Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Alvarez Will Face Johnson Instead Kalajdzic
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The GYM Group has confirmed an opponent substitution
for the NABA and NABO light heavyweight champion, the Montréal
Colombian Eleider Alvarez. May 24th at Bell Centre in Montréal,
before the presentation of the WBC light heavyweight
championship of the world opposing the Montréaler southpaw
Adonis Stevenson (23-1-0) and the American Polish Andrzej
Fonfara (25-2-0) televise by Showtime, Alvarez (14-0-0) will
face the American Alexander Johnson (15-1-0) instead Radivoje
Kalajdvic (15-0-0), a fighter from Bosnia living in
Florida.Kalajdzic sent a E-Mail to the GYM Group confirming his
decision to not sign the contract sent by the promoter Yvon
Michel. Alvarez is planning to fight in the WBO or WBA world
championship before the end of the year.
Adrien Broner Media Workout
Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
ADRIEN BRONER, Former Three-Division
World Champion: "This fight is huge for me. Everyone
wants to see what Adrien Broner is going to do next
after this devastating loss I took in the early part of
my career. I know why everyone has their eyes glued to
me.
"Floyd is going to do what he's always done, stay on top
and get a victory. Everyone one knows what I'm going to
do in my comeback fight. Click
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Weights From Ontario, Ca.
Efrain Esquivias 136.1 vs. Ruben Tamayo 132.1
Giovani Santillan 143.9 vs. Daniyar Hanyk 144.4
Jose Roman 137.8 vs. Lauro Alcantar 144
Erick Ituarte 129 vs. Juan Jose Sandoval 133.3
Fernando Samaniego 121.4 vs. Francisco Camacho 122
Promoter: Thompson Boxing
Venus: Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, Calif.
Amir Imam vs. Yordenis Ugas Added
To Stiverne vs. Arreola II On May 10
An outstanding eight round junior welterweight
semi-main bout between two of the sport's up-and-coming
prospects has been added to the "FIGHT FOR PEACE -- HEAVYWEIGHT
HISTORY" event on Saturday, May 10 at the USC Galen Center on
the campus of the University of Southern California which will
be telecast live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes' Noche de Combates (8
p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) and presented by Corona Extra as Amir "Young
Master" Imam of Albany, New York takes on hotshot Yordenis Ugas
of Miami, Florida via Santiago, Cuba. Click Here For
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Ryan Davis Steps In To Face Ishe Smith
In May 2 "Golden Boy Live" Main Event
Former World Champion Ishe "Sugar Shay" Smith
will now face tough Illinois contender Ryan "Dangerous" Davis on
Friday, May 2 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las
Vegas. He will replace WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy
"The American Dream" Lara after he pulled out from the fight to
face Canelo Alvarez on July 12. Click Here For More
Perez vs. Romero "Golden Boy Live"
April 28 Undercard Announced
The FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes' Golden Boy
Live! event at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto
Rico will be even more action-packed with the addition of a
stacked undercard of Puerto Rico's top talent. Headlined by
Michael "The Artist" Perez' WBA Fedelatin Super Lightweight
Title defense against Mexico's tough Jorge "Koky" Romero and an
eight-round bantamweight co-main event between unbeaten McJoe
Arroyo and fellow Puerto Rican David Quijano the Monday, April
28 fight card will be one to remember. Click Here
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Sjekloca Boisterous, Confident
To Beat Abraham On May 3
Ahead of his world title challenge against WBO
Super Middleweight World Champion Arthur Abraham on May 3,
Nikola Sjekloca took a time out from his training to discuss his
chances at the Velodrom in Berlin Germany. Here’s what he had to
say…
Nikola, please give us your opinion on the fighter that is
Arthur Abraham…
Nikola Sjekloca: He was a real champion with a big heart – I
repeat: He was! As a middleweight, he made it to the top of the
division and was a world-class operator. However, those days are
long gone. Abraham is not quite as strong at the limit of 168
pounds.
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Masternak To Face Makabu For The Interim
WBA World Cruiserweight Title On June 21
Mateusz ''The Master'' Masternak (32-1, 23 KOs)
will face the hard-hitting Ilunga ''Junior'' Makabu (16-1, 15
KOs) for the interim WBA World Cruiserweight title on June 21st
at The Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco.
The cruiserweight clash is part of a triple-header promoted by
Rodney Berman’s Golden Gloves, which will also feature British
middleweight star Martin Murray and WBA & IBO Minimumweight
Champion Hekkie Budler. Click Here For
More
Keith Thurman vs. Julio Diaz, Lucas Matthysse vs. John Molina,
Omar Figueroa vs. Jerry Belmontes Open Workouts
Photo Gallery
Photos: Bret "The Threat" Newton
Including:
Jermall Charlo, Joseph Diaz & Yamaguchi Falcao Plus Bonus:
Fernando Guerrero & Milo
Thurman, Diaz, Matthysse, Molina, Charlo,
Figueroa & More Workout Quotes
Photos: Esther Lin - SHOWTIME
Nine of the talented boxers who will
fight on a top-notch, action-packed Golden Boys
Promotions’ fight card this Saturday, April 26, at the
StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., participated in a
Media Workout Wednesday at the Westside Boxing Gym.
In Saturday’s main event live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/6
p.m. PT, following the premiere of ALL ACCESS:
Mayweather vs. Maidana Episode 20, undefeated,
hard-hitting Keith “One Time” Thurman (22-0, 20 KOs), of
Clearwater, Fla., will defend his WBA Interim
Welterweight Championship against former world champion
Julio “The Kidd” Diaz (40-9-1, 29 KOs), of Coachella,
Calif.
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Weights From Agua Caliente Resort & Casino
By William Trillo
Josesito Lopez 146.4 vs.
Aron Martinez 146.8
Thomas Williams Jr. 174.8 vs. Enrique "El
Mas Chingon" Ornelas 174.4
Weights From Huntington, NY
Cletus Seldin 143.8 vs. Wilfredo Acuna 144.8
Constantin Bejenaru 226.8 vs. Aaron Kinch 260
Jason Escalera 158.8 vs. Lekan Byfield 159.4
Courntey Pennington 153.6 vs. Marcus Beckford 154.8
Max Tassy 173.6 vs. Marlon Farr 174
Venue: The Paramount in Huntington, New York
Promoter: Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing
Floyd Mayweather & Mayweather
Promotions Fighters Media Workouts
Photos: Esther Lin - SHOWTIME
FLOYD MAYWEATHER, 10-Time World
Champion: "In 18 years I haven't brought my best out
yet. Being around the sport for so long, I have a lot of
experience. I've boxed my whole life. I've never worked
a job.
"As I get older I want to settle down and be with my
family. I've had enough fun.
"It feels good to be in camp. Everyone on the team is
ready to go out and do what we do best.
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Antonio Orozco, Jermall Charlo & Yamaguchi
Falcao In Action On Thurman vs. Diaz Undercard
Junior welterweight sensation Antonio
"Relentless" Orozco and top junior middleweight contender
Jermall Charlo will open up one of the most exciting nights of
the boxing year at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., as they
compete in SHOWTIME EXTREME® bouts before the SHOWTIME
CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® tripleheader on Saturday, April 26. Click Here
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Steve Bujaj vs. Junior Wright
Battle Of Undefeateds May 15
Dmitriy Salita's reputation for making
fan-friendly fights is growing every day.
