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Erickson Lubin Battles Former Title Challenger & U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha in WBC Title Eliminator

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Published: September 25, 2019

READING, PA. - Top super welterweight contender Erickson "Hammer" Lubin returns to take on former world title challenger and U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha in a 12-round WBC title eliminator on Saturday, October 26 live on SHOWTIME from Santander Arena in Reading, Pa., in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and features former lightweight world champion Robert Easter Jr. making his super lightweight debut against battle-tested veteran Adrian "El Tigre" Granados in the 10-round co-featured attraction. The televised opener will see former world champions collide as Rau'shee Warren takes on Emmanuel Rodriguez in a 12-round WBC bantamweight title eliminator.

Tickets for the event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and King's Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com or at the Santander box office (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.).

"Top to bottom this is a card that guarantees action featuring fighters highly motivated to make statement victories," said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. "Erickson Lubin is fast on the track to another world title opportunity, but he'll have to get through a veteran with a tremendous pedigree in Terrell Gausha. With exciting former champion Robert Easter making his 140-pound debut against all-action Adrian Granados, and a bantamweight duel between former world champions Rau'shee Warren and Emmanuel Rodriguez, the fans in Reading and watching in SHOWTIME are going to get their money's worth Saturday, October 26."

Orlando, Florida's Lubin (21-1, 16 KOs) was one of the fastest rising contenders in boxing as he quickly raced to the top of the ladder to challenge Jermell Charlo for the WBC 154-pound championship in 2017. Since the setback against Charlo, the 23-year-old has scored three straight stoppage victories to regain his momentum toward a championship run. In February, Lubin became the first boxer to stop former champion Ishe Smith and is coming off a TKO victory over Zaharia Attou in his last fight on June 29 on SHOWTIME

"I'm extremely excited for the opportunity to showcase my talents once again on SHOWTIME," said Lubin. "I'm focused on the task at hand, and that's beating a world class opponent in Terrell Gausha. My plan is to put all of the belt holders in my division on notice with a victory. I've been in camp for five weeks with five weeks to go. I'll be supremely conditioned and fundamentally sound on October 26. You're definitely not going to want to miss it."

The 31-year-old Gausha (21-1-1, 10 KOs) is a brilliant ring tactician with an impressive boxing pedigree that included representing the United States at the 2012 Olympics. Born in Cleveland and now living in Encino, Calif., Gausha suffered the only loss on his record when he dropped a unanimous decision to long-reigning WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy Lara in 2017. He most recently fought to a disputed split draw against former super welterweight champion Austin Trout on May 25.

"This is going to be an action-packed fight with me and a strong young fighter like Lubin," said Gausha. "He's a good test for me. Lubin will be the fourth southpaw in a row that I've faced and I'm ready to go again. I'm just at a point where I want to fight the best and most challenging fights possible. He called me out and I'm definitely going to be ready for him on October 26. The fans won't want to miss it."

A former IBF Lightweight World Champion, Easter (21-1-1, 14 KOs) won the belt with a split decision victory over current champion Richard Commey in 2016 at Santander Arena in Reading. The 28-year-old from Toledo, Ohio successfully defended the title three times before losing it to four-division world champion Mikey Garcia in a 2018 unification clash on SHOWTIME. He is coming off a split draw against Rances Barthelemy in his last fight on April 27 and will be making his super lightweight debut when he steps in against Granados at the site of his first world championship fight.

"I'm moving up to 140 pounds and I've been preparing really hard for this fight," said Easter. "Expect me to come out and be very explosive on October 26. I anticipate Granados coming to fight like he always does. He's a fighter who always comes prepared and puts his heart into it, but I'm going to do the same thing and show that I'm ready to make a statement in this division."

The 30-year-old Granados (20-7-2, 14 KOs) has battled a slew of accomplished junior welterweights and welterweights over the course of his career including Shawn Porter, Adrien Broner and most recently Danny Garcia in April. The 30-year-old from Chicago will return to 140-pounds where he's had most of the success in his career, including his 2015 stoppage of a then-unbeaten Amir Imam.

