Payton Promotions will be making boxing history in Harrisburg, PA on Saturday, September 24 as it hosts the second installment of “Capitol Punishment” at the new Metro Bank Park on City Island. The Capitol Punishment show, which will feature 7-8 action packed professional boxing fights, will be the first of its kind to be hosted on City Island.
Headlining the “Capitol Punishment” event will be a fight at lightweight between Stan Martyniouk and Bryne Green that promises to produce fireworks. Martyniouk, who represented the US at the Amateur World Championships, is currently 10-1, with 1 knockout. Although, his record doesn’t necessarily show it, Stan is a hard puncher, with an exciting, fan pleasing style. He was viewed as one of the top prospects in the world at lightweight and was undefeated up until his most recent fight in which he lost a close decision in a slugfest that saw him hit the canvas and battle back to lose a close decision. This is his first fight since and you can see the seriousness with which he takes his next bout.
Bryne Green is 7-4 as a professional boxer and has 3 knockouts. His record, however, is very misleading as a majority of his losses came from being on the wrong end of some questionable decisions. In Green’s most recent fight he dominated rising prospect Tyrone Luckey. Luckey, who many thought was on his way to a world championship, was undefeated and had stopped all of his opponents inside the distance before stepping into the ring with Greene and being starched. This is a main event that no boxing fan will want to miss. It will be a firefight that is being fought at an elite level.
Two other attractions that will be featured on the” Capitol Punishment” show are Local Harrisburg talents Josh Bowles and Stafford Wedderburne. Bowles will look to continue his winning ways on September 24th after making his Philadelphia debut in July in which he turned in a dominating performance against Cyprian Khumalo. Bowles wobbled his opponent numerous times in a boxing exhibition that saw him stream together smooth combinations both upstairs and down. He is anxious to shine for his city and win his third straight professional fight in front of all his fans.
Another Harrisburg native, Stafford Wedderburne will make his professional debut on the September 24 “Capitol Punishment” show against an opponent that is yet to be determined. Wedderburne is no stranger to the sport of boxing however; over the past three years he has put together a successful amateur career consisting of close to forty fights and a Pennsylvania State Golden Gloves title. At the ripe age of 18, this knockout artist has faced the very best in the world and has proven that he will be a force to be reckoned with in the professional ranks.
Another intriguing matchup set to take place on the “Capitol Punishment” card is a rematch between Harrisburg fighter Josh Lugo (0-1) and Grayson Blake (3-0 1 KO) of Reading, PA. Their first fight saw Blake edge out a win in what many thought was a closer fight than the scorecards read. Lugo feels that he will have an edge in their upcoming clash due to better preparation on his part and fighting in his hometown. If the first fight was any indication of action in the ring, and now with a little rivalry mixed in, this may very well be the fight of the night.
Other local fighters that will be featured in the “Capitol Punishment” show are York, PA phenoms Steve Weimer (7-0), Terrence Williams (Pro Debut) and Jesus Saucedo (2-0-1). They look to continue to show that Central Pennsylvania is turning into a hotbed for young talented fighters.
Saturday's September 24th "Capitol Punishment - Pro Boxing Returns" event is presented by Payton Promotions. Tickets are priced at $35, $45 and $500 for a VIP ringside table that seats 8. Tickets can be purched at www.paytonpromotions.com or by visiting the Metro Bank Park box office located on City Island in Harrisburg, PA.
LOS ANGELES - The summer boxing scene is coming to a close, but when "Fight Night Club" returns to L.A. LIVE's Club Nokia this Thursday, August 25, Golden Boy Promotions and AEG will be bringing the heat with five hard-hitting bouts that will keep Southern California fight fans cheering from start to finish.
In the six round lightweight main event, top Southern California prospects Hector Serrano (13-2, 5 KO's) of Huntington Park and Juan Garcia (14-3, 5 KO's) of Los Angeles collide in a pivotal meeting of local rising stars looking for Los Angeles-area bragging rights.
In the co-featured bout of the evening, also scheduled for six rounds in the lightweight division, proud East Los Angeles prospect Ramon Valadez (9-1, 5 KO's) makes his eighth "Fight Night Club" appearance, this time facing the always-tough Nogales, Mexico battler Noe Lopez Jr. (8-9, 5 KO's).
Making a special appearance at "Fight Night Club" will be newly crowned IBF Bantamweight World Champion Abner Mares, who will be on hand to take in the fights and celebrate his August 13 title capturing victory over Joseph Agbeko.
