UFC/STRIKEFORCE NEWSLETTER (6-3-11)

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Guida Battles Pettis, Plus Ramsey vs Tony For The TUF Crown Lightweight star Clay Guida takes on the last WEC lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis, and Team Dos Santos’ Ramsey Nijem goes toe-to-toe with Team Lesnar’s Tony Ferguson to see who will become the next Ultimate Fighter! Live at 9pm ET/PT on SPIKE (and in Canada on Rogers Sportsnet) UFC 131 VIP Packages Available Now Premium tickets, backstage tours, meet & greet UFC fighters, get inside the Octagon and more! Newsletter Presale For STRIKEFORCE Fedor vs Henderson Is On Fedor battles Dan Henderson in the Windy City, live on July 30 at the Sears Centre Arena – newsletter password: CHICAGO

The Ultimate Fighter Finale on SPIKE/Rogers Sportsnet – Tomorrow Night – Las Vegas, NV UFC 131 Dos Santos vs Carwin on Pay-Per-View – Saturday, June 11 – Vancouver, Canada

 

REES AND MURRAY PRIMED FOR EUROPEAN TITLE CLASH

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Welshman and Irishman weigh-in ahead of Saturday’s Cardiff showdown

Gavin Rees and Andy Murray comfortably made the weight ahead of their European Lightweight title clash at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff tomorrow night (June 7) live on Sky Sports.

Rees, Murray and the majority of the undercard for the show weighed in at Cardiff City Hall ahead of a great Saturday Fight Night on Sky Sports for British boxing fans, starting at 10.30pm in the Welsh capital before moving over to Atlantic City in America where Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch puts his WBC Super-Middleweight belt on the line in the Super Six semi-final, with the winner facing Andre Ward in the final later this year.

Former WBU Light-Welterweight champ Rees is gunning to become a two-weight World Champion and believes the journey starts against Murray, but Rees’ trainer, Gary Lockett, said that his man has prepared well to take on the unbeaten Irishman for the vacant strap.

“He’s good, he’s well-schooled, and his upright stance which might be a factor in how the fight goes,” said Lockett. “But we’ve got a lot of respect for Andy Murray – Gavin was an unbeaten prospect when he beat Souleymane M’baye for the WBA title when nobody expected anything of Gavin. The majority of people don’t expect Andy to beat Gavin but an unbeaten prospect like Andy is a dangerous proposition and we’ve prepared for him with that in mind.

“Gavin is in very good shape – my job has just been to slow him down a little bit. He’s a good puncher and he’s not just a reckless bull of a fighter who just charges in, he’s got good skills and good boxing ability and I’ve just had to fine tune things with Gavin, that’s all.”

The chief support on the night sees hot Belfast prospect Carl Frampton defend his Celtic Super-Bantamweight belt against Cefn Forest’s Robbie Turley – with unbeaten Frampton one of Sky Sports 11 to watch in 2011, and being guided by Irish legend Barry McGuigan.

“I firmly believe that the future of Irish boxing lies in the gloves of Carl Frampton – he is the most exciting kid I have seen in a long, long time,” said McGuigan. “He’s got the whole lot and when people get to know him they are going to love him because he’s got a great personality too.”

Tickets are available on the door at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on Saturday night from 6.30pm – priced £30 unreserved and £50 ringside.

Official weigh-in results

Gavin Rees (9st 8½lbs) v Andy Murray (9st 8lbs)

Robbie Turley (8st 9½lbs) v Carl Frampton (8st 10lbs)

Eamonn O’Kane (11st 8½lbs) v Dimitrijus Kalinovskis (11st)

Steve Williams (10st 2lbs) v Araik Sachbazyan (10st 1¾lbs)

Jason Cook (10st 10½lbs) v Mounir Guebbas (10st 6½lbs)

The following fights will weigh-in on Saturday:

Tony Dodson v Jamie Ambler, Frankie Borg v Costas Osben and Jeff Evans v Dean Walker.

