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BELLATOR MMA EXTENDS CONTRACT OF STANDOUT BANTAMWEIGHT SUPERSTAR DARRION ‘THE WOLF’ CALDWELL
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Maj 16, 2016) – Bellator MMA is proud to announce the contract extension of undefeated bantamweight superstar Darrion "Vargen" Caldwell (9-0) till en exklusiv flerårigt, multi-kamp kontrakt.
“Darrion is a fighter who I really think has that x-factor,” said President Scott Coker. “After his last fight, I looked at our matchmaker and I just said, ‘Wow, this is kid is exploding with talent.’ I’m very happy we were able to get this deal done and I look forward to seeing this star rise for years to come.”
Growing up in New Jersey, Caldwell was a talented, multi-sport athlete who shined the brightest on the wrestling mats. After becoming a three-time high school state champion in New Jersey, “The Wolf” naturally joined “The Wolfpack,” earning a spot on the North Carolina State University wrestling squad. With the Wolfpack, he continued dominate his opponents, winning the NCAA national wrestling championship in 2009.
Making his professional MMA debut in 2012, the 28-year-old has looked seemingly unstoppable at times throughout his first nine fights. I sin sista utflykt, the six-fight Bellator MMA veteran Caldwell convincingly defeated former two-division Bellator champion, and Greco-Roman world champion wrestler Joe Warren. You can watch the video by clicking on the photo’s below.
“Bellator has been nothing but good to me,” Caldwell shared with the MMA Hour this morning. “They saw my talent early on in my career and they came after me… I’m here to let everyone know I’m going to continue my talents at Bellator MMA… With Bellator Jumping on board, it’s time to get married. I’m in it for the long run.”
Caldwell is nothing if not confident in himself, continuing with host Ariel Helwani: “I’ve always been a star, but it’s just been about getting on that platform and Bellator is giving me that opportunity… I don’t think any 135-pounder can see me, ya feel me? Whether its UFC, Bellator, anywhere in the world there isn’t a 135-pounder that can beat me.”
Hughie Fury rated #6 by WBO; Eager to conquer challenges in and out of the ring
Manchester, Lancashire, UK (Maj 16, 2016) – Fast rising heavyweight Hughie Fury has been ranked #6 in the world by the World Boxing Organization (WBO).
Fury captured the WBO’s Intercontinental belt April 30 via 7thround technical decision over awkward Fred Kassi. At 21years old, Fury has a perfect 20-0 professional ledger and stopped ten of his opponents. During the last fifteen months, Fury’s passed multiple tough tests having outpointed noteworthy fighters in Andriy Rudenko, George Arias, Dominick Guinn and Kassi.
Denn July 9, Fury looks to shine on his biggest stage yet when he faces an opponent to be named in a ten or twelve round fight. The fight will appear on the undercard of the world heavyweight championship showdown between champion Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko at the Manchester Arena.
Hungry but humble, Fury is very pleased with his world ranking and plans to win the WBO world championship.
“I’m overwhelmed that the WBO has me listed in the top six in the world,” said Fury. “I’m a loyal person and will repay the WBO by winning their world title just like my cousin Tyson.”
Even with his notable success and high praise throughout the boxing world, Fury’s been battling a grueling opponent out of the ring that has prevented him from being 100 procent.
According to Dr. Ian R. Vit, Fury’s suffering from acne conglobata which could result in malaise, fluctuating fevers and joint pain. The condition has to be treated aggressively with medications in order to keep his career progressing.
Thankfully, he’s responding well and things are looking up.
“I’ve been dealing with fatigue and a skin problem that caused my body to breakdown. I know people in the boxing world have taken note of this and I appreciate their concern. The good news is I have been given treatment to clear my skin once and for all. Jag är 21 years old and am going to show the world what I’m about in the next year and hopefully there will be another world champion in the Fury family.”
Fury’s opponent will be announced shortly.
Fans can interact with Fury on Twitter @hughiefury.
