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AUGUST 2003

 
 

Exclusive Photo Gallery of new up and coming boxer!
August 31, 2003
(AUG 31) Mary Jo Sanders, daughter of former Lions tight end Charlie Sanders, has a feature photo gallery on the members site, gallery #95.  Sanders has been moving right along in the sport, when she took on veteran Cynthia Prouder and defeated her at the Playboy Mansion this year.

Boxing: Kelly bets on Bogota bonanza
(AUG 30) IRENE Pacheco now fights only when he feels like it, and could be looking for one last big pay-day. He'll get it, too, from boxing Damaen Kelly at home in Colombia, his second defence of a deep-frozen IBF flyweight crown in over a year. Copyrighted Story on Belfast Telegraph

Boxing: Woods fight heads month of ring action
(AUG 30) Each year, the start of the domestic boxing season creeps out of the summer and by the end of November several decent fights have taken place or been scheduled, but this year September will be one of the busiest months for 40 years.Nineteen promoters in Britain, including two women, have already applied to stage 23 professional boxing shows between next Friday and 27 September... Copyrighted Story on Independent, UK

Interview with Dr. Vitali Klitschko
(AUG 29) Munich – Three days prior to the comeback fight of Wladimir Klitschko at Munich’s Olympic Arena Boxing.de met his brother Dr. Vitali Klitschko in his spacious suite in the Arabella Sheraton Hotel. Copyrighted Story on EastsideBoxing.com

Boxing back in Fat City
(AUG 29) Rodney Jones wanted to trade blows with a local professional the first day he stepped into a boxing gym. The first time David Martinez walked into Frank Dobales' Police Youth Activities League gym, he headed to a bag and started punching.  The anxious fighters were reigned in -- and likely spared from injury...Copyrighted Story on Stockton Record, CA

Boxing Notes from San Antonio
(AUG 29) He may be an underdog to Las Vegas oddsmakers, but "Sugar" Shane Mosley says he's got an edge over Oscar De La Hoya.  "I'm faster, stronger and have the tools to beat him," Mosley said. "I'm not looking to win a close fight." Copyrighted Story on Fort Worth Star Telegram

Boxing showdown may be in doubt
(AUG 29) A DARK cloud of uncertainty has settled over the Sam Layne’s Promotion double title fight boxing card, which is slated to be staged tonight at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex. According to local boxing promoter, Sam Layne, a total of $8 000 was still needed for the event to go on up until Press time yesterday... Copyrighted Story onBarbados Advocate

Starie retires from boxing
 (AUG 29) Suffolk's former British and Commonwealth champion David Starie has decided to hang up his gloves after an illustrious career in the ring, writes David Vincent.
The 29-year-old, from Elmswell, just failed to take Sven Ottke's IBF world title off him in Magdeburg, Germany in June despite ... Copyrighted Story on East Anglian Daily Times, UK

Boxing: Tua in line for second world title shot
(AUG 28) A world heavyweight boxing title is within reach again for New Zealand's David Tua - against arch rival Hasim Rahman. The Tua camp were in celebratory mode today when a letter from the World Boxing Association (WBA) confirmed the ... Copyrighted Story on New Zealand Herald, New Zealand

State to get tough on boxing regulation
(AUG 27) Department of Commerce and Insurance vowed yesterday that a new era of boxing regulation is underway and that promoters, managers and fighters can expect to see significant changes. Copyrighted Story on The Tennessean

Funeral tributes to tragic boxer, 14
(AUG 27) The family of 14-year-old Black Country boxing champion Thomas Hickinbottom plan to put a bronze statue of a fighter on his memorial plot. At the funeral of Thomas, of Blackbrook Close, Netherton, at St Andrew's Church, Highbridge Road, Netherton, on Monday (2pm) Bob Dillon, coach of Lions Boxing Club, Brierley Hill, will pay tribute to him. Copyrighted Story on Dudley News, UK

Boxing: Robinson ruled out by new hitch
(AUG 27) HOME favourite Dale Robinson is off the big Huddersfield Sports Centre professional boxing bill on Saturday after another brain scan hitch. The Commonwealth flyweight champion was to have fought in front of the Sky Sports cameras in a support bout for stablemate .... Copyrighted Story on Huddersfield Daily Examiner, UK

Hitz Boxing presents the end of summer showcase
(AUG 27)  Promoter Bobby Hitz of Hitz Boxing presents his annual "End of Summer Showcase" featuring six undefeated Chicago prospects as they continue their quest for World Titles and one former Olympian looking to get his pro career back Copyrighted Story on Eastsideboxing.com

Long-time NJ boxing promoter gets back license
(AUG 27) Promoter Gabe LaConte has had his license restored to stage boxing matches in New Jersey.  LaConte, 58, said his license was reissued last week, almost a year after it was lifted by the state Athletic Control Board on the eve of a nine-bout card LaConte had scheduled for the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark. Copyrighted Story on Newark Star Ledger, New Jersey

Trujillo Stops Villalta!

