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Bernard Hopkins defeated Kelly Pavlik by unanimous decision Saturday night in Atlantic City proving to the world that his place in boxing is steadfast. He dominated Pavlik with a perfect game plan, moving and executing, and landing punch after punch and leaving Pavlik bewildered. The judges scored the bout 119-106, 118-108, 117-109.

In a 10-round rematch of the two best active female boxers in the sport, Detroit icon Mary Jo Sanders (25-1, 8 KOs) will face New Mexico's Holly "Preacher's Daughter" Holm (22-1-2, 6 KOs), on Friday, October 17 at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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In a close and hard fought lightweight clash, Almazvek Raimkulov a.k.a. Kid Diamond (27-1, 15 KOs) took a ten round majority decision over former world champion Javier Jauregui (53-16-2, 36 KOs) on Friday night at Buffalo Bill's Star Arena in Primm, Nevada. A late surge by Raimkulov gave him a 97-93, 96-94 edge on two cards, with the third card even at 95-95.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (September 11, 2008) – The stars will be out September 17 at “The Maul In Manchester” pro boxing show in the 7th annual Fight To Educate charity event at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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LAS VEGAS - “Amazing” Layla Mccarter boxed her way to a decision win against game Loli " Sugar " Munoz from Barcelona Spain. Mccarter boxed smart against the taller fighter giving her angles all night and at times frustrating Munoz. Both fighters landed good shots, but the more experienced Mccarter knew how to handle situations and outboxed, clinched, and countered Munoz all night. Mccarter won the GBU Lightweight Belt.

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GBU Lightweight Champion “Amazing” Layla McCarter defeated Loli “Sugar” Munoz by unanimous decision Friday at The Orleans in Las Vegas. McCarter controlled the bout, but both fighters were busy providing the crowd with ten exciting three minute rounds. Most women fight two minute rounds. The judges scored the bout 97-93, 100 – 90 and 98-92.

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Bronx,NY - Aug 11, 2008 On September 5th at the Bally's Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing returns with yet another sensational night of boxing. Mike Arnaoutis and Kevin Johnson, two of Star's top fighters will be showcasing their goods in a special double feature.

LOS ANGELES (August 12, 2008) - Tecate, the No. 1 Mexican cerveza in Southern California, announced today its title sponsorship of the 9th annual Oscar de la Hoya Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic benefiting the Oscar de la Hoya Foundation. One of the most anticipated golf fundraisers of the year, the star-studded event is designed to raise funds for the organization's various initiatives that benefit newcomer and second generation Hispanics in East Los Angeles.

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Joshua Clottey (35-2, 21 KOs) defeated Zab Judah (35-6, 25 KOs) by unanimous decision to become the new IBF Welterweight champion after the doctor at ringside stopped the fight due to a cut over Zab’s right eye which appeared to be from a right thrown by Clottey. Clottey was ahead on all score cards at the time of the stoppage.

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The boxing world often times is like its own planet, and when the sport appears to be at the point of its doom, it seems to repair itself and refresh its existence. The latest buzz that has given light to a seemingly darkened sport was witnessed Saturday night in Las Vegas with the epic battle between Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto, two fighters with the greatest respect for each other and whose nations give their full support to. The gladiators collided looking to flip the switch that could turn on the bulb of interest to the sport once again.

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Irish Middleweight Andy Lee (16-1, 13 KOs), scored a TKO over Willie Gibbs (20-3, 16 KOs) at 2:46 of the tenth round Saturday at the University Arena in Limerick, Ireland. Lee, of the Kronk Gym in Detroit is trained and managed by Hall of Fame Trainer, Emanuel Steward.

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Kendall Holt scored an amazing KO over the defending champion, Ricardo Torres to claim the WBO World Super Lightweight Championship. The fight started fast and furious with Torres coming out strong and knocking Holt down twice in the first round before Holt retaliated with a right that knocked Torres cold at 1:01 of the very first round in front of a crowd of 3226 at the Theatre for the Performing Arts at the Planet Hollywood. Promoted by Top Rank, the bout was televised live on a special edition of “ShoBox: The New Generation”.

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WBO Jr. Welterweight champion, Ricardo Torres will defend his title against no 1 contender, Kendall Holt in a much anticipated rematch Saturday on a special edition of “ShoBox: The New Generation”. The bout will come to us live from The Theatre of the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood and will air on “Showtime” beginning at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).

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David "The Destroyer" Lopez (right) lands a right on his way to a unanimous decision victory over previously unbeaten Michael Walker (left) on June 13, 2008 at Sundance Square in Fort Worth, Texas.

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June 13, 2008 – “Connecticut Conquest”
(winners listed on top)

HEAVYWEIGHTS
Tony Grano (14-0-1, 12 KOs), Hartford, CT
WKO1 (2:43)
Leroy Childs (13-2, 12 KOs), Jefferson City, Mo

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LAS VEGAS –Shaun George scored a shocking TKO over former two time heavyweight champion, Chris Byrd who made his light heavyweight debut in the Main Event of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights.

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The weigh-in for tomorrow night’s fight between Chris Byrd and Shaun George took place this evening at The Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

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Two time Heavyweight champion, Chris Byrd will take on Shaun George Friday in the Planet Hollywood Ring at Cox Pavillion in Las Vegas. The bout will be televised live on ESPN Friday Night Fights on May 16.

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Frankie Figueroa Gato (19-2-13 Ko's), NY defeats Luis Rodriguez (22-2 13 KO's), Mexico, retaining his NABF title on ESPN 2 May 14, 2008 at the Gotham Theater in New York. The crowd was an invite only for ESPN to showcase its new Spanish division. Miss Universe was amongst the elite in attendance. DiBella Entertainment was a co-promoter.

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Jonathon Nelson (2-0, 1 KO) defeated Borngod Washington, (0-3) by TKO at 1:48 of the very first round in a super middleweight undercard bout at Gotham Hall in New York City on ESPN’s Wednesday Night Fight card.

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Oscar De La Hoya defeated Steve Forbes by unanimous decision Saturday at the Home Depot Center in Carson City, California.

De La Hoya controlled the fight throughout, even though Forbes was able to get in some good shots. Forbes seemed to focus mostly on defense and lacked the offense and strength needed to win the fight. De La Hoya was unable to score the knockout that his team was hoping for.

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Steve gets a visit from his family a few days before he leaves for California to get ready for his fight with Oscar De La Hoya scheduled for Saturday, May 5 in Carson. The fight will be aired on HBO.

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LAS VEGAS – It wasn’t pretty, but Joe Calzaghe defeated Bernard Hopkins by split decision and took his Ring Magazine’s Light Heavyweight championship in the Planet Hollywood Ring at the Thomas and Mack Center before a predominately British crowd.

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Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins weighed in Friday afternoon at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas in preparation for Saturday Night’s highly anticipated matchup. The fighters both weighed in at 173 for their light heavyweight bout.

