PROMOTIONAL RIGHTS TO ROBERT GUERRERO REMAIN WITH GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS
Gilroy CA, September 30, 2009 – On September 29, 2009, the California Superior Court vacated a December 15, 2008 arbitration award in the proceeding (the “Arbitration”) commenced last year by Robert Guerrero against Goossen Tutor Promotions. The Superior Court’s decision was not based upon the substantive merits of Guerrero’s claims against Goossen-Tutor Promotions, but was based upon the California State Athletic Commission’s failure to obtain arbitrator Armando Garcia’s signature on the award, which Garcia indicated under oath in July of this year, that he was prepared to sign.
Since the commencement of the Arbitration, the 5 year promotional agreement between Guerrero and GTP has expired by its own terms. On December 18, 2008, Guerrero entered into a promotional agreement with Golden Boy Promotions, which agreement was approved by the California State Athletic Commission. The vacatur of the arbitration award by the Superior Court has no effect on the validity of the Guerrero-Golden Boy Promotional Agreement, and Golden Boy remains the exclusive promoter of Robert Guerrero.
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS RESPONDS TO MALIGNAGGI AND DIBELLA COMMENTS
LOS ANGELES (September 30, 2009) – Following the release of a series of incendiary statements from Lou DiBella and his fighter, junior welterweight Paulie Malignaggi, regarding the decision of former lightweight world champion Juan Diaz to forego a rematch with Malignaggi this December, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer responded to their statements.
“Let the facts be facts. Juan Diaz won the first fight. The only controversy was the wide margin on one of the judges score cards, so there is no reason for Juan Diaz to take short money to fight Paulie Malignaggi again. If Paulie wants to take short money and make it worth Juan’s while to come to New York and beat him again, then let us know and we are ready.”
“Juan is one of the most exciting fighters in the world and has a very loyal fan base in Texas which turns out in big numbers to see him fight. If Paulie does not generate the same amount of money at the gate, then why should Juan be punished for that?”
“Juan will fight anyone, anywhere as long as it makes sense from a career and a financial point of view. All of us at Golden Boy are extremely proud of what Juan Diaz has accomplished in and out of the ring.”
“Juan delivers in the ring every single time with a thrilling performance. There is no need for Paulie nor Lou DiBella to attack him in any way. Juan has plenty of other options which we will now diligently pursue. These options include a possible mega fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, Robert Guerrero, the winner of Guzman vs. Funeka or a potential showdown with Ricky Hatton in England should Ricky decide to return to the ring.”
“We wish Paulie Malignaggi much success with his career.”
KLITSCHKO OUTWORKS MAYWEATHER
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 30, 2009) – Who would have thought that a six-foot-seven, 252 pound heavyweight champ would outwork and be more aggressive than boxing’s pound-for-pound king?
That’s what happened on Saturday night at STAPLES Center, when World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko threw more punches in 10 rounds in his dominating title defense over Cris Arreola than pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather, Jr. threw in 12 rounds in his defeat of Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19.
HBO showed a replay of the Mayweather-Marquez fight prior to the Klitschko-Arreola match on Sept. 26, and a comparison of the punch statistics might be surprising to fight fans who think the heavyweight division produces only slow, unexciting fights.
According to CompuBox, Klitschko threw 802 punches over 10 rounds while Mayweather threw just 493 punches over 12 rounds. Two-hundred-eighty-three of Klitschko’s blows were power punches, while Mayweather threw a mere 105 power punches.
Mayweather, who has been labeled the fastest man in boxing, is 11 ½ inches shorter and weighed-in 106 pounds less than Klitschko for his bout against Marquez, who was a naturally smaller fighter and moved up two divisions to fight Mayweather.
“The punch stats show that the heavyweights are not always less entertaining than the lightweights,” said Tom Loeffler, Managing Director, K2 Promotions. “Vitali once again showed his dominance of the heavyweight division in front of a full house at STAPLES Center and even outworked the pound-for-pound king, while fighting someone his same weight.
“His work-rate was incredible and this was the third time he put on a great show at Staples.”
Klitschko, who holds the highest knockout percentage in the history of the heavyweight division, looked sharp in his third fight since returning from a four year retirement due to injuries. A crowd of more than 16,000 witnessed what many critics and experts say was one of the finest performances of his career.
“This was the best condition that I have ever seen Vitali in, and I don’t see anyone beating him in this shape,” said Fritz Sdunek, Klitschko’s trainer.