"I'm expecting a tough fight against Robert Easter Jr. on October 26," said Granados. "Our styles mesh well. Easter is a sharp fighter and that's why I'm giving it everything I have in training camp. I'm looking to bounce back from my last fight and show everyone that I still have a lot to give the sport of boxing. Easter is a technician in the ring but I'm a warrior and I'm going to come with everything that I have."

Fighting out of his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, Warren (16-3, 4 KOs) is looking to climb back into the championship ranks, having won the WBA bantamweight title with a majority decision over Juan Carlos Payano in 2016. The 32-year-old lost the title to Zhanat Zhakiyanov by majority decision in 2017 and is coming off a decision loss to Nordine Oubaali in a January title clash. Warren won his first 13 pro fights after an amateur career that saw him represent the U.S. at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

"I'm ready to bounce back and prove I'm still one of the best bantamweights in the world," said Warren. "This is a great fight for me to do that. After this fight, I'm ready to get that belt back again because I miss it. I know these fighters can't beat me when I'm at my best."

The 27-year-old Rodriguez (19-1, 12 KOs) will also look to put himself back in position to reclaim a 118-pound belt with a win on October 26. Fighting out of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, Rodriguez won the IBF Bantamweight World Title with a unanimous decision victory over Paul Butler in 2018 and defended it successfully against then-unbeaten Jason Moloney. He most recently was stopped by unbeaten champion Naoya Inoue in their May title bout.

"I'm super excited to return in a great fight like this," said Rodriguez. "Warren is a very good fighter and a victory over him will put me where I want to be. I'm thankful for the opportunity to get closer to reaching my goal of becoming a world champion again in 2020. I have learned from the mistakes of my loss and I'm confident everyone is going to be talking about my performance on October 26."

#HF #Erickson Lubin #Terrell Gausha #Adrian Granados #Robert Easter Jr.

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grapsandclaps · 6 years ago

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GRAPS AND CLAPS REVIEWS - GPW 'FRIDAY NIGHT THRILLER 11'

Hello and welcome everyone to another edition of Graps and Claps, this time taking me on the monthly jaunt to Hindley for Grand Pro Wrestling and their 'Friday Night Thriller' show with the Main Event for the GPW Heavyweight Championship between the Champion Joey Hayes and Liverpool's No.1 Zack Gibson.

Arriving in Hindley for 6 p.m we made our way to The Hare & Hounds to meet up with GPW regulars Ben & Tom for a pint in what many people call an 'Old man's' pub and that description is very apt as it feels like that local village pub where you get the same people visiting every night - reminiscent of the comedy - Early Doors, also add in a couple of doggo's traipsing around wanting to be stroked this is very much a homely pub to visit when in Hindley. In this pub I had a £2.70 4.5% pint of Chocolate & Vanilla Moose Stout (Purple Moose Brewery) which was a bob on pint - so thumbs up all around for this place.

Last pub before going to The Monaco Ballroom was The Hindley Arms which is maybe the most aesthetically pleasing pub in Hindley, but one where you can think when it gets packed on a weekend, fights would happen all over the shop. Only the 1 pint in here which was a £2.50 pint of Black Edge Brewery Porter that was fine but not of the quality of the previous pint in The Hare & Hounds.

Arriving at the venue for tonight's wrestling, a massive queue snaking round the ballroom was prevalent meaning the continued success of crowds in attendance at GPW continued. One standout of last time as noted in Graps and Claps was the addition of a hot pie oven which proved a smash with the audience in attendance at the Rumble show, but sadly as I walked past the pies were not there, culminating in what has been a sad week for culinary delights at the graps, after the disappearance of the TIDAL vegan curry last Sunday - sad times indeed! With that said let's get into what went down on this evening:

Bare in mind for tonight that the winner's of all the matches except for the last two would get an opportunity at the Crazy Cruiser 8 tournament on the 30th November.

