Brick City Boxing

To be launched in New York City

NEW YORK (Sept. 1, 2010) – “The Boxing 360 Series,” presented by Bob Duffy’s Ring Promotions and sponsored by Boxing 360, will include three New York City-based shows in 2010, starting September 24 at Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square. Other series dates are tentatively set for November 4 and December 10.

“We want to keep the fighters in our stable busy and take the company to the next level,” Boxing 360 Director of Boxing Bob Duffy explained. “We’re committed to fighters we’ve signed and are looking to sign more talent. There are a lot of talented boxers in New York City but not enough shows. Not all of the fighters on our shows will be with Boxing 360. We’re open to working with other promoters to keep fighters fighting.”

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Saturday September 11th, 2010
In an effort to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project & The 2011 Golden Gloves.

Chase Backer of HighVista Inc. and Gleason's Athletic Club, Inc. will promote this International Amateur Boxing Event at BB King Blues Club and Grill 237 W 42nd St., New York City.

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By: Jim Amato

In my opinion one of the most under rated heavyweights over the last twenty years has been "Terrible" Tim Witherspoon. He was a two time world champion and a solid contender for close to two decades. This man DESERVES some recognition.

Tim, a native of the great fight city of Philadelphia turned pro in 1979. He won his first fifteen fights beating the likes of Marvin Stinson, Alonzo Ratliff and Renaldo Snipes. This led to a 1983 title shot against the respected Larry Holmes. Larry walked away with a highly controversial decision win. Despite the loss the "Terrible" one had arrived.

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ENNIS; ESTRADA; HARVELL; SELDON AND SOTO SCORE VICTORIES ON SPARTAN FIGHT PROMOTIONS FIRST SHOW AT THE TAJ MAHAL IN ATLANTIC CITY

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (August 29, 2010)— Top American Heavyweight Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon came off his longest lay off and struggled through the first six rounds of his scheduled ten round bout with Livin Castillo only to come out for round seven and score a thrilling knockout that headlined a great night a great night of boxing that was promoted by Mike Brestle’s Spartan Fight Promotions at the Trump Taj Mahal Grand Ballroom.

After a pretty even first round, Castillo began to land numerous long left hands to bot the body and head and it looked like Witherspoon was a bit befuddled.

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Dana White Prepares to Pimp Out James Toney
By: Rob Tierney

James “Lights Out” Toney is a future Boxing Hall of Famer partly in fact that he has earned multiple titles in several divisions. He has beaten some of the sport's best fighters including Iran Barkley, Vassily Jirov and Evander Holyfield amongst countless other talented contestants. However, that was yesterday.

Today, James Toney is an out of work, former boxing champion with declining motor skills and an expanding waist line. All the more reason for the vultures and buzzards of the Ultimate Fighting Competition to swoop in and pluck the eyes out of his skull as if they were a pack of birds in an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Enter Dana White and Randy Couture.

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By: Henry Hascup

Tuesday night I found out that the son of Jack "Larkin" Amato, George Amato, had passed away at the age of 77. Jack Amato took the name of Larkin when he went to see his brother box one day. Back in 1928, Jack went to the old Belmont Park in Garfield, N.J. to watch his brother Sammy box. While waiting outside his brother's dressing room, the boxing matchmaker wanted to know if anyone who weighed 147lbs, and wants to box tonight? Jack answered, "I am ... I do". When he discovered he was to box his own brother, he gave his name as Jack Larkin. Sammy and Jack went on to box each other twenty -two times and the name of Jack Larkin was born! Years later another boxer from Garfield by the name of Antonio Pilleteri, took that name as well, his name was Tippy Larkin.

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August 24th, RENO - The Grand Sierra Resort and Let’s Get It On Promotions are pleased to present a very special main event for Reno Xtreme Fights VI on Saturday September 25th. Former IBF Jr. middleweight champion, Kassim “The Dream” Ouma (26-7-1, 16 KOs), will take on Reno’s own Joey Gilbert (20-2, 15 KOs) for the vacant NABA middleweight title.

