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PRIZEFIGHTER IS THE HIT SKY SPORTS SHOW OF THE YEAR

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International Heavyweights is the highest rating Boxing show of 2011

Prizefighter International Heavyweights was a huge ratings success on Saturday night – becoming the highest rating Boxing show of 2011.

Matchroom Sport’s ambitious edition of the ground breaking show paid off as eight fighters from eight different countries wowed the audience both in Alexandra Palace and live on Sky Sports HD, as Irish-based Cuban Mike Perez became the first fighter to be crowned as an International Prizefighter King and is now a major player in the Heavyweight scene.

“I’m delighted with the viewing figures that make us the highest rating show on Sky Sports this year,” said Eddie Hearn, managing director of Matchroom Sport. “Staging the International Heavyweights was a bold move and hard work to put together, but the reception if has received is proof that it was the right decision and the hard work paid off.”

The next edition of Prizefighter – the 19th instalment of Matchroom Sport’s ground breaking format – will take place at York Hall, Bethnal Green, as the second Welterweight crown goes up for grabs.

The line-up is led by Junior Witter and Colin Lynes – two former World Champions who have fought in the same venue before, with Witter prevailing to retain his British, European and Commonwealth titles.

It’s another high-class field for them to combat though, as former British champion Kevin McIntyre, unbeaten prospects John Wayne Hibbert (Essex) and Bobby Gladman (Cheshunt), popular north London-based Moroccan Yassine El Maachi, Bermondsey’s former Irish champion Peter McDonagh and Aylesbury’s Nathan Graham all complete for the title.

Tickets for Prizefighter Welterweights II at York Hall, Bethnal Green in east London are available from Matchroom Sport priced £35 unreserved, £60 ringside and £100 VIP – to buy call Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900.

 

FIGHT CAMP 360°: Inside the Super Six – Episode 9 Preview – SHOWTIME Boxing

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Wrestling Links (5-10-11)

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Is World Wrestling Entertainment’s Management Creating Value?
Motley Fool
Let’s look at World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE ) and three of its peers to see how effectively they create value. Here are the trailing four quarters’ worth of EVA momentum figures for each company over the past three years, and rankings by 
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“Raw” deal: Lawmaker freebies include WWE wrestling
STLtoday.com
LOUIS • Professional wrestling can be a lot like politics — the contact is real, even if the plot lines are contrived. Fitting, then, that some local lawmakers were able to see wrestling superstars live and in-person, thanks to the generosity of 
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WWE: The Rock and 25 Wrestling Personalities You Need to Follow on Twitter
Bleacher Report
For a wrestling fan without a Twitter account, the task can seem a bit daunting. Who do I follow? Who is actually real? Are these people going to say anything that I will enjoy? Luckily, I am here to tell you who to follow and what to expect from them. 
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Bleacher Report
Wrestling Mask Record on the Line at Angels Game
NBC Los Angeles
Who was that masked man? Part of a world record for most people wearing a costume mask Breaking the world record for most people wearing a fleece blanket was so last season. This year, Angels fans will attempt another record. 
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Pulse Wrestling Recap: WWE Tough Enough, 05.09.2011
Inside Pulse
But he would never want to buy a ticket to watch AJ wrestle. When AJ says that he would inspire Stone in a way that he can’t describe, Stone Cold complements him on his bullshit. Stone Cold brings up that AJ has won a total of zero skill challenges. 
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Pro-Wrestling’s Future: What the WWE Can Learn from UFC
Bleacher Report
The WWE recently decided that the word “wrestling” will no longer be associated with their product. No longer known as World Wrestling Entertainment, Vince McMahon’s company will now be referred to simply as WWE. Vince McMahon is hedging his bets on 
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Bleacher Report
WWE: Should Triple H Have One More Run and Then Have a Proper Retirement?
Bleacher Report
Wrestling is a dog eat dog business, and while the athletes take care of each other in the ring, that’s not to say they don’t stab them in the back the minute the curtain is closed. Do I support these kinds of things? No. Do I understand them? Yes. 
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Bleacher Report
What Do the Wrestling Fans Want from TNA? My Theory on This Question
Bleacher Report
You have the X-Division for those who like the fast pace high flying type of wrestling on each PPV. You have a tag team division with actual tag teams. You have a women’s division where the women get real feuds, real story lines and actual character 
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Christian gets fed to The Viper
The Sun
Several major wrestling names have reacted to the online hysteria of Christian being relieved of the belt. Hall of Fame commentator Jim Ross stated on his Blog: “Christian and Randy Orton had a great, TV match on Smackdown but I don’t buy into the 
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RAW: Number One Contender named for WWE Title
CANOE
Wrestling It always seems that this time of year we hit a Pay Per View log jam in the WWE. Extreme Rules was three weeks after Wrestlemania, and now Over the Limit is only three weeks removed from Extreme Rules. With only two more weeks to go to the 
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Blogs
Angels Fans World Record Wrestling Mask Attempt is Tuesday – Halos 
By Rev Halofan
The Angels will be letting their fans help set a world record on Tuesday. All those involved will remain masked and anonymous when doing so!
Halos Heaven – http://www.halosheaven.com/


