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NEWS FLASH
Griffin ready for Sturm!
Photo: Marianne Müller
WBA #1 rated middleweight Randy Griffin works out during a public training session at the GERRY WEBER Sportpark. Griffin challenges WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm on Saturday in Halle/Westfalen, Germany. They battled to a draw last year. Griffin is admantant that he will not leave the decision in the hands of the judges. "In round ten or eleven, Sturm will be laying on the canvas," he stated. "This time I'n knocking him out!"
Friday, July 4 2008
NEWS FLASH
Weights from Ankara!
Sinan Samil Sam 252.5 vs Paolo Vidoz 250
(European heavyweight championship)
Herbie Hide 199.5 vs Nuri Seferi 197
(WBC International cruiserweight title)
Henry Akinwande 249 vs Ondrej Pala 243.5
Mahir Oral 160 vs Jurijs Boreiko 160.5
Atagün Yalcinkaya 123.5 vs Vladislav Sagalarov 123
Erislandy Lara 158 vs Ivan Maslov 158.5
Venue: Büyük Anadolu Hotel in Ankara, Turkey
Promoter: Arena Box-Promotion
TV: DSF (Germany)
Friday, July 4 2008
SCALE WATCH
Weights from Hidalgo!
Enrique Ornelas 168 vs. Daryl Salmon 168
Craig Mcewan 160.5 vs. Juan Sanchez 158.75
Daniel Jacobs 163.5 vs. Julio Perez 159.75
Casey Ramos 124 vs. Saul Gutierrez 123.5
Eric Molina 212 vs. Douglas Robertson 219
Hylon Williams 134 vs. Ruben Calderon 132.5
Juan Manuel Lopez 114 vs. Gabriel Rangel 115
Juan Lucio 127.25 vs. Raul Almeida 129.25
Venue: Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas
Promoter: Golden Boy
TV: TeleFutura
Friday, July 4 2008
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Corboba ready for Poonsawat!
By Robert Coster
Photo: Promociones y Eventos del Istmo
"Arboleda was one tough customer, as I expected," said WBA #2 junior featherweight Ricardo "Maestrito" Cordoba (33-1-2, 21 KOs) after his decisive victory over countryman Jose Arboleda (23-4-1, 9 KOs) on Wednesday night at the Atlapa Convention Center in Panama City. "He's a world-class boxer but I think I proved a point. I'm not just a stylist and I can take it to my opponent if I have to. I'm now looking forward to a rematch with Poonsawat [Kratimdaeng] but in Panama. I was victimized by the judges in Thailand and there`s no way I am going back there!" (More)
Thursday, July 3 2008
Is Hill the 'Real Deal?'
UFC 86 is LIVE on PPV Saturday, July 5th!
One of the most intriguing prospects in the UFC is Corey Hill, who will showcase his skills in the Octagon again at UFC 86 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the July 5th undercard against Justin Buchholz . . . . Click here for more by David L. Hudson, Jr.
The world watched as UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion QUINTON “RAMPAGE” JACKSON and perennial fan favorite FORREST GRIFFIN battled for 13 weeks as competing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter® reality show. Now, the time has come for these mixed martial arts masters to go to war. On Saturday, July 5th, Griffin challenges Jackson for the most hotly contested title in the UFC® – the light heavyweight championship. UFC® 86: JACKSON VS. GRIFFIN - Saturday, July 5, live on Pay-Per-View from Las Vegas, NV. Visit 86.ufc.com for more info.
Thursday, July 3 2008
Holt-Torres Presser!
Photo: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME
Ten months after a wildly controversial ending to their first fight, Ricardo Torres will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight title against No. 1 contender Kendall Holt in a rematch on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Saturday, July 5, 2008, live on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). Torres (32-1, 28 KOs), who will defend his WBO crown for a third time, rallied to score a hotly debated 11th-round TKO over Holt (23-2, 12 KOs) on Sept. 1, 2007, in the champion's hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia. "I'm very prepared and I am here to win this fight and defend this title," said Torres. "I know Holt is tough, but there is not really anything that he can do that he didn't do before....I expect that Holt will run like he did last time. If he stops and exchanges, it will be to my advantage, and it will be an easier fight." Holt stated, "If I come up short, I know in my heart that I did the best that I could. On Saturday night, I am going to prevail. All the hard work I put in is going to pay off!"
