NEW YORK: (July 11, 2012) Star Boxing has signed undefeated middleweight contender George “Comanche Boy” Tahdooahnippah to an exclusive promotional contract, it was announced today by Joe DeGuardia, its President.“We’re very excited to bring George aboard to Star Boxing’s extensive team of world class fighters. He’s an undefeated middleweight who fits into the mix very well of highly ranked contenders in the division” said DeGuardia of Tahdooahnippah who sports a record of 30-0-1 (22KO’s). A proud Native American Indian and member of the Comanche Nation, Tahdooahnippah is based in Lawton, Oklahoma with his wife and four children.
Known for his heavy hands and fan friendly style, Tahdooahnippah celebrates each of his fight appearances and victories with the pounding of the Native American drums, the breathtaking display of Native American Fancy War Dancers and the hip hop sounds of his Native American rappers. “I’m very excited to work with Joe DeGuardia and the team at Star Boxing to take my career to a higher level. I’m ready to take the next step to fight the best at 160 and look forward to returning to action in the very near future.”
Last July 16th, Tahdooahnippah won the WBC Continental Americas Middleweight Title with an impressive first round knockout of Jimmy Holmes at the Comanche Nation Casino in his hometown of Lawton, Oklahoma. In 2012, Tahdooahnippah has had two fights thus far; a first round knockout of Tyrel Brown on February 25th and a six round decision win over Rahman Yusubov on April 26th. Details of Tahdooahnippah’s debut under the Star Boxing banner will be announced shortly.
Friday 28 September 2012
Alex "The brick city Bullet" Perez vs Antonin Decaire
Alex “The Brick City Bullet” Perez, 16-0, 9 KOs, is a tough and exciting fighter from Newark, NJ. Decarie, 26-1, 7 KOs, is also an action fighter, who has fought top competition and has been very successful. While neither fighter is a household name, both are top welterweights on the brink of stardom. When DiBella announced the fight he said, “It is a fight that people are legitimately excited about. Alex Perez is one of my best prospects and I think it’s going to be a great fight with Antonin Decarie.”
Since turning professional in 2004, Perez has experienced many ups and downs outside of the ring, but he has always trained hard and remained focused when in the ring under the tutelage of trainer/manager Jose Rosario. He is selective with his company and he travels with a small circle of close friends and family that form “Team Perez”. He is in the best shape of his life and is more than ready for Saturday, recently saying, “I always fight my heart out because I want to give my three sons a life that I always dreamed of and I also know my grandmother who passed away recently is watching over me.”
After an impressive amateur career, Alex successfully turned pro but was shot in the chest just weeks later. He recovered, returned to the sport and quickly found success back in the ring. However, just when things started to progress in his career again, Alex found himself looking at 30 years in prison while facing gun and aggravated assault charges. Perez, who prides himself on his faith and loyalty to his family and friends had that loyalty repaid when Danny Serratelli, a close friend who had trained with Perez since he was a teenager took the case pro bono. With the help of “Team Perez” the truth was brought to light and he was exonerated on all charges. At that point Perez returned to the ring with a vengeance and after picking up a couple of wins he signed with promoter Lou DiBella.
Since turning professional in 2004, Perez has experienced many ups and downs outside of the ring, but he has always trained hard and remained focused when in the ring under the tutelage of trainer/manager Jose Rosario. He is selective with his company and he travels with a small circle of close friends and family that form “Team Perez”. He is in the best shape of his life and is more than ready for Saturday, recently saying, “I always fight my heart out because I want to give my three sons a life that I always dreamed of and I also know my grandmother who passed away recently is watching over me.”
After an impressive amateur career, Alex successfully turned pro but was shot in the chest just weeks later. He recovered, returned to the sport and quickly found success back in the ring. However, just when things started to progress in his career again, Alex found himself looking at 30 years in prison while facing gun and aggravated assault charges. Perez, who prides himself on his faith and loyalty to his family and friends had that loyalty repaid when Danny Serratelli, a close friend who had trained with Perez since he was a teenager took the case pro bono. With the help of “Team Perez” the truth was brought to light and he was exonerated on all charges. At that point Perez returned to the ring with a vengeance and after picking up a couple of wins he signed with promoter Lou DiBella.