First up we had a Tag Team title match with the new Champions, The Austins (L.A & Lana) taking on two members of The House of Isaiah in the form of Nate Travis & Nick Maguire who were also accompanied by Jacob North and Matthew Brooks still in capture under a hood. Early opening of this match was The House both dominating L.A, L.A did manage to hit a meteora in between but was soon stifled in his attack, once L.A managed to make a comeback he made the hot tag to Lana who came in and cleaned house hit a double team sidekick in the corner to Maguire. Jacob North tried to get involved but he was thwarted by Brooks who stopped him from interfering, this led to the finish of Maguire being hit with a Tilt-a-Whirl stunner from Lana to get the victory for The Austins in what was more of a showcase for The Austins.

After the match, Matthew Brooks whilst celebrating his release from The House was then low-blowed once again from behind by Isaiah Quinn, which in turn Quinn then went down to the ring to remonstrate with his minions, in which he turned on Nate Travis and dismissed him from The House of Isaiah.

Next up was a Grudge Match set up from Ste 'Bin' Mann turning on long-time partner Jett Fashion. The bulk of this match was dominated by Mann who continuously laid in the boots to his former friend but it was a case of Mann getting too cocky for his own liking as he was caught with a CHEEKY ROLL-UP by Fashion for the 3 count, this for me was an indication that this feud will continue on to another match, as for the Grudge Match stipulation this fell a bit flat on this occasion compared to other blood feuds in GPW so hopefully they will have something better in the bag for next time (Maybe a Dumpster match?).

Third match was a four-way match where 3 people would qualify for the Crazy Cruiser 8 and 1 wrestler would be eliminated if they got pinned, so it was very much a case of must not lose in this match. Your 4 competitors for this contest were as follows - 'Jumpin' Jimmy Jackson, Jack Griffiths, Soner Dursun and Isaiah Quinn who was greeted with chants about his Purple Pants and also a Purple Pants sign from one GPW follower which was immediately ripped up by Quinn.

This for me was the best match of the opening half, with I would say Griffiths looking impressive in the process and is maybe one wrestler who could surprise in the Crazy Cruiser 8 tournament. Finish of this match came when Quinn hit a top suplex to Griffiths, which was followed up by Durson hitting a huge frog splash to Jimmy Jackson to get the 3 count to advance with Quinn and Griffiths and send poor Jimmy Jackson packing out of a Crazy Cruiser opportunity.

Back from the break we returned with GPW Owner Johnnie Brannigan coming out to address the status of the GPW British Title which is currently held by an injured Sam Gradwell. Brannigan in a decision what must have been hard for him, stripped Gradwell of the title as Sam is out of action for somewhere of up to 12 months which is a big hit to the GPW shows as Gradwell has been one of the stars of the show, but as ever this is an opportunity for someone to step up and take Gradwell's lofty perch. Brannigan after this announcement, then announced that there would be a British Title tournament starting in January 2019 and he then announced four of the competitors in the tourney - Mickey Barnes, Kameron Solas, Chase Alexander and Rizzy Khan.

Out came Sam Gradwell, who wasn't happy with him being stripped of the title but he promised that there would be a 'Second Coming' like some Hindley Jesus figure and he would once again become the GPW British Champion once again. After his speech though, Gradwell indicated that the 4 lads in the ring weren't there to aid Johnnie, they were there to lay the boots in on poor Johnnie which they duly did. Cue the whole locker room emptying including Si Valour, Tu Byt, Rio, Drill and The Young Guns to brawl all around the ringside area - this was certainly a chaotic scene.

The last Crazy Cruiser 8 qualifier was next with Martin Kirby taking on Sandy Beach (Inflatable shark and 'Sandy Shark' chants in tow) in a highly anticipated contest for those in attendance.

