POUND 4 POUND
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Joe Calzaghe
3. Bernard Hopkins
4. Ricky Hatton
5. Juan Manuel Marquez
6. Israel Vasquez
7. Kelly Palvik
8. Antonio Margarito
9. Jermain Taylor
10. Miguel Cotto
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HAVE A GOOD DAY
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Joe Calzaghe
3. Bernard Hopkins
4. Ricky Hatton
5. Juan Manuel Marquez
6. Israel Vasquez
7. Kelly Palvik
8. Antonio Margarito
9. Jermain Taylor
10. Miguel Cotto
UPDATES CORRECTION
A few article are updated from time to time.
HAVE A GOOD DAY
PRESS RELEASE:[May 16, 08] Ricky Hatton photo ©Jane Warburton/MMG.
Healthy Hatton Puts On Tremendous Display Of Fitness
In stark contrast to the circulating stories of an illness during training camp, which turned out to be nothing more than a fleeting minor virus, IBO/Ring Light Welterweight World Champion Ricky Hatton extended an open invitation to the British press yesterday to witness a rigorous display of his healthful condition.
There has been no denial from Team Hatton that Ricky picked up a virus for a short period, but he was so far advanced in his training that he was already preparing to cut back.
Boxing and sports aficionados will know that super-fit athletes can easily pick up viruses and Ricky has simply followed medical advice and briefly cut back, but we can confirm that all is well and Ricky is back on course and cleared by his doctor.
This was readily apparent yesterday when Hatton held a open media training session at Billy Graham's Phoenix Camp Gym in Manchester, England.
read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 15, 08]
Cruiserweight sensation Aaron Williams headlines his first ESPN2 FNF show May 23“Ring Warriors” at Twin River Events Center, RI
PROVIDENCE - ESPN2 Friday Night Fights (ESPN2 FNF) returns May 23 to Rhode Island as unbeaten prospect “Awesome” Aaron Williams, the future of the cruiserweight division, headlines his first major show on “Ring Warriors,” promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), live from Twin River Events Center in Lincoln.
“Ring Warriors” features some of the hottest, most exciting prospects in the world - potential world champions such as Williams, 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada and Philadelphia’s exciting super lightweight “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy - along with a grudge match and some great young boxers.
Williams (17-0-1, 12 KOs), living in Las Vegas but making North Providence his second home, was last scene registering a sensational knockout of Andre Purlette (40-3) in the second round of their April 4 fight on the ESPN2 FNF show at Twin River. Williams, 22, takes on Columbian power puncher Jose Luis “Pantera” Herrera (15-4, 15 KOs), who has knocked out each of his 15 victims. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 14, 08]
Munoz enters Mexican lion’s den for Super Flyweight Unification vs. Mijares headlining “Noche De Campeones” PPV Card Salado-Miranda co-feature Saturday night in Mexico
GOMEZ PALACIO, DURANGO, Mexico - WBA champion Alexander “El Explosivio” Munoz is fighting in WBC title-holder Cristian Mijares’ hometown Saturday night (May 17) in the first super flyweight unification title bout in nearly a decade, headlining the “Noche de Campeones” pay-per-view event live from the Auditorio Centenario in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico.
“Noche de Campeones,” promoted by KO Entertainment in association with DiBella Entertainment, will be produced and distributed by Integrated Sports for live viewing in the United States (9 PM/ET) on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, TVN, DirecTV and DISH Network, as well as on The Fight Network in Canada, for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.
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PRESS RELEASE:[May 14, 08]
JAVIER CASTILLEGO AT 40 TO CONTINUE FIGHTING
by Perake Persson
Spanish veteran and former WBC, WBA and EBU champ at jr middle and middle, Javier Castillejo, 62-8-0-1, have decided to continue his career. Castillejo lost the EBU title in April to Sebastian Sylvester after suffering a bad knockout and most thought that would be it for the Spanish alltime great. But the 40-year old wants to continue even after close to 20 years as a pro.
Heavies Dennis Bakhtov and Juha Haapoja clash for the vacant PABA title May 22 in St Petersburg on a German Titov and Alexandre Yagupov promotion. Haapoja, from Finland, is 5-1-1 and a huge underdorg against the vastly more experienced Russian.
Comebacking Swedish heavy Attila Levin is sidelined with a hand injury and need a few weeks rest. Levin was scheduled to fight big Gabe Brown May 16 in Kissimee, Florida, but that is off. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 13, 08]
BRIAN GORDON INTERVIEW
by Armando Cabrera
Let’s Talk Boxing had the chance to interview a rising fighter who is a champ inside and outside the ring. He is slim and tall and pack power he is currently [4-0, 4 KO‘s] his name is Brian Gordon of Bakerfield, Ca.
Hello Brian, good talking to you once again. The last time we spoke you were training for Michael Angelo Lynk.
Brian:
Hello and yes I was training for Lynk, the place we fought at was the Marriot in Irvine and event was sold out. The crowds was awesome they sure love boxing.
Tell us about that fight? How early in the fight did you felt you had control of the fight?
Brian:
I dropped him twice in the second round I wasn’t stupid and was alert of his punches. He did land some good shots but after feeling his power I knew I had control of the fight especially in the third round.
In the sixth round I cornered him and he didn’t responded to my punches and the referee step in to stop the fight. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 13, 08]Above: "Mighty" Mike Arnaoutis
ARNAOUTIS AND VARGAS ROCK THE BOARDWALK
Atlantic City, NJ - May 12, 2008 In front of a sold out Bally's Atlantic City crowd presented by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing, "Mighty" Mike Arnaoutis (19-2-2 9KO) retained his USBA JR. Welterweight title with a spirited, hard fought, 12 round unanimous decsion over previously undefeated Lanardo Tyner (19-1 11KO) by scores of 118-110 twice, and 116-112.
The fight was high energy all the way and had the enthusiastic and vibrant Greek crowd on their feet throughout much of the contest cheering on the popular Arnaoutis. Tyner came out strong in rounds one and two, often backing Arnaoutis up while landing heavy rights and lefts. Arnaoutis picked up the pace in the third round and kept the fight in the center of the ring while landing crisp jabs and hard body shots. Both men traded freely as the bell sounded ending the round.
The fourth and fifth saw Arnaoutis continue to fight behind his jab often landing three and four punch combinations. Tyner picked up his pace at the end of the fourth landing a flush left-right combination to the face of Arnaoutis. Tyner was also playing to the crowd often mugging and taunting Arnaoutis. The final thirty seconds of round five saw each man have their moments landing hard, clean shots. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 12, 08]
UNBEATEN BRADLEY UPSETS WITTER TO BECOME 25TH SHOBOX ALUM TO WIN A WORLD TITLE FROCH DISPOSES OF RYBACKI IN FOUR ON SPECIAL SATURDAY EDITION OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION
From Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, England
NEW YORK - Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley showed no signs of jetlag in his upset, split-decision victory over defending world champion Junior Witter Saturday. Bradley, a four-fight veteran of the SHOWTIME boxing series ShoBox: The New Generation, captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Lightweight Championship by scores of 115-113, 114-113 and 112-115 to become the 25th ShoBox fighter to win a world title.
The special Saturday night edition of the popular, prospect-oriented series was promoted by Hennessy Sports from the Trent FM Arena at Nottingham, England and aired on a same-day tape delay.
In the co-feature, No. 1-ranked WBC super middleweight contender Carl Froch of Nottingham dispatched late-replacement Albert Rybacki of Poland with a fourth-round stoppage.
The undefeated Bradley (22-0, 11 KOs) had never fought professionally outside his home state of California. Earlier this week, he traveled more than 5,000 miles from his hometown of Palm Springs, Calif., to the homeland of the reigning 140-pound champion for his first world title fight.
Early on, Witter controlled a sloppy fight and appeared to be on his way to his third championship defense. But Bradley, reportedly a 6-1 underdog, rocked the champion in the sixth with a devastating overhand right sending Witter down for only the second time in his career. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 9, 08]
SAM INJURED FIGHT POSTPONED
By Perake Persson
Just hours after Arena Box Promotion had announced an interesting heavyweight fight between Konstantin Airich and British veteran Danny Williams May 30 in Istanbul where Sinan Samil Sam and Matt Skelton was all set to battle for the vacant EBU title in the main event came the news from Sports Network, Skelton´s promoter, that Sam is injured and the show is postponed.
Universum have now officially announced "die Nacht der Revanschen" or the Night of Revenges for July 5 at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle / Westfalen with the rematches between WBA heavy champ Ruslan Chagaev and Nikolai Valuev and WBA middle champ Felix Sturm and Randy Griffin on top. Griffin looked unlucky only to get a draw the first time around.
The Universum Champion´s night May 31 will go ahead but in Duesseldorf in a show headlined by WIBF and WBC feather queen Ina Menzer taking on Stacey Reile. WBA bantam champ Wladimir Sidorenko co-headlines in his mandatory defence against Panamanian Anselmo Moreno. Cruiser Aleksander Alekseev is in against Louis Azille in a scheduled ten-rounder.
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PRESS RELEASE:[May 8, 08]
Rodriguez-Dunaway rematch on “Finally” PPV show Holm-Sanders headlines June 13 at Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE - IBA junior flyweight champion Wendy “Little Thunder” Rodriguez will be seeking revenge June 13 when she fights one of only four opponents to ever defeat her, Hollie “Hot Stuff” Dunaway, in their 10-round bout for the vacant IBA strawweight belt on the “Finally” pay-per-view event, airing live (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT) from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Rodriguez (18-4, 3 KOs), of Los Angeles, lost an eight-round decision March 15, 2007 to Dunaway (21-6, 10 KOs), the reigning WIBF-GBU/WIBC minimumweight title-holder and NABF flyweight champion, fighting out of Las Vegas by way of (Van Buren) Arkansas.
“I hadn’t fought in more than a year,” Wendy explained. “I thought we were fighting at 102-pounds, so I got down to that weight, but they upped it to 105, and then 107. I took the fight anyway but mentally I wasn’t into it. I was real rusty.” read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 8, 08]
DUE TO ENORMOUS DEMAND WORLD EXTREME CAGEFIGHTING® RELEASES MORE TICKETS FOR WEC: FABER VS. PULVER
Las Vegas, NV - After a sell out of almost 8,000 tickets in the lower bowl of the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif., World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) announced today that it is opening the upper sections of the arena for WEC: Faber vs. Pulver. The additional seating will be priced at $35 (not including applicable services or taxes). On Sunday June 1, MMA pioneer Jens Pulver challenges WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber in a bout where only one of these 145-pound fighters will emerge with the victory in the most important featherweight bout of all-time.
