Boxing News March 2003
TUAMAN READY TO RE-RUMBLE!
31.03 - Top-rated heavyweight contender DAVID TUA is revved-up and ready to return to the ring. Upon returning to his Las Vegas-based training camp yesterday, the Tuaman made it plain what is on his agenda – FIGHTING!!!
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Klitschkos To Attend NY Golden Gloves Friday
31.03 - The Klitschko Brothers -- Wladimir and Vitali - have invited media and fans to join them at Madison Square Garden this Friday to watch the last night of the finals in the New York Daily News-sponsored Golden Gloves tournament.
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31.03 - By Frank Gonzalez Jr.: The under card of Hopkins vs. Hakkar turned out to be the only entertaining fight at the First Union Spectrum in Philadelphia on Saturday night.
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Sharkie’s Machine: Middleweight Mediocrity’s Main Event
31.03 - By Frank Gonzalez Jr.: The first round of Bernard Hopkins vs. Morrade Hakkar reminded me of a scene from the Monty Python film, “The Life Of Brian” where the Romans sent a skinny, long haired man into the arena to be slaughtered by a Gladiator...
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Ex-WBC champ Espinosa wants title fight in Manila
31.03 - By Dennis Principe: MANILA, Philippines – former two-time world champion Luisito Espinosa has strongly expressed interest in fighting for a historic third world crown in front of his countrymen anytime within the year.
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Tua-Rahman: Aftermath
31.03 - Tom Donelson: George Foreman summed up David Tua's problem in the first round of his fight against Hasim Rahman when he observed that "unlike Joe Frazier, who learned to break his opponent down- Tua has yet to learn the boxing skills to maneuver an opponent to his advantage."
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Interview with Ken Norton: Norton Speaks On Fights With Ali
30.03 - By Frank J. Lotierzo: Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with former Heavyweight Champion Ken Norton on my radio show “Toe-to-Toe” heard on ESPN Radio 1490. Ken was in town with his newly published book titled
Going the Distance..
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Tua, Rahman Draw
30.03 - By Clinton Mollett: What a fight! What an unforeseen outcome. This fight told an interesting tale of a performance improvement by David Tua (42-3-1 37 KO's) who was able to jab effectively with Hasim Rahman (35-4 29 KO's) who himself processes one of the best jabs in the heavyweight division.
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Hatton-Phillips on Showtime Next Saturday
30.03 - Ricky "Hitman" Hatton makes his 2003 debut and ninth defense of his World Boxing Union (WBU) junior welterweight title when he faces former International Boxing Federation (IBF) 140-pound titleholder "Cool" Vince Phillips on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Saturday, April 5, at 11 p.m. ET/PT*.
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Michalczewski KOs Harmon
29.03 - Dariusz Michalczewski stopped Derrick Harmon in the 9th round to defend his WBO light heavyweight title in Hamburg, Germany. Michalczewski floored Harmon one minute into the 9th round. Harmon stayed down while referee Eddie Cotton reached the count of 10 at 1:09. Michalczewski improved to 48-0 (38 ko´s), Harmon dropped to 23-4.
Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Announces “Malice At Gold Rush Palace”
29.03 - Six-time World Champion boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard, Chairman of Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing, announced today “Malice at the Gold Rush Palace,” a battle of former world champions Verno Phillips and Bronco McKart at Thunderbird Wild Wild West Casino in Norman, Oklahoma on April 25, 2003.
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DBE SUPPORTS THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE US ARMED FORCES
28.03 - With the men and women of the United States Armed Forces at war in the Middle East, DiBella Entertainment hopes to provide some much needed entertainment to these American heroes by making the inaugural broadcast of "Monday Night Fights" available by tape delay over Armed Forces Radio and Television.
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Interview: Fighting Nordin
28.03 - By Teddy Stenmark: Although 31-year Old Dutch super middleweight Nordin Ben Salah (35-2-1) lost his latest outing in Rotterdam, Holland against Francesco Mora in a WBA International title fight, he is still a hot item on the European scene and could be eying an interesting future after all.
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Pacquiao eyes Austin
28.03 - By Dennis Principe: IBF world superbantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao is being penciled to stake his crown this coming June in this city.
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Bojado To Battle Undefeated Prospect On May 10
28.03 - Highly-acclaimed jr. welterweight prospect Francisco "Panchito" Bojado will battle undefeated prospect William Adamyan in an eight round jr. welterweight co-feature bout on May 10 at the Pechanga Resort in Temecula, CA, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva.
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Can Roy Jones conquer the Heavyweights? Plus Weekend Predictions
28.03 - by Jim "Boxadamus" De Pierro: I was recently asked in an e-mail by a boxing fan from Australia two questions. One was of what I thought of Roy Jones power as a heavyweight as he displayed in his fight with John Ruiz.
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TUA READY TO KICKOFF RAHMAN'S RETIREMENT PARTY!
28.03 - You are cordially invited to attend the Hasim Rahman Retirement Party at the First Union Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA, Saturday, March 29, beginning at 10 P.M. EST.
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RANKING ALL-TIME GREATS
27.03 - By Frank Lotierzo: Is there anything in sports that sparks more passion and debate between sports fans then the "what if" argument? What if Wilt and Shaq had to guard each other? Who would've won, the undefeated Dolphins or the 78 Steelers?
