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Shawn Porter vs. Kell Brook
Teleconference Transcript Plus Audio |
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Oscar De La Hoya: Yes, we
are excited, once again, to team up with SHOWTIME on presenting
to you a terrific boxing card, which will be taking place at
StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., on Aug. 16t promoted by Golden
Boy Promotions. Thank you to the sponsors, Corona and AT&T. This
televised event will be on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, and we
are always thrilled and excited to showcase some terrific fights
starting with the co-feature, Omar Figueroa versus Daniel
Estrada, which will be a 12-rounder for the WBC Lightweight
World Championship. For the co-main event we have Sakio Bika
versus Anthony Dirrell, which will be a 12-round WBC Super
Middleweight Championship fight.
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Danny Garcia Media Workout |
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Photo: Jeff Fusco -
Hoganphotos/Golden Boy
Unified Super Lightweight World Champion
Danny Garcia hits the heavy bag on July 30, 2014 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during a media workout in
preparation for his August 9, 2014 fight against Rod
Salka at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY in the main
event of a tripleheader live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP
BOXING®.
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Andre Dirrell vs. Vladine Biosse Added
To This Week's ESPN Friday Night Fights |
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Former world title challenger and Super Six
Participant ANDRE "The Matrix" DIRRELL will battle Vladine
Biosse on Friday, AUGUST 1 in a ten round super middleweight
co-feature Bout at "Little Creek Brawl V" on ESPN Friday Night
Fights presented by Corona Extra™ from The Little Creek Casino
Resort in Shelton, Washington, and promoted by Goossen
Promotions.
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Campillo To Meet Undefeated Williams Jr.
On This Week's ESPN Friday Night Fights |
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The August 1 edition of ESPN Friday Night Fights
presented by Corona Extra and ESPN Deportes’ Noche de Combates
presentado por Corona Extra will feature an IBF eliminator
between former Light Heavyweight titlist Gabriel “Chico Guapo”
Campillo (23-6-1, 9 KOs) and undefeated Light Heavyweight Thomas
“Top Dog” Williams Jr. (17-0, 12 KOs) in the 12-round main
event. The winner of the fight will be ranked No. 2 by the IBF.
Friday’s show from the Little Creek Casino in Shelton, Wash.,
will air live at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2, broadband Spanish-language
ESPN Deportes+ and WatchESPN. ESPN Deportes will air the fights
Sunday, August 3, at 4 p.m. The card is promoted by Goossen
Promotions.
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Double Impact: Gevor Brothers To Fight On Aug. 16 |
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Hot and cold. Orthodox and southpaw stance. Noel
and Abel Gevor - brothers, who could not be more different. Noel
being the calm and quit one opposes Abel, who is acting far
grittier. But they have one thing in common: the will to win. On
August 16, both brothers will step into the ring to fight on the
same card at the Erfurt Exhibition Hall in Thuringia, Germany.
Trained by their stepfather and former world title challenger
Khoren Gevor, 23 year-old Noel (12-0, 7 KOs) will take on Ismael
Abdoul (54-29-2, 20 KOs) and 21 year-old Abel (7-0, 4 KOs)
having a six-round bout scheduled versus Attila Palko (17-13, 13
KOs).
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German Commission Changes Result Of Female World Championship
Hammer vs. Mathis To "No Contest" |
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The German boxing commission (Bund Deutscher
Berufsboxer - BDB) officially changed the result of last
Saturday's female world championship between Christina Hammer
and Anne Sophie Mathis to a "no contest". By doing so the BDB
followed the ruling of the World Boxing Federation (WBF) which
already announced that change yesterday. The World Boxing
Organization (WBO) still has to decide about the result.
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Chilemba vs. Cummings Highlights Stacked Undercard For Kovalev-Caparello
On Aug. 2 |
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Before live audiences at Revel Casino Hotel
witness the much-anticipated WBO Light Heavyweight World
Championship match-up between the undefeated Russian Wrecking
Ball Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (24-0-1, 22 KOs) and the
undefeated Australian challenger Blake "Il Capo" Caparello
(19-0-1, 6 KOs), they will be treated to a stacked undercard
highlighted by the light heavyweight showdown between Isaac
"Golden Boy" Chilemba (22-2-2, 9 KOs) and Cory "Black Ice"
Cummings (17-6-1, 13 KOs).
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Introducing Amateur Standout's
Vito Mielnicki Jr. & Malik Nelson |
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The Following video is an interview with two of
the best amateur boxers in the country.
12-year old Vito Mielnicki Jr. and 14-year old Malik Nelson just
competed in the Junior National Championships in Las Vegas.
Mielnicki became a 3-time champion as he won in the 85 pound
division that upped his record to 110-9. Nelson came in 2nd in
the 90 pound division and is now 76-5.
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On This Day: July 30 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Louisville, Kentucky:
Nelson Dieppa won a 12 round MD over Ulises Solis to
retain the WBO Light Flyweight Title.
Danny Williams KO'd Mike Tyson in the 4th round.
1999, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
James Toney TKO'd Adopho Washington in the 10th round.
Ray Oliviera won a 10 round UD over Cihat Salman
1995, Nagoya, Japan:
Wayne McCullough won a 12 round SD over Yasuei Yakushiji
to retain the WBC Bantamweight Title.
1989, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Julian Jackson TKO'd Terry Norris in the 2nd roundto
retain the WBA Light Middleweight Title.
1979, Chicago, Illinois:
Pipino Cuevas won a 15 round UD over Randy Shields to
retain the WBA Welterweight Title.
1977, Monte Carlo, Monaco:
Carlos Monzon won a 15 round UD over Rodrigo Valdez to
retain the WBC and WBA Middleweight titles.
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U.S. Launch Party In Big Apple
KO Win For Fight Network:
Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini Named Adviser/Fight Analyst |
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Photos: Emily Harney
Last Saturday afternoon in Manhattan,
Fight Network hosted a private party at The Ainsworth
for media, sponsors and television executives to
celebrate its recent launch in the United States on
Cablevision's Optimum TV (channel 464) in the Greater
New York area.
