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Ricky Hatton's Calm
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The fight that Ricky Hatton has been
training his entire career for is just
one day away and "The Hitman" couldn't
be more serene. "I'm really enjoying
myself in Boston, it's a great fight
town," he said between sessions with the
enthusiastic American media, in town to
cover Hatton's clash with WBA
Welterweight Champion Luis Collazo,
presented by Fight Academy and Banner
Promotions at the TD Banknorth Garden
this Saturday and televised live by in
the US by HBO and in the UK on Sky Box
Office.
Normally a light welter, Hatton looked
rock-solid wearing the extra seven
pounds of the welterweight class at the
press conference yesterday and was in a
jovial mood after receiving a gift from
his Brooklyn based opponent. "Collazo
gave me a six pack of Guinness as a
present," quipped Hatton, "which will
take me all of five minutes to drink
after the fight!"
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Kofi Jantuah to
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This Saturday,
May 13,
DiBella Entertainment's
Kofi Jantuah will
challenge champion
Arthur Abraham
at the
Stadthalle Zwickau Arena in Zwickau, Germany, in
a twelve round contest for the
IBF
Middleweight Championship.
Abraham (20-0, 17 KO's)
boasts an unblemished record and will be making
his second title defense since capturing the
vacant IBF Middleweight title against Kingsley
Ikeke on December 10, 2005. The 31 year-old
Jantuah (30-2, 18 KO's) has recorded victories
in nine of his last ten fights, scoring a third
round TKO win over Donnie McCrary in his last
bout on December 3, 2005 on the Jermain
Taylor-Bernard Hopkins undercard at Mandalay Bay
in Las Vegas.
The fight is scheduled to
begin at 10:10 p.m. local time, with German
television coverage beginning at 7:00 p.m. local
time, 1:00 p.m. ET. The bout is not televised
in the U.S. but will be available for 9.99 GBP
at
http://www.sportal.com/Index.
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Floyd Patterson:
A Legend Who Is Still Alive In Our Hearts And Minds |
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By Jaspreet "The Executioner" Panchhi
Former heavyweight champion (55-8-1,
40 KO’s) Floyd Patterson died on May 11th,
2006 aged 71. The Hall of Fame fighter was suffering
from Alzheimer’s disease and prostate cancer.
Patterson was born on January 4th,
1935 in Waco, North Carolina and was raised in
Brooklyn. He was the third of eleven children. At
the age of 14, the American stepped into Gramercy
Gym, which was led by Cus D’Amato. Two years later
in 1951, D’Amato prevented Patterson from stepping
into the professional boxing world.
In 1952, the American emerged the
middleweight Olympic gold medalist at Helsinki,
Finland. Patterson won his first professional fight
on September 12th, 1952 and in 1953, he
was named “Ring Rookie of the Year” by the New York
Boxing Writers.
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WBC Would Mourning Day
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Former world
heavyweight champion and former Olympic monarch Floyd
Patterson died at the age of 71 in his home of New Paltz,
New York, and for this profoundly saddening news the WBC
has decreed a World Mourning Day within the
international boxing community, which has undoubtedly
lost one of its greatest figures.
Floyd Patterson was born on January 4, 1935, in Waco,
North Carolina, and conquered the world heavyweight
title under the guidance of Cus D’Amato.
As an amateur, he had an outstanding career, winning the
gold Olympic medal in the middleweight division during
the Olympic Games of 1952. That same year he made his
professional debut and on November 30, 1956, he won the
world vacant heavyweight title with a knockout in five
rounds over Archie Moore.
I remember him with great affection, and we were great
friends. I had the opportunity to treat him personally
on several occasions and knew of his rectitude and
spirit of service, particularly when he was appointed
Chairman of the New York Athletic Commission.
On one occasion he went to South Africa, and he was
going to visit that country again, but because of the
apartheid regime prevailing by that time, the WBC
convinced him not to go. Aware of the fact that his
travelling to South Africa would mean a betrayal of his
race, he did not go.
Patterson had a record of 55 wins (40 of them by KO),
eight defeats and one draw. He was a great human being
and athlete, and had a loving family. Boxing has lost,
without a doubt, one of its most distinguished and
unforgettable champions. May he rest in peace!
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Spina and Godfrey both
"Put Up" with KO wins!
Exciting night of boxing at Foxwoods seen on ESPN2 |
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By Mike Indri
MASHANTUCKET, CN. -
Classic Entertainment & Sports (CES) Promotions
billed their doubleheader of championship boxing as
the "Put Up or Shut Up" fight card.
Against two very tough and experienced opponents,
both Providence, RI natives: Joey "KO Kid" Spina
and Matt "Too Smooth" Godfrey, stepped up and did
"Put Up" in dramatic fashion, pleasing the capacity
crowd jammed into the Theatre at Foxwoods Resort
Casino.
Godfrey opened the
televised portion of the fightcard with a
pulverizing first round technical knockout against
previously unbeaten Shaun George in a cruiserweight
unification bout (Godfrey has the WBC USNBC belt,
while George was the NABF title holder).
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Rahman Set To Take On #1
Rated Maskaev |
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World Heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman says he
'hasn't slept right' since he was stopped by Oleg
Maskaev in 1999.
"I really gave it to him in practically every round
in our first fight -- then I got caught. That's not
going to happen again," said Rahman at a Top Rank
press conference Wednesday in New York City.
The first fight had a chilling, brutal finish when
Maskaev slugged Rahman with an overhand right and
sent him flying through the ropes.
"Rock made a mistake that night," said Steve Nelson,
co-manager of Rahman. "It will be corrected on
August 12."
Rahman's chief trainer Thell Torrance was not in the
corner for the fight vs. Maskaev. Torrance joined
Team Rahman when 'The Rock' stopped Kali Meehan in
an elimination bout in November, 2004.
"Rock and I have worked very well together," said
Torrance. "He will be prepared to fight and defeat
Maskaev."
"There's a lot of pressure on me all of a sudden,"
said Maskaev. "Rahman wants to get even, but I'm not
going to let it happen. I've worked too hard (10
straight wins, 8 by KO) to get into this position."
