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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Island Assault 3
Brian Viloria vs. Giovani Segura
WBO Flyweight Championship
Metro Manila, Philippines ● Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011
Live on Pay Per View - 8:00 PM/ET 11:00PM/PT
Integrated Sports Media Distributing 'Island Assault 3'
Viloria vs. Segura PPV Saturday night Live from Philippines
By: Bob Trieger, Full Court Press
HOBOKEN, NJ (December 6 2011) -- Integrated Sports Media, the pound-for-pound king of sports distribution in North America, announced today that it will distribute the Saturday night "Island Assault 3," featuring the World Boxing Organization ("WBO") Flyweight Championship between defending champion Brian "Hawaiian Punch" Viloria and challenger Giovani "El Guerrero Azteca" Segura, live from Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
"Island Assault 3," presented by Zanfer Promotions and Saved by the Bell Promotions, is being distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 8:00 PM/ET - 11:00 PM/PT on satellite pay-per-view via DISH Network , for a suggested retail price of only $29.95. Availability via on-line PPV will be announced shortly.
"We're looking forward to bringing this action-packed card, headlined by two of the best lighter weight fighters in the world, Viloria and Segura, to US boxing fans," Integrated Sports Media president Doug Jacobs said. "This exciting show continues the heated Filipino vs. Mexican boxing rivalry that is one of the most intense in the sport today."
Three-time and reigning world champion Viloria (29-3, 16 KOs), a dual citizen of the U.S. and Philippines, was a 2000 U.S. Olympian. Rated No. 3 by The Ring magazine, Viloria captured the IBF title in his last fight in July, winning a 12-round decision from Julio Cesar Miranda (35-5-1). Brian is a former International Boxing Federation ("IBF") and World Boxing Council ("WBC") light flyweight champion.
"I've sparred with Segura in the past and we beat the hell out of each other," Viloria said. "It was the kind of sparring where we could have charged the audience for an entrance fee and they wouldn't have complained. Segura is a very dangerous opponent for me but, if I beat him, I'll get to keep my title and grab his slot in Ring's pound-for-pound rankings."
Knockout specialist Segura (28-1-1, 24 KOs), a two-time world light flyweight champion (World Boxing Association Super champion), knocked out previously undefeated WBO champion Ivan Calderon (34-0-1) in a unification fight in 2010 and again this past April in a rematch. The Ring lists Segura, the No. 1 WBO flyweight contender, at No. 9 in its pound-for-pound rankings.
The PPV co-feature pits Mexican warrior and former International Boxing Association ("IBA") champion, Martin "El Brochos" Honorio (31-16-1, 16 KOs) and IBF Pan-Pacific titlist Fahsai "Mountain Boy" Sakkreerin (36-2, 20 KOs), of Thailand, for the IBF Interim Super Featherweight Championship.
Fighting on the 'Island Assault 3" PPV undercard is undefeated Filipino favorite Al "Captain A" Sabaupan (17-0-1, 12 KOs) versus Roy "The Sniper" Muklis (23-3-2, 18 KOs) for the IBF Pan Pacific Lightweight Championship.
For more information about the "Island Assault 3" PPV event go to www.integratedsportsnet.com. Follow Integrated Sports Media on Twitter @IntegratedPPV.
Posted by Michael Gerard Seiler at 9:18 PM
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Cotto Exacts His Revenge Against Margarito
By: Michael Gerard Seiler
It took a little over three years, but Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KO's) finally avenged his first professional loss by dominating Mexican nemesis Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KO's), retaining the WBA Super World Junior Middleweight title with a tenth-round stoppage in front of a sold-out, frenzied Madison Square Garden crowd.
Cotto, 31, started round one the same way he began their first encounter; moving his feet swiftly and striking Margarito with piercing, clean punches to the head. Cotto exhibited a lot of force behind his shots, leaving Margarito baffled as he stalked the Puerto Rican warrior. Margarito, 33, had a great deal of trouble coping with Cotto's skillful in and out mobility.
Cotto continued to use angles to keep Margarito off-balance in round two, and landed a crisp right cross to Margarito's head. Cotto was gliding just as quickly as in their first fight, although this time he seemed to have an added composure, alertness and focus to his game.
As Cotto carried on sticking and moving proficiently in round three, Margarito encountered a cut on the corner of his right eye, which was the very same eye Manny Pacquiao had severely damaged in the fight prior to facing Cotto. After that, Margarito immediately stepped up his aggression. From that point until the end of the round, Cotto and Margarito traded punches fearlessly at a furious pace.
Cotto comfortably found the target in round four, connecting with numerous right cross-left hook combinations. Margarito vehemently attacked Cotto's body, although Cotto was continually getting his punches off first.
Margarito closed the fifth round strong, as he landed a firm right-hand shot to Cotto's head in the last thirty seconds.
Margarito started to land some big punches in round six, but Cotto fired right back, displaying better conditioning than in their first fight.
Cotto kept illustrating terrific lateral movement, while Margarito's right eye was completely swollen shut in the seventh round.
By the eighth round, Cotto's punches revealed greater force behind them even though he was the smaller man.
During round nine, Cotto ripped off a series of left hooks, repeatedly striking Margarito in his impaired right eye. With ten seconds left in the round, Cotto snapped Margarito's head back with another devastating left hook.
After round nine concluded, ringside physician Dr. Anthony Curreri informed referee Steve Smoger to stop the fight because Margarito could not see out of his right eye anymore.
Yet, the victory over Margarito is bittersweet. On one hand, Cotto conquered the man who handed him his first professional loss in front of a large pro-Puerto Rican crowd in New York City. But, Margarito supposedly had used plaster of paris in his hand wraps during his first fight with Cotto. In spite of the previous allegations, Cotto's career has gained significant momentum again, and it may be back to where it was in 2008.
Rios Takes Out Murray
Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios (29-0-1, 22 KO's) stopped England's John Murray (31-2, 18 KO's) via TKO 11 in a fierce lightweight battle. Originally, Rios' WBA World Lightweight title was at stake, but he was stripped of his belt after failing to make the 135 lb. limit at the weigh-in Friday afternoon. The vacant title was only at stake for Murray.
Rios, 25, worked Murray's body without difficulty in the early rounds, as both fighters exchanged blow-for-blow in close quarters. Murray's punch output dipped slightly in round three, but he picked up his pace in round four, repeatedly striking Rios in the head. However, Rios began to wear Murray down in the fifth round with his high-energy level and relentless punching. By the end of round six, Murray had sustained massive swelling under both eyes, and suffered a bloody nose.
In round eight, Rios connected with a flush right-hand shot that snapped Murray's head back. By this point, Murray's punches had lost their steam, and Rios' shots were becoming much more damaging and troublesome for the Manchester fighter.
Rios continued to tire out Murray in the tenth round, simply outworking the 26-year-old with savage uppercuts to the body and head. Rios was intensely determined to end the fight, and he connected with even more uppercuts to the body and clean overhand rights in round eleven, prompting referee Earl Brown to halt the action at 2:06.
Rodriguez Batters Wolak
Delvin Rodriguez (26-5-3, 14 KO's) easily outpointed and thoroughly assaulted Pawel Wolak (29-2-1, 19 KO's) in a junior middleweight rematch by scores of 100-90, 98-92 and 98-91.
Rodriguez, 31, couldn't miss with his vicious right uppercut, cutting through Wolak's meager defense at will. Wolak, 30, did not unleash as many punches compared to his first encounter with Rodriguez, and essentially was a stationary target absorbing a tremendous beating. Rodriguez used superior lateral movement and found his range early in the fight. After that, Rodriguez, who is known to be an agonizing puncher, comfortably dismantled Wolak with an unwavering work rate of excruciating punches.
Jones Remains Unbeaten
Philadelphia welterweight contender Mike Jones (26-0, 19 KO's) remained undefeated, capturing a one-sided, twelve-round unanimous decision versus tough veteran Sebastian Lujan (38-6-2, 24 KO's) of Argentina. Jones won by scores of 118-110 and 119-109 twice on the three ringside judges' scorecards.
Jones, 28, displayed decent punching power, and was extremely poised against the wide-punching Lujan, who applied steady pressure throughout the bout, but lacked the overall skills to pull out a win.
Lujan aggressively attacked Jones' body, although Jones countered efficiently with crisp left hooks to Lujan's head in the early rounds. Jones showed tremendous balance, pounding Lujan with a precise left hook-right cross combination in round two that sent the game Argentinean into the ropes momentarily dazed.
