Wrestling Links (5-9-11)

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Nebraska-Omaha says wrestling, football programs must be cut; analysis differs ESPN Four years and almost $80000 in student loans later, Dennis lost his final year as a linebacker for the Mavericks when the university announced in March it planned to drop its football and wrestling programs and move to Division I. Courtesy of Max … See all stories on this topic » ESPN

Wrestling for Kombat – by Desie Heita New Era Rundu – The European Union and the Namibian Government recently opened the labour-based District Road 3427 linking Tondoro to Kamupupu. WINDHOEK – More than N$746 million is needed to increase crop and horticultural production in Namibia. … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestling gators in the evergreens 9NEWS.com Dediemar bought her husband, Jonathan, an alligator wrestling experience at the Colorado Gators as a birthday gift. But somehow, she said, she got sucked into doing it as well. “I’m screaming in my inside voice,” she said while trying to catch an … See all stories on this topic »

Taking pride in the SLAM! Wrestling family CANOE Wrestling I know it was Mother’s Day that just passed, but I feel compelled to share with you just how I feel like a proud father a lot of the time with my staff at SLAM!Wrestling. See, while I might get a lot of recognition for it being my website, … See all stories on this topic » CANOE

Craig youth wrestling programs wrap up season at home tournament Craig Daily Press Matt Moschetti, 12, tries to turn his opponent Saturday in the Fifth Annual Bad Dogs Classicwrestling tournament at Moffat County High School. More than 85 Craig Bad Dogs and Pee Weewrestlers competed in the tournament, with 11 wrestlers finishing in … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestlers shine at state event Statesman Journal Special to the Statesman Journal Silverton wrestlers Kaden Kuenzi (55-pound intermediate), Kody Koumentis (65-pound intermediate) and Santos Cantu (120-pound intermediate) won gold medals in the Freestyle/Greco Roman State Wrestling Championships held … See all stories on this topic »

WWE Smackdown: Randy Orton rains on Christian’s reign Baltimore Sun (blog) In the spoiler that rocked the Internet Wrestling Community, Randy Orton defeated Christian to become an eight-time world champion on Friday night’s episode of Smackdown. My first reaction when I heard the news wasn’ta positive one. … See all stories on this topic »

Hurricane Helms injured in motorcycle accident Examiner.com Helms, who grew up just outside of Charlotte, NC and got his start in the wrestling business with two other local boys, Matt and Jeff Hardy working for their OMEGA promotion, suffered serious injuries himself in the accident. According to reports Helms … See all stories on this topic »

Kurt Angle at 42 announces bid for 2012 Olympic wrestling team Examiner.com Professional wrestler, Kurt Angle, announced he is making a bid for the 2012 US Olympic wrestlingteam. In the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Angle won a gold medal in heavyweight freestyle wrestling. Now, at the age of 42, Angle believes he … See all stories on this topic »

 

Blogs

DVD Review: Wrestling Road Diaries w/ Colt Cabana & WWE’s Daniel … By David Bixenspan A look at the excellent new DVD chronicling like on the road as an independent wrestler. Cageside Seats – http://www.cagesideseats.com/

 

Ex-Boxing champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz to be 22nd annual Phantom Gourmet Safari Grand Marshal

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Saturday at Suffolk Downs for The Joey Fund

BOSTON (May 9, 2011) – Two-time world heavyweight boxing champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz is the Grand Marshal for Saturday (May 14) afternoon’s (12 noon—4:00 PM) 22nd annual Phantom Gourmet Safari (PGS), benefitting The Joey Fund to raise a cure for Cystic Fibrosis, at Suffolk Downs in East Boston.

Ruiz, the pride of Chelsea (MA), is the only World Heavyweight Champion of Latino heritage. He first captured the World Boxing Association (“WBA”) title March 3, 2001, when he won a 12-round decision against living legend Evander Holyfield. Four years later, the Puerto Rican-American Ruiz recaptured the WBA crown via a victory by 12-round decision versus Hasim Rahman.

“The Andelmans have been longtime supporters during my boxing career and good friends of mine,” Ruiz said. “I’m honored to be selected as Grand Marshal for this event, especially one being held for such a worthy cause like The Joey Fund.”