Thursday, July 3 2008
Funeka-Raheem eliminator!
By Ron Jackson
Promoter Branco Milenkovic stages one of the biggest boxing events ever in East London (South Africa) on Saturday when local boy Ali Funeka meets the highly rated Zahir Raheem from the US in an IBF lightweight title final eliminator and Moruti Mthalane meets Hussein Hussein of Australia in a final eliminator for the IBF flyweight title. The highly rated Raheem 29-2; 17 will be the toughest opponent faced by Funeka 29-1-2, 24 since he made his pro debut in September 1995 when he fought to a draw over four rounds against Simphiwe Xabendlini. (More) (More)
Thursday, July 3 2008
Minto crushes Poore in first!
By Brady Crytzer & photos by Gary Sarti
On Wednesday night in Butler, PA, WBO No. 12 heavyweight Brian “The Beast” Minto successfully defended his WBA Fedecentro championship by stopping “Big” John Poore in the first round of their scheduled ten-round contest.
Butler’s Pullman Park once played host to some of the most beloved baseball players of all time, and Wednesday night’s heavyweight prizefight once again brought national attention to the historic landmark. With over three thousand dedicated fight fans in attendance, the atmosphere was that of an era gone by in professional boxing . . . Click here for report & gallery
Thursday, July 3 2008
Perez vs Ruvalcaba!
By Felipe Leon
Bobby D. Presents together with Coors Light and Top Shelf Promotions throw their hat once again in the professional boxing world as they present "Return to Glory" the night of July 24th at the 4th and B in downtown San Diego. In the main event, former world title challengers Danny Perez (31-5, 17 KOs) and Rito Ruvalcaba (32-9, 28 KOs) collide in a super welterweight six round clash. Perez, who challenged for the WBO welter belt against Antonio Margarito in 2002, returns to the squared circle after a two year hiatus, while Ruvalcaba, who challenged for the WBA middleweight crown against William Joppy in 2000, is coming off a bout with current WBC world champ Sergio Mora. (More)
Thursday, July 3 2008
Barashyan ready for Garay!
By Dima Mossienko / Photo: D. Mossienko
Acting European light heavyweight champion Ukrainian southpaw Yury "Big Octopus" Barashyan steps into the ring tonight in Buenos Aires to challenge local hero Hugo Garay for the vacant WBA light heavyweight belt. Despite some European sceptics' opinions, he easily made weight on light heavyweight 175lb limit. Barashyan won the European light heavy belt on February 23 with an eight round KO of Thomas Ulrich to earn the fight for WBA belt. Barashyan told Fightnews, that his camp was the toughest in his life. Having being asked before departure to Buenos Aires about his feeling of always fighting on foreign turf, Barashyan said, "For this belt I would fly to the moon! I had the toughest camp in my life with several classy cruiserweights and I don't care what those guys will shout in Spanish. I respect Diego Maradona (Argentinean soccer star), but that will not help my Argentinean opponent. I'm coming for this WBA belt. It's mine!" (Photo: Barashyan during sparring session in Kiev with his coach Victor Demchenko.)
Thursday, July 3 2008
Valuev-Ruiz in the works!
Negotiations have started between representatives of the WBA's top two rated heavyweight contenders, ex-WBA champion Nikolai "The Russian Giant" Valuev and former two-time WBA titleholder John "The Quietman" Ruiz, respectively, to fight for the WBA "regular" heavyweight championship belt. The Valuev-Ruiz will be obliged to fight "champion in recess" Ruslan Chagaev by June 26, 2009. "We’re happy to get an opportunity to fight for the WBA title again," Ruiz said from Argentina. The fight would be a rematch of their closely contested December 2005 bout won by Valuev via majority decision.
Thursday, July 3 2008
Horikawa edges Matsumoto!
By Joe Koizumi
On the third successive night of national title eliminator tournaments, Japanese top ranked minimum/OPBF#3 Kenichi Horikawa (17-5-1, 4 KOs), 105, bled profusely but managed to eke out a split but well-received decision (59-56 twice and 57-58) over Hiroshi Matsumoto (17-9-4, 8 KOs), formerly world-rated southpaw veteran, over six. (More)
Thursday, July 3 2008
Chagaev remains champion!
