Irish middleweight contender Andy Lee’ return to the ring on May 18 against respectable veteran Alex Bunema at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, will be broadcast on www.NESportsTV.com online PPV for just $12.99.
Lee (25-1, 19 KO’s), a 2004 Olympian for his native Ireland, is trained by the legendary Emanuel Steward and is coming off a career-best win over the previously undefeated Craig McEwan in his HBO debut in March. Not wanting to sit around and wait for a TV date, Lee will face Bunema (31-7-2, 17 KO’s) in a 10-round battle for the NABF and NABA Middleweight Championships.
Bunema, is no pushover. He holds victories over former world champions Roman Karmazin and Vince Phillips. He also fought reigning middleweight champion Sergio Martinez in 2008 in a bout broadcast on HBO. Lee has been discussed as a potential challenger for Martinez’s middleweight title in the near future and Bunema will be the first common opponent amongst Martinez and Lee.
Also featured on this special www.NESportsTV.com online PPV will be Irish junior middleweight Henry Coyle (14-2, 11 KO’s) against an opponent to be announced.
On the undercard will be Ghana native Yakubu Amidu (18-2-1, 16 KO’s) vs. TBA in a lightweight fight and undefeated Chicago-based heavyweight David Latoria (8-0, 4 KO’s) will fight Michigan’s Phillp Jewel (4-6-1, 3 KO’s). In junior welterweight action, George Esho (0-1) takes on Airway Heights, Washington’s Nalo Leal (3-10-1). The undefeated middleweight Ramon Valenzuela Jr. (4-0, 1 KO) will take on an opponent to be announced. Chicago’s Russell Fiore (4-1-1, 4 KO’s) takes on Cleveland’s Kevin Walker (0-0, 1 No Contest) in a junior welterweight fight. Also, heavyweight Felix Abner (2-2, 2 KO’s) is scheduled for action vs. TBA.
All of these fights will air internationally at a time to be announced on the night of May 18 and again on May 19 at a time more suited to time zones in Ireland.
For those able to attend live, tickets for the Rosemont Rumble are $100 ringside and $30 General Admission and are available thru Ticketmaster, The Rosemont Theater Box Office or at fanfueled.com.
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May 20th Brick City Boxing Could be a Night of Upsets
Talk about a boxing fan’s dream! For the upcoming Brick City Boxing Series show at the AmeriHealth Pavilion at Newark’s Prudential Center on Friday, May 20th, Main Events matchmakers Russell Peltz and Jolene Mizzone have put together a card sure to please boxing enthusiasts. A surprising number of those scheduled to fight on next Friday’s undercard have come in as underdogs and upset previously undefeated fighters. Will history repeat itself on May 20th?
Brooklyn’s Sadam Ali, 12-0, 7 KO’s, returns to Prudential Center. The former Olympic standout has garnered professional respect and trepidation, so much so that the matchmakers have had a difficult time getting opponents to agree to fight him. On May 20th Ali is taking on John Revish from Baton Rouge, LA, 9-3-2,8KO’s, in an 8 round welterweight bout. Revish has never been stopped and unlike most of Ali’s past opponents, called to ask for this fight.
Jose “Mangu” Peralta of Jersey City, NJ, 6-1, 4 KO’s, is best known for his victorious upset against previously unbeaten Christian Martinez. In this 6 round junior welterweight match “Mangu” will take on Bryan Abraham of Schenectady, NY, 3-6-2, 3 KO’s. This year Abraham had a big upset against Dominic DeSanto who was 5-0 at the time, by stopping him in the first round.
In his third appearance at “The Rock” Tyrone Luckey, 3-0, 3KO’s, of Middletown, NJ, hopes to keep his winning streak intact as he takes on Sidell Blocker, of Hamilton, NJ, 1-4-1. Blocker has other plans for the 4 round lightweight battle however. Blocker intends to employ the same skills he called upon when he upset undefeated Deano Burell, who had over 200 amateur fights.
