STING-ARMOUR SATURDAY NIGHT!
30.06 - By Tony Nobbs: Three time Australian Champion Nathan Sting gets the biggest chance of his career when he challenges England's Johnny Armour for the WBU Bantamweight Title at Brentwood Leisure Centre on Saturday night, July 5...
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J.C. CANDELO vs JULIO GARCIA Headlines July 26 Fight Card
30.06 - Promoters Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions and Brian Young/Prize Fight Boxing will present a sensational championship fight card on Saturday, July 26, 2003, at Sam's Town Tunica in Robinsonville, Mississippi.
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LACY vs GRANT at PLAYBOY Mansion, July 15 on ESPN2
30.06 - Beefcake meets cheesecake, when boxing's newest and toughest Playmate, JEFF "Left Hook" LACY, puts his titles and undefeated record on the line and takes center stage (not centerfold!) at Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion in Hollywood, CA, Tuesday, July 15.
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IN THE RING: ROY JONES, JR.
30.06 - By Jim Amato: Roy Jones Jr., by far the class of the 175 pound weight division at this time. His decisive knockout of Virgil Hill and his lopsided decision victory over Lou Del Valle solidified that distinction. How would Jones have fared in an era where there was some real competiton?
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LAILA ALI vs CHRISTY MARTIN, Sat, August 23
30.06 - Ask any sports fan about women's boxing, and undoubtedly the first two names you will hear are Laila Ali and Christy Martin. On August 23, from the beautiful Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS, the female Fight of the Century will take place between Ali and Martin, the two true icons of the sport.
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Vitali Klitschko back in Hamburg
30.06 - Today, nine days after the most important fight of his career, "Dr. Ironfist" returned to Hamburg, Germany. "The People's Champion" was visibly moved by the warm welcome of his team at the airport and gave numerous journalists and television crews interviews.
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Collins Promotions Hosts a WBC CA Light Heavyweight Title Fight & Concert
30.06 - Collins Promotions, LLC will host a WBC CA Light Heavyweight Title Fight, and Concert on July 18th 2003, at the Dekalb Atlanta Centre. The event will feature c Donnell Wiggins and Dean Williams in a 12 round Championship fight.
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CKP heavyweight explosion: Defiagbon-Hatcher, Shufford-Martinez
30.06 - Undefeated heavyweight David Defiagbon meets Charles Hatcher in the 10-round main event on the nationally and internationally televised "Everlast Heavyweight Explosion" eight-bout professional boxing card presented by Cedric Kushner Promotions Saturday, July 12, at Caesars Tahoe in Stateline, Nev.
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Calzaghe-Mitchell: Fired up Calzaghe scorches Mitchell, and sets super middleweight division alight
29.06 - By James McDonnell: In a fight which sizzled with intensity, Joe Calzaghe had to come off the floor to stop Byron Mitchell, in only the second round of their contest in Cardiff.
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Maccarinelli stops Scott!
29.06 - By G L Taylor: Swansea’s Enzo Maccarinelli came back from the brink of defeat at the Cardiff International arena to record his biggest career win to-date after an explosive and perfectly delivered left hand knocked out former British and Commonwealth Champion Bruce Scott towards the end of the fourth round of their exciting and action-packed contest...
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Lennox Lewis: Father time or False Assumption?
29.06 - By Steve Trellert: To many watching the fight Lennox Lewis must have seemed anything but a champion walking away from the squared-circle with a chorus of boos haranguing him. Inside the ring the challenger Vitali Klistchko gave more than he got in an action packed fight that to most seemed to end abruptly on a technicality rather than on the abilities of the incumbent.
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Manfredo Jr Impressive in Win; Rodrigues’ Stunning Debut
29.06 - By Ron DiMichele: Peter Manfredo Jr, 156, of Providence, RI continued his winning ways Friday night with a solid 10-round decision over resilient Victor Rosado, 154, of the Bronx, NY.
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Calzaghe Retains WBO Title With a Second-Round TKO Over Byron Mitchell
29.06 - In a devastating performance, undefeated WBO Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe impressively and emphatically retained his title for a 13th time with a second-round TKO over former two-time WBA 168-pound titleholder and WBO No. 9 contender, Byron Mitchell, Saturday on SHOWTIME.
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How Does It End Evander?
28.06 - By Frank Lotierzo: He is without a doubt one of the greatest heavyweight champions in boxing history, and he has met and defeated the best fighters of his era, which is rare in boxing today.
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CES signs Paul Delgado
28.06 - Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. announces the signing of former New Bedford (MA) amateur star, welterweight Paul Delgado (7-2-1, 2 KOs), to a promotional contract. Delgado, 27, lives and fights out of Atlanta.
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Dunne vs Lacey, Quintana vs Barrett on SHOBOX
27.06 - The popular boxing series "ShoBox: The New Generation" will return to West Virginia on Thursday, July 3, when undefeated welterweight Carlos Quintana battles Vinroy Barrett at the Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort.
