Friday, June 29, 2012

Rising Star, Peter Quillen


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Patience key for rising star
Peter 'Kid Chocolate' Quillin 
Kid & Winky
(Pictures courtesy of Team Chocolate)

NEW YORK (June 26, 2012) - With all of the major world middleweight champions tied-up for the immediate future, America's No. 1 160-pound boxer Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin(27-0, 20 KOs) must remain patient, active and confident until he gets his impending title fight.

Quillin is coming off of a convincing 10-round unanimous decision win over four-time World Light Middleweight Champion Ronald "Winky" Wright (51-6-1, 25 KOs), whose other five career losses have all been to world champions, live on Showtime.

"I have 'Winky' Wright's name on my record," Quillin spoke about his most recent fight. "He was a great fighter who took the fight with me hoping to get lucky.  I don't believe in luck.  What I learned was I need to keep working hard, stay dedicated to boxing and continue sacrificing, in order to win at this high level.  It was a good experience for me. 

"My team has had to slow down my horses as far as who I want to fight.  I have a great team and trust my promoter (Golden Boy Promotions), managers (John Seip and Jim McDevitt), adviser (Al Haymon) and trainers (Freddie Roach and Eric Brown).  All I have to do is train to fight.  They'll tell me who I'm fighting next and I'll be ready.  I'm blessed not to be stressed.  I want to stay busy.  I never put on too many pounds between fights because my life is boxing.  There's no way around it - I will put on a superstar performance in my next fight, no matter who I'm fighting."

Quillin has moved up in the ratings, as high as No. 3 in the International Boxing Federation world rankings, in addition to No. 5 by the World Boxing Association and No. 12 by the World Boxing Council.  He recently cracked The Ring Magazine's ratings for the first time at No. 10.

 
As he waits for the world middleweight championship picture to be settled in the next few months, Team Chocolate hopes to get Quillin right back in the ring against a quality opponent such as former world champion Sebastian Zbik (30-2, 10 KOs) or Mathew "Mack The Knife" Macklin (28-4, 19 KOs), a former European champion and past world title challenger.

"Peter is knocking at the door of something special," Seip said.  "We want Peter to stay active, hopefully, fighting again in August and then in December.  We didn't like the long delay between his fight last November against (Craig) McEwan and earlier this month with 'Winky.'  We originally turned down the fight with 'Winky' because the money wasn't right and we were in a no-win situation.  Then we had a fight fall through and we wasted four weeks thinking we had a fight against (Andy) Lee on March 17.  We had to get Peter back in the ring, so we agreed to fight 'Winky' with an increased purse and the fight landing on Showtime.  I think what Peter learned from that fight was mostly mental, learning from all it took to fight a future Hall of Famer on a big stage. We were confident of winning all along. I'm happy with the mental preparation Peter went through and it's only going to help him in future fights. Circumstances dictated the delay in Peter fighting but now we intend to keep him busy.  Peter's going to stay in shape and take a lateral fight because there are no title-shot opportunities up for grabs right now.  All of the world champions are tied-up for the next few months."

Meanwhile, "Kid Chocolate" took a few days off last weekend to celebrate his 29th birthday (Friday, June 22) in South Beach (Miami) with his brother, hip-hop artist "Sheddy," whose live music accompanied Quillin into the ring against Wright.  Peter has returned home to Manhattan, where he will continue giving boxing lessons at Trinity Street Gym, and working out there until it's time for him to go back to Los Angeles and open training camp at the Wild Card Gym.
   
For more information about Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin go online towww.TheKidChocolate.com or follow him on Twitter @/Kid Chocolate.

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CONTACT:
Bob Trieger, Full Court Press, (978) 664.4482, bobtfcp@hotmail.com

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

STRIKEFORCE: RONDA ROUSEY VS. SARAH KAUFMAN




Saturday, August 18 from Valley View Casino Center on Sports Arena Blvd. – San Diego, Calif.

