Dziedzic, Schavrien, Heffernan, Antonelli, Stith, Humphrey on Takedown This week

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Boxing Links (4-27-11)

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Report: Zbikowski appealing suspension FOXSports.com Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski will appeal a 45-day suspension handed down by the Chickasaw Nation Boxing Commission for testing positive for marijuana following his latest foray into the ring, The Baltimore Sun reported. … See all stories on this topic »

Almost 40 and facing Pacquiao, Shane Mosley faces scrutiny USA Today So “Sugar” Shane Mosley must be ready for boxing’s scrap heap, forced to take cheap fights against rising stars just to provide a name for the promotion, right? Mosley remains a major draw, getting the best fights and biggest paydays that can be made … See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Byrd’s boxing plan: Go fourth, conquer at National Golden Gloves Denver Post By Nick Groke Like the Manny Pacquiao of American amateur boxing, Denver’s Louie Byrd wants to make history by skipping class. Byrd this week will attempt to become the first fighter to win four National Golden Gloves titles in as many weight divisions … See all stories on this topic »

Grand Rapids native Peter Quillin hopes to further boxing dream with fight in Reno MLive.com Peter Quillin’s most recent sacrifice to advance his professional boxing dream was a coast-to-coast move in a backpack. He transported his tarantulas from New York to Los Angeles, and found a caretaker for a few of his exotics, but donated others to … See all stories on this topic » MLive.com

Experts panel: Pacquiao vs. Duran ESPN (blog) By ESPN.com With EA Sports rolling out a “Fight Night” video simulation featuring Manny Pacquiao against a pound-for-pound great each day this week, we asked a panel of ESPN boxing experts to weigh in on the results. Here’s what they had to say: Dan … See all stories on this topic »

Ryan Wallace: Bringing pro boxing to Salinas being explored The Salinas Californian Manuel Ortega (1-4), four rounds, lightweight; Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez It’s been seven years since Salinas last hosted a professional boxing event. That drought could soon come to a halt. Garcia Boxing’s Kathy Garcia, who manages No. … See all stories on this topic »

Manny Pacquiao: Why He Needs Mayweather Bout as Much as Pretty Boy Bleacher Report In boxing things are a bit more complicated. Manny Pacquiao has been a dominate force in the boxing ring as he mows down opponent-after-opponent. He is extremely quick with his hands and can take a pounding and still recover in time to knockout the… See all stories on this topic »   Bleacher Report

May 14 bout between Ward and Abraham in jeopardy? Examiner.com The Super Six World Boxing Classic semi-final clash between WBA super middleweight titlist Andre Ward, Oakland, Calif., and former IBF middleweight titlist Arthur Abraham will be called off – if the Californian Boxing Commission refuses to honor an … See all stories on this topic »

Thompson Boxing Updates: Perez Valiant in Defeat; New Blood this Friday Pro Boxing Fans This past Saturday, Thompson Boxing Promotions’ former IBF bantamweight champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez made a valiant attempt in the main event of Showtime’s Bantamweight Tournament: “Winner Takes All” when he went toe-to-toe with the now … See all stories on this topic »

Golden Gloves: Pike’s Jones disappointed in showing Indianapolis Star Malcolm Jones (left) of the Sarge Johnson Boxing Club gets tied up with Cincinnati’s Charles Howard in a 178-pound bout Tuesday night. / Robert Scheer / The Star Pike High School senior Malcolm Jones won his first-round match at the National Golden … See all stories on this topic »

 

Blogs

How to find a boxing gym for your child – Bob Cook – Your Kid’s … By Bob Cook A lesson I’ve learned as a sports parent is that it is possible — nay, probable — your children will fall in love with sports or activities you don’t like or understand, and they will continue to gravitate to such sports or activities … Forbes Network Activity – http://blogs.forbes.com/hanisarji/wp-admin/index.php

