Mathis coming from France to KO Holm & claim title as No. 1 female boxer in world

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‘World Dominance,’ Dec. 2 at Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque   ALBUQUERQUE, NM (October 26, 2011) – French knockout artist Anne Sophie Mathis (25-1, 21 KOs) plans to make a major statement December 2, fighting outside of Europe for the first time, against American favorite Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm (30-1-3, 9 KOs) for the right to claim the No. 1 pound-for-pound position in women’s boxing.   “World Dominance,” presented by Fresquez Productions, will be held Saturday night, Dec. 2 at Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Holm-Mathis 10-round bout, technically-speaking, will be for the IBA Welterweight title and WBAN Championship Belt. Both female fighters, however, realize that they are also fighting for the mythical “P4P” crown.   “We are the two best welterweights in the world,” Mathis said. “Holly’s best fights have all been in her hometown, while I’ve won most of my world championships outside of my hometown. I also have a much better knockout percentage than Holly (84% to 26%). Fighting in the U.S. has always been in my plans and, if I didn’t agree to fight Holly there, it wouldn’t have been possible to make this fight in France due to expenses and promotional demands. I must fight Holm, in her hometown, to be recognized worldwide.   “This fight can make a major impact for women’s boxing. We’re both well known in the boxing world and it’s also unusual for a French boxer fighting in the United States. I will be in the best possible condition. I’m still working to win and the key to victory against Holly, hopefully, is that the judging will be neutral that evening.” Mathis is currently riding a 24-fight, 16-year win streak since she suffered her only pro loss in her second fight. On Dec. 2nd, she will mark the fifth anniversary of her first world title victory, in which she stopped previously unbeaten Myriam Lamare (13-0) for the WBA crown and vacant EBU championship. Ann Sophie’s victims also include world champions Couch, Yankovich, Ana Pascal and Nathalie Toro.   Six-time world titlist Mathis is the reigning the WIBA, WIBF and WBF World Welterweight Champion, while Holm is a nine-time world champion in three different divisions (light welterweight, welterweight and light middleweight).   Holly has defeated virtually all of the significant names of the past decade in women’s boxing from the 140 through 154-pound classes, including Christy Martin, Mary Jo Sanders, Mia St. John, Jane Couch, Duda Yankovich and Chevelle Hallback (twice). Holm is riding a 24-fight unbeaten streak, dating back to her only pro loss in 2004, when a serious cut under her eye prevented her from continuing to fight.   The 29-year-old Holm sports an incredible 20-0-1 (6 KOs) record in world title fights, as well as an 14-0-1 mark versus world champions.   “I’ve never fought anybody like Holly,” Mathis remarked, “but twice I have beaten Myriam Lamare, who is more powerful than Holly and very physical. We’ll see if Holly can take my power. I think she’s a dancer, or runner, and I’ll have to be patient and wait for my opportunity. It’s going to be a very interesting fight on December 2nd.”   For more information about “World Dominance: Holm vs. Mathis” go on line towww.FresquezProductions.com.   -FP-

Murphy, Manning, Stottlemyer, Hinkel, Russell, Sailor Saturday on Takedown Radio

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Gleason’s Halloween Party This Sunday from 4-7PM

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Please join us for the First Annual Halloween Party. This Sunday from 4:00PM to 7:00PM.

 

There will be lots of spooky fun and prizes There will be sparring exhibitions. There will be Apple Bobbing and there will be a magician.

 

$500 to the best adult costume
$100 gift certificate donated by P.S. Bookshop for the best kid’s costume
Food donated by Front Street Pizza.
Candy bags donated by Dewey’s Candy.
Two sparring bouts
50/50

All funds raised will help Gleason’s Give A Kid A Dream Foundation

Entry fee:
$25 for adults
$10 for kids
$30 for families

 

 

 

Gleason’s Gym will be closed all day Monday October 31st and Tuesday November 1st for the filming of DA Brick a Spike Lee production.

 

 

 

Do not forget the WBC Convention.

 

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WBC Convention in Las Vegas 

Boxing Links (10-26-11)

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Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. to stand trial in Las Vegas misdemeanor security … Washington Post LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. is scheduled to stand trial Wednesday before a judge on misdemeanor charges that the boxer threatened two homeowner association security guards in October 2010 in front of his home in a gated community outside Las … See all stories on this topic »

PH-Mexico boxing rivalry just starting: Marquez ABS CBN News MANILA, Philippines – Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez believes the boxing rivalry between his country and the Philippines is just starting and has yet to hit full stride. In his personal blog for Yahoo! Sports, Marquez said, “I don’t believe there … See all stories on this topic »