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 29

Live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on West Coast)
Preliminary Card Live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 8 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on West Coast)

LAS VEGAS – STRIKEFORCE® women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will make her highly-anticipated initial title defense against former champSarah Kaufman when STRIKEFORCE®: ROUSEY vs. KAUFMAN comes to Valley View Casino Center on Sports Arena Blvd. in San Diego, Calif. onSaturday, August 18. The five-round bout will air live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) while preliminary fights will be shown live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 8 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on West Coast). Additional bouts will be announced in the coming days.

“We're excited to head back to the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego with the first title defense of bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, arguably the best female fighter in the sport today," STRIKEFORCE CEO Scott Coker said. "She's submitted all of her opponents thus far, but number one contender Sarah Kaufman has the experience and tenacity to push her like no one else. This is a great title fight for STRIKEFORCE fans and we look forward to another tremendous night of fights in San Diego!"

Tickets for STRIKEFORCE®: ROUSEY vs. KAUFMAN, presented by Musclepharm®, go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 29 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $150, $100, $75 and $45. Tickets will be available at the Valley View Casino Center box office or online at www.valleyviewcasinocenter.com. Tickets are also available online at www.TicketMaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, and at all Ticketmaster outlets.

UFC® Fight Club members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, June 27 at 10 a.m. PT, via the websitewww.UFCFightClub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter and STRIKEFORCE Insider subscribers Thursday, June 28, starting at 10 a.m. PT. To access this pre-sale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through www.UFC.com and the STRIKEFORCE Insider throughwww.STRIKEFORCE.com.

Riding high off her recent championship performance over Miesha Tate this past March, Ronda Rousey (fighting out of Venice, Calif.) looks to continue her dominance in women’s MMA and make her first successful title defense this August in San Diego. A bronze medalist for the U.S. women’s 2008 Olympic Judo team, Rousey’s title win less than a year into her professional career solidified her illustrious transition into the sport of mixed martial arts. At 5-0, with all wins, including three additional victories at the amateur level, coming by way of armbar submission, “Rowdy” threatens victory every time the fights goes to the ground. In addition to Tate, past opponents Julia Budd and Sarah D’Alelio have found that out the hard way and no challenger to date has given Rousey any reason to think she can’t finish every one of her fights the exact same way.

A former champion herself, Sarah Kaufman (fighting out of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) knows exactly what it takes to win and defend the title in the toughest division in women’s MMA. A brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Kaufman is undoubtedly one of the toughest, most experienced and most well-rounded fighters in all of women’s mixed martial arts. At 15-1 with pro victories over Tate, Alexis Davis, Liz Carmouche and Shayna Bazler and currently riding a three-fight win streak, Kaufman made it known that she was unhappy when Rousey was awarded her title match with Tate, a match she felt she had earned. Now with her chance to prove she’s the true top competitor in the division, Kaufman will look to defeat Rousey and claim her second STRIKEFORCE bantamweight championship.

For more information or the latest STRIKEFORCE news, visit www.strikeforce.comAll bouts live and subject to change.

About STRIKEFORCE® - www.strikeforce.com
Owned and operated by Forza, LLC, a subsidiary of Zuffa, LLC, which also owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship® brand, STRIKEFORCE® is a world-class mixed martial arts promotion based in Las Vegas, Nev. that currently holds live events annually across the United States. First established as a mixed martial arts entity in 2006, STRIKEFORCE now broadcasts its events live on SHOWTIME® and has produced two live, primetime events on the CBS Television Network. With a growing roster featuring the world’s elite competitors, STRIKEFORCE has cemented its place as a leader in providing quality mixed martial arts action.

About Showtime Networks Inc.
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL and FLIX®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME 2, SHOWTIME® SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME®, SHOWTIME BEYOND®, SHOWTIME NEXT®, SHOWTIME WOMEN®, SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL XTRA. SNI also offers SHOWTIME HD, THE MOVIE CHANNEL HD, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL ON DEMAND. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution, which offers Smithsonian Channel. All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV®

About Valley View Casino Center
Part of the AEG Facilities network of 100 venues worldwide, the Valley View Casino Center provides the widest range of premium entertainment to over 600,000 people each year. According to Billboard Magazine and News Today, the Valley View Casino Center was rated the #5 Facility in the world for venues with 10,001 to 15,000 seats. The Valley View Casino Center is the ideal multipurpose facility for guests of all ages to enjoy the best in live entertainment. Centrally located off of the I-8 and I-5 freeways, people from all over San Diego County can easily find the Valley View Casino Center. For further information on Valley View Casino Center visit www.valleyviewcasinocenter.com.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Cabrini Dinner June 13, 2012



