Troy Ross hospitalized Off June 24 show in Canada

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TORONTO (June 17, 2011) – World cruiserweight contender Troy Ross is experiencing abdominal pains and has been hospitalized in Toronto, where he is undergoing precautionary tests. He has been forced to withdraw from fighting June 24 on the “Friday Night At The Fights” show at Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

 

Ross (24-2, 16 KOs), a two-time Canadian Olympian, is the top-rated IBF contender at No. 3 (#1 and #2 are not rated), as well as ranked No. 5 by The Ring magazine, No. 14 by the WBA, and No. 15 by the WBC.  He is expected to return to the ring in late August.

 

NABA Lightweight Champion Logan Cotton McGuinness (14-0-1, 7 KOs), rated No. 11 by the World Boxing Association, defends his title for the first time June 24 in the 10-round main event against Daniel “Canerito” Ruiz. “Friday Night At The Fights” is being presented by United Boxing Promotions in association with Hennessy Sports and Groupe Yvon Michel.

 

Tickets to “Friday Night at the Fights,” starting at $30.00, may be purchased at the Hershey Centre box office, through Ticket Master by dialing 416-872-5000, or by going on line to ticketmaster.ca.

 

IBF NUMBER ONE RANKED LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT YUSAF MACK PAYS HOMAGE TO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT KING BERNARD HOPKINS

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PHILADELPHIA (June 17, 2011)—Next Saturday night in St. Charles, Missouri, Yusaf Mack of Philadelphia will attempt to follow in the legendary shoes of Bernard Hopkins and capture a slice of the Light Heavyweight championship as he takes on Tavoris Cloud for Cloud’s IBF title.

Mack of Philadelphia has been extra motivated by a man he calls one of his mentors as he watched Hopkins become the oldest man to win a major boxing championship when he won the WBC/Ring Magazine crown with his win over Jean Pascal on May 21^st in Montreal.

“I have known Bernard for my whole boxing life and he was one of the guys who has given me pointers and helped me throughout my career and seeing what he has accomplished and in particular what he did to Pascal gives me that extra drive and inspiration that lets me know I can win this fight”, said Mack

Mack has a record of 29-3-2 with seventeen knockouts recently attended a ceremony where the Mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter presented Hopkins with gifts and recognized him for his amazing accomplishment.

“That was amazing.  I was and am so proud of Bernard and being at the ceremony I just kept thinking that if can accomplish some of those things, I can achieve the same.  It starts on June 25^th when I beat Tavoris Cloud and bring back that IBF Belt home.  Ironically it the IBF belt that Bernard first won.”

“After I win on June 25^th, The Light Heavyweight division will run through Philadelphia with Bernard and I ruling the division.  This has been the best training camp of my life and if Tavoris thinks he is seeing the same guy who fought Glen Johnson, then that will be his problem on June 25^th.”

Cloud against Mack is part of a big fight card that will be televised LIVE on HBO.

Tickets priced at $25, $50, $125 and $300 are on sale now and can be purchased at the Family Arena Box Office, all MetroTix outlets including online at metrotix.com or charge by phone at (314) 534-1111. All tickets include parking. The event is being promoted by Don King Productions. Alexander vs. Matthysse, presented in association with Golden Boy Promotions; Cloud vs. Mack, presented in association with Bash Boxing/Lights Out Promotions; and Stiverne vs. Austin will be televised on HBO beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT (8:45 p.m. CT).

 

SHOWTIME Sports Video News Brief: STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament

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STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix: Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinals

TOMORROW on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT

This Saturday the STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix: Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinals continue on SHOWTIME with the long-awaited rematch between Alistair Overeem and Fabricio Werdum along with the exciting match-up between Brett Rogers and Josh Barnett. 

What can the fans expect on Saturday? Hear from the stars themselves in the below SHOWTIME Sports News Brief.