At its Directory Meeting today in Argentina, the WBA has ruled that injured heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev will continue as world champion. Chagaev will be considered "champion in recess" and have until June 26, 2009 to defend his belt. The unbeaten Chagaev tore his left achilles tendon during his final sparring session last week and is therefore unable to make his intended title defense against mandatory challenger Nikolai Valuev this Saturday. Valuev's promoter Sauerland Event had sought to have the title vacated following the second postponement of the bout, but the WBA decision will instead give Valuev an opportunity to face John Ruiz for the WBA "regular" title. The Valuev-Ruiz winner would then be obliged to face Chagaev by June 26, 2009 at the latest.
Thursday, July 3 2008
Griffin looks to slow 'Rampage!'
UFC 86 is LIVE on PPV Saturday, July 5th!
The Ultimate Fighter, Season 7 coaches Forrest Griffin and UFC World Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson are both set to square off at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas this Saturday, in the main event of UFC 86 . . . . Click here for more by Robert Kravantka.
The world watched as UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion QUINTON “RAMPAGE” JACKSON and perennial fan favorite FORREST GRIFFIN battled for 13 weeks as competing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter® reality show. Now, the time has come for these mixed martial arts masters to go to war. On Saturday, July 5th, Griffin challenges Jackson for the most hotly contested title in the UFC® – the light heavyweight championship. UFC® 86: JACKSON VS. GRIFFIN - Saturday, July 5, live on Pay-Per-View from Las Vegas, NV. Visit 86.ufc.com for more info.
Thursday, July 3 2008
Malignaggi won't step aside!
IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi is 'just waiting for the final word' before confirming his hotly anticipated fight against IBO light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton. In an interview with Setanta Sports News during Steve Bunce's Boxing Hour, Malignaggi was quick to dismiss rumours that he had been offered 'step-a-side' money to make way for Manny Pacquiao. The self styled 'Magic Man' made it clear that Hatton was firmly in his sights. "I'm going to fight Ricky in the fall. It's an opportunity I've been waiting for. I think if I took step-a-side money I'd basically be selling out and not giving myself the opportunity I've always craved." Malignaggi added that he learned from his lackluster performance against Lovemore N'dou earlier in the year. "I was trying too hard to impress everybody out there. I think I should have concentrated on impressing everyone with my performance," he said. "But I managed to pull out the win and I look ahead to the future. Believe me; I'll redeem myself with my performance in the fall [against Hatton]."
Thursday, July 3 2008
Cordoba beats Arboleda!
By Robert Coster at ringside
WBA #2 junior featherweight Ricardo "Maestrito" Cordoba paved the way for a September WBA title eliminator with the only man who has ever beaten him, Poonsawat Kratimdaeng, the top ranked WBA contender, by winning a decisive victory over countryman Jose Arboleda on Wednesday night at the Atlapa Convention Center in Panama City. The fight lived up to the pre-fight hype through 10 exciting, hard-fought rounds. In an unforeseen tactical move, Arboleda elected to counterpunch and let Cordoba be the aggressor. Ricardo took some rounds to adjust to what was for him an unfamiliar role. However, the talented "Maestrito" took control of the action in the second half of the fight, beating Arboleda to the punch and pushing back his bigger and heavier foe. The final round was a dandy as both boxers waged a fierce battle that had the full-house audience on its feet. Two judges had Cordoba winning 97-93 while the third judge voted it a bizarre 95-95 draw. More to come...
Thursday, July 3 2008
Nady to ref Torres-Holt 2!
By Karl Freitag / Photo: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME
Veteran referee Jay Nady will be the third man in the ring when WBO junior welterweight champion Ricardo Torres (32-1, 28 KOs) defends against Kendall Holt (23-2, 12 KOs) in a much anticipated rematch on Saturday night at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The selection of the referee for this bout garners special attention after Holt laid heavy blame on referee Gino Rodriguez for his loss to Torres in their first fight last September in Barranquilla, Colombia. Scoring the bout will be Duane Ford, Robert Hoyle and Bert Clements, all well-known judges from Nevada. (More)
Thursday, July 3 2008
Califano tops Nagy!
