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Klitschko TKO's Rahman
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By Nat Gottlieb - Courtesy HBO.com
It looks like there may be only one heavyweight on the planet
capable of mounting a serious challenge to Wladimir Klitschko.
Unfortunately for the boxing world, it’s his brother Vitali, and
the two will never fight each other. That leaves Wladimir with
no choice but to keep facing a lineup of wannabes and used-to-bes
in a succession of fights that must have even the Ukrainian
feeling like yawning in the ring.
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Holt Handles Hopkins, Foreman Outclasses Moore |
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Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Kendall Holt successfully retained his
World Boxing Organization (WBO) Jr. Welterweight world
title against previously undefeated Demetrius Hopkins
Saturday night by split decision on a special edition of
ShoBox: The New Generation. Scores were 116-112,
117-111 for Holt and 115-113 for Hopkins.
In the jr. middleweight co-feature, Yuri Foreman’s speed
and footwork proved too much for his opponent. Foreman
nearly shut out James Moore in the 10-round bout. Scores
were 100-90, 99-90, 99-91.
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On This Day: Dec 14 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Solden, Tirol, Austria:
Corrie Sanders KO'd Alexei Varakin in the 2nd round -
Non Title
2002, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England:
Ricky Hatton KO'd Joe Hutchinson in the 4th round - WBU
Light-Welterweight Title
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Tocker Pudwill in the 2nd round - WBO
Super-Middleweight Title.
Mexico City, Mexico:
Jhonny Gonzalez KO'd Francisco Mateos in the 1st round -
Vacant WBC Continental Americas Bantamweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Lamon Brewster TKO'd Tommy Martin in the 3rd round - WBO
NABO Heavyweight Title.
Fres Oquendo TKO'd George Arias in the 11th round -
Vacant WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight TitleChris Byrd won a
12 round UD over Evander Holyfield - Vacant IBF
Heavyweight Title
1999, Montebello, California:
Antonio Margarito KO'd Efrain Munoz in the 2nd round -
Non Title
1996, Sheffield, England:
Johnny Nelson TKO'd Dennis Andries in the 7th round -
Vacant British Cruiserweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Andrew Golota was DQ'd (for the 2nd time) this time in
the 9th round, for repeated Low Blows in a rematch with
Riddick Bowe ( I still can't believe it)
Ray Mercer won a 10 round UD over Tim Witherspoon - Non
Title.
Zab Judah TKO'd Jose Luis Torres in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Joel Casamayor KO'd Roberto Sierra in the 1st round -
Non Title.
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Julie Lederman Has No Business Scoring Fights, Scored Fight For
Hopkins In Fight Holt Easily Won |
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Kendall Holt won a surprising split decision over
late substitute Demetrius Hopkins in a fight Holt appeared to
have been ahead comfortably. From the opening round until the
final bell, Holt was first and last with the exception of maybe
3 to 4 rounds at most. Hopkins was mostly smiling and when his
corner told him to knock it off, he would just resume. Hopkins
had more clinches and smirks on his face than actual punches
landing, while Holt was bull rushing in, landing hooks to the
body and head for the full fight. Hopkins caught Holt at the end
of the eleventh that stunned him, but Holt closed the final
round by simply out boxing the lesser experienced Hopkins. Final
scores were 117-111, 116-112 (note the wideness), and an absurd
115-113 for Hopkins by Julie Lederman. Who knows what she was
watching.
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Absolutely Ridiculous Robbery Handed To Toney |
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James Toney won one of the biggest gift decisions
ever handed in boxing tonight when he only appeared to win about
3 rounds against late substitute Fres Oquendo. As expected, the
fight was about as exciting as watching paint dry as Toney
fought off the ropes doing much of nothing while the awkward and
horrendous style of Oquendo was simply landing too much to give
Toney any rounds. Oquendo landed jabs and looping right hands
the entire 12 rounds, staggering Toney on more than one
occasion, yet receiving a point deduction in round 8 for hitting
behind the head. Toney looked ready to go down twice in the
fight and extremely lackluster as he has consistently shown in
this latter portion of his career at heavyweight. Oquendo swept
the final 2 rounds in impressive fashion, knocking Toney into
the ropes to close the show. Final scores were 116-110 for
Oquendo, and 115-112, 1114-113 for Toney. Oquendo was ahead the
entire night and Toney went home with his early Christmas gift.
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Dr. "Steel Hammer" Turns "Rock" Into Pebbles
Klitschko Gets 7th Round TKO |
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Lennox Lewis said it best on the HBO telecast,
"This is Hasim Rahman at his worst!" Combine that with Wladimir
Klitschko landing almost 50% of his punches over 7 rounds and
you have a recipe for disaster. Put it in the oven and it's
Wladimir by TKO at the 44 second mark of round 7.
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Adamek Takes IBF Cruiserweight Title |
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By Tim Donaldson
Photos: David Martin Warr - DKP
Steve “USS” Cunningham must have thought
that he was fighting back in Europe again as he entered
the Prudential Arena in Newark. The then champion was
treated to a mix of cheers and boos as he approached the
ring. Just minutes before, Adamek was treated with loud
cheers and applause as he entered the ring from a crowd
that must have been 70 percent Polish. Looking out over
the crowd, you could not help but see the large sea of
red and white, the colors of the flag of Poland,
covering the not only the stands of the arena but also
the majority of the floor seats. They wore red and white
jackets and held up scarves with Polska written on them.
