Gleason’s Gym Newsletter
Posted on | August 15, 2007 | No Comments
Greetings!
I would like to let you know that Gleason’s Gym sponsors a not-for-profit program for disadvantaged children called Give a Kid a Dream. This program provides kids with boxing equipment and a series of one-on-one intensive training workouts with a world-class Gleason’s trainer. Give a Kid a Dream was created to meet the growing demand from distraught parents, schools, and the juvenile justice system. They were all desperate to find effective alternatives for youth at risk. As a boxer, you understand the physical and mental benefits of this challenging sport. Give a Kid a Dream not only enables youngsters to learn boxing skills, it also: ~ Instills self confidence ~ Improves school performance, behavior and social skills, and ~ Increases the ability to identify and handle problems in a positive way Give a Kid a Dream offers youth a chance to channel their energy into an activity that will foster respect for themselves and others. At the same time, the program keeps kids off the streets and away from influences that may have a negative affect on their journey through this critical stage of their lives.
BOXING IN NEW YORK CITY GOES UPSCALE. The most expensive boxing table ever (Party of Ten $100,000 with caviar and champagne) is being presented by Gallagher Productions and Dibella Entertainment. The “Black-Tie Boxing” event will be live on SNY on Wednesday, September 5th at Cipriani Wall Street in NYC.
The show will feature Dimtriy “Star of David” Salita, “Big” Mike Grant, and Israel “King Kong” Garcia. Tickets are priced at $300 (dinner included), tables of ten are $3000, and VIP Ringside Tables are $5000. A portion of the proceeds will go to “GIVE A KID A DREAM.” For any $3000 table sold through Gleason’s Gym $1000 will be donated to “GIVE A KID A DREAM” and for any $5000 table sold through Gleason’s Gym $2000 will be donated to “GIVE A KID A DREAM.” For tickets call Gleason’s Gym at (718) 797 2872.
GODFREY GIVES UP THREE BELTS AND KEEPS ONE
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Godfrey relinquishes 3 title belts
PROVIDENCE (August 15, 2007) – Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) president Jimmy Burchfield announced today that Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey and his manager, Brett Hallenbeck, have agreed to relinquish his NABA, USNBC and WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title belts.
Godfrey (16-0, 9 KOs) will retain his NABF cruiserweight championship. He is rated No. 2 by the WBC, as well as No. 4 and No. 6, respectively, by the IBF and WBA.
“Matt has his sights set on a world title,” Burchfield explained. “He wants to give young fighters an opportunity to fight for these three title belts he’s been so proud to wear.”
PALACE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 4 PREVIEW
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Levens to fight Ento for
PFC middleweight title
LEMOORE, Ca. — Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino Entertainment Director Christian Printup couldn’t tell you who the main event is going to be at Palace Fighting Championship 4 on Oct. 18th.
“There’s not one fight that stands out as a main event,” said Printup of the “Project Complete” card that will be held at the Palace’s Bingo Hall.
The card will rival that of any that has played out in Central California, including 23 World Extreme Cagefighting shows that were held at the Palace.
“This card is loaded from top to bottom. The opening fight at PFC 4 would main event some of these other local small shows throughout the state,” Printup said. “We are raising the bar every time out.”
That case was certainly bolstered on Tuesday, Aug. 14th when Printup and the PFC announced that Newport Beach middleweight Justin Levens (9-6) will fight Hanford’s Kenny Ento (8-2) for the vacant PFC World Middleweight Championship.
“These are two of the most popular and intense fighters to ever compete in the Valley,” Printup said. “Levens has faced tougher competition, but Ento is an extremely tough match up. He’s tall, rangy, has excellent submissions and underrated stand up. Levens is an absolute animal, who has only lost to top-level fighters.”
The Levens vs. Ento bout is one of four title fights on the loaded 14-bout show.
