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KAY WEST SHINES IN MEXICO March 30, 2008 — Female sensation Kaliesha “Wild Wild” West continued to shine this weekend as she impressed fight fans in Mexico with a 2nd round TKO over Flor Verdugo at the “Gimnasio Tigre Garcia” in Ensenada, B.C., Mexico. West controlled the fight from the beginning landing jabs at will and hitting Verdugo with power punches that made the crowd go into a cheering frenzy. Heading into the second round West continued to catch Verdugo with a barrage of punches that finally made the referee halt the bout for Verdugo’s protection. The bantamweight prospect’s record improved to (8-0-0, 1 KO) and extended her fight streak to 8 wins in a row.
When Kay was asked about her thoughts on her experience in Mexico she stated that, “It wasn’t what I expected. The fans out in Mexico are great and the atmosphere was crazy. It’s so much different down there, I really liked fighting in Mexico, I think it’s better than fighting in the states. I definitely want to go back!” The bout was brought to you by Cota Boxing Promotions. JG
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TO CO-HEADLINE 2008 PREMIERE OF SHOBOX
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Unbeaten, World-Ranked Siblings to Kick Off New Year, Friday, Jan. 4,
2008,
Live on SHOWTIME At 11 p.m. ET/PT F
NEW YORK (Dec. 28, 2007) – One night before Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi defends his International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior welterweight title against top-ranked Herman “The Black Panther’’ Ngoudjo on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, undefeated, world-ranked Anthony and Lamont Peterson will be co-featured in 10-round bouts on ShoBox: The New Generation Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
The talented, confident Peterson brothers, of Washington D.C., have a combined record of 48-0 with 29 knockouts, and either could challenge for a world title by the end of 2008.
This, however, is ShoBox, whose philosophy always has been to match top, promising fighters against one another. So, do not expect any cakewalks at the Hard Rock Café in Biloxi, Miss.
Lamont (23-0, 11 KOs), who is ranked No. 3 in the WBO and No. 6 in the WBA at 140 pounds, will be opposed by fellow unbeaten Antonio Mesquita (34-0, 27 KOs), a Brazilian now residing in Las Vegas.
“This is the year we make our move,” Anthony said. “There isn’t anything our opponents can bring to the table that we haven't seen already. We will be ready for Jan. 4. Hopefully, we can get some work in to prepare ourselves for our world title shots.
“We look forward to fighting on SHOWTIME again and fighting in Biloxi where the fans have shown us tremendous support.”
Offered Lamont, who, at 23, is 14 months older than Anthony: “I am carrying an undefeated record. But I am going to have to put up the fight of my life on Jan. 4 if I want to walk out of that ring with my perfect record intact. This is a huge fight for me, and I am ready for the challenge.
“Every fight right now for me and my brother is a stepping stone. Even though we don't look past our opponents, we hope whoever we fight will pose a threat to us so we can prove that we're up for the test when we get our world title shot. We're just waiting to become world champions.
“Keep your eyes on the Peterson brothers, because '08 is going to be our year.”
Anthony Peterson (25-0, 18 KOs), a lightweight who is ranked No. 1 in the World Boxing Organization (WBO), No. 4 in the World Boxing Council (WBC) and No. 12 in the IBF, will meet Mexican champion Guadalupe Rosales (25-2, 17 KOs) of San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
It is no wonder that the Petersons are undefeated. No punch from an opponent could seem as painful as the hand they were dealt in life. Forced to flee their family and live on the streets after their father landed in jail for a drug conviction, the pair had to fight on the streets to survive.
After years of homelessness and jumping from foster home to foster home, the Petersons were discovered by trainer Barry Hunter, who took them to his gym and taught them the sweet science. Boxing gave them discipline, hope and the goal to become world champions.
Now, the Petersons, two of 12 children, have risen from homelessness and poverty to almost the top of the boxing world.
Mesquita’s career has been punctuated by lengthy layoffs – one of 16 months that ended in February 2006 and another of nearly 19 months (April 2002-November 2003). When he does fight, Mesquita has been devastating. He has knocked out six of his last seven opponents and 79 percent of his foes overall.