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Basilio, Fullmer & DeMarco to Attend Hall of Fame Weekend
27.03 - The 1950s is often regarded as boxing's "Golden Era" and three of the standout fighters of that revered generation, Carmen Basilio, Gene Fullmer and Tony DeMarco, will be among the celebrity guests attending the 2003 Hall of Fame Weekend set for June 5-8th.
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Clarence Vinson, Yuri Foreman See Action On Rahman-Tua Undercard
27.03 - Olympic bronze-medalist Clarence Vinson and New York's Jewish middleweight contender Yuri Foreman will be in the spotlight on the undercard of the David Tua vs. Hasim Rahman heavyweight showdown on Saturday, March 29, at the First Union Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA.
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Green vs Duran, Cassiani vs Delgado Headline Klingfish Card On April 7
27.03 - Promoters Anna Beth Goodman/Kingfish Boxing Productions and Jim Browning /Browning Boxing will present a sensational fight card on Monday, April 7, 2003, in the Sam Houston Ballroom at the Radisson Hotel Astrodome, located at 8686 Kirby Drive in Houston, Texas.
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Hopkins to Make 16th Defense of His Title
27.03 - By Walter Donovan: In the wake of his bitter courtroom battle with former advisor Lou DiBella, undisputed middleweight champion Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins will make the 16th defense of his middleweight title in front of his hometown fans against little-known Frenchman Morrade Hakkar this Saturday at the First Union Spectrum in Philadelphia.
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Jorge Castro speaks out on Paul Briggs!
26.03 - By Tony Nobbs: Former WBA Middleweight Champion of the World, Jorge Castro, yesterday claimed he was going to "school" Paul "Hurricane" Briggs in their official WBC Lt. Heavyweight eliminator at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast in Queensland on Sunday April 13.
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Tua Asks Senator McCain For Help Fighting WBO
26.03 - Cedric Kushner has personally requested Senator John McCain to investigate the World Boxing Organization's (WBO) exclusion of it's No. 1-rated heavyweight contender, DAVID TUA, from negotiating for a mandatory challenge against WBO heavyweight champion, Corrie Sanders.
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Elorde offers WBC title shot to 2 Cebuano pugs
26.03 - By Dennis Principe: International boxing promoter Gabriel “Bebot” Elorde has made a bold move of staking two prestigious international titles of two of his wards against world-rated boxers who are based in Cebu.
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Michalczewski has two goals left: Reach 50-0 and fight Roy Jones
26.03 - Hamburg – At age 34, with a record of 47-0 and 40 KO’s, and after winning 24 world titles fights in two divisions, the undefeated knockout artist Dariusz Michalczewski still has two great visions. A new one and an old one. The new vision:
Michalczewski wants to set new records.
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Another Vegas Lottery: Tracy Byrd Desicions Agnieszka Rylik
26.03 - By S. Noble: They say fighting abroad can be hazardous, the fans are against you, and there is often a language barrier and sometimes they your boxing style is not to the taste of the local cognoscenti.
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Dream It, See It, Live It: The Golden Gloves Experience.
25.03 - Mike Samuels: Standing in front of a long glass mirror that hangs over his closet door, his cheeks beat red, sweat pouring down from the tip of his bangs and glistening on the arch of his nose, he stares endlessly into his reflection.
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Nathan Sting Challenges Johnny Amour At York Hall April 12
25.03 - by Tony Nobbs: On the same day (April 13 Aust. time) that exciting local Lt Heavyweight Paul Briggs faces off with Jorge Castro in a WBC eliminator at Carrara Stadium.
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Quinonez wins NABF Lightweight Title over Ramirez
25.03 - By Kent Appel @ ringside: In a bout that was much more competitive than the judges scorecards indicated, Steve Quinonez of Palm Springs, California won the vacant NABF lightweight title with a unanimous decision over Antonio Ramirez of Newark.
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Kotai Relinquishes WBC Belt, Trains For Debut With New Trainer
25.03 - With top-rated superwelterweight Mihaly Kotai currently preparing for another British appearance on April 12 with new German trainer Theo Kerekesch in Warsaw, Poland, the undefeated Hungarian's manager Olaf Schroeder confirmed that they have relinquished the WBC International title Kotai won last year.
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The Shadow Emperor Looking To Get His Proper Respect
25.03 - Janne Romppainen: 47 victories without a loss, 37 opponents beaten inside distance. 23 title defences. The linear champion of his division for almost six whole years . Won also a title in a higher division.
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TUA vs RAHMAN: WHO WILL WIN THE REMATCH?
25.03 - T-minus FOUR days before top-rated contender DAVID TUA, defends his NABF heavyweight title in a rematch against former world champion HASIM RAHMAN in a 12-round IBF-sanctioned title elimination bout.
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Champs Corner
25.03 - By Ron "Champ" Miller: Hello fight fans!!!!!! Another issue from the man you love to hate!!!! Let's do some catching up. It's been a while. My thoughts on the Mike Tyson-Clifford Etienne fight? Disgraceful.
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Gatti Yanked From Mitchell Purse Bid
24.03 – Add Arturo Gatti's, 35-6 (28 KOs), name to the long list of suitors who are afraid to step-up and take on a "Little Big Man."
