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On This Day: Nov 4 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, San Antonio, Texas:
Juan Diaz won a 12 round UD over Julien Lorcy - WBA
Lightweight Title.
2000, Madison, Square Garden, New York:
Shane Mosley TKO'd Antonio Diaz in the 6th round - WBC
Welterweight Title.
1989, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Evander Holyfield TKO'd Alex Stewart in the 8th round -
WBC Continental
Americas Heavyweight Title.
Riddick Bowe TKO'd Garing Lane in the 4th round
Hector Camacho Jr won a 10 round UD over Joe Hutchinson
1998, Virginia Beach, Virginia:
Dorin Spivey TKO'd Dean White in the 7th round NBA
Super-Featherweight
Title.
Jameel McCline TKO'd Mike Dixon in the 1st round.
1995, Sun City, South Africa:
Phillip Holiday won a 12 round UD over Rocky Martinez -
IBF Lightweight
Title.
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas:
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Eddie Croft in the 7th round
- WBO
Super-Bantamweight Title.
Orlando Canizales TKO'd Julio Cesar Portillo in the 2nd
round - IBC
Super-Bantamweight Title.
Riddick Bowe TKO'd Evander Holyfield in the 8th round -
3rd Fight of this
Classic Trilogy.
1988, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Michael Nunn KO'd Juan Roldan in the 8th round - IBF
Middleweight Title.
Thomas Hearns won a 12 round MD over James Kinchen -
Vacant WBO
Super-Middleweight Title.
Robert Hines won a 12 round UD over Matthew Hilton - IBF
Light-Middleweight
Title.
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Darchinyan Wipes Smirk Off Mijares Face |
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By William Trillo
I can't be real sure what WBA/WBC Flyweight champ Christian
Mijares was thinking while he was smirking at IBF Champ Vic
Darchinyan when the title unifying fight began but I do know
before the first was over Darchinyan turned Mijares smile upside
down. With one sweet left uppercut Mijares hit the deck hard and
he was lucky to beat the count and stagger back to his corner.
Over the next eight rounds Vic Darchinyan did what almost every
boxing writer on the planet said he couldn't do as he imposed
his will and strength on the hapless Mexican fighter Mijares who
looked out of sorts and uncomfortable from the opening bell.
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Boxers' Shorts
I Must Be "Dreaming",
December 6th Golden Boy Card Shaping Up |
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By William Trillo
If I told you I remembered anything about the undercards of the
last few Oscar De La Hoya fights I would by lying, but it looks
as though that may change for the upcoming card in December. Now
set to appear on the card is undefeated Super Bantam champ Juan
Manuel Lopez who will put his crown on the line against Sergio
Manuel Medina. With Victor Ortiz also on the card against
Jeffrey Resto and the possibility of Demetrius Hopkins (how
uncomfortable will that be) we may just have a decent night of
fights before we get to the Main Event of Oscar vs. Manny. I did
tell you Manny is going to defeat Oscar didn't I ?
I Usually Don't Go There but...
How 'bout them Raiders?
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Israel Vazquez Answers Jorge Arce: "Let's Do It" |
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Tired of the continuous taunting and excessive
calls to fight, World Boxing Council Junior Featherweight
Champion and “Pound for Pound” candidate Israel Vazquez has
agreed to former world champion Jorge Arce’s demands to fight.
“It’s getting ridiculous, at first when he started calling me
out I didn’t take him seriously but this has been going on for
over a year now, always the same thing with him. It’s like being
in a schoolyard with the little guy egging on the bigger kid.
Trust me, Jorge, I am not only bigger but better.
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Darchinyan vs. Mijares Replay This Wednesday |
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VIC "Raging Bull" DARCHINYAN'S stock soared
Saturday night at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. after
he knocked out defending WBC/WBA super flyweight champion
Cristian Mijares at the end of Round Nine, uniflying those
titles with Darchinyan's IBF championship to create the
division's first-ever three-belt world champion. The fight was
televised live nationally by SHOWTIME Championship Boxing.
Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, DiBella Entertainment and KO
Entertainment, the fight, along with Andre Dirrell's knockout
performance of Victo Oganov for the vacant NABO super
middleweight title, will be replayed This Wednesday! November 5
at 11 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME TOO. Both fight will also be
available On Demand, from November 4 to December 1.
Below, please find the early rave reviews on the fight!
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On This Day: Nov 3 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Friant, California:
Montell Griffin won a 12 round UD over George Khalid
Jones -Vacant NABF
Light-Heavyweight Title.
