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Arianny Celeste
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WORDS BY MIKEY AGULTO
PHOTOS BY MAJOY SIASON
PHOTOS BY MAJOY SIASON
It took us a good amount of pinching and convincing to believe this is actually happening, but soon as we saw the UFC Octagon Girl live and in the flesh, we had to swallow it all in: We are in the presence of one of the most wanted chicks in the world. To claim we are awestruck would be an understatement; everyone was puking rainbows, more like.
We had our pixel-heavy cameras ready, our fight magazines all folded up, and questions about the UFC waiting to be answered. Alas, our game plan didn't come to pass. We were too shy to ask. But that's okay, she had us speechless the moment she disrobed, anyway.
Among the things we're sharing with you this month: learning Jeet-Kune Do, Shorinji Kempo, and Krav Maga for self defense's sake, our survey on threesome etiquettes, and why resident columnist Jinri Park thinks a man can always dictate a girl's pre-menstrual mood. You know the drill. Hit the nearest newsstand in your area ASAP!
Without further ado, here's your first glimpse of this month's cover babe, Arianny Celeste!
We had our pixel-heavy cameras ready, our fight magazines all folded up, and questions about the UFC waiting to be answered. Alas, our game plan didn't come to pass. We were too shy to ask. But that's okay, she had us speechless the moment she disrobed, anyway.
Among the things we're sharing with you this month: learning Jeet-Kune Do, Shorinji Kempo, and Krav Maga for self defense's sake, our survey on threesome etiquettes, and why resident columnist Jinri Park thinks a man can always dictate a girl's pre-menstrual mood. You know the drill. Hit the nearest newsstand in your area ASAP!
Without further ado, here's your first glimpse of this month's cover babe, Arianny Celeste!
Villanueva vs Yordan fight replay
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Yordan vs Villanueva
Daud Yordan will take another shot at a world championship belt and believes he will pull off a win this time.
The 24-year-old Indonesian will fight for the International Boxing Organization’s vacant featherweight title against Lorenzo Villanueva of the Philippines at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands resort on May 5, 2012.
The bout is on the undercard of World Boxing Association featherweight super champion Chris John’s title defense against Japan’s Shoji Kimura.
After watching Villanueva’s previous fight on tapes, I saw that he’s very aggressive, strong, and he is always in front of you, so I would be very careful of that,” Yordan said.The left handed Filipino has knocked out all but one of his opponent in 22 bouts since turning pro in 2007. In his latest bout, last Jan.28, 2012, Villanueva took only one minute and 17 seconds to knock out Mexico’s Diego Ledesma in Cebu, in the Philippines.
“Adding to my concern, that he’s a southpaw,” said Daud, who has a 28-2-0 record. “However, I saw that his power lasted only for 4 rounds. If I could hold him off during those first four rounds, I know I will win the bout.”
Daud said that he is training mostly in hometown of Ketapang, in West Kalimantan, had involved in sparring mostly against lefties.
One of his sparring partners was the world Boxing Organization Asia Pacific super featherweight champion Jose Ocampo, who’s also a southpaw boxer from the Philippines.
“I’ve learned a lot from my sparring partners and hopefully that will give me an advantage against Lorenzo,” Daud said.
He said that he will continue to train in Ketapang until Saturday before travelling to Jakarta for Promotional tour ahead of the scheduled bout in Singapore.For Daud, it will be his second try at a world championship belt after losing to Chris John in Jakarta last year. He holds the IBO Asia-Pacific featherweight title after knocking out American bower Frankie Archuleta in Australia in September last year.
“I’m very lucky to have this second opportunity, so I won’t waste my chance. I’ve been working hard for this fight and I will bring the title home to Indonesia,” Daud said
If Daud wins, he’ll be the fourth world champion from the country after Ellyas Pical, Muhammad Rachman and Chris John.
The IBO featherweight title has been open since Jhonny Gonzales of Mexico won the World Boxing Council’s featherweight title.
Seth Mitchell vs Chazz Witherspoon fight replay
Seth Mitchell vs Chazz Witherspoon full fight replay video will be embedded on this site after the schedule fight on Saturday April 28 2012.
Unbeaten heavyweight contender Seth Mitchell (24-0-1, 18 KO’s) will be facing what could be a really tough fight for him against 6’4″ Chazz Witherspoon (30-2, 22 KO’s) on April 28th in a scheduled 12 round bout on the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson rematch at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City in Newark, New Jersey.
