By Przemek Garczarczyk, From Fightnews.com – Prize Fight and Global Boxing return on January 28th with the latest installment of “Fights at the Fitz” from the Grand Ballroom at Fitzgerald’s Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. In the headliner, undefeated rising prospect Kamil Laszczyk (6-0, 5 KOs) from North Bergen, NJ meets Texas champion Samuel Sanchez (7-2, 5 KOs) for the vacant Mid-South Featherweight Championship.
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.
June 18, Bang! Fighting Championships will hold their eleventh show at Sams Town Casino, Tuncia.
This explosive evening of fights will feature thirteen action packed amateur bouts culminating with a showdown pitting two Memphis area fighters, Thomas “The Die Hard Kidd” Vasquez, in his pro debut, verses Anthony “Lights Out” Jones in a PRO Main Event.
As the Mississippi River rose to record depths in May, state and local emergency personnel in Mississippi assisted the Tunica Convention & Visitors Bureau, in closing area casinos. Included in the closings was the Fitz Tunica, which temporarily closed its doors Sunday, May 1. In a trickle-down effect, Prize Fight Boxing’s long running “Fights at the Fitz” boxing series, scheduled to take place May 21, was postponed. The May “Fights at the Fitz – MMA Edition” event has been rescheduled for July 30.
By Michael Sheffield At Ringside, Memphisboxing.com
The 2010 finale of PrizeFight Boxing’s Fights at the Fitz series ended with crowd-pleasing rematch of female lightweights that easily surpassed the excitement of the original fight. Both fighters would put on impressive performances for former heavyweight champion, Michael Moorer, who was providing color commentary for the fight’s television broadcast and former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor, who was in attendance.
The 8-round main event between Nicole Woods (11-7-1 3 KOs) and Kim Connor (6-1-2 3 KOs) was the sequel to a draw between the two women from January 30, 2010.
Connor, who was easily the crowd favorite, would stand toe to toe with the taller and more powerful Woods, and the two fighters didn’t disappoint the sellout crowd. From the opening bell until the final bell, Woods and Connor took turns trading hard shots, with some landing even after the bell.
The action began with both fighters trading throughout the early rounds. However, Woods repeatedly was caught holding on to Connor’s right hand whenever she threw a jab. It would take 5 rounds for referee Randy Phillips to warn Woods.
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MEMPHIS, TN – Sportsouth has made a huge addition to the broadcast team for it’s monthly “Fight Night” series as 3-Time Heavyweight Champion Of The World Michael Moorer has signed on to be the analyst beginning with it’s November 13th broadcast. Moorer will join blow by blow host Nate Yoder in calling the shows on Sportsouth. Moorer is eager to bring his knowledge of the fight game to boxing fans, “This is an area of the sport I always wanted to be involved in and I am eager to embark on a new journey.” The shows of the Sportsouth series are all promoted by Prize Fight who has a long history and relationship with Moorer. “I have been friends and have worked with Michael for years. He is like a brother to me and I am excited to have him back in the family. I have always thought that Michael would be one of the best analyst in the business if ever given a consistent opportunity and I am prepared to give him just that”, stated Prize Fight President Brian Young.
The Sportsouth series is promoted by Prize Fight in association with Global Boxing and Tecate. It is a grounbreaking series that features some the brightest up and coming prospects in boxing today. Sportsouth broadcast into nearly 10 million homes throughout the southeatern United Statesvia tape delay. The November 13th broadcast will be fought live at The Fitz Hotel & Casino in Tunica, MS on Saturday, November 6th.
Memphis-TN-Monday, November 1, 2010- Prize Fight in association with Global Boxing Gym and Tecate present a stacked five bout card that is loaded with talent from top to bottom at the Fitz Hotel & Casino in Tunica, MS as it returns November 6th with it’s latest installment of “Fights At The Fitz”. “Fights At The Fitz” is a record breaking series that has showcased many of the top young fighters in the world today. World ranked fighters such as Fernando Guerrero, Shawn Porter, Lamont & Anthony Peterson and many more have see their careers blossom at “Fights At The Fitz”.
In the 6-Round Middleweight Main Event, two undefeated fighters collide when heavy handed Mario Mina (5-0, 3 KO’s) of Quito, Ecuador goes up against Foster Nkodo (5-0, 1 KO) of Chicago, Illinois. Also, the scheduled 8-Round feature bout will be the much anticipated rematch between Nicole Woods 11-7-1 (3 KO’s) of Atlanta, Georgia against Kim Connor (6-1-2, 3 KO’s) of Little Rock, Arkansas. Fans of “Fights at the Fitz” will remember the extremely fast paced and slugfest between these two female gladiators this past January that ultimately ended in a draw.
Other bouts on the card include Dedrick Bell (4-3, 3 KO’s) of Memphis, Tennessee against experienced veteran Starr Johnson in a scheduled 4-Round Jr. Welterweight bout. Further, 2008 Zambian Olympic Team member Hastings “Sting” Bwalya (4-0, 3 KO’s) will battle against tough veteran Anthony Bowman in a scheduled 4-Round Welterweight bout. In addition, Keuntray Henson (2-1) of Memphis, Tennessee will face Troy White of St. Louis, Missouri in a 4-Round Jr. Welterweight fight.
This exciting 5 bout card will be replayed on SportSouth November 13th into 10 million homes throughout the southeastern United States. Tickets for this event can be purchased by calling the Fitz Casino Gift Shop at (800)-766-LUCK(5825), by calling ticketmaster at (901)-525-1515, or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com. The doors for this event will open at 6:30 PM and the first fight will start at 7:30 PM.