“I am training at Johnny Tocco’s Gym in Las Vegas,” said Mesquita, whose best win came on a fifth-round knockout over Santos Pakau (27-2 going in) on July 19, 2006, at Ontario, Calif. “I think Lamont Peterson is a good fight er, but I don’t care. I’m going to knock him out.
“It will be great to fight on SHOWTIME, and I expect to have a good fight. I am going to bring the excitement back to boxing. I’m ready and willing to fight anybody right now.”
Rosales had a 19-fight winning streak end in his last fight when he stepped up in class and lost a close 10-round decision (97-93 and 96-94 twice) to Francisco Lorenzo on Nov. 9, 2007, in Bronx, N.Y.
“I have seen Anthony Peterson,” Rosales said. “He is a good fighter, but I am better and I am going to beat him,” said Rosales, who has fought most of his career around 130 pounds. “I am training hard and focused.
“It is going to be a very good fight. My career depends on this, so I’m going to do my best.”
Play-by-play announcer Nick Charles and expert analyst/boxing historian Steve Farhood will call the action from ringside. The executive producer of ShoBox is Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
For information on Showtime Sports, including exclusive video, photos and news links on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and EliteXC mixed martial arts telecasts, please go www.SHO.com/sports.
About ShoBox: The New Generation Since its inception in July 2001, the critically acclaimed SHOWTIME boxing series, ShoBox: The New Generation has featured young talented fighters matched tough. The ShoBox philosophy is to televise crowd-pleasing and competitive fights while providing a proving ground for willing prospects determined to fight for a world title. The growing list of fighters who have appeared on ShoBox and advanced to garner world titles includes Leonard Dorin, Scott Harrison, Juan Diaz, Jeff Lacy, Ricky Hatton, Joan Guzman, Juan Urango, David Diaz, Robert Guerrero, Kelly Pavlik and Malignaggi.
Next for Kendall Holt: WBO Championship Bout!
Duva Sees Bright Future for his
“Rated R” #1 Contender.
Although his fighter
Kendall “Rated R” Holt (22-1, 12 KOs) has already proven himself as one
of boxing’s best super lightweights, promoter Dino Duva thinks it may be
just the beginning.
“Kendall has now
clearly established himself as the top mandatory challenger. The next
step will be showing he’s the best 140 pounder in the world. Then he’ll
continue on to show he’s one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in
boxing,” said a confidant Duva.
He has reason to be
optimistic.
On Friday night at
Bally’s Atlantic City, Holt cruised to a comfortable nationally
televised 12-round decision over well-respected Mike Arnaoutis. The
victory, a WBO Light Welterweight Title eliminator, earned Holt the
right to challenge for a world title.
“The WBO has already
mandated that the winner of their championship fight on April 28 between
Ricardo Torres and Arturo Morua must fight Kendall. Immediately after
that bout, I will go into negotiations with Top Rank and arrange
Kendall’s first title shot for as soon as possible.”
Overall, Duva sees a
very bright future for his New Jersey-based boxer/puncher.
“Kendall is rising
rapidly and already nearing the top of boxing. He boxed masterfully
against a very game, tough warrior in Mike Arnaoutis and he deserves
recognition as one of the sport’s next big stars.”
Another Duva Family
fighter scored a televised victory Friday night, as heavyweight Mike
Marrone (18-0, 13 KOs) out-hustled Malachy Farrell, winning a majority
eight-round decision.
While Duva says he’s
pleased the 21-year-old Marrone was able to gut out a win over another
undefeated prospect, his performance wasn’t all they had hoped.
“We’re happy that
Mike got the win, but we’re looking for him to pick it up considerably
in his next fight. We’ll chalk this one up to nerves and continue to
build. He’s still very young for a heavyweight.”
