UFC/Strikeforce Newsletter (6-7-11)

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The UFC Arrives In Milwaukee – Tickets On Sale This Week Welterweights collide when England’s Dan Hardy takes on slugger Chris Lytle, plus Jim Miller faces Ben Henderson and Stephan Bonnar battles Karlos Vemola – Sunday, August 14 live at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI – UFC Fight Club Presale starts Thursday, June 9 at 10am CT Tickets> UFC 133 VIP Packages Now Available Get front row seats, meet & greet UFC fighters, backstage tours, autographed merch, and more in Philadelphia!

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UFC 131 Dos Santos vs Carwin on Pay-Per-View – Saturday, June 11 – Vancouver, Canada STRIKEFORCE Overeem vs Werdum on Showtime – Saturday, June 18 – Dallas, TX

FLOYD “MONEY”MAYWEATHER RETURNS TO FACE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION “VICIOUS” VICTOR ORTIZ IN SENSATIONAL WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN AND BIGGEST NIGHT OF BOXING FOR 2011

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The Biggest, The Brightest and The Best To Meet September 17 In Mexican Independence Day Weekend Match-Up   Las Vegas, NV (June 7)…The wait is over and once again Floyd “Money” Mayweatherdelivers as the undefeated six-time world champion announced today via his Twitter account@floydmayweather that he will return to the ring on Saturday, September 17, to face the hard-hitting and explosive current WBC Welterweight World Champion “Vicious” Victor Ortiz in what is now the biggest international boxing event of 2011.   The announcement of the fight, which will take place on Mexican Independence Day weekend, widely considered boxing’s biggest weekend, sends shock waves across the sports pages as there is no denying that the younger, stronger and current champion Ortiz poses an extremely credible threat to Mayweather, who returns to the ring after a 16-month hiatus.  It is a highly competitive and very dangerous match-up that will give fans a chance to see the sport’s biggest star against the sport’s newest star in one ring on one very special night of boxing action.   “I am ready to return to the ring and give my fans a fantastic night of boxing by fighting the best out there and for me, that is Victor Ortiz,” said Mayweather.  “He is the current champion and an extremely talented fighter who showed amazing skills, and heart, in his last performance against Andre Berto.  At this stage of my career, these are the challenges I look for, a young, strong, rising star looking to make his mark in boxing by beating me.  Like the rest of my opponents, he is going to try to prove that he can beat me.  I commend him for accepting the fight, but on September 17, Ortiz is just going to be another casualty, the 42nd one who tried and failed.  Trust me, I will be ready.”   “I respect Mayweather because he has been a champion for many years and I know he will be ready, but so will I,” said Ortiz.  “I’m a strong fighter and I have worked really hard to silence my critics.  I’m a world champion for a reason and I am not going to let go of my title any time soon. This is going to be a great fight, but I will remain a world champion for many years to come.”   Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KO’s) remains boxing’s biggest attraction, wowing crowds and generating record pay-per-view numbers each time he steps into the ring.  In his last ring appearance on May 1, 2010, Mayweather dismantled Sugar Shane Mosley in a lopsided unanimous decision victory.  Mayweather is no stranger to fighting on Mexican Independence Day weekend either, as prior to his sensational win over Mosley, he took on Mexican boxing star Juan Manuel Marquez on September 19, 2009, beating his opponent in spectacular fashion. During his extraordinary career, he has amassed wins over world champions such as Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, Arturo Gatti, Zab Judah, Oscar de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton.   Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) is on fire.  He is riding a six-fight undefeated streak including his sensational win over Andre Berto on April 16 of this year.  The hard-punching southpaw proved himself throughout their 12-round battle when he survived a knock down in the sixth round and came back to drop Berto at the end of the sixth round in one of the most exciting fights in boxing this year.  Ortiz, who was already known as one of the most powerful young fighters in the sport but was questioned in the past for his desire, showed the world that his heart matches his hands of steel when faced with the best in boxing.   “When Floyd fights, everyone stops to watch and this is an exciting time for boxing as it always is when Floyd steps into the ring,” said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions.  “There is no better showman than Floyd and he backs up his legacy with amazing, one-of-a-kind skills. Victor Ortiz has shown us that he is a great fighter too and for the two of them to meet makes for a gigantic night for fans all over the world.  It’s always a thrill to see Floyd fight and it’s even better when he faces the best out there such as a true champion like Ortiz.  This is going to be a fight to remember.  Sports fans have a lot to look forward to on September 17.”   “There is no doubt that September 17 will again be this year’s biggest night of boxing worldwide,” said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions.  “When Floyd Mayweather fights, it is an event which brings fight fans, sports fans and the general public together to see this truly gifted athlete perform.  Every year Floyd sets the bar and standard for most pay-per-view buys and this year will be no different.  In Victor Ortiz, he is facing a young, strong and highly motivated world champion who knows that a win over the pound for pound champion will catapult him into superstardom.  The stage is set and I can’t wait for the showdown of the year.”   Mayweather vs. Ortiz is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions.  A nationwide press tour is being planned for the week of June 20 with additional details about it and the fight to be announced shortly.   # # #

