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| ROBERT GARCIA, MIKEY GARCIA AND BRANDON RIOS SIGN ON FOR BOX FAN EXPO
| Press Release: The Robert Garcia Boxing Academy, with 2013 trainer of the year Robert Garcia, WBO 130-pound champion Mikey Garcia and former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios have confirmed they will appear and have a booth to meet and greet fans at the inaugural Box Fan Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Box Fan Expo will be held on September 13th, during the Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana II weekend. To purchase tickets click: http://www.BoxFanExpo.eventbrite.com/.
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| | |  | | | | AFTER 3 YEARS OF INACTIVITY, KHURTSIDZE SUBJECT OF PROMOTIONAL DISPUTE
| Avtandil Khurtsidze TKO1 Allen Conyers ...Last night in on Lou Dibell'a show in New York City, Avtandil Khurtsidze returned to the ring for the first time in nearly three years to dominate Allen Conyers (12-10). The stocky Khurtsidze looked like a mini-Dwight Muhammad Qawi, stalking and knocking Conyers around the ring until the referee halted the contest at 1:23 of the first round. Regarding the claims coming out of the Ukraine that Elite Boxing is still his exclusive promoter, Khurtsidze stated the following...
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| HYLAND, MARTIN WIN IN NYC
| Patrick Hyland TKO4 Noel Echevarria... At New York City's B.B. King Blues Club and Grill, Irish featherweight Patrick "The Punisher" Hyland defeated Noel Echevarria, the first time that Hyland had seen ring action in nearly two years. The result was a fourth-round technical knockout. The Irishman controlled the action against the southpaw Echevarria, picking up the pace in each round. By the third round, Hyland was really pouring it on. With Echevarria taking heavy punishment, the referee called a halt to the contest at 0:45 seconds of the fourth round. Hyland improved to 28-1, while Echevarria drops his fourth straight and is now 11-4.
Charles Martin TKO3 Kertson Manswell... American heavyweight hopeful Charles Martin kept his undefeated record intact (18-0-1, 16 KOs) with a third round stoppage of Trinidad's Kertson Manswell (24-9). The former 2012 National PAL champion and 2012 National Golden Gloves runner-up controlled the action against the free-swinging Manswell, who did connect with a few haymakers that got Martin's attention. But in the third, Martin dropped Manswell with a hard straight left hand from his southpaw stance. After three knockdowns, the contest was stopped. source for both results: dibella entertainment
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| | | | | | | MAYWEATHER PROMOTIONS OBTAINS NEVADA LICENSE
| According to respected boxing writer David Mayo on MLive.com, Mayweather Promotions has just been licensed as a promoter by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Reportedly, the vote to license Mayweather Promotions was unanimous. Mayweather is scheduled to fight Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas on September 13th. It had been announced that Golden Boy would be the promoter of record for the fight, which came as a surprise because Mayweather ally Richard Schaefer recently left Golden Boy. Now that his company is licensed, it should not come as a surprise if Mayweather terminates Golden Boy's contract to promote the September 13th. --Scott Shaffer
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| OPPONENTS NAMED FOR IVAN MORALES, TERRELL GAUSHA
| Press Release: Mexican bantamweight Ivan Morales looks to secure his twenty-sixth victory without a loss on Friday, July 25th when he faces off against countryman Sergio "Finito" Frias (15-3-2) on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes' at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. In the main event, unbeaten junior welterweight Frankie "Pitbull" Gomez will face Vernon Paris and opening up the televised portion of the card will be an eight-round middleweight bout between 2012 U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha (10-0) and Oklahoma's Ronnie Warrior Jr. (15-8-1)
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| | | | | | | FULL LINE-UP FOR CHICAGO CARD ANNOUNCED
| Press Release: Six fights in the welterweight or light welterweight divisions are scheduled for the undercard of this Friday's nationally televised boxing tripleheader from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The televised action consists of Roberto "La Amenaza" Garcia (35-3, 23 KOs) of Texas, taking on Breidis "Khanqueror" Prescott (27-5, 20 KOs) of Miami via Colombia in the ten-round welterweight main event; Caleb "Golden" Truax (23-1-2, 14 KOs) of Minnesota, taking on Derek "Pooh" Ennis (24-4-1, 13 KOs); and Chicago's own Mike Lee (12-0, 7 KOs) opening the telecast against Paul Gonsalves (7-3, 3 KOs) of Massachusetts in a light heavyweight six-rounder. Topping the off-TV portion of the card will be...
