WORLD CHAMPION MIGUEL COTTO ARRIVES IN LAS VEGAS THIS SUNDAY!

Posted on | October 30, 2009 | No Comments

NOVEMBER 1 at 3:55 P.M. PT

Fans Invited To Greet The Champ!

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (October 30, 2009) – Three-time world champion MIGUEL COTTO breaks his Tampa training camp and heads to Las Vegas This Sunday! November 1. Cotto fans are invited to greet the champ at McCarran International Airport when he arrives at 3:55 p.m. PTon America Airlines #2249.

Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs), from Caguas, Puerto Rico, who has held a world title every year since 2004, has been in training since August, preparing for his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight championship defense against boxing’s No. 1 attraction and pound for pound fighter Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao (49-3-2, 27 KOs), of General Santos City, Philippines.

Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions, Miguel Cotto Promotions, MGM Grand and Tecate, Firepower: Pacquiao vs. Cotto will take place Saturday, November 14 at the sold out MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be produced and distributed Live on HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

HBO’s fast-moving reality series “24/7 Pacquiao/Cotto” returns with an all new episode Tomorrow! October 31 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. The four-episode series chronicles the preparations and back stories of both fighters as they train for their November 14 pay-per-view showdown. Episode one is available on HBO ON DEMAND.

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Posted on | October 30, 2009 | No Comments

ANNUAL CHILDRENS HOLIDAY SHOW TO TAKE PLACE ON DECEMBER 4TH AT THE LEGENDARY BLUE HORIZON

Posted on | October 29, 2009 | No Comments

Upsher Chambers, Cullmer ; The return of Jeremiah Graziano, Nathan Perrott and three of Sweden’s best boxers on a loaded card

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PHILADELPHIA (October 30, 2009)—On Friday night December 4th, it will be a special night at The Legendary Blue Horizon as Steve Upsher Chambers will look to continue his climb up the Jr. Welterweight division as he headlines the annual “Children’s Holiday Show” boxing card at the famous boxing venue.

Fans are encouraged to bring unwrapped toys for some of the less fortunate children and families.

“This is a night that we circle every year” said Vernoca L. Michael, who is the promoter of Blue Horizon Boxing Inc.

“We help so many families on this night as we encourage our fans to bring toys and we turn around and give those away to agencies to help the needy in the season of giving. Every year our fans come through in a big way and I hope they continue with their generosity. ”

It will be a great night in the ring as Chambers; 20-1-1 with six wins coming by knockout will look to continue his climb up the Jr. Welterweight ladder.

In his last bout, Chambers came out and annihilated Aaron Drake in two rounds as he scored vicious knockdowns and showed off his new found power.

Chambers is now 20-1 with one no-contest at The Legendary Blue Horizon.

Chambers will take on Richard Hall of Rocky Mount, North Carolina in the eight round main event.

Hall of Rocky Mount, North Carolina brings in a record of 10-21-3 with six knockouts.

Hall’s record doesn’t tell the whole story as to say he has been matched tough maybe the biggest under statement in boxing.

The thirty-four opponents of Hall had a combined record of 279-60-17 with eighteen of those foes entering the ring undefeated.

A brief sampling of the fighters that hall has faces includes Nick Acevedo (9-0), former welterweight title challenger Delvin Rodriguez (8-0-1), Former U.S. Olympian Dante Craig (5-1), Jr. Middleweight contender Anthony Thompson (6-0), Jr. Middleweight contender Jose Celaya (21-1), Current USBA Jr. Middleweight champion Derek Ennis (9-0-1), and in his last four bouts, Hall has faced four undefeated fighters including number-one welterweight prospect Mike Jones and in his last bout he held hot undefeated prospect Bayan Jargal (13-0-1) to a draw this past September 26th in Fairfax, Virginia.

In the co-feature, popular Middleweight Gee Cullmer will take on Loren Myers in a bout scheduled for eight rounds.

