Cedric Kushner Promotions' Heavyweight Heat, First Unionized Boxing Card in Association with Joint Association of Boxers is Smashing Success.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2004 Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan Hosts Near Capacity Crowd for Historic Event Cedric Kushner Promotions presented the first ever unionized boxing card in conjunction with the Joint Association of Boxers The Joint Association of Boxers is an attempt to unionize professional boxers, who are often called "the most exploited athletes." The union's stated goals are:
New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , and it was a rousing success as a near capacity crowd of close to 2,000 fight fans, many of them Teamsters Teamsters large, powerful union of U. S. truckers. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2703] See : Labor , attended Heavyweight Heat televised live on Showtime's Shobox series. Teamster TEAMSTER. One who drives horses in a wagon for the purpose of carrying goods for hire he is liable as a common carrier. Story, Bailm. Sec. 496. general president Jim Hoffa, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rev. Al Sharpton, political columnist Jack Newfield, LeRoy Neiman, and fighters Sharmbe Mitchell, Zab Judah, Lou Savarese and Emile Griffith, trainers Lou Duva and Teddy Atlas were just a few of the dignitaries in attendance to watch no. 4 ranked Jameel McCline make short work of England's Wayne Llewelyan, and Jeremy Williams top Sweden's Attila Levin. "It was an historic evening," said Kushner, "and we couldn't be more pleased to take this important step with JAB. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (born April 30, 1952 in Brooklyn, NY as Edward Lee Gregory) was an American boxer. Amateur career Boxing under his birth name, Eddie Gregory, Muhammad won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. and Walter Kane certainly galvanized gal·va·nize tr.v. gal·va·nized, gal·va·niz·ing, gal·va·niz·es 1. To stimulate or shock with an electric current. 2. the many union members who were on hand to support the show. We look forward to continuing to work with JAB for the betterment of boxing." JAB attorney Walter Kane stated: "Everyone won here. The collective bargaining collective bargaining, in labor relations, procedure whereby an employer or employers agree to discuss the conditions of work by bargaining with representatives of the employees, usually a labor union. process worked, and the boxers enjoyed an increase in purses. The fans saw a terrific event, and boxing as a whole had a terrific night." The historic card marked by the first official unionized boxing matches under the auspices of the Joint Association for Boxers. J.A.B., headed by former light heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, was formed for the physical and financial protection of boxers and is affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. About Cedric Kushner Promotions CKP CKP Checkpoint CKP Crankshaft Position CKP Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (caste of Maharastra, India) CKP Chris Key Players (band) CKP Concept Knowledge Processing promotes world champion and top contender boxers. In addition to its representation and promotion efforts, the agency also produces and syndicates world championship boxing events for distribution worldwide. A steady program supplier to the world's leading television networks, including HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , SHOWTIME, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , and EuroSport, the company promotes televised events from venues all around the world. With a roster rich in world champions and a track record that includes having promoted approximately 300 world championship bouts, CKP is at the forefront of the international boxing business. CKP, formed in 1974 by promoter Cedric Kushner, originally achieved prominence in the field of rock-'n-roll music and is now one of the most active promoters of championship bouts worldwide. In addition to its North American business, CKP is the foremost American-based promoter of boxing in Europe and Africa. CKP is an acknowledged leader in packaging premier boxing shows for the global television marketplace, through its television arm, the Cedric Kushner Sports Network (CKSN CKSN Ciphering Key Sequence Number (ciphering algorithms) ). Forward Looking Statements This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," or "continue," the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. 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