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Help me Raise $8,000 To Fight For Free Speech

Posted on | December 30, 2008 | 7 Comments

CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO DONATE $10.00 to my freedom of speech lawsuit against Xyience and Fertitta Enterprises

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Wrestling, MMA, and Boxing Links

Posted on | December 29, 2008 | No Comments

Wrestling Links, High School, College, and Professional

Mixed Martial Arts Links Part One

Mixed Martial Arts Links Part Two

Boxing Links

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Ring 8 Awards PHOTO

Posted on | December 29, 2008 | No Comments

A capacity crowd turned out for the annual Ring 8 holiday party and awards dinner December 21 at Tony Mazzarella’s Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City, New York. Award recipients and special guests shown in this picture are (L-R) Special Recognition: Tom Gardano, Jr. (accepting for his late father); Promoter of the Decade: Cedric Kushner; Kid Gavilan Humanitarian Award: Bill Tate; former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks; Ringside Physician Award: Dr. Richard Istrico; Uncrowned Champion: Brian Adams; Lifetime Achievement Award: Melvina Lathan, NYSAC Chairperson; Writer of the Year: Sean Sullivan; Ring 8 president Matt Farrago. (Photo by Peter Frutkoff)

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Beibut Shumenov: the hottest prospect in boxing

Posted on | December 29, 2008 | No Comments

LAS VEGAS (December 29, 2008) – Former Kazakhstan Olympian Beibut Shumenov (7-0, 5 KOs), fresh off of his impressive 10-round decision victory against Columbian knockout artist Epifanio “Diamente” Mendoza (28-6-1, 24 KOs), arguably is the most ambitious, fastest-rising prospect in boxing.

Fighting only 13 months as a professional unbeaten light heavyweight Shumenov has already captured three championship belts – WBC Asian Boxing Council, WBO Asia Pacific and PABA. His most defining victory to date was a one-sided victory by 12-round decision (120-107, 120-108, 120-108) against former WBC title-holder Montell “Ice” Griffin (50-8, 30 KOs) this past August in Kazakhstan.

Shumenov, 25, was recently named the WBC Asian Boxing Council Organization’s 2008 Boxer of the Year. Beibut headlined against Mendoza in his new promotional company’s (KZ Event Productions) U.S. debut December 13th in Bellevue, Washington.

“I’m enjoying boxing but it’s more of a hobby than career for me,” Shumenov explained. “I see myself going another route in the future. I want to challenge myself mentally, as a promoter, like I have physically as a boxer. I plan to expand my boxing company, KZ Event Productions, Inc., and promote boxing as a businessman. I enjoy organizing fights and building my own career.”

In his previous two fights, Mendoza lost to former world champion Jeff Lacy by controversial decision, as well as to Chad Dawson for the WBC light heavyweight title. Beibut easily handled the veteran Mendoza, who was a late replacement for former world champion Kelvin Davis, by scores of 100-90, 98-92 and 97-93.

“When Davis pulled out of the fight only a few days before the show,” Shumenov said, “I was ready to cancel the show rather than fight just any opponent. I was offered a 5-0 guy

with three knockouts. No offense to him but I’d already beaten Montell Griffin, (Lavell) Finger, (Donnell) Wiggins and (Shannon) Miller. I didn’t want to go backwards. I was either going to fight somebody with a good record, well-known name or title, or I wasn’t going to fight at all. As soon as I realized that Mendoza had just fought Lacy and Dawson, I accepted the fight, and I want to thank Mendoza for taking the fight on such short notice. He’s a tough guy who came to win.

“I haven’t reached my limit in terms of mastering my skills, but I am ready now to fight any of the top light heavyweights in the world such as Joe Calzaghe, Bernard Hopkins, Chad Dawson, Zsolt Erdie, Roy Jones, Jr., Julio Cesar Gonzalez, Hugo Garay or Andrian Diaconu. I am working hard to improve my mastership and, when I reach the highest levels of my skills, I’d like to demonstrate it against all of the world’s best fighters.”

Already rated No. 15 by the WBO, Shumenov was highly-touted in the 2004 Olympics, winning his opening bout against Polish representative Aleksy Kuziemsky (presently 16-0 as a pro prospect), 37-22. But hampered by a hand injury, Beibut was defeated in the round of 16 by Turkey’s Ihsan Yildorim Tarham, 27-19, in the same light heavyweight division in which Andre Ward won a gold medal for the United States.

There’s no slowing down the confident Beibut, who is like an old-time fighter who doesn’t want easy opponents to build-up his record. His fourth pro fight was a scheduled 12-round title fight against Wiggins. In his seventh bout Beibut looked very good against a much more experienced, former world title challenger Mendoza. Shumenov just wants to fight the best and position himself for a world title shot in late 2009 or early 2010.

The KZ Event Productions website (www.kzeventproductions.com) with soon be launched with additional information about Beibut Shumenov and his new promotional company.