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LAS VEGAS - The Brits have invaded Las Vegas in support of their Countryman, Joe Calzaghe who will face Ring Magazine’s Light Heavyweight champ, Bernard “The Executioner”, Hopkins Saturday in the Planet Hollywood Ring at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.

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Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins arrived at Planet Hollywood today in preparation for Saturday’s much anticipated fight. Calzaghe will be making his U.S. debut.

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In a complete mismatch at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic
City, New Jersey, WBA welterweight champion Miguel
Cotto pounded and toyed with “Contender” star Alphonso
Gomez for 5 rounds before Gomez’s corner called a halt
to the bout on the advice of the ringside physician.
Cotto’s dominance was evident from the opening bell,
showing off his still underrated boxing skills as he
couldn’t miss with the jab, moved out of the way of
anything Gomez threw, and timing effective power
punches. A jab at the end of round 1 seemed to have
Gomez stumbling a bit and Gomez’s face was already
quite red and marked up.

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Antonio Margarito reaffirmed his dominance over Kermit
Cintron with a devastating 6th round knockout to
capture Cintron’s IBF welterweight belt in a highly
anticipated rematch. .

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LAS VEGAS – A press conference was held on Saturday to announce the upcoming fight between Sugar Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) and Zab Judah (36-5, 25 KOs) which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on May 31.

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LAS VEGAS – Outstanding, tremendous, magnificent, action packed are all terms that can describe the fight “Unfinished Business” when Manny Pacquiao (46-3-2, 34 KOs) defeated Juan Manuel Marquez (48-4-1, 35 KOs) by split decision in an extremely close fight at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Saturday to become the new WBC and Ring Magazine Super Featherweight champion.

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LAS VEGAS – Tye “Big Sky” Fields (40-1, 36 KOs) scored a TKO over Roderick Willis (13-3-1, 7 KOs) at 1:37 of the first round at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Fields dominated the bout from the sound of the first bell and pretty much used Willis as a punching bag before the bout was stopped.

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Saturday night’s bout between undefeated Middleweight champion, Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik and former Middleweight champion, Jermain, “Bad Intentions” Taylor had “RESPECT” written all over it.

Kelly Pavlik scored a unanimous decision over Jermain Taylor Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Check back for the full story, photo gallery and post fight video.

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Former Middleweight Champion, Jermain Taylor will face the current Middleweight champion, Kelly Pavlik in the biggest fight of his career on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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These two Kronk fighters won their fights, take a look at the gallery!

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Video, instant replay and stills in chronological order, what a great tool available, not only to fighters, but officials and media. It gives one the opportunity to dissect a boxer’s performance and improve their boxing ability and stamina, if you will.

If we take a closer look at the Taylor vs Pavlik fight, you will see a multitude of positives and negatives that contributed to the fight and its’ outcome.

Both fighters came to go home with the middleweight championship of the world and remain undefeated or as Michael Buffer put it so eloquently “one of the 0’s must go” and that it did.

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After some rigorous training the guys took off their gloves for a night of Karaoke.

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TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 1, 2007) – In exactly the type of well-matched, hotly contested fight that exemplifies what “ShoBox: The New Generation” is all about, Fulgencio Zuniga (20-2-1, 17 KOs) registered a convincing ninth-round TKO over previously undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 8 contender Victor Oganov (26-1, 26 KOs) in a one-sided war for the vacant International Boxing Organization (IBO) super middleweight championship Saturday on SHOWTIME.

In the co-feature of a tremendous “ShoBox” fight card, highly regarded unbeaten WBO No. 10-ranked 154-pound contender James Kirkland (20-0, 17 KOs) demolished Mohammad Said (22-6-1, 14 KOs), dropping him three times en route to a scintillating second-round knockout.

Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, in association with Brian Halquist Productions, co-promoted the terrific doubleheader from Emerald Queen Casino. It aired on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).

The battle-tested Zuniga, of Padilla, Columbia, overcame a disputed first-round knockdown to out-work, out-hustle, out-punch, out-fight and, ultimately, outclass Oganov, who entered the ring having won all 26 of his fights inside the distance.

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Berlin, Germany - IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham retained his title with a devastating 11th round knockout. Brave Challenger Khoren Gevor was staggered in the 11th round by a left hook, blocked a right hook and went down to a following left hook.

Pennsylvania based veteran Dhafir Smith 17-16-5 {4 KO’s} has stepped in to challenge Contender season 1 star Jonathan “Reid Dawg” Reid 34-6 {19 KO’s}. The fight which will be the co-main event at the New Alhambra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will be fought at catch weight of 165 lbs. Smith is stepping in for Rasheem Brown who pulled out for undisclosed reasons and will be looking for his second straight victory after scoring a shocking knockout over Brandon Mitchem on July 27th. Reid will attempt to impress the crowd in his first trip to Philadelphia as well as new promoter Diane Lee Fischer of Dee Lee Promotions.

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Mightygloves.com wishes to express our apology to our boxing fans for the lack of coverage of the Bernard Hopkins vs Winky Wright fight.

Although most of the major promoters have been very receptive to our new site, unfortunately, Golden Boy Promotions and the PR Team who handles credential requests does not show us the same respect. We are unable to obtain credentials to Golden Boy Events at this time.

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“Tecate” Cerveza and Golden Boy Promotions have created a relationship that is a winner for both the boxing community as well as anyone who enjoys a cold one from time to time. Tecate has a major sponsorship role in this weekend’s highly anticipated light heavyweight bout between Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins and Ronald “Winky” Wright which will take place Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

“Tecate” has scheduled 13 viewing parties at various locations around the country, and has major signage and branding throughout the venue, and even the introduction of a product which is new to the US.

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On Saturday, July 14, 2007, in the outdoor tennis stadium at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., undefeated and World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 1 welterweight contender Paul “The Punisher” Williams (32-0, 24 KOs) looks to commemorate the holiday of Bastille Day by ending another reign of terror – that of WBO Welterweight Champion Antonio “The Tijuana Tornado” Margarito (34-4, 1 NC, 24 KOs).

Cristobal Arreola (20-0, 18 KOs), of Riverside, Calif., via East Los Angeles, will take on Derek Berry (12-8-1, five KOs), of Rialto, Calif., while Ward (12-0, 7 KOs), of Oakland, Calif., will face Francisco Diaz (16-1, eight KOs), of Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

Billed as “Pride N’ Punishment,” the long-awaited, highly anticipated 12-round confrontation between arguably the hardest-punching, most bitter rivals in the 147-pound division is presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions and will be televised on HBO “World Championship Boxing.”

“The winner of this fight is the preeminent welterweight in the world -- and that includes (Miguel) Cotto or anyone else in the 147-pound division,’’ the event’s promoter, Dan Goossen, said.

The fight card will will start at 5:30 p.m. PT. The WBO world title fight will start at approximately 7:45 p.m. PT and doors to the stadium will open at 5 p.m.