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Lennox Allen Pulls Out Of ESPN Clash With Nemesapati; In Steps
Jason Escalera |
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Undefeated super middleweight Lennox Allen
suffered a rib injury in training and has been forced to pull
out of his upcoming ESPN Friday Night Fights eight-round
co-feature bout against Hungarian teenage phenom Norbert
Nemesapati (14-0, 13KOs) next Friday in Fallon, NV. In Allen's
place will be the heavy-handed Puerto Rican brawler Jason "El
Monstruo" Escalera (14-2-1, 12KOs), fresh off of his decision
victory over previously undefeated Naim Terbunja on July 18. The
Star Boxing-promoted Escalera dropped Terbunja and the two went
toe-to-toe in an action-packed six-round brawl with Escalera
pulling out the split decision. Now that Escalera will be
returning to the bright lights of ESPN, he knows what a
tremendous opportunity this is for his career. The fight between
Escalera and the undefeated Nemesapati is expected to be a
barnburner between two come-forward knockout artists.
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MRI Confirms Melson’s Tear;
Treatment Set For Tomorrow |
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An MRI confirmed that junior middleweight and
West Point graduate Captain Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson suffered a
torn supraspinatus. Melson, 14-1-1 (4 KO’s), tore his
supraspinatus, which is part of the rotator cuff, preparing for
what would’ve been the biggest bout of his professional career
against Glen Tapia at Madison Square Garden.
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Barclays Center Fans Brace Themselves
For Huge Upsets On August 9 |
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With fight night less than two weeks away, the
challengers on the Saturday, August 9 card at Barclays Center,
"Lightning" Rod Salka, Edgar "El Camacho" Santana and Jarrod
Fletcher are preparing hard to shock the world and give the
fight fans a great show.
In this must-watch video linked below, hear Danny "Swift"
Garcia, Lamont Peterson and Daniel Jacobs promise to go
toe-to-toe with their respective opponents and give the fans
what they want - pure adrenaline driven action. "Lightning" Rod
Salka and Edgar "El Camacho" Santana are ready to prove they
have arrived and that August 9 will be their night.
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On This Day: July 29 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Calabria, Italy:
Daniel Santos KO'd Giovanni Parisi in the 4th round to
retain the WBO Welterweight Title.
Phoenix, Arizona:
Kostya Tszyu TKO'd Julio Cesar Chavez in the 6th round
to retain the WBC Light Welterweight Title.
1995, San Antonio, Texas:
Alex Sanchez won a 12 round UD over Tomas Rivera to
retain the WBO Minimumweight Title.
Danny Romero KO'd Miguel Martinez in the 6th round to
retain the IBF Flyweight Title.
1994, Las Vegas, Nevada:
James Toney KO'd Charles Williams in the 12th round to
retain the IBF Super Middleweight Title
Oscar de la Hoya KO'd Jorge Paez in the 2nd round to win
the Vacant WBO Lightweight Title.
1990, Phoenix, Arizona:
Michael Carbajal TKO'd Muangchai Kittikasem in the 7th
round to win the IBF Light Flyweight Title.
1957, New York, New York:
Floyd Patterson TKO'd Hurricane Jackson in the 10th
round to retain the World Heavyweight Title.
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Billy's Boxing Blog
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By William Trillo
Photos: Jimmy Ortiz
Gennady Golovkin should now be considered
the best Pound4Pound fighter on the planet. The one
thing I am always impressed with is the look on his foes
face, this time Danny Geale, after they get their first
taste of GGG's punch. Whatever confidence they may have
is erased and they immediately know they are in big
trouble. The fact that Golovkin delivered his knockout
shot after eating a pretty good fistful of leather
milliseconds prior to the fight ending blow speaks
volumes. Be it Cotto, Soliman or Godzilla, Golovkin's
next foe is destined to fall.
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Welterweight Prospect Dusty Hernandez-Harrison Dominates Acuna
At Madison Square Garden |
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Photos: Jimmy Ortiz
On the undercard of Saturday night's
Golovkin vs. Geale World Middleweight Championship Bout,
rising Welterweight prospect Dusty Hernandez-Harrison
(23-0, 12 KO) kept his undefeated record intact with a
dominant eight-round unanimous decision win over
hard-hitting veteran, Wilfredo Acuna. The Southeast
Washington, D.C. native fought a well calculated
contest, winning every round on the ringside judge’s
scorecards, 80-72.
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Quick Results From Fantasy Springs |
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Photos: Marlene Marquez
Frankie Gomez won a 10
round unanimous decision over Vernon Paris.
Terell Gausha scored a
first round KO over Ronnie Warrior Jr.
Vyacheslav Shabranskyy
scored a first round TKO over Demetrius Walker.
Neeco Marcia scored a 2nd round TKO over
Robert Hill Jr.
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On This Day: July 28 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, London, England:
Danny Williams TKO'd Julius Francis in the 4th round to
win the Brittish and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles.
Los Angeles, California:
Andrew Lewis retained the WBA Welterweight Title when
his bout with Ricardo Mayorga is called a NC in the 2nd
round. Lewis suffered a head-butt inflicted cut.
Erik Morales won a 12 round UD over In Jin Chi to retain
the WBC Featherweight Title.
Roy Jones Jr. won a 12 round UD over Julio Cesar Gonzalez
to retain the Undisputed Light Heavyweight World Title.
1990, Melbourne, Australia:
Dennis Andries KO'd Jeff Harding in the 7th round to
regain the WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
St Petersburg, Florida:
Jeff Lampkin KO'd Siza Makathini in the 8th round to
retain the IBF Cruiserweight Title.
1988, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Michael Nunn TKO'd Frank Tate in the 9th round to win
the IBF Middleweight Title.
1985, Miami, Florida:
Mike McCallum TKO'd David Braxton in the 8th round to
retain the WBA Super Middleweight Title.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Cloud vs. Beterbiev, Sept. 27 In Montreal |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The promoter of the GYM Group, Yvon Michel, will
confirm in the next days that the main event of the GYM-InterBox
boxing show of September 27th at Bell Centre in Montréal, will
oppose the American Tavoris Cloud to the Montréal Russian Artur
Beterbiev.
Cloud (24-2–0) is a former IBF light heavyweight champion of the
world, and Beterbiev (4-0-0), a rookie in pro boxing, is a
former amateur world champion. In spite of the fact he is a pro
boxer since only few months, Beterbiev feels he is ready to face
the cream of the 175 pounds division.
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Carlson Retains WBC Latino Bantamweight
Title In Hard-Fought Match With Torres |
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By Barbara Pinnella
We went back to Ontario, CA and the Doubletree Hotel for another
Thompson Boxing Promotions event, Locked ‘N Loaded.
Unfortunately Efrain Esquivias, who was slated to fight in the
main event against Chris Martin, had to pull out of the fight
when he developed a high fever just a couple of days earlier.
The crowd was probably smaller because of that, but the fans
that did come were loud and supportive.
