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"Fan Fight" last week, Warrior
(now 2-0 with 2 KO) took on debuting The Killer on
the topic:
"Who Is The Most Avoided
And Ducked Currently Active Fighter?".
Killer's pick of Wright appeared to be a good one, but
Warrior's pick of Margarito proved to be too much to
hand in the opening argument that ended in the 2nd. The
Killer falls to 0-1.
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"Ballroom Brawl" - June
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One Punch Productions
has announced the latest installment of the popular
“Ballroom Brawl!” series is scheduled for Friday,
June 16, at the Tampa Westshore Doubletree Hotel.
The main event of
the evening will feature 2000 US Olympian Dante
“Inferno” Craig (16-4, 12 KO’s). The Cincinnati
native, now campaigning at middleweight, is on a 7
fight winning streak. In his last fight in March,
Dante knocked out 21-3 Purcell Miller in just 2
rounds in Washington DC. Dante now trains in Tampa
under the guidance of legendary trainer Jimmy
Williams.
The evening’s co-main event will showcase promising
jr. lightweight prospect Kermit “Bazooka” Gonzalez
(4-0, 3KO’s). Gonzalez, who is a stablemate of Winky
Wright and Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy at the St. Pete
Boxing Club, originally hails from Massachusetts,
but now makes his home in St. Petersburg.
The evening’s
undercard features top Bay area talent, such as 4th
St. Gym jr. middleweight Jean Baptiste (5-2-3), the
comeback of featherweight Carlos Manuel Rivera
(6-2-1), St. Pete heavyweight Lenroy “TNT” Thomas,
exciting female jr. lightweight Jenna “Cowgirl”
Shiver (1-1-1), jr. middleweight Wilson Montero
(1-0), Tampa jr. featherweight Charlie Serrano, and
much more.
Tickets for “Ballroom Brawl!” are priced at
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Commission Explains Error -
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Check out this post fight video
as The California Athletic Commission explains the
error made on the Barrera/Juarez scorecard.
Stay tuned to the entire post
fight press conference video as well.
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Barrera/Juarez Master Scorecard |
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Check out this unblemished and unwatermaked version
of the official master scorecard from last nights
fight that will without a doubt be the talk around
the watercooler at work this week.
This printable version is for
all our fans to enjoy, unlike versions posted
elsewhere that are blemished with the arrogant
websites name plastered all over it.
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Barrera Defeats
Juarez
Controversy or
Honest Mistake?
Odd Night For Staple
Center Card... To Say The Least
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Written by William
Trillo
Photos By Bret "The
Threat" Newton
When Janos Nagy went down at the
49 second mark of the first round from one good body
punch from defending WBO Jr. Lightweight Champion
Jorge Barrios something told me that there was
something strange was in the air on this evening. As
it turns out, there was!
As the Main Event between Marco
Antonio Barrera and Rocky Juarez began to unfold, I
thought what I felt was coming true as with each and
every round Juarez made this fight closer and
closer, until I for one saw Juarez winning the fight
115-113. As I asked around after the fight and
before the "official" scores were read, I found that
a good portion of my peers saw this one even...a
draw. I had no problem with that, it was close, no
doubt about it. So when Michael Buffer announced to
the HBO audience that the scores read 115-113
Juarez, 115-113 Barrera & 114-114 even, I thought
the judges did a good job, and as anyone could see,
this was a good tough and close battle that Marco
started out in fine form but was overtaken in the
latter rounds by a determined and tough as nails
Rocky. Little did I know the shock we would be in
for in the post fight press room...but more on that
in a minute, first to the fight itself.
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Ruiz-Lopez draw at Morongo, Ochoa outslugs Carrera
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By Raj Sharma
An accidental clash of heads put an abrupt end to Friday
night’s main event between Samuel Lopez and Edel Ruiz at
the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, California. The two
junior featherweights had fought a cautious first round
and were still testing the waters in the second when
they banged heads, leading to a cut just to the right of
Ruiz’s left eyebrow. Referee David Mendoza took Ruiz
over to the ringside physician for an examination of the
wound, and then waved off the contest on the advice of
the doctor. The bout goes into the books as a technical
draw, with the official time of the stoppage listed as
2:11 of round two. Although the cut was not particularly
big or deep, it had the ability to interfere with Ruiz’s
line of vision leading to the stoppage. Lopez’s record
now stands at 17-3-1 with 6 KOs, while Ruiz is 28-14-4
with 15 KOs.
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Guerrero Victorious -
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A vicious body attack
combined with violent uppercuts were the key punches
that
smoothed the progress of Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero's
(17-1-1 10 KO's)
annihilation of Sandro Marcos (25-14-2 21 KO's) at the
HP pavilion in San Jose
Ca. The Ghost, coming off his first loss, had something
to prove to himself and all his fans and critics. In
the first round, Guerrero dominated his opponent with a
rangy jab and devastating shots to the body followed by
nice uppercuts. That same trend continued in round 2,
but it was a violent left uppercut that landed flush on
the face of Marcos that everyone was talking about, as
blood spewed into the front row. As round three
started, Guerrero dropped the native of Mazatlán MX with
a destructive left to the body. With pain on his face,
Sandro got up only to be pummeled by an onslaught of
punches, as referee John Schorle halted the bout with
2:06 left in the round.