Tickets are available for as low as $25, with VIP floor seats priced at $300. Other tickets in the bowl are priced at $50, $75 and $150 and are on sale at TicketMaster outlets and online at www.Ticketmaster.com, as well as The Home Depot Center Box Office (open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.), and Saturday (day of event) beginning at 10 a.m.). Group tickets are available online at www.aegtickets.com or by calling 1-877-AEG-TICKETS.

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HARTFORD, Conn. (June 9, 2007) – The brightest young star and one of the most accomplished veterans of the light heavyweight division won exciting contests Saturday on SHOWTIME at the Connecticut Convention Center. Former two-time world champion Antonio “The Magic Man” Tarver did enough to get past determined Elvir Muriqi to win a controversial close majority decision and the vacant International Boxing Organization (IBO) 175-pound title. And undefeated 24-year old “Bad” Chad Dawson registered a sixth-round TKO over Jesus “Chuy” Ruiz in the first defense of his World Boxing Council (WBC) title.

It took about four rounds for the magic to return for Tarver but when it did he seemingly took control of the bout. Muriqi of Bronx, NY, won more than a few of the early rounds, and a lot of fans with a valiant and exciting effort.

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Kronk fighter, Kermit Cintron is set to battle Walter Matthsse in Atlantic City, NJ on July 14, 2007 at the Boardwalk Hall. More information to follow.

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One of the most animated figures in boxing is Bernard Hopkins. As a promoter, when Bernard steps up to the podium, his puts on his savvy business face and his great sense of humor dictates an event. You just never know what he will come up with next.

LAS VEGAS – “The World Awaits”, the huge mega fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather is setting records on a daily basis. The fight will take place tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

The fight sold out in less than three hours and has been billed as the biggest money fight in the history of the sport. Over seven thousand fans came out for Friday’s weigh-in and hundreds were turned away due to the overwhelming turnout.

America’s No. 1 Boxing Network Will Honor Its 20th Anniversary by Showcasing Showtime Championship Boxing and “ShoBox: The New Generation” Highlights from 2006

NEW YORK (April 26, 2007) – Classic fights, career defining moments and hard-hitting action from the most compelling and unforgettable prizefights of 2006 are recapped in “SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: 20 Years Later” premiering Saturday, May 5, 2007, at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME.

The 30-minute program features highlights from SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING’s 20th anniversary year with commentary from perennial play-by-play man Steve Albert and renowned color analyst Al Bernstein. In addition, “20 Years Later” will feature the top bouts from “ShoBox: The New Generation,” the network’s acclaimed prospect-oriented series, with fight call and commentary from Nick Charles and Steve Farhood.

With the Mega Fight only a few days away, it seems the attention has switched from boxing to the financial success of the promotion. During this week’s telephone conference call, it seemed that most of the questions asked by the media pertained to the tremendous success of the marketing campaign and the substantial amount of money generated by the fight.

This certainly appears to be the biggest revenue producing promotion in the history of boxing, but to boxing fans, that is not what this is all about. The true test of how big of a success this event will be depends on what the boxers bring to the ring and whether or not they will live up to the fans very high expectations. We have seen both of these fighters run, even though it is not typical for Oscar, but we have never seen Oscar meet the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Floyd, who is very quick is probably the best pound for pound in the world, and if he uses the same game plan as in his last fight, quick punches and run, then it will be up to Oscar to keep the fight exciting by cutting Floyd off. On the other hand, if Oscar can’t handle Floyd, we may see him decide to run. Be that as it may, it will be interesting to see how the fight actually plays out, whether or not the spectators, either watching it in person or on TV, actually get their money’s worth.

“The World Awaits” is one of the most publicized events in recent boxing history. The mega fight between the “Golden Boy”, Oscar De La Hoya and “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has certainly been the main event in the boxing buzz.

One would expect that when these two warriors get into the ring on May 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas that fans will see the most exciting bout in recent times.

Photo 1: Joan Guzman (left) and Michael Katsidis square off after Wednesday's press conference in Anaheim, Calif. In the main event at the Anaheim Convention Center on Saturday, May 26, Katsidis will defend his interim WBO lightweight crown against Guzman, the current WBO 130-pound champion and former WBO 122-pound titleholder.


Photo 2: Guzman, Oscar Larios and Katsidis pose after the press conference. In the May 26 co-feature, Larios, a former WBC 122-pound champion, will meet unbeaten Jorge Linares for the interim WBC featherweight belt.

Tickets are priced at $100, $65, $45 and $25 and go on sale Thursday, April 19, at The Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center, Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone (714) 740-2000, online at www.ticketmaster.com and at all participating Ticketmaster retail locations.

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SAN ANTONIO, TX – Manny Pacquaio (44-3-2, 33 KOs) scored an 8th round KO over Jorge Solis ( 33-1-2, 23 KOs) and retained his WBC International Super Featherweight title at the Alamodome before an excited crowd of 14,793, the second largest attendance in boxing history in San Antonio right behind the Chavez-Whitaker fight.

Pacquaio suffered a cut over his left eye due to an accidental head butt in the fifth round, but that didn’t seem to affect him much, as he closed the round out with a barrage of combinations. The sixth round was ferocious with both fighters giving it there all, but the end came at 1:16 seconds of the 8th round when referee Vic Drakulich reached the count of ten after Solis second knockdown in the round. Pacquaio had won every round but two on each of the judges score cards.

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SAN ANTONIO, TX – There were a few tense moments during the weigh-in for the upcoming Jorge Solis and Manny Pacquaio fight when Solis weighed in on his first try at ½ lb over the maximum weight limit of 130. He returned to the scale after a short workout, but still was 1/8 lb over the limit, finally making 130 lbs on his third try. Pacquaio weighed in at 128 ¾ lbs. Solis (32-0-2, 23 KOs) will take on Pacquaio (43-3-2, 33 KOs) in a twelve round WBC International Super Featherweight championship fight at the Alamodome Saturday night.

The card features three WBC championship fights. Besides the main event, Edgar Sosa (26-5, 14 KOs) will meet Brian Viloria (19-1-1, 12 KOs) in a twelve round bout for the vacant WBC Light Flyweight championship and Jorge Arce (46-3-1, 3 KOs) and Christian Mijares (30-3-2, 11 KOs) will battle for the WBC Super Flyweight World championship.

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MEMPHIS, TN – Undisputed Middleweight champion, Jermain Taylor of Little Rock, Arkansas will face off against St. Louis, Missouri native, Cory Spinks on May 19 at the Fed Ex Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Memphis will be holding its annual “Memphis in May” celebration and that weekend is the National Barbeque Cook-off Championships and should bring folks in from all over.

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Three-time world champion Diego "Chico" Corrales and world-ranked welterweight contender Joshua Clottey each weighed in officially Friday at 149 pounds for their 10-round fight Saturday on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) from Springfield, Missouri.

NEW YORK CITY (March 22, 2007) - Fresh off last Friday night's ninth-round technical decision win against Anthony Bonsante, IBA World and WBC Continental Americas middleweight champion "Ireland's" John Duddy (19-0, 15 KOs) joins host Brian Kenny tomorrow night (March 23) in the ESPN2 Friday Night Fights Hi Def studio between 9-11 PM/ET.

