Raul Marquez: “I’m going to shock the boxing world”
Posted on | October 27, 2008 | No Comments
Abraham-Marquez world title fight on PPV live Nov. 8 from Germany
HOBOKEN, N.J. (October 27, 2008) – International Boxing Federation top contender and mandatory challenger, former U.S. Olympian and IBF light middleweight title-holder Raul “El Diamente” Marquez, says he will shock the boxing world November 8 when he fights unbeaten IBF middleweight champion “King” Arthur Abraham at Jako Arena in Bamberg, Germany.
Abraham-Marquez is promoted by Wilfried Sauerland, presented by Sauerland Event and its Managing Director, Christian Meyer, in association with Seminole Warriors Boxing. The broadcast is being distributed in the United States and Canada by Integrated Sports for live viewing in English and Spanish at 3 PM/ET – 12 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, TVN, DISH Network, Viewer’s Choice Canada, and Bell ExpressVue, for a suggested retail price of only $24.95. iN Demand will show a replay the following day (Sunday, Nov. 9) at 2 PM/ET. Al Bernstein and Nick Charles will call the action.
Abraham-Marquez, originally scheduled October 4, was postponed due to Abraham’s sudden illness on the day of the fight, which Marquez still questions yet firmly believes will work to his advantage. Raul explained that both fighters made weight the night before and day of the fight, selected gloves, and passed examinations by the commission doctors.
“Everything was good after the weigh in,” southpaw Marquez explained. “After the morning weigh in (the day of the fight) I ate breakfast and went back to my room to rest. Around 11 there was banging on my door – everybody knows not to bother a fighter resting for his fight – and it was my promoter, Leon (Margules, Executive Director of Seminole Warriors Boxing), who told me the fight was postponed. I was shocked; I couldn’t believe it. Something wasn’t right all along. I knew he (Abraham) was having trouble making weight. Before the first weigh in, we both checked out our weight – I was on but he was over a half-pound. I was called for the official weigh in and made it; he was called but was 10 minutes late. He came in wearing a robe because he had to go in the sauna. Maybe he was sick but, if he really was, it was because of what he had to do to make weight.
“It’s all positive for me. I’m looking at it as they stopped it for a reason. If he really was sick it would have taken him two weeks to get back to where he was. Four weeks isn’t going to help him if he’s having trouble making 160 pounds. I’ve heard that he’s had trouble making weight for his last few fights and his last was fought at a catch weight of 166. He’s very muscular and and it’s not easy staying in the same weight class. After my fight with (Giovanni) Lorenzo, we wanted this fight (against Abraham) to be in November so I’d have more time for my cut (over eye) to heal. Now it’s in November. I’ve already been to Germany and know what to expect. Germany’s going to be like my second home for the past month-and-a-half. It’s a beautiful country with great people and I made some fans over there. I’ll leave here next Wednesday and have the same 10 days to acclimate myself to the time and weather. The second time around I’m even more confident of winning. I’m not going over there just for a payday. When I beat him the big paydays will come. I’m going to Germany to shock the boxing world.”
Marquez still believes that Abraham is looking past him to a unification fight against Kelly Pavlik, despite Abraham’s claims that he isn’t looking ahead to bigger fights. “I’m an old pro, a crafty veteran who is even more motivated after seeing (Bernard) Hopkins beat Pavlik, old beating young, and I have a lot of experience over Abraham,” Raul continued. “I don’t know why Abraham just doesn’t say he’s focused on me like I would, but he keeps mentioning Pavlik or (Felix) Sturm and you can’t tell me he isn’t looking ahead, no matter what he says. I read a lot about boxing and he still has to beat me in a very tough fight to get Pavlik, unless, of course, he plans to pull out of our fight again. And I know he has had trouble fighting southpaws, like (Khoren) Gevor and (Ian) Gardiner, and I’m a top world-rated fighter.
“I got a lot of respect over there from him and his trainer. They said I’m better than Miranda or anybody else he’s fought. Abraham is powerful and strong with obvious power, but he leaves himself open and fights in spurts. He has flaws. Miranda won the first three rounds (in their last fight) but you saw what happens to a fighter who needed to lose too much weight. I won’t know how hard he hits until we get into the ring, but I’ve been hit by guys like (Jermain) Taylor and (Fernando) Vargas, and those two can really crack. If I didn’t think I could beat him, I wouldn’t be going to Germany. I’m in the best shape of my life, ready to go 12, 15 if they still had that many rounds. All of the pressure is on him. I expect to win and that will open the doors to bigger and better things for me.”
