Boxing News September 2003
Don't Over React To Mesi's Early Knockout
30.09 - By Frank Lotierzo: In his last fight, heavyweight Joe Mesi scored a first round knockout over DaVarryl Williamson. This was supposed to be an indicator fight for Mesi. Viewers were looking at this fight as a somewhat test for Mesi, who has attracted much attention recently.
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Corrales Ready For Casamayor
30.09 - Former IBF jr. lightweight champion DIEGO CORRALES ended six weeks of high-altitude training in Big Bear, CA and headed down the mountain to Las Vegas today to begin final preparations for his showdown against former WBA super featherweight champion Joel Casamayor.
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Boswell: One more up-and-comer looking to make a statement
29.09 - By Janne Romppainen: Last weekend there was the “Night Of The Young Heavyweights” where six heavyweight prospects took on each other. An action-packed night that has already been reviewed on this site saw Joe Mesi, Dominick Guinn and Juan Carlos Gomez overcoming their opponents and taking a step closer to the top of the heavyweight.
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Toney-Holyfield: Aged warriors headed for different directions
29.09 - By Janne Romppainen: There are many classic types of boxing matches. Crossroad battles where a fading ex-champ faces a rising star are nothing new, they happen all the time. Fights between two greats are more unusual but we see them from time to time too. But on 4th of September we are going to see a real rarity.
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Ashira on Hopkins-Joppy Undercard?
29.09 - Coming off his impressive destruction of Nigerian contender Jerry Elliott on September 6 in Germany, Evans “The African Warrior” Ashira, will soon begin high altitude training in the mountains of Central Kenya, as preparations for a spot on the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins vs. William Joppy fight December 13 in Atlantic City.
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Boxing’s Francois Botha Signs With K-1
29.09 - In the wake of the Mike Tyson signing, K-1’s most widely publicized acquisition to date, another top 10 boxing contender in Francois “The White Buffalo” Botha, will join the ranks of “The New Fighting Sport” and will make his K-1 rules fighting debut in Osaka, Japan’s K-1 “Final Elimination” event on October 11th.
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Night of The Young Heavyweights: Mesi's Night, Guinn's Show!
28.09 - By Frank Lotierzo: Now that "Night of The Young Heavyweights" is history, what did we learn? Going into this three fight card, many were hoping to see a possible torch bearer emerge in the heavyweight division. .
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Dr Z's Heavyweight report card from HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York
28.09 - By Adam "Dr" Zee:
Juan Carlos Gomez -- Gomez showed plenty of movement, speed and activity. He has a long reach. He is well schooled. In addition, Gomez is a Southpaw. His super activity nearly set the punch stat record for heavies! However, I noticed that Gomez love for combat as a heavyweight was very iffy.
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CONFLICTS ANYONE?
28.09 - By Elisa Harrison: The furor over the Oscar de la Hoya-Shane Mosley decision has subsided, along with Bob Arum's anger. The Golden Boy's promoter appears to be making peace with the Nevada Athletic Commission, and yours truly is now set to write about "conflicts" as promised.
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Sharkie’s Machine: “Baby Joe Steals The Show”
27.09 - By Frank Gonzalez Jr.: “Baby” Joe Mesi ran over DaVarryl Williamson Saturday like a Mack Truck before a sold out house in Buffalo N.Y.The fight started with Mesi charging forward, throwing bunches of punches that proved too much for the unsuspecting Williamson, who was caught several times before being dropped to the canvas in a fight that lasted 97 seconds.
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Hatton Retains His Title
27.09 - By Spud Woollatt: Ricky Hatton retained his WBU World Light Welterweight Title against Aldo Rios in front of 13,000 adoring fans at the MEN Arena Manchester. Hatton eventually stopped Rios on his stool at the end of the 9th round. All the rounds previous to that were extremely one sided in favour to Hatton.
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Williams retains belts with controversial stoppage against Sprott
27.09 - By Elliot Worsell: The angry boo’s will still be ringing in the ears of British and Commonwealth Heavyweight champion Danny Williams this morning after his controversial and ill tempered 5th round stoppage win over Reading’s local hero Michael Sprott in Reading last night.
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David Haye Wins ... But Only Just!
27.09 - By Elliot Worsell: World Amateur Silver Medallist David Haye 7-0 (7 KO’s) was brought back down to earth last night at the Rivermead Leisure Centre in Reading as he waged an up and down four round war with cagey, wild African beast Lolengo Mock 21-7-1 (5 KO’s).
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MOSLEY RINGS BELL TO OPEN NY STOCK EXCHANGE
26.09 - Boxing's most exciting fighter, and new world super welterweight champion, SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY, ended his whirlwind cross-country victory tour this morning, ringing the bell to begin today's session at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
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Interview: Johnny Eames
26.09 - British Eastside had the pleasure of catching up with Johnny Eames this week. Johnny is rapidly becoming one of the most well known trainers in the country and has an ever growing stable of boxers which include the likes of Graham Earl, Kevin Lear and many say he now trains one of the countries top prospects Kevin Mitchell.
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Night of The Young Heavyweights: Hope And Questions
26.09 - By Frank Lotierzo: On Saturday night September 27th, HBO will be broadcasting three heavyweight fights featuring six up and coming young heavyweights. I don't need to mention their names, that's not important right now.
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Pacheco v Kelly: Crunch Time For Damaen Kelly
26.09 - By Gavin Macleod: In war, the invasion of another country in the hope of overthrowing the ruler is not a decision that is to be taken lightly. The stakes need to be high enough for such a risky venture, as with the sacrifice of going to war there must be a sufficient reward for emerging as the victor.
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Perception is Reality
26.09 - By Keith Terceira: Two combatants, standing toe to toe, blows raining down on each like a monsoon, rivers of blood flow down to the ground until one fighter slowly falls, more dead than alive. Is this a boxing match or a cockfight. Two animals trained to maim for the glory and profit of their handlers.
