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Posted in 2011, Boxing News with tags on November 1, 2011 by Champ

 Treadway-Foster

Kristen “TNT” Treadway-Foster Gets Opportunity to Fight for Female Mid-South, Super Flyweight Title at Armory in Batesville, Ar

On December 16th Bad Boy Promotions Presents its second installment of “Seasons Beatings” at the Armory.

This show will pit lots of local talent getting the opportunity to fight in front of fans from our small town (compared to Memphis, Tn, Houston, Tx, Oklahoma City, Ok).  It is really rare these days to be able to see pro boxing on a regular basis outside of the big cities, but Bad Boy has made good on its promise and continued to bring entertaining fights to Batesville.   Read more »

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Ken Blann Passes

Posted in 2011, Boxing News, Reports with tags on October 19, 2011 by Champ

Lives On In Spirit

MMA/Boxing/Karate instructor, Ken Blann has passed away. Word of his passing has spread quickly and with the news, the hearts of many are opened and our minds reflect. Memories of a father, brother, son, fighter and trainer are in no short supply. Those who knew him best share their thoughts about a man who has left an impression on the lives of many. His impact will certainly continue.

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FITZ REPORT – MAYFIELD

Posted in 2011, Boxing News, Michael Sheffield, Reports, Tracy Morin with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 2, 2011 by Champ

WINS NABO JR. WELTER
TITLE OVER LOPEZ

Report By Michael Sheffield, Post Fight Interviews by Tracy Morin, Memphisboxing.com

The 10-Round NABO Jr. Welterweight Championship between Karim Mayfield  and Patrick Lopez was everything the crowd at The Fitz has come to expect over the event’s history. After a slow start, Mayfield (14-0-1 10 KOs) and Lopez (20-4 12 KOs) would open the third round wrestling into the ropes. Lopez would leave the exchange with a cut over his left eye that bled and threatened to derail the fight. However, his corner would do an outstanding job stopping the bleeding throughout the fight. Read more »

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WEIGHTS FROM THE FITZ!

Posted in 2011, Boxing News, Press Releases on October 1, 2011 by Champ

 

 NABO Jr. Welterweight Championship
10 Rounds – Jr. Welterweight
Karim Mayfield 140 lbs
Patrick Lopez 139 lbs
4 Rounds – Female Lightweight
Stacy Pollock 134 lbs
Lucretia Meacham 133 lbs

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TEDDY ATLAS

Posted in 2011, Boxing News, Reports, Site News, Tracy Morin with tags , , on October 1, 2011 by Champ

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

by Tracy Morin, Memphisboxing.com

Tracy Morin: This weekend, Karim Mayfield and Patrick Lopez will meet at Fights at the Fitz. You’ve seen both fight this year. What impressions of the fighters can you share?

Teddy Atlas: I think it’s a step up for Mayfield; he’s stepping up in class a little bit. He stepped up a little bit in his last fight, against Forbes on Friday Night Fights, and I got a peek at him. Read more »

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FIGHTS AT THE FITZ

Posted in 2011, Boxing News, Press Releases with tags , , , , , on September 20, 2011 by Champ

FEATURES TITLE FIGHT!

MEMPHIS, TN – Prize Fight makes a triumphant return on October 1st as it presents the latest installment of “Fights at the Fitz” from the Grand Ballroom at Fitzgerald’s Hotel & Casino in Tunica, MS. There have been many first class line ups featuring many world class boxers during the impressive seven year run of the “Fights at the Fitz” series, but the October 1st show may showcase the best match-up ever during this record breaking series. Boxing fans are in for an amazing fight as undefeated rising prospect Karim “Hard Hitta” Mayfield 14-0-1 (9 KO’s) meets former two-time Venezuelan Olympian Patrick Lopez 20-4 (12 KO’s) for the vacant NABO Jr. Welterweight Championship. Read more »

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BERTO BESTS ZAVECK TO CLAIM IBF BELT

Posted in 2011, Reports, Tracy Morin with tags , , , , , on September 4, 2011 by Champ


Andre Berto | Photo by Scott Foster

By Tracy Morin @ ringside, Memphisboxing.com

Despite a tropical depression swelling on the Gulf Coast, a lively and vocal crowd gathered at the Beau Rivage Theatre at Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi, for the card billed “Battle in Biloxi,” with seven fights designed to test several prospects, including four undefeated fighters, and showcase a few cagey veterans.