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| TYSON FURY WILL FACE ALEXANDER USTINOV THIS WEEKEND
| According to the BBC, giant-sized Alexander Ustinov of Belarus has agreed fight Tyson Fury this weekend in Manchester, England. Ustinov took the heavyweight fight on short notice, which saved a huge English show that was supposed to match Fury against domestic rival Dereck Chisora. But Chisora injured his hand and pulled out of the mega-fight earlier this week. Ustinov is 37 years old, stands 6'7" and has a pro record of 29-1. His lone loss came against Kubrat Pulev. Recognizable names in Ustinov's win column include past-therr-primes David Tua, Monte Barrett and Paolo Vidoz. Fury (pictured) is 22-0. --Scott Shaffer
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| BROADWAY BOXING WEIGH-IN REPORT
| In New York City on Tuesday, the boxers weighed in for Wednesday night's Broadway Boxing show at BB King Blues Club. For the main event, Ireland's Patrick Hyland (27-1) weighed in at 128 pounds, while his opponent Noel Echevarria of North Carolina (11-3), came in two pounds lighter at 126. The ten-round co-feature will be a heavyweight bout between Charles Martin (17-0-1) of Califonria and Kerston Manswell of Trinidad and Tobago. Martin came in at 241, compared to 265 for Manswell. Also inncluded among the seven schedule bouts will be Joe Smith. Jr. (15-1), who weighed 175.8 pounds, against Tyrell Hendrix (11-4-1) who tipped the beams at 174.2. source: dibella entertainment
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| BONUS BREAD: EXPLODING BOXING'S BIGGEST MYTHS
By Stephen "Breadman" Edwards
| What are some of the biggest myths in boxing history that get repeated by uninformed fans? I am tired of getting into arguments with idiots because I repeat some of your logic.
Bread’s Response: Haha, you have to stop arguing bro. Some people are just too lazy to research on their own so they repeat nonsense because nonsense was told to them. I will start in chronological order if I can...
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| CHESTER, ENGLAND HOSTS AUGUST 2ND CARD
| Press Release: Boxing returns to the Northgate Arena in Chester, United Kingdom on Saturday August 2nd, featuring local stars Chris Goodwin and Paul Economides in tough assignments. In a lightweight bout, 25-year-old Chris Goodwin, 18-2-1, takes on experienced Georgian Kakhaber Avetisian (24), who brings a deceiving 35-23-1 ledger against top notch opposition, including a victory over former Andreas Evensen (17-3-1) less than four months ago.
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| HYLAND ONE DAY AWAY FROM HEADLINING IN NYC
| Press Release: DiBella Entertainment (DBE) held a meet and greet for newly signed featherweight Patrick "The Punisher" Hyland (27-1, 12KO's), of Ireland. Hyland will make his official New York City debut when he headlines DBE's upcoming Broadway Boxing card at the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday night. The bout will mark Hyland's return to the ring after a near two-year hiatus due to promotional issues with his previous promoter. Below are quotes from the colorful Hyland:
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| | | | | | | DAILY BREAD MONDAY EDITION: (7-21-14)
By Stephen "Breadman" Edwards
| Did you get a chance to see any of the press conferences for Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana II? Who do you favor in the rematch? I have talked to alot of people who tell me after watching the fight again, they see what you saw. A super close fight and a fight Maidana could have won. I also want to ask you about Floyd’s beef with TI the rapper. Do you think this is staged or real? And what do you make of the glove controversy. Does Maidana have a legitmate issue?
Bread’s Response: In the rock, paper, scissors of boxing, the pressure swarmer can usually do well with the pure boxer. Henry Armstrong and Harry Greb, the two best swarmers ever, always beat the boxers. If Maidana can get back in the same shape he was in for the first fight or better I think the fight will be super close again. This reminds me of Andre Ward vs. Sakio Bika. That was Ward’s toughest fight. Look at it on Youtube. Ward is clearly the better fighter. But that style of swarming, which is hitting anything, not just clean areas but all areas, roughhousing and being fully determined, can give any boxer problems.
