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Ndou arrives in Connecticut for World Title Defense |
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International Boxing Federation (IBF) super
lightweight world boxing champion Lovemore “Black Panther” Ndou
has arrived in Uncasville, Connecticut in the USA for his first
world title defense against Paulie Malignaggi at the Mohegan Sun
Casino this coming Saturday night June 16, 2007.
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Mayhem In The Light Welterweight Division |
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The boxing world’s eyes will be
focused on the light welterweight division’s two world title
fights this month.
First up is Paul Malignaggi’s clash with Lovemore N’dou for the
IBF title on June 16 and a week later Ricky Hatton, Britain’s
hero and top pound for pound fighter, takes on Jose Luis
Castillo for the IBO equivalent.
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Hasim Rahman In Action Thursday Night |
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Former world champion Hasim Rahman
returns to action this Thursday, June 14. He will take on Taurus
"The Bull" Sykes of Brooklyn, N.Y. Rahman vs. Sykes will be
televised live on the VERSUS Network from the Main Street Armory
in Rochester, N.Y.
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On This Day:
June 11 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Mikkel Kessler TKO'd Andre Thysse in the 11th round to
retain the WBC International Super-Middleweight title.
Ft Worth, Texas:
Oscar Larrios won a 12 round UD over Jesus Perez
2000, Tokyo, Japan:
Takanori Hatakeyama TKO'd Gilberto Serrano in the 8th
round to win the WBA Lightweight Title.
1994, London, England:
Jacob Matlala TKO'd Francis Ampofo in the 9th round to
retain the WBO Flyweight Title.
Wattankorn, Thailand:
Saen Sor Ploenchit won a 12 round MD over Aquiles Guzman
to retain the WBA Flyweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Tom Johnson TKO'd Benny Amparo in the 12th round to
retain the IBF Featherweight Title.
1992, Bilbao, Spain:
Rodolfo Blanco won a 12 round UD over Dave McAuley to
win the IBF Flyweight Title.
1989, Chunan, Korea:
Myung Woo Yuh won a 12 round UD over Mario De Marco to
retain the WBA Light-Flyweight Title
Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Roy Jones Jr TKO'd Stephan Johnson in the 8th round
Vinnie Pazienza TKO'd Vinnie Burgese in the 10th round
1982, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Larry Holmes TKO'd Gerry Cooney in the 13th round to
retain the WBC Heavyweight Title.
Wilfredo Gomez TKO'd Juan Antonio Lopez in the 10th
round to retain the WBC Super-Bantamweight Title.
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The Champ, Miguel Cotto Returns Home |
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After appearing in the annual
Puerto Rican Parade in New York City on Sunday, world
welterweight champion Miguel Cotto boarded a flight and returned
home in the early evening. He said "I expected a tough fight
from Zab Judah and that's what I got. However, as the rounds
went on, I knew I was getting control of the fight."
Judah, at the press conference at Madison Square Garden on
Saturday night, said "Cotto weathered my firestorm. He is a good
- no, a great fighter."
Cotto and Judah battled bravely before a crowd of 20,658 at the
Garden.
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Desde Nueva York…!tiempo de fiesta,
tiempo boricua, tiempo de Cotto! |
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Por Jaime Estrada
Sin duda Zab sabia que subir al ring ante un tipo como Cotto no
era un vals que digamos y entro poniendo en evidencia su
prodigiosa rapidez de pies y manos y el asunto se empezó a poner
feo cuando Judah sintió un golpe mas allá de la zona de
tolerancia y se tiro haciendo su desfile de dolor ante mas de
20,000 fanáticos reunidos en el MSG.
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New Era Fighting ties boxing & MMA together |
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Boxing promoter Sterling McPherson (Sterling
Promotions) is in the corner of New Era Fighting, the hot mixed
martial arts group that combines the brutality of UFC and the
WWE's entertaining storylines.
The Las Vegas-based McPherson, who won 28 of 32 pro fights as a
lightweight-junior welterweight from 1979-1987, has been a
boxing promoter for the past five years. He has had a hand in
promoting world champions and title contenders such as Mike
Tyson, including his exhibition match last year in Ohio, Frans
Botha, Henry Akinwande, Michael Dokes, Robert Garcia, and Lonnie
Smith. Sterling also was the International Boxing Federation's
Manager of the Year two times.
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On This Day:
June 10 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Detroit, Michigan:
Ricky Hatton KO'd Gilbert Quires in the 2nd round to
retain the WBO International Light-Welterweight Title.
Bronco McKart won a 12 round UD over Jason Papillion to
win the NABF Light-Middleweight Title.
Acelino Freitas TKO'd Lemuel Nelson in the 2nd round to
retain the WBO Super-Featherweight Title.
