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DUMBO FIGHT NIGHT- This Wednesday at 7:00 PM
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Molina comes back to stop Lundy in 11th for NABO lightweight title
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LINCOLN, Rhode Island (July 9, 2010) – Challenger John Molina, Jr. needed a knockout to win and he did just that, stopping defending champion and previously unbeaten “Hammerin” Hank Lundy for the NABO lightweight title tonight on ESPN Friday Night Fights, live from Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI.
The “Let Freedom Ring” card was presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc., in association with Goossen-Tutor Promotions.
After being out-boxed for seven rounds, Molina dropped WBO No. 7 rated Lundy with a counter right-hook in the eighth round, giving John new life and momentum. Referee Ricky Gonzalez ended-up halting the action in the 11th round, somewhat controversially, as Molina pounded Lundy on the ropes.
Lundy (18-1-1, 10 KOs) was led after 10 rounds by scores of 98-91 twice and 97-92.
“(Trainer) Joe Goossen told me to going out for the 11th round that I needed a knockout and not to wait for the 12th,” Molina (21-1, 17 KOs) admitted he knew he was significantly behind in scoring. “He (Lundy) is kind of quirky. He didn’t have any power. No disrespect, but he didn’t want to fight. The only time he wobbled me was with a punch to the top of my forehead. I thought the count was a little long in the eighth. Hey, I’m a fighter who’ll go out on his shield and I think I proved that tonight.”
Both fighters, naturally, felt differently about the referee’s stoppage. “He was swaying back and forth,” Molina remarked. “He was a good actor, too. I know I had him hurt and it was a good stoppage. He’s a very good, technically sound fighter. This was the hardest fight of my career. I have dynamite in both hands.”
“The stoppage was premature,” Lundy claimed. “I had the fight. It is what it is but I wasn’t hurt.”
In an action-packed co-feature, former University of Rhode Island football player Vladine Biosse made a name for himself in the ring on a much larger stage than he’s ever been on, taking the New England super middleweight title from defending champion “Irish” Joey McCreedy (11-5-2). Biosse (7-0) used his superior quickness to his advantage, out-punching the rugged McCreedy from start to finish in a battle of friends and CES stable-mates.
Biosse had never been in any fight longer than 4-rounds, but he was fresh through the eighth and final round, and won a unanimous decision (79-73, 79-73, 78-74). “I wanted everybody to know that, even though I haven’t been in this game too long, I’m an athlete,” Biosse said after the fight. “Any chance I get, in life, not just in boxing, I overcome adversity and did that tonight. I’m hoping for bigger and better fights. Joey’s tough. He gave it his best, never quit, and tonight I was the better man in the ring.”
Super lightweight prospect Diego Pereira (5-0, 2 KOs) remained unbeaten, winning a 4-round unanimous decision against Richard Calazada (2-2). In a super middleweight bout, Keith Kozlin improved his record to 6-1 with a stoppage of a game Eric Pinaretta in the third round. Providence fire fighter Eric Estrada, brother of 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada, made a memorable pro debut by dropping Keon Graham (2-3) twice in the second round, the last ending the fight.
Welterweight Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes (3-1) avenged her only loss with a win by 6-round decision against previously undefeated Kali Reis (2-1). Super middleweight Joe Gardner (5-1-1) outpointed Demarcus Clark (1-3) in a 4-round bout. Light middleweight Dustin Reinhold (2-1) jumped all over Joel Nieves (0-3) from the opening bell until the fight was stopped at 1:47 of the opening round.
