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Cestus Fighters Back In Action, April 18 in Laredo, Texas
WED April 8 - World renowned boxing management company Cestus Management is showcasing the States of Texas’ best young talent as on April 18, 2009 , the beautiful Gateway City of Laredo in Texas will host the IBC heavyweight world title fight between Hector “Hurricane” Ferreyro and Cessi “COOL C” Salif. The event is promoted by Recon Garza Promotions and the undercard is loaded with the Lone Star States’ most promising talent as Rodolfo “LA COBRITA” Gomez, James “QUICK DRAW” DuBois, Robert “NIGHTHAWK” Luna Jr., Jairo “EL BARBARO” Martinez , and Cestus's new signing the sensational Hector “RAYO” Ramos will be featured. The local fans are in for a great night of boxing as every fighter on the card is talented and exciting.
Rodolfo “LA COBRITA” Gomez and Robert “NIGHTHAWK” Luna Jr. are coming off sensational performances on the March 20, 2009 , ESPN Friday Night Fights boxing event which was held at the Laredo Entertainment Center. Jairo Martinez, Hector Ramos and James DuBois will be making their much anticipated ring appearances in Laredo, where they will be a part of a full Cestus Management lineup. All of these fighters are locked, loaded and ready to deliver explosive performances on April 18!
Gina Iacovou, who is Cestus Management’s C.E.O., said, “Our powerful stable of Gomez, Luna Jr, DuBois, Martinez. and Ramos are going to put on a great show and I’m sure that everyone will enjoy yet another great evening of boxing. Laredo ( Texas ) has become a home away from home for us and we love to visit with the great fans of the Gateway City .”
Mike Michael, who is Cestus Management’s Founder, said, “April 18, Laredo ’s Veteran’s Field is going to witness the the best young talent Texas has too offer and possibly in the whole of the country. The fans in attendance are going to have it all as there is the raw power of Rudy Gomez, the human buzz saw that is Robert Luna Jr the slick boxing of James DuBois, the ferocity of Jairo Martinez, . and the complete package of speed, power, and boxing skills that is Hector Ramos.” Michael continued, “This is going to be the fourth show that Cestus Management is involved in and we feel that Laredo is quickly becoming the premier fight town in Texas . I would like to take the time and thank the Deborah Jones the Vice President of the I.B.C., Anthony Velasquez of Gente Entertainment and the beautiful people of Laredo in the great state of Texas.
Cestus Management Makers of Champions represents fighters of distinction from across the world. For further information about the company its fighters media or otherwise, please visit www.cestusmanagement.com
Bradley Outlasts Holt, Unifies Titles
WED April 8 - Fists were flying in Montreal as Timothy Bradley and Kendall Holt exchanged fierce blows for 12 electrifying rounds to unify the 140-pound World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) titles on Saturday evening’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. In the end, Bradley won a close unanimous decision with two judges scoring the bout 115-111 and the third 114-112.
In the co-feature, an International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight title eliminator, Librado Andrade continually beat Vitali Tsypko to the punch. Andrade earned a clear unanimous decision with two judges scoring the bout 117-109 and the third scoring a shutout, 120-106.
The evening of fights, presented by Gary Shaw Productions, Top Rank, Inc., Thompson Boxing and Gillett Entertainment Group, Inc., emanated from The Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The co-feature was presented in association with Sauerland Events and Golden Boy Promotions. It aired live on SHOWTIME® at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).
Bradley of Palm Springs, Calif., was knocked down with a vicious left hook in the first round but jumped right back up. Bradley took a knee in order to compose himself and rose again at the count of “8” to continue on.
Bradley fought back furiously as the fight progressed. He became the more physical fighter, pushing the action and causing Holt’s corner to yell for him to move forward and take control of the fight.
In the 12th round with less then 20 seconds to go, Holt sent Bradley to the canvas for a second time, but Bradley seemed unfazed and both finished the fight strong.
When ring announcer Jimmy Lennon, Jr. announced him as the new 140-pound WBC and WBO champion, Bradley became overwhelmed with emotion and fell to his knees.
After the fight, the undefeated Bradley (24-0, 11 KOs) said, “I kept my faith and gave tonight everything I got. This is a dream come true for me. I knew one day this would happen and I give it all to God. I came in tonight in tremendous shape. I prepared myself well.”
Referring to the two knockdowns, Bradley credited Holt saying, “Kendall is sneaky. He is a crafty fighter and I got caught. He hits hard and I know everybody will be chasing me thinking I have a glass chin but they don’t know how hard he hits.”
An upset Holt (25-3, 12 KOs) said after the fight, “I’m disappointed in myself. I let my fans down and I let my corner down. I gave away the middle rounds with a lack of work.”
When asked what was next for him Holt responded with only one thing in mind. “Rematch. It was a close fight and I want the rematch.”
While Tsypko (22-3, 12 KOs) of the Ukraine started off strong, Andrade (28-2, 21 KOs) proved to be the quicker and more composed fighter. Andrade landed a straight right hand to Tsypko’s jaw that dropped him in the second. Tsypko was able to beat the count but found himself down again in the seventh after being hit with a solid right uppercut.
In a scintillating 12th and final round, Andrade of Fontana, Calif., and Tsypko kept a quick pace trading blows back and forth. When the final bell rang Andrade was announced the winner, moving him into the number one spot and top contender for the IBF super middleweight title which is currently held by Canadian superstar Lucian Bute.
“He was very economical with his punches,” said Andrade. “I had to be careful when I hurt him. If I got too aggressive, he could get the edge and I would be in trouble. I felt that I had him in the fifth round but he is such a good boxer that he slipped away. “
Speaking of a potential rematch with Bute, Andrade said, “If it happens, I would be more then happy. This is a beautiful city and a beautiful country. The people here support boxing, they support the fighters and Bute is lucky to be from here.”
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING announcers Gus Johnson and Al Bernstein called the action from ringside with Karyn Bryant reporting from ringside. The executive producer of SHOWTIME Sports is David Dinkins Jr., with Ray Smaltz producing with Bob Dunphy directing.
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