New trainer Mike ‘Red’ Skownowski On Target working with Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard
Posted on | March 22, 2011 | No Comments
MANCHESTER, Conn. (March 22, 2011) – New Jersey-based trainer Mike “Red” Skownowski reports that training unbeaten NABF and NABO featherweight champion Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard for his March 26 showdown against unbeaten IBF No. 1 contender“Mikey” Garcia, despite being together a little more than month, seems like they’ve been working together for a year.
Remillard-Garcia is the 12-round co-feature on Top Rank’s “Featherweight Fury,” airing live on HBO After Dark from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The 24-year-old Remillard (23-0, 14 KOs) has been at training camp with his new trainer, “Mike Red,” Skownowski, in Passaic, New Jersey. The WBA #3, WBO #4 and WBC #5 rated Remillard puts his NABF and NABO title belts on the line against USBA titlist Garcia (24-0, 20 KOs).
The newly Top Ranked-signed boxer is in the fight of his young life, one that offers title implications for the Remillard-Garcia winner against IBF Featherweight Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa, or his challenger Jorge Solis if he registers an upset in the 12-round main event “Featherweight Fury.”
“Everybody in the gym immediately liked Matt,” Skownowski said. “We have a lot of young kids who have gravitated towards him. Right now, four of them are sitting around between workouts talking boxing with Matt. It seems like we’ve been working together for a year, not 4-5 weeks. In 3 ½ weeks he had already sparred 84 rounds, working double sessions, and he’s a real gym rat. He came to me in shape but not in good boxing shape. Every day he was sparring 10 rounds. I don’t want to leave it in the gym, so the other day I gave him light stuff. He got upset because he’s use to going 100 miles an hour.”
Skownowski also works with former world champion Kendall Holt, as well as prospects such as Glen Tapia, Jorge Diaz, Victor Valenzuela, Jeremy Byrant, Jose Perrault, and Wanzell Ellison. In the past he worked with the late Arturo Gatti and Tomas Adamek.
“Matt has a very tough fight against Garcia but I think he’s going to shock a lot of people,” ‘Mike Red’ noted. “I didn’t think Matt was a big a puncher as he is. His strength and power are much better. I thought he was more of a finesse fighter but he can bang, too. We’ve worked hard on his footwork and his jab has improved.”
Remillard has developed into a dangerous body puncher, stopping several opponents with an attack similar to that of another New Englander, “Irish” Micky Ward, who has often talked to Matt about his left hook to the liver. “Yeah,” Skownowski added, “when I tell Matt I want a Micky Ward, he knows what I mean – tap to the head and then drill the left hook to the body.”
Tickets, priced at $200, $100 and $50 plus applicable fees, are available to purchase at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office or by calling Ticketmaster at (800).736.1420 or online at ticketmaster.com.
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MMA LINKS (3-22-11)
Posted on | March 22, 2011 | No Comments
| Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Sherdog.com 1 in this installment of the Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings, owing to a brutal, third-round stoppage of Rua which capped a purely cinematic day for the young Greg Jackson fighter. In a scene destined to become a piece of MMA lore — and … See all stories on this topic »
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| MMA Rewind: UFC 128 Crave Online That we sort of expected, with Jones heading into the fight as the betting favorite and a few high-profile MMA writers essentially planning Jones’ coronation in the days and weeks leading up to the fight. It wasn’t just becoming the youngest champion … See all stories on this topic »
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| MMA News: UFC 128 Main Card What Happened, What’s Next? Sports Chat Place The UFC invaded the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey (are you seeing this New York state officials, MMA directly across the river from you and wildly successful) for UFC 128 featuring the highly anticipated light-heavyweight title bout between … See all stories on this topic »
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| ‘The Voice’ and HDNet Ink Long-Term Deal PR Newswire (press release) In times of great change in the mixed martial arts world, Schiavello’s long-term commitment signals a dedication to quality and consistency in HDNet’s unmatched MMA coverage. In less than two years, Schiavello has established himself as the signature … See all stories on this topic »
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| Georges St. Pierre ‘Rush To The Top’ PPV Special Now Boxing (blog) HOBOKEN, NJ (March 21, 2011) – Integrated Sports Media (ISM), the undisputed distribution champion of mixed martial arts and boxing fights in North America, announced today that it will present a one-hour special featuring Georges “Rush” St. Pierre’s … See all stories on this topic »
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| Summerville’s Black Force MMA becomes only school in Carolinas certified by … The Times and Democrat (blog) Fedor Emelianenko is recognized by many in the world of mixed martial arts as the greatest heavyweight fighter in the history of the sport. Perhaps few however, realize that Emelianenko’s fighting background is rooted in Sambo. … See all stories on this topic »
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| Tito Ortiz to fight Ryan Bader at UFC 132 ESPN Jones dominated Rua, before stopping him in the third round Saturday night, at UFC 128 to capture the light heavyweight title. Franklin McNeil covers mixed martial arts and boxing for ESPN.com. ESPN.com mixed martial arts writer Brett Okamoto also … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Far beyond a statement win, Jon Jones’ beatdown of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 128 on March 19 in Newark, N.J., signified a changing of the… www.sherdog.com/…/Sherdog-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Ra…
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Barthelemy Takes Advantage(s)
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Seda Near 115-pound Limit
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Support Robert Guerrero: Ghost signature walkout T-shirt is now available for purchase
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VIDEO: Lucian Bute-Brian Magee Recap – Replay on Tuesday, March 22 at 10pm on SHOWTIME EXTREME
Posted on | March 21, 2011 | No Comments
Did you miss Lucian Bute’s barrage of body blows last Saturday?