RESULTS FROM RHODE ISLAND
Lincoln, Rhode Island
July 9, 2010 – “Let Freedom Ring”
CRUISERWEIGHTS
Eric Estrada (1-0, 1 KO), Providence, RI WTKO2 (1:29) Keon Graham (2-3, 0 KOs), Akron, OK
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Vladine Biosse (7-0, 4 KOs), Providence, RI WDEC8 (79-73, 79-73, 78-74) Joey McCreedy (11-5-2, 6 KOs), Lowell, MA
(Biosse won New England Super Middleweight Title)
Joe Gardner (5-1-1, 1 KO), Woonsocket, RI WDEC4 (38-37, 39-37, 38-38) Demarcus Clark (1-3, 1 KO), Shreveport, LA
Keith Kozlin (6-1, 4 KOs), Warwick, RI WTKO3 (1:57) Eric Pinaretta (2-4, 2 KOs), New Bedford, MA
LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Dustin Reinhold (2-1, 1 KO), Fall River, MA WTKO1 (1:47) Joel Nieves (0-3), Allentown, PA
FEMALE WELTERWEIGHTS
Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes (3-1, 1 KO), Marshfield, MA WDEC6 (58-56. 58-56, 57-57) Kali Reis (2-1, 1 KO), Providence, RI
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS
Diego Pereira (5-0, 2 KOs), Lincoln, RI WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 39-37) Ricardo Calazada (2-2, 1 KO), Las Vegas, NV
LIGHTWEIGHTS
John Molina, Jr. (21-1, 17 KOs), Covina, CA WTKO11 (2:17) Henry Lundy (18-1-1, 10 KOs), Philadelphia, PA
(Molina wins NABO Lightweight Title)
Promoter: Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc.
Matchmaker: Ted Panagiotis
MATT “THE LAW” LINDLAND INTERVIEW AT FNU.MYPODCAST.COM
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Matt “The Law” Lindland talked to Fight News Unlimited’s own “Rabble Rousin'” Rich Bergeron today about tomorrow night’s Sportfight XXVIII event at the Rose Quarter in Portland, Oregon and his own fight career. We also discussed politics and the evolution of MMA in relation to boxing. Listen for Lindland’s take on Chael Sonnen (his training partner) and how Matt thinks he’ll fare against one of MMA’s Pound for Pound Best in Anderson Silva at UFC 117 in Oakland, California on August 7. Click on the image at left to access the interview page.
ROBERT GUERRERO & JOEL CASAMAYOR MARQUEZ VS. DIAZ II UNDERCARD MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
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K. Swanson:
Thank you, everybody, for calling in. We did have a conference call last week with Richard Schaefer and Oscar de la Hoya to talk about our exciting card on July 31st, particularly the undercard fights, which round out the card so nicely. Richard is claiming it is one of the greatest cards that Golden Boy has put together for the viewing pleasure of all of the boxing fans out there.
Today we are going to kick off the undercard by having this call with Robert Guerrero and Joel Casamayor, who will be fighting each other in a 10-round, junior welterweight division bout. Translating for Joel Casamayor will be Luis DeCubas, Jr., who is his manager. So, without further ado I’m going to turn it right over to Richard and we can get started.
R. Schaefer:
Great. Thank you, Kelly. Just a few homework things here, we have July 31st at the Mandalay Bay an HBO Pay-Per-View fight card, headlined by Juan Manuel Marquez versus Juan Diaz for the Unified Lightweight World Championship.
The undercard, which we announced last week, got tremendous coverage and was really embraced by fight fans and by all of the media. I’m not standing alone when I say that this really is the best card we have ever put together at Golden Boy, top to bottom. In fact, many of the media outlets call it one of the greatest cards in boxing, top to bottom, presented in the last few years from any promoter period.
Before I introduce Joel Casamayor, I would like to announce as well that we have just added another fight, an IBF Super Middleweight World Title elimination bout to determine the mandatory challenger to World Champion Lucian Bute, which will be Bika versus Mendy. Bika versus Mendy is going to be a 12-round fight and we are working currently on securing a one hour free preview window so that fight fans from around the world are going to have an opportunity to see that great fight, that great battle as well.
But now, without any further ado, it is a pleasure for me to introduce to you one of the big stars of the sport, who really is the premier Cuban fighter of this era, but really has captured in the process many fight fans from around the world. He’s a four-time World Champion in two different weight classes. He won an Olympic Gold Medal in 1992. He’s certainly one of the craftiest and toughest boxers in the world. He has won six of his last seven bouts, including a spectacular knock out when he knocked out Michael Katsidis. His lone loss was to Juan Manuel Marquez in what ended up to be a very close fight. It is a pleasure for me now to introduce to you Joel Casamayor.
