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Kielsa Slays Polley, Eyes Canada’s Top Heavyweights

Posted on | June 28, 2009 | No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RAMA, ON – (June 26, 2009) – With a devastating win over veteran Byron Lee Polley under his belt, Canadian Heavyweight champion Greg “The Steel Pole” Kielsa (9-0, 4 KO’s), will have to wade through the current crop of potential title challengers that have suddenly crawled from under the woodwork clamoring for a shot at his crown.

Unable to secure a fight with a ranked Canadian contender, Kielsa stepped into the ring Friday night at Rumble at Rama VIII, at Casino Rama, in Rama, Ontario, against veteran Byron Lee Polley (23-9-1, 11 KO’s) from Saint Joseph, Missouri, in a non-title fight.

Kielsa dropped Polley twice before landing a colossal counter left that planted the game American for a third and final time, prompting referee Rocky Zolnierczyk to wave the fight over at 2:12 of the fourth round.

With the statement win over Polley, Kielsa can now concentrate on defending his title against all comers, a scenario that Kielsa’s manager James Jardine insists is harder than it sounds.

“We’ve been trying to get Greg to defend his belt, and have reached out to most of the contenders, but either we haven’t heard back from them, they outprice themselves with outrageous purse demands, or they want Greg to fight outside Ontario, which doesn’t suit our purposes at all,” Jardine said.

“We tried calling Art Binkowski twice, but his phone must be broken because we never heard back from him. Neven Pajkic wanted $15,000 to fight Greg, which is ludicrous, and we would have fought Jean Francois Bergeron, but they wanted Greg to fight in Quebec, which makes no sense to us because we’re trying to build up Greg here in Ontario.”

“Patrice L’Heureux is also on our radar, but according to his promoter, he’d rather make more money fighting in Quebec than fighting Greg for the title in Ontario.”

With an abundance of new challenges on the horizon for Kielsa, a name from his recent past – Ray Olubowale, the man Kielsa dethroned for the title – has been making headlines recently in an attempt to secure a rematch.

“I read that Ray would be willing to put up $5000 of his purse against $5000 of Greg’s purse as a side bet. I’m very close to Ray and couldn’t do that to him, I mean that would be practically his entire purse,” Jardine said.

“What puzzles me about Ray begging for a rematch was that it took him 14 months to make his only defense of the title. Now he’s acting as if Greg is the one hiding. With Ray it’s a case of been there, done that.”

“I’ve read that people are looking down their noses at Byron Polley as an opponent for Greg,” Jardine said.

“But when you look at who some of these other guys fought in their tenth pro fight, Polley is a certified killer in comparison.”

ABOUT ORION SPORTS MANAGEMENT
Orion Sports Management Inc. is an Ontario based promotional company known for staging first-class boxing events. Run by former Canadian Airline executive Allan Tremblay, Orion is the force behind Ontario’s biggest match ups, from their launch event at The Air Canada Centre (“The Night Of The Hurricane”) to a series of televised events in the Niagara region featuring “Baby Joe” Mesi, Razor Ruddock, Egerton Marcus, and Steve Molitor.

TDR this WK- Hamilton, K. Sesker, M. Finn, G. Abbott, C. Sesker, Tom Erickson

Posted on | June 26, 2009 | No Comments

This week the Brute Adidas studios of Takedown Radio will be filled with opinions and views of some of our favorite wrestling media members. These writers and talk show hosts are the very back bone of our sport. They tell the stories of our coaches and athletes and help to draw the pictures if you will of our sport and what makes it so darn interesting.

Joining us:

Andy Hamilton- Ace Sports Reporter for the Iowa City Press Citizen joins us for a look back and his look forward on the Hawks and the balance of wrestling. Andy is quite simply one of the best reporters and writers covering wrestling today.

Kent Sesker- Marketing Director for the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum and Host of On the Mat, a weekly radio adventure in to the world of wrestling. You can hear Kent and his guests each week on AM 1650, KCNZAM.com at 5 PM every Wednesday evening throughout the year. The DGIWIM is hosting its pro inductions into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Saturday July 11th. For more information visit WrestlingMuseum.org

Mike Finn- Senior Writer for W.I.N. magazine. Mike has covered wrestling for many years and has a rather forgiving view of our athletes. he understands that our athletes are not always super human. his writing is very thorough and genuine in its intent.