Some had even gone to the trouble of painting their
faces. They were here to see Adamek do what he does
best, fight. And that is exactly what Adamek did.
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Post Fight Report :
Cunningham Rallies For Rematch Against Adamek |
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By Tim Donaldson
In the post fight press conference, Steve Cunningham began a
campaign for a rematch with Tomasz Adamek.
Cunningham said that he was disappointed with the results of the
fight. “Anytime you lose a belt, you should be disappointed, or
you’re crazy.” But he did not feel that he necessarily performed
poorly, noting that “We (he and his team) showed the heart of
ten champions in there. In the name of Jesus Christ, I did what
I did. I do what I do and will continue to do it Adamek caught
me with some very good flash knock downs. They were flash. I
wasn’t hurt. I can take a punch obviously. He’s a good fighter.
I knew he was a good fighter. But I knew we could out box him. I
fell into his plan a few times. But I knew the audience would
love to see a rematch.”
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Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko
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By Tim Donaldson
Photos: David Martin Warr - DKP
In an extremely close and hard fought
fight, Joseph Agbeko of Ghana, now living in the Bronx,
retained his title against challenger William Gonzalez
of Managua, Nicaragua. Televised on the Versus network,
the fight started with all the fanfare of a Don King
Production, with Don King in the ring waving flags from
around the world. But these two fighters came with one
thing in mind, winning this fight.
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Kendall Holt, Demetrius Hopkins Conference Call |
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By Tim Donaldson
Holt and Hopkins traded jabs on December 11, in a conference
call press conference, and Bob Arum did what he does best,
promote. Hopkins, who originally was to fight on the undercard,
has taken the place of Ricardo Torres, who dropped out earlier
in the week.
Hopkins and Holt have met before in the amateurs, most recently
at the Golden Glove quarterfinals in 1999. Hopkins won that
bout. Speaking about this, Hopkins took credit for Holt’s
success. Hopkins noted, “We sparred a couple times… and I know
for a fact he learned a lot from me.”
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Weights From Atlantic City |
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Photo: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Kendall Holt and challenger Demetrius
Hopkins tipped the scales at 140 pounds even on Friday
during the official fight weigh-in. Co-feature: Yuri
Foreman weighed in at 154 pounds while junior
middleweight opponent James Moore came in at 153.4.
Saturday’s special edition of ShoBox: The New
Generation, is live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic
City, N.J., (SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the
west coast).
Tickets are still on sale for the event, which is
promoted by Top Rank, Inc. Tickets at $200, $100 and $50
are available on www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at
1-800-736-1420, or at any Ticketmaster outlet
nationwide.
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Weights from Morongo - Versus |
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James Toney 230 vs. Fres Oquendo 219
Andre Ward 171 vs. "Rocky" Camou 171
Shawn Estrada 165 vs. Shaun Spaid 164
Malik Scott 255 vs. Raphael Butler 265
"Fast" Eddie Chambers 221 vs. Cisse Salif 268
Mel Crossty 133.5 vs. Alberto Soto 134
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Weights From Germany - HBO |
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The official weigh-in of IBF, WBO and IBO
heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and his official
challenger and former world champion Hasim Rahman (USA) brought
the following figures to the scale:
Wladimir Klitschko 244.2 lbs
Hasim Rahman 253 lbs
The fight will be broadcast live Saturday, December 13, by HBO
at 4:45pm ET/1:45pm PT.
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Captian Huck To Return January 24 |
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Marco “Captain” Huck (23-1, 18 KOs) will make a
second defence of his European cruiserweight title when he takes
on Vadim Safonov in Riesa, Germany on January 24. Huck won the
belt in September with a 12th-round TKO victory over Jean Marc
Monrose before stopping Fabio Tuiach in the second round in
October. The 24-year-old is determined to take care of business
against Safonov (21-2, 10 KOs). “Normally I was the one who was
chasing champions and titles,” Huck said. “But now everybody is
hunting me and trying to deprive me of my European title. That
does not make a difference to me, though. I do not focus on my
opponents´ strengths but just my own.”
Huck is eager to get the new year off to a successful start. “I
have high ambitions for 2009,” he added. “That is why I want to
defeat Safonov convincingly. I want to keep improving. Of course
it is my goal to fight for the world title again.”
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ESPN Friday Night Fights “Cuba Libre”
On January 9 In Primm, Nevada
Solis to defend his WBC international
championship against Owen Beck |
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Heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis will face
another tough test in former world title challenger Owen Beck on
January 9th at the “Star of the Desert Arena” at Terrible’s
Casino Resort in Primm, Nevada.
The US debut for 2004 Olympic gold medallist Solis will be
featured on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights”. “La Sombra” will put
his WBC international champion title on the line when he is
looking to score his 13th win in as many pro-fights. The
three-time world amateur champion is already rated on #14 by the
WBC an on the fast track to the top.
