Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Stevenson, Beterbiev & Bizier Will Fight On April 4
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The promoter of the GYM Group, Yvon Michel, will
confirm soon that the WBC light heavyweight champion of the
world, the Montrealer southpaw Adonis Stevenson, the NABA and
NABO light heavyweight North American champion, the Montrealer
Russian Artur Beterbiev, and the welterweight Kevin Bizier, will
be involved in three most important fights April 4th at the
Québec City Colisée.
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Francisco Vargas vs. Will Tomlinson Headlines
March 12 In San Antonio, Texas On HBO Latino
Golden Boy Promotions returns to San Antonio,
Texas on Thursday, March 12 with a special HBO Latino Boxing
two-fight live telecast co-promoted by Leija*Battah Promotions.
In the headlining bout, 2008 Mexican Olympian, undefeated WBO
International and NABF Junior Lightweight Champion Francisco "El
Bandido" Vargas (21-0-1, 15 KOs) will put his undefeated record
and titles on the line when he faces off against Australian
standout "Wild" Will Tomlinson (23-1-1, 13 KOs) from the Freeman
Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. Click Here For
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Barrera & Mosley Jr. Headline Stacked Undercard Along With Local
Prospects This Fri. At Foxwoods
Before ESPN2 Friday Night Fights' live audience
witnesses the WBC Continental Americas Lightweight Championship
battle between Karl "Dynamite" Dargan (17-0, 9 KOs) and Tony
"The Lightning" Luis (18-2, 7 KOs), they will be treated to a
stacked undercard that includes Shane Mosley, Jr. (2-1, 2 KOs),
Cuban Sullivan Barrera (14-0, 9 KOs) and local prospects. Click Here
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Michel Soro Kicks Off 2015 Campaign
This Friday Night In France
Former world title challenger MICHEL SORO will
kick off his 2015 campaign this Friday night, January 30 with a
10-round clash against SANDOR “Mics K.O.” MICSKO at the Salle
Polyvalente Du Ramier in Blagnac, France.
Sporting a record of 23-1-1 with thirteen knockouts, the
27-year-old Soro, fighting out of Rhone, France returns to
battle following his U.S. debut this past July 25 against
undefeated prospect Antoine Douglas. Click Here For More
Stephen Fulton To Take On Eric Gotay
Jan. 31 In Philadelphia
This Saturday night at the 2300 Arena, undefeated
Super Bantamweight Stephen "Scooter" Fulton will look to remain
perfect when he takes on Eric Gotay in a 4-round bout on a show
promoted by King's Promotions.
The main event will see undefeated Prichard Colon (12-0, 10
KO's) of Orocovis, Puerto Rico taking on Hector Munoz (23-13-1,
15 KO's) of Albuquerque, New Mexico in the 8-round Jr.
Middleweight fight. Click Here For
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On This Day: Jan 27
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Brasilia, Brazil:
Acelino Freitas KO'd Orlando Soto in the 1st round to
retain the WBO Super Featherweight title. York Hall in London, England:
Johnny Nelson won a 12 round UD over George Arias to
retain the WBO Cruiserweight Title. Munich, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko KO'd Orlin Norris in the 1st round to
win the WBA International Heavyweight Title.
Istvan Kovacs TKO'd Antonio Diaz in the 12th round to
win the Vacant WBO Featherweight Title. 1996, Phoenix, Arizona:
Bernard Hopkins TKO'd Steve Frank in the 1st round to
retain the IBF Middleweight Title.
Terry Norris TKO'd Jorge Luis Vado to retain the WBC and
IBF Light Middleweight Title.
Eloy Rojas won a 12 round UD over Miguel Arrozal to
retain the WBA Featherweight Title. 1992, Inglewood, California:
Chiquita Gonzalez won a 12 round UD over Domingo Sosa to
retain the WBC Light Flyweight Title.
Weights From San Antonio, Texas - Fox Sports 1
Rocky Juarez 125.25 vs. Robinson Castellanos
124.75
Keandre Gibson 143.25 vs. Nelson Lara 144.25
Javier Rodriguez 125.75 vs. Quinice Wesby 126
Christian Santibanez 133.75 vs. Albert Romero 134.5
Armando Cardenas 147 vs. Alberto Espinoza 144.75
Arturo Esquivel 129 vs. Jesus Sandoval 128
Robert Vela 133.75 vs. Ramiro Torres 130.5
Venue: Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, Texas
Promoter: Golden Boy
On This Day: Jan 26
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Schermerhorn,
Netherlands:
Raymond Joval won a 12 round UD over Francisco Mora -
IBO Middleweight Title. 2002, New York, New York:
Vernon Forrest won a 12 round UD over Shane Mosley - WBC
Welterweight Title.
Arturo Gatti TKO'd Terron Millett in the 4th round - Non
Title. 2001, Rosemont, Illinois:
Teddy Reid won a 10 round UD over Jesus Valverde - Non
Title.
JC Candelo TKO'd Ron Johnson in the 4th round - Non
Title. 1996, Brighton, England:
Justin Juuko TKO'd Jackie Gunguluza in the 7th round -
Commonwealth (British Empire) Super Featherweight Title.
Corrie Sanders KO'd Keith Fletcher in the 4th round -
Non Title. Dolton, Illinois:
Montell Griffin KO'd William Clayton in the 1st round -
Non Title. Revere, Massachusetts:
Micky Ward TKO'd Alberto Alicea in the 3rd round - Non
Title.
Scott Pemberton TKO'd Tony Rivera in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Rios Massacres Alvarado In 3rd Fight;
Alvarado Calls The Fight Off After 3
Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Brandon Rios (now 33-2-1, 23 KO's) stopped Mike
Alvarado after just 3 rounds in their trilogy. From the very
start, even from the day this fight was set up, this was a
mismatch. Alvarado and Rios were both coming off losses, but
Alvarado's losses were brutal ones and it appeared he would not
have enough in the tank for another war like their first two
fights. Round 1 proved that as Rios landed at will, bloodied the
face of Alvarado and looked on the verge of a quick win. Much of
the same in round 2 occurred and it looked like Alvarado
wouldn't make it another round. In round 3, Alvarado would fall
from an accumulation of punishment, complaining to his corner
about his eye. Alvarado would make it out of the round, but
looked like he told his corner he could not continue. His
cornerman appeared to ignore him and wanted him to fight on.