By Enrico 'Erik' Crociati
Promoter Davide Buccioni staged a pro/am card on Wednesday night at the Acqua Acetosa Stadium in Rome, Italy, in front of a full-packed arena. In the main event, lightweight rising star and local hero, Simone 'Chico' Califano (11-1, 6 KOs) won the first title of his pro career. Califano produced a strong performance and outscored co-challenger Istvan Nagy (8-4-1, 5 KOs) of Hungary over ten entertaining and brutal rounds of boxing to took the vacant IBF-Youth title at 135 lbs with the final scoresheets being 96-94, 96-94 and 96-95. It was a give-and-take affair, both fighters gave more than expected and went toe-to-toe without any stop for ten hard-fought rounds. Showing great physical condition, Califano punctuated his win stepping up gears during the last two rounds and cruised to a deserved unanimous decision win.
On the undercard, light middleweight local boy, unbeaten Adriano Cardarello (6-0, 2 KOs) continued his impressive progress and outpointed veteran Hungarian battler Janos Petrovics (11-17, 7 KOs) over six rounds. The main event was televised by RaiSport Sat.
Thursday, July 3 2008
Kelley ready for ring return!
By Butch Gottlieb/Boxinginlasvegas.com
Photo: Mary Ann Owen
Sterling Promotions held a press conference Wednesday at the Las Vegas Hilton for their July 8th card featuring former WBC featherweight champion Kevin "The Flushing Flash" Kelley (59-8-2, 39 KOs) in the ten round main event.
Kevin Kelley: I have what I call "boxingitis". I just love every aspect of fighting and I am looking forward to getting back in the ring next week. I was supposed to fight on the Mosley-Judah card but that card fell out and Sterling offered me this fight and I jumped at the opportunity. I can't wait.
Ricco Rodriguez: I trained for boxing when I was the UFC heavyweight champion so the transition was not hard. I enjoy boxing and I look forward to showing what I can do in the ring come next Tuesday.
Kaspars Kambala: When I played pro basketball in Europe they called me the tough guy so I figured that I would see how tough I am by becoming a boxer. I look forward to this opportunity.
Lynel Burton: I will be making my pro debut and even though my father was a world champion ("Lightning" Lonnie Smith) I don't feel any pressure. Let's just let the punches fly and see what happens.
Thursday, July 3 2008
Minto destroys Poore!
Photo: Gary Sarti
WBO #12 heavyweight Brian Minto (31-2, 20 KOs) scored an impressive first round destruction of John Poore (20-3, 18 KOs) on Wednesday night outdoors at Pullman Park in Butler, Pennslyvania. Minto dropped Poore three times during the 2:33 that the fight lasted. Minto, who not only retained his WBA Fedecentro belt and added the Pennsylvania state title, was the event's promoter. And he did a good job as attendance was 4,000+.
Light heavyweight Rayco Saunders (16-10, 7 KOs) won a narrow eight round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Tommy Karpency (11-1, 7 KOs) in a battle of local favorites. Scores were 76-75 on all three cards.
In a six-round super middleweight bout, Jimmy Lubash (8-1, 3 KOs) handed David Cook (3-1, 2 KOs) his first loss, taking a 58-55, 57-56, 57-56 nod. Lubash is deaf.
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Cote heading to the top!
UFC 86 is LIVE on PPV Saturday, July 5th!
One of MMA’s true “Rocky” stories, UFC middleweight contender Patrick “The Predator” Cote has shed the stigma of four straight UFC losses to become one of the game’s top contenders for Anderson Silva’s crown. Forced to learn on the job in what is known as the grandest stage in the sport, Cote has finally come into his own stopping his last three opponents in brutal fashion. A heavy handed banger with an even heavier heart, Cote appears to be one win away from developing into one of the greatest underdog stories of the new UFC generation . . . . Click here for more by Brady Crytzer.
The world watched as UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion QUINTON “RAMPAGE” JACKSON and perennial fan favorite FORREST GRIFFIN battled for 13 weeks as competing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter® reality show. Now, the time has come for these mixed martial arts masters to go to war. On Saturday, July 5th, Griffin challenges Jackson for the most hotly contested title in the UFC® – the light heavyweight championship. UFC® 86: JACKSON VS. GRIFFIN - Saturday, July 5, live on Pay-Per-View from Las Vegas, NV. Visit 86.ufc.com for more info.
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Povetkin, Tszyu workout!
