Sovereign Nations Boxing and MMA Champions in National Spotlight

Posted on | July 8, 2009 | 1 Comment

NEW TOWN, N.D. (April 8, 2009) – Sovereign Nations Boxing Council (SNBC) cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey defends his belt against Shawn “The Sioux Warrior” Hawk in a battle of full-blooded Native Americans on this week’s ESPN2 Friday Night Fights at The Arena in Philadelphia.

Godfrey (18-1, 10 KOs) is rated No., 6 by the World Boxing Council and No. 7 by the International Boxing Federation. He is also the North American Boxing Federation cruiserweight title-holder and rated No. 10 by The Ring magazine.

Sovereign Nations Mixed Martial Arts (SNMMA) heavyweight champion Chris Tuchscherer is also in the news having secured a fighting position in the coveted Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). Chris makes his UFC debut August 29 in “UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira” against Gabriel Gonzaga in Portland, Oregon.

SNBC and SNMMA links federally recognized tribes throughout the United States and Canada. Its mission is to develop, promote and help regulate professional boxing and mixed martial arts in a fair and professional manner by federally recognized tribes that are sovereign nations.

The 28-year-old Godfrey, who captured the first SNBC title belt last November via a unanimous 10-round decision against Edward Gutierrez at 4 Bears Casino, fights out of Providence, Rhode Island. Three of Matt’s most impressive performances as a pro have been knockouts of Emmanuel Nwodo, Felix Cora, Jr. and Shaun George, all broadcast live on ESPN FNF.

“This fight on ESPN is a good opportunity to let everybody watching on national television that Native Americans are involved in everything,” Godfrey explained. “Native Americans are not seen very often boxing on national television, but two of the best will be fighting each other in Friday night’s main event. I want to let people know that not all Native Americans live in the Dakotas. We’re all over the place. I’m honored to be the Sovereign Nations Boxing Council’s first champion. Friday night the boxing world will watch two Native Americans fighting at the top of the boxing world.”

Godfrey, a Wampanoag, puts his belts on the line against Hawk (18-0-1, 16 KOs), a Sioux from Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota, which is the poorest Native American reservation in the United States. Shawn, who trains in Minot, North Dakota, had a 108-12 amateur record, including victories in four national championships, highlighted by a gold-medal performance at the National PAL Tournament when he was 14.

“Matt Godfrey is a great champion and it’s an honor to have him as the current SNBC cruiserweight champion,” SNBC/SNMMA president Pat Packineau said. “Shawn Hawk feels the belt should be his but he knows that he has to earn it because Matt isn’t going to give it to him for free.”

Fargo-native Tuchscherer (17-1-0) a former 2-time NCAA, Division II All-America wrestler now representing the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy, where he trains with his good friend, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. Tuchscherer won the SNMMA crown this past March, recording a fourth-round technical knockout (by punches) against Brandon Lee Hinkle at 4 Bears Casino.

“Chris is a great champion and will do very well in the UFC,” Packineau noted. “He is still the current SNMMA heavyweight champion. Chris represents our organization with great respect like the true professional that he is.”

SNBC & SNMMA

The (SNBC) and (SNMMA) seeks to unite tribes that participate in the sport of boxing or Mixed Martial Arts, and is dedicated to promoting equal rights at all times, impartially, honestly and with fairness. The (SNBC), (SNMMA) shall engage every effort within its legal jurisdiction and employ them for the betterment of boxing as its number one goal. The SNBCMMA shall not accept any inequalities based on race, religion, politics or nationality. The SNBC, Inc. is a corporation of permanent nature, with its own juridical personality and fiscal autonomy. Having a championship boxing and Mixed Martial Arts title with an organization such as (SNBC) or (SNMMA) will carry potential champions to the next level in their respective sport, and will make professional boxing and MMA events taking place at tribal casinos a popular product for casinos to use to expand their gaming revenues. With the added interest of the (SNBC) the future of professional boxing and (MMA) Mixed Martial Arts along with other sporting events has never been brighter for native casinos in regards to providing quality meaningful sporting events to native casinos at realistic site fees and providing maximum exposure.

SNBC and SNMMA is committed to serving the communities and advancing the lives and economic situation of all Native people, as well as all professional boxers and MMA fighters, in a positive and professional manner. For more information about Sovereign Nations Mixed Martial Arts call 701.6277539, go online at www.snbcmma.com, or write to SNMMA, P.O. Box 5, Parshall, ND 58770.

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The World’s Greatest Ever Bantamweight Boxers

Posted on | July 8, 2009 | No Comments

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

LAS VEGAS (July 8, 2009) – Nine of the 10 Bantamweights nominated in “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” promotion are inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the one who isn’t enshrined yet, Hozumi Hasegawa, is still actively fighting.

Seven different countries are represented in this group of fighters whose professional years range from 1909 to today.

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 Bantamweight nominees with brief bios, listed in no particular order, follow:

“Panama” Al Brown – 123-18-10 4 ND (62 KOs)…Panamanian…IHOF inductee…

Pro Years: 1922-1942…boxing’s first Hispanic world champion…Notable Victories: Gregorio Vidal, Victor Perez, and Baltazar Berenguer Hervas.

Manuel Ortiz – 96-28-3 (49 KOs)…American…IHOF inductee…Pro Years: 1938-1955…National AAU Champion…Notable Victories: Lou Salica, Dado Marino, Jackie Jurich and Harold Dude.

Eder “Golden Bantam” Jofre – 72-2-4 (50 KOs)…Brazilian…IHOF inductee…Pro Years: 1957-1976…..2-time world champion…Notable Victories: Vicente Saldivar, Katsuyasko Aoki, Piero Rollo, Ramon Arias, Herman Marques, Johnny Jamito and Bernardo Caraballo.

