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BAKER THE HEAVIEST FOR PRIZEFIGHTER HEAVYWEIGHTS III

Posted on | October 1, 2009 | No Comments

WEIGH-IN MADE / BELSHAW CONFIDENT OF DEFEATING BEATING AUDLEY HARRISON

CARL BAKER is the heaviest fighter for Friday’s PartyCasino.com Prizefighter Heavyweights III event.

Baker, 27, weighted in at 20st 7lb more than four stone heavier than Coleman Barrett, who, at 15st, 13lb, is the lightest man of the eight.

Prizefighter has caught the imagination of fight fans with 5,000 people expected to be at the ExCel Arena in London’s Docklands.

The competition features current British Champion Danny Williams and arch rival Audley Harrison, who could meet in a mouth-watering final.

However, both fighters have to win two fights to get to that stage. Harrison take on Scott Belshaw in one of the quarter-finals and both fighters have a point to prove after underachieving recently.

Former Olympic Games gold medalist Harrison has lost four of his last eight contests, while Belshaw suffered an embarrassing second round stoppage defeat against Tyson Fury last time out.

“It’s a great draw for me and I’m really happy with it,” said 24-year-old Belshaw, who has won ten of his 12 professional fights.

“I have one of the favourite to win the competition and I’m not expected to win the fight but I have a nine-minute window to change my life.

“I wanted to fight either Danny Williams or Audley Harrison so can’t wait.

“If I had fought someone like Danny Hughes or one of the underdogs then it wouldn’t mean anything but if I beat Harrison it could turn my career around.

“I’ve been training really hard at the TKO Gym in east London and it’s been fantastic – I’ve not trained so hard in a long time.

“Harrison’s professional career has been a bit of an anti-climax from someone that won an Olympic gold medal.

“He’s a very talented boxer but just not delivered the goods. He’s delivered more with his mouth than in the ring but I will be expecting the best Audley Harrison on the night.

“I could finish his career and I’d be more than happy if I did – it would be a bit of history on my part.”

Prizefighter tickets are going fast but some are still available at £40 or £80 from See Tickets on 0871 220 0260, www.seetickets.com or from Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900. All the action will also be screened live on Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD 2 from 9pm on Friday.

The quarter-final draw is: 1. Scott Gammer (Pembroke Dock, Wales) v Coleman Barrett (Galway, Ireland), 2. Danny Williams (Brixton) v Carl Baker (Sheffield), 3. Audley Harrison (London / California) v Scott Belshaw (Lisburn, Northern Ireland), 4. Neil Perkins (Birmingham) v Danny Hughes (Sunderland).

PARTYCASINO.COM PRIZEFIGHTER HEAVYWEIGHTS ODDS

(Odds to win the event – as on Skybet)

11/10 Danny Williams

6/5 Audley Harrison

9/1 Scott Gammer

20/1 Danny Hughes

25/1 Coleman Barrett

33/1 Scott Belshaw, Neil Perkins

40/1 Carl Baker

FIGHTER WEIGHTS

20st 7lb Carl Baker

19st 3lb Danny Williams

18st 11lb Danny Hughes

18st 1/2lb Audley Harrison

17st 11lb Scott Gammer

17st 9lb Scott Belshaw

16st 7lb Neil Perkins

15st 13lb Coleman Barrett

NOTES ABOUT THE PARTYCASINO.COM PRIZEFIGHTER HEAVYWEIGHTS III EVENT

– Eight competitors in the same weight fight in four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final with all the action happening in one exciting night of boxing.

– Each contest lasts a maximum of three rounds with standard boxing rules applied.

– If there has not been a knockout or stoppage then the winner will be decided by three scoring judges at ringside.

– The winner of Prizefighter – Heavyweights III will receive £32,000, the runner-up gets £16,000, losing semi-finalists receive £8,000 and beaten quarter-finalists collect £4,000. The total prize fund is £80,000 – £11,000 more than for previous Prizefighter tournaments.

– This will be the eighth Prizefighter competition. The first – Heavyweights I – was held in April 2008. The others staged were Heavyweights II (September), Welterweights (October), Middleweights (November), Light-heavyweights (February), Lightweights (March) and Cruiserweights (May).

– If one of the fighters wins a bout but is unable to compete in the next round (ie a bad cut) then one of two reserves will step into their place for the rest of the tournament. The two reserves are Paul Butlin (Melton Mowbray) and Lee Swaby (Lincoln).