“I think this fight is good for the area. I love fighting up there and always have a good time,” said Levens, who is a Central Valley fan favorite. “He is a local guy and the crowd likes him, too. I think it will be a good fight. I think I will KO him pretty fast, though.”
Ento isn’t making any predictions.
“I’m pretty happy to be fighting for a belt. Some one has to be the best in the division and why not it be me,” Ento said. “I’m not the type of guy to make any predictions for my fights. He’s just another guy to fight. I remember way back people would think if they scheduled you to fight Levens, they were throwing you to the wolves. I thought that I could compete with him then and I still think I can compete with him now.”
Levens has lost three straight fights in the International Fight League, but is looking to make a comeback in the PFC since signing a 3-fight deal. He is also an Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran.
“I feel fine. For the past couple years I have been fighting with my own demons. I am finally back to my old self and motivated as hell,” Levens said. “Right now I’m in Big Bear training a lot of cardio, stand up and ground. It is a good camp and my new team is CSW with trainers Josh Barnett and Eric Paulson. It is a very good camp and lot of good guys.”
PFC lightweight champion Shad Smith of San Bernardino will put is 9-7-2 record and title on the line against Lemoore standout Poppies “Tachi Kid” Martinez (11-3-1).
Hanford’s Chris Botelho (5-1) will take on Porterville’s Morris Aldaco (6-0) for the vacant welterweight title and North Hollywood’s Lodune Sincaid (10-4) will fight Sacramento’s Jeremy Freitag (5-5) for the vacant light heavyweight crown.
The card only adds depth with a veteran welterweight match up between Ensenada, Mexico’s Olaf Alfonso (5-7) and Hesperia’s Thomas Denny (22-15) and UFC vet Scott Smith (11-4) of Elk Grove takes on middleweight Nate Loughran (5-0).
Also on the card are highly anticipated debuts of Hanford’s Luis Gonzalez and Hanford’s Jeremy Luchau.
Gonzalez will battle Jesse Bowen (1-3) in a featherweight bout and Luchau will fight Fresno lightweight Shahob Nasrabadi (0-2).
Fresno featherweight Jorge Evangelista (4-2-1) will make his long awaited return to MMA action after a 2-year layoff against rugged Albuquerque, New Mexico veteran Ed Tomaselli (3-4) and Merced middleweight Phil Collins (4-3) takes on Visalia’s Marc De La Cruz (2-1).
Also in action is Fresno lightweight Casey Olson (5-1), Las Vegas light heavyweight Dewey Cooper (1-0), Sacramento light heavyweight Mark Munoz (1-0) and Parlier middleweight Mike Moreno (2-1).
Tickets go on sale on Aug. 16th and can be purchased at tickets.com or charge by phone 1-800-225-2277.
For more breaking PFC news log on to www.palacefightingchampionship.com
DEMETRICE KING BACK IN ACTION
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King’s Triumphant Return
Demetrice King returns August 24 in Jackson, MI
On August 24, respected Michigan promoter Gerald Evans of 1 World Productions, in association with Murack Corporation, will host a night of boxing at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, Banquet Hall in Jackson, Michigan.
“The Battle to be King” will feature in its main event a “much better than his record” heavyweight returning from the biggest victory of his career.
Jackson’s own hard-punching Demetrice “The Next Big Thing” King (12-15, 10 KOs) is coming off a sensational upset victory over formerly undefeated and highly touted prospect Bermane Stiverne on July 7. Going up against a fighter who had 12 victories, all by knockout, King nevertheless, lowered the boom and stopped Stiverne in four rounds. The victory sent a shockwave through the boxing world and reminded experts and fans alike that, when properly prepared, King is a very dangerous world-class boxer.
He is paired against Florida’s Ed Slater, scheduled for eight rounds.
Also seeing action that night will be Adrian, Michigan super welterweight “Flawless” Dan Wallace (8-1, 3 KOs) taking on Monyette Flowers; an all-Michigan battle of durable super lightweight veterans between Reginald Nash and Bernard Harris; debuting super lightweight Santos Martinez vs. Ken Yon Kellum; debuting light heavyweights Deon Savage and Brandon Thompson facing each other, and first timer Emanuel Flowers taking on an opponent that is yet to be announced.