Ruben “El Pucas” Olivares – 88-13-3 (78 KOs)…Mexican…IHOF inductee…
Pro Years: 1970-1979…multiple world champion…Notable Victories: Lionel Rose, Alan Rudkin, Salvatore Burruni, Takai Sakurai, Chucho Castillo, Efren Torres, Bobby Chacon, Jose Cervantes and Fernando Cananrla.

Carlos “Canas” Zarate – 61-4 (58 KOs)…Mexican…IHOF inductee…Pro Years: 1970-1979…record two streaks of 20 or more knockout wins…Notable Victories: Nestor Jimenez, Rudolfo Martinez and Alfonso Zamora.

Wilfredo “Bazooka” Gomez – 44-3-1 (42 KOs)…Puerto Rican…IHOF inductee…Pro Years: 1974-1989…Puerto Rican Olympian…3-time world champion…one of the highest KO rates (95.4%) in boxing history …32 knockouts in a row longest streak of any world champion…Notable Victories: Carlos Zarate, Alberto Davila, Royal Kobayasho, Juan Meza, Lupe Pintor, Juan Laporte and Rocky Lockridge.

“Joltin’” Jeff Chandler – 33-2-2 (18 KOs)…American…IHOF inductee…Pro Years: 1976-1984…became first American to hold world bantamweight title in more than 30 years…Notable Victories: Jorge Lycan, Julian Solis and Johnny Carter.

Hozumi Hasegawa – 26-2 (10 KOs)…Japanese…Pro Years: 1999-Present…only Japanese boxer to defend world bantamweight title more than 4 times…WBC bantamweight title-holder since 2004….makes his eighth title defense July 14 vs. Nestor Rocha…Notable Victories: Veeraphol Sahaprom, Geraldo Martinez, Simpiwe Vetyeka and Simone Malidrotta.

Kid Williams – 158-26-15 (57 KOs)…Dane…IHOF inductee…Pro Years: 1909-1929…moved at young age and grew-up in Baltimore…fought many world champions bit defended title only two times…Notable Victories: Joe Lynch, Joe Dundee, Pete Herman and Johnny Coulon.

Orlando Canizales – 50-5-1 (37 KOs)…American…IHOF inductee…Pro Years: 1984-1999…IBF bantamweight champion who defended a record 16 consecutive times…Notable Victories: Kelvin Seabrooks, Paul Gonzalez, Clarence Adams, Rolando Bohol and Billy Hardy.

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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ACCESS DENIED: Fertitta Friendly Global Cash Access May Lose Arizona License

Posted on | July 8, 2009 | 6 Comments

By: Rich Bergeron

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Arizona’s gaming authorities recently took a bold stand against a company called Global Cash Access by filing a notice of intent to deny state certification for the merchant services company, which has suspiciously tight connections with Station Casinos and Fertitta Enterprises. Most news reports about the Arizona developments barely scratch the surface and can’t fully quantify the WHOLE REPORT.

The bottom line? This is a big domino to be falling at this moment in time and this juncture in the history of Station Casinos.

The timing couldn’t be worse for the Fertitta family as their casino empire steams toward bankruptcy despite one extension after another given to the struggling company by the banks and lenders they owe. Now, it seems their friendly bedfellows from Global Cash Access (GCA) are in a heap of trouble, and more has been revealed through an intensive investigation into how the company was run under the control of Former GCA CEO Kirk Sanford, also a central figure in the Xyience bankruptcy scandal I have been writing about here.

I met with Kirk Sanford myself at a Times Square restaurant just prior to UFC 78 in Newark, NJ. At the time he was Co-CEO of Xyience and had just been ousted from Global Cash Access due to an emerging scandal related to casino payout discrepancies. He specifically used the term “scorched Earth” to describe his plan to bankrupt Xyience.

As it turns out from the timetable emerging in new documents, at the time of that meeting Sanford and GCA were allegedly involved in a massive mis-coding scandal as well as a scheme to defraud casinos of bonuses owed to them. Though the new paperwork does not reveal which particular casino properties GCA allegedly denied due bonuses to, clearly Fertitta Enterprises was impressed by these GCA converts for some reason, and Station Casinos extended their contract with GCA even after the scandal leaked out.

It would ultimately take a great deal of GCA Founder Karim Maskatiya’s money and all of Former GCA CEO Kirk Sanford’s cunning to perpetrate the Xyience bankruptcy. Karim Maskatiya’s nephew Omer Sattar and former GCA executive Kathryn Lever (still with GCA to this day) also made the Xyience transition and played roles in the bankrupting of the company.

The big question I find myself asking over and over again is WHY did Fertitta Enterprises bring these GCA folks in to bankrupt Xyience? There are only two possible answers in my mind:

1.) Fertitta Enterprises officials may have been conscious of the GCA skimming operation and impressed by it, and they needed similar skills to bankrupt Xyience through the perfect group of scapegoats.

…..or…..

2.) Fertitta-owned Station Casinos was on the list of casinos GCA skimmed from, and company officials were so upset that they forced the GCA rejects to pay their penance through bankrupting Xyience for them.

Looking at the whole risk and reward setup, there’s no other explanation in my mind for the GCA and Fertitta Enterprises partnership. If you go to my ENRON OF MMA PAGE you can read about why the UFC needed to keep Xyience viable long enough to get a huge loan package and create a middle of the mat bidding war for potential UFC sponsors. Yet, they also needed to make their involvement in Xyience as limited as possible so as not to raise conflict of interest eyebrows. This is why they needed a few devoted fall guys to take key positions, guys who would be really compelled to do this dirty work and take all the risks involved. Yet, why these fall guys? What made GCA so special, and why risk the backlash of hiring folks so fresh off a scandal?

Global Cash Access perhaps came to be tied to the UFC and Xyience because criminal minds think alike. Consider the fact that Frank Fertitta, Junior is the on-paper CEO of Fertitta Enterprises. Yet, Frank Junior has been kept away from Station Casinos operations by his associations in the past with known organized crime figures. The Nevada Gaming Commission would rather Frank Junior’s unclean past stay buried. It is widely reported that Frank Fertitta Junior helped operate a massive Vegas skimming operation glorified in the movie “Casino.”

