Jones-Mosely Rescheduled!
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 Unbeaten welterweight Mike Jones, of North Philadelphia, and veteran Larry Mosley, of Los Angeles, CA, hope the third time is a charm when they square off Saturday evening, Aug 8, at Bally’s Atlantic City.
At stake in the scheduled 10 round contest will be Jones’ world ranking and his North American Boxing Association (NABA) title. Jones, 26, is one of boxing’s hottest prospects. His 17-0 record includes 15 knockouts and he won the vacant NABA title Aug 29, 2008, when he KOd Juliano Ramos, a Brazilian living in Boca Raton, FL, in six rounds at the New Alhambra in South Philadelphia.
In his first defense last March 6, Jones was set to fight Mosley, who had to cancel out five days earlier with a back injury. Instead, Jones KOd late sub Dairo Esalas, of Miami, FL, in two rounds at the Blue Horizon in North Philadelphia. Two weeks prior to the re-scheduled fight with Mosley on June 6 at Bally’s, Jones strained the bicep on his left arm and had to cancel.
A pro since 2005, Jones has beaten Doel Carrasquillo of Lancaster, PA, Israel “Pito” Cardona of Hartford, CT, Gilbert Venegas of Moline, IL. Jones’ two hardest fights came last year against a pair of Chicago, IL, fighters. In his only ESPN2 appearance on March 28, 2008, Jones rallied in the last two rounds to earn an eight round decision over Germaine Sanders at the Seneca Allegany Casino in Salamanca, NY. Then, last Dec. 5 at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA in a fight televised by Telefutura/Univision, Jones shook off some early bombs and knocked out Luciano Perez in three rounds.
Jones is ranked No. 10 by the World Boxing Association (WBA), No. 10 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF), No. 13 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO), No. 26 by the World Boxing Council (WBC). MORE |
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Major-Clark: No Contest!
By Bob Caico at ringside
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The NABA lightweight championship title fight between Meacher Major and Michael Clark ended suddenly and controversially Friday night in Buffalo, NY. The bout that began as if it would be an exciting 10-round contest turned when Major landed a blow to the back of the neck of Clark that dropped him to his knees. The referee gave Clark a few minutes to recuperate and resumed the action. Clark still seemed stunned by the blow but fought on. Seconds later as the fighters tied up, referee Hubert Earle called a break. Major landed a right hand to the jaw that knocked Clark on his back and he seemed to be in some discomfort. Earle called the bout off and emergency personnel entered the ring. Clark seemed to be ok but was carried out on a stretcher as a precaution. The bout was ruled a no-contest at 2:14 of round one from an “accidental foul.”
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Major to Face Clark
for NABA Belt
WBA North American Lightweight Championship on the line in Buffalo, June 19
Promoter Nick Garone and X-Cel Worldwide have put together an enticing championship bout for their “Buffalo Beatdown” show on June 19 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center in Buffalo, New York.
All-action lightweight Meacher Major “Pain” of the Bahamas will face Columbus, Ohio’s Michael “Cold Blood” Clark (38-5-1, 18 KOs) in a 10-round battle for the vacant NABA Lightweight Championship.
Major turned himself into an instant fan favorite in Buffalo last February by becoming the first man to stop super-durable veteran Kevin Carmody in an exciting shootout. The skilful Clark has been on the cusp of a world title fight in the past and already fought to a draw for the same NABA belt in 2008.
Garone says although Clark is a dangerous opponent, he believes 27-year-old Major has the tools to become a world champion. “I don’t feel like Meacher was brought along properly in the past. He’s got a ton of potential. His losses are to Edner Cherry (via split decision), Lamont Peterson and Edgar Santana and they’re all good fighters. And now that he’s got proper training facilities and sparring, he’s going to make a real dent in this division. I have enough confidence in Meacher to be putting him in with a world-class guy like Clark, so what’s that tell you?”
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Injury KOs Jones-Mosley!
Kennedy-Gonzalez new headliner in AC
Unbeaten world-ranked welterweight Mike Jones, of North Philadelphia, suffered a strained muscle in his left bicep over the weekend, forcing cancellation of his North American Boxing Association (NABA) title defense against Larry Mosley, of Los Angeles, CA, which was set for Saturday evening, June 6, at Bally’s Atlantic City. The original co-feature, which pairs undefeated super bantamweight Teon Kennedy, of North Philadelphia, against Lucian Gonzalez, of Reading, PA, will be elevated to the main event. |
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Jones-Mosley Collide June 6!
Ten Round Main Event for NABA 147 lb. Title!
