WHITE WOLF EXPLAINS HE’S NOT YELLOW
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PRESS RELEASE
10/09/2007
For Immediate Release
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Liakhovich Clarifies Situation
WBA #2-rated former WBO Heavyweight Champion Sergei “White Wolf” Liakhovich (23-2, 14 KOs) and his manager, Ivaylo Gotzev, say they’re enraged at the “weak attempts” being made by former WBA Champ John Ruiz and his people to discredit Liakhovich’s hard-earned reputation.
Responding to a press release issued today, in which Ruiz’s legal advisor, attorney, Anthony Cardinale, tries to paint Liakhovich as a reluctant warrior for his refusal to face Ruiz this Saturday in Chicago, Gotzev paints a clearer picture of the situation.
The original offer, until a few days ago, was for two ex-champions to fight each other without any guarantees that it would be for any kind of improved position in the rankings. The most we could have won (by facing Ruiz) was to remain WBA number two. There was nothing to gain other than two ex-champions fighting off-TV. We are in a position in the rankings to fight for a championship soon if we don’t take any stupid offers like this one.”
Gotzev further explains that he has in his possession a letter from the WBA ordering Team Liakhovich to begin negotiating with former champion Nikolay Valuev for an elimination fight to determine the #1 contender.
“Nikolay Valuev has made an open statement that he is ready to fight Sergei. The letter we have orders negotiations between Liakhovich and Valuev or a purse bid would ordered. The WBA later allowed Valuev to take a tune-up bout first, with the provision he would face Liakhovich next. And Valuev now he says he’s ready to face Sergei – that’s the fight we’re angling for and we’re confident the WBA will do the right thing now and enforce their original order.”
CANTRELL VS. WARD COMING SOON
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For Immediate Release
10/05/07
Cantrell vs Ward
Camp Cantrell Update
(Las Vegas, Nevada) Super Middleweight Warrior Roger Cantrell is in the midst of his biggest training camp and his handlers couldn’t be happier. Cantrell is nearly on weight (weeks ahead of schedule) and has taken Vegas by storm. “Roger’s first sparring session brought The Top Rank Gym to a stand still”, said promoter Brian Halquist. “Roger went five hard rounds and everyone in the gym stopped what they were doing and came over to the ring to watch – everyone gave Roger an ovation including Mayweather Sr. and Jr. Roger has never looked so good.”
Cantrell (12-0, 8KOs) will fight 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward (13-0,8KOs) on Showtime’s SHOBOX Series Friday, November 16, 2007 from the Becausejour Cricket Grounds in St. Lucia, the West Indies. (11PM Eastern and Pacific). Roger is on a vigorous training schedule that includes daily conditioning and sparring sessions. Cantrell’s trainer, Bill Hunt, who has worked with Cantrell since Roger was 14 years old, is very impressed. “I have watched Roger over the past 7 years and he has never been more mentally focused and physically prepared. He is working harder than he ever has before. Roger will be 110% ready physically and mentally; he will win this fight.” Hunt said.
Camp Cantrell will continue through early November when the team will break camp in Las Vegas and head to the luscious island of St. Lucia. The Cantrell-Ward fight will match two of the best undefeated fighters coming up in the Super Middleweight Division. Both have had very impressive amateur careers and are undefeated as professionals. This much anticipated fight should be a classic that will have boxing fans talking for a long time to come.
“The great thing about Roger is that he’s only 20 years old,” said a beaming Halquist.
For additional information and interviews contact:
Brian Halquist Productions
Kellyann Hussey
253-564-2090
Brian Halquist
bhalquist@west.net
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BHP Announces EQC Dates for 2008
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EQC Boxing Series Starts 12th Year!
(Tacoma, WA) The Emerald Queen Casino has announced their 2008 Boxing dates for the highly successful Battle at the Boat Boxing Series. It will be the 12th year that The Puyallup Tribe of Indians has teamed with boxing promoter Brian Halquist Productions. “We couldn’t be more proud and humbled that we are in our 12th year working with The Emerald Queen Casino and The Puyallup Tribe of Indians,” said promoter Brian Halquist. “We started the series in the big circus tent when the casino was on the Tide Flats at the River Boat. We have come such a long way.”
