Journeyman Ortega hands Regan first defeat
(NOV 29) Eric Regan's plan to fight a top-10
contender by early next year will have to wait. First, the Sacramento
middleweight will have to learn how to handle a journeyman fighter named
Pedro Ortega, a Mexican who gave him problems last year in a losing cause
and Friday night dealt him his first defeat ...Copyrighted Story
on Sacramento
Bee
I'm not quitting boxing yet' (NOV 29) DINGAAN "The Rose" Thobela has once
again been advised by experts to hang up his gloves for good before he
sustains serious injury in the ring. This caution follows yet another defeat
he suffered in a row when he was out-pointed by Canadian Ortis Grant for
their international super-middleweight...Copyrighted Story
on City Press, South Africa
Page's brave bid is halted
(NOV 29) THE brave bid of Hattersley's Alan Page
to claim the inaugural English super-middleweight title came to nothing at
Derby's Storm Arena when he suffered a seventh-round stoppage at the hands
of much-hyped Nottingham fighter Carl Froch.
Copyrighted Story
on Manchester
Evening News
Sugar Ray Leonard wins lawsuit against Columbia
boxing promoter
(NOV 28) Sugar Ray Leonard has won a lawsuit
against a Columbia boxing promoter after a planned televised boxing match
failed to materialize. A California jury awarded Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing
LLC $443,000 in its dispute with promoter Bobby Mitchell.
Copyrighted Story
on wistv.com
Manny arrives home a hero
(NOV 28) GENERAL SANTOS CITY - Manny Pacquiao,
the recognized world featherweight “people’s champion,” arrived home to a
grand hero’s welcome Thursday as most of this city’s residents stopped their
work to take a glimpse of their hometown idol. Copyrighted Story
on ABS CBN
News
Lara loses focus, suffers first pro loss
(NOV 24) Detroit lightweight prospect Octavio
Lara will have a few days off to ponder his first professional defeat before
resuming training after Thanksgiving. Lara (3-1) lost a unanimous six-round
decision to Rogelio Ramirez (2-2) on Saturday night in Los Angeles....
Copyrighted Story
on Detroit Free Press
Older Klitschko right for boxing
(NOV 24) TAMPA, Fla. -- He could become the Chosen One ... a glistening
diamond under the world's largest compost heap that too often masquerades as
professional boxing. A couple of years ago, Vitali Klitschko was little more
than a curiosity, one of two heavyweight brothers...Copyrighted Story
on Newark Star Ledger
Boxing: King of the road
(NOV 23) BELFAST'S Brian Magee retained his IBO
Super middleweight title by stopping Hacine Cherifi in the King's Hall last
night.Magee, boxing with great confidence and skill from start to finish,
dictated the fight and though the 35-year-old challenger was game and
difficult in the early rounds, Magee's supreme confidence and class was
always the difference.Copyrighted Story
on Sunday Life, UK
Billings duo open new boxing gym
(NOV 23) Tom Czerwinski and Mike Erwin are
excited about positive things happening in the Magic City. And one of the
projects they are excited about is one the two of them are spearheading.
After seeing the success of "Thursday Night Fights" in Downtown Billings,
the two local men have formed a boxing club. The newly formed 32nd Street
Boxing Gym ...Copyrighted Story
on Billings Gazette
I-10
crash kills promoter, 2 others
(NOV 19) Three El Paso men, including a well-known local boxing promoter,
were killed in a car accident early Sunday morning on Interstate 10 near
Comfort, Texas, while returning from a boxing event in San Antonio.....Copyrighted Story
on El Paso Times
Sinclair is still in World Title frame -
Breen
(NOV 19) Neil Sinclair's career is far from
over, according to manager John Breen. Having spoken to former British
champion Sinclair, Breen is convinced that he will fight on and that a world
title shot is within his grasp. Copyrighted Story
on Belfast Telegraph
Harrison has sights on title
(NOV 19) Scott Harrison yesterday vowed to make
no more "slip-ups" as he sets out to regain the World Boxing Organisation
featherweight crown from Manuel Medina, the five-time world champion who
beat him on points in July.Harrison was suffering the.... Copyrighted Story
on Independent
Tough featherweight fighters make boxing
industry proud (NOV 18) CHICAGO - (KRT) - It was Manny
Pacquaio's finest hour, fighting brilliantly in the biggest bout of his
career. It was Marco Antonio Barrera's worst night in the ring, as Pacquaio
beat him to the punch for most of 11 rounds Saturday night and knocked him
down twice before Barrera's corner threw in the towel. Copyrighted Story
on San Jose Mercury News
Boxing: I may never fight again: Sinclair
(NOV 18) NEIL Sinclair may never box again.
