Gavern and “Boom Boom” each have their day in the sun


And a blistering hot sun it was today at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter Florida for today’s outdoor boxing event, “Fight for the Pink.” Jason Gavern headlined the card and proved to the crowd and the boxing world that he is a legitimate threat to all the heavyweight belts as he retained his own WBC Caribean heavyweight belt in a 7th round TKO over a very game and hard hitting Darnell “Ding a Ling” Wilson. Both men came out with bad intentions early with a smattering of hard shots from both sides in the first few rounds with Gavern the more busy fighter establishing his jab early. The middle rounds were more Gavern as he started to seemingly frustrate Wilson by not letting him set for his punches. Gavern a crowd favorite toyed with the ringside observers throughout the fight while Wilson was trying to get off the one big shot. The end came at 1:44 of the 7th round with an overhand right from Gavern that landed flush on the head of Wilson opening a huge gash prompting referee Frank Santore Jr to call a stop to the action. Gavern improves to 20-7 and this fight should move him closer if not in to the coveted top 10 rankings in the world for the big men.

In the other headliner of the day Patricia “Patty Boom Boom” Alcivar continued to impress with another gem of a performance over an extremely tough and game Savannah Hill. Alcivar led off round one with a flurry of punches connecting with several and setting the pace for the fight which would stay much of the same, Boom Boom booming shots into the face and body of Hill. Alcivar showed she was the superior fighter using sometimes 5 and 6 punch combinations all the while maintaining her composure and nimble feet. “Boom Boom” won a unanimous decision after 6 rounds of fighting winning every round on all the judges score cards and she improves her impeccable unbeaten record to 5- 0 and rumor has it she is fighting for a title sometime this year. Much more to come from this exciting young fighter.

On the undercard Swedish Heavyweight David Loy improved to 2-0 with a solid knockout of Justin Riegle in the second round. It should be noted that Loy donated his whole purse to the Fight Breast Cancer cause. Former Florida gold glover had his hands full in his pro debut with veteran Alex Cruz Medina before finally Medinas corner put a stop to the action at 1:22 in the third. Cuban Heavyweight Luis Ortiz improves his record to 7 wins and no defeats with a one sided victory of the slick, elusive now journeyman Jerry Butler. Look for Ortiz to shake up the heavyweight division over the next couple of years if he keeps focused. Finally Arturo Santiago improved to 7-3-1 in a win over Kadel Luiz Martinez in what was a very exciting back and forth match. All in all today’s fight were a success for the fighters the fans and the fight against cancer.




VIDEO: PATRICIA “PATTY BOOM BOOM” ALCIVAR

Patricia “Patty Boom Boom” Alcivar talks about her upcoming fight with Savanna Hill.




VIDEO: BRAD SOLOMON




Nate Campbell to face Danny Garcia

Former Unified lightweight champion of the world Nate “The Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell has confirmed that he has singed a contract to face tough Philly fighter Danny Garcia 20-0(14KO) on April 9th on the great undercard of the Marcos Maidana vs Erik Morales card. This card is shaping up to be one of the best undercards of the year so far with Paul Malignaggi facing Jose Miguel Cotto, Robert Guerrero vs Michael Katsidis and top middleweight prospect James Kirkland making his post prison return.




Solomon defeats Hopkins on ESPN Friday Night Fights; Boswell beats McCall for the NABA Strap.


In the main even on ESPN, WBA #1-ranked welterweight Brad “King” Solomon (17-0, 7 KOs) successfully defended his WBA International belt with tactful unanimous decision victory over Demetrius Hopkins 30-2(11KO) from Philadelphia.

This fight started of slow with a definite feeling out process between these two skillful fighters. Solomon’s speed was a factor as he beat Hopkins to the punch early but not without being caught with counter punches by the skilled Philly fighter Hopkins. As the fight wore on Solomon was much busier and rocked Hopkins on occasion, not without taking a few nice shots back from the hard fighting Hopkins, who is the nephew of future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins. Solomon gained national attention on Friday Night Fights in front of a nationally-televised audience with a domination of formerly undefeated prospect Kenny Galarza (14-1, 14 KOs) last June. The cards read 97-93 99-91.

Cedric “The Bos” Boswell (34-1, 26 KOs) is the new NABA Heavyweight champion with a unanimous decision victory over former World Champion Oliver “The Atomic Bomb” McCall 55-11(37KO). From the opening bell Boswell did not show much respect for McCall’s power and looked sharp and much faster while firing off sharp jabs and big handed combos on McCall’s iron chin. Throughout the fight Boswell was far busier, while the hesitant McCall, who turns 46 next month, landed occasional huge bombs and hurt Boswell a couple times in the fight. The two exchanged plenty of un-pleasantries throughout the 10 round fight, but proved to be competitive jaw jacking more than anything. The official score cards read 99-91 98-92 and 99-92.

Dieuly “The Untamed Beast” Aristilde 8-4(1KO) won a slow paced fight by unanimous decision over Lujan Henderson 2-5(KO). Aristilde was off of a tough loss in which he showed the ill effects of his war with Elijah McCall showed some spryness in his step this go The cards read 39-37 and 40-36 twice unanimous decision.

2004 Cuban Olympic gold medalist Super Bantamweight Yan Barthelemy (11-2, 4 KOs) won a hard fought battle over tough Francis Ruiz 9-5(4KO). As the fight remained competitive there was a noticeable skill difference level in Barthelemy who knocked Ruiz down with a sweet left lead hand, right hook in 3nd round. The Cuban southpaw pressed the action with a high volume of punches while Ruiz put up a good fight and exchanged often with the sharp punching Barthelemy. The cards read 98-91, 97-92, 100-89.

Palm Beach-based bruiser Erik “The Viking” Leander (10-1, 7 KOs) brought his berserker attack to bear against Puerto Rican giant Albert “El Caballo” Jimenez (5-4, 5 KOs). Leander crushed Jimenez with a brutal right hook and dropped the Giant down and out at 1:20 of the first round. Official scored a KO for the Viking.




Official Weights from Hollywood Florida Heavyweight Factory for tonights ESPN Friday Night Fights.


CEDRIC BOSWELL (226-1/4 LBS) VS OLIVER MCCALL (259 LBS)
YAN BARTHELEMY (119-3/4 LBS) VS. FRANCIS RUIZ (120-1/4 LBS)
DEMETRIUS HOPKINS (149 LBS) VS BRAD “KING” SOLOMON (145-1/2 LBS)
YASNAY CONSUEGRA (241-1/2 LBS) VS DAVID WILLIAMS (228-3/4 LBS)
DOMINIQUE DOLTON (156-3/4 LBS)
LUJAN HENDERSON (274-1/4 LBS) VS. DIEULY ARISTILDE (216-1/4 LBS)




Odlanier Solis wins by DQ now faces Klitschko! Tavoris Cloud wins by Unanimous decision and Mayorga wins by TKO in the ninth!