During round four, Lujan exhibited swelling on the left side of his face. While Lujan lacked a sound defense, he continued to relentlessly charge at Jones.
In round ten, Jones struck Lujan above his left eye with a firm right-hand shot. Lujan, 31, was also stunned by a swift left uppercut in the eleventh round, and was still pushing until the final bell.
Posted by Michael Gerard Seiler at 2:30 AM
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Buxton Promotions & Hennessy Sports Sign Exciting Light Middleweight Prospect Brandon 'Bad Boy' Cook
By: Bob Trieger, Full Court Press
TORONTO (November 28, 2011) - Buxton Promotions and Hennessy Sports announced today that they are now co-promoting unbeaten Canadian light middleweight prospect Brandon "Bad Boy" Cook.
The 25-year-old Cook (4-0, 2 KOs), fighting out of Ajax, Ontario, is a very popular prizefighter who made his pro debut last February, taking a four-round decision from Francis Lafreniere. Three wins have followed, including a devastating first-round knockout of Jason Bernava last Friday night in New Brunswick.
"Brandon's certainly not afraid to mix it up," 29-year-old Tyler Buxton (Buxton Promotions) noted. "He's a boxer-puncher with an aggressive style that's helped him become one of the biggest ticket sellers in Greater Toronto.
"I've promoted him since his pro debut. We signed with Hennessy Sports in order to get Brandon more exposure and bigger fights. We've done shows with Hennessy Sports and know they can help us build Brandon's fan-base, not only in Canada, but internationally as well."
The all-action Cook is an aggressive, come-straight-ahead fighter who International Boxing Hall of Fame nominee announcer Al Bernstein, who called Cook's last fight from ringside, referred to as a bigger version of WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios.
Other members of the Hennessy Sports Canada stable include NABA super featherweight champion and that organization's 2011 Fighter of the year, Logan Cotton McGuinness, WBC Silver welterweight titlist welterweight Victor Lupo and unbeaten prospects Tyler Asselstine, Samuel Vargas and Lionell "Lonnie B" Thompson.
Go on line at www.HennessySports.com for more information about Cook or any of Hennessy Sports' boxers.
Posted by Michael Gerard Seiler at 11:29 PM
Friday, November 25, 2011
Logan Cotton McGuinness Named 2011 NABA Fighter Of The Year
TORONTO (November 25, 2011) - Undefeated Canadian super featherweight Logan Cotton McGuinness has been named the North American Boxing Association ("NABA") 2011 Fighter of the Year.
"It's a great honor for me to be chosen by the NABA as its Fighter of the Year," McGuinness said. "I defended the NABA lightweight title twice since winning it in September (2010) and won the NABA super featherweight title as well. Hopefully, I'll defend that belt once or twice and then reach the ultimate goal of fighting for the world title."
McGuinness' accomplishment came in a year that also featured NABA champions such as cruiserweight Latiff Kayode, middleweight Andy Lee and welterweight Mike Jones.
"He was the NABA's most active boxer for this year," NABA president George Martinez explained McGuinness' selection. "He defended his lightweight title twice and then moved down one division and won that title with a good performance. Of all the champions we had this year, Logan was the most impressive."
The 24-year-old McGuinness (16-0-1, 7 KOs), presently rated No. 9 by the World Boxing Association ("WBA"), relinquished the NABA lightweight crown to fight former world title challenger Benoit Gaudet (24-3, 10 KOs) last month for the vacant NABA super featherweight championship . Logan overcame a deep cut over his left eye from an accidental head-butt in the second round to register a dramatic 11th round knockout.
"Gaudet came to fight me in front of all my fans," Logan added. "He was nothing but classy, before and after our fight. We have at least 6000 people at my fights (at Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario). It was so loud there that all I could hear was my name being announced. I'm from a small town (Orangeville), which is only 40 minutes north of the venue. The town is very supportive of its athletes.
"I'm excited to see what happens in 2012. I may be fighting March 17, St. Patrick's Day, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and that would be a dream come true. I've only fought once in America (a six-round draw May 22, 2010 vs. 35-13 Walter Estrada at Mohegan Sun in Conn.) and it wasn't my best performance. I've been waiting to get back to America to fight so fight fans there, especially the Irish, get to see me at my best."
Hennessy Sports has moved McGuinness very well and now he's ready to go from promising prospect to legitimate contender. "This is a great honor for Logan and well deserved," promoter Adam Harris (Hennessy Sports) remarked. "Logan leaves it all in the ring, each and every time he fights, and we hope to land him a world title shot. Fans love watching him fight."
McGuinness should move up in the next WBA ratings from his present No. 9 position, the highest ranking for any North American super featherweight.
"Now that I'm considered a top 10 fighter for the first time," McGuinness concluded. "Next year at some point, I hope to be fighting a top 10 opponent and within 1 ½-to-2 years, I should be fighting for the world title."
Other members of the Hennessy Sports Canada stable include WBC Silver welterweight titlist welterweight Victor Lupo and unbeaten featherweight prospect Tyler Asselstine.
Go on line at www.HennessySports.com for more information about McGuinness or any of Hennessy Sports' boxers.
Posted by Michael Gerard Seiler at 8:42 PM
Shumenov Encouraged By Cleverly Unification Media Reports
LAS VEGAS (November 25, 2011) - World Boxing Association ("WBA") and International Boxing Association ("IBA") light heavyweight World champion Beibut Shumenov is encouraged by media reports and quotes from World Boxing Organization ("WBO") titlist Nathan Cleverly claiming he is agreeable to a unification fight in Las Vegas versus Shumenov.
Shumenov (12-1, 8 KOs), a 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian, and former European champion Cleverly (23-0, 11 KOs) would match, respectively, a lawyer against a mathematician.
One potential obstacle for any unification bout has been averted because Shumenov is once again promoted by KZ Event Productions, which he owns and operates with his brother, Chingis.
"Both of us are world champions; Cleverly in the WBO and me in the WBA," Shumenov said. "I tried to unify against a WBO champion before but it didn't work out. This fight should happen for boxing fans all over the world and we, as fighters, need to make sure that it does happen. I am sure Cleverly would prefer to fight at home in the UK, as I would love to fight in Kazakhstan, but this fight belongs in the boxing capital of the world, Las Vegas. I'm ready and, if Cleverly is really willing and able, let's make it happen and get a deal done. My goal has always been to unify the light heavyweight world title."
Shumenov's trusted advisor, Hall of Fame promoter Don Chagrin, recently reached out to Cleverly's promoter, Frank Warren, after reading stories that the WBO champion was interested in a unification fight against Beibut. Chargin has since received two calls from Warren's matchmaker, Dean Powell. "They want the fight in Wales or London, Beibut would like to have it in Kazakhstan," Chagrin reported. "I asked if they'd be interested in Las Vegas and he said that was something that could possibly be arranged. I'm still waiting to hear back from them about fighting in Las Vegas."
Shumenov set a light heavyweight record for capturing a world title in the fewest career fights, 10, when (Jan. 29, 2010) he won a 12-round decision against Gabriel Campillo in Las Vegas. In three successful world title defenses, Shumenov won a unanimous 12-round decision versus No. 1 mandatory challenger and previously undefeated Viacheslav Uzelkov (UDEC12), followed by a six-round knockout of three-time world champion William Joppy (KO6), and then his victory last July by ninth-round TKO versus three-time world title challenger Danny Santiago.
In only 13 pro fights, Beibut has defeated four world champions (Campillo, Joppy, Byron Mitchell and Montell Griffin), as well as three world title challengers (Uzelkov, Santiago and Epifanio Mendoza
Cleverly captured the Interim WBO title a year ago, when he won a 12-round decision against Nadjib Mohammedi, after WBO champion Juergen Braehmer was stripped for pulling out of his title defense against Cleverly. Braehmer had done the same thing against Shumenov, only days before their scheduled unification fight last January in Kazakhstan. Cleverly was named the outright WBO champion and he has since successfully defended his title against Aleksy Kuziemski (TKO4) and Tony Bellow (DEC12) this past October.
For more information about Shumenov visit www.KZEventProductions.com.
Shumenov (12-1, 8 KOs), a 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian, and former European champion Cleverly (23-0, 11 KOs) would match, respectively, a lawyer against a mathematician.
One potential obstacle for any unification bout has been averted because Shumenov is once again promoted by KZ Event Productions, which he owns and operates with his brother, Chingis.
