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London - Wednesday, 16th February 2011

Mitchell Balker Added To Unleash The Fury At York Hall 5th March

Exciting London based Dutch Cruiserweight prospect Mitchell Balker is to make his third UK outing, against Doncaster’s John Anthony, at the Steve Goodwin promoted ‘UNLEASH THE FURY’ event at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, on Saturday 5th March 2011.

Balker’s performance on his last outing, against Nick Okoth at the excellent Graham Earl promoted ‘Capital Punishment’ Event in January, was pure quality.

Balker’s savvy ring craft proved to be too much for ‘The Ox’. Right from the start Balker controlled the fight utilising crisp jabs to keep Okoth on the defensive before moving in to land solid jabs and right hands before stepping aside to thwart any return salvos from the heavy handed Okoth.

Round two see Okoth charge from his corner before swinging wildly in a effort to gain a semblance of control. Balker kept calm and stayed out of trouble by moving out of range and occasionally letting rip with clinical lefts and rights that slowed the advancing Okoth considerably.

Round three see Balker step things up a notch and just plain out box Okoth with crisp jabs and wicked combinations. Each time Okoth advanced Balker would let him back him onto the ropes before spinning Okoth and launching a controlled attack of his own. Often to the head but sometimes with a peach of a three punch combination that ended with a solid left to the body.

Round four was more of the same and it was no surprise that come the final bell the referee declared Balker the winner by a clear 40-36 points margin.

Following a training session at the Ultrachem TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town, London, Balker spoke of the bout with Nick Okoth as well as the upcoming fight with John Anthony, “As always I am in good shape, I’m always in the gym . I’m ready for it, I’m ready to go.

I enjoyed my last fight against Nick Okoth. I had good training, I did what I was supposed to do. Good Boxing, crisp good jab and yeah I did a good job.

On the 5th what you are going to see is Mitchell Balker in top condition and I’m ready to go. If it goes longer rounds, then I’m ready to go longer rounds. If it’s an early stoppage, then it’s an early stoppage. I’m just happy to fight again.

I’ve been sparring with good guys. I’ve been sparring with Manny (Emmanuel Oshunrinde), our very own Manny Pacquiao, I’ve sparred with Leon (Southern Area Cruiserweight Champ Leon ‘Solid’ Williams), I sparred today with a Heavyweight, I sparred with Caine (Caine Brodie). Caine will be on the same show.

TKO is a very good gym, very good gym for sparring. I spar three or four times in a week. You’ve got terrific sparring here. TKO gym is a good gym for sparring.

Let’s just make a good show of it. Lets have Caine win and me win. It’s a good thing, a good thing.”

Johnny Eames, Balker’s manager and co-trainer, then added, “Mitchell is in action again on the 5th March against John Anthony.

We’re really pleased for Mitchell, our TKO Box Office site has enabled us to give Mitchell a couple of fights as the house fighter which I think all prospects, which I consider Mitchell a prospect, deserve to be the house fighters.

I’m pretty certain from his attitude and his application and his training that he’ll put in another good performance. You know and then if myself and Rio can keep him in the house corner, through our TKO Box Office site, then so be it and I’m sure he’ll prosper from it.

Yeah, I’m pretty certain it’ll be another good win for Mitchell.”

Mitchell Balker versus John Anthony will be main support to Toks Owoh versus Billy Boyle at the Steve Goodwin promoted ‘Unleash The Fury’ event at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 5th March 2011.

The Unleash The Fury undercard features some of London’s best upcoming talents and including Balker’s Ultrachem TKO Gym mate ‘Dynamo’ Daryl Setterfield against Birmingham’s Andrew ‘Paddy’ Patterson.

Minster. Kent Light Heavyweight Dan ‘Woody’ Woodgate gets his third outing against Retford’s Lee Nicholson and Waltham Abbey Light Welterweight Phil Gill looks to take his unbeaten run to ten against Aysham’s Scott Moises.