This was a fascinating match as Beach initially was playing the bad guy to Kirby's good guy shtick but in among the adulation for Beach the roles got reversed and this turned into a great bout (Props to both guys for reading the crowd right here, which you don't see enough of in British Wrestling). Kirby when in control hit a Michinoku Driver to Beach for a two count, Kirby did call for a Sable Bomb but this was reversed by Sandy who got the roll-up victory on Kirby to advance to the Crazy Cruiser 8 Tournament, all that was left for Kirby was the AAAAAAAARRGGGGHHHHH Finger Point of Doom to send him to the back.

With Sandy Beach, it is amazing the turnaround in the crowd's reaction to him from someone you wanted to see get beat when he would make unwelcome appearances for open challenges, but along the way he has proven what a fantastic talent he is with great performances against El Ligero, Damon Leigh, The Rumble performance and also this match against Martin Kirby. Also take into account the Inflatable Shark japes with the 'Baby Shark' inspired chant which has got him over with the kids in the audience in such a magical turn of events - trust me when I say that Callum Corrie/Sandy Beach is certainly a star in the making.

Next up we had a 'Open Challenge' Tag Match with the former Tag Champions - T-Bone & Craig Kollins offering out two willing victims in the back for the evening which turned out to be Stoxx and J.J Webb who were both in for the beating of a lifetime. This was comparable to one of them 1990s Road Warrior squash matches where the victims never got a chance as Kollins and Bone hit suplexes and lariats to both Stoxx & Webb and then duly finishing them off with a Double Mass Murder Splash for the win to put them back in contention for another tilt at the GPW Tag Team Titles.

Main Event time now for the GPW Heavyweight Championship with Zack Gibson taking on Joey Hayes. As ever Gibson was being booed mercifully by the Hindley crowd as he started his promo about looking up to Joey and nicking some of his moves in the process and also a great line of being a wrestler in GPW and not wanting to miss the last train back, but then telling Joey not to worry as this match wouldn't last too long. Before we get into the match, it has to be mentioned that Gibson's WWE music is the absolute drizzling shits - devoid of any musical hooks or anything of that ilk (bring back You'll Never Walk Alone).

Another stellar match up in this second half in a back and forth contest where Gibson was well on his way to victory hitting a Helter Skelter for a close two fall. Joey had Gibson at one point in the Cross Hayes but Gibson managed to reach the ropes with his feet to break up the move, but it was another Cross Hayes in the centre of the ring which would prove Gibson's undoing as he tapped out to Joey in around 20 minutes to bring an end to proceedings at 10pm with a handshake to Hayes.

This was really a show of two halves with the second half proving the better of the two with storyline development between Brannigan and Gradwell plus two killer matches with Kirby/Beach & Hayes/Gibson which would stand out anywhere in the country. GPW are back for there last show of 2018 with the Crazy Cruiser 8 on the 30th November - check the website for ticket details.

Time to set up back up the road to the train station but not before a visit to The Edington Arms for a pint, a game of pool and me murdering a Britney Spears classic "Hit Me Baby One More Time", go and check @britwresawaydays on twitter for the full video (cover your ears - you have been warned!).

I hope you have enjoyed reading this review and any comments/feedback are welcome, I will be back on The Indy Corner on Monday with a review of Progress Wrestling's show in Camden for the Main Event of Walter vs Zack Sabre Jr for the Progress World Title, so until then - BYE!!

@oggypart3

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yesborg9 · 7 years ago

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2017 Beer in Review

To put it as nicely as possible, if you follow politics at all, 2017 was a year that encouraged drinking. Here are some of the beers that made 2017 a little more bearable for me:

I was saddened in 2016 when I found out that Leinenkugel’s Snowdrift Vanilla Porter was no longer available in 6 or 12 packs unless you bought a variety pack of Leinie’s. But in 2017, by popular demand, it’s BACK and just as good as I remembered it. In 2012 I hadn’t yet developed an appreciation for porters or stouts. Surprisingly, at Curly’s Pub inside Lambeau Field, the wife talked me into trying it for the first time and it’s still one of my favorites today.