NCAA Wrestling to MMA: Jordan Burroughs Scouting Report – Bloody Elbow
By KJ Gould
Jordan Burroughs is the third to feature in our 2011 NCAA Wrestling to MMA Scouting Report by BloodyElbow.com’s own KJ Gould.
Bloody Elbow – http://www.bloodyelbow.com/


The Sheik Makes Pro Wrestling History | Celeb Dirty Laundry
By Shannon Rose
Before a madhouse crowd in Jacksonville, Florida on April 23, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Superstar The Sheik FINALLY got his much-awaited bid at.
Celeb Dirty Laundry – http://www.celebdirtylaundry.com/

 

20 Year Old Olivia Goodwin To Promote Huge London Event On June 4th

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Olivia Goodwin has made the historic announcement that her first professional boxing event, SEARCH AND DESTROY, is set to take place at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 4th June 2011.

What makes this such an historic moment is that Olivia, who is just twenty years old, becomes the UK’s youngest person ever to promote a professional boxing event by a country mile, the youngest previously was some eleven years her senior.

Olivia also joins Jane Couch and Miranda Carter in an elite clique of women that have managed to break into the male dominated pro boxing promoter ranks.

Olivia’s plans for her first event belies her tender years, it’s clear she has excellent negotiating skills and a cool head, as she has secured not one but two title fights to co-headline her maiden show as well as putting together a substantial quality undercard.

The first of the headline bouts features former English title challenger Ryan ‘Mr Attitude’ Barrett undertaking the first defense of the International Masters Lightweight title he spectacularly won, by way of a sensational first round triple knockdown stoppage finish over Mark ‘The Flash’ Alexander, in September 2010.

Barrett’s opponent, on June 4th, will be former Kenyan Super Featherweight Champion Geoffrey ‘The Tiger’ Munika.

Co-headlining is former IBF Super Middleweight title challenger Toks Owoh, who will take on Romford’s unbeaten Tony Conquest for the vacant British Masters Cruiserweight crown.

One of the UK’s most exciting and talented Super Middleweights of the nineties and early naughties, Owoh, made his return to the ring late last year and after two excellent warm up victories is now set to start his second championship campaign, albeit at Cruiserweight, in earnest.

Throughout the 1990s Owoh established a reputation as one of the toughest and most talented boxers to emerge on the British scene. One thing you could guarantee is plenty of excitement when Owoh fought, his no nonsense all action approach ensured either an early stoppage finish, or if it went the distance an all action full on war to the final bell.

The pinnacle of his first championship campaign see him face Glenn ‘The Road Warrior’ Johnson for the coveted IBF Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title on the 23rd September 2000.

On the other hand this will be Conquest’s first taste of championship competition. Saying that it will not be his first fight against a contender, having convincingly beaten Ghanaian Cruiserweight Champion Prince George Akrong in March this year.

The action packed undercard features some of the best upcoming domestic and European prospects, each looking to establish themselves as championship contenders.

Heading up the support for the double headline bouts sees Beckton based Dutch Cruiserweight prospect Mitchell Balker in action against dangerous southpaw Hari Myles.

Balker will be looking for his second victory on British soil, following his superb shut out points victory over Nick ‘The Ox’ Okoth in January.

Balker’s savvy ring craft proved to be too much for ‘The Ox’. Right from the start he controlled the fight utilising crisp jabs to keep Okoth on the defensive before moving in to land solid jabs and right hands and then stepping aside to thwart any return salvos from the heavy handed Okoth. For four rounds Balker controlled the bout with ease so it was no surprise that come the final bell the referee declared the Dutchman the winner by a clear 40-36 points margin.

Another of the TKO Gym’s big boys, London based Iraqi Heavyweight Ali Adams, will also be taking part on the show.

Coincidentally Adam’s last fight was also against Okoth back in November. The Heavyweight bout headlined a four fight Dinner Show, held in a magnificent marquee set up in Coram’s Field in Bloomsbury.