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Armour defends his WBU bantamweight title against Sting July 5
27.06 - By Steven Connolly: Chatham's Johnny Armour defends his WBU bantamweight title against Nathan Sting of Australia at Brentwood Lesiure Centre on Sat 5 Jul 03. It's a good chance for Armour to kickstart his career at the age of 34.
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IBF Orders Marquez To Make Mandatory Title Defense Against Abelyan
27.06 - NABO featherweight champion and top-rated contender WILLIAM "THE CONQUEROR" ABELYAN, who successfully defended his title via a third-round knockout of Alejandro Estrada, on the Lennox Lewis-Vitali Klitschko world heavyweight championship card last Saturday, is back in the gym training for his first world title shot.
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"BATTLE OF ORLEANS'': CORLEY V JUDAH ON JULY 12
27.06 - The best punch of the night in Philadelphia on March 29, 2003, did not occur in the ring. The most impressive punch took place following the Bernard Hopkins-Morrade Hakkar post-fight press conference when Zab Judah smacked WBO Champion DeMarcus Corley in the face during a heated exchange of words.
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Interview: Carl Froch
27.06 - By Spud Wollatt: British Eastside were lucky enough to catch up with perhaps The World's brightest prospect, Nottingham's Super Middleweight Carl Froch. Carl had his first professional fight in March 2002 and since that fight has received rave reviews throughout the boxing world and the media alike.
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National Conference Call Transcript: Joe Calzaghe, Byron Mitchell
27.06 - Calzaghe and Mitchell discussed their upcoming super middleweight championship fight at Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales, Saturday, June 28, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
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Weekend Predictions: Calzaghe v Mitchell, Cotto v Martinez and more
25.06 - By James McDonnell:
Calzaghe v Mitchell: This is a major crossroads fight for both participants. Mitchell is of course the former WBA titlist, who recently lost his title to the fighter who holds the three major sanctioning bodies belts, Sven Ottke.
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Conference Call Transcript: Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, Cut Man Joe Souza
25.06 - Hicks: Vitali had a very bad cut I have to admit. It went down to the bone on his left upper eyebrow area and it was approximately an inch deep and about five-six centimeters long. It required several layers of sootchers to close. Three layers to be exact.
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HOLYFIELD, TONEY PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
25.06 -
EVANDER HOLYFIELD (38-6-2, 25 KOs): “I am honored to have this fight. It is my goal to be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. I will be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. It just takes time. I may not get it (undisputed title) when I want to, but I will get it.” ...
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Holyfield To Battle Toney In Historic Heavyweight Battle October 4
25.06 – Legendary champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield will step into the ring against current IBF Cruiserweight Champion James “Lights Out” Toney in a 10-round heavyweight showdown live on SHOWTIME Pay Per View, Saturday, October 4.
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Preview: Joe Calzaghe v Byron Mitchell
25.06 - By Ben Carey: Joe Calzaghe is eager to prove that he is the no.1 super-middleweight in the world. Is his latest challenger about to produce a nasty surprise?
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The Vampires Among Us
24.06 - By Fred De La Riva: So maybe the cut wasn't the worst ever to occur in the boxing ring. So maybe the fighter claimed that he could continue. So maybe, just maybe, the cut man would have been able to suppress the bleeding. Way too many "maybes" in my book.
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Oliveira in crossroads fight at Melody Tent
24.06 - World-class welterweight challenger "Sucra" Ray Oliveira, one of television's most popular boxers, will face Canadian middleweight champion Bryon Mackie in the July 18th 10-round co-feature on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights show, "Battle Zone at the Tent," at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis (MA).
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Lewis-Klitschko: Entertaining But Not Great
24.06 - By Frank Lotierzo: Is this what heavyweight boxing has come to? Are we so starved for a great heavyweight title fight that we are reduced to calling the Lewis-Klitschko fight great?
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Defending Mike Tyson
24.06 - By Frank Lotierzo: Let me just say right up front, I'm the biggest Mike Tyson critic on the planet Earth. I whole-heartedly believe he is the most over-rated heavyweight champion in boxing history.
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Lewis-Klitschko: Reflections and Observations plus Mesi v Davis Prediction
24.06 - by Jim "Boxadamus" De Pierro: Vitali Klitschko may not have won the heavyweight championship of the world but he did win my respect.
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Jeff Lacy joins the Everlast team
24.06 - Everlast Worldwide Inc., manufacturer, marketer and licensor of sporting goods and apparel under the Everlast brand name, today announced the signing of top rated 2000 Olympian Jeff Lacy as the latest boxer to join the Everlast team of endorsers.
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Klitschko-Lewis: The aftermath.
23.06 - By James McDonnell: This fight said more to me about Lewis' waning powers, than it does about Vitali's attributes as a fighter. Not to take any credit away from Vitali, who made a believer of me in the ring, but he hardly reinvented the wheel against Lewis.
