| Perez Inks Deals with Maravilla Box and Sampson Boxing |
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Written by Andre Courtemanche
Friday, 18 May 2012 19:14 |
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Perez Inks Deals with
Maravilla Box and Sampson Boxing
Argentinean lightweight contender Israel "Cachito" Perez (23-2-1, 13 KOs) has signed a managerial agreement with middleweight champion Sergio Martinez's Maravilla Box and a long-term promotional agreement with promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing.
33-year-old Perez, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a former WBA Fedelatin Super Featherweight Champion, and as an amateur, represented Argentina at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Perez is currently undefeated in 15 fights.
Perez, as a new member of the Maravilla Box stable, which in addition to Sergio Martinez also includes world-ranked fighters such as Javier Fortuna, Alexander Brand, Hector Saldivia and uncrowned light heavyweight champion Gabriel Campillo, will now be trained by super trainer Pablo Sarmiento.
"Israel has had long periods of inactivity and we're going to fix that," said Lewkowicz. "We've got him at the right weight now where he is very strong and ready to make his mark in the lightweight division. The difference in his technique and ability will be noticeable right away now that he's working with Pablo as well."
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| Ramsey set for long-awaited debut |
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Written by Michael Parente
Friday, 18 May 2012 19:11 |
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Better late than never
Celebrated amateur Ramsey refocuses on boxing and family as he begins pro career
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 18, 2012) - Even with more than 90 victories in close to 100 bouts, Zack Ramsey lacked the stability outside of the ring to be considered a top prospect on the competitive New England amateur circuit.
The 22-year-old Hartford, Conn., lightweight - a self-described "knucklehead" for several years as a teenager - showed promise, but didn't always take his craft seriously despite his unparalleled success between the ropes.
"Then I had a little girl," Ramsey said, "and that changed everything in my life."
With a family to provide for, Ramsey has put his past behind him and is ready to begin what many believe will be a lucrative career in professional boxing, so much so that he actually left Hartford and relocated to Springfield, Mass., to live with his aunt and get away from all the "bad influences" back home.
"No more games now," Ramsey said. "It's not about me anymore; it's about my daughter. Everything I do now is for her. She's my No. 1 motivation."
Under the guidance of promoter Jimmy Burchfield Sr., Ramsey will make his long-awaited professional debut against Alan Beeman (0-1) in a four-round lightweight bout Thursday, May 24th, 2012 on the undercard of "Up For Grabs," presented by Classic Entertainment & Sports at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, R.I.
In addition to Burchfield's promotional guidance, Ramsey also has a management team in his corner with Robert Hersey and Springfield-based attorney Phil Lauro. Hersey discovered Ramsey at Manfredo's Gym in Pawtucket, R.I., while training one of his other fighters, cruiserweight Jose Torres.
"I watched him spar a few times and he really stood out to me," Hersey said. "When I asked Peter [Manfredo] about him, he knew exactly who I was talking about."
At the time, Ramsey was in the process of reviving his amateur career after a three-year hiatus between the ages of 16 and 19. He had just won the 2010 and 2011 Western New England Golden Gloves and 2011 New England Golden Gloves Tournaments in the 141-pound weight class and was ready to go pro after missing out on a chance to attend the Nationals due to a lack of funding.
The amateur scene had run its course; Ramsey, who also won the Rocky Marciano Tournament in Lowell, Mass., in 2010, finished his amateur career with 96 wins, only four losses, and plenty of souvenirs with which to remember it by.
"I've got trophies at my dad's house, my mom's house, my grandmother's house - they're all over the place," Ramsey said, "but trophies don't pay the bills."
Ramsey will begin his career against another former amateur champion in Beeman, the 24-year-old cousin of Providence welterweight Josh Beeman, who captured the 114-pound title at the 2010 N.E. Golden Gloves.
"A lot of people didn't think I should take this fight," Beeman said. "They view Zack as a monster. I just view him as two arms and two legs. I'm going to shock New England on the 24th."
Regardless of what happens Thursday, Hersey and Lauro consider Ramsey a legitimate threat to win a world title with the proper tutelage, which appears to be of no concern now that Ramsey has relocated and is working with a management team that will help guide him in the right direction.
"He's got tremendous upside," Hersey said. "He just needs to hone his skills a bit. He's got a very good jab - very flashy with a unique style. He just needs to work on the fundamentals.
"He can compete right now with most fighters, but a lot of what he got away with as an amateur won't work in the pros. He's really slipped under the radar, bouncing from family member to family member and trainer to trainer with no real stability, but he's got a great resume. There's a lot of polishing to do on that diamond."
