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Two-time world champion Steve “USS” Cunningham signs with Al Haymon

Philadelphia (April 21, 2015)Former two-time world cruiserweight champion and current Heavyweight contender, Steve “USS” Cunningham has signed with adviser Al Haymon.
Cunningham of Philadelphia is excited about the prospects for his future.
I’m looking forward to working with Al, he’s a genius at what he does. I’ve been watching him for several years and seeing all that he accomplishes for his fighters but have always been on the outside looking in due to contractual obligations. It finally lined up to where we can work together and it’s going to great. I believe my best fights have yet to be seen,”Said Cunningham
Cunningham has a record of 28-7 met 13 knock-outs. He won the IBF Cruiserweight championship when he traveled to Poland and defeated Krzysztof Wlodarczyk on May 26, 2007. He defended the title by stopping Marco Huck via 12th round stoppage in Bielfield, Germany on December 29, 2007. Cunningham became a two-time champion on June 5, 2010 when he stopped Troy Ross in five rounds.
Cunningham is coming off a controversial split decision defeat to Vyacheslav Glazkov on Maart 14 in Montreal.
Steve and his wife/manager Livvy will be honored deze vrijdag night at the 90th annual BWAA Awards dinner as they will receive the Bill Crawford Courage Award for their perseverance while their 9-year old daughter Kennedy went through a life saving heart transplant last December.
The awards dinner will take place at Capitale in New York City.

Legendarische scheidsrechter Mickey Vann om MBC's inaugurele Schotse gebeurtenis aan te kondigen deze zaterdag

De legendarische scheidsrechter van het wereldkampioenschap Mickey Vann maakt een van zijn kortste internationale reizen in lange tijd, komend weekend, wanneer hij de eerste Malta Boxing Commission leidt (MBC) gesanctioneerd evenement in Schotland, het door Stewart Allan gepromote evenement op zaterdag in de Rivals Gym in Wishaw 25th April 2015.

 

Water, die sindsdien de belangrijkste scheidsrechter van de MBC is 2013, has been officiating for close to forty years, the first bout he refereed was Eddie Smith versus Joe Jackson at the Anglo American Sporting Club in Manchester on the 11thOktober 1976.

 

It would be some seven years later before Vann refereed his first domestic Championship bout, the BBBofC Central Area Featherweight Title fight between Steve Pollard and Steve Farnsworth at the Tiffany’s Nightclub in Hull on the 29th Maart 1983.

 

Three years later Vann refereed his first International Championship contest, the Commonwealth Lightweight Title fight between Zimbabwe’s Langton Tinago and Australia’s Graeme Brooke at the Granada Studios in Manchester on 23rd Augustus 1986.

 

With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8th Juni 1990 Vann refereed his first World Championship bout, de WBC World Minimumweight titelstrijd tussen Hideyuki Ohashi uit Japan en Napa Kiatwanchai uit Thailand in Tokio, Japan.

 

Tot op heden refereerde Vann honderd drieënveertig International, Intercontinentale en wereldtitelwedstrijden voor de World Sanctioning Organizations, zoals WBC, WBO, IBF, WBU etc evenals een nog hoger aantal Europeanen, Gemenebest, Britse en Ierse binnenlandse titelgevechten tijdens zijn achthonderd tweeëntwintig bout carrière tot nu toe.

 

De meest recente van deze gevechten was de WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight titelstrijd tussen de Oekraïense Oleksandr Usyk en de Russische Andry Knyazev, die afgelopen weekend in Kiev plaatsvond.

 

Daarnaast heeft Vann sindsdien ook honderdnegenzeventig kampioenschappen gekeurd 1978, taking his officiating career total to an incredible one thousand and fifty five contests, sorry make that one thousand and fifty six contests if we include the upcoming event this weekend.

 

Shortly after returning from Kiev, the effervescent Vann spoke briefly about his career and the upcoming event he is to officiate in Scotland op zaterdag.

