WBC aids Nazareth family

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On Wednesday the WBC delivered a life insurance check for $25,000 to the father of fallen warrior Marco Antonio Nazareth, who died after his fight with Omar Chavez on July 18 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The WBC has a life insurance policy that covers all boxers on a fight card when there is a WBC world title bout involved. With the money, Nazareth’s father wants to create a foundation for those who lost their sons and daughters.

McCall edges Whitaker

In an interesting battle of comebacking heavyweight notables, 44-year-old former WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall (54-9, 37 KOs) dropped 37-year-old longtime contender Lance Whitaker (34-6-1, 28 KOs) in round one and went on to win a narrow ten round unanimous decision on Saturday night at The Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Scores were 95-94 on all cards for McCall, who retained his IBA Continental belt.
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In the co-feature, cruiserweight Victor Barragan (11-4, 3 KOs) stopped 44-year-old former IBF champion “King” Arthur Williams (46-16-1, 30 KOs) in the seventh round to claim Williams’ interim WBC USNBC title.

ShoBox Photo Report

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Once-beaten welterweight Freddy “El Riel’’ Hernandez withstood a strong final round by Damian “Devo’’ Frias to win a unanimous 10-round decision Friday in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME®. In the telecast’s opening bout at Laredo Entertainment Center, undefeated Victor “Vitino’’ Fonseca rallied to register a ninth-round TKO over Al “The Quiet Storm’’ Seeger in a fast-paced, hard-fought battle of world-ranked super bantamweights. After Seeger hit the canvas from the bout’s lone knockdown, the referee halted matters at 1:41. (more…)

Miller wins NY State title

By Boxing Bob Newman at ringside

Photo: Boxing Bob Newman

The cold Autumn weather outside didn’t put a damper on the heat inside the McDonough Field House on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York as Lisa Elovich’s Pugnacious Promotions presented Friday Fright Night. An enthusiastic crowd of fight fans comprising locals and HVCC faculty and students alike, showed their appreciation for the Pro-Am show featuring four amateur and five pro bouts. In the main go, Schenectady, New York Corrections officer Brian Miller defeated Albany’s Rafael Luna to claim the vacant New York State lightweight belt in a bout that went the full eight rounds.

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Lefele retains SA title

By Ron Jackson

Tshepo Lefele retained his South African mini flyweight title when he knocked out Mawanda Sineko in the sixth round at the Mdantsane Indoor Centre near East London on Friday night. Lefele (16-4; 10) who was making the second defence of his title was outboxed by Sineko (20-10-2; 7) through the first four rounds, but picked up the pace going into the fifth round. Early in the sixth Lefele (46.70 kg) stunned Sineko (47.45 kg) with a right to the head and soon afterwards dropped him flat on his back with a right to the jaw where he was counted out by referee Allen Matakane at 2 minutes 35 seconds into the round. (more…)

Klitschko-Johnson in Bern

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By Alexey Potapov

WBC heavyweight champion “Dr. Ironfist” Vitali Klitschko (38-2, 37 KOs) met at a press conference with challenger Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson (22-0-1, 9 KOs) in Bern, Switzerland. Their fight will take place on December 12th in this Swiss city at the PostFinance Arena.

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Results from Houston

By Peter Lim

Had there been a Knockout of the Evening award, it would have been shared by bantamweight Miguel Flores and cruiserweight Craig Baker at the Houston Hobby Marriot Hotel. Flores, 17, raised his record to 3-0 (3 KOs), by deflating Edson Renteria, 0-2, for the full count with a picturesque triple left hook to the ribcage midway through the first round. Baker, 9-0 (8 KOs), torched Gabe Hayes, 1-2 (1 KO), dropping him twice with crushing overhand rights en route to a first round stoppage. In a cross-town heavyweight battle, Eugene Hill, 19-1 (15 KOs) unanimously outpointed Robbie McClimans, 7-6-2 (2 KOs), over eight hard-fought, albeit sloppy, rounds that saw as much clinching and leaning as there was boxing. In other bouts, junior welterweights Bruentre Miller, 3-1 (3 KOs) and Chris Hernandez, 3-2 (3 KOs), traded three knockdowns apiece before Hernandez was counted out in the second round. Jesus “Torrito” Rodarte, 5-0 (2 KOs), scored a four-round shutout over Miguel Delgado, 3-15-1 (3 KOs), in a lightweight bout. The fights were staged by Chris Henard Promotions.

