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BERNARD HOPKINS: THE AGELESS WONDER…AND THE STATISTICS TO PROVE IT

Posted on | May 19, 2011 | No Comments

 

Montreal, Canada (May 19)…We are just a few days away from the most talked about rematch in recent years as Bernard Hopkins attempts to make history this Saturday, May 21 when he faces Jean Pascal for the WBC, WBC Diamond & Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World Championships in Pascal’s backyard at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada in a bout that will be televised live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing® in the United States and on pay-per-view in Canada.  If the 46-year-old Hopkins should emerge victorious, he will become the oldest boxer in history to win a significant world title.

 

Below please find statistics that further illustrate Hopkins’ longevity as boxing’s ageless wonder reaches for history once again.

HOPKINS AGE STATISTICS:

 

·         Hopkins was born in 1965.  In that same year:

o        Lyndon B. Johnson was President of the United States;

o        The first U.S. combat troops were deployed to Vietnam;

o        Malcom X was assassinated;

o        The Beatles performed the first stadium concert in the history of rock and roll at Shea Stadium in New York.

 

·         The world’s population has doubled since Hopkins’ birth year (the population went from 3,334,874,000 in 1965 to 6,775,235,700 in 2011).

 

·         Hopkins entered Graterford State Penitentiary the year Pascal was born (1982).

 

·         Pascal was barely six years old when Hopkins fought his first professional fight (1988).

 

·         When Hopkins won his first world title against Segundo Mercado on April 29, 1995, Pascal was only 12 years old.

 

·         At the time of Pascal’s first professional fight (February 3, 2005 against Justin Hahn), Hopkins had already fought 49 professional fights and was preparing to fight Howard Eastman on February 19, 2005 in his 20th defense of his middleweight crown.

 

·         Hopkins’ career has spanned nearly 23 years, seven U.S. presidential terms and 11 Olympic Games.

 

·         Thirty-one of Hopkins’ 58 professional fights were against opponents younger than him.

 

·         Hopkins has won two fights (against Kelly Pavlik and Enrique Ornelas) where there was at least a 15 year or more age differential between him and his opponent (Pavlik was 17 years younger and Ornelas was 15 years younger).

 

·         There is an 18 year age difference between Pascal and Hopkins, the largest in Hopkins’ career.

 

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“Dynasty II: Pascal vs. Hopkins” is presented by GroupeYvon Michel and Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Casino de Montreal, Videotron and Coors Light.  The 12-round WBC, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World Championship fight will take place Saturday, May 21 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada and will be televised live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT in the United States and distributed live on pay-per-view in Canada on Canal Indigo, Bell TV, Shaw TV, Viewer’s Choice and Sasktel in French and English beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET. A 12-round light heavyweight bout between former World Champions Chad Dawson and Adrian Diaconu will also be featured on the telecast.  Dawson vs. Diaconu is presented in association with Gary Shaw Productions and InterBox.

Tickets, priced at C$500, C$350, C$250, C$175, C$110, C$75, C$50 and C$35, are on sale now and may be purchased at the Bell Centre box office or by calling (514) 790-2525 or(877) 668-8269.  Tickets are also available online at www.evenko.ca.

 

REES: TWO-WEIGHT WORLD GLORY WILL FOLLOW EURO BELT

Posted on | May 19, 2011 | No Comments


Welshman full of respect for Irish opponent Murray ahead of June 4 clash

Gavin Rees says his dream of becoming a two-weight World champion will begin with victory against Irishman Andy Murray in their June 4 fight for the vacant European Lightweight title in Cardiff.

The 31 year-old claimed the WBA light-welterweight crown in 2007 and returns to fight in the Welsh capital for the first time in over three years against the unbeaten Belfast prospect in the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.

The Newbridge fighter takes on Cavan’s Murray live on Sky Sports on a great night for British boxing, as Carl “The Cobra” Froch puts his WBA super middleweight title on the line against Glen Johnson in Atlantic City, also live on Sky in the early hours of Sunday June 5.

Rees has been out of action for seven months after winning the British title against John Watson in Newport in November, but after a successful operation on the nose problem that forced him out of his rematch with Watson, Rees is raring to put on a great show in his backyard.

“A big Welsh crowd behind me in Cardiff is going to be a boost, no doubt about it,” said Rees. “It’s always great to box in front of your home fans and although it’s just going to be me and Andy in the ring when the bell goes and I’m 100 per cent confident that my boxing ability will see me through.

