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McGirt regroups after 1st loss moving back to middleweight

Posted on | April 25, 2008 | No Comments

VERO BEACH, Florida (April 25, 2008) – There’s nothing more devastating in boxing that than a hot prospect’s first pro loss, especially for someone such as James McGirt, Jr. (18-1, 9 KOs), whose last name alone makes opponents perform better. McGirt suffered his first set-back April 11 when another son of a former world champion, Carlos “Baby Sugar” DeLeon, Jr. (20-2-2, 12 KOs), stopped James in the seventh round of their ShoBox co-feature.

DeLeon was floored by McGirt at the end of the sixth round, but he got to his feet just before the bell sounded. “When I dropped him, instead of listening to my father (head trainer “Buddy” McGirt), I got careless,” James explained. “I had him but dropped my right hand and got caught. My legs were a little wobbly, but I was more embarrassed than anything having been knocked down for the first time in my career. I thought that I could deal with it but got hit with an uppercut. I tried to wait it out, hoping he’d gotten tired punching, but I wasn’t punching back and the ref stopped the fight.

“The hardest thing in the world is to take your first loss. I still know that I’m going to be a world champion someday. This is part of the learning experience. No excuses. I should have listened and boxed. It’s a hard pill to shallow. I want a rematch, but I know it won’t happen right away. I won’t be able to sleep at night unless I fight him one more time.”

McGirt’s father, 2-time world champion “Buddy,” suffered his first pro loss in his 30th fight, as the No. 1 contender in the world, to Frankie Warren by 10-round decision. “I warned James last year that he was dropping his right hand too much,” Buddy noted. “You can’t take anything for granted. Once he knocked the other guy down, James thought that he had him, but he got caught by that left hook. It’s a great learning experience. I was talking to Roy Jones. He said at least it happened now or he would have kept doing it and now he’ll listen. James can’t have a flamboyant, relaxed attitude like he did in basketball. On the court he could be nonchalant, flashy, but you can’t do that in the ring. They’re always trying to beat Buddy McGirt’s son and Buddy McGirt. In a way I’m glad it happened. It’s going to be a good learning experience for James. I told him he should thank DeLeon for the wake-up call because he got lazy.

“Sure, it’s a hard pill to swallow. I saw the punch hit him and I can still visualize it like a picture in my mind. That night, James became a man, and not just in the ring. Taking nothing away from DeLeon, James had the fight and should have won. Now he has to put it behind him and move forward. After a first loss, you either become a better fighter, or get out of the game. James’ eyes were opened. You can’t do what he did in basketball, not in this business, and now he understands. What he does from here on will determine what he is in boxing.”

McGirt may have been more comfortable making weight and fighting as a super middleweight, but the plan is for him to slowly move back to the middleweight division. “His opponents at super middleweight are too big,” McGirt’s manager Dennis Witherow explained. “I talked with Buddy after the fight and we agree that James needs to fight as a middleweight. They weighed-in the same weight but, in the fight, the difference in their weight made a big difference. He’ll fight at 162-163 in his next fight, hopefully in July. We’re going forward, not looking backwards. The loss is part of the learning process, a bump in the road. He got caught and that’s just part of the game.”

Buddy added, “The last two days (prior to the fight) James just shadow-boxed. He didn’t run or train, ate right before the weigh in, and came in at 166. He won’t have a problem making 163. We saw how small James (166-167 lbs. in the fight) was in comparison to DeLeon (between 180-185 lbs) and even (Jason) Naugler. James will be fighting as a middleweight.”

-JM-

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Cage Rage 26 – EXTREME – 2 weeks to go .. Get your tickets now !!

Posted on | April 25, 2008 | No Comments

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Gleason’s Gym Newsletter

Posted on | April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment

2008 NY Daily News Golden Gloves

Congratulations to the 130 Gleason’s Gym amateurs that entered this years Golden Gloves Tournament and the unprecedented 22 boxers that went to the finals.

