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Boxing Links (12-15-11)

Posted on | December 15, 2011 | No Comments

Super Six a success, despite pitfalls
ESPN
By Dan Rafael After 26 months, 10 fights in five different countries, six original fighters, three withdrawals, two replacements and several postponements later, the finish line for Showtime’s Super Six World Boxing Classic is finally here. 
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Budding boxers to savor vocal hometown fans
Columbus Dispatch
The amateur boxing showcase will feature 15 fights, with boxers ranging from juniors to open-level competitors trying to advance into the professional ranks. The Dispatch app features breaking news, sports, weather, videos, movie times, gas prices, 
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Tummy Tucks, Boxing, And Plenty Of Arguing: Mob Wives 2 Is Here!
PerezHilton.com
Other highlights include Renee’s plastic surgery and Drita taking up boxing. Check out the video above for the trailer of season two! Wow! So many new faces! What a twist having so many new faces intermingled with the old! Then again, we are really 
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Professional boxing hits Woodland
Daily Democrat
By Democrat sports staff The action is starting today in the buildup to Telefutura’s Solo Boxeo event that is bringing pro boxing to the Woodland Community & Senior Center on Friday. Fighters will weigh in at Paco’s Restaurant, located at 435 Main St., 
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WBC Plans World Boxing Cup in Eight Weight Divisions
BoxingScene.com
By Pablo Fletes and Ludo Saenz The World Boxing Council (WBC) announced at the 49th Annual convention taking place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, that next year they plan to launch the World Cup of Boxing in eight different weight categories. 
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Blogs
Your Jock is Over … Somewhere: Boxing with Blackhawks and Wild
By Jeffrey Bartl
Somewhere: Boxing with Blackhawks and Wild. (Hannah Foslien, Getty Images). While I’m not a fan of the whole moving-at-a-snail’s-pace-in-what-is-supposed-to-be-an-exciting-shootout tactic, Patrick Kane’s move to fake Niklas Backstrom 
Cheer the Anthem                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Video: Boxing Sparring Gone Bad, Ponce De Leon and Hoskins 
By Anton Tabuena
Watch this boxing sparring session that suddenly becomes more like an ugly brawl from amateur MMA match.
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Sweet Home Chicago: The Ten Biggest Boxing Matches in Windy 
By Bad Left Hook
Chicago is not a city that fails to embrace professional sports. So where has boxing gone in the Windy City?
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Gleason’s Amateur Show December 17th

Posted on | December 15, 2011 | No Comments

Our Next Amateur Show is Saturday Night, December 17, 2011

 

We will have two rings going at the same time.

 

The club show will feature Senior and Master boxers.

 

At the same time we will feature The Junior Metropolitan Championships. This great event was put together by our very able JO Chairman, Ray Cuadrado.

 

The weigh in will begin at 4:00PM and the first bout will begin at 6:00PM.

 

All our bouts are sanctioned by USABoxingMetro. All boxers must have their boxing book with them in order to participate.

 

The ticket price is $20 per person. Children 6 and under are not charged. All gym members and registered amateurs with their books in hand pay $15 per person.

 

This show will be shown live and free of cost on: http://www.gfl.tv/ The blow by blow for these fights will be done by our very own Champion Sonya Lamonakis.

 

Joe Frazier & Ed Silverglade

Fight Report: Selby And O’Meara Retain Titles, Saunders and Turner Impress In Style.

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By: Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro

Frank Warren knows a thing or two about putting on a top class fight night and boy has he put some great shows on over the years. Usually his real all action extravaganzas are reserved for the bigger venues around the country, places like the O2, Excel, M.E.N., Echo Arena etc. however last night the King of British Boxing pulled out all the stops for a small hall show at the York Hall in Bethnal Green.

Heading up the classy lineup was Lee Selby’s first defense of the British and Commonwealth Featherweight straps he won  back in September, with a fantastic eight round stoppage of Liverpool’s Stephen Smith.

Right from the off Selby went on the offensive, effectively using his jab to keep the super tough, and former holder of both titles, Simpson at bay. Each time the Scot made any move forward the Champ just stood his ground before throwing out a series of stiff jabs to push him back. Nice nonstop action opening round that was easy to score in Selby’s favour.