 

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The action starts on SATURDAY, JUNE 18 at 10pm ET/PT on SHOWTIME

This event also includes must-see-matchups:

KJ NOONS vs. JORGE MASVIDAL

DANIEL CORMIER vs. JEFF MONSON

VALENTIJN OVEREEM vs. CHAD GRIGGS

For more photos and video visit sports.sho.com

 

Weights And Quotes From London: Choi-Asiku and Hamilton-Ryan

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Weights And Quotes From London: Choi-Asiku and Hamilton-Ryan

The weigh in for former WBU/WBF Featherweight World Champion Choi Tseveenpürev versus former IBO Featherweight World Champion ‘Action’ Jackson Asiku and Southern Area Light Welterweight Champion Darren ‘Mr R&B’ Hamilton versus Midlands Area Light Welterweight Champion Dave Ryan, for the British Masters Light Welterweight title, took place today at The Real Fight Club in Shoreditch.

The two bouts headline Spencer Fearon’s Hard Knocks Boxing Promotions ‘Summer Smash’ event at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
on Saturday 18th June 2011.

Choi Tseveenpürev  – 9st 1 1/2lbs

“In training I’m very, very sharp. It’ll be a very, very good fight.

Asiku is a tough kid and no one wants to fight him. I fight anyone and tomorrow I’ll stop him.”

Jackson Asiku – 8st 13lbs

“The fight is going to go like a boxer, that’s what we do, we’re mechanics we work with our tools you know.

We do the real thing, we’ve come to do it, I’ve got my tools

I’ve come a long way and I’m going to win this”

Darren Hamilton – 9st 13 1/4lbs

“They way I see things tomorrow, I see it being skills versus effort. I reckon he’s going to be coming forward and I’m just going to be picking him off with the jab.

I reckon the first round could be a bit of a fight, it’ll be up close and personal. It’s gonna be very tense the first round.

After three or four rounds it’s gonna be a very interesting fight, he’s gonna get frustrated and after three or four rounds that’s when it’s going to be a proper fight. We’re gonna be picking shots and stuff and it’ll be a really good fight.

I honestly believe that I will stop him inside eight rounds, yeah cool.”

Dave Ryan – 9st 13 1/2lbs

“I see it going my way to be fair, I’m fit and strong and I don’t think he’ll be able to cope with me to be fair.”

Tickets, priced £35 (Standard seated) and SOLD OUT (Ringside) for the ‘Summer Smash’ event are still available on-line at www.tkoboxoffice.com, in person at The TKO Boxing Gym, Gillian House, Stephenson Street, Canning Town, London E16 4SA  or The Real Fight Club, 2-6 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3NQ or from any boxer appearing on the show. For further information call: 07960 850645

THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS ANNOUNCES HARD-HITTING THIRD INSTALLMENT OF “FIGHT NIGHTS”