Ricky hatton will fight Vyacheslav Senchenko
Ricky Hatton’s opponent on his return to the ring at the MEN Arena on Nov 24 will be will be 35-year-old Ukrainian Vyacheslav Senchenko in a 10-round welterweight bout. The match-up puts him on a perfect path to a potential world title fight with Paulie Malignaggi, the World Boxing Association welterweight champion, in the first quarter of next year. In spite of Hatton’s self-imposed 3½-year exile from the ring, his popularity is clearly undiminished. The 16,500 tickets sold out in 48 hours before opponent Senchenko had even been announced. However, it is understood that some of those close to the boxer-turned-promoter may be unhappy about his decision to fight again
Police were called when Hatton’s father, Ray, had an altercation with his son the day before the boxer announced his comeback. It is unclear whether the two events are related. Former two-weight world champion Hatton, who last fought in May 2009 when he was knocked out in Las Vegas by Manny Pacquiao, announced his return to the ring earlier this month. He has been in strict training for several months.
Senchenko has lost just one of his 33 professional fights and is a former world champion. After a decorated amateur career at world level, Senchenko won the WBA welterweight title in 2009, defending it three times before being stopped by former Hatton victim Malignaggi in April this year. It was one of Malignaggi’s finest performances, and Hatton is targeting the Brooklynite for the belt early next year, provided he comes through this.
‘The Hitman’, who will celebrate his 34th birthday next week, retired from the sport last year but admitted he was itching to get back into the ring. “I’m sure that Vyacheslav Senchenko will give me a good fight. It’s one that I am confident I can win though,” he said. “I believe this was as good an opponent as I could have had. I’m in great shape, I’m feeling good and I know I can put on a performance.” The undercard features Hatton-promoted Scott Quigg and Rendell Munroe, who will compete in a re-match for the WBA interim world title at super bantamweight – their first meeting was stopped when Munroe suffered a huge cut above his eye after a clash of heads – while Sergey Rabchenko will fight Cedric Vitu for the European light-middleweight title. I can’t wait to get in the ring now,” said the 33-year-old.
Police were called when Hatton’s father, Ray, had an altercation with his son the day before the boxer announced his comeback. It is unclear whether the two events are related. Former two-weight world champion Hatton, who last fought in May 2009 when he was knocked out in Las Vegas by Manny Pacquiao, announced his return to the ring earlier this month. He has been in strict training for several months.
Senchenko has lost just one of his 33 professional fights and is a former world champion. After a decorated amateur career at world level, Senchenko won the WBA welterweight title in 2009, defending it three times before being stopped by former Hatton victim Malignaggi in April this year. It was one of Malignaggi’s finest performances, and Hatton is targeting the Brooklynite for the belt early next year, provided he comes through this.
Saturday 22 September 2012
Kevin Mitchell vs Ricky Burns
It seems that nobody is convinced about the outcome of tonight's brilliant fight in Glasgow between Kevin Mitchell, the travelling challenger, and Ricky Burns, the hometown champion, that is arguably the best English-against-Scottish fight since 1968. Burns will be defending his WBO lightweight title for the second time and trying to get the recognition that has so far eluded his efforts, which have been both impressive and overlooked. Mitchell is on a simple mission of redemption after his wayward tendencies ruined his last world-title fight and started a free fall of destruction that came close to ending his career.
Burns famously celebrates his world-title victories with a trip to Nandos and a few hours on his Xbox while Mitchell, in his darkest hours, was out of control, collapsing between bars, one-night stands, violence and confrontations with the police. "I feared for him," admitted Burns, who has been a friend since amateur days. In 2010 Mitchell was given his dream fight when Frank Warren delivered a WBO lightweight title chance against Michael Katsidis at Upton Park, home of Mitchell's team, West Ham, and a shrine to the young Dagenham fighter. It was all set in place for the local boy, but a breakdown in his relationship with his wife, a crazy streak and some pure stupidity ruined his chances.
Burns famously celebrates his world-title victories with a trip to Nandos and a few hours on his Xbox while Mitchell, in his darkest hours, was out of control, collapsing between bars, one-night stands, violence and confrontations with the police. "I feared for him," admitted Burns, who has been a friend since amateur days. In 2010 Mitchell was given his dream fight when Frank Warren delivered a WBO lightweight title chance against Michael Katsidis at Upton Park, home of Mitchell's team, West Ham, and a shrine to the young Dagenham fighter. It was all set in place for the local boy, but a breakdown in his relationship with his wife, a crazy streak and some pure stupidity ruined his chances.
