Hot UFC lightweight Joe Lauzon positioned for future title run

Posted on | February 16, 2009 | 1 Comment

E. BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (February 16, 2009) – Tattoo-less Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon, coming off his impressive win against Jeremy Stephens, headlining the February 7th “UFC Fight Night 17” in Tampa, has positioned himself for a future UFC title run in the highly competitive lightweight division.

Lauzon (18-4, 5 KOs, 13 submissions), star of The Ultimate Fighter 5 television reality show, put on a classic Brazilian Jui-jitsu demonstration against Jeremy “Lil’ Heathen” Stephens (14-4, 10 KOs, 2 submissions), who was a late replacement for injured Hermes Franca (20-7).

After suffering a 7-inch cut on his hairline from an elbow, Lauzon used a “fireman’s carry” to take power striker Stephens to the mat, where Joe mounted Jeremy and locked in a submission by arm-bar at 4:43 into the second round. Lauzon earned “Submission of the Night” honors.

“The flying heel hook is a move MMA people don’t see a lot,” Lauzon described his somewhat unconventional leg-lock. “I did it 4-5 months ago and decided to do it again. This was a good fight for me to showcase what I like to do in a UFC main event on Spike. I knew he (Stephens) was dangerous on his feet but not on the ground. My corner was upset with me at one point for getting caught with a few punches, but it wasn’t as bad as it looked, and I wasn’t hurt at all. Some thought I rushed for a submission after I got cut, but I stayed calm and I heard somebody in my corner yelling 45-seconds. I knew I had time for a submission, if I picked up the pace, and I did. He’s a tough, stocky kid.”

Lauzon is one of the few, if not the only MMA fighter without a single tattoo. In fact, he stands out from other fighters because he doesn’t have the customary “tats” all over his body. “Yeah,” Joe laughed, “I just can’t commit to anything. Some tattoos look good but most are terrible. Fighters either have 1 or 2, or all up and down their body. Maybe down the road, on a certain place, but right now I don’t have a desire to have something permanent on my body like a tattoo.”

The UFC lightweight division, from top to bottom, is loaded. Lauzon finds himself on the verge of cracking into a spot among the UFC’s elite 155-pound, chasing champion (and his former coach) B. J. Penn, former title-holder Sean Sherk and a rematch with Kenny Florian among the more notables. “I think the lightweight division, by far, is the toughest and deepest, talent- wise,” Lauzon commented. “A lot of those top guys are a solid 170-180 pounds, walking around, and lose weight to fight at 155. Someday I’d like a rematch with Kenny Florian, of course, and I want to fight Hermes, especially after all the trash he talked after pulling out of our fight. But he’s going to be out of action for a while with a torn ACL (knee injury). Next, I’d like somebody like Clay Guida (26-6), who just won a big fight against Nate Diaz (decision).”

For more information about Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon, who has a Bachelor’s degree in computer networking from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, go online and visit www.joelauzon.com or myspace.com/lauzonrsd.

-JL-

KHAN VS. BARRERA POSTER

Posted on | February 16, 2009 | No Comments

Revolution Fighting Championship Contributes Leadership Through Donation to Ray Mendoza Fund

Posted on | February 16, 2009 | No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Revolution Fighting Championship Supports Ray Mendoza Leadership Fund to Aid Fallen Hero’s and to Develop Tomorrow’s Leaders

Miami, FL- February 16, 2009- Revolution Fighting Championship, a fast-growing South Florida professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter, has committed $1 from each purchase of its February 20 Internet pay-per-view broadcast to an important cause. The Ray Mendoza Leadership Fund provides monetary support for the families of military casualties from the state of Ohio, as well as leadership programming for wrestling and MMA related programs. This fund provides the majority of financial support for the Ray Mendoza Leadership Institute at the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at Ohio State University.

