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OFFICIAL nesisindo-IN IMIPHUMELA, PHOTOS AND INFORMATION FROM “BELLATOR: HALSEY VS. GROVE”
TEMECULA, Calif. (May 14, 2015) – All twenty-six athletes competing at kusasa "Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” event were happy to rehydrate after stepping on the scales at today’s official weigh-in, which took place at the Cabaret Theatre inside the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif.
"Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,"Okusho Akazikhukhumezi bukhoma and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE / 8 p.m. CT, features a main event between Brandon "Bull" Halsey (8-0) and well-respected veteran Kendall “Da Spyda” Grove (21-14). The incumbent champion failed to hit the required mark of 185-pounds. Ngenxa yalokho, Grove is the only fighter who can leave the event as the champion, if Halsey does manage to win, he will be forced to vacate the belt.
In the umcimbi co-main, a bantamweight battle will go on as planned between former 135-pound champion Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas(16-4) and a streaking Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), despite Richman missing weight.
In a critical welterweight battle between two hometown fighters, Cinderella Man Fernando "The Menifee Maniac" Gonzalez (23-13) looks to continue his hot streak against a young Curtis “Curtious” Millender (7-1).
In the iziqubu kokuvula isiqephu ubusuku, one of MMA’s most promising prospects Darrion "The Wolf" Caldwell (6-0), looks to keep his record unblemished against a tough Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4), who has only suffered one defeat in his last 15 imikhawulo
Chofoza lapha ukuze uthole BONKE kala-IN IZITHOMBE
IKhadi Main (9 p.m. KANYE)
Bellator middleweight Title Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (188.1 lbs.) vs. Kendall Grove (184.9 lbs.)
Bellator Bantamweight Fight: Eduardo Dantas (135.2 lbs.) vs. Mike Richman (139.8 lbs.)
Bellator Welterweight Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (170.9 lbs.) vs. Curtis Millender (170.8 lbs.)
Bellator Bantamweight Fight: Darrion Caldwell (135.7 lbs.) vs. Rafael Silva (135.7 lbs.)
IKhadi Preliminary (7:45 p.m. KANYE)
Bellator middleweight Fight: Benji Radach (186 lbs.) vs. Ben Reiter (186 lbs.)
Bellator Bantamweight Fight: Joe Taimanglo (136.2 lbs.) vs. Antonio Duarte (135.1 lbs.)
Bellator featherweight Fight: Jordan Parsons (145.5 lbs.) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (146 lbs.)
Bellator Light Heavyweight Fight: Virgil Zwicker (206.7 lbs.) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (205.6 lbs.)
Bellator Welterweight Fight: Jesse Juarez (171 lbs.) vs. Ricky Rainey (170.7 lbs.)
Bellator featherweight Fight: A.J. Jenkins (146 lbs.) vs. Arlene Blencowe (145.8 lbs.)
Bellator Fight Esilula: Steve Kozola (155.8 lbs.) vs. Ian Butler (155.2 lbs.)
Bellator Bantamweight Fight: Shawn Bunch (135.4 lbs.) vs. Rolando Perez (135.3 lbs.)
Bellator Bantamweight Fight: John Yoo (135.4 lbs.) vs. Albert Morales (134.4 lbs.)
About Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA kuyinto ekuholeni Mixed Martial Arts inhlangano enesihloko eziningi fighters best in the world. Ngaphansi kokuqondisa esingumakadebona impi umgqugquzeli Scott Coker, Bellator kuyatholakala cishe 400 amakhaya million emhlabeni kuka 120 amazwe. In the United States, Bellator kungabonwa Spike, the MMA umholi ithelevishini. Bellator MMA sakhiwe yiqembu executive oluhlanganisa top emkhakheni ukukhiqizwa ithelevishini, live umcimbi orchestration, ukuthuthukiswa fighter / ubudlelwano, kwempahla kwenkundla yokudlalela, Indalo uxhaso / ukuthuthukiswa, kwamalayisensi international, marketing, ukukhangisa, emphakathini kanye nobudlelwane ikhomishana. Bellator isekelwe Santa Monica, California futhi ephethwe ukuzijabulisa giant Viacom, ekhaya UNdunankulu ukuzijabulisa brand zezwe ukuxhuma izilaleli kokuqukethwe esicindezelayo yonkana ithelevishini, motion picture, intanethi and mobile.
