Showing posts with label Epic Sports and Entertainment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Epic Sports and Entertainment. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

'Rumble on the River' to be Broadcast Live on GFL.tv on Saturday, September 27, from OKC Downtown Airpark in Oklahoma City





Former Champ Sean O'Grady, 'Smitty' Smith and Thomas Treiber to Form Broadcast Team

Ivaylo Gotzev of Epic Sports and Entertainment proudly announces that his blockbuster show entitled "Rumble on the River", being held Saturday, September 27, 2014, at the OKC Downtown Airpark in Oklahoma City, will be streamed LIVE via Internet (devices like Roku, iPhone, iPad and computers) Pay-Per-View at 9:00 PM EDT
at GFL.tv.

The price is just USD $19.99. Watch the First 20 minutes for FREE! Click HERE for more information.

Comprising the all-star "Rumble on the River" broadcast team for the show will be former world champion, Oklahoma resident and USA Tuesday Night Fights commentator Sean O'Grady, well-known boxing-media man and host of "In This Corner" James "Smitty" Smith and top-level ring announcer Thomas Treiber.

"Rumble on the River" will be headlined by appearances by three former world champions.

In separate eight-round co-main event matches will be colorful and always entertaining former WBA/WBC Welterweight and former WBC Light Middleweight Champion Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga (29-8-1, 23 KOs) taking on 33-fight veteran and ex-US Marine Allen "Funky Cole" Medina of Denver, Colorado; hard-hitting former WBC Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter (34-5, 27 KOs) facing former ECHL hockey enforcer turned heavyweight KO artist Ron "The Iceman" Aubrey (12-3, 12 KOs) from Oklahoma City, and former IBF Light Middleweight champion "Yory Boy" Campas (102-17-3, 79 KO's) gunning for the 103rd victory of his amazing career against 33-fight veteran Julio Cesar Lanzas of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

On the undercard, former winner of "The Contender" and well-known Okalahoma-based junior middleweight spoiler Grady "Bad Boy" Brewer (31-19, 16 KOs) of Lawton, Oklahoma, will take on fellow proven veteran "Prince" Said Ouali (29-4, 21 KOs) of Las Vegas via Belgium/Morocco in an eight-round showdown.

Also scheduled for "Rumble on the River" action are:

Hometown rising star Juan Alejandro "Alex" Saucedo (14-0, 10 KOs) from Oklahoma City in an eight-round middleweight battle vs. Columbus, Ohio's Miguel Alvarez (8-12-1, 7 KOs). Promoted by Top Rank and currently the hottest prospect to come out of OKC, undefeated Saucedo has served as a sparring partner for the great Manny Pacquiao.

Formerly #3 world-ranked contender Carson Jones (35-10-3, 25 KOs) will face rugged Liberal, Kansas, via Mexico's Joel Vargas, a 20-fight veteran, in a welterweight six-rounder. Jones is a former USBA Welterweight, NABA Light Middleweight, WBC Continental Americas Light Middleweight and NABA USA Light Middleweight Champion.

In other action, Monterrey, Mexico's Rolando Garza (4-0, 2 KOs) will take on Midwest City, Oklahoma's Joe Strong (3-2, 1 KO) in a four-round junior middleweight battle; Oklahoma City's Martin Morales (2-1, 1 KO) will face 34-fight veteran Jeremiah Torres of Belen, New Mexico, in an eight-round welterweight bout; and to start the action, Douro, Ontario, Canada's undefeated Cody Crowley (2-0, 2 KOs) will take an early-career step up in class, as he faces 35-fight veteran Larry Smith of Dallas in a six-round junior middleweight bout.

One of Oklahoma's most beloved sons, Sean O'Grady's family settled in Oklahoma City when he was 11 years old.

In addition to being a world champion, O'Grady is also a college graduate, boxing analyst, television personality, actor and former teen idol across the United States Midwest. O'Grady won the World Boxing Association Lightweight Championship via unanimous decision over Hilmer Kenty on April 12, 1981. He retired with a record of 81 wins and 5 losses as a professional boxer, with 70 wins by knockout.

James E. Smith ("Smitty") is best known for his interviews with famous international boxing stars and as host of "In This Corner", America's only syndicated, half-hour long boxing interview show. On May 23, 1997, Smith gave the play-by-play commentary of the first ever live internet boxing broadcast. He was inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame, Class of 2010.

