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Travis Walker “I see a stoppage coming!”

August 22, 2012 Boxing News No comments

Travis Walker

Travis Walker “I see a stoppage coming!”

By George Jimenez

Noche de Boxeo Radio had the chance to sit down with Travis “Freight Train”Walker (39-7-1, 31 KOs) to discuss his next fight with former two-time world champ Tomasz Adamek (46-2, 28KOs).  The fight is titled “Ironbound Throwdown” and it will be a 12 round main event at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on Saturday afternoon, September 8, 2012.  At stake will be Adamek’s IBF North American Heavyweight Title, and the chance at a future bigger fight and payday.  The interview was conducted by hosts Cesar Hernandez and George Jimenez as part of their weekly boxing show which airs every Monday at 8pm EST.  Below is a transcript of the interview:

 

Noche De Boxeo: Thank you for being on the show.  We know you have a very tough fight coming up against Tomasz Adamek, are you ready for it?

Travis Walker: I am so ready for it, thank you for having me

NDB: We know that your last fight was a great victory against Kali Meehan inAustralia, what does that fight do for your confidence to fight somebody like Tomasz Adamek?

TW: Well actually my confidence was already there, but it definitely helped me mentally to know exactly where I am at in this game, that I can still compete in this game, because I was actually getting a little frustrated with some of the rulings that I’ve had in the past and it helps me with my confidence to know what I need to do to make myself a better fighter.

NDB: How is your preparation going for your upcoming fight?

TW: Everything is going super, man!

NDB: How do you prepare for a guy like Adamek who is smaller than you and moves a lot in the ring? Is there anything you are working on especially for this fight?

TW: Yes, definitely, I need to work on keeping my defense up real tight, because he throws a lot of punches, he get in-get out.  I have to get in a certain kind of shape in order to fight a guy like this because he is a “mover”.  And as a Heavyweight boxer we are not too used to movers.

NDB: Going into this fight not a lot of people are giving you a chance against Tomasz Adamek, but looking at your record you have fought some of the top Heavyweight fighters around, yet they have him as the favorite.  How do you respond to that?

TW: Most of my fights I have been looked as the underdog, but I still came out with a win, or they had to rob me in order to get the win.  So that really don’t bother me, I just have to do my thing.  I don’t mind proving to the people that I am here.

NDB: What do you think is the most dangerous thing about Tomasz Adamek?

TW: His speed.  He has great speed and with Tomasz you have to get to his speed level.  Although people have brought to my attention that he has slowed down as a boxer.  But I still have to prepare myself as if he has it.

NDB: What have you done as far as conditioning to prepare yourself for a fighter that has movement?  Have you worked more on your cardio, strength, or both? What is your game plan physically to prepare for Adamek?

TW: One of the things you have to do more is get your sprints in because you are going to have to throw punches in combinations, and then you get a small break, and then you go back at it.  I do a lot of “suicides” and stuff like that.

NDB: What is your motivating factor for this fight? What is pushing you to excel?

TW: What is pushing me is my confidence, what I got to do, this is going to make me or break me.  I really don’t have another four years to try to climb back up to the top so I gotta get it, I gotta make it happen.

NDB: We usually give our guests a chance to send a shout and thank the people that support them; this is your time, go ahead.

TW: I want to thank my real friends and family members who always stuck by me, always kept me uplifted in my career, believed in me; and all my fans that really believed in me.  I have a lot of Facebook friends and Twitter friends that always hit me up and give me good motivational speeches and stuff like that, and that always helps me keep sharp.

NDB: Where can they follow you?

TW: On Facebook (and Twitter) they can find me under “Travis Walker”

NDB:  Before you leave we have a few more questions.  How do you deal with Adamek’s fans? His fights atPrudentialCenter usually get about 6 to 8 thousand fans, mostly Polish fans.  How do you prepare for something like that? And does that bother you at all?

TW: It really don’t bother me at all.  Actually it kind of “amps” me up for the fight, because a lot of people are going against me and I like to shut them up.  So that gives me the opportunity to quiet the crowd and I enjoy doing that.