 

VIDEO: Lateef Kayode Returns to ShoBox: The New Generation – Friday, June 10 at 11 p.m. on SHOWTIME

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GINA CARANO FORCED OUT OF JUNE 18th STRIKEFORCE FIGHT

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By: Rich Bergeron

During a conference call Tuesday, June 7th Strikeforce’s CEO Scott Coker announced that Gina Carano would have to pull out of her June 18th fight with Sarah D’Alelio due to medical clearance issues. Though the details have yet to be disclosed, it seems to be related to Carano’s failure to gain medical clearance for the contest. It is not clear if an alternate opponent will fight in her place at this point and Carano issued a brief statement attesting to her frustration over not being able to fight.

Known to many in the meainstream combat sports media as well as among her fans as the face of women’s MMA, Carano’s fight cancellation is sure to ruffle some feathers and lead to questions about what caused it. Carano’s been out of the MMA spotlight and away from the cage since losing badly to Cristiane Santos nearly two years ago in her second appearance on a Strikeforce card. The loss left her record at 7-1 and remains as the only defeat in her fighting career.

Carano’s notoriety led her to stardom in other circles outside the cage, and depending on the severity of the reasons for her lack of medical clearance she might end up doing much more work in those realms during her continued absence from the sport of MMA. UFC President and Minority Owner Dana White’s outspoken opinions have been very discouraging when it comes to women’s MMA as it is. Without Carano’s star power adding more appeal to the future of women fighting under the Zuffa banner, it’s going to be a huge uphill battle for the rest of the women under contract by Strikeforce to gain respect and recognition. As soon as we hear more on this subject, we’ll provide a follow up report.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE FULL STRIKEFORCE CONFERENCE CALL FEATURING SCOTT COKER’S ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING CARANO AS WELL AS A Q&A SESSION WITH JUNE 18th STRIKEFORCE HEADLINERS FABRICIO WERDUM AND ALISTAIR OVEREEM.

World Champs Choi And Asiku To Headline Summer Smash Event On June 18th

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Spencer Fearon announces that the next Hard Knocks Boxing event, ‘Summer Smash’, will take place at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 18th June 2011.

Following on from the massive success of the ‘Shamrock Showdown’ event in March, Mr Boxing himself has put together a World class card headlined by the WBU/WBF Featherweight Champion of the World Choijiljavyn ‘Choi Tseveenpürev, better known as Choi The Mongolian Warrior against former IBO Featherweight Champion of the World ‘Action’ Jackson Asiku from Australia.

The main feature support for Choi-Asiku features Southern Area Light Welterweight Champion Darren ‘Mr R&B’ Hamilton against Midlands Area Light Welterweight Champion Dave Ryan. Both Hamilton and Ryan will be looking to add a second belt to their collection on the 18th as the the vacant British Masters Light Welterweight title is on the line.