Idec: Boxing’s awful run due for a turnaround NorthJersey.com Just 12 sleep-inducing rounds of glorified sparring between one of the top 10 pound-for-pound boxersin the world, and an overly cautious opponent who seemed all too content to go the distance in the biggest fight of his career. … See all stories on this topic »

Israeli boxer a reality star in Malaysia Ynetnews Ilya Grad, 24, made history when he became the first Israeli to enter Malaysia, after receiving special permission from the country’s Muslim authorities, in order to participate in a national TV reality show on boxing. Grad, a former Israeli Muay Thai … See all stories on this topic » Ynetnews

Parker weighs in to claim national boxing title Stuff.co.nz SUPER: Joseph Parker won the superheavyweight division at the national boxingchampionships in Lower Hutt simply by weighing in. It didn’t take long for the first title to be decided at the national boxing championships in Lower Hutt last night. … See all stories on this topic »    Stuff.co.nz

NY Boxing Hall of Fame inductees announced ESPN (blog) By Michael Woods Even the casually aware boxing fan might know there is a boxing Hall of Fame. There are two, actually, the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY, and the WorldBoxing Hall of Fame, located in Riverside, Calif. … See all stories on this topic »

Bute-Johnson: Friends Collide Fight News “Glen Johnson has seen everything in boxing, I know him as a friend but I am preparing for a fight, and I am very confident as usual.” Although it was two years ago, Bute believes he benefitted the most of their time together in the ring. … See all stories on this topic »

Don King: No ‘Thrilla’s’ lately, starts partnership with WealthTV to increase … New York Daily News Count promoter Don King is among those who haven’t been pleased with what they’ve seen in the last couple of major boxing events. The man who gave the world “The Thrilla in Manila” and “The Rumble in the Jungle” thinks the recent boxing promotions have … See all stories on this topic »    New York Daily News

Adrien Broner vs. Vicente Rodriguez on November 26th EastsideBoxing.com Cincinnati, Ohio (October 25) – Boxing fans will be giving thanks for an explosive night of boxing on Thanksgiving weekend this year when Adrien “The Problem” Broner battles Argentina’s Vicente Rodriguez for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) … See all stories on this topic »

Chavez Jr. to defend title Nov. 19 at Reliant Arena Houston Chronicle By GILBERT REQUENA, HOUSTON CHRONICLE Once a boxer reaches the pinnacle of his sport and becomes champion, the grueling training doesn’t stop. World Boxing Council middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., the son of Hall of Fame boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, … See all stories on this topic »

 

Blogs

‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson leads New York State Boxing Hall of Fame … By Staff The newly-founded New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), sponsored by Ring 8, held a press conference today at famed Gallagher’s Steakhouse in. BoxingInsider.com

NOTRE DAME BOXING CHAMPION MIKE LEE RETURNS ON … By GFL CHICAGO, IL (October 25, 2011) Former Notre Dame Boxing Champion and current undefeated professional Mike Lee will return to battle on Saturday, December 3rd at Madison Square Garden, “The Mecca of Boxing” in New York City. … GoFightLive

A Boxing Clever Approach to Design | inspirationfeed.com By Jessica Wagner One record store in St. Louis, Vintage Vinyl, is actually picking up the business due to frequent guest appearances from Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips, Rise Against, and an entire slew of indie rock bands. While the attention that hosting … inspirationfeed.com

McGuinness captures NABA title

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Ontario Crushes Quebec

 

TORONTO (Oct. 26, 2011) – Hometown hero Logan Cotton McGuinness knocked out former world title challengerBenoit Gaudet in the 11^th round last Saturday night in the main event on a provincial rivalry card, pitting Ontario and Quebec fighters against each other in a statement showdown, to capture the vacant North American Boxing Association (“NABA”) super featherweight title at The Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario.

 

McGuinness (16-0-1, 7 KOs), presently rated No. 10 by the World Boxing Association (“WBA”) in the lightweight division, relinquished his NABA lightweight crown to fight Gaudet for the lower weight belt.

 

“This was the biggest fight of my career,” McGuinness said. “He had nearly 200 amateur fights and fought in the Olympics, so he had an experience advantage over me as a professional and amateur. Right from the get-go, I pressured him, cut off the ring, and broke him down. The last three rounds he felt my power, even my jab. I hit him with a good jab and the ropes held him up. He isn’t known as a puncher and I walked through his punches.”

 

McGuinness, captain of Team Ontario, was the aggressor from the opening bell, forcing the pace against counter-punching Gaudet (24-3, 10 KOs). An accidental head butt in the second round opened a deep cut over McGuinness’ left eye. Logan cut Gaudet over his left eye in the sixth round. In the 11^th round, McGuinness’ pressure paid off in dramatic fashion when the Irish-Canadian fighter unloaded a powerful right-left combination that dropped Gaudet, who reached his feet but was unable to continue as the referee halted the match.