Former Boxcino champions and World Title Challengers Willie Monroe Jr. and John Thompson Clash in Middleweight Bout On Saturday, Juni 11 at The Turning Stone Casino Resort, Live on SHOWTIME EXTREME®
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Edwin Viruet Ring 8 Gästtalare tisdag kväll
Edwin Viruet
Ring 8 Gästtalare tisdag kväll
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NEW YORK (Maj 16, 2016) – New York State Boxing Hall-of-Famer Edwin Viruet blir Ring 8: s gästtalare at tisdagär nattens (Maj 17) månadsmöte, startar ent 7 p.m. OCH, på O'Neill's Restaurant, belägen vid 64-21 53Kör i Maspeth, New York.
“Edwin togs in i New York State Boxing Hall of Fame som medlem i klassen 2016,” Ring 8 president Bob Duffy sa. “Han kunde inte delta i introduktionsceremonin, så vi kommer att presentera honom med hans Hall of Fame-bälte vid vårt möte. Edwin förkroppsligar vad New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) handlar om sina övergripande prestationer och prestationer som New York State fighter. Vi är mycket glada över att Edwin kommer att få denna möjlighet att hedras och vi är alla intresserade av att höra honom tala om sin boxningskarriär.”
Viruet (32-6-2) var en enastående amatörboxare, om än kort, registrera en perfekt 18-0 post, framhävdes genom att han vann två New York Golden Gloves Championship i 1968 som en nybörjare på 118 pund och året därpå i 126 pund-divisionen, Edwin och hans bror,Adolpho Viruet, förklarades medmästare.
I 1969, Viruet blev pro and två år latär, han kämpade oavgjort med framtida världsmästareSaul Mamby och han vann ett beslut över en annan framtida världsmästare, Alfredo Escalara. Tre år senare, Viruet gjorde en avgörande seger mot stipendiaten 2016 NYSBHOF-inducerad Vilomar Fernandez på Madison Square Garden.
Viruet gick distansen två gånger med världsmästaren i lätt vikt Roberto Duran, förlora ett beslut båda gånger, den första i en kamp utan titel 1975 och den andra som en världsutmanare i Philadelphitvå år latär.
I 1983, Viruet gick i pension som en boxare efter att ha kämpat på alla de bästa New York-platserna – MSG, The Felt Forum, Sunnyside Garden, Nassau Coliseum, Singer Bowl och Audobon Ballroom.
Viruet hade också en framgångsrik karriär som tränare med tungvikt Alex Steward, en Golden Gloves-mästare som, som professionell, kämpade Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfieldoch George Foreman. Viruet utbildade också skådespelaren Wesley Snipes.
Flera Vinny Maddalone slagsmål, med tillstånd av Charley Norkus, Jr., kommer att visas på sex tv-skärmar during tisdagär nattbuffé.
Ring 8 Sommar picknick
Ring 8: s årliga sommarpicknick kommer att vara held Sundär eftermiddag, Augusti 28, på Brady Park i Massapequa Reserve, Nassau på Long Island, New York. Kompletta detaljer kommer snart.
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KONTAKT: Bob Trieger, Plenum PRESS, 978.590.0470, bobtfcp@hotmail.com fightpublicist
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OM RING 8: Ring 8 blev den åttonde dotterbolag vad var då känt som National Veteran Boxers Association – följaktligen, RING 8 – och idag organisationens motto fortfarande: Boxare hjälpa boxare.
RING 8 är fast besluten att stödja mindre lyckligt lottade människor i boxning samhället som kan behöva hjälp när det gäller att betala hyra, sjukvårdskostnader, eller vad försvar behov.
Gå på linjen till www.Ring8ny.com för mer information om RING 8, den största gruppen av sitt slag i USA med mer än 350 medlemmar. Årliga medlemsavgift är endast $30.00 och varje medlem har rätt till en buffé middag på RING 8 månatliga möten, exklusive juli och augusti. Alla aktiva boxare, amatör och professionell, med en aktuell boxning licens eller bok har rätt till en kostnadsfri RING 8 årlig medlemskap. Gäster på Ringen 8 medlemmar är välkomna till en kostnad av endast $7.00 per person.
