RIP ALEXIS ARGUELLO;" Talk Softly But Carry A Big Stick" By Jim Amato - I wrote this article several
years ago. Alexis was one of my all time favorites. I'm
shocked and deeply sad at the news of his passing. He
was a true gentleman and a credit to the sport. May he
rest in peace.
One of the best pure
punchers of my generation was Alexis Arguello. He was
aptly nicknamed " The Explosive Thin Man ". He was tall
and rail thin but his punch could stop an opponent dead
in his tracks.
It's hard to believe that
Alexis was stopped in the very first round of his pro
debut in his native Managua, Nicaragua. He would rally
to win three straight then lose again. Hardly the
makings of a legend.
Alexis would reel off
twenty straight wins before his next loss. Then came
thirteen more victories including knockouts over Octavio
Gomez and Jose Legra. This led to a shot at the WBA
featherweight title in 1974. The champion was the
talented Ernesto Marcel of Panama. .more
"PINOY POWER 2" - August
15, 2009 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas LIVE ON
PAY-PER-VIEW
WBA
Interim Super Flyweight Championship
NONITO DONAIRE vs.
RAFAEL CONCEPCION
WBO
Featherweight Championship
STEVEN LUEVANO vs.
BERNABE CONCEPCION
Tickets on Sale This Saturday! July 4 at Noon
LAS VEGAS, NEV (July 1,
2009) Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) /
International Boxing Organization (IBO) flyweight
champion NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE, JR. and
World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion
STEVEN LUEVANO return to the top of the marquee to
headline “Pinoy Power 2” -- the world championship
extravaganza taking place Saturday, August 15, in The
Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.
“Pinoy Power 2,” Top Rank’s newest boxing series, will
also feature undefeated Cuban heavyweight sensation
ODLANIER SOLIS and Filipino junior welterweight
contender MARK “MJM Grand” MELLIGUEN in separate
exciting 10-round all-action brawls.
Booth
Dominates Dean To Retain British Title On Tuesday at
London's famed York Hall,
Jason Booth led the way on a massive Frank Maloney
fight card televised by Sky Sports.
Now fully at the height of
his powers, Nottingham's Booth was in the form of his
career as he picked apart seasoned opponent Rocky Dean
with a blistering array of offense that the Thetford man
simply had no answer for.
On defense, Booth, 33-5
(13), presented a impenetrable wall of angles, footwork
and stinging counters that nullified nearly everything
that the veteran Dean, 14-11-2 (4), threw.
Booth swept the cards
120-108 and 119-109 twice to retain the British super
bantam title for the first time. The 31 year old has now
set his sights upon the European stage.
Former amateur star Jamie
Arthur, 15-2 (4), engaged in a pitched battle with
previously undefeated London prospect Akaash Bhatia,
14-1 (5), in an eliminator for the British ..more
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July 2009 are now available
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world's most unbiased, objective rankings
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Heavyweight Elijah McCall
along with his farther will make History again. Elijah
will appear on the August 21st card in a Heavyweight
Fight. The only difference this time is his father
Oliver the current IBA Heavyweight (Continental Belt)
Champion will wear the Belt into the ring.
Oliver McCall will defend
his Continental Belt against Franklin Lawrence of
Indianapolis , Indiana the former IBA Heavyweight
(Continental Belt) Champion.
This 7 bout card featuring
34 scheduled rounds of boxing, promises to be another
sell out at The Orleans Hotel and Casino on Friday,
August 21st in The Boxing Capital of The World Las
Vegas, Nevada.
With Sensational Supporting
Undercard Bout Subject To Change
ADAMEK
VS BOBBY GUNN
Quotes From Tomasz
Adamek Workout at the
World Boxing and Fitness
Center , Jersey City , NJ - Picture by Tom
Casino
From Promoter, Kathy Duva
of Main Events: “Ticket sales are tracking way ahead of
any other Adamek box office and the fight is still three
weeks away. We are very excited and encouraged by the
trends.”
From Adamek: When asked
about his opponent Bobby Gunn - “For me every fight is a
big fight. I basically prepare the same way each time;
of course we make adjustments to fit my opponent. Gunn
is hungry, it’s his big chance, and he could be
dangerous. I am serious about this fight.”
You are known as a guy who
can take a punch, how do you develop that? – “There is
no practice for this. I come from a small village in
Poland , Gilowice. I am a mountain guy, I am tough.”
When asked about fighting
at Prudential Center – “First time I saw this place I
thought it is beautiful! There is nothing like that in
Poland . Many Polish people live near Prudential Center
, I feel very at home there. It is very exciting to look
up and see all the Polish people.”
When and why did you start
boxing? – “I started boxing when I was 12, I liked it
right away. My father loved boxing. He died when I was 2
years old, I don’t remember him, but he said to my
Mother, ‘If we have a son, he will be a boxer’, I want
to make him proud.”
