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Universal
Promotions, Gary Shaw Productions, DiBella Entertainment and Warrios Boxing
presents
"Guaynabo Hot Boxing Series"
Mario Quijote Moráles Coliseum in Guaynabo
Friday, June 15, 2012
On this afternoon at "El Fogón del Rey" restaurant, the press
conference for the "Guaynabo Hot Boxing Series" took place, announcing the
stellar fight between highly touted boxer Jose "Sniper" Pedraza ( 8-0, 6KO's )
from Cidra,PR and the experienced Carlos Claudio ( 13-7-3, 6KO's ) from Arroyo
in a bout scheduled for 8 rounds in the super lightweight division.
 "We
will be showcasing fightcards in the Metropolitan Area. We'll start on June 15
in Guaynabo when José Pedraza will have his test under fire against Carlos
Claudio and we will also have ten more exciting bouts so we can keep giving
these boxers more workshop" said promoter Javier Bustillo.
In professional boxing, Pedraza has already won the WBC Youth
World Title at the 130 pound weight class and recently ( April/27 ) defeated Gil
García ( 5-2-1, 1KO ) from Texas by unanimous decision in a bout that took place
in Oklahoma and was aired by Showtime.
"We are very ready, and even more for June 15th because of the
rival we have and the sniper will release all his bullets while looking large"
said Pedraza.
 Pedraza
is part of the group named "Team Puerto Rico" and is promoted by Gary Shaw
Productions, Universal Promotions and DiBela Entertainment.
Rival Carlos Claudio comented:" What can I say? we are ready,
training hard and we are only 4 pounds over the weight limit and the fans can
expect fireworks because we are both great fighters"
Claudio has good ring experience going up against boxers like
world champion Adrien Broner, Gamalier Rodríguez, Abner Cotto among others, and
has an important victory over Fernando Torres who was undefeated in 13 fights
when they faced each other.
 Also
from "Team Puerto Rico" the explosive boxer from Cataño, Jorge "Machito"
Maysonet,Jr ( 7-0, 6KO's ) will be in action in the lightweight division
against a fighter to be announced.
" I want to thank God for giving me health and life and thanks to
my promoters Gary Shaw, Leon Margules and Javier Bustillo. Expect war because
you will see me giving a beating to my opponent no matter who it is" said
Maysonet,Jr.
The young fighter from Cataño is fresh off on a impresive TKO
victory in the first round over Gabriel Díaz ( 5-6-1, 1KO ) from Guayama on May
11th in Peñuelas.
In the co-feature bout Jorge Destroyer Meléndez ( 22-2-1, 21KO's
) from Vega Baja will face off against Billy Lyell ( 24-11, 5KO's ) from
Oklahoma in a bout scheduled for 10 rounds in the Super welterweight division (
154lbs )
"I am facing a strong rival who has fought good fights against
very good opposition and we are ready for the big names and I hope people come
watch because there will be other good fights too" said Jorge Meléndez.
 Meléndez
has a sensational 5th round knockout win over Marcus Willis ( 11-1 ) in a bout
celebrated on April 12th in Kissimme, Florida.
Lyell is a veteran who has fought premium opposition like Julio
Cesar Chavez,Jr, James Kirkland and Jonathan "Mantequilla" González. He also has
victories over John Duddy and Tony Cygan, both undefeated before facing Lyell.
"Guaynabo Hot Boxing Series" will mark the return of Joel "Joelo"
Torres ( 11-1, 7KO's ), native of Guaynabo and who is coming off a two year
inactivity.
"Many have asked me where I've been but sometimes one have to
take several steps back to realize where and what to improve. I have not been
wasting my time and I will seize this opportunity to make Puerto Rico proud in
the name of God" said "Joelo" Torres.
 Also
in action will be the charismatic cruserweight Keith Tapia ( 5-0, 4KO's ),
formers amateurs national team members Miguel "el gallo" Marrero ( 4-0, 2KO's )
and Carlos "Kid" Narvaez ( 4-0, 4KO's ), supermiddleweight Roberto Acevedo (
4-0, 3KO's ), Edgardo Laboy ( 2-0, 1KO - 122 lbs ). Also making their debuts
will be Luis Rodríguez from Carolina and Emmanuel De Jesús from Canóvanas
The fights will be televised live starting at 8:00pm by The
Puerto Rico Sports Network (6.2 and 3.1) and can also be seen as a repeat on the
same day in its entirety on channel 6 (PRTV) starting at 11:00pm.