“Andy hasn’t really been televised live in Britain because he’s mainly boxed in Ireland so I’ve only really seen him on YouTube. He’s a bit like Watson – a tall, upright boxer who will look to out-jab me but I showed what a great jab I’ve got in that fight and I’ll prove it again with Andy.”

Gavin’s last fight in Cardiff ended in defeat against Andriy Kotelnik in the same venue in his first defence of the WBA title in March 2008 – the only defeat on his record. ‘The Rock’ returned to action with a great win in Prizefighter in west London in December 2009 and further victories against Abdoulaye Soukouna and Sam Amoako preceded is British title win. The break from the ring has given Rees the hunger to go back for main titles – and having to relinquish the British strap could turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

“The next step is World level for me, the Commonwealth is there too but I want to fight for a World title and become a two-weight World champion,” said Rees. “I want to win this European title, get World ranked with the bodies and get a shot. The winner of Kevin Mitchell and John Murray’s fight will get a World title fight so maybe I could fight the winner of that.

“Murray has chosen to box Mitchell which is fair enough, but I need to concentrate on Andy who is a talented kid and I’m not looking past that, but the two-weight World champion goal is something I really want.

“It was disappointing having to vacate as after that I really wanted to push on and win it outright. But giving it up has actually worked out well because I’ve now got the European shot and I want to get back to World level as I’m 31 now and I would’ve had to hang around British level for a year. Now I plan on winning this European title and hopefully moving to a World title shot by the end of the year.”

Rees is urging Welsh fight fans to snap up tickets for the Cardiff show, with Cefn Forest’s Robbie Turley challenging Carl Frampton for the Belfast man’s Celtic super bantamweight title and fellow Welsh fighters Jason Cook, Frankie Borg, Jamie Ambler, Chris Ware and Joe Jones also taste action. The main attraction on the night is excited about the future of boxing in Wales and also reacted to the news that Juergen Braehmer had denied Rees’ former gym pal Nathan Cleverley a World title shot.

“Welsh boxing is buzzing at the moment,” said Rees. “I’m fighting for a European title, Bradley Pryce is going for the Inter-Continental strap, Enzo Maccarinelli is coming back into the scene so hopefully we can all get pushing for World titles soon which would be great for Welsh boxing, to go back to the days when Joe (Calzaghe), Enzo and I were all World champions.

“Nathan has been more or less given the belt and he wanted to win it in the ring, but who cares? He’s champion of the World and he won the interim belt so he’s there on merit and Braehmer is making excuses like he has before so you cannot do anything about it. I know that Nathan will go out and prove that he’s a worthy World champion in his next fights – be it on Saturday or somewhere down the line.”

Tickets for the Gavin Rees v Andy Murray European title clash and full undercard are now on sale priced £30 unreserved and £50 ringside from the Motorpoint Arena Box-Office on 02920 224488. For VIP packages contact Sport and Stage on 02920 234 567 www.sportandstage.com

 

Mixed Martial Arts Links (5-19-11)

Posted on | May 19, 2011 | No Comments

Walker battling skeptics
Fort Worth Star Telegram
By Tobias Xavier Lopez Despite his stature as a former Dallas Cowboys running back, when Walker made the switch to mixed martial arts training he was treated like any other rookie in the gym. So on Saturdays when all the other newbies were wiping down 
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High energy matches hype at weigh-in
London Free Press
The weigh-in Wednesday for MMALIVE 1, the mixed martial arts card Thursday at the John Labatt Centre, had a high level of testosterone, too many people in a too small room, cameras, microphones, entourages, fighters with catchy nicknames, two fighters 
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Jarrad Page latest Patriot to tackle MMA
Boston Herald
Page is one of three NFL players using the lockout-induced break to train full-time in mixed martial arts at the Los Angeles-based MMA Athletics studio, joining Jacksonville Jaguars [team stats] tight end Marcedes Lewis and New Orleans Saints running 
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MMA News 5/18: Chael Sonnen, Nick Diaz, Rampage Jackson, Dos Santos and More
Bleacher Report
Holding a professional record of 6-1-0, Rocha is still relatively young in his mixed martial arts career, but he will certainly want to prove he is a competitor when he is slated to make his Octagon debut in June. Cerrone, a former lightweight 
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Bleacher Report
MMA card set for for Friday at CSUB
Bakersfield Californian
Of note: A celebrity poker tournament will be held tonight at Aviator Casino in Delano starting at 7 pmMMA celebrities Josh Koscheck and Court McGee will be there, and possibly Ken Shamrock, along with retired NFL player and former CSUB wrestler 
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A local MMA fighter buys Chuck Liddell’s gym
New Times SLO
Cruz Gomez found a way to combine his dream of owning his own MMA training gym with his desire to stick close with his teammates. Cruz Gomez’s longtime dream recently turned into reality when he took ownership of San Luis Obispo’s first mixed martial 
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Chael Sonnen’s Indefinite Suspension Upheld, May Prompt Retirement
Yahoo! Sports
The long and winding road of Chael Sonnen’s career just careened down a steep descent of switchbacks on Wednesday, possibly signaling his retirement from mixed martial arts competition. Sonnen, who just recently thought he would be reinstated as a 
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Yahoo! Sports
 