When the ringside doctor asked Alvarado how many fingers he was
holding up, Alvarado replied with "Four" when he only showed him
two. The fight was immediately called off. Alvarado, who drops
to 34-4 with 23 KO's., said he was concerned for his health
because he plans to be back and fight on.
Ramirez Gets By Vlasov In Good Fight By Both Men
Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Gilberto Ramirez (now 31-0, 24 KO's) won a
10-round unanimous decision over Maxim Vlasov in a fight that
saw both fighters with big moments. From the opening round this
fight was very evenly matched. Both throwing and landing
numerous shots. However, the pace turned around the 3rd when the
body shots from Ramirez started to slow Vlasov down. Ramirez
would take control of the next few rounds, but would eat a
number of rights and lefts to the face that caused a big red
welt under his left eye. Vlasov appeared to close the gap a bit
down the stretch and even had a nice last round, landing more
head shots as Ramirez backed to the ropes. Final scores were
96-94 and 97-93 twice. Vlasov (now 30-2, 15 KO's) has nothing to
be ashamed about in this loss as he gave a good display of
himself and this fight was literally one round away from being a
draw.
On This Day: Jan 25
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Temecula, California:
Ricardo Mayorga TKO'd Vernon Forrest in the 3rd round -
WBC & WBA Welterweight Title.
Joel Casamayor won a 10 round UD over Nate Campbell -
Non Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Sharmba Mitchell TKO'd Carlos Vilches in the 4th round -
Non Title.
Diego Corrales TKO'd Michael Davis in the 5th round -
Non Title. 2002, Rosemont, Illinois:
Ben Tackie TKO'd Teddy Reid in the 5th round - IBF Light
Welterweight Title Eliminator.
Antonio Tarver won a 12 round SD over Reggie Johnson-
NABF, USBA Light Heavyweight Titles, IBF
Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator. Laughlin, Nevada:
Jose Luis Castillo TKO'd Juan Macias in the 8th round -
Non Title. 1997, Stuttgart, Germany:
Hacine Cherifi won a 12 round Decision over Branko Sobot
- European (EBU) Middleweight Title.
Vitali Klitschko KO'd Mike Acklie in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Wlad Klitschko TKO'd Troy Weida in the 3rd round - Non
Title.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Zewski Could Defend His NABF Title On March 14
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The president and promoter of the InterBox Group,
Jean Bédard, should confirm soon that Mikael Zewski, a boxer
from Trois-Rivières, Québec, will defend his NABF welterweight
North American championship March 14th at Bell Centre in
Montréal, just before the presentation of the WBA, WBO and IBF
light heavyweight championship of the world opposing the Russian
Sergey Kovalev (26-0-1) and the Montrealer Jean Pascal (29-2-1).
Bédard is expecting to announced the Zewski’s opponent next
week. Click
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Weights From Broomfield, CO - HBO
Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Mike Alvarado 146.5 vs. Brandon Rios
146.75
Gilberto Ramirez 170.5 vs. Maxim Vlasov 170
Aik Shakhnazaryan 141.5 vs. Abner Lopez 141
Konstantin Ponomarev 147.5 vs. Steve Claggett 147.5
Oleksandr Gvozdyk 175 vs. Cory Cummings 174
Jeremy Ramos 151 vs. Rene Marquez 150
Zsolt Daranyi 152 vs. Luis Marquez 151
Venue: 1stBank Center, Broomfield, Colorado
Promoter: Top Rank
Golden Boy Live! Features Rising Texan Talent
On Jan. 26 Juarez vs. Castellanos Undercard
Before Rocky Juarez (30-10-1, 21 KOs) and
Robinson "Robin Hood" Castellanos (20-10, 13 KOs) square off for
Juarez' WBC Silver Featherweight Title and final title
elimination bout at Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas, the
Golden Boy Live! card on Monday, January 26 will feature
Austin's own Travell "Black Magic" Mazion (9-0, 9 KOs) in the
biggest fight of his young career when he battles Mexico's
Nestor "Baby" Rosas (11-3, 7 KOs). Also, the undefeated KeAndre
Gibson (11-0-1, 5 KOs) will be featured in an eight-round
televised-opening bout against Nelson Lara (15-6-5, 8 KOs) on
FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes. Click
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On This Day: Jan 24
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Arturo Gatti won a 12 round UD over Gianluca Branco -
Vacant WBC Light Welterweight Title.
Kermit Cintron TKO'd Humberto Aranda in the 5th round -
Non Title.
Francisco Bojado won a 10 round UD over Emmanuel Clottey
- Non Title. 2003, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England:
Clinton Woods TKO'd Sergio Baez in the 3rd round - Non
Title. Lvov, Ukraine:
Andreas Kotelnik won a 12 round UD over Fabrice Colombel
- Vacant WBA International Light Welterweight Title. Commerce, California:
Julio Gonzalez won a 10 round MD over Glen Johnson - Non
Title. 1998, Cardiff, Wales:
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Branko Sobot in the 3rd round - WBO
Super Middleweight
Title. 1997, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Pernell Whitaker TKO'd Diosbelys Hurtado in the 11th
round - WBC Welterweight Title.
Zab Judah TKO'd John Scalzi in the 1st round - Non Title.
Vernon Forrest TKO'd Mike Rios in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Caballero vs. Guevara Press Conference
By Barbara Pinnella
Photo: Linda Jolicoeur
On Thursday we attended a press conference at the Golden Boy
Promotions Building in Los Angeles, CA, to announce the upcoming
fight between the IBF Bantamweight title holder Randy Caballero
and Alberto Guevara.
The fight will be held at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on
February 27, and be called Homecoming, due to Caballero’s ties
to the Coachella area. Randy is a huge draw at Fantasy Springs,
and now that he is making his first title defense, the crowd
should be even bigger. This fight will be shown on Fox Sports 1
and Fox Deportes.
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Cloutier's Canada Corner
Jo Jo Dan Will Challenge IBF Welterweight Champion Kell Brook On
March 28
By Daniel Cloudier
MONTRÉAL - The Montrealer Romanian Jo Jo Dan will fight the IBF
welterweight champion of the world, the British Kell Brook,
March 28th in Sheffield, England. Dan (34-2-0), a southpaw,
became the IBF mandatory challenger December 19th at the Québec
City Colisée, in beating Kevin Bizier (23-0-0), from Québec
City, for the second time in a span of a year. The two fights
between Dan and Bizier were very close, both win by Dan by split
decision. December 19th, the fight was sanctioned as IBF
elimination bout. Click Here For
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Cloutier's Canada Corner
Bermane Stiverne: "My Life Was In Danger
The Second Half Of The Fight With Wilder"
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The Montrealer Bermane Stiverne (24-2-1) took against
Deontay Wilder (33-0-0), a defeat which cost him the WBC
heavyweight championship of the world, last Saturday in the ring
of the MGM Grand Arena. He did not suffer a concussion, but a
very severe dehydration.
