World Championship Fighting 6 RESULTS AND POST-FIGHT REPORT

Posted on | March 16, 2009 | No Comments

In front of a packed house of 4000 people at World Championship Fighting 6, Dan Ferrer won the first ever WCF Title fight, defeating Dan Bonnell by first round submission. Bonnell had won 5 fights in a row, all with WCF, but Ferrer put a stop to that at 2:48 of round one with a kimura. However, Bonnell may have been the real winner in this one though, as he proposed to his girlfriend in the ring after the fight. She said yes.

In another featured bout, veteran of Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter” Reality Show Mike Dolce got back to his winning ways by stopping hard nosed veteran Nuri Shakir by second round TKO. Since his stint on Spike TV, Dolce has been training with Michael Bisping and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who was in attendance to corner Mike. Jackson joined a star studded group of fighters in attendance including UFC’s Kenny Florian, Jon Jones, Marcus Davis, Jorge Rivera and John Howard. WEC stars John Franchi and Mike Campbell as well as Affliction’s Dan Lauzon were also in attendance, along with boxing legend Irish Mickey Ward.

Other featured fights included a rematch between Greg Rebello and Shawn DePaul. Their first fight was a late TKO win for Rebello, and their rematch didn’t disappoint. Both fighters fought hard from bell to bell, and both had their shining moments in the fight, but ultimately the decision went to Rebello, and he improves to 7-2.

Glenn Brown out worked John Benoit in their fight earning a unanimous decision, and putting an end to Benoit’s undefeated 7-0 record.

Full Results include:

Dan Ferrer (Team Santos) def. Dan Bonnell (Sit Yod Tong)-submission (Kimura) 2:48 R1
Mike Dolce (Wolf’s Lair) def. Nuri Shakir (Bucket Brigade)-TKO 2:52 R2
Greg Rebello (SYT/USMMA) def. Shawn DePaul (MSA/Mickey Ward)-unanimous decision
Glenn Brown (Green Mountain Boys) def. John Benoit (Renzo Gracie NH)-unanimous decision
Damien Trites (Wai-Kru) def. Jose Lopez (Ravenous)-submission (triangle choke) 1:13 R1
Scott Rehm (USMMA/Florian MA) def. Stephen Stengel-TKO :38 R1
Anthony Leone (Bombsquad) def. Chris Grandmaison (Sit Yod Tong)-unanimous decision
Ryan Quinn (ATT) def. Travis Coyle (USMMA)-unanimous decision
Jimmy Grant (Bombsquad) def. Nik Patnaude (Burgess)-unanimous decision
Rick Hawn (Sit Yod Tong) def. Billy Flynn (SSSF)-KO 1:12 R1
Nick Evangelous (Fenix Fight Club) def. Dymitri Shevchenko (Chase)-submission (heel hook) 2:30 R1
Jay Fortier (Burgess) def. Robby Roberts (Bruteforce)-submission (arm bar) 1:48 R1
Jeff Remmick (Chase) def. Josh Mellen (USMMA)-submission (triangle) 3:53 R1

About World Championship Fighting: World Championship Fighting is a Boston based company specializing in live Mixed Martial Arts events. With major media coverage by ESPN, NBCsports.com and HDNet, World Championship Fighting has established itself as the premiere Mixed Martial Arts organization on the East Coast. Founded in June of 2006, World Championship Fighting continues to raise the bar of excellence in live Mixed Martial Arts events.

For more information please email info@wcfighting.com

KEA Boxing’s Next Event is April 11th!

Posted on | March 16, 2009 | No Comments

KEA Boxing is proud to announce its next event will be held Saturday, April 11th at the Woodlands Inn and Resort in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

The card now features rising prospect Antonio Espinoza and local favorites Jason Gavern and Anthony Cusumano. Also on the card will be Denys Lozada, Clinton Douglas, and Julie Albanese!

For more details and to get the best seats visit:

http://www.kea-boxing.com/event20090411.php

The venue is located in the beautiful Pocono Mountains and is only a short drive away from the Mohegan Sun Casino. We hope to see you there!

http://www.kea-boxing.com/event20090411.php

Thanks,

Andre Kut
KEA Boxing Promotions
(973)903-2907
KEA-Boxing.com

PS Ringside tickets are expected to sell out well in advance. Visit the site below to get yours today!
http://www.kea-boxing.com/event20090411.php
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Per Ake Persson: European Boxing News (3-16-09)

Posted on | March 16, 2009 | No Comments

Former WBO heavy champ Chris Byrd, who fought both Klitschko-brothers, looks to continue his career at cruiser and face German Ralf Riemer in the chief support to Klitschko vs Gomez March 21 in Stuttgart. Riemer, 8-6-2, is not exactly the toughest opponent around even at national level. Another former Wladimir K opponent, Tony Thompson is in against Adnan Serin – a brave German heavy who always gives his best. K 2 East bring in big Belorus Alexander Ustinov, who square off against American Danny Batchelder. Kronk´s new heavy Nathan James is also on the bill. The show is supervised by the BDB.

