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Boxing News in Brief – Friday, December 31^st for: Daiki Kameda, Luis ‘El Nica’ Concepcion, Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto, Felix Sturm,Ronald Hearns, Wladimir Klitschko, David Haye, Michael Katsidis, Chad Dawson, Emanuel Steward, Zsolt Erdei, Judah to face Mabuza, El Paso card Jan 28, Mrs. Henrietta King, Devon Alexander

• Daiki Kameda will give up his WBA — flyweight championship because of problems making the weight limit of the division. Sources say the official announcement should be made soon. Everything indicates that the interim champ Luis ‘El Nica’ Concepcion will be declared the regular flyweight monarch according to the WBA rules. Concepcion could fight next in Japan in February or March.

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• Antonio Margarito By Rey Colon / The Sport Press — Antonio Margarito plans to go directly to a second showdown with Miguel Cotto in June in New York City, but first must receive the approval of his doctors next week and his plastic surgeon at the end of January according to Francisco Espinoza, one of the “Tijuana Tornado’s” handlers. Margarito suffered a dangerous injury to his right cheek in his clash with Manny Pacquiao, but Espinoza estimates that by May or June he would be in condition to fight Cotto, who is planning to defend his WBA junior middleweight belt against Ricardo Mayorga on March 12 in Las Vegas before moving to the grudge rematch with Margarito.

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• Sturm vs. Ronald Hearns -- WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (34-2-1, 14 KO’s) will be taking on Ronald Hearns (26-1, 20 KO’s) on February 19th at the Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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• Haye vs. Wladimir Klitschko: According to an inside source, the mega fight between IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBA heavyweight title holder David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) will likely take place on April 30th or in May. — It’s come down to the date and the venue being the last things that need to be ironed out for the negotiations. They are working on getting the date set, so hopefully this fight will be announced soon.

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• Katsidis wants Khan for April / May return — By James Slater - Australian warrior Michael Katsidis, who proved yet again in defeat to Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez that he is never in a bad fight, is reportedly hungry for more big fights. According to his trainer and manager Brendan Smith, “The Great” is looking at returning to the ring in April or May. And who does the incredibly exciting lightweight title challenger have right at the top of his Hit-List? Why, Britain’s own Amir Khan, the reigning WBA 140-pound champ. — It seems Katsidis fancies a move up in weight, and in an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald Smith made it clear his man is more than willing to return to the UK for a third time.

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• New trainer for Dawson — TOTOWA, NJ (December 30, 2023) – Former WBC and IBF light heavyweight champion CHAD DAWSON will be under new stewardship when he begins preparations for his rematch against WBC light heavyweight titlist Jean Pascal early next year. Hall of Fame trainer EMANUEL STEWARD has agreed to join Dawson’s corner as head trainer. — Steward has trained 41 world champion fighters, including Tommy Hearns, Lennox Lewis, Oscar De La Hoya, Wladimir Klitschko and Miguel Cotto.

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• Zsolt Erdei is Back Together With Trainer Fritz Sdunek — According to adviser Greg Leon, undefeated former two division champion Zsolt Erdei (32-0, 17KOs) is back together with former trainer Fritz Sdunek, which counters widespread reports that Erdei hired Eddie Mustafa Muhammad as the new head trainer. Erdie returned from a one year layoff in November, winning an eight round decision over Samson Onyango.

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• Judah to face Mabuza — Former two division world champion Zab Judah (40-6, 27 KO’s) will be facing the tough South African Kaizer Mabuza (23-6, 14 KO’s) in February or March for the IBF light welterweight title at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey.

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• El Paso card Jan 28 — A card promoted by LA Boxing of El Paso will kick off the action in 2011 at the border when, on Jan. 28, “Bloodsport Championships” will be held at the El Paso Grand Ballroom, 3136 Trawood, El Paso. Six boxing bouts will comprise the card. In boxing: Joel Garcia vs. Jacob Armijo at flyweight; Yoel Gonzalez vs. Gabe Garcia at lightweight; Wesley Marquez vs. Leonardo Sanchez at super bantam; Ricardo Delgado vs. Edgar Zubia at super lightweight; Carlos Villa vs. Colbert Lozoya at welter; and Eric Reza vs. Christopher Simmons at heavyweight. For more info and to or Marriott der tickets, check out www.bloodsportchampionships.com.

