From Frank Warren Promotions Limited: We have seen the press reports today in which James DeGale states that he is to split from his manager Frank Warren. This is not true; James DeGale is in fact under contract until 14 April 2013. Accordingly, you should be careful as to how you report Mr DeGale’s statement, if in fact you do.
Heavyweight Beast Magomed Abdusalamov to Appear on Friday Night Fights Next Week against Pedro Rodriguez!
“My fighter will beat everybody in the heavyweight division; it’s only a matter of time,” says Boris Grinberg of AB Boxing, manager and father figure of undefeated Russian heavyweight Magomed “Mago” Abdusalamov (12-0, 12 KOs).
To say Team Abdusalamov is confident their fighter is the next big thing in the heavyweight division is an understatement. They are certain of it. “This guy beats everybody, including the Klitschkos. He’s too big and strong. Nobody can even go more than a few rounds with him in sparring.”
Abdusalamov will face Cuba’s Pedro Rodriguez (8-0, 6 KOs) in one of the televised bouts of the Friday, February 3, ESPN Friday Night Fights broadcast presented by Warriors Boxing and Sampson Boxing at the Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas.
The event, entitled “Superbrawls”, will be topped by a 10-round light heavyweight main event between Colombian powerhouse Edison “Pantera” Miranda and South Africa’s WBC #6, WBA #13, and WBO #14-rated Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba, and also feature Hylon Williams Jr. (15-0, 3 KOs) of Las Vegas and Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (14-0, 11 KOs) in the eight-round lightweight co-main event
30-year-old “Mago” Abdusalamov is a crunching southpaw powerhouse who moves forward constantly and imposes his brute strength on his unfortunate foes.
Blessed with amazing patience for such a heavy-handed boxer, when faced with a challenging style, the big Russian also has the ability to study his opponent before pulverizing them, probably due to his extensive amateur career where he was the 2005 and 2006 Russian amateur champion at super heavyweight.
“They’re calling him the Russian Tyson and a lot of people are anxious to get a look at this guy,” said his promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing. “The opponent he’s fighting was on the Cuban national team as an amateur and is also undefeated, but our guy is unstoppable. He never stops training; he’s strong as an ox, has all kinds of international experience and he listens well and learns a lot.”
Abdusalamov currently lives in Oxnard, California, training under the watchful eye of trainer Pablo Sarmiento. Sarmiento has tremendous experience in guiding southpaw fighters to glory, as he is also the trainer of WBC emeritus middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.
“By the end of this year, he’ll start beating top contenders like Chris Arreola and guys like that,” continued Grinberg. “He wants to fight them now, but nobody wants to fight him. We tried to make this fight against Travis Walker, but he ran away. Two or three fighters refused to fight him for this event. Nobody wants to be knocked out.”
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Topping the all-action undercard will be “can’t miss” Puerto Rican super middleweight prospect Roberto Jose Acevedo (2-0, 1 KO) in a four-round showcase fight against Las Vegas resident Velvet Malone (0-3).
Other bouts scheduled include a noteworthy six-round super featherweight tussle between Igrim, Russia’s undefeated Eveny Gradovich (11-0, 6 KOs) and Las Vegas’ Robert Osiobe (11-3-4, 6 KOs); a four-round junior welterweight match-up between Vegas residents Cameron Kreal (0-0-2) and Jesus Gutierrez (1-0, 1 KO); and Puerto Rico’s Juan Carlos Velasquez (10-1, 5 KOs) in a six-round super featherweight bout against TBA.
Tickets for “Super Brawls” are priced at $25 and $50 and are available at Ticketmaster, any Texas Station rewards center or at Stationcasinos.com/concerts. A few VIP seats are available at a price of $100. Please call (954) 985-1155.
On fight night, doors open at 5:30 and the action starts at 6:00 pm.
Station Bucks may be used to purchase tickets. All ages welcome. Under 21 must be accompanied by an adult 21 or over. Show subject to change without notice. Management reserves all rights. Digital Photography and video prohibited. Tickets can be purchased at any Station Casinos Boarding Pass Rewards Center, The Fiesta’s, by logging onto stationcasinos.com/concerts or by calling 1-800-745-3000.
Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel is located at 2101 Texas Star Ln in North Las Vegas. Telephone: (702) 631-1000 or (800)654-8888.
Minto-Grano Weighin Results
The NABF Heavyweight Title Eliminator between Brian “The Beast” Minto (35-4) vs. Tony “TNT” Grano (18-2) of will be televised live starting at 9:30pm on Saturday January 28th on Go Fight Live Pay Per View (www.gfl.tv) from the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY. Price to order the live pay per view event will be $9.99.
