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“Around The Ring”
Linden, NJ Athletic Hall of Fame
Inducts Orlando and Givens
By Bobby Breen
4/30/2008. The Linden, NJ Athletic Hall of Fame held its induction ceremony this past Sunday April 27th at Amici’s Restaurant. Two inductees for this year’s second annual induction included Tony Orlando, former world class referee and amateur boxer and current Chairman of the NJ State Athletic Control Board, along with Don Givens, former amateur boxer and trainer. Both have dedicated their lives to boxing both in the amateur and professional ranks.
Tony Orlando was a NJ State amateur champion at 132 lbs. He compiled an amateur record of 28-2. Orlando spent several years in the amateurs as a referee, refereeing over one thousand bouts. He turned pro as a referee in 1984 doing some of the major bouts in Atlantic City’s heyday of boxing during that era. You name just about any boxer during the 80’s and 90’s and Orlando reffed them. Micky Ward, Calvin Brock, Cory Spinks, Gabriel & Rafael Ruelas, Shannon Briggs, Pernell Whitaker, Roy Jones Jr., Juan La Porte, Doug Dewitt, James Toney, Al Cole, Riddick Bowe, Edwin Rosario, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, and such memorable bouts as; Tommy Hearns vs. Michael Olajide, Mike Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs, Evander Holyfield vs. Hasim Rahman, Vinny Pazienza vs. Dana Rosenblatt, the list goes on and on. Orlando was a professional referee for twenty years doing over fifty world title bouts in the United States and abroad. He still serves on the NJ State Boxing Commission as its Chairman. Orlando was previously inducted into the NJ Boxing Hall of Fame.
Don Givens was a 1953 NJ Golden Gloves featherweight champion. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean War and was that branch of the military’s Featherweight champion as well. He was also the AAU featherweight champion in Florida. His amateur boxing record was 97-12. Don’s dream was to turn professional but a service connected injury prevented that from happening. Givens has since dedicated his life to amateur boxing producing many Golden Gloves and Diamond Gloves champions in NJ. He is a certified USA-Boxing National and International Coach and has traveled with USA-Boxing teams to Hungary, Yugoslavia, Denmark, and Nova Scotia. Givens has also served as President of the NJ USA-Boxing LBC # 7. He currently serves as an Inspector on the NJ State Boxing Commission and is a member of the NJ Boxing Hall of Fame. Givens was honored in 2000 as “Coach of the Year” by the NJ Boxing HoF. The festivities were emceed by Henry Hascup, President of the NJ Boxing Hall Of Fame.
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WOLAK KO'S STRICKLAND and . . .
MOORE DEFEATS CANDELO ON IRISH FESTIVAL WEEKEND
TRUFAN MARCH 16, 2008
Jr. Middleweight James Moore (15-0) came out like a fire horse last night, but his opponent, J.C. Candelo weathered the storm the first two rounds, changed the momentum in the third round with a straight right to the body, and finished strong but on the short end of a ten round decision.
The sneaky right to Moore's midsection early in the third set up a big round for the veteran, who hurt Moore later with another body shot. It showed the heart of the Irishman, who was getting the taste of a savvy slickster who had been in the ring with the best of the division.
From that point on, for Moore, it was anything but easy.
Candelo had his moments and hurt Moore on several occasions, but the Irishman would come back and land flurries of his own. In the middle rounds Candelo would counter the aggressive opponent, effectively, with body shots, but Moore would again come back with more arsenal, holding off the veteran who was hoping to set up a knockout punch. In the latter middle rounds Candelo started to tire -- his counterpunching stopped, and the Columbian had to fight in spurts that may have cost him precious rounds. Moore had captured enough points utilizing his jab and effective right. It was see-saw battle, and in the end, the judges tally had scores of 98-92, 98-92, 97-93 for Moore. TRUFAN had it 6-4 in rounds in favor of Moore.
It was a coming out party for jr. middleweight Pawal Wolak (20-0) at the Garden last night. Wolak came out and defeated Dupre Strickland in two rounds at Madison Square Garden's WAMU Theater. It was Wolak's first time at the Garden and he took quick advantage of it.
After an even feel out 1st round, Wolak patiently stalked Strickland in the 2nd round and put together a flurry (left hook to body, slashing right hand upstairs) with Strickland against the ropes -- then down on his back. This happened at 2:56 of the round -- and the referee, Steve Smoger, counted to ten (the bell cannot save the fighter in NYS) so the legal term is KO at 3:06 of the 2nd round. It was Wolak fourteenth, and most impressive KO, in his 20 wins . . .
