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ProElite, Inc. [PELE.PK], a leader in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) that produces world-class, professional MMA events through its EliteXC division and a MMA social community through ProElite.com, and Bombo Sports & Entertainment, LLC today announced the closing of a deal to exclusively feature top EliteXC fighters in an upcoming feature-length documentary produced by Bombo for theatrical release. The deal was negotiated between ProElite, Inc.’s COO William Kelly and Eric Ficksman, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, and Steven Bram, COO, of Bombo Sports & Entertainment. Pre-production has commenced with a delivery date in September 2007. Read more

This Saturday at The Foxwoods in Connecticut there will be a lightweight unification fight between WBO title holder Acelino Freitas and WBA kingpin Juan Diaz. Freitas of Brazil was a long time WBO Super Featherweight champion. He failed to win the WBO lightweight title in his first attempt when he was halted by the dangerous Diego Corrales in 2004. The now 31-year old Freitas claimed the vacated WBO crown in 2006, with a split decision over the slick Zahir Raheem.

The 23-year old Juan Diaz was born in Mexico but fights out of Houston, Texas. He is undefeated in thirty one fights and he has held the WBA version of the title since beating Lavka Kim in 2004. He has made five successful defenses. Between the two fighters their combined record is 69-1 ! Read more

July 6th marks the return of Let’s Get It On Promotions to professional boxing. “Heavy Hands,” the company’s first show, will be held at the Eldorado Hotel/Casino and promises to be an exciting event. The original Let’s Get It on Promotions was a partnership between legendary referee Mills Lane and promoter Tony Holden. In 2002 the country was shocked when news media announced that Lane had suffered a debilitating stroke in his home in Reno. All was halted until Lane’s sons, Terry and Tommy started setting up the infrastructure for the new company in 2005. The Nevada State Athletic commission granted Let’s Get It On Promotions a license in 2006. Read more

Middleweight contender Evans “The African Warrior” Ashira (26-3, 13 KOs), who lost a close fight for the Commonwealth title against former world-title-challenger Howard Eastman (42-4, 35 KOs) this past Friday, is enraged about how the fight with the Guyana-born Englishman was allowed to progress. Ashira, and manager Jan Andersen, blames Eastman and referee John Keane for spoiling the fight, and denying the Denmark-based Kenyan a fair playing field. Read more

Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) has signed undefeated cruiserweight phenom Aaron Williams (12-0-1, 8 KOs) to an exclusive promotional contract, CES president Jimmy Burchfield announced. Williams, 21, is a nine-time U.S. amateur champion, highlighted by gold medals in the 2003 U.S. National PAL Championships as a heavyweight and International Junior Olympics. Williams, trained by former world light heavyweight champion Eddie Mustapha Muhammad, is co-managed by Pat Doljanin and Albert Falcon.. Read more

There is only one way to describe the first week’s sales for the Miguel Cotto vs. Zab Judah welterweight title fight — X-Plosive! “We haven’t had an arena fight sell this fast since Holyfield-Lewis in 1999,” said Joel Fisher, MSG’s Senior Vice President for Sports Properties. “Miguel Cotto has developed a tremendous following in New York, and Brooklyn’s Zab Judah will have thousands of supporters. This should be a memorable night of boxing at The Garden.” .. Read more

SHOWTIME’s popular fistic series “ShoBox: The New Generation’’ delivers boxing, pure and simple. Friday, in the “ShoBox’’ main event on SHOWTIME, World Boxing Organization (WBO) No-1 ranked junior welterweight contender Kendall Holt out boxed WBO No. 2 Mike Arnaoutis, pure and simple—at Bally’s Atlantic City. Holt won a unanimous 12-round decision. Two judges scored the WBO title elimination bout 118-109. The other had it 117-110.

