CALDERON VS MAYOL, THE REMATCH
Posted on | August 19, 2009 | No Comments
ALSO ROMAN “ROCKY” MARTINEZ DEFENDS HIS WORLD TITLE IN PUERTO RICO SEPTEMBER 12 ON PPV
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (August 15, 2009) – WBO junior flyweight champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon will defend his title in a rematch September 12 against dangerous Rodel Mayol on the “Undefeated Champions” card, presented by PR Best Boxing Promotions, in the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot, that will also feature the first defense of WBO junior lightweight champion Roman “Rocky” Martinez.
“Undefeated Champions” is being distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports for live viewing at 9 PM/ET – 6 PM/PT on cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand and DirecTV for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.
Unbeaten Calderon (32-0-1 6 KO’s), from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, will face Mayol (25-3-1, 19 KO’s) in a rematch of their June 13 fight, when after an accidental head-butt to the head of Calderon, the bout was stopped and ended in a technical draw after six rounds.
“I made many mistakes in the other fight when I wanted to impress the fans there and watching on television, but this time I’m going to do my job,” Calderon said at today’s press conference today in San Juan. “My boxing style is to hit and not get hit.”
Mayol, who came to Puerto Rico with his manager Michael Konez, remarked, “I am training very hard for this fight because I want the title and I know that I will win the title on September 12.”
Meanwhile, Martinez (22-0-1, 13 KO’s) will defend his WBO 130-pounds title versus an opponent that will be announced in the next days.
For more information about the “Undefeated Champions” PPV show, go on line to www.integratedsportsnet.com.
-IS-
Tags: Boxing > Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot > DirecTV > Guaynabo > Ivan Calderon > junior flyweight > lightweight > Michael Konez > PR Best Boxing Promotions > Rodel Mayol > ROman Martinez > WBO
Burchfield responds to comments made by Jones & Flores regarding Godfrey
Posted on | August 19, 2009 | No Comments
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Aug. 19, 2009) – Jimmy Burchfield, president of Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), has responded to comments made in last Saturday night’s post-fight conference in Biloxi (MS) by cruiserweight B. J. Flores and his promoter, 8-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr. (Square Ring Promotions), about CES cruiserweight contender Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey.
When asked a question about a potential fight against Godfrey, as well as comments Matt made claiming he is the best non-world title-holding cruiserweight in the world, Flores reportedly said, “If Godfrey really wanted the fight that he needed to come and get it. I’m not going to say that I am or I’m not (the No. 1 cruiserweight contender) but I’m willing to prove whether I am or I’m not if I get that opportunity. So, if Matt Godfrey stands in my way, then so be it. He can get it.”
Jones added, “B.J. is only a phone call away.”
“I read those comments Sunday and immediately called (Square Ring CEO) Bobby Goodman,” Burchfield said. “I left a message saying, ‘Here’s the phone call.’ I’m waiting to hear back. I’ve offered Godfrey to Flores at least three or four times through his different promoters and managers but he’s never accepted a fight against Matt. He always has some kind of an excuse. B.J. thinks he’s a lot better and more popular than he really is or he’d be fighting more often on national television. He wants big money to fight Godfrey, but it can’t happen without HBO or Showtime. They’re not calling to put him on. B.J. needs to understand the economics of boxing today. HBO and Showtime will certainly be interested in the winner of a fight between Godfrey and Flores.
“Maybe, B.J. should retire from boxing and stick to announcing because he does do a lot of talking and little fighting. All he seems to do is call out people and then fight nothing but stiffs. This last guy (Epifano Mendoza) was a built-up super middleweight. Look at the quality of opponents Matt has fought. There’s no comparison.
“I think his promoter, Roy Jones, Jr., is one of the greatest fighters of all-time and I have a tremendous amount of respect for him, especially after the way he dominated Jeff Lacy last weekend. We’ll work with anyone and we’ll fight B.J. anytime and any place. CES will work with Roy’s promotional company to make it happen. Roy said B.J. is only a phone call away. I called them. His people have my phone number but I’m still waiting for a return call.”
NABF champion Godfrey (19-1, 10 KOs) is rated No. 3 by the IBF, as well as WBC #5, WBA #11 and WBO #15. The Providence native, ranked No. 10 by The Ring magazine, had sensational knockout victories on ESPN Friday Night Fights against Emmanuel Nwodo, Shaun George, and Felix Cora, Jr. In his WBC title eliminator against Rudolf Kraj, in which he suffered his only loss as a pro, Matt was coming on strong down the stretch only to run out of rounds and lose what turned out to be a very close 12-round decision that could’ve gone either way.
NABO junior heavyweight title-holder Flores (24-0-1, 15 KOs) is rated No. 3 by the WBO, in addition to WBA #6, IBF #10 and WBC #11. His only significant win to date was against Darnell Wilson.
Go to www.cesboxing.com for more information about Classic Entertainment and Sports.
-CES-
Tags: B.J. Flores > Boxing > Classic Entertainment and Sports > Jeff Lacy > Jimmy Burchfield > Matt Godfrey > Roy Jones Jr.