The title defense was Klitschko’s second successful victory over a No. 1 contender since winning the WBC title from champion emeritus Samuel Peter in October, 2008. Klitschko followed up the Peter victory with a ninth-round TKO of No. 1 challenger Juan Carlos Gomez before he scored a 10th round TKO over No. 1 contender Arreola on Saturday.
“I was surprised at how tough and determined Arreola was,” Klitschko said. “He was really well prepared and took many more punches than I expected.”
GOOSSEN TUTOR WINS “APPEAL” IN CASE AGAINST ROBERT GUERRERO
DECISION RETURNS IBF SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION’S RIGHTS TO PROMOTER
Los Angeles, CA (September 30, 2009) – In a ruling yesterday that sent a strong message to the California State Athletic Commission (“CSAC”), Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert H. O’Brien, on behalf of Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis vacated an arbitration decision by a CSAC arbitrator that voided boxer Robert Guerrero’s promotional agreement with Goossen Tutor Promotions, finding “The award was procured by corruption, fraud or other undue means.” California Code of Civil Procedure § 1286.2(a)(1). As a result, Goossen Tutor Promotions remains the promoter of Guerrero pursuant to its Promotional Agreement.
After changing managers in 2007, Guerrero tried to get out of his promotion agreement with Goossen Tutor, claiming the five-year term of the agreement had expired. Goossen countered that the agreement, which was signed by Guerrero, his mangers, and a representative of CSAC, provided for extensions due to various injuries and suspensions. According to the CSAC’s own rules, then Executive Officer Armando Garcia was to arbitrate the dispute.
Mr. Garcia conducted the arbitration, heard from the witnesses, took evidence, and under CSAC’s own rules, had until November 14, 2008, to issue his decision. He did not issue his decision and four days later, tendered his resignation, effective December 31, 2008. Although Mr. Garcia remained CSAC’s Executive Director and was on the State’s payroll at the time, on December 12, 2008, Garcia’s assistant, Bill Douglas, issued a so-called “Decision of the Arbitrator” in favor of Guerrero, who immediately signed a promotional deal with Golden Boy Promotions.
When Goossen questioned why Mr. Garcia, as the sole arbitrator, did not issue and sign the decision himself, Deputy Attorney General Earl Plowman claimed the decision was reached by Mr. Garcia, who was not available to sign it.
However, Goossen Tutor was able to prove to the satisfaction of the Court, that the Decision was not Mr. Garcia’s but was procured through “fraud, corruption, or undue means.” As it turns out Mr. Plowman had actually authored the Decision, which was never issued by, reviewed by, approved by, or even seen by Mr. Garcia when CSAC issued it as a purportedly binding decision. In fact, Mr. Garcia was available to CSAC after he tendered his resignation, and was actually contacted twice after Goossen asked the Court to vacate the arbitration award, once by Mr. Plowman’s supervisor, Ms. Karen Chappelle, and once by a CSAC Commissioner. Both times, Mr. Garcia declined to support the Decision.
Before forcing Goossen Tutor to court to vacate the Decision, Goossen asked CSAC to order a new arbitration. CSAC deadlocked at 3-3, and tabled the motion, eventually refusing to vote. As Goossen’s counsel, Nomi Castle, of Castle and Associates in Century City, CA, explained:
“We lost the arbitration unfairly and we filed what would be the equivalent of an appeal because arbitration is done under the auspices of the State of California, and the California State Athletic Commission has a scheme for handling its cases through arbitration as opposed to a court,” Castle explained.
“This was the only way we have to challenge the award, other than appearing before the commissioners which Dan Goossen did, receiving 3 votes of 6 ruling to re-arbitrate. After the support from the commissioners for re-arbitration, the Commission backed off of that and said they don’t have jurisdiction and we would have to take them to court to pursue the issues we had. Which is exactly what we did. In essence we filed an appeal or a writ. We brought a petition to vacate the arbitration award and/or as an alternative to stay the enforcement of that arbitration award pending discovery as to who actually issues the decision on arbitration because Armando Garcia was the arbitrator, and yet he was not the person who made the decision or signed the award. And we brought our petition in front of a court on various legal grounds and the petition was granted.
