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Greek tragedy angers Olympic boxing fans
(AUG 25) ATHENS: Furious Greek fans rained plastic
water bottles onto the Olympic boxing ring Tuesday when local hero Elias
Pavlidis lost his light heavyweight (81kg) quarter-final to Egypt’s Ahmed
Esmail.The ringside doctor ordered the fight to be stopped after inspecting
the Greek’s cut left eye with 1min 38sec of the third round remaining and
Pavlidiis leading. Copyrighted Story on Daily Times
Another Riddick-ulous Boxing Comeback
(AUG 25) For most athletes, comebacks are usually not
successful, unless you are talking about an athlete who left for medical
reasons, took care of the medical problem, and then returned to the
arena/playing field the following season. Comebacks usually mean you’ve been
there, you’ve been somebody, you left for a ...Copyrighted Story on
International Brotherhood of Prizefighters
It's a fiasco in Olympic boxing ring
(AUG 25) So where's the Olympic boxing on TV? It's out there
somewhere in the off-peak hours, on the off-peak flavors of NBC. They've
wedged in a round or two between badminton and tiddly winks. But all I ever
see are beach volleyball, gymnastics and swimming. Viewers will inevitably
be shown more scantily clad women than men in prime time. So men in trunks
get shorted. Copyrighted Story on The Californian
Boxing shows land sweet deals
(AUG 25) HOLLYWOOD -- Anybody who wants to put on a boxing match in
California has to navigate 128 pages of regulations, many of them designed
to ensure the health and safety of boxers as well as to promote the
integrity of the sport. But when "reality" TV producers from Hollywood
came calling earlier this year, state officials agreed to bend a couple of
those rules. Copyrighted Story on Indianapolis Star, IN
Fox, NBC: Grudge Match Continues
(AUG 23) Fox's latest sleight of hand has not gone unnoticed.
The network, currently at odds with NBC over competing boxing series, has
pushed up the start date on its reality bid, The Next Great Champ, fronted
by
....Copyrighted by
E! Online
Foreman grilled about his return to boxing
(AUG 23) George Foreman pulled himself from
Houston's gritty Fifth Ward to become an Olympic boxing gold medalist,
two-time world heavyweight boxing champion, businessman and preacher. Now
55, he's eager to box again. He's training for his next professional bout,
but first ....Copyrighted
by Houston Chronicle
Judge denies restraining-order bid against Fox boxing show
(AUG 22) Both sides in
the dispute over dueling boxing reality shows claimed vindication last week
when a California Superior Court judge declined to issue a restraining order
blocking the Fox network program from going on the air,but granted an
expedited hearing in the case....Copyrighted by Winston Salem Journal
Romania protests decision in boxing loss
(AUG 22) BUCHAREST,
Romania (AP) -- Romania has officially protested the loss of Olympic boxer
Marian Simion, accusing the referees of not being fair, sports newspapers
reported Sunday.Romania's Boxing Federation lodged a protest Saturday,
saying the decision to give Ramadan Yasser of Egypt a 36-24 victory
..Copyrighted story on CNN/S
With Boxing Show, Fox Makes Quick Move, but Judge Reacts
(AUG 21) In the latest twist in a legal conflict over boxing reality shows,
the Fox network decided yesterday to move forward the premiere of its show,
"The Next Great Champ," to the day ...Copyrighted by New York Times
Two more Americans fail to master Olympic boxing style
(AUG 20) While
Rock Allen chased Boris Georgiev around the ring in a futile attempt to slow
the agile Bulgarian fighter, Allen's father shouted from the stands: "Stop
running and box! Stop running and box!" ...Copyrighted by San
Francisco Chronicle
Bowe applies for Oklahoma boxing license
(AUG 20)Former
heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe applied for an Oklahoma boxing license
Friday, clearing the way for a possible second fight in the state, a state
boxing administrator said. Bowe applied for the license Friday and received
preliminary approval...Copyrighted by San Francisco Chronicle
Boxing
champ found dead in San Antonio
(AUG 16) SAN ANTONIO -- A
boxing champion from South Texas was found stabbed to death today, police
said. Robert Quiroga, 34, was pronounced dead this morning at University
Hospital in San Antonio. A passer-by on Interstate ...Copyrighted Story on
Houston Chronicle
answer.
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London Free Press
Boxer's sacrifice pays off in first-day victory Boxing
(AUG 15)ATHENS -- Trevor Stewardson made either the ultimate sacrifice or a
regrettable mistake on his way to the Olympic Games. Soon, he will know
which of those is the
Hernandez Wins, Perez Loses...
(AUG 14) Cicero, Illinois): In an unseasonably cool summer, there were
whispers that the Fourth of July fireworks weren’t all that great this year
in Chicago, as well as a few outlying suburbs. Those people should have been
at Hawthorne Park on Friday, August 13th where there were ...Copyrighted
Story on Cyberboxingzone.com/report by Juan C. Ayllon
Book: Jailed boxing star committed incest
Montreal, Canada, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- In a book set for release this fall, the
daughters of one of Canada's most gifted, and notorious, boxers say he
sexually assaulted them for years.Copyrighted
Story on
Washington Times.