Steve Quinonez won an 8 round UD over Lovemore N'Dou
2001, Lubeck, Germany:
Juan Carlos Gomez TKO'd Pietro Aurino in the 6th round -
WBC Cruiserweight
Title.
Armand Kranjnc won a 12 round UD over Paolo Roberto -WBO
Middleweight Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Kostya Tszyu TKO'd Zab Judah in the 2nd round-
WBC,WBA,IBF
Light-Welterweight Title.
Mohamad Abdulaev TKO'd Miguel Angel Ruiz in the 5th
round.
2000, Sydney, Australia:
Kali Meehan TKO'd Danny Buzza in the 1st round - Vacant
IBF Pan-Pacific
Heavyweight Title.
Vic Darchiniyan won a 6 round Decision over Sande Kizito
Montreal, Quebec:
Dale Brown won a 12 round UD over Sione Asipeli
Copenhagen, Denmark:
Mads Larsen TKO'd Anton Robinson in the 1st round - WBA
International
Welterweight Title, European (EBU) Welterweight Title.
Verona, New York:
James Toney KO'd Courtney Butler in the 3rd round -
Cruiserweight
1996, Chiba, Japan:
George Foreman won a 12 round UD over Crawford Grimsley
- WBU Heavyweight Title.
Tommy Morrison TKO'd Marcus Rhode in the 1st round.
1990, Taegu, Korea:
Bong Jun Kim won a 12 round MD over Silverio Barcenas -
WBA Minimumweight Title.
Acapulco, Mexico:
Jose Ruiz won a 12 round UD over Armando Velasco - WBO
Super-Flyweight
Title.
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Darchinyan KO's Mijares To Unify Three World Titles |
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Photos: Tom Casino SHOWTIME
For the first time in 115-pound division
history, three title belts were unified as International
Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight champion Vic
Darchinyan knocked out World Boxing Association
(WBA)/World Boxing Council (WBC) champ Cristian Mijares
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
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Korobov Scores 3rd Round Stoppage In Pro Debut |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
2008 Russian Olympian Middleweight Matvey
Korobov of Russia stops Mario Evangelista in the third
round Saturday night of his pro debut in Las Vegas on
Top Rank's "Final Impact" card at the Mandalay Bay
Resort & Casino.
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On This Day: Nov 2 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Las
Vegas, Nevada:
Marco Antonio Barrera
won a 12 rd. UD over Johnny Tapia in a non-title bout.
1995, Austin, Texas:
Ike Ibeabuchi KO’d Jeff Lampkin in the 2nd round
of a non-title bout . Such a
shame. Ike may have been the biggest thing in boxing in
many moons.
1991, San Bernadino, Ca:
Ike Quartey TKO’d Kelcie Banks in the 7th round.
1984, New York, Ny:
Carlos Santos won a 15 round decision
over Mark Medal to win the IBF Jr Middleweight
Championship.
1907, San Francisco, Ca:
Jack Johnson KO’d
Fireman Jim Flynn in the 11th round of a non-title bout. The Following year Jack Johnson
would write his name indelibly in the boxing history
books when he would finally get Tommy Burns in the ring
in Sydney and win the World Heavyweight Championship.
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Quick Saturday Night Results |
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Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Promoter: Universum Box Promotion
Middleweight Felix Sturm decisions Sebastian Sylvester over 12
119-109 | 118-110 | 118-110
WBA middleweight title
Light middleweight Sergiy Dzinziruk decisions Joel Julio over 12
WBO light middleweight title
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Chavez Jr. Wins 10 Round Decision Over Vanda |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Undefeated world-ranked Super
Welterweight "Son of the Legend", Julio Cesar Chavez
Jr., Culiacan, Mexico wins a 10-round decision over Matt
Vanda, St. Paul, Minn. Saturday night in Las Vegas on
Top Rank's "Final Impact" card at the Mandalay Bay
Resort & Casino.
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Donaire Stops Mthalane In 6 |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Superstar IBF Flyweight world champion
Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire of the Philippines
stops Moruti Mthalane of South Africa in the sixth round
due to a cut and retains his belt Saturday night in Las
Vegas on Top Rank's "Final Impact" card at the Mandalay
Bay Resort & Casino.