Frank Junior’s history is fascinating, but his new hobby is even more intriguing. Fertitta Enterprises may not have all that much to do with Station Casinos, but it does healthy consulting work to help other casinos get started all over the country. No matter what controversy is stirred up, the folks behind Fertitta Enterprises seem to be able to squeak unwanted developments through on technicalities wherever they go.

The Fertitta family wields incredible power and influence in the Casino industry, and it shows. Even the Fertitta-led suggestions that a pre-packaged bankruptcy of Station Casinos would be the best way to go have been met by very little criticism, if any. It is my personal opinion that the Xyience bankruptcy was a trial run for the Station Casinos pre-packaged collapse. The Fertitta family has promised to put $244 million into the reorganization pot for Station Casinos, and despite the company’s struggles, Frank Fertitta III just bought a $28 million home in Orange County, CA’s Emerald Bay. Station Casinos just financed one of the largest 4th of July fireworks displays in Vegas history to boot.

Don’t forget things are only so bad for Station Casinos because the Fertitta Brothers went on an overzealous expansion spree resulting in too much overhead and not enough income. Also, like a teenager with his first credit card, they hid the problem by pursuing loan after loan and credit facility after credit facility. The latest estimates put the company in debt more than $5 billion.

the Arizona investigation is mind blowing as far as the conclusions that could be drawn from the associations between GCA, Fertitta Enterprises, Xyience, the UFC, and Station Casinos. This latest GCA bombshell could be the straw that broke the camel’s back with Station Casinos, and it could raise some regulator eyebrows in Nevada. Ironically enough, a witness to the Xyience collapse recently informed me that the scheme to bankrupt Xyience was primarily the work of “the two Franks.” This report made a great deal of sense since Frank Junior and “Frankie Three Sticks” are really consumed in many ways by the Casino industry business and lifestyle. Meanwhile, Lorenzo Fertitta has over the years been more partial to his work with the UFC and recently left Station Casinos to help Dana White expand the UFC.

Having such intimate knowledge of the casino operations, “the two Franks” should have known it if the GCA Executives were bilking them. These are two men known for their shrewd business practices and sharp minds.

So how did this whole Xyience bankruptcy plan get hatched and why did all these folks end up working together? The exact manner in which all these “usual suspects” came together under a common banner is really an unknown at this point, but their basic motivations seem plain as day now that these new GCA documents have been revealed.

It seems to me we have a classic case of “like father, like son” going on here.

Frank Fertitta Junior never went to jail for his part in casino skimming or any other organized crime endeavor he took part in over the years. Like the “Teflon Don” John Gotti, nothing stuck to Frank Junior, and he was allowed to ride off into the sunset untainted by a prison record and able to buy his first casino for just a buck as the legend is told. Frank Junior’s buddies rotted in jail while he built his fortune in gaming and created a dynasty he could pass onto his sons.

Frank Fertitta III had to take the reigns at an early age when his father had no other choice but to pass the buck. Like his father, maybe Frank III devised a new-wave skim with help from GCA, or maybe he and his father muscled in on the GCA scam and took a percentage.

Either way, even a tenuous association of the Fertitta family with what looks to be a massive and purposely designed and perpetrated electronic skimming operation executed by GCA is troubling to say the least. The fact that Fertitta Enterprises would provide ousted GCA officials immediate positions in the soon-to-be-bankrupted Xyience adds more fuel to the conspiracy fire. There are a great deal of whys to be asked in this context.

Looking from the outside in, there is only one logical conclusion as to why all these entities and individuals were perpetrating this massive fraud together. It was all about the money, of course, and while all the loosely associated businesses owned by these individuals were doing well on their own, they could do better conglomerated. They would do even better than that working together under the radar as if they were still being operated by completely separated and unrelated entities and/or individuals.

These culprits had to scatter the blame and obscure the ownership connections as much as they could, and the pattern emerging now shows that they were successful at getting away with these tactics for a long time. If you look closely you can see all the lines of connectivity between these businesses, but on paper and from a distance the names are all different and the associations are hidden. The casual observer doesn’t pick up on it.

Global Cash Access made recent moves to further distance itself from GCA Co-Founders Karim Maskatiya and Robert Cucinotta, both having emerged in recent months as suspects playing integral roles in the massive conspiracy run through the company and other offshoots owned by Cucinotta and Maskatiya. The most involved scheme allegedly netted in excess of $26 million based on fraudulent fee rigging by the company. The Arizona license denial paperwork claims GCA officers were not only conscious of the fraud but actively worked to conceal it, knowing that the fine would be minimal if caught in the act.

BREAKING DOWN THE DOCUMENTS

The Arizona Notice leaves room for Global Cash Access to contest the conditions for denial and prove that they are a new and improved entity, but the sheer weight of the allegations included in the document are staggering and might possibly be insurmountable.

In a release issued by GCA officials about the notice, the language is purposely vague:

“The notice summarizes the basis for the department’s intention and alleges that GCA, its founding stockholders and certain of GCA’s management undertook actions that demonstrate that GCA is not suitable under the department’s standards to act as a provider of gaming services to Native American tribes conducting gaming in Arizona,” Global Cash said in the 8-K regulatory filing.

The company also harps on the stipulations that make this move by Arizona gaming regulators a preliminary one and not really a final say, explaining that they will fight for their state certification:

“The notice provides GCA with the right to an informal settlement conference as well as a formal hearing before an administrative law judge in Arizona. GCA intends to seek the holding of the informal settlement conference prior to July 15, and the holding of the formal hearing, if necessary, as soon as possible thereafter. In the meantime, absent further action by the department that prohibits GCA from doing so, GCA intends to continue its operations in Arizona in the ordinary course of business,” Global Cash said.