"It's fantastic," Duddy said about his guest ESPN2 FNF in studio opportunity. "We're going to have a great time. It proves that we're (Clan Duddy) moving in the right direction. I'm really going to enjoy the experience."

LAS VEGAS, NV (March 22, 2007) . . . The Countdown clock is ticking with six weeks remaining before the highly anticipated ‘The World Awaits’ super fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, Saturday, May 5 from MGM Grand in Las Vegas live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to offer media members a schedule of weekly international media conference calls beginning Wednesday, March 28, and continuing throughout April until fight week begins May 1. The series will kick-off with a special early camp “check-in” from both fighters starting with Floyd Mayweather (2:00pm ET/11:00am PT) who will be immediately followed by Oscar De La Hoya (2:45pm ET/11:45am PT.) Subsequently, calls will take place every Wednesday beginning at 2:00pm ET/11:00am PT.

Throughout the remaining weeks, calls will include special announcements, camp updates and selected speakers. Highlights of the series include Freddie Roach, Roger Mayweather, Shane Mosley, Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer and Matchmaker Eric Gomez, MGM MIRAGE oddsmaker Robert Walker and final opportunities with De La Hoya and Mayweather. An alert for each call will be distributed in advance.

John Duddy (19-0, 15 KOs), 159 ¾ lbs., Queens, NY via Derry, N. Ireland WTDEC9 (90-81, 89-82, 88-83)
Anthony Bonsante (29-9-3, 17 KOs), 159 ¼ lbs., Shakopee, MN
(IBA World & WBC Continental Americas Middleweight Championships)

Giovanni Lorenzo (23-0, 15 KOs), 160 lbs., New York, NY via Dominican Republic WTKO3 (1:38)
Robert Kamya (15-7, 4 KOs), 160 lbs., Palm Beach, FL via Uganda

Andy Lee (8-0, 5 KOs), 164 lbs., Detroit, MI via Limerick, Ireland WKO3 (2:36)
Carl Daniels (49-11-1, 31 KOs), 168 lbs., St. Louis, MO

Maureen Shea (10-0, 5 KOs), 134 lbs., Bronx, NY WTKO3 (1:06)
Eva Lidia Silva (4-7, 0 KOs), 140 lbs., Ciudad Acuna, Mexico

Rodney Ray (4-4-1, 4 KOs), 204 lbs., Brooklyn, NY WKO2 (1:30)
James Clancy (9-1, 1 KOs), 234 lbs., Boston, MA via Clare, Ireland

Henry Coyle (1-0, 1 KO), 152 lbs., Chicago, IL via County Mayo, Ireland WKO1 (1:34)
Jason Collazo (0-1, 0 KOs), 156 lbs., Paterson, NJ

Mark Clancy (7-0-1, 1 KO), 196 lbs., Boston, MA via County Clare, Ireland WDEC4 (40-35, 40-35, 40-35)
Andrew Hutchinson (2-9-2, 0 KOs), 194 lbs., New York, NY

LEVALLOIS-PERRET, France—The final press conference for Saturday’s rematch of a 2006 Fight of the Year candidate featuring World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association cruiserweight champion O’Neil “Supernova” Bell meeting former unified cruiserweight champion Jean-Marc Mormeck was held today at the Evergreen Laurel Hotel in Levallois-Perret, France, a suburb of Paris.

The officials for the sold-out match were also announced today.

The referee will be Massimo Barrovecchio from Italy.

The judges will be Hubert Minn from the United States; Guido Cavalleri from Italy; and Michael Hook from Sweden.

The WBA supervisor will be Sebastian Contursi from Argentina. The WBC co-supervisors are Edmund Lipinksi, from Russia, and Houcine Houichi, from Tunisia.

Please find quotes from the fighters and their handlers, below.

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MANNHEIM, GERMANY – Wladimir Klitschko chose to wear Grant gloves instead of Reyes after winning a coin toss t settle a dispute over the brand of gloves to be worn for tonight’s IBF Heavyweight Championship Bout in which Klitschko defends his title against Ray Austin.

The bout seemed to be in jeopardy after Don King, Austin’s promoter, claimed Team Austin was not dealt a fair hand.

Heidelberg, Germany - Wladimir Klitschko (47-3-0, 42 KOs) weighed in at 246 ½ pounds, Ray Austin (24-3-4, 16 KOs) weighed in at 247 pounds.

Germany - Klitschko vs. Austin pre-fight press conference shots from Germany. Stay tuned for upcoming galleries from Spain and Germany as Mightygloves.com travels with the Klitschko training camp!

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SANTO DOMINGO (February 21, 2007) - WBO super featherweight champion Joan Guzman is showing support for his brother, super featherweight Jose Guzman, as well as the promoter's concept to showcase Dominican Republic boxing prospects starting Saturday night in the first of the "Boxing At The Coliseum" series at the Carlos "Teo" Cruz Coliseum in Santo Domingo. The boxing card will be immediately followed by a concert featuring local performers.

Guzman, in association with promoter Joe Guzman (no relations) of Guzman Entertainment, are giving away 1,000 tickets in the Santo Domingo community to support his brother Jose (2-0, 1 KOs), who is in a four-round bout against an opponent to be named, in addition to expanding the Guzman legacy and boxing in their native Dominican Republic.

World-rated super featherweight Guadalupe "Bronco" Rosales (22-1, 13 KOs), reigning Mexican and Mundo Hispano champion, currently rated No. 4 by the World Boxing Council and No. 12 by the World Boxing Organization, fights Dominican native Elvis Martinez in the 10-round main event.

Looking for a real fight? "ShoBox: The New Generation" will present yet another terrific showdown when Mike “Machine Gun’’ Oliver (17-0, seven KOs) defends his United States Boxing Association (USBA) junior featherweight title against Gary “Kid” Stark Jr. (18-0, eight KOs) in the main event Friday, Feb. 16, on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

The co-feature will pit unbeaten Derek “Pooh’’ Ennis (10-0-1, seven KOs) against Allen “The Dream Shatterer’’ Conyers (10-2, eight KOs) in an eight-round junior middleweight scrap. The excellent DiBella Entertainment doubleheader will originate from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla.

NOTE: (Due to the less-than-ideal weather conditions, Stark did not arrive into Miami until late Thursday night. The weigh-in has not concluded so OFFICIAL WEIGHTS will be distributed Friday morning.

MUNICH, Germany (February 15, 2007) – Five-time world champion Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill defends his World Boxing Association cruiserweight title against the opponent he sent into retirement with his first and only loss more than a decade ago, Henry “The Gentleman” Maske, headlining “The Revenge” pay-per-view event on March 31 from Olympahalle in Munich, Germany.

“The Revenge,” promoted by WHS International, will be broadcast live in the United States on cable and satellite pay-per-view starting at 4 PM/ET, 1 PM/PT. The event is being distributed for pay-per-view by Integrated Sports and will be available via iN Demand, DirecTV and TVN for a suggested retail price of only $24.95. In addition to the Hill-Maske 12-round main event, other broadcast fights on the card will soon be announced.