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Tua Files Protest with WBO. Demands Right to Negotiate for Sanders
24.03 – The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has ordered its new heavyweight champion Corrie Sanders to defend his title within 120 days of "acquisition of the title, against the Best Classified Contender Available."
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Boxing’s Baddest: The Fan’s Speak! V2 Issue 6
24.03 - By Bill Harris: The time has come. That’s right, the time for me to shut up and let someone else answer the fans for a change. It’s time to show someone my world, and see just how well they deal with the harassment that these everyday writers face from "know-it-all-fans."
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Julian Letterlough Added To ATTP 'March Badness' Card
24.03 - Hard-hitting light heavyweight Julian "Mr. KO" Letterlough appears in his second fight since assuming new management when he faces Stacy Goodson in the semi-main event on the "March Badness" professional boxing card promoted by American Top Team Productions (ATTP) on Thursday, March 27, in the Fort Lauderdale (FL) War Memorial Auditorium.
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NABO Champ Abelyan Extends 3-Year Winning Streak to 12 Bouts
24.03 – NABO featherweight champion WILLIAM "THE CONQUEROR" ABELYAN earned rave reviews at his 2003 debut last Friday, successfully defending his title via a dominating 12-round unanimous decision against former FEDCENTRO and Mexican National champion, Jose Luis Tula.
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Rubber Match Between Alvarez And Mendoza To Headline "Monday Night Fights"
24.03 - Due to a hand injury, WBO junior bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel has been forced to withdraw from his March 31 title bout with Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson.
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Thompson Moves Up To Semi-Main Status April 12 At Ceasars Tahoe
24.03 - Undefeated welterweight sensation Anthony "The Messenger" Thompson of Philadelphia makes his semi-main event debut on the nationally and internationally televised "Everlast Heavyweight Explosion" card presented by Cedric Kushner Promotions April 12 at Caesars Tahoe in Stateline, Nev.
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Hitman Hatton at large
24.03 - by David O`Swan: The majority of current and former world boxing champions have usually had a nemesis they could rely on to push them to the limits of their boxing expertise.
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Zablocki Ruling Proved Correct
24.03 - Ron DiMichele: In a recent article posted on ESB regarding the St. Patrick’s Day Massachusetts Junior Welterweight title bout between Jimmy LeBlanc and Kevin Watts, I wrote that referee John Zablocki had missed the call in ruling that a punch caused the cut above the eye of Jimmy LeBlanc and not a head butt.
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Harrison Outpoints McCullough, Arthur TKO´s Malinga
23.03 - Spurred on by a wildly enthusiastic hometown crowd, local favorite Scott Harrison successfully defended his WBO featherweight championship with a one-sided 12-round decision over former WBC bantamweight titleholder and current WBO No. 8 featherweight contender, Wayne McCullough, Saturday on SHOWTIME.
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It's Almost Criminal
23.03 - By Ron Widelec: When a fighter enters the ring, he knows that he has only three things to protect his health: One, his own skill and ability. Two, the referee that will stop the fight if he can no longer defend himself.
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The Latino Championship
23.03 - Jim Amato: Well Latino boxing fans can no longer claim a piece of the world heavyweight championship. Roy Jones Jr. has put an exclamatory end the tenure of John Ruiz. The question that may be asked now is this.
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The fighting Bredahl-brothers, something for Denmark to be proud of!
23.03 - By Teddy Stenmark: There have been a few successful brothers in boxing over the years, Canada have had their troubled but hugely popular Hilton-brothers and the US could boast with the Spinks-bros to mention two of the more famous of the bunch.
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Sandman Stops Easley In Six; Balletto Wins
22.03 - Ron DiMichele @ Ringside: Super-Middleweights Scott "The Sandman" Pemberton and Leavan Easley didnt waste much time getting reacquainted last night at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, CT.
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So Long, Harry "Kid" Matthews
22.03 - Bernie McCoy: The headline was over an AP story datelined March 13. Nothing unusual about the content of the headline or the story, eighty year old men die every day.
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Howard Davis To Train ATTP Fighters
22.03 - Former world champion and Olympic gold medalist Howard Davis Jr. has been selected as head trainer for American Top Team Productions boxers it was announced today by heavyweight contender Shannon Briggs and Herman Caicedo, the guiding forces behind ATTP's professional boxing program.
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Former Rivals Arguello And Pryor To Reunite For Hall Of Fame Weekend
22.03 – Hall of Fame boxers and former ring rivals Alexis Arguello and Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor will reunite in Canastota for the 2003 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend scheduled for June 5-8th. "Alexis Arguello and Aaron Pryor are forever linked in boxing lore.
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Interview with Dariusz Michalczewski
22.03 - Dariusz Michalczewski, 40-0, will defend his WBO light heavyweight world title on March 29 at Color Line Arena in Hamburg against American Derrick Harmon, 23-3, a former challenger of Roy Jones Jr. Since today the 15,000 seat arena is sold out.
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Harrison-McCullough Preview
22.03 - by Jeff Day: Potentially, it is Britain's fight of the year despite the fact we are only in March. On Saturday 22 March in Glasgow,
Scott Harrison makes his first defence of the WBO Featherweight Championship that he won in October last year against Julio Pablo Chacon.
