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Thursday, June 29, 2006
BALDOMIR-GATTI NEARING SELLOUT!
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – If you are interested in attending Arturo Gatti’s July 22 showdown against WBC world-recognized linear welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir, then you’d better contact TicketMaster soon. Main Events CEO Kathy Duva announced today that only 300 tickets remain to the highly-anticipated welterweight battle that will take place at Boardwalk Hall Arena in Atlantic City, NJ. (Boardwalk Hall Arena is scaled for a capacity of 12,000 seats).
Main Events is promoting the evening of boxing, in association with Sycuan Ringside Promotions of San Diego and Caesars Atlantic City.
The 12-round championship bout will be broadcast on HBO’s “World Championship Boxing” series.
Tickets, priced at $400, $250, $150, $100 and $ 50. They can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-736-1420.
Baldomir (42-9-6, 12 KOs) shocked the universally recognized welterweight champion Zab Judah Jan. 7, 2006, to win the welterweight title (W 12). The 34-year-old Santa Fe, Argentina, native has not lost a bout in more than five years, compiling an 18-0-2 record in his past 20 bouts.
Gatti (40-7, 31 KOs) is a two-time world champion who is responsible for several of the top non-heavyweight live gates in the history of Atlantic City, NJ. The 33-year-old Jersey City, NJ, resident by way of Montreal, Canada, dismantled undefeated Danish bruiser Thomas Damgaard in his most recent bout Jan 28, 2006, (TKO 11). Gatti has won six of his past seven bouts and is ranked No. 2 by the World Boxing Council and No. 6 by The Ring magazine.
For more information: Main Events (973) 893-9100
Donald Tremblay
Sycuan Ringside Promotions (702) 880-5500
Jim Hunter
EMC (609) 399-0133
Ed Keenan ¶ 2:05 AM 5 comments
Main Events is promoting the evening of boxing, in association with Sycuan Ringside Promotions of San Diego and Caesars Atlantic City.
The 12-round championship bout will be broadcast on HBO’s “World Championship Boxing” series.
Tickets, priced at $400, $250, $150, $100 and $ 50. They can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-736-1420.
Baldomir (42-9-6, 12 KOs) shocked the universally recognized welterweight champion Zab Judah Jan. 7, 2006, to win the welterweight title (W 12). The 34-year-old Santa Fe, Argentina, native has not lost a bout in more than five years, compiling an 18-0-2 record in his past 20 bouts.
Gatti (40-7, 31 KOs) is a two-time world champion who is responsible for several of the top non-heavyweight live gates in the history of Atlantic City, NJ. The 33-year-old Jersey City, NJ, resident by way of Montreal, Canada, dismantled undefeated Danish bruiser Thomas Damgaard in his most recent bout Jan 28, 2006, (TKO 11). Gatti has won six of his past seven bouts and is ranked No. 2 by the World Boxing Council and No. 6 by The Ring magazine.
For more information: Main Events (973) 893-9100
Donald Tremblay
Sycuan Ringside Promotions (702) 880-5500
Jim Hunter
EMC (609) 399-0133
Ed Keenan ¶ 2:05 AM 5 comments
Friday, June 23, 2006
“Fists of Fury” Weigh-In and Fight Card Info
Westerville, Ohio - On June 24, 2006 at 3:00pm EST http://www.wenppv.com/ will air LIVE the official weigh-in and press conference for "Fist of Fury". Then at 7:30pm EST the nine bout card will air at 7:30pm EST and will simultaneously be seen in nationally in the United States as well as in Australia.
"Wireless Events Network"
Our core technology supports over 40 handheld mobile devices that fight fans can watch the LIVE broadcast.This means you can watch this fight LIVE no matter what you are doing, our network can reach over 700 million potential viewers across the globe.
The fight card line up for Saturday's boxing event will consist of a group of talented "prospects" listed below:
Adam Smith (Youngstown, Ohio) vs. James "The Vanilla Gorilla" Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio) 4-1 (6 ROUNDS - Heavyweight)
Missy Fields (Youngstown, Ohio) - pro debut vs. Gigi Jackson (Columbus, Ohio) 1-1 (4 ROUNDS - Female Heavyweight)
Marvin Greathouse (Cleveland, Ohio) 5-5 vs. Eric Deere (Marysville, Ohio) 6-1-1 (4 or 6 ROUNDS) MIDWEST Junior Middleweight AMERICAS TITLE
Carl Dunaway (Cleveland, Ohio) 1-2 vs. Darryl Ross (Columbus, Ohio) 2-2 (4 ROUNDS - Middleweight)
Derrick Holsinger (Portsmouth, Ohio) 2-1-1 vs. Ryan Carroll (Delaware, Ohio) 2-0 (4 ROUNDS - Cruiserweight)
Cliford Mcpherson (Dayton, Ohio) 8-13-1 vs. Chris "Freight Train" Overbey (Bellfontaine, Ohio) 6-3 (4 ROUNDS - Junior Middleweight)
John Lipcomb (Cleveland, Ohio) 3-3 vs. Mike Siano (Columbus, Ohio) 2-0 (4 ROUNDS - Welterweight)
In addition to the fantastic bouts "WEN PPV" will conduct an in-depth interview with newly crowned IBF Featherweight king Eric "Mighty Mouse" Aiken. Tickets are now on sale for "Fists of Fury" for only $10.00 on Saturday June 24, 2006 starting at 7:30pm Eastern Standard Time.