Mitchell, #7 WBO, is the one to watch in this fight because he’s got some good power, and he could go some places if he can wait around until IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko retires from the sport. Mitchell, 6’2″, won’t do much until then unless he can position towards facing WBA champ Alexander Povetkin. That’s still a tough ask for the 29-year-old Mitchell because he would be going into the fight with little more than a puncher’s chance of winning, because he doesn’t have the same technical skills or the work rate to beat someone like Povetkin. <read more>Paul Malignaggi vs. Vyacheslav Senchenko fight replay
Five-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach predicts the jab of World Boxing Association Welterweight Champion Vyacheslav Senchenko will be the difference in his April 29 world title defense against challenger
Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi, airing live on pay per viewfrom Donboss Arena in Donetsk, Ukraine. Undefeated Senchenko (32-0, 21 KOs), rated No. 5 in the world by The Ring Magazine, has been training at Roach's famed Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California.
Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi, airing live on pay per viewfrom Donboss Arena in Donetsk, Ukraine. Undefeated Senchenko (32-0, 21 KOs), rated No. 5 in the world by The Ring Magazine, has been training at Roach's famed Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California.
The 2000 Ukraine Olympian captured the WBA title in 2009, winning a 12-round decision from previously undefeated Yuriy Nuzhnenko, and Vyacheslav has successfully defended his world title belt three times: Motoki Sasaki (DEC12), Charlie Jose Navarro (DEC12) and more recently Marco Antonio Avendano (TKO6) last August in his last fight."Senchenko is a very, very good boxer with good technique," Roach recently said from the Wild Card Gym.
"He has good height and a good punch. He had a great amateur background. The Ukraine has the No. 1 program in the world this year. It has a very good program and Senchenko is very well schooled. His jab is his best weapon and I think that will be the difference in this fight. He has a faster jab than Malignaggi and it should control the fight. <read more>
Bernard Hopkins vs Chad Dawson II fight replay
Bernard the "THE EXECUTIONER" Hopkins vs "BAD" Chad Dawson full fight replay video will be embedded in this site after the schedule fight on April 28, 2012.
Mike Alvarado vs Mauricio Herrera fight replay
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Adonis Stevenson vs Noe Gonzales fight
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Abner Mares vs. Eric Morel fight replay
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Victor Ortiz vs Andre Berto II Press Conference Highlights
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VICTOR ORTIZ vs ANDRE BERTO 2
THE REMATCH
By: Cris Samijon
The 2011′s Fight of the Year candidate rematch between “Vicious” Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto was re-scheduled from February 11 to June 23, 2012, when Berto sustained an arm injury last January 30. The venue originally in Las Vegas, Nevada to STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. They will be vying for the vacant WBC Silver Welterweight Championship. In the co-main event, scheduled for 12 rounds in the super lightweight division, former Three Division World Champion Humberto Soto squares off against Argentine knockout artist Lucas Matthysse. The doubleheader will be telecast live on SHOWTIME.
“I will not underestimate Andre Berto because of his injury,” said Ortiz. “I hope and expect a new and improved Andre Berto. I am training for the greatest Andre Berto ever. I want to give the fans the best fight because that’s what they expect from both of us. I am going to be World Champion again, there is no doubt about that. There is only one option for me…victory!” Ortiz said.
“The arm is feeling great and I’m ready to get in there and handle some unfinished business on June 23,” said Berto. “This is guaranteed to be an explosive fight that you don’t want to miss. Los Angeles has become a second home to me, so I’m excited to perform for all the fans at STAPLES Center this summer.”“It’s been a long wait since February, but I’m glad that we’re finally going to see this rematch between two of boxing’s top young stars,” said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. “Ortiz and Berto went to war the first time and I’m expecting the same scenario to play out this time. These boxers only know one way to fight and that’s moving forward, which means we’re in for another great battle.”
“Berto-Ortiz I was a ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate and boxing fans can expect more of the same in this fight,” said Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment. “It was unfortunate that Andre suffered the injury and the rematch had to be postponed, but we are happy that we were able to reschedule this much anticipated fight and are looking forward to another great night on June 23.”