Pacquiao vs Marques IV + Chaves Jr fails Drug test
Pacquiao-Marquez IV is on: Ten thousand fans packed the Mexico City arena Friday to see Manny Pacquiao and native son Juan Manuel Marquez for the third stop o their media tour announcing their fourth meeting, set for Saturday, December 8 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Pacquiao has beaten Marquez twice, and they fought to a draw in a third fight. Many observers including this columnist believe Marquez won the last fight with Pacquiao in 2011. Although many people hoped Pacquiao would scheduled a rematch with Timothy Bradley after Bradley’s controversial decision over Pacquiao, the Marquez matchup is a bigger fan draw. He is by far the most popular boxer in Mexico. Marquez and Pacquiao have both said they will be going for a knockout to end the debate about their series once and for all.
Chavez Jr. fails drug test: It explains a whole lot about Julio Caesar Chavez, Jr., don’t you think? Such as getting up for the day around 6 p.m., and having trouble making weight. As reported by several media including Ring Magazine and CBSSports.com, the Nevada State Athletic Commission informed Chavez Jr.’s promoter Top Rank that he failed the test following his fight with Sergio Martinez on Tuesday. If a second test confirms the first, Chavez Jr. faces a suspension from boxing, as much as a year. He could also lose his $3 million purse for the fight. Chavez Jr. tested positive for a banned diuretic in 2009. He received a seven month suspension and the victory was changed to a no decision. This past January, he was arrested for drunk driving in Los Angeles, two weeks before his bout against Marco Antonio Rubio.
Chavez Jr. fails drug test: It explains a whole lot about Julio Caesar Chavez, Jr., don’t you think? Such as getting up for the day around 6 p.m., and having trouble making weight. As reported by several media including Ring Magazine and CBSSports.com, the Nevada State Athletic Commission informed Chavez Jr.’s promoter Top Rank that he failed the test following his fight with Sergio Martinez on Tuesday. If a second test confirms the first, Chavez Jr. faces a suspension from boxing, as much as a year. He could also lose his $3 million purse for the fight. Chavez Jr. tested positive for a banned diuretic in 2009. He received a seven month suspension and the victory was changed to a no decision. This past January, he was arrested for drunk driving in Los Angeles, two weeks before his bout against Marco Antonio Rubio.
Thursday 20 September 2012
Floyd Mayweather's comeback delayed by legal troubles
Floyd Mayweather was recently released from prison, but a violation in his probation could send him right back. The undefeated boxer pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges and served two months of a six-month sentence. He was released on good behavior, and according to Francis McCabe and Brian Haynes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, he was on probation that included "staying out of trouble." Unfortunately, Mayweather was unable to do that, as police were needed to investigate an altercation that took place earlier this month. McCabe and Haynes explain that the incident occurred at the home of Melissa Brim, the mother of Mayweather's daughter. The boxer reportedly stole an unknown possession from her after having a loud argument. Michael McCann, Sports Illustrated's law expert, believes there is a real possibility this could force Mayweather to return to prison.
He goes on to explain that this incident could qualify as violating his probation. Surprisingly, this was not the only legal issue that Mayweather has had to deal with recently. He was also forced to pay $113,774 in fees for avoiding questioning by lawyers of Manny Pacquiao regarding defamation (via ESPN).
The case is based around the fact that Mayweather has accused Pacquiao of using performance-enhancing drugs, a claim that is completely baseless. This money will not make a dent in the fortune of one of the world's most wealthy athletes, but it indicates that a fight between the two superstars is likely a long way away.Fans have been waiting to see Mayweather back in the ring since he defeated Miguel Cotto in May. Unfortunately, this wait might end up being longer than anticipated. He is arguably the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world today. However, it will be interesting to see if the champ has lost a step or two by the time he returns to the sport after all his legal troubles are behind him.
He goes on to explain that this incident could qualify as violating his probation. Surprisingly, this was not the only legal issue that Mayweather has had to deal with recently. He was also forced to pay $113,774 in fees for avoiding questioning by lawyers of Manny Pacquiao regarding defamation (via ESPN).
The case is based around the fact that Mayweather has accused Pacquiao of using performance-enhancing drugs, a claim that is completely baseless. This money will not make a dent in the fortune of one of the world's most wealthy athletes, but it indicates that a fight between the two superstars is likely a long way away.Fans have been waiting to see Mayweather back in the ring since he defeated Miguel Cotto in May. Unfortunately, this wait might end up being longer than anticipated. He is arguably the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world today. However, it will be interesting to see if the champ has lost a step or two by the time he returns to the sport after all his legal troubles are behind him.