Rahman will be off to Baltimore
on Saturday. He is the Grand Marshall of the
Preakness Celebration Parade which begins at 11 a.m.
Rahman vs. Maskaev II 'America's Last Line of
Defense' will be promoted by Top Rank in association
with Dennis Rappaport Productions, Caesars Palace
and Wynn Las Vegas at the Thomas and Mack Center in
Las Vegas. Tickets at $600, $400, $300, $200, $100
and $50 can be purchased at the Thomas and Mack box
office, online at
www.unlvtickets.com
or by calling (702) 739-FANS. Rahman vs. Maskaev II
will be broadcast on HBO Pay Per View.
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Kevin Kelley Training In
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The 'Flushing Flash' Kevin Kelley is training in Las
Vegas to get wired in for his PPV fight vs. Bobby
Pacquiao at Madison Square Garden on June 10.
Kelley, 58-6-2 with 39 knockouts, is working with
trainer Don House (Kid Diamond, Zahir Raheem and many
others) at the Gold's Gym on Flamingo Ave.
"This is a big fight for Kevin, his return to the
Garden's main area since he fought Hamed in 1997," said
Tom Loeffler, who manages Kelley.
On Wednesday Kelley was on the NBC Tonight Show with Jay
Leno. Kevin's skit for Leno was filmed at the recent
BWAA dinner in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao is training at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood,
Calif.
Miguel Cotto vs. Paulie Malignaggi, Kelley vs. Pacquaio
and four other fights will be on Top Rank's super-big
Pay Per View event June 10 at Madison Square Garden. The
show will include the professional heavyweight debut of
Notre Dame linebacker and team captain Tommy Zbitkowski.
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Hopkins Larger Than Life
In New Orleans |
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Bernard
"The Executioner" Hopkins promised that he would be
bigger for his June 10th fight with Antonio
Tarver at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and live on
HBO Pay-Per-View. But even he didn't know how big he
could get until he saw his larger than life likeness
hanging from the Sheraton New Orleans hotel where
Hopkins is training.
The hotel, located in downtown New Orleans, has hung a
25' x 25' cling wrap image of Hopkins next to the Canal
Street side front entrance. "After Katrina, having
someone like Bernard Hopkins choose New Orleans to train
for his next big fight, means a lot to the people and
the continuing recovery of the City," said Tommy Morel,
Director of Marketing Sheraton New Orleans. "The people
that pass by the hotel, which is a very busy area, know
he is here supporting the city which in turn gives their
spirits a tremendous lift."
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Arnie Rosenthal on the
Radio Monday |
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Arnie “Tokyo”
Rosenthal, one of the founding partners of “A Ring Of
Their Own,” the only all women’s boxing series, will be
a guest on the Joey Reynolds Show on Monday, May 15, at
1:00 A.M Eastern Time. He will discuss the past, present
and future of “A Ring of Their Own,” and the evolution
of women’s boxing.
Reynolds is known as “The leader of the royal order of
night people,” and is also a member of the The Rock ‘n’
Roll Hall Of Fame. The radio program is heard nationwide
on the WOR radio network and can be heard on the web at
www.wor710.com/Joey_Reynolds.shtml.
“A Ring of Their Own” is the only all women’s boxing
series, and is broadcast weekly to over 40 million homes
in Canada and the United States.
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Danny Green Relishes
Grudge Match
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Australia's ferocious super middleweight Danny Green
won't have to wait long to get bitter rival Anthony
Mundine in the ring as the two clash on Wednesday, May
17 at the Aussie Stadium in Sydney. At stake is the #1
position in the WBA ratings but for Green, it's not just
business, it's personal. "In November of 2001, Mundine
was interviewed on National TV and he called me a bum,
basically disrespecting me," recalled Green. "He
continued to say that, so enough was enough and I fired
back saying, 'well mate if that's how you feel then
let's do it, let's get it on'. And he avoided it for a
long, long time. But now money talks so he figures the
time is right."
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Former Champ Breland to
train Jorge Teron |
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Mark
Breland, the former Olympic gold medalist, two-time
world welterweight champion and New York Golden Gloves
champion, has been signed as trainer for unbeaten
three-time New York Golden Gloves titlist Jorge Teron,
it was announced today by Teron’s manager Steven Heid.
Heid
informed Gotham Boxing president Cedric Kushner, Teron’s
promoter, that the deal with Breland was signed
effective immediately, and he replaces Hector Roca in
Teron’s corner.
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8 Count Signs Prospect
Francisco Rincon |
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8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING
has announced that welterweight prospect Francisco
Rincon has signed an exclusive promotional agreement, it
was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8
Count Productions.
Rincon, a native of Coahuila, Mexico now fighting out of
Dallas, Texas carries a professional record of 11 wins,
6 by knockout and 3 losses. He most recently
appeared on the 8 Count Productions’ MADNESS IN MARCH
event at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom on March 17th scoring
a fourth round stoppage over Gilbert Venegas in a
co-main event battle broadcast internationally on
Telefutura’s SOLO BOXEO series.
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Star Boxing Hires Brad
Jacobs |
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Joe DeGuardia’s
Star Boxing is proud to announce the hiring of
Brad Jacobs as
its new Senior
Vice-President of Operations and Development.
Jacobs comes to Star Boxing
after a successful six year stint as the senior advisor
to future Hall of Fame boxer
Roy Jones Jr.
and Jones’ promotional company Square Ring Inc. Star Boxing and
Square Ring
co-promoted the great trilogy between
Antonio Tarver
and Roy Jones Jr.
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Corrales-Castillo
Trilogy
Available at iTunes Music Store |
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CBS Corporation's
Showtime Networks Inc. announced that the iTunes Music
Store is now offering one of the most talked about
matches in the long and storied history of boxing for
purchase and download. The World Boxing Council (WBC)
Lightweight Championship fight between Diego “Chico”
Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo (May 7, 2005), the 2005
Fight of the Year, is available in its entirety for
$1.99 at
www.itunes.com.
