JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ & TRAINER “NACHO” BERISTAIN MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
Posted on | August 28, 2009 | No Comments
Tuesday, August 25
Oscar de la Hoya: We are here to once again introduce to you to Mayweather vs. Marquez “Number One/ Numero Uno,” which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and is in association with Marquez Boxing Promotions. We have a great line up of sponsors and I want to thank the sponsors for making themselves available in promoting this fight–Cerveza Tecate, AT&T, Quaker State, Dewalt Tools, Affliction Clothing and Southwest Airlines, where every single sponsor – and this is unheard of – is doing activations all over the country and making sure people are aware of the fight, getting people excited about the fight and therefore we are going to witness the biggest event of this year in the sport of boxing. Thanks to the participants and thanks to the great sponsors. The fight is Saturday, September 19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on pay-per-view. And again we at Golden Boy, are very proud to announce that we will be showing this fight in more than 170 movie theaters across the country which is unheard of in the sport of boxing, but that goes to show you that the interest, the creative mind that we have among our teams with Mayweather and Marquez and Golden Boy, that we really can promote an event and make it the biggest possible in our sport. Tickets are priced at $1,000, $750, $600, $300, $150 and can be purchased at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com. We are once again honored and proud to be partnering with HBO, and 24/7 will be premiering Saturday, August 29 10:15 pm ET/PT. And now I am going to introduce you to the trainer of Marquez, and that is the Hall of Fame trainer who also trained Marquez’s brother Rafael Marquez and that is the Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain.
Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain: I would like to send a special hello and best wishes to everybody. All the boxing fans around the world–not just California, not just Nevada, but everywhere because this is a fight that the whole world’s been waiting for. So I’d like to send all the best to everybody.
Oscar de la Hoya: I would now like to introduce to you – he’s the number two pound-for-pound on the list. He’s the number one Mexican fighter in the world. People would even consider him the number one fighter pound-for-pound in the world. He has a record of 54 with 37 KOs, he is trained and managed by Nacho Beristain he has had a great 15-year career. Former WBA/WBO Featherweight World Champion, he also had a great tremendous amateur career with Golden Glove win under his belt. His first fight against Manny Pacquiao on May 8, 2004 ended in a draw and the second fight against Manny Pacquiao on March 15, 2008, he lost in a highly controversial split decision. He was the first to stop Casamayor in September 2008. And most recently, he stopped Juan Diaz in the ninth round for the WBO/WBA 135 pound title fight in February of 2009. Without any further ado I would love to introduce to you the champ from Mexico City, Mexico, Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez.
Juan Manuel Marquez: First of all thank you very much I’m very, very happy to be here and I want to thank all the fans for all the support they’re giving me. We’re very, happy with the way training is going and the preparation, it’s gone very well. And I send all the best to all the fans around the world. Thank you.
Q: Juan, I have two quick questions and first it’s with the utmost respect that I ask what is your strategy for beating someone who is naturally bigger, faster and younger? And secondly has it been hard to retain your speed while you put on weight?
Juan Manuel Marquez: Well the strategy is that you have use to counter the speed, the youth and the bigger fighters is the strategy that I’ve always used in my fights…a lot of intelligence and a lot of the skill is what has brought me to where I’m at today. And to answer the second question, we’ve maintained work and speed at the same time. When I finish sparring sessions with the bigger gloves, I take them off and I put on the lighter gloves to work on speed. So throughout camp that I’ve worked on speed so that we have that when it comes to fight night.
Q: Juan Manuel, you mentioned your intelligence and using that as an advantage, but I also want to know if you believe Mayweather’s lay off is something that you can exploit in any way?
Juan Manuel Marquez: No, that’s not even in my mind. We’re not working or training for Mayweather that’s been out of the ring or that can be less fast, not as fast or without the distance. I’m training for the best Mayweather there is. And that’s what we’re working hard to achieve, working on the speed, working on the strategy inside the ring. We’re looking forward to facing the best Mayweather.
