Alexander to meet Urango in March 6th unification bout

December 31, 2009 by GFL · Leave a Comment
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According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, WBC Super Welterweight champion Devon Alexander  will meet IBF champ Juan Urango in a unification bout that will take place on March 6th

Warriors Boxing promoter Leon Margules, who handles Urango, said Alexander promoter Don King sent him a contract Wednesday night and that they have agreed in principle to the deal, including the financial considerations for the bout.

“I think it’s a very good fight. It’s a unification bout and the winner becomes a major player at 140 pounds,” Margules said.

The bout ill take place in a venue in Las Vegas.

“I’m positive about it,”Said Alexander’s manager and trainer, Kevin Cunningham said. “Don said he made Leon an offer and he will get to me on our business and we will hash out an agreement. I’m confident it will get done. We like the fight. We love being in a unification bout on HBO. I think this is great.

“Devon and Urango are both crowd-pleasing fighters, so it should be a great fight. Devon is slick but he is not a runner. Devon is going to be right there. He may give him a few angles, but Devon is a busy fighter. Devon is an aggressive boxer.”

“We’re excited about fighting Urango,” Cunningham said. “This is a fight Devon is definitely excited about. When Don called and said he gave Urango the deal they wanted I was glad to hear it. This is HBO. You ain’t getting no joke fights. We know it’s a tough fight. But we want to prove we’re one of the next stars in the boxing game and these are the types of fights you have to take to prove that.”

“I like my guy’s chances because of his experiences,” Margules said of Urango. “I don’t think Devon has ever been in with a guy like Urango, who will put that kind of pressure on him. On the other hand, Urango struggles with slick guys like Devon. They’re both left-handed, which takes away that advantage. It should be a good clash of styles.”

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10 Prospects for 2010

December 31, 2009 by GFL · Leave a Comment
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By Anson Wainwright

