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Return of Ballroom Boxing!
(SEPT 26) This THURSDAY night, September 30th. The return of BALLROOM
BOXING, live from Michael's Eighth Avenue.
Join us as we celebrate our 60TH SHOW and one more EXCITING SEASON OPENER!
You'll want to be around for these bouts featuring the return of Jed Phipps
(13-2, 8 KOs) as he faces tough journeyman Tom "The Ripper" Cameron
(13-17-2) in an exciting action-packed 6 round Heavyweight bout. Also
featuring Puerto Rico's new sensations Roman Martinez (9-0, 6KOs) - 8 rds.
and Mario Santiago (9-0, 5 KOs) - 6 rds. With up to 8 Live Pro Bouts -
this card is guaranteed to be exciting. For tickets call TICKETMASTER
@ 410-547-SEAT or go to www.ticketmaster.com or stop by any Ticketmaster
ticket location. For those hard to find seats contact Michael's Eighth
Avenue directly @ 410-768-7901.
SA boxing hit by dope scandal
(SEPT 26) South Africa's boxing world is being rocked by
another doping scandal. Bantamweight star Vusi Malinga's WBC title and
national crown hang in the balance. One week after bad boy Gabula
Vabaza made his comeback after a six month dope suspension, his stable mate,
Vusi Malinga, has come under scrutiny for reportedly testing positive for a
banned substance, possibly a diuretic. ..Copyrighted
Story of SABC News, South Africa
TALKIN BOXIN
by Howie Reed -September 26, 2004
Unlike some people that we all know
and disdain, I
never take credit for anything that is not the product
of my own work.. As a youngster I marveled at the
artistry of a carpenter who could take different
kinds of wood, cut them to size and ..Link
to Story
Sadness after boxing champ jailed
(SEPT 21) Regan, 36, who
won world titles at two weights, was sent to prison for 18 months at Newport
Crown Court. His former manager, Dai Gardiner, said the attack was
"completely out of character”. The case prompted calls for
more...Copyrighted story on BBC News
Hopkins has earned boxing world respect
(SEPT 21) If it does happen,
the sport is usually boxing, where rags to riches stories have been an
integral part of the pugilistic landscape. Bernard Hopkins
...Copyrighted story on
Journal Inquirer
Hopkins cements legacy with one hook
(SEPT 19) Just one hook, and he fell so hard. Bernard Hopkins
delivered a perfect punch, a thundering blow that landed in that
debilitating spot between the right hip and ribcage. Oscar De La Hoya
crumpled to the canvas in excruciating pain. Copyrighted story on ESPN
"Novak Prevails, White Shines in Fight for Freedom at the
Star Plaza Radisson"
By Juan C. Ayllon at ringside
(SEPT 19) (Merrillville, Indiana): Last night, the Star Plaza Radisson’s
sophisticated Garden Restaurant pleasantly surprised this writer with a
tasty steak and bleu cheese appetizer. Replete with capers, black olivesLink
to story on Cyberboxingzone.com
De La Hoya gets chance for greatness
(SEPT 17)
Promoter Bob Arum has dubbed Saturday's showdown between Bernard Hopkins and
Oscar De La Hoya "Quest for History." This time, it's not typical boxing
promoter hyperbole...Copyrighted story on El Paso times
Drug runner posed as top boxing coach
(SEPT 17) A DRUG runner
posed as a top junior boxing coach in a bid to get a reduced sentence for
smuggling heroin and cannabis, it emerged today. Mark Roberts, 25,
pleaded guilty to trying to bring in nearly £400,000 worth of the drugs to
Jersey. Copyrighted on IC Liverpool, UK
Popular
Chicago Fighter, Ray "Rocky" Martinez Announces His Retirement
(SEPT 13) (Chicago, Illinois): On the evening of September
10, 2004, popular Chicago fighter Ray “Rocky” Martinez (40-11-1, 20 KO’s)
announced his retirement. Currently managing rising sensation and Illinois
State Middleweight....Copyrighted
Story on Cyberboxingzone.com
Boxing beat: This title fight has a
familiar feel
(SEPT 12) Promoter Bob Arum sees Saturday night's world
middleweight championship fight in Las Vegas between Oscar De La Hoya and
Bernard Hopkins as an almost identical scenario to Sugar Ray Leonard's
successful challenge of Marvin Hagler's middleweight title in 1987....Copyrighted
Story on Sacramento Bee
"Morua,
Gonzales Provide Concussive Firework in Wins at "Mexican Independence"
(SEPT 11) (Chicago, Illinois): Mariachis playing
loudly as one entered Hawthorne Racetrack’s main interior concourse, as well
as an energized and tightly packed crowd hinted at things to come. In front
of an International audience via Telefutura’s ....Copyrighted
Story on Cyberboxingzone.com
Ali asks for US boxing commission
(SEPT 11) Muhammad Ali asked Congress yesterday to create a U.S. boxing
commission, saying federal oversight is needed to protect boxers from
exploitation and injury.