Spencer has put together a top class undercard in support of the two featured bouts.

West Drayton’s sensational Light Middleweight prospect Steve O’Meara takes on Newark’s heavy hitting A.A. Lowe in a highly anticipated eight rounder.

Worthing, Sussex’s unbeaten Lightweight prospect Alex Dilmaghani is set to face a tough battle against former Irish title challenger, West Ham’s own Mickey Coveney.

Next up is another unbeaten rising star, Dagenham’s Joe Catchpole who will face Scunthorpe’s Steve Spence. Also at Light Middleweight, Hayes’ resident war lord Robert Lloyd Taylor is back in action against Leeds hardman Tommy Broadbent.

Philadelphia, USA based Irish Middleweight Simon ‘Slick Fightin Irish’ O’Donnell makes his first visit to the York Hall to take on Doncaster’s Jason ‘Daddy Cool’ Ball.

Finally the highly rated London based Slovakian Heavyweight Marek Onda will be making his professional debut.

Speaking at the Prizefighter – Welterweights II weigh-in yesterday Spencer said of the event, “After the last show, the Shamrock Showdown, was a massive success I got to straight on to my next show, which is the Summer Smash at York Hall on June 18th.

We’ve got Choi versus Jackson Asiku, I mean that’s the former IBO World champion versus the Mongolian Warrior, you aint going to get a better fight than that this year.

We’ve got Alex Dilmaghani, superb kid, against Mickey Coveney. That’s another 50/50 fight.

Our Mr R&B himself, Darren Hamilton against Dave Ryan, who’s Clifton Mitchell’s fighter. Clifton Mitchell is trying to replicate the same thing that I am doing up where he’s from, down in Derby way.

We’ve got a really, really good show right, we’ve got Joe Catchpole, he’s fighting a guy he got a draw against in Steve Spence.

The show gets even better and can’t be topped, so we’ve got a very very exciting fighter Marek Onda, who’s a Slovakian Heavyweight that’s over here now. He’s the second coming, man.

I aint going to be boasting when I say go and buy your tickets now for the best show of the year so far. Go to www.hardknocksboxing.com or www.tkoboxoffice.com go and buy your tickets now for the event of the year.

Come along for the energy and the passion, I’m saying we live in the United Kingdom and I unite everyone because every different race, face all at the same place – The Hard Knocks at the York Hall.

So I am going to sell it out and also I’m telling you guys this you got to look on the shows now in boxing, people are saying Boxing is dying, that’s rubbish, it aint dying, I’m keeping it alive.

We’re here now at the Prizefighter, I’m around my old mates and they’re all now trainers, these are the guys that used to be in changing rooms together, I mean to see the solidarity that Boxing brings, I mean I’m here and you see all the different types of people that Boxing brings together, I mean there’s Yassine El Maachi, Nathan Graham and my long time friend Junior Witter, Colin Lynes I mean this is going to be a great Prizefighter. I mean this show is sold out already.

It’s going to be a great show but you know the real big show is going to come from the Hard Knocks on the 18th June, go out and get your ticket either on-line or go big up that little ugly short geezer with the glasses on from time to time, you know Johnny Eames and all his TKO lot in Canning Town. Or go to our Hard Knocks place, The Real Fight Club – yeah and if anyone wants to get fit come down there and we’ll teach you how to get fit

Hard Knocks is getting bigger and better, I’ve just been told that Sky TV are sending a camera down to see what the show is like and that small hall boxing is not bad and that I’m keeping it live. There’s nothing small hall about my shows, nothing small, nothing at all, nothing about me is small, nothing at all, so I don’t know why they call it small hall boxing.

As I said either get down to the TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town or The Real Fight Club in Shoreditch for tickets for the best show of the year Summer Smash at York Hall on June 18th.”