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Heavyweight Brawl Between Stephan Shaw & Danny Kelly Featured On Premier Boxing Champions
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“BATTLE BORN BOXING” Amateur series returns to Downtown Las Vegas Events Center
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LAS VEGAS (Maj 16, 2016) -“Battle Born Boxing: Uprising II” is on tap Friday night, Maj 20, startar ent 7 p.m. PT, at the outdoor Downtown Las Vegas Events Center. “Battle Born Boxing” is an amateur boxing series created by Neon Star Media on behalf of its client, D Las Vegas, to support amateur boxing in Nevada, as well as provide a platform for amateur boxers from other states to compete against local clubs and boxers.
Las Vegas-based boxing clubs represented at “Battle Born Boxing: Uprising II” includes Barry’s Boxing, Richard Steel Boxing Club and Johnny Tocco’s Ringside Boxing.
“Battle Born Boxing” was successfully launched April 15 and the amateur boxing series will continue the night before each of the “Knockout Night at the D” series professional boxing events, airing live throughout 2016 on CBS Sports Network from the DLVEC.
“Battle Born Boxing: Uprising II” biljetter, kostar $19.00 for ringside (rader 1 och 2) och $15.00 för allmän antagning, are on sale at www.DLVEC.com. All tickets purchased for “Battle Born Boxing: Uprising” will entitle ticketholders to receive $10.00 off any tickets purchased for the following evening’s (Maj 21) “Knockout Night at the D” pro event. Those tickets, kostar $99.99 VIP ringside, $49.99 ringsiden, $24.99 och $14.99 allmän antagning, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com eller www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets.
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FORMER STATE CHAMPION RETURNS TO BATTLE THE KEN DOLL
Lewiston, Maine (Maj 16, 2016) - New England Fights (NEF) returns to Lewiston, Maine on June 18, 2016 with the fight promotion’s next mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing extravaganza, “NEF 24: PROMISED LAND.” NEF executives have announced the signing of a professional featherweight MMA bout to the card featuring Matt “Ken Doll” Denning (3-2) och Brandon Bushaw (1-2).
Denning is coming off a huge submission victory over Derek Shorey (3-7) this past weekend at “NEF 23” in Hyannis, Massachusetts. The first time the pair met in 2014, it took Denning a mere 2:28 to submit Shorey. Denning topped that performance in the rematch by finishing Shorey in just 37-seconds. The win was a rebound for Denning after back-to-back losses in the NEF MMA cage. Just last month in Lewiston, he was stopped in the first round by Josh Harvey (1-0). Nu, he will look to make it two wins in a row when he takes on Bushaw on juni18.
“I’d like to thank New England fights for giving me another opportunity to show my skills and how hard I have been working,” nämnda Denning. “This is my third fight in eight weeks. After fighting someone as tough as Josh Harvey, I’m prepared to battle with anyone. I’m going to keep the fight in my hands and dominate on the feet, brottning, or if it hits the ground. Bushaw is an experienced fighter and is going to bring it fast. I’m looking forward to it and extremely confident with staying in the win column.”
Brandon Bushaw won state championships in wrestling for Westbrook High School in 1998 och 1999 med en sammanlagd rekord av 73-3 for those two seasons. He went on to wrestle at Michigan State with former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight Title Holder Rashad Evans (24-5-1) as a teammate.
Recent years have seen Bushaw relocate from Maine to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where he trains at Fitness Edge MMA. He has made the trip back home to the Pine Tree State to compete for NEF on four separate occasions. Bushaw’s last appearance on an NEF card was in the fall of 2014 against Elias Leland (2-1). It was Bushaw’s only loss to date in his home state of Maine. The upcoming fight with Denning will see Bushaw move up in weight from the 135-pound bantamweight division to the 145-pound featherweight division.
“I am beyond excited to return to my home state of Maine and fight under the NEF banner for the fifth time,” exclaimed Bushaw. “I am making the move up to 145, where I intend to stay for the rest of my career. That is, Naturligtvis, if my sole loss in Maine will accept a rematch – I would gladly make the cut to fight Eli Leland again at 135! I am making this trip with ‘The Fearless One,’ ‘The Titanium Warrior,’ Amos Collins! I look up to Amos as a mentor, a friend, and one ballsy motherf$%ker! I can’t wait to put my fist on ‘Ken Doll’s’ ansikte, and blow him a kiss when he wakes up!”
