Amanda Serrano defeats Ela Nunez in early “Fight of the Year” Candidate!

 

Via Bill Calogero, Ringside – BillyCBoxing.com

Amanda Serrano and Ela Nunez

In an absolute slugfest, IBF Female World Super Featherweight Champion Amanda Serrano and Ela Nunez went toe to toe for every second of all eight rounds to take the early lead for “Fight of The Year” in front of a very animated, sold out crowd from Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Ill.,  Friday Night. The entire event, which was promoted by S.M. Promotions and sponsored by Boxing360.com, was broadcast LIVE, for free, on Boxing360.com to a worldwide audience who responded with its approval with countless social media comments through Twitter, Facebook, text-messaging, live chat-room comments and emails, which now has the boxing world buzzing with excitement!

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Serrano started the fight in total control, landing multi-punch combinations to batter Nunez around the ring for the first round. But Nunez rebounded strongly in the second round by landing her own bombs.

Both fighters landed hard shots throughout, drawing a standing ovation from the crowd after each round. The action was intense and the heart that both fighters displayed was second to none. This was the fourth time these two warriors have met and each time fans have been treated with Robinson-LaMotta- and Gatti-Ward-like performances.

In the end, with both fighters donning swollen faces, two of the three judges scored the fight 78-74 while the third had it 77-75 all in favor of Amanda Serrano who improved to 14-0-1. Ella Nunez drops to 12-12-2.

Everyone I spoke to after the fight said they wanted to see Serrano-Nunez V!

In the co-main event, undefeated heavyweight prospects Joey Dawejko and Juan Carlos Robles battled to a six-round draw. Both fighters had their moments. Robles landed several body shots that stunned Dawejko, but the young Polish-American fighter, who is fighting out of Philadelphia, used a snappy, fast and powerful jab to set up solid shots to both the body and head of Robles, despite injuring his right hand during the first round.

When the final bell sounded, all three judges scored the fight 57-57. Dawejko remains undefeated at 5-0-1. Robles is 12-4-1.

Off a fantastic KO win over Guy Robb recently showcased on the Showtime network, hot young undefeated Lightweight prospect, Joel Diaz Jr. needed just 30 seconds to dispose of  tough Ryan Pederson. A solid two-punch combination sent Pederson down and out. Diaz improves to 8-0 and is definitely a fighter to watch. Pederson, who is known for being a tough kid out of Missouri, left with a broken nose and a 2-8 record.

Ninos Abraham may have gotten a hometown decision when two judges scored 39-37 and the third saw it as 40-36, which resulted in giving the young super middleweight a four-round unanimous decision victory over Alonso Perdomo. Abraham dominated the first round; however Perdomo seemed to be the much busier fighter, working the body and head of Abraham for the rest of the fight. But at the conclusion, the official judge’s scorecards enabled Abraham to leave the ring with a 6-0-1 record. Perdomo drops to 1-4. A rematch would be interesting.

Heavyweight Ricardo Chavez made his pro debut in front of a hometown crowd a memorable one, stopping Khuzaymah Al-Nubu’at at 1:08 of the very first round.

In the evening’s opening contest, Michael Gavronski stopped Chris Grays at 0:56 of the fourth round of their scheduled six-round light-heavyweight bout, to improve to 6-0-1. Grays drops to 10-27.

This was a GREAT show that had the crowd begging for another one soon at Cicero Stadium (right outside of Chicago) from S.M. Promotions and Boxing360.

The entire “International Rumble In Cicero” card was broadcast LIVE to a worldwide audience on Boxing360.com, LDLTV and Ustream. Billy C from the Talkin Boxing With Billy C TV & Radio Programs called the action with former world champion David Diaz.

Visit www.Boxing360.com for ALL information on the Replay of this MUST SEE card!

IBF Super featherweight Champion Amanda Serrano

February 14, 2012 -Boxing360′s, Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano (13-0-1, 9KOs), who holds the IBF female super featherweight title, will once again face the rough and rugged, Ela Nunez (11-12-2, 3 KOs), in an eight round non-title bout, this Friday, February 17, at Cicero Stadium, in Cicero, Illinois.  The fight takes place as the co-main event on Sammy Merza Promotion’s “International Rumble in Cicero” card, showcasing Joel Diaz Jr. (7-0, 6 KO’s) in the main event.

