Patriotic theme for Friday night’s “Brawl At The Hall” in Plymouth

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PROVIDENCE (June 9, 2009) – The red, white and blue will be flying high Friday night for a rare Massachusetts Pro-Am boxing show, “Brawl At The Hall,” presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports (CES) Inc., at historic Memorial Hall.

Iraqi War veteran Chris Traietti (7-1, 4 KOs), a light heavyweight from Quincy, is in the 6-round main event against Shawn Kirk. (4-3, 2 KOs), while U.S. Navy veteran and Plymouth firefighter, light heavyweight Benny “The Hornet” Lescarbeau (3-0, 3 KOs), is back fighting in front of his hometown fans in a 4-rounder versus Norman Johnson.

“Brawl At The Hall” is the second of four shows in “The Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor Fight Series,” scheduled in 2009 at Plymouth Memorial Hall and exclusively promoted by CES.

Also on the undercard in 4-round bouts is light middleweight Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes (0-1), a Plymouth High graduate now fighting out of Marshfield, who will face Natoya Ervin in a 4-round junior middleweight bout.

The card also features a pair of pro-debuting boxers from Cape Cod, super middleweight Paul Gonsalves and heavyweight Jesse Barboza. Gonsalves, fighting out of Harwich, is a 2-time Southern New England Golden Gloves champion. He meets Brockton’s Huston Crayton in a 4-round light heavyweight match. Three-time New England Golden Gloves title-holder Barboza, a heavyweight fighting out of Barnstable, is also scheduled to be in action. All fights and fighters are subject to change.

Five amateur matches, featuring some of the area’s top non-professionals, are also scheduled on the “Brawl At The Hall” card.

Tickets for “Brawl At The Hall” are moderately priced (includes $3.00 surcharge per ticket) at $38.00 (Bronze), $48.00 (Silver), and $78.00 (Jimmy’s Platinum Club). VIP tables of eight are also available. To purchase call CES (401.724.2253/2254) or go online at www.cesboxing.com.

Contact CES (401.724.2253/2254/www.cesboxing.com) for more information. Doors open at 6:00 PM/ET, first bout at 7:00 PM/ET.

-CES-

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PATRICK MCELLIGOTT PREVIEWS THE UPCOMING WEEK’S BEST BOXING MATCHES

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By: Patrick McElligott

THURSDAY – at Los Angeles (Versus) – 6 rounds, featherweights: David Rodela (12-1-2, 6 KOs) vs. Juan Garcia (14-2, 5 KOs); 6 rounds, featherweights: Charles Huerta (10-0, 6 KOs) vs. Noe Lopez Jr. (4-0, 3 KOs); 6 rounds, super featherweights: Cornelius Lock (18-3-1, 11 KOs) vs. Vernie Torres (27-12, 15 KOs).

FRIDAY – at San Jose, California (ESPN2) – 10 rounds, super featheweights: Robert Guerrero (23-1-1, 16 KOs) vs. Efren Hinojosa (30-5-1, 17 KOs); 8 rounds, welterweights: Danny Garcia (12-0, 7 KOs) vs. Pavel Miranda (16-3, 8 KOs); 8 rounds, heavyweights: Ashanti Jordan (9-0, 7 KOs) vs. Brad Gregory (11-3, 9 KOs).

SATURDAY – at New York (HBO) – 12 rounds, welterweights: Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KOs) vs. Joshua Clottey (35-2, 20 KOs); 12 rounds, light flyweights: Ivan Calderon (32-0, 6 KOs) vs. Rodel Mayol (25-3, 19 KOs).

2009 may well be remembered as one of the most competitive years in the sport of boxing. There are important, and very interesting, fights being made at all levels of the sport. I think that this is due, in large part, from the pressure that promoters are feeling from the growing interest in MMA. Obviously, as long as each sport presents high quality matches, there will be an interested and satisfied fan base for both.