Speaking of styles that I didn’t like so much just a few years ago and now I love, the first time I ever tried a bourbon barrel-aged beer was 2013, and I did not like them. I tried a few more in 2014 and still had little love. I remember saying to people, “if I want something that tastes like bourbon, I’ll just drink bourbon.” But times and tastes change and now the bourbon barrel-aged stout is now one of my favorite styles of beer. And the Citizen Kane of BBA stouts is Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout. I first tried this at a bar in Washington D.C. (The Exchange) just a couple blocks from the White House. I actually hated it because it was too strong (13.8%). I tried it again in March of 2017 (2016 vintage) and I loved it. It’s boozy, thick like molasses, and dark as night. It’s a very limited beer, so not only is it expensive but it’s hard to find. The 2017 vintage was released on Black Friday and I remember seeing on Twitter how long the lines were in Chicago to buy it. Many liquor stores sold out in hours. I happened to be at a bar in Plover watching the Badgers football game when I saw it on the menu, so I ordered it and took the bottle home. I drank it after a Packers win two weeks later.

Also only available on Black Friday, the Lakefront Black Friday Stout is known for [crazy] people lining up for miles around the brewery on the morning of Black Friday just to get a bottle. I was lucky enough to sample it at a warm indoor beerfest in Milwaukee. While it was absolutely amazing, I’m not sure any beer is worth waiting in line for hours in the cold.

Initially I wasn’t a huge fan of many Central Waters beers, but they rank up with Goose Island when it comes to bourbon barrel-aging. Over the Thanksgiving weekend in central Wisconsin we stopped at the brewery in Amherst. They had four different BBA beers on tap, but the winner by far for me and a friend was the Brewer’s Reserve BBA Scotch Ale. My friend probably had never even sampled a BBA beer, but after he did he wanted to take some of this stuff home.

Special shout-out to their Brewer’s Reserve BBA Cherry Stout, which wasn’t available at the brewery but I’d purchased a 4-pack of it earlier in the year and finished the last one off on New Year’s Eve.

In 2015 my favorite winter warmer was Lakefront’s Holiday Spice Lager. I was appalled when I found out that it was discontinued in 2016, to the point where I wrote the brewery to complain. They responded that it was replaced with Brandy Barrel-Aged Spiced Winter Lager. I sought out this beer, and it instantly became my new favorite warmer. Even smoother than the Holiday Spice (which the 2015 vintage is still available in 22oz bombers), the brandy flavor isn’t as strong as bourbon or whiskey-barrel aged beers...but it’s still very potent at 13.9%.

Southern Tier Brewing Co has been releasing 4-packs of dessert stouts (for a premium price). I tried a number of these, many being just too sweet for me to fully enjoy. But the Thick Mint is one that has me going back for more. It’s 10% ABV, very thick, and tastes just like a Thin Mint, which everyone knows is the best Girl Scout cookie (leave your incorrect opinion in the comments if you disagree).

We made two trips to NYC in 2017 and visiting Brooklyn Brewery were highlights of each trip for me. Very few beers by Brooklyn have disappointed me even just a little. My favorite was a R&D sour only available at the brewery called Funkmeiser. The fad of sour beers is still going strong, but noticeably ramping down (possibly giving way to the new fads of hazy IPAs and dessert/pastry stouts), at least for me. This beer, however, pleased me greatly as it seemed to get more and more sour the more I drank it. Sadly I couldn’t take any home with me.

One of our new favorite hangouts in the Milwaukee area is the Explorium Brewpub located at Southridge Mall. They have great food, an extensive taplist of their own brews, and bombers to go. The wife loves their Tiramisu Stout, while I’m partial to the Bourbon Barrel-Aged Barleywine, as well as the Cherry Chocolate Stout.