Manager and
co-trainer Lou Duva agrees. “I thought he would knock this guy out for
sure. He had a plane load of fans from Vero Beach at the fight and he
tried too hard to impress everybody. Gus Curren and I are taking him to
the gym and we’re going to get that amateurish bologna out of him. Mike
looks terrific in the gym and we’ve got to get him to bring everything
he has into the ring with him on fight night.”
DUV
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007,
Chumash Casino Resort, Santa
Ynez, California
“SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION’’
Friday, Feb. 2, 2007; Telecast
Begins at 11 p.m. ET/PT
Undefeated southpaw James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (17-0, 15 KOs) and
unbeaten Timothy “Desert Storm’’ Bradley (17-0, 10 KOs) meet Billy Lyell (14-3,
2 KOs) and Manuel Garnica (22-6, 12 KOs), respectively, in the co-featured
bouts Friday, Feb. 2, on “ShoBox: The New Generation.” SHOWTIME
will televise the action at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).
The well-regarded
Kirkland and the upset-minded Lyell will collide in a 10-round junior
middleweight match. The promising, world-ranked Bradley will box Garnica
in an eight-round junior welterweight fight in the opening half of a
doubleheader promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, at Chumash Casino
Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif.
NOTE:
WEIGHTS -- Kirkland and Lyell
each weighed 155 pounds at Thursday’s weigh-in; both Bradley and Garnica
tipped scales at 140.
“Lyell is known as a durable, good
fighter who gives his best and I will never overlook anybody, but he has
never felt the kind of pressure or power I am going to throw at him. I
fight like a gorilla. I am hungrier than anyone will know. I train and
spar hard, sometimes with two guys in the ring at the same time.
“If it looks like I am angry, it is
because I am. But I never fight out of control. I am always watching the
other guy, seeing what he is going to try next. I am sure Lyell thinks if
he can take me into the later rounds I will tire, but I can fight 10, 12
rounds, whatever, the way I do.
“I am very grateful for SHOWTIME for
giving me the chance to show what I can do.’’
“I have fought three southpaws. Two
of my biggest wins have been against southpaws. So fighting a lefty won’t
bother me. He is an aggressive fighter, especially early on, but so am I.
Somebody is going to have to take a backward step. I am not sure
Kirkland’s power is cranked up to be what they say. I have fought better
guys than he has. If I had fought the same guys, I’d have more knockouts
on my record, too.
“This is a great opportunity. For me
to defeat a highly regarded, undefeated prospect on national television
would be huge. He has never gone past four rounds so the obvious plan is
to take him into the later rounds and see how he does. But that doesn’t
mean I am not going to be aggressive or just give away any of the early
rounds. I want to win all the rounds.’’
TIMOTHY BRADLEY
“This is going to be a very good
fight; Garnica has a lot of experience and he is a good fighter. He beat
(Juan) Lazcano although they gave it to Lazcano. I experienced some
criticism after my last fight on “ShoBox” but I watched the tapes
from that fight and learned from them. I was right back in the gym working
on defense and counter-punching more.
MANUEL GARNICA“Bradley’s team thinks I am finished, but they do not know how dedicated I am. I still believe I can win a world title. Everybody knows I definitely beat Lazcano in his backyard. Even Juan said so. After the fight he came into my dressing room and said ‘if the fight would have been in Mexico, you would have won.’
“I am a slick boxer who loves to drive opponents crazy by making them miss and then taking advantage of their mistakes. Bradley is aggressive, but I do not think he has fought anybody like me before. This is a great opportunity for me and I plan to make the best of it.’’ -Bey-
UNBEATEN'S KIRKLAND, BRADLEY CO-FEATURE ON SHOWBOX
Kirkland and
Lyell will collide in a 10-round junior middleweight fight. Prior to
the main event, Bradley will square off against Clark in an
eight-round junior welterweight match-up. Gary Shaw Productions,
LLC, will promote the doubleheader at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa
Ynez, Calif.
A banger
from the Aaron Pryor school, Kirkland, a native of Austin, Texas,
looks to overwhelm opponents with brute force and tons of punches. The
22-year-old southpaw with dynamite in both hands has won nine straight
by knockout, and is coming off of a fourth-round knockout over David
Toribio on Dec. 1, 2006, at Chumash.