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2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada

Posted on | December 29, 2008 | No Comments

A Top U.S. heavyweight Going into 2009:

PROVIDENCE (December 29, 2008) – 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada, arguably one of the most decorated amateur boxers of the 21st century, is in many ways the United States’ top heavyweight hope to bring home a world title belt.

Estrada possesses the quickest hands and feet in the heavyweight division, along with solid “whiskers,” and he has also shown steady improvement in the power game. All told, though, he’s perceived by many promoters, managers and fighters as too risky to fight, largely because he can box the ears off of anybody in the world who weighs 200 pounds or more.

Estrada (15-1, 3 KOs, 1 NC) won all five of his 2008 fights against opponents with a combined record of 109-24-4 (67 KOs), including former world title challenger Charles Shufford (20-7-1) and multi-regional title-holder Lance “Mount” Whitaker (32-4-1) by 10-round decisions, as well as Derek “The One Man Riot” Bryant (20-4-1, 17 KOs) and Texas State champ Domonic Jenkins (13-8-1) by 8-round decisions, and Carolina champion Moultrie Witherspoon (14-1) by seventh-round technical knockout.

However, finding competitive fights for Jason, who has lost very few rounds during his 4-year pro career, has become a growing problem for his promoter, Jimmy Burchfield. Despite his constant efforts to lure “rated” heavyweights to fight Estrada, Burchfield has been turned down more often than a nerd at the Playboy mansion. A perfect example recently happened when Burchfield’s company, Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc., and the Estrada Unit (Jason’s managerial company that includes his father/head trainer Dr. Roland Estrada) agreed to all terms for a WBF heavyweight title fight against Frans Botha in South Africa. While awaiting a signed contract, Burchfield surprisingly discovered that Botha would instead be defending his title against a challenger who sports a 20-15-3 record, Ron Guerrero, who has lost three of his last five, including a first-round knockout loss to Jenkins (aforementioned loser to Estrada by 8-round decision by scores of 79-73 three times) .

“Sooner or later, though, the top heavyweights will to have to fight Jason,” Burchfield commented. ”Like in the days of Vinny Paz, Jason never refuses to fight anybody. He was experienced when he turned pro four years ago because of his vast amateur experience. Heavyweights mature later than other fighters and even though Jason has matured as he’s gotten older, he isn’t anywhere near his potential peak, and will be a dominating heavyweight for years to come.

“Jason has completely dedicated himself to bringing the world title back to the United States. He even opened his own gym (“Big Six Academy”) in Providence to train and teach youngsters. Part of his problem, though, is he makes everything in the ring look so easy. He’s a pure boxer who is learning how to sit on his punches more. The skeptics should be silenced by now, especially those questioning his ability to fight tall heavyweights like the present world champions (7-0 Valuev, 6-7 ½ Vitaly Klitschko and 6-6 ½ Wladimir Klitschko). Jason fights his best against taller opponents and everybody saw what he did against (6-8) Lance Whitaker, who came into that fight in the best shape he’s been in for years. Jason Estrada is going to be world champion.”

The 28-year-old Estrada, who is gradually moving up in ratings (WBC #32, NABF #7) has indeed fought anybody and everybody put in the ring with him and none of his opponents had a losing record (260-86-11 combined record of his opponents) when they fought Jason. His only loss was to Travis Walker, who Jason had beaten three times without a loss in the amateurs, by an 8-round majority decision a year ago when Estrada was hampered by a sore shoulder preventing him from effectively throwing his vaunted jab.

Providence-native Estrada compiled an incredible 261-14 record in U.S. competition. He was the first boxer to win both the U.S. Nationals and U.S. Challenge three years (2001-2003) in a row. Highlights of his amateur career included representing the United States in the 2004 Olympics and capturing a gold medal at the 2003 Pan-American Games.

During his extraordinary amateur career, Estrada defeated some of today’s leading professionals including former world title challenger DaVarryl “The Touch of Sleep” Williamson (25-5, 21 KOs), unbeatens Malik Scott (32-0, 11 KOs) and Donnell “The Real Touch of Sleep” Holmes (29-0-2, 25 KOs), Malcolm “The Showstopper” Tann (23-4, 12 KOs), and Felix “Bad News” Cora, Jr. (19-2-2, 9 KOs).

Fore more information about CES and Estrada call CES (401.724.2253/2254) or go on line to www.cesboxing.com.

-CES-

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It Was Fight Of The Year So…We Want A Rematch, We Want Cunningham vs. Adamek 2

Posted on | December 29, 2008 | No Comments

For Immediate Release

Philadelphia, PA – 28th December 2008

Campaign for Cunningham-Adamek Rematch Gathers Momentum

On December 11th 2008 one of the fights of the decade took place in Newark, New Jersey between the then reigning International Boxing Federation cruiserweight king, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham from Philadelphia, PA and Polish born expat, Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek, from Jersey City, NJ.

