Integrated Sports Media Distributing May 29 “Undefeated Champions” PPV
Posted on | April 13, 2010 | No Comments
3 World Title Fights in Puerto Rico
Vazquez, Jr.-Bedak, Martinez-Mungia, Gabriel-Pena
HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 13, 2010) – Integrated Sports Media, North America’s undisputed champion of major pay-per-view boxing distribution, announced today that it’ll be involved in the May 29th “Unbeaten Champions,” featuring three world title fights live from Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
The 12-round main event features the first title defense of local favorite, WBO Junior Featherweight Champion Wilfredo “WV2” Vazquez, Jr. (18-0-1, 15 KOs), against No. 1 contender Zsolt “Mr. Lefthook” Bedak (14-0-1, 12 KOs).
Another local star, WBO Junior Lightweight Champion Roman “Rocky” Martinez (23-0-1, 14 KOs), defends his belt against Gonzalo “El Destructor” Mungia (17-6-3, 13 KOs), currently rated No. 10 by the WBO and the reigning WBO Latino title holder, in the 12-round co-feature.
The third world title fight on this exciting card matches females Hanna Gabriel (9-0-1, 5 KOs) and Gardy Pena (9-1-2, 6 KOs) for the vacant WBO super welterweight crown in a 10-round bout. Fighting on the undercard are the Arroyo twins, bantamweight McJoe (1-0, 1 KO) and McWilliams (1-0, 1 KO), the former Puerto Rican Olympians. All fights and fighters are subject to change.
“Undefeated Champions,” presented by PR Best Boxing in association with Al Star Boxing, is being 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, TVN and DISH Network, for a suggested retail price of only $34.95.
“We’re excited to be working once again with PR Best Boxing and All Star Boxing,” Integrated Sports Media president Doug Jacobs said. “We distributed Vazquez’ great title-winning fight (Feb. 27) against (Marvin) Sonsona. Integrated Sports has also distributed two pay-per-view shows featuring Rocky Martinez, as well as the pro debuts of the Arroyos on the Vazquez-Sonsona card Topping it all off with a women’s world title fight between Gabriel and Pena makes for a sensational night of boxing for fans watching in the United States.”
Integrated Sports Media: North America’s leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sports events has presented World Championship and world-class boxing matches featuring Erik Morales, Ricky Hatton, Cristian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Nicolai Valuev, Amir Khan, Marco Antonio Barrera, Arthur Abraham, David Haye, John Ruiz, Wilfredo Vasquez, Jr. and Ruslan Chagaev. In addition, Integrated Sports Media distributed numerous International soccer matches showcasing teams like 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 events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com.
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Tags: bayamon > Boxing > Gardy Pena > Gonzalo Mungia > Hana Gabriel > Hoboken > McJoe Arroyo > McWilliams Arroyo > New Jersey > Puerto Rico > Rocky Martinez > Wilfredo Vaszuez > Zsolt Bedak
Pinning Down Autism Founder Jason Bross Talks to TDR of coming N.C. Event
Posted on | April 13, 2010 | No Comments
One Nation Wrestling for a Cure!
Team Rhino, LLC
is proud to announce on behalf of our partners that we are hosting a Pinning Down Autism tournament as part of Mat Madness 2010 in Fayetteville, NC. The tournament will be held on Sunday, 9 May 2010.
One hundred percent of the profit from this tournament will help fund North Carolina and Cumberland County autism classrooms.
Details will be published in the coming months. Mark your calendars now and check back with us for updates or subscribe to the tournament email list.
If you are interested in volunteering, partnering, or sponsoring please email us or call Marty at 910.824.0024. You can also check out this list of areas where we need help or download our partnership form.
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Updates
04-06-10
Weigh In: Greco Roman States on Friday, Freestyle States on Saturday, Saturday from 3-5pm during the free wrestling clinic, Sunday from 7:30-8:30am. If you are coming from out of state and are wrestling in your home state on Friday or Saturday, as long as your tournament results are publicly published (e.g. trackwrestling) we will count your weigh in.