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National Conference Call Transcript: Evander Holyfield
Question: Are you concerned about your left shoulder going into this fight? Holyfield: I am prepared. I am looking forward to doing new things now.
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George Chuvalo on Joe Mesi, "Now's The Time.."
26.09 - George Chuvalo, the Hard Rock from Canada, launched his professional boxing career by knocking out four opponents in the Jack Dempsey Heavyweight Novice Tournament held in Toronto on April 23, 1956 (St. George's Day).
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Balletto-Vargas headlines ESPN2 boxing show
26.09 - International Boxing Union World lightweight champion Gary "Tiger" Balletto will make his nationally televised main event debut October 31 at home in "Halloween Homecoming," against former world champion Goyo Vargas, on ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence...
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AAPRP Ratifies ABC Medical Recommendations
26.09 - The American Association of Professional Ringside Physicians (AAPRP) announced that they have ratified the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) Basic Medical Requirements for Medical Qualifications in a Boxing Contest.
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Night of the Young Heavyweights Predictions
25.09 - by Jim "Boxadamus" De Pierro: I must say after that farce of a fight last week between Fres Oquendo and Chris Byrd I am really looking forward to this night of the young heavyweights that HBO is putting on. Watching two guys with skill who couldn't punch there way out of a wet paper bag is all fine and good but what people really crave to see are knock outs.
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European heavyweight champion Sam faces tough challenge
25.09 - Nobody will believe this guy is the Bull of Bosporus. Anybody who’s ever had the chance to get to know European heavyweight champion Sinan Samil Sam, 29, is heavily impressed: a cool, witty, smart person. A boxer?, they might ask.
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Young heavyweight guns shooting this weekend
25.09 - By Janne Romppainen: An excellent fight night is set for the next Saturday, 27th of September. A heavyweight triple-header that includes six interesting, promising fighters from the division fighting against each other is certainly worth of watching.
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Herbie Hide to Face Alex Vassilev on Walker undercard
25.09 - The next British heavyweight champion Herbie Hide will box Alex Vassilev on the Hennessy Sports October 4th 'Defining Moment' promotion in the chief support contest to David Walker's sensational live on BBC 1 challenge for Roman Karmazin's European light middleweight title.
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Hatton-Rios Preview
25.09 - By Martin Dobbing: The Ricky Hatton bandwagon charges once again into Manchester on Saturday night when the top rated Light-Welterweight defends his WBU belt against Two-time world title challenger Aldo Rios.
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Gil Clancy Calls "Night of the Young Heavyweights" an Exceptional Show
25.09 - One of the most knowledgeable boxing authorities of our time is Gil Clancy. Clancy was the fitness guru, head trainer and battle strategist behind ring great Emile Griffith, who won 6 world titles with Gil at the helm. Clancy also trained Harold Weston, Jerry Quarry, George Foreman and Oscar De La Hoya, among others.
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Tapia-Contreras Press Conference Notes from Albuquerque
25.09 - Tapia will host a charity event at 7pm tomorrow night (Thursday) at The Jockey Club in Albuquerque. Beneficiaries include fallen New Mexican fighter Andres Fernandes, The Boys & Girls Ranches of New Mexico and Casa Angelica in Albuquerque. The $50 price includes dinner and a live auction of memorabilia from Tapia and numerous other fighters.
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Do The Judges Have The Best View?
24.09 - By Frank Lotierzo: Do fight judges really have the best view of the fight? Over the years, I have often thought about what was better, sitting ringside watching a fight or watching it on TV. It seems this is more than a trivial debate due to the aftermath and controversy of the De La Hoya-Mosley rematch.
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National Conference Call Transcript: James Toney
Question: Do you have any opening comments?
Toney: John Beyrooty, you keep on making mistakes. I am the eight-time world champion, not the three-time champion. You and Dan Goossen keep making the same mistake time and time again. Give me my respect. I am the greatest fighter of the millennium. I am fighting the greatest heavyweight of the millennium. It is going to be a great fight.
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Tua announces split with manager: Statement from Kevin Barry
24.09 - By Kevin Barry: Over the past 12 years I have worked to manage the career of David Tua, helping in his development to become one of the top Heavyweight fighters in the world. I marketed and promoted David to the New Zealand public, refining him to become one of the most recognizable names in our country...
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Shelley Finkel comments on his heavyweight Dominick Guinn
24.09 - One of the 3 featured fights being aired this Saturday, September 27, on the live HBO broadcast of Budweiser's "Night of the Young Heavyweights" card matches undefeated Dominick Guinn (22-0, 17 KO's) against Duncan Dokiwari (22-1, 19 KO's).
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Tua-Rahman III on Dec. 13
23.09 – Promoter Don King announced today that a third fight between David Tua and Hasim Rahman – this time, for the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim heavyweight title – has been added to the sensational HBO Pay-Per-View event on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
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Keith Holmes Added To Holyfield-Toney Undercard
23.09 – Former middleweight champion Keith Holmes, who will continue his boxing career by moving to the 154 pound “hot” division, has been added to the October 4 James Toney vs Evander Holyfield card at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Alex Arthur ... The Story So Far!
23.09 - By Gavin Macleod: With his upcoming fight with Michael Gomez only around the corner,
British Eastside looks back at the career so far of the talented British super-featherweight champion Alex Arthur. The word respect has many meanings as outlined in The Concise Oxford Dictionary...
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Shane v Oscar. So what's the score?
22.09 - By James McDonnell: One Saturday night, a strange thing happened. I sat up all night to watch the rematch between Shane Mosley and Oscar DelaHoya, a fight I had long and hotly anticipated, managing to nod off and miss most of the Lazcano and Cotto fights, and awoke in a haze, to witness the last thrilling round of the Mosley v DeLaHoya superfight.
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HITZ BOXING & GOOSEN TUTOR PRESENT "FIGHT NIGHT ON FOX"
22.09 - Continuing his quest to bring the highest quality boxing action to Chicagoland, promoter Bobby Hitz of Hitz Boxing and Dan Goosen of Goosen-Tutor Promotions, present "Fight Night on Fox" from Rosemont, Illinois on Friday, October 24...
