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The grudge match for the unified light heavyweight world championship between Sergey Kovalev and Jean Pascal, a Vidéotron presentation in collaboration with Mise-O-Jeu, will be televised live in the United States on HBO beginning 9:45pm ET/PT. In Canada the event will be available on pay-per-view TV, please consult with your local cable provider. The card is promoted by Main Events and InterBox in association with German Titov Promotions. Tickets are on sale on at www.evenko.ca, at Centre Bell box office and at Club de boxe Champions in Montreal.
Workers imploded the old Hulton Bridge over the Allegheny River in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday
. The bridge was 107-years-old. (Jan. 26)
Photo courtesy of Will Paul
UNDEFEATED WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS junior middleweight Khiary Gray, seen here celebrating his UBF Northeast Title victory in September, will challenge Cameron Sevilla Rivera on Friday, Feb. 19th, 2016 at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., for the vacant WBC Youth Junior Middleweight Title in just his 12th professional bout. Gray is 11-0 with 9 KOs. The Feb. 19th showdown against the Washington native Rivera is the 10-round main event of CES Boxing's 2016 season opener
For one night and one night only, the infamous green belt, one of boxing's most recognized symbols of excellence, comes to Rhode Island, and it'll either stay on the east coast or head west when the night is through.
:22:10 to 2:39:Unbeaten Worcester, Mass., junior middleweight Khiary Gray (11-0, 9 KOs) faces his toughest test to date in the most important fight of his young career Friday, Feb. 19th, 2016 when he challenges Washington's Cameron Sevilla Rivera (6-2-1, 5 KOs) for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth Title in the 10-round main event of CES Boxing's season opener at Twin River Casino.
Cameron Sevilla Rivera
Since making his professional debut in June of 2014, Gray's rapid climb includes 11 bouts in 18 months, a regional title (captured in September courtesy of a vicious knockout win over Kenton Sippio-Cook), and now a shot at the WBC Youth crown, an important step in the development of many young fighters since its inception in 1999.
The WBC Youth program is designed to provide fighters under the age of 24 with an opportunity to gain valuable experience as a precursor to challenging for a world title. The formula has worked; 47 of the fighters who've won WBC Youth titles over the past 17 years have gone on to win world championships, a remarkable footnote to a bout that needs no additional hype.
The list of former youth champions to graduate to world-title status includes 77-fight vet Humberto Soto, a WBC title-holder in two different weight classes; Kermit Cintron, Daniel Ponce De Leon, Juan Diaz, Chad Dawson, Devon Alexander and reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight Champion Timothy Bradley, who faces Manny Pacquiao for a third time April 9th in Nevada. Whoever wins Feb. 19th joins elite company.
Gray's loaded resume features eight consecutive knockout wins, seven in the first round. The 23-year-old right-hander hasn't
been past the second round since November of 2014. Rivera, also 23, won his first four professional bouts by first-round knockout and scored his fifth in August.
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The Gray-Rivera main event is one of two title bouts on the Feb. 19th card. Female middleweight Kali Reis (7-5-1, 3 KOs) of Providence, a former International Boxing Association (IBA) champion and two-time world-title challenger, returns home for the first time in more than three years to fight for the vacant Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) World Middleweight Title.
The well-traveled Reis brings plenty of big-fight experience to the CES' 2016 debut with a resume that includes bouts against three world champions, including unbeaten WBO Middleweight Champion Christina Hammer, WBO Super Welterweight Champion Hanna Gabriel and reigning WBC 154-pound title-holder Mikaela Lauren. She also faced former World Boxing Association (WBA) Middleweight Champion Teresa Perozzi in Bermuda in 2014, scoring a knockout win in the third round.
Feb. 19th also features the return of five unbeaten prospect, starting with fellow Worcester native Freddy Sanchez (7-0, 5 KO), the hard-hitting junior welterweight who finished 2015 a perfect 4-0, ending with a well-deserved unanimous decision win over New Yorker Sidney Maccow in December.
Stoughton, Mass., junior welterweight Travis Demko (4-0, 1 KO) makes his first appearance since September while his last opponent, Holyoke, Mass., native Mohamed Allam (1-1) returns to Twin River in a separate 4-round bout in search of his first win since November of 2014.
Framingham, Mass., junior welterweight Julio Perez (3-0), who debuted in 2015 and swept the scorecards in three consecutive wins, faces Skowhegan, Maine, native Josh Parker (0-1-1) in a 4-round bout while fellow Framingham vet Timmy Ramos (2-0-1, 2 KOs) returns to Rhode Island two months after fighting to a draw against Cido Hoff, the only blemish on his record.
