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Undisputed Rivals Press Conference (video)

Posted by Durell Wambolt on August 27, 2010 at 11:55 am

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Undefeated Logan McGuinness (11- 0-1 5KO’s) and Buzz Grant (9-3 4KO’s) met at Boston Pizza in Orangeville, Ontario one month ahead of their scheduled 10 round bout for the vacant N.A.B.A. Lightweight Championship.

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Tickets are available at Ticketmaster or by calling 872-5000

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McGuinness v Grant For Vacant NABA Title

Posted by Durell Wambolt on July 29, 2010 at 09:25 am

Orangeville Rivals Meet September 25th in Mississauga for North American Title

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TORONTO – (July 27, 2010)  After countless months of rumors and hype, Orangeville natives Logan Cotton-McGuinness (11-0-1, 5 KO’s) and Buzz Grant (9-3, 4 KO’s) are set to square-off in one of the most anticipated grudge matches in Ontario boxing history, Saturday, September 25 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, for the NABA Lightweight title.

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The card, UNDISPUTED: RIVALS, is being promoted by United Promotions, Southern Ontario’s leader in live boxing. Read More

Rising Stars Deliver in Mississauga!!

Posted by Durell Wambolt on July 22, 2010 at 18:16 pm

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United Promotions put on another great show at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga on July 10th with some of Canada’s hottest young talent putting their skills to the test.

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Orangeville’s own Logan McGuinness and Ryan Wagner both dispatched their opponents in impressive fashion. Look for these 2 young stars to be in action again when United Promotions stages their next event on September 25th once again at Mississauga’s Hershey Centre.

Here are some video highlights for your enjoyment; Read More

Logan McGuinness Update!

Posted by Durell Wambolt on July 8, 2010 at 12:18 pm

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LOGAN READY TO SHINE ON SATURDAY NIGHT!

Posted by Eugene on July 5, 2010 at 17:28 pm

UNITED BOXING PROMOTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH HENNESSY SPORTS PROUDLY PRESENTS:
LOGAN COTTON MCGUINNESS: HOMECOMING

Saturday, July 10, 2010  -  Hershey Centre, Mississauga

TORONTO (July 5, 2010) – Logan Cotton McGuinness (10-0-1, 4 KO’s) has crisscrossed Canada, fought in the US, and has even been to Ireland twice in going undefeated in his first 11 pro fights. But this Saturday night at Mississauga’s Hershey Centre, he’s coming home.

McGuinness will be making his Ontario debut, taking on tough Quebecer Jorge Banos (6-6-3) in a bout scheduled for 8 rounds, and presented by United Promotions in association with Hennessy Sports Canada. Read More

Results From Uncasville, Connecticut!

Posted by Durell Wambolt on May 22, 2010 at 21:35 pm

McGuinness Remains Undefeated But Not Untested!!

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Logan McGuinness 22, kept his undefeated record intact but not entirely unblemished.  McGuinness escapes with a 6 round majority draw tonight at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut and sees his record slip to 10-0-1 (4KO’s)

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Former world title challenger Walter Estrada 35, turned out to be a savvy veteran giving the undefeated pugilist from Orangeville, Ontario a world of problems.  Estrada 35-13-1 (24KO’s) was effective with right hooks to the body and head throughout the 6 round contest as well as landing the occasional hard left uppercut from a southpaw stance.  Read More

Weights from Uncasville, Connecticut

Posted by Durell Wambolt on May 21, 2010 at 18:28 pm

Logan McGuinness 133.75lbs. v Walter Estrada 134.75lbs.

Hennessy Sports Canada Announces Opponent For Prospect McGuinness!

Posted by Durell Wambolt on May 10, 2010 at 21:26 pm

Adam Harris of Hennessy Sports Canada announced 48 fight veteran and former world title challenger Walter Estrada 35, of Columbia as the next opponent for fast rising Canadian prospect Logan McGuinness 22, of Orangeville, Ontario.

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McGuinness (10-0 4KO’s) will meet Estrada (35-13 24KO’s) over 8 rounds in the Super Featherweight division at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut on May 22. The bout will be featured on the undercard of Peter Manfredo Jr vs Angel Hernandez’s bout for the vacant IBO Middleweight Title. Read More

Weights from Toronto!!

Posted by Durell Wambolt on April 8, 2010 at 12:57 pm

The story from the weigh-in at the Royal York Hotel is that Logan McGuinness’ fight has been scratched from the card. After promoters and match makers hustled to find McGuinness a short notice replacement a rematch was set with tough Pedro Navarrete of Mexico. McGuinness and Navarette engaged in a classic battle of wills in Montreal this past March 6th in which McGuinness came away with the victory by a close decision. 

Navarette is enroute to Toronto from Mexico but once the notoriously tough Ontario Athletic Commissioner Ken Hayashi caught wind of the fighter travelling on fight day the bout was soon cancelled!

Orangeville’s Buzz Grant (135lbs) will now fight the 10 round Main Event against Ireland’s Michael Kelly (134.8lbs.) and Tyson Cave (123.8lbs) of Halifax will box another Irishmen Willie Casey (123.6lbs) in the 8 round co-feature. Organizers are also working on a 4 round exhibition bout between Tebor Brosch and Victor Lupo both of Mississauga. 