Manslaughter charge costs MMA fighter
Medicine Hat News
You need JavaScript enabled to view it One of the scheduled fighters for Medicine Hat’s first-evermixed martial arts (MMA) event will not be on the card after all, after a News investigation revealed he is believed to be facing a charge of 
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52 Things I Love About MMA: Lyoto Machida’s MMA For The Intellectual
SB Nation
Before Machida we thought we knew the tools necessary for success in MMA – but like many revolutionaries, Machida has changed the way we think about the sport. May 18, 2011 – Many times a MMA bout is very much like the jousting scene in the amazing HBO 
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SB Nation
 

Anderson Silva nearly retired from MMA before UFC debut in 2006
MMAmania.com
That’s because “The Spider,” who had suffered a pair of losses under the PRIDE banner, was “discouraged” following a feud with Chute Boxe Academy founder Rudimar Fedrigo and nearly retired from mixed martial arts before signing with Zuffa. 
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Blogs
How’s Taste My Tweet Tweet? Mixed Martial Arts on Twitter for the 
By Anton Tabuena
Anton Tabuena of bloodyelbow.com compiles the week’s most interesting bits from the MMA and UFC twitter world.
Bloody Elbow – http://www.bloodyelbow.com/

 

Web
Local Mixed Martial Arts community loses a friend – ObserverToday 
The Mixed Martial Arts world and local competitors lost a friend as Mike “Snake” Tome was killed in a motorcycle accident early Friday morning.
observertoday.com/…/Local-Mixed-Martial-Arts-community-l…

 

DiBella and Warriors Sign Badou Jack

Posted on | May 19, 2011 | No Comments

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DiBella Entertainment and Warriors Boxing are proud to announce the signing of undefeated super middleweight Badou Jack “The Ripper” (5-0, 4 KOs).

 

Despite starting boxing in his late teens, the 27 year old Swedish/Gambian is a former Olympian and six-time Swedish National Champion who went 122-28 as an amateur. Although fairly tall for a super middleweight, Jack enjoys fighting on the inside and working the body. He has a very strong uppercut.

 

“We’re at the right place at the right time to sign a prospect like Badou Jack,” said Lou DiBella. “He’s a very promising boxer/puncher from an area not known for boxing. He’s a natural.”

 

Jack, who has moved his base of operations to Las Vegas, will have his first fight under the new promotional banner on the undercard of the Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinal clash between WBC super middleweight champion Carl “Cobra” Froch and Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson at the Adrian Phillips Ballroom at historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday, June 4, and televised live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

 

“We’re looking for big things out of Badou,” added Leon Margules of Warriors Boxing. “He’s very strong and can box and punch. He brings a lot to the table and we’re very excited to be working with him.”

 

Tickets, priced at $300, $150, $100, and $50, can be purchased through the Boardwalk Hall ticket office and Ticketmaster. Tickets can be purchased online athttp://www.ticketmaster.com/, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, at any Ticketmaster retail outlet or in person at Boardwalk Hall box office.

 

RITC 152; Saturday May 21, 2011; Wild Horse Pass Casino*Chandler, AZ

Posted on | May 19, 2011 | 1 Comment

Doors Open: 7:00 PM, Fight Time: 8:00 PM

Tickets: $30, $50 and $100. $5 higher on fight day. No discounts available. Plenty of free parking. All guests must be 18+ to attend.

Tickets now on sale at http://wingilariver.ticketforce.com/ or call 1-877-840-0457.