– The event website is www.theprizefighterseries.com

“SATURDAY AFTERNOON SPECIAL” FACT SHEET

Posted on | October 1, 2009 | No Comments

Name: “Saturday Matinee Special”

Date: Saturday afternoon, October 3, 2009

Venue: Twin River Event Center, Lincoln, RI

Promoter: Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc.

Tickets: Rollback prices are $25.00 SRO, $35.00, $50.00, $100.00 and $150.00 and are available to purchase by calling CES (401.724.2253/2254), going online at www.cesboxing.com or www.twinriver.com, at Twin River’s Players Club booth at Twin River, or any TicketMaster location.

Information: Contact CES (401.724.2253/2254/www.cesboxing.com) or the Twin River Event Center (877.82.RIVER/ www.twinriver.com) for more information. Doors open at 1:00 PM/ET, first bout at 2:00 PM/ET.

(Twin River has waived its 18+ rule for “Saturday Afternoon Special.” Anybody under the age of 18 must be accompanied at all times by an adult and they must enter through the West entrance.)

MAIN EVENT – 8 ROUNDS

EDWIN “La Bomba” RODRIGUEZ DARNELL BOONE

2-Time National Amateur Champion Upset Specialist

Worcester, MA by way of the Dominican Republic Atlanta, GA

11-0 (8 KOs) 16-12-2 (6 KOs)

CO-FEATURE

6 ROUNDS – JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS

DEMETRIUS “The Extinguisher” ANDRADE CHRIS CHATMAN

2008 U.S. Olympian Unbeaten Prospect

Providence, RI San Diego, CA

7-0 (6 KOs) 3-0 (1 KO)

4 ROUNDS – SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS

VLADINE BIOSSE TAFARI LAWTON

Former U. of Rhode Island Football Player Dangerous Opponent

Providence, RI New York, NY

3-0 (3 KOs) 1-0 (0 KOs)

4 ROUNDS – JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS

DAVID BAUZA KHRISTIAN GERACI

Hartford, CT by way of Puerto Rico Pittsburgh, PA

1-0 (1 KO) 4-6-1 (3 KOs)

4 ROUNDS – LIGHT LIGHTWEIGHTS

JESUS CARO DAMIEN BUTLER

Providence, RI Baltimore, MD

4-0 (2 KOs) 0-1

6 ROUNDS – LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS

SIMEON DUNWELL DAMIEN BUTLER

Peabody, MA Baltimore, MD

9-1(2 KOs) 0-1

4 ROUNDS – LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS

EDWIN SOTO TBA

New Haven, CT by way of Puerto Rico

1-0 (1 KO)
-ces-

HUGHES: BIG NAMES IN PRIZEFIGHTER WILL FOLD UNDER PRESSURE

Posted on | October 1, 2009 | No Comments

DANNY CONFIDENT OF CLAIMING GLORY ON FRIDAY

DANNY HUGHES believes the ‘big names’ in Friday’s Prizefighter Heavyweights III will ‘fold under pressure’.

Hughes, 23, is the youngest competitor in Barry Hearn’s latest eight-man, one-night tournament, which will be held at London’s ExCel Arena.

The event includes some of the best fighters in the division, including current British Champion Danny Williams and former Olympic Games gold medalist Audley Harrison.

However, Hughes believes the format of each bout lasting a maximum of three rounds will see one of the unfancied fighters claiming the £32,000 top prize.

“I’m not phased by any of the names and I think I can win it, said Sunderland-based Hughes, who is undefeated from seven fights.

“Most fighters fight better when they have less pressure on them so I think the big names will be folding under the pressure.

“I’ve sparred with most of the top fighters in the country, including some of the people in Prizefighter, and I think over three rounds I can definitely beat them.

“I think I can win it and I wouldn’t go in it if I thought I couldn’t.

“It’s not worth any amount of money to get beaten and you couldn’t pay me a million pounds to just go in there and get beaten.

“As an amateur I was ranked fourth in the UK and I’m a fast-paced fighter so this three-round format suits me. The other, more experienced fighters, are used to fighting ten or 12 rounders so they’re going to have to adapt.

“I’m more hungry than the top fighters that have been there and done it. I want to win Prizefighter more than anything in the world.”

Hughes, a 20/1 outsider to lift the Prizefighter trophy, was originally scheduled to meet former British and Commonwealth Champion Michael Sprott.

However, Sprott’s withdrawal after the death of his sister Ginette means Hughes now faces another undefeated prospect – Birmingham’s Neil Perkins.

“Neil is tough but it’s a fight I expect to win,” added Hughes. “I would then probably get Audley Harrison in the next round and I’m not phased by that at all.

“This will be the biggest Prizefighter yet and everyone in the country will be watching – it’s going to be dynamite.