Lyell,
of Warren, Ohio, is a strong, aggressive-minded, combination puncher
who comes to win and makes for good scraps. After a six-fight winning
streak ended two outings ago, the 22-year-old rebounded in his last
outing to record an eight-round unanimous decision over Jarome Ellis
on Nov. 2, 2006, in Washington, DC.
The
talented, promising Bradley, of Coachella, Calif., will make his
second consecutive “ShoBox” and Chumash appearances. In his network
debut on Dec. 1, 2006, “Desert Storm” recorded an eight-round
technical decision over veteran Jaime Rangel on SHOWTIME. The
23-year-old Bradley was ahead 79-73 on all three scorecards when the
match was stopped due to a cut over Rangel's right eye.
Clark,
of Columbus, Ohio, won his initial 24 fights before losing to then-WBO
lightweight champion Artur Grigorian in October 1999. Throughout his
career, Clark has fought world-ranked boxers, including former world
titleholders Vivian Harris and the late Levander Johnson. Clark, 33,
who appeared on the "Contender'' television series, scored a
first-round knockout over Ricky Alexander in his last start on Nov.
17, 2006, in Chester, W. Va.
About
ShoBox: The New Generation
UNBEATEN WOLAK NOW 10 WINS STRONG; OUTLASTS SHARPE IN SLUGFEST FIGHTER UNABLE TO COME OUT FOR SIXTH ROUND TRUFAN WHIPPANY NJ AUGUST 5th, 2006 If you define the art of war within a confined space of 18 square feet, then you must have seen the match last night between Jersey fighters Pawal Wolak, 155 1/2, and Dennis Sharpe, 156 -- two fighters who pulled no punches but threw many, from bell to bell, for five gut wrenching rounds. I mean, simply put, you knew what these guys were there for --- as for the local kid Sharpe, who sported an impressive 17-1 record, came out swinging, trying to be the first to defeat "The Raging Bull", 9-0. Wolak is a strong inside fighter who fatigued previous name opponents like Julio Jean and Clarence Taylor, but it was Sharpe who threw caution to the wind as he cut Wolak's right eye in a heated first round. As the ring doctor looked on, cut man Rex Gordon worked on Wolak's eye, and by all accounts, the cut never reopened in the following rounds. But Sharpe was content on banging the lid, but Wolak held his hands eye and moved his head in different directions, firing piston like shots to the body and capitalized with combinations to the head when Sharpe's punches were extended. Wolak won the first four rounds by staying busy on the inside -- while Sharpe relied going punch for punch, having his moments, a strategy that climaxed in the fifth when he went for broke, nailing Wolak with punches in bunches. However as the round closed, "the Bull" was again the master and greeted Sharpe with left hooks that had his opponent's right eye nearly swollen shut. Sharpe could not answer the bell for the sixth -- and as Wolak's hand was raised, so was his record, now 10-0, and a possible TV appearance for his next bout.
