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Danny Aquino ready to make statement in ring

Posted on | April 5, 2011 | No Comments

Grano headlines “The Willie Pep Boxing Classic’ Saturday night at Conn. Convention Center

HARTFORD (April 5, 2011) – Mexican-American bantamweight prospect Danny Aquino, trained by his father Julian, is looking forward to making a statement Saturday night in the six-round co-feature fighter on “The Willie Pep Boxing Classic” card, presented by Hard Hittin’ Promotions (“HHP”), at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

In a crossroads fight of significant interest, local heavyweight favorite Tony “TNT” Grano (17-2-1, 13 KOs), the 2005 U.S. Nationals amateur champion, takes on veteran “Diamond” Dominque Alexander (20-10-1, 10 KOs) in the eighth-round main event.

The 21-year-old Aquino (5-1, 1 KO), fighting out of Meriden (CT), will attempt to bounce back from his only pro loss, last December in Florida against undefeated Yoandris Salinsas by way of a four-round split decision, in the six-round co-feature versus James Owens (4-2, 2 KOs).

“I’m looking forward to fight at home this weekend,” Danny said. “I know I’ll have a lot of family and friends there supporting me. My last fight I thought that I won a unanimous decision, but we fought in my opponent’s hometown and they gave him a win by split decision. That’s ok, though, because it’s made me a different fighter. I’ve trained much harder and I’m better shape for this fight.

“My opponent has two losses but they were to undefeated guys who have real good records (Leo Santa Cruz 15-0-1, 9 KOs and Rances Barthelemy 11-0-0, 9 KOs). Ownes is going to be a good test for me. I’m a warrior who comes forward but, for this fight, people are going to be seeing a little different Danny Aquino. I’m still going to bring it, but. I’ll also be boxing more than in the past.”

The undercard showcases some of the best young fighters in New England, including Norwalk (CT) veteran Shakha Moore (10-15-3, 2 KOs) vs. TBA, and promising New Haven featherweight and former amateur standout, Luis Rosa(5-0, 2 KOs) vs. Tommy Attencio (4-6, 2 KOs), both in six-round bouts; undefeated East Hartford Joseph “Chip”Perez (5-0, 2 KOs) faces unbeaten Esteban Nicol (2-0) in a 4-rounder.

Also scheduled to fight on the undercard are a pair of Middletown (CT) favorites, light heavyweight Doug Cartelli (1-0) and pro-debuting super featherweight Willie Picard, respectively, against the Williams brothers, Jaquan Williams in his pro debut and Charles (0-1), plus undefeated Philadelphia super featherweight Frank Trader (7-0, 2 KOs) versus John Willoughby (2-6, 1 KO). All fights and fighters are subject to change.

There will be a special wheelchair boxing exhibition match wheelchair boxer Ian Cannon, an 18-year-old college student who meets former New England Golden Gloves champion Luis Reynoso, of Springfield (MA), in a three-round wheelchair boxing exhibition under amateur boxing rules (headgear, large gloves, etc.). The inspirational Cannon, of Glastonbury (CT), suffers from cerebral palsy but regularly trains at Lion’s Den Connecticut in Middletown, where he has developed a wheelchair boxing program, “Roll With The Punches.”

Tickets are priced at $100.00 (ringside), $80.00 (preferred seating), $60.00 (reserved) and $40.00 (general admission) and are available to purchase by calling 860.402.4838 or The Lion’s Den at 860.613.2394.

Willie Pep: Born Gugliermo Papaleo in 1922 in Middletown, CT. He was a 2-time world champion who retired in 1966 after a 26 year professional career with an amazing 229-11-1 (65 KOs) record. In 1990, Pep was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. He died November 23, 2006 at the age of 84.

 

RINGSIDE 10

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Tickets available at Bell Centre Box Office
By phone: (514) 790-2525 or 1 877 668-8269
Order online: www.evenko.ca
Ticket prices:
Tables: $1700 / $1500 / $1300 per table
Tickets: $110,50 / $90,50 / $70,50 / $50,50 / $40,50
Next Saturday April 9th at 7:30pm, Ringside MMA, for the first time in its history, is proud to present an event at the prestigious Bell Centre in Montreal: Ringside 10 Côté vs. Starnes. The main event will be a “super fight” between two famous UFC middleweight veterans, Patrick Côtéand Kalib Starnes. Two championship fights will also be part of the evening’s fight card. Canadian Alex “The Animal” Garcia will face WEC veteran Seth Baczynski for the Ringside Middleweight title and current Ringside Featherweight champion Michel “Mitch” Gagnon will have to defend his belt against Drumondville’s own Réjean “GnP” Groulx. Not to be missed will be Victoriaville native Martin “The Stress” Désilet’s fight against Roger “The Hulk” Hollett. The winner will earn the right to challenge for the Light Heavyweight title currently held by the popular Steve Bossé.

