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Campillo-Shumenov WBA title fight headlines August 15 show in Kazakhstan

Posted on | August 4, 2009 | No Comments

Team KZ showcases top prospects

LAS VEGAS (August 4, 2009) – Team KZ is much more than its undisputed leader, unbeaten light heavyweight Beibut Shumenov, who challenges World Boxing Association light heavyweight champion Gabriel “Chico Guapo” Campillo, August 15th at the Sport Complex “Daulet” National Tennis Center in Astana, Kazakhstan.

The Aug. 15th show will be presented by KZ Event Productions, owned and operated by the Shumenov brothers, Beibut and Chingis, in association with Sampson Boxing, LLC.

Two Team KZ members, 4-time Uzbekistan National amateur champion Gayrat Ahmedov and Uzbekistan light middleweight Ravshan Hudayaynazarov, will be showcased on the August 15th card.

“We’re building our promotional company to compete with the best in the business,” Chingis said. “My brother’s success has brought a lot of positive attention to KZ Event Productions and we’ve been able to sign some great prospects like Gayrat and Ravshan. We’re very excited to have them both in our stable of future champions. They both fought on our last show. We’re also evaluating talent all over the world to sign more outstanding prospects.”

Ahmedov (11-0-1, 7 KOs) fights former Eastern & Central African titlist Douglas “Daggy” Otieno (19-1, 9 KOs) in the 12-round co-feature for the vacant PABA and WBO Asia Pacific light heavyweight titles, recently relinquished by Beibut Shumenov.

Hudayaynazarov (8-0, 5 KOs), 2007 World Military Games gold medalist, fights 42-pro fight veteran, ex-Kenyan title-holder Joseph Joseph “Mish” Miyumo (30-7-5, 17 KOs), in a 6-round bout.

2004 Kazakhstan Olympian Shumenov (8-0, 6 KOs), reigning International Boxing Association title-holder, takes on slick Spanish southpaw, Campillo (18-2, 6 KOs), who won the WBA title in June as a decisive underdog, taking the WBA crown from Argentinean favorite and defending title-holder, Hugo Hernan Garay (32-3).

The 25-year-old Shumenov will make history if he defeats Campillo in his ninth pro fight, eight less than the fewest ever for a world light heavyweight champion, Michael Spinks (17). Now living and training in Las Vegas, Kazak star Beibut is currently rated No. 9 by the WBA.

WBO light welterweight champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley (34-11, 20 KOs) continues his comeback in an 8-round bout versus “Jessie” James Kimori (11-1, 7 KOs).

Also scheduled to fight on the undercard against opponents to be determined is Philadelphia light welterweight Karl Dargan (4-0) and a pair of pro debuting Kazaks, super featherweight Abzal Adambaev and heavyweight Doszhan Ospanov.

KZ Event Productions, Inc.

Based in Las Vegas, KZ Event Productions is owned by the Shumenov brothers, world-rated light heavyweight Beibut and Chingis. KZ Event Productions is a full service, international boxing promotional company. Go to www.kzeventproductions.com for more information about the company.

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The World’s Greatest Ever: Featherweight Boxers

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“The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” 3-day boxing spectacular Oct. 2-4 at the Paris Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (August 4, 2009) – The deep, talented Featherweight Division of “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” promotion features today’s Pound-for-Pound King, Manny Pacquaio, along with some all-time greats from the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Australia and Nicaragua.

Legendary rivals — Willie Pep vs. Sandy Saddler, Pacquaio vs. Marco Antonio Barrera, Jeff Fenech vs. Azumah Nelson — are represented, in addition to other candidates such as Abe Attell, Alexis Arguello, Salvador Sanchez and Kid Chocolate.

On-line voting at www.GreatestEver.com allows boxing fans from around the world to select the greatest boxer in each of the original eight weight classes, highlighted by the all-time pound-for-pound “Greatest Ever.”

The eight categories represent the eight original weight-class divisions: Strawweights are included in the Flyweight category; Super Middleweight in the Light Heavyweight division. Many fighters fought and won titles at a number of different weights. As far as possible they have been nominated in the division that they made their biggest impact. Fighters have not been nominated on the basis of whether they would beat another fighter in that division, though this is, of course, a consideration. More importantly is their overall record, who they fought at the time, as well as the impact they made on the boxing world, and indeed the world around them. All nominees are listed in the voting section at www.GreatestEver.com.

