FLOYD MAYWEATHER HEADS NEVADA FIGHTER HONOREES AT NEVADA BOXING HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY

     

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            LAS VEGAS, NEV. (August 10, 2013) -- Undefeated welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather heads a list of four resident boxers who will be honored with "Nevada Fighter of the Year Awards" tonight at the Inaugural Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Dinner in Las Vegas. 

            Mayweather Jr., who is 44 and 0 in his long career, receives the Nevada Male Fighter of the Year honor for his virtuoso performance May 4 against Robert Guerrero at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Floyd entered the ring at the age of 36, having been out of action one day short of a year, against a young, hungry opponent in Guerrero. However, after a close battle in the first two rounds, Mayweather seized control and using his experience and guile, dominated the rest of the way.

            Three other Nevada-based boxers also will receive plaques honoring their achievements over the past year.  Layla McCarter is the NVBHOF Female Fighter of the Year. McCarter pulled off the difficult assignment of traveling to South Africa and defeating the previously unbeaten Noni Tenge by eight-round TKO to take the WBA Female Light Middleweight.  Jesse Magdaleno was named Nevada Prospect of the Year for his rapid development into a main event fighter. Magdaleno, a two-year pro, is now 15-0.  Josue Gaytan,  will be honored with the Nevada Amateur Fighter of the Year Award. Gaytan, a junior at the University of Nevada in Reno, won his second consecutive National Collegiate Championship in the 185-pound division.

            NVBHOF Founder and President Rich Marotta said, "We are a Nevada-centric organization and we want to recognize not only the past greats, the inductees, but those from Nevada who are making it happen in our state right now."

           Tonight's first-ever Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner takes place at the Monte Carlo Las Vegas Resort and Casino is a complete sellout.  

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Holly Holm Queen of Boxing again; Braekus next on hit list

Holly Holm (R) chin-checks Anne Sophie Mathis (Photo by Chris Cozzone) ALBUQUERQUE (June 22, 2012) -- Once again, Holly "The Preacher's Daughter" Holm (31-2-3, 9 KOs) is back on her throne as the Queen of Boxing, after avenging her loss last December to French knockout artist Anne Sophie Mathis (26-2, 22 KOs) with a unanimous 10-round decision on June 15 at Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fan-favorite Holm captured the IBA, WBF and WBAN title belts, as well as the mythical women's pound-for-pound crown, with her victory over Mathis in their much anticipated rematch.  Unlike her first fight with Mathis, the stylish blond southpaw from New Mexico stayed within her game plan to out-box Mathis, not engage in a brawl like she did last December. Mathis, who had snapped Holm's seven-year, 24-fight unbeaten streak, lost for the first time in 26 bouts, when she dropped her second professional fight in 1995.  "The game plan was what it was all about," now 12-time world champion Holm said after the fight.  "I wasn't going to stand there and brawl with her all night.  She's a knockout artist (who stopped Holm in the seventh round last Dec.).  I had to play it smart. This was the most important fight of my career, in terms of what I had to overcome.  I had a lot of fears and doubts coming into this, but this was the fight I wanted." During the course of her 10 ½ year professional career, Holm has defeated many of the biggest names in women's boxing from the 140 through 154-pound weight classes, including Mathis, Christy Martin, Mary Jo Sanders, Mia St. John, Jane Couch, Duda Yankovich and Chevelle Hallback (twice). The newly wedded Holm, 30, has met and conquered all challenges and challengers. It's unlikely that Holm and Mathis, however, complete their trilogy, at least in the immediate future, based on Mathis' post-fight comments about wanting to fight Holly in France.  More than 3,000 fans sold-out Route 66 Casino Hotel to watch Mathis-Holm II and the reason the rematch was held in Albuquerque is simply financial. "Anyone who fights Holly always receives their highest payday," Holm's promoter Lenny Fresquez explained.  "This is testament to Holly being one of the few female boxers ever who has the ability to sell tickets like a top male fighter. Why should she go on the road to defend her titles for less money?  That doesn't made good business sense." If Holm and Fresquez get their way, Holly's next opponent will be the only other female boxer mentioned in the same circle today as Holm and Mathis, WBA/WBC/WBO Welterweight World Champion Cecelia "First Lady" Braekus (20-0- 5 KOs).  Born in Colombia and living in Finland, Braekus has never fought outside of Europe or shown any inclination to fight away from her home-base. In addition to Braekus and Mathis, Holm's hit list includes five-time world champion Layla "Amazing" McCarter (34-13-5, 7 KOs); another French boxer, IBF/WBF Light Welterweight World Champion Mariam Lamare (20-3, 10 KOs), who lost a 10-round decision to Holly in 2009; WBC/WBA Light Welterweight World Champion Monica "La Gata" Acosta (17-0-2, 3 KOs), who has never fought outside of her native Argentine. Long live The Queen, Holly Holm! Go online to www.FresquezProductions.com.