The special attraction of the night features Alaskan middleweight Fatlum Zhuta (2-0-1, 2 KOs) in his second bout at Twin River and first since December. The 27-year-old Albanian made his east coast debut in December, sending the overmatched Deivison Ribeiro to the canvas twice in the opening round to secure an impressive knockout win.
Tickets for the Feb. 19th season debut are priced at $40, $75 and $125 (VIP) and are available for purchase online at www.cesboxing.com or www.twinriver.com, by phone at 401-724-2253/2254 or at the Twin River Casino Players Club.
For more information visit www.cesboxing.com or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/cesboxing. Updates are also available at www.facebook.com/cesboxing.
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The Soulful Saturday At Thirty Plus With A LIVE Performance By Black Rob!
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Pascal Media Day
Photo Credits: Craig Bennett/Main Events
Jean Pascal - Former World Champion
On working with Freddie Roach
"I like Freddie. Freddie is a good man. He is a great boxing coach. One thing that I like about Freddie is he is a coach who like to listen. He is gonna ask me question. He is going to try to see my point of view. He gonna explain to me his point of view. He has a good ear. He has great experience and that is the quality of a good coach. I am my own boss. I need a partner. Freddie is the right partner right now. I am a veteran. I went to the Olympics. I became world champion. I am about to become two-time world champion in a few weeks. I need more like a partner to evolve than a boss."
On Kovalev-Pascal I
"A few things went wrong but they were very like minor details. Right now we have corrected those mistakes so I can be victorious on Jan. 30. My mental [attitude] is very strong. I am physically strong. I am very confident. I am well-prepared physically and mentally. Freddie has the eye of the tiger. He see things. That is the goal right now to correct my small mistakes that I did on the first fight. That is why I think this time around I am going to be victorious."
Jean Pascal's Trainer - Freddie roach
On the game plan for this fight:
"The same strategy won't work. Both guys have smartened up. Maybe the fight was stopped too soon but referees are there for a reason, to protect the fighter and so forth. We're not going to blame the referee at all. In world title fights I think there is a little more judgment or a little more give because it is a world title fight but I don't see how that could even get close to happening in this fight because his boxing ability is really, really good. That is what I intend for him to do."
On Kovalev-Pascal I and the stoppage:
"I thought he fought a poor fight. I thought he was looking for a knockout too much and he can't do that. You go out there and box. Use your boxing ability. Beat this guy every round at a time. If a knockout comes that's a bonus. He totally understands that. I told him if you go out there and start swinging for the fences and get real wild like you can do at times when you get back to the corner I won't be there. I'm going to go home. I said, 'Don't embarrass me like that." You are a professional fighter. You know how to box. Go out there and outbox this guy.' That's the biggest game plan for me."
About January 30
The grudge match for the unified light heavyweight world championship between Sergey Kovalev and Jean Pascal, a Vidéotron presentation in collaboration with Mise-O-Jeu, will be televised live in the United States on HBO beginning 9:45pm ET/PT. In Canada the event will be available on pay-per-view TV, please consult with your local cable provider. The card is promoted by Main Events and InterBox in association with German Titov Promotions. Tickets are on sale on at www.evenko.ca, at Centre Bell box office and at Club de boxe Champions in Montreal.
About Main Events Main Events was founded in 1978 by the late Dan Duva and is now run by his widow Kathy Duva. As one of the top promotional companies in the world, Main Events has promoted boxing legends Evander Holyfield, Arturo Gatti, Lennox Lewis, Pernell Whitaker and many more. Currently, Main Events promotes WBO, IBF and WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev. Main Events is committed to promoting quality fights that boxing fans want to see.
About InterBox
InterBox, founded in Québec in 1997, and acquired by Groupe Sportscene in 2004, is a boxing organization that is recognized and respected throughout the Quebec province and the world. Its goal is to promote professional boxing, locally and internationally, with talented boxers who are supervised by top-notch trainers and have access to a cutting-edge support staff. InterBox regularly promotes and presents first-rate events in cooperation with such major corporate sponsors as Vidéotron, La Cage - Brasserie sportive and Coors Light.
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Training Camp Notes & Video: Glazkov
Olympic Bronze Medalist Feeling No Pressure in First Title Fight
Brooklyn, NY: As undefeated heavyweight Vyacheslav "Czar" Glazkov (21-0-1, 13 KOs) prepares to face southpaw Charles Martin (22-0-1, 20 KOs) at the Barclays Center on Saturday for the vacant IBF Heavyweight World Title, the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist is feeling no pressure because he has already competed on the sporting world's biggest stage in Beijing.
