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A show-stopping two out of two for all-action Reed
(MAR 27)
Redcar ABC featherweight Gavin Reed maintained his unbeaten start with a
sparkling win at Sunderland. The all-action senior made it two out of two
when he stopped Carl Johnson on the Hylton Castle show. Copyrighted Story
on Middlesborough Evening Gazette
City won't rename street for boxing promoter Don King
(MAR 27)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- A plan to name a street after boxing promoter Don
King was turned down during a raucous City Council meeting Wednesday, The
Press of Atlantic City reported. The proposal to designate a stretch
of Mississippi Avenue as Don King Plaza failed to get a majority vote in the
meeting, which drew crowds of supporters and detractors who stuffed City
Hall's third floor to capacity. Copyrighted Story on Sporting News
Boxing: Board's greatest challenge is to protect
boxers from ...
(MAR 27) If it has long been a rule in this
corner to draw back from conclusions about boxing contests based purely on
television coverage, no such difficulty existed last weekend when Scott
Harrison so completely dominated his first defence of the World Boxing
Organisation... Copyrighted Story on Independent UK
Budget cuts a body blow for Salinas boxing club
(MAR 26) A successful Monterey County youth
boxing program is at least temporarily down for the count, a victim of the
county's budget woes. The Neutral Corners Boxing Program.... Copyrighted Story on The Californian - By Kelly Nix
Tua Asks
Senator McCain For Help
Fighting WBO
(MAR 26) Cedric Kushner has personally requested Senator John McCain to
investigate the World Boxing Organization's (WBO) exclusion of it's No.
1-rated heavyweight contender, DAVID TUA, from negotiating for a mandatory
challenge..Copyrighted Story on Eastside Boxing
Michalczewski has two goals left: Reach 50-0 and fight Roy Jones
BOXING.DE - NEWS -March 26 2003
Hamburg - At age 34, with a record of 47-0 and 40 KO's, and after winning 24
world titles fights in two divisions, the undefeated knockout artist Dariusz
Michalczewski still has two great visions. A new one and an old
one. More
Boxing: Double fight looming
for Tua team
(MAR 26) As David Tua prepares for the fight that
could put him back into world title contention, his management is preparing....Copyrighted
by New Zealand Herald
BOXING: Referee uses his head during a battle of fists
BY MIKE BRUDENELL (MAR 26) Frank Garza is
well-known in Detroit boxing. Garza, a leading referee and sometime club
ring announcer...Copyrighted Story on Detroit Free Press
Boxing show set for Saturday in Lucedale
(MAR 26) Fortenberry, a counselor at Bethel
Boys Academy, has organized a night of boxing that should rival any amateur
production ever seen in this state.....Copyrighted by Pascagoula
Mississippi Press
TALKIN BOXIN
by Howie Reed -March 25, 2003
FUNNY old deal is this writing sports stuff.
Just
Yesterday I got an e-mail from an old college pal (at
my age I don’t have any young college pals) suggesting
that I spend some time talking about the various Ranking organizations. full Editorial
Boxing: Fighter denies collapse claim
(MAR 25) Wayne McCullough is continuing to
recover from the effects of dehydration in Glasgow's Southern General
Hospital. The Ulsterman insists he did not collapse nor require a brain scan
following his points defeat to Scott Harrison in a WBO featherweight title
challenge in Glasgow on Saturday night. Copyrighted Story on
Middlesborough Evening Gazette
Bad decision prompts boxing backer to quit
(MAR 25) Renskie's decision follows after his
boxer Luthando Maqolo lost to Lindile Somthi on a split decision in Bisho at
the weekend. Maqolo has thus surrendered his East Cape bantamweight crown in
the clash at Skenjana Roji hall on Sunday. Copyrighted Story on Dispatch
Online, South Africa
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WBA
News Flash
March 25, 2003 |
Alex ARTHUR (UK) from Sports Network won this
Saturday March 22nd in Glasgow, Scotland, the vacant WBA INTERNATIONAL -
E.B.A. Super Featherweight Title against Patrick Malinga (RSA)(13-3-1).Mr.
Arthur, with an excellent record of 15 wins, 0 loses, 0 drawns and 13 KOs,
is one of the best prospects from the British firm. The managers from Alex
are Mr. Frank Warren and Mr. Frank Maloney and his trainer is Mr. Peter
Harrison. Alex's hometown is Edinburgh, Scotland. He is 24 years old and 175
cm. tall.
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Exclusive One on One
Interview with Mia St. John...
