Nov. 27 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Recap
Posted on | November 30, 2010 | No Comments
This past Saturday, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING delivered an action-packed doubleheader: Super Six World Boxing Classic Group Stage 3 bout Carl Froch vs. Arthur Abraham for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight Championship and Andre Ward vs. Sakio Bika for the WBA Super Middleweight Championship.
Don’t miss a replay of Saturday night’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast, TOMORROW, Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 7pm ET/PT on SHO2!
Froch, having lost the WBC title to Mikkel Kessler in his last fight, was determined to not only bounce back from his first professional loss but win in dominating fashion to recover the vacated title. Abraham, also coming off the first loss of his career, was looking to start fast and finish Froch with his power. Froch, however, was the better man, overwhelming Abraham in the most dominant performance of his career to win the unanimous 12-round decision (120-108 twice and 119-109) and reclaim his title.
Entering Saturday’s fight, Ward, the top seed in the Super Six Tournament, was focused on retaining his WBA title and undefeated record while Bika was ready to show the world that he was a formidable opponent for the champion. In a rough, tough and nasty fight, Ward proved to have the grit and mettle to beat Bika at his own game. Ward took a convincing unanimous decision (118-110 twice and 120-108) to retain his title. Ward heads into the tournament Semifinals with incredible momentum as the favorite to take the Super Six Cup.
With the culmination of Group Stage 3, the Super Six World Boxing standings are as follows:
FINAL GROUP STAGE SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC SCOREBOARD
Record Fighter Points
3-0 Andre Ward 6
2-1 Carl Froch 4
1-0, 1 KO Glen Johnson* 3
1-2, 1 KO Arthur Abraham 3
0-2 Allan Green 0
* Johnson wins tiebreaker based on total judges’ scorecard points.
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HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING HEADLINES AT TURNING STONE CASINO ON JANUARY 29TH
Posted on | November 30, 2010 | No Comments
Gavern to Battle Mollo for WBC Caribbean Heavyweight title plus Issac Rodrigues to take on Russell Jordan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VERONA, NEW YORK (NOVEMBER 29, 2010)—On Saturday night January 29th, Heavyweight championship boxing will headline a big boxing card at the beautiful Turning Stone Casino & Resort as Jason Gavern will take on Mike Mollo in a twelve round fight for the WBC Caribbean Heavyweight championship.
In the exciting co-feature, Isaac Rodrigues will look to rebound from his first professional loss as he takes battle tested Russell “Spiderman” Jordan in a Middleweight bout scheduled for eight rounds.
Gavern of Kissimmee, Flordia has a record of 19-7-4 with eight knockouts and has faced some of the top Heavyweights in the world.
Gavern went 6-0-1 in his first seven bouts which included a second round stoppage over undefeated Albert Jimenez.
Gavern was then stopped by former amateur star Malcom Tann before embarking on a five fight unbeaten streak.
Gavern dropped a decision to Damian Norris but later avenged that defeat with a seventh round knockout.
Gavern has had some nice wins that includes a decision win over Jim Emerick (7-1) ; Cisse Salif (23-14-2) and impressive split decision over Manuel Quezada (29-4) to win the WBC Caribbean Heavyweight title.
In his last bout Gavern ventured over to Germany and fought to a draw with former world title challenger Jonathan Banks (24-1) in a battle for the coveted NABF Heavyweight title.
Besides fighting all over the United States, Gavern has fought in Germany three times, Canada twice and in Switzerland.
Mollo is one of the toughest customers in the Heavyweight division as the Chicago native has a record of 20-3-1 with twelve knockouts.
Mollo began his career with fifteen straight wins which included victories over a pair of undefeated foes and also won the WBO Latin Heavyweight title with a sixth round knockout over Rogerio Lobo (36-13).
Mollo then stopped up the competition and was stopped in four rounds
by former world title challenger DaVarryl Williamson (22-4).
Mollo went on to win four straight that included a win over the man who retired Mike Tyson, Kevin McBride (34-4-1)
Mollo was all over McBride as he scored a knockdown in round one and dropped him two more times in round two before the fight was stopped.