“I could have many fights
in Poland but I can’t get a big fight there. I knew that
if I want to be a big fighter I had to come to the
United States . I want to fight all the best boxers in
the world, if you get a big name in boxing that is how
you get the big TV contracts, how you can get your
dreams.”
From Trainer Andrew Gmitruk
– What are you working on now? – “You know, we keep our
style because he’s been boxing about 20 years and you
don’t want to change a boxer’s style, it’s dangerous to
change everything. We want to keep it because it is very
difficult for most boxers. He has very good footwork,
very good direction, speed, a lot of jabs. He is
dangerous for everybody. I have watched Bobby Gunn, we
are prepared.”
Sexton vs. Robinson
Added To June 30 Show
London boxing fans once again get the opportunity to
see talented super flyweight Ashley Sexton in the ring
on Tuesday, June 30 at York Hall.
The sizzling prospect will square up against Northern
hard man Mike "Robbo" Robinson in a six rounder that
could prove to be a difficult test for "Flash Ash".
21 year old Cheshunt man Sexton, 6-0 (3), has his eye
on the titles of Britain's leading little man Chris
Edwards, but one slip against his upcoming York Hall
opponent will ruin that lofty ambition.
Liverpool scrapper Robinson, 4-1-1 (0), is coming off
two absolute wars with current English titlist Ross
Burkinshaw and feels his trial by fire in those contests
has more than equipped him to flatten Sexton's promising
trajectory.
Sparks will fly when these two determined rivals meet
on just one of the highly entertaining support bouts to
the main event of British super bantam Jason Booth's
title defense against seasoned vet Rocky Dean.
Frank Maloney Promotions presents "Back From The
Brink", the Super Bantamweight Championship of Britain
between reigning titlist Jason Booth and challenger
Rocky Dean with full undercard at York Hall in London,
England on Tuesday, June 30, 2009.
Tickets are on sale at £30and £80 and are available
from the Box Office 0871 226 1508. To obtain a discount
on all ticket prices buy from www.frankmaloney.com.
Sky Sports will broadcast live on SS2 starting at
9:30PM.
O’CONNOR
SHIPPING TO BOSTON ON JUNE 27TH UNBEATEN 140-POUNDER
FACES HAMEL IN FIRST SIX ROUNDER
HOLLYWOOD,
FL, June 23 – Southpaw sensation Danny O’Connor has
learned his lessons well over the first nine months of
his professional boxing career, winning all six of his
bouts (two by knockout) against increasingly tougher
competition. On Saturday, June 27th, the Framingham
native will return to Massachusetts for his first six
round bout when he takes on 30 fight veteran Sebastien
Hamel in a featured junior welterweight attraction at
the Roxy in Boston.
“Danny has
proven that he’s got what it takes to be successful in
this game, and his fight against Hamel on Saturday is
just another step on his way to a world championship,”
said Leon Margules, Executive Director of Seminole
Warriors Boxing, O’Connor’s promoter.
A 2008
National Golden Gloves champion and United States
Olympic team alternate, O’Connor’s first year as a pro
has been a stelalr one, as he has barely lost a round
while building up a 6-0 record and even impressing ESPN
Friday Night Fights commentators Joe Tessitore and Teddy
Atlas in his win over Jamar Saunders. In his last bout,
on April 25th, O’Connor shutout Travis Hartman over four
rounds, scoring two knockdowns in the process.
“It amazes me
sometimes that he’s only 24 years old, because he shows
the poise of a veteran in the ring,” said Margules. “Add
in his crowd-pleasing style and charisma, and Danny’s
definitely got the potential to be a star in the coming
years.”
Tickets,
priced at $40.00, $55.00 and $75.00, may be purchased in
advance in the Framingham area at Pepperoncini’s (486
Concord St.) or in the Rhode Island area by calling
617.803.8726.
For more
information regarding this and other events, log on to:
www.warriorsboxing.com
Jimmy
Lange to Headline July 25 Fight in Greensboro , NC
“Contender”
Season One Boxer to Face Jimmy LeBlanc in Main Event at
Greensboro Coliseum Special Event Center
Northern
Virginia (June 22, 2009) -- Popular Jr. Middleweight
contender Jimmy Lange (30-3-2, 21 KOs), who captured the
World Boxing Council’s 154-pound U.S. National Boxing
Championship last month, will return to action on
Saturday, July 25, 2009, headlining a fight card at the
Greensboro (NC) Coliseum Special Event Center. The Great
Falls, VA fighter and season one participant on The
Contender boxing show will face Jimmy LeBlanc (12-16-4,
4 KOs) of Weymouth, MA in an eight-round non-title bout
as part of the Double Impact event presented by Walter
Johnson Promotions in association with WorldBoxe.