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Interview: Scott Harrison, Wayne McCullough
21.03 - Harrison and McCullough discuss their upcoming fight on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday, March 22, at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Harrison will make the first defense of his WBO featherweight title when he meets former WBC bantamweight champion and current WBO No. 7 featherweight contender,
McCullough.
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Gary Shaw Inks Undefeated Welterweight Ishe Smith
21.03 - Gary Shaw announced today, the signing of undefeated welterweight prospect ISHE (pronounced ee-shay) "SUGAR SHAY" SMITH to the promotional stable of Gary Shaw Productions, LLC (GSP).
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Reid vs Coleman, Cauthen vs Ortega Headline Fight Card
21.03 - Promoters Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions and Bobby Hitz/Bobby Hitz Boxing Promotions, Inc., will present a sensational double championship fight card on Friday, March 28, 2003, at the Ramada Plaza Hotel O'Hare, located at 6600 N. Mannheim Road in Rosemont, Illinois.
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Cappiello St. Patrick's Day Fight card televised this Sunday on FoxSports
20.03 - The first Cappiello Promotions fight card of 2003 season, that took place on St. Patrick's Day at the Roxy will be shown on FoxSports NewEngland on Sunday, March 23 at 3:30 p.m.
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Great Fights Added to Hopkins-Hakkar & Tua-Rahman Undercard
20.03 – Big time boxing returns to Philadelphia on Saturday, March 29 at the First Union Spectrum with a big time undercard that includes some of the best latino fighters in the world today.
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Mia St John, Stepping Up and Stepping Out
20.03 - Bernie McCoy: Sam Snead, a golfer from an era that existed long before silly looking slacks and reverential TV annoucers agonizing over whether a putt breaks towards the ocean, took a very clear- eyed view of his game; "if you dont know how to putt", Sam once advised, "play for $100 a putt, you'll learn real fast".
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Primera Replaces Barbosa On "Monday Night Fights"
20.03 - Middleweight Brian Barbosa has been removed from his March 31 bout with Jermain Taylor (14-0, 10 KOs) and will be replaced by the upset minded Marcos Primera, a native of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, who now makes his home in Durham, North Carolina.
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The Tragic Ending Of Super Middleweight Tarmo Uusivirta of Finland
20.03 - By Teddy Stenmark: The story of Finn Tarmo Uusivirta, one of the greatest amateur boxers ever to come out of Finland, is a tragic one.
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Tua v. Rahman: Two Heavyweights with Uncertain Futures.
20.03 - By Ron Widelec: David Tua and Hasim Rahman are as different as fighters can be. As such, they have traveled very different paths. However, on two occasions those paths have crossed.
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Tua-Rahman: There is room at the top
19.03 - Janne Romppainen: Just two weeks ago it seemed like the top of the heavyweight division included two fighters who were well above the rest. Lennox Lewis was to be the champion and Wladimir Klitschko was thought to be his only real challenger.
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CES’ KO TV announcing team for NESN broadcast
19.03 - Jimmy Burchfield's Classic Entertainment and Sports has officially announced its KO announcing team for the NESN taped broadcast of Friday (March 21) night's "Bring Me A Dream II: The Rematch" boxing show at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
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Everlast Unveils The Powerbase Of The Heavyweight Division
19.03 - Everlast Worldwide Inc., manufacturer, marketer and licensor of sporting goods and apparel under the Everlast brand name, is rolling out a new print ad campaign unveiling the trua powerbase of the heavyweight division. And it is 100% Samoan.
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McBride Opponent Quits on Stool
18.03 - Ron DiMichele @ Ringside: Things were humming along nicely at the St Patrick’s Day fight card at the Roxy in Boston, Ma, until a lackluster main event put a damper on the evening’s festivities.
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Mundine Seals Title Shot!
18.03 - By Tony Nobbs: Anthony Mundine took just 1 minute 44 seconds to seal his second shot at a World Title when he knocked out Brazillian Rogerio Cacciatore at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast, Queensland last night.
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Das Phantom: Still Haunting Opponents (And Fans)
18.03 - By Ingo Tepes: Sven Ottke is a fighter that fans outside of Germany either dislike or hate. Ever since he seized the IBF Super Middleweight Title from Charles Brewer back in late '98, he's been a controversial champion to everyone but his fellow Germans.
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Pacquiao survives "feather" test
18.03 - By Dennis Principe: Reigning IBF world Superbantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines must now realize that campaigning in the featherweight division dominated by the likes of Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales will not be as light as a feather.
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Max Kellerman: For Love of the Game
18.03 - By Clinton Mollett: Let's be honest, no one likes boxing more than Max Kellerman himself. He lives it, breaths it, and loves it more than life it's self. The guy treats boxing more like a religion than a sport.
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Mike Tyson and Santa Claus
18.03 - By Frank J. Lotierzo: As a child growing up our parents always stressed to us around Christmas time to be good or we won't get any presents from Santa Claus. Wasn't it great believing that some fat man with a beard wearing a red suit who didn't know us would bring us what ever we asked for on Christmas Eve!
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Blackpool’s Ellis to Illuminate Wembley Show
18.03 - Audley Harrison’s boxing advisor Colin McMillan, has announced that assuming the Olympic champion comes through his next test, against Serbia’s tough Ratko Draskovic, on Saturday 29th March at the Wembley Conference Centre, he is set to face Blackpool’s dangerous Mathew Ellis.
