Steve Peacock Interview

I will interview combat sports announcer Steve Peacock on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. The interview will be featured on an upcoming episode of our new biweekly podcast The Weigh-In.

Steve Peacock's Biography - 

Steve Peacock is a professional ring-announcer, voice talent and writer. For the past three years he has been the announcer for Global Proving Ground and Fight Club Champion, and during that time has also announced several USA Boxing-sanctioned tournaments and combat-sports events for promoters including Dead Serious MMA, Cage Fury Fighting Championships, and World Class Kickboxing Championships. Last baseball season he also successfully auditioned for a PA announcer slot for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, a AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees. He is available for ring/cage/stage announcing and emcee gigs as well as for voice-over recording productions. Separately, Peacock is putting the finishing touches on his novel PLAY DEAD, ROLL OVER, a fictionalized account of his ill-fated pursuit of a career with NYPD, which was cut short after getting shot by a retired New York City cop.

If you have any questions that you would like Steve to answer, please post them in the comments of this blog entry, or send them to me via Twitter @RevWarBuff23 and Facebook.

For more information on Steve Peacock, please visit the following websites:

Steve Peacock, Announcer & Voice Talent Facebook Page

Steve Peacock YouTube Channel

Twitter - @SGPeacock

MW

Happy New Year!

"Dear George, remember no man is a failure who has friends. Thanks for the wings, Love Clarence." - It's a Wonderful Life

Happy New Year from Matt and Peter (aka the "Wets Bandits"... J/K!) at The Weigh-In Podcast!

The premier of The Weigh-In Podcast will air on February 1, 2017. The Weigh-In will feature interviews that focus on the sport of boxing both past and present in a biweekly format. Our first episode will feature my interview with former super middleweight boxing contender Frank Savannah. We look forward to a 2017 filled with great boxing podcast episodes!

Please connect with us on social media:

The Weigh-In Facebook

Your Friends,

The Weigh-In Team (MW and Peter)

2016 Boxing History Publications

Below are the links to boxing articles that I wrote in 2016 for The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia and PhilaPlace.org.

Enjoy!

The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia:

"Boxing and Boxers"

PhilaPlace.org:

“Front Street Gym”

“Harrowgate Boxing Club” 

“Veteran Boxers Association” 

“Saint Monica Parish and Tommy Loughran” 

“Joe Frazier’s Gym”

“Cambria A.C.” 

MW

(The Cambria A.C. in Philadelphia, PA)

(The Veteran Boxers Association in Philadelphia, PA)

(Front Street Gym in Philadelphia, PA)

(Tommy Loughran Marker in Philadelphia, PA)

Randy Neumann Interview

I will interview former professional boxer and referee Randy Neumann on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. The interview will be featured on an upcoming episode of our new biweekly podcast The Weigh-In. Randy currently serves as a certified financial planner (CFP) at Randy Neumann Wealth Management in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

Randy captured the USA New Jersey State Heavyweight Title on December 9, 1971 with a victory over Chuck Wepner. He worked as a professional boxing referee from 1983 to 2014, and refereed hundreds of matches featuring boxing legends such as Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Wladimir Klitschko, and many others.

If you have any questions that you would like Randy to answer, please post them in the comments of this blog entry, or send them to me via Twitter @RevWarBuff23 and Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mwhistoryexperience

For more information on Randy Neumann, please visit the following websites:

Randy Neumann Wealth Management Page - http://www.randyneumann.com/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Randy-Neumann-Wealth-Management-166936240016388/

New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame Page - http://www.njboxinghof.org/randy-neumann/

BoxRec Page - http://boxrec.com/boxer/16069

Twitter - @RandyNeumannCFP

MW

Coming at ya... The Weigh-In Boxing Podcast!

Coming at ya... The Weigh-In Boxing Podcast!

My name is Matt Ward and I am a boxing writer and historian from the Greater Philadelphia area. Every two weeks, my producer Peter Lloyd and I will give you an inside look into the world of boxing. Our new podcast will air on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. The Weigh-In Boxing Podcast will feature interviews that focus on the sport of boxing both past and present.

Our first episode will feature my interview with former super middleweight boxing contender Frank Savannah. Frank fought professionally from 1991-1997, and retired with an impressive record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw. On December 14, 1994, Savannah fought Dana Rosenblatt for the WBC Continental Americas Middleweight Title. This bout was the only defeat in Savannah’s six year boxing career. Frank is currently a boxing coach and trainer at Nick Catone MMA & Fitness in Brick, New Jersey.

Frank Savannah's BoxRec Page - http://boxrec.com/boxer/6089

(Frank Savannah's 1993 Brown's Boxing Trading Card)

(Frank Savannah and I in Brick, NJ)

The second episode will air on February 15th, and will feature my interviews with Arizona boxing gym owners Sonny Gutierrez and Artur Petrosyan. Artur was an Armenian National Boxing Champion who fought professionally as a lightweight from 1999 to 2003. Artur runs Camelback Boxing Gym in Phoenix. Sonny is a former amateur and professional boxer who runs Sonny's Boxing Gym in Goodyear.

Sonny's Boxing Gym Page - http://www.sonnysboxinggym.com/

Artur Petrosyan's BoxRec Page - http://boxrec.com/boxer/38345

Camelback Boxing Gym Page - http://www.camelbackboxinggym.com/

(Sonny's Boxing Gym in Goodyear, AZ)

(Artur Petrosyan and I at Camelback Boxing Gym in Phoenix, AZ)

We look forward to another fun season of podcast episodes, and hope all of the MWHE readers and listeners will join us for our new show!

Please subscribe to this blog for updates on upcoming episodes and interviews!

You can listen to past episodes of the Matt Ward History Experience Podcast, a number of which include interviews with people from the world of boxing, via the following links:

SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/matt-ward-427598454

iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/matt-ward-history-experience/id1178237076 

MWHE Blog:  http://www.mwhistoryexperience.com/

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MW