(AUG 26) Tonight on a Sugar Ray Leonard Promotions and ESPN2 card, at the Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Alex Trujillo won the vacant IBA World 140-lb Junior Welterweight championship, when he stopped Luis Villalta :48 in the third round.   Villalta made it through the count but did not continue after receiving a hand injury.

Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko both look for redemption in ...
AUG 26) The towering Klitschko brothers, Wladimir and Vitali, both came out on the short end of their last fights. Now, the Ukrainian-born heavyweights are looking to redeem themselves. Wladimir Klitschko, coming off a shocking knockout loss to the previously little Copyrighted Story on Canada.com

Boxing: Spadafora dismisses troubling co-trainers
(AUG 26) Paul Spadafora, his manager and his promoter officially cleaned out their corner yesterday, firing co-trainers Jesse Reid and Tom Yankello -- the latter having been at Spadafora's side for most of the past six years and all but two of his past 24 fights. In making the announcement, Spadafora signaled ....Copyrighted Story on Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA

Mosley Ready To Put A Sweet 
(AUG 26) Three weeks away from the biggest fight of his life, former world lightweight and welterweight champion, "Sugar" Shane Mosley is as confident as ever. The pride of Pomona, California is anxious "to show the reporters and everyone else that Sugar Shane...Copyrighted Story on boxingtalk.net

Exclusive: McClain Talks about the Promotion of the Ali-Martin card…
By Sue TL Fox
August 25, 2003

(AUG 25) WBAN interviewed "Yahya" Johnny McClain one on one about the latest promotion that he was involved in with the Ali-Martin card that was held on August 23, in Biloxi, Mississippi.  I spoke to McClain about the August 25th article on Fightnews.com that is entitled.....  Interview

Christy Martin, That was Then....

By Bernie McCoy
August 25, 2003

Its really not to difficult to imagine a scenario where several women, in various parts of the country, might have been sending long distance high fives to Laila Ali, last Saturday. They would have been watching, on TV, Christy Martin, on her hands and knees, gazing blearily into her corner as her husband/manager, Jim Martin, more than likely encouraging her to "stay down, stay down". More

TALKIN BOXIN
by Howie Reed 
August 25, 2003

 

She was the “Coal Miners Daughter” but for just a
few weeks shy of 15 years Christy Martin mined gold
from the Hills of Boxing. With a record of 44-3-2
Martin’s name was synonymous with women’s boxing.
Martin was the standard by which other women boxers
were judged. “Can they beat Christy”...Full Story

Mesi and Williamson upcoming fight..
(AUG 24) While face-to-face Tuesday at Crunch Gym in New York, heavyweights JOE MESI and DAVARRYL WILLIAMSON had nothing but nice things to say about each other. Once out of earshot, however, each revealed what he plans do to the other Sept. 27 in Buffalo, N.Y. "It's a good fight for me," Williamson said. "He's the perfect guy for me. Copyrighted Story on Newark Star Ledger, New Jersey

Gunning For Glory
(AUG 23) James Elizalde made sure he kept alive the hope for another world-title opportunity for a Corpus Christi boxer. The 32-year-old cruiserweight, in control throughout the scheduled eight-round fight against Jesus Valadez, finished ... Copyrighted Story on caller.com

A Brawl of Their Own 
(AUG 23) Laila Ali dismisses the idea that tonight's boxing match will really settle the question: "Who's the Greatest?" While she acknowledges that the fight is important for women's boxing -- pitting the two best-known names against each other for the first time -- she doesn't consider her opponent a contender for the title of "Greatest," despite the fight's billing. Copyrighted Story on
Times Picayune

Bulldog boxing shouldn’t be KO’d by bums
(AUG 21) Boxing is often thought of as a brutal sport and sometimes it is. But it has also saved thousands of underprivileged boys - and even girls these days - from a much worse fate on the streets that are filled with so much danger for our young people.  The sport and its trained and dedicated instructors Copyrighted on Free Lance News, CA

Boxing card a success
(AUG 20) Mashelle Begovich surveyed the scene Friday night at Stodick Park, a wide smile on her face.  Boxing had returned to Gardnerville after a 12-year hiatus, and a capacity crowd of 1,952 yelled from start to finish of the five-fight card , appreciative of the action they were seeing in the ring at Sharkey's Memorial Classic...Copyrighted on Record-Courier, Nevada