1997, Austin, Texas:
Jesus Chavez won a 12 round UD over John Brown to Retain
the NABF Super-Featherweight Title.
Zab Judah won a 4 round UD over Omar Vasquez.
1995, Manchester, England:
Ralf Rocchigiani TKO'd Carl Thompson in the 11th round
to win the Vacant WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Kansa City, Missouri:
Tommy Morrison TKO'd Razor Ruddock in the 6th round to
win the Vacant IBC Heavyweight Title.
1990, El Paso, Texas:
Orlando Canizales TKO'd Paul Gonzales in the 2nd round
to retain the IBF Bantamweight Title.
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Muriqi, What Fight Were You Watching?
More So, To Tarver, What Fight Were YOU Watching? |
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By Bret "The Threat" Newton
In all honesty, the Elvir Muriqi vs. Antonio Tarver match-up was
a C-class fighter vs. a B-class fighter, if that. It was
supposed to be a tune-up and confidence builder for Tarver who
was coming off a year layoff after losing very handily to
Bernard Hopkins. Tarver's claim to fame will always be is 1
punch knockout over Roy Jones in their rematch. Sometimes styles
makes fights and on that night he prevailed with a single punch,
with his eyes closed at that. Tarver has never been exceptional
or even very entertaining in any fights other than the Jones Jr.
ones. He went on to lose to Glen Johnson, then win a rematch in
two decent, but nothing special, fights. Losing to Hopkins
easily shouldn't have been a surprise. Now, coming back against
the "Kosovo Kid", no one really paid much attention, especially
since it was the same night as mega match-up, Cotto vs. Judah.
One either thought, "Eh, Tarver will win easy.", or "Tarver
sucks, Muriqi will win".
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Magic Man Returns To Form; Dawson Stops Ruiz |
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The brightest young star and one of the most
accomplished veterans of the light heavyweight division won
exciting contests Saturday on SHOWTIME at the Connecticut
Convention Center. Former two-time world champion Antonio “The
Magic Man” Tarver did enough to get past determined Elvir Muriqi
to win a controversial close majority decision and the vacant
International Boxing Organization (IBO) 175-pound title. And
undefeated 24-year old “Bad” Chad Dawson registered a
sixth-round TKO over Jesus “Chuy” Ruiz in the first defense of
his World Boxing Council (WBC) title.
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Cotto vs. Judah Replay - Plus HBO Doubleheader |
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It’s a special edition of HBO BOXING AFTER DARK
when HBO Sports presents the exclusive replay of the
welterweight title fight MIGUEL COTTO VS. ZAB JUDAH SATURDAY,
JUNE 16 at 9:30 p.m. (ET/PT) & 8:30 p.m. on HBO. The HBO Sports
team, which was ringside for the live event at Madison Square
Garden, will call all the action.
The fight, which took place June 9 and was carried live on HBO
Pay-Per-View, featured the highly anticipated showdown between
the champion Miguel Cotto and his formidable challenger Zab
Judah.
Following the COTTO-JUDAH replay, HBO will present the
previously announced HBO BOXING AFTER DARK doubleheader from the
Mohegan Sun featuring two fights: a junior welterweight title
fight with Lovemore N’Dou facing Paul Malgnaggi and a super
middleweight bout between Curtis Stevens and Andre Dirrell.
HBO2 playdates for the entire show: June 17 (7:30 a.m., 4:00
p.m.) and 19 (12:00 a.m.). Times are ET/PT.
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Post Fight Quotes From Arum |
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By Dennis Bernstein at Ringside
Bob Arum, Top Ranks lead man let the crowded media room in on
the direction he plans on going with his Champion Miguel Cotto
after his victory over Zab Judah.
To facing his one time fighter Floyd Mayweather Arum said,
"Floyd has 20 million in the bank, he's not going to get into
the ring with Cotto!"
And to what's next for Cotto, "If Margarito beats Williams it's
Cotto vs. Margarito at MSG."
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Isn't It Sad: Chavez Jr. Has More Fights Than Cotto. |
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Julio "The Bum Beater-upper" Cesar Chavez Jr. has
a record of 32-0, and while he fights bum after bum, Cotto has
been in the ring with world class opponents, and has beaten them
all at 30-0. One has to wonder, will Chavez step it up, or will
he be breast fed opponents until 100-0?
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Cotto Stops Judah In 11th In A Great For Boxing War
Cotto Staggered, Judah
Staggered, Low Blows, Cuts, This Fight Had It All |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Miguel Cotto (now 30-0, 25 KO's) scored an
impressive 11th round stoppage over Zab Judah in a highly
entertaining match that had nearly all you could ask for.
Right
from the beginning in round 1, the two felt each other out, but
once they started throwing, the two were in a war, just as
advertised. A left uppercut from Judah had Cotto wobbled and out
on his feet. Cotto, trying to survive, landed a low blow that
had Judah flailing to the canvas in pain. Cotto bought himself
some time with that.