Tickets, priced £35 (Standard seated) and £60 (Ringside) for the ‘Summer Smash’ event are available on-line now 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

Boxing Links (6-7-11)

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Eminem and ‘Training Day’ director look to pair up for boxing drama Los Angeles Times Fuqua is set to come aboard “Southpaw,” a fictional boxing drama written and conceived by “Sons of Anarchy” creator Kurt Sutter and starring the Detroit rapper, said a source briefed on the film who requested anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to … See all stories on this topic »

Looking at a great weekend of boxing BlackAthlete.net IOWA CITY, IOWA—This past Saturday night, two great fights showed the best of boxing. The Julio Cesar Chavez and Sebastian Zbik fight showed two young fighters trying to make their name inboxing history. The same could be said of Carl Froch and Glen … See all stories on this topic »

Boxing champ ordered to pay up Independent Online By ZELDA VENTER Former world heavyweight boxing champion Corrie Sanders has been dealt a knockout blow by the Pretoria High Court ruling that he owed his former trainer, Harold Volbrecht, $156 000 (R1 068 000) in fees plus 15.5 percent interest … See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

Former Vegas boxing judge gets prison for fraud San Antonio Express LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former boxing judge in Las Vegas has been sentenced to 1½ years in federal prison for defrauding the Social Security Administration out of about $400000. US Attorney Daniel Bogden says in a release that 66-year-old Paul Smith was … See all stories on this topic »

Former amateur boxer tries hand at promoting: Boxing Insider Plain Dealer By Joe Maxse, The Plain Dealer Actually, Tim VanNewhouse is not a kid or new toboxing. But the former amateur fighter has never promoted a professional show. Undertaking the biggest venture of his 25 years, VanNewhouse and his partners formed Stallion … See all stories on this topic » Plain Dealer

Sergio Martinez pushing WBC for Chavez Jr date WBN – World Boxing News Two-weight world champion Sergio Martinez is set to put pressure of the World BoxingCouncil to make him the mandatory challenger to new champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s crown. The 36 year-old was stripped of the same title in January for failing to … See all stories on this topic » WBN – World Boxing News

Englishman Froch’s star on ascent after victory in Super Six semifinals SI.com ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — We in boxing bellyache all the time about fighters who duck dangerous opponents, refuse to take chances and turn prizefights into glorified wrestling matches. Carl Froch, the reigning WBC super middleweight champion, … See all stories on this topic »

Golden Boy exec denies Slim’s $65-M offer to Pacquiao GMANews.TV In the light of the reported $65 million proposal tendered by billionaire Carlos Slim to Manny Pacquiao for the boxing superstar to fight rising prospect Saul Alvarez in Mexico, Golden Boy Promotions vehemently denied a mouth-watering figure was ever … See all stories on this topic »

Nader coached and played everything from golf, boxing to horseshoes Milwaukee Journal Sentinel He coached service teams in track, basketball, baseball and boxing in Hawaii and the Philippines. In Hawaii, Nader worked with Fred Apostoli, world middleweight champion, teaching kids how to box. While in the Philippines, he helped organize an … See all stories on this topic »

Underdog Boxing: Look what you’ve done Floyd GMANews.TV Boxing fans are a smart bunch. None of them believe fighters who use lame excuses anymore. Cop outs such as their trainers putting too much petroleum jelly on their faces (Wladimir Klitschko) or eating the wrong kind of soup which caused diarrhea … See all stories on this topic »

 

Blogs

Talkin’ Boxing with Lou DiBella | BoxingInsider.com – Boxing … By Scoop Malinowski By Scoop Malinowski One of the world’s premier boxing promoters talks discusses plans for Sergio Martinez, Andre Berto, the next Manny Pacquiao, Pacquiao. BoxingInsider.com

Eminem Boxing Movie Close to Landing ‘Training Day’ Director … By Borys Kit “Southpaw” centers on a welterweight champ who punches his way back to glory after a tragedy. Hollywood Reporter – Top Stories

 