Major Ray Mendoza died in combat in Iraq in 2005 at the age of 37, and is survived by his wife and two children. Mendoza led an impressive and successful career both as a military leader, combat sports instructor, and competitor. He was a pillar of the All Marine Wrestling team, winning the support of Former Senator and Marine Aviator John Glenn. Together, their mission to develop tomorrow’s leaders extends to developing USA Wrestling Olympic hopefuls as well as rising MMA stars, including Mo Lawal and Tommy Rowlands.

The February 20 Revolution Fighting Championship will be broadcast live via the Internet from the Olympia Theater and the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami. The ten bout event begins at 8PM and includes the first ever Florida State MMA Title Championship, as well as the pro MMA debut of US Olympic Judo Team member, Adler Volmar, as he faces Carlos Zevallas. The Internet broadcast is provided through Revolution Fighting Championship’s technology agreement with Akamai, a world leader of web services providing content to consumers. Revolution Fighting Championship has four additional events announced for 2009.

Tickets for the live event at the Olympia Theater, located at 174 E. Flagler, begin at $40 and can be purchased at the theater box office, through Ticketmaster, and at revolutionfightclub.com

Complete information on Revolution Fighting Championship can be found at http://www.revolutionfightclub.com

Make your donation to the Ray Mendoza Leadership Fund by purchasing the PPV for $19.95 at http://revolutionfightclub.com/february

Palace Fighting Championship UPCOMING CARDS

Posted on | February 15, 2009 | No Comments

Thursday, April 23 2009

Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino

Lemoore, Ca

Tickets can be purchased at www.tickets.com or charge by phone at 1-800-225-227.

Tickets may also be purchased at the Tachi Palace Gift Shop.

Featherweights
Beaverton, Ore.’s Enoch Wilson (11-4-1) vs. Oakland, Calif.’s Jimmy Jarquin (2-1)

Lightweights
Visalia, Calif.’s Darren Crisp Jr. (5-3) vs. Las Vegas, Nev.’s Jason Carpenter (1-0)

Featherweights
Lemoore, Calif.’s Sergio Quinones (3-4) vs. Las Vegas, Nev.’s David Smith (4-2)

Middleweights
Lemoore, Calif.’s Mike Martinez (4-2) vs. George Lockhart (8-2)

Welterweights
Los Angeles, Calif.’s Kengo Ura (5-4) vs. Las Vegas, Nev.’s Blas Avena (5-3)

Female Bantamweights
Victoria, Canada’s Sarah Kaufman (7-0) vs. Minneapolis, Minn.’s April Cautino (2-0)

Female Flyweights
Hanford’s Paulina Ramirez (1-0) vs. TBA

Palace Fighting Championship

PFC 13

Friday, May 8, 2009

Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino

Lemoore, Ca

Tickets can be purchased at www.tickets.com or charge by phone at 1-800-225-227.

Tickets may also be purchased at the Tachi Palace Gift Shop.

PFC Main Event Middleweights
Visalia, Calif.’s Doug Marshall (9-3) vs. North Highlands, Calif.’s Jaime Jara (21-6)

PFC World Middleweight Championship
Oakland, Calif.’s Leopoldo Serao (15-7) vs. Merced, Calif.’s Phil Collins (7-4)
*Vacant title fight.

PFC World Lightweight Championship
Bakersfield, Calif.’s Brian Cobb (15-4) vs. Sao Paulo, Brazil’s Carlo Prater (23-6-1)
*Cobb is making his third title defense.

PFC World Heavyweight Championship
Fresno, Calif.’s Lavar Johnson (11-3) vs. Hilo, Hawaii’s Wesley Correira (19-14)
*Vacant title fight.

PFC World Welterweight Championship
Ensenada, Mexico’s Olaf Alfonso (8-10) vs. Santa Roasa, Calif.’s Kyle Pimental (6-0)
*Alfonso is making his first title defense.

PFC World Flyweight Championship
Las Vegas, Nev.’s Ulysses Gomez (3-1) vs. Scottsdale, Ariz.’s Pat Runez (5-0)
*Vacant title fight.

