Joshua Clottey Headlines ‘Broadway Boxing’
at Turning Stone
(SEPT 30) Some marquee match-ups
are lined up as the “Broadway Boxing” series comes to the Event Center
at Turning Stone Resort and Casino on Friday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. The
night of action will be taped for rebroadcast on the Madison Square
Garden Network
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Top Contenders and Rising Stars to "Rumble
at the Rock"
HOLLYWOOD, FL, September 28 – The
hunger! It’s something you can’t really describe, but you can see it.
Look close, and you can see that hunger in the eyes of Heavyweight Title
contenders David Tua and Jameel McCline, unbeaten...More
New England Ringside Radio Network
Corrales & Harding
WOBURN, Mass. (September 27, 2005) - The New England Ringside Radio
Network features WBC & WBO lightweight champion Diego Corrales (40-2, 33
KOs) Thursday night and light heavyweight contender Eric Harding
(22-3-1, 7 KOs) Saturday evening on WWZN, Boston's Boxing...Full Story
Battle At the Coliseum
LOS ANGELES, September 26 – The island of Puerto Rico is rich in boxing
history, with the names Trinidad, Gomez, Benitez, Ortiz, and Torres
instantly recognizable to any fight fan. With such a storied
legacy in mind, on Friday, October 21st, Oscar De ..Full
Story
Team Klitschko Looking for Excuses
(Again)? Demand fight gloves be weighed
(SEPT 24) In what New Jersey State Athletic
Commissioner Larry Hazzard described as a “new level of dumb,” in
boxing, Team Wladimir Klitschko demanded that the boxing gloves to be
used tomorrow night, when the former WBO champion faces...
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Story
Upset in
Vegas - Lopez vs. Ruiz
(SEPT 24) On Friday night at the Orleans Hotel, in Las Vegas,
Nevada, Samuel Lopez, 118, 31 years old, of Los Angeles pulled an
upset, when he won a 10-round majority decision over world-ranked
Herberto Ruiz, 119, of Mexico. Final judges scores were 97-93,
96-94, and 95-95, with no knockdowns during the ten rounder.
Jabb
Boxing featured in Ring Magazine
(SEPT 23) JABB Boxing Gym,
Chicagoland's biggest and best boxing gym is featured in the December
2005 issue of Ring Magazine. JABB Boxing Gym was opened in December 2003
by Dominic Pesoli and Tina Park of 8 Count Productions, Home of the Best
in Chicago Boxing, along with Mike Garcia, former world ranked and
undefeated featherweight. Full
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Hopkins vs. Taylor
"No Respect - Dec 3
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2005 - In what is
being called the most highly anticipated fight of the year, the
rematch between undisputed middleweight champion Jermain ‘Bad
Intentions’ Taylor and former undisputed middleweight champion
Bernard ‘The Executioner’ Hopkins - Taylor vs. Hopkins II, “No
Respect” - will ...Full Story
Johnson loses
battle, after getting injured in ring
September 22, 2005
(SEPT 22) Today, Leavander Johnson passed
away after suffering a head injury when he fought Jesus Chavez on
September 17th, at the MGM Hotel, in Las Vegas, Nevada. All of my prayers are with Leavander Johnson and his family in this
difficult time,” said Chavez. “He was a true warrior with a tremendous
heart, and
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New England Ringside Radio Network -Samuel Peter & Scott Pemberton
WOBURN, Mass. (September 21, 2005) - One of the hottest heavyweights in
the world, unbeaten contender Samuel Peter (24-0, 21 KOs), is Thursday
night's special guest on the two-hour New England Ringside Boxing Radio
Show, airing
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Klitschko to fight Rahman in Vegas
On November 12,
2005, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and promoted by Top Rank, Vitali
Klitschko, of the Ukraine, 35-2 (34KO), defends his WBC Heavyweight
title against Hasin Rahman, 48-6-0 (33KO). The event will be billed
“See and Destroy”. Pay day for the two: Klitschko, will earn$7.8
million; Rahman receives $4.2 million.
(SEPT 17) Last night in
Lemoore, California, Eliza Olson defeated Jessica Rakoczy
in a 10-round world title bout for the IBA and WBC lightweight
title! In the ninth round, Olson knocked Rakoczy to the canvas.
Scores 97-92, 97-92, and 98-91.
Parade of Champions:
Barrera vs. Peden
Mosley vs. Cruz
September 16, 2005
(SEPT 16) Big night for men's boxing in Las Vegas, Nevada, and
on HBO, when tomorrow night, September 17th, WBC Super Featherweight
Champion Marco Antonio Barrera looks to add another chapter to his
storied career in a 12 round showdown against IBF 130-pound champion
Robbie “The Bomber” Peden. In the co-feature, “Sugar” Shane Mosley,
will continue his march back to the welterweight championship when
he faces unbeaten Jose Luis Cruz.
