Sampson Boxing Congratulates Featherweight Sensation Javier Fortuna

Posted on | December 21, 2011 | No Comments

For his ‘Graduation’ Against Roman   Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing wishes to congratulate his up-and-coming featherweight sensation Javier “El Abejon ” Fortuna (18-0, 13 KOs) for taking the biggest step of his young career in beating Juarez, Mexico’s former world title challenger Miguel Roman (38-8, 28 KOs).   Making the second defense of his WBC Youth Intercontinental featherweight title at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on Friday night, Fortuna dropped Roman in round one and then held off a late rally to win by unanimous decision (97-90, 96-91 and 96-92).   “He’s ready for an important television date now,” said Lewkowicz of the 22-year-old southpaw. “Javier is exciting and quick and powerful and he’s always in a great fight. I think with this victory over a tough opponent that has fought for a world title, he has graduated to the world-class level.”   In beating Roman, the IBF #12-rated Fortuna won his fifth fight of 2011 and snapped Roman’s four-fight winning streak.   “It was a very impressive showing against a determined veteran and Javier did a great job,” Lewkowicz continued. “He started very strong and didn’t fall apart when the other guy tried to come on. I think he has star qualities and he’s ready to jump into the mix at featherweight now.”

Pantera Miranda Returns with Big Victory; Now Stalking Cleverly

Posted on | December 21, 2011 | No Comments

McCall, Wirnsberger, Hangey, J Robinson, Dustin Kilgore on Takedown Radio

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Wrestling Links (12-21-11)

Posted on | December 21, 2011 | No Comments

Wrestling: Joppatowne Duals highlight action Baltimore Sun BY RANDY McROBERTS, rmcroberts@theaegis.com A dual meet tournament at Joppatowne highlighted the weekend of high school wrestling. In addition to the host Mariners, other county teams participating were Patterson Mill, Havre de Grace and Edgewood. … See all stories on this topic »

Watkins youth wrestlers eager to defend crown The Newark Advocate Watkins Memorial’s Zach Chism, right, brings down Granville’s Mitch Kunar Sunday in the first round of the Licking County League Youth Wrestling Tournament at Lakewood High School in Hebron. / Zach Gray/The Standard Read next week’s Pataskala Standard … See all stories on this topic »

Season’s Readings: Wrestling books for kids reviewed CANOE Wrestling During the last week before Christmas, going to the Wal-Mart is like being in WCW’s World War III multi-ring battle royal — over-crowded, violent, and ultimately not worth the time spent. Fortunately, the book section of the store is … See all stories on this topic »      CANOE

HS wrestling notebook: Stanleys able to keep father-son, coach-wrestler roles … Wooster Daily Record By MIKE PLANT Brenden Stanley hit a personal milestone when he recorded the 100th win of his Waynedale wrestling career in a dual match last weekend against Chippewa. But his coach, who also happens to be his father, points out the quality of some of … See all stories on this topic »

Menasha wrestlers hope to build on success of 2010 season Appleton Post Crescent MENASHA — When Thomas Allen claimed a Division 1 state wrestling championship last season, it carried some major significance — and created a positive spillover effect. By winning the 135-pound class, Allen became Menasha’s second state champion … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestlers place ninth at Hudson Holiday tourney Gateway News Streetsboro finished 11th with 79 points. by MICHAEL LEONARD | SPORTS EDITOR Hudson — Streetsboro head wrestling coach Rick Charlton was decidedly lukewarm when reflecting on his team’s performance at the Hudson Holiday Tournament, which concluded Dec … See all stories on this topic »

Prep wrestling: Lincoln splits home triangular Herald Times Reporter Matthew Apgar The Manitowoc Lincoln wrestling team split a triangular meet on Thursday, losing to Pulaski in the first meet 49-15, then beating De Pere 49-26 in the second match. First, the Ships pulled out to a 12-6 lead after the first four matches … See all stories on this topic »