Thomas Treiber is an internationally known ring announcer for professional boxing, mixed martial arts, K-1, and professional wrestling.Throughout his 20-year career he has worked in Japan, England, Kazakhstan, Uruguay, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Northern Ireland, Canada, and the United States.His credits include work on Showtime, HBO, ESPN, CBS, Fox Sports, Spike TV, Comcast Sports Net, USA Network, Sky Sports (UK), ITV (UK), Channel 5 (UK), Telefutura, and Pay-Per-View.

All bouts subject to change.

About GFL Combat Sports Network
GFL is a pioneer in Internet Sports Broadcasting. Over the years GFL has broadcast more than 2,400 live events to fans in over 199 countries worldwide and has a video library exceeding 10,000 hours of programming. GFL is especially proud to have served greater than 5 million public viewers over the years with more than 300 combat sports related website affiliates in its network. GFL is also available on Roku, Boxee, Android, IPhone, IPad, as well as other internet ready devices. Check the event page for details. 

ABOUT EPIC SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Epic Sports and Entertainment Inc. Founder, Ivaylo Gotzev, has spent the last 22 years working with some of the sport's biggest names, including all-time-great multiple world champion James Toney, former WBC Lightweight Champion Stevie Johnston, former IBF Cruiserweight Vassiliy Jirov, former WBC Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter, former WBO Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs and current middleweight king Gennady Golovkin.

Gotzev's vision for Epic Sports and Entertainment is to build a stable of domestic and international fighters in both boxing and MMA and develop major worldwide broadcasting and exposure to Epic events.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Oklahoma's Own Grady Brewer Faces Said Ouali in an Intriguing Battle Between Solid Veterans on 'Rumble on the River' Undercard, Saturday, September 27 in Oklahoma City




The undercard has been announced for Epic Sports and Entertainment's blockbuster show entitled "Rumble on the River" being held Saturday, September 27, 2014, at the OKC Downtown Airpark in Oklahoma City.

Former winner of "The Contender" and well-known Okalahoma-based junior middleweightspoiler Grady "Bad Boy" Brewer (31-19, 16 KOs) of Lawton, Oklahoma, will take on fellow proven veteran "Prince" Said Ouali (29-4, 21 KOs) of Las Vegas via Belgium/Morocco in an eight-round showdown.

Brewer vs. Ouali will serve as the chief supporting bout to the three headlining bouts, featuring former world champions in action.

Appearing in separate eight-round matches will be colorful and always entertaining former WBA/WBC Welterweight and former WBC Light Middleweight Champion Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga (29-8-1, 23 KOs) taking on 33-fight veteran and ex-US Marine Allen "Funky Cole" Medina of Denver, Colorado; hard-hitting former WBC Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter (34-5, 27 KOs) facing former ECHL hockey enforcer turned heavyweight KO artist Ron "The Iceman" Aubrey (12-3, 12 KOs) from Oklahoma City, and former IBF Light Middleweight champion "Yory Boy" Campas (102-17-3, 79 KO's) gunning for the 103rd victory of his amazing career against 33-fight veteran Julio Cesar Lanzas of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Oklahoma City's hottest prospect Juan Alejandro "Alex" Saucedo (14-0, 10 KOs) will also appear in a showcase eight-rounder.

Tickets for "Rumble on the River" start at $25 and are available at any Buy For Less location or online at www.airparktickets.com. VIP tables are also available by calling 818.575.0151.

"Rumble on the River" at OKC Downtown Airpark, will be streamed LIVE via Internet (devices like Roku, iPhone, iPad and computers) Pay-Per-View atGFL.tv, on Saturday, September 27, 2014. Watch the First 20 minutes for FREE!

43-year-old Grady Brewer is from a family of boxers and a native of Lawton, Oklahoma. The former IBA and IBC Light Middleweight titleholder was the 2006 winner of the ESPN reality show, The Contender.

Outside the ring, Brewer works at the Goodyear plant in Lawton to support his wife and four children. He began his amateur boxing career at age 11, and won 40 of his 45 fights, as well as the Oklahoma Golden Gloves tournament.

As a professional, Brewer has made a career of taking on top-level opposition on short notice and spoiling their plans. In 2008, Brewer defeated future world champion Cornelius Bundrage by split-decision in a 12 round IBO title eliminator. He then captured the IBO title in 2009 by knocking out Albert Onolunose in the second round. He also holds a knockout victory over previously unbeaten prospect Fernando Guerrero, among many others.

35-year-old Said Ouali was born in the Moroccan city of Agadir, but moved to Maaseik, Belgium when he was only a few months old. With no real boxing circuit available in Belgium, Ouali, then 20-years old, moved to Newark, New Jersey, where he went 80-3 as an amateur boxer.