This week, Ringside is excited to invite, for the first time, its fans and the media to a public training and autograph session on Wednesday April 6th at the Bell Centre. Beginning at 1pm, this will be the perfect occasion for the media and the fans to meet UFC veteran Patrick Côté (1pm), up and coming star Alex Garcia (1:15pm) and the one and only Martin Désilets (1:30pm).

The official weigh-in for Ringside 10 will be held on Friday, April 8th at the Cage aux Sports in the Bell Centre.  Weigh-ins will start at 1pm.

Following the conclusion of Ringside 10, Ringside MMA will hold a press conference where fighters will comment on the evening’s fights and answer questions from the media. Ringside organizers will also use this press conference to announce their next event, Ringside 11.

Tickets for Ringside 10: Côté vs. Starnes are on sale at www.evenko.ca . Tickets are going fast. Don’t miss this exceptional event which features 3 UFC veterans, 2 championships fights, some of the best Canadian athletes and the rare opportunity to see a female MMA fight in Canada.

Here is the fight card (changes are possible) :

FINALBOUT
Patrick Côté vs Kalib Starnes

MAIN CARD
Alex Garcia vs Seth Baczynski – Championnat Ringside intérimaire des poids mi-moyens
Michel Gagnon vs Réjean Groulx – Championnat Ringside des poids plumes
Martin Désilets vs Roger Hollett – Combat pour le premier aspirant des poids mi-lourds
Iraj Hadin vs Derek Gauthier

PRELIMINARY BOUTS  – Live on the  The Fight Network at 7:30 pm
Jesse Ronson vs Mark Ricci
Kevin Morin vs Guillaume Lamarche
Lenard Terrance vs Robert Masson
Julie Malenfant vs Valérie Létourneau
Guillaume Vigneau vs Lyfield Chambers


DETAILED SCHEDULE

 

Public Training
WHEN:     Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 – From 12:30 pm to 2:30pm
12:30 pm    Media arrival
1pm            Patrick Côté
1:15 pm      Alex Garcia
1:30 pm      Martin Désilets
1:45 pm     A utograph session
WHERE:    Bell Centre media entrance– 1225 St-Antoine West
WHO: The media and the general public

Official Weigh – In
WHEN: Friday April 8th, 2011 – 1pm
1pm:Official Ringside 10 main event weigh in
WHERE: Cage aux Sports
WHO: Media and general public

Ringside 10: Côté vs. Starnes – Media
WHEN:        Saturday, April 9th, 2011 – 6pm
6pm:   Media arrival, credentials pick up
WHERE: Bell Centre media entrance– 1225 St-Antoine West
WHO: Accredited media
*For information, please contact Cathy Gagnon –  media@ringsidemma.tv

 

Post-fight press conference
WHEN: Saturday, April 9th, 2011, Approximately 11pm.
WHERE: Coach room at the Bell Centre
WHO: Accredited media only
*Post fight interviews will occur after press conference

 

 

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Mixed Martial Arts Links (4-5-11)