Sixteen bouts are planned for RITC 152. In the Main Event, Strikeforce veteran and RITC LHW Champion Matt Lucas ( 12-2 ) goes against Shawn Frye ( 6-6 ), fresh off a win against Aaron Brink.

In the Co-Main Events, UFC veteran Aaron Brink ( 22-22 ) takes on upstart Rudy Aguilar and Extreme Beatdown Champion Jamie Schmidt ( 8-3 ), from MMA Lab, goes against battle tested RJ Gamez ( 10-16 ).

Other very strong bouts will round out the evening program.

Fight Card

Matt Lucas ( 205 ) vs Shawn Frye ( 205 ) RITC LHW Championship

Aaron Brink ( 210 ) vs Rudy Aguilar ( 210 )
Jamie Schmidt ( 165 ) vs RJ Gamez ( 165 )
Jeff Horlacher ( 185 ) vs Derek Seright ( 180 )
Gabe  Rivas ( 160 ) vs Chris Gruetzemacher ( 160 )
Kelley Oser ( 175 ) vs Ben Clark ( 170 )
Dan Charles ( 240 ) vs Richard Ysaguirre ( 225 )
Justin Purcell ( 175 vs Glenn Devitt ( 170 )
Justin Bereche ( 210 ) vs Joseph Paul Simon III ( 205 )
Chad Lehr ( 160 ) vs Rudolfo Rameriz ( 155 )
Cory Grant ( 155 ) vs Chris Stainken ( 155 )
David Nuzzo ( 155 ) vs Larry Esparza ( 150 )
JD Cacayuran ( 145 ) vs Matthew Tapia ( 150 )
Sam Yank ( 150 ) vs Ryan Crouch ( 155 )
Marcelo Castenada ( 135 ) vs Aldo Escudero ( 135 )
Elijah Muhammed ( 145 ) vs Jesus Arevala ( 140 )
Fight Card subject to change
Note: Attendance at Wild Horse Pass Events are limited to age 18
and over / www.rageinthecage.com
Saturday, May 28th 2011
DESERT QUEST CHAMPIONSHIP
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – Grappling -Takedown
Broadway Recreation Center – 59 E. Broadway Rd, Mesa
(Same day weight ins)
Weight Ins start at 10:00am-12:00pm -Tournaments starts 1:00pm
$1000 Grand prize  For the absolute overall champion!
BJJ & Submission Grappling Tournament Competitors: Adults Competitors entry fee: $35.00 for one division or $45.00 for both Divisions.
Kids and teens Tournament Competitors entry fee: $25.00 for one division or $30.00 for both Divisions.
For tournament information: Please contact (480) 268-6885 or E-mail: info@desertquestchampionships.comwww.desertquestchampionships.com

 

GC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION “WARPATH” DEFENDS TITLE AT SHINGLE SPRINGS RANCHERIA

Posted on | May 18, 2011 | No Comments

 

 

Three titles on the line at “Warpath”

Apple Valley, CA (USA): The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and Tedd Williams’ Gladiator Challenge are proud to come together to present another star-studded event, “Warpath,” which will take place on Saturday, May 21st at the Shingle Springs Rancheria. Three GC titles will be on the line at “Warpath,” as the heavyweight, middleweight, and welterweight titles will all be defended.

Doors for “Warpath” will open at 11 AM, with the first fight kicking off at 1 PM. Tickets for this exciting event are available through the Virtual Box Office at http://gc.vbotickets.com/ or via phone at or by calling (888) 826-8858. Parking will be available in Red HawkÔ Casino’s parking garage.  A shuttle will take guests from the casino to the event.

In the main event, Ruben “Warpath” Villareal (19-20-3) will defend the Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight Championship against up-and-comer Rob “The Caveman” Jackson (3-1). “Warpath,” also the holder of the GC Native American Heavyweight title, grabbed the vacant GC heavyweight strap after a battle with Wes Combs via unanimous decision at “Undisputed” last year. He has faced big-name MMA fighters such as UFCÒ/Strikeforce veterans Paul Buentello and Mike Whitehead, former PRIDE fighters Dan Bobish and Travis Wiuff, UFCÒ veteran Justin McCully, former UFCÒ Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez, current Strikeforce star Antonio Silva, and fight legends Dan “The Beast” Severn, Don “The Predator” Frye, and Bas Rutten.

Jackson has won three of his four fights, all of them taking place in GC. Now, he’ll look to shock the California fight scene and take the GC belt.