"After my first loss, some people were skeptical of my
talent. I had to send a
message to the boxing community, that I'm worthy of a
title shot. All top dogs, bring it on" - Robert
Guerrero
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Barrera WINS Fight After
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Photo: Bret "The Threat"
Newton
Marco Antonio Barrera
managed to get awarded a win over Rocky Juarez after the
fight had been officially declared a Draw.
In a fight that was action packed and close to the eye,
it appeared there were three possible ways to score it,
1 point either way, or a draw. Juarez managed to give
Barrera problems with the left hook that frustrated
Barrera, but Barrera put on his boxing plan and managed
to win the in between rounds.
Full Report & Photos To Come
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Quiet Cannon Gets Loud |
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Report By Big Javi &
Photos By Big Joe
Allstar Boxing put on a night of
boxing on Friday night and the local Montebello CA
crowd was treated to an action packed night of
fights that left everyone talking as they witnessed
another night of thrilling if not unusual boxing.
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The battle of the night welterweights Vardan Gasparyan (
5-1-1, 2 KO's) and Alan Velasco (4-0, 1 KO) fought to a
4 round decision that you have to see to judge for
yourself. Check out our FREE
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and you be the judge!
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Quick Friday Night Results |
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Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California
Promoter: Don Chargin Promotions
Middleweight Eric Regan TKO's Elco Garcia in 5
Time: 2:35
Club
Cinema, Pompano Beach, Florida
Promoter: Winky Productions
Super
Middleweight Yusaf Mack gets TKO'd by Alejandro Berrio
in 6
Time: 2:31
IBF Super Middleweight Eliminator for the #2 Spot
Manhattan Center, New York, New York
Promoter: DiBella Entertainment
Welterweight Edgar Santana decisions Tomas Barrientes
over 10
98-92 | 98-92 | 96-94
Welterweight Emmanuel Clottey decisions Francisco Campos
over 8
Fair Park Pavillion, Dallas, Texas
Promoter: Cavazos Boxing Promotions
Light
Welterweight Americo Santos TKO's William Morelo in 12
Time: 2:18
WBC Latino Light Welterweight Title
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STAPLES Center
Fighters Weigh-In
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Marco Antonio Barrera 129 vs
"Rocky" Juarez 129 1/4
WBC super featherweight championship)
Jorge Barrios 129 vs Janos Nagy 129 3/4
WBO super featherweight
championship
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Karmazan vs. Spinks Press Conference St. Louis |
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Photos: David Martin Warr - DKP
It's official, Roman Karmazin vs. Corey Spinks,
IBF World Championship,
July 8, 2006 at the SAVVIS Center ST Louis.
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"The Kidd" Diaz Is Champ Again |
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Written By Raj "Another
One Bites The Dust" Sharma
The cream always rises. Julio
"The Kidd" Diaz is a champ again, albeit this time
an interim one. The former IBF lightweight champion
scored a twelve round unanimous decision over
veteran Ricky Quiles last night in Hollywood,
Florida to capture the interim IBF lightweight
title. Diaz will become the regular IBF lightweight
champion if current titleholder Jesus Chavez does
not face him after Chavez recovers from injuries.
Official scores were 120-108, 119-109, and 118-110.
Diaz pressed the action throughout the contest,
doing some nice work to the body and head on his 35
year old southpaw opponent. After falling behind on
the scorecards early, Quiles began to stand his
ground more in the middle rounds and scored with
some clean straight lefts. Not known as a hard
hitter, Quile's power shots didn't have the
authority to hurt his opponent, who kept pressing
the action. With the win, Diaz's record improves to
33-3 with 24 KOs. Quiles slips to 39-7-3 with 8 KOs.
On the undercard, unknown Russian Vadim Tokarev
captured the NABF Cruiserweight title with a fourth
round TKO win over previously unbeaten Felix Cora
Jr. Round four will be almost certainly be given
consideration for round of the year, as Cora battled
back from a knockdown to stun Tokarev, who turned
the tide again and had Cora in trouble on the ropes
causing referee James Warring to intervene at 2:52
of the round. Tokarev remains unbeaten at 22-0-1
with 15 KOs, while Cora suffers his first defeat to
dip to 18-1-2 with 9 KOs.
In the other two bouts televised on the "Tribal
Pride" PPV, former kickboxing champion Siala "Mighty
Mo" Siliga was out pointed over six rounds by Lamar
Stephens in a heavyweight bout, and free swinging
Columbian middleweight Samuel Miller upped his
record to 14-0 with an eight round unanimous
decision win over Martin Desjardins.
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Ricky Hatton Considers
New Options
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Newly minted WBA Welterweight Champion Ricky Hatton
is enjoying the fruits of his labor after banging
out a unanimous decision over tough southpaw Luis
Collazo last weekend in Boston. "I'm over the moon,"
exclaimed the undefeated Englishman. "When I first
started boxing, I just wanted to become a world
champion and now I've won four titles and am a world
champion at two different weights. It really doesn't
get better, especially with topping the bill for the
first time in the United States."