Featherweights
Fresno, Calif.’s Casey Olson (9-2) vs. Las Vegas, Nev.’s Eddie Yagin (12-3-1)
*Winner will face champion Atlanta, Ga.’s Diego Saraiva (13-8-1).

Heavyweights
Huntington Beach, Calif.’s Ricco Rodriguez (34-10) vs. Calousa, Calif.’s Ruben Villareal (14-14-3)

Lightweights
Lemoore, Calif.’s Poppies Martinez (16-5) vs. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.’s Gabe Ruediger (11-5)

Lightweights
Bakersfield, Calif.’s Bryan Travers (11-1) vs. Houston, Tex.’s John Gunderson (18-6)

Lightweights
Oakland, Calif.’s Dominique Robinson (14-2-1) vs. Sacramento, Calif.’s Scott McAfee (7-1)

Featherweights
Oroville, Calif.’s Shawn Bias (13-7) vs. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s Marcelo Guidici (8-1)

Featherweights
Fresno, Calif.’s Cole Escovdeo (11-4) vs. TBA

ROY JONES JR. RETURNS TO FIGHT IN PENSACOLA AGAINST OMAR SHEIKA

Posted on | February 15, 2009 | No Comments

IN “MARCH BADNESS” ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21 LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW

Card will Feature MMA Bouts with Stars Seth Petruzelli,

Bob Lashley, Roy Nelson, Jeff Monson & Doug Marshall

Pensacola, FL (February 11, 2009) – Roy Jones Jr., Eight-Time World Champion, returns to Pensacola to fight for the first time since January, 1999 when he battles Omar Sheika at the Pensacola Civic Center on Saturday, March 21, 2009. The fight card will also feature a bevy of Mixed Martial Arts stars headlined by Seth Petruzelli, who most recently knocked out Internet legend and previously undefeated Kimbo Slice. The event is being promoted by Square Ring Promotions in association with Hirsch Borao Boxing and the Pensacola Civic Center and will be broadcast live on pay-per-view.

Tickets, priced at $128, $103, $78, $53 & $28 go on sale Wednesday, February 11th at 10:00 a.m. and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, the Pensacola Civic Center Box Office and Ticketmaster.com.

It wasn’t that long ago that Roy Jones Jr. (52-5, 38 KOs) was the consensus “pound-for-pound” champion and just over 20 years since the exuberant, talent-brimming Jones was denied an Olympic Gold Medal by corrupt judges. In a contradictory but unofficial admission the “Silver Medialist” Jones was named the Most Valuable Boxer at the ’88 Seoul Olympics. Jones later used that unfortunate episode as inspiration to become an eight-time world champion in four weight classes, claiming belts at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight.

He blew through the 90s and well into the 21st Century in unstoppable fashion, stunning his opponents with blinding quickness and brutal power, beating the top names in the sport, including Bernard Hopkins, James “Lights Out” Toney, Mike McCallum and Virgil Hill. He made history on March 1, 2003 when he stymied then-heavyweight champion John Ruiz to become the first former middleweight champion to win the heavyweight title in more than 100 years.

Following the Ruiz triumph, Jones was to take on “Iron” Mike Tyson, but when the deal fell through he had to lose twenty-five pounds of solid muscle in six weeks to drop not one, but two weight classes to regain the light heavyweight championship from Florida rival and nemesis Antonio Tarver on November 8, 2003. It was an unprecedented feat in boxing history, going from middleweight champion to heavyweight champion then back down to win the light heavyweight championship once again. However, the sudden weight variations had taken a toll on Jones’ body and he subsequently lost consecutive bouts against Tarver (twice) and Glen Johnson.

