Rising Jr. Lightweight Frankie De Alba looks to up end Chazz McDowell this Saturday in Bethlehem

Travis Kauffman takes on Vincent Thompson for WBA Fedlatin Title

For Immediate Release BETHLEHEM, PA (JANUARY 22, 2014)--This Saturday night at the Sands in Bethlehem, PA one of the hottest 130-pound prospects in the United States will be back in action as Frankie De Alba takes on Chazz McDowell in the 8 round co-feature bout. The show is promoted by King's Promotions and XFE. De Alba of Reading, PA via Bayamon, Puerto Rico has a record of 10-1-2 with 4 knockouts and is unbeaten in his last bouts and has won 8 straight. De Alba's results have gotten better as the competition has improved.  He also is more confident and he has seen the difference in training. "My training camp was great,"said De Alba.  "I have had a great 6 week camp and I feel it was the best camp top date." He knows that McDowell, 6-3-1 with 1 knockout will bring some skills to the ring on Satirday night. "I have seen that Chazz likes to box.  I am going to put pressure on him and little by little I am going to break him down." In his bout, De Alba thrilled more than 5,000 fans in Reading as he scored four knockdowns en route to a 4th round stoppage over the durable Osnel Charles onNovember 30th. "I am not surprised by my punching power.  Styles make fights and I have not been in with many guys who want to engage so that's why I don't have more knockouts.  I haven't had the opportunity to exchange with many opponents." De Alba noticed that the crowd was on their feet for most of the fight with Charles as he was in fan friendly brawl. "My job is to entertain the boxing fans.  They pay their hard earned money so I just want to entertain everybody." The 26-year old feels he is coming into his own and is just now hitting his stride, "I only had 9 amateur fights.  I am learning on the job and I have been getting in better shape.  I have more experience and i am smarter and getting better everyday." "I am ready for Saturday.  I am going to put on a good show and entertain all the boxing fans."    Said the event's promoter Marshall Kauffman, "Frankie is very hungry.  He is young and aggressive & getting better with each fight.  He has a lot of potential." In the main event, WBA number-nine ranked Heavyweight, Travis Kauffman (27-1, 20 KO's) of Reading, PA takes on Vincent Thompson  (13-1, 2 KO's) of Federal Way, Washington in a 10 round bout for the WBA Fedlatin title. In an eight round bout, Miguel Cartagena (10-0, 3 KO's) of Philadelphia will fightFelipe Rivas (15-15-2, 9 KO's) of Nogales, Mexico in a Bantamweight bout. In Four Round Bouts: Sammy Quinones (4-2, 1 KO) of York, PA will fight Benjamin Burgos (1-5) of Mount Pocono, PA. Khalib "Big Foot" Whitmore (4-0, 3 KO's) of Philadelphia, PA will square off withAntonio Liles (1-4, 1 KO) of North Carolina in a Light Heavyweight bout. Jr. Welterweight Christian Molina of Allentown, PA will make his pro debut againstDominic Goode (0-1) of New Jersey. Lonnie Jackson Jr. (3-1-1, 1 KO) of Philadelphia will fight Robert Ramos (1-1, 1 KO) of Palm Bay, Florida in a Lightweight bout. Tickets for this outstanding evening are priced at $200, $125, $75 and $50 (tickets will be $5 more at the door) and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com and www.kingsboxing.com 1st bout is 7:15 with the doors opening at 6:15

WBA NUMBER-9 RANKED HEAVYWEIGHT TRAVIS KAUFFMAN TO TAKE ON VINCENT THOMPSON ON SATURDAY JANUARY 25TH AT THE SANDS IN BETHLEHEM, PA

Plus Frankie De Alba takes on Chazz McDowell and Miguel Cartegena battle Felipe Rivas