Tickets for the event are priced at $40 for ringside; $25 reserved seating and $15 for general admission and can be purchased by calling 734.644.4911.
The doors open on fight night at 6 pm and the action starts at 7.
KEEPPUNCHING.COM TO GET COMPLETE MAKEOVER
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Coming Soon: Keeppunching.com Version 2.0!
August 6, 2007
Louisiana-based motivational speaker/nutrition expert/boxing promoter Kerry Daigle has commissioned publicity firm Big Media Buzz to redesign www.keeppunching.com, the Internet arm of his far-reaching empire of successful businesses.
A treasure trove of information on eating right, living right and landing a hard right, keeppunching.com will be a dynamic and informative center for Daigle’s many professional endeavors, including Juice Plus, Personal Development and the wildly popular series of live boxing events he has produced.
With Big Media Buzz already hard at work, Daigle invites clients and interested parties to check back often to watch the transformation of www.keeppunching.com. “As you can imagine, with all the content available on my web site, there will be a steady process of organizing and designing it all in a way that is most easily navigated and helpful to its visitors,” said Daigle.
About Keep Punching:
President and CEO of Keep Punching, Kerry Daigle, has been in professional boxing since he was a teenager, managing, promoting, working corners, and doing publicity work across the world. Kerry still loves the sport and is always pulling for the “underdog” due to his upbringing as a “poor kid” in rural Louisiana. Keeppunching.com, however, is for those interested in learning more about boxing, nutrition, personal development, sales tips, promotions, publicity, with archived short 10 minute audio clips of radio shows on all these subjects.
About Big Media Buzz:
Big Media Buzz is a full service publicity/public relations firm that specializes in generating attention for its clients. Big Media Buzz offers custom-designed marketing, advertising and publicity strategies to fit any-size business and in any medium.
BOXING FIRSTS
Posted on | August 14, 2007 | 3 Comments
Boxing first fight facts
by Greg Goodrich, boxing press editor in chief
BOXING PRESS EXCLUSIVE: ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED DECEMBER 2004
1st boxing gloves- Greek oxeis himantes (sharp thongs in 4th century) 1st hand wraps- Roman caestus (iron/lead, thistle wrap in1st century)
1st Olympic Boxing Champion- Onomastos (38th Grecian Olympiad)
1st Olympic Programme for ‘boy boxing’- 41st games (in 616 BC)
1st Colored fighters to fight to the death- African blacks ordered by Patrobius, to entertain the Armenian King Tiridates
1st Official ban on professional boxing- by the English Parliament in response to the Duke of Cumberland’s lost wager on Jack Broughton when he was defeated by Jack Slack, who in turn was also defeated by Bill Stevens, thus the Duke lost two major wagers (1750-1789)
1st change from pugilism (bare knuckle fighting) to boxing (gloved prized fighting) to differentiate between brawling to settle personal disputes and for winning a purse- (in 1719)
1st day established for Heavyweight boxing- Monday (in 1719)
1st English Heavyweight Champion- James Figg (in 1719)
1st Boxing Stadium- Figg’s Amphitheatre, London, England (in 1719)
1st Heavyweight Champion of the 18th century- James Figg (in 1719)
1st Heavyweight Champion to retire (with title)- James Figg (in 1730)
1st Heavyweight Champion to claim vacant title- Tom Pipes (in 1730)