“This was the correct decision,” Castle said. “It was the one we were after and the court recognized that there was corruption and fraud on the part of the Commission and the way they handled this matter in issuing the arbitration ruling in favor of Guerrero. As a practical matter, Goossen Tutor Promotions is still the promoter of Mr. Guerrero and I’ll leave it to my client to discuss his future promotional plans.”
Goossen’s counsel, Farzad Tabatabai of Castle & Associates added: “Justice was done. The Court’s ruling correctly recognizes what should be obvious to everyone: an arbitration decision that is drafted by someone other than the arbitrator and signed by an outsider to the arbitration, without ever being seen by, reviewed by, or approved by the arbitrator, may not be binding on the parties. The question that remains to be answered is how CSAC and the Attorney General’s office allowed this to happen in the first place.”
For more on Goossen Tutor Promotions, go to www.goossentutor.com.
Cintrón and Quintana to fight in Puerto Rico
By Alejandro Echevarria
San Juan, P.R.- Former welterweight title holders Kermit “The Killer” Cintrón (31-2 27KO’s) and Carlos “El Indio” Quintana (26-2 20KO’s) were present at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum for the first press conference prior to their upcoming bouts on the 24th of October. Cintrón will face off against Brazilian Juliáno Rámos (15-2 12KO’s) at a maximum weight of 150lbs while Quintana will do the same against tough as nails Jesse Feliciano (15-7-3 9KO’s) at the junior middleweight limit.
Ramos last fight was a knockout loss to welterweight prospect Mike Jones over a year ago and carries no victories over top rated fighters. Cintrón is coming off one of his best performances in defeating highly regarded Alferdo “El Perro” Angulo at 154lbs. so 15rounds.com inquired about that. “The Killer” said that a lot of it had to do with the fact that he really wanted to fight in Puerto Rico, where he was born and raised until the age of 8. He said that before he signed with Dibella Entertainment he made them promise him a fight on the island and they delivered. Still, the former belt holder made it clear that this type of “tune up” fights can be very dangerous because the fighters are coming with a winning mentality.
He admitted he hadn’t seen his opponent and didn’t know much about him but nevertheless expressed his confidence in victory. He mentioned that in his last fight against Angulo he proved that he could box as well as trade with opponents. About that fight Cintrón went on to call Angulo “La Perra” or “b*tch” based on the fact that he had beat him up and taught him boxing that night(Angulo left the ring before speaking to the media after that fight).
Cintrón would also have some advice for his fellow countryman regarding Quintana’s next opponent, Jesse Feliciano, a previous victim of his. “He takes a lot of punches”. The Killer made it very clear that Feliciano is really tough which says a lot coming from a guy who has stopped 27 of his 31 victims.
Quintana also took time with the press to discuss his upcoming bout. He expressed he felt privileged to fight in front of his people and on the same card as Cintrón. About Feliciano, he said he’s seen him fight several times and knows he is tough. Still, he knows how to handle fighters like that and is certain the fight will not go the distance.
Although El Indio has fought in Puerto Rico before, he admits there is pressure but he knows how to handle it. He also noted that it will be just a day under a year without fighting when he steps in the ring with Feliciano but having gone through long layoffs before he knows how to keep in shape. About his weight, Quintana said he could still make the welterweight limit but there has to be enough motivation in monetary terms for him to do it as it admittedly drains him.
Also in action will be undefeated Puerto Rican prospects Joel “Joelo” Torres (11-0-1 7KO’s) against an opponent to be announced and José “Chelo” González (7-0 4KO’s) against Javier García (6-2-1 2KO’s) of Gurabo, Puerto Rico. A total of eight bouts is planned for the evening with the transmission of the DiBella-PR Best Boxing production airing through Pay-Per-View for a price of $29.95 in Puerto Rico and the united States.
Biosse’s journey from gridiron to ring continues Saturday
“Saturday Afternoon Special” Oct. 3 at Twin River
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Sept. 30, 2009) – Former University of Rhode Island football player Vladine Biosse continues his remarkable journey from Cape Verde to Providence and back into the ring this weekend on the “Saturday Afternoon Special” show at the Twin River Event center in Lincoln, R.I.
Biosse (3-0, 3 KOs) faces his stiffest test as a pro against Tafari Lawton (1-0) in a 4-round bout. “Vlad is a neighborhood hero,” promoter Jimmy Burchfield said. “He is a graduate of Hope High School and the University of Rhode Island, where he played football. Vlad is a true gentleman who is doing a great job in the Cape Verdean community. He’s an exciting performer who is working hard to become a top prize fighter.”