 

Steve Fraser Talks to Takedown on His Expectations for US World Team Trials in OK City

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Boxing Links (6-3-11)

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Froch-Johnson latest stage of thrill ride ESPN By Dan Rafael Jimmy Lennon Jr. reports from the Big Apple where the boxing media has assembled for Carl Froch and Glen Johnson days before their highly anticipated Super Six World BoxingClassic Semifinals match.Tags: Boxing, Carl Froch, Glen Johnson … See all stories on this topic »

Retirement won’t lessen the legend of Shaq Sydney Morning Herald Berrick wants boxing headgear … LeBron, D-Wade put the C-Bosh on Dallas … Brilliant Barca dismantle Red Devils … Swans sneak home … Cipriani remains in Rebellious stand-off. Shaquille O’Neal has retired at the age of 39 after years as the NBA’s … See all stories on this topic »   Sydney Morning Herald

Would Calzaghe come back to fight Hopkins for big money? EastsideBoxing.com By Vitali Shaposhnikov: After dominating Jean Pascal (26-2-1), Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2) has been the center of attention in boxing. Due to his astounding achievement at the age of 46, his stock has skyrocketed, and many fighters are trying to do … See all stories on this topic »

Sonny Bill should show flabulous respect The Daily Telegraph No Butterbean: Boxer Alipate Liava’a, left, in training for his fight against Sonny Bill Williams. Picture: Nzpa – David Rowland Source: Supplied IT WOULDN’T be professional boxing without an aspiring fighter having to defend his journeyman opponent’s … See all stories on this topic »

Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. aims to make name for himself Denver Post By Nick Groke For a young boxer, Julio Cesar Chávez Jr.’s undefeated record shows a rapid rise in the middleweight division. But his problem was never in the ring. It has been in his name. The 25-year-old Chávez Jr. lives in the long shadow cast by his … See all stories on this topic »

Indian boxers off to fine start in Cuba tourney Times of India PTI | Jun 3, 2011, 03.15pm IST NEW DELHI: Indian boxers made a resounding start at the Giraldo Cordova Cardin Memorial Boxing Tournament with all four in action on the opening day advancing to the next round with contrasting wins in Havana, Cuba. … See all stories on this topic »

Fight Club OC showcases local MMA, boxing OCRegister Fight Club OC featured a six-fight card Thursday night in Costa Mesa that included MMA (center),boxing (right) and plenty of ring girls (left). Click on the photo for a slide show featuring all three. Orozco (10-0, 7 knockouts) landed hard hooks to … See all stories on this topic »

Teacher fights back against Parkinson’s with boxing MPNnow.com She came across this Rock Steady Boxing,” he said. Based in Indianapolis, Ind., Rock Steady works with people battling Parkinson’s disease through non-contact boxing training. After learning more about the program, Crager decided to make the long trip … See all stories on this topic »

Ray Edwards: Ray Edwards books another boxing match Rotoworld.com Ray Edwards’ next boxing match is scheduled for June 24 in a four-round bout at Grand Casino Hinckley against Larry Butler. Butler, also 1-0, checks in at 6’5″ — more than half a foot taller than Edwards’ first opponent. Butler weighs just 216, … See all stories on this topic »

 

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Boxing Breakfast: Miguel Vazuqez, Giovani Segura Back on 6/18 … By Scott Christ Bad Left Hook has news on a June 18 card in Mexico featuring two prominent fighters. Bad Left Hook – http://www.badlefthook.com/

 

Barrett-Munika Weights And Quotes

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Earlier today the weigh-in for the Ryan Barrett versus Geoffrey Munika for the International Masters Lightweight title took place at the TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town.

WEIGHTS & QUOTES

Ryan Barrett – 9st 8lbs 13oz

“Yeah the weight’s bang on, I’m under the 9-9 limit.

Training’s been going perfect, Bob, John, my Dad got me in good shape. I can’t complain with anything.

Let’s hope this’ll be as quick as the Alexander fight again.”

Geoffrey Munika – 9st 7lbs 13.5oz – 2nd weigh-in (9st 0lbs 2oz on first weigh-in)

“Tomorrow I’m going to make that title mine. I’m fit, I’m good and I’m so hungry for that title.

I’m going to give him a good fight and I’m going to go back to Africa with my new title.”

Ryan Barrett versus Geoffrey Munika for the International Masters lightweight Title headlines the Olivia Goodwin Main Events promoted ‘Search & Destroy’ event at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 4th June 2011.