Salita's Star of David Promotions is pleased to announce the
feature for their May 15 card at the Millenium Theater in Bright
Beach, Brooklyn, NY. Steve Bujaj will battle for the WBC
International cruiserweight belt against 10-0 (9 KOs) contender
Junior "Hurricane" Wright, an Illinois resident. Click Here For
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On This Day: April 24
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2004, Chiapas, Mexico:
Jorge Arce KO'd Melchor Cob Castro in the 5th round -
WBC Light Flyweight Title. Los Angeles, California, USA:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Corrie Sanders in the 8th round -
Vacant WBC Heavyweight Title. 2003, Gulfport, Mississippi, USA:
Ishe Smith won a 10 round UD over Sam Garr - Non Title.
Diego Corrales TKO'd Felix St Kitts in the 3rd round -
Non Title. 2001, Liverpool, Merseyside,
England:
Sebastian Rothman TKO'd Mark Hobson in the 9th round -
WBU Cruiserweight Title.
Silence Mabuza won a 6 round decision over Anthony Hanna
- Non Title. Houma, Louisiana, USA:
Luis Collazo won a 4 round decision over Terry Dominic -
Non Title. 1999, San Jose, Costa Rica:
Ricardo Mayorga TKO'd Henry Castillo in the 7th round -
Non Title. München, Germany:
Ahmed Kotiev TKO'd Peter Malinga in the 3rd round - WBO
Welterweight Title.
Wladimir Klitschko TKO'd Big Foot Martin in the 8th
round - Non Title. Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Gabriel Mira in the 4th round - WBC
Flyweight Title.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Chris Arreola: "I Will Not Make
The Same Mistake This Time"
Bermane Stiverne: "I Have Decided
To Write A Page Of History"
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The Californian Chris Arreola believes he will live
the greatest moments of his life May 10th in the ring of the USC
Galen Center in Los Angeles. Arreola (36-3-0) and the Montrealer
Bermane Stiverne (23-1-1) will meet for the second time in a
span of a year, but this time, it will be not a WBC elimination
bout, but a WBC heavyweight championship of the world.
Arreola and Stiverne will fight for a vacant title, a belt gave
up by the Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko in January. Klitschko, who
won 12 WBC championship bouts in a row, has decided to quit
boxing to start a political career in Ukraine.
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Luis Collazo Birthday Roundtable
Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Former WBA Welterweight World Champion
and current WBA International Welterweight Champion Luis
Collazo spent the afternoon of his birthday speaking
with reporters about what he calls the "highest plateau
that one can fight on." Collazo, who turned 33-years-old
today, will face former unified world champion Amir
"King" Khan in the co-main event of "THE MOMENT:
Mayweather vs. Maidana" on Saturday, May 3 at the MGM
Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas live on SHOWTIME PPV®.
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Donaire vs. Vetyeka Title Fight
May 31 At Venetian Macao
A press conference in Manila on Tuesday announced
the details of Featherweight Fury – a championship event with
three featherweight world title main event fights to be hosted
by The Venetian® Macao on Saturday, May 31 at the Cotai Arena.
The world-class event is headlined by three spectacular
featherweight title matchups: four-division world champion and
2012 Fighter of the Year NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE
will challenge World Boxing Association (WBA) undisputed
featherweight world champion SIMPIWE “V12” VETYEKA; undefeated
WBA world featherweight champion NICHOLAS “The Axe Man” WALTERS
will defend his title against two-division world champion VIC
“Raging Bull” DARCHINYAN; and undefeated International Boxing
Federation (IBF) champion EVGENY “The Mexican Russian”
GRADOVICH, making his third consecutive featherweight title
defense at the Cotai Arena, will be battling No. 1 contender
ALEXANDER MISKIRTCHIAN. Click
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Undefeated & World Ranked Jerry Odom
Returns This Saturday In Springfield, Virginia
This Saturday night at the Springfield ABC,
undefeated and world-ranked Super Middleweight Jerry "The Kings
Son" Odom will make his 4th start in as many months when he
takes on Edgar Perez in a six round bout on a card that is
promoted by Jeter Promotions and RBA Promotions. Click Here For More
Anthony Caputo Smith vs. Pedro Martinez
Headlines May 9 At Harrahs Philadelphia
On Friday, May 9, Anthony Caputo Smith will take
on Pedro Martinez in a scheduled 10-round bout that will be for
the Pennsylvania State Heavyweight title.
Smith of Kennett Square, PA has a record of 15-2 with 10
knockouts and is a 2-time state title holder in both the Light
Heavyweight and Cruiserweight divisions. Click Here
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Iron Mike Productions' "KO Kings Of Tomorrow" Returns Thursday
To Sands Bethlehem
Hall of Famer Mike Tyson's promotional company,
Iron Mike Productions (IMP), returns this Thursday night to
Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with another
installment of "KO Kings of Tomorrow."
Florida light heavyweight Rowland Bryant (17-3, 12 KOs takes on
Pittsburgh veteran Rayco "War" Saunders (23-22-2, 10 KOs) in the
eight-round main event. Bryant is a late replacement for
recently injured Dominican light heavyweight Lenin Castillo
(11-0, 7 KOs). Click
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On This Day: April 23
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Nagoya, Japan:
Hideki Todaka TKO'd Yokthai in the 11th round to retain
the WBA Super Flyweight Title. 1993, Memphis, Tennessee:
Michael Nunn KO'd Crawford Ashley in the 6th round to
Retain the WBA Super Middleweight Championship. 1990, Los Angeles, California:
Paul Banke KO'd Daniel Zaragoza in the 9th round to win
the WBC Super Bantamweight Title. 1988, Berk-Sur-Mer, France:
Simon Bown KO'd Tyrone Trice in the 14th round to win
the Vacant IBF Welterweight Title. 1978, Los Angeles, California:
Little Red Lopez KO'd Jose DePaula in the 6th round to
retain the WBC Featherweight Title. 1977, Inglewood, California:
Carlos Zarate KO'd Alfonso Zamora in the 4th round ,
Non-Title bout between WBC Bantamweight Champion (Zarate)
and WBA Bantamweight Champion (Zamora).
Orlando Cruz Falls Short To Gamalier
Rodriguez In NABO Title Fight
By Damon "Latinbox" Gonzalez & Rico Santiago @
Ringside
WBO #6 rated featherweight Gamalier Rodriguez (24-2-3, 16 KOs)
pounded out a ten round unanimous decision over former Olympian
and world title challenger Orlando "El Fenomeno" Cruz (20-4-1,
10 KOs) on Saturday night at the Bahia Shrine Temple in Orlando,
Florida. Scores were 97-92, 97-92 and 96-93 for Rodriguez, who
retained his NABO featherweight title. No question Cruz came to
fight, referee Frank Santore had his hands full all night long
with tons of clinching and warnings in this combat. Rodriguez
had his hands full with the experienced Cruz who showed a lot of
slickness in the fight. Rodriguez caught good opportunities
going down stairs and up stairs but to me had problems getting
out the exchanges in the right distance allowing Cruz to tag
him.
