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Boxing: Robles stops ex-champ Bramble (JUNE 29) Utah fighters dominated The Quest boxing event late Friday night at the Centro Civico Mexicano, winning all three professional bouts. In the main event, Utah state champion Armondo Robles of Salt Lake City won by unanimous decision over three-time world lightweight champion Livingstone Bramble at 147 pounds. Copyrighted Story on Salt Lake Tribune Las Vegas Review Journal

Boxing bonanza knocked for loop
(JUNE 29) Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield has long said it's his goal to regain the undisputed title before he retires.
But he left a promoter with whom he made more than $123 million in 11 bouts to fight the reigning cruiserweight champion, who was to have fought the middleweight champion, who would prefer a shot at the super welterweight champion.  But the super welterweight has a date against the ...Link to story on Las Vegas Review

"Crying Wolfe" By Bernie McCoy June 28, 2003

The out-of-the-blue announcement of the August 23,  Laila Ali and Christy Martin matchup brought the expected reaction from the "usual suspects" in Texas. RPM Boxing issued a broadside stating that Ali, by taking the Martin bout, was once again, "dodging the bullet", a matchup with RPM's estimable fighter..Full Story

Foreman Now Says the Weight Is Over
(JUNE 28) It's a good thing Vitali Klitschko cuts easily or we might be facing another comeback by George Foreman. The king of the indoor grill, 55, sounds as if he would like to fight again, but he's smart enough to add one stipulation: He wants no part of Lennox Lewis or Mike Tyson. ``I've told people for the last five or six years, that at 55, I'm coming back,'' Foreman told the New York Post.
Copyrighted Story on Canton Repository, OH

Boxing: Lennox looking for one last fling  (JUNE 28) Lewis emerged triumphant from his World Boxing Lennox Lewis could be ready to offer beaten and bloodied Vitali Klitschko a rematch before finally bringing his glorious 14-year career to an end. That was the suggestion from Lewis's trainer Emanuel Steward following the 37-year-old's disputed victory over the Ukranian when the fight was stopped after six rounds in Los Angeles. Copyrighted Story on Middlesborough Evening Gazette, UK

Boxing: I Won't End Up Like Lewis
(JUNE 28) JOE CALZAGHE watched in horror last weekend as Lennox Lewis luckily retained his world heavyweight titles - and vowed to himself he would know when to quit.  Calzaghe defends his WBO super-middleweight title for the 13th time tonight, against Americanl.... Copyrighted Story on the Mirror

Former Boxing Champ Holyfield Returns to Ring (JUNE 26) ATLANTA -- As if reclaiming the heavyweight title isn't daunting enough, Evander Holyfield might have to do it without boxing's biggest power broker. Holyfield, who last week complained about the headaches of dealing with longtime promoter Don King, has officially cut ties with King, killing a proposed Nov. 1 title bout against World Boxing Association champion Roy Jones Jr.  Copyrighted Story on Voice of America

Illegal Boxing Match Takes Direct Hit
(JUNE 25) An illegal boxing operation in DeKalb County is down for the count after an early morning raid. Police officers shut down Pin Ups Night Club, at 2788 E. Ponce de Leon Ave. in Decatur, just after midnight Wednesday. Hundreds of patrons found out that having unsanctioned boxing events can get them arrested. Copyrighted Story on 11alive.com

Lewis is proof of how heavyweight division has become boxing ... (JUNE 23) LOS ANGELES — First, the good news: We almost crowned a new heavyweight champion Saturday night in a doozy of  a title fight — until, that is, a ringside physician wrongly decided to become Dr. Kevorkian by pulling the plug on a man's dream. Copyrighted Story on USA Today

Boxing: Your Time's Up, Lewis
(JUNE 23) BORROWED TIME, that ghostly luxury reserved for the desperate, the undeserving and the dying, ran out for Lennox Lewis here in the City Of Angels on Saturday night.  Legs gone, technique abandoned and complacency king of his career once more, age and a giant called Vitali Klitschko ganged up on him in the Staples Centre.  Somehow, he summoned enough raw courage... Copyrighted Story on The Mirror- UK

Brave Couch Out on her ear Linked Story to the "Daily Record" June 23, 2003

(JUNE 23)  BRITAIN'S Jane Couch suffered a broken eardrum during a gutsy defeat against highly-rated American Lucia Rijker in Los Angeles on Saturday.  The Fleetwood fighter lasted all eight rounds of the women's junior middleweight bout against her Californian- based opponent but lost for the fifth time in her career by a unanimous points decision. Copyrighted Story/Daily Record