The fight
marks Lange’s first in the Tar Heel state and first
outside the Patriot Center in more than four years (and
seven bouts) since beating Tarick Salmaci in a Contender
Fan Favorite contest held May 24, 2005 at Caesars Palace
in Las Vegas , NV . Lange’s training camp with top
veteran trainer Don Turner is based in Arapahoe, NC,
located about 200 miles from Greensboro . The Greensboro
Coliseum Special Event Center is approximately a
five-hour drive from the Northern Virginia /
Washington
, DC area.
Lange fans
will remember the tough Boston-based LeBlanc for his
November 1, 2008 appearance at the Patriot Center where
he scored a devastating first-round knock out of former
Alexandria , VA contender Luther Smith.
In addition to
Lange, promoters are looking to add a second boxer from
The Contender series to the card. Tickets will be on
sale at www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets,
charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000 and at the Greensboro
Coliseum Box Office. VIP tickets may be purchased by
calling 336-254-4700.
Mike
Arnaoutis Faces Doel Carrasquillo on 6/25 in NJ
North Bergen,
NJ - "Mighty" Mike Arnaoutis is pumped and ready for his
June 25 return at North Bergen, NJ's Schuetzen Park this
Thursday night. Arnaoutis, 21-3-2 (10 KO), will be
fighting in Pound 4 Pound Promotions' "Summer Rumble"
10-round main event this Thursday night against Puerto
Rican knockout artist Doel Carrasquillo.
"I'm looking
forward to fighting in front of all my fans," says
Arnaoutis, a native of Athens, Greece but now residing
in Atlantic City, NJ. "It's going to be a great night. I
promise to put on a great show for the fans and prove
that I'm here to stay. Boxing is my life and I won't
stop until I win the world title."
Arnaoutis is
coming off a loss to Victor Ortiz on HBO this past
March. For this fight Arnaoutis has rejoined trainer
Bill Johnson in Atlantic City. Arnaoutis held the USBA
and NABO junior-welterweight titles and has faced the
very best in the 140 pound division, including three
world champions.
Carrasquillo
is 12-11-1 (10 KO) and resides in Lancaster, PA. He has
scored several spectacular wins, including a third round
knockout of The Contender star Aaron Torres. He also
scored a first round KO against 13-0 Wayland Willingham
and a fourth round KO of 13-0 Isam Khalil.
"I want to
thank Pound 4 Pound Promotions, Pat and John Lynch for
believing in me and giving us the opportunity to come
back," said Arnaoutis. "Most importantly, I want to
thank the Greek fans who continue to support me in
Astoria, Queens and the entire Greek community. We'll be
there till the end.
"I'm still the
champion of Greece and I won't let you down. Thanks for
believing in me."
Schuetzen Park
is located at 3167 Kennedy Blvd in North Bergen, NJ.
First bout begins at 6:30 PM. For more information on
Mike Arnaoutis, visit http://www.mightymikearnaoutis.us/
Bhatia
Meets Arthur For Brit Title Eliminator
After a three
year matriculation, featherweight Akaash Bhatia gets his
first truly significant bout on Tuesday, June 30 at
London's famed York Hall.
The 26 year
old speed merchant will face opponent Jamie Arthur as
chief support to the Jason Booth vs. Rocky Dean British
super bantam title fight headliner.
Bhatia, 14-0
(5), has experienced a surge in power over the last
year, stopping adversaries during his last three bouts
after finishing off only two opponents in his previous
11 contests.
This is an
important addition to Bhatia's arsenal as he will be
facing a bigger rival in the form of Welshman Arthur,
14-2 (4), who has operated as a lightweight over the
majority of his professional bouts.
Both of
Arthur's losses have been within the distance and but
the 29 year old from Cwmbran possesses superb boxing
skills and represents a credible threat to Bhatia's
undefeated record.
On offer to
the victor in the clash at York Hall is the mandatory
position in the British featherweight rankings, making
this the most important fight of either man's career.
Frank Maloney
Promotions presents "Back From The Brink", the Super
Bantamweight Championship of Britain between reigning
titlist Jason Booth and challenger Rocky Dean with full
undercard at York Hall in London, England on Tuesday,
June 30, 2009.
Tickets are on
sale at £30and £80 and are available from the Box Office
0871 226 1508. To obtain a discount on all ticket prices
buy from www.frankmaloney.com.
Sky Sports
will broadcast live on SS2 starting at 9:30PM.
Akaash Bhatia
photo copyright Jane Warburton/MMG and is free for use
only with credit given to same.
June 16, 2009, New York City, NY: On June 13,
2009 WBO Welterweight (147) Champion Miguel Cotto (34-1,
27ko’s) narrowly eeked out a razor thin split decision
over former champion Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20ko’s) to
retain his title in a classical war of attrition in
front of a boisterous flag draped Puerto Rican
crowd at Madison Square Gardens in New York City on the
eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade.