In round 2, Cotto got into rhythm and
started to land combinations. Another left from Judah had Cotto
staggered once again at the end of the round.
In round 3, a huge
low blow from Cotto had Judah on the canvas again and referee
Arthur Mercante Jr. had no choice but to take a point. Cotto was
in trouble again and bought himself more time after a nasty cut
that went from inside his mouth to the outside of his bottom
lip.
In round 4, Cotto staggered Judah and a headbutt caused a
cut over Judah's right eye.
In round 5, Cotto began to jab and
easily outbox Judah who was was getting very tired.
In round 6,
another accidental headbutt opened up a cut over Cotto's right
eye. Judah was staggered by a right at the end of the round.
In
round 7, Judah stopped Cotto in his tracks with a counter left.
Judah was all over Cotto who was again in trouble, landing left
uppercuts to Cotto's midsection to get himself back into the
fight.
In round 8 Cotto began to land straight lefts the entire
round and nearly sent Judah's head off as he fought off the
ropes. Judah was nearly down at the end of the round.
In round
9, Judah's right eye really began to bother him and Cotto was
all over him. Cotto pressured Judah to the ropes with a body
attack and Judah took a knee, once in the corner.
In round
10, a left uppercut from Cotto nearly sent Judah down. Judah
pounded his chest, giving his best, but it was not enough to
stop Cotto.
In round 11, a combination to the head from Cotto
sent Judah down to the canvas. Judah could barely survive as
Cotto jumped on him to attack. Mercante stopped the fight
shortly after another barrage against the ropes at :49 of the
11th. Judah falls to 34-5, with 25 KO's.
Chavez Jr. Beats Another Tomato, Who Cares?
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (now 31 Tomato Cans, 0
Fighters With A Pulse, 24 KO's), continues to fight opponents
with losing records, this time against Grover Wiley who's last
win was TWO YEARS AGO, against Chavez Sr. Chavez Jr. managed to
land a left hook to the body that had Grover down in the first
round. Two more knockdowns from the same body shot would occur
in the 3rd. Who cares really? Chavez Jr.'s reply to fighting
19-0's Andre Berto was "Quien?", yet he doesn't say "Quien?" to
Grover Wiley? Give us a break. Final Time was 2:27 of the 3rd.
Wiley falls to 20-10-1 with 14 KO's.
Soto Smashes Pacquiao In 7th In Bloody War
Humberto Soto (now 42-5-2, 26 KO's) stopped
Bobby Pacquiao in the 7th round after 6 big action packed
rounds. In round 1, Soto went right at Pacquiao, scoring a
knockdown that was more of an off balance slip. In round 2, Soto
was all over Pacquiao, landing an assortment of combinations
that had Pacquiao all over the ring and nearly down. In round 3,
two huge right hands and two left uppercuts snapped Pacquiao's
head out of his guard. In round 4, a nasty cut opened on
Pacquiao's right eye nearly over an inch long over his eyebrow
that caused the doctor to inspect, but let the fight resume.
Soto went right after the cut, but a bit wild as Pacquiao was
able to connect with a huge counter right that has Soto
staggering to the ropes. Pacquiao has Soto in all kinds of
trouble as Soto made it out of the round. In round 7, a huge
right counter on the jaw has Pacquiao stumble to the ropes, then
a left hook to the body on the falling Pacquiao made him unable
to get up as the referee reached the full 10 count. Final time
was 1:48 of the 7th. Pacquiao falls to 27-13-3 with 12 KO's.
Yuri Foreman Steals Win Over Thompson In Ugly Fight
Yuri Foreman (now 23-0, 8 KO's) won a split
decision in a fight that had more holding and clinching than any
fight could bare, with Anthony Thompson. The main due to the
problem was highly incompetent and incapable referee, Charlie
Fitch. Fitch would refuse the break the two, even during arm
grabs and clinches against the ropes until the rounds were
nearly over. A very ugly fight that most observers had Thompson
winning by a small margin, but definitely a close fight than
should've been a draw since neither deserved to win. Final
scores were 96-94 for Thompson, 96-94 for Foreman, and a
whopping 97-93 for Foreman. Thomson falls to 23-2 with 17 KO's.
Lets hope Charlie Fitch never referees a televised fight again.
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Tarver Narrowly Escapes Real Life Rocky -
Dawson Overwhelms An Overmatched Ruiz |
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By William Trillo
Photo: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
It was a night on SHOWTIME at the Connecticut Convention Center
that was set up to put the 2 Champions in a marquee match up
next, and for Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Gary Shaw
Promotions all went according to plan.
