|
|
Billy's Boxing Blog
Valero Finally Exposed |
|
By William Trillo
For 26 fights WBC Lightweight Champ Edwin Valero flew under the
radar like a Stealth Bomber on a secret mission. The Venezuelan
B-52 was not only undefeated but all of his fights ended by KO.
No one has gone the distance with ol' Dynamite hands.
But because of an accumulation of different reasons, like being
banned from fighting in the U.S.A. because of a motorcycle wreck
head injury, being denied a U.S. visa because of a drunk-driving
charge in Texas, along with his strong support for Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez, Valero has seemed more of an urban myth
than a real fighter. But...the days of him destroying opponents
and then riding off into the sunset with fans saying "Who was
that masked man?", are officially over.
Click Here For Full Blog
|
|
|
Ji-Hoon Kim vs. Tyrone Harris
This Week On ESPN Friday Night Fights |
|
Fight fans
21 and older are invited to Temecula, Calif. to be part of an
exciting night of boxing during the live taping of ESPN’s
“Friday Night Fights” this Friday, February 12. The main fight
of the night will be between Ji-Hoon Kim 19 (KO 16) + lost 5 (KO
1) from South Korea vs. Tyrone Harris 24 (KO 16) + lost 5 (KO 2)
from the U.S., in 10 rounds of lightweight action.
Fans will also witness the 10-round junior welterweight match-up
between Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Javier Juaregui; and Daniel
Dawson vs. TBA in 8 rounds at the junior middleweight class.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Doors Open: 5:00 PM
The live broadcast on ESPNDeportes, ESPN2 and ESPN360.com begins
at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT
|
|
|
Vazquez Jr. Not Fighting In Father’s Shadow |
|
Unbeaten Wilfredo “WV2” Vazquez, Jr., the proud
son of 2-time world champion Wilfredo Vazquez, Sr., plans to
make Puerto Rican history Feb. 27 when he fights the 19-year-old
being billed in the Philippines as the next Manny Pacquiao,
“Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona, for the vacant World Boxing
Organization (WBO junior featherweight title, headlining one of
two sensational shows airing on pay-per-view in North America.
Click Here For More
|
|
|
Maurice Harris Going Back To The Future |
|
Veteran heavyweight Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris,
inactive for the previous 26 months, recently returned to the
ring (Jan. 29) in Albuquerque, impressively winning a 6-round
unanimous decision (60-54, 60-54, 58-56) against battle-tested
Billy “The Kid” Zumbrun.
The 33-year-old Harris (21-14-2, 10 KOs), winner of the “2002
Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament,” had fought only four times
in the past seven years due to his promotional/managerial
problems. His comeback is under the banner of his new promoter,
Boxing 360.
Click
Here For More
|
|
|
Rayonta Whitfield vs. Sergio Espinoza
Headlines Sat., Feb 27 in Augusta, Georgia |
|
World ranked flyweight contender Rayonta
“STINGRAY” Whitfield will battle Sergio Espinoza for the NABO
Flyweight Title on Saturday, February 27th at the Bell
Auditorium, it was announced today by TKO Boxing Promotions
Said Augusta native Whitfield, “I’m thrilled to be fighting for
the NABO Flyweight Title against Sergio Espinoza, but most
importantly I’m very happy and proud to be able to fight at home
in front of my family and friends. The support that I receive
here at home is outstanding and I’m looking forward to putting
on a great performance in my hometown on February 27th.
Click Here
For More
|
|
|
On This Day: Feb 8 |
|
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Gifu, Japan:
Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai TKO'd Ryuhei Sugita in the 7th
round - WBA Super-Featherweight Title.
2003, London, England:
Nicky Cook TKO'd Misheck Kondwani in the 12th round -
Vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) Featherweight
Title.
Esham Pickering TKO'd Duncan Karaja in the 5th round -
Vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) Super Bantamweight
Title.
Berlin, Germant:
Stipe Drews won a 12 round UD over Silvio Branco -
Vacant European (EBU) Light-Heavyweight Title.
Sinan Samil Sam TKO'd Danny Williams in the 6th round -
European (EBU) Heavyweight Title
Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Antonio Margarito TKO'd Andrew 6 Heads Lewis in the 2nd
round - WBO Welterweight Title.
