TRISTATE CAGE FIGHTING COMING TO SIOUX CITY, IA JUNE 14!

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WEIGHTS FROM MOHEGAN SUN FOR BEST DAMN CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT NIGHT PERIOD

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WEIGHTS FROM MOHEGAN SUN

LISA BROWN 121. 75 LBS.
ALICIA ASHLEY 121.75 LBS.
(IFBA World Junior Featherweight Championship)

JILL EMERY 146.25 LBS.
ANGEL MARTINEZ 146.75 LBS.
(IFBA WORLD WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP)

ELENA REID 126 LBS.
AVA KNIGHT 124.75 LBS.

JERI SITZEZ 126 LBS.
ELA NUNEZ 124.75 LBS.

MELINDA COOPER 120 LBS.
DONNA LEE BIGGERS 120 LBS.

“FSN’s BEST DAMN CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT NIGHT PERIOD”
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Mohegan Sun Events Center, Uncasville, Connecticut
Promoter: Cappiello Boxing
Tickets: $10.00, $25.00 and $40.00 and on sale at the Mohegan Sun box office or online at www.mohegansun.com.
Television: Fox Sports Net (8 PM/ET)
Information: www.ifba.com ….. First bout at 7 PM/ET, followed by the first of three scheduled televised bouts beginning at 8 PM/ET.

“Finally” PPV Press Conference Notebook

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ALBUQUERQUE (June 11, 2008) – The greatest collection of women boxers on one show, including five independently No. 1 rated fighters, are scheduled to battle Friday night (June 13) in four world title bouts for five different belts on the “Finally” pay-per-view show, promoted by Fresquez Productions, Inc., airing live (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT) from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Bout Sheet
(all 10-round bouts)

Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm (21-1-2, 6 KOs), Albuquerque, NM
Mary Jo Sanders (25-0, 8 KOs), Detroit, MI
(IFBA World Junior Middleweight Championship)

Chevelle “Fists of Steel” Hallback (26-5-2, 11 KOs), Tampa, FL
Jeannine “G9” Garside (7-0-1, 3 KOs), Windsor, Ontario, Canada
(IFBA World Lightweight Championship)

Hollie “Hot Stuff” Dunaway (21-6, 10 KOs), Las Vegas, NV
Wendy “Little Thunder” Rodriquez (18-4, 3 KOs), Los Angeles, CA
(IBA World Strawweight & IFBA World Mini-Flyweight Championships)

Eileen “The Hawaiian Mongoose” Olszewski (5-0-1, 0 KOs), New York, NY
Carina “La Reina” Moreno (17-1, 5 KOs), Watsonville, CA
(IFBA World Junior Flyweight Championship)

Press Conference Quotes

Holly Holm: “They mentioned my draw and loss, but I’m glad I tasted defeat because I know that I won’t taste it again. I’m nervous as all heck, but that’s normal, and it means I’m focused. I can’t wait for Friday to be over with.”

Mary Jo Sanders: “The women on this card defy gender. There is no skill difference between us and the men. I’ve been training…can’t even describe it. I’ve been doing crazy things —jumping over fences and running hills, using a breathing apparatus to restrict breathing . . . sparring 30, 40 rounds with southpaw Damian Fuller. I’ve been training for this fight like I’ve never trained for anything else.”

Chevelle Hallback: “This is history in the making. I’m overwhelmed to be part of this.”

Jeannie Garside: “I’m quite honored to fight Chevelle. ‘Finally’ has a lot of meaning for me. The day has come for me, finally.”

Wendy Rodriguez: “We’ll steal the show. Thank you, Hollie, for giving me a second chance to fight you.”

Hollie Dunaway: “Wendy and I will steal the show. We know each other pretty well from when we fought over a year ago.”
(Note: Dunaway’s camp will throw and extra $1,000 into the pot if there is a winner by knockout—either fighter)

Eileen Olszewski: “It took three years for me to get my pro debut. During that time, I watched these fighters and wished I could be like them. It just seems so unreal to be here now. I’ve trained really hard, but I’m ready to get the belt.”

Carino Moreno: “This is going to be history in the making, this card. This is business and tomorrow, I’m going to take care of business.”