 

“What can I say I didn’t realise I’d refereed that many fights,

 

My most memorable fight would naturally be Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno at Cardiff Arms Park, that was history.

 

But have refereed so many memorable fights, where do I start, Shea Neary and Mickey Ward, now that was a great fight.

 

There’s some from years ago I can remember, like Jean-Marc Renard against Farid Benredjeb, oh what a war that was, they both ended up in hospital.

 

Een ander gedenkwaardig gevecht was Cassius Boloyi tegen Phillip Ndou, Het was een oorlog, een absolute oorlog

 

Het waren twee Zuid-Afrikanen maar van verschillende stammen, ze wilden dat ik het zou beoordelen, geen Zuid-Afrikaan, wat zeer gewaardeerd werd.

 

Ik herinner me dat ik de WBC-verplichte lichtgewicht titelgevecht scheidsrechter, tussen Leavander Johnson en Miguel Angel Gonzalez, in een arena, wat een ervaring was.

 

Ik heb in Amerika gefloten Jorge Paez en Angel Manfredy, dat was een geweldig gevecht, in feite drie of vier keer gerefereerd in Amerika.

 

Ik denk dat als je ze allemaal telt, ik denk dat ik in negenendertig verschillende landen heb gerefereerd, Ik verliet de school om zeven uur en ging terug op mijn dertiende en vertrok weer op mijn veertiende en ik wist toen niet dat er zoveel landen in de wereld waren. Ik niet, eerlijk.

 

Ik geniet gewoon van wat ik doe, je weet dat ik in Rusland ben geweest, Argentinië, Japan, voorbij, Ik ben net terug uit Kiev.

 

Mensen komen op de foto, zelfs in Kiev, met Mickey de danser en dan doen ze alsof ze je verplaatsen, het is prachtig.

 

Ik kies eigenlijk niets uit, Ik kies gewoon uit wat de grote gevechten zijn waar ik van heb genoten.

 

Ik kwalificeerde me als scheidsrechter in de sterrenklasse 1978 en ik ga nog steeds, Ik had tegen die tijd honderden gevechten gedaan, het is niet echt een baan, het is gewoon genieten als zodanig.

 

Ik was geen erg goede professionele jager, Ik was een redelijk goede amateur, Ik had zesenzestig gevechten als amateur en verloor er negentien, maar je had altijd drie gevechten per dag in de kampioenschappen, je vocht 's ochtends, gewonnen dat je 's middags vocht en als je dat won, vocht je' s nachts om door te gaan naar de volgende ronde, in het leger kampioenschappen en de jongens clubs soort dingen, dat is wat we allemaal deden.

 

Als prof heb ik veertien gevechten, maar ik verloor er negen, maar ik heb ervan genoten, Ik ben blij dat ik professional ben geworden en ik ben blij dat ik heb gevochten, Ik ben blij dat ik tegen amateur en professional heb gevochten en ik heb het gemist toen ik met pensioen ging en ik iets wilde doen en mijn manager stelde voor om scheidsrechter te worden, Ik wilde coachen, maar Tommy Miller, zei mijn manager tegen me: ‘Jezus Mick, wat kun je iemand leren?’, dus hij zei tegen mij dat je scheidsrechter wilt worden, dus ik heb ervoor gekozen en het kostte me twee jaar en ik kwalificeerde me.

 

Ik heb van elke minuut genoten en sommige keren waren beter dan andere, in feite haatten ze me in Schotland, ze dachten dat ik de Schotten haatte. Ik heb dit vaak op de radio gehoord.

 

Alex Morrison zal het je vertellen, hij dacht dat ik een haat van Schotten was, Ik was niet, alleen leken ze nooit het oordeel van mij te krijgen, dus dat is best ironisch deze zaterdag het waren de Schotse promotor en de Schotse boksers die naar me vroegen voor deze show.