Second round was even livelier, Simpson just kept going forward, but as before Selby just resorted to his jab for the early part to thwart every move Simpson made. Frustration was already starting to settle in and by the end of the second minute Simpson started to throw some wild shots, problem was he left himself open to be picked off by some nice double handed counters. Another excellent round for the Champion.

More of the same in the third, Simpson’s shots were getting even wilder and again were leaving him open for Selby to counter, which he did with more force than in the earlier rounds.

Simpson’s trainer, Billy Nelson, obviously gave him a good talking to between the rounds as he came out and took the fight to Selby in a much more controlled fashion, so much so that he was actually getting some good success, landing some big shots. Selby responded in similar fashion and this lead to some great exchanges. Much closer round, but I still felt it was Selby’s round – just.

It was more of the same in the fifth, but as before it was Selby that seemed to be getting the better of each exchange. The round was a real firecracker that had the fans on the feet from almost the opening bell right through to the second minute mark, when Selby let rip with a peach of a left hook to the body that sent the Scottish challenger to his knees.

Simpson made it to his feet to take the count, but referee Marcus McDonnell could see that he was in no fit state to continue and waved the fight off on the 2 minute 2 second mark.

In doing so handed Simpson his first stoppage loss in his illustrious career. Selby, now with five stoppages in six outings, proved without doubt he’s the best domestic Featherweight and ready for a shot at the European crown.

As with virtually every Frank Warren Promotions show supporting the main event is another title fight of similar stature, last night’s was no exception. West Drayton’s Steve O’Meara stepped in to defend the Southern Area Light Middleweight belt he won back in September, with a sensational first round knockout of then champion Ryan Toms.

O’Meara’s opponent, Thamesmead’s super slick ‘Sugar’ Nathan Weise, bought to the table a 7-1-2 record that included a recent draw over previous champ Toms.

No surprise that the Mark Tibbs trained Weise went straight on the attack forcing O’Meara onto the back foot. O’Meara remained calm as he looked for an opening, he didn’t have to wait too long though, as around the fifty second mark Weise stepped in to let off yet another jab O’Meara released a wickedly fast left jab-right hook combination that sent Weise crashing to the deck in an instance.

A hush fell across York Hall as referee Ken Curtis instantly waved the fight off and the ringside doctor and paramedics rushed in to assist the prone Weise. It was a good few minutes before Weise was raised to a stool – the crowd responded with a standing ovation – but it was clear that Weise still wasn’t one hundred percent, the paramedics kept administering oxygen for a few more minutes before leading him from the ring to the waiting ambulance.

It has to be one of the worse knockouts I have seen in a long, long time but I can assure everyone that Nathan is one hundred percent OK, he turned up at the TRAD TKO Gym, to let his manager Johnny Eames, myself and all the fighters here know that he is OK literally as I was writing this report.

One of Frank Warren Promotions brightest stars, former Olympian and Nathan Weise’s gym mate Billy Joe Saunders, was drafted in at the last minute to face Belfast’s Tommy Tolan following Gym mate Ediz Hussein’s fight being called off, due to his coming down with the flu.

Slick southpaw Saunders went straight on the offensive and landed a massive left that shook Tolan to the core. In an instant Saunders stepped up the attack and literally chased Tolan from one corner to the next and beyond before landing another powerful left. Tolan legs had gone but he managed to stay on his feet, but referee Jeff Hinds had seen enough and just as Saunders was about to let rip with another shot stepped in and stopped the fight on the one minute and seven second mark.

Unbeaten in twelve, with five stoppages out of his last six outings and  the Southern Area title already firmly in his grip, it’s clear that Saunders is ready to step up for a shot at either Nick Blackwell (English title)  or Martin Murray (British title) for their crowns in the New Year, either of which would be a mouthwatering prospect.

Prior to Saunders-Tolan see unbeaten Welterweight George Michael Carman in action against the ubiquitous ‘Rockin’ Robin Deakin.

Now I hate writing negatives on any fighter, I know how much hard work precedes a fight and it takes serious guts to step into the ring, but having seen Carman in action twice now, the first when he managed to receive a highly dubious ‘draw’ result against Tom Bowen at Wembley in November – back then I, and it seems most of those present, felt Carman lost every single round by a country mile – I really can’t see why he is being so protected.

