PAL Boxing: Youth
Development Program for Red Hook Kids
by David Pambianchi
(MAR 31) Ancient,
rusty, crane platforms and abandoned warehouses melt
away as new building developments overlook
Brooklyn’s Red Hook waterfront, bringing tourism,
revitalized industry, various shops and markets, but
on March 31, 2007, the Police Athletics League
started some revitalization of their own. There...Full
Story
Pato Lucas "Sanchez" Win Chilean Title By
Kevin Bello (MAR 31) Local boxer Jose "Pato Lucas" Sanchez (50.5kg)
won an unanimous 12-round bout points over Pedro Cardenas (50.2kg) and
capture the Chilean flyweight title the last Friday night at the Mexican
Club in Santiago, Chile. The third man in the ring has the veteran Pedro
Vargas. Full Story
Castellano passes away
March 31, 2007
(MAR 31) WBAN was
notified this week that boxing referee Carol
Castellano passed away. Mary Ann Owen of
BoxingInLasVegas.com wrote to us, "I received a
phone call this morning from Tony Castellano with
the information that Carol had passed on sometime
last night. As you may not have known she ...More
Brandon Rios Returns to Chicago on Friday, April 13th
(MAR 29) The 20 year old Rios, 14-0 (10KO’s),
fighting out of La Colonial Gym in Oxnard,
California, home base for two time junior
middleweight champion Fernando Vargas, will battle
El Paso’s Carlos Madrid, 8-2-1 (2KO’s) in the eight
round co-main event. Rios’s last bout was a
unanimous...Full
Story
Boxing Action
in Germany
by Torben L.
March 28, 2007
(MAR 28)
European TV viewers tuning in to Prosieben Fight
Night this Friday will have the opportunity to watch
two reigning Women's Flyweight Champions in the
ring. Regina Halmich holding the WIBF belt and
Susianna...Full
Story
Dean White-Damian Fuller Showdown Added to
May 12th Patriot Center Card (MAR 28)
FAIRFAX, VA – A pit bull will tangle with a Motor City brawler when Dean
White, battles Damian Fuller in an eight-round lightweight contest as the
co-featured attraction on the highly-anticipated..Full Story
James McGirt, Jr. moving on up
VERO BEACH, Florida (March 28, 2007) - Team McGirt has announced that
unbeaten prospect James McGirt, Jr. (14-0, 8 KOs) from now on will campaign
exclusively as a super middleweight. In his last two fights, both contracted
at 160-pounds, the 6-1 McGirt struggled to make weight and, despite
registering ..Full
Story
Hill-Maske PPV show Saturday from Germany
MUNICH, Germany (March 28, 2007) -
Cruiserweights Virgil "Quicksilver" Hill and Henry "The Gentleman" Maske
square-off Saturday, 10-plus years since they originally fought in the same
venue, in the 12-round special attraction headlining "The Rematch"
pay-per-view card, live from Olympia Hall in Munich. Full Story
T-Mobile shows rematch Maske vs. Hill live on
cell phones in cooperation with RTL MobileTV
(MAR 28) It is the fight of the year and a real
highlight of T-Mobile's MobileTV offering. On March 31, 2007, T-Mobile
customers will be able to follow the rematch between boxing greats Henry
Maske and Virgil Hill on their cell phones on the live channel "RTL MobileTV
live". T-Mobile's ..Full
Story
GeeBee Squad named
by Bernard O'Neill (MAR 28) THE Irish
Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) have named an eight man squad of national
senior champions for the Geebee Multi Nations in Finland next month. Conor
Ahern, Ryan Lindberg, David Oliver Joyce, John Joe Joyce, Aodh Carlyle,
Darren Sutherland, Ian Tims and Cathal ...Full
Story
Boxer, Fagan Rallies Against Domestic Violence
(MAR 27) Ireland's
lightweight boxing champion, Oisin Fagan, who is
also the Oklahoma State title holder and works as a
schoolteacher at Columbus Elementary in Oklahoma
City, has been asked to speak at a rally opposing
Domestic...Full Story
Hill hitting high notes in Germany
Hill-Maske headlines Saturday's PPV
MUNICH, Germany (March 26, 2007) - Five-time world champion and reigning WBA
cruiserweight title-holder Virgil "Quicksilver" Hill has collaborated with
Grammy Award-winning record producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and
singer Joy Enriquez to produce "Conqueror," a new single that will be
released at...Full Story
Old-time boxing returns in "Collision Course"
PROVIDENCE (March 26, 2007) - "Collision
Course" is a throwback to the days when boxers readily fought each other,
politics didn't play a role, and fans always got their money's worth.
