Wrestling Links (1-7-12)

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MANAGER RICH MASINI’S TRIO OF LENNOX, WOODS AND YOUNG READY TO HAVE A BREAK OUT 2012

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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY (January 6, 2012)—One of the east coast’s up and coming boxing manager’s, New Jersey’s Rich Masini has been building up quite a stable of fighters and has three of the brightest prospects on the East Coast in Heavyweight John Lennox, Cruiserweight Jaywon Woods and Welterweight Anthony “Juice” Young and all three not only plan to stay active but start making big moves in 2012.

All three train in the Atlantic City under the tutelage of Ray McCline and all have been improving on their trade and are ready for 2012.

Lennox of Cartert, New Jersey is trained by Charles Thomas and has amassed a record of 8-1 with four knockouts and was extremely busy in 2011 as he went 5-1 with three knockouts.

“We saw constant improvement in John and I saw the transformation in him before my eyes,” said Masini.

“The impact of Ray McCline joining Charles Thomas is profound, as John was an athlete (Lennox was an All American football player at Montclair State) who can now fight.”

Lennox has a lot of confidence about the future.

“We are going forward with an aggressive schedule.  I am just continuing from my last fight and I am just going to let my hands go,” said Lennox.

“When John fights on January 13^th, it will be my third fight with him,” said McCline

“We have been working on defense and fundamentals.  John has a lot of heart and grit and determination and we are trying to re insert that football mentality back in him.  We like what we get out of and we look forward to more progress.”

Woods is a fighter with a lot of promise and talent.  The twenty-six year old of Atlantic City has boxing in his blood as he is the son of former Heavyweight contender Darroll Wilson.

Woods, 8-1 with five knockouts will be making his first appearance in eighteen months when he takes on Rayshawn Myers on January 13^th in Philadelphia.

“Jaywon is the biggest X-Factor of the three,” said Masini

“I see signs with a collision Corse with a title.  Even after the layoff we anticipate big things and long term success”

“By the end of the year, I want to be a candidate and up the ante and have that title by the middle of next year,” said Woods

“Jaywon is very talented and he has a great opportunity with Rich Masini,” said trainer McCline

“He has great speed, strength, length and power and we are excited for Jaywon to show off those skills.”

Last but not least is Young, who many on the east coast have predicted big things for.

The Welterweight from Atlantic City is 2-0 and will look to start the New Year on a positive note when he fights on January 19^th in Staten Island, New York

“Without a doubt he will be champion,” said an exited Masini.

“It’s not an IF but WHEN.  He has a tremendous support team that is led by his family.”

“I am looking forward to having ten fights in 2012,” exclaimed Young

“Whether it’s a first round knockout or a decision the key is to get the job done and get the victory.  On January 19^th, I want to put on a good show for my fans.”

McCline shares the same enthusiasm as Masini.

“The sky is the limit for “Juice.”  He has a little of everything Quick hands, Quick feet, instincts, sneaky power,” said McCline, who continued with high praise

“He reminds me of a young Meldrick Taylor.  He wants to fight and we have got great sparring.  Boxing people will hear lot from him for the years to come.”

“Rich Masini has provided these three with a great opportunity to succeed.”

Masini concluded by looking forward to 2012 and beyond

“We have assembled a great team with Charles Thomas, Ray McCline and our in-house matchmaker Renee Aiken and I feel that big things are on the way for these kids.”

Update on Ivo Dos Santos Olympic Judo Campaign

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Mixed Martial Arts Links (1-7-12)

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MMA fighter Rockhold can make name for himself against Jardine Vancouver Sun Unless you’ve made a name for yourself in Ultimate Fighting Championship, they say, you’re nobody in the sport of mixed martial arts. It’s one reason the Strikeforce middleweight champion is so eager to enter the cage Saturday against former UFC title … See all stories on this topic »

ESPN.com MMA awards for 2011 ESPN Jon Jones, UFC light heavyweight champion, engineered arguably the most impressive campaign inmixed martial arts history. Four fights, all wins, all ending before the bell and all versus opponents who, on paper, had as good a chance as anyone of … See all stories on this topic »

MMA champ ‘Cyborg’ tests positive for steroid Tucson Citizen Before Friday, Santos had been the most dominant fighter so far in the brief history of women’smixed martial arts outside Japan. The Yamanaka bout’s new result marks the first time Santos hasn’t officially won in seven US fights. … See all stories on this topic »

MMA fighter stars in latest Soderbergh flick CityNews REX FEATUERS/PICTURE PERFECT Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Gina Carano hit the red carpet, along with her co-stars Thursday night for the Los Angeles premiere of Haywire. Directed by Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh, the action-thriller boasts a … See all stories on this topic »

Military Media Powerhouse Enters MMA Field San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Stars and Stripes, the independent news media of the US Armed Forces, has added a new weapon to its publishing arsenal: Stripes MMA. Set to debut on February 6, the special issue supplement to Stars and Stripes will be spearheaded by journalist and … See all stories on this topic »

