POLISH THUNDER ADDED TO SATURDAY'S SHOW AT THE TROPICANA
Author: STAR BOXING
Date: 3/4/2010
Exciting Philadelphian heavyweight, Joey Dawejko (2-0, 1KO) has been added to the Star Boxing promoted card, this Saturday night at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City. Dawejko will square off against Kimani Cunningham (0-2) over four rounds. The card is headlined by Shamone "The Truth" Alvarez (20-2, 11KO) taking on Alexis Camacho (17-2, 16KO) and will be broadcast live on GoFightLive.tv.
The 19-year-old Dawejko, who goes by the nickname "The Polish Thunder", turned pro in September of last year after a very accomplished amateur career. As an amateur, Dawejko compiled a 56-12 record, winning the National Silver Gloves three times, the Ringside World Tournament twice, the National PAL tournament three times, and the 2008 Junior World Championship along the way. Dawejko has also gained valuable experience in the gym, sparring with former heavyweight champions, Samuel Peter and Hasim Rahman (Rahman along with Damien Klinger are managing Dawejko).
Dawejko has a very fan friendly style, which has made him a big local attraction throughout the Philadelphia area. With an impressive showing Saturday, Dawejko hopes to further expand his rapidly growing fan base.
"We were excited to be able to add Joey to the card," stated Joe DeGuardia, CEO of Star Boxing. "We have heard he is a very exciting fighter, and really knows how to put on a great show, and those are exactly the type of fights we want ..........
RICO RAMOS TAKES ANOTHER BIG STEP TOWARD BEING THE BEST 122-POUNDER
Six Questions with the NABO Youth Super Bantamweight Champion Who Defends Against Cecilio Santos This Week in the Co-Feature on “ESPN’s Friday Night Fights”(10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA
Los Angeles, CA (March 4, 2010) – Coming off an impressive win over once-beaten Alejandro Perez back in late November at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA, NABO Youth Super Bantamweight champion Rico “Suavecito” Ramos returns to take another step up when he takes on four-time world title challenger Cecilio Santos in the scheduled eight-round co-feature of the March 5th telecast of ESPN “FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS” live on ESPN2 (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT). We go “Inside the Mind” of Rico Ramos in the final, prefight days with “Six Questions” for the NABO Youth champ. QUESTION #1: In your last fight in November you had an exciting win at Pechanga on Showtime over your toughest opponent to date in Alejandro Perez. How pleased were you with your performance that night? RAMOS: “I was very pleased with that win. It was a tough fight but people took notice. I had to watch the punches I threw because he was real tough and we knew how tough both of us were once the bell rang. I just wanted to limit my mistakes and keep control, which I..........
Author: TOP RANK Photo Credit : Chris Farina - Top Rank
Date: 3/4/2010
3/4/10,New York,N.Y.--- Joshua Clottey,Ghana hits the mitts during media day Thursday at Kingsway Gym in New York. Clottey is getting ready for the fight of his life against seven-time world champion and "Fighter of the Decade" Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao on Saturday,May 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas,Texas on HBO Pay-Per-View.
DEVON ALEXANDER ESCAPED STREETS OF ST. LOUIS TO BECOME A CHAMPION
Author: DON KING By PETER OWEN NELSON, SPECIAL TO SI.COM
Date: 3/4/2010
Behind
a metal detector at the entrance to the Marquette
Recreation
Center, a middle-aged secretary sits
at the front desk, crying. A boy she knew, a 19-year-old amateur boxer named
Darnell Mason, had been standing in the wrong place at the wrong time and was
killed in a drive-by. Three other people were shot: one in the arm, one in the
leg and one in the face. The bullet that killed Mason went through his left eye.
In north St. Louis, this is
nothing unusual. Upstairs in the Marquette gym, Devon Alexander, 23, shadowboxes
as he has since he was seven, so many years and so many killings ago. Jabbing,
up on his toes, he looks at ease, but to him there are better places to be.
For Alexander, life in the ring began in the fall of
1995, when a former narcotics detective began teaching him and 29 other kids how
to slip punches and throw hooks in the basement of an abandoned police station.
Officer Kevin Cunningham had brought these boys from their elementary school,
for which he was a community patrolman. In most cities police don't monitor
elementary schools, but this was the Hyde Park section of
St. Louis, which had a crack-fueled
economy and one of the highest homicide ra..........
LONDON
- 6'5 German heavyweight Hans-Joerg Blasko has been named as the opponent for
the return of Tyson Fury this coming Friday night. Fury, who is chief support to
the main card of Sykes vs. Morris for the British Super Featherweight title this
Friday in Huddersfield.
"Just like my team Manchester United, I need
to make a point this weekend. I've been away and it's time to return back to my
slot as the number one domestic heavyweight, in the premier league of boxing."
said Fury.
