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On This Day:
May 17 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic
City, New Jersey, USA:
Nate Campbell and Edelmiro Martinez fought to a 10 round
Draw - Non Title.
Kermit Cintron TKO'd Luis Rosado in the 1st Round - Non
Title.
City Center Pavilion, Reno, Nevada, USA:
Jeff Lacy TKO'd Anwar Oshana in the 2nd round - WBC
Continental Americas Super Middleweight Title.
Sharmba Mitchell won a 12 round UD over Ben Tackie - IBF
Light Welterweight Title Eliminator.
Petersen Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA:
Paul Spadafora and Leonard Dorin fought to a 12 round
Draw - WBA, IBF & IBC Lightweight Title.
Jermain Taylor TKO'd Nicolas Cervera in the 4th round -
Non Title.
2002, Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA:
Oscar Larrios TKO'd Israel Vazquez in the 12th round -
WBC Super
Bantamweight Title (Interim). A GREAT FIGHT!
Javier Jauregui TKO'd Miguel Casillas in the 6th round -
Non Title.
1997, Luneta Park, Intramuros,
Metro Manila, Philippines:
Luisito Espinosa won an 8 round TD over Manuel Medina -
WBC Featherweight Title.
1996, Glen Stock Arena, Monroe,
Michigan, USA:
Winky Wright won a 12 round SD over Bronco McKart - WBO
Light Middleweight Title.
Chris Byrd won a 10 round UD over Biko Botowamungu - Non
Title.
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Cloutier's Canada Corner
Eleider Alvarez Will Fight Shawn Hawk In Montréal |
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MONTREAL - Eleider Alvarez, a Montrealer
Colombian who wants to be ranked in the "Top 10" in the world
before the end of the year, will be the star of the next show of
the serie "Rapides et Dangereux" (Fast & Dangerous) organised by
the GYM Group. This show will be presented at the Bell Centre
Theater June 8th.
Alvarez (8-0-0), who was ranked third in the world in the
amateurs before his decision to turn pro and join the GYM Group,
will defend his NABO North American light heavyweight title, in
fighting the American Shawn "The Sioux Warrior" Hawk (23-1-0),
from Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Green Slams Kessler:
"Mikkel will not be worth a nickel" |
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Photo: Team Sauerland
Allan Green (31-1, 21 KOs) continued his
war of words with Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KOs) today at
the final press conference in Copenhagen. Three days
ahead of their WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship
(Silver) clash at Denmark's famous PARKEN Stadium, Green
claimed that the Viking Warrior was a long way past his
prime. “He used to be a joy to watch, a great fighter,
but that was before he fought Calzaghe,” the 32-year-old
American stated. “He has not been the same fighter
since. I don't know if it is mental or physical wear,
but he's just not been on the same level any more.
Mikkel will not be worth a nickel when he will be in the
ring with me. I will break his a** into two halves. I
want him to be at his best on Saturday night, the best
he can possibly be, and for his sake it better be
enough!”
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Undefeated Junior Welterweights Serrano
& Mayfield On ESPN’s Friday Night Fights |
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Undefeated Junior Welterweights Raymond “Tito”
Serrano (18-0, 8 KOs) and Karim “Hard Hitta” Mayfield (15-0-1, 9
KOs) will meet in the 10-round main event May 18 on ESPN’s
Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra. Friday’s show
will air at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2 HD, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN3 from
Albany, N.Y. The card is presented by Star Boxing.
Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas will be ringside for ESPN2 HD and
ESPN3 at the Times Union Center describing the action, while
studio host Bernardo Osuna will present the latest boxing news
and highlights. On ESPN Deportes’ Viernes de Combates (Friday
Night Fights), Alex Pombo and Delvin Rodriguez will call the
fights with Leopoldo Gonzalez and Pablo Viruega in the studio.
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Hitz Adds Three More Fights To
May 25 Mammoth Horseshoe Event |
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Promoter Bobby Hitz and Hitz Boxing have added
three more fights to the lineup for their Friday, May 25 "Fight
Night at the Horseshoe" event at the Horseshoe Casino in
Hammond, Indiana.
In addition to the 10-round WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight
Championship main event between "Fast" Fres Oquendo (33-7, 21
KOs) and Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell (28-5, 27 KOs), no less than
9 big fights are now scheduled, including an intriguing
eight-round all-Chicago middleweight match-up between Donatas
Bondorovas (14-3-1, 3 KOs) and Ramon Valenzuela (7-0, 1 KO).
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Antonio Tarver & Winky Wright Workout Quotes |
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Photos: Jeff Young - SHOWTIME
Less than three weeks before Antonio
Tarver steps into the ring to continue his campaign at
cruiserweight by taking on the unbeaten power puncher
Lateef Kayode, the “Magic Man” held an open workout on
Tuesday before a packed house of his hometown media at
Calta’s 24/7 Fitness.
Tarver vs. Kayode will headline “Four Warned,” a stacked
night of boxing on SHOWTIME® featuring four high-stakes
prizefights. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast
will air live at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West
Coast) on Saturday, June 2 from The Home Depot Center in
Carson, Calif. Joining Tarver at the workout on Tuesday
was his good friend Ronald “Winky” Wright, who will
fight in the co-main event, making his return to the
ring against rising star “Kid Chocolate” Peter Quillin.
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Amateur Star Toka Kahn-Clary Signs With Top Rank |
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Top Rank announced today the signing of amateur
sensation TOKA KAHN-CLARY, from Providence, Rhode Island.
Kahn-Clary, 20, who boasts speed, power and a “pro style of
fighting” is trained by Peter Manfredo Sr. and managed by Mike
Criscio, who discovered and managed light heavyweight champion
Chad Dawson. Kahn-Cary will make his pro debut, as a junior
lightweight, on Friday, June 8, at the Hard Rock Hotel and
Casino in Las Vegas, on a card headlined by the Kelly Pavlik vs.
Scott Sigmon super middleweight bout.
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Edwards & Satchell Ready For Big Aintree Jump |
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Scouse rivals Paul Edwards and Kevin Satchell
rivals have a big fence to clear at Aintree racecourse this
Saturday (April 19) – each other!
Their fight will now be for the vacant Commonwealth flyweight
championship, which has been relinquished by Chris Edwards.
It is now the third major title fight topped by the vacant
British and Commonwealth title clash between David Price (12-0)
against Sam Sexton (15-2) at Aintree racecourse.
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Mike Mollo Sees Big Opportunity
This Friday Against Lawrence |
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This Friday night two Heavyweights will slug it
out in Dover, Delaware will slug it out as Franklin "Yah Yah"
Lawrence (17-2-2, 12 KO's) takes on Mike Mollo (20-3-1, 12 KO's)
for the vacant NABA title.
Mollo has been training hard for this bout as the Chicago native
knows the importance of the bout.
"Not only am I going to win but I will win in spectacular
fashion. I have been putting in the hard work and have been in
training camp for ten weeks", said Mollo from his training camp
in Chicago.
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On This Day: May 16 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Gifu, Japan:
Martin Castillo TKO'd Hideyasu Ishihara in the 11th
round to win the Interim WBA Super-Flyweight Title.
2000, Warrington, England:
Ricky Hatton KO'd Ambioris Figuero in the 4th round to
retain the WBO Intercontinental Light-Welterweight
Title.
1998, Paris, France:
Julien Lorcy won a 12 round MD over Anatoly Alexandrov
to win the Vacant WBO Super Featherweight Title.
Jean Baptiste Mendy won a 12 round UD over Orzubek
Nazarov to Retain the WBA Lightweight Title.
Temba, NWP, South Africa:
Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round SD over Ernesto Grey to
Retain the IBF Super-Bantamweight Title.
Indio, California:
Genaro Hernandez won a 12 round UD over Carlos Gerena to
retain the WBC Super-Featherweight Title.
Erik Morales KO'd Jose Luis Bueno in the 2nd round to
retain the WBC Super-Bantamweight Title.
Lamon Brewster won a 10 round UD over Garing Lane.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Marco Antonio Barrera KO'd Geronimo Cardoz in the 1st
round.
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Konstantin Airich Ready To Upset
Odlanier Solis This Saturday In Pharr, Texas |
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IBF #12, WBO #11 rated heavyweight Konstantin
Airich arrived in the United States yesterday to adjust to time
and weather conditions for his IBF intercontinental championship
bout against Odlanier Solis this Saturday (May 19th) at the
Convention Center in Pharr (Texas).
Airich and his trainer, former German national coach Hans-Juergen
Witte, flew from Germany to Miami where they conclude their
preparation for the Solis fight with a couple of lighter
training sessions before heading to McAllen International
airport on Thursday.
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Edwin Rodriguez Ready To Replace Dirrell
In WBC Super Middleweight Title Fight |
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Undefeated super middleweight contender Edwin "La
Bomba" Rodriguez is ready, willing and able to replace No. 1
contender Anthony Dirrell, who was recently injured in a
motorcycle accident, and fight No. 2 rated Nikola Sjekloca for
the vacant World Boxing Council ("WBC") 168-pound title.
Sjekloca and Dirrell, who is out of action for a reported six
months, were ordered to fight for the WBC title, after Andre
Ward was declared "Champion in Recess."
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Byarm: "This Is My Shot At Redemption" |
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Like most professional boxers, heavyweight
Maurice “Freight Train” Byarm never thought about what it’d be
like to lose.
The Washington, DC based Philadelphian stopped 9 of his first 13
opponents and was named one of the best prospects in the beltway
region. Still, Byarm, who had less than 15 amateur fights, was
learning on the job. Between his work ethic and sparring quality
fighters such as Tony Thompson, Byarm made notable improvements
with every fight. In his final bout of 2011, the crowd-pleasing
29-year-old stopped veteran Clinton Boldridge in 74 seconds and
planned to step up the competition.
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The Elite Heat Boxing Team,
To Call Them Special Is An Understatement |
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The Elite Heat Boxing Team is made up of an
extremely special group of inner city kids who have chosen the
sport of boxing as their focus and have obtained monumental
success on a national level. Based out of the Elite Heat Boxing
Gym in Newark NJ, the kids who make up “the team” can be seen on
a daily basis honing their craft with the dedication and drive
rarely seen in any athletes other than the most successful world
champions on the planet. Their days start at the crack of dawn
where these kids are literally doing road work with the vigor
and passion that it takes to be a champion. We are talking about
8 year olds – 14 year olds that have made the commitment to
focus their energy on something positive, stay off the streets &
in addition to their intense training regimen they are required
to attack their school work with the same dedication and
intensity.
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Pacquiao Preps For Bradley |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Superstar Manny Pacquiao hits the mitts
with trainer Freddie Roach during training at the
Wildcard Boxing Club Monday in preparation for his
upcoming World Welterweight title mega-fight against
undefeated Jr. Welterweight champion Timothy "The Desert
Storm" Bradley Jr.. Promoted by Top Rank, in association
with MP Promotions, Tecate, AT&T and MGM Grand, Pacquiao
vs Bradley will take place, Saturday, June 9 at the MGM
Grand in Las Vegas, live on HBO Pay Per View.
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Main Events Comes On Strong
With 3 Quality Shows In One Month |
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Main Events brings boxing fans a tidal wave of
action over the next month with three rapid-fire promotions
scheduled for national television audiences. However, merely
keeping boxing lovers busy was not the goal of Main Events head
Kathy Duva. Committed to making matches that really count, Duva
stacked all three shows with appealing fights that really matter
in boxing's big picture.
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WBC Super Welterweight Division Status |
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On July 20, 2011, the WBC ordered a final
elimination bout between the #1 and #2 rated boxers, Alfredo
Angulo and Vanes Martirosyan. The WBC intended to determine the
mandatory contender of the division. Vanes Martirosyan declined
to participate in the ordered final elimination fight.
The WBC then sanctioned a semifinal elimination bout between
Alfredo Angulo and James Kirkland with the condition that the
winner would have to fight Vanes Martirosyan for the official
challenger position. Kirkland defeated Angulo and on March 30,
2012, the WBC ordered a final elimination bout between Kirkland
and Martirosyan.
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Sampson Boxing & GCP Present
"Hard Rock Boxing" On July 6 In Vegas |
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On Friday, July 6, promoters Sampson Boxing and
Greg Cohen Boxing will proudly present "Hard Rock Boxing", live
from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, and televised
live on ESPN Friday Night Fights.
In the 10-round featherweight main event, former WBO Super
Flyweight Champion "Marvelous" Marvin Sonsona (16-1-1, 13 KOs)
will take on the formidable Orlando "El Fenómeno" Cruz (18-2-1,
9 KOs) in a showdown between proven southpaw warriors.
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Ochieng Brimming With Confidence
Ahead Of May 26 Title Defense |
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Back in January Stoke Newington’s Erick ‘The
Eagle’ Ochieng won the English Light Middleweight title in
emphatic style, on just his tenth professional outing, in a
sensational all action battle against Liverpool’s Nick Quigley,
that many have as an early contender for 2012 ‘Fight of the
Year’ honours
In just under two weeks time 25 year old Erick will make the
first defense of this recently acquired title, against Newark’s
AA Lowe, on the undercard of the biggest, most meaningful UK
event of the year so far, when Carl Froch challenges Lucian Bute
for the IBF Super Middleweight Crown, at the Nottingham Arena.
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Atlas' Cops & Kids Boxing Program
Produces 1st Olympian, Marcus Browne |
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This summer in London, Staten Island light
heavyweight (178 pounds) Marcus Browne will be the first Atlas
Cops & Kids Boxing Program product to compete in the Olympic
Games, representing Team USA.
