TKO Box Office & Spencer Fearon’s Hard Knocks Boxing Promotions Presents Darren ‘Mr R&B’ Hamilton Vs. Peter McDonagh

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UFC Newsletter (3-17-11)

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In The Moment: Jon Jones Premieres Tonight On SPIKE Follow Jon Jones as he prepares for his shot at Shogun and the light heavyweight title in Newark – premieres tonight at 11pm on SPIKE  Penn & Fitch Get Their Rematch At UFC 132 Plus Evan Dunham to battle George Sotiropoulos, and Wiman vs Siver set Fight Card Updates>

UFC 128 Shogun vs Jones on Pay-Per-View – Saturday, March 19 – Newark, NJ UFC Fight Night Live – on SPIKE – Saturday, March 26 – Seattle, WA

 

Wrestling Links (3-17-11)

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2011 NCAA Wrestling Division I Championship Preview Kansas City Star By Sports Network This year’s NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will be held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. The best of the best will gather together for a grueling weekend to find out who wants it the most, as 280 student … See all stories on this topic »

Paul Giamatti & Alex Shaffer on ‘Win Win’ BlackBook Magazine And yet, these two unlikely costars find themselves in a room together promoting Win Win, the third film from burgeoning auteur Tom McCarthy, about a down-and-out lawyer and part-time wrestlingcoach (Giamatti) who stumbles on a misfit kid (Shaffer) … See all stories on this topic »

Cornell coach challenges UNO’s decision to drop wrestling Grand Island Independent By Rob White News of the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s intention to drop its Division II national championship wrestling program has stirred up the coach of the nation’s No. 1-ranked Division I team. Rob Koll, coach of top-ranked Cornell, … See all stories on this topic »

NCAA wrestling weight breakdowns Centre Daily Times Northwestern’s Brandon Precin is the lone wrestler to defeat McDonough this season. Former Indian Valley star and Kent State junior Nic Bedelyon is the sixth seed. Cael Sanderson showed he has some Pat Gillick in him by snagging Andrew Long midway … See all stories on this topic »

TNA Wrestling Victory Road: What TNA Should of Done Bleacher Report EY has the mic skills and wrestling ability to put on a good match with Sting and at the moment he is stuck in a storyline that seems to be going nowhere plus the fans would of gotten there moneys worth. This would solve three issues, firstly it would … See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

Various News: JWoWW Talks Wrestling, Jim Ross Injury Update, More 411mania.com – Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan are headed to Fayetteville, NC for MCW today. Hulk Hogan has also noted that he has been working out and is currently pain free since his latest back surgery. [Credit: Pwinsider.com] – Two of Taz’s Dojo students had … See all stories on this topic »

State wrestling preview: A new year, a new title for Apollo’s Bengston? St. Cloud Times 10:12 pm State wrestling preview: A new year, a new title for Apollo’s Bengston? St. Cloud Apollo’s Mitch Bengtson won his second state wrestling championship last year, beating Hastings’ Eric Bauer 3-1 in four overtimes at the Xcel Energy Center in … See all stories on this topic »

BRODEUR: Wrestling, steroids don’t mix Danbury News Times One question, for a region with such rich history and perennially powerful programs, was how wouldwrestling take the news? Universally, wrestling’s survived decades-old concerns over extreme weight-cutting measures. So what now? … See all stories on this topic »

Virginia wrestler Henrich thrilled to be ending college career in hometown … Philadelphia Daily News By JASON NARK By JASON NARK Coaches at University of Virginia often asked Chris Henrich, the school’s All-America wrestler, whether he wanted to redshirt, have a year off to sharpen his formidable skills and come back even stronger. … See all stories on this topic »

Cowboys Wrestling: Helbig overcomes impairment en route to NCAAs Casper Star-Tribune Online WYOMING MEDIA RELATIONS | COURTESY Wyoming wrestler LJ Helbig, right, competes to the Cowboy Open in Laramie earlier this season. Helbrig, who is deaf, will compete in the NCAA championships, starting today in Philadelphia. … See all stories on this topic »

 

Blogs

NCAA Wrestling Championships weight-by-weight breakdown, pt. 2 … By Andy Hamilton A weight-by-weight breakdown of the NCAA Wrestling Championships for weights 149 , 157 and 165. Hawk Central – http://hawkcentral.com/

Top-Ranked Cornell Seeks National Wrestling Title | The Cornell … By Brian Gordon Nine Cornell wrestlers will begin their quest for the first NCAA National Championship in program history today, as first-round competition gets underway in Philadelphia, Pa. The Red is represented in nine of the ten weight classes and … Stories from The Sun – http://www.cornellsun.com/