2002, Braunschweig, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Vaughn Bean in the 11th round WBA
International Heavyweight Title
Temecula, California:
Ricardo Vargas won a 10 round UD over Jhonny Gonzalez -
Non Title.
1998, Harrah's Casino, Lake Charles,
Louisiana:
Enrique Sanchez won a 12 round UD over Rafael Del Valle
- Vacant WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
1997, London, England:
Jacob Matlala won a 12 round SD over Mickey Cantwell -
WBO Light Flyweight Title
Robin Reid KO'd Giovanni Pretorius in the 7th round -
WBC Super-Middleweight Title
Steve Collins TKO'd Frederic Seillier in the 5th round -
WBO Super-Middleweight Title.
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Tom Johnson in the 8th round - IBF &
WBO Featherweight Title.
|
|
|
Adamek Narrowly Wins Over Estrada |
|
By Tim Donaldson
A lot was made of Tomasz Adamek’s first U. S. defense of his
International Heavyweight title. Not so much from Adamek’s side.
They already seemed to be looking forward to his next fight, a
possible match with Chris Arreola. Rightly so, Jason Estrada saw
this as a snub. The fight wasn’t even over, and Adamek already
was acting like the winner. Estrada let it be known that he
wasn’t simply going to be walked over on Adamek’s way to his
next fight.
Now Adamek’s fans, never doubting the great Tomasz, came out
like never before to support him. All of the available seating
sold out, and Main Events and The Prudential Center opened up
more seating for the fight, even with a snow storm that
blanketed much of the Northeast, although Newark and northern
New Jersey were spared the brunt of the storm. As always, they
were there, wearing the red and white, faces painted to match
the Polish flag, and banners reading Polska waving throughout
the arena.
Click
Here For Full Report
|
|
|
After Year & A Half Layoff From Boxing,
Peter Quillan Defeats Fernando Zuniga |
|
By Tim Donaldson
Peter Quillan hadn’t fought since September of 2008. Although he
looked a little rusty from the layoff, he showed himself to
still be a contender. Now it could be argued that he took an
easy fight. Fernando Zuniga is almost eleven years older than
Quillan. What kind of a challenge could he possibly be? But
Zuniga never saw it that way.
Zuniga came out strong in the first round, and even though he
was walking into shots from Quillan, he was still landing his
own. Quillan ended the round strong, but it would not be
inconceivable for a judge to score the round for Zuniga.
However, a first round is only a first round. It is a time for
fighters to get used to their opponents, and first rounds don’t
always give a clear picture of the outcome of the fight.
Click Here
For Full Report
|
|
|
Valero Remains Perfect, Retains WBC Lightweight Title With
One-Sided 9th-Round TKO Over DeMarco;
Carlos Abregu Remains Undefeated With
Unanimous Decision Over Richard Gutierrez |
|
|
Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
In a sterling performance, Edwin Valero
of Venezuela improved to 27-0 with 27 knockouts and
retained the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight
title with a dominant ninth-round TKO over WBC interim
titleholder Antonio DeMarco (23-2-1, 17 KOs) of Tijuana,
Mex., Saturday in the main event on SHOWTIME
CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on SHOWTIME®.
World-ranked welterweight Carlos Abregu of Salta,
Argentina, upped his record to 29-0 (23 KOs) with a
clear-cut, 10-round unanimous decision over Miami-based
Colombian Richard Gutierrez (24-4, 14 KOs) in the
co-feature at Arena Monterrey.
Click
Here For More
|
|
|
On This Day: Feb 7 |
|
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, London, England:
Matt Skelton won a 10 round decision over Julius Francis
to win the English Heavyweight Championship.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Sharmba Mitchell won a 12 round UD over Lovemore N'Dou
to win the Interim IBF Light-Welterweight Title.
1997, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Lennox Lewis TKO'd Oliver McCall in the 5th round to win
the Vacant WBC Heavyweight Title. (Fight stopped when
McCall suffered apparent nervous breakdown)
1988, Staffordshire, England:
Frank Tate TKO'd Tony Sibson in the 10th round to Retain
the IBF Middleweight Title.