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Peter Manfredo Jr.: Stepping Up
23.06 - By Ron DiMichele: Despite an undefeated record and wins over the likes of Frankie ‘The Surgeon” Randall, South Boston’s Tommy Attardo, and Brockton, MA rising star Ian Gardner,
fans of 24-year old Pawtucket, RI junior middleweight Peter Manfredo Jr continue to ask: “When is he going to fight a REAL opponent?
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Big fight Analysis: Lewis' retirement looms, as Vitali exposes old master
23.06 - By James McDonnell: Against most predictions, Vitali Klitschko turned in an excellent performance against Lewis, before being stopped on cuts in the sixth round of their fight at the staples centre, Los Angeles.
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"My Counter Punch" - Responses to Reader’s comments
23.06 - By Fred De La Riva: OK I finally had it. I’m not going to take it anymore. I’m not going to sit back and nod and smile. That’s just not me...Doug Fischer at MaxBoxing.com has his "Monday Mailbag". Pedro Fernandez at RingTalk.com has his "Your e-mail" section.
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Brodie wins, Magee outclasses Thysse
22.06 - By Spud Woollatt: Michael Brodie fighting for the IBO World Featherweight Crown, entered the ring looking extremely apprehensive, however after the initial few seconds of the first round he set about his work which was to continue for the entire 12 rounds.
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Hey Lewis - Get Over Yourself!
22.06 - By Frank Lotierzo: Hey Lewis, get over yourself! Coming off your showing against Klitschko, maybe a little more humility might be in order! And it wouldn't hurt to stop with the lame excuses.
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Lewis Escapes with Title with Sixth Round TKO over Klitschko
22.06 - By Kent Appel: Vitali Klitschko came to the Los Angeles Staples Center a somewhat unknown commodity here in the United States and despite losing the fight against heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis by way of TKO at the end of the sixth round because of a severe eye cut over his left eye...
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Klitschko-Lewis: An Unbiased Analysis of the So-Called War at Staples
22.06 - By Fred De La Riva: I wasn't going to write anything about this fight. I only watched it due to my overwhelming curiosity as to how the big Ukranian would stand up to the pressure Lewis would undoubtedly put on him.
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Mike Tyson and Fifteen Years
22.06 - Bernie McCoy: Fifteen years is a long time. To adjudge just how long, think of one name in the boxing world, Mike Tyson. Fifteen years ago this week, Mike Tyson laid a very solid claim to the title, " the baddest man on the planet" by annihilating, and there's really no other word for it, Michael Spinks in just over a minute in a heavyweight championship bout in Atlantic City.
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BARRERA TO JOIN GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS
21.06 - Undisputed featherweight king Marco Antonio Barrera, who recently declared himself a free agent, has decided to enter into a promotional agreement with Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions.
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BRIGGS - WOODS: AUGUST 3O!
20.06 - By Tony Nobbs: Rod Waterhouse, the trainer manager of OPBF Light Heavyweight Champion Paul Hurricane' Briggs informed Eastside this morning that agent Sampson Lewkowitcz successfully negotiated a deal in conjunction with promoter Frank Warren to stage the Paul Briggs - Clinton Woods fight by winning the purse bid at the WBC offices in Los Angeles yesterday.
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Audley Harrison Speaks Out!
20.06 - By Audley Harrison: Thought I'd catch up with you and give you all the low down on what's been happening in the world of A-Force over the last few weeks.
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Cintron-Valverde on July 18
20.06 - Undefeated knockout artist Kermit "The Killer" Cintron, 19-0, 18 KOs, has himself a ten rounds date with Mazatlan, Sinaloa's Jesus Valverde, 20-9, 15 KOs, on July 18th, from DePaul Athletic Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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Klitschko-Lewis: Why I'm Picking Lewis
20.06 - By Frank Lotierzo: Well finally, a heavyweight championship fight that we can get excited about, between two of the biggest fighters in the division.
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LEWIS WEIGHED 256 ½ (HIS ALL-TIME HIGH), KLITSCHKO 248
20.06 - World Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis will defend his World Boxing Council/International Boxing Organization (WBC/IBO) titles against WBA No. 1 contender, Vitali "Dr. Iron Fist" Klitschko on Saturday, June 21, at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
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Lewis-Klitschko Press Conference Quotes
20.06 -
LENNOX LEWIS (40-2-1, 31 KOs): "When Kirk Johnson decided he hurt himself, he actually made a wise decision there because maybe we were not meant to meet at this time. He is still young and has a lot left in him. When I am gone, he can probably come and rule again.
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Tracey "Sexsi" Stevens Makes History Tonight!
20.06 - TRACEY "Sexsi" STEVENS, the blonde, blue-eyed bombshell from Canada, and Anastasia Toktaulova, from Russia, make local history when they square-off tonight in the opening bout of boxing's debut at the new Home Depot Center in Carson, CA.