Boxing Breakfast: Antonio Tarver Unaware He’s Old, Pacquiao-Mosley … By Scott Christ Bad Left Hook gets your morning started right with a hearty feast of boxing news . Bad Left Hook – http://www.badlefthook.com/

The Art of Boxing | The Bottom Line By Student Admin The form and physicality of boxing, the art of boxing. The Bottom Line – http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/

Ravens Insider: Report: Zbikowski failed boxing drug test … By Jamison Hensley Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski is appealing a 45-day suspension from the Chickasaw Nation BoxingCommission for failing a drug test after Saturday’s victory in Thackersville, Okla. Zbikowski is sending a negative result from “a more … Ravens Insider – http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/blog/

Casal & Serrano knockouts in Boxing 360 debuts “We’re very happy with the performances by Nick and Amanda,” Boxing 360 CEO & Founder Mario Yagobi said. “We’re going to keep them busy, move them up the ratings ladder, and position them for world title fight shots.” … PhilBoxing.com – XML News RSS/RDF Feed – http://www.philboxing.com/

 

 

VICTOR VASQUEZ TO HEADLINE ROUND 3 AT HARRAH’S IN CHESTER, PA ON FRIDAY NIGHT JUNE 3RD

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Also see Philadelphia favorites Tony Ferrante; Angel Ocasio; Fred Jenkins Jr.; Rashad Brown; debuting Tyrone Crawley Jr and Delaware’s Joey Tiberi

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CHESTER, PA (April 27, 2011)—On Friday night, June 3^rd it will be ROUND 3 at Harrah’s in Chester, Pa as Joey Eye Boxing & David Feldman presents a night action packed boxing that will feature some of the most exciting fighters in the Philadelphia area.

In the main event, popular Lightweight Victor Vasquez will return to Harrah’s Chester in a six round Lightweight bout.

Vasquez of Philadelphia has built up one of the biggest fan bases in Philadelphia due to his exciting style which always has him in the fight of the night whenever he steps into the ring.

Vasquez has a record of 12-5-1 with six knockouts and has been in some memorable fights in his young career.

In his last bout, Vasquez waged a terrific back and forth war with Osnel Charles before dropping a six round majority decision as part as ROUND 1 at Harrah’s in Chester.

He holds victories over undefeated Thomas McCuiston (1-0); Tyric Robinson (9-4-1) as well as an exciting six round split decision over Bryne Green (5-3) on October 8^th in Philadelphia.

In a six round co-feature, Tony Ferrante will see action in a Light Heavyweight bout.

Ferrante like Vazquez has a very loyal fan base and has a record of 9-2 with four knockouts.

Ferrante of Northeast Philadelphia won his first nine bouts which included wins over Anthony Pietrantonio (6-1) and he won the WBF United States title with a eight round majority decision over Billy Bailey.

Ferrante lost that title when he dropped a ten round unanimous decision to Chuck Mussachio (15-1-2).

Ferrante will be looking to get back in the win column after he was stopped in three rounds to undefeated Ronson Frank (15-0) on January 28^th

In a four round Lightweight bout, undefeated Lightweight Angel Ocasio will see action against an opponent to be named.

Ocasio of Philadelphia, has a record of 4-0 with one knockout is coming off an impressive four round unanimous decision over George Santiago as part of ROUND 2 that took place on March 18^th at Harrah’s in Chester.

Fresh off his pro debut knockout win as part of ROUND 2, Fred Jenkins Jr. will see action in a four round Super Middleweight bout.

Undefeated Middleweight Rashad Brown of Philadelphia (3-0, 1 KO) will take part in a four round bout against an opponent to be named.

Joey Tiberi of Newark, Newark, Delaware (3-1, 1 KO) will look to make it two straights wins when fights in a four round Super Featherweight bout against an opponent to be named.

Rounding out the card will be the pro debut of Tyrone Crawley Jr. of Philadelphia in a four round Jr. Welterweight bout.