The 10 Featherweight nominees, including the only two-divisional nominee in the promotion (Sugar Ray Robinson), listed in no particular order, follow with their brief profiles:

ABE “The Little Hebrew” ATTELL – 125-18-23 (52 KOs)…IHOF…American…Pro Years: 1900-1917…sold newspaper to support family, fought daily as Jewish kid living in an Irish neighborhood…first became world champion at 18…18 successful title defenses in a row, featherweight record at that time….controversial figure who was a messenger for mobster/gambler Arnold Rothstein regarding the 1919 Black Sox scandal in baseball…Notable Victories: George Dixon, Battling Nelson and Jimmy Kilbain.

WILLIE “Wil o’ the Wisp” PEP – 230-11-1 (65 KOs)…IHOF…American…Pro Years: 1940-1959…arguably the greatest defensive fighter who reportedly won one round without throwing a single punch…started pro career 61-0…member of the Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame…Notable Victories: Joey Archibald, Chalky Wright, Sal Bartolo (3), Willie Joyce, Manuel Ortiz, Phil Terranova, Paddy DeMarco and Sandy Saddler.

SANDY SADDLER – 114-16-2 (103 KOs)…IHOF…American…Pro Years: 1944-1957…2-time world featherweight champ as well as junior lightweight title-holder…helped train George Foreman to his first world heavyweight championship…stopped only once…best known for 4-fight series with Pep, in which, he won 3 times…Notable Victories: Joe Brown, Willie Pep (3), Lara Salas, Paddy DeMarco, Jimmy Carter and “Flash” Elorde.

ALEXIS “El Fiaco de Explosivo” ARGUELLO – 80-8 (64 KOs)…Nicaraguan…Pro Years: 1968-1995…3-time world champion…6th boxer to be world champion in 3 weight classes, only the second Latino…suffered non-avenged TKO loss in pro debut…Mayor of Managua…allegedly committed suicide this past July 1…Notable Victories: Ruven Olivares, Alfredo Escalera (2), Bobby Chacon, Jim Watts, “Bazoka” Limon, Ruben Castillo and Ray Mancini.

SALVADOR “Chana” SANCHEZ – 44-1-1 (32 KOs)…IHOF…Mexican…Pro Years: 1975-1982…won world title at 19…died in car crash in 1982 at the age of 23…Notable Victories: Juan Laporte, Pat Cowdell, Azumah Nelson, Danny Lopez (2), Ruben Castillo and Wilfredo Gomez.

AZUMAN “The Professor” NELSON – 39-6-2 (28 KOs)…IHOF…Ghanaian…Pro Years: 1979-2008…fought in obscurity for more than first-half of pro career…established himself, ironically, in defeat versus Salvador Sanchez…Notable Victories: Wilfredo Gomez, Patrick Cowdell, Mario Martinez, Juan Laporte, Jeff Fenech, Calvin Grove, Gabriel Ruelas (2) and Jessie James Leija.

MANNY “Pac Man” PACQUIAO – 49-3-2 (37 KOs)…Filipino…Pro Years: 1995-Present…1ast Filipino and Asian boxer to win 5 world titles in 5 weight classes…1st boxer to won lineal championships on 4 different weight divisions…No. 1 P4P fighter today…fighting November 14 vs. Miguel Angel Cotto…Notable Victories: Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, Marco Antonio Barrera (2), Juan Manuel Marquez, Oscar Larios, Erik Morales (2), David Diaz, Oscar de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton.

JEFF “Marrickville Mauler” FENECH – 29-3-1 (21 KOs)…IHOF…Australian…Pro Years: 1984-2008…1984 Australian Olympian…3-time world champion….fourth-fewest fight all-time to win world title…NOTABLE VICTORIES: Satoshi Shingaki, Daniel Zaragoza, Steve McCrory, Samart Payakaroon, Greg Richardson, Carlos Zarate, Victor Luvi Callejas and Azumah Nelson.