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By George, Practice What You Preach
22.09 - By Frank Lotierzo: Let me make it clear right up front, in my opinion George Foreman of 1973-74 is one of the three or four greatest heavyweight champions in boxing history. Foreman's destruction of undefeated heavyweight champ Joe Frazier is the most awesome exhibition of punching power, and brute strength I have ever seen in the ring.
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Worcester honoring new world boxing champion Jose Rivera
22.09 - Newly crowned World Boxing Association welterweight champion "El Gallo" Jose Antonio Rivera (37-3-1, 24 KOs) will be honored Wednesday (Sept. 24) by the City of Worcester for his 12-round title-winning decision against previously unbeaten German boxer Michel Trabant (38-0, 18 KOs) in Berlin.
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Greatest Night in Boxing
22.09 - By Keith Terceira: Have no fear the Byrd-Oquendo fight was definitely not it. Chris Byrd did more last night to assure Fres Oquendo bigger paydays’ than he did for himself. Lackluster, is the most generous word I can use to describe Byrd’s defense of the IBF title. More controversy talk will surround the judging of this fight .
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Walker to face Karmazin
22.09 - David 'Kid Dynamite' Walker has asked the country to get behind him in his sensational, LIVE on BBC1, challenge for Roman Karmazin's European light middleweight title at the prestigious Alexandra Palace on October 4th..
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"Most Respected Officials in Boxing"
22.09 - by Keith Terceira: A quote from Mark Ratner's comments to the press, shortly after Bob Arum and Oscar De La Hoya blasted the judging of De La Hoya- Mosely II. While these Judges are bureaucrats from their organizations, the boxing fan and fighter may disagree on whether they are respected.
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The Scoring Controversy: Part I
21.09 - By Steve Trellert: If anything, the second Oscar De La Hoya versus Shane Mosely fight created more action outside of the ring than within. The week that followed has had much in the way of head shaking, head scratching and a debate that has of yet not dissipated. When the judges scored a unanimous victory in favor of Mosely the initial reaction was nothing short of disbelief.
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Australian Weekend Round Up: Taylor, Sting & Wilson Win!
21.09 - By Tony Nobbs: At the Panther Leagues club in West Sydney on Friday night, Shannan Taylor captured the PABA and WBA-Fedelatin 154 lb Titles with a one sided victory over Argentine Marcelo Rodriguez. The 31 year old 'Blaster' who is part of a strong Australian contigent off to the WBA convention in Bali tomorrow (Monday) scored two knockdowns in the opening round...
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Sharkie’s Machine: Merchant, Lampley and Foreman Wrong Again?
21.09 -By Frank Gonzalez Jr.: From Las Vegas to Uncasville Connecticut, bad decisions in professional Boxing know no boundaries. Although the names and venues change, the results are the same; the winner is deemed the loser. On Saturday night, Chris Byrd, the IBF Heavyweight Champion, defend his title against the IBF # 2 ranked fighter, Fres Oquendo.
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Mixed Fortunes For Booth Brothers!
21.09 - By Elliot Worsell: In an intriguing blend of styles and personalities, Nottingham’s exciting brawler and dentists best friend Nicky Booth 17-4-1 (7 KO’s) stepped up once again in class against Tazmanian – Indian slickster, Nathan ‘The Real Thing’ Sting 26-6-1 (13 KO’s) for the Aussie’s WBU Super bantamweight title.
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Chris Byrd Decisions Fres Oquendo
21.09 - By Don Deane @ Ringside: Don King, HBO and Mohegan Sun Casino teamed up to bring this installment of HBO Boxing to us live from Uncasville, CT. The card was a marathon, with over 6 hours of fights climaxing with the not so spectacular Heavyweight Championship main event. Was this fight boring? Yes. But was it a typical Chris Byrd fight? Not at all.
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My Counter Punch -Response to reader’s e-mail
21.09 By Fred De La Riva: - I never ceased to be surprised in boxing. Last week’s DLH/Mosley II decision surprised me. The wide difference of opinion between the television audience and the boxing writers sitting at press row surprised me. Hell, even the number of responses and e-mails I received regarding what I thought was a nothing of an
article surprised me.
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How To Fight Chris Byrd
20.09 - By Frank Lotierzo: Chris Byrd refers to himself as the test, and says nobody wants to study for the test. "It's too difficult." Not many fighters have ever spoken truer words! As a fighter Byrd is basically vulnerable to two things. One is due to his style, being that he is a boxer. The other is due to his size and relatively short reach for a heavyweight. First and foremost, Byrd is a boxer.
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Exclusive Interview with Michael Sprott
20.09 - By Rhino O'Neill: It was early afternoon on Fri 19 Sept when I was led to the well hidden ‘Jims Gym’ in the leafy suburbs of Maidenhead. Michael Sprott was well into his last day of sparring prior to his showdown with Danny Williams on Fri 26 Sept in Reading. Michael looked in great shape as Colin Kenna gave him a good workout..
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National Conference Call Transcript: James Toney’s Trainer Freddie Roach
20.09 - Roach participated in a conference call to discuss current International Boxing Federation (IBF) Cruiserweight Champion James Toney’s 12-round heavyweight showdown against four-time world champion Evander Holyfield on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
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Byrd-Oquendo: Which one will land a punch?
20.09 - By Janne Romppainen: If you are a casual boxing fan, it wouldn’t be a surprise if you hadn’t even heard about this upcoming heavyweight match-up. The big junior middleweight fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Sugar Shane Mosley and especially the huge controversy after it has flooded nearly all the space from the boxing sites.
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What I Like About Chris Byrd
19.09 - By Frank Lotierzo: He stands barely over 6 feet tall, weighs somewhere between 208-214, can't punch, and nobody wants to fight him. Unbelievable! You would think in the era of the cumbersome super-sized heavyweight clinchers of today, Chris Byrd would be a marked man. In fact he is a marked man, marked to stay away from. .