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| | | | | | | FRIDAY'S TURNING STONE UNDERCARD ANNOUNCED
| Press Release: The three-fight undercard has been announced for this Friday's quadrupleheader celebrating of the 200th episode of "ShoBox: The New Generation," live from the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Upstate New York. Headlining the non-televised portion of the evening will be Brunswick, New Jersey's Jorge Diaz (17-3, 10 KOs), who is looking to return to the win column after a couple of setbacks. The popular Diaz will face Philadelphia's Ramone Ellis (4-11-2, 2 KOs) in a featherweight six-rounder. Tickets are on sale now at the Turning Stone box office, by calling (315) 361-7469, or through www.Ticketmaster.com.
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| | | | | | | BARRIOS LOOKS FOR FIFTH WIN THIS WEEKEND
| Press Release: Making his way back to the ring this Friday is San Antonio's super bantamweight Mario Barrios (4-0). Barrios will put his undefeated record on the line against, Salvador Perez (2-4-2). The four-round bout will take place at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. Barrios, who stands six feet tall, will have a tremendous height and reach advantage, and will look to box his way to victory. However, he vows to throw big shots. "Perez is an opponent I'm not taking lightly," said Barrios. "I'm going to stick to the game plan and give a crowd pleasing fight to the fans. I feel I'm getting better with each fight and my jab is looking great. I'll be thrilled if I get the KO, but will be ready to go the distance if I have too. I'm going to be throwing a lot of hard shots in this fight, so we'll see what happens." Mario Barrios is managed by Al Haymon and advised by Luis DeCubas, Jr.
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| FURY-CHISORA II POSTPONED DUE TO CHISORA INJURY
| Press Release: Due to a fractured hand injury suffered by Dereck Chisora, this Saturday's heavyweight bout between Chisora and Tyson Fury has been postponed. The card, which was to be televised in the United States by Awe Network, will not be shown. "We are truly disappointed that the fight will not happen on Saturday," said Awe's president Robert Herring. "Ever since we made the announcement of the fight last week, we had received tremendous feedback and response and we know we would have had a large audience watching on Aew. We hope to have an announcement very shortly concerning the re-schedule date."
| | | | | | | HELP MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF A TRUE WARRIOR
| Press Release: America was introduced to Kennedy Cunningham when her father first fought on NBC back in December of 2012 (against Tomasz Adamek). Kennedy suffers from a severe heart deformity called HLHS [in very simple terms, little Kennedy has half a heart]. In April when Steve fought Amir Mansour on NBC Sports, the family had just received heart breaking news when they we told that Kennedy was not a candidate for heart transplant as they had hoped. [Steve went out and waged a heroic battle in which he got off the canvas and pulled out a win over a bigger, stronger opponent that allowed him to remain a viable heavyweight contender]. Kennedy has been accpeted into a heart transplant program that will require her family to move to Pittsburgh so that she can undergo a heart transplant on four-hour's notice. Please consider making a donation to help the Cunninghams by going to this webpage.
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| | | | | | | NY ATHLETIC COMMISSION TO ADVISE BOXERS ABOUT OBTAINING HEALTH CARE
| The New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) is hosting an open house for boxers that live and train in New York State to learn about how to receive health insurance through ObamaCare and Medicaid. Many boxers do not have health insurance, and most boxers get injured during training. The NYSAC says it will provide boxers with as much information as possible about health insurance options to allow them to train with peace of mind and not having to worry about paying a hospital bill or a prescription for medicine resulting from injury. When: July 21st and July 30th from 9-5pm; Where: New York State Athletic Commission,located at 123 William Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10038. Walk-ins are welcome. However, you should call ahead of time to make an appointment and find out what you need to bring. To schedule an appointment, or if you have any questions, please contact NYSAC at 212-417-5700
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| GOLDEN BOY ANNOUNCES CORPUS CHRISTI CO-FEATURE
| Press Release: Junior welterweight KeAndre Gibson, fighting out of Austin, Texas, will take a trip to Corpus Christi on Thursday, August 7th to square off against Fort Worth's Jose Hernandez in an eight-round bout to be aired on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes' Golden Boy Live! series. In the previously announced main event, Jerry "The Corpus Christi Kid" Belmontes will return to his hometown to face Puerto Rico's Abner "Pin" Cotto in a ten-round junior lightweight bout.