04-06-10
Entry Fees: All Modified Folkstyle Divisions are $15 for NCAWAY, NUWAY, and USAW members and $17 for nonmembers. All Freestyle and Greco Roman Divisions are $15; participants must be USAW members.
10-14-09
Format:Modified folkstyle with 3 x 2 minute periods for all divisions.
There will be a girls’ freestyle division in this tournament and open (University and above) freestyle and greco-roman divisions.
Tags: Jason Bross > pinning down autism > Takedown Radio > Takedown Radio Wrestling > wrestling
FLOYD ‘MONEY’ MAYWEATHER RETURNS TO THE BIG SCREEN FOR LONG AWAITED MEGA-FIGHT WITH WBA CHAMP SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY IN MOVIE THEATER BOXING EVENT ON MAY 1
Posted on | April 13, 2010 | No Comments
NCM Fathom, Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions
Bring Second Boxing Bout in 2010 Series to More than 415 Select
Movie Theaters Nationwide in High Definition
Centennial, Colo. – April 13, 2010 – Six-time World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather faces five-time World Champion and current WBA Welterweight World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley in this highly anticipated fight from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 1. Presented by NCM Fathom, in association with Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions, Mayweather vs. Mosley Fight LIVE – Who R U Picking?will be broadcast to more than 415 movie theaters nationwide in high definition at 9:00 p.m. Eastern / 6:00 p.m. Pacific.
Tickets for Mayweather vs. Mosley Fight LIVE – Who R U Picking? are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, please visit the Fathom website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
Mayweather vs. Mosley Fight LIVE – Who R U Picking?will be a display of talent and skill with Mayweather and Mosley meeting in a 12-round battle that is already being compared to other great and historic welterweight match-ups like Sugar Ray Leonard versus Tommy Hearns and Oscar de la Hoya against Felix Trinidad.
“I think this is a fantastic way to see the fight and I am glad to give fans the chance to do it again on May 1 with my fight against Sugar Shane Mosley,” said Mayweather. “Going to the movies is one of my favorite things to do and I actually have a movie theater in my house, too. I can only imagine how great it would be to watch one of my fights on the big screen in high definition. Too bad I will be fighting that night; otherwise I would be there to watch it, too.”
Mayweather vs. Mosley Fight LIVE – Who R U Picking?is the third boxing match broadcast to select movie theaters across the country through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network – North America’s largest cinema broadcast network. Fathom and Golden Boy Promotions first teamed up for the highly successful cinema presentation of the Floyd “Money” Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez fight on the big screen in September 2009 – the first fight to be shown in movie theaters in over 20 years. Last month, the two companies announced an agreement to continue presenting live world championship boxing on the big screen in high definition throughout 2010 beginning with “The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II” featuring Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins vs. Roy “The Terminator” Jones, Jr. which took place on April 3.
“Watching the fight on the big screen in movie theaters across the country is a fantastic way to experience a mega-fight like Mayweather vs. Mosley Who R U Picking?” said Richard Schaefer, CEO Golden Boy Promotions. “The partnership we have with NCM Fathom is a part of Golden Boy Promotions’ continued efforts to provide sports fans with an unparalleled level of entertainment.”
Mayweather vs. Mosley Fight LIVE – Who R U Picking?will be shown in 416 select movie theaters including AMC Entertainment Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark USA Inc., Clearview Cinemas, Goodrich Quality Theatres, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, Marcus Theatres, National Amusements and Regal Entertainment Group movie theaters, as well as the Carolina Theatre (Asheville, NC), Palace Cinema 9 (South Burlington, VT) and Penn Cinema (Lititz, PA), through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network.