1934, Kansas City, Missouri:
Barney Ross won a 12 round UD over Pete Nebo to retain
the World Jr Welterweight Title. This was Barney Ross'
4th defense of the Jr Welterweight Title. Ross (72-4-3)
was Lightweight Champion 1933-35, Jr Welterweight
Champion 1933-35, and Welterweight Champion 1935-38.
|
|
|
Tomas Adamek Scores Unanimous Decision
Over Jason Estrada: Post Fight Quotes |
|
|
Photos: Ed Mulholland - Main Events
In front of an exuberant crowd of 10,123
predominantly Adamek Fans, Tomasz Adamek defeated Jason
Estrada in a 12 Round decision, to retain the IBF
Heavyweight International Heavyweight title. The
official scores were 115-113, 116-112 and 118-110, all
in favor of Adamek.
Click Here For More
|
|
|
Adamek vs. Estrada Replay On SportsNet
New York, Today, Feb. 7 At 8pm ET |
|
The Tomasz Adamek vs. Jason Estrada fight will be
aired on SportsNet New York this Sunday, February 7th, at 8:00pm
EST.
Click Here To Visit SNY's TV Schedule
|
|
|
Kolle Stops Coleman After 5 |
|
MN Middleweight champ Andy Kolle (20-2, 15 KO's)
stopped Pat "The Cat" Coleman earlier tonight at First Avenue in
Minneapolis. Coleman was crafty, but it was the 27 year old
Kolle that controlled the ring like a veteran. Kolle went to the
body in the early rounds but slowly began to shift his attack
upstairs as the rounds went by. Kolle put Coleman down in round
4 with a straight left. By the start of round 5, Coleman's left
eye was swelling, bloody and closing. Coleman was able to
survive the fifth but told referee Mark Nelson he couldn't see
in-between rounds and the fight was halted.
|
|
|
Valero Dominates DeMarco Through 9 En Route To TKO Win Despite
Accidental Cut On Forehead Early |
|
Edwin Valero (now 27-0, 27 KO's) kept his KO
streak intact and retained the WBC Lightweight Title by
impressively out boxing Antonio DeMarco over 9 rounds.
DeMarco started well, causing a cut on the right cheek of Valero
in the very first round with a jab, but that was about it. In
round 2, an accidental elbow caused a nasty two inch gash on the
right side of Valero's forehead that spewed blood down his face,
neck and chest. Valero was allowed to fight on, and fight on he
did, winning nearly every round after, with the cut never being
a factor in the fight. DeMarco was just busy waiting and waiting
to land one big punch, which were too few and far between.
Valero was just busy period, throwing punches from all angles
and in constant combinations.
After the 8th round, DeMarco held his head down in the corner
like a beaten fighter as his corner asked him what he wanted to
do. He fought one more round as Valero put on the final touches.
DeMarco's corner had seen enough and stopped the fight after 9
rounds were complete. DeMarco falls to 23-2-1 with 17 KO's.
|
|
|
Abregu Wins Unanimous Decision Over Gutierrez In Action Packed
Where Both Traded Knockdowns |
|
Juan Carlos Abregu (now 29-0, 23 KO's) once again
rose off the canvas to defeat his opponent in impressive
fashion. This time it was tough veteran Richard Gutierrez.
In round 2, a short left hook on the chin sent Abregu staggering
to the canvas. Up on uneasy legs, Gutierrez went in for the
finish with nearly two minutes to go in the round, but could
just not land the big punch. In round 3, a right uppercut
followed by another right hand and left hook sent Gutierrez
staggering and down to the canvas himself. Gutierrez barely made
it out of the round as Abregu pounded away. In round 4, both men
staggered each other with big right hands.
Throughout the fight, Abregu was just the busier fighter,
despite having to use his legs more in the last few rounds.
Gutierrez just couldn't find the range to land his big punch
from round 2. Final scores were 98-90, 97-91 and 97-91.
Gutierrez falls to 24-4-1-1 with 14 KO's.
|
|
|
Jim Rome "Executes" Bernard Hopkins |
|
By William Trillo
It's Super Bowl Week in Miami and there is nothing that brings
the sports stars out more than the NFL's event. As always,
syndicated sports talk show radio host Jim Rome was on media row
doing what he does best on his show "The Jungle".
During the last half hour of his Friday show Bernard "The
Executioner" Hopkins came along to pump up his April 3rd bout
with Roy Jones but Rome wasn't having none of it as he grilled
Hopkins about the validity of the fight.