The solid “Saturday Afternoon Special” card is a rare matinee show (2 PM/ET start), promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), in association with Twin River, Banner Promotions, Star Boxing and DiBella Entertainment.
Unbeaten prospect Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (11-0, 8 KOs), a 2-time national amateur champion, headlines in an 8-round super middleweight bout against veteran Darnell Boone (16-12-2), while 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius “The Extinguisher” Andrade (7-0, 6 KOs), a former World amateur champion, faces another undefeated prospect, Chris Chatman (4-0, 2 KOs), in the 6-round co-feature.
The 27-year-old Biosse moved to Providence 13 years ago from his native Cape Verde. He was a soccer player who didn’t speak English, which caused some social problems, but eventually got him into playing football.
“Sports are in my blood,” he explained. “Everyone in our family grew up like that from watching my father, an ex-soccer player. When I first moved here I was the odd guy out because I played soccer and ran track. I tried to make friends but the kids in my neighborhood and school teased me because I didn’t play football. My senior year at Hope High School I decided to try football. I liked it and went on to play at Dean College (2-time Junior College All-America player) and the University of Rhode Island. I did well because I was always fast. I learned the game as I went along. I do think there are similarities between football and boxing. In football, you work as part of a team, train hard and study tapes of your opponents. I may be fighting alone in the ring, but boxing takes a team effort, too, with your cornermen playing a big part. The only big difference is football’s played on a field; boxing is in a ring.”
Biosse, who is now a U.S. citizen and has a URI degree, didn’t start boxing until he moved to Providence. He had a 25-3 amateur record, including four overseas tournaments as a member of the Cape Verdean National Boxing Team. Vlad captured a silver medal at the African Games and qualified to be a member of the 2008 Cape Verdean Olympic Team, but he didn’t get an opportunity to compete in Beijing due to lack of funding.
“I understand it’s not all about boxing,” Biosse remarked about his rising popularity, especially in the Cape Verdean community. “My college education has helped me realize that boxing is a sport in which you have to perform, but it’s also showbiz and there’s a need to entertain. Someday, I want to be world champion, and I’m working hard to reach that goal. I appreciate the chance Jimmy Burchfield and CES is giving me. They’ve shown me a lot of love. We’re family.”
Light welterweight Simeon Dunwell (9-1, 2 KOs) takes on David Marquez (5-6-1, 1 KO) in a 6-round bout. Also fighting on the undercard in 4-round fights are Hartford junior middleweight David Bauza (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Khristian Geraci (4-6-1, 3 KOs), New Haven light welterweight Edwin Soto (1-0, 1 KO) vs. TBA and Providence light welterweight Jesus Caro (4-0, 4 KOs) vs. Damien Butler (0-1). All fights and fighters are subject to change.
Rollback ticket prices for “Saturday Afternoon Special” are $25.00, $35.00, $50.00, $100.00 ($15.00 redeemable free play at Twin River), and limited $150.00 Jimmy’s Platinum Club ($25.00 redeemable free play at Twin River), and are available to purchase by calling CES (401.724.2253/2254), going online at www.cesboxing.com or www.twinriver.com, at Twin River’s Players Club booth at Twin River, or any TicketMaster location.
Contact CES (401.724.2253/2254/www.cesboxing.com) or the Twin River Event Center (877.82.RIVER/ www.twinriver.com) for more information. Doors open at 1 PM/ET, first bout at 2 PM/ET.
(Twin River has waived its 18+ rule for “Saturday Afternoon Special.” Anybody under the age of 18 must be accompanied at all times by an adult and they must enter through the West entrance.)
BodyBuilding.com: Raided
By: Garv
One of the largest nutritional supplement retailers in the world known as Bodybuilding.com just had their offices and warehouse raided by the Food and Drug Administration(FDA). The FDA claims that they were selling Anabolic Steroids under the guise of nutritional supplements. This is either true or false depending on your definition of Anabolic Steroids and your definition of nutritional supplements for that matter.
