CES Media Alert – Mar. 5 open workout, presser and meet and greet
Posted on | February 26, 2010 | No Comments
WHAT: Open Workout and Press Conference – PUBLIC WELCOME
WHO: TONY “TNT” GRANO MIKE “Machine Gun” OLIVER
2005 U.S. Nationals Champion N.E. & EBA Super Bantamweight Champion
Hartford, CT Hartford, CT
16-1-1, 13 KOs 22-2, 7 KOs
DAVID BAUZA EDWIN SOTO
Hartford, CT New Haven, CT
3-0, 3 KOs 2-0, 1 KO
WHERE: The Hartford Club
46 Prospect St.
Hartford, CT
860.522.1271
WHEN: Friday, March 5, 2010
Workout: 12:00-1:00 PM/ET, Press Conference: 1:30 PM/ET
WHY: To promote the “Brace For Impact” pro boxing card, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc., March 12 in Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Tickets for “Brace For Impact,” priced at $40.00, $60.00 and $100.00, are available to purchase by calling CES (401.724.2253/2254) or Foxwoods (800-200-2882), going online at www.cesboxing.com or www.foxwoods.com, or in person at Foxwood’s box office.
For more information contact CES (401.724.2253/2254/www.cesboxing.com) or Foxwoods Resort Casino (www.foxwoods.com). Doors open at 6:00 PM/ET, first bout at 7:00 PM/ET.
Contact Pat Sullivan (Pat@CESBoxing.com/401.724.2253) for information about a special CES KO ticket value package.
WHAT: Meet-and-Greet & Italian Buffet – PUBLIC WELCOME
WHO: TONY “TNT” GRANO VINNY PAZ
2005 U.S. Nationals Champion Retired 5-Time World Champion
Hartford, CT Cranston, RI
16-1-1, 13 KOs 50-10, 30 KOs
WHERE: Italian Society of Middletown (dinner presented by Cantina Café Ristorante)
72 Court St.
Middletown, CT
860.347.5788
WHEN: Friday, March 5, 2010 – 6:00-9:00 PM/ET
WHY: Fans can meet and receive autographs from Grano and Paz, watch Grano fight highlights on television, purchase Paz’ book and screen Paz’ DVD, “Headstrong,” and purchase tickets to Grano’s next fight on March 12th.
The Italian buffet is $10.00 per person.
-CES-
Tags: Boxing > CES > David Bauza > Edwin Soto > Mike Oliver > New England > Rhode Island > The Hartford Club > Tony Grano > Vinny Paz
Rumble at the Rock 2, March 5, 2010
Posted on | February 26, 2010 | No Comments
ARE YOU READY FOR RUMBLE AT THE ROCK 2?
The hottest MMA Event to hit South Florida!
Fight Card:
ISKA Welterweight Champion Mike “Gringo Diablo” Bernhard vs. WEC Veteran Ariel Gandula
UFC Vet/Spirit MC Champion Steve “Hollywood” Bruno
vs. Top Welterweight Contender Reggie Pena
Dada 5000 vs. Cedric James
Ailton Barbosa vs. Yoandi Inchaustegui
Jessica Aguilar vs. Valerie Coolbaugh
Also the undercard features the best local fighters from the best local teams:
Dr.Tony Crothers vs. Anthony Christodolou
Ever Nunez vs. Dan Cramer (UFC vet and Ultimate Fighter Alumni)
Mike Ortiz vs. James Wynn
Patrick Mikesz vs. Vagner Rocha (undefeated grappling sensation)
Tags: FL > Flordia > Floyd Mayweather > Mixed Martial Arts > MMA > Rumble at the Rock 2
BOXING SUPERSTARS FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER AND SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY TO HOLD WASHINGTON, D.C. PRESS CONFERENCE TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE MAY 1 WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN; TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 2, 2010
Posted on | February 26, 2010 | 1 Comment
LINCOLN THEATRE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 AT 12:00 PM ET
**Photo-Op at Famous DC Landmark Ben’s Chili Bowl
To Take Place Immediately Following Press Conference**
EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
WHO: FLOYD MAYWEATHER, Six-Time World Champion in Five Weight Divisions
SHANE MOSLEY, Current WBA Welterweight World Champion
LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO of Mayweather Promotions
OSCAR DE LA HOYA, President of Golden Boy Promotions
RICHARD SCHAEFER, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions
ROGER MAYWEATHER, Mayweather Trainer
NAAZIM RICHARDSON, Mosley Trainer
WHAT: Press Conference to announce the long-awaited mega-fight between FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER and SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY.