Down, but not out, Jones came back to score wins in his next two fights, setting up a highly-anticipated duel with Puerto Rican legend Felix “Tito” Trinidad at Madison Square Garden on January 19, 2008. A renewed Jones looked sharp and focused, flooring Trinidad twice, in capturing a hard fought unanimous win. In his most recent bout, on November 8, 2008 in “Battle of the Superpowers” Jones fought undefeated and the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Joe Calzaghe. Jones started out strong, knocking Calzaghe down with a left-right combination in the first round and had “Super” Joe practically out on his feet. To his credit, Calzaghe mustered the heart to get through the round, gaining strength in the next few rounds until Jones rocked him in the sixth with a deadly uppercut. The fight, however, took a significant turn in the seventh when Jones was cut for the first time in his career from a Calzaghe right hand. Jones’ corner was unable to stop the bleeding, and the steady stream of blood running over his eye was wreaking havoc on his vision and his pace had slowed considerably. Calzaghe went on to win a unanimous decision. To Roy, this was just another valley, and he will now begin another trek back to the peak and the first step takes place on March 21 against the always game, exciting brawler Omar Sheika.

Sheika (27-8, 18 KOs) of Paterson, N.J. accomplished something Roy Jones Jr. did not: he beat Glen Johnson, on June 2, 2000 at the famed Blue Horizon in Philadelphia. In the fourth-round, Sheika was getting inside of Johnson’s jab and began to nail him with uppercuts. He then floored Johnson with a powerful right hand. The fight went the distance and Sheika won a majority decision.

The Johnson win catapulted Sheika to a world title fight against reigning super middleweight champion and another Jones common opponent, Joe Calzaghe on August 12, 2000. In the fifth round of that bout a nasty laceration was forming above Omar’s left eye due to an accidental clash of heads earlier in the fight. However, the referee had ruled it had come from a punch and when it was decided that Omar could not continue, the fight ended as a technical knockout loss for Sheika.

But Sheika may mostly be known for his two brawling and brutal bouts against Scott Pemberton. The first meeting took place on July 25, 2003 and was ESPN2’s Fight of the Year. Pemberton won a 12-round split decision after being knocked down by Sheika in round two and surviving a late round rally. Their January 23, 2004 rematch, again for the NABF super middleweight title, was just as action-packed and an early candidate for 2004’s Fight of the Year. Sheika knocked Pemberton down in round two and in the sixth, drove Pemberton into the ropes with an overhand right leading to a mandatory 8-count. Pemberton survived the round and in a reversal of fortune, knocked Sheika down for the first time in his career in the tenth and the fight was soon stopped. In Sheika’s last bout, on September 29, 2007, he stopped Tiwon Taylor in the fourth round in Atlantic City.

Mixed Martial Arts Fights

Seth “The Silverback” Petruzelli vs. Doug “Rhino” Marshall

Bobby Lashly vs. TBD

Roy “Big Country” Nelson vs. Jeff “The Snowman” Monson

Headlining the Mixed Martial Arts portion of the card will be Seth “The Silverback” Petruzelli (10-4, 9 KOs) a wrestling/karate specialist from Fort Myers, FL. Seth has had only three of his fourteen bouts go longer than one round. Most recently, on October 4, 2008, Petruzelli took a fight against Internet Legend Kimbo Slice on one hour notice in an event broadcast on national television. Petruzelli attacked Slice from the opening bell and the fight was stopped 14 seconds in, giving Kimbo his first professional loss…and a new MMA star was born.

Doug “Rhino” Marshall (9-3, 6 KOs, 3 Submissions) is a Muay Thai and Jiu Jitsu specialist from Visalia, CA. Doug began his MMA career at heavyweight and won his pro debut in 32 seconds. “Rhino” was given the opportunity to fight for a title in only his third pro fight and won that in 22 seconds! Doug’s thirst for winning was motivating him to train harder and his new regimen dropped him down to light heavyweight. On August 17, 2006, Doug won the WEC light heavyweight championship and had three successful defenses.