In addition, Showtime
Networks announced that the fighters’ second meeting
(October 8, 2005) will be available on the iTunes Music
Store beginning Tuesday, May 23, while the third match
will be available after the LIVE telecast on Saturday,
June 3, on SHOWTIME.
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Santana to headline
DBE's May 19 Broadway Boxing; Codrington returns on
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DiBella Entertainment will bring boxing fans a
star-studded evening of New York’s premier pugilists as
Broadway Boxing Presented by Turning Stone Resort and
Casino returns to the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center
on Friday night, May 19th. The stellar card is headlined
by Spanish Harlem’s Edgar “El Chamaco” Santana (17-2, 12
KO’s), who squares off against Tomas Barrientes (27-9-1,
17 KO’s) of Mercedes, Texas in a 10 round junior
welterweight bout.
Santana, a Puerto Rican star on the rise who is one of
the most popular New York-based fighters, has reeled off
12 straight victories, including eight in a row on
Broadway Boxing cards.
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On This Day: May 11 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2002, Dagenham, Essex, England:
Johnny Armour won a 12 round decision over Francis
Ampofo - WBU Bantamweight
Title
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA:
Terron Millett won an 8 round SD over Damone Wright -
Non Title
2001, Savannah, Georgia, USA:
Terron Millett won a 10 round UD over Luis Perez - Non
Title
Nate Campbell won a 6 round UD over Angel Rios - Non
Title
Edner Cherry and Mirko Wolf fought to a 4 round DRAW -
Non Title
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA:
Felix Montiel won a 12 round UD over Ruben Leon - IBA
Flyweight Title
2000, Newark, England:
Tontcho Tontchev KO'd Jimmy Zeikle in the 2nd round -
WBA International
Super Featherweight Title.
1996, Miami, Florida, USA:
Carlos Gerena KO'd Jose Ocampo in the 2nd round - WBA
Latin American Super
Featherweight Title.
1994, South Yorkshire, England:
Naseem Hamed won a 12 round UD over Vincenzo Belcastro
- European (EBU)
Bantamweight Title.
Steve Collins TKO'd Chris Pyatt in the 5th round - WBO
Middleweight Title
1990, Pensacola, Florida, USA:
Roy Jones Jr KO'd Ron Johnson in the 2nd round - Non
Title
1984, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA:
Sugar Ray Leonard TKO'd Kevin Howard in the 9th round -
Non Title
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Mayorga Tests
Positive For Banned Substance |
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Former
World Boxing Council super welterweight champion Ricardo
Mayorga tested positive for a banned substance after
losing his title Saturday to Oscar De La Hoya.
Mayorga could be fined by the Athletic Commission of the
state of Nevada after traces of the diuretic Furosemide,
also known as Lasix, were found in his system,
commission lawyer Keith Kizer said Thursday.
Kizer said boxing regulators notified Mayorga of the
violation Wednesday.
The
Nicaraguan has 20 days to respond before the commission
decides whether to hold a hearing on the matter.
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Former Heavyweight Champ Floyd Patterson Passes |
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Former
heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson, who retired
in 1972 with a professional record of 55-8-1, has died
at his home in New Paltz, N.Y., at 71.
Patterson had been hospitalized earlier this week and
died Thursday. Patterson suffered from Alzheimer's
disease and prostate cancer.
Born in Waco, N.C., Patterson turned pro after winning a
gold medal as a middleweight in the 1952 Olympics in
Helsinki, Finland. In 1956, he knocked out boxing legend
Archie Moore at age 21 to become the world's youngest
world heavyweight champion. He lost the title in 1961
and regained it becoming the first heavyweight champ to
reclaim the belt.
Patterson became New York state athletic commissioner
after his retirement at age 37.
Patterson is survived by a second wife and four adult
children.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to The Champs family and
friends.
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DeLaHoya/Mayorga - 16th
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May 10, 2006 – New
York -- HBO Sports reported today that 875,000
pay-per-view buys and $43.8 million in pay-per-view
revenue was generated from last Saturday’s super
welterweight title fight featuring Oscar De La Hoya and
Ricardo Mayorga at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las
Vegas. The fight was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions
in association with Don King Productions. The MGM Grand
Hotel & Casino was the host site.
The 875,000 buys consisted of 475,000 buys from cable
systems and 400,000 buys from satellite homes throughout
the 50 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. The pay-per-view
performance of Mayorga vs. De La Hoya is the best
performing pay-per-view event since De La Hoya last
fought 20 months ago. His September 2004 showdown with
middleweight legend Bernard Hopkins produced one million
pay-per-view buys and $56 million in revenue.
A native of East Los Angeles, De La Hoya, 33, was an
Olympic gold medallist for the United States in 1992 and
has carved out a spectacular pro career. He has
participated in each of the top five highest grossing
non-heavyweight pay-per-view events in history
–including the record-setting 1.4 million buys in the
Felix Trinidad fight of Sept. 1999; the Sept. 2004
encounter with Bernard Hopkins that produced one million
buys; the Sept. 2003 rematch with Shane Mosley, which
generated 950,000 buys; the Sept. 2002 showdown with
Fernando Vargas, which registered 935,000 buys; and the
May 6 encounter with Mayorga that produced 875,000 buys.
The Mayorga vs. De La Hoya super welterweight title
fight will be replayed this Saturday night, May 13 at
9:45 p.m. ET/ 6:45 p.m. PT on HBO. De La Hoya scored a
decisive sixth round TKO win. The fight will be paired
with the live World Championship Boxing telecast from
Boston as Britain’s Ricky Hatton makes his HBO debut and
challenges welterweight belt-holder Luis Collazo of
Brooklyn. The evening’s telecast will be presented in
high definition television.
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"America's Last Line of Defense" |
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Photo: Chris Farina -
Top Rank
WBC World Heavyweight Champion Hasim Rahman,
Baltimore, Md. and #1 ranked contender Oleg Maskaev,
Abai, Kazakhstan pose during a press conference at
the Copacabana for their upcoming World Heavyweight
Championship rematch on Top Rank's big "America's
Last Line of Defense" championship card at the
Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas ,Saturday, August
12 ,live on HBO Pay-Per-View . Rahman wants to
avenge his 1999 loss to Maskaev that sent him
through the ropes in a riveting eighth round
stoppage by Maskaev.