By Alexey Sukachev / Photo: Andrey Kulianov (RIAN)
Kostya Tszyu was unprepared for his temporary role of Alexander Povetkin’s head coach, but used his supreme pugilistic experience to give his new protégé a maximum amount of knowledge along with a some useful advice. The open workout featuring Alexander Povetkin and Kostya Tszyu was conducted in a huge gym located at the very entrance to Goluboy Gorodok (“The Blue Borough”) training facility, several kilometers outside of Chekhov. It was planned that Tszyu would assist his former amateur trainer and Povetkin’s current mentor Valery Ivanovich Belov during the media workout, but when Belov became ill, Tszyu had to take over as Povetkin's head coach for the day. (More)
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Shot of the Day!
Photo:Tom Casino/SHOWTIME
WBO junior welterweight champion Ricardo Torres and #1 challenger Kendall Holt pose for a photo on a special blackjack table at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The meet Saturday in a much awaited rematch that will be televised by SHOWTIME.
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Everlast at the Olympics!
Everlast partners with Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Haiti boxing teams for the 2008 Olympic Games
Everlast Worldwide has announced an agreement to become the official equipment and apparel supplier of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rican National Boxing Associations as they head to the Olympic Games in Beijing next Month. Everlast is currently the official equipment supplier of USA Boxing and the USA National Team. The recently signed partnerships are a part of a global initiative for Everlast to support the world of amateur boxing and strengthen participation within the sport at the youth level. The partnerships include sponsorship of national tournaments, as well as product donations for their national training center and gyms. (More)
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Broadway Boxing is back!!!!
“El Chamaco” continues his quest for a title shot!
The fan favorite Broadway Boxing series returns this summer with junior welterweight sensation Edgar “El Chamaco” Santana (24-3, 15 KOs) in the main event. On August 6th, Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment will host “Hot Fights…Summer in the City” at the legendary at B.B. King Blues Club (237 West 42nd Street) in the heart of Times Square. “It will be a scorching card of boxing on a hot summer night in Times Square,” promised DiBella. “Santana is an emerging force in the junior welterweight division. This card will also showcase more top talent and the pro debuts of some of New York’s shining young stars. It will be a can’t miss event.”
In his last fight (April 11th), Santana won a majority decision over fellow hard-hitting prospect Josesito Lopez in a 10-round junior welterweight bout which was televised on the Showtime series ShoBox. Santana is ready to fight the top contenders in the 140-pound division and plans to make a statement with his August 6th Broadway Boxing headliner.
Tickets are $160 (VIP seats and VIP tables), $100 (ringside seats and ringside tables), and $60 (standing room only). Due to the intimate size of the venue, only 550 seats are available and over 100 tickets have already been sold! A special pre-sale offer purchase is available by calling (212) 947-2577.
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Arreola making waves!
By Francisco Salazar / Photo: Big Joe Miranda
For previously-unbeaten heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon, his three round outing against heavyweight KO artist Chris Arreola a few weeks ago in Memphis, TN seemed like a nightmare. Then again, that is what Arreola intended to do: Dominate Witherspoon throughout three rounds and take his will away to fight. Arreola scored two knockdowns, but most importantly, it allowed Arreola to showcase his skills to the rest of the country on national television. Now, Arreola wants to continue his rise towards a title shot or a big money fight. While Arreola may be popular in Southern California, he is slowly turning heads in boxing. Arreola (24-0, 21 KO's) discussed his future plans and past events at a press luncheon in Sherman Oaks, CA on Tuesday afternoon. (More)
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Replay or Revenge?
This Saturday's Torres-Holt rematch
will sort out unfinished business
By Karl Freitag / Photo: Chris Cozzone
"I don't remember the first fight being controversial at all," says WBO junior welterweight champion Ricardo Torres (32-1, 28 KOs) about his TKO11 win over Kendall Holt (23-2, 12 KOs) last September in Barranquilla, Colombia. "I beat Holt fair and square." Holt, on the other hand, remembers something completely different. "I was just prepared to face Torres," he states. "I didn't prepare to face the hostile crowd. I didn't prepare to face a referee who was making a lot of mistakes." Holt and Torres are set to settle the score once and for all on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation this Saturday, July 5, live on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). The rematch will take place at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. (More)
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Spada outpoints Cendrowski!
By Enrico "Erik" Crociati
Italian middleweight star Domenico Spada (27-1, 13 KOs) took a one-sided unanimous decision over Mariusz Cendrowski (16-1-1, 6 KOs) Tuesday night at The Casinò in Campione d’Italia, Italy. With the win ‘Vulcano’ Spada defended his WBC International Title at 160lbs for the second time. Scores were 120-107, 120-106 and 118-108.
