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World Title Shot For Boxing
Big Brother Star Angel McKenzie |
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Angel McKenzie Steps In To Face Jennifer Retzke,
After Mikaela Laurén Pulls Out Of Historic 5th July Title Clash
At York Hall.
Former Big Brother star Angel McKenzie is set to replace Swedens
Mikaela Laurén, who unexpectedly pulled out of the planned July
5th World title fight against Germanys Jennifer Retzke, which
takes place on the Dave Murphy, in association with Acourtier
Events, promoted Independence Day extravaganza at York Hall.
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IBF Orders Hopkins To Fight Kovalev |
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Earlier today, the IBF ordered Light Heavyweight
Champion Bernard Hopkins to make his next title defense against
newly-crowned #1 contender Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev of Russia.
On Friday, Kovalev scored his 9th impressive knockout in a row
with a third round demolition of Houston's Cornelius White on
the NBC Sports Network's critically acclaimed Fight Night
series.
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Afolabi Disappointed In Close Loss To Huck |
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One week after challenging for the WBO
Cruiserweight World Title, top rated contender Ola Afolabi has
returned home to Southern California and is preparing to map out
his future for another world title opportunity.
Afolabi lost a hotly contested majority decision to Marco Huck
on JUNE 8 in Berlin, Germany, the third time they have fought.
Scores were 114-114, 115-113 (Huck) and an inexplicable 117-111
(Huck).
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Szpilka & Campillo Win Prelims |
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Taking interim bouts over the weekend in their
native homelands before their showdowns on Friday, August 16 at
Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field, Home of the Chicago White Sox,
heavyweight contender Artur "The Pin" Szpilka and former light
heavyweight champion Gabriel "EL Chico Guapo" Campillo were both
victorious in dominant fashion.
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Acquinity Sports Promoter Henry Rivalta
Sets Record Straight About Joan Guzman |
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Two-time, two-division world champion Joan
"Little Tyson" Guzman (33-1-1, 20 KOs) faces Vicente "El Loco"
Mosquera (32-2-1, 17 KOs) on June 28 for the interim World
Boxing Association (WBA) junior welterweight title.
The 12-round Guzman-Mosquera fight, presented by All Star Boxing
in association with Acquinity Sports, will air live on Telemundo
from Kissimmee, Florida.
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On This Day:
June 18 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Del Mar, California:
Brian Viloria TKO'd Francisco Soto in the 5th round to
win the WBC Youth Flyweight Title.
1999, Fayetteville, North Carolina:
Larry Holmes TKO'd James "Bonecrusher" Smith in the 8th
round to win the Vacant Legends of Boxing Heavyweight
Title.
Greg Page TKO'd Tim Witherspoon in the 7th round.
Billy Costello won a 10 round SD over Juan LaPorte.
1995, New Orleans, Louisiana:
James Toney TKO'd Freddie Delgado in the 5th round to
win the Vacant WBU Light heavyweight Title.
1993, Newcastle, NSW, Australia:
Kostya Tszyu KO'd Robert Rivera in the 1st round.
1989, Stateline, Nevada:
Tony Lopez TKO'd Tyrone Jackson in the 8th round to
retain the IBF Super Featherweight Title.
Rocky Lockridge KO'd Mike Zena in the 8th round.
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Jennings W RTD 6 Fedosov Photo Gallery
Photos: "Sugar" Ray Bailey |
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Including:
Sergey Kovalev TKO 3 Cornelius White
Ray Narh W UD 10 Ronald Cruz
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Nielsen KO's Andino To Defend WBA
Intercontinental Middleweight Title |
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Photos: Photo Wende
WBA Intercontinental Middleweight
Champion Patrick Nielsen improved to 19-0 (9 KOs) on
Saturday night in Aarhus, Denmark when he knocked out
Crispulo Javier Andino (16-6-1, 7 KOs) in the fourth
round. In his first fight with renowned US coach Joey
Gamache in his corner, Nielsen dominated from the
beginning. He worked behind his jab and went to the
body. In the fourth, a left to the body sent the
Argentinian down. He beat the count – only to go down
again after another flurry of punches. “I am pleased
with my performance,” Nielsen said. “The training with
Joey has been very good. It all came together nicely
today and I am happy that I stopped Andino.” Said
promoter Nisse Sauerland: “Patrick looked very sharp.
Andino never had a chance. That was a great win for
him.”
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On This Day:
June 17 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Seoul, Korea:
Yo Sam Choi KO'd Chart Kiapetch in the 5th round to
retain the WBC Light Flyweight Title.
Mexico City, Mexico:
Marco Antonio Barrera KO'd Luiz Freitas in the 1st round
to retain the WBO Super Bantamweight Title
Agapito Sanchez TKO'd Gerardo Martinez in the 11th round
to win the WBC Fecarbox Super Bantamweight Title.
Bell Gardens, California:
Jose Luis Castillo won a 12 round MD over Stevie
Johnston to win the WBC Lightweight title. 2000 Upset of
the Year.
Los Angeles, California:
Shane Mosley won a 12 round SD over Oscar De La Hoya to
win the WBC Welterweight Title.
Diego Corrales KO'd Justin Juuko in the 10th round to
win the IBA Super Featherweight Title.
Erik Morales KO'd Mike Juarez in the 3rd round.
1997, Bay St Louis, Mississippi:
John Ruiz TKO'd Ray Anis in the 1st round to retain the
NABF Heavyweight Title.
1995, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Riddick Bowe KO'd Jorge Luis Gonzalez in the 6th round
to retain the WBO Heavyweight Title.
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Billy's Boxing Blog
Despite Circumstances Andrade
Comes Out Victorious In Tabasco |
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By William Trillo
What should a fighter do if the airlines
loses his luggage and all his gear never makes it to the
final destination? We are talking trunks, robe,
mouthpiece, not to mention the piece that protects his
unmentionables. After that what would you do if at the
weigh-in you suddenly find out your opponent will not be
allowed to fight?
If you are former title challenger Librado Andrade
(30-5,23 KO's) you find a way to make things happen. You
get to the local sporting goods store and put together
some impromptu fighting gear and you tell your promoter
there is no way you want to leave Mexico without
fighting. Especially since it's already happened to you
once before. And then after putting those pieces
together you go out on fight night and promptly
annihilate your foe.
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On This Day:
June 16 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Hermosillo, Mexico:
Jose Luis Castillo KO'd Sung-Ho Yuh in the 1st round to
retain the WBC Lightweight Title.
Budapest, Hungary:
Artur Grigorian won a 12 round UD over Aldo Nazareno
Rios to retain the WBO Lightweight Title.
Julio Pablo Chacon TKO'd Istvan Kovacs in the 6th round
to win the WBO Featherweight Title.
Cincinnati, Ohio:
Tim Austin TKO'd Steve Dotse in the 6th round to retain
the IBF Bantamweight Title.
Felix Machado won a 12 round UD over Mauricio Pastrana
to retain the IBF Super Flyweight Title.
