KOREAN ZOMBIE PUTS POIRIER TO SLEEP IN 4
Autor: ARMANDO ROMO JUNIOR
Date: 5/17/2012

The UFC on Fuel TV3 main event delivered as expected with a bloody battle between featherweights "The Diamond" Dustin Poirier and "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung inside the Patriot Center from Fairfax, Virginia.
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M-1 CHALLENGE 32 RESULTS: GARNER RETAINS ITERIM, MIRANDA WINS VACANT
Autor: TJ TAY
Source: M-1 Global
Date: 5/17/2012

Kevin Garner retains M-1 Interim Heavyweight title and Mario Miranda wins the vacant M-1 Middleweight championship.

May 16, 2012
M-1 Challenge 32
M-1 Interim Heavyweight Title Bout: Kenny Garner vs. Magomed Malikov
M-1 Vacant Middelweight Title Bout: Jessie Gibbs vs. Mario Miranda
Crocus Expo, Moscow, Russia

M-1 Challenge 32 was held on Wednesday May 16, 2012 in Moscow, Russia.  M-1 heavyweight interim champion Kenny Garner (USA) faced Magom..........

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GCP SIGNS LIGHTNING LUIS TO PROMOTIONA​L AGREEMENT
Autor: GREG COHEN PROMOTIONS
Date: 5/17/2012

Greg Cohen of Greg Cohen Promotions is proud to announce the signing of one of Canada's top rated prospects, Tony "Lightning" Luis (14-0, 6 KOs) to a promotional agreement.

 

24-year-old Luis is a native of Cornwall, Ontario, who first caught the eye of many boxing observers with an impressive TKO 5 over Adrian Valdez on ESPN Friday Night Fights in June of 2010.

 

Gifted with blazing hand speed and a vicious left hook to the body, Luis has already won the WBC Continental Americas Junior Welt..........

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ALVAREZ-HA​WK JUNE 8 IN MONTREAL
Autor: BOB TRIEGER / FULL COURT PRESS
Date: 5/17/2012

MONTREAL (May 18, 2012) - Undefeated North American Boxing Organization ("NABO") Light Heavyweight Champion Eleider "Storm" Alvarez (8-0, 5 KOs) makes his first title defense on Friday, June 8 against Native American challenger Shawn "The Sioux Warrior" Hawk (23-1, 19 KOs), headlining the fifth and final edition of this year's popular GYM Fast & Furious Boxing Series, at the famed Bell Centre in Montreal.

 

Alvarez, a 28-year-old Colombian native who lives in Montreal, is on the fast track to stardom in the 175-pound..........

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WARRIORS, BLUEWAVE, AND NEWHOUSE SIGN MARK DAVIS!
Autor: WARRIORS BOXING
Date: 5/17/2012

Warriors Boxing, Bluewave Boxing and Newhouse Promotions are proud to announce the signing of 2005 and 2006 United States Amateur Champion and undefeated super featherweight Mark "Too Sharp" Davis (16-0, 5 KOs) to an exclusive promotional agreement.

 

25-year-old Davis is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and now lives in Cleveland, Ohio. During his 200 amateur bouts, he competed at the 2005 World championships and won the Eastern Olympic trials for the 2008 Olympics. Davis also won gold medals at the 2002 US Junio..........

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TEXAS-SIZED COMEBACKS HIGHLIGHT BOXING SHOW IN PHARR
Autor: MAIN EVENTS
Date: 5/17/2012

PHARR, TX - Two highly anticipated comebacks are set to begin Saturday night, May 19, at the Pharr (Texas) Convention Center, when Jerry Belmontes and Odlanier Solis return to the ring in separate spotlight bouts on a full card promoted by Main Events, Cavazos Boxing Promotions and Arena Promotions.

Lightweight Jerry Belmontes, 15-0, 5 KOs, returns after nearly one year out of the ring. The Corpus Christi native had a vast amateur career that included national titles in 2003 and 2007. He also made it to the semi-finals of the USA Oly..........