Gary Abbott- theMat.com and USA Wrestling- often Gary breaks the news on international events and our athletes that our making news before anyone else. He lives with his wife in Colorado Springs, the very epicenter of our international efforts.

Craig Sesker- Senior Writer and Communications Director for Themat.com and USA Wrestling. Craig writes like we speak. His articles are very timely and cover a lot of ground. Not one to mince words, Craig is old school believing you can say just as much with a few chosen words than with more.

Tom Erickson- Assist. Head Coach of Purdue University. Tom will join us to fill us in on remaining recruits for Purdue and what the remaining weeks of the summer season have in store.

Join us for America’s Wrestling Radio Talk Show on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners including Takedownradio.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM every Saturday morning and look forward to having you listen in.

All-Star Championship Wrestling returns to The Bar in Appleton, WI this Saturday, June 29 for Retribution!

Posted on | June 26, 2009 | No Comments

Don Gotti gets his long-awaited revenge on his former tag team partner from “The Dream Police” “Cookie Cutter” Chris Gambino. Because this match was so long in the making, Commissioner William Sentowski’s wanted to make things special, appointing a special guest referee and special guest timekeeper for the match. Of course, it’s surely just coincidental that Gotti is a member of Commissioner Sentowski’s Cabinet and that the special guest referee is Mr. Ness (aka Jamie “the Weasel”), and the special guest timekeeper is none other than Commissioner William W. Sentowski. No, all conincidental, to be sure. To say that Gambino has the odds stacked against him would be an understatement.

“Diamond” Dave DeMone vs ACW Hall of Famer, “Straight Edge” Eric Hammers

-Demone has been referring to himself as a “future” Hall of Famer, which surely can’t sit too well with ACW co-founder Hammers. Now it’s time to see what Demone truly has in the ring. Hammers knows all the tricks, and has certainly been around the block a few times. But Demone is crafty, and has “Weasel” managing him.

Mickey McCoy vs Steve Sadist
-Sadist, who recently made his ACW debut, has shown he means business in ACW, taking on former ACW Champion “Cadillac” Nick Colucci in his first outing. Then he followed it up by going after big Jett Bennett, who has battled no less a competitor than Sam Hayne in the past. Now, Mickey McCoy wants to see if he can take down this pain-lover a few pegs. Will the fighting Irishman have what it takes to defeat the sadist? It’s not like McCoy is just some preliminary wrestler, he’s one half of the NWA Wisconsin Tag Team Champions, and both McCoys have proven they are not “just” tag team wrestlers. Not to mention that neither ne of the McCoys (nor Sadist for that matter!) would win a contest for best personality. With a guy like Sadist, even when you win, you lose, simply because Sadist wants to make sure that win or lose, all that matters is inflicting pain.

American History Next (Steve Stone/Hardcore Craig) recruit their longtime pal, Brandon Blaze to compete in six-man tag team action agasint The Urban Assault Team (Mace Morgan/Jared Johnsonville) and their partner, Chris Black.
-Former ACW Tag Team Championship contendors against former NWA Wisconsin Champions. Both teams are very dangerous, and with a third man on each team, that only increases the damage that both teams are capable of. Although Craig and Stone might seem like brawlers on the surface, they are capable of a surprising amount of scientific wrestling, as are The Urban Assault Team, and the UAT proved also that they can endure impressive amounts of pain, as displayed in the 3-team tables, ladders, and chairs match. Look for a very physical matchup.

Mason Quinn vs “Canadian Made” Brandon Haze
-Big Brandon Haze has shown a willingness to take on all comers, having recently battled the demon, Sam Hayne at NWA Wisconsin Showdown at the Wrangler Inn. Now, he will up his game again, this time challenging the former NWA Wisconsin Heavyweight Champion. Both men are equal in size and use a lot of power moves. How will Haze stack up against Quinn move for move? It’s time for Haze to really step up his game so he can be considered for title matches.

Speaking of title matches, yeah, we got ’em. Jerry Stylz puts his ACW X-Division Championship on the line against Thomas Walton III and “Mr. Canada” Jason Reiley in triple threat action. Stylz’s first Championship reign in ACW, and he is looking to prove he’s more than mouth. The trouble is, that big mouth of his might just get him intro trouble against former X-Division Champion, TW3. Also, Reiley is an x-factor, as well. Will his countryman Haze be around to watch Reiley’s back and insure a victory? Also, what will Stylz do to insure he stays champ? Our guess is anything that he can. Don’t underestimate Stylz, though. He may get a lot of flack, but he is a student of the game, and knows what to do and when to do it.