Q: Oscar, this fight on paper, when you look at these two fighters, Juan Manuel obviously is one of the best fighters in the world pound-for-pound, but there seems to be prevailing thought that he’s too small for Floyd. And do you think people are looking past his overall accomplishments and what is it that you can do as a promoter to convince people more that this is a very competitive fight?
Oscar de la Hoya: Well we’re coming into a new era in boxing where weight doesn’t matter anymore. It’s all about who wants to fight, who has the better skill, who really wants it. I think in past fights including mine with Manny Pacquiao, it doesn’t matter how big you are. It doesn’t matter how small you are. It matters how much you want it because inside the ring, if you fight until the end you’re going to win the fight. And one thing about Juan Manuel Marquez, I mean I was with him in the press conference with Mayweather and he’s not that much bigger. And so I think it’s going to be a huge advantage for Marquez going up a few pounds and Mayweather having to come down just the way it was with Pacquiao and myself, and I feel that people know that Mayweather is in for one tough fight on September 19. Marquez will have the whole nation of Mexico behind him because it will be the Mexican Independence weekend and that is a lot of pressure on Mayweather because he has to perform. He has been away for almost two years and Mayweather has to perform so I think it’s going to be one tremendous fight where you can never ever count out the smaller guy.
Q: Juan Manuel, how do you imagine the fight? How do you plan on stopping him and – or how do you plan on stopping his speed?
Juan Manuel Marquez: It’s going to be a very difficult fight, I am going to come in with a lot of speed like I have always done and that makes it very difficult. And to the second question, you’ve got to come in and bob and weave and bend and make him miss and then counter him and wait for the right moments and pick your shots.
Q: With less than a month to go for the fight, how is the preparation and how are you feeling?
Juan Manuel Marquez: Very good. The preparation has gone very, very well. There have been no injuries and come September 19 we’re going to be ready.
Q: Do you think this fight with Mayweather is going to be much more difficult than your fights with Pacquiao?
Juan Manuel Marquez: Yes, definitely, I do believe so. He’s a counter puncher, he’s very fast and elusive and also a very defensive fighter so that will make it much more difficult.
Q: Sunday was your birthday. How did you celebrate it?
Juan Manuel Marquez: I celebrated with my family, but I am very concentrated right now, I’m totally focused on the fight. And I just spent some time with my family which is very important. But right now my focus is on the fight.
Q: Nacho, I’m not sure this is accurate, but a Filipino Web site quotes you saying that you are concerned about Juan Manuel’s speed in light of him building up in bulk. Is that true? And either way is that a concern? Or has his speed declined at all because of the bulk?
Nacho Beristain: No, there’s always concern when you’re bulking up in weight and working and training that you’re going to lose a little bit of speed. But no, on the contrary I’m very happy to say that Juan at this point in training has been acquiring much more speed than in fights in the past. Everything’s come together. So, we’re looking very, very good. I’m very happy to how things are coming along. And we’ll see on September 19.
Q: One last follow-up for Juan, is there any way to quantify how much weight you’ve gained either in pounds or kilos or are you not clear on how much you’ve gained in terms of bulk?
Juan Manuel Marquez: With the postponement of the fight it was originally scheduled for July and then moved over to September. It actually helped us to continue working on building muscle. Right now I’m approximately about 65 kilos. And I’m very happy. I mean its all muscle and I feel good. I feel strong.
Q: The promotion for this fight is very, very big. In fact, Oscar it seems even bigger than some of your fights. I know that this fight will be shown in movie theaters in the US. Where will it be shown in Mexico?
Oscar de la Hoya: Yes, you have two great fighters, the best fighters, in boxing today. And not only the best fighters in boxing, but the best fighters that the fans want to see.
And you’re right, that this fight is being promoted bigger than a lot of my fights. We’re going to be showing it in 170 theaters across the country, but also in Mexico with Televisa.
Q: Oscar, as a promoter of this fight, can you visualize and can you see maybe down the line the winner of Marquez and Mayweather fighting the winner of Pacquiao-Cotto?