"Both of us are world champions; Cleverly in the WBO and me in the WBA," Shumenov said. "I tried to unify against a WBO champion before but it didn't work out. This fight should happen for boxing fans all over the world and we, as fighters, need to make sure that it does happen. I am sure Cleverly would prefer to fight at home in the UK, as I would love to fight in Kazakhstan, but this fight belongs in the boxing capital of the world, Las Vegas. I'm ready and, if Cleverly is really willing and able, let's make it happen and get a deal done. My goal has always been to unify the light heavyweight world title."
Shumenov's trusted advisor, Hall of Fame promoter Don Chagrin, recently reached out to Cleverly's promoter, Frank Warren, after reading stories that the WBO champion was interested in a unification fight against Beibut. Chargin has since received two calls from Warren's matchmaker, Dean Powell. "They want the fight in Wales or London, Beibut would like to have it in Kazakhstan," Chagrin reported. "I asked if they'd be interested in Las Vegas and he said that was something that could possibly be arranged. I'm still waiting to hear back from them about fighting in Las Vegas."
Shumenov set a light heavyweight record for capturing a world title in the fewest career fights, 10, when (Jan. 29, 2010) he won a 12-round decision against Gabriel Campillo in Las Vegas. In three successful world title defenses, Shumenov won a unanimous 12-round decision versus No. 1 mandatory challenger and previously undefeated Viacheslav Uzelkov (UDEC12), followed by a six-round knockout of three-time world champion William Joppy (KO6), and then his victory last July by ninth-round TKO versus three-time world title challenger Danny Santiago.
In only 13 pro fights, Beibut has defeated four world champions (Campillo, Joppy, Byron Mitchell and Montell Griffin), as well as three world title challengers (Uzelkov, Santiago and Epifanio Mendoza
Cleverly captured the Interim WBO title a year ago, when he won a 12-round decision against Nadjib Mohammedi, after WBO champion Juergen Braehmer was stripped for pulling out of his title defense against Cleverly. Braehmer had done the same thing against Shumenov, only days before their scheduled unification fight last January in Kazakhstan. Cleverly was named the outright WBO champion and he has since successfully defended his title against Aleksy Kuziemski (TKO4) and Tony Bellow (DEC12) this past October.
For more information about Shumenov visit www.KZEventProductions.com.
Posted by Michael Gerard Seiler at 8:28 PM
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Undefeated Featherweight Prospect Tyler Asselstine Steps Up In Class vs. Philippe Frenois Dec. 10 In Montreal
By: Bob Trieger, Full Court Press
TORONTO (November 22, 2011) - One of Ontario's best amateur boxers, undefeated featherweight prospect Tyler Asselstine, steps-up in class December 10 for his first scheduled eight-round bout against Frenchman Philippe Frenois at Bell Centre in Montreal.
In his last action this past June in Ireland, Frenois (14-4-1) went the full 12-rounds, albeit in a losing effort, against undefeated Patrick Hyland for the World Boxing Federation featherweight title. The French boxer has never been stopped.
Asselstine's amateur pedigree includes being a member of the 2009 Canadian National Team, representing his country in numerous International matches, as well as being the 2010 Ringside World Championships gold medalist. Since completing a standout amateur career (70-10), the 25-year-old Asselstine (7-0, 5 KOs) from Kingston, Ontario has taken to the professional ranks by storm. The gifted southpaw, who started boxing at 18 after being a kick-boxer, has been a pro prizefighter for only 13 months but he has already had seven fights.
In some ways, Tyler is a smaller, younger version of his boxing idol, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute, sort of a "Bute-light." Asselstine's promoter, Hennessy Sports, believes Tyler has what it takes to be the next great Canadian boxer.
"He's only 25 and we think, to say the least, Tyler has a very, very bright boxing future," his promoter Adam Harris (Hennessy Sports) said. "He has been totally dominant in his first seven pro fights. We're keeping him as busy as possible because all he really lacks at this stage of his young professional career is ring experience."
Asselstine-Frenois is on a GYM Promotions card headed by Adonis Stevenson vs. Aaron Pryor, Jr. for the NABA/NABO super middleweight titles and a WBC International middleweight championship bout between David Lemieux and Joachine Alcine.
Other members of Hennessy Sports' growing stables of champions, contenders and prospects include undefeated Commonwealth and British heavyweight champion, WBC # 11 Tyson Fury; WBC #15 light heavyweight contender Danny "The Big Mac" McIntosh, former Commonwealth welterweight champion John O'Donnell, former British light welterweight title-holder "Lightning" Lenny Daws, former WBC light welterweight king Junior "The Hitter" Witter, WBC International Silver welterweight champ Victor Lupo; unbeaten prospects such as NABA super featherweight champion and WBA #9 Logan Cotton McGuinness, light heavyweight Lionell "Lonnie B" Thompson, super bantamweight Kid Galahad, newly-signed middleweight sensation Chris Eubank, Jr., and welterweight Samuel Vargas.
Go on line at www.HennessySports.com for more information about Asselstine, upcoming Hennessy Sports events or any of his stable-mates.
Posted by Michael Gerard Seiler at 9:24 PM
Monday, November 21, 2011
Quarterly Boxing Matches Saturday Nights on NBC Sports Network
Series Debuts Saturday, January 21, 2012 from Philadelphia
Main Events To Coordinate Multi-Promoter Strategy with Hall-of-Fame Matchmaker J Russell Peltz
NEW YORK November 22, 2011 - NBC Sports Group announced today the formation of NBC Sports Network Fight Night, a boxing series featuring premier boxing talent. Fight Night will debut on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 on the NBC Sports Network (which will be renamed from VERSUS on Jan. 2, 2012), from Asylum Arena in Philadelphia, Pa. The Fight Night cards are being scheduled in cities that are served by a Comcast Sports Group regional network, and the regional networks will help promote the events and have the ability to re-air fights.
NBC Sports Group will work with Main Events and Hall-of-Fame matchmaker J Russell Peltz on a multi-promoter strategy for NBC Sports Network Fight Night designed to produce the best quality fights. It is a strategy in which any promoter can participate to get their boxers involved in these programs.
"This is a unique approach to have multiple promoters competing to put fights on NBC Sports Network," said Jon Miller, President, programming, NBC Sports and NBC Sports Network. "That, coupled with the legendary matchmaker J Russell Peltz serving as our quality control expert, ensures that boxing fans will enjoy exciting and competitive matches."
"We are reaching out to all promoters to get involved in the series, and our priority is simply to make exciting fights. We don't care who brings the fighters," said Kathy Duva, president, Main Events. "We expect that multiple promoters will be involved in each of the Fight Night programs. All fighters who are willing to further their careers by engaging in compelling, interesting, meaningful matches are welcome."
"Fights in this series will be solid, competitive and exciting," said Peltz. "Borrowing the philosophy of the late Madison Square Garden matchmaker Teddy Brenner, my bouts will be made on the following criteria: Do the fighters' styles mesh to make an exciting fight? Does this fight lead to something? And would I buy a ticket to it? These should be good fights for boxing fans."
NBC SPORTS NETWORK FIGHT NIGHT SCHEDULE (All Times ET)
Saturday, January 21, 9-11 p.m. - Philadelphia
Saturday, March 24, 10 p.m.-Midnight - Site TBA
Saturday, June 16, 9-11 p.m. - Site TBA
Saturday, December 8, 9-11 p.m. - Site TBA
Posted by Michael Gerard Seiler at 11:59 PM
By: Kevin Rooney, Jr., Dibella Entertainment
New York, NY (11/21/2011) - On Friday, January 6th, DiBella Entertainment will kick off the 2012 season of ESPN's "Friday Night Fights" with what promises to be an action-packed night of boxing, outdoors at Mallory Square, in beautiful Key West, Florida. Headlining the card will be WBC and WBA #9 rated Super Middleweight, Dyah Davis (20-2-1, 9KO's), taking on hard-hitting Alfonso Lopez (22-1, 17KO's), in a 10-round match-up. Opening up the show will be a can't-miss junior middleweight showdown between DiBella Entertainment's highly regarded up-and-coming prospects, Steve Martinez (11-0, 9KO's) and Jonathan Cepeda (11-0, 10KO's). Martinez-Cepeda is scheduled for eight rounds.
"January 6th begins ESPN's 2012 season with a bang," said Lou DiBella, CEO and President of DiBella Entertainment. "You have two huge punchers in the Martinez-Cepeda match-up, and someone's '0' must go. This is a terrific opener almost guaranteed to be explosive. In the main event, Dyah Davis looks to continue his climb toward a world title shot against emerging contender Alfonso Lopez. This is a helluva way to kick off the new year."