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Bernard Hopkins: Is the executioner killing his own career?
19.06 - By James Mcdonnell: Bernard Hopkins. The executioner, even the name hints at some brooding malicious soul, an angry malevolent destroyer of men, and like his namesake, Hopkins has long been full of malice when it comes to boxing's financial hierarchy, and the sanctioning bodies that run it in collusion with those bigwigs.
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Coming home for rival managers Marley and Vaz
19.06 - Massachusetts natives Mike Marley and Mark Vaz, manager of July 18th main event fighters Julian “Mr. KO” Letterlough and Richard “The Destroyer” Hall, respectively, will be coming home for “Battle Zone at the Tent” at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis.
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Hide maintains his innocence and moves on to Holden
19.06 - Despite maintaining his complete innocence, Herbie Hide will pay the £500 fine and £300 costs levied against him at yesterday's British Boxing Board of Control hearing in respect to a disturbance that took place at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on May 31st in the interest of getting on with his career.
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Echols vs Mundine For Vacant WBA Super Middleweight Title On Aug 6
19.06 - Promoters Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions and Khoder Nasser/Boxa Promotions will present a sensational world championship fight card on Wednesday, August 6, 2003, at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Harbour Street in Sydney, Australia.
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LEWKOWICZ V MUHAMMAD GOES TO TRIAL
19.06 - On June 16, 2003, a hearing was held in Superior Court in Carolina, Puerto Rico, to determine probable cause regarding criminal charges filed against Murad Muhammad by Sampson Lewkowicz.
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Pemberton-Sheika NABF title fight headlines Foxwoods card July 25th
19.06 - The 12-round main event for the July 25th ESPN2 Friday Night Fights show, promoted by Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc., features powerful Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton against tough Omar Sheika for the vacant NABF super middleweight championship...
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Seattle's Martin O'Malley to fight for NABA Lightweight Title
19.06 - The NABA Lightweight Title will be up for grabs on July 19th, 2003 at the Emerald Queen Casino, as "Irish" Martin O'Malley (21-1, 14KO's) of Seattle, Washington will be taking on Luis "El Puma Villalta (29-4-1, 25KO's) from Lima, Peru for the belt.
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Lewis vs Klitschko Prediction
19.06 - by Jim "Boxadamus" De Pierro: Lennox Lewis fights are some of the most difficult fights to predict because you never know which guy is going to show up. Lewis is anything but consistant.
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GERMAN BOXING STILL ON THE ROPES OVER PAPKE ALLEGATIONS
18.06 - By Olaf Schroeder: Although it is only three days until German fan favourite Vitali Klitschko will step in the ring with world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis in Los Angeles, the dominating topic in German boxing are still the shocking child abuse allegations against Berlin veteran trainer Werner Papke, 71.
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Audley Harrison America Bound
18.06 - Audley Harrison’s Business Manager, Hazel Bruno-Gilbert, announced today that Harrison is heading to America with immediate effect as he attempts to develop his profession in his quest to become Heavyweight Champion of the World.
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DEFIAGBON-HATCHER, SHUFFORD-MARTINEZ JULY 12
18.06 - Undefeated heavyweight David Defiagbon meets Charles Hatcher in the 10-round main event on the nationally and internationally televised "Everlast Heavyweight Explosion" professional boxing card presented by Cedric Kushner Promotions Saturday, July 12, at Caesars Tahoe in Stateline, Nev.
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Lewis-Klitschko Preview
18.06 - by Jeff Day: At long last, the Heavyweight Championship of The World is put at stake by Lennox Lewis this Saturday night at The Staples Center in Los Angeles. It will have been a year and a week since Lennox's destruction of Mike Tyson in Memphis.
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Ballroom Boxing Season Finale This Thursday!
17.06 - Last month, "BALLROOM BOXING," the greatest boxing club show in the U.S., celebrated its golden milestone when it presented its 50th show.
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A BRIEF LOOK AT FLOYD PATTERSON, ROY HARRIS
17.06 - Record: 55-8-1 with 40 KO's …. Born Jan. 4, 1935, in Waco, North Carolina, and was reared in Brooklyn …. A two-time world heavyweight champion (1956-1959, 1960-1962), who made boxing history multiple times …. The third of 11 children was taught boxing at reform school ….
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Jose Sulaiman on Lewis-Klitschko
17.06 - From World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman: "The Lennox Lewis - Vitali Klitschko fight is another historical moment for the WBC in world boxing.
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Kohl talks about Lewis, predicts knockout victory for Klitschko
16.06 - Five days prior to the biggest heavyweight fight of the year - the WBC heavyweight championship between Lennox Lewis and Dr. Vitali Klitschko at the Los Angeles Staples Center on June 21 - German promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl predicts a knockout victory for his Ukrainian charge.
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Klitschko-Lewis Training Photos
16.06 - Vitali "Dr. Iron Fist" Klitschko whacks the heavy bag during a workout in Los Angeles. The WBC No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger will take on world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis on Saturday, June 21, at STAPLES Center. .