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Final Press Conference Quotes: Chris Byrd, Fres Oquendo, Garcia, Roshii Wells
19.09 - CHRIS BYRD: “Fres Oquendo is a true fighter and I give him a lot of credit for stepping up to the plate. Since December, after my fight with (Evander) Holyfield, the question I have always been asked is ‘who’s next?’ Roy Jones? Lennox Lewis?
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Ian Gardner looks to step up
19.09 - The word is out on Ian Gardner. Gardner, voted 2002 Rookie of the Year by a major boxing publication is ready for the next step in his career according to his trainer, the legendary Goody Petronelli.
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Fight Skool: Matt Skelton defeats Michael Holden
19.09 - By Martin Dobbing: It was certainly a mixed night for the young prospects at the very first 'Fight Skool'. Some performances impressive, some not so great and an absolute disaster for one Sports Network star.
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IN THE RING: JOE BUGNER
19.09 - Jim Amato: Well, let's get this over with once and for all. Who was the best white heavyweight since Ingo, or since 1960? Many names come to mind but few have reached the pinnacle of world champion status.
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Clark-Ramirez NABF lightweight title fight in Las Vegas
19.09 - Promoter Jimmy Burchfield has announced that Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) stablemates, NABF lightweight champion Michael Clark and challenger Antonio “Cana Seca” Ramirez, will fight in the October 17th 12-round main event, live on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, at The Orleans Casino in Las Vegas.
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UNDEFEATED POPOV DEALS MCDERMOTT HIS FIRST LOSS ON KO 2
19.09 – In a battle of unbeaten heavyweights, Nicolay Popov rallied to record an upset, come-from-behind second-round knockout over John McDermott Thursday on “ShoBox: The New Generation” on SHOWTIME.
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Pass the Handkerchief; Dry Your Eyes and Grow Up, Mute Your Ears Because This is What You Don't Want to Hear
18.09 - By Mike Samuels: I didn't, in my wildest dreams, imagine that I'd have to spend time writing about the 'controversy' over Shane Mosley's unanimous (and rightly deserved) decision victory over Oscar De la Hoya on Saturday.
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adidas and Laila Ali Enter into Multi-Year Partnership
18.09 - adidas and IBA super middleweight champion Laila Ali have entered into a multi-year marketing partnership. Coming off her fourth round knock-out of Christy Martin last month, Ali is the reigning International Boxing Association super middleweight champion with a record of 16 - 0, 13 KO's.
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Weights For Seagulls Show, Tweed Heads, Australia
18.09 - Tony Nobbs - (Weights in Kg) - 12 x 3: Colin Wilson 113.60 v Roger Izon 102.65 (Vacant Australian Heavyweight Championship), 8 x 3: Jamie Guy 76.60 v Paul Miller 76.90, 8 x 3: Daniel Rowsell 87.90 v Jamie Wallace 87.50, .
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WEDNESDAY’S WORKOUT QUOTES: CHRIS BYRD, FRES OQUENDO
18.09 - IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd (36-2, 20 KOs) will make his first title defense against No. 2-ranked Fres Oquendo in the main event Saturday at Mohegan Sun. .
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De La Hoya Releases Statement
18.09 - "First of all, I want to thank the public and all the fans for the amount of support I have received over the past few days. Last Saturday was to be a great day for the sport of boxing, but it seems that as great as the fight was, the controversy following the decision has tainted the sport again.
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"Yeah, I Was in the Gloves"
18.09 - Bernie McCoy: Even after all these years, the thing that I remember most vividly about that night was the boxing robe. It wasn't the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, but it was in the top ten.
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SHANNAN TAYLOR: BACK ON TRACK!
17.09 - By Tony Nobbs: A rejuvenated Australian Super Middleweight Champion Shannan Taylor meets Argentine Marcelo Alejandro Rodriguez at Panthers Leagues Club in Sydney on Friday night September 19 with the vacant PABA and WBA Fedelatin Super Welterweight titles on line.
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JONES vs TARVER: "IT'S PERSONAL"
16.09 - Roy Jones, Jr., a winner and champion at every step along his professional ladder, is generally regarded as the best fighter at any weight class. His critics silenced and his place in history secure, more than the World Light Heavyweight Championship will be at stake November 8, 2003.
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Why We Never Saw Foreman-Tyson
16.09 - By Frank Lotierzo: On March 9 1987, former heavyweight champion George Foreman stopped journeyman Steve Zouski in the fourth round. Foreman's fight versus Zouski was the official beginning of the second leg of Foreman's 18-year career, after being retired for ten years.
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SHOBOX: Exclusive Holyfield Interview As Part Of Exciting U.K. Doubleheader
16.09 – The popular boxing series “ShoBox: The New Generation” will return to the United Kingdom on Thursday, Sept. 18, when undefeated heavyweights John McDermott and Nicolay Popov square off in the 10-round main event from Goresbrook Leisure Center in Dagenham, England.
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New world champion Jose Rivera returns home
16.09 - Somewhat lost in the hype and controversy surrounding last Saturday night's Mosley- De La Hoya fight was the championship performance turned in halfway around the world that same evening by "El Gallo" Jose Antonio Rivera, who captured the vacant WBA welterweight title with a 12-round majority decision against previously unbeaten German boxer Michel Trabant in Berlin.
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'There's No 'E' in Micky'
16.09 - By Elliot Worsell: There's no 'E' in Micky. It's Micky Not Mickey. The E is gone cos'
'Irish' Micky Ward, the recently retired 140 lb punch machine from Lowell, Massachusetts say's so. Micky Ward has never had it 'E'asy inside or outside the ring, so therefore why should there be an 'E'?
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Team Mosley Request Sanctions Against Top Rank, De La Hoya
16.09 – The team representing newly-crowned world super welterweight champion SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY has filed an official request with the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) asking "...that the Commission immediately commence disciplinary proceedings against Top Rank, Inc., Golden Boy Promotions, Inc. and Oscar De La Hoya."
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Osie challenges Michalczewski and Ulrich... for free!