Topping the undercard, light welterweight world contender Naoufel Ben Rabah (26-3, 13 KOs) showed excellent boxing skills and outpointed decent Mounir Guebbas (10-10, 6 KOs) over six rounds. Also, former British champion, super middleweight Tony Dodson (23-4-1, 12 KOs) outpointed decent Mounir Sahli (8-12, 5 KOs) over six chaotic rounds of boxing and in the opening fight of the evening Laze Suat (9-2-1, 3 KOs) outpointed over six rounds Mohamed Nouari (7-8-1, 1 KOs) in a featherweight contest. (More)
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Jackson-Griffin could be a classic!
UFC 86 is LIVE on PPV Saturday, July 5th!
Tough as nails. Scrappy. Personable. These adjectives can be used to describe, both, champion and challenger, as fans prepare for UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin.
The event could possibly be designated with some obscure moniker such as “Knockout,” “Reality Check” or the still-lingering “Bedlam.” Perhaps some play on words is possible, but it’s certainly not necessary. Instead, we are left with something as simple and as entirely appropriate as the names of the fighters involved . . . . Click here for more by Brady Crytzer.
The world watched as UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion QUINTON “RAMPAGE” JACKSON and perennial fan favorite FORREST GRIFFIN battled for 13 weeks as competing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter® reality show. Now, the time has come for these mixed martial arts masters to go to war. On Saturday, July 5th, Griffin challenges Jackson for the most hotly contested title in the UFC® – the light heavyweight championship. UFC® 86: JACKSON VS. GRIFFIN - Saturday, July 5, live on Pay-Per-View from Las Vegas, NV. Visit 86.ufc.com for more info.
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Tsuji upsets Yaegashi!
By Joe Koizumi
Sensational six-round tournaments to decide next mandatory challengers to Japanese national champs started on Tuesday at the Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, and we witnessed a stunning upset. Unheralded JBC#2 minimum Masatate Tsuji (11-1-2, 3 KOs), 104.75, a busy-punching but methodical southpaw, took the initiative and withstood a fifth-round retaliation of ex-OPBF champ and ex-world challenger, WBC#18 Akira Yaegashi (7-2, 5 KOs), 105, to score an upset majority decision (58-57 twice and 58-58) over six. No one had expected Tsuji’s triumph in what was viewed as a tune-up bout for Yaegashi. (More)
WBA#3/WBC#8 Japanese minimum champ Yasutaka Kuroki (18-3, 13 KOs), 105, impressively kept his national belt as he floored ex-champ Makoto Suzuki (21-13-2, 13 KOs), 105, twice and halted him with a volley of punches to prompt the referee’s intervention at 1:46 of the sixth round on Monday in Tokyo, Japan. (More)
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Asloum-Segura cancelled!
By Christian Chataignier
WBA light flyweight champion Brahim Asloum will not be facing Giovanni Segura in the first defense of his world title on July 26. The reason being that French TV network Canal+ has made a proposal deemed insufficient to keep all the commitments for such an event. The whole card scheduled for July 26th in Le Cannet (Alpes-Maritimes, France) is off. This time, Canal+ offered only 500,000 euros with a premium also revised downwards (100,000e) to Asloum, who received 800,000e plus 100,000e when he became world champion against Juan Reveco last December. "Canal+ follows [boxing] the last seven years, and then suddenly, it abandons it. All this to save money. That is irresponsible. Subscribers are injured and will not understand. Brahim plays in the Champions League, not in Intertoto as some others. This is not a boxer on the comeback," said his trainer and promoter Louis Acariès.
Yesterday, the city of Le Cannet announced the official cancellation of the card. Alain Fabiani, in charge of the event at Cannet, regretted the situation: "It's really a pity because Brahim Asloum is very promising. Everyone had wanted to revive a fabulous evening as that of December 8."The disappointed Brahim Asloum has disappeared without any comments.
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Chagaev surgery successful!
WBA world champion remains optimistic
Over the weekend, WBA heavyweight champion world champion Ruslan Chagaev underwent surgery to repair the torn achilles tendon in his left ankle. The operation, performed in Straubing (Bayern) by Dr. Tomas Buchhorn, the surgeon for the German national soccer team, was deemed successful. Yesterday, Chagaev was taken to the rehabilitation Centre of DFB physiotherapist Klaus Eder located in Donaustauf. Chagaev suffered the injury last week at the Universum Gym in Hamburg during his last sparring session before his rematch scheduled for this Saturday against former world champion Nikolai Valuev.