"Collision Course," promoted by Jimmy Burchfield's Classic ..Full
Story
Grano KO's Turlington In
Round One
(MAR 24) Heavyweight prospect Tony Grano (8-0-1, 7 KO's) scored a first
round knockout victory over John Turlington (5-11-1, 4 KO's) on Friday night
at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Ledyard, CT. Grano, the 2005 United States
Amateur Heavyweight..Full Story
Joyce Bows out at Semi Final Stage
By Bernard O'Neill (MAR 24) IRISH
lightweight John Joe Joyce bowed out of the Feliks Stamm Senior Multi
Nations in Poland at the semi final stage this morning (March 23rd) after he
lost out by a margin of five points to ex Polish Olympian...Full Story
Bell Demands Third Fight With Mormeck to Settle Score - "You can run,
But you can't hide"
HOLLYWOOD, FL, March 23 – Back in the
United States after a disappointing weekend in France, former undisputed
world cruiserweight champion O’Neil Bell has plenty to say about the
circumstances surrounding his 12 round decision loss to Jean-Marc Mormeck in
their highly anticipated rematch.
Duddy
in-studio guest on ESPN2 FNF
NEW YORK CITY (March 22, 2007) - Fresh off last
Friday night's ninth-round technical decision win
against Anthony Bonsante, IBA World and WBC
Continental Americas middleweight champion
"Ireland's" John Duddy (19-0, 15 KOs) joins host
Brian Kenny tomorrow night (March 23) in the ESPN2...Full Story
Vanda
in crossroads fight April 6 at the Target Center in
Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (March 22, 2007) - Middleweight Matt
"The Predator" Vanda is at the crossroads of his pro
career as he prepares for his eight-round fight
April 6 against Alexis Davison on the undercard of
"Heavyweight Invasion," co-promoted by
Minnesota-based Tony....Full
Story
"Big
George" Stops Big Cuts
by David Pambianchi
March 22, 2007
Oblivious to what
goes on in the corner, many spectators analyze,
perhaps simply gossip about what just happened in
the ring, thinking only that the fighter receives
some up-to-the-minute advice from trainers, a quick
rest, sponge bath and a chance to spit. But as a
boxer, if the panic call goes out for the Cut-Man.Full
Story
Hill-Maske
headlines March 31 PPV
March 21, 2007
MUNICH, Germany (March
21, 2007) - If future Hall of Fame boxer Virgil
"Quicksilver" Hill becomes any more popular in
Germany, where he is preparing for his March 31st
pay-per-view fight against Henry "The Gentleman"
Maske in the main event on "The Rematch" card,
promoted by WHS International at Olympia...Full Story
Undefeated
Heavyweight Prospect Heavyweight Prospect Wilmer
Vasquez to fight Jones
New York, March 21,
2007—Wilmer Vasquez, 1-0 (1 KO), the hard-punching
heavyweight who represented his native Venezuela at
the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, will fight Mike
“The Hammer” Jones, 3-7 (1 KO), of Detroit.... Full Story
Miranda Sick of 'Paper' Champions at 160
Pounds
HOLLYWOOD, FL, March 21 – Boxing has always been
a tough business. It’s even tougher when those who claim to be ‘champions’
continue to run from real challenges in search of easy paydays that keep
deserving contenders from getting their opportunity to shine. People’s
middleweight....Full Story