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Guess Who's Back... |
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The
biggest announcement of the day was the
return of Shane's Dad, Jack Mosley to
Sugar's corner. The last time we saw the
elder Mosley working in his son's corner was
during his loss to Winky Wright. With
Shane's latest trainer, John David Jackson,
working with Bernard Hopkins for his
upcoming bout with Antonio Tarver, Shane
felt the best man to fill the void would be
his Father. "John David made a prior
commitment. My father will be able to pick
up the slack," Mosley said. "My father is
the only one who really knows my style and
how I fight."
Jack
commented, "We have a special bond," he
said. "When he asked me to come back to
train him, I said it would be great.....I
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will give it my all."
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"The Rematch" Press
Conference |
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Photos: Rob DeLorenzo - Golden Boy
On February 25th, “Sugar Shane”
Mosley (42-4, 36 KOs, 1 NC) and ‘Ferocious’ Fernando
Vargas (26-3, 22 KOs) gave fight fans an unforgettable
night. But there’s another chapter to be written in
this saga as Mosley and Vargas will meet again on
Saturday, July 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las
Vegas, NV. Mosley vs. Vargas II will be presented by
Golden Boy Promotions and Main Events and broadcast live
on HBO Pay-Per-View.
Tickets, which are priced at $800,
$600, $400, $200, and $100, will be available at the MGM
Grand Garden Arena box office and also will be sold at
all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (Tower
Records/WOW!, Smith’s Food and Drug Centers,
Robinsons-May stores and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales
are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone
with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702)
474-4000. Tickets also will be available for purchase
at
www.mgmgrand.com
or
www.ticketmaster.com.
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Rivera and Mayorga, both
got what they deserved.
"El
Gallo" earns his world title, while "El Pollo" took a
beating! |
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By Mike Indri
If this past Saturday
night proved anything to the millions of boxing
fans, especially those that tuned into Showtime’s
Jose Rivera vs. Alejandro Garcia battle or paid to
see Oscar De La Hoya pummel Ricardo Mayorga on HBO’s
Pay-Per-View, it’s that sometimes justice does get
served. To Jose Rivera, a Worcester, Ma. Court
officer and the new WBA Super Welterweight World
Champion, justice has prevailed, and it is sweet!
The classy, hardworking
and under-appreciated Rivera will always be
connected with the drastically over-rated,
foul-mouthed Mayorga ever since that fateful night
of April 17, 2004 when the so called "El Matador"
failed to make the 147lb. weight limit to challenge
for Rivera’s WBA welterweight crown.
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ShoBox - June 2 - Chad Dawson vs. Eric Harding |
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In a battle of talented,
world-ranked, southpaw light heavyweights, unbeaten "Bad"
Chad Dawson
will get what should be his stiffest test as a pro when
he meets Eric Harding
in the main event Friday, June 2, on "ShoBox: The New
Generation'' on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the
west coast), In the co-feature, undefeated
Mario Santiago
will box an opponent to be announced in a featherweight
bout.
The promising, up-and-coming
6-foot-3 Dawson (21-0, 15 KOs), of New Haven, Conn.,
by way of Hartsville, South Carolina, is ranked No.
10 by the World Boxing Council (WBC). A former North
American Boxing Organization (NABO) titlist at super
middleweight and WBC Junior Champion at 160 pounds,
Dawson is making his second appearance on "ShoBox."
In his debut, he captured the NABO crown with an
11th-round TKO over
Ian Gardner on Nov.
18, 2005.
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Jorge Gonzalez To Work
With Fernando Vargas |
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Undefeated middleweight, Jorge
Gonzalez is headed to Southern California to train with
two time junior middleweight champion of the world
Fernando Vargas next week, it was announced today by
Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions, HOME
OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING.
“My friend Rolando (Arellano,
co-manager of Vargas) called me last week and asked if
Jorge was available. He had seen Jorge’s most recent win
over Findley this past February and thought he would
work well with Fernando” stated Pesoli.
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NABC Welterweight Title
Fight set for May 26 |
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The
NABC Welterweight and Utah State Welterweight title
fight between Brazilian Welterweight Contender
Antonio Mesquita (31-0) and the
Pride of Provo, Welterweight Geraldo Prieto (6-3-1),
has been rescheduled for Friday,
May 26, 2006 at the Ogden Eccles Conference
Center, in Ogden, Utah.
On the undercard will
be
Malcolm “The
Showstopper” Tann (17-2),
Ogden Utah’s hottest
prospect, Light Heavyweight Prospect, Valente Tinajero
(6-0), Ogden, Utah’s own world famous spoiler,
Heavyweight
Willie Chapman
(20-25-3), and Kelly Davis (Debut), the brother of
former IBF Cruiserweight Champion Kelvin Davis, who will
be having his pro debut. Click
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Antonio Tarver Camp
Notes |
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The countdown is on and the
premier light heavyweight in the world,
Antonio ‘Magic Man’ Tarver is now a little over
a month away from one of the biggest fight of his career
on June 10th
at Boardwalk Hall in
Atlantic City,
New Jersey
against middleweight legend
Bernard Hopkins.
A little over a month, or
as Tarver said last week from his training camp in Vero
Beach, Florida, “36 days, 11 hours, and 25 minutes for
another victory.” For the pride of Tampa, Florida, this
fight isn’t just about another payday or another victory
to add to his stellar 24-3 (18 KOs) record; it’s about
legacy, and that’s very important to Tarver.
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On This Day: May 10 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2005, Sarasota, Florida, USA:
Oliver McCall won an 8 round UD over Kelvin Hale - Non
Title
2003, Miskolc, Hungary:
Janos Nagy won a 12 round UD over Victor Hugo Paz -
Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super Featherweight Title
Stuttgart, Germany:
Sergiy Dzinziruk KO'd Marcelo Rodriguez in the 2nd round
- Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light Middleweight Title.