2000, Indio, California:
Antonio Diaz won a 12 round UD over Omar Weis to win the
IBA Light Welterweight Title.
Antonio Margarito TKO'd David Kamau in the 2nd round to
win the WBO NABO Welterweight Title.
Julio Diaz TKO'd Gustavo Cuello in the 5th round.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Juan Lazcano TKO'd Wilfredo Vazquez in the 9th round to
win the Vacant NABF Lightweight Title.
1996, Bay St Louis, Mississippi:
Larry Holmes (in one of his comebacks) scored a one
punch KO over Anthony Willis in the 8th round.
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Garcia Obliterates Juanma Inside 4 |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Mikey Garcia (now 32-0, 27 KO's)
made quick work of Juan Manuel Lopez, dropping him in twice
along the way to a 4th round stoppage. From the start, Garcia
was in complete control. Juanma looked awkward rusty and just
not himself. Perhaps his best days are behind him because he was
just not in the fight for one second. Garcia needed to just time
Lopez coming in to land a big right hand that put him down for
the first time in round 2. Lopez began to get desperate and
started reaching with big shots, but it was all kinds of wrong
as he just left him more open. In round 4, a right over the top
flush on the temple sent Juanma in a daze. Garcia finished with
a left hook and Lopez would be flat on his back. Lopez did beat
the count, but was in no condition to continue and the fight was
rightfully waived off at 1:35. Lopez falls to 33-3 with 30
KO's. Since Garcia failed to make the featherweight limit at the
weigh-in, the WBO title becomes vacant.
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Crawford Stops Sanabria In 6 In Dallas, TX |
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Terence Crawford (now 21-0, 16 KO's) remained
unbeaten with another great performance, this time over tough
Alejandro Sanabria. Crawford was willing to exchange in the
middle of the ring with Sanabria and it paid off. Left hooks
staggered Sanabria in the 3rd and a picture perfect lead left
hook put Sanabra down in the 16th. Sanabria fell awkwardly and
did a roll head first then ended up on his back. Sanabria beat
the count, but could not stand steadily and the fight was waived
off 17 seconds into the round. Sanabria drops to 34-2-1 with 25
KO's.
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Quick Undercard Results From Dallas, TX |
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Photos: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Vanes Martirosyan of
Glendale, Ca. stops Ryan Davis, Granite City, Il. in the
2nd round, Saturday, June 15 from the American Airlines
Center in Dallas, Texas.
Super Bantamweight sensation Oscar Valdez
of Mexico stops Gil Garcia in the 2nd round.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
The Gym Group Ready To Make
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MONTRÉAL - The GYM Group, leads by the promoter
Yvon Michel, will make an offer to Bernard Hopkins to persuade
him to come in Montréal to fight Adonis Stevenson this summer.
Stevenson (21-1-0), who dethroned Chad Dawson (30-3-0) as WBC
light heavyweight champion of the world last Saturday at the
Bell Centre in Montréal, said after his victory by TKO in the
first round that his new priority, is to fight Hopkins in a
unification bout for the WBC and IBF titles. Hopkins (53-6-2)
was supposed to defend his IBF crown against the German Karo
Murat (25-1-1) July 13th in Brooklyn, New York, but the fight
has been postponed because Murat has been unable to get a visa
to fight in USA. If Hopkins says no, Stevenson, a southpaw from
Montréal, could make the first defense of his WBC crown against
his mandatory challenger, the British Tony Bellew (20-1-1), or
fight in an unification titles bout for the WBC and the WBA
crowns against Beibut Shumenov (13-1-0), from Kazakhstan.
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Jennings & Kovalev Score KO's
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Photos: Rich Graessle & Larry
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A trio of exciting fights lit up the
latest edition of Fight Night on NBC Sports Network
Friday night. The nationally televised tripleheader was
staged at the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, PA.
In the main event, scheduled for ten rounds, heavyweight
contender Bryant "By-By" Jennings, 17-0, 9 KOs, remained
undefeated with a bruising sixth round TKO of Russian
Andrey Fedosov, 24-3, 19 KOs. Both heavyweights took
turns landing their shots, but Jennings was the quicker
and stronger of the two. Over time, Jennings, of
Philadelphia, wore his opponent down and eventually
closed his left eye. Fedosov tested Jennings all night,
but Bryant passed the stiff test with flying colors.
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Alejandro Luna Remains Undefeated In
Main Event At The Chumash Casino Resort |
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Tonight Gary Shaw Productions and the Chumash
Resort Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif., put on another great night
of boxing. The show titled "Central Coast Championship Night"
had the fans in attendance on their feet with a plethora of
action packed bouts.
In the main event, popular undefeated lightweight prospect
Alejandro Luna and Sergio Rivera fought for the vacant "WBC
Youth" interim and "Central Coast" lightweight titles.
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Grzegorz vs. Mora Headlines June 28
Friday Night Fights In Jacksonville |
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On Friday night, June 28th, Banner Promotions
will present ESPN’s Friday Night Fights at the Jacksonville
Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
In the main event, former Middleweight world title challenger
Grzegorz Proksa will take on former WBC Super Welterweight
champion Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora in a Middleweight bout
that is scheduled for ten rounds.
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Bernard Hopkins vs. Karo Murat
Bout Is Off Due To Murat Visa Denial |
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Due to number two rated IBF Light Heavyweight
Contender Karo Murat being declared ineligible to receive a visa
by the United States Department of State, and his subsequent
inability to enter the United States, his scheduled July 13
fight against IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Bernard
Hopkins at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York slated to air
on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING has been cancelled along with
the entire event.
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Tabasco Mexico Weigh-In
Double Header Ready To Go |
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By William Trillo
On a steamy day in Villahermosa, the fighters for the Fox
Deportes televised card weighed in in front of many of Tabasco's
biggest boxing fans. The card that is a Golden Boy & Pepe Gomez
promotion proves to be an action packed night with a full slate
set for the fans. The weights for the main players of the show
break down as follows:
Roberto Ortiz 139.4 vs.
Jorge Romero 139.6 in a WBC Silver Super Lightweight
Bout
Juan Pablo Sanchez 133.6
vs. Juan Aguirre 133.8 go at it for the WBC Mundo
Hispano Lightweight Belt
In a female WBC Youth
Super Flyweight title fight Dorely Valente 114.2 takes
on Marla Salinas 114.8
In a special eight round attraction
Librado Andrade 175.2 gets back into action against
Jesus Ortega.
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Weights From Denmark |
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Patrick Nielsen 159.8 vs. Crispulo Javier Andino
158.3
Arman Torosyan 156.5 vs. Reda Zam Zam 157.6
Marko Angermann 184 vs. Micki Nielsen 199.9
Michael Schubov 153.2 vs. Torben Keller 153.2
Artem Solomko 169 vs. Simen Smaadal 173.3
Lorenzo Di Giacomo 172 vs. Erik Skoglund 174.6
Jan Balog 151 vs. Anthony Yigit 144.4
Roman Cherney 248 vs. Otto Wallin 220.4
Andrei Staliarchuk 138.4 vs. Rashid Kassem 139.3
Shahriyar Weissi 186 vs. Peter Gram 198.8
Yordan Vasilev 131.3 vs. Dennis Ceylan 129.6
Venue: NRGi Arena, Aarhus, Denmark
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On This Day:
June 15 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Elk Grove Village,
Illinois:
Omar Sheika won a 10 round UD over Manu Ntoh.