Luton Lightweight Michael ‘Chunky’ Devine makes his welcome return to the ring, following his coveted ‘0’ to Mark ‘The Flash’ Alexander last year, and will be looking to get back to winning ways against the highly experienced Daniel Thorpe.

Biggleswade Light Middleweight Jamie Boness will be looking to extend his unbeaten record against Guildford’s Louis Byrne and Woolwich Super Middleweight Eder Kurti faces Welsh banger Jamie Ambler.

Unbeaten, in twelve, Hackney Middleweight Wayne Alwan-Arab is set to face Tooting based Bulgarian Danny Dontchev.

Another of Balker’s Ultrachem TKO gym mates, Caine Brodie, also features on the card against a yet to be named opponent.

Making their pro debuts at ‘Unleash The Fury’ are Harlesden Lightweight Met Sekiraqa, against Robin Deakin and former World Kick Boxing Champion, Llir Canolli, from Cosavo, against a yet to be named opponent.

Tickets for Unleash The Fury at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 5th March 2011 are on sale now - priced £35 (Unreserved) or £60 (Ringside).

For tickets call: 07960 850645, book on-line at www.tkoboxoffice.com or in person at The Ultrachem TKO Gym, Gillian House, Stephenson Street, Canning Town, London E16 4SA.

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Mitchell Balker with Johnny Eames at York Hall In January
Mitchell Balker in action against Nick Okoth at York Hall in January
Mitchell Balker Victorious At York Hall In January

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Wladimir Klitschko: “My brother and I do not think about retirement”

World heavyweight champions: The Klitschko Brothers continue to dream of conquering all the major championship belts.

Wladimir Klitschko has promised that he will not surrender and will continue to negotiate with David Hay.

The Klitschko’s have made it clear that they will not retire as long as Haye holds the belt.

“My brother and I have always said that our goal is to win the four most prestigious belts in the heavyweight division and we will not deviate from these plans”.

“We will not think about leaving boxing as long as Hay has the champion’s belt, which we lack.

Yes, this year’s meeting seems unlikely, but I keep hoping that he would not retire”.

“What I have to say is, well David can not brag about all his life of “a great fight with Harrison” Such an early retirement from boxing will be a betrayal to all his fans “- said Wladimir Klitschko

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By Rio

London - Tuesday 15th February 2011

Luke Campbell Supreme Performance Secures Gold in Hungary

This past weekend European Gold Medalist Luke Campbell’s pre-Olympics campaign got off to a flying start, at the first major amateur tournament of 2011 the Bocskai Memorial Tournament in Debrecen, Hungary.

Luke, who in 2009 won the European Gold on his first attempt , beat local favourite Krisztian Nagy 8-5 to secure his first title of the year, as well as to further assert his position as favourite for the Team GB 56kg selection at the London 2012 Olympics.

The end of the first round saw Luke 1-0 down, despite landing many excellent shots. Not to be deterred Luke turned on the style and took the fight to the Hungarian and what ensued can only be described as a boxing masterclass by Luke, to not only pull the scoring level but by scoring with four blows took a single point lead into the final round.

Luke’s boxing masterclass continued in the final round, where again he picked up four points, to secure the win by a tidy 8-5 margin.

Speaking on the phone earlier today Luke spoke of the tournament and his winning performance. “Yeah it was good to get four fights in four day. I had four fights on the trot, I’ve never done that before. It was good, I felt good in each fight to be honest with you and I could have gone a fifth time.

There’s no problem with my fitness, this proved it as I could have easily fought for a fifth time, which is good news to know I could do that, especially against four world class opponents.

I beat the first kid 7-1 and I put him down on the canvas as well. I beat the second kid 7-1 as well and then I beat the Romanian in the third fight who beat the Russian in the fight before me so that was good.

The final was 8-5, the five scoring was obviously because he’s the Hungarian Golden Boy. They wanted him to win but I fought better and won the fight.

Every outing for Great Britain, since my hand injury, I have won which is good as they were tough tournaments. I’ve put in excellent performances and bought home the Gold each time.

