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March 2007
- Vol. 2, Issue
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Welcome! We are pleased to send you our
latest newsletter. At Star Boxing we are
dedicated to providing you with the best
we can and we welcome your support and
comments. Read on for this month's
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SHOWTIME to televise WBO Jr.
Welterweight Eliminator
On April 20th at Bally’s
Atlantic City Hotel and
Casino, the two premier Jr.
Welterweights in the World
are set to clash in a Garden
State Turf War.
WBO #1 rated Kendall “Rated
R” Holt (21-1, 12KO’s) from
Patterson, NJ vs. the WBO #2
rated “Mighty” Mike
Arnaoutis (17-1-2, 9KO’s) of
Atlantic City, NJ, in a 12-
round WBO Jr. Welterweight
Eliminator for the #1
mandatory spot. The winner
gets a shot at the current
WBO champion Ricardo Torres.
“What we have here is an
extremely competitive and
compelling match-up between
two of the top Jr.
Welterweights in the World”
stated Star Boxing CEO Joe
DeGuardia. “This is a fight
that many in boxing have
been waiting for.
Holt-Arnaoutis may well be
the fight of the year”
Athens born, ‘Mighty Mike'
has been a champion since
1993. As an amateur his
record was 103 wins with 68
knockouts against only 4
loses. He won an astonishing
8 Greece National Titles
plus 6 Gold, 4 Silver, and 3
Bronze Medals in
International competitions.
Last November “Mighty” Mike,
who now resides in Atlantic
City, NJ, was on the wrong
end of a controversial split
decision to Ricardo Torres.
Although Arnaoutis was
winning a chess match, he
gave the crowd a jolt when
he dropped the Colombian
brawler in the seventh,
en-route to his first loss.
Team Arnaoutis was
disappointed with the
official results. “Everybody
knows that “Mighty” Mike
Arnaoutis is the uncrowned
WBO World Champion at 140
pounds.” said Mike Michael,
Arnaoutis’ advisor. The
media expressed similar
sentiments. “Mike Arnaoutis
was outright robbed of a
deserved title victory by
the incredibly inept
judging,” stated Doug Fisher
of Max Boxing.
Arnaoutis, who has been
training hard at the LA
Boxing Gym in Somers Point,
N.J., knows that a victory
over Kendall Holt on April
20th gets him another crack
at the title. He’s ready to
show the world his
performance against Torres
was an anomaly. “I will
become a World Champion and
Kendal Holt will not stop me
from doing this” said
Arnaoutis. “I will
completely dominate him and
beat him convincingly and
their will be only one man’s
hand raised in victory at
the end of this fight and
that hand will be mine.”
Kendall Holt’s most recent
performance was perhaps his
best, dominating previously
unbeaten Isaac Hlatshwayo
last November on ShoBox.
Holt also boasts a win over
current WBC interim
lightweight titlist David
Diaz, coming off the canvas
to stop the Mexican in eight
rounds.
“Cestus Management and Star
Boxing have worked hard for
me to have this opportunity
to be in this World title
final eliminator” declared
Arnaoutis. “I will not let
anybody down. I will win and
win big on April 20th”
TICKET INFORMATION FOR HOLT
vs. ARNAOUTIS APRIL 20TH
Tickets are $75, $50 and $35
and are on sale online at
TicketMaster and by
phone at 1-800-736-1420.
This fight airs live on
SHOWTIME live at 11 p.m.
ET/PT (delayed on the West
Coast).
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"WAR IN THE WOODS" MARCH
23RD - FOXWOODS |
On March 23, we’re headed up north
to Mashantucket, CT. Joe DeGuardia’s
Star Boxing in association with
FoxWoods Resort and Casino present:
World-rated Welterweight Delvin
Rodriguez of Danbury, CT, vs. Jesse
Feliciano of Las Vegas, NV for the
USBA Welterweight championship in a
12 rd title bout. The undercard has
six action packed match-ups that
includes local fan favorites Tony
Grano and Craig Salamone in separate
bouts. This card will be televised
on ESPN2 as part of their popular
Friday Night Fight series. “This is
my year” declared Delvin Rodriguez.