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Brock Lesnar: Will Lesnar’s Lack Of MMA Knowledge Be Brought To Light On TUF?
Bleacher Report
Brock Lesnar has done a lot of things during his three-and-a-half years in mixed martial arts. He has set pay-per-view records, sold out buildings, won the UFC heavyweight championship, lost the UFC heavyweight championship, battled a life-threatning 
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Bleacher Report
Nick Diaz says Paul Daley’s the best welterweight striker in MMA; doesn’t like 
MMATorch
“I’d say [his striking ability is] probably better than anybody else than we’ve got fighting in MMA at 170, up there with KJ Noons. As far as probably boxing goes, and stand-up striking skills,” Diaz said on a media conference call last week. 
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MMATorch
Top 5 Creative Fighters in MMA
Bleacher Report
Over the years, the MMA world has seen many electrifying, creative talent that use seemingly impossible moves to not only excite crowds, but devastate their opponents. Here are the top five fighters who put the “art” back into mixed martial arts
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Bleacher Report
MMA: NY Times Opinion Writer Changes Personal Stance on MMA
Bleacher Report
Those are just a few opinions people have of the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. David Zinczenko was a part of that population, who had a skewed view of MMA. Zinczenko is actually the editor in chief of Men’s Health. He used his power there to actually 
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Bleacher Report
‘Ax Murderer’ to battle ‘Crippler’ in July
USA Today
Even by mixed martial arts stands, Leben and Silva have reputations as unusually aggressive strikers. Silva was largely responsible for popularizing Muay Thai striking inmixed martial arts. As the 205-pound titleholder of Pride Fighting Championships 
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USA Today
MFC president Mark Pavelich sounds off about Ontario MMA, UFC & Dana White
The Cheap Seats
by Matt Carson on Apr 4, 2011 The Mixed martial arts landscape has changed significantly in the past six months. Starting with the WEC dissolution by Zuffa LLC, Bellator Fighting Championship’s broadcast deal with Viacom’s MTV2 and more recently the 
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Schmoe didn’t know: Gilbert Melendez coming to the grab UFC ‘Fight of the 
MMAmania.com
by Jesse Holland on Apr 4, 2011 9:42 AM EDT in UFC News To most of the mixed martial artscommunity, he’s a consensus top five lightweight and current Strikeforce 155-pound champion. But to Joe Schmoe? He’s an “amateur” because he doesn’t fight for the 
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2x NCAA hwt. champ Cole Konrad to face Paul Buentello at Bellator 42 April 23
Examiner.com
Konrad brings a 7-0 MMA record to the bout, while Buentello is 29-13, 17 of those wins by knockout. “The Headhunter” has 15 years in mixed martial arts competition, with experience in UFC and Strikeforce. “Cole had three very dominant performances for 
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Segura vs. Seda Showdown Would Be Great, Says Calderon

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Article Link –

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&opt=printable&id=37776#ixzz1Ic5UVbwn

By Rey Colon

 

Former world champion, Ivan Calderon, has said that if Cesar “Junito” Seda wins the WBO flyweight title on April 15 when he faces Omar Narvaez, then a clash with Mexico’s Giovani Segura would make for a great fight. Calderon was stopped by Segura in three rounds on Saturday in Mexicali. Segura intends to move up to 112 pounds. Calderon plans to head back to 105 pounds, where his size will be put to better use.

 

“If [Seda] goes down to 112 pounds, we are talking about a big difference. Cesar Seda will work down to 112 but he’ll be over 122 pounds on the day of the fight. That’s where you will see the difference. Seda is skilled, strong, big, hits hard and people will understand what we’re trying to talk about here,” said Calderon.

 

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Boxing a Family Business for Davis

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Laredo and ShoBox

Boxing a Family Business for Davis

 

Lots of kids want to be just like their old man when they grow up.

 

Dyah Davis was not one of them.

 

“From the age of seven to first year of college I swore up and down I was going to be an NBA player some day,” recollects 29-year-old Davis, the son of Howard Davis Jr, who was the 1976 Olympic Games’ gold medal winner named Outstanding Boxer, and then a solid world-class professional.

 

“But then in college I saw Vitali Klitschko and Lennox Lewis fight on TV and I said ‘I can do that,’ so I called up my dad and said ‘pops I want to box.’ He said ‘Box what? Oranges and grapes?’ He asked me how much I weigh. I told him 225 and he said what?!? You’re going to have to start running. I thought I was a heavyweight. My father said ‘you’re only 6′ 1″, you’re no heavyweight.’ I started running and the weight started melting off. Before I knew it, I was making my debut at 175.”

 

And so, at age 23 and with no amateur career at all, Dyah Davis went into the family business. Six years later, he sports a record of 18-2-1 with 9 KOs and is a surprisingly skillful super middleweight contender.

 

Davis will face Texas-based Marcus “Too Much” Johnson (20-0, 15 KOs) in the 10-round main event on Showtime’s fantastic ShoBox: The New Generation Triple Header entitled “Rumble on the Rio” from the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas, on April 8(broadcast starts at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West coast).

 

“I’m feeling great man. Training went well and it’s starting to wind down now. I’m in great condition and I’ve trained for ten full rounds, but if I get him in some trouble I’ll put him away. I feel like I still have some things to prove and getting a win over Marcus would be very big for me.”

 

Thoroughbred genes aren’t much good unless someone teaches the horse to run. That’s why Davis is trained by highly regarded former world champion John David Jackson at the Heavyweight Hit Factory Gym in Hollywood, Florida.