“WEC fans bought all of the tickets so fast that we decided to open up more seats upstairs” said Peter Dropick, Vice President of Operations and Production for the WEC. “We originally planned to sell seats only in the lower sections for this event, but it’s going to be such an exciting night of fights that we want to accommodate as many fans as possible to see the live action”.
read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 8, 08]
Ruiz on call and ready to rock
LAS VEGAS- Former two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz has announced that he’s prepared to replace WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev to fight another former WBA title-holder, Nikolay Valuev, for the WBA belt.
Chagaev pulled out of his scheduled mandatory defense against Valuev in May, reportedly due to a cold that forced him to break training, but Ruslan hasn’t made his initial mandatory defense since capturing the WBA belt on April 14, 2007 via a 12-round majority decision versus Valuev. His only title defense was a voluntary fight this past January in a 12-round decision against Matt Skelton. WBA champions are required to make a mandatory defense within a year of winning the belt and/or last mandatory defense. Chagaev is officially over the deadline and seeking further delays. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 7, 08]
Countdown Begins For Hatton's Return Against Lazcano
Saturday, May 24 sees a record breaking show in the United Kingdom with 55,000 fans packed into the home of Manchester City Football Club to witness the homecoming of their favorite son, Ricky Hatton.
Ricky defends his IBO light welterweight crown and the most prestigious title in world boxing, the Ring Magazine belt, against Mexican-American hard man Juan Lazcano.
The eyes of the boxing world will be firmly focused on May 24 at 10PM when the first bell goes to see which Ricky Hatton steps into the ring. The big question will be has the loss to Floyd Mayweather done anything to the man's boxing ability and his belief in himself?
Very few fighters throughout history have stayed undefeated including such greats as Roberto Duran, Lennox Lewis, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard, but it is the nature of how a fighter comes back after a loss that is very important and that is what everyone will be judging Ricky Hatton upon. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 7, 08]
Emery-Nickel Clash Added to FSN Best Damn Championship Fight Night Period Card June 12 at Mohegan Sun
HENDERSON, Nevada - An compelling match between middleweights Jill Emery and Cristy “Code Red” Nickel has been added to the already exciting and competitive Fox Sports Net’s Best Damn Championship Fight Night Period card, headlined by a pair of International Female Boxers Association (IFBA) world championship bouts, on Thursday, June 12 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Best Damn Championship Fight Night Period, presented by Cappiello Boxing in association with Hollybrook Regency, Inc., features IFBA World junior featherweight champion Lisa “Bad News” Brown (14-3-3, 4 KOs) defending her crown against Alicia “Slick” Ashley (14-7-1, 1 KO) in the 10-round main event, plus Russian invader Anastasia Toktaulova (12-8, 2 KOs) challenging IFBA World flyweight champion Elena “Baby Doll” Reid (19-4-5, 5 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature.
Emery (8-2, 3 KOs) and Nickel (7-6, 4 KOs) have a lot in common, including historic roles played in fights overseas. Both are college graduates from middle class backgrounds and physical training instructors who live in New York City. Jill works and trains at the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, where Cristy often spars, yet, they’ve never met in person. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 7, 08]
Manfredo, Sr. promoting to keep young fighters busy Rodriguez & Hinkey on “Diamonds in the Rough” May 17 in Boston
PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island - Peter Manfredo, Sr. has been a world champion kick-boxer, owns and operates New England (Manfredo’s Gym in Pawtucket) top gym, and trainsd talented pro fighters such as his son, world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr., Jessie Brinkley, Edwin Rodriguez and other promising prospects.
The question is why Manfredo, Sr. has delved into promoting? On May 17 he presents “Diamonds in the Rough,” in association with Let’s Get It On Promotions, at Freeport (I.B.E.W.) Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
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PRESS RELEASE:[May 4, 08]
Alex "The Bronx Bomber" Ramos' Commentary on De La Hoya-Forbes Fight
By Erin Niemela, Sr. Editor, MyWorldofSports.com
The California Home Depot Center filled with anxious fans awaiting the anticipated junior middleweight fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Steve Forbes this Saturday, May 3rd, 2008, and as De La Hoya entered the ring, donning a black and orange robe, the crowd roared for their obvious favorite. This fight was the first of a farewell tour for De La Hoya, and his win will lead him to a rematch against WBC welterweight champion "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas this coming September, 2008. Interestingly, Forbes was trained by Jeff Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather's uncle, while De La Hoya has trained under Floyd Mayweather Sr, his father. MyWorldofSports.com caught up with Alex "The Bronx Bomber" Ramos, 4 time New York Golden Gloves champion, founder and president of the Retired Boxers Foundation, and a boxer with 30 plus years of experience, for his commentary during the fight. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 3, 08]
UNDEFEATED TIMOTHY "DESERT STORM" BRADLEY WEIGHS IN AT 142.6lbs at WBC MANDATED 7 DAY WEIGH IN
BRADLEY WEIGHED IN AT: 142.6 LBS.
"I can't wait for the moment the bell rings and to get it on. I am in the best shape of my life and I have a winning mentality." said Bradley.
WBC Super Lightweight Championship: Junior Witter vs. Timothy Bradley
Undefeated and championship-ready Timothy Bradley will battle Junior Witter on Saturday, May 10 from Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, England. The exciting match will be televised on ShoBox: The New Generation Special Edition 10:45 p.m. ET/PT
In his last outing, Witter (36-1-2, 21 KOs), of Bradford, England, finished off Vivian Harris with a stunning, seventh-round knockout. In his outing before that, Witter again looked every bit the world champion that he is by out-boxing Arturo Morua en route to a ninth- round TKO for his first successful title defense.
Bradley (21-0, 11 KOs), of Palm Springs, Calif., will make his fourth ShoBox appearance. If victorious against Witter, the promising unbeaten will become the 25th ShoBox fighter to win a world title.
Bradley, long considered one of the super lightweight division’s top prospects, has won his last two fights by lopsided unanimous decisions.
The 12-round championship fight is promoted by Hennessy Sports. .
Healthy Hatton Puts On Tremendous Display Of Fitness
In stark contrast to the circulating stories of an illness during training camp, which turned out to be nothing more than a fleeting minor virus, IBO/Ring Light Welterweight World Champion Ricky Hatton extended an open invitation to the British press yesterday to witness a rigorous display of his healthful condition.
There has been no denial from Team Hatton that Ricky picked up a virus for a short period, but he was so far advanced in his training that he was already preparing to cut back.
Boxing and sports aficionados will know that super-fit athletes can easily pick up viruses and Ricky has simply followed medical advice and briefly cut back, but we can confirm that all is well and Ricky is back on course and cleared by his doctor.
This was readily apparent yesterday when Hatton held a open media training session at Billy Graham's Phoenix Camp Gym in Manchester, England.
read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 15, 08]
Cruiserweight sensation Aaron Williams headlines his first ESPN2 FNF show May 23“Ring Warriors” at Twin River Events Center, RI
PROVIDENCE - ESPN2 Friday Night Fights (ESPN2 FNF) returns May 23 to Rhode Island as unbeaten prospect “Awesome” Aaron Williams, the future of the cruiserweight division, headlines his first major show on “Ring Warriors,” promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), live from Twin River Events Center in Lincoln.
“Ring Warriors” features some of the hottest, most exciting prospects in the world - potential world champions such as Williams, 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada and Philadelphia’s exciting super lightweight “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy - along with a grudge match and some great young boxers.
Williams (17-0-1, 12 KOs), living in Las Vegas but making North Providence his second home, was last scene registering a sensational knockout of Andre Purlette (40-3) in the second round of their April 4 fight on the ESPN2 FNF show at Twin River. Williams, 22, takes on Columbian power puncher Jose Luis “Pantera” Herrera (15-4, 15 KOs), who has knocked out each of his 15 victims. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 14, 08]
Munoz enters Mexican lion’s den for Super Flyweight Unification vs. Mijares headlining “Noche De Campeones” PPV Card Salado-Miranda co-feature Saturday night in Mexico
GOMEZ PALACIO, DURANGO, Mexico - WBA champion Alexander “El Explosivio” Munoz is fighting in WBC title-holder Cristian Mijares’ hometown Saturday night (May 17) in the first super flyweight unification title bout in nearly a decade, headlining the “Noche de Campeones” pay-per-view event live from the Auditorio Centenario in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico.
“Noche de Campeones,” promoted by KO Entertainment in association with DiBella Entertainment, will be produced and distributed by Integrated Sports for live viewing in the United States (9 PM/ET) on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, TVN, DirecTV and DISH Network, as well as on The Fight Network in Canada, for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.
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PRESS RELEASE:[May 14, 08]
JAVIER CASTILLEGO AT 40 TO CONTINUE FIGHTING
by Perake Persson
Spanish veteran and former WBC, WBA and EBU champ at jr middle and middle, Javier Castillejo, 62-8-0-1, have decided to continue his career. Castillejo lost the EBU title in April to Sebastian Sylvester after suffering a bad knockout and most thought that would be it for the Spanish alltime great. But the 40-year old wants to continue even after close to 20 years as a pro.
Heavies Dennis Bakhtov and Juha Haapoja clash for the vacant PABA title May 22 in St Petersburg on a German Titov and Alexandre Yagupov promotion. Haapoja, from Finland, is 5-1-1 and a huge underdorg against the vastly more experienced Russian.
Comebacking Swedish heavy Attila Levin is sidelined with a hand injury and need a few weeks rest. Levin was scheduled to fight big Gabe Brown May 16 in Kissimee, Florida, but that is off. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 13, 08]
BRIAN GORDON INTERVIEW
by Armando Cabrera
Let’s Talk Boxing had the chance to interview a rising fighter who is a champ inside and outside the ring. He is slim and tall and pack power he is currently [4-0, 4 KO‘s] his name is Brian Gordon of Bakerfield, Ca.
Hello Brian, good talking to you once again. The last time we spoke you were training for Michael Angelo Lynk.
Brian:
Hello and yes I was training for Lynk, the place we fought at was the Marriot in Irvine and event was sold out. The crowds was awesome they sure love boxing.
Tell us about that fight? How early in the fight did you felt you had control of the fight?
Brian:
I dropped him twice in the second round I wasn’t stupid and was alert of his punches. He did land some good shots but after feeling his power I knew I had control of the fight especially in the third round.