Back on June 13, 2012 Cabrini Mission Foundation held their Annual  Galla at The Pierre Hotel in NYC. As usual it was stacked with a who's who in the sports world. The raised over $30k for several food pantries across the city and well as a total of over $250K for Cabrini mission which will go to adding immigrants to this great nation of ours. Here are a few Picks from that night which include Carbini's own CEO Nick Vendikos as well as Howard Cross, Brett Yormark and Paul Malignaggi. 

Hope you enjoy. If your interested in donating to Cabrini just click on the link: http://cabrinifoundation.org/











Thursday, June 21, 2012

Show Randall Bailey The Money


Show Randall Bailey The Money
New champ Bailey

MIAMI, FL (June 21, 2012) - Newly crowned International Boxing Federation ("IBF") Welterweight World Champion Randall "The Knockout King" Bailey is finally in position of leverage with his third world title belt and a recent "Knockout of the Year" performance against previously unbeaten Mike Jones. Now, it's time for this feared slugger to cash in, after 16 often frustrating years as a professional prizefighter.

Bailey (43-7, 37 KOs) would love to welcome Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. when he gets out of jail in a few months but, if the price is right, Randall also wants to make it perfectly clear that he'll fight any deserving 147-pounder in the world.

"I've been avoided forever," Bailey said, "but now I'm coming off a world title fight win that ended with a punch people are going to be talking about for a long time. If I had a choice, I'd fight Mayweather next. I like the way Floyd's fighting. He's not running around so much to try to win on points. He's giving guys an opportunity to hit him and that's my type of fight.

"I told him (Jones) that I was going to knock him out. In my mind, that was the only way I'd win the fight. I watched a few of his fights that were close, like the (Jesus Soto) Karrass fight, and I was concerned about winning a decision. I knew when I grazed him in the first round that he'd take off like a thief in the night. The kid ran from me a lot and I caught a lot of his punches with my gloves. I waited for him to sit down for a second. I didn't have that much on my punch (straight right) in the 10th round (Jones was decked for the first time as an amateur or pro) because my leg was twisted. In the 11th, he was laying in under his jab so I couldn't hit him with my overhand right. I decided to back up and as we got closer, he kept his chin down to keep away from my overhand right. It was just natural for me to come with my uppercut like I did. That was my best punch ever. It had so much on it that it looked like my fist was in his face. I hit his nose and it felt like meat coming out."



"That punch was similar to the punches he knocked out (Jackson Osei) Bonsu and (Frankie) Figueroa with," Bailey's manager Si Stern noted, "but this was the best punch I've ever seen Randall land. I'm so proud of Randall. He's at the top of his game and a three-time world champion. His one punch produced the 'Knockout of the Year', if not the 'Knockout of the Decade'. We have the world title belt and won't fight on the cheap. We already have a half-million dollar offer to fight overseas, so why would we take a cheap fight? Once Mayweather gets out of jail, he won't find a better opponent to fight than Randall Bailey, who is one of the most dangerous fighters in the world. Mayweather-Bailey has the potential to be a classic fight.

"We'll listen to any offers - (Paulie) Malignaggi, (Devon) Alexander, (Andre) Berto, (Victor) Ortiz, even (Manny) Pacquiao or (Timothy) Bradley - if the price is right. Randall has been avoided like the plague; they've been scared to death because of his one-punch power. We'll only have one or two opportunities for a big fight before his mandatory is due. It would be crazy for him to fight now for short money."

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Randall Bailey Day in Key West, Florida

Saturday, July 15 has been named Randall Bailey Day in Key West, Florida. Special festivities honoring Bailey will be held all day, highlighted by a parade through Key West.

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The Jones fight was extremely emotional for Bailey, who has rarely expressed himself like he did before and after his last fight. He entered the ring wearing a black mask and broke down in the corner before celebrating his victory.