Coached by Gary Stark at the Park Hill Boxing Club, Browne is a
two-time National PAL champion and 2012 USA Boxing National gold
medalist who officially qualified to box in the 2012 Olympics by
defeating Felix Valera (Dominican Republic), 12-6, in a
quarterfinals match last weekend at the American Qualifier in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Browne went on to capture a gold medal.
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On This Day: May 15 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Antonio Tarver KO'd Roy Jones Jr. in the 2nd round to win
the WBC, WBA and IBF Light-Heavyweight Titles.
Zab Judah won a 12 round SD over Rafael Pineda.
Jose Burgos TKO'd Fahlan Sakkreein in the 6th round to
retain the IBF Light-Flyweight Title.
1999, Sheffield, England:
Johnny Nelson won a 12 round UD over Bruce Scott to
retain the WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Cesar Soto won a 12 round UD over Luisito Espinosa to
win the WBC Featherweight Title.
1996, Cardiff, Wales:
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Pat Lawlor in the 2nd round.
Robert McCracken TKO'd Humberto Aranda in the 5th round.
1995, Tokyo, Japan:
Orzubek Nazarov KO'd Won Park in the 2nd round to retain
the WBA Lightweight Title.
1993, Glasgow, Scotland:
Chris Eubank retained the WBO Super-Middleweight Title
after a 12 round Draw with Ray Close.
Paul Weir TKO'd Fernando Martinez in the 7th round to
win the Vacant WBO Minimumweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Charles Murray won a 12 round UD over Rodney Moore to
win the Vacant IBF Light-Welterweight Title.
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Billy’s Boxing Blog
Ornelas Eyes Shumenov’s Title |
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By William Trillo
On June 2nd in at The Hard Rock Casino in
Las Vegas Beibut Shumenov (12-0,8 KO’s) will put his WBA
& IBA Titles on the line when he faces the tough and
battle tested Enrique Ornelas (32-7,21 KO’s). The Golden
Boy promoted card is a surefire hit and it’s likely this
one will be a fan pleaser that will not go the distance
as both fighters are big punchers.
Pound4Pound spoke to Ornelas about the fight and his
second shot at a world title belt.
Pound4Pound: When and where were you when you first
find out about the Shumenov fight?
Enrique Ornelas: I was up in Big Bear helping Shane
Mosley when I found out about the fight. It was around
the last week or two of his camp when I became aware of
the Shumenov fight. At first I thought I was going to
fight with along my brother on April 21st but they got a
hold of me and said there was something in the works
that could involve a world title. Of course I said if
there is a world title fight available then let’s do it!
Who can say no to a shot at the title?
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Quick Results From Woodland, Ca. |
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Northern California fight fans enjoyed an
exciting night of world class professional boxing at the
Woodland Community Center in Woodland, California presented by
Golden Boy Promotions and Don Chargin Productions in association
with Paco Presents. If you missed the live action or the
TeleFutura "Sólo Boxeo Tecate" broadcast, below is a summary of
the results:
Super featherweight Vicente Escobedo decisions Juan Ruiz over 10
- 100-90 | 100-90 | 99-91
Light middleweight Oscar Gudoy TKO’s Jaime Del Cid in 2 - Del
Cid does not come out for round 3
Super lightweight Bret De La Torre gets KO’d Moris Rodriguez in
3
Lightweights Ulices Soriano and Gabriel Pineda battle to
Majority Draw over 4 - 39-37 | 38-38 | 38-38
Featherweight Denis Madris TKO’s Luis Villagomes in 4
Golden Boy Promotions' next "Sólo Boxeo Tecate" takes place on
Saturday, June 2 when top junior lightweight prospect Andrew "Chango"
Cancio takes on former world title challenger and 2000 Olympic
Silver Medalist Rocky Juarez in a 10-round fight from Fantasy
Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif.
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On This Day: May 14 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Paris, France:
Veeraphol Sahaprom KO'd Ricardo Barajas in the 3rd round
to retain the WBC Bantamweight Title.
Jean Marc Mormeck TKO'd Antonio Caldas Jr.
Bruno Girard KO'd Marco Antonio Duarte in the 4th round.
2000, Seoul, Korea:
In Joo Cho won a 12 round UD OVER Julio Cesar Avila to
retain the WBC Super Flyweight Title.
In Jin Chi won a 10 round decision over Baby Lorona Jr.
1999, Leganes, Spain:
Javier Castillejo TKO'd Humberto Aranda in the 4th round
to retain the WBC Light Middleweight Title.
1997, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Drake Thadzi won a 12 round MD over James Toney to win
the IBO Light-Heavyweight Title.
1996, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
James Toney TKO'd Earl Butler in the 4th round to win
the WBU Light-Heavyweight Title.
1994, Sara Buri, Thailand:
Ratanachai Sor Vorapin TKO'd Roger Espanola in the 6th
round to retain the IBF Minimumweight Title.
1978, Pescara, Italy:
Rocky Matioli KO'd Jose Manuel Duran in the 5Th round to
retain the WBC Light-Middleweight Title.
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Hyland Stops Archuleta In 4 |
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Undefeated Irish super featherweight Patrick "The
Punisher" Hyland improved his record to a perfect 26-0,
registering his 12th knockout when the action was halted by the
referee Benji Estevez in the fourth round as veteran Frankie
Archuleta (27-10-1, 14 KOs) was being pounded in tonight's main
event, headlining "Irish Invasion," at Mid-Hudson Civic Center
in Poughkeepsie, New York.
"Irish Invasion" was presented by Final Round Promotions, in
association with Team Snooki Boxing and Bob Duffy's Ring
Promotions, and sponsored in part by Title Boxing.
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Golovkin Demolishes Fuchigami In 3 |
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Photo: K2 Ukraine
Middleweight Champion Gennady Golovkin
defended his WBA and IBO Middleweight titles on Saturday
night with a brutal third round stoppage of OPBF
Champion Makoto Fuchigami at the Ice Palace “Terminal”
in Kiev, Ukraine.
With heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko looking on;
Golovkin cut Fuchigami above the right eye in the first
round from a huge right cross.
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Martinez KO's Marks; Amador Remains Undefeated |
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By Barbara Pinnella
Thompson Boxing Promotions added an event, so we got to enjoy a
boxing match from them in the month of May. Called Locked N’
Loaded, this event once again took place in Ontario at the
Doubletree Hotel, and it was a good one – exciting fights that
kept the fans involved.
The main event was a welterweight bout scheduled for eight
rounds between Aron Martinez (17-1-1, 4 KOs) going up against
Joshua Marks (8-4, 8 KOs). Yes you’re right; all of the
victories of Marks have come by knockout, and he was trying to
get another one on this night.
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On This Day: May 13 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, London, England:
Danny Williams TKO'd Augustin N'Gou in the 3rd round to
win the Vacant WBU International Heavyweight Title.
San Diego, California:
Julio Diaz won a 12 round MD over Javier Jauregui to win
the IBF Lightweight Title.
Jhonny Gonzalez TKO'd Alejandro Montiel in the 6th round
to win the WBO NABO Bantamweight Title.
2001, New York, New York:
Felix Trinidad TKO'd William Joppy in the 5th round to
win the WBA Middleweight Title.
2000, Indianapolis, Indiana:
Bernard Hopkins won a 12 round UD over Syd Vanderpool to
retain the IBF Middleweight Title.
Roy Jones Jr. TKO'd Richard Hall in the 11th round to
retain the WBC, WBA and IBF Light-Heavyweight Title.
1995, Bayomon, Puerto Rico:
Antonio Cermeno won a 12 round UD over Wilfredo Vazquez
to win the WBA Super-Bantamweight Title.
Sacramento, California:
Lennox Lewis TKO'd Lionel Butler in the 5th round of a
WBC Heavyweight title Eliminator.
Michael Moorer won a 10 round UD over Melvin Foster.
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Aron Martinez Violently KO’s Joshua Marks |
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By Carlos Cordoba
Photos: Marlene Marquez
East Los Angeles’ Aron Martinez 17-1-1, 4KOs viciously
dispatches Joshua Marks 8-4, 8KOs at the 2:32 mark of round
number seven in the main event of “Locked N’ Loaded,” hosted by
Thomson Boxing Promotions at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario,
CA. The headlining bout was originally scheduled for eight
rounds in the welterweight division.
Aron “Asesino” Martinez, 30, began the fight methodically
stalking his illusive counterpart. The East Los fighter
displayed a focused body attack, often finding ways to land
solid blows to his opponent’s torso. He allowed his opponent to
back him against the ropes, seemingly luring him in and taking
away his speed advantage.
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Maysonet Shines Again |
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Promoted by Universal Promotions, Gary Shaw
Productions and Warriors Boxing Promotions, Team Puerto Rico
member Jorge "Machito" Maysonet ( 7-0, 6KO's - 135lbs )
demolished Gabriel Díaz ( 5-7, 1KO ) in one round. After Díaz
was dropped three times, the referee stopped the fight at the
1:26 mark. A double right to the body and head sent Díaz's to
the canvas first. The second knockdown was with a left hook to
the body and the third one was with a solid right hand to Díaz's
face.
"It was a good result because I train to pressure my opponent
using all kinds of combinations, and it ended in the first round
but I will watch the fight again to correct my mistakes and
improve more in every fight" said Jorge Maysonet.
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Willie Nelson Upsets Cuban Prospect Yudel Jhonson; Jack Survives
Via Split Decision Over Brand |
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Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
After losing his perfect record in his
ShoBox: The New Generation debut, Willie Nelson survived
a highlight reel knockdown to upset Yudel Jhonson by
unanimous decision. The 10-round junior middleweight
SHOWTIME® main event was scored 97-92 twice and 95-94.
In the evening’s co-feature from Texas Station Gambling
Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., Badou Jack defeated
Alexander Brand via split decision by the scores of
77-75 two times for Jack and 77-75 for Brand in the
eight-round super middleweight bout.
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Goossen Tutor Introduces "Live At The Lodge 1" |
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Photo: Marlene Marquez
Boxing in the San Fernando Valley is about to be
rekindled at the legendary Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City,
Calif. The Lodge hosted its first boxing event in 1970. The last
events held there in the 90's were promoted by Dan Goossen. Now,
14 years since the Sportsmen's Lodge last hosted boxing, the San
Fernando valley's Goossen Tutor Promotions will again look to
create a series of boxing events held every two months
throughout the year. The inaugural world-class event will be
held on Saturday evening, June 23, when former WBA Super
Bantamweight World Champion Rico Ramos laces up the gloves
against the undefeated 2008 Colombian Olympian Jhonatan Romero.
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Weights From Poughkeepsie, New York |
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Patrick Hyland 129 vs. Frankie Archuleta 127
Bryant Pappas 159 vs. Joshua Williams 158
Chazz McDowell 130 vs. Yuniel Ramos 127
Natasha Spence 132 vs. Racquel Bailey 131
Valdrin Muriqi 157 vs. Philip Burnette 158
Venue: Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Final Round Promotions / Ring Promotions/Team Snooki Boxing
Doors open at 6:30 PM/ET with the first bout scheduled for 7:30
PM/ET
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Weights From Newtown, Pennsylvania |
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Terrance Cauthen 147 vs. Ray Robinson 147
Kareem Cooley 136 vs. Tevin Farmer 135
DeCarlo Perez 152 vs. Lenwood Dozier 151
Cassius Clay 140 vs. Hasan Young 142
Ken Rosser 182 vs. Mike Mitchell
Oscar Pagan 156 vs. Ben Lovett 152.2
Venue: Newtown Athletic Club, Newtown, Pennsylvania
Promoter: BAM Boxing Promotions Inc.
Tickets: $100, $75, $50
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Weights From Pomona, Ca. |
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Ricky Duenas 144.5 vs. Lawrence Hughes 145
Holly Lawson 144.5 vs. Elisa Moreno 143
Oscar Venegas 122.5 vs. Santiago Alonso 120.5
Robert Guzman 150 vs. Hector Castro 151.5
Felipe Lara 141.5 vs. Kevin Sagado 140.5
Venue: Finish Line Sports Grill in Pomona, California
Promoter: Showdown Promotions
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Chavez Jr. vs. Martinez In September |
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The WBC has been informed that WBC middleweight
world champion Julio César Chavez Jr. and Diamond Belt champion
Sergio Martinez have signed an agreement to have their mandatory
fight in September, 2012. They have also agreed, and the WBC has
ruled favorably, for Chavez to have a voluntary defense against
Andy Lee on June 16 in El Paso, Texas.
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Mayweather vs. Cotto Registers 1.5 Million PPV Buys |
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HBO Sports® reported today that 1.5 million
pay-per-view buys were generated from the May 5 super
welterweight title fight between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel
Cotto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The fight was
promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions.
The 1.5 million buy total generated $94 million in pay-per-view
revenue.
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Bobby "The Celtic Warrior" Gunn Faces Issues Returning To US
Following Surgeries In Canada |
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It has been reported that Bobby “The Celtic
Warrior” Gunn has recently been denied reentry back into the
United States following a trip to Canada. Sources close to Team
Gunn stated that following his bout with James Toney in April,
Gunn flew to Ontario to seek medical attention due to injuries
sustained during the fight.
Upon attempting to return to his home in New Jersey, Gunn was
denied reentry and reasons have been said that it is due to an
expired citizenship status.
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Weights From Brovari, Ukraine |
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Gennady Golovkin 160 vs. Makoto Fuchigami 159
WBA and IBO Middleweight World Title
Ice Palace "Terminal"
Brovari, Ukraine
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Team Jones Thrilled About Brook Fight |
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When IBF #3 rated welterweight and USBA champion
Carson Jones challenged undefeated Kell Brook, he wasn’t sure if
the highly-touted Brit would accept.