The following is a bit and give and take from Rome's show:
Click
Here For Full Report
|
|
|
Hernandez Chops Down Corley With 5th Round KO; Unbeaten
Contreras Stops Castaneda In First |
|
|
Photos: M.L. Preissel - SHOWTIME
With one sudden, dramatic right hand,
once-beaten Freddy “El Riel’’ Hernandez (28-1, 19 KOs)
of Lynwood, Calif. broke open an entertaining, dead-even
fight to brutally knock out former world champion
DeMarcus “Chop Chop’’ Corley (36-13-1, 21 KOs) of
Washington, D.C., at 1:48 of the fifth round Friday in
the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on
SHOWTIME®.
In the co-feature at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez,
Calif., power-punching, undefeated Dominican Francisco
Contreras (13-0, 12 KOs), of Livingston, N.J.,
registered a 1:38, first-round knockout over Juan
Castaneda, Jr. (16-3, 12 KOs), of La Paz, Mexico, in a
scheduled eight-round junior welterweight bout.
Click Here For More
|
|
|
Quick Friday Night Results |
|
NSU Arena, Don Taft University Center, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida
Promoter: DeCubas Presents
Light heavyweight Yusaf Mack TKO'D by Glen Johnson in 6 -
Time: 2:21
IBF Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator
Welterweight Ed Paredes KO's Joey Hernandez in 2 -
Time: 1:53
Super bantamweight Guillermo Rigondeaux KO's Adolfo Landeros in
1 - Time: 0:28
|
|
|
Weights From Monterrey, Mexico - SHOWTIME |
|
|
Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Edwin Valero 135 vs.
Antonio DeMarco 135
Luis Carlos Abregu 147 vs. Richard
Gutierrez 147
Marvin Quintero 136 vs. Luis Gonzalez 132
Michel Rosales 148 vs. Orlando Escobar 148
Michael Medina 154 vs. Roberto Valenzuela 154
Jose Luis Zertuche 163 vs. Jesus Arras 161
Arely Mucino 114 vs. Anahi Torres 110
Juan Pablo Lopez 141 vs. Leonardo Resendiz 148
Carlos Perez 108 vs. Moises Calleros 108
|
|
|
Weights From NJ |
|
|
Photo: Ed Mulholland - Main
Events
Tomasz Adamek 220.5 vs. Jason Estrada
237.
Peter Quillin 163.5 vs. Fernando Zuniga 164
Sadam Ali 145 vs. Jason Thompson 146
Przemyslaw Majewski 165 vs. Anthony Pietrantonio 164
Denis Douglin 162 vs. Eddie Hunter 167
Ismayl Sillakh 185.5 vs. Larry Pryor 188.5
Patrick Farrell 202 vs. Jon Schneider 192
|
|
|
Estrada Weighs In At A Record-Low
For Saturday's Title Bout With Adamek |
|
On the eve of the biggest fight of his career,
Jason "Big Six" Estrada is in the best shape of his life.
The former 2004 U.S. Olympian clocked in at a lean 237 pounds
Friday at the weigh-in for his IBF International Heavyweight
championship bout against Polish champion Tomasz Adamek, which
will take place tomorrow night at the Prudential Center.
Click Here
For More
|
|
|
Steven Seagal Visits With Pacman |
|
|
Photo: Ping Nepo
STEVEN SEAGAL, one of Hollywood’s most
popular box office action heroes and the star of A&E’s
wildly-popular reality series Steven Seagal Lawman, was
a dinner guest of seven-division world champion and
three-time Fighter of the Year MANNY "Pacman" PACQUIAO
earlier this week. A 7th degree black belt and Aikido
master, as well as an accomplished blues musician with
two albums under his belt, Seagal and Pacquiao had
plenty of common interests to discuss.
