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Greg Cohen Promotions and Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions Announce Co-Promotional Partnership on ‘Championship Boxing on CBS Sports Network’ Series in 2016
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West Coast Fighting in Sacramento this Saturday
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Dé Sathairn mixed martial arts fans will pour into the McClellan Conference Center in Sacramento for West Coast Fighting Championship 16.
The 13-bout card features a main event that’s been dubbed “King of Sacramento” pitting local favorites Max Griffin and David Mitchell.
“It wasn’t easy, but we were able to put it together,” West Coast Fighting Championship matchmaker Jeremy Luchau said. “There was a lot that had to be negotiated between Max and David, but ultimately I feel like both guys were able to concede in some areas to make the fight happen.”
The showdown will take place at a catch weight of 175 pounds and although a non-title affair will be contested with a possible five rounds.
Griffin (11-2) is the current West Coast Fighting 170-pound champ and former Tachi Palace Fights welterweight kingpin. Idir an dá linn, Mitchell (19-5) has held titles for the promotion at middleweight and heavyweight.
“I’m not sure there’s been a more significant fight booked in that region in a long time,” said Luchau, who has served as the West Coast Fighting matchmaker since early 2015. “I really believe that with a victory, one of these guys should get the call.”
I gcás comh-is mó, an equally impressive tilt takes place pitting Sacramento’s Josh Emmett against Sothern California’s Christos Giagos.
“Emmett has been the man in the region for a long, i bhfad,” Luchau said of the 8-0 Team Alpha Male product. “He has pretty much run the course of competition in the region, defeated all comers and is now looking to make that jump to the next level.”
He will have to do so against the well-versed Giagos (11-4), who held titles at both Tachi Palace Fights and Resurrection Fighting Alliance, before being cut from the Ultimate Fighting Championship after going 1-2.
“Giagos is a game opponent and was just the what the Emmett camp was looking for to give them that boost to the next level,” Luchau said. “It’s another fight where I feel like the UFC could be the next step for either guy.”
A pair of local heavyweights will vie for the newly vacant strap, as Josh Appelt (11-5) takes on Roy Boughton (12-6).
A pair of UFC vets will also be featured on the undercard, as Turlock welterweight and UFC vet Lewis Gonzalez (10-2) fights Ty Freeman (9-4) agus crua-bhualadh, UFC vet Scott Smith (18-10) clashes with Bellator vet Baesman (17-8).
For ticketing and streaming information visit www.westcoastfighting.com
M-1 Grand Prix 2016 Alexander Shlemenko vs. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky To headline M-1 Challenge 64, Feabhra. 19 i Moscó
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ST. PETERSBURG, Rúis (Eanáir 17, 2016) – WILD NIGHT: DEONTAY WILDER RETAINS WBC HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WITH DEVASTATING KNOCKOUT OF ARTUR SZPILKA
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Central New England (Greater Lowell) 70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship Second preliminary round results from Lowell
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INJURY TO AUGUSTO SAKAI ALTERS ‘BELLATOR 150: GALVAO vs. DANTAS 2’ CO-MAIN EVENT
FREISIN: LENA OVCHYNNIKOVA SET FOR BELLATOR MMA DEBUT
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Eanáir 15, 2015) – An injury to Augusto Sakai has derailed his previously announced pairing with Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) during “Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2 " ag Kansas Star Arena i Mulvane, Kansas. Mar thoradh air sin, Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) has agreed to fight Kongo in the co-main event on Feabhra 26.
Chomh maith leis sin, the main card will feature the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she meets Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line at “Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2 " in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao(17-6-1) i gcoinne iar-churadh Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Bobby Cooper (12-5).
The contests make up the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2,” a cheolta beo ar Spike ag 9 p.m. AGUS/8 p.m. CT, cé go mbeidh réamh babhtaí sruth beo ar Bellator.com agus An Bellator Mobile App.
Ticéid le haghaidh "Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2 " a thosú ag díreach $27, ar díol anois ag KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, chomh maith leis an oifig na dticéad Kansas Star Arena.
Kongo will be making his eighth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, looking to add to his impressive promotional mark of 5-2. The Paris native has fought a who’s who in the mixed martial arts landscape, with notable wins against Mirko Cro Cop, Pat Barry, Matt Mitrione, and Alexander Volkov already on his record. In his last outing – which just so happened to be inside the Kansas Star Arena — Kongo impressively defeated Volkov via unanimous decision.
After nearly two years out of action, Queiroz returned to the Bellator MMA cage against Ewerton Teixeira ag "Bellator 139: Kongo vs. Volkov," defeating his Brazilian opponent via second round arm-triangle choke. “Spartan” hopes to plant the seeds for a busy 2016 with the matchup against Kongo, where a win can undoubtedly place him in the midst of the heavyweight title picture.
Hailing from Ukraine, Ovchynnikova will enter the fray fresh off a new exclusive, multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA. “Hunter” has previously fought the likes of Joanne Calderwood and at only 28-years-old has already competed professionally since 2006. Anois, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Feabhra 26 against a tough foe in Ruth.