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Antillon & Viloria Score KO's |
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Photos: Bret "The Threat" Newton
- Top Rank
Urbano Antillon (now
25-0, 18 KO's) dropped tough Jose Ramon Cruz three times
over the course of 4 rounds en route to a stoppage at
1:35. Cruz was down within second into the first round,
again in the third, then a final time in the fourth for
the full ten count. Cruz falls to 15-6-1 with 11 KO's.
Brian "The Hawaiian Punch" Viloria (now
24-2, 14 KO's) looked to be in for a long night with
upset minded Benjamin Garcia after getting caught early
in the first round. However, Viloria turned it around
just as fast and ended matters in the 2nd round with a
body shot combination that put Garcia down for the full
10 count at 1:17 into the round. Garcia falls to
13-11-3 with 1 KO.
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On This Day: Dec 13 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, M.E.N. Arena,
Manchester, England:
Ricky Hatton won a 12 round UD over Ben Tackie - WBU
Light-Welterweight Title.
Jeff Lacy TKO'd Donnell Wiggins in the 8th round - NABA.
USBA Super-Middleweight Title.
Nurnberg, Germany:
Sven Ottke won a 12 round UD over Robin Reid - IBF & WBA
Super-Middleweight Title.
Alpaslan Aguzum TKO'd Jacek Bielski in the 4th round -
WBC International Welterweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
John Ruiz won a 12 round UD over Hasim Rahman WBA
Heavyweight Title (Interim)
Cory Spinks won a 12 round MD over Ricardo Mayorga -
WBC,WBA, &IBF Welterweight Titles
Luis Perez won a 12 round UD over Felix Machado - IBF
Super-Flyweight Title
Travis Sims KO'd Alejandro Garcia in the 5th round - WBA
Light-Middleweight Title.
Wayne Braithwaite TKO'd Luis Pineda in the 1st round -
WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Bernard Hopkins won a 12 round UD over William Joppy -
WBC,WBA,&IBF Middleweight Titles.
2002, Rosehill, NSW, Australia:
Vic Darchinyan TKO'd Phises Vor Surapol in the 3rd round
- IBF Pan-Pacific Flyweight Title.
Temecula, California:
JC Candelo won a 12 round UD over Angel Hernandez - NABF
Light-Middleweight Title.
2001, Uncasville, Ct.:
Kasim Ouma TKO'd Pedro Ortega in the 4th round - Non
Title
Ray Oliviera and Omar Weis fought to a 10 round Draw -
Non Title
Chad Dawson KO'd James Orso in the 1st Round - Non Title
1997, Sheffield, England:
Otis Grant won a 12 round UD over Ryan Rhodes - Vacant
WBO Middleweight Title
Hamburg , Germany:
Dariusz Michaelczewski TKO'd Darren Zenner in the 6th
round - WBO Light-Heavyweight Title.
Pompano Beach, Florida:
Johnny Tapia won a 12 round UD over Andy Agosto - WBO &
IBF Super-Flyweight Title.
Vince Phillips TKO'd Freddie Pendleton in the 10th round
- IBF Light-Welterweight Title.
Mauricio Pastrana TKO'd Manuel Herrera in the 3rd round
- Vacant IBF Light Flyweight Title.
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Contender, Week 2 – Fight Two Again To Blue |
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Barbara Pinnella
The second week of The Contender saw the Blue Team really take
control with their second victory in as many tries. But before
their win, they already held all the power, as they got to
choose who they would send to the ring next, and who the
opponent from the Gold Team would be. Team Gold was trying to
figure out who might be chosen, and they decided it would
probably be between Tim Flamos and Jon Schneider.
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Post Fight Quotes From Newark, NJ |
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Steve Cunningham: “My game plan tonight
was to box. I thought I had him in the fourth, so I went for a
knockout and he caught me. It cost me the fight. That’s boxing.
“He didn’t hit that hard. They were all flash knockdowns. Even
though I never felt I was hurt, you’ve got to give Adamek credit
for the knockdowns. Other than that, I put in some good work. I
did my best. The judges favored Tomasz tonight, but I’d love to
do it again.”
Tomasz Adamek: “I knew after the first round that he
could not hurt me. I knew I could go forward always, like I did
against Paul Briggs in the two fights I had with him. Even when
his punches connected, I was okay. I also knew that every
straight right would put him down and they did. I have faster
hands and I could always hit him with one more shot than he
could hit me with.
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Margarito vs. Mosley Tickets On Sale Today At 10am |
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The Antonio Margarito vs. Sugar Shane Mosley
World Welterweight Championship fight is just the ticket for a
great holiday gift! Priced at $300, $150, $75 and $50, tickets
go on sale Tomorrow! Friday, December 12, at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m.
ET, at all TicketMaster outlets, by phone at 213-480-3232 and
online at www.ticketmaster.com. STAPLES Center Box Office will
begin selling tickets on This Saturday! December 13, at 10 a.m.
PT.
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Integrated Sports Distributing Valuev-Holyfield Fight
Dec. 20 PPV card live from Switzerland |
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Integrated Sports will distribute the December
20th heavyweight showdown between 2-time and reigning World
Boxing Association champion Nikolay “The Russian Giant” Valuev
and future Hall of Famer Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, on
pay-per-view in the United States and Canada, live from Zurich,
Switzerland. Holyfield is attempting to make boxing history by
defeating the largest man ever to hold a heavyweight
championship.
