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Wrestling Links (3-31-11)

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Wrestling’s ‘Super Bowl’ in Atlanta this Sunday
Tifton Gazette
I have always loved professional wrestling. I know it is a show and I know it is meant for fun — and I have always had fun watching the show. This Sunday I will get to go to professional wrestling’sSuper Bowl, Wrestlemania. This year the 27th edition 
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LU athletic director weighed options before reclassifying wrestling
Lynchburg News and Advance
By Chris Lang Liberty University athletics director Jeff Barber spent much of Wednesday answering that question, mostly from angry parents and fans of the Flames’ wrestling program, which was relegated on Tuesday from NCAA Division I to club status. 
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Wrestling coach arrested on RI child porn charges
Boston Globe
PROVIDENCE, RI—State police have arrested an assistant wrestling coach at a private Rhode Island high school on child pornography charges. Police said Wednesday that 21-year-old Joseph Simone coerced a 15-year-old boy into performing sexually explicit 
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Stanley and wrestling will miss each other
phillyBurbs.com
“If your wrestler looked over at you and you were screaming and hollering, they would know you were not in control of yourself and that’s not the message you want to send,” Stanley said. “In my 20s, I yelled a bit and I got penalized by a referee for 
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Wrestling with issues
Montreal Mirror
He’s also a high school wrestling coach, assisted by Jeffrey Tambor, but their team is on equally shaky ground. When one of his legal clients (Burt Young, aka the coach from Rocky—did you know he was still alive?) starts suffering from senile dementia 
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Montreal Mirror
Tulare County wrestler of the year Shane Yacuta not satisfied with season
Visalia Times-Delta
Porterville’s Shane Yacuta is the 2011 Tulare County wrestler of the year. Yacuta finished runner-up in the 135 pound weight class at the state championships. / RON HOLMAN It might be a week, a month, a year or even a decade from now before Shane 
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Former PSU wrestler Phil Davis climbing UFC ranks
The Daily Collegian Online
By Mike Still Every now and then, Joe Davis will try to wrestle a few rounds with his son, Phil. It doesn’t take long for Phil to let his father know who’s the boss on the mat. Phil’s 6-foot-2, 205-pound frame of solid muscle isn’t anything to play 
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The Daily Collegian Online
Shamar Bailey uses wrestling background to start ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ with a win
Las Vegas Sun
Unlike many college wrestlers, Bailey never considered a career in mixed martial arts an option while becoming a standout wrestler at Division III Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, Wis. “I was never really a big fan of the sport to be 
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Las Vegas Sun
‘Black Swan,’ ‘Wrestler‘ show two sides of same coin
Gainesville Sun
AP By Nate Hensley One film is about an emotionally troubled ballerina; another is about a hard-living professional wrestler. Yet, the two films are really sides of the same coin. Disney re-invents the story of Rapunzel in this swashbuckling comedy 
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First impressions: ‘WWE All Stars’
USA Today
Surprisingly, while pro wrestling video games such as the WWE Smackdown vs. Raw series have been quite good, they’re starting to grow a little stale. However, like a steel chair to the back, THQ is giving the genre a jolt with WWE All Stars. 
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USA Today

 

Blogs
Club Wrestling: Team touts three all-Americans | The Huntington News
By The Huntington News
The club wrestling team doesn’t fill Matthews Arena with screaming fans. But it can, unlike the men’s hockey or basketball team, boast three all-Americans, including one national champion and one runner-up, in the team’s best year since 
The Huntington News – http://huntnewsnu.com/


Morrisville Drops Wrestling | d3wrestle.com
By AV
SUNY Morrisville will discontinue wrestling and will not compete next season. The reasons given are not very satisfactory, though they avoid the typical talk of budget cuts and Title IX. One of the reasons stated is the general decline 
d3wrestle.com – http://www.d3wrestle.com/

 

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Observer Archive – Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online — WWE 
In-depth WWE, TNA, UFC and international Pro Wrestling news and radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer, author of Death of WCW and co-host of Wrestling
www.f4wonline.com/content/view/19947/137/

 