Boise State loaded for run at wrestling title | Boise State Sports … This is supposed to be the Boise State wrestling program’s breakthrough season. IdahoStatesman.com News Updates – http://www.idahostatesman.com/

NCAA Wrestling Championships 2011: Bracket And Schedule Preview … By Luke Thomas SB Nation MMA is covering the 2011 NCAA Wrestling Championships. The three-day tournament takes place from Thursday, March 17th to Saturday, March 19th at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This event is the highwater … SBNation.com – All Posts – http://www.sbnation.com/

Go East: NCAA wrestling final set for Philadelphia – Sports- NBC … It’s not often that college wrestling’s premier meet takes place east of the Mississippi River — and with good reason, given wrestling’s deep roots in the Midwest. NBCSports.com: Other sports – http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/3033005/

 

Web

SESKER COLUMN: Decision to drop wrestling at Nebraska-Omaha makes … Administrators at NCAA Division II UNO are planning to drop wrestling and football while the school moves to the Division I Summit League. www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page…

PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Tournament results – Philly.com Quarterfinals103: Jim Long, W.C. Henderson dec. Colin Ochs, Governor Mifflin, 6- 5; Ethan Lizak, Parkland dec. Dom Forys, North Allegheny, 8-6; Colt Shorts, … articles.philly.com/…/28680507_1_canon-mcmillan-tyson-dip…

Professional wrestling event to also benefit charity – St … Florida Championship Wrestling will host its inaugural show at Gulf Coast Harley Davidson on Saturday, featuring Florida Heavyweight Champion (and New Port … www.tampabay.com/news/briefs/professional…/1156877

 

Willie Limond To Headline Graham Earl’s ‘Fists Of Fury’ In Belfast 2nd April

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Former WBU World Lightweight Champion, now turned promoter, Graham Earl has lined up his old friend and training partner Former European Super Featherweight, Commonwealth and World Lightweight Champion Willie Limond to headline his inaugural Irish event ‘Fists of Fury’  at King’s Hall, Belfast on Saturday 2nd April 2011.

 

This event will be Limond’s first since his unsuccessful challenge against  four weight World Champion Erik ‘El Terrible’ Morales, for the vacant WBC Silver Light Welterweight title, in Mexico City back in September.

 

During his eleven year, thirty six fight, career Glasgow’s Limond has had just three losses, each against  top class opposition. Besides his aforementioned recent loss to Morales the only others were against Amir Khan, when they clashed for the Limond’s Commonwealth Lightweight title in March 2008, and ‘Amazing’ Alex Arthur when Limond challenged him for his British Super Featherweight crown July 2003.

 

Limond  is currently in Mexico sparring with former foe Erik Morales, to both help Morales prepare for his 9th April Las Vegas showdown with Argentina’s Marcos Rene Maidana as well as to prepare himself for his Belfast debut on the 2nd April.

 

Speaking at the Ultrachem TKO Gym in London, where various of his fighters were sparring to prepare for ‘Fists of Fury’, Graham Earl said, “First of all it’s great to be putting on my first show in Belfast on April 2nd, at the King’s Hall. There’s going to be some great support there.

 

Having Willie on board with us is something else. He’s the top fighter in the camp, with that CV I never expected it. Me and Willie get on well and we’ve trained together when I was boxing. He knows I’m a straight guy and it’s good we’re doing business together.
We are still working on Willie’s opponent. It’s got to be the right fight because we want him to go again next month. Saying that, it will be a good match-up. I’m not a believer of having the odds 70/30 in favour of the home fighter.

 

His problem is a lack of fights. He’s had one fight a year or two if he’s lucky and he often gets a call, when he hasn’t fought, to go in against an up and coming prospect for Frank Warren. Fighters need to keep busy and two a year is not enough, so we are looking to improve on that.”

 

I’m really looking forward to April 2nd even more so now having Willie top of the bill.”

 

Willie Limond, against a yet to be named opponent, will be headlining the Graham Earl promoted ‘Fists of Fury’ event at King’s Hall, Belfast on Saturday 2nd April 2011.

 

Graham has put together a superb undercard featuring the cream of local talent and includes the long awaited showdown between Tommy Tolan and Phil Townley. Another explosive local needle match sees Damian Taggert finally come face to face with Paddy McGarrity.

 

Popular Middleweight prospect  Joe ‘The Belfast Banger’ Hillerby is set for his home debut, against a yet to be named opponent, as are Ian Boyd and Michael McLaughlin who will be looking to get the first win under their belts in front of a home crowd.