Abraham (27-0, 22 KOs), rated No. 2 by The Ring and ESPN, captured the IBF middleweight title nearly three years ago by way of a fifth-round knockout of Kingsley Ikeke (23-1). Seven successful title defenses have followed against Miranda, Shannon Taylor, Kofi Jantuah, Sebastian Demers, Khoren Gevor, Wayne Elcock and Elvin Ayala.
The 37-year-old Marquez (41-3-1, 29 KOs), rated No. 2 (No. 1 unrated) by the IBF as well as No. 8 by The Ring and No. 9 by ESPN, earned his title shot against Abraham by defeating previously unbeaten No. 1 contender Giovanni Lorenzo (26-0) in their June 21st IBF title eliminator. Marquez, fighting out of Houston, was a 1992 U.S. Olympian who was the IBF junior middleweight title-holder in 1997.
The 10-round co-feature on the PPV show from Germany finds former NABO champion and “The Next Great Champ” reality television winner, Otis “Triple OG” Griffin (19-3-2, 7 KOs), of Sacramento, fighting Yugoslavian-born Enad Licina (14-1, 8 KOs), now living in Germany, for the
vacant IBF Intercontinental cruiserweight belt.
For more information about the Abraham-Marguez PPV go to www.integratedsportsnet.com or www.warriorsboxing.com
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Tags: Arthur Abraham > Bamberg > Boxing > Christian Meyer > Germany > IBF > Integrated Sports > Jako Arena > light middleweight > Raul Marquez > Seminole Warriors Boxing > Wilfried Sauerland
MIKE VARNER VS. JOE KAVEY VIDEO FROM UNTAMED 24
Posted on | October 27, 2008 | No Comments
FIGHT NEWS UNLIMITED ATTENDED UNTAMED 24 RECENTLY AND OBTAINED SOME THRU-THE-CAGE VIDEO OF THE BEST MATCHES OF THE NIGHT. THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY MORE TO COME. ENJOY!! CALL RICH AT 617-209-4325 IF YOU WANT PLACEMENT ON OUR FUTURE FIGHT AND RING GIRL VIDEOS.
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Per Ake Persson: Euro News
Posted on | October 26, 2008 | No Comments
October 25, Oldenburg, Germany:
WBA supermiddle champ Mikkel Kessler retained the title in style with a third round knockout over brave but outclassed German challenger Danilo Haussler. Kessler landed with a combination finishing it with a hard right and a devastating left. Haussler went down and referee Stanley Christodoulou waved it over when Danilo´s chiefcornerman and longtime trainer Manfred Wolke entered the ring. Time of the stoppage was 1.08. Kessler had won the two completed rounds scoring with hard jabs and Haussler´s already battle-worn face began to swell already after the first few punches. After the second he looked as he had been through a long, hard fight and one could tell the end was near. The Viking Warrior is now 41-1 and it will take one hell of a fighter to beat him. For Haussler it was the end of the line. He was far from great but his strength, determination and conditioning took him a long way.
EBU cruiser champ Marco Huck stopped Italian challenger Fabio Tuiach in the second scoring two knockdowns. Huck had his opponent in trouble already in the first and opened up in the second.
Alexander Abraham was too strong for late sub Roman Dzhuman from Ukraine who was stopped in the sixth. Dzhuman was down in the fifth and under pressure when it was stopped. The vacant EE-EU jr middle title was at stake.
Cuban cruiser Yoan Pablo Hernandez was down in the seventh but won a majority decision after eight over American Michael Simms. It was close and hardfought all the way in this all southpaw clash.
First Lady, Cecilia Braekhus floored Bulgarian Borislava Goranova twice but had to settle for a points win after six.
News: Russian heavy Alexander Povetkin is sidelined with a foot injury and his fight against Wladimir Klitschko set for December 13 will be postponed.
