POSSIBLE POSTPONEMENT DATE BEING DISCUSSED

LOS ANGELES (January 31) - Due to a left biceps injury sustained while training on Monday, January 30, Andre Berto will be unable to compete in his scheduled February 11 SHOWTIME televised bout against Victor Ortiz at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., forcing a cancellation of the event on that date. All parties involved are actively seeking a possible postponement date for Ortiz vs. Berto II.

Information regarding previously purchased tickets being honored for a possible postponement date will be released as it becomes available or, alternatively, ticketholders can contact their place of purchase for refunds.

More information will be announced as it becomes available.

Las Vegas, Nevada – On Saturday night, live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, elite welterweights Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit will collide for the interim UFC 170lbs championship.

UFC superstar Georges St-Pierre will be a very interested – and conflicted – ringside observer to the UFC 143 main event. ‘GSP’ has been the undisputed welterweight king since the spring of 2008, but knee injuries have forced him to withdraw from scheduled bouts with both Condit and Diaz and so he must sit on the sidelines while the pair stake a claim to his crown.

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I.B.F. Cruiserweight Champion YOAN PABLO HERNÁNDEZ (25-1, 13 KOs) will face two-time world champion STEVE ‘USS’ CUNNINGHAM (24-3, 12 KOs) in a hotly-anticipated rematch in Frankfurt on Saturday night. Boxing-online.com has caught up with the 27-year-old Cuban.

Q: Yoan Pablo, you will be facing Steve Cunningham for the second time on Saturday. Are you upset about giving him a rematch?

YPH: “No, not at all, much on the contrary. I am happy to fight him again. I will show everybody that I am the better fighter. If there are any doubts, I will erase them”.

Q: The first fight came to a controversial ending. Cunningham believes you could have fought on despite the cuts. What´s your take on that?

YPH: “Well, it wasn´t me who stopped the fight, but the referee after consulting the..........

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January 26

Blagnac, France: Light: Samir Ziani (10-0-1) W PTS 10 Ruudy Encarnacion (23-23-3). Hometown fighter Ziani, 21, retains WBC International Silver title for the first time with a unanimous decision over Dominican Republic born “Black Wolf” Encarnacion. Not a puncher, despite knocking down his challenger with a left hook in the second, southpaw Ziani does a Henry Armstrong imitation with his non-stop style ,which gives Encarnacion no chance to get into the fight.  Scores 100-90, 99-90 and 98-91. First fight for Ziani since winning the title in July by beating Carel Sandon. The durable Encarnacion, 32, lost to Kevin Mitchell on an eighth round stoppage back in 2009, but was fresh from an upset stoppage win over Innocent Anyanwu in November.

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Two weeks ago, Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux sent shockwaves throughout the junior featherweight division with a dominant 6th round TKO victory over the then WBA champion Rico Ramos. Rigondeaux, who at the time was the interim champion, would claim the regular WBA title and sent a message to everyone in the division that he had arrived. Shortly after the fight Rigondeaux would turn his attention to the new comer in the division, the Filipino Flash Nonito Donaire. Rigondeaux would call out Donaire during his post fight interview, providing ammunition for countless debates among boxing fanatics and pundits alike.

And so with a title fight in the horizon, Nonito was nevertheless asked his thoughts on a fight with the Cuban during his open media workout from the Top Rank gym this past Saturday. Donaire would go on to comment that he was not opposed to the fight, but was not overly excited at the prospect of facing an opponent that he considers a “boring fighter”.

“It would be great, but you know one thing is we have had our list of fighters and that’s what we are going to try to do,” said Donaire to the press at hand. “The guys who I am task are no easy guys like, Nishioka..........

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Top Rank president Todd Duboef was on hand to view Nonito Donaire workout for the press at the Top Rank gym in Las Vegas this past Saturday. With a large roster of champions, contenders and up and coming boxers,  Duboef was very excited to discuss the future of many of his fighters, starting with Donaire’s upcoming fight with Wilfredo Vazquez jr this coming Saturday.