Mollo also defeated Art Binkowski (16-1) in two rounds in a battle of two Chicago based heavyweights that took place just outside the City limits and was a much anticipated turf war.
Mollo then took on multiple time world title challenger Andre Golota (40-6-1) as part of the Roy Jones – Felix Trinidad undercard at Madison Square Garden.
The battle was a tremendous action fight where Mollo fought very hard and was praied for his toughness as he took many big shots before dropping a unanimous decision.
Unfortunately, Mollo was stopped in two rounds by multiple time world title challenger Jameel McCline (38-9-3) in China.
Mollo came back score an eight round unanimous decision over Billy Zimbrun and in his last bout, Mollo fought to an eight round draw with Gary Gomez on August 6 in Chicago.
The exciting co-feature will be an eight round Middleweight clash between Isaac Rodrigues and Russell Jordan.
Rodrigues of Brazil and now residing in West Berlin, New Jersey has a record of 17-1 with thirteen knockouts.
Rodrigues will be looking for redemption of sorts as he was well on his way to fighting for a world title until he was upended by Samuel Miller (20-4) in seven rounds back on October 2nd at the Turning Stone Casino and Resort.
Rodrigues has signature wins over Brian Vera (16-3) and has won the WBO Latino Super Middleweight title and defended it one time.
Jordan is looking to do what he does best and that is play spoiler.
Jordan of Rochester, New York has a record of 15-8 with ten knockouts.
Jordan has been in with the likes of undefeated contender James Kirkland (10-0); Oscar Doaz (23-1); currant undisputed Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (40-1-1); former welterweight world champion Luis Collazo (28-3) undefeated prospect Shawn Porter (12-0) and in his last bout, Jordan dropped a hotly contested battle with Jose Angel Rodriguez (15-1-2) on August 27th in Dover, Delaware for the vacant IBA North American Middleweight title.
Jordan has sprung many upsets on his record.
Jordan won the New York State Welterweight title with a sixth round stoppage over Kemal Kolenovic (8-2-2); Jordan has defeated the likes of Maximino Cuevas (6-1-1) by third round stoppage; Kaseem Wilson (9-0-1) by third round stoppage; Alphonso Williams (10-2) by unanimous decision and Larry Mosley (15-1-2) by unanimous decision.
A full undercard has been assembled as exciting female Super Featherweight scheduled for six rounds, Amanda Serrano (7-0-1, 4 KO’s) of Brooklyn, New York will rematch Ela Nunez (9-7-1, 2 KO’s) of Jamestown, NY.
The two fought a toe to toe slugfest on November 20, 2009 that ended in a draw.
In a six round Welterweight bout, Kenny Abril (11-3-1, 6 KO’s) of Rochester, NY will take on Stephen Scott (5-2) of Albany, New York.
Also seeing action will be Super Middleweight Andy Mejias (8-0, 4 KO’s) of Utica, NY in a six round bout against an opponent to be named.
Derrick Evans of Utica, NY will be making his pro debut in a four round bout in a Light Heavyweight bout.
Steve Tyner (1-1-1) of Albany, NY will see action in a four round Light heavyweight bout.
Tickets for this championship night of boxing are priced at just $60; $45 and $ 35 and be purchased the Showroom Box Office by calling (1 800 833 SHOW) or at all Ticketmaster outlets by calling (315 472 0700)
The Turning Stone Casino and Resort is located at:
5218 Patrick Road
Verona, NY 13478
(315) 361-8248
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Douglin Bout Moved to December 17!
Posted on | November 30, 2010 | No Comments
For Immediate Release
Morganville, NJ (November 30, 2010) – Due to unforeseen circumstances, junior middleweight prospect Denis “Da Momma’s Boy” Douglin is off this Friday’s card in Santa Ynez, CA and will now be fighting December 17 at the Doubletree Hotel in Monroeville, PA.
A multi-time amateur champion who won the coveted National Golden Gloves title in 2008, Douglin is 11-0 with 7 wins by way of knockout as a professional. The Morganville, NJ native stopped his last four opponents in impressive fashion while displaying sensational skills each time out.
Douglin will square off against an opponent to be announced in an eight round bout.
Tickets are available by calling 1-800-745-3000.
