ROBERT GUERRERO RETURNS WITH IMPRESSIVE UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY OVER SELCUK AYDIN SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME®

Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^® Telecast Will Replay

Tuesday, July 31 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME^®

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SAN JOSE, Calif., (July 28, 2012) – Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Interim Welterweight World Championship with a unanimous decision victory over previously undefeated Selcuk Aydin in front of a hometown crowd on Saturday in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event  at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Guerrero, who was moving up two weight classes after a 15-month layoff, was the more active boxer despite admitting having to shake off some rust in his return to the ring.  The Gilroy, Calif., native threw and landed more punches while showcasing a surprising display of power and aggressiveness in an impressive debut in his new division. 

“He’s a strong guy,” Guerrero said.  “I want to take on the best and that’s why we challenged him.  It’s my first fight back in a year and I took care of business. 

“I believe in my talents and my skills.  I stood with him a little too long, but I’m a fighter. Now you know I can take a shot at the welterweight division.  Floyd Mayweather, you want this belt, its right here.  Come and get it. “

Guerrero (30-1-1, 18 KO’s) built an early lead over the Turkish Aydin (23-1, 17 KO’s), who rallied with his powerful right hand in the middle and later rounds, but Guerrero, who fought with a second wind in the championship rounds, had built a steady lead and won by scores of 117-11 and 116-112 (twice). 

“I think I did wrong, not the judges,” Aydin said.  “I could not do what I wanted to do.  It’s my mistake, I blame it on me.  After the fourth round something happened with me.  I saw double and I don’t know why, but there’s no excuse - I lost.” 

SHOWTIME boxing analyst and Hall of Famer Al Bernstein was impressed with Guerrero’s performance. 

“It was fairly remarkable that Guerrero was able to move up two weight classes after a long layoff and win a battle of attrition with a true welterweight,” Bernstein said.  “Aydin is not a stylist and has technique issues, but he is a powerful puncher and he made this an exciting fight.”

In a fast-paced, exciting fight, Shawn Porter kicked off the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast with a hard-fought unanimous decision (96-94, 97-93, 98-92) victory over Alfonso Gomez in the 10-round welterweight co-feature. 

The ShoBox: The New Generation alum proved too tough and durable for Gomez, who seemed unable to hurt Porter (20-0, 14 KO’s), of Cleveland, Ohio, with his best shots.  Porter, who landed 45 percent of his power punches compared to Gomez’s 34 percent, dominated the middle rounds with effective body shots and powerful combos as Gomez (23-6-2, 12 KO’s), of Guadalajara, Mexico, tired. 

“He has a lot of heart,” Porter said.  “We came in here and we knew what to expect.  I’m an aggressive fighter, my team knows that.  If there’s anything I can change it’s that I come forward too much. 

“I’m 20 and 0.  I can do 10 (rounds) with no problem.  I’m on my way up to 12.”

In SHOWTIME EXTREME action, Hugo Centeno (15-0, 8 KO’s), of Oxnard, Calif., kept his unbeaten record intact with a near-shutout eight-round unanimous decision victory (79-73, 80-72 twice) victory over Ayi Bruce (14-8, 8 KO’s), of Albany, N.Y.

Undefeated British super middleweight prospect George Groves (15-0, 12 KO’s) opened up the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast with a bang with a brutal knockout at 2:15 of the sixth round over Francisco Sierra (24-6-1, 22 KO’s), of Tepic, Mexico. 

The fights will air on replay on SHOWTIME EXTREME on Tuesday, July 31, at 10:30 p.m. ET / PT and will be available On Demand from Sunday, July 29 through Aug. 26.

Gus Johnson called the action on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING with Al Bernstein serving as expert analysts. Barry Tompkins and Steve Farhood announced the fights on SHOWTIME EXTREME. David Dinkins Jr. was the Executive Producer with Bob Dunphy directing.

