Up-and-down year in boxing
(DEC 29) Boxing had pleasant and disappointing moments in 2003. A year in
review chronicles boxings ups and downs:
Established stars, such as Roy Jones Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya, still command
attention. Others, like heavyweight champion..Copyrighted Story
onMiami Herald
(DEC 29) Call 2003 the year of the hidden heavyweights. Lennox Lewis,
recognized as the best of the big men no matter the alphabet organization,
was last seen in the ring in June. That's when the blubbery Brit nearly lost
his title and head against Vitali Klitschko.
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onthe Plain Dealer cleveland.com
Golden Gloves Gym Down for the count
(DEC 27) Roger Mayweather wasn't the most famous
professional boxer to train regularly at the Golden Gloves Gym. But
Mayweather probably represented the spirit and the tradition of the Golden
Gloves Gym, which closed Tuesday after a 22-year run, as well as any
fighter. Copyrighted Story
on Las
Vegas Review Journal
New head of Oklahoma's boxing commission (DEC 26) A long-time referee will
take over as administrator of the state boxing commission. Joe Miller will
replace Steve Bashore, who is leaving to become general manager of a new
Peoria Indian tribe casino in Miami, Oklahoma. He'll remain as a consultant
to the commission.
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on
KOTV
Minnesota boxing great seeks return of state
commission
(DEC 26) ST. PAUL - One of the most successful
boxers from Minnesota, Scott LeDoux, said he will ask Gov. Tim Pawlenty to
reinstall the Minnesota Boxing Commission which was abolished by former Gov.
Jesse Ventura. LeDoux fought eight world champions
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on USA Today
Leija fight on, off -- now it's back on
(DEC 26) "Jesse" James Leija's fight against Francisco Bojado scheduled for
Jan. 24 in Atlantic City, N.J., briefly was canceled earlier this week when
Bojado pulled out because of the flu.
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on San
Antonio News
Local Fighter Wright Set to Fight Mosley in Las
Vegas
(DEC 25) Washington-raised IBF 154-pound
champion Ronald "Winky" Wright finally received the high-profile fight he
had been searching for for the past two years. Wright (46-3) agreed to fight
WBC and WBA champion Shane Mosley (39-2) on March 13. The fight will be held
at Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas and aired on HBO.
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on
Washington Post
“Undefeated Cruiserweight headed for the
Pacific Northwest” -Halquist Productions Inks Van Sickle! (DEC 23) Undefeated Ohio
cruiserweight prospect Chad Van Sickle signed with boxing promoter Brian
Halquist today. Van Sickle, who is 13-0-2, will immediately be moving from
Ohio to the Pacific Northwest.... Full Story
Fenech wants four world champs
(DEC 23) While Green showed tremendous power in
lifting the WBC interim super-middleweight title in Montreal he is only one
member of Fenech's "awesome foursome" of world-class fighters.
Big-hitting Vic Darchinyan, is now the No.1 contender for the IBF flyweight
title and guaranteed a title shot with Irene Pacheco of Colombia.Copyrighted Story
on News.com.au
SBCA Files Brief in Support of Challenge to
Florida PPV Tax
(DEC 23) The Satellite Broadcast and
Communications Association (SBCA) has filed an amicus curiae (i.e.,friend of
the court) brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a petition for
the court to review the constitutionality of a Florida law that taxes all
televised boxing matches, including pay-per-view (PPV), even if the bout
occurs in another state.
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on Telecomweb
Trio To Work The Holidays
(DEC 22) The holiday season doesnt mean three South Florida based-fighters
will take a break from the gym. Former 140-pound world champions
Randall Bailey and Diobelys Hurtado and 2000 Olympic bronze medalist and
current middleweight contender Jermain Taylor...
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on Miami Herald
Hometown greets champ with cheers
(DEC 22) NORWALK -- Play-fighting, joking and
reminiscing with friends he hadn't seen since capturing the World Boxing
Association's super welterweight title on Dec. 13, 32-year-old Travis Simms
reveled in his homecoming victory party last night at The Roxy.