16.09 - By Olaf Schroeder: After missing out on making a statement against Serbia’s tough Zdravko Kostic two weekends ago when his co-challenger fled Berlin only hours before the fight, Lee Manuel Osie has stepped up and made an offer to Germany’s leading lightheavyweights, Dariusz Michalczewski and Thomas Ulrich.
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Fight Skool Begins ... Thu 18th Sep 03
16.09 - By Martin Dobbing: It's a massive day for British Boxing on Thursday night when Sports Network launch "Fight Skool". The new show where the top talents from the biggest promotional firm in Britain get showcased and we get to see how the talents of tomorrow are progressing.
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KOTAI BACK IN THE GROOVE
16.09 - German manager Olaf Schroeder of Fight Production takes back his Hungarian WBF superwelterweight champion Mihaly Kotai to England where he is scheduled to tackle locally-based former WBF and Commonwealth title challenger Farai Musiyiwa next Saturday in Nottingham.
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Mosley-De la Hoya Post Fight Press Conference Quotes
16.09 -
By Kenny Perrault, ringside
BraggingRightsCorner.com
DLH ON RETIRING: "I feel that it (the fight) doesn't affect my decision if I'm going to fight or retire."
OSCAR DE LA HOYA ON THE INVESTIGATION REQUEST TO BE FILED: "I'm really going to put my heart into it and the resources I have. It's not sour grapes, it's nothing against Shane."
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Sharkie’s Machine: Questionable Judging Further Destroys Boxing’s Credibility
15.09 - By Frank Gonzalez Jr.: The new millennium has been bittersweet to “Sugar” Shane Mosley. He was heralded as one of the best “Pound For Pound” fighters after his narrow victory against Oscar de la Hoya in June of 2000. A lot has happened since.
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An Interview With Micky Ward
15.09 - By Elliott Worrsell: Although not a British Boxer,
British Eastside took the unusual step of interviewing Micky Ward. There are indeed very few fight fans within this country who do not include Micky somewhere in their lists as far as there most exciting fights watched are concerned.
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Is It The Judges That Create Controversial Decisions..Or Is It The CompuBox?
15.09 - By Janne Romppainen: My first though after the controversial light-middleweight bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Sugar Shane Mosley, won narrowly by Mosley, was “what else is new?”. Everything was what we have seen so many times in the past.
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The Aftermath of Redemption
15.09 - By Fred De La Riva: One bright day in the middle of the night three blind judges just saw a fight. With their backs to the ring they made their call, with their eyes closed they had just witnessed it all. "And the new champ is Shane", they cried. Back at home I cried too.
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Even Rounds Would Help Clear Some Of The Confusion
15.09 - By Frank Lotierzo: Due to a family emergency I did not see the De La Hoya-Mosley rematch last night. I would love to be able to give an opinion on the fight, but I can't. I know that I picked De La Hoya to win, and that makes me 0-2 picking both fights between De La Hoya and Molsey..
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JUAREZ ROAD REMAINS SILKY SMOOTH
15.09 - By George J. Elsasser -
braggingrightscorner.com : Undefeated 2000 Olympic silver medalist Rocky Juarez welcomed NBC boxing back to the fistic fold this afternoon with an explosive 25 seconds opening round knockout of opponent Dave Murillo..
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Mosley v De La Hoya: Sugar outshines the Golden Boy
14.09 - by Ed Ludwig: Shane Mosley (39-2 35 KO’s) may have shocked the boxing world on Saturday night with his unanimous decision victory over Oscar De La Hoya (36-3 29 KO’s) to claim the WBC and WBA Jr. Middleweight titles but the outcome was in no way controversial as people seem to think.
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Mosley-De La Hoya: Big Fight Breakdown
13.09 - By Ed Ludwig: We are only hours away from the much anticipated rematch between Oscar De La Hoya (36-2 29 KO’s) and “Sugar” Shane Mosley (38-2 35 KO’s).
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An open letter to Joe Calzaghe from Syd Vanderpool
13.09 - By Syd Vanderpool: Joe Calzaghe is scared to fight me and that is a fact. I want the world to know that while he shoots his mouth off that "there is no one left to fight", he continues to turn down my offers.
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Mesi Looks Forward To Fighting Williamson
12.09 - In two weeks "HBO After Dark" will introduce a new wave of heavyweight boxing talent to the nation on a show out of Buffalo, New York, which promoters are calling the "Night of the Young Heavyweights."
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Winky Wright speaks but will De La Hoya or Mosley listen?
12.09 - Interview by Ed Ludwig: To say that IBF Junior Middleweight Champion Winky Wright is a little ticked off is an understatement. Holding one third of the championship has not improved his stock whatsoever as the elite of the division continue to bypass him and take a route less traveled or in the case of this Saturday night a route already traveled.
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I Love Mosley: But No Way He Beats De La Hoya This Time
12.09 - By Frank Lotierzo: I must admit up front that I am a big Shane Mosley fan. From about his 10th pro fight, I've followed his career very closely. Over the years, he is the fighter who I thought was the most complete. Complete is the term I use for pound-for-pound.
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Arguello By Decision...
12.09 - By Jim Amato: It is a shame that Salvador Sanchez never had a chance to reach his full potential. His tragic car accident cut short any already outstanding career. He dominated the featherweight division after his title winning knockout of the respected Danny Lopez.
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Watts promises a better showing
12.09 - Kevin Watts realizes he made some mistakes the last time he fought Jeff Fraza when the New England junior welterweight title was at state. "I was three pounds overweight at the weigh-in which was the day before the fight," said the Massachusetts junior welterweight champion.
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De La Hoya-Mosley Prediction: Will it be Redemption or Repeat?
12.09 - by Jim "Boxadamus" De Pierro: It is not often that a fight comes along where I will gladly part with $50 to see a night of fistic entertainment. Every hardocre boxing fan knows the pain of shelling out ridiculous PPV money only to be stuck with the cable bill at the end of the month.