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A Great Night For Scott Quigg,
Anthony Crolla & Joe Gallagher
By Rachel Aylett
It was a case of anything you can do, I can do better, tonight
in Manchester for Bury's Scott Quigg, who successfully retained
his WBA super-bantamweight title for the third time. Quigg,
28-0-2 (21), matched the performance of two weeks ago by his
great domestic rival Carl Frampton, by stopping overmatched
challenger Tshifhiwa Munyai, 24-3-1 (12), in the second round.
Munyai was in a bad way after the stoppage and was taken to
hospital after the fight for precautionary checks.
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John Molina: "Fans Will Get Their
Money's Worth This Saturday Night"
On Saturday April 26th, 2014 power punching
Argentinian Lucas Matthysse, 34-3, 32KOs will be in the ring
with John Molina, 27-3, 22 KOs in what looks to be an all-out
war between two full-fledged KO artists.
Molina will be looking for his third consecutive victory en
route to a second world title attempt, while Matthysse is
bouncing back from his first professional loss.
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Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Chris Algieri
Media Week Videos
Attached
are videos of last week's Ruslan Provodnikov -
Chris Algieri media week festivities that featured a kick off
press conference at Barclay's Center and then the following day
at Tatiana's Restaurant / Nightclub in the Brighton Beach
section of Brooklyn.
Provodnikov (23-2, 16 KO's) will defend his WBO Jr. Welterweight
title against Algieri (19-0, 8 KO's) on June 14 at Barclays
Center and will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark.
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Marcos Maidana & Robert Garcia
Teleconference Transcript Plus Audio
Oscar De La Hoya: Thank you very much
everybody, everyone on the call. Yes, it is "The Moment," the
biggest event that everybody has been waiting for. It is, once
again, a privilege to be working with Mayweather Promotions and
Leonard Ellerbe and Showtime PPV. It's going to be one of those
events. Once again, when you have the best pound-for-pound
fighter in the world facing another dangerous opponent, we know
that people are anxiously waiting for May 3rd, as I am. We are
truly, truly humbled and honored to be working alongside
Mayweather Promotions. It is my pleasure now to introduce to you
to make some opening remarks. You all know him. He is the Vice
president of Showtime Sports, Stephen Espinoza. Stephen?
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Teleconference (46 Minutes)
Adams & Monroe Jr. Win, Earn Spots
In Boxcino Middleweight Final
Brandon Adams and Willie Monroe Jr. each took
home decision victories and punched their tickets to the finals
of Boxcino 2014.
The finals will take place at the same venue as the semifinals,
that being the Turning Stone Resort and Casino and is promoted
by Banner Promotions and the semifinals were broadcast on ESPN
2.
The finals will take place on May 23 as will the lightweight
finals that will feature Fernando Carcamo and Petr Petrov. Both
bouts are scheduled for 10 rounds. Click
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Fortuna vs. Rodriguez & Rosa vs. Del Valle Headlines May 31
At The New Tropicana Resort In Las Vegas
On Saturday, May 31, boxing returns to The New
Tropicana resort in Las Vegas with an exciting doubleheader
featuring Javier "El Abejon" Fortuna taking on Juan Antonio
Rodriguez and Luis Rosa against Luis "Orlandito" Del Valle.
Tickets start at just $37 for the event, which will take place
in the Tropicana Pavilion. The doubleheader will be televised
live on HBO Latino at 12 midnight EST (9 p.m. PT). In addition
to the HBO Latino telecast, the HBO2 service will air the
doubleheader with English language commentary at 12 midnight
(ET/PT). Click Here
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Michael Angelo Perez Ready For War Against Romero
WBA Fedelatin light welterweight champion,
Michael Angelo 'The Artist' Perez (19-1-2 , 10 KO's) of Newark,
New Jersey of Puerto Rican descendant, will be in the feature
bout, on Monday, April 28 at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in
Bayamon, Puerto Rico, as part of an event promoted by 'Golden
Boy Promotions' in association with 'PR Best Boxing Promotions'.
The event is set to be broadcast on Fox Sports 1 and Fox
Deportes as part of the series 'Golden Boy Live!', starting at
9:00 pm (ET). Click
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On This Day: April 22
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Brakpan GT, South Africa:
Hasim Rahman KO'd Lennox Lewis in the 5th round to win
the WBC, WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles, "2001 Ring
Magazine Upset of the Year".
Lehlohonolo Ledwaba won a 12 round UD over Carlos
Contreras to retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title. 1995, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Eddie Hopson KO'd Moises Pedroza in the 7th round to win
the Vacant IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
Arturo Gatti KO'd Tito Tovar in the 1st round. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Danny Romero won a 12 round UD over Francisco Tejedor to
win the IBF Flyweight Title.
George Foreman won a 12 round MD over Axel Schulz to
retain the IBF Heavyweight Title. 1994, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Michael Moorer won a 12 round MD over Evander Holyfield
to win the WBA and IBF Heavyweight Title.
John Michael Johnson TKO'd Junior Jones in the 11th
round to win the WBA Bantamweight Title.
John John Molina won a 12 round UD over Gregorio Vargas
to retain the IBF Super Featherweight title.
Billy's Boxing Blog
Out Of This World
By William Trillo
It's hard to argue with a 49 year old fighter
who just unified the title by defeating a 30
year old champion...so I won't. Bernard Hopkins
is doing the unthinkable and although no one
will ever mistake Beibut Shumenov for a world
class threat, it's safe to say Hopkins has
created a very special place for himself in
Boxing's Hall of Fame. (Don't ask me to define
Special).
Now we are looking forward to an out of this
world, (well really just out of this country),
title unifier when Hopkins travels to Montreal
to take on another champion, this time it's
Adonis Stevenson. Having already been very
successful in Quebec as he went north of the
border to defeat Jean Pascal, Bernard will be
happy to make the journey to take on Adonis.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Stevenson vs. Hopkins Seems Almost Inevitable
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL – A few minutes after his win by split decision against
Beibut Shumenov (14-1-0) Saturday evening in the ring of the
D.C. Armory Arena in Washington, Bernard Hopkins mentioned his
strong desire to face the Montréal southpaw Adonis Stevenson to
unify the WBC, WBA and IBF light heavyweight world titles.
The fight Hopkins-Shumenov was organized to unify the WBA and
IBF titles. The WBA was held by the fighter from Kazakhstan.
Stevenson (23-1-0) expressed himself many times his real desire
to face Hopkins since his last bout, disputed November 30th at
the Québec City Colisée, when he stopped the British Tony Bellew
(21-2-1) in less than six rounds. Click
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Alien Nation
Photos: "Sugar" Ray Bailey
Fans were treated to a solid night of
boxing in Washington ,DC last night, in front of 6,823
fight fans Bernard Hopkins made history, Peter Quillin
stayed the course and Shawn Porter took the torch from
Paulie Malignaggi.