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• Undefeated WBC super lightweight champion Devon Alexander ‘The Great’ will dedicate his performance on Jan. 29 to his promoter’s wife of 50 years, Mrs. Henrietta King, who died earlier this month after a lengthy illness at age 87. Alexander (21-0, 13 KOs), from St. Louis, will face undefeated World Boxing Organization junior welterweight champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley (26-0, 11 KOs), from North Palm Springs, Calif., at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich., on Jan. 29 in a long-awaited world championship unification match at the 140-pound weight limit. — “Don King has promoted me since the beginning of my professional career in 2004,” Alexander said from his Las Vegas training camp. “Mrs. King was with Don for over 50 years. Don has always been there for me, and I want to dedicate my performance on Jan. 29 to Mrs. King for always being there for Don. Mrs. King was a great lady and I was honored to have met her. I will honor her with the best performance of my life at the Silverdome in Pontiac.”

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Tommy Burns “The Little Giant of Hanover” is not included among the greats but is perhaps very much underrated both as a boxer and from a historical point of view.

Burns was the first to travel the globe in defending his heavyweight title, the first heavyweight champion to give a Jewish boxer a shot at the crown and the first man to allow an African American a shot at the Heavyweight crown.

Tommy Burns was an Italian, born Noah Brusso in Chesley, Ontario, Canada, on June 17, 2024 – May 10, 2024 and is the only Canadian born world heavyweight champion boxer.

Brusso came from an impoverished family of thirteen children. The Brusso’s lacked even the most basic comforts, and were reduced to relying on the state for food and clothing.

Tommy soon left Canada and migrated south across the border where he settled in Detroit, hoping to find work and support himself. It was not long after his arrival in the United States that he entered the prize ring in 1902 and met with immediate success. Campaigning then as a middleweight, he rattled off a string of victories that was only interrupted by a pair of early losses to the tough veteran Mike Schreck, after which he picked up the Michigan State Middleweight Title.

After starting his boxing career under his real name, Brusso changed his alias in 1904, because his Italian Roman Catholic mother objected to boxing, he used the Irish sounding name of Tommy Burns to hide his participation from her.

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Although only 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) tall and about 175 pounds (79 kg), size did not stop him from becoming the world heavyweight boxing champion. When Burns met Marvin Hart for the heavyweight championship of the world on February 23, 1906, Burns was a 2-1 underdog and the betting was 10-7 that he would not last ten rounds. Burns won, and went on to defend his title eleven times within a period of less than two years.

All previous world champs had been white Americans, who only defended their titles against other white Americans. Burns, however, travelled the globe, beating the champions of every nation in which boxing was legal at that time, including England, Ireland, France and Australia. Along the way he set records for the fastest knockout (one minute and 28 seconds) and the most consecutive wins by knockout (eight) by a heavyweight champion. He was also the shortest heavyweight champ in history. He also defended his title twice in one night, although some historians refuse to accept those wins as title defenses, insisting they were exhibition bouts. But in newspapers at the time, they were advertised as heavyweight title fights. If those defenses are counted in his record, he actually successfully defended his title 13 times.

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Burns changed sports forever by being the first man to allow an African American a shot at the Heavyweight crown. His biographer, Dan McCaffery, quoted Burns as saying, “I will defend my title against all comers, none barred. By this I mean white, black, Mexican, Indian, or any other nationality. I propose to be the champion of the world, not the white, or the Canadian, or the American. If I am not the best man in the heavyweight division, I don’t want the title.” Burns was also the first heavyweight champion to give a Jewish boxer a shot at the crown. Burns had defeated Joseph ‘Jewey’ Smith in a fight staged in Paris. On top of that, he had fought one bout with a Native American on his way up. Along the way he had set records for the fastest knockout (one minute and 28 seconds) and the most consecutive wins by knockout (eight) by a heavyweight champion.