Dinn T. Moore puts his ACW Heavyweight Championship on the line against not one, not two, but THREE other contendors: “Cadillac” Nick Colucci, Dysfunction & Justin Dredd! Colucci and Dysfunction are both former ACW Heavyweight Champions, and Dredd is a former X-Division Champion, and most recently, at NWA Wisconsin Showdown at the Wrangler Inn, Dredd challenged NWA Midwest Heavyweight Champion, Silas Young, proving he belongs in this crowd of champion challengers.

NWA Wisconsin Heavyweight Champion Shane Hills puts his belt up in an ACW Legends Match against “The Dog of War” Kujo. Kujo has returned to the ring in ACW, so it’s time to see if he has some ring rust. He’s certainly not fooling around in his comeback, heading straight to the top of the NWA Wisconsin ladder with his challenge of Hills. Plus, Kujo is as fearless as Hills himself, having had a long and brutal feud with none other than Sam Hayne. Hills isn’t exactly a slouch, though, and will hit every bit as hard. He battled back against former champ Mason Quinn, and you can bet that Hills isn’t ready to lighten his luggage load by 10 pounds yet.

See what transpires in the ring when All-Star Championship Wrestling returns to The Bar in Appleton this Saturday, June 27 at 8PM for Retribution!

Also, don’t forget NWA Wisconsin Summer Showcase with special guest star, three-time former WWF Tag Team Champion, Demolition Smash!

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Final Press Conference For “Ultimate Chaos” MMA PPV show Saturday night in Biloxi

Posted on | June 26, 2009 | No Comments

The Bobby Lashley (left) v. Bob “The Beast” Sapp (right) monster match-up headlines this show.

BILOXI, Miss. (June 25, 2009) – “Ultimate Chaos,” the star-studded mixed martial arts Pay-Per-View event, presented by Prize Fight Promotions and Fight Force International, explodes Saturday night live from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.

The much-anticipated main event features two of the most popular and entertaining combat fighters in the world, former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley (3-0-0) and K1 and PRIDE living legend Bob “The Beast” Sapp (10-4-1), in a battle of super heavyweights.

“Ultimate Chaos” is being produced and distributed by Gotham MMA and Integrated Sports at 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT in the United States and Canada on cable and satellite Pay Per View via iNDemand, TVN, DirecTV, Bell TV, Shaw, Star Choice and Viewer’s Choice for a suggested retail price of only $29.95. The show will also air internationally to viewers outside of North America on www.gofightlive.tv (click on the photo above to order).

Veteran blow-by-blow announcer Col. Bob Sheridan and colorful mixed-martial-arts heavyweight Seth “The Silverback” Petruzelli lead the PPV broadcast team that also includes color analyst Bray Deavours and ringside reporter Dave Ferguson.

Dutch knockout specialist Gilbert “The Hurricane” Yvel (35-13-1) takes on 3-time UFC heavyweight title challenger Pedro “The Rock” Rizzo (16-8-0) in an intriguing co-main event match-up of fighters who put opponents to sleep.

The Ultimate Fighter 4 star Din “Dinyero” Thomas (24-8-0) faces former King Of The Cage and Gladiator Challenge lightweight champion Javier “Showtime” Vasquez (12-2-0), while highly-regarded Canadian lightweight prospect Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki (12-1-0) meets 4-time World Muay Thai title-holder William “The Bull” Sriyapai (12-4-0).

Also fighting on the card is welterweight Brett Cooper (9-4-0) vs. Waachiim “Native Warrior” Spirit Wolf (5-4-0); Affliction vice president Tom Atencio (1-0-0) vs. Treasure Bay Casino card dealer, lightweight Randy Hedderick, making his pro debut; Northern Ireland brawler Colin McKee (3-2-0) vs. veteran welterweight Lance Thomson (4-2-0) vs. veteran James Orso (8-3-0) vs. The Ultimate Fighter 3 star Danny Abbadi (3-4-0); welterweight Eric Bradley (2-1-0), 2-time All-America wrestler and 2003 NCAA boxing champion at Penn State, vs. unbeaten prospect Kelly Leo (5-0-0). All fights and fighters are subject to change.

Tickets are priced at $25.00 (limited discount seating), $40.00 (general admission) and $55.00 (premium reserved seating) and sale at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum and all TicketMaster outlets.