Klitschko Wins Over Fans in LA
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The return to Los Angeles of heavyweight world championship boxing after a 45-year gap attracted the expected parade of stars but little advance hype in a city known more for its love of baseball and basketball. Copyrighted Story on Reuters

Boxing: Seeger to step up in competition against journeyman boxer  (JUNE 22) At his sister's recent graduation from art school, 124-pound boxer Al Seeger couldn't help but take heart from the commencement speaker's words.  The speaker once accidentally shot himself. As he was being rushed to the hospital, all he could think about was what an  Copyrighted Story on SavannahNow.com

Turkey of the Week: Sad State of Boxing
(JUNE 19) This to the sad sport that is heavyweight boxing. I remember when I was a kid there was the all-time greatest—Muhammad Ali. There was his nemesis “Smokin’ Joe Frazier”. There was Ken Norton. And, there was Big George Foreman. Copyrighted Story on WTEV, FL

Boxing fever hits Germany
(JUNE 18) Hamburg - Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko have had plenty of time to dream on their jogs through the Eichtal park towards Hamburg's Alster lake. Since arriving in the northern German city in the mid-1990s, the Ukrainians have been plotting to hold world heavyweight title belts simultaneously.  Copyrighted Story on News24

(JUNE 17) Hamburg / Los Angeles - On June 21 and the biggest heavyweight fight of the year - the WBC heavyweight championship between Lennox Lewis and Dr. Vitali Klitschko at the Los Angeles Staples Center on June 21 – German promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl predicts a knockout victory for his Ukrainian charge. Full Story

Press Release: Professional Boxing Series Continues at HP Pavilion (Excerpt) June 16, 2003

San Jose, CA--- Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E) and Golden Boy Promotions announced today that Miller Lite Fight Night at the Tank will continue at HP Pavilion at San Jose on Thursday, July 10 at 7:30 p.m. Featured on the card will be Yosuke Nishijima (24-1-1, 15 KO's) of Tokyo Japan.  Nishijima will face a tough opponent in San Jose's own Cecil McKenzie (12-6-1, 9 KO's) in this 12 round bout.  Also appearing on the card is undefeated super middleweight Ricardo Cortes (9-0-1, 6 KO's) of San Jose, CA, Kelsey Jeffries (20-8, 1 KO) in the evening's female bout and undefeated prospect Arturo Quintero (7-0, 4KO's) of Las Vegas, NV.

Tonya Harding Wins 1st Oregon Boxing Bout

(JUNE 14)  LINCOLN CITY, Ore. - Tonya Harding won her home- state boxing debut on a unanimous decision Friday night. The self-titled "America's ... Copyrighted Story on Miami Herald, Fl

Boxing: Lewis's limited appeal reflects the bleak state of (JUNE 12) On television the other day they were saying that once Andre Agassi, now 33, has gone tennis will be left crying out for a box-office figure, someone with the personality and style to reach a wider audience. Not being an avid follower of the fuzz ball, I was not greatly moved by this but it set me thinking. Copyrighted story on Independent UK

Boxing: Lewis to take on Klitschko
(JUNE 10) Lennox Lewis has taken a large pay-cut to fight his No 1 challenger Vitali Klitschko on 21 June at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. Lewis was due to meet Canada's Kirk Johnson but he withdrew last Friday with a damaged....Copyrighted Story on the Independent.uk

WIBA Press Release: Event in Bamako Mali Africa
(JUNE 10) Ryan Wissow, WIBA Executive Director, is in Bamako Mali Africa, promoting a fight card, to take place on Saturday, June 14th, at the Palais de la Culture.
The main event will be Sa Majeste Mukadi Manda verses
Vlamir Rosario, for the vacent U.B.C. Middleweight
Title. This will be the first 'world' title fight ever to take place in Mali.  The fights will be televised in Africa.
Mali has decided to start supporting professional
boxing, and with the assistance of Wissow, help the
sport develop within its borders.  Wissow is planning additional boxing shows throughout Africa, and the Caribbean.