Pro Boxing

Paradise Theater

2413 Grand Concourse (near Fordham Road)

Bronx ,New York

Friday April 25th

Spectacular Main Event featuring local world rated contender

Andrey Tsurkan vs. the exciting Jesse Feliciano Plus:

Polish heavyweight contender Albert Sosnowski vs. “The Baby Bull” Terrell Nelson

$30, $50 and $100 tickets now on sale

Call Star Boxing at (718) 823-2000 now!

Pro Boxing

Bally’s Grand Ballroom

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Friday May 9th

Awesome co-main events.

Mighty Mike Arnaoutis v. Undefeated mandatory challenger Lanardo Tyner 12 Rounds for the USBA Jr. Welterweight Championship Plus:

Light Heavyweight showdown between world rated Elvir “Kosovo Kid” Muriqi and Omar Sheika.

Tickets: $90 and $60 are available by calling.

Star Boxing at (718) 823-2000 now!

Pro Boxing

Final Forum

Presents “Fists-A-Flying” II

May 17, 2008

At: Aviator Sports and Recreation

Paul “Raging Bull” Wolak vs Troy Browning

Tickets on sale at Gleason’s Gym

$100, $75, and $50
Professional Massages

Starting on Monday, April 21, 2008, Guenevere Johnson will give Professional Massages by appointment only. She will charge $1.00 per minute. The appointments will be for Mondays only.

Gleason’s Monthly Club Show

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Gleason’s will resume the monthly boxing shows now that the Golden Gloves are over. All bouts are pre-matched by New York’s finest matchmaker, Angela Querol. If you wish to participate call Angela at (718) 797-2872. The weigh-in starts at 5:00PM and the first bout will be at 7:00PM.

Tickets are $20 general admission and $10 for gym members and amateur fighters with passbooks in hand.

Johnny Rodz Professional Wrestling Show

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Gleason’s Gym

First Bout 7:30 PM.

General Admission $20

This Year’s Fantasy Camp

August 29-September 1st, 2008

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Funny Dana White Video

Posted on | April 25, 2008 | No Comments

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OSCAR DE LA HOYA AND STEVE FORBES ARRIVE IN LOS ANGELES THIS SATURDAY TO PARTAKE IN FIGHT WEEK ACTIVITIES FIT FOR A “HOMECOMING”

Posted on | April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment


LOS ANGELES (April 25, 2008) – Oscar de la Hoya and Steve Forbes will both arrive in Los Angeles this Saturday and immediately partake in activities to promote their May 3 “Homecoming” bout at The Home Depot Center’s 27,000 seat soccer stadium in Carson, CA which will be televised live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing.

De La Hoya, who will be arriving in the afternoon from his training camp in Puerto Rico, will go immediately to Dodger Stadium where he will throw out the ceremonial first pitch for that evening’s Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Colorado Rockies game. Simultaneously, Forbes, flying in Saturday afternoon from his Las Vegas training camp, will head to the Home Depot Center Soccer Stadium midfield—the same spot where the ring will be placed for his bout against De La Hoya—to participate in the ceremonial coin toss and official LA Galaxy team photo prior to the start of the Galaxy’s game against Chivas USA that night. Other activities planned for fight week include:

Monday, April 28

2:00pm ET/11:00am PT

DE LA HOYA VS FORBES TRAINER CONFERENCE CALL

Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Jeff Mayweather, respective trainers for Oscar de la Hoya and Steve Forbes, will conduct an international conference call with media members to discuss their fighters’ preparations for the fight.

T Tuesday, April 29

12:00pm PT

OPEN MEDIA WORKOUT

Steve Forbes, Vicente Escobedo and Mexican Julio Garcia will workout at the La Brea Boxing Club as they make final preparations for “Homecoming” weekend. Both Escobedo and Garcia will appear on the May 2 “Noche de Boxeo y Musica” Telefutura Solo Boxeo fight card also from the Home Depot Center Tennis Stadium. Forbes: 12:00pm; Escobedo/Garcia: 12:30pm

Location: La Brea Boxing Club

Address: 726 S. La Brea (one block south of Wilshire Blvd.)