Copyrighted Story on San Diego Union Tribune
'Fox TV's Boxing Show Starts Off on the Ropes
(SEPT 9) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fox television
may have beaten NBC to the punch with the launch of its new boxing show, but
"The Next Great Champ" immediately found itself on the ropes in terms of
ratings. The Wednesday night premiere of "Champ," featuring boxing great
Oscar de La Hoya, drew a lackluster 5.2 million viewers ...Copyrighted
Story on Reuters
Next Great Champ' scores TKO, will air
(SEP 7) Fox executive Mike Darnell, all 92 pounds of him,
feels like a heavyweight these days.And why not? Fox's new "reality" boxing series, "The Next Great Champ," will
launch today, as planned, despite a legal challenge from the producers of
NBC's rival, "The Contender." Copyrighted story on
kansas.com
Aussie robbed of world title
(SEPT 6) Meehan, wearing
the Parramatta
rugby league team colours and tackling the biggest night of his life head
on, was the first Aussie-based fighter to challenge for the world
heavyweight title in nearly 100 years and was bidding to be this country's
first champion in the fight game's premier division..... Copyrighted
Story on Fox Sports
Spinks wants a hometown defense of his title, if the price
is ...
(SEPT 5) LAS VEGAS - It was
barely an hour since Cory Spinks had beaten up Miguel Angel Gonzalez.
Spinks, sporting his trademark red Cardinals cap, had not a mark on him...... Copyrighted
Story on The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO
Second shot for garbo
(SEPT 5) BOXING promoter
Don King has promised to give Kali Meehan another heavyweight world title
shot after the Australian-based underdog lost a controversial split-points
decision in Las Vegas
yesterday. Boos greeted the announcement that American Lamon Brewster had
retained his WBO heavyweight title by the slimmest margin....Copyrighted
Story on Melbourne Herald Sun
Mayorga arrested: Claims Boxing bout likely off
(SEPT 4) According to the Associated Press, former world
champion Ricardo Mayorga was arrested at Managua's International Airport
Friday on suspicion of rape, and says he is uncertain about the status of
his October 2 middleweight bout in New York against Felix 'Tito' Trinidad.
....Copyrighted
Story on Doghouse Boxing
Boxing reality shows are jabbed by lawsuits
(SEPT 3) Mark Burnett sounds resigned that Fox's boxing reality show, "The
Next Great Champ," will make it to the airwaves before his boxing series,
"The Contender," debuts on NBC. But he's still not happy about it.
"Honestly, it takes so much energy to go through lawsuits," says Burnett..
Copyrighted Story of Detroit Free Press
'Golden Boy' takes a tarnished look at boxing
(SEPT 3) No
matter how you may feel about boxing as a sport, there's no getting away
from the fact that it entails, essentially, two men hitting each other. The
inherent brutality of boxing, and the effect it has on those who participate
in it, is the main theme of Clifford Odets' drama "Golden Boy," now at the
Long Beach...Copyrighted
Story of
Redlands Daily Facts.
Fight Card Cancelled!
(SEPT 3) Tonight’s cards at
the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood has been canceled due
to severe weather conditions involving “Hurricane Frances” affecting South
Florida. The bout also was scheduled to be televised nationally by ESPN2.
Warrior's Boxing, promoter of tonight's show, has not announced a
rescheduled date. For information, call
954-985-1155.
