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WBA KO DRUGS CAMPAIGN Coming to
Ancaster, Ontario, Canada!
WBA KO DRUGS CAMPAIGN March 10th, 2012 @ STEELTOWN BOXING CLUB
TheBoxingExaminer.com
By Michael J. Schmidt
TheBoxingExaminer.com
The World Boxing Association was pleased to announce today that its WBA”KO to Drugs Campaign” was coming to Ancaster, Ontario, Canada in conjunction with STEELTOWN BOXING CLUB. The boxing show is scheduled for March 10th, 2012 and the WBA KO Drugs Campaign/ STEELTOWN BOXING CLUB boxing show is dedicated in memory of Robbie Wilcox with the proceeds raised going to the childhood Cancer Camp “Camp Trillium”. The Trillium Childhood Cancer Support Centre offers and promotes recreational experiences to bring children with cancer and their families together. It provides an environment that normalizes relationships and experiences, helping children and their families in the healing process and enhancing their quality of life.
The WBA “KO to Drugs Campaign” was introduced by the President of the WBA, Dr. Gilberto Mendoza, in 1989, at the World Boxing Association Convention which took place in Margarita Island, Venezuela. Other locations through the years have included Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Rica. MORE
Trupish, Claggett Victorious
Two rising Canadian stars had the opportunity to shine last night as NABA light middleweight champion Adam ‘A-Bomb’ Trupish (10-0, 7 KOs) and WBC Youth Intercontinental light welterweight champion Steve ‘The Dragon’ Claggett (13-1-1, 8 KOs) scored convincing stoppage victories on FanBase Promotions “Time for Truth” card at Desperado’s Night Club in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Trupish stunned previously undefeated Janks Trotter in the first round while Claggett dissected and stopped rugged Canadian banger Ryan Wagner, dropping him three times in the sixth to score an impressive TKO victory.
In the eagerly awaited main event of the evening Edmonton based Adam Trupish looked calm, cool and deadly as he weathered an early charge from Calgary’s Janks Trotter in a bout that intensified right from the opening bell. Trotter came at Trupish like a bull and clipped the former Canadian Olympian with a good shot that left him eager to follow up. Poised under pressure, Trupish bided his time and caught Trotter with a short stunning counter punch as he charged in that sent him down in a heap. Visibly hurt Trotter gallantly climbed to his feet but it was clear his legs were gone. While the referee elected to allow the fight to continue it was a foregone conclusion as Trupish stalked Trotter as he stumbled all over the ring. The bout was waived off with hometown fighter on the canvas for the second time at the 1:12 mark of the opening stanza to seal the explosive and impressive victory for Trupish.
“I just wanted to be fast and accurate,” Trupish said post fight. “My accuracy is pretty dead on. I wanted to touch him on the chin to see how he could handle it and he didn’t take it very well. You have to walk before you can Trot!”
Bizier Earns NABA Belt
By Dave Spencer at ringside
Things so far have been fairly easy in 27-year-old Kevin Bizier’s career. A record of 16-0 heading into Saturday’s encounter in front of 2,162 hometown Quebec City at the Pepsi Colisee, the three-year pro had only been eight rounds once and recorded a total of 12 knockouts, six of those in the first round. Saturday he went twelve for the first time and was forced to stand and deliver for the first time as scored a 117-111, 118-110, 119-109 decision over a tough as nails Lanardo Tyner (25-6-2 15 KOs) of Houston Texas, capturing the vacant NABA welterweight championship.
The scores were indicative of the rounds won by the hometown fighter but certainly did show what Tyner brought to the table as he forced Bizier to fight every minute of every round against an opponent who was landing solid shots right until the final bell. The Quebec City fighter used a solid left hook and a relentless body attack to slow the veteran 36 year-old down but never to the point where Tyner didn’t have something to give back. In the 9th round with Bizier in unchartered territory, Tyner was telling the hometown prospect the onslaught wasn’t enough. His corner spent the entire minute between rounds trying to do the same. But Bizier remained undeterred and continued to land the stronger, telling blows until the end of the fight.