I’m really pleased, there’s no problems with my hand now, there’s no problems full stop. My confidence is growing all the time. Obviously winning these tough tournaments my confidence is growing all the time. Hopefully I’ll keep the momentum going, make further improvements and get better and better. I’ll keep working my way up.

I’m working really well with the coaches and the team at the minute. I seem to be progressing all the time and my boxing is getting better.”

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Luke Campbell and Johnny Eames at the Ultrachem TKO Gym in London in 2010

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Latest Boxing News in Brief – Tuesday February 15^th for: Alex Ariza, Alvarez vs. Hatton, Carl Froch, Crown Boxing, Emily Klinefelter, Huck vs. Fragomeni, Humberto Soto, Makoto Fuchigami, Manny Pacquiao, Pacquiao-Mosley PPV undercard, Segura - Calderon rematch,Sheika-Wilson rematch, Sugar Shane Mosley, Top Rank, Tyson Fury, Zaveck vs. Delgado

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• Makoto Fuchigami (15-6, 6 KOs), 158.75, kept his Japanese middleweight belt as he battered top contender Fukutaro Ujiie (16-8-1, 11 KOs), 160, from all angles, decked him with a smashing left in the third and finally halted him at 1:52 of the eighth session in a scheduled ten rounder on Monday in Tokyo, Japan.

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• Segura - Calderon rematch - The rematch between the WBO 108lb champion Giovanni Segura and former champion Ivan Calderon will be held April 2 in Acapulco, Mexico. The event will be a co-promotion between Zanfer Promotions and PR Best Boxing. Segura (26-1-1, 22 KOs) handed Calderon (34-1-1, 6 KOs) his only loss in their first bout in August 2010.

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• NEW YORK (Feb. 14, 2011)—Global superstar and Philippine Congressman Manny Pacquiao and three-division world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley continued their U.S. media tour on Valentine’s Day in New York on Monday with another open to the public news conference. Boxing fans got an up close and personal look at their favorites with some Pacquiao fans showing their support by waving Philippine flags while Mosley was also greeted by his share of loyal supporters.

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• Washington (Feb. 14, 2011) Pacquiao, who faces Shane Mosley on May 7 in Las Vegas, arrived in Washington, DC accompanied by his wife Jinkee and Top Rank officials led by Bob Arum on board the Acela Express. Also with Team Pacquiao and Top Rank were media representatives from the New York Times, New York Daily News, CBS, Wall Street Journal, Playboy, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star and GMA7. Pacquiao was brought to the historic Hay-Adams Hotel, which is overlooking The White House. Washington will be the last stop of the four-city press tour after stops in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York.

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• Pacquiao-Mosley PPV undercard — Promoter Bob Arum announced the PPV undercard for the May 7 Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley megafight during a press conference today in New York City. The line-up includes two world title fights. WBC lightweight champion Humberto Soto defends against Urbano Antillon is a rematch of their 2010 fight of the year candidate, and WBO super bantamweight champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. defends against three-time world champion Jorge Arce. The final spot is being held for the return of Kelly Pavlik.

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• Alvarez vs. Hatton to fight for Pacquiao’s old WBC title — Unbeaten Saul Alvarez (35-0-1, 26 KO’s) and Britain’s Matthew Hatton (41-4-2, 16 KO’s) will be fighting for Manny Pacquiao’s recently vacated World Boxing Council (WBC) junior middleweight title on March 5th at the Honda Center, in Anaheim, California.

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• WBC lightweight champion Humberto Soto (54-7-2, 32 KO’s) will be taking a dangerous rematch against Fidel Monterrosa Munoz (25-2, 19 KO’s)in a scheduled 10 round bout on March 5th in Tepic, Mayarit, Mexico.

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• WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) will be fighting Glen Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KO’s) on May 21st on Sky Sports, in a fight that still doesn’t have an official venue. The fight will likely be taking place in the United States rather than the UK, and that’s something that has made Froch will not be happy about.