“You have the current British Champion, an Olympic Champion and another ex British Champion (Scott Gammer) so you can’t ask for a better line-up. I’m really looking forward to it. I can’t wait.”

Prizefighter tickets are going fast but some are still available at £40 or £80 from See Tickets on 0871 220 0260, www.seetickets.com or from Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900. All the action will also be screened live on Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD 2 from 9pm on Friday.

The quarter-final draw is: 1. Scott Gammer (Pembroke Dock, Wales) v Coleman Barrett (Galway, Ireland), 2. Danny Williams (Brixton) v Carl Baker (Sheffield), 3. Audley Harrison (London / California) v Scott Belshaw (Lisburn, Northern Ireland), 4. Neil Perkins (Birmingham) v Danny Hughes (Sunderland).

NOTES ABOUT THE PARTYCASINO.COM PRIZEFIGHTER HEAVYWEIGHTS III EVENT

– Eight competitors in the same weight fight in four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final with all the action happening in one exciting night of boxing.

– Each contest lasts a maximum of three rounds with standard boxing rules applied.

– If there has not been a knockout or stoppage then the winner will be decided by three scoring judges at ringside.

– The winner of Prizefighter – Heavyweights III will receive £32,000, the runner-up gets £16,000, losing semi-finalists receive £8,000 and beaten quarter-finalists collect £4,000. The total prize fund is £80,000 – £11,000 more than for previous Prizefighter tournaments.

– This will be the eighth Prizefighter competition. The first – Heavyweights I – was held in April 2008. The others staged were Heavyweights II (September), Welterweights (October), Middleweights (November), Light-heavyweights (February), Lightweights (March) and Cruiserweights (May).

– If one of the fighters wins a bout but is unable to compete in the next round (ie a bad cut) then one of two reserves will step into their place for the rest of the tournament. The two reserves are Paul Butlin (Melton Mowbray) and Lee Swaby (Lincoln).

– The event website is www.theprizefighterseries.com

Turns Out Kimbo Can’t Bench 264: “Big Country” Smothers and Crucifies UFC’S Latest Fad Fighter

Posted on | September 30, 2009 | No Comments

By: Rich Bergeron

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Kimbo went down in a blaze of belly on Wednesday’s much hyped episode of The Ultimate Fighter 10 “Heavyweights.” Ironically, two flash points of the episode may have foretold the end to come. The first was when the biggest guy to be found on Rampage’s training staff tested Slice’s “lay and pray” defense. This great strategy almost immediately made Jackson hesitant to let Kimbo work with the guy too long, even though Kimbo’s supposed to be preparing for an even bulkier Roy Nelson. Rampage is living up to his billing as a train wreck of a coach. The second flash point is when big boy Roy called his shot at poolside before the fight, predicting he would win the fight by crucifix and unanswered strikes.

Despite a couple nice exchanges featuring mostly glancing blows, Kimbo’s striking could not overcome Nelson’s resume of experience and overwhelming weight advantage. Rampage should go the extra mile and fly in a Sumo wrestler to train with the next guy who has to fight Roy. Nelson literally came in just a pound under the maximum 265 pound heavyweight limit.

While much had been made about his ego being as big as his waist line in previous episodes, I’ve interviewed Roy personally. He reminds me of one of the best heavyweight wrestlers I had the pleasure of being on the same team with in high school. The guy’s name was Mike Feeley, and you could just about count on him like clockwork to win the big match where everyone was depending on him. Yet, he didn’t have near the traditionally sculpted physique as some of the best wrestlers he beat. He always had that edge of being underestimated by most of the heavies he surprised and beat handily. Roy’s a much bigger guy than Mike was in his best years, and Roy makes his weight look like his secret MMA weapon by foregoing full mount for a fat-smothering side-mount position.

Kimbo had no chance with his lack of a ground game, which everyone seemed to understand going into this one. At the same time, Kimbo had his chance early to come right at Roy Nelson like a bull and bang it out with him. Instead, the two pawed at each other, and Roy knew Kimbo was apprehensive about getting taken down. After all, Kimbo’s biggest blow in the first frame seemed to be a booming leg kick. Roy landed some good jabs and closed out the round with the aforementioned Crucifix position in full effect. Ref Herb Dean told Kimbo to work and looked like he might stop it there, but there were less than 25 seconds to go, and Kimbo waded through it and looked haggard at round’s end.