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Holt vs. Hopkins Teleconference Highlights |
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(On having to face a new opponent on less than a
week’s notice)
HOLT: It’s more mentally than anything but with the type
of style that I have I’m able to adapt. Champions overcome
adversity and this is adversity. I’ve overcome adversity before.
I’m kind of used to this. This is what champions do: Adapt and
overcome.
HOPKINS: It’s not going to be difficult for me. It shows
that I’m a good fighter and that I’m a true champion. It’s a
challenge. I love challenges. It’s what makes great champions.
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Daniel Jacobs on LAST CALL on
DQRM.com |
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This Friday one of the hottest young prospects in
boxing, DANNY JACOBS, stops in to join the show with Julian
Kasdin and the Sport Swami. All this can be heard on LATST CALL
on www.dqrm.com.
A four time Gold Gloves champion, the undefeated middleweight
has racked up
an incredibly 13-0 record with 12 knockouts. And this week "The
Golden Child" talks about fighting on Pay Per View cards, his
friendships with Peter Quillin and Joe Greene, and his thoughts
on his next opponent.
You can hear this interview only on LAST CALL with the Sport
Swami on
www.dqrm.com, December 12th at 1 p.m. ET/ 10 a.m. PT.
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On This Day: Dec 12 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Penrith, NSW,
Australia:
Sam Soliman KO'd Jose Clavero in the 7th round - Non
Title
Washington, DC, USA:
DeMarcus Corley won a 10 round UD over Darryl Tyson -
Non Title
2003, Santa Fe, Argentina:
Jorge Barrios won a 12 round UD over Claudio Martinet -
WBO Latino Super-Featherweight Title.
Homebush Bay, NSW, Australia:
Vic Darchinian KO'd Wandee Singwangcha in the 5th round
- IBF Flyweight Title Eliminator
Tucson, Arizona:
Fernando Vargas TKO'd Tony Marshall in the 7th round -
Non Title
Kermit Cintron TKO'd Hicklet Lau in the 9th round - Non
Title
Calvin Brock TKO'd David Vedder in the 8th round - Non
Title
Laughlin, Nevada:
Humberto Soto won a 10 round UD over James Baker - Non
Title
Audley Harrison TKO'd Brian Nix in the 3rd round Non
Title
2000, Osaka, Japan:
Masamori Tokuyama won a 12 round UD over Akihiko Nago -
WBC Super-Flyweight Title
1999, Miami, Florida:
Bernard Hopkins won a 12 round UD over Antwun Echols -
IBF Middleweight Title
Robbie Peden won a 10 round UD over Benito Rodriguez -
Non Title
1998, Frankfurt, Germany:
Dariusz Michaelczewski TKO'd Drake Thadzi in the 9th
round - WBO Light-Heavyweight Title.
Juan Carlos Gomez KO'd Rodney Gordon in the 2nd round -
WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Indio, California:
Nestor Garza won a 12 round UD over Enrique Sanchez -
WBA Super-Bantamweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Fernando Vargas TKO'd Yory Boy Campas in the 8th round :
IBF Light-Middleweight Title.
Vernon Forrest TKO'd Ed Griffin in the 2nd round - NABF
Welterweight Title.
Ivan Robinson Won a 10 round UD over Arturo Gatti - Non
Title.
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Adamek Takes Title Over Cunningham With
Split Decision In Fight Of The Year Candidate |
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Tomasz Adamek (now 36-2, 24 KO's) won the IBF
Cruiserweight Title from Steve Cunningham in a battle that for
the full twelve rounds saw back and forth action, and contained
three knockdowns. When's the rematch?
In round 1, both men came out cautious. Cunningham keeping away
landing a few jabs and right hands to take the round.
In round 2, a completely different tone came about as Adamek
caught Cunningham's attention with a left hook to the head. From
that point on it was a back and forth war. Another huge left at
the bell to end the round sent Cunningham down on his back for
the first time in the fight.
In round 3, Cunningham regained his senses and came back
impressively, out boxing Adamek from a distance.
In round 4, Cunningham again started fast and staggered Adamek
to the ropes with a huge right hand. Adamek in real trouble,
staggering all over. Just as the round is about to end and
scores 10-8 for Cunningham, a huge right hand from Adamek out of
nowhere sends Cunningham down for the second time in the fight.
In round 5, Cunningham again came back impressively, landing
long straight rights on Adamek's head, who refuses to budge.
In round 6, Cunningham keeping his distance, doesn't want to mix
it up with Adamek, while jabbing and landing right hands to win
the round.
In round 7, Adamek is just walking straight in with no head
movement, taking all of Cunningham's shots in order to land his
own.
In round 8, a short left hook from Adamek lands flush on
Cunningham's chin and he was immediately in no man's land,
staggering to the ropes for the third ruled knockdown.
Cunningham made it out of the round.
In round 9, Cunningham once again came back to control the
round, until Adamek staggered Cunningham at the end.