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Exciting Undercard Bouts Feature Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs. Carlos "Tata" Baldomir and "Vicious" Victor Ortiz vs. "Vicious" Vivian Harris in Fourth Cinematic Boxing Event in 2010 Series Presented by NCM Fathom and Golden Boy Promotions LIVE From The Staples Center in Los Angeles

Centennial, Colo. - August 24, 2010 - Present and future stars of boxing will collide on the big screen in 200: Celebrate and Dominate Mosley vs. Mora LIVE in HD, as part of a Mexican Independence Day Bicentennial celebration featuring Five-Time and Three-Division World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley and former World Champion Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora in a junior middleweight showdown on Saturday, September 18 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern / 6:00 p.m. Pacific.

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On Thursday September 16th, Star Boxing and The Empire Sports and Entertainment will present an exciting and entertaining night of professional boxing at the New York City's famous and luxurious Capitale located in downtown Manhattan. Headlining the card will be the newest addition to Star Boxing's growing stable, Huntington's undefeated, Chris Algieri (10-0, 5KO's), as he takes on upset-minded Martin Tucker (7-6, 3KO's) in an eight round jr. welterweight contest.

"We are excited to be bringing a night of thrilling boxing entertainment to the Capitale with The Empire," stated Joe DeGuardia, CEO and President of Star Boxing. "It is always great to do shows in NYC and The Capitale is a premier banquet hall that provides for classic boxing. We expect a sellout, so get your tickets early!"

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(August 23, 2010 – New York, NY) DiBella Entertainment’s ever expanding roster of world champions, top contenders, and the best prospects in boxing continues to grow with the signing of hard punching Detroit product Brian “The Lion” Mihtar (13-1, 10 KOs).

Mihtar, 30, has won four straight since his lone career setback, a tight six round decision loss to veteran Chris Gray in 2008. In his last outing, Mihtar easily outclassed former regional title challenger Robert Kamya.

"Words can't express how thrilled I am to be working with [DiBella Entertainment President] Lou DiBella,” said Mihtar. “My advisor [Greg Leon] and Lou have done a lot of great work together and I've put my trust in them. I know they're going to give me what I've always wanted, which is the opportunity. When they do, I know I'm going to deliver."

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By Matt Yanofsky and Dylon Silversey

Jersey City's Tomasz Adamek retained two minor titles with a twelve round decision over former contender Michael Grant of Blue Bell, PA. Adamek dominated his taller and mostly tentative opponent with left hooks and right hands on the inside throughout the bout. Grant was unable to get an offensive rhythm and ate left hooks throughout the contest.

In a sheer show of desperation, Grant came out aggressive in the final round and even buzzed Adamek, but he was unable to finish him off or even come close.

Scores were 117-111, 118-110 and 118-111.

Adamek improves to 42-1 (27 KO's). Grant, who may end up retiring, slips to 46-4 (34 KO's)

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By Matt Yanofsky and Dylon Silversey

Jersey City's Tomasz Adamek retained two minor titles with a twelve round decision over former contender Michael Grant of Blue Bell, PA. Adamek dominated his taller and mostly tentative opponent with left hooks and right hands on the inside throughout the bout. Grant was unable to get an offensive rhythm and ate left hooks throughout the contest.

In a sheer show of desperation, Grant came out aggressive in the final round and even buzzed Adamek, but he was unable to finish him off or even come close.

Scores were 117-111, 118-110 and 118-111.

Adamek improves to 42-1 (27 KO's). Grant, who may end up retiring, slips to 46-4 (34 KO's)

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By Les Dowgier

Tomorrow night Tomasz “Goral” Adamek, 41-1 (27 KOs), will be making his triumphant return to the ring in his first fight since his very impressive points victory over Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola, 29-2 (25 KOs). The Poland-native, who now fights out of Jersey City, NJ, will square off against the once greatly heralded Michael “Big” Grant, 46-3 (34 KOs), at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.

In the last few years these two fighters have had vastly different careers. While Adamek’s career has been a meteoric rise through the cruiser and heavyweight ranks, Grant has fought in relative obscurity ever since his devastating defeat at the hands of the great Lennox Lewis in 2000 (followed by an even more humbling defeat in his very next fight against the mediocre Jameel McCline a year later).

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"The Big Challenge"
Global Boxing Gym
Fight: Aug 21st
Prudential Center, Newark
Final Presser August 18th

Adamek & Grant - credit: Millenium Photo

Press Conference Quotes

Michael Grant: "I'm blessed to have the opportunity to fight Tomasz and my man Roger over there. No doubt it's going to be a nice night for the fight community, for the boxing world period. The heavyweight division is sad right now, so I just say, don't lose hope. Don't lose hope, because I know the belts are over the water right now, but they'll be back. They will definitely be back!"