"We are pleased to be starting off the 2012 Friday Night Fights season from Key West Florida with Dibella Entertainment. Coming off a spectacular 2011 we expect the main event of Davis VS. Lopez to deliver action and excitement for our boxing fans," said ESPN Director fo Programming, Doug Loughrey.
The Florida-native Davis, son of former Olympic gold medal winner and world title challenger, Howard Davis, is two fights removed from his most impressive victory to date, a 10-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Marcus Johnson (20-0, 15KO's, at the time). Davis followed up that win with another unanimous decision victory over the always dangerous Darnell Boone in October. Davis is hoping an impressive showing on the nationally televised ESPN network will move him one step closer toward challenging for a piece of the super middleweight crown. First though, he must get passed Lopez, whose only defeat as a pro came in a disputable majority decision loss to former middleweight kingpin Kelly Pavlik.
Puerto Rican Steven Martinez, who hails from the Bronx, and is co-managed by NY Giants Running Back, Brandon Jacobs, is one of the most promising prospects to come out of New York in years. A three-time New York Golden Gloves Champion, and 2008 National Golden Gloves Champion, the 21-year-old Martinez has everything you look for in an up-and-coming prospect; size, speed, and knockout power in either hand. Martinez recently spent time serving as one of the lead sparring partners in helping prepare reigning Middleweight Champion Sergio Martinez defend his title against Darren Barker this past October. Martinez was one of the featured bouts on the undercard that night, stopping the always tough Jay Krupp in the fifth round of their scheduled six-round junior middleweight contest.
Like Martinez, Cepeda is another can't-miss prospect, and a former Golden Gloves Champion. Cepeda, who is of Dominican descent, and originally hails from New Jersey, now lives and trains in Florida, under renowned trainer John David Jackson.
The bout on January 6th will be the first scheduled eight-round bout for both Martinez and Cepeda, as well as the first time either will be featured on national television.
The entire show is promoted by DiBella Entertainment. The show will air live on ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes at 9PM ET. A complete list of the undercard will be announced shortly. Tickets will go on sale soon.
Posted by Michael Gerard Seiler at 9:08 PM
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Lupo-Decarie Battle For Vacant WBC International Welterweight Title Dec. 17 In Quebec City
By: Bob Trieger, Full Court Press
TORONTO (November 16, 2011) - Canadian welterweight Victor Lupo finally gets his well deserved title shot December 17 against former world title challenger Antonin Decarie for the vacant World Boxing Council ("WBC") International Welterweight Championship at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.
Victor Lupo is shown pounding former world champion Junior Witter in their fight this past February.
Photo Credit : Durell Wambolt / The Boxing Examiner
Lupo (19-1-2, 9 KOs), who lives in Toronto, become the mandatory challenger last February by defeating former world champion Junior Witter (37-3-2) by a 10-round decision for the vacant WBC International Silver title. The reigning WBC International champion, Phil "The Italian Sensation" Lo Greco, was recently stripped of his title belt for refusing to fight Lupo.
"I worked very hard to become the mandatory challenger," WBC #19-rated Lupo said, "but I couldn't force Lo Greco to fight me. I'm excited to be getting my chance against Decarie, a good fighter who will be fighting at home. I didn't care if I had to fight him on the moon. I've waited a long time for this opportunity and plan on taking full advantage. He struggled to beat Irving Garcia (majority decision) last year, so he's going to be in serious trouble when he gets in the ring with me. I'm going to turn up the heat, pressuring him from the opening bell, break him down and then finish the show. I will not be denied. "
Lupo is a former Canadian welterweight and WBC Fedecentro middleweight champion. The fan-friendly fighter's only career loss as a pro was four years ago to Paul Clevette by way of a controversial eight round majority decision. The rugged Romanian has been on a mission to capture the WBC International title for the past few years.
WBC #26-rated Decarie, fighting out of Quebec, lost a 12-round unanimous decision to Souleymane M'baye 1-½ years ago for the interim World Boxing Association ("WBA") welterweight crown. He is a past Canadian light welterweight and NABO welterweight champion.
"Lupo earned this title shot," noted his promoter Adam Harris (Hennessy Sports). "Nothing has ever been given to Victor. He did everything he could to get a title shot against Lo Greco, but that's history and now he's focused on defeating Decarie and bringing the title belt home to Toronto. Boxing fans love to watch an aggressive, pressuring fighter like Victor because they always get their money's worth. This will be the next step for Lupo on his way to a world title fight, hopefully, sometime late next year. It was great working with Yvon Michel (GYM Promotions) to make this fantastic All-Canadian bout."
Go on line at www.HennessySports.com for more information about Victor Lupo or any of its boxers.
Posted by Michael Gerard Seiler at 11:42 PM
Michael "The Brazilian Rocky" Oliveira Morphing Into A More Complete Fighter
By: Bob Trieger, Full Court Press
MIAMI (Nov. 16, 2011) - The maturation process for undefeated 21-year-old middleweight Michael "The Brazilian Rocky" Oliveira (15-0, 12 KOs)spiked last Friday night after his impressive eighth-round win against veteran Xavier "The X-Man" Tolliver (23-7, 15 KOs) in the middleweight prospect's first fight on American television. Oliveira won by disqualification on a World Championship edition of Shobox: The Next Generation, LIVE on SHOWTIME® from Cohen Stadium in El Paso, Texas.
Oliveira weathered Tolliver's first-round onslaught, showing tremendous poise for such a young boxer, controlling the remainder of the bout until referee Richard Chapa, who had deducted a point in the fifth from Tolliver for repeated head-butts, disqualified Tolliver for landing a punch after a break. Oliveira led all on the three judges' cards after seven rounds by identical scores of 69-63.
"This was the hardest fight I've ever been in," the well-spoken Oliveira said after the fight. "My conditioning was superior thanks to Orlando (Cuellar, head trainer) and Steve (Arintok, conditioning coach). I'll be even better the next time.
"Everything happens for a reason. My dedication to training and the help I get from my team are responsible for my improvement. I never had anybody to guide me until Orlando and Steve at Thump Fight Gym (in Miami). All I need to do is work hard and listen to my coaches. I really wanted the knockout and would have had it if the referee hadn't disqualified my opponent. I was ready to drop him and got robbed of a knockout."
WBC No. 15-rated Oliveira, the reigning World Boxing Council ("WBC") South American middleweight champion, was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil but moved two weeks later with his family to Miami.
"Michael is improving fight by fight," Oliveira's father/promoter Carlos noted. "We knew he had heart and guts, but I was really impressed by the patience he showed when Tolliver came out swinging in the opening round. Michael didn't panic, listened to his corner, and executed. We will keep Michael fighting often so he can continue improving. We're looking at a fight in January and a big one in New York City in March."
Cuellar, who is best known as Glen Johnson's trainer, has worked with Oliveira for only two fights, but Michael's dramatic improvement is evident to anybody who has watched the once-chunky fighter for any period of time. Orlando gave his pupil a 10-grade for his performance against Tolliver.
"We took a gamble fighting Tolliver," Cuellar remarked. "A lot of people said we were making a mistake, stepping up so much, but we knew how impressive Michael had looked in training camp. We wanted a tough opponent for Michael in his first nationally televised test. Michael used three speeds very effectively - lulling, fast and faster. On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 the highest, I give him a 10 because he listened, improved his defense and stayed focused. I told him to go after and put pressure on Tolliver. He's a good listener. He jabbed, feinted and moved his head as I instructed.
"Michael fought a very, very good fight. He may not have much experience having had only two amateur fighters, but he has my experience, as long as he listens and he's been doing that. He listened and did everything we worked on. I couldn't be more pleased. Michael's an aggressive fighter but, defensively, he's improved a lot and like we prepared, everything came off his good jab."
Go to www.MichaelOliveira.com for more information about this exciting, young fighter.
Posted by Michael Gerard Seiler at 1:39 PM
Monday, November 14, 2011
By: Kevin Rooney, Jr., Dibella Entertainment
New York, NY (11/14/2011) - You don't see or hear of many top fighters calling out the name of Middleweight Champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez. Martinez, the WBC Diamond belt Middleweight Champion, and 2010 "Fighter of the Year" is currently riding a four-fight win streak (W12 Kelly Pavlik, KO2 Paul Williams, TKO8 Serhiy Dzinziruk, TKO11 Darren Barker) that has seen him climb the pound-for-pound list, falling behind only Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, both of whom have so far expressed no serious interest in facing Martinez.