"Forget that other
London rival, Derek Chisora, he's
just been keeping my seat warm. While he's been snogging men, I’ve been sparring
them. Once I'm done with Blasko on Friday night, I'll maybe have another fight
before resolving the McDermott situation once and for
all”.
The rematch with McDermott is set to take
place on May 22nd in Manchester,
affording Fury..........
Author: SHOWTIME Photos: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME
Date: 3/4/2010
“SHOBOX: THE NEW
GENERATION’’
This Saturday, March 6,
2010; Live on SHOWTIME®
at 9
p.m. ET/PT
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Popular,
hard-hitting Vic “The Raging Bull’’ Darchinyan (33-2-1, 27 KOs) will defend his
World Boxing Council/World Boxing Association (WBC/WBA) super flyweight crowns
against streaking Rodrigo “Gato’’ Guerrero (13-1-1, 9 KOs) in the main event on
a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME® this Saturday, March 6 (9 p.m. ET/PT,
delayed on the West Coast) at The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa here.
Author: TOP RANK Photo Credit : Chris Cozzone
Date: 3/3/2010
3/3/10, Hollywood,Calif. --- Seven-time world champion and "Fighter of the Decade" Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao,General Santos,Philippines works out during media day at the Wildcard Boxing Club Wednesday as he winds down his training camp for his upcoming World Welterweight championship against challenger Joshua Clottey of Ghana. Top Rank's "The Event", will be held on Saturday,March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas,Texas and televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
PHOTO: MAYWEATHER VS. MOSLEY WASHINGTON D.C. PRESS CONFERENCE
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Author: GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS PHOTO CREDIT: Jeff Fusco - Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions
Date: 3/3/2010
(From Left to Right) CEO of Mayweather Promotions Leonard Ellerbe, Six-Time World Champion Floyd Mayweather, Five-Time World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley and President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar de la Hoya pose on March 3, 2010 in Washington D.C. at a press conference to officially announce Mayweather and Mosley’s May 1, 2010 fight at The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada which will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
JOHN MOLINA, JR. RETURNS TO THE “SCENE OF THE CRIME
Author: GOOSSEN TUTOR PROMOTIONS
Date: 3/3/2010
Six Questions with Junior Welterweight John Molina, Jr., Who Looks to Rebound From His First Loss as a Pro On Friday Night at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA
Los Angeles, CA (March 3, 2010) – Lightweight prospect John Molina, Jr., fighting for the first time since sustaining his first loss as a professional, will be in action Friday night at the same venue where he lost in late November. Molina, Jr., who lost by decision to Martin Honorio at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, will be featured on the Honorio-Wilton Hilario undercard at the same Temecula, CA venue. We go “Inside the Mind” of John Molina, Jr. in the final, prefight days, with “Six Questions” for the popular and talented Covina, CA boxer. QUESTION #1: You recently experienced your first loss as a professional. How difficult was that for you? MOLINA, JR.: “On the competitive side of me it was more difficult than you want to believe and a tough pill to swallow. But the brain side of me knows the fact that I was 30 percent, if that, because I was sick with the flu. I drank a half bottle of Dayquil right before I went down to my dressing room. So, given the circumstances and how I did, now that I look back on it, Martin Honorio fought 100% healthy while I was about 30%. But it was a good experience because I showed I was tough.” QUESTION #..........
ENGLAND (March 3rd, 2010)–- Unbeaten WBC Super Middleweight champion Carl “the Cobra” Froch gave us a glimpse of his snake-hips last Saturday night, all in the aid of Sport Relief, but now turns his steely eye to Mikkel Kessler in Herning, Denmark.
April 24th is now set in stone and the MCH Messecenter is the Danish venue for the next round of the Super Six tournament, where Froch defends his WBC title against the Danish boxing super star.
“The Sport Relief dance routine was a great laugh, me and the rest of the guys really enjoyed ourselves and I hope to think we raised at least a tenner for the charity!” joked the unbeaten WBC Champion.
“We practiced for about 2 days, counting the steps... 8, 9, 10, 11, fold newspaper, 12 step out” said Froch.
“But poor Johnny Nelson stepped out ahead of the rest of us, next thing Duke lost his mind and we were all over the place but we managed to pull it off with a smile. We were all a bit nervous as we waited for our music to start but once we got through the first 10 seconds we just breezed it and we certainly had a good chuckle afterwards once it was all over. They’re all good guys - It was great working with them and whilst on one hand it’s a shame we didn’t get through, on the other hand it will allow me to focus fully on the fight with Kessler on the 24th April which is now less than 10 weeks away”.
