Stiverne picks Oregon over Ohio St. In 2015 College Football National Championship Game

LAS VEGAS (January 9, 2014) - If not for a career-changing injury, World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title-holder Bermane "B. Ware" Stiverne (24-1, 21 KOs) may have been a professional football player instead of becoming champion of the world in professional boxing. The 6' 2", 248-pound Stiverne had a Michigan State football scholarship to play linebacker for the Spartans, but he blew-out his knee midway through his freshman year (1997) during a practice session. Stiverne remains an avid football player and he has picked Oregon to defeat Ohio State this Monday night in the College Football National Championship game. "I like Oregon in the championship game," Stiverne said from his Las Vegas home. "They're consistent and have the best offense in the country. Plus, the way they beat Florida State was sweet." Stiverne, who knocked out Chris Arreola (35-4) this past May to claim the coveted WBC title belt vacated by retired Vitali Klitschko, makes his first title defenseSaturday night, Jan. 17, against undefeated mandatory challenger Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder (32-0, 32 KOs), airing on Showtime Championship Boxing (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) live from MGM Grand in Las Vegas. For further information visit www.eottm.com, or follow on Twitter @eotmvd and @BStiverne.

Beat The Street's Bill Crum to Guide MSG's Grapple at the Garden, he Talks to Takedown Radio

 

Des Moines, Iowa

 

December 16th 2012 college wrestling will invade Madison Square Garden for the first time in its illustrious 133 year history.  “Grapple at the Garden,” will include a robust field of fourteen top wrestling teams from around the country. Scheduled to compete: Bloomsburg,  Bucknell,  Chattanooga,  Cornell,  Drexel,  Hofstra,  George Mason, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Ohio State, and Rutgers. This event will consist of dual meets at 10:30am and 12:30pm.

 

The event, designed to promote the sport will benefit wrestling at all levels. New York's Beat the Streets program will be the primary recipient of proceeds.  Many people will be a part of this presentation including Beat the Streets senior consultant Bill Crum.  An original board member of USA Wrestling, Crum has been involved in the sport for over 40 years serving as Assistant Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hudson County and Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Essex County.

 

Crum successfully organized 225 individuals to form the Competition Management Staff for the 2003 World Championships of Freestyle Wrestling in Madison Square Garden. Bill served as a consultant to "NYC2012," the group formed to bring the Olympic Games to the New York Area in the year 2012.  Bill has served as the Event Director for many Local, State, National and International Events, including the U.S. Open Grand Prix. He served as Assistant Competition Manager for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and Competition Manager for the 2003 World Championships.

Bill was named national "State Chairman of the Year" in 1984 and "Junior World Division Leader of the Year" in 1994.
 

To view the official press release, Click Here.

For the official Grapple at the Garden travel packages, Click Here.

For discounted group rates, call MSG Group Sales at (212) 465-6080.

Madison Square Garden has made arrangements with its Signature Airline partner, Delta Airlines, to offer Grapple at the Garden attendees additional discounts from all DL routes to New York.

Reservations and ticketing are available via www.delta.com. When booking online, select “Meeting Event Code”, and enter meeting code NMEW8 in the box provided on the Search Flight page. Reservations may also be made by calling our Delta Meeting reservations at 800-328-1111* Mon-Fri 7am-7pm CDT.

*Please note that there is a direct ticketing fee for booking through the reservation number above.

About Beat the Streets: http://www.beat-the-streets.org/

 

Scott Casber - Takedown Wrestling Media - 515-707-8657

Grapple at The Garden

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December 16 at Madison Square Garden 

New York City, New York

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Venue: Madison Square Garden

Price Range: $20.00 - $50.00

Dec 2012

Sunday

16

10:30 AM

About the Show

Collegiate wrestling will invade Madison Square Garden for the first time in its illustrious 133 year history for the inaugural “Grapple at the Garden,” presented by Suplay.com on Sunday, December 16. A robust field offourteen top notch wrestling teams including Bloomsburg, Bucknell, Chattanooga, Cornell, Drexel, Hofstra, George Mason, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Ohio State, and Rutgers will participate. This event will consist of dual meets at 10:30am and 12:30pm.

10:30AM:
Mat 1 – PSAL Holiday Tournament (High School)
Mat 2 – Drexel vs. George Mason
Mat 3 - Rutgers vs. Nebraska
Mat 4 - Iowa vs. Hofstra
Mat 5 - Ohio State vs. Maryland
Mat 6 – Cornell vs. Missouri
Mat 7 – Oklahoma State vs. Chattanooga
Mat 8 – PSAL Holiday Tournament (High School)

12:30PM:
Mat 1 – PSAL Holiday Tournament (High School)
Mat 2 -  Iowa vs. Bucknell
Mat 3 – Rutgers vs. Chattanooga
Mat 4 – Ohio State vs. Hofstra
Mat 5 – Nebraska vs. Maryland
Mat 6 – Cornell vs. Oklahoma State
Mat 7 – Missouri vs. Bloomsburg
Mat 8 – PSAL Holiday Tournament (High School)

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