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Paz punches way into Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame
12.09 - Five-time former world champion Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Paz will be inducted into the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame during the organization’s 13th annual awards banquet, September 20, in Rochester, New York.
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Carbajal-Espinoza Will Replace Guerrero-Martinez
11.09– Cruz Carbajal will make the second defense of his WBO bantamweight title when he takes on former two-time NABO titleholder Gerardo Espinoza on the eagerly anticipated Oct. 4 pay-per-view fight card at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas featuring Evander Holyfield vs. James Toney.
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Fraza camp says he is ready
11.09 - Jeff Fraza is well aware of his geography. He is the holder of the New England of the New England junior welterweight title but ironically there is one title he does not hold. Kevin Watts is the Massachusetts champion which does not sit well with the Fraza camp.
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Rocky Juarez Returns to NBC for Main Events Card
11.09 – Professional boxing will return to NBC and Telemundo Saturday, Sept. 13 when hard-punching Olympic Silver Medalist Rocky Juarez (17-0, 13 KO’s) headlines an action-packed boxing card from the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif.
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Shannon Briggs to Appear on Last Call with Carson Daly
11.09 - Heavyweight boxer Shannon Briggs, the leading candidate to take on Mike Tyson, will be appearing on NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly Thursday night. In 1997 he defeated the legendary George Foreman to capture the linear heavyweight title..
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Interview: Bob Arum
11.09 - By Carlos "Stiff-jab" Kalinchuk: Although most non-boxing fans know who Don King is, most will be hard pressed to tell you who Bob Arum is. Inside fight circles though, the non-spiky haired Arum has quietly stolen King’s thunder over the past year and a half. Let’s examine this a little closer..
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IBU World Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs Stripped of Title
11.09 - Don "Moose" Lewis, President of the International Boxing Union, known as "the IBU", reluctantly announces that effective immediately IBU World Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs by decree of the IBU Executive Committee, has been relieved of the title due to the failure of his respective management team to adhere to IBU bylaws and rules.
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Jose Rivera ready for Trabant and World title shot Saturday in Germany
11.09 - Fully prepared for Saturday night’s title shot in enemy territory, “El Gallo” Jose Antonio Rivera has acclimated himself to Germany, including its people, food, weather, and time change. Now he’s ready to face European champion Michel Trabant for the vacant World Boxing Association welterweight title Saturday night at The Estrel Convention Center in Berlin.
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Ali's Journey Back To The Top Began 30 years Ago Tonight
10.09 - By Frank Lotierzo: Thirty years ago, on September 10, 1973, Muhammad Ali began the journey back to the top to put the final stamp on his career, solidifying him as an all-time great. On that September morning, Ali was definitely not considered the greatest of all time.
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Sturm and Trabant fighting for world titles on Saturday
10.09 – Felix Sturm and Michel Trabant, two undefeated German contenders of the Universum Box-Promotion stable, will fight for world titles on Saturday in an explosive double header at Estrel Convention Center in Berlin.
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Interview: Paulie Ayala
10.09 - By Carlos "Stiff-jab" Kalinchuk: The last time fight fans saw Paulie Ayala 34-2 (12 KO’s) was in his public drowning at the hands (or fists) of Erik "El Terrible" Morales. Although he managed to last 12 rounds, it was tough to watch the beating he absorbed.
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Showtime Championship Boxing Presents Ricky Hatton, Jeff Lacy on Dec. 13
10.09 – Undefeated WBU Junior Welterweight Champion and current WBC and WBA No. 3 contender Ricky “Hitman” Hatton will make his 10th title defense when he takes on an opponent to be announced on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday, Dec. 13, at 10 p.m. ET/PT*.
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Harrison Scores Win Over Navarre
09.09 - Making his United States television debut on ESPN2 Tuesday Night Fights, Olympic super heavyweight champion Audley Harrison won his 12 professional fight, with an impressive knock-out in :32 seconds of the third round over a game Quinn Navarre at Level Night Club in Miami South Beach, Florida.
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James Toney Camp Notes: News, Notes & Plenty of Quotes
09.09 - TRAINING UPDATE: James Toney is ending his fifth week of training as he continues to prepare for the biggest fight of his career. Toney’s thrice daily workouts consist of cardio, strength training and the usual boxing drills.
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Kronk Gym's Ali Bashir Talks About Andre Purlett and Lennox Lewis
09.09 - By Elisa Harrison -
BraggingRightsCorner.com: On the eve of Andre Purlett's fight against Lionel Butler at Level Nightclub in trendy South Beach, Miami, Florida, we had an opportunity to speak with Kronk Gym's trainer James Ali Bashir regarding the Guyanese heavyweight's development.
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Angelo Dundee says Gomez is ready for anyone!
09.09 - On Saturday, September 27, Juan Carlos Gomez 36-0 (31 KO's), will box Sinan Samil San 18-0 (11 KO's), in a 10 round heavyweight bout at Buffalo's HSBC Arena to be aired on HBO's Night of the Young Heavyweights.
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WBF Heavyweight Champ Richel Hersisia and the “Danish Problem”
09.09 - When all major Danish television companies late last year decided to no longer remain involved in professional boxing on a regular basis, it rocked the sport right down to its boots for all who work in it or just love the game.
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Irwin backs out of Balletto fight
09.09 - Billy “The Kid” Irwin, according to veteran promoter Jimmy Burchfield, is living up to his nickname. Acting more like a kid than man, Irwin has informed Burchfield that he is reneging on his agreement to fight Gary “Tiger” Balletto, claiming he didn’t have enough time to train.
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EM Muhammad: "I Can't Believe Tapia was in a Coma"
08.09 - Former World Champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad is preparing 5-time World Champion Johnny Tapia for his September 26th bout against Carlos Contreras of Mexico at Albuquerque’s Tingley Arena. Muhammad had the following to say from Tapia’s Albuquerque camp: “I can’t believe Tapia was in a coma earlier this year..
