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Undefeated prospect Jesse Magdaleno (13-0, 9KOs) stopped by ATG Radio this past week to accept his fan voted "Prospect of the Year award. We discussed various topics with him. The super bantamweight prospect had this to say about his promoter Top Rank:
This past week on ATG Radio, junior middleweight contender Gabriel Rosado stopped by to accept his award for "ATG 2012 Comeback Fighter of the Year". We had some time to discuss his upcoming fight with WBA middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin on HBO on 1/19. Gabe had the following to say about his upcoming opportunity:
Last night on ATG Radio, former cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham stopped by fresh off his controversial loss to Tomasz Adamek this past Saturday on NBC. During the interview NBA Legend & avid boxing fan Gary Payton stopped by to discuss boxing and had some kind words for "USS" Cunningham.
Last night, Steve "USS" Cunningham stopped by ATG Radio and was asked if he would be interested in a trilogy fight with Tomasz Adamek after the controversial split decision loss in their rematch from this past Saturday on NBC. Cunningham had this to say:
During a recent edition of ATG Radio, I had the chance to speak to former middleweight King, Kelly Pavlik, as he gets ready to prepare for his biggest test in the super middleweight division against WBC/WBA champion Andre Ward. Pavlik had a lot to say in his one hour detailed interview with the ATG crew. He decided to go all out when discussing his loses to Bernard Hopins and Sergio Martinez, as well as his split with longtime trainer Jack Loew. When these subjects were brought up Kelly had this to say:
Queens, New York - In the first fight of the evening was an absolute war between Nueky Santelises (2-0) & Mich Branch (1-3). Branch showed a tremendous chin & heart but Santelises controlled the action from start to finish. The judges scored the fight 39-37 x 2 & 40-36 in favor of Santelises
Tonight on "International Fight Night" presented by New Legends Boxing, Old World Boxing, & W.O.N. Promotions, Rob Garris will make his pro debut at 46 years old after 27 years of being away from the ring.
Originally Garrett "Ultimate Warrior" Wilson (13-5-1) was slated to step in the ring this weekend against Pawel Kolodziej for the biggest fight of his career. Wilson-Kolodziej was slated to be an IBF Eliminator for the cruiserweight title.
Last night on the All Out Promotions "All or Nothing in the Brick City Part II" Press Conference on ATG Radio, Michael "Slick" Anderson stopped by to discuss his upcoming fight with Alberto Salas for a regional title from Music Mogul Eric B's "WCB" sanctioning body. "Slick" was very confident about his upcoming fight and stated he is only worried about his outfit.
This past Friday night at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, IronBoy Promotions presented an exciting night of fights for the AZ fight fans. In the main event of the evening, Mayweather Boxing Club's Alexis "Beaver" Santiago (12-3-1) took on local tough guy Jensen Ramirez (2-2-2) in what was a surprisingly close fight over 6 rounds. Even though, "Beaver" drew proverbial "First Blood" by dropping Ramirez in the 1st round. The crafty Ramirez would bounce back and bring a war to Santiago. These too basically went toe to toe for 6 hard rounds with Santiago emerging as the victor on the scorecards in a close decision. Tough Santiago was victorious many boxing fans in AZ are clamoring for a rematch between the two!