Stevenson Retains NABA Super Middleweight Title
By Dave Spencer at ringside
Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (16-1 13 KOs) scored his most impressive victory to date as he dominated Aaron Pryor Jr. (16-5 11KO) throughout scoring three early knockdowns before securing a 9th round knockout at the 43-second mark. Pryor’s corner told referee Marlon Wright that they had seen enough with Pryor down with for a fourth time, blood streaming from his nose, and a closed left eye. Stevenson adds the NABO and IBF Intercontinental belts to his NABA super-middleweight championship. The Montreal fighter wished fans a Merry Christmas and called out IBF champion Lucian Bute immediately after the bout. It was the first time that Pryor who scored a decision win over top contender Librado Andrade earlier this year has ever been stopped in a fight. It also goes down as the latest stoppage for Stevenson who had never stopped anybody after the 5th round before tonight.
Pryor felt Stevenson’s power almost immediately as the lefthander scored with a right to and a left to the chin and took the visitor down to the canvas with fight just over a minute old. Stevenson would score a pair of knockdowns in the 3rd after some good inside fighting to start the round. Pryor with his hands down in the corner tried to lean away from an incoming left hand but didn’t get back far enough or fast enough from the missile that Stevenson had just launched. Another left dragged down the Cincinnati again later in the round and he was on wobbly legs to end both the 5th and 8th rounds. The flurry at the end of the 5th had Pryor pawing at his eye as he went back to his corner and the eye began closing quickly in the 6th with him looking very much a defeated fighter.
Boyd stops Clavette in Moncton
Toronto's Stephan Boyd captured the vacant NABA - Canada middleweight title with an impressive 5th round stoppage over Montreal's Paul Clavette last night at the Casino New Brunswick in Moncton. Boyd (11-3-1, 5 KOs) captures his first professional title and avenges a split decision loss to Clavette back in 2007. Clavette, who was born in Grand Fall, New Brunswick, losses in his return to the ring after a 31 month hiatas, falling to a still respectable 15-3-1.
Logan McGuinness Named North American Boxing Association (NABA)
2011 Fighter of the Year
Credit: Durell Wambolt/ The Boxing Examiner
"It's a great honor for me to be chosen by the NABA as its Fighter of the Year," McGuinness said. "I defended the NABA lightweight title twice since winning it in September (2010) and won the NABA super featherweight title as well. Hopefully, I'll defend that belt once or twice and then reach the ultimate goal of fighting for the world title."
McGuinness' accomplishment came in a year that also featured NABA champions such as cruiserweight Latiff Kayode, middleweight Andy Lee and welterweight Mike Jones.
"He was the NABA's most active boxer for this year," NABA president George Martinez explained McGuinness' selection. "He defended his lightweight title twice and then moved down one division and won that title with a good performance. Of all the champions we had this year, Logan was the most impressive."
The 24-year-old McGuinness (16-0-1, 7 KOs), presently rated No. 9 by the World Boxing Association ("WBA"), relinquished the NABA lightweight crown to fight former world title challenger Benoit Gaudet (24-3, 10 KOs) last month for the vacant NABA super featherweight championship . Logan overcame a deep cut over his left eye from an accidental head-butt in the second round to register a dramatic 11th round knockout. MORE
Dorin Spivey-Victor Vasquez collide Feb 4 in Atlantic City
Dee Lee Promotions announced today “Super Brawl I” featuring Dorin Spivey (39-6, 29 KOs) and Victor Vasquez (14-5-1, 7 KOs) who will square-off in a 10-rounder for the vacant NABA lightweight championship on February 4 at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City. The co-main event features heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon (28-2, 20 KOs). Tickets are priced at $40, $55, $75 and $100. Call 856-692-1206.
McGuinness Captures NABA Title
Hometown hero Logan Cotton McGuinness knocked out former world title challenger Benoit Gaudet in the 11th round last Saturday night in the main event on a provincial rivalry card, pitting Ontario and Quebec fighters against each other in a statement showdown, to capture the vacant North American Boxing Association (“NABA”) super featherweight title at The Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario.