Before we look at this week’s fights, let’s take a moment to discuss some of the other boxing news. This weekend, the annual induction ceremonies will be held at the Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY. The weekend provides fans with a unique opportunity to mingle with many of the boxing community’s greatest fighters – both active and retired. This year, the most significant inductee will be former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. I will be reporting on events there in a column next week.

In other news, while the highly anticipated Klitschko vs Haye fight is off, Wladimir will be facing Ruslan Chagaev (25-0, 17 KOs) on June 20 for The Ring’s heavyweight title. It will be the first time that there has been an actual undisputed heavyweight champion, since Lennox Lewis retired. More, there are rumors that Haye may soon be scheduled to fight Vitali Klitschko, in what would undoubtedly be a more dangerous fight for the former cruiserweight.

Also in heavyweight news, George Foreman III made his pro debut on Saturday night. It seems the son of the great former two-time champion had great difficulty in finding an amateur opponent willing to fight him. While the sons of former champions have not usually lived up to their father’s legends, there is reason to believe that young Foreman may become a serious force in a division that needs excitement.

Finally, there are rumors that Sugar Shane Mosley is going to sign to fight Paul Williams. Though Mosley had hoped to secure a fight for more money against one of the more popular superstars in the sport, Mayweather, Pacquiao, and Cotto have other business to attend to. For boxing fans, however, a Mosley vs Williams match is by definition a “Super Fight.” Both are among the highest level of the sport’s elite talents.

Now, let’s look at the televised fights. This week, boxing fans will be treated to some competitive fights, that will provide an interesting look at three levels of talent. On Thursday, Versus features a good card, as part of a series that will showcase young contenders who are looking to break into the top layers of their divisions. Promoter Oscar de la Hoya recognizes that the sport needs to introduce the general sports fans to how boxing moves its young lions forward. I believe that this is one of the most important ideas – similar to Showtime’s “ShoBox” – and with Oscar promoting the fights, it increases the chances that Versus will be successful in gaining sports fans’ attention.

The ESPN Friday Night Fights continue to provide boxing fans with a high level of talent, usually in competitive matches, this year. Again, this is due to Teddy Atlas’s advocating for both the fighters and fans. However, the main event on Friday does not appear to meet that standard. Robert Guerreo, who had a disappointing fight in March, is scheduled to knock out a 37-year old journeyman. The opponent, who was a serious contender a decade ago, has only one win in the last four years, and that came by way of a disqualification. The undercard of the FNF looks to be much more interesting.

The most important card will be on HBO on Saturday night. In the co-feature, one of the very best pure boxers, Ivan Calderon, defends his title against hard punching Rodel Mayol. While Mayol’s three loses have come in his last six bouts – and his three victories were against opponents with a combined 18-15-4 record – Calderon is probably going to have to move up a weight class in order to fight someone who has any chance of matching his skill level.

The highly anticipated main event features two of the toughest warriors in the sport, Miguel Cotto versus Joshua Clottey. This is the type of fight that deserves to be held in NYC’s Madison Square Garden. Cotto is on the comeback trail, after his now questionable lose to Margarito. Since that lose in July of 2008, he looked impressive in his 5-round TKO victory over Michael Jennings. However, Clottey is a far tougher test.

Clottey has won five straight fights, since losing to Margarito in December of 2006. This includes impressive wins over Diego Corrales and, most recently, Zab Judah. In between those wins, Clottey also gave undefeated prospect Shamone Alvarez his first loss, in a 12-round decision.

Clottey was giving Margarito a tough time, until he broke one hand and seriously injured the other. Although many people think Cotto is simply too talented for Clottey, as long as Joshua’s hands hold up well, it is going to be an extremely tough fight. In fact, for fans who enjoy toe-to-toe action, this has the makings for a Fight of the Year.