In the sixth round I cornered him and he didn’t responded to my punches and the referee step in to stop the fight. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 13, 08]Above: "Mighty" Mike Arnaoutis
ARNAOUTIS AND VARGAS ROCK THE BOARDWALK
Atlantic City, NJ - May 12, 2008 In front of a sold out Bally's Atlantic City crowd presented by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing, "Mighty" Mike Arnaoutis (19-2-2 9KO) retained his USBA JR. Welterweight title with a spirited, hard fought, 12 round unanimous decsion over previously undefeated Lanardo Tyner (19-1 11KO) by scores of 118-110 twice, and 116-112.
The fight was high energy all the way and had the enthusiastic and vibrant Greek crowd on their feet throughout much of the contest cheering on the popular Arnaoutis. Tyner came out strong in rounds one and two, often backing Arnaoutis up while landing heavy rights and lefts. Arnaoutis picked up the pace in the third round and kept the fight in the center of the ring while landing crisp jabs and hard body shots. Both men traded freely as the bell sounded ending the round.
The fourth and fifth saw Arnaoutis continue to fight behind his jab often landing three and four punch combinations. Tyner picked up his pace at the end of the fourth landing a flush left-right combination to the face of Arnaoutis. Tyner was also playing to the crowd often mugging and taunting Arnaoutis. The final thirty seconds of round five saw each man have their moments landing hard, clean shots. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 12, 08]
UNBEATEN BRADLEY UPSETS WITTER TO BECOME 25TH SHOBOX ALUM TO WIN A WORLD TITLE FROCH DISPOSES OF RYBACKI IN FOUR ON SPECIAL SATURDAY EDITION OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION
From Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, England
NEW YORK - Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley showed no signs of jetlag in his upset, split-decision victory over defending world champion Junior Witter Saturday. Bradley, a four-fight veteran of the SHOWTIME boxing series ShoBox: The New Generation, captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Lightweight Championship by scores of 115-113, 114-113 and 112-115 to become the 25th ShoBox fighter to win a world title.
The special Saturday night edition of the popular, prospect-oriented series was promoted by Hennessy Sports from the Trent FM Arena at Nottingham, England and aired on a same-day tape delay.
In the co-feature, No. 1-ranked WBC super middleweight contender Carl Froch of Nottingham dispatched late-replacement Albert Rybacki of Poland with a fourth-round stoppage.
The undefeated Bradley (22-0, 11 KOs) had never fought professionally outside his home state of California. Earlier this week, he traveled more than 5,000 miles from his hometown of Palm Springs, Calif., to the homeland of the reigning 140-pound champion for his first world title fight.
Early on, Witter controlled a sloppy fight and appeared to be on his way to his third championship defense. But Bradley, reportedly a 6-1 underdog, rocked the champion in the sixth with a devastating overhand right sending Witter down for only the second time in his career. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 9, 08]
SAM INJURED FIGHT POSTPONED
By Perake Persson
Just hours after Arena Box Promotion had announced an interesting heavyweight fight between Konstantin Airich and British veteran Danny Williams May 30 in Istanbul where Sinan Samil Sam and Matt Skelton was all set to battle for the vacant EBU title in the main event came the news from Sports Network, Skelton´s promoter, that Sam is injured and the show is postponed.
Universum have now officially announced "die Nacht der Revanschen" or the Night of Revenges for July 5 at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle / Westfalen with the rematches between WBA heavy champ Ruslan Chagaev and Nikolai Valuev and WBA middle champ Felix Sturm and Randy Griffin on top. Griffin looked unlucky only to get a draw the first time around.
The Universum Champion´s night May 31 will go ahead but in Duesseldorf in a show headlined by WIBF and WBC feather queen Ina Menzer taking on Stacey Reile. WBA bantam champ Wladimir Sidorenko co-headlines in his mandatory defence against Panamanian Anselmo Moreno. Cruiser Aleksander Alekseev is in against Louis Azille in a scheduled ten-rounder.
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PRESS RELEASE:[May 8, 08]
Rodriguez-Dunaway rematch on “Finally” PPV show Holm-Sanders headlines June 13 at Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE - IBA junior flyweight champion Wendy “Little Thunder” Rodriguez will be seeking revenge June 13 when she fights one of only four opponents to ever defeat her, Hollie “Hot Stuff” Dunaway, in their 10-round bout for the vacant IBA strawweight belt on the “Finally” pay-per-view event, airing live (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT) from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Rodriguez (18-4, 3 KOs), of Los Angeles, lost an eight-round decision March 15, 2007 to Dunaway (21-6, 10 KOs), the reigning WIBF-GBU/WIBC minimumweight title-holder and NABF flyweight champion, fighting out of Las Vegas by way of (Van Buren) Arkansas.
“I hadn’t fought in more than a year,” Wendy explained. “I thought we were fighting at 102-pounds, so I got down to that weight, but they upped it to 105, and then 107. I took the fight anyway but mentally I wasn’t into it. I was real rusty.” read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 8, 08]
DUE TO ENORMOUS DEMAND WORLD EXTREME CAGEFIGHTING® RELEASES MORE TICKETS FOR WEC: FABER VS. PULVER
Las Vegas, NV - After a sell out of almost 8,000 tickets in the lower bowl of the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif., World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) announced today that it is opening the upper sections of the arena for WEC: Faber vs. Pulver. The additional seating will be priced at $35 (not including applicable services or taxes). On Sunday June 1, MMA pioneer Jens Pulver challenges WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber in a bout where only one of these 145-pound fighters will emerge with the victory in the most important featherweight bout of all-time.
“WEC fans bought all of the tickets so fast that we decided to open up more seats upstairs” said Peter Dropick, Vice President of Operations and Production for the WEC. “We originally planned to sell seats only in the lower sections for this event, but it’s going to be such an exciting night of fights that we want to accommodate as many fans as possible to see the live action”.
read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 8, 08]
Ruiz on call and ready to rock
LAS VEGAS- Former two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz has announced that he’s prepared to replace WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev to fight another former WBA title-holder, Nikolay Valuev, for the WBA belt.
Chagaev pulled out of his scheduled mandatory defense against Valuev in May, reportedly due to a cold that forced him to break training, but Ruslan hasn’t made his initial mandatory defense since capturing the WBA belt on April 14, 2007 via a 12-round majority decision versus Valuev. His only title defense was a voluntary fight this past January in a 12-round decision against Matt Skelton. WBA champions are required to make a mandatory defense within a year of winning the belt and/or last mandatory defense. Chagaev is officially over the deadline and seeking further delays. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 7, 08]
Countdown Begins For Hatton's Return Against Lazcano
Saturday, May 24 sees a record breaking show in the United Kingdom with 55,000 fans packed into the home of Manchester City Football Club to witness the homecoming of their favorite son, Ricky Hatton.
Ricky defends his IBO light welterweight crown and the most prestigious title in world boxing, the Ring Magazine belt, against Mexican-American hard man Juan Lazcano.
The eyes of the boxing world will be firmly focused on May 24 at 10PM when the first bell goes to see which Ricky Hatton steps into the ring. The big question will be has the loss to Floyd Mayweather done anything to the man's boxing ability and his belief in himself?
Very few fighters throughout history have stayed undefeated including such greats as Roberto Duran, Lennox Lewis, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard, but it is the nature of how a fighter comes back after a loss that is very important and that is what everyone will be judging Ricky Hatton upon. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 7, 08]
Emery-Nickel Clash Added to FSN Best Damn Championship Fight Night Period Card June 12 at Mohegan Sun
HENDERSON, Nevada - An compelling match between middleweights Jill Emery and Cristy “Code Red” Nickel has been added to the already exciting and competitive Fox Sports Net’s Best Damn Championship Fight Night Period card, headlined by a pair of International Female Boxers Association (IFBA) world championship bouts, on Thursday, June 12 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Best Damn Championship Fight Night Period, presented by Cappiello Boxing in association with Hollybrook Regency, Inc., features IFBA World junior featherweight champion Lisa “Bad News” Brown (14-3-3, 4 KOs) defending her crown against Alicia “Slick” Ashley (14-7-1, 1 KO) in the 10-round main event, plus Russian invader Anastasia Toktaulova (12-8, 2 KOs) challenging IFBA World flyweight champion Elena “Baby Doll” Reid (19-4-5, 5 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature.
Emery (8-2, 3 KOs) and Nickel (7-6, 4 KOs) have a lot in common, including historic roles played in fights overseas. Both are college graduates from middle class backgrounds and physical training instructors who live in New York City. Jill works and trains at the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, where Cristy often spars, yet, they’ve never met in person. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 7, 08]
Manfredo, Sr. promoting to keep young fighters busy Rodriguez & Hinkey on “Diamonds in the Rough” May 17 in Boston
PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island - Peter Manfredo, Sr. has been a world champion kick-boxer, owns and operates New England (Manfredo’s Gym in Pawtucket) top gym, and trainsd talented pro fighters such as his son, world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr., Jessie Brinkley, Edwin Rodriguez and other promising prospects.
The question is why Manfredo, Sr. has delved into promoting? On May 17 he presents “Diamonds in the Rough,” in association with Let’s Get It On Promotions, at Freeport (I.B.E.W.) Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 4, 08]
Alex "The Bronx Bomber" Ramos' Commentary on De La Hoya-Forbes Fight
By Erin Niemela, Sr. Editor, MyWorldofSports.com
The California Home Depot Center filled with anxious fans awaiting the anticipated junior middleweight fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Steve Forbes this Saturday, May 3rd, 2008, and as De La Hoya entered the ring, donning a black and orange robe, the crowd roared for their obvious favorite. This fight was the first of a farewell tour for De La Hoya, and his win will lead him to a rematch against WBC welterweight champion "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas this coming September, 2008. Interestingly, Forbes was trained by Jeff Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather's uncle, while De La Hoya has trained under Floyd Mayweather Sr, his father. MyWorldofSports.com caught up with Alex "The Bronx Bomber" Ramos, 4 time New York Golden Gloves champion, founder and president of the Retired Boxers Foundation, and a boxer with 30 plus years of experience, for his commentary during the fight. read more
PRESS RELEASE:[May 3, 08]
UNDEFEATED TIMOTHY "DESERT STORM" BRADLEY WEIGHS IN AT 142.6lbs at WBC MANDATED 7 DAY WEIGH IN
BRADLEY WEIGHED IN AT: 142.6 LBS.
"I can't wait for the moment the bell rings and to get it on. I am in the best shape of my life and I have a winning mentality." said Bradley.
WBC Super Lightweight Championship: Junior Witter vs. Timothy Bradley
Undefeated and championship-ready Timothy Bradley will battle Junior Witter on Saturday, May 10 from Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, England. The exciting match will be televised on ShoBox: The New Generation Special Edition 10:45 p.m. ET/PT
In his last outing, Witter (36-1-2, 21 KOs), of Bradford, England, finished off Vivian Harris with a stunning, seventh-round knockout. In his outing before that, Witter again looked every bit the world champion that he is by out-boxing Arturo Morua en route to a ninth- round TKO for his first successful title defense.