Crawley is the son of former Lightweight world championship challenger Tyrone “Butterfly” Crawley

Tickets are now on sale for $100 (VIP); $60 (Ringside) and $45 (General Admission) and can be purchased at the Harrahs Chester Gift Shop; By calling Joey Eye (267-304-9399); David Feldman (610-291-0806); 800-480-8020 or on www.webtix.net

 

Tachi Palace Fights Streaming On Sherdog

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Check out “The Contenders”, Presented by Tachi Palace Fights 9 on May 6th, 2011 and      streaming on Sherdog.com. Just CLICK HERE TO ORDER THE STREAM.

 

Go to www.tachipalace.com for tickets to the event itself.

UFC NEWSLETTER (4-27-11)

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All New TUF, Plus Don’t Miss The Final Stop Before UFC 129 Team Lesnar deals with internal struggles, plus one fighter’s career is threatened by a injury – tonight at 9pm on SPIKE, 10pm on Rogers Sportsnet (in Canada). Plus, GSP and Jake Shields arrive in Toronto as they begin their final preparations for Saturday night – UFC Primetime Part 3 – tonight at midnight on SPIKE (7pm on Sportsnet in Canada) All New Start Time This Saturday For UFC 129 – 9pm ET / 6pm PT The action begins this Saturday at 9pm ET / 6pm PT live on Pay-Per-View – also available on UFC.TV Last Chance To Purchase Discounted UFC Fan Expo Tickets Time is running out to purchase discounted tickets to the UFC Fan Expo in Toronto. Ticket prices will increase on-site. Don’t wait, head to ufcfanexpo.com now! Who You Got? Pick St-Pierre or Shields at the Official UFC 129 Site Weigh-in on who you think will win in Toronto – plus fight card breakdown, video previews and more!

UFC 129 St-Pierre vs Shields on Pay-Per-View – Saturday, April 30 – Toronto, ON UFC 130 Edgar vs Maynard III on Pay-Per-View – Saturday, May 28 – Las Vegas, NV

 

Wrestling Links (4-27-11)

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High school wrestling weight classes will change for next season Baltimore Sun (blog) When the 2011-12 high school wrestling season rolls around, coaches are going to have to cope with a number of changes, including major modifications to one of the most basic rules — weight class designations. Officials at the National Federation of … See all stories on this topic »

Miss USA, Dearborn’s Rima Fakih, kicked off wrestling show Detroit Free Press PER BERNAL/USA Network BY JEFF SEIDEL Dearborn’s Rima Fakih, the reigning Miss USA, was booted off “WWE Tough Enough” during Monday night’s episode, ending her quest to win a professional wrestling contract. Fakih hasn’t decided on her future, … See all stories on this topic »

New reality series, World of Hurt, follows action at Calgary pro wrestling academy Calgary Herald By Heath McCoy, Calgary Herald April 27, 2011 7:05 AM Lance Storm, a former WWE star with student KC Spinelli inside of a wrestling ring. Calgary’s Pyramid Productions is shooting a series on a professional wrestling school in Calgary run by Storm. … See all stories on this topic »

AQ and A With Ohio State Wrestling Coach Tom Ryan The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog) By Everett Merrill/For The Star-Ledger Ohio State wrestling coach Tom Ryan is still beaming over Andrew Campolattano’s decision to become a Buckeye. I spoke to him about the recruiting process, his plans for Camp and the possibility of his team … See all stories on this topic » The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog)

“Listen to This Ovation!” the 25 Biggest Pops in Wrestling History Bleacher Report I’ve watched professional wrestling for nearly 15 years now and I’ve seen about everything there is to see. I was such a big fan that I literally would go to my local video store when I was eleven and rent old World Wrestling Federation videos from … See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

Prep wrestling: Weight classes to shift upward in 2011-12 Green Bay Press Gazette Following its meeting in early April, the National Federation of State High School Associationswrestling committee approved an upward shift of weight classes that will affect 10 of the current 14 classes. The NFHS decided, however, to keep 14 weight … See all stories on this topic »