In the co-feature, unbeaten heavyweight Mike Marrone registered a majority eight-round decision over previously unbeaten Malachy Farrell. Marrone won by the scores of 78 -74-twice and 78-78. Read more

Rob Garcia (ph), who has been Oscar De La Hoya’s strength and conditioning coach for many of his fights going back I believe to 2001, and Freddie Roach, two-time trainer of the year. They are joining us from Puerto Rico. Rob, if maybe you want to make some — give some comments first and then we’ll turn it over to Freddie..

ROBERT GARCIA : OK. As far as camp is going, we are probably ahead of schedule as far as comparing this camp opposed to the preparation from previous camps. Oscar is on weight as we speak and eating healthy, training hard. There has been no injuries so to speak of this camp.

He’s moving around quite well and the level of sparring is probably higher than it’s been with having guys like Shane Moseley around and him really being able to push Oscar. I’ve never seen him this focused. I think there was a big mistake for Mayweather to motivate him in this way, but that being said, I mean, that was putting the ball in our court and brought the advantage to us. Read more

RICHARD SCHAEFER, CEO, GOLDENBOY PROMOTIONS : Thank you, Kelly, welcome and thank you for participating in today’s call. It’s the fourth actually and, you know, things are really heating up. Some of you might have seen, I hope most of you have seen the De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7 show, the premier last Sunday..

We had an amazing rating. I mean, an amazing, amazing rating, so a lot of people saw that show. We are all very excited about the next one, which is going to be this Sunday. There are, as well, reruns of the first one, so in case you haven’t seen it yet, make sure you check out HBO and see and catch the first episode to get ready for this coming Sunday for the second part. Read more

FRED STERNBURG: We’re less than 10 days away and with a combined record of 69 victories, one loss, and 47 knockouts, next Saturday’s unification fight between lightweight champions, Acelino Freitas and Juan Diaz, has the potential of being the division’s biggest title unification fight since Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo first clashed almost two years ago. In fact the two-year anniversary of that fight is May 7th..

Freitas vs. Diaz headlines FightCentennial, the landmark 100th professional boxing card hosted by Foxwood’s Resort Casino. It will going to be televised live on HBOï?½s ï?½Boxing After Darkï?½ at 10:00 p.m. ET and on delay to the West Coast at 10:00 p.m. PT. Read more

Unbeaten middleweight sensation “Ireland’s” John Duddy headlines “Tomorrow’s Champions,” presented by Irish Ropes Promotions, on May 18 at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan. Duddy (19-0, 15 KOs), rated No. 8 by the WBO, as well as No. 9 by the WBA and No. 13 by the IBF, faces Dupre “Total Package” Strickland (18-1-1, 7 KOs) in the 10 round, non-title main event. Born in Derry, Northern Ireland and now living in Queens (NYC), Duddy is the reigning IBA World and WBC Continental Americas middleweight champion..

New York State middleweight title-holder and Polish knockout artist Pawel “Raging Bull” Wolak (14-0, 9 KOs), fighting out of Mt. Arlington, New Jersey, takes on tough Anthony Little (7-6, 1 KO) in the eight round co-feature. Read more

One of boxing’s most recognizable and talented pound-for-pound fighters, the legendary Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver will make his highly anticipated return to the ring on Saturday, June 9, 2007, in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. A former WBC, WBA and IBF light heavyweight champion, Tarver (24-4, 18 KOs) will fight for the first time in one year when he battles Elvir Muriqi (34-3, 21 KOs) for the vacant IBO 175-pound title on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast)..

Tarver vs. Muriqi is being promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and will take place at a site to be announced.

“The Magic Man is back,” Tarver said, “On June 9, I am going to make Muriqi disappear.” Read more

The most charismatic middleweight in the world, people’s champion Edison ‘Pantera’ Miranda, checked in today from his training camp in Puerto Rico after another grueling workout in preparation for his May 19th bout with Kelly Pavlik, to send a message to Jermain Taylor. “I’m concerned that the fans of Memphis are paying a lot of money for tickets to our show on May 19th because they think they’re going to see a middleweight championship fight, but really, that’s false advertising because you’re just fighting another junior middleweight,” said the always quotable Miranda about Taylor’s title defense against Cory Spinks, who is making his 160 pound debut.. Read more

Call it conjecture. Call it wishful thinking. Anyway you want to call it, boxing’s gregarious gladiator – James Toney – is putting his “Lights Out” stamp on any talk that his certain hall of fame career is over. And so is his Neurosurgeon. Dan Goossen, longtime promoter of the seven-time, multi-weight class world champion and current heavyweight contender, revealed that Toney was given a complete medical examination in Los Angeles by Michael Levy, MD PhD..

