Wrestling Links (12-16-11)

Posted on | December 16, 2011 | No Comments

NJ wrestling coaches dislike new weight classes Asbury Park Press He will be wrestling at the new weight of 182 this season. / 2011 FILE PHOTO Visit APP.com and search “NWCA Data” for a breakdown of the weight classes. Toms River South’s BJ Clagon celebrates a victory at 130 pounds last season. … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestling: West stays strong in long matches against Tracy Tracy Press by Bob Brownne/Tracy Press West High’s wrestlers showed that they can stay strong in long matches to get wins as the Wolf Pack took a 35-27 win over Tracy in Thursday’s cross-town dual match at West’s Steve Thornton Gymnasium. … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestling / CVCA 42, Walsh Jesuit 28: Royals take advantage of forfeits for win Akron Beacon Journal The Thursday night dual wrestling match between the two state powers was won by visiting CVCA 42-28. However, the score includes four forfeits in the upper weights by the Warriors and one at 113 pounds by the Royals that resulted in a net gain of 18 … See all stories on this topic »      Akron Beacon Journal

Sunnyside wrestlers pin Southridge Mid Columbia Tri City Herald The Southridge wrestling team got some quality wins Thursday night but came up short against the juggernaut known as Sunnyside, losing at home 46-28. “We thought we had a shot to make it real close and won a couple we didn’t think we would and lost a … See all stories on this topic »

BHPRSD Wrestling Preview: Chasing the Chargers Patch.com With a roster loaded with returning District 30 and Region 8 champions, the Timber Creek High School wrestling team has its sites set on the ultimate goal—a state championship. “We want to be the No. 1 team in New Jersey,” head coach Nick Cottone said … See all stories on this topic »

St. Preux seeks life-changing Strikeforce win; Mousasi banking on improved … MMAjunkie.com Mousasi’s wrestling deficiencies have been exposed in Strikeforce bouts with Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal and Keith Jardine, but the reigning DREAM light heavyweight champ insists he’s addressed the concerns. “A lot more time went towrestling and fighting … See all stories on this topic »      MMAjunkie.com

EBHS Wrestling Has Talent to Improve From Last Season Patch.com By Kyle Moylan While the East Brunswick High School wrestling team may have finished with a record of 7-13 last year, it certainly had its moments. East Brunswick made out much better in the post-season tournaments. Julian Quintin, who has graduated, … See all stories on this topic »

Prep wrestling: Raiders upper weights take care of business against SPASH Wisconsin Rapids Tribune “It means a lot to wrestle well against Rapids because they’re a good team,” SPASH junior Tyler Kiefer said. “We didn’t give up a lot of pins and everyone fought hard.” Kiefer was one of five winners for the Panthers, taking a 10-5 decision from Ethan … See all stories on this topic »

Chris Nevinger of Letchworth a state champ in football, wrestling Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Chris Nevinger, right, has won 99 consecutive wrestling matches at Letchworth. He hasn’t lost since 2009. “I definitely feel the pressure,” he said. “I feel like a lot of guys want to beat me.” / KRIS J. MURANTE staff photographer The scoop: Nevinger, … See all stories on this topic »

Prep wrestling: Papermakers power past Green Devils Wisconsin Rapids Tribune ADAMS — To the victor go the spoils, and for the second time in three years, the spoils went to the Nekoosa/Port Edwards wrestling team. The Papermakers won six of the last seven matches — five by pin — as Nekoosa rolled on for the 45-27 victory … See all stories on this topic »

 

Blogs

The Prep Beat » Blog Archive » Updated high school wrestling … By jeff graham Here are the latest rankings according to Washington Wrestling Report. These are more accurate than the ones that came out in November when kids’ updated weight classes weren’t yet know. Notice in the 2A list, five local wrestlers received … The Prep Beat

Gegard Mousasi Focused on Wrestling; Would Cut to 185 for … By Erik Fontanez The worldwide leader for mixed martial arts and UFC news, MMA News, UFC Rumors, MMA Rankings, Interviews, Videos, UFC 136 Results, and UFC Blog. MMAWeekly.com

 