THE FIGHTS BEFORE "THE FIGHT"

FORMER WORLD CHAMPION DANIEL PONCE DE LEON VS. EDUARDO LAZCANO AND ISHE SMITH VS. AYI BRUCE KICK OFF A WEEKEND OF ACTION IN LAS VEGAS AT HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO TONIGHT LAS VEGAS, May 4 - Tonight, Friday, May 4, a day before the biggest boxing event of 2012, Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions will get things started in style at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas with a five-fight card featuring a talented array of fighters looking to steal the show from Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto before their Saturday mega-fight. In the 10 round main event, which will be televised by Fox Sports Net and Fox Deportes in English and Spanish respectively, former World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon (42-4, 35 KO's) battles Juarez' Eduardo "El Chucky" Lazcano (24-2, 11 KO's) for the vacant WBC USNBC Super Featherweight Title. In the televised co-feature, longtime contender and Las Vegas favorite Ishe "Sugar Shay" Smith(22-5, 10 KO's) returns to the ring to face Albany, New York's Ayi Bruce (21-6, 13 KO's) in a 10 round junior middleweight contest. De Leon vs. Lazcano and Smith vs. Bruce are presented by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona and DeWalt Tools.  The Fox Sports Net and Fox Deportes bilingual simulcast, which will be available in over 50 million homes, will air live at 11:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. PT. The action in the ring won't be all that will heat up viewers' televisions as the two hour broadcast is set to include exclusive behind the scenes footage of the build-up to Mayweather vs. Cotto as well as special guests who will give their take on the action at The Joint as well as their predictions for the May 5 pay per view mega-fight. Tickets, priced at $100, $60, $30, $25, along with a limited number of VIP suite seats priced at $125, may be purchased at the Hard Rock Hotel Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, online atwww.ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000. In undercard action... Orlando's Daquan Arnett (2-0, 1 KO) is a former amateur standout making a solid name for himself as a professional, and he'll attempt to win his third straight fight in a four round junior middleweight battle against Phoenix' Jose Martell (2-1, 2 KO's).  One of Puerto Rico's finest prospects will take to the ring the night before island icon Miguel Cotto faces Mayweather, when Caguas lightweight Jeffrey Fontanez (5-0, 5 KO's) battles Las Vegas' Rocco Espinoza(3-4) in a four round fight.  Opening the show is a women's featherweight clash scheduled for eight rounds featuring one of Las Vegas' fistic favorites in former World Champion Jessica Rakoczy (31-3, 11 KO's) who returns to the ring for the first time since 2009 to face Denver's Brittany Cruz (8-5-1, 1 KO).

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ATLANTIC CITY (March 20, 2012)—This past Saturday night at Bally’s in Atlantic City, Farah Ennis outlasted Dion Savage in a spirited ten round Super Middleweight bout that highlighted a seven bout card that was promoted by John Lynch’s Pound 4 Pound Promotions and can be seen On-Demand on http://www.gfl.tv/

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The fight started hot for Ennis as he came out boxing beautifully over the first two plus rounds as he mixed up his punches and he could seem to do no wrong. Ennis landed a booming right hand that sent Savage to the canvas in round three and Ennis seemed to be on his way to an easy night and early stoppage. Savage regained his composure and actually controlled some of the middle rounds by constantly pinning Ennis on the ropes and pounding the body of the Philadelphia native. Ennis would try to steal rounds and he did successfully with bursts in the last thirty seconds of many rounds.

Ennis stabilized the Savage rally and the two fought tooth and nail to the final bell with Ennis deservedly getting the decision.

Ennis now is 19-1 will look for a big fight in the loaded Super Middleweight division while Savage fought well but will have to go back to Flint, Michigan with a record of 11-3.

In the co-feature, Vitaliy Demyaneko scored a solid eight round unanimous decision over rugged Ayi Bruce in a Welterweight bout.

Demyaneko controlled the fight from a comfortable distance as he showed a diverse arsenal and kept Bruce from mounting any sustained offense.

Demyaneko remained perfect and won by shutout scores of 80-72 on all cards and is now 20-0.

Dennis Hasson remained perfect with a second round stoppage over Eddie Caminero in a six round Light Heavyweight bout.

Popular Patrick Farrell thrilled his throngs of fans as the Irish Heavyweight made it a joyous St. Patrick’s Day with a four round unanimous decision over Kelven Jenkins.

Good looking Jr. Middleweight prospect Mikael Zewski scored a ninety-two second stoppage over Joel Vargas in a scheduled six round bout.

In what was the fight of the night, Jose Mangu Alejo scored a razor thin split decision over Sammy Santana in a Jr. Welterweight bout.

Many at ringside thought that Santana claimed victory but the two stood toe to toe and had many furious exchanges with both their fists and mouths. What was later found out is that the exciting Alejo fought with a badly injured hand from the first round going forward.