The fight that was to be the co-main event between Carlos
Carlson (13-0, 10 KOs) and Jose Cen Torres (13-4, 1 KO) moved up
into that main event spot. Carlson was defending his WBC Latino
bantamweight title, and the bout was scheduled for eight rounds.
These two men were quite evenly matched, and gave us a good
contest.
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Geale Loses In Spirited Effort,
Jennings Gets Title Shot With Victory |
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Tonight at the Madison Square Garden in New York,
Gary Shaw Productions former two-time middleweight champion,
Daniel Geale (30-3, 13 KOs) gave it his all in a losing effort
against WBA champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs).
"I'm not a ashamed to say I lost to Golovkin," said Geale. "He's
one of the best fighters in boxing and certainly the biggest
puncher in the sport. I did my best to come out strong but he
was the better man tonight. Want to thank my promoters Gary Shaw
and Garrie Francisco for everything they've done for me and my
family. I'm going to take a few weeks off and evaluate my
future."
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WBC Silver Champion Raja Amasheh Visits
Children Hospital In Saarbrücken, Germany |
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WBC Silver flyweight champion Raja Amasheh has
proven big heart inside the ring numerous times. This Friday the
31-year-old also showed big heart for kids when she became one
of the "Big Champions Supporting Small Champions" by visiting
the children hospital in Saarbrücken (Germany) under the banner
of "WBC World Boxing Cares".
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On This Day: July 27 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, New Orleans, Louisiana:
Cliff Etienne and Francois Botha fought to a draw in a
wild and controversial bout.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Tim Austin TKO'd Adan Vargas in the 10th round to retain
the IBF Bantamweight Title.
John Ruiz retained his WBA Heavyweight Title when Kirk
Johnson was DQ'd in the 10 for repeated Low Blows.
Byron Mitchell TKO'd Julio Cesar Green in the 4th round
to retain the WBA Super Middleweight Title.
Lamon Brewster TKO'd Willie Mitchell in the 6th round.
1991, Capo d'Orlando, Italy:
Mauro Galvano won a 12 round UD over Ron Essett to
retain the WBC Super Middleweight Title.
Norfolk, Virginia:
Pernell Whitaker won a 12 round UD over Policarpo Diaz
to retain the WBC, WBA, and IBF Lightweight Titles.
1990, Capo d'Orlando, Italy:
Massimliano Duran won the WBC Cruiserweight Title when
Carlos de Leon was DQ'd in the 11th round.
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Golovkin Hammers Geale Inside 3 Rounds |
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Gennady Golovkin (now 30-0, 27 KO's) retained the
WBA Super World Middleweight Title with a 3rd round knockout
over tough Daniel Geale. Golovkin was simply too big and too
strong for Geale. Golovkin was calm and relaxed while Geale was
constantly moving, wary of getting hit. Geale would suffer a cut
over the right eye in the first round. In round 2, a right hand
just behind the ear sent Geale down for the first time. Geale
was game and tried his best to land shots, and he even connected
flush with a few, but they all had no affect on Golovkin, who
kept stalking his prey. In round 3, Geale would land a right on
Golovkin who pulled back, taking away from the punch a bit, then
fired a right of his own to the jaw that sent Geale down again.
Geale arose to wobbly legs and staggered to the corner. Geale
shook his head "no" and the referee waived the fight off at
2:47. Geale drops to 30-3 with 16 KO's.
After the fight, Golovkin showed interest in unifying titles
with Miguel Cotto, Peter Quillin and Sam Solimon.
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Jennings Outboxes Sluggish Perez,
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Bryan Jennings (now 19-0, 10 KO's) won a split
decision over previously unbeaten Mike Perez that would have
been ruled a draw had it not been for a final round point
deduction. From the start, it was clear Perez was the better
fight. Perez was slicker, landed more meaningful shots and took
control early. However, Jennings would prove to be the better
athlete, as he kept up his punch output, movement and had the
stamina that Perez did not. Perez started to tire after the 4th
and begin to hold, push, lean on and simply do very little work.
Jennings to advantage of that and appeared to take control of
the remainder of the fight, though there was a lot of clinching
where neither landed anything clean. In the 12th and final
round, Perez landed a clearly intentional punch to the face of
Jennings after the referee called break and was pushing the two
apart. The ref decided to take an immediate point from Perez
which ultimately became the deciding factor in the fight as it
would have been ruled a draw.
Final scores were 114-113 for Perez, then 115-112 and 114-113
both for Jennings. Perez drops to 20-1-1 with 12 KO's.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Kovalev vs. Pascal Could Be In Preparation |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - Former WBC light heavyweight champion of the world,
the Montrealer Jean Pascal will fly from Montréal to New York in
the next days, to meet Kathy Duva, the president of Main Event,
and the authorities of HBO. Duva is the promoter of the WBO
champion of the world, the Russian Sergey Kovalev.
Three months ago in a press conference held in Montréal, Pascal
(29-2-1) mentioned to the Montréal journalists his real desire
to face Kovalev (24-0-1). “Kovalev is world champion, and I want
absolutely to get another shot for a world title,” said Pascal
at that moment.
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With A Title Shot On The Line, Jennings
& Perez Have Questions To Answer First |
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By Nat Gottlieb - HBO.com
In the co-featured bout of Saturday night's World Championship
Boxing card at 9:30 PM, two unbeaten heavyweight contenders on
the verge of a title fight will step into the ring in what
should be an all-action affair with much at stake. Bryant
Jennings vs. Mike Perez has the potential to be one of the best
heavyweight fights in recent memory. But despite their stellar
credentials, each fighter brings some heavy-duty question marks
with them into the ring. The answers will go a long way toward
bringing some clarity as to who will eventually take over the
world title that Vitali Klitschko vacated.
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Antoine Douglas & Michel Soro Fight To
Majority Draw In Main Event Of ShoBox 200 |
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Antoine Douglas and Michel Soro fought to
a majority draw (96-94 Soro, 95-95 twice) in a bout that
was a tale of two halves in the main event of Friday’s
ShoBox: The New Generation, live on SHOWTIME® from
Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, Calif.
The undefeated Douglas (14-0-1, 9 KOs) dominated the
first half of the fight, controlling the action with a
plethora of jabs against the vastly experienced former
world title challenger. A rip in Soro’s gloves caused a
halt in the bout midway through the fourth, but it was
more of the same once the bout restarted with Douglas
controlling the action.