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Return of Boxing Series Live on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” July 29 Featuring Bouts Between Edison “Pantera” Miranda & Yordanis Despaigne and Joel Casamayor & Jorge Luis Teron   LAS VEGAS (June 16, 2011) – On July 29, “Fight Nights at The Cosmopolitan” returns to The Chelsea Ballroom featuring matchups between four of professional boxing’s toughest and hardest hitting warriors and airing live on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights.”   In conjunction with Warriors Boxing Promotions and Blue Wave Group, “Fight Nights at The Cosmopolitan” combines the mystique and excitement of legendary Las Vegas boxing matches with a new and socially dynamic experience. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 17 at 10 a.m. and are priced at $250 for VIP tables, $150 for ringside seats, $100 for floor seats, $50 for grandstand seating and $20 for general admission tickets and are available for purchase by calling 877-551-7778 or atwww.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com.   In the night’s main event, former world title challenger and universally feared power puncher Edison “Pantera” Miranda (34-5, 29 KOs) of Colombia will face former Cuban Olympian Yordanis Despaigne (8-1, 4 KOs) in a guaranteed thriller of a 10-round light heavyweight showdown. In a 10-round super lightweight battle where sparks are sure to fly, former three-time world champion Joel Casamayor (38-5-1, 22 KOs) will face Bronx, New York’s Jorge Luis Teron (25-2-1, 17 KOs).   A fan favorite the world over for his brilliant mix of amazing punching power and a unique flair for showmanship, 30-year-old Miranda will have just his second fight in the light heavyweight division after having challenged for world titles in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions.   Despite having just nine professional fights, 31-year-old Despaigne can rely on the wealth of experience he gained during his impressive 300-fight amateur, with victories over several future world champions including Andre Dirrell, Jean Pascal and Károly Balzsay.   Given both fighters aggressive styles of fighting, this exciting battle will almost surely end with a 10 count for one of the contestants. Heading into his showdown with Teron, 39-year-old former three-time world champion Joel “El Cepillo” Casamayor knows that every fight is a “do-or-die” affair and his sensational career will be over should he lose again.   For New Yorker Teron, a third loss would put a major damper on his plans to someday challenge for a world title. Teron began his professional boxing career on a tear and was undefeated in 23 contests before losing two of his last five to strong opposition.   Casamayor will not have to look hard to find Teron, as both fighters are known for their love of trading leather.   “This is another sensational show at the most dazzling location in all of Vegas,” said promoter Leon Margules of Warriors Boxing. “Both of the main televised fights are certain to be all-out conflicts between men who have never given an inch of ground up easily. It’s an honor to be bringing this show to such a world-class resort as The Cosmopolitan.”   Undercard bouts will be announced shortly.

 

Wrestling Links (6-17-11)

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Pro Wrestler Alex Riley: From Badass to Babyface Washington City Paper (blog) I’m going to go down to [my old street] Native Dancer Court, and when I pull in [to the driveway, I’ll] remember throwing the football in the yard with my dad and wrestlingaround with him. The first room he put together in this house was a weight room … See all stories on this topic » Washington City Paper (blog)

Jeff Monson: If Daniel Cormier takes me down, we are in my world MMAmania.com Wrestling is the toughest sport in the world. He has less MMA fights, but he is working with King Mo (Lawal) and Cain Velasquez and feeling those guys in the room. I don’t think I’m going to bring anything to the table with my wrestling that he hasn’t … See all stories on this topic »

Ore. man guilty in wrestling death of 2-year-old The Associated Press (AP) — A Medford, Ore., man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter in a brutal wrestling match. Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Mejia found 30-year-old Benjamin James George guilty of murder by abuse and … See all stories on this topic »

TNA Impact! Wrestling (6/16) Review and Thoughts Bleacher Report Wrestling kicked off with a video package from last week’s Slammiversary pay per view. After, Mr. Anderson enters to the ring. The ring is decorated with games, drinks and a table full of food for Mr. Anderson’s TNA World Championship title party. … See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

College wrestling poised for a comeback Tulsa World By JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports Columnist STILLWATER – Former Iowa coach Dan Gable believeswrestling, encouraged by better than expected television ratings in recent years, has a chance to regain its position as one of the most popular collegiate sports. … See all stories on this topic »

Strikeforce Videos: Josh Barnett Does a Pro-Wrestling Demo Bloody Elbow Here’s “The Baby Faced Assassin” doing a pro-wrestling demonstration with a training partner: Strikeforce Heavyweight Josh Barnett is a man of many talents. While making final preparations for his fight with Brett Rogers at Srikeforce: Overeem vs. … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestling given a makeover Cherokee Tribune by unknown By Carlton D. White In what the National Federation of High School Associations deemed “the most significant changes in high school wrestling in 23 years,” the organization’sWrestling Rules Committee and Board of Directors approved an … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestling movie ‘Memphis Heat’ recalls glory days The Tennessean Don and Jackie Fargo, recently honored at a Nashville pro wrestling tribute, were big in Nashville, Memphis and across the South. What: Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin.’ Some former Nashville professional wrestling stars will be … See all stories on this topic »