The first round seemed more akin to a hard sparring session rather than an out and out fight. Round two though was a totally different fight as Okoth stepped things up and went hard on the offensive.

Adams responded with some good stiff jabs to keep the ever advancing Okoth at bay. About thirty seconds or so in to the round Okoth tried to rough up Adams and in doing so left himself open for Adams to throw a big left hook over the top to send Okoth crashing to the deck and out for the count.
Woolwich’s Crowd pleasing Albanian Super Middleweight Eder Kurti will be back in action also on the 4th June.

At the Unleash The Fury event at York Hall on March 5th, Kurti received a rapturous welcome as he made his way to the ring to face Scunthorpe’s Jody Meikle. The cheers barely subsided the whole bout as Kurti gave a magnificent display of boxing.

From start to finish Kurti pressured Meikle, letting rip with heavy lefts and rights to body and head. As early as round two Meikle was already bearing the scars of battle, with blood pouring from a nasty cut to the bridge of the nose.

Round three see Kurti set about Meikle with heavy rights to the head and body. Somehow Miekle managed to survive the constant onslaught, but at a cost as the cut on his nose had visibly worsened, so much so that the referee took a long hard look before allowing Meikle to come out for the fourth.

Kurti was magnificent throughout the final round to earn a 40-37 points victory.

TKO Boxing Gym’s Nathan Weise makes his welcome return to the ring, after an eighteen month sabbatical from the sport with a near career ending shoulder injury.

Weise is a stylish boxer, but don’t think that means pitter patter boxing as the youngster from Thamesmead packs a serious punch – just ask Lloyd Smith who not only suffered being dropped by a heavy right hand in the first but then succumbed to a heavy left hook in the second which sent him crashing to the canvas – out cold!!!

Kris Agyei-Dua will get his third pro outing, against a yet to be named opponent at the Search and Destroy event.

Back in March, at Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Agyei-Dua fought like a seasoned pro. From start to finish Agyei-Dua dominated the proceedings with some beautiful boxing. He never put a foot wrong, he jabbed with confidence and was happy to stand and trade when needed.

Byrne is a tough opponent at the best of times but didn’t seem to trouble Agyei-Dua at any time. Unsurprisingly Agyei-Dua secured his second win by a shutout 40-36 points margin.

Luton’s Michael ‘The Real Chunky’ Devine is another big hitter on on the bill. On June 4th Chunky will face Walsall’s highly experienced battler Steve Gethin

Back in March, after a long layoff following a bad stoppage against Mark Alexander last year, Chunky returned to the fray against Sid Razak.

Devine was divine, he plain out boxed the resilient Razak throughout. Razak is no walk over at the best of times but Chunky outclassed him from start to finish to earn a shutout 40-36 points victory.

Joining his TKO Boxing Gym team mates, Balker, Adams, Weise, O’Callghan and Standing, on June 4th is MItcham, Surrey’s Danny ‘Cassius’ Connor, who will face yet another tough test when he comes face to face with former WBF Intercontinental title challenger James Todd from Swansea.

Minster, Kent’s Dan ‘Woody’ Woodgate gets his third professional outing, mind you it’s hard to believe that has had only two professional bouts as his performance at York Hall on March 5th was more in keeping with a seasoned championship campaigner.

Classy and slick are words that come to mind to describe Woodgate’s performance against Newark’s Jamie Norkett. From start to finish Dan dominated proceedings and in the later rounds looked as if he could have finished the fight at will, having rocked the durable Norkett on various occasions.

Don’t go thinking Norkett hadn’t come to fight, he had, just Woody was in a class of his own and rightly deserved the 40-37 point victory. Sure to have more of the same from Woodgate on June 4th

Making his second pro outing on June the 4th is TKO Gym’s nineteen year old Brett O’Callaghan .

It will be a full six month’s since O’Callaghan made his professional debut against the vastly experienced Billy Smith following Gary Cooper pulling out at the last minute.

Back in December the youngster showed maturity beyond his tender years by controlling his much older opponent with fast hands and solid jabs. As the fight moved into to the second half Smith tried to bully O’Callaghan back onto the ropes without success as the savvy youth used smart footwork and his solid jabs to keep Smith at bay.

O’Callaghan’s debut justifiably ended with a nice 39-37 points victory in his favour.

TKO’s Sam Standing will be in action for the second time in just over a month, having made his pro debut on May 7th against Nuneaton’s highly experienced Kristian Laight.