Chris Thomas TKO'd Rich LaMontagne in the 2nd round.
1996, Sendai, Japan:
Rosendo Alvarez won a 12 round MD over Eric Chavez to
retain the WBA Minimumweight Title.
General Santos City, Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Bert Batiller in the 4th round.
Jacksonville, Florida:
Roy Jones Jr. TKO'd Eric Lucas in the 12th round to
retain the IBF Super Middleweight Title.
Kevin Kelley KO'd Derrick Gainer in the 8th round to
retain
the WBU Featherweight Title.
Keith Mullings TKO'd Anthony Bradley in the 3rd round.
1991, San Antonio, Texas:
Robert Quiroga won a 12 round UD over Akeem Anifowoshe
to retain the IBF Super Flyweight Title (1991 Fight of
the Year Ring Magazine)
Welcome Ncita won a 12 round UD over Hurley Snead to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
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Weights From Dallas, TX - HBO |
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Photos: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Mikey Garcia 128 vs.
Juan Manuel Lopez 125.25
(Garcia failed to make the 126 lb. limit, therefore
losing the WBO Title at the scales)
Vanes Martirosyan 154.75
vs. Ryan Davis 157.5
Mikael Zewski 147.75 vs.
Damian Frias 147.5
Terence Crawford 134.5 vs. Alejandro Sanabria 134.5
Matt Korobov 161.25 vs. Ossie Duran 160.5
John Karl Sosa 142.5 vs. Alexis Pena 141.25
Oscar Valdez 127.5 vs. Gil Garcia 128
Kurtis Colvin 158.5 vs. Angel Sigala 159
Juan Antonio Lopez 119.25 vs. Jonathan Hernandez 121.75
Venue: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Promoter: Top Rank
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Alvarez Will Face Green In Hartford |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The Colombian Eleider Alvarez, who is living in
Montréal since the beginning of his pro boxing career in 2009,
was supposed to fight the American Allan Green last Saturday at
Bell Centre, just before the WBC light heavyweight championship
of the world won by the Montréaler Adonis Stevenson (TKO in the
first round against Chad Dawson), but the bout has been
cancelled 48 hours before the show, when HBO has decided to add
the fight the fight Pedraza-Villenueva to the program.
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Garcia vs. Lopez Final Press Conference |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Undefeated WBO Featherweight Champion
Mikey Garcia of Oxnard, Ca. and former two-time world
champion Juan Manuel Lopez of Caguas, Puerto Rico pose
with legendary Heavyweight champion George Foreman
during the final press conference for their upcoming WBO
Featherweight world championship fight, Saturday, June
15 from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Garcia vs. Lopez, televised live on HBO Boxing After
Dark® will be promoted by Top Rank®, in association with
PR Best Boxing, Foreman Boys Promotions and Tecate.
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Weights From Bethlehem, PA - NBCSN |
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Photos: Rich Graessle - Main
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Bryant Jennings 227.5
vs. Andrey Fedosov 224.5
Sergey Kovalev 174.8 vs. Cornelius White
173.1
Ronald Cruz 147.9 vs. Ray Narh 147.9
Ariel Duran 139.7 vs. Hasan Young 141.5
Jerome Rodriguez 141.5 vs. Treysean Wiggins 139.9
Bill Marks 283.5 vs. Randy Easton 238.5
Anthony Watson 152.9 vs. Arturo Trujilo 150.3
Venue: Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem
Promoter: Main Events
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Weights from Santa Ynez, California |
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Alejandro Luna 135 vs. Sergio Rivera 136
Francisco Santana 156 vs. Leshon Sims 157
Rustam Nugaev 136 vs. Daniel Attah 134.5
Arnold Barboza Jr. 147 vs. Gustavo Lopez 146
Maria Suarez 111.5 vs. Elizabeth Cervantes 112
Luis Olivares 136 vs. Juan Zuniga 141
Donte Strayhorn 140 vs. Kevin Watts 140
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Weights From West Orange, NJ - ESPN2 |
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Jundy Maraon 116.5 - Juan Carlos Payano 116.9
Yenifel Vicente 123 - Jorge Diaz 122
Antoine Douglas 159.5 - Ibaheim King 160.5
Lavarn Harvell 176.5 - Paul Vasquez 176.5
Anthony Gangemi 147.5 - Anthony Prescott 148
Ricky Edwards 135.5 - Larry Yanez 136.5
Tyrell Wright 205 - Moises Marshall 220
Samuel Teah 139 - Terrell James TBA
Shakur Jackson 147.5 - Michael Pickett 152.5
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Willie Nelson Cool With HBO Debut Fight On June 29 |
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World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 3-rated Willie
"The Great" Nelson (20-1-1, 12 KOs), just like everything else
in his life, is cool with his HBO® debut fight on June 29,
against Argentinian veteran Luciano Leonel "El Principito"
Cuello (32-2, 16 KOs), at MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods ® Resort
Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
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Grachev Out To Upset Undefeated Rodriguez
In 'Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super Four' Final |
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Denis Grachev may be the underdog, but he’s
training with the will of a champion ahead of his July 13 fight
with Edwin Rodriguez for the Million Dollar Super Four crown in
Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Grachev (13-1, 8 KOs) is holed up at Abel Sanchez’s High
Altitude Training Facility in Big Bear, California, where the
stable includes WBA and IBO middleweight champion Gennady
Golovkin, who fights in the US later this month.
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Spoiler Damian Frias Ready For War Saturday
Night On Garcia-Lopez Undercard Against Undefeated Mikael Zewski
In Dallas |
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Cuban-born welterweight Damian "Devo" Frias
(19-7-1, 10 KOs) will be back in his customary role as a
potential spoiler Saturday night in Dallas as he takes on
undefeated welterweight prospect Mikael Zewski (19-0, 15 KOs) in
an eight-round bout at American Airlines Center. Zewski-Frias is
on the Mikey Garcia-Juan Manuel Lopez undercard.
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Terence Crawford & Steve Kim On LAST CALL
Today On CyberstationUSA.com |
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The Summer is heating up and so is the action as
the Sports Swami is bringing some hot action to the show. With
co-host Brad Johnson armed and prepped its another can’t miss
two hours of action only on LAST CALL on
www.cyberstationusa.com. This week's guests include:
-Undefeated Lightweight boxer Terence Crawford re-joins the show
as her prepares for his HBO 7/15 showdown with Alejandro
Sanabria. The Top Rank fighter talks about his big win over
Breidis Prescott, how he stuck to the game plan, what he is
expecting from his opponent, and how he unwinds during training
camp.