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GREEN SLAMS KESSLER: “MIKKEL WILL NOT BE WORTH A NICKEL”
Autor: JOHANNES BERENDT / SAUERLAND
Photo: Team Sauerland
Date: 5/16/2012

PRESS RELEASE:

Allan Green -right- (31-1, 21 KOs) continued his war of words with Mikkel Kessler -left- (44-2, 33 KOs) today at the final press conference in Copenhagen. Three days ahead of their WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship (Silver) clash at Denmark´s famous PARKEN Stadium, Green claimed that the Viking Warrior was a long way past his prime. "He used to be a joy to watch, a great fighter, but that was before he fought Calzaghe", the 32-year-old American stated. "He h..........

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BYARM: “THIS IS MY SHOT AT REDEMPTION​”
Autor: KNOCKOUT PUBLICITY
Date: 5/16/2012

Washington, DC (May 15, 2012)– Like most professional boxers, heavyweight Maurice “Freight Train” Byarmnever thought about what it’d be like to lose.

 

The Washington, DCbased Philadelphian stopped 9 of his first 13 opponents and was named one ofthe best prospects in the beltway region. Still, Byarm, who had less than 15amateur fights, was learning on the job. Between his work ethic and sparringquality fighters such as Tony Thompson, Byarm made notable improvem..........

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AIRICH READY TO UPSET SOLIS THIS SATURDAY IN PHARR
Autor: ARENA BOX PROMOTIONS
Date: 5/16/2012

IBF #12, WBO #11 rated heavyweight Konstantin Airich arrivedin the United States yesterday to adjust to time and weather conditions for hisIBF intercontinental championship bout against Odlanier Solis this Saturday(May 19th) at the Convention Center in Pharr (Texas).

Airich and his trainer, former German national coachHans-Juergen Witte, flew from Germany to Miami where they conclude theirpreparation for the Solis fight with a couple of lighter training sessionsbefore heading to McAllen Internatio..........

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RESULTS FROM THOMPSON BOXING'S MAY 11 "LOCKED N' LOADED" CARD!!
Autor: THOMPSON BOXING PROMOTIONS
Photo credit: Carlos Baeza/Thompson Boxing Promotions
Date: 5/16/2012

ORANGE, CA (May 14) - Last Friday Thompson Boxing Promotions featured two main events that included Martinez (17-1-1, 4 KOs) versus Marks (8-4, 8 KOs) and a female bout between undefeated junior flyweight boxers Sindy Amador and Amaris Quintana.

 

In the main event of the even Ea..........

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RODRIGUEZ READY TO REPLACE DIRRELL
Autor: BOB TRIEGER
Date: 5/16/2012

WORCESTER, Mass. (May 14, 2012) - Undefeated super middleweight contender Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez is ready, willing and able to replace No. 1 contender Anthony Dirrell, who was recently injured in a motorcycle accident, and fight No. 2 rated Nikola Sjekloca for the vacant World Boxing Council ("WBC") 168-pound title.

 

Sjekloca and Dirrell, who is out of action for a reported six months, were ordered to fight for the WBC title, after Andre Ward was declared "Champion in Recess."&nb..........

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SALDIVIA SIGNS WITH MARVAILLA BOX, RE-SIGNS WITH SAMPSON BOXING
Autor: SAMPSON BOXING L.L.C.
Date: 5/16/2012

Argentinean welterweight contender Hector "El Tigre" Saldivia (41-2, 32 KO) has signed a managerial agreement with middleweight champion Sergio Martinez's Maravilla Box and re-signed another long-term promotional agreement with promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing.

 

The exciting 28-year-old Saldivia, from Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina, is a former WBA Fedelatin Welterweight Champion, currently rated #4 in the IBF and #15 in the WBC.

 

Saldivia is currently riding an eight-fight winni..........