Weighin results from Verona, NY:
NABF Heavyweight Title Eliminator
Brian Minto 218 1/2
Tony Grano 222
Eric Fields 202 – Derrick Brown 201
Ryan McKenzie 174 – Richard Starnino 176 ½
Jackie Trivilino 126 ½ – Ela Nunez 176
Travis Peterkin 174 – Steven Tyner 171
Brian Clookey 187 – Ariel Espinal 188
Derrick Evans 170 – Bakari 175
Venue: Turning Stone Resort & Casino
1st Bell: 7:30 pm eastern
Broadcast: www.gfl.tv
PACMAN IS ARUM’S FOREVER CASH COW, WOW!
By Reni M. Valenzuela: “Let’s forget the May date,” Bob Arum of Top Rank told a Manila based reporter. So there’s the beef, and the sin.
Crystal clear: Arum holds the key and he now holds the responsibility of not making The Fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. All other arguments to the contrary are mere clouds that were made to fall during a recent interview with the “astute” promoter.
A reliable source from the Mayweather camp just told this writer that Money Floyd has agreed to a 50-50 split share of the purse as he did in the past. And that being revealed, what then or who stands in the way?
Bob Arum is the one giving the fans false hope, hope of always making the fight in the “future” as he has done on a number of similar occasions since time immemorial, only to always cook up a different and lesser fight for Pacquiao that the people would be inclined to “buy” simply because the popular Pacquiao is in the meringue cream for a main topping. Thus, money, more huge money is clearly the real reason. And it has nothing to do with the controversial 50-50 split purse between Floyd and Manny. Simply Arum’s insatiable craving for profits.
Poor Pacquiao, Arum “loves” him so much, for he has been made a “cash cow” by the latter’s promotional outfit for so long. About time Pacman and those who truly love him realize that.
Unbelievable lust for money by a scheming promoter and “allies” is the reason why, in spite of tremendous potentials, there was no Pacquiao-Mayweather in the past, no Pacquiao-Mayweather in May, and there would still be no Pacquiao-Mayweather in November just as Arum has successfully made the world believe and always makes everyone look forward to seeing the Mega Fight come true allegedly “always” in the months to come. Forever and ever, and never.
“What we are trying to accomplish, assuming Mayweather is going to fight in May and Manny is going to fight in June, is that we are pressing to see if we can get a contract signed between the two fighters for November,” Arum sells.
Be ensnared anew by Arum’s words if you want, but that’s mere sales talk and I won’t buy it. Sanity must prevail. If The Fight can’t take place at this time when it is nearest to making it because Pacquiao has finally agreed to a random drug test and Mayweather was greatly encouraged to get out of his shell to pursue Pacquiao upon seeing the latter’s poor performance against Juan Manuel Marquez, then the same highly anticipated fight can never be made at all. Unless, of course, when the time comes that the “astute” businessman Arum would see Pacquiao as a washed up fighter from whom he can’t squeeze draw milk any longer.
If Pacquiao and Mayweather would come to terms holding the fight in November, Arum assures, “that way the people will be assured that the fight is going to happen.” Wow, as if there would be trouble-free agreement or no “disagreement” by then, much less a contract to sign. Wow, as if his personal row with some people in Golden Boy and Mayweather Promotions has been patched up. Wow, as if he is certain about the outcome of the supposed another tune-up fight for Pacquiao and Mayweather in May and June. Wow, as if he holds tomorrow and directs destinies. And the “wowest” of them, as if he has no other “roadblocks” and “excuse cards” left in his sleeves to drop along the way .
Arum “reasons” out, “… therefore there won’t be any of these nonsense (Pacquiao-Mayweather in May) which we can put behind us so we can do a huge, huge promotion.” Wow again, as though all talks, controversies and commotion about this bout that have been going around the globe for the past three years are not more than enough as promotion and advertisements for the fight.
As a matter of fact, Arum himself and Top Rank, along with the other promoters may not be needed anymore, to make this mega fight happen. Pacquiao and Maywather just need to enter the same boxing ring with gloves and in proper uniform before cameras, and the world would be automatically abuzz to watch them with great relief, excitement and entertainment. Wow indeed!
renimvalenzuela@yahoo.com
Star Boxing Weigh-In Results
New York (January 27, 2012) All participants for Star Boxing’s ” Rockin Fights” tomorrow night at the Paramount Theater in Huntington, Long Island weighed in today in the New York State Athletic Commission, here are the official weights.
Chris Algeiri 143 vs. Chris Smith 141
Cletus Seldin 144.5 vs. Tyler Pogline 144
Rich Neves 147.25 vs. Anthony Birmingham 148
Adam Willett 208 vs. Aaron Kinch 260
Raul Nuncio 159 vs. Anthony Jones 158
Issouf Kinda 141 vs. Angel Rios 144
William Shammar Whitt 140 vs. Jayson Sia 138.5