If you haven’t seen Amanda work, you are missing out.

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When asked about fighting Nunez for the fourth time, Serrano, a native of Brooklyn, New York stated, “It’s going to be fun, I love Ela, she’s a great person and a great fighter.  She’s always a tough fight and I know she’s in good shape because she just fought a week and a half ago.  I’m stronger than the last time I fought her and I’m always progressing when we fight each other.  This will be a great fight for the fans.”

Jordan Maldonado, who trains Serrano added, “Ela is a very tough and cagey fighter.  She’s always coming with a different style and we have a lot of respect for her.  Once we knew we were fighting her again, we stepped up our training, because we know she has something to prove against Amanda.  Nunez is always dangerous and I know this fight will be the best fight of the night.  Amanda is ready to go.”

Tickets priced $30 & $50 to “International Rumble in Cicero” are on sale now by calling (773) 716-9111.  Tickets can also be purchased at the Cicero Stadium box office Monday – Friday from 9:00 A.M – 8:00 P.M. and on Saturday from 9:00 A.M – 3:00 P.M.  Cicero Stadium is located at 1909 S. Laramie Ave, Cicero, IL 60804 (between 19th St & 21st St) Phone: (708) 652-3545.  Doors open at 6:30 P.M first fight starts at 7:30 P.M.  Bouts subject to change.

Just a few weeks after his epic battle on Showtime’s Shobox: The New Generation, Joel Diaz, Jr is back! Friday, February 17 Joel returns against TBD in Cicero Stadium Chicago.

Fresh off his guts and glory seventh round TKO if Guy Robb January 20, Joel has been working up in Big Bear preparing for his next challenge. Luckily, he doesn’t have to wait much longer.

In boxing, it is rare for a young fighter breaking through on TV to want to fight off of it. But Joel Diaz, Jr is different.

Just like the rest of our dangerous, young squad who will fight that night, Amanda Serrano, Bryan Acaba, Joey Dawejko and Lennox Allen, Joel Diaz, Jr lives to fight. This is the future and it starts February 17 at Cicero Stadium.

Finally the wait is over as we found out yesterday that Miguel Cotto will put his 154 pound title on the line against Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Floyd said he wanted Cotto to be comfortable at 154 pounds instead of draining down the way Pacquiao made him do. But will that be a good thing for Cotto? Is bigger better? or is it just slower?

Against Margarito, Cotto looked good fighting at 154. His defense was quick and solid. His footwork was good. But people still question whether or not he got lucky with the stoppage due to Margarito’s closed eye.

Against Floyd he is going to have use angles, pump that jab and take the fight inside. It’s going to be rough. Floyd’s arms are longer, his punches come quicker, and it doesn’t seem to matter how much his opponent weighs as Victor showed us.

No one is an even match with Floyd. he is that good. But is this competitive? Does this satisfy you or disappoint you? Or is this, as one put it:

Saturday night at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York our very own Travis Peterkin kicked off his 2012 exactly the way you would want him to. In super middleweight action, Peterkin was tested by Steve Tyner for four hard rounds that showed our newly-signed Brooklyn fighter’s mettle.

When the fight started, it seemed like this might end before they started. During a clash in the first round, Tyner was cut deeply over his right eye. But the 2-3-1 fighter had more in the tank than his record suggested.

No matter how skilled, quick or awkward Peterkin was, Tyner never gave up. Instead, he provided a perfect test for Peterkin as he pressed forward each round. Travis had to show every tool he possessed to win each round. When he had finished that he showed even more of himself.

In the last round, bleeding over his right eye and down on the cards, Tyner went for broke and let it all hang out to try for a knockout. With the fight in control all night, suddenly, Travis had to deal with a full frontal assault from a desperate fighter. He responded beautifully and took the fight on all three judges’ scorecards, 40-36.