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"Red Hot Night In Manchester" on June 21
16.06 -By Spud Woollatt:
Matchroom Sports have now added one of their most exciting World Prospects, Light Middleweight Richard Williams, to their "Red Hot Night In Manchester" Show.
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Eastside Heavyweight Ranking Update
15.06 - By Steve Trellert:
#16 Henry Akinwande: Up from #20 after a win over Timo Hoffman and the recent decline of Michael Grant and Lawrence Clay-Bey. What was most surprising about Henry's recent victory was not the fact that he won, but that he was the betting underdog despite Hoffman's limitations.
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"THE BATTLE OF ORLEANS" TICKETS ON SALE
14.06 – Tickets for the highly anticipated “Battle At Orleans” rematch of perhaps the year’s biggest upset featuring Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga and former WBC 147-pound champion Vernon “The Viper” Forrest set for Saturday, July 12th are on sale now at The Orleans box office.
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Why Lennox vs. Vitali Is The Best Possible
14.06 - By Frank Lotierzo: It will be one year and two weeks since we last saw heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis in the ring when he defends his title against top ranked contender Vitali Klitschko on June 21st.
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CHRIS BYRD FRUSTRATED BY LEWIS COMMENTS; CALLS EXCUSES LAME
13.06 - IBF Heavyweight Champion Chris Byrd is finally tired of it all. Tired of all the lame excuses Lennox Lewis gives for not fighting him. Lewis has never given a legitimate reason as to why he will not meet Byrd in the ring.
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Lance Whitaker, Mendoza, Velez, Torres and Ahunanya in action on June 28
13.06 - Professional boxing returns to the Seminole Tribe of Florida's Coconut Creek Casino with an outstanding lineup of bouts featuring Lance "Mount" Whitaker, Tito "El Misil" Mendoza, Ada "Ace" Velez, Vernie Torres and Friday Ahunanya.
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Showtime Presents WBA/WBO 130-Pound World Title Fight
13.06 – Undefeated WBA/WBO 130-pound Champion Acelino “Popo” Freitas will defend both of his titles for the third time when he takes on Jorge Rodrigo Barrios, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Saturday, Aug. 9, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
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Public Workout With Lewis, Mosley, Rijker, N'Dou and Yoni Vargas June 14
13.06 - The public is invited to attend a free workout, Saturday, June 14, featuring World Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis, former world welterweight champion Shane Mosley, undefeated woman's sensation Lucia Rijker, as well as Phillip N'dou and Yoni Vargas.
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Starie-Ottke/Magee-Urkal: Will There Be A Surprise In Magdeburg?
13.06 - By Spud Woollatt: David Starie from Ipswich received a surprise request which he accepted to act as the challenger to Sven Ottke who holds the IBF & WBA Supermiddleweight belts.
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National Conference Call Transcript: Vitali Klitschko
13.06 -
Question: How have you been able to adapt to the late change in opponents?
Klitschko: I came to Los Angeles two months ago. From the beginning, we discussed this fight against Lewis. He decided to fight (Kirk) Johnson, and then me in December.
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Take the "Q", HBO
13.06 - Bernie McCoy: This one is about name recognition and making the right choice for the sport of boxing and all its fans. In the television business, "name recognition" is a bit too mudane for the "suits"; they prefer the phrase "Q" ratings.
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National Conference Call Transcript: Lennox Lewis, Emanuel Steward
12.06 -
Question: Emanuel and Lennox, can you give us some opening comments?
Steward: There is a lot of credit due to Lennox Lewis, because it is very difficult to change up an opponent at the last moment. In this case, changing up means fighting a guy three inches taller as opposed to three inches shorter. ....
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Why Can't I Pick Lewis?
12.06 - By Frank Lotierzo: Why is it that I can't handicap heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis when he fights? In over 38 years of being obsessed with boxing, there has never been a fighter who has befuddled me like Lennox Lewis. More times than not I'm on the wrong side when evaluating his fights.
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COURT RULES ANTWUN ECHOLS IS A FREE AGENT
12.06 - A United States District Court has ruled that the promotional agreement between Antwun Echols and Arthur Pelullo's Banner Promotions is void and unenforceable.
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Patterson vs. Harris: The Last World Heavyweight Title Fight In LA
12.06 - World Boxing Hall of Famer and legendary Southern California fistic figure, Don Fraser, has seen and done it all in his 50-plus years of boxing. He has been a promoter, matchmaker, publicist, writer, TV commentator and CEO of the California State Athletic Commission.
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The Time Tunnel: Leotis Made Them Notice
12.06 - By Jim Amato: It was December of 1969 and Charles "Sonny" Liston, the former world's heavyweight champion was making a serious run toward another title shot.