“In 2007 I’ll be a World Champion”
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SPECIAL 10-RD CO-FEATURE - MARCH 23RD -
FOXWOODS |
In the co-feature, Said Ouali
(20-2, 12KO) #22 WBC, takes on
the WBC Latin America
Welterweight champion Irving
Garcia (14-2-1, 7KO) #16 WBC in
a 10 round welterweight
match-up.
Last November, Ouali scored an
impressive 9th round KO of Mario
“Kid Rayo” Ramos. Garcia is
undefeated since 2005, when he
won a 12 round unanimous
decision over Frankie Santos
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EXCITING UNDERCARD - MARCH 23RD -
FOXWOODS |
2005 National Amateur
Heavyweight champion and
local fan favorite Tony
Grano (7-0-1, 6KO’s)
heads an action filled
undercard. Grano’s
opponent will be named
shortly.
Portland Connecticut’s
Craig Salamone returns
two the ring after a
two-year hiatus to take
on tough NY fighter
Sameh Elashry (5-4, 1KO)
in a six round
cruiserweight fight.
Also scheduled to appear
are local favorites Jose
Colon (2-0, 0KO) from
New Bedford, MA battles
James Ventry (2-2, 1KO)
of Niagara Falls, NY in
a scheduled four
rounder.
Philadelphia’s Ray
Robinson (1-0) faces
Daniel Sostre (2-1) of
Puerto Rico. The slick
Philadelphian made his
pro debut last December
on Joe DeGuardia’s
“Punchin’ at the
Paradise I” at the Bronx
Paradise Theater.
Robinson out-boxed Nigel
McNight to a 4-round
unanimous decision. Come
to FOXWOODS on March
23rd and watch the new
"Sugar Ray."
New Hampshire’s exciting
new cruiserweight
prospect Richard Gringas
makes his pro-debut
TICKET INFORMATION FOR
MARCH 23RD SHOW
Tickets are $75, $50 and
$35 are available at the
Foxwoods box office
1-800-200-2882 (tel.).
All bouts are subject to
change without notice.
For more information on
Joe DeGuardia’s Star
Boxing, or for tickets
call (718) 823-2000,
visit
StarBoxing, or
e-mail contact Dottie
Raven at
draven@star boxing.com
About Foxwoods: In 1986
the Mashantucket Pequot
Tribal Nation opened the
original high-stakes
bingo hall. Today
Foxwoods comprises six
casinos that
collectively offer more
than 7,000 slot machines
and an incredible 400
tables for 17 different
types of table games,
including 100 for poker.
There's a luxurious,
high-tech Race Book, as
well as the world's
largest Bingo Hall.
Foxwoods Casino and
Resort has been a leader
in offering live boxing,
staging nearly 100
fights over the past 14
years, including 50
world title bouts. The
casino’s fight cards
have been regularly
showcased on HBO,
Showtime and ESPN.
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On February 27th media
members rushed Spankys BBQ
in NYC for more than their
spicy buffalo wings. Star
Boxing and Main Events
announced that on Saturday
March 17th at the American
Bank Center in Corpus
Christi, TX, Vinny Maddalone
will battle 4-time
Heavyweight Champion Evander
Holyfield in what should
prove the be a knock-down
drag-out affair.
Maddalone has been described
as an exciting power puncher
with plenty of heart and
guts. Joe DeGuardia, Star
Boxing CEO, stated “You know
when he fights you are going
to see excitement, you are
going to see a brawl, you
are going to see some
blood”. Maddalone, who’s has
27 victories and only 3
loses, feels his unending
determination and relentless
pressure is the key to
victory. "To me this is
bigger than a world title
match, I’m fighting a
legend." stated the
Flushing, NY native. "I’m
going to be in his face and
mixing it up with Holyfield.
I won’t disappoint."
