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“Kirkland by Early Stoppage”
By Frank Gonzalez Jr.

Friday night at the Austin Music Hall in Texas, exciting Jr. Middleweight prospect James Kirkland (23-0, 20 KO’s) was on display against yet another little known fighter named Ricardo Cortes, who’s record of 22-3-1, 15 KO’s is on par with Kirkland’s record (minus three loses). Cortes was coming off a first round KO loss to Alfredo Angulo in February. Kirkland’s last fight was a TKO 1 Win over Eromosele Albert. If I ruled the world, Kirkland would’ve been fighting Angulo instead of Angulo’s leftovers.

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World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC) and The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino today announced that WEC: FABER vs. BROWN fight at the Hard Rock Live scheduled for Wednesday, September 10 has been POSTPONED due to the threat of Hurricane Ike to South Florida.
The fight has been rescheduled for November 5 at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Tickets purchased for the September 10th date remain valid and will be honored .on the new date. Refunds for fans that are unable to attend the rescheduled date can be obtained at the point of purchase.
The WEC press conference scheduled for September 8 at Paradise Live has been cancelled.
“Due to the potential of a major hurricane hitting the South Florida area on Wednesday we were compelled to postpone the event,” said Vice President of Operations and Production Peter Dropick. “For the safety of our fans, the fighters and our staff we felt it was in the best interest to make this decision.” Hurricane Ike is currently a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 120 MPH and is moving west/southwest toward South Florida according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory. The storm is on track to have impact on the Florida Keys and South Florida on Tuesday (9/9) into Wednesday (9/10).  “With Hurricane Ike approaching our area we have concern for the fans, fighters, our employees and the South Florida community in general,” said Bernie Dillon, Sr. Vice President of Entertainment for the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. “We felt like it would be prudent and in everyone’s best interest to postpone the event. We certainly don’t want to cause any travelers or employees to get stranded here should we have a major storm.” 

Always considered one of the top boxing cities in the world, Houston, Texas has again delivered with its enthusiastic response to Saturday's doubleheader at the Toyota Center, putting the card featuring hometown heroes Juan Diaz and Rocky Juarez in pivotal bouts against Michael Katsidis and Jorge Rodrigo Barrios, on track to become one of the biggest boxing events ever in Houston.

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Sherdog (www.sherdog.com), the world’s original online media platform for mixed martial arts (MMA), will provide a live stream of Strikeforce’s MMA extravaganza at the world-famous Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, CA. on Saturday, September 20^th. 
The stream, free of charge to viewers, will begin at 7:30 PM PST (10:30 PM EST) with two preliminary bouts and will include the main fight card in its entirety. 
“We are looking forward to bringing fight fans around the world a great night of professional MMA action from the Playboy Mansion on a major web platform,” said Strikeforce CEO and Founder, Scott Coker.  “Sherdog has been cutting edge in its delivery of MMA coverage since the sport’s early days so showcasing this event is a natural fit for its brand.”
The link to the Sherdog web page hosting the stream will appear on the home pages of both Sherdog and Strikeforce (www.strikeforce.com) on the day of the event. 

©2008 by Mary Ann Owen

by Butch Gottlieb

On a night of sensational southpaw sluggers, Antonio Demarco and Yonnhy Perez turned in thrilling performances and scored wins over Jose Reyes and David Martinez, respectively, Friday on SHOWTIME’s ShoBox: The New Generation.
DeMarco (20-1-1,14 KOs), of Los Mochis, Mexico, recorded his third ShoBox victory in one year by tallying a 10-round split decision over World Boxing Latin American (WBO/LA) Lightweight Champion Reyes (23-5, eight KOs), of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. Judges Patricia Morse-Jarman and Robert Hoyle scored the main event bout 96-93 and 95-94, respectively, in favor of DeMarco, while Adalaide Byrd had it 96-93 for Reyes.
In the co-feature from the Star of the Desert Arena in Primm, Nev., Yonnhy Perez (18-0, 13 KOs) remained undefeated and continued to stake his claim for a world title shot by scoring a sixth-round TKO over late substitute David Martinez (18-5-1, three KOs).
Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, presented the exciting doubleheader, which aired on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).
In a special added attraction off TV, Melissa Hernandez won the vacant WIBA super featherweight title (her 3rd world title) with a unanimous decision win over Ella Nunez. Scores were 97-93, 97-93, 97-93

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Juan Diaz 134.5 (L) vs. Michael Katsidis 134.5 (R)
(IBO Lightweight Title)
Rocky Juarez 130 vs. Jorge Barrios 130
Jesus Chavez 134 vs. Andres Ledesma 133.75
Hylon Williams 135 vs. Jessie Ortiz 133
Eleazar Renteria 125.5 vs. Olvin Mejia 127
Crystal Delgado 126 vs. Katlyn Dance 123.5
Jermell Charlo vs. Rodrigo Villarreal
Lanard Lane 149.5 vs. Quinton Whitaker 154
Roque Moreno 151.5 vs. Jesus Villarreal 151
From the Toyota Center in Houston, TX and televised by HBO Saturday, Sept. 6
 

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by David Hudson and Jose Santiago
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UFC 88: BREAKTHROUGH! - which is headlined by the light heavyweight battle between Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans - will air LIVE on PAY-PER-VIEW Saturday from Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia beginning at 10pm ET / 7pm PT. The official weights of the fighters are listed below:

Chuck Liddell (L) 204 vs. Rashad Evans 205 (R)
Rich Franklin 204.5 vs. Matt Hamill 205
Dan Henderson 185 vs. Rousimar Palhares 184.5
Martin Kampmann 184.5 vs. Nate Marquardt 185
Thiago Tavares 155 vs. Kurt Pellegrino 156
Tim Boetsch 205.25 vs. Mike Patt 205.25
Dong Hyun Kim 170 vs. Matt Brown 170
Jason Lambert 185 vs. Jason MacDonald 185
Roan Carneiro 170 vs. Ryo Chonan 170

*The Karo Parisyan vs. Yoshiyuki Yashida fight is scratched due to an injury to Parisyan.

