Fights
at the Fitz
(NOV 30) SOUTHAVEN, MS – Prize Fight Boxing will close out a powerful
2005 with “Fights At The Fitz – An Old Fashioned Irish Brawl” December
10th from Fitzgerald’s Casino in Tunica, MS. Light Heavyweight prospect
DeAndrey Abron will battle local favorite Terry Porter in an eight round
main event. Full Story
Shobox:
The New Generation’ in Lemoore
(NOV 27) Two hot featherweights on a
collision course will finally meet on "ShoBox: The New Generation"
Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, when North American Boxing Federation (NABF)
Featherweight Champion/World Boxing Council (WBC)..Full
Story
U.S. Olympian Jason Estrada fights Najee
Shaheed in N.E. heavyweight showdown
PROVIDENCE, RI (November 22, 2005) – U.S.
Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada (4-0, 1 KO) steps up in class Wednesday
night, Thanksgiving Eve (November
23) against his new opponent, veteran heavyweight Najee Shaheed
(21-10-2, 11 KOs)...Full
Story
David “El Torrito” Torres -To Main Event
Final Battle at the Boat of 2005! (NOV 21) Tacoma, WA - The Battle at the Boat boxing series is winding up
an exciting year of fights for 2005. This year, several fighters have
made names for themselves within the walls of the Emerald Queen Casino.
Fighters like Roger Cantrell, Tariq Jooya and Walter...Full Story
Mayweather to fight Mitchell at Rose
Garden!
November 18, 2005
(NOV 19) Tomorrow night
9:45PM ET/6:45PM PT -Floyd Mayweather makes his first appearance at 147 pounds in an
intriguing welterweight match-up when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING:
FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. SHARMBA MITCHELL is seen live from the Rose
Garden in Portland, Oregon.
Countdown to Taylor-Hopkins II
Source: HBO
November 18, 2005
(NOV 18) Premieres Saturday, Nov. 19,
HBO Sports is presenting a thirty- minute special analyzing the upcoming HBO
pay-per-view rematch featuring reigning middleweight champion Jermain Taylor
and Bernard Hopkins, the man looking to reclaim his title. The highly
anticipated rematch: TAYLOR vs. HOPKINS 2, is set for Saturday, Dec. 3 in
Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay. The special will premiere Saturday, Nov. 19
following the HBO World Championship Boxing telecast on HBO.
Whitaker - "I'm Ready for December 15"
HOLLYWOOD, FL, November 17 – Despite rumors to the contrary, Heavyweight
contender Lance ‘Mount’ Whitaker is not only ready to go for his
December 15th showdown with unbeaten Sultan Ibragimov on the
highly-anticipated “Global Warfare” card, he’s...Full story
Cinderella Man
DVD Release and Two-Disc Edition Boxed Set Available
-December 6, 2005 - “One of the Best Movies Ever” – Larry King, CNN
Universal City, California, November 16, 2005
-- Cinderella Man, the inspirational and heroic true American story
starring Oscar®-winners Russell Crowe and Renée Zellweger, arrives on
DVD and VHS on December 6, 2005 from Universal Studios Home
Olympian Estrada fights again Nov. 23 R.I.
Convention Center in Providence
PROVIDENCE, RI (November 15, 2005) - U.S. Olympian Jason "Big Six"
Estrada (4-0, 1 KO) returns to action in his hometown Thanksgiving Eve,
November 23 against Jeremy "Superstar" Brooks (4-2, 2 KOs) in a
six-round bout at the Rhode...Full Story
Training camp notes from Las Vegas
WBA heavyweight champ John "The Quietman" Ruiz
LAS VEGAS (NOV 15) - World Boxing
Association heavyweight champion John "The Quietman" Ruiz (41-5-1, 28
KOs) is at training camp in Las Vegas preparing for his December 17th
title defense against Nicolayf ...Full
Story
"Expressway Jam 2" Nov. 19 in Boston
WOBURN, Mass. (November 13, 2005) - "Expressway Jam 2," presented by
New England Ringside Promotions, will be headlined by an eight-round
main event between rival Worcester fighters, Roy "House of"
Payne (19-12-4, 6 KOs) and John "House of Rain"
Rainwater (10-11-3, 3 KOs), for the vacant...Full
Story
Ali: Setting the Record
Straight
Source: Press Release
November 11, 2005
(NOV 11) LOS ANGELES -- World
recognized female boxing champion and spokesmodel Laila Ali wants to
set the record straight regarding her divorce and the rumors that
she is a Lesbian. Despite being married for the last five years,
reports in the news have stated that Laila got a divorce and began
dating...Full Story
Win the Bout--Shorten the
Prison sentence! By Sue TL Fox November 10, 2005 Photo Gallery
#301
(NOV 10) There was a fight that occurred
at the Klong Luang Prison, Pathumthanee, Thailand on November 5, 2005. The
contestants to fight---Nananko Kikuchi of Japan vs. Thailand’s Nongmai Sor
Siriporn, who was making her pro debut. ..Full Story
Goodson added to
Heavyweight card
November 9, 2005
(NOV 9) WBAN has learned today, that Sarah
"The Thrilla From Manila" Goodson will be added to the biggest
professional heavyweight boxing card that has ever been held in the
state of Arkansas. The event will take place at the....Full
Story
Ruiz rips Klitschko
LAS VEGAS (November 7, 2005) - In the wake of yet another announcement
postponing the Klitschko-Rahman fight, World Boxing Association
heavyweight champion John "The Quietman" Ruiz has come out of his corner
firing at Vitali Klitschko, calling for the World Boxing Council to...Full Story
Border City Boxers Go 2-2
(NOV 6) The Border City Boxing Club had four boxers compete on Saturday
at shows in Windsor and Pontiac, Michigan. Eyobe Amberber dropped a
split decision to Toronto's Anthony Bellanger in Windsor, while Josh
Cameron and Lukas Welniak defeated their opponents, Joel Flores of
Detroit and Jason Lavictor of Pontiac respectfully, both by unanimous
decisions, at a club show in Pontiac. Colin Sangster also competed
in Pontiac, dropping a split decision to Ohio's Nick Hatcher.
U.S. Marines Boxing Team at Foxwoods MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (November 5,
2005) - Five amateur boxers from Connecticut have been added to the
Veterans' Day Spectacular, part of the second annual Great Northeast
Tour, featuring the U.S. Marines Boxing Team from Camp Lejeune (NC),
November 11th at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Full Story
WBA Heavyweight Champion John Ruiz Sues Toney Based On Illegal
Doping
NEW YORK (NOV 5) Attorneys for
World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John Ruiz announced on
Nov. 1, that a lawsuit has been filed on Ruiz's behalf against James
Toney based on ...More
There can only be one king and on Saturday, November
12, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, world heavyweight
champion Vitali Klitschko faces Hasim Rahman in the biggest event of
the year for the heavyweight title.
HBO Sports is
presenting a thirty-minute special analyzing the upcoming HBO
pay-per-view event featuring heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko
and former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman. The special "COUNTDOWN
TO KLITSCHKO-RAHMAN", November 5 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT.
Cordova-Moore in “Expressway Jam 2”
co-feature Nov. 19 at Freeport Hall
WOBURN, Mass. (NOV 4) – Former World Junior Olympic champion Marvin
“Too Much” Cordova, Jr. (5-0, 4 KOs) steps up in class November 19
when he fights junior welterweight Shakha Moore (9-10-3, 1 KO) in
the six-round co-feature on Expressway Jam 2, presented by NER
Promotions, November 19 at Freeport Hall (IBEW) in ..More