A southpaw, Ouali has spent most of his career fighting for Mayweather Productions, Floyd Mayweather's promotional company and is now living in Las Vegas. Ouali's most prestigious victory came against Argentina's Hector Saldivia, who saw his 33-0 flawless win streak brought to an abrupt end. He won the IBO USBO Welterweight Title in 2006 with a sixth-round stoppage win over Paul Delgado.

Also scheduled for "Rumble on the River" action are:

Hometown rising star Juan Alejandro "Alex" Saucedo (14-0, 10 KOs) from Oklahoma City in an eight-round middleweight battle vs. San Marcos, Texas' Mike Tutt (10-3-1, 4 KOs). Promoted by Top Rank and currently the hottest prospect to come out of OKC, undefeated Saucedo has served as a sparring partner for the great Manny Pacquiao.

Formerly #3 world-ranked contender Carson Jones (35-10-3, 25 KOs) will face rugged Liberal, Kansas, via Mexico's Joel Vargas, a 20-fight veteran, in a welterweight six-rounder. Jones is a former USBA Welterweight, NABA Light Middleweight, WBC Continental Americas Light Middleweight and NABA USA Light Middleweight Champion.

In other action, Monterrey, Mexico's Rolando Garza (4-0, 2 KOs) will take on Midwest City, Oklahoma's Joe Strong (3-2, 1 KO) in a four-round junior middleweight battle; Oklahoma City's Martin Morales (2-1, 1 KO) will face 34-fight veteran Jeremiah Torres of Belen, New Mexico, in an eight-round welterweight bout; and to start the action, Douro, Ontario, Canada's undefeated Cody Crowley (2-0, 2 KOs) will take an early-career step up in class, as he faces 35-fight veteran Larry Smith of Dallas in a six-round junior middleweight bout.

On fight night, doors open at 7 pm and the action starts at 8 pm. OKC Air Park is located at 1701 S. Western Avenue in Oklahoma City. All bouts subject to change.

About GFL Combat Sports Network
GFL is a pioneer in Internet Sports Broadcasting. Over the years GFL has broadcast more than 2,400 live events to fans in over 199 countries worldwide and has a video library exceeding 10,000 hours of programming. GFL is especially proud to have served greater than 5 million public viewers over the years with more than 300 combat sports related website affiliates in its network. GFL is also available on Roku, Boxee, Android, IPhone, IPad, as well as other internet ready devices. Check the event page for details. 

ABOUT EPIC SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Epic Sports and Entertainment Inc. Founder, Ivaylo Gotzev, has spent the last 22 years working with some of the sport's biggest names, including all-time-great multiple world champion James Toney, former WBC Lightweight Champion Stevie Johnston, former IBF Cruiserweight Vassiliy Jirov, former WBC Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter, former WBO Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs and current middleweight king Gennady Golovkin.

Gotzev's vision for Epic Sports and Entertainment is to build a stable of domestic and international fighters in both boxing and MMA and develop major worldwide broadcasting and exposure to Epic events.

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Peter to Face Aubrey in Heavyweight Slugfest





'Bombs Away' in Rumble on the River Main Event in Oklahoma City on September 27

The opponents have been announced for the co-main events on Saturday, September 27, 2014's, "Rumble on the River" at OKC Downtown Airpark in Oklahoma City, presented by Ivaylo Gotzev and his Epic Sports and Entertainment.

In the night's eight-round heavyweight "bombs away" co-main event, hard-hitting former WBC Champion Samuel Peter (34-5, 27 KOs) will return for the first time in three years to face former ECHL hockey enforcer turned heavyweight KO artist Ron "The Iceman" Aubrey (12-3, 12 KOs) from Oklahoma City.

Having been on the world stage for most of his career, the 34-year-old Peter will have the edge in experience, but Aubrey will have his army of fans in his corner, cheering the powerful strongman onto pull the huge upset. Someone is surely going home sore and disappointed in this war of big men.

"I am happy to be back in boxing," said Samuel Peter. "I will dedicate myself to winning the heavyweight championship once again. I'm ready to knock out anyone who stands in my way."

Meanwhile, Aubrey says he has a surprise waiting for Peter.

"He's got more experience," admitted Aubrey, "but I've been in hundreds of brawls in my lifetime. I'm not intimidated by him. He's the better boxer, but I'm the better brawler and that's what kind of fight it's going to be. I've already got 12 knockouts in the ring and Samuel Peter is going to be my lucky number 13." 