 

Ik heb daar altijd veel plezier gehad en mijn favoriete vechter aller tijden is een Schot, Ken Buchanan, dus het is erg leuk dat ze willen dat ik daar ben voor het eerste MBC-goedgekeurde evenement daar, Ik kan niet wachten. "

 

Mickey Vann zal de scheidsrechter zijn voor zowel de Sandy Robb versus Mathew Ellis en Scott Allan tegen Isaac Quaye die de Stewart Allan als headliner waren. (Rivalen Promoties) evenement in de Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Schotland op zaterdag 25th April 2015.

 

Tickets geprijsd £ 30 en £ 40 zijn rechtstreeks uit een van de boksers deel te nemen, of Stewart een beroep doen op 07711 725257.

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Boxing Hall of Famer Joe Calzaghe TE DIENEN ALS GAST analist voor PREMIER BOKSEN KAMPIOENEN OP Spike TV strijd kaart AT UIC Pavilion plaatsvindt vrijdag, April 24 IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO (April 21, 2015) – International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Joe “Pride of Whales” Calzaghe is de uitzending team toegevoegd als speciale analist voor de Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) op Spike TV April 24 strijd kaart vindt plaats in Chicago's UIC Pavilion.

Voordat u zich terugtrekt in 2009, Calzaghe het record als de langste ononderbroken regerende wereldkampioen in de geschiedenis van het boksen, maken van meer dan 21 verdediging van zijn super middengewicht titel langs de weg. Als Calzaghe uiteindelijk hing de handschoenen had hij een verbazingwekkend ongeschonden record van vergaard 46-0, 32 KO's die opmerkelijke wint aanbevolen meer dan Mikkel Kessler, Bernard Hopkins en Roy Jones Jr.

Calzaghe zal de stand invoeren voor Spike TV te helpen de eerste main event van de avond met analyseren Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs (28-1, 25 KO) als hij geconfronteerd met Caleb “Gouden” Truax (25-1-2, 15 KO), gevolgd door de tweede televisie aanval van de avond tussen Anthony “De Hond” Dirrell (27-0-1, 22 KO) en uitdager Badou Jack “The Ripper” (18-1, 12 KO).

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Tickets voor de live-evenement, die wordt mede bevorderd door Warriors Boksen en Mayweather Promotions, zijn geprijsd op $151, $101, $51, en $31, niet met inbegrip van de toepasselijke service-, en zijn nu te koop. Voor het opladen via de telefoon met een creditcard, bel Ticketmaster op (800) 745-3000 of UIC Pavilion Box Office op (312) 413-5740. Tickets zijn ook verkrijgbaar bij www.ticketmaster.com of door een bezoek aan de UIC Pavilion Box Office (Donderdag of Vrijdag 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.).

De tv-actie op Spike TV begint bij 9 p.m. AND en 8 p.m. PT (vertraagd op de westkust).

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John Thompson reflects on Boxcino semifinal win and looks forward towards the final on May 22

Newark, NJ (April 21, 2015)John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson has begun preparations for his Mei 22 Boxcino final bout against Brandon Adams. (17-1, 12 KO's).
De strijd zal plaatsvinden op Vrijdag, Mei 22 in Corona, California and will live on ESPNVrijdag Night Fights.
Thompson is in Virginia, training under Kay Koroma and he is looking to win the prestigious tournament against Thompson in the 10-round bout at the Omega Products International Outdoor Arena in Corona, Californië.
Thompson (16-1, 5 KO's) is coming off a 8-round split decision over previously undefeated Stanyslav Skorokhod on April 10 in Bethlehem, PA.
I outboxed the guy,” Said Thompson. I focused on what I needed to focus on and that was using my jab. I also focused on not to exchange and bang with him and I did a pretty good job of that.
As well as I fought, I do not think that was even my best win.
Now he looks towards Adams. Adams of Los Angeles has experience in the Boxcino finals as his only loss was to Willie Monroe Jr. in last year’s Middleweight finals.
I am happy to be in the finals. This is an opportunity that will be the uprising of my career,” continued Thompson.
Brandon is a brawler. He will have a few weeks to come up with a strategy to beat me.
Said Thompson’s promoter, Vito Mielnicki of GH3 Promotions, “I believe we are longer, been in tougher and the better boxer. Brandon is a good fighter but I think he is too green. I know he had a brief amateur career and he could be too green for John.
GH3 Promotions beschikt over ongeslagen middengewicht Antoine Douglas, Super middengewicht's Jerry Odom & Derrick Webster, ongeslagen Super bantamgewicht Adam Lopez evenals Jr. Middengewicht John Thompson, Jr., ongeslagen weltergewicht Jerrell Harris,ongeslagen Super bantamgewicht Qa'id Mohammed, ongeslagen lichtgewicht Oscar Bonilla en Light Heavyweight Lavarn Harvell de GH3 Promotions stabiel.