The series reached new heights this year as The Emerald Queen Casino and Brian Halquist Productions saw ESPN come to town in January as The Contender – Season 2 star Walter Wright, a BHP signed fighter fought the main event. The series also had HBO Boxing – After Dark in town in July for the WBC Super Welterweight World Title Fight featuring Vernon Forrest and Carlos Baldomir. This was followed by Showtime’s successful SHOBOX Series that showcased undefeated Russian Victor Oganov (26-1,26KOs) being upset by Columbian slugger Fulgencio Zuniga (20-2,16KOs). There are two fights remaining on the schedule for this year, another SHOBOX fight, that will feature a12 round IBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator between Calvin “The Boxing Banker” Brock of Charlotte, NC (31-1, 23 KOs) and “Fast” Eddie Chambers of Philadelphia, PA (29-0, 16KOs). Rounding off the year will be Battle at the Boat 61.
“This has been an incredible year for Professional Boxing in the Pacific Northwest” said Halquist. “The fights we’ve had on TV and off have by far been greater than we ever imagined when we started at the beginning of the year. Our plan is to keep giving the NW Boxing fan the best shows we can and our plans for 2008 already include some huge fights.”
2008 EQC
Battle at the Boat Professional Boxing Series Dates
January 19, 2008
March 1, 2008
April 12, 2008
May 10, 2008
June 21, 2008
August 2, 2008
September 13, 2008
October 25, 2008
December 6, 2008
For additional information and interviews contact:
Brian Halquist Productions
Kellyann Hussey
253-564-2090
Brian Halquist
bhalquist@west.net
For tickets contact:
The Emerald Queen Casino
253-594-7777
SALEEM AND FIELDS WILL SQUARE OFF FRIDAY AT THE BLUE HORIZON
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UNDEFEATED HEAVYWEIGHT FURUQ SALEEM TO TAKE ON SEDRICK FIELDS ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE LEGENDARY BLUE HORIZON
PHILADELPHIA (October 11, 2007)-Undefeated Heavyweight Furuq “The Dream” Saleem of Newark, New Jersey will face upset-minded Sedrick Fields in yet another big bout that will take place on a card promoted by Vernoca L. Michael and Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions on Friday October 12th at The Legendary Blue Horizon in Philadelphia.
Saleem, 36-0 with thirty-two knockouts will be taking the next step in recapturing his status as a top rated heavyweight contender. The former IBF-ranked Saleeem will be making his second Legendary Blue Horizon appearance in four months, when on June 1st he knocked out Wallace McDaniel in sixty-one seconds to keep his undefeated mark.
Fields, 22-34-2 with sixteen knockouts, from Augusta, Georgia has been in with all the top names in the Heavyweight division such as currant WBC Heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev, top contender Jameel McCline, former WBC champion Oliver McCall, former WBO champion Sergei Liakhovich, former world title challangers Luan Krasniqi and Ray Austin, Currant WBA champ Ruslan Chagaev and former undisputed champ Michael Moorer.
Fields had his greatest moment on April 27, 2000 when he scored a big upset over former Linear and WBO champion Shannon Briggs
Saleem-Fields is just another big bout on October 12.
In the main event, undefeated Jr. Middleweight Harry Joe Yorgey will look to avenge the only draw on his ledger when he takes on Martinus Clay in a rematch of a controversial draw that took place in 2006.
Also on the card will be woman’s sensation Olivia “The Great” Fonseca along with undefeated fighters such as “Hammering” Hank Lundy, Tommy Rainone, Jules Blackwell, Bryheim Douglas as well as star of The Contender Season-2 Aaron Torres.
Ticket prices for this great night of boxing are $125 for Presidential seats, $60 for VIP, $47 for Ringside, and $40 for General Admission and can be purchased by calling The Legendary Blue Horizon at 1-215-763-0500 or by logging on to www.legendarybluehorizon.com. Doors open at 6:30 PM / 1st bout begins at 7:30 PM
There is now queen seating available for $200
The Legendary Blue Horizon is located at 1314 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA
For more information, log on to www.legendarybluehorizon.com
BANNER PROMOTIONS WILL HOST NOVEMBER 12 FIGHT CARD IN SOUTH AFRICA
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CASSIUS BALOYI VS. GAIRY ST. CLAIR
HEADLINES CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT CARD,
THOMAS MASHABA VS. ERIC AIKEN
IN CO-FEATURED BOUT
ON NOVEMBER 12 IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Promoters Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions and Rodney Berman/Golden Gloves Promotions will present a sensational championship fight card on Monday, November 12, 2007, at Emperors Palace Casino in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, South Africa.