The Phantom Gourmet Safari, one of Boston’s premier family and charity events, is an all-you-can-eat, children friendly family entertainment event. More than 30,000 people are expected to eat as many as 150,000 hot dogs, cooked by members of the Massachusetts National Guard, as well as other food and treats. Vendors that are donating their time and products include Kayem, Pearl Kountry Klub, Spoke’s Junkyard Dogs, Boston Burger, Chocolate Truffle, Dunkin’ Donuts, Fuddruckers, Nantucket Nectars, Not Your Average Joe’s, Richardson’s Ice Cream, Wacky Candy Shack, Cabby Shack, Kelly’s, Teresa’s, Simco, Windy City Eats, The Sausage Guy, Harrow’s and Kowloon Restaurant.

Children activities will include blow-up, air-filled amusements like the moon walk trampoline, green monster obstacle course, basketball hoops and a large slide. Vendors will also provide a temporary tattoo parlor, in addition to areas for the Ghostbusters of New Hampshire, N.E. Schooner Hockey, Lowell Spinners silent auction of Sports Memorabilia, and much, much more.

Phantom Gourmet will have a booth for people to purchase gift certificates to The Phantom’s favorite restaurants with 100-percent of the proceeds going to The Joey Fund.

 

Go to www.hotdogsafari.phantomgourmet.com or call 1.800.966.0444 for more information about the 22nd annual Phantom Gourmet Safari.

 

Cage Fighting Xtreme Presents: “Rumble in the Jungle” Fight card

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Amateur /Pro MMA & Muay Thai Fights!

Saturday May 21, 2011

This is the very first sanctioned Muay Thai event in Massachusetts.

Special thanks to:

“H2Ocean and Defense soap for their continued support”

Eclectic Karate	Rachel Parez	VS	Jessica Meyers	Independent	130	Muay Thai
Wai Kru	Shane Gillespie	VS	Flavio Barrito	Boston Muay Thai	170	Muay Thai
Independent	Jonathan Regan	VS	Willie Ortiz	Elite	145	Muay Thai
Wai Kru	Will Grogan	VS	Jose Gomes	Bishops	155	Muay Thai
Wai Kru	Robert Flint	VS	Kurt Herry	FAF	165	Muay Thai
Tapout	Aurthur Ball	VS	Angelo Biosse	JBA	185	Muay Thai
Rock Star	John Downey	VS	William Bonnell	Independent	185	Muay Thai
Wai Kru	Calvin Kattar	VS	Lee Metcalf	SSSF	160	Muay Thai
Wai Kru	Dom Warr	VS	Mike Merchionne	SSSF	155	Muay Thai
Wai Kru	Eric Genderon	VS	David Bracero	Mixed Breed	225	Muay Thai
Bishops	Edson Dinis	VS	John Campbell	SSSF	145	Muay Thai
Independent	Alyssa Karam	VS	Colleen Downey	FAF	140	Muay Thai
AFT/Gladiator BJJ	George Wilson	VS	Kody Norbit	B&F Boxing	130	AM
Team Irish	Andrew Hughes	VS	Joe Cronin	ABD MMA	185	AM
Fight Factory	Ulises Perez	VS	John Tianno	ABD MMA	185	AM
Bishops	Max Adams	VS	David Worman	ABD MMA	170	AM
Bishops	Joel Lewis	VS	Mike Arruda	Independent	MHW	AM
Wai Kru	Brandon Douglas	VS	David Thompson	Elite	165	AM
Elite	Hector Sanchez	VS	Bill Mahoney	SSSF	185	Pro
Connors MMA	Tyler King	VS	Wade Therrien	JBA	HWT	Pro
Fight Factory	Robbie Roberts	VS	Scott Rehm	Pro Elite	185	Pro
Independent	Todd Sweeney	VS	Evan Valez	Bombsquad	125	Pro
Fight Factory	Evan Parker	VS	Frank Sforza	SSSF	145	Pro
Independent	Gerry Spiegel	VS	Joe Lamaroux	SSSF	185	Pro

 

Stars Set To Turn Out For Danny Mardell Charity Fight Night on May 14th

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Stars from the world of boxing, film and television are set to turn out in force to show their support for a special event featuring Down’s Syndrome boxer Danny Mardell Junior at the Chigwell Police Club, High Street, Chigwell, Essex on Saturday 14th May.