NDB: As a follow-up question, are you worried at all if the fight goes to the score cards and something weird happens and they go against you? Some people claim that in the last fight, Adamek vs Chambers, they robbed Chambers? What is your opinion on that?

TW: I definitely believe they robbed Chambers but I feel like this, it’s going to be a tough fight regardless and I am used to that happening to me.  And the only way to stop that from happening to me is by stopping my opponent.  So I see a stoppage coming in my next fight, by me.

NDB: Are you giving us your official prediction? What’s the round?

TW: I am not going to force the knock out, I am not going by the round, I am just going to allow it to come, and I know it’s going to come.

NDB: That’s all the questions we have, thanks for being on the show, good luck on the fight and we hope it’s a good one.

TW: Thank you very much for having me.

 FIGHT INFO:  

“Ironbound Throwdown” September 8th at Newark’s Prudential Center features Tomasz Adamek vs. Travis Walker. Tickets priced at $180 ringside, $105, and $55 are available through Ticketmaster: online at www.ticketmaster.com; Charge-by-phone: 1-800-745-3000; Ticketmaster Express 866-448-7849; and Ticketmaster ticket centers. Tickets are also available at Prudential Center’s Box Office and www.prucenter.com.

The fight will be available in Polando n PPV. WealthTV will begin airing undercard bouts live at 3PM ET nationally on Verizon FiOS TV channel 169 and 669 in HD, AT&T U-Verse TV channels 470 and 1470 in HD, along with over 100 cable systems across the country.

Prudential Center doors will open at 1:30PM; first fight is 2:00PM. The card is presented by Main Events in association with Peltz Boxing, and Ziggy Promotions. 

 

Noche de Boxeo Radio airs every Monday at 8pm EST and can be heard here  http://leaveitintheringradio.com/

Noche de Boxeo is part of the Leave it in the RinG Radio family which also includes “The boxing Fix” radio show. 

Martinez Faces Macklin, continues to chase Chavez Jr.

March 2, 2012 Boxing News No comments
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Martinez Faces Macklin, continues to chase Chavez Jr.

By Vicky Villa (Leaveitintheringradio.com)

 

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World Middleweight Champion Sergio “Maravilla”Martinez(48-2-2, 27 KOs) will make another defense of the Diamond WBC belt he won when he defeated Serhiy Dzinziruk back in March, 2011.  Stepping up to the challenge is Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin (28-3, 19 KOs) fromIreland.  The fight will be the main event of a stacked card taking place on March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day)at the theater in Madison SquareGarden and is appropriately titled “The REAL Middleweight Championship – Get Your Irish Up”. 

Martinez, arguably one of the top three best fighters in boxing, is the heavy favorite going into this fight and most fans expect “Maravilla” to have a comfortable night against the very game but overmatched Macklin.  The Argentinian fighter now residing inOxnard,Californiahas knocked out his last three opponents and if all predictions are correct, this will be his fourth.

Macklin is coming off a controversial loss in the hands of Felix Sturm, a fight that many fans and experts thought he won.  “Mack”, who regards himself as an all action come forward fighter, will need to have another impressive outing as well as some “Irish luck” to pull the upset.  Macklin is aware that he is in for a tough fight but sounds confident as he prepares to face a formidable champion.

“I am really confident about the fight, I think is coming at the right time for me…I am going to go in there and impose my style which is to go to war, and I am going to put that on him and make him fight my fight”, said Macklin in a recent interview.

Sergio knows he needs to win this fight to maintain his status as one of the elite fighters in the world.  But more importantly, winning this fight means getting the chance of finally fighting rising star Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. for the real WBC Middleweight belt, same belt he was “separated” from when he was elevated to “emeritus champion”.

The WBC has cleared the way for this fight to take place after Chavez Jr. made a successful defense of his title on February of this year.  President of the WBC Jose Sulaiman also warned the young champion that failure to comply with the organization’s ruling could result in Junior being stripped.

