WelshDevilRob Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Kevin Johnson replaces Travis Kauffman vs. Julius Long on ‘Redemption’ PPV card Former world heavyweight title challenger Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson has replaced an ill Travis Kauffman against dangerous Julius “Towering Inferno” Long (15-14, 13 KOs) in an 8-round bout on Saturday night’s “Redemption In America: The Journey Begins Now” Pay-Per-View event, headlined by living legend, Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs) defending his World Boxing Federation heavyweight title against challenger Sherman “Tank” Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs), live from America’s resort -- The Greenbrier’s Colonial Hall -- in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. “Travis has the flu,” ARK Promotions president Rick Lazes explained. “He’s dehydrated and unable to train. Travis has withdrawn but, fortunately, we were able to replace him with a former world title challenger, Kevin Johnson, who has stepped-up to the challenge of fighting 7’ 1” Julius Long.” “Redemption,” presented by ARK Promotions in association with The Greenbrier, is being distributed in North American by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 9 PM/ET 6 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay per view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, Avail-TVN and DISH Network in the United States, as well as Viewer’s Choice and Shaw PPV in Canada, for a suggested retail price of only $29.95. Johnson (23-1-1, 10 KOs), fighting out of Atlanta, has only suffered one career loss, by a 12-round decision 13 months ago to WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Kilitschko in Switzerland. A tough competitor who has never been stopped, Johnson’s most notable victories have been against previously undefeated (17-0) Devin Vargas (WTKO6), former world champion Bruce Seldon (TKO5) and Brazilian Olympian Daniel Bispo (WDEC10). “Redemption” will fuse world class boxing and entertainment; showcasing a production that includes high-energy music presented by Broadway performers, along with dancers and aerial artists. World-renowned saxophone player Clarence Clemons will also headline a live band between rounds and throughout the night. Joining the Holyfield-Williams main event and Johnson-Long on PPV is former world heavyweight title challenger Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett (34-9, 20 KOs) versus Charles Davis (19-21-2, 4 KOs) in a 10-rounder, while Lithuania-native Donatas Boundoravas (10-1-1, 3 KOs) and undefeated Detroit middleweight Willie Fortune (9-0, 5 KOs) open the PPV show with a scheduled 6-round match. Fighting on the non-PPV segment of “Redemption” is NABA Heavyweight Champion Cedric “The Bos” Boswell (32-1, 25 KOs), rated No. 19 by the WBC, defending his title against Dominique “Diamond” Alexander (19-9, 9 KOs) a 10-rounder. Also on the undercard are a pair of 8-round bouts featuring unbeaten Detroit middleweight Domonique Dolton (9-0, 7 KOs) against Venezuelan veteran Marcos “The Terminator” Primera (20-22-2, 13 KOs), and 2008 US National AAU lightweight champion, Cleveland junior welterweight Miguel “Silky Smooth” Gonzalez (12-2, 11 KOs), meets 31-fight veteran Ramon “Che” Guevara. All fights and fighters are subject to change. Doors open at 6 PM/ET, first bout at 7 PM/ET, and first PPV fight at 9 PM/ET, 6 PM/PT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 I know this is a press release from the promoters but do they think we are stupid! "dangerous Julius “Towering Inferno” Long". When was this guy dangerous? I remember him getting KTFO in 2 rounds by Audley Harrison. He is a decent journeyman but no way "dangerous". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 "for only $29.95"....only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 press release from the promoters Is a classic...in Italy, managers sending us press releases out the world, do over the bad trialhorse for dangerous puncher....believe that fans of boxing are stupid !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londoner Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 "for only $29.95"....only? American fans get ripped off something rotten. We wouldn't get charged that over here even for Haye vs Klitschko. I have often wondered about this and have had a couple of suggestions come my way. One is that Americans get to see it at a reasonable time. So for example, you would pay more to see something at 9PM than at 3AM. That makes sense. Another reason i've heard is that Americans often have "fight parties" and get loads of buddies round and split the cost. But, i don't see how that would affect their pricing of an event. "Hey, these fans have got their friends coming over, let's charge them 50 dollars". Business doesn't work like that. I used to watch boxing with about 5 friends after the pub at 3AM. And one would pay the £15 and we'd bring all the beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 $29.95 is around £17 I think...so we don't get "under-charged" by too much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapevine241 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 lol @ this whole card. of course they are staging it at the greenbrier, the only place where the entire audience will be older than holyfield himself. what an embarrassment this show is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londoner Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 $29.95 is around £17 I think...so we don't get "under-charged" by too much... I thought it was about £22 or £23. But, could very well be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Live rates at 2011.01.20 00:05:00 UTC 29.95 USD = 18.7515 GBP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapevine241 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 the cost of the PPV is only relevant to the fighters' families, as nobody else will be buying this trash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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