“Becky” Ruth was undefeated in 2015, winning all three of her matchups by echnical knockout under the Shamrock Fighting Championships banner. The lone loss on the Missouri native’s record came against Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger, via controversial split decision.
The “Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2 " undercard has also nearly been completed, with the announcement of eight pairings which are listed below. An undefeated Bellator MMA prospect will be in action during the preliminary portion of the event, nuair Gaston Reyno (5-0) returns to the cage with the intent of keeping his unblemished record intact.
Nuashonraithe "Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
Bellator MMA Lightweight Gné Bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Réamh Cárta:
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Gregory Ebene (16-11) vs. Trey Houston (11-3)
Bellator MMA featherweight Bout Gné: Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)
Bellator MMA Trom Feature Bout: Daniel Gallemore (4-3) vs. Frederick Brown (3-2)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) vs. Julian Marquez (2-0)
Bellator MMA Lightweight Gné Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Bellator MMA featherweight Bout Gné: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout Gné: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Bellator MMA Lightweight Gné Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)
UNDEFEATED HEAVYWEIGHT DOMINIC BREAZEALE TALKS MATCHUP WITH AMIR MANSOUR, TRAINING CAMP, HEAVYWEIGHT PREDICTIONS & MORE BEFORE PRIMETIME BATTLE ON PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONSON FOX & FOX DEPORTES SATURDAY, Eanáir 23 Ó STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES
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UNDEFEATED RISING STAR SAMMY VASQUEZ GIVES TRAINING CAMP UPDATE BEFORE PBC ON FOX & FOX DEPORTES PRIMETIME SHOWDOWN WITH ARON MARTINEZ SATURDAY, Eanáir 23 Ó STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES
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ADAM LOPEZ AND MARIO MUNOZ TO HEADLINE SHOBOX: AN GINIÚINT NUA QUADRUPLEHEADER Dé hAoine, Feabhra. 19, FROM BOARDWALK HALL IN ATLANTIC CITY
Ronald Ellis vs. Jerry Odom, Keenan Smith vs. Wellington Arias Romero & Lavasis Williams-O’Shaquie Foster Also in Action
Dé hAoine, Feabhra. 19 ag 10 p.m. AGUS/PT
Beo Ar Showtime®
NUA-EABHRAC (Jan. 15, 2016) - ShoBox: An Giniúint Nua returnson Dé hAoine, Feabhra. 19, quadrupleheader beo ar Showtime (10 p.m. AGUS/PT, moill ar an Chósta an Iarthair) ó Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Historic Boardwalk Hall i gCathair Atlantach, N.J.
With the same height, same age, and similar strong amateur backgrounds, Adam "Im" Lopez (14-0, 7 Kos) agus Mario “Yayo” Munoz (16-0-1, 10 Kos) will face their toughest opponents to date when they touch gloves in the 10-round super bantamweight main event matchup.
In other televised bouts, all scheduled for eight rounds, Ronald “Akeem” Ellis (12-0, 10 Kos) Bíonn ar Jerry Odom (13-2, 12 Kos) in a clash of hard-hitting super middleweights, Keenan Smith (9-0, 3 Kos) faces fellow southpaw Wellington Romero (9-0-1, 4 Kos) in a battle of unbeaten welterweights and lefthander Lavisas “Red” Williams (8-0-1, 3 Kos) risks his undefeated record against O'Shaquie Foster (8-1, 5 Kos) in a super featherweight match.
The combined record of the eight up-and-coming competitors is 89-3-3 le 54 knockouts.
Lopez, de San Antonio, Texas, by way Phoenix, Ariz., Gabha, de Philadelphia, and Foster, de Orange, Texas, will be making their secondShoBox thosaíonn; while Munoz, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Ellis, of Dorchester, Aifreann., Williams, of Rochester, N.Y.. and Romero, of Hasburgh, N.Y., via Santiago, D.R., a gcéad. Odom, Washington, D.C, is making his third appearance.
Tickets for the GH3 Promotions event are priced at $25, $50, $75 agus 100 and are available for purchase online at www.Ticketmaster.comand over the phone at 1 800 736 1420.
An excellent boxer-puncher and tactician that likes to counter, Lopez won his ShoBox debut in his outing before last with a close, hard-fought 10-round majority decision over previously undefeated, DominicanEliezer Aquino (17-0-1 dul i). Lopez is coming off a second-round TKO over Eric Aiken caite Nollaig. 12.
Lopez was born in Phoenix, raised in Los Angeles and moved to San Antonio when he was 15. Chuaigh sé 125-23 in the amateurs and won six national championships before turning pro in February 2012. He’s trained by former two-time world champion Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez.
Munoz will be making his United States debut and first start outside of Mexico. A pro since September 2010, he’s known for his come-forward style, first-rate overall skills and proficient punching power. Chuaigh sé 140-10 sna amateurs, winning three national Junior Olympic tournaments and coming away with bronze and silver medals in national championships.
MUNOZ, who hails from a fighting family, has an uncle who boxed professionally. He’s the one he credits for introducing him to boxing when he was 13. This will be his first fight since he scored a lopsided eight-round decision over Daniel Franco caite Bealtaine 2.
