talkSPORT, the world’s largest sports radio station, can today announce a deal with BoxNation to broadcast live radio commentary of the upcoming David Haye v Dereck Chisora fight.
The fight between the two British heavyweights will take place at Upton Park on Saturday 14 July and talkSPORT will be the exclusive radio broadcaster. The commentary will be available on AM, digital radio, online at talkSPORT.co.uk and through talkSPORT’s Facebook app.
talkSPORT Programme Director Moz Dee said: ““This event is of huge interest to sports fans, whilst there has been a lot of discussion on the rights and wrongs of this fight there is an undoubted demand to know the outcome of this contest. talkSPORT has taken the opportunity to broadcast the fight exclusively on UK Radio, providing a platform for debate and discussion whilst being at the very heart of the action.”
Frank Warren said: “As Manager of Dereck Chisora, I am delighted that his fight with David Haye will be broadcasted live on talkSPORT. It is the biggest domestic fight this century that has had huge attention from sports fans and the media alike. Those that tune into to listen will be in for a real treat as the fight should be an absolute cracker.”
talkSPORT is an official broadcaster of the Barclays Premier League and UEFA EURO 2012. The station has over 3 million listeners in the UK alone.
OFFICIAL WEIGH IN RESULTS TELEFUTURA SOLO BOXEO TECATE ON JULY 7; LARYEA-GONZALEZ
PR BEST BOXING PROMOTIONS
“SOLO BOXEO TECATE”
Saturday, July 7, 2012
COLISEO ANTONIO R. BARCELÓ, TOA BAJA, PUERTO RICO
JOSEPH LARYEA – 131lbs. VS. JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ – 134lbs.
CARLOS GARCÍA – 155lbs. VS. GLEN TAPIA – 154lbs.
RAFAEL GONZÁLEZ – 135lbs. VS. ANDRÉS NAVARRO – 134lbs
RAMÓN SÁNCHEZ – 150lbs. VS. KENNETH DÍAZ – 150lbs.
FAURIS CAPELLÁN – 131lbs. VS. JOSÉ SANTIAGO – 132lbs.
JOSEPH SANTOS – 117lbs. VS. JONEL NIEVES – 121lbs.
JAIME GONZÁLEZ – 123lbs. VS. EMMANUEL RODRÍGUEZ – 118lbs.
NATHANIEL VÁZQUEZ – 150lbs. VS. PABLO DE JESÚS – 154lbs.
PROMOTER: PR BEST BOXING PROMOTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH TOP RANK
TV: TELEFUTURA’S SOLO BOXEO TECATE (11:00 P.M. ET)
VENUE: COLISEO ANTONIO R. BARCELO, TOA BAJA, PUERTO RICO
Four New Assistant Coaches Named to 2012 U.S. Olympic Boxing Staff
(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Four new assistant coaches have been nominated to the United States Olympic Committee to join Head Coach Basheer Abdullah (Colorado Springs, Colo.) at the 2012 Olympic Games. The four assistant coaches who will complete the Olympic staff are: Anthony Chase (Marietta, Ga.), Christy Halbert (Nashville, Tenn.), Charles Leverette (Fountain, Colo.) and Gloria Peek (Norfolk, Va.).
1996 Olympic Head Coach and 2004 Olympic Technical Advisor Al Mitchell (Marquette, Mich.) will reprise his 2004 role in London with fellow 1996 Olympic Coach Jesse Ravelo serving as a trainer for the Olympic Games training camps.
Chase has been involved in the sport for 20 years, and began coaching in 1995 as an assistant with the All-Navy Boxing Team. He has served as a coach for several local and national events and joined the U.S. team at the European Challenge in 2010. Most recently, he participated in the first-ever U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Women’s Boxing as a personal coach for a flyweight participant.
Halbert has been instrumental in the women’s program over the last decade, and served as the Head Coach for the U.S. squad at the first-ever Women’s World Championships in 2001. She worked closely with AIBA to aide in the Olympic inclusion process, and has coached at numerous major international events for both the United States and AIBA’s developmental program over the past several years. In addition, she received the prestigious Olympic Torch award from the United States Olympic Committee for her contributions to women’s boxing and the Olympic movement.
Leverette currently serves as the Head Coach for the Army’s World Class Athlete Program and has participated in several key international events over the past two years. A former heavyweight boxer, Leverette served as an assistant coach at the 2012 Women’s World Championships, where the U.S. team won five medals and qualified two spots at the Olympic Games. In addition, the Alabama native served on the U.S. coaching staff at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Peek has been coaching amateur boxing for over 30 years and currently works as the Head Coach for the Norfolk Boxing Club. She has been coaching at international events for nearly 20 years in both the men’s and women’s divisions. The long-time trainer got her first taste of the Olympic preparation during the 2004 Olympic Games training camp, and has coached at several international events since that time, including the 2012 Women’s World Championships and 2011 Pan American Games.
Due to AIBA regulations, USA Boxing was required to make changes to the U.S. Olympic Games Coaching staff that will be nominated to the United States Olympic Committee. As Candelario Lopez (San Jose, Calif.) was not previously registered with AIBA, the international federation for Olympic-style boxing, he was not approved to serve as an assistant coach for the Olympic Games by AIBA. Previously named assistant coach Israel Acosta (Milwaukee, Wis.) has chosen not to accept his nomination to the Olympic Games staff. Olympic veteran Basheer Abdullah (Fort Carson, Colo.) will remain in the Head Coach position for the 2012 Olympic Games and Delilah Ponce Rico will serve in the role of Olympic Team Manager.
The Olympic coaching staff is currently working with the athletes at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to prepare for the upcoming event, and the athletes in attendance are thriving under their tutelage. The squad will depart for England on July 14 for final preparations. All staff nominations are pending approval from the United States Olympic Committee Board of Directors.
USA Boxing, as the national governing body for Olympic-style boxing, is the United States’ member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) and a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).