, and Budapest, in the running for the 2024 Games. The International Olympic Committee will decide on the host city in September 2017.However, Rome bid leaders and the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) are hanging on to hope that the bid can somehow be revived, perhaps if Raggi is ousted from office.IO

Heavyweight Luis King Kong Ortiz, who holds an interim world title and is perhaps the most feared big man in boxing, signed a promotional agreement with British promoter Matchroom Boxing, the company announced Saturday.Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the signing comes six weeks after Ortizs camp paid $1 million to Golden Boy Promotions to buy out his promotional contract because they were unhappy with the agreement.The signing comes as a bit of a surprise because Ortiz was close to signing a deal with Roc Nation Sports that would have commenced with an appearance on the HBO PPV undercard of the Sergey Kovalev-Andre Ward light heavyweight title fight on Nov. 19 in Las Vegas.Now Ortiz is with Eddie Hearns company, which could pave the way to an eventual fight with world titleholder Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17 KOs).Luis Ortiz is one of the most exciting heavyweights in the world and I am delighted to be working with him, Hearn said. We plan to keep him very busy and let the fans enjoy his devastating power. Luis is an avoided fighter but we plan on giving him the profile that will make that impossible.Hearn said Ortizs first bout of their deal will be announced Monday. Ortiz, a 37-year-old southpaw, is expected to fight fringe contender Carlos Takam (33-3-1, 25 KOs), 35, of France, on Nov. 12 in Monte Carlo on the card that includes junior lightweight titlist Jason Sosa defending his secondary title against Stephen Smith. Takam is coming off a 12-round decision loss top contender Joseph Parker on May 21.First stop for King Kong will be announced on Monday on a huge card in November and then we plan to get him out in the U.K. straight after, potentially on the Anthony Joshua card [in late November or December]. Im very excited to work with our first international fighter as we continue to expand into new markets.Ortiz (25-0, 22 KOs), a Cuban defector based in Miami, said he was pleased to have a new deal following the uncertainty of the past couple of months.I always had faith in my manager and friend Jay Jimenez, but I never expect this fast turnaround and Im so excited about the future, Ortiz said. God has been great to me and my family. Im ready. Im going to be very busy over the next few months and looking forward to boxing in many countries as we continue my journey to the heavyweight world championship.Ortizs rise began in 2014 when he smashed Lateef Kayode in a first-round knockout win to claim an interim heavyweight belt in Las Vegas. However, he tested positive for a banned steroid following the bout and was stripped of the title, fined and suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The result of the fight was changed to a no decision.Golden Boy stuck by Ortiz and brought him back after his suspension. After a first-round knockout of journeyman Byron Polley in a tune-up fight, he knocked out Matias Ariel Vidondo in the third round to claim the still-vacant interim belt.Golden Boy then lined up the 6-foot-4, 240-pound Ortiz with two high-profile fights on HBO, a sensational seventh-round destruction of former world title challenger Bryant Jennings last December followed by a one-sided sixth-round knockout of former two-time world title challenger Tony Thompson in March.Ortiz was next supposed to defend his interim belt in a mandatory defense against Alexander Ustinov (33-1, 24 KOs). Golden Boy hoped to place the fight on the Canelo Alvarez-Liam Smith pay-per-view card that took place Sept. 17, but friction with the Ortiz camp and a dispute over the purse killed the deal and led to the buyout.It is unclear what the status is of the mandatory bout against Ustinov, whose promoter, Andrey Ryabinskys World of Boxing, won a purse bid for $600,000, of which Ortiz is entitled to 60 percent ($360,000). There have been ongoing issues finalizing the bout because of a disagreement between the sides on how the drug testing would be handled. Ian Kennedy Jersey Paulo Orlando Jersey . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schooling the Ducks in power football. http://www.royalsteamproshop.com/Royals-Cheslor-Cuthbert-Kids-Jersey/ . Collaros, 25, was solid last season, posting a 5-2 record as the starter while incumbent Ricky Ray was injured. 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We wanted to say no to more debts for Rome and for Italy.The anti-bid motion passed easily, as expected, by 30-12 since Raggis anti-establishment 5-Star Movement holds a majority on the city council.The 5-Star Movement holds 29 of the 48 council places, and all 29 voted in support of the mayors rejection. There was also one supporting vote from an opposition party. Six council members were absent.The rejection leaves only Los Angeles, Paris, and Budapest, in the running for the 2024 Games. The International Olympic Committee will decide on the host city in September 2017.However, Rome bid leaders and the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) are hanging on to hope that the bid can somehow be revived, perhaps if Raggi is ousted from office.IOC President Thomas Bach will be in Rome next Tuesday for a sports and faith conference at the Vatican.Well decide what to do after meeting Bach on Tuesday, CONI president Giovanni Malago said.The IOC told Italian media that it was following the events in Rome and was in contact with the bid committee and CONI to make sense of these political circumstances.Its the second time in four years that a Rome Olympic bid has been rejected. In 2012, then-premier Mario Monti scrapped the citys bid for the 2020 Olympics because of financial concerns.Under previous mayor Ignazio Marino, Romes 2024 bid was approved by the city assembly last year with 38 votes in favor and only six against. Italian Premier Matteo Renzi was a strong supporter of the bid.ddddddddddddToday came the definitive `No on the Olympics, Renzi said. Its legitimate but weve certainly made a bad impression internationally.But whats shocking isnt the decision but rather its saying that you cant have the Olympics because its bad business. Thousands of jobs will be lost for giving up.Raggi, a lawyer who was elected in June as Romes first female mayor, cited worries over costs and budget overruns as reasons for rejecting the bid in a city that can barely collect its trash, and keep up other basic public services.At the same session, another motion was passed by the city council asking the government to provide 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion) for refurbishing sports venues in the city and for general urban improvements.Were continuing to work for the city, Raggi wrote.The latest rejection is another signal that the IOC still has a lot of work to do to convince cities that hosting the games is a boon and not a burden. Earlier Thursday, a city government panel in Tokyo warned that the cost of the 2020 Olympics could exceed $30 billion, more than four times the initial estimates.Voters in Hamburg rejected the German citys 2024 bid in a referendum, and Boston dropped out last year amid a lack of public and political support and was replaced as the U.S. candidate by Los Angeles.Four cities withdrew during the bidding for the 2022 Winter Games, leaving only two candidates in the field. Beijing, hardly known as a winter sports destination, defeated Almaty, Kazakhstan.---Andrew Dampf on Twitter: www.twitter.com/asdampf Cheap Jerseys Store Cheap NFL T-shirts Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys China NFL Jerseys White Cheap NFL Jerseys Camo Wholesale Jerseys China NFL Jerseys Outlet Cheap Jerseys Wholesale China Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Hoodies Camo China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Camo NFL Jerseys China ' ' '