Full WWE Smackdown Taping Results For Tonight Wrestling News World Thanks to Wrestling News World readers Sean and Austin McIntosh for providing us with text-message updates: * World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton comes out to open the show. HE says he has a concussion but that’s not going to stop him from beating … See all stories on this topic »

(WWE) Batista Interview: Why He Left WWE, His Future in Wrestling, MMA & More TWNP-Wrestling News Former World Heavyweight Champion Batista was a guest on F4Wonline.com’s Wrestling Observer Radio this week to discuss his time with WWE, MMA, the future and lots more. Here are highlights from the excellent interview: * Batista said he left WWE … See all stories on this topic »

 

Blogs

YouTube – IMPACT WRESTLING Post Show 6/16/11 By TNAwrestling The IMPACT WRESTLING Post Show hosted by Jeremy Borash includes exclusive interviews with the superstars of IMPACT WRESTLING. Hear from Rob Van Dam coming of… Uploads by tnawrestling

 

WCF 11 Set For Tomorrow June 18th! Get Your Tickets Now! Special Autograph Session For WCF Ticket Holders

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Fighters for Auto signing WCF 11 Set For Tomorrow June 18th! Get Your Tickets Now! Special Autograph Session For WCF Ticket Holders Boston, MA – June 17, 2011 -World Championship Fighting 11 takes place tomorrow, Saturday June 18th! Don’t miss this chance to see the best Mixed Martial Arts action in New England, get your tickets now at WCFighting.com or by calling 800-595-4849.   WCF 11 features an amazing main event pitting UFC veteran Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon against upcoming MMA star Noah Weisman for the first ever WCF 155lb Lightweight Championship. With the top ranked lightweights in the same ring, this fight promises to be an action packed fight for the ages. When asked about Lauzon’s aggressive style and history of taking control early in a fight Weisman commented, “I’m not going to sit there and wait for him (Dan Lauzon) to do something, that’s not in my nature. I’ve got to dictate what’s going on in this fight. I’m going to go in there and I’m going to do what I want to do (in this fight).”   As a thank you to our loyal WCF fans we will be hosting a special autograph session featuring some of the best MMA talent in New England including UFC Fighter Josh “The Fluke” Grispi, Ultimate Fighter contestant Chuck “Cold Steel” O’Neil, U.S. Olympian Rick Hawn and more. The autograph session begins at 5:30PM until 6:30PM and is open to all WCF ticket holders.   World Championship Fighting 11 takes place live, June 18th at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington Massachusetts. Catch the action live to see the area’s best MMA fighters take to the ring.  Order your tickets now atwww.WCFighting.com and pick them up at the door!   What: World Championship Fighting 11 When: Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 7:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30PM) Where: Aleppo Shriners Auditorium 99 Fordham Road Wilmington, MA 01887 155LB WCF LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Dan Lauzon (Lauzon MMA) vs Noah Weisman (Rail City BJJ) MAIN CARD 145 Bill Jones (Kaos)  vs  Anthony Leone (Bombsquad) 145 Nelson Gaipo (Dragon Lair) vs Mike Marcioni (SSSF) 145 Al Jamain Sterling (Bombsquad)  vs  Lucas Cruz (TapOut) 155 Matt Phinney (Rivera MMA)  vs Mike Mason (Lysak MMA/Bestway BJJ) 155 Joe Manzello (The Factory)  vs  Pedro Da Silva (Warrior Spirit) 170  Eddie Brito (Valor) vs  Jim Pitner (USMMA) 180 Zack Costello (MAXX)  vs  Thomas Roy Gussler 185 Buck Pineau (maine)  vs  Hiago Fontoura (Fenix fight club) 170 John Deluca (Pacheco’s) vs Phil Lamire (TKD MMA) 155 Mike Materkowsi (Cage Strikers)  vs Nathan Oses (BMAC) 135 Derek Shorey (Kaos)  vs  Kenny Murphy (MFS/NH) 170 Corey Jameson (MAXX)  vs  Kyle Gauthier (Lysak MMA)   *** Fight Card Subject to Change ***     Don’t miss this opportunity to see the best MMA action in New England     Get your tickets now by visiting www.WCFighting.com WHERE: Aleppo Shriners Auditorium, 99 Fordham Road, Wilmington, MA 01887   WHEN: Saturday, June 18th, 2011. Doors open at 6:30PM, first fight at 7:30PM.   World Championship Fighting, the Ultimate in Mixed Martial Arts Fighting!