Amongst the boxing fraternity that will be attending the Danny Mardell Charity Fight Night, in aid of the Down’s Syndrome Association and Oak View Special Needs School in Loughton, are Dagenham’s Kevin and Vinny Mitchell, former Olympians Billy Joe Saunders and James DeGale as well as former star boxers turned boxing coaches Jimmy and Mark Tibbs. Actors Danny Dyer, Billy Murray and Martin Bellamy represent the world of entertainment along with comedian Ricky Grover, who is best know by his alter ego ‘Bulla’ on the comedy circuit.

This special evening forms part of the ongoing legacy of Danny Mardell Senior, who before his premature death in 2005, aged just 43, started The Danny’s Challenge White Collar Boxing Charity Events to raise awareness and funding for children with special needs.

Danny’s wife Carol along with her friends want Danny’s work to live on and continue to benefit children with Down’s Syndrome and other special needs hence the upcoming Danny Mardell Charity Fight Night.

On the night there will be three bouts of White Collar Boxing, and an extra special event where Danny Junior will proudly wear his Dad’s actual boxing wear and spar with his trainer Dominic ‘Jack’ Shepherd. The night will also include performances from top entertainers Martin Bellamy and Ricky ‘Bulla’ Groves.

Following a training session at the TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town Danny Mardell Junior briefly said, “I’ve had two fights, this’ll be the third. I’m looking forward to it. I’m in good shape and I’m ready to go.”

Top boxing coach Mark Tibbs expanded on young Danny’s statement by saying, “Danny’s fighting Jack Shepherd on the fourteenth of May in a three round competition.

We’ve done some work with Jack Shepherd, he’s all right Jack but we know his faults and Danny’s gonna do the business. They’ll be no hanging about, he’ll go upstairs, downstairs. He aint gonna go two rounds that Jack Shepherd.

Team Tibbs is gonna be in the corner so it can’t go wrong and Danny Mardell is gonna be the Guvnor that evening without a doubt.

It’s gonna be a fantastic evening, lots of celebrities are gonna be there, Danny Dyer, Billy Murray and a lot from the boxing world, James DeGale plus plenty of boys from the TKO Boxing Gym, Billy Joe Saunders, Kevin and Vinny Mitchell, we’re all turning up for a wonderful great evening and we hope to make this a yearly event which’ll be good.”

Former Olympic boxer Billy Joe Saunders then added, “Me and Danny’s going to be there, I’m going to be supporting Danny. I like doing things like this for charity, anything for charities.

I’ve got two little kids, but you don’t realise how lucky you are ‘til you’ve been around characters like Danny and James (Tibbs) and that. It’s a pleasure for me to attend really.”

Final word goes to Danny’s uncle, Paul Rees, who said, “The event is all about raising awareness on disabled children with Down’s Syndrome and it’s special needs. We’re just trying to make people aware that need our support and we’re going to do the best we can to raise some money to give them a good life, you know.”

The Danny Mardell Charity Fight Night, in aid of the Down’s Syndrome Association and Oak View Special Needs School in Loughton, takes place on Saturday 14th may 2011 at the Chigwell Police Club, High Road, Chigwell, Essex IG7 6BD.

Tickets for the event are £95 per person, which includes a drinks reception, a two course meal as well as free wine, beers and spirits served all evening.

Tickets are available by calling Carol Mardell on 07951 637063, Karen Lipka on 07956 254194 or Terry Sabini on 07973 469685

Tickets can also be purchased on-line at www.tkoboxoffice.com or in person from the TKO Boxing Gym, Gillian House, Stephenson Street, Canning Town, London E16 4SA

Mixed Martial Arts Links (5-9-11)

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Ottawa athletes fight to make name in MMA CANOE At WRECK MMA’s Unstoppable Friday night, Turner TKO’ed Rich Chau in the first round, much to the delight of the 1500 or so fans gathered at the Hilton next to Casino Lac-Leamy. It was his third fight on a pro path he wants to follow. … See all stories on this topic »

Former Packer enters MMA cage Fox11online.com “I’m young, I still want to be competitive, I went to watch one of my friends fight [mixed martial arts] and ever since then in ’07 I started fighting.” Goodman decided to try his hand – and his fists – atmixed martial arts. … See all stories on this topic »

Pro Wrestling vs. MMA: Has the UFC Ruined WWE’s PPV Business? Bleacher Report I don’t watch or follow mixed martial arts but from what I have heard is that St-Pierre is one of the world’s most popular mixed martial artists. The Montreal, Quebec native has made countless appearances on talk shows as well as a recent This is … See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