It will take your breath away – Just as it did to Brian Magee.
Catch the replay from the opening bell to the brutal fight-ending uppercut!
BUTE vs MAGEE REPLAY TUESDAY, MARCH 22 AT 10PM ON SHOWTIME EXTREME
Click below to watch, share, and embed the official recap of Saturday’s fight
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Georges St. Pierre ‘Rush To The Top’ PPV Special
Posted on | March 21, 2011 | No Comments
Integrated Sports Media Presents GSP’s early career fights
HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 21, 2011) – Integrated Sports Media (ISM), the undisputed distribution champion of mixed martial arts and boxing fights in North America, announced today that it will present a one-hour special featuring Georges “Rush” St. Pierre’s six non-UFC fights, including his first five and rarely seen 2002 debut, prior to him developing into the Pound-for-Pound King of MMA.
“George St. Pierre: Rush To The Top” will be exclusively distributed in the United States by ISM, premiering in April for viewing on both cable and satellite pay-per-view on the following dates: DirecTV and DISH Network (April 1), Avail-TVN (Apr. 11) and iN DEMAND (Apr. 12), as well as via Video On Demand, for only $9.95. Check listings for replays through the entire month of April and into May.
“We’re thrilled and privileged to bring this unique footage of St. Pierre, the No. 1 ranked welterweight in the world and reigning UFC champion in the 170-pound division, to MMA fans in the United States,” ISM president Doug Jacobs said. “This exciting six-fight package is where it all started for one of the greatest MMA fighters of all-time.”
St. Pierre, who sports an amazing 21-2-0 career record (8 KOs, 5 submissions), started learning Kyokushin karate from his father at the age of seven in order to defend himself from a school bully. He later studied Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), wrestling and boxing. Today, he holds a third-degree black belt in Kyokushin, as well as black belts in BJJ and Gaidojutsu.
The 20008 & 2009 Canadian Athlete of the Year had his first amateur MMA match at the age of 16. St. Pierre made his MMA pro debut January 25, 2002, defeating previously unbeaten (4-0) Ivan Menjivar, in Montreal, by first-round technical knockout (punches) in UCC 7: Bad Boyz.
Five months later in Gatineau, Canada, Georges captured the UCC (Canadian) Welterweight Championship, forcing Justin Bruckmann (4-1) to submit (arm-bar) in the opening round in UCC 10: Battle for the Belts 2002.His first and only UCC title defense came October 11, 2002 in Montreal, when St. Pierre stopped Travis Galbraith (5-1) in the first round at UCC11: The Next Level.
MMA’s future superstar next took on Thomas Denny, who was riding a three-fight win streak January 25, 2003 into UCC12: Adrenaline in Montreal. It took Georges two rounds to win for the first time as Denny was defeated by technical knockout on cuts. Denny was a US citizen so the fight wasn’t for St. Pierre’s UCC title belt.