In the main event of the evening Bernard “The Alien”
Hopkins won an unpopular split decision over a game
Beibut Shumenov. The decision was unpopular because most
at ringside had Hopkins winning comfortably. Shumenov
who trains himself could have used a guiding voice in
his corner as he could not seem to avoid the right hand
of Hopkins. I gave the first four rounds to Shumenov who
pressed the action while Hopkins, master of the sport
that he is, was content to study his opponent and figure
out what he could do. Boy did he figure it out, I had
Hopkins winning the next eight rounds with very little
trouble even knocking Shumenov down with that same right
hand in the eleventh round. Click Here
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Hopkins W SD 12 Shumenov Photo Gallery
Photos: "Sugar" Ray Bailey
Including:
Bernard Hopkins W SD 12 Beibut Shumenov
Shawn Porter TKO 4 Paulie Malignaggi
Peter Quillin W UD 12 Lukas Konecny
Sadam Ali KO 1 Muchael Clark
Marcus Browne W UD 8 Otis Griffin
Dominic Wade TKO 2 Marcus Upshaw
David Grayton TKO 1 Howard Reece
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On This Day: April 21
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2005, Galati, Romania:
Lucian Bute KO'd Donnie McCrary in the 4th round - NABA
Super Middleweight Title. Hollywood, California:
Carl Froch TKO'd Henry Porras in the 8th round - Froch's
American Debut. 2001, Erfurt, Germany:
Alexander Gurov TKO'd Torsten May in the 8th round -
Vacant European (EBU) Cruiserweight Title.
Markus Beyer KO'd Manuel Lopez in the 7th round - WBC
International Super Middleweight Title. 1999:
Wilfredo Rivera won a 10 round UD over Angel Hernandez -
Non Title. 1998, Lake Charles, Louisiana,
USA:
Hasim Rahman KO'd Steve Pannell in the 2nd round - USBA
Heavyweight Title.
Larry Donald won a 10 round UD over Ross Puritty - Non
Title. 1997, Inglewood, California, USA:
Juan Manuel Marquez won a 12 round UD over Agapito
Sanchez - WBO NABO Featherweight Title. 1995, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico:
Erik Morales TKO'd Enrique Jupiter in the 6th round -
Mexican Super Bantamweight Title
Bernard Hopkins Defeats Beibut Shumenov To Become The Unified
Light Heavyweight World Champion;
Porter Destorys Malignaggi; Quillin Retains Title
Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins (55-6-2, 32
KOs), at 49-years-old, made history once again on
Saturday night. He is now the oldest man to unify a
boxing world championship and the oldest fighter to
defend a world title-besting his own record-as he
defeated Beibut Shumenov (14-2, 9 KOs) via split
decision to become the Unified Light Heavyweight World
Champion. Judges Dave Moretti and Jerry Roth scored the
fight 116-111 for the future Hall of Famer while Gustavo
Padilla scored the bout 114-113 for Shumenov.
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Quick Results From Orlando, FL
Photos: Peter Amador - Top Rank
Gamalier Rodriguez
successfully defended his NABO Featherweight title by
defeating Orlando 'El Fenomeno' Cruz by unanimous
decision in the main event of the 'Solo Boxeo Tecate'
card that took place at the Bahia Shriners Events Center
in Orlando, FL.
Sensational Puerto Rican prospect Félix
'El Diamante' Verdejo added another impressive KO to his
record by defeating Mexico's Iván 'El Oso' Zavala by TKO
at 1:14 of the first round.
Quigg Destroys Munyai In 2 To
Retain Super Bantamweight Title;
Crolla Stops Murray In 10 In Action Packed Battle
Scott Quigg retained the WBA Super Bantamweight
title with a 2nd round stoppage over late replacement Tshifiwa
Munyai. Quigg dropped Munya in round one with a perfect left
hook to the jab. Munyai was on shaky legs but there was only a
few seconds left in the round. It didn't matter as halfway
through round two, Quigg landed a booming right that crumpled
Munyai to the canvas again. Quigg finished things with a big
flurry of punches and referee Howard Foster stopped the fight at
1:56.
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GSP Fighters March Up WBC Rankings
Gary Shaw Productions is happy to announce the
ranking updates of six GSP fighters, who have worked their way
up the WBC ratings. Fighting in a heavyweight elimination bout,
is # 4 ranked contender Bryant Jennings (18-0, 11 KOs). Former
two-time Australian Middleweight world champion, Daniel Geale
(30-2, 16 KOs), is ranked # 2. At Lightweight (135 lbs), Rustam
Nugaev (27-6-1, 17 KOs) is rated # 4, while the undefeated
Alejandro Luna (17-0, 13 KOs) is # 10. Thomas Dulorme (21-1, 14
KOs) is rated # 4 at Super-Lightweight, and Jose Pedraza (16-0,
10 KOs) is now # 5 at Super-Featherweight (130 lbs), putting
Puerto Rico on the map.
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On This Day: April 20
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2002, Gdansk, Poland:
Michael Trabant won a 12 round UD over Christian Bladt
- European (EBU) Welterweight Title.
Dariusz Michalczewski KO'd Joey DeGrandis in the 2nd
round - WBO Light Heavyweight Title. MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 12 round UD over Jose Luis
Castillo - WBC Lightweight Title.
Stevie Johnston won a 12 round MD over Alejandro
Gonzalez - Non Title. Cardiff, Wales:
Joe Calzaghe won a 12 round UD over Charles Brewer - WBO
Super Middleweight Title. 1996, Brentwood, Essex, England:
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Mark Delaney in the 5th round -
British Super Middleweight Title. Levallois, France:
Jean Baptiste Mendy won a 12 round UD over Lamar Murphy
- Vacant WBC Lightweight Title. Grand Forks, North Dakota:
Virgil Hill won a 12 round UD over Lou Del Valle - WBA
Light Heavyweight Title.
Hopkins Schools Shumenov Through 12;
One Bizarre Scorecard Should Be
Investigated
Bernard Hopkins (now 55-6-2, 1 NC, 1ND, 32 KO's)
unified the WBO and IBF Light Heavyweight Title with another
brilliant performance against Beibut Shumenov. Shumenov was a
title holder by default after receiving gift wins in fights he
did not truly win. Therefore Hopkins put an end to that, winning
nearly all 12 rounds, and scoring a knockdown in the 11th with a
big right. The fight was completely one-sided, but oddly enough,
one judge, Gustavo Padilla (who also scored Garcia vs. Herrera a
draw which received a lot of scratching heads), had it 114-113
for Shumenov and should be banned from ever scoring a fight
again. The other two had it correctly scored at 116-111 for
Hopkins. Shumenov drops to 15-2, 9 KO's.
Full Report To Come
Porter Annihilates Malignaggi In 4
Shawn Porter (now 24-0-1, 15 KO's) retained the
IBF Welterweight Title with a complete 4-round destruction over
Paulie Malignaggi. From the opening round to the brutal end,
this fight was fought at a high pace. Both men were in the
center of the ring trading shots just seconds in. Malignaggi
would suffer a cut on his left cheek from a jab early on, but it
wouldn't matter as the power he faced later would be his demise.
In round 3, Porter landed some lunging left hooks that snapped
Malignaggi's head back and had him holding from going down.
In round 4, two jabs followed by a big right sent Malignaggi
down and hurt. Malignaggi tried to hold on after getting up, but
another big combo and right hand sent Malignaggi's head back
while against the ropes again, and down to the canvas a second
time. Maliganggi laid under the ropes and the fight was
immediately called off. Malignaggi drops to 35-6 with 7 KO's.
Full Report To Come
Quillin Outworks Konecny Through 12
Peter Quillin (now 31-0, 22 KO's) won a 12-round
unanimous decision over tough Lukas Konecny to retain the WBO
Middleweight Title. Quillin was simply the busier fighter,
busting up the face of Konecny over every round. Konecny
constantly moved forward, but did not let his hands go enough,
and when he finally would his punches had little to no effect,
despite connecting flush with a few solid left hooks. Final
scores were 120-108 and 119-109 twice. Konecny drops to 50-5
with 23 KO's.