Oscar de la Hoya: Right now let’s concentrate on this fight. And obviously if Marquez wins this fight he becomes one of the biggest fighters in Mexico along the lines of Julio Cesar Chavez. But after this fight we will sit down and go over everything. There’s a lot of fights out there for him. And let’s concentrate on this fight at the moment.
Q: Yes. The other day at WWE Monday Night Raw, one of the wrestlers predicted that Juan Manuel was going to knock out Mayweather. So, the question is, Juan, do you expect or are you going out there for the knockout?
Juan Manuel Marquez: We don’t like to predict. We don’t like to say we’re going to knock them out or win by decision. We’re just going to go in there and work very hard.
We’ve been working four or five months for this fight, looking forward to it. And we’re going to work hard. We’re going to push them. We’re going to go in there. And if the knockout comes great.
Q: How are you taking all this pressure being the defender of Mexican fighters and fighting for your country, fighting against the great defensive fighter like Mayweather, the bigger fighter? How are you taking all this pressure? And how are you able to stand it?
Juan Manuel Marquez: On the contrary – I don’t see it as pressure. I see it as motivation. I just work hard and I appreciate everything that’s been done and to the level that it’s been done by my promoters. And I understand the magnitude of this fight. What I do is in training, I separate it. I do my work in the gym. I train really hard. I get ready. I’m focused for the fight. And in my mind I separate. I know what’s in the gym and what’s out. And on September 19 I’m going to be 100% focused.
Q: Mayweather has said at your best, Juan Manuel, you will never reach what Mayweather once had. Now that he’s coming back – he may not have exactly what he had back then, but that – that you will never reach him at his best speed or strength. And how do you feel about Oscar saying that you’re number two on the pound-for-pound list?
Juan Manuel Marquez: I’m glad he’s thinking that way. On September 19 we will find out.
I’m going to work hard. Like I said in the past he’s a greater fighter. He’s the best fighter. But we will see what Juan Manuel is able to achieve in his eyes. And as far as Oscar, I’m very honored that he considers me in the top of the world. But I want to make it clear that it is on some pound-for-pound list that they have me as number two. In our eyes, Oscar’s eyes and many experts’ eyes, Mayweather is number one pound-for-pound. And that is why the title of the fight is “Number One/ Numero Uno”.
Q: Nacho, how did the postponement of the fight effect training?
Nacho Beristain: We’ve been in this game a very long time. We have the experience in boxing. It’s something that happens. What today is red tomorrow can be green, and then we know and we work around that. It actually helped Juan Manuel. We took advantage of it because the more time he was able to work on strengthening and gear towards our goal. And our goal is to come out with the victory on September 19.
Q: Hey this is for Mr. Beristain, if you could just talk a little bit about how Juan Manuel’s boxing has improved over the last few years? How he has developed as a fighter?
Nacho Beristain: Well, Juan Manuel, ever since he was a youngster, and I can go back to knowing him almost as a young child, he showed attributes of being a great fighter and what he’s become. And obviously through the years he’s matured in and out of the ring. He’s learned his craft very well. The only thing that sometimes concerns me is that, he sometimes gets a little bit tired of the routine. But I do believe that Juan Manuel can become the first Mexican born fighter to win titles in four divisions. And I haven’t talked to him lately about it, but I hope that the itch of accomplishing that will keep him motivated and focused to continue on trying to reach this before he retires.
Q: Yes, this question is for Juan. How does it feel making this kind of money? Did you ever imagine that you’d be making this kind of money for a fight and how does it affect you in your preparation?
Juan Manuel Marquez: No. That’s never in your mind as far as you’re going fight-per-fight. Obviously it’s a good thing, but I think it just reflects on the sacrifice and the hard work is being paid off. And as far as the postponement of the fight, it actually helped so that we could achieve more time – with more time to get to where we want to go so we’re 100% and not worrying about any type of over training as well.