The 50 Most Brutal Knockouts in MMA History Bleacher Report In the world of mixed martial arts, many finishes can be produced when two men enter a chain-linked, fenced-in cage. If you’re a purist, technique triumphs over everything, but allowing your more primal urge to witness a tantalizing knockout is always … See all stories on this topic »      Bleacher Report

Top MMA Fighters Agree the WFF Is Ready for TV Bleacher Report Where once the pugilist reigned supreme, the mixed martial artist has transformed conceptions with regard to how combat sports are perceived. Mixed martial arts, orMMA, is rapidly sweeping the world with viral strength and stealing the hearts of … See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

Report: Hermes Franca gets 3½ years ESPN After his release from UFC, Franca fought eight more times in smaller promotions — going 3-4 with one no contest. He has a professional mixed martial arts record of 22-12. Franklin McNeil covers mixed martial arts and boxing for ESPN.com. … See all stories on this topic »

The first legal, Mixed Martial Arts fight in West Virginia set for Saturday in … WOWK By Amanda McCall, Sports Director – email It’s been nearly a decade in the making but this Saturday West Virginia will have its first sanctioned MMA caged fight, a project that event promoter Butch Hiles has been a part of from the beginning. … See all stories on this topic »

Boxing Links (1-6-12)

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Boxer Khan alleges mystery figure ‘handled scorecards’ Channel 4 News Bolton boxer Khan lost his WBA and IBF light welterweight titles on a split decision to hometown fighter Peterson in Washington on 10 December. And weeks after accusing referee Joe Cooper of “home cooking” – making a biased decision in favour of … See all stories on this topic »        Channel 4 News

Testing time for British boxing in 2012 Mirror.co.uk (blog) By George Ogier, MirrorSport boxing blogger 6/01/2012 2011 was an interesting year for boxing. As always it provided us with interesting and compelling battles both inside and outside the ring. It wasn’t a wonderful year for Britons on the world stage … See all stories on this topic »      Mirror.co.uk (blog)

5-time boxing champ suspected of DWI in NM crash Sacramento Bee AP ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Police said five-time boxing champion Johnny Tapia may have been driving under the influence when he crashed his car in Albuquerque. Albuquerque police said the 44-year-old slammed his black SUV into a curb near a golf course … See all stories on this topic »

Boxing News — 24 hours/day – Reload often! | UPDATED TODAY Fight News From Elvis to Prince, national political debates to famous boxing matches, the Omaha Civic Auditorium has seen it all. Opening in 1954 as Omaha’s first arena and convention center, the facility continues to host sports, concerts, special events, … See all stories on this topic »

Boxing Match: Kia Soul Crushes Competition, Scion xB Slips in 2011 Sales Automobile Magazine Box cars are a niche product that have found their place in the market, and among the three in the segment, the Kia Soul continues to reign king – by a huge margin. Kia had an excellent 2011 overall, reporting a whopping 36.3 percent year-over-year … See all stories on this topic »      Automobile Magazine

Sergio Martinez: Chavez and Pacquiao are “Biggest Lies in Boxing” BoxingInsider.com (blog) by Hans Olson Last week, Sergio Martinez held a press conference in his native Argentina, airing his grievances on a number of topics including the WBC and HBO, along with his frustration toward Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Boxing Insider caught up with the … See all stories on this topic »

Leesburg Man Credits Boxing in Ashburn for Weight Loss Patch.com “Boxing,” Nesslage said while wrapping his wrists in preparation for a workout at Silver Eagle Group’s Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Ashburn. He the explained what prompted him to take upboxing. “The moment when it snapped for me was when I was trying … See all stories on this topic »

Detroit ropes in Kallen again Detroit Free Press Jackie Kallen, whose life story inspired the film “Against the Ropes” starring Meg Ryan, has returned to live in the Detroit area after spending 15 years promoting boxing in Los Angeles. / Giulio Marcocchi/Getty Images By Mike Brudenell It will be … See all stories on this topic »

Acquinity Sports Presser fightnews.com Fightnews had a chance to catch up with Acquinity Sports Boxing promoter Henry Rivalalta during the festivities to discuss the upcoming card. Henry, despite multiple stints with various boxing promotional teams in recent years, you seem to have landed… See all stories on this topic » fightnews.com

This isn’t just another Athletic Program… This is MMA.

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MMAconnects Inc. is pleased to announce the formation of the United Mixed Martial Arts Organization (EIN #: 45-4046081). An International 501c3, founded in Roswell, Georgia, the U.M.M.A.O. is the organization responsible for the development and implementation of informative, encouraging, organized, unified, sanctioned, insured and fully sponsored Mixed Martial Arts Programs in schools, colleges and universities throughout the world.