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Lewis-Klitschko and Mayorga-Forrest
12.06 - By Tom Donelson: Now that Lennox Lewis is going to fight one of the Klitschko brothers, I will give my view of the fight and pick. Vitali, like his younger brother, has had a extensive amateur boxing career and he has basic boxing skills. This will not be an easy fight but Lewis should prevail.
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Lewis vs Klitschko, two big fighters, one big fight?
11.06 - By James McDonnell: On June 21st Lennox Lewis will square off against the biggest big-time heavyweight currently fighting, Vitali Klitschko. Events have transpired to bring a fight that many wanted to see to fruition long before it was originally thought likely to happen.
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Klitschko vs Lewis: The heavyweight division comes alive BIG time!
11.06 - By Janne Romppainen: After a whole year of speculations and guessing games Lennox Lewis is finally defending his universally recognized heavyweight crown. On 21st of June Lewis faces one of his most intriguing challengers out there, the Ukrainan giant Vitaly Klitschko.
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BARRERA BREAKS WITH MANAGER AND PROMOTER
11.06 - Boxer Marco Antonio Barrera has terminated his relationship with manager Ricardo Maldonado and his with promoter John Jackson and Forum Boxing, Inc. Barrera has been frustrated by the manager’s and promoter’s response to Barrera’s desire to take greater control over his boxing career.
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DAVID TUA TO ROY JONES: "PICK ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN SIZE"
11.06 - David Tua wants Roy Jones. Tua 43-3-1 37ko's, the biggest puncher in the Heavyweight division wants to exercise his right as the highest ranked available fighter in the WBA and fight their Champion, Roy Jones.
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Hennessy offers Alexander 70k to fight Eastman
11.06 - Promoter Mick Hennessy has offered Wayne Alexander the £70,000 he has called for to get in the ring with his British, Commonwealth and European middleweight champion Howard Eastman.
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Abapo prepares for Pacquiao
11.06 - By Dennis Principe: There remains one last obstacle which top local superfeatheweight contender Bart Abapo hopes to hurdle before focusing on his long-delayed title shot versus defending Philippine champion Bobby Pacquiao.
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WBC Takes Over Juan Antonio Lopez's Chemotherapy Bill
11.06 - Jose Sulaiman, President of the WBC - and his son, Mauricio Sulaiman, announced today that they would begin taking over the $140 monthly contribution for Juan Antonio Lopez's chemotherapy from the Retired Boxers Foundation.
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Sharkie’s Machine: Waving Goodbye to Michael Grant
10.06 - By Frank Gonzalez Jr.: Against Dominic Guinn, Michael Grant demonstrated that Professional Boxing is not his calling. Whatever skills Grant once possessed have disappeared along with his confidence.
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Harrison-Medina: Medina Will Face A Strong Heat In Scotland
10.06 - By Chris Curry: To be honest, I never thought I would see the day when Scottish Featherweight, Scott Harrison would embrace a world championship.
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Gatti-Ward, They Deserved Better
10.06 - Bernie McCoy: The first fight was the best, probably the best of this generation. The return bout wasn't quite as great, it couldn't have been, there's never more than one Taj Mahal.
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Ward v Gatti III: Gatti defeats Ward in another classic
09.06 - By James McDonnell: It was a fight which judged by any other criteria other than it's own two predecessors, would have been considered a barnstormer.
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LENNOX LEWIS TO DEFEND HIS CROWN AGAINST VITALI KLITSCHKO
09.06 – World Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis has agreed to defend his World Boxing Council/International Boxing Organization (WBC/IBO) titles against No. 1-ranked WBC contender, Vitali “Dr. Iron Fist” Klitschko, Saturday, June 21, at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
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Kotai Faces Junior World Champ Oligov
09.06 - When in these days of careful protection of young prospects and even considering that boxers tend to contest titles much earlier than was the case years ago, a 22-year-old youngster with all of eight rounds of pro experience steps up to fight a 10-rounder in only his third professional appearance, you get a hint that we are dealing with a special talent...
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Cleveland Pride; Joey Maxim
09.06 - By Jim Amato: The proud city of Cleveland takes great pride this Hall Of Fame weekend to remember their Hall of Famer and former world light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim.
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Bigger But Not Better, Any Questions?
08.06 - By Frank Lotierzo: It was painful to watch, however it should serve as a permanent reminder to those who get all crazy, and fall in love with the big heavyweights of today.
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Wonjongkam retains WBC Crown
08.06 - By Dennis Principe: It was never meant to be. Filipino challenger Randy Mangubat failed in his first attempt at a world crown, bowing out to Thai superstar Pongsaklek Wonjongkam yesterday at the BP Samila Beach Hotel and Resort in Songkhla, Thailand.
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TRAINING INJURY PULLS JOHNSON OUT OF WORLD TITLE FIGHT
08.06 - Heavyweight contender Kirk Johnson suffered an injury in sparring Wednesday and doctors on Friday ruled him out of his World Heavyweight Championship bout against undisputed champion Lennox Lewis scheduled for Saturday, June 21, at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles..