“Mayweather Promotions is extremely grateful to have another opportunity to bring a big boxing event like Mayweather vs. Mosley to the big screen and theaters throughout the country,” said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO Mayweather Promotions. “Everyone in the theaters that night can expect to see a great night of boxing between two of the best in the sport today.”
Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs) is thought of by many as the best boxer of this era. Born into a boxing family in Grand Rapids, Mich., Mayweather started boxing at the age of seven. He would go on to compile an 84-6 amateur record while earning three Michigan Golden Gloves titles, three National Golden Gloves titles, PAL and National Championships, and an Olympic Bronze medal in the 1996 Games. Turning pro in the super featherweight division in1996, an undefeated Mayweather faced Genaro Hernandez in 1998, earning the WBC world championship. Mayweather successfully defended his super featherweight title eight times from 1998 to 2001, then won the WBC lightweight championship from Jose Luis Castillo in April 2002. He began facing opponents in the junior welterweight division in 2004 and took the WBC 140-pound championship from Arturo Gatti 2005. Mayweather added the WBC welterweight crown to his resume in a win over Carlos Baldomir in 2006. Following a brief semi-retirement in 2008, he returned to the sport in a dominant 2009 win against the number one Mexican fighter in the world, Juan Manuel Marquez. The bout was purchased in over one million homes-only the fifth non-heavyweight fight to do so – and was broadcast to more than 240 movie theaters nationwide.
Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) is a welterweight mega-star and five-time World Champion, currently holding the WBA Welterweight World Championship. Mosley has fought his way to world championships at lightweight, welterweight and junior middleweight; earning himself a reputation as one of the best pound-for-pound fighter in boxing and becoming a household name. Prior to turning professional, Mosley was a three-time National Amateur champion and an alternative 1992 Olympic team member; compiling an amateur record of over 250 wins. In 1998, Mosley was named “Fighter of the Year” by the Boxing Writers Association of America after defending his IBF lightweight championship title five times, winning all by knockout. He spent much of the early 2000s dominating the welterweight division, as well as taking on opponents in the junior middleweight class; earning both the WBC and WBA junior middleweight titles. In 2008 he scored a stirring last second knockout of former two-division world champion Ricardo Mayorga, to set up his 2009 fight against WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito, in which earned Mosley his sixth world title, the WBA World Welterweight Championship in a dominating knockout win.
“Boxing on the big screen is like sitting ringside for all the excitement. The fight fan experience is second to none,” said Dan Diamond, vice president of Fathom. “With two champions like Mayweather and Mosley squaring off, this bout will be an electrifying welterweight mega-fight from Las Vegas. If you can’t be ringside, you can be a part of the action live with our HD theater experience, offering the biggest and most exciting way to catch a fight.”
About National CineMedia (NCM)
NCM operates NCM Media Networks, a leading integrated media company reaching U.S. consumers in movie theaters, online and through mobile technology. The NCM Cinema Network and NCM Fathom present cinema advertising and events across the nation’s largest digital in-theater network, comprised of theaters owned by AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) and other leading regional theater circuits. NCM’s theater network covers 171 Designated Market Areas® (49 of the top 50) and includes approximately 16,800 screens (15,400 digital). During 2009, approximately 680 million patrons attended movies shown in theaters currently included in NCM’s network (excluding Consolidated Theatres). The NCM Interactive Network offers 360-degree integrated marketing opportunities in combination with cinema, encompassing approximately 40 entertainment-related web sites, online widgets and mobile applications. National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 40.6% interest in and is the managing member of National CineMedia LLC. For more information, visit www.ncm.com or www.fathomevents.com.
About Golden Boy Promotions, Inc.
Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions was established in 2002 by Oscar de la Hoya, the first Hispanic to own a national boxing promotional company. In 2007, in its fifth year of promoting, Golden Boy Promotions set a record by selling over 2.5 million in pay-per-view homes in a single night. Also in 2007, Golden Boy Promotions established the record for highest grossing pay-per-view homes in a single year with more than 4 million total. Golden Boy Promotions is one of boxing’s most active and respected promoters, presenting shows in packed venues around the United States on networks such as HBO, HBO Latino, TeleFutura, SHOWTIME, Versus and ESPN.