Tests showed that the level of his dehydration was so severe, so
serious, that several fibers surrounding his muscles were
destroyed. He should not have been fighting in that condition.
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Eric Hunter W UD 10 Rene Alvarado Photo
Gallery
Photos: "Sugar" Ray Bailey
Including:
Michael Perez W UD 10 Miguel Acosta
Bernard Hopkins celebrates his 50th birthday with a cake
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Alvarado vs. Rios III Final Press Conference
Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Denver's "Mile High" Mike Alvarado and
former World Lightweight champion Brandon Rios of
Oxnard, Ca. pose during the final press conference for
the third chapter of their epic trilogy.
Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Tecate, the
12-round Alvarado-Rios 3 trilogy fight will take place
Saturday, January 24 at the 1STBANK Center in nearby
Broomfield, Co. and will be televised live on HBO®.
Amateur Middleweight Rivalry Carries Over
To Pros In Friday Night Fights Opener Tonight
During their amateur careers New England
middleweights Russell Lamour (11-0, 5 KOs), of Portland, Maine,
and Thomas Falowo (12-3, 8 KOs), of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, met
several times, with Lamour defeating Falowo all but once. Now
these two fighters meet again as pros for hometown bragging
rights in their ESPN Friday Night Fights debut at Foxwoods in
Mashantucket, CT. Click Here For
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Raymond Serrano Decisions
Jerome Rodriguez In Philadelphia
This past Tuesday night at the 2300 Arena in
Philadelphia, Jr. Welterweight Raymond "Tito" Serrano scored a
clear unanimous decision over Jerome Rodriguez.
With the win, Serrano raised his record to 20-2 as the score
cards read 59-55 on all cards.
"It was a fight that I worked on things in training," said
Serrano.
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Alex Saucedo, Alyssa Lynch, Holly Holm & Max Holloway Today On
LAST On Cyberstationusa.com
After a Wild Heavyweight title fight and the 2015
Super Bowl being officially set, the Sport Swami and his co-host
Corinna Blake are back and bring with them four guests who are
ready to talk about their big plans in the next month. Add in
recapping the wild Heavyweight title scrap as well as the NFC &
AFC Conference Games and its two hours of interviews, recaps and
predictions on Wavlite.com Presents LAST CALL on
www.cyberstationusa.com. This week's guests feature'
-Boxing champion turned UFC Bantamweight contender Holly Holm
makes her debut on the show as she sits down with the Swami and
Corinna to talk about her big UFC 184 PPV fight on February 28th
in Los Angeles. The "Preacher's Daughter" talks about her
opponent Raquel Pennington and what she brings to the table,
training with UFC Fighters in her gym, the reason she got into
MMA from boxing, if she would ever go back to boxing, and her
thoughts on the pressure that she faces before her UFC debut on
PPV.
-Undefeated boxing prospect Alex Saucedo makes his debut on the
show as he gets ready for his Unimas Fight in Hidalgo, Texas on
February 7th. The Top Rank promoter prospect sits down with the
Swami to talk about his experience fighting at a young age,
sparring with Manny Pacquiao and how it helped him in his
career, being a draw in Oklahoma City and fighting in his
hometown, and what the future holds for him in 2015 and beyond.
It’s all this plus Heavyweight title fight recap and NFL
Conference Championship recap on Wavlite.com presents LAST CALL
on
www.cyberstationusa.com. Friday January 23rd from 9 to 11
p.m. EST/ 6-8 p.m. PST.
On This Day: Jan 23
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Peter Manfredo Jr. KO'd Sherwin Davis in the 6th round -
Vacant WBO NABO Light Middleweight Title.
Scott Pemberton TKO'd Omar Sheika in the 10th round of a
Barn Burner - NABF Super Middleweight Title. Expo Center, Kansas City, Missouri:
Martin Castillo won a 12 round UD over Roger Galicia -
WBA Super Flyweight Title Eliminator.
Kelly Pavlik won an 8 round UD over Anthony Ivory - Non
Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Julian Letterlough TKO'd Tony Menefee in the 5th round -
Non Title. 1998, Sons Of Italy, Lake Worth, Florida:
Joel Casamayor won an 8 round UD over Javier Diaz - Non
Title. Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi:
Verno Phillips KO'd Julian Jackson in the 9th round -
WBU Light Middleweight Title.
Vassiliy Jirov TKO'd Jason Nicholson in the 2nd round -
Non Title.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Lucian Bute: "I Want To Put My
Career Back On The Track This Year"
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL —— After two miserable years, the former IBF super
middleweight champion of the world, the Montrealer Lucian Bute,
believes sincerely he will become back a winning fighter this
year… and wants absolutely to become back world champion.
Bute (31-2-0), meet the press Wednesday at the end of the
afternoon at the restaurant La Cage aux Sports of the Bell
Centre. Click
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Rios vs. Alvarado 3 Teleconference Transcript
BRANDON RIOS: How is it going everybody? I hope
everyone had a good Christmas and a great New Years. We are
ready for Saturday to give the fans a great show.
MIKE ALVARADO: Training is going good and I am ready to put on a
great show. I am ready to start the year off right and put a
great trilogy on for the fans. I am ready and excited for this
fight.
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Gennady Golovkin 172, Martin Murray 169,
30 Day WBC Weigh-In Results
Thirty days out from their highly anticipated
World Middleweight Championship, GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN and
MARTIN MURRAY have both weighed in within the World Boxing
Council’s (‘WBC’) required limits heading into their February 21
clash in Monte-Carlo.