In December 1908, history was made when Burns became the first fighter to agree to a heavyweight championship bout with a black boxer, Jack Johnson, to whom he lost his title in a match held in Sydney. He refused to fight Johnson until Australian promoter Hugh McIntosh paid him $30,000 for the fight (Johnson only received $5,000). He was rumoured to be suffering from the effects from jaundice or influenza, and weighed in at just 168 pounds (76 kg)—15 pounds (6.8 kg) lighter than his previous fight, and well below Johnson’s 192 pounds (87 kg). The fight lasted fourteen rounds before being stopped by the police. Referee Hugh McIntosh awarded the decision and the title to Johnson. In a filmed interview, Burns named Johnson as the second best boxer up to his time, after James J. Jeffries.

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When Johnson arrived in Vancouver in 1909 he told a crowd of people that Burns deserved credit as the only white heavyweight who ever gave a black man a chance to win the title. He said, “Let me say of Mr. Burns, a Canadian and one of yourselves, that he has done what no one else ever did, he gave a black man a chance for the championship. He was beaten, but he was game.”

Burns continued to box occasionally after dropping the title. During the First World War he joined the Canadian army, serving as a physical fitness instructor in Canada. A month before his 39th birthday in 1920, he challenged British champion Joe Beckett. Burns lost the fight in what was officially his only knockout loss, but took in one last big payday before retiring.

After retirement, Burns promoted some boxing shows and in 1928 moved to New York City where he ran a speakeasy. Although he was wealthy at the end of his boxing career, the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression wiped out his fortune. He then worked as an insurance salesman and security guard, among other jobs. Burns was ordained as a minister in 1948. He was an evangelist living in Coalinga, California at the time of his death.

Tommy passed away at the age of 73 after suffering a fatal heart attack.

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He died while visiting a church friend in Vancouver, British Columbia, suffering a heart attack. Only four people attended his burial at Ocean View Cemetery in Burnaby, British Columbia. He was interred in an unmarked pauper’s grave until 1961 when, as the result of fundraising efforts begun by a Vancouver sports writer, a memorial plaque was finally placed on his grave.

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Latest Boxing News in Brief - Wednesday 29^th December for: Griffin vs. Mack, Shumenov vs. Braehmer, Rocky Mountain Rumble, Tahdooahnippah vs. Suarez, Holyfield vs. Williams, David Diaz vs. Robert Frankel, Rodriguez, Sergio Mora vs Bryan Vera, Rosado vs Davis, Pacman, Manny Pacquiao, Yves Studer, Steve Farhood, Pawel Wolak, Mabuza vs Judah, Robin Reid

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• Griffinvs. Mack IBF Eliminator on January 7 — USBA Light Heavyweight titlist Otis “Triple OG” Griffin and Yusaf Mack will battle it out to become International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Tavoris Cloud’s mandatory challenger when they meet Friday, January 7 in the main event of “New Year’s Bash” from the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Minneapolis.

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• Shumenov vs. Braehmer on January 8^th — World Boxing Association (WBA) and IBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov (10-1, 6 KOs) arrived home in Shymkent, Kazakhstan for his January 8 Unification showdown against WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Juergen Braehmer (36-2, 29 KOs). - “The Unification,” presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions and KZ Event Productions in association with Universum Box-Promotions, will feature Shumenov and Braehmer putting their respective titles on the line in a 12-round WBA-WBO Light Heavyweight Unification World Championship bout at the Ice Mansion.

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• RockyMountain Rumble on January 8 — World class professional boxing will hit Greeley, Colorado for the first time in over twenty years as TKO Boxing Promotions in association with Ghost Town Promotions brings its nationally acclaimed HOMETOWN HEROES TO WORLD CHAMPIONS boxing series to the Island Grove Park Exhibit Hall on Saturday, January 8th. Advance tickets for the ROCKY MOUNTAIN RUMBLE, starting at $25, can be purchased at the Longmont Boxing Gym in Longmont and the Jesus Rodarte Cultural Center in Greeley. VIP Tables and additional information can be obtained by calling 720-296-6176.