In a fight between former IBF and IBO featherweight world champions, Cassius Baloyi, 33-3-1 with 18 knockouts, of Johannesburg, South Africa, will battle Gairy St. Clair, 38-4-2 with 17 knockouts, of Sutherland, Australia, in a 12-round elimination bout to determine the IBF’s No. 1 ranked jr. lightweight mandatory world title challenger.
This fight is the rematch of their fight in July, 2006, in which Baloyi was making his first defense of the IBF featherweight title that he had won two months earlier. St. Clair won by 12 round unanimous decision to become the new world champion.
Baloyi, who will turn 33 years old a week before the fight, has come back with a TKO win and a technical draw in his two fights since then. He is ranked No. 4 by the IBF at jr. lightweight.
32 year-old St. Clair, a native of Guyana based in Australia, lost the IBF featherweight title in his first title defense – and most recent fight – in November, 2006, by 12 round split decision to Malcolm Klassen. St. Clair is currently the IBF’s No. 5 ranked jr. lightweight contender.
In the co-featured bout scheduled for 12 rounds, IBO featherweight world champion Thomas Mashaba, 19-2-4 with 11 knockouts, of Temba, South Africa, will make his fifth defense of the title against former IBF featherweight world champion Eric Aiken, 16-5-1 with 12 knockouts, of Washington, D.C.
Four more bouts are scheduled to complete the card:
12 ROUNDS, LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Daniel Bruwer, 16-1-1, 14 KOs, South Africa, vs.
Soon Botes, 26-11, 15 KOs, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.
12 ROUNDS, HEAVYWEIGHTS
Pieter Cronje, 5-1, 2 KOs, South Africa, vs.
Osbourne Machimana, 13-5-1, 9 KOs, Limpopo, South Africa.
4 ROUNDS, LIGHTWEIGHTS
Tony Mathe, 1-0, 1 KO, Gauteng, South Africa, vs.
Grant Fourie, 4-0, 3 KOs, South Africa.
4 ROUNDS, JR. FLYWEIGHTS
Sibusisi Ngalathi, Debut, South Africa, vs.
Hekkie Budler, 2-0, 2 KOs, South Africa.
First bout: 7:00 P.M.
All bouts subject to change without notice.
RANDY COUTURE TAKES THE HIGH ROAD AND LEAVES UFC HANGING
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Randy Couture has left the UFC
By: Jack Bratcher
It’s true……..as of today Randy Couture has resigned from the UFC…….giving up his heavyweight title and his commentator job for the company. This comes one day after it was announced Fedor Emelianenko did not sign with the UFC but instead with M-1. That was the fight that Randy was wanting since Fedor was considered #1 in the world and since obviously that fight could not be made to happen Randy saw no reason to stay in the game. Randy had two fights left on his contract so he’s not allowed to fight for any other organization. If he choosed to come out of retirement again he has to come back to the UFC.
Randy is currently in South Africa filming the sequel to the Scorpion King as the lead role. Randy’s acting career is in overdrive and he has a MMA gym franchise that is doing really well and opening up gyms all over the U.S. so he doesn’t need the money that fighting would bring but he does love the competition. Many people view Randy Couture as the greatest MMA fighter on the planet and it is with sad news that his fans will watch him leave. Many fans had hoped for the day that he would face Fedor Emelianenko in the Octagon to prove once and for all who was the absolute best martial arts fighter on the planet. It looks like that day may never happen.
Good luck Randy!!!
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FACT SHEET FOR NEXT ELITEXC EVENT
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Friday, October 26, 2007
At Chumash Casino Resort at Santa Ynez, Calif.
Undercard Bouts Streamed Live at ProElite.com at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT
SHOWTIME Telecast Airs Live at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast)
FACT SHEET
EVENT INFO: FRIDAY, OCT. 26, 2007 at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif.