Bradley (21-0, 11 KOs), of Palm Springs, Calif., will make his fourth ShoBox appearance. If victorious against Witter, the promising unbeaten will become the 25th ShoBox fighter to win a world title.
Bradley, long considered one of the super lightweight division’s top prospects, has won his last two fights by lopsided unanimous decisions.
The 12-round championship fight is promoted by Hennessy Sports. .
PRESS RELEASE: [Jan. 05, 09]
BUTE VS LARSON IN THE WORKS
By Perake Persson
IBF supermiddle champ Lucian Bute is almost on for a voluntatary defence against Dane Mads Larsen with date and site to be determined. No contracts are signed yet though and surprisingly the final hurdle to make the fight happening appears to be Larsen. Chris Meyer, Sauerland´s CEO, tells sporten.dk in Denmark that Bute have accepted to fight Mads but that Larsen is still asking for too much money. Meyer then says time is running out. One of the things that makes it a rush could be the purse bids January 6 for an IBF eliminator between Librado Andrade and another Sauerland fighter, Vitaly Tsypko of Ukraine. Should Larsen not accept the conditions to fight Bute it´s difficult to see Tsypko doing the same as he then avoids a dangerous eliminator and can go directly to a world title fight. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 30, 08]
Ring 8 Awards
A capacity crowd turned out for the annual Ring 8 holiday party and awards dinner December 21 at Tony Mazzarella’s Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City, New York. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 30, 08]
TURF WARS at The Palace! Donofrio Entertainment presents "TURF WARS" Saturday, January 24, 2009 at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan
On Saturday, January 24 at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Joseph Donofrio and Donofrio Entertainment proudly return with "TURF WARS" a full-contact MMA event featuring this area's most fearsome cage-fight warriors.
With 15 highly competitive bouts scheduled, TURF WARS promises to build on Donofrio's unquestionable reputation as the premier combat-sports promoter in Michigan. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 27, 08]
Team Olszewski Statement on the Olszewski/ Raoui WIBA Flyweight Tittle
Team Olszewski would like to comment on remarks made about the December 20th fight that took place in Zurich, Switzerland. Some members of the Boxing press have called the decision controversial.
The only thing we find controversial is the scoring of the Austrian Judge Vogl who had it 98-92 for Raoui. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 24, 08]
WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS
Mexico City, from the office of WBC President Jose Sulaiman:
THE WBC’S “BEST OF 2008 AWARDS”
The World Boxing Council’s Board of Governors has voted on the awards for the “Best of 2008,” and the results are as follows:
BOXER OF THE YEAR
Manny Pacquiao, Philippines: Manny won the World Boxing Council super featherweight world title by decision against defending champion Juan Manuel Marquez in March, then won the WBC lightweight world title by TKO against defending champion David Diaz three months later in June. Manny finished the year in December with a sensational TKO win against Oscar De
La Hoya in the welterweight division. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 24, 08]
AFFLICTION "DAY OF RECKONING" CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT RENATO "BABALU" SOBRAL, CHRIS HORODECKI AND VLADIMIR MATYUSHENKO December 18, 2008 2:00 pm CT
Tom Atencio: I am Tom Atencio and I'm the vice president of Affliction Entertainment. As you know, it stands to be an exciting event. It is stacked from top to bottom. This event - nowhere else will you find so many A-list fighters all together in one show. Once again, it's stacked from top to bottom and it promises to be an exciting event.
Kelly Swanson: Renato, if you could make a brief comment?
Renato Sobral: Yes. I've been training hard - I look forward to this fight on January 24. It's going to be awesome. I can't wait to fight and then go back to my seat and watch all those fights. It's going to be a pretty exciting show; fun to fight, fun to watch.
Chris Horodecki: How are you doing? Glad to be here. Ready to start the night off for Affliction and just ready to be a part of it. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 24, 08]
HOPKINS, MARQUEZ AND ORTIZ WIN BIG IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S 2008 BOXING AWARDS
LOS ANGELES, - As a spectacular 2008 boxing campaign comes to an end, Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to congratulate three of its top fighters on the awards they received from the world-renowned and respected Sports Illustrated.
Named on SI.com's 2008 Boxing Awards list were future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins, whose stirring victory over Kelly Pavlik on October 18, 2008 was voted Upset of The Year; pound-for-pound superstar Juan Manuel Marquez, whose knockout of Joel Casamayor on September 13, 2008 earned Knockout of The Year honors; and rising star Victor Ortiz, who went 3-0, 3 KO's in 2008 was celebrated as SI's Prospect of The Year.
"I'd like to congratulate Bernard, Juan Manuel and Victor on their well deserved awards," said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. "It was an exciting year for all of us at Golden Boy and we're gearing up for an even bigger 2009."
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 22, 08]
Full Report: Frank Maloney's Dublin Fight Card
European super bantamweight champion Rendall Munroe shared the spotlight on Thursday night at Dublin's City University with Commonwealth bantam ruler Jason Booth and Irish Olympic hero Darren Sutherland, who made a triumphant professional debut at super middleweight on a Frank Maloney promotion.
Munroe weathered a fast start off the blocks by Italian champion Fabrizio Trotta, who proved his near miss at the European Union belt in June was no fluke. Trotta showed superb countering skills, punishing Munroe for every miss but when the European titlist began found his rhythm by the third round, Trotta's luck was about to run out.
Displaying his superb handspeed, Munroe unleashed a vicious body attack that the challenger had no defense against and by the fifth, Trotta was absorbing a one-sided beating from the champion until incurring a hand injury that forced his early retirement. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 19, 08]
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS SIGNS FORMER TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ROBERT "THE GHOST" GUERRERO
LOS ANGELES,- Golden Boy Promotions is proud to announce that former two-time world champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero has been added to its roster of fighters. Guerrero signed with Golden Boy Promotions today and is slated to make his Golden Boy Promotions debut in early 2009.
"California has been known for its great world champions and Robert Guerrero is no exception to this rule as he is one of the most exciting young fighter in the sport today," said President of Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar de la Hoya. "We can't wait to get him another title shot and I am confident that he will lead the junior lightweight division in and out of the ring with his skill, power, determination and charisma." read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 19, 08]
JOHNSON LASHES OUT AGAINST DAWSON-TARVER II
HOLLYWOOD, FL, - It takes a lot to get Glen Johnson angry, but when he heard that a March 14th rematch between Chad Dawson and Antonio Tarver had been finalized, he couldn’t hold back his feelings.
“This is a disgrace to the sport,” said Johnson, the former light heavyweight champ who is currently the most avoided man in boxing. “Didn’t anyone watch the first fight? Do they think anything different will happen the second time around? HBO should have put this fight on a month earlier, so it could have been the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Part Two.” read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 18, 08]
“SOLO BOXEO TECATE” HOLDS ITS FINAL FIGHT CARD AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF BRINGING WEEKLY BOXING PASSION NATIONWIDE
Cerveza Tecate presents the final edition of “Solo Boxeo Tecate” as the long-running series closes doors this Friday, December 19 with a last bout in Denver, Colo. Through more than 400 exhilarating encounters, the action-packed boxing program has given numerous Hispanic and non-Hispanic fighters national exposure as they launched their careers inside ring.read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 18, 08]
PRINCE CHARLES WILLIAMS
By Jim Amato
One of the best boxers to come out of Ohio in the last twenty years is "Prince" Charles Williams of Mansfield, who held the IBF light-heavyweight title from October 29, 1987 to March 20, 1993.
Williams turned professional on June 27, 1978, dropping a four round decision to Henry Bunch. His career moved slowly over the next couple of years as he boxed mostly in the Ohio area. In 1981 he was halted by future IBF cruiserweight champion Jeff Lampkin. He reached a low point on March 1, 1983, when he was stopped in one round by Reggie Gross. At this time he looked to be anything but a future champion. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 18, 08] Photo of left hand side.
KINGPIN OR ARREOLA, WHO ARE THE TOP HEAVY
If you ask him, he would tell you he'd fight anyone that you put in front of him, and he wouldn't be lying. Since first turning pro on February 13, 2003, the self-proclaimed greatest heavyweight in the world, Star Boxing's Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson has been telling anyone who would listen he was destined to become the next great heavyweight champion. Now 21 wins later against 0 defeats, Johnson has positioned himself as one of the top, if not the top, heavyweight prospect in the world (earning rankings in both the WBA #5, and WBC #10) and is making people believe that what he has been saying all along is actually true. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 16, 08]
THE PRICE OF PAIN
By Jim Amato
In many sports a participant is subject to pain. It goes with the territory. The nature of the beast so to speak. To me there can no greater obvious damage to a participant then in boxing. If you are a boxer and happen to be matched with a superior opponent you must try to summon the courage to endure the pain. It is the game and it is expected of you. Anything less from you could brand you as a coward to the average fan who sits on couch and sips beer watching you take a first class shellacking. Oh the fan will call you a gutless dog but he has probably never stepped into the ring. If he has it was probably not against world class opposition. I have seen some great fighters take terrible beatings. Case in point, the recent beat down of Oscar De La Hoya against a fighting machine named Manny Pacquiao. It was decisive and it was sad. read more
[Dec. 16, 08]
Saturday Fights results
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Kendall Holt won a split decision against late replacement Demetrius Hopkins in a twelve rounder for the WBO welterweight championship title betl. Yuri Foreman won a unanimous decision against James Moore.
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Hasim Rahman with a TKO in the seventh round of a schedule twelve rounder. Riddick Bowe is still punching and won a unanimous decision over Gene Pukall
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Eric Morel TKO Ricardo Vargas in the first round of a ten rounder
Cabazon, California
James Toney gets a split decision against late replacement Fres Oquendo in a twelve rounder for the vacants IBAH and WBO NABO Championship title belts. Undefeated prospect Andre Ward TKO Esteban Camou in the third round of a ten rounder.
PRESS RELEASE:(Dec. 16, 08)
GRINBERG FIGHTING HARD TO RECOVER FROM SURGERY AND STROKE
HOLLYWOOD, FL, – After some frightening days that included open heart surgery and a stroke while having surgery, renowned boxing manager Boris Grinberg is out of intensive care for the first time in two weeks and is resting comfortably in a rehab center.
Grinberg, the manager of former heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov, is expected to make a full recovery.
“We were worried for a while, but now that Boris is out of intensive care, we’re pleased to say that he is on his way to recovery,” said Leon Margules, Executive Director of Seminole Warriors Boxing. “It’s an early Christmas present for all of Boris’ family and friends.”