The United Mixed Martial Arts Organization, in conjunction with MMAconnects Inc, is offering fully sponsored, unified, organized, sanctioned, informative, encouraging and insured Mixed Martial Arts Programs to every school, college and university. Our Programs, curriculum written by Adam Singer of The Hardcore Gym in Athens, Georgia, will also serve as a feeder Program for MMASF’s Team USA MMA and will provide thousands of jobs for our Military veterans through Hire Heroes USA.

Mixed Martial Arts has come a long way during it’s 18 years on US soil. It’s because of the dedication and hard work that the UFC, other reputable promotion companies and the sanctioning bodies have done to legitimize this elite sport, that we are able to have made this announcement today. Thank you.

“Whether you do it for fitness, self-discipline, just for fun or to feed your family, MMA is not just a sport, it’s a way of life.” – Gianni Cerretani, COO, MMAconnects Inc.

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Wrestling Links (1-6-12)

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Impact Wrestling Recap from January 5: Fan’s Take Yahoo! Sports Contributor Network 7 hours, 39 minutes ago I decided to give Impact Wrestling another chance. Last year, I watched the promotion for about six months before the stale storylines and endless collection of WWE rejects bored me. … See all stories on this topic »

Kurt Angle eyes spot on Olympic wrestling team New York Post Since then, Angle has had five neck injuries, become a major star for two professionalwrestling organizations, has gotten divorced and then remarried. Now, Angle’s goal is to wrestle again by trying to make Team USA at the age of 43 and represent his … See all stories on this topic »      New York Post

Ring of Honor Wrestlers Return to Baltimore Patch.com One of the top wrestling leagues is having a television taping Saturday at Du Burns Arena. By Ron Snyder Ring of Honor wrestler Adam Cole, right, got one of his first big breaks with Maryland Championship Wrestling. He is pictured here with tag team … See all stories on this topic »

Dallas wrestling shows why it’s highly regarded Statesman Journal Kobbi R. Blair / Statesman Journal DALLAS — The Dallas High School wrestling team has impressed plenty of people this year. Winning the Northwest Duals two weeks ago signaled that Dallas has become one of the premier wrestling teams in the state … See all stories on this topic »

Penn State Wrestling: Nittany Lions to Challenge Effective Michigan State Team State College News by Greg Pickel on January 06, 2012 8:12 AM After a successful Nittany Lion Open, Penn Statewrestling coach Cael Sanderson said his team’s light start to the season was due to schedule conflicts. Those conflicts arose from team’s trip to the Southern … See all stories on this topic »

PREP WRESTLING: Vista wrestlers have city seeing red North County Times DON BOOMER| dboomer@nctimes.com VISTA — The Vista and Rancho Buena Vista highwrestling teams got together Thursday night to decide who owns Vista. When it was all said and done, the Panthers earned the right to paint the town red. … See all stories on this topic »

Prep wrestling roundup: Random takes down Oostburg in key CLC clash The Sheboygan Press Despite a heartbreaking loss by one its leaders, the Random Lake wrestling team responded to earn a hard-fought 31-26 win over visiting Oostburg in a Central Lakeshore Conference dual Thursday. In a thrilling match, Random’s Reed Anklam, ranked No. … See all stories on this topic »

Prep wrestling: BWAC title race wide open Port Huron Times Herald The Richmond wrestling team finds itself in a curious position. The Blue Devils are undefeated and the top-ranked team in Division 3. They’re also considered a near lock to advance to Battle Creek for the team state finals. … See all stories on this topic »

High school wrestling: Merrill tops Wausau West Wausau Daily Herald Dan Young/Wausau Daily Herald There still is a long way to go in the Wisconsin Valley Conferencewrestling season, but Merrill demonstrated why it is a strong contender for the championship on Thursday. Noah Lassa (182 pounds), Tyler Schmidt (220) and … See all stories on this topic »

Prep wrestling: TR cruises at home EWC dual Herald Times Reporter For more pictures from the dual visit www.htrnews.com / Matthew Apgar/HTR The Two Riverswrestling squad (13-2, 4-0), recently ranked No. 6 in Division 2, hosted Sheboygan Falls Thursday and came away with a convincing win, 61-14. … See all stories on this topic »

Don’t Miss Rockhold vs Jardine Live Tomorrow Night

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Luke Rockhold Defends The Strikeforce Middleweight Title Tomorrow Night Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold defends the title against UFC veteran Keith Jardine, plus King Mo Lawal takes on Lorenz Larkin and Robbie Lawler faces Adlan Amagov! Saturday, January 7 at 10pm ET/PT on Showtime, part of the Showtime Free Preview Weekend Jan. 6-8Watch Showtime For Free Jan. 6-8 The Showtime Free Preview Weekend starts today – for more information and to see if your cable provider is participating, visit sho.com

Strikeforce: Rockhold vs Jardine on Showtime – Sat. January 7 – Las Vegas, NV UFC RIO Aldo vs Mendes on Pay-Per-View – Sat. January 14- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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