Tickets are available now at:http://www.wenppv.com/http://www.13thround.com/http://www.muhammadalifights.com/http://www.youngvictorboxing.com.au/ ¶ 6:46 PM 0 comments
"Wireless Events Network"
Our core technology supports over 40 handheld mobile devices that fight fans can watch the LIVE broadcast.This means you can watch this fight LIVE no matter what you are doing, our network can reach over 700 million potential viewers across the globe.
The fight card line up for Saturday's boxing event will consist of a group of talented "prospects" listed below:
Adam Smith (Youngstown, Ohio) vs. James "The Vanilla Gorilla" Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio) 4-1 (6 ROUNDS - Heavyweight)
Missy Fields (Youngstown, Ohio) - pro debut vs. Gigi Jackson (Columbus, Ohio) 1-1 (4 ROUNDS - Female Heavyweight)
Marvin Greathouse (Cleveland, Ohio) 5-5 vs. Eric Deere (Marysville, Ohio) 6-1-1 (4 or 6 ROUNDS) MIDWEST Junior Middleweight AMERICAS TITLE
Carl Dunaway (Cleveland, Ohio) 1-2 vs. Darryl Ross (Columbus, Ohio) 2-2 (4 ROUNDS - Middleweight)
Derrick Holsinger (Portsmouth, Ohio) 2-1-1 vs. Ryan Carroll (Delaware, Ohio) 2-0 (4 ROUNDS - Cruiserweight)
Cliford Mcpherson (Dayton, Ohio) 8-13-1 vs. Chris "Freight Train" Overbey (Bellfontaine, Ohio) 6-3 (4 ROUNDS - Junior Middleweight)
John Lipcomb (Cleveland, Ohio) 3-3 vs. Mike Siano (Columbus, Ohio) 2-0 (4 ROUNDS - Welterweight)
In addition to the fantastic bouts "WEN PPV" will conduct an in-depth interview with newly crowned IBF Featherweight king Eric "Mighty Mouse" Aiken. Tickets are now on sale for "Fists of Fury" for only $10.00 on Saturday June 24, 2006 starting at 7:30pm Eastern Standard Time.
Tickets are available now at:http://www.wenppv.com/http://www.13thround.com/http://www.muhammadalifights.com/http://www.youngvictorboxing.com.au/ ¶ 6:46 PM 0 comments
Friday, June 16, 2006
SPECIAL EDITION OF "SHOBOX" TRULY IS "THE NEW GENERATION"
Undefeated Heavyweight Chazz "The Mensa Mauler/Gentleman" Witherspoon vs.Unbeaten Heavyweight Mike Alexander
Undefeated Middleweight James McGirt Jr. vs.Once-Beaten Middleweight Stephan Pryor
Undefeated Middleweight Ronald Hearns vs.Middleweight Hector Hernandez
Unbeaten Junior Welterweight Jorge Paez Jr.vs.TBA
NEW YORK - SHOWTIME will make television history when four sons of former world champions and a cousin of another are featured in a special edition of "ShoBox: The New Generation" Saturday, July 1, 2006, (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) from the Little River Casino Resort in Manistee, Michigan.
The SHOWTIME fistic series, which normally airs on Fridays at 11 p.m. ET/PT, will move to Saturday night for one time only and revert to its usual time slot for the following edition on Friday, July 28. Talk about all in the family and following in your dad's footsteps. Want bloodlines? Want to see what it really is like to have prizefighting in your genes? How do you escape these shadows? Which youngster will leave the best impression? Tune in July 1 when your questions will be answered as "ShoBox" becomes the "Second Generation" for a night. The outstanding lineup on a DiBella Entertainment-promoted fight card will feature: Chazz Witherspoon (12-0, seven KOs) against Mike Alexander (11-0, eight KOs) in a 10-round battle of unbeaten heavyweights; James McGirt Jr. (11-0, 1 NC, seven KOs) against Stephan Pryor (10-1, seven KOs) in an eight-round middleweight showdown; Ronald Hearns (8-0, six KOs) against Hector Hernandez (8-1-2, three KOs) in another eight-round middleweight bout, and unbeaten junior middleweight Jorge Paez Jr. (9-0, seven KOs) against an opponent to be announced in a six-round junior welterweight.