“Hopefully this will be the kind of fight that will give him a Montiel type of performance, where he shines,”  said Duboef. “Where someone is going to put pressure on him and he’s going to allow his speed and power to show and I think we’re all looking forward to getting those type of performances. He’s got a real tough fight, Vazquez is bigger than anyone he’s ever fought and his aggressive and really was winning the Arce fight. He was one round away from winning that fight. So this is going to be a real barometer to see how Nonito does with Vazquez and how he would do with Arce in the future. “

The discussion then turned to another junior bantamweight under the Top Rank banner, the Cuban ex Olympian and recently crowned WBA Champion Guillermo Rigondeaux. Shortly after winning his title two weeks ago, Rigondeaux would set his sight on Nonito Donaire calling h..........

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Ex world champion and current boxing trainer Roberto Garcia was present at the Top Rank Gym in Las Vegas Nevada for the open media work out held by one of his fighters, the Filipino Flash Nonito Donaire. We were able to catch up with Garcia and discuss Nonito's up coming fight with former world champion Wilfredo Vazquez jr.

Garcia would also comment about the future of some of his other fighters, such as the former lightweight champion Brandon Rios, the up and coming prospect Mickey Garcia, as well as the newest addition to his stable of fighters, the ex middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik.

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 "When you have two guys who are in good form and who know their basic from jabs and straights, usually you will see a great fight.”  - Nonito Donaire, full video below

Las Vegas,Nevada --- Three-time world champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire held a public work out for media and fans this past Saturday, January 28th to discuss his upcoming fight with Puerto Rican ex champion Wilfredo Vazquez junior. On the line will be the vacant WBO junior featherweight title in a fight to be televised live by HBO this coming Saturday.

It’s a fight pitting two young and hungry warriors who are eager to put on a great show and who want to be crowned as world champion at junior feathwerweight limit.

“It’s going to be great you know," said Donaire in an interview with the press. “ I think that he is a great fighter. As you can see I’m very excited for this fight. I’m really ready for it already. My mentality is prepared as well. He’s a tough guy that has power as well. The one thing, why I can’t take him lightly, is because he is very determined to beat me. So he’ll pull everything in his arsenal to try to win. But we’re ready for it. “

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Three-time world champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire works out for the press as he prepares for his upcoming world title fight against former world champion Wilfredo Vazquez,Jr., Saturday,Feb. 4, televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing from the Alamodome in San Antonio,Texas. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zanfer Promotions,All Star Boxing and Tecate.

 Donaire battles Vazquez Jr. in this double-header blockbuster event and undefeated WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. defends his title against Marco Antonio Rubio in the other main event.

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The always colorful Bam Bam Brandon Rios recently reached out to BoxeoMundial, never at a loss for words we discussed weight issues, fight plans, the expectant birth of Brandon II and everything in-between.

The undefeated former WBA lightweight champion lost his title on the scales in his last fight back on December 03, 2011 not able to get down to the 135 lb. weight limit. The fight with John Murray moved forward with the 135 lb. strap vacant with only Murray eligible to win the title. Despite the outcome with all the prefight disappointments title or no title, Brandon did not disappoint and put on arguably the best fight on the card in a fight that had all out action in all eleven rounds before Referee Earl Brown called a halt to the action at 2:06 in round eleven.

After the fight there has been much speculation in the media and fans weather or not Brandon would leave the division and head north five pounds to the hot junior welterweight division. Rios made it very clear in our discussion that due to fault of his own he was not able to make the weight back in December and he clearly intends to get right back in the saddle and pursue a big fight in the division before moving up in weight. “I have to put blame on myself for not m..........

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Bad boy Badr Hari will join Naazim Richardson to focus on boxing career

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Kickboxing is to the Netherlands as MMA is to the USA.  And Badr Hari is to kickboxing in terms of revenue as Brock Lesnar is to MMA.  An era came to an end on Saturday January 28, 2012 as arguably the best Heavyweight kickboxer in the world retires from the kickboxing scene in what is supposed to have been his prime.   The 27 year old Moroccan-Dutch former K-1 Heavyweight champion Badr Hari went through some rough times the past few years mentally and also legally.  But last night was no time to reflect on his troubles but to celebrate the man who has been one of the most exciting fighters ever in the kickboxing world.  Unfortunately the kickboxing scene is in trouble with K-1 pretty much bankrupt. K-1 has not seen proper action in 2011 and many fighters are scrambling for their livelihood. The former K-1 Heavyweight champion Badr Hari has decided not to wait any longer and will turn his attention to boxing in the USA under guidance of Naazim Richardson. Hari's final farewall was held on January 28th, 2012 against another currently fighter suffering under the bad times of kickboxing while still in h..........