Bobby Lashley (1-0, 1 KO) is 6’3”, 265 lbs and cut like a Greco-Roman statue. He hails from Junction City, Kansas and was a three-time NCAA wrestling champion (1996-’98) and four-time All-American while at Missouri Valley College. After college, Lashley joined the Army and was a two-time Armed Forces Champion and 2002 Silver Medalist at the Military World Championships. In 2005, he began working in professional wrestling and before long was a WWE superstar. In 2007, Lashley was the star of Wrestlemania 23, representing Donald Trump in a bet against Vince McMahon. Lashley won the match and helped Trump shave Vince McMahon’s head in the ring. Lashley then began to train in MMA full time and made his debut on December 13, 2008 by stopping his opponent in 41 seconds in Miami, FL.

Roy “Big Country” Nelson (13-3, 6 KOs, 3 Submissions) is a grappler and Jui Jitsu specialist from Las Vegas, NV. Nelson played football and baseball and wrestled in high school. “Big Country” became motivated to learn martial arts after watching “The Karate Kid” and now trains with Ken Shamrock in The Lion’s Den. The 250 lb. heavy-handed Nelson is the current International Fight League (IFL) Heavyweight Champion. He’s a fan-favorite for two reasons…his body type (soft) and his skill (outstanding).

Jeff “The Snowman” Monson (27-8, 2 KOs, 17 Submissions) from Olympia, WA is 5’ 8” 240 lbs of solid muscle and was recently featured in a 3-page spread in ESPN The Magazine, as the world’s most intimidating MMA fighter. Monson got his nickname while in a 1999 grappling tournament in Brazil. He came in unknown and beat four Brazilians in a row, each tougher than the one before him, to win the tournament. They said he was like a snowball: white, compact, rolling downhill while getting bigger and stronger. In a fight, he is an avalanche headed straight for you. From 2002 to 2006, Monson won sixteen consecutive fights over the four and a half year time period. Monson, who has run into problems with the law as an open anarchist, comes into the ring using John Lennon’s “Imagine” and is a card-carrying member of the Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblies). Not only a superb athlete, Monson is an intellectual and idealist, and these attributes coupled with his skills as a fighter, make him one dangerous and unpredictable opponent.

“March Badness” is being distributed by Square Ring Promotions, Inc. live on pay per view at 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT in North America, on cable and satellite via iNDemand, TVN, DirecTV and Dish Network in the United States, as well as Viewer’s Choice, Shaw Cable, Star Choice and Bell TV in Canada, for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.

KEA Boxing’s Next Event April 11th!

Posted on | February 15, 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 features rising prospect Antonio Espinoza and local favorite Anthony Cusumano, and showcases Denys Lozada as well as Clinton Douglas. Plus, more fights will be announced soon.

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

WTKA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP INVITATIONAL

Posted on | February 13, 2009 | 1 Comment

WTKA
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
&
MARTIAL MARATHON
4th – 8th November 2009

CarraraFiere Complex
Marina di Carrara – ITALY

The 5° edition of WTKA Open World Championships will be held in Marina di Carrara, in the beautiful CarraraFiere Complex, from 4th to 8th November 2009.

With 5000 competitors coming from 78 countries from all 5 continents:

AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ARGENTINA, ARMENIA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BERMUDA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CAMERUN, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICANA REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ENGLAND, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, HOLLAND, HUNGARY, INDIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISLE OF MAN, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KOSOVO, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PALESTINE, PERU, PHILIPPINE, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SCOTLAND, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, USA, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, WALES.

You are officially invited to attend the Championships with your Teams.

The Championships will be Open to all Federations, Clubs and Organizations, Associations with an unlimited number of competitors without any restriction.

2008 WTKA World Championship will be held in Italy Marina di Carrara a beautiful location!!!

Marina di Carrara is located in Tuscany very closed to Pisa, Florence, Genova, Turin, Rome, Bologna and Milan Airports.

Marina di Carrara is closed to beautiful Pisa, Florence, Lucca and above all “the Cinque Terre” (under the Patronage of Unesco),they are a kingdom of nature and wild scents maintained as in the past. To visit the Cinque Terre means to visit five villages suspended between sea and earth, clinging on to cliffs and surrounded by green hills.