“GCA takes the notice and the allegations made therein very seriously. GCA believes that it has taken appropriate actions during the prior 20 months that will permit GCA to fully demonstrate that it should be considered suitable for certification by the department. Many of these actions involve the termination of GCA’s relationships with certain affiliated parties and have been previously publicly communicated and provide the basis for GCA’s belief that GCA is in fact suitable to act as a provider of gaming services to Native American tribes conducting gaming in Arizona,” the release further explains.

The Arizona report goes beyond the alleged actions involved in the perpetration of the skimming operation. Regulators also allege a conscious plan to deceive gaming regulators in Michigan in 2004 and in Arizona in 2005 by not disclosing all the required information about the mis-coding issues:

“GCA deprived a regulatory agency of material information needed to make an informed suitability determination,” the Arizona report said of the Global Cash case in Michigan. Company founders Karim Maskatiya and Robert Cucinotta “both attempted to mislead the investigators to hide GCA’s interchange fee fraud and their involvement in it,” the Arizona report says.

Above all other allegations, charges of Maskatiya and Cuccinotta failing to disclose their questioning in the murder of Maskatiya’s wife are most shocking. Here is the text of an Oakland Tribune article printed at the time of the Maskatiya murder:

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Oakland Tribune March 24, 1982

Police rule out burglary as motive in murder

Fremont- Police said Tues the fatal shooting of Laila Maskatiya was not the result of a burglary in her home because there were no signs of forced entry and nothing was taken.

Detective Dan Fuller said no motive has been established in the slaying, and there is no suspect.

Maskatiya’s husband, Karim, told police he arrived home from work at 7:30 Monday evening and found his 29 year old wife in the bedroom in their $350,000 home on Guadalupe Terrace.

She had been shot twice in the head with a hand gun and several empty cartridges were found near the body. Police said the couple’s 4 year old son slept through the shooting.

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The Arizona documents say, “Police detectives questioned both Maskatiya and Cucinotta regarding the murder. Both were read their Miranda rights. The detectives felt that Maskatiya and Cucinotta gave inconsistent statements and did not cooperate with the investigation. They also felt that Maskatiya knew, but would not reveal, the identity of the murderer,” the Arizona report said.

Yet, both men answered ‘no’ when asked by Arizona regulators if they had ever been questioned by a law enforcement agency, the report went on to explain.

The Arizona Gaming Department said Maskatiya and Cucinotta were on the GCA board of directors until June 2008, but resigned six weeks after being interviewed by the department. It says they continue to hold more than 25 percent of the company’s stock. However, an SEC filing dated July 7, 2009 indicates Cucinotta holds no voting rights and seemingly has no control or major stock value anymore in regard to GCA.

In February, 2009 documents filed with the SEC, Maskatiya and Cucinotta both still retained more than 9 million shares in GCA. Yet, while it appears that Cucinotta may be on his way to being completely muscled out of the company he co-founded, Maskatiya unloaded 2,768,800 of his own company shares at a rate of $6.25 each as recently as a month ago (6/10/09).

In a section of the report called “ongoing matters of concern,” the Arizona regulators say:

==> Global Cash Access has never acknowledged or taken any action in regard to its wrongdoing.

==> Global Cash Access has continued contacts with people and companies involved in the Visa fee fraud.

==> The former Global Cash Access principals failed to disclose information about the murder investigation to regulators in Arizona and Mississippi.

==> Cucinotta and Maskatiya failed to disclose other information including their ownership of various companies.

==> Global Cash continues to have problems with payments of fees to casinos and with payments to casino patrons.

==> Global Cash principals had contact with gaming regulators that created an appearance of impropriety.

“GCA has committed a theft, fraud and concealment,” the Arizona report alleges. “It has conspired in these actions with (related company) USA Payment Systems. It has demonstrated a willful disregard for compliance with gaming regulatory authorities and has misrepresented and concealed material facts, documents and information in its dealings with the department and others.”

“Casino vendors providing electronic fund access must be reputable, honest, diligent and effective. GCA has proven itself to be none of these,” the report said. “Allowing GCA’s continued participation in gaming in Arizona damages the public’s trust in Arizona casinos and casino regulators. Casinos cannot properly operate where patrons continually suspect or assume they are being cheated, and regulators are assumed to be either involved or incompetent.”

In other words: Who wants to play a game everyone knows is rigged? It seems fitting that Arizona has the designation AZ, because for Global Cash Access Arizona could be the first on an A to Z list of officials and operations who may soon ‘Just Say No’ to the type of underhanded tactics GCA is generating a reputation for.

It is a new era in America as the recession revealed some of the worst fraudulent transgressions against honest taxpayers and shareholders. Bernie Madoff might be the biggest of all the frauds, but he was certainly not the only massive con man involved in the economic collapse. He was not the only one making money off misrepresenting his business practices. GCA appears to be a company that grew fat off the same spirit of fraudulent activity, never worrying about getting nailed with the petty fine. They jobbed the system and got away with it, but they still expect to hold the public’s trust. Arizona may only represent a small percentage of GCA’s worldwide business operations, but this kind of taint could make lots of other dominoes fall.

Taking a closer look at current operations at GCA, it is clear that even if the company ousts Maskatiya and Cuccinotta from direct public roles with the company, GCA will still be intimate with the other companies these accused frauds also run and/or retain principal positions in. Consider the full text of another SEC filing from earlier this year, indicating some possible behind-the-scenes infighting going on at the company:

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On February 13, 2009, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) received written notice from USA Payments of the termination of the Amended and Restated Agreement for Electronic Payment Processing, dated as of March 10, 2004, by and among Global Cash Access, Inc., USA Payments and USA Payment Systems (the “Agreement”). The Company disputes the alleged breaches of the Agreement upon which the notice of termination was based, as well as the right of USA Payments to terminate the Agreement.