"How do I see the fight playing out? Okay let's play with this...He's (Adamek) probably going to try to figure out the punching power for the first 3 or 4 rounds and then make a decision; 'Okay do I want to gamble or not'. Meanwhile, while he's thinking about gambling I'm already gonna be putting power out, dropping hands on him. So then you're into a 'what should I do?' moment. You got to make sure that those decisions don't make you delayed so bad where you start getting caught. And sometimes when you start getting caught, and getting caught, it messes all the decision making up and that can be very hurtful."

"I don't take anything away from Adamek, like I said he's a helluva light heavyweight champion. But I'm an elite fighter. I'm not like a Jason Estrada or a Chris Arreola, that's not my level."

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By: Jim Amato

He came within an eyelash of upsetting the great Larry Holmes and winning the heavyweight championship of the world. For the better part of the 1980's he was ranked in the top ten. By the time his career ended he had crossed gloves with no less then eight men who at one time held the moniker, world champion.

Renaldo "Mister" Snipes was born on August 15, 1956, in Houston, Texas. He fought out of Yonkers, N.Y. as he turned pro in 1978. He won his first twenty two bouts, as he progressed quickly up in the rankings. In 1980, Snipes halted Larry Alexander and Dwain Bonds. In 1981, Snipes made his move. He defeated the powerful Floyd "Jumbo" Cummings. Then Snipes outscored light heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Snipes next met the hard punching Gerrie Coetzee. Snipes was awarded what I felt was a terrible decision over the South African.

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EDDIE “BOSSMAN” JONES
August 8, 2010 - Eddie "Bossman" Jones, passed away on Saturday August 7, 2010 of natural causes. Jones, a rugged, aggressive light-heavyweight from California, took on the best in his division for over a decade, and I mean the best.

It is hard to depict how deep the light-heavyweight ranks were before other weights decimated the lines in recent years, but a quick glance at Eddie’s record does the job. Jones turned pro in 1965, had his nose spread in early fights against Harold Johnson, Jimmy Dupree and Henry Hank, tightened up his defense and worked his way to a shot at the WBA title held by Venezeula’s Vicente Rondon, whom he took the full 15 rounds in Caracas in 1971, before establishing himself as one of the toughest, cutest men around against the likes of Victor Galindez, Jesse Burnett, Len Hutchins, Tom Bethea, Andy Kendall, Rudiger Schmidtke and Tom Bogs, the latter two in Europe. Eddie was forced on the road because he couldn’t get a fight in California.

Ex-pro Rick Farris describes him as "too good for his own good - it's as if Eddie had no home." As his career relented in the mid-1970s, his obvious assets were preyed upon by the leading heavyweights of the day, all basking in a golden era, as Jerry Quarry, Ken Norton and George Foreman used him extensively in the gym. Eddie is perhaps best known as one of Muhammad Ali’s sparmates for the "Rumble in the Jungle" in Zaire in 1974, along with a young Larry Holmes and the much-avoided Roy Williams. When they say Ali enjoyed the greatest sparring imaginable for Foreman, they were not kidding. Jones played his part in an unforgettable win for Ali, and an unforgettable night for boxing.

The Fantasy Boxing Camp starts next week August 19 through August 22, 2010.

For details on the Fantasy Camp go to our website: www.gleasonsgym.net or call the gym at 718 797 2872.

A training clinic for personal trainers and boxing trainers has been added to the Fantasy Boxing Camp.

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(August 11, 2010 – New York, NY) Junior middleweight Steven Martinez (5-0, 5 KOs), a former national amateur champion with a perfect record in the professional ranks, has signed a long-term promotional contact with DiBella Entertainment. Martinez is only 20 years old, but the young pug from the Bronx has impressed since turning pro, stopping all five opponents he has shared a ring with.

Along with having a powerful promotional force now backing his career, Martinez is aligned managerially with a pair of heavy hitters, both figuratively and literally. Martinez is co-managed by well-known Jersey powerbroker Pat Lynch, along with star running back from the New York Giants, Brandon Jacobs.