STRIKEFORCE REPLAY AND RECAP
Posted on | August 19, 2009 | No Comments
Check out this recap of the thrilling STRIKEFORCE: Carano vs. Cyborg event via the link below. Also, please note that the full telecast replays TONIGHT at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME 2® (Not 10p as was previously reported).
STRIKEFORCE CARANO VS. CYBORG RECAP
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The STRIKEFORCE: Carano vs. Cyborg event last Saturday on SHOWTIME® was the highest rated mixed martial arts program ever to air on the premium network.
The telecast featured four fights, three of which were for STRIKEFORCE world titles. In an action-packed and historic female main event, Cris Cyborg defeated Gina Carano for the first ever STRIKEFORCE Women’s MMA Championship with a first round TKO.
Gegard Mousasi was victorious for the 13th consecutive time. The “Armenian Assassin,” as SHOWTIME announcers Gus Johnson and Mauro Ranallo dubbed him, defeated the defending STRIKEFORCE Lightweight Champ Renato “Babalu” Sobral with a first round TKO to win the title.
Gilbert Melendez avenged a previous loss and retained the STRIKEFORCE interim Lightweight belt with a convincing third-round TKO (punches) over Mitsuhiro Ishida.
Fabricio Werdum made a case for a possible match up with the world’s baddest man, Fedor Emelianenko, with an impressive first-round submission (guillotine) over Mike Kyle.
Tags: Carano > Cyborg > fighting > Gilbert Melendez > Josh Thomson > kicking > Mixed Martial Arts > Muay Thai > punching > Strikeforce > women's mma
OFFICIALS NAMED FOR MAYWEATHER VS. MARQUEZ
Posted on | August 19, 2009 | No Comments
SEPTEMBER 19 SUPER FIGHT AT MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS ON HBO PAY-PER-VIEW®
LOS ANGELES, August 19 – The Nevada State Athletic Commission announced today the names of the referee and judges who will officiate the Floyd “Money” Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez super fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, Sept. 19.
The referee assigned to the 12-round bout is Tony Weeks from Nevada and judging the bout will be Burt Clements from Nevada, Dave Moretti from Nevada and William Lerch from Illinois.
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, Quaker State, AT&T, Dewalt Tools, Affliction Clothing and Southwest Airlines. The explosive evening of boxing will take place Saturday, Sept. 19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
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.
Tags: Affliction Clothing > Antonio Diaz > AT&T > Boxing > Burt Clements > Cerveza Tecate > Chris John > comeback > Dave Moretti > DeWalt Tools > Floyd Mayweather > Golden Boy Promotions > Illinois > Jr. > Juan Manuel Marquez > Las Vegas > MGM Grand > Michael Katsidis > Nevada > Oscar De La Hoya > Quaker State > Rocky Juarez > Southwest Airlines > Tony Weeks > Vincente Escobedo > William Lerch > Zab Judah
COOL COMBAT SPORTS LINKS: Boxing, Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts (8-19-09)
Posted on | August 19, 2009 | No Comments
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GET YURI FOREMAN TICKETS THROUGH GLEASON’S GYM
Posted on | August 19, 2009 | No Comments
Greetings!
Gleason’s Gym has 16 very good tickets for Yuri Foreman vs. Danny Santos.
The date is November 14, 2009 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand.
It is on the same Pay Per View show as Manny Pacquiao vs. Jose Miguel Cotto.
The tickets will go quickly. If you are interested please call Bruce at (718) 797-2872.
Campillo won “majority” decision vs. Shumenov
Posted on | August 19, 2009 | No Comments
There was a scoring error in last Saturday night’s WBA light heavyweight title fight between defending champion Gabriel Campillo and challenger Beibut Shumenov in Astana, Kazakhstan. An error on the master scoresheet was discovered Sunday. Judge Glenn Feldman scored round four for Shumenov, 10-9, but it had been accidentally written in as 10-9 for Campillo. Feldman’s final tally was revised from 114-112 for Campillo to 113-113. The cards for judges John Coyle (114-113) and Pasquale Procopio (115-111), both in favor of Campillo, remained the same. The mistake was discovered on Sunday.
FNU FOUNDER “RABBLE ROUSIN'” RICH BERGERON’S BOXING COMEBACK OFFICIAL LAUNCH
Posted on | August 18, 2009 | 1 Comment
It’s time to fulfill an old prophecy that started in Hershey Park Pennsylvania where I got the above photo done in a novelty booth as a kid. Yep, that’s me, about 20 years younger. I’m now approaching 32 and pushing 200 pounds, which is a good 15 pounds over the weight I fought at for Virginia Military Institute in 1998. That season was my only official season of competitive boxing, though I coached the boxing club at Norwich through my senior year of 1999 and had one on campus fight that didn’t go on my record. I won a National Collegiate Boxing Association bronze medal at 185 pounds in my junior year, and I haven’t had an official competitive match since. My amateur record stands at 3-2 with losses to a Penn State fighter known for fouling and a guy from West Point named “Michael Jordan.” Not the basketball player, the fighter.