Full Report To Come
Rod Salka Outpoints Alexei Collado
Photos: Stephanie Trapp -
SHOWTIME
Rod Salka put on a boxing clinic for
Alexei Collado in Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation
main event. And then he stated his case for a world
title shot.
Salka was the more intelligent and effective fighter
from the opening bell, pounding the body and utilizing
his superior movement in an impressive 10-round
unanimous decision victory (96-94, 96-93, 96-93) over
the previously undefeated Collado at the Monroeville
Convention Center in Monroeville, Pa., just down the
road from his hometown of Bunola, Pa.
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On This Day: April 19
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Fresno, California, USA:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 12 round UD over Victoriano
Sosa - WBC Lightweight Title.
Miguel Cotto KO'd Joel Perez in the 4th round - Non
Title. 2002, Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia:
Danny Green KO'd Paul Smallman in the 8th round - Vacant
IBF Pan Pacific Super Middleweight Title.
Vic Darchinyan KO'd Prasob Nookliang in the 2nd round -
Non Title. Copenhagen, Denmark:
Johnny Bredahl KO'd Eidy Moya in the 9th round - WBA
Bantamweight Title.
Thomas Damgaard won an 8 round UD over Abdel Mehidi -
Non Title Bout. 1997, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA:
Frankie Liles TKO'd Segundo Mercado in the 5th round -
WBA Super Middleweight Title.
Bernard Hopkins TKO'd John David Jackson in the 7th
round - IBF Middleweight Title
Byron Mitchell TKO'd Guy Stanford in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Terron Millett TKO'd Tony Limones in the 3rd round - Non
Title. 1996, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca,
Mexico:
Israel Vazquez KO'd Joel Nolasco in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Billy’s Boxing Blog
Enrique Ornelas & Fernando Guerrero:
The Party Crashers
By William Trillo
As I walked into The La Habra Boxing Club
this week it was my intention to interview Light
Heavyweight Enrique Ornelas as he put the finishing
touches on his training camp as he is preparing to take
on the undefeated Thomas Williams Jr. on ESPN next
Thursday night. Much to my surprise middleweight
Fernando Guerrero was in attendance as he is just
starting to make ready for his big fight with Montreal’s
David Lemiuex next month on May 24th in Lemieux’s
backyard at The Bell Center.
For Ornelas this is a fight that he was brought in as
the veteran for a young up and comer to make his mark on
by getting a victory on national TV. Ornelas is well
aware of his position and his intention is to ruin
Williams coming out party.
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Weights From Washington D.C. - SHOWTIME
Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Bernard Hopkins 172.4 vs. Beibut Shumenov 174.4
(IBF/WBA Light Heavyweight Titles)
Shawn Porter 146.8 vs. Paulie Malignaggi 146.2
(IBF Welterweight Title)
Peter Quillin 159.8 vs. Lukas Konecny 158.25
(WBO Middleweight Title)
Sadam Ali 146.25 vs. Michael Clark 144
Zachary Ochoa 139.5 vs. Hector Marengo 140.25
Marcus Browne 174 vs. Otis Griffin 176
D’Mitrius Ballard 168 vs. Quincy Miner 165
Dominic Wade 163 vs. Marcus Upshaw 157
David Grayton 148 vs. Howard Reece 149
Chris Alexander 135 vs. Jose Valderrama 139
Lamont Roach, Jr. 134 vs. Victor Galindo 143
Venue: DC Armory in Washington DC
Promoter: Golden Boy
Venue: DC Armory in Washington DC
Promoter: Golden Boy
Hopkins vs. Shumenov Final Press Conference
Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
The fighters, including legendary future
Hall of Famer Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins and Beibut
Shumenov, who will compete on Saturday's eagerly awaited
"History at the Capitol" world championship tripleheader
on SHOWTIME®, participated in the final press conference
Thursday at The Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C.
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Thompson Boxing Presents "Loaded" Card Featuring Efrain
Esquivias, Giovani Santillan, & Jose Roman
Thompson Boxing Promotions presents one of its
finest shows of the year when it features top super bantamweight
contender Efrain Esquivias (17-2-1, 10 KOs) of Carson, Calif.
and undefeated junior welterweight prospect Giovani Santillan
(11-0, 7 KOs) of San Diego in separate 8-round bouts on Friday,
April 25, from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, Calif. Click Here For
More
Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Chris Algieri
Brighton Beach Press Conference
Photos: Shane Sims - Banner
Promotions
WBO junior welterweight champion RUSLAN
"The Siberian Rocky" PROVODNIKOV of Beryozovo, Russia
and CHRIS ALGIERI of Huntington, Long Island, met the
media for the 2nd time in 24 hours to announce their
title fight that will take place on June 14 at the
Barclays Center.
The Provodnikov - Algieri world title fight will take
place Saturday night, June 14, at Barclays Center in
Brooklyn, and will be televised live on HBO Boxing After
Dark®.
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Jennings vs. Perez & Geale vs. Macklin,
May 24 In Corpus Christi On HBO
Undefeated and top rated heavyweights BRYANT "By
By" JENNINGS of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and MIKE "The Rebel"
PEREZ, fighting out of Cork, Ireland will clash in a World
Boxing Council ('WBC') Heavyweight Title Eliminator on SATURDAY,
MAY 24, at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas and
televised LIVE on HBO Boxing After Dark® beginning at 10:00 p.m.
ET/PT, it was announced today jointly by K2 Promotions and Gary
Shaw Productions. Click Here For
More
Hopkins vs. Sumenov Weigh-In Live Stream
SHOWTIME Sports will offer a live stream of
Friday's official weigh-in for the light heavyweight world
championship unification between future Hall of Famer and IBF
champ Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins and WBA Super champ Beibut
Shumenov taking place this Saturday, April 19, live on SHOWTIME®
(9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from the DC Armory in
Washington, D.C.
The weigh-in will be available at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT LIVE via
satellite feed, YouTube below:
Weights From PA - ShoBox
Photo: Stephanie Trapp -
SHOWTIME
Alexei Collado 131.6 vs. Rod Salka 132.6
Felix Diaz 139.6 vs. Emmanuel Lartey 142.7
Sammy Vasquez, Jr. 146.8 vs. Juan Rodriguez, Jr. 148
Ryan Martin 136 vs. Misael Chacon 135.6
Venue: Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, PA
Promoter: Iron Mike Productions
Weights From Verona, NY - ESPN2
Brandon Adams 161 - Raymond Gatica 158
Vitalii Kopylenko 160 - Willie Monroe Jr. 160
(BOXCINO MIDDLEWEIGHT SEMIFINAL BOUTS)
Donovan Dennis 226 - Nat Heaven 233
Cornelius Whitlock 145 - Greg Jackson 144
Cecil McCalla 149 - Antonio Chaves Fernandez 150
Simeon Hardy 155 - Rahman Yusubov 155
Marcus Hall 153 - Raphael Luna 152.5
Promoter: Banner Promotions
Venue: Turning Stone Resort Casino
Glen Tapia, Jamel Herring, Soa Palelei & Thomas Dulorme On LAST
CALL Today On Cyberstationusa
After a wild Masters Weekend and the
Pacquiao-Bradley fight card, the Sport Swami is back to work.