Brook, 27-0 (18 KO’s), set his sights on newly-crowned WBA
champion Paulie Malignaggi or the winner of the upcoming Mike
Jones-Randall Bailey IBF championship match, but neither bout
would be immediately available. Although he initially attempted
to leapfrog Jones into a title shot, Brook, IBF #5, ultimately
agreed to face him Saturday, July 7 in an elimination bout at
the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, United Kingdom.
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On This Day: May 12 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Berkshire, England:
David Haye TKO'd King Arthur Williams in the 3rd round.
2001, Lemoore, California:
Kingsley Ikeke TKO'd Rigoberto Placencia in the 6th
round.
New York, New York:
Vernon Forrest won a 12 round UD over Raul Frank to win
the Vacant IBF Welterweight Title.
Chris Byrd won a 12 round UD over Maurice Harris to win
the Vacant USBA Heavyweight Title.
1998, Kanata, Canada:
Otis Grant won a TD (9TH ROUND) over Ernesto Sena to
retain the WBO Middleweight Championship.
1995, Pretoria, South Africa:
Harry Simon TKO'd Ernest Goliath in the 1st round.
1990, Sassari, Italy:
Orlando Fernandez TKO'd Valerio Nati to retain the WBO
Super-Bantamweight Title.
Seoul, South Korea:
Antonio Esparragoza won a 12 round UD over Chan-Mok Park
to retain the WBA Featherweight Title.
1962, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Harold Johnson won a 15 round UD over Doug Jones to win
the Vacant World Light-Heavyweight Title.
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Cloutier's Canada Corner
Larouche: "Lucian Bute Will Have To Work
Harder Than Froch To Win In Nottingham" |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The situation is very clear for Stephan Larouche, the
trainer of the IBF supper middleweight champion of the world,
Lucian Bute: his fighter will need to clearly win the rounds May
26th in the ring of the Nottingham Arena, where he will make the
10th defense on his belt, the most prestigious one. That night,
Bute (30-0-0) will fight the former WBC super middleweight
champion of the world, and the finalist of the Showtime "Super
Six" tournament, the British Carl Froch (28-2-0).
"Were are realistic," said Larouche. "We all know that Lucian
will have to work harder than Froch to get a score of 10-9 in
each round over there. In Nottingham, the Froch fans are
fanatics, then, they can influence the judges judgement in every
close round. Lucian knows it."
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Diaconu Confirms His Retirement |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - Adrian Diaconu, a Montrealer Roumanian boxer like
Lucian Bute, confirmed his retirement during the week-end. The
former WBC light heavyweight champion of the world lost three of
his last four fights. Diaconu (27-3-0), who his 33 years old,
did not fight since his loss by unanimous decision against Chad
Dawson, May 21st in the ring of the Bell Centre in Montréal, in
a WBC elimination bout.
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Billy’s Boxing Blog
The Strange Case Of Lamont “PED”erson |
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By William Trillo
Photo-Chop: Bret "The Threat" Newton
Like everyone else I was somewhat
surprised by the news of Light Welterweight title holder
Lamont Peterson being involved in a Performance
Enhancing Drug debacle that would in a matter of days
destroy the much anticipated title rematch against Amir
Khan. The fight that was set to take place in the
gambling city of Las Vegas on May 19th crumbled like a
deck of overused cards when the Joker was exposed.
Of all the people that were surprised by the revelation
that Lamont was injecting time-released steroids into
his body a month before the first Khan fight, it was
Golden Boy’s Richard Schaefer who was the most upset,
and rightly so. "The lack of transparency from Peterson
not disclosing the positive test is shocking, but what
is further shocking is that VADA did not inform us,"
said Schaefer. In an interview conducted later Schaefer
said of this situation, “stop spinning the bullsh*t.”
I could not agree with the Golden Boy CEO more.
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Weights From Las Vegas - ShoBox |
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Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Yudel Johnson 151.5 vs.
Willie Nelson 151.5
Badou Jack 167 vs. Alexander Brand 166.5
Rances Barthelemy 131 vs. Robert Osiobe 131
Jesus Gutierrez 136.5 vs. Jimmy Jones 137
Roberto Acevedo 163 vs. Martinez Porter 163
William Mitch Williams 183 vs. Carlos Gaytan 180.5
Yunieski Gonzalez 178 vs. Carlos Reyes n/a
Promoter: Warriors Boxing & Sampson Boxing
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Guerrero vs. Aydin Press Conference Quotes |
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Photos: Tom Hogan - HoganPhotos/Golden
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Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero, Former
Three-Division World Champion
"Selcuk is coming to the United States and he wants to
prove a point. He's an unknown Turkish guy who was
ducked by Floyd Mayweather and now he's coming to fight
and make a huge statement. This is his chance for him to
prove to American boxing fans that he's the real deal."
Selcuk Aydin, Undefeated #1-Rated WBC Welterweight
Contender
(Via Skye from Stuttgart, Germany)
"I would fight anyone. Victor Ortiz, Andre Berto, Floyd
Mayweather, etc., but those fights couldn't be made, so
I'm happy Robert Guerrero stepped up to take the
challenge."
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Weights From Ontario, Ca. |
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Aron Martinez 146.5 vs. Joshua Marks 148
Adolfo Landeros 124 vs. Jhonathan Romero 123
Sindy Amador 106 vs. Amaris Quintana 108
Rigoberto Flores 143.5 vs. Pedro Arcos 144
Sergio Nuñez 134 vs. Ramon Flores 135
Juan Reyes 120.5 vs. Pablo Cupul 120.5
Isaac Zarate 118.5 vs. Gustavo Rojas 118.5
Venue: Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California.
Promoter: Thompson Boxing
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Joel Diaz vs. Guillermo Sanchez
Headlines "Battle At The Boat 87" |
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Junior lightweight prospect Joel Diaz will look
to take another step in the right direction when he battles
Guillermo Sanchez Saturday, June 2 in the main event of “Battle
at the Boat 87.”
The hard-hitting Diaz is a perfect 9-0 with 8 KO’s as a
professional and is one of the top young talents on the west
coast. On January 20, 2012, Diaz stopped previously unbeaten Guy
Robb in seven rounds on ShoBox: The New Generation. In his most
recent bout, the 20-year-old Palmdale, CA native battered
veteran Yogli Herrera, forcing him to quit on his stool after
four rounds.
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Viloria vs. Romero III Final Press Conference Quotes |
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The final press conference for Saturday night's
"Island Assault 4: The Battle" pay-per-view-event, featuring
Brian "Hawaiian Punch" Viloria vs. Omar Nino Romero III, live
from Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, Metro Manila,
Philippines.
Three-time world champion Viloria (30-3, 16 KOs), a 2000 U.S.
Olympian, defends his "WBO" title belt against two-time world
title-holder Romero (31-4-2, 13 KOs) in the 12-round main event.
Viloria won his first 20 pro fights, until he lost the World
Boxing Council ("WBC") light flyweight championship to Romero by
way of a 12-round unanimous decision in 2006. Three months
later, their rematch ended in a draw that was later changed to a
"no contest" when Romero failed a post-fight drug test.
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On This Day: May 11 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2002, Dagenham, Essex, England:
Johnny Armour won a 12 round decision over Francis
Ampofo - WBU Bantamweight
Title.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA:
Terron Millett won an 8 round SD over Damone Wright -
Non Title.
2001, Savannah, Georgia, USA:
Terron Millett won a 10 round UD over Luis Perez - Non
Title.
Nate Campbell won a 6 round UD over Angel Rios - Non
Title.
Edner Cherry and Mirko Wolf fought to a 4 round DRAW -
Non Title.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA:
Felix Montiel won a 12 round UD over Ruben Leon - IBA
Flyweight Title.
2000, Newark, England:
Tontcho Tontchev KO'd Jimmy Zeikle in the 2nd round -
WBA International
Super Featherweight Title.
1996, Miami, Florida, USA:
Carlos Gerena KO'd Jose Ocampo in the 2nd round - WBA
Latin American Super
Featherweight Title.
1994, South Yorkshire, England:
Naseem Hamed won a 12 round UD over Vincenzo Belcastro
- European (EBU)
Bantamweight Title.
Steve Collins TKO'd Chris Pyatt in the 5th round - WBO
Middleweight Title.
1990, Pensacola, Florida, USA:
Roy Jones Jr. KO'd Ron Johnson in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
1984, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA:
Sugar Ray Leonard TKO'd Kevin Howard in the 9th round -
Non Title.
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El-Amin Wins USBO Super Middleweight Title |
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Shujaa El-Amin - aka Dion Savage (12-3, 6 KOs) -
spoiled tonight's "Homecoming" for popular brawler "Irish" Joey
McCreedy (13-6-2, 6 KOs), who was fighting in front of his
hometown fans for the first time as a professional boxer.
El-Amin, however, dominated the action from the opening round
against the game McCreedy, capturing the vacant United States
Boxing Organization ("USBO") super middleweight title in the
main event at Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
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Donovan "Razor" Ruddock Launches Return
To Boxing Glory Saturday Night In Mississauga |
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In the late 80’s and early 90’s he was the most
feared heavyweight on the planet.
Bone-chilling knockout after bone-chilling knockout drove then
champions Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, and Riddick Bowe
into hiding.
Now, after carving a path of destruction through the last great
heavyweight era, and going nineteen rounds against the most
ferocious heavyweight of all time in "Iron" Mike Tyson, Donovan
"Razor" Ruddock is ready to reclaim the Canadian Heavyweight
crown that he never lost in the ring, and ultimately earn the
world title shot that was denied him some twenty years ago.
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Vicente Escobedo vs. Juan Ruiz
Headlines May 12 "Solo Boxeo Tecate" |
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After making his hometown debut in March with a
blistering first round knockout win over Lonnie Smith, top
junior lightweight contender Vicente Escobedo will look to keep
that momentum going in the same venue on Saturday, May 12 as he
takes on Santa Clarita's Juan Ruiz in the 10 round "Sólo Boxeo
Tecate" main event at the Woodland Community Center in Woodland,
California.
Escobedo vs. Ruiz headlines a night of world-class professional
boxing presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Don Chargin
Productions in association with Paco Presents and sponsored by
Cerveza Tecate. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., the first bell rings at
7:00 p.m. and the TeleFutura broadcast begins at 12:00 a.m.
ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
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Lucian Bute vs. Carl Froch Proceeding As Scheduled |
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Lucian Bute got the green light to resume his
training from the foot specialist in Florida. Lucian can
continue his preparation for the 10th defense of his IBF title
in Nottingham on May 26th vs. Hometown hero Carl Froch.
Lucian Bute, Stephan Larouche and Jean Bedard will meet with the
media on Friday, May 11th at 10 AM at the Claude Robillard
Centre. All three will be available for interviews. Lucian and
his Team will fly to England this weekend.
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Glen Johnson vs. Andrzej Fonfara & Jose Luis Castillo vs. Ivan
Popoca Headlines July 13 On ESPN2 |
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Tickets are now on sale for ESPN Friday Night
Fights' "CROSSROADS", set for Friday, July 13th at the UIC
Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.
Presented by 8 Count Productions and Warriors Boxing, the event
will be headlined by a ten round light heavyweight clash between
former world champion Glen "The Road Warrior" Johnson and
Chicago's popular world ranked contender, "The Polish Prince"
Andrzej Fonfara.
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Trout In Heavy Training For June 2 Title Defense |
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WBA World Junior Middleweight Champion Austin "No
Doubt" Trout (24-0, 14 KOs) sounds tired. And he should.
Trout is in heavy training for his third title defense, against
free-swinging junior middleweight contender Delvin "EL Peligro"
Rodriguez (26-5-3, 14 KOs), on Saturday, June 2, at the Home
Depot Center in Carson, California.
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On This Day: May 10 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Stuttgart, Germany:
Sergiy Dzinziruk KO'd Marcelo Rodriguez in the 2nd round
- Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light Middleweight Title.
Thomas Ulrich won a 12 round UD over Graciano
Rocchigiani - Vacant WBC International Light Heavyweight
Title.
Felix Sturm won a 10 round UD over Tshepo Mashego - IBF
Youth Middleweight Title.
Temecula, California:
Juan Diaz won a 10 round UD over Eleazar Contreras - Non
Title.
1999, Inglewood, California:
Rafael Marquez KO'd Angel Almena in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Juan Manuel Marquez KO'd Wilfredo Vargas in the 2nd
round - Non Title.
1997, Inglewood, California:
Acelino Freitas TKO'd John Montantes in the 1st round -
Non Title.
JC Candelo TKO'd Ailton Pessoa in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko KO'd Cleveland Woods in the 2nd round -
Non Title.
Wladimir Klitschko KO'd Mark Wills in the 1st round -
Non Title.
Juan Carlos Gomez KO'd Guy Sonnenberg in the 1st round -
Non Title.
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Lamont Peterson vs. Amir Khan II
Officially Cancelled |
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A failed pre-fight drug test administered by the
Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA), coupled with the
Nevada State Athletic Commission's (NSAC) legal inability to
hold a formal hearing on the matter of licensing Lamont Peterson
for his Saturday, May 19 rematch against Amir Khan until
Tuesday, May 15, has forced the cancellation of the event.