Web

Wrestling Roundup • High School Sports (www.HometownAnnapolis … Wrestling Roundup. Published 12/14/11. SOUTH RIVER SWEEPS: Brian Mahoney (152) recorded two pins, while Collin Alley (132), Daniel Murphy (145), … www.hometownannapolis.com/…/Wrestling-Roundup.html

USA Wrestling partners with Forza founder & wrestling legend Lee … Forza, led by its founder, wrestling legend Lee Kemp, is USA Wrestling’s official and exclusive nutritional corporate partner. www.themat.com/article.php?ArticleID=24467

Donofrio Returns to Boxing with ‘Winter Warfare’ on January 6

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Promoter Joseph Donofrio of Donofrio Entertainment (in association with Palace Sports and Jackie Kallen), who has found fame as the premier promoter of mixed martial arts in Michigan, will return to his roots and put on a boxing show entitled “Winter Warfare” at the fabulous Palace of Auburn Hills on January 6.   In the welterweight main event, hard-punching Palace favorite Lanardo “Pain Server” Tyner (25-5-2, 15 KOs) will go 10 rounds or less against an opponent that is TBA.   Even at 36 years old, Detroit’s Tyner is still a handful for any world-class opponent and is still capable of pulling off the occasional upset. He has gone the distance with world champions Lamont Peterson and Saul Alvarez, beaten former world champion Vivian Harris and stopped well-respected prospect Antwone Smith last year.   In the first co-main event, Waterford, Michigan welterweight “Pistol” Pete Cantu (16-7-1, 10 KOs) is scheduled for six rounds, in what he vows is his final fight, against long-time rival Garvin “Chico” Crout of Ypsilanti, Michigan.   Cantu and Crout fought in 2007, but their meeting was ruled a TKO 1 for Cantu when Crout injured himself early on and couldn’t continue. Crout hasn’t fought since their first meeting, but vows a different outcome this time.   The second featured bout will pit Oak Park, Michigan’s all-action Sidney Gurley (5-2, 4 KOs) in a six-round middleweight rematch against tough and undefeated Ramon Valenzuela Jr. (6-0, 1 KO).   Valenzuela scored a thrilling majority decision victory over Gurley last October in his hometown of Chicago and Gurley is hungry for revenge.   Also scheduled is the pro debut of promising Detroit heavyweight Juan Goode. The 5′ 11″ and 220-lb Goode had an amateur record of 38-8 and was ranked fourth in the country. His opponent is TBA.   Other match-ups to be announced shortly.   Tickets for the “Winter Warfare” are available at The Palace of Auburn Hills Box Office, palacenet.com, all TicketMaster outlets or via charge by phone at 248-645-6666.   Doors open at 6:30 pm and fights start at 7:30.   All bouts subject to change.

Lupo-Decarie WBC International Welterweight Title fight Saturday night in Quebec City Lionell Thompson fighting on undercard

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TORONTO (December 16, 2011) – Popular Romanian boxer Victor Lupo has fully prepared for the toughest fight of his pro career, tomorrow (Saturday) night in the 12-round main event against former world title challenger Antonin Decarie for the vacant World Boxing Council (“WBC”) International Welterweight Championship, at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.   Lupo (19-1-2, 9 KOs), who lives in Toronto, earned his title shot having defeated former world champion Junior Witter (37-3-2) last February by a 10-round decision for the vacant WBC International Silver title. Presently rated No. 19 by the WBC, Lupo is a former Canadian welterweight and WBC Fedecentro middleweight champion, who is unbeaten the past four years ago.   WBC #26-rated Decarie, of Quebec, is a former Canadian light welterweight and NABO welterweight champion, who lost a 12-round unanimous decision in 2010 to Souleymane M’baye for the interim World Boxing Association (“WBA”) welterweight title.   Lupo’s Hennessy Sports Canada stable-mate, undefeated light heavyweight Lionnell “Lonnie B” Thompson (11-0, 7 KOs), is also fighting tomorrow night in an eight-round bout versus Christian Cruz (12-12-1, 10 KOs).   Thompson, fighting out of Buffalo, was a U.S. amateur standout who was rated as high as No. 2 in his division. He was a five-time New York Golden Glove and three-time Empire State champion.   Go on line at www.HennessySports.com for more information about Lupo, Thompson, or any their stable-mates.   Other members of the Hennessy Sports Canada stable include NABA super featherweight champion and that organization’s 2011 Fighter of the year, Logan Cotton McGuinness, and unbeaten prospects Tyler Asselstine, Samuel Vargas and Brandon “Bad Boy” Cook.