Q: My second question is about ten years ago both you and Floyd fought on the same card. In fact that day I think you lost yout first fight ever against Freddie Norwood and did you ever imagine you’d be fighting Floyd Mayweather, now and for this – what’s at stake?
Juan Manuel Marquez: No, like I said, you never know what lies ahead. And yes you’re right; we fought on the same card. I was a co-main event in 1999 to his – he was the main event. At that time, no it wasn’t in my mind that we could fight.
But now here it is on September 19. It’s an honor and I’m very motivated and very happy to be fighting one of the best fighters out there.
Q: Oscar, as a promoter, there’s been so much talk about weight in this fight.
Do you feel that fight fans today care about the title belt or are they more concerned about the individual matchups? And as someone who promotes boxing, what do you try to do now? Look for the best matchup such as this fight, or do you care about the weight divisions anymore?
Oscar de la Hoya: The matchup is what matters most. The fans do not care about what title is at stake. The fans don’t even know about what title is at stake because there’s too many. And we at Golden Boy wanted to make sure we put on the best fights possible for the fans. When you have Juan Manuel Marquez against Floyd Mayweather and the whole card from top to bottom, being an excellent one, this goes to show you that the fans just want to see great fights. People are asking for great fights and it’s about time that a promoter comes along and gives you great fights. So when you have two fighters going up for a title, it doesn’t mean anything anymore. What matters most is that to give the fight fans the best fight possible. And that’s how boxing is going to progress. That’s how boxing is going to stay alive and well the way it is now because you’re watching the best fighting the best.
Q: Thank you and I have one question please for Juan. Do you find the television show 24\7 to be a distraction to you or do you find it to be an interesting to your work out as you prepare for this fight?
Juan Manual Marquez: No I am very happy to have them here. As the Mexican media has told me and all my friends the press, I am the very first Mexican to be on the 24\7 and to me that’s a huge honor. And I treat it like they are not here when it comes time to training. I train like they’re not there but I’m really, really honored to be the first Mexican on a 24\7.
Q: This question is for Juan Manual Marquez or for Nacho Beristain I was wondering if you could shed some light on your sparring sessions? Maybe tell us a little bit about who you have sparred with, how big the sparring partners are or if they are all fast and defensive minded boxers?
Nacho Beristain: We have a couple of sparring partners that have been sacrificing and working really hard to help Juan. Alejandro Barrera who is a Mexican fighter, has been working with Juan and he’s been very happy with the work.
We also have a young Panamanian fighter, who’s very, very fast and showing Juan a lot of the difficulties, boxing defensive wise that we expect to see on fight night and today we’re going to confirm a young fighter out of Venezuela that is leaving Mexicali on his way back and will stop in Mexico to see if he can help Juan. I am hoping it’s Jorge Linares, not his brother because he might be too big for this point in training which we are looking for a lot of the speed now with faster fighters.
Q: Okay, the question is for Nacho, Juan Manuel and Oscar, it’s been passed by Nevada Boxing Commission that the instant replay can now be used for the fight and this could become the first big fight that it will be used. What benefit and how can it help the status of boxing and maybe in this fight?
Nacho Beristain: It’s a great opportunity to sort of stop a little bit of some bad calls from the judges or bad decisions, for instance if it would have been used in the fight with Juan and Manny Pacquiao it could have been a different outcome.
Everybody in the world saw Juan Manuel win. And it would help, because it leaves a sour taste when you have stuff like that happen. So hopefully this is a great opportunity to prevent that a little bit.
Oscar de la Hoya: Not only that, but the instant replay can show if it was an illegal blow, a head butt, if the cut was caused by a punch, or an elbow and it could benefit the outcome. It could benefit the fighter and change the outcome.
Kelly Swanson: As an update, Floyd Mayweather will have his national conference call with his trainers next Tuesday, September 1 followed by his media day on Wednesday, Sept. 2 in Las Vegas. Juan Manuel will also be holding his media day in Mexico City on that day as well and then we lead into fight week and everybody will receive a fight week schedule. In the coming weeks we also have several press releases that we are sending out with some other updates so we look forward to your continued coverage and we’d like to thank Juan and Nacho for being with us today and Rob Diaz for his help with the translation.