-MaxBoxing.com Editor Steve Kim sits down with Brad & the Swami
to talk all things boxing. Among the topics that are sure to be
brought up are Alvarez-Mayweather negotiations, Carl Froch and
his big win, the Andre Ward dilemma, Showtime’s Broner-Malinaggi
double header, and thoughts on Gennady Golovkin and Miguel
Garcia.
All of this plus much more on LAST CALL on
www.cyberstationusa.com. Friday, June 14th from 11 to 1 a.m.
Eastern time/8 to 10 p.m. Pacific time
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On This Day:
June 14 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Madgeburg, Germany:
Sven Ottke won a 12 round UD over David Starie to retain
the IBF and WBA Super Middleweight Title.
Oktay Urkal won a 12 round UD over Eamonn Magee to
retain the European (EBU) Light Welterweight Title.
1998, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 10 round UD over Tony Pep.
Lamon Brewster KO'd Louis Monaco in the 2nd round.
Cory Spinks won a 6 round UD over Abraham Bruno.
1997, Cebu, Philippines:
Gerry Penalosa KO'd Seung-Koo Lee in the 9th round to
retain the WBC Super Flyweight Title.
San Antonio, Texas:
Genaro Hernandez won a 12 round SD over Anatoly
Alexandrov to retain the WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya KO'd David Kamau in the 2nd round to
retain the WBC Welterweight Title.
Jesse James Leija won an 8 round UD over Jose Rodriguez.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 6 round UD over Larry
O'Shields.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Stiverne Knows Perfectly
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - Bermane Stiverne is clearly impatient to know the
date and the place of his first participation to a world
championship. Stiverne will become soon the first fighter in the
history of Montréal to be involved in a heavyweight world
championship. He will face the WBC champion, the Ukrainian
Vitali Klitschko. Stiverne (23-1-1) got the privilege to face
Klitschko (45-2-0), because April 27th at the Citizens Bank
Arena in Ontario, California, he beat the Californian Chris
Arreola (35-3-0) by unanimous decision in a WBC decisive
elimination bout.
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Broner vs. Malignaggi Teleconference |
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By Barbara Pinnella
Before the main event players Adrien “The Problem” Broner and
Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi (32-4, 7 KOs) came on the call,
Dave Itskowitch greeted the media and reminded us that also on
the SHOWTIME televised card and in the co-main event, there will
be heavyweights Johnathon Banks and Seth Mitchell for the NABO
and WBC International heavyweight championship. Opening the
broadcast will be Sakio Bika against Marco Antonio Periban
fighting for the vacant WBC super middleweight championship.
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Roberto Ortiz vs. Jorge Romero Plus The Return Of Librado
Andrade This Saturday In Villahermosa, Mexico |
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Two of Mexico's top super lightweights will
collide at the Tabasco Park Nave 1 in Villahermosa, Mexico on
Saturday, June 15 when undefeated WBC Super Lightweight Silver
Champion Roberto "Massa" Ortiz of Torreon faces Culiacan's Jorge
"Koki" Romero in a 12-round WBC Silver Championship bout that
will be televised live on FOX Deportes in the United States and
on Televisa in Mexico on a delayed basis.
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"Texas Fanfest" |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Undefeated WBO Featherweight Champion
Mikey Garcia of Oxnard, Ca. and former two-time world
champion Juan Manuel Lopez of Caguas, Puerto Rico pose
with the Tecate Girls before meeting their fans
Wednesday at the La Gran Plaza de Fort Worth Mall.
Garcia makes his first title defense against Lopez ,
Saturday, June 15 from the American Airlines Center in
Dallas, Texas. Garcia vs. Lopez, televised live on HBO
Boxing After Dark® will be promoted by Top Rank®, in
association with PR Best Boxing, Foreman Boys Promotions
and Tecate.
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50 Cent Press Conference Announces
July 5 ESPN FNF In Hartford |
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Famed rapper and new boxing promoter, Curtis "50
Cent" Jackson, held a press conference today in Hartford to
announce that his company, SMS Promotions, will present the "50
Cent's Birthday Bash" professional boxing event, July 5 live on
ESPN Friday Night Fights, at the Connecticut Convention Center
in Hartford.
Headlining the stacked ESPN Friday Night Fights show, the first
solo promotion by SMS Promotions, is an exciting 10-round clash
between undefeated North American Boxing Organization (NABO) and
North American Boxing Association (NABA) light heavyweight
champion Eleider "Storm" Alvarez (12-0, 8 KOs) and former world
super middleweight title challenger Allan "Ghost Dog" Green
(32-4, 22 KOs).
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Team Jorge Melendez To Launch Official Protest Over
Controversial Ruling In Loss To Nick Brinson Last Friday |
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Representatives of world-rated junior
middleweight Jorge "Destroyer" Melendez will file an official
protest with the Oneida Indian Nation Athletic Commission for
what they see as a result-changing error made by Referee Charlie
Fitch during Melendez's SHOBOX-televised upset decision loss to
local fighter Nick Brinson on Friday night (June 7, 2013) at the
Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, NY.
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Lavarn Harvell vs. Paul Vazquez
Featured On ESPN Undercard This Friday |
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This Friday night at the South Mountain Arena in
West Orange, New Jersey, undefeated Light Heavyweight prospect
Lavarn “Baby Bowe” Harvell will put his perfect record on the
line when he takes on battle tested Paul Vasquez in a bout
scheduled for six rounds that will be one of the featured
undercard bouts of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights.
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Bradley vs. Marquez Tickets Go On
Sale June 21 At Noon PT/3 P.M. ET |
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Tickets to the exciting and historic battle
between undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight
Champion TIMOTHY BRADLEY Jr. and four-division world champion
and Méxican icon JUAN MANUEL MÁRQUEZ go on sale Friday, June 21,
at 3:00 p.m. ET / Noon PT. The Bradley vs. Márquez welterweight
championship event will take place Saturday, October 12, at the
Thomas & Mack Center, on the campus of the University of Nevada,
Las Vegas. It will be produced and distributed live by HBO
Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT.
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On This Day:
June 13 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Seoul, Korea:
In Joo Cho KO'd Pone Saengmorakot in the 8th round to
retain the WBC Super Flyweight Title.
1998, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Freddie Norwood TKO'd Genaro Rios in the 8th round to
win the WBA Featherweight Title.
El Paso, Texas:
Cesar Bazan won a 12 round SD over Stevie Jihnston to
win the WBC Lightweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Patrick Charpentier in the 3rd
round to retain the WBC Welterweight Title.
1997, Oberhausen, Germany:
Darius Michaelczewski won a 12 round UD over Vigil Hill
to win the WBA, and IBF Light Heavyweight, and retain
the WBO Light Heavyweight Titles.
Wlad Klitschko KO'd Paul Ashley in the 2nd round.
1992, Mexico City, Mexico:
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Jose Montiel in the 2nd
round to retain the Mexican Super Flyweight Title.