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Jermain Taylor To Face Brian Barbosa On "Monday Night Fights"
18.03 - - Last week was a rough one for DiBella Entertainment. Preparing for the inaugural broadcast of "Monday Night Fights" on March 31, the New York company suddenly found itself without a co-featured bout and a site when lightweight contender Victoriano Sosa pulled out of his bout with Angel Manfredy.
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St. Patrick's fight card at the Roxy: McBride defends title
18.03 - It was not the artistic success that Kevin McBride may have wanted but Monday night's victory over Brockton's Najee Shaheed enabled the heavyweight to do two things, defend his IBC American heavyweight title and look forward to the future knowing a step up in competition lies ahead.
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Anothony Thompson Returns To Hometown Of Philadelphia Mar. 21
18.03 - Undefeated welterweight sensation Anthony "The Messenger" Thompson returns to his hometown of Philadelphia in a fight March 21 at the Blue Horizon against his most experienced opponent by far.
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Interview: WBO Featherweight World Title Challenger Wayne McCullough
17.03 - Interview and Photographs By Chris Curry: Wayne "The Pocket Rocket" McCullough is in the final stages of his launch towards the WBO Featherweight Championship of the World in Glasgow, Scotland against Scott Harrison in what promises to be a mouth watering confrontation and one of the best British match ups seen in recent years.
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Michalczewski to defend against Derrick Harmon
17.03 - Hamburg - On March 29 WBO light heavyweight world champion Dariusz Michalczewski will defend his crown against American Derrick Harmon at the brand new Color Line Arena in Hamburg. The 14.500 seat arena is expected to be a sell out.
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Acelino Freitas Retains WBA/WBO 130 Pound Titles
16.03 - In a devastating performance in a terrific, crowd-pleasing slugfest, undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA)/World Boxing Organization (WBO) 130-pound Champion Acelino "Popo" Freitas successfully defended his titles with a scintillating fourth-round TKO over former WBO International and Mexican state champion Juan Carlos "Ranchero" Ramirez Saturday on SHOWTIME.
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Kessler & Larsen to head Team Palle card in Copenhagen April 11th
17.03 - By Teddy Stenmark: Team Palle released their plans for the upcoming 11th of April-Card in Copenhagen (KB-hallen) yesterday.
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MUNDINE-CACCIATORE TONIGHT!
17.03 - By Tony Nobbs: WBA number two Super Middleweight contender Anthony Choc Mundine said yesterday that he believes he is just two fights and three months away from being crowned World Champion.
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Chad Dawson ready to shine March 21 at Foxwoods & on NESN
15.03 - Twenty-year-old unbeaten prospect “Bad” Chad Dawson will be stepping up and moving down at the same time Friday night, March 21 on the undercard of “Bring Me A Dream II: The Rematch,” promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
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Acelino Freitas, Juan Carlos Ramirez Weigh-In Photos
15.03 - Undefeated WBA/WBO 130-pound Champion Acelino Freitas will defend both of his titles when he takes on former Mexican state champion Juan Carlos "Ranchero" Ramirez on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Saturday, March 15, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
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David Tua: Born With What Can´t Be Taught, Unable To Learn What Can
14.03 - By Frank J. Lotierzo: If I said to you, what are three of the most important physical traits needed in a heavyweight prospect? They'd have to be in no particular order, Punch, Chin, and Speed! These are three things you can't teach, you're either born with it or your not.
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Time Tunnel: P4P And Why It Means Nothing Today
14.03 - by B. R. Bearden: Once upon a time when something was called "One of a Kind" it actually was the only one like it, such as the Great Wall of China, not a "one of a kind" offer that's the same as 500 other "one of a kind" offers.
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Gatti-Ward III on ropes
14.03 - With St. Patrick’s Day next Monday, you’d think pro boxer “Irish” Micky Ward, winner of Ring Magazine’s prestigious 2002 and 2001 Fights of the Year, would have good reason to do a traditional jig.
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Rijker Redux?
14.03 - By Bernie McCoy: Woody Allen once said, "Success is ninety percent just showing up", and if Jerry Seinfeld considered the boxing career of Lucia Rijker, he might be prone to observe "Showing up, now that could be a problem"..
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Pacquiao fights Kazakh champ tonight
14.03 - By Dennis Principe: Reigning IBF superbantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao won’t be putting his title on the line when he faces Kazakhstan Featherweight king Serikzhan Yeshmangbetov tonight at the Rizal Park.
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WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS
14.03 - The WBC has ordered a lightweight elimination bout between former two-time lightweight world champion Stevie Johnston and No. 1 ranked contender Juan Lazcano to determine the mandatory challenger for world champion Floyd Mayweather. .
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The heavyweights are just so huge…
12.03 - By Janne Romppainen: As the news from Corrie Sanders’ shocking victory over Wladimir Klitschko spread over the boxing world, many kinds of questions came up. What went wrong with the predictions of the fight?
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A Tragedy that can be Averted: Make Your Voices Heard.
12.03 - By Ron Widelec: It was recently reported by Fightnews.com that Oba Carr is among a short list of possible opponents for a rebounding Fernando Vargas. Five years ago this would have been a great fight, and one that Oba Carr would have had a good chance to win.