“Baby Faced Assassin” MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA – 65-7 (43 KOs)…Mexican…Pro Years: 1989-Present…7-time world champion in 6 divisions…104-4 as amateur, won first 56 matches, and 5-time Mexican champion…NOTABLE VICTORIES: Frank Toledo, Jose Luis Valbiena, Jesus Salud, Nassem Hamed, Kevin Kelley, Paulie Ayala, Mzonke Fana, Robbie Peden and Rocky Juarez.

“The Cuban Bon Bon” KID CHOCOLATE – 131-9-6 (50 KOs)…IHOF…Cuban…Pro Years: 1928-1938…sparred with Benny Leonard and Jack Johnson…1st Cuban world champion…Notable Victories: Fidel LaBarba, Al Singer and Benny Bass.

GREATEST EVER WEEKEND OF EVENTS

Boxing fans attending the festivities will be able to celebrate, up close and personal, the achievements of the World’s Greater Ever Boxers. A three-day boxing spectacular is planned October 2-4 at the Paris Las Vegas, commencing that Friday with an official welcome reception and official weigh in for the following evening’s professional boxing show, presented by Sterling Promotions, and featuring Team USA versus Team Europe, capped by an exclusive after party. The event culminates Sunday with The Greater Ever black-tie awards dinner, featuring some of the greatest boxers ever, as well as world-class entertainment, and then an exclusive after party.

The Retired Boxers Foundation (RBF) is the official charity for The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer. RBF assists retired professional boxers in the transition from their days in the ring to dignified retirement, helping those suffering from alcohol and substance abuse problems, homelessness and effects of pugilistic dementia.

Four ticket packages are on sale for the Oct. 2-4 weekend’s events through agents at the following numbers: North America – The Sports Alliance (914.941.3366) Smart Ticket Solutions (847.917.8497); United Kingdom and Europe – Rock Solid Events (UK: 0845 0945 606, Outside UK: +44 845 0945 606); Australasia – Events Worldwide Travel Group (Australia: 1300 788 666, Outside Australia: +61 3 5989 7666).

The event-only packages are as follows (all prices USD): Super VIP ($2,500), Platinum ($1,900), VIP ($1,400) and Gold ($1,115). The Super VIP, Platinum and VIP packages have a number or premiums in addition to those detailed in the Gold (welcome function, weigh-in, Greatest Ever poker tournament, exclusive Paris Las Vegas gaming area, exclusive memorabilia, movie screenings, access to Greatest Ever dedicated gaming areas and VIP bar, media and legends signings, general seating for the fights and at the awards dinner). Regional agents can provide additional premiums for individual packages.

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Cestus Fighter, “Da Bomb” George “Crushes” Gonzalez in Four on ESPN Under card!

Posted on | August 3, 2009 | 1 Comment

By: Cestus Press

On July 31, 2009, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida was the site for ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” boxing series that was headlined by Julio “The Kidd” Diaz taking on the impressive looking young prospect Victor Cayo. The event was promoted by Seminole Warriors Boxing and proved to be another great night of super boxing action. The under card was loaded with enlivened young boxers that could very well be the future of the sport. Among those young charges was Cestus Management’s Super-Middleweight Don “Da’Bomb” George (17-0-1 w/15 kos) taking on rough Puerto Rican Emmanuel Gonzalez in a six round bout.

Things quickly heated up in the first round as “Da’Bomb” (167 pounds) came out sticking a powerful jab followed by a booming overhand right to the head of Gonzalez (166.25) which did not allow the Puerto Rican to find any kind of range or rhythm. The second and third rounds had some very rough and exciting toe to toe exchanges which saw Gonzalez attempt to up his aggression but was met head on by George who was throwing some hardcore leather in the form of jabs and overhand rights, followed by left hooks to the head that where clearly rattling Gonzalez by the end of the third round. The first thirty seconds of round four was red hot as George was connecting with hard shots to the head and body which where backing Gonzalez up and making him grimace. The end of the fight was sudden with George connecting with a bone crunching right hand to the solar plexus that stopped Gonzales in his tracks. The body shot dropped Gonzalez to his knees where the referee started the count; Gonzalez tried to get up but fell back down and was on all fours, causing the referee to stop the contest at fifty three seconds of round four. The fans erupted when “Da’Bomb” did his trademark celebratory back flip.