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Weights From Mexico - TV Azteca |
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Fernando Montiel 127 vs. Jesús Ríos 127
Mario Rodríguez 108 vs. Junior Granados 108
Salvador Hernández 122.3 vs. Javier Cifuentes 122
Nustien Sánchez 115.5 vs. Donovan Salazar 115.3
Luis E. Custodio 128 vs. José Cifuentes 127.9
Venue: Auditorio Municipal
Promoter: Zanfer
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Weights From Phoenix - UniMas |
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Jose Benavidez 145.8 vs. Henry Aurad 146
Oscar Valdez 125.6 vs. Juan Ruiz 125.4
Trevor McCumby 173.8 vs. Michael Gbenga 173.6
Venue: Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, Arizona
Promoter: Top Rank
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On This Day: July 26 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Los Angeles,
California:
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Emmanuel Lucero in the 3rd round to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
Fernando Vargas TKO'd Fitz Vanderpool in the 6th round.
1998, Nagoya, Japan:
Satoshi Lida won a 12 round UD over Julio Gamboa to
retain the WBA Super Flyweight Title.
Verona, New York:
Mark Johnson won a 12 round UD over Luis Rolon to retain
the IBF Flyweight Title.
1997, Yokohoma, Japan:
Antonio Cermeno KO'd Yuichi Kasai in the 12th round to
retain the WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
Stevie Johnston won a 12 round SD over Hiroyuki Sakamoto
to retain the WBC Lightweight Title.
1987, Kwangju, Korea:
Chong Pal Park TKO'd Emmanuel Otti in the 4th round to
retain the IBF Super Middleweight Title.
Houston, Texas:
Antonio Esparragoza KO'd Pascual Aranda in the 10th
round to retain the WBA Featherweight Title.
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Weights From New York - HBO |
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Photos: Ed Mulholland - K2
Gennady Golovkin 159.8 vs. Daniel Geale
159.2
(WBA Middleweight Championship)
Bryant Jennings 222.6 vs. Mike Perez
242.2
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Promoter: K2, Gary Shaw
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Yvon Michel Clarifies The Conflict With Pascal |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - Yvon Michel, the promoter of the GYM Group, clarified
the situation about the conflict with the former WBC light
heavyweight champion of the world, the Montréaler Jean Pascal.
Thursday morning at his office in Montréal, Michel said: “Two
months ago, Pascal received from the GYM Group and the InterBox
Group an offer of one million dollars to fight Tavoris Cloud
September 27th at Bell Centre, plus 70% of the gate’s revenues
over the amount of 300,000$. He said yes. Jean Bédard (the
president of InterBox) and me told him that with this generous
offer, he got to cover himself the expenses of his training
camp. He said yes. Few days ago, he told us he wanted 50,000$
more to cover his training camp’s expenses. We told him: no way.
From that point, he told us he could not work anymore with us,
and he would not fight Cloud September 27th. He said: "I will
become free agent."
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Camille Estephan: "Hyppolite Will Face Solid Opposition" |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The Montréal promoter-manager Camille Estephan
confirmed Thursday afternoon he will present his next boxing
show August 16th at the Expo Centre in Québec City.The main
event will involve the Montrealer Schiller Hyppolite, the WBC
super middleweight Fecarbox champion. Hyppolite (12-1-0) will
fight the Irish J.J. McDonagh (10-2-0) in a 10 rounds bout.
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Gennady Golovkin Cameos At "Rocky On Broadway" |
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Boxing’s fastest rising star, GENNADY
“GGG” GOLOVKIN made his Broadway debut on Wednesday
night at “Rocky on Broadway” at the Winter Garden
Theatre in New York City.
In front of a packed house, Golovkin was cheered on
during his cameo scene by those in attendance three
nights before his WBA/IBO World Middleweight
Championship title defense against DANIEL “The Real
Deal” GEALE on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
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Golovkin, Geale, Jennings, Perez
Trainers Roundtable Quotes |
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Trainers for all four featured fighters on the G4
World Championship Boxing event this Saturday night, July 26
held court with the media at Madison Square Garden today to
discuss their charges’ upcoming battles.
Present were ABEL SANCHEZ for Gennady Golovkin, GRAHAM SHAW for
Daniel Geale, FRED JENKINS for Bryant Jennings and ADAM BOOTH
for Mike Perez.
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Weights From Chicago, Il. - ESPN2 |
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Roberto Garcia 146 vs. Breidis Prescott 146.5
Caleb Truax 163 vs. Derek Ennis 160
Mike Lee 178 vs. Paul Gonsalves 176
Alex Martin 148 vs. Alfred Hall 143
Jaime Sandoval 146 vs. Aaron Steadman 146
Eddie Ramirez 139.5 vs. Alexis Del Bosque 138
Jose Felix Quesada 134.8 vs. Jose Romero 135
Semajay Thomas 144.5 vs. Charon Lamour Spain 146.2
Kristin Gearhart 139.5 vs. Ashleigh Curry 140
Promoters: Warriors Boxing, 8 Count Productions, Seconds Out
Promotions and Marines Promotions
Venue: UIC Pavilion, Chicago
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Weights From Verona, NY - ShoBox |
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Antoine Douglas 155.5 - Michel Soro 157
Jerry Odom 167 - Vilier Quinonez 167
Cecil McCalla 147 - Oscar Godoy 146
Wanzell Ellison 133 - Tony Luis 135
Jorge Diaz 133 1/2 - Ramon Ellis 134 1/2
Sam Teah 136 - Lavisas Williams 134
Glenn Dezurn 130 1/2 - Andre Canada 132
Promoters: GH3 Promotions & Greg Cohen Promotions
Venue: Turning Stone Resort Casino
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Weights From Ontario, Ca. |
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Carlos Carlson, 117.5 vs. Jose Cen-Torres, 117
Jonathan Garcia, 144.7 vs. Michael Balasi, 144.7
Cesar Villarraga, 132.5 vs. Dominic Coca, 133.1
Javier Lapizco, 115.5 vs. Christian Lorenzo, 115.7
Tavoris Teague, 152 vs. Malik Bazille, 154
Promoter: Thompson Boxing
Venue: Doubletree Hotel Ontario, Ca.
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Daniel Jacobs, Omar Figueroa Jr., Corey Anderson & Cody Gibson
On LAST CALL On Cyberstationusa.com |
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This week as the Golovkin-Geale super fight ticks
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-WBA #1 Middleweight Daniel Jacobs returns to the show to talk
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in Brooklyn on August 9th on Showtime. The "Golden breaks down
Jarrod Fletcher, fighting in his backyard, the chance at
fighting for a title after his near death experience, his faith
and bouncing back from the odds and his relationship with Al
Haymon.