The 31-year old from Lugansk, Ukraine received the bronze medal in Beijing after an injury forced him to pull out of his fight against Zhang Zhilei, whom Czar had defeated the year before in the World Amateur Championships. When asked which was more stressful for him, the Olympics or his upcoming title fight, Czar replied, "It is the same. The Olympics is a big competition. The title fight is a big fight. Finally. I feel good. I am not nervous. This is just fight. I am prepared. Yeah, it is title fight but just another fight. All is good."
For this Saturday's fight, Czar returned to his former trainer, Eduard Mienchakov. The two reunited when Czar knocked out Kertson Manswell in the fourth round in Krasnodar, Russia in August. Previously, they had worked together for many fights including his upset of former IBF Cruiserweight World Champion, Tomasz Adamek, in an IBF Heavyweight Eliminator in 2014. According to Glazkov, "I am back with my trainer, Eduard Mienchakov. We train many years in a row. We have good work together as a pro."
The purse bid for this fight was held on Dec. 18, less than a month before the date of the fight. When asked about the impact of a shortened training camp had on his preparations for this fight Czar said, "Not short. I train every day, every time. I am ready. We start training two months ago. This camp I have two months. It is no problem. All is good. I feel comfortable."
Glazkov and Mienchakov trained in Brooklyn for this fight at the Underground Boxing Gym in Sheepshead Bay. There is a strong Russian and Ukrainian community in Brooklyn and Czar is excited to fight at the Barclays Center. He hopes for strong crowd support from the community. He said, "Brooklyn is a big Russian and Ukrainian community. Many of my fans live here in Brooklyn. I hope many fans come to my fight. This is a good area for training. I have been training here for the last month. I am sparring here. I have good sparring partners. We have a good gym and all is good."
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Delaware indie artist, Jay LaVita is heating up the worldwide web with his debut single “Put You On” featuring NYC rapper Fred The Godson. The catchy, melodic track will have you singing along with LaVita as he sings out to a pretty young thing, wooing her to be his main chick.
“Baby Girl that body’s too legit / She brought it to me like a stewardess / I’m gonna give her what she came here for / She said the feelings so right, well I know it ain’t wrong / So go ahead and lay your head down, and let me put you on,” he sings.
Born Jeffrey Lynn Tabron, the emerging singer-songwriter grew up in a musical home that emphasized hard work. According to Jay, every Christmas morning his parents insisted that he and his siblings perform before they were allowed to open their presents. This early love of performing helped mold him into the vibrant performer he is today. Honing his talents independently since adolescence, Jay has already shared stages with legends like Earth, Wind & Fire, and hitmakers like Flo Rida and Colonel Loud. Now signed with Starr Media Group, Jay Lavita has found a home where he can solely concentrate on what he fell in love with as a child…. the music.
Take a listen to his new single below:
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Heading into his second nationally-televised bout, young bantamweight Nordby focusing on the task at hand
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LINCOLN, R.I. (Jan. 4th, 2016) -- If this recent training camp has taught Kody Nordby anything it's that you can't waste time worrying about things that are out of your control.
Originally scheduled to fight unbeaten Joey Gomez Friday night in what would've been a huge step up for the 5-foot-3 bantamweight out of Cumberland, R.I., Nordby (5-3) was forced to switch gears midway through his preparation for "CES MMA XXXII" when Gomez suffered a rib injury.
Bombsquad vet Josh Lange stepped to the table and agreed to face Nordby on the AXS TV main card, but that fight also went up in smoke when Lange broke his nose, leaving Derek Shorey (3-2, 2 KOs) of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, as the third - and hopefully final - opponent Nordby has had to prepare for in advance of his Jan. 8th return to the cage.
Not only is Nordby moving up five pounds to meet Shorey at a catch weight of 140, he's also dealing with the sting of watching Gomez get the call to face former CES MMA champ Rob Font at UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston just nine days after he fights Shorey at Twin River Casino, a call Nordby felt could've been his if he'd had the opportunity to get to Gomez first.
"I'm pretty sure I would've given him the first loss on his record. I'm 100 percent sure," Nordby said. "Am I mad about it? Yeah. He was supposed to fight me and he backed out. Whatever. He got the call. Anyone else would've done the same thing. When the UFC calls, you can't say no.
"I'm just at the point now where if you put anyone in there, I'll fight him. Every fight is the same. There's no face, just another body in there."
In the unpredictable world of combat sports, a fighter's success often hinges on being in the right place at the right time. With that in mind, Nordby has now shifted his focus to the task at hand, which is building off of his huge win over Dinis Paiva at "CES MMA XXXI" and taking care of business against Shorey in his second nationally-televised fight.