J. Casamayor:
I want to thank Richard Schaefer and Golden Boy for giving me the opportunity to fight on this great card. I feel it is a great opportunity and I’m very pleased to be a part of such a big show in Las Vegas. I am training great. I’m ready to go and come July 31st there’s going to be a great fight on a great card.
I’m training great; I feel great. Robert Guerrero is a great fighter and it’s going to be a great fight. I want to thank Golden Boy one more time, Mandalay Bay, HBO Pay-Per-View and the Las Vegas Commission.
R. Schaefer:
Great. Thank you. He is going to be fighting across the ring form one of the young emerging stars of the sport with a record of 26 and 1, with 18 knock outs. He is already a three-time World Champion in two weight classes and is clearly one of the fight games most popular fighters, not only for his knock out abilities and talent in the ring, but also for his devotion to his wife, Casey, during her battle with cancer. Robert “Ghost” Guerrero is really an exceptional young man, a tremendous fighter with tremendous charisma and a tremendous personality and heart. His last bout was a TKO win over Robert Arrieta in April and now as a 27-year-old young man, he’s looking to re-gain a world title yet again.
A win in this fight – and he knows how important this fight is for him – will put him right into the middle in the hunt for either the 135-pound or the 140-pound division. It is really an honor and a pleasure for me to introduce to you to Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero.
R. Guerrero:
Thank you, Richard. First of all, I want to thank HBO for having me on the card; also Golden Boy for giving me the opportunity to be on such a great card. I’m excited to be on it and I can’t wait for the fight. Joel Casamayor is going to be a hall-of-famer in the sport. He is one of the guys that I looked up to as a young fighter, also being a lefty, and I learned a lot from him. It’s going to be a great fight and an interesting fight. I’m excited about it and I can’t wait. The opportunity is huge and it’s time one of the big names gave me an opportunity to fight them. I really, truly appreciate that Casamayor is giving me that opportunity, so I’m excited about it and I can’t wait.
R. Schaefer:
Thank you, Robert. Clearly Guerrero vs. Casamayor will be a tremendous showdown; it is really a main event on its own with a great amount of fan interest in this battle. It is a pleasure to have these two world champions on the phone here.
I would like to open it up now to the media for any questions you might have for Casamayor, Guerrero or myself.
J. Casamayor:
The question was: Joel was preparing to fight Amir Khan and the Khan fight fell out; were there any big adjustments he had to make to fight Guerrero? The answer is no. I was getting prepared for Amir Khan and everyone knows that I am a warrior. I’ll fight anybody in the world and it wasn’t Amir Khan. It is Robert Guerrero and I made certain adjustments I had to in camp, but all I did was focus myself a little bit more and then forget about the Khan fight. I’ll take care of Guerrero first and then I’ll take it from there.
Q:
You’ve beaten Katsidis, who is now in line to be the mandatory for Marquez. You lost to Marquez, but now you’re moving up and you’re fighting in the higher weight class ever. What does a win over Guerrero do for you?
J. Casamayor:
You know Robert Guerrero is one of the best upcoming fighters in the world and it’s always a great opportunity to bring him to my den. If I beat Guerrero, I’m in line for anybody and I could fight any fight I would want. I’ve been pushing Golden Boy and my manager, Luis DeCubas, because I want a rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez. I think by beating Robert Guerrero, I’ll be in line for Juan Manuel Marquez or Amir Khan or whoever it is, but that’s the fight I’m hoping for and it’s the reason I took this fight.
Q:
Obviously, Marquez has a lot of options if he wins against Diaz. Obviously, you still have to beat Guerrero, but would you campaign at 140? This is the highest you’ve ever been at.
J. Casamayor:
I’m at 140 pounds right now, but as I said, if the opportunity opens itself at 135 pounds I could still probably make the weight. Whatever it takes to get Marquez back in the ring. Marquez is a great Mexican warrior. A lot of people have been asking for that rematch. It was a very, very close fight. I thought the fight was stopped unjustly, but I mean that’s boxing. Basically, wherever Richard tells me there’s a great opportunity at 35 or 40, whichever it is, I’m there.
