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

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 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 on Barbados 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

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

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

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

(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

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

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

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 August 16, 2008

(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.

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

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