-WBC Lightweight champion Omar Figueroa Jr returns to the show
to talk about his title defense against Daniel Estrada in the
Stub Hub Center at Carson, CA on August 16th. "Panterita" sits
down to break down his fight Estrada, what he brings to the
table, his last win and the controversy surrounding it, future
fights should he win, and the keys to his success so far.
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On This Day: July 25 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Scott Pemberton won a 12 round SD over Omar Sheika to
win the Vacant NABF Super Middleweight Title.
1995, St Jean de Luz, France:
Marcelo Dominguez TKO'd Akim Tafer in the 9th round to
win the WBC Cruiserweight Title.
1994, Inglewood, California:
Verno Phillips TKO'd Jaime Llanes in the 7th round to
retain the WBO Light Middleweight Title.
1993, Kyongju, Korea:
Myung Woo Yuh won a 12 round UD over Yuichi Hosono to
retain the WBA Light Flyweight Title.
1992, Manchester, England:
Tyrone Booze KO'd Derek Angol in the 7th round to win
the Vacant WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Manning Galloway won a 12 round UD over Pat Barrett to
retain the WBO Welterweight Title.
1987, Miami, Florida:
Miguel Lora KO'd Antonio Avelar in the 4th round to
retain the WBC Bantamweight Title.
1902, San Francisco, California:
James J. Jeffries KO'd Bob Fitzsimmons in the 8th round
to retain the World Heavyweight Title.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Pascal : "I Am Ready To Come
Back With Gym & Interbox"
Yvon Michel Appears Uninterested |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL – A few hours after he confirmed his divorce with the
GYM Group and the InterBox Group, Jean Pascal, the former WBC
light heavyweight champion of the world, is ready to… remarry
with the two groups!
Wednesday, he called journalists In Montréal to say: “I just had
a serious discussion with my lawyer, and I am ready to keep
alive my relation with the GYM Group and the InterBox Group. I
changed my mind. I don’t want now be free agent. If the two
groups wants to oppose me to Tavoris Cloud September 27th at
Bell Centre, I will do it, and not require more money. I got to
show a great respect for the Québec boxing fans, who always
showed me a great respect.”
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Yvon Michel: "We Are Negotiating To
Organize A Fight Between Beterbiev & Cloud" |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - Because Jean Pascal has decided to divorce with the
GYM Group and InterBox Group, Yvon Michel, the boss of the GYM
Group, is negotiating with Don King to try to organize a NABA
light heavyweight North American championship (10 or 12 rounds)
bout between Tavoris Cloud and the Montreal Russian Artur
Beterbiev September 27th at Bell Centre in Montréal. Jean Bédard,
the promoter of InterBox, is also involved in the negotiations,
because this boxing show is organized in partnership with GYM
and InterBox.
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Hyland Stops Echevarria In 4 In Broadway Boxing |
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Earlier tonight at NYC's famed B.B. King Blues
Club and Grill in midtown Manhattan, DiBella Entertainment
returned for the latest installment of its popular Broadway
Boxing series.
Headlining the card in his official DBE and NYC debut was
Ireland's former featherweight title challenger, Patrick "The
Punisher" Hyland taking on Noel Echevarria.
It was the first time that Hyland had seen ring action in nearly
two years, but the talented and exciting featherweight showed
little ring rust, scoring an impressive fourth-round TKO over
Echeverria.
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Rios Oxnard Media Day |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Former World Lightweight champion Brandon
Rios of Oxnard, Ca. works out with trainer Robert Garcia
during media day in Oxnard, Ca. for his
eagerly-anticipated 2014 debut in a 10-round
welterweight main event against one-time interim world
champion Diego Chaves of Buenos Aires, Saturday, August
2 in the Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and
televised on HBO Boxing After Dark®.
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Efrain Esquivias Comes Down With High Fever,
Pulls Out Of Fight Against Chris Martin |
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Super bantamweight Efrain Esquivias (17-3-1, 10
KOs), who was scheduled to fight Christopher Martin (27-3-3, 9
KOs) in the 10-round main event at this Friday's "Locked n
Loaded" event in Ontario, Calif., has pulled out of the fight
due to a high fever that set in earlier today. Martin will not
face a replacement fighter.
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Better Know A Boxer: Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev |
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Main Events presents "Better Know a Boxer: Sergey
'Krusher' Kovalev." This short video features a peek at the
personal life of WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey "Krusher"
Kovalev (24-0-1, 22 KOs) as he takes a break from training for
his fight with the undefeated Australian challenger Blake "Il
Capo" Caparello (19-0-1, 6 KOs) on August 2nd at Revel Casino
Hotel and live on HBO Boxing After Dark.
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Undercard Announced For This Weeks ESPN
Friday Nights Fights Tripleheader At UIC Pavilion |
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No less than six big fights, featuring local
fighting favorites against quality opponents in the welterweight
or light welterweight divisions, are scheduled for the undercard
of this Friday's stacked nationally televised tripleheader of
worldwide-televised boxing from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
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Ivan Morales vs. Sergio Frias Co-Headlines
This Fri. At Fantasy Springs |
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Mexican bantamweight phenomenon Ivan Morales
looks to secure his twenty-sixth victory without a loss on
Friday, July 25 when he faces off against countryman Sergio "Finito"
Frias in the co-main event of FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes'
Golden Boy Live! fight night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in
Indio, Calif.
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Jerry Odom Looking For An Explosive Performance This Friday
Against Vilier Quinonez On ShoBox |
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This Friday night at the Turning Stone Resort
Casino in Verona, New York, undefeated Super Middleweight's
Jerry "The King's Son" Odom (11-0, 10 KO's--8 in the 1st round)
battles Vilier Quinonez (8-0, 5 KO's) in an 8-round bout for the
interim WBC FECARBOX title.
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On This Day: July 24 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Seoul, Korea:
In Jin Chi TKO'd Eiichu Sugama in the 10th round to
retain the WBC Featherweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Arturo Gatti KO'd Leonard Dorin in the 2 round to retain
the WBC Light Welterweight Title.
Jesse James Leija won a 10 round SD over Francisco
Bojado.
1999, Las Vegas, Nevada:
James Page TKO'd Freddy Pendleton in the 11th round to
retain the WBA Welterweight Title.
Terron Millett TKO'd Virgil McClendon in the 12th round
to retain the IBF Light Welterweight Title.
1993, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Charles Murray won a 12 round UD over Juan LaPorte to
retain the IBF Light Welterweight Title.