Maryville University looks to land high profile wrestling coach Missourinet.com by Bill Pollock on April 27, 2011 It looks like Maryville University in St. Louis is going to become an instant wrestling powerhouse as the school moves from Division III to Division II. The school is getting ready to add wrestling to their athletic … See all stories on this topic »

Gatten, ’82 CH wrestling get WPIAL Hall calls Washington Observer Reporter In the early 1980s at Chartiers-Houston, the wrestling team refused to let numbers get in the way of taking down the big boys. This June, Gatten and the 1982 Chartiers-Houston wrestling team – an individual and a team that defy present-day thinking … See all stories on this topic »

‘DWTS’ elimination: Karate Kid or wrestler? abc7.com LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Wrestling star Chris Jericho was eliminated from “Dancing With The Stars” on Tuesday night after surviving six weeks of tough competition. In a roller coaster of a season, he and partner Cheryl Burke had been at the top of the … See all stories on this topic »

U recruit Stroley named nation’s top wrestler Minneapolis Star Tribune Gophers wrestling recruit Logan Storley of Webster, SD, has been selected as the winner of the Junior Dan Hodge Trophy, presented annually to the top high school wrestler in the nation by the AAU and WIN Magazine. Storley, the nation’s No. … See all stories on this topic »

 

Blogs

Prep Spotlight: Major changes coming for prep wrestling By Observer Sports In its April 4-6 meeting in Indianapolis, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee approved an upward shift of the weight classes, beginning with the 103-pound class moving to 106 pounds … Prep Spotlight – http://obsprepspot.blogspot.com/

Wrestling weight classes changing | Varsity Xtra By Mark Heller The most significant changes in weight classes in high school wrestling in 23 years will take place in the 2011-12 season. In its April 4-6 meeting in. Varsity Xtra – http://blogs.evtrib.com/varsityxtra/

State mulls approval of new wrestling weight classes | Voices … By Rachel Roberts In January, the Idaho High School Activities Association surveyed the state’s wrestling coaches, who voted to maintain the current weight classes. However, that vote was before the NFHS proposal was made official. … Voices.IdahoStatesman.com blogs – http://voices.idahostatesman.com/blog

 

Web

Secrets of the professional wrestling world – Interviews – Salon.com Rowdy Roddy Piper talks about getting stabbed by fans and what “The Wrestler” got wrong. www.salon.com/entertainment/…/04/…/roddy_piper_interview

 

Interview With Rising Light Middleweight Star Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng

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By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro

I’m sure that the majority of those reading this will already be well aware of the talented young Light Middleweight prospect Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng from Stoke Newington in London. It’s hard not to be as Erick receives a lot more column inches in the boxing press than most seven fight veterans. Rightly so as young Erick is proving to be a true star in the making.

His undoubted talent has already earned him a shot at the British Southern Area title. Whilst this would normally be a huge step-up in class for most young fighters, who are highly protected and fighting only carefully matched contests for their first ten or so bouts, Erick’s manager-trainer Brian Lawrence has always felt confident enough to take any fight offered for his young charge throughout his fledgling career.

Prime examples are his third and his most recent fights. Back in May last year Brian was offered another unbeaten prospect  Curtis Valentine, as an opponent, which he gladly accepted.

On learning he was to fight Valentine, Erick told Boxing News’ Andrew Wake, “I don’t really want to be put in with journeymen. The better people I fight now will show my potential. If you are protected you don’t get better, if you are challenged in your early fights it makes you a better fighter in the long run.”

That statement just about sums up Erick’s attitude, he doesn’t want to be protected he wants well matched fights where he is tested. Something you would have expected when he took on the challenge of facing reigning British Masters Light Middleweight Champion Lee ‘Lightning’ Noble in a non-championship bout for his sixth fight back in February.

The stern test he had been hoping for failed to materalise as Noble closed shop and pulled down the shutters, preferring to go on the defensive and hope for a chink to appear in the Eagles’ armour. It never did and Erick cruised to a shutout 60-54 points victory having barely broken into a sweat.