In the main event for the vacant and heralded (?) IBO Light
Heavy title, Antonio Tarver made a somewhat rusty comeback but
prevailed over a game Elvir Muriqi . The final tally gave Tarver
a close majority decision with scores of 114-114, 115-113 &
116-112.
No doubt here that “The Magic Man” deserved the victory, but you
can’t blame Muriqi for jumping for joy after the 12 round bout.
He not only lasted the distance with Tarver, but he made a real
good go of it and even brought to the crowd to their feet with
his ambitious attack in the latter rounds of the fight. With
that said, Elvir needs a reality check if he thinks he won the
fight.
Tarver, who improved his record to 25-4, 18 KO’s, starred in the
last Rocky movie as the villain Mason Dixon must have thought he
was back in the ring with Rocky Balboa again as Muriqi and his
big heart would never quit even though his skills were not that
of a true World class challenger. And although he may not have
been as sharp as he would have liked, Antonio does have a belt
around his waist again, and that puts him in position for at
least a couple more fights on the big stage.
One of those fights that will be discussed will be the winner of
the semi main battle tonight, WBC 175 pound Champion Chad
Dawson. In the opening bout to the televised Showtime card
Dawson went through a game but way overmatched Jesus “Chuy” Ruiz
who was just not ready to take the giant leap up from the # 15
WBC challenger all the way to the king of the green belted
division. Try as he might, Ruiz was just not able to land that
powerful right hand, no matter how hard he tried & tried &
tried.
Chad Dawson, who remains undefeated at 24-0, 16 KO’s is a
bonafide star at 175 pounds and if anyone can lay claim to the
fighter of the night in Connecticut it was certainly Bad Chad.
The crafty southpaw was never in danger as he pecked and popped
his way for 5 rounds before he put his full arsenal on display,
complete with new found power, and disposed of Ruiz at the 2
minute mark of round 6.
Note: Yes I went on record the morning of the fight stating
that Ruiz was a viable contender, and if I had it to do all over
again I would do the same thing. I am not about to sweep my
predictions under the rug and hope everyone will forget about
it. First of all, I know you won’t forget because I am already
hearing about it, and second of all you have seen my wacky
predictions before…and I am sure you will see them again.
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Results From Poland |
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Cruiserweight Tomasz Adamek TKO's Luis Andres
Pineda in 7
IBO Cruiserweight Title
Heavyweight Andrew Golota TKO's Jeremy Bates in 2
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Dawson May Have Bit Off More Than He Can "Chuy" |
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Written By William Trillo
Tonight in the opening fight on the Showtime broadcast Chad
Dawson will put his WBC light heavy belt on the line against
Jesus "Chuy" Ruiz. In the main event Antonio Tarver will be
taking on Elvir Muriqi in another Light heavy attraction. The
thinking is, this a great way to showcase 2 fighters, Dawson and
Tarver, while prepping the boxing fans for a showdown between
the two later this year.
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Frank Shamrock And
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of some of the language, this audio should be listened to by
mature adults only. To hear the conference call as it happened,
including the drive thru coffee, beer, smoke and bathroom
breaks, you are encouraged to listen to the replay, but be
warned, this is not for the faint of heart or those easily
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Friday Night Quick Results |
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Hudson & Campbell Fitness Cent, Gary, Indiana,
USA
Promoter: One In A Million
Light Flyweight Giovanni Segura KO's Daniel Reyes in 1
Time: 1:38
Welterweight Mike Alvarado KO's Francisco Campos in 2
Time: 1:50
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Results From Boston |
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Venue: Freeport Hall
Promoter: Rising Star Promotions
Matchmaker: Chris Middendorf
Cruiserweights
Tim Flamos (19-3-1, 7 KOs), Brockton, MA W DEC 6 (60-54, 58-56,
58-55) Eric Olds (4-5-1, 3 KOs), Cleveland, OH
Gary Lavender (3-8, 3 KOs), Pinelevel, NC W TKO 2 (2:26) Chris
McInerney (8-1-1, 5 KOs), Stoughton, MA
Rich Gingras (3-0, 2 KOs), Claremont, NH W TKO 1 (2:07) Lamont
Fagan (0-1, 0 KOs), Wilson, NC
Super Middleweights
Mark DeLuca (2-0, 2 KOs), Whitman, MA W TO 1 (0:51) Steve Young
(0-2, 0 KOs), St. Joseph, MO
Middleweights
Jose Medina (11-8, 4 KOs), Tilton, NH W DEC 6 (69-54, 59.55,
58-56) Daniel Craycraft (11-18-3, 2 KOs)
Ed Caminero (2-0, 2 KOs), Lawrence, MA W TKO 1 (0.48) Jermaine
Lyles (0-2, 0 KOs), Lawton, OK
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Congratulations Pacquiao |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
Hall of Fame Top Rank promoter Bob Arum
congratulates two-time world champion Manny Pacquiao for
winning the BWAA (Boxing Writers Association of America)
2006 "Fighter of the Year" award at the Copacabana
Friday night. Manny will be at Madison Square Garden
Saturday night to watch brother Bobby take on Humberto
Soto in a 10-round feature fight on Top Rank's
"X-PLOSIVE!" show ,live on HBO Pay Per View. WBA
Welterweight World Champion Miguel Cotto, Caguas, Puerto
Rico and two-time world champion Zab 'Super' Judah,
Brooklyn, N.Y. will fight for the WBA Welterweight World
Championship in the main event.