Hatton's maiden voyage last Saturday into the
welterweight ranks didn't come easy as the
determined challenger was forced to dig deep by the
proud Brooklyn based reigning champion. "Collazo was
a lot tougher than people were giving him credit for
beforehand," said Hatton. " I felt stronger than him
but there was a significant difference between
junior welter and welter. I think he's going to come
back a better fighter, in fact he might even be an
avoided fighter now because he's a lot better than
people give him credit for, definitely."
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JumpTV to Broadcast
Briggs Koval
on Internet Television Network |
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In a true first,
Internet-Television pioneer, JumpTV, will provide the
only live broadcast of the Heavyweight title bout for
the USBA, NABA and NABO world championships between
Shannon Briggs (46-4-1, 40 KOs) and Chris Koval (23-2,
18 KOs) on Wednesday, May 24, at 7:30 PM (EDT).
The premiere event for Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing
will include a card of two 10-round fights scheduled to
feature light middleweight Matt Vanda (34-2, 32 KO’s)
and unbeaten heavyweight contender JD Chapman (20-0, 19
KO’s).
The card also is also scheduled to feature New York
City’s popular up-and-comer Peter “Kid Chocolate”
Quillin (4-0, 3 KO’s) and White Plains, New York’s
undefeated heavyweight Tony Grano (3-0, 3 KO’s).
“Traditionally, title fights are shown live either on
cable, closed circuit or satellite television. JumpTV
offered Gotham Boxing a unique broadcast medium to reach
a massive international audience,” said Cedric Kushner,
the fight’s promoter and president of Gotham Boxing.
Rodger Wells, Vice President for International Marketing
added “JumpTV is always looking to partner with and
broadcast the best in international oriented television
on the Internet. Boxing is one of the few, truly
international sports, and a match-up like this draws
fans from all over the world.”
JumpTV’s global Internet-television network streams
live, high-quality international television signals via
its website from stations in more than 60 countries.
Subscribers can access their favorite channels from any
Internet-enabled device including home computers,
laptops, Internet-enabled televisions, mobile phones and
video game consoles.
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"Fights By Fitzy I" June
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Boxing promoter Steven “Tank” Tankanow and former New
England middleweight champion Sean “The Irish Express”
Fitzgerald have teamed to bring professional boxing back
to Worcester on a regular basis. Tank Enterprises
presents Fights By Fitzy I, June 23 at the Army National
Guard Armory (Lincoln St.).
“Tank,” a respected Worcester businessman who owns the
Bancroft School of Massage Therapy (BSMT), has a strong
background in boxing. In addition to promoting numerous
shows, he also managed Jose Antonio Rivera to the WBA
welterweight title and brought his first world
championship match to Worcester in 2005.
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Castillo's Weight
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The WBC sent a
supervisor to Temoaya, where Jose Luis Castillo is
training, to follow-up on his mandatory 30-day weighing
and his weight as of May 17 is 66.500 kilograms (146
pounds).
The following weigh-in will be performed seven days
before the fight, which will be Saturday May 27, when he
must register 142 pounds at the most.
We are happy to announce that Jose Luis Castillo is
within the parameters of the mandated weigh-ins to
prevent dramatic weight loss in a short period of time.
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STAPLES Center Final
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Golden Boy Offers Up
Championship Action This Saturday In Los Angeles
On May 20 Marco Antonio Barrera will defend his
super featherweight crown against hard hitting Rocky
Juarez at STAPLES Center. Also on the card, Jorge
Barrios will face Janos Nagy for the WBO Junior
Lightweight title, live on HBO Championship Boxing.
Thursday afternoon Golden Boy
Promotions had a final press conference for their
upcoming card and Boxing2006 was there to catch the
action.
Tickets for this great card can
be purchased at the STAPLES Center box office or
to purchase by phone with a major credit card, call
Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also will
be available for purchase at
www.ticketmaster.com.
Check out the principal players
on our always FREE
VIDEO!
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Duva's Holt to headline
Rumble at the Trop
June 9 on ESPN's Friday Night Fights |
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Red hot junior welterweight prospect Kendall
Holt (20-1, 12 KO’s) is ready to “Rumble at the
Trop" when the Paterson, New Jersey native
squares off against vs.
Jauquin
Gallardo (17-4, 5 KO’s) in the main event on a
spectacular fight night presented by Duva Boxing
and Star Boxing
at the Tropicana Casino And Resort in Atlantic
City, NJ, on
June 9. ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights
will televise the 10-round featured attraction.
The
highly-regarded Holt has reeled off five wins in
a row in the past year and a half to re-emerge
as a top contender in the junior welterweight
ranks. Gallardo is a native of San Leandro,
California, and comes off an impressive
unanimous decision over
Juan Yoani Cervantes
for his 17th career victory.
Undefeated
local sensations will fill out the bill, as
Chuck “The Professor” Mussachio (6-0, 3 KO’s),
the Wildwood, New Jersey teacher, mixes it up in
a six rounder junior middleweight contest.
Bridgeport,
Pennsylvania's sensational light middleweight
Harry Yorgey
(13-0, 7 KO’s) will also be on the card in a six
rounder, giving his Pennsylvania fans the
opportunity to ride to the shore to watch the
spectacular youngster put his unblemished record
on the line.
