Michael Oliveira returns home again for WBC Latino Middleweight Title Fight in Brazil
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SAO PAULO, Brazil – Undefeated Michael“The Brazilian Rocky” Oliveira continues his mission to re-popularize boxing in his native Brazil, when he returns home to fight for the third time, July 16 at Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo.
The 21-year-old Oliveira (14-0, 11 KOs), now rated No. 17 by the World Boxing Council “WBC”), takes on the Dominican veteran Jose “Minguito” Soto (24-7-2, 13 KOs) for the vacant WBC Latino middleweight title in the 10 round main event.
“Sao Paulo Fight Night,” presented by MO Productions, will air live on TV Globo Network, SporTV cable, GloboEsporte and TV Globo International, as well as TYC in Argentina.
Oliveira, the two-time defending Brazilian International Press Award’s Athlete of the Year (2009 and 2010), was born in Sao Paulo but he moved two weeks after birth with his family to Miami.
Oliveira, fighting for the second fight in his native Brazil this past March, won a 10-round decision against previously unbeaten Abel Nicolas Adriel in Sao Paulo for the Interim WBC Latino super middleweight crown.
WBC FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT ADDED TO JULY 9, 2011 EVENT AT BOARDWALK HALL
PAUL WILLIAMS-ERISLANDY LARA
AKIFUMI SHIMODA-RICO RAMOS
CHRIS ARREOLA-FRIDAY AHUNANYA
JHONNY GONZALEZ-TOMAS VILLA
Los Angeles, CA - WBC Featherweight Champion, Jhonny Gonzalez, returns to the ring on a Televisa broadcast, after becoming a three-time World Champion this past April when he traveled to Japan to knockout the defending World Champion, Hozumi Haswegawa in the 4th round.
With Mexico’s premier television network televising prior to the live HBO broadcast, Gonzalez will showcase his devastating power-punching skills against the tough Texan, Tomas “El Norteño” Villa, on July 9 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City with the 12-round bout between Paul “The Punisher” Williams and undefeated Cuban Erislandy Lara, in what will be the first defense of Gonzalez under the promotional partnership between Del Pueblo Promotions and Goossen Tutor Promotions.
UNDEAFEATED TWO-TIME WORLD AMATEUR CHAMPION ERISLANDY LARA
WITH PROMOTERS DAN GOOSSEN / GOOSSEN-TUTOR; ERIC GOMEZ /
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS; LUIS DeCUBAS JR (LARA)
TELECONFERENCE CALL
Thursday, June 23, 2011
DAN GOOSSEN: Paul Williams vs. Erislandy Lara will be in association with Golden Boy Promotions also with my good friends for many years Luis DeCubas and his son Junior. We expect a very competitive fight with two-time world amateur champion Lara, undefeated and now living in Miami, FL. The fight will be at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall in the ballroom and Caesars Atlantic City will be our gracious host and thanks to Don Marandino and Ken Condon for the great job they do. Paul has had some great successes there and obviously the loss with Martinez last year coming off the heels of his win against Martinez that was one of the fights-of-the-year in 2009. We’ve also added Chris Arreola to the event – he will be fighting Friday Abunanya in a 10-round bout. In addition we have a 12-round WBA super bantamweight championship bout – the champion from Japan, Akifumi Shimoda against Rico Ramos, the undefeated No. 1 super bantamweight in the world today.
PAUL WILLIAMS: Hi everybody. I just want to say I am blessed to be back in the ring and put on a good show on July 9th. I can’t wait to get back in there to show everybody that I’m not washed up and that the knockout did not overcome me. This is what I do.
NEW YORK – Boxing 360 has announced today that it has signed unbeaten welterweight prospect Vitaliy “Demyan”Demyanenko (19-0, 12 KOs) to an exclusive promotional contract.
“We’re looking forward to introducing Vitaliy to a big Kazak community in New York City, in addition to Russian boxing fans living there,” Boxing 360 Founder/CEO Mario Yagobi announced. “This is a great overall signing for our company. Vitaliy was an accomplished amateur boxer whose father was a Olympic silver medalist. Vitaliy is undefeated as a pro and was rated No. 8 by the WBO in May, but he was dropped due to inactivity. We want to get him in a fight, back in the rankings, and on his way to becoming world champion.”
Born and raised in Kazakhstan, Demyanenko had more than 150 amateur fights, capturing the Kazakhstan National Championship in 1999, as well as a gold medal in the Junior Olympics.
Vitali was born to box. Representing the USSR, his father Viktor Demyanenko was the 1980 Olympic Silver Medalist, as well as the 1979 European lightweight champion. His son, Vitali, however, didn’t start boxing until he was 13, after competing three years in Judo.
WEDNESDAY! Mayweather vs. Ortiz LA Press Conference – 8 p.m. PT – Open To The Public!
THE STARS COME OUT AT NIGHT AS FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER AND “VICIOUS” VICTOR ORTIZ HOLD SPECIAL NIGHTTIME PRESS CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE SEPTEMBER 17WELTERWEIGHT TITLE MEGA-FIGHT
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 AT SUNDOWN (APPROX. 8:00 P.M. PT)
NOKIA PLAZA AT L.A. LIVE
**OPEN TO THE PUBLIC**
WHO: FLOYD MAYWEATHER,Six-time, five division World Champion
VICTOR ORTIZ, Current WBC Welterweight World Champion
LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO of Mayweather Promotions
RICHARD SCHAEFER,CEO of Golden Boy Promotions
DANNY GARCIA, Ortiz’s Trainer
MARK TAFFET, Senior Vice President of HBO Pay-Per-View®
WHAT:FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER and “VICIOUS” VICTOR ORTIZ will hold a special event and evening press conference in Los Angeles to officially announce their WBC Welterweight World Championship fight taking place Saturday, Sept. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. Mayweather, who is returning to the ring after a 16-month hiatus, will face the hard-hitting young champion Victor Ortiz on Mexican Independence Day weekend in what will be one of the biggest nights of boxing in 2011.
Please note: This event is open to the PUBLIC. Fans are encouraged to arrive early.
PARKING: General media parking will be in the L.A. LIVE Parking Garages (East or West). Two hour parking validations will be provided only to accredited media members.
FACTS: Mayweather vs. Ortiz is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions. The 12-round welterweight mega-fight will take place Saturday, Sept. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®. Additional fight details to be announced shortly.
Michael Oliveira returns home again for WBC Latino Middleweight Title Fight in Brazil
Boxing 360 inks 19-0 welterweight Prospect Vitaliy Demyanenko
WEDNESDAY! Mayweather vs. Ortiz LA Press Conference – 8 p.m. PT – Open To The Public!
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