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Tarver/Muriqi, Dawson/Ruiz Undercard Stacked |
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Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing has stacked the
undercard of the June 9th doubleheader on Showtime. Headlined by
the come-backing Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver, Saturday’s
undercard boasts some of the East Coast’s finest young
prospects. This event will take place at the Connecticut
Convention Center in Hartford.
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Rahman vs. Sykes, Diamond vs. Huerta - June 14 |
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VERSUS’ June 14 Fight Night will be headlined by
a 10-round heavyweight bout pitting former two-time WBC
heavyweight champion Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (41-6-2, 33 KOs)
against former NABA champion Taurus Sykes (25-3-1, 7 KOs).
Rahman first emerged as a heavyweight champion when he knocked
out Lennox Lewis in the fifth round of their first clash in
2001; but Lennox took the title back in their rematch.
Also featured will be Kid Diamond (24-1-1, 14 KOs), of Las Vegas
in the NABF Lightweight Championship against Mexico City’s
Miguel Angel Huerta (24-7-1, 17 KOs). Diamond, whose real name
is Almzabek Raiymkulov, is a native of Kyrgystan. In his last
fight, September 14, 2006 in Las Vegas, which was televised by
VERSUS, Diamond scored a 7th round TKO against Jairo Ramirez.
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Vassiliy Jirov headlines "Pinnacle FiteNite"
July 14 at 4 Bears Casino & Lodge in North Dakota |
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Former IBF cruiserweight champion Vassiliy "The
Tiger" Jirov, 1996 Olympic gold medal winner and Outstanding
Boxer, headlines the "Pinnacle FiteNite" pro boxing show
Saturday night, July 14 at 4 Bears Casino and Lodge in New Town,
North Dakota.
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Stevie Johnston challenges top lightweights |
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Four-time world lightweight champion and reigning
IBA title-holder Stevie "Lil' But Bad" Johnson has issued
challenges to two of the three Diaz world lightweight champs -
(WBA/WBO) Juan, and (IBF) Julio - as well as leading contender
Joel Casmayor for a proposed title fight August 11 at the Pepsi
Center in Denver.
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Oliver McCall arrived in Turkey
Ahmet Öner brings professional boxing back to Turkey |
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Ahmet Öner, CEO of Hamburg based arena
Box-Promotion, received a special guest in Ankara (Turkey)
yesterday. “The Atomic Bull” Oliver McCall and his team arrived
before all other fighters of the arena event on Saturday June
16th in the Turkish capital. McCall (currently ranked on no.4 in
the WBC) will face WBC International Champion Sinan Samil Sam
(currently ranked on no.2). The winner of the bout is very
likely to become the next No.1 contender for the WBC World
Heavyweight Championship.
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First Day in the International Hall of Fame |
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Our President, Dr. Jose Sulaiman was truly
besieged by the fans, despite the fact that there were other
enormous figures in the same place, such as Roberto Duran from
Panama, and others, such as Pernell Withaker, as well as the
Mexican former boxer Ricardo “Finito” Lopez, champions such as
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, James Buster Douglas, Alan Minter,
Ruben Olivares, Carmen Basilio who is the great local idol in
Canastota, as well as Gene Fullmer who used to be one of the
greatest rivals in his career, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Alexis
Arguello, Ken Norton, Emile Griffith, Jose Torres, Carlos Ortiz,
Terry Norris, Livingstone Bramble, and many others, all of them
surrounded by a big crowd of fans who came from the U.S.A. and
other parts of the world, and who fortunately to boxing, still
exist.
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On This Day:
June 9 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Nurnberg, Germany:
Sven Ottke TKO'd Ali Ennebati in the 11th round to
retain the IBF Super-Middleweight Title.
1993, Catford, England:
Daniel Jimenez won a 12 round MD over Duke McKenzie to
win the WBO Super-Bantamweight Title.
1992, San Francisco, California:
John David Jackson TKO'd Pat Lawlor in the 9th round to
retain the WBO Light-Middleweight Title.
1990, Seoul, Korea:
Sung Kil Moon TKO'd Gilberto Roman in the 9th round to
retain the WBC Super-Flyweight Title.
