Next Great Champ winner in WBO 8-round title bout
Promoter Roy Englebrecht's first show since the restructing of Golden Boy Promotions, and the reestablishing of Roy Englebrecht Promotions after a three year hiatus, will take place on February 3 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, CA. In the co-feature, "Next Great Champ" $500,000 winner Otis Griffin (3-1, 1 KO) finally gets the "title" fight he earned on Oscar De La Hoya's boxing reality show. Griffin faces unbeaten James Sundin (6-0, 2 KOs) for the WBO light heavyweight eight-round championship. It will be a special night for Griffin, as he is from Sacramento, and this is first fight in his hometown. The main event is a California state featherweight championship bout between Ivan Cazarez (12-5, 4 KOs) vs Jose Gonzalez (10-2, 3 KOs).

Next Great Champ winner in WBO 8-round title bout
Promoter Roy Englebrecht's first show since the restructing of Golden Boy Promotions, and the reestablishing of Roy Englebrecht Promotions after a three year hiatus, will take place on February 3 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, CA. In the co-feature, "Next Great Champ" $500,000 winner Otis Griffin (3-1, 1 KO) finally gets the "title" fight he earned on Oscar De La Hoya's boxing reality show. Griffin faces unbeaten James Sundin (6-0, 2 KOs) for the WBO light heavyweight eight-round championship. It will be a special night for Griffin, as he is from Sacramento, and this is first fight in his hometown. The main event is a California state featherweight championship bout between Ivan Cazarez (12-5, 4 KOs) vs Jose Gonzalez (10-2, 3 KOs).


wow sounds like a crappy night of boxing.

nbc's the contender should be way better.

nbc's the contender should be way better.


I highly doubt it.

I am however looking foward to UFC show tonight. They are going to show full fights.

I highly doubt it.

I am however looking foward to UFC show to
night. They are going to show full fights.
the contender has some good fighters.yeah im going to watch and see if it's any good.

wow sounds like a crappy night of boxing.
Thats Sacramento for u.

ive been looking forward to the contender for a while now i hope it is good

ive been looking forward to the contender for a while now i hope it is good
these fighters are way better than the next great champ.najal turpin (http://207.44.250.6/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=055282), peter manfredo (http://207.44.250.6/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=018537), ISHE SMITH (http://207.44.250.6/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=043999),AHMED KADDOUR (http://207.44.250.6/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=020099),JEFF FRAZA (http://207.44.250.6/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=031380),BRENT COOPER (http://207.44.250.6/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=016728)

these fighters are way better than the next great champ.najal turpin (http://207.44.250.6/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=055282), peter manfredo (http://207.44.250.6/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=018537), ISHE SMITH (http://207.44.250.6/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=043999),AHMED KADDOUR (http://207.44.250.6/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=020099)

i never knew they had those types of fighters. this is going to be far and away better than TNGC. i hope ishe smith wins

i never knew they had those types of fighters. this is going to be far and away better than TNGC. i hope ishe smith wins
Im rooting for peter manfredo jr.

Im rooting for peter manfredo jr.
ive never seen him fight. is he any good?

ive never seen him fight. is he any good?
YES he's a good boxer not much power but can wear you down.how about ishe?

ive only seen one fight of his on showtime. he is a pretty good fighter from what ive seen but no real pop from his punches

hey when is the contendor gonna be on i have been waiting for it and i thought the next great champ was a cool show boom boom was the best boxer there and i thought the great white hope would beat otis griffin you know i dont think he deserved to come back cuz he did get beat so why dont they give pareha a rematch against otis to make it even you know

I dont beleive in this t.v show. I dont think this is a good thing for boxing. reality tv shows are not that real, there are possibly other guyz that deserve the title fight more than this tv show contest winner.

that is true it takes away the chance that a real fighter might get huh but its all about politics you know and homw much money they could make out of the fighters so if they have a huge fan base they will pay big bucks to see someone they know fight

i think it is a good thing for boxing because it gives the sport publicity. they may even create a star

This guy is gonna be on the contender heres his record Click Here (http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=016728)

By Karl Freitag
The Sly Stallone/Sugar Ray Leonard boxing reality series "The Contender" will finally debut on March 7 on NBC. Most of the participants should be familiar to ********* readers:
Anthony Bonsante (24-4-3) dominated Tony Ayala Jr. on ESPN2
Jesse Brinkley (23-1) edged Danny Perez on ESPN2
Brent Cooper (20-2-2) 0-1-1 vs Reggie Strickland, nuff said
Juan De La Rosa (12-0-1) just prelim fights so far
Miguel Espino (9-1-1) lost to Daniel Edouard on Showtime
Jeff Fraza (16-2) beat Paul Delgado on ESPN2
Joey Gilbert (8-0) just prelim fights so far
Alphonso Gomez (10-2-1) just prelim fights so far
Ahmed Kaddour (18-0) Fontaine Cabell biggest name on resume
Jimmy Lange (24-1-1) Sammy Sparkman biggest name on resume
Peter Manfredo Jr. (21-0) beat Bonasante on ESPN2
Sergio Mora (12-0) beat Les Ralston on NBC
Johnathon Reid (34-1) KO'd by William Joppy in title shot
Tarik Salmaci (20-1) ex-Kronk fighter, inactive since 2001
Ishe Smith (14-0) beat R. Bailey and D. Estrada on Showtime
Najai Turpin (13-1) defeated by Olympian Dante Craig

Wow, that does look pretty good. The next great champ seemed like it was a bunch of bums.

How come of these guys are middleweights and some are welterweights, can someone explain to me how this show works.

Otis Griffin fighting for the WBO light heavyweight eight-round championship. What the **** is that?

These meaningless titles are a great bother. Every other boxer is a "champion" of some sort.

Otis Griffin sucks..
Look at his freakin' fighting stance..

Stop bashing all the title holders. I myself am the 3 and a half round Super Half Flyweight Latino American Champion for the New York City area. So stop hatin!