*Please note this event is open to the public free of charge. Fans are encouraged to arrive early.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 3
11:00 a.m. ET – Call
12:00 p.m. ET – Start
**Complimentary lunch at Ben’s Chili Bowl will be provided following event.
WHERE: Lincoln Theatre
1215 U Street Northwest
FACTS: Mayweather vs. Mosley is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions. The 12-round welterweight mega-bout will take place Saturday, May 1 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View®.
FOUR DAYS TO GO…
THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS FOR THE HOTTEST TICKET IN BOXING AS TICKETS FOR MAYWEATHER VS. MOSLEY MEGA-BOUT GO ON SALE TUESDAY, MARCH 2 AT 10 A.M. PT
EXTRAORDINARY EXPECTED DEMAND FOR MAY 1
WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN AT MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS FORCES TICKET LIMITS
LAS VEGAS, (February 26, 2010) – The countdown is on and the hottest night in boxing is about to get hotter as tickets for the much-anticipated mega-fight between Boxing Superstar FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER and current WBA Welterweight World Champion SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY are set to go on sale Tuesday, March 2 at 10 a.m. PT.
Tickets are priced at $1,250, $1,000, $600, $300 and $150 (not including applicable service charges) and will be 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.
Mayweather vs. Mosley is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T, Dewalt Tools and StubHub. The 12-round welterweight mega-bout will take place Saturday, May 1 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View®.
Tags: Boxing > Chili > D.C. > Floyd Mayweather > Jr. > MMA > Shane Mosley > tickets > Washington > welterweight > welterweights
Pryce: I will leave others feeling sick this time
Posted on | February 26, 2010 | No Comments
Bradley Pryce aims to leave his rivals sick in the Prizefighter Light-Middleweights at the York Hall in Bethnal Green tonight (Friday) after admitting he deliberately vomited before a bout last year in order to make the weight.
The Welshman insists he was not suffering from bulimia a year ago when brought his weight down by being sick after meals ahead of his Commonwealth light-middleweight fight with Manchester’s Matthew Hall.
But the vomiting did not pay off as Pryce lost his Commonwealth crown in a second round defeat.
Pryce, 28, is now looking to revive his career by winning three, three round fights in one night at the York Hall in Bethnal Green – and this time Pryce has stuck to a sensible weight loss programme to ensure he makes the 11stone limit.
The 3/1 favourite said: “I wasn’t suffering from bulimia but I was being sick before the fight to lose weight. For six weeks I was just eating and drinking what I wanted but there was nothing left in me come the fight.
“My legs were buckling under me on the scales at the weigh in and I had a job to stand up. I knew I was going to lose, but I needed the money so went through with it.
“I went down to ten stone nine pounds at one points and I was thinking I could do welterweight but the fight was a wake up call and I’m lucky I can still box on.
“It was very dangerous but I’m working with a nutritionist now and am not doing anything like that again.
“I didn’t see anyone about it because I wasn’t suffering from bulimia. The day after the fight I went out and had ten pints and I didn’t bring that back up. I built myself up again to about 13 stone and I only did it for the Hall fight.
“I got into the habit of doing it but now I’m eating five meals a day and can still make the weight easy thanks to the diet my nutritionist gives me.
“Things are better now and once I knew there was going to be a Prizefighter I started preparing for it.”
Pryce hopes to follow in the footsteps of his gym-mate Gavin Rees, the former WBA world champion who won the Prizefighter light-welterweight tournament in December.
“After seeing Gavin Rees win the last one, I’ve been desperate to fight in one. There were no other options for me because Anthony Small has got a fight next month.”
Pryce faces former British champion Neil Sinclair in his first bout and is determined to avenge an eighth round stoppage defeat seven years ago to the Belfast boxer.
Quarter-Finals
1. George Hillyard v Prince Arron
2. Neil Sinclair v Bradley Pryce
3. Brett Flournoy v Danny Butler
4. Steve O’Meara v Martin Concepcion
Semi-Finals
5. Hillyard/Arron v Sinclair/Pryce
6. Flournoy/Butler v O’Meara/Concepcion
Followed by Final
Prizefighter Light-Middleweights takes place at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London on Friday, February 26. The full line-up is Prince Arron (Droylsden, Manchester), Danny Butler (Bristol), Martin Concepcion (Leicester), Brett Flournoy (Birkenhead, Merseyside), George Hillyard (Canning Town), Steve O’Meara (West Drayton, Middlesex), Bradley Pryce (Newbridge, Wales) and Neil Sinclair (Belfast).