GC favorite James “The Educator” Fanshier (17-11) will return from a nine-month hiatus from fighting to put his GC middleweight crown on the line against tough veteran Richard Blake (6-17). One of the most experienced GC competitors ever, Fanshier holds a 13-5 record with the promotion. He has faced notable fighters such as Chris Leben, James Lee, Thomas “Wildman” Denny, Shannon Ritch, Joey Villasenor, Jeremiah Metcalf, Ronald Jhun, and Mike “The Joker” Guymon.

In a battle for the interim GC Welterweight Championship, Jaime “El Cucui” Jara (30-9-0-1) will face undefeated young upstart Justin Baesman (5-0). Jara has won nine of his last eleven fights, including an exciting rear-naked choke submission victory over Larry Mays at “High Octane” in March. During his long career, he’s faced Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith, Anthony Ruiz, Rashad Evans, Kyacey Uscola, Jeremiah Metcalf, Doug Marshall, Jay Silva, and Waachiim Spiritwolf.

In addition to the title fights, Strikeforce veteran Eric Lawson will battle the ultra-tough Larry Mays in a GC middleweight title contender’s bout. GC fans won’t want to miss this incredible night of action!

For more information on Gladiator Challenge and all its events, please visit http://www.gladiatorchallenge.com.

 

Boxing Links (5-18-11)

Posted on | May 18, 2011 | No Comments

Hopkins: ‘There is no controversy to me’
ESPN
If he thinks he’s smarter than me and that his boxing IQ is higher than mine, then I will prove that I am a Harvard graduate and he’s just a community college graduate. So at the end of the day, whatever is presented to me, I will adjust very, 
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When Manny Pacqiao speaks, a nation listens
Telegraph.co.uk
By Gareth A Davies, Boxing Correspondent 5:07PM BST 18 May 2011 Pacquiao is the only boxer in the 150-year history of boxing to hold world titles in eight weight divisions. His contests are watched at home with a level of idolatry bordering obsession
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Telegraph.co.uk
Boxing champion Sir Henry Cooper laid to rest as fans flock from across UK to 
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter and Lee Moran Hundreds of mourners lined the streets today to pay their respects to heavyweight boxing champion Sir Henry Cooper. Fans travelled from across the UK to Oxted, Surrey, to watch his cortege begin its journey to his 
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Daily Mail
Sugar Ray Leonard says Olympic boxing coach sexually abused him as a teen
Daily Mail
By Mark Duell He’s one of the most legendary boxers the world has ever witnessed in the ring. But Sugar Ray Leonard, 55, has sensationally revealed in a new autobiography that he had to suffer sexual abuse as a young fighter by a top Olympicboxing
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Daily Mail
Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez are close to deal for third fight
Los Angeles Times
It appears boxing star Manny Pacquiao is set to meet Juan Manuel Marquez in the ring on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. (Gabriel Bouys / AFP/Getty Images / May 7, 2011) By Lance Pugmire Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, heroes in their 
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Los Angeles Times
The Voice: Let’s Keep The Neon Boxing Ring Lit Up Forever
Village Voice (blog)
The neon-and-glass boxing ring is total cheeseball brilliance; I just wish someone had used it for a rap-battle show at some point. The rapping-at-each-other-over-a-pool-table thing on Fight Klub was fun, but it had no sense of the theatrical about it. 
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Village Voice (blog)
Ward Enters Super Six Final But How Relevant Is The Tournament?
SaddoBoxing.com
By Jose Espinoza May 18th, 2011 All Boxing Articles Andre Ward dominated Arthur Abraham with power and speed throughout the fight on his way to a unanimous decision victory on Saturday night. In the process, Ward defended his WBA super middleweight 
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Boxing Breakfast: Chad Dawson Rooting for Bernard Hopkins
Bad Left Hook
Lyle Fitzsimmons talked to Chad Dawson, and Dawson says that camp is great (they all say that about this point) and he’s excited to return to action this Saturday. But the money is that Dawson is, in a roundabout way, rooting for Bernard Hopkins to 
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Don King sets Missouri record
Fight News
Mack, presented in association with Bash Boxing/Lights Out Promotions; and Stiverne vs. Austin will be televised on HBO beginning at 9:45 pm ET/PT (8:45 pm CT). Alexander, 24, skyrocketed to become the World Boxing Council super lightweight champion at 
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McCaffery: Celebrity boxing fight heads to courtroom in Broomall
Delaware County Daily Times
Boxing promoter Damon Feldman will be in court today in Broomall, looking for Jose Canseco, ready for a conflict. But if the ballplayer-turned-celebrity-boxer doesn’t show, Feldman will insist that it won’t be the first time. 
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Media Overflow at Island Press Conference

Posted on | May 18, 2011 | No Comments

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Media Overflow at Island Press Conference

Team Puerto Rico to Invade New York City June 10 and 11!