ANDRE DIRRELL AND JAMES DEGALE TO MEET IN EXCITING SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MEI 23 FROM AGGANIS ARENA IN BOSTON LIVE ON NBC & NBCSN

 

OLYMPIC MEDALISTS BATTLE IT OUT ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AS

PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON NBC COMES TO BOSTON

Tickets zijn nu te koop!

BOSTON (April 21, 2015) – A Memorial Day weekend showdown takes center stage when Olympic stars battle it out as 2004 Bronze medalist for the United States Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KO) voldoet aan 2008 Gold medalist for Great Britain James DeGale (20-1, 14 KO) in a super middleweight bout as Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC comes to Boston on Zaterdag, Mei 23 live on NBC and NBCSN.

Live coverage of this special Memorial Day weekend afternoon edition of PBC on NBC starts at 4:30 p.m. EN/1:30 p.m. PT on NBC and goes until 6:00 pm. EN / 3:00 p.m. PT when the action switches over to NBCSN from 6:00 p.m. EN/3:00 p.m. PT until 7:00 p.m. EN/4:00 p.m. PT.

“Ik ben klaar voor deze strijd,” Said Dirrell. “I’m so happy and honored to be fighting on NBC for a world title against a worthy opponent in James DeGale.

We are almost there, op Mei 23 it’s my time to make history as the first Briton to win an Olympic gold medal and a world title,” said DeGale. “I’m excited about coming to the U.S for this fight, Boston is a great city and I will be bringing plenty of support from the UK. It’s been a frustrating period waiting for my shot but now it’s here and no one is taking it away from me.

I’m thrilled to bring Premier Boxing Champions to the Agganis Arena at Boston University on Mei 23,” zei Lou DiBella, Voorzitter van DiBella Entertainment. “Holiday fireworks will begin Zaterdag afternoon when America’s skilled technician and Olympic bronze medalist Andre Dirrell takes on Britain’s Olympic gold medalist James DeGale for the world super middleweight championship. The card will also feature strong co-featured and undercard bouts, including Boston, New England and Irish title contenders.

An amateur standout who won two U.S. Amateur WK in aanvulling op zijn olympische bronzen medaille, the 31-year-old Dirrell looks to keep up his recent win streak when he battles DeGale on Mei 23. A winner of his last six fights, Dirrell’s only blemish on his record is a split decision loss to Carl Froch in 2009. De vechter die van Flint, Michigan holds victories over Arthur Abraham and Curtis Stevens.

Geboren in Londen, DeGale won a Commonwealth Championship Bronze medal in 2006 and an Olympic Gold medal in 2008. The 29-year-old turned pro in 2009 en won zijn eerste 10 starts while ending eight of those opponents within the distance. Zijn enige verlies kwam in 2011 when he lost to fellow countryman George Groves by a narrow majority decision. Since then he has won 10-straight bouts including his most recent victory over Marco Antonio Periban.

PBC and DiBella Entertainment are proud to be working in association with Ken Casey and his Murphys Boxing on this event. The Dropkick Murphys front man has been on the front lines of the boxing resurgence in Boston.

Boston deserves to have big time fight cards like this. We have rabid boxing fans and a ton of talented world class fighters, many of which will be featured on Mei 23,” said Casey.