In other action Oliva Fonseca utilized enough movement and counterpunching to defeat Christy Nickel over 4 rounds. Fonseca frustrated Nickel as the rounds progressed, and it was reflected in the judges scorecards, which read 40-36, 39-37, 39-37, all in favor of Fonseca . . .
Welterweight Martin Wright started the evening with a four round decision win over J.C. Sanchez. Featherweights Jules Blackwell and Jea-sung Lee fought a tactical but exciting match which ended in a split draw. Both fighters had their moments, but it seemed to the eye that Lee had the edge throughout. Featherweight Jose Espinal was too much for Joe Rosa, stopping Rosa TKO2 . . . Middleweight Chris Overbey was no match for Simon O'Donnell, and all the way from Oklahoma, via Ireland, Oisin Fagan defeated a game Brian Carden TKO2.
Many thanks for Celtic Gloves & all those who helped in promoting this fine MSG card.
JLM
FINAL PRE-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE FOR “A FISTFUL OF SHAMROCKS” SHOW AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON MARCH 15TH
TRUFAN MARCH 10, 2008
The final press conference for the pre-St. Patrick’s Day Madison Square Garden extravaganza called “A Fistful of Shamrocks” was held today, March 10th, at Jack Demsey’s Irish pub on East 33rd Street in midtown Manhattan. The show is being promoted by the newly created Celtic Gloves Promotions (www.celticgloves.com).
The 10 round main event features undefeated James Moore, 14-0 (10 KOS), a native of County Wicklow, Ireland, who fights out of Queens. He is facing the seasoned veteran and former world title challenger J.C. Candelo, 27-9-4 (18 KOS), of Colombia.
In the co-feature, New York’s other undefeated junior middleweight sensation Pawel “Raging Bull” Wolak, 19-0 (13 KOS), a native of Debica, Poland, who resides in Arlington, New Jersey, will square off against Dupre “Total Package” Strickland, 18-2-1 (7 KOS), of Shreveport, Louisiana.
Also featured will be lightweight Oisin Fagan, 20-5 (15 KOS), of Oklahoma City via Dublin; super middleweight Simon “Slick Fighting Irish” O’Donnell, 5-1 (2 KOS) of County Galway, Ireland; London junior welterweight Steve O’Meara, who will be making his pro debut; featherweight Jae Sung Lee, 8-1 (5 KOS), of Hanam, Korea; bantamweight Khabir Suleymanov, 2-0 (1 KO), of Ukraine; featherweight Joe Rosa, 1-2-1, of Puerto Rico; welterweight Luis Ruiz, 2-0, of Puebla, Mexico; welterweight Martin Wright, 4-0-1, of Brooklyn; and middleweight Bryant Pappas, 5-0 (5 KOS), a hard-punching Yonkers, New York, police officer.
A special junior middleweight female attraction features Cristy “Code Red” Nickel, 7-5 (4 KOS), of New York, vs. Oliva Fonseca, 1-1-2 (1 KO) of Philadelphia. Nickel, who counts Katie Couric among her A-list of clients, was recently named one of the top personal trainers in New York by Allure magazine.
Other luminaries in attendance included New York State Athletic Commissioner Ron Scott Stevens; longtime promoters and trainers Lou Duva and Don Elbaum; and matchmaker Bruce Silverglade.
Here’s what everyone had to say:
James Moore: “I could have taken an easier fight, but I didn’t want to. I didn’t want to just knock someone out and not learn anything. I need to take the right steps at the right time, and that’s what this fight against Candelo is about. I can’t wait to show everyone what I’m made of.”
Harry Keitt, trainer of James Moore: “We took no shortcuts because we took this fight very seriously. James is in tremendous shape. I wish Pawel luck, but I have the future champion in James Moore.”
Pawel Wolak: “I train right, not just hard. I stay healthy and eat natural. I’m even reading books on nutrition. My full potential is still two years off, but I am getting stronger and more ready in each fight.”
Patrick Ford, two-time featherweight title challenger and trainer of Wolak: “People said Pawel won’t go anywhere because he’s a white guy. Well, that’s the end of that conversation. Pawel is a great fighter because he comes to fight, not to dance or box. Once the bell rings, he never stops punching.”
Ivan Edwards, manager of Wolak: “Pawel does whatever it takes to win: knees, elbows, etc. When we started working together, he told me he had four dreams: to fight in Atlantic City, Poland, MSG and Chicago, where there are lots of Polish fans. On March 15th he will have accomplished three of them. All that is left is fighting in Chicago.”