Son of great Ricardo Lopez added to Saturday Night’s Segura-Calderon 2 PPV Card

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HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 31, 2011) – Unbeaten Mexican flyweight prospect, Alonso “Finito” Lopez, son of legendary Mexican boxer Ricardo “Finito” Lopez, has been added to Saturday night’s “La Revancha” pay-per-view event, featuring the highly-anticipated rematch between WBO and The Ring light flyweight championGiovani “El Guerrero Azteca” Segura and former 108-pound king, Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon, live from Auditorio del Estado in Mexicali, Mexico

The 25-year-old Lopez (8-0-1, 3 KOs) faces Jorge Guerrero (5-4, 2 KOs) in a six-round bout. Lopez’ father, four-time world champion and Hall of Fame inductuee Ricardo “Finito” Lopez (51-0-1, 38 KOs), who established the record for most consecutive title bouts without losing (26), defended his WBC Strawweight title 21 times.

“La Revancha: Segura-Calderon 2,” presented by Zanfer Promotions and PR Best Boxing, will be distributedlive in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 9 PM/ET – 6 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, DISH Network and Avail-TVN, for a suggested retail price of only $39.95. It will also available worldwide on Internet PPV (excluding Mexico and Puerto Rico) viawww.Integratedsportsnet.neulion.com.

The 12 round co-feature matches a pair of former world title challengers from Mexico, Jorge “Baby Face”Lacierva (38-7-6, 26 KOs) and Fernando “Wary” Beltran, Jr. (35-4-1, 19 KOs), in an IBF featherweight eliminator.

Veteran Ricardo “Piolo” Castillo (39-9-2, 26 KOs), a three-time world title challenger, battles Joksan “El Torito”Hernandez (21-3, 14 KOs), the former WBC Continental Americas super featherweight titlist, in a 12-round bout for the IBF Latino Featherweight Championship. Castillo is the younger brother of two-time world lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo.

Time permitting, additional bouts will air, possibly undefeated Mexican super bantamweight prospect Ramon“Cobra” Maas (24-0, 15 KOs) versus dangerous Enrique “Duende” Bernache (15-2, 7 KOs) in a 10 rounder, as well as one showcasing 18-year-old Mexican-American phenom Jose Benavides (10-0, 9 KOs), the hot super lightweight prospect from Los Angeles. Benavides had an outstanding 120-5 amateur record, including a gold-medal performance at the 2009 National Golden Gloves Tournament.

All fights and fighters are subject to change.

Segura-Calderon I was one of the 2010 Fights of the Year. Segura (26-1-1, 22 KOs), fighting out of Bell, California by way of Mexico, captured the WBO, The Ring and WBA Super light flyweight titles last October, when he knocked-out the previously unbeaten champion Calderon (34-1-1, 6 KOs) in the eighth round in Puerto Rico. Segura was leading (69-64, 68-65, 67-66) on all three judges’ scorecards at the time of the stoppage. Segura, who will turn 29 this Friday, also holds notable victories against Daniel Reyes KO1) and Carlos Tamara (DEC12).

Calderon, the pride of Puerto Rico, prior to fighting Segura had been the WBO light flyweight champion for more than three years (six successful title defences) and WBO minimum weight titlist (11 successful title defences) from 2003 until he moved up to light flyweight in 2007. Ivan, who is rated No. 1 by The Ring, as well as No. 3 by the WBO, has defeated great 108 and 105 pound world champions and challengers such as including victories against the likes of Rodel Mayol, Reyes, Higo Fidel Cazares (twice), Nelson Dieppa, Issac Bustos, Roberto Carlos Leyva, Ednar Cardenas, Alex Sanchez and Eduardo Ray Marquez.

Prior to the main event, the great Julio Cesar Chavez, Sr. will be honored by the Boxing Commission of Mexicali as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in Mexican history. Chavez will also receive an award for his induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

For more information about the Segura-Calderon 2 PPV event go to www.integratedsportsnet.com. Follow Integrated Sports Media on Twitter @IntegratedPPV.