Mascareno: Just another wrestler Abilene Recorder Chronicle by By TIM HORAN Sports Editor ONE OF THE GUYS—Abilene’s Shelby Mascareno improved herwrestling record to 5-1 with a first-place finish at the Council Grove junior varsity tournament Friday. (Photo by Tim Horan) That’s how fellow athletes and coaches … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestling report: Fondy registers first FVA win Fond du Lac Reporter The Fond du Lac High School wrestling team got its first Fox Valley Association victory Tuesday night by beating Appleton West, 34-30. The Cardinals (1-3 FVA) got pins from Kyle Mader at 132 pounds, Jacob Lami (138), and Ryan Whittaker (220). … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestlers in First Home Meet Tonight Patch.com The Black and Blue wrestling team will hit the mat for their first home meet of the season tonight at Swampscott High School. Wrestling supporters will raffle coupons to establishments including Yans Bistro and Hot Cheese Pizza at the home opener. … See all stories on this topic »

Robert Guerrero wants Mayweather and it all makes sense

Posted on | December 21, 2011 | No Comments

This would be a perfect good guy Vs. bad guy type of fight.  Floyd loves to take on the villain part, and Guerrero is naturally a good guy with a very interesting feel good story behind him.  Robert and his wife have faced down their most powerful opponent thus far, cancer.  Mrs Guerrero was diagnosed with Leukemia which required a bone marrow transplant.  Together, Robert and his wife took on the biggest fight of their lives.  The HBO producers would eat this story up and it would make a very powerful HBO 24/7 series.

 

If Mayweather picks Guerrero as his next opponent, nobody can say that he is cherry picking this time.  Guerrero is a 5 time world champion with dangerous knockout power in both hands.  He is in his prime and he comes forward and can adapt to any circumstance presented to him.

We all know that Top Rank is in no hurry to make Mayweather Vs. Pacquiao so why not make Mayweather Vs. Guerrero?  Continue Reading…

 

8CountNews sat down with Guerrero and talked about a potential Mayweather showdown.  He had a lot to say, and he explains why this fight makes sense for boxing.  Guerrero also talks about a very touching and heartfelt documentary that will soon be released about his wife’s battle against cancer.  Listen to the Podcast of this interview here.

 

The WBF Active, Even On Christmas Eve

Posted on | December 21, 2011 | No Comments

The World Boxing Federation has had an active and busy 2011, and one would think that at least during the Christmas holidays things would slow down.

But not so, as the WBF is sanctioning two international title fights on December 24 in Belgrade, Serbia.   On a show promoted by Zoran Andjic, German International Champion Uensal Arik (7-1, 7 KOs) will face his biggest test so far when he takes on Turkish-born veteran Turgay Uzun (37-18-2, 24 KOs) for the vacant WBF International Super Middleweight title.

While this will only be the second title fight of Arik’s career, Uzun, a former German International title-holder himself, has been part of twelve championship bouts so far. However, all his victories so far being by stoppage, Arik will be looking to neutralize the experience advantage of Uzun with his significant punching-power.

In the second WBF title fight on the card, and the main event, local hero Nenad Stankovic (13-12-1, 9 KOs) squares off with Germanys Jonathan Pasi (22-23-2, 8 KOs) for the vacant International Cruiserweight crown.

This will be a clash of unusual title-challengers, as both started out as clear-cut journeymen before turning their careers around. Although winning a Yugoslavian title in the process, Stankovic went 4-12-1 in his first seventeen fights before taking a six-year break. Since his return in 2007 he has won nine straight, eight of them inside the distance.

Jonathan Pasi was 3-17-2 after his first twenty-two professional starts, but has since gone 19-6 with his losses coming against very good opposition. His last two bouts were at Heavyweight where he lost to notables Alexander Kahl and Timo Hoffmann, but back in a more suitable weight class, Cruiserweight, he expects to continue his good form against Stankovic.

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Mixed Martial Arts Links (12-21-11)

Posted on | December 21, 2011 | No Comments

For the MMA fan who has it all SI.com In this season of giving, what gift should you wrap up and adorn with a colorful bow for the mixed martial arts fan who has everything? You can call your special someone’s cable or satellite company and see if it’ll sell you a season pass for the … See all stories on this topic »

Submission of the Year: ‘Korean Zombie’ twists to the top USA TODAY By Sergio Non, USA TODAY It took maneuver never before seen at the highest level ofmixed martial arts to snatch accolades for 2011’s top submission. Mere hours after Richard Hale locked up a flashy and rare inverted triangle in Bellator Fighting … See all stories on this topic »      USA TODAY