Tags: Boxing > Colorado > Floyd Mayweather > Jr. > movie theaters > Shane Mosley
Cage Wars Championship – Showing on Extreme Sports Channel April 17th
Posted on | April 13, 2010 | No Comments
WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY: LOS ANGELES MEDIA DAY QUOTES
Posted on | April 12, 2010 | 1 Comment
“The theme of this fight is ‘Who R U Picking?’ Well people should be picking me because I have proven that I can knock people out in any round. I’m experienced and I have the speed, power and agility to win this fight.” Welterweight World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley said on April 12, 2010 at his Los Angeles Media Day.
Sugar Shane Mosley, Current WBA Welterweight World Champion
“I think a lot of people who have fought Floyd have let his talking get to them and they go into the fight angry. They are fighting with their emotions when they are in the ring. I’m not going to do that. I know how I want to fight Floyd and I know what I want to happen, so I am going to do what I have to do to win.
“Training is going great. We have a good strategy going and I have been sparring some tough guys and trying a lot of different things against them, so I am going to be ready when I get into the ring May 1.
“A victory over Floyd Mayweather would definitely rank in my top victories. It would let people know that once again they overlooked Sugar Shane Mosley and that was a mistake.
“Floyd is a great fighter and there are a lot of different things he can bring to the ring. But there are a lot of things I bring as well. On May 1 we are going to find out who the real chess player is.
“I think there is too big a deal being made about the fact that Floyd is undefeated. Before my first loss I was 38-0 with 35 KOs. That’s a hell of a record, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t be beat and it doesn’t mean Floyd can’t either.
“It might be harder to fight someone who hasn’t lost before because they really don’t want to lose, but when you are fighting anyone on this level it’s going to be tough. No one wants to lose, so I don’t think that is going to be an advantage for Mayweather.
“There is a clause in the contract that says Floyd gets a rematch if I beat him, but I would give him the rematch anyway, because it would be great to beat him twice.
“There are different personalities in boxing. Some guys like to talk a lot, but I’m not going to run my mouth just to do it. If I’m going to say something I’m going mean it. If it comes out of my mouth you know it’s going to be heartfelt and it’s going to be the truth.
“Naazim has definitely reenergized my career. He is one of the hardest working trainers in the business. You can find him in the middle of the night watching film so that he knows the other fighter inside out. It’s all about strategy with Naazim and I’m confident with him as my trainer going into this fight.
“Floyd Mayweather is good, but I’m going to be fast. He’s never had to deal with speed and skill like Sugar Shane Mosley’s before.
“I’m a full-time fighter; it’s a lifestyle for me. I love to do what I do.
“The drug testing has been thorough. They have come four times already and taken blood twice and urine twice. They just show up randomly to take it, but they come during normal hours. It’s not like they are showing up in the middle of the night, and they haven’t disrupted my training. In the end I think the testing is a good thing to change our sport.
“I’m going to do everything on May 1. I’m going to attack. I’m going to box a little. I’m going to do it all.
“The theme of this fight is ‘Who R U Picking?’ Well people should be picking me because I have proven that I can knock people out in any round. I’m experienced and I have the speed, power and agility to win this fight.”
Trainer Naazim Richardson
“Training camp has been good. I am not worried about the fight for Shane. I think Shane can knock out anything that weighs 147 pounds.
“I think Shane’s speed is faster than Mayweather’s. I’m more worried about Mayweather’s timing, he has great timing. He has the benefit of learning from his father Floyd Sr. and his Uncle Roger on boxing intelligence in the ring, but Shane can handle it and has the ring experience to match him.
“I know Shane will win the fight. I am looking for the best Shane Mosley to come in the ring on May 1 and when that happens, we win the fight. I will keep him focused on the task at hand and not let him get caught up in the Mayweather hysteria. We are good to go.”