Irish middle Andy Lee face German Alexander Sipos March 21 in Dublin on the Cordoba – Dunne undercard. The press release from Brian Peters Promotions indicate that Sipos fell victim off a bad decision in Finland against then EBU champ Amin Asikainen – well, he didn´t but is still a decent fighter.

Arena Box Promotion´s latest press release highlights one of the most important men behind Juan Carlos Gomez and his career: his cousin Oscar Millan Collazo. Oscar has been with Juan Carlos all through his procareer, the ups and downs, to Germany, to the US and back to Germany and is now residing in Rostock. Gomez is now trained by Orlando Cuellar with Moritz Klassen handling the conditioning but without Oscar in the background it just wouldn´t be the same.

Former IBF Champ, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, Praises Ola Afolabi’s Knockout Victory

Posted on | March 16, 2009 | No Comments

Former IBF Cruiserweight King Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, who lost his crown by close split decision to Poland’s Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek after their “fight of the year” nominated battle in December ‘08, praises Ola ‘Kryptonite’ Afolabi for his stunning ninth round knockout of former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo ‘Big Mac’ Maccarinelli on the 14th March to take the vacant interim-WBO title.

‘USS’ Cunningham, who had offered to be Maccarinelli’s opponent for this fight after Detroit’s Johnathon Banks pulled out of the bout in February to face current cruiserweight top dog Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek, was clearly impressed by Afolabi’s win as he said. “What a great win for Ola, I wish him the best against Ramirez. Being a World Champion is something that every boxer aspires to do, but a very select few actually get that title. I was blessed to hold the IBF Cruiserweight title for two years and I’m going to get it back and then go after the other belts and prove that I am the best Cruiserweight in the world. I have my work cut out for me, but I am ready.

I’m sticking with my plan “Two time in ’09”

The IBF World Cruiserweight Title eliminator bout between former IBF cruiserweight champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, and former WBC champion, Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite, will be held in St Louis, Missouri later this year. The winner earns the right to face current IBF Champion Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek later in 2009.

Promoter Don King is expected to announce the venue and the date for Cunningham Vs. Braithwaite in the near future.

Former MSG exec Mark Selva launches marketing & mangement agency, MJS LIVE,Inc.

Posted on | March 16, 2009 | No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FORMER MSG PROMOTER AND MARKETING EXECUTIVE LAUNCHES FULL SERVICE AGENCY TO SUPPORT LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, COMMERCIAL THEATER AND SPORTS INDUSTRIES TO OFFER A FULL RANGE OF MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AND EXECUTION.

NEW YORK, March 16, 2009 – MJS LIVE, Inc., a full service agency devoted to supporting the live entertainment, theatrical and sports industries, today announced the opening of its NYC office. The agency, founded by veteran promoter and marketing executive, Mark J. Selva, provides fully integrated live entertainment marketing, production management and consulting services from innovative, targeted strategy to full scale execution.

“The live entertainment industry is a unique business faced with very specific marketing challenges,” said Selva, President at MJS LIVE, Inc. “Promoters, Producers and Venue Managers expect return on investments and realize the value of strategic consultation which MJS LIVE, Inc. delivers in an industry specific, full service approach. MJS LIVE works with our clients as their marketing team or as an extension of their existing marketing group to help achieve revenue goals, build brand equity and drive their business forward.”

“In addition”, Selva adds, “MJS LIVE, Inc. offers a full service live event production division capable of producing and operating sports and entertainment properties from red carpet events to full scale, world class sports properties.”

Selva created the agency after working more than 20 years in the live sports and entertainment profession namely producing and marketing large scale arena, theatrical and outdoor events. Prior to MJS LIVE, Inc. he served as Senior Vice President of Marketing, Live Events and Sponsorship for the International Fight League, LLC , the worlds first Mixed Martial Arts Sports League, where he built the infrastructure of the start-up organization in all areas of national brand and event marketing, venue bookings and logistics and sponsorship sales and marketing while launching and managing a 26 city national arena tour. In addition he served as Producer of the Fox television series IFL BATTLEGROUND.

Selva spent 7 years as Director of Live Events and New Business Development with Madison Square Garden Entertainment where he successfully booked, marketed and produced some of the organizations most well known sports and theatrical properties including The Harlem Globetrotters, Visa American Cup, The Lightpath Senior PGA Classic, The NFL Draft, The Professional Bull Riders MSG Classic, A Christmas Carol, in its final record breaking year and Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan. He started his career in professional tennis logging 8 years as the Tournament Director of both the Chase Championships of the WTA Tour, the women’s tennis world championships and the ATP Tour Hamlet Cup.