Integrated Sports Media (ISM): North America’s leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sporting events has presented World Championship and world-class boxing matches featuring Vitali Klitschko, David Haye, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Amir Khan,Tomasz Adamek, Ricky Hatton, Giovani Segura, Cristian Mijares, Zab Judah, Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Arthur Abraham, John Ruiz, Nicolai Valuev, Wilfredo Vasquez, Jr. and Ruslan Chagaev. In addition, ISM distributed numerous International soccer matches showcasing teams like Real Madrid, Club America of Mexico and the National Teams of Argentina, Honduras, El Salvador and the USA, as well as World Championship and world-class mixed martial arts shows featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Bobby Lashley, Bob Sapp, Jeff Monson, and Roy Nelson. For more information on upcoming Integrated Sports Media events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com.

 

MOSLEY VS. MANNY 360 SNEAK PREVIEW

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Four-Part Series Premieres This Saturday, April 2

Noon ET/9 a.m. PT on CBS

Follow the hysteria surrounding boxing’s most transcendent figure Manny Pacquiao…

The disrespect toward “Sugar” Shane Mosley…

The inner workings behind Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum’s Top Rank Boxing…

Just days before the network television premiere,

 

Photographs of Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley by Howard Schatz

from his up-coming book

AT THE FIGHTS: INSIDE THE WORLD OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING

All images ©Schatz Ornstein 2009-2010 All rights reserved

http://howardschatz.com/

 

MMA LINKS (3-31-11)

Posted on | March 31, 2011 | No Comments

UFC Welterweight Ricardo Almeida Announces His Retirement from MMA
Yahoo! Sports
With a heavy heart, UFC welterweight Ricardo Almeida has announced his retirement from the sport of mixed martial arts. The Renzo Gracie black belt announced the news on his personal website on Wednesday. Back in 2008 I decided to return toMMA
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Yahoo! Sports
MMA Fighting Stances: Mixed martial arts intelligence from the cage and ring
USA Today
Do you feel like it’s helped you as a mixed martial artist? There are guys out there, like Jose Aldo, who were good soccer players before they got into MMA. Absolutely. Yeah, because we have cardio. We’ve got gas cans. Go, go, go. 
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MMA Fighting Stances: Mixed martial arts intelligence from the cage and ring
USA Today
by Sergio Non By Arin Karimian, USA TODAY Wrestling runs in the family for UFC light heavyweight champion Jon ‘Bones’ Jones. It’s no surprise then that older brother Arthur Jones, a defensive lineman with the Baltimore Ravens, took on teammate Kelly 
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UFC: How the Prized Possession of MMA Could Be the Future of Entertainment
Bleacher Report
Mixed martial arts has always been a major player in providing sports fans with full contact competition, but it’s international integration into American culture has become more relevant than ever. Dana White, president of the UFC, has been the main 
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Bleacher Report
MetroPCS Android News: TapouT Huawei Ascend with Mixed Martial Artisans
Wireless and Mobile News
MetroPCS will sell a TapouT branded Huawei Ascend with Mixed Martial Arts culture appeal. You can see a video at the end of this article. The official name of the Android smartphone is the Huawei Ascend Sanctioned by TapouT, and it has two decorative 
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Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos: The Time Is Now For The UFC To Consider Women’s MMA
Bleacher Report
The world of mixed martial arts got just a little bit smaller this month as the groundbreaking and historical news was broke that UFC parent company Zuffa had purchased its closest competitor, Strikeforce. Immediately, a plethora of questions were 
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Bleacher Report
Nanaimo martial arts event attracted dozens with gang, organized crime connections
Victoria Times Colonist
By Danielle Bell, Nanaimo Daily News March 30, 2011 NANAIMO — Dozens of people with connections to gangs or organized crime attended a mixed martial arts event in Nanaimo on the weekend, say police. Specialized gang task force officers were requested 
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Train like an MMA fighter–without the bruises
Going Public (blog)
By Ryan Smith, For RedEye Brian Obiala is realistic about his chances of stepping into a cage and fighting Brock Lesner or Randy Couture in a professional mixed martial arts bout. “No, I don’t think I’m going to actually get in a real fight anytime 
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Jeff Wagenheim: Alvarez unimpressed by UFC’s best
SI.com
Now we can talk about the challenge of facing Roger Huerta (whom Alvarez TKO’d in October) and Josh Neer (Alvarez by technical submission last May), both of whom used to compete in the biggest and most star-studded promotion in mixed martial arts
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UFC champ visits college campus
Orangeville Citizen
The mixed martial arts champ toured three campuses to meet with MMA fans. The event was hosted by the Humber College Student Federation. Federation vice president Melissa Mendes joins Velasquez on the stage during the question segment of the visit. 
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Blogs
Ricardo Almeida Retires From Mixed Martial Arts – Bloody Elbow
By Anton Tabuena
Back in 2008 I decided to return to MMA. Since then I have had the privilege of fighting eight times in the UFC. As a competitor I can think of no bigger thrill than to stand in the center of the octagon with my hands raised. 
Bloody Elbow – http://www.bloodyelbow.com/