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Weights From Lowell, Ma. |
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Joey McCreedy 166 vs. Shujaa El-Amin 168
Sean Eklund 142.5 vs. James Ventry 139.5
Antonio Canas 141.5 vs. Tyrone Chatman 143
Rafael Jusino 144 vs. Jimmy Smith 146.5
Bernie Ongewe 158.5 vs. Anthony Jones 160
Venue: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, MA
Promoter: Chicago Fight Clubs Promotions
Tickets: $25, $40 and $75.00
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Barthelemy To Face Osiobe On Friday
In Shootout At Texas Station |
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Another intriguing fight has been added to the
undercard of this Friday's ShoBox: The New Generation telecast
(11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) presented by Warriors
Boxing, entitled "Shootout at Texas Station", from the Texas
Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas, as undefeated Cuban
American Rances "Kid Blast" Barthelemy (15-0, 11 KOs) will now
face Denmark, via Nigeria's Robert "Super" Osiobe (11-4, 6 KOs)
in an eight-round super featherweight battle.
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Richard Pierson vs. Gary Jones
Headlines June 13 In Newark |
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On Wednesday night June 13th, The Robert Treat
Hotel in Newark will play host to a night of championship boxing
which will feature Richard Pierson boxing Gary “Fast Hands
“Jones for the WBC Fecarbox Title
The show is promoted by Gabe LaConte’s First Round Promotions
and Greg Cohen Promotions.
Pierson of Paterson, New Jersey has a record of 11-2 with eight
knockouts and is coming off an impressive fourth round stoppage
over durable Charles Hayward on April 18th at The Robert Treat
Hotel.
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Peter 'Kid Chocolate' Quillin Simmering & Positioning |
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America's No. 1 middleweight contender,
undefeated Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (26-0, 20 KOs), fully
understands that an impressive victory June 2 over four-time
world light middleweight champion Ronald "Winky" Wright (51-5-1,
25 KOs) should get him much closer to his dream of fighting for
a world title.
Quillin-Wright is the 10-round Showtime co-feature at Home Depot
Center in Carson, California.
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Oscar Gonzalez Ready To Go Home |
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Motivated and ready to return home to Tepic,
Mexico, on Saturday, May 19th, super bantamweight Oscar
“Fantasma” Gonzalez (27-1, 24KOs) is in Tijuana, Mexico,
preparing with his trainer Fernando Fernandez for his next
challenge in the form of the experienced Giovanni “Ruso” Caro
(23-10-4, 18KOs). The twelve round bout will be for Gonzalez’s
WBC USNBC 122lbs. title and will be broadcast live in Mexico by
Televisa’s “Sabados de Corona” boxing series. The fight card
will be held at Tepic’s Monumental bull ring and presented by
Erik Morales’ Box Latino along with Corona.
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Oliveira Set To Battle Idol Freitas June 2 In Uruguay |
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Undefeated Michael "The Brazilian Rocky" Oliveira
(17-0, 12 KOs), rated No. 12 by the World Boxing Council
("WBC"), is set to battle Brazilian living legend and four-time
world champion, Acelino "Popo" Freitas(38-2, 32 KOs), June 2 at
Conrad Punta Del Este and Resort Casino in Uruguay.
The 10-round Freitas-Oliveira main event headlines the "History
In The Making" card, presented by MO Productions, which will air
live on TV Global in Brazil and Uruguay television.
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On This Day:
May 9 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Leganes, Spain:
Javier Castillejo TKO'd Diego Castillo in the 1st round
to win the WBC Light-Middleweight Title.
San Diego, California:
Fernando Montiel TKO'd Ruben Leon in the 2nd round.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Jameel McCline TKO'd Charles Shufford in the 3rd round.
2002, London, England:
Michael Sprott TKO'd Pele Reid in the 7th round to win
the Vacant WBF European Heavyweight Title.
1998, Santiago del Estero, Argentina:
Juan Domingo Cordoba won a 12 round UD over Sandro
Oviedo to retain the WBO Light-flyweight Title
Jorge Barrios TKO'd Miguel Francia in the 5th round.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Shane Mosley TKO'd John-John Molina in the 8th round to
retain the IBF Lightweight Title.
David Reid TKO'd Nick Rupa I the 2nd round
1993, Ang Thong, Thailand:
Chana Porpaoin won a 12 round UD over Carlos Murillo to
retain the WBA Minimumweight title.
1992, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Terry Norris TKO'd Meldrick Taylor in the 4th round to
retain the WBC Light-Middleweight Title.
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Peterson vs. Khan Rematch In Question |
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By Barbara Pinnella
Less than two weeks before the Lamont Peterson / Amir Khan
rematch, the news came out that Peterson had tested positive for
a banned substance back in March. The random test was conducted
after the Los Angeles press conference more than a month ago.
On Tuesday morning Peterson’s representatives admitted that he
did have a positive test for synthetic testosterone in March. In
fact, Lamont himself said that he had taken testosterone pellets
before his last fight with Amir back in December. Hmm, that
would be twice.
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Haye vs. Chisora, Povetkin vs. Rahman -
July 14 In London |
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London will play host to the boxing event of the
year. Upton Park is the chosen venue for two spectacular
heavyweight encounters on July 14 presented by Frank Warren and
Sauerland Event. Former world champion David Haye (25-2, 23 KOs)
will face off with fellow Englishman Dereck Chisora (15-3, 9
KOs), while current WBA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin
(24-0, 16 KOs) will defend his title against mandatory
challenger Hasim Rahman (50-7-2, 41 KOs) the very same night.
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It's Opening Day For Pacquiao In Hollywood |
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Photos: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Boxing’s Commander-In Chief, Congressman
MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO, began his U.S. training camp
today at Hall of Fame-elect trainer World-Famous FREDDIE
ROACH’s Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif.
Pacquiao is in his final five weeks of intense workouts
as he prepares for his world title defense against
undefeated junior welterweight champion TIMOTHY “Desert
Storm” BRADLEY.
Pacquiao began the day with a 6:45 a.m. run from
Griffith Part up the Hollywood Hills to the landmark
Hollywood sign. He shaved a minute off his personal best
time, running the 3.5 mile course in 22 minutes.
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ShowDown In Pomona This Saturday Night |
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ShowDown promotions back at the Finish Line
Sports Grill in Pomona California on Saturday, May 12th, 2012
presenting a seven bout featuring undefeated Ricky Duenas
against Lawrence Hughes in the ''Champions of Tomorrow'' main
event.
Following their very exciting March 31st show at the same venue,
El Monte, California's Ricky Duenas 10-1 (4KOs) takes center
stage as he faces Las Vegas' Lawrence Hughes 4-2 (3KOs) in a
Welterweight bout.
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DBE Congratulates Quintana & Corley On KO Victories |
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This past Saturday, two of DiBella
Entertainment's former world champions, Carlos "El Indio"
Quintana and DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley, both traveled to their
opponent's hometown to score impressive upset knockout
victories. Ironically, in both bouts, all four boxers were
southpaws.
Ending a near 15-month layoff, Moca, Puerto Rico's Quintana, 35,
faced Las Vegas resident and former world title challenger
DeAndre Latimore in the opening bout of the HBO PPV televised
undercard to Mayweather-Cotto, staged at the MGM Grand.
Quintana, who held the WBO welterweight title in 2008, knocked
out Latimore in the sixth round.
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Maurice Harris Robbed In Germany |
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This past weekend in Germany, heavyweight
contender Maurice Harris (25-16-2, 11 KOs) who hails from East
Orange, NJ, dropped a disputed decision to undefeated local
favorite and hometown hero, Edmund Gerber (19-0, 13 KOs).
Everyone who watched felt Harris was robbed. The scorecards read
78-74 and 79-73 twice, all in favor or Gerber.
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Lucian Bute Update |
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Lucian Bute has been bothered by an infection in
his foot since last Saturday. However, the condition is
improving and InterBox and Lucian Bute are confident that Lucian
will be able to fight according to schedule.
A specialist/doctor has prescribed antibiotics to Lucian Bute to
treat the infection. He will meet with doctors again later this
week to ensure that the foot is healing according to schedule.
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Future Champ Acevedo Back In
Action At Texas Station On Friday |
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Puerto Rican super middleweight prospect Roberto
Jose Acevedo (3-0, 2 KOs) says his upcoming opponent, Martinez
Sharod Porter (1-1) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, had better be
prepared for battle this Friday... because he is.
Acevedo and Porter will meet in a four-round non-televised
preliminary bout on the undercard of the ShoBox: The New
Generation telecast presented by Warriors Boxing, entitled
"Shootout at Texas Station", scheduled for Friday, May 11 (11
p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast), from the Texas Station
Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas.
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On This Day: May 8 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2004, Dortmund, Germany:
Zsolt Erdei won a 12 round MD over Hugo Garay - WBO
Light Heavyweight Title.
Stipe Drews won a 12 round UD over Konstantin Shvets -
European (EBU) Light
Heavyweight Title.
Mario Veit won a 12 round SD over Kabary Salem - WBO
(Interim) Super
Middleweight Title.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Miguel Cotto won a 12 round UD over Lovemore N'Dou -IBF
Light Welterweight
Title Eliminator.
Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez fought 12 rounds
in a most memorable
fight that was scored a Draw - WBA & IBF Featherweight
Title.
2001, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA:
Paul Spadafora won a 12 round UD over Joel Perez - IBF
Lightweight Title.
Jermain Taylor won a 4 round UD over Antonio Baker - Non
Title.
1999, Düsseldorf, Germany:
Sven Ottke won a 12 round UD over Gabriel Hernandez -
IBF Super Middleweight
Title.
Markus Beyer won an 8 round Decision over Octavian
Stoica - Non Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Nestor Garza TKO'd Carlos Barreto in the 8th round - WBA
Super Bantamweight
Title.
Erik Morales TKO'd Juan Carlos Ramirez in the 9th round
- WBC Super
Bantamweight Title.
Danny Romero won a 10 round UD over David Vasquez - Non
Title.
Augie Sanchez KO'd Jorge Paez in the 7th round - Non
Title.
Kevin Kelley won a 10 round UD over Hector Velazquez -
Non Title.
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Billy's Boxing Blog
Ring King's Bling & Sting |
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By William Trillo
For those of you who came here to my Monday blog looking for
some angst directed at this weekends show in Las Vegas...well
you may be somewhat disappointed. In fact I have more love for
the show this weekend than anything.
As PPV events go this one was as close to being worth the price
of admission than any other PPV cards we have seen in recent
times. That's not opinion, that's fact.
Super Middleweight Champion Miguel Cotto was well prepared for
Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday night and he gave the fans
every ounce of himself as he bloodied but failed to defeat
Mayweather. Cotto looked strong and his gameplan was on target.
The problem is he was taking on one of the most gifted fighters
in this era and although many would have liked to have seen get
Floyd served up a plate of defeat before he was carted off to
serve a little jail time, it was not meant to be. Say what you
will about Floyd, the man can fight.
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Huck & Afolabi Battle To Draw |
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Marco “Captain” Huck is the new and old
WBO Cruiserweight World Champion. On Saturday night the
27-year-old fought out a draw against mandatory
challenger Ola Afolabi in front of 5.500 fans at the
Messehalle in Erfurt. After twelve drama-filled rounds,
judge Zoltan Enyedi gave the fight to the German with
115:113. Both Ingo Barrabas and Paul Thomas scored the
bout 114:114.
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On This Day:
May 7 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Nakhonratchasima,
Thailand:
Ratanachai Sor Vorapin won a 12 round UD over Cruz
Carvajal to win the WBO Bantamweight Title.
1999, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Kofi Jantuah TKO'd Daniel Santos in the 5th round of a
Non-Title bout
Antonio Diaz won a 12 round UD over Marlon Thomas to win
the IBA Light-Welterweight Title.
Julio Diaz KO'd Francisco Maldonado in the 1st round.
1995, Hat Yai, Thailand:
Saen Sor Ploenchit won a 12 round UD over Evangelio
Perez to retain the WBA Flyweight Title.
Biloxi, Mississippi:
Buddy McGirt TKO'd Joe Gatti in the 5th round of a
non-title Bout.
1994, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Julio Cesar Chavez was declared winner by a TD in the
8th round over Frankie Randall to regain the WBC
Light-Welterweight Title.
Terry Norris won a 12 round UD over Simon Brown to
regain the WBC Light-Middleweight Title.
Jesse James Leija won a 12 round UD over Azumah Nelson
to win the WBC Super-Featherweight Title.
Ricardo Lopez won a 12 round UD over Kermin Guardia to
retain the WBC Minimumweight Title.
Gerald McClellan KO'd Julian Jackson in the 1st round to
retain the WBC Middleweight Title.
Meldrick Taylor KO'd Chad Broussard in the 2nd round of
a non-Title bout.
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"Ring Kings: Mayweather vs. Cotto"
Post Fight Quotes |
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Floyd Mayweather; Eight-Time and Five-Division
World Champion
"Tonight we gave the fans what they wanted to see. We matched
the best with the best. Cotto was a very tough competitor and he
won some rounds. He pushed me to the limits and this is what
it's all about.
"Miguel Cotto fought his ass off tonight and I want to
congratulate him and his team.
"You've seen me in flashy cars, but I want you to know that I do
give back to the community. This is what it's all about. It's
not about making a lot of money. It's about giving back.
"I don't want be on TV and not give you guys [the fans and
media] what you deserve."
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Pacman Has Landed |
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Boxing’s Commander-In Chief, Congressman MANNY
“Pacman” PACQUIAO, arrived at LAX International tonight aboard
Philippine Airlines Flight 102 where he, Hall of Fame-elect
trainer World-Famous FREDDIE ROACH and the rest of Team Pacquiao
were greeted by throngs of fans and international media. Here’s
what they had to say:
Manny Pacquiao
“No matter what Bradley says I still have the hunger to win. I
had a great camp in the Philippines. No distractions at all. We
are ready to step it up over the next four weeks at Wild Card.
This is a big fight for me. I can’t wait for June 9.”