Tel: 323-691-6952

Wednesday, April 30

11:30am PT

DE LA HOYA VS. FORBES FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE

Los Angeles Public Library (Outdoor Plaza)—Oscar de la Hoya and Steve Forbes, along with other fighters from both weekend fight cards, will be on-hand to share their final comments.

Address: Café Pinot Restaurant (Press Entrance) 400 S. Hope Street (corner of Hope and Flower)

Note:

11:15am – Temporary credential distribution begins outside of main entrance to Café Pinot

11:30am – Lunch Café Pinot (Adjacent to library; credentialed media only)

12:30pm – Press Conference Begins

Thursday, May 1

3:00pm PT

GOLDEN BOY “RISING STARS” PRESS CONFERENCE

Golden Boy Promotions will introduce their “future stars” of boxing as they descend upon Los Angeles to partake in the “Homecoming” events.

Location: Millennium Biltmore Hotel Media Center (Gold Room)

Address: 506 S. Grand Street (corner of Grand and 5th)

4:00pm PT

“NOCHE DE BOXEO Y MUSICA” OFFICIAL WEIGH IN

Vicente Escobedo and Julio Garcia, along with undercard fighters participating on the May 2 fight card will take to the scales for their official weigh in.

Location: Millennium Biltmore Hotel Media Center (Gold Room)

6:30pm PT

83rd ANNUAL BOXING WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA AWARDS DINNER

Boxing enthusiast can join the fun and see their favorite boxing stars including fighter of the year Floyd Mayweather. Comedian George Lopez will serve as emcee and music sensation Gypsy Magic will perform during the evening’s grand affair.

Location: Biltmore Hotel Bowl Room

506 S. Grand Street (corner of Grand and 5th)

Times: 6:30pm – Cocktails

7:30pm – Dinner

Note: BWAA Dinner is open to the public and tickets are still available by calling BWAA hotline 212-969-0401.

Friday, May 2

12 Noon PT

DE LA HOYA VS FORBES OFFICIAL WEIGH IN—OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Oscar de la Hoya and Steve Forbes will head to the scales at approximately 12:30pm PT for their May 3 “Homecoming” bout.

Location: Pershing Square (Main Stage on North End)

Call Time: 12:00pm

On Scale: 12:30pm

Note: This event is open to the public. Fans are encouraged to show up early.

MEDIA CENTER: The Millennium Biltmore Hotel Media Center will be open from 9am-5pm beginning Tuesday, April 29 through Friday, May 2. The Media Center is located in the Soccer Stadium Press Box from 3pm-post fight on Friday, May 2 and 2:30pm-post fight on Saturday, May 3.

CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION: Temporary Fight Week Credential distribution will be outside the Millennium Biltmore Hotel Media Center from 9am-5pm Tuesday, April 29 through Thursday, May 1. On Friday May 2, the credential desk is open from 9am-2pm and then moves to The Home Depot Center at the South West Tower Entrance. On Saturday, May 3, the credential desk will be located at the North West Box Office and open from 2:30pm-7:00pm.

“Homecoming” — On Saturday, May 3, De La Hoya will face former world champion Steve Forbes, in what will be the first-ever boxing event at The Home Depot Center’s soccer stadium. The bout will also mark De La Hoya’s return home to fight for the first time in Los Angeles since 2000 as well as his return to HBO’s World Championship Boxing for the first time since 2001. “Homecoming” is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Tournament of Contenders, AEG and The Home Depot Center and is sponsored by Cazadores, Tecate, Rockstar Energy Drink, Southwest Airlines and Affliction Clothing. The match up will be televised live by HBO’s World Championship Boxing beginning at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.

Tickets priced starting at $25.00 may be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 213-480-3232 or by visiting ticketsmaster.com. Group tickets, VIP packages and Hospitality packages are available by calling 1-877-AEG-TICKETS (1-877-234-8425) or by visiting www.aegtickets.com.

