'Knockout Night at The D' - Stellar Promoting, Matchmaking
If you have not watched a 'Knockout Night at the D' fight card, whether in person at the Downtown Las Vegas Event Center in Las Vegas or on television, you are missing out.
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2017: Is it Too Soon To Get Excited?
By Cliff Rold - There is always the gap. There are fights on paper and there are fights in the ring. Sometimes perception of the former turns into disappointment in the latter; we groan when it occurs but that’s not really so bad. No sport meets expectations every time. We get excited in the States for the Super Bowl every year. The competitiveness of the game is hit or miss from ye...
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Jamar Freeman vs. Pablo Velez Added To Top Catz Debut Show
Most of the B-side is still being put together for their first show, but the staff at Top Catz Boxing continues to live up to early promises of changing the perception of club shows in its corner of the world. The upstart promotional outfit based out of North Carolina – aided by the services of Hall of Fame promoter Russell Peltz, who was brought on as an advisor and matchmaker - secured a tasty matchup for the co-main event for its inaugural show, which is set for February 4 in Wilson, North Carolina. Local middleweights Jamar Freeman and unbeaten Pablo Velez will collide in a scheduled six-round affair. Typical club shows in the southeast will often feature regional boxers in gross mismatches. Instead, Velez and Freeman are matched tough against one another in a bout that speaks to the company’s Small Town, Big Dreams tagline.
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WBC's New Rule - Fighter's Father Can NOT Be Chief Second
The World Boxing Council completed the second day of its 54th annual convention today at the Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Florida. A “trainers’ roundtable” coordinated by WBC Technical Director Bob Yalen of the U.S. and hosted by former two-division champion Paulie Malignaggi brought together renowned trainers Joe Gallagher of England and Stacy McKinley, Abel Sanchez, and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad of the U.S.
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Top Catz Adds Russell Peltz As Advisor For New Boxing Series
When newly formed promotional outfit Top Catz Boxing planned to break into the sport, its mission statement was to separate itself from the typical club show scene that has long polluted its region. The North Carolina-based outfit so far remains true to its word, first enlisting the services of strategic marketing specialist Michelle "Raging Babe" Rosado before securing Hall of Fame promoter and boxing historian J Russell Peltz as a key advisor.
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Holyfield, Barrera, Tapia Officially Announced For IBHOF Class
CANASTOTA, NY - The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum announced today the members of the Class of 2017. Inductees include three Modern category boxers who all enter the Hall in their first year of eligibility; Mexico’s three-division champion “The Baby Faced Assassin” Marco Antonio Barrera,undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield and three-division champion Johnny “Mi Vida Loca” Tapia (posthumous). Non-participants and observers to be inducted include Australian trainer Johnny Lewis, veteran judge Jerry Roth, journalist / broadcaster Steve Farhood and broadcaster Barry Tompkins.
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WBC Cares Donate $6,000 To Amateur Boxer For Cancer Bills
The WBC, led by President Mauricio Sulaiman, the leading boxing agency when it comes to community service, has done it again. If you follow Rocky Mountain Boxing closely, you'll notice the story about Cheyenne native Gabe Montoya beating cancer recently. It was a tremendous story as many from the around the region have followed Montoya since he was a young boy, chasing his dreams of becoming a professional boxer. And although Montoya is cancer free and in good spirits, the medical bills piled up while he was knocking cancer out.
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Lou Savarese Brings Boxing Back To Downtown Houston
Former heavyweight contender Lou Savarese opens a new chapter of his seven-year stint as Houston's leading boxing promoter on Dec. 1 when he brings his bi-monthly fight night to the Ballroom at Bayou Place in Downtown Houston. The venue's inaugural boxing event will feature seven bouts.
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Peltz Inks Dashon 'Fly Boy' Johnson To Promotional Pact
Despite having a record that hovers right around .500, Dashon 'Fly Boy' Johnson - who has a mark of 21-20- 3(6 KO's) - is precisely the type of fighter that promoter Russell Peltz wants to work with.
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Boxing and The Public Trust
By Cliff Rold - According to the reports originating with Yahoo’s Kevin Iole and verified by others, the best made fight of 2016 was far from its biggest. If Bob Arum is telling the truth about Manny Pacquiao’s numbers against Jessie Vargas (a claim of around 300,000 buys), it wasn’t even the biggest fight of the month. Serious fight fans marked their calendars with anticipation for...
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