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LARIOS DEFENDS TITLE IN JAPAN
12.03 - By Dennis PRINCIPE, with reports from Japan: AKIHIKO Honda of Teiken Promotions, Inc. announced a tripleheader at Ryogoku Sumo Arena, Tokyo, on April 26. .
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In Defence of Wlad Klitschko-Whereto From Here?
12.03 - By T.Kaye: In the United States, they call it Spin-Doctoring, that is to say an attempt being made to make the best of a bad situation , to turn an apparent setback into something tantamount to victory, to turn a total con into an absolute pro.
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CKP Everlast Heavyweight Boxing Series on April 12
12.03 - Undefeated heavyweight Dominick Guinn and unbeaten welterweight Anthony "The Messenger" Thompson headline the "Everlast Heavyweight Explosion" professional boxing card presented by Cedric Kushner Promotions Saturday, April 12, at Caesars Tahoe.
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Is Sanders better than Coetzee?
12.03 - By Colin Nathan: South African boxing fans are on an all time high, with Corrie Sanders easily stopping Wladimir Klitschko in two one sided rounds on Saturday night for the WBO heavyweight title.
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Sharkie’s Machine: The Year Of The Upsets
12.03 - By Frank Gonzalez: For all the criticisms professional Boxing takes for unbelievably lame mismatches, bogus rankings, questionable judgments and corruption, every now and then something happens to dispel the illegitimacy of the sport. Something real happens.
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Steffen Tangstad competing with his former employer
12.03 - By Teddy Stenmark: The now 42-year old former European heavyweight champion, Steffen Tangstad from Norway, that run the multi-Scandinavian stable, Modern Sports & Events had a colourful career in the early eighties.
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Luck's Credibility Often Questioned In The Game Of Boxing
11.03 - Mike Samuels: It's no surprise that Wladimir Klitschko folded like a wet paper bag when his chin was introduced to the left hand of South African Corrie Sanders this past Saturday from Germany.
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Golden Boy And Solo Boxeo A Perfect Fit: Fresno Show Draws A 3.9 Rating
11.03 - On February 28, Golden Boy Promotions gave Telefutura viewers what they asked for – compelling, evenly matched fights – and the viewers responded, sending ratings through the roof for the Los Angeles promotional company’s first ‘Solo Boxeo’ show.
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Multi-Media Boxing Magazine To Debut In May
11.03 - www.TheDailySports.com has announced today that the NEW Multi-Media, interactive, Boxing Magazine, Boxing News Monthly, will ship the debut issue by May 10, 2003. Boxing News Monthly will be published monthly on a CD and will be available ONLY via a subscription.
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Dreaded Tune-Ups & South-Paws
10.03 - By Aidan Monaghan: Boxing history is littered with the wreckage of so called "tune up" fights gone terribly wrong: Grant/McCline, Morrison/Bentt, Holyfield/Cooper, Lewis/McCall-Rahman and now Klitschko/Sanders.
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President’s Spouse, Manila Mayor support Pacquiao card
10.03 - Dennis Principe: No less than the husband of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo vowed full support for IBF superbantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao’s 10-round non-title fight versus Kazakhstan champion Serik Yeshmangbetov on March 15 at the Rizal Park in this city.
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Tuñacao is RP’s 2nd current world champ
10.03 - By Dennis Principe: THE erratic career of one-time world title challenger Noel “The Eel” Tuñacao may have finally reached its zenith as he became the first titleholder of the International Boxing Organization (IBO) strawweight crown the other day in Bali, Indonesia. .
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The Neutral Corner
10.03 - By Don Deane: A lot of interesting stuff happening lately in the world of boxing and I would like to take this time to address each situation from the most unbiased and fair part of a boxing ring, the neutral corner.
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Klitschko is a BUM boxer…
09.03 - Ben Pierce: It would appear the title of this article is the theme of the boxing world today after Corrie Sanders soundly defeated Wladimir Klitschko from Hannover, Germany on Saturday evening. …
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Sanders-Klitschko: Shocked, But Not Surprised
09.03 - By Bill Calogero: As I sit and think about, this day after, the Corrie Sanders destruction of supposedly the savior of the Heavyweight Division, Wladimir Klitschko, last night in Hannover Germany, I find myself feeling totally shocked one second and honestly "not surprised" the next.
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Klitschko vs Sanders: The Hidden Head butt?
09.03 - By Ron Widelec: This article is about something I "THINK" I saw last night. In fact, this isn't really an article at all. Its more of a call for assistance to validate, or discredit, something that I think I saw, but cannot be certain of.
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Rumble in the North End: Flamos Captures Vacant EBA Title
09.03 - Ron DiMichele @ Ringside: There were two bells rung in the final second of Friday night’s Eastern Boxing Association (EBA) cruiserweight title bout between Tim Flamos, 189 lbs of Brockton, MA and Roy Payne, 189 lbs of Worcester, MA, and only one belonged to the ringside timekeeper..
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Eastside Heavyweight Rankings Update
08.03 - By Steve Trellert: #9. John Ruiz: Down from #3 after his loss to Roy Jones Jr. After accomplishing far more than anybody ever expected of him in defeating Evander Holyfield and Kirk Johnson, Johnny Ruiz has now fallen into the second great calamity of his boxing career.