Portland, Maine:
Joey Gamache TKO'd Chil-Sung Chun in the 9th round to
win the Vacant WBA Lightweight Title.
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Adamek vs. Grano Headlines Aug. 3
NBCSN Fight Night At Mohegan Sun |
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Tomasz Adamek's opponent for the August 3, NBC
Sports Network Fight Night card has been confirmed. Adamek,
48-2, 29 KO's, will take on Tony Grano, 20-3-1, 16 KO's, in
Grano's own hometown in a 10-round heavyweight challenge. The
number of Tomasz's legion of loyal Polish boxing fans may well
rival the popular Grano's hometown crowd. One thing is certain,
the house will be rocking at the Mohegan Sun Casino in
Uncasville, CT.
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Official Statement Of Alredo "El Perro" Angulo |
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"I want to thank all of my fans for their support
in the wake of my eye injury this past weekend. I have undergone
various medical examinations which I am glad to report revealed
no broken bones. California State Athletic Commission physician
Dr. Pearlman Hicks has informed me that I only suffered a
contusion and my eye specialist thankfully sees no permanent
injury to my eye.
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Top Young Talent Rounds Out June 22
Fight Card At Barclays Center In Brooklyn |
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Unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Julian
Williams is the latest in the line of Philadelphia fighters to
make an impact in the boxing world beyond the City of Brotherly
Love. On Saturday, June 22 Williams will headline a star-studded
undercard at Brooklyn's Barclays Center against former World
Champion Joachim Alcine in the featured eight-round fight on
SHOWTIME EXTREME®. Also on the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast will be
a six-round light heavyweight clash between 2012 United States
Olympian Marcus Browne of Staten Island and Mexico's Ricardo
Campillo. Both bouts will lead up to the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP
BOXING® tripleheader headlined by the world championship
showdown between Brooklyn hero and WBA Welterweight World
Champion Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi and current WBC
Lightweight and Two-Time World Champion Adrien "The Problem"
Broner, live on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT.
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Carina Moreno To Defend WBA Flyweight
Title In Rematch With Susi Kentikian |
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WBA Women's flyweight champion Carina "La Reina"
Moreno (23-5, 6 KOs) is gearing up to defend her title once
again against Susi Kentikian (30-2, 16 KOs) in a rematch of
their December 2012 scrap, a fight in which Moreno won by split
decision. The rematch will take place at Westfalenhalle,
Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany on July 6th.
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Billy’s Boxing Blog
Librado Andrade Returns On Red Hot Tabasco Card |
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By William Trillo
This Saturday night in Tabasco, Mexico, Villahermosa to be
exact, there will be a stellar card that features Roberto Ortiz
vs. Jorge Romero in a 12 round Jr. Welter title eliminator.
Featured on the card is the return of former Super Middleweight
title challenger Librado Andrade who takes on the veteran
Eduardo Ayala in an eight round affair.
It’s been a long layoff for Andrade who saw quite a few fights
fall out this past year and it led to a longer than expected
period of inactivity for the tough warrior. We spoke to Andrade
about his return and his plans for the future.
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Johnathon Banks vs. Seth Mitchell II
Teleconference Transcript |
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David Itskowitch: Thank you everyone for being
with us this afternoon. June 22nd Barclays Center in Brooklyn,
we've got a great show, our main event Paulie Malignaggi versus
Adrien Broner in a 12-round fight for the WBA Welterweight World
Championship. Of course, we have Johnathon Banks versus Seth
Mitchell for in a 12-round fight for Banks' NABO and WBC
International Heavyweight Championship. This is actually going
to be the first heavyweight fight in the history of Barclays
Center by my calculations, so that's a little added piece of
history for the show, and then, opening the Showtime broadcast
will be Sakio Bika versus Marco Antonio Periban in a 12-round
fight for the WBC Super Middleweight World Championship.
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Mikey Garcia & Juan Manuel Lopez Workout |
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Photo: Chris Farina Top Rank
Undefeated WBO
Featherweight Champion Mikey Garcia of Oxnard, Ca. and
former world champion Juan Manuel Lopez of Caguas,
Puerto Rico (pictured) host a special outdoor public
workout for fans and media, Tuesday at American Airlines
Center in Dallas, Texas.
Garcia will make his first title defense
against former world champion Juan Manuel Lopez of
Caguas, Puerto Rico, Saturday, June 15 from the American
Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Garcia vs. Lopez,
televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark® will be
promoted by Top Rank®, in association with PR Best
Boxing, Foreman Boys Promotions and Tecate.
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On This Day:
June 12 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Manchester, England:
Ricky Hatton won a 12 round UD over Carlos Wilfredo
Vilches to retain the WBU Light Welterweight Title.
Kennedy McKinney won a 6 round UD over David Moreno.
1988, Ravenna, Italy:
Sumba Kalambay won a 12 round UD over Robbie Sims to
retain the WBA Middlweight Title.
1999, Indio, California:
Diego Corrales TKO'd Angel Aldama.
Antonio Margarito won an 8 round SD over Danny Perez.
Wilmington, Massachusetts:
Byron Mitchell TKO'd Frankie Liles in the 11th round to
win the WBA Super Middleweight Title.
John Ruiz TKO'd Fernely Feliz in the 7th round to retain
the NABA Heavyweight Title.
1998, Uncasville, Connecticut:
Corrie Sanders TKO'd Bobby Czyz in the 2nd round to
retain the WBU Heavyweight Title.
1989, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns fought to a 12 round
Draw in a WBC and WBO Super Middleweight Title bout.
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Seth Mitchell Washington, D.C. Area Media Workout |
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Photo: Delane Rouse -
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Former NABO Heavyweight Champion Seth
Mitchell shadow boxes on June 11, 2013 in Clinton,
Maryland during a media workout in preparation for his
June 22, 2013 rematch against current NABO and WBC
International Heavyweight Champion Johnathon Banks at
Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York which will be
televised live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®.
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Donovan George Congratulates Adonis Stevenson |
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Chicago-based middleweight contender Donovan "Da
Bomb" George wishes to congratulate his friend and former
opponent Adonis Stevenson for his WBC Light Heavyweight
title-winning KO1 over Chad Dawson last Saturday.
George and Stevenson became friends while sparring at Detroit's
Kronk Gym, after the two met in a fight in October 2012 (won by
Stevenson after 12 tough rounds).
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Danny O'Connor On June 29
Golovkin vs. Macklin Undercard |
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Born and raised in Framingham, Massachusetts, a
suburb of Boston, light welterweight prospect Danny "Bhoy"
O'Connor (20-1, 7 KOs) has always been a proud Bostonian and
avid sports fan of local clubs like the Boston Red Sox, Boston
Celtics, Boston Bruins, New England Patriots and New England
Revolution.