The Victor Ortiz vs Andre Berto 1 was a hell of a fight, it was a fast face from opening bell up to the last round. They were exchanging knockdowns, first it was Berto midway through the first round then Berto dropped Ortiz to the canvass with a counter right hand at the end of the second round. In the sixth round, Berto landed a right hand that dropped Ortiz again. When the fight resumed Berto backing up Ortiz looking for a Knockout, suddenly Ortiz threw a left hook that caught Berto flush on the chin, kissing the canvass for the second time just seconds into the round. The action packed fight continued in the second half of the “Fight of the Year” candidate. In the end, Ortiz had captured the title with a hard-fought unanimous decision victory, winning all on the scorecards of the judges. The scores are 115-110, 114-111 and 114-112.
Michael Katsidis vs Albert Mensah fight replay
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Juan Manuel Marquez vs Sergey Fedchenko weigh in result
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Juan Manuel Marquez and Serhiy Fedchenko both made the junior welterweight limit of 140 pounds with no trouble.
Opening the PPV broadcast will be a lightweight bout between Mercito Gesta and Oscar Cuero, a showcase for Gesta, a talented young Filipino prospect. Both had some wiggle room here, with Cuero weighing in at 138, and Gesta at 137.
Mike Alvarado and Mauricio Herrera both weighed 140 pounds for their 10-round junior welterweight fight.
Brandon Rios vs Richard Abril weigh in result
Brandon Rios Weight Update: Rios Heavier on Second Attempt, Fight Still On
Brandon Rios again failed to make weight on a second attempt today in Las Vegas, but tomorrow night's fight with Richard Abril will still go on as part of Top Rank's pay-per-view from Vegas and Mexico City.
Rios, who was to fight for the interim WBA lightweight title, weighed in two pounds heavy at 137 earlier. On the second attempt, he reportedly came in at 139 pounds. His official weight for the fight will be listed at 137 pounds, which makes no real difference. Bottom line is, he could not make 135 pounds, and he and his team were foolish to try. It was very clear in December that he couldn't make 135 anymore, when he missed weight for his fight with John Murray. The big story coming into this fight was that he'd hired a nutritionist. It wound up making no difference. He simply cannot make 135 pounds anymore, and his team has flirted with real danger trying to get him down there.
Rios (29-0-1, 22 KO) really shouldn't have been scheduled for a lightweight fight once Yuriorkis Gamboa pulled out of the date. There was simply no point. No matter who he fights next, it wasn't going to be at lightweight. There's been talk of him fighting Juan Manuel Marquez at 140 in July, so what was the purpose of a fight with Richard Abril (17-2-1, 8 KO) at lightweight in April? What was the benefit? Who did it help? It's not like a real title was on the line -- it was an interim belt. And if the Marquez fight didn't happen, another fight at 140 against Mike Alvarado has also been bandied about.
This was a serious miscalculation from Team Rios, top to bottom. They never should have had him trying to make 135 for this. For Gamboa, it made some sense to try again. But for Abril? For some interim title in a fight that isn't a marquee attraction?
The fight will go on as scheduled, but only Abril can take home the interim WBA title. It would also be wise and a good PR move for Top Rank to take away Rios' ability to win that $50,000 bonus that was supposed to go to the winner. Nothing can happen tomorrow that would stink more than Rios winning the fight and getting a $50,000 bonus after failing to make weight for the fight. That should be off the table for him. They're going on about their obligations to the fighters. Well, the fighters have obligations, too, and whether or not you can really say it's his fault or just a fact that he can't make 135, he didn't do it. He shouldn't get an extra reward.
Mercito Gesta vs Oscar Cuero fight replay
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Juan Manuel Marquez vs Sergey Fedchenko fight replay
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Juan Manuel Marquez, who will go for an historic fourth world title in as many different weight divisions when he takes on WBO European junior welterweight champion Sergey Fedchenko for the vacant WBO interim 140-pound world title. Marquez-Fedchenko will take place in Mexico City on April 14 2012.
BLOOD PRESSURE: a study
FEWER SUGARY DRINKS
CAN HELP BLOOD PRESSURE
Drinking fewer sugary drinks, one of the main sources of sugar in the US diet, can help reduce blood pressure, according to a study Monday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
“Our findings suggest that the reducing sugar-sweetened beverages and sugar consumption may be an important dietary strategy to lower blood pressure-related diseases,” said the lead author Liwei Chen of the Louisiana State University health science center.
It has been estimated that a three-millimeters of mercury reduction in systolic blood pressure should reduce stroke mortality by eight percent and coronary heart disease mortality by five percent. Such reduction in systolic blood pressure would be anticipated by reducing sugar-sweetened beverages consumption by an average of two servings per day,” she added Researchers looked at data from a group of 810 adults aged 25-79 with prehypertension and stage 1 hypertension.