 

Mixed Martial Arts Links (6-17-11)

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MMA Fighting Stances: Mixed martial arts intelligence from the cage and ring USA Today by Sergio Non By Sergio Non, USA TODAY DALLAS — If the only thing that mattered were results inside the ring, Josh “The Baby-Faced Assassin” Barnett likely would be amixed martial arts legend by now. He’s arguably the most skilled heavyweight in the… See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Wanderlei Silva and The Most Brutally Aggressive Fighters In MMA Bleacher Report In honor of “The Axe Murderer’s” return to the UFC, we at BR thought it would be fun to take a look at the most aggressive fighters in MMA. For a fighter to qualify for this list, they needn’t be an all-time great. They don’t even need to be … See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

Why Mixed Martial Arts is being hit below the belt YourNabe.com This combination of rigorous disciplines is what would be allowed under the proposal to allowmixed–martial arts in New York state. As someone who appreciates mixed–martial arts and recognizes the financial benefits to taxpayers, I find this split … See all stories on this topic »

Promoters hope Newport News show is first of many Mixed Martial Arts events Daily Press By Marty O’Brien, mobrien@dailypress.com | 247-4963 Nature abhors a vacuum, and so too do area Mixed Martial Arts promoters Giovanni Lemm, Nick White and Julia Blair-Wiseman. The trio aims to fill what they feel is a void of regular high-quality MMA… See all stories on this topic » Daily Press

Women compete in mixed martial arts contest in Fletcher Asheville Citizen-Times Olympic silver women’s wrestling medalist Sara McMann is among the athletes in this weekend’sMixed Martial Arts contest at the WNc Agricultural Center. / Special to the Citizen-Times What: United Fight Nations BlackEye Productions IV Mixed Martial … See all stories on this topic »

Jay Glazer continues to make MMA inroads into the NFL Yahoo! Sports (blog) By Doug Farrar FOX Sports NFL reporter Jay Glazer has another life as an Mixed Martial Arts expert, and he’s been training more and more players in the ways of the Octagon in ways that have definite positive impacts on their NFL exploits. … See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! Sports (blog)

New WARRIOR Poster Is Intense We Are Movie Geeks Haunted by a tragic past, Marine Tommy Conlon (Hardy) returns home for the first time in fourteen years to enlist the help of his father (Nick Nolte) to train for Sparta, the biggest winner-takes-all event in mixed martial arts history. … See all stories on this topic » We Are Movie Geeks

Monson excited to return to Zuffa fold, looking forward to tough bout against … The Times and Democrat (blog) A two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club submission wrestling champion, Monson will be hosting a seminar at Black Force Mixed Martial Arts Academy on Bacon’s Bridge Road in Summerville Oct. 15. Cost of the seminar is $100 and class size is limited to the first … See all stories on this topic »

Fight Path: Adversity, Ford Expedition no match for Strikeforce’s Mike Bronzoulis MMAjunkie.com by Kyle Nagel on Jun 16, 2011 at 9:45 am ET Mike Bronzoulis had already taken a rough and often-delayed road to get to his professional mixed–martial–arts debut in October 2007. He had been through his parents traveling often, so he was forced to often … See all stories on this topic » MMAjunkie.com

 

Blogs

Josh Barnett – An Assassin Comes Home | Strikeforce By Thomas Gerbasi That’s a claim not many who began their MMA careers with Barnett in 1997 can claim. For proof, just look at the list of 14 fighters that were on the bill when Barnett made his UFC debut in 2000, and there’s only one still active on the … Strikeforce

 

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