Atlantic City welterweight
Lorenzo Bethea
(5-2) gets the chance to show his wares in his
hometown, while Jersey City's young knockout
artist and two time Golden Glove champion Raymond
Biggs (3-0, 3 KO's) will also be on
the card.
Tickets are
priced at $150 for Golden Ringside, $75, $50 and
$35, and are available at the Tropicana box
office or TicketMaster.
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Don King In "The Lou" |
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Don King will host a press conference on Friday in St.
Louis annoucing that IBF junior middleweight champion
Roman "Made in Hell" Karmazin will defend his title
opposing Cory "The Next Generation" Spinks, a Gateway
City native, at Savvis Center on July 8. See alert
attached or pasted below.
SPECIAL NOTE: Don King will arrive in St. Louis on
Thursday to throw out the first pitch before the
first-place St. Louis Cardinals--and their
history-making slugger Albert Pujols--take the field
against the New York Mets at the new, Busch Stadium
(12:10 p.m. CDT). In an intersting twist, former
undisputed world welterweight champion Cory Spinks will
be the "umpire" for Don's pre-game toss.
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Jermain Taylor Camp
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There’s been more than a
simple change in scenery for
World Middleweight Champion Jermain Taylor as
he prepares in Detroit’s historic
Kronk Gym for his June 17th title
defense against Winky
Wright. It’s been a change in philosophy, a
change in an already intense work rate, and a change in
attitude.
“It’s a boxing atmosphere
here and I love it,” said Taylor, who is now training
with the legendary
Emanuel Steward in the Motor City. “Kronk Gym
has had a lot of champions and I’m in awe just to be
here.”
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On This Day:
May 18 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2005, Baltimore, Maryland,
USA:
Johnny Nolasco won an 8 round SD over Jesus Perez - Non
Title
2004, Lübeck, Germany:
Wladimir Sidorenko won a 12 round MD over Joseph Agbeko
- WBA International Bantamweight Title.
2003, Bronx, New York, USA:
Glen Johnson won a 12 round UD over Eric Harding -
Vacant USBA Light Heavyweight Title
Malcolm Tann TKO'd Wallace McDaniel in the 1st round -
Non Title
2002, Uncasville, Connecticut,
USA:
Micky Ward won a 10 Round MD over Arturo Gatti - A
Classic Battle
Dominick Guinn TKO'd Drexie James in the 1st round - Non
Title
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Kostya Tszyu won a 12 round UD over Ben Tackie - WBC,WBA,&
IBF Light-Welterweight Title
Kuvanych Toygonbayev won a 10 round UD over Oba Carr -
Non Title
2001, Mashantucket, Connecticut,
USA:
Micky Ward KO'd Steve Quinonez in the 1st round - Non
Title
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Heriberto Ruiz won a 10 round UD over Ricardo Vargas -
Non Title
Ishe Smith TKO'd Tony Sanza in the 1st round - Non Title
Almazbek Raiymkulov won a 4 round UD over Torrance Brown
- Non Title
1999, Noisy, France:
Jean Marc Mormeck won a 10 round Decision over Ganguina
Larme - French Light Heavyweight Title
1996, Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia:
Phillip Holiday TKO'd Jeff Fenech in the 2nd round - IBF
LightWeight Title
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Felix Trinidad KO'd Freddie Pendleton in the 5th round -
IBF Welterweight Title
Wilfredo Vazquez TKO'd Eloy Rojas in the 11th round -
WBA Featherweight Title
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Miller vs. Desjardins
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With a
world lightweight title on the line, two unbeaten
cruiserweights battling to keep their perfect records
intact, and a kickboxing superstar making his pro boxing
debut, Thursday’s ‘Tribal Pride’ show is undoubtedly
packed with world class fistic action. But there’s
always room for one more great bout, and Warriors Boxing
Promotions and Sycuan Ringside Promotions are pleased to
announce an addition to the pay-per-view broadcast as
unbeaten Colombian knockout artist Samuel Miller -
ranked #15 in the world by the WBO - fights for the
second time in the United States against the ever
durable Martin Desjardins, a Montreal, Canada native who
will get to have his home fans cheer him on from north
of the border as the bout will be televised live on PPV
on Viewer's Choice and Bell Express throughout Canada.
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"Tribal Pride" Satellite
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Seminole Warriors Boxing is pleased to announce that
they will be transmitting a short highlights package of
The Tribal Pride event. The highlights will be
available approximately ten minutes after the conclusion
of the Pay-Per-View television broadcast. We invite all
sports broadcasts and cable groups to plan for this
transmission.
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Jose Hernandez vs. Mike
Gonzalez This Saturday |
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Chicago featherweight prospect Jose Hernandez will make
his return to the ring this Saturday night, May 20th, at
the Aragon Ballroom, it was announced today by Dominic
Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE
BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING.
Hernandez, 19-3 (13) will square off against tough
veteran Anthony Martinez,
20-20-3 of Nicaragua in an eight round box which
headlines “ROCK AND BOX”
a benefit for Cystic Fibrosis, featuring the finest in
Chicagoland’s professional and amateur boxing along with
a concert by the legendary Dave Mason and his band.