Packing a combined record of 68 wins and 47 knockouts
there was bound to be fireworks when these two evenly
matched forces collided, but both fighters left nothing
to chance with an extremely relaxed and ripped Clottey
commentating pre-fight “This was my best camp where I
went away and was able to concentrate on my training”, I
am ready for anything he brings” Cotto on the other hand
had a violent break-up with his feuding trainer about
tactics just 9 weeks before this fight, but nevertheless
managed through all that to get in a good workout by all
accounts altogether
contributing to a wild toe to toe cock fight as the
explosive hooking Clottey traded ..continue
Bobby Gunn Training Camp Update!
Hackensack, NJ – With less than one month until his
showdown with IBF and Ring Magazine Cruiserweight
champion Tomasz Adamek, Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn
is in fight mode. With two major titles at stake, the
tall task of dethroning the world’s best Cruiserweight
and an abundance of critics to silence July 11, Gunn has
taken the intensity of his training to new heights.
Already weighing below the 197 lbs he scaled in at
for his last bout, Gunn is putting in extra time at the
gym to properly prepare for the fight of his life. Under
the watchful eye of elite trainer Aroz “Terrific” Gist,
Gunn has put in his best work yet. His regimen also
includes sparring sessions with world class fighters in
the Light Heavy, Cruiser, and Heavyweight divisions.
Gunn and Gist, who guided fellow North Jerseyan
Kendall Holt to a world title, are currently working on
executing an in-depth game plan dethrone the once beaten
Pole. In addition to his strenuous training camp, Gunn
has watched many of Adamek’s bouts and sees a great
opportunity to capture the eyes of the boxing world with
an upset.
“This is definitely my fight,” said Gunn, the current
WBA-NABA and WBC-USNBC Cruiserweight champion. “I have a
ton of respect for Adamek, he is a true ring warrior but
with the strategy I bring to the ring on July 11, the
fans at the Prudential Center are in for a big
surprise.”
Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard targets veteran Edel
Ruiz in journey towards top tier of featherweights
MANCHESTER, Conn. (June 15, 2009) – WBC Youth and
USNBC featherweight champion Matt “Sharp Shooter”
Remillard faces veteran Edel “Cuate” Ruiz on Thursday
night at Michael’s Eight Avenue in Glen Burnie,
The 23-year-old Remillard (17-0, 9 KOs), fighting out
of Manchester, Connecticut, stopped 52-fight veteran and
former world title challenger Jesus Perez in three
rounds this past April in his first Maryland fight.
“I’m happy to be back in action,” Remillard said.
“After my last fight in Maryland, people ..more
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP KIELSA SETS SIGHTS BEYOND CANADIAN
SHORES
TORONTO, ON – (June 15, 2009)
- With no credible
contenders on the domestic front wiling to vie for his
title, undefeated Canadian Heavyweight champion Greg
“The Steel Pole” Kielsa (9-0, 4 KO’s) had to look
stateside for willing competition, and on June 26th at
Rumble at Rama VIII, at Casino Rama, in Rama, Ontario,
Kielsa will face veteran Byron Polley (23-9-1, 11 KO’s)
from Saint Joseph, Missouri, in a non-title fight.
“We tried like mad to get Greg in the ring to defend
his title, but we’ve got pretenders here in Canada who
talk a big game, but when it’s time to make a deal, they
think they’re entitled to some outrageous amount of
money,” said Kielsa’s manager, James Jardine.
“It’s absolutely ridiculous. These guys don’t want to
fight, they want to make empty boasts. .more
Shaun George to Make Statement With Chris Henry Fight
7/10
NEW YORK - Approaching his July 10 showdown with top
contender Chris Henry, New York City's Shaun George has
a single-minded agenda: Seek and Destroy.
George vs. Henry is scheduled for ten rounds and will
be televised as part of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights in
the co-featured bout. The fight will take place in
Henry's hometown of Houston, TX at the West Side Tennis
Club which is located at 1200 Wilcrest Drive and will be
contested for the vacant North American Boxing
Organization light-heavyweight title. The show will be
promoted by CES Promotions.
"I'm excited to be back in the ring doing what I
love," George, 18-2-2 (9 KO), says. "Good old-fashioned
boxing without the politics. I'm fighting in his
hometown; a lot of people wouldn't ..more
Cunningham vs. Braithwaite IBF Cruiserweight Title
Eliminator 11th July 2009
Philadelphia, PA. USA - 14th June 2009:
The mouth watering prospect of two of the
Cruiserweight division’s finest former World Champions,
Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham and Wayne ‘Big Truck’
Braithwaite, facing each other is finally a reality
after promoter, Don King Productions, confirmed that the
fight will take place on the under card of the Joseph Agbeko - Vic Darchinyan IBF Bantamweight title fight at
the Bank Atlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida on July 11th.
