GREG COHEN PROMOTIONS JOINS FORCES WITH AUSTRALIAN PROMOTER ADAM WILCOCK

WILCOCK TO ASSUME ROLE OF  VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL OPERATIONS Greg Cohen Promotions is proud to announce the appointment of Australian promoter Adam Wilcock of FightCard Promotions to the role of Vice President of Global Operations. In a move to further cement its growing role as a global promotional force, the official addition of Wilcock to the GCP team formalizes their now long-standing partnership. As a leading promoter and manager within the Australian market, the addition of Wilcock into the executive team gives GCP a solid foundation and base in both the Australian and ever growing Pacific/Asian regions. Making the announcement CEO Greg Cohen was typically upbeat, "Adam and I have been working together for over four years now on a number of different projects. There are some big things ahead in the immediate future of GCP and its role within the boxing landscape, adding Adam into our executive team gives GCP further solidity and ability to grow. From both a strategic and operational level I couldn't be happier with the advancement that we have made as a company with this announcement. This appointment further allows GCP to work within the Australian market, the boxing-strong region of Southeast Asia and also expand its reach into the UK. Adam is a tireless worker and servant to boxing, over the past four years he's helped re-establish Australian boxing on the world scene and I'm excited to have him add to the already great team at GCP." Wilcock will split his time between the USA and Australia, as GCP continues to mine the talent-rich Australian boxing scene for future champions. According to the 39-year-old English-born Wilcock, this new role is a dream come true. "Greg is the consummate professional in this industry and we've been working on a number of different things over the past few years. I'm looking forward to helping shape and guide a positive future for GCP. There are some great things on the horizon and I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead." "The Aussie boxers that we have on the GCP roster at the moment are all not only great talents, but also wonderful people. There's a hotbed of talent in Australia and GCP plans to find and help crown the next Aussie world champ," continued Cohen. Having worked together to bring the strongest Australian talent onto the world stage, GCP will showcase its commitment to expanding markets with the upcoming US debut of undefeated Australian-based Irishman "Hurricane" Dennis Hogan (19-0, 7 KOs), on its upcoming Thursday, November 13, show at The Space at Westbury in Westbury, New York. Hogan, who resides in Brisbane, Australia, is ranked top 15 by both WBA and IBF. For further details on this announcement or the November 13 promotion, please visitwww.gcpboxing.com.   ### About Greg Cohen Promotions One of boxing's premier promotional outfits, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) is a well-respected name for staging world-class professional boxing events and promoting elite professional fighters throughout the world. Founder and CEO Greg Cohen has been involved with professional boxing in various capacities since the late 1980s, honing his craft and establishing himself as a shrewd international boxing businessman. Distinguished by his ability to spot and develop raw talent, Cohen made headlines for his expert guidance of, among many others, former WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Austin "No Doubt" Trout, who Cohen helped guide from unknown New Mexico prospect to elite pay-per-view level superstar. In addition to Trout, Greg Cohen Promotions has worked with established names such as former unified and two-time heavyweight champion Hasim "The Rock" Rahman (50-8-2, 41 KOs); and all-time-great multiple-weight class world champion James "Lights Out" Toney (74-7-3, 45 KOs). Current world-rated contenders in the GCP roster include Arash Usmanee, universally recognized as a top-10 super featherweight; former WBA International Middleweight Champion and world-rated middleweight contender Jarrod Fletcher; top-rated featherweight Joel Brunker; Freddie Roach-trained heavyweight Lateef Kayode; Canadian lightweight and TV action hero Tony Luis, currently rated #12 in the WBA; Top 15 IBF and WBA and five-time Irish National Amateur Champion, Dennis Hogan; and Rising Undefeated Welterweight sensation Cecil McCalla.  Greg Cohen Promotions has hosted world-class boxing events in the finest venues throughout the United States and the world and has also proudly provided talent and/or content for several television networks including HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, MSG and FOX Sports Net.

Cage Warriors 2014: Schedule Update

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London, England (July 4, 2014) - Cage Warriors Fighting Championship CEO Graham Boylan is putting plans in place for a busy second half of the year, with the organisation targetting events in nine different countries before the end of 2014.

Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion has already hosted eight events this year, the most recent of which - Cage Warriors 69: Super Saturday - took place in London on June 7 and, unprecedentedly, featured two separate main cards on the same evening.