Gatti-Ward, They Deserved Better
By Bernie McCoy
(JUNE 9) The first fight was the best, probably the best of this generation. The return bout wasn't quite as great, it couldn't have been, there's never more than one Taj Mahal. The third fight was the least of the three, but will probably be better than 90% of the boxing matches we'll see in the next five years. When Arturo Gatti and Mickey Ward finished.... Full Story

Lewis to defend title against Klitschko
(JUNE 9) LOS ANGELES  Vitali Klitschko is getting his chance to fight Lennox Lewis earlier than expected.  Lewis will defend his heavyweight title against Klitschko on June 21 at Staples Center. Copyrighted Story on Sports Illustrated

Foreman set to enter Boxing Hall
(JUNE 8) SYRACUSE, N.Y. - It is still hard for George Foreman to believe he's going to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame today. Copyrighted Story on Arizona Republic, Arizona

Injury forces Johnson to call off bout with Lewis (JUNE 6) Halifax — Kirk Johnson's dream to fight Lennox Halifax — Kirk Johnson's dream to fight Lennox Lewis for his world heavyweight boxing title June 21 is off. Johnson's camp notified U.S. cable provider HBO on Friday that the North Preston, N.S., heavyweight is out of action for up to six weeks after suffering a partial tear to his left pectoral muscle. Copyrighted Story on Globe and Mail Canada

Ward to Quit Boxing After Saturday Fight
(JUNE 6) The junior welterweight will square off against Arturo Gatti for the third time Saturday in a 10-round fight, and retire after the bout. "Enough is enough," Ward said Thursday. "I don't want to be that person who took too many punches. I want to get out while I can, while I have all my faculties." Copyrighted Story on Miami Herald, Florida

Arthur ready for his first
Title defense! (JUNE 6) Mr. Alex Arthur, from Sports Network (Frank Warren), is scheduled to make his first WBA INTERNATIONAL - E.B.A. Super Featherweight Title defense on July 12th in Glasgow, Scotland. No Challenger has been confirmed yet. Mr. Arthur has an unbeaten record of 15-0-0 (13 KOs).  This event will be televised live by: SKY BOX For further information please contact: Tel. +44-1992-505 550 Source: WBA

Would you Believe?
(JUNE 3) HARTFORD -It was recently reported in the news media that a baby was beat to death by the baby's mother's boyfriend who put on a pair of "Boxing Gloves" and began pounding on the infant, hitting the child, Al-lex Daniels in the ribs and stomach.  The suspect told the mother that he stopped when he say the baby drool. The autopsy showed that the injuries were consistent with the child being struck in the abdomen. HartforHartford-WTNH, June 2, 2003 10:40 PM)  Stunning new information tonight in the beating death of a Hartford infant. The suspect has been charged in that death.

Mundine's second chance
(JUNE 3) ANTHONY Mundine is expected to announce tomorrow details of his Super middleweight boxing world title shot against Antwun Echols.  Mundine's management has agreed terms with the American to fight for the World Boxing Association super middleweight title in Australia.  Copyrighted Story on NEWS.com.au - Australia

BOXING LOSS: Promoter calls off Laughlin cards - Kevin Iole
(JUNE 3) The state has lost its first shows because of the Nevada Athletic Commission's plan for mandatory MRI-MRA tests for boxers. Promoter Gary Shaw said Monday that he has canceled four scheduled cards in Laughlin and will no longer stage lower-level shows in Nevada. Full copyrighted Story on LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL

Boxing: Punch-up was Aud your fault
(JUNE 3) FURIOUS Herbie Hide has bizarrely accused Audley Harrison of STAGING the scenes that shamed boxing on Saturday night. Two-time WBO world heavyweight champion Hide stands accused of pushing a woman off a chair to spark a mass brawl after Harrison's two-round victory over Matthew Ellis at Bethnal Green's York Hall. Copyrighted Story on the Mirror

Brinkley stops Corder in first round
(JUNE 2) Jesse Brinkley of Yerington, Nev., stopped Cleveland Corder at 2:24 of the first round Monday night to claim the vacant Western U.S. middleweight title of the American Professional Boxing Association. Copyrighted Story on San Fancisco Chronicle, CA

Tyson Should Stop All His Vile Talking and Just Fight (JUNE 1) OPEN letter to Mike Tyson:  The more you talk, Mike, the more you pollute yourself. If you were a reservoir, nobody could drink the water. If you were the emission system on somebody's car, the driver would get a ticket. If you were a fertilizer, grass would die. Copyrighted Story on New York Times