While you may see prospect lists on many other websites and various publications at this time of the year this is one that’s a little different. Instead of throwing out the more obvious talents who appear to be a shoe in for future glory we’ve gone for 10 of the top prospects that probably escaped most people’s gazes.
Kubrat Pulev 4-0(2) - A Heavyweight with a decorated amateur background. He won Gold at the European Championships in 2008 and bronze in 2006. Also won Bronze at the 2005 World Championships & Silver at EU championships in 2005. “The Cobra” opted to go pro after losing early in last years World Championships. At 28 he hasn’t wasted and time taking his record to 4-0(2) fighting once a month at the moment against very solid opposition for German promoter Sauerland. At 6′4′ & 240 pounds the Bulgarian has good size for the pro’s. He looks to continue his accent to the top when he fights Oleg Platov 28-1(22) in an eight rounder at the end of January.
Ismayl Sillakh 9-0(8) – Has a very solid amateur pedigree which saw him capture the Silver at the World Championships at Middleweight before moving up to Light heavyweight and again winning Silver this time at Europeans. Sillakh has a Ukrainian mother and father from Sierra Leone but is currently based in L.A. He wasn’t very busy in 2009 only fighting 3 times look for Goossen Tutor to keep him more active in the new year. Trains with James Toney, which can only help him with the subtle nuances of the game.
George Groves 7-0(5) – Even when David Haye’s company Hayemaker as good as disbanded after the loss of TV backers Setanta. Haye let most of his fighters go, made sure to keep Groves as part of his team and even took him and had him fight in Germany when he beat Valuev. That fight marked Groves 21, first 8 rounder. Groves is a two time ABA champion (British Amateur champion) beating James Degale in the final of one of them. He’s moving quite quickly and has been aggressively matched as a pro so far.
Yudel Jhonson - The Cuban southpaw debuted back in May of 2009 and has since gone 4-0(2) with the last two coming against Frankie Santos who took Jhonson the distance and Louie Leija who Jhonson impressively stopped in one. While neither opponents were world beaters they were very solid opponents for his third and fourth fights. It was also the manner in which he won. Against Santos, Jhonson showed very impressive skills to go with good movement that he undoubtedly honed from his many years in the Cuban nation team as an amateur. His left hand is most definitely his best weapon though at time she can look a little left hand happy. Back in his amateur days his best result was a Silver meal at the 2004 Olympics. At 28 look for him to be fast tracked, thus a big year in 2010.
Keith Thurman 12-0(11) – Thurman 21, was a very good amateur with his best result being 2008 Olympic Trials Silver Medallist. “One Time” is from Florida and signed with Shelley Finkel in mid 2009. That move should help move Thurman move into the spot light with appearances on bigger cars. As well as impressive boxing skills, he clearly has power which helped him win the first 8 all by KO all in the first round. When another amateur standout Matt Korobov came to America he trained with Thurman. It was presided over by Dan Birmingham who used the opportunity before agreeing to train Korobov (They have since parted ways) The session was called “The Keith Thurman Test” which Thurman describes as being “A test were anyone looking to train out of or work with Dan was put in the ring to spar me and see how they do. Any fighter that has worked with Dan within the past 5-6yrs or so most likely was put to the test” That speaks volumes for how talented this guy is.
Ruslan Provodnikov 14-0(9) – The 25 year old Russian native debuted in December 2006 and has pretty much done as he’s pleased so far. Has shown he’s willing to travel having fought 6 times in America so far with a seventh due in his next appearance in February against unbeaten Aris Ambriz 13-0(8). Has also enjoyed a training trip in L.A where he trained at the Wild Card he said of the trip “Atmosphere of the training process is very different from Russian, but I quickly changed and got used to. I really like it there (people look at you when you have sparring) and it’s very good for sparring partners”. He was due to face the one man to conquer Amir Khan, Breidis Prescott back in November but Frank Warren ended up getting Prescott to come to Britain where he fought Kevin Mitchell. That proves Provodnikov’s people have belief in him.
Archie Ray Marquez 9-0(7) – 21 year old Albuquerque, NM resident fights at Super Featherweight. Only won a majority decision last time out but it was against by far his toughest opponent battle hardened Andres Ledesma. That win will likely help Marquez more than any of his previous wins. Will face Juan Castaneda Jnr 16-2-1(12) at the end of January, that looks like another excellent learning fight. Still awhile away from hitting his prime but has aligned himself with Gary Shaw which will aid his continued development.
Kazuto Ioka 3-0(2) – Only 20. This amateur standout went 95-10 winning an impressive 8 Japanese amateur titles. Ioka fights at Light Flyweight where he’s looking to break uncle Hiroki’s Japanese record of winning a world title before his eighth fight. So far he’s beaten Hiroshi Matsumoto in only his second fight, Matsumoto went the full 10 with WBA 105 champ Roman Gonzalez whereas Ioka stopped him in two. Just a few days ago he headlined a show that drew over 8,000 when he outpointed former world title challenger Takashi Kunishige over ten. That win will catapult him into the WBA & WBC rankings.
Luis Alberto Rios - The 19 year old Panamanian is currently 11-0(6). He’s already been a pro for a shade over 2 years in which time he’s won the National title at Light Flyweight and most recently at Strawweight. Last time out he beat former world title challenger Carlos Melo by majority decision. There pencilled in for a rematch on 21 January. That should provide an interesting marking point for Rios to see how much he learned the first time. He should pass and continue to develop through out 2010 where he’ll look to improve his world ranking.
Carlos Buitrago 13-0(10) – Buitrago is the youngest on this list at just 18 but has many many admires in Latin America. “Cochorroncito” has been a pro for 18 months and developed nicely progressing to a 10 rounder last time. While none of his opponents have been overly tough, they have helped ease him into the pro’s. I expect his backers at Prodesa to ramp up the competion a tad this year but not to much as he’s still in the infancy of his career. Works out of the same camp as WBA Strawweight champion Roman Gonzalez which has to be a benefit for a young fighter.