Television

“Finally” is being produced and distributed by Integrated Sports for live viewing in the United States and Canada (10 PM/ET) on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN DEMAND, TVN, Shaw Communications, DirecTV, Bell Expressvue and StarChoice for a suggested retail price of only $24.95.

Al Bernstein and Arnie Rosenthal are the TV commentators, while former NFL placekicker Benny Ricardo serves as ring announcer. Ricardo was a teammate of main event fight Mary Jo Sanders’ father, Hall of Fame tight end Charlie Sanders, on the Detroit Lions.

Tickets

$50.00, $100.00, $150.00, $200.00, $350.00 and $500.00 on sale at the Isleta Casino and Resort box office, www.tickets.com or at Fresquez Productions, Inc. (508.884.7484).

Information

Go to www.fresquezproductions.com or www.holmvssanders.com. Doors open at 5:30 PM/MT, first bout 7:00 PM/MT, first televised bout 8:00 PM/MT.

-FP-

HDNet, the home of Mixed Martial Arts, to broadcast four LIVE events in June

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DALLAS (June 11, 2008) – HDNet Fights today released its June schedule for MMA coverage – including live events from all over the country AND the world.

“HDNet Fights is thrilled to announce this awesome schedule,” said Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights. “I believe the live events that HDNet is offering FREE to subscribers during the month of June are even better fights than many of the Pay-Per-View offerings we’ve seen recently!”

HDNet’s June schedule for MMA includes the following events and specials:

“Unfiltered: Melendez vs. Thomson”
Saturday, June 14 at 12:00 am ET/Friday, June 13 at 9:00 pm PT
HDNet presents an all-access look at Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson as they prepare for their fight for the Strikeforce (TM) World Lightweight title June 27th. Cameras follow both fighters as they train for the biggest night of their career, getting an inside perspective at what drives two of the best Lightweights in the world. Watch what happens as friends become foes for one big fight night in San Jose.

“HDNet Fights Presents: Adrenaline MMA”
LIVE Saturday, June 14 at 9:30 pm ET/6:30 pm PT
This is the inaugural event for Adrenaline MMA, LIVE from Chicago! The main event is veteran Heavyweight Jason Guida, brother of UFC star Clay Guida vs. rising star and Chicago police officer Mike Russow. Russow was last seen winning at the Yarennoka Event that was broadcast LIVE on HDNet last New Year’s Eve. Also on the card, IFL stars Bart Palaszewski and Rory Markham are back in action and Light Heavyweight star Terry Martin looks to get back on track.

“HDNet Fights Presents: DREAM 4 Middleweight Grand Prix 2008, 2nd Round”
LIVE Sunday, June 15 at 4:00 am ET/1:00 am PT
This event airs LIVE just hours after the completion of the Adrenaline event. In the Middleweight Tournament, Jason “Mayhem” Miller takes on Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Kazushi Sakuraba faces off against Melvin Manhoef. Also scheduled is the last Quarterfinal match of the Lightweight Tournament as one of the favorites, Shinya Aoki, takes on Katsuhiko Nagata. This bout was pushed back to DREAM 4 due to Aoki’s injuries suffered in his rematch with JZ Calvancante at DREAM 2 – also broadcast on HDNet.

“HDNet Fights Presents: SportFight XXIII: Heated Rivals”
LIVE Friday, June 20 at 10:30 pm ET/7:30 pm PT
The Main Event is the Welterweight Championship featuring undefeated Nathan Coy vs. Champion Mike Pierce. Pierce won the belt by defeating Ed Nuno at SportFight XXI last December on HDNet. Also on the card is the Heavyweight Championship, with Josh Bennett taking on Champion Josh Queen. Queen won the belt by defeating Jeremiah Constant for the vacant title, also at SportFight XXI.

“HDNet Fights Presents: Strikeforce (TM) : Melendez vs. Thomson”
LIVE Friday, June 27 at 10:30 pm ET/7:30 pm PT
HDNet Fights will bring you this long-awaited fight between two of the best Lightweights in the world – Melendez versus Thomson. Both live and train in the San Francisco Bay area and have actually trained with each other in the past. Melendez is the Strikeforce (TM) World Lightweight Champ and Thomson is a Top-20 ranked Lightweight according to “Inside MMA.”
About HDNet
HDNet (www.hd.net) provides viewers with the best in original comedy, drama, news, sports and music programming.