I mean Deakin is a Super Featherweight, Lightweight at best, with a negative 1-41 record, yet Carman couldn’t even handle him – in my between round notes I said that I wasn’t sure if this was boxing or handbags at fifty paces and that it is hard to think that there is only one journeyman in the ring, sorry but yes it was that bad.

The first three rounds were scrappy to put it mildly, with Deakin keeping the Slough man on the back foot for most of the time. It was only in the fourth that Carman actually started to get the better of the much lighter Deakin.

I have to admit that when he did get ‘fighty’ he was quite slick, but in all honesty it was still totally ineffective work. Deakin was deducted a point in the final round, not sure what for as I didn’t see any wrong doing from where I was. Anyway that aside at the end of the fourth referee Jeff Hinds scorecard read 40-35 in favour of Carman.

Canning Town’s Freddie Turner must have been a little surprised that it was the original opponent Kevin McCauley, and not stated replacement Michael Frontin, that he faced on the night. No matter either way to the Jimmy and Mark Tibbs trained fighter, he was just happy to get a decent opponent for him to showcase his sublime talents.

Round one was a bit of a cagey affair, as both fighters took their time to suss the others tactics. Whilst neither were in the zone yet Turner worked the hardest and landed the most meaningful shots to take the round in my book.

The second however was a much livelier affair, Turner was on the offensive in the early part and landed a couple of big scoring shots. As the round progressed McCauley started to push forward and managed to back Turner onto the ropes before letting rip with double handed flurries. Turner, taking a leaf from fellow TRAD TKO gym mate Kevin Mitchell’s book, just dipped and swayed to avoid every single shot. Another easy round to call, it was Turner’s all the way.

More of the same in the third, including Turner, back to the ropes, luring McCauley in and after a little dipping and swaying effectively countering with stiff jabs and big lefts. The lack of effect really started to get to McCauley, who started to resort to some dirty tactics, including late on in the round backing Turner up before blatantly head butting, which opened up a nasty gash over Turner’s right eye.

Needless to say this fired Turner up when he came out in the fourth, the Canning Town youngster went hard on the offensive, in response McCauley decided to stand and trade – which suited Turner fine, but not Jimmy and Mark Tibbs, who could be heard shouting at their charge to keep calm and just box McCauley.

With four rounds firmly in Turner’s favour McCauley decided he needed to step things up and started targeting the cut, albeit to no avail as Turner’s defensive skills are second to none. McCauley frustrations were clear for all to see as he started throwing wild shots in the hope that something will actually land. Turner responded with some cracking counters that clearly were hurting McCauley, both physically and mentally.

McCauley comes out hard and fast for the final round and tries to plain bully Turner, big mistake as this just allowed Turner to showcase his excellent ringcraft to even more effect as he see his way to a shutout 60-54 points victory.

Turner-McCauley was a seriously cracking fight, as was the fight that preceded it – when Cranham’s Lee Markham took on fellow Essex boy Danny Brown.

The first round was a close fought affair, with both determined to win the battle of the Essex boys, however Markham’s was just a little more effective and took the round in my book.

Markham stepped it up more in the second and landed a wicked shot to the body that caused Brown to take one knee. Brown made the count and continued, however deciding not to take too many chances overly protected his body which allowed Markham to land some big shots to the head.

Still protecting the body Brown came out on the offensive in the third and took the fight to Markham. For three minutes the pair exchanged punches in equal measure. However, as Brown was still wary of being on the receiving end of another big left to the body kept leaving his head unprotected, which made easy pickings for the Cranham boy big right hand.

More of the same in the fourth and final round, both letting rip with big shots as they again went to war for the full three minutes, much to the crowd’s delight. At the end of four excellent rounds no one was surprised that referee Ken Curtis scored the bout 39-36 in favour of Markham.

The opening bout of the night was an all action cracker too, between nineteen year old Alfie Smith and Jason Nesbitt.

Smith showed his intentions right from the start, attacking the body of Nesbitt with big left and right hands. The highly experienced Nesbitt tried to cover up to negate the onslaughts, which only encourage the teenager to play upstairs before returning to the body in style.

More of the same tactics, in the second, from Smith which was really beginning to take a toll on Nesbitt, who was huffing and puffing before the midway point. I had a good long hard look at Nesbitt between rounds and he really looked down hearted and honestly didn’t expect him to stay the course, but I was wrong.