1978, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Larry Holmes won a 15 round SD over Ken Norton to win
the WBC Heavyweight Title.
Carlos Zarate KO'd Emilio Hernandez in the 4th round to
retain the WBC Bantamweight Title.
1967, Los Angeles, California:
Floyd Patterson and Jerry Quarry fought to a 10 round
Draw
Roanoke, Virginia:
Bob Foster KO'd Henry Mathews in the 2nd round.
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Ngoudjo Wins Thin Split Decision In Wild Fight.
Down Goes Bailey. Down Goes
Ngoudjo. Down Comes The Rain. Out Goes The Power. Bailey Closes
The Gap. Ngoudjo Finishes Strong. Who Won? |
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Herman Ngoudjo (now 16-1, 9 KO's)
won a razor thin split decision over heavily improved Randall
Bailey in a wild night in Montreal, Canada. Ngoudjo would be
coming off his lone loss, a split decision rightly disputed
against Jose Luis Castillo that many had Ngoudjo the winner.
This fight would start right off the bat as Bailey went right at
Ngoudjo in the opening round, landing a huge right. Ngoudjo
would catch Bailey and knock him down with two countering shots.
In round 2, they traded again and a left hook by Bailey had
Ngoudjo staggered across the ring, nearly through the ropes to
score his own knockdown because his gloves touched the canvas in
the process. In round 4, Bailey turned his back and winced in
pain from a punch in the eye. Bailey signaled "time-out", but
that's not a rule in boxing and the fight went on as Ngoudjo
teed off on Bailey, nearly finishing the fight. During the
round, heavy rain came down on the open arena that forced the
crowd to pile into a heard like cows near the ring. The rain was
pouring hard and suddenly the power went out throughout the
entire arena. Both fighters rising from their stools to begin
the next round, but the referee had to call time because it was
way too dark. After a few minutes the emergency lights came back
on and the fight resumed shortly after. What panned out was a
series of very close rounds. This fight had both Bailey and
Ngoudjo evenly matched in a very hard to score fight. Bailey
would get the better of Ngoudjo in the 9th and 10th when a
staggered Ngoudjo would be forced to fight off the ropes.
Ngoudjo closed the 12th round trying for a knockout that he
almost got with Bailey staggered. Final scores were 115-112 for
Bailey, 115-112 for Ngoudjo and 114-112 for Ngoudjo.
Bailey falls to 35-6. with 32 KO's.
This fight was very close with either fighter winning a close
decision, or a draw.
ESPN commentary led you to believe Bailey was winning easy in
the latter part of the fight, failing to mention that most
judges don't score 10-10 rounds, nor do they score 10-9 rounds
when a knockdown has taken place which is what Teddy Atlas did.
After knowing that, it would bring his score to a one point win
for Bailey which is who Atlas had winning the fight.
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Max Kellerman To Join HBO's
"World Championship Boxing" Team |
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Veteran HBO Sports boxing
commentator Larry Merchant has agreed to a new contract, it was
announced today by HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg.
“We are delighted to have one of sports television’s most
respected broadcasters continue to call them as he sees them,”
said Greenburg. “Larry is an institution at HBO. Sharing the
workload with Larry will be Max Kellerman, which essentially
gives us two formidable broadcast teams on ‘World Championship
Boxing’.”
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X-Plosive Weigh In |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
WBA Welterweight World Champion Miguel
Cotto, Caguas, Puerto Rico and two-time world champion
Zab 'Super' Judah, Brooklyn, N.Y. weighin at (Cotto
146.5lb , Judah 145 lb) for their upcoming WBA
Welterweight World Championship on Top Rank's
"X-PLOSIVE!" show which will be held at the historic
Madison Square Garden, Saturday, June 9, live on HBO Pay
Per View.
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Adamek vs. Pineda, Golota vs. Bates Weights |
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Photos: David Martin Warr - DKP
Tomasz Adamek 1973/4 vs.
Luis Andres Pineda 1981/2
(IBO cruiserweight title)
Andrew Golota 249 vs. Jeremy Bates 2431/2
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Barrera Wanted No Part Of Marquez
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Written By William Trillo
Ever since Marco Antonio Barrera said during his post fight
interview after losing to Juan Manuel Marquez, "Maybe it is time
for me say bye-bye to Golden Boy", the writing has been on the
wall, some will tell you the graffiti has been up there for a
lot longer than that.
With yesterdays announcement that the September 15th Mexican
Independence Day bout in Las Vegas will now feature Marquez vs.
Jorge Barrios instead of a rematch with Barrera, it's
become apparent that all is not well with Golden Boy Promotions
and their President of Operations in Mexico, Barrera.
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Cotto-Judah: "Boxing at its Best!"