Cristy Nickel: “Thank you to Celtic Gloves for allowing me to showcase my talents at MSG, which is the place to be on March 15th. I’m thrilled to be part of such a great show.”
Nickel & Fonseca bring it on March 15.
Oliva Fonseca: “I’m honored to be fighting in New York, at MSG, against Cristy Nickel. I’ve heard she is a very good fighter.”
Jae Sung Lee: (through interpreter Pearl Kim): “I am young and passionate and honored to fight in New York and at MSG. My preparation is going well. I want to prove something in America.”
Ron Scott Stevens: “I commend Celtic Gloves and am very proud of the shows they’ve been doing and how much they respect the rules and regulations.”
Lou Duva: “This is the way to do things, with all of these different nationalities. Celtic Gloves should be commended for putting on this show. You put on a show like this and people will talk about it for a long time.”
Don Elbaum: “This is an incredible fight card because James and Pawel are exciting and honest boxing prospects. Ireland and Poland are very proud of them. We will see them both knocking on the door for world titles very soon.”
In addition to boxing, live Irish music will be performed by the band “Big Girl’s Blouse.”
Door open at 6:30 P.M. and the fights will begin at 7:00 P.M.
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TERON, SALITA REGISTER KO'S - KIRILOV HELD EVEN
Cedric states:"The Russians are coming, The Russians are here!"
TRUFANBOXING February 29th, 2008
Lightweight contender
Jorge "The Truth" Teron used a strong jab and movement to totally dominate game Mexican contender Sandro Marcos. The hard hitting Marcos, who holds wins over Johnny Tapia and Manuel Medina, struggled to get inside Teron's jab and was never in the fight. Teron floored Marcos in the fourth and fifth rounds, until the referee halted the match at 2:41 of the fifth. Teron raised his record to 20 wins without defeat, and his last two contests have been impressive. Teron gains the WBO Intercontinental Lightweight prize in an impressive boxing display . . .
Dimitry Salita had a similar contest, although suffering from a cut left eye, to stop late substitute Fabian "El Lobo" Luque in the fifth round. It was Dimitry's return to action in almost a year. Salita was in control from the opening round, and never stopped coming forward. The cut was deemed not serious and required only two stitches . . .
Dimitri Kirilov started well, but his opponent, Cecilio Santos, had other plans and took some of the middle rounds to earn a hard fought MAJORITY DRAW. It seemed to the keen eye that Kirolov had an edge throughout the bout, blooding Santos around the nose and eye, but many of the rounds were close due to Santos clever inside movement and counters. Kirilov retains his IBF super flyweight title in what was a fast paced action bout.
Mnay thanks to promoter
Cedric Kushner and Bash Boxing for putting on a very good show.
OLSZEWSKI DEFEATS REID TO WIN TITLE
TRUFAN FEB 29, 2008
Unbeaten New Yorker Eileen 'Hawaiian Mongoose"Olszewski (5-0-1) won a majority decision over Elena "Baby Doll" Reid last night at Roseland in New York, in which was a terrific bout with action each and every round.
It seemed that Reid was getting the better of the exchanges early in the bout as the onrushing " Hawaiian Mongoose" looked to pin Reid in the corner. Reid would flurry, then retreat and use side to side movement and the two would repeat the process again.
And the process would be - Olszewski with the harder punching, "Baby Doll" the volume puncher, making it a tough bout to score for the first five rounds. A virtually even bout after six, Reid started to tire in the seventh and Olszewski capitalized, landing more frequently and with more precision. Reid would try to fight back, but now stationary, was an easier target and was consumed by Olszewski's attack. A big "Mongoose" 8th round where "Baby Doll" was almost out on her feet, but trying to fend her opponent off, was followed by a similar 9th, where Reid was more flat footed and forced to go toe to toe.
Reid got a second wind in the 10th, but it was too little, too late, as Olsweski took Reid's flyweight title in an impressive closing statement to a trilling bout.
JLM
THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING NOTEBOOK, Thursday night, February 28, at Roseland Ballroom presented by Gotham Boxing and Bash Boxing
Dimitriy Kirilov defends his title vs. Cecelio Santos in Main Event in first defense of IBF Junior Bantamweight championship
$
50 TICKETS SOLD OUT: Promoters Cedric Kushner and Steve Bash announced today that tickets in the $50 price category are sold out for the Russians Are Coming fight extravaganza set for Thursday night at Roseland Ballroom. Tickets may be purchased through Gotham Boxing at 212 755 1944 or Ticket Master on line.