For more information go to www.theultimatechaos.com or www.mscoastcoliseum.com. Doors open at 5PM/CT, first fight 6 PM/CT, and the first PPV fight is at 8 PM/CT.

FIGHTER PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES

(Treasure Bay Casino and Hotel)

Bob Sapp: “That’s Bob ‘The Beast’ Sapp. He’s looking for a train wreck; I’m the train that’s going to wreck him. He’s expecting me to go three rounds…..no. I’m going to knock him out. He’s looking for me? He’ll see me after I knock him out and he’s laying there looking up at me. Everybody’s going to see what ‘Ultimate Chaos’ means….me and Bobby Lashley.”

Bobby Lashley: “I’m excited to be on this card with so many great fighters. It’s a great card. Me and Bob aren’t looking to be fight of the year. We’re looking for a train wreck…chaos! I’ve trained very hard with my team in Colorado. I’m ready to go three rounds. I hope he’s (Bob) ready to go because I’m taking him into deep water.”

Pedro Rizzo: “I’m happy to be here. I’ve trained real hard. I’m sure Yvel has trained hard, too. We’re going to put on a battle Saturday night. Let’s see what’s going on.”

Din Thomas: “Pronounced, Dean, not Din.”

Javier Vasquez: “Sorry, Tom, the fight of the night is between me and Din Thomas. I hope you’re ready (Din). It will be the fight of the night.”

Tom Atencio: “I appreciate what everybody has done here. I, too, look forward to it being fight of the night and we’ll see what happens.”

Randy Hedderick: “I want to thank Tom for this fight. I love giving everybody a good show and hopefully it will be the fight of the night.”

Brett Cooper: “I’m a California boy. I’m fighting Waachim Spirit Wolf. He’s a tough guy…..Native American. I break people’s spirits and that’s what I’m going to do Saturday. I’m looking forward to it.”

William Sriyapai: “We’re going to, hopefully, have a stand-up fight. You never know, it may go to the ground. It’s going to be a good exciting fight for everybody.”

Danny Abbadi: “I’m excited. Actually, it’s a rematch with James Orso. That was a split decision. I’m going to win this one in the first round.”

New England Cage Fighting Fighters Wanted

Posted on | June 26, 2009 | No Comments

New England Cage Fighting is searching for the best fighters around. We have posted a fighter’s application on the website
http://www.wartownbeatdown.com/fighter.html

If you, or someone you know is interested please forward the above link to them.

We have more fights coming up this summer, including one coming up August 22nd.

So keep checking our emails and this website for more information.

Thanks,

New England Cage Fighting

http://www.wartownbeatdown.com

Big Weekend For Lionheart Fighters

Posted on | June 26, 2009 | No Comments

3 Fights in 1 Weekend

Friday: Warrior Challenge in the Poconos
Lou Armezzani looks to add to his undefeated pro record as he fights Friday night at the PA Warrior Challenge in Pocono Manor, PA. For more info, visit the website Here

Saturday: Rumble on the Rivers
Paul Bradley and Phil Davis are all fighting Saturday night at UCFC’s Rumble on the Rivers in Pittsburgh. Over 200 LionHeart Fans are expected to attend! For more info visit www.ucfc-mma.com

EA SPORTS FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4

Posted on | June 26, 2009 | No Comments

June 25, 2009 (Northern California) – EA Sports had their “Fight Night Round 4” employee release party yesterday. President of EA Sports Peter Moore introduced former two-time world champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, former WBC light middleweight champion Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora and current WBC welterweight champion, Andre Berto as special guests, all of whom will be featured in the game. Employees got to ask the fighters questions about preparation and what it takes to be a world champion. “Fight Night Round 4” is available today in stores around the globe. For more information visit http://fightnight.easports.com/home.action

Who is the World’s Greatest Ever Boxer?

Posted on | June 24, 2009 | No Comments

You Decide

3-day boxing spectacular Oct. 2-4 at the Paris Las Vegas

– Nominations Jury releases names for global fan vote

– Voting to go live at www.greatestever.com

– Sugar Ray Robinson is nominated in two weight categories

LAS VEGAS (June 24, 2009) – The nominees for The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer global fan vote were announced today by Greatest Ever Enterprises.

On-line voting at www.GreatestEver.com will allow boxing fans from around the world to select the greatest boxer in each of the original eight weight classes, Heavyweight, Light heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight, Bantamweight, Featherweight and Flyweight, highlighted by the all-time pound-for-pound “Greatest Ever”.