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• Tahdooahnippah vs. Suarez on January 13^th — Thursday January 13, 2011, HD Boxing presents “Rumble at Remington II at the Remington Park Casino in Oklahoma City, OK. “Comanche Boy” George Tahdooahnippah, (25-0-1) of Lawton, OK will battle the tough and rugged Eloy Suarez (11-8-1), from San Antonio, TX, in the main event.

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• Holyfield vs. Williams on January 22 — Living legend Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield returns to the ring January 22, headlining “Redemption In America: The Journey Begins Now” Pay-Per-View Event, live from America’s resort, The Greenbrier’s Colonial Hall, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Holyfield (43-10-2, 218 KOs) will defend his World Boxing Federation heavyweight title against battled-tested veteran Sherman “Tank” Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs) in the 12-round main event.

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• David Diaz vs. Robert Frankel on January 28^th — Former World Boxing Council (WBC) Lightweight Champion David Diaz will battle Denver based spoiler Robert “Red Hot” Frankel on Friday, January 28th in the ten round main event at WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT 15, a sensational evening of professional boxing hosted by Chicago’s UIC Pavilion.

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• Rodriguez back on February 11 - Unbeaten heavyweight David “El Nino” Rodriguez (33-0, 31 KOs) will face Ty “The Tiger” Cobb (11-2, 8 KOs) on Friday February 11th at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. With the return of “El Nino,” lead promoter Zef Ramirez from Zeferino Entertainment commented, “This a great match up of young and attacking style fighters. I like Ty’s approach of fighting. He challenges every fighter he faced and he is young with power in both hands. David and myself have to take on this tough ambitious fighter for El Nino’s return.”

• Sergio Mora vs Bryan Vera on February 14 - Former participants in the reality TV show “The Contender,” Sergio Mora and Bryan Vera will clash in a scheduled ten-rounder at super-middleweight on February 4th. The fight will go out live on ESPN2 and the winner of the Forth Worth rumble will be hoping a victory sets up bigger fights down the road.

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• Rosado vs Davis on February 26 — Junior middleweights “King” Gabriel Rosado and Jamaal “Da Truth” Davis take their all-Philadelphia rivalry sixty miles down the expressway when they collide in a scheduled 12-round showdown Saturday evening, Feb. 26, in the Grand Ballroom of Bally’s Atlantic City. The Rosado-Davis match tops a seven-bout card which begins at 7.30 p.m.

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• Pacman changed the world — CNN has selected boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao as one of its “20 Stories That Changed Our World In 2010.” The text reads “The fighter of the last decade could be the politician of the next. In his second run at public office in May, Manny Pacquiao beat a heavily favored opponent from a powerful political family by a landslide in congressional elections held in the Philippine province of Sarangani. The beloved Filipino fighter was sworn in to the House of Representatives in June, but requested a leave of absence two months later to train for an upcoming bout with Antonio Margarito.”

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• Swiss middleweight Yves Studer (26-0-1, 6 KOs) remained unbeaten by winning a twelve round unanimous decision over Samir Dos Santos Barbosa (24-6-3, 17 KOs) of Brazil on Sunday at the Casino Kursaal in Berne, Switzerland. Barbosa was knocked down in round two. Scores were J.-F. Toupin, France (117:111), F. Guggenheim, Switzerland (116:111) and B. Hausammann, Switzerland (115:112).

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• Farhood wins Fleischer award — The Boxing Writers Association of America has announced that Steve Farhood is the 2010 recipient of the Nat Fleischer award for “Excellence in Boxing Journalism.” Steve Farhood is a 32-year veteran of the sport. In 1980, he launched KO Magazine. From 1989 to 1997, he was Editor in Chief of Ring Magazine.

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• Junior middleweight contender Pawel Wolak (28-1, 18 KO’s) will be fighting on the undercard of WBA junior middleweight clash between champion Miguel Cotto vs. 37-year-old former two division world champion Ricardo Mayorga on March 12th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pawel, 29, doesn’t have an opponent picked out as off yet, but there is talk that he could fight either former International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight champion Joshua Clottey or former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman.

