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Thompson Boxing Promotions and Banner Promotions Announce Re-Signing of Burgos

By Barbara Pinnella Photos by Linda Jolicoeur A press conference was held on Wednesday at Tamayo restaurant in Los Angeles. On hand were co-promoters Ken Thompson of Thompson Boxing Promotions and Art Pelullo of Banner Promotions to make the announcement that they have re-signed Juan Carlos Burgos (30-1-1, 20 KOs) to a second promotional contract. [...]

Published by davidradio on May 23, 2013 6:24 am

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CLEOTIS PENDARVIS; “I GOT CAUGHT WITH MY HANDS DOWN!”

By Barbara Pinnella Photo by Mike Greigo Less than two weeks ago, Cleotis “Mookie” Pendarvis faced off against Dierry Jean in a fight he, like all fighters, fully intended to win. But it was not to be, as Jean won by TKO in the fourth round. I spoke with Mookie after that loss to get [...]

Published by davidradio on May 21, 2013 1:41 am

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Sanchez Victorious in Path to Glory; Contreras Suffers Broken Nose

By Barbara Pinnella Photos by William Trillo This past Friday night was the second event put on by Thompson Boxing Promotions in two weeks, this one called Path to Glory. As is often the norm, this event was held at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA. the card was light in the number of fights, [...]

Published by davidradio on May 18, 2013 11:03 pm

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MAIDANA / LOPEZ; LARA / ANGULO PRESSER– “CALL IT HIGH STAKES”

By Barbara Pinnella Photos by Linda Jolicoeur This past Monday a press conference was held at La Fonda restaurant to formally kick off two important fights. The main event has Marcos Maidana facing Josesito Lopez (30-5, 18 KOs) in a 12 round fight for the WBA welterweight intercontinental championship, and co-main event finds Erislandy Lara [...]

Published by davidradio on May 16, 2013 11:57 pm

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Robert Guerrero Takes Plea Deal in Court

By Brian Fogg Last week Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero lost the biggest fight of his career inside the ring in an uncompetitive decision to Floyd Mayweather, but this week he had a whole new type of battle to deal with, this time in the courtroom. In February, Guerrero was arrested on Felony Gun Charges at JFK [...]