TBE: Ryan you have two successful pro fights thus far and Sammy has four. It is very unusual for two talented guys so early in their pro careers to be facing each other. Is this fight personal?
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Ryan: Ya you could say that, even in the amateurs our clubs have had a rivalry and the last couple years it has been tense between us. I remember when before I turned pro talking to Chris Johnson and I told Chris that if you put me in the ring with Sam Vargas I’ll knock him out. So later they offered that fight to me as my first fight and we said yes but they came back with an excuse of no we want a six rounder and obviously in Ontario you’re not allowed to do a sixth rounder in your pro debut so that was a no go. However, I’ve been watching him and wanting to fight this guy for so long and I really can’t wait to get in the ring with him. Read More
TBE: This fight with Ryan Wagner has two young guys putting their undefeated records on the line so why take this fight and what motivates you for this fight?
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Sam: Well there’s been a lot of trash talk for this fight and I heard that he told my coach Chris Johnson, while he was an amateur and I was a pro that he could beat me and that he could knock me out. So I took that seriously and ever since then there’s been a lot of trash talk between us to have this fight and now it’s actually happening so I’m really pumped and I’m training like an animal and come September 25th, I’m going to be a winner again. Read More
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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TBE: So Logan tell me how is training going so far and can you tell me a little bit about your training regiment?
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Logan: Training is going great! I had just fought on July 10th and I originally thought Buzz and I were fighting on August 14th at the Bell Centre in Montréal but when that didn’t happen I went to light training for a week to give my mind a break because I didn’t want to burn out and since then we have been training hard and sparring three days a week Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I work with my strength and conditioning coach Ryan Sinclair here in Orangeville. I’ve been running 10 to 15 km each day 6 days a week and have been sparring with a lot of guys who are movers because typically Buzz has been a mover in the past so we have been working a lot on cutting off the ring and I won’t have a problem the 25th. Read More
TBE: So Buzz how is training going so far for this fight?
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Buzz: Everything is going well for this fight. We were supposed to fight August 14th, two weeks ago, we were training hard for that and we were ready and then about three weeks before the fight we got a call from Logan’s manager saying the fight has been postponed until September so we weaned off for a couple weeks with some light training and then got back into it hard so we had a long camp and training has been going really well with lots of good sparring and I feel great. Read More
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
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
Famed Ring Announcer Thomas Treiber will be the Master of Ceremonies at the United Promotions “Undisputed” event to be held in Mississauga, Ontario this Saturday night. The event marks Treibers first foray into the Canadian market.
For the past 18 years Thomas Treiber has been one of the most visible Ring Announcers for professional boxing, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling. He is currently the Ring Announcer for the monthly boxing series “The Big Fight Live” which is televised in the UK onITV 4 and throughout North America and Australia.Thomas is also a Blow-By-Blow Announcer and Reporter for various sporting events. His credits include work on Showtime, HBO, ESPN, CBS, ITV, Fox Sports Net, USA Network,Comcast Sports Net, Spike TV and Pay-Per-View.
In what started of as a very quiet promotion is quickly heating up! This Saturday, May 15th Andrew Singh Kooner (10-2 4KO’s) of Mississauga, Ontario will challenge Jose Silveira (10-2 4KO’s) of Mexico for the vacant NABA Bantamweight Title. With identical records there isn’t much separating the 2, only the fact that Silveira has fought 6 more rounds as a professional, 63 to Kooner’s 57.
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What has already set the 2 apart is the trash talking. Kooner opts to do his talking in the ring while Silveira’s camp has already started outside of it. Silveira’s manager, Marco Rivera stated in a recent press release that Kooner, a Sikh Canadian, will not be able to compete with his fighter. “How can a Canadian Sikh even think that they can be on the same level playing field as us?” Rivera said. “Now if we were playing hockey or that other game cricket, then yes, but not boxing. Boxing is our (Mexico) national sport” Rivera went on to say that his fighter will knockout Kooner on Saturday night. Read More
TheBoxingExaminer.com recently had a chance to sit down with “Dangerous” Denton Daley (1-0 1KO) and chat about his upcoming fight on May 15 at the PowerAde Centre in Brampton, Ontario…. This is a fight that you won’t want to miss!!
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TBE: How did you first become involved in boxing and how long have you been fighting?
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DD: My pro debut was January 16, 2010 of this year. I was always involved in boxing. Just fooling around at the gym since 2000. I really got serious after Sheridan College in 2004, cause I knew all the time it took just to dedicate myself. But I really went hard in 2007.
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TBE: So you dabbled in the amateurs from 2004 to 2007 and after that you really got serious.
Last night a capacity crowd at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, witnessed an action packed night of knock outs at United Boxing Promotions first card of 2010 entitled Undisputed. The Main Event of the night saw WBA Fedecentro Light Middleweight champion and Canadian Welterweight champion Victor Lupo (17-1-2, 9KO’s) earn an eight round 75-76, 77-75, 76-76 split draw with Mexico’s Ulises Jimenez (16-12, 12KO’s).
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Lupo was the aggressor throughout the fight however in the first round he was caught by a right uppercut as he was leaning in and dropped to the canvass in a flash knockdown. Jimenez was an awkward fighter and his strategy throughout the fight consisted of circling the perimeter of the ring and only punching when he was forced to. In addition, Jimenez would attempt to lure Lupo into the right uppercut but was seldom successful. However, when Jimenez did throw punches he would land the harder more effective blows.Read More
TheBoxingExaminer.com would like to thank everyone for all the interest in our contest for the 4 pack of tickets to the Hershey Centre fights tomorrow!
Congradulations!! Bill Culp. You are our Lucky Winner!!!
George “Little Chocolate” Dixon (July 29, 1870 – January 6, 1908) was the first black world boxing champion in any weight class, while also being the first ever Canadian-born boxing champion.
George Dixon (62-29-51 34KO’s) claimed the world bantamweight title in 1888 and was officially considered the champion after knocking out Nunc Wallace of England in 18 rounds on June 27, 1890. The following year, on May 31, 1891, George beat Cal McCarthy in 22 rounds to win the featherweight title. Dixon lost his title via 15-round decision to Abe Attell on October 28, 1901.