"A huge shock," was how Chagaev described the moment when he was informed of the severity of his injury. "At first I had hoped that with a pain-killing injection and having it wrapped with some tape, there would be no problem, but then the doctor informed me of the results from the CT-scan," he said. "I couldn't sleep afterwards. On the one hand because of the pain, but also because I'm concerned about the future."
Since the operation was successful and went without complications, Chagaev plans to enter an intensive rehabilitation program and believes his goal to defend his title again in 2008 is realistic. "I'm grateful to the doctors and my team at Universum. They've done everything possible and now it's up to me to be back on my feet as soon as possible. All the forecasts have me back in the ring by the end of the year," stated the optimistic champion.
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Klitschko training photo gallery!
Photo: Klitschko.com
IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is looking sharp for his July 12 title defense against Tony "The Tiger" Thompson at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany. The champion has been sparring with TG Wilson (pictured) and Jonathan Haggler at his remote training camp in Stanglwirt, Austria, as he gets ready to face the awkward 6'5 southpaw in his WBO mandatory defense. (More)
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Weights from Panama!
By Robert Coster
Ricardo Cordoba 122 vs Jose Arboleda 124
Renan Acosta 126 vs Irving Berry 125
Luis Concepcion 115 vs William De Sousa 115
Ricardo Nunez 115 vs Franklin Solis 115
Dirceu Cabrera 113 vs Edwin Diaz 112
Alejandro Corrales 122 vs Antonio Fernandez 122
Alis Sanchez 126 vs Jessica Perez 128
Diana Ayala 126 vs Ogleydis Suarez 122
Venue: Crown Casino, Panama City
Wednesday, July 2 2008
Bisping takes on Leben!
Tickets on sale Wednesday!
The UFC returns to the UK on Saturday, October 18, when, in Birmingham, England, Michael Bisping takes on Chris Leben on UFC 89 . . . Click here for more
The world watched as UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion QUINTON “RAMPAGE” JACKSON and perennial fan favorite FORREST GRIFFIN battled for 13 weeks as competing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter® reality show. Now, the time has come for these mixed martial arts masters to go to war. On Saturday, July 5th, Griffin challenges Jackson for the most hotly contested title in the UFC® – the light heavyweight championship. UFC® 86: JACKSON VS. GRIFFIN - Saturday, July 5, live on Pay-Per-View from Las Vegas, NV. Visit 86.ufc.com for more info.
Tuesday, July 1 2008
Juarez updates
Drug cartel warfare in the streets of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, has drastically cut down on the number of shows in the last year, but several border battlers are finding spots on U.S. shows. On July 11, Miguel “Mickey Mouse” Roman (25-3, 17 KOs) has landed a TV fight in Corpus Christi, Texas, on a Top Rank Telefutura card, against Benjie Flores (18-3, 6 KOs), of Houston, in the 10-round semi. Hot Mexican prospect Marcos “El Dorado” Reyes (7-0, 7 KOs) is also on the card, opponent TBA. A possible showdown against Yory Boy Campas may be in the works for Reyes. -- Chris Cozzone
Tuesday, July 1 2008
Frankel tops Denver show July 10
House of Pain Boxing in Denver will headline Robert “Red Hot” Frankel on July 10 at the Paladium. Frankel, 23-9-1, 4 KOs, the current NABA lightweight champ, will take on Daniel Gonzales (9-152, 3 KOs) for the GBU title. On the undercard, Brandon Buchanon (5-7-1, 1 KO) takes on Terry Buterbaugh (1-0, 1 KO); Juan Santiago (4-1, 3 KOs) fights Brian Cummins (2-1, 2 KOs); Anthony Weir (2-0-1, 1 KO) is up against Gary Triano (4-10-1, 1 KO); Brittany Cruz (1-0) will battle Jessica Sanchez (pro debut). Corey Alarcon (12-13, 4 KOs) and Travis Biechler (2-7, 2 KOs) are also on the card, opponents TBA. Doors open at 7, first bell at 8:15. Tickets, $20 up, are available at 720-298-1954.
Tuesday, July 1 2008
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