Cullmer of Philadelphia has a record of 16-1 with three knockouts and has won eleven in a row that includes his last bout that took place on May 15th when he scored a six round split decision over Clarence “Sonny Bono” Taylor at The Legendary Blue Horizon.

This will be Cullmer’s twelfth straight appearance at the Legendary Blue Horizon where he has a record of 10-0 with one no-contest.

Myers of Fresno, California has a record of 7-7 with two knockouts. Myers has been in with several top prospects including the highly regarded Matt Korobov, who Myers took the distance this past June 13th in Madison Square Garden.

In his last bout, Myers was stopped in four rounds by the undefeated Dion Savage (5-0) on the big September 19th Floyd Mayweather – Juan Manuel Marquez undercard.

Fresh off his exciting debut at The Legendary Blue Horizon, Jeremiah Graziano (7-0, 7 KO’s) comes right back to “The Blue” as he will risk his undefeated knockout record when he takes on an opponent to be named in a six round Cruiserweight bout.

Graziano of Kansas City is quickly building up a reputation as a knockout artist as the twenty-two year old has stopped six of his foes in the first round as he did in his last bout when he took out twenty-two fight veteran Andre Hemphill on October 2nd at The Legendary Blue Horizon.

Former NHL tough guy Nathan Perrott of Toronto will look to equal his knockout in his pro debut that took place at The Legendary Blue Horizon on September 11th as he takes on debuting John Bolton of New York in a four round Heavyweight bout.

Three of the best fighters in Sweden will be making their American debuts as Stefan Schallengruber (4-0, 2 knockouts) will take on Zeferino Albino (3-9-2, 1 KO) of Philadelphia in a four round Light Heavyweight bout.

Badou Jack, 3-0 with two knockouts will take on an opponent to be named in a four round Super Middleweight bout.

Undefeated welterweight, Daniel Hartvig (4-0, two knockouts) will take on an opponent to be named in a four round Welterweight bout.

Undefeated Ladies star, Jackie Davis (3-0, 1 KO) takes on an opponent to be named in a four round Welterweight bout.

Undefeated Jr. Middleweight, Darrell Jones (2-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia will see action in a four round bout.

Joe Alonso (2-0) of Bellmawr, New Jersey will see action in a four round Jr. Middleweight bout against an opponent to be named late.

Ticket prices for this great night of boxing are $200 for Queen Seating, $125 for Presidential seats, $65 for VIP, $55 for Ringside, and $45 for General Admission and can be purchased by calling The Legendary Blue Horizon at 1-215-763-0500. Doors open at 6:30 PM / 1st bout begins at 7:30 PM

The Legendary Blue Horizon is located at 1314 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA

For more information, log on to www.legendarybluehorizon.com

MIGUEL COTTO MEDIA DAY FRENZY INDICATES MAGNITUDE OF NOVEMBER 14 SHOWDOWN AGAINST MANNY PACQUIAO

Posted on | October 29, 2009 | No Comments

TAMPA, FL (October 29)-The near 90 degree Florida heatdid not stop fans and media members from showing up in droves for Miguel Cotto’s Tampa training camp today for his final open workout before he heading to Las Vegas his November 14 fight against Manny Pacquiao. The Puerto Rican powerhouse celebrated his 29th birthday with the biggest media day of his professional boxing career reinforcing the magnitude of his pending date with Pacquiao. Cotto showed the crowd that he is ready to prove himself when he faces Pacquiao in the ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and live on HBO Pay-Per-View®. Below please find quotes from Cotto and his team.

Miguel Cotto

“This is a big fight because the public likes when the best fighters get into the ring. This is what Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler and Wilfredo Benitez did for years – they each fought against the best, the way I am doing against Pacquiao.”

Joe Santiago, Team Cotto Chief Trainer

“It’s been a while since Miguel has had this kind of drive, determination and focus. Miguel has had the perfect camp. He has worked so hard every day. His punch rate is up in sparring because Pacquiao throws so many punches each round. We don’t pay much attention to Freddie Roach’s quotes on the internet. Our focus is on one person – Pacquiao.”