"I'm just focused on me right now," Nordby said. "I'm not really focused on anything else. I'm focused on Friday. The weight cut is going well, the fight camp has been awesome. I'm just ready to get in there.
"When [CES MMA matchmaker] Pat [Sullivan] called and asked me if I was comfortable moving up in weight, I told him, "Yeah, whatever I have to do to get on this card."
Following his breakthrough win over Paiva, Nordby now understands the value of exposure at the national level. Paiva entered that fight in October with wins in six of his last eight bouts, including four consecutive stoppages in the opening round. He was the hottest fighter in the northeast and he and Nordby had a bit of a personal vendetta between the two of them, which played out during pre-fight interviews and at the weigh-in.
Through it all, Nordby kept his composure and won convincingly by submission in the opening round via the rear-naked choke, thwarting Paiva's attempt at a flying knee to open the bout and scoring a critical takedown that eventually led to the finishing move.
"I had to bury all the bad blood. I just buried it," he said. "I thought to myself, 'Whatever beef Dinis and I have needs to take a backseat.' That fight was all about me. I had a game plan and I followed it.
"I think Dinis fought a little too emotional and it worked against him. He came out quick with that right knee, I saw it, flipped it, grabbed the knee and took him down pretty quickly. I kept my cool. I wasn't too fired up."
The win put Nordby in the conversation among the elite bantamweights in the northeast and paved the way for his second AXS TV fight this Friday. An accomplished wrestler in high school, Nordby hopes his second go-round on national television allows him to showcase all of his talents.
"The game plan is to knock him out on his feet and show people I'm not just a grappler," he said.
Though he insists he's focused squarely on Friday night, it's only natural for Nordby to keep an eye on the future. If he gets the win over Shorey, he has his sights set on an even bigger bantamweight showdown in 2016.
"I really, really want to fight Andre Soukhamthath," Nordby said, referencing the 9-3 Rhode Island native who also won his last bout at "CES MMA XXXI" in October.
"He graduated from Woonsocket [High School], which is the same school I graduated from. We know the same people. It'd be a huge fight for both of us and a huge fight for any promotion.
"I've been wanting to fight him since I turned pro. Hopefully, we can get in the cage."
Much like the setbacks he dealt with in this recent camp, locking down a mega-fight against Soukhamthath is ultimately out of his control. The only thing he can control right now is getting another win on Friday night and continuing to make his case as an elite fighter in his weight class.
Tickets for "CES MMA XXXII" are priced at $40.00, $55.00, $100.00 and $125.00 (VIP) and available for purchase online at www.cesmma.com, www.cagetix.com/ces, www.twinriver.com or www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 401-724-2253/2254, or at the Twin River Casino Players Club. All fights and fighters are subject to change.
The main event features a lightweight showdown between reigning CES MMA Lightweight Champion Luis Felix (14-8, 5 KOs) of Providence, R.I., and Bellator vet Ryan Sanders (9-7, 1 KO) of Bangor, Maine, in a three-round non-title bout.
Also featured on the main card of "CES MMA XXXII," reigning CES MMA Welterweight Champion Gil Freitas (18-5, 6 KOs) makes his first title defense in a five-round bout against Cincinnati's Chris Curtis (12-4, 4 KOs), who aims to become the third Ohio-born fighter to capture one of the promotion's titles, joining a list that includes UFC vets Lane and Dominique Steele.
Another familiar face in the northeast returns to the CES MMA cage Jan. 8th as Groton, Conn., heavyweight and four-time Bellator vet Josh Diekmann (15-6, 11 KOs), now in his 11th year as a pro, battles fellow knockout artist Ashley Gooch (8-4, 6 KOs) of Nashville, Tenn.
Rising featherweight Kyle Bochniak (5-0, 2 KOs) makes his second appearance on the televised main card as he puts his undefeated record on the line against Taylor Trahan (5-4) of St. Johnsbury, Vt., and undefeated bantamweight Rico DiSciullo (5-0, 2 KOs) of Peabody, Mass., faces 16-fight vet Chino Duran (8-8, 4 KOs) of Homestead, Fla.
The preliminary card features six exciting bouts, starting with a featherweight showdown between unbeaten Manny Bermudez (3-0, 1 KO) of Abington, Mass., and Evan Parker (5-3, 1 KO) of nearby Worcester. None of Bermudez's previous three opponents made it out of the first round and the 5-foot-6 submission specialist is looking to make it 4-for-4 against the game Parker, who choked out Pete Rogers Jr. in his CES MMA debut in June. South Boston featherweight James Murrin (3-3, 2 KOs) faces Mak Kelleher (0-2) of upstate New York and Providence's Keenan Raymond (2-2) battles newcomer Ryan Todd of Cortland, N.Y.