That being said it might come as a surprise to hear a fighter actually eager to enter the ring against Martinez, but that's exactly the case with Ireland's Matthew "Mack the Knife" Macklin. Macklin (28-3, 19KO's), the former European Champion, and WBA #4 rated middleweight in the world, is coming off a very impressive and entertaining showing on EPIX against "Super" WBA Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm, in which Sturm was awarded a highly controversial split decision in his home country of Germany, on June 25.
Looking to further his career and secure another major fight in the middleweight division, Macklin signed with Lou DiBella's DiBella Entertainment, also the promoter of Martinez. After signing with Dibella, Macklin traveled stateside, setting himself up in New York City with a plan to stay through the remainder of 2011 and promote his name to the large Irish communities within the New York City area.
"I'm enjoying life in New York. I felt it was important to move here so that I can build a fan base if I am going to fight here on a regular basis. I'm determined to give the city and the huge Irish community here a fighter to be proud of," said Macklin.
Macklin realizes that Martinez is vying for a shot at the only two fighters ahead of him on the pound-for-pound list, but he feels that if those fights can't be made, a bout against him, in New York City, on St. Patrick's Day, is next biggest event out there.
"I've proved throughout my career that the bigger the challenge and the bigger the stage the better I perform, and there's no bigger stage than fighting a guy considered to be among the top three pound-for-pound fighters in the world, in the Mecca of Boxing. Being in a massive world title fight at Madison Square Garden is the stuff every boxer dreams of and it's close to becoming a reality for me now. The fact that it will be on St. Patrick's Day is just the icing on the cake."
While Macklin is by no means underestimating Martinez, he is extremely confident in his chances against the champ, especially after being on hand to witness Martinez' last fight in person.
"I have a lot of respect for Martinez. What he's done after taking up boxing so late is remarkable, but he's really a natural light middleweight and I'm a big, strong middleweight. I believe that my size, strength and power will be too much for him. I think Darren Barker did better than people expected but I also think that Sergio underperformed that night. Maybe subconsciously he thought he was in for an easy night against Barker and wasn't at his best because of that. On that performance, he was lucky he wasn't in the ring with me because I would have knocked him out. He'll have to up his game tenfold if he wants to hear the final bell against me, but I would expect him to and I wouldn't want it any other way. I want to beat Sergio Martinez at his very best, with no excuses."
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
Harold Lederman Ring 8 November Guest Speaker Tuesday Evening In NY
By: Bob Trieger, Full Court Press
NEW YORK, NY (November 13, 2011) - Renown boxing judge and HBO analyst Harold Lederman will be the special guest speaker Tuesday evening (Nov. 15) for RING 8's monthly meeting (7 PM/ET start) at the historic Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City.
Lederman, who hails from the Bronx, was an International judge (1967-1989) who worked more than 100 world title fights. Today, he plays a key role as HBO's World Championship Boxing judge analyst.
A graduate of Columbia University, the popular and recognizable Lederman was the 2006 "Good Guys Award" winner of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He is a World Boxing Hall of Fame inductee and this March, it was recently announced, he will also be inducted into New York State Boxing Hall of Fame inaugural class.
"Harold is a good friend, longtime Ring 8 member and one of the most respected people in boxing," RING 8 president Bob Duffy said. "His support for Ring 8 and its work over the years has been invaluable. Harold is a real New York boxing guy. We're grateful to him for agreeing to be our guest speaker this month."
Formed in 1954 by an ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, RING 8 became the eighth subsidiary of what was then known as the National Veteran Boxers Association -- hence, RING "8" -- and today the organization's motto still remains: Boxers Helping Boxers.
RING 8 is fully committed to supporting the less fortunate people in the boxing community that may require assistance in terms of paying rent, medical expenses, or whatever justifiable need.
Go on line to www.Ring8ny.com for more information about RING 8, the largest group of its kind in the United States with more than 350 members. Annual membership dues is only $25.00 and each member is entitled to a buffet dinner at RING 8 monthly meetings, the third Tuesday of every month, excluding July and August.
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Friday, November 11, 2011
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CATSKILLS, NEW YORK (November 10, 2011) - With just under a month before the biggest fight in his career, Joe DeGuardia is happy to report that Star Boxing's Delvin Rodriguez is right on schedule with his preparation for his much anticipated rematch with Pawel Wolak (29-1-1, 19 KO's) which is part of the Miguel Cotto - Antonio Margarito HBO Pay Per View card at Madison Square Garden that will take place on December 3rd.
Rodriguez and Wolak engaged in what many are calling the leading candidate for fight of the year that took place on July 15th. Both guys stood their ground, showed tremendous courage and thrilled the sold out crowd at the Roseland Ballroom in a bout that was a draw. Each guy claimed victory and on December 3rd they will get a chance to prove who is better.
Rodriguez (25-5-3, 14 KO's) has had a smooth training camp as he is secluded in the Catskills.
"Everything has been smooth, on point and intense", said Rodriguez.
Rodriguez believes that the familiarity and his own versatility will be the difference this time around.
"I know what he brings to the table. He is a brawler and he can't change that. I can do different things in the ring and I know that will be the difference"
"These two styles go together and this will be another exciting fight"
Rodriguez of Danbury, Connecticut loves the fact that this fight has become an East Coast rivalry with the New Jersey resident and it's only fitting that this showdown will take place at the Mecca of boxing.
"Because of the first fight, people on the East Coast are treating this like the main event. I have worked so hard to get to this point. This is even bigger then my world title fights because it's my time to show that I belong."
"This is such a big card and when I win this fight, I will show the people that I deserve to be mentioned with all the names at the top of the division. It's great that the main event is Cotto and Margarito because when I win it could definitely put me in position to fight the winner of that fight and the combination of all that is what motivates me"
The Delvin Rodriguez-Pawel Wolak fight is part of the Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito II world championship telecast, which begins at 9 pm (EST)/6 pm (PT). It will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to more than 292 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HDTV for those who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry.
Tickets for the Madison Square Garden card are priced at $600, $400, $300, $200, $100 and $50. They can be purchased at the Madison Square Garden box office, online at www.thegarden.com and all Ticketmaster outlets.
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There is no doubting the fact that frequently 'high' Wiz Khalifa is quickly climbing the 'high' echelons of rap-stardom. The lanky MC's debut album 'Rolling Papers' was released last week and it immediately shot to number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, thanks to the 197,000 copies sold in its debut week.
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The Ospreys will be looking to bounce back from defeat in Italy last week in Saturday's PRO12 clash with Ulster at Liberty Stadium.
The Ospreys will be looking to bounce back from defeat in Italy last week in Saturday's PRO12 clash with Ulster at Liberty Stadium.
"It's going to be a tough game against a quality team that has really grown over the last couple of years as seen by their Heineken Cup run last season that saw them go all the way to the final, said Ospreys backs coach Gruff Rees.
"Brian McLaughlin did a great job and Mark Anscombe their new coach is looking to really build on that this year with some quality signings to enhance an already strong squad.
"For us it's a great game to kick-off at home and we'll be expecting a big crowd on a lovely evening so it should be great occasion. We'll want to do well, to make sure we send all our season-ticket holders home happy, but in order to do that we'll have to make big improvements to our discipline and our attention to details from where we were last Friday in Treviso.
"We need to tighten up and find a little bit more composure, while keeping the right balance to ensure that we are always in control of ourselves. That's an area where we let ourselves down in the first half last time.
"We've made a few changes for this game, changes we were always going to make in order to allow players to have a fair chance to stake a claim for a place in the opening weeks of the season. It's up to those coming in to put their hands up now and show that they deserve a chance to retain the jersey, but what it will do is help to ensure everything stays competitive."
Meanwhile, Ulster coach Mark Anscombe has continued to rotate his squad with Declan Fitzpatrick, Niall O'Connor and Darren Cave all coming into the starting XV.
The Ulster coach has also been boosted by the return of Ireland internationals Andrew Trimble and Stephen Ferris who are named on a vastly experienced replacements bench.
The only change up front sees Fitzpatrick replace John Afoa at tighthead prop, where he is joined in the front-row by hooker Rob Herring and Callum Black.
Captain Johann Muller and Lewis Stevenson continue their hard working partnership in the second-row, while the loose forward trio of Sean Doyle, Robbie Diack and Nick Williams will be hoping to continue their impressive form from last week.
