New York, NY – (1/6/2012) – At the press conference last week in New York City to announce DiBella Entertainment’s HBO Championship Boxing St. Patrick’s Day card at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Andy Lee, who was slated to fight in the televised co-feature bout of the evening, stated, “I want to thank Lou (DiBella – Lee’s promoter) for letting me showcase myself on this show. There is nothing more I can wish for then to have this opportunity to fight at MSG on St Patrick’s Day.”
After seeking an opponent for the past two months and not being able to come up with anything suitable, Team Lee has announced that they will be coming off the card, and now it is rumored he could be the next opponent for World Boxing Association (WBA) Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm.
“It is with great regret that I have to withdraw from the March 17, St Patrick’s Day Promotion at MSG Theater,” stated Lee. “Unfortunately due to the unavailability of a suitable world ranked opponent Team Lee have collectively decided it is in my best career interest to pass on a fight on this occasion. I would like to thank my promoter, Lou DiBella and HBO for planning to have me on the card and for their efforts to secure a suitable opponent for me from the limited boxers available.”
While it would have been a special treat for the and Irish community to see Lee showcase his skills on the 17th, Lee feels that his time for a world title opportunity is now, and while he wanted to be part of what is expected to be a spectacular event at The Garden when Sergio Martinez defends his Middleweight Championship Crown against Ireland’s top-rated middleweight contender Matthew Macklin, he now has his sights set on pursuing the fight with Sturm. Sturm has a tentative date schedule in Germany for April 13th.
BROADWAY BOXING WEIGH-IN RESULTS: Bracero-Corley, Nakash-Bryant
New York, NY – (1/20/2011) – Entering into its ninth consecutive year, DiBella Entertainment’s (DBE) Broadway Boxing series kicks off the 2012 schedule with an exciting nine bout card tomorrow night at New York City’s famed Roseland Ballroom. Headlining the card will be Brooklyn’s undefeated NABF light welterweight champion, Gabriel “Tito” Bracero (18-0, 3KO’s) defending his title against his toughest opponent to date, former junior welterweight world champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley (37-10-1, 22KO’s). All the participants on the card weighed in today at the NYS Athletic Commission’s office. Below is the complete bout sheet with the official weights (NOTE: Not Bout Order) for tomorrow night’s show.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2012
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ROSELAND BALLROOM, NEW YORK, NY
10 ROUNDS – JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS
Gabriel Bracero vs. DeMarcus Corley
Brooklyn, NY Washington, DC
18-0, 3 KO’s 37-19-1, 22 KO’s
140 lbs. 137 lbs.
8 ROUNDS – CRUISERWEIGHT
Ran Nakash vs. Derek Bryant
Haifa, Israel Philadelphia, PA
25-1, 18 KO’s 20-6, 17 KO’s
201 lbs. 196 lbs.
8 ROUNDS – JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHTS
Luis Del Valle vs. Jose Angel Beranza
Newburgh, NY Mexico City, MX
14-0, 11 KO’s 34-21-2, 26 KO’s
122 lbs. 122 lbs.
8 ROUNDS – WELTERWEIGHTS
Alex Perez vs. Josh Sosa
Newark, NJ Leavenworth, KS
14-0, 8 KO’s 10-1, 5 KO’s
146 lbs. 144 1/2 lbs.
8 ROUNDS -LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Seanie Monaghan vs. Billy Bailey
Long Beach, NY Bakersfield, CA
11-0, 8 KO’s 11-13-1, 4 KO’s
175 lbs. 176 lbs.
6 ROUNDS – JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS
Danny McDermott vs. Terry Buterbaugh
Jersey City, NJ Colorado Springs, CO
9-3-1, 4 KO’s 6-6-2, 3 KO’s
142 lbs. 140 lbs.
6 ROUNDS – HEAVYWEIGHTS
Sonya Lamonakis vs. Carlette Ewell
New York, NY Winston-Salem, NC
6-0, 1 KO’s 15-7, 9 KO’s
222 lbs. 208 lbs.
6 ROUNDS – JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Boyd Melson vs. Sean Rawley Wilson
White Plains, NY Omaha, NE
6-0, 3 KO’s 6-5, 1 KO
155 lbs. 154 1/2 lbs.
4 ROUNDS -HEAVYWEIGHTS
Thomas Hardwick vs. Richard Mason
Yonkers, NY Long Island, NY
3-0, 2 KO’s 0-3
218 lbs. 201 1/2 lbs.
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Del Valle ready for Beranza
Luis “Orlandito del Valle” (14-0, 11KO’s ) and José Beranza (34-21-2, 26 KO’s), weighted in at 122.4 and 122 lbs respectively today, ahead of their much anticipated match this Saturday at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City.
“The people there were really exited”, said Del Valle about the weigh-in, which was held today at the New York Sate Athletic Commision. He added, “Beranza has already defeated two formerly undefeated Boricuas, and did the same during his last fight against Christopher Martin. But the story will be different against ‘Orlandito’ Del Valle.'”
Del Valle vs. Beranza was scheduled as a 124 lbs. fight for 8 rounds.
As a professional at the featherweight division (126 lbs.), del Valle won the New York State title after defeating veteran Pascal Rouse, and won the WBA’s regional title, the North American Boxing Association’s (NABA) after defeating Vietnamese fighter Dat Nguyen (17-1, 6KO’s at the time) by unanimous decision on the eve of New York’s Puerto Rican Day Parade.
This event is part of Dibella Entertainment’s ‘Broadway Boxing’ series, in which the main fight will feature fellow Boricua and junior welterweight (140 lbs.) Gabriel ‘Tito’ Bracero (18-0, 3KO’s) who will take on former world champion, DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley (37-19-1, 22KO’s).
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