Bad Boy Boxer Makes it in the News again....Iron Mike Tyson arrested on drug charges (DEC 31, 2006) (Media-Newswire.com) - Former boxing champion Mike Tyson was arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona Friday and charged with cocaine possession as well as driving under the influence of drugs.  Tyson's BMW narrowly avoided ..full Story

OJEDA, READY TO FIGHT IN USA! By Kevin Bello December 29, 2006

Jay Boxing & R. Paniagua Presents Boxeo Caliente New Year Celebration Exclusively on Fox Sports En Español  New York, NY--(HISPANIC PR WIRE)--December 28, 2006--Boxing fans can get their New Year's celebrations off to an early start this Friday night, December 29th by watching "Boxeo Caliente" on Fox Sports En Espanol at 11pm ET / 8pm PT. The New Year's Special ..Full Story

Tommy Morrison, to fight in January?..By Mike Cassell  “The Philadelphia Boxing Report” - December 21, 2006

Philadelphia – Tommy Morrison is planning to fight, the first week of January somewhere in Mexico, a source told The Philadelphia Boxing Report. His attorney Randy Lang could not be reached  Full Story

Joe Calzaghe, “The Italian Dragon” all smoke, no fire...By Mike Cassell  “The Philadelphia Boxing Report”  (DEC 20) Philadelphia - You know the old saying, you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him get in the boat, and come to America to face real competition. I really have a hard time with fighters like Joe Calzaghe 42 – 0 (31-KO’s), who claim.. Full Story
 

Duddy eyeing March 16 at MSG Photo by Emily Harney December 19, 2006

NEW YORK (December 19, 2006) – IBA World middleweight title-holder “Ireland’s” John Duddy, does not have a career-threatening detached retina, contrary to an erroneous report, and he pulled out of his scheduled January 11th fight in New York ...Full Story

Rakoczy vs. Freeman December 16, 2006 Photos by Alan Messick December 16, 2006

(DEC 16) WBAN has just posted a huge digital photo gallery #401, and Flash Photo Slideshow #58, of the Jessica Rakoczy vs. Tawnyah Freeman bout that took place in Lemoore, CA. Photographer Alan Messick covered this event for WBAN.

Prescott Retains Title
By Kevin Bello  (DEC 16) Local former Olympian Breydis Prescott, (14-0, 14KOs) scored a fourth round knockout over Venezuelan challenger Erwing Romero and retained his WBC Fecarbox super lightweight title in the main event of the boxing  Full Story

Belts are made to unified, not multiplied.
By Michael Cassell “The Philadelphia Boxing Report”  posted on 12/15/06  PHILADELPHIA – In a division that is hemorrhaging fans faster, than Mel Gibson and Michael Richards combined, a small amount of excitement is better than nothing at all. Last year, the consensuses best Heavyweight in the world..Full Story

Kassim Ouma wins big, with loss to Taylor.  Michael Cassell “The Philadelphia Boxing Report” PHILADELPHIA – December 13,  Kassim “The Dream” Ouma 28-3 -1 (15 KO’s), came into the Alltel Arena with more than just his championship aspirations. He was carrying the load of the warring Ugandan nation. He was carrying the   Full Story

Versus Showcases Fight Night: Best of Live  STAMFORD, CT (December 13, 2006) – It will be a holiday celebration of fisticuffs when VERSUS presents its Fight Night: Best of Live telecast this Thursday night, December 14 from 9-11 p.m. ET. This year-end..Full Story
 

WBC Title Fight in Fairfax Yields Draw for No. VA’s Jimmy Lange  FAIRFAX, VA (December 11, 2006) -- The WBC Continental Americas super welterweight championship title fight yielded a draw between local favorite JIMMY LANGE (27-3-2, 19 KOs) of Great Falls, VA, and FONTAINE CABELL (21-6-2, 16 KOs) of Orlando, FL, last night at the ..Full Story

"Battle Zone at The Castle" Friday Night, December 15 in Boston, Taped on NESN BOSTON, Mass. (December 7, 2006) - Professional boxing returns to downtown Boston on Friday night, December 15 as the Alpha Omega Entertainment Group presents "Battle Zone ..Full Story

It’s a Holiday Knockout with Return of Pro Boxing Fairfax, VA (December 7, 2006) – From a Main Event featuring a popular Northern Virginia boxer fighting for a championship title, and a former world champion coming out of retirement to a popular radio talk show host putting on the gloves for the first time, and a star-studded crowd of boxing celebrities ..Full Story

Floyd Mayweather Jr., fights the rest and dodges the best....By Michael Cassell “The Philadelphia Boxing Report” (DEC 6) I CAN ALREADY HEAR THE PHRASE, “Floyd hater”. I cannot find too many writers that are more impressed with Floyd Mayweather Jr. than I am, but his speed and natural ability far exceed his hunger to fight the best competition, and that is his major flaw. It is not a mistake, that Floyd Mayweather  Full Story

Uribe Retires After 20 Year Boxing Career
By Kevin Bello (DEC 6) Veteran Carlos Ariel Uribe, after of 20 year in his pro box career, has retired as one of the best boxers, in Chilean boxing history of all time. In his last fight Uribe, 37-year-old won a jr.  welterweight eight-round ... Full Story

Cotto Wins 2nd World Title; Margarito makes 7th title defense...By: Ralph Rimpell @ringside  (DEC 5) On Saturday night, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Miguel Cotto made a grand entrance into the 147lb pound division by defeating fellow undefeated welterweight foe Carlos Quintana for the vacant WBA welterweight title. The week Full Story

TOP RANK Warriors, burn up the Boardwalk in Atlantic City By Mike Cassell The Philadelphia Boxing Report  (DEC 3) Atlantic City NJ - In a boxing era where business sense is the only thing on the minds of most promoters, Bob Arum has proven time and time again, that great match ups will be the only true cure for professional boxing. In what can  ...Full Story