Wednesday 19 September 2012
50 cent has business plans with Manny Pacquiao
Eight-Division world boxing champion boxer Manny Pacquiao handles his business both inside and outside of the ring. On Wednesday (September 19) Pac-Man was in New York City promoting his December 8 fight with his heated rival Juan Manuel Márquez, but also addressed his in-the-works promotion company with rap mogul 50 Cent. "I love music, and he likes boxing also," Pacquiao told MTV News about the G-Unit head honcho just minutes before his big press conference at the Edison Ballroom in New York promoting the Márquez match. "We're talking about that and we're discussing. We didn't finalize yet because I'm so busy right now and he's busy right now."
Manny made it clear that he was focused on his December 8 bout with Márquez, a man who he is fighting for the fourth time in his career, but Pacquiao's business adviser Michael Koncz was able to give us much more detail. "We've very close to it, I've been talking to 50 Cent now for over a month and a half, close to two months. It's becoming a reality, more than a possibility," Koncz said of the deal which will bring Fif and Pac together to promote big-time boxing matches. "I think we're going to end up doing something together before the year is out." This is not 50's first venture into the sport. The multiplatinum rapper has a close friendship with boxing champ Floyd Mayweather — they call themselves the Money Team — but in a recent interview, Fif spoke on a rift between the longtime buddies. It is now being speculated that because Fif is gearing up to do business with Mayweather's rival Pacquiao, it has caused problems between the friends. During a radio interview on September 14 with Power 105's Breakfast Club in NYC, 50 said he and Floyd were still friends, and today, Koncz completely shot down the notion that Manny came between them.
Manny made it clear that he was focused on his December 8 bout with Márquez, a man who he is fighting for the fourth time in his career, but Pacquiao's business adviser Michael Koncz was able to give us much more detail. "We've very close to it, I've been talking to 50 Cent now for over a month and a half, close to two months. It's becoming a reality, more than a possibility," Koncz said of the deal which will bring Fif and Pac together to promote big-time boxing matches. "I think we're going to end up doing something together before the year is out." This is not 50's first venture into the sport. The multiplatinum rapper has a close friendship with boxing champ Floyd Mayweather — they call themselves the Money Team — but in a recent interview, Fif spoke on a rift between the longtime buddies. It is now being speculated that because Fif is gearing up to do business with Mayweather's rival Pacquiao, it has caused problems between the friends. During a radio interview on September 14 with Power 105's Breakfast Club in NYC, 50 said he and Floyd were still friends, and today, Koncz completely shot down the notion that Manny came between them.
Saturday 1 September 2012
Mike Tyson makes a life after boxing
IT WAS the ultimate dog act, one of the most heinous moments ever in sport as Mike Tyson spat out his mouthguard, sank his long, thick canines into Evander Holyfield's ear, wrenched away a piece of flesh and spat it out on to the canvas. Tyson's reputation was already lower than a sewer rat's but in that frightful moment in a 1997 fight for the world heavyweight title, his standing as a human being sunk to an all-time low. Despite his rape conviction, his drug use, his profanity and his unpredictable mood swings, Tyson had always commanded a grudging respect in the sporting world as the ultimate fighting machine, a boxer of freakish speed and power who, in his prime, dominated the heavyweight division like few champions in history. But with this act of cannibalism, reviled even in the red-light district of sports that is boxing, he was exposed as nothing more than a cheap bully and a coward who could not take the sort of punishment he had dished out for years. And it got worse. Over the next decade the cycle of drugs, depression and rage reduced him to a sad, fat, bloated punching-bag. With a tattooed face.
In 2005 in a Washington restaurant, a couple of days before his last defeat, Tyson had leaned over to me and lamented that his whole life had been "a waste of time". One of the few friends who has always stuck by him, Australian boxing great Jeff Fenech, remembers visiting Tyson in Las Vegas six years ago and thinking he would never see him again. "He was so down and depressed, " Fenech said. "I thought it would be the last time I'd see my great friend. We've had so many heart-to-heart talks over the years. We understand each other. We were both really wild as young guys and he used to tell me that he didn't think he'd live to be 40. I knew exactly how he felt." So what the hell happened? How is it that Mike Tyson, now 46, a vegan looking as fit as the heavyweight who terrorised the sport in the late 1980s, was talking to the Australian media on Thursday by video link from Las Vegas about his new career as a motivational speaker and comedian? How did the self-styled "baddest man in the world" become all warm, and fuzzy and funny? Tyson's image loomed large on TV, filling the video screen with those huge shoulders that once hoisted all the heavyweight championship belts the world had to offer. He was laughing, joking clapping almost insanely - drumming his fingers impatiently at questions about his rape conviction and saying that boxing was just a bad memory. At one point he broke into a bad rendition of George Michael's Careless Whisper. At suggestions he was a superstar, he replied: "I don't know about that, but I've been called a lot worse." Tyson grew up in a particularly bleak slum in New York, mugging and bag-snatching while still a child, doing armed robberies by his early teens.