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Mayweather vs. Marquez: “Number One/Numero Uno,” is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Boxing Promotions and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T, Quaker State, Dewalt Tools, Affliction Clothing and Southwest Airlines. The 12-round bout will take place Saturday, Sept. 19 at 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.
Tickets priced at $1,000, $750, $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. Tickets previously purchased for the July 18 date will be honored.
The Mayweather vs. Marquez pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95, 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. Marquez fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.
HBO’s Emmy®-Award-winning all-access reality series “24/7” returns to HBO® with an all new edition as “Mayweather/Marquez 24/7” premieres Saturday, August 29 at 10:15 pm ET/PT. The four-episode series will chronicle the preparations and back stories of both fighters as they train for their September 19 pay-per-view showdown.
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ASC new launching pad for MMA fighters
Posted on | August 28, 2009 | No Comments
Kattar-Montanez Headlines Icenter in Salem, New Hampshire
SALEM, New Hampshire (August 28, 2009) – American Steel Cagefighting (ASC) was established to entertain New England fight fans as well as to provide a stage where mixed martial arts fighters can be scouted by world-class promoters.
ASC’s marketing ability has already paid dividends for one fighter, Kevin “Shaman” Jordan, who was so impressive in ASC’s first show this past July 31, he has been signed to fight Ray “Sugarfoot” Sefo on the September 25th Strikeforce Challengers show in Tulsa.
“We’re excited that our first fight helped Kevin Jordan land a spot on that show,” ASC president Sal LoNano said. “We want to give local fans an entertaining product and also provide our fighters with an opportunity to be noticed and move on and up to UFC and Strikeforce. We’re hoping that fighters on our September 11th show like Calvin Kattar, Mike Geurin, Bellaton Frederic, ‘Tyson’ or any of the other fighters on our show will be discovered. That’s our goal.”
ASC presents, in association with the Icenter and Bellabance Beverage of Nashua (NH), presents its second mixed martial arts show, featuring a pair of NABC MMA East Coast Championship fights, at the Icenter in Salem, New Hampshire.
Mehtuen (MA) prospect Calvin “The Boston Finisher” Kattar (7-1-0) battles Andrew “New York State of Mind” Montanez for the vacant NABC MMA East Coast lightweight title (155 lbs.) in the 5-round main event.
The 5-round co-main event is matches a pair of unbeaten, power-punching fighters, Mike Geurin (5-0-0) and Bellaton Frederic (7-2-0), for the vacant NABC MMA East Coast middleweight crown.
In his pro debut, hometown favorite Tyson “Psycho” Akl, fighting out of Salem (NH), faces middleweight Collin Schrader (1-0-0), while popular welterweight Doug “Flash” Gordon (10-7-0), winner of ASC’s main event fight July 31st at the Icenter, returns to fight Eric Henry (8-6-0) in the cage.
Also scheduled to fight on the ASC card is pro debuting fighters, Methuen middleweight James Quinlin vs. Fabrio Terra, featherweight Lamont Lister (6-8-0) vs. Jorge Bezerra (2-1-0), featherweight Kenny Foster (2-1-0) vs. Jose Adrianno (2-1-0).
Three amateur matches are also on tap: light heavyweight Neil Woodworth (1-0-0) vs. Eric Johnson (1-0-0), debuting featherweight John Fiore vs. Jason Earl (0-1-0), and John Dellano (1-0-0) vs. debuting Ben Martignetto at 165-pound catchweight.
All fights and fighters are subject to change. Doors open at 6 PM, first fight at 8 PM.
Tickets, priced at $30.00, $50.00, $60.00, $75.00, and $100.00, are available to purchase at the Icenter in Salem, New Hampshire (603.893.4448/info@the-icenter.com.)