Dublin, Copenhagen, Amman, Swansea and Liverpool have also played host to CWFC events this year, but according to Graham Boylan, there’s even more to come before 2015 arrives, as the promotion looks set to eclipse the 14 events of last year, which was the busiest in Cage Warriors’ history to date.

After a short summer break, CWFC’s campaign resumes in Dublin on August 16 for CWFC 70, followed by inaugural shows in the Swedish capital of Stockholm a week later and a September date in Newport, Wales.

“We’re going to be very busy between now and the end of the year as we keep the fans entertained with plenty more world-class MMA,” said Boylan.

“As well as several events in the UK and Ireland, plus our first ever show in Sweden, we’re also in the process of finalising events in the USA, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Dubai, details of which I should be able to reveal in the not too distant future.”

Cage Warriors’ forthcoming schedule (more events to be added):

August 16: Dublin, Ireland

August 23: Stockholm, Sweden

September 13: Newport, Wales

November 1: Newcastle, England

December 31: Dublin, Ireland

“Beat The Streets’ Grapple In The Apple 2012” Raises Record $1.4 Million For New York City Area Youth Wrestling and Education Programs

Landmark Event at Roseland Ballroom Followed USA-Russia Dual Meet, U.S. Olympic Team Qualifier in Front of Over 20,000 People in Times Square

NEW YORK, June 12, 2012- “Grapple In The Apple,” the 2012 fundraiser for New York City youth wrestling programs staged by the grassroots not-for-profit group “Beat The Streets,” raised a record $1.4 million dollars last Thursday at Times Square and the Roseland Ballroom.

The event, held for the second straight year in Times Square, saw the U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestling team heading to the London Games this summer defeat Russia in a dual meet 4-3, while wrestler Coleman Scott defeated challengers Shawn Bunch and Reece Humphrey in a wrestle-off to take the final spot on the 2012 Olympic team. An estimated crowd of over 20,000 watched the matches, which began under bright sunshine at 1 p.m. and ended with Scott’s win under the bright lights just after 8 p.m.

“We want to thank all who came out to support us and raise these essential funds for the wrestling programs in the inner city,” said Mike Novogratz, Beat The Streets Chairman. “The exhibition put on by our Olympic team was thrilling, and we have to set the bar very high for what we can do to continue to grow in 2013.”

The Gala also honored a host of athletes and contributors to wrestling during the evening. They included:

• Become Your Own Dream Scholarship: Amanda Jackson - Scholars’ Academy and Ahmed Elsayed - Wingate Campus
• Middle School Wrestler of the Year: Leonard Merkin - IS 98
• Male Student-Athlete Award Winner: Cristian Masaya - Brooklyn Tech
• Female Student-Athlete Award Winner: Sandy Wu - Townsend Harris
• Atlas Award Winner: Cheick Ndiaye - Brooklyn International High School
• Lady Liberty Award Winner: Rosemary Flores - Curtis
• Junior League Coach of the Year: Joe DiForte - Staten Island Lions
• High School Assistant Coach of the Year: Chris LaCarrubba - Brooklyn Tech
• High School Coach of the Year: John McGarry - Eagle Academy for Young Men
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Jim Regan - Martin Luther High School
• Men of the Year: United States Freestyle Olympic Team

ABOUT BEAT THE STREETS

The Mission of the Beat the Streets Wrestling Program is to expand and develop wrestling in the New York City Metropolitan area from the youth through the Olympic level. Our dream is to provide opportunities for boys and girls in the activity of wrestling, building lifelong skills. If you share this mission and would like to volunteer to help, please contact volunteer@beat-the-streets.org.

Final lineups set for USA vs. Russia Olympic Wrestling dual in Times Square on June 7 at ASICS Beat the Streets Gala

Talented young Russian team to face strong American squad as part of full day of wrestling
 
New York, May 21, 2012 – The final matchups have been set for the ASICS USA vs. Russia freestyle wrestling dual meet which will be part of “The Grapple in the Big Apple” in Duffy Square in New York’s Times Square on Thursday, June 7.

The Russian team will feature a number of the nation’s top young wrestlers, and will provide a strong challenge for the American team.
 
Two past Junior World champions headline the Russian roster, Andrey Valiev at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Shamil Akhmedov at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.
 