With Paddy Jackson still not fully recovered from his calf injury, O'Connor will start ahead of Paddy Jackson at fly-half, with Michael Heaney retaining the number nine jersey. Cave has been promoted from the bench to start at outside centre at the expense of Chris Farrell. Luke Marshall, Michael Allen, Craig Gilroy and Jared Payne complete the backline.
Anscombe is delighted to welcome back Ferris and Trimble to his matchday squad.
"When you bring players of that calibre back into the mix it gives everyone a lift. The two boys haven't played much rugby in a while so you have to put that in perspective and not expect too much from them this early. Putting them on the bench is a good way of easing them back in," he said.
Explaining the changes to his starting team, he commented: "With Paddy Jackson it was a precaution with his calf; he's not 100 percent but he's feeling much better than he was and he's progressing well. It wasn't worth the risk and we wanted to give Niall another chance to show what he can do.
"Darren Cave was on the bench last week, he's been training with the team now for a few weeks and I though he came on for the last quarter of an hour last week and added greatly to the team. He's an International so he brings that experience to a youthful backline. Declan is the same, he's been training well and we wanted to have a look at him from the start."
Form: Ospreys' seven game winning streak in the RaboDirect PRO12 ended in Italy last Friday, with their 6-12 reversal to Benetton Treviso. Ospreys have won their last three matches at Liberty Stadium and lost only once to an Irish province last season: 14-15 to Ulster at Ravenhill on 24 February. Ulster began the new season with an 18-10 victory over Glasgow at Ravenhill, but have tripped up in their last two away games in the PRO12, at Connacht and Munster. The Ulstermen have won three of their last four encounters against Welsh regions, but have lost on their last four visits to the Principality. The last four fixtures between the two sides have all been won by the home side on the day, whilst Ulster's only victory at Liberty Stadium since 2006 was 20-16 on 12 September 2009.
The teams:
Ospreys: 15 Richard Fussell, 14 Hanno Dirksen, 13 Andrew Bishop, 12 Ashley Beck, 11 Tom Isaacs, 10 Matthew Morgan, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Jonathan Thomas, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 James King, 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c), 4 Ian Gough, 3 Aaron Jarvis, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Ryan Bevington.
Replacements: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Duncan Jones, 18 Joe Rees, 19 George Stowers, 20 Joe Bearman, 21 Kahn Fotuali'i, 22 Dan Biggar, 23 Tom Grabham.
Ulster: 15 Jared Payne, 14 Craig Gilroy, 13 Darren Cave, 12 Luke Marshall, 11 Michael Allen , 10 Niall O'Connor, 9 Michael Heaney, 8 Nick Williams, 7 Sean Doyle, 6 Robbie Diack, 5 Lewis Stevenson, 4 Johann Muller (capt), 3 Declan Fitzpatrick, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Callum Black.
Replacements: 16 Nigel Brady, 17 Tom Court, 18 John Afoa, 19 Neil McComb, 20 Stephen Ferris, 21 Paul Marshall, 22 Paddy Jackson, 23 Andrew Trimble.
Date: Saturday, September 8
Venue: Liberty Stadium
Kick-off: 18.30 BST (17.30 GMT)
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Leading up to SportsCentre's Year In Review on Christmas Eve, TSN and TSN.ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2012. And TSN's reporters and analysts who covered the events as they happened offer their personal reflections on the stories.
Today, the CFL on TSN's Matt Dunigan looks back at celebration and pageantry of The 100th Grey Cup.
You can't underestimate the amount of effort that was put forth in order to showcase this country's biggest party of the year - The 100th Grey Cup.
Put your hands together for the CFL's execution in a comprehensive game plan for all to embrace, as showcasing all that the great game of Canadian football has offered and continues to provide was not easy and had to be done correctly.
My recollections on some of the goings on:
Minting a 100th Grey Cup commemorative loonie? Brilliant!
Creating The 100th Grey Cup Train to educate, entertain, captivate and bring joy for all to remember the glorious and wonderful past our game has provided. Then putting the train in motion across every inch of the country with TSN's charming new star Kate McKenna to highlight all of it's features. Outstanding!
Commissioning eight of the best producers and story tellers around to put together heartwarming, educational and gut-wrenching series of documentaries called "Engraved on a Nation" - superb!
Hiring the one and only Chris Rudge (The man who meticulously managed the 2010 Winter Olympics to what is now the bench mark for all host cities to attain) to over see the festivities in Toronto - Genius!
Investing a million dollars into grassroots projects in and around Southern Ontario to help weave the fabric of the communities together (the same communities that comprise 40 percent of the CFL's viewership) for the culminating party on Nov. 25th - intelligent!
Canada Post stamps commemorating some of the CFL's greatest moments was extremely creative. I would have enjoyed seeing some Canadians featured on the set to help glorify the true Canadian spirit. Nevertheless, a comprehensive initiative shining brilliantly on the storied past of the CFL.
The Sun Life Grey Cup Fan March involving the legendary Russ Jackson and many other CFL alumni, cheerleaders, mascots and live bands. The march brought the Grey Cup to the people once again, fittingly allowing them to touch and feel the tremendous history we have shared while escorting the hallowed trophy to the big game - perfect!
The half-time entertainment reaching back and grasping forward, bridging performing icons from the past with current and new sensations - courageous!My favorite? Johnny Reid! Hell, I even had the opportunity to say hello and speak with the brilliant performing artist and Bishops football alumni. Yes that's right, Johnny was a place kicker for the Gators. Just another indication as to how everything seems to be connected and tangible through the CFL.
How about setting the broadcasting table for the past five years, taking the television experience to higher heights every year. Once again, viewership was on the rise and the phenomenal numbers for the 2012 season and the Grey Cup speak volumes. An average audience of 5.8 million watched the game on TSN and RDS, marking a 28 per cent increase in viewers compared to last year and earning an incredible national 16.1 rating. Audiences jumped even higher for younger viewers, with a 38 per cent increase among adults aged 18 to 34.
Overall, more than 13 million Canadians - or more than one in three Canadians - tuned in to watch some or all of The 100th Grey Cup Celebration broadcast on TSN and RDS.
I'm proud to say I work with consummate professionals that have an unmatched passion for the CFL game. The most talented producer and director in the country, Jon Hynes and Paul Hemming once again were on point in bringing you the best coverage possible. The conduits and voices of the CFL, Chris Cuthbert and Glen Suitor, meticulously presented the ebb and flow of the centennial contest for all to enjoy.
To my friends and colleagues - Chris Schultz, Dave Randorf, Jock Climie, Milt Stegall and a new teammate this year in Paul LaPolice - who were all crushing it once again throughout the week with in-depth coverage.
To be able to experience the excitement and build up to the game all week in Toronto was a thrill for me, too. Mingling, talking to the fans of the CFL and throwing the ball around at Nathan Phillips Square with anyone who wanted to play catch was just so CFL-like and right! Big thanks to the folks down there helping out and a special thank you to Lauren Cuthbert - a straight up natural baller.
Speaking of chucking it around, we have established a bit of our own tradition on TSN over the past 12 years. During Grey Cup week at one time or another I will inevitably seize the opportunity to throw the football around with Jock and Vice President and Executive Producer of Live Events Paul Graham. We do this every year while we are wearing our suit, ties and dress shoes. You get the picture - a couple of CFL veterans enjoying what we once used to do for a living and Paul just givin' her!
Often times we have thrown the ball during Grey Cup week to the backdrop of the performing artists getting ready the night before the Grey Cup. It's those moments that truly are priceless and the ones you will always cherish. The Scotiabank Fan Zone Experience was a mosh pit of passionate CFL diehard enthusiasts. If you spent anytime there you would have felt the heart and soul of the CFL. You would have been submerged in the love of the game and the authenticity of it's character. It's not complicated or pretentious. It's simple, affordable and caters to all ages!
It was one party spilling over into the next, day after day, night after night. The celebration of the grand history of the CFL seamlessly rolls on bringing together avid fans from all teams, cultures and countries. It's just right and I'm glad I could take it in, nonchalantly walking from one venue to the next and diving right in! That's what is so appealing and cool about the CFL - it's humble and yet proud and loud!
And of course, how about them Argos living up to the rare feat of hosting the Grey Cup and becoming the fifth team to actually win it all while doing so.
First year head coach Scott Milanovich navigated his way through the 2012 season like a seasoned vet. He maneuvered and massaged his roster to perfection and had his team primed for Grey Cup Sunday. Acquiring Ricky Ray was a stroke of genius, ensuring the Argos a chance to win every time out.