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FLASH QUOTES
DEVON ALEXANDER

(Prior to the decision announcement) “We good. I think I did enough to win. (After the decision announcement) It was an okay performance for me. I am my own toughest critic. Kotelnik is a tough fighter, an ex-world champion. Like I told everyone, I have an A, B and C plan. I have all three, so I can adjust to whatever anyone brings. Kotelnik trained hard. Give him credit. I listened to my trainer (Kevin Cunningham). He told me to box. (Leg issue) My left leg was going out on me in the final round. I had a cramp. I trained for 12 rounds and got the victory. That is what I came here to do.

(On the cut to his right eye) It was my first cut, but I fought through it like a world champion does. We knew Kotelnik would come in, in shape and he did.”

ANDRIY KOTELNIK

“I want the belt. I deserve it. If the fight were anywhere but here, I would be champion. I am speechless. I have no words to describe what happened. That guy has something that belongs to me.”

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Michael Grant quotes:

"I only have 3 losses, those losses were learning stones for me, stepping stones. At this point in time when I step into this fight with Adamek, it's a great opportunity for me and I'm ready for it. I'm experienced; I've got a hell of a trainer; I'm having a hell of a camp. I mean everything is lining up. This fight is a very important opportunity to me and my family.

"I'm ready for this fight. More Experienced, more solid at this level right now. I've got a nice team, great training camp. I've got Eddie Mustafa and this is one of the times that I've trained the hardest. The only time I've trained harder than this is when I fought Lennox Lewis, so this is how I know that things are lining up for me to be victorious."

(How did Eddie change improve your style?) "I don't think Eddie changed my style. He's a hard knocks guy; he's from the old school. You gotta know Eddie, he's a good trainer, he's been there, he's been to the top, he's been a world champion himself. He's just basically using that talent, ability and experience to get me to the top cause he knows that his experience and my experience packed together means we basically have a hell of a combination. He hasn't changed my style but he knows what I have, and knows what he sees in me and what we put on the table in camp and he also sees a victorious win for us."

(There's going to be some point when Adamek is going to get in close and beyond the jab, how are going to handle that?) "I don't even see him getting beyond that jab. The jab is the most important punch in the game. From the jab perspective, if you're getting past my jab you're in range of my right hand, that's the rule of thumb. Anytime that they step one inch past that jab, it's the right hand that's coming and if you know the fight game, then you follow that up with a left hook. Its speed, combination, consistency and pressure that is going to be the victorious winner over Adamek. Everybody is talking about how he's slick, I don't see it! I don't see no slickness. I don't see any of this! Only thing I can probably say is that the man he likes, you know, you can see that he'll run around. But when he comes up against punching power, that man will try to punch you, that man tries to be slick."

"You know it's not gonna be a brawl because he's (Adamek) not gonna fight like that. This is not a hard or complicated fight. It's not like 2 chess players making the best moves. No, it's not like that at all. He's a very simple, ABC type guy."

(Do you respect Adamek's chin, like when he fought Arreola?) "You have to stick to your game plan. Listen, when I'm in there I don't think about fighters other fights. I'm gonna think about that fight right there. And if I see an opening for a right hand, I'm not going to question his chin, that right hand's coming."

Eddie Mustafa quotes:

"Right now I can put Michael in the top 5 of his division. Because of his work ethic and because of what he brings to me in the gym. I am not trying to change his style, all I am doing is adding on to his style. Whatever he brings me I just take that to another level."

(People are talking about Michael being the underdog do you see him that way?) "Not at all. Because they don't see Michael the way I see Michael. I am working with him everyday in the gym. We are working on different things. Michael is the bigger man, he's a harder punching man, he's got the height, and reach. He's got the good jab. You know, everybody's gonna see a different a very different scenario come the 21st. They're gonna see a more mature Michael Grant, as far as putting a little pressure on him and taking it from there goes."

"You guys gotta remember something. I am the first guy to give Adamek his first defeat, not Floyd Mayweather, when he fought Chad Dawson. And I'm gonna give him his second defeat. It's as simple as that."

"You know whatever Adamek brings to the dance; you gotta bring a dance partner. Sometimes the dance partner cooperates, sometimes he don't. We're not gonna cooperate."

"Adamek is the perfect opponent for Mike. We've got about 5 or 6 sparring partners that are Adamek's size and we have no problem with it. And we got guys that punch harder than Adamek. I'm content with what I'm seeing out of Michael."