In his fifth pro match and last non-UFC fight, “Rush” took on UFC veteran Pete Spratt, who was coming off of a victory by submission inUFC 42 against Robbie Lawler, who went on to capture the Elite XC middleweight title. St. Pierre locked-in a rear naked choke against Spratt (12-6), who tapped-out at 3:40 of the first round in their November 29, 2003 fight in Victoriaville, Canada on the TKO 14: Road Warriors card.
St. Pierre made his UFC debut two months later en route to becoming arguably the greatest all-around fighter in MMA history. Three fights after making his UFC debut, GSP bounced back from his first pro MMA loss (Matt Hughes, 1st round submission – arm-bar) in his last non-UFC fight at TKO 19: Rage, in which he defeated Dave Strasser by first-round submission (Kimura) in Montreal.
His most notable victims reads like a list of the true MMA elite, including B.J. Penn (twice), Matt Serra, Matt Hughes, Dan Hardy, John Fitch, Thiago Alves, and Josh Koscheck. Georges is 8-2 in UFC title fights and he is scheduled to next defend his title belt April 30 headlining UFC129 against Jake Shields in Toronto.
For more information about the “George St. Pierre: Rush To The Top” PPV special go towww.integratedsportsnet.com. Follow Integrated Sports Media on Twitter @IntegratedPPV.
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Boxing Links (3-21-11)
Posted on | March 21, 2011 | No Comments
| Golden perspectives: De La Hoya on troop visit USA Today “It’s something that I’ve wanted to do for the longest time,” said De La Hoya, who won Olympic gold for the US before becoming an icon in professional boxing. “It was long overdue, and I’m sure glad I did it,” he said during an interview with The … See all stories on this topic »
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| Arum: Pacquiao ready to fight as early as next week GMANews.TV The boxing promoter of more than five decades declared Manny Pacquiao as being ready to fight even as early as next week. “This is so early, and look how great he is. He can fight next week, probably,” said Arum, watching at ringside while the world’s … See all stories on this topic »
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| Hayden Panettiere: Boxing Babe The Gossip Girls Odlanier Solis boxing match on Saturday night (March 19). The “Heroes” hottie looked fabulous in a spiffy white dress as she posed for the paparazzi with Natalie Klitschko and Tatjana Konig at Lanxess Arena in Koln, Germany. Hayden was in the house to … See all stories on this topic »
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| Ukraine’s Yanukovych applauds Klitschko’s boxing title victory RIA Novosti I am convinced that this success is a considerable contribution to other achievements of nationalboxing and an example to follow for many Ukrainian athletes,” Yanukovych said. Mandatory challenger ‘La Sombra’ Solis (17-1, 12 KOs) suffered his first … See all stories on this topic »
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| Liakhovich vs White Added To Adamek-McBride Card BoxingScene.com LOS ANGELES – Former world heavyweight champion and 1996 Bellarusian Olympian, Sergei “The White Wolf” Liakhovich, has some unfinished boxing business to take care of starting April 9, when the consummate boxer-puncher returns to the ring for the first … See all stories on this topic »
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| ‘Lights Out’ ends season with a punch Lansing State Journal The show follows “Lights” Leary, a former boxing champ who needs a comeback to avert bankruptcy. “This is one of those few fields where you can be at the top of your game and (then) be penniless three years later and left for broke and nobody cares … See all stories on this topic »
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| Calderon ready for the boos fightnews.com Mexicans don’t like to watch my style of boxing but I don’t care if they yell or boo. I will fight my fight and make the judges love my style, so I get the decision.” “Everything has been real good and I’m already at 110 pounds. … See all stories on this topic »
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| Area colleges: Air Force boxers dominate regional Colorado Springs Gazette The Air Force boxing team earned its 31st regional title with a dominating performance during the final night of competition at the National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA) West Regional Championships late Saturday in Reno, Nev. … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Bad Left Hook Weekly Boxing Rankings for March 21: Spotlight on … By Scott Christ Bad Left Hook’s weekly divisional boxing rankings, updated for March 21, with a feature on the cruiserweight division. Bad Left Hook – http://www.badlefthook.com/
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| Has M.M.A killed Boxing and Wrestling? A grouchy old dude report … By redlitez76 I am a old school guy. I like boxing and wrestling over mixed martial arts. I will tell you why I feel this way. Boxing or pugilism is a combat sport that dates back to 3rd millennium B.C. it has evolved over the years to involve rules … redlitez76 Blog – http://www.gameinformer.com/blogs/members/b/redlitez76_blog/default.aspx |
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