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DEREK “POOH” ENNIS TO BATTLE EDWIN VAZQUEZ AS PART OF “TURF WARS” ON FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH AT THE ARENA IN PHILADELPHIA

December 30, 2009 by GFL · Leave a Comment
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USBA Jr. Middleweight champ headlines a non-title bout as well as appearances by Philly Favorites, Tony Ferrante, Victor Vasquez, & “Big Poppa” Speller

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PHILADELPHIA (DECEMBER 30TH, 2009)—On Friday night, January 15th, the first big boxing event of 2010 will take place as Greg Robinson’s Power Promotions in association with River Edge Beverage Company presents “Turf Wars” that will take place at The Arena in South Philadelphia.

In the main event, USBA Jr. Middleweight champion, Derek “Pooh” Ennis will take part in a ten round non-title fight as he battles veteran Edwin Vazquez.

Ennis, 19-2-1 with twelve knockouts won the USBA Jr. Middleweight title with a tremendous back and forth brawl as he won a hard fought twelve round unanimous decision over Eromosele Albert on October 16th and The Legendary Blue Horizon.

Ennis and Albert exchanged hard combinations in close and the near-sellout crowd at The Legendary Blue Horizon was entertained as the fight was one of the best in Philadelphia in the past few years.

Ennis won by scores of 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113 in the bout for which most ringside observers thought could have gone either way.

That win catapulted Ennis into the world rankings as he is now ranked number-thirteen by the IBF.

The win over Albert was Ennis’ seventh straight victory and he holds win over Albert (22-3-1), John Mackey (11-3-2) and Troy Browning (20-2-1) in that streak.

This will be Ennis fourth appearance at The Arena (formally known as the New Alhambra) and he has a record of 2-1 in that building which includes the six round unanimous decision over Mackey that took place on July 10, 2009.

Vazquez is a seventeen year veteran and has a record of 22-14-2 with eight knockouts.

The native of Santurce, Puerto Rico has been in with some of the biggest names in boxing as evidenced by a resume that includes fights with former world title challengers, Demetrius Hopkins, Antonio Diaz, former WBO Jr. Welterweight champion Ricardo Torres, Matthew Hatton, and former Undisputed Welterweight champion Zab Judah.

Vazquez won the WBA Fedecaribe Welterweight title with a twelve round unanimous decision over Jose Correa (13-1) on March 23, 2007 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Local fans may remember Vazquez last appearance in the area as he lost a razor thin unanimous decision to Eric Mitchell (20-4-1) on March 15, 2008 in Sewell, New Jersey in a bout that was for the IBC Continental-America’s title.

The fight was controversial as Vazquez was deducted a point in round three for a low blow.  If not for that deduction the fight would have been a draw.

An outstanding undercard of some local favorites and bright prospects has been as assembled as Victor Vasquez will battle Ikem Orji in a Lightweight bout scheduled for six rounds.

Vasquez of Philadelphia has a record of 10-3 with five wins coming by knockouts and because of his all action style, more often than not he is in The Fight of The Night.

Vasquez has won two straight which includes his latest bout being a career best performance unanimous decision over Tyric Robinson (9-4-1) on October 16th at The Legendary Blue Horizon.

In the bout, Vasquez showed that he was more than a come forward fighter as he showed some solid defensive skills in what was his first bout with new trainer Chris Rotella.

This will be Vasquez seventh appearance at The Arena where he has an impressive record of 5-1.

Orji of Laurel, Maryland has a record of 5-2 with one win coming by knockout.

Orji won his first four bout before dropping a six round unanimous decision to Phildelphia lightweight Anthony Flores (6-0) on February 27, 2009 as part of Tomasz Adamek-Jonathan Banks Cruiserweight title card in Newark, New Jersey.

Orji has been inactive for eight months since his last bout which was a six round split decision to Isaac Suarez (6-0) on May 8th at The Arena.

In a Light Heavyweight co-feature, popular Tony “Boom Boom” Ferrante will take on Andre Hemphill in a bout scheduled for eight rounds.

Ferrante of Northeast Philadelphia has a perfect ledger of 8-0 with four wins coming by knockout.