And again Lunigiana a very particular land that keeps intact the evidences of its feudal history and, at the same time, preserves an unspoilt nature, quite completely free from industrial pollution.

Genoa with the famous Acquario di Genova, Europe’s largest aquarium is one of Genoa’s biggest draws and a must-see for travelers with children. The structure alone is remarkable, resembling a ship and built alongside a pier in the old harbor.

And Turin with its great history and the world famous Egyptian Museum.

The Museo delle Antichità Egizie is the only museum other than the Cairo Museum that is dedicated solely to Egyptian art and culture.

Many international scholars, since the decipherer of Egyptian hieroglyphs Jean-François Champollion, who came to Turin in 1824, spend much time pouring over the collections.

It was Champollion who famously wrote, “The road to Memphis and Thebes passes through Turin”.

Competitions will start officially Thursday 5th November 2009 after the Opening Ceremony.

You might already know that, 2 day prior to the start of the event, Officials Seminars will be held to define the guidelines for refereeing.

The Opening Ceremony will be more beautiful than the last years.

We are reserving a lot of surprises on that occasion as usual.

The Sport Halls is “CARRARAFIERE” complex:

the great and innovative building of last here!

CarraraFiere Sport Hall is a great and modern building with more than 30.000 cover square meters.

It is famous in the world thanks to its services and events that are organized inside.

Here you will find Restaurants, Bars, Meetings Rooms, Bank Services, Wi-Fi area and every kind of support.

And again Stages, Seminars, Dan Grading Examinations, Exhibition Tournament, Miss World WTKA and Oscar Gala will be held over a great platform with a beautiful Oriental Choreograph and all Exhibition performances will be recorded by main italian and international televisions as last year.

40 World Championships will take place: Karate, Kickboxing, Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Taekwondo, Traditional Forms, Free Styles Forms, Extreme Forms, Nippon Kempo, Breaking, Self defence Scenic, Street and Traditional, Submission Wrestling, Nunchaku Fightning, Weapons Fighting, Iaido etc.
These are the specialties:

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KATA
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KUMITE
*
KARATE SELF DEFENCE
*
KOBUDO
*
POINT KARATE

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POINT FIGHTING – SEMI CONTACT
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CONTINUOUS FIGHTING – LIGHT CONTACT
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CONTINUOUS LOW KICK FIGHTING – LOW KICK LIGHT
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FULL CONTACT
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K1
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MUAY THAI

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TRADITIONAL FORMS (with and without weapons)
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FREE STYLES FORMS (with and without weapons)
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EXTREME FORMS (with and without weapons)
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TRADITIONAL SELF DEFENCE
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SCENIC SELF DEFENCE
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STREET SELF DEFENCE
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WEAPONS FIGHTING
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TOTAL FREE LIGHT COMBAT
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SUBMISSION WRESTLING
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BREAKING
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IAIDO

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TRADITIONAL FORMS (with and without weapons)
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FIGHTING
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TAI CHI

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TRADITIONAL FORMS
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FIGHTING

AND MANY OTHER EVENTS

THAT WE ARE ORGANIZING

FOR ALL DELEGATIONS !!!!

For any info please visit our website: www.wtkainternational.com In few days the official World Championships website will be online. Here you will find all necessary information.

Or contact our offices.

Tel. +39 0585 861280

Tel & Fax +39 0585 240851

Mobile +39 339 4117737

Here you will find always someone of our Staff ready to help you in any way.

See you all again in November!