On June 29th, the 28-year-old Irish-American boxer will take
things a step further when he gets into the ring to fight
veteran Hector Munoz (21-10-1, 14 KOs) in an eight-round fight
on the non-televised portion of an HBO® triple-header card at
Foxwoods® Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
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Boxing Returns To The Chumash
Resort Casino This Friday, June 14 |
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This Friday June 14, Gary Shaw Productions is
scheduled to promote another addition of the boxing series
titled "Central Coast Championship Night" at the Chumash Resort
Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif.
In the main event, popular undefeated lightweight prospect
Alejandro Luna (13-0, 9 KOs), will go up against Tijuana
Mexico's Sergio Rivera (14-11, 10 KOs). The 8-round lightweight
bout will be for the "Central Coast Championship".
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Adonis Stevenson: "The Attention I Have
Received Since Saturday Is Amazing" |
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MONTRÉAL --- Yvon Michel, the promoter of the GYM Group, lost
the world champion of his organization in 2010 when Jean Pascal
(27-2-1) lost his WBC light heavyweight crown to Bernard Hopkins
in Montréal, but he gained one Saturday at Bell Centre, when the
southpaw Adonis Stevenson won this WBC light heavyweight crown.
Stevenson (21-1-0), a fighter of 35 years old living in a
Montréal suburb, shocked the world Saturday evening. He needed
only 76 seconds of action to dethrone the veteran Chad Dawson
(30-3-0) as WBC champion of the world. It was the first time in
16 years that a light heavyweight championship of the world
ended in the first round.
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"Tapia" To Premiere At LA Film Festival On Saturday |
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Entertainment mogul Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and
Lou DiBella have acquired the rights to TAPIA, the gripping
documentary based on the life of five-time world champion boxer,
Johnny Tapia. DiBella’s new production company, BK Blu
Productions, and 50 Cent’s G-Unit Film and Television have
joined to present the film, also produced by filmmaker Eddie
Alcazar and Andrea Monier. The world premiere of the documentary
will take place at the Los Angeles Film Festival on Saturday,
June 15 at the Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE with an additional
screening on Wednesday June 19.
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Tickets On Sale Now For Aug. 10
Nevada Boxing Hall Of Fame Gala |
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Legends MIKE TYSON, SUGAR RAY LEONARD and OSCAR
DE LA HOYA head up the list to be feted at the Monte Carlo
Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
The star-studded inaugural class of the Nevada Boxing Hall of
Fame will be officially inducted in a gala dinner on Saturday,
August 10, at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino.
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Pedraza Displays Vicious Body Attack
While Defeating Villanueva On HBO Latino |
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This past Saturday at the Bell Centre in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, highly touted Puerto Rican prospect,
Jose "Sniper" Pedraza (13-0, 9 KO's) made an impressive HBO
Latino debut by defeating tough Mexican, Sergio Villanueva (
25-3-2, 13 KO's ) by scoring a 7th round TKO.
The 24 year old ambidextrous fighter was able to establish the
pace of fight from the opening bell. In the middle rounds
Pedraza was fighting from both stances, southpaw to
conventional, confusing his opponent while landing clean shots.
Pedraza's body attack was superb throughout the entire match and
in the fifth round he managed to send Villanueva to the canvas.
As the body attack continued the bout was halted in the seventh
round at the 2:59 mark when Pedraza dropped Villanueva twice,
prompting the intervention of his corner right after Villanueva
beat the 8 count.
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The Promoters & The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Present
"The Big Fight 2" |
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Tickets for "THE BIG FIGHT 2," at U.S. Cellular
Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, presented by "The
Promoters" and "The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority," (ISFA)
will go on sale Wednesday, June 12, 2013. This historic event
marks the return of boxing to the South Side of Chicago after
more than 50 years.
Headlining this memorable night, telecast on ESPN Friday Night
Fights, will be the highly anticipated return of Chicago's
Polish Prince, IBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Andrzej
Fonfara, battling former world champion Gabriel "EL Chico Guapo"
Campillo of Madrid, Spain in a scheduled 12 rounder.
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On This Day:
June 11 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Mikkel Kessler TKO'd Andre Thysse in the 11th round to
retain the WBC International Super Middleweight Title.
2000, Tokyo, Japan:
Takanori Hatakeyama TKO'd Gilberto Serrano in the 8th
round to win the WBA Lightweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Tom Johnson TKO'd Benny Amparo in the 12th round to
retain the IBF Featherweight Title.
1992, Bilbao, Spain:
Rodolfo Blanco won a 12 round UD over Dave McAuley to
win the IBF Flyweight Title.
1989, Chunan, Korea:
Myung Woo Yuh won a 12 round UD over Mario De Marco to
retain the WBA Light Flyweight Title
Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Roy Jones Jr. TKO'd Stephan Johnson in the 8th round.
Vinnie Pazienza TKO'd Vinnie Burgese in the 10th round.
1982, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Larry Holmes TKO'd Gerry Cooney in the 13th round to
retain the WBC Heavyweight Title.
Wilfredo Gomez TKO'd Juan Antonio Lopez in the 10th
round to retain the WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
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Billy's Boxing Blog
Golden Boy's Eric Gomez Update On Angulo Injury |
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By William Trillo
Photo: Marlene Marquez
From the Adonis Stevenson one punch KO
over Chad Dawson to the Marcos Maidana stoppage over a
game Josesito Lopez this past Saturday gave boxing fans
plenty to talk about around the water cooler on Monday
morning, but it's the Erislandy Lara vs. Alfredo Angulo
war that will have boxing fans talking for months. The
injury over the eye that forced Angulo to stop fighting
came suddenly and was as gruesome looking as anything
seen in the ring in quite sometime. Whether or not he
actually got thumbed as he claims or just suffered the
effects of one too many flush blows, Angulo has a very
serious injury to deal with and after having a
conversation with Golden Boy's Eric Gomez on Sunday it's
still not clear exactly what kind of damage Angulo has
suffered.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Stevenson Hopes That Hopkins Will
Come Back To Montréal To Fight Him |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - Saturday evening at Bell Centre, Adonis Stevenson
spent more energy during his warm up in the dressing room, than
during his fight with Chad Dawson! He got a warm up of 20
minutes… and a fight of 76 seconds!
The southpaw from Montréal caused a real commotion in beating
the respected veteran Chad Dawson by TKO after only 1.16 minute
of action. Stevenson (21-1-0) was involved in the first world
championship bout of his career, and Dawson suffered of the
quickest lost of his career.
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Maidana, Lara Victorious In Two Great
Fights At The Home Depot Center |
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By Barbara Pinnella
Tonight all the talk stopped and the fists and talent told the
story as the knockout king Marcos Maidana (34-3, 31 KOs) took on
the Riverside Rocky, Josesito Lopez (30-6, 18 KOs) in a main
event that was for the WBA Intercontinental welterweight title.
In fact, four titles were on the line throughout the night. This
main event was for a scheduled 12 rounds.
The event took place in the outdoor venue of the Home Depot
Center in Carson, CA. and was put on by Golden Boy Promotions.