PROVIDENCE (February 13, 2007) - Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) has released IWBF featherweight champion Missy "The Fury" Fiorentino from her promotional contract, effective immediately, due to detrimental behavior at last Friday night's "Hearts Of Fire" show in Providence, CES president Jimmy Burchfield announced today.

Fiorentino (15-1, 6 KOs) walked Mia St. John to the ring and stood in her corner before and after the St. John's title fight against Missy's CES stablemate Jaime Clampitt, who won a 10-round unanimous decision (100-90, 100-90, 99-91) for the vacant IWBF lightweight championship, which Fiorentino had relinquished.

"CES stands for teamwork, family and togetherness," Burchfield explained his decision to release Fiorentino. "That's what we are all about and anyone who isn't cannot be with us, regardless of the fighter's record and accomplishments. We acknowledged all of our fighters (in the audience) by introducing them in the ring, in between fights, as a sign of respect. Nobody could find Missy because she was in Mia's dressing room, which was the last place anybody from CES would have thought to look. I couldn't believe she was in the corner of her CES teammate's opponent. It was a bush league move that I will not tolerate by her or anybody else on Team CES."

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PROVIDENCE (February 13, 2007) – World cruiserweight contender Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey takes on his 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials teammate, Felix “Bad News” Cora, Jr., on April 6 in the main event at a site to be determined.

Team Godfrey also announced that Naazim Richardson, one of five candidates for Trainer of the Year (Boxing Writers Association of America, has been added to Matt’s corner as chief second.

Providence-native Godfrey (14-0, 8 KOs) is rated No. 6 by the WBC, as well as No. 10 by the WBA and IBF, while the WBC ranks Cora (18-1-2, 9 KOs) at No. 13.

Godfrey is coming off of four impressive wins in 2006 against Lloyd Bryan (TKO4), Danny Batchelder (WDEC12), Shaun George (TKO1) and Ernest Mateen (TKO2). Matt is the reigning NABA, WBC Continental Americas and USNBC cruiserweight champion.

LAS VEGAS - Sugar Shane Mosley (44-4, 37 KOs) defeated Luis Collazo (27-3, 13 KOs) by unanimous decision in a twelve round WBC Interim Welterweight championship fight Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center before a crowd of 5761.

Mosley dominated the fight, but Collazo was able to get off a few good shots that had Shane taking notice. In the third round Collazo hurt his left hand and in the fourth suffered a cut near his left eyebrow from an accidental head butt. Collazo was charged with a knockdown in the 11th round after he was hit by Mosley and lost his balance hitting the canvas.

The first fight of the year for Las Vegas will kick off this weekend at the Mandalay Bay Event Center when Sugar Shane Mosley go head up with Luis Collazo for the interim WBC welterweight championship. Golden Boy promotions have the most exciting fights lined up guaranteed to keep boxing fans on the edge of their seats this year. Another exciting fight on the Mosley and Collazo card is Juan Lazcano vs Vivian Harris for the title elimination fight for the WBC super lightweight championship.

Both fighters (Mosley and Collazo) tipped the scale at 147 at the weigh inside the Mandalay Bay. Fight fans paid $50 to $300 to see Mosley return to the ring. Other fighters on the card are Billy Dib and Carlos Contreras who both weighed in at 129, Jose Rodriguez (154) and Cesar Valentine (154), Craig McEwan (164) and Isidro Arreola (161) and Leon Green (148) and Bryan Mullis (146). It all goes down Saturday Feb. 10 at the Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas the weekend before the traditional MAGIC Marketplace and the 2007 NBA All-Star Games.

NEW YORK CITY (February 5, 2007) - Unbeaten middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo will fight veteran "Doctor" Robert Kamya in the 10-round co-feature March 16 on the "Erin Go Brawl" pay-per-view event, headlined by "Ireland's" John Duddy taking on The Contender I star Anthony "The Bullet" Bonsante in the 12-round main event, live in The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

"Erin Go Brawl," presented by Irish Ropes Promotions, will be broadcast live in North America on cable and satellite pay-per-view starting at 9 PM/ET, 6 PM/PT. The event is being produced and distributed for pay-per-view by Integrated Sports and will be available in more than 50-million homes in North America via iN Demand, TVN, DirecTV and Dish Network in the USA, as well as Viewer's Choice in Canada, for a suggested retail price of only $24.95. The full "Erin Go Brawl" PPV broadcast will be available to viewers outside of North America via streaming video subscription on www.secondsout.com.

(Public Welcome to ALL Events)

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

2:00 PM - Open Workout - Jaime "Hurricane" Clampitt
@ Rhode Island Boxing Club, 708 East Avenue, 3rd Floor, Warwick, RI (401.823.3770)

4:00 PM - Open Workout - Mia "The Knockout" St. John & Jonathan "Reid Dawg" Reid @ Casey's Boxing Gym, 751 West Shore Road, Warwick, RI (401.739.9160)

7-8 PM - Special Appearances - St. John & Reid @ South Street Café, 54 South Street, Providence (401.454.5360)

Thursday, February 8, 2007

1:30 PM - Final Press Conference
2:00 PM - Official Weigh In
@ Lincoln Park, 100 Twin River Road, Lincoln, RI (401.823.3770)

Friday, February 9, 2007 (Fight Night)

6:00 PM - Doors Open
6:30 PM - First Bout
@ Rhode Island Convention Center, One Sabin Street, Providence, RI (401.458.6000)

Tickets for Friday night's "Hearts Of Fire" at the R.I. Convention Center, promoted by Jimmy Burchfield's Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc., are on sale for $25.00 (students), $37.00 (Bronze Reserved), $60.00 (Silver Reserved), $105.00 (Gold Ringside Reserved) and $155.00 (limited Jimmy's VIP Platinum Club). VIP tables also are on sale for $3,000.00 or $2,500.00 with a portion of the proceeds going to GGBCRF. To purchase tickets or for more information call CES (401.724.2253/2254) or go to www.cesboxing.com), Rhode Island Convention Center (401.458.6000), Rhode Island Boxing Gym in Warwick (866.588.3957), Manfredo's Gym in Pawtucket (401.723.1354), Box A Round Boxing Club in Stoughton (781.367.6385), Bishop's Boxing & Fitness (W. Bridgewater), Petronelli Brothers Gym in Brockton (508.588.3238) and 401 Gym in Cranston (401.261.9800/3436). Doors open at 6 PM, first bout at 6:30 PM.

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Tomasz Adamek: “Chad was quicker than I was tonight. It was a difficult fight because he was fast. He was the fastest I have ever seen.

“I was not knocked down in the seventh round. I was tripped.

“He survived after I knocked him down in the tenth. I thought I was going to get him.

“I was prepared for the southpaw but I prefer conventional fighters. Dawson didn’t always want to fight like I do.