For the final couple of rounds Smith continued his all out assault on Nesbitt’s body. The Brummy battler tried his hardest to take a part of the fight but each time he did the Rottweiler like Smith let rip with big left and rights to push him back. I would think Nesbitt was very happy to hear the final bell, although not as happy as young Smith who has the second win under his belt, and by a tidy shutout 40-36 points margin.

I have to say that as the final major fight show of the year Frank Warren did us all proud, it was a great show which had it all, drama, excitement and three stoppage victories. I know that after such I for one can head into the Christmas break happy in the knowledge that my appetite for boxing is well and truly sated and will see me through to the first big show of the New Year, Leon ‘Solid’ Williams’ first defense of his British Cruiserweight title at York Hall on Friday 13th January.

The UFC Bunch

Posted on | December 15, 2011 | No Comments

This is a great parody telling the story of how the UFC wound up in the hands of Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta, and Frank Fertitta III. Very Funny stuff.

Tyson Fury talks about son’s fight for life

Posted on | December 15, 2011 | No Comments

 
My baby boy’s fight for life.

Tyson tells of torment.

 

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

 

PAT SHEEHAN – THE SUN – THURSDAY 15th DECEMBER

 

TYSON FURY has spoken for the first time about the agony his family went through and his son battled for life.

 

The British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion admits he was a hopeless wreck as seven-week-old Prince came desperately close to dying.

 

All 6ft 9in and 17 stone of Fury shook with emotion when he revealed: “The doctors gave us 60-40 on whether he was going to pull through. “He was in intensive care for 2 weeks his heart rate kept going right down and it wasn’t looking very good. “You just don’t realise how much deep love you have for someone until they are about to die. “it really does hit you in the face, hits you harder and causes more hurt than any punch.”

 

Numb

 

Fury, 23, and wife Paris were numb with fear when their boy was admitted to the specialist children’s hospital in Sheffield last month with a breathing problem.

 

Prince stopped breathing THREE times as his tiny body fought for life in an incubator. Fury added “He was only seven weeks old and he contracted bronchiolitis. “My wife was running around screaming and crying. “Being the man of the family, I had to show some strength but there were many times when I felt like crying as well. “We prayed to God and God answered our prays. “I was looking at my new born son with pipes coming out of him everywhere.

 

“There seemed miles of wires and he was plugged into 3 or 4 machines. He was in serious trouble. “We were in dreadful situation with the possibility of losing a child – the worst thing than can happen to any parent”.

 

Yet the crisis that engulfed the Fury family had started with what Tyson dismissed as know more than a kid with a snotty nose. He said: “How wrong can one man be?

 

“I came home at night and he looked perfect to me.

 

“But Paris said, “No he’s stopped breathing he keeps stopping breathing”. “I thought don’t be daft. But when I looked at him again he was holding his breath for something like 40 seconds at a time, going blue in the face. “We phoned for the ambulance and, thankfully, they got to the house quickly. “They put a heart monitor on Prince and noticed his heart dash rate had gone really, really low. They put him on the breathing machine there and then. “He was in Doncaster hospital for a few days. But he looked fine as if nothing was wrong with him. “People told me he would be ok in a couple of days, so I left to take care of a bit of business back home. “I was at the house when the phone rang and it was my wife telling me to get to the hospital immediately because Prince had taken a turn for the worse. “I thought she was exaggerating. You know what women can be like… “But he was being rushed to the special care unit for children in Sheffield. “He was unconscious when I got there and I wasn’t expecting that at all. “He was in a pod with wires and tubes everywhere. I was expecting to see a snotty – nosed little baby. “When I’d left the other hospital he was ok but with a monitor testing his heart. “Then when I saw him a matter of hours later he was unconscious. He had lost a lot of weight and had black rings around his eyes. It was horrible. I went in to shock.”

 

Manchester based Fury insisted: “I was blaming Paris, my wife. I thought she had been exaggerating when she was on the phone to me but when I reached the hospital it was all too plan to see she wasn’t. “It was me being the dickhead. I felt like a plonker.”