McKenna, Rhynes score wins in MMA bouts Charlottetown Guardian Charlottetown’s mixed martial artist Darcy McKenna, left, celebrates after scoring a TKO defeat over Matthew Amos, right, of Springhill, NS, in front of a packed house at Casino New Brunswick in Moncton on Saturday. Appearing on the Elite 1 MMA. … See all stories on this topic » Charlottetown Guardian

‘Rampage’ Jackson will retire from MMA as soon as he gets paid more to make movies MMAmania.com by Geno Mrosko on May 8, 2011 10:27 PM EDT in UFC News UFC light heavyweight contender Quinton Jackson is ready and waiting for the first opportunity to bail on mixed martial arts, namely, a big enough payday in films. “Honestly, I’ve been known for … See all stories on this topic »

Movie Review: New York Mixed Martial Arts Bloody Elbow Living in Manhattan, it seems like the fight to legalize MMA has reached a fever pitch. Director Kahleem Poole-Tejada has created a documentary film on just that subject. New York Mixed Martial Arts has been accepted as an Official Selection in the … See all stories on this topic »

An inspirational interview with Tuff-N-Uff’s Rudy Morales Examiner.com Morales has been training in martial arts since he was eight years old. He started at Sport Karate Guatemala and his success at that organization developed into training in mixed martial arts, which he has been doing for three years. … See all stories on this topic »

Ex-Ohio State matman, Virginia Tech coach Lance Palmer preps for May MMA debut Examiner.com By Mark Palmer Lance Palmer — four-time NCAA All-American wrestler at Ohio State, and now an assistant coach at Virginia Tech — will be making his debut in MMA (mixed martial arts) this month. With so many top-level wrestlers making their way into … See all stories on this topic »

Bellator MMA Fighter Bryan Baker Proposes in Ring After Fight (Video) Larry Brown Sports By Steve DelVecchio May 8, 2011 – Posted in MMA Over the years, we have seen some crazy things happen in the mixed martial arts ring. There have been insane knockout kicks like this one from Anderson Silva and, more recently, this one from Lyoto … See all stories on this topic »

Cincinnati’s Straus makes Bellator tourney finale Dayton Daily News For now, you can catch Edwards on Wednesdays at 9 pm on Spike TV. Dann Stupp is editor-in-chief of MMAjunkie.com, voted best media outlet in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 World MMA Awards. For the latest mixed–martial–arts news, go to www.MMAjunkie.com. … See all stories on this topic »

 

Blogs

Did the Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley fight result reaffirm MMA’s … By Geno Mrosko Is it fair to continually compare boxing to MMA? Sure … but it’s also a bit nearsighted and while they share the common bond of both falling under the umbrella of a combat sport, there are intricacies in both that are often … MMAmania.com – http://www.mmamania.com/

 

Web

Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings To finish or not to finish, that is the question. Georges St. Pierre added another world-class competitor to his growing list of vanquished foes… www.sherdog.com/…/Sherdog-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Ra…

Mixed Martial Arts Centrex Sports Club Fitness Gym of Red Bank, near Middletown, NJ, is New Jersey’s Premier Fitness Center. Classes: Hot Yoga, Mix Martial Arts, PowerPump, … centrexclub.com/health-and-fitness…/mixed-martial-arts

 

Fight Report: Redemption For Cadman, Williams KOs Couzens, Grant Sensational And Moyo Saves The Day

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By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro

On Saturday night, whilst most British boxing fans were either watching Prizefighter on Sky or waiting for the Pacquiao-Mosley super bout from Las Vegas, the thousand or so fans that made their way to the famous York Hall in London, for the latest offering from former World Champion turned promoter Graham Earl, were treated to a cracking fight night.

The ‘Redemption day’ event may not have attracted a TV audience, more the shame because if it had a larger viewing audience would have been treated to some of the best drama and action seen in the ring this year – anywhere!

Heading up Graham’s show were two Southern Area title fights, and it’s with one, the highly anticipated Paul Morby-Daniel Cadman rematch for the Super Middleweight crown, that I’ll start.

For those that aren’t aware of the first meeting between these two back in January here is a very brief rundown. For ten nonstop rounds the pair battered the living daylights out of each other. My fight report of the time showed that I felt that many of the rounds were  too close to call, however I did state that I thought that Cadman had probably just done enough to get nod on more than Morby. When the referee, Jeff Hinds, declared it a draw I wasn’t too surprised, as in all honesty it was probably the right decision.

