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| Jessie Feliciano returns to action on Apirl 25th when he faces Andrey Tsurkan on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights. This will be Feliciano's first fight since losing a hard fought battle to former title holder Kermit Cintron. As has been the case throughout his entire career Feliciano will take on another tough opponent. Feliciano, 15-6-3 (9), takes on former NABF champion Andrey Tsurkan 25-3 (16), in another do or die fight in a career that's been filled with highs and lows. I spoke to Jesse about a week before their fight would take place. Here is what he had to say. Enjoy - |
| Jesse Feliciano Record: 15-6-3 (9) Age: 25 Significant Win(s): Vince Phillips, Delvin Rodriguez |
| Andrey Tsurkan Record: 25-3 (16) Age: 30 Significant Win(s): Hector Camacho Jr. |
| His name still holds weight. He was once a solid champion who possessed three World Titles (WBC, WBA & IBF) and was widely considered to be the best Welterweight on the planet. Those days seem like a distant memory. Since losing to Carlos Baldomir the once “Super” Zab Judah has been recast as a marquee name no longer capable of beating the top fighters in his weight class. Much like the man he accompanied to the ring as a youngster Judah’s future as a fighter seems to closely mirror that of Mike Tyson. Now before I get too far ahead of myself I want to make myself clear. It is my opinion that Zab is still a solid top ten Welterweight, a claim that at the end could not be made by Iron Mike. It is also apparent that Judah wishes to continue fighting |
| Zab “Super” Judah; The man the Elite are lining up to Beat By: Phil Santos – Overhandright.com |
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| On April 12th four of the top six Light Heavyweights in the world, as rated by the Ring Magazine, will be in action against one another. In addition to the three World Titles that will be placed on the line that night will be a shot for the winners to catapult themselves into position to challenge the current Ring Champion, Bernard Hopkins. Clinton Woods, the IBF Champion, will face off against IBO title holder Antonio Tarver in |
| Untangling the Light Heavyweight Web; Tarver-Woods and Dawson-Johnson fights will bring Clarity By: Phil Santos – Overhandright.com Photo By: Tom Casino/Showtime |
| MIRANDA ON ABRAHAM: “PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM AS THE GUY ON MY HIGHLIGHT REEL.” |
| HOLLYWOOD, FL, May 23 – With training camp well underway for his June 21st rematch with Arthur Abraham, some have suggested that super middleweight contender Edison Miranda has been uncharacteristically quiet before the biggest fight of his career. Not so, says ‘Pantera’. Read the Full Story..... |
| COTTO - MARGARITO; THE CLASH OF SMASH Article By: Jim Amato |
| Every now and then a fight is made and you get an electric feeling of anticipation. You can envision the fight taking on so many different scenarios that you have trouble projecting a winner. There is almost one certainty. This fight should keep you glued to the edge of your seat. No Calzaghe - Hopkins let down here. These are two warriors staking claim, bragging rights if you will to being the best fighter today in the historic |
| SAN DIEGO, Calif. (May 20, 2008) – Two-division champion Joan Guzman has made it no secret that he intends to win a title in the lightweight division. He already has an opponent in mind; the lightweight kingpin and always colorful Nate Campbell. Campbell (32-5-1, 25 KOs), who got married last Saturday in Jacksonville , Fla. , is currently on his honeymoon. “Everyone has seen the picture of Nate and his wife in their cute, white, wedding outfits,” said Guzman, who has a record of 28-0, with 17 |
| JOAN GUZMAN: ‘NATE CAMPBELL, YOUR HONEYMOON IS OVER, I’M COMING FOR YOU’ |
| HOLLYWOOD, FL, May 23 – They’re two of the boxing world’s brightest young stars, and on Wednesday, June 11th, Sechew ‘The Iron Horse’ Powell and Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin will light up the Hard Rock Café in the heart of Times Square in separate ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights showdowns that they hope will lead them closer to world title shots. In the main event, Powell, the number one ranked |
| POWELL AND QUILLIN LOOK TO CONTINUE ROAD TO THE TOP ON JUNE 11TH; HARD ROCK CAFÉ IN TIMES SQUARE TO HOST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FIGHTS |
