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PRESS RELEASE: In the history-making main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® (9 p.m. ET/PT following the premiere of Episode 1 of ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Maidana) the 49-year-old Hopkins (54-6-2, 32 KOs), of Philadelphia, will be seeking to become the oldest fighter in boxing history to unify world titles when he puts his IBF Light Heavyweight title on the line against his WBA counterpart, Shumenov (14-1, 9 KOs), of Shymkent, Kazakhstan, who is aiming to become the fastest fighter to unify the light heavyweight division with only 15 professional fights.
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PRESS RELEASE: It turns out promoter Mike Tyson can stir the pot almost as much as heavyweight champ Mike Tyson. Almost. Tyson seemed right at home in his new role as promoter Thursday as he guided his Iron Mike Productions fighters through the final press conference and weigh-in for tomorrow’s ShoBox: The New Generation event. Friday’s tripleheader airs live on SHOWTIME®, home of 16 of Tyson’s last 18 fights, at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, Pa., located outside of the Pittsburgh.
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| | USA BOXING NEWS: STEVENSON, FABELA POST WINS
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PRESS RELEASE: Team USA enjoyed an undefeated day at the 2014 Youth World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria on Thursday with two American athletes recording opening round wins. 2013 Junior World Champion Shakur Stevenson (Newark, N.J.) and 2014 Youth Continental titlist Martha Fabela (Oakland, Calif.) each defeated their preliminary round foes at the Armeec Arena.
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| | MALIGNAGGI EYES THIRD WORLD TITLE FOLLOWING CONTROVERSIAL LOSS TO BRONER
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PRESS RELEASE: Paulie Malignaggi has vowed to claim his third world title this weekend after he felt he was unjustly stripped of his belt against brash-talking Adrien Broner. The Brooklyn star goes in against the newly crowned IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter this Saturday night, live on BoxNation, on a stacked card headlined by the ageless Bernard Hopkins who faces Beibut Shumenov in a light-heavyweight world title unification.
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| | JENNINGS-PEREZ, GEALE-MACKLIN HBO MAY 24
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PRESS RELEASE: Undefeated and top rated heavyweights BRYANT "By By" JENNINGS of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and MIKE "The Rebel" PEREZ, fighting out of Cork, Ireland will clash in a World Boxing Council ('WBC') Heavyweight Title Eliminator on SATURDAY, MAY 24, at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texasand televised LIVE on HBO Boxing After Dark® beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, it was announced today jointly by K2 Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions.
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| | JEAN PASCAL PROMOTIONS PARTNERS UP WITH GYM, INTERBOX FOR NEXT TWO BOUTS
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PRESS RELEASE: This afternoon at La Cage aux Sports Boucherville, Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) and InterBox announced that they had reached an agreement with Jean Pascal Promotions to ensure the services of the NABF Champion and WBC Diamond Belt champion, light heavyweight Laval Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs), who recently defeated Lucian Bute. The multi-fight agreement was signed last Saturday between President Yvon Michel of GYM, InterBox President Jean Bédard and Chief Operating Officer (CEO) of Jean Pascal Promotions, Greg Leon.
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PRESS RELEASE: The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced today “Irish” Micky Ward, whose life was portrayed in the Academy Award-winning motion picture The Fighter, will return to Canastota to attend festivities planned for the 25th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Weekend June 5-8th. “Micky Ward was a true warrior inside the ropes,” said Hall of Fame director Edward Brophy. “The Hall of Fame is excited to welcome him back to Canastota to participate in the 25th anniversary celebration.”
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PRESS RELEASE: Legendary former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson took a break from his promotional duties for Friday's ShoBox The New Generation tripleheader to enjoy arcade games with two of his children at Latitude 40 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Tyson's Iron Mike Productions will make its promotional debut on SHOWTIME®, home of 16 of Tyson's last 18 fights, live at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, Pa., located outside of the Steel City.
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| | DAILY BREAD WEDNESDAY EDITION: (4-16-14)
By Stephen "Breadman" Edwards
PAcman vs Bradley II recap and more....