Seminole Warriors Boxing
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 16, 08]
Junior middleweight James Moore unbowed after loss to NABF champion Yuri Foreman
Although junior middleweight James Moore, a native of County Wicklow, Ireland, who fights out of Queens, New York, lost a one-sided decision to NABF champion Yuri Foreman in Atlantic City on December 13, he is undeterred in his quest to move up the boxing ladder.
Moore, 16-2 (10 KOS), never stopped trying to catch up to the fleet-footed and quick-fisted Foreman, who saw his record to improve to 27-0 (8 KOS). The 10 round bout was televised on ShoBox: The New Generation. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 13, 08]
MARTINEZ vs. ESTRADA
MOREL vs. VARGAS
SANCHEZ vs. ALCORRO
Saturday, December 13, 2008 Coliseo de Puerto Rico - J.M. Agrelot
San Juan, PR HBO Plus
RED CORNER BLUE CORNER JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS - 4 ROUNDS
Jose GONZALEZ vs. Enrique QUINONEZ
Toa Baja, PR Caguas, PR
4-0 (2 KO's) 4-7-1
Weight: 138 lbs. Weight: 138 lbs. read more
BUTE VS LARSON IN THE WORKS
By Perake Persson
IBF supermiddle champ Lucian Bute is almost on for a voluntatary defence against Dane Mads Larsen with date and site to be determined. No contracts are signed yet though and surprisingly the final hurdle to make the fight happening appears to be Larsen. Chris Meyer, Sauerland´s CEO, tells sporten.dk in Denmark that Bute have accepted to fight Mads but that Larsen is still asking for too much money. Meyer then says time is running out. One of the things that makes it a rush could be the purse bids January 6 for an IBF eliminator between Librado Andrade and another Sauerland fighter, Vitaly Tsypko of Ukraine. Should Larsen not accept the conditions to fight Bute it´s difficult to see Tsypko doing the same as he then avoids a dangerous eliminator and can go directly to a world title fight. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 30, 08]
Ring 8 Awards
A capacity crowd turned out for the annual Ring 8 holiday party and awards dinner December 21 at Tony Mazzarella’s Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City, New York. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 30, 08]
TURF WARS at The Palace! Donofrio Entertainment presents "TURF WARS" Saturday, January 24, 2009 at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan
On Saturday, January 24 at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Joseph Donofrio and Donofrio Entertainment proudly return with "TURF WARS" a full-contact MMA event featuring this area's most fearsome cage-fight warriors.
With 15 highly competitive bouts scheduled, TURF WARS promises to build on Donofrio's unquestionable reputation as the premier combat-sports promoter in Michigan. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 27, 08]
Team Olszewski Statement on the Olszewski/ Raoui WIBA Flyweight Tittle
Team Olszewski would like to comment on remarks made about the December 20th fight that took place in Zurich, Switzerland. Some members of the Boxing press have called the decision controversial.
The only thing we find controversial is the scoring of the Austrian Judge Vogl who had it 98-92 for Raoui. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 24, 08]
WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS
Mexico City, from the office of WBC President Jose Sulaiman:
THE WBC’S “BEST OF 2008 AWARDS”
The World Boxing Council’s Board of Governors has voted on the awards for the “Best of 2008,” and the results are as follows:
BOXER OF THE YEAR
Manny Pacquiao, Philippines: Manny won the World Boxing Council super featherweight world title by decision against defending champion Juan Manuel Marquez in March, then won the WBC lightweight world title by TKO against defending champion David Diaz three months later in June. Manny finished the year in December with a sensational TKO win against Oscar De
La Hoya in the welterweight division. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 24, 08]
AFFLICTION "DAY OF RECKONING" CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT RENATO "BABALU" SOBRAL, CHRIS HORODECKI AND VLADIMIR MATYUSHENKO December 18, 2008 2:00 pm CT
Tom Atencio: I am Tom Atencio and I'm the vice president of Affliction Entertainment. As you know, it stands to be an exciting event. It is stacked from top to bottom. This event - nowhere else will you find so many A-list fighters all together in one show. Once again, it's stacked from top to bottom and it promises to be an exciting event.
Kelly Swanson: Renato, if you could make a brief comment?
Renato Sobral: Yes. I've been training hard - I look forward to this fight on January 24. It's going to be awesome. I can't wait to fight and then go back to my seat and watch all those fights. It's going to be a pretty exciting show; fun to fight, fun to watch.
Chris Horodecki: How are you doing? Glad to be here. Ready to start the night off for Affliction and just ready to be a part of it. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 24, 08]
HOPKINS, MARQUEZ AND ORTIZ WIN BIG IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S 2008 BOXING AWARDS
LOS ANGELES, - As a spectacular 2008 boxing campaign comes to an end, Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to congratulate three of its top fighters on the awards they received from the world-renowned and respected Sports Illustrated.
Named on SI.com's 2008 Boxing Awards list were future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins, whose stirring victory over Kelly Pavlik on October 18, 2008 was voted Upset of The Year; pound-for-pound superstar Juan Manuel Marquez, whose knockout of Joel Casamayor on September 13, 2008 earned Knockout of The Year honors; and rising star Victor Ortiz, who went 3-0, 3 KO's in 2008 was celebrated as SI's Prospect of The Year.
"I'd like to congratulate Bernard, Juan Manuel and Victor on their well deserved awards," said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. "It was an exciting year for all of us at Golden Boy and we're gearing up for an even bigger 2009."
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 22, 08]
Full Report: Frank Maloney's Dublin Fight Card
European super bantamweight champion Rendall Munroe shared the spotlight on Thursday night at Dublin's City University with Commonwealth bantam ruler Jason Booth and Irish Olympic hero Darren Sutherland, who made a triumphant professional debut at super middleweight on a Frank Maloney promotion.
Munroe weathered a fast start off the blocks by Italian champion Fabrizio Trotta, who proved his near miss at the European Union belt in June was no fluke. Trotta showed superb countering skills, punishing Munroe for every miss but when the European titlist began found his rhythm by the third round, Trotta's luck was about to run out.
Displaying his superb handspeed, Munroe unleashed a vicious body attack that the challenger had no defense against and by the fifth, Trotta was absorbing a one-sided beating from the champion until incurring a hand injury that forced his early retirement. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 19, 08]
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS SIGNS FORMER TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ROBERT "THE GHOST" GUERRERO
LOS ANGELES,- Golden Boy Promotions is proud to announce that former two-time world champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero has been added to its roster of fighters. Guerrero signed with Golden Boy Promotions today and is slated to make his Golden Boy Promotions debut in early 2009.
"California has been known for its great world champions and Robert Guerrero is no exception to this rule as he is one of the most exciting young fighter in the sport today," said President of Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar de la Hoya. "We can't wait to get him another title shot and I am confident that he will lead the junior lightweight division in and out of the ring with his skill, power, determination and charisma." read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 19, 08]
JOHNSON LASHES OUT AGAINST DAWSON-TARVER II
HOLLYWOOD, FL, - It takes a lot to get Glen Johnson angry, but when he heard that a March 14th rematch between Chad Dawson and Antonio Tarver had been finalized, he couldn’t hold back his feelings.
“This is a disgrace to the sport,” said Johnson, the former light heavyweight champ who is currently the most avoided man in boxing. “Didn’t anyone watch the first fight? Do they think anything different will happen the second time around? HBO should have put this fight on a month earlier, so it could have been the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Part Two.” read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 18, 08]
“SOLO BOXEO TECATE” HOLDS ITS FINAL FIGHT CARD AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF BRINGING WEEKLY BOXING PASSION NATIONWIDE
Cerveza Tecate presents the final edition of “Solo Boxeo Tecate” as the long-running series closes doors this Friday, December 19 with a last bout in Denver, Colo. Through more than 400 exhilarating encounters, the action-packed boxing program has given numerous Hispanic and non-Hispanic fighters national exposure as they launched their careers inside ring.read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 18, 08]
PRINCE CHARLES WILLIAMS
By Jim Amato
One of the best boxers to come out of Ohio in the last twenty years is "Prince" Charles Williams of Mansfield, who held the IBF light-heavyweight title from October 29, 1987 to March 20, 1993.
Williams turned professional on June 27, 1978, dropping a four round decision to Henry Bunch. His career moved slowly over the next couple of years as he boxed mostly in the Ohio area. In 1981 he was halted by future IBF cruiserweight champion Jeff Lampkin. He reached a low point on March 1, 1983, when he was stopped in one round by Reggie Gross. At this time he looked to be anything but a future champion. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 18, 08] Photo of left hand side.
KINGPIN OR ARREOLA, WHO ARE THE TOP HEAVY
If you ask him, he would tell you he'd fight anyone that you put in front of him, and he wouldn't be lying. Since first turning pro on February 13, 2003, the self-proclaimed greatest heavyweight in the world, Star Boxing's Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson has been telling anyone who would listen he was destined to become the next great heavyweight champion. Now 21 wins later against 0 defeats, Johnson has positioned himself as one of the top, if not the top, heavyweight prospect in the world (earning rankings in both the WBA #5, and WBC #10) and is making people believe that what he has been saying all along is actually true. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 16, 08]
THE PRICE OF PAIN
By Jim Amato
In many sports a participant is subject to pain. It goes with the territory. The nature of the beast so to speak. To me there can no greater obvious damage to a participant then in boxing. If you are a boxer and happen to be matched with a superior opponent you must try to summon the courage to endure the pain. It is the game and it is expected of you. Anything less from you could brand you as a coward to the average fan who sits on couch and sips beer watching you take a first class shellacking. Oh the fan will call you a gutless dog but he has probably never stepped into the ring. If he has it was probably not against world class opposition. I have seen some great fighters take terrible beatings. Case in point, the recent beat down of Oscar De La Hoya against a fighting machine named Manny Pacquiao. It was decisive and it was sad. read more
[Dec. 16, 08]
Saturday Fights results
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Kendall Holt won a split decision against late replacement Demetrius Hopkins in a twelve rounder for the WBO welterweight championship title betl. Yuri Foreman won a unanimous decision against James Moore.
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Hasim Rahman with a TKO in the seventh round of a schedule twelve rounder. Riddick Bowe is still punching and won a unanimous decision over Gene Pukall
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Eric Morel TKO Ricardo Vargas in the first round of a ten rounder
Cabazon, California
James Toney gets a split decision against late replacement Fres Oquendo in a twelve rounder for the vacants IBAH and WBO NABO Championship title belts. Undefeated prospect Andre Ward TKO Esteban Camou in the third round of a ten rounder.