Q:
Joel, you’ve always been very good. You have had a long, distinguished amateur career. You’ve always been a crafty fighter with good skills. Do you find yourself, as an older fighter, relying more on those skills?
J. Casamayor:
Of course, I think obviously when a fighter gets a little older in his career, he starts going a little more off experience. My ability is still there. One thing that has changed as the years have gone by is my focus. I’m a lot more focused now. When I was a lot younger, I thought I would get away with some of the things I did in training camp, I shouldn’t have that I’m not doing now. Experience is going to be there, but the ability and the condition and everything is going to be there on July 31st.”
Q:
Robert, obviously you may not be able to deal with this all on this call, but with your wife, I know kind of from a personal standpoint that the caregiver and the significant other in a relationship with someone who has cancer really has a lot to do if they’re involved in the daily treatments and those types of things. Are you getting any help? Can you just kind of briefly talk about what the undertaking is in terms of caring for your wife?
R. Guerrero:
Yes. All of the family stepped up, everybody is playing their part in taking care of her. My wife is doing great. She’s doing so great. That’s why I’m taking big fights and getting back in the ring. If she wasn’t doing too good, I wouldn’t be taking any big fights because of the focus you need to be in there. With Joel Casamayor, it has to be 100 percent. She’s doing excellent and the family is stepping up and taking care of what she needs and is giving me the ability to be able to just focus on the fight, train and do what I’ve got to do to be ready.
Q:
She may have said, “Go ahead and go back to your career,” but what did it take for you inside to know that it was okay to go back? Did you have to look her in the eyes and have a heart-to-heart and say, “Are you sure it’s time for me to go back?” Can you put us there?
R. Guerrero:
Being there by her side every day, every moment, you’re able to see the progress and the treatments and her health. Especially her being in one of the best places in the world, Stanford, I was able to talk to the doctors one-on-one and get a read from them on how she’s doing and the progress she’s making, so it made the decision real easy to get back in the ring knowing that she’s in the best hands in the world.
Q:
Officially, is she in remission?
R. Guerrero:
Yes. She’s cancer-free. Now it’s all about just maintaining and monitoring everything.
Q:
How long is the treatment?
R. Guerrero:
The treatment was a month long.
Q:
Just focusing on Casamayor a little bit, you said both of you are southpaws. He’s obviously got a lot of experience. How does he compare to the people you’ve fought? What do you hope to gain experience-wise in this fight?
R. Guerrero:
Well, for one, Joel Casamayor is an Olympic Gold Medalist. He’s had well over enough amateur fights. He’s a very experienced guy, a Four-time World Champion. He’s been there, done it. He’s been in with the best. You’ve got to be on your toes with a Joel Casamayor. You can’t take him lightly. Especially him being one of the elite fighters in the sport and also a lefty, you’ve got to take him seriously and be 100 percent ready and make sure no stone is unturned when you get in the ring with him.
Q:
Is there anybody on your resume that you can compare him with or do you expect to be shown a lot of different things that maybe you haven’t seen before?
R. Guerrero:
No. Nobody can compare to Joel Casamayor on my resume. He is by far the best fighter that I’m going to be in the ring with and I’m up for the challenge. I’m excited about it.
Q:
Robert, let me start with you if you don’t mind, please. You’re about to take on a future hall-of-famer. I know you said that you grew up watching him. What do you remember? About how old were you?
R. Guerrero:
I actually grew up watching him. I’ve actually been in training camp with Joel and in Los Angeles with Joe Goossen and I learned a lot from him. He taught me a lot of things and I thank him for that, because a lot of that stuff helped me out at the beginning. I’m just excited. I can’t wait to get back in. It’s going to be good. It’s going to be a good fight.
Q:
I asked Oscar this question I’m about to ask you and he didn’t put out any names, but when they were putting together the fight card did you put any names out to Oscar, to Golden Boy or to Richard and say, ‘You know what? This is who I have in my radar?’ Did you do that?
