Take On Productions Announces Official Event for 2013 in NYC

Take On Productions Announces Official Event for 2013 in NYC

 “TAKE ON MUAY THAI XIX”

KICKS OFF 2013 AT RESORTS WORLD CASINO IN NEW YORK CITY

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013

TICKETS NOW ON SALE

New York, NY (January 17, 2013) – TaKe On Productions, New York’s premiere Muay Thai promotion announced the first event of 2013 to take place at Resorts World Casino on Friday, February 22 ,2013. This historic occasion will mark the first Muay Thai event at the first ever Casino in New York City.

  

Tickets start at $45.00 and go on sale Friday, January 18, at www.TakeOnProductions.com, and at Muay Thai and MMA gyms throughout NY, NJ, CT and PA. Full event information along with fight card, event details, fighter information, and other exciting content can also be found at www.TakeOnNYC.com.

 

After closing out 2012 at the legendary Madison Square Garden with “Muay Thai at the Mecca 2”, the 2013 season is building up to bring more high octane events and new and exciting venues. “Leading off the 2013 season at the first ever casino in New York City is just a taste of what is in store for the year ahead” said Eddie Cuello, Take On President.

 

“Take On Muay Thai XIX” will feature the area’s top pro fighters including Brooklyn’s own Turan “the Tornado” Hasanov, the devastating up and coming cruiser weight Wayne Barrett, and New York fan favorite Sean Hinds. Three title fights will highlight this much anticipated fight card as Take On 145 lb. champ Sean Fagan, WKA champ Stoney “Bacalao” Morales, and WKA champ Prairie Rugilo all look to defend their crowns.

 

“After bringing championship-level boxing back to it’s rightful home here in New York City, Resorts World Casino New York City is thrilled to debut Muay Thai kickboxing to New York City’s first and only casino. This historic first night of Muay Thai at Resorts World Casino is an undeniable sign of great things to come, as we pick up the mantle as the home for the best possible mix of entertainment New York City has to offer” said Christian Goode, Senior Vice President of Development of Genting Americas, Inc.

 

“We are excited to add this new and exciting venue to our roster after successful events at venues including Madison Square Garden and Bally’s Atlantic City in 2012. Consistently forging ahead for our fighters, our fans, and for the sport of Muay Thai has been our main goal. We are proud to be able to deliver top notch fights at top notch venues” stated TaKe On CEO Mike Gasparski.

 

Several of the marquee names featured on “Take On Muay Thai XIX,” which will include representatives from 22 premiere Muay Thai kickboxing gyms, are:

 

Jess Ng (8-1) – coming off an impressive victory in Thailand and has gone 7-0 in her last 7 fights to include a WKA and TBA title!

Angela Hill (10-0) – Steamrolling through opponents, undefeated Hill will be facing a very tough and also undefeated California native Ariana Gomez (5-0)

 

Freddy Cheung (6-1) – The Take On Rising Stars 155lb. champ will face undefeated Manny Casais (6-0). Casais is the top fighter out of Coban’s Muay Thai right here in NYC.

 

Robinson Marte (8-0) – Undefeated Marte will be facing always fearless Cornell Ward who hails from renowned  Five Points Academy in NYC.

 

Joe “Avatar” Bastone (3-0) – Bursting onto the fight scene in impressive fashion, Bastone has two of the most vicious knockouts in Take On history 

 

Others top fighters appearing on the fight card include: Joey Hernandez, 7-3 (Mushin MMA); Rich Brattole, 10-0 (Weapons 9); Kate “Rock” Allen, 3-1 (Cool Hearts/PA), and Omar Estevez, 7-3 (Sitan Gym NY).    

 

Visit www.TakeOnProductions.com for the full fight card, highlights from past events, fighter features and more.

 

About TaKe On Productions

TaKe On Productions burst onto the fight scene in 2009, and rapidly became the top Muay Thai fight promotion company on the East Coast. TaKe On has brought fight fans eighteen exciting Professional and Amateur Thai boxing events, including the US’s largest event in history “Muay Thai at the Mecca”, “Muay Thai at the Mecca 2”, the legendary “Battle at the Beacon”, “Battle at Bally’s 2” in Atlantic City, and the $10K Pro Tournament where 8 Pro fighters competed in a one night to take home the title and the prize. Take On events always showcase the best local, national, and international talent, from up and coming prospects to seasoned veterans of the sport. For more information, visit www.TaKeOnProductions.com 

 

ABOUT Resorts World Casino New York City

Resorts World Casino New York City (Resorts World Casino) is the first entertainment destination of its kind in the five boroughs of New York City. Resorts World Casino is operated by the Genting Group, a global company founded in 1965, and the world’s largest Destination Resorts operator. Genting has Resorts World-branded properties in Asia, Europe, North America and on all four oceans through the 50% ownership of Norwegian Cruise Line and Star Cruises brands. Genting’s international strategic partners include Universal Studios and Simon Property. The company has a combined market capitalization of $45 billion and employs more than 50,000 people worldwide.

