(AUG 31)
KO Chicago Radio returns to the
airwaves tonight at 6:20pm on WJJG AM-1530. Back on the air every
Wednesday night KO Chicago Radio features the finest in weekly
discussion about the local and national professional boxing scene.
Topics this week include a re-cap of the Fernando Vargas "Return To
Battle" card, VIVA MEXICO, the next 8 Count Productions event on
September 16th featuring four time world champion Johnny Tapia..Full
Story
Unbeaten heavyweight Derric Rossy
added to "Mayhem in Mansfield"
WOBURN, Mass. (August 31,
2005) - Former Boston College defensive lineman Derric Rossy (8-0, 5
KOs) returns to familiar grounds, close to where he starred on the
gridiron, in order to advance his professional boxing...More
(AUG 28) Last night at the Paragon Casino and
Resort, Marksville, Louisiana, Kasha Chamblin defeated pro debuter
Keri Hill by a first-round TKO, in a four-round featherweight bout.
Wright and Lyell Fight at the Queen
(AUG 26) Tacoma, Washington - On September 17th, Seattle’s light
middleweight prospect Walter Wright (8-1, 4 KO’s) will face the
tenacious Billy Lyell (7-2, 2 KO’s) from Warren, Ohio Saturday night in
Tacoma’s Emerald Queen Casino, I-5 showroom. Full
Story
Figuroa on "Viva Mexico" Chicago Show (AUG
26) Dominic Pesoli's 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO
BOXING, and Bob Arum's Top Rank Incorporated in association with Miller
Lite and TCF Bank are proud to announce further details of VIVA MEXICO,
a ...Full
Story
The Contender is back and the rematch is on (AUG 25) Los Angeles, CA,----Mark Burnett Productions, DreamWorks
Television, and ESPN, Inc. have announced a date, venue and fight card
for the first of their three boxing specials. On Saturday,
October 15th 2005, live from ...Full Story
Too Sharp’ Suffers
Training Injury! d
LOS ANGELES, August 24 – Due to a torn tricep muscle suffered in
training, former world champion Mark ‘Too Sharp’ Johnson has been forced
to withdraw from his September 1st bout with top bantamweight contender
Johnny Gonzalez ...Full
Story
(AUG 22) On Saturday, at the Isle of Capri
Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, and promoted by Prize Fight Promotions, in
the main event, Ann “Brown Sugar” Wolfe, 167, settled the score when she
soundly defeated Valerie “The Wolfe” Mahfood, 165, with a 10-round unanimous
decision in what was properly ...Full Story
Klitschko to fight Rahman
(AUG 19) On November 12, 2005, Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC
heavyweight title against interim champion Hasim Rahman. The venue has
not been determined but talk is that it will more than likely be held at
the MGM Grand or Thomas/Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bob Arum of
Top Rank will be the promoter of this event.
Winky Wright’s Team says Mayweather is “ducking”!
August 18, 2005
(AUG 18) According to Gary Shaw,
Winky Wright’s promoter, a proposed showdown has apparently fallen
through the cracks. Shaw told news sources that when Mayweather
challenged Wright it was just for publicity. They were talking about
fighting on November 12th, but negotiations on the purse
became an issue.
Three-Time World Champion William Joppy
Headlines “Knockouts at Coushatta IX” September 17
(AUG 18) Kinder, LA—Three-time WBA Middleweight champion William Joppy
(35-4-1) takes on Will “Kid Fire” McIntyre (36-4-1) in a 10-round non-title
main event at “Knockouts at Coushatta IX,” Coushatta’s latest ...Full
Story
Levander
Johnson vs. Chavez added to card
LOS ANGELES (Aug. 18, 2005) – Golden Boy
Promotions announces the addition of an IBF lightweight title bout between
champion Levander Johnson and Jesus “The Matador” Chavez. This fight has
been added to the already-explosive card with WBC junior lightweight
champion Marco Antonio Barrera
Duddy headlines "Mayhem in Mansfield" Sept. 17 at Dana Barros Sports
Complex, Mansfield, MA WOBURN,
Mass. (August 18, 2005) - Unbeaten Irish middleweight sensation John Duddy
(11-0, 10 KOs) will headline "Mayhem in Mansfield," September 17 at the Dana
Barros Sports Complex in Mansfield...Full Story
Main Events and 8 Count Productions
announce the Undercard of event - August 20th
(AUG 16) Main Event and 8 Count
Productions are proud to announce final details of the undercard of
"Return to Battle", Chicagoland's Biggest Professional Boxing Event
of 2005 at the Allstate Arena this Saturday, August 20th.
Full Story
Oh, No, the Sky is falling again!
By Sue TL Fox
(AUG 13) Oh, no folks…the sky must be
falling…..again. A four-round bout, that failed to take place, with a female
boxer, who would have fought the same opponent for the fifth time---and an
open letter is made public to address that particular female boxer because
she did not show up to that event…ah…according to their side of the
story. Yes, Mia “The Knockout” St. John...Full Story
Rahman faces
Barrett on Don King Blockbuster
August 11, 2005
(AUG 11) CHICAGO - Promoter Don King has
scheduled another blockbuster card that will feature three world title
fights-and two additional heavyweight matches with world title
implications-on Aug. 13 at the United Center and on pay per view....Full
Story
NABO Bantamweight Title Showdown
Highlights Boxeo De Oro
August 11, 2005
LOS ANGELES, August 11 – One man is a boxing
legend and a future hall of famer; the other is a knockout artist with
his sights set on creating his own memorable legacy. On Thursday,
September 1, in a bout to be televised live on HBO Latino’s ..Full
Story
Showtime Championship
Boxing
August 10, 2005
NEW YORK (AUG 10) - World Boxing Organization
(WBO) Junior Middleweight Champion Daniel "El Pillin" Santos will seek
to extend his unbeaten streak in world title bouts to 10 (with one
no-contest) when he defends against former WBA welterweight...Full Story
(AUG 10) Last night in Pendleton,
California, Julio Diaz of Mexico KO’d Russell Stoner Jones in the
first round. Diaz, now 32-3-0 (24KO), just took less than two
minutes (1:59) to stop Jones. Jones, now 19-12-0 (14KO), got hit
with a heavy left hook to the right eye. Diaz told local news
sources, "I wasn't surprised it ended so quickly".
(AUG 9) Tonight in Camp Pendleton, California, on the undercard, in a
super flyweight bout, Heather Donoho, 113, of San Diego, will be
fighting Mirasol Miranda, 110.5, of Hollywood, Florida. Retired
IFBA Featherweight World champion Bonnie Canino has come to the event
with her fighter Miranda.
Full Story
Molitor
Promises Big U.S. Splash
(AUG 6) Harrison, NJ — Top rated bantamweight contender Steve "The
Canadian" Kid" Molitor will move up to the jr. featherweight division
when he takes on the tough, durable and awkward Debind "The Nepal Tiger"
Thapa on the 10-round main ...Full Story
ABC renews contract with Fight Fax
(Press Release) The Association of Boxing Commissions voted to renew
its contract with Fight Fax, Inc., as its official record keeper.
The contract is in effect for three years, with an option to renew
for two more years. The vote was unanimous. Full Story
Foreman Returns as Broadcast
Analyst
(AUG 3) On August 13, 2005, George Foreman be returning as a
broadcast analyst for a card promoted by Don King. The card will be
Hasim Rahman and Monte Barrett. The winner is scheduled to face WBC
champion Vitali Klitschko.