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Demetrius Andrade Destroys Cisneros In One Round |
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2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade
continued his march towards a world title shot, knocking out
Rudy Cisneros at the end of the first round in tonight's "ESPN
Boxing: FNF Special Edition," presented by Corona Extra, at
Mohegan Sun Arena.
Andrade (17-0, 11 KOs), a fast-rising junior middleweight from
Providence, is rated No. 6 in the World Boxing Organization
("WBO") and No. 7 in the International Boxing Federation
("IBF"). The gifted, young southpaw established his
lightning-quick jab early, followed with some solid body
punching, and closed the show with a perfect right, left
combination that dropped Cisneros (12-4, 11 KOs) with three
seconds left in the opening round. Chisneros, a Contender,
Season Two participant, was taken out of the ring on a stretcher
because he was dizzy. He reportedly was healthy in the locker
room and taken to Backus Hospital for precautionary reasons
only.
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On This Day:
May 6 |
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ON THIS DAY
IN 2000, San Jose, Costa Rica:
Ricardo Mayorga KO'd Manuel De La Rosa in the 1st round
- WBC Fecarbox Light Middleweight Title.
Swissôtel, Neuss, Germany:
Juan Carlos Gomez KO'd Imamu Mayfield in the 3rd round -
WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Daniel Santos KO'd Ahmed Kotiev in the 5th round - WBO
Welterweight Title.
Oktay Urkal TKO'd Ferenc Szakallas in the 10th round -
European (EBU) Light Welterweight Title.
Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA:
Israel Vazquez KO'd Eddie Saenz in the 3rd round - IBA
Continental Super Bantamweight Title.
Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA:
Johnny Tapia won a 12 round UD over Pedro Torres - WBO
Bantamweight Title.
Danny Romero won a 12 round UD over Jorge Munoz - WBO
NABO Super Bantamweight Title.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA:
Paul Spadfora won a 10 round TD over Mike Griffith - IBF
Lightweight Title.
Clifford Etienne won a 10 round UD over Lamon Brewster -
Non Title.
1995, Shepton Mallet, England:
Naseem Hamed KO'd Enrique Angeles in the 2nd round - WBC
International Super Bantamweight Title.
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Rafael Ruelas in the 2nd round -
IBF & WBO Lightweight Title.
Gabriel Ruelas TKO'd Jimmy Garcia in the 11th round -
WBC Super Featherweight Title.
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Mayweather vs. Cotto Give Boxing
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Photos: Tom Hogan - HoganPhotos/Golden Boy
WBA Super Middleweight Champ Miguel Cotto
(37-3, 30 KO's) had his work cut out for him and he did
everything he could to give Floyd Mayweather Jr.
(43-0,26 KO's) possibly the toughest fight of his
career. No one will deny Floyd was pushed to the limit
but in the end his superior skill was enough to make him
the new Super Welterweight Champ with unanimous decision
scores of 117-111,117-111 and 118-110. Through all the
antics we have seen from Mayweather in the past, in this
fight he was a true professional and whether it's the
impending jail sentence ahead of him or the fact that
this fight was harder than expected, Mayweather appeared
calm after the fight and came through things very well
on camera.
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Canelo Defeats A Determined But Outgunned Mosley |
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By William Trillo @ Ringside
Photo: Tom Hogan - HoganPhotos/Golden Boy
The crowd was standing at the end of the fight cheering for
Shane Mosley (46-7-1, 39 KO's) who also was on his feet after 12
grueling rounds of battle with WBC Super Welterweight Champion
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (39-0-1, 20 KO's). No, Shane was not going
to get the victory on this night against the young and strong
Mexican but he made a very good account of himself by taking
everything Alvarez threw...and he threw plenty. Canelo was
clearly the stronger and more aggressive fighter all night and
even though he was bloodied by a headbutt Alvarez never relented
from the task at hand. A swollen Mosley admitted it looks like
this could be the end but wasn't ready to make it official. The
writing is clearly on the wall though and I am sure many will
hope Mosley hangs up his gloves. Meanwhile the road is paved
with gold for Alvarez after taking an impressive victory with
scores of 119-109 twice and 118-110.
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Vargas Outworks Forbes |
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By William Trillo @ Ringside
Photo: Tom Hogan - Hogan Photos/ Golden Boy
Welterweights Jessie Vargas (19-0, 9KO's) and Stevie Forbes
(35-11, 11 KO's) met in a scheduled 10 round affair that was a
good night of learning for Vargas as the tough Forbes who took
the night on short notice gave Vargas some good honest work.
That being said Vargas pitched a darn near shutout winning by
scores of 100-90, 97-93 and 98-92 over 10 rounds.
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Quintana Knocks Out Latimore In 6 |
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Carlos Quintana (now 29-3, 23 KO's) stopped
Deandre Latimore in round 6 after hammering him against the
ropes and scoring a knockdown. Latimore appeared to have the
edge in the first two rounds, using more movement and throwing
more punches. Quintana started throwing more in the 3rd and
continue his momentum over the next 2 rounds, hurting Latimore
in the 5th. In round 6, Quinatan staggered Latimore into the
corner with a straight left. Quintana let his hands go on a
nearly defenseless Latimore who began to stagger to the next
corner. Another left hand from Quintana sent Latimore down who
rose to his feet on the count of "9", but was waived off and not
seem fit to continue. Latimore falls to 23-4, with 17 KO's.
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Las Vegas Off TV Results |
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By William Trillo @ Ringside
Lightweight Omar Figueroa (16-0, 13 KOs) KO'd Robbie Cannon
(12-7-2, 6 KOs) in the second round. Time of stoppage was 2:08.
In a battle of unbeaten welterweights, Keith Thurman (17-0, 16
KOs) KO'd Brandon Koskins (16-1-1) in round 3. The stoppage came
at the 25 second mark.
Welterweight Antonio Orozco (14-0, 10 KOs) stopped Dillet
Frederick (8-6-3, 5 KOs) at 1:45 of the third round in the
opening bout of the night.
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Ponce Pounds Lazcano Over 10 |
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Photos: Marlene Marquez
Super featherweight Daniel Ponce De Leon
(43-4,35 KO's) put a ten round pounding on tough Eduardo
Lazcano (24-3,11 KO's) to take a unanimous decision on
all cards. Ponce came out aggressive from the start and
with but just a brief break he threw enough leather off
Lazcano's head to make even the most grizzled boxing fan
cringe. With the 100-90 scores across the board Ponce
grabbed the vacant WBC United States (USNBC) super
featherweight title.
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Beibut Shumenov Defends WBA Light Heavyweight Title Against
Enrique Ornelas June 2 In Las Vegas |
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World Boxing Association ("WBA") Light
Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov returns on June 2 to
make his fourth title defense against former super middleweight
world title challenger Enrique Ornelas at The Joint at Hard Rock
Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. in a fight that will be
televised live on FOX Sports Net and FOX Deportes.
Shumenov vs. Ornelas is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and KZ
Event Productions and sponsored by Corona. The FOX Sports Net
and FOX Deportes bilingual simulcast will air live at 10:00 p.m.
ET/7:00 p.m. PT.
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Andy Lee
Lands At Sun Bowl Stadium |
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Undefeated World Middleweight Champion and the
Son of the Legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR. will return to the
boxing metropolis of El Paso, Texas for the first time in nearly
six years, headlining “Viva Chávez!” on Saturday, June 16, at
Sun Bowl Stadium. After initial concerns from The University of
Texas System regarding the world championship event from taking
place at the Sun Bowl Stadium in The University of Texas at El
Paso, Chancellor Francisco Gonzalez Cigarroa, announced last
week that he will allow the event to take place as previously
scheduled. Chávez Jr., who will be making the third defense of
the title he won last year, will be battling No. 2-world-rated
contender ANDY LEE, marking the first world championship fight
to be held in the Sun Bowl Stadium since June 13, 1998 when
Oscar De La Hoya knocked out Patrick Charpentier in the second
round to retain his welterweight crown. The Chávez Jr. vs. Lee
world championship rumble will be televised live on HBO World
Championship Boxing®, beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET.
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Sechew Powell vs. Gabriel Rosado Headlines
June 1 "Fight Night" On NBC Sports Network |
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Number 7 ranked Junior Middleweight Gabriel
Rosado of Philadelphia will take on Number 9 contender Sechew
Powell of Brooklyn, NY (26-4, 15 KO's) on Friday, June 1st in
the main event on NBC Sports Network's Fight Night boxing
series, live from the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, PA. The 12
round fight will be for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Title.
The NBC Sports Network telecast beings at 9PM ET.
The sturdy southpaw will replace ailing Joel Julio, who has
withdrawn from the fight.
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Jhonson Looking To Shine Against Nelson |
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Some fighters are concerned by an opponent
switch, especially in their premium cable debut... not Yudel
Jhonson.
With original opponent Freddy Hernandez out, Cuba's Johnson
(12-0, 8 KOs) will now face Cleveland's formidable Willie "The
Great" Nelson (17-1-1, 11 KOs) on Friday, May 11in the 10-round
light middleweight main event of a live ShoBox: The New
Generation (11 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME®, delayed on the West
Coast) doubleheader telecast entitled "Shootout at Texas
Station".
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On This Day:
May 5 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2005, Spa Resort Casino, Palm
Springs, California, USA:
Julio Gonzalez won a 6 round TD over Montell Griffin -
IBF Title Eliminator.
Steve Quinonez won a 10 round MD over James Armah - Non
Title.
Travis Walker KO'd William Cook in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Jason Gavern won a 6 round UD over Jermaine Woods - Non
Title.
2004, Entertainment Centre,
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia:
Manny Siaca won a 12 round SD over Anthony Mundine - WBA
Super Middleweight Title.
2001, Braunschweig, Germany:
Dariusz Michalczewski KO'd Alejandro Lakatus in the 9th
round - WBO Light Heavyweight Title.
Metro Manila, Philippines:
Gerry Penalosa TKO'd Kejii Yamaguchi in the 1st round -
WBC International Super Flyweight Title.
Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA:
Alex Trujillo TKO'd Emmanuel Clottey in the 7th round -
IBA Light Welterweight Title.
Joel Casamayor won a 12 round UD over Edwin Santana -
WBA Super Featherweight Title.
El Paso, Texas, USA:
Juan Lazcano TKO'd Juan Molina in the 11th round - NABF
and IBA Lightweight Titles.
Fernando Vargas TKO'd Wilfredo Rivera in the 6th round -
Non Title.
Dominick Guinn won a 6 round UD over Ronnie Smith - Non
Title.
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Weights From Las Vegas - HBO PPV |
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. 151 vs. Miguel Cotto 154
(WBA super welterweight championship)
Saul Alvarez 154 vs. Shane Mosley 154*
(WBC super welterweight championship)
* Mosley originally weighed in at 154.5.
Jessie Vargas 146 vs. Steve Forbes 146.5
Deandre Latimore 154.5 vs. Carlos Quintana 154
Antonio Orozco 142 vs. Dillet Frederick 140
Keith Thurman 149 vs. Brandon Hoskins 149
Omar Figueroa 139 vs. Robbie Cannon 138
Braulio Santos 126.5 vs. Juan Sandoval 125
Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
Promoter: Golden Boy
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Weights From Erfurt, Germany |
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WBO Championship
Cruiserweight Title:
Marco Huck: 90,0 kg / 198.4 lbs
Ola Afolabi: 90,3 kg / 199.1 lbs
WBO Championship
Super-Middleweight Title:
Robert Stieglitz: 75,6 kg / 166.7 lbs
Nader Hamdan: 75,5 kg / 166.9 lbs
EBU Championship Heavyweight Title:
Kubrat Pulev: 111,4 kg / 245.6 lbs
Alexander Dimitrenko: 116,8 kg / 257.6 lbs
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Weights From Mohegan Sun - ESPN2 |
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Demetrius Andrade 157.75 vs. Rudy Cisneros 158
Addy Irizarry 144.75 vs. Victoria Cisneros 141.5
Reinaldo Graceski 171.5 vs. Borngood Washington 176.25
Joseph Perez 131 vs. Juan Jaramillo 129.5
Tylon Burris 174 vs. Robert Jackson 172.25
Chris Gilbert 148 vs. Keuntray Henson 147
Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT
Promoter: Star Boxing
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Weights From Las Vegas - Fox Sports Net |
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Daniel Ponce De Leon 127.5 vs. Eduardo Lazcano
129
Ishe Smith 154.5 vs. Ayi Bruce 153
Daquan Arnett 152 vs. Jose Martell 151.5
Jeffrey Fontanez 134 vs. Rocco Espinoza 131.5
Jessica Rakoczy 124 vs. Brittany Cruz 125.5
Venue: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
Promoter: Golden Boy
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Kessler: "I am hitting harder than ever" |
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On May 19, Mikkel Kessler will move up in weight,
clashing with Allan Green for the WBC Light Heavyweight World
Championship (Silver). Today the Viking Warrior opened his gym
during a media workout in Copenhagen. Here is what the
three-time world champion had to say about his preparation for a
historic night of entertainment at Denmark's most famous
football stadium, which also features the live screening of the
UEFA Champions League Final and a top undercard.
Q: For the first time of your career, you will be fighting at
light heavyweight. How has the training been going?
MK: "Brilliant. I have put on some pounds and I am hitting
harder than ever. And I must say I haven't lost any of my speed
either. Going up to light heavyweight has given me much more
one-punch KO power."
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Canelo Alvarez vs. Shane Mosley
Final Press Conference |
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WBC Super Welterweight World Champion
Canelo Alvarez and Six-Time and Three-Division World
Champion Sugar Shane Mosley pose on May 3, 2012 in Las
Vegas, Nevada at the final press conference for their
May 5, 2012 world championship fight at the MGM Grand
Garden Arena in Las Vegas which will be the co-feature
to the Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto world
championship mega-fight, both of which will be produced
and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®.