Tags: Alexander Povetkin > Borislava Goranova > Boxing > Cecilia Braekhus > Cuban > Danilo Haussler > Fabio Tuiach > Manfred Wolke > Marco Huck > Michael Simms > Mikkel Kessler > Roman Dzhuman > Stanley Christodoulou > Super Middleweight > Ukraine > WBA > Wladimir Klitschko > Yoan Pablo Hernandez
UFC 90 RESULTS
Posted on | October 26, 2008 | No Comments
By: Rich Bergeron
UFC 90 was a major test for a lot of on the fringe fighters scrambling for a shot at a title belt. For others, Like Pete Sell, it was just a chance to step up. For Patrick Cote, it was a main event he didn’t look to deserve in the final accounting. Fighting like a clown, Anderson Silva toyed with Cote in the final fight until suddenly Cote’s leg buckled, and he could no longer continue the fight. The rest of the night’s fights made up for that debacle of a finale:
-Pete Sell def. Josh Burkman via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
-Hermes Franca def. Marcus Aurelio via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
-Dan Miller def. Matt Horwich via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
-Spencer Fisher def. Shannon Gugerty via Submission (triangle choke) at 3:56 of Round 3.
-Thales Leites def. Drew McFedries via Submission (rear naked choke) at 1:18 of Round 1.
-Sean Sherk def. Tyson Griffin via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
-Junior Dos Santos def. Fabricio Werdum via KO (punches) at 1:21 of Round 1.
-Gray Maynard def. Rich Clementi via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
-Thiago Alves def. Josh Koscheck via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
-Anderson Silva def. Patrick Cote via TKO (injury stoppage) at 0:39 of Round 3 to retain the UFC Middleweight title.
Tags: Anderson Silva > Dan Miller > Drew McFedries > Fabricio Werdum > Gray Maynard > Hermes Franca > Josh Burkman > Josh Koscheck > Junior Dos Santos > Marcus Aurelio > Matt Horwich > Patrick Cote > Pete Sell > Rich Clementi > Sean Sherk > Shannon Gugerty > Spencer Fisher > Thales Leites > Tyson Griffin > UFC 90 > UFC 90 RESULTS
Cool Combat Sports Links
Posted on | October 25, 2008 | No Comments
BELL VS. HASKINS FOR BRITISH TITLE
UNBEATEN TEON KENNEDY BOXES FELIPE ALMANZA ON NOV. 14 AT PHILADELPHIA’S NEW ALHAMBRA
Posted on | October 25, 2008 | No Comments
Philadelphia, PA—Undefeated super bantamweight prospect Teon Kennedy, of North Philadelphia, goes for his 11th win as a pro when he takes on Felipe Almanza, of Lorica, Colombia, in a scheduled eight-round contest Friday evening, Nov. 14, at the New Alhambra, Swanson & Ritner Streets, next to Forman Mills, in South Philadelphia. First of eight fights at 7.30 p.m.
Topping the eight-fight card is a 10-round contest for the vacant North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super flyweight title between Raul Martinez, of San Antonio, TX, and Victor Proa, of Monterrey, Mexico. Both men are undefeated: Martinez is 23-0, 13 K0s; Proa is 26-0-2, 19 K0s.
The Martinez-Proa contest, as well as the 10-round welterweight semifinal between Alex Camacho, of Austin, TX, and Edvan Barros, of Bahia, Brazil, will be televised live by Telefutura/Univision as part of a two-hour Solo Boxeo broadcast beginning at 8pm EST.
Kennedy, 22, scored his most impressive win July 18 when he knocked out previously unbeaten Thomas Snow, of Washington, DC, in two rounds at the New Alhambra. He followed that with a six-round decision over Robert DaLuz, of Jacksonville, FL, on Sept. 19 in Hockessin, DE.
Earlier this year, Kennedy earned an eight-round decision over Castulo Gonzalez, of Lynn, MA, at the New Alhambra.
A pro less than two years, Kennedy is 10-0, 5 K0s. As an amateur, he won the 2004 National Golden Gloves championship at 112 pounds.
Almanza, 32, has a 14-14-1 record with seven knockouts. He spent most of his career in Colombia and re-located to the United States in 2008 and now trains with Lenny DeJesus in New York.
“Before I came along Almanza was just taking fights on his own and using anybody he could find to work in his corner,” DeJesus said. “That’s all changed now that he’s with me. You’ll see a different fighter.”
Almanza lost an eight-round decision this year to Eric Morel, of Puerto Rico, who once held a piece of the world flyweight title, and he also lost to former world title challenger Wilfredo Valdez, of Colombia.