TICKET INFORMATION FOR MARCH
17TH SHOW
Tickets are $250, $150,
$100, $75, $50 and $35 and
can be purchased at the
American Bank Center box
office 1-361-826-4744 (tel.)
by phone (361) 881-8499, or
through
TicketMaster
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On April 11th, the highly
successful “Punchin’ at the
Paradise” series is back at
the newly renovated Loews
Paradise Theater on Grand
Concourse in the Bronx. This
card will be televised on
ESPN2’s Wednesday Night
Fights and headlined by a
World Class Middleweights
Raymond “Hallelujah”
Joval(35- 4, 16KO’s) against
Willie “The Gladiator” Gibbs
(20-2, 16KO’s). January’s
“Punchin’ at the Paradise
II” was attended by almost
1700 fans, local boxing
stars and a host of
celebrities. For fans, the
“Punchin’ at the Paradise”
shows are a great
opportunity to meet and
greet some of your favorite
fighters while enjoying the
fisticuffs presented by Joe
DeGuardia’s Star Boxing.
Tickets are always
reasonably priced and there
isn’t a bad seat in the
house. Keep checking
www.starboxing.com for more
information about this show
and upcoming bouts.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets are available at the
Paradise Theater Box Office
at 1 800 353-8040 or by
visiting
Paradise Theater, Ticket
Master by phone at
(212)307-7171, at all
TicketMaster outlets, or by
visiting
TicketMaster or directly
through Star Boxing at (718)
823-2000, visit
StarBoxing, or e-mail
contact Dottie Raven at
draven@star boxing.com
Tickets are reasonably
priced at $30, $50, $100 and
there are limited VIP Tables
at $2000 for tables of ten,
which include food, beer and
wine provided exquisite by
the Pine Restaurant . VIP
tickets are only available
from Star Boxing (718)
823-2000.
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The final round of the Academy
Award®-winning Rocky franchise
is upon us, as Sylvester
Stallone and former Light
Heavyweight Champion of the
World Antonio Tarver, slug it
out in Rocky Balboa, arriving on
DVD and Blu-ray Disc from Sony
Pictures Home Entertainment on
March 20, 2007. In his first
major role as a thespian, Tarver
received rave reviews for his
performance as “Mason Dixon”.
“I'm very thankful and blessed
that Sylvester Stallone believed
in me and that I was able to
come through and bring Mason
"The Line" Dixon to life” stated
Tarver.
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To catch all the action from
January’s Punchin’ at the
Paradise II tune into the
MSG channel starting this
Sunday at 9:00 p.m. The show
includes some great
undercard action and the
disputed bout between
Terrance “Heat” Cauthen vs.
Raul Frank. Check your local
listing for any additional
showings.
Sun 3-11 9:00p (BOX) MSG
Fight Night Presents:
Star Boxing - Terrance
Cauthen vs. Raul
Frank (DB-1/25)
Mon 3-12 12:00p (BOX)
MSG Fight Night
Presents: Star Boxing -
Terrance Cauthen
vs. Raul Frank (DB-1/25)
(R)
Mon 3-12 7:00p (BOX) MSG
Fight Night Presents:
Star Boxing - Terrance
Cauthen
vs. Raul Frank (DB-1/25)
(R)
Mon 3-18 8:00p (BOX) MSG
Fight Night Presents:
Star Boxing - Terrance
Cauthen
vs. Raul Frank (DB-1/25)
(R)
Mon 3-18 2:00a (BOX) MSG
Fight Night Presents:
Star Boxing - Terrance
Cauthen
vs. Raul Frank (DB-1/25)
(R)
Sun 3-25 8:00p (BOX) MSG
Fight Night Presents:
Star Boxing - Terrance
Cauthen
vs. Raul Frank (DB-1/25)
(R)
Mon 3-26 6:00a (BOX) MSG
Fight Night Presents:
Star Boxing - Terrance
Cauthen
vs. Raul Frank (DB-1/25)
(R)
Mon 3-26 12:00p (BOX)
MSG Fight Night
Presents: Star Boxing -
Terrance Cauthen
vs. Raul Frank (DB-1/25)
(R)
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