Three Fight Deal With ESPN Boxing
(AUG 19) A Force” Has Arrived In America! Knowing the U.S. leads the way for boxers to become stars of the sweet science, Olympic super heavyweight champion Audley Harrison has left his native homeland of Great Britain and landed...Copyrighted on BoxingTalk.com

Mum sees son die in freak crash horror

Aug 18, 2003

 

A schoolboy Black Country boxing champ died in a freak accident when he was thrown from his bike through the windscreen of a parked people carrier as he turned to talk to a friend. The injured boy's mother dashed to the scene as a nurse and the friend made a desperate bid to save the 14-year-old's life before paramedics arrived. Copyrighted Story on Expressadnstar.com

TALKIN BOXIN...by Howie Reed 
(AUG 18) TOO many people in the world don’t take the
opportunity of utilizing their time. For some it’s a
case of “can’t chew gum and walk” but for others it’s
just pure laziness. Take “MOI”. I’m on the go 24/7
doing a balancing act that would put the Great
Zucchini to shame. (The Great Zucchini ? Use to
juggle six razor sharp Toledo blade knives at one
time while eating....Full Story

Trujillo Vs Villalta
(AUG 18) With Michael Clark, Lamar Murphy and Ubaldo Hernando all falling by the wayside for a variety of reasons it now appears that the hard hitting Peruvian Jose Luis Villalata will be the fighter to meet Alex Trujillo August 26 at the Sandia Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the vacant IBA World Jr. Welterweight Title.. Villalta (30-4-1-25 KO) comes off a fourth round kayo of Jose Soto-Karas and a dominant ten round win over highly regarded Martin O'Malley. Norm Longtin/IBA Ratings

Weighing in on how to save boxing
(AUG 17)This sport right now is suffering just like any part of the economy. It's in the drop season. The networks only have a certain amount of dates to give to promoters, and they want to keep a program going of the promoters all vying for these finite amount of dates. Copyrighted on Orlando Sentinel, Florida

Zamarron and Chavez both win by decision!...
Photos and report by Bill Georghegan

(AUG 16) Last night in in Austin, TX, Anissa "The Assassin" Zamarron won a unanimous decision over Stephanie "All Action" Dobbs in a six-round junior flyweight bout.  Zamarron looked sharp and dominated the very game Dobbs from the opening bell. All three judges scored the bout 60-54. In the mainliner,  Jesus "El Matador" Chavez  won the WBC super featherweight championship, defeating Sirimongkol Singmanassak by unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout 117-111, 117-111, and 118-110, all for Chavez. Chavez, who lost a previous WBC title bid to Floyd Mayweather, Jr., won his second title attempt in front of a raucous, near sell-out crowd in his adopted hometown of Austin, Texas.
Huge photo Gallery #90 for WBAN Record Members, to sign in or become a member, go here!

Golota stops Nix in 7th
(AUG 15) DOVER -- Say what you want about Andrew Golota, but one thing about the controversial heavyweight is hardly unpredictable.  He knows how to draw a passionate boxing crowd...Copyrighted on The News Journal, DE

Celaya shouldn't need scouting report
(AUG 15) As of midweek, Jose Celaya's trainers were still checking the mailbox for a videotape of the man their fighter will face Saturday at the Oakland Arena. But the game plan against veteran Wayne Boudreaux isn't likely to change...Copyrighted on Monterey County Herald

Boxing: Hatton and Rios will finally meet
(AUG 15) Four months ago Argentina's Aldo Rios was gloved and ready to fight Ricky Hatton but 30 minutes before the fight he was told that his services were no longer needed.  On 27 September Rios will be back in Manchester, and on that occasion he will challenge Hatton for the World Boxing Union light-welterweight title in front... Copyrighted on Independent, UK

Court Date Postponed in the Tyson-King Civil Lawsuit...
(AUG 14) According to news source, the bankruptcy that Iron Mike Tyson recently filed has delayed his civil lawsuit against Don King. They were to go to court on September 22, but it has now been delayed until April of next year.  It was agreed by the both Tyson and King to move the court date, as the bankruptcy should be completed by the later date.