Immediately after the victory over Noble, Erick was told that he will be challenging for the Southern Area title at the first opportunity, which will probably be sometime in May or June.

With his first title shot on the horizon you could easily expect young Erick to sit back and relax before starting his preparations, but you’d be wrong as on the 18th March he fought again, on Spencer Fearon’s Hard Knock Boxing Promotions ‘Shamrock Showdown’  – and controversially lost.

As before Erick had accepted another tough challenge, this time against Castleford’s Luke Robinson, who had a five win, one draw and one loss record. I say controversial loss because everyone, the assembled media and packed York Hall crowd, felt he had clearly won by at least three rounds to Robinson’s one, however the only person who didn’t share that view was the man that counts – referee Ken Curtis – who for some reason scored it the complete opposite way with a 38-39 points decision in favour of Robinson.

My fight report of the Shamrock Showdown event, which was taken from the round by round recordings I make during the breaks, clearly shows that in my view Erick is the clear winner by a country mile – a view that was shared by all the journalists present.

Back to the action as the second bout of the night, between highly rated and unbeaten Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng and former ABA winner Luke ‘Lionheart’ Robinson,  proved to be a cracking fight, albeit with a highly controversial end result.

Robinson was out of the traps quickly to close down Ochieng, to neutralise his highly effective jab. Ochieng used a bit of savvy and went on the back foot to find some room to get his jabs off. Robinson kept coming forward throwing some pretty wild shots until eventually he had backed Ochieng onto the ropes. Robinson kept throwing wild off target shots at the ever ducking and weaving ‘Eagle’. Ochieng responded with some highly effective stiff jabs to force Robinson back until his next rally. It was a close round, Robinson the more aggressive, but failing to hit the ever moving target, whilst Ochieng was more controlled and getting results by landing good solid jabs.

Round two was more of the same with Robinson pushing. Ochieng on the other hand was content to stay with his back to the ropes and pick off Robinson at will, with stiff jabs and punishing one-twos to the body. An easy round to call as Robinson barely landed a punch for all his wind milling whilst Ochieng, who barely threw a couple of dozen shots the whole round, landed each effort solidly, much to the delight of this fans who in unison chanted ‘Eagle, Eagle, Eagle’ after each contact.

Both rounds three and four were more of the same, Robinson flies out of the trap but ‘The Eagle’ just stays calm and picks him off at will – Robinson pushes forward but  barely lands a glove on the ever mobile Ochieng, yet gets caught himself by every precision counter.

The crowd jeer as the referee raises Robinson’s arm aloft declaring him victorious by a 39-38 points margin. Ochieng and his manager-coach Brian Lawrence look around confused as Robinson celebrates.

Shortly after the result was officially read out promoter Spencer Fearon announced that there will be a rematch at his next show, much to the delight of the assembled crowd.

Even after being robbed of a clear win Erick just shrugged his shoulders and said. “I know I won and the fans know I won, that’s what matters. I’m disappointed to have a loss on my record but have put that behind me and focusing on the next fight, which I have been told will be for the Southern Area title.”

You just can’t help admiring Erick’s attitude, I don’t think I for one would just accept such a blatant bad decision so easily. Saying that there is a lot to admire with this young man, as I found out when I caught up with him, at the TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town, and got to talk with him about his career to date as well as his future aspirations.

Rio) Hi Erick, thank you for taking the time to talk with me today. How’s training been going?

Erick) First of all I want to thank God for my career. I also want to thank my supporters, they’re awesome I get such great support

I’m focused and coming on strong with my technique, you know I’m really happy with the progress and the coaching. Brian Lawrence, my coach-manager, does great work, great support.

I’ve had seven fights now, six wins, one loss and I’m looking for the Southern Area title, which will be my next fight. So things are looking bright, as I say I am already World Champion as the world is about to find out soon.