After months of on-off speculation former IBF King
‘USS’ Cunningham, and former WBC Champ, ‘Big Truck’
Braithwaite will battle it out, in an IBF title
eliminator, for the right to face current IBF Champion,
Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek later this year in his mandatory
defense.
Philadelphia’s ‘USS’ Cunningham, who had his prized
IBF crown wrestled from him ..more
BOXING
WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
BOXING’S BIGGEST
NIGHT COMES TO WWW.GOFIGHTLIVE.TV
FOR THE 1ST TIME
EVER—WATCH THE BWAA AWARDS DINNER LIVE ON GOFIGHTLIVE.TV
FOR FREE!!!
NEW YORK (May 26,
2009)—On Friday night June 12th it will be a historic
night as for the first time ever, the esteemed BWAA
(Boxing Writers Association of America) will have their
annual awards dinner televised and it will be shown all
over the world for FREE!!!
The 84th Boxing Writers
Association of America's annual awards dinner will be
held Friday night, June 12, 2009, at the Capitale, 130
Bowery in New York City .
This is an historic
broadcast for the BWAA. Never before in the long history ..click
here
Ruslan
Chagaev faces Wladimir Klitschko on June 20
June 6, 2009 Germany:
WBA world Champion Ruslan Chagaev is the new opponent of IBF,
WBO and IBO World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko on
June 20 in the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Chagaev was engaged after original fighter David Haye had
pulled out due to an injury on Wednesday.
“Last week my fight against
Valuev was cancelled. Now I am fighting against Wladimir
Klitschko in front of 60.000 spectators. I am looking
forward to the arena in Schalke, the crowd as well as
Klitschko’s three belts which I will take home with me“,
Ruslan Chagaev says "I have no
fear of Wladimir. I’m also a world champion, not ..read
more
June 6, 2009 Germany:
WBO announces the fight as a heavyweight eliminator! The
winner willbe the mandatory challenger for the WBO wolrd
champion
The WBO has officially
announced that the heavyweight battle between Alexander
Dimitrenko and the American Eddie Chambers at the „Universum
Champions Night“ on 4th July 2009 in Hamburg will be a WBO
eliminator. For „Sascha“ Dimitrenko it is now clear that in
case of a win in this eliminator he will be the mandatory
challenger of the WBO world champion in his ..continue
Pacquiao
on Erroneous Press Release: Not Too Fast Mr. Mosley
MANILA = Boxing No. 1
pound-for-pound best fighter Manny Pacquiao was surprised
and flattered over the enterprising reports which came out
in the media that a fight with Sugar Shane Mosley has been
forged Wednesday.
Apparently, a press release
from a group associated with Mosley, the Entertainers and
Athletes Group (EAG), came up with the story that Pacquiao
agreed to fight the current WBA welterweight champion Mosley
on Oct. 17.
Its funny that I am the last
man to know about this supposed fight. I know everyone wants
to fight me and I have said I will fight anyone, including
Mosley. But I have not heard from my .
..more
KEVIN "KINGPIN" JOHNSON
Undefeated and world ranked
heavyweight contender Kevin Johnson (22-0-1, 9KO) has one
question for The Klitschko Management Group,
"What time does the next flight
to Germany leave?" Johnson, coming off an impressive TKO
victory over undefeated US Olympic Team Captain Devin Vargas
on May 15th looks to prove he is the leading US heavyweight
contender and next heavyweight champion.
"It's as simple as picking up
the phone and calling Star Boxing," Johnson stated after
learning that David Haye pulled out of his June 20th match
with Wladimir Klitschko.
"I'm ready to show the entire
world what boxing experts already know, the next heavyweight
champion of the world is from the United States and his name
is Kevin Johnson."
HATTON CAMP LABELS FREDDIE
ROACH STORY AS "ABSOLUTE NONSENSE"
June 3, 2009 -- Ironboxing.com Boxing websites and forums
are buzzing with activity regarding trainer extraordinaire,
Freddie Roach, and whom he may be training next.
In a story carried by Eastsideboxing.com, but originally
posted on Ringtalk.com, James Slater writes that Manny
Pacquaio’s trainer, Freddie Roach, is set to become the
newest instructor for Manchester, England’s Ricky “The
Hitman” Hatton.
I spoke moments ago with Hatton’s manager, Paul Speak, on
the matter and he said
“There is no truth in the rumor”.
Mr. Speak said that he was informed of the rumor this
morning from a colleague named Craig Gibson. Gibson runs the
official Ricky Hatton website and both thought the story
should be corrected.
After talking with Paul Speak, I phoned Gareth Williams
to confirm what Mr. Speak had told me.
Gareth Williams is the personal legal counsel to the
former world champion, Ricky Hatton.
He empathically denied the tale of Roach training Hatton.
“This is just absolute nonsense. Whom are they
attributing these resources to?”
