George Foreman III continues his on-the-job training when he has his fourth professional fight on the “A November 2 Remember” card in Cut Off, La., Saturday, Nov. 14. Foreman III, the son of former heavyweight world champion George Foreman, meets Kevin Motley in a four-round heavyweight bout, the special attraction on the card. Foreman III, who goes by the nickname “Monk,” has a record of 3-0 with three knockouts while Motley is making his pro debut..
“This fight is all about learning on the job, just like my first three,” said Foreman III, who had no amateur bouts.
“This really is on-the-job training,” said his father.
“I’m well aware there are many areas on which I have to work,” said Foreman III, who graduated from Rice University in his hometown of Houston. “But I’m continuing to learn in the gym. And that’s what these fights are about: to do better each time out. That’s the goal.”
“One fight at a time,” said his father. “It’s going to take some time, and we both know that.”
The 26-year-old Foreman III made his professional debut June 6 in Kinder, La., and knocked out Clyde Weaver during the first round.
The second outing for Foreman III was a second-round technical knockout of George Burrage July 31 in Las Cruces, N.M.
The most recent fight for Foreman III was a first-round technical knockout of Marvin Ray Jones Sept. 26 in Kinder.
The 6-foot-5-inch Foreman III weighed 237 pounds for his first two bouts and 230 1/2 for his most recent contest.
Motley has competed professionally in mixed martial arts matches.
Tickets for the card Saturday, Nov. 14, start at $21 and are available by calling 985-475-4758 or 985-873-5277.
JOHN MOLINA, JR. MAKES MAIN EVENT DEBUT NOV. 28 AT PECHANGA HOT LIGHTWEIGHT TAKES ON MARTIN HONORIO FOR NABF CHAMPIONSHIP ON SHOWTIME
One of the hardest-hitting prospects in the lightweight division will make his main event debut on Saturday, November 28 in an NABF Championship bout in the Grand Ballroom of the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California.
Undefeated knockout artist John Molina, Jr. (18-0, 14 KO), of nearby Covina, CA, will battle Mexico’s Martin Honorio (26-4-1, 14 KO) in the scheduled 10-round headliner of the ShoBox: The New Generation telecast on SHOWTIME.
The Molina-Honorio NABF Lightweight Championship bout is the featured fight on a rising star-studded, boxing card presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions.
The 26-year old Molina, along with renowned trainer Joe Goossen, has been an unstoppable force in 2009. None of his four opponents have made it to the fourth round.
Molina made his Goossen Tutor debut back on February 6th by knocking out Joshua Allotey in the third round on ShoBox: The New Generation in a bout underneath the Andre Ward-Henry Buchanan main event in Lemoore, CA.
He followed up that sensational performance by posting a second-round stoppage of Carlos Vinan on the March 27th Eddie Chambers-Samuel Peter undercard at LA’s Staples Center.
On May 16th, Molina appeared on ShoBox again, this time against Frankie Archuleta on the Andre Ward-Edison Miranda undercard in Oakland, CA, and registered another second-round TKO.
Most recently, Molina was featured back at the Staples Center on the Chris Arreola-Vitali Klitschko undercard and took out Efren Hinojosa – who recently went eight rounds in a non-title bout against current IBF Super Featherweight Champion Robert Guerrero – in a mere 34 seconds with a vicious body shot.
And on November 28th, Molina gets his turn at top billing against 29-year old Mexican warrior, Honorio, who has stopped his last two opponents – Frankie Archuleta and Ricardo Medina – in five rounds following a loss at the hands of Guerrero back in a November, 2007 challenge for Guerrero’s IBF Featherweight crown.
“It’s my first main event headlining with added significance of being televised on SHOWTIME and for the NABF Championship, so this is really big for me,” said Molina. “I’m working hard. I’m gonna dot all the I’s and cross all the T’s to be 110 percent prepared for this fight come November 28th.
“As an opponent he is a typical Mexican style of fighter,” Molina, describing Honorio, observed. “He’s kind of rangy like myself. He has a ton of experience, has been in there with the best and has beaten some of the guys I consider to be the best counterpunchers in the game. I expect an explosive fight and I expect to come out victorious, as I’ve worked too hard and too long to get to where I am today to let anyone stand in the way of my dream of being a world champion.”