McGuinness (16-0-1, 7 KOs), presently rated No. 10 by the World Boxing Association (“WBA”) in the lightweight division, relinquished his NABA lightweight crown to fight Gaudet for the lower weight belt.
“This was the biggest fight of my career,” McGuinness said. “He had nearly 200 amateur fights and fought in the Olympics, so he had an experience advantage over me as a professional and amateur. Right from the get-go, I pressured him, cut off the ring, and broke him down. The last three rounds he felt my power, even my jab. I hit him with a good jab and the ropes held him up. He isn’t known as a puncher and I walked through his punches.”
McGuinness, captain of Team Ontario, was the aggressor from the opening bell, forcing the pace against counter-punching Gaudet (24-3, 10 KOs). An accidental head butt in the second round opened a deep cut over McGuinness’ left eye. Logan cut Gaudet over his left eye in the sixth round. In the 11th round, McGuinness’ pressure paid off in dramatic fashion when the Irish-Canadian fighter unloaded a powerful right-left combination that dropped Gaudet, who reached his feet but was unable to continue as the referee halted the match.
Teon Kennedy (17-1-1) failed to impress in Atlantic City tonight, turning in a pedestrian effort in losing to Alejandro Lopez (22-2) by unanimous decision in thzeir junior featherweight bout. Kennedy, who finished the fight with his right eye closed and badly cut, had no answers for Lopez' hard, straight punches and could not cut the ring off on him. Lopez ali-shuffled, smiled and bolo punched his way to official scores of 117-111 twice and 115-113. The Queensberry Rules had it 117-111. MORE
Santana Wins NABA Light Welterweight Title
In the co-feature, Edgar Santana dropped Omri Lowther, and stopped him at 1:43 of the fifth round of the scheduled ten-round bout to win the vacant NABA light welterweight title. Omri Lowther came out for round one dancing and darting in and out, and Santana promptly dropped him with his first punch of the fight. It was a flash knockdown from a right hand, but Lowther got down to business after that. It was a 10-8 opening round for Santana, but Lowther clearly won the remainder of the round. He pinned Santana on the ropes in round two, and landed a variety of punches against his seemingly lethargic opponent. MORE
Walker decisions Butler
Heavyweight Travis Walker (36-6-1, 28 KOs) defeated Alonzo Butler (28-2-1, 21 KOs) Saturday night to win the vacant NABA USA title by way of majority decision. Two judges favored Walker 94-89 and 96-92. While the other saw it even at 93-93. The bout took place at the AmericasMart Bldg 3, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Usmanee stops Barrera
By Doug Rowe, FightNews Canada
Photo: John Rowe
Arash Usmanee made his homecoming a successful one as the undefeated Canadian super featherweight prospect stopped Mexico’s Alejandro Barrera in the 5th round Saturday night at the Capri Centre in Red Deer, Alberta. Trainer Daniel Trepanier’s game plan for Usmanee was to move forward against the very aggressive Barrera. The planned worked to perfection as the Canadian systematically broke down the Mexican fighter enroute to a KO victory. The fight, however, was by no means easy as Barrera, for the better part of five rounds, tried to answer everything Usmanee threw at him.
“He was tough man,” said Usmanee. 13-0, 7 KO’s “He has the warrior mentality. Every time I hurt him he would come at me, and I knew I hurt him, I just wanted to catch him with another hard shot." MORE
Superman Tames The Black Lion
By Jeff Emond Jeffrey
In a ten round super middleweight attraction, the co-main event of the evening featured southpaw Adonis ‘’Superman’’ Stevenson (13-1-0, 10 KO’s) of Longueil, Quebec facing the Derek ’’The Black Lion’’ Edwards (25-1-0, 13 KO’s) of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. This championship fight was for Edwards NABA title.