Wrestling Links (6-7-11)

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US Olympic Wrestling Trials tickets on sale UI The Daily Iowan BY SETH ROBERTS | JUNE 07, 2011 7:20 AM The US Olympic Wrestling trials are still about a year away, but it’s never too early for fans of the sport to start planning. Tickets for the event, which will take place in Iowa City on April 21-22, 2012, … See all stories on this topic »

WWE/TNA: Wrestling Matters to WWE; Wrestling Does NOT Matter to Impact Wrestling Bleacher Report Since Impact Wrestling Debuted barely any Wrestling matches have caught my attention on that show, however TNA/Impact Wrestling competitor WWE have indicated Wrestling matters by actually displaying great matches on television since Impact Wrestling. … See all stories on this topic »

Wild Oak Golf Club hosting Mitchell wrestling classic this weekend Daily Republic About 100 golfers already are signed up to play at this weekend’s Mitchell High School WrestlingClassic Scramble at Wild Oak Golf Club, course manager Cody Larson said Monday afternoon. Larson said there are “about 25” teams signed up as of Monday and … See all stories on this topic »

One More Match: Why Stone Cold Steve Austin Needs to Wrestle Again Bleacher Report Many wrestling faithful can tell you where they where when Austin uttered the infamous line after winning the 1996 King of the Ring. As if it came from a prophet, Stone Cold Steve Austin would then launch himself into WWE stardom, winning championships … See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

Razor Ramon — Wanna Buy My Wrestling Stuff??? TMZ.com For the first time since he was hospitalized for heart complications, former wrestling superstar Scott Hall — aka Razor Ramon — is facing the public … in the hopes of selling one of his most treasured belongings. Hall tells TMZ he’s hoping to sell … See all stories on this topic »

EL grad loses wrestling reality show in final round Lewiston Sun Journal By Andrew Cullen, Staff Writer Sasha Roy, right, and Bridgette Goulet, both of Lewiston, clasp their hands in nervous anticipation at Club Texas in Auburn Monday night while watching the finale of the professional wrestling reality show Tough Enough, … See all stories on this topic » Lewiston Sun Journal

Durlacher memorial at Buffalo Grove High School Chicago Tribune Durlacher went on to win an NCAA silver medal for the University of Illiinois and a bronze medal for the United States at the 2006 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships. At the time of his death, Durlacher was coaching at a club in Denver. … See all stories on this topic »

John Meeks changes wrestling commitment to Iowa State DesMoinesRegister.com BILL NEIBERGALL/REGISTER FILE PHOTO John Meeks’ announcement that he plans to wrestle at Iowa State is a significant recruiting catch for the Cyclones, a national expert said Monday. Meeks, a Des Moines Roosevelt senior-to-be who is a three-time state … See all stories on this topic »

On its final day, 2011 Legislature still wrestling with important bills Las Vegas Sun AP Photo/Cathleen Allison Gov. Brian Sandoval, general counsel Lucas Foletta, center, and chief adviser Dale Erquiaga work Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at the Capitol in Carson City. By David McGrath Schwartz (contact) CARSON CITY — The Nevada Legislature… See all stories on this topic » Las Vegas Sun

Reader column: Dead wrestlers prove how scary steroid use is Detroit Free Press Getty Images BY DANIEL SOLOMON With the tragic death of Lanny Poffo, known to wrestling fans as Macho Man Randy Savage, and the “60 Minutes” bombshell interview with Tyler Hamilton implicating Lance Armstrong in illegal doping, it is a good time to … See all stories on this topic »

 

Blogs

YouTube – Why Wrestling Matters: The Fans By TNAwrestling IMPACT WRESTLING interviews fans about Why Wrestling Matters to them! Watch IMPACTWRESTLING every Thursday at 9/8c on SpikeTV. Uploads by tnawrestling – http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=tnawrestling

 

Former Cyclone Wrestler Nels Matson, Day 7 of Ride Across US for CHF

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