“If a fighter doesn’t comply with our rules then he would be eliminated from our rankings.  If Julio doesn’t comply with our rules, then they will not laugh in our faces…I want to reconfirm that if Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. doesn’t respect the mandate of the WBC, then we will be forced to separate ourselves from his championship.” , said Sulaiman in a recent interview for the radio show “Noche de Boxeo”.

Martinez has chased Chavez Jr. for a while, and is very anxious for that fight to happen.  But on March 17th he needs to concentrate on defeating Macklin in order for that fight to materialize.

Serving as co-feature is the super middleweight 10-round fight “Bombs Away” which has all the ingredients to produce fireworks and the chance to steal the show.  Going head to head in a boxer vs. puncher fight is Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (20-0, 14 KOs) versus the very explosive Don “Da Bomb” George (22-1-1, 19KOs). 

Both fights will air live on HBO’s “World Championship Boxing,” starting at 10 PM/ET 7 PM/PT.

Also on the card:

Unbeaten heavyweight Magomed “Mago” Abdusalamov (13-0, 13 KOs) takes on Jason Pettaway (11-0, 8KOs) in a 10/12 round fight for the vacant World Boxing Council (“WBC”) Silver Championship. 

Junior middleweight Charlie Ota (19-1-1, 13 KOs) takes on Gundrick King (16-7, 11KOs)

Former world title challenger Argenis Mendez (19-2, 10 KOs), a Dominican junior lightweight, will be fighting in an eight-round bout against Daniel Attah (26-9, 9KOs)

Irish-American light heavyweight Seanie Monaghan (12-0, 8KOs) takes on Eric Watkins (6-1) in an eight-rounder.

Catskills middleweight Kevin Rooney (3-1, 1 KO), returns in a four-round bout against an opponent not yet announced.

Danny “Little Mac” McDermott (9-3-2, 4 KOs) is scheduled to fight in an eight-round junior welterweight fight against Danny O’Connor (16-1, 4KOs)

Heavyweight Thomas Hardwick (4-0, 2KO’s) will take on Blu Delong (0-3) in a four-round bout.   

 

Tickets are priced at $505, $355, $205, $125 and $65, and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased through the Madison Square Garden Box Office or through Ticketmaster, at Ticketmaster.com, or by calling (866) 858-0008. Call DiBella Entertainment at (212) 947-2577, or visit www.dbe1.com and @loudibella on Twitter for more information.

Sanchez stops Coronel in bloody brawl.

June 25, 2011 Boxing News No comments

Sanchez stops Coronel in bloody brawl.

Erik Killin/Art Sevilla ringside
 

Boxing returned to Fairfield California Friday night as once again Paco Presents and Don Chargin productions brought fights back to the Fairfield sports center.

In the main event Fairfields Alan Sanchez took on Clint Coronel of San Jose in a bloody crowd pleasing brawl.
Coronel came out fast backing Sanchez up early with his rough house style. Sanchez began to back up and box using his jab early on to keep Coronel at bay and control the opening round.
In round two Coronel continued to try and walk down Sanchez plodding through Sanchez’s jab to get inside. Most of the round was spent clinching and wrestling. On the inside Coronel landed a few nice body shots.
In round three Sanchez began to pick up the pace opening up on Coronel. Sanchez landed several nice hooks to both the body and head of Coronel. After tasting some of Sanchez’s power, Cornel immediately went back to the inside wrestling for the remainder of round.
Round four was more inside fighting and clinching. Coronel stayed on Sanchez’s chest for most the round smothering his punches and attempting to land some body shots of his own, some landing low.
Coronel opened round five with a nice left hook that stunned Sanchez momentarily. Sanchez bounced back scoring with and uppercut. Coronel went right back at Sanchez’s body but once again strayed low. This time referee Dan Stell took a point from Coronol. Sanchez comes back strong landing a big hook that opened up a cut over the right eye of Coronel.
Round six was more of the same, Sanchez trying to box and get distance while Coronel bull rushes in.
Round seven saw Coronel once again coming out and immediately wrestling to get inside. Sanchez backed up and started to target the cut more and more with his jab. The referee stopped the action for a third time to allow doctor Ketchum to examine the damage again. This time they had seen enough and Ketchum stopped the fight.
Alan Sanchez wins by TKO in round seven.
Alan Sanchez improves to 8-2-1 3Ko’s while Clint Coronel drops to 4-3-3 1Ko.