Standing received a real baptism of fire, as Laight took the fight to him big time. Standing, who was forced to fight on the back foot throughout the bout, kept a cool head and picked off the ever advancing Laight with stiff jabs and double handed counter attacks. Whilst it was without doubt Laight putting in the majority of the work, it was Standing that enjoyed the bulk of success with quality punches landed and rightly earned his first win, albeit by a very close 39-38 margin.

Also on the show are two fighters making their professional debuts – Lightweight Marcin Merceck and Middleweight William Cayzer.

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

Mixed Martial Arts Links (5-10-11)

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Fistic Medicine: Insuring Fighters
Sherdog.com
Per White, no such stipulations are attached to the UFC plan and for good reason; there are few activities the average man or woman is going to undertake more dangerous than mixed martial arts. Skydiving is allowed. Health insurance companies love 
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Monday’s picks from the USA TODAY network
USA Today
mixed martial arts pioneer’s swansong. A jiu-jitsu expert with a Good-Samaritan streak. A New York documentary. A Bellator Fighting Championships middleweight. An ax murderer. • Former UFC champion Kevin Randleman may be done (Pro MMA Now) — His 
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Nick Diaz: Forget Boxing, Get GSP
Huffington Post (blog)
Well, apparently top mixed martial arts contender Nick Diaz wouldn’t mind giving it a try at some point in the near future, despite very little evidence suggesting it’s a wise career choice. Moreover, you’d have thought boxer James Toney’s ill-fated 
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Pro Boxing vs. MMA: The War That Never Ends… But Honestly Needs To
Fighters.com
As strange as it sounds, I realized I would rather watch a small event from a small MMA promotion on a (let’s be honest) obscure network rather than watching one of the biggest boxing events of the year live on Pay-Per-View. And as always, the “boxing 
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PXC Mixed Martial Arts Lands in Manila
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The Philippines has long been known as a Mecca of professional fighting, and next month, the country’s millions of MMA fans will be in for a treat, courtesy of Pacific X-Treme Combat (PXC). On June 11, the highly-respect Guam-based fight promotion that 
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MMA Live 1 London: Jon Jones and 8 Reasons to Watch MMA Live 1 Parisyan vs Ford
Bleacher Report
Next to UFC 129 in Toronto, the largest MMA event in Ontario is coming up on Thursday May 19th. Jones Entertainment Group is proud to present MMA Live 1: London, which will headline mixed martial arts veteran and colourful Karo “The Heat” Parisyan vs 
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Bleacher Report
McCall outworks Ortiz; Hieron holds on
ESPN
By Josh Gross As if mixed martial arts events in UFC 129’s immediate wake weren’t going to automatically feel less important. Add Manny Pacquiao’s considerable shadow and you have the recipe for good MMA flying under the radar. 
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ESPN
Nelson advocates for three-minute rounds
ESPN (blog)
Seems like just about everyone involved in mixed martial arts these days has an opinion on judges’ decisions and whether or not a new system is needed to eliminate controversy. UFC heavyweight contender Roy Nelson is no exception. 
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ESPN (blog)
MMA: Hollister’s Aviles closes out War 2 with knockout win
Hollister Free Lance
He closed the show,” said Danny Kelly, who, along with Central Coast Throwdown, co-promoted Friday’s 12-bout mixed martial arts event at the Veterans Memorial Building in Hollister, and who also trains Aviles at Main Street Kickboxing. 
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Hollister Free Lance

 

Web
MMA vs the Unions | Fightlinker – UFC, Strikeforce, and Mixed 
Three years ago Robert Joyner reported that one of the major reasons MMA wasn’t getting sanctioned in New York was because of a battle between the 
www.fightlinker.com/mma-vs-the-unions

 

UNDEFEATED SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT JERRY BELMONTES SIGNS WITH MANAGER CAMERON DUNKIN

Posted on | May 9, 2011 | No Comments

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS (May 9, 2011)—Undefeated Super Featherweight prospect Jerry “The Kid” Belmontes has reached an agreement with powerful manager Cameron Dunkin to help guide his career towards a world championship.

Belmontes of Corpus Christi, Texas has compiled a perfect record of 14-0 with five knockouts.

The twenty-two year old turned pro in 2008 at the age of nineteen after a stellar amateur career that included winning regional Golden Gloves; State Golden Gloves; Under-19 tournament wins.

He was a quarter finalist at the United States Championships; Runner up at the 2008 USA World Championships and a semi finalist to qualify for the 2008 Olympic team.

He turned pro on January 18, 2008 with a first round stoppage over undefeated Olvin Mejia (3-0-1).

He was with promotional powerhouse Top Rank for much of his early career and appeared on the big Antonio Margarito – Shane Mosley undercard in Los Angeles as well as getting television time for his wins against Morris Chule (11-9) and Gil Garcia (2-0).