Mixed Martial Arts Links (12-16-11)

Posted on | December 16, 2011 | 1 Comment

SHOWTIME® and STRIKEFORCE® Reach New Programming Agreement for Live MMA Events … Sacramento Bee 15, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Showtime Networks Inc. and world championship mixed martial arts(MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE® have entered into a new broadcast agreement to continue producing live MMA events on the premium television network, SHOWTIME. … See all stories on this topic »

MMA returns to Irving Evening Observer Sports Editor , The OBSERVER For the first time since 2009, Raging Wolf is returning to the Gil Lay Memorial Arena in Irving this Saturday for a Mixed Martial Arts event. Tickets are on sale at Native Pride and Cattoo’s, located at 108 E. 4th St., … See all stories on this topic »

Martial arts and the mind ABC Online Critics have a false vision of the martial arts as malicious gladiatorial bloodsport. Butmixed martial arts (MMA) is nothing like this, let alone suburban Karate or Tae Kwon Do. As Aristotle also noted, humans are social animals – our potentials are … See all stories on this topic »      ABC Online

Where does Frank Mir Rank among MMA Grapplers Now? Bloody Elbow by Ben Thapa on Dec 15, 2011 2:00 PM EST in MMA Editorial Over his career, Frank Mir gave us three of the best submission finishes ever seen on the heavyweight level in mixed martial arts. I see his technical skill, obvious horsepower and respect his … See all stories on this topic »

‘Bones’ in 2011 and MMA’s All-Time Greatest Years Sherdog.com It was an extraordinary accomplishment and has fans asking whether it was the most impressive single year for a fighter in mixed martial arts history. There are a number of factors that go into evaluating the success of a year. … See all stories on this topic »      Sherdog.com

MMA: 10 Fighters Who Should but Won’t Be All-Time Greats Bleacher Report In mixed martial arts right now, there are many fighters who will go down as some of the greatest to have ever stepped foot inside the Octagon. However, there are also so fighters who should go down as the greatest of all-time but for some reason or … See all stories on this topic »      Bleacher Report

Which Failed MMA Promotion Had the Best Chance To Challenge the UFC? Bleacher Report Though the Ultimate Fighting Championship is high and above most competitors today, there was a time where several promotions had the kind of gusto that would challenge the MMA entity. Several fighters like Nick Diaz and Fedor Emelianenko, among others… See all stories on this topic »      Bleacher Report

Study Finds Fear Runs High in Mixed Martial Artists Bloody Elbow by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 15, 2011 9:03 AM EST in MMA Analysis There was a fascinating paper that ran in Social Psychology Quarterly titled “Managing Emotional Manhood: Fighting and Fostering Fear in Mixed Martial Arts.” The paper focused on how deep … See all stories on this topic »

The MMA Blog Top 10 Rankings thescore.com (blog) Shinya Aoki (29-5 1 NC) – Aoki has some of the nastiest submissions in mixed martial arts. A big win over Eddie Alvarez in 2012 would really solidify his standing as a top lightweight in the world. Clay Guida (29-12) – Guida has hinted at a drop to … See all stories on this topic »      thescore.com (blog)

Local fighters will highlight MMA event Mt. Vernon Register-News VERNON — A pair of Mt. Vernon mixed martial arts fighters will be the main event Saturday night at the Holiday Inn. Chris Bean and Seth Burns will square off in the main event. The matchup is one of 13 fights scheduled for the evening. … See all stories on this topic »

 

Blogs

Rock Star Treatment: Nick Newell interview exclusive … – MMA Mania By Brian Hemminger MMAmania’s Brian Hemminger speaks with one-handed fighter “Notorious” Nick Newell about his most recent victory, his challenges and his goals for his mixed martial arts career. MMAmania.com

Strikeforce & Showtime Reach New TV Deal For 2012 : MMAPayout … By Jose Mendoza Showtime Networks Inc. and world championship mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE® have entered into a new broadcast agreement to continue producing live MMAevents on the premium television network, SHOWTIME. … MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA

Dean Lister Talks ADCC 2011 and Possible Return to MMA – Bloody … By Ben Thapa Quick post about Dean Lister’s ADCC 2011 experience and a potential return to MMA. Bloody Elbow

Should Strikeforce go full chickfight? | Fightlinker – UFC, Strikeforce … By fightlinker We don’t need more of the same MMA: Strikeforce’s talent roster is thin and everyone knows it. There are guys fighting in the UFC solely because they’re filling spots — not because they’re among the best fighters in the world. There’s enough … Fightlinker – UFC, Strikeforce,…

 

Web

First mixed martial arts event set – News – Charleston Daily Mail … Omari Clark, 27, and Bryan Shank, 20, two mixed martial artists, square off during a training session at Butch Hiles Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA Gym on … www.dailymail.com/News/201112130131

World Champion Beibut Shumenov Presented High Kazakhstan Award from President Nazarbayev

Posted on | December 16, 2011 | No Comments

(L-R) - World Champion Beibut Shumenov standing with his father, Mirkhan Shumenov, who is seated on a King's chair. LAS VEGAS (December 15, 2011) – World Boxing Association (“WBA”) and International Boxing Association (“IBA”) light heavyweight World champion Beibut Shumenov returned home this week to receive one of the highest awards presented by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the “Barys (Snow Leopard) Award III.”   Normally given to political and military dignitaries, the “Barys Award” recipients are personally selected by President Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev for internationally promoting Kazak culture through, in Shumenov’s case, his accomplishments in sports.   Introduced in 1999, the “Barys Award” is presented to individuals for service in strengthening the State System and Sovereignty of the Republic of Kazakhstan, guaranteeing peace, consolidating the community and unity of the people of Kazakhstan in state, industrial, scientific, socio-cultural and public activity, and consolidating cooperation among peoples, rapprochement and inter-enrichment of national cultures.   The ceremony was held this past Wednesday at the White House of Kazakhstan, Ak-Orda, in the capital of Astana during the 20th anniversary celebration week of Kazakhstan’s independence.   “I am very humbled to receive this prestigious award,” Shumenov said. “I never dreamed of being honored like this. I would like to sincerely thank President Nazarbayev and his staff, as well as all people of Kazakhstan, most especially my family to whom I am so grateful for everything.”   Shumenov (12-1, 8 KOs), a 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian, will soon announce his next title defense and continue his quest to unify the world light heavyweight championship.   For more information about Shumenov visit www.KZEventProductions.com.

STRIKEFORCE TO CONTINUE ON SHOWTIME: STEPHEN ESPINOZA, DANA WHITE & SCOTT COKER CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS

Posted on | December 16, 2011 | No Comments

New Deal Begins During Jan. 7 Free Preview Weekend

Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President & General Manager SHOWTIME Sports, UFC PresidentDana White and STRIKEFORCE CEO Scott Coker participated in a conference call Thursday to formally announce that SHOWTIME Networks Inc. and world championship mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE^® have entered into a new broadcast agreement to continue producing live MMA events on the premium television network, SHOWTIME.

 

Under the new agreement, SHOWTIME will produce and televise up to eight live events a year. The new deal begins during the network’s Free Preview Weekend, Saturday, Jan. 7, when STRIKEFORCE champion Luke Rockhold defends against Keith Jardine. The Free Preview Weekend will be available in more than 60 million households nationwide across SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME HD™ and SHOWTIME On Demand^®.

 

Beginning with the Jan. 7 card, SHOWTIME will also televise undercard fights for all STRIKEFORCE events live on SHOWTIME EXTREME. The new deal also means that the World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament champion will be determined when Josh Barnett battles Daniel Cormier. The winner will compete again on SHOWTIME under the STRIKEFORCE banner in the months to follow.

 

What the executives had to say on Thursday:

 

Opening comments

 

STEPHEN ESPINOZA: “SHOWTIME and STRIKEFORCE have a long, mutually beneficial history and a supportive relationship, and we are very happy that that continues and that we are able to build upon that foundation in this new structure.”

 

Stephen, is the STRIKEFORCE Challengers circuit now gone?