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on Stanford Advocate
TALKIN BOXIN
by Howie Reed -December 21, 2003
As the ex-wife once said, “you’re going to have
to trust me.” Great way with words she had. The trust here will involve
trusting me not to write some maudlin Christmas column that starts “Twas the
night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring
expect t... Full Story
Tapia
hospitalized for possible drug overdose
(DEC 20) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Five-time world champion boxer Johnny Tapia was
taken to a hospital Friday for treatment of what police said was a possible
overdose of pills. Tapia, who has a history of drug abuse, was in
satisfactory condition at the University of New Mexico Hospital, said Trayce
Zimmermann, a spokeswoman for the boxer. Copyrighted Story
on AP.
Boxing: Masoe in line for title bout
(DEC 19) Aucklander Maselino Masoe may be boxing for the WBA world
middleweight title early in the New Year, and there is a chance the fight
will be in Auckland. The WBA has ordered a bout between its European
champion, Evans "The African Warrior" Ashira, and Pan Asian champ Masoe to
sort out its rankings. Copyrighted Story
on New Zealand Herald
Boxing: Hatton won't be changed by super
stardom
(DEC 18) MEGA-FIGHTS and millionaire status
await Ricky Hatton in 2004 ... but don't expect any of it to turn his head.
The Hitman is already in the betting for next year's BBC Sports Personality
award, tucked in at 33-1, alongside World Superbikes champion Neil Hodgson.
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on
Manchester Evening News
Reid Will Appeal Over Ref Outrage
(DEC 18) ROBIN REID'S camp are making an official protest over the
Runcorn super-middleweight's defeat by world WBA and IBF champion Sven Ottke
in Nuremburg last Saturday. Reid, the former WBC title holder, claimed
"I was robbed - even Dick Turpin hid behind a mask" after all three judges
voted for Ottke. The complaint is going to the International Boxing
Federation, who appointed the officials. Copyrighted Story
on The
Mirror, UK
DeltaPlex continues to help local boxing grow
(DEC 17) The first full year of the
DeltaPlex professional boxing series, concluding Friday night with the
seventh card this year at the Walker arena, brought some distinct paradigm
shifts. One promoter yielded to another, even as they joined forces..Copyrighted Story
on The Grand Rapids Press
The talk in boxing
(DEC 17) Was it really a
surprise that Cory Spinks should win a decision over fight favourite Ricardo
Mayorga and so claim the undisputed world welterweight championship in
Atlantic City on Saturday? Not to his father Leon, who 25 years ago scored a
shock of his own in outpointing defending world heavyweight champion
Muhammad Ali in only his eighth professional bout. Copyrighted Story
on London, UK
Boxing champ banned for refusing breath test
(DEC 17) BOXING champ Gary Jacobs has been banned from
driving - despite trying to impress a sheriff with his glittering past.Jacobs was disqualified for 12 months after
twice refusing to take a breath test. At
Glasgow Sheriff Court, Bobby McCormack, defending, reeled off the highlights
of his career in an attempt for leniency
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Glasgow Evening Times
(DEC 17) Public trust can be a terrible oxymoron, depending upon the
individual shouldering it. Richard Schwaiger was a Grand Rapids city
commissioner from 1970-75. During his term, Schwaiger accepted for
safekeeping a pair of boxing gloves used by Stanley Ketchel. Arthur Ketchel
Sr., brother of the boxing legend, had kept the gloves for more than 60
years. Copyrighted Story
on Grand
Rapids Pressted Story
on Channel
News Asia
Boxing: New champ Spinks wants a taste of
Sugar
(DEC 16) ATLANTIC CITY, United States : New
undisputed world welterweight boxing champion Cory Spinks is not satisfied
with taking his sweetest triumph. Now he wants a taste of Sugar - "Sugar"
Shane Mosley that is.
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Chumps put boxing on the ropes
(DEC 16) HEAVYWEIGHT boxing is taking a standing
eight-count as it struggles to dodge accusations the sport is descending
into farce. Big title bouts are becoming scarce as the champs prefer
to fight chumps. Copyrighted Story
on Melbourne
Herald Sun
Maryland man slain on ’ Walk after boxing
show ends
(DEC 15)
ATLANTIC CITY - A 32-year-old Maryland father visiting the area for a night
of professional boxing was stabbed to death early Sunday morning as he
exited Boardwalk Hall, where the event was held, authorities said.Keith J.