 

Local lads Sean Montgomery, Paidrag McCrory, Mark Morris and Mark Ginley will all be making their pro debuts on the 2nd April.
Finally Graham will be bringing over his big punching unbeaten Light Welterweight prospect Terry Holmes.

 

Tickets for the Graham Earl Promoted ‘FISTS OF FURY’ event at the Nugent Hall, King’s Hall, Belfast on Saturday  2nd April 2011 are now on sale and priced £35 (Unreserved), £40 (Outer Ringside)  or £50 (Ringside).

 

For tickets book on-line at www.tkoboxoffice.com or contact local fighters. For further information call TKO Box Office on 07960 850645

Segura expects repeat performance vs. Calderon

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‘La Revancha’ PPV Apr. 2

HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 17, 2011) – WBO and The Ring light flyweight champion Giovani “El Guerrero Azteca” Segura expects nothing less than a winning repeat performance April 2 in his much anticipated rematch against former 108-pound king Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon, headlining the “La Revancha” Pay-Per-View event, live from Auditorio del Estado in Mexicali, Mexico.

“La Revancha: Segura-Calderon 2,” presented by Zanfer Promotions and PR Best Boxing, will be distributed 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.

Segura (26-1-1, 22 KOs), fighting out of Bell, California by way of Mexico, captured the WBO, The Ringand 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.

“This time he’s coming off of a loss that I gave him,” Segura said. “And we won’t be fighting in his home, Puerto Rico, where he was used to fighting. I’m hoping he reacts differently fighting in Mexico. The only I real advantage I have fighting in Mexicali is the support of the people, but everything else will be the same for both of us – rules, referee, gloves and ring.

“Calderon’s plan will be to stay away from me. He’ll try running around the ring – that’s the way he fights – but the first moment he feels my punch his running will be behind him and I’ll stop him, hitting up and down. He already knows how hard I punch and he must be worried. He has to stay away to make sure I don’t beat him but I will stop him to win.”

The 28-year-old Segura, who will turn 29 the day before his fight against Calderon, also holds notable victories against Daniel Reyes KO1) and Carlos Tamara (DEC12). Giovanni has fought only once since defeating Calderon, last November in a non-title fight triumph against Manuel Vargas who retired after seven rounds.

“I see this fight going the same as the first one (one of the 2010 Fights of the Year),” added Segura, who has dedicated this fight to his son’s birth in July. “It’s going to be a war except it’ll be harder for Calderon because he knows my punching power. I’m working out in the gym as hard as I can. Another motivation factor for me is facing a Puerto Rican challenger. There’s always a rivalry between Mexican and Puerto Rican fighters. As a Mexican, I want to increase the number of Mexicans defeating Puerto Ricans. I’m been training real hard in Los Angeles, doing the same routine, running in parks, beaches and Mountains – all to beat Calderon! I had a Japanese sparring partner and right now there are three Latinos. We are at a strong time of preparation, almost ready but close enough to slowdown the rhythm.

“I will win. I don’t know how but I will look for a knockout, again in the eighth round. I’m not looking past this fight, but I’ll be looking for a fight against any of the 112-pound world champions. This is my last fight at 108 pounds. I’d like to make my first fight, as soon as possible, against WBO flyweight champion (Julio Cesar) ‘Pingo’ Miranda. I always go directly for what I want and had no doubts of my triumph in Puerto Rico. Nobody can make me doubt my abilities, I am a warrior.”

Prior to fighting Segura Calderon 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 is currently rated No. 1 by The Ring and No. 3 by the WBO.

His boxing resume reads like a Who’s Who list of great 108 and 105 pound world champions and challengers, 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.

The co-feature matches Mexican featherweight champion and three-time world title challenger, Ricardo“Piola” Castillo (39-9-2, 26 KOs), against former WBC Continental Americas super featherweight titlistJoksan “El Torito” Hernandez (21-3, 14 KOs) in a 10-round bout. Castillo is the younger brother of 2-time world lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo. All fights and fighters are subject to change.

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, 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 visitwww.integratedsportsnet.com.

 

Laredo Has Big-Time Boxing Fever!