And in the eight-round, middleweight co-main event, former WBA/WBC Welterweight and WBC Light Middleweight Champion Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga (29-8-1, 23 KOs) will face 33-fight veteran and ex-US Marine Allen "Funky Cole" Medina of Denver, Colorado.

It will be Mayorga's first fight since his brave stand against Miguel Cotto in March of 2011. He has tried his hand at MMA and taken considerable time off, so it remains to be seen if "El Matador" can still throw the bombs like he once did against some of boxing's biggest names.

Headlining the undercard, Mexico's Former IBF Light Middleweight champion "Yory Boy" Campas (102-17-3, 79 KO's) will be gunning for the 103rd victory of his amazing career against 33-fight veteran Julio Cesar Lanzas of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in an eight-round middleweight match-up.

Tickets for "Rumble on the River" start at $25 and are available at any Buy For Less location or online at www.airparktickets.com. VIP tables are also available by calling 818.575.0151.

The "Rumble on the River" undercard is incredibly well put together, featuring several prominent local names in surprisingly competitive bouts. An announcement will follow shortly.

On fight night, doors open at 7 pm and the action starts at 8 pm. OKC Air Park is located at 1701 S. Western Avenue in Oklahoma City. All bouts subject to change.
ABOUT EPIC SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Epic Sports and Entertainment Inc. Founder, Ivaylo Gotzev, has spent the last 22 years working with some of the sport's biggest names, including all-time-great multiple world champion James Toney, former WBC Lightweight Champion Stevie Johnston, former IBF Cruiserweight Vassiliy Jirov, former WBC Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter, former WBO Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs and current middleweight king Gennady Golovkin.

Gotzev's vision for Epic Sports and Entertainment is to build a stable of domestic and international fighters in both boxing and MMA and develop major worldwide broadcasting and exposure to Epic events.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Former Champions Ricardo Mayorga and Samuel Peter to Return September 27 in Oklahoma City





'Rumble on the River' Will Also Feature 
Yory Boy Campas Going for 103rd Victory


On Saturday, September 27, 2014, big-name boxing returns to Oklahoma City, as Ivaylo Gotzev and his Epic Sports and Entertainment will proudly present a blockbuster show entitled "Rumble on the River" at OKC Downtown Airpark.

Featured in the dual main events will be the return of a pair of well-known names.

Appearing in separate bouts will be colorful and always entertaining former WBA/WBC Welterweight and former WBC Light Middleweight Champion Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga (29-8-1, 23 KOs) and hard-hitting former WBC Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter (34-5, 27 KOs).

Former IBF Light Middleweight champion "Yory Boy" Campas (102-17-3, 79 KOs) will appear in the chief supporting bout.

All three former champions' opponents will be announced shortly.

Tickets for "Rumble on the River" start at $25 and are available at any Buy For Less location or online at www.airparktickets.com. VIP tables are also available by calling 818.575.0151.

Widely known as "The craziest man in the sport", Managua, Nicaragua's Mayorga is a trash-talking street fighter known as much for his habits of smoking and drinking after fights as he is for his tremendous in-ring victories. A pro since 1993, 40-year-old Mayorga has gone to war with nearly every big name in his weight class, including Oscar De La Hoya, Shane Mosley, Fernando Vargas, Vernon Forrest, Miguel Cotto and Felix Trinidad. It was his two victories over the late Forrest that first brought the Nicaraguan strongman into the national spotlight.

Feared for his devastating punching power, Samuel Peter is on the comeback trail. The 33-year-old is originally from Uyo, Nigeria, but now lives and trains in Las Vegas, Nevada. Peter won his title with a TKO 6 over former champ Oleg Maskaev in 2008. He also holds two victories over all-time-great James "Lights Out" Toney and had heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko on the deck three times in their first encounter. He remains the last person to knock Klitschko down.

Campas is a native of Sonora, Mexico. Also known for his devastating power, he began his professional career in 1987 at the age of 15 and won the world championship by knocking out Raul Marquez. Campas made three successful defenses before losing to the great Fernando Vargas.

A full undercard of local and national favorites will be announced shortly.

"I am very excited to be promoting Rumble on the River," said Ivaylo Gotzev. "We have a well-rested and recommitted Sam Peter eager to return to the ring in one of the main events, plus Ricardo Mayorga, who always entertains the crowd. And supporting them is one of the best overall boxing events in Oklahoma City history. This show's combination of legendary champions and top local fighters, along with the powerhouse promotional efforts and collaboration of the OKC Airpark, Howard Pollack, and Epic Sports & Entertainment, give us the maximum potential to capture both live and online audiences. Together, we are forging a new boxing tradition and rising-star showcase in Oklahoma City."