Armed with some rising prospects in the boxing and MMA world,
plus a recap of the Pacquiao-Bradley super fight, its another
jam packed two hour show of Wavlite.com presents; LAST CALL on
www.cyberstationusa.com. This week's guests include;
-Undefeated Light Middleweight Jamel Herring makes his debut on
the show as he prepares for his next big fight in early May. The
2012 US Olympian opens up about being a US Marine sand serving a
overseas, competing in the Olympics and the experience of
walking out with fellow US athletes, signing with Golden Boy
Promotions and what they bring to the table, overcoming odds
during his amateur career, and training with Adrien Broner and
Coach Stafford.
-Top Rank Promotion Light Middleweight Glen Tapia returns to the
show on the heels of some major changes on his boxing career and
his life in general. The New Jersey native talks about the James
Kirkland fight, the final two rounds and telling the truth on
what happened after the fight, the decision to sign with Freddie
Roach, his future fight in June for Top Rank, and his thoughts
on the criticism of his amateur trainer and why he has stuck
with him.
-Top rated Light Welterweight Thomas Dulorme returns to the show
on the heels of his big win over Karim Mayfiled on HBO last
month. The pride of Puerto Rico sits down to discuss the fight
with Mayfield and the style that he brought to the fight, the
criticism he has gotten from holding in the fight, changing
trainers and promoters before the fight, the reason for choosing
Robert Garcia, and who he wants to fight next.
It’s all this plus MMA & Boxing recaps only on Wavlite.com
presents LAST CALL on
www.cyberstationusa.com. Friday April 18th from 10 p.m. to
12 a.m. ET/ 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. PT.
On This Day: April 18
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 1998, Manchester, England:
Carl Thompson won a 12 round UD over Chris Eubank - WBO
Cruiserweight Title.
Herbie Hide TKO'd Damon Reed in the 1st round - WBO
Heavyweight Title.
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Wilfredo Vazquez in the 7th round -
WBO Featherweight Title.
Ricky Hatton TKO'd Karl Taylor in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Junior Witter won a 6 round Decision over Jan Bergman -
Non Title. Aachen, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Julius Francis in the 2nd round -
Non Title. Los Angeles, California, USA:
Antonio Diaz KO'd Alberto Cortes in the 2nd round - IBA
Light Welterweight Title.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 10 round UD over Gustavo
Cuello - Non Title.
Oba Carr won a 10 round UD over Juan Carlos Rodriguez -
Non Title.
Diego Corrales KO'd Juan Carlos Salazar in the 1st round
- Non Title. 1997, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA:
Ike Quartey TKO'd Ralph Jones in the 5th round - WBA
Welterweight Title.
Junior Jones won a 12 round UD over Marco Antonio
Barrera - WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Joel Casamayor TKO'd Francisco Valdez in the 4rd round
Non Title.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Jean Pascal: "I Am Ready
To Face Kovalev & Stevenson"
Pascal Creates His Own Boxing Promotions Company
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - Former WBC light heavyweight champion of the world,
actual NABF light heavyweight North American champion, the
Montrealer Jean Pascal confirmed three significant news
Wednesday afternoon in a press conference held at the restaurant
La Cage aux sports of Boucherville, a south suburb of Montréal.
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Mike Tyson Making The Most Of His Time In Pittsburgh Before
Friday's ShoBox Telecast
Photos: Stephanie Trapp -
SHOWTIME
Legendary former
heavyweight champion Mike Tyson took a break from his
promotional duties for Friday’s ShoBox The New
Generation tripleheader to enjoy arcade games with two
of his children at Latitude 40 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Tyson’s Iron Mike Productions will make
its promotional debut on SHOWTIME®, home of 16 of
Tyson’s last 18 fights, live at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT
(delayed on the West Coast) from the Monroeville
Convention Center in Monroeville, Pa., located outside
of the Steel City. Click
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Bernard Hopkins vs. Beibut Shumenov, Malignaggi vs. Porter &
Quillin vs. Konecny Media Workouts
Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Several of the featured fighters for
Saturday's "History at the Capitol" event at the DC
Armory in Washington, D.C. worked out for media members
at Bald Eagle Recreation Center in Washington, D.C. The
SHOWTIME tripleheader headlined by future Hall of Famer
Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins against Beibut Shumenov in
an epic light heavyweight world championship
unification.
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Provodnikov vs. Algieri & Andrade vs. Rose
World Title Fights June 14 At Barclays Center
World Championship boxing returns to Barclays
Center when the "The Siberian Rocky" RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV makes
the first defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior
welterweight title and his Brooklyn debut against undefeated
world-rated contender and New York product CHRIS ALGIERI.
Provodnikov vs. Algieri will take place Saturday, June 14 and
will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®, beginning at
10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Click Here
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Marcos Maidana Media Workout
Photos: Stephanie Trapp -
SHOWTIME
Approximately 200 fans and media that
included several television camera crews, newspaper and
online reporters, photographers and video bloggers
turned out to watch WBA Welterweight World Champion
Marcos "El Chino" Maidana during his media day on
Tuesday, April 15 at The Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in
Oxnard.
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Boxcino 2014 Continues April 18 On ESPN Friday Night Fights With
Middleweight Semifinals
The April 18 edition of ESPN Friday Night Fights
presented by Corona Extra and ESPN Deportes’ Noche de Combates
presentado por Corona Extra will feature the semifinals of the
Middleweight portion of Boxcino 2014 sponsored by 1800 Tequila.
The semifinal round of the Middleweight tournament will feature:
Vitalii Kopylenko (22-0, 12 KOs) vs. Willie Monroe Jr. (16-1, 6
KOs)
Raymond Gatica (16-5, 13 KOs) vs. Brandon Adams (13-0, 9 KOs)
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Andrey Fedosov vs. Maurice Harris Headlines
This Friday At The Horseshoe Casino In Chicago
Russian heavyweight contender ANDREY FEDOSOV will
make his highly anticipated return to battle this Friday night,
APRIL 18 in a scheduled eight round clash against perennial
contender and tough veteran MAURICE “Mo Bettah” HARRIS at “FIGHT
NIGHT” at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, just outside
of Chicago. Click Here
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Cletus Seldin vs. Wilfredo Acuna
Headlines April 24 "Rockin Fights 13"
Long Island fan favorite Cletus "The Hebrew
Hammer" Seldin will return to battle against hard hitting
Nicaraguan Wilfredo "EL Zurdo" Acuna on Thursday, APRIL 24 at
The Paramount in Huntington, New York.
The Seldin/Acuna eight round junior welterweight clash headlines
"Rockin Fights 13" another installment of the widely acclaimed
professional boxing series presented by Joe DeGuardia's Star
Boxing.
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July Draws With Graves
Cruiserweight hopeful Venroy “Hardwork” July left
the ring last Saturday evening following his eight round draw
with unbeaten Quantis Graves as a frustrated fighter.
July, who doubled as a main event boxer and promoted the card in
front of a packed house at the Patapsco Arena in Baltimore, MD,
battled a highly regarded foe but didn’t get the result he was
looking for. For much of the bout, there was excessive holding
along with multiple headbutts, throwing both fighters off their
game. Ultimately, neither July nor Graves, 9-0-2, was able to
take advantage in a bout that could best be described as a power
struggle.