A nominations committee of boxing experts lead the debate and selection of the boxers. The announcement of the process was twice delayed as the jury debated the various merits of the fighters, their records and achievements. Categories were set at 10 nominees per division, with 12 being nominated for the blue-ribbon category of Heavyweight.

The nominations committee was comprised of Thomas Hauser (boxing journalist and award-winning Muhammad Ali biographer), Al Bernstein (broadcaster and boxing analyst), Colin Hart (UK’s leading boxing reporter), Jean-Philippe Lustyk (broadcaster and head of boxing for pan-European sports channel Eurosport) and Ron Borges (boxing journalist and Hall of Fame committee member).

THE NOMINEES FOR THE GLOBAL FAN VOTE ARE:

Heavyweights Light Heavyweights Middleweights Welterweights

John L. Sullivan Bob Fitzsimmons Stanley Ketchel Mickey Walker

Jack Johnson Georges Carpentier Harry Greb Jimmy McLarnin

Jack Dempsey Gene Tunney Charley Burley Barney Ross

Joe Louis Billy Conn Tony Zale Sugar Ray Robinson

Rocky Marciano Ezzar Charles Marcel Zerdan Emile Griffith

Muhammad Ali Archie Moore Sugar Ray Robinson Jose Angel Napoles

Joe Frazier Bob Foster Carmen Basilio Sugar Ray Leonard

George Foreman Michael Spinks Carlos Monzon Aaron Pryor

Larry Holmes Roy Jones Jr Marvin Hagler Thomas Hearns

Mike Tyson Joe Calzaghe Bernard Hopkins Oscar de la Hoya

Evander Hoyfield

Lennox Lewis

Lightweights Featherweights Bantamweights Flyweights

Joe Gans Abe Atell Kid Williams Jimmy Wilde

Benny Leonard Kid Chocolate Panama Al Brown Benny Lynch

Tony Canzoneri Wille Pep Manuel Ortiz Pasqual Perez

Henry Armstrong Sandy Saddler Eder Joffre Chartchai Chionoi

Ike Williams Salvador Sanchez Ruben Olivares Miguel Canto

Carlos Ortiz Alexis Arguello Carlos Zarate Sot Chitalada

Roberto Duran Azumah Nelson Wilfredo Gomez Khaosai Galaxy

Julio Cesar Chavez Jeff Fenech Jeff Chandler Ricardo Lopez

Pernell Whitaker Marco Antonio Barrera Orlando Canizales Michael Carbajal

Floyd Mayweather Manny Pacquiao Hozumi Hasegawa Vic Darchiyan

JURY NOTES

The categories above are the eight original weight categories. Strawweights have been included in the Flyweight category. Super Middleweight has been included in Light Heavyweight (hence Joe Calzaghe’s inclusion in that category rather than Middleweight). 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 important has been their overall record, who they fought at the time and the impact they made on the boxing world, and indeed the world around them.

Now the debate is open to the public.

JURY COMMENTS

The debate amongst the judges was passionate, and sometime furious, concerning the nominations of the individual fighters. While the fighter nominations in many instances were unanimous, there was significant disagreement in some key areas that lead to more discussion and extra balloting. The final nominees were selected by majority decision.

“Just by our opinions it’s obvious this will be a lot of fun. The panel has had quite a spirited debate on this – I think that’s foreshadowing of what’s to come with the public,” said Al Bernstein.

“How you measure greatness is not just a question of skills and records,” said Jean Philippe Lustyk. “There is more to being a great fighter. Similarly this is about the world and it is not just about the great North American fighters. We must remember the geographical spread and recognise the other champion fighters from around the world. This is part of boxing’s greatness.”

Ron Borges commented : “This was tough. Some good names didn’t make it. Nothing stirs up debates faster than my guy was better than your guy. There are actually people in the States who believe Roy Jones, Jr. was better than Sugar Ray Robinson. Ugh!!! John L Sullivan was a controversial heavyweight nominee. I had him in my picks originally and then took him off, then put him back on and took him off. I then thought again but took him off. After an appeal from another jury member I decided I had no quarrel with putting him back on. Then I decided he doesn’t belong on a “greatest” list unless we’re talking about greatest street fighter. The guy could not box. So I took him off my list a 4th time! The guy has staying power because he made the final cut and got nominated.”

“I don’t think that there are any terrible omissions. But there was, and will remain, disagreement among the jurors,” said Thomas Hauser.

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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