“Among the battery of administered tests completed were detailed ophthalmologic and neurological examinations,” Goossen added. “The doctor said all facets of the eye exam including orbit and retina were normal. Neurologically, all components of the cranial nerve, motor, sensory, reflex, vestibular, and cognitive testing were also normal.” Read more

It’s the fight everyone is talking about. On May 5th the whole world will be watching. De La Hoya – Mayweather: The World Awaits. One of the principals, Floyd Mayweather, held an open workout today to a throng of national and local media members who showed up at the newly opened Mayweather Boxing Gym in Las Vegas . Mayweather was joined by trainer/uncle Roger Mayweather and Leonard Ellerbe. Mayweather’s father Floyd Sr. was also on hand to view the action.

MAYWEATHER MEDIA DAY QUOTES - ON PREPARATION

“I’m very happy with the way camp is running for this fight. We’re just doing what we do,

taking care of business. My job is to push my team to the limit. And my team’s job is to push me to the limit.. Read more

USBA super bantamweight champ Mike “Machine” Oliver (18-0, 7 KO) returns to the ring Friday, May 4, when he headlines Alpha - Omega’s “Battle Zone 3″ at the Mohegan Sun Arena, in Uncasville, Connecticut. The bout will be broadcast on the New England Sports Network (NESN), with Oliver’s opponent to be announced in the very near future..

It will be Oliver’s first time climbing back in the ring, since his February 16 unanimous decision victory over then unbeaten Gary Stark Jr. The bout with Stark, which was a heavily anticipated showdown between two of the super bantamweight division’s most touted prospects, was broadcast live on ShoBox, and ended with an extremely close and controversial decision. Judges at ringside scored the bout 116-112 (twice) and 115-113, all in favor of Oliver. Read more

The only boxer from the Dominican Republic to win world titles in two weight classes will try to make it three when current WBO lightweight champion and former WBO 122-pound kingpin Joan Guzman (27-0, 17 KOs) steps up in weight to challenge fellow unbeaten and interim WBO lightweight titleholder Michael Katsidis (22-0, 20 KOs) on Saturday, May 26, 2007, at The Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. In the co-feature, undefeated Jorge Linares (23-0, 14 KOs) and ex-WBC 122-pound champ Oscar Larios (59-5-1, 37 KOs) collide for the vacant WBC featherweight belt.

Tickets for “Relentless” are priced at $100, $65, $45 and $25 and go on sale Thursday, April 19, at The Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center, Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone (714) 740-2000, online at www.ticketmaster.com and at all participating Ticketmaster retail locations.

HBO Boxing After Dark will televise the doubleheader beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). Golden Boy Promotions, in association with Sycuan Ringside Promotions, Rockstar Energy Drink and Tecate will present the event.. Read more

David Haye 18-1 (17 KOs) meets Tomasz Bonin 37-1 (20 KOs) at Wembley Arena in London on April 27 in a bout that neither fighter, with a combined record of 37 knockouts from 57 fights – and just one loss apiece – can afford to lose. In yesterday’s conference call, promoter Frank Maloney thanked journalists from The Times, Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Southwark News and LCC News for joining him ahead of the pair’s heavyweight clash..