Tickets voor de live-evenement, die wordt bevorderd door DiBella Entertainment in samenwerking met Murphys Boksen, zijn geprijsd op $250, $200, $100, $75, $50 en $35, niet met inbegrip van toepasselijke diensten en belastingen, en zijn nu te koop. Tickets zullen beschikbaar zijn bijwww.ticketmaster.com. Voor het opladen via de telefoon, bel Ticketmaster op (800) 745-3000.

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Bryant Jennings geleverd in NYC voor Klitschko Clash

Foto door Edward Jackson / Gary Shaw Productions

 

NEW YORK (April 20, 2015) – Gary Shaw Productions ongeslagen zwaargewicht mededinger, Bryant “Door-door” Jennings (19-0, 10 KO) is aangekomen in New York City voor zijn aanstaande kampioenschap periode tegen Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KO).

 

Klitschko vs. JENNINGS wordt gepresenteerd door K2 Promotions en de Klitschko Management Group in samenwerking met Gary Shaw Productions en zal live worden uitgezonden op HBO World Championship Boxing®beginning op 10:00 p.m. EN/PT in de Verenigde Staten en RTL in Duitsland.

 

ALI vs. SANTANA wordt gepresenteerd door K2 Promotions in samenwerking met Gary Shaw Productions en Golden Boy Promotions.

 

Tickets geprijsd op $1000, $600, $300, $200 en $100 kunnen worden gekocht via de Madison Square Garden Box Office, www.TheGarden.com enwww.Ticketmaster.com.

WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION MIGUEL COTTO TO FIGHT DANIEL GEALE ON JUNE 6, 2015 AT BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO®

DOOR ROC NATION SPORTS + MIGUEL COTTO PROMOTIONS

PERSCONFERENTIE QUOTES, FOTO'S & VIDEO

Op donderdag, April 16, Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions hosted a press conference at The 40/40 Club in Manhattan to announce the next highly anticipated battle for Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO's), de regerende WBC middengewicht en Ring Magazine World Champion en de eerste inwoner van Puerto Rico om wereldkampioen in vier verschillende gewichtsklassen worden. Op Juni 6, 2015, Cotto zal zijn titel verdedigen tegen de voormalige twee keer wereldkampioen Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KO's) van Australië in een strijd die live zal worden uitgezonden op HBO van Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

 

Here’s what the participants had to say…

 

Miguel Cotto: “All I have to say is I’ve been here for the past two days and I’m eager to get back to Los Angeles and get into another training session and get back to New York on June 6. All I have to worry about is my mindset during the fight. I know Daniel is a great fighter and I’m going to do my best as always to bring a good and exciting fight to all the fans. See you all on June 6.”

 

Daniel Geale: “I’m as excited as you can ever imagine. This is a great moment for me. En kom Juni 6, it’s going to be a hell of a fight and I can’t wait to walk away with the titles.”

 

Michael Yormark, President & Chief of Branding and Strategy of Roc Nation: “Today is a historic day for Roc Nation and our boxing division. Muhammed Ali once said ‘he who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.’ At Roc Nation, we decided to launch our boxing division in August of 2014. We knew we were taking a risk. We knew that we were entering a sport that was established with a long history in a deep-rooted culture. It took courage, but frankly Roc Nation is nothing if not courageous…we’re committed to promoting the biggest fights and the biggest fighters. Now just a few short months later, we stand here with one of the best fighters in the world, announcing a world championship bout inside the new mecca of boxing, Barclays Center, and broadcast on the standard bearer for live boxing telecasts, HBO. It took courage and risk to get here but this is a proud moment for all of us.”

 

Hector Soto, Miguel Cotto Promoties: “Miguel Cotto is back and he’s in his second home in New York. As everyone knows, it’s been a tradition for the past couple of years that Miguel fights on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade, so it’s an honor to fight during that time again. Op Juni 6, Miguel Cotto will defend his Middleweight WBC Championship against a tough opponent, Daniel Geale. Have no doubt, it will be a great fight at Barclays Center and everyone will enjoy the fight especially the Puerto Ricans. Miguel Cotto will be ready, will train as hard as always and be ready for the challenge Daniel Geale brings.”