Josh Barnett, Kazushi Sakuraba take pro wrestling roles at ‘DREAM: New Year! 2011’ MMAjunkie.com 2011″ continues to fill, and former UFC legend Josh Barnett (31-5) and MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba (26-16-1) are among the latest additions to the year-end event. DREAM executives recently announced both notables will take part in pro-wrestling … See all stories on this topic »      MMAjunkie.com

Area fighters win at MMA tournament Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Dave Morgan and Mike Baresse, two students of Jason Ratchford at Pridelands Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Clarks Summit, each won Cage Fight 9 Mixed Martial Arts fights on Nov. 25 at Lackawanna College. Morgan won his professional flyweight fight over Evan … See all stories on this topic »

Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Sherdog.com However, in round two, “Jonny Bones” flipped the switch and choked the former UFC champion out cold, putting a capper on what has been hailed as the best single-year campaign in MMA history. A week later in San Diego, Calif., Strikeforce lightweight … See all stories on this topic »

2012 World MMA Bantamweight Scouting Report: #6 – Claudio Ledesma Bloody Elbow After an international journey that took us to Brazil, Sweden, and Japan, we head stateside to New England, one of the hottest regions in the US for producing high-quality mixed martial arts talent. Amateur wrestling and boxing serve as a gateway drug … See all stories on this topic »

Overeem already has an eye on the future ESPN (blog) Looking beyond one’s current opponent is a cardinal sin in mixed martial arts, especially when that opponent once held the UFC heavyweight championship. Brock Lesnar is big, strong, aggressive and fully healthy again. He’s won his most recent bout with … See all stories on this topic »      ESPN (blog)

Mixed Martial Arts BlackAthlete.net IOWA CITY, IOWA, (BASN)—Showtime followed up their Super Six championship with a Strike Force match up feature Gilbert Melendez challenging Jorge Masvidal plus Brazilian star Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs Hiroko Yamanaka. The opening bout featured KJ … See all stories on this topic »      BlackAthlete.net

Mike Schiavello on Announcing, Pro Wrestling and Japanese MMA Bleacher Report For the fans that have tuned into HDNet to see any of the recent Dream MMA or K-1 kickboxing shows, Schiavello has demonstrated a very unique storytelling ability. The Australian native is one of the fastest commentators in MMA history. … See all stories on this topic »      Bleacher Report

Jeff Wagenheim: What to get the mixed martial arts fan who has everything SI.com In his new book, Tapped Out ($26, Gotham Books), Polly puts himself through months of training leading up to an MMA fight, and he’s a vivid enough writer that you can share the whole episode vicariously. It might have a longwinded subtitle — Rear … See all stories on this topic »

Lewkowicz Congratulates Jackson and Rogers

Posted on | December 21, 2011 | No Comments

Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing wishes to congratulate his two Virgin Islands-based junior middleweights for their impressive victories on Friday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Fighting in front of a huge crowd of boxing dignitaries, undefeated power puncher John Jackson (12-0, 11 KOs) scored a TKO 6 over formerly undefeated Keandre Leatherwood (9-1, 6 KOs) to win the vacant WBC Youth World light middleweight title and Samuel Rogers (11-0, 6 KOs) scored a TKO 10 over formerly undefeated Jamar Freeman (9-1-2, 5 KOs) in a fight for the vacant WBC FECARBOX light middleweight title.

“Both guys fought undefeated opponents in very competitive fights and now they both have significant professional titles. Along with John’s older brother Julius, they are the fighting pride of the Virgin Islands and I’m very happy for them,” said Lewkowicz.

22-year-old Jackson, the son of former three-time world champion Julian Jackson, is a “chip off the old Hawk.” Like his father, he has enormous punching power that can turn a fight in his favor at any second. “He has the style fans like the best. His fights are always spectacular because sooner or later he catches up to his opponents and when they fall, they fall hard.”

John’s older brother, Julius Jackson (12-0, 8 KO’s), is an undefeated super middleweight prospect.

29-year-old Rogers stands over six-feet tall and has the solid fundamentals and sneaky punching power to also become a force in the division. “Samuel can do it all. He can hunt you down with his aggression and he can also fight as a counter puncher who wears his opponents out by frustrating their efforts to reach him.”

Lewkowicz says it won’t be long before all three fighters begin regularly appearing on the premium networks.

“The people of the Virgin Islands are rallying behind these future world champions and for good reason,” added Lewkowicz. “They all have the power and skills to bring big-time boxing back to their homeland.”

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