Thomas Ulrich won a 12 round UD over Graciano
Rocchigiani - Vacant WBC International Light Heavyweight
Title.
Felix Sturm won a 10 round UD over Tshepo Mashego - IBF
Youth Middleweight Title
Temecula, California:
Juan Diaz won a 10 round UD over Eleazar Contreras - Non
Title
2002, Dover Downs, Dover,
Delaware, USA:
Kassim Ouma TKO'd Jason Papillion in the 8th round -
Vacant USBA Light Middleweight Title
Michael Stewart won a 10 round UD over John Bailey - Non
Title
El Paso, Texas, USA:
Kermit Cintron TKO'd Patrick Thorns in the 4th round -
Non Title
2001, Phoenix, Arizona:
Samuel Peter TKO'd James Lester in the 3rd Round - Non
Title
1999, Inglewood, California:
Rafael Marquez KO'd Angel Almena in the 1st round - Non
Title
Juan Manuel Marquez KO'd Wilfredo Vargas in the 2nd
round - Non Title
1997, Inglewood, California:
Acelino Freitas TKO'd John Montantes in the 1st round -
Non Title
JC Candelo TKO'd Ailton Pessoa in the 2nd round - Non
Title
Frankfurt am Main, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko KO'd Cleveland Woods in the 2nd round -
Non Title
Wladimir Klitschko KO'd Mark Wills in the 1st round -
Non Title
Juan Carlos Gomez KO'd Guy Sonnenberg in the 1st round -
Non Title
Coconut Grove, Florida:
Antonio Cermeno won a 12 round UD over Angel Chacon -
WBA Super Bantamweight Title
Francois Botha KO'd James Stanton in the 10th round -
Vacant NABA Heavyweight Title
William Joppy won a 12 round UD over Peter Venancio -
WBA Middleweight Title
Sharmba Mitchell won a 12 round decision over Jose
Barboza - WBA Fedelatin Light Welterweight Title.
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Ringside LA With Johnny
Ortiz:
"Oscar Puts
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Writing this article, I will from time to time revert to
some of the comments I made in my last article
concerning the fight this past Saturday night between
Oscar De La Hoya and Ricardo Mayorga. In writing it, I
tried to emphasize just how slim the possibilities of
Ricardo Mayorga winning his fight with Oscar were.
After getting hit with a hard jab, right hand, and then
a devastating left hook that dropped him like a sack of
potatoes, Ricardo would later say how surprised he was
by Oscar’s power. I had pointed out that Oscar, being a
converted southpaw, made his left hook even more of a
lethal weapon, Oscar has always been a good puncher,
Mayorga just had to learn the hard way. I wrote that
Ricardo had never been in with a fighter with the hand
speed of Oscar, that when Mayorga threw wild punches and
missed, he would leave himself wide open, making him
vulnerable for the Golden Boy’s educated, quick
counterpunches. Knowing that Oscar is old school,
learning early on that everything comes off the jab, I
knew he would keep a hard jab in Ricardo’s face in order
to get off his combinations and power shots. He did
just that from the very first round on. Knowing he had
hurt Mayorga, Oscar knew it would only be a matter of
time; a fighter knows and feels these things.
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Guerrero looks good in
Camp, Opponent named |
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"The Ghost" (16-1-1 9KO's)
got some good work in today with Bobby Pacquiao, brother
of Pilipino star Manny Pacquiao and IBF Super
Bantamweight Champion Israel Vasqez. "Everything went
well today. I worked on my body attack and did some
adjustments on my footwork. The rest of this camp is
going to be intense. I'm looking forward to this
fight. I want my fans to leave the Tank with a lasting
impression"- Robert Guerrero
Guerrero's opponent will be Sandro Marcos (25-14-2,
21KOs) of Mazatlan, MX in a 10 round main event.
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Judah’s Won’t Be Working In Nevada
Until April 07
Ellerbe Will Be Off Until September |
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Marc
Ratner of The Nevada State Athletic Commission informed
Boxing2006/pound4Pound that they made their ruling on
former undisputed welterweight champion Zab Judah, his
father, trainer and co-manager Yoel Judah and Floyd
Mayweather Jr advisor Leonard Ellerbe.
Ellerbe will be 50 g’s lighter in his pocketbook and
won’t be able to work a corner in Nevada until August.
(One month before proposed Mayweather/Oscar bout is set
to take place in Nevada, if you were wondering) .
The
Judah’s won’t be able to put their craft into work in
Nevada until April of 2007 and Zab and Yoel are short
250 & 100 G’s respectively.
Ratner
also told us that there is nothing in The Muhammad Ali
Act that he is aware of that should stop the terrible
trio from performing their act in other states and
countries.
In our
eyes, that is a small price to pay for the melee they
all were involved with in the ring on April 8 of this
year. We commend Nevada’s Commission for coming down on
them and we only hope other States will take a look at
the incident and consider their options wisely.
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Boxing2006/Pound4Pound has looked into its crystal
ball and we see the image of Ricky Hatton fighting Oscar
in September.
During the post fight press
conference The Golden Boy gave us hints to look into
the future. The time frame of the upcoming
coming weeks before the big announcement (Hatton
fights Collazo next Saturday), the fact that Oscar
says the media will be in for a big surprise when
Golden Boy makes said announcement, and the alluring
possibility for Oscar and his company of a fight
that would grab world-wide attention,
a GLOBAL PHENOMENON! All of America, England and
Europe would be watching and paying for the biggest
international fight in the history of boxing. Maybe
put Calzaghe on as a co-feature against Tarver.
Showcase British Olympic sensation Khan with one of
Oscar's young Golden Boys...