Miami FL – Undefeated Cuban Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Odlanier “La Sombra” Solis (17-0, 12 KOs) earned the right to face WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko at American Airlines Arena in Miami when he won by disqualification over World Boxing Council No. 1-ranked Ray “The Rainman” Austin (28-5-4, 18 KOs). Solis fought the fight in a defensive come forward counterpunching style that edged the 6’6” Austin. Solis rocked the giant in round five with a brutal uppercut and an onslaught of punches that put him down to the chants of Solis by the Cuban contingency. Austin rose to the count partly due to referee Tommy Kimmons taking a couple extra seconds to direct the excited Solis to the neutral corner. Austin slowly started to fight his way back in the following rounds staying on the outside and landing uppercuts. Then the fight got real excited and bizarre in the 10th round when Austin threw Solis down after an exchange in which he was deducted a point. The two fighters met in the center of the ring, Austin clearly out of gas and threw bombs on each other with Solis getting the better of the two. The fighters tangled up against the ropes with Solis back to the ropes when Austin then leaned on him causing the Cuban to be bent over the top rope with both fighters nearly falling out of the ring over the top rope. Ringside officials tried to hole the two huge fighters back from falling out all the while with Austin holding on to a rope securing the position, in what appeared to be a bid to buy time. When Referee Tommy Kimmons finally got the two giants off of the ropes while the bell rang, Austin then punched the Cuban on the final break prompting the referee to raise Solis hand in victory and awarding him the right to Klitschko. After the fight Austin said “Solis will beat Klitschko, he is accurate and has great defense, if there is any doubt it would be his chin.” Austin was actually winning on one of the cards and tied on another. The official time was 2:59 of the 10th.

Scores at the time of the disqualification:
Judge: Rocky Young, Fla. 94-93 S After 9th: 86-84 Austin
Judge: Ged O’Conner, Fla. 95-93 S After 9th: 85-85
Judge: Mike Ross, Fla. 98-90 S After 9th: 88-82 Solis

Undefeated IBF Light Heavyweight champion Tavoris “Thunder” Cloud 22-0(18KO) looked sharp while defending his strap in a great fight versus the tough and tested iron chinned Colombian Fulgencio Zuniga 24-5(21KO). Cloud controlled the fight with sharp and heavy punches and winning the exchanges but not without taking shots himself. Zuniga had a decent fourth round catching the champ. Zuniga was knocked down in round five with a big right hand and Cloud poured it on to finish the round with Zuniga still standing but on unsteady legs. After taking off round six Cloud answered the bell of round seven by ringing Zuniga’s bell with a brutal right hand that was easily heard in the three hundred section of the Miami Arena. Cloud built on his lead round by round by often staggering the tough Colombian with crushing right hands and double and triple left hooks. Cloud dropped Zuniga in round twelve with a brutal left uppercut but once again the resilient Colombian survived the onslaught of the rugged Floridian Cloud. This was a great fight that left both fighters faces bloodied and beaten. As the final bell rings with both fighters swinging for the fences the great crowd in the Miami Arena went wild. The cards read 116-109 117-108 118-108. Previous to this fight, Cloud faced the stiffest test of his career in his last fight on Aug. 7 in St. Louis against Glen “Road Warrior” Johnson, the former IBF light heavyweight champion and 2004 Fighter of the Year. Cloud won the vacant IBF title from Clinton Woods at the Seminole Hard Rock on Aug. 28, 2009. Woods, always a consummate boxer, had held the IBF crown from 2004 to 2008. He held his own against Cloud, but it wasn’t enough as Cloud won the decision. Zuniga’s most notable wins came against rugged contender Antwun Echols and against a tough Mexican veteran, Jose Luis Zertuche. Zuniga has fought in world championship matches at 154 pounds, 160 pounds and 168 pounds. Last year he moved to the 175-pound limit and has notched two wins.

Former three-time world champion Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga (29-7-1, 23 KOs) from Managua, Nicaragua, returned to the ring at middleweight to stop Michael “Midnight Stalker” Walker (19-6-2, 12KOs), from Chicago. Mayorga landed huge frequent shots from the opening bell and often fought inside taking unnecessary shots from Walker while maintaining his usual ring play tactics of taunting and playing to the crowd who was entertained by the 37 year old Mayorga. Round five was a good round for Walker and for the fans as the two brawled often and Mayorga inviting walker into the corner just to be met with a barrage of heavy shots. Walker hurt Mayorga in an entertaining round six with a huge overhand right where the Nicaraguan had to hold on to get his senses and feet back, and had momentum. Mayorga came back at the end of the round right after lying on the rope playing to the crowd and opened with heavy shots that dazed Walker. In round 9 Mayorga dropped walker but hit him while he was down and was deducted 2 points. After the deduction Mayorga hurt him with a huge uppercut that back the Chicago fighter into a corner and bombarded him with shot prompting the referee to step in at 1:09 of the ninth round.

The New York State Heavyweight Champion Darrel “King David” Madison 16-1(4KO) won a WBC elimination bout over Mike “The Sunshine State Brawler” Marrone 19-2(14KO). It was a very close first round where Marrone worked his jab well following up with an occasional combination and Madison landed with a couple nice straight lefts. As the fight wore on, it totally favored Madison who was more active and accurate leaving Marrone a bit flat footed, hesitant, and standing right in front of Madison’s punches. Madison, a slick southpaw had no problem hitting Marrone as he could not seem to reach the slick Kind David. Some great jawjacking before the fight proved to be nothing more than smack when Marrone said he was going to rename Madison from “King David” to “Burger King “when in the end… Madison served up a happy meal, as he said he would. Madison won by unanimous decision with the cards reading 100-90 98-92 99-91.

In an exciting female bout Eileen “The Hawaiian Mongoose” Olszewski 7-2-2 retained the WIBA flyweight title and gained the GBU strap with a dominate unanimous decision win over Anastasia Touktalova 13-11(2KO) from Russia fighting out of Tampa. Throughout the bout, Olszewski beat Toktoulova to the punch and counterpunched great often landing nice power shots. Olszewski controlled the center of the ring with sharp punches and when inside used great footwork to quickly get out. During her three year reign in the amateurs, Olszewski dominated the 112 lb. division, with a record of 28-0 (7 TKO’s) in the national level amateur competition and a 3-4 (2 TKO) record at the international level. All three judges 80-72

Undefeated lightweight prospect Angelo “La Cobra” Santana (10-0, 7 KOs), from Cuba and now fighting out of Miami, was impressive while he stopped John David “J.D.” Charles (6-2, 1 KO), from Corpus Christi, Texas in the third round. The official time as 2:59 of round three.

Heavyweight Erkan Teper 3-0(3KO) easily outmatched Donato DeMartiis 2-1(1KO) with a knockout win at 1:49 of round one.

In the first fight of the night on the undercard of Don Kings “A Tribute to Freedom” Cruiserweight Pedro “Machine Gun” Rodriguez 4-0(4KO) stopped Thomas “TJ” Cook 1-1(1KO). Rodriguez overwhelmed Cook at the end of the second with the referee stepping in to stop the bout at 2:59 of the second round.

Post-Fight Ring Quotes

Odlanier Solis: “I wanted to make Austin suffer for the things he said at the press conferences leading up to the fight. I didn’t like it when he said that when he was done with me, they were going to send me back to Cuba. Now I sent him back to Cleveland where all they have are cows.