Butler, of 7200 Jaywick Ave., Fort Washington, Md., was pronounced dead at
the Atlantic City Medical Center, City Division, at 1:28 a.m., authorities
said.
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on Atlantic City, NJ
Ex-boxing champ on knife charge
(DEC 15) The 32-year-old boxer from Bawburgh near Norwich, Norfolk, was
arrested by officers in Norwich city centre at 0300 GMT on Sunday. He was
taken to Bethel Street Police Station where he was questioned and later
charged with carrying a knife. Copyrighted Story
on BBC News
Boxing: Spinks family strikes again
(DEC 14) The Spinks Jinx returned
last night and Ricardo Mayorga was its victim. IBF welterweight champion
Cory Spinks, a quarter-century after his father, Leon, shocked everyone by
beating Muhammad Ali, surprised the boxing world with a majority decision
over Mayorga before 12,346 screaming fans at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic
City...Copyrighted Story
on Newark
Star Ledger
Boxing: Tackie performance raises Hatton's
sights
(DEC 14) Manchester City fan Ricky Hatton may
have had reason to be rueful after watching his beloved Blues counted out in
the Old Trafford derby but his consolation is being catapulted into boxing's
premiership by virtue of a scintillating points victory over probably his
most seasoned opponent to date, Ben Tackie, here at the MEN Arena last
night..Copyrighted Story
on
Independent UK
Boxing: Conlon targets historic success
(DEC 12) JAMIE Conlon aims to move a step closer
to a slice of history in the National Stadium tonight.Conlon became the
first St John Bosco boxer to win an Ulster senior title since 1991 last
month and is two victories away from claiming the Irish senior light-fly
crown...Copyrighted Story
on Belfast
Telegraph
DEC 12) Although Holly Holm's name will be the most recognizable on
tonight's fight card at the Kiva in the Albuquerque Convention Center, Shawn
Gallegos and Tommy Aragon will have more on the line. They are facing off
for the New Mexico state junior welterweight (140-pound) title - a belt that
could line the winner up for a North American belt....Copyrighted Story
on Albuquerque Tribune
Boxing: King settles with Norris for 7.5
million dollars
(DEC 11) NEW YORK : Don King paid a 7.5
million-dollar settlement to former World Boxing Council super welterweight
champion Terry Norris as a jury was hearing the fighter's lawsuit in New
York Supreme Court. Norris sued his former promoter, King, for aiding
a breach of fiduciary duty...Copyrighted Story
onChannel
News Asia
Olympic boxing trials tickets go on sale
(DEC 11) Tickets are now on sale for the
official 2004 U.S. Olympic boxing trials, to be held in Tunica Feb. 17-21.
Athletes will compete in 143 matches during five days of events. The trials
will feature the top eight athletes in each of the 11 Olympic-style boxing
weight classes as ..Copyrighted Story
on Memphis
Business Journal
BOXING: For reform, politician calls upon big guns
(DEC 9) Michigan might be getting closer to making sweeping changes in the
way boxing is regulated. A bill in the state Legislature, scheduled to
receive a hearing next month, would be the first major overhaul of state
boxing law in nearly two decades. It's backed by Detroit fight leaders..Copyrighted Story
on Detroit Free Press
Boxing: Tua aims to fight next year
(DEC 9) David Tua hopes to resume his boxing
career by the middle of next year. The boxer last night told Murray Deaker
on Sportstalk that his relationship with managers Kevin Barry and Martin
Pugh was over and that he would manage himself.
..Copyrighted Story
on New Zealand Herald
Another blow for boxing
(DEC 8) Heavyweight boxing suffered another blow
to its credibility as Vitali Klitschko beat a poorly-prepared Kirk Johnson
in two rounds in an eliminator for the WBC title. It's unfair to criticise
Klitschko for his display, as he can only beat the
..Copyrighted Story
on Megastar News, UK
Warren lauds mighty Macc
(DEC 8) The delay while they found the light
switch at the National Ice Rink held up Enzo Maccarinelli longer than South
African cruiserweight champion Earl Morais in Cardiff on Saturday night. The
WBU cruiserweight champion from Swansea completed his second defence..Copyrighted Story
on BBC News
Boxing: Klitschko hopes demolition of Johnson
catches eye of ...