Witherspoon is the second cousin of former two-time world heavyweight champion, Tim Witherspoon. McGirt, Pryor, Hearns and Paez are the sons of legendary former world titleholders Buddy McGirt, Aaron Pryor, Thomas Hearns and Jorge "Maromero" Paez, respectively.
"I have covered just about every sport, and I am always fascinated when a son or daughter takes up a sport his or her parent or close relative was exceptional at," said "ShoBox" blow-by-blow announcer Nick Charles. "What part is genetics? What part is the environment of just being around somebody who excelled on the world stage? Can these young fighters even come close to achieving the same as their famous relatives? How much can their dads or cousins pass on, and how much do they all have to be their own men, their own fighters? "It is intriguing to watch from our perspective, but think about the pleasures and pressures on both father and son to live up to a standard that often is a legacy."
Because of their famous last names, the kids make news each time they enter the ring. Now, they all will be making news on the same telecast.
"In a sense, a boxing son is like the son of a basketball coach. Those kids are usually point guards and always mature and court-savvy. The kids we are going to see on "ShoBox" grew up in boxing gyms. But there is a lot of pressure on them to prove themselves. They are held up to a higher standard because of what their dads achieved. The talent is often in place, but is the hunger there?
"This should be a really compelling show -- and one that fits perfectly with the theme of 'ShoBox: The New Generation'." ¶ 5:36 PM 0 comments
Undefeated Middleweight James McGirt Jr. vs.Once-Beaten Middleweight Stephan Pryor
Undefeated Middleweight Ronald Hearns vs.Middleweight Hector Hernandez
Unbeaten Junior Welterweight Jorge Paez Jr.vs.TBA
NEW YORK - SHOWTIME will make television history when four sons of former world champions and a cousin of another are featured in a special edition of "ShoBox: The New Generation" Saturday, July 1, 2006, (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) from the Little River Casino Resort in Manistee, Michigan.
The SHOWTIME fistic series, which normally airs on Fridays at 11 p.m. ET/PT, will move to Saturday night for one time only and revert to its usual time slot for the following edition on Friday, July 28. Talk about all in the family and following in your dad's footsteps. Want bloodlines? Want to see what it really is like to have prizefighting in your genes? How do you escape these shadows? Which youngster will leave the best impression? Tune in July 1 when your questions will be answered as "ShoBox" becomes the "Second Generation" for a night. The outstanding lineup on a DiBella Entertainment-promoted fight card will feature: Chazz Witherspoon (12-0, seven KOs) against Mike Alexander (11-0, eight KOs) in a 10-round battle of unbeaten heavyweights; James McGirt Jr. (11-0, 1 NC, seven KOs) against Stephan Pryor (10-1, seven KOs) in an eight-round middleweight showdown; Ronald Hearns (8-0, six KOs) against Hector Hernandez (8-1-2, three KOs) in another eight-round middleweight bout, and unbeaten junior middleweight Jorge Paez Jr. (9-0, seven KOs) against an opponent to be announced in a six-round junior welterweight.
Witherspoon is the second cousin of former two-time world heavyweight champion, Tim Witherspoon. McGirt, Pryor, Hearns and Paez are the sons of legendary former world titleholders Buddy McGirt, Aaron Pryor, Thomas Hearns and Jorge "Maromero" Paez, respectively.
"I have covered just about every sport, and I am always fascinated when a son or daughter takes up a sport his or her parent or close relative was exceptional at," said "ShoBox" blow-by-blow announcer Nick Charles. "What part is genetics? What part is the environment of just being around somebody who excelled on the world stage? Can these young fighters even come close to achieving the same as their famous relatives? How much can their dads or cousins pass on, and how much do they all have to be their own men, their own fighters? "It is intriguing to watch from our perspective, but think about the pleasures and pressures on both father and son to live up to a standard that often is a legacy."
Because of their famous last names, the kids make news each time they enter the ring. Now, they all will be making news on the same telecast.
"In a sense, a boxing son is like the son of a basketball coach. Those kids are usually point guards and always mature and court-savvy. The kids we are going to see on "ShoBox" grew up in boxing gyms. But there is a lot of pressure on them to prove themselves. They are held up to a higher standard because of what their dads achieved. The talent is often in place, but is the hunger there?
"This should be a really compelling show -- and one that fits perfectly with the theme of 'ShoBox: The New Generation'." ¶ 5:36 PM 0 comments