From 2006 to 2008, Stevenson impressed boxing fans by dispatching 9 of his 12 opponents with brutal victories by knockout, demolishing 2005 NBC Contender contestant, Anthony Bonsante in one round along the way. However, on April 2010, Stevenson’s career suffered a serious setback when he lost to journeyman Darnell Boone by technical knockout in early in the second round.
This is in the past. On Friday night’s fight, Stevenson knew he had to prove himself again as a force to be reckon with in the super middleweight division as he faced his strongest opposition, The Black Lion. Edwards was indeed a huge step up for Superman. With 25 victories and quick hand speed, Edwards also holds a victory over former WBA Light Middleweight champion, Carl Daniels.
After a back and forth first round of the fight, Edwards showed his faster hands but Stevenson made him feel his power. In the second round, Superman scored two consecutive knockdown by straight left hands blows. During the third round, Stevenson followed on Edwards’s demolition by connecting a final powerful straight left which destroyed the champion.
Adonis ’’Superman’’ Stevenson won the NABA super middleweight title and his back on the right track with a victory by knockout at 1:48 seconds of the third round. He improves his record to 14 victories, 11 knockouts and only one defeat.
Trupish Wins NABA Title, Gorges Defeats Corley And Asongwed Earns Bagnato Cup
Last night, Tuesday, March 29, the rich and famous piled into the Royal York Hotel to take in the annual Shaw Festival boxing card. Adam Trupish – a two time Canadian Olympian and Canadian Boxing Federation middleweight and super middleweight champion – took on Rogerio Pereira of Brazil in the main event for the latter’s NABA light middleweight title. The undercard featured only two contests: Taffo Asongwed vs Chukwunoso Okafor and Andre Gorges vs DeMarcus Corley. Read More
Amidu wins in Hammond
Photos: Hitz Boxing
Saturday night at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, Los Angeles, via Ghana lightweight Yakubu “Black Mamba” Amidu moved his record to 20-2-1, 16 KOs and picked up the NABA-US Lightweight Championship by taking a unanimous (78-74, 78-74 and 77-75) decision over Golden Meadow, Louisiana’s John Revish (10-3-2, 8 KOs). Amidu broke up a fairly even fight by applying constant pressure that eventually wilted the game Revish. Yakubu and his brother are managed by actor Vince Vaughn who was in attendance.
Boswell Wins NABA
Heavyweight Belt!
By Phil Doherty
Atlanta-based heavyweight Cedric “The Bos” Boswell (34-1, 26 KOs) earned the vacant NABA belt along with his opponent’s WBC Latino and IBF Intercontinental titles by defeating former WBC world heavyweight champion Oliver “The Atomic Bull” McCall (55-11, 37 KOs).
McCall emotionally entered the ring and circled it plaintively looking out at the crowd. By contrast, Boswell stepped into the ring with an intense, focused demeanor as he stared down McCall in the corner.
Boswell leveraged lead left hooks, jabs to the body as well as repeated one-two’s upstairs to dictate the pace against the constantly advancing “Atomic Bull”.
McCall fired a decent but infrequent jab attempting to set up big right hands throughout the action. Boswell’s superior footwork helped him elude any real danger during the rare moments McCall’s heavy hands scored.
Judges scored the bout 99-91, 99-92 and 98-92 for Boswell, who desires to stay active and earn a world title opportunity for the first time in his seventeen year career. MORE
Rosado-Davis: Full Report
By Kurt Wolfheimer
Photos: Ray Bailey
Saturday night before a packed house in the Grand Ballroom at Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, rising junior middleweight contender “King” Gabriel Rosado (16-5, 9KO’s) captured the interim NABA junior middleweight title with a hard fought twelfth round stoppage of fellow Philadelphian Jamaal “Da Truth” Davis (12-8, 6KO’s). Also on the seven bout card promoted by Peltz Boxing Promotions, undefeated junior welterweight prospect Ronald Cruz (11-0, 8KO’s) continued to impress with a third round stoppage of Dillet Frederick (7-4-3, 4KO’s).
You had to throw out the records in the main event as two of Philly top junior middleweights put a classic Philly war. Both Gabriel Rosado and Jamaal Davis knew a win could catapult their careers up to the next level and it was a chess match from the opening bell.