SALITA TO FACE FABIAN LUQUE IN CO-FEATURE: Junior welterweight Fabian Luque signed on over the weekend to face Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita in the 10-round co-featured attraction on Thursday night. Luque has a ring record of 21-6-4, with 12 victories coming by way of knockout.
OLSZEWSKI A FORMER KNICKS CITY DANCER: A former Knicks City Dancer will be dancing in the boxing ring on Thursday night, appropriately at Roseland Ballroom. Unbeaten New Yorker Eileen Olszewski (4-0-1), for three seasons on the Knicks City Dancers' squad, puts her gloves on against the number one ranked female flyweight in the world, Elena "Baby Doll" Reid (19-3-5). Known as the "Hawaiian Mongoose" because she was born in Hawaii, Olszewski has been a resident of New York for over 15 years, has also studied ballet, and done stunt work for live action shows.
PROFILE, JON SCHNEIDER, THE FIGHTING MARINE: A 28 year old native of Yonkers, NY… His mother Susan Schneider is manager, she lives in New City, Rockland County…was in Marines from '98 to 2002 with security force all over middle east including Iraq, Dubai, UAE, Qwait…a veteran of Desert Fox and Southern Watch…was on the Marine corps wrestling team, "I started boxing at 12 but when I got to HS, got into wrestling, and wrestled until I got out of the marine corp."…Competed in Golden Gloves…Attended Roosevelt HS in Yonkers.
TERON FACES MARCOS FOR TITLE: Undefeated Bronx and Puerto Rican star Jorge "The Truth" Teron (19-0-1, 11 KO's) ascends the ranks when the New York State champ faces Sandro Marcos (27-16-2, 23 KO's) of Mazatlan, Mexico in a 12-round clash for the vacant WBO Intercontinental Lightweight Championship on the undercard of the Thursday night, February 28 "Russians Are Coming" fight extravaganza at the Roseland Ballroom.
FEB 28th BOUT SNAPSHOT
Co-feature: 10 round junior welterweights
Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita vs. Fabian Luque
Kirilov vs. Santos in Main Event; Salita returns in co-feature...
UNBEATEN BRONX AND PUERTO RICAN STAR JORGE TERON FACES MEXICO'S SANDRO MARCOS FOR VACANT WBO INTERCONTINENTIAL LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ON GOTHAM BOXING AND BASH BOXING'S THE "RUSSIANS ARE COMING" CARD FEBRUARY 28 AT ROSELAND BALLROOM
***Teron tries to extend unblemished streak to 20 victories without defeat (one draw); Elena "Baby Doll" Reid vs. Eileen "Hawaiian Mongoose" Olszewski in another title bout***
New York, February 22—Undefeated Bronx and Puerto Rican star Jorge "The Truth" Teron (19-0-1, 11 KO's) ascends the ranks when the New York State champ faces Sandro Marcos (27-16-2, 23 KO's) of Mazatlan, Mexico in a 12-round clash for the vacant WBO Intercontinental Lightweight Championship on the undercard of the Thursday night, February 28 "Russians Are Coming" fight extravaganza at the Roseland Ballroom.
Teron, a three-time New York Golden Gloves titlist, is a product of John F. Kennedy High School, and is unbeaten in the professional ranks with 19 victories, 11 coming by way of knockout.
The Gotham Boxing and Bash Boxing promotion features IBF junior bantamweight world champion Dimitri Kirilov (29-3, 9 KO's) in his first title defense against Cecilio "Boga" Santos (22-8-2, 12 KO's) in the main event, and the return to the ring of ever popular Dmitriy Salita (27-0-1, 15 KO's), in the companion feature.
In yet another championship matchup, the ladies will also be in action when WIBA Women's Flyweight World Champion Elena "Baby Doll" Reid (19-3-5, 5 KO's) puts her belt on the line against three time Golden Gloves champion Eileen "Hawaiian Mongoose" Olszewski (4-0-1).
Flag-waving patriots will salute U.S. Marine Jon Schneider when the Yonkers, NY native takes on Boston's Tyrone Smith (5-5-1, 2 KO's) in a six round Heavyweight attraction . Tough-minded Amanda Serrano of Brooklyn will make her professional debut, while promising Albanian heavyweight Badarin Toma will also make his first pro appearance, both in four round contests.