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Chad Dawson & Eric
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Harding:
First, I would like to thank SHOWTIME and Gary Shaw for
putting it together and making it happen. I tip my hat
to Chad Dawson for taking the fight. And on June 2, the
best man is going to win. I think it is a good
opportunity for both of us to showcase what we can do. I
am looking for a good, exciting fight.
Dawson: I am a young fighter, and I know Eric is
a great fighter and an excellent boxer. I am going
forward to this. I am trying to be an excellent boxer,
as well as step up in competition. I think Eric Harding
will be a good fight for me, and it will be a good fight
for both of us. Like he said, may the best man win. Good
luck to Eric, and I will see him on June 2.
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Camacho Jr. vs. Tsurkan
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Admittedly, Hector Camacho, Jr. has been taking his
training a bit lightly and his opponents for granted
throughout much of his 11-year professional boxing
career. Those are mighty admissions from the son of a
boxing legend who has but one loss and a single draw in
44 pro fights.
Realizing
that the window of opportunity for a man once viewed as
a “Can’t Miss Prospect” will remain open only so long,
Camacho, Jr. has promised to himself and boxing fans
that they will see a more focused and proficient
performance beginning on Saturday night, June 10. That
is when the Puerto Rico native and resident of Orlando,
Florida, steps in the ring at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic
City against Ukrainian Andrey Tsurkan in a scheduled
10-round contest -- with the prize being a top world
rating. This championship contest will be featured on
the undercard of the Antonio Tarver-Bernard Hopkins
telecast on HBO Pay-Per-View.
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On This Day:
May 17 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Bally's
Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Samuel Peter won a 10 round UD over Charles Shufford -
Non Title
Ray Austin TKO'd Gilbert Martinez in the 4th round - Non
Title
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.
Thunderbird Wild West Casino, Norman, Oklahoma,
USA:
Mauricio Pastrana TKO'd Mike Trejo in the 2nd round -
Vacant IBA Bantamweight Title
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
Sergui Lyakhovich TKO'd Sione Asipeli in the 5th round -
Non Title
2002, Los Mochis, Sinaloa,
Mexico:
Marco Antonio Rubio TKO'd Jorge Vaca in the 4th round -
Non Title
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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Castillo Training Camp Quotes |
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Photo:
Rafael Soto
Jose Luis Castillo working the heavy bag, Temoaya,
Mexico.
CASTILLO: "In the rematch my style ended (the fight)
with great results. So we are working on the same
thing, trying to win by knockout. We haven't changed
tactics from the second fight to this one."
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Notre Dame football star and team captain Tommy
Zbikowski(R) huddles with Hall of Fame trainer Angelo
Dundee at a Top Rank media event Tuesday at the
Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach. Zbikowski shook out
to get set for his professional heavyweight debut on Top
Rank's PPV featuring world champion Miguel Cotto vs.
Paulie Malignaggi on June 10 at the 'Mecca of Boxing' --
Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Rubillar & Singwangcha
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The WBC has confirmed
with Brian Viloria’s manager, Gary Gittelson, that WBC
light flyweight world champion Viloria is still
uncertain as to when he will be able to fight next.
Consequently, the WBC has ordered the mandatory
challenger, Juanito Rubillar of the Philippines, who has
been waiting for a long time, to fight the number two
ranked contender, Wandee Singwangcha of Thailand, for
the WBC light flyweight interim title.
Brian Viloria will fight the winner of this fight when
he is ready to resume his boxing career.
The winning bidder to stage the interim title fight is
Naris Boxing Promotion, from Thailand, who outbid
Gabriel Elorde Jr. from the Philippines.
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Back To Back Boxing On
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A quartet of
power-punching junior lightweights will take the
spotlight when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: MARCO ANTONIO
BARRERA VS. ROCKY JUAREZ AND JORGE BARRIOS VS. JANOS
NAGY is seen live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles
on SATURDAY, MAY 20 (10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT/ 9:30
p.m. CT). The HBO Sports team of Jim Lampley, Larry
Merchant and Emanuel Steward will be ringside for the
event, which will be available in HDTV, as well as
closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired and presented
in Spanish on HBO Latino.
Battle-tested veteran and reigning belt-holder Marco
Antonio Barrera has spent half his life as a pro
fighter, amassing a prodigious record of 61-4, 42 KOs.
With titles in three separate weight classes, the
Mexican fighter’s accomplishments put him in an elite
category of boxers. When Barrera, 32, squares off
against Rocky Juarez in a 12-round bout for his junior
lightweight championship, he will have the opportunity
to enhance an already illustrious career.
Part of an up-and-coming class of exciting young junior
lightweights, Rocky Juarez (25-1, 18 KOs), 26, is
fighting to forge his own legacy. The Houston native has
lost only once in his professional career and intends to
keep it that way. Regardless of which warrior emerges
victorious, fans can expect a terrific showdown between
two hard-hitting fighters.
Two more junior lightweights make their HBO debuts in
the opening bout. Jorge Barrios (45-2-1, 32 KOs) of
Buenos Aires is an eccentric performer and one of the
sport’s toughest battlers. Hungary’s left-handed Janos
Nagy (23-0, 14 KOs) will be looking to extend his
unbeaten record in this 12-round showdown at 130 pounds.