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Unbeaten North Philadelphia welterweight Mike Jones (17-0, 15 KOs) marks his first appearance in Atlantic City when he makes just the second defense of his NABA title against Larry Mosley (15-3-2, 6 KOs), of Los Angeles, CA, in the scheduled ten round main event on Saturday, June 6th at Bally’s Atlantic City.
The 26 year old Jones is rated #10 by the WBA, #10 by the IBF, and #11 by the WBO. Jones has already defeated contenders Doel Carrasquillo, Israel “Pito” Cardona, and Germaine Sanders over his four plus year career.
The Jones-Mosley title fight originally was scheduled for March 6 in Philadelphia however Mosley was forced to withdraw six days prior when he injured his back during training. Jones ended up knocking out late sub Dairo Esalas (31-16, 25 KOs), of Miami, FL, in front of a standing room only crowd at the Blue Horizon. More than 300 customers were turned away after the 1,346-seat building had been filled to capacity.
In his last fight on Oct. 24 in Carbazon, CA, Mosley lost a unanimous ten round decision in a solid fight to 18 year old Mexican phenom Saul Alvarez (24-0-1, 17 K0s).
Tickets for the June 6 championship fight are priced at $45 and $65. They are on sale at the offices of Peltz Boxing Promotions, Inc. (215-765-0922) or online at www.peltzboxing.com. Tickets also can be purchased through TicketMaster (800-745-3000) or online at www.ticketmaster.com |
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Gunn TKOs Gregory!
By Kurt Wolfheimer at ringside
Photo by Ed Mulholland
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Former WBO cruiserweight title challenger Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn (21-3-1, 18 KOs) scored a fourth round TKO over Brad Gregory (11-3, 9 KOs) on Wednesday night at the Medieval Times Castle in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. Gunn dropped Gregory twice with bodyshots in the fourth to claim the WBA-NABA belt and retain the WBC-USNBC belt. Time was 2:14.
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Recent NABA Title Fight Results
April 4, Montreal Casino
Olivier Lontchi KO7 Ceciclio Santos
NABA Super Bantamweight Title Defense
March 6 Philadelphia
Mike Jones KO2 Dairo Esalas
NABA Welterweight Title Defense
March 21 Atlanta
Derek Edwards SD10 Anthony Greenridge
Wins NABA Super Middleweight Title
February 20 Buffalo
Byron Mitchell TKO6 Zach Walters
Wins Vacant NABA-US Light Heavyweight Title
February 25 Lyndhursy NJ
Bobby Gunn TKO4 Brad Gregory
Wins Vacant NABA Cruiserweight Title
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VA Night of Champions Postponed
Fire Marshall KOs Title Fight
An unfortunate situation has unfolded in Norfolk, Virginia, as upstart promotional firm Triple Mac Promotions was informed by city officials yesterday at 5:15 pm that fire regulations would prevent their "Night of Champions" show from happening tonight (Saturday, February 7).
Triple Mac chief Freddie Mac says he is the victim of a venue's lack of professionalism.
"We did everything we could to make this another fantastic show, but the people at the Norfolk Masonic Temple didn't have the proper permits to host the shows they're hosting. We got an email late yesterday (Friday) from the Fire Marshall saying the venue didn't have the right licenses. And because it was so late in the day on Friday, we were in a position where we couldn't get a permit, the city was closed, and we couldn't move to another venue."
"Night of Champions", which was to have been headlined by an NABA-US Supermiddleweight Championship bout between Bobby Jordan and Don Hall, has been rescheduled to Saturday, February 21.
"I appreciate the fight fans in this area that make our shows so successful and I sincerely apologize for this inconvenience. Triple Mac is planning on doing something special in the near future to make it up to all of you."
All tickets purchased for tonight's postponed show will be honored on February 21 or fully refunded.
Please call 757.728.0888 for more information or to obtain a refund.
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Hendrix & Greenidge Victorious!
By: Jose E. Santiago
Photos: Ozzie Santiago
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In a 10 round NABA-US Lightweight title fight presented by KO Kings Productions in Atlanta GA, Tyrese "Head Honcho" Hendrix (15-0-1 6KO) scored 10 round unanimous decision at the hands of Abi Santizo (9-3). The fight was the classic boxer puncher match as Hendrix relied on his speed and height advantage to cut off the aggressiveness of Santizo often catching Santizo coming in throughout the fight. In the tenth and final round Santizo was finally able to catch his faster counterpart and momentarily stun him with a right hand flurry, but Hendrix responded well and put his staple on the match as he countered Santizo aggressiveness with solid shots to the head that pretty much had the Mexican warrior out on his feet. Contrary to the final 99-91 on all three score cards the fight was highly contested as both fighters took turns scoring on many occasions.