Due to increased demand, tickets for Prizefighter Light-Middleweights have sold out. But you can still see all the action live on Sky Sports HD from 8pm next Friday.
Odds to win Prizefighter (as on SkyBet on Thursday, February 25)
3/1 Bradley Pryce
4/1 Neil Sinclair
5/1 Prince Arron, Danny Butler and Steve O’Meara
15/2 Martin Concepcion
11/1 Brett Flournoy
25/1 George Hillyard
Tags: Boxing > Bradley Pryce > light middleweight > Matthew Hall > Prizefighter > UK
Sat,Feb 27 Mauy Thai fights @ New Gila River Casino
Posted on | February 26, 2010 | 3 Comments
Bad Blood
Saturday February 27, 2010
Gila River Casino ( Wild Horse Pass )
Chandler, AZ
Arizona’s Bad Blood Muay Thai is proud to announce an upcoming blockbuster 2010 year!
Doors Open: 6:00 PM, Fight Time: 7:00 PM
Pre-sale Tickets: $45, $30, $25 and $20. $5 higher on fight day. Plenty of free parking.
Tickets on sale at http://wingilariver.ticketforce.com/ or call –877-840-0457
New Gila River Casino
5040 W Wild Horse Pass Blvd
Chandler, AZ 85226
Kicking off the New Year on Feb. 27th at the new state-on-the-art Ovations LIVE! Gila River ‘Wild Horse Pass’ Entertainment Theater.
Both balcony and lower level seating are available at this impressive venue.
http://www.wingilariver.com/userfiles/file/OvationsSeatingChart.pdf
The public is invited to the official weigh-ins which will be held Friday Feb 26, 2010 starting at 5PM in the Encore Lounge at the Gila River Casino.
Fight Card:
Title Bout ( 5 rounds )
153: Damien Early vs Alex Naumoski USMTA Western Division Championship
Non Title bouts ( 3 rounds )
147: Freddie Lerma vs Kristian Miletics
165: Adrian Grotte vs Manny Olivarez
159: Gustavo Romero vs Andrew Erl
215: Zack Fischer vs Javier Reyes
195: Jeff Anderson vs Brandon Schmitt
172: Josh Bossardet vs Frankie Gomez
159: Jay Pages vs Gary Lopez
112: Angela Martian vs Kathy Harris
153: Roman Baca vs Robert Biggs
137: Gabe Medrano vs Ivan Cazares
190: Brian Trubl vs Guy Norwood
153: Mario Lujan vs Mike Kastiks
179: Daniel Madrid vs Eric Kitzman
172: Bob Gibson vs Daniel Muffin
153: Roy Blaldnegro vs Jay Harder
142: Brandon Lee James vs Aldo Escudero
142: Kelly Moyes vs Leslie Horne
179: Josh Carter vs TBA
142: Christian Toting vs TBA
205: Chris Gruler vs TBA
Fight card subject to change.
For more information please visit www.badbloodaz.com
Upcoming events:
Rage in the Cage
Saturday March 20, 2010
*The New Gila River Casino Showroom
Chandler, Arizona
Bad Blood #8 – Muay Thai Fights
Saturday May 22, 2010
*The New Gila River Casino Showroom
Chandler, Arizona
Rage in the Cage
Saturday June 26, 2010
*The New Gila River Casino Showroom
Chandler, Arizona
Bad Blood #9 – Muay Thai Fights
Saturday August 21, 2010
*The New Gila River Casino Showroom
Chandler, Arizona
Rage in the Cage
Saturday September 11, 2010
*The New Gila River Casino Showroom
Chandler, Arizona
*Note: Attendance at Gila River Events are limited to age 18 and over
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Tags: Arizona > Mixed Martial Arts > MMA > New Gila River Casino > Rage in the Cage
Strikeforce Challengers/SHOWTIME Weigh-In Pics, Quotes, Weights
Posted on | February 26, 2010 | No Comments
SARAH KAUFMAN, TAKAYO HASHI, TREVOR PRANGLEY, KARL AMOUSSOU, LUKE ROCKHOLD, PAUL BRADLEY
AND STRIKEFORCE: CHALLENGERS FIGHTERS SELECTED FINAL QUOTES AND WEIGHTS
PHOTO GALLERY:
Captions:
001: Tarec Saffiedine (left) and James Terry face off at Thursday’s weigh-in at Hilton San Jose. Saffiedine tipped scale at 170; Terry 169.