By BRIAN ACKLEY, WBAN Senior Editor |
(MAR 23)
Mia St. John can
laugh, now, about the dressing room scene moments before stepping into the
ring against Christy Martin. She was, in her own words, very scared. But not
so much as her mother, who like her boxing daughter, was decked....Full
Story
So Long, Kid...By
Bernie McCoy
(MAR 22) The headline was over an AP story
datelined March 13. Nothing unusual about the content of the headline or the
story, eighty year old men die every day. In fact when you get up around
that age, it can be fairly said, you're not only on the
Full Story
Celaya takes huge step
(MAR 22) Celaya handed Manchego his first-ever
knockout loss right above the ringside seats occupied by Tony Beutler, CEO
of Boxing Illustrated, and, more importantly...Copyrighted Story on
Monterey County Herald
War Knocks
Out Meg Ryan Boxing Movie
(MAR 21) Inspired by a true story, the film
stars Ryan as a woman boxing manager trying to punch her way in to the
male-dominated sport....Copyrighted Story on KNBC-TV
McCullough fighting for his boxing future
(MAR 21) To produce one of British boxing's fights of the year, and informed
opinion is divided over tonight's likely outcome. Harrison, at...Copyrighted
Story on Guardian
Lou
hangs up boxing gloves
(MAR 21) Greenwood Lake native Lou Savarese is retiring from boxing
after losing to Kirk Johnson by fourth-round knockout last week. By Kevin
Gleason...Copyrighted Story on Middletown Times Herald Record
Arum awaits signatures for De La Hoya-Mosley
(MAR 20) In succession, Forrest lost his World Boxing Council
welterweight belt when he was knocked out in the third round by Ricardo
Mayorga on Jan...Copyrighted Story on Whittier Daily News
Boxing can be theater of absurd
(MAR 20) Boxing often seems to be a haven for the
absurd. Here are some of the more annoying items produced by this often
outrageous sport...copyrighted story on El Paso Times
Exemptions in boxing regulation bill opposed
(MAR 19) HELENA -- Nate "Irish" Riley, a boxer
critically injured in a Missoula club bout March 5, might not be comatose
today if the state had a tighter hold on boxing... Copyrighted story on
Billings Gazette
Michalczewski
to defend against Derrick Harmon
(MAR 18)
Hamburg - On March 29 WBO light heavyweight
world champion Dariusz Michalczewski will defend his crown against American
Derrick Harmon at the brand new Color Line Arena in Hamburg. The 14.500 seat
arena is expected to be a sell out. Chief coach Fritz Sdunek doesn't
expect another sensational upset after his
other charge Wladimir Klitschko was knocked out by South African Corrie
Sanders two weeks ago. However, the experienced coach warns against
Michalczewski's American challenger.
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Press Release: Sven Ottke first European WBA "Super"
Champion!
Source: WBA |
(MAR
18) Last Saturday, March 15th in
Berlin,
Germany,
SVEN OTTKE won by point decision to BYRON MITCHELL so he has been the first
European to be proclaimed WBA "Super" Champion with the WBA and IBF Crowns.
It was a very tough fight where both contenders showed their best skills.
Prove of this was the fact that on 9th round there was a draw on the
scoring. However the German fighter took advantage of his physical
preparation and gained the remaining points on his favor. Officials for this
fight were Stanley Christodoulou (R.S.A.) as Referee and Judges Manuel
Maritxalar (Spa), Samuel Conde (P.R.) and Derek Milham (Aus).
Roy Jones Jr. Considers Boxing Options
NEW YORK - Now that Roy Jones Jr. owns a heavyweight
championship, he might go back to his boxing roots in a lighter
division. Two...Copyrighted Story on Miami Herald, Florida
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New
Release: 2003 Ringside Augusta Women's Open and Boys Junior
National Summer Boxing Classic |
(MAR 18)
Augusta,
Georgia
to host still another National Boxing Event. Tom Moraetes, the Augusta
Boxing Club along with the City of Augusta and the Augusta Recreation
Department have combined efforts to host the 2003 Ringside Augusta Women’s
Open and Boys Junior National Summer Boxing Classic. Full
Details
CES’ KO TV announcing
team for NESN broadcast
Bontempo, Borges & Paz
PROVIDENCE, R.I. –Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports has
officially announced its KO announcing team for the NESN taped broadcast of
Friday (March 21) night’s “Bring Me A Dream II: The Rematch” boxing show at
Foxwoods Resort Casino. The main event (IBU world super weight championship
(Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton-Levan Easley), co-feature (IBU world
lightweight championship – Gary “The Tiger” Balletto-Johnny Walker) and
8-round special attraction (featherweights Angel “Gee-Roc” Torres-Greg
Piper) will be taped live and broadcast Tuesday night (March 25) at
primetime (8-10:30 p.m.) on NESN.