1988, Pohang, Korea:
Yong Kang Kim won a 12 round UD over Sot Chitalada to
win the WBC Flyweight Title.
1986, Tokyo, Japan:
Tsuyoshi Hamada KO'd Rene Arredondo in the 1st round to
win the WBC Light Welterweight Title.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Pascal vs. Cloud Cancelled;
Pascal Divorces With GYM & Interbox |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - Former WBC light heavyweight champion of the world,
the Montrealer Jean Pascal confirmed to the Montréal journalists
he will not fight the former IBF champion Tavoris Cloud,
September 24th at Bell Centre in Montréal. Pascal, who has
created his own promotions company like Floyd Mayweather Jr. and
Oscar De La Hoya did, confirmed his divorce with the GYM Group
and InterBox
Group.
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Golovkin vs. Geale & Jennings
vs. Perez Media Workouts |
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Photos: Will Hart - K2
In front of a packed house of New York
City sports media on Tuesday afternoon at the Mendez
Boxing Gym, all four TV fighters, GENNADY “GGG”
GOLOVKIN, DANIEL “The Real Deal” GEALE, BRYANT “By By”
JENNINGS and MIKE “The Rebel” PEREZ went through one of
their final workouts prior to the “G4” event this
Saturday night, July 26 at Madison Square Garden.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Dierry Jean Could Be Involved In WBC
Lightweight Elimination In September |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - As mentioned by Pound4Pound June 14th, the Montrealer
lightweight Dierry Jean will probably dispute a WBC elimination
bout for the world title in September. This elimination bout,
which would be presented in Montréal, should oppose Jean
(26-1-0) to the American Henry Lundy (25-3-1) or the Mexican
Javier Prieto (24-7-1).
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Zou Shiming Tested, But Stays Unbeaten |
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By Nat Gottlieb - HBO.com
It seems fitting that Zou Shiming has fought all five of his
fights in a casino. After all, everybody knows the house always
wins.
Shiming, the two-time Olympic gold medal winner from China, is
as close as you can get to a "sure thing" at this point in his
career. That's because his promoter, Top Rank, so far hasn't
gambled much with its Asian-market golden boy. Although
Shiming's opponents have gradually gotten better, none so far
were expected to present much of a risk to him. That included
Saturday's opponent, Luis De La Rosa (23-4-1, 13 KOs), a
Colombian fighter so obscure that BoxRec doesn't even list his
age, height, or reach.
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Dusty Hernandez-Harrison Returns
To Madison Square Garden This Sat. |
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On July 26, Dusty Hernandez-Harrison will return
to the “Mecca of Boxing," Madison Square Garden, and put his
undefeated record on the line when he faces off against hard
hitting Wilfredo Acuna (15-14, 12KOs) of Nicaragua. The
welterweight bout will take place on the undercard of the “G4”
mega event between Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Geale for the WBA
“Super Championship” title and IBO Middleweight World
Championship live on HBO World Championship Boxing.
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Blake Caparello Training Camp Notes |
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Australia: As all eyes are on Sergey "Krusher"
Kovalev (24-0-1, 22 KOs) and the possibility of a unification
fight with Bernard "Alien" Hopkins later this year, Blake "Il
Capo" Caparello (19-0-1, 6 KOs) sees everyone in the boxing
community forgetting about the undefeated southpaw from
Australia who is challenging Kovalev for his WBO Light
Heavyweight World Title August 2 at Revel in Atlantic City, NJ.
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Bryant Jennings & Mike Perez
Hit Empire State Building |
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Photos: Will Hart - K2
Undefeated heavyweights BRYANT “By By”
JENNINGS and MIKE “The Rebel” PEREZ stopped traffic
today at they headed to the world-famous Empire State
Building for a media photo opportunity on the 86th Floor
Observation Deck. With a huge crowd of onlookers and
supporters watching their every step, the fighters posed
for photos and signed autographs for the well-wishers.
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On This Day: July 23 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Atlantic City, New
Jersey:
Brian Minto KO'd Vincent Maddalone in the 10th round.
1994, Bismarck, North Dakota:
Mike McCallum won a 12 round UD over Jeff Harding to win
the WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
Al Cole won a 12 round UD over Nate Miller to retain the
IBF Cruiserweight Title.
Virgil Hill won a 12 round UD over Frank Tate to retain
the WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
1992, Sydney, NSW, Australia:
Kostya Tszyu won a 10 round UD over Juan LaPorte
1990, Inglewood, California:
Humberto Gonzalez TKO'd Jung-Keun Lim in the 5th round
to Retain the WBC Light Flyweight Title.
1988, Sacramento, California:
Tony Lopez won a 12 round UD over Rocky Locktidge to win
the IBF Super Featherweight Title.
1958, Houston, Texas:
Joe Brown won a 15 round UD over Kenny Lane to retain
the World Lightweight Title.
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Golovkin Hits Times Square |
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First stop for World Middleweight Champion
GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN on Monday afternoon when he arrived in
New York City was to check out the massive billboard in Times
Square for his highly anticipated World Middleweight
Championship against two-time world champion DANIEL “The Real
Deal” GEALE, this Saturday, July 26 at The Mecca of Boxing,
Madison Square Garden and LIVE on HBO World Championship Boxing
® beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT.
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Jorge Diaz Returns To Top ShoBox Quadrupleheader Undercard At
Turning Stone This Friday, July 25 |
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The three-fight undercard has been announced for
this Friday's blockbuster nationally televised quadrupleheader
of world-class professional boxing in celebration of the
landmark 200th episode of "SHOBOX: The New Generation," live
from Event Center at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Upstate
New York.
Headlining the un-televised portion of the historic evening will
be Brunswick, New Jersey's tough "King" Jorge Diaz (17-3, 10
KOs), who will be looking to return to the win column after a
couple of setbacks against top-level opposition. The popular
Diaz will face Philadelphia's Ramone Ellis (4-11-2, 2 KOs) in a
featherweight six-rounder.
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Patrick Hyland Meet & Greet Quotes |
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Earlier this evening, DiBella Entertainment (DBE)
held a meet and greet for newly signed top-rated featherweight
contender and former world title challenger Patrick "The
Punisher" Hyland (27-1, 12KO's), of Ireland, at Mercury Bar East
in East midtown Manhattan. The exciting featherweight will be
making his official NYC debut when he headlines DBE's upcoming
Broadway Boxing card at NYC's famed B.B. King Blues Club and
Grill in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday night. In addition to it
being Hyland's NYC debut, it will also mark his long-awaited
return to the ring, after a near two-year hiatus due to
promotional issues with his previous promoter. Below are quotes
from the colorful Hyland.