WEIGHTS FROM HARTFORD for ESPN Friday Night Fights, Friday, May 15
HARTFORD, Conn. (May 14, 2015) — The official weigh-in was held today for kusasa ebusuku ESPNFriday Night ayalwa, presented by 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions futhi DiBella Entertainment, sikanye Universal Promotions, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
Live coverage will begin at 9 p.m. KANYE on ESPN2 and will also be available through WatchESPN on computers, Smartphones, Izibhebhe, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Year, Xbox 360 futhi Xbox One via i video umhlinzeki esebenzisana nayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ESPN’ Night ayalwa will carry the fights live on broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+.
Below find fighter weights and pictures by Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment. (L-R) Reynaldo Ojeda & Monte Meza-Clay
Indawo Main – Lightweights (10) – ESPN2 REYNALDO OJEDA (16-0, 9 Kos), San Juan, E-Puerto Rico 135 LBS. MONTE MEZA-CLAY (36-4, 22 Kos), Rankin, PA 134 LBS.
(L-R) Luis Rosa & Jonathan Perez
Co-Isici – Featherweights (8) – ESPN2 Luis “KO King” ROSA (19-0, 9 Kos), New Haven, CT 123 ½ LBS. JONATHAN “Popeye” PEREZ (33-10, 17 Kos), Barranquilla, Colombia 123 LBS.
Junior Welterweights (4) – ESPN2 Swing Bout JAIR RAMOS (3-2-1, 2 Kos), Waterbury, CT 139 LBS. CURTIS MORTON (3-4-2), Harlem, NY 139 LBS.
Middleweights (6) Ivan GOLUB (7-0, 5 Kos), Brooklyn, NY by way of Ukraine KUSASA KOSTYANTYN “Kostya” ROVENSKYY (18-1-2, 5 Kos), Luiv, Ukraine KUSASA
Light Heavyweights (6) CHARLES FOSTER (7-0, 3 Kos), New Haven, Connecticut 174 LBS. JOE GARDNER (11-7-1, 1 KO), Woonsocket, RI 174 LBS.
Junior Welterweights (4) ALBERTO CANDELERIA (4-2-1, 3 Kos), Miami, FL by way of Puerto Rico 136 LBS. IAN JAMES (3-11-1, 1 KO), Brooklyn, NY 136 LBS.
Middleweights (6) CHRIS GALEANO (7-0), Bronx, NY 157 LBS. YOSMANI ABREAU (4-8-2), Las Vegas, NV 157 LBS.
Junior Lightweights (4) WILLIAM FOSTER III (1-0), New Haven, CT 129 LBS. GALVAN SANTOS (0-1), Woburn, MA 130 LBS.
Super Middleweights (6) DAUREN YELEUSSINOV (1-0, 1 KO), Brooklyn, NY by way of Kazakhstan 164 LBS. JAY “JD” WILLIAMS (3-6), West Monroe, LA 165 ½ LBS.
NINI: Friday, May 15, 2015
LAPHO: Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford
UMGQUGQUZELI: SMS Promotions futhi DiBella Entertainment, in association with Universal Promotions
TV: ESPN Friday Night ayalwa ukuqala at 9:00 p.m. KANYE
Amathikithi: $100, $65 futhi $35 (plus izintela esebenzayo). Tickets can be purchased by calling 1 (860) 728-2624 noma 1 (203) 627-7472.
ULWAZI: www.dbe1.com noma www.espn.com/boxing
DOORS OPEN: 6:30 p.m. KANYE FIRST BOUT: 7:30 p.m. KANYE |
Knockout Fitness Presents “Fighting The Odds” June 6!
Baltimore, MD (May 14, 2015) – Knockout Fitness will host the first ever fight card at a Baltimore casino when they bring “Fighting The Odds” to the Horseshoe Casino Saturday, June 6.
Tickets to “Fighting The Odds” are $20 for jikelele ukungena, $40 for premium seats and individual VIP tickets are on sale for $75 at http://www.missiontix.com/events/product/30693/fighting-the-odds. All VIP ticketholders will have the best seating plus special access to a tent that includes food and drinks.
The card will have more than 10 Olympic style bouts sanctioned by the South Atlantic Boxing Association. Doors evulekile at 1 pm and the first fight is scheduled for 2. To assist with animal rights efforts, a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Show Your Soft Side campaign. Based out of the Baltimore area, Show Your Soft Side is a nonprofit campaign that helps combat animal cruelty.
Headlining the card will be Jason Nissley of Baltimore. The co-owner of Knockout Fitness and winner of Baltimore Magazine’s best Personal trainer and best group fitness instructor, Nissley is making the jump from trainer to fighter. Nissley meets an opponent to be announced.
