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Winter Wolves announces UBM 1.2 update

By Anonymous

July 25, 2004 -- Winter Wolves announces that they have released version 1.2 of their boxing manager simulation, Universal Boxing Manager.

The update include the following improvements/bugfixes:
- removed a bug that was showing a match result in the boxer history even before actually playing it
- fixed the scoring system with a more realistic one (before there were too many 10-7 or 10-8)
- fixed purse calculation bugs (you could get fight with 0 money purse)
- less victories for KO and TKO

Universal Boxing Manager is available for both Mac and PC; the free demo is available for everyone at www.winterwolves.com. Registration is only US$24.95, and may be handled online from the company's web site.




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DECTIVE NOVEL FOR BOXING FANS

By Anonymous

The Long Count by Frank Megna is the first in a series of Johnny DeMarco mysteries.

Johnny DeMarco is an over-the-hill Cruiserweight on the comeback trail. Pushing forty and after years of retirement, his odds are as long as they come. But what choice did he have? After the sudden death of his wife, he still had something to prove. When an old high school buddy turns up out of the blue, Johnny has to do the right thing and search for his friend’s missing daughter. On the eve of the New Millennium, he goes on an odyssey into a hidden world more sinister than the Mafia—and more deadly!

Real-life boxing figures in the book include Teddy Atlas, Bobby Czyz and Dan Goossen.

Frank Renzulli, former co-executive producer and Emmy nominated writer of The Sopranos, says: “Megna does for boxing what Dick Francis did for horseracing…Johnny DeMarco is a hero Italian-Americans can be proud of.”

Frank Megna, a third generation Italian-American, grew up in a working class Brooklyn neighborhood where he learned to box by the age of 11. At 19 he turned professional and quickly found a new calling--and became an actor! He has written a number of plays, screenplays and TV scripts (for shows like Crime Story, Wiseguy and Veronica Clair). Currently, Frank is working on a book about the reputed mobster John Gotti and is also into the planning stages of his next Johnny DeMarco mystery. In his spare time he runs his own theater, Working Stage Theater, in Hollywood.

For further information contact: 818-998-5475 or megna@sbcglobal.net.


•    The Long Count, December, 2003 Release: Publisher: Publishamerica;


ISBN: 1-59286-307-8, 337 pages, 6 x 9
Retail Price: $24.95




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Former British Amateur Boxing Prospect Ian Butlin goes for Mixed Martial Arts/Ultimate Fighting Glory at Cage Rage 8 in a Featherweight Title bout in London on 11th September

By Anonymous

September 11, 2004 -- With a record of 6-2 in MMA with 5 submission wins, Ian “M16” Butlin is quickly representing the archetypical modern MMA fighter due to his extensive cross training and fitness background. With a BSc in Sports Science and 18 years training in various Martial Arts, this 25 year old is becoming one of the UK’s most recognisable MMA figures and in many ways is leading the way to true professionalism by quitting his day job, training full time and setting up his own Gym (in conjunction with his brothers Andy and Dave).

As previously mentioned Butlin has an extensive martial arts/combat sports background with 3 years judo, 6 years Thai boxing and was teaching kickboxing before he took up MMA full time in 2002 after seeing early UFC shows and thinking that he can do that too.

However Butlin is most famous for his amateur boxing background which most noticeably includes 16 senior bouts with a 12-4 record. Highlights of this include a British University Gold at 63.5 kilos (light welterweight) in 2000, internationals in both Cyprus and the Seychelles, (where he had a win and a loss) and winning the Yorkshire title in 2003. However Butlin was robbed of a chance to appear in the National Championships finals after having to box for both the Yorkshire and North East titles on the same night and was ultimately stopped in the latter fight because of a cut with 30 seconds of the final round. It was this disappointment that made Butlin switch to MMA.

Hailing from Huddersfield, he comes from a fighting family with brothers Andy (a top amateur boxer, who’s recently turned professional) and Dave who fights in both kickboxing and MMA style matches. All 3 Butlin brothers belong to Team Quannum and the Northern Cartel. (Which is joint venture made up of gyms in the local area who share knowledge, information and train together and are subsequently becoming a formidable force in UK MMA)

Butlin recently scored a noticeable coup in getting both the long time UK star and former UFC, AFC and Hook n Shoot veteran Leigh Remedios to relocate up north and join Team Quannum www.quannumfitness.co.uk to train and take classes at their gym and also to have the Jean-Jacques Machado black belt Eddie “The Twister” Bravo conduct seminars on the 17th and 18th September 2004 at the Quannum gym

Having failed to take the Cagewarriors Featherweight title at Cagewarriors 7 in Barnsley on the 9th of May when he was submitted by the unbeaten French BJJ Black Belt Emmanuel Fernandez after 4.59 of round 1. Ian has refocused and now turns his attention to the Cage Rage Featherweight Crown as he takes on the dangerous Muay Thai and Gracie Jiu Jitsu fighter Peter Tiarks in a long awaited duel in London on September 11th at Cage Rage 8: Knights of the Octagon.

To read the rest of this go to http://www.cagewarriors.com/page.asp?ID=412

Ian Butlin Ground and Pounding his way to victory at Cage Rage 5 on 14/02/04
http://www.thefightgame.tv/CW/Ian-gnp'ing-chin-Weerasingh.jpg

For more Information on Ian please click out these external links
http://ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.uk/0200sport/0100news/content_objectid=13415326_method=full_siteid=50060_headline=-Cage-Fighting--Martial-arts-star-Butlin-is-a-cage-fighting-king-name_page.html
http://sfuk.tripod.com/interviews_04/Ian_butlin.html
http://www.forgreer.com/butlin_boys01.html
http://www.quannumfitness.co.uk – This is the gym Ian Butlin owns and runs
http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterid=7829 - His Fight Record

PRESS RELEASE BY: Ian Dean and Cagewarriors.com

The Cagewarriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) brand is one of the UK’s leading professional mixed martial arts events. Owned and operated by Dougie Truman under his “Shield Promotions” banner the CWFC has been established since the summer of 2002 and holds 4 events per calendar year. As well as having its own official fight team ’The Northern Cartel’ the CWFC also runs its own website http://www.cagewarriors.com which contains information about the CWFC, its rules and regulations, merchandise, DVD’s and also boasts an in-depth UK and World MMA news website and forum. For more information (or to report errors and omissions) please e-mail the CWFC News/Media Manager Ian Dean

Ian Butlin Profile
Conducted by Ian Dean of Cagewarriors.com

For a picture of Ian Butlin go here
http://www.thefightgame.tv/CW/Ian-Butlin-Big.jpg




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