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Arce Stops Garcia In 4 |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
WBC interim super flyweight champion
Jorce Arce of Mexico stops Isidro Garcia, Hacienda
Heights, Calif. in the fourth round as referee Tony
Weeks waves off the fight Saturday night in Las Vegas on
Top Rank's "Final Impact" card at the Mandalay Bay
Resort & Casino.
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Raging Bull Gores Mijares |
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By William Trillo & Bret Newton
at Ringside
It’s not often that the bull beats the
Matador but that's what happened on this night as Vic
Darchinyan dropped Cristain Mijares in round one then
kept up the attack…for as long as this one lasted that
is. Looking out of sorts from the opening bell Mijares
never got his rhythm and the wild and free swinging
Darchinyan was on his game all night. With one straight
left hand at the end of round 9 Darchinyan sealed the
deal as Mijares went down and out… El Permenente.
Darchinyan unifies the WBA, WBC and IBF 115 pound
titles.
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Dirrell Pounds Relentless Oganov |
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By William Trillo & Bret Newton
at Ringside
Victor Oganov would not stop putting on
the pressure on Andre Dirrell, but Oganov's attack was
to no avail as he was systematically picked apart by the
champion Dirrell who pecked , poked and pounded for six
rounds before referee Ray Corona brought a halt to the
bout at the 28 second mark of round six. Ahead on all
cards at the time of the stoppage, 50-44 & 50-45 twice,
Dirrell earns the Super Middle NABO title.
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Billy's Blog & Mail Pouch
Final Thoughts On Canada...and More |
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By William Trillo
Yeah, I know, it's about time I check back in, but as I have said
before, it just doesn't occur to me that anyone wants to hear me
blather on about my comings and goings, but in light of the
situation last week in Canada and the fact that I got a few
emails in regard to my report I figured I should address this
ill fated night...and a little more....
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Roach on Dundee's Addition to Team De La Hoya:
"Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth" |
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Photo Folly: Bret "The Threat"
"I don't care if Oscar has MAJOR Dundee
in his camp. No one is going to be able to help Oscar
pull the trigger when he faces Manny on December 6!"-
Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao's Trainer upon hearing the
news that Angelo Dundee had been retained as a special
consultant to work with Oscar De La Hoya.
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Diaz Decisions Trejo After 10 |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Former world champion Julio Diaz,
Coachella, Calif. wins a 10-round unanimous decision
over Fernando Trejo of Mexico at the Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino in Las Vegas Friday.
Full Report To Come
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Cristian Mijares & Vic Darchinyan,
Andre Dirrell & Victor Oganov Weights |
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Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Mijares (35-3-2, 13 KOs) will face
Darchinyan (30-1-1, 24 KOs) in an eagerly awaited
115-pound world title unification showdown this
Saturday, Nov. 1, at The Home Depot Center in Carson,
Calif., on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (9 p.m. ET/PT,
delayed on the west coast). Click
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Chavez & Vanda Both 156 lbs. |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Undefeated world-ranked Super
Welterweight Son of the Legend, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.,
Culiacan, Mexico and Matt Vanda, St. Paul, Minn. both
weigh in at 156 lb Friday for their upcoming rematch on
Top Rank's "Final Impact" card, Saturday, November 1 at
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Top Rank
Pay-Per-View.
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Donaire 112 lbs. vs. Mthlane 111 lbs. |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Superstar Flyweight world champion Nonito
"The Filipino Flash" Donaire of the Philippines and
Moruti Mthalane of South Africa weigh in at (Donaire 112
lb, Mthalane 111 lb) Friday for their upcoming IBF
Flyweight championship on Top Rank's "Final Impact"
card, Saturday, November 1 at Mandalay Bay Resort &
Casino in Las Vegas on Top Rank Pay-Per-View.
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Arce & Garcia Both 115 lbs. |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Jorce Arce of Mexico and Isidro Garcia,
Hacienda Heights, Calif. both weigh in at 115 lb Friday
for their upcoming IBF Flyweight championship on Top
Rank's "Final Impact" card, Saturday, November 1 at
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Top Rank
Pay-Per-View.
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James Toney vs. Tony Thompson - Saturday, Dec 13 |
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On December 13, 2008, a pair of prominent top
heavyweight world title contenders will square off against each
other with everything on the line, including their professional
future at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa. The winner of Toney vs.
Thompson, ‘Now or Never,’ emerges as the next major challenger
to the Klitschko brothers, the reigning Heavyweight Champions.