BETHLEHEM, PA (JANUARY 3, 2014)--On Saturday night January 25th, King's Boxing Promotions & XFE presents a great night of boxing at the Sands in Bethlehem, that will feature the WBA number-nine ranked Heavyweight in the world Travis Kauffman taking on once beaten Vincent Thompson in the ten round main event.   Kauffman of Reading, PA has a record of 27-1 with 20 knockouts. He has risen to Number-nine by the WBA.   He won is his first 18 bouts with wins over William Shahan (7-1) and Malachy Farrell (16-1) before his only blemish to Tony Grano.   Kauffman is riding an nine bout winning streak with wins over Chris Koval (24-6) and his last bout when he stopped Jason Barnett in one round on November 30th in Reading, PA. In that bout, Kauffman dropped Barnett three times with the final two coming on hard body shots. Kauffman is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions. Thompson of Federal Way, Washington has a record of 13-1 with two knockouts. The thirty year-old southpaw won his first thirteen bouts with wins over Freddie Miller (1-0-1); Enrique Lobatos (1-0-1); Charles Ellis (6-0-1) &  Jonta Willis (8-1-1). In his last bout, Thompson suffered the first blemish on his record when he dropped a six round unanimous decision to Charles Martin (9-0-1) on September 21st in Shelton, Washington. In the eight round co-feature, rising Jr. Lightweight Frankie De Alba will take onChazz McDowell. De Alba of Reading, PA has a record of 10-1-2 with four wins coming via stoppage. He has not been defeated since his pro debut and is riding an eight fight win streak. During the streak he has wins over undefeated fighters Andrew Bentley & Benjamin Burgos. In his bout, De Alba stole the show with an exciting four knockdown performance as he stopped the tough Osnel Charles in four round on November 30, 2013 in Readin, PA. McDowell of Yonkers, NY has a record of 6-3-1 with one coming by knockout. McDowell turned pro in 2010 and won his first five bouts.  He has been stepping up the competition as he faced Emanuel Gonzalez (10-0), Joseph Perez (9-1) and in McDowell's last bout he was able to battle to a six round draw with Amos Cowart (7-0) on August 14th in New York. In an eight round Bantamweight bout, undefeated Miguel Cartagena (10-0, 3 KO's) of Philadelphia will take on Felipe Rivas (15-15-2, 9 KO's) of Nogales, Snoroa, Mexico. Travis Thompson (5-11-3, 3 KO's) of York, PA will battle Sammy Quinones (4-2, 1 KO) of York, PA in a Lightweight bout scheduled for six rounds. In four round bouts: Robert Ramos (1-1, 1 KO) of Palm Bay, FL will fight Gerald Smith (3-0, 1 KO) of Philadelphia in a Lightweight bout. Khalib Whitmore (4-0, 3 KO's) of Philadelphia will take on an opponent to be announced in a Light Heavyweight bout  Angel Concepcion (5-0) of Newark, NJ will fight Raymere Palmer (0-1-1) of Allentown, PA in a Light Heavyweight bout. Christian Molina of Allentown, PA will make his pro debut against Bernel Ayres (0-3) of Harlem, NY in a Jr. Welterweight bout. Tickets for this outstanding evening are priced at $200, $125, $75 and $50 (tickets will be $5 more at the door) and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com and www.kingsboxing.com 1st bout is 7:15 with the doors opening at 6:15

Conn. Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Dinner A Big Hit at Mohegan Sun

2012 CBHOF Induction Dinner Photo Gallery See Below (all pictures by Richard A. Esposito) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNCASVILLE, Conn. (November 20, 2012) - More than 500 people attended this past Saturday night's 8th annual Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) Gala Induction Dinner in the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun. CHBOF Class of 2012 "Tremendous" Travis Simms "Dangerous" Dana Rosenblatt Freddie Roach Jimmy Burchfield, Sr.  George Cruz Lou Viscusi 2012 CBHOF Award Winners Tony "TNT" Grano, Professional Boxer of the Year Elvis Figueroa, Jr., Amateur Boxer of the Year Dick Flaherty, Official of the Year Mitchell Etess, Contributor To Boxing Go online to www.ctboxinghof.com for more information about the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame.    TRAVIS SIMMS     (L-R)  CBHOF president Glenn Feldman, Mr. & Mrs. Tarvis Simms, and MC Delvin Rodriguez.   DANA ROSENBLATT (L-R) CBHOF president Glenn Feldman, Dana Rosenblatt and MC Delvin Rodriguez. FREDDIE ROACH (L-R) CBHOF president Glenn Feldman, Freddie Roach's nephews, and MC Delvin Rodriguez. JIMMY BURCHFIELD, SR.    (L-R) CBHOF president Glenn Feldman, Jimmy Burchfield Jr., Jimmy Burchfield Sr. and MC Delvin Rodriguez. GEORGE CRUZ     (L-R) CHOF president Glenn Feldman, CBHOF board member Danny Schiavone, George Cruz, former World Champion and past CBHOF inductee Marlon Starling, and MC Delvin Rodriguez. TONY GRANO   (L-R) CBHOF president Glenn Feldman, Tony Grano and Delvin Rodriguez.   ELVIS FIGUEROA, JR.     (L-R) CBHOF president Glenn Feldman, CBHOF board member Roland Roy, Elvis Figueroa Sr., Luis Rosa Sr., Elvis Figueroa, and MC Delvin Rodriguez. DICK FLAHERTY   (L-R) CBHOF president Glenn Feldman, CBHOF board member Mike Mazzulli, Dick Flaherty, and MC Delvin Rodriguez. MITCHELL ETESS   (L-R) CBHOF president Glenn Feldman, Chief of the Mohegan Tribe Lynn Malerda (accepting on behalf of Mr. Etess), MC Delvin Rodriguez and CBHOF board member Don Trella.