The popular fighter brings a boisterous fan base and has quickly become one of the most well-liked fighters in the city.

He is coming off an entertaining eight round majority decision over Billy Bailey on July 10th at The Arena.  That was his second win at the venue without a loss.

Ferrante was most recently tabbed the chief sparring partner for future hall of famer Bernard Hopkins for Hopkins December 2nd fight with Enrique Ornelas.

Hemphill of Philadelphia has a record of 8-13-2 with five knockouts and has faced top competition as the combined record of Hemphill’s opponents is a very impressive 124-17-7 which includes eleven undefeated fighters.

He has wins over popular New Jersey prospect Bobby Rooney (5-1), Simon Carr (4-0) and third round knockout over Joey McCreedy (5-0).

Hemphill is coming off an October 2nd first round knockout defeat to Jeremiah Graziano (6-0, 6 KO’s) at The Legendary Blue Horizon in a bout that Hemphill took on less than twenty-four hours notice.

This will be Hemphill’s second appearance at the Arena since an August 24, 2007 draw with Carr in a rematch.

In a four round Light Heavyweight bout, Tommie “Big Poppa” Speller (4-3, 3 KO’s) takes on Dave Cook (3-3, 1 KO).

In a four round Jr. Lightweight bout, Whaid Raheem (3-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia battles Eilud Torres (2-1-2, 1 KO) of Allentown, PA.

In four round Jr. Lightweight bout, Coy Evans (5-0-1) of Philadelphia takes an opponent to be named.

6’4” Middleweight Derrick Webster (3-0, 2 KO’s) of Glassboro, New Jersey will see action in a four round bout as well as Middleweight Phillip McCants (8-1-1, 3 KO’s) of Philadelphia in separate bouts

Both Webster and McCants will have their opponents announced shortly.

Tickets for this outstanding night of boxing are priced at $75, $65 and $40 and can be purchased by calling Power Productions at 215-240-9987; Ticketmaster at 215-336-2000 or The Arena at 267-687-7560

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Pacquiao Files Federal Defamation Lawsuit Against Mayweathers, Oscar de la Hoya, and Richard Schaefer

December 30, 2009 by GFL · Leave a Comment
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Pacquiao Files Federal Defamation Lawsuit Against Mayweathers, Oscar de la Hoya, and Richard Schaefer

On December 30, 2009, pound-for-pound boxing champion Manny Pacquiao filed a lawsuit in Nevada federal court against Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Floyd Mayweather, Sr., Roger Mayweather, Mayweather Promotions, LLC, and Golden Boy Promotions executives Oscar de la Hoya, and Richard Schaefer for making false and defamatory statements accusing Pacquiao of taking performance-enhancing drugs. The complaint is attached.

The lawsuit claims the Mayweathers, de la Hoya, and Schaefer knew that Pacquiao has never taken performance-enhancing drugs, knew their statements were false, but made them anyway out of “ill-will, spite, malice, revenge, and envy.”

Pacquiao has retained Daniel Petrocelli of the Los Angeles-based law firm of O’Melveny & Myers LLP.  About the filing of the complaint, Petrocelli stated: “Manny Pacquiao’s achievements come from God-given talent and an indefatigable work ethic — not steroids.  He cannot and will not allow others to deliberately misrepresent his years of hard work and tarnish his reputation.”

The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Las Vegas, Nevada, and seeks compensatory and punitive damages for defendants’ wrongful conduct.

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Hopkins – Green breaks down over money

December 30, 2009 by GFL · Leave a Comment
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By Marc Abrams

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com a proposed bout between light heavyweights Bernard Hopkins and Danny Green has broken down over the sides being unable to reach a financial agreement.

The crux of the dispute, according to Gary Shaw, who  is advising Green in the negotiations, is Hopkins’ demand for a 60-40 split of the money in his favor instead of the 50-50 deal Shaw said they had previously agreed upon.

“Green will not move off 50-50,” Shaw said. “B-Hop will wait forever for 60-40.”