 

“I like fighting as a super featherweight,” Logan added. “I had no trouble making weight and felt stronger. I weighed in at 128, two pounds under. I’m not sure what’s next but I’m ready for anything my promoter, manager and trainer agree to.”

 

“What a show,” exclaimed promoter Adam Harris (Hennessy Sports). “We hope to get Logan back in the ring in a few months. This impressive performance puts him in the mix for a title shot next year. He wants to continue fighting as a super featherweight. We’ve also been contacted by people who want to showcase him on U.S. television. The sky’s the limit for Logan Cotton McGuinness. Ontario also showed boxing people that Quebec isn’t the only hotbed for talent in Canada. Ontario won all three rivalry fights.”

 

Here is a link to McGuinness’ knockout victory: http://t.co/pQLT52J7
 
 The co-feature turned out to be a war, as predicted, between unbeaten

Columbian welterweight Samuel Vargas (8-0-1, 2 KOs) and outspoken

Ahmad Cheikho (6-4-2, 5 KOs), who were representing, respectively,

Toronto/Ontario and Montreal/Quebec.

 

In a toe-to-toe, old-fashioned brawl, Vargas and Cheikho went at it from the start. A well placed shot to the liver by Vargas dropped Cheikho in the first round, but Ahmad caught Vargas in the second round, knocking him to the mat face first for the first time in his career. A bloodied Vargas survived the round and a little later, momentum shifted to his favor. In the fourth, Vargas pinned Cheikho on the ropes, blasting away with left hooks to the body, and Ahmad hit the deck once again. Vargas’ all-out assault continued in the fifth round, in which Cheikho was knocked down during the final seconds. He managed to beat the count but failed to answer the bell for the sixth.

 

“The card as a whole was one of the most exciting I’ve been involved with in a long time,” commented International Boxing Hall of Fame nominee Al Bernstein, who called the action live from ringside. “The main event and co-main event were outstanding. The Sam Vargas-Ahmad Cheikho match is a fight of the year candidate. It was a total slugfest and Vargas came back from the brink of disaster to win. Speaking of coming back…Logan McGuinness was being out-boxed by Benoit Gaudet, but he came back to stop Gaudet in the 11th when he needed a KO to win the match. McGuinness won his first big fight at super featherweight and probably found his best weight class.”

 

In the other Ontario-Quebec rivalry bout, Natasha “The Nightmare” Spence (3-0-1, 2 KOs) made it a clean sweep for Ontario as she won a four round decision (40-36, 40-36, 39-37) versus Lucia Larcinese, of Montreal..

 

Hennessy Sports’ newly signed fighter, Buffalo light heavyweight prospect Lionell “Lonnie B” Thompson (10-0, 6 KOs), kept his perfect record intact via a six-round shutout, taking a decision from former world title challenger and former Sudan Olympian, Abdullah Ramadan (15-11, 9 KOs).

 

Also on the undercard, Jeremy Abbott (3-2, 2 KOs) destroyed Harrison McBain (3-4-1) in one round, heavyweightDillon Carman (2-0, 1 KO) needed only 39 seconds to stop Gord “The Gravedigger” Franjic, and light middleweight Brandon “Bad Boy” Cook (3-0, 1 KO) won a four-round unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 39-37) over Darren Fletcher.

 

Go on line at www.HennessySports.com for more information about McGuinness or any of Hennessy Sports’ boxers.

Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Dinner Details

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WHAT: 7th annual Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (“CBHOF”) Induction Dinner

 

WHO:   Class of 2011 Inductees

 

Five-time world champion Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Paz, judge Glenn Feldman, 1996 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team Captain Lawrence Clay-Bey, world light heavyweight title challenger Eric “Magic Man” Harding, ringside physician Dr. Michael Schwartz and, posthumously, standout amateur boxer Kelvin Anderson and boxing coach Billy Taylor

 

2011 Award Winners

 

Fighters of the Year: Delvin Rodriguez (pro) and Tremaine Williams (amateur); Official of the Year:Don Trella; Achievement Award: Peter Timothy

 

WHEN:  Saturday night, October 29, 2011

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. followed by cocktails, dinner and the awards ceremony

 

WHERE: Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun Casino

Uncasville, CT

Tickets are still available for the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame dinner for $75.00 by calling Kim Baker at Mohegan Sun (860-862-7377).