Three of the athletes placed a strong third in the recent Russian National Championships: Akhmedov, plus Kamal Malikov at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Eduard Bazrov at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.

Also wrestling are rising young lightweights Artas Sanaa at 55 kg/121 lbs., Akhmed Chakaev at 60 kg/132 lbs. and Dzhalaludin Kurbanaliev at 66 kg/145.5 lbs.

The U.S. team for the dual meet has also been finalized. It will feature four athletes who earned spots on the men’s freestyle team for the London Olympic Games.

The 2012 U.S. Olympians scheduled to compete in Times Square include 2011 World champion Jordan Burroughs at 74 kg/163 lbs., 2009 World bronze medalist Tervel Dlagnev at 120 kg/264.5 lbs., plus their Olympic teammates Sam Hazewinkel at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Jared Frayer at 66 kg/145.5 lbs.
 
Also competing in Times Square is U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up Logan Stieber at 60 kg/132 lbs. New additions to the U.S. lineup include national team members Keith Gavin at 84 kg/185 lbs. and J.D. Bergman at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.
 
The dual meet is part of a full day of Olympic-caliber wrestling activity in Times Square.
 
The U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-off for the 60 kg/132 lbs. position on the U.S. Olympic Team in men’s freestyle wrestling will be also be held June 7 in Times Square. Reece Humphrey (Columbus, Ohio/New York AC) and Coleman Scott (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) will compete in a preliminary bout, with the winner facing Shawn Bunch (Columbus, Ohio/Gator WC) in a best-of-three series for the Olympic Team berth.
 
Two additional exciting Senior-level exhibition matches featuring top stars in both men’s and women’s freestyle wrestling will be held.
 
There will be a battle at 74 kg/163 lbs. in men’s freestyle between Cornell’s three-time NCAA champion Kyle Dake and two-time Olympian Matt Gentry of Canada. The women’s match will pit two-time U.S. World Team member Helen Maroulis against Ashley Hudson at 55 kg/121 lbs.
 
The competition will be held prior to the 2012 ASICS Beat the Streets Gala and Benefit, which will be held following the dual meet at Roseland Ballroom. Included in the Gala is the Beat the Streets Reception and Awards Ceremony.
 
All of the wrestling events held in Times Square are free to the public, and will be shown on the largest single-faced LED screen in Times Square.

ASICS BEAT THE STREETS GALA
At Duffy Square in Times Square, New York, N.Y., June 7
Final ASICS USA vs. Russia matchups
55 kg/121 lbs. – Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) vs. Artas Sanaa (Russia)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Logan Stieber, Monroeville, Ohio (New York AC) vs. Akhmed Chakaev (Russia)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Jared Frayer, Norman, Okla. (Gator WC) vs. Dzhalaludin Kurbanaliev (Russia)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids) vs. Kamal Malikov (Russia)
84 kg/185 lbs. – Keith Gavin, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley WC) vs. Andrey Valiev (Russia)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. – J.D. Bergman, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC) vs. Shamil Akhmedov
(Russia)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) vs. Eduard Bazrov (Russia)
 
U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-off at 60 kg
 
Preliminary Match
 
Reece Humphrey, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC) vs. Coleman Scott, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)
Best of Three Championship Series
 
Shawn Bunch, Columbus, Ohio (Gator WC) vs. winner of Humphrey vs. Scott match
 
Exhibition Matches
 
55 kg/121 lbs. - Helen Maroulis (Rockville, Md./New York AC) vs. Ashley Hudson (Wildwood, Mo./Gator WC).
74 kg/163 lbs. men’s freestyle - Kyle Dake (Ithaca, N.Y./New York AC) vs. Matt Gentry (Canada)
TENTATIVE ASICS BEAT THE STREETS GALA COMPETITION SCHEDULE
At Duffy Square in Times Square, New York, N.Y., June 7
1:00 PM – U.S. Olympic Trials Wrestle-off at 60 kg – Humphrey vs. Scott preliminary
3:00 PM – Beat the Streets youth wrestling exhibition matches
6:00 PM - U.S. Olympic Trials Wrestle-off at 60 kg – Championship Series Match 1 – Bunch vs. Humphrey/Scott winner
6:10 PM – 55 kg women’s freestyle exhibition – Maroulis vs. Hudson
6:40 PM – ASICS USA vs. Russia freestyle dual meet – 55 kg, 60 kg, 66 kg matches
7:10 PM – 74 kg men’s freestyle exhibition – Dake vs. Gentry
7:25 PM - U.S. Olympic Trials Wrestle-off at 60 kg – Championship Series Match 2 – Bunch vs. Humphrey/Scott winner
7:40 PM – ASICS USA vs. Russia freestyle dual meet – 74 kg, 84 kg, 96 kg, 120 kg matches
8:20 PM - U.S. Olympic Trials Wrestle-off at 60 kg – Championship Series Match 3 (if necessary)– Bunch vs. Humphrey/Scott winner
 