There you go I told you it would be brief, I know that’s a bit unusual for me but that’s for a good reason – the early rounds of Morby-Cadman II were virtually a replay of the original battle and I don’t want to repeat myself too much in the report.

Right from the opening bell both protagonists took up where they left off in January, no feeling each other this time, it was instant all out war. The first five rounds were far too close to call, as control passed back and fourth in equal measure. It’s hard for me to report the highlights of the rounds as virtually every second was a highlight of sorts, even the roughhouse tactics and ‘professional’ fouls – of which there were plenty to keep referee Ken Curtis on his toes.

Round six became the first real turning point of fight, it was  a great round. Again it was very close round with the action going back and fourth in equal measure but Daniel Cadman had started to exert his authority more and was landing the crisper, cleaner punches. This was enough for me to see this in his favour.

Like in the previous rounds the action in the seventh was nonstop, however Cadman shifted up a gear and started to pressure the Morby more, so much so that the slick southpaw was often having to box on the back foot. The final minute or so see Cadman chasing Morby around the ring with heavy double handed shots before corralling him against the ropes and letting off salvo after salvo of big shots. A clear round for Cadman.

Round eight was more of the same, that is until with just seconds to go before the bell it looked like Morby’s championship reign was going to end with a visit to the canvas, as Cadman again backed Morby onto the ropes before letting rip with bone shattering bomb after bomb. Morby managed to break free but didn’t get far before he forced back on to the ropes by yet another salvo of exocets.

Morby, who had taken so much punishment in the previous round, came back with a vengeance in the ninth. However Cadman wasn’t going to back down. The first couple of minutes was pure boxing heaven, with both showcasing their exceptional boxing skills and full arsenal of punches.

The final minute was another story altogether. Cadman again forced Morby onto the ropes and stated to play his ribs like a xylophone with wickedly fast double handed hooks. Each time Morby broke loose Cadman would just chase him down and start all over again. Saying that though I felt that over the three minutes both had worked equally hard and landed equivalent levels of punches so found this a hard one to call for either man.

As the bell rang to start the final round Paul Morby shot from his corner and went looking for a knockout finish, however Daniel Cadman was having none of it and wrestled control around the second minute. Then started another all out assault by Cadman, who again pushed Morby back onto the ropes before letting rip with another massive salvo of punches. Initially equal levels of punches came back at Cadman, but he just didn’t slow down the intensity of his attack.

With around ten seconds to go Cadman let rip with a massive overhand right to the  head that sent Morby stumbling. In a flash a second, and then a third overhand right crashed into Morby’s skull. Somehow Morby stayed on his feet as yet again Cadman started letting rip with double handed salvos, which continued until the final bell. It was a storming final round, the perfect finale for an exceptional bout.

For thirty minutes both protagonists had given there all, they had provided exceptional entertainment for the assembled crowd, unlike with their previous encounter surely this time there would be a clear winner.

The man that would make the call, Ken Curtis, had done a fantastic job refereeing the bout, it could so easily have degenerated into a messy brawl but for his excellent and forceful interventions, and in my view he also got the decision spot on by declaring Daniel Cadman victorious by a 98-95 points margin.

After taking the plaudits from the fans, and receiving the coveted Southern Area Super Middleweight belt, Daniel Cadman said, “I am absolutely rubber ducked, I tried my hardest and got there in the end. I’m a bit too tired to talk much, but I am over the moon.

Everything’s down to Tony Simms, he believed in me when others didn’t and I want to thank him and this win is for him.”

Hastily fitted in between the two headline fights was a bout between Belfast’s Joe Hillerby against late replacement, Earl’s Court based South African, Bheki ‘Becks-Tiger’ Moyo.

When I say late replacement I mean Moyo took the fight with around ninety minutes notice, after the original opponent  Matt Scriven failed to show. Luckily for Earl and Hillerby renowned manager Mickey Helliet was on hand. After various phone calls at 8.45pm Mickey managed to pull off an amazing coup by getting Moyo to agree to fight.