"I don't know what Main Events was looking at when they signed Michael Grant, but I think they made one of the biggest mistakes in their history.

Kathy Duva quotes:

"Speaking for Main Events, we respect Michael Grant. We don't think anybody is a stepping stone. I still have nightmares about the night that he fought Andrew Golota. We know that he's not a stepping stone. We know that Tomasz has to fight bigger guys, better guys, if he's going to be able to win the heavyweight title which is what he wants to do. And our opinion here is that the guy who wins this fight is going to go on to do that."

"We believe that Tomasz is not going to get anywhere if he can't learn to beat the best in his division and he's going to have to get accustomed to very big fighters in order to do that. Michael Grant is, yes he's a test, but also from Adamek's perspective and Michael Grant's perspective, this is his shot, this is his Rocky movie. That's what makes a great promotion and that's what we're in the business of giving. We hope everybody agrees and wants to watch it on the 21st. Because it available on normal pay per view, so check your local listings, talk to your local cable or satellite provider, and of course the arena (Prudential Center, Newark, NJ) where Adamek is an amazing phenomenon. I know I will be holding my breath."

"I know Michael, I love him, he used to be our fighter and I have no hard feelings. But obviously now we are on opposite sides and I'll be rooting for my guy when the bell rings."

Fight Info:

The "Brick City Boxing Series" card will take place at Prudential Center, Newark, NJ, and is promoted by Main Events and Ziggy Promotions in association with X-Cel Worldwide.

Tickets priced at $53, $78, $103 and $253 (ringside) can be purchased at Prudential Center Box Office, by calling TicketMaster at 800-745-3000 or www.Prucenter.com

The fight is being distributed in North America by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 9PM EST / 6PM PST on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, Avail-TVN and DISH Network in the United States and Viewer's Choice and Bell TV in Canada for a suggested retail price of only $29.95

Devon Alexander vs. Andriy Kotelnik
Tavoris Cloud vs. Glen Johnson

Scottrade Center ◊ St. Louis, Missouri
Saturday, August 7, 2010 ◊ HBO

MAIN EVENT
WBC/IBF 140-POUND LIMIT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - 12 ROUNDS
(15 MINUTES AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF CLOUD-JOHNSON)
Devon Alexander “The Great” Andriy Kotelnik
Undefeated WBC/IBF Unified 140-Pound Champion Former WBA Super Lightweight Champion
St. Louis, MO Lviv, Ukraine
138 ¾ lbs... Weight 139 ½ lbs.
Red w/white trim Trunks Blue & Yellow
20-0, 13 KOs Record 31-3-1, 13 KOs
Referee: Vic Drackulich (Las Vegas, NV). Judges: Jerry Roth (Las Vegas, NV), Oren Shellenberger (Dallas, TX), Denny Nelson (Minneapolis, MN) . Supervisors: WBC-Mike George – IBF-Al Meier.

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Program Lineup Through Saturday August 14
Date Sport Event Price
Sat Aug 7 7:00PM ET Boxing Havoc is Back $4.99 More info

Boxing
Havoc is Back
Sat Aug 7 7:00PM ET

Tonight The Havoc is back as Havoc Boxing returns to present an action filled seven bout card that will be headlined by the New York State Super Bantamweight title between Mauricio Martinez and Reynaldo Lopez. The action begins at 7:00 eastern and will be streamed live on www.gofightlive.tv Martinez and Lopez have both been in with the best as they have a combined eighty-six bout between with Martinez being a former world champion, while Lopez has fought for the world title. The winner of this bout will jump back to the head of the line in the 122 pound division.

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By: Ricky Ray Taylor

TOMASZ ADAMEK (41-1 {27};
6'1, 217) has done a splendid job at busting up sub-par heavy-weights. Since the doctor stepped in to rescue cruiser-weight BOBBY GUNN from a licking last July (round 4), ADAMEK added upwards of 60 (that's SIXTY) pounds to his next 3 victims.

He won the IBF International Heavyweight Title next by busting up a tired Andrew Golata (256 1/2); then he out-maneuvered a slick Jason Estrada (237); before claiming the WBO Title at the hands of the big bully Chris Arreola (250 1/2).

