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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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| FURY-CHISORA II POSTPONED DUE TO CHISORA INJURY
| Press Release: Due to a fractured hand injury suffered by Dereck Chisora, this Saturday's heavyweight bout between Chisora and Tyson Fury has been postponed. The card, which was to be televised in the United States by Awe Network, will not be shown. "We are truly disappointed that the fight will not happen on Saturday," said Awe's president Robert Herring. "Ever since we made the announcement of the fight last week, we had received tremendous feedback and response and we know we would have had a large audience watching on Aew. We hope to have an announcement very shortly concerning the re-schedule date."
| | | | | | | HELP MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF A TRUE WARRIOR
| Press Release: America was introduced to Kennedy Cunningham when her father first fought on NBC back in December of 2012 (against Tomasz Adamek). Kennedy suffers from a severe heart deformity called HLHS [in very simple terms, little Kennedy has half a heart]. In April when Steve fought Amir Mansour on NBC Sports, the family had just received heart breaking news when they we told that Kennedy was not a candidate for heart transplant as they had hoped. [Steve went out and waged a heroic battle in which he got off the canvas and pulled out a win over a bigger, stronger opponent that allowed him to remain a viable heavyweight contender]. Kennedy has been accpeted into a heart transplant program that will require her family to move to Pittsburgh so that she can undergo a heart transplant on four-hour's notice. Please consider making a donation to help the Cunninghams by going to this webpage.
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| | | | | | | NY ATHLETIC COMMISSION TO ADVISE BOXERS ABOUT OBTAINING HEALTH CARE
| The New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) is hosting an open house for boxers that live and train in New York State to learn about how to receive health insurance through ObamaCare and Medicaid. Many boxers do not have health insurance, and most boxers get injured during training. The NYSAC says it will provide boxers with as much information as possible about health insurance options to allow them to train with peace of mind and not having to worry about paying a hospital bill or a prescription for medicine resulting from injury. When: July 21st and July 30th from 9-5pm; Where: New York State Athletic Commission,located at 123 William Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10038. Walk-ins are welcome. However, you should call ahead of time to make an appointment and find out what you need to bring. To schedule an appointment, or if you have any questions, please contact NYSAC at 212-417-5700
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| GOLDEN BOY ANNOUNCES CORPUS CHRISTI CO-FEATURE
| Press Release: Junior welterweight KeAndre Gibson, fighting out of Austin, Texas, will take a trip to Corpus Christi on Thursday, August 7th to square off against Fort Worth's Jose Hernandez in an eight-round bout to be aired on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes' Golden Boy Live! series. In the previously announced main event, Jerry "The Corpus Christi Kid" Belmontes will return to his hometown to face Puerto Rico's Abner "Pin" Cotto in a ten-round junior lightweight bout.
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| SERGIO MARTINEZ TO FIGHT ON
| Press Release: After lengthy discussions with members of his team, former world middleweight champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez has decided to continue his boxing career. Determined to return and erase the terrible memory of his loss to Miguel Cotto in June, 39-year-old Martinez says will next face a top-ten contender with the goal of recapturing his world title. "Miguel De Pablos (Business Manager) and I met with Sergio at his home in Madrid and he says he is 100% healthy and ready to do what it takes to return to the very top of boxing," said Martinez's advisor Sampson Lewkowicz. Lewkowicz says Martinez will first undergo a full battery of head-to-toe testing from top specialists in New York, but pending full medical clearance, the former champion will be returning to the ring on a mission.
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| SHIMING WINS FIRST TEN ROUNDER
| Zou Shiming W10 Luis De La Rosa... in Macao, China, Zou Shiming continued his march up the flyweight division, defeating Luis De La Rosa of Colombia via ten-round unanimous decision. Shiming, a Chinese idol who won three amateur world championships and two Olympic gold medals, was asked to go ten rounds for the first time and responded well. He defeated De La Rosa by scores of 97-93 and 99-91 (twice) to improve to 5-0 as a professional. De La Rosa falls to 23-4-1. Next up for Shiming could be a shot at IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenrong of Thailand. Shiming defeated Ruenrong in the amateurs.
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| RIGONDEAUX-LOOKNONGYANGTOY ENDS SOMEWHAT LIKE MAYWEATHER-ORTIZ
By Scott Shaffer
| Guillermo Rigondeaux KO1 Sod Looknongyangtoy... In Macao, China, world 122-pound champion Guillermo Rigondeaux shed his reputation as a boring boxer by knocking out Thailand's Sod looknongyangtoy a/k/a Sod Kokietgym in the first round. In the first round, the Cuban Rigondeaux accidentally headbutted the Thai, sending Looknongyangtoy to one knee. When Looknongyangtoy got up, he extended his glove towards the incoming Rigonedeaux. Although he touched gloves, Rigondeaux immediately fired a lightning quick combination before the Thai boxer reset his defense. The combination landed and Looknongyangtoy wnet down for a ten count. The ending was reminiscient of, but not quite as flagrant, as Floyd Mayweather's 2100 knockout of Victor Ortiz. Unlike Mayweather, Rigondeaux did not deceive his opponent into dropping his guard, but both Ortiz and Looknongyangtoy failed to observe boxing's cardinal rule of defense: protect yourself at all times. Rigondeaux, who has been criticized for being boring, was anything but boring in tonight's brief appearance. His promotional contract with Top Rank is up, and tonight's win should add interest to a man whose skills make him a top five pound-for-pounder. source:
| | | | | | | EMANUEL TAYLOR DEFEATS KARIM MAYFIELD
| Emanuel Taylor W10 Karim Mayfield... ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights came to Huntington, New York this week. In the main event of the evening, junior welterweight Emanuel "The Tranzformer" Taylor got back in the win column with a ten-round unanimous decision win over Karim "Hard Hitta" Mayfield. Although knocked down in the eighth round, Taylor (18-2) controlled of the action throughout the fight winning by scores of 97-92 and 95-94 (twice). Mayfield’s record falls to 18-2-1.