# # #
Boxing superstar and six-time World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and welterweight mega-star, five-time World Champion and current WBA Welterweight World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley, are set to meet on Saturday, May 1 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas in a spectacular bout which will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
The bout, promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions, and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T, Dewalt Tools and StubHub, promises to be a spectacular display of talent and skill with Mayweather and Mosley meeting in a 12-round welterweight battle that is already being compared to other great and historic welterweight match-ups like Sugar Ray Leonard against Tommy Hearns and Oscar de la Hoya against Felix Trinidad.
Tickets, priced at $1,250, $1,000, $600, $300 and $150, not including applicable service charges, are on sale now and limited to 10 per person and ticket sales at $150 are limited to two (2) per person with a total ticket limit of 10 per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
The Mayweather vs. Mosley pay-per-view telecast, which begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $54.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View®, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Mayweather vs. Mosley fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.
HBO’s fast-moving reality series “24/7 Mayweather/Mosley” returns with an all new episode on Saturday, April 17 at 9:30 pm ET/6:30pm PT. The four-episode series chronicles the preparations and back stories of both fighters as they train for their May 1 pay-per-view showdown. Episode one is available on HBO ON DEMAND.
Philadelphia Boxing Results from The Arena, April 9, 2010
Posted on | April 12, 2010 | No Comments
Evans Destroys Chule in Main Event
By Tony Penecale (Ringside)
In a performance bound to open some eyes, Coy “Pretty Boy” Evans impressively dismantled game Morris Chule in the main event of Greg Robinson’s Power Productions boxing card held at The Arena in South Philadelphia.
Evans, 124, Philadelphia, not known as a knockout artist, opened the bout by using his speed advantage to land at will against the mechanical Chule, 125, Pahokee FL by way of Kenya. Evans found a home for his counter right hand, landing it flush both to the body and head.
Things only got worse for Chule in the 2nd round. A sizzling Pretty Boy combination had Chule stunned and when he tried to retaliate, Evans landed a hard counter right hand over the top, dropping Chule to the canvas. Chule arose but quickly found himself back on the canvas courtesy of another Evans right hand, and the bell was a welcome respite to the punishment he was taking.
Chule has the look of a desperate man in the 3rd round, and he came out firing everything he had but Evans deftly blocked each shot before dropping his hands and rolling his shoulders, inviting Chule to try and hit him. Evans landed another combination that had Chule reeling before landing a thunderbolt of a right hand that left Chule laid out on the canvas where he remained for several minutes.
Evans improves his record to 8-0-1 (2) while Chule falls to 11-11-1 (8).
In a battle of southpaws, pro-debuting Keenan Smith overcame some early jitters to pound out a unanimous decision over Luis Esqulin.
Smith, 130, Philadelphia, was tentative in the opening round, trying to find the range on his straight left hand, while Esquilin, 127, Philadelphia, was content to move around the ring and try to keep Smith off balance.
The bout started to pick up the pace in the 2nd round, as Esqulin became more willing to stand and engage while Smith started to relax and started to let his punches fly more freely. After completing his first two professional rounds, Smith started to pick up the pace in the 3rd round and landed several hard combinations including a laser-like right hand that sent the tape holding Esquilin long braids flying, giving him a bad-hair event similar to the one Paulie Malinaggi suffered a few years ago.
With his hair taped back in place for the 4th and final round, Esquilin tried to rally a comeback but Smith was just too smooth and effective, landing counterpunches and controlling the action throughout the remainder of the round.
The unanimous decision went to Smith by the score of 40-36 by all three judges. Smith is successful in his debut and is now 1-0 while Esquilin drops to 1-4-1.
Maurice Amaro was winless coming in to his bout against pro-debuting Joe McKenzie but you couldn’t tell by the way he effectively boxed and spoiled the McKenzie’s first foray into the professional ranks.