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Davis Wants to Shine at Chinook Winds
08.06 - Portland super middleweight Reggie Johnson will face Haitian veteran Cebien Saint Pierre in a scheduled six round preliminary bout June 13 here.
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Lytle Accepts Challenge, Defends State Title Against Armstead
08.06 - Indiana Super Middleweight Champion Chris Lytle of Indianapolis will travel to Evansville June 25 to defend his crown against veteran slugger Tyrus Armstead in the main event of a six bout card at Harpo's Main Street Exit here.
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David Burke loses in Italy!
08.06 - By Spud Woollatt: Unfortunately, Liverpool's David Burke attempt to capture the European Lightweight Title ended in a dissapointing failure in the small town of Trieste in Italy.
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Ward-Gatti: The Final Chapter
08.06 - By Tom Donelson: Gatti began the first round by continuing his strategy of the second fight by using his superior boxing skills and fighting Ward from the outside. For three rounds, Gatti moved in and moved out; throwing combinations and Ward was being given a boxing lesson.
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WHAT IF WARD CHANGES THIS TIME?
07.06 - By Frank Lotierzo: In their first fight, we got exactly what we expected from Arturo Gatti and Mickey Ward, a toe-to-toe slugfest! In fight one, both fighters met at ring center and traded punches for ten rounds.
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One Last War for Ward
07.06 - By Phillip Przybylo: He has had fans on the edge of their seats, writers scrambling to a thesaurus for different words for courage, and opponents confident of victory right before they are knocked out. But on June 7, Mickey Ward (38-12) will have had enough.
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Johnson Pulls out of fight with Lewis!
07.06 - By Kent Appel: The anticipated match up between heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and challenger Kirk Johnson is definitely off, possibly postponed until another date, due to an injury substained during training by Johnson.
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Hoye Captures IBA Title in a Unanimous Decision Over Prince Badi
06.06 - With the crowd chanting "Rico," the undefeated Detroit native, Rico Hoye, captured the vacant IBA Continentals light heavyweight title in a unanimous 12-round decision over previously unbeaten Prince Badi Ajamu Thursday on "ShoBox: The New Generation" on SHOWTIME.
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Showtime Doubleheader on June 28: Calzaghe vs Mitchell; Dieppa vs Molina
06.06 - Britain’s longest reigning titleholder and its 2001 Boxer of the Year, undefeated WBO Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe, will make his 13th consecutive title defense when he battles Byron Mitchell on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday, June 28.
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Pickrom vs Montana, Lerma vs Smith Headline Kingfish Fight Card June 16
06.06 - Kingfish Boxing Productions and Browning Boxing will present a sensational fight card on Monday, June 16, 2003, in the Sam Houston Ballroom at the Radisson Hotel Astrodome in Houston.
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Mundine-Echols Announced - Aug 16!
06.06 - By Tony Nobbs: Anthony Mundine will face Antwun Echols for the vacant WBA Super Middleweight Championship at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Wednesday August 6.
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Tszyu-Mitchell Lands in Russia Sept 27
06.06 - According to Dan Rafael, USA TODAY, undisputed junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu is going home and former champion Sharmba Mitchell will be there to greet him.
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Showtime Announces 2004 Schedule
06.06 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING plans to showcase the best boxing on television in 2004 by featuring fight cards on the first Saturday of each month at 10 p.m. ET/PT, it was announced today by Jay Larkin, Senior Vice President, SHOWTIME Sports & Events Programming.
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Pro Boxing Back in Evansville Indiana
06.06 - Professional boxing return's to Evansville Wednesday, June 25 with a six bout card at Harpo's Main Street Exit at 1031 Main Street. Danny Harpo, owner of the popular watering-hole, is excted about his first foray into boxing.
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Boxadamus Predictions for Gatti-Ward III and Grant-Guinn
06.06 - by Jim "Boxadamus" De Pierro: Whatever faith I had in Michael Grant as a fighter completly went out the window with his last dismal performance against Gilbert Martinez.
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Fight Predictions: Grant vs Guinn; Gatti V Ward III
05.06 -By James McDonnell:
Grant v Guinn: It's always a tough bet calling a Michael Grant fight, even Teddy Atlas doesn't know what type of performance he's going to turn in next.
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Ward-Gatti One More Time
05.06 - By Tom Donelson: Mickey Ward is not one of the upper echelons in the 140-pound division but he is a solid performer. Ward is one of those fighters that no matter the results, you get your money worth. He will not disappoint.
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National Conference Call Transcript: Kirk Johnson, Lou Duva
05.06 - Johnson, the Duvas and Lilien participated on a conference call to discuss Johnson's fight against world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis on Saturday, June 21, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
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Brodie To Face Cabrera June 21
05.06 - Matchroom Sport are pleased to announce that the anticipated clash between Manchester's Michael Brodie and Juan Cabrera of Argentina will be for the IBO Featherweight Championship of the World.