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CHICAGO, Ill. (January 27, 2011) — Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the Bayou State on Friday, March 16 for Bellator 61 live from Bossier City at the Horseshoe Riverdome. The night will feature the long awaited rematch between “The American Solider” Eric Prindle (@EricPrindleMMA) and “The Big Monster” Thiago Santos (@BigMonsterMMA) to determine a winner from last season’s heavyweight tournament, as well a host of local talent from the Louisiana area.

Tickets for the event are now on sale and can be purchased online at Riverdome.com, by phone at 888-512-SHOW (7469) or by visiting The Gift Horse at Horseshoe Bossier City Casino. Tickets are priced from $25-$75. The event will also be broadcast LIVE starting at 7 p.m. CST on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. CST, with the first fight scheduled for 6 p.m. CST. The preliminary card, featuring the area’s top local talent will be streamed LIVE and FREE around the world on Spike.com starting at 6 p.m. CST.

“Louisiana’s been an amazing home to Bellator.  Our last two Louisiana events we’re spectacular sell outs, so bringing Bellator to Bossier City was an easy decision to make,” said Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney. “This Prindle-Santos fight has war written all over it and both of these guys have taken this huge fight very personally. March 1..........

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"My fighter will beat everybody in the heavyweight division; it's only a matter of time," says Boris Grinberg of AB Boxing, manager and father figure of undefeated Russian heavyweight Magomed "Mago" Abdusalamov (12-0, 12 KOs).

To say Team Abdusalamov is confident their fighter is the next big thing in the heavyweight division is an understatement. They are certain of it. "This guy beats everybody, including the Klitschkos. He's too big and strong. Nobody can even go more than a few rounds with him in sparring."

Abdusalamov will face Cuba's Pedro Rodriguez (8-0, 6 KOs) in one of the televised bouts of the Friday, February 3, ESPN Friday Night Fights broadcast presented by Warriors Boxing and Sampson Boxing at the Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas.

The event, entitled "Superbrawls", will be topped by a 10-round light heavyweight main event between Colombian powerhouse Edison "Pantera" Miranda and South Africa's WBC #6, WBA #13, and WBO #14-rated Isaac "Golden Boy" Chilemba, and also feature Hylon Williams Jr. (15-0, 3 KOs) of Las Vegas and Rances "Kid Blast" Barthelemy (14-0, 11 KOs) in the eight-round lightweight co-main event

30-year-old "Mago" Abdusalamov is a crunching southpaw powerhouse who moves forward constantly and imposes his brute strength on his unfortunate foes.

The UFC offers up the initial show of their landmark Fox deal on Saturday night. Even detractors of the organization and sport have to admit that they work until they get things right. One fight in a sport with such propensity for early endings just isn’t enough, so they are coming with two major bouts that could lead to the two biggest grudge matches in UFC history.

Dating back to his days on The Ultimate Fighter, Rashad Evans had a style that just didn’t resonate with fans. But Shad got their attention outside of the ring and he realizes it doesn’t matter if they love you or hate you as long as they aren’t indifferent. Inside the cage I think he has always been, and continues to be, underrated. Evans came to the sport with a strong wrestling base and a lot of heart. Coupled with his dynamic athleticism that was a great starting point and he has added a strong stand up game to go with it. Evans is small for the Light Heavyweight division and I think the lack of weight cuts enables him to excel with his fast twitch game. The only chink in his armor is a less than concrete chin, but one exception against Lyoto Mac..........

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San Juan, Puerto Rico- On February, 17the undefeated NABA champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), at 147pounds, the Puerto Rican Thomas Dulorme (13-0, 10 KO's), and undefeated 154pound power puncher, Jonathan "Mantequilla" Gonzalez (14-0, 13 KO's),will co headline the Gary Shaw Promotions card on Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez,California, which will be televised on Showtime’s boxing series ShoBox: The NewGeneration.
 