In the semi-main event, well regarded middleweight Jerome Featherstone makes his return to the squared circle. An exceptional athlete with an outstanding track record, Featherstone was a top local wrestler at BoysLatin High School and went on to standout at theUniversity of Oklahoma. Only one year after first putting on a pair of gloves, Featherstone won the Maryland/DC Golden Gloves and competed in nationals. He will meet an opponent TBA for the Maryland State Middleweight title.
The undercard will also feature locals Steven Layer, Stephon Morris and Adam Gabriel in separate bouts. More fights will be announced shortly.
"June 6 th will be a great day for the sport of boxing in the City of Baltimore,” said Chris Nissley of Knockout Fitness. “I’m very thankful that the Horseshoe Casino is providing Knockout Fitness the opportunity to do the first ever casino show in Baltimore and hope that many more will follow. We have very affordable tickets so the entire family can enjoy. The Show Your Soft Side campaign also has a special place in my heart and we love working with them. Please make sure to come out June 6 th to support the fighters and this great cause.”
Leading up to and during the event, fans can interact on Twitter using the hashtag #maythebesthandswin.
2015 Asian WMMAA Championships To be held May 22-25 in Tajikistan
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MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTVContinues Tomorrow, Friday, May 15, at 10 p.m. KANYE
Card Highlighted by Title Bout Between Jose Benavidez Jr. & Jorge Paez, Jr.
truTV and Top Rank will exclusively present the Ngena Friday Night Knockout on truTV, a live primetime boxing series on Friday, May 15, at 10 p.m. KANYE from the US Airway Center in Phoenix. The new boxing series, akhiqizwa sikanye Turner Sports and HBO Sports, will feature a 12-round bout for the WBA interim World Super Lightweight title between champion Jose Benavidez, Jr. (22-0-0, 15 Kos), fighting in his hometown against Jorge Paez, Jr. (38-5-2, 23 Kos) of Mexico. Ukwengeza, Antonio Orozco (21-0-0, 15 Kos) ziyohlangana Emanuel Taylor (18-3-0, 12 Kos) in a 10-round iziqubu super engasindi. Following is additional information, including profile features, on the boxers.
Indawo Main: 12-Round Bout for the WBA interim World Super Lightweight Championship
(click on the images above to view the boxer profiles)
Jose Benavidez, Jr. (Champ) Jorge Paez, Jr.
22-0-0, 15 KOs vs. 38-5-2, 23 Kos
Age: 22 (5/15/92) Age: 27 (11/30/87)
Born: Panorama City, CA Born: Baja California, Mexico
Resides: Phoenix, AZ Resides: Baja California, Mexico
Height: 5’11” Height: 5’7”
Bafinyelele: 73” Reach: 70"
10-Round Super Esilula Bout
(click on the images above to view the boxer profiles)
Antonio Orozco Emanuel Taylor
21-0-0, 15 KOs vs. 18-3-0, 12 Kos
Age: 27 (10/30/87) Age: 24 (12/20/90)
Born: Baja California, Mexico Born: Edgewater, MD
Resides: San Diego, CA Resides: Edgewood Arsenal, MD
Height: 5’7” Height: 5’7½”
Bafinyelele: 70” Reach: 65"
Isethulo Inethiwekhi sika izoba ukusetshenziswa waqhubeka of “Spidercam” Ubuchwepheshe, the ngqa for a bukhoma yasekhaya wesibhakela telecast, providing dynamic coverage during the series. “Spidercam” operates on a four-point system of cables from designated points beyond the corners of the boxing ring. Ikhamera imisiwe unekhono ukunikeza eziphoqayo 360-degree engele of the isinyathelo kuhlanganise nekhono ukuhambisa zonke izinhlangothi ezintathu - kwesobunxele / kwesokudla, phambili / emuva futhi phansi / phezulu.
Abahlaziyi for the umcimbi izobandakanya Kevin Bullets (play-by-play) kanyeTimothy Bradley (analyst and former WBO welterweight champion and former WBO and two-time WBC junior welterweight champion), Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini (analyst and 2015 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee; former NABF and WBA lightweight champion) futhi Crystina Poncher (reporter). Amazwibela avaliwe in Spanish izotholakala ngokuba telecast truTV.
As part of its entitlement sponsorship of the boxing series on truTV, MetroPCS will receive camera-visible center ring and corner pad brand placement for each fight, as well as inclusion in all promotional messaging across truTV and other Turner Broadcasting networks.
Visit the Turner Sports online pressroom for additional press materials; follow Turner Sports on Twitter at TurnerSportsPR.
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