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Check out WBAN's latest
victim...Ah, I mean"Boxer" to be Busted!
By Sue TL Fox
March 16, 2003 |
(MAR 16)
WBAN is always on the lookout for..ah, you know "unusual photos" to be
added to "Bust A Fighter"! Our latest fighter to be added to the Hall
of "the Bust" is strawweight Stephanie Dobbs!
To check out the gallery, go here!
Man in reported boxing match improves; deputies check conflicting
(MAR 11) Vincent Mercy
Medical Center, more than a week after he underwent surgery for head trauma,
possibly suffered from a boxing match....Copyrighted Story on Port
Clinton News Herald
Ex-Boxing Champ Killed with Single Punch
(MAR 11) A former boxing
champion has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for killing a man with a
single punch. Murad Hussain, who held.... Copyrighted Story on Sky News,
UK
Sanders is on top of boxing world
(MAR 14) a partisan crowd in Hanover,
Germany. Sanders became the new World Boxing Organisation heavyweight
champion. At the ripe age of
...Copyrighted Story on City Press
Johnson decks Savarese
(MAR 14)
DALLAS -- Kirk Johnson of Dallas captured the World
Boxing Organization Intercontinental heavyweight title and resurrected
his career with a fourth-round ..Copyrighted stroy on Houston Chronicle
Boxing promoter starting legal action for Mesi fight
(MAR 13) Leonard Boxing of Los Angeles will take
legal
action over heavyweight boxer Joe Mesi's fight later this month...Copyrighted
story on Boston.com
McCain presses case for federal boxing commission
(MAR 13) along with legislation by Sen. John McCain,
R-Ariz, to create a federal boxing commission. The Senate Commerce
Committee, which...Copyrighted Story on Sebastian Sun
Slow start, but fast finish for Bey
(MAR 13) They were the longest two minutes of Mickey
Bey Jr.'s boxing career. But once he waded through the uncertainty of last
night's first...Copyrighted Story on Cleveland Plain Dealer
BOXING: Teamcannon working on undefeated streak
(MAR 12) Undefeated Detroit heavyweight Leo Nolan is
a man of few words, someone who would much prefer to let a clubbing right
hand do the talking for him in the boxing...Detroit Free Press, Michigan
West Monroe fighters make mark in Minden boxing event
(MAR 12) MINDEN -- There was a little home cooking
during last week's boxing action at The Louisiana State Golden Gloves boxing
tournament at the Minden Recreation...Copyrighted
by Monroe news Star
Former boxing champion jailed
(MAR 12) FORMER US boxing champion Pernell
"Sweet Pea" Whitaker was sentenced to more than two years in prison for
violating probation on a cocaine conviction... Copyrighted story on News
Interactive
Luck's Credibility Often Questioned In The Game Of Boxing
(MAR 11) It's no surprise that Wladimir Klitschko folded like a wet paper
bag when his chin was introduced to the left hand of South African Corrie
Sanders this past Saturday from Germany. Wladimir Klitschko had never been
hit flush in 40. Copyrighted Story on Eastsideboxing.com
TALKIN BOXIN
by Howie Reed -March 10, 2003
ON December 8, 2002 readers of this column were
treated to the following critique of Wladimir Klitshcko after his fight in
Las Vegas against Jameel McCline. “The fact remains that....More
Regan to face veteran Ruvalcaba
(MAR 9) Next Friday, March 14, 2003,
middleweight Eric Regan , 19-0 (12KO), will be fighting Mexico's Rito
Ruvalcaba, 27-5 (24KO)12-round main event for the vacant IBA International
Boxing Association Continental title at the Feather Falls Casino, in
Oroville, Oregon. Univision will have the entire card, with showtime
starting at 6 pm.
Simms to be on Showtime
(MAR 9) On March 15, 2003, cruiserweight Michael Simms, undefeated with a
12-0 (10KO) record, will be taking of Felix Cora, 10-0 (5KO), of Galveston,
Texas, in a 10-rounder on Showtime. The event will be taking place at the
UIC Pavilion in Chicago. In the main event, Acelino Freitas, 32-0, will
defend his WBO and WBA Junior-lightweight titles agasint Juan Carlos
Ramirez, 29-4.
Sanders Captures WBO Heavyweight Boxing Title (MAR 9)
South African boxer Corrie Sanders has won the World
Boxing Organization heavyweight title by knocking out Ukraine's Wladimir
Klitschko 27 seconds into the...Copyrighted Story on Voice of America
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Results: Dobbs wins by Second Round TKO!