Woman sues Oscar De La Hoya over reality boxing show idea
(SEPT 2) LOS ANGELES - A court fight over competing reality boxing shows is
getting a third contender. NBC claims Fox stole its idea for "The
Contender" and rushed to put together "The Next Great Champ," an upcoming
series produced by boxer Oscar De La Hoya and Endemol USA
Champion boxing to beat of his own drum
(SEPT 1) World super lightweight champion Kostya
Tszyu strutted into the Australian Institute of Sport boxing gym yesterday
wearing a designer tracksuit and sunglasses. He confidently answered
questions from the media scrum, then charismatically smiled for cameras as
he ...the Canberra Times
Boxing Returns, But Are These Title Fights?
(SEPT 1) The game of
boxing is back this Saturday night, after its late summer hiatus, with a
doubleheader from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas that features WBO
heavyweight titlist Lamon Brewster against Kali 'Checkmate' Meehan, and
undisputed welterweight king Cory Spinks facing Miguel Angel Gonzalez.
Notice I didn't call this a 'championship doubleheader' or anything like
that. Not that Copyrighted story on International Brotherhood of
Prizefighters
Talkin Boxin
- August 29th Edition
(AUG 29) Ok Guys and guyettes play time is over. It's time to get down to
the serious business of boxing. This is it. The place where the rubber meets
the road (the term "rubber meets the road" stolen from the soon to be
released book on Bill Clinton's pre and post Hillary dating practices). No
more boxers that no one heard of engaging in matches that no one but the
combatants, the managers and their ...Copyrighted story on Sherdog.com
Olympic boxing on the ropes
(AUG 28) ATHENS -- If you close your eyes and try to
imagine, you can almost hear the distinct intonation of the late Howard
Cosell coming loudly from a ringside microphone. How much he would have
enjoyed saying it, how much we would have enjoyed hearing it. Copyrighted
Story of Calgary Sun
BOXING: Ward final US golden candidate
(AUG 28) ATHENS, Greece -- The crowd
booed Andre Ward when he walked into the arena, and cheered when he slipped
on the canvas. Through the din, he heard a small group of friends and family
chant "U-S-A, U-S-A" before even more boos drowned that out.It was lonely
enough being the last American boxer left in the Olympics. Copyrighted
Story on Detroit Free Press
Fox Wins round in Boxing Show
(AUG 27) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California judge on Friday gave the Fox
television network and its boxing series "The Next Great Champ" a victory
against a rival reality show, allowing "Champ" to air next week as planned,
TV executives said. "Champ" and "The Contender" have been joined in a legal
fight since earlier this month when "Contender... Copyrighted Story on
Reuters
Greek tragedy angers Olympic boxing fans
(AUG 25) ATHENS: Furious Greek fans rained plastic
water bottles onto the Olympic boxing ring Tuesday when local hero Elias
Pavlidis lost his light heavyweight (81kg) quarter-final to Egypt’s Ahmed
Esmail.The ringside doctor ordered the fight to be stopped after inspecting
the Greek’s cut left eye with 1min 38sec of the third round remaining and
Pavlidiis leading. Copyrighted Story on Daily Times
Another Riddick-ulous Boxing Comeback
(AUG 25) For most athletes, comebacks are usually not
successful, unless you are talking about an athlete who left for medical
reasons, took care of the medical problem, and then returned to the
arena/playing field the following season. Comebacks usually mean you’ve been
there, you’ve been somebody, you left for a ...Copyrighted Story on
International Brotherhood of Prizefighters
It's a fiasco in Olympic boxing ring
(AUG 25) So where's the Olympic boxing on TV? It's out there
somewhere in the off-peak hours, on the off-peak flavors of NBC. They've
wedged in a round or two between badminton and tiddly winks. But all I ever
see are beach volleyball, gymnastics and swimming. Viewers will inevitably
be shown more scantily clad women than men in prime time. So men in trunks
get shorted. Copyrighted Story on The Californian
Boxing shows land sweet deals
(AUG 25) HOLLYWOOD -- Anybody who wants to put on a boxing match in
California has to navigate 128 pages of regulations, many of them designed
to ensure the health and safety of boxers as well as to promote the
integrity of the sport. But when "reality" TV producers from Hollywood
came calling earlier this year, state officials agreed to bend a couple of
those rules. Copyrighted Story on Indianapolis Star, IN
Fox, NBC: Grudge Match Continues
(AUG 23) Fox's latest sleight of hand has not gone unnoticed.
