San Diego, CA – April 19, 2014 – Scott Quigg retained the WBA Super Bantamweight title with a 2nd round stoppage over late replacement Tshifiwa Munyai.

The Bout highlighted a 4-hour card that was televised live on AWE and originated from the Phones 4U Arena in Manchester, England.

“This was a great night of boxing,” said AWE President Charles Herring.

“Scott Quigg has been introduced to the American boxing fans on our network and he has established himself as one of the great 122 pound fighters in the world. The Crolla – Murray matchup was as advertised. We enjoy giving the boxing fans the most bang for their buck with these great shows and we look forward to continuing to provide the best boxing content out there.”

Quigg dropped Munya in round one with a perfect left hook to the jab. Munyai was on shaky legs but there was only a few seconds left in the round. It didn’t matter as halfway through round two, Quigg landed a booming right that crumpled Munyai to the canvas again. Quigg finished things with a big flurry of punches and referee Howard Foster stopped the fight at 1:56.

Quigg, 121 1/2 lbs made the 3rd successful defense of his belt and he is now 28-0-2 with 21 knockouts. Munyai is now 24-3.

In what was billed the Battle of Manchester, Anthony Crolla scored a 10th round stoppage over his close friend John Murray in a scheduled 12 round Lightweight bout.

The fight lived up to its billing that saw Murray set a fast pace early. Around the 5th round, Crolla started getting into the fight as he landed some shots and began to focus on the body.

Colla seemed more confident and was getting through with shots that cut and eventually closed the left eye of Murray. Crolla wore Murray down and dropped Murray in round 10. Murray showed toughness but ate a flurry of hard punches and was eventually stopped.

Crolla, 134 3/4 lbs is now 28-4-1 with 11 knockouts. Murray, 134 3/4 lbs, who fought Brandon Rios for a Lightweight title is now 33-3.

Josh Warrington scored the biggest win of his career by stopping former world title challenger Rendall Munroe to and retained his Commonwealth Featherweight title after the 7th round of the 12 round bout.

Warrington systematically beatdown Munroe until he stopped the fight in the corner between round’s 7 and 8. Munroe cited a damaged mouth.

Warrington, 125 1/2 lbs is now 17-0 with 2 knockouts. Munroe, 125 lbs is 28-5-1.

An emotional Munroe announced his retirement after the bout.

Good looking Super Middleweight prospect Callum Smith scored a 3rd round stoppage over Francois Bastient in a scheduled six round bout.

Smith dominated the fight while landing shots to the head and especially to the body. It was an uppercut to the body that sent Bastient to the canvas and the bout was stopped by the corner at 1:10 of round three.

Smith 171 1/4 lbs of Liverpool, UK is now 10-0 with 8 knockouts. Bastient, 177 lbs of France is now 43-11-1.

Sam Eggington scored a 6-round decision William Warburton in a Jr/ Middleweight bout.

The score was 59-55 for Eggington is now 10-2. Warburton, 152 lbs is 12-61-3.

AWE will return with another terrific afternoon of boxing on Saturday, May 17 when Lee Selby battles Romulo Koasicha for the WBC International Featherweight title, Callum Smith takes on Tobias Webb for the WBC International Super Middleweight title, Gary Buckland takes on Gavin Rees plus the Cruiserweight debut of former Light Heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly.

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San Diego, CA – April 18, 2014 – Don’t miss an explosive afternoon of world-championship boxing this weekend as undefeated WBA world champion Scott Quigg (27-0-2) battles proven challenger Tshifhiwa Munyai (24-2-1) for the WBA Super Bantamweight World Championship, live and exclusively on AWE – A Wealth of Entertainment.. This exciting afternoon of live boxing takes place this Saturday, April 19th, beginning at 11:30 am PST/ 2:30 pm ET.

AWE jumps back into the ring on May 17th with another exciting afternoon of LIVE world-class boxing as one of Mexico’s toughest fighters, Romulo Koasicha (21-3-0), battles top ranked UK boxer, Lee Selby (18-1-0), in this WBC World Featherweight title elimination bout. The co-main event features world ranked Cruiserweight Nathan Cleverly (26-1-0). This exciting afternoon of live boxing takes place on Saturday, May 17th, beginning at 2 pm PST/5 pm ET. Don’t miss it!

Boxing fans can enjoy Quiggs v. Munyai and upcoming world-class boxing bouts live on AWE via Verizon FiOS TV channels 169 and 669 in HD, AT&T U-Verse TV channels 470 and1470 in HD, along with over 100 cable systems across the country and worldwide. Watch for additional live boxing announcements at www.awetv.com

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SAN DIEGO (APRIL 14, 2014)–This Saturday afternoon, Tshifiwa Munyai will step in for Nehomar Cermeno to challenge Scott Quigg for Quigg’s WBA Super Bantamweight title that will be broadcast live on AWE beginning at 3pm eastern / 12 noon pacific.

Boxing fans across the United States can enjoy this world championship bout live via the PlayStation®3 system via the Sony Entertainment Network Live Events Viewer. The price is $9.95 for approximately three hours of world class boxing which includes the Quigg – Cermeno main event. PS3 viewers may subscribe early to the event.

The fight will originate from the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.

Quigg of Bury, England is undefeated with a record of 27-0-2 with 20 knockouts and is a 7-year professional.

He won the WBA Inter-Continental Super Bantamweight title with a 3rd round stoppage over Santiago Allione. He made 2 defenses of the title before capturing the British title with a 7th round stoppage over Jason Booth. Quigg defended the British crown once and then took on Rendall Munroe for the WBA Interim Super Bantamweight title.

That bout ended in a technical draw after a cut to Munroe forced the bout to be halted in the 3rd round. Quigg then scored a 6th round stoppage in the rematch.

In his first defense, Quigg was held to a draw with highly regarded Yoandris Salinas. In his last bout, Quigg dismantled Diego Silva (29-2) in two rounds on November 23, 2013.

Munyai of Makwarela, South Africa has a record of 24-2-1 with 12 knockouts and is ranked number-9 by the WBA.

Munyai went undefeated (16-0-1) in his 1st 17 bouts with some not only some great victories but success in the United Kingdom.

He has captured a plethora of titles such as

He won the British Commonwealth Bantamweight title with a 9th round stoppage over previously undefeated Martin Power (19-0). He defended it by stopping another undefeated Brit in Les Haskins (15-0). He stopped Power in 4 rounds in their rematch.

Munyai is 5-1 with 3 knockouts on British soil. He has four in a row which includes wins Emanuel Quartey (14-1) to win the WBA Pan African Super Bantamweight title and in his last outing he scored an 8th round stoppage over Phumzile Matyhila on September 21, 2013 in Mdantsane, South Africa.

There will be an outstanding undercard that will be headlined by a can’t miss co-feature between lightweights John Murray and Anthony Crolla in a 12-round battle for the WBO Intercontinental Lightweight title. Also in a 12 round bout will be undefeated featherweight Josh Warrington (16-0, 1 KO) taking on former world title challenger Rendall Munroe (28-4-1). Plus other bouts.

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