By: Michael Sheffield at ringside
A group of up and coming fighters put on an impressive display of power in what turned out to be short evenings for them and their opponents during the September edition of Prize Fight Boxing’s Fights at the Fitz series at the Fitz Hotel and Casino, Tunica, MS.
None of the four preliminary fights lasted longer than a round and a half, and Olympians Deontay Wilder and Gary Russell Jr. decimated their opponents, Shannon Caudle and Willie Villanueva, respectively with power that neither fighter had ever seen.
The heavyweight Wilder (11-0, 11 KOs) would add to his undefeated record with a two-punch destruction of the undefeated Shannon Caudle (9-0, 8 KOs).
The outcome of the fight was never in doubt from the time the fighters entered the ring until the fight reached its inevitable conclusion
Wilder, who had at least a 6 inch height advantage over Caudle, landed two punches, a right hook to Caudle’s body that reverberated throughout the Fitz event hall and a jab that landed on the top Caudle’s head. Caudle immediately dropped as if he was hit with a gunshot and referee Randy Phillips 10-count was a formality. Caudle wouldn’t stay down for long after the count out, but anyone sitting ringside could clearly see an imprint from Wilder’s glove in his head. The official time was 1:04 in the first round.
Russell, the 2008 Olympic team captain (11-0, 8 KOs), would need another minute to finish off his featherweight opponent, Willie Villanueva (9-2, 2 KOs), but would still end the fight without breaking too much of a sweat.
Russell opened the fight with a hard jab to the jaw that had Villanueva rethinking taking the fight in the first place. Russell would drop his opponent three times with body shots during the first round. Russell would finally isolate Villanueva in his corner and put him out on his feet with a vicious right jab at 2:56 in the first round.
Cruiserweight Alex Guerrero (3-0-1, 1KO) set the pace for the evening’s fights during his scheduled 4-round bout with Dustin Schnakenberg (4-2, 3 KOs), who looked as if he would prefer to be anywhere but in the ring with Guerrero. From the opening bell, Guerrero dominated the first round, dropping Schnakenberg with a right jab that few in the crowd thought he would recover from. After repeatedly landing rights at will, Guerrero mixed it up to end the first round by dropping Schnakenberg with a left with 10 seconds left in the round. Schnakenberg would beat the 10-count and be saved from more punishment by the bell.
The second round was more of the same with Schnakenberg’s corner throwing in the towel after 25 seconds.
The evening’s most entertaining, and relatively, evenly matched fight would showcase middleweights Dominic Wade (8-0 6 KOs) and Freddie Montoya (3-1 2 KOs).
Wade seemed to be on his way to a first round knockout after landing a right that sent Montoya backwards into the ropes. However, Montoya stunned everyone (and possibly himself) by springing back onto his feet immediately and mixing it up with Wade for the rest of the first round. However, it appeared Montoya’s nose was broken in that round. That injury seemed to loom over the second round.
Montoya opened the second round absorbing an obscene level of punishment, but refused to go down. Wade went back to his opponent’s injured nose with a perfect jab that dropped Montoya facedown in the ring. Phillips could have counted to 20 and Montoya wouldn’t have beaten the count. The official time was 2:32 of the second round.
The evening’s main event, a 6-round Featherweight bout between Eric Hunter (14-1 7 KOs)
Andre Wilson (11-4-1 9 KOs), would be the longest fight of the night, but would follow the trend of not going the distance. From the opening bell, the crowd sensed an early knockout of the wide-eyed Wilson by the predatory Hunter. But both fighters were extremely cautious throughout the entire first round, which Hunter narrowly won.
Wilson was the aggressor in the second round; landing several shots that may have given him the round. When Hunter did throw, his punches caused more damage, but he seemed to spend the entire second round preparing for one or two big punches instead of breaking his opponent down.
Despite a successful second round, either through exhaustion or the realization that he couldn’t keep up the pace, Wilson put the brakes on in the third round. He was staggered by a straight right jab late in the round, but Hunter would actually slip and fall shortly after the punch landed. Wilson would end the round slower and bleeding from his mouth.
The 4th round opened with Hunter moving to Wilson’s body, which sent Wilson to a new three different times for standing 8-counts. With each knockdown, Wilson would take more time to get up.
After the third knockdown, Hunter visibly believed the fight was over (there was no three knockdown rule, however). After being informed of that fact, he would return to the body and Phillips would finally halt the fight at 2:10 in the 4th round.
Next Fights at the Fitz, Novemeber 6th.
Tunica, MS – Fight week has fell upon Tunica, MS as all fighters have come in to town for an unprecedented night of boxing a The Fitz Casino. Prize Fight Boxing has assembled what many boxing pundits believe to be the best group of young talent in the United States today and these young athletes will compete under one roof on Saturday, September 25th. The last time Gary Russell Jr. and Deontay Wilder fought on the same card was in 2008. The location was Beijing, China as both boxers represented the United States in the Olympics. Wilder won the Bronze Medal as a heavyweight. On Saturday night they will grace the same card again as undefeated professionals. Wilder 11-0 (11 KO’s) will put his undefeated record on the line against fellow undefeated prospect Shannon Caudle 9-0 (8 KO’s). Russell 11-0 (8 KO’s) will face his toughest test to date in Willie Villanueva 9-2 (2 KO’s). Joining the Olympians on the card will be 2004 US Olympic team member Eric Hunter 14-1 (7 KO’s) against the always tough Andre Wilson 11-4 (7 KO’s) and hot middleweight prospect Dominic Wade 8-0 (6 KO’s) against Albuquerque’s Freddie Montoya. All in all there will be 5 action packed bouts on the card that will have the crowd standing throughout. Limited tickets remain for this show and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets. Doors open at 7 PM and the first fight will begin promptly.
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