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| welterweight division. The winner of this fight will be mentioned in the same breath as the past greats who graced the division and rightfully so. Miguel Cotto has carried on the great dominance of fellow countryman Felix Trinidad and this bout could be Miguel's Read the Full Story..... |
| This past Saturday, Frank Maloney Promotions enjoyed a successful partnership with Golden Boy Promotions and Punch Promotions to put on the largest boxing card in British history as 58,000 fans packed the City of Manchester Stadium to witness the Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano bill. For Frank Maloney, it was a crowning achievement to have had his firm organize, with support from Golden Boy and Punch Promotions, such a massive event and have everything, from start to finish, run so smoothly. But it was the fans that truly benefited from seeing their favorite son, Ricky Hatton, triumphantly return to his native city after a three year absence to sell-out the home of his beloved Manchester City football club. Read the Full Story..... |
| the nights Co-Feature and Chad Dawson, the WBC Champion, will battle grizzled veteran and former World Champion Read the Full Story..... |
| knockouts. “I hope they’re enjoying their honeymoon because Nate’s honeymoon at the top of the lightweight division is going to end once he finds the courage to fight me.” Guzman may or may not get his wish since Campbell ’s team is in a WBO purse bid with Campbell ’s mandatory challenger Joel Casamayor. The purse bid is scheduled for Tuesday, May 27. “I don’t know why Nate is considering fighting Casamayor,” said Guzman, who is exclusively promoted by San Diego-based Sycuan Ringside Promotions. “I think he’s afraid of me. I’ll make Nate look so bad that he’ll retire after I wipe the floor with him. “I guess I can understand why Nate doesn’t want to fight me. Twenty-eight boxers have tried to beat me and none of them came close to succeeding. “I honestly thought Nate was a serious fighter, but I’m starting to question that. If Nate wants a real challenge, he knows where to find me.” |
| junior middleweight in the world, will take on St. Louis’ talented Deandre Latimore in a ten round bout. The unbeaten Quillin will be tested by Colombian knockout artist Dionisio Miranda in the ten round middleweight co-feature. This night of world-class professional boxing, presented by Seminole Warriors Boxing and Gotham Boxing association with Bad Dog Promotions will be aired live on ESPN2’s Wednesday Night Fights beginning at 9pm ET / 6pm PT. Read the Full Story..... |
| and badly wants to reestablish himself as an elite fighter, another assertion that doesn’t jive with the end of Tyson’s career. In those ways they are different. Read the Full Story..... |
| Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano & Paul Malignaggi vs. Lovemore N'dou Photos By: ©Curtis McCormick/MMG and ©Al Stevenson/MMG |
| Hennessy Sports in association with GoldenPalace.net are today proud to announce that the rescheduled date and venue for the British Middleweight Championship fight against, title holder Birmingham’s Wayne “Mad Dog” Elcock and challenger Dudley’s Darren “Black Country Body Snatcher” McDermott will now be held on Friday 20th June 2008 at the SkyDome Arena Coventry, the fight will be screened live on Sky Sports. This “Battle of the Midlands” local derby had to be delayed due to Elcock falling ill with a severe chest infection back in April, but Wayne is now fully fit and ready to be unleashed to defend his British title. |
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| On the undercard will be Coventry fighters James Mulhern, James Flynn, Rhys Davies, Danny Coyle and Birmingham’s Callum Archer who will be making his professional debut in a 4 round Light Welterweight contest. Northern Ireland’s top Welterweight prospect Stephen Haughian will be fighting on the card along with Canadian Logan McGuiness who will be making his debut too. |
| Undefeated junior middleweight James Moore calls out the division’s young guns: Kirkland, Angulo, Hearns, Wolak, Tsurkan Photo of James Moore & promoter Tommy Gallagher – taken by Robert Mladinich |