In the co feature, former amateur star Manuel “Tino” Avila of Fairfield makes his third appearance at the Fairfield Sports Center this year took on Salvador Cifuentes of Chula Vista, California.
Cifuentes came out swinging wildly early on, missing most of his shots. Avila started patiently working his jab and a couple of nice hooks. A solid right seemed to stun Cifuentes in the final minute of the opening round. Avila punctuated the round with a couple of nice body shots.
In round two Avila again came out behind the jab using it to set up a two nice left hooks. Cifuentes began to swell under both eyes as round two went on. Avila finished the round with a a nice combo that bloodied Cifuentes nose.
Round three was more of the same as Avila showed his superior skill using the jab and landing to the body for most the round.
The fourth and final round saw more combinations from Avila for the first minute or so. A clash of heads opened a cut on Cifuentes around the half way point of the round. Cifuentes seemed to try and pick up the pace after the cut but Avila tightened up his defense and boxed to close the fight.
Manuel Avila wins by unanimous decision scores where 40-36 across the boards.
Manuel “Tino” Avila remains unbeaten at 5-0 2Ko’s while Salvador Cifuentes drops to 1-2.

In the joke of the night featherweight prospect Guy Robb of Sacramento knocked out Tyshawn Sherman of Hesperia, California in one round. Sherman immediately got on his bike from the opening bell retreating around the ring. Bobbing and weaving, feinting and doing just about everything but throwing a punch. Sherman continued this for most of the opening round. Finally after chasing his opponent around Robb cut off the ring and landed a solid right that immediately staggered Sherman, backing him into the corner. Now on the ropes Robb opened up his assault forcing the ref to step in and stop the barrage of punches.
Time of stoppage was 2:28 of round number one. Guy Robb improves to 5-0 2Ko’s while Tyshawn Sherman drops to 0-1.

In a four-round jr welterweight bout, Fairfield’s Omar Sanchez took on Jhonnathan Zamudio of San Francisco, California. In a fast paced opening round both fighters came out swinging. Zamudio lands a big right hook that drops Sanchez. After recovering from the knockdown Sanchez bounces back scoring with a flurry of his own to end the round.
In round two Sanchez comes out strong trying to box a bit more and scoring with the jab. A few nice combos by Sanchez punctuate the round.
Again in round three Sanchez comes out the aggressor and takes control with his jab. Sanchez lands a nice left hook as well. During the next exchange the fighters clash heads opening a good size cut on Sanchez.
Doctor Smith Ketchum stops the fight because of the accidental foul. The bout is ruled a no contest since it was stopped before the fourth round was completed.
Omar Sanchez remains 0-2 while Jhonnathan Zamudio was making his pro debut.

In a four round Jr middleweight fight Former amateur standout and professional mixed martial arts prospect Mike Ortega of Sacramento took on Mike Alexander of of Antioch, California.
Ortega starts the fight quick establishing the jab. Ortega scores with a nice combo that staggered Alexander early on. Ortega’s hooks begin to land with ease. Ortega scores with a big left to back up Alexander again as the bell rang to end the round.
In round two Ortega began to work the body which started to take its toll immediately. Ortega also pumped the jab through Alexander’s guard through out the round.
Round three was more of the same as Ortega continued his attack. Landing the one tow combo over and over on Alexander. Alexander is wobbled a couple times through out the third round.
After couple of nice combos to open the fourth, Ortega drops Alexander with a big right hand. Mike Alexander got to his feet but referee Dan Stell had seen enough and waved off the fight at 1:50 of round four. Mike Ortega moves to 2-0 1 Ko and Mike Alexander drops to 1-5-3

