7/16
FSN 11pm ET/8pm PT James Toney vs.
Hasim Rahman II
7/16
ESPN2 10pm ET/7pm PT Delvin Rodriguez
vs. Oscar Diaz
Terrance Cauthen vs. Alexis Camacho
7/18
Telefutura 8pm ET/PT
Freddy Hernandez vs. Edvan Barros
Tomas Villa vs. Gilberto Leon
7/18
ESPN2 9pm ET/6pm PT Yuriorkis Gamboa
vs. Jose Rojas
Richard Gutierrez vs. Don Furtell
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Jacqui "K.O." Snow
Johnny "Flash" Ortiz
"The Queen Of" Romina Ciuffa
"Hail" Cesar Garcia
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Roy & Marlene Marquez
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Mike "To Protect And Serve" Indri
Robert Jones
Marshall Garvey
Jeff "Big Bazooka" Linenfelser
Andrew "TKO" Houghton
Tommy "The Hitman" Mc Naughton
Oliver "The Ring" Richardt
Oliver Smith
Nathan Mosley
Francisco Guzman
Javier "Big Javi" Ramirez
Chris "Honeyboy" Adams
"Straight Shootin" Sheila Newton
"Slick" Rick Lawless
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"Marvelous" Marcus Lopez
Brandy Feaster "Famine"
"Adorin" Lauren Trillo
John "Enchilada" Estrada
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Conor "Terminated" Spence
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Premiere Of "TKO Powered By SMV"
On Los Angeles Radio AM 830 Today
Santa Monica, CA – Legendary boxing announcer Al
Bernstein will be the featured guest on the premiere of “TKO
powered by SMV,” the hybrid fight radio talk show on AM830 Los
Angeles tonight (this Saturday) at 10PM. The veteran Showtime
announcer will appear live on the show as well as a pre-recorded
interview with MMA referee and announcer Big John McCarthy.
McCarthy is in town for the Affliction: Banned MMA card in
Anaheim and conducted an interview with TKO’s Dennis Bernstein
at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.
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Delvin Rodriguez Puts Plans On Hold For Now
By William Trillo
Welterweight Delvin Rodriguez just took a big step up and his
future is getting brighter, but when Oscar Diaz collapsed
moments after their fight this past week Delvin's concern was
for his fallen foe, "Right now the most important thing is
Oscar's health, nothing else matters right now," said a humble
Rodriguez.
In a conversation with Pound4Pound early Friday Rodriguez shared
his thoughts about the tough night. Click Here
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“El Ciclon” Gamboa blows away Al Seeger
Once more Cuban phenomenon Yuriorkis Gamboa
backed up all experts who see him as one of the up and coming
superstars in boxing. At the “Star of the Desert”-Arena at
Terrible’s Casino Resort in Primm, Nevada, the 2004 Olympic gold
medallist destroyed former world title contender Al Seeger in
only 2:30 minutes in the 1st. “El Ciclon de Guantanamo”
literally blew away his 28-year-old opponent with a stunning
right to the chin. The fight featured on ESPN’s Friday Night
Fights almost looked like Gamboa’s ESPN-debut back in February
when he stopped Johnnie Edwards in the 1st as well. It was
Gamboa’s 11th win in his 11th pro fight and his first victory
after descending from super featherweight (130 lbs.) to
featherweight division (126 lbs.) Click Here
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Quick Friday Night Results
Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex,
United Kingdom
Promoter: Maloney Promotions
Heavyweight Danny Williams majority decisions John McDermott in
12
114-111 | 114-113 | 113-113
BBBofC British heavyweight title - Three points
deducted from Williams.
Buffalo Bill's Star Arena, Primm, Nevada, United States
Super featherweight Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO's Al Seeger in 1
- Time: 2:30
Light middleweight Richard Gutierrez & Jerome Ellis draw after
10
Cotto & Margarito Are Set To Rumble At MGM Grand
Super powers Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito
are getting set to collide in the biggest fight of the year -
"The Battle - La Batalla!" - at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on
Saturday, July 26.
Cotto did his Media Day today in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Margarito
will have his Media Day on Monday at the Montebello PAL Gym at 1
pm.
ANTONIO MARGARITO: I want to thank Bob for
giving me this opportunity against Cotto and it is the biggest
fight of my career. I am preparing myself very well for this
fight and cannot wait to get up into the ring.
Sometimes you think things are not going to come your way. I
did not want to leave my title on the table. I wanted to defend
it. Things did not go as well there as I had expected, but the
opportunity is here right now, it’s been a long road and now I
am here. Click Here
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Encouraging News from Diaz Camp
Donna Duva-Brooks, promoter of critically injured
boxer Oscar Diaz, has issued a somewhat encouraging update
regarding their fighter's condition.
"The brain is back to its normal size and position, and the
swelling has gone down," said the somewhat relieved promoter
from Diaz's bedside at University Hospital Trauma ICU in San
Antonio.