Since I’m not getting any younger, I recently decided it’s now or never. It’s time to do something with my boxing skills before that point in my life where I’m forced to admit it really is too late. I see so many boxers making comebacks in their 30s these days, and the sport I grew up watching and wanting to get involved in is said to be “dying” in some media circles. I don’t believe that, and I want to help my sport by getting involved at the professional level.
My track to coming back as a pro began with my radio co-host Tony Penecale’s trip to Boston this past June. As part of the trip, Tony wanted to have a Rocky Marciano T-Shirt to wear. We were going to do a promo for our show at the Boston Red Sox game he came up here to take his Dad to. The upcoming week’s show was going to feature a guest who knew Rocky, so the timing was perfect. Tony contacted the Rocky Marciano Foundation and introduced me to an officer of the foundation who I later did some work for. Denis Marrese and I eventually worked out a plan to work together more, and ROCKY49WINS.COM was born.
Since Denis didn’t have a huge bank account to dump a huge salary in my lap, we worked out a deal that involved him hooking me up with a boxing trainer. I wanted to learn more about Brockton since my new-found interest in Rocky Marciano had grown tremendously since being introduced to the foundation. The more I learned about who Rocky was and what kind of background he came from, the more I wanted to box professionally. I had already begun training for a comeback, but I wouldn’t know what it would really take on a physical level until my first sparring session. Before I even got to that level, I put together this vlog of my bag work:
Later, I met the man who would be my new trainer: TONY PETRONELLI. Tony’s professional slate includes 42 victories, just 4 losses, and one draw as a professional in the welterweight range. Denis also introduced me to Goody Petronelli, Marvin Hagler’s trainer with Tony’s father Pat Petronelli. The Petronelli Gym is right out of an old boxing movie with taped up heavy bags, sweltering temperatures, and two crusty old rings that still see their fair share of one on one combat. I started at the wall of mirrors, where just about every boxer begins with a few rounds of “shadow boxing.”
The third-floor gym is perfect for cutting weight, and no matter how hard I try I can’t seem to get through a full workout in my sweatshirt. I always end up shedding a wet layer before the hour plus sessions of bag work are done. I’ve been up to the gym less than a dozen times now, but each time I go, I feel a few pounds lighter when I leave. I’m just under 200 pounds these days and have been working on conditioning since my last sparring session at the Petronelli Gym. I’m also taking a product called 714X, which is more of an immune system booster, but it also facilitates cellular repair and generates other positive and healthy effects. You can find out more about my experience by reading my blog on the subject at ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CENTRAL.
Getting back to the comeback, so far I participated in two sparring sessions totaling 3 rounds. I really had a rough go during the first session, and I realized I had a lot of work to do. I had to call it quits after just one round against a younger and greener kid. The second time around I improved quite a bit, but I still didn’t feel at my best. Both times I took minimal damage, and with my first couple of jabs I bloodied my opponent’s nose in my first round of sparring. I know it’s all about confidence building at this stage, and I feel good about the latest sparring session, but I also know I can do better.
To really focus on the future and to put together a viable pro debut and a subsequent career of at least 10 fights, I will need to take things to the next level. I figured I would start this blog and update people here on my progress. The next video I will post will be my latest sparring session, which should be sometime early next week. Right now I’m running about 5 miles a day and doing at least 10 rounds of bag work in addition to various other ab workouts and gym sessions.
Over the next few weeks as I hone my skills and shed all the extra pounds I can, I will be looking for potential sponsors to bring along on this incredible journey. Like anyone I’d love to get endorsement money, and if your company can provide that, I’m willing to fully promote your service or product on all my web-sites and here on this blog as well as in future comeback videos. The same goes for anyone who wants to engage in a product sponsorship. If you have workout gear or supplements you want me to endorse, send me some. I go through hooded sweatshirts and sweat pants pretty quickly. I usually dress in two layers for each run and then put on another dry 2 layers for the bag work, so clothing sponsors would be really good to have.
I plan to make my pro debut at cruiserweight, working my way down to light heavyweight where the old guys of the division are still hanging in among the top 10. Guys like Glen Johnson and Roy Jones, Jr. of course come from a much more seasoned boxing background than I do, but their success still gives me hope. Rocky Marciano’s life story also inspires me since Rocky didn’t get his boxing start until he was in his late 20s. He didn’t have all that much experience when he went pro, either.
The timetable isn’t completely clear right now for when the pro debut will actually happen, but I’m hoping for a first fight to happen by late October or early November of this year. This gives me a few months to generate interest and get in top physical shape. If you’d like to help with some kind of sponsorship, you can contact me at rich.bergeron@gmail.com or by phone at 617-209-4325.
Tags: Boxing > bronze medal > cruiserweight > Denis Marrese > fighter sponsorship > Light heavyweight > National Collegiate Boxing Association > Rich Bergeron > Rocky Marciano > Rocky Marciano Foundation > sponsor > sponsorship > Tony Penecale > Tony Petronelli
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