MetroPCS Introduces MMA-Themed Huawei Ascend
By Kevin Krause
What do mixed martial arts and Android have to do with each other? I’m not sure either, but apparently MetroPCS and Huawei see the connection, as today they.
Android Phone Fans – http://phandroid.com/

 

Web
M-1 Challenge 24 Recap | MMA-Japan.com – Japanese Mixed Martial 
Friday night’s M-1 Challenge 24 brought an exciting highlight reel of submission and knockout victories. Two champions were crowned and a otherwise 
mma-japan.com/index.php?option=com…

 

HAVOC BOXING FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND VIDEO LINK

Posted on | March 31, 2011 | No Comments

Fighters get their final say before Saturday night’s fight card at the Aviator Sports Complex

NEW YORK (March 31, 2011)—On Wednesday Afternoon at Club 1849 that is located at 183 Bleecker Street in New York City, Havoc Boxing Promotions held the final news conference in advance of a big fight card that will take place this Saturday night at The Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn.

The main event will comprised of a ten round Light Heavyweight bout between Elvir Muriqi and an opponent to be announced.
In the co-features, undefeated Light Heavyweight Joel Castillo takes on Billy Cunningham; Undefeated Super Featherweight Mark Davis ; Welterweight Tommy Rainone battles Arthur Medina as well as WBC #3 Super Bantamweight Leon Moore takes on Felipe Almanza.

There will be nine big bouts and below are quotes from the Press Conference:

Robert Diaz (CEO of Havoc Boxing Promotions)—“We have a lot of good fighters on the card with Elvir, Mark Davis and Leon Moore. This is the best cards that we have put together and I am proud of our matchmaker Felipe Gomez.

Elvir Muriqi (Light Heavyweight—38-5, 23 KO’s)—“Last time they had trouble finding an opponent and they found one. This time they are having trouble and hopefully they will get one. I have turned down nobody that has been offered me. Fighters change their mind.”

Joel Castillo (Light Heavyweight—7-0, 4 KO’s)—“I have trained very hard for this fight. I was supposed to fight March 4th and it fell out and there is nothing more disappointing then working hard and you find out the last day that the fight isn’t going through. This Saturday you are going to see me at my best. My mind, body shape, focus and team is right.
Mark Davis (Lightweight—14-0, 4 KO’s)—“I am looking for another win on Saturday night. I am going to put on a show and you will love me”

Frank Galarza (Jr. Middleweight—2-0, 1 KO)—“I dedicate myself to boxing. I will come to fight Saturday night and you will definitley see fireworks”

Charles Vanderveer (Jr. Middleweight–1-1, 1 KO)—“I am back and will be bring Fourth of July a little early. Please come out
and enjoy the show. I am Back.”

Full Card
10 Rounds—Light Heavyweights—Elvir Murqi (38-5, 23 KO’s) vs. TBA
6 Rounds—Jr. Lightweights—Mark Davis (14-0, 4 KO’s) vs. Ramasis Gil (6-1-4, 5 KO’s)
6 Rounds—Spr Bantamweights—Leon Moore (27-2, 22 KO’s) vs. Felipe Almanza (18-22-4, 9 KO’s)
6 Rounds—Light Heavyweights—Joel Castillo (7-0, 4 KO’s) vs. Billy Cunningham (5-9, 4 KO’s)
6 Rounds—Welterweights—Tommy Rainone (13-4, 4 Ko’s) vs. Arthur Medina (14-22, 5 KO’s)
6 Rounds—Bantamweights—Jonathan Arias (11-6, 9 KO’s) vs. Angel Cruz (4-1, 4 KO’s)
6 Rounds—Middleweights—Donyil Livingston (2-0, 2 KO’s) vs. Greg Hackett (2-6)
4 Rounds—Jr. Middleweights—Frank Galarza (2-0, 1KO) vs. Noel Garcia (2-7-1, 1 KO)
4 Rounds—Heavyweights—Ramadan Yasser (3-0, 3 KO’s) vs. Mario Flores (1-0, 1 KO)