“We thought we had a deal at 50-50 when we left Richard (Schaefer’s) office. We had gone over all the numbers Danny did in the Roy Jones fight,” Shaw said.

“After I met with HBO, Danny spoke with Bernard once or twice and Bernard suddenly changed the deal,” Shaw said. “He told Danny he wanted all of the HBO money because he was bringing HBO, which wasn’t accurate because I was the one who went to HBO and negotiated the money.”

“Once Bernard changed the deal, Danny said it was a non-starter,” Shaw said. “So let them go their separate ways.”

According to Schaefer, they never agreed to a deal.

“There was a deal presented to Bernard and me where Danny Green offered 50-50,” Schaefer told ESPN.com on Wednesday. “We countered that deal and said we would agree to 50-50 if we can keep the U.S. [television] money or put into the joint account in effect the same amount of money which was available to them from the U.S. TV rights for the Jones-Green fight. That in return was declined by Green.”

Green will look for alternative opponents, Shaw said

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ALLENTOWN VS READING RUMBLE

December 30, 2009 by GFL · Leave a Comment
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PROFESSIONAL & AMATEUR BOXING
Saturday February 27, 2010
Rodeway Inn & Conference Center
Allentown, PA

READING, PA – DECEMBER 30, 2009 -   King’s Promotions returns to the Allentown area on Saturday February 27th where they will host an exciting professional and amateur boxing card pitting Reading
fighters against their nearby Allentown counterparts.  The event will consist of five professional fights featuring local fan favorites, as well as five amateur fights featuring the Allentown Boxing Club vs Reading’s King’s Gym.  It will take place at the Rodeway Inn & Conference Center at Routes 22 & 39 in Allentown.

The professional fights will feature Jason Cintron vs Doel Carrasquillo in the main event.  Cintron, the brother of former IBF welterweight champ Kermit Cintron, is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Martinus Clay at Reading’s Sovereign Center in December. The co-feature will pit Reading’s Keenan Collins against Allentown’s Jorge Delgado.  Eliud Torres of Allentown will face Hawaiian native Van Oscar Penovaroff, who currently resides in Reading.  Also featured will be regional crowd favorites Travis Kauffman and Julio Cesar Matthews. Kauffman is looking to rebound from a controversial loss against Tony Grano broadcast on Shobox: The Next Generation. Kauffman was recently featured as one of boxing’s “new faces” in the December issue of Ring magazine.  Matthews, a former resident of Allentown who currently resides in Reading, is riding a nine fight winning streak.  Bragging rights will be at stake in the amateur portion of the night when fighters from the Allentown Boxing Club challenge their counterparts from Reading’s King’s Gym.

Tickets are priced at $25.00, 50.00 and 65.00 and are available beginning Jan.1st at the Rodeway Inn (610-395-3731), Kingsboxing.com and the Allentown Boxing Club (Luis Melendez: 484-860-5162).  Doors open at 6:00 pm; first bout starts at 6:30.

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HDNET TO BROADCAST “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS: FIELDS DYNAMITE!! 2009″

December 30, 2009 by GFL · Leave a Comment
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The most spectacular event in Mixed Martial Arts explodes on HDNet for the first time ever – Thursday, December 31 at 3:00 a.m. ET
DALLAS (December 28, 2009) HDNet will feature exclusive coverage of “HDNet Fights Presents: FieLDS Dynamite!! 2009,” from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on Thursday, December 31 at 3:00 a.m. ET. Replays of the event will air on Thursday, December 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET and Friday, January 1, 2010 at 10:00 pm ET.

The combat sports world’s signature event makes its North American television debut on HDNet with 17 fights featuring the brightest stars of DREAM, Sengoku Raiden Championship, K-1, and K-1 MAX.  War has been declared between HDNet’s Japanese MMA Partners – DREAM and Sengoku Raiden Championship.