Davis, normally a slow starter, came out with a snapping left jabs and movement to pick his spots and take the opening round. Rosado found his mark in the closing seconds of the opening round with a right hand. Davis continued his movement in the second, picking his spots to dive in and snap quick one two’s
Rosado would not be deterred and stepped up his own game in the third, cutting off the ring and timing Davis’s lunges with heavy counter rights up top. Davis became more careful and constantly shot single shots and then bounced his way out of punching range. MORE
Another early night for Lemieux
By Dave Spencer / Fightnews Canada at ringside
If most two handed fighters can’t make it out of the second round with middleweight knockout sensation David Lemieux, what chance does a one-handed fighter have? The answer: hardly any. Lemieux disposed of Purnell Gates (18-2 13 KO) with the Michigan fighter’s corner throwing in the towel after two knockdowns in the second round on Friday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal. On the undercard, Arash Usmanee (10-0) won a hard fought 98-91, 99-90, 97-92 decision over Pedro Navarrete (25-10-3), capturing the vacant NABA super featherweight title. Both fighter had their moments in what was a very entertaining bout. Usmanee controlled most of the action and scored a knockdown in the fifth round. MORE
By Gary “Digital” Williams at ringside Photos by Mike Greenhill
Jimmy Lange of Great Falls, VA captured the NABA-US Super Welterweight title with a 10th round knockout of Richmond, VA’s Joe Wyatt last night at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA. Wyatt seemed to be the aggressor throughout the contest, especially in the early rounds. However, in the fifth round, Lange caught Wyatt with a counter right hand that dropped Wyatt to the canvas. Wyatt was able to bounce back and maintain his pressure. For more details and photos click here…
Gorges Beats Tyner Upset in Motown
By Lindy Lindell
Photos by Marty Gervais
Billed as the rematch of the 1812 War between Canada and the U.S., Canadian Andres Georges scored a well-deserved split verdict win in an eight over the much more experienced Lanardo Tyner, now (24-4). Windsorite Georges (10-1) used height, speed and crafty boxing techniques to thwart Detroit-area favorite Tyner, who lost for the first time in front of his 313-area code partisans. Moments after the decision was announced, one of Tyner’s backers yelled, “Straight up: Tyner was robbed!” The only robbery committed was that Georges was deprived of a unanimous decision win. The eyes of this journalist saw an easy win for Georges and had him sweeping the first seven of the eight rounds. The fight was for the NABA US welterweight championship. MORE
Kennedy stops Becerra in 10
By Rick Scharmberg at ringside
Teon “The Technician” Kennedy (16-0-1, 7 KOs), of Philadelphia, PA added the vacant NABA super bantamweight belt to his growing collection after he forced Alex “El Diablo” Becerra (20-9, 9 KOs), of El Paso, TX to remain on his stool after ten one-sided rounds last night at Ballys Atlantic City. In the co-feature, Dennis “The Assassin” Hasson (11-0, 3 KOs) took an eight round unanimous decision over fellow Philadelphian Tommie “Big Poppa” Speller (5-5, 3 KOs) in an all-Philadelphia super middleweight rumble. Peltz Boxing Promotions promoted the card.
IBF #6-ranked Teon Kennedy battered Alex Becerra for ten rounds of the scheduled twelve round match, winning every round before Becerra’s corner stopped it between rounds.
Facing an opponent he didn’t have to chase down, Kennedy was able to use his superior counterpunching skills. He nearly stopped Becerra early in round two with a big counter right that staggered him and sent him back into the ropes.
After easily sweeping the next three rounds, Kennedy hurt Becerra again with a nice body shot in round five. Later in the round Kennedy landed a hard left hook that caused swelling under Becerra’s right eye.
Kennedy hurt Becerra again in the seventh round with a series of right hands and a pretty right uppercut-straight right combination. He followed that up with a right-left combo and another chopping right hand to close out the round.