Limited tickets available for Saturday night's 2012 Conn. Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Dinner at Mohegan Sun

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (November 13, 2012) - Limited tickets are still available to purchase for Saturday night's (Nov. 17) 8th annual Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) Gala Induction Dinner in the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun. All of the 2012 CBHOF Hall of Fame inductees, as well as this year's CBHOF award winners, will be honored this Saturday evening. Tickets, priced at $75.00, are on sale now by calling Kim Baker at Mohegan Sun (1.860-.862.7377) or Sherman Cain at the Manchester Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Doors open at 5:30 p.m. ET, cocktails at 6 p.m. ET, followed by dinner. The incoming class of CBHOF inductees include former World Boxing Association (WBA) light middleweight champion "Tremendous" Travis Simms, former World Boxing Union (WBU) middleweight titlist "Dangerous" Dana Rosenblatt, five-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach, promoter Jimmy Burchfield (Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc.), manager George Cruz and the late manager/promoter Lou Viscusi. The 2012 award winners are Tony "TNT" Grano, Conn. Professional Boxer of the Year; Elvis Figueroa, Conn. Amateur Boxer of the Year; Dick Flaherty, Official of the Year; Mitchell Etess, Contributor To Boxing Go online to www.ctboxinghof.com for more information about the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame.

2012 Conn. Fighter of Year Tony 'TNT' Grano ready to explode

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (October 23 2012) - North American Boxing Federation (NABF) heavyweight champion Tony "TNT" Grano, who was recently selected by the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame as the Nutmeg state's 2012 Professional Fighter of the Year, has moved up to No. 5 in the World Boxing Council (WBC) world heavyweight rankings. Grano will receive his award on Saturday night, November 17 at the 8th annual Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) Gala Induction in the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun. The 2012 CBHOF Hall of Fame inductees and other 2012 award winners will be honored at the special dinner ceremony. 2012 CNHOF inductees are former World Boxing Association (WBA) light middleweight champion "Tremendous" Travis Simms, former World Boxing Union (WBU) middleweight titlist "Dangerous" Dana Rosenblatt, five-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach, promoter Jimmy Burchfield (Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc.), manager George Cruz, and the late manager/promoter Lou Viscusi. The other 2012 award winners are Elvis Figueroa, Conn. Amateur Boxer of the Year;Dick Flaherty, Official of the Year; Mitchell Etess, Contributor To Boxing The 31-year-old Grano (20-2-1, 16 KOs), fighting out of Hebron (CT) by way of Hartford, is the first recipient of Conn Boxer of the Year award as a professional and amateur. He was selected as the amateur winner in the inaugural year of the CBHOF, after capturing a gold medal at the 2005 U.S. National Championships and silver medal at the National Golden Gloves Tournament. The hard-hitting Grano, now promoted by legendary Don King, earned his selection as 2012 Conn. Fighter of the Year off a pair of impressive victories this year, knocking out Brian Minto (35-4) in the third-round of their NABF title eliminator, and stopping former world title challenger DaVarryl Williamson (27-6) in the fourth round this past June for the vacant NABF title. "This is a huge honor and I'm very happy to be getting this award," Grano said. "It shows that hard work pays off. I am honored and thank the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame. I really needed to step-up this year to be considered a contender. " Grano doesn't have a fight scheduled but he's hoping for a career-defining fight in the not too distant future. "I'll mix it up with anybody," Grano continued. "I'm playing the waiting game right now. My promoter, Don King, won the purse bid for the WBC (heavyweight) title eliminator between (Chris) Arreola and (Bermane) Stiverne. We're waiting to hear where and when and I hope to fight in the co-feature. I'm looking to be in a big fight against a top 10 opponent, guys like (Seth) Mitchell and (Tomasz) Adamek. I've sparred with (WBC heavyweight champion) Vitali (Klitschko) and feel ready for anybody." Tickets for the 8th annual CBHOF Gala Induction Dinner, reasonably priced at $75.00, are on sale now by calling Kim Baker at Mohegan Sun (1.860-.862.7377) or Sherman Cain at the Manchester Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Doors open at 5:30 p.m. ET, cocktails at 6 p.m. ET, followed by dinner. Go online to www.ctboxinghof.com for additional information about the CBHOF. -30-

Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Announces 2012 Award Winners

Tony "TNT" Grano (Photo by David Martin Ware) UNCASVILLE, Conn. (October 3, 2012) - North American Boxing Federation (NABF) heavyweight champion Tony "TNT" Grano has been named the 2012 Connecticut Professional Boxer of the Year by the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame. Grano and the other 2012 award winners - Elvis Figueroa, Conn. Amateur Boxer of the Year; Dick Flaherty, Official of the Year; Mitchell Etess, Contributor To Boxing - will be honored November 17 at the 8th annual Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) Gala Induction in the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun. The 2012 CBHOF Hall of Fame inductees are former World Boxing Association (WBA) light middleweight champion "Tremendous" Travis Simms, former World Boxing Union (WBU) middleweight titlist "Dangerous" Dana Rosenblatt, five-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach, promoter Jimmy Burchfield (Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc.), manager George Cruz and the late manager/promoter Lou Viscusi. The 31-year-old Grano (20-2-1, 16 KOs), fighting out of Hebron (CT) by way of Hartford, is the first recipient of Conn Boxer of the Year award as a professional and amateur. He was selected as the amateur winner in the inaugural year of the CBHOF, after Grano captured a gold medal at the 2005 U.S. National Championships and silver medal at the National Golden Gloves Tournament. The hard-hitting Grano, now promoted by legendary Don King, has had two significant fights this year, stopping Brian Minto (35-4) in the third-round of their NABF title eliminator, and knocking out former world title challenger DaVarryl Williamson (27-6) in the fourth round this past June for the vacant NABF title. Grano is rated No. 10 in the world by the World Boxing Council (WBC). Figueroa, who celebrates his 16th birthday on Monday, is a light heavyweight from New Haven who has a 19-3 amateur record. He is a two-time Silver Gloves champion, who captured a gold medal at this year's National Junior Olympics Tournament in Mobile, Alabama. Flaherty is an International boxing judge and retired referee. Now living in G;astonbury (CT), he has judged a reported 26 world championships since he started in 1987, including the recent Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs. Josesito Lopez match in Las Vegas. Dick started refereeing in 1969 and he recently retired in that role. Although he primarily refereed fights held in New England, he was the third man in the ring for three world title fights, including Sergio Mora's upset of the late Vernon Forrest for the WBC light middleweight champion at Mohegan Sun in 2008. Mitchell Etess   Etess, who lives in East Lyme (CT), is the Chief Executive Officer of the Mohegan Sun Gaming Authority. He first came to Mohegan Sun in 2004 and served as CEO and President of Mohegan Sun. Mitchell was responsible for overseeing management and operations at Mohegan Sun, which developed into one of the premier venues in the United States for boxing. Tickets for the 8th annual CBHOF Gala Induction Dinner, reasonably priced at $75.00, are on sale now by calling Kim Baker at Mohegan Sun (1.860-.862.7377) or Sherman Cain at the Manchester Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Doors open at 5:30 p.m. ET, cocktails at 6 p.m. ET, followed by dinner. Go online to www.ctboxinghof.com for additional information about the CBHOF.