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Pemberton-Easley rematch March 21 on NESN
08.03 - Jimmy Burchfield has announced world-class contender, Scott Pemberton, and Levan Easley will fight for the International Boxing Union world super middleweight title on the "Bring Me A Dream: The Rematch" card Friday night, March 21 at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
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LeBlanc-Watts battle at The Roxy
08.03 - They grew up in the same neighborhood, they have known each other for years. Most days, Jimmy LeBlanc and Kevin Watts consider each other friends.March 17, 2003 will not be like most days.
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Rydell Booker Interview
08.03 - Team Cannon is a boxing team based in Detroit, USA run by manager John Carlisle and consists of the following fighters: 29-year old Leo Nolan (17-0, 5KO), heavyweight, 26-year old Rubin Williams (17-0, 9KO), middleweight and 22-year old Rydell Booker, cruiserweight (18-0, 10KO).
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Shannon Briggs Headlines "March Madness" Card On March 27
07.03 - Heavyweight Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs renews his quest for a world championship when he headlines in the main event on the “March Badness” professional boxing card promoted by American Top Team Productions (ATTP) on Thursday, March 27, in the Fort Lauderdale
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Marathon Boxing On March 15, Fourteen Bouts Planned For Fight Night
07.03 - Fourteen action-packed fights are scheduled on a "Super-Sized" professional fight card promoted by Hitz Boxing Promotions and Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions on Saturday, March 15, 2003, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, in the UIC Pavilion located at 525 S. Racine Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.
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Klitschko Ready To Defend WBO Title Against Sanders Saturday On HBO
06.03 - "I am really looking forward to defending my title and fighting on HBO again. Like all my fights, this one is very important. I have trained to go 12 rounds. I do not expect an easy fight and certainly will not underestimate my opponent. I hope I can put on a good show for all my fans around the world.''
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Kotai Defence Off
06.03 - Due to a programming change with Hungary’s biggest private television company RTL Klub, who have an exclusive contract with world-ranked superwelterweight Mihaly Kotai, the 26-year-old’s planned WBC International title defence in Leipzig, Germany on April 5 was now cancelled.
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Corrie Sanders set to test big, bad Wlad
06.03 - By Clinton Mollett: WBO heavyweight titlist and dear I say, heir to the heavyweight throne - Wladimir Klitschko will be defending his title against Corrie Sanders on March 8th in an optional mandatory defense.
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JONES VS HOLYFIELD - You Better Believe it
06.03 - By Frank J. Lotierzo: Can their be any doubt that we will see Jones-Holyfield sometime this year ? It may not be the biggest fight out there but it can be made, and it would still garner much media hype and fan interest. And yes it will be a PPV broadcast.
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The Conspiracy To Screw Vitali Klitschko
06.03 - By Scoop Malinowski: Vitali Klitschko was in the perfect position on Sunday morning. He's the number one contender for Lennox Lewis' WBC and Roy Jones' WBA Heavyweight titles. Vitali has made it clear though, he has his sights set on a battle with Lewis.
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McBride another gem for Petronelli
06.03 - It was a Tuesday night and the gym on Petronelli Way is loaded with men and women with a dream. It was not long ago when a young Marvin Hagler walked into the same gym and would later make history by becoming the undisputed middleweight champion of the world.
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Jones’ future in the heavyweight division
06.03 - Janne Romppainen: After years of waiting and receiving harsh criticism for his non-fighting of the best opponents Roy Jones proved once and for all that he is all business by soundly defeating John Ruiz and capturing the WBA heavyweight world title belt.
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Farewell To 'The Hawk'
06.03 - By Jeff Day: In a career lasting 15 years and 143 professional fights, Cuban born Kid Gavilan was never stopped and was floored just three times. Born Gerardo Mauras, on 6 January 1926, the man who became known as 'The Hawk', fought in what many consider boxing's golden era.
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Cedric Kushner Inks Gerald "The Jedi" Nobles
05.03 - Undefeated heavyweight Gerald "The Jedi" Noble of Philadelphia has signed an exclusive promotional agreement with Cedric Kushner Promotions, it was announced today. The hard-hitting Nobles, considered one of the top heavyweight prospects in the world, has a record of 20-0 with 16 knockouts.
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Scott Harrison -Wayne McCullough on March 22
05.03 – Local favorite Scott Harrison will make the first defense of his WBO featherweight title when he meets former WBC bantamweight champion and current WBO No. 8 featherweight contender, Wayne McCullough, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Saturday, March 22, at 11 p.m. ET/PT.
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Rating Fighters Past vs Present
05.03 - By Frank J. Lotierzo: Can we as boxing columnist please stop matching the Champions of today with past greats? It's just my opinion but a present day title-holder cannot be fairly or accurately ranked until his career is completed.
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Fox Sports Net´s Knockout Announce Team
04.03 - Fox Sports Net’s familiar and popular announce team of Barry Tompkins, Rich Marotta and Sean O’Grady is on board for another year of work on SUNDAY NIGHT FIGHTS in 2003.