Manager Marvels at the Work Ethic of Carlos
Macias New York, March 21,
2007—Longtime boxing manager Nelson Fernandez, who has handled the likes of
Andrew “Six Heads” Lewis, Hector Acero-Sanchez, Julio Cesar Green, Bebis
Mendoza, and Gary St. Clair agreed to look at Carlos Macias...Full Story
At Ring 8 "You Don't Have to Take
it on the Chin"
by David Pambianchi
March 20, 2007
Each month the meeting opens with a retired
Italian fighter singing a heart felt, ageless, American fighting song. And
after he finishes our National Anthem, a hostess taps the bell ten times,
the Ten Count, ten moments of silence for fallen comrades. With a Queens’
eye view of the skyline, RING 8 members meet...Full Story
Garcia to fight Lopez for Vacant IBA
Flyweight World Title Fresno-Friant,
CA – March 20, 2007 -- Table Mountain Casino and Roy Englebrecht Events have
signed an agreement to bring World Championship fights to Central California
in 2007 with Table Mountain Casino’s high impact Tuesday Night MELEE ON THE
MOUNTAIN series..Full Story
Caballero Looks for Unification
HOLLYWOOD, FL, March 20 – Fresh off his seventh consecutive victory, four of
which have come in world title fights, WBA Super Bantamweight Champion,
Celestino Caballero is hunting for some bigger game at 122 pounds as he
looks to unify...Full
Details
Best Damn Boxing Show—Jackie
Chavez Preps for Lisa Brown
By Katherine Dunn
March 20, 2007
Jackie Chavez of Albuquerque defends her IFBA
Super Bantam title on Thursday, March 22 and she’s banking on a different
ending from the last time she met Canada’s Lisa Brown in the ring. The 23
year-old Chavez (9-2, 3 KO’s) and the 36 year-old...Full
Story
Ireland Win Four Gold and one Silver Medal in
Lithuania..by Bernard O'Neill
(MAR 18) THE Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) were celebrating today
(March 18th) after winning four gold and one silver medal and the boxer of
the tournament award at the Danas Pozniakis...Full
Story
Chicago's 8 Count Presents Resurrection
Card on Friday - April 13th (MAR 18)
Chicago’s 8 Count Productions returns to Cicero Stadium on Friday,
April 13th to present RESURRECTION, another evening of world class
professional boxing. The six bout RESURRECTION event is presented by Dominic
Pesoli's 8 Count Productions..Full
Story
Photos:
Dunaway-Rodriguez March 18, 2007
(MAR 18) WBAN has just added aPhoto
Gallery #417,
of Hollie "Hot Stuff" Dunaway vs. Wendy
Rodriguez. Dunaway had an
impressive win against Rodriguez by defeating her by
a unanimous decision. Photos: Jim Compton
Jimmy Lange Returns May 12 to Patriot Center
for WBC Title Rematch Against Fontaine Cabell
(MAR 16) FAIRFAX, VA – Popular Northern Virginia
middleweight contender JIMMY LANGE (27-3-2, 19 KOs) returns to the ring on
Saturday, May 12, 2007 at the Patriot Center to face Fontaine “The Flame”
Cabell (21-6-2, 16 KOs) in a 12-round rematch for the World Boxing Council
..Full
Story
Irish Boxers advance in Vilnius
by Bernard O'Neill (MAR 16) Mark
McCullough.Anthony Cacace and Michael Collins, advanced to semi finals and
quarter finals of the Danas Pozniakas Junior Multi Nations in Lithuania
following impressive last eight and last sixteen wins in Vilnius yesterday.