In the opener Jr welterweight Jonathan Chicas defeated Michael Islas by unanimous decision. The opening round saw both fighters attempting to establish the jab. Both guys had their moments but Chicas scores with a nice flurry to end the round.
Islas again comes out firing the jab in round two. After being out boxed for the first half of the round Chicas bounced back with a nice left hook to the body. A few more rights land to the head to probably steal the round for Chicas.
Chicas started round three a little faster, landing a nice uppercut and big right hand. Chicas started busting up Islas with his combos, swelling up his eyes and bloodying Islas nose.
In the fourth and final round Chicas began to box more making Islas miss numerous shots. Chicas lands a couple of nice hooks to finish the round strong.
Scores where 40-36 & 39-37 twice.
Jonathan Chicas improves to 2-0 1 Ko while Michael Islas drops his pro debut making him 0-1

 

Joel Julio “I am a strong opponent at welterweight”

May 17, 2011 Boxing News No comments
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Photo by Geo IMAGEZ

By Victoria “Vicky” Villa

“I am moving down to 147 lbs. because I feel is the right weight for me.  I am not going to have any problems at this weight because my fists will do the talking.  I am a strong opponent at Welterweight and I feel I will have a better opportunity to become a world champion,” said Joel Julio in a recent interview when asked about the reason for moving down to 147.

Although Julio’s run in the Jr. Middleweight division was less than stellar, one also has to consider the level of opposition he fought.  Losses to ex-champion Serhiy Dzinziruk, hot contenders James Kirkland and Alfredo Angulo although disappointing, can serve as valuable experience for his career.  His only other loss was to Carlos Quintana back in 2006 in a fight that saw Quintana outbox Julio to win a decision.

Julio is looking to move down to his old division because he feels that he can have more opportunities and also feels that he is more competitive at his old weight.  He wants to leave the losses behind and concentrate on the bigger picture, which is to get a title shot in the welterweight division and fulfill his dream of becoming a world champion.

“I would like to fight Victor Ortiz, Andre Berto, but I am prepared to fight anyone at 147 lbs and I feel I can beat them.  My speed and power increase at 147 lbs and I want to remind everyone that I have 31 KOs out of 36 wins while fighting at Welterweight,” Said Julio

He was to have his first test at welterweight in the form of Antwone Smith whom he was slated to fight on May 20th as part of the Friday Night Fights main event, but Smith was forced to withdraw from his fight because of an elbow injury.  Instead, Julio’s new opponent is Agnes Adjaho (25-5, 14 KOs) who took the fight on a couple of weeks’ notice and will serve as Julio’s first roadblock as he moves down to his old weight class.

In 2005 Joel “Love Child” Julio was named prospect of the year by ESPN.com and he wants to show his fans that he can be that same Julio once again.  No longer the “Love Child” he wants to be known as “Predator”.

“On May 20th you are going to see a different Joel Julio, the same Julio who first arrived in the US, Joel ‘El Depredador’ Julio.”

Also fighting on this card are Sadam “World Kid’ Ali of Brooklyn, NY, (12-0, 7 KOs); Jose “Mangu” Peralta of Jersey City (6-1, 4 KOs); all action fighter Vinny O’Brien of East Hanover, (2-0, 2KOs);  Angel Concepcion, (4-0); Bronx, NY’s Joel Castillo, (8-0, 5KOs); and Tyrone Luckey of Middletown, NJ, (3-0,3 KOs).

Tickets are on sale now, $100 for ringside and reserved floor seats, $60 general admission bleachers and $30 general admission standing. Tickets are available online throughwww.ticketmaster.com, Charge-by-phone: 1-800-745-3000, Ticketmaster Express 866-448-7849 and Ticketmaster ticket centers. Tickets are also available at Prudential Center’s Box Office andwww.prucenter.com.