Teon took it to a fading Becerra in round nine, imposing his will while looking for the stoppage. Becerra was nearly defenseless as Kennedy pasted him with a variety of power shots.
After more of the same in round ten, the fight was wisely halted.
Ouma Stops Gilbert
By Ramon Aranda at ringside
Photos: Laura de La Torre
Kassim Ouma (27-7, 17 KOs) has just stopped Joey Gilbert (20-3, 15 KOs) in the sixth round of their scheduled ten-round bout for the NABA middleweight title. It was a back and forth brawl that saw Ouma’s glove touch the canvas in the fifth round after a straight right hand from Gilbert caught him off balance. Ouma however fought back and in the sixth round, a flurry of punches, punctuated by a right uppercut put Gilbert down. Gilbert got to his feet but did not want to continue and the fight was waved off.
Earlier in the evening Mark DeLuca (7-0, 5 KOs) made quick work of Alex Rivera (2-4, 2 KOs), dropping him three times in the second round en route to a TKO win. After knocking Rivera through the bottom ropes for the second knockdown, a brutal left cross finally put Rivera down for good. The fight was immediately waved off.
In the opening contest, Nelson Lopez (1-0) decisioned Bubba Dupree (0-1) to win his pro debut. Lopez dropped Dupree in the third round but was unable to finish the job. Scores were 40-34, 40-35 and 40-34 for Lopez.
Kennedy to face Becerra
Undefeated Teon Kennedy and Alex Becerra meet for the vacant NABA super bantamweight title on September 25 in the Grand Ballroom at Bally’s Atlantic City. The scheduled 12-round championship fight tops a seven-bout card which begins at 7:30 p.m. Kennedy, 24, of Philadelphia, PA, is ranked #8 in the world at 122 pounds by the IBF. A former National Golden Gloves flyweight champion, Kennedy has beaten Thomas Snow, Andre Wilson, Lucian Gonzalez, Francisco Rodriguez and Jose Angel Beranza en route to a 15-0-1 record, 6 KOs.
Kennedy’s 10th-round knockout last year over Rodriguez netted him the vacant USBA super bantamweight title and he successfully defended that crown with a 12-round decision over Beranza in his last fight May 22 at Bally’s. MORE
REST IN PEACE –
YORK VAN NIXON
NABA President George Martinez and his entire team wish to express their deepest sympathies to the family and friends of YORK VAN NIXON on his recent passing.
For those who were blessed with having crossed path with York, he came to symbolize genuine friendship, loyalty, and dedication to duty.
Among his noteworthy accomplishments outside of boxing, York was line-backer on the NFL championship team of the Detroit Lyons in the mid fifties. He proudly wore the Ring which symbolizes that major accomplishment.
York will be fondly remembered by all those who have worked with him in the realm of sports during his lifetime. May he REST IN PEACE.
Boxing back in Cleveland
Warner Promotions will present an August 20 boxing card at the Nautica Pavilion in Cleveland, Ohio featuring heavyweight Nick Firtha (18-7-1, 8 KOs) against Mike Sheppard (15-10-1, 8 KOs) in a ten rounder for the NABA U.S. and Ohio state belts. The co-feature is a six-rounder between unbeaten jr middleweight Dante Moore (6-0, 4 KOs) and Corey Rodriquez (4-1-1, 3 KOs).
Mike Jones targets Andre Berto
By Kurt Wolfheimer
Undefeated welterweight prospect Mike “MJ” Jones (22-0, 18 KOs) retained his NABA and NABO titles with a dominant but somewhat controversial fifth round knockout of Irving Garcia (17-5-3, 8 KOs) on Friday night’s boxing card in Boardwalk Hall’s Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The nationally televised victory on SHOWTIME’s popular ShoBox series put the hard hitting Philly welterweight one step closer to a world title shot. “I want Andre Berto next," said Jones after the fight. “I think that is a fight that would be fight that the major networks would definitely want.”MORE
Godfrey ready for Huck
By Bob Trieger
The 29-year-old former US amateur star who hails from Providence, Rhode Island, Matt Godfrey, has been training in Rhode Island and nearby Connecticut for the last seven months in preparation for his first world title shot. Matt originally was supposed to fight Steve Cunningham last March for the vacant IBF title, but a series of date changes and miscommunications led to that fight being canceled. Matt took a few days off and went right back into training for what turned out to be a showdown with Huck. Godfrey, rated No. 8 by the WBO and No. 10 by The Ring magazine, is a full-blooded Native American (Wampanoug). He had held a number of regional titles including, NABF, NABA, USNBC, WBA Continental Americas and Sovereign Nations Boxing Council.