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Danny Green Set To Win Australia's Biggest Fight
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Fan interest generated by the genuine animosity between
top Australian super middleweights Danny Green and
Anthony Mundine has risen to a fever pitch before their
historic clash this Wednesday in front of an expected
crowd of 40,000 at mammoth Aussie Stadium in Sydney.
Sparked by the bitter feud, a spiteful chord has been
struck across the country, drawing battle lines
involving not just hardcore Ozzie fight fans but casual
observers as well. Adding fuel to the fire is the right
to challenge undefeated WBA Champion Mikkel Kessler that
will go to the victor.
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World Bantamweight
Champion Rafael Marquez Signs with Gary Shaw Productions |
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Promoter Gary
Shaw announced today the signing of IBF
bantamweight champion
RAFAEL MARQUEZ
to an exclusive contract with Gary Shaw
Productions, LLC. Marquez, a consensus Top-10
Pound-for-Pound champion, joins a star-studded
stable that already features the "Lords of the
Flies (and super flies)," including undefeated
IBF/IBO flyweight champion
Vic Darchinyan,
NABA/NABO flyweight champion
Glenn Donaire
and his brother, NABF super flyweight champion
Nonito Donaire.
"Who says good things don't come in small
packages?" asked Shaw. "I have been a huge
Rafael Marquez fan throughout his career and I
know he is destined to become boxing's
next superstar. Rafael is scheduled to defend
his title when he headlines GSP's August 5 card
on Showtime Championship Boxing. The one thing
he has lacked throughout his career he will lack
no longer -- strong promotional commitment. I
just love watching him fight!"
Marquez, 35-3 (31 KOs), from Mexico City,
Mexico, captured the IBF bantamweight title in
2003, knocking out undefeated defending champion
Tim Austin in the eighth round. He
has successfully defended his title six times
and is currently enjoying a six-year, 14-bout
winning streak -- 11 by knockout -- including
knockout victories over former world champions
Austin, Mark Johnson and Mauricio Pastrana.
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Karmazin Defends Title
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Roman Karmazin
will defend his IBF junior middleweight
title against former undisputed world welterweight
champion Cory Spinks on a special edition of
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday, July 8,
LIVE on SHOWTIME from the Savvis Center in the
challenger's hometown of St. Louis, Mo. The fight
will be promoted by Don King Productions.
Karmazin (34-1-1, 1 ND, 21
KOs), of Russia, stamped himself as one of the
junior middleweight division's best in his last
start when he captured the IBF 154-pound title with
a convincing, upset 12-round unanimous decision
over highly regarded Kassim Ouma on July 14, 2005,
in Las Vegas. Karmazin has won five consecutive
starts (with one no-decision) since suffering his
lone loss on a decision to Javier Castillejo in a
bout for the WBC Interim 154-pound crown on July 12,
2002.
Spinks hopes to accomplish
what Jose Antonio Rivera did earlier this month on
SHOWTIME when he stepped up in weight on
his home turf and stunned Alejando “Terra” Garcia to
win the WBA 154-pound title. Spinks (34-3, 11 KOs)
will make his first appearance since losing his
undisputed world welterweight titles to Zab Judah
via a ninth-round TKO on Feb. 5, 2005, also at the
Savvis Center and on SHOWTIME. That exciting bout
was witnessed by 22,370, one of the largest crowds
in history to witness an in-door arena boxing
match.
On Saturday, July 1, a night
normally reserved for the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP
BOXING series, a special edition of "ShoBox:
The New Generation" will air at 9 p.m.
ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). Details on the
card will be announced soon.
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Hatton vs. Collazo II?
Collazo to Hatton: ‘Make Good on Re-Match Promise’
Collazo Says He’ll Make Good on His Promise to Fight
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BROOKLYN, N.Y.—Luis Collazo, who lost his World Boxing
Association welterweight title by a razor-thin decision
against England’s Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton on Saturday
in Boston, has asked Hatton to make good on his
post-fight promise to grant him a re-match.
“Ricky and Team Hatton were great sportsmen before and
after our fight on Saturday,” Collazo said from
his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. today. “I take Ricky as man
of his word. He said I gave him his toughest fight
ever. He admitted that I hurt him on several
occasions. He said he knew the fight was close. He
also said he would give me a re-match. Now he needs to
make good on that promise.
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"Tribal Pride" This
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There will be championships up for
grabs and unbeaten records on the line when ‘Tribal
Pride’ commences on Thursday, May 18 at the Seminole
Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood, Florida, but before
the world class athletes on the card throw down,
Warriors Boxing Promotions and Sycuan Ringside
Promotions is pleased to announce a fight week schedule
where the media and fans can get their final glimpses of
some of the best boxers competing in the sport today.
‘Tribal Pride’, which is headlined
by the Interim IBF Lightweight Championship bout between
Ricky Quiles (39-6-3, 8 KOs) and Julio Diaz (32-3, 24
KOs), will air live on pay-per-view beginning at 9 pm ET
/ 6 pm PT.
Also on the card, unbeaten
Cruiserweights Felix Cora Jr. and Vadim Tokarev square
off, and former K-1 kickboxing superstar Siala "Mighty
Mo" Siliga will be making his professional boxing debut
in a heavyweight bout.