By Mary Ann Owen of BILV
Ringside
March 7, 2003 |
(MAR 7) Tonight at the Edgewater, in Laughlin, Nevada, Stephanie
Dobbs stopped her opponent, Gena Abel, 1:19 in the second round
in a 105-lb bout. Dobbs threw combinations to th body and head, and
BILV Mary Ann Owen said that she is really coming along...
Former
boxing champ will remain in jail (MAR
07) VIRGINIA BEACH -- Former boxing champ Pernell ``Sweetpea''
Whitaker will stay in jail despite efforts by his lawyer to seek his
release...Copyrighted Story on Virginian Pilot.
Mayweather pining for De La Hoya
showdown
(MAR 7) LEMOORE -- Big-time boxing is coming
to Selland Arena on April 19, and here is the proof: A 35-foot white Ford
Excursion stretch limousine -- complete with...Copyrighted Story on
Fresno Bee
Boxer Micky Ward named to
top 100 Irish-Americans
(MAR 6)
LOWELL, Mass. – World-class
pro boxer “Irish” Micky Ward has been named by Irish American Magazine as
one of The Top 100 Irish-Americans. The Top 100 will be honored at a special
March 14 dinner and presentation in
New York City
at the Plaza Hotel.
The
Top 100 also includes Irish American of the Year, Michael Flatley, New York
City Police Commissioner Ray Kelley and actress Fiona Flannegan. Ward,
37, was the winner of Ring Magazine’s 2001 and 2002 Fights of the
Year against, respectively, Emmanuel Burton and Arturo “Thunder” Gatti. He
has a 38-11 (27 KO’s) record in 18 years as a professional and is the former
World Boxing Union light welterweight champion.
Former
boxing champion sentenced to 10 days in jail
(MAR 6) Former boxing
champion Bobby Czyz Jr. will serve 10 days in jail and enter an alcohol
abuse program for two drunken driving convictions...Copyrighted
Story on Fox Sports
Golden Boy's Card on the
Horizon..
(MAR 4)
Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment and Oscar De La Hoya’s
Golden Boy Promotions have already assembled an impressive card for the
opening night event on March 20. The evening’s main event will feature IBA
Continental Americas Welterweight Champion Jose Celaya (17-1-0,
6 KO’s) in a 12-round title bout against Nelson Manchego (11-1-1, 8
KO’s) of Colombia. In the evening’s semi-main event, WIFBA Featherweight
Champion Kelsey Jeffries (17-7-0, 1 KO) of Gilroy, CA will take on
Rolanda Andrews (6-6, 3KO’s) in a 10-round title bout. Also on the
card will be San Jose’s own Ricardo Cortes (8-0-1, 6 KO’s) and
Luis Perez (4-0, 3 KO’s) of Salinas, CA. More details about the opening
night card are forthcoming. Fighters are subject to change.
TALKIN BOXIN
by Howie Reed -March 3, 2003
ROY Jones jr. has now won a world title in four
divisions. He became only the second man ever to hold the middleweight and
heavyweight title. So? Sorry boys and girls but that’s the take. uspect do
99% of the 140,000 people that are here for the...More
Jones outpoints Ruiz, wins heavyweight title
(MAR 2) Jones Jr. used his superior hand speed
and solid punching power to silence his critics and take the World Boxing
Association heavyweight championship from a bloodied...Copyrighted Story
by Washington Times
Ward hammers out a tough victory
(MAR 2) One judge had it 39-37 for Salazar, who lost
for the first time in her four-year boxing career, after five
victories. Copyrighted Story on Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ohio
No drama in Jones' predictable victory
(MAR 2) Or Roy Jones Jr. fight John "The Quiet Man"
Ruiz for the World Boxing Association heavyweight championship at the
Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday night?...Copyrighted Story by Sebastian
Sun, Florida
Boxing club sees influx of female participants
(MAR 2) Sarah Foley, 15, works at her timing on the
bag Wednesday at the Salem Sugar Company Boxing Club. Young pugilists
are serious about getting in shape.... Salem Statesman Journal, Oregon
Boxing proving cathartic for Harding
(MAR 1) The whole thing's been cathartic for her.".
Hargis began training Harding about six weeks ago in preparation for her pro
boxing debut...Copyrighted Story on Cincinnatie Enquirer, Ohio
'Boxing venue' a blow for pensioners
(MAR 1) were knocked out here yesterday when they
found that the venue at which they were to collect their grants was instead
being fitted out for a boxing tournament...Copyrighted Story on
Dispatch Online, South Africa
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