Matt’s most notable victories to date have been against Felix Cora, Jr., Danny Batchelor, Shaun George, Shawn Hawk, Ernest Mateen and Jermell Barnes. MORE
Jones a big draw in AC
If early ticket requests are any indication, a large crowd is expected for the Mike Jones vs. Irving Garcia fight Friday evening, July 9, at Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall. More than half of the top-priced $100 tickets have been sold since tickets went on sale Saturday morning, May 15. At stake in the scheduled 12-round contest will be Jones’ NABA and NABO titles. “Outside of (heavyweight contender) Tomasz Adamek, Mike Jones is the hottest attraction on the East Coast,” said Hall-of-Fame promoter J Russell Peltz.
“We have received a tremendous number of calls and emails about tickets and we should have a full house. When Mike Jones fights, people expect fireworks, even after the July 4 holiday.”
Jones, 27, is 21-0, 17 KOs, and he is ranked among the Top 10 welterweights by all four major world sanctioning bodies: #3 WBO; #3 WBA; #7 IBF; #7 WBC. Garcia, 31, is 17-4-3, 8 KOs.
The card is being promoted by Peltz Boxing Promotions, Inc., in association with DiBella Entertainment and Bally’s Atlantic City. Tickets priced at $50, $75 and $100 are on sale at 215-765-0922 and all Ticketmaster outlets (800-736-1420).
Silveira wins NABA ‘clash’
By John Robbins (Fightnews Canada) at ringside
Proceeding were stopped early at the PowerAde Centre in Brampton Ontario as things were turned over to the judges’ scorecards after four rounds of boxing for the vacant NABA bantamweight title due to cut on the nose of hometown fighter Andrew Kooner. The decision went to Jose Silveira of Mexico by scores of 39-37, 39-37 and 38-38.
After a fairly even first round, the Mexican’s power began to manifest itself in the second and only the ropes stopped it being a 10-8 round for the visitor who was able to drive Kooner back with a solid right hand. The cut that stopped the fight and was ruled that it caused by an accidental headbutt was one of several Kooner suffered on what was shortened work night. Silveira who made his second trip to Ontario (he fought Martin Lindsay in 2007) moves to 11-2 with the title victory while Kooner drops to 10-3. It was the second time in three fights that a clash of heads has resulted in a loss for Kooner.
Mike Jones Returns July 9
Welterweight contender Mike Jones, of Philadelphia, PA, puts his unbeaten record and his world ranking on the line in a scheduled 12-round contest against Irving Garcia, of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico July 9, in the ballroom at Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall. Also at stake will be Jones’ NABA and NABO titles. Jones, 27, is 21-0, 17 KOs, and he is ranked among the Top 10 welterweights by all four major world sanctioning bodies: #3 WBO; #5 WBA; #7 IBF; #7 WBC.
This will be Jones’ fifth consecutive fight in Atlantic City and his first as a headliner at Boardwalk Hall. He has victories over Lenin Arroyo, Raul Pinzon, Henry Bruseles (who had not lost since Floyd Mayweather beat him in 2005) and Hector Munoz in previous Atlantic City fights.
“We are moving to a larger venue since the Jones-Bruseles fight sold out the ballroom at Bally’s last February,” said Hall-of-Fame promoter J Russell Peltz. “Ticket demand was high for that fight and we ran out of seats nine days before the match. We anticipate a high demand for tickets for this one, also.”