“What we decided to do was consolidate the programming. We are going to have the preliminaries airing on SHOWTIME Extreme and have the main event and main undercard on the primary network. Whether or not it will be Challengers or not is still something to be discussed. We thought it made more sense for the consistency of the production that we do it all and do one huge night of programming and serve MMA fans throughout the evening.”

 

Dana, many STRIKEFORCE fighters have expressed the desire to compete with their UFC counterparts. Will that happen under this deal?

“I’m fired up about this deal and the guys at STRIKEFORCE are fired up about this deal too. So, they are involved in this and the guys fighting at STRIKEFORCE are going to be very happy to be there.”

 

Scott, will the winner of the Grand Prix be named the new heavyweight champion of STRIKEFORCE?

“No, we are going to focus on our other weight classes. We have a great lightweight division, welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight divisions, and we are going to focus on the women’s divisions. What you will see happen with the tournament finals between Daniel and Josh is one more fight where the winner will fight a top rated heavyweight and then we are going to go back to focusing on our other weight classes.’’

 

Stephen, how many years is this deal for?

“We are going to be looking at 6-8 events this year and there are options for additional events beyond that.”

 

Dana, how did this deal come about?

“Since we met in New York everything has been good. It just took a while to get everything together and announce the deal.”

 

Scott, will there continue to be two women’s division weight classes?

“We are going to continue to run the two divisions. We are going to go out there, scour the planet, get the best females in the world and bring them to STRIKEFORCE on SHOWTIME.”

 

Dana, what is the possibility that if Gilbert Melendez were to win this fight (on Saturday) and a couple more of going and fighting someone like Ben Henderson or (Clay) Guida or the champion in 2012?

“Gilbert Melendez is pumped to stay in STRIKEFORCE. If he wins he will continue to defend his belt in STRIKEFORCE and he is absolutely excited about it.”

 

Dana, one of the main things that was talked about in STRIKEFORCE before the purchase was the possibility of going to pay per view. Is that even a thought anymore?

“I would never say never to PPV, but we did this deal with SHOWTIME to put the fights on SHOWTIME. There could be an opportunity where we and SHOWTIME think that we can do a fight on PPV.  But this is a fight deal for these fights to air on SHOWTIME.”

 

Stephen, how do these events co-exist with the current boxing schedule and what is the plan of integrating them together in 2012?

“It is something that selectively we would certainly consider when it made sense, but as it stands right now we are contemplating on doing at least four hours of programming of just MMA. So, as much as we all love our boxing and MMA programming, that is a little bit of overload. But having said that, we love to be creative and aggressive and we would love to be along for the ride if we can come up with something creative like that.”

 

WHITE: “One of the things that I love that these guys are doing is this Free Preview. It’s going to be open to 60 million homes. So, it is a chance for people to tune in, check out the new STRIKEFORCE, check out SHOWTIME, and it’s going to be free.”

 

Scott, how will scheduling go with eight shows? Are you going to do them every couple months or is that still to be determined?

“Yea, it is still to be determined. We have to sit down with SHOWTIME and get our schedules all linked up.”

 

ESPINOZA: “From the SHOWTIME perspective, we have a long history with STRIKEFORCE and Scott has always been great in terms of coming up with mutually beneficial dates, so it will be when the timing works for the events themselves.”

 

Dana, how is the running of STRIKEFORCE on a day-to-day basis going to work?

“Scott and the STRIKEFORCE crew will be running the day-to-day and I will be involved in both this side and creatively on the SHOWTIME side too. And I will be involved leading up to the events. When there is a STRIKEFORCE event on a Saturday, I will work on the SHOWTIME event just like I do a UFC event.”

 

Dana, in years past you weren’t particularly happy with the old regime at SHOWTIME. Was it easier to decide to make this decision moving forward with STRIKEFORCE after the UFC decided to go with FOX?

“No, not at all. The reality is that I did not have a good relationship with the old regime and I have a good relationship with the new regime. I flew out there, we sat down, we talked, we worked this deal out and I love what we came up with. I would not be involved and I would not be this enthusiastic about it I wasn’t happy with this deal”

 

Dana, would it be fair to assume that if there is a UFC fighter that might be facing a cut, that you could see them fight in STRIKEFORCE?

