. Both fighters had their moments throughout. When the final bell rang it appeared the fight could go either way Vargas walked away with the UD victory by scores of 115-113 twice and a ridiculous 117-111. Boxingtalk scored it 114-114. Source: HBO PPV
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| VASQUEZ TAKES UD OVER FELIX JR
By G. Leon
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Bryan Vasquez UD12 Jose Felix Jr: Bryan Vasquez, 34-1-1 (17) and Jose Felix Jr opened tonight's HBO PPV telecast with an action packed twelve round junior lightweight bout. Felix Jr, 26-1-1 (21) got off to a fast start, but Vasquez's effective aggression was far too much for Felix Jr down the stretch. Official scores were 117-110, 114-113. Boxingtalk scored it 116-111.
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