Stay tuned for more, the ball is
still a tad cloudy and visions are not 100% clear
yet, but we think that young tiger we see in the
glass ball is singing "God Save The Queen"
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Cotto Gym Work-Out |
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Story & Photos By Luis
"The Beast" Cadiz
Today, WBO
140 champ, Miguel "El Angel" Cotto & Team,
departed for Florida once again. The last time
he went to Florida was in preparation for his
past fight against Gianlucca Branco. According
to Cotto himself, it was hard for him because he
was away from his home and family, but it was a
sacrifice that he understood was necessary for
him to reach optimum performance in all
levels... focus, physique and fine tuning of
boxistic skills. This past March 4th,2006,
everyone witnessed the end product of that
training camp as he demolished Gianlucca Branco
in 8 rounds. So repeating the dosage of
isolation and concentration in Florida was the
logical step to take, in preparation for his
upcoming bout against the undefeated Paul
Malignaggi in Madison Square Garden, scheduled
for June 10th. I caught up to the champ just
before leaving, here's what he had to say:
We
witnessed Malignaggi's verbal abilities in the
post fight press conference after the Branco
bout, what do you think of his verbal tactics?
I am
focused on the fight and all I have to do is
concentrate on what is done in the ring. I don't
care what he says outside of the ring because
when he steps into the ring in June, he's going
to have to use his fists and not his mouth to
talk... he can't punch with his mouth.
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DeLaHoya TKO 6 Mayorga
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A Nearly 60
Photo Page Gallery Including:
Kassim Ouma vs. Marco Rubio
Joan Guzman vs. Javier Jauregui
Jorge Paez Jr. vs. Lowell Bronfield
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Hatton Lands In Boston
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Ricky Hatton has officially begun his
one man invasion of America after
touching down at Logan Airport this
morning on a flight from Manchester,
England. The occasion marks the final
countdown to Hatton's hotly anticipated
US debut taking place next Saturday at
the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston where
he'll meet WBA Welterweight Champion
Luis Collazo on a joint Banner/Fight
Academy promotion televised live on HBO
World Championship Boxing.
Just one day ago Hatton astonished
onlookers by hammering trainer Billy
Graham, wearing the notorious "body
belt", for 15 unrelenting rounds in the
sweltering Manchester gym, Phoenix Camp,
that Hatton calls home. Despite being
the larger man by several weight
divisions, ex-fighter Graham was hard
pressed to keep upright during the
withering assault unleashed a clearly
motivated Hatton.
With thousands of Brits due to flood
Boston this weekend to see their massive
UK idol in action, reigning WBA Champion
Luis Collazo may find himself fighting
essentially in front of the same hostile
crowd that has unnerved many a previous
Hatton opponent before the first bell
has even rung.
Fight Academy and Banner Promotions
present the Ricky Hatton - Luis
Collazo WBA Welterweight title clash
held on Saturday, May 13 at the TD
Banknorth Garden in Boston, MA,
televised live by HBO World
Championship Boxing at 9:45PM
ET/6:45PM PT. Tickets can be
purchased online at
www.ticketmaster.com
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On This Day: May 8 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2004, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England:
Audley Harrison won a 12 round UD over Julius Francis -
WBF Heavyweight
Title
Dortmund, Germany:
Zsolt Erdei won a 12 round MD over Hugo Garay - WBO
Light Heavyweight Title
Stipe Drews won a 12 round UD over Konstantin Shvets -
European (EBU) Light
Heavyweight Title.
Mario Veit won a 12 round SD over Kabary Salem - WBO
(Interim) Super
Middleweight Title.
Civitavecchia, Italy:
Gianluca Branco TKO'd Nasser Lakrib in the 4th round-
Non Title
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Miguel Cotto won a 12 round UD over Lovemore N'Dou -IBF
Light Welterweight
Title Eliminator
Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez fought 12 rounds
in a most memorable
fight that was scored a Draw - WBA & IBF Featherweight
Title
2001, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA:
Paul Spadafora won a 12 round UD over Joel Perez - IBF
Lightweight Title
Jermain Taylor won a 4 round UD over Antonio Baker - Non
Title
1999, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Raul Balbi won a 10 round UD over Luis Sosa - Non Title
Düsseldorf, Germany:
Sven Ottke won a 12 round UD over Gabriel Hernandez -
IBF Super Middleweight
Title
Markus Beyer won an 8 round Decision over Octavian
Stoica - Non Title
Miami, Florida, USA:
Michael Carbajal won a 10 round decision over Oscar
Andrade - Non Title
Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA:
Chris Byrd TKO'd John Sargent in the 2nd round - Non
Title
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Nestor Garza TKO'd Carlos Barreto in the 8th round - WBA
Super Bantamweight
Title
Erik Morales TKO'd Juan Carlos Ramirez in the 9th round
- WBC Super
Bantamweight Title
Danny Romero won a 10 round UD over David Vasquez - Non
Title
Augie Sanchez KO'd Jorge Paez in the 7th round - Non
Title
Kevin Kelley won a 10 round UD over Hector Velazquez -
Non Title
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DeLaHoya
vs. Mayorga Decides Outcome In
"Fan Fight" |
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In Boxing2006.com's "Fan
Fight" last week, Cheapo (now 1-0 with 1 KO) took on
also debuting Travis Landon on the topic:
"Who Will Win: Mayorga or DeLaHoya?".
A close starting argument by both, but it would be
Cheapo's pick of DeLaHoya that would win him the fight
after last Saturday's performance by Oscar had Mayorga
on the canvas. Travis falls to 0-1.
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This Weeks
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(May
8-14):
"Who Is The Most Avoided And Ducked Currently
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Warrior (1-0, 1 KO)
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Still Golden |
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Photos: "Big" Joe
Ring rust? What ring
rust? In his first fight in 20 months, ‘The Golden
Boy’, Oscar De La Hoya showed that he was better than
ever, impressively stopping Ricardo Mayorga in six
dominating rounds to win the WBC junior middleweight
championship at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
The end came at 1:25 of
the sixth frame as De La Hoya scored his third knockdown
of the fight, which was televised on HBO Pay-Per-View.
For De La Hoya, who improves to 38-4 with 30 knockouts,
the win earned him an amazing ninth world title,
spanning every division from junior lightweight to
middleweight, and it was his 19th victory and
12th knockout in 23 championship fights. And
even more impressive is that after close to 14 years in
the pro boxing game, Oscar is still golden.