LONDON (March 3rd, 2010) Manchester born Tyson Fury looks set to resume his assault on the domestic heavyweight scene this Friday on the undercard of Gary Sykes vs. Andy Morris, who battle for the vacant British Super Featherweight title. His opponent for the stay-busy fight has yet to be named. Fury, who has been absent from the ring for 5 months, has came under scrutiny following his winning efforts over John McDermott. But since then Fury has been busy working hard in the gym to realise his potential and to win back those who criticised him. “I’ve just got back from sparring in Berlin, which Mick Hennessy organised for me which has been just the tonic”. Said Fury, who has also been rehabilitating a hand injury sustained in his win over Tomas Mrazek at the 02, Dublin in September last year. “I’ve been doing some heavy rounds with some big European names out there and the hand has held up well. I’m looking forward to cutting loose and taking someone out this Friday. I love to fight and am keen to get back into the swing of things as soon as possible. “ Fury, who stands at 6 ft 9” and weighs around 260lb is still only 21 years old and is still developing physically. Fury has boxed 9 times since his professional debut on the undercard of the WBC world title fight between Carl Froch and Jean Pascal in December 2008 and the atmosphere still lingers fresh in his mind. “It was fantastic atmosphere and ..........
KING ARTHUR BACK IN GERMANY – “I WILL DEFEAT DIRRELL EVERYWHERE”
Author: SAUERLAND
Date: 3/3/2010
BERLIN (March 3, 2010) - King Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs) has returned to Germany following the postponement of his Super Six World Boxing Classic second-round clash with Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KOs). The fight has been moved back to March 27 after Dirrell injured his back in practice. It will now take place at Detroit´s famous Joe Louis Arena and will air live on SHOWTIME, Saturday, March 27, at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. “I am not at all concerned about the change of the date,” King Arthur said. “We had a great time in Palm Springs.
I love America and I enjoyed to stage my training camp in the Californian sun. Postponements happen all the time in boxing. I don´t mind when and where I will take on Dirrell - I will defeat him everywhere, even in his backyard. I am in the Super Six tournament to become a star in America and all over the world. After the KO win over Jermain Taylor, another spectacular victory over Dirrell in front of his home fans will further raise my international profile.”
Added promoter Kalle Sauerland: “Arthur showed the US fans his KO power in both hands when he dispatched of Miranda in..........
Unbeaten junior welterweight Michael Dallas, Jr. will see his first action of 2010 when he takes on Mexican veteran Fabian Roque at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA on Friday night. We go “Inside the Mind” of Michael Dallas, Jr. in the final, prefight days, with “Six Questions” for the hot, Jackie Kallen-managed prospect out of Bakersfield, CA.
QUESTION #1: How have you been and what have you been up to since your last bout? DALLAS, JR.: “I’ve been good and staying busy. I haven’t fought since October, so I’ve just been in the gym and working on stuff that I can bring to the boxing ring this year.”
QUESTION #2: You will be facing veteran Fabian Luque on March 5th at Pechanga. What do you know about him? DALLAS, JR.: “I don’t know much about him, but I heard he is a Mexican-style fighter so I am going to stick to my game plan and box him and looking for the openings.”
QUESTION #3: This will be your third fight at Pechanga. How do you like fighting there? DALLAS, JR.: “I like Pechanga. You know a lot of the people in the crowd have been following me from the beginning and continue to follow me. I’m fighting for the third time there and want to show the fans improvement in my skills and give them a great fight.”
QUESTION #4: Nine of your 11 wins have been on..........
WBC President José Sulaimán during his visit with the Prime Minister of Thailand Abhisit Vejjajida, to whom he presented the WBC Muay Thai gold and green championship belt
General Kovid Bhakdibhumi, President of the Asian Boxing Council (far left in above photo), and Patrick Cusick (fourth from left in above photo), the Secretary of ABCO, accompanied President Sulaimán.
President Sulaimán asked the Prime Minister to constitute a national Thai Medical Board for boxing and Muay Thai, to bring safety to its safest levels.
After visiting and addressing the group of people interned in a drug rehabilitation camp, President Sulaimán asked the Prime Minister to try his best to offer jobs to all those after they finish their treatment, to give them an opportunity and not let them go back to such a cancer of modern society if they find all doors closed.
General Bhakibhumi took President Sulaimán to visit the historic Muay Thai museum in Bangkok that covers the 300 years of the sport in Thailand.
Benny Leonard, Ted "Kid" Lewis, Henry Armstrong, Billy Conn, y Manuel Ortiz son miembros del Salón de Fama. ¿Que mas tienen en común?
Todos perdieron sus primeras peleas como profesional. De hecho Miguel Cantos y los campeones pesos completos Bonescrusher Smith y Mike Weaver perdieron en su debut también.
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