Moving Chad Owens inside, freeing him up to be more diversified and better utilized than he was as a wide receiver.
Boldly releasing the league's leading rusher for two years in a row in Cory Boyd, for Chad Kackert to become the team's feature running back early in the season was a gutsy move that ultimately solidified Milanovich's resolve and vision. Kackert delivered and was a big reason why Cup donated by Governor-General of Canada Earl Grey is in Toronto.
On a side note, it must have been sweet for Kackert to give it to the Stamps the way he did during the Cup, as he never got off their practice roster a little over two years ago. Oh yeah, forgot to mention - Chad is a free agent come February!
Recruiting the likes of defensive coordinator, Chris Jones (while he was still under contract with Calgary) has to be considered a coup in of itself. How big did that turn out?
Toronto owned the Stamps in 2012, beating them three times - including the Grey Cup! The Jones-led defense knew how to stop the Stamps offense and cut the legs right out from underneath them. In each of the three victories they stymied the talented running back Jon Cornish, holding him to combined 34 carries and only 139 yards.
The 2012 Argos team persevered, came together and all the stars aligned perfectly for a captivating and dominant Grey Cup victory.
These were just a few of the initiatives envisioned, planned, implemented and executed to honor the CFL's storied past. And the results were astounding! Sports' greatest fans were on hand to take it all in and a new generation of fans were born - no doubt to embrace another 100 years of this country's greatest celebration.
I'm proud to say I had a chance to experience a piece of this wonderful moment in Canadian history. See ya next year in Regina! Ready, break!
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By SLIM RANDLES
"Well," said Steve, the tall cowboy, "at least it's Friday and we all have the weekend to look forward to."
Doc glanced up from his paper at the philosophy counter of the Mule Barn truck stop and world dilemma think tank.
"Fastest Friday you'll ever experience, Steve," said Doc.
"That's about right," said Dud.
Steve got that confounded look on his face. "What do you mean by that?"
"Today is Saturday."
"Well," Steve said, shaking his head, "that flat wrecks this day all to pieces."
"Hey," said Dud, "it's a pretty day. You have all day long to enjoy it."
"But don't you see?" Steve said, in real pain. "I was planning to spend all day Friday getting ready for Saturday and now I can't."
"Now that sounds kinda dumb," Dud said, "and I realize that, but Steve does have a point. I mean, we think in terms of time �"
Doc groaned. " � yea, verily � time and space and the continuum thereof, henceforth and forevermore. That's why, when our friend Steve here thought about Saturday, it was as though Saturday lay in the future, where things are to happen that we, as mere mortals, are loath to know�"
"Dud," said Steve, "you been watching Nova again?"
Dud blushed. "It was a good show. It concerned the string theory and fusion and the way all these marvelous things come together to make up our lives and Einstein and the total something-or-other. I forget all the little stuff, but it was pretty good. Had to do with the Big Bang and all that junk. Do you realize that when you look at a star at night, it might not be there? That star might have blown up and died a million years ago."
"So how can you tell if it's still there?" Steve asked.
"Have no idea," Dud said.
Steve grinned and tossed off the last of his coffee.
"Well, I'd better be getting along. I'm running late as it is."
"So what you up to today, Steve?" said Doc.
"Getting ready for Sunday."
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Everything and nothing in his life prepared Cinematographer Philippe Rousselot, ASC, AFC for the challenges he would face on the production of Sherlock Holmes. The film is the next chapter in the ongoing saga about the fictional English Detective Sherlock Holmes, hissidekick Dr. Watson, Police Inspector Lestrade and other familiar characters. The classic story traces its roots to 1887 when Sir Arthur Conan Doyle authored his first novel about Sherlock Holmes and the people in his world. There have since been some 20 Sherlock Holmes movies produced (the first was a black-and-white short film produced in Denmark in 1908) along with several successful television series and miniseries.
Rousselot has memories of reading Sir Conan Doyle's books while he was a teenager, but he doesn't recall seeing any movies or TV series about Sherlock Holmes. This film project is his first co-venture with Director Guy Ritchie. "It's a very intricate plot typical of a Sherlock Holmes story," Rousselot says. Born and raised in France, the DP brought a unique perspective and a broad base of experience to the project. When he was 11 years old, his parents sent him to a two-week summer camp where every night they showed films and spoke about them afterwards. That was the spark that ignited Rousselot's interest in filmmaking. He later studied at the Vaugirard national film school in France and then rode the crest of the French New Wave during the dawn of his career as an assistant cameraman on crews led by legendary Cinematographer Nestor Almendros, ASC.
Rousselot earned his first cinematography credit at the age of 25, and in 1982 he won the first of his three Cesar Awards (the French equivalent of an Oscar) for Diva. He has also earned Academy Award nominations for Hope and Glory and Henry & June, and won a Best Cinematography Oscar for A River Runs Through It in 1992. His numerous other film credits include The Bear, The Emerald Forest, Interview with the Vampire, Planet of the Apes, Antwone Fisher and Constantine.
Village Roadshow produced Sherlock Holmes for distribution by Warner Brothers. Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law were cast in the respective roles of Holmes and Watson. The film also stars Eddie Marsan as Inspector Lestrade, James Fox as Sir Thomas and Rachel
McAdams as Irene Adler. "I usually don't look at earlier versions of franchise-type movies, because I don't want to be influenced by what has been done before," Rousselot admits. "I did look at films that Guy Ritchie has directed, including gangster stories in urban settings. I was impressed by how interesting and innovative they were." The DP recalls his initial meetings with Ritchie: "Guy envisioned a very realistic setting. I remember asking myself, 'How are we going to reconcile a period story set in the late 19th century that has traditionally had proper and elegant settings with Guy's vision of urban storytelling?' We made an early decision to put a little grunge in the look of a Victorian-era film."
Rousselot and Ritchie made another early decision to produce Sherlock Holmes in Super 1.85:1 format, because that was how Ritchie had the story in mind. He wanted to integrate the heights of settings and structures in the backgrounds into the scenes. "You can't rationalize these decisions," Rousselot says. "It was a gut feeling." Location Manager Mark Somner found a treasure trove of settings on the city streets, wharfs and docks of London, Manchester and Liverpool. Interior locations included a late 19th-century jail. Rousselot observes that they had to re-create what London was like during the late 19th century, because it had been heavily bombed during World War II. "It doesn't look like Victorian times any more," he says. "None of us felt that adelicate, polished look was right for this story. I was pleased when I saw the production and wardrobe designs by Sarah Greenwoodand Jenny Beavan. They both took a less formal approach than usual, and put a little grunge into Sherlock Holmes's world."
One significant challenge for Rousselot was deciding on how to approach lighting the night scenes to emulate late 19th-century London. "I always start with trying to motivate lighting from visible sources, but a problem with period films like this is that if you are too realistic, you end up with too much darkness at night," he notes. "The oil lamps that people used in London during the late 19th century didn't light the night the way that electric bulbs do. Some parts of the city were lit with arc lights on giant towers. It was a rather harsh blue light coming from very far away."
While scouting locations in Liverpool, Ritchie told Rousselot that he wanted the audience to see the river and buildings miles away in the background. "Even if we had all of the Musco lights in the world, it wouldn't have looked realistic if we used them to light the night," Rousselot says. "I told Guy the bad news was that we couldn't light that location at night, because it was too big. The good news was that we could shoot day for night and make it look and feel right for the story. This is an action movie with things we want the audience to see at night, so we had found a way to serve the drama without compromising their sense of reality."
Since the film was scheduled to shoot in Liverpool during the winter, when the weather is consistently rainy and cold, Rousselot returned to London to shoot day-for-night tests at locations around the Thames River. After the negative was processed at a Technicolor lab, it was scanned and converted into a digital file. Rousselot experimented with timing day-for-night shots with Adam Inglis, a timer at the Technicolor DI facility in London. "We played with the images," Rousselot explains. "For instance, I framed some shots with the river in the foreground and the sky and buildings in the background. I knew that I could play with the sky and make it dark enough to look like night. I also darkened the sun and made it look like the moon, and played with colors and tones of clouds and a reflection of the sun on the water. We showed the results to Guy and the producer." Based on those tests, they decided to shoot a number of day-for-night scenes.