Ellis upset highly regarded Terrell Gausha to win the 2010 Lámhainní náisiúnta Golden (Gausha would go on to represent the U.S. ag an 2012 Cluichí Oilimpeacha). Since going pro in February 2011, Ellis has fought in two countries (Pórtó Ríce, Mexico) and six U.S. cities (San Antonio, Carson, Calif., Winchester, Va., Nua-Eabhrac, Tulsa and Inglewood, Calif.). The 26-year-old has faced mostly modest opposition and has seldom come close to putting in a full night’s work.
Ellis had had a series of delays and restarts since turning pro but feels he’s grown from his mistakes and that he’ll be stronger because of them. Cinnte, his power hasn’t been affected. Gach 10 of his knockouts have come inside two rounds (eight in the first). The older brother of boxer Rashidi Ellis has won four straight by knockout, including a second-round TKO over Jas Phipps in his last start last Lúnasa. 29. But he seems to be taking a sizeable step-up in class here.
Odom is looking to turn it around after losing two of his last three, the most recent defeat coming via a shocking third-round TKO to Samuel Clarkson (14-3 dul i) ar ShoBox. The heavily favored, heavy-hitting Odom was dropped three times, once in the second and twice in the third, before the fight was halted at 1:15.
Odom, amaitéarach barr agus 2012 Náisiúnta Champion Lámhainní Órga ag 178 punt, Bhí 12-troid i bua deiridh streak ar Jan. 9, 2015, when he was disqualified against Andrew Hernandez. In the rematch the followingMárta 13 ar ShoBox, Odom registered a 2:47, first-round TKO.
Ina ShoBox tús, Odom, who makes for exciting scraps, dropped previously unbeaten Vilier Quinonez (8-0) twice before stopping him in the seventh round on July 25, 2014.
Smith won his ShoBox debut in his last start on a hard-fought, eight-round unanimous decision over Benjamin Whitaker caite Samhain. 6 in an outdoor fight in Las Vegas. Fighting in memory of his mother who died in late September and going eight rounds for the first time, the 5-foot-7Smith, overcame a nasty cut over the left eye from an unintentional headbutt in the sixth, rallied to score a knockdown in the seventh and triumphed by the scores of 79-73 agus 78-74 faoi dhó.
Before turning pro in April 2010, Smith was a 2008 National Golden Gloves Featherweight Champion and 2007 Náisiúnta Oilimpeacha Sóisearach Champion. His 74-2 record in the amateurs included two victories overworld-ranked contender Amir I.
Romero had 268 amateur bouts and represented the Dominican Republic at the Olympics in 2012 (he lost to Vasyl Lomanchenko). Shortly thereafter he relocated to New York. He went pro in October 2013, fought four times in 2014 and five times last year.
A slick 5-foot-9 boxer who can punch and gives opponent issues because of his awkward style and movement, Romero, 24, has beat up on ordinary opposition and is coming off a first-round TKO over LuisMeroles caite Nollaig. 5. This looks to be his most daunting assignment to date.
Williams, 24, is a boxer-puncher who’s won seven in a row since boxing a draw in his second start in March 2013. This will be his first fight outside of New York. Making his eight-round debut in his last start onDeireadh Fómhair. 8, he won a shutout decision over Czech Republic’s Michal Dufek.
Foster, 22, gets a quick-fix opportunity to redeem himself after losing hisShoBox debut on an eight-round unanimous decision to underdog Sam Seah (6-1) ar an Samhain. 6 card in Las Vegas.
A highly decorated amateur, the 5-foot-8½ inch Foster advanced to the 2012 U.S. Cluichí Oilimpeacha Trialacha nuair a chaill sé a ionchas pro unbeaten, Joseph "Jo-Jo" Diaz. Roimhe sin, Foster was a 2011 Houston Golden Lámhainní agus 2010 PAL National Champion, a five-time Ringside National Champion and two-time National Junior Golden Gloves Champion.
Barry Tompkins Beidh glaoch ar an ShoBox gníomh ó ringside le Steve Farhood agus iar curadh domhanda Raul Márquez ag fónamh mar anailísithe saineolaithe. Is é an léiritheoir feidhmiúcháin Gordon Hall le Richard Gaughan a tháirgeadh agus Rick Phillips stiúradh.
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Maidir ShoBox: An Giniúint Nua
Ó bunaíodh é i mí Iúil 2001, an tsraith criticiúil clú dornálaíochta Showtime, ShoBox: An Giniúint Nua tallann óg Tá feiceáil comhoiriúnaithe diana. An ShoBox tá an Fhealsúnacht a televise spreagúil, slua-taitneamhach agus cluichí iomaíocha am céanna ag soláthar an talamh a chruthaíonn do ionchais toilteanach chinneadh le dul i ngleic le haghaidh teidil domhan. Tá cuid de na liosta atá ag fás de na 65 trodaithe a bhfuil le feiceáil arShoBox agus dul chun cinn a garner teidil domhan Áirítear: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr, Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams agus níos mó.