Local crowd favorite, Vinny O’Brien of East Hanover, NJ, 2-0, 2KO’s, knows how to put on a show, and his numerous boxing fans know how to boisterously cheer him on. The arena gets loud when O’Brien is in the ring. His opponent Rafael Montalvo of Philadelphia, PA, promises he will bring it on “Philly style” to perhaps score an upset of his own in this welterweight 4 rounder.
Newark’s own, Angel Concepcion, 4-0, returns to his hometown Prudential Center to take on his toughest opponent to date. Philadelphia ‘s Teneal Goyco, 4-1, 2 KO’s, is coming off a win over previously unbeaten prospect Dennis Morris and intends to spoil Concepcion’s unblemished record.
Also slated to be on this exciting undercard is Bronx, NY favorite, Joel Castillo, 8-0, 5KO’s, opponent TBA.
In the main event Joel Julio of Monteria, Colombia, 36-4, 31KOs, will take on Anges Adjaho, of Cotonou, Benin (Africa), 17-5, 9KO’s, in a 10 round welterweight bout. For Julio this fight is particularly important because it will be his first test back at the 147 weight class.
Held in the intimate boxing club atmosphere of Prudential Center’s AmeriHealth Pavilion in Newark, NJ, the fight will be broadcast on ESPN2, 9-11pm ET. The Brick City Boxing Series is promoted by Main Events.
Tickets are on sale now, $103 for ringside and reserved floor seats, $63 general admission bleachers and $33 general admission standing. Tickets are available online through www.ticketmaster.com, Charge-by-phone: 1-800-745-3000, Ticketmaster Express 866-448-7849 and Ticketmaster ticket centers. Tickets are also available at Prudential Center’s Box Office and www.prucenter.com.
Holt vs. Diaz – Weights
MAY 13, 2011, AT CHUMASH CASINO RESORT IN SANTA YNEZ, CALIFORNIA
LIVE ON FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS
MAIN EVENT 10 Rds. Junior Welterweights
KENDALL HOLT
142 LBS
26-4, 14 KOs
Paterson, New Jersey
VS.
JULIO DIAZ
141.5 LBS
38-6, 27 KOs
Coachella, California
8 Rds. Junior Middleweights
JONATHAN GONZALEZ
154 LBS
12-0, 12 KOs
Puerto Rico
RUDY CISNEROS
152.5 LBS
12-2, 11 KOs
Chicago, Illinois
4 Rds. Middleweights
KURTISS COLVIN
159 LBS
4-0, 3 KOs
Austin, Texas
CAMERON ALLAN
158.5 LBS
3-6, 1 KO
Battle Creek, Michigan
6 Rds. Junior Middleweights
JULIAN WILLIAMS
153 LBS
6-0, 4 KOs
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
FRANCISCO SANTANA
153.5 LBS
12-2, 6 KOs
Santa Barbara, California
6 Rds. Featherweights
RUFINO SERRANO
126.75 LBS
8-3
Santa Maria, California
RAMON FLORES
129 LBS
3-11-2, 3 KOs
Wilmington, California
4 Rds. Female Junior Flyweights
SENIESA ESTRADA
111.5 LBS
Pro Debut
Los Angeles, California
MARIA RUIZ
112.5 LBS
0-2
Houston, Texas
4 Rds. Super Featherweights
JOEL DIAZ
128 LBS
2-0, 1 KO
Lancaster, California
DIONICIO ALVAREZ
126.25 LBS
1-2
Fresno, California
6 Rds. Super Welterweights
JHON ORTEGA
144.5 LBS
4-0, 4 KOs
Londonderry, New Hampshire
MARCUS THOMPKINS
145.25 LBS
5-3-1, 2 KOs
Michigan City, Indiana
4 Rds. Bantamweights
DANIEL ROMAN
118 LBS
1-0-1, 1 KO
Garden Grove, California
ALFREDO MADRIGAL
118 LBS
1-0
Bakersfield, California
6 Rds. Super Middleweights
ANTHONY DIRRELL
170 LBS
20-0, 17 KOs
Flint, Michigan
ALBERTO MERCEDES
171 LBS
14-17-1, 10 KOs
West Allis, Wisconsin
(Card Subject To Change)