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Joey Gilbert Scores Second Round TKO In Return |
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Reno, Nevada’s Joey Gilbert made his successful
return to the ring after a thirteen month absence last night
with a devastating second round knockout of Michigan’s Daniel
Wallace in the main event of the Jonathan Ogden Foundation
Charity Boxing show last night.
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Richard Schaefer Turned
Oscar’s Dream Into An Empire |
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Richard Schaefer is scheduled to receive a
humanitarian award on November 15th, 2008 at the World Boxing
Hall of fame banquet in Los Angeles, California.
Richard Schaefer joined Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy
Enterprises in 2000 as Chief Executive Officer. In this role he
increased the brand awareness of de la Hoya and negotiated some
of the largest boxing contracts in the history of the sport. In
2002 he established Golden Boy Promotions, which has grown today
to be the leading global boxing promoter. Click Here For More
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On This Day: Nov 1 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Tokyo, Japan:
Sam Soliman won a 12 round UD over Satoru Suzuki - OPBF
Middleweight Title.
Grand Rapids, Michigan:
Juan Manuel Marquez won a 7 round TD over Derrick Gainer
- WBA, IBF
Featherweight Titles.
Floyd Mayweather Jr TKO'd Phillip N'Dou in the 7th round
- WBC Lightweight
Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Almazbek Raiymkulov KO'd Rafael Ortiz in the 1st round
2002, Semarang, Indonesia:
Chris John won a 10 round UD over Ratanachi Sor Vorapin
Sacramento, California:
Oscar Larios TKO'd Willie Jorrin in the 1st round - WBC
Super-Bantamweight
Title.
Louisville, Kentucky:
Travis Simms TKO'd Anton Robinson in the 7th round -
Vacant NABA
Light-Middleweight Title.
1999, Izegem, Belgium:
Roman Karmazin TKO'd Alejandro DeLeon in the 5th round
1997, Glasgow, Scotland:
Michael Brodie KO'd Wilson Docherty in the 4th round -
British
Super-Bantamweight Title.
Apollo Theater, New York , New York:
Hasim Rahman won a 12 round MD over Obed Sullivan - USBA
Heavyweight Title.
David Izon KO'd Lou Savarese in the 5th round.
Joe Mesi KO'd Dewayne Cason in the 1st round.
Monte Barrett TKO'd Val Smith in the 6th round.
Jameel McCline KO'd Rowayan Wallace in the 2nd round.
1996, Indio, California:
Danny Romero TKO'd Hipolito Saucedo in the 12th round -
IBF Super-Flyweight
Title.
Lou Savarese TKO'd Buster Mathis Jr in the 7th round -
Vacant USBA
Heavyweight Title.
Shane Mosley TKO'd Ramon Felix in the 1st round.
Joel Casamayor won a 6 round Decision over Oscar
Gonzalez.
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Alfonso Gomez Birthday Video |
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It was a wild night in Hollywood
and as we promised we are bringing you this exclusive look at
Alfonso Gomez birthday party. Gomez informed Pound4Pound that he
has big plans for 2008 and would be telling all to us shortly.
Until then check out this quick FREE
Video interview
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Quotes from Chavez Jr. vs. Vanda Press Conference |
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By Glen Smith
Wednesday’s press conference was held in gorgeous surroundings
at the Border Grill at the Mandalay Bay. Pound4pound were there
to catch some of the quotes before the highly anticipated ‘Final
Impact’ showdown on Saturday night.
Bob Arum – ‘This is possibly the best card of the year, it was
toe to toe last time and a controversial decision, one judge
even scored it ten rounds to zero. There was beer in the ring it
was a riot! That’s usually from home fans when the decision goes
against their fighter but that time it was support for the
opponent (Vanda)’
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Roy Jones Teleconference Audio |
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Eight-time world champion "Superman" Roy Jones
Jr. hosted a conference call discussing his upcoming light
heavyweight championship match-up against "Super" Joe
Calzaghe-"Battle of the Superpowers." Promoted by Square Ring,
Inc. and Calzaghe Promotions in association with Madison Square
Garden, Calzaghe vs. Jones will take place November 8, and will
be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning
at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. Tickets priced at $1500, $1000, $750,
$500, $250 and $150, are on sale now and can be purchased at the
Garden Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets or online at
ticketmaster.com.