MJS LIVE, Inc. is a solutions driven, live entertainment marketing and management agency developed to support the live entertainment, sports and commercial theater industries. Offering a wide array of marketing and management services, the agency focuses on the specific needs, goals and challenges facing live event promoters, venues and commercial theater producers through innovative strategy, marketing and media planning, production and execution. To learn more visit www.MJSLIVE.com

“Homecoming” Weigh In Alert

Posted on | March 15, 2009 | No Comments

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

WHAT: “Homecoming” Official Weigh-In

WHO: Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez PATRICK THOMPSON

2006 National Golden Gloves Champion Colorado/Nebraska Champion

2005 U.S. Nationals Champion Seasoned Veteran

Worcester, MA Lincoln, NE

9-0, 6 KOs 15-13-1, 5 KOs

DAT ‘Dat Be Dat” NGUYEN ALEX “Alo” BABA

Buddy McGirt-trained Prospect Former World Title Challengers

Vero Beach, FL by way of Vietnam Doraville, GA by way of Ghana

14-1, 6 KOs 26-14-1 (19 KOs)

RYAN KIELCZEWSKI STEVEN ORMOND

2008 National Golden Gloves Finalist 3-Time Irish National Champion

Quincy, MA Dublin, Ireland

3-0, 0 KOs 2-0, 0 KOs

(Plus the remaining 8 fighters on the card)

WHEN: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 – 4:00 PM/ET

WHERE: Irish Times Pub

244 Main St.

Worcester, MA

WHY: Official Weigh-In for “Homecoming” on Broadway Boxing television, promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Manfredo’s Gym, Thursday, March 19 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Tickets, priced at $50.00 (balcony), $75.00 (first row balcony), $60.00 (floor), $100.00 (floor), and $150.00 (ringside – first 2 rows inside security barriers), go on sale tomorrow at the Mechanics Hall box office, www.mechanicshall.org, Manfredo’s Gym in Pawtucket (RI), and the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester. Doors open at 6:30 PM/ET, first bout at 7:00 PM/ET.

-ER-

DORCHESTER ARMORY 3/14/09 FIGHT CARD VIDEOS AND POST-FIGHT REPORT

Posted on | March 15, 2009 | No Comments

BY: RICH BERGERON

Promoters Mark Porter and Packy Collins of Celtic Pride Promotions, in association with Mark Vaz Boxing, put on a successful second annual St Patrick’s Day Boxing Show at the Dorchester Armory on Saturday, March 14. Moving from MMA to boxing promotions seamlessly, Vaz has decades of experience in the fight industry. He also helped corner many of the fighters during a night of fantastic action.

Super Featherweights (MAIN EVENT): Patrick Hyland 16 (8) – 0 Vs. Carlos Guevara 12 (9) – 9 (3) – 2 (ROUND ONE VIDEO):

This fight went the full 10-round distance with Hyland having a rough time early but blocking well. Using jabs and left hooks he kept control through much of the second round. However, Guevara seemed to be waiting and landing a few great counter punches. At one point in the second Guevara exploded with shots to the body and head, vicious uppercuts and hooks, and a solid overhand right. Hyland blocked well but seemed to get a wake up call with the end of the round onslaught from Guevara.

Guevara waded back inside a good deal during the 3rd round with hooks and uppercuts landing to the head and body. Again, Hyland showed superior defensive tactics and weathered much of the blows with a solid hands-up, elbows-in approach. Hyland did some offensive work as well, scoring a few well placed uppercuts, one of which landed squarely in the liver area of Guevara, who backed up immediately.

Hyland took control in the fourth, which he did not really relinquish much for the rest of the 10-round fight. Guevara, the less stocky of the two fighters, became more and more wild with his shots, looping haymakers that rarely landed as Hyland turned on the jets. Hyland began landing hooks to the head early in the round and began to find his range with his uppercuts. He next implemented some excellent bobbing and weaving that further complemented his excellent inside hooks and uppercuts.

Hyland went on to win the bout by unanimous decision, though Guevara never gave up even when it was clear he was outmatched.

Light Heavyweights MARK TUCKER (W) 8 (7) -0 Vs. Juergen Hartenstein 12 (3) – 14 (8) – 1:

ALEXIS SANTOS (W) *1(1)-0* VS. STEVE JAEGER *0-1(1)* (PRO DEBUTS FOR BOTH FIGHTERS)

While Santos came into this match with superior conditioning and strategy, Jaeger looked like he needs to change his nickname to “The Bomb.” He self destructed in the ring over the course of more than two rounds of one-sided action. Santos landed a steady stream of crisp head and body punches almost at will through the entire fight. While the video above speaks volumes, there is some of the 2nd round that isn’t on the tape in which Santos unleashed a series of vicious left and right hooks to the head and body. Most of these came from inside, but there were a couple looping haymaker hooks that also did damage. This fight was stopped when Jaeger’s corner threw in the towel at the :12 mark of round 3.