Slovenian-born Jan Zaveck (31-1, 18 KOs), who fights out of Germany, brought a substantial supporting crowd for his U.S. debut, where his IBF welterweight belt was on the line vs. Andre “the Beast” Berto (27-1, 21 KOs), who was coming off his first loss, against Victor Ortiz in April. However, Zaveck couldn’t turn the significant audience support into a win over Berto, who lived up to his nickname by coming out aggressively and showing off his speed and power. Berto has faced some criticism–namely, that he doesn’t sell tickets because he isn’t exciting to watch, or that he can’t fight on the inside–and apparently wanted to use this fight to prove otherwise by letting his hands go, engaging in vigorous exchanges and staying busy throughout. Luckily for fans, Zaveck also came to engage, making for an exciting contest.

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BERTO vs ZAVECK in BILOXI!

Posted in 2011, Boxing News, Press Releases with tags , , , , , , , , on August 29, 2011 by Champ

BATTLE FOR WELTER GOLD

BILOXI, Miss. (August 5, 2011) – There will be no rest this Labor Day weekend for two of the best welterweights in the world. On September 3, reigning IBF welterweight champion Jan Zaveck comes to America to put his IBF welterweight title on the line against former WBC champion Andre Berto from the Beau Rivage Theatre at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. Read more »

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NICK DAVIS V3 “FIGHTER OF THE MONTH!”

Posted in 2011, Boxing News, From V3 Fights on August 10, 2011 by Champ

Congratulations to Nick “Dynamite” Davis for being named V3Fights’ August “Fighter of the Month.” Davis is known for having one of the most colorful personalities in all of amateur MMA. He is currently 14-8 and trains at Huntington BJJ, Team Bushido, and Team Relentless. He is currently on a three-fight win streak with V3 and plans on dropping to featherweight and making a run at the title. Davis considers himself a freestyle fighter and very well rounded. He is known for putting on exciting fights and his favorite part of MMA is the feeling he gets when he wins and the exposure that goes along with it.
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July Fights at the Fitz!

Posted in 2011, Boxing News, Michael Sheffield, Reports, Reports, Site News, Tracy Morin with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 31, 2011 by Champ

Report & Interviews

Memphisboxing.com Report by Michael Sheffield,
Fighter Q&A’s by Tracy Morin

After a three month absence, Prize Fight’s Fights at the Fitz made its return to Tunica with a 5-fight card featuring promising newcomer Dusty Harrison.

The evening marked Prize Fight’s 92nd straight sellout at The Fitz, an accomplishment that has stretched over the last seven years. With any
luck, Prize Fight will have sellout number 93 during the next event October 1.

Dusty Harrison vs. Trenton Titsworth

Harrison (1-0), who stole the show during June’s TNT at the DCC event in Southaven would make his Fitz debut against Trenton Titsworth, who had at least a six inch height advantage. Harrison would show a desire to mix it up early with the rail thin Titsworth (who weighed in at 123 pounds, which was debatable).

Titsworth proved he can take a punch, as Harrison would land several hard jabs. However, the effectiveness of the punches may have been tempered by the fact that Harrison had to reach up to hit his opponent. Titsworth resorted to holding Harrison halfway through the fight, and that strategy would allow him to survive the fight and deprive Harrison of his first knockout, even though he clearly had his opponent in trouble quite a few times. Harrison would take a unanimous decision, 40-36.

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