In round 10, Cunningham working hard to keep his title, jabbing
and landing huge rights on Adamek's head, which snaps back, but
Adamek keeps moving forward.
In round 11, the two traded for a full round, both tired and
landing big punches in a close action round.
In round 12, Cunningham looked to close the show as Adamek
appeared exhausted and was backing up for the first time in the
fight. Cunningham caught Adamek on the ropes often, sending his
head back.
Final scores were 114-112 for Cunningham and 116-110, 115-112
for Adamek.
Cunningham falls to 21-2 with 11 KO's.
Pound4Pound scored the fight 114-112 for Cunningham.
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Margarito vs. Mosley Press Conference
Videos |
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It's The Battle Of L.A. as WBA 147
pound champ Antonio Margarito puts his belt on the line against
Shane Mosley on January 24th in The Staple Center in Los
Angeles. The fighters met at the venue this week and Pound4Pound
was on hand to capture the proceedings. Along with thoughts from
the podium we also got one on one interviews with the main
players and special guests and you don't want to miss what
everyone ad to say about this great match up.
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Weights From Newark, NJ |
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Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
Don King Productions/Main Events
VERSUS 8PM ET/5PM PT
Steve Cunningham 197 vs. Tomasz Adamek 198
(IBF cruiserweight title)
Joseph Agbeko 118 vs. William Gonzalez 117
(IBF bantamweight title)
Devon Alexander 139 vs. Christopher Fernandez 139
Jeremy Bryan 143.5 vs. Khristian Geraci 148.5
Henry Crawford 147.5 vs. Maximino Cuevas 149.5
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Antillon vs. Cruz, Viloria vs. Garcia
This Friday On "Solo Boxeo Tecate" |
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“Solo Boxeo Tecate” showcases the eagerly awaited
homecoming of Urban Antillon (24-0, 17 KO’s) as he encounters
Juan Ramon Cruz (15-5-1, 11 KO’s) in 10 rounds of Lightweight
action. Ranked No.1 by WBC, Antillon is only one step away to
fight for the World Title, after conquering the NABF and NABO
Super Featherweights Titles last September during his “Solo
Boxeo Tecate” bout against Daniel Attah. On the other side of
the ring, Puerto Rican, Juan Manuel Cruz will challenge his
opponent with the same successful techniques he used to defeat
No. 10 Miguel Angel Huerta last year.
Additionally, Brian Viloria (23-2, 13 KO’s) from Waipahu, Hawaii
will face Benjie Garcia (13-10-3, 1 KO’s) from San Diego, Calif.
in 10 rounds of Super Flyweight action.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Live Telefutura Broadcast begins at 8:00 p.m. EST/PT - 7:00 p.m.
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Pacquiao vs. De La Hoya Performs 1.25 Million Buys |
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HBO Sports reported today that 1.25 million
pay-per-view buys were generated from last Saturday’s
welterweight fight between Oscar de la Hoya, the sport’s top
all-time attraction, and Manny Pacquiao, the sport’s
pound-for-pound king, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las
Vegas. The fight was presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Top
Rank, Inc.
The 1.25 million buy total represents the highest performing
pay-per-view event in 2008 and generated $70 million in
pay-per-view revenue. It is only the fourth time in boxing
pay-per-view history that a non-heavyweight event has attained
the one million buy mark.
De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao will be replayed this Saturday, Dec. 13
at 4:45 p.m. ET/ 1:45 p.m. PT on HBO. There will be a same day
replay at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The exclusive replay of Pacquiao’s
impressive triumph will be paired with the live heavyweight
title fight from Mannheim, Germany as Wladimir Klitschko meets
challenger Hasim Rahman.
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Larsen To Fight Cocco
On Valuev-Holyfield Undercard |
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Mads Larsen is looking for his 51st win in his
53rd fight when he takes on Italy´s Roberto Cocco in Zurich on
December 20. The Golden Boy knows that a good performance will
keep alive his chances of fighting for the world title soon. It
would be his second world title fight after dropping a close –
and controversial – points decision against then-WBA and IBF
super middleweight champion Sven Ottke back in September 2003.
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Power Back In Action On Maloney's Dublin Venture |
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Eager to regain his former standing as the top
bantamweight in Britain following a 13 month hiatus, Martin
Power returns to the ring on the big boxing bill at The Helix at
City University in Dublin, Ireland on Thursday, December 18,
2008.
Power streaked to the top during the first phase of his career,
making the most of a five year run by winning the British title
and holding it through two defenses while turning back such
difficult opposition as Ian Napa, Dale Robinson, Isaac Ward,
Rocky Dean and Shinny Bayaar.
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Massive Weekend For The Espinoza Boxing Club
Four Undefeated Prospects See Action In Los Angeles Area |
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The Espinoza Boxing Club closes out a terrific
2008 as boxing fans in Southern California have another
opportunity to see four of their outstanding young undefeated
prospects.
In action on Thursday night at the Marriott Hotel in Irvine at
Roy Englebrecht’s Battle in the Ballroom series will be
lightweight Luis Ramos along with super featherweights Abraham
Lopez and Ronny Rios. On Friday night, lightweight Carlos Molina
will return to the ring at the Top Rank promoted SOLO BOXEO
televised card from the Alameda Swap Meet in Los Angeles.