American Steel Cagefighting
ASC is owned and operated by Sal LoNano, former professional boxing promoter and manager whose S & L Boxing guided the careers of world-class professional boxers “Irish” Micky Ward and Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi, former world light welterweight champion. Gary Marino is the ASC matchmaker, while Bob Moglia serves as its Direc tor of Business Development.
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Witherspoon continues revival on “Boxing’s Future Champions II” PPV
Posted on | August 28, 2009 | 1 Comment
Guerrero & Porter showcased on Saturday night’s 29 card in Tunica
SOUTHHAVEN, Miss. (August 28, 2009) – Once-beaten heavyweight prospect “Gentleman” Chazz Witherspoon (25-1, 17 KOs), the 2004 National Golden Gloves champion, wants to match his cousin “Terrible” Tim Witherspoon’s major accomplishment as heavyweight champion of the world.
Witherspoon, whose only loss in 26 pro fights was last year to world title challenger Chris Arreola. Chazz, battles heavyweight gatekeeper Stacy “Big Foot” Frazier (14-5, 13 KOs) Saturday night (August 29) in an 8-round bout on “Boxing’s Future Champions II” pay per view show, live on streaming video from Fitzgerald’s Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi.
Undefeated middleweight prospect Fernando Guerrero (14-0, 12 KOs), gold medal winner at the World Cadet Junior Olympics and 2007 USA National Championships, headlines “Boxing’s Future Champions II” against tough Chris “On Target” Archer (11-7, 7 KOs) in the 8-round main event.
“Boxing’s Future Champions II,” presented by Prize Fight Boxing, will stream live on PPV at www.PrizeFightTV.com, starting at 8 PM/ET, for only $4.99.
Witherspoon, a Philadelphia fighter, started boxing to stay in shape when he was a sophomore at St. Joseph’s University, where he graduated from in 2004 with a degree in Pharmaceutical Marketing. His cousin, Tim, first got him involved in the sweet science and Chazz went on to post a 26-6 amateur record, including the aforementioned 2004 National Golden Gloves Tournament title, in addition to being a 2004 Team USA Olympic alternate.
In 2004, Chazz turned pro and he won his first 23 fights going into a showdown against undefeated Arreola, who floored Witherspoon twice in round three, once at the bell, that led to a controversial stoppage. Chazz beat the referee’s count but since his cornerman stood on the ring apron during the count, Witherspoon was disqualified. He has since rebounded with two straight wins going into Saturday night’s throw-down with Frazier.
The 6-round co-feature showcases junior middleweight Shawn Porter (9-0, 7 KOs), 2007 World Golden Gloves champion and 2008 U.S. Olympic Team alternate, who meets Lamar Harris (6-2, 4 KOs).
In a pair of 4-rounders, exciting middleweight Dominic Wade (3-0, 3 KOs), 4-time Junior Olympic champion, battles 23-fight veteran Tyrone Dowdy, while 2004-2005 U.S Super Heavyweight Champion Mike Wilson makes his much anticipated pro debut against experienced “Marvelous” Marvin Hunt.
For more information go to www.PrizeFightPromoters.com or www.PrizeFightTV.com.