McCullough, from the Cairn Lodge club...Full
Story
Best Damn
Boxing Show—Destiny
By Katherine Dunn
March 16, 2007
Holly Holm is a Golden Girl whose first boxing match
was a pro bout. Ann Marie Saccurato won the National
Golden Gloves. When they meet in the ring of the
Isleta Casino Resort in Albuquerque, NM on March 22
the show will be billed as “Destiny.” Whatever
happens, the two women will make history that
night....Full
Story
Briggs-Ibragimov Lands in the World - Famous
Luzhniki Sports Palace in Moscow
HOLLYWOOD, Fl, March 16
– It’s fitting that a meeting of two heavyweight
kings should take place in a palace, and Seminole
Warriors Boxing and Golden Grain Promotions are
pleased to announce that they have secured such a...Full
Story
Ukrainian UBC Reps in
Colombia! By Kevin Bello
(MAR 16) Ukrainian boxing representatives
Andriy Chistov and Mrs. Yevgenia Borshevskaya arrive to Cartagena of
Indians, Colombia for a meeting with UBC president Luis A. Bello. Chistov
and Borshevskaya are UBC representatives in Ukraine. Full Story
Cardona continues comeback on “Collision
Course” PROVIDENCE (March 15, 2007) –
Former world title challenger Israel “Pito” Cardona’s comeback continues
April 6 against Juan Manuel Buendia in the eight-round co-feature on
“Collision Course,” headlined on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights by cruiserweights
Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey against Felix...Full
Story
Official Weights: Duddy -
Bonsante
March 15, 2007
Official weights for tomorrow's
fight in the 'Theater' at Madison Square Garden, in New
York. IBA World Middleweight Champion John Duddy
159.75 and challenger Anthony Bonsante 159.25. All Weights and details
Chicago's 8 Count
Prepares For Terrific Friday Night St. Patrick's Show
(MAR 15) Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions has
made final preparations for MARCH MAYHEM, the annual
Chicago St. Patrick’s Day card this Friday night,
March 16th at Cicero Stadium. .. Full
Story
Best Damn Boxing Show
By Katherine Dunn
March 14, 2007
It’s a big night for women’s
boxing on Thursday, March
22 at the Isleta Casino Resort in Albuquerque, NM, when Kelsey
“Road Warrior” Jeffries defends her IFBA featherweight title
against Rhonda “The Natural” Luna. Their fight is one of three
women’s title bouts on the card, all scheduled to be..Full Story on WBAN!
Tapia critical after apparent cocaine overdose
(MAR 13) News Flash on azcentral.com, that
reported that
Johnny Tapia was hospitalized in critical condition yesday,
after an apparent cocaine overdose in Albuquerque. Police
spokeswoman Trish Hoffman said the 40-year-old Tapia was
taken to Presbyterian Hospital after paramedics responded to an
early-morning call about a person who wasn't breathing at a
hotel room.
Boxing: AIBA Revokes Agreement with Moscow
Source: VOA News
(MAR 12) It
has been announced on VOA News that the AIBA has
decided to revoke its agreement allowing Moscow to serve as the host of the
World Boxing championships this September. Moscow had been chosen to host
the championships by the International...
More
Godfrey training in Philly for Cora
April 6 main event on ESPN2 FNF from Mohegan Sun
PROVIDENCE (March 12, 2007) - World
cruiserweight contender Matt "Too Smooth" Godfrey loves cheese steaks but
that's not why he's training in Philadelphia for his April 6 main event
fight on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights against his 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials
teammate, Felix ...Full Story
“Erin Go Brawl” Sold Out
Duddy - Bonsante headlines March 16th Pay-Per-View show
NEW YORK CITY (March 9, 2007) – All tickets have
been sold for the “Erin Go Brawl” pay-per-view show on March 16, featuring
“Ireland’s” John Duddy and Anthony “The Bullet” Bonsante, live from The
Theater at Madison Square Garden..Full
Story
Five Irish Boxers Into Finals..
By Bernard O'Neill (MAR 9) Ryan
Lindberg, David Oliver Joyce, John Joe Joyce, Darren Sutherland and Ken Egan
will be competing for gold at tomorrows (March 10th) Zlatko Hrbic Senior
Multi Nations finals in Croatia following semi final victories in Zagreb
this afternoon and tonight (March 9th).
Ryan Lindberg, from the Immaculatta club in Belfast, advanced to tomorrows
bantamweight...Full Story
Jeffrey Resto Makes Chicago Debut on
Friday, March 16th
(MAR 9) Welterweight prospect Jeffrey Resto will
take on Roberto Valenzuela in a special attraction
bout at MARCH MAYHEM on March 16th at Cicero
Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli,
President...Full Story
Ahern, Lindberg, Joyce and Egan advance in
Croatia.by Bernard O'Neill - Ireland
(MAR 8) FOUR Irish boxers are through to the semi finals of the Zlatko Hrbic
Senior Multi Nations following convincing victories in Croatia today (March
8th). Flyweight Conor Ahern and Bantamweight Ryan Lindberg progressed
to the last four following wins over French ..Full
Story
Man, 91, Challenges Jack LaLanne, 92 (MAR 7) AP - All of that
Florida sun must be getting to Maine snowbird Roland Fortin. The 91-year-old
has laid down a challenge to box fitness guru Jack LaLanne, who's 92.