After 12 action packed rounds, which saw the then Champ, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham put on the canvas three times by flash knockdowns, the crown passed onto the new Champion, Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek, by a close split decision. Boxing fans around the world were treated to an amazing fight, and whilst many saw the fight result differently none were unhappy as the result was that close. Calls for a rematch were instant, not just by ‘USS” Cunningham but also the media and fans alike.

www.wewantarematch.com, the website which spearheads the campaign for a rematch, announced that the website received over 28,000 visitors in the first week (18th Dec – 25th Dec 08).

Whilst not all visitors to the website had put their name to the on-line petition, the level of signatories – from the USA, UK, Poland,
Philippines, Canada, Australia, France and Germany – has given the campaign a huge boost.

Many of those that signed the petition had also posted comments, a small selection follow:

Seyun Kim from Sacramento, CA, USA. wrote “great exciting fight, two classy fighters, lets do it again!!”

Vincent Baira from Reims, France. wrote “Great first fight! Great spirit! This sport ain’t dying and this particular fight is another proof. Rematch is a must!!”

Antoine Goodie from Eureka, Ca, USA. wrote “Awesome fight Steve and Tomaz; cant wait for the rematch!! We need more good guys like you in boxing.

Bartek Gdula from Gdask, Poland. wrote “It should be a good fight for both boxers and their fans. keep prayin’ for rematch ;)”

Ronald Mobbs from Melbourne, Australia wrote. “epic battle. Cunningham is clearly deserving of a rematch. might end up a great trilogy!!!”

Daxx Kahn from New York, USA. wrote “This is a fight that must be made, 2 of the best big men in boxing, the HW division is dead and fans have lost hope in the upper tier of fighters over 168lbs, We have a bout worthy of fight of the year status in the cruiserweight division, the first since Holyfield Vs Qawi in the 1980’s and possibly the first worthy trilogy since Holyfield Vs Bowe.

It would be a crime to not make this happen, Once even twice may not be enough. Sign the contract!!”

Antonio M. Bangalisan from Malabon City, Philippines put it more simply when he wrote “I like to see a REMATCH.”

It’s not just the WWAR website that has been receiving excellent figures, YouTube, the well known video sharing website, has various videos of the fight on their website which, combined, have achieved almost 1 Million viewings in just two weeks.

If you feel that Cunningham vs Adamek II should happen in 2009 go to www.wewantarematch.com and put your name on the petition which will be being sent to the television networks and the promoters fo Steve ‘USS’ Cunngham and Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek early in 2009.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT OUR OWN TONY PENECALE ON THE TOP OF THE PETITION COMMENTS PAGE!!

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GRIND 2 DEF ENTERTAINMENT TO LAUNCH FIGHT 2 THA FINISH TV SHOW !!

Posted on | December 29, 2008 | No Comments

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***

Las Vegas, Nevada (December 26, 2008) – Grind 2 Def Entertainment has agreed to a deal that will launch a groundbreaking pro boxing internet television show with a hip-hop edge called “FIGHT 2 THA FINISH”!!

“FIGHT 2 THA FINISH” combines the excitement of pro boxing with the raw energy of hip-hop music. If you visit most boxing training camps you will hear hip-hop music blaring from the speakers in the gym. If you attend any major boxing event you will see your favorite hip-hop stars in the audience or leading your favorite fighter down to ringside. We feel that pro boxing and hip-hop music is a natural union that will give fans an innovative choice of pure entertainment value.

Check Out The Preview Episode of”Fight 2 Tha Finish” By Clicking The Link Below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYx8J3gluK4

“FIGHT 2 THA FINISH” will be broadcasted worldwide on the internet beginning the first week in January 2009 on you tube at

http://www.youtube.com/fight2thafinish

Pro boxers or hip-hop artists who are boxing fans that are interested in being interviewed on the “FIGHT 2 THA FINISH” television show should contact Macke Roberts by E-mail: fight2thafinish@yahoo.com or Ph#(702) 372-8450

Boxing promoters and other companies interested in advertising on the “FIGHT 2 THA FINISH” boxing television show should contact Macke Roberts by E-mail: fight2thafinish@yahoo.com or Ph#(702) 372-8450

To find out more about Fight 2 Tha Finish visit our website at http://www.myspace.com/fight2finish

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RAGE IN THE CAGE REPORT

Posted on | December 29, 2008 | No Comments

RAGE IN THE CAGE

Friday, Jan 9th, 2009

CELEBRITY THEATRE

440 N. 32nd St, Phoenix

(Doors open 6pm / Fightime 8pm)

Tickets are available at Celebrity Theatre Box Office (602) 267-1600

Call before the event and receive a $5.00 off.

RAGE IN THE CAGE TRAINING CENTER

$399.00 for a year New Year membership, this offer is good

For 3 days Dec 29th thru 31st. (480) 782-6800

To stay up to date, use your cell phone and text ‘RITC’ to ‘46786’ and receive text messages for all RAGE IN THE CAGE up to date information!

Visit Rage in the Cage on the web ! www.rageinthecage.com for Fight Card information, FREE Tickets and to view RAGE IN THE CAGE fights for FREE!

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