 

Gary Shaw, Gary Shaw Productions: “If you look at Daniel’s fight against Sturm, when we went to Germany and lifted the belt and became the world champion, that’s the Daniel Geale you’re going to see on Juni 6. Je gaat een geweldig gevecht zien. Miguel Cotto is a great fighter. Daniel understands that and we have a great deal of respect for him, maar Juni 6on HBO at Barclays Center, it will be a whole new night. It will be a night when Daniel Geale takes the belt back to Australia.”

 

Brett Yormark, CEO of Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Nets: “Boxing is a big part of what we do at Barclays Center. We’re very passionate about it and very deeply committed. This will be our 13th big night of Brooklyn Boxing in just two and a half years and I am proud to say that Barclays Center is the new mecca of boxing in this country. Miguel Cotto has a storied history in New York, so we are delighted that he is calling Barclays Center his new home in this city.”

 

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Video courtesy of TIDAL.com: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bap2lc8m6o73ki8/RNS-PressEvent%20H264.mp4?dl=0

 

Tickets, geprijsd op $500, $350, $250, $200, $150, $100, $50 en $25, niet met inbegrip van toepasselijke diensten en belastingen, go on sale Woensdag, April 22 bij 10:00 AM ET. Tickets zullen beschikbaar zijn bij www.barclayscenter.com,www.ticketmaster.com en op de American Express Box Office op Barclays Center begin Donderdag, April 23 bij 12:00 PM ET. Voor het opladen via de telefoon, bel Ticketmaster op (800) 745-3000.

 

Cotto vs. Geale, een 12-round strijd voor de WBC en Ring Magazine middengewicht WK Cotto's, vindt plaats Zaterdag, Juni 6 bij Barclays Center in Brooklyn en zal live worden uitgezonden op HBO. De strijd wordt gepresenteerd door Roc Nation Sport en Miguel Cotto Promotions in samenwerking Gary Shaw Productions en wordt gesponsord door Cerveza Tecate.

 

Voor meer informatie kunt u terecht op www.rocnation.com. Volg Roc Nation op Twitter en Instagramrocnation en op Facebook opwww.facebook.com/RocNation.

 

Voor meer informatie, bezoek www.hbo.com/boxing, volgen op Twitter en Instagram opHBOBoxing en word fan op Facebook op www.facebook.com/HBOBoxing.

 

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BROOKLYN’S OWN PAULIE MALIGNAGGI TO TAKE ON BOSTON’S DANNY O’CONNOR IN TELEVISED OPENER OF PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON SPIKE TV FRIDAY, MEI 29 AT Barclays Center

BROOKLYN (April 20, 2015) – Former two-division champion Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi (33-6, 7 KO) returns to the ring in his hometown to face the skilled Danny O'Connor (25-2, 9 KO) as the televised co-feature for Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike TV on Vrijdag, Mei 29 bij 9 p.m. EN/6 p.m. PT live from Barclays Center.

This fight will be part of an explosive evening headlined by boxing superstar Amir Khan who faces tough New Yorker Chris Algieri. Doors at Barclays Center open at 6 p.m. EN.

After some much needed time away from the ring, it feels great to once again be fighting at Barclays Center,” Said Malignaggi. “I now look forward to being a participant in the PBC events as a fighter just as I am part of the PBC family of broadcasters.

My supporters and I have been waiting a long time for an opportunity like this on the big stage,” zei O'Connor. “It’s a throwback matchupIrish vs. Italian, Boston vs. New York. I’ll be bringing down busloads of people and I’m sure he’s going to have a big hometown crowd. I’ve never been more ready for the challenge that lies ahead of me.