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Undefeated Cecil McCalla Looks To Make
Statement This Friday Against Godoy On ShoBox |
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This Friday night at the Turning Stone Resort
Casino in Verona, New York, undefeated Welterweight Cecil
McCalla will look to transition his name from prospect to
contender when he takes on Oscar Godoy as part of the 200th
Episode of SHOBOX: The New Generation.
The show, which is promoted by GH3 Promotions and Greg Cohen
Promotions is sponsored by Modell's Sporting Goods and will be
broadcast beginning at 10 PM ET.
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Tyrieshia Douglas Targets World Title In Fall |
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Blue chip prospect Tyrieshia “Lady Tiga” Douglas
has her sights set on capturing a world title before the end of
2014.
At 5-0 with 1 win by knockout, the Baltimore-based Washington DC
native’s set a lofty goal for herself. As an amateur, she won
multiple Golden Gloves and National PAL titles while making Team
USA twice. According to industry insiders, if Douglas wins a
title in her sixth pro fight, she’d have the third fewest bouts
before winning a major world title. The current record holder is
Canada’s Jeannie Garside, who captured a belt in her fourth
professional bout. Douglas’ Ponytail Promotions stablemate Tori
“Sho Nuff” Nelson won the WBC title after only five.
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On This Day: July 22 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Pismo Beach,
California:
Brian Viloria TKO'd Luis Doria in the 1st round to win
the WBC Youth Flyweight Title.
2000, Miami, Florida:
Felix Trinidad TKO'd Mamadou Thiam in the 3rd round to
retain the WBA Light Middleweight Title.
Ener Julio won a 12 round SD over Randall Bailey to win
the WBO Light Welterweight Title.
Felix Machado won a 12 round UD over Julio Gamboa to win
the Vacant IBF Light Flyweight Title.
1995, London, England:
Nate Miller KO'd Orlin Norris in the 8th round to win
the WBA Cruiserweight Title.
Nigel Benn TKO'd Vincenzo Nardiello in the 8th round to
retain the WBC Super Middleweight Title.
1987, Tokyo, Japan:
Rene Arredondo TKO'd Tsuyoshi Hamada in the 6th round to
regain the WBC Light Welterweight Title.
1963, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Sonny Liston KO'd Floyd Patterson in the 1st round to
retain the World Heavyweight Title.
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Dereck Chisora vs. Tyson Fury Rematch Postponed |
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Due to a fractured hand injury suffered by Dereck
Chisora, This Saturday's Heavyweight elimination bout between
Chisora and Tyson Fury has been postponed.
The conference call that was scheduled for this Wednesday has
also been cancelled.
The card, which was to be televised by AWE- A Wealth of
Entertainment, will not be shown.
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Mike Tyson To Present Holyfield Aug. 9
At The Nevada Boxing Hall Of Fame Gala |
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In what is surely the culmination of one of the
unlikeliest reconciliations in boxing history, former
Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson will deliver the presenting
speech for former Heavyweight Champ Evander Holyfield's
induction into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. Tyson will
present Holyfield, and then following Holyfield's speech, will
personally hand the NVBHOF Trophy to Holyfield in a "photo-op"
for the ages. The memorable moment will take place Saturday
night, August 9, in the beautiful Cohiba Ballroom of The New
Tropicana, Las Vegas.
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Daughter Of Steve "USS" Cunningham Continues
To Fight & Is Put On Heart Transplant List |
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America was introduced to Kennedy Cunningham
when her father first fought on NBC back in
December of 2012 when he faced Tomasz Adamek in
that epic battle, we learned that she suffered
from a severed heart condition called HLHS.
In April when Steve fought Amir Mansour on NBC
Sports, the family had just received heart
breaking news when they we told that Kennedy was
not a candidate for heart transplant as they had
hoped.
She had her first open heart surgery at 2 days
old and the second six months later. She was
hospitalized for the first year of her life and
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blood infections and also required a trach and vent for several
years when she was younger. The doctors that cared for her back
then all say that she is a miracle, they saw everything she went
through and never thought she would live to be 8 years old! Now,
almost 9 years later she continues to show us how tough she is!
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Notre Dame's Mike Lee Eager For July 25 Fistic Homecoming On
ESPN Friday Night Fights In Chicago |
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The standard playbook for boxing up-and-comers
with just 12 professional fights under their belt is to hone
their craft anonymously on various regional undercards, waiting
for a chance at a high-profile showcase.
But with his athletic skills and undefeated record, matinee idol
looks, tireless charitable work and Finance degree from The
University of Notre Dame, as well as the almost unheard of
accompanying level of national attention he brings to a sport
that desperately needs it, Mike Lee is in no way your average,
every day boxing prospect.
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Sammy Vasquez vs. James Stevenson
Headlines Aug. 8 In Pittsburgh, PA |
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Boxing legend MIKE TYSON and Iron Mike
Productions Presents “The Pride of Pittsburgh” on Friday, August
8th at CONSOL Energy Center and telecast LIVE on FOX Sports 1,
headlined by the Steel City’s favorite son, SAMMY “The Who Can
Mexican” VASQUEZ.
Fighting in the hottest division in boxing, Vasquez will face
off against fellow undefeated Baltimore, Maryland native JAMES
“Keep ‘em Sleepin” STEVENSON in the 10-round main event
contested for the IBF/USBA Welterweight Title.
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Super Bantamweight Phenom Mario Barrios
Returns This Friday, July 25 |
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Making his way back to the ring this Friday July,
25, 2014 , is San Antonio's undefeated super bantamweight
phenom, Mario Barrios (4-0, 1 KO). The standout fighter,
Barrios, will put his undefeated record on the line against,
Salvador Perez (2-4-2, 1 KO). The 4-round bout will take place
at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California.
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Rodriguez vs. Santiago For The Vacant WBO
Latin Title In Catano, Puerto Rico On Aug. 2 |
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Puerto Rican amateur sensation , Emmanuel 'Manny'
Rodriguez (9-0, 5 KO's) will face Alexis 'Beaver' Santiago
(16-3, 7 KO's) of Phoenix, Arizona in a 10 round bout for the
vacant WBO Latin bantamweight title on Saturday, August, 2 at
the Cosme Beitia Coliseum in Cataño, PR. The event is promoted
by Fresh Boxing in association with M/V Power Promotions.