Considering his only arriving at York Hall some fifteen minutes or so earlier Moyo fought with the heart of a Tiger. Hillerby has a reputation as a big hitter and boy does he live up to that reputation. For four rounds he attacked the plucky South African with vigour. Moyo on the other hand had come to fight and gave his all and boxed beautifully on the back foot. Unsurprisingly Hillerby secured every round to earn a tidy 40-36 points victory.

I have to admit that I was mightily pleased that Hillerby didn’t stop Moyo, as looked possible on a couple of occasions, and the bout went the full distance.

Shortly after the fight Mickey Helliet said, “Yeah he was in the pub, next minute he’s in the ring. Good man, he went the distance. Once again he’s stepped in and helped a promoter, he’s a good man, a good man and he saved the fight and has been well paid for it.”

OK back to the championship action, with the Southern Area Cruiserweight title clash between Streatham’s Leon ‘Solid’ Williams and Titchfield’s Danny Couzens.

Round one was quite a slow, close affair, as the pair felt each other out for the vast majority of the first couple of minutes. The bout heated up more in the final minute as Couzens started to pressure and Williams resorted to  counter punching with the occasional all out attack. Consequently I found the round a little hard to score in favour of either.

Round two was another close round with some excellent back and fourth action. Again it was Couzens mainly doing the pressuring and Williams landing the most telling punches. I gave this round to Williams as midway through he landed a massive hook to the body that clearly shook Couzens. Then, as Couzens went on the defensive, Williams came forward landing more body shots.

Williams continued the body assault, in the third, with vicious hooks. With Couzens backed up on the ropes Williams started interspersing mighty uppercuts between the hooks to the body. Amazingly Couzens managed to move just enough to avoid the lightning fast uppercuts, but in doing so opened himself up to receive more punishment to the body. An easy round to call, it was Williams all the way.

Williams started fast in the fourth with wave after wave of body shots, about thirty seconds in, after yet another flurry of body shots, Williams let rip with a massive overhand right to the temple. Couzens instantly crashed to the deck.

Obviously overjoyed Williams started celebrating, that was until his manager/coach Johnny Eames drew his attention to the prone Couzens. The ecstatic crowd fell silent as the medics rushed to Couzens aid.  After a few scary minutes Couzens finally showed signs of movement and the crowd responded with a round of applause as he is raised to a stool.

After receiving an ovation, following the fight was declared in his favour, Leon Williams briefly said, “That’s how I wanted it, I wanted a straight KO. You don’t get any extra for overtime. it was perfect, a perfect finish.

He’s a cool guy and we’ll keep in touch. Team Solid, we’re good to go.”

Prior to Leon William’s title defense his fellow TKO Boxing Gym mate Sam Standing made his pro debut, 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.

Another debut preceded Standing-Laight, this time featuring Brighton Heavyweight Scott Whyley against one fight veteran Lithuanian Rolandas Cesna.

After a fairly slow and close first round Whyley came to life in the second by not only taking the fight to Cesna but also by landing the more solid and meaningful shots. Round three and four  see much more of the same as Whyley’s confidence grew, which earned him a tidy 39-37 points maiden victory.

It’s good to see some new blood coming through the Heavyweight ranks. Whyley was cool, calm and collected and was more than happy to trade with both hands. Whyley’s performance, especially in the later rounds, bodes well for fans of the ‘big boys’.

London based American Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Oshunrinde was looking to get his first win on British soil, following his being cruelly robbed of a first round stoppage win back in January when the fight was mistakenly declared a technical draw. Tichfield’s Sammy Couzens was the target for the big Floridian hitter, however things didn’t go according to plan.

Right from the opening bell Couzens took the fight to Oshunrinde, he was all over the American like a rash. Oshunrinde responded with massive bombs in an attempt to slow the pumped up Couzens’ constant attacks.

Both the first and second rounds were close fought affairs with both Oshunrinde and Couzens slugging it out nonstop. Round three on the other hand was all Couzens, his attacks were measured and forceful. Throughout the round Oshunrinde seemed content to absorb the constant onslaught, but in doing so handed Couzens the round on a plate.

As the ring girl stepped into the ring Oshunrinde’s trainer, Barry Smith, signaled to referee, Bob Williams, that his man was in no condition to continue. An elated Sammy Couzens leapt for joy as Williams waved the fight off.

Newly married Terry Holmes cut his honeymoon short in order to prepare for the fight with Birmingham’s Jason Nesbitt.