"I wore the mask because I felt I'd been invisible for years," Bailey explained. "Nobody saw me before and I wanted to keep it that way. After all of the talk and pressure I put on myself, training and the sacrifices I made, to do what I did, well, it all came out of me after the fight. It wasn't fake."

Bailey also clarified speculation about him fighting Devon Alexander on August 25. "Alexander has to get in line like I had to," Bailey stated. "He must think that they can throw around a few bucks and I'll fight him. What I'm saying is I will fight anybody for the right money."

Bailey is 37, celebrating his next birthday September 1, and as remarkable as it is to win a world title at his age, even more impressive is he did it more than a decade after capturing the Interim World Boxing Association ("WBA") Light Welterweight Championship (W-KO3 vs. Demetrio Ceballos), 13 years since his first world title victory for the World Boxing Organization "("WBO") junior welterweight belt in 1999 (W-KO1 vs. Carlos Gonzalez).

"If people look at my record," Bailey remarked, "they'll see that I've only had a few tough fights, no Corrales-Castillo type fights. I've only been fighting once a year because opponents have stalled, thinking I'd be getting older. All of that has worked to my advantage. The worst thing that they can do is let me rest. I live a clean life and haven't damaged my body. I'm a young 37 with a lot left in the tank."

Patience has finally paid off for the quiet, unassuming Floridian with the huge punch, who got into boxing for the most simple of reasons. "I enjoy fighting," he concluded. "I just love beating the hell out of a guy and then get out of the ring without going to jail for doing it. I got into a lot of street fights as a kid. I wanted to fight without getting into trouble and boxing was the way for me."

Call Randall Bailey a late bloomer who has certainly paid his dues in the ring. His stunning stoppage of Jones propelled him into The Ring Magazine ratings at No. 9 and all he wants now is a significant payday, one that he so richly deserves, to take care of his family. Show Randall the money!

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CONTACT:
Bob Trieger, Full Court Press, 978.664.4482, bobtfcp@hotmail.com
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(L-R) Chico Rivas, Dave Johnson (background), head trainer John David Johnson, and manager Si Stern wth three-time world champion and new IBF Welterweight Champion Randall Bailey.

Omega-3 lowers inflammation


Omega-3 lowers inflammation in overweight older adults: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity journal