Wrestling Links (10-26-11)

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Arm wrestling tourney for Susan G. Komen Red Bluff Daily News The Tehama VFW Post #3909, the Los Molinos Woman’s Club and Alhambra Water will sponsor an Arm-Wrestling Tournament Fundraiser at 2 pm on Sunday at the Los Molinos Veteran’s Memorial Hall. All proceeds from this event will go to “Susan G. Komen for the … See all stories on this topic »

Tara always busy, in the ring or out CANOE Wrestling Lisa Varon, whether she’s been Tara or Victoria in the ring, has never lacked for side projects. With a restaurant near to opening and a magazine column, plus her pet causes, she doesn’t mind the time away from the ring to be able to catch up … See all stories on this topic » CANOE

Wrestling team grapples with new season Purdue Exponent The Purdue wrestling team is looking forward to a new season working with a freshman class, earning big wins on the mat and creating a bigger home fan base. Head coach Scott Hinkel said the team has a few new additions to the schedule this year. … See all stories on this topic »

Miami fought for WrestleMania, hopes for a big boost MiamiHerald.com “This event is as big as it gets,” said Sophia, head of the tax-funded Miami-Dade Sports Commission and part of the county delegation who traveled to World WrestlingEntertainment’s Conneticut headquarters to bid on the annual event. … See all stories on this topic » MiamiHerald.com

Wrestling team dominates tourney El Paisano With all community college wrestling programs coming into play, there were only three schools in the state of California that competed. With that being, Rio Hondo stepped up and was one of those three wrestling programs to dominate. … See all stories on this topic »

Iowa Scene: High school wrestling, Drake tennis DesMoinesRegister.com WRESTLING: Iowa City West state wrestling champion Jack Hathaway committed Tuesday night to Oregon State, selecting the Beavers over Northern Iowa, Iowa State, Pittsburgh and North Dakota State. Hathaway, ranked by InterMat as the No. … See all stories on this topic »

CM Punk speaks on Bret vs. HBK, HHH injury update, MPW in Taylor Examiner.com Metro Pro Wrestling will invade the Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor, MI this Saturday beginning at 6 pm Tickets are $12 for adults and children under the age of 12 get in for just $5. The main event will feature Eddie Venom and Kyoshi teaming up to … See all stories on this topic »

Pro Wrestling: Why the PR Powers Are the Best Tag Team Not in WWE or TNA Bleacher Report Anyone who knows the PR Powers prior to this article has to agree with me in saying that the PR Powers are the greatest tag team not in WWE or IMPACT Wrestling. The PR Powers, that’s Puerto Rican Powers for short, are real-life brothers Louis and Damon … See all stories on this topic »    Bleacher Report

Pro wrestling legend to visit William Penn Journal Express By ANDY GOODELL The Oskaloosa Herald This coming Friday at 6 pm, Central Empire Wrestlingis hosting an event where Race will be on hand to greet fans young and old. The event will also feature several wrestling bouts including a 15-man “King of CEW … See all stories on this topic »

 

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Wilmington College drops three sports, including wrestling Division III Wilmington College has cut men’s and women’s golf and wrestling effective immediately, citing lack of participation. TheMat.com News

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PRIZEFIGHTER RIVALS WRITE-OFF CHOI

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Bailey and Jupp believe Mongolian Warrior is too old to win it

Choi Tseveenpurev is one of the favourites for Saturday night’s Prizefighter Featherweight tournament live on Sky Sports – but two of his rivals believe he is too old to lift the trophy.

The Mongolian Warrior is fighting in Prizefighter for the second time having lost in the semi-finals of the Super-Featherweights to Derry Mathews last November and since then the popular London-based fighter has turned 40.

The bookies haven’t been deterred by the former World Champion’s age, but TRAD TKO gym pals Ian Bailey and George Jupp believe that the years under his belt mean Choi won’t be pocketing the £32,000 winner’s cheque in the 22^nd edition of Matchroom Sport’s revolutionary eight-man, one night tournament.

“I don’t see Choi as the favourite – as scary as he looks!” said Slough’s Bailey (7-7). “He’s really not a three, three round fighter for me and you wonder whether he really had much of an amateur career. Someone like Lee Jennings had an 80-plus amateur career and he can just fall back into that easily. He might be able to pick his way through fights and conserve energy with an amateur style whereas you know with Choi that it’s going to be a brutal three rounds.”

“I think it could be an advantage that I am young and fresh with only four fights,” added Jupp, from Bexley (3-1). “Choi is probably the favourite but he’s 40 years old now and his best days are behind him. I believe in my ability and it was too good an opportunity to turn down just because of my inexperience.”

Choi, Bailey and Jupp are joined in the line-up by unbeaten pair Lee Glover (6-0 from Tipton) and Troy James (9-0-1 from Coventry), Liverpool’s Lee Jennings, Manchester prospect Rhys Roberts and Nottingham’s Barrington Brown.

Tickets for Prizefighter Featherweights at York Hall, Bethnal Green in east London on October 29 are available from Matchroom Sport priced £35 unreserved, £60 ringside and £100 VIP – to buy call Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900.

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