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Laredo Has Big-Time Boxing Fever   The enthusiasm for boxing shown by the citizens and officials in the city of Laredo, Texas, has several veteran boxing men predicting an unforgettable night on Friday, April 8.   That’s when Showtime’s ShoBox “The New Generation” cameras will roll in for the “Rumble on the Rio” boxing event at the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas.   Rumble on the Rio is being presented by Antonio Leonard Productions, in association with DiBella Entertainment; Warriors Boxing; Keeppunching Entertainment and is brought to Laredo by C.Y. Benavides. It will feature three sensational nationally televised match-ups between up-and-coming contenders, as undefeated Houston, Texas, super middleweight Marcus “Too Much” Johnson (20-0, 15 KOs) takes on Florida’s Dyah Davis (18-2-1, 9 KOs), 6′ 3″ welterweight Willie Nelson (16-0-1, 10 KOs) goes against once-beaten Vincent Arroyo (10-1, 7 KOs) and undefeated light welterweight Danny O’Connor (14-0, 3 KOs) faces also undefeated Gabriel Bracero (14-0, 1 KO).   “You can already tell the atmosphere that night will be electric,” says long-time boxing promoter Kerry Daigle of Keeppunching. “Texas is a hotbed for boxing and the fans here are very knowledgeable. They know they’ve got one of their own in the main event against a tough kid from Florida, with a terrific undercard, and it shows. People are talking about this show in the barbershops and around the offices all over the city. This is going to be a terrific show for the city and for the viewers nationwide lucky enough to catch it.”   Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment agrees and says it’s city-wide support for a highly competitive boxing event that makes for an unforgettable evening. “Fighters love to fight in cities where boxing lives in the blood. This is the ShoBox card of the year and the thousands of fans that will be in attendance understand that and the fighters’ performances will reflect it.”   Tickets for Rumble on the Rio 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.com, keeppunching.com or call the LEA at 956-791-9192.

 

MMA LINKS (3-17-11)

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Wednesday’s top picks from USA TODAY’s network USA Today MMA in NY(MMA Convert): The official scorecard of the mixed martial arts legislation process in the Empire State. • Roundtable(MMA Torch): Reaction to the purchase nobody can stop talking about and what the future holds for the organizations. See all stories on this topic »

Babin looks at MMA, CFL during break from Titans The Tennessean Defensive end Jason Babin will go bear hunting and train for mixed martial arts during the NFL lockout. / JAE S. LEE / TENNESSEAN FILE The NFL lockout has given players a chance to put their feet up and take it easy if they want. … See all stories on this topic »

UFC 128: Something Old, Something New, and, Maybe, Something Else Huffington Post (blog) In a sport as impatient as mixed martial arts, it doesn’t take long for fresh-faced originators to become blurred images on a VHS tape. In the blink of an eye and flick of a punch, younger men update, improve and re-patent the very thing that once … See all stories on this topic »

As UFC continues New York legislation push, White again harps on safety record MMAjunkie.com by Steven Marrocco on Mar 16, 2011 at 9:45 pm ET NEW YORK CITY – As professional hockey attempts to address the serious health and safety issue of concussions in the rink, the UFC is highlighting the comparative safety of mixed martial arts. … See all stories on this topic » MMAjunkie.com

NY Fans Rally At Radio City To Legalize Mixed Martial Arts CBS New York Senate Republicans in Albany are hoping to legalize mixed martial arts (MMA) in the state for what they believe could be millions of dollars in annual tax revenue. The proposal is likely to meet with heavy opposition from the Democratic-controlled … See all stories on this topic »

MMA Fighting Stances: Mixed martial arts intelligence from the cage and ring USA Today “Those sound like fighting words,” Evans said Monday during an podcast of Pro MMARadio. “It’s kind of messed up, to be honest. … Sometimes when you talk and you say certain things, you open your mouth and you show what you’re afraid of, … See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Being Made Into a Fighter with MMA 21 In Utah This Week On Wednesday, February 16, I met with MMA 21 co-owners Griffen Reynaud and Kirill Kocheshkov to learn more about the full contact training facility that they opened a few months ago. I spent nearly two hours at MMA 21 and by the time I was done, … See all stories on this topic »

Bobby Lashley to Fight a Middleweight With an 8-7 Record MMAFighting.com Bobby Lashley, the former WWE wrestler who dabbles in mixed martial arts, will step into the cage again next week for the first time since suffering the first loss of his MMA career in a Strikeforce fight last year. And in case there’s any doubt that … See all stories on this topic »

“TUF 7” vet Jeremiah Riggs set for WWE’s “Tough Enough” series MMAjunkie.com The 28 year old currently carries a five-fight win streak and is being billed by “Tough Enough” brass as “trying to become the first legitimate MMA fighter to crossover into WWE.” “Tough Enough” debuted in 2001 on MTV. After three seasons, the show was … See all stories on this topic »

Bill to Legalize MMA in New York Passes Senate Committee Vote Bleacher Report According to the summary of the bill, its purpose is as follows: “Establishes protocols for combative sports; authorizes mixed martial arts events in this state; establishes procedures for applications for licenses; establishes penalties for violations … See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