Check out our always FREE Audio
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Audio
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Emanuel Augustus vs. Frankie Figueroa
Added To Calzaghe vs. Jones Undercard |
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Emanuel "The Drunken Master" Augustus fights #4
WBC, #5 IBF, and #15 WBA ranked contender Frankie Figueroa in
the opening televised bout on the HBO Pay Per View, Battle of
The Super Powers fight card. This card features Roy Jones Jr.
versus Joe Calzaghe at Madison Square Garden in New York, New
York, on Saturday November 8, 2008.
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Cristian Mijares, Vic Darchinyan, Andre Dirrel
& Victor Oganov Final Press Conference |
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Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
World Boxing Association (WBA)/World
Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight champion Cristian
Mijares and International Boxing Federation (IBF)
115-pound champion Vic Darchinyan participated in the
final fight week press conference Thursday at the Le
Foyer Ballroom at Anoush Banquet Hall in North
Hollywood, Calif. Click
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Diaz & Trejo Weights |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Former world champion Julio Diaz,
Coachella, Calif. and Fernando Trejo of Mexico pose
during the weighin for their upcoming 10-round
Lightweight main event fight on Top Rank's Halloween
card at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas,
Friday, October 31 and live on Telefutura. Diaz weighed
in at 134 lb while Trejo came in at 132 lb.
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Legendary Trainer Angelo Dundee Joins Team
De La Hoya As Special Consultant - Plus
Audio |
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As the architect for some of the greatest
fighters of all-time, including Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard
and George Foreman, Angelo Dundee's name is synonymous with
excellence. Now, the legendary trainer will look to impart his
wisdom on boxing's reigning superstar - Oscar de la Hoya - as a
special consultant for the "Golden Boy" for his December 6th
super-fight with Manny Pacquiao.
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Click Here For Golden Boy Announcement
Teleconference Audio
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Tommy Brooks Now Working Pawel Wolak’s Corner |
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Polish power puncher Pawel “Raging Bull” Wolak
has added veteran trainer Tommy Brooks to his team as they
prepare for his November 21st fight against Christian Lloyd
Joseph on “The Grande Event” card, promoted by Cedric Kushner’s
Gotham Boxing, at the famed Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan.
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Dynamic Maloney Duo See Action On Wigan Fight Card |
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Two of promoter Frank Maloney's brightest
prospects will feature in crucial support bouts on the undercard
of the Bell vs. Haskins British title fight held on Friday,
November 7 at Robin Park Centre in Wigan, England.
Rough and tumble northern welterweight Mark Thompson returns to
the ring just three weeks after his most recent outing while
featherweight dazzler Akaash Bhatia makes a rare appearance
outside his London area environs.
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On This Day: Oct 31 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Penrith, NSW,
Australia:
Lovemore N'Dou won a 12 round MD over Fred Kinuthia
Shannan Taylor won a 12 round UD over Oscar Veliz - PABA
Light-Middleweight
Title.
Paul Briggs TKO'd Juan Zabala in the 5th round
Providence, Rhode Island:
Gregorio Vargas won a 12 round MD over Gary Balleto -
IBU Lightweight Title.
2002, Panama City, Panama:
Luis Pineda TKO'd Miguel Angel Aguirre in the 9th round
WBO Latino
Cruiserweight Title.
1999, Pusan, South Korea:
Jong Kwon Baek won a 12 round SD over Lakva Sim - WBA
Super-Featherweight Title.
1998, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round MD over Danny Romero - IBF
Super-Bantamweight Title.
Naseem Hamed won a 12 round UD over Wayne McCullough -
WBO Featherweight Title.
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Richie Wenton in the 4th
round - Vacant WBO
Super-Bantamweight Title.
Ricky Hatton KO'd Kevin Carter in the 1st round
1992, London, England:
Lennox Lewis TKO'd Razor Ruddock in the 2nd round
-Non-Title
Crisanto Espana TKO'd Meldrick Taylor in the 8th round -
WBA Welterweight
Title.
Seoul, Korea:
Sung Kil Moon won a 12 round MD over Greg Richardson -
WBC Super-Flyweight Title.
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Alfonso Gomez Invites Pound4Pound To
Hollywood Halloween Birthday Bash |
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Photo: Bret "The Threat" Newton
Alfonso Gomez, who
celebrated his 28th birthday last night (and probably
still is) at
the Opera & Crimson night club in Hollywood, invited
Pound4Pound along for the fun. With friends and family
gathering for a good night, it was nice to be apart of
the celebration and considered one of the above. Gomez
promised the night would get "booming" and that it did.
Dancing, drinks, costumes, cameras, the works. Happy
birthday Alfonso, and many thanks.
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