Now 4-0 with 3 knockouts, it is back to the gym and the drawing board for young Peterkin. Just a month in and he has a win. It’s going to be a great 2012 for Travis Peterkin and Boxing360.

After turning professional last year with three knockouts in three wins, super middleweight Travis Peterkin returns tonight at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York. Peterkin, a slick southpaw out of Brownsville, NY was a successful amateur, winning the 2009 DC Golden Gloves and the 2010 NY Golden Gloves. Once ranked 7 in the country, Travis has been boxing his whole life and feels he was born to do this.

In this fourth fight of his career, Travis takes on Steven Tyner, 2-2-1 with 2 knockouts. Tyner is very successful taking out undefeated prospects so this will be an appropriate challenge to see where Peterkin is in his development as a boxer.

If you can’t make it to the fight, you can catch at www.GFL.tv tonight. This promises to be a good one.

He’s back. Polish heavyweight sensation Joey Dawejko (6-0, 2KO’s) returns against Alvaro Morales (6-10-6) of Las Vegas on Team Snooki Boxing’s debut show at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. Joey just signed with us for his last fight against Corey Winfield January 13 in his hometown of Philly. He did so well in taking the four round decision, we decided to bring him right back.

“He’s a catch,” Boxing 360 founder and CEO Mario Yagobi said about signing Dawejko. “He’s powerful, very poised for his young age, with an impressive amateur background from 105 pounds to super heavyweight. He’s 5-10, weighs 235 pounds, and is powerful with either hand. He throws punches from different angles and when he hits, his opponent really feels it. Big heavyweights feel awkward fighting Joey because he’s short and stocky. We believe that, in time, Joey will be a cruiserweight, where he’ll be even more powerful fighting in that division. We’re excited to be working with Joey and look for big things from him.”

The hope is to slowly bring Joey down in weight to cruiserweight, season him there and eventually move back to heavyweight. With his lightning quick hands, quick combinations and smaller fighter mentality, Joey is going to be that all action big man fight fans yearn for. On the flipside, Joey is a man who loves defense. So expect some highlight reel counter moves.

“I signed with Boxing 360 because I have a lot of confidence in Mario,” Dawejko explained. “I feel it’s the right choice because Mario can do a lot for my career. I think moving to cruiserweight is a good plan. I can easily make that weight. I’d like to win a couple of titles there and then go back up to heavyweight. My greatest attribute is my defense; I don’t like to get hit but I really love hitting my opponent.”

If hard hitting action on the local level is what you want, Joey is your guy. Come join us this weekend to usher in a new era of boxing.

Las Vegas, Nevada (January 20, 2012) – In a battle of undefeated prospects, Boxing360′s Joel Diaz Jr. and Guy Robb went toe to toe on Showtime’s ShoBox “The New Generation” series at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas.

Joel Diaz Jr. (7-0, 6 KOs) extended on his winning streak, winning by TKO against a game Guy Robb (7-1, 3 KO’s) as Judge Vic Drakulich stopped the action at the 2:20 mark of round seven.  Both fighters showed great resilience and heart coming off the canvas in the early rounds.  Diaz was down in round two as Robb was floored twice in round three before being stopped in round seven.

An elated Joel Diaz Jr. stated, “This was the toughest fight of my young career, but I showed I can handle adversity when things get rough.  Guy Robb caught me with a nice right hand in the second round, but I wasn’t going to let it get me down.  The following round I came right at him and dropped him twice.  I started to get my second wind in round six, and in round seven I stopped him.  My goal was to get the knockout and show everyone watching on TV that I’m a force to be reckoned with in the Jr. Lightweight division.  I’m going to get right back in the gym and get ready for my next fight February 17th in Chicago.”

Boxing360 promoter Mario Yagobi went on to say, “I’m very happy for Joel and his team.  I know they worked extremely hard to get ready for this fight which was presented to them on short notice.   Joel has a bright future and I plan to keep him busy in 2012.  The experience he got tonight was invaluable.”