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Ring 8 Awards Dinner Dec. 21 In NYC |
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The annual Ring 8 holiday party, featuring an
awards dinner and live music, will take place Sunday, December
21 (1 PM/ET) at Tony Mazzarella’s Waterfront Crabhouse (2-03
Borden Ave.) in Long Island City, New York.
Ring 8 award winners this year include Champion of the Year:
Paulie Malignaggi; Uncrowned Champion: Brian Adams; Promoter of
the Decade: Cedric Kushner; Lifetime Achievement Award: Melvina
Lathan, NYSAC Chairperson; Writer of the Year: Sean Sullivan;
Ringside Physician Award: Dr. Richard Istrico; Kid Gavilan
Humanitarian Award: Bill Tate.
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On This Day: Dec 11 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Sao Paulo, Brazil:
Acelino Freitas won a 10 round UD over Fernando Saucedo
- Non Title
Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
Otis Grant won a 12 round UD over Henry Porras - Vacant
WBC International Super-Middleweight Title.
London, England:
Ricky Hatton KO'd Ray Oliviera in the 10th Round - WBU
Light-Welterweight Title.
Taguig, Rizal, Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Fahsan 3K Battery in the 4th round
- IBF Featherweight Eliminator.
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Danny Williams in the 8th round -
WBC Heavyweight Title.
Miguel Angel Cotto TKO'd Randall Bailey in the 6th round
- WBO Light-Welterweight Title.
1999, Liverpool, England:
Ricky Hatton KO'd Mark Winters in the 4th round - WBO
Inter-Continental Light-Welterweight Title.
Hamburg, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Obed Sullivan in the 9th round -
WBO Heavyweight Title.
Juan Carlos Gomez KO'd Napolean Tagoe in the 9th round -
WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Tunica, Mississippi:
Byron Mitchell and Bruno Girard fought to a 12 round
Draw - WBA Super-Middleweight Title.
Randall Bailey TKO'd Hector Lopez in the 9th round - WBO
Light-Welterweight Title.
1995, Tokyo, Japan:
Luisito Espinosa won a 12 round UD over Manuel Medina -
WBC Featherweight Title.
1993, Dusseldorf, Germany:
Henry Maske won a 12 round UD over David Vedder - IBF
Light-Heavyweight Title.
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“The Standing Eight Count”
Dear Oscar, I Take It All Back |
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By Dave Wilcox
For those who read my column, I want both of you to pay close
attention. For sixteen years, I have been the Kool-Aid sipping
Oscar De La Hoya apologist that in public I would ridicule. As I
noted in my column entitled “Dear Oscar, I Quit” a month ago, I
have always made excuses for “The Golden Boy” as it relates to
his Machismo and ring skills.
Over the last four years, I have written no less than five
articles in defense of Oscar. That was until the day I read that
it was official that he would slap us all on the face and take a
fight with an Umpa–Lumpa by the name of Manny Pacquiao. How dare
he?, I thought. All this hard work I’ve put in to making excuses
for him over the years and now he takes a fight against someone
who he can’t possibly lose to.
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Kendall Holt Workout Quotes & Photos |
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Photos: Tom Casino -SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME boxing analyst Steve Farhood
caught up with Jr. Welterweight World Champion Kendall
Holt at a light, private training session on Tuesday,
Dec. 9 in Hackensack, N.J.
Holt (24-2, 13 KOs) defends his WBO 140-pound title
against undefeated, world-ranked challenger Demetrius
Hopkins (28-0-1, 11 KOs) in the main event of Saturday’s
special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, live from
Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, (SHOWTIME at 11
p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
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Margarito & Mosley Collide In World Title Rumble |
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Photos: Bret "The Threat" Newton
The welterweight division’s two most
exciting fighters, three-time welterweight champion
ANTONIO MARGARITO and three-division world champion
SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY, plan to open 2009 with an explosive
world championship fight. Margarito’s World Boxing
Association (WBA) welterweight title defense against
Mosley, one of the era’s top pound-for-pound fighters,
will take place on Saturday, January 24 at STAPLES
Center in Los Angeles and will be televised live on
HBO’s World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:00 p.m.
ET / 7:00 p.m. PT.
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Q&A Alexander Povetkin |
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Q: How did the injury happen?
AP: While running in the forest, I stepped on a tree root and
twisted my ankle.
Q: The rehabilitation period has come to a close. How are you
feeling right now?
AP: Basically I am feeling fine. I can almost walk without
limping. Soon I will start running again.
Q: Wladimir Klitschko is now facing Hasim Rahman instead of you.
What do you think about this fight?
AP: Wladimir will win clearly without suffering too much damage
himself.
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On This Day: Dec 10 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Southport, Queensland,
Australia:
Hussein Hussein KO'd Yoppie Benu in the 5th round - Non
Title
Sheffield, England:
David Haye KO'd Valery Semihkur in the 1st round - Non
Title
Tijuana, Mexico:
Humberto Soto TKO'd Ismael Gonzales in the 10th round
-Non Title
Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Chad Dawson TKO'd Carl Daniels in the 7th round WBC
Youth Middleweight Title.