One-on-One with Logan McGuinness

Posted by Durell Wambolt on March 17, 2010 at 08:37 am

TheBoxingExaminer.com recently caught up with undefeated Jr. Lightweight prospect Logan McGuinness after his most recent victory in Montreal. McGuinness survived a real war with Mexican vetern Pedro Navarrete (24-7-3 13KO’s) See what Logan had to say about the fight and more…

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First I want to congratulate you on your latest win in Montreal against Pedro Navarrete.

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Thank you!

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So now you’ve improved to 10-0 you’ve had a tough 8 rounder will you move up to 10 rounds in the near future. Read More

Results From Casino Montreal!

Posted by Rick McLean on March 6, 2010 at 12:37 pm

Casino Montreal:  March 6, 2010 

By:  Rick McLean @ Ringside

Photos:  Durell Wambolt

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Demers MD12 Joppy

Poulard UD8 Sharpe

McGuiness UD8 Navarrete

Bizier KO1 Cortez

Vargas UD6 Leonard

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Demers Defeats Joppy!

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In the main event NABF Super Middleweight champion Sebastien “Double Trouble” Demers (31-2, 11 KO’s) of St-Hyacinthe, Quebec earned a hard fought and well deserved victory over three time WBA Middleweight World champion William Joppy(39-6-1, 30 KO’s) of New Jersey by a 97-93, 97-93 and 95-95 majority decision.

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In a close opening round both fighters used their jabs to create openings for combinations to the head and body however neither man showed a significant advantage in the round.  A small cut opened on the corner of Demers’ left eye early in the second round.  Blood flowed into Demer’s eye that caused him to wipe at it occasionally throughout the round.  Demers continued to press forward landing a big overhand right that stunned Joppy near the end of the round.

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Weights from Montreal

Posted by Durell Wambolt on March 5, 2010 at 13:38 pm

Promoter: Yvon Michel – GYM Promotionsa

(Jason Toufexis @ the scales)

Sebastien Demers 169.14lbs vs William Joppy 169.12lbs
Nicholson Poulard 170.00lbs vs Larry Sharpe 167.20lbs
Logan McGuinness 129.90lbs vs Pedro Navarrete 129.10lbs
Sammy Vargas 146.10lbs vs Pascal Leonard 145.10lbs
Kevin Bizier 146.70lbs vs Noel Cortez 150.14lbs

McGuinness Takes Big Step Up Tomorrow

Posted by Durell Wambolt on March 5, 2010 at 07:53 am

Samuel Vargas Makes Pro Debut in Montreal

Posted by Durell Wambolt on February 6, 2010 at 00:22 am

MONTREAL, CANADA (February 5, 2010) Colombian amateur Samuel Vargas will make his pro debut against Todd Furler, this Saturday, February 6th at the Montreal Casino in Quebec, Canada in a scheduled four round welterweight bout.

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Born in Bogota, Colombia, Vargas immigrated to Canada at age 16 in search of a better life. Arriving in Toronto, Vargas started boxing under the guidance of famed Canadian trainer Chris Johnson. Read More

One on One Exclusive Interview With Don MacDonald of United Boxing Promotions!

Posted by Rick McLean on January 10, 2010 at 02:03 am

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By Durell Wambolt

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I recently had the opportunity to sit down with promoter Don MacDonald of United Boxing Promotions in regards to the January 16th card and the issues surrounding it. 

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I appreciate you taking the time to talk to us; I know it is probably pretty hectic right now.

No, no your different than the average media you do so much more I should be thanking you for everything you do for boxing in Ontario without guys like you in the corner it makes it that much more difficult.

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How is the card shaping up for the 16th?

There are some changes, Logan McGuinness pulled out!  The reason why he pulled out is that he has an injured hand and I have absolutely no reason to doubt that in any way, shape or form. The people that handle him have been very professional to the t and then some.  But lo and behold there’s Scottie Paul willing to take a fight on short notice and hop in the ring and wants to do that heavy battle with Harrison again.

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That’ll be a rematch!  They met in their debuts.

Yeah, Jim and I did the first fight and I was honestly blown away by that fight and I thought to myself shit that’s a fight that I want to see back in the ring again.  The only thing I’m disappointed at is that I’m only giving Scottie 2 weeks notice but he’s a true warrior and Ron’s a true professional and he (Scottie) always stays in shape so I think that fight is going to be fantastic fight.  I believe that this may just be the start of another couple of fights between these two over the next couple of years.  I don’t think it’s going to be decided after January 16^th that’s for sure.

This card was originally suppose to be headlined by the much talked about Buzz Grant and Logan McGuinness fight, can you tell us what happened to that fight from your perspective

Well, absolutely.  You know I think the biggest problem in boxing is communication and you know originally Bryon (Mackie) and I were having lunch up in Orangeville talking about the fight and Buzz Grant joined us.  We asked him what fight he wanted and he was screaming to the high heavens for Logan Cotton McGuinness and we went over the weight issue. 135 pounds was going to be the weight we were going to try to make it a Canadian title fight, but there were no guarantees about a title because of the number of fights and rounds that Logan had at that time, since then he’s fought a couple of times. Read More