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On This Day: April 17
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2004, New York, New York,:
John Ruiz TKO'd Fres Oquendo in the 11th round - WBA
Heavyweight Title.
Chris Byrd and Andrew Golota fought to a 12 round DRAW -
IBF Heavyweight Title.
Wayne Braithwaite won a 12 round UD over Louis Azille -
WBC Cruiserweight Title. 2003, Los Angeles, California:
Jose Navarro won a 12 round UD over Jorge Luis Gonzalez
- IBA Continental Super Flyweight Title.
Mike Anchondo TKO'd Roque Cassiani in the 10th round -
Non Title.
Librado Andrade KO'd Errol Banner in the 2nd round - Non
Title. 1999, Sassari, Italy:
Jorge Arce TKO'd Salvatore Fanni in the 6th round - WBO
Light Flyweight Title. Indio, California, USA:
Shane Mosley TKO'd John Brown in the 8th round - IBF
Lightweight Title.
Angel Manfredy won a 10 round UD over Ivan Robinson -
Non Title. 1998, Mexicali, Baja California,
Mexico:
Jose Luis Castillo TKO'd Julio Cesar Leon in the 8th
round - Mexican Featherweight Title. Uncasville, Connecticut, USA:
Ben Tackie KO'd Edwin Santana in the 10th round - Vacant
IBA Americas Lightweight Title.
Wayne McCullough won a 10 round UD over Antonio Salas -
Non Title.
Marcos Maidana Open Workout Photo
Gallery
Photos: Bret "The Threat" Newton
Josesito Lopez & Aron Martinez
Training Camp Quotes & Video
Photos: Carlos Baeza - Thompson
Boxing
In a special Thursday edition of ESPN
"Friday Night Fights," top welterweight contenders and
Southern California rivals Josesito Lopez (31-6, 18 KOs)
of Riverside and Aron Martinez (19-2-1, 4 KOs) of Los
Angeles square off in the 10-round main event, Thursday,
April 24, from the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in
Rancho Mirage, Calif.
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Verdejo media day in Puerto Rico
Photo: Peter Amador - Top Rank
Unbeaten Puerto Rican prospect Felix 'El
Diamante' Verdejo trains in front of media in Puerto
Rico in preparation for his upcoming April 19th fight
against Mexico's Ivan 'El Oso' Zavala on the 'Solo Boxeo
Tecate' card that will take place at the Bahia Shriners
Events Center in Orlando, Florida.
Undercard Ready For April 28 Show At The Ruben Rodriguez
Coliseum In Bayamon, Puerto Rico
With eight fights was completed the Monday, April
28, show where Michael “The Artist” Perez and McJoe Arroyo, will
headline in separate fights at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in
Bayamon, Puerto Rico, presented by Golden Boy Promotions in
association with PR Best Boxing Promotions (PRBBP), to be
broadcast on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes. Click Here
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On This Day: April 16
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Dandenong, Australia:
Sam Soliman TKO'd Moechrody in the 3rd round to retain
the IBF Pan Pacific Middleweight Title.
Vic Darchinian TKO'd Falazona Fidal in the 2nd round. 2003, Nottingham, England:
Carl Froch TKO'd Michael Monaghan in the 3rd round.
Herbie Hide TKO'd Derek McCafferty in the 7th round. Padre Island, Texas:
Kennedy McKinney won a 12 round MD over Welcome Ncita to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title. 1988, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Marlon Staring retained his WBA Welterweight Title when
he and Mark Breland fought to a 12 round Draw.
Julio Cesar Chavez TKO'd Rodolfo Aguilar in the 6th
round to retain the WBA Lightweight Title. 1952, Chicago, Illinois:
Sugar Ray Robinson KO'd Rocky Graziano in the 3rd round
to retain the World Middleweight Title.
Billy's Boxing Blog
The Mail Pouch: Fat Dan Takes A Triple Scoop Blast
By William Trillo
This week I received an email from a
reader, let's call mi HC from NY. In his Letter HC gave
me a heads up on a possible error in my blog. As I did a
little fact checking I found his observation to be
correct and I fixed my oversight. I then thanked HC for
pointing out the mistake. He replied with an email I'd
like to share:
No problem. I used to primarily read ESPN til the fat
guy turned into an egomaniac with his chats and tweets.
The guy thinks he's Barbara Walters with breaking news
all the time when no one really cares. Just cover the
damn fight~! So now I read your site and Boxingscene.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Jean Pascal Will Stay In Montreal
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL — The promoter of the GYM Group, Yvon Michel, will
confirm this week or next week that Jean Pascal signed a new
contract with him. Yvon Michel, who will promote the Pascal’s
fights in partnership will the InterBox Group, will reveal in a
press conference the details of this agreement.
Let us remind that GYM and InterBox worked in partnership for
the Stevenson-Bellew fight (in Québec City November 30th) and
Pascal-Bute (January 18th at Bell Centre in Montréal). The day
after that Pascal (29-2-1) won by unanimous decision against
Lucian Bute (31-2-0), his contract with the GYM Group was
expiring. Click
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Undefeated World Champion
Peter Quillin Fighting For Respect
Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO)
middleweight champion of the World, Peter "Kid Chocolate"
Quillin, is fighting for respect this Saturday night on SHOWTIME
against No. 2 ranked Czech challenger Lukas Konecny (50-4, 23
KOs).
Quillin vs. Konecny is part of a Golden Boy Promotions event,
sponsored by Corona and AT&T, and headlined by the world light
heavyweight unification fight between IBF champion Bernard "The
Alien" Hopkins and WBA title-holder Beibut Shumenov. The live
SHOWTIME tripleheader telecast will begin at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
(delayed on the West Coast) and be available in Spanish via
secondary audio programming (SAP). Click
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Logan McGuinness vs. Mike Oliver Headlines
June 5 "Golden Boy Live" From Boston
After an exciting night of fights in Boston on
St. Patrick's Day, Golden Boy Promotions will return to this
boxing rich town to team up with Murphy's Boxing U.S.A and Back
East Promotions on Thursday, June 5 with a stacked card at the
House of Blues featuring a title defense and a stellar lineup of
New England's top prospects. In the 10-round Golden Boy Live!
main event featured on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes, Ontario,
Canada's Logan McGuinness faces one of New England's finest,
Mike "The Machine" Oliver, in a showdown for McGuinness' NABA
Super Featherweight Title. Click Here
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Masternak Dominates In Denmark
Photo: Photo Wende
Mateusz Masternak (32-1, 23 KOs) put on a
dominant display in Esbjerg, Denmark on Saturday night
to earn a unanimous decision victory over Stjepan
Vugdelija (8-3, 7 KOs).
‘The Master’ took control from the first bell and stayed
on top throughout the eight-round contest. Vugdelijia
absorbed a lot of punishment without reply but was able
to last the distance.