“One of the greatest annual traditions in mixed martial arts is fights from Japan on New Year’s Eve, and there is a reason Dynamite!! is the most watched MMA event in the world,” said Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights. “Fight fans have been asking to see this event for years and as ‘Your Home of MMA,’ HDNet will deliver this event for the first time in North America!  You can expect lots of surprises throughout the night in what is guaranteed to be the most unbelievable night in MMA.”

A challenge series between the stars of DREAM and Sengoku headlines the evening as the DREAM Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki (22-4) faces off with Sengoku Lightweight Champion Mizuto Hirota (12-3-1), DREAM star and Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem (31-11) faces Kazuyuki Fujita (15-8), Norifumi “KID” Yamamoto (17-2) tangles with Sengoku Featherweight Champion Masanori Kanehara (15-7-5), Hayato “Mach” Sakurai (35-9-2) takes on Akihiro Gono (30-15-7), Katsuyori Shibata (4-6-1) squares off with Hiroshi Izumi (0-1), Hideo Tokoro (23-19-1) meets Jong Man Kim (21-10-3) after injury caused Marlon Sandro to back out, Tatsuya Kawajiri (22-5-2) meets Kazunori Yokota (11-2-3); and Hiroyuki Takaya (12-7-1) battles Michihiro Omigawa (8-8-1) to decide promotional supremacy.

In other highly anticipated MMA bouts, Olympic Judo Gold Medalist and highly sought- after heavyweight prospect Satoshi Ishii makes his MMA debut against fellow Gold Medalist Hidehiko Yoshida (8-7-1) Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Gegard Mousasi (27-2-1) meets MMA pioneer Gary “Big Daddy” Goodridge (23-19-1), Melvin Manhoef (23-6-1) faces off with Kazuo Misaki (22-9-2), and the Super Hulk tournament concludes as Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (7-4) faces off with “Minowaman” Ikuhisa Minowa (43-30-8).

In other K-1 rules action, Japanese superstar MASATO enters the ring for the final time as he faces Andy Souwer in his K-1 farewell match, Ray Sefo meets Yosuke Nishijima in a K-1 Heavyweight clash, and the annual K-1 Koshien high school tournament reaches its climax.

Mike Kogan, Director of FEG USA, “We are very excited to further our already strong relationship with HDNet and bring North American fans our year-end megashow DYNAMITE!! for the first time. This partnership between FEG and HDNet has enabled us to deliver amazing fights to fans in 2009 and we are looking forward to another great year in 2010.”

Calling the action for HDNet will be Michael “The Voice” Schiavello and Guy Mezger.  They will be joined by Bully Beatdown star Jason “Mayhem” Miller!

See it all EXCLUSIVELY on HDNET!
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HDNet is the exclusive, high definition home for popular, original programming, including television’s only HD news feature programs “HDNet World Report,” and the Emmy Award winning “Dan Rather Reports,” featuring legendary journalist Dan Rather.  Only HDNet goes beyond the headlines to deliver real news that is redefining the way we look at our world.  HDNet News is provocative, sometimes controversial and always relevant  – telling the important stories of our time in-depth, with attitude and with independence.

HDNet presents championship sports coverage featuring five regular season games from the Premiere Season of the United Football League.  HDNet also features the best of Mixed Martial Arts with its Friday night series, “HDNet Fights” (www.hdnetfights.com).  “HDNet Fights” works with leading MMA promoters including DREAM, Sengoku, XFC, M-1, K-1, K-1 Max, MFC, Adrenaline and more.  HDNet produces more live Mixed Martial Arts events than any other network and HDNet’s “Inside MMA” is the hottest Mixed Martial Arts program on television, giving MMA fans their weekly fix for everything MMA.

HDNet also delivers the world’s largest and most diverse concert line-up through the HDNet Concert Series.  The HDNet Concert Series features leading artists and bands including Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, John Mayer and more.  HDNet also features revealing lifestyle programming featuring “Art Mann Presents,” “New York Confessions,” “Deadline” and “Get Out!”  HDNet is also the exclusive high definition home to critically acclaimed and award winning documentaries as part of the InFocus series.  “NASA on HDNet” presents all live shuttle launches through 2010.