Dennis Hasson, of Kensington, takes on Ariel Espinal, of Brooklyn, NY, in a six-round super middleweight contest and lightweight Victor Vasquez, of North Philadelphia, faces Mario Galan, of Hollywood, FL, in a six-round junior welterweight match.
Junior lightweight Anthony Flores, of North Philadelphia, will see action in a six-round fight.
Two four-rounders complete the card.
The show is being promoted by Top Rank, Inc., in association with Peltz Boxing Promotions and Joe Hand Promotions.
Five preliminary fights complete the card.
Tickets priced at $65, $55 and $40 are on sale at Peltz Boxing (215-765-0922) or by going online at www.peltzboxing.com.
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COMBAT SPORTS COOPERATIVE GRAPHIC LINKS
Posted on | October 24, 2008 | No Comments
JERMAIN TAYLOR VS. JEFF LACY SET FOR NOVEMBER 15th
CARINA MORENO RETAINS STRAWWEIGHT TITLES WITH HUGE WIN
Tags: Boxing > Carina Moreno > Jeff Lacy > Jermain Taylor > strawweight > Super Middleweight > women's boxing
“THE HITMAN” HAS LANDED IN LAS VEGAS TO FINALIZE HIS PREPARATIONS FOR HIS NOVEMBER 22 WORLD TITLE BOUT AGAINST MALIGNAGGI AT MGM GRAND
Posted on | October 24, 2008 | No Comments
LAS VEGAS (October 23) – Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton has made his way to the United States, landing in Las Vegas late last week as he continues preparations for his November 22 Ring Magazine World Junior Welterweight Championship bout against New York’s Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This plans to be a clash between the two best 140-pound fighters in the world and one of the most intriguing and exciting fights of 2008.
Hatton vs. Malignaggi is a scheduled 12-round battle for Hatton’s Ring Magazine and IBO Junior Welterweight titles and presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Punch Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, and sponsored by Affliction Clothing and Cerveza Tecate. The world title bout will air live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing.
Tickets priced at $1,000, $750, $500, $300 and $150 are still available at any MGM Grand box office outlet and at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
Hatton, who switched trainers earlier this year, selecting highly respected American trainer Floyd Mayweather, Sr. as the new man in charge, will finish his last month of training in Las Vegas, a place he is familiar and comfortable with having fought his last three fights in the entertainment capital of the world.
“It’s great to be back in Las Vegas and get down to business with Floyd Mayweather, Sr. for my fight against Malignaggi on November 22,” said Hatton. “Floyd was with me in Manchester and we are already comfortable working with each other. He’s a great trainer and everything feels great. It’s the best two junior welterweights in the world and it should make for a great fight.”
Mayweather, Sr. said, “Hatton is a very good fighter and I think I can add to his arsenal of abilities. We are now in Las Vegas where we can finish getting ready for Malignaggi. He will be sharp and ready to go fight night.”
An international superstar hailing from Manchester, England, the storied career of Hatton (44-1, 31 KOs) began in 1997 and for the last 11 years, he has been thrilling fight fans around the world with his aggressive style in the ring and down to earth attitude outside of it. Owner of wins over Kostya Tszyu, Vince Phillips, Luis Collazo, Jose Luis Castillo and Juan Urango, Hatton – a two division world champion – fell short of the pound-for-pound and world welterweight championships in his 2007 super fight against Floyd Mayweather. However, the 29-year-old bounced back impressively at his natural weight of 140 pounds in May as he scored a near shutout 12-round unanimous decision over Juan Lazcano.
Known for his flashy style and pound-for-pound ability to out-talk any fighter in the world, Brooklyn’s Malignaggi (25-1, 5 KOs) has also developed a positive reputation for his heart and determination to overcome adversity throughout his seven-year pro career. A dazzling boxer with a stiff jab, lightning speed and quick combinations, the 27-year-old gained a legion of fans for his gutsy effort in a 12-round defeat at the hands of Miguel Cotto in 2006, and even more followers jumped on his bandwagon when he nearly shut out Lovemore N’dou in 2007 to win the IBF Junior Welterweight World crown. Malignaggi has since defended his title against Herman Ngoudjo and in a rematch against N’dou, but a victory over Hatton is what this New Yorker is truly seeking.
For room packages and availability and event information at MGM Grand, call (800) 929-1111 or (702) 891-7777 or log onto the World Wide Web at www.mgmgrand.com.
For more information visit www.goldenboypromotions.com and www.rickyhitmanhatton.com.
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