Tickets for this special night of boxing are priced at $50 for all seats and can be purchased at the Following Locations:

The Aviator Box Office
New Legend Boxing Club (718) 487 4474 or
www.havocboxingnyc.com
The Aviator Sports Complex is located at:
3159 Flatbush Ave – Brooklyn, N.Y. 11234
For more information on Havoc Boxing, Click:
www.havocboxingnyc.com

FightRadio.Info Tonight: Rick Slaton (Cage Vs. Cons Main event Fighter)

Posted on | March 31, 2011 | No Comments

RICK SLATON IS THE MAIN EVENT FIGHTER BATTLING A COP ON CAGE VS. CONS

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO AN INTERVIEW WITH RICK SLATON

Rick Slaton joins Rich and Tony tonight around 8:30 PM EST. Here’s a bit of Rick’s intense background: Rick’s the man behind Cage vs. Cons, an MMA show at the LA Sports Arena set for May 21, 2011.He says, “In short I guess I was a street fighter as a kid joined a gang then got into Mma. Went to 6-0 then went to prison for 4 years I found God in there….oh, and I forgot Ken Shamrock was my coach and he got me started. When I got out of prison, I started fighting again and worked at my church. I got to 9-0 and then lost to Shane Carwin. Now, I’m 10-2-1. Sherdog has me like 4-2 I think.” Rick has done a complete 180 since his time as a prisoner: “I’ve changed my life dramatically. I do alot of public speaking at schools about my life. KJ Noons and I started a non profit organization to get kids off the street. I’m fighting May 21 in an event called cagevscons.com I’m the main event, fighting a cop. Its also on pay per view. They’re also doing a movie documentary about it and my life. It will be in theaters, then on Showtime.

Xyience Sued By Pom Wonderful, Lost John Lennon Tapes

Posted on | March 31, 2011 | No Comments

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f2/pom-wonderful-sues-xyience-parent-company-owned-fertitta-enterprises-1615037/#post52087521

The Lost Lennon Tapes

AL BERNSTEIN ANNOUNCES SEGURA-CALDERON REMATCH

Posted on | March 30, 2011 | No Comments

Al Bernstein will serve as analyst on the Saturday, April 2nd pay per view telecast of the WBO Light Flyweight Championship match between Giovani Segura and former champ Ivan Calderon.  Benny Ricardo will be Al’s broadcast partner for the broadcast, which is distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media.

 

Segura and Calderon fought last October and Segura upset the then world champion.  The 36 year old Calderon had been a world champ since 2003.  Bernstein, who is celebrating his 30th anniversary as a sports broadcaster, said this rematch should be as exciting as their first match, which was one of the top contenders for fight of the year in 2010. “Calderon looked unbeatable for so many years,” Al said, “and so even as he hit his mid 30’s,  it was hard to imagine Ivan losing.  When Segura did it with a TKO, a rematch was inevitable and it’s a real treat for boxing fans.”

 

Bernstein said that Calderon, who has only 6 knockouts in his 34 wins must box effectively to avoid losing again to the relentless Segura, who has 22 stoppages in his 26 wins. “These two lefties create a fascinating match-up and adding spice to this is that it’s probably Segura’s last match at 108, and could be one of Calderon’s last major fights,” Al said.

 

IN OTHER NEWS:

 

Al Bernstein has been selected to host  the Boxing Writer’s Association annual awards dinner in Las Vegas on Friday May 6. The annual event honors boxers, trainers, promoters, managers and writers in various categories. It will be a busy weekend for Bernstein, who will be serving as analyst on the May 7th Showtime  pay per view telecast of the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley match.

 

Boxing Channel will air the awards show at www.boxingchannel.com debuting on May 12th. Bernstein, the executive producer of Boxing Channel, said “ This is boxing’s version of the Academy Awards, and we are delighted to present this show to boxing fans around the world.”

 

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