“We are now one more step closer to being serious players in our weight division”, said Gina Iacovou, who is Cestus Management’s CEO. “(Emmanuel) Gonzalez was a good gage as he has been in there with some very strong respectable opposition, Donovan really showed that he is on his way and ready for us to move him into the next level.”

Mike Michael, who is Cestus’ chief adviser, said, “It was a very solid win for Donovan as Gonzalez is notoriously known for being a real tough kid. He (Gonzalez) really took some hellacious shots and Donovan showed that he is a viscous power puncher that has a granite chin with the heart of a lion and has an explosive big punching exciting fighting style which is what fans want to see”. ” Michael added, “We are now ready to step up to the next level and establish Donovan George’s presence by the end of 2009 “. I would like to personally thank the Seminole Warriors Boxing and ESPN for this great opportunity. I would also like to thank the great fans of Florida for their support.

KALIESHA WEST STEPS UP TO HEAVIER COMPETITION AND COMES OUT VICTORIOUS!

Posted on | August 3, 2009 | No Comments

Moreno Valley, CA — Top-ranked Bantamweight Kay “Wild Wild” West is back to her winning ways after scoring a unanimous decision over veteran Featherweight Rolanda Andrews in a six-round battle in which punches were thrown back and forth the whole bout.

West, now 11-1-0, with 2 KO’s gave her hometown crowd a show by exchanging punches with the skilled leftie Andrews. Andrews scored with slick counter-punches at times, however West showed why she means business with her never back-off relentless attacks battling her way back to steal the tight rounds winning by unanimous decision.
Look for Kay West to continue her winning ways in hopes of a title shot

HLATSHWAYO-RODRIGUEZ CARD NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND ON WWW.GOFIGHTLIVE.TV

Posted on | August 3, 2009 | No Comments

One of the best cards of the year with an exciting world title fight plus explosive knockouts now available on www.gofightlive.tv

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New York (August 3rd, 2009)—This past Saturday night one of the best boxing cards in 2009 took place at The Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut where Isaac Hlatshwayo took on Delvin Rodriguez in a rematch for the IBF Welterweight championship.

It was a toe to toe slugfest with neither fighter giving up an inch. Hlatshwayo showed tremendous grit and determination while Rodriguez was spurred on by a hometown crown. Fans can see who brings home the gold with ramifications

The co-feature saw former U.S. Olympian Demetrius Andrade take on his most experienced opponent in Chad Greenleaf.

Undefeated middleweight Tarvis Simms took on Marcus Upshaw plus a see hot prospect Raymond “Tito” Serrano and a stunning knockout in the Maureen Shea-Lindsay Garbatt affair.

“This was one of the cards of the year and my phone has not stopped ringing since the card happened and people all over the world want to see as the main event was a split decision plus all of the tremendous talent that was on display”, said David Klarman, vice president of www.gofightlive.tv

“Now fans can witness it if they witnessed it the first time for a low price of $9.95 and they get the fight on their computer streamed from now until forever so I think it’s three plus hours of boxing at the highest and most exciting level.”

COOL COMBAT SPORTS LINKS, Boxing, Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts (8-03-09)

Posted on | August 3, 2009 | No Comments

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New England Boxing Promoters Burchfield and Cappiello join forces

Posted on | August 3, 2009 | No Comments

PROVIDENCE (Aug. 3, 2009) – Longtime New England boxing promoters, Jimmy Burchfield and Rich Cappiello, have joined forces and pooled their resources under Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) banner.

Burchfield, operating out of Providence (RI) for the past quarter-century, and the Brockton (MA)-based Cappiello have been the two most dominant boxing promoters in New England for the past 15 years.

“Rich has a great talent for evaluating, signing and moving prospects,” Burchfield said. “Fighter development will be one of his primary responsibilities and he’ll help strengthen CES in many ways. You don’t know how this boxing business works unless you’ve done it and you’ve paid your dues. Rich has done all of that for years. He knows what it takes. We both believe in this move. Rich has developed a lot of valuable relationships that will help CES.

“We want to expand our market to include Philadelphia, New Jersey, parts of New York, and all of New England. The bottom line is filling up arenas. To do so, we must give fans more value for their entertainment dollar, which is more important than ever in these trying times. Pooling our resources like this makes so much sense. Everybody involved in CES is supporting this move because it strengthens our position.