Pawal Wolak gets victory hand from referee Eddie Cotton with win over Sharpe The night started off with a bang -- one from Brooklyn's Nick DeMarco, who started his career off right with a KO over Ohio's Eric Dean at 1:47 of the first round. DeMarco landed a body punch that knocked Dean down for the 10 count. Hoboken's Wendy LaMotta won five of six rounds of her lightweight dual with New Mexico's LeAnne Villareal en route to a unanimous decision. JV Tuezon and Omar Carrol battled to a DRAW in a see saw battle that could have one either way. A rematch is scheduled at the same locale for Nov. 11th. The show was presented by KEA Boxing, with Andre Kuts, who promotes shows in North Jersey. In the co-feature, Wayne Johnson stopped Utah's James Sundin after Sundin could not come out for the third round. JLM
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TOURNEY GETS OFF TO EXCELLENT START ON A “SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION” DOUBLEHEADER FROM PFTC AT THE SPORTS CENTER, LAS VEGAS NEVADA LAS VEGAS (July 28, 2006) – It is on to the semifinals for Jean Paul Mendy and Henry “Sugar Poo’’ Buchanan, who were victorious in opening-round bouts in the “ShoBox’’ Super Middleweight Tournament Friday on “ShoBox: The New Generation” on SHOWTIME. Mendy (22-0, 12 KOs), of Paris, France, registered a first-round TKO over Dallas “Deaf Pride’’ Vargas (21-3, 15 KOs) of Toledo, Ohio. In a battle of unbeatens, Buchanan (14-0, 11 KOs), of Capital Heights, Maryland, injured his right hand in the first round but still did enough to box and slug his way to a unanimous 10-round decision over Lucas Green-Arias (11-1, 8 KOs) of Costa Rica. A tournament that offers two boxers in the original international field of eight the rare opportunity to appear on national television three times in only seven months resumes next Friday, Aug. 4, when Anthony Hanshaw (19-0, 13 KOs) of Warren, Ohio, takes on Esteban Camou (18-1, 15 KOs) of Navojoa, Mexico, and Sakio Bika (20-1-2, 14 KOs) of Douala, Cameroon, faces Jose Luis Herrera (14-1, 14 KOs) of San Onofre, Colombia. Like Friday’s show, the fights will be televised on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) from the PFTC at The Sports Center of Las Vegas. Tourney semifinal bouts will take place Friday, Oct. 6 on SHOWTIME. Friday’s first-round winners Mendy and Buchanan are scheduled to box in one of the 10-round matches while the Aug. 4 winners will collide in the other. The tournament final on Jan. 5, 2007, will be for the International Boxing Organization (IBO) 168-pound title. Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, is promoting the event. Making his third United States start, Mendy stunned Vargas with a combination, then continued to land seemingly every punch he threw until the referee stepped in to halt matters 1:45 after it started. “There was no way that I expected to win that early, but I knew I hurt him and was not surprised the ref stopped it,” said the southpaw after his fifth victory inside the distance in his last six outings. “I was just in there analyzing things when I nailed him with a good body shot.’’ A visibly disappointed Vargas had a four-fight winning streak end. “I entered this tournament thinking I would win it, so to lose like this is more than disappointing,” he said. “The ref stopped it way too soon. I wasn’t hurt. I never went down. It was like the amateurs the way they stopped it. I am mad.’’ The flashy Buchanan was too quick and fast-handed for Green-Arias. Much of the damage inflicted came from his injured right hand. “If I hadn’t hurt it, I think I would have finished him,” said Buchanan, who won by the scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94. “But I had to keep using it. I knew nothing about the guy other than he was from Costa Rica. But this is one down, two to go. If I get past my next fight, I’m in the finals.’’
Green-Arias tried to be the aggressor and gave it his best, but he didn’t have the experience to deal with Buchanan’s speed and overall ability. Tickets for the Aug. 4 bouts are on sale at The Pureformance Training Center (PFTC) box office, or by calling 702.450.PFTC. Tickets also can be purchased online at puresupplements.com. Nick Charles called Friday’s action from ringside, with Steve Farhood serving as expert analyst. The executive producer of the telecast was Gordon Hall, with Richard Gaughan producing. In addition to the rebroadcast on Saturday, July 29, at midnight, Friday’s bouts also will be replayed on SHOWTIME EXTREME Monday at 8 p.m. and Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. and back on SHOWTIME TOO Thursday at 11 p.m. The critically-acclaimed series, “ShoBox: The New Generation,” debuted on SHOWTIME in July 2001 as a proving ground for up-and-coming fighters determined to eventually fight for a world title. Friday’s Super Middleweight Tournament opening-round bouts represented the 80th episode of “ShoBox.” A number of fighters who have appeared on the series have gone on to become world champions, including Ricky Hatton, Juan Diaz, Leonard Dorin, Joan Guzman, Scott Harrison and Jeff Lacy. For information on “ShoBox: The New Generation” and SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecasts, including complete fighter bios, records, related stories and more, please go the SHOWTIME website at http://www.sho.com/boxing.
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