Een voormalige wereldkampioen op 140 en 147-pounds, the 34-year-old Malignaggi will return to the ring to fight at Barclays Center for the fourth time as a professional. Hij heeft een hoop grote namen geconfronteerd gedurende zijn hele carrière en heeft thuis overwinningen genomen over de wil van Zab Judah, Vyacheslav Senchenko en Pablo Cesar Cano. Born in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, “The Magic Man” will look to put on a show for his hometown fans on Mei 29.

A former National Golden Gloves champion who has fought as a pro since 2008,O'Connor faces the toughest opponent of his career when he steps in the ring against Malignaggi on Mei 29. The 30-year-old is coming off of back-to-back knockout victories over Michael Clark and Andrew Farmer. Uitvechten van Framingham, Massachusetts, O’Connor will be making his first professional start in the state of New York.

Tickets voor de live-evenement, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Star Boxing, zijn geprijsd op $250, $150, $75 en $45, niet met inbegrip van toepasselijke diensten en belastingen, en zijn nu te koop. Kaarten zijn verkrijgbaar bij www.barclayscenter.com,www.ticketmaster.com en op de American Express Box Office op Barclays Center. Voor het opladen via de telefoon, bel Ticketmaster op (800) 745-3000. Voor groep tickets, kunt u bellen met 800-GROUP-BK.

 

Provodnikov puts on heroic effort in Matthysse bout; “De Siberische Rocky” once again shows why he is boxing’s most exciting fighter

Photo Credit: Emily Harney-HoganPhotos/GoldenBoyPromotions/BannerPromotions

Philadelphia (April 20, 2015)— Het afgelopen Zaterdag nacht, boxing fans witnessed a classic bout that saw Lucas Matthysse eek out a close majority decision over Ruslan Provodnikov in een 12 round -junior welterweight clash in front of a sold out crowd at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.
De bout, which was televised by HBO Boxing After Dark, has already jumped to the head of the list for 2015 Fight of the Year.
Much of the post fight talk has centered around the courage of Provodnikov, as he fought eleven of the twelve rounds with a severely cut left eye that was due to an accidental headbutt. With blood streaming down the left side of his face, and his eye closing, Provodnikov fought heroically to come back and hurt Matthysse several times during the bout, and in round eleven he landed a left hook that nearly sent Matthysse to the canvas.
Many at ringside, including The Bleacher Report, HBO’s Harold Lederman, Steve Kim of UCNlive.com, & Dan Rafael of ESPN.com, scored the bout even at 114-114.
I could not be any more proud of Ruslan, said Banner Promotions Promotions Artie Pelullo.
Zaterdag night showed that he is the toughest and most compelling fighter in boxing. Zaterdag fight also solidified that Ruslan is the most television friendly fighter in the sport hands down, and there will be many more big fights for Ruslan in the near future.

 

147-POUND WEIGHT CLASS TAKES CENTER STAGE AGAIN ON SATURDAY, MEI 2 AT THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA

Floyd Mayweather & Manny Pacquiao Square Off
In Another Classic Showdown

In The Welterweight Division

LAS VEGAS (April 20, 2015) — It has often been said that “as the heavyweight division goes, so goes boxing,” but that has not always been the case and, in feite, might not even be valid when viewed from a comprehensive perspective dating back to the late 19th century. In Boksen, German author Bertram Job’s epic, 420-page coffee-table dissertation on all aspects of the sweet science, he writes that, “Elegance is the trademark of the slim and nimble stars in the under 147-pound weight class that has attracted insiders and admirers of beauty like no other.”

 

And so it is with what will be another benchmark entry in the rich history of the division when, opMei 2 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, live op pay-per-view, weltergewicht kampioen Floyd “Geld” Mayweather (47-0, 26 KO) takes on fellow titlist Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao(57-5-2, 38 KO) in a long-anticipated unification showdown that will be the richest prizefight in the sport’s history, and which has drawn comparisons to some of the premier matchups in a weight class imprinted with that elegant trademark to which Job referred.