Fortin, former "cut man" for retired boxing champ Joey Gamache,
said the idea for the four-round bout was hatched at the Tropical ...Full
Story on sfgate.com
Flores fighting way into top 15
Source: Press Release
March 7, 2007
LAS VEGAS (MAR 7) - Unbeaten cruiserweight B.J. "El Peligroso" Flores
has positioned himself to crack the top 15 ratings in boxing's major
organizations, primarily based on his last four performances against
quality opponents, registering a pair of ... Full Story
Wolak and Binkowski to Headline March 23
New York, March 7, 2007— Popular New York
middleweight Pawel “Raging Bull” Wolak, a native of Poland who resides in
Brooklyn, will headline a show promoted by Bob Duffy’s Ring Promotions, in
conjunction with Frankie G. Productions...Full Story
Godfrey & Cora on "Collision Course" April 6
at Mohegan Sun, on ESPN2 FNF PROVIDENCE (March 6, 2007) - Young cruiserweight contenders Matt "Too
Smooth" Godfrey and Felix "Bad News" Cora, Jr. are on a "Collision Course"
to position the winner for a possible major world title fight later this
year, headlining the ESPN2 Friday Night Fights...Full Story
Notes from Anthony Bonsante's
Training Camp in Minnesota
Duddy-Bonsante headlines
NEW YORK CITY (March 6, 2007) - Despite frigid
temperatures and heavy snowstorms, Anthony "The Bullet" Bonsante has been
training hard in Minnesota for his March 16 title fight against IBA World
and WBC Continental Americas...Full Story
Irish Senior Squad for Poland Named..
By
Bernard O'Neill (MAR 5) THE
Irish Amateur Boxing Association today (Match 5th) named a six man squad for
the Felkis Stamm Senior Multi Nations tournament which will take place in
Poland later this month. Ken Egan, Darren Sutherland, Aodh Carlyle,
John Joe Joe, David Oliver Joyce, and Conor Ahern...Full Story
Undefeated Chicago light heavyweight “IRISH”
Mike Nevitt will face fellow (MAR 4) Irishman Shawn Hammack in the
main event at MARCH MAYHEM, Chicago’s annual St. Patrick's Day professional
boxing event, on Friday March 16th at Cicero Stadium. MARCH MAYHEM,
another...Full Story Seminole Warriors Boxing Responds
to Don King "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is?
HOLLYWOOD, FL, March 2 – Seminole Warriors
Boxing is understandably disturbed at recent comments made by Don King
regarding the upcoming rematch between IBF cruiserweight champion Krzysztof
Wlodarczyk and challenger...Full Story
Undefeated Middleweight Pawel Wolak and Binkowski to Headline March 23
NEW YORK - March 2, 2007— Popular New York middleweight Pawel “Raging Bull” Wolak,
a native of Poland who resides in Brooklyn, will headline a show promoted by
Bob Duffy’s Ring Promotions, in conjunction with Frankie G. Productions, on
Friday, March 23, 2007, at the Huntington Town...Full Story
Mia St. John to
headline card
Source: Press Release
March 1, 2007
(MAR 1) Mia St.
John will headline the “Fist of Fury” on April 20th at Star Plaza Theatre in
Merrillville, IN. Conveniently located from downtown Chicago. The card
is presented by Octavius..Full
Story
Everyone is Talking - on May 5th the Whole World
will be watching (MAR
1) It's the fight everyone is talking about. On May 5th the whole
world will be watching. De La Hoya -- Mayweather: The World Awaits.
It will be an unprecedented super fight between two boxing
superstars and former Olympians, an event poised to shatter records.
Golden Boy Promotions announces, The World Awaits--six-division
world champion Oscar De La Hoya versus unbeaten, four-division world
champion Floyd Mayweather--for the junior middleweight championship.