Cletus Seldin NC Bayan Jargal ... Cletus Seldin and Bayan Jargal fought to a no contest at junior welterweight. With Seldin pressing the action against the hard punching Jargal, the heads of the combatants clashed resulting in a bad cut over the right eye of Jargal. At the end of round three, Jargal stated that he was unable to continue and the bout was declared a disappointing no contest. Seldin's record remains at 13-0 while Jargal's stays at 17-5. source for both results: star boxing
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| | | | | | | NEW TITLIST ALERT: SOUTH AFRICA'S ZOLANI TETE WINS IN JAPAN
By Scott Shaffer
| Zolani Tete W12 Teiru Kinoshita... In South Africa on Friday, the well-traveled IBF 115-pound championship fell into the hands of Zolani Tete (19-3-1), who captured the vacant title via unanimous decision in his opponent's home country. Tete's win, a rare occurrence for a South African fighting on the road, came over Teiru Kinoshita (19-1-1). Official scores, including one turned in by Kinoshita's Japanese compatriot, were 118-110 (twice) and 119-109. In the past thirteen months, the IBF has had three champions in this weight class (Juan Carlos Sanchez, Daiki Kameda and now Tete) with two separate incidents of the title being lost on the scale (Sanchez, and then Liborio Solis who came in over weight but defeated Kameda). source: daily times
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| GOLOVKIN, GEALE DISCUSS NEXT WEEKEND'S MIDDLEWEIGHT BATTLE
| Press Release: Question: Daniel, last time you were on American TV, you dropped Darren Barker but lost the decision. How do you recover from that? DANIEL GEALE: Firstly, the Barker fight was frustrating - knocking him down in the sixth and not getting the decision, but you have to take it on the chin and come back from that. I didn't dwell on it too long. I got back in the gym and now I am on a huge show again fighting for a world title. I am coming over to the US trying to turn it around to get on the winning side of things. This next fight with Gennady Golovkin is at a huge venue, Madison Square Garden and it is for titles, couldn't be any more than I want.
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| RESULTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA: MARALI TOPS MABUZA VIA SPLIT DECISION
| Zolani Marali W12 Kaiser Mabuza … In East London, South Africa on Friday, junior welterweight Zolani Marali won via split decision over his countryman, Kaiser Mabuza. Although Marali's tactics of throwing combinations and then running and holding secured the victory, it made for a boring and messy fight. Mabuza tried to engage without much success. Eddie Marshall scored the bout 114-112 in favor of Mabuza, but was overruled by judges Alan Matakane and Simphiwe Mbini who had it 115-112 and 115-111 for Marali, who is now 24-5 for his career. Mabuza falls to 25-12-3.
Luyanda Nkwankwa W12 Sibusiso Twani … In a 105-pound bout on the same card, Luyanda Nkwankwa (7-10-1) comprehensively outpointed Sibusiso Twani in a big upset. The WBF is now in the embarrassing position of calling Nkwankwa, whose career record is 7-10-1, its world champion Judges scores were: Darryl Ribbink 118-111, Lulama Mtya 117-112 and Simphiwe Mbini 115-113. Tiwani falls to 12-7-1. Source for both results: world boxing federation
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| MAYWEATHER SR.'S THOUGHTS ON ALVAREZ-LARA DECISION
by Dontae Williams
"Whatever it was, I don't want to see it again"
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| UNDEFEATED HEAVYWEIGHT CHARLES MARTIN ADDED TO BROADWAY BOXING SHOW
| Press Release: Next Wednesday, July 23rd, at New York City's famed B.B. King Blues Club and Grill, DiBella Entertainment returns with another edition of its Broadway Boxing series. The card got a boost this week when heavyweight hopeful Charles Martin (17-0-1, 15 KOs) was added. Martin, who is promoted by Michael King's King Sports, will face Kertson Manswell (24-8, 18 KOs) in a ten-round bout.
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| AWE NETWORK TO AIR FURY-CHISORA II IN U.S.A.
| Press Release: On Saturday afternoon, July 26th, Dereck Chisora (20-4, 13 KOs) and Tyson Fury (22-0 16 KOs) will do battle in a twelve-round heavyweight fight, one of the biggest rematches of 2014. The fight will be staged in Manchester, England, will televised live and exclusively in the United States on the Awe network. The two heavyweight contenders met almost three years ago to the day (July 23, 2011) in a bout that saw Fury (pictured) win via unanimous decision.
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| EDDIE MUSTAFA MUHAMMAD: "CANELO DIGRESSED IN THE LARA FIGHT"
by Dontae Williams
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| MAIDANA CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY WITH BIG L.A. PRESS CONFERENCE
| Press Release: Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana held their fifth and final kickoff press conference in Pershing Square in Los Angeles, Calif. on Thursday to discuss their rematch, which is set to take place Saturday, Sept. 13th at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, live on Showtime pay-per-view. With Mayweather speaking at the podium, a member of Maidana’s team was throwing t-shirts into the pro-Argentine crowd in an attempt to take the attention away from Mayweather. Numerous Argentinian flags waved in the air on a picture perfect afternoon that also happened to be Maidana’s 31st birthday.
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