Though he's only 22, Ramsey has been boxing for more than half his life. He started at 8 years old with his father, a karate instructor, who gave him the option to choose between the two sports.
"I thought about karate," Ramsey said, "but I didn't want to do all that stretching, so I stuck with boxing."
Two years later, Ramsey - only 85 pounds soaking wet - fought his first amateur bout and suffered a brutal loss.
"I got beat up pretty bad," he recalled. "My dad even asked if I still wanted to do this. I ended up fighting that same kid three more times and won all three bouts.
"Then I started getting real good."
Ramsey's amateur career soared as he reached his teen years, but trouble soon followed. At 16, he lost interest in the sport and grew more enticed with life outside of the ring until the birth of his daughter, Anylah, brought him back to reality.
"I was acting like a clown," Ramsey said. "I thought I knew everything and I wanted to do everything my way. Thankfully, I learned from my mistakes.
"I'm grateful to have someone who still wants to be in my corner. Those people don't have to help me out, but they do. My aunt's been holding me down for quite a while now. I'm away from all those negative influences where I can just concentrate on my craft.
"The boxing people know I've been going hard for a while now," he continued. "This might be a surprise to the fans, but the boxing people know what time it is."
The eight-round main event of "Up For Grabs" features Vladine Biosse (12-1-1, 6 KOs), dubbed "Mr. Providence" due to his strong following in Rhode Island's capital city, defending his New England Super Middleweight Title against Providence's Joey "K.O. Kid" Spina (26-2-2, 18 KOs). Unbeaten Burlington, Vt., super middleweight Kevin Cobbs (3-0, 1 KO) will face veteran Kentrell Claiborne (2-5, 1 KO) of Cleburne, Tex., in a four-round bout while unbeaten middleweight Thomas Falowo (6-0, 4 KOs) faces Cedar Hill, Tex., native Samuel Clarkson (4-0, 4 KOs) in a six-round bout.
Medford, Oreg., cruiserweight Mike Wilson (5-0, 3 KOs) will face Atlanta's Joseph Rabotte (11-20-1) in a four-round bout, while fan-favorite Richard "Bobo The Bull" Starnino (9-7-2, 2 KOs) of Providence will now face Harwich, Mass., native Paul Gonsalves (3-2, 3 KOs) in a six-round light heavyweight bout.
"Up For Grabs" also features the return of former reality television star Richard Gingras (11-2, 7 KOs) of "The Contender," who, after signing a promotional agreement with Classic Entertainment & Sports, will battle Terrance Smith Jr. (7-13-2, 4 KOs) of Oklahoma City in the six-round cruiserweight special attraction. Female bantamweight Shelito Vincent (2-0) of Providence will battle newcomer Carmen Cruz of Fort Myers, Fla., in a four-round bout.
Tickets for "Up For Grabs" are $35.00, $50.00, $75.00 and $125.00 (VIP) and can be purchased by calling CES at 401.724.2253/2254, online at www.cesboxing.com or www.twinriver.com, at the Players Club booth at Twin River, or through any TicketMaster location. Doors open 6 p.m. with the first bout scheduled for 7.
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| Haye vs Chisora gets Sanctioned |
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Written by Anthony Leaver
Friday, 18 May 2012 19:09 |
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HAYE v CHISORA SANCTIONED BY WBO AND WBA
It was confirmed today that David Haye and Dereck Chisora's heavyweight showdown on Saturday 14th July will be for the WBO International and WBA Intercontinental titles.
The pair meet in one of the most eagerly awaited fights in recent years at West Ham United's Boleyn Ground in East London, live on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 456/Virgin Ch. 546).
The British Boxing Board of Control are both affiliated with WBO and WBA organisations.
Paco Valcarcel, president of the WBO, said, "We have to go ahead and approve the fight. The Luxembourg Boxing Federation is a member of the WBO and the problem is between the LBF and the British Boxing Board of Control, not the LBF and the WBO."
Also confirmed for the "Licensed To Thrill" card, being staged by BoxNation in association with Team Sauerland and Hayemaker Boxing Ltd, is Alexander Povetkin's WBA World Heavyweight title defence against former WBC/IBF Champion Hasim Rahman on the show which will be sanctioned by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation.
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| Weigh-in results from Albany |
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Written by Bernie Bahrmasel
Friday, 18 May 2012 19:06 |
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****WEIGH-IN RESULTS FROM ALBANY
**** THE HEAT CONTINUES**** |
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SERRANO AND MAYFIELD PUSHING MATCH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. ALBANY MAY 17TH
RESULTS ARE
Jr. Welterweights
MAIN EVENT
10 Rounds
Raymond Serrano 139lb
Vs.