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Gibson's Elite Promotions Pulls Off An Entertaining Night Of Boxing
08.09 - By Elisa Harrison,
BraggingRightsCorner.com - Capping a week that saw tropical Storm Henri cause severe thunderstorms in Central and South Florida, even spawning a tornado near our Miami Metro Zoo, Jeff Gibson's Elite Promotions presented an entertaining evening of professional boxing at the Fight Club Ovation in Boynton Beach.
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Dariusz Michalczewski goes for 49-0 against Julio Cesar Gonzalez
08.09 – When WBO light heavyweight champion Dariusz Michalczewski, 48-0 (41), reaches out for his 49th consecutive victory he will take on the most dangerous available opponent at 175 pounds: 27-year-old Mexcian Julio Cesar Gonzalez. Mexican born Californian Gonzalez has a record of 34-1 (22).
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INTERVIEW WITH HAROLD LEDERMAN
08.09 - By Jim Amato: What would an HBO boxing telecast be like without the voice and input of guest judge Harold Lederman? Harold has become a mainstay with the popular HBO broadcast team. He lends an opinionated yet objective view from an expert and an astute observer.
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Ashira Too Hot To Handle For Elliott!
07.09 - In nine one-sided rounds in the Erfurter Messehalle in Erfurt, Germany, WBA / IBF # 6 middleweight contender Evans “The African Warrior” Ashira underlined his world-class status, as he destroyed WBC # 19 Jerry Elliott, and registered a victory by technical knockout.
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ESPN Classic Boxing: Nothing But The Same old Same old
07.09 - By Frank Lotierzo: For the past four or five years ESPN Classic Sports has shown two hours of classic boxing on Tuesday nights. That's the good news. The bad news is they show the same fights over and over. This past Tuesday night they showed Frazier-Bonavena I, and Clay-Jones. I can easily see the interest in both of these fights.
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It's All on the line on Sept. 26
07.09 - One man holds the Massachusetts junior welterweight title. The other holds the New England junior welterweight title. Each has a belt the other man wants. Both are putting it on the line on Sept. 26.
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Zsolt Erdei headlines internet broadcasted event in Hungary
06.09 - Saturday evening (September 6) Universum Box-Promotion will stage an event in Hungary for the fifth time. Headlining will be local crowd pleaser and undefeated light heavyweight Zsolt Erdei, 16-0 (12), in a defense of his WBO intercontinental title against Spaniard Juan Nelongo Perez, 15-4-1 (5).
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Why Greatness May Elude Hagler and Monzon
06.09 - Jim Amato: The middleweight division is second only to the heavyweight in glamour and prestige. "The Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey, Ketchal, Greb, Walker, Zale, Robinson, and Basilio have all graced this legendary division.
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Balletto-Irwin in IBU lightweight shootout on Halloween
06.09 - Trick or Treat? Tiger vs. The Kid on Halloween! International Boxing Union lightweight champion Gary “Tiger” Balletto steps up in class October 31 in his first ESPN2 Friday Night Fights main event against Canadian lightweight title-holder Billy “The Kid” Irwin
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Joe Mesi Impresses Unbeaten Hartzog In Camp
05.09 - One of the interesting people helping to prepare Joe Mesi for his head on collision with DaVarryl Williamsson on September 27 in Buffalo is undefeated heavyweight Preston Hartzog. Hartzog, 10-0, stands 6'5" tall and weighs 265 pounds. The 27-year old native of Bogalusa, Louisiana, is providing quality sparring for Mesi.
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National Conference Call Transcript: Evander Holyfield’s Trainer Don Turner
05.09 - Don Turner participated in a conference call to discuss four-time world champion Holyfield’s 12-round heavyweight showdown against current IBF Cruiserweight Champion James Toney on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
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David Tua: Will He Finally Get It Right?
05.09 - By Frank Lotierzo: David Tua has to be the luckiest fighter in the world. How many times does a fighter get three chances to do something right, once? It's recently been reported that David Tua is going to fight Hasim Rahman for a third time.
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Olympic Gold Medallist Harrison to Face Navarro; Purlett Against Butler
05.09 - Olympic super heavyweight champion Audley Harrison (11-0, 7KOs) will fight Quinn Navarro (30-10-1, 20KOs) as the co-main event for ESPN2's Tuesday Night Fights on Tuesday September 9 at Level Night Club in Miami South Beach, Florida.
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Mihaly Kotai Talks And Trains Boxing
05.09 - With serious training having started for his first fight as WBF ‘world’ champion, Hungarian boxing star Mihaly Kotai was invited by television company RTL Klub as an expert analyst for this weekend’s WBO Intercontinental title fight between Zsolt Erdei and Juan Nelongo.
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Hot prospects Angel Torres & Chad Dawson on rise
05.09 - They are pro boxing's newest "Odd Couple."One is Puerto Rican-American, the other African-American. Despite having different parents and backgrounds, they are brothers, as close as any male siblings of the same blood. Angel "Gee Roc" Torres and "Bad" Chad Dawson are also two of the best prospects in boxing.
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Holyfield vs Toney Website Launched
05.09 – The website for the highly anticipated 12-round heavyweight showdown between Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield and James “Lights Out” Toney is now available at
www.holyfieldtoney.com. Fight fans are now able to gain insight into the upcoming battle with two of boxing’s toughest heavyweights.
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De La Hoya – Mosley II: Oscar Looking For A Sugar Sweet Revenge
04.09 - By Janne Romppainen: They met last time three years ago. Back then, Oscar De La Hoya was the reigning WBC welterweight champion of the world and Sugar Shane Mosley had risen up in weight to fight him. De La Hoya was the slight favourite but Mosley won that bout by a thrilling, close split decision.
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SR Leonard Boxing and ESPN Announce Third Year Of Programming Alliance
04.09 - Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing and ESPN will continue their highly-successful boxing programming alliance for the third straight year beginning September 5, it was announced today by Sugar Ray Leonard, Chairman, SRLB, Bjorn Rebney, President/CEO, SRLB and Bob Yalen, who heads ESPN Boxing.