“What we’re doing is a good example of what was discussed at the recent Boxing Promoters Association. We want to be one of the strongest promoters in the country and, to do that, we have to work with each other. We already have a strong team and it’s even stronger now with the addition of Rich Cappiello. You can’t buy his experience in this business.”

Cappiello, who also owns a gym in Brockton, wanted to go in another direction. “In today’s bad economic times,” he said, “working together makes a lot of sense. It makes both of us stronger. I’m confident that this will be a permanent relationship. I talked about doing this with some other promoters, but I know that Jimmy was the best fit. We competed, as promoters, but there were no vendettas. I’m a New Englander and I feel better working with somebody who has worked here for so long and I can meet with by just driving a few miles.

“The economics of boxing are so different today that it’s become difficult to survive. Other guys are coming into New England, but, working together, we will be able to dominate this area. For me, it’s basically a merger, but it’s still CES. I just want to build champions and I can be much more effective doing that this way. We’ve discussed this for a while, not just once or twice. I still have about 15 fighters under contract, including some good young talent that will eventually fight for CES. I see myself doing different things for CES. I’ll be concentrating on things such as fighter development instead of being involved with all aspects of running the business. It’s going to be a process, but we’re going to make a good team.”

For more information about CES, its 2009 schedule or fighters, go online to www.cesboxing.com or call 401.724.2253.

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No Biloxi Blues for “Captain Hook”

Posted on | August 3, 2009 | No Comments

Jones-Lacy headlines Aug. 15 “Hook City” PPV in Biloxi

BILOXI, Miss. (August 3, 2009) – Living legend Roy “Captain Hook” Jones, Jr. is a Pensacola icon and 100 miles down the Gulf Coast in Biloxi, where he headlines the August 15th “Hook City” pay per view against former 2-time world champion Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy, the 8-time world champion is unbeaten in three previous fights there and nearly as popular as he is back home.

The “Hook City” pay-per-view show, headlined by two of the best left-hook punchers in boxing, Jones, Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) and Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs), will air live from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi.

The “Hook City” pay-per-view show, presented by Square Ring Promotions in association with Left Hook Promotions and Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, is being distributed by Square Ring Promotions, Inc. at 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT in the United States on cable and satellite via iNDemand, TVN, DirecTV and Dish Network for a suggested retail price of $34.95, as well as on Super Channel in Canada.

Biloxi is only about a 1-1/2 hour drive from Jones’ home in Pensacola; call it his second home. Back in 1998, Jones successfully won his Biloxi debut in the Coast Coliseum against Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill, who by then had won three of his eventual eight world titles, when Jones’ devastating, lethal right hook to Hill’s body led to the referee stopping the fight in the fourth round.

A year later at another Biloxi venue, Jones defended his WBC and WBA light heavyweight title belts in convincing fashion, defeating IBF title-holder Reggie Johnson in their unification match by way of a lopsided 12-round decision.

In 2007, once again fighting in the Coast Coliseum, RJJ captured the IBC light heavyweight crown, completely dominating 12 rounds for the decision against previously unbeaten Anthony Hanshaw (21-0-1), who was being hyped as the next great 175-pounder.

Lacy, who has never fought professionally in Mississippi or anywhere else on the Gulf Coast, plans to ruin Jones’ Biloxi “homecoming” and out-hook one of the sport’s all-time greatest “hookers” in the process.

Australian import Danny “Green Machine” Green (26-3, 23 KOs), former 2-time world champion, presently rated No. 5 by the WBA, meets South American champion Julio Cesar “La Furia” Dominguez (20-4-1, 14 KOs) in the 12-round co-feature for the vacant IBO cruiserweight championship.

Top lightweight prospect Verquan “The Show” Kimbrough (21-1-2, 7 KOs faces former world title challenger, Jason “American Boy” Litzau (24-2, 20 KOs), in a 10-round Special Attraction.

Also scheduled to fight on the PPV telecast is undefeated NABO cruiserweight champion BJ “El Peligroso” Flores (23-0-1, 14 KOs) versus an opponent to be determined.

All bouts are subject to change.

Tickets, priced at $150.00, $125.00, $100.00, $75.00, $50.00 & $25.00 are on sale and available at all Ticketmaster locations by calling 800.745.3000, on line at Ticketmaster.com and at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office.

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