From his training camp in Big Bear Lake, California, Golovkin,
the WBA/IBO and WBC ‘Interim’ Middleweight Champion weighed in
at 172lbs. while top rated challenger Murray hit the scale at
169lbs. on Wednesday morning in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Weights From New York City
Junior Wright 199.2 vs. Rayford Johnson 198.8
Floriana Pagliara 125.4 vs. Antwan Robertson 123.4
Ytalo Perea 237.8 vs. Emilio Salas 207.2
Akil Frederick-Auguste 159.2 vs. Eddie Edmond 158.6
Gary Beriguette 145.2 vs. Rafael Luna 148.2
Tre’Sean Wiggins 145.6 va Ilyas Aksabaev 145.2
Marcos Suarez 137.4 vs. Micah Branch 130.8
Damien Yero 154 vs. Mack Babb 151.6
Promoter: Dmitry Salita’s Star of David Promotions
Venue: Webster Hall (125 East 11th Street)
Raymond Serrano Wins 2nd Comeback Fight
Philadelphia's own Raymond "Tito" Serrano scored
a convincing 6 round decision victory over fellow Philadelphian
Jerome Rodriguez last night, Jan. 20th, 2015, at 2300 Arena in
Philadelphia, PA.
Serrano (20-2 9 KO's) dominated the action winning easily on all
three scorecards, 59-55. Under the promotion of Joe DeGuardia's
Star Boxing and new manager Mark Cipparone and trainer Raul
Rivas, Serrano is once again showing he can be a force to be
reckoned with in the Welterweight division.
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Boxing Legend Oscar De La Hoya Announces New Combat Sports,
Travel And Lifestyle Network
Olympic gold medalist, 10-time world champion in
six weight divisions and leading boxing promoter Oscar De La
Hoya will launch a new Spanish-language sports, travel and
lifestyle cable television channel called De La Hoya TV, the
"Golden Boy" announced today at the National Association of
Television Program Executives (NATPE) annual conference in
Miami. Click
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On This Day: Jan 22
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1994, Alma Alta, Kazakhstan:
Julio Cesar Vasquez won a 12 round UD over Juan Ramon
Medina to retain the WBA Light Middleweight Title. Belfast, Northern Ireland:
Eammon Loughran won a 12 round UD over Alessandro Duran
to retain the WBO Welterweight Title. Cardiff, Wales:
John-John Molina TKO’d Floyd Havard in the 6th round to
retain the IBF Super Featherweight Title. 1990, Inglewood, California: Raul Perez won a 12 round UD over Gaby Canizales
to retain the WBC Bantamweight Title. 1973, Kingston, Jamaica: George Foreman TKO’d Joe Frazier in the 2nd
round to win the WBA and WBC Heavyweight Titles. Frazier
was down three times in both rounds, this was the 1973
Fight of the Year, and it was here that Howard Cosell
made famous the words “Down goes Frazier. Down goes
Frazier”, I can still hear him saying it.
Bryant Jennings To Challenge Wladimir Klitschko
On April 25 At Madison Square Garden NY
Roc Nation Sports has reached an agreement for
newly signed boxer Bryant Jennings (19-0, 10 KO’s) to face
Heavyweight World Champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KO’s) on
April 25 at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City
in a fight that will air live on HBO’s World Championship
Boxing. Jennings will challenge Klitschko for his International
Boxing Federation, World Boxing Association, World Boxing
Organization and International Boxing Organization titles. Click
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Sullivan Barrera Training Camp Notes
Light Heavyweights Sullivan Barrera (14-0, 9 KOs)
and Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy (27-5, 18 KOs) will face off for eight
rounds of action on the undercard of the Dargan-Luis card
Friday, Jan. 30 at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Barrera, 32, is from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and made his
professional debut in his new home state of Florida in 2009. He
won all four of his fights in 2014, three by way of stoppage,
and is making his second appearance at Foxwoods. In his last
fight at Foxwoods, he stopped Eric Watkins in the sixth round.
Sullivan has an impressive 64% (9 of 14) knockout-to-win ratio
and his last three victories have come by way of knockout. Click Here
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Nicholas Walters Wins Jamaican Sportsman Of The Year
Leon Margules of Warriors Boxing wishes to
congratulate WBA Super World Featherweight Champion Nicholas
"The Axeman" Walters for being named Jamaican Sportsman of the
Year at the 54th RJR Sports Foundation National Awards.
29-year-old Walters (25-0, 21 KOs), a native of Montego Bay,
Jamaica, had a spectacular 2014, stopping respected champions
Vic Darchinyan (TKO 5) and Nonito Donaire (TKO 6).
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Tom Casino Needs Our Help
For many years, Showtime sports photographer Tom
Casino has artfully captured the seminal moments of athletic
competitions and focused too on the needs and well being of
others. Now he needs our help.
Back surgery last summer, then a near-lethal pulmonary embolism
and a debilitating stomach virus called c.diff, have depleted
Tom’s assets, the misery compounded by additional expenses
through another six months of physical rehabilitation. Under a
best-case scenario, these medical setbacks will cost Tommy one
year of work and more than $100,000 in health-care costs.
Without our help, food stamps, Medicaid and financial ruin loom
his new reality.
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David Price Back Feb. 21 In Berlin
Heavyweight sensation David Price (18-2, 15 KOs)
is back in action on the Abraham-Smith II undercard at the O2
World in Berlin, Germany on February 21.
With Heavyweight division back in the lime light and a host of
young talent coming through David wants to make a massive impact
in 2015 and state his claim as the best heavyweight on the
planet.
On This Day: Jan 21
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2005, Fountain Leisure
Centre, London, Brentford, England:
David Haye TKO'd Garry Delaney in the 3rd round - Non
Title. Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico:
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. TKO'd Jose Cruz in the 2nd round -
Non Title. Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut:
David Estrada TKO'd Chris Smith in the 11th round - IBF
Welterweight Eliminator.
Emanuel Augustus TKO'd Dillon Carew in the 8th round -
Non Title.
Sechew Powell won a 8 round UD over Patrick Thompson -
Non Title.
Raymond Joval TKO'd Rodrigues Moungo in the 3rd round -
Non Title. Reliant Center, Houston, Texas:
Juan Diaz TKO'd Billy Irwin in the 9th round - WBA
Lightweight Title.
Calvin Brock TKO'd Cliff Etienne in the 3rd round - Non
Title.
Raul Martinez TKO'd Len Martinez in the 1st round - Non
Title. Bridgend Leisure Centre, Bridgend, Wales:
Enzo Maccarinelli TKO'd Rich LaMontage in the 4th round
- WBU Cruiserweight Title. 1997, Bristol, England:
Glenn Catley TKO'd George Bocco in the 4th round - WBC
International Middleweight Title.