“I thank Chad Dawson for a great fight. Chad was a better fighter tonight but I will come back and be a champion again.”

One night before the Super Bowl, a world championship doubleheader will transpire on “Super Saturday’’ on SHOWTIME. In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING’S main event, two of the light heavyweight division’s brightest stars will clash when exciting Tomasz Adamek (31-0, 20 KOs) risks his WBC belt against hard-hitting southpaw and WBC No. 2 contender “Bad’’ Chad Dawson (22-0, 15 KOs). Making his first start since he won the IBF lightweight belt in a bout against Levander Johnson that ended in tragedy 16 months ago, Jesus “El Matador” Chavez (42-3, 29 KOs) will defend against IBF interim champion Julio “The Kidd’’ Diaz (33-3, 24 KOs) in the telecast’s opener (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

LAS VEGAS – IBF World Jr Flyweight champion, Ulises Solis (23-1-2, 17 KOs) defeated Will Grigsby (18-4-1, 7 KOs) by TKO after his corner stopped the bout after the 8th round. According to his corner it was a hopeless situation and they were surprised that the bout had not been stopped two rounds earlier. Grigsby was getting out boxed and beaten up and had no chance to win.

The co-feature was an ugly ten round heavyweight bout, Tye Fields (37-1, 33 KOs) defeated Kendrick Releford (14-9-1) by unanimous decision. The fight was action-packed, but it was sloppy. Both fighters threw flailing, out of control punches throughout the fight, and by the end of the bout both fighters were exhausted. Fields told reporters that the fight was what he expected and he knew that he needed to get back in the gym and work on some things.

LAS VEGAS – Heavyweight, Ty Fields (36-1, 33 KOs) of Las Vegas will take on Kendrick Releford (14-8-1, 7 KOs) of Fort Worth, TX Thursday at the Orleans Hotel and Casino as part of an exciting card presented by Bob Arum’s Top Rank, Inc.

In the main event, Will Grigsby (18-3-1, 7 KOs) will meet Ulises Solis (22-1-2, 16 KOs) in a 12 round IBF World Junior Flyweight championship bout. Both bouts will be aired live on Versus beginning at 9:00 P.M. ET.

LAS VEGAS (January 24, 2007) – “Blood, Sweat & Guts,” presented by Silverhawk Championship Boxing, features five 12-round title fights Friday night (Jan. 26) at Destiny Nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

IBF International cruiserweight champion William “KO King” Guthrie (35-3-2, 28 KOs), former IBF light heavyweight champion, has been added to the all-star card in a 12-round bout against Marlon “Rumblin’ Hayes (22-5, 11 KOs) for the vacant NBA cruiserweight title.

USBO heavyweight title-holder Leo “Paco” Nolan (26-0, 10 KOs) headlines in the main event versus Texas State champion Hector Ferreyro (12-5-1, 10 KOs).

Former two-time world lightweight champion Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnston (39-4-1, 18 KOs) faces Tyrone “Fury” Harris (18-2, 13 KOs) in the co-feature for the vacant IBA lightweight championship.

LAS VEGAS – The pride of Manchester England, three time world champion, Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton (41-0-0, 30 KOs) will take on the IBF Jr. Welterweight champion, Juan Urango (17-0-0, 13 KOs) of Miami, Florida Saturday night at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. Weighing in Friday afternoon, both fighters came in at 139 lbs.

Jose Luis Castillo (54-7-1, 47 KOs) will meet Herman Ngoudjo (15-0, 9 KOs) in the co-feature. Castillo weighed in at 139 lbs and Ngoudjo came in at 140 lbs, which is the maximum weight limit for Jr Welterweight. The winner of this bout will be under mandatory obligation to fight the winner of the main event, either Hatton or Urango, according to IBF regulations.

January 18, 2007 - Images From the Hatton vs. Urango Prepress conference in Las Vegas, NV.

Photography by Chris McGee

MINNEAPOLIS (January 8, 2007) – Much more than bragging rights and regional title belts will be on the line Friday night (Jan. 12) when Minnesota middleweight champion Anthony “The Bullet” Bonsante fights Minnesota archrival Matt “The Predator” Vanda, headlining “Bad Blood” in the 10-round main event for the state title and vacant IBA Americas championship, at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

The winner will move to the head of the line to challenge IBA World middleweight title-holder “Ireland’s” John Duddy (18-0, 15 KOs) on March 16 in the marquee fight live on pay-per-view from The Theatre in New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. Duddy’s promoter, Irish Ropes president Eddie McLoughlin, and head trainer Harry Keitt will be at ringside scouting Bonstante-Vanda.

LAS VEGAS (January 8, 2007) – Veteran heavyweight Cedric “The Bos” Boswell and unbeaten cruiserweight prospect Josh Green have signed exclusive promotional contracts with Silverhawk Championship Boxing.

Boswell (22-1, 17 KOs), fighting out of Atlanta, has beaten the likes of Jim Strohl (25-1), Talmadge Griffs (21-3-) and Marcus McIntyre (14-0), all by technical knockout. Twelve-year pro Boswell’s last fight was a second-round TKO of Wallace McDaniel on April 28.

“I’m glad I’m part of Silverhawk Boxing now,” Boswell said. “I’m looking forward to doing big, big things with Silverhawk and I’m glad they’re giving me this opportunity. Everyone’s going to see a lot of good things with Cedric Boswell and Silverhawk.”

LAS VEGAS (January 9, 2007) – Detroit’s prodigal son Rubin “Hollywood” Williams returns home to defuse veteran bomber Antwun “Kid Dynamite” Echols in Friday night’s 12-round main event for the vacant IBA super middleweight title at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

”Fight Night at The Palace” is co-promoted by Silverhawk Championship Boxing and Fight Night, Inc., in association with Banner Promotions.

Detroit-native Williams (29-2, 16 KOs), reigning NBA super middleweight champion and former IBF title challenger, currently is rated No. 26 by the World Boxing Council. He has defeated the likes of Tony Menefee (76-16-1), Anthony Stephens (32-15-2), Aaron Norwood (21-4-2), Anton Robinson (26-8-1), Richard Grant (19-12-1), Floyd Williams (30-12-1) and Max Heyman (21-8-4).

TAMPA (January 7, 2007) – Professional boxing returns to Tampa on Friday night (January 12) as Silverhawk Championship Boxing presents “Boxing By The Bay,” featuring world-class fighters and promising prospects, at the famed Cuban Club.

In a pair of 12-round championship matches, unbeaten prospect Adrian “Juanito” Mora takes on Aaron Drake for the vacant NBA lightweight title, while IBF Intercontinental cruiserweight champion William “KO King” Guthrie defends his belt against an opponent to be determined.

“Boxing On The Bay” will be taped live and aired later on Fox Sports International, Sports Network New York, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, Sunshine Network and Fox Sports Detroit.