Furthermore, he (Williams) echoed what Speak informed me
of, that
MOSLEY ANSWERS HIS
CRITICS: "SAYS HE WILL “RETIRE HIM (MAYWEATHER)”
June 2, 2009 - In the district
that spans from 140 to 154 pounds, some of the sweet
science’s most gifted warriors reside and thrive.
From junior welterweight to
super welterweight, this region of weight classes is stacked
with fighters that are willing to give the public what they
want and deserve- a fight.
Names like, but not limited to,
Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquaio, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Joshua
Clottey, whom I believe will give fits to the PR bomber but
ultimately lose by split decision, Paul Williams, Timothy
Bradley Jr., Ricky Hatton, Andre Berto, the once mighty
Antonio Margarito, and the new addition of lightweight
champion, Juan Manuel Marquez can be found here.
Among those names, but not
receiving a lot of attention from boxing scribes, fighters,
and fans alike, stands first ballot Hall of Famer- “Sugar”
Shane Mosley.
Mosley’s name isn’t exactly
rolling off the tongues of Mayweather, Cotto, or Pacquaio
either. In fact, none of the top three combatants mentioned
seems very enthused to enter the squared circle with the WBA
welterweight king, Shane Mosley, anytime soon.
To say that this has irked the
welterweight champ is putting it mildly, especially when it
comes to Mayweather.
“Why is he (Mayweather)
fighting the lightweight champion of the world (Juan
Marquez)? He should be fighting the welterweight champion,
that’s me,”
MEDIA ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!! I
ADVANCE TICKETS NOW ON SALE
BALLROOM BOXING BACK ON
JUNE 18TH AT MICHAEL'S EIGHTH AVE. JESSE NICKLOW, JAMES
STEVENSON, MATT REMILLARD AND JULIUS KENNEDY IN FEATURE
BOUTS
BALTIMORE, MD (June 2, 2009)
Tickets are now on sale as Chet Koerner's TKO BOXING
Promotions and Scott Wagner's Ballroom Boxing team up once
again to present an evening of world class professional
boxing on Thursday, June 18th at Michael's Eighth Avenue in
Baltimore.
Tickets, starting at $35.00,
can be purchased in advance, by calling the Ballroom Boxing
Box Office at 410-766-7474. Doors on the evening of the
event will open at 6:30pm with the first bell at 7:30pm.
Michael's Eighth Avenue is located at 7220 Grayburn Dr. , in
Glen Burnie , MD.
Said TKO BOXING's Koerner,
"We're thrilled to work with Scott Wagner and his team ..more
Directed by Ryan Pettey,
this one and a half-hour documentary is a powerful,
unforgettable account of the plight of the professional
boxer.
The film opens with a dramatic
series of brutal knockouts, pans to an ancient gladiator
coliseum in 27 B.C., then shifts to the Plaza de Toros some
2,000 years later. Pettey’s work is centered around the
fighting Moyer brothers, Denny and Phil, who are filmed at
an Oregon nursing home in their dementia, and their dad,
Harry, still spry at 90 in an ironic twist of fate.
Also featured is the tragic
case of one Tony Bruno, the quixotic tale of the 38-year-old
heavyweight Davarryl Williamson, and the female champion
Kelsey Jeffries and her devoted manager Bruce Anderson.
Bruno, a member of his
university’s boxing club in 1981-83, is introduced as he
attempts ..more
BRAHMER
VS BRANCALION
June 6, 2009 at the König-Pilsener-ARENA, Oberhausen
Jürgen Brähmer: „I have to
fight against a difficult opponent.“ Jürgen Brähmer must
defend his European title against the Italian Antonio
Brancalion (Live from 10:00 pm on ZDF) (Important
information: the event will start at 8:00 pm!)
Universum fighter Jürgen
Brähmer (32-2, 26 KOs), who claimed the European light
heavyweight title in March against Rachid Kanfouah, will be
facing his mandatory challenger Antonio Brancalion on June 6
in Oberhausen. The Schwerin based Brähmer will be using this
fight to position himself for another world title fight in
the near future. The 33 year old Antonio Brancalion (32-6-2,
8 KOs) is a very experinced fighter who has been tested in
various title bouts
Edwards
Defeats Usman In Stoke
The Fenton Manor Sports Complex
in Stoke-on-Trent, England, was the scene of Chris Edwards
retaining his British and Commonwealth flyweight titles with
a well deserved 12 round points verdict over opponent Usman
Ahmed on Friday night.
Edwards, 13-13-3 (4), mounted a
trademark hyper-busy attack, pressing Ahmed, 5-2-1 (0), for
the majority of the bout.
Ahmed, who lost his
professional debut to Edwards in 2006, bravely tried to
trade shots but didn't have the power to keep the champion
off.