By the start of round 2 Kimbo Slice fans were having to re-assess their favorite fighter’s potential level. We didn’t see the blockbuster fight we were hoping for out of him, and when he tried to bring that fight in the early stage of round two he lost his balance and wound up on his back again. That’s the last place you want to be against Roy Nelson. Kimbo thought he could cross the Atlantic wearing only a pair of half-inflated water wings. He didn’t get far from shore before Nelson drowned him in experience and pitter-patter punches Dana White compared to those his youngest daughter dishes out on him. Yet, the fight’s aftermath and “next time on TUF…” preview still seems to position Kimbo for a resurgence at some point on the show with another chance to fight before the curtain on the season goes down.

What’s most promising about this loss for Kimbo is the way he’s taking it and the way it could influence Rampage to step it up a notch next time out knowing Kimbo is not so invincible. Treated and guided properly, Kimbo could be a much better fighter on so many levels. It’s great that he’s so humble, too.

Also on this episode we find out that Marcus Jones is a flower child who is Rampage’s weakest link in waiting. Next weeks hints seem to indicate Jones might have to step aside because of some kind of episode or injury. Something tells me–if these first three episodes are any indication–that Dana White and the UFC are about to run into a brick wall for talent. It’s going to get harder and harder to make great fights, because the best of the best just demolish these prospects that come in with no gas, no tools to sharpen and hone, and no idea what they’re getting into. Roy Nelson made it look easy, and with the experience gap the big belly boy wonder might be on his way to winning the whole thing against this lackluster lineup we’ve seen so far. Hopefully someone comes out of the woodwork soon to change my mind.

COOL COMBAT SPORTS LINKS (9-30-09)

Posted on | September 30, 2009 | No Comments

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DMX TO GO MMA: Rapper to fight mixed martial arts bout against member of his management team in December

No MMA at Woodward Park anytime soon

DMX Set To Enter The World of MMA — Match Slated For December

The Sweet “Pretty” Science: Mayweather/Marquez Leaves UFC in Rearview

Tripping point: MMA rife with amateurs

Herschel Walker on ESPN 1st Take

Q&A: Kimbo Slice on fight with Nelson, steaks, Rampage

Katsunori Kikuno (12-1-1) vs. Eddie Alvarez (18-2) possible for DREAM.12

‘The Ultimate Fighter’ lifts curtain on Kimbo Slice this week

MMA fighters mingle with fans at Orange Park Mall

The Honesty and the Umbrage of Mixed Martial Arts

DREAM.12 To Include Champs Eddie Alvarez, Katsunori Kikuno, & Kuniyoshi Hironaka

Film on deaf wrestler filmed at RIT

News From Cook’s Corner 09.30.09

Steelers quarterback taking on wrestling

TNA Wrestler Traci Brooks Poses Nude For Playboy

Tempe Arizona Facility Hosts Pro Wrestling Card October 3

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson makes a surprise appearance at a wrestling show

Al Sharpton is Choppin’ Down Lisa Raye and Hits Up WWE Wrestling RAW … GTFOH

Legends of Wrestling

Up on Boxing: David Tua and The New Zealand Fight of the Century

His knuckle healed, Pavlik to fight Williams on Dec. 5: Boxing Insider

Author to discuss new boxing book at Detroit event

Filipina Wins World Boxing Title

MaxBoxing’s Head to Head: Klitschko vs. Arreola

Staunton Boxing Club splits six bouts

The Week In Boxing, Featuring The New Zealand Fight Of The Century, Allan Green, Nobuo Nashiro – Hugo Cazares, More

Klitschko Gained What Mayweather Clamors For

DO THE BOXING FANS WANT MOSLEY OVER PACQUIAO TO FACE MAYWEATHER?

SABC’s woes may KO boxing

PROMOTIONAL RIGHTS TO ROBERT GUERRERO REMAIN WITH GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS

Posted on | September 30, 2009 | No Comments

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On September 29, 2009, the California Superior Court vacated a December 15, 2008 arbitration award in the proceeding (the “Arbitration”) commenced last year by Robert Guerrero against Goossen Tutor Promotions. The Superior Court’s decision was not based upon the substantive merits of Guerrero’s claims against Goossen-Tutor Promotions, but was based upon the California State Athletic Commission’s failure to obtain arbitrator Armando Garcia’s signature on the award, which Garcia indicated under oath in July of this year, that he was prepared to sign.

Since the commencement of the Arbitration, the 5 year promotional agreement between Guerrero and GTP has expired by its own terms. On December 18, 2008, Guerrero entered into a promotional agreement with Golden Boy Promotions, which agreement was approved by the California State Athletic Commission. The vacatur of the arbitration award by the Superior Court has no effect on the validity of the Guerrero-Golden Boy Promotional Agreement, and Golden Boy remains the exclusive promoter of Robert Guerrero.