Click Here For More
|
|
|
Clottey Fine Tuning For Pacquiao |
|
|
Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
#1 Contender Joshua Clottey, Ghana hits
the mitts with cornerman Bismarck Bruce as he prepares
for his upcoming World Welterweight championship against
Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, General Santos City
,Philippines. Top Rank's "The Event", will be held on
Saturday, March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas
and televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
|
|
|
Brandon Rios Planning A Quick Start
Against Jorge Luis Teron Tonight |
|
Unbeaten lightweight Brandon Rios of Oxnard, Ca.
is looking to get off to a quick start on Saturday night. "We're
in tough, taking on Jorge Luis Teron," said Robert Garcia, chief
trainer for Rios. "The game is to jump right on Teron and get
off to a quick start and not let up. Teron is a pretty big
puncher. Our first goal is be aggressive and get control of the
fight." Rios vs. Teron is the main event on a Top Rank Live!
show televised live on Fox Sports Espanol (10 pm eastern, 7 pm
pacific) at the Convention Center.
Rios has a record of 23-0-1, 16 KOs. Teron is 23-1-1, 15 KOs. He
lives and trains in the Bronx, N.Y. Rios has been working
Alfonso Gomez as his chief sparring partner in Oxnard. "Brutally
tough workouts. Rios and Gomez went at it," said Garcia. "The
good thing is that Rios trained very hard and he is very sharp."
Rios and Teron will box 10 rounds, for the vacant NABF
Lightweight Championship. Rios is managed by Cameron Dunkin of
Las Vegas.
|
|
|
Storm Postpones Tonight's
Atlantic City Card Until March 6 |
|
In light of the major snow storm expected to hit
the Atlantic City area, Tropicana Casino and Resort and Star
Boxing have decided to postpone Saturday night's boxing show
until Saturday March 6th, noting major concern for the safety of
traveling fans, fight participants and the general public
welfare.
Both are very disappointed that they have had to postpone the
show, especially since ticket sales had been so strong. All
tickets purchased for the February 6th event will be honored on
March 6th. The Tropicana and Star Boxing look forward to seeing
everyone at the show on March 6th.
|
|
|
On This Day: Feb 6 |
|
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2005, Penrith, New South
Wales, Australia:
Hussein Hussein TKO'd Federico Catubay in the 3rd round
- Vacant OPBF Flyweight Title
2004, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Thomas Damgaard KO'd Luis Caetano da Silva in the 2nd
round - Non Title
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England:
Carl Thompson TKO'd Sebastian Rothman in the 9th round -
IBO Cruiserweight Title
Glen Johnson won a 12 round UD over Clinton Woods -
Vacant IBF Light-Heavyweight Title.
Tucson, Arizona:
Raymond Joval won an 8 round TD over Angel Hernandez -
Non Title
Miami, Florida:
Epifanio Mendoza KO'd Rito Ruvalcaba in the 8th round -
Vacant WBO Latino Middleweight Title
2002, Yonkers, New York:
Vinnie Maddalone TKO'd Joey Guy in the 2nd round - Non
Title
Mike Arnaoutis TKO'd Lamont Gorum in the 1st round - Non
Title
2001, Almaty, Kazakhstan:
Vassiliy Jirov KO'd Alex Gonzales in the 1st round - IBF
Cruiserweight Title
Sergiy Dzinziruk won an 8 round decision over Mike
Algoet - Non Title
Sam Peter KO'd Gueorgui Christov in the 1st round - Non
Title
2000, Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin,
Illinois:
Fres Oquendo won a 10 round UD over Dale Crowe - Non
Title
1999, Temba, NWP, South Africa:
Vuyani Bungu TKO'd Victor Llerena in the 7th round - IBF
Super-Bantamweight Title
Lehlohonolo Ledwaba KO'd Maxim Pougatchev in the 2nd
round - Non Title
Washington, DC:
Bernard Hopkins TKO'd Robert Allen in the 7th round -
IBF Middleweight Title
Sharmba Mitchell won a 12 round UD over Pedro Saiz - WBA
Light Welterweight Title
1998, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico:
Jorge Arce won a 12 round UD over Miguel Martinez -
Vacant WBO NABO Light Flyweight Title.
Uncasville, Connecticut:
Shane Mosley TKO'd Demetrio Ceballos in the 8th round -
IBF Lightweight Title
Reggie Johnson KO'd William Guthrie in the 5th round -
IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
|
|
|
Everyone Is Going To Know Who Sugar Ray Narh Is |
|
By Tim Donaldson
Ray Narh? Haven’t heard of him? Neither had I when I was asked
to interview him. So I went looking on the all-knowing World
Wide Web. And when I finally gave up my search, I knew about as
much as I did when I started.