 

“We have come up with a plan to off-set whatever he’s (Johnson) doing and hopefully he can execute it and make it work,” says Jackson. “Johnson has good power. Yes, he’s fought a bunch of stiffs, but he beat them all. That means he can fight. He’s fundamentally sound; not overwhelming but does everything well. He’s not a guy we’re taking lightly. Definitely most dangerous opponent we have faced. But if everything goes according to plan and Dyah implements whatever he sees during the fight, he can definitely be victorious.”

 

After training all day with Jackson, Davis says he will often seek out fatherly advice. “I’m at my dad’s house now and we’re going over some fight video. My father always tells me whenever I spar to imagine myself being in the ring and under the bright lights because I haven’t had the amateur experience to get me ready for it. My dad is the man I got to for advice.”

 

A professional boxer on the world stage in hot pursuit of a championship belt. Turns out Dyah Davis is a lot like his old man.###

 

Tickets are priced at $25, $35, $45, & $75 (facility fees not included) and are available at the LEA box office, various H.E.B. locations, charge by phone 1-800-745-3000, or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Doors at 7pm first bout at 8pm. All bouts subject to change.

For more information, visit learena.comkeeppunching.com or call the LEA at956-791-9192.


 

GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS PRESENTS LIVE WEB STREAM OF “ACTION HEROES” FIGHTERS’ CLASSIC PAST FIGHTS

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RELIVE BOXING STARS’ GREATEST HITS WHILE INTERACTING WITH THEM LIVE ONLINE

Robert Guerrero, Michael Katsidis & Paulie Malignaggi To Participate

LAS VEGAS, April 4 – Most sports fans dream of having the opportunity to experience a behind the scenes look into their favorite athletes’ lives and careers.  Starting Tuesday, April 5, fight fans will have a chance to do just that as Golden Boy Promotions will bring fans closer to the action than ever before with Live Web Streaming of featured “Action Heroes” fighters’ classic past fights online at ringtv.com/fightnight. The streams, which are presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Yahoo!, UStream, RingTV.com and Craveonline, will re-air classic bouts along with live commentary by Robert “The Ghost” GuerreroMichael Katsidis “The Great” and Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi while fans have the chance to ask the fighters questions about the fight live.

 

 

“This is one of my favorite new projects and I wish technology like this was available back when I was a kid,” said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions.  “Can you imagine hearing Muhammad Ali or Roberto Duran talk about their greatest fights while you watched with them during a fight week?  I’m very excited about the ‘Classics’ Live Web Stream and giving fans the opportunity to watch a fight while hearing commentary from their favorite fighters as well as interacting with them.”

 

Each live broadcast will be hosted by RingTV’s Doug Fischer as he conducts live, online video chats with “Action Heroes” fighters Guerrero, Katsidis and Malignaggi.  During the broadcasts, Fischer will present questions submitted by fans through Twitter using the hashtag#GBstream on the live feed at ringtv.com/fightnight giving them the once in a life time opportunity to chat live with some of boxing’s top stars.

 

Below is the schedule for “Action Heroes” fight week:

 

·         Tuesday, April 5 at 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT – Robert Guerrero vs. Vicente Escobedo (Original date November 6, 2010 – Guerrero won a 10 round unanimous decision)

 

·         Wednesday, April 6 at 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT – Paulie Malignaggi vs. Juan Diaz II (Original date December 12, 2009 – Malignaggi won a 12 round unanimous decision)

 

·         Thursday, April 7 at 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT – Michael Katsidis vs. Czar Amonsot

(Original date July 21, 2007 – Katsidis won 12 round unanimous decision)

For more information, stay tuned to GoldenBoyPromotions.com, Yahoo!, UStream, RingTV.com and Craveonline, as well as the fighters’ official Twitter and Facebook pages.

 

“Action Heroes,” featuring Morales vs. Maidana in a 12-round junior welterweight bout, Robert Guerrero vs. Michael Katsidis in a 12-round bout for the vacant WBA and WBO Interim Lightweight Championships, James Kirkland facing Nobuhiro Ishida in an 8-round middleweight bout and Paul Malignaggi vs. Jose Miguel Cotto in a 10-round welterweight bout, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Erik Morales’ Box Latino and Universum Box Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T, DeWalt Tools and Tres Generaciones Tequila.  Guerrero vs. Katsidis is presented in association with Sampson Boxing. The Pay-Per-View bouts will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

 

Tickets for “Action Heroes,” priced at $350, $250, $150, $75, $50 and $25, are on sale now.  To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.  Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

 

For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com, on Twitter at@GoldenBoyBoxing@boxlatino@UBPboxen@terrible100@ChinoMaidana,@TeamGuerrero@MickKatsidis@PAULMALIGNAGGI@DannySwift@mrgaryrusselljr or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing.  Follow HBO Boxing newsat www.hbo.com/boxing,Facebook at www.facebook.com/hboboxing and on Twitterwww.twitter.com/hboboxing.