Amaro, 171, Philadelphia, opened by using a stiff double jab to force McKenzie, 170, Philadelphia, back on his heels and control the pace of the bout. McKenzie tried to counter with wild right hands with no success.
Amaro, wearing zebra trunks, should have worn a pattern more like a tiger as he was the predator and not the prey on this night. His success continued in the 2nd round as he aggressively pursued McKenzie, who was flowing blood from his nose, compliments of Amaro’s hard jabs.
Amaro controlled the action throughout the 3rd and 4th rounds, as the pace started to slow and the weary fighters started clinching whenever they got inside, resembling the previous weekend’s fight between Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. The only moment of drama in the final round was when a right hand by Amaro had the weary McKenzie stumbling into the ropes but McKenzie was able to hold on to the final bell.
Amaro was rewarded by the judges winning by the score of 40-36 by all three judges and is now 1-2, while McKenzie loses his pro debut and is now 0-1.
In the evening’s opening bout, Puro Pairol upset the local favorite Kareem Cooley winning a decision over four rounds.
Pairol, 130, Cuba, drew Cooley, 133, Philadelphia, into a slugfest at the opening bell, and used wild right hands and left hooks from odd angles to continually beat the favored fighter to the punch.
Cooley had trouble getting his offense untracked early and Pairol made him pay for keeping his hands low but landing unorthodox punches and outworking him on the inside. Cooley had some success near the end of the 2nd round, finally finding range for several uppercuts.
Pairol continued to come forward and slug throughout the 3 rd round but as the round progressed, the tide ebbed slightly towards Cooley who landed several good jabs and right hands but continued to fight the wrong fight, which benefited his awkward opponent.
Sensing he was behind on the scorecards, Cooley tried to ramp up the pressure in the final round, and landing hard, crisp shots together and the Cuban fighter was happy to engage the hometown fighter in an old-fashioned Philadelphia slugfest.
The decision was close but all three judges benefited Pairol by identical scores of 39-37, Pairol gets his first win and is now 1-0-1 while Cooley suffers his first loss and is now 1-1 (1).
Several Philadelphia boxing personalities were in attendance including NABA welterweight champion Mike Jones, cruiserweight Garret Wilson, up-and-coming heavyweight Joey Dawejko, female sensation Olivia Fonseca, the always loquacious Simon “One Punch” Carr who was there promoting his Punchline clothing apparel, and former IBF junior middleweight champion Robert “Bam Bam” Hines.
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Tags: Boxing > Coy Evans > Morris Chule > ringside > Tony Penecale
COLLECTIVE LICENSING INTERNATIONAL SECURES GLOBAL BRAND PARTNERSHIP WITH MMA POWERHOUSE STRIKEFORCE
Posted on | April 12, 2010 | No Comments
Combining forces with top licensing and brand management company CLI ensures continued growth in the fastest growing sports market in the world, Mixed Martial Arts
(Englewood, CO) April 12, 2010 – Collective Licensing International (CLI) today announced their brand partnership and master license agreement with world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE. The long-term brand partnership agreement provides CLI the rights to license and produce all facets of STRIKEFORCE brand merchandise including, but not limited to, footwear, apparel, accessories and equipment.
CLI plans to elevate the STRIKEFORCE brand through its years of successful action sports and performance athletic brand expertise, innovative marketing initiatives, and extensive retail partnerships. CLI will bridge the gap between core MMA athletes and worldwide consumers for the first time by bringing the STRIKEFORCE-specific product line further into the youth consumer market with an entirely new product offering.
The collaboration with CLI will build the STRIKEFORCE organization into a complete lifestyle and culture brand, securing a commanding role in the fastest growing sport in the world.
Bruce Pettet, CEO of Collective Licensing International, said, “We’re looking forward to building STRIKEFORCE into a great consumer brand at retail. We are excited to partner with STRIKEFORCE where CEO Scott Coker has successfully established relationships with world-class partners like CBS, SHOWTIME®, EA Sports, Rockstar Energy Drink, and Full Tilt Poker among others.”