1st Heavyweight ring fatality- Jack Broughton vs. George Stevenson (in 1741- his death led to Broughton’s Rules in 1743)
1st Boxing poem- written by Paul Whitehead’s The Gymnasiad or Boxing Match in tribute of Jack Broughton vs. George Stevenson
1st Fixed Heavyweight bout- Bill Stevens v. Jack Slack (in 1760)
1st Heavyweight bout outdoors- Tom Juchau vs..Bill Darts (in 1766)
1st Irish Heavyweight Champion- Peter Corcoran (in 1771)
1st Heavyweight Champion to charge admission to see himself fight- Daniel Mendoza (in 1787)
1st Heavyweight Champion to write a book- Daniel Mendoza (wrote the Art of Boxing in 1789 and his Memoirs in 1793)
1st Latino English Heavyweight Champion- Dan Mendoza (in 1794)
1st Black prizefighter to kill another boxer- Joe Lashley (in 1796)
1st Heavyweight in the 19th century- Jem Belcher (in 1800)
1st Heavyweight Champion to be incarcerated- John Gully (in 1803)
1st Heavyweight Champion to train for fights- Tom Cribb (in 1805)
1st change to the Monday title fight category- Tuesday (in 1805)
1st American to fight for English Heavyweight title- Tom Molineaux (in 1805)
1st Heavyweight championship belt issued to Tom Cribb (in 1809)
1st American Heavyweight Champion- Tom Molineaux (in 1810)
1st Heavyweight Title (and international) bout between a white and black boxers- Tom Cribb vs. Tom Molineaux (in 1810)
1st American Heavyweight Championship fight- Tom Molineaux vs. Jack Burrows (in 1810)
1st Boxing Club- The Pugilistic Society (founded in 1814)
1st Heavyweight Champion to claim stripped title- Joe Coburn (in 1863 claimed John Heenan’s stripped American Heavyweight title)
1st English Heavyweight lion-skin title belt-Tom Cribb (in 1822)
1st Crooked Fight Promoter- John Turtell (in 1823)
1st Minority to defeat an English boxing champion- Australian Young Kable (in 1824)
1st English Heavyweight leopard-skin title belt- Jem Ward (in 1825)
1st Boxing book published in America- The Complete Art of Boxing (published by William Sharples in Philadelphia in 1829)
1st English Heavyweight Champion to fight in America- James Burke (fought in both New Orleans and New York in 1837)
1st brother combination to win Heavyweight titles- Jem and Nick Ward (in 1825, 1840)
1st boxing fight to utilize the railroad system- Charles Freeman vs. William Perry (in 1842)
1st boxing fatality in America- Christopher Lilly vs. Thomas McCoy (a 77th round knockout victory for Lilly in 1842)
1st English Heavyweight silver title belt-Tom Sayers (in 1860)
1st American Heavyweight silver title belt- John Heenan (in 1860)
1st World Heavyweight Championship (Bare Knuckle) bout- British champ Tom Sayers vs. American champ John Heenan (in 1860)
1st Heavyweight Champion to advocate and endorse boxing gloves- Jem Mace (in 1864)
1st Amateur boxing tournament for Heavyweights, Middleweights, Welterweights and Lightweights- at Lillie Bridge, London (in 1867)
1st Amateur boxing begins in England- (in 1867)
1st Undisputed Heavyweight Champion- Jem Mace (in 1870)
1st Queensbury Rule bout- British professional tournament (in 1872)
1st Amateur program- Amateur Boxing Association (in 1880)
1st Middleweight category other than Heavyweight- (in 1880)
1st Heavyweight title bout fought on a river- John Sullivan vs. John Flood (on a moonlight barge on the Hudson River in 1881)
1st Heavyweight title fight in a ball park- John Sullivan vs. Jimmy Elliot (July 4, 1882)
1st fight held under Queensbury rules- Jack Kilrain vs. George Fuljames (in 1884)
1st American Heavyweight gold belt- John Sullivan (in 1885)