Rousselot had a synergistic relationship with the camera crew he assembled. They were mainly people who had worked with him in London on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2005. Gaffer Chuck Finch worked with Rousselot on Hope & Glory in 1994. Panavision in London provided the camera package, including an ARRI S and two Panaflex Millennium bodies, a set of Prime lenses ranging from 14–150mm, and 3:1 and 11:1 zooms. Panalux and Studio Equipment, respectively, provided lighting gear and dollies. Rousselot had Kodak VISION3 5219 (500T) for night and interiors scenes and Kodak VISION2 5205 (200D) for daylight sequences on his palette.
Ritchie had storyboards, but he gave Rousselot, the actors and his crew freedom to follow their instincts and improvise. They usually covered the action with both Millennium cameras, which were almost constantly moving. Rousselot doesn't refer to them as A and B cameras, because he considers their coverage equally important. He used a Technocrane, Steadicam, dolly and handheld cameras for movement, depending on the settings and dramatic intentions for each shot. The visual energy that engendered is subtle, but it feels tactile to audiences on a subconscious level.
The film has many scenes in which Holmes and Watson interact with each other. Rousselot generally had one camera tracking with Watson, and the other one with Holmes, with the goal of giving the actors maximum freedom to ad lib and improvise. That tactic also allowed the DP and his crew to move faster with fewer takes. "Guy didn't need a lot of takes," Rousselot says. "Four, five or six takes was average, and sometimes as few as two. There were times when Guy amazed me. We would start shooting a scene early in the morning, and he would say, 'This isn't working.' Within 20 or 30 minutes, or at the most an hour, he changed the scene and it was perfect."
The film's aerial perspective sequences were shot by Adam Dale, and the Visual Effects Company in London contributed a diverse range of believable illusions, including CGI explosions that were composited into action scenes and green-screen sequences designed to put charactersinto various settings. In an unusual twist, green screen and other scenes filmed on sets, including the Baker Street apartment that Holmes and Watson called home, were produced across the Atlantic Ocean on stages in a former armory in Brooklyn, New York. Rousselot added painterly touches to the look while timing the DI with Inglis.


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Spoiler!For some reason I found the fact Ayon's back hilarious, I don't know why.
Spoiler!For some reason I found the fact Ayon's back hilarious, I don't know why.
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The quincy glove new improved edition. A must-have for Uryu, I guess. Unless it has some severe side effect or something.. that may be the reason souken grandpa "refused the progress"
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Ayon seems quite fat comparing it to before, does it mean it's more powerful ?
What happened to the thing that parts of arrancers (like wings and arms) do not grow back ?
Seeing Ayon again was quite a suprise. Good chap.
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The thing that can only improve from the tres bestias is that they can control ayon as they wish....as oppose to before when he fought like a loose canon..... but i expect opie to defeat him and then ichigo raises up his level and beats opie or ayon and ichigo join forces to beat the crap out of opie without ichigo releasing his bankai....he must have known now that these VR's are after his bankai after he intentionally released it to see what ivan was up to
I was half asleep reading this but something about a different Quincy transformation type that Ishida's grandfather disagreed with?
The other special weapon is probably Aizen and the other Vizards.
Fire type
What chakra type are you?
Mangastream made it more clearer that the letzter stil that ishida use was obsolete and fragile according to opie.... this new form the opie uses i assume doesn't have any side effects of losing the users power and is far stronger considering he was able to tank a point blank getsuga from ichigo's current form(which is much stronger than before).... though still ichigo is still in shikai... i like how he doesn't go bankai without a sense of thought and only use it as a last resort as oppose to how he fights before going bankai again and again without thinking and maybe because he knew that this guys are after his bankai after he encountered ivan last time


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Ducks, the game isn't out yet. The HUDs often change in appearance before the game is even fully released, so it's hard to say.
Ducks, the game isn't out yet. The HUDs often change in appearance before the game is even fully released, so it's hard to say.
I've said what I think about this. I'm saying fake.
Treyarch has confirmed though that there will be a Zombie Campaign, that it will use the multiplayer engine, and that it will support up to 8-player co-op (according to Wikipedia).
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Make of the screenshots what you will, I am skeptical but I'm not ruling anything out yet. As for the zombies campaign it might not be very fun imo. I usually never play solo zombies since i think its not fun.
Originally Posted by Seref
Originally Posted by Seref
so true.
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This basically means ghost is an ok perk for me, rush around without havin people see me on UAV?
I'll probably use Hardline though, it just seems better even for low streaks...for example...if it does take 20% score off of it, RC/XD could take a kill worth 100 points and a capture worth 150 points to be used
So right from the start of the game you can be RC spammed if you're on a small map with a noobtuber
AJ, those pictures look extremely fake. Obviously I can't know for sure but those look like slightly edited COD4 / WaW graphics. For example, look at the pistol screenshot. Looks exactly like the COD4 1911.
Dang from what I hear if you don't prestige your not gonna have sh!t perks wise or maybe even guns and killstreaks as well.
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I'm probably going to end up like around 11th prestige until the next CoD game comes out. I don't play that much and in MW3 I barely made it to 10th and people made it like after 2 months of the games release.
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I don't think they will bring back ALL the old Zombie maps. I doubt they'd remake the WAW ones twice. Most likely they'll bring back the DLC ones from BO1 and leave it at that.
Now here's a question: Do you think Treyarch will release Nuketown 2025 in a later DLC for those who didn't get it at launch? I'm not sure I'll be able to get a launch copy so I'm concerned about whether I'll be able to get the map later.
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Well, the last stream just ended and there was no Zombies trailer or anything. I didn't expect a lot on it, but I was expecting some sort of teaser or something. Oh well, the Multiplayer still looks good.
Originally Posted by Seref
The last stream was a video with the highlights of the last 3 days, nothing new. And all they showed was mp for a reason.
Teaser for Zombies:
Fake or Legit?
I'm gonna vote real on this one, despite the fact that it doesn't really tell us anything.
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If you pause it at certain points it shows files from project NOVA, and it seems like something treyarch would do. Also you can here Dr. Maxis saying goodbye to samantha. What do you think the red and black thing at the end is? They look like faces of zombies to me.
Well, you can see the Treyarch logo, a teddy bear holding what looks like a pistol, the word flips horizontally
there's the "Goodbye, Dr. Maxis" (which sounds like Richtofen).Originally Posted by The Project NOVA file
The last picture looks like a planet, perhaps the Earth or the Moon?
Well, that's all I got from it.
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ARVADA - The Mustang has grown up and become a Sooner.
Kelley Reeves, a 2011 graduate of Ralston Valley High School and former star of the Mustangs softball team, is becoming a star of one of the best collegiate softball teams in the country.
Reeves just completed her sophomore campaign with the University of Oklahoma softball team, helping lead the Sooners to a National Championship over Tennessee.
But not only did the Sooners overcome Tennessee to win a National Title, they were also forced to overcome devastating tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma and cost so many people their lives.
"It was hard for us because the storms had already come through, but at that point it became more than just softball for us, and it was about bringing joy to the people of Oklahoma," Reeves said.
During the tornadoes Reeves and several of her teammates were forced to seek shelter in a bathroom hiding under a mattress while in the City of Norman. Elsewhere, some of her teammates sought shelter in a mall bathroom.
Luckily, she and her teammates were unharmed.
However, many people did lose their lives, and Reeves said she and her teammates were lifted by Oklahomans in the college World Series and helped the Sooners lift a championship trophy for all of Oklahoma.
And while Reeves is slowly making a name for herself in Oklahoma, just like she did as a Mustang, she already has several big moments on her collegiate resume.
Reeves took advantage of her limited playing time hitting .231 with three hits, six RBI and a .462 slugging percentage — and she is looked at as one of college softball's next breakout stars.
On April 26 against the Iowa State Cyclones Reeves hit a towering grand slam in a 24-1 blowout win.
Reeves also played in 27 games as a freshman at Oklahoma, appearing in two postseason games and getting a hit in one of them against Lehigh in a NCAA Regional game.
Moreover, this isn't Reeves first championship.
In 2007 as a varsity freshman Reeves helped Ralston Valley win a state softball championship.
Reeves earned four varsity letters at Ralston Valley and hit .544 as a senior captain in 2010.
"I have so many great memories as a Mustang but the best is when we won it all in 2007. I didn't realize how special it was at the time but that was definitely a really special team," Reeves said.
Off the field Reeves is working on becoming a teacher— but that is still another couple years and another couple runs at another national championship away.
Born in Arvada as the daughter of Dean and Joan Reeves, she also has a sister, Erika, who played at Hillsdale College. She also has a brother, Sean, who plays baseball at Metro State.


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