Karim Mayfield 139lb
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Middleweights
8 Rounds
Jason Escalera 160lb
Vs.
Nick Brinson 160lb
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Middleweights4 Rounds
Kevin Rooney Jr. 160lb
Vs.
Anthony Jones 161lb
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Super Middleweight
4 Rounds
Lekan Byfield 164lb
Vs.
Tony Brinson 164lb
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Light Heavyweight
8 Rounds
David Telesco 178lb
Vs.
Vincent Miranda 180lb
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Jr. Welterweight
6 Rounds
Bryan Abrahm 142lb
Vs.
Kenny Abril 146lb
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Tickets, priced at $30, $40, $50 and $75, are available through Ticketmaster, (www.Ticketmaster.com, 800-745-3000) or at the Times Union Center Box Office, (www.timesunioncenter-albany.com), and at select local Wal-Mart Music Centers. Tickets are also available by calling Star Boxing at 718-823-2000 or on their website www.starboxing.com.
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ABOUT STAR BOXING:
Star Boxing, Inc. has been in operation since1992. Star Boxing has worked to produce some of the most exciting and memorable boxing events in recent history. Star has continued to work with and develop a number of very exciting world champions, world rated contenders and young prospects. Star has consistently brought credibility, integrity, and exciting fights to the boxing industry. For more information on Star Boxing, visit the official website at www.starboxing.com
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ABOUT THE TIMES UNION CENTER:
Upstate New York's premiere sports and entertainment facility, the Times Union Center, located in Albany, NY, is excited to welcome boxing back after a 14 year hiatus. Hosting boxing in 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1997, the Times Union Center offers the perfect atmosphere for championship events, and our fans are ready for championship boxing to make its long awaited return to the biggest stage in the Albany. Nestled between Hall of Famer Mike Tyson's hometown of Catskill, NY, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY, the Capital Region is a great boxing community for both fighters and fans locally and in our surrounding areas. Albany, NY is easy to get to from anywhere! Amtrak offers direct trains from New York City, Buffalo and all points in between, and major interstates from points east, west, north and south intersect in the capital region making it easy to drive from all parts of the state. For more information, please visit their website at www.timesunioncenter-albany.com
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| Last Updated ( Friday, 18 May 2012 19:08 ) |
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| Shumenov developing International Star Appeal |
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Written by Bob Trieger
Friday, 18 May 2012 19:00 |
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Shumenov vs. Ornelas
WBA World Light Heavyweight Championship
June 2, 2012 ● Hard Rock Hotel & Casino ● Las Vegas, NV
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WORLD CHAMPION BEIBUT SHUMENOV
DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL STAR APPEAL
SHUMENOV TO FACE ENRIQUE ORNELAS AT HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO IN
LAS VEGAS ON JUNE 2 LIVE ON FOX SPORTS NET AND FOX DEPORTES
WITH FUEL TV TO AIR ON DELAYED BASIS
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LAS VEGAS (May 17, 2012) - Unable to secure a unification title fight against the other 175-pound world champions, World Boxing Association (WBA) Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov returns on June 2 to make his fourth title defense against former super middleweight world title challenger Enrique Ornelas (33-7, 21 KO's) at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. in a fight that will be televised live on FOX Sports Net and FIX Deportes and will be televised on a delayed basis on FUEL TV.
Shumenov vs. Ornelas is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and KZ Event Productions and sponsored by Corona and DeWalt Tools. The FOX Sports Net and FOX Deportes bilingual simulcast will air live at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT. FUEL TV will rebroadcast the fight on Sunday, July 1, at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT.
Tickets, priced at $100, $60, $30, $25, along with a limited number of VIP suite seats priced at $125, may be purchased at the Hard Rock Hotel Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000.
"I'm looking forward to defending my world title belt, especially on a nationally televised show once again," Shumenov said from his Las Vegas home."
A unique boxing world champion, at least in terms of his background, Shumenov has growing international appeal. The chiseled 2008 Kazakhstan Olympian is a lawyer and boxing promoter who, along with his brother Chingis Shumenov, owns and operates KZ Event Productions out of Las Vegas.
Two-and-a-half years ago, also at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Shumenov captured the WBA World Title in just his 10th professional bout with a 12-round unanimous decision victory over former World Champion Gabriel Campillo. The win established a new record for a fighter winning a major light heavyweight world championship in the fewest professional fights.