Both men are solid punchers, with a high level of boxing skills. Both are also known to bend the rules from time to time; let’s hope that something like an “accidental” head butt does not cause a cut that influences the outcome. The two factors that I think could be the most important in what may become a war of attrition is: who can avoid taking the most clean punches early in the fight – especially body punches; and who is physically stronger, and can tire the other man out as the fight enters the final four rounds. As good as he is, Cotto has tired late in a couple of fights. To win this fight, he will need to be at his best. And, of course, Cotto at his best is very good for the sport of boxing!

Enjoy the fights.

JOHNNIE EDWARDS OUT, EFREN HINOJOSA IN TO FACE ROBERT “THE GHOST” GUERRERO ON JUNE 12TH AT HP PAVILION IN SAN JOSE

Posted on | June 8, 2009 | No Comments

Press Release For Immediate Release

LOS ANGELES, June 8 – Former two-time world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero now has a new opponent for his June 12th fight at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, after original foe Johnnie Edwards withdrew from the bout due to a back injury. Stepping up to the plate for the ESPN “Friday Night Fights” main event is veteran contender Efren “Huracan” Hinojosa.

A native of Mexico City, Mexico, Hinojosa (30-5-1, 17 KOs) has fought boxing’s best over the course of his professional career. The owner of wins over the likes of Steve Quinonez, Lamar Murphy, Ivan Robinson and Jose Luis Soto Karass, this former USBA champion is eager to make another run at a world title and knows that beating Guerrero is a big step in that direction.

Guerrero vs. Hinojosa, a 10 round junior lightweight bout that headlines a hard-hitting night of world-class boxing, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions. The ESPN “Friday Night Fights” live telecast beginning at 10pm ET / 7pm PT will be broadcast on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com.

Tickets, priced at $100.00, $75.00, $50.00 and $25.00, are on sale now at the HP Pavilion Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

The co-featured bout on June 12th pits rising junior welterweight star Danny Garcia against Pavel Miranda in an eight round clash. Also in action in separate bouts on June 12th will be hot undefeated prospects Carlos Velasquez, Juan Velasquez, Eloy Perez of Salinas, San Francisco’s Ashanti Jordan and San Jose’s Anthony Johnson.

For more information visit www.goldenboypromotions.com.

JUNE 13th BOXING SHOW IN MIDDLETOWN, CT.

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THIS Saturday…Doug Cartelli’s 2nd pro show in Connecticut, June 13th…Lions Den in Middletown, Connecticut…PRO BOXING…
Hard Hittin’ Promotions Presents: “Return of the Titans ”
Tickets: $75 $ 55 and $ 40

CALL THE LIONS DEN GYM FOR INFO: 860-613-2394

Five bout professional boxing card this Saturday….First bout at 7:00 pm….

www.thelionsdenct.com
Doug Cartelli, Owner of Lions Den and Hard Hittin’ Promotions

Main Event:
IBO-USBA-NABF Lightweight Champion Israel “Pito” Cardona, Hartford, Conn., vs. Abel Perry, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 8 ROUNDS

Semi-Final: Former WBA Light Heavyweight Champion (first man to knock Roy Jones down) Lou “Honey Boy” Del Valle vs. upset specialist Harvey Jolly, 6 ROUNDS

FEATURED UNDERCARD BOUT: EXCITING Former New England Golden Gloves Champion 119 pound Danny Aquino, Meriden, Conn. is his professional debut as a featherweight against James Franks, Newport News, Va., 4 ROUNDS

Heavyweight Steve Kerner, Yonkers, N.Y. in his pro debut against Lewis Cotunas, 4 ROUNDS

Junior Lightweight Juan Nazario, 6-1-1 vs. Tommy Garcia of Hartford, Connecticut (Note: Nazario is Lou Del Valle’s half brother. Lou and Juan currently live and train in Middletown), 6 ROUNDS

ROCKY MARCIANO FIGHT NIGHT IN BROCKTON, MA ON JUNE 24, 2009

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FightZone TV Celebrates their 700th Airing Milestone with the 1st of 5 Cage Wars Championship UK Events

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For Immediate Release: TampaBay FL 06/01/09

FightZone TV, in their third year of nationally broadcasting the Best of Independent MMA Programming will celebrate their 700th airing in July with the debut of Cage Wars Championship UK “Decade.”