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Denkaosen vs ex-champ Sakata

By Joe Koizumi

WBA flyweight champ Denkaosen Kaowichit (48-1-1, 20 KOs), Thailand, will give a return to ex-titlist Takefumi Sakata (35-5-2, 16 KOs), Japan, in Tokyo on December 31. It was announced by Sakata’s promoter/manager Keiichiro Kanehira of Kyoei Promotions. It is a highly anticipated rematch, as the hard-hitting Thailander dethroned Sakata by a pulverizing one-punch knockout in the second round on the same day of the previous year. Sakata has been very loyal to the WBA, having fought just for the organization’s 112-pound belt without aiming at any other boxing body’s throne. (more…)

Hernandez defeats Frias

Photo: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME

Welterweight Freddy “El Riel” Hernandez (26-1, 18 KOs) outworked Damian “Devo” Frias (16-2, 7 KOs) over ten workmanlike rounds on Friday night at the Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo, Texas. Hernandez did some good bodywork, but never really opened up. Frias’ best round was the tenth, but it was too little too late. Scores were 98-92 on all cards.
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In a battle of world-ranked contenders, undefeated super bantamweight IBF #7 Victor “Vitino” Fonseca (17-0, 9 KOs) beat down WBA #7 Al “The Quiet Storm” Seeger (28-5, 22 KOs) over nine rounds. Fonseca simply mugged Seeger in the ninth round, battering him to the deck to get the stoppage. Time was 1:41.
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Olympian featherweight Gary Russell Jr. moved to 5-0, 2 KOs after a four round unanimous decision over Noe Lopez (4-4).

Truax to face Daniels

Unbeaten Super Middleweight “Golden” Caleb Truax will vie for his first title on November 20 against former world champion Carl Daniels in the main event at the St. Paul Armory. Truax (13-0, 9 KOs), has been impressive thus far during his young career. The Osseo, MN native stopped five of his last six opponents, including a TKO over veteran Patrick Perez in July. Daniels (50-18-1, 32 KOs), of St. Louis, MO, is a former WBA junior middleweight champion and fought the likes of Bernard Hopkins, Julio Cesar Green, Julio Cesar, Laurent Boudouani and Chad Dawson. The 69 fight veteran is Truax’ most experienced foe to date, although Daniels has lost 14 of his last 15. (more…)

Weights from Veracruz, Mexico

Photo: Zanfer Boxing

By Gabriel F. Cordero

Tomas Rojas 115 vs Evans Mbamba 114.5
(WBC interim super flyweight championship)
Cruz Carbajal 122 vs German Meraz 122
Adrian Hernandez 112 vs Paulino Villalobos 112
Rafael Guzman 125 vs Guadalupe Hernandez 126
Zaid Zavaleta 130 vs Azael Villegas 129.5
Javier Romano 115 vs Lesley Sekotswe 115
Carlos Cuadras 118 vs Humberto Morales 118
Venue: World Trade Center, Boca de Rio, Veracruz, Mexico
Promoter: Zanfer and Veracruz State Government
TV: TV Azteca (Mexico)

Funeka-Guzman for IBF belt

Rugged lightweight Ali Funeka (30-2-2, 25 KOs) will take on two-division world champion Joan Guzman (29-0, 17 KOs) for the vacant IBF lightweight title on November 28 at the Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The bout will take place before the IBF super middleweight rematch between champion Lucian Bute and Librado Andrade. “I respect Joan Guzman and everything he’s accomplished, but he’s too small to deal with me,” said Funeka. “I will overpower him, send him back to 130 pounds and show him how true lightweights fight.” HBO will televise both bouts.

Golota-Adamek weigh-in video

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Hovahannisyan destroys Navarette

Photo: Big Joe Miranda

By Francisco Salazar at ringside

Unbeaten Art Hovahannisyan is a boxer who can move and box. However, it is his most recent string of knockouts that has awed people in attendance. His most recent knockout was no different. Hovhannisyan, who took the bout on two days notice, knocked out Adrian Navarette in the first round of a scheduled six round bout before about 500 at the famed Commerce Casino in Commerce, CA. The bout headlined a “Battle of the Rising Stars” card, presented by All Star Boxing. (more…)

Bradley-Peterson public presser

WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley Jr and WBO interim junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson will host a news conference announcing their world title fight on Tuesday (October 27) beginning at Noon, in the Cahuilla Ballroom at Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa (32-250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, Calif. 92270.) The public is invited to attend. (more…)

Weights from Puerto Rico

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Kermit Cintron 150 vs Juliano Ramos 150
Jonathan Oquendo 124 vs Juan José Beltrán 123
José González 138 vs Javier García 137.4
Víctor Bisbal 230 vs Ruben Rivera 261
Christian Lopez 109 vs Erickson Martell 109.5
Christopher Rivera 126.8 vs Luis Del Valle 126.8
Joanthony Vázquez – 148 .5 Vs Eliecer González 148
Carlos García 150 vs Jermall Charlo 150
Gabriel Arbelo 121.5 vs Anthony Salgado 120
Carlos Delgado 141 vs Daniel Rosario 138.5
Daniel Rodríguez 152.8 vs Giovanni Rodríguez 154
Venue: Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Promoter: PR Best Boxing & DiBella Entertainment