To the Company’s knowledge, Karim Maskatiya and Robert Cucinotta directly or indirectly hold significant ownership interests in, and serve on the boards of directors of, USA Payment Systems and USA Payments. Messrs. Maskatiya and Cucinotta are former members of the board of directors of the Company, and to the Company’s knowledge, they collectively hold approximately 23.6% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. At the time that the Company entered into the Agreement, Messrs. Maskatiya and Cucinotta were members of the Company’s board of directors and controlled a majority of the outstanding equity interests in the Company.

Pursuant to the Agreement, USA Payments and USA Payment Systems performed for the Company electronic payment processing services relating to credit card cash advances, point-of-sale debit card transactions and ATM withdrawal transactions, including transmitting authorization requests to the relevant networks or gateways, forwarding transaction approvals or denials to the Company, and facilitating the settlement of all funds in connection with approved and consummated transactions. Pursuant to the Agreement, USA Payments and/or USA Payment Systems were subject to a service level guarantee; were required to enter into agreements with card associations, networks, gateways and financial institution sponsors necessary to provide services to the Company; were entitled to fixed monthly fees plus volume-based transaction fees; and, subject to limited exceptions, were prohibited from providing similar services to third parties in the gaming industry.

This Agreement was to expire according to its terms on March 10, 2014. In its notice of termination, USA Payments alleged that the Company breached the Agreement due to two technology issues involving one of the Company’s other business partners. The Company has worked diligently and closely with the affected business partner to ensure that all necessary technology remediation has been performed. USA Payment Systems and USA Payments have acknowledged their obligation pursuant to the Agreement to continue to provide services to the Company during a 180-day transition period. The Company disputes the right of USA Payments to terminate the Agreement. If this dispute is resolved with the mutual agreement of the Company and USA Payments, the Company may continue to receive services under the Agreement or a successor agreement with USA Payments or USA Payment Systems. If the Company and USA are unable to resolve the dispute, the Company will transition to another provider of electronic payment processing services in the 180-day transition period. To prepare for the potential need to transition to a new provider, the Company is already engaged in discussions with an alternate provider.

So it seems USA Payment Systems sought to separate from GCA rather than the other way around. Perhaps this was a tit for tat response to the company trying to shut out Cucinotta. At any RATE (pun intended), whatever decision Arizona ultimately makes regarding GCA could completely transform the merchant services industry. If the appropriate attention is paid to this disaster, the needed regulation and oversight to prevent a repeat of this behavior could save billions of dollars in bogus fees in the long run.

To learn more about the GCA, Fertitta, Zuffa, & Xyience scandal you can check out XYIENCESUCKS.COM or my other stories here.

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Floyd Patterson: A Boxer and a Gentleman; Alan H. Levy; McFarland & Co.; 2008.

Posted on | July 7, 2009 | No Comments

By: Patrick McElligott

A good book allows the reader to engage in a conversation with the author. My favorite topics include boxing, history, politics, and society ….and so this book was an extraordinary treat to read. In the simplest terms, buy and enjoy reading this one. You will be glad that you did.

The book is well-written. It is said that boxing is the most difficult sport to write about. Levy is a professor of history at Slippery Rock University, who takes on one of the most fascinating chapters in sports’ history, and does it justice. It is a thoughtful book, as the author followed Patterson’s career closely, and that comes through on every page. The topics Levy examines are important to the boxing community, and he approaches them in a manner that Floyd Patterson and the reader deserve.

While I give this book the highest grade possible, it does not mean that I agree with all of Levy’s opinions. Nor would he want any reader to, for if two people think exactly alike, it simply means that only one of the two is actually thinking. Thus, rather than a usual book review, I decided to offer the following interview/discussion between Professor Levy and myself.

Early in the interview, it became impossible for me to take exact notes on our conversation. Thus, since I did not record our discussion, the following is not going to be an exact copy of all that was said. But I think that after reading it, you will be inclined to buy his book. And, who knows? Perhaps in the future, Alan, Rich, and I could record a discussion for Fight News Unlimited.

I started our discussion by telling Alan my favorite Floyd Patterson story. In the 1970s, he would attend amateur cards in our area, often bringing members of his team. One evening in Owego, when I was in the locker room with my team, I had my hair down. (I’d put it in a pony tail when working corners, of course.) Floyd came up behind me, politely saying, “Uh, Ma’am, you can’t be in here.” When I turned around, he laughed and shook my hand, saying, “Sorry about that.” For years afterwards, any time I saw him, the Champ would get that same grin, and shake his head while we were shaking hands.

Now, for the interview.

PM: What influenced you to write this book?

AL: Two things. I had completed my second book on baseball, and was looking for a new topic. I was discussing this with a colleague – the idea of focusing on an area of sports’ history that has been overlooked. Bernard, who used to box, mentioned Floyd Patterson.

I had grown up watching Patterson fight. There were two good books already, Jack Newcombe’s 1961 biography, and Floyd’s 1962 autobiography. But both were published before some of Floyd’s most important fights, as well as his struggles outside the ring. There was a hole in sports literature for that period.

PM: Right, a big hole. I think that your book does an outstanding job of filling it in.

AL: Thank you.

PM: Did you ever meet Patterson, or attend his fights?

AL: I never had that pleasure. I’m 57 now, and so as a teen-aged boxing fan, I followed his career. I remember the excitement of his fights with Ingemar Johansson, and his later fights against Liston and Ali.

Floyd was still alive when I began researching the book. But when I learned about the extent of his difficulties, I realized that it was too late to interview him.

PM: During the course of your research, did your opinion of Patterson change?

AL: I learned things that surprised me. I didn’t realize at the time that after Ali knocked out Zora Folley, there were arrangements being made for a return bout with Patterson. I think that the speed in which all fifty states barred Ali from fighting again indicates that people at high levels in our government were involved.

PM: Right. Ali’s people had considered a few options after Folley. One was Oscar Bonavena, and another was Joe Frazier. Yank Durham wasn’t interested in rushing Frazier at that point.