Tickets will go on sale tomorrow May 18th in TicketCenter or
calling (787)792-5000.
For every ticket sold, one dollar will go to cover the expenses
of cancer patient, Hilda Espada.
Results
from Peñuelas, PR - Maysonet shines again
Friday, May 11, 2012
Miriam "Betty" Segarra Coliseum
.JPG) May
11, 2012 - Promoted by Universal Promotions, Gary Shaw Productions andWarriors
Boxing Promotions, Team Puerto Rico member Jorge "Machito" Maysonet ( 7-0, 6KO's
- 135lbs ) demolished Gabriel Díaz ( 5-7, 1KO ) in one round. After Díaz was
dropped three times, the referee stopped the fight at the 1:26 mark. A double
right to the body and head sent Díaz's to the canvas first. The second
knockdown was with a left hook to the body and the third one was with a solid
right hand to Díaz's face.
"It was a good result because I train to pressure my opponent using all kinds
of combinations, and it ended in the first round but I will watch the fight
again to correct my mistakes and improve more in every fight" said Jorge
Maysonet.
In a war at the super lightweight division ( 140lbs ), underdog Samuel "Sammito"
Santana ( 5-6, 1KO's ) defeated Joshua "el macho" Santiago ( 7-1,
6KO's ) by split decision.
.JPG) The
fight started strong for Santana but Santiago could handle the pressure using
his jab. Surprisingly In the second round, Santana scored a knockdown that was a
key factor in his victory. The remaining 4 rounds were very competitive were
both have their moments. Both fighters were bleeding in the right eye. The fans
in attendance were on his feet in the fight.
The judges scored 57-56, 57-56 for Santana and 57-56 for Santiago.
"At round two I didn't get hit by Santana, it was a slip and it was called a
knockdown and I knock him ( Santana ) in the fourth and was called a slip but I
have to accept defeat and move foward" said Joshua Santiago.
"I told everybody that Joshua's pro debut was tonight and I welcome him. Also my
training went great" said Samuel Santana.
Also cruserweight Keith Tapia ( 5-0, 4KO's ) defeated always tough, Juan Carlos
Robles ( 12-5-1, 5KO's ) from Virginia by unanimous decision. The scores
were 60-54, 59-55 and 59-55.
"I feel great fighting on the distance and because of my opponent's strength I
fought smart and sweet. Happy Mother's Day to all" said Tapia.
 Superfeatherweight Miguel
"el Gallo" Marrero ( 4-0, 2KO's ) defeated Angel López ( 2-11, 2KO's
) by TKO in the second round. The time of the stoppage was 2:47.
"I think I looked great. My opponent once he felt my power started running and
his corner stopped the fight because I was giving him a beating" says Marrero.
Opening the telecast, Luis Rivera ( 1-2 ) scored a majority decision
over José Torres ( 0-3 ). The scores were 39-37, 39-37 and 38-38 The
fight was in the bantamweight division.
Debutant Víctor Galindo ( 1-0, 1KO's - 135lbd ) scored a knockdown
victory in the first round over Alberto González. The time was 2:21.
"Noche de Futuros Campeones" card
was presented by Universal Promotions and televised by Puerto Rico
Sports Network ( 3.1 - 6.2 ) and PRTV channel 6.
Universal Promotions announced his upcoming fight card to be held on Friday,
June 15 at the Mario Quijote "Moráles" Coliseum in Guaynabo, PR.
In action will be José "Sniper" Pedraza, Miguel "el gallo" Marrero, Joel
"Joelo" Torres, Roberto Acevedo and more.
Maysonet
Jr. wants to surprise all the fans on May 11
May 2, 2012 - The
solid hitter from Cataño, Puerto Rico,
Jorge "Machito"
Maysonet Jr. ( 6-0 5KO's - 135lbs ) will be in charge of the
co-feature bout for the event
"Night of
Future Champions," taking place on May 11 at the Miriam "Betty"
Segarra Coliseum in Peñuelas, PR and will be televised live starting at 8:00pm
by
The Puerto Rico Sports Network (6.2 and 3.1) and can also be
seen as a repeat on the same day in its entirety on channel 6 (PRTV) starting at
11:00pm.
"Machito's" rival
will be experienced
Gabriel Diaz
( 5-6-1, 1KO ) from Guayama,PR.