HDNet is your exclusive, high definition home for popular, critically acclaimed original programming, including television’s only HD news feature programs “HDNet World Report,” “Dan Rather Reports,” featuring legendary journalist Dan Rather and “NASA on HDNet” (presenting live shuttle launches through 2010). HDNet presents championship sports coverage featuring the National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, the NASCAR Camping World Series, NASCAR Sprint Cup re-broadcasts, boxing and premiere Mixed Martial Arts from “HDNet Fights;” behind-the-scenes sports news with “Inside the NHL” and “Inside MMA;” groundbreaking music programming with the HDNet Concert Series featuring leading artists and bands including Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, Black Eyed Peas and more; and entertaining and irreverent lifestyle programming including “Deadline!,” “Art Mann Presents,” and “Get Out!” HDNet is also the exclusive high definition home to critically acclaimed and award winning programs such as the Emmy Award winning “Arrested Development,” “The Black Donnellys,” “Star Trek: Enterprise,” “Dead Like Me,” “Smallville” and the hit series “Torchwood.”

HDNet Movies features a wide selection of major studio theatrical releases – all uncut, unedited, and appearing in their original aspect ratio so that HDNet Movies viewers get the best possible home theater experience.

Only HDNet Movies’ exclusive “Sneak Previews” bring feature films to viewers before they premiere in theaters! Some of the HDNet Movies “Sneak Previews” have included the Academy Award nominated “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,” Toronto Film Festival nominee “The War Within,” and “Bubble,” the first of six movies by acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh and produced exclusively for HDNet Films. Other featured films include “Cashback,” written and produced by Sean Ellis, “Broken English,” from Zoe Cassavetes, starring Gena Rowlands, Parker Posey, Drea de Matteo and Griffin Dunne, the critically acclaimed “Redacted” directed by Brian De Palma, “Flawless,” starring Michael Caine and Demi Moore and most recently, “Quid Pro Quo,” starring Nick Stahl and Vera Farmiga. Upcoming “Sneak Previews” include “Finding Amanda,” starring Matthew Broderick and Brittany Snow, “Red,” starring Brian Cox, “Special,” starring Michael Rapaport, “Great Buck Howard,” starring Colin Hanks, John Malkovich and Tom Hanks, “Harlem Aria,” starring Damon Wayans and “Humboldt County,” starring Fairuza Balk, Peter Bogdanovich and Frances Conroy.

Launched in 2001 by Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on AT&T, Bright House Networks, Charter Communications, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. For more information visit www.hd.net.

FIGHTERS WANTED: MMA RECRUITER CLASSIFIEDS

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DOES THE WBC REALLY CARE?

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By: Matt Yanofsky

Greetings,

As we all know, the WBC heavily publicizes their “world boxing cares” program. This is a great program because time and money are donated to those in need. They also have held clinics about the safety of the sport, which is very important. Unfortunately, the WBC may be doing this as a cover up.

If the WBC truly is concerned about the health and safety of the fighters, why did they let Oscar Larios, who is medically suspended following a brain injury fight for the WBC interim featherweight title? Larios’ stopped Feider Viloria a few weeks back in Mexico. We all know what Larios’ deal is but lets take a look at Viloria. Viloria was stopped in the fight prior to facing Larios and has only two wins against fighters with winning records. Viloria also has a ton of empty space on his records, look at who he had been fighting to get to 21-2 before facing Larios (http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=145631&cat=boxer)

The worst part about this is that Larios is now in line for a rematch with the same man who caused his brain injury, Jorge Linares. Why would the WBC do this, I thought the WBC cares about the fighters?

I’d love to hear some input from you on this situation becuase maybe there is something I am missing.

EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS

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Note of correction:

Jeremy Parodi and Fabrizio Trotta clash for the vacant EU superbantam title June 27 in Toulon.

British heavy Matt Skelton is out of the fight against Sinan Samil Sam for the vacant EBU title July 4 in Istanbul. Replacing Skelton is Italian veteran Paolo Vidoz.