AL: I also found that Patterson had ducked Frazier in that period of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Looking back, and considering the dementia he later suffered, it was probably a good thing that he didn’t fight Frazier. I think Joe would have hurt him, much in the manner that he did Jimmy Ellis in their fight.

PM: Accurate information on Cus D’Amato in the ‘50s and ‘60s is hard to find. My son once asked me why there isn’t a good biography on Cus. I said because the few associates that he trusted and liked back then didn’t tend to talk about him to the press, and so most of the information came from his enemies. Was it difficult for you to get a feel for D’Amato?

AL: I had to rely on what information was available. One difficulty was exactly what you mention. Perhaps his friends didn’t speak out, because they were aware that Cus’s enemies were as dangerous as he said they were. I attempted to provide the reader with as much information as possible, and leave it to the individual to do the “guess work” in evaluating the difference between D’Amato’s inner demons and his outer enemies.

The two people who probably could have provided the best description of Cus were Patterson and Jose Torres. Without that, you can only speculate. In a very real sense, the public perception speaks for itself on the impossibility of getting to know him.

PM: In the early ‘70s, when my oldest brother was fighting in the Golden Gloves in Troy, NY, I remember Cus was in the downstairs locker room. Eugene “Cyclone” Hart was with him. Hart was a blast to talk to; he was absolutely convinced in his ability to beat any other middleweight. And Cus was sitting quietly in a chair near a wall. I remember Hart asking if he wanted to go upstairs and watch some fights? And Cus said, “No. I can see everything I need to here.” He was evaluating fighters based on their behavior in the dressing room before they fought.

Our manager at the time was Carl Delberta, who knew Cus. When Carl and a few others were speaking with him, we took some photos. But I wasn’t comfortable enough to speak with D’Amato, and years later, other fighters that had been there told me they felt the same way.

AL: Interesting. Cus definitely had an amazing understanding of human nature. It was insight that he came to on his own, watching fighters’ behaviors in and out of the ring. Ali said that D’Amato was a genius.

I like your description of his being an intimidating presence, by simply being quiet at the side of the room. That is part of his understanding of human nature, I think. He didn’t want to deal with many people. He wanted to concentrate on finding the fighters with the most potential for him to develop, and he really didn’t have many unsuccessful ones in that period.

PM: I remember an article in Sports Illustrated, telling about how Cus had placed a chain and lock around his refrigerator while he trained Buster Mathis.

AL: Mathis was a much more skilled fighter than he was given credit for. The press turned on him after the loss to Frazier in the pro’s. But he had very real talent as a boxer.

PM: Definitely. The press helps make or break fighters, in the way they mold the public’s perception of fighters, especially after a defeat. That actually leads to my next question. When reporters were saying Patterson should retire after he lost the title fight with Ali, one asked Sonny Liston for his opinion. Liston responded with a question of his own, “Who can tell a bird it can’t fly? Do you think that Liston has been treated fairly by the press?

AL: Sonny Liston is very much under-rated. Up until he lost the title, most sports writers were saying that he was invincible. And, other than against Ali, at that point, he probably was. But he lost to the man who would later be recognized as “The Greatest.”

PM: In my opinion, Ali is at the top level of the heavyweights, and Joe Louis and Sonny Liston are at the second level. Foreman, at his best, was close, but Louis and Liston were better.

AL: Liston had better boxing skills than champions like Dempsey or Marciano. Obviously, both of them had a puncher’s chance against anyone, at any point in a fight. Marciano beat great boxers like Walcott and Charles.

PM: The press called Walcott and Charles “old.” But actually, when Rocky beat them, they were not “old” in the sense that Louis was. Marciano deserves full credit for beating both of them.

AL: Yes, he does. Marciano could compete against the larger heavyweights, as well, because of his strength and murderous power.

PM: My friend Rubin Carter knew Liston, from when he briefly was a sparring partner in Philly.

AL: Carter sparred Liston?

PM: Once. He said that afterwards, when he took off his headgear, his ear was bleeding. He said that he knew he had to leave Philly, because if he sparred Liston again, he risked permanent injury or death. (Note: When Rubin was the studio guest on ESPN FNF a few years back, I asked him to describe his experiences with Liston. )

AL: As Marty Marshall said, when Liston hit you anywhere, “it hurt all over.”

PM: Rubin and Jose Torres both spoke of Liston being a good man. But the press would not allow that to come through. They wouldn’t give him credit for trying to change from his hoodlum past.

AL: True. Liston was complex. He had inner demons from his violent childhood. He grew up in a sad and dangerous world. When he tried to leave that behind, after winning the title, the writers wouldn’t allow it. I think he reacted with almost an, “I’ll show you” attitude after losing the title, when he allowed himself to be surrounded by low-lifes.

The depression Liston experienced after the loses to Ali isn’t fully appreciated by boxing fans. He was reduced from being invincible to being an ex-champion who never came close to fully regaining his skills after the second loss.

But in Sonny Liston, we find boxing’s existential question: what is it about this sport, far more so than any other, that attracts those known as “mobsters,” and other assorted low-life influences? The same type of people who prey on ignorant kids in poor neighborhoods follow them when they try to find success in the ring. Of course, it is partly because of the big money that is involved. But there is more to it.

PM: No sport has as strong a correlation with politics as boxing. Your book focuses on the politics of the 1960s, and the role that heavyweight champions played. Do you think that Ali was right to refuse to be drafted?

AL: Ali was the strongest voice among athletes in that decade. Patterson provided a counter-balance to Ali.

My opinion of Ali shifted between the ages of 15 and 18. I obviously knew that he was a unique talent from the first time I saw him fight. But when the draft became an issue, I was still fundamentally with the country. I knew he was the best boxer, but I did not fully support his position on the draft at that time.

When I became a college student – and draft age – I began to see the issues differently. Although I wasn’t able to articulate my feelings at the time, Ali was creating a different level of awareness. There really wasn’t another black militant capable of communicating in that way at the time.