“I wasn’t tired at all. It was my strategy to fight the way I did tonight. What’s the worst thing that could have happened? I could have knocked him out or made him look ridiculous, which I did.”

At the post-fight press conference: “I don’t think I’m fat. What I would like to do is slap around some of the newspaper writers that say I’m fat.”

Ray Austin: “Solis will beat Vitali Klitschko. He’s accurate and has a good defense. He rests and recovers well, too. The only downside I see might be his chin.

“He showed a lot. I see him being the next WBC heavyweight champion. He’s good.”

Tavoris Cloud: “I got hit with a headbutt in the second round that caused a cut over my left eye, but Zuniga was a tough guy. I knew I had better skills but he came into this fight in good shape.

“I only give my performance a “B” tonight. I will tell you I took this man seriously because I knew he would come to fight.

“I want the winner of Pascal-Hopkins tomorrow night, or Chad Dawson if he ever decides he wants to fight me.”

Fulgencio Zuniga: “Both times I went down were from headbutts. I thought I did enough to win.

“Cloud was a strong guy, a champion and a hard puncher. But I was still proud of my performance.”

Ricardo Mayorga: “I showed tonight that I can still fight. [Michael] Walker thought he had something for me, but the outcome was never in doubt. El Matador is back.”




Former World Champion Oliver McCall wins the IBF Intercontinental Title; Welterweight Brad Solomon Remains Undefeated in Hollywood, FL.

Former Heavyweight Champion, Oliver McCall 55-10(37) was crowned the new IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion tonight in Hollywood Florida at The Heavyweight Factory’s Backyard Brawl which was co-promoted by Roy Jones Jr ‘s Square Ring, Inc. McCall, faced tough former world contender Fast Fres Oquendo 31-5(21KO), who has been in the ring with a long list of who-was in the Heavyweight division, everyone from Bert Cooper to John Ruiz. Oquendo knocked out a faded Bruce Sheldon, ending his career and he had similar plans with 45 year old, fellow Chicagoan McCall.

That was not the case tonight as McCall was the busier fighter and pushed the pace, a slow pace, of the fight from the opening bell, and through final bell landing occasional big shots. Oquendo landed some meaningful hard right hands on McCalls’ iron chin; however they never phased the former world Champion. Referee Frank Gentile kept busy as the two tied up often. This fight sends McCall closer to a possible title shot and Oquendo, possible retirement after a great career. The cards read 115-113 Oquendo and 115-113 and 116-112 for McCall.

In the Co-Main event WBA International welterweight champion Brad Solomon 15-0(7KO)shined again as he successfully defended his title against rough, tough and tested Anges Adjaho 25-3(14KO). Solomon controlled the pace of this fight throughout with great slick and very fast be-first boxing while creating great punching angles. The fight was largely competitive from the opening bell with the obvious speed and skill advantage going to Solomon. Solomon was a three-time National Golden Gloves champion as an amateur. The cards read 98-92 99-91-97-93

In the first fight of the night former Cuba amateur star Yasnay Consuegra made quick work of Watson Pierre with a dominate second round KO. Consuegra dropped Pierre in round one with a beautiful straight right hand and then a great uppercut at :49 of round 2 that ended the fight with the Haitian Pierre flat out on the canvas for the count.

Former Cuban Amateur standout Inocente Fiz 5-0(3KO) battled hard on his way to a 6th round TKO over tough Anthony Woods 7-14(3KO). Fiz controlled the whole fight with accurate punches and slick footwork. The end came from a flurry of punches at 23 of the 6th round. As an amateur, Fiz won a Bronze medal at the World Championships for Cuba at light welterweight.

Local Heavyweight product Erik “The Viking” Leander improved to 9-1(6KO) with a unanimous decision win over Larry Slayton 1-3-1. Leander had the local crowd behind him as he entered the ring ready for war dressed in full Viking regalia from his long, flowing jacket to his Nordic helmet bearing horns. His hulking presence of the Viking overshadowed his boxing skills as he fought as a brawler rather than a boxer. The Viking knocked Slayton down in the 2nd round and won by a unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 40-35.

In a brilliant clash Cuban Yoandris Salinas improved his record to 4-0 (1KO) with a close split decision victory over a very sharp Danny Aquino 5-1(1KO). Both fighters fought valiantly throughout the fight catching each other with crisp clean shots. This fight had the feel of a championship bout while these two warriors fought hard for four rounds. I am sure the crowd felt the same as I did, as I would have loved to seen this fight go another 6 rounds. Great Fight! The cards read 39-37 Aquino and 39-37 twice for Salinas.

Russian Heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov remained perfect at 9-0(9KO) with a TKO win over Jerry Butler 8-9 (8KO). The southpaw Abdusalamov overwhelmed Butler throughout the fight and caught him in his own corner with a number of unanswered shots that prompted referee Sam Burgos to step in and call an end to the beating at 2:39 of round 2.

The Heavyweight Factory’s’ Luis Ortiz 5-0(3KO) stepped up in competition and won by TKO8 over Francisco Alvarez 12-2(10KO). The fight was fought at a very slow two or three punch rate which drew boos from the crowd. Ortiz finally turned up the heat in round eight when he dropped Alvarez and finished the fight with several unanswered shot with referee Sam Burgos stepping in at 1:27. With a 343-19 amateur record, Ortiz took a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships and gold medal two years later. He was trained by legendary Cuban boxing coach Alcides Sagarra for seven years on the national team.

Cedric “The Bos” Boswell (32-1) Captured the NABA Heavyweight title with a KO in the 9th over Owen“What the Heck” Beck (29-7). Boswell who’s only loss came to Jameel McCline via 10th round knockout was coming off a one year layoff and did not look as sharp as he has, Beck was not exactly slick in the ring either. Boswell was by far the more accurate fighter and landed a beautiful left hook that floored Beck at 2:29 of the ninth. These the two heavies 72 pro fights between the two of them.

Notables in the Crowd were Roy Jones Jr., Mike Marrone, Sherman “The Tank” Williams, Joey “Twinkle Fingers” Hernandez, John David Jackson, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Jason Gavern, John “Action” Jackson




Don King Announces the WBC Heavyweight Title Elimination bout for December 17th in Miami. Solis vs. Austin.


Miami Mayor Thomas Regalado welcomed Don King today to announce the WBC Heavyweight title elimination bout December 17th at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. 2004 Olympic gold medalist and undefeated Odlanier “La Sombra” Solis (16-0, 12 KOs), who is ranked #2 in the WBC, will be facing WBC No. 1 ranked Ray “The Rainman” Austin (28-4-4, 18 KOs) with the winner earning the right to face Vitali Klitschko for the WBC title. Solis had this to say, “This match is the key we have been missing, the chance to fight for the heavyweight championship. This is what I have been dreaming and working toward since I first picked up a pair of boxing gloves. And Austin came back with, “I feel blessed to be in this position. I’m bringing the rain and you know what comes with that: the pain.”

IBF Light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud (21-0, 18 KOs) will be facing hard hitting Colombian fighter Fulgencio Zuniga (24-4-1, 21 KOs). Cloud is coming off of a very close hard fought decision win over former fighter of the year Glen Johnson. Cloud stated, “This is going to be a great fight and a great event. I know Zuniga is a puncher, and I am taking him very seriously. After I’m done with him—which I will do—I’ve got some bigger fish to fry.”