 

The shock of seeing his frail son so close to losing his fight for life seeped into dad Fury’s bones. He never left his sons bedside for over a week. Fury explained: “I didn’t leave the hospital for 10 days. “Like so many other parents in the same position. I slept there, I ate there and I prayed there. “The staff in Sheffield were brilliant. How can you thank them enough when they’ve saved your son’s life?”

 

I an uncanny twist, Tyson also had to be rushed to hospital as a new – born baby and he two had to be resuscitated.

 

Amazing

 

He said: “When Prince gets older and he is a boxer and a champion, he will have a big story to tell like his dad as well. “The coincidence is amazing expect I was a new – born when my heart stopped 3 times and he was seven weeks old when it happened to him. “We nearly lost him 3 times. “Three times his heart stopped and three times the brilliant staff at the hospital pulled him through. “No one can put into words the sense of relief, the sheer joy. I felt like I had been in a training camp for two years.”

 

A smile spread across Fury’s face when he revealed he is planning a special celebration next year to mark his son’s recovery.

 

He said: “The secret is I’m getting married again next year. “I’m going to renew vows with my wife Paris and we are also going to get our two kids, daughter Venezuela and Prince, Christened as well.”

 

The miracle is that the young Prince will be there.

 

 

Wrestling Links (12-15-11)

Posted on | December 15, 2011 | No Comments

Bangor wrestling coach Dennis Paquette pins down win No. 400
MLive.com
BANGOR — Among the many things Dennis Paquette has taught Bangor wrestlers during his 21-year head-coaching reign, “don’t quit” ranks near the top. “When you quit, it’s over. It’s when you keep getting back up, that’s when you’re eventually going to 
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TNA Impact Wrestling Preview: Wild Card Tournament, Someone Gets Fired and More
Bleacher Report
TNA Wrestling presents a new episode of Impact Wrestling tonight, and we’ll see the fallout of this past Sunday’s Final Resolution. Quite a bit happened at the show, as all the champions managed to retain their respective titles. 
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Wrestling: Avoiding pins, Minooka beats Plainfield Central
Chicago Sun-Times
By Dennis Nelson For Sun-Times Media December 14, 2011 11:22PM It happens in wrestling when a decided underdog doesn’t get pinned or give up bonus points. Minooka did not give up bonus points during a Southwest Prairie Conference duel Wednesday at 
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Wrestling: Plainfield South sees how other half lives
Chicago Sun-Times
Joseph P. Meier Sun-Times Tournament success has been elusive for Plainfield South’s wrestlingteam, which coming into last weekend had placed in the bottom half of the field in 22 straight tournaments. But the Cougars finally put a halt to that long 
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Wrestling: Bulldogs tested at Castro Valley meet
Tracy Press
by Tracy Press staff Tracy High’s varsity wrestlers were tested against the Bay Area’s top wrestlerson Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Bay Area Invitational at Castro Valley High School. Wrestlerscompeted in brackets of 16 to 24 with medals for the top 
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Local wrestlers score at Canadian team trials
EMC Ottawa West
There are many differences in the paths Ilya Abelev and Patrick Okpalugo have followed in wrestling, but they both face the same difficult challenge task as they enter the Canadian Olympic wrestlingtrials Dec. 15-18 in Winnipeg. 
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Wrestling teams begin season
Seacoastonline.com
Carl Pepin photo Wells High wrestler Ian Shaw, front, battles his opponent from Morse High School during a match at Saturday’s Sullivan Duals tournament in York on Saturday. By Carl Pepin The Kennebunk High wrestling team reached the final of the 
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Helena wrestlers drop dual; 3 Bengals win
Helena Independent Record
The Helena High wrestling team was edged 41-36 by highly regarded Missoula Sentinel on Wednesday in The Jungle. The dual was not as close as the score indicated, however, since the Bengals won four matches by forfeit, but lost seven of the 10 matches 
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WRESTLING PREVIEW: New power on the mat is emerging
Delaware County Daily Times
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LQHS wrestlers beaten, bruised by tough competition in tourney
The Desert Sun
La Quinta High School wrestler Josh Goddard (in burgundy) takes on Yucca Valley High School’s Brad Turner during a tournament last Saturday at La Quinta High School. TAMARA H. SONE/La Quinta SUN A wrestler’s shirt says it all during a tournament 
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Takedown Wrestling Joins with United States Marine Corps

Posted on | December 15, 2011 | No Comments


 

For immediate release contact: Scott Casber, Takedown Wrestling Media: (515) 707-8657

 

Des Moines, Iowa

 

Takedown Wrestling Media and the Marines have established a relationship to promote the Marine Corps and allow Takedown Wrestling to continue its unrivaled growth. Takedown Wrestling Media’s national TV audience is now estimated at over 12 million homes.