New research shows that omega-3 fatty acid supplements can lower inflammation in healthy, but overweight, middle-aged and older adults, suggesting that regular use of these supplements could help protect against and treat certain illnesses.
Four months of omega-3 supplementation decreased one protein in the blood that signals the presence of inflammation by an average of more than 10 percent, and led to a modest decrease in one other inflammation marker. In comparison, participants taking placebos as a group saw average increases of 36 percent and 12 percent, respectively, of those same markers.
Chronic inflammation is linked to numerous conditions, including coronary heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, arthritis and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as the frailty and functional decline that can accompany aging.
Study participants took either 2.5 grams or 1.25 grams of active omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in their supplements. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are considered “good fats” that, when consumed in proper quantities, are associated with a variety of health benefits. Study participants taking a placebo consumed pills containing less than 2 teaspoons per day of a mix of oils representing a typical American’s daily dietary oil intake.
“Omega-3 fatty acids may be both protective so that inflammation doesn’t go up, as well as therapeutic by helping inflammation go down,” said Jan Kiecolt-Glaser, professor of psychiatry and psychology at Ohio State University and lead author of the study.
“This is the first study to show that omega-3 supplementation leads to changes in inflammatory markers in the blood in overweight but otherwise healthy people. In terms of regulating inflammation when people are already healthy, this is an important study, in that it suggests one way to keep them healthy.”
The study is published online and scheduled for later print publication in the journalBrain, Behavior and Immunity.
The scientists recruited 138 adults – 45 men and 93 women – who were in good health, but who were either overweight or obese and lived sedentary lives. Their average age was 51 years. Based on body mass index, a measure of weight relative to height, 91 percent of the participants were overweight and 47 percent were obese.
Inflammation tends to accompany excess body fat, so the researchers recruited participants who were most likely high in pro-inflammatory blood compounds at the beginning of the study.
“We wanted to have enough room to see a downward trend. Most other trials testing the effects of omega-3 supplements on inflammation used people who were seriously diseased or skinny and healthy,” said Kiecolt-Glaser, also an investigator in Ohio State’s Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research (IBMR). “You can see results in people with serious diseases, but there’s a lot of other noise in that system. We wanted to make sure we were studying results in people who were fairly fit but who weren’t exercising, because exercise can clearly lower inflammation.”
The researchers also excluded from participation people taking a variety of medications to control mood, cholesterol and blood pressure as well as vegetarians, patients with diabetes, smokers, those routinely taking fish oil, people who got more than two hours of vigorous exercise each week and those whose body mass index was either below 22.5 or above 40.
Participants received either a placebo or one of two different doses of omega-3 fatty acids – either 2.5 grams or 1.25 grams per day. The supplements were calibrated to contain a ratio of the two fish oil fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), of seven to one. Previous research has suggested that EPA has more anti-inflammatory properties than does DHA.
After four months, participants who had taken the omega-3 supplements had significantly lower levels in their blood of two proteins that are markers of inflammation, also called pro-inflammatory cytokines. The low-dose group showed an average 10 percent decrease in the cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6), and the high-dose group’s overall IL-6 dropped by 12 percent. In comparison, those taking a placebo saw an overall 36 percent increase in IL-6 by the end of the study.
Levels of the cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a) also dropped, but in a more modest way, by 0.2 percent and 2.3 percent in the low- and high-dose groups, respectively. The placebo group’s TNF-a increased by an average of 12 percent.
IL-6 and TNF-a are two of a family of six cytokines that, when stimulated, produce an inflammatory response to a stressor such as an injury or infection, said study co-author Ron Glaser, professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics and director of the IBMR.
“You need this good inflammation for an initial response, but if it stays up, and inflammation becomes chronic, then you’ve got a problem,” Glaser said. “Our research and studies done by others have shown that these two cytokines are clearly related to overall health – and when they’re elevated in the blood, that is not good for overall health. So the more ways we can find to lower them, the better.”
Statistically, there was no significant difference in lowered inflammation between the two doses, but each dose clearly produced cytokine reductions that differed significantly from the placebo group.
“These data support the idea that a higher dose of omega-3 is not necessarily better than a lower dose in terms of prevention of inflammation,” said Martha Belury, professor of human nutrition at Ohio State and a co-author of the study.
However, levels of omega-3 fatty acids in participants’ blood increased according to which dose they consumed, which improved their ratio of omega-6 fatty acids to omega-3 fatty acids. The current typical American diet contains between 15 and 17 times more omega-6 than omega-3, a ratio that researchers suggest should be lowered to 4-to-1, or even 2-to-1, to improve overall health.
“Scientists tend to agree that the best way to gauge a person’s omega-3 status is to see whether that ratio goes down,” Belury said. “That’s what we saw in this study, and it was achieved through supplementation. We wanted participants to maintain normal diets and simply add this modest amount of oil to their existing diet. We expected and we found that their blood plasma omega-3 fatty acids went up in a dose-responsive manner.”
The Food and Drug Administration considers daily omega-3 supplementation of up to 3 grams to be “generally regarded as safe.” The doses in this study were within those safety parameters, but the researchers did not extend their findings to make a general recommendation about omega-3 supplementation.
“Although omega-3 fatty acids cannot take the place of good health behaviors, people with established inflammatory diseases or conditions may benefit from their use,” Kiecolt-Glaser said.
The researchers also sought to determine whether omega-3 fatty acids could reduce depression symptoms, but participants had relatively few symptoms to begin with so no significant reductions were seen. Depression is also associated with chronic inflammation, but research hasn’t yet fully defined the mechanisms behind that relationship.
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This work was supported in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health. OmegaBrite, a company based in Waltham, Mass., supplied the supplements as an unrestricted gift but did not participate in the study design, results or publication.
Additional co-authors, all at Ohio State, include Rebecca Andridge of the Division of Biostatistics; William Malarkey of the IBMR and the departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine; and Beom Seuk Hwang of the IBMR and biostatistics.