Tickets for Tribal Pride are
priced at $25, $50, $100, and $150. They are available
at The Hard Rock Live Box Office at The Seminole Hard
Rock Hotel and Casino or by visiting
www.ticketmaster.com. Doors open at 6:30PM, the
first bell rings at 7:30PM.
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David Diaz Headlines
June 16 |
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Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST
IN CHICAGO BOXING, returns to Cicero Stadium on Friday,
June 16th to present “DESTINY,” an action packed evening
of world class boxing headlined by Chicagoland’s most
popular boxer, David Diaz in a twelve round bout for the
IBA Lightweight World Championship.
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"The Ghost" vs. "Shark
Tank" - May 18 |
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After
sustaining the bitter taste of losing his NABF
Featherweight Title and his first fight as a
professional back in December, Robert “The Ghost”
Guerrero is determined to have a sweeter experience when
he takes on rugged Mexican Sandro Marcos next Thursday
night, May 18, in the scheduled 10-round main event at
the “Shark Tank” (home of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks) at
the HP Pavilion.
Guerrero,
the 23-year old Gilroy, CA, native 16-1-1 (9 KOs) is
anxious to get back to business inside the ring and
again attain the status as one of the top young
prospects in boxing.
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All Star
Boxing's "Battle of the Rising Stars"
Changes Made to May 19th
Montebello CA Card
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Two fighters scheduled to appear
on All Star Boxing's "Battle of the Rising Stars"
show suffered medical setbacks and will not
participate on this Friday's show. Roberto Estrada,
scheduled to meet Karl Noons, suffered a broken
thumb in sparring and will sit out the show with
hopes of being able to fight again this summer.
Sacramento's Velvet Malone, who lost a decision to
Estrada last December, will now face Noons.
Aaron Martinez' situation
surrounds a spider bite on his knee that seems to
have reacted badly, resulting in great swelling,
pain and fluid accumulation. He is being treated
and hopes to get back in the gym soon. Vardan
Gasparyan will fill in and fight Alan Velasco. This
will now be a four round bout.
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Desert Storm Blows
Away Santiago |
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Written By Raj "Another One Bites The Dust"
Sharma
Photos By John "Let 'Em Fight" Pinto
Unbeaten prospect Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley rolled
into Lancaster, California on Saturday night and blew
away another opponent, as veteran Jesus Santiago was not
allowed to answer the bell for the seventh round of
their scheduled eight round junior welterweight bout.
After six one sided rounds, referee Pat Russell called a
halt to the bout upon the advice of the ringside
physician. The bout headlined an entertaining seven bout
card put on by Monte Estrada Promotions at the Antelope
Valley Fairgrounds before a lively crowd.
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Hatton vs. Collazo
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Photos:
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Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Promoter: Banner Promotions
Welterweight Ricky
Hatton decisions Luis Collazo in 12
Judge: Don O'Neill 115-112 | Judge: Paul
Driscoll 115-112 | Judge: Leo Gerstel 114-113
WBA Welterweight Title
Collazo down in the first 15 seconds of the 1st
rd.
Inclduing:
Featherweight Valdemir Pereira 126 Loses by DQ
to Eric Aiken in 8
IBF Featherweight Title
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Estrada vs. Wiggins In
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In only his sixth professional fight, 2004 U.S. Olympian
Jason “Big Six” Estrada (5-0, 1 KO) takes on veteran
Robert Wiggins (20-6-1, 12 KOs) in a battle of
Providence heavyweights, the 10-round co-feature on the
“Let It Ride” Pro-Am show Thursday night (May 18) at the
Rhode Island Convention Center in downtown Providence.
“Let It Ride,” the first Pro-Am boxing show in Rhode
Island history, is promoted by Classic Entertainment &
Sports (CES) and sponsored by Lincoln Park. The
headliner is IWBF lightweight champion Jaime “The
Hurricane” Clampitt (16-3-1, 7 KOs) defending her belt
against intrastate rival Missy “The Fury” Fiorentino
(13-1, 6 KOs), the reigning IWBF featherweight
title-holder.
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Warrior Stops Killer In
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In Boxing2006.com's
"Fan Fight" last week, Warrior
(now 2-0 with 2 KO) took on debuting The Killer on
the topic:
"Who Is The Most Avoided
And Ducked Currently Active Fighter?".
Killer's pick of Wright appeared to be a good one, but
Warrior's pick of Margarito proved to be too much to
hand in the opening argument that ended in the 2nd. The
Killer falls to 0-1.