It was a clinic in attack and
disruption from Edwards, who swept the cards 118-109,
..more
Don King: ‘The WBA Should
Strip Ruslan Chagaev’
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. June 1,
2009 —Boxing promoter Don King believes the World Boxing
Association must strip Ruslan Chagaev of any claim to its
heavyweight championship after the Finnish Boxing Federation
reviewed blood tests and refused to allow Chagaev to
participate in Saturday’s match against WBA champion Nikolai
“Giant Russian” Valuev in Helsinki.
“Unfortunately for Ruslan
Chagaev, he has suffered from a number of different medical
maladies that have prevented him from participating in
matches since at least 2003,” King said. “Nobody was more
familiar with his medical history than the boxer and his
promoter, but they still refused to submit to multiple
requests for blood tests from the Finnish Boxing Federation
until late in the week before Saturday’s match. This was a
risk they should not have taken. It resulted in the
..more
Team Ruiz officially files
petition with WBA demanding purse bid for Valuev-Ruiz III
LAS VEGAS (June 1, 2009) – Team
Ruiz has filed an official petition with the World Boxing
Association asking that heavyweight Ruslan Chagaev be
stripped of his “Champion In Recess” status and demanding an
immediate purse bid for Valuev-Ruiz III to be held by August
30 for the World Boxing Association heavyweight title.
Two-time WBA heavyweight
champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz (43-8-1, 29 KOs) is the
WBA mandated Official Challenger for WBA heavyweight
champion Valuev.
Team Ruiz’ petition stated, “As
you are aware Ruslan Chagaev has been medically ....continue
The Dream Team - Naazim
Richardson Training Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham For Title
Challenge
Philadelphia, PA. USA - 1st
June 2009 - The battle between two former
Cruiserweight World Champions, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham (IBF)
and Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite (WBC), is a mouth watering
prospect in itself, but when you add into the equation that
the winner will earn the right to face current Champion,
Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek, in the mandatory defense of his IBF
title later this year, you just know that it’s going to be
one seriously exciting, all-action affair with “Fight of the
Year” potential plastered all over it in capital letters.
Now if that isn’t enough to get
every boxing fan salivating at the prospect, the heavily
..continue
Travis Kauffman Knocks Out
Livin Castillo in Three Rounds!
Reading, PA- The first event to
feature boxing and mixed martial arts on the same card in
Pennsylvania was a resounding success for King's Promotions
Saturday night. Nearly 2000 paying customers were on hand at
the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA to watch local
heavyweight prospect Travis Kauffman raise his record to
17-0 (14 KO) against dangerous trial horse Livin Castillo of
Ecuador, now 14-7 (9 KO).
Travis Kauffman entered
Saturday's bout against Castillo looking to make a statement
to the boxing world. When referee Gary Rosato waived the
bout off at 1:26 of the third round, Kauffman accomplished
the feat in emphatic fashion. Castillo had only been bested
by the elite level of fighters he has faced but never had he
been taken out so quickly. The previous record was set ..more
Cummings Drops Davis;
Stevenson Remains Unbeaten in Baltimore
Baltimore, MD – Baltimore
native Cory “Black Ice” Cummings upped his record to 17-4
(13 KO’s) with an emphatic 9th round stoppage of Washington
DC’s Demetrius Davis 19-15-5 (7 KO’s) in the main event
Friday night at the Du Burns Arena.
The opening round was a rough
one for Cummings, who had to deal with a gash over his right
eye following a clash of heads less than a minute in. With
his opponent at a disadvantage, the slick Davis outboxed
Cummings while frequently switching between orthodox and
southpaw stances. Cummings was cut once again following a
clash in the eighth, this time over the left eye. With a
sense of urgency and behind on the cards, Cummings had a
strong surge in the final minute..more
AKEEM
AT GLEASONS GYM
He fights on the Cotto
vs Clottey Undercard
May 26, 2009: Former Nigerian junior welterweight champion,
Akeem "Warrior of Africa" Akinbode with a professional record of 16
wins, 2losses 1draw, with 14 Knockout is preparing
for USA boxing debut for Saturday June 13, 2009 at Madison Square
garden, New York City.
You can watch Akinbode's training Live from Gleasons Boxing Gym in
Brooklyn, NY, Tuesday May 26, 2009 @ exactly 4.30pm Eastern time
BOXING’S BIGGEST NIGHT COMES TO
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FOR THE 1ST TIME EVER—WATCH THE BWAA
AWARDS DINNER LIVE ON GOFIGHTLIVE.TV FOR FREE!!!
NEW YORK (May 26, 2009)—On
Friday night June 12th it will be a historic night as for
the first time ever, the esteemed BWAA (Boxing Writers
Association of America) will have their annual awards dinner
televised and it will be shown all over the world for
FREE!!!
The 84th Boxing Writers
Association of America's annual awards dinner will be held
Friday night, June 12, 2009, at the Capitale, 130 Bowery in
New York City .