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• Huck vs. Fragomeni — On April 2nd, Marco “Captain” Huck (31-1, 23 KOs) will return to the place where he celebrated the biggest success of his career. The 26-year-old will defend his WBO Cruiserweight Title at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany, taking on former WBC champion Giacobbe Fragomeni (27-3-1, 11 KOs). Back in August 2009, Huck wore down then-champion Victor Emilio Ramirez to clinch the WBO title. “I look forward to returning to Halle,” said Huck. “I have very special memories of the Gerry Weber Stadium. I will never forget the day I became world champion. The crowd was fantastic and I will put on another spectacular show on April 2.”

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• Sheika-Wilson rematch April 23 — Omar Sheika, of Paterson, NJ, and Garrett Wilson, of Philadelphia, PA, meet for the second time when they collide in a scheduled 12-round contest Saturday evening, April 23, in the Palladium Ballroom at Caesars Atlantic City. At stake, in addition to revenge for Wilson, will be the vacant USBA cruiserweight title.

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• Crown Boxing will return with a card April 1 at the Rio in Las Vegas. — In the main event, Las Vegas cruiserweight Henry Namauu (9-3, 5 KOs) will take on Victor Barragan (11-6, 3 KOs) of Oxnard, Calif., for the IBA Americas cruiserweight title. Barragan is coming off back-to-back losses while Namauu is on a six-bout winning streak. In other bouts: featherweight Rocco Santamauro (6-0, 0 KOs), of Las Vegas, vs. TBA; super bantam Mandy LaPointe (3-1-2, 1 KO), of Las Vegas, vs. Phoenix’s Allison Cole (1-3, 1 KO); featherweight Brian Battease (6-3-2, 1 KO), of Las Vegas, vs. TBA; and Rocco Espinoza, of Phoenix, vs. Armando Gonzales of Tucson. Tickets start at $30 at 702.504.0423.

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• Unbeaten 6’9 heavyweight Tyson Fury will be taking on another undefeated knockout specialist in 6’5 Brazilian Marcelo Luiz Nascimento in a ten-rounder at Wembley Arena on Saturday. After Fury’s fight with Francois Botha was knocked back by the BBBofC, Fury did not hesitate in accepting “the Hammer,” whose record is 13-0 with 11 KOs, similar to Fury’s record of 13-0 with 9 KOs. “It angers me when you see so called heavyweight prospects keep having bums put in front of them every time,” said Fury. I don’t want to go through my career like that, I want to show them how it’s done, so I’m taking on this guy who has an unbeaten record and is a massive puncher, this is what you have to do to become a star.” Nascimento remains subject to medical approval by the BBBofC.

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• Emily Klinefelter Update - Statement from Adam Pollack, trainer and husband Emily Klinefelter, regarding her status: Emily has been released from the hospital and is now recuperating at home. She is well on her way to a full recovery, and she wishes to thank everyone for the tremendous outpouring of support, care and concern throughout this difficult time.

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• Zaveck vs. Delgado - IBF welterweight champion Jan Zaveck (30-1, 17 KO’s) will be defending his title on Friday night against his #15 ranked IBF contender Paul Degado (25-9, 4 KO’s) at the Sportpark Arena, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Zaveck, 34, will be making his third title defense of his International Boxing Federation belt that he won in 2009 when he defeated Isaac Hlatshwayo by a 3rd round knockout.

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• Ariza Denies Parting With Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.- By Michael Marley — In the interest of fairness and accuracy, let me note that Alex Ariza vehemently denies that he is no longer working as the strength and conditioning coach of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Last week rumors spread that Ariza was dropped from Manny Pacquiao’s team, but the rumors were later proven to be untrue. I understand that Ariza is telling other reporters that Pacquiao’s agent, Michael Koncz, is spreading these rumors. - Maybe Koncz is and maybe Koncz is not, but I know this - my source was NOT the controversial Canadian. Hopefully, Ariza remains part of Team Chavez.

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