This will be the first of multiple events from CWC’s catalog leading up to FightZone’s participation in a live Fall event in Spain.

The CWC brand, one of the leading native European Cage MMA events, continues to grow the sport of MMA throughout the UK and Europe.

Cage Wars’ “Decade” is a MMA powerhouse of an event held recently in Kings Hall Belfast, Northern Ireland and features former UFC heavyweight contender, Jeff “The Snowman” Monson who faced off against Lithuanian Sergej Maslobojev in the main event, just one week after Monson defeated former IFL Heavyweight Champion Roy Nelson on the “March Badness” boxing/MMA pay-per-view.

Jeff is a MMA fighter (30-8) from Olympia, Washington and is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Champion who has also had three professional boxing bouts with a boxing record of two wins and one draw. He is affiliated with American Top Team which is based in Coconut Creek, Florida and he has been ranked among the top 15 heavyweight fighters in the world, according to Sherdog.com.

After the fight, Jeff said “This was my first time in Northern Ireland. The people here are absolutely fantastic. I can’t wait to come back. I asked to fight here, I’ve enjoyed it, and next time I’ll try and stay a little longer.

“Featherweight Peter Duncan’s nickname may be “Slam” on account of his favorite MMA technique, but it was opponent Bryan Goldsby, a Macon, Georgia native who struck with his own variation of the move, as well as a belly-to-belly suplex in their encounter.

Daniel Abrol was up next, facing the experienced JC Pennington, also at Lightweight. Pennington, currently a MMA Louisiana title-holder, was accompanied by Rich Clementi. Watch this fight for an impressive array of strikes. leg kicks, Muay Thai knees, and punches that were the order of the day.

Chum Sut team’s Lee McKibbin faced late replacement, Karolis Liukaitis of Lithuania, who took this Middleweight bout on less than a week’s notice which turned into a very competitive bout.

Rounding out the card are:
Hugh Brady vs Michael Reid – Welterweights
Colin McKee vs Arunus Silcius – Welterweights
Jordy Puete vs Gary Morris – Lightweights

To keep up-to-date with CWC visit www.cagewars.co.uk

FightZone TV is now available up to 6 times weekly to over 21 million homes on Fox Sport Net’s (FSN) affiliates SunSports, SportSouth, and nationally on DIRECTV, The Dish Network and AT&T U-verse, reaching over 20% of US homes with cable TV

Presentaions include FightZone Presents and Jay Adams’ Brawl Call.

For Updates, Airing Schedule, List of Available Cities, Commercial availability or to request a Media Kit, visit www.FightZone.TV or email FightZoneMedia@aol.com or call 727-577-5500.

FightZone TV, LLC
Al Martino, Co Owner/CEO/Executive Producer
Jay Adams Co Owner/CFO/Executive Producer
FightZone MagazineNancy Evans, Co Publisher
Michael Martino VP Internet Development
Bob Linger, Top Rank Multimedia – National Sales Rep
www.FightZoneMedia.com
PO Box 20044St. Petersburg, FL 33742
727-577-5500

ABOUT CAGE WARS
Cage Wars Championship – CWC is the brain child of Patrick Mooney and Chris Kelly from Ireland. Both men have been involved in promoting nearly 50 MMA events at all levels and are the fathers of the Cage Fighting scene in the UK and has now become the number one Cage MMA event in Europe.

Cage Wars is a Mixed Martial Arts promotion that began in 1999 to promote and teach the sport of MMA. During that time the CWC team brought the first ever cage event to the UK in 2001 which has lead to the explosion of MMA promotions in the UK.