1st World Heavyweight Champion- John Sullivan (in 1885)
1st American state to legalize boxing- Louisiana (in 1890)
1st Queensbury Heavyweight title fight- James Corbett vs. John Sullivan (in 1892)
1st Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion- Peter Jackson (in 1892)
1st British Heavyweight Champion- Jem Smith (in 1895)
1st Female Heavyweight Championess- Elizabeth Stokes (in 1895)
1st Sheriff to referee Heavyweight title bout- Wyatt Earp (in 1896) at Tom Sharkey vs. Bob Fitzsimmons title fight
1st American Amateur boxing fight- ABA Championships (in 1902)
1st International Olympic Games Heavyweight boxing- (in 1904)
1st Heavyweight Champion of 20th Century-Marvin Hart (in 1905)
1st Official Olympic Boxing Games in England- (in 1908)
1st Boxing Publication- British Boxing News (in 1909-present)
1st British Heavyweight titles issued by Earl of Lonsdale (in 1909)
1st Commonwealth (British Empire) Olympic boxing (in 1911)
1st International Boycott of Olympic Boxing (by Sweden in 1912)
1st Heavyweight title fight with two colored fighters- Jack Johnson vs. Jim Johnson (in 1913)- for 10 rounds (IBU stripped Johnson)
1st Heavyweight fight filmed- Bob Fitzsimmons vs. Bob Sweeney (in 1914)
1st Mouthpiece worn in a fight- Ted Lewis vs. Jack Britton (in 1915)
1st Heavyweight title radio broadcast- Jack Dempsey vs. Jess Willard (in 1919)
1st prominent boxing promoter- George ‘Tex’ Rickard (in 1920)
1st $1,000,000 gate for a prize fight- Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier (in 1921)
1st NYSAC Heavyweight Champion- Jack Dempsey (in 1922)
1st $2,000,000 gate for a prize fight- Gene Tunney vs. Jack Dempsey (paid by 100,000 attendants in 1927)
1st NBA Heavyweight Champion- Ezzard Charles (in 1949)
1st Million Dollar purse- Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson (in 1963)
1st WBA Heavyweight Champion- Ernie Terrell (in 1965)
1st WBC Heavyweight Champion- Joe Frazier (in 1970)
1st Heavyweight Championship fight televised on HBO- George Foreman vs. Joe Frazier (in 1973)
1st World Amateur Boxing Championship- (in 1974)
1st Woman to judge a Heavyweight title fight- Eva Shain at Muhammad Ali vs. Ernie Shavers (in 1977)
1st IBF Heavyweight Champion- Larry Holmes (in 1983)
1st Amateur women’s championship sanctioned by the Swedish Amateur Boxing Association (SABA) as event only (in 1988)
1st WBO Heavyweight Champion- Francesco Damiani (in 1989)
1st English Amateur women’s bout sanctioned by the British Amateur Boxing Association (BABA) for event only (in 1997)
1st Heavyweight Champion of the 21st century- Chris Byrd (in 2000)
1st Latino (American) Heavyweight Champion- John Ruiz (in 2001)
1st Amateur Women’s World Championship sanctioned by the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) for title (in 2001)
1st International Olympic Women’s Boxing Games- TBA (in 2012)
Note of Disclaimer: this written material may be disseminated, published, syndicated or otherwise reproduced, without prior expressed, written consent, provided that its origint al source, intellectual property and authorship are attributed to Boxing Press Editor in Chief Greg Goodrich. Copy righted. 2007. All rights reserved. All statistics and records have been verified by due diligence searches via microfiche newspapers, verification from the Ring Record Book; and data obtained from websites bkbworld.com, boxrec.com and cyberboxzingzone.com. If any name is missing and/or any data is incorrect, please contact the author so that a correction can be made.