The network, currently at odds with NBC over competing boxing series, has
pushed up the start date on its reality bid, The Next Great Champ, fronted
by
....Copyrighted by
E! Online
Foreman grilled about his return to boxing
(AUG 23) George Foreman pulled himself from
Houston's gritty Fifth Ward to become an Olympic boxing gold medalist,
two-time world heavyweight boxing champion, businessman and preacher. Now
55, he's eager to box again. He's training for his next professional bout,
but first ....Copyrighted
by Houston Chronicle
Judge denies restraining-order bid against Fox boxing show
(AUG 22) Both sides in
the dispute over dueling boxing reality shows claimed vindication last week
when a California Superior Court judge declined to issue a restraining order
blocking the Fox network program from going on the air,but granted an
expedited hearing in the case....Copyrighted by Winston Salem Journal
Romania protests decision in boxing loss
(AUG 22) BUCHAREST,
Romania (AP) -- Romania has officially protested the loss of Olympic boxer
Marian Simion, accusing the referees of not being fair, sports newspapers
reported Sunday.Romania's Boxing Federation lodged a protest Saturday,
saying the decision to give Ramadan Yasser of Egypt a 36-24 victory
..Copyrighted story on CNN/S
With Boxing Show, Fox Makes Quick Move, but Judge Reacts
(AUG 21) In the latest twist in a legal conflict over boxing reality shows,
the Fox network decided yesterday to move forward the premiere of its show,
"The Next Great Champ," to the day ...Copyrighted by New York Times
Two more Americans fail to master Olympic boxing style
(AUG 20) While
Rock Allen chased Boris Georgiev around the ring in a futile attempt to slow
the agile Bulgarian fighter, Allen's father shouted from the stands: "Stop
running and box! Stop running and box!" ...Copyrighted by San
Francisco Chronicle
Bowe applies for Oklahoma boxing license
(AUG 20)Former
heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe applied for an Oklahoma boxing license
Friday, clearing the way for a possible second fight in the state, a state
boxing administrator said. Bowe applied for the license Friday and received
preliminary approval...Copyrighted by San Francisco Chronicle
Boxing
champ found dead in San Antonio
(AUG 16) SAN ANTONIO -- A
boxing champion from South Texas was found stabbed to death today, police
said. Robert Quiroga, 34, was pronounced dead this morning at University
Hospital in San Antonio. A passer-by on Interstate ...Copyrighted
Story on Houston Chronicle answer.
Copyrighted
Story on
London Free Press
Boxer's sacrifice pays off in first-day victory Boxing
(AUG 15)ATHENS -- Trevor Stewardson made either the ultimate sacrifice or a
regrettable mistake on his way to the Olympic Games. Soon, he will know
which of those is the
Hernandez Wins, Perez Loses...
(AUG 14) Cicero, Illinois): In an unseasonably cool summer, there were
whispers that the Fourth of July fireworks weren’t all that great this year
in Chicago, as well as a few outlying suburbs. Those people should have been
at Hawthorne Park on Friday, August 13th where there were ...Copyrighted
Story on Cyberboxingzone.com/report by Juan C. Ayllon
Book: Jailed boxing star committed incest
Montreal, Canada, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- In a book set for release this fall, the
daughters of one of Canada's most gifted, and notorious, boxers say he
sexually assaulted them for years.Copyrighted
Story on
Washington Times.
No Monkey Business for this promoter!
(AUG 13) THE owner of a private Bangkok zoo has been charged with smuggling
orang-utans into Thailand to be used for mock Thai boxing bouts to entertain
tourists, police said yesterday. Pin Kiewkacha was charged after a
police swoop on the Safari World park and faces four years in jail for
illegally importing orang-utans from Indonesia or MalaysiaCharges
over ape boxing
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
US Olympic Boxing: Lately Lacking Medals And Coverage
(AUG 13) There used to be
a time in the United States that if you wanted to see boxing's future
champions and stars, you'd watch the Summer Olympics. Since 1904, American
fighters have won more Medals (102) in boxing than any other Nation. For the
record, the U.S. has also won the most Gold (47), Silver (21), and Bronze
(34). Copyrighted Story on International Brotherhood Of Prizefighters
Press Conference Today
in Los Angeles!