Malcolm X was dead, and others lacked his skills. For example, Stokely Carmichael was asked for his opinion on women’s position in the movement? He said, “Prone.” That communicates a sense of narcissistic entitlement that Ali never conveyed. Outside of the competitive world of boxing, Ali treated every individual with a level of respect. That is what allowed the majority of Americans to actually listen to him, and to eventually accept that he was correct in his position on the draft.

PM: In his book “Cosell,” Howard Cosell states that in 1968, he came to the conclusion that Patterson’s being “the perfect gentleman” and “the gracious loser” was a “posture.” What do you think?

AL: I think that Cosell was looking for Patterson to behave like the boxer Cosell wanted him to be. It’s as if Cosell believed that if Floyd had more snarl, he wouldn’t have lost to Ellis. But almost everyone was convinced that Patterson had actually won that fight, no one more so than Cosell. So it’s something akin to post facto rationalization, a backward twisting of logic, on Howard’s part.

PM: Maybe what Cosell mistook for posturing was the way that Patterson had come to deal with his past.

AL: Patterson had his demons in life, but he had already dealt with them.

PM: Better the gentleman, than being bitter and complaining. Reporters did not treat Mike Tyson respectfully when he was in his angry phases of his career. They focused on those demons.

What do you consider to be Floyd’s greatest accomplishments, both in and out of the ring?

AL: His biggest accomplishment in the ring was regaining the title. He had to overcome being physically and psychologically annihilated. Coming back from that type of loss was extremely difficult.

As a man, I’d go back to his terrible experiences as a child. Not just the extreme poverty, but the manner in which he processed it, and his self-image as a kid. He overcame that, and after becoming champion, he returned to help the troubled youth who were in the same position he had been in.

PM: One area where I have disagreements with the book is in regard to his position in the rankings of great champions.

AL: It would be difficult for me, in the context of being the author of this book, to say he was in the top 10 or top 20. People will always disagree, and some might dismiss the important parts of the book by saying that I was writing it as a fan, or taking Floyd’s side. I try to be neutral on that issue, because it can’t be resolved. How good were his boxing skills? Good enough to become heavyweight champion twice. I think that he was similar in many ways to Ezzard Charles.

PM: Ezzard Charles was, in my opinion, the greatest amateur boxer ever. He won every tournament that he entered. He would have won the light heavyweight title, too, if it hadn’t been for the war.

AL: Okay, but because everyone has a right to their opinion, I might say that the Cuban Teofilo Stevenson was the greatest amateur ever. But we can’t debate that based on if the two fought as amateurs, because of the huge difference in size.

It’s fun to debate who could beat who in imaginary “super fights.” But it’s still fantasy. All we are left with is what really happened – including the good and the bad. I tried to balance these in my book.

PM: Okay, then, a final question. In an imaginary “super fight” between Roy Jones, Jr., and Floyd Patterson, who wins?

AL: Well, maybe the better question is: who in boxing is a better example to follow, both in and out of the ring? Because that is really the very best thing that the sport of boxing has to offer society – the quality of the men who box. There are great examples of men who were strong enough inside, and practiced self-discipline to the extent that they transcended the troubled conditions they suffered as children.

Years ago, when I worked at a camp for youth, an ex-boxer from the Binghamton area would come and talk to the kids. He was able to earn their trust, and instill a sense of hope in them. There is something about boxers that helps them communicate on this level with kids.

Now, which fighter would I pick? I’d go with that champion who used to march with Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Posted on | July 7, 2009 | No Comments

Hot Prospect “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy added to “Braggin’ Rights” Card

Posted on | July 7, 2009 | No Comments

July 17th show at Twin River Event Center, RI

PROVIDENCE (July 6, 2009) – Unbeaten junior welterweight prospect “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy has been added to the July 17th “Braggin’ Rights” Pro-Am boxing card, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln.

Philadelphia native Lundy (13-0-1) will be fighting in Rhode Island for the fourth time as a professional. He was rated No. 5 in the world as an amateur before turning pro, capturing several regional titles, as well as winning a silver medal at the 2005 National Golden Gloves Tournament. The electrifying, young fighter knocked out previously unbeaten Jason Cintron (10-0) on the road in April. “Hammerin’” Hank has also knocked off 7-0 Esteban Almarez by 4-round decision and fought 8-0 Darnell Jiles, Jr. to a 4-round draw in an exciting bout broadcasted on national television.

Lundy faces another former amateur star, Providence’s upset-minded Josh “Bam Bam” Beeman (4-3-3, 2 KOs), in the 6-round co-main event. Lundy-Beeman replaces the scheduled cruiserweight match between Rich Gingras and Tim Flamos that was canceled due to the former being ill and hospitalized.

“Hank is one of the most exciting young fighters in the country,” CES president Jimmy Burchfield said. “Fans really love watching him fight because he gives them what they want – thrilling action for every second of each round – and that’s why he’s quickly becoming an adopted son in Rhode Island. This kid will fight anybody, anywhere, and he’s been very successful doing just that. Josh was a tremendous amateur, too. His pro career has been filled with unfulfilled potential, which can become closer to reality with an upset of Lundy. Beeman’s well skilled and aiming to prove that he can be every bit as good as a pro as he was an amateur.”

The other co-main event is a 6-round rematch of interstate Milltown rivals, EBA New England lightweight champion Eddie “The Puerto Rican Sensation” Soto (11-0, 4 KOs), of Pawtucket (RI), and challenger Sean Eklund (6-4, 1 KO), who is trained by his uncle, “Irish” Micky Ward.

CES’ latest signee, super middleweight Vladine Biosse (1-0, 1 KO), who played football at the University of Rhode Island and Dean College, has moved from the gridiron into the ring. He makes his CES debut in a 4-round fight against an opponent to be determined.