Rio) Your first couple of fights were unusually tough for a prospect. How do you feel having such tough fights against quality opponents so early on in your career has benefited you?

Erick) My first fight I had Matt Scriven, for my second fight I had Prince David, that was his debut fight. When you go in against them kind of guys they’re coming to win. It was good to have this fight, fights like this make you stronger.

I knew that I had greatness in front of me, fighting those kind of guys showed me what kind of fighter I am. It shows what category of fighter you are fighting people like Prince David.

I then fought Curtis Valentine, who was also unbeaten, so you can say I have been tested and not protected. Which is good, too many fighters are protected until the reach ten or sometimes even twenty fights before they get a proper challenger in their career.

So for me it’s good, because I know having these kind of fights just make me stronger. You know I get stronger every time. The better my opponent perform, the better I perform. The higher I go the brighter I shine.

Rio) I was at York Hall when you stopped the highly durable Alex Spitko, it was a classy performance, could you give us your view on the fight?

Erick) Alex Spitko, he’s known as a hard man, hard chin, he doesn’t crack and give in. He’s a tough fighter and I just stayed with him and just boxed him. Looked good, I was in great shape, I had great fun there and I just picked him off with my jab. He was like walking into my jab and then I just boxed him.

On the last round I knocked him out. He walked into my right hand, ‘cos I couldn’t hit him with my jab, after you hit with the jab you couldn’t hit him with any other punches. He’s a good fighter. I’m happy I’m getting this kind of fight in my early stages.

Rio) Your fight was against British Masters champion Lee Noble, not quite the nonstop action type of fight we’re used to seeing you in, why was this?

Erick) I was quite relaxed on the fight because I knew what kind of fighter he is. He came out covered up and was waiting for me to run out of gas and get tired. But I knew what kind of fighter he is so I just used my jab. I listened to my corner and just worked my jab, I was setting him up with my jab so that if he opened up I could have caught him.

Ever since I see what he did with Pat (TKO Gym mate Pat McAleese), I respect him as a good fighter, he’s strong. He’s not a bum, he’s been down that road plenty of times.

He’s had twenty five fights, he knows his stuff. He’s quite strong and was heavier than me. I knew I had to be smart, use my jab. I feel I could have done a bit more because I knew what type of fighter he is. I made sure I had a lot more in reserve. After the six rounds I feel quite good, I could have done more rounds. But it’s all good I was happy to do the six rounder, now I’ve a six rounder under my belt.

Rio) OK, now we’re up to your last fight against Luke Robinson – The referee Ken Curtis gave the decision against you. What are your thoughts on the fight?

Erick) I’m disappointed to have lost, It was supposed to be a six rounder, but it was reduced to a four rounder.

My plan for a six rounder was to break him down and then knock him out. I stuck with the plan even though it was now a four rounder. I rocked him a couple of times but didn’t have enough time to take him out. I thought I had done enough but the referee said I lost by just one point. That’s boxing, I’m disappointed to have a loss on my record but have put that behind me and focusing on the next fight.

Rio) You’ve got the Southern Area coming up soon, and you just touched on your aim to fight for the British by the end of the year. I assume these are the first titles you aim to fight for?

Erick) We’re looking to the Southern Area soon and then our eyes are on the British. We’ve got time to wait as I am young, strong and smart. But I’m ready to rise and do the business, we don’t want to have padded fights and then wait before challenging for the British title, that doesn’t make sense, that’s a lot of time being wasted.

I have the potential so why not go for the title when I can do it. I’ve got what it takes, I’ve got the goods and I believe I can go for it soon.

My plan is by my fifteenth fight I’d want to challenge for the European, I could then challenge for a World title when I’ve had around twenty fights. So we’re looking for on my tenth fight the British, God willing, and then a couple more fights under my belt and a bit more experience then the European and then we’re going to knocking at the Golden Boy for the World title.