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Carlos Christie in the 2nd round -
Non Title.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Lucian Bute With Al Haymon
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The former IBF super middleweight champion of the
world, the Montrealer Romanian Lucian Bute, confirmed Monday
evening that he has a new manager: Al Haymon. Bute is the third
boxer from the Province of Québec to join the Al Haymon’s
organization, located in Los Angeles. The others are Adonis
Stevenson (25-1-1), the WBC light heavyweight champion of the
world, and Kevin Bizier (23-2-0), from Québec City. Click Here For
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Will Bryant Jennings Shake Up
The Heavyweight Division In 2015?
If you talk to any casual boxing fan about the
current state of the heavyweight division, many of them will
hark back to the "glory days" of Ali, Frazier, Liston and
Foreman, or even the resurgence of the division with Tyson,
Lewis, Holyfield, Bowe and the like. However, though the
Klitschko's could be just about tagged on to the end of the
renaissance, they weren't in the thick of it. Click
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Bermane Stiverne Press Conference
After Being Hospitalized Saturday Night
Two nights after being hospitalized following his
loss to unbeaten challenger Deontay Wilder on SHOWTIME® from the
MGM Grand Garden Arena, former WBC Heavyweight Champion Bermane
Stiverne, his Hall of Fame promoter, Don King, and his trainer,
Don House, hosted a press conference late today at the MGM
Grand.
Travis Peterkin Headlines Jan. 29 Broadway
Boxing At B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, NYC
DiBella Entertainment's (DBE) popular and
longstanding Broadway Boxing series returns on Thursday, January
29, with a thrilling nine-bout card held at NYC's famed B.B.
King Blues Club & Grill. Headlining the event will be Brooklyn's
talented and charismatic light heavyweight prospect "Notorious"
Travis Peterkin (13-0, 5 KOs), who has been a fixture on the
series since signing with DBE in 2012.
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Boxcino 2015 Pairings Set
This past Friday night, the matchups for Boxcino
2015 were revealed on ESPN's Friday Night Fights.
The tournament will get started on Friday, February 13 at the
Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut with four quarterfinal
fights in the Jr. Middleweight division. Click
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On This Day: Jan 20
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2005, Park Plaza Hotel,
Houston, Texas:
Travis Walker KO'd Michael Hamilton in the 3rd round -
Non Title.
Chris Henry KO'd Paul Foret in the 1st round - Non Title. 2001, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. TKO'd Diego Corrales in the 10th
round - WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Jose Luis Castillo TKO'd Cesar Bazan in the 6th round -
WBC Lightweight Title. 1998, Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas:
Jesse James Leija won a 12 round UD over Joel Perez -
NABF Lightweight Title.
Diosbelys Hurtado KO'd Aaron Zarate in the 1st round -
Non Title.
Golden Johnson won a 6 round UD over Cesar Delgado - Non
Title. 1996, Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, New South
Wales, Australia:
Kostya Tszyu TKO'd Hugo Pineda in the 11th round - IBF
Light Welterweight Title.
Cloutier's Canada Corner
Stiverne Released From Hospital
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS —— One day after he lost his WBC heavyweight
championship of the world in the ring at the MGM Grand Arena,
Montrealer Bermane had been admitted in a Las Vegas hospital.
Stiverne (24-2-1), who lost by unanimous decision against
Deontay Wilder (33-0-0), a 6’7’’
boxer from Alabama, took medical tests earlier
today.
Wilder connected Stiverne with 220 punches, two times more than
thrown by Stiverne. Camille Estephan, the
president-promoter-manager of The Eye Of The Tiger Management
Group, the Stiverne’s manager, believes his fighter is suffering
of dehydration and possibly a concession.
Stiverne was released earlier today. More to come.
Cloutier's Canada Corner
Wilder vs. Klitschko Could Happen This Year
By Daniel Cloudier
LAS VEGAS - What will be the future for the two heavyweights who
were involved in the main event of this Showtime boxing show
organized by Don King Productions and Golden Boy Promotions
Saturday evening at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas?
Deontay Wilder (33-0-0), a boxer of 6’7’’ from Alabama, who
dethroned the Montrealer Bermane Stiverne (24-2-1) as WBC
champion of the world, is now in position to fight the Ukrainian
Wladimir Klitschko (63-3-0), the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight
champion of the world. Klitschko mentioned recently to Europeans
boxing writers that he wants absolutely to get the four major
titles of the heavyweight division before ended his career. He
will be 39 years in March. If he wants to have the four titles
in his possession, he has no choice, he got to challenge Wilder
now. Klitschko, who won his last 19 world championship bouts, is
actually ranked among the 10 best fighters pound for pound in
the world.
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On This Day: Jan 19
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Wollongong, New South
Wales, Australia:
Anthony Mundine TKO'd Yoshinori Nishizawi in the 5th
round - WBA Super Middleweight Title. 2003, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:
Mohamad Abdulaev TKO'd Phillip Holiday in the 4th round
- Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Title.
Kostya Tszyu TKO'd Jesse James Leija in the 6th round -
WBC, WBA, IBF Light Welterweight Title. 2002, London, England:
Julio Pablo Chacon won a 12 round SD over Victor Polo -
WBO Featherweight Title.
Wayne Alexander TKO'd Paolo Pizzamiglio in the 3rd round
- Vacant European (EBU) Light Middleweight Title.
Johnny Tapia TKO'd Eduardo Alvarez in the 1st round -
Non Title. Miami, Florida:
Rosendo Alvarez TKO'd Pichitnoi Sitbangprachan in the
12th round - WBA Light Flyweight Title.
DeMarcus Corley won a 12 round UD over Ener Julio - WBO
Light Welterweight Title. 2001, Sacramento, California:
Willie Jorin won a 12 round UD over Oscar Larrios - WBC
Super Bantamweight Title * The 3 Judges Mr. Morita,
Mr.Rozadilla, and Mr. Minton were watching a Fight in
Los Angeles Apparently.
LAS VEGAS - In the last days, many times
the Montrealer Bermane Stiverne and the American Deontay
Wilder promised both to their fans to score a memorable
KO or a TKO in less than four rounds.
Who was right Saturday evening in the ring of the MGM
Grand Arena in Las Vegas?
