PHILADELPHIA (MARCH 16, 2010)—On Saturday night April 10th, some of the best amateur fighters in the state will participate in the annual Golden Gloves Open Eastern Regional Championships at The Legendary Blue Horizon.
The competition is sponsored by Joe Hand Promotions with all proceeds going to the Joe Hand Boxing Gym and Computer Lab.
This is the fifteenth year that Joe Hand Promotions has been involved with this great event.
“We are always honored to be involved with the Golden Gloves. We have been involved since our gym was located on Howard Street.”, said Joe Hand Sr., CEO of Joe Hand Promotions.
“It’s a great opportunity for us along with so many of the local businesses to give back and help some of these kids not only compete but it gives them a chance to further their careers while it helps raise money for our boxing gym and computer lab which helps hundreds of kids every year”.
Those business leaders will be honored for their contributions on April 10th.
The winners of the night’s bouts will then head to Pittsburgh for the state title and then The National Golden Gloves Tournament in Little Rock, Arkansas, May 2nd-May 10th.
There have been many great fighters who have fought in the Golden Gloves and have gone on to have distinguished professional careers such as Chazz Witherspoon, Danny Garcia, Demetrius Hopkins, Rock Allen, Shamone Alvarez and Rasheim Jefferson.
There also will be a special celebrity boxing exhibition that will feature Mike Fera, who is the president of Local 592 and head of the Cement Masons taking on Liam Mulvy, who is a currant boxing documentary producer as well as a former amateur boxing champion in the United Kingdom.
Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by calling Joe Hand Promotions at 1-215-364-9000.
The Legendary Blue Horizon is located at 1314 North Broad Street.
ABOUT THE JOE HAND BOXING GYM
Started by Joe Hand Promotions in 1995, the Joe Hand Boxing Gym has been a community landmark for over 15 years. Joe Hand, Sr., a retired Philadelphia police detective, saw the gym as a safe place for Philly’s children and young adults to come and hone their skills in boxing or spend time learning computer skills for their futures.
A world of opportunity is right here, as kids are mentored by educators and athletes, guiding them down what can be a difficult path. The Joe Hand Boxing Gym offers regulation boxing rings, brand new equipment, and a modern computer center where children from the community can participate in the educational process.
Breaking Bad: Can Walt Repair His Broken Marriage?(A & E)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer March 27, 2010 The consequences of Walt’s actions are really about to pile up on Breaking Bad. site breaking bad cast
In the season opener (warning: minor spoilers follow) Skyler (Anna Gunn) filed for divorce after learning that Walt (Bryan Cranston) has become a crystal meth manufacturer. On Sunday’s episode (10/9c, AMC), Walt gets his first taste of how serious Skyler really is.
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“She’s trying to maintain distance and Walt’s agenda is to bring them back [together],” Cranston tells TVGuide.com. “They’re working at counter-purposes here, and all in the interest of what they think is best for the family. It gets very contentious throughout the season.” Walt will get some support from his son (RJ Mitte), who shows up at Walt’s apartment complex no longer wanting to live at home with Skyler. Walt seizes the opportunity to attempt reconciliation with Skyler, but she’s having none of it, changing the locks on the house and threatening with a restraining order.
The response – breaking into his own house – is classic Walt. “One of the things viewers respond to favorably about Walt is that he’s tenacious,” creator and executive producer Vince Gilligan says. “Whether he’s working toward a good goal or a bad one, he does not give up easily. He’s all about keeping his family together and he doesn’t forget that easily.” Ratings: Breaking Bad hits series high But Cranston says Skyler continues to have the definite advantage. “When you are the one with the secret, you do sort of have the upper hand because you have information that others don’t,” Cranston says. “Now, that’s out. She’s taking over and positioning herself, and Walt finds himself behind the eight ball. That’s not a place anybody wants to be, especially when the game is so dangerous.” Speaking of danger, the two mysterious men (Luis and Daniel Moncada) who blazed a path across the border in Episode 1 are hot on Walt’s trail this week. Along the way, “the cousins” will cross paths with a familiar face, which will offer more answers as to exactly which people Walt has rubbed the wrong way.
“This third season expands horizontally so that we realize that Walter is not living in a cocoon,” Cranston says. “He’s not completely encapsulated by his actions. We see how it spreads. Manufacturing this quality of crystal meth is stepping on toes that Walt is not even aware of. … These two guys have some other connection to the story line that we’ve seen the past two years.
Check out photos of the Breaking Bad cast While Walt should be running from danger, his lawyer, Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), is pushing him to get back to cooking. Gilligan promises viewers will see much more of Saul this season.
“There’s more to Saul than just comic relief,” Gilligan says. “He’s actually one of the sunniest and most positive people on our show. He’s a guy who’s relaxed and comfortable in his own skin. Whereas Walt is a guy who refuses to define himself ever as a criminal, Saul is quite relaxed with the fact that he is a wrongdoer. I think that makes him refreshing.” He’s also a hell of a lawyer, as he proves when he helps Jesse (Aaron Paul) with an investment opportunity. “Billboards and bad TV commercials aside, he’s also a very good attorney,” Gilligan says. “He’s not good in the sense that he upholds the standards and ethics of the New Mexico bar, but he knows the law inside and out. He’s got loopholes and shortcuts and scheming ways. He’s an astute attorney and he hides that with this clownish exterior, but he’s not a man to be underestimated.” Walt also shouldn’t underestimate Gus (Giancarlo Esposito), the fast-food franchise owner who buys his meth in bulk. “He’s polite and soft-spoken and very businesslike,” Gilligan says. “But as much as Walt thinks that Gus is a genteel businessman that he can talk and reason with, he will learn as the season progresses that he’s made a deal with the devil.” Comment on this article at TVGuide.com > Other Links From TVGuide.com * Bryan Cranston * Giancarlo Esposito * Anna Gunn * Bob Odenkirk * Aaron Paul * Vince Gilligan *Breaking Bad * RJ Mitte View the original article on TVGuide.com website breaking bad cast