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Spaz WAAF fights for MMA
Posted on | August 27, 2009 | No Comments
Tags: Cage Fighting Xtreme > Spaz > WAAF
Cool Combat Sports Links: Boxing, Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts (8-27-09)
Posted on | August 27, 2009 | No Comments
UFC 102 preview: Marquardt-Maia
MMA fighter Francisco Solano will feel right at home when heat is on
Fedor’s first Strikeforce opponent: Brett Rogers
UFC 102 Predictions (for Entertainment Use Only)
Breaking down the UFC 102 main card
Owned Entertainment To Be Official Filming Crew of First MMA Fights in Iraq
MMA Extends a Hand (and Fist) To Fans of All Kinds
Return of MMA legend, Randy “The Natural” Courture
MMA Twitter Mailbag: WEC, UFC 102
De Jesus replaces injured Eddie Yagin in Up N Up Main Event
We need your vote on the Best of the Bay in mixed martial arts
A week filled with World Wrestling Entertainment
USOEC has new Greco-Roman wrestling coach
Interviews with Bill Harlow, Levi Mele; how to grow attendance at wrestling events
Jody Kristofferson seeks success as pro wrestler
WWE aside, Mayweather focused on Marquez
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010 embraces user generated content and social networking
Wrestling Welcomes 12 Newcomers for 2009-10
Anderson Silva Boxing at Wild Card Gym
Viloria’s love of boxing almost wasn’t enough
NYC ACTION: Broadway Boxing Report
Viloria peaking at right time for his title defense
UFC 102 preview: Couture vs. Nogueira
MMA/boxing notebook: George Tahdooahnippah, Noah Zuhdi win at Remington
8 island boxers to appear on undercard
Hilton’s latest court fight extends boxer’s lengthy rap sheet
Ali ‘Floors’ Hatton With His Presence As Boxing Icon Visits Manchester
Unbeaten, top-ranked Tavoris Cloud seeks IBF title
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TITO ORTIZ AND TIM SYLVIA TO GUEST ON THIS WEEK’S “INSIDE MMA”
Posted on | August 27, 2009 | No Comments
Bas, Kenny and Ron talk about changes in the world of MMA –
Friday, August 28 at 9:00 p.m. ET
WHAT: “Inside MMA,” HDNet’s original weekly program devoted completely to news and highlights from the world of Mixed Martial Arts welcomes a pair of former UFC champions, Tito Ortiz and Tim Sylvia to the show. Ortiz addresses his return to the UFC as well as his comeback from a serious back surgery. Sylvia talks about trying to get his career back on track after three straight losses. Also sitting in is Bobby Pittman Jr. from HDNet’s newest MMA program, “MMA Worldwide.”
WHEN: “Inside MMA” airs Friday, August 28 at 9:00 p.m. ET on HDNet.
Tags: Bobby Pittman > HDnet > Jr. > MMA > Tim Sylvia > Tito Ortiz
Lopez and Sonsona to Come Face-to-Face Before Battle
Posted on | August 27, 2009 | No Comments
Rumble @ Rama IX press conference to also feature former world champion Steve Molitor
RAMA, ON (Thursday, August 27th, 2009) – On Wednesday, September 2nd the media are invited to join current WBO Junior Bantamweight champion Jose Lopez (39-7-2, 32 KO’s) and his opponent, budding superstar “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona (13-0, 12 KO’s) at a press conference to discuss their title clash that tops Rumble at Rama IX, set for Friday, September 4th, at Casino Rama, in Rama, Ontario.
Also in attendance will be former IBF Junior Featherweight champion “The Canadian Kid” Steve Molitor (29-1, 11 KO’s) who will fight in the evening’s co-main event against Dario Azuaga (76-15-2, 64 KO’s).
To ensure proper access the media should RSVP to: Jenna Hunter (705) 329-5179, email: hunterj@casinorama.com. For media wishing to cover the Rumble at Rama IX a Media Accreditation form is required. Please indicate your wish to cover the match via email and the form will be sent to you electronically.
EVENT: Press conference for Rumble at Rama IX featuring WBO title fight competitors
WHO: Jose Lopez, current WBO Jr. Bantamweight Champion
Marvin Sonsona, challenger
Steve Molitor, IBF #2 contender for Jr. Featherweight title
Allan Tremblay, President & CEO, Orion Sports Management
DATE: Wednesday, September 2nd
TIME: 9:30 am – Media registration
10:00 am – Press conference begins
10:30 am – Media interviews and light refreshments
LOCATION: Monarch’s, Lobby Level
Delta Chelsea Hotel, 33 Gerrard Street West
Parking will be offered to the Media at a special discounted rate from the underground facility off Gerrard Street. Please obtain a coupon at the Media Reception Desk when checking in.