Heavyweight Contender Mike Marrone 19-1 (14KO) will be facing Darrel Madison 15-1(4KO). He was quoted saying, “My trainer Eddie Chambers and I are going to do great things. Vero Beach [Florida] is behind me. Darrel Madison is a good heavyweight like me. His nickname is “King David.” What I want him to know is we are developing the best jab in boxing. When we are done with him, his new nickname will be “Burger King.”

Former three-time world champion Ricardo Mayorga will also be in action with an opponent to be named. “I want people to believe in me again. I have a hunger to be world champion again. I expect to win on Dec. 17.” Said Mayorga.

WBA Cruiserweight Champion Guillermo Jones 37-3 (29K0) will be defending his title against DaVarryl Williamson 26-6(22KO).

Also on the card will be undefeated lightweight contender from Cuba Angelo Santana, 9-0(6KO), undefeated Turkish welterweight Selcuk “Little Tyson” Aydin 20-0(15KO) and heavyweight Bermane Stiverne, 18-1(17KO) and a possible female fight.




Richard Abril Captures the WBC Latino Lightweight Title; Twinkle Fingers Hernandez impresses at the Hard Rock in Hollywood FL.

South Florida’s based Heavyweight Factory is determined to churn out the next American Heavyweight champion of the world and tonight they put their young raw talent on display at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood Florida. The Heavyweight Factory has Former WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall and famed trainer John David Jackson training and grooming these former top level collegiate athletes to become the next Big thing in the heavyweight division. Recently the company has added top fighters in the lower weight divisions to round out a fantastic stable of young and emerging talent.

In the Main event of the evening Richard Abril 13-2(6KO) won the WBC Latino lightweight title with a unanimous decision win over Jose Reyes 23-9(8KO). Abril paced himself throughout the bout picking his shots and often landing great straight right hands and stunning Reyes however seldom throwing multiple punch combinations fighting a safe and slow fight. The cards read 99-91, 97-93, 98-92.

In the Co-Main event of the evening Jr Middleweight Joey “Twinkle Fingers” Hernandez 17-1-1(10KO) from Miami won in impressive fashion by way of TKO over Saul Duran. The beginning of the end came when the southpaw Hernandez floored Duran with a heavy straight left in the second round and, after barley beating the count Hernandez jumped on Duran and finished the job at 2:28.

In the second Co-Main event of the Heavyweight Factory product Luis Ortiz 4-0(3KO) won by TKO over tough veteran Zack Page 21-30(7KO). Ortiz, who had over 360 amateur fights, floored Page in round 5 with a heavy straight left in response to boos by the crowd which motivated the Cuban fighter to turn it up a notch. Ortiz overpowered Page in the 8th and final round prompting referee Sam Burgos to step in at 42 seconds putting a stop to the fight.

Another Heavyweight Factory fighter and former University of Miami fullback James Bryant 4-1(4KO) won by TKO over Dieuly “The Untamed Beast” Aristilde 7-4(1KO). Both fighters exchanged power shots throughout the entire fight, but it was Bryant who was more effective. Bryant dropped Aristilde three times throughout the fight. The fight was called at 1:38 of the fourth when referee Frank Gentile wave Aristilde off after getting up from the final knockdown.

Light heavyweight Azwa Augustama, representing the Heavyweight Factory, improved to 9-0 with a nice knockout win over tough Reggie Pena. Azwais of Haiti, now making his home in Hollywood Florida connected with a brutal body shot then a left hook to the head that caused referee Sam Burgis to step in and put a stop to the fight. The end came at 2:14 of the fourth round.

Yordenis Ugas 5-0(3) who won bronze medal for Cuba in the lightweight division at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games won a convincing unanimous decision over Anthony “Physco” Woods 7-14 from Nassau Bahamas. Woods came out aggressive while the seasoned young Cuban fought a great counter punching fight landing numerous bit shot on the way to victory. All three judges seen the fight 40-36

Light welterweight Russian Khabib Alakhuerdiev 12-0(6KO) remained perfect with a unanimous decision win over Juan Nazario 6-3(4KO). Alakhuerdiev, who is trained by John David Jackson, often rocked Nazario who fought the entire fight going backwards, trying to stay out of reach of the southpaw, just to tie up when close. All three judges scored the fight 60-52.

Cruiserweight Nicholas “The American Showstopper” Iannuzzi 15-1(9KO) won a hard fought unanimous decision over hard hitting Colombian Jose Luis Herrera 16-8(16KO). Round four was entertaining when where both fighters where down and both beat the count. Iannuzzi dropped Herrera again in the final seconds of the sixth and final round to secure the victory. The cards read: 60-54 59-54 60-52.

Cuban amateur standout Inocente Fiz 3-0(2KO) pressured the very game and tough journeyman Jose Angel Roman 11-27(5KO) all night on the way to a unanimous decision win. The cards read 59-55 58-56 59-55.




Sunday Sizzler Season 3 Opener: Boxing Legend Gerry Cooney, Sechew Powell, Jason Gavern.


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Timur Ibragimov Stops Singh; Solomon Stops Negron at the Hard Rock in Hollywood!

Heavyweight Timur Ibragimov 29-2(16KO) won the WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title with a TKO win over previously undefeated Gurcharan Singh 20-1(11KO), who represented India in the 2000 Olympics. Ibragmov, who was on the 1996 Uzbekistani Olympic Team, paced himself through the beginning of the fight and then dropped Singh in the 9th round with a huge overhand right and came out to finish the fight and dropped Singh with another over hand right that nearly knocked him out of the ring, at 1:45 of the 10th and final round.

Brad Solomon 13-0(5KO) was impressive and won the WBA International and the WBC Latino welterweight titles with a TKO win over veteran Wilfredo Negron 26-15 (19). Solomon, the former 3 time national champion was very slick and fast and often rocked the old pro Negron. The very fast athletic Solomon was coming off of an impressive win on ESPN over formerly undefeated heavy handed Kenny Galarza. Sam Burgos stepped in at 2:56 of round six after Solomon overwhelmed Negron with an onslaught of punches. The very skilled Solomon has a style reminiscent of Roy Jones Junior and is on his way to being a contender in the welterweight division. This was Solomon’s’ first fight under the Heavyweight Factory promotional company.

Former Cuban amateur star Luis “Big Thing” Ortiz 3-0 (2KO) won the WBC Fecarbox heavyweight title in just his third professional fight with a unanimous decision win over Kendrick Releford 22-14 (10). Ortiz put his punches together well throughout the fight and dropped Releford with a great left uppercut in the second round. The cards read 80-72 and 79-72 twice. Heavyweight Factory fighter Ortiz, being billed as the next great Cuban heavyweight, had over 360 amateur fights.

Heavyweight Watson Pierre 1-0, fighting out of Fort Lauderdale made a successful debut with a 2nd round KO over big Ray “Hurricane” Tillman 0-1 who was fighting out of the Heavyweight Factory in Tampa. Pierre dropped Tillman with a huge overhand right in the second and Tillman was unable to beat the count. The end came at 1:30.