Tickets are priced at $200, $150, $100 and $50 and are available by calling Gotham Boxing at 212 755-1944.
“Around The Ring”
"Giant Heavyweight Unification Bout A Big Letdown”
By Bobby Breen
2/24/2008. The Heavyweight Unification bout between Wladimir Klitschko and Sultan Ibragimov this past Saturday night at Madison Square Garden just didn’t live up to expectation. Maybe it was a clash of styles; maybe it was both Champions didn’t want to get their hands dirty, maybe it was just a flop. Whatever it was, it was a dull, boring, and unexciting fight. Even during the brief and rare exchanges there was no excitement. Boxing fans expected a knockout. Boxing fans expected some drama, some entertainment, and some action. Boxing fans were let down. Klitschko was unable to deliver a champion caliber performance. He pawed his way thru the bout with his long left jab, hardly throwing a right hand for the first five or six rounds. Okay, I can accept a feeling out period of maybe a round or two, but for seven to eight rounds nothing of substance happened.
Klitschko bear-pawed at and slapped down the very few right jabs Sultan sent his way. As far as game plan, one would believe Klitschko didn’t have one. Nor did Ibragimov. It appeared as though Klitschko was being cautious waiting to set up the right hand behind his great absent jab. It never came about. As for Sultan, he too was very cautious looking for any opening to get inside to brawl, or counter Klitschko to get inside. It didn’t happen in twelve rounds and probably would not have happened in a hundred rounds. It was as though both Champions were trying to take the path of least resistance and not fight or box at all. Come on guys, you are (or were in the case of Sultan) both Champions. Boxing fans expected more than this.
The brief appearance of any action of substance came about in rounds eight when Klitschko landed a combination that woke Ibragimov up, in round nine another combination that sent Ibragimov into the ropes, which strangely was ruled by referee Wayne Kelly not as a knockdown, and round ten when both boxers clinched and wrestled each other to the ring canvas. Other than that, there was no action besides each Champion trying to keep their respective titles without taking any risks to get the other man’s belt. Klitschko earned a decision on scores of 119-110, 118-110, and 117-111. This writer had it 117-111 for Klistshko in a championship bout that should concern promoters and boxing fans. Certainly the crowd at the Garden was not pleased and demonstrated such by the continuous booing during the bout.
Undercard: John Duddy got beat! That’s all there was to it!! Duddy was rocked solid in the first three rounds of his Middleweight matchup with Walid Smichet of Canada, and surprisingly didn’t go down.
There were some heavy trading going on in this bout and this was not the NYSE, but the Garden Square on a Saturday night. Duddy did regain himself during the middle rounds but could hardly hurt Smichet even when he landed clean and clear.
With cuts on both eyes, two on the left eye in round two, and another cut on the right eye in round six, Duddy appeared in trouble. “Big” George Mitchell, Duddy’s cut man did a great job especially on the left eye which was deep and wide. Even as Smichet slowed down over the course of the bout, Duddy could not capitalize and gain any momentum. Duddy earned a very unpopular decision, much to the chagrin of the Duddy favored crowd, with scores of 95-95 (by NYSAC Judge Frank Lombardi, who had to be the sanest Judge of the night) and 98-92 on the other two judges’ scorecards. This writer wannabee judge had it 96-95 for Smichet and was very generous to Duddy on at least two rounds. This bout even at a draw was a stretch for Duddy. With a matchup and title bout with Middleweight Champion Kelly Pavlik on the horizon for Duddy, this performance left little doubt if any that Duddy could hold his own among the big boys, not only in size, but in stature of the Middleweight division top ten with bigger opponents and bigger punches than Smichet. Hopefully Duddy heals, reassesses himself and comes back better with the lessons learned in the ring squared.
The Bronx’s Ronny Vargas improved to 6-0 as a Light Middleweight prospect. Vargas boxed well in a four rounder against Monyette Flowers of Memphis, TN. Vargas, a 3-time NY Golden Gloves champion at 6ft. 2in. has the size and physical attributes to go far in his division. There was a moment there in rounds three and four he traded with Flowers on the ropes and in a corner. Why Vargas would choose this path was troubling as he easily out-boxed his opponent. These are things a young boxer needs to learn and change as they develop in the professional ranks. Otherwise a great performance for Vargas who is becoming a rising star in the Big Apple and undoubtedly will go beyond as he moves up in his division.