Fight Night 51 at the Lucky Eagle
Casino
Saturday, October 1st 2005 at 7:00pm
Lucky Eagle fan favorite Rafael Ortiz of Lebanon, OR (11 wins all by
knockout) will face popular Jesse Feliciano of Las Vegas, NV in the
10 round main event at the last fight of the year on October 1, 2005
at 7:00pm. Ortiz knocked out Dewey Welliver in the sixth round main
event at the Lucky Eagle Casino in January. Feliciano has 12 wins
and seven knockouts, and is originally from Puerto Rico.
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Irish eyes smilin' in Mansfield
John Duddy headlines Saturday night's "Mayhem in Mansfield"
(SEPT 16) WOBURN, Mass.
"Ireland's" John Duddy (11-0, 10 KOs) headlines Saturday night's
"Mayhem in Mansfield" pro boxing show at the Dana Barros Sports
Complex in Mansfield, Massachusetts. "Mayhem in Mansfield" is
promoted by New England Ringside....Full
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Acclaimed Artist Puts Corrales and
Castillo on the Canvas!
September 15, 2005
Las Vegas (Sept 15, 2005) - Multi-award
winning artist Richard T. Slone has unveiled his latest painting. Slone
rendered the Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo painting to celebrate
their upcoming rematch, which will take place on Saturday, October 8th,
at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Seeger gets new date -Licona &
Gonzalez meet for Featherweight title
Photo by Bryant Watson
September 14, 2005
(SEPT 14) Scheduled for Las Vegas
action on October 13th IBA Jr. Featherweight World Champion
Al Seeger will now defend his title in early November in
Savannah, Georgia against an opponent to be named soon. The
October 13th date instead will be filled by featherweights
Marcos Licona and Jose Gonzalez when they meet for the IBA
World title at the Stardust Hotel & Casino. More to
follow.....
Tonight: Morales vs. Raheem; Pacquiao
vs. Velazquez
September 10, 2005
(
SEPT 10) Tonight at 9:45pm ET/6:45pm PT. The
lighter weight classes dominate the night when ERIK MORALES VS. ZAHIR
RAHEEM and MANNY PACQUIAO VS. HECTOR VELAZQUEZ is presented live from
the Staples Center in Los Angeles, exclusively on HBO.
“Knockouts at Coushatta” Schedules
DeMarcus Corley For Main Event
(SEPT 10) Kinder, LA—The main
event at “Knockouts at Coushatta IX” will feature the flamboyant former
world light-welterweight champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley. He will
replace the injured William Joppy, a former three-time world champion...Full Story
Fight Night 51 at the Lucky Eagle Casino
(SEPT 9) Lucky Eagle fan favorite Rafael Ortiz of Lebanon, OR (11 wins
all by knockout) will face popular Michael Lucero of West Linn, OR in
the 10 round main event at the last fight of the year on October 1, 2005
at 7:00pm.
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Nicolino Locche Dies Wednesday
(SEPT 9) On Wednesday, September 7th, Former Argentine
world champion Nicolino “The Untouchable” Locche died of heart
failure, at the age of 66 years old. Locche had won the WBA
title against Paul Fuji, of Japan in 1968. Locche, inducted to
Boxing's Hall of Fame in New York in 2003, lost his crown to
Panamanian Alfonso Frazer in 1972.
Byrd-Williamson IBF Title Fight
(SEPT 7) NEW YORK –
The terrific Oct. 1 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING fight card just got
better. International Boxing Federation (IBF) Heavyweight Champion
Chris Byrd (38-2-1, 20 KOs) will make
the fourth defense of his title against mandatory challenger
DaVarryl Williamson
(22-3, 18 KOs), it was formally announced today. Th
Raul Martinez on KO Chicago Radio Tonight
(SEPT 7) Raul "The Cobra" Martinez
calls in tonight on KO Chicago Radio at 6:20pm on WJJG
AM-1530. Every Wednesday night KO Chicago Radio features the finest
in weekly discussion about the local and national professional
boxing...
Alex Baba vs.
Fidencio Reyes for IBA Bantamweight Title
September 5, 2005
(SEPT
5) The Fabulous Fox Theatre of Atlanta will be the host for
atlanta's "BALLROOM BRAWL". The event will take place
September 30th, 2005 In the illustrious Egyptian Ballroom.
The main event will be Atlanta's knock out specialist Alex
Baba (21-7-1 16KO) vs a pure boxer from Garland Texas
Fidencio Reyes (18-3-1 3KO) in a 12 rd. bout for the IBA
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