We’re aiming high, but I can’t say enough about Brian Lawrence, he’s an expert coach and he’s been at that level. When he looks at me as a fighter, he looks at me as a World Champion, that’s why he wants me to perform at a higher level. That’s why he push me to perform higher. He has the experience, as you know he’s worked with Don King  and others, so you can’t go wrong. And I’ve got Christ on my side.

Rio) You’ve been with Brian from the start, what made you choose him?

Erick) As I have said Brian is a very good coach, experienced and he knows what he’s doing. He knows how to watch fighters and can see things before it happens. Some coaches, to be honest, don’t know what they are doing. They might get you fit but they don’t know when to let you rest and the like. Brian is an awesome coach.

He’s got Ian Napa on the team. I learn a lot from Ian, his style, his defense. He’s a great fighter and has been European champion, he’s been there and knows what it takes.

It’s good because he’s also got Ben Murphy, he’s strong and you learn sparring him, it’s a different style. I’ve even sparred Damian, we did a two or three rounds.

The TKO is an awesome gym, always buzzing,  fighters of all weights and experience. Great sparring anytime, you can’t ask for more than that. Awesome.

Rio) You touched on that you get great sparring, who have you sparred recently?

Erick) I’ve sparred here with lots of the guys here. I sparred Sam (British Light Middleweight Champion Sam Webb) when he was preparing for Martin Concepcion, Ben (Murphy) obviously. I sparred Kevin Mitchell here when he was preparing for the Michael Katsides fight. Sparred lots of the guys here

I’ve sparred Darren Barker and Lee Purdy, not here though. I sparred with Sugar Jackson in Belgium. I went there and really had to dig deep you know. I went there for a week and then they bought in another guy for the second week, but he got tired so they sent him home and called me and said could you come back for another week. So I went back for the second week. Which was awesome, because he’s a strong fighter and keep coming forward. I’m strong myself, however that taught me to be able to box on the back foot, use my jab and make him miss. It went great, it’s that kind of sparring that make me a great fighter.

Rio)  Thank you for taking the time to talk with me today, finally is there anything you would like to add?

Erick) I want to give a shout out to all my supporters, you know who you are – EAGLE, EAGLE, EAGLE – I want to give special thanks to Ken from BoxFit, he sponsor me at the moment, and I want to give special thanks to Tim, Dan and Paul of my sponsor King Apparel . Thank you for your support, it’s much appreciated.

PRIZEFIGHTER RULE CHANGE IN PLACE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHTS

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Losing fighters could get second chance under new guidelines

The British Boxing Board of Control have passed a proposed rule change for reserves in Prizefighter ahead of the International Heavyweights night at Alexandra Palace on May 7, live on Sky Sports.

The change means that should a winning boxer in Prizefighter fail to pass a medical to progress to the next stage, the losing fighter can go through in their place subject to the Board’s medical offices clearing them to do so.

The line-up for the 18^th edition of Matchroom Sport’s eight-man, one night shows is now complete with former WBC Cruiserweight and International Heavyweight champion Juan Carlos Gomez taking the eighth spot. The Cuban fought Vitali Klitschko for the Ukrainian’s heavyweight title as did Kevin ‘Kingpin’ Johnson, the American who boasts a 24-1-1 record.

UK Prizefighter Heavyweight champion Michael Sprott will be flying the flag for Britain in north London, with Irish interest in the shape of Mike Perez, the unbeaten Cuban living in Cork. David Haye was influential in getting his Puerto Rican sparring partner Fres Oquendo in the mix, with 6ft 8in American Tye Fields a man to watch with an incredible 41 knockouts from 45 wins.

European interest comes from French Heavyweight champ and former European title challenge Gregory Tony and big-hitting German Konstantin Airich with 13 knockouts from 16 wins.

Tickets for Prizefighter International Heavyweights at London’s Alexandra Palace on Saturday 7 May are available from Matchroom Sport priced £35 unreserved, £50 and £60 ringside and £120 VIP – to buy call Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900.

 

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