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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Contact: Lisa
Elovich MILLER-MADDALONE
RECOGNIZED AMONG TOP FIGHTS OF 2005; ESPN.com boxing columnist Dan Rafael listed the Shannon
Miller-Vinny Maddalone heavyweight bout in Saratoga Springs, co-promoted
by Pugnacious Promotions in August 2005, among his top fights of the
year in his annual ranking. Rafael, the former USA Today boxing writer who is one of the
sport’s most respected analysts, called the match "ESPN2's most
dramatic fight and the best heavyweight bout of the year."
The columnist, a native of the region who first covered boxing in
Saratoga Springs, listed Miller-Maddalone among such high-stakes
match-ups as Jose Luis Castillo-Diego Corrales and Eric Morales-Manny
Pacquiao. "They went at it at a frantic pace from the opening
bell, and although Maddalone would score three knockdowns en route to
his win, it wasn't easy getting there," he wrote. "Miller had
several big moments before succumbing. Although Miller was down twice in
the opening round, he rocked Maddalone in between trips to the canvas
and then cut him over the left eye in the second round of the roller
coaster slugfest." Promoters Lisa Elovich, of Pugnacious Promotions, and Joe
DeGuardia, Star Boxing, have begun preliminary negotiations for the
rematch of that fight sometime in 2006.
Miller, who won a tune-up against veteran Harold Rodriguez in
October 2005, will face increasing competition leading up to the
rematch. He will return to the ring at a St. Patrick’s Day event,
Friday, March 17, 2006, at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany. “Fan support for Shannon and the other local boxers has
been phenomenal,” said Lisa Elovich.
“We’re enthusiastic about another year of competitive fights
featuring local boxers in the Albany-Saratoga region.” First
Corrales-Castillo fight best of the year
- December 26, 2005 -30- Return to News |
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