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| Hasim Rahman continued his comeback with a non-impressive win over Zuri Lawrence Thursday night. The fight was the Main Event of Top Rank Inc.’ s “Fight Night” and was broadcast live from the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania on the Versus Network. Read the Full Story..... |
| Rock Nothing Special Article By: Bill Calogero - TheDailySports.com |
| “SEASON’S BEATINGS” DECEMBER 5TH AT THE HARD ROCK POWELL-CAUTHEN TITLE ELIMINATOR TO HEADLINE HOLLYWOOD, FL, November 16 – When December rolls around and holiday well- wishes are in the air, a select few world- class fighters will hold off on spreading cheer. Read the Full Story..... |
| Joan Guzman dominated Humberto Soto for most of the fight to retain his WBO Jr. Lightweight Title Saturday from the Borgata Resort & Casino in Atlantic City. The show was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and was broadcasted live on HBO’s Boxing After Dark Series. Joan Guzman used his excellent counter-punching skills and took advantage of his much faster hand speed to control ten out of twelve rounds (on my scorecard) of this fight to keep his undefeated record in tact. Read the Full Story..... |
| Guzman Dominates Soto Article By: Bill Calogero - TheDailySports.com |
| AN INTERVIEW WITH LEONARD ELLERBE Interview By: John Martinez - BoxingRealm.com (19Nov07) Moments ago, I spoke with WBC welterweight king Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s adviser and co-trainer Mr. Leonard Ellerbe. During the Q&A, he was quick to dispel any thoughts that Ricky Hatton will still be standing for the twelfth and final round. In addition to this prediction, he had a message that Team Mayweather hopes to get out regarding the upcoming Presidential elections. JM: How do you answer critics that say this fight isn’t worthy of being telecast on HBO PPV due to Mayweather’s decisive edge in height, reach, and all around skill set? LE: Well first of all, a fight isn’t won on paper. That is why the two combatants have to go into the ring and prove themselves. Floyd is and has been the best fighter in the world for a number of years and December 8 will be no different. Read the Full Interview..... |
| UNIFICATION! KLITSCHKO vs. IBRAGIMOV TO PUT HEAVYWEIGHT BELTS ON THE LINE ON FEB. 23 NEW YORK , NY , November 20 – For several years, fight fans have longed for the day when the heavyweight championship of the world would be unified and one man would reign atop the sport’s glamour division. On Saturday, February 23rd, at ‘The Mecca of Boxing’, New York City ’s Madison Square Garden , that day will be one step closer when IBF & IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov meet to unify their titles in a bout destined to bring clarity to the heavyweights once again. Read the Full Story..... |
| Boxing's Bad Boys, Fernando Vargas and Ricardo Mayorga, continued their vulgar, trash-talking assaults on each other during Monday's final press conference at STAPLES Center. Read the Full Story..... |
| FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES FERNANDO VARGAS AND RICARDO MAYORGA |
| Photos: Jorge Garcia/ For Showtime PPV |
| Highly rated Cruiserweight Matt Godfrey takes on the biggest challenge of his young career when he squares off against Jeremy Williams on November 24th in Hartford, Connecticut. Godfrey comes in having scored two big wins in a row, besting Derrick Brown in his last fight and knocking out Felix Cora Jr. on ESPN prior to that. We spoke with world class trainer and former title contender "Ice Man" John Scully who has recently taken over as Godfrey's full-time trainer. Here is what the "Ice Man" had to say: Read the Full Interview..... |
| Undefeated Cruiserweight Matt "Too Smooth" Godfrey takes on Jeremy "Half Man Half Amazing" Williams Interview with Godfrey's Trainer "Ice Man" John Scully |