Heavyweights Emmanuel Augustama 2-0-1(2KO) and Robert Turner 3-2-1(2KO) fought 4 rounds to a draw with the cards reading 39-37 40-36 38-38.

In the third fight of the night former Cuban amateur star Inocente Fiss 3-0 2(KO) looked great with a win over Reynaldo Cepeda 4-1(3KO) representing Tampa’s Fight Factory. After a competitive action packed first round. Cepeda showed great slickness and boxing while fighting hard, but Fiss was the aggressor and landed the bigger shots. The official cards read 59-55 and 60-54.

In an awesome fight of undefeated Miami Cruiserweights, Pedro Rodriguez 3-0(3KO) showed great heart with a great sixth round TKO over Abdulah Dobey 4-1(4KO). Rodriguez stunned Dobey in the second round and continued with a barrage of shots up until the end of the round putting Dobey out on his feet, Dobey was so rocked he went to the wrong corner but came out to a great round three as Rodriguez noticeably slowed and appeared to have punched himself out. Dobey started gaining ground through the middle rounds however was caught with a big comeback by Rodriguez and was dropped at 1:30 of the sixth round.

Jayce Monroe 2-0(1KO) handed Heavyweight Factory’s James Bryant 3-1(3KO) his first career loss with a split decision win in a sloppy fight. Bryant got knocked down early in the first round. The scores card read 38-37 Bryant 39-37 Monroe 38-37 Monroe

Notable fighters in attendance were Shannon Briggs, Joey Hernandez, Guillermo Rigondeaux, John David Jackson, and Oliver McCall.




Patty Boom Boom Alcivar remains Undefeated with a third round TKO over Jacobs in Tampa.


Patty “Boom Boom” Alcivar improved her record to an impressive 3-0 with 3KO’s with a dazzling TKO win over tough Denise Jacobs in Tampa. Fighting at a feverish pace Alcivar overwhelmed the former kickboxing contender with grit, determination, and a vicious flurry of combinations. Jacobs came to fight but could not withstand the constant pressure of Alcivar. Alcivar, fighting in her new division of super Flyweight said after the fight she had excellent energy, and felt very comfortable fighting at 115. The fight was stopped midway through the third round after a barrage of unanswered punches by Alcivar who is living up to her moniker Boom Boom.




Undefeated Female Prospect Patty “Boom Boom” Alcivar to Continue Her Reign in Tampa on August 13th


Undefeated Super Flyweight prospect Patty “Boom Boom” Alcivar (2-0, 2 KO) will be back in action Friday August 13th 2010 in Tampa, Florida, squaring off against gritty former kick boxing contender Denise Jacobs (0-1.)

Currently in her best physical condition, Alcivar is coming off of an impressive fourth round TKO in May over Laura Gomez (3-2) of Mexico City, MX. Jacobs recently fought to a close decision loss to former WIBA and WBA World Boxing Champion Ria Ramnarine 13-5(Boxing) for a Pan Am Kick Boxing Championship.

Alcivar is a former amateur National and International Champion, as well as a two-time NYC Golden Gloves Champion, and is looking to stay busy as woman’s boxing continues to grow in popularity leading up to the 2012 Olympics.

Alcivar was the first female to win the coveted Athlete of the Year Award for boxing, presented by the United States Olympic Committee. The well rounded Alcivar is also a ten-time participant of the NYC Marathon & a 2-time Qualifier/Finisher of the Boston Marathon.

The event is with All Star Boxing and Fight Night Productions and is in association with Ker’s WingHouse Bar and Grille. Dubbed “WingHouse Fight Night, the event is a part of the nationally acclaimed “BOXEO TELEMUNDO” boxing series

Tickets for WingHouse Fight Night can be purchased through Ticketmaster, and the A La Carte Event Pavilion is located at 4050 Dana Shores Drive . Doors on the evening of the event will open at 7pm, with the first bell at 8pm.




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Heavyweight Mike Marrone wins by KO; Jimi Ninja Chaikong grabs big MMA win at Battle at the Beach 8 in Miami Beach!

Boxing Promoters Don King, Gary Shaw, & Tuto Zabala teamed up with Jeff Gibson of Elite Promotions for and exciting night of Boxing and MMA in Miami Beach dubbed “Battle at the Beach VIII”.

24 year old Heavyweight Mike Marrone 19-1(14KO) had a very big knockout win over Joseph Rabotte 8-14. Marrone a former Florida Golden Glove champion looked a bit rusty while working his way back into action. He fought in spots early and never seemed to engage until he dropped a bomb of a right hand in round five at 1:49.

Marrone is currently promoted by Don King and trains out of Buddy McGirts Gym in Vero Beach ,FL and was coming off of his first career first defeat in 2008 in Germany against Francesco Pianeta 20-0(12KO’s) who is now ranked #10 by the WBO. At the time of that fight, Marrone was recovering from the passing away of his younger brother Chris due to a car accident and took time off and now is back.

Jimi “Ninja” Chaikong got his first MMA victory over Steven Jenetis who was making his pro debut. Chaikong caught Jenetis in his guard and swiftly maneuvered into a triangle which put Jenetis out when the referee Jorge Ortiz waved it off midway through the first round. Congrats to Jimi Ninja for his first win in over 10 years of professional fighting and breaking his back along the way.. literally in 2001.

In a female boxing attraction Marianne Chubirka 5-4(3KO) won a majority decision over Deneise Jacobs who was making her debut. Churika and Jacobs engaged often with Chukirka landing the heavier shots often finding a home for the overhand right with a come forward style. The cards read 38-38 37-39 40-36.

MMA- Channing Ward won by triangle choke over Danceton Holcom both making pro debut.

Luis Cruz 1-0 won a unanimous decision victory over a very game Frederico Vega 1-1(1KO) both from Puerto Rico. The two fought hard from bell to bell often slugging over boxing. Cruz who is promoted by long time promoter Tuto Zabala and showed promise in his first fight for his new promoter.

In a MMA bout Sam Jones improved to 2-0 with a unanimous decision over Guillermo Marin who was making his debut.

In an action packed light welterweight matchup Roberto Lopez 3-0-2 was relentless with punches and pressure on the way to a unanimous decision over Southpaw Xavier Burges 4-1. All three judges scored the bout 40-36, as did I.

In the second knockout of the night came by way of heavyweight Donato DeMartiis 2-0(1KO) who landed a beautiful left right combo to the head of John Ramos that put out for the count late in round one. Ramos looked determined to land the big shot with several huge handed attempts only to be knocked out himself. It was a try hard effort that got the puncher knocked out by the boxer.

MMA fighter Sidney Carlton got a walkover win over Cedric James who was a no show who showed up at the weigh in’s and not the event.

JP Reese got his first MMA win over Johanner Correa when the fight was called due to strikes at 1:45 of the second round.




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Ibragimov outboxes former Champion Oliver McCall, as the Heavyweight Factory invades the Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL.

Hollywood Florida–The Heavyweight Factory Promotions in association with the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood Florida once again put together a magnanimous show for all those in attendance. The average boxing fan will appreciate a middleweight fight but even the casual fan appreciates the biggest of the big, banging it out for prowess amongst the biggest of men. Tonight was filled with brain shattering blows and the crowd loved the smorgasbord of pugilism it was served up.