| Undefeated junior middleweight James Moore, a native of County Wicklow , Ireland , who fights out of Queens , New York , can’t wait to open the televised portion of ESPN 2’ s Wednesday Fights on June 4 at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn , NY . As a veteran of 314 amateur fights and the onetime captain of the Irish national amateur team, he is much too experienced to underestimate his opponent, Gabriel Rosada, 9-2 (6 KOS), of Philadelphia. |
| The main event will feature Yusaf Mack, 24-2-2 (15 KOS), of Philadelphia vs. Daniel Judah, 22-2-3 (10 KOS), of Brooklyn . At stake will be the vacant NABA light heavyweight title. The show is being promoted by Winky Wright Promotions, in association with Thomas Gallagher Productions. Being the confident young man that he is, Moore expects to defeat Rosada handily. He will then actively campaign to secure the most challenging fights available. There are scores of young guns in his division, and he is eager to fight any of them right now. They include James Kirkland, 22-0 (14 KOS), of Austin , TX ; Alfredo Angulo, 13-0 (10 KOS), a Mexican who resides in California ; Ronald Hearns, 18-0 (14 KOS) of Detroit ; and New York rivals Pawel Wolak, 21-0 (14 KOS); and Andrey Tsurkan, 26-3 (17 KOS ). Read the Full Story..... |
| New York, Friday 30th of May – Gotham Boxing, together with Seminole Warrior’s Boxing, announced today that unbeaten Lightweight Jorge Teron from the Bronx, had been added to the already super strong fight card being held at the Hard Rock Café on Broadway and West 44th St on Wednesday, June 11th. Teron, a three time New York City Golden Gloves champion, world rated # 7 by the WBO and the NABO champion as well as the NYS Lightweight Champion. In the main event, the IBF Junior Middleweight # 1 contender, Sechew Powell, 23 – 1 with 14 KO’ s, fights Deandre Latimore, 18 – 1 with 15 KO’s, from St. Louis. In the semi-final is one of New York’s hottest prospects, Middleweight Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, 18 – 0 with 14 KO’s, versus Columbia tough guy Dionisio Miranda, 18-1-2 with 17 KO’s. Gotham’s promoter, Cedric Kushner said “ To add Teron to a show that is already as good as this one is incredible. Any of these three guys, Teron, Quillin or Powell, could be fighting in the main event”. Seminole Warrior’s promoter, Leon Margules said “ In the days of shows held in over sized buildings and stadiums, the experience for the spectators being right at ringside will truly be a memorable one”. This night of world-class professional boxing, presented by Seminole Warriors Boxing and Gotham Boxing association with Bad Dog Promotions will be aired live on ESPN2’s Wednesday Night Fights beginning at 9pm ET / 6pm PT. Tickets for this once in a lifetime event are limited to just 500, and will include food and soft drinks. You can also purchase these limited tickets, priced at $300, by calling Seminole Warriors Boxing at (954) 985-1155 or Gotham Boxing at (212) 755-1944. |
| Unbeaten Lightweight Jorge Teron added to June 11th Card |
| LOS ANGELES, CA, May 30 ---- After an open media workout in Los Angeles yesterday, WBO World Junior Featherweight Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon (34-1, 30 KO’s) declared that he is mentally and physically ready for his world title defense against Puerto Rico’s Juan Manuel Lopez (21-0, 19 KO’s) on Saturday, June 7 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The bout, which will be televised live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing, should be another in a long line of classic match-ups between a Mexican fighter and a Puerto Rican fighter. “I’ve trained really hard for this fight and I’m positive that all of my hard work in the gym will show during the fight,” said De Leon yesterday during a media workout at “El Cache” Gym in Vernon , a Los Angeles suburb. “I’ve had great sparring partners and a great camp and I know Lopez has done the same, but my experience, my power and my strength will be the key to me leaving the ring with my belt around my waist next Saturday night.” Read the Full Story..... |
| WBO WORLD JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION DANIEL PONCE DE LEON IS READY FOR BATTLE ON JUNE 7 |
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| CONFERENCE CALL QUOTES: VERNON FORREST AND SERGIO MORA CARLOS QUINTANA AND PAUL WILLIAMS |