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PHOTOS: RESULTS WORLD JIU-JITSU EXPO
Autor: ROBERT HUSKEY
Date: 5/15/2012

Results of the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo in Long Beach, Calif., on Saturday, May 12, 2012


Jeff Glover def. Caio Terra (no-gi) by points (10-6)

Kron Gracie def. Victor Estima (gi) by one advantage (4-4 on points)


Rafael Lovato def. Lucas Leite (gi) (2-0)

Bill Cooper def. Nino Schembri (gi) via referee's decision


D-DAY DOMINICAN II FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE
Autor: REYNALDO SÁNCHEZ
Acquinity Sports
Date: 5/15/2012

Deerfield Beach, FL-It's said: "No man is an island," but when it comes to high-quality boxing, the best men seem to come from islands. One needs to look no further than last weekend's PPV extravaganza between pound-for-pound champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the pride of Puerto Rico, Miguel Cotto.

Cotto and his Cuban-born trainer Pedro Luiz Diaz shocked Mayweather and millions of fans watching around the world, pushing Floyd harder than any of the previous forty-two opponents he faced before dropping ..........

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MAIN EVENTS STRONG - 3 SHOWS IN ONE MONTH
Autor: MAIN EVENTS
Date: 5/15/2012

TOTOWA, NJ - Main Events brings boxing fans a tidal wave of action over the next month with three rapid-fire promotions scheduled for national television audiences. However, merely keeping boxing lovers busy was not the goal of Main Events head Kathy Duva. Committed to making matches that really count, Duva stacked all three shows with appealing fights that really matter in boxing's big picture.

Kathy Duva said, "It has been a long time since we had such a busy month. There is a lot of excitement in the air at Main Events, lately, an..........

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SAMPSON BOXING AND GCP PRESENT HARD ROCK BOXING ON JULY 6 AT HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO IN VEGAS
Autor: SAMPSON BOXING L.L.C.
Date: 5/15/2012

On Friday, July 6, promoters Sampson Boxing and Greg Cohen Boxing will proudly present "Hard Rock Boxing", live from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, and televised live on ESPN Friday Night Fights.

 

In the 10-round featherweight main event, former WBO Super Flyweight Champion "Marvelous" Marvin Sonsona (16-1-1, 13 KOs) will take on the formidable Orlando "El Fenómeno" Cruz (18-2-1, 9 KOs) in a showdown between proven southpaw warriors.

 

And in t..........

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THE PAST WEEK IN ACTION
Autor: ERIC ARMIT
Date: 5/15/2012

May 10

Budapest, Hungary: Middle: Grzegorz Proksa (27-1) W TKO 3 Rudolf Varga (1-2). Former European champion Proksa stops novice Varga in awful mis-match. Who approves rubbish like this? Not much of a warm-up for Proksa’s return match with Kerry Hope on July 7.

May 11

Cordoba, Argentina: Fly: Juan Reveco (28-1) W PTS 12 Karim Guerfi (..........

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KESSLER-GREEN MEDIA WORK-OUT
Autor: SAUERLAND EVENT
Date: 5/14/2012

Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KOs) and Allan Green (31-3, 21 KOs) worked out in front of the Danish media in Copenhagen today. “It´s chilly here but I will heat it up on Saturday,” Allan Green stated ahead of the WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship (Silver) showdown. “I feel strong, I feel fast, I feel fit. I am full of energy and I am here to bring the belt home. Kessler is going down.”

 

It will be a special evening at PARKEN, Denmark´s national football stadium, with the Champions L..........

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RESULTS FROM SATURDAY'S "SÓLO BOXEO TECATE" IN WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA
Autor: GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS
Date: 5/14/2012

Woodland, Calif. (May 12, 2012) - Earlier tonight, Northern California fight fans enjoyed an exciting night of world class professional boxing at the Woodland Community Center in Woodland, California presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Don Chargin Productions in association with Paco Presents. If you missed the live action or the TeleFutura "Sólo Box..........

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VIDEO FIGHT STORIES: BRAULIO ESTIMA RESPONDS TO NICK DIAZ NO SHOW
Autor: J.C. CASAREZ
Date: 5/14/2012

Braulio Estima at the end of the BJJ Expo in Long Beach talks to JC about Nick Diaz not showing up to the Jui-Jitsu.

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