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• Mabuza vs Judah: Purse Bid — With no deal in sight, the promoters for junior welterweights Zab Judah and Kaizer Mabuza are scheduled to be involved in a purse bid at the IBF headquarters in East Orange, N.J., on Thursday concerning the right to hold the organization’s junior welterweight title between the two fighters.

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• Robin Reid: Comeback — Former WBC super-middleweight champion Robin Reid is to dust off his gloves at the age of 39 to make his boxing comeback in January 29th’s Prizefighter: The Light-heavyweights tournament. — Reid has not fought since losing in five rounds to Carl Froch for the British title in 2007 and will campaign up at 175lb for only the second time in his 46 fight career – 39 wins against 6 defeats and 1 draw.

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The boxing world sends its condolences to legendary Hall of Fame trainer Angelo Dundee, whose beloved wife Helen died Thursday near their home in the Tampa area. She was 85 years old. Helen had suffered from various health problems in recent years. Angelo, who is recovering from hip surgery, has often said, “She is my toughest fighter.” Angelo and Helen would have celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary in February. They might have seemed an unlikely pair when they first met. Angelo, an Italian from South Philly, was working the grimy gyms of New York. The former Helen Bolton, a “southern belle” from North Carolina, was a fashion model in New York City. Their union flourished through the years. A funeral will be held on Thursday at the Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Sunset Point Road in Clearwater, Florida. The viewing will be from 4-6 p.m. Condolences to Angelo, their son Jimmy, daughter Terri, and the entire Dundee family.

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UK Boxing - Ashley “Treasure” Theophane, the current IBO International welterweight champion believes his shot at the British light welterweight title is now three years overdue. The globetrotting Londoner who has been training in America for the past five years sparring the likes of world champions Joan Guzman, Yuri Foreman, Elio Rojas and Paul Malignaggi will finally get his opportunity on February 5th, when he takes on Lenny Daws for the British light welterweight title at Wembley Arena.

“I won an eliminator back in 2007 against Alan Bosworth for the British title so my shot is three years overdue now. I’ve recently beaten world #3 and USBA champion Delvin Rodriguez so British champion Lenny Daws is a step back for me.” said Theophane.

Theophane who boasts wins over former world champion Demarcus Corley and then world number three Delvin Rodriguez believes that he is past domestic level and a world title shot will be on the cards soon. “My main focus is a World Title shot which will come one day but I feel that I have now past domestic level and my fight against Lenny will be a “keep busy” fight until a bigger fight comes along. The IBF contacted my management in September about a IBF World title eliminator against Randal Bailey but a deal couldn’t be agreed with the promoter. I was due to fight former world champion Steve Forbes in December so I’m constantly linked with the world elite as that’s what I am. Lenny is unknown outside of Britain and is trying to get to where I am right now.”

“Lenny Daws is a good Domestic fighter as he has shown, this being his second reign as British champion. He has had some stoppages of late which is good for him but just being Ashley Theophane will be enough to beat him.”

“I’m Lenny Daws best opponent to date but he is far from mine. I’m his big test. I have all his attributes. I’m just better.” Added Theophane.

The current British light welterweight champion, “Lightening” Lenny Daws new year’s resolution will be to join the elite crop of boxers including the likes of Carl Froch, Lennox Lewis and Sir Henry Cooper by winning the prestigious Lonsdale belt outright when he defends his title against Theophane.

Daws’ who is coming off a good win against Steve Williams, believes he has the strength, fitness and work rate to beat Theophane.

“I have had a look at a few of his fights and I was ringside for his last fight against Willie Thompson. He’s an experienced, good boxer, nice mover, good on his feet and has mixed with some top class fighters, but my style has all of the attributes, strength, fitness, pressure and work rate to beat this guy and within the distance”

Lenny isn’t relishing the training over Christmas but knows how important this fight is to him. “Training over the Christmas period is never easy or enjoyable for any boxer, there’s always the extra temptation like a sneaky mince pie or two, but I’m focused on beating him and securing the British belt outright.”

“This is what I have always wanted then I can start thinking about a European or World title challenge later in the year,” added Lenny.

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K-1 Dynamite is Japan’s biggest annual martial arts event.