In the main event of the night former world champion Oliver McCall 54-10 (37KO) stepped in against the game and ready to get it on, Timor Ibragimov 28-2(15KO). The ring savvy veteran McCall started off with a game plan of jabbing on his way in and trying to set up an overhand right, the same of which garnered him his boxing namesake and knocked a then world champ, Lennox Lewis to the canvas for good. As the fight progressed the younger, slicker Ibragimov used his youth and boxing skills to pepper his elder but respected opponent. McCall’s celebrated right hand opened a cut above the left eye of Ibragimov in the 5th but a culmination of ring savvy and a good cut man got Ibragimov through the fire and ultimately his good boxing and youthful exuberance gave him a majority decision.

In the Co-Feature, Haitian Dieuly “The Untamed Beast” Aristilde 7-3(1KO) faced Cuban born Henry Fuentes 11-1(7KO) in rematch of the heavily contested initial bout they had back in 2008. Aristilde had won the initial confrontation giving Fuentes his first and only loss in the square circle. This contest was one that was not the same outcome of the initial bout. Aristilde, coming off one of the most crowd pleasing fights in this writers history over the main event Oliver McCalls son, Elijah McCall; did not look like the same fighter of yore. The Untamed Beast was in an epic war with the younger McCall some time back and may have not recovered just yet as his legs were not as fresh as they once were and his oft tested chin not as granitesque as well. Fuentes had control from the get go and made a very concerted effort to show that his artillery has expanded since we last saw him. Fuentes put away Aristilde at 2:58 of the third round. Fuentes who improved his record to 11-1 as a heavyweight may need to get a bit more aggressive in order to challenge the upper echelon of boxing heavyweights.

The night began with possibly the fight of the night with Eisa Al Dah from Bristol, UK squaring off against the game Anthony Woods of Nassau, Bahamas who has been a cornerstone of South Florida boxing for some time. Both men exchanged valiantly with the Englishman ultimately rattling off a majority decision in a closely contested, crowd pleasing majority decision.

In the second fight of the night, heavyweight prodigy Clive Lowe, making his debut, of heavyweight factory lineage squared off against Tampa native Michael Greeson. Both heavyweights exchanged valiantly and often the first round with heavy blows much to the appreciation of the crowd. As the round came to a close both fighters threw heavy left hooks with Lowe getting the first and the worst of the exchange. Lowe was knocked down as the referee deemed Lowe unable to continue while administering the count.

In the third bout of the night Miami native Yasnay Consuegra 3-0 took it to Michigan journeyman Harvey Jolly 11-15(6KO). In a less then crowd pleasing bout Consuegra improved his record to 3- 0.

In a much anticipated bout with the Heavyweight Factory James Bryant 3-0(3KO), the crowd did not get their money’s worth and did not see the chiseled, former Miami Hurricanes alumna James Bryant strut his stuff. In a fight that echoed opponent versus winner Bryant came out to the inaugural bell with bad intentions but did not get to display them. His opponent fighter, Lujan Henderson was there to smell the daisy and collect a check as without being hit with so much a solid jab took a knee and was “knocked down” twice to give Bryant the TKO win. Not taking anything away from Bryant who looked the epitome of a young, hungry and ready heavyweight.

All in all another win for South Florida boxing its fans and what the Heavyweight factory is manifesting.

Dan Stasiukiewicz Contributed to this report




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Yudel Jhonson stops Juliano Ramos; Brad Solomon steals the show and 0 in Miami on ESPN Friday Night Fights in Miami

Miami, FL (June 5, 2010)–Yudel Jhonson (7-0, 5 KO’s) wins with an eighth round TKO over Brazilian Juliano Ramos (16-4, 13 KO’s).

Yudell Jhonson, a Cuban Defector who won the silver medal in the Olympics in Athens, Greece looked much bigger than Ramos and was noticeably faster and more skilled. Ramos was reaching for the big shot early while getting countered often by Jhonson who often landed big straight left hands. Jhonson a southpaw controlled the fight with smart boxing and hard punches on Ramos who took the fight on short notice and was game in his attempt to outbox the puncher Jhonson. Ramos has been in with World Champions Kermit Cintron and up and coming superstar Mike Jones, however knocked out by both fighters. In the end Ramos was taking punishment from Jhonson and Telas Assimenios stepped in at of 2:39 the eighth round.

In the co-main event previously undefeated Puerto Rican amateur star Kenny Galarza (13-1, 13 KO’s) was beaten by sharp and impressive Brad Solomon (12-0, 4 KO’s).

Solomon controlled the entire fight by keeping Galarza away with great outside boxing and angles. Galarza, who has over 300 amateur fighters and a ton of power seemed to be waiting for his power shot while Solomon used his legs and size to keep the smaller Galarza away from him. Throughout the fight Solomon fought smart with long fast punches while frustrating Galarza who was deducted a point for a low blow in the sixth. Galarza never committed to an attack while leaving him short of his homerun punch. Solomon proved to be a contender and elevated his value in the welterweight division with this impressive victory. The cards read 99-90 and 100-89 twice.

In the first bout of the night Cleveland’s “Moneyshot” Yuardale Evans 8-0 (5KO) scored a nice unanimous decision over Chris “Smooth Operator” Green 3-2 fighting out of New Jersey. Evans controlled the fight with excellent jabs and strong punches knocking Green down in the fourth round. Green seemed not to have the punching power to keep Evans off of him and was often put back on his heels by Evans great jabs. A late fight cut over the right eye did not slow down the Cleveland fighter. The cards read 60-53 and 59-54 twice.

In the second d fight of the night, Cruiserweight Cuban Pedro Julio Rodriguez improved to 2-0 (2 KO) with a gift of an early stoppage over game Chris Boykins. Rodriguez commanded the fight early and landed a few heavy shots before Sam Burgos stepped in at 1:06 to spare Boykins, a premature stoppage in my opinion.

Former Cuban Amateur Star Jr. Middleweight Inocente Fiz Cuba 2-0 (2 KO) stopped Mario Ramos with the third punch of the fight. The early end came at 35 seconds of the first round with a perfectly placed body shot.

Welterweight Olympian Jonathan Gonzalez from San Juan, P.R. 8-0 (8 KO) looked sharp with a dominating TKO over Yoryi Estralla Santiago De Los Caballeros from Dominican Republic 10-3 (7 KO). The end came at 2:28 of round three when Sam Burgos stepped in to stop the action.

In attendance Yurkois Gamboa Randall Bailey Henry Fuentes Glen Johnson, Lara, Despanigne, Demetrius Andrade, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Joel Casamayor, Patricia Alcivar among other great boxing stars.




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Hector “Macho” Camacho drops unanimous decision, Patty “Boom Boom” Alcivar Knocks out Gomez and Shiver takes care of Martinez in Orlando.

