Amir “Hardcore” Mansour vs. Dominick “The Southern Disaster” Guinn for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) North American Heavyweight Championship, as well as the NABO Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, interim title. The NABO title will place the winner among the Top 15 heavyweights in the world. Edgar “El Chamaco” Santana, 25(16)-3(1) of New York, NY, will fight for the interim WBA NABA Light Welterweight title.
Former top-ranked Golden Gloves champion “Queen” Ronica Jeffrey, 7(1)-0 will challenge Ela “Bam Bam” Nunez, 9(2)-9(1)-1, for the vacant female NABF Super Featherweight Title. The undercard includes local newcomers, cruiserweight Lamont “The Problem Solver” Singletary of Dover and super featherweight Omar Douglas. Rounding out the card are light heavyweight Anthony “Caputo” Smith, 10(8)-0 of Kennett Square, Pa., light welterweight “Rockin” Ryan Belasco, 14(3)-5-3 of Wilmington, and cruiserweight Dan “Bada Bing” Biddle, 7(5)-1 of Hockessin.
Tickets are $40-$200 at 800-711-5882 or www.doverdowns.com. Anyone over 21 with a ticket will receive a complimentary casino table games match play coupon for $10-$50. First bout at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Will call open 4:30-9:30 p.m.
‘The Big Brawl: Chisora vs. Fury’ PPV Fact Sheet
WHAT:“The Big Brawl” Professional Boxing Card
WHO: BRITISH & COMMONWEALTH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS
MAIN EVENT – 12 ROUNDS
DERECK “Del Boy”CHISORA TYSON FURY
Unbeaten British & Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion Undefeated Challenger
World Boxing Organization (WBO) #13 & EBU #6 WBC #23 & European Boxing Union (EBU) #10
Finchley, London, United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom
14-0 (9 KOs) 14-0 (10 KOs)
BRITISH LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CO-FEATURE– 12 ROUNDS
ASHLEY “Treasure”THEOPHANE JASON “The Power” COOK
British Light Welterweight Champion Challenger
IBF #14, WBC #20 Welsh Light Welterweight Champion/EBU #6
Kilburn, London, United Kingdom Maesteg, Wales, United Kingdom
29-4-1 (7 KOs) 28-3-1 (14 KOs)
BRITISH SOUTHERN AREA LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
10 ROUNDS
RYAN TOMS “Phat” PAT McALEESE
British Southern Area Champion Challenger
Wembley, London, Middlesex, UK Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, UK
8-0 (3 KOs) 12-1-1 (2 KOs)
(ALL FIGHTS & FIGHTERS SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
WHEN: Saturday, July 23, 2011 – 3 PM/ET 12 PM/PT
WHERE: Wembley Arena, London, UK
PROMOTER: Hennessy Sports
BROADCAST INFORMATION: Live in the UK on Channel 5, the UK’s premier terrestrial network; in the United States via Pay-Per-View, distributed by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 3 PM/ET – 12 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, and Avail-TVN, for a suggested retail price of only $24.95 (Check with your PPV provider for same day replay times); the telecast is also available in Canada to all Super Channel network subscribers
ANNOUNCERS: Al Bernstein and Dave Farrer
INFORMATION: www.IntegratedSportsnet.com and www.HennessySports.com Follow Integrated Sports Media on Twitter @IntegratedPPV.
Channel 5: Launched as Britain’s fifth and final terrestrial broadcaster in 1997, Channel 5 was old a year ago longstanding shareholder RTL to Northern & Shell. More than 30 million viewers watch Channel 5 any given week, tuning in for programming as diverse as the CSI franchise, Extraordinary People, Fifth Gear, live UEFA Europa League Football, Home & Away and Neighbours, Channel 5 news as well as the channel’s award-winning children’s strand, Milkshake!
Facebook Fans have Chosen the Chicas Tecate Finalists from New York!
It’s official! After 10 days of voting, Karen Franco and Monica Barco, have been selected by loyal Facebook fans to represent the city of New York in the nationwide search for the next Chicas Tecate. Karen received a resounding 35% of votes while Monica received an equally impressive 19%.