ABOUT BEAT THE STREETS
The Mission of the Beat the Streets Wrestling Program is to expand and develop wrestling in the New York City Metropolitan area from the youth through the Olympic level. Our dream is to provide opportunities for boys and girls in the activity of wrestling, building lifelong skills. If you share this mission and would like to volunteer to help, please contact volunteer@beat-the-streets.org.
 

Final Spot on 2012 Olympic Wrestling Team To Be Determined Live In Times Square On June 7

Shawn Bunch, Reece Humphrey, Coleman Scott to battle in U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-off at 60 kg in New York City As Add-On To USA-Russia "Grapple In The Apple" Event

 

Dake/Gentry and Maroulis/Hudson exhibition bouts, along with Beat the Streets youth matches, also added to schedule

 

The U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-off for the 60 kg/132 lbs. position on the U.S. Olympic Team in men’s freestyle wrestling will be held in New York City on Thursday, June 7.

 

The event will be held alongside the USA vs. Russia international freestyle dual meet set for Times Square in New York City, also on Thursday, June 7.

 

Three wrestlers will participate in the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-off:

• Shawn Bunch, Columbus, Ohio (Gator WC)
• Reece Humphrey, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC)
• Coleman Scott, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)

The U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-off became necessary because the United States had not yet qualified to compete at the London Olympic Games at 60 kg/132 lbs. in men’s freestyle prior to the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling in Iowa City, Iowa, April 21-22.

 

According to the Olympic Trials Procedures for Men’s Freestyle Wrestling, USA Wrestling could hold athletes out of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in order to participate in Olympic Games Qualifying Events. Bunch and Humphrey were chosen to train for the Olympic Games Qualifiers.

 

Also according to the Olympic Trials Procedures, the winner of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at the weight class would also become eligible for the Secondary Olympic Trials if the United States was able to qualify the weight class. Scott was the champion at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City.

 

On April 27, Bunch placed third in the World Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Taiyuan, China, which qualified the United States to compete in the London Games at 60 kg/132 lbs. At that event, the top three athletes in each weight class qualified their nation to participate in the Olympics.

 

Based upon the Olympic Trials Procedures, as the athlete who qualified the USA for the Olympics, Bunch moves directly into the best-of-three Championship Series for the Olympic berth.

 

Earlier on June 7, there will be a single preliminary match between Humphrey and Scott to determine which athlete advances to the Championship Series against Bunch. The match is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. in Times Square.

 

Bunch will face the Humphrey/Scott winner in the first match of the Championship Series at 6:00 p.m. in Times Square. The second match will be held at approximately 7:20 p.m. If necessary, the third match will be held at approximately 8:20 p.m.

 

Bunch was ranked No. 2 at 60 kg/132 lbs. on 2011-2012 Freestyle Team USA. He placed second in both the 2011 U.S. Open and the 2011 World Team Trials. He was a member of the 2009 U.S. World Team and has won two U.S. Open titles. He was an NCAA runner-up and two-time All-American for Edinboro and hails from Leavenworth, Kan.

 

Humphrey was ranked No. 1 on 2011-2012 Freestyle Team USA. He placed ninth in the 2011 World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Humphrey won the 2011 U.S. Open and the 2011 U.S. World Team Trials. He is a two-time University World Championships medalist. He was an NCAA runner-up and two-time All-American for Ohio State and hails from Indianapolis, Ind.