James Toney’s weight might mean upset chances are slimmer

John Buhl | Aug 27, 2010 | 0 comments

Clearly the build up to UFC 118 hasn’t featured enough Randy Couture vs. James Toney talk, so let’s keep it going by looking at how much Toney tipped the scales at today’s weigh in.

And the verdict is: 237 lbs. If you plunked a few bucks down on Toney hoping he pulls off the miraculous, be aware that his extra weight might mean his chances got slimmer.

According to boxrec.com, this much weight isn’t foreign territory for Toney in his boxing career. He beat a fairly durable Dominick Guinn in 2005 while weighing 235 and drew with Hasim Rahman the following year at 237. His next two bouts, against Samuel Peter in 2006 and 2007, he weighed 233 and 234 respectively.

However, having watched the fight with Rahman, Toney clearly started to fade down the stretch. And while he deserves credit for hanging in with a much bigger and very hard-hitting Peter, Toney’s reflexes certainly didn’t improve between the first and second bout.

It’s possible to carry extra weight at an older age and still perform well. Couture of course did it in winning back the UFC heavyweight title  not too long ago, and Bernard Hopkins elevated himself from an all-time middleweight great to an all-time pound-for-pound boxing great by going up to the 175-pound division and finding success there.

But if carrying around this much weight saw him fade down the stretch in boxing matches four or five years ago, I certainly don’t see it providing any benefit against Couture. Certainly a three-round MMA fight isn’t anywhere near the marathon of a 12-round boxing match.

Toney, though, will need good, quick footwork and what is left of his reflexes at 100 percent to offset Couture’s wrestling and overall MMA experience. In his last fight, Toney weighed in at 217.5 lbs.

Best case scenario, he’s put on 30-some pounds of muscle, which I doubt will help him in any department. Worst case scenario, he’s not in the best shape to back up his trash talk. If his weigh-in photo above is any indication, Toney’s chances are looking worse than they did yesterday.

Full Card for Krush.10 Including K-1 GP Champion Tetsuya Yamato

by Fraser Coffeen on Aug 24, 2010 7:50 PM EDT in Krush

K-1 Grand Prix champion Tetsuya Yamato (right) will be back in action at Krush.10. photo via K-1.com.

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As K-1 lets their roster wait quietly for another show, Krush is there to pick up the slack in a big way.  Their next show, Krush.10, is scheduled for September 20 and will feature some pretty great fights in the 63kg division.

In the main event, K-1’s inaugural 63kg Grand Prix champion, Tetsuya Yamato will face fellow GP participant Koya Urabe.  This is an excellent fight and a real crossroads for both men.  For Yamato, this will be his first challenge since the high profile GP victory.  For Urabe, this is a chance to demonstrate that he is the real GP champ.  Because of the weird structure of the 63kg GP, Urabe was never actually eliminated from the tournament; he won his opening round fight, but then was moved to a reserve fight instead of the final 8.  In that reserve fight he easily handled the tough Yuki Takeuchi, showing that this former Koshien fighter is now a real force in K-1.  A lot of people, myself included, see big things in Urabe’s future.  But Yamato looked dominant in his run through the GP. This is a tough fight to call, but should be a stellar fight.

The semi-main event is also a keeper, as Koshien champion Masaaki Noiri faces Hirotaka Urabe, brother to Koya.  Hirotaka was knocked out of the GP in the opening round, but still should be a good challenge.  Noiri has been on a rampage over the past year, winning the Koshien tournament and looking stronger in every outing since then.  This is a good chance to keep building his resume with another notable name.

Two other K-1 GP fighters also appear on the card as final 8 participant Keiji Ozaki faces Kaoru Shinya Sazaki, and Shunsuke Oishi (Koya’s round 1 opponent) takes on AKIRA.  Check the full entry for the rest of the card.

Overall, this looks like another great show in a line of strong shows from Krush this year.  It’s excellent to see the 63kg division get to hold the spotlight here.  Now let’s hope K-1 follows their example and gets some high quality fights out there soon.