Four other members of the Goossen Tutor stable are slated for action underneath the Molina-Honorio title bout, including undefeated Rico Ramos in the opening televised bout; recent addition Charles “Killa” Whitaker; and 2008 U.S. Olympians Shawn Estrada and Javier Molina.
Ramos (13-0, 8 KO), who hails from Los Angeles, puts his perfect record on the line against the very tough Alejandro Perez (14-1-1, 9 KO), of Salinas, CA, in a scheduled eight-round super bantamweight tilt. Whitaker (34-12-2, 22 KO), a native of George Town in the Cayman Islands, will be featured in a junior middleweight contest. Estrada (6-0, 6 KO) , from East LA, will be after his seventh straight win in a four-round super middleweight bout. Molina (2-0, 2 KO), a welterweight from Norwalk, CA, has a four-rounder on tap.
“John Molina is one of the most exciting fighters in the sport today. If he continues to improve and show that he can handle the big boys of the division, there will be no stopping his popularity. He has it all: looks, wit and one-shot knockout power,” promoter Dan Goossen said. “He hits like a heavyweight in a lightweight body.
“This will be the first major test for Rico Ramos also. He wins this fight, he’ll be moving up the ranks in the super bantamweight division and believe me the sport will take notice.”
It promises to be a tremendous night of boxing entertainment with “Killa” Whitaker in action for the first time since signing with us,” Goossen continued. “He is a real crowd-pleaser and has knocked out his last five opponents. Fans in attendance will also get to see 2008 Olympians Shawn Estrada and Javier Molina take the next step in their young careers.”
Tickets priced at $65 Ringside, $50 VIP and $35 General Admission are available at the Pechanga Box Office from 10am to 10pm or by calling 1-877-2WIN and press 2. Doors open at 5:00 PM. First Bout is at 6:00 PM.
Caramelito Promotions´ third show – Katajisto, Jack, Selesmaa on the card
Caramelito Promotions – professional boxing stable which is led by Petro “El Caramelito” Koskimies will promote its third pro boxing show in Vaasa Finland on the 14th November. The show is called as “NÄYTÖN PAIKKA – SHOWTIME”.
The upcoming show will contain three international professional boxing fights with four local amateur fights. Pro fights will be started by Aki ”Boogieman” Selesmaa, 33, who is managed by Jaakko Helminen. Selesmaa will try to continue his KO-artist road in a fight which is scheduled 6 round. Finnish boxer will face Jevgenijs Fjodorovs (LAT) who won his latest fight on late August and is having the record of 3-9-1, 0 KO while stepping into the ring.
The internationally best known fighter on the card is Swedish Badou Jack, 25, who represents Caramelito Promotions co-operation partner McClory Sports from the neighboring country. Jack who is now 3-0 with 2 KOs has magnificent amateur background with 150 fights with 128 victories among other achievements Jack took part in Olympic Games 2008 and also he is 6-time Swedish national amateur champion in 2002-2008. Badou Jack has already once fought in the show promoted by Caramelito Promotions. That time Jack knocked out his Russian opponent in just 47 seconds!
Latvian Aleksandrs Taputs (1-1, 1 KO) will try to finish Badou Jack´s undefeated run in professional Boxing. Taputs who also competes in kick boxing won his latest professional boxing fight on July by way of technical knock out in the second round.
In the main event there is 4-round scheduled heavyweight fight with Caramelito Promotions´ Janne “Finnish Butterbean”
Katajisto, 31. The former two-time Finnish national amateur Super-Heavyweight champion started his pro career back in August by KO 1 victory over a Russian opponent and continued his victorious walk on mid-September over Hungarian Ferenc Zsalek (now 7-11, 1KO) by points in 4 rounds.
In his third pro fight Katajisto will square off with Jevgenijs Zolotovs (LAT) who is making his second fight outside Latvia. The first abroad fight ended to a TKO loss during the third stanza although just in the previous round Zolotovs had knocked down his undefeated Polish opponent.
During the press conference manager and promoter Petro Koskimies shortly told that after this November show he will next time build up a show on early February 2010. About that show Caramelito Promotions will publish some early information already after the Saturday´s show!