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Breadman,
How would you grade Manny's performance. I thought he did really well. He made the right adjustments after the first couple of rounds and fought a smart fight. I don't put to much importance on him not KOing his opponents. Most fighters later on in age have to fight a different style.
your thoughts.
Shamil
Bread’s Response: Manny fought well. He’s a tough match up for Tim because Tim is a flailer and Manny is a puncher. So in the exchanges Tim has to draw back a little where Manny can punch from the shoulders. I watched the 1st fight carefully and I honestly believe Manny was not in shape although he threw more punches in that fight than he did in the second fight.
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| | JULY DRAWS WITH GRAVES
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PRESS RELEASE: Cruiserweight hopeful Venroy “Hardwork” July left the ring last Saturday evening following his eight round draw with unbeaten Quantis Graves as a frustrated fighter. July, who doubled as a main event boxer and promoted the card in front of a packed house at the Patapsco Arena in Baltimore, MD, battled a highly regarded foe but didn’t get the result he was looking for. For much of the bout, there was excessive holding along with multiple headbutts, throwing both fighters off their game. Ultimately, neither July nor Graves, 9-0-2, was able to take advantage in a bout that could best be described as a power struggle.
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| | PROVODNIKOV LOOKING TO TEAR THROUGH ALGIERI
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PRESS RELEASE: World Championship boxing returns to Barclays Center when the "The Siberian Rocky" RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV makes the first defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight title and his Brooklyn debut against undefeated world-rated contender and New York product CHRIS ALGIERI. Provodnikov vs. Algieri will take place Saturday, June 14 and will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®, beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
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| | COLLAZO READY TO KHANQUER AMIR
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PRESS RELEASE: Former WBA Welterweight World Champion boxer Luis Collazo will once again demonstrate his support for The NephCure Foundation when he meets Amir Khan in a critical confrontation May 3 as the co-featured bout on the blockbuster Floyd Mayweather card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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| | FEDOSOV TO FACE HARRIS
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PRESS RELEASE: Russian heavyweight contender ANDREY FEDOSOV will make his highly anticipated return to battle this Friday night, APRIL 18 in a scheduled eight round clash against perennial contender and tough veteran MAURICE “Mo Bettah” HARRIS at “FIGHT NIGHT” at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, just outside of Chicago.
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| | MARAVILLA-COTTO TIX AVAILABLE TO MOVIE PREMIERE
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PRESS RELEASE: To kick off the premiere of "MARAVILLA," at the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, lucky moviegoers will have a chance to win tickets to the Martinez vs. Cotto championship fight. As a special gift to lucky fans who purchase tickets to the "MARAVILLA" film premiere, three pairs of fight tickets will be given away to the Martinez vs. Cotto bout taking place June 7, 2014, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The highly anticipated match will pick up where the "MARAVILLA" documentary, based on the journey of Sergio Martinez, leaves off.
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| | HOPKINS READY TO MAKE MORE HISTORY
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PRESS RELEASE: Boxing’s oldest ever world champion Bernard Hopkins believes he will once again make history as he looks to unify the light-heavyweight division this weekend. Hopkins has already made a profound statement in the world of boxing, reigning as one of the world’s top middleweights for over a decade, before moving up the weight classes to finally become the fight games oldest champion..
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| | SELDIN TO FACE ACUNA
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PRESS RELEASE: Long Island fan favorite Cletus "The Hebrew Hammer" Seldin will return to battle against hard hitting Nicaraguan Wilfredo "EL Zurdo" Acuna on Thursday, APRIL 24 at The Paramount in Huntington, New York. The Seldin/Acuna eight round junior welterweight clash headlines "Rockin Fights 13" another installment of the widely acclaimed professional boxing series presented by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing.
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| | GONZALEZ SCORES STOPPAGE AT WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
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PRESS RELEASE: 2013 Junior World Champion Jajaira Gonzalez (Glendora, Calif.) took the first step toward another world title on Wednesday at the Armeec Arena in Sofia, Bulgaria. Gonzalez opened the tournament in her typical impressive fashion, stopping her opening round opponent in the second round of their lightweight contest at the 2014 Youth World Championships.
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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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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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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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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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