Press Conference - Chavez/Singmanassak
Photos and Story by Bill Geoghegan
August 13, 2003

 

(AUG 13) WBC Super Featherweight Champion Sirimongkol Singmanassak and #1 Contender Jesus Chavez met, for the first time, yesterday at a press conference at The Hard Rock Cafe in Austin, TX. For many, this was the first time to see Singmanassak in person, not to mention hear his name pronounced correctly. Full Story with Photos

Fighter's price raises questions in boxing
(AUG 12) Brad Rone took his last fight so he could have enough money to attend his mother's funeral. He ended up being buried next to her, in matching cream-colored coffins. Rone died last month in an outdoor ring in a small Utah town, where fans yelled at him to get up after he collapsed late in the first round. A punch didn't kill him, but you could say boxing did. Copyrighted on the Olympian

TALKIN BOXIN
by Howie Reed -August 12, 2003
VERY seldom in recent memory were boxing fans treated to a really “GREAT FIGHT” . Even rarer is the
occurrence that will find two “GREAT” fights on one
evening. Saturday night pigs were flying, the cow
jumped over the moon and Shania Twain called to ask if she could spend the night. First up was NABF Welter Champ Teddy Reid against Elio Ortiz. Full Story

Boxing Promoter Not Charged in Death (AUG 12) SARASOTA, Fla. - Police said Monday they will not charge an amateur boxing promoter for the death of a 30-year-old woman who was beaten into a coma during a Toughman competition. Promoter Art Dore violated no state laws and cannot be charged with the June 17 death of Stacy Young, a mother of two ...Copyrighted on the Guardian, UK

Behind the Scenes in Austin!
Photos and Story
by Bill Geoghegan
August 11, 2003

(AUG 11) Team Singmanassak arrived in Austin late last week. They are doing their workouts at Bruce's K.O. Gym in Austin. They all seem very happy to be here, and very optimistic about the August 15th WBC Super featherweight Championship fight with local hero Jesus Chavez. Photo Gallery

Joey Rios-Raul Llopsis Highlights MetroTV's Star Boxing Card, ...
(AUG 11) NEW YORK (August 11, 2003) - Bronx native Joey Rios' six-round decision over Raul Llopsis headlines MetroTV's Star Boxing card this Saturday afternoon 3-4 p.m. on Cablevision channel 60 and Time Warner Cable channel 70.  Copyrighted on EastsideBoxing.com

Boxers face sport's
long odds

By Rick Maese | Sentinel Staff Writer
August 10, 2003

 

(AUG 10) Beethavean Scottland always explained to those who questioned his chosen field: "I'm in a sport where I could get hurt. But I'm in a sport where I could really love my life. That's boxing."  The 26-year-old lived in the Baltimore area with his wife and three young children. He was rising in the sport's rankings.  Full Copyrighted Story on Orlando Sentinel

Leaving the asylum to the lunatics
(AUG 10)
Lennox Lewis hinted last week he might retire. It could be the smartest move he has ever made. He would not be ending his career with an exclamation mark, given the bad press he received after his desultory performance against Vitali Klitschko in Los Angeles, but he would earn respect for sound judgment. Copyrighted on Guardian, U.K.

Police patrol bare-knuckle boxing match (AUG 9) Around 1,000 people gathered to watch a bare-knuckle prize fight between two men thought to be from the gypsy community today.  Dozens of extra police officers were drafted in as the spectators crowded together on a piece of land in Newark for the organised punch-up. Copyrighted on Anakova

Sullivan's star is still bright - but for how long?
 (AUG 8) Everyone knows David Tua's a Kiwi despite his 'I'm a Samoan, a Kiwi and a Yank' statements before his bout against Lennox Lewis. But he might as well be a foreign fighter as far as the local scene's concerned. He's unlikely to fight here again for a while. ...Copyrighted on Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand

Taylor on card
(AUG 8)  SHANNAN Taylor, one of Australian professional boxing's most well-known and popular figures, will fight in Kalgoorlie-Boulder next month. Copyrighted on Kalgoorlie Golden Mail, Australia

Trujillo to Face Murphy for Vacant IBA World Jr. Welterweight Title!
(AUG 8) On August 26, 2003, at the Sandia Casino, in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Promoted by Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing and ESPN2, Alex Trujillo (22-1-16ko)
and Lamar Murphy (29-6-1-20ko) face off for the vacant iba world jr. welterweight title.

The Square Ring
by Howie Reed -August 8, 2003
Know your 3K’s. Last week I wrote, “after Fahsung 3K
Battery won his manager said “Yatta Yatta Yatta”.
Enough already. Now I know there is more than one
3K’s. How? E-mail. “Dear lovely press”. Well he had me right there. I have to admit that I’ve been called a
lot of things but never “lovely press”. Gotta like it.
Editors take note.  Full Story

City loses out on boxing trials
(AUG 7) A casino town in Mississippi has beaten out Cleveland for the right to hold the 2004 USA Boxing Olympic team trials.  USA Boxing executive director Eric Parthen announced yesterday that Tunica, Miss., will play host to the trials Feb. 16-21 which lead to the 2004 Athens Games. The top eight boxers in each of the 11 weight classes will compete. Copyrighted Story on Cleveland Plain Dealer