He became the youngest world heavyweight boxing champion aged 20 in 1986, was in jail between 1992 and 1995 for raping beauty queen Desiree Washington and spent nine months in jail in 1999 for what a judge described as a "potentially lethal" road rage assault on two men. He was banned from boxing for a year after biting Holyfield and squandered a $400 million fortune. These days he makes his living from a one-man stage show directed by Oscar nominee Spike Lee that is part confessional, part comedy, part kitsch. It has played Las Vegas and Broadway, and on his week-long tour of Australia in November, Tyson promises to give audiences an insight into what has lifted him from the depths of despair. "To be honest with you, in my show I don't talk a lot about my fights, " he said. "I only talk about two fighters, Mitch Green and Trevor Berbick. I didn't even know boxing existed any more. Boxing is so 19th-century now. "The show is more about my life, about evolving as a person, reaching that paradigm shift in life that we have to change or no longer exist." Of his days as the most feared fighter in the world, he said: "Those days are over, man. I just want to do my show, enjoy my life and have some fun. I forgot about most of my fights. Sometimes I look at films of myself and I think who is that guy? Man, what's all that about?" Fenech says Tyson's third wife Kiki, 35, born Lakiha Spicer, who he married in 2009, is the person who transformed his friend into a new man.
In 2005 in a Washington restaurant, a couple of days before his last defeat, Tyson had leaned over to me and lamented that his whole life had been "a waste of time". One of the few friends who has always stuck by him, Australian boxing great Jeff Fenech, remembers visiting Tyson in Las Vegas six years ago and thinking he would never see him again. "He was so down and depressed, " Fenech said. "I thought it would be the last time I'd see my great friend. We've had so many heart-to-heart talks over the years. We understand each other. We were both really wild as young guys and he used to tell me that he didn't think he'd live to be 40. I knew exactly how he felt." So what the hell happened? How is it that Mike Tyson, now 46, a vegan looking as fit as the heavyweight who terrorised the sport in the late 1980s, was talking to the Australian media on Thursday by video link from Las Vegas about his new career as a motivational speaker and comedian? How did the self-styled "baddest man in the world" become all warm, and fuzzy and funny? Tyson's image loomed large on TV, filling the video screen with those huge shoulders that once hoisted all the heavyweight championship belts the world had to offer. He was laughing, joking clapping almost insanely - drumming his fingers impatiently at questions about his rape conviction and saying that boxing was just a bad memory. At one point he broke into a bad rendition of George Michael's Careless Whisper. At suggestions he was a superstar, he replied: "I don't know about that, but I've been called a lot worse." Tyson grew up in a particularly bleak slum in New York, mugging and bag-snatching while still a child, doing armed robberies by his early teens.
He became the youngest world heavyweight boxing champion aged 20 in 1986, was in jail between 1992 and 1995 for raping beauty queen Desiree Washington and spent nine months in jail in 1999 for what a judge described as a "potentially lethal" road rage assault on two men. He was banned from boxing for a year after biting Holyfield and squandered a $400 million fortune. These days he makes his living from a one-man stage show directed by Oscar nominee Spike Lee that is part confessional, part comedy, part kitsch. It has played Las Vegas and Broadway, and on his week-long tour of Australia in November, Tyson promises to give audiences an insight into what has lifted him from the depths of despair. "To be honest with you, in my show I don't talk a lot about my fights, " he said. "I only talk about two fighters, Mitch Green and Trevor Berbick. I didn't even know boxing existed any more. Boxing is so 19th-century now. "The show is more about my life, about evolving as a person, reaching that paradigm shift in life that we have to change or no longer exist." Of his days as the most feared fighter in the world, he said: "Those days are over, man. I just want to do my show, enjoy my life and have some fun. I forgot about most of my fights. Sometimes I look at films of myself and I think who is that guy? Man, what's all that about?" Fenech says Tyson's third wife Kiki, 35, born Lakiha Spicer, who he married in 2009, is the person who transformed his friend into a new man.
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