 

JOEL JULIO VS ANGES ADJAHO ON MAY 20TH HEADLINE FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS

May 11, 2011 Boxing News No comments
Joel Julio - Photo by Geo IMAGEZ
 

Joel Julio - Photo by Geo IMAGEZ

Main Events CEO, Kathy Duva, today officially announced a new opponent for Joel Julio’s May 20th welterweight bout. Julio (36-4, 31KOs) will take on Anges Adjaho, of Cotonou, Benin (Africa), 17-5, 9KO’s.  Antwone Smith was forced to withdraw from his fight against Joel Julio because of an elbow injury. For Julio this fight is particularly important because it will be his first test back at the 147 weight class.

Held in the intimate boxing club environment of Prudential Center’s AmeriHealth Pavilion, Newark, New Jersey, the fight will be broadcast on ESPN 2, 9-11 pm EST. The Brick City Boxing Series fight is promoted by Main Events.

Local fighter favorites to be featured on the undercard include: Sadam “World Kid’ Ali of Brooklyn, NY, 12-0, 7 KO’s; Jose “Mangu” Peralta of Jersey City 6-1, 4 KO’s; crowd-pleasing Vinny O’Brien of East Hanover, 2-0, 2KO’s; Newark favorite, Angel Concepcion, 4-0; Bronx, NY’s Joel Castillo, 8-0, 5KO’s; and Tyrone Luckey of Middletown, NJ, 3-0,3 KO’s.

Tickets are on sale now, $100 for ringside and reserved floor seats, $60 general admission bleachers and $30 general admission standing. Tickets are available online through www.ticketmaster.com, Charge-by-phone: 1-800-745-3000, TicketmasterExpress 866-448-7849 and Ticketmaster ticket centers. Tickets are also available at Prudential Center’s Box Office and www.prucenter.com.

 

EDGAR SANTANA RETURNS TO HEADLINE FIRST PUNCHIN AT THE PARADISE SERIES CARD OF 2011

April 29, 2011 Boxing News No comments

On Thursday May 5th, Popular welterweight prospect, Edgar Santana (24-3, 15KO’s), returns to the ring, and will do it in front of his hometown fans in the Bronx, when he fights in the main event of the first of Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing’s, five scheduled shows in 2011, at the beautiful and historic Paradise Theater on Grand Concourse.  Star Boxing, which began the “Punchin at the Paradise” series in 2006, has locked in five dates at the Theater for the remainder of 2011, starting with the first show on May 5th.

“So many boxing fans here in the Bronx and New York, are excited for Edgar’s return to the ring on May 5th,” stated Joe DeGuardia, CEO and President of Star Boxing. Edgar actually made his pro-debut on one of our shows, and now he is making his much anticipated return to the ring, in some ways his second debut, on yet another Star Boxing card.  So not only is it fitting for him, but also fitting for us that we are getting our Bronx series back underway and featuring it with one of the most popular fighters from the Bronx in the main event.”

SANTANA

Santana was riding a three-fight win streak, including his most impressive as a pro, when he won a ten round decision, in a war against current NABF Light Welterweight Champ, Joselito Lopez on Showtime’s Showbox: The New Generation back in April of 2008.  While Lopez would go on to win seven fights in a row, including picking up the NABF title in his last fight against unbeaten Mike Dallas Jr., Santana was forced to wait on the sidelines, after running into some legal problems outside of the ring.  With those problems behind him now, Santana has re-dedicated his life to the sport and looks to pick up right where he left off and continue on his quest to becoming world champion.  Santana is set to square off against Robert “Wolf” Jones, a veteran of seveteen professional fights, in a scheduled eight rounder.