Opening the card was a successful pro debut for Andrew Bentley and he scored a knockdown en route to a four round unanimous decision over Jose Rivera

FULL RESULTS

10 ROUNDS-SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS—Farah Ennis (19-1) 170 1/4 lbs of Philadelphia, PA U DEC over Dion Savage (11-3) 170 ½ lbs of Flint, MI…scores were 98-92; 97-92 and 96-93

8 ROUNDS-WELTERWEIGHTS—Vitalit Demyaneko (20-0) 145 ¾ lbs of Las Vegas, NV U DEC over Ayi Bruce (21-6) 147 ¼ lbs of Albany, NY…Scores were 80-72 on all cards

6 ROUNDS—LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS—Dennis Hasson (13-0, 5 KO’s) 180 lbs of Philadelphia, PA TKO 2 (2:17) over Eddie Caminero (7-7) 175 ¾ lbs of Lawrence, MA

4 ROUNDS—HEAVYWEIGHTS—Patrick Farrell (6-1-1) 211 ½ lbs of Jersey City, NJ U DEC over Kelven Jenkins (0-1-2) 206 lbs of Troy, NY…scores were 40-36 on all cards

6 ROUNDS—JR. MIDDLEWEIGHTS—Mikael Zewski (13-0, 9 KO’s) 151 ½ lbs of Trois Rivieres, Canada TKO 1 (1:32) over Joel Vargas (3-6) 150 ½ lbs of Dodge City, KAN

6 ROUNDS—JR. WELTERWEIGHTS—Jose Mangu Alejo (8-1) 142 lbs of Passaic, NJ S DEC over Sammy Santana (4-6) 146 lbs of Carolina, PR…scores were 59-55; 58-56 for Alejo and 59-55 Santana

4 ROUND—LIGHTWEIGHTS—Andrew Bentley (1-0) 131 ¼ lbs of Jersey City, NJ U DEC over Jose Rivera (0-4) 129 ½ lbs of Ocala, FL…scores were 40-35; 40-35 and 39-36

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Vitaliy Demyanenko and Bryan Acaba Return To The Ring March 17 at Bally's in AC

 


March 5, 2012 - Pound 4 Pound Promotions features Boxing360's undefeated prospects, Russian welterweight, Vitaliy Demyanenko (19-0, 12 KOs), and Brooklyn New York's Bryan Acaba (2-0), on March 17, 2012, at Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. GoFightLive.tv will stream the event live on the Internet at 7:30 pm ET via Pay Per View at a price of $9.99.



Demyanenko returns to the ring against Ayi Bruce (21-5, 13 KOs) in an eight-round bout that will be the co-feature to Farah Ennis vs. Dion Savage. Acaba will box an opponent to be announced.



The heavy-handed Demyanenko is a former PABA and WBO Asia Pacific welterweight champion. In his last fight, Vitaliy scored a second round knockout against Walter Sergio Gomez (22-9-1, 11 KOs) at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia.



Said Demyanenko from his training camp in Las Vegas, "I've made my way to America to show everyone here that I'm ready to take on the best challenges. Ayi Bruce is a tough fighter that will push me to great limits. I'm confident in my boxing ability to come out victorious and will give the fans a great fight. I'm looking forward to my ring return on March 17 in Atlantic City."



Demyanenko comes from a boxing bloodline as his father, Viktor Demyanenko represented the USSR, winning a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. Demyanenko will seek to continue his undefeated winning streak as he marches toward a world title in the welterweight division.



Eager to get back in the ring, Acaba states, "I'm ready to go against whoever they put in front of me. I'm always in the gym prepared to face last-minute opponents. I'm excited to be fighting in Atlantic City and I'm going to put on a good show for the fans."



Ticket prices are $750 in Sections 101, 107,102 and $50 in Sections 104, 105, 111, 112 and can be purchased by calling Pound 4 Pound Productions at (201) 867-2008. Ask for Kathy. Tickets are also available by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 736-1420 or online at ticketmaster.com.



Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino is located 1900 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City, NJ, 08401. Doors open at 7:00 p.m ET, first fight starts at 7:30 p.m. Card includes Glen Tapia, Mikael Zewski, Pat Farrell, Dennis Hasson, Joey Tiberi and others to be announced. This show is promoted by John Lynch's Pound 4 Pound Productions. For more information, please visit boxing360.com.