“Mean” Joe Greene from Queens earned a stoppage when his middleweight bout ended by retirement at round 11. Greene earned a win over Francisco Mora from Argentina who could not continue after 10 rounds of boxing. Mora was knocked down twice in round two. Greene was penalized for a low blow in round six. Greene improves to 18-0 with 14 coming by KO. Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillen of NYC, NY ended his bout at 1:28 of round two earning a KO over Thomas Brown from York, SC. Quillen looked dominating getting the edge in round one where both fighters had some healthy exchanges. It was a left hook to the body that did the trick and moved Quillen to 17-0 14 by KO in his Super-Middleweight division. Russian Heavyweight (6ft.7in. 300lbs.) Alexander Ustinov fighting for the first time on U.S. soil made easy work of Eric Ladson of Winston-Salem, NC. Ustinov had Ladson down three times in the first round causing referee Pete Santiago to call an end to the bout. In cruiserweight action, Jonathon Banks (Detroit) disposed of Imamu Mayfield (Perth Amboy, NJ) at 1:11 of round one.
Mayfield was almost dropped once at the start and was shaken up a bit, then dropped clean with a right behind his left ear. Mayfield appeared to take the count and recover waiting too long to get up and having the referee call an end to the action. It appeared Mayfield was not fully recovered from the first near knockdown. Despite Mayfield’s objections Banks was awarded the KO victory.
Upcoming NYC Pro-Shows: Thursday Feb. 28th Cedric Kushner Gotham Boxing and Steve Bash Bash Boxing present a card at Roseland Ballroom. Dimitri Kilirov-Cecilio Santos IBF Super-Flyweight Championship headline. Wednesday Mar. 5th Lou DiBella Boxing Hammerstein Ballroom, Gary Starks Jr. and Edgar Santana headline. Thursday Mar. 6th Joe DiGuardia Star Boxing Grand Ballroom, NYC, NY. Mike Arnaoutis-Harrison Cuello USBA Lt. Welterweight Championship headline, Vinny Maddalone co-features. See you “around the ring”.
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It’s Fight Week For Duva Boxing…
IMPORTANT CRUISERWEIGHT BATTLE LOOMING THIS FRIDAY WHEN DARNELL “DING A LING MAN” WILSON FACES B.J. FLORES IN USBA CHAMPIONSHIP ON ESPN 2’s FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS ON FEBRUARY 8 AT DOVER DOWNS RACETRACK AND CASINO
New York, February 6—Duva Boxing sends an important battle in the cruiserweight ranks into the ring this week and a national television audience will be watching on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights when the sensational knockout artist Darnell “Ding A Ling” Wilson puts his USBA Cruiserweight championship on the line against undefeated up and comer B.J. Flores this Friday night, February 8, at Dover Downs Racetrack and Casino. Dino Duva’s promotional company will present the title tilt in association with Sal Musemeci's Final Forum Promotions.
The unsung cruiserweight division is fast becoming one of the most exciting in the boxing ranks. Along with the ESPN 2 telecast of Wilson-Flores, Showtime will broadcast the unification bout featuring WBO kingping Enzo Maccinerelli vs. WBC titlist David Haye on March 8 in London.
Back to Ding A Ling vs. Flores. The victor will be declared the # 2 ranked contender in the IBF to belt holder Steve Cunningham, but Duva says “more importantly, the winner of this match will be the hottest contender in all of boxing, and an exciting and talked about fighter among boxing’s elite.”"
"I'm rearing to go and ready to handle my business this Friday on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights,” says the Ding A Ling Man. “I am going to be in the ring with yet another tough opponent in BJ Flores. I will win rounds with effective punching and will impress in victory. I feel super strong and am ready to go 12 rounds but I am a knockout artist and I don't get paid for overtime. I'm longing for my world title opportunity, just looking for my shot."
"I'm way too strong for Flores,” adds Wilson. “He is strong but I have that killer mentality. I will take hits just to hit him. I am a hungry fighter who wants to fight and doesn't mind getting hit to get the job done.”
Wilson, known best by the popular nickname "Ding-A-Ling Man," comes off a sensational 11 TH round KO victory over Emmanuel Nwodo on June 29 from the St. George Theater in Staten Island which aired on ESPN2. The spectacular triumph was crowned "Knockout of the Year" by ESPN.com's respected expert Dan Rafael. Wilson hails from Takoma Park , Maryland, and has a steller 22-5-3 ring record, with 19 victories coming by way of KO.
Flores, fighting out of Willard, MO, is undefeated in 20 career professional fights, including 13 knockout scores.