Golden Boy Promotions congratulates our president and
our champion, Oscar De La Hoya.
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A Golden Night For The
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Saturday night was a big
one for the Golden Boy Promotions team at the MGM Grand
Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and in addition to
the stirring win by President Oscar De La Hoya over
Ricardo Mayorga, five other fighters from the GBP team
emerged victorious in their bouts.
Junior middleweight star Kassim ‘The Dream’ Ouma, who is
co-promoted by Russell Peltz, survived a first round
knockdown to earn a hard fought split decision over
Marco Antonio Rubio in a bruising 12 round bout that saw
both men give and take some hellacious bombs without
giving in.
Two recent signees who are co-promoted by Golden Boy
Promotions and Sycuan Ringside Promotions, junior
lightweight Joan Guzman and junior welterweight Jorge
Paez Jr., made impressive debuts with GBP by outpointing
Javier Jauregui and Lowell Brownfield, respectively, in
undercard bouts which were also televised by HBO
Pay-Per-View.
2004 US Olympian Rock Allen moved to 7-0 with 5 KOs with
a six round decision win over Juan Hernandez, and Puerto
Rican super bantamweight Jonathan Oquendo improved to
9-0 with 5 KOs by decisioning Torrence Daniels over
eight rounds.
And even though GBP fighters Rubio, Jauregui, and Aaron
Garcia fell short in their bouts tonight, Golden Boy
Promotions congratulates all our warriors, who – win or
lose – always gave their best.
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Rivera Wins 12 Round
Knockdown Fest vs. Rivera -
Perez Retains IBF Title With Split Decision |
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In an exciting, tremendous slugfest that featured
six knockdowns and numerous exchanges throughout,
Jose Antonio Rivera won a 12-round decision over
defending champion Alejandro "Terra" Garcia to
capture the WBA super welterweight title Saturday on
SHOWTIME.
In a tense, close, hotly contested battle from start
to finish, Luis Perez (right) retained his IBF
junior bantamweight title with a controversial
12-round split decision over IBF No. 1 contender
Dimitri Kirilov Saturday on SHOWTIME.
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DeLaHoya Gives Mayorga
Beating Of A Lifetime
Puts Mayorga Down In 1st, & Knocks Him Out In 6th |
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Oscar DeLaHoya put on an absolute show and beat down of
Ricardo Mayorga who's only moments in the fights were
few. Oscar came right out and put Mayorga down in the
opening round with one of the biggest left hooks he's
ever thrown. Mayorga never saw it and was flat on his
back and dazed. DeLaHoya continued his easy domination,
despite a few moments he let up and Mayorga was able to
land some clean shots where Oscar was able to take them
no problem. In the 6th, DeLaHoya came out in destruction
mode and put an absolute beating on Mayorga with a
combination of punches that never seemed to end that put
Mayorga in staggering mode into the ropes, then finally
to his knees. Back up off the canvas, Jay Nady looked
closely and Ricardo didn't look as if he really wanted
to continue, but his courage wouldn't let him give up
and Oscar came in and began to demolish Mayorga with
shots from all over, giving Mayorga the beat down of a
life time and Jay Nady had no choice but to come in and
stop the bout at 1:25 of the 6th.
Ouma Survives 1st Round Knockdown To Win Split
Kassim Ouma, now 24-2-1 with 15 KO's, survived a
1st round knockdown at the hands of Marco Antonio Rubio
to come back and win a tough fought 12 rounds split
decision. Despite Rubio being game, it was pretty clear
Ouma won pretty much every round after, yet judges Dalby
Shirly oddly had a score of 114-113 for Rubio. What
fight was he watching? 117-110 and 116-111 were the
other two scores that represented the Ouma win. Rubio
falls to 33-3, 1 with 30 KO's.
Joan Guzman, now 25-0 with 17 KO's, put on a dazzling
and clinical performance over Javier Juaregui through 10
rounds by scores of 100-90 on two cards and 99 to 91 on
the third. Juaregui falls to 51-13-2 with 35 KO's.
In a four round attraction, Jorge Paez Jr. upped his
record to 8-0 with 7 KO's with a unanimous decision over
previously undefeated Lowell Brownfield. Peaz sported
similar showboating as his father and it cost him in the
4th round when Brownfield was able to land a clean left
hand that stopped Paez from goofing off. Scores were 39
to 37 and 40 to 36 on two cards. Browfield falls to 7-1
with 2 KO's
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On This Day:
May 6 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2005, Bangkok, Thailand:
Terdsak Jandaeng won a 12 round UD over Jake Verano -
WBO Asia Pacific Featherweight Title.
Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA:
Sechew Powell TKO'd Cornelius Bundrage in the 1st round
- Non Title
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA:
Archak TerMeliksetian KO'd Clarence Taylor in the 4th
round - Non Title
2000, San Jose, Costa Rica:
Ricardo Mayorga KO'd Manuel De La Rosa in the 1st round
- WBC Fecarbox Light Middleweight Title
Swissôtel, Neuss, Germany:
Juan Carlos Gomez KO'd Imamu Mayfield in the 3rd round -
WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Daniel Santos KO'd Ahmed Kotiev in the 5th round - WBO
Welterweight Title
Oktay Urkal TKO'd Ferenc Szakallas in the 10th round -
European (EBU) Light Welterweight Title
Frankfurt am Main, Germany:
Glenn Catley TKO'd Markus Beyer in the 12th round - WBC
Super-Middleweight Title
Timo Hoffman won a 12 round UD over Willi Fischer -
German Heavyweight Title
Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA:
Israel Vazquez KO'd Eddie Saenz in the 3rd round - IBA
Continental Super Bantamweight Title.
Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA:
Johnny Tapia won a 12 round UD over Pedro Torres - WBO
Bantamweight Title
Danny Romero won a 12 round UD over Jorge Munoz - WBO
NABO Super Bantamweight Title.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA:
Paul Spadfora won a 10 round TD over Mike Griffith - IBF
Lightweight Title
Clifford Etienne won a 10 round UD over Lamon Brewster -
Non Title
1997, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, USA:
Kennedy McKinney won a 12 round UD over Hector Acero
Sanchez - USBA Super Bantamweight Title.