Republished: August 13, 2007
CHRONOLOGY OF BOXING HISTORY AND CLICHES
Posted on | August 14, 2007 | 1 Comment
A chronology of history and boxing clichés
by Greg Goodrich, boxing press editor in chief
BOXING PRESS EXCLUSIVE: ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED DECEMBER 2004
Boxing History:
Sumerian Boxing (5000 BC) [stone carvings in Iraq]
Mesopotamian Boxing (4000 BC – 800 BC)
Egyptian Boxing (3500 BC) [hieroglyphics in tombs]
Ethiopian Boxing (3000 BC)
Babylonian Boxing (2500 BC) [Baghdad encrypted slabs]
Crete Boxing (1500 BC)
Greek Boxing (Olympic Games 688 BC – AD 476)
Sulla plunders Olympia ending the Greek Olympic tradition of boxing (80 BC)
Tacitus records Emperor Caligula imports Campanian and African pugilists (AD 35)
Roman Boxing (4th Century) 30 BC – AD 68 (ending with Nero)
English Boxing (AD 1689 – present)
Oriental Boxing (Okinawan boxing arts in AD 1718)
Chinese (Muay Thai) Boxing (AD 1719)
American Boxing (AD 1810 – present)
Famous Cliches:
‘amateur’- originally coined for nobleman who boxed
‘fan’- morphological etymology for ‘the fancy’ or ring-fans
‘mufflers’- Broughton’s leather boxing gloves (ten ounces), which etymologically derives from cockfighting muffles
‘put your dukes up’- phrase figuratively coined for opposing fighters and financial backers which were royal Dukes
‘duke it out’- a mythical incantation to the Greek god of boxing Polydeuces, alluding to his match against Amykos
‘the sweet science’- coined by Pierce Egan in Boxiana (4th volume)
‘is it the Real McCoy’- Charles ‘Kid’ McCoy master trick in fights
‘he’s no Rocket Scientist’- George Stephenson, the inventor of the rocket who boxed in prize fights
‘golden gloves’- first coined by Arch Ward (in 1923)
‘haymaker’- punch thrown by Welterweight James Ferms
‘rabbit punch’- the chopper punch invented by Broughton
‘up to scratch’- London Rules term: to meet at center of ring, or be counted out by 30 second rule (Broughton’s Rules)
‘squared circle’- originally rings had squares marked in the center of the ring (under Figg’s Rules). In time, rings were erected to encircle combatants. This center spot was called ‘scratch’ (under Broughton’s Rules). Under Queensbury Rules, this spot is ‘the center of the ring’.
‘3 referees’- see Broughton’s Rule #6 (originally called umpires; then designated as two umpires and one referee (London Prize Ring Rules); then three judges, one referee under Queensbury Rules.
Glossary of Terms:
Boxer- Greek (pugas, puxos); Latin (pugnare, buxus)
Boxing- Greek (Pygmahia) for fist fight; English for the practice of fighting with closed, gloved fists
Mufflers- boxing gloves (invented by Broughton in 1747)
Pugilism- Greek (pugme); Latin (pugil) term for crude bare knuckle fighting as opposed to boxing (prize fighting)
The Golden Age and Renaissance of Boxing (1789-1812)
Heavyweight Champions to retire with their titles:
James Figg, Tom Lyons, Jack Fearns, Ben Brain, John Jackson, Henry Pearce, John Gully, Tom Cribb (twice), Tom Molineaux, Tom Spring, Jem Ward, Peter Crawley, William Thompson (twice), Tom Hyer, John Morrissey, Tom Sayers, John Heenan, Tom King, Joe Coburn, Mike McCoole, James Jeffries, Gene Tunney, Joe Louis*, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali (twice)*, Larry Holmes*, Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko*.
Multiple Title Claiments: 14
Welterweight & Heavyweight Champions: 2
Harry Broome and Jem Mace.
Middleweight & Heavyweight Champions: 8
Jem Mace, Tom Allen, Joe Goss, Dan Creedon, Bob Fitzsimmons, Frank Craig, Tommy Burns and Roy Jones, Jr.
Super Middleweight & Heavyweight Champions: 1
Roy Jones, Jr. [James Toney does not qualify due to his no contest decision versus John Ruiz.]
Lt. Heavyweight & Heavyweight Champions: 6
Bob Fitzsimmons, Gene Tunney, Jack Sharkey, Michael Spinks, Michael Moorer and Roy Jones, Jr.