A relaxed looking Holmes started strong and took the fight to the highly experienced Nesbitt. However Nesbitt was in no mood to present Holmes a late wedding present. Each attack by Holmes was met with strong resistance, Nesbitt countered with precision forcing Holmes to rethink his fight plan. It was a close round but I felt Holmes had done the better work to earn the points.

Round two see Nesbitt take a leaf out of Holmes’ book, by starting fast and taking the fight to the Stevenage man. This worked to Holmes’ favour, Holmes is a classy boxer and Nesbitt’s new tactics allowed Holmes to turn on the style. The later half of the round was all Holmes who plain boxed Nesbitt’s head off.

Round three and four produced more of the same, with Holmes utilising his superior boxing skills to easily secure the rounds, and the bout as the referee declared Holmes victorious by a shutout 40-36 points margin.

I was mightily impressed by Holmes’ performance and made a note directly after the bout that read ‘the combinations and skills displayed by Terry Holmes belied his minimal experience. He was brilliant, excellent.’

Former English title challenger Michael Grant made his long awaited return to the ring.
Graham Earl had chosen Tooting’s Danny Dontchev as his newly signed charge’s first victim, sorry I mean opponent. Naw, I was right the first time. To describe Grant’s performance as brilliant would have to rate as one of the biggest understatements of the year, it was awesome.

Danny Dontchev is no mug, he’s a good all round boxer with plenty of experience and was selected to give Grant a tough test. The only problem is Grant is a championship quality fighter and it showed.

Any cobwebs accrued during Grant’s extended layoff were soon cleared, by midway through the first round he had already taken full control of the bout. Grant’s fluid movement caused Dontchev problems right from the start, allowing Grant to pick his shots and land them at will.

As the bout progressed Grant showcased his extensive arsenal of punches, as well as his world class ringcraft. The highly experienced Dontchev started to get frustrated and launched a series of wild attacks. Grant would just dance his way out of harms way before returning fire with a variety of exquisite shots.

Dontchev changed tactics and tried to rough up the slick stylist on the inside, again to no avail. Grant wasn’t fazed one iota and just continued to box his way.

It was an easy workout for Grant, as such it came as no surprise that at the end of his boxing exhibition Grant was declared victor by a 40-36 points margin by referee Bob Williams.

The opening bout of the night featured Belfast’s debuting Mark Ginley, against Trowbridge’s ‘Dirty’ Dan Carr.

This was a cracking opening bout. Right from the off young Mark Ginley boxed beautifully, he kept his cool even when Carr tried roughhouse tactics. Throughout the bout Ginley used his jab to keep the hard charging Carr at bay. Even when Carr got through young Ginley kept his head and defended skillfully.

Carr had a little more success in the third and landed a peach of a right hand that caused a noticeable swelling on Ginley’s cheek as well as a slight cut below the eye. However Ginley still won the round in my view due to his superior boxing.

Ginley controlled the final round with relative ease to be declared the victor by a 40-37 margin.

My congratulations go out to Graham Earl and his team for putting on such a quality show. Graham’s firm belief that all bouts should be evenly matched guarantees that boxing fans get full value for their money. We can only hope that the powers that be at Sky TV start taking note and decide to add Graham Earl promoted shows to their roster soon.

9th Annual Fantasy Boxing Camp 2011 @ Gleason’s Gym

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Gleason’s Gym will hold the 9th Annual Fantasy Boxing Camp on August 25 through 28, 2011.

 

The camp is open for everyone that likes boxing. There will be beginners with limited experience and veterans that have participated in several Master’s and White Collar boxing shows.

 

There will be kids and adults, both male and female all having fun and training hard by Gleason’s top trainers and Hall of Fame boxers.

 

Call Gleason’s Gym at: 718 797 2872 or emailbruce@gleasonsgym.net if you have questions or would like to reserve your spot.

 

You can also see information about the Fantasy Camp on our website: www.gleasonsgym.net .

 

Save 10% if you register before June 1, 2011.

 

Remember, if you cannot attend, you can contribute to “Give A Kid A Dream” and reserve a spot for an underprivileged youngster from the metropolitan area.