PRESS RELEASE:(Dec. 16, 08)
GRINBERG FIGHTING HARD TO RECOVER FROM SURGERY AND STROKE
HOLLYWOOD, FL, – After some frightening days that included open heart surgery and a stroke while having surgery, renowned boxing manager Boris Grinberg is out of intensive care for the first time in two weeks and is resting comfortably in a rehab center.
Grinberg, the manager of former heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov, is expected to make a full recovery.
“We were worried for a while, but now that Boris is out of intensive care, we’re pleased to say that he is on his way to recovery,” said Leon Margules, Executive Director of Seminole Warriors Boxing. “It’s an early Christmas present for all of Boris’ family and friends.”
Seminole Warriors Boxing
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 16, 08]
Junior middleweight James Moore unbowed after loss to NABF champion Yuri Foreman
Although junior middleweight James Moore, a native of County Wicklow, Ireland, who fights out of Queens, New York, lost a one-sided decision to NABF champion Yuri Foreman in Atlantic City on December 13, he is undeterred in his quest to move up the boxing ladder.
Moore, 16-2 (10 KOS), never stopped trying to catch up to the fleet-footed and quick-fisted Foreman, who saw his record to improve to 27-0 (8 KOS). The 10 round bout was televised on ShoBox: The New Generation. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 13, 08]
MARTINEZ vs. ESTRADA
MOREL vs. VARGAS
SANCHEZ vs. ALCORRO
Saturday, December 13, 2008 Coliseo de Puerto Rico - J.M. Agrelot
San Juan, PR HBO Plus
RED CORNER BLUE CORNER JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS - 4 ROUNDS
Jose GONZALEZ vs. Enrique QUINONEZ
Toa Baja, PR Caguas, PR
4-0 (2 KO's) 4-7-1
Weight: 138 lbs. Weight: 138 lbs. read more
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PRESS RELEASE:[Jan. 5, 09]
GENARO HERNANDEZ UPDATE
On January 17, the WBC Legends of Boxing Museum located at the American Sports University in San Bernardino, CA will host a dinner party in honor of ailing former world champion, Genaro “Chicanito” Hernandez. An evening full of entertainment will be provided, along with a silent auction featuring rare autographed gloves, statues and other prized items from the world of boxing not normally available for purchase. Among the featured guest speakers are WBC President Jose Sulaiman, WBC super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez and WBC Continental Americas & NABF heavyweight champion Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola amongst others. Please purchase your tickets in advance (323.229.1694), as there is limited space available.
If you want to participate, but are unable to attend, please send donations to World Boxing Cares (WBCARES) 36 W. 22nd St. NY, NY 10010. All donations are tax deductible (Tax ID: # 262665978) and 100% of the money goes to the Hernandez family. Genaro was diagnosed two months ago with a very rare cancer that has spread rapidly. Since his insurance carrier is refusing to cover all his needed treatments, the WBC is asking lovers of boxing to help support Genero in his time of need.
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 30, 08]
Top U.S. heavyweight in 2009: 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada
PROVIDENCE - 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada, arguably one of the most decorated amateur boxers of the 21st century, is in many ways the United States’ top heavyweight hope to bring home a world title belt.
Estrada possesses the quickest hands and feet in the heavyweight division, along with solid “whiskers,” and he has also shown steady improvement in the power game. All told, though, he’s perceived by many promoters, managers and fighters as too risky to fight, largely because he can box the ears off of anybody in the world who weighs 200 pounds or more. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 29, 08]
BBU HEAVY TITLE IN FINLAND ON FEB. 21
By Perake Persson'
Caramelito Promotions will stage their first show February 21 in Vasa, Finland with national and BBU heavyweight champ Juha Haapoja headlining.
Polish lightheavy Dawid Kostecki is the official challenger for EU champ Antonio Brancalion.
Frenchman Jimmy Colas and Czech Lukas Konecny clash for the vacant EU jr middle title March 31 in Prague with SES promoting.
P 3 Boxing in Finland will make an official protest to the EBU about the handling of EBU jr welter champ Gianluca Branco´s defence against Juho Tolppola. Tolppola fought what many felt was the fight of his life when he got stopped due to a bad swelling on the right cheek. The swelling was growing but didn´t seem to affect his vision - still the fight was stopped with Branco declared a tko winner. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 27, 08]
"LATIN LEGEND" LUIS YANEZ SET TO ANNOUNCE PRO DEBUT AT MEDIA CONFERENCE TUESDAY, DEC. 30 - AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER
DALLAS, TEXAS --- U.S. Amateur boxing star Luis Yanez, anointed as "The Latin Legend" in his hometown of Duncanville, Texas, is set to announce his professional debut at a Media Conference, this coming Tuesday, Dec. 30th at the American Airlines Center.
Yanez and promoter Barry Mendelson of The Mendelson Entertainment Group, LLC, are set to officially announce details of Yanez' first pro bout at Media Conference, scheduled to start at 11:30 am in the South Lobby of the American Airlines Center (through entrance below giant outdoor video wall on south side). It will follow the Dallas Mavericks workout and media session at the AAC, as they prepare for the Minnesota Timberwolves game, later that evening.
The 20 year old Yanez is one of the most decorated U.S. amateur boxers in recent history, winning multiple national titles as well as being a Pan Am Games Gold Medalist and 2008 U.S. Olympian. Yanez Quick Facts are attached. B-Roll, photos and Media Guides will be available at the Media Conference.
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 27, 08]
EMANUEL AUGUSTUS OWES OUTSTANDING DEBTS!!
LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Emanuel "The Drunken Master" Augustus recently had a great opportunity to restart his pro boxing career on November 8, 2008 at the world's most famous arena Madison Square Garden. When he fought #4 ranked Jr. welterweight fighter Frankie "El Gato" Figueroa on the HBO televised under card of Roy Jones Jr. versus Joe Calzaghe.
In the aftermath following the loss to Frankie "El Gato" Figueroa some unprofessional behavior has taken place on the part of Emanuel Augustus. As of the writing of this press release Emanuel Augustus owes his worldwide boxing advisor Macke Roberts and other members of Team Augustus undisclosed amounts of money for the Frankie Figueroa fight. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 24, 08]
“SUGAR” SHANE MOSLEY “READY TO RUMBLE” FOR SEVEN MORE YEARS
“I hit harder than Margarito. I’m feeling sharper than ever.” Shane Mosley was given the nickname “Sugar” early in his career. A nickname that in boxing is usually designated for only the greatest of fighters to ever step into the squared circle. Prior to Mosley, Ray Robinson and Ray Leonard were two of those men that carried the moniker “Sugar”. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 24, 08]
The new McGirt goes old school to revitalize his fluctuating career
VERO BEACH, Florida - Team McGirt has reevaluated middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr. (19-1-1, 9 KOs) and, after considerable soul searching, has collectively decided that the 26-year-old southpaw will return to old-school training and incorporate a more aggressive attack in order to take better advantage of his hand speed, as well as to avoid his frustrating “fight to the level of his opponent” pattern. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 24, 08]
BOXING KID MANAGEMENT INKS STACY REILE
By David Pambianchi
Super Bantamweight boxer Stacy Reile traded in her Macintosh apples and New York winters for Florida oranges and Miami
sunshine. But this physical trainer and massage therapist plans to keep ties to the Big Apple and capture a few boxing titles by agreeing to sign on with 2008 “WIBA Manager of the Year” David Selwyn who handles women champions and top fighters such as Eileen Olszewski, Jill Emery and Ronica Jeffrey. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 22, 08]
ABRAHAM UPDATE
By Perake Persson
IBF middleweight champ Arthur Abraham have his next defence set for March 14 in either Bamberg, Kiel or Berlin, writes Bild Zeitung. Bild also reveals that "King" Arthur´s manager Wilfried Sauerland are in negotiations with the team behind Kelly Pavlik about a Abraham-Pavlik showdown in the summer of 2009 in USA.
WBA cruiser king Guillermo Jones will most likely make the first defence of the title he won in Germany against Firat Arslan in France against Jean Marc Mormeck come March.
French lightheavy Rachid Kanfouah now have German Juergen Braehmer as co-challenger for the vacant EBU title. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 19, 08]
Don King Productions, Inc. & Friends To Feed 2.2 Million People for Christmas 100,000 Holiday Turkeys to Be Donated In Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida on Monday, Team Includes Kelly Oil, Cargill, Southwest Airlines and Feeding America
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.-Promoter Don King continues his over-40-year tradition of distributing turkeys to families in need during
the holidays with an ambitious plan to distribute 100,000 turkeys-2.2 million pounds of turkey in all-in five states on Monday.
Kelly Hiser of Kelly Oil has assembled an impressive team including Don King Productions, Inc., Kelly Oil, Cargill, Southwest Airlines and Feeding America. The goal of this year’s “Christmas Turkey Tour” is to disseminate 100,000 turkeys-20,000 turkeys in each of five states in a single day: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.Dec. 22; read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 19, 08]
EURO NEWS
By Perake Persson
Another edition of the French "Grand Tournoi" will go ahead during the winter and spring of 2009, this time the fighters are from welter and jr middle. Some of the names are Hussain Bayram, Damien Bertu, Franck Harroche-Horta, Choukri Yentour, Jimmy Colas and Frederic Serre - all pretty good.
Belgian welter "Sugar" Jackson Osei Bonsu have left Antwerp for final preparations in the Ardennes mountains. Osei Bonsu face Carlos Baldomir in a WBC eliminator on Saturday at the Lotto Arena. Should Jackson win he will then have to fight another eliminator before getting a world title shot. Back in June it all looked different. Prior to Jackson´s defence against Viktor Plotnikov everybody talked world title shots and USA - Jackson beat Plotnikov but the his team had him lined up to fight both Rafael Jackiewicz and Jan Zaveck inside a month in the early fall. As it was the Belgian lost to Jackiewicz in a big upset and an already scheduled eliminator against Baldomir had to be cancelled. Now it´s on again, well sort of, but it will be a very long way back for Jackson should he lose and only one step ahead should he win. There are only two profights on this show, in the other Selajdin Koxha square off against Houssein Hammouch for the vacant Belgian supermiddle title. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 18, 08]
QUOTES FROM TODAY'S AFFLICTION "DAY OF RECKONING" PRESS CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SPEAKERS
TITO ORTIZ--Former UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion
"All of you guys are witnessing, what is Tito gonna say next? Tom Atencio is a good friend of mine too. I'm not going to fight for Affliction, but I will be a color commentator that night. I think I know a little bit about MMA, so I think I could do a great job. I'm looking forward to commentating move for move the action happening in the ring, just explaining it from my point of view. I'll be doing nothing but commentating, but I'm excited to give my opinion on what is going to happen. I will be the best commentator I could possibly be, but we have to let these guys do what they do best, compete." read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 18, 08]
Holyfield confident of success against Valuev Saturday’s PPV card live from Switzerland
ZURICH, Switzerland-- Evander Holyfield is convinced that neither size nor age will matter in Saturday´s showdown with WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev. The 46-year-old challenger is determined to become the oldest heavyweight champion in the history of boxing when he takes on “The Russian Giant” in front of a sellout crowd of 12,500 fans in Zurich, Switzerland. In order to put his name in the record books, though, he needs to defeat the biggest and tallest champion of all time.