In the main event of the evening living legend Hector Macho Camacho 79-6 from Puerto Rico and NY came out to face Mexican Saul Duran 37-16-2 (30KO) in style setting the stage for a nostalgic war of Puerto Rico versus Mexico. In the first round Camacho came out jabbing but caught with a straight right hand flash knocking down Camacho who recovered to win the rest of the round with straight left hands. The second round was nothing of significance with both fighters not connecting with much more then jabs. The third round had no one fighter getting the better of the scrum with both fighters effectively working off the jab and not getting caught with anything much of substance. The 4th and 5th rounds showed the age of both the fighters some with Camacho getting a point deducted in the 5th for holding. The sixth round had Camacho coming out with more energy and landing some shots. The 7th round was a fairly even round with Camacho using the ring wisely and getting his jab off. The ninth round was a spirited round for Macho who made Duran spit his mouth piece. The 8th round was a seemingly even round as both fighters were able to land some jabs. The 9th round had Duran coming out the aggressor and he stayed the aggressor throughout the round hitting Macho man with body shots all throughout the round. Every round in the fight was marred with lots of holding often instigated on the part of Camacho to conserve energy. The final bell was met with chants of MACHO MACHO MACHO giving Hector a burst of energy in the first few seconds. The round was status quo with a lot of jabbing and hugging. In the end the judges had it 97-91, 97-91, 96-91 all for the winner Saul Duran. In the end there was only thing that could put an end to Camacho’s illustrious career and he goes by the name of Father Time….

In a Co-Main Event, former National amateur champion Patty “Boom Boom” Alcivar 2-0(2KO) and Laura Gomez 3-2 from Mexico stepped into the ring to battle and indeed they did just that. Alcivar hails from New York City’s Trinity gym and is trained by Martin Snow, also in her corner was Pete Kid Chocolate Quillin and Billy Padden. In the first round Patti Boom Boom came out with a tenacity not often seen in a fighter in only her second professional fight. Gomez the southpaw was befuddled by Alcivar‘s well executed game plan of moving left off the jab and setting up left hook to the body and head and occasionally throwing her big right hand. Round one was won by Alcivar but the game Gomez was a worthy opponent and she came to fight as well. The second round was more non-stop aggression on the part of Alcivar who started to work the right hand in the mix more and connect with it as well. She moved with the skill of much more seasoned fighter and slipped many of Gomez’s right hands and followed with a double left to the body and then the head and started connecting more and more as the round wore on. The third round we saw Alcivar’s overall talent level start to supersede Gomez’s and Boom Boom starting landing at will mixing in 4 and 5 punch combinations and taking the sap out of Gomez’s tree. The fight was stopped at -___ of the third round as Gomez’s corner had seen enough and threw in the towel. Alcivar moves to 2-0 and Gomez to 3-2. Alcivar credits her faith in god, great corner and hard work in her victorious effort.

In another Co-Main event Liliana Martinez 8-10(4KO) hailing from Dominican Republic got in with Jena “Cowboy” Shiver 11-4-1(2KO) hailing from St. Petersburg Florida for a 6 round bout. In the first round the “Cowgirl as Shiver is called got the best of Martinez using hard lead left hooks to set the pace. A minute in the second round the Cowgirl launched a solid right hand that momentarily staggered Martinez who recovered but that right followed by a couple more intermittently through the round. In the third round Martinez came out with a little more starch in her trunks and caught the Cowgirl with a few good punches probably winning her the round. It was another good busy round for both fighters as well. In the fourth and final round Shiver caught Martinez with a straight right hand putting Martinez on previously starched shorts from the last round. The fifth round started with both girls trying to set up a right hand but neither connected with anything of real substance and the Cowgirl got the better of the round landing more solid jabs and lead left hooks. The 6th was more of the same with the Cowgirl winning a unanimous decision over the very tough Martinez in a very entertaining match up.

For the undercard…..

In a very entertaining opening bout of the night lightweights Cesar Cisneros from Bradenton Florida and Jesus Lule from Ft Myers Florida brawled while they both made their professional debuts. Cisneros showed more technical skill while Lule showed an iron chin and huge heart. Cisneros won a very close majority decision with the cards reading 38-38 and 39-37 twice. The winner here.. the fans.

Paul Marfort made a successful debut with a dominating TKO1 over Nathon Oritz fighting out of Lakeland Florida. Marfort fighting out of Winter Haven FL had Cruiserweight contender Francisco Palacios took the first round over with a big right hand that put Ortiz into a shell and took many shots until downed at 1:47 of there first.

Former Cuban amateur standout Rances Barthelemy 5-0(3KO) won spirited unanimous decision over Milwaukee’s “Superstar” James Owens 4-1 (2KO). Barthelemy overwhelmed previously undefeated Owens early in the first. Owens survived the first and made the second round a bit more competitive but was clearly the less skilled fighter. The cards read all the cards read 40-35.

Danny Pastrana 2-1 fought hard with a unanimous decision win over Carmelo Almodovar 0-1. A bloodied Almodovar was knocked down in the second round and seemed to never regain his legs however showed amazing heart to finish the fight and fought hard to the final bell. The cards read 40-35.

Adrian Perez 5-2-1(1KO) hailing from Brazil went to work on Roger Rosa 1-2 hailing from Brazil. In a very competitive fight both fighters showed flashes of brilliance mixed with inexperience. Perez should the typical heart and valor of his Mexican brethren but ran into an equally tough Brazilian in Rosa. Rosa used straight left hand hands from his southpaw style to catch Perez and Perez was pretty effective with the lead right hand against the lefty. Both fighters put forth a very spirited effort with a very close decision going to the score cards. In the end the cards read 38-38, 38-36, and 39-37 for the winner by majority decision Adrian Perez. The crowd was both excited and equally upset with the outcome.




Patty “Boom Boom” Alcivar Returns to the Ring in Orlando.


Former national and international amateur champion Patricia “Boom Boom” Alcivar 1-0(1KO) will be making her return to the ring for her second professional fight Friday May 14th. Alcivar will be facing tough Mexican fighter Laura “La Maravilla” Gomez, 3-1 as a co-feature of the Hector Camacho Sr. vs. Saul Duran main event at the Civic Center in Kissimmee Florida.

Alcivar ended her first fight with a boom by knocking out Jennifer Batchelder last October at 1:21 of the first. With the addition women’s boxing to the 2012 Olympics women’s boxing is back on the rise. Alcivar looks to represent the sport with absolute class inside and outside of the ring. Her fluent and exciting boxing style reveals her excellent amateur pedigree.

Alcivar is considered a pioneer in female amateur boxing. She had a brilliant amateur career having won 2 NYC Golden Gloves, a National & International Championship and was voted the first female to ever to win “Athlete of the Year” by the United States Olympic Committee. Alcivar is also a 10 time participant of the NYC Marathon & a 2-time Qualifier/Finisher of the Boston Marathon.

Billed as “A Part of History” the bout is to take place Friday May 14, 2010. Catch the action at the City of Kissimmee Civic Center, 201 East Dakin Avenue, Kissimmee, FL. Doors open at 6:30pm.

For tickets please call 813-857-3141.




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Andre Berto stops Quintana and retains the WBC Welterweight title. Caballero takes care of Yordan for WBA belt.