 

The United States Marine Corps has a rich and glorious history. 236 years ago America’s first Marines became the tip of our nations spear. They stormed the shores of Tripoli and battled the Barbary Pirates. It was strong men who carried the banner then and strong men and women who fight for our country today. Many Marines have wrestled and understand the work ethic of wrestlers. Wherever you see wrestling, you’ll see the Marines!

 

Takedown Wrestling TV is a 30-minute weekly news program covering amateur wrestling in the U.S.  Host Scott Casber updates viewers on the latest developments in college and international wrestling, conducts insightful interviews with the sport’s top wrestlers and coaches, sharing his passion for the “oldest and greatest sport” in a fun, fast-paced show. Takedown Wrestling is available on the Fight Now TV Network, Mediacom Cable Midwest, Time Warner Sports NY/ Texas, Cox Cable, Comcast Cable and other systems around the country  and can be viewed online at www.TakedownRadio.com and at over thirty other affiliated amateur wrestling web sites.

 

“Takedown Wrestling TV and Radio reaches the nation’s most dedicated athletes and their families. 365 days a year they cover the sport that matters. We count on Scott Casber and his team to provide the needed coverage of wrestling at all levels while promoting the values of the Marine Corps.  said Recruiting Station Des Moines Commanding Officer, Major Sean T. Quinlan.  “We’re excited to add Takedown Wrestling to our family as we draw the parallel between wrestling and the Marine Corps. I appreciate this demanding sport and its athletes.”

 

Casber, founder of Takedown Wrestling Media, said, “This is an important step for athletes, coaches and wrestling fans of across the country. The Marine Corps is our nations front line defense. They understand the wrestling community. This is a very special opportunity to join with The Marine Corps in the further promotion of the sport.”

 

Mike Moyer, the NWCA Executive Director said “The Marine Corps has established a beachhead in wrestling with its long standing relationship with the National Wrestling Coaches Association. When it comes to wrestling the Marine Corps is All In. The Marines have been supporting every NWCA initiative and event since 2002. They talk and work with America’s youth, encourage parents, coaches and administrators. Provide opportunity where otherwise there might be none. The Marines have continually shown their leadership through our sport.  The staff and membership of the NWCA is forever grateful for the extraordinarily loyal and ongoing support of the US Marine Corps,” said Moyer.

Kevin Tao: American’s Student Athlete of the Wk, Talks to Takedown Wrestling

Posted on | December 15, 2011 | No Comments

Tao Named American Univ. Student-Athlete of the Week Presented by GEICO; Eagles Ranked #10

Release: http://aueagles.com/sports/m-wrestl/2011-12/releases/20111214
Kevin Tao of the American University wrestling team has been selected as the AU Student-Athlete of the Week presented by GEICO, Department of Athletics officials have announced.

Tao helped pace the Eagles to a 27-15 dual meet victory over George Mason last Saturday as they picked up their first victory of the season. Individually, the 149 pounder picked up a 23-10 major decision over the Patriots’ Mike Bakuckas.

With the win, Tao improves to 9-5 on the season and is currently riding a four-bout winning streak. He has posted a team-best six major decisions including in each of his last four victories.

As a team, American dropped one spot to No. 10 in the IntraMat tournament-strength rankings this week. The three Eagles ranked in the top 10 in their respective weight class — No. 1 Ryan Flores (285 lbs.), No. 4 Ganbayar Sanjaa (157 lbs.) and No. 9 Matt Mariacher (141 lbs.) — remained unchanged after each posted victories at George Mason. No. 14 Daniel Mitchell remains in the rankings at 197 lbs. but fell three spots in this week’s poll.

The Eagles will have the next two weeks off for final exams and the holiday break before returning to the mat for the 49th-annual Midlands Championships, which will be held on December 29-30 on the campus of Northwestern in Evanston, Ill.

Scott Casber
Founder/Host
Takedown Wrestling Radio and TV
USA Wrestling Weekly
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