  "Now What"
By Bernie McCoy
August 6, 2003

There's a great final scene in an under-appreciated 1972 movie called "The Candidate". Robert Redford, as the title character, turns to his campaign manager following a successful, albeit disreputable senatorial campaign, and asks, with a great deal of naivete, "Now what?". I thought of that scene when I saw a picture of Tonya Harding, on the canvas, in the first round...Full Story

Heavyweight Boxing Champ Lewis Rejects Rematch With Klitschko ...
(AUG 5) British heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis has told the promoter for Ukranian challenger Vitali Klitschko that there will not be a rematch between the men for the World Boxing Association title this year. Speculation....Copyrighted Story on Voice of America

BOXING : Squandering £ 190m the Tyson way
(AUG 5) The former heavyweight champion, who declared himself bankrupt last week, owes cash to a string of creditors, including £2.4 million to Britain`s Inland Revenue. He also owes £110,000 to a Las Vegas jewellery store for a gold chain lined with 80 carats in diamonds, £192,000 to a California limousine company and £ 37,000 to a Beverly Hills Ferrari dealership... Copyrighted Story on U.TV, UK

A Sport to Unite A Diverse City? It's in the Cards
(Jeffrey Jackson grew up in the District, played basketball at Spingarn High, spent 14 years at the White House managing craftsmen who were renovating the mansion and started a private security company. Tonight (as if his career weren't already varied enough), he debuts as a sociologist of the sweet science of boxing...Copyrighted Story on Washington Post

BOXING: Man or mouse, Echols wants a fight   (AUG 4) BIG-punching American Antwun Echols was preparing to fly home in disgust this morning after Anthony "The Man" Mundine said he would not fight him tomorrow night.  Mundine, tipped by oddsmakers around the world to be knocked out by the American shock-puncher, told the ....Copyrighted Story on Advertiser, Australia

Book Is Talk of the Boxing World
(AUG 3)The walls in Brad Berkwitt's home office are covered by autographed photos and posters. So is the hallway leading upstairs. If Berkwitt's wife, Gwen, did not possess veto powers, there would be more.Copyrighted Story on Washington Post

Is the boxing career of Angel Manfredy on the ropes?
(AUG 3) As this Angel ascended, it seemed he was going all the way to the top. He got awfully close. But when the elevator that has been Angel Manfredy’s professional boxing career came down last week, it crashed. Hard. Just as Manfredy did..Copyrighted Story on
Gary Post Tribune, Indiana

John Whisler: Just give Elizondo comeback some more time
(AUG 3) Gabriel Elizondo needs confidence now more than he needs cash. He needs to get back in the gym, back to the drawing board. But most of all, he needs to stay active....Copyrighted Story on San Antonio Express, Texas

Former boxing champion Mike Tyson files for bankruptcy protection
(AUG 3) Mike Tyson h
as declared bankruptcy, forced to do so because of his free-spending ways and financial mismanagement by others, his lawyer said. Tyson filed for Chapter 11 protection Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, said Debra Grassgreen, his attorney. Copyrighted Story on Newsday

Martinez pleased with effort
(AUG 3)
Alfonso Martinez left the Victoria Community Center Dome late Friday night bloody but unbowed. The Victoria resident didn't win his Miller Lite Texas Title Bout super welterweight fight, but he battled Marcus Bush..... Copyrighted Story on Victoria Advocate, Texas

Boxing: 'Mollycoddled' Harrison has much to learn, says Bugner
(AUG 3)Audley Harrison must be reflecting that a lot of water has flowed under Sydney Harbour Bridge since his gold medal triumph at the 2000 Olympics. The 6ft 5in Londoner, who returns to Sydney to fight former Australian heavyweight champion Colin Wilson on Wednesday... Copyrighted Story on Telegraph.co.uk

Tunica hooks Olympic Boxing Trials
(AUG 2) The 2004 U.S. Olympic Boxing Trials are coming to Tunica County. Fight promoter Brian Young, based in Walls, Miss., called it "the biggest event that I've ever been involved in" - including the 2002 Lennox Lewis-Mike Tyson heavyweight title bout at The Pyramid. Copyrighted Story on GoMemphis.com

Ayala set to fight in October
(AUG 2) Paulie Ayala of Fort Worth will be returning to the ring on Oct. 17.  It will mark Ayala's first fight since he lost a unanimous decision in November to Erik Morales for the vacant World Boxing Council featherweight title. Copyrighted Story on Fort Worth Star Telegram

 
     
     
     
     
 

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