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On This Day: July 21 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Sheffield, England:
Johnny Nelson won a 12 round UD over Marcelo Dominguez
to retain the WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
Daniel Santos retained the WBO Welterweight Title when
his bout with Antonio Margarito was stopped and declared
NC in the 1st round. (unintentional headbutt cut)
Harry Simon won a 12 round UD over Hacine Cherifi to win
the WBO Iterim Middleweight Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Shane Mosley KO'd Adrian Stone in the 3rd round to
retain the WBC Welterweight Title.
Jameel McCline TKO'd Michael Grant in the 1st round.
1989, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Mike Tyson TKO'd Carl Williams in the 1st round to
retain the WBC, WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles.
1982, New York, New York:
Salvador Sanchez TKO'd Azumah Nelson in the 15th round
to retain the WBC Featherweight Title. (Sanchez was
killed in an auto accident shortly after this bout).
1979, Houston, Texas:
Eusebio Pedroza TKO'd Ruben Olivares in the 12th round
to retain the WBA Featherweight Title.
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Rigondeaux Stops Kokietgym In 1:44 |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Guillermo Rigondeaux (now 14-0, 9 KO's) retained
the WBA and WBO Super Bantamweight Titles with a first round
stoppage over Sod Kokietgym (aka Looknongyangtoy). Rigondeaux
promised more explosiveness and he delivered. The two go into an
accidental headbutt that floored Kokietgym who grabbed his nose
and complained. Time was called as Kokietgym was allowed a few
seconds to recover. As the fight resumed, both went to touch
gloves. The second Rigondeaux touched Kokietgym's glove, he
quickly snapped out a left followed by a right hook that sent
Kokietgym down again. Kokietgym struggled to get up and rose
exactly on the count of 10, but referee Mark Nelson called him
out. Kokietgym and his corner complained and were furious, but
it was clear he was hurt. Final time was 1:44. Kokietgym drops
to 63-3-1 with 27 KO's.
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Quick Results From Macao, China |
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Photos: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Two-time Chinese Olympic
gold medalist Zou Shiming wins the WBO international
flyweight title with a 10-round unanimous decision over
Luis De La Rosa at The Venetian Macao Resort in Macau,
China.
Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez
stops Junior Talipeau in the 1st round.
Brian "Hawaiian Punch"
Viloria knocks out Jose Alfredo Zuniga in the 5th round.
Egor Mekhontsev stops Mike Merafuentes in
the 3rd round.
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Sergio 'Maravilla' Martinez Decides
To Continue Boxing Career |
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After lengthy discussions with members of his
team, now-former WBC Middleweight Champion Sergio "Maravilla"
Martinez has decided to continue his boxing career.
Determined to return and erase the terrible memory of what
happened against fellow-great Miguel Cotto in June, 39-year-old
Martinez will next face a top-10 contender with the goal of
recapturing his world title.
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Arthur Abraham Defends WBO Super Middleweight Title Against Paul
Smith Sept. 27 In Kiel, Germany |
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''King'' Arthur Abraham (40-4, 28 KOs) will
defend his WBO World Super Middleweight crown against Paul Smith
(35-3, 20 KOs) on September 27 at the Sparkassen-Arena in Kiel,
Germany.
Following a unanimous points victory over Nikola Sjekola in May,
Abraham will be making a second defence of the WBO title he
regained in a thrilling third encounter with Robert Stieglitz,
and the reigning champion is relishing a return to Kiel having
previously enjoyed success at the Sparkassen-Arena.
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Emanuel Taylor Defeats Karim Mayfield |
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In front of another Standing Room Only crowd at
The Paramount in Huntington, New York and a nationally televised
audience, Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing brought an action packed
evening to ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS/"ROCKIN FIGHTS 14".
In the main event of the evening, world ranked junior
welterweight EMANUEL "The Tranzformer" TAYLOR got back in the
win column with a dominating ten round unanimous decision win
over KARIM "Hard Hitta" MAYFIELD. Although knocked down in the
eighth round, Taylor was in control of the action throughout the
fight winning by scores of 97-92 and 95-94 twice. With the win
Taylor improved to 18-2-0 (12KO's) while Mayfield fell to 18-2-1
(11KO's).
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Ellison Ready For Prime Time On
July 25 Against Tony Luis On ShoBox |
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Undefeated Jr. Lightweight Wanzell Ellison will
be moving up in weight to take on Tony Luis (17-2, 7 KO's) as
part of a televised quadrupleheader next Friday night at the
Turning Stone Casino Resort in Verona, New York in a bout that
will be televised live on Sho Box: The New Generation.
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On This Day: July 20 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Indianapolis, Indiana:
Vernon Forrest won a 12 round UD over Shane Mosley to
retain the WBC Welterweight Title.
Antonio Tarver TKO'd Eric Harding in the 5th round
1997, Indio, California:
Bernard Hopkins TKO'd Glen Johnson in the 11th round to
retain the IBF Middleweight Title.
1991, Samut Prakam, Thailand:
Khaosai Galaxy TKO'd David Griman in the 5th round to
retain the WBA Super Flyweight Title.
1990, Arles, France:
Christophe Tiozzo TKO'd Paul Whittaker in the 8th round
to retain the WBA Super Middleweight Title.
1980, Seoul, Korea:
Eusebio Pedroza KO'd Sa-Wang Kim in the 8th round to
retain the WBA Featherweight Title.
Playboy Club, McAfee, New Jersey:
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad TKO'd Jerry Martin in the 10th
round to retain the WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
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Noemi Bosques: "You're Going
To See The Very Best Of Me" |
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By Damon "Latinbox" Gonzalez
Tampa, Florida - Boxing star Noemi "La Rebelde" Bosques (4-1, 1
KO) has vowed to look her best despite her last lost against
Kenia Enruquez back in February of this year.
Bosques thus far one of the elite successful female fighters
coming out of St. Petersburg - Tampa, Florida is on her own
stage and loves the support and attention embraced by her
followers.
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Efrain Esquivias In Must Win Situation vs.
Chris Martin, July 25 At Doubletree Ontario |
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Photos: Carlos Baeza - Thompson
Boxing
Efrain Esquivias (17-3-1, 10 KOs) knows
he is up against a rock and a hard place entering his
10-round super bantamweight fight against the
well-experienced and savvy veteran Christopher Martin
(27-3-3, 9 KOs), on Friday, July 25 from the Doubletree
Hotel in Ontario, Calif.
"It's a must win fight, it's as simple as that" said
Esquivias, who is coming off an unexpected loss earlier
this year. "There is no room for error. If I want to be
mentioned as a world title challenger, I need to take
care of business."
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