Tickets, priced £35 (Standard seated) and £50 (Ringside) for the ‘Search and Destroy’ event are still available on-line now atwww.tkoboxoffice.com, in person at The TKO Boxing Gym, Gillian House, Stephenson Street, Canning Town, London E16 4SA . For further information call: 07960 850645

 

Wrestling Links (6-3-11)

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Wrestling fan take: Favorite Macho Man Randy Savage feuds Yahoo! Sports Contributor Network 12 hours, 10 minutes ago The death of Macho Man Randy Savage hit fellow fans and I differently than other professional wrestling deaths. Unless something comes up in the yet-to-be-released autopsy report, Savage didn’t do anything … See all stories on this topic »

TNA Impact! Wrestling (6/2) Review and Opinions Bleacher Report Wrestling opens up with Eric Bischoff receiving a letter from “The Network.” Right after, we get right into a backstage fight with Velvet Sky and ODB. ODB is beating down Velvet and towards the ring. Security attempts to break it up but ODB kicks them… See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

Professional wrestling at the Crown Coliseum with WWE Raw Fayetteville Observer Weekender caught up with R-Truth, aka Ronnie Aaron Killings, who will wrestle Cena for the WWE World Championship. R-Truth gave his version of the “truth,” talked about his plans to win the title away from Cena and his music career. … See all stories on this topic »

Interview: Winter on Working for TNA Wrestling TNAStars.com I definitely think Impact Wrestling is the place where I am supposed to be. I had my eye on this company for a while, even before I got here. I was so happy to get the opportunity to work here. For me, it’s about coming to work, enjoying working again, … See all stories on this topic » TNAStars.com

Our View: Case against Rapids wrestlers raises questions Wausau Daily Herald Wrestling in Wisconsin Rapids is like football in Edgar or soccer in Brazil or rugby in Australia. It’s what they do and who they are, almost a religion unto itself. So it’s perhaps not surprising that everyone seems to be treating with kid gloves the … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestling coaches receive honors The Salinas Californian Three Salinas-area wrestling icons were recently honored at the 12th California Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction Banquet May 14 in San Jose. Matt Alvarado and Terry Espinosa, co-founders of the Salinas Valley Wrestling Club, and former North Salinas … See all stories on this topic »

Hottest Olympic Event: Wrestling for TV Rights Wall Street Journal By JESSICA E. VASCELLARO and MATTHEW FUTTERMAN The escalating fight over TV sports rights reaches its biggest battlefield next week, as NBCUniversal pushes to extend its track record of Olympic broadcasting wins, and ESPN and Fox aim to spoil it. … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestling event to assist poor kids Tbo.com Promoter Al Schaefer of Victory Wrestling Alliance said proceeds will go to the aquatic center’s Open Arms Scholarship Fund, which helps poor children in the area get memberships to the complex. There is no funding for the program. … See all stories on this topic »

Tom Goff column: Upward shift in wrestling weights won’t pay off for … Appleton Post Crescent Starting with the next school year, there still will be 14 weight classes for prep wrestlers in Wisconsin, but except for four holdovers, not the ones that wrestlers, coaches and fans have been used to for the past 23 years. In its April 4-6 meeting in … See all stories on this topic »

Penn State Added to Wrestling’s Southern Scuffle The Chattanoogan by BB Branton For the first time in more than 60 years, the reigning NCAA DI national wrestlingchampion is coming to Chattanooga. Penn State, which won the 2011 national title in March, will participate in the 2012 Southern Scuffle wrestling tounament … See all stories on this topic »

 

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Holyoke’s Prodigal son ‘Chip’ Perez Returns for ‘Homecoming’ June 25

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HOLYOKE, Mass. (June 3, 2011) – Super featherweight Joseph “Chip” Perez returns to Holyoke for the June 25^th “Homecoming” pro boxing card, presented by American Fighting Organization, at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke.

 

Another Holyoke boxer, veteran Derrick “Double Impact” Whitley (24-25-3, 11 KOs), returns to the ring for the first time in nearly four years versus Adam “Hitman” Harris (10-4, 7 KOs), of Worcester (MA), in the eight-round main event at a 190-pound catch-weight. Whitley has never been floored in 52 professional fights.

 

Boxing dates back to 1896 in Holyoke; Rocky Marciano made his pro debut there in 1947, and other Hall of Famers such as Willie Pep, Sandy Saddler, Beau Jack, Sixto Escobar and Fritzie Zivic, along with world champions Tony DeMarco, Paddy DeMarco, Lou Ambers and Lou Salica, fought in the western Massachusetts city where volleyball was invented in 1895. “Iron” Mike Tyson won a Golden Gloves title there in 1984, however, pro boxing hasn’t been held in Holyoke since 2000, which marked the only time in the past half-century.