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Jose Rivera fighting Michel Trabant for World welterweight title
04.09 - Boxing's best-kept secret, "El Gallo" Jose Antonio Rivera, departs Friday for Germany. This is no European vacation, though, for the 30-year-old professional boxer. He is on a mission to capture the World Boxing Association welterweight championship against unbeaten Michel Trabant.
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Mesi Getting Stronger and More Powerful
04.09 - Good strength conditioning can provide an important edge for any athlete, and strength coach, Chuck Pelitera has a very willing and able pupil in 26-0 heavyweight, Baby Joe Mesi. Pelitera holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in physical education and exercise science; he's currently the head strength coach at Canisius College, a position he's held for 17 years.
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World-rated Filipino pugs headline Ormoc card
04.09 - By Dennis Principe – Four of the Philippines’ world-ranked boxers headline an explosive promotion Saturday night at the Ormoc Superdome in this city in what may serve as their stepping stone towards a crack at superstardom.
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MUNDINE MAKES HIS CRITICS AND ECHOLS EAT HUMBLE PIE
04.09 - By Darren Yates,
braggingrightscorner.com : On Wednesday night at approximately 11:15 PM (Eastern standard time in Australia), Anthony Mundine won a lopsided and unanimous 12 round points victory over Antwun Echols at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
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Hinteregger Keeps Sharp
04.09 - While hoping and waiting for one final shot at the big time, International Austrian champion Gotthard Hinteregger, who goes by the nickname of “The Cougar”, intends to keep his claws sharp when he returns to the ring in Berlin, Germany on September 6
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Watch Your Targets... TARGETS!
04.09 - By George J. Elsasser,
braggingrightscorner.com: - The clock on the desktop struck 9:30pm ... and there I was aiming the remote to the ESPN Tuesday Nite offerings ... no surprise the rewards were an ample number of targets to zero in on.
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Sugar Shane Goes Coast-to-Coast on "JT The Brick" TONITE!
03.09 - SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY, returns to the national radio airwaves Tonite, calling in live from his training camp in Big Bear Lake, CA. Sugar Shane goes coast-to-coast live to over 125 radio markets throughout the U.S. on Golden Globe Award-winning "JT The Brick" beginning at 11:25 P.M. EDT / 8:25 P.M. PDT
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Fields Lumbers To A 12 Round Decision Victory
03.09 - By Jason Gilmore: 6'9" Tye Fields (29-1, 27KO) proved too large a mountain for Sherman Williams (23-8, 13KO) to conquer Tuesday night, easily taking the USBA heavyweight champion by unanimous decision. .
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HOLYFIELD LOOKS BEST HE HAS IN YEARS, TRAINER DON TURNER SAYS
03.09 – Trainer Don Turner, who has worked with Evander Holyfield for seven years, says the legendary four-time heavyweight champion “is already more focused than I have seen him in four or five fights.”
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TAPIA’S BACK- “THIS ONE IS FOR THE FANS”
03.09 - 5-time World Champion Johnny Tapia (52-3-2, 29 KOs) returns to the ring on Friday, September 26th in a homecoming bout to benefit Albuquerque’s needy charities. Tingley Coliseum will be the site of Tapia vs Carlos Contreras (18-7-3, 12 KOs) in a non-televised 10-round featherweight bout.
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IN THE RING: JIMMY ELLIS
03.09 - Jim Amato: It's too bad that the cruiserweight division was not around in the 60's and 70's. Many fine boxers scaled under 190 pounds and gave creditable performances against bigger men. Doug Jones is an example as he came close to upsetting Cassius Clay in 1963.
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Remembering The Rock
02.09 - By Frank Lotierzo: This is my remembrance of the day Rocky Marciano was killed in a plane crash. Monday September 1st 2003 would have been his 80th birthday. It was Sunday Night August 31st, 1969 when he was called to his final resting place, on the eve of his 46th birthday September 1st.
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Paro, Gorres score impressive KO’s
02.09 - By Dennis Principe – Top Filipino superflyweight contender Sherwin Paro and stablemate Z Gorres made mincemeat of their respective opponents as the two Cebuano boxers won by impressive stoppages Saturday night in a free-to-the-public boxing card at the Gaisano Country Mall carpark in this city.
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Anthony Mundine To Face Antwun Echols
02.09 - By Tony Nobbs: Four years to the month after playing for the St George-Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Grand Final at the Sydney Football Stadium, hometown boxer Anthony Choc Mundine will meet Antwun Echols for the vacant WBA Super Middleweight Championship at he Sydney Entertainment Centre tonight (Wednesday).
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Mundine vs Echols - The Moment of Truth!
02.09 - By Darren Yates,
braggingrightscorner.com: There has been something very different in the build up to Anthony Mundine's most important bout of his professional boxing career. There has not been a lot of the glitz and glamour associated with other bouts that he has staged in Australia.
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Vitaliy Kopytko Makes His Chicago Debut This Friday
02.09 - Chicago is known as an ethnic melting pot. An unofficial 300,000+ Ukrainians live in Chicagoland. Having shown tremendous support to the famed Klitschko brothers, Chicago's Ukrainian community is gearing up to support Wladimir Klitschko's Olympic teammate Vitaliy Kopytko when he makes his Chicago debut this Friday.
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02.09 - Only eight weeks after his last title defense as WBO Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Champion, Zsolt Erdei, 29, steps into the ring again. The unbeaten Universum pro faces Spaniard Juan Nelongo Pérez, 33, in Szeged in his home country Hungary on September 6.
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Osie To Inherit Jones`WBF Throne
02.09 - Slowly but surely, the multiple title vacancies at lightheavyweight that superstar Roy Jones left behind after jumping to heavyweight are being filled up one by one. The crown of the WBF will accordingly find a new owner on September 6 at the IFCO gym in Berlin...
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The Ring Heavyweight Ratings – Emotionally Driven?
01.09 - By JE: In recent months more and more pundits, boxing writers, and even the vaunted TV pinnacle of boxing, HBO, have begun placing tremendous credence to the The Ring magazine ratings.
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