R. Guerrero:
No. I just told Richard from day one; he showed me the list of the 135-pounders, 130-pounders and I told him bring anybody. I don’t care who it is. I want to fight everybody. They brought me Casamayor and that’s who I’ll be getting in July 31st, but I want to fight everybody.
Q:
Got you. God bless everything with your wife, Casey, and your entire family. I know that you’ve become an advocate to raise awareness about leukemia. What have you been doing?
R. Guerrero:
Right now I’ve just been focusing on getting ready for the fight, but on my time off we did a lot of fundraisers. We did some wine tasting events. We did some pool tournaments. We were out there just raising awareness and raising as much money as we can for the LLS.org, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, just to give back, to help out the people that can’t afford treatments or a bone marrow transplant, just to get the word out there to get onto the registry. We’re doing it, and right now its time to focus on the fight.
Q:
A couple of questions for Joel through his trainer, please. Joel, Oscar, in not so many words, said that for a lot of fighters on this card that it is, I don’t remember if he said must win, but he said that it’s clearly a fight that they should all try to win. Do you see yourself fighting another few years? Do you see yourself not fighting if you lose this belt?
J. Casamayor:
Losing is not an option in my mind. I’m a winner. I’ve been a winner since the Olympic days and in the pros also. Guerrero is a great young fighter, but he stepped up too fast and he picked the wrong guy – a guy who’s got his back against the wall and is so focused right now. When I’m focused, no one can beat me. I’ve proved that plenty of times against big fighters in big fights. Come the 31st, losing is not an option and retirement is not an option.
Q:
Robert, I’ve got a question. By the way, great win the other day at the event.
R. Guerrero:
Yes.
Q:
You’re talking about a big fight with Joel Casamayor. Obviously, you’ve had some good wins over some quality opponents over the past couple of years, but as everyone knows, Casamayor is definitely your biggest fight. I know you’ve been kind of searching for a while for a defining fight for you, a big meeting and you’re finally getting it with Casamayor. Going through your training you kind of mentioned that you’ve got to train very special for Joel. Can you kind of talk about what it is, what kinds of things you’re doing in the gym that might be different than you’ve probably previously done before, whether it’s technique or the type of sparring partners that you’re using?
R. Guerrero:
Yes. Now everything has to change over to left-handed and get the right sparring partners. It’s hard to match a sparring partner well because Joel is just so smooth and so good. Not many people can do that. It’s about getting everything right and sharpening up on a lot of things and changing some things. So we’re going to be ready for it. We’re going to be ready. I know we’re making the right adjustments to be able to put a good game plan together to beat old Joel Casamayor.
Q:
I’ve been telling you for quite some time now that you always seem a bit too big for your weight class. Moving up in weight now, are you feeling more comfortable in these events or do you plan on possibly going back down again?
R. Guerrero:
Yes. I mean right there, 135 pounds or 140, like Richard says, it puts you right there in line for either 135 or 140 pounds either way. I’m excited about it. I’m naturally a big guy, a naturally strong guy. I’m excited that I’m able to be right in my shoes and be able to be picking up both weight classes.
Q:
Joel, I know you’ve really been looking forward to a rematch with Marquez, but do you feel like there’s any possibility of maybe overlooking Robert Guerrero, maybe under training as you look forward to a different fight?
J. Casamayor:
Without beating Guerrero there is no Marquez and there are no other fights. Guerrero was the first option on the table and that’s the first guy we’re focused on. I feel 100 percent. I’m training great. In reality it’s first Guerrero and then everyone else. That’s what we’re going to take care of first.
Q:
My question is for Richard Schaefer. Promoters are usually thinking far ahead. What do you have planned for the winner of this fight?
R. Schaefer:
Thank you for the question. The good thing is both Casamayor and Guerrero are guys that are going to fight. They want to fight the best and the biggest names out there and they’re not afraid of getting into the ring with anybody.