Here are the facts. Ray Narh is from Ghana. He represented Ghana
as a boxer in the All-African games, the Malaysia Commonwealth
Games where he won gold, and the Sydney Olympics. He held the
Ghanaian and West African Super Featherweight Title and the NABC
Lightweight Title. His professional record is 23 wins, 20 by
knock out, and 1 loss. So why haven’t we heard more about Ray
Narh?
Click Here For Full Report
|
|
|
Freddy Hernandez vs. DeMarcus Corley, Francisco Contreras vs.
Juan Castaneda Final Quotes & Weights |
|
|
Photos: M.L. Preissel - SHOWTIME
Promising Freddy “El Riel’’ Hernandez
(27-1, 18 KOs), of Lynwood, Calif., will take on former
world champion, southpaw DeMarcus “Chop Chop’’ Corley
(36-12-1, 21 KOs), of Washington, D.C., in the 10-round
welterweight main event on ShoBox: The New Generation
tomorrow/Friday, Feb. 5, on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT,
delayed on the West Coast).
WEIGHTS -- Hernandez weighed 148 pounds; Corley 143.
Contreras tipped scale at 136˝ pounds; Castaneda 137 (on
his second attempt).
Click Here For More
|
|
|
Edwin Valero vs. Antonio DeMarco, Luis Carlos Abregu vs. Richard
Gutierrez Final Quotes |
|
|
Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
The always-exciting Edwin Valero will
defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title
against undefeated, once-beaten WBC 135-pound interim
titleholder Antonio DeMarco in the main event this
Saturday, Feb. 6, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on
SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
The undefeated knockout artist and two-time world
champion Valero (26-0, 26 KOs), of Merida, Venezuela
will be making the second defense of his WBC title
against Tijuana’s Demarco (23-1-1, 17 KOs), the WBC
Interim Champion at the Arena Monterrey located in
Mexico.
Click Here For More
|
|
|
King Arthur Sparring With Former WBA/IBF
Champ Ottke In Preparation For Andre Dirrell |
|
Two undefeated champions battled it out in the
Max-Schmeling-Gym on Wednesday afternoon when King Arthur
Abraham welcomed a special sparring partner. In order to prepare
for the Super Six World Boxing Classic Group Stage 2 meeting
with Andre Dirrell on March 6 (live on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m.
ET/PT, delayed on the west coast), coach Ulli Wegner had invited
former WBA/IBF Super-Middleweight Champion Sven Ottke to
challenge Abraham. The “Phantom”, who retired undefeated in
2004, is known for his fast legs and special movements. “Sven
can help Arthur in the preparation for Dirrell,” Wegner said.
“Arthur will have to track Dirrell down. That´s why sparring
with a fast, smart and clever fighter like Sven certainly
helps.”
Click Here
For More
|
|
|
Rigondeaux Donating Friday Night’s
Purse To The Children Of Haiti Fund |
|
Two-time Olympic champion Guillermo “El Chacal”
Rigondeaux, arguably the greatest amateur boxer of all-time, is
showing more of his personal side with an announcement that he
is donating his entire purse from this Friday night’s fight to
the Children of Haiti Fund.
Rigondeaux (4-0, 3 KOs), fighting as a super bantamweight, now
lives in Los Angeles after defecting from Cuba, where he was a
7-time national champion. The 28-year-old southpaw also won
multiple World Championships titles, as well as a gold medal at
the 2003 Pan-Am Games, during his incredible 243-4 amateur
career.
Click
Here For More
|
|
|
Hopkins vs. Jones April 3rd Rematch
Tickets On Sale Today, Friday, Feb. 5 |
|
Tickets for the long awaited rematch of future
Hall of Famers Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins and Roy "The
Terminator" Jones Jr. go on sale tomorrow, Friday, February 5 at
10:00 a.m. PT. The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II is set for
Saturday, April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las
Vegas, Nev. and will be broadcast live on pay-per-view beginning
at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Click Here For More
|
|
|
Sonsona Faces Toughest Test
Yet In Undefeated Vasquez Jr. |
|
Orion Sports Management, one of Canada’s top
boxing promotional companies, presents a star-studded night of
world championship boxing, featuring a pair of world title
fights, Saturday night, Feb. 27, from Bayamon, Puerto Rico and
Juarez, Mexico, live on Viewers’ Choice Pay Per View, and Shaw
Cable.