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Joaquin Zamora (R), Socorro, N.M. stops Ray Sanchez III (L), Albuquerque, N.M. in the third round Friday night on Top Rank's "Southpaw Brawl" Telefutura-televised card at the Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Zamora's trainer, Al Lovato has said for years that Sanchez was not the best jr. Middleweight in New Mexico and his fighter proved that tonight by taking Sanchez apart.
The main event saw Undefeated Super Featherweight Urbano Antillon, Maywood, Calif. stop Daniel Attah, Washington, D.C. in the fourth round to win the NABF and NABO titles

Proud ShoBox alum and former World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson returns to the critically acclaimed series TONIGHT, not as a fighter but as a guest, during this evening's SHOWTIME telecast of ShoBox: The New Generation (LIVE on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
Dawson (26-0, 17 KOs), will join ShoBox announcers Nick Charles and Steve Farhood to talk about his highly anticipated upcoming bout with light heavyweight kingpin Antonio Tarver (27-4, 19 KOs). Dawson and Tarver will fight for Tarver's International Boxing Federation (IBF) light heavyweight title, LIVE on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Saturday, Oct. 11, from The Pearl Theatre at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
"We've seen Chad develop on ShoBox from a prospect to a contender and then go on to become a world champion," said Gordon Hall, executive producer of ShoBox. "And that's what this series is all about. Tonight presents a nice opportunity to get an update from Chad on his preparations for what should be the biggest night of his career-Oct. 11 against Tarver."
In tonight's ShoBox main event, lightweight contender Antonio DeMarco (19-1-1, 14 KOs), of Los Mochis, Mexico, will attempt to score his third ShoBox victory in one year when he takes on World Boxing Organization (WBO/LA) Lightweight Champion Jose Reyes (23-4, 8 KOs), of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico in a 10-round bout.
In the co-feature, Yonnhy Perez (17-0, 12 KOs), of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., will face late replacement David Martinez (18-4-1, three KOs), Albuquerque, N.M. in a 10-round bantamweight bout. Martinez got the fight on late notice after Tomas Rojas was forced to withdraw when he encountered visa problems and was unable to leave his native Mexico in time.

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Fighting words were flying at yesterday's final press conference for the highly anticipated doubleheader featuring Houston's former Three Time World Champion, Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz against Australian warrior Michael "The Great" Katsidis and Houston native and 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Ricardo Rocky Juarez against former Junior Lightweight World Champion Jorge "La Hiena" Barrios.

Tickets for "Houston Super Fight Night" - Diaz vs. Katsidis and Juarez vs. Barrios, priced at $200, $100, $60, $40 and $25, are on sale and available for purchase, at the Toyota Center Box Office, online at www.ToyotaCenterTix.com , by phone at 1-866-4-HOU-TIX and select Houston area Randalls locations.
"Houston Super Fight Night" - the doubleheader featuring Diaz vs. Katsidis, in a scheduled 12 round IBO Lightweight Championship bout as the main attraction and Juarez vs. Barrios, in a 12 round WBO Latino Junior Lightweight co-feature bout, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Amigo Energy and Dewalt Tools with Diaz vs. Katsidis being presented in association with Northeast Promotions. The bouts will air live on HBO's Boxing After Dark beginning at 10:15 p.m. ET / PT, 9:15 p.m. CT. Doors for the evening's event will open at 6:00 p.m. with a first fight time of 6:05 p.m.

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In a terrific fight in the second-half of an excellent world championship doubleheader, International Boxing Federation/World Boxing Organization/World Boxing Association (IBF/WBO/WBA) lightweight champion Nate Campbell (32-5-1, 25 KOs) of Jacksonville, Fla., will make his first defense against undefeated two-division world champion Joan Guzman (28-0, 17 KOs) of, Brooklyn, N.Y., on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).
Unbeaten World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley (22-0, 11 KOs) of Palm Springs, Calif., will make his initial defense against Edner “Cherry Bomb” Cherry (24-5-2, 12 KOs) of Wauchula, Fla., in the co-feature.
The event will be promoted by Don King Productions in association with Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Miss. The Campbell-Guzman main event will be presented in association with One Punch Productions and Sycuan Ringside Promotions. The Bradley-Cherry fight is promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and Thompson Boxing Promotions.

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Promoted by Frank Warren, Saturday's fight will also mark Khan's debut on Sky Box Office where he has signed a multi-fight deal that will follow him on the final leg of his journey toward a world championship fight. The night of boxing, headlined by Khan vs. Prescott, will be available to Sky digital subscribers for £14.95 on Sky Box Office channel 743 and in high definition on channel 753. It can be ordered by pressing the red button on the Sky remote handset - there is a £1 booking fee for any orders made by phone. For further information and to order the event, viewers can call: 08442 410 888.
 

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