My favorite import I tried in 2017 was the Petrus Aged Red from Brouwerij De Brabandere in Belgium. Possibly the best fruit beer I’ve ever had not counting anything from New Glarus. It was purchased from a liquor store in Brookfield, so I imagine it’s not too difficult to find in Madison or Milwaukee. I’ve even had it on tap at World of Beer in Wauwatosa.

2017 will be remembered by me as the year New Glarus brought back a Cherry Stout. I bought some at the brewery and it was so good I later stocked up at the liquor store, knowing I’d miss it dearly when its availability ran out. This is easily my all-time favorite stout and my favorite beer of 2017. The cherry flavor is bold and tart while the beer is very dark and smooth. I hope they bring it back again soon, because I only have 8 left.

Other shout-outs from 2017 include a visit to O’so Brewing as well as an O’so tap takeover in Menominee Falls:

Fox River Brewing: Blu Bobber (blueberry ale)

O’so Tuppen’s Demise (wild ale)

O’so Rabbit Fighter (flanders red sour)

O’so Great Northern Dominator Doppelbock

O’so Tamarind Plum Sour

O’so Scarlet Letter

In 2017 I only attended two beerfests: Great Dane Bockfest for my 3rd straight year and Craft’s & Drafts in Milwaukee for the first time. C&D was an amazing fest but you have to pay additional money for the better quality pours.

2017 brewery visits:

Biloba (Brookfield, WI)

Angry Minnow (Hayward, WI)

Black Husky (Milwaukee, WI)

Central Waters (Amherst, WI)

Company (Milwaukee, WI)

Explorium (Greendale, WI)

Great Dane - Hilldale (Madison, WI)

Like Minds (Milwaukee, WI)

New Glarus (New Glarus, WI)

O’so (Plover, WI)

Viking Brewpub (Stoughton, WI)

350 Brewing (Tinley Park, IL)

Hailstorm (Tinley Park, IL)

Shoreline (Michigan City, IN)

City Built (Grand Rapids, MI)

Fireside (Holland, MI)

Greenbush (Sawyer, MI)

Greyline (Grand Rapids, MI)

Griffin Claw (Birmingham, MI)

Harmony Hall (Grand Rapids, MI)

New Holland - Knickerbocker (Grand Rapids, MI)

Roak (Royal Oak, MI)

Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY)

Greenpoint (Brooklyn, NY)

Strong Rope (Brooklyn, NY)

Threes (Brooklyn, NY)

Folksbier (Brooklyn, NY)

Other Half (Brooklyn, NY)

Circa (Brooklyn, NY)

Heartland (New York, NY)

Cool Springs (Franklin, TN)

ABGB (Austin, TX)

Blue Owl (Austin, TX)

Hops & Grain (Austin, TX)

Lazarus (Austin, TX)

Uncle Billy’s Brew & Que (Austin, TX)

Zilker (Austin, TX)

Amsterdam Brewhouse (Toronto, Canada)

Goose Island Brewhouse (Toronto, Canada)

Mascot (Toronto, Canada)

Mill Street (Toronto, Canada)

The 3 Brewers (Toronto, Canada)

Erdinger (Erding, Germany)

Airbräu (Munich International Airport, Germany)

I feel like several beers I loved this year deserve an honorable mention:

Boulevard Whiskey Barrel Stout

Founders Rübæus

Founders Frootwood

Cool Springs Tennessee Black Hole

Vintage McLovin

And finally a solemn RIP to Leinenkugel’s “Big Eddy” line of beers. These were premium beers including Royal Nektar, Russian Imperial Stout, Über-Oktoberfest, and one of my perennial favorites, Cherry Doppelschwarz. Although I did hear from Dick Leinenkugel himself that there’s always the possibility of a return someday.

Also RIP to Karl Ratzsch, a downtown Milwaukee authentic German restaurant. I was only there once, but it was a great time with great food and great beer.

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