 

Although Pacquiao, the only fighter ever to win world championships in eight weight classes, and Mayweather, who has reigned in five weight classes, have not campaigned solely or even mostly as welterweights, it is hardly a surprise that the most important intersection of their remarkable careers comes in the same division for which so many of boxing’s greatest legends are primarily known.

 

De “gold standard” to which all welterweights aspire remains the late, great Sugar Ray Robinson. Born Walker Smith Jr., the skinny kid who had never fought in a sanctioned bout at any level was a tag-along with coach George Gainford to an amateur tournament in Kingston, N.Y.. Asked if he had a flyweight he wished to enter, Gainford was about to say no when Smith tugged on his sleeve and said, “I’ll fight.” As it turned out, Gainford had an AAU card – you needed one to be certified as a non-professional – in the name of Ray Robinson, one of his boxers who had given up the sport. Smith/Robinson won a four-round decision, en, although no one knew it then, thus was a legend born.

 

Robinson was 85-0 as an amateur before turning pro at 19 in 1940. Door 1951, he was 128-1-2 met 84 knockout victories. Although he is also remembered for winning the middleweight title five times, Robinson never lost as a welterweight, winning so often and so emphatically that the legendary trainer, Eddie Futch, was moved to observe that, “He had everything. Boxing skills, slagkracht, a great chin, mental strength. There was nothing he couldn’t do.”

 

Robinson also had an outsized ego, which perhaps is a necessary component to any great fighter’s mental makeup. Even a trace of doubt in one’s own ability is not conducive to success in the ring. Once, when asked about his “golf game,” Muhammad Ali, who didn’t play golf, responded, “I’m the best, greatest of ’em all. I just haven’t played yet.”

 

Mayweather certainly brings that aura of invincibility to his work, and maybe not just because he has yet to lose as a professional. In 2013, he said, “Of course I feel unbeatable. I’m the best. I’m not going into any fight figuring that I’m beatable. I want to make a legacy for myself as the greatest fighter who ever entered the ring.”

 

Pacquiao, while perhaps not as verbose, is no less secure in his own belief system. It is those heaping measures of talent and swagger that make Mayweather vs. Pacquiao a must-see event. Which of these outstanding fighters can make the other bend to his will? Who will have his name written in larger print in the big book of welterweights?

 

The International Boxing Hall of Fame has inducted 23 fighters who were, at one time or another, welterweight champions. In addition to Robinson, those whose plaques grace the hallowed hall include Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trinidad, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker, Carmen Basilio, Henry Armstrong, Emile Griffith, Pipino Cuevas, Jose Napoles, Curtis Cokes, Barney Ross, Kid Gavilan, Wilfred Benitez, Luis Rodriguez, Mickey Walker, Fritzie Zivic, Jack Britton, Jackie Fields, Ted “Kind” Lewis and “Mysterious” Billy Smith. Mayweather and Pacquiao are of course assured of joining their ranks as soon as they become eligible to go onto the ballot.

 

The lead-up to Mayweather vs. Pacquiao has generated no shortage of comparisons to past welterweight clashes that are notable for the classic nature of those bouts, the widespread public interest attendant to them, or both.

 

Is Mayweather vs. Pacquiao more likely to be a repeat of, say, Leonard-Duran I, which Duran won on a rousing unanimous decision on June 25, 1980, in Montreal? The epic Leonard-Hearns I, on Sept. 16, 1981, which saw Leonard, trailing on the scorecards, rally for a dramatic, 14th-round TKO at Caesars Palace? Trinidad’s controversial majority decision over De La Hoya in their Sept. 18, 1999, unification showdown at the Mandalay Bay? Or will it make its own mark in such a distinctive way that no comparisons can or should be drawn?

 

When it comes to unforgettable welterweight bouts, by now it should be obvious that anything and everything is possible. Mayweather and Pacquiao will make history, and add to it, by attempting to bend destiny each to their own purpose.

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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao is a 12-round welterweight world championship unification bout promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank Inc., and is sponsored by Tecate. The pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and SHOWTIME PPV® vanaf 9 p.m. EN/ 6 p.m. PT.

 

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