By Oliver Saenz

The fifteen-fight DREAM/K-1 “DYNAMITE!! 2010” super-card will combine MMA, K-1 kickboxing, and several unique “hybrid” bouts in a New Year’s Eve extravaganza that shouldn’t be missed. The event will feature some big names both in Japan and around the world, and as always, I just can’t help but pull out the crystal ball and unleash my inner Nostradamus. So let’s get to it with a new edition of “Picks and Predictions” featuring “DYNAMITE!! 2010”.

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Jerome Le Banner vs. Satoshi Ishii: If you’re a fan of “striker vs. grappler” match-ups, you really can’t ask for more, since this fight pits a famous K-1 fighter against an Olympic gold medalist in judo. Both men are on a three-fight win-streak, but it’s been four long years since Le Banner has competed in an MMA setting. The amount of ring rust he’ll have going into this bout is all I need to know to predict that Ishii will win by submission in Round 1.

Sergei Kharitonov vs. Tatsuya Mizuno: Mizuno’s 8-6 record speaks for itself. While Kharitonov never fully emerged into the world-beater than many fans expected he would one day become, the fact remains that he’s faced a lot of high-level competition and even beaten a few of them. Even with a year-long layoff working against him, I think Kharitonov will win by TKO in Round 2.

Josh Thomson vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri: It’s going to end quickly, it’s going to end violently, and it’s going to be an absolute blast to watch. Kawajiri is going to come out headhunting and won’t stop until he gets the KO, that’s who he is and why he’s so entertaining. But Thomson is an expert on the ground and his striking game is downright under-rated. If Thomson can avoid any Hail Mary flurries as he shoots in or works his game, this should be a one-sided match. Thomson wins by submission in Round 1.

Bibiano Fernandes vs. Hiroyuki Takaya: My opinion on this fight closely mirrors my opinion on the Thomson vs. Kawajiri encounter. I think the pivoting point of this match will be whether or not Fernandes can once again avoid Takaya’s punching power while getting him to the ground. Fernandes has an excellent submission game and enough top control to grind out a decision if he’s not able to secure anything. While their first fight ended in a close Split Decision, I think Fernandes is going to take this one with a first-round submission.

Marius Zaromskis vs. Kazushi Sakuraba: It’s going to be an electric fight, that’s for sure. Marius Zaromskis desperately needs to get back in the win column, he basically shot himself in the foot with his US excursion. Considering how he went 0-2-1 with both losses being by TKO, that shot might as well have been from a shotgun. Sakuraba, meanwhile, is staring down retirement and this will probably be the last time he’ll ever fight for a championship. I hate to say it, but I think a deadly animal is always deadliest when cornered, and Zaromskis has a long, long time to land his patented head kick. Marius Zaromskis wins by brutal head kick KO in Round 1.

So that’s what I think, fans and friends. What about you? What kind of outcome do you think we’ll see when it comes to the big matches of “DYNAMITE!! 2010”?

E-Dubz Presents: DREAM DYNAMITE! 2010 Predictions

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A highlight video looking back at the best moments in mixed martial arts in the past year.

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A look at MMA over the past twelve months with, Michael “The Voice” Schiovello on HDNet’s Inside MMA takes a look at the best moments in Japanese combat sports including highlights from Dream, Sengoku Raiden Championships and K-1 kickboxing. Inside MMA takes a look at the best moments and some of the most controversial issues in MMA during 2010.

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UFC 125: Resolution

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Is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 1, 2024 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Ricardo Almeida, Ben Henderson, Sean McCorkle, Jim Miller, Anthony Pettis, Miguel Torres and Cain Velasquez make their picks for the UFC 125 Lightweight title fight between Frankie “The Answer” Edgar and Gray “The Bully” Maynard.

Official fight card

Main card

Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard

Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann

Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva

Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim

Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi

Preliminary card

Lightweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Jeremy Stephens

Featherweight bout: Josh Grispi vs. Dustin Poirier

Middleweight bout: Phil Baroni vs. Brad Tavares

Featherweight bout: Mike Brown vs. Diego Nunes

Welterweight bout: Daniel Roberts vs. Greg Soto

Lightweight bout: Jacob Volkmann vs. Antonio McKee

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