Neither one nor the other. Surprise! The fight reached
the limit of the 12 rounds.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Santa Cruz: "I Hope Mares Is Next For Me"
By Daniel Cloutier
Photos: Hoganphotos/SHOWTIME
LAS VEGAS —— One of the most active boxer on the international
scene, the WBC super bantamweight (122 pounds) world champion,
the Californian Leo Santa Cruz, made a fourth successful defence
of his title Saturday evening in the ring of the MGM Grand
Arena, in beating the Mexican Jesus Ruiz by TKO.
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Deontay Wilder Brings The Heavyweight Championship Back To
America With Unanimous Decision Over WBC Champion Bermane
Stiverne
Photos: Esther Lin - SHOWTIME
And the new WBC Heavyweight World
Champion…
America finally has its heavyweight world champion as
Alabama’s Deontay Wilder dethroned defending champion
Bermane Stiverne via unanimous decision (118-109,
119-108, 120-107) Saturday on SHOWTIME® from the MGM
Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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On This Day: Jan 18
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico:
Fernando Montiel TKO'd Roy Doliguez in the 2nd round -
WBO Super Flyweight Title.
Hugo Cazares TKO'd Eric Jamili in the 3rd round - WBO
NABO Light Flyweight Title. Fort Lauderdale, Florida:
Hector Camacho TKO'd Otililo Villareal in the 9th round
- Non Title. 2002, Raleigh, North Carolina:
David Telesco won a 10 round UD over Julian Letterlough
- Non Title.
Tim Witherspoon TKO'd Ed White in the 1st round - Non
Title. 2001, Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California:
Mike Anchondo KO'd Osvaldo Valenzuela in the 2nd round -
Non Title.
Librado Andrade KO'd Sheridan Page in the 1st round -
Non Title. 1997, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Mauricio Pastrana won a 12 round SD over Michael
Carbajal - IBF Light Flyweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya won a 12 round UD over Miguel Angel
Gonzalez - WBC Light Welterweight Title.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. TKO'd Jerry Cooper in the 1st round
- Non Title.
Wilder Wins WBC Heavyweight Title With
Unanimous Decision Over Lackluster Stiverne
Deontay Wilder (now 33-0, 32 KO's) won the WBC
Heavyweight Title from Bermaine Stiverne, though not by a KO,
but a surprising unanimous decision. It wasn't the decision that
was surprising, but the fact it went the distance after all
these men promised leading up to the fight.
From the opening round Wilder would use his height, reach and
jab the rounds away. An occasional right hand through Stiverne's
guard would appear, followed by a few flurries of hooks.
Stiverne never really got off much of anything. He moved his
head all over when nothing was happening, but once the jab and
punches started coming his way, he was a solid as a tree trunk,
making it that much easier for Wilder to land at free will and
walk away with the win.
This fight proved a few things. It proved that Wilder could go a
full 12 rounds, though a 12 rounds dictated by hois own pace
with not much being offered in return from his opponent. This
fight also proved that despite what Stiverne's post fight
comment lead you to believe, that is EXACTLY how Stiverne
fights. That's how he lost to Demetrice King, and also how he
won against Chris Arreola. He just doesn't not move his head and
is very slow on his feet. This fight also showed the sad state
of the heavyweight division, but at least the better fighter
walks away with the title tonight.
Final scores were 118-109, 119-108 and 120-107. Stiverne drops
to 24-2-1 with 21 KO's.
Santa Cruz Stops Ruiz In 8th In Back & Forth Fight
Leo Santa Cruz (now 29-0-1, 17 KO's) retained the
WBC Super Bantamweight Title with an 8th round stoppage over
Jesus Ruiz. The fight was tougher than expected, as Ruiz was
very game and gave Santa Cruz a lot to think about if he wants
to step up against the bigger names. Ruiz would land a high
number of punches throughout, showing a bloodied Santa Cruz that
he needs to work on his defense game a bit. Santa Cruz would
land a high output of his own, however, and finally broke Ruiz
in the 8th, staggering him to the roped and unleashing a barrage
of punches that saw referee Kenny Bayless jump in and waive the
fight off, despite Ruiz still punching back. Final time was :29
of the 8th. Ruiz drops to 32-6-5 with 21 KO's.
Imam Stops Maldonado In 5th Round In Knockdownfest That Saw Both
Men Down
Amir Imam (now 16-0, 14 KO's) remained undefeated
with an all out war against Fidel Maldonado Jr. that included 5
knockdowns within 5 rounds. From the opening round, it seemed
Maldonado's pressuring strategy was going to succeed. Maldonado
smothered Imam and was able to land numerous punches on the
inside, pressuring him tot he ropes. Round 2 was also dictated
by Maldonado up until the very last second when a short right
hand out of nowhere had Maldonado down and out on his feet as
the bell sounded.
In round 3, an early candidate for round of the year, Imam came
out looking strong, but Maldonado would land a perfect left that
sent Imam down for the first time in his career. Imam brushed it
off, then cam back with another right to send Maldonado down a
second time in the fight. Maldonado was on shaky legs and Imam
went in for the finish, landing a combination against the ropes,
sending Maldonado down a 2nd time in the round, 3rd total, at
the end of the round.
Imam would remain in control in the 4th and through the 5th,
landing another right hand that buckled Maldonado, followed by a
left hook to the jaw that sent Maldonado backwards onto the
canvas again. Although he barely beat the count, referee Robert
Byrd waived this one off at 2:59 of the 5th.
Maldonado drops to 19-3-1NC with 16 KO's.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Oscar De La Hoya: "Lemieux Fits
Perfectly Within Our Organization"
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS - The Californian Oscar De La Hoya, the owner and
president of the Golden Boy Promotions organization, is positive
that his new acquisition, the young Montrealer middleweight
David Lemieux, will become one of the most popular boxers on the
planet.
“A boxer like David Lemieux if fitting perfectly with our
organization, said De La Hoya in the MGM Grand press room
Saturday around noon. David is not afraid to face the best men
of his division. It’s exactly the kind of fighters we love to
sign. I am positive that David will become one of the most
popular boxers on the planet. He is intense, determinate,
ambitious and he is one of the most dangerous puncher pound for
pound in the world. And you can add to that he is the best
looking man in boxing… since I quit boxing! When I was fighting,
a lot of women were buying tickets to see me in action, and I am
sure it will be the same thing with David. This kid has
absolutely everything to be a star.” Click
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Deontay Wilder: "I Will Shock The World"
Bermane Stiverne: "I Am Not Worried At All"
By Daniel Cloutier
Photo: Marlene Marquez
LAS VEGAS —— The moment of the truth is
approaching. The American boxer Deontay Wilder believes
he will cause a huge commotion Saturday evening in the
ring of the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.