WBA title bout at MSG promises to be a "can't miss" fight. |
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By Mike Indri
When world champion Miguel Cotto steps into the Madison
Square Garden ring this Saturday night to defend his World
Boxing Association welterweight title against former
undisputed champion Zab Judah, there will be 20,000, filled
to the rafters, fans packed into boxing's Mecca.
Legendary promoter Bob Arum proudly announced at yesterday's
MSG press conference that this would be the first
wall-to-wall sellout at "the world's most famous arena"
since 1983, when the great Roberto Duran knocked out
undefeated Davey Moore (TKO 8: 06/16/83), taking the Bronx
native's WBA light middleweight crown with his magical
performance.
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X-Plosive Girls |
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Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank
The "Madison Square Garden girls"
celebrate with the champ , WBA Welterweight World
Champion Miguel Cotto, Caguas, Puerto Rico as he arrives
at the arena to do interviews with the international
media for his upcoming WBA Welterweight World
Championship against two-time world champion Zab 'Super'
Judah, Brooklyn, N.Y. on Top Rank's "X-PLOSIVE!" show
which will be held at the historic Madison Square
Garden, Saturday, June 9 ,live on HBO Pay Per View.
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Antonio Margarito And Paul Williams
Give Their Takes On Cotto-Judah And More |
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In a highly anticipated match and
can't miss candidate for Fight of the Year, WBO welterweight
champion Antonio Margarito will defend his belt against
undefeated, No. 1-ranked and mandatory challenger, Paul “The
Punisher” Williams in the main event of "Pride N' Punishment''
on Saturday, July 14, in the outdoor tennis stadium at The Home
Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The 12-round bout, presented by
Goossen Tutor Promotions, will be televised on HBO “World
Championship Boxing.”
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Chad Dawson Workout Photos |
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Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Two days before his
first WBC title defense Saturday on SHOWTIME, unbeaten
light heavyweight champion "Awesome" Chad Dawson held a
spirited 90-minute open media workout with trainer Floyd
Mayweather Sr. on Thursday in Hartford, Conn.
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Frank Shamrock Workout Photos |
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Photos: Daisy Rosas - Strikeforce
MMA legend and former
UFC middleweight champion Frank Shamrock held an open
workout for fans and media Thursday in his hometown of
San Jose, Calif.
Caption 041 - Shamrock is interviewed by a local TV
reporter; 062 - Shamrock gets wrapped by his boxing
coach, Tony DeMaria; 091 - Shamrock warms ups with some
shadow boxing; 135 - Shamrock trains with his kickboxing
coach Mourice Smith; 164 - Shamrock trains with his
Smith as his students observe; 256 - Shamrock poses to
show off his "guns" after his workout.
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Frank Shamrock-Phil Baroni Conference Call Quotes |
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(NOTE: Due to the rather graphic/extreme nature
of some of the language, this transcript has been edited.).
MMA legend and former UFC middleweight champion Frank Shamrock
and foul-mouthed, trash-talking, knockout-artist Phil “The New
York Bad Ass” Baroni clash for the vacant Strikeforce
middleweight (185-pound) championship in the main event of a
spectacular MMA cage fight card on Friday, June 22, at the HP
Pavilion at San Jose, Calif.
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World Boxing Council Ratings, June 2007 |
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HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPION: OLEG MASKAEV (KAZAKHSTAN)
WBA CHAMPION: Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan)
IBF CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)
WBO CHAMPION: Sultan Ibragimov (Russia)
Contenders:
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Sinan Samil Sam (Turkey)
1. Samuel Peter (Nigeria) NABF
2. Sinan Samil Sam (Turkey) INTL
3. Vadimir Virchis (Ukraine) EBU
4. Oliver McCall (US)
5. Hasim Rahman (US)
6. Alexander Dimitrenko (Ukraine)
7. James Toney (US)
8. Donnell Holmes (US)
9. Evander Holyfield (US)
10. Alexander Povetkin (Russia)
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WBCares in Mexico, D.F. |
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Sadness and
tears turned into smiles and renewed faith when more than twenty
Mexican champions visited the children’s pavilion at the “La
Raza” Hospital in Mexico City leaded by THE WBC CARES program
and President Jose Sulaiman.
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Holyfield-Savarese Camp Notes |
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Holyfield
Trainer Ronnie Shields: “It doesn’t take Evander long to get
into boxing shape because he arrives in camp well-conditioned.
When some guys come to camp I have to start them on the pads
because they’re not in good enough shape yet to go right into
sparring. Evander’s different.”
Savarese
Lou Savarese is a busy man. When he’s not under the lights
slugging it out with his opponent, the Bronx, NY native is under
the lights slugging it out with a director. The New York native
moonlights as an actor and has some impressive credits on his
resume.