Cruiserweight & Heavyweight Champions: 1
Evander Holyfield [James Toney does not qualify due to his no contest decision versus John Ruiz.]
Two-time Heavyweight Champions: 21
Jem Ward, William Thompson, Ben Caunt, Jem Mace, Tom Allen, Floyd Patterson, Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, George Foreman, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Tim Witherspoon, Michael Moorer, Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis, Chris Byrd, Wladimir Klitschko, John Ruiz, Vitali Klitschko, Hasim Rahman and Shannon Briggs.
Three-time Heavyweight Champions: 3
Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield and Michael Moorer.
Four-time Heavyweight Champions: 1
Evander Holyfield
Note of Disclaimer: this written material may be disseminated, published, syndicated or otherwise reproduced, without prior expressed, written consent, provided that its origint al source, intellectual property and authorship are attributed to Boxing Press Editor in Chief Greg Goodrich. Copy righted. 2007. All rights reserved. All statistics and records have been verified by due diligence searches via microfiche newspapers, verification from the Ring Record Book; and data obtained from websites bkbworld.com, boxrec.com and cyberboxzingzone.com. If any name is missing and/or any data is incorrect, please contact the author so that a correction can be made.
STEELE CAGE READY FOR ROUND TWO
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Steele Cage Promotions announces star studded card for Fireworks in the Cage II at the Riviera Hotel & Casino
Travis Wiuff vs. Chris Price for IFO 205lb Title
Zac George vs. Chris Mickle for IFO 155lb Title
Also Featured – Tony Fryklund (170lbs) and Justin Levens (185lbs)
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Las Vegas, Nevada – August 13, 2007 – Hall of Fame Boxing Referee Richard Steele and Steve Oshins, co-owners of Steele Cage Promotions, LLC (www.steelecage.com) and the International Fighting Organization, LLC (IFO), announce their September 1st card at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. After a blazing debut with Fireworks in the Cage I on July 7th, highlighted by Marvin Eastman vs. Rob Kimmons, Steele Cage will unleash the sequel with Fireworks in the Cage II.
“Steele Cage will continue with its goal of giving the fans what they want, exciting well-matched fights. Fireworks in the Cage II will be similar to the first one, with some young talented fighters looking to make a name for themselves as well as ones that have enjoyed the limelight and are looking to stay on top,” stated Steele.
The sequel will bring another star studded cast with UFC, Pride and IFL veteran Travis “The Diesel” Wiuff (45-11) fighting another UFC vet Chris “The Exorcist” Price (11-2) for the IFO Light Heavyweight World Title.
Zac “The Red Devil” George (12-1) has fought for the IFL and is a 3 time Oklahoma State Wrestling Champion. George also participated in the IFO’s July 7th event, but this time he will be fighting for the IFO Lightweight World Title versus Chris “The Mad Dog” Mickle (22-9-1). Mickle is the current Extreme Challenge Champion at 155lbs.
Steele Cage will also feature the entertaining Tony “The Freak” Fryklund (14-9) and Justin “Executioner” Levens (9-6) in separate bouts. Fryklund will fight Kyle Gibbons (5-2) at 170lbs. “The Freak” is well known to MMA fans having fought for UFC, WEC and Strikeforce. Levens (9-6), a UFC, WEC, and IFL veteran himself takes on Nate James (3-3) at 185lbs.
There will be a total of 9 fights on the card. The doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the event begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets range from $30 to $150 and can be purchased by calling 702-794-9433, Ext. #2 or 877-892-7469, Ext. #2 or by purchasing them at the Riviera Hotel & Casino box office.
About Mixed Martial Arts: Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) encompasses many different styles of fighting in which a wide variety of fighting techniques are used. In addition to Steele Cage Promotions and the International Fighting Organization, other popular MMA organizations include the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), PRIDE Fighting Championships, Strikeforce, BodogFight, the International Fight League (IFL), EliteXC and World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC).”
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