Also on the preliminary card, middleweights Pat McCrohan (1-0, 1 KO) of Beverly, Mass., and Boston's Mike Rodriguez (2-0, 2 KOs) put their unbeaten records and knockout streaks on the line against one another and flyweight David Baxter (1-0) of Bellingham, Mass., makes his CES MMA debut against newcomer Joshua Ricci of Whitesville, N.Y. Providence's Nick Iaciofano (2-0, 1 KO) battles Luay Ashkar of Syracuse in a three-round flyweight bout.
For more information on "CES MMA XXXII" visit www.cesmma.com, follow @CESMMA on Twitter and Instagram and "like" the official CES MMA Facebook fan page.
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UNDEFEATED WELTERWEIGHT DMITRY MIKHAYLENKO TO FACE RAY ROBINSON IN OPENING BOUT OF
KOVALEV-PASCAL II ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 30
LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Undefeated welterweight prospect Dmitry "The Mechanic" Mikhaylenko (20-0, 9 KOs) will look to make his mark in the wide-open welterweight division against southpaw Ray "The New Ray Robinson" Robinson (20-2, 9 KOs) in the opening 10-round bout of the Kovalev-Pascal II HBO World Championship Boxing event Saturday, Jan. 30 live from the Centre Bell in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The telecast begins at 9:45 pm ET/PT live on HBO®.
Mikhaylenko, 29, from Gelendzhik, Russia, is co-promoted by Main Events and German Titov Promotions. "The Mechanic" is undefeated and stopped his last three opponents, including former interim super lightweight titleholder Johan Perez. This will be his second fight in Canada; he stopped Felipe De la Paz in the fifth round on the undercard of Kovalev-Pascal I.
Dmitry said, "I am excited to be on HBO and back in Canada. This is a big fight for me; I am looking to get my name in the hunt at the top of the welterweight division. I am also excited to be opening for my countryman, Sergey Kovalev. I hope to put on a great show."
Robinson, also 29, is a tough southpaw from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who has not lost a fight in over five years. He has won his last nine fights in a row, five of them by way of knockout. In his last fight he defended his NABO Welterweight Title with a ten-round unanimous decision victory over Sherzodbek Alimjanov back in April of this year.
"Success comes with a price," said Robinson. "I paid my dues. Jan. 30 will be another step closer to my dreams."
According to Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events, "These are the kinds of fights that fans want to see. In the stacked welterweight division these are two ranked fighters, both in the prime of their careers, looking to make their mark. Dmitry continues to impress us as he has quietly worked his way through the ranks of the division. He is willing to stand and trade punches with anyone and has proven on numerous occasions that with his high punch output he ready for anything."
German Titov, Mikhaylenko's co-promoter added, "We have put on a lot of great shows with Main Events. I am excited to collaborate on another top-tier event. Mikhaylenko is hungry to make a name for himself in one of the most competitive divisions in boxing and a win over a ranked fighter like Robinson will go a long way towards achieving that goal."
About January 30
The grudge match for the unified light heavyweight world championship between Sergey Kovalev and Jean Pascal, a Vidéotron presentation in collaboration with Mise-O-Jeu, will be televised live in the United States on HBO beginning 9:45pm ET/PT as well as on pay-per-view TV in Canada. The card is promoted by Main Events and Interbox in association with German Titov Promotions. Tickets are on sale on at www.evenko.ca, at the Bell Centre box office and at Club de boxe Champions in Montreal.
About Main Events Main Events was founded in 1978 by the late Dan Duva and is now run by his widow Kathy Duva. As one of the top promotional companies in the world, Main Events has promoted boxing legends Evander Holyfield, Arturo Gatti, Lennox Lewis, Pernell Whitaker and many more. Currently, Main Events promotes WBO, IBF and WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev. Main Events is committed to promoting quality fights that boxing fans want to see.
About InterBox
InterBox, founded in Québec in 1997, and acquired by Groupe Sportscene in 2004, is a boxing organization that is recognized and respected throughout the Quebec province and the world. Its goal is to promote professional boxing, locally and internationally, with talented boxers who are supervised by top-notch trainers and have access to a cutting-edge support staff. InterBox regularly promotes and presents first-rate events in cooperation with such major corporate sponsors as Vidéotron, La Cage - Brasserie sportive and Coors Light.
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