Dr. Michele Panfietti
WTKA President

Dr. Cristiano Radicchi
Organizing Committee

Integrated Sports distributing Khan-Barrera PPV in North America

Posted on | February 13, 2009 | No Comments

Mar. 14 show also featuring Maccarinelli-Afolabi & Cook-Martinez title fights

HOBOKEN, N.J. (February 13, 2009) – Integrated Sports will distribute a world-class pay-per-view card, headlined by Amir Khan versus “The Baby Faced Assassin” Marco Antonio Barrera, Saturday, March 14 live from The M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Integrated Sports is distributing three 12-round championship bouts featured on the “Khan-Barrera” card, presented by Frank Warren, in North America for live viewing at 4 PM/ET – 1 PM/PT on cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, TVN, DirecTV and Dish Network in the United States, as well as Viewer’s Choice and Bell TV in Canada, for a suggested retail price of only $24.95.

Khan (19-1, 15 KOs), 2004 Olympic silver medallist, defends his WBA International lightweight title against seven-time world champion Barrera (65-6, 42 KOs) in the 12-round main event. The two other PPV fights will be former WBO cruiserweight title-holder Enzo Maccarinelli (29-2, 22 KOs) against NABO champ Ola “Kryptonite” Afolabi (13-1-3, 5 KOs) for the WBO cruiserweight championship, while WBO super middleweight champion Nicky “Cookie” Cook (29-1, 16 KOs) defends his title belt against undefeated No. 1 contender Roman “Rocky” Martinez (21-0-1, 12 KOs).

“We’re thrilled to be distributing this sensational tripleheader to North American boxing fans,” Integrated Sports president Doug Jacobs said. “The main event is a potential classic match-up between a top prospect, Khan, and veteran warrior, Barrera. Fans are very interested to see how Khan has improved since he started working with trainer Freddy Roach as well as what future Hall of Famer Barrera has left. Maccarinelli-Afolabi and Cook-Martinez shape-up as two very fan-friendly bouts, too, and either could be main events.”

The 22-year-old Khan is coming off of a win by second-round TKO of Oisin Fagan for the WBA International title last December, which was three months after Amir suffered his only pro loss to Breidis Prescott. Khan, rated No. 9 by the WBO and No. 13 by the IBF, has been training at Roach’s Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, where he’s gained invaluable experience sparring with the likes of pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.

Barrera, 35, has held world titles in three different weight classes during his 19-year pro career. He recently suffered a scare when he was cut from a head-butt, which temporarily jeopardized his March 21st showdown with Kahn, that lead to a win by third-round disqualification. Barrera holds wins against world champions and/or challengers such as Erik Morales (twice), Paulie Ayala, Prince Naseem Hamed Robbie Peden, Mzonke Fana, Kevin Kelly, Johnny Tapia, and Rocky Juarez (twice).

Maccarinelli, fighting out of his native Wales, has only one blemish on his pro record, losing a year ago to David Haye in their title unification bout. “Macca,” ranked No. 3 by the WBO and No. 6 by The Ring, during his WBO title reign (2006-2008) defeated Mohamed Azzaoui, Wayne Braithwite, Bobby Gunn, Marcelo Fabian Dominguez and Mark Hobson (twice).

The WBO No. 5 rated London-born Afolabi, now living in California, captured the NABO crown last April, stopping previously unbeaten Eric Fields in the 10th round.

Cook won the WBO super featherweight title in his last fight in September, taking a 12-round unanimous decision from Alex Arthur (26-1) in The M.E.N. Arena. The former European champion is rated No. 6 by The Ring.

In addition to being the WBC’s top contender, Puerto Rican boxer Martinez is rated No. 4 by the WBA, No. 6 by the IBF and No., 9 by The Ring. The reigning NABO super featherweight title-holder also held the WBO Inter-Continental and WBO Latino belts.

Integrated Sports: North America’s leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sports events is Integrated Sports. Among the many events brought to North American viewers by Integrated Sports include World Championship boxing matches featuring Ricky Hatton, Christian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Nicolai Valuev and Ruslan Chagaev. In addition, Integrated Sports has distributed numerous International soccer matches showcasing teams like Club America of Mexico and the National Team of Argentina. For more information on upcoming Integrated Sports events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com.

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