1995, Shepton Mallet, England:
Naseem Hamed KO'd Enrique Angeles in the 2nd round - WBC
International Super Bantamweight Title.
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Rafael Ruelas in the 2nd round -
IBF & WBO Lightweight Title
Gabriel Ruelas TKO'd Jimmy Garcia in the 11th round -
WBC Super Featherweight Title
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Oscar Throws A Cloud Over His Farewell Plans |
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Written By Nat Gottlieb &
William Trillo
Photo: Bret "The Threat" Newton
Oscar De La Hoya hasn't even been
hit with a roundhouse right hand
from Ricardo Mayorga, but this week
he's sounded a bit punchy.
For months he's been saying that he
wants to go out with style and a
bang, that he has huge plans for a
farewell fight in September that
would solidify his place in boxing
lore. But on Monday's "Tonight"
show when asked by host Jay
Leno what would happen if he lost to
Mayorga on Saturday night, Oscar
said, "If I lose this fight, then I
retire! If I lose this fight I hang
up the gloves and focus on other
things!"
Say what? Er, that's not exactly
what you've had the media cranking
out overtime for the last several
months. What's up, Oscar? Is this
now become a do or die fight,
instead of a prep for a September
farewell? Are you saying you won't
fight Pretty Boy in September if you
lose? Do you even know what your
plans are? Or are you just thinking
out loud on your feet?
We're genuinely confused. For months
there was going to be two more
fights then adios muchachos, and
then at the last minute now you're
talking like this may be the last
one if Mayorga becomes a party
pooper.
From Winky Wright we could expect
this degree of flakiness, but Oscar,
you're the businessman with a
multi-million dollar promotion
business. You're the one with a good
head on your shoulders.
It'd sure be nice to tune in to
your fight Saturday night knowing
what's at stake. But Oscar, you have
left your fans hanging at the last
moment. For a promoter who likes to
orchestrate a good fight scenario,
you apparently are having trouble
organizing your own bout.
But...
Irregardless of whether this is or
is not Oscar's last fight,
"Parting
is Such Sweet Sorrow..."
Whether Oscar De La Hoya beats
Ricardo Mayorga Saturday night, by
the Golden Boy's own admission his
illustrious career is winding down.
It is a career that began in glory
with a Gold Medal in the 1992
Olympics, and would see him go on to
win world titles in 6 weight
divisions and fight the best boxers
of his generation.
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Donaire Outpoints Lopez
To Win NABO/NABF Title -
Buendia Stops Devision To Remain Unbeaten |
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SHOWTIME kicked off
its Cinco de Mayo celebration with two action- packed
fights Friday on “ShoBox.” In the main event, late
substitute Glenn Donaire captured the North American
Boxing Association (NABA)/North American Boxing
Organization (NABO) flyweight title with a 12-round
unanimous decision over Cesar Lopez. In the co feature,
undefeated Juan Manuel Buendia remained perfect by
scoring a fourth-round knockout over Alexis Divison.
The doubleheader at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho,
Okla., was promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, in
association with Tony Holden Productions, and aired at
11 p.m. ET/PT. The telecast represented the 76th in the
popular “ShoBox” series, which debuted on SHOWTIME in
July 2001.
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Quick Friday Night Results |
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Lucky Star Casino,
Concho, Oklahoma
Promoter: Gary Shaw Productions
Flyweight Glenn Donaire decisions Cesar Lopez in 12
Judge: Gerald Ritter 117-110 | Judge: David
Sutherland 116-111 | Judge: Barbara Bonnick 115-112
NABA Flyweight Title
Vacant WBO NABO Flyweight Title
Lopez lost a point in the 12th rd for low blow.
Light Middleweight Juan Manuel Buendia KO's Alexis
Divison in 4
Time: 1:02
New Alhambra,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Promoter: Power Productions
Super Featherweight Rashiem Jefferson decisions
Manuel Perez in 10
Judge: Alan Rubenstein 97-93 | Judge: Ali Khan
100-90 | Judge: Tom Kaczmarek 98-92
USNBC SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
Ybor City Multi Fight Complex, Tampa,
Florida
Promoter: Silver Hawk Boxing
Light Heavyweight Rubin Williams decisions Richard
Grant in 8
78-74 | 78-74 | 77-75
Heavyweight Sherman Williams decisions Earl Ladson
in 6
58-56 | 60-54 | 59-55
Activities Center, Maywood, California
Promoter: Top Rank & KO Productions
Flyweight Giovanni Segura KO's Valentin Leon in 3
Time: 0:40
Lightweight Brandon Rios TKO's Juan Alfonso Figueroa
in 6
Time: 2:21
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Contender Champ Mora Survives Knockdown |
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Latin Snake Poisons Shark In
7
Alfonso Gomez Fights To A
Draw
Story & Photos by Roy &
Marlene Marquez
The Contender, Latin Warriors, waged war Thursday
evening at the Aladdin Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV.
The fight card featured five Jr. Middleweight bouts
headlined by The Contender Champion Sergio “The Latin
Snake” Mora against Archak “Shark Attack”
Termeliksetian. The bout would end in a
controversial TKO, but the fight of the evening was
waged by Jesse Feliciano and Alfonso Gomez.
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Hatton's Trainer Billy Graham
Predicts KO Victory |
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Ricky Hatton's trainer Billy Graham heads to America
fully confident of victory going into The Hitman's WBA
Welterweight title challenge of Champion Luis Collazo on
a joint Fight Academy/Banner Promotions venture at
Boston's TD Banknorth Garden on Saturday, May 13. Having
previously trained World, European, Commonwealth and
British Champions, Graham has turned his keen eye on
Hatton's opponent. "Collazo is a good fighter but I have
no doubts that Ricky will beat him," remarked the
Manchester legend. "I think it will be very lively at
first, while Ricky adapts to the southpaw thing, but I
see Ricky as starting to break him up after a few rounds
before stopping him."
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