Phil Landman, Team Cotto Conditioning Coach

“During sparring I count every punch. For the Clottey fight, Miguel averaged 45 punches per round. Here in Tampa while training for Pacquiao, Miguel has averaged 65 punches a round. This is a very good number. Miguel is ready, prepared to fight and will win.”

# # #

Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions, Miguel Cotto Promotions, MGM Grand and Tecate, Firepower: Pacquiao vs. Cotto will take place Saturday, November 14 at the sold out MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be produced and distributed Live on HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

HBO’s® fast-moving reality series “24/7 Pacquiao/Cotto” returns with an all new episode This Saturday! October 31 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. The four-episode series chronicles the preparations and back stories of both fighters as they train for their November 14 pay-per-view showdown. Episode one is available on HBO ON DEMAND®.

TUA PROMISES TITLE IN 2010: KUSHNER DECIDES FIRST DEFENSE ABROAD

Posted on | October 29, 2009 | No Comments

Heavyweight powerhouse David Tua, coming off his sensational 2nd round destruction of Shane Cameron, vows to win the world heavyweight title in 2010. Unfortunately, David had no time to celebrate his great victory, as he spent the days immediately following the bout honoring the loss of his aunt with family and friends in tsunami torn-Samoa. Terena Carr passed shortly before the Cameron bout, a victim of the devastating tsunami that hit Samoa. David has now returned to New Zealand with his wife and children.

Tua, rated #4 by the World Boxing Organization, is best known for his victories by devastating knockouts, most notably against former world champions John Ruiz (KO1), Michael Moorer (KO1), Oleg Maskaev (KO11), and Hasim Rahman (KO10).

Gotham Boxing’s President and Tua’s promoter, Cedric Kushner, said, “I think David is the top heavyweight contender in the world and most certainly the most exciting. All David has to do is stay busy and in 2010 he will get his opportunity to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World”.

Kushner further announced that the newly crowned WBO Asia Pacific and Oriental Champion would make his first defense in January in one of four cities – New York, Honolulu, San Paulo (Brazil), or Berlin (Germany).

Kushner also said from his Manhattan office that he was aware that the media had anticipated that Tua would have a December fight in New Zealand. However, Kushner said with the significant interest abroad in seeing David Tua, “I have decided to have his first defense outside of New Zealand, and then return later in the year”.

Tua was quoted saying, “I love fighting at home. I haven’t done it that often, but I am excited about showing the world what I am capable of doing and as Cedric said, we will definitely be back in New Zealand later in the year. I really believe that my time has come and I will be the World Heavyweight Champion in 2010.”

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John “The Quietman” Ruiz returns Nov. 7 on Valuev-Haye PPV card

Posted on | October 29, 2009 | No Comments

LAS VEGAS (October 29, 2009) – Two-time World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz, the current WBA No. 1 rated and “official challenger,” has been matched against former IBU champion Adna “Aachen Assassin” Serin on the Nov. 7th Nicolai Valuev-David Haye pay-per-view event live from Nuremberg, Germany.

Ruiz (43-8-1, 29 KOs), the first and only world heavyweight champion of Latino heritage, needs to defeat Serin (19-10-1, 7 KOs), a Turk who fights out of Germany, to earn a mandated WBA shot title against the Valuev-Haye winner early next year.

“I’m always happy to go to Germany,” Ruiz said. “The people there are great and they always treat me well. I’m really looking forward to this fight. I know no fight is easy and that I have to get past this one to get the winner of Valuev-Haye. That’s why I’m focused 100-percent on the November 7th fight. I know there’s another world title fight in the horizon for me, but I have to ready for this fight and win to get the next one.”

Ruiz-Serin is tentatively scheduled to be the opening bout on the live PPV show being distributed by Integrated Sports in the United States and Canada starting at 3 PM/ET – 12 PM/PT on both cable and satellite via iN Demand, DIRECTV, TVN, DISH Network, Viewer’s Choice, Shaw PPV and Bell TV for a suggested retail price of only $24.95. A replay will be shown that same night at 9 PM/ET, 6 PM/PT.