"Fight Night Club" is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and AEG and sponsored by DeWalt Tools, Budweiser, Super A Foods and MetroPCS. The fights will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Net (FSN) and its regional sports network affiliates (check local listings) and streamed live online at www.RingTV.com at 8:00 p.m. PT/11:00 p.m. ET. It will also be aired on a delayed basis on Fox Deportes at 11:00 p.m. PT/2:00 a.m. ET on Friday, August 26. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. PT and the first bell rings at 8:00 p.m. PT. The event will be hosted by HOT 92.3's Jimmy Reyes.
Tickets, priced at $150 (VIP On-Stage Seats, which allow purchasers to sit ringside on Club Nokia's stage near VIP's attending the fight [De La Hoya, etc.] and grant buyers access to the Club Nokia VIP Room during the event), $100 (VIP Balcony Seats in the first two rows which grant buyers access to the Club Nokia VIP Room during the event), $60 (VIP Balcony Seats which grant buyers access to the Club Nokia VIP Room during the event), $25 (General Admission Upper Balcony Seats) and $15 (General Admission Floor Standing Room) and may be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 online at www.ticketmaster.com or through any Ticketmaster outlet or the STAPLES Center box office. Group tickets are also available by calling 1-877-AEG TICKETS (1-877-234-8425).
Opening the televised portion of the card is a four round junior lightweight bout with a significant edge to it, as Santa Ana's Jose Sanchez (4-2, 1 KO) and Los Angeles' Ricardo Garcia (2-1) slug it out in another battle for local Southern California bragging rights.
Also in action will be Flint, Michigan's rising star Dion Savage (10-1, 6 KO's), who is stepping back into the ring for the first time since his lone loss to fellow prospect Marco Antonio Periban in February. The talented super middleweight is intent on making a statement in his six round fight against Edward Tigs (1-1-1) of Fitchburg, MA. In a four round welterweight matchup, Oxnard's Ernesto Ocon (3-0, 2 KO's) risks his perfect pro record against Lakeside, California's Juan Carlos Diaz (7-13, 6 KO's).
Fallon, NV -- The “Rural Rumble 2011” fight card is shaping up to be one of the best yet. This will be the fourth installment of the annual series presented by the City of Fallon and Let’s Get It On Promotions. “Rural Rumble” 2011 is this Saturday at the Churchill County Fairgrounds in Fallon, NV. From top to bottom, the show is filled with evenly matched battles which promises exciting boxing action back to Fallon.
The card will be anchored by the highly anticipated return of Northern Nevada favorite Derek Hinkey (8-2, 7 KOs) as he does battle with tough veteran Anthony Bartinelli (20-14, 13 KOs) in a six round middleweight bout.
After a sensational knockout win at “Rural Rumble ‘10”, fast rising super-featherweight star, “Lightning” Lonnie Smith (14-2-2, 10 KOs) will be returning to Fallon. Smith will be fighting the talented Arron “The Energizer” Robinson (6-2-2, 4 KOs)
Roger Romo (3-0-2), younger brother of former world champion Fernando Vargas and stablemate of middleweight king, Sergio Martinez, has been added to Saturday’s card. Romo will be fighting Thomas Haines (5-7, 3 KOs) of Valejio, CA in a four round super-middleweight bout.
Carlos Gaytan (2-0-1, 2 KOs) of Reno will be facing Gregorio Viramontes of Stockton, CA (0-0-1) in a four round light-heavyweight bout.
Popular local amateur Oscar Vasquez will be making his professional debut against Vincente Medellin in a four round super-flyweight bout. Medellin is also making his debut.
Carey “Bubba” Dupree (0-1 Reno, NV) will be looking to get his first win against Albert Avina (debut) of Stockton, CA in a four round cruiserweight bout.
Donyil Livingston of Palmdale, CA (5-0, 3 KOs) was added to the card when his bout scheduled for the same night in San Jose was cancelled. The popular middleweight will be fighting Roberto Yong (4-3, 3 KOs) from Phoenix, AZ.
Fights begin at 7 pm. Churchill County Fairgrounds - 325 Sheckler Rd Fallon, NV. Tickets are available by calling 775 423 4556. Advance tickets are $10 children (ages 6-17) $12 adults; at gate $12 children $15 adults; $50 ringside, $500 for VIP tables. All bouts subject to change.