The action starts at 9 PM/ET live from Bayamon’s Ruben Rodriquez
Coliseum, as Orion’s own, rock-fisted former WBO Super Flyweight
champion “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona (14-0-1, 12 KO’s) faces
hard-hitting hometown hero Wilfredo “WV2” Vasquez, Jr. (17-0-1,
14 KO’s) for the vacant WBO Junior Featherweight belt.
Click
Here For More
|
|
|
Estrada Bracing For Title Bout Saturday Night |
|
This is more than just a shot at a heavyweight
title for Jason "Big Six" Estrada. A victory for Estrada over
Tomasz Adamek on Saturday night would also be a win for his
fellow Olympic teammates who've ventured into the professional
ranks.
"I want to thank all of the Polish people that have come here to
support Tomasz Adamek," Estrada's promoter, Jimmy Burchfield of
Classic Entertainment & Sports, said during Wednesday's press
conference, "but Jason 'Big Six' Estrada is fighting for the
United States of America.
Click
Here For More
|
|
|
Al Bernstein Joins Celebration Of Joe Gans |
|
Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards will host a
fundraiser for the Great Blacks in Wax Museum. Funds will go to
a Joe Gans wax statue. Join us as we celebrate the life and
legacy of Baltimore native Joe Gans, the first Afro-American
boxing champion from 8pm- 11pm.
Tickets are $50 (general admission) and $100(VIP) which includes
private time with celebrities such as Showtime boxing
commentator Al Bernstein, NBC “Homicide:Life On The Street” TV
star Clayton LeBouef, Joe Gans book author Colleen Aycock and
2-time former boxing champion William Joppy. Retired Baltimore
Colts, Ravens, and Orioles players will be on hand along with
MMA combatants. Tickets include catered food from Michael’s
Eigth Avenue, cash bar, silent auction and live blues music from
international blues musician Chaz DePaolo.
|
|
|
On This Day: Feb 5 |
|
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Tokyo, Japan:
Willie Jorrin and Osamu Sato fought to a 12 round draw,
Jorrin retains WBC Super-Bantamweight Title.
2001, Hull, England:
Howard Eastman TKO'd Mark Baker in the 5th round.
1999, Miami, Florida:
Antonio Cermeno KO'd Eddie Saenz in the 2nd round to
retain the WBA Featherweight Title.
Antonio Tarver KO'd John Williams in the 4th round.
1996, Osaka, Japan:
Yuri Arbachakov won a 12 round UD over Raul Juarez to
retain the WBC Flyweight Title.
1994, Berlin, Germany:
Chris Eubank won a 12 round UD over Graciano Rocchigiani
to retain the WBO Super-Middleweight Title.
Panama City, Panama:
Leo Gamez TKO'd Juan Antonio Torres to retain the WBA
Light-Flyweight Title.
1989, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Darrin Van Horn won a 12 round UD over Robert Hines to
win the IBF Light-Middleweight Title.
1943, Detroit, Michigan:
Jake LaMotta won a 10 round decision over Sugar Ray
Robinson , Robinsons 1st career loss.
New York, New York:
Beau Jack won a 10 round decision over Fritzie Zivic.
|
|
|
Billy’s Boxing Blog
May Day! May Day! Now It’s Official
Mayweather vs. Mosley |
|
|
By William Trillo
After almost a week of wondering why
Floyd Mayweather Jr. had not signed the contract to make
the May 1st Las Vegas battle with Shane Mosley official,
the wheels are finally officially in motion as
Mayweather scratched his name on a contract that was
promptly put into Golden Boy Promotion’s Richard
Schaefer possession. Shortly after Mayweather had signed
the contract Schaefer contacted yours truly saying,
“William, Just got back from a meeting and I have the
contract signed. The fight is on!”
This time there was no premature speculation or
innuendo, (more on that later), the fight is a done and
if all goes according to plan, Floyd and Shane will be
in Miami this weekend to be a part of the Super Bowl
festivities and of course they will be there to pump the
volume up on a fight that is a sure fire can’t miss
event!
Click Here For Full Blog
|
|
|
400.jpg)