It was televised on SHOWTIME, with some of the other fights
being offered up on SHO EXTREME for even more viewing pleasure
for the fans. Those who bought a ticket helped to make this a
record crowd of 8,629 fans.
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Huck Outclasses Afolabi In Decisive Victory |
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Photos: Photo Wende
Marco Huck is still the WBO Cruiserweight
World Champion. Before a massive crowd of 5,000
spectators at Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, Germany, he
beat the previous interim titleholder Ola Afolabi. It
was not the win itself that was so surprising but the
way the 28-year-old achieved it. Throughout the whole
twelve rounds he showed a disciplined performance and
won on points by scores of 117:111, 115:113 and a
confusing 114:114.
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Antonio Tarver: The Champ Is Back |
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Five time World Boxing Champion Antonio “Magic
Man” Tarver is no stranger to overcoming the odds. The Orlando,
Florida native who shocked the world with his one punch knockout
of the great Roy Jones Jr. is poised to prove doubters wrong and
make his return to the ring. “This has been a long tough year
for me being away from the sport of boxing. Iʼve learned a lot
about myself and others”, said Tarver. “Iʼm putting the
Cruiserweight and Light Heavyweight divisions on notice that
“The Magic Man” is back and Iʼm here to claim whatʼs rightfully
mine.”
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On This Day:
June 10 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Detroit, Michigan:
Ricky Hatton KO'd Gilbert Quires in the 2nd round to
retain the WBO International Light Welterweight Title.
Bronco McKart won a 12 round UD over Jason Papillion to
win the NABF Light Middleweight Title.
Acelino Freitas TKO'd Lemuel Nelson in the 2nd round to
retain the WBO Super Featherweight Title.
1997, Austin, Texas:
Jesus Chavez won a 12 round UD over John Brown to Retain
the NABF Super Featherweight Title.
Zab Judah won a 4 round UD over Omar Vasquez.
1995, Manchester, England:
Ralf Rocchigiani TKO'd Carl Thompson in the 11th round
to win the Vacant WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Kansa City, Missouri:
Tommy Morrison TKO'd Razor Ruddock in the 6th round to
win the Vacant IBC Heavyweight Title.
1990, El Paso, Texas:
Orlando Canizales TKO'd Paul Gonzales in the 2nd round
to retain the IBF Bantamweight Title.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Stevenson Wins With….One Power Shot! |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - Chad Dawson said many times that Adonis Stevenson was
not part of the boxing major leagues. He was wrong. Stevenson
said many times that Dawson would not stay on his legs on the
impact of his power shots. He was right.
Stevenson, a southpaw from Montréal, sent Dawson to the floor
with his first power shot of the fight. Dawson got back on his
feet, but he was clearly weak and hurt. The referee Mike Griffin
stopped the fight and declared Dawson TKO after only 1:16 minute
of action in the first round.
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Marcos Maidana KO’s Josesito Lopez;
Erislandy Lara Stops Alfredo Angulo |
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By Carlos Cordoba
Photos: Marlene Marquez
Marcos Rene Maidana (34-3, 31KOs) knocked
out Josesito Lopez (30-1, 18KOs) at the 1 minute 18
seconds mark of round number six retaining the WBA
Inter-Continental welterweight title. The stoppage came
after Maidana had Lopez hurt and cornered, landing hook
after hook before referee Lou Moret intervened and
halted the action.
The thrilling main event took place at the StubHub
Center in Carson, CA and aired live on Showtime
Championship Boxing. Golden Boy Promotions presented the
fight card in association with Goossen Tutor and
Thompson Boxing Promotions.
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Marcus Maidana Caps Spectacular
Night With TKO Over Josesito Lopez |
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In a Fight of The Year candidate Marcos
“El Chino” Maidana (34-3, 31 KO’s), of Margarita,
Argentina, capped a spectacular night of fights with a
sixth-round technical knockout win over “The Riverside
Rocky’’ Josesito Lopez (30-6, 18 KO’s) of Riverside,
Calif., before a loud and raucous record sell-out crowd
of 8,629 at the Home Depot Center Saturday in the
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event live on
SHOWTIME®.
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Quick Results From Las Vegas |
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Photos: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Jessie Magdaleno of Las
Vegas stops Henry Maldonado in the 4th round, Saturday
at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Heavyweight contender
Andy Ruiz of Mexicali knocks out Carl Davis in the 1st
round to remain unbeaten at (19-0)
Juan Carlos Sanchez of
Los Mochis, Mexico wins a 12-round unanimous decision
over Roberto Domingo Sosa.
Super Bantamweight
Gabino Saenz wins a 6-round unanimous decision over
Giorgi Mtchedishvili.
Michael Finney stops Raul Tovar in the
6th round.
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On This Day:
June 9 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Nurnberg, Germany:
Sven Ottke TKO'd Ali Ennebati in the 11th round to
retain the IBF Super Middleweight Title.
1993, Catford, England:
Daniel Jimenez won a 12 round MD over Duke McKenzie to
win the WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
1992, San Francisco, California:
John David Jackson TKO'd Pat Lawlor in the 9th round to
retain the WBO Light Middleweight Title.
1990, Seoul, Korea:
Sung Kil Moon TKO'd Gilberto Roman in the 9th round to
retain the WBC Super Flyweight Title.
1978, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Larry Holmes won a 15 round SD over Ken Norton to win
the WBC Heavyweight Title.
Carlos Zarate KO'd Emilio Hernandez in the 4th round to
retain the WBC Bantamweight Title.
1967, Los Angeles, California:
Floyd Patterson and Jerry Quarry fought to a 10 round
Draw
Roanoke, Virginia:
Bob Foster KO'd Henry Mathews in the 2nd round.
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Stevenson Blows Out Dawson
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Adonis Stevenson (now 21-0-1, 18 KO's) has
arrived. Those of you who have not witnessed his power, now have
seen first class what it does. Stevenson needed just 1:16 to
land one left hand to the head of Dawson that sent him down and
out to win the WBC Light Heavyweight Title. Although Dawson did
eventually rise to his feet to beat the count, he was unsteady
on his feet and did not raise his hands. He was in no way in any
condition to continue. Dawson falls to 31-3 with 17 KO's.
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Gamboa Less Than Thrilling With
Unanimous Decision Over Perez |
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Yuriorkis Gamboa (now 23-0, 16 KO's) won a
unanimous decision over little known Darleys Perez. Gamboa
showed nothing special and simply cruised to victory in a fight
that had constant boos from the Montreal crowd. Gamboa was
credited with a knockdown in the 1st round where Perez slipped
after two missing punches. Gamboa would go down in the 11th
after a jab from Perez and slip on a wet sign, but this was not
ruled a knockdown. Gamboa seemed content with doing the least
possible in each round as Perez didn't offer much himself. Final
scores were 116-111, 116-111 and 115-112.