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Maddalone Wins Big At VIP Boxing III |
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Star Boxing's popular heavyweight contender Vinny
Maddalone of Flushing, Queens, returned to the ring on Wednesday
night, May 2nd, in a memorable battle against Chris Koval in the
headliner of the Sold Out VIP BOXING III event at Russo's On The
Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
Trading bombs from the opening bell, Maddalone drilled the
Youngstown, Ohio native Koval to the canvas with a massive right
hand midway into the opening round. After rising from the canvas
Koval fought his way back into the fight stunning Maddalone with
a thunderous left hook. However at the ten-second signal,
Maddalone landed another hard right hand bringing the packed
house to their feet.
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Danny O'Connor Headlines First Professional Boxing Match At The
Boston House Of Blues On May 24 |
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Junior welterweight prospect Danny O'Connor
(16-1) is busy preparing for his homecoming match under the
tutelage of acclaimed trainer Ronnie Shields in Houston, Texas.
On May 24, O'Connor will headline the first professional boxing
card at the Boston House of Blues against Daniel "The Hudson
Valley Kid" Sostre (11-5-1) of New York in a 10-round contest.
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Sdunek: "Saturday I Will Be Up 2:1 Against Wegner" |
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Normally at a press conference only the
fighters of the main event are in the spotlight. But
this was not the case on Wednesday afternoon in Erfurt.
The spectators of the big fight night on May 5 are also
keen to find out which coach comes up with the better
strategy for the world championship bout between the
cruiserweights Marco Huck and Ola Afolabi.
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Badou Jack: "I'm Going to Beat Him Up" |
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Undefeated super middleweight Badou Jack "The
Ripper" (10-0, 8 KOs) of Sweden says he's planning on having a
great time when he makes his ShoBox: The New Generation debut on
Friday, May 11 against Colombia's also undefeated Alexander
Brand (17-0, 15 KOs).
The pair will meet as part of a live doubleheader telecast (11
p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME®, delayed on the West Coast) entitled
"Shootout at Texas Station", presented by Warriors Boxing live
from the Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas,
headlined by Cuba's Yudel Jhonson (12-0, 8 KOs) taking on
Cleveland's Willie "The Great" Nelson (17-1-1, 11 KOs) in the
10-round light middleweight main event.
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Badou Jack, Rances Barthelemy, & Isaac Vallie-Flagg On Last Call
Today On Cyberstationusa.com |
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With a week of boxing and UFC super action on
tap, the Sport Swami is getting ready for some great action. And
with new co-host CAMILLE MORGAN adding her own special touch,
it’s a can’t miss show of LAST CALL on
www.cyberstationusa.com. This week's guests include:
-Undefeated Light Heavyweight prospect BADOU JACK stops by to
chat about his SHO BOX debut next Friday from Texas Station
Casino in Las Vegas. "The Ripper" opens up about his decision to
move over to the United States for his boxing career, the
decision to sign with DiBella Entertainment, the pressure of
being the Main Eventer, what he needs to do to win and win
impressively.
-Undefeated Featherweight contender RANCES BARTHELEMY takes time
off of training camp to reflect on his big upcoming SHO BOX
fight next Friday. The Cuban defector talks about his big win
over Hylon Williams Jr on ESPN2, his thoughts on Aalan Martinez
his next opponent, coming from a boxing family, the difficulties
of leaving Cuba, and thoughts on becoming a world champion in
2013.
-STRIKEFORCE Lightweight Contender ISAAC VALLIE-FLAGG joins the
show as he prepares for his May 19th bout with JZ Cavalcante in
San Jose, California on Showtime. This Greg Jackson MMA member
sits down to talk about his nine fight unbeaten streak, training
at Jackson MMA, growing up as an aggressive kid, his thoughts on
JZ Superstar, and plans for a title shot down the line.
All of this plus Amile’s NFL Draft Recap on a jam packed two
hours of jam packed action only on Last Call on
www.cyberstationusa.com. Friday, October May 4th from 11 to
1 a.m. Eastern time/8 to 10 p.m. Pacific time.
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On This Day:
May 4 |
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ON THIS DAY IN 1997, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Arturo Gatti TKO'd Calvin Grove in the 7th round.
Zab Judah won a 6 round UD over Troy Crain.
Joel Casamayor TKO'd RaulJorge Munoz in the 1st round.
1996, Anaheim, California:
Mark Johnson KO'd Francisco Tejedor in the 1st round to
win the Vacant IBF Flyweight Title.
Marco Antonio Barrera KO'd Jesse Benevides in the 3rd
round to retain the WBO Super-Bantamweight Title.
1994, Yokahoma, Japan:
Hiroshi Kawashima won a 12 round UD over Jose Luis Bueno
to win the WBC Super-Flyweight Title.
1993, Denver, Colorado:
Reggie Johnson won a 12 round UD over Wayne Harris to
retain the WBA Middleweight Title.
1991, Paris, France:
Gilbert Dele won a 12 round UD over Jun-Suk Hwang to
retain the WBA Light-Middleweight title.
Laredo, Texas:
Orlando Canizales TKO'd Billy Hardy in the 8th round to
retain the IBF Bantamweight Title.
1985, Oranjestad, Aruba:
Daniel Zaragoza won the Vacant WBC Bantamweight Title
when Freddie Jackson was DQ'd in the 7th round.
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"Ring Kings: Mayweather vs. Cotto"
Final Press Conference Quotes |
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Floyd Mayweather, Seven-Time and
Five-Division World Champion
"Miguel is a true warrior, a tough champion and to go
into the Hall Of Fame you have to face the best
opponents.
"This fight had to happen and I am glad that happened
when Miguel was on his own, could call the shots and
dictate what he wants."
Miguel Cotto, Four-Time and Three-Division World
Champion
"I'm a quiet guy and I prefer to talk in the ring.
"I had a tremendous camp in Orlando. I put my trust in
Pedro [Diaz], in every member of my team and, most
importantly, myself."
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Miguel Cotto Looks To Solidify His Mark Among The List Of Great
Champions That Hail From Puerto Rico |
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Many great fighters have come from the
boxing-rich island of Puerto Rico, one of those being WBA Super
Welterweight World Champion Miguel Cotto, who hails from the
city of Caguas and now carries the torch passed to him by the
last great Puerto Rican pugilist, Felix "Tito" Trinidad.
Cotto is nearing the biggest and most difficult fight of his
career taking place this Saturday, May 5 against Floyd "Money"
Mayweather at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
which will be produced and distributed live by HBO
Pay-Per-View®. Though he is the defending champion putting his
154-pound belt on the line, in many ways he is the challenger.
That is simply because his opponent is Mayweather, undefeated at
42-0, a guaranteed first ballot Hall of Fame inductee and one of
the greatest fighters of this era.
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Robert Guerrero vs. Selcuk Aydin Set
For July 28 At HP Pavilion In San Jose |
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The wait is finally over. After an injury-plagued
2011 campaign, Three-Division World Champion Robert "The Ghost"
Guerrero will return to the ring on Saturday, July 28 at HP
Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. to face unbeaten power puncher
Selcuk "Mini Tyson" Aydin for the vacant WBC Interim
Welterweight World Championship in a fight to be televised live
on SHOWTIME.
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Willie Nelson Steps In To Face Yudel Jhonson |
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Cleveland's once-beaten Willie "The Great" Nelson
(17-1-1, 11 KOs) will step in to face Cuba's Yudel Jhonson
(12-0, 8 KOs) in the 10-round junior middleweight main event of
the ShoBox: The New Generation telecast presented by Warriors
Boxing, entitled "Shootout at Texas Station", scheduled for
Friday, May 11 (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast), from
the Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas.
Original Jhonson opponent, Freddy Hernandez, has been forced to
pull out with an injury.
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Christy Martin vs. Mia St. John II
Postponed To August 14 |
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Due to the emotional strain of having to relive
the domestic violence victimization of being stabbed twice and
then shot by her ex-husband, female boxing icon Christy Martin
has asked promoter Roy Englebrecht if her WBC Super Welterweight
World Championship fight against Mia St John could be postponed
while she recuperates from the stress and trauma of the trial,
conviction and sentencing of the ex-husband who tried to kill
her. Both Englebrecht and Table Mountain Casino, which was to
host the June 19th Final Victory show have understandably agreed
to the postponement and have set Tuesday, August 14th as the new
date for this championship show.
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Maysonet Jr. Wants To Surprise All The Fans On May 11 |
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The solid hitter from Cataño, Puerto Rico, Jorge
"Machito" Maysonet Jr. ( 6-0 5KO's - 135lbs ) will be in charge
of the co-feature bout for the event "Night of Future
Champions," taking place on May 11 at the Miriam "Betty" Segarra
Coliseum in Peñuelas, PR and will be televised live starting at
8:00pm by The Puerto Rico Sports Network (6.2 and 3.1) and can
also be seen as a repeat on the same day in its entirety on
channel 6 (PRTV) starting at 11:00pm.
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Years Of Frustration For Randall Bailey
Coming To Head June 9 vs. Mike Jones |
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Two-time world champion Randall "The Knock-out
King" Bailey, arguably the biggest pound-for-pound single
puncher in boxing, finally gets an opportunity to exorcise years
of demon-like frustrations on June 9, when he takes on unbeaten
Mike Jones for the vacant International Boxing Federation
("IBF") Welterweight Championship, in the 12-round co-feature on
the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley pay-per-view card, live from
MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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On This Day:
May 3 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Mandalay Bay Resort,
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Jorge Arce won a 6 round TD over Melchor Cob Castro -WBC
Light Flyweight Title.
Ivan Calderon won a 9 round TD over Eduardo Marquez -
WBO Minimumweight Title.
Erik Morales TKO'd Fernando Velardez in the 5th round -
WBC Featherweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Yory Boy Campas in the 7th round
- WBC & WBA Light Middleweight Title.
Flamingo Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Rocky Juarez TKO'd Frankie Archuleta in the 6th round -
Non Title.
Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
James Crayton TKO'd Ernesto Zepeda in the 7th round -
Non Title.
Miguel Angel Cotto TKO'd Juan Angel Macias in the 7th
round - Non Title.
Ivan Calderon won a 4 round UD over Carlos Lopez - Non
Title.
2001, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
USA:
JC Candelo won a 10 round UD over Kevin Tillman - Non
Title.
1997, Nynex Arena, Manchester,
England:
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Billy Hardy in the 1st round - IBF &
WBO Featherweight Title.
Robin Reid won a 12 round MD over Henry Wharton - WBC
Super Middleweight Title.
Winky Wright TKO'd Steve Foster in the 6th round - WBO
Light Middleweight Title.
Harry Simon KO'd Nick Odore in the 5th round - Non Title.
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Steve Forbes: "When One Door Closes,
Sometimes Bigger Doors Open" |
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By Barbara Pinnella
It has been said that one mans’ misfortune is another's
opportunity. That is exactly what happened with Steve Forbes –
times two. Back on April 12 Steve had a fight scheduled with
Emanuel Augustus, but when Augustus did not pass the physical
the fight was scrapped. Disappointed but not discouraged, Forbes
kept training. That was the beginning of the snowball.
“I stayed in the gym,” he told me. “I went back to the gym the
next day. I was supposed to start sparring a week later. Golden
Boy had been seeing me in the gym and I’d done some stuff with
Linares and Senchenko in the past. They said they were sorry
about my fight being cancelled, and asked if I wanted to go out
to Las Vegas and spar with “Canelo”. I said that I would. I was
already in shape.”
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto
Grand Arrivals At MGM Grand In Las Vegas |
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Seven-Time and
Five-Division World Champion Floyd Mayweather and WBA
Super Welterweight World Champion Miguel Cotto
pose on May 1, 2012 upon their arrivals
in Las Vegas, Nevada for their May 5, 2010 world
championship mega-fight against at the MGM Grand Garden
Arena which will be produced and distributed live by HBO
Pay-Per-View®.
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Spina & Biosse Anxious To Throw Down |
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As the two super middleweights stood toe-to-toe
for the first time since signing their respective names on the
dotted line, the reality began to set in for both Vladine Biosse
and Joey Spina.
“Now I know it’s right there,” Spina said after chatting with
reporters at Tuesday’s informal press gathering at the
Providence Downtown Marriott. “A lot of times in my career, I’ve
gotten my hopes up and things have fallen through. Now I know
it’s here, and it’s going to happen. I’m excited.”
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Hitz Grateful To Abell For Agreeing To Oquendo Bout |
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The promoter of long-time heavyweight contender
"Fast" Fres Oquendo (33-7, 21 KOs) commends Oquendo's next
opponent, Minnesota's Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell (28-5, 27 KOs),
for agreeing to fight.
Oquendo and Abell will meet for the WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight
Championship in the 10-round main event of Hitz Boxing's latest
"Fight Night at the Horseshoe" event on Friday, May 25, 2012, at
the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. The bout is presented
by Hitz Boxing in conjunction with Roy Jones Jr.'s Square Ring
Promotions.
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On This Day:
May 2 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Box Hill, Victoria,
Australia:
Naoufel Ben Rabah won a 12 round UD over Fred Kinuthia -
Vacant IBF Pan Pacific Welterweight Title.
Samutsakorn, Thailand:
Ratanachai Sor Vorapin KO'd Joven Jorda in the 4th round
- WBO Asia Pacific Bantamweight Title.
Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA:
Elio Ortiz won a 12 round UD over Ray Oliveira - IBU
Welterweight Title.