They took part in an 18-month behavioral intervention study with a focus on weight loss, exercise, and healthy diet to prevent and control high blood pressure.
Consuming more sugar-sweetened beverages had been shown to be associated with an elevated risk of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes, according to previous research. But the effect of sugar-sweetened beverages on blood pressure is uncertain, Chen explained.
At the beginning of the study patients drank a third of a liter of sugar drink each day just under one serving.
At the end of the study they drank half that daily.
The lower consumption was accompanied by lower systolic and diastolic pressure, authors said.
US adult consume an average of 2.3 servings (28ounces)of sugar-sweetened beverages per day.
Sugar-sweetened beverages in this research were defined as drinks sweetened with sugar or high fructose corn syrup including regular soft drinks, fruit drinks, lemonade and fruit punch. So called diet drinks were excluded. (AFP)
Brandon Rios vs Richard Abril fight replay
Watch the full fight replay of Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios vs Richard Abril in this site right after the fight on Saturday April 14 in Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. at stake is the vacant WBA World lightweight title. Brandon Rios (29 W 0 L 1 D 22 KOs) vs. Richard Abril (17 W 2 L 1 D 8 KOs). Also in the supporting main event is the undefeated Light Welterweight Mike Alvarado vs Mauricio Herrera.
Brandon Rios vs Richard Abril Press Conf.
At a Miami, Fla. press conference earlier this month, the setting for this fight was set when Abril challenged Rios to fight him for the title. As the verbal exchange heated up, Abril slapped Rios across the face, screaming "You aren't a real champion!"
"Rios won't need a GPS to find me on April 14. All he'll have do to is look up and see the referee holding my hand up in victory," said Abril.
"He may not have thought I was a real champion when he slapped me but he's going to know I'm a real champion on April 14 when I knock him on his South Beach," said Rios. "I do give Abril credit for one thing. I know he's going to show up for this fight. That will be his second mistake with me."
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Edgar Sosa vs Wilbert Uicab fight replay
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Shinsuke Yamanaka vs Vic Darchinyan weigh in result
WBC Bantamweight world champion undefeated Shinsuke Yamanaka (left) of Japan and tough challenger, the ever dangerous hard-hitting Armenian Vic Darchinyan, tipped the scales at an identical weight of 118 lbs (53.5 kgs) ahead of their title clash tomorrow (April 6) at the Tokyo International Forum here in Japan.
The fight will be the first title defense for Yamanaka (15-0-2, 11KOs), who won the prestigious WBC belt last November by knocking out Mexican slugger Christian Esquivel, while for the popular "Raging Bull" Vic Darchinyan this fight will be his awaited comeback after his loss to reigning WBA bantamweight super champion Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno of Panama.
According to boxing analysts here in Japan, tomorrow's title fight might not go the distance as both Yamanaka and Darchinyan are southpaw fighters who look to engage in close quarter combat throwing powerful hands in non-stop wars. Yamanaka is a knockout seeker who might have better boxing skills, but Vic Darnchinyan is proud seasoned full stamina brawler with violent instincts and a desire to see his opponent on the floor.
According to boxing analysts here in Japan, tomorrow's title fight might not go the distance as both Yamanaka and Darchinyan are southpaw fighters who look to engage in close quarter combat throwing powerful hands in non-stop wars. Yamanaka is a knockout seeker who might have better boxing skills, but Vic Darnchinyan is proud seasoned full stamina brawler with violent instincts and a desire to see his opponent on the floor.
Kina Malpartida signs with Lewkowics promotions
Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz is proud to announce he has signed an exclusive promotional agreement Peruvian WBA Super Featherweight Female World Champion, Kina "Dinamita" Malpartida (13-3, 3 KOs). <<read full story>>
Vic Darchinyan vs Shinsuke Yamanaka fight replay
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Yamanaka defeats Darchinyan
Unbeaten Japanese southpaw Shinsuke Yamanaka (16-0-2, 11 KOs), 118, successfully kept his WBC bantamweight belt as he managed to avert early attacks of ex-titlist Vic Darchinyan (37-5-1, 27 KOs), 118, and scored with jabs and long lefts in later rounds, winning a unanimous decision (116-112 twice and 117-111) over twelve fast rounds on Friday in Tokyo, Japan.
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