 

Puerto Rico ConferenceReporters and TV cameras packed el Zipperle restaurant in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, for yesterday’s press conference to promote Team Puerto Rico’s blockbuster June 10 and 11 back-to-back “Boricua Invasion I & II” boxing events at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City.

 

And today, all three major newspapers, El Nuevo Día, El Vocero and Primera Hora, are filled with Team Puerto Rico stories and features. In fact, one of the major television stations, WAPA TV, devoted seven full minutes of newscast to the event.

 

On June 10 and 11 (Friday and Saturday before the 2011 National Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday), Gary Shaw Productions and DiBella Entertainment will present Boricua Invasion I and II, featuring members of Team Puerto Rico Boxing, the eight-man team of Puerto Rico’s future ring stars.

 

Gary PodiumFriday’s Boricua Invasion I will feature welterweight Thomas Dulorme (11-0, 10 KOs); welterweight Kenny “Battlestar” Galarza (14-1, 14 KOs) and lightweight Jose “The Sniper” Pedraza (2-0, 2 KOs) and will be televised live on ESPN Friday Night Fights

 

Saturday’s Boricua Invasion II will feature four more members of Team Puerto Rico: featherweight Luis “Orlandito” Del Valle (12-0, 10 KOs); junior middleweight Jonathan “Mantequilla Gonzalez (12-0, 12 KOs); light welterweight Hector “El Flaco” Sanchez (19-1, 9 KOs); and light welterweight Jorge “Machito” Maysonet Jr. (3-0, 2 KOs); plus a special off-TV appearance by Puerto Rico-born light welterweight Gabriel “Tito” Bracero (15-0, 1 KO) of Brooklyn. The main bouts of Boricua Invasion II will be broadcast live on Showtime: The New Generation.

 

TPR group“The media and the people here get that these kids are the future of Puerto Rican boxing,” said Gary Shaw. “Each of them already e

njoyed tremendous popularity, but now that they’re united in a team it’s like they’re th

e Beatles of boxing.”

 

Shaw and Javier Bustillo of Universal Promotions (Team Puerto Rico co-founder along with DiBella and Warriors Boxing) spoke to the large crowd and then each fighter took a turn at the podium talking about their opponents.

 

On June 10, Galarza will fight in the main event against Irving Garcia (17-6-3, 8 KOs), while Dulorme will battle former world champion DeMarcus Corley.

 

In the June 11 main event, Del Valle will face Dat Nguyen (17-1, 6 KOs). Hector Sanchez will take on ShoBox alum Vincent Arroyo (11-1, 7 KOs). Other opponents will be announced shortly.

 

“I am extremely happy to see the level of support Team Puerto Rico is receiving from Puerto Ricans at home and in the States. Everywhere you go people are talking about these kids and how exciting it is to have a generation of Puerto Rican fighters with so much promise on one team. These back-to-back shows are going to be like nothing else in today’s boxing,” added Shaw.

 

Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment says demand for the two shows is already extremely high. “Boricua Invasion I & II are going to be the boxing events of the year for Puerto Rican fans and for New York City and tickets are going extremely quickly. I urge everyone hoping to see these amazing shows live get their tickets now.”

 

Tickets for Boricua Invasion I on Friday, June 10 are priced at $175, $125, $75, $45 and are available through Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone, or at any Ticketmaster outlet. On Friday, doors will open at 6:00 pm and the action starts at 6:30.

Tickets for Boricua Invasion II on Saturday, June 11 are priced at $200, $150, $85, and $55 and are available through Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone, or at any Ticketmaster outlet. On Saturday, doors will open at 7:00 pm and the action starts at 7:30.

For VIP Package tickets to both nights, please call DiBella Entertainment at 212-947-2577.

The Roseland Ballroom is located at 239 West 52nd Street in New York City.

All bouts are subject to change.

For more information, visit www.teampuertoricoboxing.com orwww.latinoboxing.com. For more information on the Roseland Ballroom, visitwww.roselandballroom.com.

 

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