“It’s been a while since I last fought because of some things that were out of my control,” Ruiz noted. “I’m ready and have been training for three months. I’m very happy that this fight is going to be on pay per view in the United States. My fans haven’t been able to watch my last few fights and neither has the media. They think I still fight the same way (clutch-and-grab) because my fights haven’t been shown on television back in the states. I’m much more aggressive and now they will all be able to see how much I’ve improved with their own eyes.”

Go on line to www.johnthequietmanruiz.com for more information about John Ruiz.

-JR-

TRICK OR TREATING WITH MANNY PACQUIAO AND MIGUEL COTTO AS FIGHTERS PICK FOREMAN AND ALI FOR “DREAM” HALLOWEEN COSTUME

Posted on | October 29, 2009 | No Comments

LAS VEGAS, NV (October 29, 2009) – Although MANNY PACQUIAO and MIGUEL COTTO won’t be passing out their own candy corn or carving their own pumpkins, or dressing up to trick or treat, both fighters can’t resist the fun and mischief the holiday brings through a ghost of an idea that lightens their “ghouling” training schedules as they continue to prepare for their November 14 welterweight showdown at MGM Grand in Las Vegas live on HBO Pay-Per-View®.

Each fighter has created a costume “dream” scenario for this year’s Halloween. When asked, “If you could dress up as any boxer in history (and it can’t be yourself), who would it be and would it be a trick or a treat?”

Both phenoms selected two of boxing all-time greats without knowing the other’s choice. See who they’ll be for a celebratory Halloween scream!!

MANNY PACQUIAO

Treat-“I would be “BIG” GEORGE FOREMAN. Not only because it would give me an opportunity to win a world title in an eighth weight division but in a division I would never be big enough to grow into on my own. Plus, I would be big enough to play power forward in the NBA!”

MIGUEL COTTO

Treat-“I would be MUHAMMAD ALI who besides being a great boxer is a sports icon who transcended the sports pages. And if I could be another athlete, I would be a NFL running back ADRIAN PETERSON who combines power with speed just like me.”

# # #

Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions, Miguel Cotto Promotions, MGM Grand and Tecate, Firepower: Pacquiao vs. Cotto will take place Saturday, November 14 at the sold out MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be produced and distributed Live on HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

HBO’s® fast-moving reality series “24/7 Pacquiao/Cotto” returns with an all new episode This Saturday! October 31 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. The four-episode series chronicles the preparations and back stories of both fighters as they train for their November 14 pay-per-view showdown. Episode one is available on HBO ON DEMAND®.

BOXING CHAMPION BERNARD HOPKINS TO HOST WYSP’S NIGHT AT THE SPECTURM

Posted on | October 29, 2009 | No Comments

TONIGHT! 6:00PM AT THE WACHOVIA SPECTRUM

Future Boxing Hall of Famer and native Philadelphian BERNARD HOPKINS will host a special event for 30 lucky WYSP listeners as the classic rock station pays tribute to the boxing roots of the Wachovia Spectrum before the legendary venue shuts it doors forever with a screening of the iconic movie Rocky followed by an appearance by Hopkins. Hopkins will discuss the significance of fighting in the Spectrum, what the Spectrum means to boxing and his upcoming fight on December 2 against hard-hitting Enrique Ornelas at The Liacouras Center.

“Broad Street Brawl”: Hopkins vs. Ornelas, the 12-round light heavyweight bout, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions East and will be televised live on VERSUS beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the first bell rings at 6 p.m. ET.

In addition to fighting for his fans, Hopkins will be fighting for charity as he has committed to donating one dollar from each ticket sold to three select charities. Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Philadelphia & Susquehanna Valley, The Hero Thrill Show, and the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.

Tickets, priced at $200, $100, $75, $50 and $25, are on sale now exclusively through ComcastTIX on line at ComcastTIX.com, by calling 1-800-298-4200 or in person at the Liacouras Center box office.

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