Shumenov was scheduled for a unification fight on Jan. 8, 2011 against World Boxing Organization (WBO) World Champion Juergen Braehmer in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, but Braehner pulled out of the fight just a few days prior to the scheduled event. To avoid cancelling the show in the capital city of his native country, Shumenov fought former World Champion William Joppy, who was slated to face another fighter on the same card.
Since capturing his WBA World title belt, Shumenov has successfully defended against undefeated, mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Uzelkov (DEC 12), Joppy (KO 6) and most recently Danny Santiago (TKO 9) this past July. The 28-year-old Shumenov has defeated four world champions - Campillo, Byron Mitchell, Joppy and Montell Griffin - as well as former world title challengers Epifanio Mendoza, Uzelkov and Santiago in only 13 professional bouts.
"My goal has always been and remains to fight the best and unify the world light heavyweight title." Shumenov noted. "To do that I need to keep practicing and improving with each and every fight. Someday, I hope one of the other world champions will put his belt on the line against mine. Until then, though, I am only focused on defending my world title belt against the toughest possible challengers like Ornelas."
Some present and former world champions have made overtures about fighting Shumenov, but they have demanded that the fight be held in their respective hometowns. To his credit, Shumenov hasn't made a Kazakhstan showdown a mandatory demand, despite attracting more than 30,000 fans there for a fight against Griffin in 2008.
"All fighters dream of fighting in the boxing capital of the world, Las Vegas," Shumenov remarked. "I'd love to fight again in Kazakhstan and intend to do that again someday, but Las Vegas is a perfect, neutral site."
Hall of Fame promoter Don Chargin, who serves as Shumenov's advisor, has been frustrated by biased media reports about major fights for Shumenov. "I had discussions with representatives for a title fight with (Jean) Pascal and unification with (Nathan) Cleverly," Chargin explained. "They wanted to fight in Canada and England, but we preferred Las Vegas or Kazakhstan. Beibut's the world champion and I didn't believe those options to fight in Canada or England were in his best interest. Discussions never got any further because neither of them were really serious about fighting us. Meanwhile, time had passed. Beibut's layoff was no fault of his own; he wanted to fight all along and patiently waited. Making either of those fights, though, was out of his control. If things go right June 2, we'll try again to make a unification fight."
Shumenov understands that, first, he has to get past a tough, hungry challenger in Guanajuato, Mexico's Ornelas, who has moved up to the light heavyweight division after an impressive run at 168 pounds, where he owned the NABF title and proved to be a strong challenger for Robert Stieglitz' WBO title in 2010.
For more information on Golden Boy Promotions, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing.
For more information on KZ Event Productions and Shumenov, visit www.kzeventproductions.com or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/KZEventProductions.
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About Golden Boy Promotions
Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions was established in 2002 by Oscar de la Hoya, the first Hispanic to own a national boxing promotional company. In 2007, in its fifth year of promoting, Golden Boy Promotions set a record by selling over 2.5 million in pay-per-view homes in a single night. Also in 2007, Golden Boy Promotions established the record for highest grossing pay-per-view homes in a single year with more than 4 million total. Golden Boy Promotions is one of boxing's most active and respected promoters, presenting shows in packed venues around the United States on networks such as HBO, SHOWTIME, TeleFutura, FOX Sports Net, FOX Deportes and FUEL TV.
Golden Boy Promotions currently has over 70 fighters under contract, from future Hall of Famers Bernard Hopkins and Erik Morales to current world champions and superstars Devon Alexander, Canelo Alvarez, Adrien Broner, Danny Garcia, Robert Guerrero, Chris John, Amir Khan, Marcos Maidana, Abner Mares, Anselmo Moreno, Victor Ortiz and Humberto Soto. Also included on the company's roster are top contenders Librado Andrade, Alfredo Angulo, Erislandy Lara, Daniel Ponce De Leon, James Kirkland, Paulie Malignaggi, Seth Mitchell and Peter Quillin as well as highly regarded prospects Randy Caballero, Eddie Gomez, Frankie Gomez, Antonio Orozco and Deontay Wilder.
About KZ Event Productions, Inc.
KZ Event Productions is a full service, international boxing promotional company in Las Vegas, Nevada. Owned and operated by Beibut and Chingis Shumenov, its growing stable of champions include WBA/IBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov, WBA FEDALATIN welterweight champion Ravshan Hudaynazarov, WBA International light heavyweight champion Gayrat Ahmedov and WBA International light welterweight champion Alexandr Zhuravskiy.
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