Iron Mike Productions (formerly Acquinity Sports) was a

boxing promotion A promoter works with event production and entertainment industries to promote their productions, including in music and sports. Promoters are individuals or organizations engaged in the business of marketing and promoting live, or pay-per-view ...

company, based in

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, United States. Acquinity Sports was founded in 2012 by Garry Jonas, CEO of Acquinity Interactive which abruptly ceased operations in 2013 after an FTC complaint. Jonas partnered with former heavyweight champion

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in 2013, and changed the name of the company to Iron Mike Productions. They represented a diverse roster of boxers., including two-time Iraq War Veteran and undefeated Sammy Vazquez, Jr., Ukrainian amateur world champion, Ivgen Khytrov, super bantamweight champion JC Payano, and top U.S. amateur prospect, Erickson Lubin.

Key people

* Mike Tyson, Owner * Garry Jonas, CEO - NO LONGER AFFILIATED http://dc.org/files/negative_dnssec * Azim Spicer, COO - NO LONGER AFFILIATED

Fighters

Notable events

Acquinity Sport's debut event was held on January 7, 2012 at

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’s Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa, and was featured as the season opener of Telefutura's Solo Boxeo series. Its second major event, branded "D-Day, Dominican Domination" aired on ESPN 2's Friday Night Fights on March 2, 2012, and featured headliner Joan "Baby Tyson" Guzman, who had recently signed on with Acquinity Sports. On November 30, 2012, Acquinity and bsavings.com presented a combination boxing-music event. Dubbed "Beatdown 2012," it featured a championship fight between Guzman and Khabib Allakhverdiev, followed by musical performances by

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Name change

In 2013 Acquinity CEO Garry Jonas and former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson partnered and formed Iron Mike Productions. This marked the hall-of-famer's return to boxing since his last appearance in the ring in 2005. The new promotion company's debut took place on August 23, 2013, at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in

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, and will be broadcast live on ESPN2's ''Friday Night Fights''.

References

External links

* Iron Mike Production
Official Site
* Iron Mike Production
Facebook Page
{{Mike Tyson Professional boxing promotion companies