Also on the July 17 card are a pair of unbeaten local favorites, cruiserweight Jay Holland (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Billy Greenwalt, and exciting light welterweight Diego Pereira (3-0, 2 KOs), in 4-round bouts.

Five amateur bouts are scheduled, featuring Tommy Duquette (Boston Boxing) vs. Steve Hollden (Balletto), 141 lbs.; Anthony Marsella (Tillinghast) vs. Christobal Marrero (Tomasello), 125 lbs.; Nick DeLomba (Balletto) vs. Jimmy Smith (Portland), 152 lbs.; Mario Morales (Uptown Boxing) vs. Thomas Falowo (Manfredo’s), 178 lbs.; George Yawo (Manfredo’s) vs. Adam Medeiros (TNT Kickboxing), 152 lbs.; Leonedra Lee (Clampitt) vs. Stephanie Steeves (Winsor), 132 lbs.

All pro and amateur bouts and boxers are subject to change.

Rollback ticket prices for “Braggin’ Rights” are $25.00 SRO, $35.00, $65.00 ($10.00 redeemable free play at Twin River) and $100.00 ($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 5:30 PM/ET, first bout at 6:30 PM/ET.

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

Godfrey ready to cage Hawk on way to world title fight

Posted on | July 7, 2009 | No Comments

PROVIDENCE (July 7, 2009) NABF and SNBC cruiserweight champion, Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey hopes the fourth time is the charm for him when he takes on unbeaten Shawn “The Sioux Warrior” Hawk in the main event on this week’s ESPN2 Friday Night Fights show from The Arena in Philadelphia.

In a battle of full-blooded Native Americans, Godfrey (18-1, 10 KOs), rated No. 6 by the WBC and No. 7 by the IBF, is a Wampanoag fighting in the 10-round headliner against a Sioux, Hawk (18-0-1, 16 KOs).

Godfrey was supposed to face Herbie Hide earlier this year in a WBC Eliminator, but Matt was unable to fight due to a hand injury, and an IBF title fight against Tomasz Adamek, planned for this weekend, fell through when Showtime passed on the opportunity to broadcast.

“I’m preparing for Hawk as if I were fighting Adamek,” Godfrey said during a break from a recent workout. “This is a very important fight because I have another opportunity to showcase my skills on live national television. Fights fall through, that’s boxing. I can’t do anything about it and all I can do is keep focused on this fight. I don’t know too much about Hawk other than I know I’m going to beat him. He doesn’t bring anything that strikes fear in me – nobody does! He’s heavy-handed and he doesn’t know how to lose. Those are his two best assets. I’m not worried but I’m still taking him serious.”

The 28-year-old Godfrey, rated No. 10-ranked by The Ring magazine, has had his three most impressive performances fighting on ESPN FNF, knocking out Emmanuel Nwodo, Felix Cora, Jr. and Shaun George.

“This is my fourth main event on ESPN and it’s an opportunity for the sanctioning bodies, media and fans to see me again in action,” Godfrey added. “Every year I believe I’m going to be fighting in a bigger spotlight. I’m hoping that the fourth time around will lead to a world title fight for me. I’m ready to prove that I’m one of the best cruiserweights in the world; I believe I’m the best. When you’re rated in the top 10 by Ring, you’re definitely one of the best because there’s no politics involved, and it lists all of the different champions, not just the top contenders. I’m hoping a convincing win will push me up a little more in the ratings.”

Go on line to www.mattgodfreyboxing.com for more information.

Round 5 to Debut Limited Edition ‘Shogun’ Rua and Dan Henderson Figurines at UFC Fan Expo this Weekend

Posted on | July 6, 2009 | 1 Comment

Attendees Have First Chance at Numbered Series with Personalized Features, Packaging; Couture, ‘Shogun,’ Wanderlei Silva To Appear Live at Round 5 Booth

MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada, July 6, 2009 – Mixed martial arts fans and other collectors attending UFC Fan Expo on Friday and Saturday at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas will be first in line as Round 5 unveils its premiere “Limited Edition,” individually numbered figurines, featuring MMA stars Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Dan Henderson. Available for the first time at the Round 5 booth (#427), the Rua collectible includes his signature Bad Boy Walk Out t-shirt while Henderson’s comes with an American Flag, and both come in packaging that is distinct from the standard Series 4 issue, also debuting at Fan Expo.

Rua will also join Randy Couture and Wanderlei Silva at the booth as they meet fans and sign autographs during the two days. On Friday, “Shogun” will sign from 3 – 5 p.m., while Couture will be there from 6 – 7 p.m. On Saturday, Silva will be available from 2 – 3:30pm and “Shogun” from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Only 2,548 of the Limited Edition ‘Shogun’ and Henderson collectibles will ever be made, and just 252 – in numerical order beginning at Fan Expo opening at 10 a.m. on Friday – will be available each day at Expo.

“The UFC Fan Expo is a unique opportunity for us to connect with fans who have enjoyed the first three Series, and we’re pleased to reward them with the advance availability of the Limited Edition and Series 4 as well as the meet-and-greets with three of our stars,” said Damon Lau, Round 5 president.

The first shipments of Series 4, which includes “Shogun,” Henderson, Gina Carano, Cung Le and Matt Serra, are going to Las Vegas. They are expected to be available at retail locations across North America and online at www.Round5MMA.com later this month or in early August.

Round 5 plans to release collectibles of two additional series of athletes later in 2009, one during each quarter. Athletes to be represented in those series are yet to be announced.

Round 5 collectible figures may be purchased at leading retailers such as Walmart (Canada), Toys ‘R’ Us, FYE, Century Martial Arts, Sunrise Records, The Treadmill Factory and Hatashita International. Other retailers can be found at www.round5mma.com/wheretobuy.php.

About Round 5
Round 5 (www.Round5MMA.com), headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada, is the MMA industry’s fastest growing worldwide collectible figure company. Committed to developing intricately detailed figures, Round 5 strives to remain true to the sport of MMA and its personalities.

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