"Diaz may be more
experienced than I, but my amateur experience has helped me greatly and
professionally you hav e
to make some changes. However, we will have no problem in beating our opponent."
said Maysonet Jr., who had a stellar amateur career, racking up 140 victories
with only 10 defeats, with 40 wins coming by way of knockout.
In his amateur
boxing timeline, Maysonet won various local tournaments like the ones named
after
"Isaac
Barientos" and
"José "Cheo"
Aponte". He also had two notable victories over
Abner Cotto.
In the professional
arena, the only Maysonet fight that has lasted more than one round was against
former undefeated prospect
Farkhaed Shainov (3-1
1ko), who was defeated by unanimous decision in a bout celebrated in Palm Bay,
Florida.
"Machito's"
father/trainer
Jorge
Maysonet commented, "Our training is at a level where "Machito"
will be in his best condition for the week of the fight. I would be pleased if
the fight ended in he first round, as we would take the least damage possible,
but we are ready to go the distance because that is why we train this hard."
"I have been
training very hard. We are very close to the weight and you can expect a lot of
action from me on that day because I want to surprise all of the fans." said
Jorge "Machito" Maysonet, a member of
"Team Puerto
Rico" and is represented by
"Warrior's
Boxing", "Gary
Shaw Productions" and "Universal Promotions."
The event "Night of
Future Champions" will be headlined by Superlightweight
Joshua "El
Macho" Santiago ( 7-0, 6KO's ) facing off against the always
complicated fighter
Samuel "Sammito"
Santana ( 4-6-2 ) in the 140 pound weight class.
As an amateur,
Santiago won the Golden Gloves in two occasions in Massachusetts ( 2009,2010 )
and was a regional champion in the south in Puerto Rico.
Also in action will
be
Angel Acosta, the talented gold medalist from the last Central
American and Caribbean Games held in Mayaguez. He will be making his
professional debut in the 110 pound weight class.
Other fighters
seeing action will be
Miguel "El
Gallo" Marrero,
Usiel Velez,
Jonathan
Garcia,
Angel López,
Julio
"Tun Tun" Irizarry, among others.
This event is
promoted by
Universal
Promotions.
For tickets please
call
(787) 848 4242.
Gary Shaw sadden by the passing of his mother
Promoter
Gary Shaw
is grieving today with the loss of him mother,
Iris Shaw,
who passed away this morning in Boca Raton, Florida. She was 90 years old,
lived a wonderful life and left behind 2 children, Gary and
Cheryl,
5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
"My mother was a
very strong woman who was always there for us. She was a charismatic person who
always put a smile on our faces. She was a fight fan, whose first date with my
late father 70 years ago, was at a live fight. I know she's in a better place
now but I will always remember the fun times we shared as a family. Words can't
describe how much I loved her. I will miss her dearly." - Gary Shaw |
After
losing the first fight of his career in his last ShoBox appearance,
Johnson (21-2, 15 KOs), of Houston, came out bullish and determined to
outperform the IBO super middleweight titlist Oosthuizen. Jumping out from his
corner at the opening bell, Johnson bolted directly at his six-foot-four
opponent and attacked him with a barrage of head and body blows. Oosthuizen
(19-0-1, 13 KOs) of Gauteng, South Africa, absorbed some early punishment but
maintained his composure. 
busy southpaw, Oosthuizen threw most of his punches in bunches including
repeated left-right, left-right combos to the ribs. 
In
the co-feature, Del Valle (16-0, 11 KOs), of Bayamon, P.R., continued his
pursuit of contender status with a win over his toughest opponent to date. The
Puerto Rico native won the early rounds before Martin began to work his strong
jab in the fourth to make it a closer fight. Both natural counter punchers, the
boxers got busier as the fight advanced. 
Steve
Farhood, landing 60 percent (281 of 471) of his shots. In the fifth round,
Pedraza badly staggered Houston’s Garcia with several shots to the head. Referee
Vic Drakulich ruled it a knockdown but video replay revealed that Garcia
did not touch the canvas and was not held up by the ropes. By late in the sixth
round, Pedraza had opened a cut over Garcia’s left eye. 
Garcia
pushed forward. Though Pedraza proved to be the quicker and more polished boxer,
Garcia won the crowd with his no-quit, unyielding fight style. Garcia gave
Pedraza a tough test through his resilience and body attack but it was not
enough to win the fight.