 

The Morales vs. Maidana pay-per-view telecast, which begins at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $44.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes.  The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD.  HBO Pay-Per-View, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry.  For Morales vs. Maidana fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.

 

Wrestling Links (4-5-11)

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Snooki Quits Wrestling
Hollywood Reporter
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi’s wrestling days are probably over. Even though she admits appearing on WWE Wrestlemania Monday “was awesome” and “fun,” she tells TMZ.com she likely won’t continue to throw down. “I’m pretty busy with Jersey Shore,
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Hollywood Reporter
Q&A: Pro wrestler Sheamus on video games, WWE
USA Today
By Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY After being tossed out of the ring by The Great Khali, Sheamus didn’t exactly have the luck of the Irish during last night’s WrestleMania XXVII — but the 6-foot, 6-inch pro wrestler still reigns as “king of the ring” in 
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USA Today
Lion wrestling squad honored
Centre Daily Times
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Wrestling Club honored the Nittany Lions squad on Sunday with more than 10 team and academic awards after their rise to the school’s first-ever Big Ten title and first NCAA title in 58 years. David Taylor took home 
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‘Win Win’ tells slightly flawed but heartwarming story
Tufts Daily
The wrestling−enthusiast characters at the heart of the new dramedy “Win Win” take drastic measures in order to survive — sometimes with tragic consequences. For Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti), it seems like everything has gotten out of control. 
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Wrestler Henry Cejudo seeks immigration law change, another gold medal
USA Today
The son of illegal immigrants from Mexico, he held an American flag high while celebrating his wrestling gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. By Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY Henry Cejudo celebrates after defeating Japan’s Tomohiro Matsunaga in the 
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USA Today

 

2 Valley high school wrestlers are champs again
Fresno Bee
Clovis North High’s Vince Rodriguez and Clovis West’s Nikko Reyes repeated as National High School Coaches Association wrestling champions during grade-level tournaments last weekend in Virginia Beach. Rodriguez added the Senior Division 125-pound 
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All-Delco Wrestling: Moldoff notches 30 wins (With Video)
Delaware County Daily Times
By MATT CHANDIK As a general rule, wrestlers were mostly considered at the weight at which they most often wrestled, with a few exceptions. The freshman was the lightest of a stacked group of Tiger lightweights. Rinaldi finished 29-7 and defeated Upper 
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WWE Tough Enough: Austin puts 14 contestants through the paces
CANOE
Wrestling Tonight on WWE Tough Enough: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Booker T, Trish Stratus and Bill DeMott lead 14 contestants through the rigors of the world of professional wrestling looking to find out who is Tough Enough. 
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Gene Slay dies, wrestling champ became power broker and CEO
STLtoday.com
Gene Slay was a state high school wrestling champ from the near South Side who grew up to become a political power broker, successful head of a nationwide transportation business and the target of federal anti-corruption investigators. 
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Prep Zone: Kielbasa wins top wrestling honor
Northwest Herald
By JOE STEVENSON – jstevenson@nwherald.com Crystal Lake Central wrestler Joey Kielbasa stood with four other nominees, including teammates Gage Harrah and Austin Marsden, and one wish. “I was just hoping one of the Central kids would win it,” Kielbasa 
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Blogs
Snooki — My Wrestling Days Are Over!!! | TMZ.com
By TMZ Staff
Seems Snooki ‘s wrestling career is about as dead as The Situation ‘s future in comedy … ’cause last night, Snooks told us she’s got WAY too much going…
Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment… – http://www.tmz.com/


Snooki Is Actually Kinda Good At Wrestling | Tosh.0 Blog
By Carly Hallam
Wrestling is fake, right? Right. Okay, we know that. But of all the things that Snooki fakes—bar fights, friendships, reading—this is the one she’s.
Tosh.0 Blog – http://tosh.comedycentral.com/blog/

 

Trailer: White Collar Brawler 2

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