Tickets are priced at $30, $50 and $100 and can be purchased by calling the Star Boxing office at 718 823-2000, visiting www.starboxing.com or simply by CLICKING HERE: Tickets can also be purchased by visiting the Paradise Theater box office, located at 2417 Grand Concourse in the Bronx, NY

 

STAR SIGNINGS

April 26, 2011 Boxing News No comments

Joe DeGuardia, CEO and President of Star Boxing, recently traveled to Rome to partake in an exhibition that opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art featuring selected portraits from world renowned photographer Howard Schatz project: “The Italian-Americans in Boxing”, in which DeGuardia’s portrait was featured. As in the past, DeGuardia’s trip to Europe wasn’t just pleasure as there is always business to take care. . Upon returning from Rome, DeGuardia locked in the signing of two undefeated European fighters, France’s IBF#1 rated super middleweight contender, Jean Paul Mendy, and Russia’s hot super bantamweight prospect Sakhib Usarov. “Both Mendy and Usarov are great additions to the Star Boxing stable,” stated DeGuardia. “Mendy has been a legitimate top-ten contender for some time, and he is currently the #1 mandatory challenger for Lucian Bute’s 168 lb. World Championship. We certainly look forward to the Bute-Mendy World Championship.” Bute won the IBF super middleweight title in late 2007 and has successfully defended it seven times, with the latest coming in March of this year against Brian Magee. Bute is considered by many to be the king of the star-studded super middleweight division. The southpaw Mendy, whose record stands at 29-0-1, 16KO’s, represented his native France at the 1996 Olympics. He began his professional career in 2000, scoring a second round TKO over Guy Dia Njoh. In 2002 Mendy won the France Super Middleweight Title, and in 2008 picked up the IBF International Super Middleweight Title. Also a southpaw, Sakhib Usarov sports an unblemished record of 15-0, 6KO’s. Born in Tajikistan, Usarov now calls Moscow, Russia his home. Usarov turned pro in late 2006 scoring a first round TKO over Shuhrat Usmonov. In 2008 Usarov won the vacant Russian Bantamweight Title. In 2009, Usarov scored a twelve round shut-out over Alexander Fedorov to pick up the WBO European Bantamweight Title. Usarov picked up two wins in 2010, including an eight round decision over fellow unbeaten prospect Illhom Rahimov. “Usarov is an exciting up and coming prospect that can fight anywhere between 115 to 122 lbs,” added DeGuardia. “He has yet to fight in the outside of Russia, but we are looking forward to bringing him over state-side, and begin marketing him throughout the US. I understand that he is willing to fight anybody and that says a lot.” DeGuardia looks forward to the World Championship Bute-Mendy fight and plans to bring Usarov over to the states and feature him on a Star Boxing promoted card sometime in the very near future.

Tickets On Sale for May 20th Main Events Brick City Boxing Series

April 23, 2011 Boxing News No comments

Tickets On Sale for May 20th Main Events Brick City Boxing Series

Joel Julio vs. Antwone Smith Prudential Center’s AmeriHealth Pavilion,Newark, NJ

The main event features the  much anticipated 10 round junior middleweight   bout between Joel Julio of Monteria, Colombia (36-4, 31KOs) and Antwone Smith, of Miami Fl, (20-2-1, 12KOs). The Main Events Brick City Boxing Series card will take place in the intimate boxing club environment of Prudential Center’s AmeriHealth Pavilion,  in Newark, New Jersey.

Local fighter favorites to be featured on the undercard include: Sadam “World Kid’ Ali of Brooklyn, NY, 12-0, 7 KO’s, who is scheduled to take on John Revish of Baton Rouge, LA 9-3-2, 8 KO’s; Jose “Mangu” Peralta of Jersey City 6-1, 4 KO’s; crowd-pleasing Vinny O’Brien of East Hanover, 2-0, 2KO’s; Newark favorite, Angel Concepcion, 4-0; and Tyrone Luckey of Middletown, NJ, 3-0,3 KO’s.

Tickets are on sale now, $100 for ringside and reserved floor seats, $60 general admission bleachers and $30 general admission standing. Tickets available online atwww.ticketmaster.com,   Charge-by-phone: 1-800-745-3000, Ticketmaster Express 866-448-7849 and Ticketmaster ticket centers. Tickets are also available at Prudential Center’s Box Office and www.prucenter.com.

The fight is promoted by Main Events in association with DiBella Entertainment and will be broadcast on ESPN2.