Fans can follow Denis at twitter.com/damommasboy
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Golden Girl Set To Transform London’s ‘It Girls’ Into The ‘The Hit Girls’
Posted on | November 29, 2010 | No Comments
The elegant stuccoed Nash houses, of Park Crescent and the other
prestigious neighbourhoods, that edge London’s Regents Park are home to many from the ‘It Girl’ and ‘Ladies that Lunch’ cliques. Not exactly where you would expect the sport of boxing to hold much appeal.
However should female boxer Marianne ‘Golden Girl’ Marston, who has
recently introduced her industry leading Women’s Boxing Classes at the all new boutique style RingTone Health & Fitness Gym in Drummond Street, have her way the society belles of the exclusive NW1 environs will soon become the ‘Hit Girls’ and ‘Ladies that Punch’ and their topic of conversation, over drinks at Quaglino’s, will be on the merits of Grant or Reyes Boxing gloves rather than the latest bag from Gucci or Prada.
“RingTone is more like a private fitness club, but boxing based.”
explained Marianne, “It’s stylish, nothing like a conventional boxing gym,
and has a lively fun atmosphere.
Hopefully this new breed of gym Ben (Day) and Scott (Borthwick) have
created will attract those that wouldn’t have dreamed of going to a boxing gym before.”
Marianne, whose background – private all girl school educated and holding a B.Sc. (Hons) in Microbiology – is far from the pugilistic norm, first created the classes after returning from America in 2009, where she had been training under the guidance of Heavyweight Champion of the World Smokin’ Joe Frazier and Cruiserweight World Champion Steve ‘USS’
Cunningham, having noticed that the only type of boxing fitness programmes being offered to women were of the less effective aerobic ‘Boxercise’ sessions so she decided it was time to create a proper series of true Boxing and Boxing based Fitness classes specifically for Women.
“It’s crazy” Marianne exclaimed, “back in 2008, while I was in full time
training in America with Joe Frazier, I returned to the UK for a month and
tried to find a gym to train at. I was told by many that they don’t train
girls and others, such as All Stars, that they only offer ‘Boxercise’
classes to women.
When I returned home last year things weren’t much better, but I did find a gym I could train at. While I was there I got approached by various women that wanted to do boxing for fitness, so decided to start offering Women’s Boxing Classes.”
The classes Marianne created are far removed from the aerobic ‘Boxercise’ classes offered by most fitness centres and personal trainers. Her classes are the real deal and include many of the conditioning exercises and boxing drills taught to her by her famous mentors in America for her own fight preparations.
“Boxing provides the most effective form of exercise around.” said
Marianne, “The workout is close to 60% Anaerobic, it increases your
metabolism long after you’ve finished exercising.
It ‘s probably the most effective workout for anyone looking to lose
weight and tone up, plus you learn to box. Boxing is also a great way to
relieve the stresses of the day.”
In addition to the Wednesday evening class at RingTone Health & Fitness Gym, Marianne leads her unique series of Women’s Boxing Classes at the Ultrachem TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town, East London, the Boxing Clinic at The Angel, Islington in North London and the Tokei Gym at London Bridge on the South Bank of the Thames.
For further information on Marianne’s Women’s Boxing and Boxing Fitness
Classes see www.womensboxingclasses.com
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THE LOS ANGELES MATADORS WIN THEIR HOME DEBUT IN A CLEAN SWEEP AGAINST THE MEXICO CITY GUERREROS
Posted on | November 29, 2010 | No Comments
Sunday, Nov. 28 at Nokia Theatre at LA LIVE.
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 28, 2010) –The L.A. Matadors, Los Angeles’ representative in the global World Series of Boxing, won all five of their matches in their home-opener on Sunday at Nokia Theatre with a clean sweep over the Mexico City Guerreros.
Two-time Olympian & 2010 National Golden Gloves champ Rau’Shee Warren, of Cincinnati, Ohio, won his WSB debut with a hard-fought, unanimous decision victory over the Guerreros’ Elias Emigdio, of Mexico, scored 49-46 (twice), 48-47.
“I came here to fight and give the fans what they wanted,” Warren said. “It was a close fight and he was tough, but I’m happy to kick off my season with a win at home. It feels good to win one for the team.”