The products the FDA was going after all contained a new breed of Designer Hormones that were becoming very popular among athletes since they worked just like the illegal steroids but could be bought at your local supplement shop. These designer steroids have proven to be just as affective and dangerous as the Anabolic Steroids that we all know about from the many fighters who have failed drugs tests. You may ask yourself how any nutritional supplement manufacturer can get away with putting real steroids in something they sell over the counter and market as a nutritional supplement. The answer is more amazing than you might think, you see at the time the US government passed the laws to criminalize Steroids, they had to list and specify which steroids would become illegal. A broad criminalization of steroids could not have worked since it would have included birth control pills and even some asthma inhalers since they all contain steroids. In order to criminalize the performance-enhancing steroids and leave the medicinal ones still available to the public, the guys responsible for writing the law had to specify which steroids where to become illegal.
To view the complete article go to: TheGarv.com
DREAM 12 Participant Won Sik Park Fight Videos
By: Dallas Winston (TheGarv.com)
Won Sik Park, affectionately known to his fans as “Parky”, is a Korean fighter who is gaining a lot of notoriety in Japan for his exciting performances in DEEP, M1, and Mars. Parky lost his first MMA fight to talented grappler Fernando Vieira, and then reeled off seven impressive victories, the last three being in the DEEP promotion. He holds a 3rd degree blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do, and attacks with a ruthless variety of roundhouse kicks and flying knees with crisp punching.
Parky is making his big debut at DREAM 12 on October 25th against Kuniyoshi Hironaka, so for anyone interested in getting acquainted with him, here are a few of his fight videos. Although it’s far from HD-quality, the damage he does in the first video with a high kick is a must-see. There are 5 full fight videos posted in all.
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Alvarez Vs. Kikuno Official for DREAM 12, also Hironaka/Park
By: Dallas Winston (TheGarv.com)
Speculation ran rampant about this match-up after the Bellator FC president mentioned that he was interested in allowing Eddie to fight in DREAM in exchange for a fighter to participate in their tournament, and also one of DREAM’s latest promo videos depicted Alvarez along with Kikuno as participants for their landmark 12th show on October 6th. The Garv first reported on this match-up here.
DREAM 12 marks the first time a major Japanese MMA promotion has opted to use a cage instead of a ring, and the cage will be differentiated from its American counterparts by being completely white in color and having six sides. The organization is instituting a trial run of the white cage and the switch to three five-minute rounds instead of the usual Pride style ten-minute first and five-minute second round format.
The experiment is no doubt due to their recent agreement with Strikeforce and M1 Global to interchange fighters, and an attempt to familiarize fighters with the atmosphere of the cage and create a more level playing field to alleviate the burden presented by the different aspects of fighting in a cage versus a ring.
Also announced as lightweight participants on DREAM 12 are Won Sik Park and Kuniyoshi Hironaka. Won Sik Park, or “Parky”, is a Korean who is lighting the Japanese MMA scene on fire, and is probably the fastest rising star overseas behind Kikuno. Like Kikuno, Parky is also a lightweight from the DEEP promotion; his base fighting art is Tae Kwon Do, and he’s won seven straight after losing his MMA debut. He faces the crafty Kuniyoshi Hironaka on the main card alongside Kikuno/Alvarez.
To view the original article go to: TheGarv.com
Mike Swick Vs. Dan Hardy for UFC 105
By: Dallas Winston (TheGarv.com)
The cancellation of the Swick and Kampmann fight to determine the #1 contender slot at UFC 103 has left the welterweight division barren of clear challengers to GSP’s throne. UK newcomer Paul “Semtex” Daley also threw a wrench into the plans by filling in for Swick and knocking out Kampmann in the first round, erasing or delaying any hopes Kampmann had of challenging for the title.
Mike Swick is recovered and ready for action, so the UFC has selected another UK slugger in Dan Hardy to square off with Swick at UFC 105 in November. Hardy is a 22-6 fighter who is 3-0 in the UFC against respectable WW competition like Akihiro Gono, Rory Markham, and Marcus Davis. Hardy turned Markham’s lights off with a vicious KO, but eeded out close split-decisions with Gono and Davis.
Swick and Hardy share many similar attributes, the most significant being that they are tall for the weight class at just over 6′0″, they are long-limbed strikers who prefer to find their range on the feet, both use a western boxing based style without throwing many kicks, and both wield the power to end fights when their punches find their mark.
It is unknown whether this is a newly revised battle for top contendership, or if only Swick would avance to a GSP fight should he win. UFC 105 takes place in Manchester, and will cater to the UK crowd with several English fighters. The line-up so far includes:
Randy Couture x Brandon Vera
Michael Bisping x Denis Kang
Mike Swick x Dan Hardy
James Wilks x Matt Brown (more…)
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