MMA is now the fastest growing sport on the planet today.The first event took place in the Guild Hall in Portsmouth, England and was soon followed by the first ever London event which was a sell out.

Ireland, Scotland and Belfast followed over the years and last year two events were held at the world famous Kings Hall, which once again were a phenomenal success.

Cage Wars is one of the largest and longest running UK MMA events company and has hosted or introduced many of the biggest MMA stars including Seth Petruzelli, Shonie Carter, Jess Liaudin, Brian Gassaway, Sami Schiavo, Dan Severn, Joachim Hansen and Jeff Monson to name but a few.

The Cage Wars team have been involved in over 50 MMA events in the last ten years. They also produced the first ever MMA documentary “Underdogs” with LA film director Bobby Razak; the film featured UK fighters preparing to travel to the US and fight for the first time. The DVD was released globally and was heralded as the quintessential MMA documentary.

The Cage Wars team produced the first ever UK MMA publication to demonstrate that there was a market for a publication dedicated to the sport of MMA. Today there are several monthly MMA magazines.

At the end of 2008 the Cage ars team produced the first ever MMA lifestyle social network at www.thefightfactory.eu and in a few short months the site has become hugely popular.

Currently the CW team are in pre-production for the first ever MMA lifestyle magazine TV show as well as producing Internet TV shows for several websites – FIGHT FACTORY TV and FF MMA NEWS.

The Cage Wars team have had a massive influence on the sport of MMA in the UK and Ireland and will continue to develop live events and TV projects throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe in the near future.

Upcoming events this year will be held in the UK, Spain and Ireland and later in the year CWC will introduce “Saturday Night Fights Live” which is a smaller show for all the young contenders across Europe to compete at a higher level.

June 18th – Ballroom Boxing is back and better then ever

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Tickets are available by calling 410-766-7474.

BALLROOM BOXING BACK ON JUNE 18TH AT MICHAEL’S EIGHTH AVE.

JESSE NICKLOW, JAMES STEVENSON, MATT REMILLARD AND JULIUS KENNEDY IN FEATURE BOUTS ADVANCE TICKETS NOW ON SALE BALTIMORE, MD

Tickets are now on sale as Chet Koerner’s TKO BOXING Promotions and Scott Wagner’s Ballroom Boxing team up once again to present an evening of world class professional boxing on Thursday, June 18th at Michael’s Eighth Avenue in Baltimore. Tickets, starting at $35.00, can be purchased in advance, by calling the Ballroom Boxing Box Office at 410-766-7474. Doors on the evening of the event will open at 6:30pm with the first bell at 7:30pm. Michael’s Eighth Avenue is located at 7220 Grayburn Dr. , in Glen Burnie , MD. Featured at BALLROOM BOXING will be popular junior middleweight prospect Jessie “THE BEAST” Nicklow as well as undefeated welterweight James “KEEP’EM SLEEPIN” Stevenson in separate bouts. The heavy handed Stevenson, has won all eight of his professional bouts by knockout, six within the first two rounds. He is coming off a second round stoppage of Dwayne Shelton on April 30th. Also returning at BALLROOM BOXING will be world ranked featherweight Matt “THE SHARP SHOOTER” Remillard, 17-0-0 (9KO’s), of Hartford . Connecticut . Crowd pleasing local middleweight prospect Julius Kennedy, 5-1-0 (2KO’s) will also be making his return at BALLROOM BOXING, having stopped James Denson in the fourth round on the April 2nd show. Rounding out the BALLROOM BOXING card is the Baltimore debut of highly touted undefeated Dominican prospects; super featherweight Delvin Plascenia, 15-0-0 (6KO’s) and junior welterweight Francisco Contreras, 8-0-0 (8KO’s) Both outstanding prospects are guided by award winning manager, Cameron Dunkin. Further information on TKO Boxing Promotions can be viewed at their newly remodeled website, www.tkoboxingpromotions.com Thursday, June 18, 2009

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