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Abelyan To Battle Tula March 21
04.03 - NABO featherweight champion WILLIAM "THE CONQUEROR" ABELYAN makes his 2003 debut, in a 12-round title defense, Friday, March 21, at The Aladdin Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, NV.
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Boxing’s Baddest: The Fans Speak! V2. Issue 5
04.03 - Mike Samuels: Boy, it’s been awhile since we’ve last heard what the people over at Eastside Boxing have on their minds. If you’ve spent even five minutes around this boxing house then it wouldn’t be surprising to realize that ESB has the craziest, and most vocal crowd of any boxing scribe on the net.
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Tony Thompson On "Everlast Heavyweight Explosion" Card On March 7
04.03 - Smooth-moving heavyweight Anthony Thompson of Silver Spring, Md., goes for his 14th straight win when he appears in a 10-round bout on "Thunder at the Falls," a card presented by Casino Niagara and promoted by Allan Tremblay's Orion Sports Management in association with Cedric Kushner Promotions, March 7 at Niagara Falls, Ont.
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Boxer Micky Ward named to top 100 Irish-Americans
04.03 - World-class pro boxer “Irish” Micky Ward has been named by Irish American Magazine as one of The Top 100 Irish-Americans. The Top 100 will be honored at a special March 14 dinner and presentation in New York City at the Plaza Hotel.
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Q & A: Evans Ashira!
04.03 - Middleweight contender Evans "The African Warrior" Ashira, 22-0 (12), is one of only a few fighters that is ranked by all the four major boxing-organizations (WBA # 9, WBC # 11, IBF # 12, WBO # 11).
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Slick boxing welter Isam Kahlil, A man for the future!
04.03 - By Teddy Stenmark: Swedish welterweight 10-0-2, Isam Kahlil, who boxes under the guidance of former Swedish National team trainer Leif Carlsson and is tied to the Nordic Stable Modern Sports & Events, was featured in the Swedish magazine "Sport Guiden" recently and in the article he invites the readers to visit his web-site
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Maurice Harris to File Protest with IBF
04.03 - Maurice Harris will file a protest with the IBF because he has proof that the blow that preceded the left hook by Fres Oquendo in round 10 of their elimination bout was an illegal rabbit punch which resulted in Maurice being knocked out.
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Winky Wright On Target!
03.03 - By Ed Ludwig: IBF Jr. Middleweight champion Winky Wright (45-3 25 KO’s) made his third successful title defence as he out pointed mandatory challenger JC Candelo (26-5-3 18 KO’s) on the under card of the John Ruiz vs. Roy Jones Jr. Pay Per View extravaganza.
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McBride headlines St. Patrick's Day Fight Card at the Roxy
03.03 - There will be an Irish flavor to the first Fight Night New England fight card of the 2003 season. Cappiello Productions will turn the Roxy into an Irish party on March 17 as IBC American Heavyweight champion Kevin McBride will defend his title for the first time since winning the title last October win a knockout of Craig Tomlinson.
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Readers Comment: The fight was sold on lies, why?
03.03 - Ivan Patterson, Queens, New York - The Associated Press had Jones ahead 116-112 and that was the exact same score card I had. Some writers are now celebrating like Jones beat Ali, Tyson and Joe Louis in the same night.
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Richel Hersisia shooting up the Heavyweight ladder
03.03 - Newly crowned Dutch heavyweight champion Richel Hersisia today starts sparring with German Timo Hoffmann in Frankfurt/Oder as they both prepare for a slot on the undercard of the huge Sven Ottke vs Byron Mitchell IBF/WBA supermiddleweight unification bill.
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The Time Tunnel: The Unforgettable Fire of Smokin Joe
03.03 - By Frank J. Lotierzo: During the final countdown of the past millennium, we had been subjected to an overwhelming number of Top Ten lists. I had paid particular attention to the lists ranking history's top ten greatest heavyweight champions.
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WBA Has No Plans To Strip Roy Jones Jr
03.03 - Promoter Don King today said that no one, not even Top Rank's Bob Arum or Bill Caplan, is going to diminish the epic and spectacular performance of Roy Jones Jr. in capturing the WBA heavyweight championship last Saturday night when he scored a 12-round unanimous decision over champion John Ruiz at Caesars Palace.
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Roy Jones Jr. Captures Piece Of History
02.03 - By Bill Calogero: Las Vegas - Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Champion Roy Jones Jr. added another belt to his collection with a 12-round unanimous decision over John Ruiz to win the WBA World Heavyweight Title last night, broadcast live on HBO PPV at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
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Jones-Ruiz Predictions
01.03 -
by Jim "Boxadamus" De Pierro: Joe Louis said of Billy Conn, "He can run but he can't hide." but Joe Louis never met Roy Jones jr. Roy Jones can run and he will be doing his damndest to hide as much as is possible in 24' square ring.
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The Lost Son: Marvis Frazier
01.03 - Jim Amato: The camera rolls and the highlight clip begins. It shows a young, undefeated but green Marvis Frazier dancing while taunting heavyweight champion Larry Holmes.
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Roach to gauge Gorres
01.03 - By Dennis Principe - World-renowned trainer Freddie Roach is set to arrive in this city two days before his ward, IBF superbantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao steps into the ring versus Kazakhstan champ Serikzhan Yeshmangbetov in a 10-round non-title tiff
on March 15 at the Rizal Park.
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