BRANDON GONZALES FIGHT OFF DUE TO INJURY; REPLACED WITH TWO UNDEFEATEDPROSPECTS,

GUY ROBB vs. JOELDIAZ JR. ON SHOBOX

via press release

Joel Diaz

LOS ANGELES – In what was already set to be an exciting showcase of the top young talent, on the Jan. 20 edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, Tom Brown, Goossen Tutor Promotions matchmaker, has added a special 8-round super featherweight attraction between two undefeated prospects Guy Robb and Joel Diaz Jr. after Brandon Gonzales pulled out of his fight against Caleb Truax due to a leg injury.  The fight, which will be held at the Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. and broadcast on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast), is headlined by a World Championship bout between World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight world champion Rico Ramos (20-0, 11 KOs), who takes on WBA interim champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux (8-0, 6 KOs).

Robb (7-0, 3 KOs), a 22-year-old out of Sacramento, Calif., didn’t step into a boxing gym until the age of 17. Short of two years into training, he competed in an amateur tournament and went home with a bronze medal and a No. 4 national ranking in his weight class.  His short-lived amateur career lasted only 25 fights before turning pro in October of 2010 where he scored an impressive first-round KO in his debut.  Now, after fighting six times in 2011, he will arrive on ShoBox with a chance to shine on a nationally televised fight card.

His opponent will also be looking to extend his undefeated streak on his first TV appearance. Diaz Jr. (6-0, 5 KOs), an aggressive, 19-year-old power-punching southpaw had a much more storied amateur career than Robb, fighting to a record of 85-10 before knocking out Rene Torres with a left hook in the second round of his pro debut in July of 2010.   In his second pro fight, Diaz would be taken the distance for the first – and only – time in his short career, winning a 4-round UD over Hugo Ramos.  In 2011, he fought four times, finishing all of his opponents with fan-pleasing first-round KOs.  In his most recent victory in November of 2011, Diaz fought a battle-tested veteran of 59 fights in Manuel Sarabi

With both fighters supremely confident with aggressive styles, they will become each other’s toughest test to date.

Opening the ShoBox telecast, undefeated Matthew Villanueva (6-0-1, 6 KOs) of Burbank, Calif. will fight Mike Ruiz (8-1-1, 3 KOs) of Fresno, Calif. in an 8-round junior bantamweight bout that is sure to open the broadcast in typical ShoBox high-octane fashion.

“I want to thank The Palms for being the host of this very intriguing World Championship bout.  The winner immediately jumps to the top of the class,” said promoter Dan Goossen.  “Although Rigondeaux has a better knockout percentage then Ramos, Rico is known for one-punch knockout power, and I don’t believe anyone at this weight can take it, including Rigondeaux.

“As for the other televised bouts, both will be exciting, aggressive fights and each of the fighters have their work cut out for them in their matchups.”

In a non-televised undercard bout, Javier Molina (9-1, 4 KOs), a 2008 U.S. Olympian will try to get back in the win column in a 6-round welterweight bout.  There will also be two other 4-round bouts featuring heavyweights and jr. middleweights.

Doors for the event open at 5:30 p.m. with the first bout at 6:00 p.m. and the televised portion of the card beginning at 8:00 p.m. (all times PT). Tickets for the event are priced at $54 and $29 and are available at ticketmaster.com and at the Palms box office.

By now everyone has talked endlessly about Floyd Mayweather, Jr. tweeting at Pacquiao about getting his sentence pushed back so they can fight. “Step up, punk” Mayweather demanded. His fans went wild, twitter set afire and away we went.

Meanwhile in the Philippines, Pacquiao was telling anyone who would listen he wanted to fight Floyd and how it wasn’t his damn fault this thing didn’t happen yet.

But who is really to blame? Is it Arum? Is it Floyd? Steve Kim? Fighthype? Or no one at all? As Floyd likes to say, at the end of the day, it’s no one person’s fault. It’s just business.

The real concern is whether or not we care anymore. Whether or not this is still a fight worth buying. Will it even be any good? And does that hurt the sport if we finally give the world the fight we all want and it sucks?

Something tells me  when we find out, it will be like bedding a supermodel and finding out the sad truth she is terrible in bed.

What do you think? Will the overkill be worth it?