 

Perez (5-1, 2 KOs) faces his stiffest test to date against a much more experienced Kevin Carmody (10-13, 1 KO) in the six-round co-feature. I’m very excited to fighting in the Boys & Girls Club where I learned how to fight when I was 12,” the 24-year-old former New England Golden Gloves champion said. “It’s awesome to be fighting in my hometown, where I was born and grew-up, and have so many family members and friends still living in Holyoke.”

 

Unlike his first five pro fights, Perez enters this match-up coming off of a loss, albeit by way of a third-round disqualification. “Chip” dropped fellow his undefeated (2-0) opponent, Esteban Nichol, but Perez was penalized for hitting Nichol when he was down on one knee.

 

“”I think that puts a little pressure on me,” Perez explained. “Everybody who saw it knows I lost, but that it was by disqualification because I made a mistake. On paper, they see a loss, and so do I. Maybe I shouldn’t think this way but I feel that I need to prove myself. I’ve trained very hard to show everybody that I wasn’t defeated by my opponent. I have to bounce back impressively, especially fighting at home on Holyoke.

 

“I know I can’t erase that loss, on paper, but I can do that in the minds of people who didn’t see what happened. Maybe deep down inside, I’m trying to prove to myself that I wasn’t defeated. Looking at that ‘1’ on my record bothers me. It’s like a mosquito who keeps biting you and you can’t kill him. It’s irritating.”

 

Fighting on the undercard in four-round bouts is pro debuting junior welterweight Jair “Da-Bully” Ramos, of Waterbury (CT), and Joel Alarcon (0-2), of New Bedford (MA), Holyoke light heavyweight Pedro “Tyson”Gonzales in his pro debut vs. George Perez (0-1-1), Springfield light heavyweight Reinaldo Graceski (1-0) vs. TBA, Springfield welterweights Jose Angel “KO” Ortiz (4-6-1, 1 KO) and Noel Garcia (2-9-1, 1 KO) throw-down, New Haven bantamweight Nate Green and Philadelphia’s John Lowery both make their pro debuts, and Springfield cruiserweight Jose Torres and Covon Graham will also be making their pro debuts. All bouts and fighters are subject to change.

 

Tickets are priced at $40.00, $50.00 and $100.00 and are available at or by calling (413.534.7366) the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke (70 Nick Cosmos Way), as well as going on line at www.afomma.com. Doors open at 6 PM/ET, first bout at 7 PM/ET.

 

PRIZEFIGHTER SHOWDOWN COULD BE IN THE CARDS FOR WITTER AND LYNES

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Old foes could meet in the Welterweights II final on June 7

Colin Lynes and Junior Witter could cross swords in the final of Prizefighter Welterweights II on June 7 at York Hall, Bethnal Green live on Sky Sports.

Witter defeated Lynes in October 2005 in the same venue to retain his Commonwealth, European and British titles and the draw for the 19^th edition of Matchroom Sport’s eight-man, one night tournament means the pair sit on other sides of the fence – offering a potential rematch with Prizefighter trophy and £32,000 winner’s cheque on the line.

The duo will have to do something special to set up such a clash though, with both Witter and Lynes facing tough quarter-final assignments. Witter must get past Aylesbury’s Nathan Graham in the second quarter-final of the night, and the victor will then face the winner of the opening bout of the night, when former British Welterweight champion Kevin McIntyre faces unbeaten Essex man John Wayne Hibbert.

Former European champ Lynes faces gym mate Bobby Gladman in the third quarter-final on Tuesday night, with the victor having to overcome on of the entertaining doe of Yassine El Maachi or Peter McDonagh to reach the second semi-final.

The last edition of Prizefighter for this season of boxing has almost sold-out – there are only a limited number of unreserved tickets available for sale priced £35 from Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900.

Prizefighter Welterweights II draw

Quarter-final one Kevin McIntyre Vs. John Wayne Hibbert

Quarter-final two Junior Witter Vs. Nathan Graham

Quarter-final three Colin Lynes Vs. Bobby Gladman

Quarter-final four Yassine El Maachi Vs. Peter McDonagh

Tickets for Prizefighter Welterweights II at York Hall, Bethnal Green in east London are available from Matchroom Sport priced £35 unreserved – to buy call Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900.

 

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