| On Saturday, June 7, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING will present a world championship doubleheader as Vernon Forrest defends his WBC super welterweight title against Sergio Mora, while Carlos Quintana looks to defend his newly acquired WBO welterweight belt against the boxer he dethroned, previously unbeaten Paul Williams live at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). The event is promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, and Fight Nite, LLC, in association with Tournament of Contenders, LLC, DiBella Entertainment and Goossen Tutor Promotions in association with Northeast Promotions. It will emanate from Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Question: Lou DiBella, Dan Goossen, Paul, Vernon, Jeff Wald, and Sergio, can you provide us with some opening comments? DiBella: I am pleased to have my champion, Carlos Quintana, defend his title for the first time, giving a rematch to the ex-champion who the granted him the opportunity. It was a terrific fight the first time. I think people saw the terrific ability of Quintana and the strategy and toughness of Quintana and, frankly, the best of Quintana when he beat Williams. Read the Full Story..... |
| MIDDLEWEIGHT MELEE: The Hard Rock Live in Hollywood , FL will serve as the site for a Showtime World Championship Boxing middleweight doubleheader. The 12 round non-title main event bout will feature a rematch between Edison Miranda (30-2, 26 KO’s) and undefeated IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (26-0, 21 KO’s). In the co-feature |
| GIOVANNI LORENZO - RAUL MARQUEZ IBF Middleweight Mandatory Eliminator June 21st at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood , FL SHOWTIME TO BROADCAST LIVE |
| undefeated IBF #4 ranked contender Giovanni Lorenzo (26-0, 18 KO’s) challenges IBF #13 ranked contender and former world champion Raul Marquez (40-3-1, 29 KO’s) in a 12 round IBF Mandatory Eliminator bout. IBF champion Abraham is mandated to fight the winner of Lorenzo- Marquez in his next bout. SHOWTIME’s June 21 broadcast will begin at 9pm ET / PT. Tickets, priced at $202, $152, $102, and $52 are now on sale and may be purchased at the Hard Rock Live Box Office or TicketMaster.com. GIOVANNI LORENZO: TIME TO STEP UP - Undefeated middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo has been waiting for this opportunity. He has hungered for the chance to showcase his talents and prove to the world that he is ready to battle for a world title. The only person standing in his way is Raul Marquez: Read the Full Story..... |
| MediaZone.com Will Send Two Lucky Fans to Watch the Fight at The Playboy Mansion Contest Information Below: LOS ANGELES (June XX, 2008) – Former lightweight world champion Julio “Kidd” Diaz (34- 4, 25 KOs) will face unbeaten David “El Torrito” |
| FORMER WOLRD CHAMPION JULIO DIAZ FACES UNBEATEN DAVID TORRES AT THE PLAYBOY MANSION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, ON ESPN2 |
| Torres (20-0, 13 KOs) in a 10 round bout on Wednesday, June 25, from the world famous Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills , Calif. (ESPN2 11:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. PT). Diaz, coming off a tough ninth round TKO loss against former lightweight kingpin Juan Diaz, is looking to get back into championship contention with a solid performance over the undefeated Torres. “It’s all about looking and feeling good,” Diaz said. “I need to settle into my comfort zone early and build momentum from there. I expect to dominate the fight from start to finish.” Newly signed to Sycuan Ringside Promotions, Henry “Sugar Poo” Buchanan (16-1, 11 KOs) will display his super middleweight skills on national television against Brian Norman (16-7, 4 KOs ) in an 8 round fight that precedes Diaz-Torres. “Fighting on national TV is a big step up for me,” said Buchanan, who is an uncle to San Diego Chargers All-Pro linebacker Shawn Merriman. “There is more pressure to perform well when you’re on ESPN. Fans at home can pick apart your game and give opinions. I want to be able to leave a good impression on the viewers and the fans in attendance.” Sycuan Ringside Promotions (SRP) of San Diego , Calif. will promote the evening of boxing aptly titled, “Tribal Pride at the Playboy Mansion .” MEDIAZONE "GETS YOU IN" Want to get into the Mansion and watch the fight like a VIP? Enter the MediaZone "Gets YOU In" contest for your chance to win a trip to the Playboy Mansion and see all the action live and in person. Winners will receive roundtrip airfare to Los Angeles and hotel accommodations for two as well as VIP passes to the event and after party. To sign up for your chance to win, visit http://mediazonegetsyouin.com/playboyfightnight.php |