This is an historic broadcast
for the BWAA. Never before in the long history has one of
our functions been telecast live. "GoFightLive" is scheduled
to air the complete event, which will originate from
6:00-10:30 p.m. People throughout the world will get to see
all the presentations of the awards, interviews, etc. Fans
of Manny Pacquiao in the Philippines and Joe ..click
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COTTO
VS CLOTTEY PREVIEW
By Michael
Amakor
Suitland MD, March 23, 2009:
On Saturday June 13, 2009, there will be a fistic clash of
monumental proportions when hard hitting Miguel Cotto the
WBO Welterweight (147) champion defends his title against
the technically sound, and equally tenacious one time IBF
titlist Joshua Clottey at Madison Square Gardens in New
York.
Puerto Rican born Miguel Cotto
(33-1, 27ko’s) best known for his bone crunching body shots
and victories over Shane Mosley and Zab Judah, is one
victorious title fight removed from his shocking and lone
defeat to Antonio Margarito last year, and eager to reclaim
supremacy of the 147 pound division against the vastly
underrated Joshua Clottey (35-2, 20ko’s) from Ghana, who is
coming off his 9th round title winning destruction of Zab
Judah last ..more
Davis-Cummings;
Rising Star James Stevenson Headline May 29 in Baltimore
Baltimore, MD May 21, 2009
– Washington, DC based spoiler Demetrius Davis will attempt
to continue his recent hot streak against Baltimore, MD’s
Corey Cummings May 29 at Du Burns Arena. Davis, who has a
deceptive record at 19-14-5 (7 KO’s), defeated 14-0 Rowland
Bryant, 16-6 Brian Norman and battled to a draw with well
regarded prospect Tommy Karpency during his last three trips
to the squared circle.
Cummings, 16-4 (12 KO’s), has
never been knocked out, going the distance with former world
champions Montell Griffin, Keith Holmes and perennial
contender Chris Henry in notable defeats. Davis and Cummings
will battle it out over ten rounds for local bragging rights
as the Maryland State Super Middleweight crown will be on
the line. The victor of this much anticipated bout will
receive a $500 bonus if the bout ends by ..click
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WELTERWEIGHT TITLES - 12 ROUNDS
“(Edison
Miranda) is an opponent that is trying to intimidate me. I’ve
done my part and prepared for this fight, specifically for
Miranda. I’ve been training since I was 9-years-old ... I have
been preparing for nights like Saturday.”
“What you see
with me is what you get. I’m not going to pick up chairs and
throw them out of anger. I’m a God-fearing man. The message I
want to pass on to kids is that you don’t have to live like that
in order to be successful.”
EDISON
MIRANDA:
“At the Ricky
Hatton and Manny Pacquiao fight they did too much talking before
the fight but when you get into the ring you see what happened.
I’m done talking with the press now I just want to fight.”
“The reason I
came to Oakland is because boxing is dying. Boxing has only had
two nights. One good one and one bad one. Worse was when Tyson
was knocked out by Buster Douglas and good when Muhammad Ali was
born.”
Cory
Spinks: I’m going to take Deandre to school and show him the
ropes. I’m going to prepare him for what he can expect in his
next fight and every fight after that. I will teach him the type
of skills he will need to perform at the world championship
level. I respect Deandre and what he has done to get where he
is, but he’s just not ready for me yet.”
Deandre
Latimore: “Cory Spinks was my idol while growing up in St.
Louis . I respect him for all he’s done in boxing, but it’s time
for me to step up and for him to step aside. He can run but he
cannot hide from my power. I never thought I’d face Cory when I
was coming up, but I’ve moved through the ranks and I’m ready
for the challenge. I’ve got to do it, and I’m going to get it
done.”
WARD QUOTES
“I am excited to fight in my
backyard. It’s going to be a competitive fight and that is
what I will be ready for on May 16.”
“I keep my composure because I
don’t need to disrespect my family, who is at this press
conference, or the boxing fans."
“Miranda can say anything that
he wants right now and I am not going to react, but you can
bet that I will retaliate in the ring on May 16.”
MIRANDA QUOTES
“The fight will only go up to
the 10th round and that’s because that is when I am going to
knock Andre Ward out.”
“Andre Ward has never been in
the ring with a fighter like me – he hasn’t fought anyone
talented. If there is one thing that you notice about
Andre’s fights, he’s always running.”
“Andre doesn’t have the heart
of a champion. He is holding onto his one achievement, The
Olympic Gold Medal, but that is all he will ever achieve.”
It's my experience, in 40
years of of boxing, either you're going
to be a fighter or you're going to be a politician. You can't be
both. You going to be a politician you better leave that boxing ring
alone. I'll tell you that right now. You have to be a successful
fighter. All you have to do to do is be a fighter. You cannot be a
fighter, a politician singer, a belly dancer, all the stuff you are
trying to be. It’s not going to work in the boxing ring. All we know
is fighting. That's what we know. That's what we live for. .
COTTO
ESCAPES CLOTTEY
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