We will know in few hours if he is right or wrong.
Wilder, a very tall fighter (6’7’’) from Alabama, will
try to dethrone the Montrealer Bermane Stiverne as WBC
heavyweight champion of the world. Stiverne won this
prestigious vacant title May 10th at the USC Galen
Centre in Los Angeles, in beating the Californian Chris
Arreola (35-4-0) by TKO in the sixth round. Stiverne
became at that moment the successor of the Ukrenian
Vitali Klitschko (45-2-0), who gave up the crown in
January 2014 to start a political career in Ukraine.
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Al Bernstein Audio Interview:
Stiverne vs. Wilder Analysis\
With the WBC Heavyweight title fight between
Bermane Stiverne and Deontay Wilder only hours away Pound4Pound
reached out to Showtime's Al Bernstein to get his breakdown of
the big fight. In this short 5 minute interview Bernstein gives
his insight on a fight that is sure to be filled with fireworks.
You don't want to miss what Al has to say.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Bernard Hopkins: "Kovalev Will Stop
Pascal In The Sixth Or Seventh Round"
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS - Former champion of the world, one of the greatest
boxer of our generation, Bernard Hopkins fought the two boxers
involved in the main event of the InterBox boxing show presented
March 14th at Bell Centre in Montréal: the Russian Sergey
Kovalev (26-0-1) and the Montrealer Jean Pascal (29-2-1).
Against Pascal, Kovalev will defend his WBA, WBO and IBF light
heavyweight championships of the world.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Lemieux With Golden Boy Promotions:
The Contract Has Been Signed
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS - The former champion of the world, the Californian
Oscar De La Hoya, who is the owner of the Golden Boy Promotions
company, and the Montrealer Camille Estephan, who is
president-promoter-manager with The Eye Of The Tiger Management
Group, will meet the press Saturday morning at the MGM Grand
Press room, to confirm that the Montréal middleweight David
Lemieux has officially joined the Golden Boy Promotions
organization.
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Diego De La Hoya, Taishan, Nick Arce,
& Oscar Negrette Head Up Feb. 27 Randy
Caballero vs. Alberto Guevara Undercard
On February 27, Mexicali's Diego De La Hoya (8-0,
6 KOs) makes his move up to fight in his first eight-round bout
in the evening's co-main event when he faces Los Angeles' Manuel
"Suavecito" Roman (17-3-3, 6 KOs) at Fantasy Springs Resort
Casino in Indio, Calif. Plus, Chinese heavyweight sensation
Taishan (2-0, 2 KOs) opens up the FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes
telecast in a four-round bout against Roy McCary (3-2, 3 KOs) of
Houston. Also, newcomer Nick Arce (1-0, 1 KO) competes in his
second professional match in a four-round super featherweight
bout hoping to make airwaves and undefeated Oscar Negrete (7-0,
3 KOs) will compete in non-televised six-round bantamweight
bout, both against opponents yet to be announced. Click
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On This Day: Jan 17
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, DM-Arena, Karlsruhe,
Germany:
Zsolt Erdei won a 12 round UD over Julio Gonzalez - WBO
Light Heavyweight Title. Seminole Casino, Coconut Creek, Florida:
Ramon Garbey won a 12 round UD over Jermell Barnes -
Vacant WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title.
Davarryl Williamson TKO'd Kendrick Releford in the 9th
round - Non Title.
Michael Moorer TKO'd Jose Da Silva in the 7th round -
Non Title. 1998, Sport und Erholungszentrum, Berlin,
Friedrichshain, Germany:
Oktay Urkal TKO'd Craig Houk in the 3rd round - WBC
International Light Welterweight Title.
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Marcus Rhode in the 2nd round -
Non Title. Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey;
Michael Grant TKO'd David Izon in the 5th round - IBC
Heavyweight Title.
Zab Judah TKO'd Steve Valdez in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Antonio Tarver TKO'd Boyer Chew in the 7th round - Non
Title.
Weights From Las Vegas - SHOWTIME
Photo: Marlene Marquez
Bermaine Stiverne 239lbs vs. Deontay
Wilder 219
(WBC Heavyweight Title)
Leo Santa Cruz 121.5 vs. Jesus Ruiz 122
(WBC Super Bantamweight Title)
Fidel Maldonado Jr. 139 vs. Amir Imam 140
Vyacheslav Shabranskyy 177 vs. Garrett Wilson 178
Cesar Quinonez 139 vs. Joan Valenzuela 141.5
Eric Molina 241.5 vs. Rapahel Zumbano 241
Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
Promoter: Don King
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Bermane Stiverne: "Wilder, I Will Knock
You Out In Less Than Four Rounds"
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS - The heavyweights Bermane
Stiverne and Deontay Wilder made a lot of acerbic and
provoking comments to each one during the last weeks,
but they were far away from each other. Thursday
afternoon at the David Copperfield's room at the MGM
Grand, where was held the final press conference of
their fight, they were sitting at few inches on each
one. We could feel the tension and the animosity between
them.
Saturday evening in the ring of the MGM Grand Arena,
Stiverne (24-1-1), a Montrealer, will proceed to the
first defense of his WBC heavyweight championship of the
world. Wilder (32-0-0) is the mandatory challenger.
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Stiverne vs. Wilder Live Stream
Weigh-In At 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT
SHOWTIME® Sports will offer a live stream of
Friday’s official weigh-in for “RETURN TO GLORY: BERMANE
STIVERNE vs. DEONTAY WILDER” taking place this Saturday, Jan.