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"Other Than Ali &
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Hatton Narrowly Gets By
Collazo
Perhaps He Is Not As
Ready For The Mayweather's & Maragrito's Afterall |
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In a fight that
appeared too close to call, a possible DRAW or a one
round win for either fighter, Luis Collazo showed either
the blueprints on how to beat Ricky Hatton, or Hatton
just had an off night. In any case, The fight was close,
the fight was tough and both men had their moments,
particularly for Hatton when he floored Collazo in the
opening round with the first punch, and for Collazo it
was having Hatton nearly out on his feet in the final
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In round 1, a left hook right on the chin of Collazo
sent him down, seconds into the fight. He managed to get
up easy and smother Hatton which appeared to be his
fight plan for the night and stay close. At the end of
the round, Collazo's frustration prompted him to push
Hatton away as the referee had already broke the two. In
round 2, Collazo began to outbox Hatton, but was
staggered at the end of the round. In round 3 an
unintentional headbutt caused a nasty gash on the top of
Collazo's head, but caused no affect on the fight. In
round 4, Collazo began to take over and landed a flush
right hand that stopped Hatton in his tracks. In round 5
Collazo began to feel confident as Hatton had no answers
for the slick boxer. In round 6 Hatton appeared
frustrated and threw wide missing shots, giving Collazo
every opportunity to counter. In round 7 the fight began
to get sloppy and the holding became repetitive by both
men. In round 8 the two traded big shots, both men
getting in their own. In round 9 a huge left and right
hand by Collazo hurt Hatton and Hatton's left eye was
nearly shut closed. In round 10 the two held and hit the
majority of the round in another tough to score round.
In round 11, more of the same from the previous 2
rounds. Then in the 12th and final round, Collazo went
out and landed a 4 punch combination and staggered
Hatton with the left hook and right hand. Two more clean
punches from an unanswering Hatton was staggering and
trying to hold on after slipping to the canvas in
obvious trouble. Hatton was able to get back into gear
and managed to hold on, but was in the most trouble to
date in that round.
Final scores were 115 to 112, 115 to 112, and 114 to
113.
With the win, Hatton takes the WBA welterweight title
and ups his record to 41-0 with 30 KO's as Collazo falls
to 26-2 with 12, KO's.
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Saturday Night
Championship Results |
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Ponds Forge Centre,
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Promoter: Dennis Hobson
Light Heavyweight Clinton Woods TKO's Jason DeLisle
in 6
IBF Light Heavyweight Title
Stadthalle, Zwickau, Germany
Promoter: Sauerland Event
Super Middleweight Markus Beyer & Sakio Bika
Technical Draw after 4
WBC Super Middleweight Title
Fight stopped due a cut under Beyers right eye
caused by an accidental headbutt.
Middleweight Arthur Abraham decisions Kofi Jantuah
over 12
Judge: Joseph Pasquale 117-109 | Judge: Phil Edwards
115-112 | Judge: Berit Andreasen 116-111
IBF Middleweight Title
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Negatives Linger About
Mayorga's Positive Drug Test |
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Written By
William Trillo
So the news started breaking about midday Thursday
afternoon that Ex-Super Welterweight Champ Ricardo
Mayorga failed his drug test after his loss to Oscar
De La Hoya last Saturday night.
According to
reports, trace amounts of the drug Lasix, also
called Furosemide, showed up in his post fight drug
test. Preliminary reports informed us that Lasix is
a diuretic, and it was used to help boxers lose
weight.
Unfortunately,
using Lasix to drop weight is banned by the Nevada
State Athletic Commission because it can be used to
mask illegal drugs, as it has been shown to do in
horse racing due to it being a diuretic.
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Hamed Gets Jail
Time For Car Accident |
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Naseem Hamed, the former world featherweight boxing
champion, was sentenced to 15 months in jail Friday
for dangerous driving that resulted in injuries.
A man suffered a broken leg and two broken arms when
Hamed's Mercedes crashed into two other cars in
northern England in April 2005. Prosecutors said
Hamed was driving at least 90 mph when he tried to
overtake a car and crashed into two vehicles.
The flamboyant Hamed, who boxed as "Prince Naseem,"
last fought in May 2002 when he was booed out of the
ring after a contentious decision over Spain's
Manuel Calvo in London. Hamed lost to Marco Antonio
Barrera in Las Vegas in 2002, his first defeat in 37
fights.
Hamed pleaded guilty to dangerous driving on March
31.
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Quick Friday Night Results |
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Aragon Ballroom,
Chicago, Illinois
Promoter: Eight Count and Golden Boy
Super Bantamweight Antonio Escalante decisions Juan
Ruiz over 12
Judge: Ted Gimza 120-108 | Judge: William Lerch
119-109 | Judge: Tom Miller 119-109
WBO NABO Super Bantamweight Title
Lightweight Rita Figueroa decisions Eva Lidia Silva
over 8
WIBA Americas Lightweight Title
Reliant Center, Houston,
Texas
Promoter: Golden Boy Promotions
Welterweight Larry Mosley and Golden Johnson draw in
12
Judge: Charles Phillips 116-112 | Judge: David
Robertson 114-114 | Judge: Gale Van Hoy 113-115
Vacant WBO NABO Welterweight Title
Featherweight Eduardo Escobedo decisions Benjamin
Flores in 10
100-90 | 99-91 | 99-91
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Litzau TKO 2 Debind
Thapa Photo Gallery |
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Photos:
"Sugar" Ray Bailey
From
Scheuntzen Park, North Bergen, New Jersey
Promoter: Main Events
Featherweight Jason Litzau KO'S Debind Thapa in
2
Including:
Super Featherweight
Terry Lantz decisions Allen Litzau in 8
Super Middleweight
Jerson Ravelo TKO's Ricardo Kellman in 1
Super Middleweight
Wayne Johnsen TKO's Bradley Thompson in 1
Light Middleweight
Henry Crawford 68.00 TKO's Roberto Nava in 4
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