“I will display a performance that will surprise many people,” Holyfield said at today´s official press conference. “I have been asked about my age so many times but that is fine. It is not about how old you are. It is about how old you feel and what you can do inside the ring. I am very experienced and I know what I have to do against Valuev. I am in great shape and I really look forward to Saturday night.” read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 18, 08] Photo of left hand side.
THOMPSON BOXING PROMOTIONS SIGNS MAURICIO HERRERA UNBEATEN “EL MAESTRO” RETURNS TO ACTION IN EARLY 2009
Orange, CA, - Fresh off the biggest win of his young career, an eighth round stoppage of fellow prospect Pavel Miranda in November, junior welterweight Mauricio “El Maestro” Herrera is taking the next step in his promising journey to the top by signing a promotional deal with Thompson Boxing Promotions.
“We’ve had our eye on Mauricio since we turned him pro, and with his recent win over Pavel Miranda, there was no question that we needed him on our team,” said Ken Thompson president of Thompson Boxing Promotions. “He’s one of California’s brightest prospects, and we believe he has the potential of following in the footsteps of another California junior welterweight who became a world champion, Timothy Bradley.” read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 16, 08]
Valuev-Holyfield Dec. 20 PPV card live from Switzerland
Main Event (12 round, heavyweights): Nikolay “The Russian Giant” Valuev (49-1, 34 KOs), 2-time and reigning WBA Heavyweight Champion, St. Petersburg, Russia vs. Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield (47-9-2, 27 KOs), 4-time World Heavyweight Champion, Atlanta, Georgia.
Also on PPV (8-rounds, super middleweights): Mads “Golden Boy” Larsen (50-2, 37 KOs), former IBO & WBF super middleweight champion, Berlin, Germany vs. 5-time world kickboxing and Thai boxing champion, Roberto Cocco (9-2, 5 KOs), Torino, Italy. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 16, 08]
JR. MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDER GONZALEZ ADDED TO STAR BOXING STABLE
Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing has announced the signing of Phoenix, Arizona's 24-year-old light middleweight contender Jesus "El Martillo" Gonzalez (24-1, 13KO). The Mexican- American southpaw, whose nickname translates into "The Hammer" in English, was one of the most decorated amateurs to ever come out of Arizona, and was widely considered to be America's top medal contender for the 2004 Olympic Games before Gonzalez opted to bypass the games and turn pro. Gonzalez's decorated amateur career includes wins over 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Andre Ward (16- 0, 11KO), the WBC #3, WBO #5, IBF #8, and WBA #9 rated light middleweight in the world Alfredo Angulo (14-0, 11KO), light middleweight contender Sechew Powell (24-2, 14KO) and an astonishing four wins over WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (23-0, 19KO). read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 16, 08]
Darren Sutherland Dazzles In Sparring Before Dublin Debut
Irish Olympic hero Darren Sutherland held a media workout in London and produced a startling display of skills in sparring with rugged undefeated light heavyweight Carl Dilks in round after round of furious action.
Sutherland showed fine form against his quality sparring partner and is on target to produce a superb professional debut, which takes place on a big Frank Maloney Promotions bill in Dublin, Ireland on Thursday, December 18.read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 13, 08]
"NOW OR NEVER" WEIGH IN RESULTS
~12 Round NABO & IBA Heavyweight Championship Bout~
JAMES "LIGHTS OUT" TONEY calabasas, ca (70-6-3, 43KOs) 3-Time World Champion WEIGHED IN AT: 230 POUNDSVS.FRES "BIG O" OQUENDO CHICAGO, IL (29-4, 18KOs) Former World Title Challenger WEIGHED IN AT: 219 POUNDS
~10 Round Super Middleweight Bout~
ANDRE "S.O.G." WARD OAKLAND, CA (16-0, 11KOs) 2004 US OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST NABO SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION WEIGHED IN AT: 171 POUNDSVS.ESTEBAN "ROCKY" CAMOU NAVOJOA, MEXICO (23-4, 19KOs) WEIGHED IN AT: 171 POUNDS read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 13, 08]
ARSLAN NEW CHALLENGER FOR HUCK
By Perake Persson
Former WBA cruiser titleholder Firat Arslan is the new mandatory challenger for EBU ruler Marco Huck, who defends the title January 24 against Vadim Safonov from Ukraine. Russian Valery Brudov who was Huck´s previous mandatory challenger left that position to concentrate on a world title shot.
WBA heavyweight champion in recess Ruslan Chagaev is now announced as fit for fight after his injury layoff and defends the title against Costa Rican Carl Davis Drumond February 7 in Rostock. Ruslan was ringside for all three Universum "Champions Night" during November and as late as November 22 still walked with a limp. It´s a calculated gamble by Universum to have Chagaev back so soon and it remains to be seen if his injured achilles tendon holds up once heavy training resumes. Universum haven´t announced it but it should be a fact that Andreas Kotelnik´s defence of the WBA jr welter title against Rene Maidana go ahead on this show. read more
GENARO HERNANDEZ UPDATE
On January 17, the WBC Legends of Boxing Museum located at the American Sports University in San Bernardino, CA will host a dinner party in honor of ailing former world champion, Genaro “Chicanito” Hernandez. An evening full of entertainment will be provided, along with a silent auction featuring rare autographed gloves, statues and other prized items from the world of boxing not normally available for purchase. Among the featured guest speakers are WBC President Jose Sulaiman, WBC super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez and WBC Continental Americas & NABF heavyweight champion Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola amongst others. Please purchase your tickets in advance (323.229.1694), as there is limited space available.
If you want to participate, but are unable to attend, please send donations to World Boxing Cares (WBCARES) 36 W. 22nd St. NY, NY 10010. All donations are tax deductible (Tax ID: # 262665978) and 100% of the money goes to the Hernandez family. Genaro was diagnosed two months ago with a very rare cancer that has spread rapidly. Since his insurance carrier is refusing to cover all his needed treatments, the WBC is asking lovers of boxing to help support Genero in his time of need.
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 30, 08]
Top U.S. heavyweight in 2009: 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada
PROVIDENCE - 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada, arguably one of the most decorated amateur boxers of the 21st century, is in many ways the United States’ top heavyweight hope to bring home a world title belt.
Estrada possesses the quickest hands and feet in the heavyweight division, along with solid “whiskers,” and he has also shown steady improvement in the power game. All told, though, he’s perceived by many promoters, managers and fighters as too risky to fight, largely because he can box the ears off of anybody in the world who weighs 200 pounds or more. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 29, 08]
BBU HEAVY TITLE IN FINLAND ON FEB. 21
By Perake Persson'
Caramelito Promotions will stage their first show February 21 in Vasa, Finland with national and BBU heavyweight champ Juha Haapoja headlining.
Polish lightheavy Dawid Kostecki is the official challenger for EU champ Antonio Brancalion.
Frenchman Jimmy Colas and Czech Lukas Konecny clash for the vacant EU jr middle title March 31 in Prague with SES promoting.
P 3 Boxing in Finland will make an official protest to the EBU about the handling of EBU jr welter champ Gianluca Branco´s defence against Juho Tolppola. Tolppola fought what many felt was the fight of his life when he got stopped due to a bad swelling on the right cheek. The swelling was growing but didn´t seem to affect his vision - still the fight was stopped with Branco declared a tko winner. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 27, 08]
"LATIN LEGEND" LUIS YANEZ SET TO ANNOUNCE PRO DEBUT AT MEDIA CONFERENCE TUESDAY, DEC. 30 - AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER
DALLAS, TEXAS --- U.S. Amateur boxing star Luis Yanez, anointed as "The Latin Legend" in his hometown of Duncanville, Texas, is set to announce his professional debut at a Media Conference, this coming Tuesday, Dec. 30th at the American Airlines Center.
Yanez and promoter Barry Mendelson of The Mendelson Entertainment Group, LLC, are set to officially announce details of Yanez' first pro bout at Media Conference, scheduled to start at 11:30 am in the South Lobby of the American Airlines Center (through entrance below giant outdoor video wall on south side). It will follow the Dallas Mavericks workout and media session at the AAC, as they prepare for the Minnesota Timberwolves game, later that evening.
The 20 year old Yanez is one of the most decorated U.S. amateur boxers in recent history, winning multiple national titles as well as being a Pan Am Games Gold Medalist and 2008 U.S. Olympian. Yanez Quick Facts are attached. B-Roll, photos and Media Guides will be available at the Media Conference.
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 27, 08]
EMANUEL AUGUSTUS OWES OUTSTANDING DEBTS!!
LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Emanuel "The Drunken Master" Augustus recently had a great opportunity to restart his pro boxing career on November 8, 2008 at the world's most famous arena Madison Square Garden. When he fought #4 ranked Jr. welterweight fighter Frankie "El Gato" Figueroa on the HBO televised under card of Roy Jones Jr. versus Joe Calzaghe.
In the aftermath following the loss to Frankie "El Gato" Figueroa some unprofessional behavior has taken place on the part of Emanuel Augustus. As of the writing of this press release Emanuel Augustus owes his worldwide boxing advisor Macke Roberts and other members of Team Augustus undisclosed amounts of money for the Frankie Figueroa fight. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 24, 08]
“SUGAR” SHANE MOSLEY “READY TO RUMBLE” FOR SEVEN MORE YEARS
“I hit harder than Margarito. I’m feeling sharper than ever.” Shane Mosley was given the nickname “Sugar” early in his career. A nickname that in boxing is usually designated for only the greatest of fighters to ever step into the squared circle. Prior to Mosley, Ray Robinson and Ray Leonard were two of those men that carried the moniker “Sugar”. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 24, 08]
The new McGirt goes old school to revitalize his fluctuating career
VERO BEACH, Florida - Team McGirt has reevaluated middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr. (19-1-1, 9 KOs) and, after considerable soul searching, has collectively decided that the 26-year-old southpaw will return to old-school training and incorporate a more aggressive attack in order to take better advantage of his hand speed, as well as to avoid his frustrating “fight to the level of his opponent” pattern. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 24, 08]
BOXING KID MANAGEMENT INKS STACY REILE
By David Pambianchi
Super Bantamweight boxer Stacy Reile traded in her Macintosh apples and New York winters for Florida oranges and Miami
sunshine. But this physical trainer and massage therapist plans to keep ties to the Big Apple and capture a few boxing titles by agreeing to sign on with 2008 “WIBA Manager of the Year” David Selwyn who handles women champions and top fighters such as Eileen Olszewski, Jill Emery and Ronica Jeffrey. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 22, 08]
ABRAHAM UPDATE
By Perake Persson
IBF middleweight champ Arthur Abraham have his next defence set for March 14 in either Bamberg, Kiel or Berlin, writes Bild Zeitung. Bild also reveals that "King" Arthur´s manager Wilfried Sauerland are in negotiations with the team behind Kelly Pavlik about a Abraham-Pavlik showdown in the summer of 2009 in USA.