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WARRIOR CHALLENGE III

Posted on | September 30, 2009 | No Comments

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Biosse’s journey from gridiron to ring continues Saturday

Posted on | September 30, 2009 | No Comments

Saturday Afternoon Special” Oct. 3 at Twin River

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Sept. 30, 2009) – Former University of Rhode Island football player Vladine Biosse continues his remarkable journey from Cape Verde to Providence and back into the ring this weekend on the “Saturday Afternoon Special” show at the Twin River Event center in Lincoln, R.I.

Biosse (3-0, 3 KOs) faces his stiffest test as a pro against Tafari Lawton (1-0) in a 4-round bout. “Vlad is a neighborhood hero,” promoter Jimmy Burchfield said. “He is a graduate of Hope High School and the University of Rhode Island, where he played football. Vlad is a true gentleman who is doing a great job in the Cape Verdean community. He’s an exciting performer who is working hard to become a top prize fighter.”

The solid “Saturday Afternoon Special” card is a rare matinee show (2 PM/ET start), promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), in association with Twin River, Banner Promotions, Star Boxing and DiBella Entertainment.

Unbeaten prospect Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (11-0, 8 KOs), a 2-time national amateur champion, headlines in an 8-round super middleweight bout against veteran Darnell Boone (16-12-2), while 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius “The Extinguisher” Andrade (7-0, 6 KOs), a former World amateur champion, faces another undefeated prospect, Chris Chatman (4-0, 2 KOs), in the 6-round co-feature.

The 27-year-old Biosse moved to Providence 13 years ago from his native Cape Verde. He was a soccer player who didn’t speak English, which caused some social problems, but eventually got him into playing football.

“Sports are in my blood,” he explained. “Everyone in our family grew up like that from watching my father, an ex-soccer player. When I first moved here I was the odd guy out because I played soccer and ran track. I tried to make friends but the kids in my neighborhood and school teased me because I didn’t play football. My senior year at Hope High School I decided to try football. I liked it and went on to play at Dean College (2-time Junior College All-America player) and the University of Rhode Island. I did well because I was always fast. I learned the game as I went along. I do think there are similarities between football and boxing. In football, you work as part of a team, train hard and study tapes of your opponents. I may be fighting alone in the ring, but boxing takes a team effort, too, with your cornermen playing a big part. The only big difference is football’s played on a field; boxing is in a ring.”

Biosse, who is now a U.S. citizen and has a URI degree, didn’t start boxing until he moved to Providence. He had a 25-3 amateur record, including four overseas tournaments as a member of the Cape Verdean National Boxing Team. Vlad captured a silver medal at the African Games and qualified to be a member of the 2008 Cape Verdean Olympic Team, but he didn’t get an opportunity to compete in Beijing due to lack of funding.

“I understand it’s not all about boxing,” Biosse remarked about his rising popularity, especially in the Cape Verdean community. “My college education has helped me realize that boxing is a sport in which you have to perform, but it’s also showbiz and there’s a need to entertain. Someday, I want to be world champion, and I’m working hard to reach that goal. I appreciate the chance Jimmy Burchfield and CES is giving me. They’ve shown me a lot of love. We’re family.”

Light welterweight Simeon Dunwell (9-1, 2 KOs) takes on David Marquez (5-6-1, 1 KO) in a 6-round bout. Also fighting on the undercard in 4-round fights are Hartford junior middleweight David Bauza (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Khristian Geraci (4-6-1, 3 KOs), New Haven light welterweight Edwin Soto (1-0, 1 KO) vs. TBA and Providence light welterweight Jesus Caro (4-0, 4 KOs) vs. Damien Butler (0-1). All fights and fighters are subject to change.

Rollback ticket prices for “Saturday Afternoon Special” are $25.00, $35.00, $50.00, $100.00 ($15.00 redeemable free play at Twin River), and limited $150.00 Jimmy’s Platinum Club ($25.00 redeemable free play at Twin River), and are available to purchase by calling CES (401.724.2253/2254), going online at www.cesboxing.com or www.twinriver.com, at Twin River’s Players Club booth at Twin River, or any TicketMaster location.

Contact CES (401.724.2253/2254/www.cesboxing.com) or the Twin River Event Center (877.82.RIVER/ www.twinriver.com) for more information. Doors open at 1 PM/ET, first bout at 2 PM/ET.

(Twin River has waived its 18+ rule for “Saturday Afternoon Special.” Anybody under the age of 18 must be accompanied at all times by an adult and they must enter through the West entrance.)

-CES-

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