17, live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT from the MGM
Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
SHO SPORTS PRESS PASS LIVE: STIVERNE VS. WILDER will be
available for viewing below from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in
Las Vegas and will be available in High Definition. at 5:30 – 6
p.m. ET / 2:30 – 3 p.m. PT
Braehmer To Defend WBA World
Title Against Krasniqi On March 21
Juergen Braehmer (45-2, 33 KOs) will defend his
WBA World Light Heavyweight title against Robin Krasniqi (43-3,
16 KOs) on March 21 in Rostock, Germany.
The 36 year-old southpaw returns, following the first-round
knockout Pawel Glazewski in December, to face Krasniqi in a
hotly anticipated domestic showdown. '’This is a fight people
have been talking about for a long time.’’ said Braehmer. ‘’Now,
the time has come to give the fans what they want. On March 21,
I will defeat Krasniqi and retain my title.’’ Click Here
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Weights From Verona, NY - ESPN2
Lundy Misses Weight, Fight With Petrov Off
Willie Monroe Jr. 160 - Bryan Vera 160
(NABA & NABO Middleweight Championship)
Petr Petrov 133 1/2 - Hank Lundy 139*
* Fight off due to Lundy being 4 lbs. overweight
Greg Jackson 145 1/2 - Cornelius Whitlock 145
Brandon Adams 160 - Lekan Byfield 158
Vitor Jones De Oliveira 132 - Michael Doyle 126
Taras Shelestyuk 148 - Antonio Chaves Fernandez 146
Borngod Washington 172 - Cameron Allen 172
Promoter: Banner Promotions
Venue: Turning Stone Resort Casino
Greg Walloch, Liam McGeary, Prichard Colon
& Rachael Oskovich Today On LAST CALL
On the eve of a Heavyweight Title boxing card,
two MMA cards and NFL Conference Championships this weekend, the
Sport Swami and his co-hosts Alura Jenson and Corinna Blake are
ready to deliver on their own predictions. But before that, the
trio welcome in four rising stars who are poised to make an
impact in this near year with some big news and announcements of
their own. Its two hours of interviews and predictions only on
on Wavlite.com Presents LAST CALL on
www.cyberstationusa.com. This week's guests feature'
-Undefeated Light Welterweight Prichard Colon returns to the
show as he is ready to introduce not only a new member of his
team but a new outlook on January 31st in the 2300 Arena versus
Johnathan Bautistsa. The Puerto Rican knockout artists talks
about his new trainer Pedro Diaz and the reason he brought him
in, how his father has handled the transition, what Pedro Diaz
brings to the table, his fight against Jonathan Bautista, and
training through the holidays while maintaining his weight.
It’s all this plus UFC/Boxing previews as well as thoughts on
Roc Nation Boxing on Wavlite.com presents LAST CALL on
www.dqrm.com.
Friday January 16th from 9-11 p.m. EST/ 6-8 p.m. PST.
On This Day: Jan 16
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota:
Koba Gogoladze TKO'd Juan Garza in the 2nd round -
Vacant IBA Continental Lightweight Title.
Matt Vanda won a 10 round SD over Sam Garr - Non Title. Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas:
Daniel Ponce De Leon TKO'd Jesus Perez in the 1st round
- Non Title.
Fernando Montiel TKO'd Roberto Lopez in the 3rd round -
Non Title. 2003, Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles,
California:
Jose Navarro KO'd Carlos Madrigal in the 2nd round -
Vacant WBO NABO Super Flyweight Title.
Oscar Larrios won a 10 round UD over Marcos Licona - Non
Title. 1999, Alexandria Basketball Stadium,
Sydney, New South Wales:
Glen Kelley TKO'd John "The Beast" Mugabi in the 8th
round - IBF Pan Pacific Light Heavyweight Title.
(Mugabi's last bout) MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Zab Judah KO'd Wifredo Negron in the 4th round - IBF
Light Welterweight Title (Interim).
Roberto Garcia won a 12 round UD over Juan Molina - IBF
Super Featherweight Title.
Lance Whitaker TKO'd Alex Stewart in the 7th round - Non
Title.
Mike Tyson KO'd Francois Botha in the 5th round - Non
Title.
Fres Oquendo won a 6 round UD over Duncan Dokiwari - Non
Title.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Bermane Stiverne: "Wilder Has A Big
Mouth,
Who Has He Beat Of High Caliber?"
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS - The WBC heavyweight champion of the world, the
Montrealer Bermane Stiverne, is clearly motivated at few days of
the first defense on his prestigious title. Easy, because he
does not like at all his next opponent, his mandatory
challenger, Deontay Wilder. The animosity between the two
fighters is more than obvious for several months.
They will resolved their dispute… in fighting Saturday evening
in the ring of the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas! A fight
promising a lot of action and sparks.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Deontay Wilder: "I Am Expecting
A Short & Spectacular Win"
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS - The heavyweight Deontay Wilder seems hungry like a
starving tiger who did not eat since 7 days… and see suddenly a
juicy prey in the valley! He is just waiting the moment to jump
on his prey.
Former bronze Olympic medalist, Wilder has the conviction he
will become in few days the first American in nine years to win
a heavyweight championship of the world.
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Rios vs. Alvarado III Denver Media Workouts
Photos: Michael V. Ornelas - Top Rank
Just 10 days before they write the final
chapter of their epic trilogy, former world champions
and co-stars of one this era's most intense and exciting
boxing rivalries, Denver's "Mile High" MIKE ALVARADO and
BRANDON "Bam Bam" RIOS of Oxnard, Calif., met with the
media today at a media workout at Alvarado's
Denver-based gym. Alvarado (34-3, 23 KOs), and Rios
(32-2-1, 22 KOs), who each own a victory in the series
-- both of which were candidates for Fight of the Year
in 2012 and 2013 -- discussed the upcoming Alvarado-Rios
3, which is scheduled for 12 rounds with the vacant
World Boxing Organization (WBO) International
welterweight championship on the line. Taking place
Saturday, January 24, at the 1STBANK Center, located in
the Denver suburb of Broomfield, CO, Alvarado-Rios 3
will be televised live on HBO, beginning at 9:45 p.m.
ET/PT.
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Kovalev vs. Pascal Press Conference
Photos: David Spagnolo - Main Events
New York, NY: Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev
(26-0-1, 23 KOs), the current WBO, WBA and IBF Light
Heavyweight World Champion, and Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17
KOs), the former WBC and Lineal Light Heavyweight
Champion and Current holder of the WBC Diamond Belt,
addressed the U.S. media in New York City in advance of
their March 14 fight for the WBO, WBA and IBF Light
Heavyweight Championships. Kovalev has been named The
Fighter of the Year by the WBO, Sports Illustrated,
BleacherRepor, New York Post, USA Today and many others
and today received his WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight
World Championship Ring from Kathy Duva, CEO of Main
Events.
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30 Years,
30 Undeniable Truths about Boxing, Sports,
and TV
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w/ Art by
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Dennis Bernstein
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