Weights from Helsinki

Photo: Pasi Taavitsainen

By Pasi Taavitsainen

Denis Shafikov ?? vs Fernando Trejo ??
Roman Seliverstov 146.3 vs Cosme Rivera 146.5
Attila Levin 267.5 vs Leri Okhanashvili 207
Mika Joensuu 149.5 vs Arman Ovsepyan 147.75
Niko Jokinen 160.5 vs Cliff Soukka 159.75
Edis Tatli 135.5 vs Alex Bone 135.5
Vladimir Tereshkin 232.5 vs Aleksandrs Selezens 260
Tuomo Eronen 136.5 vs Roman Andreev 135.5
Venue: Urheilutalo, Helsinki, Finland
Promoter: Union Boxing Management
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Weights from Cuxhaven, Germany

Photo: Witthohn/Arena

Vladimir Virchis 249 vs. Edgar Kalnars 225
Konstantin Airich 228 vs. Cisse Salif 262
Alex Mazikin 252 vs. Ondrej Pala 240
Yakup Saglam 222 vs. Ladislav Kovarik 249
Christian Pawlak 170 vs. Michal Bilak 170
Venue: Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
Promoter: ARENA
TV: Eurosport

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Adamek-Golota Weigh-In

Photo: Simon Mikiewicz

Amidst much fanfare and Hollywood style glitz, Tomasz Adamek and Andrew Golota had their final press conference and weigh-in today. Golota weighed in at 256 pounds, Adamek at 214.2 pounds. The fight takes place tomorrow at Arena Lodz, in Lodz, Poland and will be televised in Poland, on Polsat TV.

Weights from Dessau, Germany

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Francois Botha 252.4 vs Pedro Carrion 267
Kreshnik Qato 160 vs Fabio Liggieri 160
Tamas Kovacs 173.5 vs Gyula Gaspar 174
Ilian Ares 146.25 vs Michael Schubov 146
Tommy Altmann 146.5 vs Willy Plato ??
Venue: Anhalt Arena in Dessau, Germany
Promoter: SES Boxing
TV: DSF (Germany)

Valuev-Haye on PPV

North American boxing fans can view the much-anticipated “David vs. Goliath” World Boxing Association heavyweight championship boxing match between Nikolai “The Russian Giant” Valuev and David “The Hayemaker” Haye, live on Pay-Per-View on Saturday, Nov. 7 from Nuremberg, Germany. The broadcast is being distributed by Integrated Sports in the United States by Integrated Sports for live viewing at 3 PM/ET – 12 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, TVN, Viewer’s Choice and Bell TV for a suggested retail price of $24.95. A replay will be shown that same night at 9 PM/ET, 6 PM/PT. (more…)

More on Agbeko-Perez

Photo: Big Joe Miranda

Dominating IBF bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko and No. 1-Ranked mandatory challenger Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez participated in a frightful media workout at Perez’s gym in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., just nine days before their crucial world title fight on Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31, LIVE on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT) in the first boxing match at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Agbeko crashed Perez’s training camp at the Santa Fe Springs Activity Center, giving the media a glimpse into how the two 118-pounders are preparing for the world title showdown. The fighters worked out, talked some trash and got into the spirit of Halloween a week early by posing together at a haunted house inside the Activity Center. (more…)

Klitschko-Johnson: Ticket Alert

On December 12th, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against Kevin Johnson at the PostFinance-Arena in Bern, Switzerland. Tickets are available starting Sunday at 10AM at www.ticketcorner.com or via phone. Ticket prices start at CHF 60,00. Call +41 (0) 900 800 800.

Miller-Luna for NYS lightweight title

Schenectady NYS correction officer Brian Miller and Albany rival Rafael Luna will battle for the vacant NYS Lightweight Title in a featured bout on Pugnacious Promotions’ “Friday Night Frights: Future Stars Pro-Am Boxing “at Hudson Valley Community College’s McDonaugh Fieldhouse on Friday, October 23rd. (more…)

ShoBox goes PINK

Photo: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME

Photo: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME

All of the fighters in tonight’s ShoBox: The New Generation telecast – including the non-televised fighters – will be wearing Everlast PINK gloves to help raise awareness about the battle against breast cancer. Pictured above, welterweight prospects Freddy Hernandez and Damian Frias plus NABF super bantamweight champion Al Seeger and his challenger Victor Fonseca hold a pair of the Everlast PINK gloves that they will be wearing during tonight’s ShoBox telecast. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month so Everlast Worldwide has created the PINK products to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) in the fight to KO breast cancer. Everlast will donate a portion from each sale of a PINK item to the BCRF to support the search for a cure for breast cancer. The Everlast PINK items include the Everlast Hook and Loop Training Glove, Pink 180′ Hand Wraps, and the Pink Mini-Glove Keychain. Please click here for more info and to order the Everlast PINK items.