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Killing The Silence Around The Ring
05.06 - Mike Samuels: This week Mickey Ward and Arturo Gatti step between the ropes to kick off what looks to be a fairly entertaining summer schedule in the sport of boxing. But since Oscar De la Hoya's stoppage over Yory Boy Campas at the beginning of May, boxing hasn't done very much at all.
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Date with Destiny for WBC-Int'l Champion Mangubat
05.06 - By Dennis Principe: WBC International Flyweight champion Randy “The Destroyer” Mangubat believes that it will be a date with destiny once he climbs up the ring tomorrow and start his bid to be the country’s next world champion.
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Has amateur boxing drifted too far away from the professionals?
05.06 - By Janne Romppainen: The surprising news from last night told us that again two Olympic medallists who were considered as top prospects were defeated early in their professional careers.
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Gomez inks with SRL Boxing/Team Freedom!
05.06 - Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing and Team Freedom have confirmed the signing of heavyweight contender Juan Carlos Gomez to a long term promotional agreement.
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Clottey's big Upset
04.06 - By Tom Donelson: There are no such things as a sure thing. Muhammad Abdullaev was on his way to victory with lopsided margins on all the scorecards. Ghana's Emmanuel Clottey was supposed to the next victim of Abdullaev and not considered a risk for Abdullaev's rise to the Welterweight crown.
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Learning a Valuable Lesson…The Hard Way
04.06 - By Fred De La Riva: I already had this story written in my head. The ending was a foregone conclusion. It was supposed to be a story about a top prospect learning his trade. Yes, I knew he was taking this fight on short notice. There was a chance he might come in out of shape.
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Chris Byrd To Attend 2003 Hall Of Fame Weekend
04.06 - The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced today current IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd will attend the 2003 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend scheduled for June 5-8th. "Chris Byrd is one of the current stars of the heavyweight division," said Hall of Fame director Edward Brophy.
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Clean Punching Counts Most
03.06 - By Frank Lotierzo: Clean punching, effective aggression, ring generalship, and defense. How many times have we heard HBO's Harold Lederman spew that line as being the criteria used by judges scoring a fight?
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Exclusive Interview With Genaro Hernandez
03.06 - By Ed Ludwig: I recently had the pleasure of speaking with former two-time world champion Genaro "Chicanito" Hernandez. Since hanging up the gloves, Hernandez has been working on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights tabulating the punch stats for compubox and most recently working the recent broadcasts on NBC in the same capacity.
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Following the Fracas. Hide, Audley, BBC? Who is to blame?
03.06 - By James McDonnell: Answer, everybody involved with the promotion, Herbie Hide and his cheerleader Fitch, the BBC, the security team, and not least of these is Audley Harrison, who as he is effectively his own promoter (with Harding the nominal official promoter), is in charge of hiring and firing of security.
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Indy Fireman Pours Water on Hot Solis
03.06 - In an abrupt ending to what figured to be a sensational pairing, Indianapolis firefighter Chris Lytle took out Whiting, Indiana's Guy Solis in the first round of an eight round bout for the Indiana Boxing Association light heavyweight title at the 8 - Second Saloon here tonight.
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Lewkowicz Sues Murad
03.06 - International boxing matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz of Las Vegas has filed criminal and civil charges against promoter Murad Muhammad of Florham Park, New Jersey, in Superior Court in Carolina, Puerto Rico. A hearing is scheduled for June 16.
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SAM SOLIMAN DOMINATES NADER HAMDAN!
02.06 - By Tony Nobbs: Sam 'King' Soliman got off the canvas to win a convincing unanimous decision over Nader Hamdan in front of a packed house at the Panthers RLFC in Sydney tonight, retaining his IBF Pan Pacific Middleweight Title for the second time.
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Corrales, the best 140 Pounder: I Beg to Differ
02.06 - By Ron Widelec: This article is a direct response to Kevin Lole's recent article "The best 140 pounder in the World". In this article Lole claims that the best junior welterweight in the world is none other than Diego Corrales.
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Ellis stops Robinson!
02.06 - Kenny Ellis stopped Antoine Robinson (26-7-1) with a fourth-round knockout Saturday night at the Emerald Queen Casino showing why he is called the "Emerald City Assassin". Ellis was in control from the beginning using his trademark jab on Robinson from Louisville, Kentucky.
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Hopkins vs Toney: Can "Bad" Bernard Cage Toney "The Tiger"?
01.06 - Jim Amato: Well it's all set. On August 9th in Las Vegas World Middleweight Champion Bernard Hopkins will take on Cruiserweight titleholder James Toney. At one time Toney was a very good middleweight champion.
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Herbie Hide Speaks Out
01.06 - This is an official statement by former two-times WBO heavyweight champion Herbie Hide regarding the events that took place on Saturday night at the York Hall in Bethnal Green following Audley Harrison's win over Matthew Ellis.
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