WBA cruiser king Guillermo Jones will most likely make the first defence of the title he won in Germany against Firat Arslan in France against Jean Marc Mormeck come March.
French lightheavy Rachid Kanfouah now have German Juergen Braehmer as co-challenger for the vacant EBU title. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 19, 08]
Don King Productions, Inc. & Friends To Feed 2.2 Million People for Christmas 100,000 Holiday Turkeys to Be Donated In Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida on Monday, Team Includes Kelly Oil, Cargill, Southwest Airlines and Feeding America
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.-Promoter Don King continues his over-40-year tradition of distributing turkeys to families in need during
the holidays with an ambitious plan to distribute 100,000 turkeys-2.2 million pounds of turkey in all-in five states on Monday.
Kelly Hiser of Kelly Oil has assembled an impressive team including Don King Productions, Inc., Kelly Oil, Cargill, Southwest Airlines and Feeding America. The goal of this year’s “Christmas Turkey Tour” is to disseminate 100,000 turkeys-20,000 turkeys in each of five states in a single day: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.Dec. 22; read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 19, 08]
EURO NEWS
By Perake Persson
Another edition of the French "Grand Tournoi" will go ahead during the winter and spring of 2009, this time the fighters are from welter and jr middle. Some of the names are Hussain Bayram, Damien Bertu, Franck Harroche-Horta, Choukri Yentour, Jimmy Colas and Frederic Serre - all pretty good.
Belgian welter "Sugar" Jackson Osei Bonsu have left Antwerp for final preparations in the Ardennes mountains. Osei Bonsu face Carlos Baldomir in a WBC eliminator on Saturday at the Lotto Arena. Should Jackson win he will then have to fight another eliminator before getting a world title shot. Back in June it all looked different. Prior to Jackson´s defence against Viktor Plotnikov everybody talked world title shots and USA - Jackson beat Plotnikov but the his team had him lined up to fight both Rafael Jackiewicz and Jan Zaveck inside a month in the early fall. As it was the Belgian lost to Jackiewicz in a big upset and an already scheduled eliminator against Baldomir had to be cancelled. Now it´s on again, well sort of, but it will be a very long way back for Jackson should he lose and only one step ahead should he win. There are only two profights on this show, in the other Selajdin Koxha square off against Houssein Hammouch for the vacant Belgian supermiddle title. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 18, 08]
QUOTES FROM TODAY'S AFFLICTION "DAY OF RECKONING" PRESS CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SPEAKERS
TITO ORTIZ--Former UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion
"All of you guys are witnessing, what is Tito gonna say next? Tom Atencio is a good friend of mine too. I'm not going to fight for Affliction, but I will be a color commentator that night. I think I know a little bit about MMA, so I think I could do a great job. I'm looking forward to commentating move for move the action happening in the ring, just explaining it from my point of view. I'll be doing nothing but commentating, but I'm excited to give my opinion on what is going to happen. I will be the best commentator I could possibly be, but we have to let these guys do what they do best, compete." read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 18, 08]
Holyfield confident of success against Valuev Saturday’s PPV card live from Switzerland
ZURICH, Switzerland-- Evander Holyfield is convinced that neither size nor age will matter in Saturday´s showdown with WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev. The 46-year-old challenger is determined to become the oldest heavyweight champion in the history of boxing when he takes on “The Russian Giant” in front of a sellout crowd of 12,500 fans in Zurich, Switzerland. In order to put his name in the record books, though, he needs to defeat the biggest and tallest champion of all time.
“I will display a performance that will surprise many people,” Holyfield said at today´s official press conference. “I have been asked about my age so many times but that is fine. It is not about how old you are. It is about how old you feel and what you can do inside the ring. I am very experienced and I know what I have to do against Valuev. I am in great shape and I really look forward to Saturday night.” read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 18, 08] Photo of left hand side.
THOMPSON BOXING PROMOTIONS SIGNS MAURICIO HERRERA UNBEATEN “EL MAESTRO” RETURNS TO ACTION IN EARLY 2009
Orange, CA, - Fresh off the biggest win of his young career, an eighth round stoppage of fellow prospect Pavel Miranda in November, junior welterweight Mauricio “El Maestro” Herrera is taking the next step in his promising journey to the top by signing a promotional deal with Thompson Boxing Promotions.
“We’ve had our eye on Mauricio since we turned him pro, and with his recent win over Pavel Miranda, there was no question that we needed him on our team,” said Ken Thompson president of Thompson Boxing Promotions. “He’s one of California’s brightest prospects, and we believe he has the potential of following in the footsteps of another California junior welterweight who became a world champion, Timothy Bradley.” read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 16, 08]
Valuev-Holyfield Dec. 20 PPV card live from Switzerland
Main Event (12 round, heavyweights): Nikolay “The Russian Giant” Valuev (49-1, 34 KOs), 2-time and reigning WBA Heavyweight Champion, St. Petersburg, Russia vs. Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield (47-9-2, 27 KOs), 4-time World Heavyweight Champion, Atlanta, Georgia.
Also on PPV (8-rounds, super middleweights): Mads “Golden Boy” Larsen (50-2, 37 KOs), former IBO & WBF super middleweight champion, Berlin, Germany vs. 5-time world kickboxing and Thai boxing champion, Roberto Cocco (9-2, 5 KOs), Torino, Italy. read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 16, 08]
JR. MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDER GONZALEZ ADDED TO STAR BOXING STABLE
Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing has announced the signing of Phoenix, Arizona's 24-year-old light middleweight contender Jesus "El Martillo" Gonzalez (24-1, 13KO). The Mexican- American southpaw, whose nickname translates into "The Hammer" in English, was one of the most decorated amateurs to ever come out of Arizona, and was widely considered to be America's top medal contender for the 2004 Olympic Games before Gonzalez opted to bypass the games and turn pro. Gonzalez's decorated amateur career includes wins over 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Andre Ward (16- 0, 11KO), the WBC #3, WBO #5, IBF #8, and WBA #9 rated light middleweight in the world Alfredo Angulo (14-0, 11KO), light middleweight contender Sechew Powell (24-2, 14KO) and an astonishing four wins over WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (23-0, 19KO). read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 16, 08]
Darren Sutherland Dazzles In Sparring Before Dublin Debut
Irish Olympic hero Darren Sutherland held a media workout in London and produced a startling display of skills in sparring with rugged undefeated light heavyweight Carl Dilks in round after round of furious action.
Sutherland showed fine form against his quality sparring partner and is on target to produce a superb professional debut, which takes place on a big Frank Maloney Promotions bill in Dublin, Ireland on Thursday, December 18.read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 13, 08]
"NOW OR NEVER" WEIGH IN RESULTS
~12 Round NABO & IBA Heavyweight Championship Bout~
JAMES "LIGHTS OUT" TONEY calabasas, ca (70-6-3, 43KOs) 3-Time World Champion WEIGHED IN AT: 230 POUNDSVS.FRES "BIG O" OQUENDO CHICAGO, IL (29-4, 18KOs) Former World Title Challenger WEIGHED IN AT: 219 POUNDS
~10 Round Super Middleweight Bout~
ANDRE "S.O.G." WARD OAKLAND, CA (16-0, 11KOs) 2004 US OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST NABO SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION WEIGHED IN AT: 171 POUNDSVS.ESTEBAN "ROCKY" CAMOU NAVOJOA, MEXICO (23-4, 19KOs) WEIGHED IN AT: 171 POUNDS read more
PRESS RELEASE: [Dec. 13, 08]
ARSLAN NEW CHALLENGER FOR HUCK
By Perake Persson
Former WBA cruiser titleholder Firat Arslan is the new mandatory challenger for EBU ruler Marco Huck, who defends the title January 24 against Vadim Safonov from Ukraine. Russian Valery Brudov who was Huck´s previous mandatory challenger left that position to concentrate on a world title shot.
WBA heavyweight champion in recess Ruslan Chagaev is now announced as fit for fight after his injury layoff and defends the title against Costa Rican Carl Davis Drumond February 7 in Rostock. Ruslan was ringside for all three Universum "Champions Night" during November and as late as November 22 still walked with a limp. It´s a calculated gamble by Universum to have Chagaev back so soon and it remains to be seen if his injured achilles tendon holds up once heavy training resumes. Universum haven´t announced it but it should be a fact that Andreas Kotelnik´s defence of the WBA jr welter title against Rene Maidana go ahead on this show. read more
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Ronica Jeffrey
Ronica Jeffrey
Most Inspirational of the Year 2008 Eileen Olszewski
Olszewski has taken on some very tough competition in her short time in the sport. In just 2008, in Zurich, Switzerland, she fought Nadia Raoui, defending her WIBA world title against Raoui; Eileen fought Carina Moreno, in another multi-world title championship on June 13, 2008; she fought world champion Simona Galassi of Italy in a 10-round WBC title bout (in Italy); and she fought Elena Reid in a 10-rounder for the WIBA flyweight title, winning that title. She still has less than 10 pro fights on the books, and yet because of the calibre of fighters she has fought, she has an impressive #5 world rating with WBAN! More on Eileen
Olszewski has taken on some very tough competition in her short time in the sport. In just 2008, in Zurich, Switzerland, she fought Nadia Raoui, defending her WIBA world title against Raoui; Eileen fought Carina Moreno, in another multi-world title championship on June 13, 2008; she fought world champion Simona Galassi of Italy in a 10-round WBC title bout (in Italy); and she fought Elena Reid in a 10-rounder for the WIBA flyweight title, winning that title. She still has less than 10 pro fights on the books, and yet because of the calibre of fighters she has fought, she has an impressive #5 world rating with WBAN! More on Eileen
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