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Five-Time World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley and former Junior Middleweight World Champion Sergio Mora will officially announce their bout set for Saturday, September 18 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Mexican Independence Day Weekend. Mexican Welterweight Phenom Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and top junior welterweight contender Victor Ortiz will also be on hand to announce their respective bouts on the undercard. The event has a suggested retail price of $44.95 and will be distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT

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WITHERSPOON – CASTILLO HIGHLIGHTS SPARTAN FIGHT PROMOTIONS FIRST EVENT AT THE TAJ MAHAL IN ATLANTIC CITY

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (August 2, 2010)—On Saturday night, August 28th, Spartan Fight Promotions will present Battle I at the beautiful Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City with a terrific main event that will pit Heavyweight contender Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon battling rough veteran Livin Castillo in a tough heavyweight bout scheduled for ten rounds.

Witherpsoon has a record of 26-2 with eighteen knockouts and is regarded as one of the top American Heavyweights.

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In a city like Las Vegas where celebrity sightings are as common as taxis on the Strip, it's not unusual to see Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) personalities receiving the same recognition and adulation usually reserved for rock legends, TV and Hollywood stars.

But for members of the MMA Community to be included by "Las Vegas Weekly" in their recent Top 50 list of "Personalities who define Las Vegas" -- this is a sign of how the fastest growing sport in the world has become such a prominent part of the Mainstream culture.

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GIANT OCTOPUS AT MANDALAY BAY SHARK REEF AQUARIUM PREDICTS JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ WINNER OF SATURDAY NIGHT'S MARQUEZ VS. DIAZ LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER
IN LAS VEGAS AND LIVE ON HBO PAY-PER-VIEW®

LAS VEGAS (July 29) - It's official. The Giant Pacific Octopus at the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay entered the sports predictions arena earlier this morning when he aggressively selected Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez as the winner over Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz in Saturday night's contest between the two pugilists who are fighting for Marquez's Ring Magazine, WBA and WBO Lightweight World titles at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

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"HUNGRY". It is a term heard in boxing very often. Before their first fight, boxers are often considered hungry, hungry to get inside the ring and get their career underway. After a few wins, they are hungry to then prove that they are a legitimate prospect. After reaching prospect status, boxers are said to become hungry to get to the level where they are considered a top contender. Contenders have been known as hungry in their quest to get a shot at a championship. It's almost something fighters become programmed to say, but when Star Boxing's Delvin Rodriguez tells you, "I am hungry" there is something different about it. You can see it in his eyes, and you can hear it in his voice. Just sitting down with Rodriguez for a few minutes, or watching an intense training session with the top rated welterweight, is all you need to realize just how hungry he actually is. This Friday night in the main event on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights", the IBF #3 rated Rodriguez (25-4-2, 14KO's) will look to put that hunger on display when he takes on Ashley Theophane (26-4-1, 7KO's) in a ten round welterweight contest at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma.

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Local Favorites Impress on the Undercard

(July 29, 2010 – New York, NY) Argenis Mendez brought his act to the bright lights of New York City, and shined through and through with a first round knockdown en route to an 8-round unanimous decision victory over local hero Shamir Reyes on Wednesday night. Mendez-Reyes headlined the latest edition of DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing series, in front of a capacity crowd at the BB King Blues Club and Grill in Times Square.

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Pagan, Lownacki, Adamek, Ali, Bryan

A press conference for "The Big Challenge", title fight between Tomasz Adamek, the IBF International Heavyweight and NABO Heavyweight Champion, (41-1, 27 KO's) and Michael Grant, (46-3, 34 KO's) was held Tuesday at Global Boxing Gym in North Bergen, NJ.

Michael Grant did not attend the press conference because he is training in Las Vegas, but was present via telephone. Nick Garone, Grant's manager, spoke for Michael Grant. "You are going to see that Michael Grant is prepared. He walks the walk, talks the talk as far as being a professional. He's been away from the spotlight for quite a long time and we believe that's a good thing. Michael is well preserved. He is 37 next week and in world heavyweights that's a good age, it's a seasoned age. August 21st will be a tremendous opportunity for us to be named on the short list of guys like Klitschko and Valuev." Garone added, "We have the utmost respect for Tomasz Adamek, but honestly we see a win as a way to prolong Michael's career and give him an opportunity to get back on the world wide stage." Garone reminded everyone that Michael Grant had once before defeated a Polish legend, Andrew Golota, and he said Grant would do so again on the 21st.

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