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This week's ESPN2 "Wednesday Night Fights," took
place at the Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, TX. The card,
which was promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing, featured
Delvin Rodriguez taking on hometown fan favorite Oscar Diaz for
the USBA welterweight championship, a belt Rodriguez had once
held, and as he stated prior to the fight, was extremely
determined to get back. Click
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Female Sensation "K" West To Face
Hard-Hitting Cynthia Talmadge
Less than a month after moving up two weight
divisions and dominating veteran boxer Elizabeth Villarreal, top
bantamweight prospect Kaliesha “Wild Wild” West (9-0-0, 1 KO)
will be returning to her weight division to square off against
Cynthia Talmadge (2-1-0, 2 KO’s) on the undercard of ESPN 2’s
Wednesday Night Fights. Click Here
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Closed Circuit Distributors Announce
Unprecedented Interest For "Affliction Banned"
The national interest for "Affliction Banned" is
already being seen by the huge number of Closed Circuit
locations in the U.S. and Canada. Almost 600 locations have
already signed up to show Saturday's historic fight card.
Doug Jacobs, President of Integrated Sports, the national
Closed Circuit distributor of "Affliction Banned, today
announced that "the response from closed circuit locations is
unprecedented and surpasses the number of locations that show
many big PPV boxing matches."
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Kirilov & Darchinyan Battle For The IBF Crown;
Top Prospect Andre Dirrell Aims To Stay Unbeaten
International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior
bantamweight champion Dimitri “The Baby” Kirilov (29-3-1, 9 KOs)
will defend his title against former IBF flyweight champion and
knockout artist Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan (29-1-1, 23 KOs),
Saturday, Aug. 2, live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at 9 p.m.
ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).
In the co-feature, U.S. Olympian and undefeated prospect Andre
“The Matrix” Dirrell (15-0, 10 KOs) puts his flawless record on
the line against fellow unbeaten Mike “The Persecutor” Paschall
(17-0-1, 4 KOs) in a 10-round super middleweight brawl. Click Here
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Weights from Chekhov
Here are the weights from Chekhov, Russia. Apart
from undefeated heavyweight
star Alexander Povetkin (15-0, 11 KOs), former European
welterweight
champion Michel Trabant (43-3, 19 KOs) will also be in action,
among others.
Heavyweight, 10 rounds:
Taurus Sykes (USA): 107,9 kg vs. Alexander Povetkin (Russia):
103,0 kg
Welterweight, 8 rounds:
Roman Seliverstov (Russia): 66,0 kg vs. Michel Trabant
(Germany): 66,8 kg
Light heavyweight, 4 rounds:
Sergei Pronin (Ukraine): - vs. Vladimir Povetkin (Russia): 82,0
kg
Cruiserweight, 8 rounds:
Hugo Pineda (Colombia): 90,7 kg vs. Jimmy Kapanov (Russia): 90,0
kg
On This Day: July 19
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Houston, Texas:
Juan Diaz won a 10 round UD over Francisco Lorenzo
Rocky Juarez KO'd Antonio Diaz in the 10th round
Calvin Brock KO'd Marcus Rhode in the 2nd round. 1997, London, England:
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Juan Cabrera in the 2nd round to
retain the IBF and WBO Featherweight Titles. 1997, Porto Rotondo, Italy:
Carlos Salazar won a 12 round UD over Salvatore Fanni to
retain the WBO Flyweight Title. Indio, California:
William Guthrie TKO'd Darrin Allen in the 3rd round to
win the Vacant IBF Light-Heavyweight Title. Nashville, Tennessee:
Frankie Liles won a 12 round UD over Jaffa Ballogou to
retain the WBA Super-Middleweight Title.
Tim Austin TKO'd Mbulelo Botile in the 8th round to win
the IBF Bantamweight Title. 1990, Seattle, Washington:
Robert Daniels won a 12 round UD over Craig Bodzianowski
to retain the WBA Cruiserweight Title.
Lindell Holmes TKO'd Carl Sullivan in the 9th round to
retain the IBF Super-Middleweight Title. 1987, St Tropez, France:
Jose Luis Ramirez won a 12 round UD over Terrance Alli
to win the Vacant WBC Lightweight Title. 1986, London, England:
Tim Witherspoon TKO'd Frank Bruno in the 11th round to
retain the WBA Heavyweight Title.
Antonio Margarito Closed Door Sparring Session
Photos: William Trillo
Last week Pound4Pound had a chance to capture
some of IBF 147 pound Champion Antonio Margarito's private
sparring as he makes ready for his battle with WBC Welter King
Miguel Cotto. For obvious reasons the entire Margarito camp has
been under tight wraps and we are not even allowed to let you
know who he is sparring with, but we do want you to get a
glimpse of "Tony" in the ring as he is a little over a week away
from this must see Top Rank promoted PPV unifier.
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