August 11, 2004
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(AUG 11) Today at the Le Domme Restaurant, on
Sunset Blvd., in Los Angeles, California the press conference was held for
the upcoming James Toney IBA world title bout.
Photo Gallery
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Blea
Comeback 22 Years later!
August 10, 2004 |
(AUG 10) Stephen Blea, a 46 year old father of five and grandfather of
6. Former State Boxing Champion retired 22 yrs. ago with a record of
49-6. Blea is Employed by Mountain States Employers Council. A Current
Pro Boxing Referee and Judge for the State Of Colorado and the NABF and
WBC Organizations. More
Talkin Boxin - August 8th Edition
August 9, 2004 -By Howie Reed
"Whoa Nelly", with all due respects to Keith Jackson who made the term
famous, you got to give the swell folks at Showtime credit. They could foul
up a on car funeral. Last Saturday night they had the opportunity to hit one
out of the park but instead to prove that they are a network that isn't
ready for prime time. Showtime had a delicious
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American Corrales stops Freitas in lightweight bout
(AUG 8) MASHANTUCKET (Connecticut): American Diego Corrales withstood early
punishment to hand Acelino Freitas the first defeat of his career Saturday,
stopping the Brazilian in the 10th round of their scheduled 12-round
lightweight bout.
Corrales knocked Freitas down three times, in the eighth round, in the ninth
and finally at 1:24 of the 10th, when the Brazilian indicated “no more” to
referee Michael Ortega.copyrighted
story on Daily
News
Philippine journalist in critical condition after being shot by ...
MANILA, Aug. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- A Philippine journalist was in critical
condition after he was shot by a bodyguard of Filipino world boxing champion
Manny Pacquiao early Sunday in the southern Philippine city of General
Santos, local media reported. Jonathan Abayon, 27, who works for GMA radio
in General Santos ....Copyrighted by Xinhua
Americans Hungry for Boxing Gold in Jubilee Year
(AUG 8) BERLIN (Reuters) - Boxing and the Olympics will resume their
love-hate relationship in Athens with the Americans hungry to recover from
their Sydney disappointment and the Cubans poised to shine as ever.
Tyson may still draw despite latest defeat(AUG
8) The rush to jump on the bandwagon ostensibly carting Mike Tyson out of
the ring and into boxing history has been dizzying and wide in scope,
spanning across the industry. His once glorious career is at an end,
the critics said. Tyson, 38, was not only knocked out by Danny Williams on
July 31, they said....copyrighted story on Washington Post
TUCSON BOXING: Big-time finish
(AUG 7) Too fast. Too quick. And too
punishing. David Lopez was all that and more last night at Desert Diamond
Casino in what was Sugar Ray Leonard's fifth, final and perhaps most
successful fight card here. Lopez and Tucsonan Nito Bravo
...Copyrighted Story on Tucson Citizen
Unlikely Boost Allows Jones to Return to Ring(AUG
4) George Khalid Jones and Denise Scottland forever will be linked by June
26, 2001 -- the tragic day that transformed both of their lives. Last night,
at Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie, they met in person for the first
time. Jones, a 37-year-old 173-pounder from Paterson, N.J., fought Silver
Spring's Darnell Wilson ....copyrighted story on Washington Post
Don't count out boxing yet
(AUG 4) Preachers, politicians, creditors and divorce lawyers have spent the
past few weeks jabbing more at Mike Tyson than Danny Williams, who knocked
out Tyson in the fourth round in Freedom Hall Friday night. All have decried
Tyson's bankruptcies, both financial and personal.....copyrighted story on
Lexington Herald Leader
Tyson's boxing career takes a seat
(AUG 1) It was near the end of the third round Friday night in Freedom Hall
when the fan sitting beside me, the fan wearing the Tyson hat, let out a
sigh of significant sorrow..... copyrighted story on The Register-Guard
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