Tags: Boxing > Dario Azuaga > IBF > Jose Lopez > junior bantamweight > junior featherweight > Marvin Sonsona > Ontario > Rama > Rumble at Rama > Steve Molitor > WBO
STEVE UPSHER CHAMBERS TO BATTLE AARON DRAKE IN CO-MAIN EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 11TH AT THE LEGENDARY BLUE HORIZON
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PHILADELPHIA (AUGUST 27, 2009)—On Friday night, September 11th at The Legendary Blue Horizon, rising Jr. Welterweight Steve Upsher Chambers gets back in the ring after a nine month absence when he takes on the veteran Aaron Drake that will be one of two co-features on Public Safety Night.
Public Safety night will honor Police Officers and Firefighters in the Philadelphia area.
The card is promoted by Vernoca L. Michael and Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions Inc.
Chambers of Philadelphia has a record of 19-1-1 with five knockouts and is coming off nine month layoff where he battled a foot injury but is ready to on September 11th.
In his last bout, Chambers won a unanimous decision over Ben Ankrah last December 5th.
Despite facing top competition, Drake has a solid record of 13-6 with nine knockouts.
The native of Kansas City, Kansas has shared the ring with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Nick Casal, Adrian Mora, Adrian DeCarie and Jorge Paez Jr.
Drake is coming off a six round unanimous decision over Chris Hill this past March 13th in Kansas City, Missouri.
In the other co-feature, it will be an eight round Jr. Middleweight tussle, Darren Fallen (12-4-1, 6 KO’s) takes on rugged Joshua Onyango (14-17-1, 11 KO’s)
In an intriguing six round Jr. Featherweight bout, Joselito Collado (8-0, 2 KO’s) of Queens, NY battles local favorite Jules Blackwell (8-2-2, 3 KO’s) of Phoenixville, PA
Phillip McCants (7-1-1, 3 KO’s) of Philadelphia tries to shake off three years worth of rust when he battles unbeaten prospect Glenn Tapia (3-0, 2 KO’s) of Passaic, New Jersey.
In a six round Lightweight bout, Isaac Suarez (7-0, 2 KO’s) of Lancaster, PA battles Mondre Pope, (1-0-1) of Virginia.
Former New York Yankees farm hand Richard Brown (4-0, 2 KO’s) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida will take on Kevin Hood (5-11-1) of Coatesville, PA in a four round Heavyweight affair.
Joe Alonzo of Philadelphia will be making his pro debut against William “The Scool Teacher” Brown (4-3, 2 KO’s) in a four round Welterweight bout.
Philippine sensation, Jason Sia makes his pro debut against fellow debuter Deroy Beaton in a four round Jr. Welterweight bout
Popular ladies welterweight, Jackie Davis (2-0, 1 KO) will take on Victoria Cisneros (3-6-2) of Albuquerque, New Mexico in a ladies Welterweight bout
Darrell Jones (1-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia will take on the popular Achmad Tuba (1-0) of Nazareth in a four round Jr. Middleweight bout.
Fresh off his Pro debut knockout on May 15th, heavyweight Makiti Ku-Tima will see action in our round bout against debuting Phillip Brown of Wilmington, Delaware.
The show will be streamed LIVE!!!! All over the world on www.gofightlive.tv
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
Tags: Aaron Drake > Achmad Tuba > Adrian DeCarie > Adrian Mora > Ben Ankrah > Boxing > Darrell Jones > Darren Fallen > Deroy Beaton > Florida > Fort Lauderdale > Glenn Tapia > Isaac Suarez > Jackie Davis > Jason Sia > Joe Alonzo > Jorge Paez Jr. > Joshua Onyango > Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. > Kevin Hood > Lancaster > Makiti Ku-Tima > Mondre Pope > New Jersey > New York Yankees > Nick Casal > PA > Passaic > Philadelphia > Phillip Brown > Phillip McCants > public safety night > Richard Brown > Steve Upsher Chamebrs > The Blue Horizon > Vernoca L. Michael > Victoria Cisneros > Virginia > William Brown
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