Rich LaMontagne TKO'd Ernest Mateen in the 6th round -
Non Title.
Chad Dawson TKO'd Earl Allen in the 3rd round - Non
Title.
Fort Myers, Florida, USA:
Cesar Bazan KO'd Douglas Villarreal in the 4th round -
Vacant NBA Light Welterweight Title.
2001, Houston, Texas, USA:
Lou Savarese TKO'd Marcus Rhode in the 2nd round -
Doesn't Everyone?
1998, Villeurbanne, France:
Fabrice Tiozzo TKO'd Terry Ray in the 1st round - WBA
Cruiserweight Title
La Strobol, Lyon, France:
Hacine Cherifi won a 12 round UD over Keith Holmes - WBC
Middleweight Title.
Lübeck, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Dicky Ryan in the 5th round -
Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title.
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Gary Shaw Saddened By The Passing Of His Mother |
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Promoter Gary Shaw is grieving today with the
loss of him mother, Iris Shaw, who passed away this morning in
Boca Raton, Florida. She was 90 years old, lived a wonderful
life and left behind 2 children, Gary and Cheryl, 5
grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
"My mother was a very strong woman who was always there for us.
She was a charismatic person who always put a smile on our
faces. She was a fight fan, whose first date with my late father
70 years ago, was at a live fight. I know she's in a better
place now but I will always remember the fun times we shared as
a family. Words can't describe how much I loved her. I will miss
her dearly." - Gary Shaw
Pound4Pound sends it's deepest condolences to the Shaw family.
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Box Latino Presents Gonzalez vs. Caro On May 19 |
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With three hugely successful boxing events under
their belt so far in 2012, Erik "Terrible" Morales' promotional
outfit Box Latino is gearing up to go outside of Baja California
and present a mega card on Saturday, May 19th, in Tepic,
Nayarit, Mexico where hometown favorite and WBC USNBC super
bantamweight champion Oscar "Fantasma" Gonzalez (27-1, 24KOs)
looks to defend his newly acquired versus elite level challenger
Giovanni "Ruso" Caro (23-10-4, 18KOs) of Mexico City, Mexico, in
a scheduled twelve round bout. Televisa, as part of their weekly
"Sabados de Corona" boxing series, will broadcast the contest
live in Mexico.
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Bernard Hopkins & Seth Mitchell Look To The
Future After Saturday Night Bouts In Atlantic City |
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Though they left Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City
Saturday night with different results, both future Hall of Famer
Bernard Hopkins and heavyweight contender Seth Mitchell made
statements that their careers are going strong and continuing
after delivering compelling performances to a packed house in
New Jersey and to homes across the country on HBO World
Championship Boxing®.
In the main event, "The Executioner" may have come up on the
short end of a 12-round majority decision to Chad Dawson, but
without question, Hopkins' performance in the closely-contested
bout showed that even at 47, there is plenty of fight left in
the fighting pride of Philadelphia.
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"Ring Kings: Mayweather vs. Cotto" Statistics |
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER
42-0 (26 KO's), 303 rounds boxed
KO percentage: 62%
19-0 (10 KO's) in title fights
Won world titles in 5 divisions
Fought 16 fellow world champions (17-0 vs. them)
Despite not being known for his power punches, 12 of his
Mayweather's 26 KO's have come in the first four rounds
MIGUEL COTTO
37-2 (30 KO's), 269 rounds boxed
KO percentage: 77%
17-2 (14) in title fights, last 19 fights ALL for titles-last
non-title fight was in 2004
Won titles in 3 divisions
Fought 13 fellow champions (12-2 vs. them)
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Floyd Mayweather Makes Six-Figure
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Seven-Time World Champion Floyd Mayweather Makes
Six-Figure Commitment to Youth Boxing
Mayweather supports 2012 Golden Gloves Nationals Tournament of
Champions Scheduled Through this Saturday, May 5 in Mesquite,
Nev.
MESQUITE (April 30, 2012) -- The 2012 Golden Gloves Nationals
Tournament of Champions which begins tonight, Monday April 30
and runs through this Saturday, May 5 at the CasaBlanca Event
Center received a huge boost when it was announced that
undefeated professional boxer Floyd Mayweather has signed on as
the title sponsor of the prestigious event.
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Gennady Golovkin Defends WBA Title On May 12 |
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WBA Middleweight Champion Gennady Golovkin and
his noted trainer Abel Sanchez have arrived in Kiev, Ukraine
where Golovkin will defend his world title on Saturday, May 12th
against Japanese champion Makoto Fuchigami at the Ice Palace
“Terminal”.
Known for his devastating knockouts and fan friendly style, the
undefeated Golovkin sports a record of 22-0-0 with nineteen
stoppages while the southpaw Fuchigami, 19-6-0 (10KO’s), enters
the twelve round clash with a nine bout-winning streak, eight by
knockout.
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Huck vs. Afolabi: "Back To The Future" |
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The rematch is just around the corner. Once again
Marco Huck (34-2, 25 KOs) and Ola Afolabi (19-2-3, 9 KOs) will
fight it out for the WBO Cruiserweight World championship, this
time at the Messehalle in Erfurt on May 5. In December 2009, the
two athletes squared off in Ludwigsburg. Back then Huck won an
exciting bout by unanimous decision. Two-and-a-half years later
both men believe that they have grown and developed into better
boxers. May 5 will show who really has put in the work since
then.
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Joel Diaz Jr. Has Another Spectacular Performance |
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This past Saturday at the Mountaineer Casino and
Resort in Chester, West Virginia, rising undefeated lightweight
prospect, Joel Diaz Jr. (9-0, 8 KOs) manufactured another
spectacular performance when he bulldozed his way to a TKO
victory over rugged veteran, Yogli Herrera (22-15, 15 KOs).
Herrera never returned from his stool to compete in the fifth
round, after he was dropped several times by Diaz in the earlier
rounds.
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Harvell Obliterates Pietrantonio In 3 |
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Lavarn “Baby Bowe” Harvell made it a perfect ten
when he annihilated Anthony Pietrantonio in round three of a
scheduled four round Light Heavyweight bout as part of the
Bernard Hopkins – Chad Dawson II undercard at Boardwalk Hall.
Harvell dropped Pietrantonio in round one and the continued to
dominate until a vicious right that knocked Pietrantonio down
and out at thirty-one seconds of round three. Pietrantonio was
momentarily unconscious but fortunately he was able to leave the
ring under his own power.
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On This Day:
May 1 |
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ON THIS DAY
IN 2004, Nongkhai, Thailand:
Veeraphol Sahaprom TKO'd Julio Cesar Avila in the 12th
round - WBC Bantamweight Title.
Miami, Florida, USA:
Kelvin Davis TKO'd Ezra Sellers in the 8th round -
Vacant IBF Cruiserweight Title.
Maselino Masoe TKO'd Evans Ashira in the 2nd round -
Vacant WBA Middleweight Title.
2003, Bangkok, Thailand:
Veeraphol Sahaprom won a 12 round UD over Hugo Dianzo -
WBC Bantamweight Title.
1999, Crystal Palace, London,
England:
Harry Simon TKO'd Kevin Lueshing in the 3rd round - WBO
Light Middleweight Title.
Anthony Farnell TKO'd Alan Gilbert in the 8th round -
Non Title.
1998, San Antonio, Texas, USA:
Adan Vargas won a 12 round UD over Ancee Gedeon - NABF
Bantamweight Title.
James Coker KO'd Buck Smith in the 8th round - Non
Title.
Jesse James Leija KO'd Troy Crain in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Lance Whitaker TKO'd Ray Butler in the 6th round - Non
Title.
1995, Cavite, Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao won a 6 round Decision over Rocky Palma -
Non Title.
1993, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA:
Tex Cobb TKO'd Mike Acklie in the 6th round - Non Title.
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Billy's Boxing Blog
Full Of Baloney |
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By William Trillo
According to wiki.answers.com, When one
is "full of baloney (bologna)" it means the
information they offer is nonsense, not trustworthy,
foolishness. With that definition in mind I want to
ad yet another feature to my weekly blog postings.
Many of you are aware of my "Trillo Stink-o-Meter"
specials that run whenever something about the business
of boxing smells a tad rotten. I also occasionally run
my "Go To The Window & Shout, I Am As Mad As Hell"
articles that are spurned when enough is clearly enough.
Well boxing fan's, starting today I will also be running
a feature I call, "Billy Baloney's Delicatessen".
You can look for this feature to rear it's ugly head
whenever ridiculous press releases are sent out touting
the accomplishments of some fighter who is far from the
star the press release would like you to believe. You
also may see the "deli" pop up when fighter themselves
make some bogus statement about their accomplishments
past, present and future.
So without further ado, we shall begin.
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On This Day: April 30 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1998, Ft Lauderdale, Florida:
Mauricio Pastrana KO'd Anis Roga in the 4th round to
retain the IBF Light-Flyweight Title.
Randall Bailey TKO'd Esteban Flores in the 1st round.
1995, Las Vegas, Nevada:
James Toney TKO'd Anthony Hembrick in the 5th round to
win the USBA Light-Heavyweight Title.
1993, Melbourne, Vic, Australia:
Johnny Nelson TKO'd Dave Russell in the 11th round to
win the Vacant WBF Cruiserweight Title.
1992, London, England:
Lennox Lewis TKO'd Derek Williams in the 3rd round to
win the European (EBU), Commonwealth and British
Heavyweight Titles.
1989, Norfolk, Virginia:
Pernell Whitaker TKO'd Louie Lomeli in the 3rd round to
retain the IBF Lightweight Title.
1986, London, England:
Dennis Andries won a 12 round SD over JB Williamson to
win the WBC Light-Heavyweight Title.
1976, Landover, Maryland:
Muhammad Ali won a 15 round Decision over Jimmy Young to
retain the WBC and WBA Heavyweight Title. Many believe
Ali received a gift decision in this very boring bout.
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Malignaggi Halts Senchenko In 9
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"The Magic Man" is back on top. Using pinpoint
accurate punches and a punishing attack from start to finish,
Brooklyn's Paulie Malignaggi stopped previously unbeaten
Vyacheslav Senchenko in the ninth round on Sunday to win the WBA
world welterweight championship.
Fighting at the Donbass Arena in Senchenko's hometown of
Donetsk, Ukraine, Malignaggi took away the home crowd advantage
almost immediately, dominating the bout until referee Steve
Smoger deemed Senchenko unable to continue due to a grotesquely
swollen left eye.
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Javier Fortuna Sends Message To
The Boxing World. Anyone. Any Time. |
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While he may have closed Cleveland featherweight
Yuandale Evans' eyes with his blistering attack, Javier "El
Abejon" Fortuna (19-0, 14 KOs) opened the rest of the world's
last night at Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas.
Fighting in the opening ESPN Friday Night Fights-televised bout
the 22-year-old southpaw needed just 2:02 of the first round to
drop the formerly undefeated Evans twice and cement himself as
"the one to watch" in the 126-130-lb divisions.
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Jackson Brothers Punch Their
Way To Victory In Paradise |
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On Wednesday, April 25, at the Marin Center in
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of
Sampson Boxing and co-promoter Lesley Commission of 340 Boxing
Promotions presented "Boxing in Paradise V" to a sold-out crowd,
who didn't go home disappointed.
Fighting in the night's main event before a hometown crowd, John
"The Rock" Jackson (13-0, 12 KOs) son of former world champion
Julian Jackson, defended his WBC Youth World Light Middleweight
Championship and spoiled the undefeated record of Mexico's Jesus
Selig (14-1-1, 9 KOs) via TKO 3 (1:33).
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Amanda Serrano Comes Up Short
To Capture 2nd World Title |
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Last night in Sweden, Amanda Serrano (14-1-1, 9
KOs) lost a unanimous decision against Frida Wallberg (11-0, 2
KOs) for the WBC Lightweight world title. Scorecards read 96-94,
97-93, and 98-92.
"I gave it my all," said Serrano. "I know I landed some good
shots in the fight and I'm not ashamed of my performance. Frida
Wallberg is a great fighter and I take nothing away from her
victory. I'm going to bounce back from this bump in the road and
work my way back to the top. I want to thank all my fans who've
been there for me and I promise I'll be back."
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On This Day: April 29 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, London, England:
Keith Holmes TKO'd Robert McCracken in the 11th round to
retain the WBC Middleweight Title.
New York, New York:
Lennox Lewis KO'd Michael Grant in the 2nd round to
retain the WBC, IBF, and IBO Heavyweight Titles.
Paul Ingle TKO'd Junior Jones in the 11th round to
retain the IBF Featherweight Title.
Wlad Klitschko TKO'd David Bostice in the 2nd round to
win the WBA International Heavyweight Title.
1995, Landover, Maryland:
Bernard Hopkins TKO'd Segundo Mercado in the 7th round
to win the Vacant IBF Middleweight Title.
Vincent Pettway KO'd Simon Brown in the 6th round to
retain the IBF Light-Middleweight title.
1990, Seoul, South Korea:
Myung Woo Yuh won a 12 round SD over Leo Gamez to win
the WBA Light Flyweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Nigel Benn TKO'd Doug DeWitt in the 8th round to win the
WBO Middleweight Title.
1985, Buffalo, New York:
Tony Tubbs won a 15 round UD over Greg Page to win the
WBA Heavyweight Title.
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Quick Results From Pomona, Ca. |
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Photo: German Villasenor - Top
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Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez stops Ramon
Garcia in the 4th round in Pomona, CA.
Jesse Magdaleno stops Nick Fast in the 1st round.
Lucky Boy Omotoso stops Larry Smith in the 8th round.