Dan Conway (pro debut) Vs. Rafael Jastrzebski 1 (1) – 6- 1:

LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHTS: Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan 6 (5 )- 0 Vs. Jimmy LeBlanc 12 (4) – 15 (9) – 4 (ROUND 1):

O’Sullivan spent most of this fight trying to get on the inside only to be hugged repeatedly by LeBlanc. A great deal of Irish angst came flying from the lips of “Spike” fans in the audience even as the referee took a point off for LeBlanc’s holding in each round. O’Sullivan’s jabs and combos were working and landing at will when he was not being held or hugged. Finally, in the fourth round the referee mercifully stepped in and disqualified LeBlanc for “excessive holding.”

WELTERWEIGHTS: Danny O’Connor 5 (2) – 1 Vs. Charles Wade 4 (1)- 8 (7) ==>FULL FIGHT:

light heavyweights: Nick Brinson (W) 2 (2) – 0 Vs. Anthony Cannon 4 (1) – 12 (7)

Brinson came to this battle to win his 2nd fight, and he made a statement early in the first round with combos landing on the inside and wild hooks landing hard to Cannon’s ribs. Cannon could only respond with a decent jab and what would become an annoying constant smile flashed whenever he took punishment from Brinson.

By the second round Brinson realized he could pretty much just toy with Cannon. Brinson landed at will, even throwing in a shoe-shine bit on Cannon’s head with solid left and right hooks. Brinson also began landing some hard uppercuts. Cannon, wearing bright and sparkling green trunks to mark St. Patrick’s Day, kept right on smiling after weathering all of Brinson’s punches in the round.

Brinson unloaded everything in his arsenal with all his adrenaline behind it to wipe the smile off Cannon’s face early in the third round. For just a moment Cannon tried to go offensive and was met with a barrage of angry, well placed, and relentless punches. Brinson seemed to want to take Cannon right off his feet. Finally, Cannon went down to one knee, and the fight was soon called by the ref as Cannon rose without his trademark smile. Although, after a few moments of recovery he did add a weak smile as an afterthought to the loss.

WELTERWEIGHTS: Justin Palau Vs. Antonio Fernandez (PRO DEBUTS FOR BOTH FIGHTERS):

These two welterweights began the night with a competitive back-and-forth fight. Fernandez tried to use his height to his advantage in the first round, but his slapping hooks weren’t doing much damage as Palau landed his 1-2 combos well. Palau also pushed Fernandez into a corner in the round where he unloaded a nice series of hooks, the left hook landing most solidly. Both fighters traded bombs in the round with Fernandez managing a few early flurries and then a 1-2, uppercut combination on the inside.

Fernandez became a different fighter in the second round. He threw sparing punches, kept his distance, and seemed to avoid engaging through much of the frame. When he did throw something, it was usually an off-target haymaker. Palau used the whole ring in the second round, working off the ropes, circling, and using his jab and 1-2 to full effect. The persistent jab, left hook, and 1-2 combos from Palau made it an easy round to score in his favor. He also showed amazing defensive posturing in the round, rarely getting hit with anything potent.

Fernandez managed a few decent counter punches in the third round. He scored two huge left hooks and some more glancing counters later, but again Palau was the aggressor. Palau kept up the jab, unleashed some really dangerous hooks, and worked the 1-2 from the outside. Deeper into the round, Palau put together some tight inside combos like it was just target practice for him. Palau ended the round with some of the hardest hooks in the fight landing solid to Fernandez’s ribs and head.

Fernandez didn’t bother trying to mount any comeback in the final round. He was slow to respond to any of Palau’s attacks except for when he’d tie up with Palau to avoid further damage. Palau put all of his punches together in the final round, landing double hooks to the body and head at will. Palau landed a series of awesome 1-2 combos in the round as well. By the end of the round Palau was landing punches from every angle, toying with Fernandez. The big bombs clearly did some damage to Fernandez, but the taller man would not go down despite the beating he took. The bell rang just as Palau appeared ready to score a last second KO with a flurry of hard shots featuring mostly 1-2 combos and hooks. Two judges gave the fight to Palau hands down with a 40-36 score while the third judge gave Fernandez the first round and scored it 39-37.

AMIR KHAN BEATS BARRERA, MASKAEV SCORES 1ST ROUND KO, & OTHER BOXING RESULTS

Posted on | March 14, 2009 | No Comments

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