Iron Mike Productions
Iron Mike Productions (formerly Acquinity Sports) was a boxing promotion company, based in Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States. Acquinity Sports was founded in 2012 by Garry Jonas, CEO of Acquinity Interactive which abruptly ceased operations in 2013 after an FTC complaint.[1] [2] Jonas partnered with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in 2013, and changed the name of the company to Iron Mike Productions. They represented a diverse roster of boxers., including two-time Iraq War Veteran and undefeated Sammy Vazquez, Jr., Ukrainian amateur world champion, Ivgen Khytrov, super bantamweight champion JC Payano, and top U.S. amateur prospect, Erickson Lubin.
Key people
- Mike Tyson, Owner
- Garry Jonas, CEO - NO LONGER AFFILIATED http://dc.org/files/negative_dnssec
- Azim Spicer, COO - NO LONGER AFFILIATED
Fighters
| Name | Division | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argenis Mendez | Super Featherweight | Dominican Republic | Former IBF Super-Featherweight Championship of the World |
| Claudio Marrero | Featherweight | Dominican Republic | Current WBA-NABA & FEDELATIN Champion, #2 WBA, #8 IBF |
| Juan Carlos Payano | Bantamweight | Dominican Republic | Current WBA FEDELATIN Champion, WBA #6 |
| Isiah Thomas | Light Heavyweight | USA | Current WBA-NABA Light Heavyweight Champion, #10 WBA |
| Domonique Dolton | Light Middleweight | USA | Current WBA-NABA Champion, #12 WBA |
| Yudel Jhonson | Light Middleweight | Cuba | 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist |
| Felix Diaz | Welterweight | Dominican Republic | 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist |
| Alexei Collado | Super Bantamweight | Cuba | Undefeated |
| Farid Aghayev | Middleweight | Azerbaijan | Undefeated |
| Lenin Castillo | Light Heavyweight | Dominican Republic | 2008 Olympian |
| Moises Flores | Super Bantamweight | Mexico | Undefeated |
| Ed Paredes | Welterweight | USA | Current WBC Latino & WBA-NABA Champion, #3 WBA, #3 WBC, #14 IBF, #11 WBO |
| Humberto Savigne | Light Heavyweight | Cuba | Current WBC #7 |
| Albert Bell | Super Featherweight | USA | Pro Debut |
| Joan Guzman | Light Welterweight | Dominican Republic | 2X World Champion, Current #5 WBA |
| Erickson Lubin | Welterweight | USA | Pro Debut |
| Dennis Galarza | Super Featherweight | USA | Pro Debut |
Notable events
Acquinity Sport's debut event was held on January 7, 2012 at Hollywood’s Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa, and was featured as the season opener of Telefutura's Solo Boxeo series.[3] Its second major event, branded "D-Day, Dominican Domination" aired on ESPN 2's Friday Night Fights on March 2, 2012, and featured headliner Joan "Baby Tyson" Guzman, who had recently signed on with Acquinity Sports. On November 30, 2012, Acquinity and bsavings.com presented a combination boxing-music event. Dubbed "Beatdown 2012," it featured a championship fight between Guzman and Khabib Allakhverdiev, followed by musical performances by Fabolous, Flo Rida, Waka Flocka, DMX, Travis Porter and Fat Joe.[4]
Name change
In 2013 Acquinity CEO Garry Jonas and former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson partnered and formed Iron Mike Productions. This marked the hall-of-famer's return to boxing since his last appearance in the ring in 2005. The new promotion company's debut took place on August 23, 2013, at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York, and will be broadcast live on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights.[needs update]
References
- ^ "FTC - Acquinity Action".
- ^ "Garry Jonas – CEO of Acquinity Sports /". Iron Mike Productions. Archived from the original on 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
- ^ "Ed Paredes Looks To Put on a Show at Turning Stone - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
- ^ Anthony Hernandez (2012-11-29). "Beatdown 2012 at BB&T Center November 30 - - Music - Miami". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
External links
- Iron Mike Productions Official Site
- Iron Mike Productions Facebook Page