In one of the most exciting fights of the evening, Matadors heavyweight Javier Torres, of Pico Rivera, Calif., scored a brutal TKO at :55 of the fourth round over Alex Rivera, of Palm Springs, Calif.
Torres was deducted a point for a low blow in the third, but the Matador came out swinging in the fourth. The 2009 National Championships Silver Medalist got Rivera against the ropes with a series of combos and ended the bout with a solid right hook that sent Rivera reeling forward into the referee.
“We broke him down little by little, and it was just a matter of time before we got the KO,” Torres said. “My right, it’s deadly. That’s why he stopped the fight. This win does a lot for me. It advanced me and my team. We’re all trying to win this tournament and get to the Olympics.”
In the light heavyweight bout, Matador Vyacheslav Shabranskij, of Ukraine, won a technical decision over Chicago’s Lamar Fenner after an accidental head butt opened a deep gash above Fenner’s left eye that the referee and ringside doctor deemed was too severe to continue. .
WSB rules dictate that any incidental injury that occurs after the first round must go to the judges’ scorecards. Shabranskij was leading on the scorecards (20-18, three times) at the time of the stoppage and was rewarded the technical decision.
In a bloody, all-action bout, Matador middleweight Russell Lamour, of Portland, Maine, won a unanimous decision over Armando Espinosa, of Victorville, Calif., 50-45 (three times). An overhand right by Lamour opened up a gushing cut behind Espinosa’s left ear, but the game and determined Espinosa continued with a solid, yet losing effort.
“I knew that he wasn’t going to give up so I kept trying to outbox him,” Lamour said. “I kept trying to stick and move and knew I could get the decision.”
In an exciting slugfest that featured very little defense, Matador lightweight Everton Lopes, of Brazil, scored a fourth round TKO over Mexico’s Angel Gutierrez in the opening bout of the evening. After an even, action-packed third round, Lopes stepped on the gas with a relentless onslaught of punches to open the fourth. The referee stopped the bout at 1:16 with Gutierrez seemingly defenseless and taking too many damaging punches.
The World Series of Boxing is a groundbreaking, international sports league with teams from three continents competing for five spots – bantamweight, lightweight, middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight, in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
The Matadors will compete against three other North American teams, Miami, Mexico City and Memphis, for the next four months with the winner from the North American division advancing to the semifinals to compete against teams from other continents.
The Matadors will host the Memphis Force on Sunday, Dec. 12 at Club Nokia in their next home match.
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FightZone TV To Air Vegas MMA Awards Show Highlights
Posted on | November 28, 2010 | No Comments
FightZone TV is once again proud to sponsor The “Fighters Only Magazine” World Mixed Martial Arts Awards taking place Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at The Pearl inside the Palms Casino Resort at 7:30 p.m.
FightZone TV’s Vegas based MMA 30 program with Host Dave Farra will be there to capture all the action and highlights from the Red Carpet Ceremonies to the Backstage and Behind The Scenes moments which will be aired on a future FightZone TV Presents MMA 30 episode.
The 3rd Annual World Mixed Martial Arts Awards will be hosted by UFC legend Randy Couture and will feature a night of celebrities from the world of sports and entertainment in a black-tie celebration. The Awards show gives fans across the globe the chance to cast their vote on which athletes, brands and industry professionals have made the greatest impact on the fast growing sport in the last 12 months.
Fans from around the world have voted on their favorites for Fighter of the Year, Submission of the Year, Ring Girl of the Year, KO of the Year and new categories such as Referee of the Year and Best Technical MMA Clothing.
The Pearl is Las Vegas’ premier concert theater boasting accommodations for up to 2,500 ticket holders. Featuring a stage just four feet from the floor and the furthest seating area being a mere 120 feet from the stage, The Pearl offers the utmost in intimate viewing of your favorite acts. Private and semi-private skyboxes are located on each side of the venue offering private bars, lounges and restrooms. The Pearl is a marvel of modern technology using only top quality sound and video equipment throughout. Hard wired to The Studio at The Palms, The Pearl allows artists to create a cost-effective live album with efficiency and without additional venue set-up. The Pearl was voted Best Concert Venue (Vegas Seven), Best Sound (Las Vegas Weekly) and Best Concert Venue (Review Journal’s Best of Las Vegas). For more information, please visit www.palms.com.