No Monkey Business for this promoter!
(AUG 13) THE owner of a private Bangkok zoo has been charged with smuggling
orang-utans into Thailand to be used for mock Thai boxing bouts to entertain
tourists, police said yesterday. Pin Kiewkacha was charged after a
police swoop on the Safari World park and faces four years in jail for
illegally importing orang-utans from Indonesia or MalaysiaCharges
over ape boxing
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
US Olympic Boxing: Lately Lacking Medals And Coverage
(AUG 13) There used to be
a time in the United States that if you wanted to see boxing's future
champions and stars, you'd watch the Summer Olympics. Since 1904, American
fighters have won more Medals (102) in boxing than any other Nation. For the
record, the U.S. has also won the most Gold (47), Silver (21), and Bronze
(34). Copyrighted Story on International Brotherhood Of Prizefighters
Press Conference Today
in Los Angeles!
August 11, 2004
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(AUG 11) Today at the Le Domme Restaurant, on
Sunset Blvd., in Los Angeles, California the press conference was held for
the upcoming James Toney IBA world title bout.
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Blea Comeback 22 Years later!
August 10, 2004 |
(AUG 10) Stephen Blea, a 46 year old father of
five and grandfather of 6. Former State Boxing Champion retired 22 yrs. ago
with a record of 49-6. Blea is Employed by Mountain States Employers
Council. A Current Pro Boxing Referee and Judge for the State Of Colorado
and the NABF and WBC Organizations. More
Talkin Boxin - August 8th Edition
August 9, 2004 -By Howie Reed
"Whoa Nelly", with all due respects to Keith Jackson who made the term
famous, you got to give the swell folks at Showtime credit. They could foul
up a on car funeral. Last Saturday night they had the opportunity to hit one
out of the park but instead to prove that they are a network that isn't
ready for prime time. Showtime had a delicious
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American Corrales stops Freitas in lightweight bout
(AUG 8) MASHANTUCKET (Connecticut): American Diego Corrales withstood early
punishment to hand Acelino Freitas the first defeat of his career Saturday,
stopping the Brazilian in the 10th round of their scheduled 12-round
lightweight bout.
Corrales knocked Freitas down three times, in the eighth round, in the ninth
and finally at 1:24 of the 10th, when the Brazilian indicated “no more” to
referee Michael Ortega.copyrighted story on
Daily News
Philippine journalist in critical condition after being shot by ...
MANILA, Aug. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- A Philippine journalist was in critical
condition after he was shot by a bodyguard of Filipino world boxing champion
Manny Pacquiao early Sunday in the southern Philippine city of General
Santos, local media reported. Jonathan Abayon, 27, who works for GMA radio
in General Santos ....Copyrighted by Xinhua
Americans Hungry for Boxing Gold in Jubilee Year
(AUG 8) BERLIN (Reuters) - Boxing and the Olympics will resume their
love-hate relationship in Athens with the Americans hungry to recover from
their Sydney disappointment and the Cubans poised to shine as ever.
Tyson may still draw despite latest defeat(AUG
8) The rush to jump on the bandwagon ostensibly carting Mike Tyson out of
the ring and into boxing history has been dizzying and wide in scope,
spanning across the industry. His once glorious career is at an end,
the critics said. Tyson, 38, was not only knocked out by Danny Williams on
July 31, they said....copyrighted story on Washington Post
TUCSON BOXING: Big-time finish
(AUG 7) Too fast. Too quick. And too
punishing. David Lopez was all that and more last night at Desert Diamond
Casino in what was Sugar Ray Leonard's fifth, final and perhaps most
successful fight card here. Lopez and Tucsonan Nito Bravo
...Copyrighted Story on Tucson Citizen
Unlikely Boost Allows Jones to Return to Ring(AUG
4) George Khalid Jones and Denise Scottland forever will be linked by June
26, 2001 -- the tragic day that transformed both of their lives. Last night,
at Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie, they met in person for the first
time. Jones, a 37-year-old 173-pounder from Paterson, N.J., fought Silver
Spring's Darnell Wilson ....copyrighted story on Washington Post
Don't count out boxing yet
(AUG 4) Preachers, politicians, creditors and divorce lawyers have spent the
past few weeks jabbing more at Mike Tyson than Danny Williams, who knocked
out Tyson in the fourth round in Freedom Hall Friday night. All have decried
Tyson's bankruptcies, both financial and personal.....copyrighted story on
Lexington Herald Leader
Tyson's boxing career takes a seat
(AUG 1) It was near the end of the third round Friday night in Freedom Hall
when the fan sitting beside me, the fan wearing the Tyson hat, let out a
sigh of significant sorrow..... copyrighted story on The Register-Guard
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