002: Karl Amoussou (left) weighed 184 1/2 pounds for his match with Trevor Prangley (185 pounds) at the San Jose Civic Auditorium.
003: Paul Bradley (left) and Luke Rockhold will collide in one of the featured bouts on SHOWTIME. Bradley weighed 186; Rockhold 185.
004: ROCKSTAR Ladies
005: Yancy Medeiros (left) and Raul Castillo will meet in the opening fight on the telecast. Medeiros weighed 185 1/2 pounds; Castillo 183.
006: Sarah Kaufman (left) and Takayo Hashi fight for the first-ever women’s STRIKEFORCE 135-pound world championship in the main event tomorrow/Friday, Feb. 26, on STRIKEFORCE: Challengers on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Kaufman weighed 134 pounds; Hashi 132 Thursday.
Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010,
Hilton San Jose, San Jose, California
STRIKEFORCE: Challengers ON SHOWTIME®
Friday, Feb. 26, 2010; Telecast Begins at 11 p.m. ET/PT
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The 24 mixed martial arts fighters all made weight for the historic STRIKEFORCE: Challengers fight card tomorrow/Friday, Feb. 26 on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) at the San Jose Civic Auditorium.
In the main event, unbeaten Sarah Kaufman (10-0) of Victoria, British Columbia and Takayo Hashi (12-1) of Tokyo, Japan, will collide in the first-ever STRIKEFORCE women’s world 135-pound (welterweight) championship. The eagerly awaited matchup is scheduled for five, 5-minute rounds.
Other fights on SHOWTIME (all slated for three, 5-minute rounds): Trevor Prangley (22-5) vs. Karl Amoussou (11-2-1) at 185 pounds; Luke Rockhold (6-1) vs. Paul Bradley (12-1) at 185 pounds; James Terry (7-1) vs. Tarec Saffiedine (7-2) at 170 pounds; and Raul Castillo (6-0) vs. Yancy Medeiros (4-0) at 185 pounds.
Tickets for the first STRIKEFORCE Challengers event of 2010, priced from $30, are on sale at The San Jose Civic Auditorium box office, Ticketmaster (800-745-3000) and online at Ticketmaster.com and STRIKEFORCE.com.
Doors will open at 5:15 p.m. PT. The first preliminary bout will begin at 6 p.m. and the first main card bout will begin at 8 p.m.
What the fighters said at Thursday’s weigh-in:
SARAH KAUFMAN
“I’m excited and honored to fight for STRIKEFORCE’s inaugural 135-pound women’s title. I just want to go out there, have fun, and make it the fight of the night. Don’t miss this fight. It could be over at any moment.’’
TAKAYO HASHI
“I am very honored to fight for STRIKEFORCE on SHOWTIME for the first 135-pound title for STRIKEFORCE. I feel I am representing Japan. I want to win the title for my career path, but I really want to bring this title back to motivate the female fighters of Japan.’’
TREVOR PRANGLEY
“I feel it’s a privilege to be able to do what I do. I thank God every day for blessing me this much.’’
LUKE ROCKHOLD
“I’m happy to be healthy. It was a hard camp and I’m injury prone but my health is great and I’m ready to get out there and show it. I’ve been working on my standup and takedown defense. My kickboxing has gotten really strong. I can’t wait to show it to the world.’’
PAUL BRADLEY
“Fatigue makes cowards out of us all. You won’t see any fatigue out of this guy. I’m ready.’’
TAREC SAFFIEDINE
“I trained hard for this fight. I made a lot of sacrifices for this fight and am excited to showcase my skills and do what I’ve trained so hard for.’’
YANCY MEDEIROS
”I’m proud to be a part of STRIKEFORCE and I’m here to represent Hawaii. I’m dedicating this to my Uncle Martin and Auntie Sheila Buell. A win for them and my family means everything.’’