Sunrise, FL — Fighting for Haiti was the name of the card and the name of the game tonight for WBC Welterweight Champion Andre Berto. Berto 26-0 (20KO) retains his WBC strap with an exciting KO win over Carlos Quintana 27-3(21). Berto was able to fight through an early fight torn bicep muscle to overpower the southpaw Quintana.


Berto showed blazing speed right from the opening bell in round one however, was knocked down by the southpaw early, the clean shot was called a rabbit punch, and a knockdown was not credited.

In round 2 Quintana caught Berto with a big straight left that stunned the champ and turned the boxing match into a slugfest.

Round three found both fighters throwing mean shots and Berto catching Quintana with a clever left hook mid round and putting him on the ropes with a variety of body head shots. Quintana was deducted 1 point for hitting behind the head, which he did often.

Berto answered the bell of the fourth round with fast sharp punches, but kept the southpaw in front of him creating a power punch fest. Berto’s pressure served up intense infighting that produced a barrage of heavy shots.

The tempo was just as fierce in the 5th round with several exchanges as these two warriors battled for punching positioning by doing just that, punching. In the seventh Berto came out swinging hard and caught Quintana with some crisp shots all the while being the aggressor. In the eight came the end for Quintana, who was caught with a barrage of crushing right hands. Berto’s onslaught lasted a good minute before referee Tommy Kimmons called an end to the contest at 2:16 of the eighth round with a TKO accredited to Berto’s records. This was a great showing for Berto who is coming off close to a one year layoff. Berto, some may say looked less than perfect but Quintana’s unorthodox style can make a great fighter look average. Berto retained his WBC belt and looks to move up the ladder for a possible super fight in the near future.

“My knockout was pretty vicious,” said Berto. “It may open up their eyes a little bit. But then again they have to look at I’ve been off for a long time so it’s only going get better from here.”

The card, promoted as “Fighting for Haiti” due to, part of the proceeds will benefit the Haitian earthquake relief fund. Berto was born in Florida and his parents were born in Haiti. To help rebuild Haiti, Berto started the Berto Dynasty Foundation.

In the Co-Main Event featherweight Celestino Caballero 34-2 (23 Kos) of Panama city Panama claimed the WBA World title strap with a unanimous decision win over Daud “Cino” Yordan 25-1(19KO) hailing all the way from Indonesia. The longtime WBC and IBF champion Calallero dropped Yordan in the second as a result of a Yordan falling into sharp uppercut. Caballero used his height and reach well throughout the fight keeping the Indonesian fighter at the end of his sharp punches often throwing multi punch combinations at a high connect rate. Yordan found a home for a strong left hook, however not nearly enough as the Mexican’s punch output proved to be too much for Yordan. The twelfth round was wildly entertaining when Yordan stunned Caballero with a series of hard shots, but the attack was a little to late as Caballero weathered the late storm and captured the title with a unanimous decision with the cards reading 119-108 120-107 118-108.

Antwone Smith 18-1 (9kos) from Miami Florida took it to Franklin Gonzalez 13-5 (9kos) of the Dominican Republic in the 10 round welterweight fight. Smith, who often used a George Foreman-like infighting techniques, worked uppercuts and body shot throughout the fight. The end came at 2:40 in the third when Smith caught Gonzalez with a brutal liver shot which left Gonzalez on the canvas for some time after the bell.

Jonathan ‘El Conquistador” Cepeda 8-0 (7KO) from West Palm Beach dominated Shadrack Kipruto 18-15(10KO) with constant heavy shots from the opening bell. Kipruto was dropped in the first and rounds from constant pressure on the Kenyan fighter who looked off balance and awkward. A huge left hook finally ended the bout @2:31 of the second round.

In a very entertaining fight light welterweight Joseph Elegele 6-0(4KO) stopped the game and tough Mario Hayes with a straight left hand in the third round at 2:51. Hayes was also knocked down with a perfect left hook earlier in the 3rd which ultimately set up the KO. Elegele was the 2008 National Golden Gloves runner up, who lost a close and controversial decision to Danny O’Conner.

In a one sided Jr. Middle weight bout Yhudel Johnson 6-0 (4 KO’s) completely dominated Chris Grays 9-20(2KO) who got knocked down twice in the first round did not make it out of the first. Referee stoppage at 2:04.

In a great second fight of the night Willie Monroe (8-0 3ko’s) looked both the slicker and the more powerful puncher beating Ibaheim King 7-2 (2ko’s) to a decision in the six round fight. Scores were all 60-54 for Monroe.

In the first bout of the evening, Yunier Dorticos 4-0 (4ko’s) knocked Zack Ziegler 3-1 (2 KO’s) to his knees with a well placed liver shot at 1:24 in the first in a very one sided fight. Ziegler’s 3 wins must have some by way of Ragu container.

Notable boxing attendees where, Randall Bailey Andre Dirrell, Francisco Palascios, John Jackson, and more.

Johnny Schulz and Dan Stasiukiewicz reporting ringside.

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AUDIO: FROCH/KESSLER & PAVLIK CONFERENCE CALLS

WBC CHAMP CARL FROCH & FORMER WBA CHAMP MIKKEL KESSLER INT’L MEDIA TELECONFERENCE
WBC Super Middleweight Champ Carl Froch Former WBA 168-pound Champ Mikkel Kessler Kalle Sauerland of Sauerland Event Mick Hennessy of Hennessy Sports WHAT: Super Six World Boxing Classic competitors Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler will participate in an international media conference call to discuss their crucial Group Stage 2 bout in the tournament on Saturday, April 24 on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m., ET/PT, same-day delay) from MCH Arena, in Herning, Denmark. Denmark’s Kessler will be counting on the support of his home fans when he challenges Froch, of Nottingham, England, for the WBC 168-pound crown, a title he previously held before losing it to the retired Joe Calzaghe. Kessler is hoping that home-field advantage prevails for the fifth straight fight in the super middleweight tournament. After one round in the tournament, Froch (26-0, 20 KOs) has two points, while Kessler (42-2, 32 KOs), who has never lost a fight in his hometown of Denmark, needs a victory to get on the board. The Super Six World Boxing Classic bout will be co-promoted by Hennessy Sports and Sauerland Event.
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KELLY PAVLIK MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL

YOUNGSTOWN, OH (April 7, 2010) – World Middleweight Champion KELLY “The Ghost” PAVLIK, trainer JACK LOEW, manager CAMERON DUNKIN, and Hall of Fame promoter BOB ARUM, will host an international media conference call Tomorrow! Thursday, April 8, to discuss Pavlik’s upcoming title defense against World Boxing Council super welterweight champion Sergio Martinez. The call will begin at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. Pavlik (36-1, 32 KOs), of Youngstown, OH, who has worn the middleweight crown since 2007, defends it against Martinez (44-2-2, 24 KOs), of Argentina, now fighting out of Spain, on Saturday, April 17, at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. It will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing, beginning at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. Combined, they boast an incredible record of 80-3-2 (56 KOs), a winning percentage of 94% and a victory by knockout ratio of 70%! Promoted by Top Rank, in association with DiBella Entertainment and Caesars Atlantic City, remaining Tickets, priced at $350, $200, $100 and $50, can be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster (800) 736-1420 or online at www.Ticketmaster.com.




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