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"Pittsburgh Power" Undercard
Announced For Friday, April 18
Sensational 18-year-old welterweight prospect
Erickson "The Hammer" Lubin (4-0, 4 KOs) and 2004 Olympic silver
medalist Yudel Jhonson (14-1, 9 KOs) will provide chief support
this Friday evening, April 18, in separate bouts on "Pittsburgh
Power," presented by Iron Mike Productions (IMP), at Monroeville
Convention Center in Monroeville, Pa. Click
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On This Day: April 15
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Hanover, Germany:
Darius Michaelczewski TKO'd Graciano Rocchigiani in the
10th round to retain the WBO Light Heavyweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Fernando Vargas won a 12 round UD over Ike Quartey to
retain the IBF Light Middleweight Title. 1996, Hammanskral, South Africa:
Vuyani Bungu TKO'd Pablo Osuna in the 2nd round to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title. 1985, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Marvin Hagler TKO'd Thomas Hearns in the 3rd round to
retain the WBC, WBA and IBF Middleweight title in the
Ring Magazine Fight of the Year. 1984, Detroit, Michigan:
Milt McCrory TKO'd Gilles Elbilia in the 6th round to
retain the WBC Welterweight Title. 1978, Panama City, Panama:
Eusebio Pedroza TKO'd Cecilio Lastra in the 13th round
to win the WBA Featherweight Title. Los Angeles, California:
Salvador Sanchez won a 10 round decision over Juan
Escobar (Sanchez down twice).
Billy's Boxing Blog
Sin City Synopsis
By William Trillo
Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Pacquiao: Now that Manny just made
mince meat out of an in his prime and undefeated
champion in Timothy Bradley we can dispell any notion
that Pacman's career is over. For those of you who
thought Manny had lost his love for fighting all you
need to do is look at the enthusiasm on his face as he
is reigning blows off the former champs over-sized dome.
Bradley: Really? You are seriously pulling out the
"I hurt my leg" card?
Kellerrman: Line of the night goes to "Slapsie Maxie"
for his quick retort to Bradley after he stated he hurt
his leg during the fight. Kellerman replies, "Were you
wearing socks?" Now that's improv at it's finest!
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Jason Sosa KO 9 Michael Brooks Photo
Gallery
Photos: "Sugar Ray Bailey
Including:
Jason Sosa KO 9 Michael Brooks
Thomas Lamanna W UD 8 Ashandi Gibbs
Anthony Burgin W UD 6 Frank Trader
Antowyan Aikens W UD 6 Sherman Artis Jr. Click
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Skoglund Retains EU Light Heavyweight Title;
Yigit Defeats Bruun
Photos: Photo Wende
Erik Skoglund successfully defended his
European (EU) Light Heavyweight Title with a ninth-round
stoppage of Danilo D’Agata at the Nordic Fight Night in
Esbjerg, Denmark.
The 22 year-old outclassed his awkward opponent to
remain undefeated and secure his twentieth professional
victory.
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Price Scores Third-Round Knockout In Denmark
Photos: Photo Wende
David Price survived an early scare to
claim a third-round knockout victory over Ondrej Pala in
Esbjerg, Denmark.
Price was the victim of a flash knock down in the
first-round when he was caught off balance by a big
looping left behind the ear.
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On This Day: Jan 14
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY 1996, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Vinny Pazienza won a 12 round UD over Roberto Duran. 1989, Auburn Hills, Michigan:
Michael Moorer TKO'd Victor Claudio in the 2nd round -
WBO Light Heavyweight Title.
Arthel Lawhorne won a 10 round UD over James Tillis -
Non Title.
Frankie Liles won a 6 round UD over Eric Cole in his 3rd
pro fight. 1984, Reno, Nevada:
Ray Mancini TKO'd Bobby Chacon in the 3rd round - WBA
Lightweight Title. 1978, Puerto Rico:
Felix Trinidad Sr. won a 12 round decision over Fernando
Rivera - Puerto Rican Featherweight Title. 1944, Portland, Oregon:
Henry Armstrong TKO'd Aldo Spoldi in the 3rd Round - Non
Title. Detroit, Michigan:
Jake LaMotta won a 10 Round UD over Fritzie Zivic - Non
Title. 1921, New York City, New York:
Benny Leonard TKO'd Richie Mitchell in the 6th round -
World Lightweight Title.
Andy Lee Wins Denmark Encounter
Andy Lee won a majority points decision against
Frenchman Frank Haroche Horta at the Blue Water Dokken Sports
Venue, Esbjerk, Denmark on Saturday night.
Lee presently ranked WBC #8, WBA #11 and WBO #12 in the world
middleweight rankings dropped down to the light-middleweight
division for this contest.
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Manuel Charr Outworks Kevin Johnson Over Ten;
Hamid Rahimi Knocks Out Bronislav Kubin In The First Round
WBC #6 rated heavyweight contender Manuel Charr
scored a ten round unanimous decision win over former world
title challenger Kevin Johnson on Saturday night in front of
5,000 fans at Telekom Dome in Bonn, Germany. Both guys had their
moments in a good action fight. Charr was the more aggressive
fighter who kept on coming forward while Johnson landed a couple
of decent jabs and counter punches.
While "Kingpin" Johnson seemed to land the harder shots -
especially in the middle rounds - Charr earned the decision win
by his greater level of overall activity. In the end the judges
scored 98:92, 98:92 and 97:93 for Charr. Click Here
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Mercito Gesta Gets Back In Win
Column With 8th Round TKO Victory
Last night at the "Ringside at Del Mar" show at
the Del Mar Fairgrounds, Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta (27-1, 15 KOs)
defeated Mexico's Edgar "Basuras" Riovalle (37-18-2, 26 KOs) by
way of an 8-round TKO. The event, which sold over 1200 tickets,
was brought to you by Paco Presents in association with A&T Gym,
Don Chargin, and San Diego-based Barron Entertainment. Click Here
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Frankie DeAlba Eyeing Big Fights But Must Get
By Israel Suarez April 18 In Allentown, Pa.
On Friday night, April 18, Kings Boxing
Promotions will present a big Pro-Am card that will be headlined
by rising Jr. Lightweight Frankie DeAlba taking on Israel Suarez
in the 8-round main event.
DeAlba of Reading, PA has won 9 consecutive fights and is
unbeaten in 13 that has raised his mark to 11-1-2 with 4
knockouts.
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On This Day: Jan 13
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Tokyo, Japan:
Sirimongkol Singwangcha won a 12 round UD over Yong Soo
Choi - WBC Super Featherweight Title. 2001, Uncasville, Connecticut:
Zab Judah TKO'd Reggie Green in the 10th round - IBF
Light Welterweight Title. 1996, St Etienne, France:
Fabrice Tiozzo won a 12 Round UD over Eric Lucas - WBC
Light Heavyweight Title. The Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Lito Torrejos in the 5th round -
Non Title. Miami, Florida:
Carlos Murillo won a 12 round UD over Hi Yong Choi - WBA
Light Flyweight Title.
Nate Miller TKO'd Reinaldo Gimenez in the 5th round -
WBA Cruiserweight Title.
Juan Martin Coggi won a 5 round TD over Frankie Randall
- WBA Light Welterweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Obed Sullivan TKO'd Terry Davis in the 5th round - IBF
Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title.
David Tua TKO'd Bruce Bellocchi in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Pacquiao Recaptures Glory
By William Trillo @ Ringside
Photos: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO’s) put
himself right back on the map as he beat the no longer
undefeated Timothy Bradley (31-1, 12 KO’s). On this
night the judges were not going to mess things up and
neither were Bradley’s post fight complaints of a leg
injury suffered during the bout. Manny is now the WBO
welterweight title holder and he can give his straight
left hand a lot of the praise for his victory, it landed
often and did a lot of damage.
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