One night before the Super Bowl in Miami, four talented, crowd-pleasing boxers with a combined record of 130-6 with 89 knockouts -- a winning percentage exceeding 95 percent -- will be featured during an excellent world championship doubleheader on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Saturday, Feb. 3, at Miami Arena.
In a battle of unbeatens in the main event, exciting and talented Tomasz Adamek (31-0, 20 KOs) of Jersey City, N.J., by way of Zywiec, Poland, will defend his WBC light heavyweight title against hard-hitting WBC No. 2 contender "Bad" Chad Dawson (23-0, 15 KOs) of New Haven, Conn., via Hartsville, S.C.

MINNEAPOLIS (January 3, 2007) – Harley riding, tattoo covered Matt “The Predator” Vanda has been hunted by Minnesota middleweight champion Anthony “The Bullet” Bonsante, but that changes January 12 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, when they headline “Bad Blood” in the 10-round main event and long awaited battle between the pair of warring intra-state rivals.

Former IBA Americas light middleweight title-holder Vanda (35-2, 21 KOs), fighting out of St. Paul, goes head-to-head against The Contender Season One star Bonsante (28-3-3, 17 KOs), of Shakopee, for the state title belt as well as the vacant IBA Americas championship.

“Bad Blood” is presented by former Minnesota boxer Tony Grygelko’s Seconds Out Promotions, in association with The Target Center.

LAS VEGAS (December 11, 2006) – Fans witnessed a real barnburner last Saturday night in an exciting, action packed fight that ended in dramatic fashion when IBF International Light Heavyweight Champion William “KO King” Guthrie flattened former NABF and WBC Continental Americas Champion Donnell “Cadillac” Wiggins at 2:21 of the fourth round of their scheduled eight round bout at the Florence County Fairgrounds in Florence, South Carolina.

Boston, MA (December 15, 2006) -

Main Event

Patrick “El Elegante” Lopez (9-0, 7 KO), 140 lbs., Salem, NH via Venezuela
WTKO6 (2:54)
Agustine Valez (7-2, 4 KOs), 141 lbs., Raleigh, NC

Co-Feature

Frank Houghtaling (19-12-5, 4 KOs), 152 lbs., Albany, NY
WDEC8 (80-72, 78-74, 77-75)
Jimmy “The Dream” LeBlanc (11-11-4, 3 KOs), South Boston, MA

James Clancy (9-0, 1 KO), 238 lbs., Boston, MA via Clare, Ireland
WDEC6 (60-53, 60-53, 60-53)
John Battle (14-18-1, 7 KOs), 191 lbs., Molson, NC

Enrique “El Palo” Palau (7-0, 5 KOs), 152 lbs., Worcester, MA
WDEC6 (60-54, 60-54, 60-54)
Hollister Elliott (7-17-1, 2 KOs), 150 lbs., Dorchester, MA via Trinidad & Tobago

Mark Clancy (6-0-1, 1 KO), 194 lbs., Boston, MA via Clare, Ireland
WDEC6 (60-54, 60-54, 60-54)
John “House of Rain” Rainwater, (10-14, 3 KOs), 201, Worcester, MA

Simeon Dunwell (4-0, 2 KOs), 135 lbs., Haverhill, MA
WDEC4 (40-36, 39-37, 39-37)
Jeff “The Hawk” Farmer (1-3), 136 lbs., Holyoke, MA

Promoter: Alpha Omega Entertainment Group
Matchmaker: Mark Vaz

LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao (43-3-2, 33 KOs) retained his WBC International super featherweight title by scoring a KO in the third round over Erik Morales (48-5, 24 KOs) at the Thomas Mack Arena winning the rubber match in the third installment of this historic trilogy.

Pacquiao controlled the fight knocking Morales down in the second round and twice in the third before the bout ended at 2’57”.

LAS VEGAS – Hector Velazquez (46-11-2, 32 KOs) defeated Bobby Pacquaio (27-12-3, 14 KOs) after Pacquaio was disqualified due to repeated low blows in a 12 round super featherweight bout at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Thursday. Velazquez was knocked down in the third round, but got right up and indicated to the referee that it was due to an illegal blow to the back of the head. No points were deducted from Pacquaio for the knockdown, and only two points were deducted for low blows, even though there were several.

LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquaio and Erik Morales will settle the score once and for all Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center when they meet for the third and final time in the highly anticipated final bout of this exciting super featherweight trilogy.

Each fighter has won one of the previous two matches, Morales won the first bout by unanimous decision and Pacquaio won the second by TKO in the 10th round.

PROVIDENCE, RI (November 15, 2006) – 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada left his Providence base today for Friday night’s (November 17) fight against unbeaten heavyweight Travis “Freight Train” Walker on Showbox: The Next Generation from the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California. Estrada-Williams is the co-feature on the card headlined by Sam Soliman-Enrique Ornelas.

Providence-native Estrada (7-0, 1 KO), 25, hasn’t lost a single round in his 39 as a pro, including a 10-round “shutout” performance May 18 against veteran Robert Wiggins (20-6-1).

LITTLE ROCK – A press conference was held at the Rivermarket in Downtown Little Rock to announce the upcoming championship fight between world middleweight champion, Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor (25-0-1, 17 KOs) and Kassim “The Dream” Ouma which will be held Saturday, December 9 at the Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

The card, which is entitled “Home for the Holidays – The Return of A Champion” brings Little Rock’s own, Jermain Taylor, back to his hometown for this highly anticipated bout. Promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Golden Boy Promotions and Peltz Boxing Promotions the bout will be telecast live on HBO Pay Per View.

LAS VEGAS – A press conference was held today at Lupos at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino to announce the upcoming bout between WBO Welterweight Champion, Antonio Margarito (33-4, 1 NC, 24 KOs) and Joshua Clottey (30-1, 1 NC, 20 KOs) for the WBO Welterweight Championship to be held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ on December 2, 2006 as a co-main event with Migeul Cotto (27-0, 22 KOs) taking on Carlos Quintana (23-0, 18 KOs) in a WBA Welterweight Championship fight.

LAS VEGAS – In a surprising turn of events, Diego Corrales failed to make weight Friday for his bout against Joel Casamayor which will go on as scheduled and will be for the WBC lightweight championship. The only catch is that Corrales lost his belt when he stepped on the scales and even if he wins the fight tonight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, he will not be the champion. If Casamayor wins the bout, he will be the new WBC lightweight champion. If he loses, the championship will be vacant and he will then fight David Diaz for the title.

According to Nevada State Athletic Commission rules, a fighter who does not make weight is given two hours to take off up to two pounds. Corrales lost ½ pound in that time period making his official weight for tonight’s bout 139 lbs.

A fully unclad Diego Corrales failed to make weight, weighing in at 139 and 1/2 pounds. According to the Nevada State Atheltic Commission the most weight Corrales can lose is two pounds. Casamayor made weight, weighing in at 135 pounds. Stay tuned and we will keep you updated as to the status of this bout.

When the 20th anniversary celebration of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING continues on Oct. 7 at 9 p.m., ET/PT (delayed on the west coast), Diego “Chico” Corrales will face arch nemesis and former 130-pound world champion, southpaw Joel “El Cepillo” Casamayor.