Tickets are priced at $59, $79 and $99, plus additional fees and will go on sale Saturday, September 11 at 1:00 p.m. The Palms Casino Resort has partnered with the Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards to offer all Nevada residents, military personnel and students the opportunity to purchase two tickets for the price of one. The buy-one-get-one offer is available now. Fans simply show their local, military or student ID at the Palms Box Office to receive the special offer on any priced ticket. Those purchasing online can use the code “LOCAL” at www.ticketmaster.com.
Tickets will also allow fans to party with the celebrities at the official after-party hosted by Arianny Celeste inside the legendary Playboy Club.
Tickets can be purchased at The Pearl Box Office, by calling 702-944-3200 or at any Ticketmaster location.
About FightZone TV
FightZone.TV Proudly Presents the best MMA Events from the US, Canada and UK and is available to over 47 million+ Homes. Airing on Sun Sports (6 million+ Florida Homes), Sport South (9 Million+ Homes in GA, TN, AL, MS, NC, SC & Nationally on FSN Sports on DIRECTV (18 million+) and The Dish Network (13 Million+), AT&T U-verse (2 Million+ CA, TX & Midwest) and thousands of Sports Bars and Sport Related locations across the nation.
FightZone TV distributes 3 Programs: 1.5 hour fights from a variety of locations and Promoter Partners. Jay Adams Brawl Call – a 1/2 hr MMA Behind the Scenes show and MMA 30 w/ Host Dave Farra, a fast paced 1/2 hr. Las Vegas based MMA News, Reviews and Interviews show.
For more information and Airing Schedules visit www.FightZone.TV
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WARD SURVIVES BIKA TO ONCE AGAIN DEFEND WORLD TITLE AT HOME
Posted on | November 28, 2010 | No Comments
Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinals Set With Andre Ward vs. Arthur Abraham and Carl Froch vs. Glen Johnson
Replay of Saturday’s Telecast Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHO2
OAKLAND, Calif., (Nov. 27, 2010)–-Andre “S.O.G.” Ward out-brawled and out-battled a rough and tumble and otherwise worthy opponent in Sakio “The Scorpion” Bika on Saturday night, winning a unanimous 12-round decision to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight championship belt in front of his enthusiastic hometown fans at the Oracle Arena and on SHOWTIME.
Earlier in the day, Ward’s Super Six World Boxing Classic opponent was learned as he will next face Arthur Abraham in the Tournament Semifinals. One of the pre-tournament favorites going into the Tournament, Abraham lost a 12-round unanimous decision against Carl Froch in Helsinki, Finland, also on SHOWTIME. Froch will take on Glen Johnson in the other Tournament Semifinal.
The tournament’s top-seeded Ward won on all three judges’ scorecards, 118-110 twice and 120-108. SHOWTIME commentator Al Bernstein actually saw the fight closer giving Ward the victory by a four-point margin. “Bika proved to be a tough out,” Bernstein said. “This just shows another side of Andre Ward. He’s a chameleon and can beat you in so many different ways.”
SHOWTIME play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson called Ward’s second defense of his world title a “dirty and nasty war” the likes of which Ward had not seen before in his career. Ward remains undefeated at 23-0 (13 KOs). Bika falls to 28-5-2 (19 KOs).
“I did what I had to do,” Ward said. “I’ll have to watch the tape to see what I did wrong and to see what I did right. I’m hard on myself. I don’t think I fought a good fight tonight. But we got the win and I’m proud of that.”
He added: “Bika’s and my styles clashed. There were head butts and elbows, but we found a way to win.”
The 31-year-old Bika couldn’t find an answer to Ward’s left jab all night and was never able to really hurt Ward, 27, with his big right hand. Ward did suffer cuts under both of his eyes and said after the fight that each one of his cuts was due to a head butt or an elbow.
Referee Dan Stell kept busy all night, coming between the fighters and repeatedly warning them. Bika fell to the canvas in the fourth but Stell ruled it a slip after the two got tangled.