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In the most exciting fight of the night fast rising middleweight prospect, Anthony "ICE" Greenidge (13-1-1 5KO) scored a tough and competitive 10 round decision against slugging south-paw John Mackey (11-2-1) for the middleweight NABA-US title. Greenidge used his attrition and great condition to simply land two to every one punches landed by Mackey. Throughout the fight both fighters simply took turns landing flurries, but Greenidge was more pleasing to the eye with faster crisper punches. Judges scored it 97-93 twice, and 98-94.
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Grant Defeats Marinaccio!
By Bob Caico at Ringside
Photos: Boxing Bob Newman
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Former world title challenger “Big” Michael Grant continued his comeback Saturday night with a lop-sided unanimous decision win over hometown favorite Paul Marinaccio in Niagara Falls.
Both heavyweights started slowly, each seeming overly cautious for the first half of the fight. Grant (45-3, 33 KOs) attributed the slow start to not being warmed up before the bout, “We didn’t warm up properly, I was very dry coming in, Eddie (trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad) came in after doing the last fight and then we were rushed to the ring”, explained Grant.
The seventh round brought the most action of the fight as a Marinaccio left missed the target and a counter right hand from Grant landed perfect and dropped Marinaccio. The “Italian Hitman” fought back gamely and both fighters landed some spirited exchanges. Grants’ power was evident though and another right hand dropped Marinaccio just before the bell to end the wild seventh round. Grant used his powerful jab and boxing talent to win each of the following rounds and had Marinaccio down a third time at the end of the eleventh.
At the end of 12-rounds the scores were in favor of the former NABF champion, 119-107, 119,107 and 117-109.
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Building a Proud History:
NABA CHAMPIONS
In its first five years of existence, the following NABA Champions have gone on to either challenge for or win a world title:
Heavyweight: Sergei Liakhovich (World Champion); Shannon Briggs (World Champion); Samuel Peter (World Champion)
Cruiserweight: Dale Brown (Challenger)
Light Heavyweight: Robert Koon (Challenger)
Super Middleweight: Jeff Lacy (World Champion);
Antwun Echols (Challenger); Lucien Bute (World Champion)
Middleweight: Antwun Echols (Challenger)
Super Welterweight: Travis Simms (World Champion); Angel Hernandez (Challenger); Joachim Alcine (World Champion
Welterweight: Jose A. Rivera (World Champion); Sharmba Mitchell (World Champion)
Light weight: Julio Diaz (World Champion); Nate Campbell (World Champion)
Super Featherweight: Manuel Medina (World Champion)
Featherweight: Eric Aiken (World Champion); Zahir Raheem (Challenger)
Super Bantamweight: Celestino Caballero (World Champion); Ricardo Cordoba (Challenger); Steve Molitor
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REGIONAL ORGANIZATION
The NABA is now sanctioning sub-regional title fights in Mexico USA and Canada.
The Sub-regional titles are administered by NABA. NABA and FEDELATIN are promoting the Inter-American to be disputed between the Champions of both Organizations.
Estructura Organizativa Regional
La NABA fiscaliza titulos en Mexico- Estados Unidos y Canada
Los Subtitulos regionales seran administrados por NABA. Se trabajara en conjunto con FEDELATIN para que los Campeones de cada Organizacion disputen el Titulo Inter-Americano.
NABA-US
NABA-US is a title sanctioned by NABA which is to be contended
for only in the United States.
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NABA-CANADA
NABA-CANADA is a title sanctioned by NABA which is to be contended
for only in Canada.
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NABA-MEXICO
NABA-US is a title sanctioned by NABA which is to be contended
for only in Mexico.
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NABA-FEMALE
NABA-FEMALE is a title sanctioned by NABA which is to be contended
only by female boxers.
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CHAMPIONSHIP STATUS
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NABA CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS
The Championship Committee of the North American Boxing Association wishes to announce that it has received an official request to sanction the title bouts listed below. In accordance with our by-laws, all NABA titles must be waged between the two highest rated available contenders in descending order of their current position in our rankings. Should any boxers or their representatives feel that they have valid grounds to support that they have been unduly left out of the process of the title challenges in question, they are requested to file their protest in writing to our championship committee within 7 days of the announcement after that period the bouts will be officially approved, failing which the bouts will be officially sanctioned without further notice.
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Building a Proud History: NABA CHAMPIONS II
WBA Super Welterweight Champion Travis Simms is a former NABA Champion. He won his title against ex-NABA Champion Jose Rivera. Simms' first defense will be against ex-NABA Champion Joachim Alcine. |
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