“If you look at the way the MMA world works, there’s this talent pool that exists out there and there are new guys coming up, guys who have been around for a long time, and it is pretty much the same on how it works anywhere.  When a guy loses so many fights in a row he goes away, fights somewhere else and comes back. It’s not that guys that get cut will go over there or guys that leave there will come here. We are always looking for the best fighters in the world. Whoever they are at that time, those are the guys we are looking for and will sign.”

 

Stephen, does this deal with STRIKEFORCE end all deals M-1 Global?

“It is a possibility, but it is certainly not our focus right now. Our focus here is getting the deal done with STRIKEFORCE. As for an M-1 deal or other deals, we will play it out and see.”

 

Scott, is there a date for the Grand Prix final?

“It’s not confirmed yet, but we are looking to promote that fight at the end of first quarter.”

 

Dana, what are the specific elements of this deal that get you so excited?

“I love getting involved with networks and getting in with SHOWTIME and building it. We are going to create all this talent, bring these guys in and put on great exciting fights. I love to pull big numbers. Opening this thing up to 60 million people and letting them check it out (is awesome). I went to the STRIKEFORCE fight in San Diego and it was awesome, so I want to get on SHOWTIME and I want to blow this thing up and build big numbers. That’s what I get excited about and that’s what I love to do.”

 

Dana, what kind of crossover can we expect out of UFC and STRIKEFORCE fighters?

“This whole thing is a work in progress, but we are both looking for the same thing. We are both looking for the best fighters in the world. There is a ton of talent and only so many slots to fill. There are a lot of great fighters that we can bring into STRIKEFORCE, build an incredible division in each weight class and put on great fights.”

 

Dana, does this now bring you up to about 42 shows for 2012?

“That puts us at about 40 shows for the year.”

 

Dana, are we going to see the same type of production or is Zuffa going to have more input into the production?

“SHOWTIME has been putting the show on for a long time, but I am involved. We will make some changes and do some fun stuff. This isn’t an ego competition. It is two guys that are passionate about what they do and are trying to make it the best it can be.”

 

ESPINOZA: “We view this as a partnership and it isn’t about whom controls what. We are going to come up with the best possible programming that all of our collective organizations can come up with.”

 

Dana, you have to fight in the UFC to be considered the best in the world. Do you envision a day where a guy can be a STRIKEFORCE champion and be the best fighter in his weight class?

“Yes, it’s possible. We are going after the best possible talent and there is only one way to find out and that is to fight.”

 

Scott, is there a time frame or an idea for the direction you will be going with Meisha Tate defending her championship?

“Right now that fight and date have not been determined yet, but that’s something that we will sit down and determine. I think that there will be a fight out there with Ronda Rousey at some point that is going to be very exciting and Ronda wants to get down to the 135-pound weight class. Ronda wants to take a couple fights down there and then go up to 145 and fight. So, we have a potential star here in Ronda and I think we are going to put her in some big fights that she wants to be in. And I think Meisha, whether she fights Ronda first or in a couple more fights, I eventually think that fight will happen.”

 

Scott, are all of the STRIKEFORCE shows going to be on Saturday nights with SHOWTIME Extreme running prelims and then SHOWTIME running the last one?

“Yes”

 

Stephen, will Gina (Carano) be returning at some point?

“Gina is, at heart, a fighter, and will always have the genuine desire to fight, so it would not surprise me at all to see her back in MMA.”

 

Dana and Scott, is STRIKEFORCE going to be a feeder league to the UFC? What is so wrong about it being a feeder league?

WHITE: “There is nothing wrong about being a feeder league, but that is not what this thing is designed to be. We are going after the best talent out there. A feeder league to me would mean that if you lose you go back down to STRIKEFORCE and then you have to win some more fights and then we bring you back up. No, when you lose in the UFC you go somewhere else and you fight. STRIKEFORCE is going to be looking for the best guys in these titles exactly like we do in the UFC.”

 

COKER: “If you look at the history of the relationship that we have had with SHOWTIME since 2007 and if you look at the fighters that have come across our events, it is far from a feeder league. We have had some of the world’s best fighters and have had record-breaking ratings.”