In the main event Dulorme will clash against Jose Reynoso (15-3-1, 2KO’s), inhis third defense of his NABA title and fighting for the first time for the NABFtitle of World Boxing Council. The night’s co main event will feature furiouspower puncher Gonzalez, against world contender Billy Lyell (24-10, 5KOs), in hisfirst defense of his NABO title of the WBO and WBA Fedelatin, in a 10 round fight. Lyellhas fought world class fighters such as Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and JamesKirkland.

"We have big plans with Dulorme and 'Mantequilla' that’s why these two fightsare a very important step for, in the future, get them crowned as worldchampions. They are an essential part of Team Puerto Rico and I know theywill have a good performance in California and represent our Island well,"said Javier Bustillo, president of Universal Promotions.

Dulorme, in his last fight, thru nine rounds, completely dominated and outboxed the global contender Charlie Navarro, in a fig..........

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Universal Boxing Organization™ International Lightweight Champion Rances Barthelemy (14-0, 11 KOs) will not be in for an easy ride when he makes his first title-defense on February 3. “Kid Blast” will be taking on fellow undefeated Hylon Williams Jr. (15-0, 3 KOs) at the Texas Station Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

The fight will be promoted by Warriors Boxing and Sampson Boxing LLC, and televised live throughout the United States on ESPN2.

Rances Barthelemy won the UBO title last July when he beat Gerardo Robles on points at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, and is..........

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The road to UFC gold unfolds this weekend from Chicago, where two title shots are on the line in the main and co-main event of the evening. First, middleweights Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping duke it out for the right to face 185-pound champion and top-ranked fighter, Anderson “The Spider” Silva. Then for the main event, undefeated Phil Davis clashes with former champion Rashad Evans for a crack at current 205-pound kingpin, Johnny “Bones” Jones.  The battle lines have been
drawn this Saturday and only one man from each fight can come a crucial step closer to their championship dreams at UFC on FOX 2. Just which contender has what it takes to pass the test in order to headline a future PPV against the current title holder?

Chael Sonnen (26-11) is not heavy handed but implements perfectly placed punches which set up thriving takedowns.  Closing the distance masterfully off of faints and jabs, he excels in smothering an opponent, forcing them into his world.  While only Sonnen’s jiu-jitsu defense serves as a slight chink in his armor, Michael "The Count" Bisping (22-3) has never threatened anyone with his ground wizardry. Not to be dismissed for lack of effort, Bisping is in his comfort zone when grinding out decisions.  However, Chael’s superior wrestling combined with ease in anyone’s guard not named Anderson Si..........

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The next installment of Hitz Boxing's wildly popular "Fight Night at the Horseshoe" series will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2012, at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, featuring heavyweight contender "Merciless" Mike Mollo (20-3-1, 12 KOs) of Oak Lawn, Illinois; NABA-US Champion Yakubu "Black Mamba" Amidu (20-2-1, 18 KOs) of Los Angeles via Ghana; Vladikavkaz, Russia's undefeated welterweight prospect Alanbek Kozaev (19-0, 6 KOs); the unveiling of newly signed Cleveland-based junior welterweight prospect Prenice "Greatness" Brewer (16-1-1, 6 KOs); and a host of local favorites and warriors who have earned their spots through previous strong performances.

While the main and co-main and many of the opponents are yet to be determined, also scheduled to appear are unbeaten heavyweight slugger Dave Latoria (9-0, 5 KOs); popular local super middleweight Mike "Hollywood" Jimenez (5-0, 3 KOs) who will face Bruce "The Rage" Rumbolz (22-23-2, 15 KOs) of Sterling, Illinois; Lafayette, Louisiana, lightweight Chris Singleton (3-0, 2 KOs); the second four-round professional bout of Chesterton, Indiana, heavyweight Philip Triantafillo (1-0, 1 KO); Chicago junior welterweight Genaro Mendez (3-1-1, 2 KOs) will face Omaha's debuting Eric Corrona; and the debut of Omaha, Nebraska-based former amateur heavyweight star (and newest member of the Hitz Boxing stable) Brian Ho..........

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