NEF returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine on juni 18, 2016 med “NEF 24: PROMISED LAND.” Tickets for “NEF 24” start at just $25 och finns det erbjudanden nu på www.TheColisee.com eller genom att ringa Colisée biljettintäkterna på207.783.2009 x 525.
For more information on the events and fight card updates, besök Promotions hemsida www.NewEnglandFights.com. Dessutom, du kan titta NEF videor på www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, följa dem på Twitternefights och gå med den officiella Facebook-gruppen "New England Fights."
Om New England Fights
New England Fights ("NEF") är en kamp evenemang kampanjer företag. NEF: s mission är att skapa högsta kvalitet händelser för Maine fighters och fans. NEF: s ledningsgrupp har lång erfarenhet av kampsporter hantering, händelser produktion, medierelationer, marknadsföring, juridiska och reklam.
JUNIKO SWEEPS; BATTLES VICTORIOUS IN PRO DEBUT; WOMEN’S FIGHT STEALS THE SHOW
Hyannis, Massachusetts (Maj 15, 2016) - New England Fights (NEF), USA: s nummer ett regionalt kamp främjande, held its most recent event, “NEF 23: CAGE THE CAPE” on Saturday night at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center (HYCC) in Hyannis, Massachusetts. The HYCC was at capacity for the first sanctioned mixed-martial-arts (MMA) show ever held on Cape Cod. The venue opened the upstairs walking track to give standing-room-only fans more elbow room. The crowd was electric all night for the eight-fight card presented by NEF.
Team Juniko, based out of Hyannis and Hanover, Massachusetts, was a perfect 5-0 on the night. Fabian Miranda (3-0), Thomas Lee Davis, Jr. (2-0), Ed Forlenza (1-0), och Kylie O’Hearn (1-0) all picked up wins for the team on the amateur portion of the card.
It was O’Hearn’s bout with Angela Unga (1-2) of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine that will be remembered for years to come by all in attendance. The two women battled back and forth for three grueling rounds before O’Hearn was declared the winner by unanimous decision on the judges’ styrkort. The fight will be a serious contender for “Fight of the Year” in the northeast by the time 2016 comes to an end.
Team Juniko member Brendan Battles (1-0) was victorious in the main event of the evening via technical knockout over Mike Hansen (4-4). The bout was the pro debut for the native of Eastham, Massachusetts and standout wrestler from Nauset Regional High School. Battles rebounded from an early flurry by Hansen to get the referee stoppage at 1:46 av den första omgången.
De fullständiga resultaten från “NEF 23”:
PROFESSIONAL FIGHTS
Brendan Battles def. Mike Hansen via TKO, runda 1
Matt Denning def. Derek Shorey via heel hook, runda 1
Crowsneck Boutin def. Ruben Redman via TKO, runda 1
AMATEUR FIGHTS
Kylie O’Hearn def. Angela Young via enhälligt beslut
Ed Forlenza def. Frank Johanson via doctor stoppage, runda 3
Victor Irwin def. Tracey Schryba via KO, runda 1
Thomas Lee Davis, Jr. def. Anthony Spires via KO, runda 1
Fabian Miranda def. Steve Bang via armbar, runda 2
NEF returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine on juni 18, 2016 med “NEF 24: PROMISED LAND.” Tickets for “NEF 24” start at just $25 och finns det erbjudanden nu på www.TheColisee.com eller genom att ringa Colisée biljettintäkterna på207.783.2009 x 525.
For more information on the events and fight card updates, besök Promotions hemsida www.NewEnglandFights.com. Dessutom, du kan titta NEF videor på www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, följa dem på Twitternefights och gå med den officiella Facebook-gruppen "New England Fights."
Om New England Fights
New England Fights ("NEF") är en kamp evenemang kampanjer företag. NEF: s mission är att skapa högsta kvalitet händelser för Maine fighters och fans. NEF: s ledningsgrupp har lång erfarenhet av kampsporter hantering, händelser produktion, medierelationer, marknadsföring, juridiska och reklam.