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Maidana Stops Lopez In 6; War As Advertised |
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Photo: Marlene Marquez
Marcos Maidana (now 34-3, 31 KO's)
stopped Josesito Lopez in round 6 in a fight that turned
into the war it was advertised to be. From the opening
round, both men were in the center of the ring, ready to
throw big bombs. A few clinches from the bigger Lopez
kept the fight from getting off for the first two
rounds, but in round 3, it was all war. Both men were
trading with everything they had, back and forth in a
tremendous round-of-the-year candidate. In round 4,
Maidana staggered Lopez into the ropes, then back came
Lopez to stagger Maidana at the end of the round. The in
round 5 it was Mainda who staggered Lopez early. In
round 6, Maidana landed a right to the body followed by
a right to the temple and Lopez was down on one knee.
Lopez would rise, but not fully recovered, as Maidana
went in for the kill, landing more big shots through the
guard of Lopez who looked almost defenseless on the
ropes. Referee Lou Moret jumped in and waived it off at
1:18. Lopez falls to 30-6-1 ND with 18 KO's.
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Lara Rises From The Canvas Twice To Stop Angulo
In 10 In Back & Forth War That Deserves A Rematch |
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Erislandy Lara (now 18-1-2, 12 KO's) met
the canvas, twice, for the first time in his career,
only to get up each time with more conviction to stop
the tough Alfredo Angulo in the 10th after a huge
hematoma appeared over Angulo's eye that prompted him to
turn his back and the fight be stopped.
From the opening round, both men had a great fight plan.
Lara was to box and move, and that he did beautifully.
And Angulo was to not give Lara any room to breath,
keeping constant pressure, which he also did
beautifully.
Lara began to rack up the rounds with straight lefts,
but a huge left hook to the chin sent Lara down for the
first time ever in the 4th round. Lara was hurt bad, but
he kept his composure and began to box around the ring
as if nothing had even happened, taking over the next
few rounds.
Angulo would again land the left hook flush, dropping
Lara in the 9th round, but again, Lara got up, and began
to win again, though he did look like his energy was
running out.
In the 10th, Lara would land a jab, followed by a
straight left, then another jab and left, all connecting
on Angulo's left eye. Angulo raised up from ducking low,
then pointed to his eye and turned his back to Lara.
Referee Raul Caiz has no choice but the waive the fight
off at 1:50. Angulo's eye had instantly swollen nearly 3
times the size and is suspected he has suffered a
fractured orbital bone.
Angulo falls to 22-3 with 18 KO's.
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Charlo & Hopkins Stink Up The Home Depot Center |
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Jermell Charlo (now 21-0, 10 KO's) won a 12-round
unanimous decision over Demetrius Hopkins in a fight that
received more boos from the fans than connecting blows within
the fight. From the start, Hopkins wanted to keep his distance
and Charlo could not find a way inside. Many clinches ensued,
and many rounds lacking any sort of excitement. Neither threw
hardly any body punches and despite the victory, Charlo didn't
show much of anything special. Hopkins was not active enough,
but did land the more telling punches. Final scores were 115-113
on all three cards.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Stevenson Agitated At Montreal Weigh-In:
"Dawson Is Scared, I Will Punish Him & Stop Him" |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - Adonis Stevenson promised to his fans that the most
important win of his life will happen in a few hours. A win that
can have a tremendous impact on his future in boxing. The
southpaw from Montréal will be involved in a world championship
bout for the first time of his career Saturday evening in the
ring of the Bell Centre. He will try to dethrone Chad Dawson as
WBC light heavyweight champion of the world. This 12 rounds
bout, the main event of this “Grand Prix boxing show”, will be
televise by HBO. The show has been baptized “Grand Prix” for the
simple reason the event is surrounding the activities of the
Canadian Formula One Grand Prix, a prestigious race televise all
around the world.
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Nick Brinson Wins Unanimous Decision Over Jorge Melendez;
Fontanez Split Decisions Rodriguez |
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Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Late substitute and hometown favorite
Nick “The Machine Gun” Brinson (15-1-2, 6 KOs), of
Rochester, N.Y., scored one knockdown en route to
registering an upset, 10-round unanimous decision over
Jorge "Destroyer" Melendez (26-3-1, 25 KOs), of Bayamon,
P.R., Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation from the
Turning Stone Casino in Verona, N.Y. Brinson, who took
the fight on one week’s notice, dominated from the
opening round and won by the lopsided scores of 99-90,
98-91 and 96-92. Both fighters went down in an exciting
fourth round.
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Weights From Carson, Ca. - SHOWTIME |
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Photos: Marlene Marquez
Marcos Maidana 147 vs.
Josesito Lopez 145
Erislandy Lara 153.8 vs.
Alfredo Angulo 153
Jermell Charlo 153.6 vs. Demetrius
Hopkins 153
Gerald Washington 240 vs. Sherman Williams 267
Venue: Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Promoter: Golden Boy
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Weights From Montreal - HBO |
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Chad Dawson 173.4 vs. Adonis Stevenson 174.2
(WBC light heavyweight title)
Yuriorkis Gamboa 134.2 vs. Darley Perez 134.6
Sebastien Bouchard 154 vs. Francesco Cotroni 153.4
David Lemieux 163.8 vs. Robert Swierzbinski 163
Jose Pedraza 131.8 vs. Sergio Villanueva 134.2
Didier Bence 214.8 Eric Barrack 236
Artur Beterbiev 184.6 vs. Christian Cruz 183.4
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Weights From Berlin, Germany |
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Marco Huck 198.63 vs. Ola Afolabi 197.97
(WBO cruiserweight championship)
Robert Woge 173.06 vs. Dariusz Sek 173.50
(IBF Intercontinental light heavyweight title)
Eduard Gutknecht 174.6 vs. Richard Vidal 172.6
Tyron Zeuge 170 vs. David Sarabia 169.5
Enrico Kölling 177.9 vs. Armin Dollinger 178.5
Noel Gevor 200 vs. Juan Manuel Garay 198.4
Iago Kiladze 198.4 vs. Youri Kayembre Kalenga 196.8
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Nevada Boxing Hall Of Fame To
Induct 19 Greats On Aug. 10 |
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Legends MIKE TYSON, SUGAR RAY LEONARD and OSCAR
DE LA HOYA head up the list to be feted at the Monte Carlo
Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
The star-studded inaugural class of the Nevada Boxing Hall of
Fame will be officially inducted in a gala dinner on Saturday,
August 10, at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino.
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Golden Boy Promotions To Restructure Staff |
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During what most thought would be a normal fight
week for Golden Boy Promotions came a surprise when Chief
Executive Officer Richard Schaefer called a staff meeting to
announce several changes to the Los Angeles based company's
staff. During the meeting, he announced that after six years of
service, COO David Itskowitch has decided to leave the company
in search of other opportunities and, as a result, boxing's
leading promoter will be making several staffing changes
including that current CMO Bruce Binkow will now also serve as
COO and that long time Golden Boy VP of Operations Armando
Gaytan will assume the newly created position of Deputy Chief
Operating Officer and will also be named Senior Vice President
of Operations.
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