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STEVE “USS” CUNNINGHAM NAMED BEST BOXER BY RING MAGAZINE

Posted on | April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

IBF cruiserweight champion named best boxer by the”Bible of Boxing” for second consecutive year

Philadelphia (April 23, 2008)—for the second consecutive year, Ring Magazine has named Steve “USS” Cunningham the best boxer in the cruiserweight division.

It was a banner 2007 for Cunningham has he won and then defended the IBF Cruiserweight championship.

When told of the honor, Cunningham was more then happy of the accomplishment.

“This means a lot to me. It means the hard work I have put in to reach a certain level has continued and people still recognize that. I only plan to bring my skills up to a higher level and continue to reign as champion.”

“The Ring Magazine means a lot and with David Haye moving to heavyweight, I know one of the criteria’s of crowning a new champion is that the top-two contenders fighting each other. As I look at the rankings, I am number-one and Jean-Marc Mormeck is two. We are both promoted by Don King so I hope that a fight with us can be made so I can win that belt.”

Cunningham, 21-1 with eleven knockouts will also be appearing on ESPN radio, 950-am in Philadelphia on the Mike Missinelli show this Friday in the 3 o’clock hour.

The champ will be doing the show live at O’Malley’s, 56 Cresent Blvd, Gloucester City, NJ

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UWC Gets Set To Invade Nation’s Capital

Posted on | April 24, 2008 | No Comments

FightZone Media would like to remind anyone in the Washington, DC area this weekend to attend the Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC) Mega MMA Event at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA.

Many Regional Promoters throw adjectives around like “Biggest, Best, Star Studded,” etc. In this case all of these words really do apply. And FightZone TV’s Jay Adam will be Cageside calling all of the action while interviewing huge MMA Superstars in attendance such as Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski, Hermes Franca and Carlos Condit to drop a few names.

UWC CEO Marcello Foran promises one of the most memorable nights of MMA Action and Celebrity Appearances ever held in the Northeast US. Having worked with him in the past, I guarantee you can count on it. This is one you won’t want to miss and look for extensive coverage in the next FightZone Magazine.

John Lewis Entertainment and UltimateVIP International Present

UWC – “Invasion” – Sat April, 26th 2008 George Mason University, Patriot Center, Fairfax. VA

Elite Fighters from US and Around The World UFC, Pride, IFL, and Bodog Vets

For more Info Visit: www.uwcmma.com/uwc3 – Event Website

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Ruiz walks for U.S. Troops

Posted on | April 24, 2008 | No Comments

LAS VEGAS (April 24, 2008) – Former two-time world heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz will be part of the ESPN Radio 1100, The Dream Team marching to show support for U.S. military troops next Wednesday morning (April 30), starting at 9 AM/PT, in Las Vegas.

Seat Williams, host of “Afternoon Gridlock” on ESPN 1100, has organized The Dream Team to march approximately three hours from Las Vegas City Hall to Nellis Air Force Base in order to help raise awareness and donations for troops and their families.

Ruiz joins The Dream Team that includes former world heavyweight boxing champion “Iron” Mike Tyson, former UFC champion Randy Couture, Williams, and Nellis Air Force Base troops.

“Our soldiers serve all over the world to help keep us free,” Ruiz said. “Joining this march is just my way of showing support for the troops. They are real heroes and should never be forgotten for the sacrifices they make every day for us. I’m honored to have been asked to participate in this great cause. I have a new team and I’m no longer held back from doing things that I really want to get involved in like this.”

Ruiz (43-7-1, 29 KOs) is the former 2-time WBA heavyweight champion presently rated No. 2 and No. 3 by the WBA and WBC, respectively, No. 6 by the IBF, and No. 10 by The Ring magazine. The Puerto Rican-American Ruiz is the first and only Latino heavyweight champion of the world. He has fought in 10 world championship fights, defeating three world heavyweight champions — Evander Holyfield, Hasim Rahman and Tony Tucker – in addition to beating top contenders such as Andrew Golota, Fres Oquendo, Kirk Johnson and McCline during his 15-year pro career.

For more information about next week’s march contact Seat Williams at seatwilliams@yahoo.com.

-JR-

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