If Casamayor would win, this fight with Casamayor and Guerrero could become a potential fight of the year, so rematch is a possibility. There would be a possibility for the rematch with Marquez for Casamayor. Amir Khan was interested in a fight with Casamayor and there was some interest in the U.K. actually, because Casamayor is such a big name nationally. So there are many big-name options for Casamayor.
If Robert Guerrero is going to win, the same is true for him. I think Robert Guerrero has the opportunity to become one of the young, new faces, a major star, super star potential here in the United States because of the way he fights and the tremendous story he has with his wife and the kind of personality he has. I think he would be embraced, not just by the boxing fans, but by sports fans period as he has been as a Three-time World Champion. But I think a win over Casamayor really puts him in a position to go and fight a Marquez, to go and fight potentially an Amir Khan. The big names are there, and the good news is many of these big names are promoted by Golden Boy so it makes it very easy to get these fights done. I think that’s what really makes this fight so intriguing.
They know how much is at stake in this particular show-down. I know that based on what I hear of Casamayor, he hasn’t been taking training camp as seriously as he has been taking this one. He wants to turn back the clock. After being the undisputed lightweight champion of the world, he wants to capture the 140 pound weight class now.
The same is true for Robert Guerrero. He is motivated by the fact that his wife is doing much better. He is at ease. He’s focusing on the job at hand and he knows that this fight is for him. I understand as well from his camp, people who have seen him spar, that they have never seen Guerrero as strong as he is here. I think it’s one of these situations by moving up in weight that “The Ghost” Guerrero has actually gained even more power than he had before. I’m really excited about this show down and I’m excited about the opportunities ahead.
Q:
You mentioned that a lot of the big names are promoted by Golden Boy. How difficult is it to put a fight together with a big name that’s not promoted by Golden Boy?
R. Schaefer
I think we have a pretty good track record. We can deliver big name fights for our fighters, regardless if they are promoted by us or not. I think the track record in that regard is pretty clear and shows that from Golden Boy, we have the commitment to get our fighters the biggest and best fights out there. Some of those names, Marquez or Diaz, Amir Khan, it’s a fact: They are promoted by Golden Boy. These are some of the most popular and best names in these weight classes.
Q:
Joel, after you had the fight with Marquez you took some time off. It was over a year before you fought again in what was considered a tune-up fight. How much of the old Joel Casamayor is still there from a few years ago? You were considered one of the top pound-for-pound fighters. How good are you at this point compared to the way you were a few years ago?
J. Casamayor:
On July 31st, I’m going to demonstrate what I’ve got left and the whole world is going to see that I am still one of the pound-for-pound guys out there. I don’t want to talk much about it. I just want to show you guys, come July 31st, that I’m still the best fighter in the world.
I was going to fight Julio Diaz in April, but about six months after the Marquez fight, I hurt my back, so I took a little time off for the back injury. I feel great now and I’m ready to go. Come July 31st you’ll see how much I’ve got left.
Q:
How do you feel about the weight issue, because you’ve been fighting over the years at slightly higher weights than Robert? Now this fight is at 140 pounds.
J. Casamayor:
I feel great with the weight. I feel really, really strong at 140 pounds. I forced myself a lot to make 130 and 135 pounds those years. I feel really, really strong at 140. I feel like this is the weight class for me right now and July 31st I’m going to show what type of fighter I am at 140 pounds. Hopefully, later in the year I’ll be fighting a guy like Amir Khan or Marquez.
Q:
Robert, you obviously have the advantage of youth in this fight, while he has the advantage of experience. How much do you think is left of Joel Casamayor at this point in July of 2010?
R. Guerrero:
Every guy has their fight and Joel Casamayor – you can never under estimate him because he comes to fight. He comes to fight all of the time. He comes in great shape, as you’ve seen in the Marquez fight. He went head up with him. Unfortunately, he got caught with a good shot, but he was still right in the running. He had last year off to have a good rest and he’s going to be rested up and ready to go. I know he’s not one of the guys to take lightly, even though he’s a little older. You’ve got to be in great shape for him. You’ve got to be always on top of it. The experience he brings to the table always brings a factor into it, so you’ve got to be on top of it.
Q:
Do you think he’s the best fighter that you’ve ever fought in your professional career?