 

Scott was ranked No. 3 on 2011-2012 Freestyle Team USA. He won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, defeating Logan Stieber in the Championship Series. He went undefeated in five matches at the 2012 Freestyle World Cup. He was third at the World Team Trials the last three years and was a 2008 U.S. Open runner-up. Scott was a 2008 NCAA champion and four-time All-American for Oklahoma State and hails from Waynesburg, Pa.

 

The international dual meet between the United States and Russia will feature the other six U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers who won titles at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and will represent the United States this summer at the London Games.

 

The U.S. lineup will feature Olympic Trials champions Sam Hazewinkel (55 kg), Jared Frayer (66 kg), Jordan Burroughs (74 kg), Jake Herbert (84 kg), Jake Varner (96 kg) and Tervel Dlagnev (120 kg). Competing in the dual at 60 kg will be Olympic Trials runner-up Logan Stieber.

 

Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. has also announced two additional Senior-level exhibition matches featuring top stars in both men’s and women’s freestyle wrestling.

 

There will be a battle at 74 kg/163 lbs. in men’s freestyle between college wrestling sensation and three-time NCAA champion Kyle Dake (Ithaca, N.Y./New York AC) and a two-time Olympian and NCAA champion Matt Gentry of Canada.

 

Dake has won three NCAA titles for Cornell University, and became the first wrestler ever to win NCAA Div. I national titles at three different weight classes. Dake placed an impressive fourth at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in freestyle wrestling. Gentry, who grew up in Oregon, was an NCAA champion for Stanford University. He competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games for Canada and has qualified to compete again at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. Gentry recently beat a strong international field to win the Pan American Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Florida.

 

The women’s match will be a battle between two-time U.S. World Team member and three-time FILA Junior World medalist Helen Maroulis (Rockville, Md./New York AC) and 2011 U.S. World Team Trials runner-up Ashley Hudson (Wildwood, Mo./Gator WC-OCU).

 

Maroulis competed in the 2008 and 2011 World Championships for the United States. She was recently second at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Hudson was a WCWA college national champion for Oklahoma City University, and has won a USA Wrestling University Nationals title.

 

In addition to the U.S. Olympic Trials Wrestle-off at 60 kg, the USA vs. Russia dual meet and the two Senior-level exhibition matches, there will be a number of Beat the Streets high school and junior high school youth wrestling matches held in Times Square at 3:00 p.m.

 

Below is the most current tentative schedule for all of the wrestling competition set for Times Square on Thursday, June 7.

 

U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS WRESTLE-OFF AT 60 KG

At Duffy Square in Times Square, New York, N.Y., June 7

 

Preliminary Match

Reece Humphrey, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC) vs. Coleman Scott, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)

 

Best of Three Championship Series

Shawn Bunch, Columbus, Ohio (Gator WC) vs. winner of Humphrey vs. Scott match

 

TENTATIVE BEAT THE STREETS GALA COMPETITION SCHEDULE

At Duffy Square in Times Square, New York, N.Y., June 7

1:00 PM – U.S. Olympic Trials Wrestle-off at 60 kg – Humphrey vs. Scott preliminary

3:00 PM – Beat the Streets youth wrestling exhibition matches

6:00 PM - U.S. Olympic Trials Wrestle-off at 60 kg – Championship Series Match 1 – Bunch vs. Humphrey/Scott winner

6:10 PM – 55 kg women’s freestyle exhibition – Maroulis vs. Hudson

6:40 PM – USA vs. Russia freestyle dual meet – 55 kg, 60 kg, 66 kg matches

7:10 PM – 74 kg men’s freestyle exhibition – Dake vs. Gentry

7:25 PM - U.S. Olympic Trials Wrestle-off at 60 kg – Championship Series Match 2 – Bunch vs. Humphrey/Scott winner

7:40 PM - USA vs. Russia freestyle dual meet – 74 kg, 84 kg, 96 kg, 120 kg matches

8:20 PM - U.S. Olympic Trials Wrestle-off at 60 kg – Championship Series Match 3 (if necessary)– Bunch vs. Humphrey/Scott winner

 

ABOUT BEAT THE STREETS

The Mission of the Beat the Streets Wrestling Program is to expand and develop wrestling in the New York City Metropolitan area from the youth through the Olympic level. Our dream is to provide opportunities for boys and girls in the activity of wrestling, building lifelong skills. If you share this mission and would like to volunteer to help, please contact volunteer@beat-the-streets.org.