After the fight, Ward called Bika a “tough and rugged fighter” and added, “It’s not how you win but if you win.”
Bika was just thankful for the opportunity and called Ward a great boxer and champion. “I can’t complain,” he said. “We both fought a great fight. I gave everything I had. He’s a great champion. I’m just thankful he gave me the opportunity.”
The standings after the Group Stages are as follows:
FINAL GROUP STAGE SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC SCOREBOARD
Record Fighter Points
3-0 Andre Ward 6
2-1 Carl Froch 4
1-0, 1 KO Glen Johnson* 3
1-2, 1 KO Arthur Abraham 3
* Johnson wins tiebreaker based on total judges’ scorecard points.
Saturday’s fights will re-air on Sho2 on Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. ET/PT. It will be available On Demand from Nov. 30 to Dec. 27.
For information on all SHOWTIME Sports telecasts, including exclusive behind-the-scenes video and photo galleries from its events and complete information on the Super Six World Boxing Classic, please visit the website at http://www.sports.sho.com
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FROCH DOMINATES ABRAHAM TO WIN BACK WBC WORLD TITLE BELT
Posted on | November 27, 2010 | No Comments
Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinals Set With Carl Froch vs. Glen Johnson and Andre Ward vs. Arthur Abraham
Replay of Saturday’s Telecast Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHO2
HELSINKI, Finland (Nov. 27, 2010)–-Carl Froch turned in the most dominant performance of his career, recapturing the World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight world championship Saturday night with a unanimous decision against an overwhelmed Arthur Abraham in the final Group Stage 3 fight of the Super Six World Boxing Classic on SHOWTIME.
The 33-year-old Froch (27-1, 20 KOs), of Nottingham, England, handed the Armenian-born Abraham (31-2, 25 KOs) of Berlin, Germany, his second consecutive loss. The judges scores were 120-108 twice and 119-109 in favor of Froch, who rebounded from his only career loss back in April to Mikkel Kessler.
With a tournament record of 2-1, Froch earned two points for the win for a total of four and will face Glen Johnson in the Semifinals. Johnson and Abraham are tied with three points but Johnson wins the judges’ scorecard tiebreak to grab the third seed. That leaves Abraham in fourth and a Semifinal date with tournament point leader Andre Ward.
“He’s an old wise fox,” Froch said of the 41-year-old Johnson. “He knows what he’s doing. He’s a great, great fighter. If Glen Johnson is watching I just want to say I look forward to that fight.”
The standings after the Group Stages are as follows:
FINAL GROUP STAGE SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC SCOREBOARD
Record Fighter Points
3-0 Andre Ward 6
2-1 Carl Froch 4
1-0, 1 KO Glen Johnson* 3
1-2, 1 KO Arthur Abraham 3
* Johnson wins tiebreaker based on total judges’ scorecard points.
SHOWTIME play-by-play announcer Steve Albert was duly impressed by Froch’s performance. “This has been a stunning display by Froch,” he said, after which analyst Steve Farhood replied. “And this has been a stunningly flat display by Abraham.”
“I knew I was going to be this dominating,” Froch told Farhood and the SHOWTIME viewers after the fight. “There were so many times I wanted to put my punches together and put my shots together but I just listened to my corner and they kept saying stand back and let him come. So that’s what I did.
“There were a few times when it got into a bit of a brawl but I didn’t want that. That would have been too dangerous and silly because Arthur Abraham is a big puncher and a very strong man. He knows what he’s doing. I knew if I executed my game plan it would be an easy night’s work and I proved that tonight. “He landed a few stiff jabs in there. He tried to get a little dirty but the ref did a great job stopping that. I had some great sparring with (ShoBox alum) Edwin Rodriguez. That really helped me.”
Abraham was contrite and short following the bout. “I’m not sure what happened,” he said. “Nothing worked tonight. He was the better man tonight and he won. Everything I meant to do did not work.”
Saturday’s fights will re-air on Sho2 on Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. ET/PT. It will be available On Demand from Nov. 30 to Dec. 27.
For information on all SHOWTIME Sports telecasts, including exclusive behind-the-scenes video and photo galleries from its events and complete information on the Super Six World Boxing Classic, please visit the website at http://www.sports.sho.com
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