(DEC 7) NEW
YORK : Vitali Klitschko hopes his heavyweight masterclass against Kirk
Johnson will stir a dormant Lennox Lewis into one last battle as boxing's
flagship division prepares for an intriguing year in 2004. ..Copyrighted Story
on The
Channel News Asia
Fights comes to Chicago
(DEC 7) World class boxing returns to Chicagoland when Promoter Bobby Hitz of Hitz Boxing hosts ESPN2’s last
Friday Night Fights broadcast of the year on December 19th from the Ramada
Hotel O’Hare. Headlining the action is WBC #1 rated and mandatory
Cruiserweight challenger O’Neil Bell vs. Derrick Harmon. The co-main event
features the return to the ring of Chicago’s own Angel Hernandez
(26-5, 16 KOs). ESPN Boxing commentator Teddy Atlas will call the action
from ringside. More
John Whisler: ESPN delivers sock in the gut to boxing
(DEC 7) They have been
performing the last rites over boxing for decades. Many believe the sport
has always operated with one foot in the gutter, the other in the grave.
Doomsday predictions are almost as old as the sport itself.
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on San Antonio Express
Boxing: Angry Tua injures king-hit right hand(DEC 6) David Tua has just recovered
from minor surgery to repair ligaments in his right hand - the one that
delivers the knockouts - after an accident that has been covered up by the
boxer. It is not known how the injury occurred, but rumour in the gyms
has it that Tua smashed his hand into a wall in anger...Copyrighted Story
on The New
Zealand Herald
Beijing selected host of 2005 world boxing
championship
(DEC 6) Beijing will be the venue of the World
Boxing Championship for year 2005, as revealed by the Secretary General of
the International Boxing Association (AIBA), Turkey's Cane Doganeli, in a
statement released on Friday by local press. Copyrighted Story
onthe China
Daily.
The Square Ring...by Howie Reed
(DEC 5)This issue of the Pattaya Mail, as you
know, is
dedicated to His Majesty the King of Thailand. HM the
King has ties with not only the sport of boxing but
with the United States. His Majesty King Bhumibol
Adulyadej was born in the United States on December 5, 1927 at Mount Auburn
Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts. More
Boxing: Tua throws chance of world title away
(DEC 4) David Tua appears to have lost the will
to box on. The word is that Tua has told promoter Cedric Kushner he will not
get in the ring with Lamon Brewster as scheduled on February 14. They
were to battle for the World Boxing Organisation title vacated by South
African Corrie Sanders. Copyrighted Story
on The New
Zealand Herald
Boxing: Klitschko teases Lewis (DEC 4) NEW YORK : UkrainianVitali Klitschko renewed his verbal
attack on WBC world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, insisting he is the
reason Lewis is close to retirement. Klitschko (32-2, 31 KOs) was leading
the Briton on all three scorecards when the pair met in Los Angeles in
June...Copyrighted Story
on Channel
News Asia
Arrest Warrant issued for Ayala
(DEC 3) A judge today issued an arrest warrant against local boxer Tony
Ayala Jr. on an allegation that he violated his probation last month by not
being at home before his 10 p.m. curfew. Copyrighted Story
on MySA.com
The talk in boxing (DEC 3) Micky Rourke has
blamed a fixation with professional boxing for almost ending his Hollywood
career. Rourke, a promising amateur, turned his back on the ring for
roles in movies such as Body Heat, Year of the....Copyrighted Story
on This is London, UK
Hearns spices up Cadillac boxing match
(DEC 2) CADILLAC - A five-time world champion
boxer visited Cadillac to help generate interest in a sport close to his
heart.Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns attended a 13-bout boxing event and dinner
sponsored by the Three Fires and Wolverine area boxing clubs Saturday to
raise money for the clubs for new equipment. Hearns came up from Detroit to
support the effort and two of his boxing club members.
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on Cadillac
News
Boxing: Great Scott cuts out the doubters
(DEC 1) SCOTT HARRISON paid tribute to stand-in
cuts man Mick Williamson after his dramatic WBO featherweight victory over
Manuel Medina. Williamson was made to work for his money on Saturday night
as he stemmed the flow ....Copyrighted Story
on The Mirror