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**Edgar Santana and Gary Stark to Headline DBE Boxing Series at Manhattan Center***
New York (January 30, 2008)—DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing returns to New York City on Wednesday night March 5 at the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center. Staten Island featherweight Gary “Kid” Stark (20-2, 8 KO’s) and Spanish Harlem welterweight Edgar “El Chamaco” Santana (22-3, 14 KO’s) will headline the night of exciting boxing action in the heart of Manhattan.
Tickets for Broadway Boxing are priced at $150, $100, $80, $60, and $40 and will go on sale in early February. They will be available through DiBella Entertainment by calling (212) 947-2577. For more information on Broadway Boxing, please visit DiBella entertainment on the web at www.dbe1.com.
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“Around
The Ring”
Roseland Pro-Card A Holiday Hit!
By Bobby Breen
12/14/07. It’s Christmas time in the city. Some
people go to see the tree
at Rockefeller Center; some go see the Grinch on Broadway. Then there are
some of us who go to the Roseland Ballroom to see local professional boxing.
Despite the wintry weather, die hard boxing fans filled the Roseland
Ballroom to see a night of boxing. Three undefeated local talents, Joe
Greene, Jorge Teron, and Peter Quillin, headlined the card and all three
remained unbeaten. Promoted by Ring Promotions and Cedric Kushner’s Gotham
Boxing it was billed as “Holiday Hits”. The show had a healthy turn out and
some equally healthy matches.
South Jamaica Queens middleweight “Mean” Joe Greene, the current
North
American Boxing Association (NABA) Champ won his seventeenth professional
bout (17-0, 12 KO’s) with a unanimous decision over Patrick Thompson from
Lincoln, NE. In an often-close quarters-combat match of wits, Green and
Thompson exchanged the best each had to offer. Greene’s power was too much
for the cagey veteran southpaw Thompson, who at 34 had an arsenal of
experience and tried to tie up the heavy handed Greene. This Thompson did
with some degree of success presenting difficulty for Greene. Thompson was a
formidable opponent previously going the distance with John Duddy, Sechew
Powell, Matt Vanda, and Pawel Wolak, all good middleweights in their own
right. This was a good test for Greene, to have to work different solutions
to the problems Thompson posed for him. Greene, listed at 5’10” and appears
shorter, has to outwork and outland his opponents if he is to step up to the
next level in the dangerous middleweight division.
Jorge “The Truth” Teron of the Bronx improved
to 19-0(12 KO’s) with a
technical knock out of Adrian “Canon” Navarette of Mexico in the last round
of their scheduled eight round bout. This win earned Teron the New York
State Lightweight Title. Teron boxed beautifully throughout the bout
adjusting very well to everything the game Navarette threw at him. Navarette
did not just come as a visitor to fit the bill. He came to win. He pressed
the action with Teron, who at six feet tall is long in altitude for a
Lightweight (135 lbs.)! Teron landed methodically, up and down, and
displayed a host of skills moving side to side against his opponent. Teron
used a snapping jab to keep Navarette on the outside and at times went on
the inside with Navarette using counters to keep Navarette at bay. Despite
being cut in the fifth round, Teron came back in round six, just when the
tables could have turned in Navarette’s favor. Teron doesn’t look like much
as a pro boxer, but I imagine a lot of people said the same thing about a
rail thin kid from Brooklyn, NY who was knocking everyone out in the NYC
amateurs and Daily News Golden Gloves circa early-mid 80’s. That skinny kid
went on to win 5 consecutive NY GG’s, a 1984 Gold Medal in the Los Angeles
Olympics and a World Welterweight title. That kid was Mark Breland, who was
in Teron’s corner. Throw the “Cherry-Tree Special, Teron”. Keep doing what
you are doing!
Newly crowned New York State
Lightweight Champion Jorge "The Truth" Teron
of the Bronx, NY, after defeating Adrian "Canon" Navarette of Mexico at
the
Roseland Ballroom 12/13/07.
Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin from Brooklyn stopped Troy “TNT” Lowry of St. Paul, MN. in the second round of their middleweight encounter. Round one was a feeling out process with Quillin showing superior talent and conditioning.
It took Quillin just thirty-two seconds into the second round to shoot a
flashing left hook that dropped Lowry and ended the bout. Of the three
headliners, Quillin looks to be the more rounded boxer with equal
abilities
in all categories as a professional boxer. Those being size, speed,
power,
versatility, conditioning and athletic ability. He is listed on Box-Rec
as a
Super-Middleweight but is rarely over 164 lbs. His record now stands at
16-0(12 KO’s).
Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin
earns his 16th win as a professional over
Troy "TNT" Lowry of St. Paul, MN. Quillin is now 16-0 with 13 KO's.
Other Highlights: Nagy Aguilera, a
heavyweight from Newburgh, NY kept his
undefeated record intact with a TKO in round three over Darryl Holley of
Brigantine, NJ. Aguilera started to land with precision as the bout
progressed and Holley’s corner wisely threw in the towel forcing the
referee
to end the bout at 2:13 of the round. Aguilera improves to 5-0(3 KO’s).
Roseland’s version of Million Dollar Baby had Noriko Kariya of Toronto,
Canada now residing and training out of Jersey City, NJ going against
Salina
Jordan of Denver, CO in a Female-Bantamweight 118 lb. bout. Both women
started quit frisky with Jordan having the height and reach over the
shorter
more tighter inside fighter Kariya. Kariya was the faster of the two and
landed quicker and harder forcing NY’s first Female Referee Sparkle Lee
to
call an end to the contest in the middle of round three. Jeremy
“Hollywood”
Bryan from Paterson, NJ looked very impressive winning by unanimous
decision
over Broderick Antoine of Troy, NY in a Light-Welterweight division four
rounder. This was Bryan’s second bout since turning pro, moving from the
amateur ranks where he had a stellar career. Bryan was a 2007 Olympic
Trials
semi-finalist, ranked #7 as an amateur, and was a two-time National GG
champ, and owns numerous NJ GG and Diamond Glove titles. He made his pro
debut last month in Reading, PA. Bryan displayed great conditioning,
excellent speed and kept the pressure on Antoine the entire bout. Look
for
more of Bryan as he progresses in the pro ranks. Two other preliminary
bouts rounded out the evening. Darrell Madison (8-1, 3 KO’s) of West.
Islip,
NY won by unanimous decision over Sam Comming of Lansing, MI. in a
heavyweight contest. Super-Featherweight Joe Arroyo (1-0) of the Bronx,
NY
defeated Raphael Luna (0-1) of Albany, NY, both making their pro debuts,
by
majority decision in a four round contest.
BB
More phoros courtesy Bobby Breen:
Jeremy
Bryan Lightwelterweight from Paterson, NJ after 2nd professional
victory at the Roseland Ballroom show Dec.13th
L
to R, Paterson, NJ Light-Welterweight Jeremy Bryan, Frank Toledo Sr.,
Mike Scranski, Danny Milano, after Bryan's victory over Broderick Antoine
at
the Roseland Ballroom Dec.13th, 2007
RESULTS FROM NEW YORK CITY
(The Roseland Ballroom)
December 13, 2007 – “Holiday Hits”
HEAVYWEIGHTS
Nagy Aguilera (5-0, 3 KOs), Newburgh, NY WTKO3 (2:13) Darryl Holey
(6-6, 1 KO), Brigatine, NJ)
Darryl Madison (8-1, 1 KO), Islip, NY WDEC6 (60-54, 60-54, 59-55) Sam
Comming (4-5, 3 KOs), Lansing, MI
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Joe Greene (17-0, 12 KOs), S. Jamaica, NY WDEC8 (80-71, 79-73,
78-74) Patrick Thompson (12-12-1, 5 KOs), Lincoln, NE
Peter Quillin (16-0, 13 KOs), Brooklyn, NY WTKO2 (0:32) Troy Lowry
(27-8, 16 KOs), St. Paul, MN
LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS
Jeremy Bryan (2-0, 0 KOs), Paterson, NJ WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36,
40-36) Broderick Antoine (2-4, 1 KO), Troy, NY
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Jorge Teron (19-0-1, 12 KOs), Bronx, NY WTKO8 (2:26) Adrian Navarette
(16-5-1, 13 KOs), Durango, Mexico
(Teron wins vacant New York State Lightweight Championship)
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS
Joe Arroyo (0-0-1), Queens, NY MD4 (39-37, 38-38, 38-38) Rafael Luna
(0-0-1), Albany, NY
FEMALE BANTAMWEIGHTS
Noriko Kariya (8-2-1, 2 KOs), Jersey City, NJ WTKO3 (0:28) Salina
Jordan (2-3, 1 KO), Denver, CO
Promoter: Ring Promotions and Cedric Kushner’s
Gotham Boxing
Matchmaker: Bob Duffy