 

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Manny Pacquiao, the Best Fighter in the World, Wins Again The Atlantic But he has always been considered “a warrior,” boxing parlance for someone who will risk bodily harm to win and Pacquiao trained harder than for any previous fight with the expectation that Mosley would attack him with everything in his aresenal. … See all stories on this topic » The Atlantic

Saddened Geale leads tributes to legend Rose Sydney Morning Herald An absolute boxing legend. You will be missed mate but never forgotten.” Geale’s victory gave him the honour of becoming only the fourth Australian to win a world title on foreign soil – a feat Rose achieved in 1968 when he beat Japan’s Fighting … See all stories on this topic »

Sports in Brief: Roach to help train U.S. boxers | Philadelphia Inquirer … Philadelphia Inquirer USA Boxing announced Saturday that celebrated trainer Freddie Roach will work with the top American amateur fighters in preparation for the London Olympics in 2012. “I think we can make it work together,” Roach said. “You have a good team behind you, … See all stories on this topic »

Sri Lanka boxer stripped of gold medal AFP COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Disgraced Sri Lankan boxer Manju Wanniarachchi was stripped of his Commonwealth Games gold medal Sunday after he failed a second doping test for a banned steroid. Sean McGoldrick from Wales becomes the bantamweight Games champion … See all stories on this topic » AFP

Poole: Donaire, Guerrero, Ward would be a must-see Bay Area boxing megacard San Jose Mercury News Nonito Donaire and Robert Guerrero and Andre Ward are three world-champion boxers who live in the Bay Area. Arguably the three best fighters among active Americans, they could be so much more. Clean-cut and photogenic, from three different ethnic … See all stories on this topic »

Our new world champ restores boxing’s credibility The Daily Telegraph Picture: AFP Source: AFP DANIEL Geale’s win brings credibility back to Australian boxing. It gives long-suffering Aussie fight fans a reason to believe in the fights again. Within moments of claiming the IBF middleweight belt curious minds in Australia … See all stories on this topic »

New FBI documents reveal threats to boxing great Boston Globe The letter, postmarked March 9, 1954, was the first of four that the late Brockton boxing legend received in a three-month span threatening to kill his wife and daughter if he won a June 17, 1954, bout with Charles, according to files recently released … See all stories on this topic »

Watch Evander Holyfield vs Brian Nielsen live boxing online now Kansas City Star In his 11 years of professional boxing, Nielsen has never been this light. You have to go back to his amateur career to find a weigh-in of 238. Talk about your dissimilarities, Holyfield has never been this heavy. After Nielsen (64-2-0, 43 KOs) worked … See all stories on this topic »

You have to fight to get into this boxing class TheNewsTribune.com Marcie Doyle of University Place is the picture of concentration and intensity during a heavy bag boxing fitness class taught by Kim Axtman at AllStar Fitness last week. Generally speaking, it’s good advice to avoid rooms tucked away in back corners of … See all stories on this topic » TheNewsTribune.com

Mum’s the word for usually chatty Bob Arum on HBO boxing shuffle rumors Examiner.com It’s been no state secret that Arum has long been at odds with how Greenburg has run the boxingbusiness for the prime cable network, publicily charging the TV executive with giving Top Rank archrival Golden Boy favored nation treatment including … See all stories on this topic »

 

Blogs

Aquino congratulates boxing icon Pacquiao on latest victory | Home … President Benigno Aquino III today congratulated the country’s boxing icon, Rep. Manny Pacquiao for his latest victory in the ring, and described him as a “hero” whose discipline and determination to succeed, which he again demonstrated … philstar.com – Breaking News – http://www.philstar.com/

Pacquiao vs Mosley Live Streaming Boxing Fight Wat – LIVE-ONLINE … By LIVE SPORTS TV Boxing United States Boxing Competition! Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley Watch LiveManny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley live streaming Boxing here in online TV. Catch Full HD action in internet TV.Never miss a exciting match again. … LIVE-ONLINE TENNIS TOURNAMENT ON PC – http://live-onlinetennistournament.blogspot.com/

Freddie Roach will help coach USA Boxing team | The Fabulous Forum … By Lance Pugmire Freddie Roach, the five-time trainer of the year who has supervised Manny Pacquiao’s rise to superstardom, has agreed to take on a prominent role in coaching U.S. Olympic boxers. Roach announced Saturday he will open his Wild Card … LA Times Sports Blog – http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/

Positive moves in train for amateur boxing : Kaieteur News By KNews Positive moves are afoot for local amateur boxing with key linkages with overseas partners that will benefit the sport here. President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association, Steve Ninvalle, told Kaieteur Sport that recent discussions … Kaieteur News – http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/

 

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