 

Stephen, what kind of program are you going to put together to make these names more household?

 

“The exciting part from the SHOWTIME perspective is to get creative and get together with Scott and Dana and the entire STRIKEFORCE team and talk about things like that. Everything is on the table at this point. We are just going to open the doors and get as creative and aggressive as we can.”

Fight News Unlimited Combat Sports Show: Tonight’s Guest: Pro Boxer Tony Luis

Posted on | December 15, 2011 | No Comments

“Rabble Rousin'” Rich Bergeron and Tony “The Tornado” Penecale will be joined on our weekly show at www.fightradio.info by Pro Boxer Tony Luis.  He’s 13-0 with 5 KO’s so far in his career. Luis has great hand speed, works with troubled youth full time and speaks two languages. Tony and Rich will also chat about this week’s boxing and MMA news.

For more information about the show, how to sponsor us, or to suggest a potential guest, email us at info@unlimitedfightnews.com.  We broadcast every Thursday night from 8:00 to 10:00 PM.

Third World Title Fight Added to Jimmy Lange Boxing Card on February 11 at Patriot Center

Posted on | December 15, 2011 | No Comments

Michael Stewart vs. Joe Wyatt for WBU Welterweight Championship in Co-Main Event Fairfax, Va.

(December 15, 2011) – Jimmy Lange Boxing officials today announced a third world title fight on the February 11, 2012 card at the Patriot Center, a showdown between ring veterans Michael “No Joke” Stewart and Joe Wyatt.  The ten-round co-main event will be for the vacant World Boxing Union (WBU) welterweight championship.

Fighting out of New Castle, Del., Stewart (47-6-3, 24 KOs) is a former no. 1 ranked light welterweight contender who beat Charles Tschorniawsky to capture the United States Boxing Association’s (USBA) 140-lb. title.  He successfully defended his USBA crown against Ivan Robinson and Terron Millett.  The 15-year veteran has fought former world champions Ricky Hatton (for the WBU light welterweight title) and D.C.’s Sharmba Mitchell during his career.  He competed in the second season of The Contender, losing to eventual winner Grady Brewer in the quarterfinals. Last September in his Patriot Center debut, Stewart easily dispatched Jimmy LeBlanc, knocking him down in each of the first two rounds and scoring a TKO at 1:47 of the second round.

Wyatt (23-2, 15 KOs) showed little signs of ring rust after a four-year layoff in his spirited slugfest against Jimmy Lange at the Patriot Center on November 6, 2010.  The Newark, NJ-based fighter went toe-to-toe with Lange for 10 rounds before losing by knockout in the waning seconds of the fight, considered one of the most exciting and dramatic bouts ever at the Fairfax venue.  The former top 20 world contender lost to undefeated Reda Zam Zam for the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) Inter-Continental light middleweight title prior to his return bout.  Wyatt went 25 bouts without a loss, dating back to the start of his pro career in 2000. Within that time, he defeated George Klinesmith to capture the World Boxing Organization’s (WBO) North American Boxing Organization’s (NABO) welterweight crown.

WBU junior middleweight champion Jimmy Lange will defend his title (opponent to be determined) in the Main Event, while Tori “Sho Nuff” Nelson will face Vashon “Lady V” Living for the vacant Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) middleweight championship belt.  Also on the card is Todd “White Lightning” Wilson taking on Fernando “El Latigo” Basora.

Doors will open at 6:00 pm, with the first fight scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm.  All bouts are subject to change.

Tickets, priced at $35, $50, $75, $125, $200, $300 and $500 (plus applicable service charges), will be available for purchase through all Ticketmaster outlets including the Patriot Center box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com/and via Phonecharge at 703-573-SEAT, 202-397-SEAT and 410-547-SEAT. Accessible seating is available for patrons with disabilities by calling 703-993-3035. NOTE: There is a special 25% holiday discount offer on $75, $125, $200, $300 and $500 tickets, until December 24.  Please note that this holiday discount is NOT available for $35 and $50 tickets.  The offer, courtesy of Jeff Valcourt, is valid on purchases made in person at the Patriot Center Box Office or by buying online at Ticketmaster’s website (http://tinyurl.com/bq24arx).

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