Tags: fighting > Karl Amoussou > Luke Rockhold > Mixed Martial Arts > MMA > Paul Bradley > Sarah Kaufman > Strikeforce > Takayo Hashi > Trevor Prangley
Fight News Unlimited Combat Sports Show With Pit Perron
Posted on | February 26, 2010 | No Comments
Rich and Tony talk to Roger “Pit” Perron, a professional trainer, corner man, and cut man. Perron worked with Marvin Hagler at the Petronelli Gym in Brockton and now works with the Cappiello Brothers. Perron also served as master of ceremonies for an event held this past Saturday in honor of Allie Colombo, Rocky Marciano’s friend and trainer.
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Tags: Allie Colombo > Boxing > Brockton > combat sports show > Marvin Hagler > Pitt Perron > Rich Bergeron > Rocky Marciano > Roger Perron > Tony Penecale
THREE BIG FIGHTS INVOLVING MEMBERS OF THE JOE HAND BOXING GYM TO TAKE PLACE THIS WEEKEND
Posted on | February 25, 2010 | No Comments
Stewart, Cooley and Jones to be in action this weekend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PHILADELPHIA (FEBRUARY 25TH, 2010)—This weekend, three members of the highly regarded Joe Hand Boxing Gym will have big bouts in three different venues in the Delaware Valley.
First off, on Friday night, former Jr. Welterweight contender, Michael “No Joke” Stewart will take on Brandon Baue at Dover Downs in Dover, Delaware in an eight round Welterweight bout.
Stewart of nearby New Castle, Delaware is looking for one last run as the former USBA Jr. Welterweight champion, has been working very hard at The Joe Hand Boxing Gym and looks re energized under the guidance of trainer’s Danny Davis and Tommy Barnes.
Stewart has a record 44-7-2 with twenty-three wins coming by knockout.
The thirty-two year old is on a two fight winning streak with his previous outing being a six round unanimous decision over Louie Leija on November 7th in Atlantic City.
Just up I-95 on Friday night, Fans at The Arena in Philadelphia, fans will be able to witness the long awaited pro debut of Kareem “Cool Breeze” Cooley in a four round Lightweight bout against Sidell Blocker of Atlantic City.
Cooley, 22 years-old of Southwest Philadelphia was a decorated amateur as he amassed an impressive record of 110-10 before taking a couple years off due to injuries.
He has been back in the gym training real hard under the watchful eye of his grandfather and former pro fighter Roland Cooley and Ron Hammonds.
Cooley is managed my Doc Nowicki and Joe Hand Sr.
Then on Saturday, the attention shifts to the boardwalk in Atlantic City where the hottest prospect in America in Welterweight Mike “MJ” Jones steps up to face his toughest test in perennial contender Henry Bruseles of Puerto Rico.
Jones of Philadelphia is on the brink of a significant or world title fight has been the talk of the Philadelphia boxing scene with his dynamic abilities that have catapulted him to a perfect record of 19-0 with sixteen knockouts.
Jones has been named prospect of the year by several publications and with a win over Bruseles he will be looked at as a contender for anyone in Welterweight division. Bruseles has won seven straight fights over a five year span since his last defeat to Floyd Mayweather in 2005.
The bout from Ballys in Atlantic City can be seen nationally on Fox Sports Net and Fox Sports Espanol.
Before heading to training camp in Newtown, PA, Jones is known for his vigorous workouts at The Joe Hand Boxing Gym in Philadelphia.
Jones is trained by Vaughn Jackson, managed by Doc Nowicki and Jim Williams and promoted by Russell Peltz and Joe Hand Sr.
ABOUT THE JOE HAND BOXING GYM
Started by Joe Hand Promotions in 1983, the Joe Hand Boxing Gym has been a community landmark for over 25 years. Joe Hand, Sr., a retired Philadelphia police officer, saw the gym a safe place for Philly’s children and young adults to come and hone their skills in boxing or spend time learning computer skills for their futures.
A world of opportunity is right here, as kids are mentored by educators and athletes, guiding them down what can be a difficult path. The Joe Hand Boxing Gym offers regulation boxing arenas, brand new equipment, and a modern computer center where children from the community can participate in the education process, whether or not they’re interested in learning how to box.
Location:
543-547 North Third Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Phone: 215-271-4263
Tags: Boxing > Brandon Baue > Henry Buseles > Joe Hand Boxing Gym > Jr. Welterweight > Kareem Cooley > Michael Stewart > Mike Jones > Philadelphia > Sidell Blocker





