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Mark DeLuca headlines “Pro Boxing” Tonight Is Boston |
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DeLuca (1-0, 1 KO), fighting out of Whitman (MA),
was the gold medal winner at the 2004 National Silver Gloves
Tournament, among his more notable amateur achievements. The
highly touted southpaw passed on an opportunity to fight for a
spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team to turn pro this past
April 7, defeating Elija Dickens who was unable to continue
after spraining his ankle in the opening round. DeLuca’s
opponent is super middleweight Steve Young (0-1) in a four-round
bout.
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Larsen vs. Velazco set for June 23 |
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Mads Larsen will continue his way
back up the super-middleweight division on June 23 when he takes
on Hector Javier Velazco in Zwickau, Germany. It will only be
the Golden Boy´s second fight in over three-and-a-half years. He
celebrated a successful return last month in Spain where he
clinched a unanimous points decision over Vasily Andriyanov. But
Velazco will be of a different caliber, and Larsen (46-2, 37
KOs) is prepared for a difficult fight against the former WBO
middleweight champion (35-6, 16 KOs).
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Salita and Foreman at Jewish National Fund Event |
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Photo: Shimon Golding
Undefeated fighters Dmitriy Salita (left)
and Yuri Foreman were among the celebrities at La Carne
Grill in Manhattan on Monday night at a benefit for the
Jewish National Fund. Salita was joined by his promoter
Lou DiBella. Foreman fights at Madison Square Garden on
the Cotto-Judah undercard Saturday night. The pugilists
were also joined by La Carne owner Eddie Allaham, former
1969 Met world champion Art Shamsky, MSG legendary
photographer George Kalinsky, and sportscasters Len
Berman (WNBC TV), Warner Wolf (WABC Radio/ESPN Radio),
Kenny Albert (the voice of the New York Rangers), Rap
artist Remedy and Fordham University Dean Dr. Ron
Jacobson.
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Award-Winning Announcer Steve Albert Hits Trifecta |
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Esteemed play-by-play announcer Steve Albert is
being honored this month with the “Trifecta.” On Friday, June 8,
Albert will receive the Sam Taub Award for excellence in
broadcast journalism from the Boxing Writers Association of
America (BWAA); on Monday, June 11, Showtime Networks Inc. will
celebrate Albert’s 20 years as host of the acclaimed SHOWTIME
CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING series with an intimate cocktail reception
for family, friends and colleagues; and finally, the renowned
World Boxing Hall of Fame has just announced that Albert will be
inducted to the Hall on Oct. 13 in Ontario, Calif., for his
overall contributions to the sport.
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Jonathan Reid Signs With Dee Lee Promotions |
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Manager Matt Yanofsky of BYG LLC has announced
that Diane Lee Fischer of Dee Lee Promotions has signed Jonathan
“Reid Dawg” Reid 34-6 19 KO’s to a promotional contract. Reid, a
former world title challenger and participant on the first
season of The Contender was elated to sign after recent losses
to tough fighters such as Muhammad Said, Ossie Duran, and Paul
Smith. Reid said, “My thoughts on signing with Dee Lee are all
positive, a promoter is what I have been missing. I believe this
relationship will soon put me in the position to fight for a
world title again. Without a promoter, it is hard to stay busy.
Being with Dee Lee will be great for my career”!
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On This Day:
June 8 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Hollywood, Florida:
Dale Brown won a 12 round SD over Robert Daniels to win
the Vacant NABF and WBO NABO Cruiserweight Titles.
2002, Glasgow, Scotland:
Scott Harrison TKO'd Victor Santiago in the 6th round to
win the Vacant WBO Featherweight Title (Interim)
Memphis, Tennessee:
Lennox Lewis KO'd Mike Tyson in the 8th round to retain
the WBC,IBF,and IBO Heavyweight Titles
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Jorge Eliecer Julio in the 2nd
round to retain the IBF Super-Bantamweight Title.
Mt Pleasant, Michigan:
Chris Byrd TKO'd Jeff Pegues in the 3rd round.
2001, Baraboo, Wisconsin:
Eric Morel TKO'd Jose De Jesus Lopez in the 9th round to
retain the WBA Flyweight Title.
1996, Newcastle, England:
Frankie Liles TKO'd Tim Littles in the 3rd round to
retain the WBA Super-Middleweight Title.
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Daniel Alicea in the 2nd round to
retain the WBO Featherweight Title.
Koln, Germany:
Darius Michalczewski won a 12 round UD over Christophe
Girard to retain the WBO Light-Heavyweight Title.
1990, Tokyo, Japan:
Hideyuki Ohashi won a 12 round UD over Napa Kiatwanchai
to retain the WBC Minimumweight Title.
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X-Plosive Photo Gallery Video |
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Photos By Chris Farina - Top
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Check out this special photo gallery from the X-plosive final
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