Over the years there´s been a number of fights billed as for the Scandinavian or Nordic titles. There´s never been any official title covering the region though. That is to be changed now as the Federations in Finland, Denmark and Sweden are on their way to create a official Nordic title. First fight might be Rikard Lundby vs Andreas Evensen June 21 – the winner will face Dane Ervis Masha.

Introducing Tyson Green: a talented and experienced fighter, currently based in Nottingham, UK. Green is on a short list for possible opponents to Russian Alexander Povetkin July 19. Green is also a possible opponent for Ray Mercer September 5 in Karlstad, Sweden. His real name? Sorry folks, not allowed to tell but as a hint I can say he fought in Karlstad before.

Jeremy Parodi and Fabrizio Trotta clash for the vacant EU superbantam title June 9 in Toulon.

Finnish middle Amin Asikainen headline a P 3 Boxing show in Turku August 30. Asikainen is mandatory challenger for EBU champ Sebastian Sylvester. Also on the bill are heavies Robert Helenius, promoted by Sauerland Event, and Jarno Rosberg.

Natascha Ragosina, holder of seven world belts at supermiddle, defends her titles July 11 in Cuxhaven on an outdoor promotion put on by SES. Ragosina face Kenyan Conjestina Achieng.

Michael Cohen Named COO of Affliction Entertainment

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“Affliction Banned” PPV show July 19 in Anaheim

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (June 10, 2008) – Last week at a press conference in New York City, Affliction, the premier fashion label for men who love hard rock and fast living, announced its partnership with Donald J. Trump. Today, Michael D. Cohen, Executive Vice President & Special Counsel to Mr. Trump, was named Chief Operating Officer for Affliction Entertainment.

Affliction and The Trump Organization, in association with Roy Englebrecht Events, will present their entry into the world of professional mixed-martial-arts (MMA) with its first event, “Affliction Banned,” scheduled for July 19, 2008 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

“I’m extremely honored to serve as COO for Affliction Entertainment,” Mr. Cohen said. “MMA is the fastest growing sport in the world and I’ve been a tremendous fan for years. I can assure everyone – fans watching on pay-per-view and those in attendance from all over the world – that our upcoming pay-per-view show will be the greatest MMA night ever. I’m nearly speechless knowing Mr. Trump and Affliction have the trust in me for an event that features the greatest assembly of MMA fighters for one show in MMA history. This is like having Ali, Frazier, Tyson, Holyfield and other top heavyweights all on the same boxing card. It’s unprecedented and will revolutionize the way MMA fans view this sport.”

The star-studded “Affliction Banned” will be headlined by the much-anticipated return of Russian heavyweight superstar and former undisputed PRIDE® champion Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (27-1) in association with M-1, against former 2-time UFC® heavyweight title-holder Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia (24-4).

“Affliction Banned” will be distributed on Pay-Per-View and air live (9 PM/ET, 6 PM/PT) on cable and satellite in the USA and Canada via iN DEMAND, TVN, Shaw Communications, Viewer’s Choice Canada, DirecTV, DISH Network, Bell ExpressVue and Star Choice for a suggested retail price of $39.95.

Tickets for “Affliction Banned” range between $50.00 and $1,000.00, and are on sale at the Honda Center box office and also online at Ticketmaster.com.

Official “Affliction Banned” event shirt is on sale now at: http://www.afflictionclothingstore.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_2&products_id=900

To download all video, photos and PR-related media go to: http://www.afflictionbanned.com/media.html

Affliction
Already a mainstay for the most elite athletes, heaviest bands, A-listers and the fashion conscious, Affliction Clothing’s ability to set the bar high in fashion is evident in its collection’s indulgence of style and design, focus on quality, and its trademark series of divinely executed, dark and powerful themes. (www.afflictionclothing.com)

The Trump Organization
The Trump Organization encompasses global real estate development and global licensing, sales and marketing, property management, golf course development, entertainment, entertainment and product licensing, brand development, as well as restaurants and event planning. Donald J. Trump is the Chairman and President of the Trump Organization, a privately held company in New York. (www.Trump.com)

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