The rubber match of an outstanding, hard-fought series will be promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, and take place at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Corrales (40-3, 33 KOs), of Las Vegas, by way of Sacramento, is the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion. He is 8-1 in world title fights. Casamayor (33-3-1, 21 KOs), of Miramar, Fla., by way of Guantanamo, Cuba, is 7-3. In the co-feature, Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan (26-0, 21 KOs) will risk his International Boxing Federation/International Boxing Organization (IBF/IBO) flyweight crowns against world-ranked Glenn “The Filipino Bomber” Donaire (16-2-1, nine KO’s)

September 18, 2006

Barrera wins by unanimous decision over Juarez. Judges scored the bout 117-111, 115 - 113, 115 - 113 all for Barrera.

Vasquez had trouble early in the fight against Gonzalez' height advantage. He was sent to the canvas in the 4th and at the end of round 6. Vasquez persevered, coming back to dominate the second half of the fight, pounding Gonzalez with some brutal body shots and knocking him down with a vicious right in round seven. Vasquez continued his assault and Gonzalez' trainer, Oscar Suarez, threw in the towel after a 10th round knockdown.

September 18, 2006

Check out these images from the conference for the impending Mayweather vs Baldomir bout!

LAS VEGAS – Juan Manuel Marquez (45-3-1, 34 KOs) will take on Jimrex Jaca (26-2-1, 11 KOs) in a WBO interim featherweight title fight on Saturday, October 21 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.

The card is entitled “Mexican Glory” and will feature four bouts, three of which are title fights.

LAS VEGAS – A press conference was held today at The House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino for the upcoming Floyd Mayweather (36-0, 24 KOs) vs Carlos Baldomir (43-9-6, 11 KOs) fight scheduled for November 4 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. “Risky Business”, which is the title of the promotion, will determine who is the best welterweight in the world as Mayweather attempts to take Baldomir’s WBC welterweight title.

DALLAS, TX – Four time heavyweight champion of the world, Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield (39-8-2) defeated Jeremy “The Beast” Bates (21-12-2) by TKO with four seconds left in the second round, in a heavyweight bout that was scheduled for ten rounds at the American Airlines Center Friday night.

Holyfield dominated the bout, hitting Bates, an insurance salesman from West Virginia, with barrages of hard unanswered punches before the bout was stopped with 4 seconds left in the second round.

LAS VEGAS – Oleg Maskaev, (33-5, 26 KOs) shocked the crowd at the Thomas and Mack Center with a stunning TKO of Hasim Rahman (41-6-2, 33 KOs) at 2:17 of the twelth round Saturday night to become the new WBC Heavyweight Champion of the World.

The fight started out slow, but after a feeling out process, the fighters became much more active, with almost constant exchanges of blows. Maskaev suffered a cut over his left eye in the second round due to an accidental head butt, but it didn’t seem to bother him throughout the remainder of the fight. By the fifth round, both fighters seemed tired, but still continued to be aggressive.

The semi final round is set for Gary Shaw’s Super Middleweight Tournament after Tony Hanshaw (20-0, 13 KOs) of Warren, Ohio scored a unanimous decision over Esteban Camou (18-2, 15 KOs) of Navojoa, Mexico and Lafarrel Bunting (16-1-1, 16 KOs) of Memphis, Tennessee scored a 5th round TKO over Jose Luis Herrera (14-2, 14 KOs) of San Onofre, Columbia during Friday Night’s live telecast of SHOWTIME’s “ShoBox: The New Generation” from the Sports Center of Las Vegas. Bunting, who took the fight on four day’s notice, replaced Sakio Bika, who had to withdraw due to an elbow injury.

The thought of a boxing tournament which highlights great boxing talent from around the globe, giving young promising athletes a chance to showcase their skills in front of a national audience and giving boxing fans an awesome display of highly competitive “Mighty”combat, is a concept that was masterminded by Chris Middendorf, matchmaker for Gary Shaw Productions, LLC and an idea that he was determined to make a reality. “I spent a lot of time studying everybody at 168, and I kept coming back to the fact that there were so many undefeated fighters, many of whom, from around the world, that we hadn’t even heard of in this country, and so I had been thinking about the idea of doing a tournament” Middendorf said, “well here, I have pinpointed seventeen undefeated super middleweights from around the world and we ended up getting five of them, one of them we can’t get into the country, but we will bring him back another time. I went and pitched it to Gary and he liked the idea and then I went to Showtime, and they loved it, and we were able to put together a couple of dates, two consecutive Fridays for the first round, and we marched on from there.”

Las Vegas, NV - July 12, 2006
Fights like Vargas VS. Mosley don't happen every day and Mosley VS. Vargas II is going to be a treat for boxing fans everywhere and a real boon for the sport of boxing as a whole.

MEMPHIS, TN - Jermain Taylor (25-0, 17 KO;s) and Ronald "Winky" Wright (50-3, 25 KOs) will meet today at the FedEx Forum in Memphis to settle the debate on who is the best middleweight in the world.

LAS VEGAS -- "War to Settle the Score" pretty much sums up the highly anticipated third and final installment of the trilogy between Diego "Chico" Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo which will take place on Saturday, June 3, 2006 at the Thomas and Mack Center.

The first bout, which took place on May 7, 2005 before a crowd of 5,168 was a grueling action-packed battle that ultimately won the 2005 Boxing Writer's Association "Fight of the Year" and set up a second bout which was fought on October 8, 2005 at the Thomas and Mack Center before a crowd of 15,000. Both fights had controversy with Corrales taking the first victory and Castillo winning the second.

The upcoming third and final bout of this trilogy promises to be an all out war and both fighters seemed focused and ready to settle the score once and for all.

MEMPHIS -- It was all smiles at B.B. King�s Place, the setting for a press conference promoting the upcoming bout on June 17 between the Undisputed Middleweight Champion of the World, Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor, and his number one legitimate contender, Ronald "Winky" Wright.

According to Lou Dibella, Promoter for Taylor, the negotiations were long and difficult, but both sides ultimately came to an agreement. The fight will be held at the Fed Ex Forum in Memphis, TN and will be broadcast live on HBO. The bout promises to be one of the biggest Middleweight fights in recent years.

LITTLE ROCK - Extreme heat didn't keep fans from welcoming home their hometown hero, the undisputed middleweight champion of the world, Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor.

Thousands were on hand for the Champ's parade which began at the steps of the State Capitol. First Lady Janet Huckabee welcomed Jermain home, and congratulated him on his victory then proclaimed July 22, 2005 as Jermain Taylor Day in honor of his win over Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas on July 16.

Taylor greeted the crowd before making his way to the red convertible waiting to take him to Riverfront Park. Excited fans were clamoring to get an autograph or just to touch the champ as the procession made its way through the streets of Little Rock. The parade ended at the Riverfront Amphitheater where a crowd of 5,500 were waiting in blistering heat for a victory speech from Jermain.