“We are confident that CLI’s excellence in brand building will be a catalyst behind the continued growth of the STRIKEFORCE brand and will enhance our connection with consumers worldwide,” said STRIKEFORCE Founder and CEO, Scott Coker.
STRIKEFORCE is leading the MMA community with new and innovative events and is revitalizing the sport with its focus on elevating the star power of athletes and bringing unexpected and exciting opportunities to MMA fans. In addition to its roster that includes a host of the world’s top male competitors, STRIKEFORCE is recognized as the leading platform for women’s MMA competition.
About Collective Licensing International, LLC
Collective Licensing International, a subsidiary of Collective Brands, Inc. (NYSE:PSS), was formed in January 2004 and is the owner and/or license operator of the Airwalk®, Above The Rim®, Vision Street Wear®, Sims®, Lamar® and LTD®, World Snowboarding Championships™, genetic®, Dukes™, Rage®, Ultra-Wheels®, and Hind®. Collective Licensing International is based in Englewood, Colorado. www.collectiveintl.com
About STRIKEFORCE
STRIKEFORCE (www.STRIKEFORCE.com) is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion which, on Friday, March 10, 2006, made history with its “Shamrock vs. Gracie” event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight card in California state history. The star-studded extravaganza, which pitted legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose’s HP Pavilion, played host to a sold-out, record crowd of 18,265. Since 1995, STRIKEFORCE, sanctioned by ISKA, has been the exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN and, after 12 years of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial arts (MMA) series with “Shamrock vs. Gracie.” In May 2008, West Coast Productions, the parent company of STRIKEFORCE, partnered with Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E), an entity created in 2000 to oversee all business operation aspects of the San Jose Sharks and HP Pavilion at San Jose.
Tags: Collective Licensing International > Mixed Martial Arts > MMA > Strikeforce
A STUNNING NIGHT OF FEMALE AMATEUR BOXING
Posted on | April 12, 2010 | No Comments
Women in Support Together along with Trenton Pal Team Hope Proudly Presents Its All Female Amateur Boxing Series
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 12, 2010– When it comes to all female amateur boxing shows, Women in Support Together (W.I.S.T.) pulls no punches. Female Amateur boxers will showcase high energy fights in the “The Road to London” Series on Friday, May 7, 2010 in conjunction with Trenton Housing Authority. This event will include many exciting bouts featuring boxers from the New Jersey and surrounding areas.
W.I.S.T. has a long history in boxing and was the first to bring an All Female Boxing show to Trenton, NJ. “This is a wonderful opportunity for the community to see female amateur boxers in action,” said Wanda Bruce, CEO of W.I.S.T. and Female Boxing Promoter. “Everyone is welcomed to attend and show support for our female boxers who often get overlooked,” Bruce added. Trenton Pal Team Hope is also hugely popular and has been praised for rehabilitating teenage gang members, taking children off the streets and giving them inspiration and goals through sports. “Women in Support Together introduced brilliant ideas to the Trenton community by giving female boxers the opportunity to showcase their talents at this great event. This was a proud moment for Trenton Pal Team Hope boxers”, says Bill McLaughlin.
This show is sanctioned by New Jersey LBC Association, USA Boxing. The Trenton Housing Authority Gym is located at 875 New Willow Street, Trenton, NJ 08638. Doors open at 5pm with the first Bout at 6pm. Tickets are on sale now and priced at $25 for VIP, $20 Floor Seating and $10 for kids under 8. There is lots of parking. As we mark Mother’s Day, Women in Support Together wanted to express our gratitude for the hard work and patience that moms bear in bringing up a child we will giving away hundreds of corsages in honor of all mothers.
Tags: New Jersey > Trenton Housing Authority Gym > Women in Support Together > women's boxing
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