After pulling out of his December 6 clash with Jimmy Vincent, Sinclair
rocked British boxing today by declaring: "I may never fight again." Eamonn
Magee will...Copyrighted Story
on Belfast Telegraph
Commission says 'Toughman' boxing promoter
can't have amateur (NOV 18) HARRISBURG, Pa. - A promoter of "Toughman"
amateur boxing contests won't be allowed to stage two days of amateur bouts
in Pennsylvania next month, the state's athletic commission ruled, citing
concerns about contestants' safety. The commission on Oct. 27 ... Copyrighted Story
on Bradenton Herald, FL
Nelson retains world title after
'terrible' year
(NOV 17) Johnny Nelson put one year out of the
ring and a foiled kidnapping attempt firmly behind him when he retained his
World Boxing Organisation cruiserweight title for the 11th time in Bayreuth,
Germany, on Saturday night. Copyrighted Story
on Independent
Hussein knuckles down for long wait
(NOV 16) The legendary patience of flyweight
Hussein Hussein will be tested again after he joined the lengthy list of
Australian fighters to have lost world title fights overseas over the past
decade. The 28-year-old Sydneysider, who waited the best part of two years
for....Copyrighted Story
on Sydney Morning Herald
Boxer to face accused assailant
(NOV 15) WEST PALM BEACH -- Kassim "The Dream"
Ouma returned to the boxing ring five months after being shot outside a West
Palm Beach restaurant. He has since won two bouts and ranks among the top
five junior middleweights in the world. Copyrighted Story
on Palm Beach Post
Boxing, not the law, won Barrera's
heart in the end (NOV 15) Marco Antonio Barrera wanted to be a
lawyer. He grew up in Mexico City worrying not about his next meal, but what
college — and then law school — he would enter.
As a boy, he worked on movie sets with his father, a set designer. He had
money. He had a future. He had options. Copyrighted Story
on San Antonio, Texas
Nelson: My Drug Gang Hell Is Over
(NOV 15) ON HIS arrival in Germany this week,
Johnny Nelson was invited to do a public work-out, a largely meaningless
exercise against a background of Teutonic techno music otherwise known as
death by drum. Tonight's show in Bayreuth was already sold out. And as
Nelson had been in the country only a few hours....Copyrighted Story
on The Mirror
Leija fighting for his career
(NOV 15)He's the warm-up act, so nothing should
come as a surprise. "Jesse" James Leija's fight against Fernando Mena, the
co-main event on Saturday's Marco Antonio Barrera-Manny Pacquiao card at the
Alamodome... Copyrighted Story
on San Antonio Express
Nelson returns to tough challenge
(NOV 15) It has been 12 months since Johnny
Nelson fought and most of that time has been spent under police protective
custody after a kidnap attempt earlier this year. The investigation, which
led to armed police staking out his residence in Sheffield, is coming to an
end and arrests are imminent. Copyrighted Story
on
Independent, UK
Pacquiao to go all out at opening bell
(NOV 15) The war hasn’t begun, but battles are
already being fought. On on-line forums, that is. The prelude to the Manny
Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera tiff has taken on an a “digital twist,” as
rabid fans of both camps have vigorously traded their two-cents in various
on-line forums, drawing ...Copyrighted Story
on
Manila Bulletin
Kellerman: Put Jones' win in proper perspective (NOV
14) Roy Jones won the fight. Fair and square. I had it 115-113 (seven rounds
to five). Roy spent the first two minutes or so of most rounds outboxing
Antonio Tarver in the middle of the ring, landing long right hand leads to
the body. Then, at some point in each round's last minute, whether to rest,
or because Tarver ...Copyrighted Story
on ESPN by Max Kellerman
East Central Boxing Club to stage event this
weekend (NOV 14) The East Central Boxing Club
will be returning to action again on Saturday. The show will be held
at the East Central High School gym. The bouts begin at 6 p.m.. Admission is
$5, with children under 6 getting in free. Coach Denny Paulk, who currently
has 26 boxers in the gym, looks to have about 10 of his boxers seeing
action. Copyrighted Story
on
Pascagoula Mississippi Press
A final wrap on the horizon, Ayala fights on his
own turf (NOV 13) For all the time he has spent fighting
in Las Vegas, Paulie Ayala wanted to make his ring return someplace special.
