NEW YORK / SPRINGFEILD, MO (July 20, 2011)—This Saturday night at The O’Riley Center in Springfield, Missouri, world ranked Cruiserweight B.J. Flores returns to his childhood home to take on Nick Iannuzzi in the ten round main event for the NABA title that will headline a Boxing/MMA card.
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Flores, who now resides in Las Vegas, was undefeated in his first twenty-five bouts as he went 24-0-1 with fifteen knockouts scored wins over the likes of Frank Walker (10-1-1); Pat Nwamu (12-1); Darnell Wilson (22-5-3); Jose Luis Herrera (16-5) and Epifanio Mendoza (29-7-1)
“Nick Ianuzzi is a tough opponent and I’m expecting a very tough fight! He proved to the world that he is a top contender in his fight with Kayode. This is exactly the type of challenge I want!” Said Flores
” I am very ready and extremely excited about the opportunity to fight in front of my hometown fans. This fight will put me back into the top of the world ratings and help me to get back into title contention. “
“Now that we have this deal in place with the O’Rielly center, I plan on keeping a very active schedule and fighting every four months to work my way back to the top! I need to stay active and in the ring. This is the only way to be successful in this sport. “
Flores is ranked number-twelve by the WBO
Iannuzzi has a record of 16-2 with nine knockouts and has some impressive victories over Jason Barnett (8-3); Terry Roy (7-0-2); Michael Alexander (12-3) and Hererra.
Iannuzzi is coming off a controversial unanimous decision defeated to highly regarded and undefeated Lateef Kayode in a bout that was broadcasted across the country on SHO BOX.
The show will have three more boxing and seven MMA bouts
The boxing portion of the undercard will feature undefeated Cruiserweight William Griver (5-0, 5 KO’s) taking on Kevin Bookout (3-1, 1 KO) as well as Jr. Middleweight Orlando Utsey. (4-0, 3 KO’s).
The Ring Magazine and RingTV.com Hire Award Winning Journalist Lem Satterfield
BLUE BELL, PA; July 21, 2011 -Sports and Entertainment Publications, LLC, the publisher of The Ring Magazine and RingTV.com, is pleased to announce the addition of award-winning boxing journalist Lem Satterfield to its full time editorial staff.
Mr. Satterfield will be covering fights for both RingTV.com and The Ring magazine. “I am both humbled and grateful for the challenge and opportunity to work for such an historic publication,” said Mr. Satterfield. “I have a great deal of admiration for my new colleagues and I am ready to contribute to The Ring’s editorial team.”
“Lem Satterfield is an experienced, hard-working reporter and a worthy addition to The Ring team. Moreover, he has genuine love for the sport of boxing. I welcome him aboard,” says Nigel Collins, Editor in Chief of The Ring magazine.
“We are thrilled to have LemSatterfield on board,” notes Michael Rosenthal, Co-Editor of RingTV.com. “Lem, who has a nose for news, is one of the most-respected reporters in the boxing world and works incredibly hard. He will be a tremendous asset moving forward.”
Mr. Satterfield comes to The Ring from BoxingSceneand AOL FanHouse, where he was an editor and writer. Prior to these positions, he was with Digital Spots and spent 18 years with the Baltimore Sun as an investigative and feature journalist.
Mr. Satterfield studied journalism at The University of Maryland and currently lives in Baltimore, MD with his Wife, Jean, and two children, Ada and Adam.
About Sports and Entertainment Publications, LLC-Sports and Entertainment Publications, LLC (“SEP”), located in Blue Bell, PA was founded in 2008 after acquiring The Ring Magazine from Oscar De La Hoya. The Ring Magazine is published 12 times per year and is available in print and digital format. The Ring Magazine’s online destination is RingTV.com, which features daily news, articles, blogs, videos and other information related to the sport of boxing. For more information please visit www.ringtv.com.
VANES MARTIROSYAN VS. ALFREDO ANGULO IN WBC SUPER WELTERWEIGHT FINAL ELIMINATION BOUT
WBC News – The World Boxing Council has ordered the free negotiations period for the Vanes Martirosyan vs. Alfredo Angulo fight to determine the mandatory challenger in the WBC super welterweight division.
Martirosyan, a native of Armenia living in Glendale, California, (30-0-0 / 19 KOs) won the WBC super welterweight Silver Championship with a spectacular knockout against Saul Roman. Angulo, of Mexicali, Baja California (19-1-0 / 16 KOs), defeated Joachim Alcine in his last fight with an impressive first-round knockout.
If there is no agreement in the free negotiations period, a purse offer will be conducted at the WBC Executive Offices in Mexico City on August 19, 2011.
WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT
The World Boxing Council has ordered a tournament to determine the next mandatory contender in the WBC light heavyweight division: Chris Henry (U.S.) vs. Ismayl Syllakh (U.S.), with the winner of this bout to face the winner of Jean Pascal (Haiti/Canada) vs. Zsolt Erdei (Hungary)