Anthony Lenk wins a decision in 8 over Alberto Herrera.
Jessie Roman stops Jaime Orrantia in the 4th round.
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Dawson Earns Majority Decision Over Hopkins
In Another Ugly & Less Than Thrilling Affair |
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Chad Dawson (now 31-1-2NC, 17 KO's) won the Ring
Magazine Light Heavyweight Title over Bernard Hopkins in a
rematch that was just as ugly as their first fight. Dawson won
on two wide scores simply because he did just enough more than
Hopkins to win the majority of rounds. Hopkins was slow to start
and did very little throughout the entire fight, though claiming
he won the fight and that the scoring was bad. There could be a
case for the one card that scored the fight a draw, 114-114,
since there were many rounds that were decided on one or two
connecting punches, but the fact remains, neither fighter looked
superior or dominant over the other. Hopkins made Dawson look
bad just as Dawson made Hopkins look bad. Their styles
complimented each other in what made another bad fight. There
were more clinches than exchanges, mostly by Hopkins. Dawson
wanted to fight and Hopkins refused to let him have his way,
using many tricks from his arsenal which included his head.
Dawson would suffer a cut over both eyes, one in round 4 and
another in round 8, from ruled "accidental" headbutts that
Dawson claimed to be "intentional". The cuts did not stop
Dawson's motivation who won on scored of 117-111 on two of the
judges score cards. Hopkins falls to 52-6-2 with 32 KO's. After
the fight Dawson called out Super Middleweight Champion Andre
Ward.
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Witherspoon's Lack Of Ring Smarts Costs Him
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Seth Mitchell (now 25-0-1, 19 KO's) came back
from losing a one-sided first round to batter and stop Chazz
Witherspoon in round 3. In round 1, it was clear Witherspoon
wanted very little to do in exchanging in the middle of the
ring. Witherspoon kept his long jab out while literally running
around the ring looking terrified. The problem is that
Witherspoon had the height, power and speed to beat Mitchell
within that first round, but he lacked stamina, and more
importantly, ring smarts. Witherspoon cracked Mitchell with a
big right hand that stopped him in his tracks. Witherspoon
proceeded to throw more right hands that had Mitchell hurt and
staggered. Mitchell held both his hands high, coving the sides
of his head from further oncoming right hands and hooks.
Witherspoon only needed to throw to the body, which was wide
open, or an uppercut to the chin. Witherspoon must have been
caught up in the moment because he would only throw more right
hands, clearly not seeing how open Mitchell was to the uppercut
and to the body. Had one landed, this fight would have been over
in the first round, guaranteed. Mitchell managed to survive the
round and Witherspoon went back to his corner gasping for air,
already.
Credit goes to Mitchell who dug himself out of the whole, coming
back in round 2 to punish Witherspoon to the body (the area
Witherspoon failed to throw to). In round 3, Witherspoon was
barely standing based on his lack of stamina alone. Mitchell
went in for the kill and dropped him with a big right hand.
Witherspoon would beat the count, but Mitchell was all over him
with a barrage of punches against the ropes. referee Randy
Neumann jumped in to call a standing eight count, but waived the
fight off after seeing Witherspoon's glazed-over eyes.
Witherspoon falls to 30-3 with 22 KO's.
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Peeks & Valleys Of Malignaggi's Career
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By Simon Ruvalcaba
With the upcoming trend in boxing we will be seeing in the
coming months of aging former champs in big fights against newer
and more heavily favored current champions or prospects, perhaps
the elements facing Paulie Malignaggi's attempt at a
welterweight crown against Vyacheslav Senchenko make his the
most difficult task? Instinctively wanting no part of going on
the road for the opportunity, Malignaggi quickly reevaluated his
options and accepted the challenge. "We thought we where gonna
fight Robert Guerrero on the Mayweather-Cotto undercard and when
that didn't happen for one reason or another, we went back and
took the fight with Senchenko cause it was either that or sit
around" commented Malignaggi shortly before departing for
training camp in Italy leading up to his fight week arrival in
the champions territory.
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Thomas Oosthuizen Shines With Unanimous
Decision Victory Over Marcus Johnson;
Luis Orlando Del Valle & Jose Pedraza Score
Action-Packed Unanimous Decision Wins |
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Thomas Oosthuizen made the most of his
United States television debut on ShoBox: The New
Generation by producing a crowd-pleasing unanimous
decision victory over Marcus “Too Much” Johnson. The
10-round super middleweight bout was scored 98-91 on all
three scorecards. In the SHOWTIME® co-feature, unbeaten
super bantamweight prospect Luis Orlando Del Valle
scored a hard-fought, 10-round unanimous decision over
Christopher Martin by the tallies of 100-89, 98-91 and
97-92. In the evening’s opening bout, Jose “The Sniper”
Pedraza won a unanimous decision over the relentless Gil
Garcia by the scores of 79-72 and 80-71 two times in an
eight-round super featherweight bout from Buffalo Run
Casino in Miami, Okla.
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Joe Hanks Scores First Round Knock Out |
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Star Boxing's undefeated heavyweight contender
Joe "The Future" Hanks made it a very quick evening on Friday
night, brutally knocking out veteran Marcus Rhode in the first
round at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma.
Improving his record to 20-0-0 with 14 knockouts, Hanks drilled
Rhode to the canvas three times before referee Gary Ritter
called a halt to the bout at the 1:36 mark of the opening
stanza.
The 29-year-old Hanks, a native of Newark, New Jersey who trains
in Carson, California is the holder of the IBA Americas
Heavyweight Title.
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Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Elio Rojas WBC Featherweight Championship
Headlines Tonight On Fox Deportes |
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World champions will collide tomorrow, Saturday,
April 28, when current WBC Featherweight World Champion Jhonny
Gonzalez takes to the ring at The Grand Oasis Cancun in Cancun,
Quintana Roo, Mexico to defend his title for the fourth time
against former World Champion Elio Rojas live on FOX Deportes at
9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT. The broadcast also features the IBF
Junior Lightweight World Championship bout between Juan Carlos
Salgado and Martin Honorio.
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Floyd Mayweather Teleconference Transcript |
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Floyd Mayweather: "Hey, how are you all
doing? First off, I want to thank the media, all the different
websites that have been supporting me for so many years; it has
truly been a blessing. I appreciate the stories. I appreciate
you guys covering all my fights. Richard Schaefer, you have done
a hell of a job with Golden Boy Promotions, Kelly Swanson for so
many years thanks for your help, Leonard Ellerbe, of course, I
take my hat off to you. May 5th I'm going to dedicate this fight
to Leonard's mother who just passed away. So this fight is very,
very important to me. So I want to thank everybody for this call
and just thank you guys for supporting me for so many years."
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Live Championship Boxing Returns
To Mountaineer Tonight |
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8-Time World Champion Roy Jones Jr. in
association with TNT Promotions Presents "Live Championship
Boxing from The Harv at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort"
on Saturday April 28th. A Double Feature is planned for the
evening's headliners when Youngtown, OH’s Jake “The Bull”
Giuriceo (15W-0L-1D, 3KO) battles former WBC Latino Super
Lightweight Champion Juan "Chago" Santiago (14W-8L-1D, 8KO) and
power punching sensation Joel Diaz Jr. (8W-0L, 7KO) takes on
Colombian native Yogli "Olafo" Herrera (22W-14L, 15KO).
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Pro Boxing Returns To Lowell On May 9 |
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Professional boxing returns to Lowell,
Massachusetts - home of "Irish" Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund -
for the first time in seven years, on Wednesday night, May 9 at
Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
Local fan favorites "Irish" Joe McCreedy and Sean Eklund, whose
uncles are Micky and Dicky, will fight in front of their
hometown fans for the first time as pros on the "Homecoming"
card, and former world champion "Vicious" Vivian Harris will be
making his Bay State debut.
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On This Day: April 28 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Cotabato, Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Wethya Sakmaunglang in the 6th
Round.
Cardiff, Wales:
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Mario Veit in the 1st round to retain
the WBO Super-Middleweight Title.
New York, New York:
Andrew (Six-Heads) Lewis won a 12 round UD over Larry
Marks to retain the WBA Welterweight title.
Julio Diaz KO'd Justo Sencion in the 9th round to win
the Vacant NABA Lightweight Title.
1993, Dublin, Ireland:
Gregorio Vargas TKO'd Paul Hodkinson in the 7th round to
win the WBC Featherweight Title.
1990, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Michael Moorer KO'd Mario Melo in the 1st round to
retain the WBO Light-Heavyweight Title.
Thomas Hearns won a 12 round UD over Michael Olajide to
retain the WBO Super-Middleweight Title.
1978, Udon Thani, Thailand:
Antonio Cervantes KO'd Tongta Kiatvayupakdi in the 6th
round to retain the WBA Light-Welterweight Title.
1943, Ft Worth, Texas:
Mauel Ortiz KO'd Lupe Cardoza in the 6th round to retain
the World Bantamweight Title. This was Ortiz (96-28-2)
fourth Title defense, he would make 15 successful
defenses before losing and regaining his Title in 1947.
Ortiz (Hall of Fame Induction 1996) would then defend
successfully four more times in his second reign. Ortiz
is considered one of the Bantamweight Divisions All-Time
Greats.
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Sillakh Knocked Out In 8 After
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Light Heavyweight Denis Grachev
(now 12-0-1, 8 KO's) shocked huge prospect Ismayl Sillakh,
coming from behind to win with a dramatic knockout that started
with just one punch. Sillakh was in complete control of the
fright from the start, even scoring a knockdown with a straight
right in round 3. Everything changed when a right from Grachev
stopped and staggered Sillakh into the corner during round 8.
Grachev jumped on Sillakh, who still had his hands up, with
power hooks from both hands. Sillakh began to take clean shots
through his guard, one which began to stagger him to the next
corner. Another right hand landed flush as Sillakh leaned back
which put him down and prompted the referee to immediately jump
in and call the fight off at 2:18. Although Sillakh definitely
was not in good shape, he
should have been given the chance to rise to his
feet. Sillakh drops to 17-1 with 14 KO's.
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Weights from Pomona, CA - TV Azteca |
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Roman Gonzalez 107.4 vs. Ramon Garcia Hirales
107.8
(WBA Mini Flyweight World title)
Alberto Herrera 146.6 vs. Anthony Lenk 147 lbs
Jesse Magdaleno 123 vs. Nick Fast 122.4 lbs
Tommy Turner 165.8 vs. Edgar Alvarado 166.8
Anthony Lenk 147 vs. Alberto Herrera 146.6
Lucky Boy Otomoso 147.6 vs. Larry Smith 147.2
Jesse Roman 139.8 vs. Jaime Orrantia 139.8
Venue: Fairflex in Pomona, CA
Promoter: Top Rank and Zanfer
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Weights From Atlantic City - HBO |
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Photos: Tom Hogan - HoganPhotos/Golden
Boy
Bernard Hopkins 173.5
vs. Chad Dawson 174.5
Seth Mitchell 241.5 vs.
Chazz Withersppon 231.5
Shawn Porter 153.5 vs.
Patrick Thompson 153.5
Mike Faragon 137.5 vs. Sergio Rivera 139.6
Lavarn Harvell 174.5 vs. Tony Pietrantonio 175.4
Julian Williams 154.5 vs. Hector Rosario 155.5
Phil Lo Greco 149 vs. Hector Orozco 149
Venue: Boardwalk Hall
Promoter: Golden Boy/Gary Shaw
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Billy's Boxing Blog
Rowland Bryant Discusses Stopping Librado Andrade |
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By William Trillo
No one really gave Light Heavyweight Rowland Bryant (now 16-1,
11 KO's) any chance of defeating the tough whiskered Librado
Andrade (30-5, 23 KO's) this past weekend in El Paso Texas. No
one but Rowland Bryant that is. The little known fighter from
Florida put himself on the radar after his KO victory and we
wanted to talk with him about his moment.
Pound4Pound: You came into El Paso ,Texas this past weekend
and did the improbable. Congratulations on your victory. Now
that you have had a few days to let this sink in how are you
feeling?
Rowland Bryant: I feel great. It’s hard to think I got a
fight at that level and it went that way. My coach and I keep
talking about it and hopefully we get more.
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Dmitry Pirog vs. Nobuhiro Ishida
Headlines May 1 In Moscow |
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Kirill Pchelnikov’s KP Boxing Promotion and Art
Pelullo’s Banner Promotions will present a sensational world
championship fight card on Tuesday, May 1, at Sport Complex
Krylatskoe in Moscow, Russia. The fights will be televised in
Russia on Channel 2. Check local listings for times.
May 1 is “Spring and Labor Day” in Russia, an official holiday.
In the main event scheduled for 12 rounds, World Boxing
Organization middleweight world champion Dmitry Pirog, 19-0 with
15 knockouts, of Gelendzhik, Russia, will make his third defense
of the title against WBO No. 11-ranked middleweight contender
Nobuhiro Ishida, 24-7-2 with 9 knockouts, of Osaka, Japan.
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Hopkins vs. Dawson II Roundtable Quotes |
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Bernard Hopkins: "I'm a throw back. I live
in a time where it is so microwavable that there is no time to
cook, season, chop or marinate any more. I'm the last of a dying
[expletive] breed.
"They were calling me old when I beat Trinidad 11 years ago.
"Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will always
motivate me."
Chad Dawson: "It all depends on how Bernard comes in the
ring. If he comes to fight, that is great. If he comes to lie
down like he did last time, then I feel sorry for the people
that bought tickets or are going to watch on HBO.
"The first fight wasn't a long fight, but in the two rounds that
it was, I was the one trying to press the fight. I was trying to
make the action."
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