 

Blogs

How’s Taste My Tweet Tweet? Mixed Martial Arts on Twitter for the … By Anton Tabuena Bloody Elbow’s Anton Tabuena compiles the week’s most interesting statuses from the MMA and UFC twitter world. This week features fighter reactions from UFC’s purchase of Strikeforce, Miesha Tate, Tito Ortiz, Jon Jones, and many more. Bloody Elbow – http://www.bloodyelbow.com/

 

Web

Ultimate fighters fight to legalize mixed martial arts in NYS … Ultimate fighters fight to legalize mixed martial arts in NYS | YNN, Your News Now. hudsonvalley.ynn.com/…/ultimate-fighters-fight-to-legalize-mi…

Mixed Martial Arts World Hit by Disastrous Earthquake in Japan … A tragic earthquake measuring 8.9 in magnitude hit off the coast of Japan Friday afternoon (overnight in the United States), the ramifications of which … sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=mmaweekly…

 

SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC SEMIFINALISTS WEIGH IN ON IBF SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION LUCIAN BUTE AS HE PREPARES TO DEFEND AGAINST BRIAN MAGEE SATURDAY NIGHT ON SHOWTIME®

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Live at 10 p.m. ET/PT, From Bell Centre

Montreal, Canada

NEW YORK (March 17, 2011) – It’s no secret that the last man standing once the final bell sounds     ending the SHOWTIME®Super Six World Boxing Classic could very likely be looking at a        matchup with one of boxing’s most exciting fighters, Montreal’s immensely popular and                        undefeated Lucian Bute.

All four of the Super Six Semifinalists have praised Bute (27-0, 22 KOs) for his prowess and winning ways in the      ring, which Bute hopes to continue Saturday night when he faces former European titleholder Brian              Magee (34-3-1, 24 KOs) of Belfast, Ireland, for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super        Middleweight Championship live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

The fight marks Bute’s eagerly anticipated first start since signing a multi-fight agreement with SHOWTIME Sports^® when he makes the seventh defense of his 168-pound crown. The telecast will

begin with the rebroadcast of the March 12 action-packed SHOWTIME PPV® main event between World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and Ricardo Mayorga.

Bute said on Tuesday that he hasn’t missed a round of the Super Six fights on SHOWTIME.

“I do follow the Super Six and I know the matchups,” he said. “All four fighters are very good and I have a lot of respect for all four. I find it tough for (Arthur) Abraham to have a solution for (Andre) Ward….Glen Johnson is great boxer and a great person, but in my opinion the final will be Carl Froch vs. Andre Ward. I really can’t say who the winner will be but I think it will be an exciting fight.”

Johnson, who will face Froch in his Semifinal, calls Bute easily one of the best in his division. “Bute is a very good fighter,” he said. “He has a great jab and a good left hand. He has a great body shot that he comes into from the inside – right at the midsection – which is a hard shot to get away for a right hander. He’s very sneaky. I think he is one of the best super middleweights in the world and he has a great future ahead of him.

“He’s someone that I’m looking forward to fighting. I always look forward to fighting top fighters and I believe he is one of those and I look forward to fighting him in the future.”

Froch thinks Saturday’s Bute-Magee matchup will be a good one. “Lucian Bute is a decent fighter that deserves respect,” he said. “He’s a good technical boxer with good ring awareness and decent hand speed. He’s also shown in his last fights that he can dig a bit.  Obviously all of the top Super Middleweights are tied up in SHOWTIME’s fantastic Super Six tournament and for Bute, Brian Magee is a step in the right direction towards getting any real credibility from fight fans.”

Abraham also praised Bute for being an elite fighter at the top of the boxing game. “He is a very good boxer,” he said. “He has defeated a lot of strong opponents and he is definitely one of the best super-middleweights in the world. He is fundamentally very sound because of the strong Romanian/Eastern European boxing school. And he has great fan support in Canada. He is a top fighter.”

Ward declined to comment on Bute saying he’s solely focused on his May Semifinal matchup against Abraham.

Saturday night’s event is promoted by InterBox.

Steve Albert will call the action from ringside with Al Bernstein providing color commentary and Jim Gray serving as ringside reporter. David Dinkins Jr. is the executive producer of SHOWTIME Sports with Ray Smaltz producing and Bob Dunphy directing.   

For information on SHOWTIME Sports Programming, including exclusive behind-the-scenes video and photo galleries, complete telecast information and more, please go the new SHOWTIME Sports website at http://www.sho.com/sports.

 

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