"It could have been easily hosted in Vegas, but I was like, 'Why not do it
back home?'" Ayala said. Copyrighted Story
on
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Comparative failure as broadcasters
lose all sense of ... (NOV 13) A fault irritatingly common in sports
broadcasting, and let's be fair about this, in sports reporting generally,
is the careless use of superlatives. Perspective, it seems, no longer
figures in descriptions of performance, nor does it sit easily with the
agendas of directors and editors. Thus the good becomes great; the greatest
game, the fight... Copyrighted Story
on Indepedent UK
Roy Jones Jr. sluggish but wins 175-pound title
(NOV 9) Roy Jones Jr. escaped to fight one more
time. The way he looked against Antonio Tarver, one more fight may be all he
has in him. Showing the effects of dropping down from heavyweight to
175 pounds, Jones won an unpopular majority decision over Tarver on Saturday
in Las Vegas ...Copyrighted Story-Mercury
News
Audley Harrison: Harrison clear in
his view of world ... (NOV 8) It has been said before but it's worth
repeating: if Audley Harrison could box like he can talk, he would already
be world heavyweight champion. Indeed, we would be making favourable
comparisons with Muhammad Ali...Copyrighted Story
on Independent,
UK
Mundine shines as role model (NOV 8) OUTSPOKEN,
passionate boxing world champion Anthony Mundine topped the billing at a
glittering sports awards ceremony in Adelaide last night, taking top honours
in the ninth National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Sports
Awards.Mundine was named indigenous sportsman of the year – presented by
tennis...Copyrighted Story
on the Advertiser, Australia
Cook must defeat Argentinian to
create worthwhile future (NOV 8) It has been a frustrating year for the
Welshman Jason Cook, but tonight he has the opportunity to finish it in
style. In January, Cook lost his European lightweight title on the scales
when he was 2lb over the limit. Under an archaic European Boxing Union rule
his fight against Italy's Stefano Zoff went ahead and Cook scraped a lucky
win, but the title was declared vacant. Copyrighted Story
on Independent,
UK
Tarver Could Give Jones Jr. Problems
(NOV 5)Roy Jones Jr. has always had things his way. Whether it's as a
middleweight, light heavyweight or heavyweight, Jones usually gets the last
laugh. You could say the only true downer was not being awarded an Olympic
gold medal in 1988 when he got jobbed by the judges in Seoul, South Korea. Copyrighted Story
on ClevelandPlain Dealer, OH
Injury
knocks out Nov. 21 Chavez-Juuko boxing match
(NOV 5) Because of a training injury, Austin's
Jesus "El Matador" Chavez won't be able to defend his World Boxing Council
super featherweight title Nov. 21 at the Frank Erwin Center. The hometown
boxer was scheduled to fight Justin "The Ugandan ...Copyrighted Story
on Austin
Business Journal, Texas
Clottey to fight Santiago
November 4, 2003
NEW YORK (NOV 4) On November 21, 2003, in New
York City, Dibella Entertainment presents Emmanuel Clottey (20-5-14KO) and
Jesus Santiago (8-5-1-1KO) in a twelve round battle for the vacant IBA
America's Jr. Welterweight Title. Clottey enters the bout off a career best
performance, a stoppage win over former Olympic Gold Medalist Mohammed
Abdulaev while Santiago recently went the distance in a spirited losing
effort with undefeated top-prospect Paul Malignaggi.
Roy Jones Jr. Faces Antonio Tarver
for vacant IBA World Light Heavyweight Championship!
On November 8, 2003, at
the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, Roy
Jones, Jr., will fight Antonio Tarver for the vacant IBA
World Light Heavyweight Championship. Jones. The
event will be live on HBO pay-per-view. "We are thrilled to be
a part of the next chapter of Roy Jones’ boxing career," said
Mark Taffet, HBO Senior Vice President of Sports Operations
and Pay-Per-View. "The deep personal rivalry between Roy Jones
and Antonio Tarver makes this match-up particularly meaningful
for pay-per-view boxing fans." Tickets for Jones-Tarver are
priced at $600, $400, $200, $100 and $50, and can be
purchased at the Mandalay Bay Box Office and all TicketMaster
outlets. To order tickets by phone, call (702) 632-7580 or
toll free (877) 632-7400. This World Light Heavyweight
Championship is presented by Square Ring, Inc. in association
with Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. The Jones vs. Tarver
pay-per-view telecast begins at 9pm ET/6 pm PT.
Trouble stalks a champion
(NOV 2) Boxing champion Paul Spadafora looks gaunt at
5-feet-9 and 139 pounds. Nonetheless, he is a man of ravenous appetites --
for alcohol, for women and for nightlife. Spadafora
trained like a Spartan for his fights, then celebrated victories by
indulging all his vices. Copyrighted Story
on Pittburgh Post Gazette
