Showing posts with label Woodhaven. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Woodhaven. Show all posts

Friday, January 11, 2013

GH3 PROMOTIONS' ANTOINE DOUGLAS SCORES SPECTACULAR 1ST ROUND STOPPAGE IN WOODHAVEN, NEW YORK


GH3 ALSO ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF UNDEFEATED Jr. Middleweight John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson

NEWARK, NJ (January 11, 2013)—On Thursday night sensational Middleweight prospect Antoine Douglas scored explosive first round stoppage over Stanley Harvey in the co-feature of a bout at Cordon Bleu in Woodhaven, New York.
With the victory, Douglas remained perfect with a record of 3-0 with all wins coming via knockout.
The native of Burke, Virginia just outside of Washington, D.C. is signed to Vito Mielnicki’s GH3 Promotions and will be back in action on January 25th at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York.
Also signed to GH3 Promotions is John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson.
The undefeated Jr. Middleweight from Newark, New Jersey is 10-0 with three knockouts is coming off a six round unanimous decision over Elie Augustama on December 1st at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden as part of the Austin Trout – Miguel Cotto undercard.
Thompson will be back in action on Friday night, January 19th at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark.
Both Douglas and Thompson are managed by William Mielnicki

Thursday, January 10, 2013

'Mean' Joe Greene Returns with a Vengeance Tonight in Woodhaven, New York


 
Junior middleweight contender "Mean" Joe Greene (24-1, 16 KOs) will return to action tonight (Thursday, January 10, 2013) in his own backyard of Woodhaven, New York, against Inglewood, California's Calvin Odom.

Greene's homecoming versus Odom will serve as the eight-round main event of a Greg Cohen Promotions professional boxing show at the elegant Cordon Bleu Banquet Center.

Though Odom's record is a rather pedestrian 15-12, 11 KOs, the fight has the potential for intrigue.

Odom always holds his own against top competition, and is very capable of pulling off the occasional upset. Plus, it's been a full year since Greene's last fight, a KO 8 over Jackson, Tennessee's Nathan Bedwell and only his third fight since beginning a comeback in October 2011.

"Joe is back with a vengeance," said his promoter Greg Cohen. "His weight is down almost 10 pounds since his last fight and that's because he's been training with the determination of a champion. He came to me a few months ago and told me to get him a fight and said he was back. And the shape he is in tonight is a clear indication of his drive to finally win that world championship we both dream about for him. He has all the tools to do it. Getting past a spoiler like Odom will be a great first step in that direction."

In the night's co-main event, former amateur star Antoine Douglas (2-0, 2 KOs) of Washington, D.C., will go for his professional victory against fellow Virginia's Stanley Harvey (1-2, 1 KO).

On the undercard, Woodhaven native Danny Gonzalez will finally make his junior welterweight pro debut in a four-round fight against Harlem's Bernel Ayers (0-2); Brooklyn's Glenford Nickey will make his four-round lightweight debut against Benjamin Burgos (1-1) of Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania; and rounding out the action, Puerto Rican junior welterweight Carlos Nieves, a former amateur standout, will make his long-awaited pro debut against Brooklyn's Anthony Smith (0-1).

Tickets, priced at $125 (VIP with Dinner) and $40 (General Admission), can be purchased at the Elite Heat Boxing Gym (130 Mt. Pleasant Avenue in Newark, NJ) and at the door on fight night.

Doors open at 6 pm and first bell is at 7:30.