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| SERGIO MARTINEZ TO FIGHT ON
| Press Release: After lengthy discussions with members of his team, former world middleweight champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez has decided to continue his boxing career. Determined to return and erase the terrible memory of his loss to Miguel Cotto in June, 39-year-old Martinez says will next face a top-ten contender with the goal of recapturing his world title. "Miguel De Pablos (Business Manager) and I met with Sergio at his home in Madrid and he says he is 100% healthy and ready to do what it takes to return to the very top of boxing," said Martinez's advisor Sampson Lewkowicz. Lewkowicz says Martinez will first undergo a full battery of head-to-toe testing from top specialists in New York, but pending full medical clearance, the former champion will be returning to the ring on a mission.
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| SHIMING WINS FIRST TEN ROUNDER
| Zou Shiming W10 Luis De La Rosa... in Macao, China, Zou Shiming continued his march up the flyweight division, defeating Luis De La Rosa of Colombia via ten-round unanimous decision. Shiming, a Chinese idol who won three amateur world championships and two Olympic gold medals, was asked to go ten rounds for the first time and responded well. He defeated De La Rosa by scores of 97-93 and 99-91 (twice) to improve to 5-0 as a professional. De La Rosa falls to 23-4-1. Next up for Shiming could be a shot at IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenrong of Thailand. Shiming defeated Ruenrong in the amateurs.
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| RIGONDEAUX-LOOKNONGYANGTOY ENDS SOMEWHAT LIKE MAYWEATHER-ORTIZ
By Scott Shaffer
| Guillermo Rigondeaux KO1 Sod Looknongyangtoy... In Macao, China, world 122-pound champion Guillermo Rigondeaux shed his reputation as a boring boxer by knocking out Thailand's Sod looknongyangtoy a/k/a Sod Kokietgym in the first round. In the first round, the Cuban Rigondeaux accidentally headbutted the Thai, sending Looknongyangtoy to one knee. When Looknongyangtoy got up, he extended his glove towards the incoming Rigonedeaux. Although he touched gloves, Rigondeaux immediately fired a lightning quick combination before the Thai boxer reset his defense. The combination landed and Looknongyangtoy wnet down for a ten count. The ending was reminiscient of, but not quite as flagrant, as Floyd Mayweather's 2100 knockout of Victor Ortiz. Unlike Mayweather, Rigondeaux did not deceive his opponent into dropping his guard, but both Ortiz and Looknongyangtoy failed to observe boxing's cardinal rule of defense: protect yourself at all times. Rigondeaux, who has been criticized for being boring, was anything but boring in tonight's brief appearance. His promotional contract with Top Rank is up, and tonight's win should add interest to a man whose skills make him a top five pound-for-pounder. source:
| | | | | | | EMANUEL TAYLOR DEFEATS KARIM MAYFIELD
| Emanuel Taylor W10 Karim Mayfield... ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights came to Huntington, New York this week. In the main event of the evening, junior welterweight Emanuel "The Tranzformer" Taylor got back in the win column with a ten-round unanimous decision win over Karim "Hard Hitta" Mayfield. Although knocked down in the eighth round, Taylor (18-2) controlled of the action throughout the fight winning by scores of 97-92 and 95-94 (twice). Mayfield’s record falls to 18-2-1.
Cletus Seldin NC Bayan Jargal ... Cletus Seldin and Bayan Jargal fought to a no contest at junior welterweight. With Seldin pressing the action against the hard punching Jargal, the heads of the combatants clashed resulting in a bad cut over the right eye of Jargal. At the end of round three, Jargal stated that he was unable to continue and the bout was declared a disappointing no contest. Seldin's record remains at 13-0 while Jargal's stays at 17-5. source for both results: star boxing
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