“This is a major gamble for David Haye,” Maloney said. “David is the mandatory challenger to Jean Marc Mormeck, the WBC Cruiserweight champion, and he is putting it all on the line by testing himself for the first time at this level.” Read more

Former British, Commonwealth and European Middleweight champion Howard Eastman sees victory over Evans Ashira for the vacant Commonwealth Middleweight Title at the Dudley Concert Hall tomorrow night as a further step towards a third world title challenge. A win on the Hennessy Sports and GoldenPalace.com event, being covered live by Sky Sports, will also see ‘The Battersea Bomber’ claim back the second of the titles he relinquished in order to challenge then undisputed champion Bernard Hopkins in February 2005..

Eastman won back the British crown with a stunning knock out of old friend and fellow south Londoner Richard Williams in December. He is rapidly moving back to the top level where he clearly belongs. Read more

PROVIDENCE (April 19, 2007) - World cruiserweight contender Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey made a major statement on April 6, loud and clear to be precise, when he stopped Felix Cora, Jr. in the second round of their ESPN2 Friday Night Fights main event fight at Mohegan Sun Arena. “I am the best cruiserweight in the world,” Godfrey looked back at his scintillating performance to describe the statement he made. “I’m ready to take on anybody in the world who’s ranked ahead of me. An opportunity to fight (Jean Marc) Mormeck for his titles would be a gift from heaven for me.” ..

Godfrey (15-0, 9 KOs), 26, recently moved up to No. 3 in the World Boxing Council ratings. He’s also ranked No. 7 in the World Boxing Association and No. 9 in the International Boxing Federation. Read more

The Big Bang Theory goes off the drawing board and into the ring with “X-Plosive!” — the world welterweight championship featuring undefeated World Boxing Association champion MIGUEL COTTO, the pride of Puerto Rico, defending his title against two-division world champion ZAB “SUPER” JUDAH. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Prize Fight Boxing, “X-Plosive!” will be broadcast live, Saturday, June 9, on HBO Pay-Per-View, from Madison Square Garden..

Tickets, priced at $500, $300, $200, $100 and $50 and include a $4.50 facility charge, go on sale Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. and can be purchased at the MSG Box Office, TicketMaster outlets & TicketMaster phone (866-448-7849), and online at www.ticketmaster.com / www.thegarden.com. Read more

After nine years of waiting and dreaming, the remarkable life story of Kassim Ouma takes another chapter when he returns home to his native Uganda this Saturday after receiving an official pardon for deserting the Ugandan Army. Ouma’s team recently received written assurance from the Ugandan Embassy in Washington, D.C. that he had been pardoned and cleared to visit home.. Read more

“Jorge Farce should have been arrested for indecent exposure after the performance he put on Saturday night.” spat out a disgusted and disappointed VIC DARCHINYAN, after watching Jorge Arce lose a lopsided unanimous decision to WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares. “I knew he was a fraud from day one which is why I wanted to be the one to beat him. To expose him to the world as a farce of a fighter. But he was so busy looking over his shoulder running away from me, he didn’t see the brick wall ahead of him and he ran smack into it in Cristian Mijares.”..

Darchinyan (28-0, 22 KOs), from Australia, by way of Armenia, has reigned as IBF/IBO flyweight champion since 2004. He was hoping to land a monster fight against Arce inasmuch as both HBO and Showtime had offered the fighters career-high purses. Read more

Southern Arizona, come quench your thirst. The drought ends on Friday, April 20th, as Desert Diamond Casino brings back Rage in the Cage to the Diamond Center. Rage in the Cage will be pulling out all the stops for their RITC 93 show, complete with two championship titles. Tucsonan George Roop is putting his RITC Bantamweight Title on the line and local favorite, Robert “The Pounding Puerto Rican” Maldonado, is vying for the vacant Lightweight Title.. Read more

Despite the entertainment generated by Britain’s top heavyweights in recent years, David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye feels the merry-go-round attitude of British heavyweights is ultimately damaging. Set to step up to the heavyweight division on April 27 against Poland’s Tomasz Bonin, Haye believes the key to success is found further afield. “I’m targeting the world heavyweight title not the British heavyweight title,” the 26-year-old stresses. “I’m not moving up to heavyweight to fight all my domestic rivals and end up going absolutely nowhere.. Read more

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