Belmontes is coming off a fourth round stoppage over Eddie Eamirez (5-4-1) on December 10, 2010 in his hometown of Corpus Christie, Texas.

“I am excited to be working with Cameron Dunkin”, said the undefeated Belmontes.

“He works with nothing but the best and his knowledge will help me get to where I want to be and that is knocking on the door of a world championship.  To be included with his stable of fighters which includes Timothy Bradley, Nonito Donaire and Kelly Pavlik just to name a few of the countless world champions that Cameron has been a part of just gives me more confidence that I can be there too”

When asked about Belmontes, Dunkin was equally excited about his future prospects.

“Jerry is a great kid and was a terrific amateur”, said Dunkin

“He has shown by being 14-0 that he has all the makings of a bright future. We will look to get him in the right fights on his way to competing for a world championship.”

Belmontes is co-managed by Adrian Clark.

 

City Boxing’s Denis Grachev Stops Biosse

Posted on | May 9, 2011 | No Comments

Ringside Report by Scott Ploof

As the old boxing saying goes, ‘somebody’s “0” must go’ and it did on Friday night in front of just over 1000 fight fans at the Fox Theatre inside of Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, CT as Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports presented “Champion Breed.”

In the main event of the evening, San Diego CA’s Denis Grachev (10-0-1, 5 KOs), a former Russian kickboxing champion, scored a fourth round TKO victory over the previously undefeated Providence RI super middleweight, Vladine Biosse (11-1, 6 KOs) as he knocked down twice in four rounds. After the second knockdown, referee Joey Lupino had seen enough and stopped the fight immediately.

Biosse, a former college football player from the University of Rhode Island, stood toe to toe with Grachev in the first round but seemed to be fighting a little too tight with his punches as Grachev was able to easily avoid them throughout the contest.

Grachev began working at the body of Biosse in a big way over the first two rounds. This allowed him the opportunity to land several jabs and combinations that had Biosse on the defensive throughout the later rounds of the fight.

A clash of heads early in the fourth round caused a nasty cut on the side of the right eye of Biosse. Shortly after the accidental headbutt, Grachev connected with a hard right hand that sent Biosse to the canvas for the first time in the fight.

The action continued after Biosse was able to get to his feet before referee Joey Lupino reached the count of ten. It was easy to see that Biosse was still on wobbly legs after the initial knockdown as Grachev went right after him looking to put him away.

Even after getting knocked down and with Grachev throwing knockout punches at him, Biosse was able to land a nice solid left hook counter on his opponent. The only problem was that it was then followed up with a Grachev right that landed cleanly on Biosse sending him down to the canvas for the second and final time. Time of the stoppage was 2:56 of round number four, giving Grachez the tenth win in his professional boxing career.

After the fight, Biosse stated to the media, “He hit me with some good shots tonight. I give him a lot of credit. I’m not making any excuses. He took advantage and made the most of his opportunity. If I were in that position, I would’ve done the same thing.”

FightNews also had a chance to speak with Grachev after the bout, “I wasn’t surprised in the way that he approached the fight. I had seen a few of his fights on YouTube so I knew what to expect.”

When asked what his game plan going into this fight was, since both fighters seemed to be counter punchers, Grachev said, “It was kind of a feeling out process. I tested his power and knew he was strong. I adjusted, controlled the fight from there, and finished him off.”

“I knew after the first round, I knew,” said Grachev when asked when he first started to realize that he had figured out Biosse’s offense and was going to win the fight.

Franco Stepping up the Power

Posted on | May 9, 2011 | No Comments


Luis FrancoLooking to improve on his already considerable skills, undefeated Cuban featherweight prospect and current WBO Inter-Continental champion Luis “La Estrella” Franco (9-0, 5 KOs) is currently hard at work at SoMi Fitness in his hometown of Miami with world-renowned strength and conditioning coach Willie Del Sol and dietician Unni Greene.

 

In addition to his daily boxing routine, Franco has remained devoted to a fitness program specially designed to increase his punching power and stamina.

 

According to Franco’s manager, Henry Foster, There is always room for improvement in any fighter, no matter how proficient. “Franco has only nine professional fights. His great skill as an amateur must now be refined and honed so he can perform in the pros to the best of his ability. He is already one of the best in the world at hand speed, defense and ring generalship. When more power is added to his already extremely accurate punching, he will be indeed the complete package, and we hope, a new world champion in his weight class.”

 

Franco is promoted by Gary Shaw Productions.

 

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