2000, Elgin, Illinois:
Tito Mendoza TKO'd Maselino Masoe in the 3erf round -
Vacant NABF Middleweight Title.
Robbie Peden TKO'd Ivan Feliciano in the 8th round - Non
Title
Fres Oquendo KO'd Willie Chapman in the 4th round - Non
Title
Memphis, Tennessee:
Antonio Margarito TKO'd Frankie Randall in the 4th round
- Non Title
1999, Montreal, Canada:
Glenn Catley TKO'd Eric Lucas in the 12th round - WBC
Super-Middleweight Title Eliminator.
1994, Manchester, England:
Eammon Loughran won on a TD in the 4th round over
Manning Galloway - Accidental Head butt - WBO
Welterweight Title.
Monterey, Mexico:
Frankie Randall TKO'd Rodney Moore in the 7th round -
WBA Light-Welterweight Title
Felix Trinidad TKO'd Oba Carr in the 8th round - IBF
Welterweight Title.
Ricardo Lopez TKO'd Yamil Caraballo in the 1st round -
WBC Minimumweight Title.
Jorge Castro TKO'd John David Jackson in the 9th round -
WBA Middleweight Title. 1994 FOTY
Julio Cesar Chavez TKO'd Tony Lopez in the 10th round -
WBC Light-Welterweight Title.
Los Angeles, California:
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd John Avila in the 9th round - WBO
Lightweight Title.
Portland, Maine:
Orzubek Nazarov TKO'd Joey Gamache in the 2nd round -
WBA Lightweight Title.
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Margarito vs. Mosley - "The Battle Of LA" |
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Photo: Bret "The Threat" Newton
Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley held a
press conference today at the Staples Center where they
will fight on January 24th in a fight that has many
people second guessing their outcome. Will it end up
like Pacquiao vs. De La Hoya where one typically younger
and in-prime fighter beats the older,
not-quite-at-his-best-anymore, fighter? Or will it end
up like Hopkins vs. Pavlik where the older fighter beat
the younger fighter? And while styles do make fights,
this is one that will certainly be entertaining while it
lasts, which ever way it goes.
Margarito: "Shane Mosley is one of the greatest
fighters and it's an honor to have an opportunity to be
in the ring with someone at his level. I'm going to put
on a good show and give my best to show that I am the
best fighter on January 24th."
Mosley: "Margarito's a very strong fighter, but
speed kills and you're going to see what Shane Mosley
does best come fight night. There's going to be a new
champion that night."
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Bradley Sets Sights On
Holt-Hopkins Winner & Pacquiao |
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Undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) super
lightweight champion TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY will be in
Atlantic City this weekend to scout out his next opponent.
Bradley will be ringside watching World Boxing Organization
(WBO) junior welterweight champion Kendall Holt defend his title
against undefeated contender Demetrius Hopkins this Saturday
night. The fight will be televised live on SHOWTIME from
Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall.
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Pacquiao/De La Hoya - Afterthoughts |
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By Barbara Pinnella
As almost everyone knows by now, boxing fan or not, Oscar, the
“Golden Boy” De La Hoya was buried Saturday night by the pride
of the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao. I did not get the chance to
watch the fight until last night, and I made sure that I did not
know the results. Hell, I might be late in watching, but I
wanted it to be a first time experience anyway.
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Billy's Blog & Mail Pouch (Part 1)
One Reader Comes Clean On His Oscar Prediction
Could Anyone In The Media PLEASE Do The Same? |
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By William Trillo
Well here we are more than 2 days out from Pacquiao's destruction
of Oscar and I have yet to see one of the so called experts come
clean and say he was wrong about his over used theory about
Oscar being too big and he will destroy Manny in a joke of a
fight.
I mean, c'mon guys, lay your bloated ego's aside and admit you
don't know what the heck you are talking about. Most of us
already know it, but it would be great for guys like Chubby to
admit they are nothing more than spoon fed shills and move on.
It would be a cleansing experience.
On that same note I don't want to hear anyone say that they
really wanted Manny to win even though they picked Oscar.
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Billy's Blog & Mail Pouch Featuring Bret "The Threat"
Absurd Email Calls Pacquiao "An Average Fighter" |
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By Bret "The Threat" Newton
We wouldn't normally subject our readers to a low level I.Q.
email such as the one we're about to show you, but we felt it
was at least good enough for a laugh, even though we did decide
to respond to it. Feel free to
send your own responses
to us regarding the following email we received after the
Pacquiao vs. De La Hoya fight:
From: BEBLACK99
Ok, I'm going to give you the heads up on The Pacman also, Why
is everyone calling this great fighter like they did Cotto, tell
me Who other then Great fighers that were so close to retiring
the rocking chair was in the ring with them. Manny is Average
nothing more the same thing i told you about Cotto. Now here's
the thing he' is being guilded pass all the really good
fighters. and Don't even mention Mayweather he would knock
Pacman out cold, why? Pacman has no defense and the only speed
he has is because his opponents had none. would Ricky Hatton be
a good fight? I would take a guess that Hatton would Knock him
out. Boxing is really in desperate need of a star any star even
if that star is fighting dull fighters and not the competion.
boxing has come to the point where they will by pass look over
and make any excuse to draw a crown even if it's a really washed
up Oscar, wow. You would be considered a very wise man if you
would step out of the box and go on some bold statements that
unless Pacman can beat someone we would consider a true
contender then he's not great or good he's just an average
fighter.