The NY portion of the competition began on July 4 and invited adults to “Like” the Tecate Boxing Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/TecateBoxing) for their chance to virtually meet—via video and photos—the 10 finalists from New York.
The Chicas Tecate search continues with the top 10 finalists from San Francisco. Facebook fans will once again have the opportunity to vote for their favorite Chica up to five times per day via the Tecate Boxing Facebook page. Each vote cast by eligible consumers will bring them closer to winning the grand prize: a trip for two to a major boxing event and exclusive behind-the-scenes access, allowing winners to live the VIP boxing experience.
At the end of the five-city competition, the four candidates with the most votes will be crowned the official Chicas Tecate and represent the brand at various events throughout the year.
KNOCK OUT CANCER FINAL PRESSER NOTES
Earlier today, Star Boxing held the final press conference for their upcoming “Knock Out Cancer” boxing benefit at the Hunts Point Produce Market Saturday July 23rd to benefit the American Cancer Society. In attendance at the presser, which was held at the Produce Market itself, were members of both the American Cancer Society and the Hunts Point Market, as well as Main Event participant, undefeated heavyweight prospect, Joe “The Future” Hanks, who will be fighting Alfredo Escalera Jr. for the IBA Heavyweight Championship, and Alicia Ashley, who will be fighting for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Female Super Bantamweight Championship of the World, in the co-feature bout of the evening.
Joe DeGuarda, kicked off the presser, thanking everyone for coming out, and once again touching on how important and special this event on Saturday night is going to be.
“So many people throughout the entire world are somehow effected by this disease (both of DeGuardia’s parents are cancer survivors), so that’s what makes doing this event so special and so important to me, because it gives us an opportunity to not only be able to fight back and contribute, but it also helps us raise awareness, which as you know is the most important aspect in beating this deadly disease.”
Speaking on behalf of the Hunts Point Produce Market was Coop Board Director, Joel Fierman.
“This event certainly wasn’t the easiest to pull off, but as everything is coming together, we couldn’t be more delighted to be a part of this great event. We at the market are always looking for ways to give back, and the event on Saturday night is a perfect example of that. We know that this is going to be an absolutely great night for all of us involved and we are just really looking forward to Saturday night.”
Echoing DeGuardia and Fierman’s statements was Yilda Guerrero, Director of Special Events for the American Cancer Society.
“I want to thank everyone who has been involved in making this event, a dream come true for me. This spectacular event is finally right around the corner and we couldn’t be more excited.”
Regarding the main event, DeGuardia added, “This is a huge fight for Joe. I, as many people do, see Joe as the future of the heavyweight division. I believe within the next 18 months you will see Joe challenging the Klitschko brothers for their heavyweight championships, but he must first take care of business on Saturday night.”
“I’m very excited for Saturday night,” stated Joe Hanks. “Not only is this a huge fight for me, and my first title fight, but being able to fight in the main event on this event is special to me being that my mom has been battling breast cancer for the past year. You combine those two elements together and it has really motivated and energized me for this fight. I encourage everyone to come out on Saturday night to see first-hand the future of the heavyweight division. Just please I ask everyone, make sure to get their early, because I plan on making it an early night for Escalera.”
Just like Hanks, Ashley stated she was honored to be a part of this great card, as the cancer disease has also directly effected her.
“It is a pleasure to be here and represent all the females in boxing on this show,” stated Ashley. “This title shot has been a long-time coming for me, and I don’t plan on letting it pass me by. I am the first female New Yorker fighting for the WBC title right here in NY. If that was not enough motivation for me, I also plan on dedicated this fight to my Aunt who is a breast cancer survivor.”
“Knock Out Cancer” will take place Saturday, July 23rd at the Hunt Point Produce Market, which is located at 772 Edgewater Road, Bronx, NY 10474. Tickets to this special event are priced at $50, $75 and $100 and can be purchased by calling Star Boxing at (718) 823-2000 or visiting www.starboxing.com Tickets may also be purchased by calling the American Cancer Society at (718) 547- 5064 or visiting www.cancer.org For information regarding sponsorship packages call Yilda Guerrero with the American Cancer Society at (718) 547-5064, etc. 2101. Doors open at 6:00PM with the first bout scheduled for 7:15PM.