Jones won the vacant NABA title Aug. 29, 2008, knocking out Juliano Ramos, a Brazilian living in Boca Raton, FL, at The Alhambra in South Philadelphia. He made successful defenses against Dairo Esalas, Arroyo, Pinzon, Bruseles and Munoz. He added the vacant NABO belt when he K0d Munoz in five rounds on April 17. MORE
Jones Wins NABA Title!
Jr middleweight Carson Jones (26-7-2, 16 KOs) of Oklahoma defeated Maine’s Jason LeHoulier (21-3-1, 8 KOs) by way of 9th round TKO Thursday night in the main event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tony Holden promoted the event with Bobby Dobbs matchmaking. The bout had good two way action with Jones getting the better of Lehoulier and ending matters by way of a left hook in round 9. Jones picked up the vacant NABA light middleweight title with the victory.
Spivey Heading Home to Defend NABA Lightweight Championship
On April 3 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, X-Cel Worldwide’s "Dangerous" Dorin Spivey (37-5, 29 KOs) will defend his NABA Lightweight Championship in his home state against Baltimore’s Tyrell Samuel (14-3, 6 KOs).
The 12-round Spivey vs. Samuel bout will serve as the main event on promoter Jack Fulton’s International Championship Boxing Series (ICB) event.
“Dorin is fighting in his home state against a very tough kid and we’re looking forward to another exciting win for him,” said Spivey’s promoter, Nick Garone. “Dorin is still one of the world’s best lightweights and on April 3, he’ll prove it once again.”
For ticket information, call the Scope Box Office at 757-664-6464.
Veteran Dorin Spivey of Portsmith, VA captured the NABA lightweight title with a fourth round stoppage against Meacher Major of the Bahamas. Spivey (36-6, 29 KOs) dropped Major (16-4-1), twice in round two, the second one just before the bell sounded. Both boxers fought a spirited third round, trading bombs on each other and taking turns shaking the other one up. In the fourth, Spivey unloaded a booming right hand that hurt Major and after a flurry of unanswered punches referee Charlie Fitch rightfully called off the action at :52. For more details and photos click here…
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)
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
(world Champion)
Bantamweight: Danny Romero (World Champion)
FUTURE FIGHTS
FEBRUARY 4
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
Lightweight Vacant Title
Dorin Spivey vs.
Victor Vazquez
FEBRUARY 24
DOVER DELAWARE
Super lightweight (Defense)
Edgar Santana vs.
Manuel Perez
MARCH 31
Buffalo NY
Light heavyweight (Vacant)
Lionell Thompson vs.
Azea Agustam
NABA-US
FEBRUARY 28
Chicago IL
Lightweight (Defense) Yakubu Amidu vs.
Johnny Lewis
New Ranking Rules
Starting March 1, 2010, the NABA rankings will consist of a list of qualified boxers in each division. The boxers will be arranged in their division by alphabetical order. The Champion shall comply with his mandatory defense every six months, against a boxer ranked in the same division.
If the title is vacant in a division, two qualified boxers may apply to fight for the vacant title. Applications will be considered on a first-come first-served basis.
Note on NABA Ratings
Boxers included in the NABA rankings are automatically qualified to fight for an NABA Title. Boxers that are not included in the rankings and apply to fight for the NABA title will be considered by the Championship Committee according to their record at the time.
Resolution
NABA Interim Titles
BACKGROUND:
Because of past difficulties in finding interested or willing challengers, the organization was forced to allow champions to fight the best available contenders without being able to enforce the mandatory rule or force the champion to fight a certain contender. Therefore, in order to establish a Mandatory Contender in each of the division, the following has been adopted effect immediately. MORE
REGIONAL ORGANIZATION
The NABA is now sanctioning sub-regional title fights in 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
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 the NABA which is to be contended for, only by residents of USA
McGuinness (16-0-1, 7 KOs), presently rated No. 10 by the World Boxing Association (“WBA”) in the lightweight division, relinquished his NABA lightweight crown to fight Gaudet for the lower weight belt. 