R. Guerrero:
Without a doubt. He is the best fighter I’ll be getting into the ring with and I’m excited about it. What I’ve been begging for and starving for over the years is one of the top pound-for-pound, best fighters in the world to get in the ring with me. The 31st I’m going to have Joel Casamayor.
R. Schaefer:
First of all, a big thank you to Joel Casamayor and Robert Guerrero for taking time out of their busy training schedules in preparation of this great show down. I’d like to thank, as well, HBO Pay-Per-View, the Mandalay Bay, which is going to host the fight. Tickets are on sale for as little as $50, $100, $150, $250 and $350. You can see what many call the best card in many years from Las Vegas.
I’d like to announce as well that next week, in the next ten days actually, we are going to have the undercard press conference call with Danny Jacobs and Dmitry Pirog, the 12-round WBO World Championship for the Middleweight Title and Jorge Linares versus Rocky Juarez, the 10-round, Lightweight division bout. These will be scheduled in the next week to ten days. I’d like to thank everyone for being on this call. We’ll talk to you next week. Thank you.
END OF CALL
Marquez vs. Diaz II “Fight of the Year: The Rematch” is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Boxing Promotions, and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate and AT&T. The 12-round rematch of the “2009 Fight of the Year” is scheduled for Saturday, July 31 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, and will be for Marquez’s Ring Magazine, WBA and WBO Lightweight World titles. The fight will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT.
Tickets for Marquez vs. Diaz II are priced at $350, $250, $150, $100 and $50 and are on sale now. Tickets are available for purchase at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
NCM Fathom will broadcast Marquez vs. Diaz II in high definition LIVE to more than 270 movie theaters nationwide at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT. Tickets to see the fight on the big screen are available at theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.
BOBBY LASHLEY SAYS HE WANTS FEDOR NEXT TONIGHT ON HDNET’S “INSIDE MMA”
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Plus, a LIVE broadcast of “XFC XI: The Next Generation” rounds out an action-packed Friday night on HDNet – TONIGHT, July 9 beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET
DALLAS (July 8, 2010) This week, HDNet’s “Inside MMA” moves to a special time – 8:00 p.m. ET – so that the network can also bring you live coverage of “XFC XI: The Next Generation.” Coverage for XFC XI begins at 9:00 p.m. ET
The XFC always delivers great fights featuring the best prospects in MMA – and this event is no exception. In the main event of the evening, Bruce “The Noose” Connors (8-1) meets WEC and DREAM veteran Micah Miller (13-4), plus Kim “Sugar Free” Couture meets XFC Connecticut Open Fighter Tryout Winner, Marianna Kheyfets.
On the special early broadcast of “Inside MMA,” Ex-NFL great James Brown (who served as an announcer for the first six UFC events) tells Kenny Rice that the weight classes and rules established by UFC helped give Mixed Martial Arts the credibility that it has today.
Clips for the program can be found by clicking here.
In Kruck’s Korner, Bobby Lashley tells Ron that he hasn’t been given a chance to take on the big fighters in MMA. Lashley, the former pro wrestler, says he wants the bigger named fighters but promoters haven’t responded to him. He wants Fedor next!
Also, Bas Rutten thinks that Shane Carwin made a mistake against Lesnar. Tune in to find out what it was!
Panel guests for Friday’s “Inside MMA” include Stephan Bonnar; Nate Marquardt; Eddie Bravo and Nick Kalikas.
Tune into HDNet TONIGHT for a full night of hard hitting MMA action!
FLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR. FIGHTING BETWEEN-FIGHT BOREDOM WITH TWITTER CONTEST SEQUEL
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER TO HOLD NEW TWITTER SCAVENGER HUNT THIS SUNDAY, JULY 11
Las Vegas, NV (July 9, 2010) Floyd “Money” Mayweather will hold another Twitter scavenger hunt this Sunday at 6 p.m. PT, with contest details to be revealed on his Twitter account (@floydmayweather). Fans can once again participate for a chance to win various items. Mayweather held a Twitter scavenger hunt contest earlier in the week, which drew over 1,000 contestants, with one grand prize winner receiving an all expense paid 1-night stay in Las Vegas along with a chance to meet Mayweather himself.