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Daniel Judah W UD 12 Jaffa Ballogou Photo
Gallery
Photos: "Sugar" Ray Bailey |
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Including:
George Walton W UD 6 Clarence Taylor
Eddie Hyland W UD 6 Gustavo Dailey
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Cunningham vs. Adamek:
Versus Bringing Boxing Back To The People |
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By Tim Donaldson
On Thursday, December 11, the Versus network will air two
championship fights. The main event features IBF cruiserweight
champion Steve “USS” Cunningham defending his title against
challenger Tomasz “Goral” Adamek. Versus will also air defending
IBF bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko against his
mandatory IBF challenger, William “Chirizo” Gonzalez.
Growing up, I remember watching good fights on regular
television. I am dating myself, but I remember watching fighters
like Muhammed Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman to name a
few. That is what sparked my interest in the sport. However, as
I got older, and cable television took over, the good fights
disappeared from regular television. And, in the past few
decades, you really only got to see the good fights if you were
willing to pay for a premium channel or Pay-Per-View.
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Booth Faces Tough Challenge From Hughes |
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Commonwealth bantamweight champion Jason Booth
faces a tough test to his year old title reign when two-time
British super bantam title challenger Sean "Short Fuse" Hughes
drops down a division to challenge Booth on Thursday, December
18, 2008 at The Helix on the grounds of City University in
Dublin, Ireland.
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Cunningham vs. Adamek Workout Quotes |
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Boxers preparing for the International Boxing
Federation world-championship doubleheader on Thursday at
Prudential Center—the first title card in Newark in 60 years
(VERSUS 8 p.m. ET/PT)—participated in a media workout today.
IBF cruiserweight champion Steve “USS” Cunningham (21-1, 11
KOs), from Philadelphia, said his Polish-born opponent Tomasz
Adamek shouldn’t place too much emphasis on the fact he was able
to defeat former undisputed cruiserweight world champion O’Neil
“Supernova” Bell in April.
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Philadelphia's Demetrius Hopkins Steps In
To Face Kendall Holt For WBO Jr. Welter Title |
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Undefeated junior welterweight challenger
Demetrius Hopkins (28-0-1, 11 KOs) will step in to face WBO
140-pound champion Kendall Holt (24-2, 13 KOs) in the main event
of Saturday’s special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation,
live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, (SHOWTIME at 11
p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
Holt was originally slated to face former 140-pound champ
Ricardo Torres in a rubber-match, but Torres withdrew from the
fight on Monday.
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On This Day: Dec 9 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Temecula, California:
Michael Moorer TKO'd Vassiliy Jirov in the 9th round -
Vacant WBA North American Heavyweight Title.
Robert Guerrero KO'd Cesar Figueroa in the 4th round
NABF Featherweight Title.
Newark, New Jersey:
Prince Badi Ajamu won a 12 round UD over Greg Wright -
Vacant WBC Continental Americas Light-Heavyweight Title.
2003, Milan, Italy:
Michelle Piccirillo won an 8 round UD over Paulo Sanchez
- Non Title
2000, London, England:
David Starie TKO'd Alex Mason in the 3rd round - British
Super-Middleweight Title.
Johnny Armour won a 12 round UD over Francis Ampofo -
Vacant WBU Bantamweight Title.
Villeurbanne, France:
Virgil Hill TKO'd Fabrice Tiozzo in the 1st round - WBA
Cruiserweight Title.
Alexander Mahmutov won a 12 round Decision over David
Guerault - Vacant European (EBU) Flyweight Title.
1995, London, England:
Alfred Kotey won a 12 round decision over Freddy Cruz -
WBC International Super- Bantamweight Title.
Stuttgart, Germany:
Frankie Liles won a 12 round UD over Mauricio Costa -
WBA Super-Middleweight Title.
Tom Johnson won a 12 round MD over Jose Badillo - IBF
Featherweight Title.
Zeljko Mavrovic KO'd Przemyslaw Saleta in the 1st round
- European (EBU) Heavyweight Title.
Francois Botha tested positive for Steroids shortly
after a 12 round bout with Axel Schulz for the Vacant
IBF Heavyweight Title. Botha was stripped of this title.
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He Will Rock You |
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By William Trillo
Buddy you’re an old man poor man
Pleadin’ with your eyes
Gonna be a big man some day
You got blood on your face
You big disgrace
Kickin’ your can all over the place
Brian May/Queen
Manny Pacquiao marching out to the Queen song, “We Will Rock
You” was the most prophetic entry song for a boxer you will ever
see or hear.
EVER!
What Oscar De La Hoya was about to experience was without a
doubt the worst 24 minutes inside the squared circle that The
Golden Boy has been on the receiving end of. In turn, the
majority of the so called experts in the media watched their
prediction of Oscar being too big and strong for the
“diminutive” Filipino blow up in their collective faces.
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