Only HDNet Movies (www.hdnetmovies.com) delivers exclusive Sneak Previews of new movies before they hit theaters.  The HDNet Movies Sneak Preview series features top Hollywood stars in critically acclaimed performances including Gwyneth Paltrow, Joaquin Phoenix, Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Tom Hanks, Vera Farmiga, Parker Posey, Brian Cox, Matthew Broderick, Brittany Snow, Eric Bana, John Malkovich, Emily Blunt, Robin Williams, Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger.

Upcoming Sneak Preview films include “Wonderful World” starring Matthew Broderick.

In addition to being the exclusive home of Sneak Previews, HDNet Movies viewers enjoy the best films from the classics of the 1950s-1970s, to favorite films from the 1980s and 1990s, to recently released theatrical films.

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UFC Quick Quote: Martin Kampmann will celebrate ‘Christmas’ on Jan. 2

December 30, 2009 by kenny · Leave a Comment
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Written By: Jesse Holland (MMAmania.com)

“New Years and Christmas was coming up and I knew it was going to be hard to find me an opponent. I know if it was me and I was getting ready for Christmas, it would be tough to get ready for a fight on short notice. I could see a lot of reasons to turn down a fight around this time of year so I was just happy they found someone. (Volkmann) is a totally different guy than Markham. He’s a wrestler and a grappler and I think he’ll try to take the fight to the ground. Markham is all stand-up. They are completely different, but I’m prepared for it.”

– Hard-hitting welterweight striker Martin Kampmann talks to the Las Vegas Sun about trying to inch his way back into title contention when he takes on UFC sophomore Jacob “Christmas” Volkmann (stepping in on short notice for the injured Rory Markham) at UFC 108 this Saturday from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. “The Hitman” last competed at UFC 103: “Franklin vs. Belfort,” going limp against the heavy hands of replacement fighter Paul Daley. Prior to the loss — just his second in 13 fights — Kampmann had strung together back-to-back wins after dropping to 170-pounds in an effort to test the waters at a lighter weight class. Will Volkmann make him regret the move? Or was the Daley loss just a speed bump on the road to 170-pound greatness?

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UFC 108 pre-fight press conference airs today (Dec. 30) LIVE on MMAmania.com at 4pm ET

December 30, 2009 by kenny · Leave a Comment
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Written By: Jesse Holland (MMAmania.com)

UFC 108 is set to take place this Saturday (Jan. 2) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In preparation for this weekend’s MMA extravaganza, the UFC will hold a pre-fight press conference featuring the major players from the event including Rashad Evans, Thiago Silva, Paul Daley, Dustin Hazelett and of course, UFC President Dana White.

The press conference will air LIVE right here on MMAmania.com at 4 p.m. ET.

“Evans vs. Silva” has been marred by injuries for months, forcing the likes of champions Anderson Silva and Brock Lesnar, as well as big names such as Vitor Belfort, Shane Carwin, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Cain Velasquez, Rory Markham, Tyson Griffin, Sean Sherk, Carlos Condit and Gabriel Gonzaga, off the card.

Now UFC 108 will feature a reworked main event between former smooth-moving light heavyweight champion “Sugar” Rashad Evans and the hard-hitting Thiago Silva. British brawler Paul Daley is slated to battle Brazilian jiu-jitsu phenom Dustin Hazelett in the co-featured fight of the night.

Check out the live stream of the UFC 108 pre-fight press conference after the jump.

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Shine Fights Signs Two More Stars

December 30, 2009 by kenny · Leave a Comment
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Written By: Dallas Winston (TheGarv.com)

The ever expanding Shine Fight Promotion continues their mass spending spree by acquiring MMA veterans Jeff Monson and Nick “The Goat” Thompson.

31-9 heavyweight Jeff Monson fights out of the ATT camp and carries a reputation for being one of the best heavyweight grapplers in the business. “The Snowman” is a Division 1 wrestler out of Oregon State, a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a two-time ADCC winner, and even holds a 2-0-1 professional boxing record.

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