The 10 steps for the previous contest included following John Shahidi (@john), who is the host of the Twitter contest, changing their Twitter profile picture to an image of Floyd and voting for the Floyd Mayweather Foundation Charity through the Chase Community Giving program through Facebook.
Mayweather is looking to win his own contest on Facebook for his Floyd Mayweather Foundation. The contest gives Facebook users a chance to vote for their favorite charities. The contest ends this Monday, July 12, as the top 200 organizations in the voting will divide $5 million in contribution, with one charity to receive $250,000, four to receive $100,000, and 195 to receive $20,000.
Prior to the first Twitter contest, Mayweather’s Foundation was in the top 400. The contest helped put Mayweather’s Foundation in the top 120.
“I still need my fans to continue to show their support and help move my Foundation up in the voting. Top 120 is not good enough,” said Mayweather boxing superstar and Founder of the Floyd Mayweather Foundation.
For information regarding the Floyd Mayweather Foundation please go to www.tfmjf.org.
HDNET TO BROADCAST “HDNET FIGHTS: DREAM 15” LIVE Saturday, July 10 at 3:00 a.m. ET
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Bad Blood Fuels This Stacked DREAM 15 Card – early morning U.S. Broadcast
DALLAS (July 8, 2010) HDNet will feature LIVE coverage of “HDNet Fights: DREAM 15” from the Saitama Super Arena in Japan early morning Saturday, July 10 at 3:00 a.m. ET. A primetime replay will follow on Friday, July 16 at 10:00 p.m. ET.
After DREAM 14 was hailed as one of the most exciting MMA shows of the first half of 2010, all eyes now turn to DREAM 15’s stacked card this Saturday. All ideas of good sportsmanship and the revered Bushido code of respect will be thrown out when the heated rivalry between two of the world’s top 5 ranked Lightweight fighters finally explodes at DREAM 15.
Submission ace Shinya Aoki defends his DREAM lightweight title against arch-nemesis Tatsuya “Crusher” Kawajiri in a blockbuster main event that can be seen exclusively on HDNet!
“The matchups are stacked from top to bottom at DREAM 15,” said Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights. “With the LIVE broadcast on HDNet, DREAM 15 is a chance to prove to North America that the Japanese MMA community is still at the top of its game and features the best fighters in the world.” The showdown between Japan’s two leading lightweights comes after many months of ill will between the two. Kawajiri has long demanded a showdown with Aoki, promising to knock out the submission specialist. Aoki, who comes off a loss to Gilbert Melendez in the USA, needs to win this match to both silence Kawajiri and reaffirm his standing as one of the world’s best Lightweights.
In more DREAM 15 action, former DREAM Middleweight GP champion Gegard Mousasi looks to rally back from a loss to Muhammed Lawal, as he takes part in the four-man DREAM Light Heavyweight Grand Prix. Mousasi takes on six-time UFC veteran Jake O’Brien, who has gone 7-3 in his last 10 bouts including wins over Heath Herring, Christian Wellisch and Dave Hess.
On the other side of the DREAM Light Heavyweight Grand Prix draw, Holland’s Melvin Manhoef, who boasts 23 KO’s in his 24 MMA career victories, takes on tough Tatsuya Mizuno
Also on the card, brilliant Brazilian JZ Cavalcantereturns to action for the first time in more than a year when he takes on Katsunori Kikuno.Cavalcante, a former two-time Hero’s Middleweight Champion looks to put injuries and inactivity behind him as he takes on the masterful DEEP champion Kikuno.
In another highly-anticipated match, M-1 star Karl Amoussou makes his DREAM debut against Kazuhiro Nakamura, who retired the great Hidehiko Yoshida in his last fight. Amoussou is a ferocious talent who has stopped opponents in 11 of his 12 career wins.
And, for a special treat, Sengoku star Michihiro Omigawa makes his DREAM debut against Young Sam Jung of Korea.
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