Up to four undercard bouts will be streamed LIVE at ProElite.com, the premier mixed martial arts social networking and entertainment site beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT.
PROELITE.COM: 135 LBS – Chris Caraiso (5-0) vs. Rick McKorkal (3-3); 185 LBS – Matt Lucas (7-0) vs. Giva Sanatana (8-0); 155 LBS – Fabricio “Morango” Camoes (7-3) vs. Moses Baca
(4-2); 265 LBS – Shane Del Rosario (2-0) vs. Amedeo Viola (pro debut).
TELEVISION: ShoXC will air up to five MMA fights LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET/PT
(delayed on the west coast)
Aaron Rosa 3 x 5 Jared Hamman
10-0 205 LBS 9-0
San Antonio, Texas Redlands, California
Javier Vazquez 3 x 5 JC Pennington
11-2 155 LBS 14-3-1
Pomona, Calif. Slidell, Louisiana
Malaipet 3 x 5 Kaleo Kwan
2-1 155 LBS 8-6
Los Angeles, California Kailua, Hawaii
Shayna Baszler 3 x 3 Jennifer Tate
9-4 135 LBS 4-0
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Stockton, California
Bobby McMaster 3 x 5 Mushin Corbbrey
7-1 150 LBS 11-2, 1 NC
Victorville, California Bluffton, S.C.
DUDDY STEERED TO STEP UP AND FIGHT PAVLIK
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Unbeaten Derryman John Duddy looks to be just 2 fights away from the clash of his dreams – a world title showdown with the new poster boy of the middleweight division, Kelly Pavlik.
Duddy tackles former world title challenger Noe Tulio Gonzalez Alcoba at the Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the National Stadium on October 20th before another planned outing at the Kings Hall, Belfast on December 8.
Two wins before the end of the year would then set Duddy up for a crack at Pavlik’s newly won WBC and WBO world titles next March. That bout looks destined for Las Vegas with New York’s Madison Square Garden unavailable for the dates being discussed for a Duddy – Pavlik showdown.
However before Duddy can even think about Pavlik he will have to negotiate two very sizable obstacles on this side of the Atlantic first starting with his bout against Gonzalez Alcoba on Saturday week.
Duddy’s promoter Eddie McLoughlin said, “It’s tempting to get carried away with all the talk about Pavlik but it won’t count for anything unless we get past this fight in Dublin. Then all going well John will box at the legendary Kings Hall in Belfast on December 8th and then in the New Year we’ll turn our attention to Pavlik.”
McLoughlin confirmed that a St. Patrick’s weekend showdown with Pavlik is now more likely to take place in Las Vegas rather than New York with Madison Square Garden’s diary already full for that weekend.
McLoughlin continued, “John doesn’t have the luxury of looking beyond his next fight but obviously we need to have long terms plans in place for him and the December 8th date at the Kings Hall would set us up perfectly for a world title fight in the New Year.”
Promoter Brian Peters says he would be delighted to showcase the exciting Duddy in front of Belfast fight fans. “It would be great to put John on in the Kings Hall.
“Everybody knows about the famous McGuigan nights there in the 80’s and I think a Duddy fight there would recreate the same kind of atmosphere there again. There’s an excellent crop of Belfast based fighters coming up through the ranks as well and they would benefit hugely from fighting in front of a big Belfast fight crowd.”
Duddy though is refusing to be distracted by any elaborate plans for his future and is instead focused directly on the task at hand in Dublin next weekend.
“Gonzalez will be very tough and very durable,” predicted Duddy. “He just put up a great effort for a proper world title in just his 15th fight so you have to take a guy like him very seriously. He pushed Felix Sturm very hard for the whole 12 rounds over in Germany and Sturm is a great champion.
“He won’t be coming all the way from South America to Ireland for the sunshine, that’s for sure, he’s coming to beat me up and get himself another world title fight but that’s the position I’m in as well so it should make for a good night.”
Tickets for the “Celtic Tigers” Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the National Stadium, Dublin on October 20th are priced from €50 and are available from Ticketmaster.ie and all usual outlets.
E-mail: info@brianpeterspromotions.com
Telephone: +353 1824 0724
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