Gotzev says if both Mayorga and Campas get past their opponents, the two former champs have agreed to face each other next.

"Styles make fights and that one would have 'barn burner' written all over it, if and when it happens. It won't be easy for either man to get past their opponents in September, but if they do, we've got a war on our hands for the next event!"

On fight night, doors open at 7 pm and the action starts at 8 pm. OKC Airpark is located at 1701 S. Western Avenue in Oklahoma City. All bouts subject to change.

ABOUT EPIC SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Epic Sports and Entertainment Inc. Founder, Ivaylo Gotzev, has spent the last 22 years working with some of the sport's biggest names, including all-time-great multiple world champion James Toney, former WBC Lightweight Champion Stevie Johnston, former IBF Cruiserweight Vassiliy Jirov, former WBC Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter, former WBO Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs and current middleweight king Gennady Golovkin.

Gotzev's vision for Epic Sports and Entertainment is to build a stable of domestic and international fighters in both boxing and MMA and develop major worldwide broadcasting and exposure to Epic events.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Boxing, MMA and Muay Thai Collide on One Spectacular Night in Woodland Hills, California



On Thursday, June 21, in the Grand Ballroom of the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, California, Ivaylo Gotzev's Epic Sports & Entertainment and All Star Promotions will proudly present "Mixed Combats: The Rising Stars of Boxing, MMA and Muay Thai".

A night of hard-hitting professional boxing, MMA and Muay Thai, "Mixed Combats" will allow fans a closer look at several up-and-coming stars in three separate fighting disciplines.

The main event will feature an MMA showdown between two capable 20-fight heavyweight veterans in Ricky "Ice Cold" Shivers and Mychal "Bolo" Clark.

An Anchorage, Alaska, native, Shivers fights out of the Barra Gracie Gym in Houston, Texas, and is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with a record of 11-6. Charismatic Strikeforce veteran Mychal "Bolo" Clark of Long Beach is a dangerous striker, whose record stands at 9-12.

The co-featured MMA bout will be a heavyweight battle between two tough customers on the local scene, submission specialist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu World champion Adriano Camolese will face ominous skull cracker Justin "Bully" Schalk.

In his pro 155-lb welterweight debut, Russia's Georgiy Savlokhov will take on also pro debuting Machado black belt Raphael Carrao, the Owner/Instructor at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Malibu Club.

One of the most talked about up-and-coming heavyweight prospects James "The Beast" Wilson of IFC Gym in Van Nuys will have his second professional fight against Jose Santa Maria of Oxnard, California.

In the professional boxing portion of the night, outstanding Inglewood, California, prospect Peter Haro, a Golden Gloves Champ, Junior Olympic, Pan American, and other tournament champion and medalist will make his four-round welterweight debut against California's Golden Glove Champion Elliot Seymour of the Wild Card Gym.

Promising 6' 7" Romanian heavyweight Razvan Cojanu (4-1, 1 KO) will look to continue his winning ways against San Diego, California, southpaw Anthony Mooney (2-2) in a four-rounder; and Simi Valley, California, lightweight Robert "Scrappy" Ortiz Jr. (7-4-1, 3 KOs) will face an opponent that is TBA over six.

In the Muay Thai portion of the night, several local gyms will send their best young competitors into battle including IFC Gym's own Jermaine Soto, colorful crowd favorite Borin Khoun; an exciting match is made between female sensation Yasamina Kabisch from Muay Thai School USA and Alyson Bloom from Bas Rutten's Elite MMA Gym in Westlake, California; and many others.

Event promoter Ivaylo Gotzev has previously been best known as a boxing manager, having expertly guided the careers of former heavyweight champion Sam Peter, all-time-great multi-division champion James Toney, former heavyweight champions Sergei Liakhovich and Shannon Briggs and a host of others.

"I'm a big fan of the fight game and I've come to realize that great fighters, no matter the sport, have all the same qualities of spirit, skill and strong determination. Mixed Combats was created to give a platform to fighters from every discipline. What we are striving for is quality fights across the board and we've got that for June 21. We are also taking a good look of several rising stars!"

Tickets for "Mixed Combats: The Rising Stars of Boxing, MMA and Muay Thai" are priced at $45 and up and can be purchased by calling: (818) 575-0151.

On fight night, the doors will open at 6 and the action starts at 7 pm. The Warner Center Marriott is located at 21850 Oxnard Street in Woodland Hills.

For more information, visit mixedcombats.com.

All bouts subject to change.