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| Kermit Cintron (28-1, 26 KOs), of Reading , Penn. , will make the second defense of his International Boxing Federation welterweight championship against Jesse Feliciano (15-5-3, 9 KOs), of Los Angeles, in one of the top fights this Friday at STAPLES Center on SHOWTIME PPV. Two time world champion Fernando Vargas (26-4, 22 KOs) and three-time world champion Ricardo Mayorga (27-6-1, 22 KOs) fight in what promises to be a street brawl in the main event of a highly anticipated pay-per-view telecast that begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and is being distributed by SHOWTIME PPV. Read the Full Story..... |
| KERMIT CINTRON AND JESSE FELICIANO MEDIA ROUNDTABLE QUOTES Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, Sheraton Downtown, Los Angeles , Calif. |
| Mayorga Out Performs Vargas Article By: Bill Calogero - TheDailySports.com |
| “The Brawl” as it was billed, was yet another good fight for this very resurgent year in Professional Boxing. Both fighters showed a real dislike for each other for the very long promotional period. One of the reasons for the delay was that the fight was at a “catch-weight” of 166lbs. Ricardo Mayorga had to gain over twenty pounds. Fernando Vargas had to lose almost one hundred. Read the Full Story..... |
| SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING will present an extraordinary tripleheader as its season finale when IBO light heavyweight champion Antonio “Magic Man’’ Tarver defends against Danny Santiago, Vernon Forrest risks his WBA 154-pound crown against former IBF welterweight kingpin Michele Piccirillo and Nonito Donaire, fresh off his knockout victory over previously undefeated Vic Darchinyan in the Upset of the year, makes the initial defense of his IBF flyweight belt against mandatory challenger Luis Maldonado. Read the Full Story..... |
| CONFERENCE CALL QUOTES ANTONIO TARVER, VERNON FORREST, DANNY SANTIAGO , MICHELE PICCIRILLO |
| HOLIDAY HAVOC IN THE BRONX DECEMBER 6 ***Andrey Tsurkan defends NABF TITLE vs. Yuri Foreman in"NYC Turf War" with Sergio Martinez vs. Ossie DuranIn the Co-Feature on VERSUS Televised Card At the Utopia Paradise Theater*** In the main event, it will be a 10 round Junior Middleweight battle of talented Eastern Europeans, as NABF CHAMPION and Ukraine born Andrey Tsurkan (25-2, 16 KO's) defends his title against undefeated Yuri Foreman (23-0, 8 KO's), born in Belarus in a 10 round Junior Middleweight bout. Star Boxing promoted Tsurkan, who now lives in the Bronx, will be defending his title in his second straight fight at the Paradise as he viciously knocked out Sammy Sparkman in the ninth round of a ten round bout in the Bronx on April 11, 2007. Foreman, who lives in Brooklyn, last fought on the undercard of Cotto/Judah at Madison Square Garden on June 9, 2007 where he won the biggest fight of his career; a 10 round decision over Anthony Thompson (23-2, 16 KO's). Read the Full Story..... |
| Malignaggi punches back at critics |
| NEW YORK (November 26, 2007) – International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi, rated No. 2 by The Ring, believes stylish boxing skills like his are far less appreciated in today’ s knockout-crazed world of boxing than it's ever been. “Pure boxers today aren’t as highly valued as they should be,” the outspoken Brooklyn pugilist said from his Vero Beach (FL) training camp. “Even all-time great boxers like Willie Pep and Pernall Whitaker, if they were boxing today, wouldn’t be as appreciated. Floyd Mayweather is the best in the world, maybe ever, but critics complain because he’s so good that, he wins so easily and isn’t in wars. Now-a- days everybody wants to see punching, not boxing skills, and that’s a shame. Read the Full Story..... |
| On December 1st, live from Foxwoods Resort and Casino, three champions put their titles on the line in the season finale of Showtime Championship Boxing. Two respected veterans of the fight game, Antonio Tarver and Vernon Forrest, scored impressive victories over tough yet ill-equipped opponents in Danny Santiago and Michele Piccirillo. Nonito Donaire overwhelmed Luis Maldanado in his first title defense since upsetting Vic Darchinyan. All three men entered the ring with something to prove. For Tarver and Forrest an inspiring win would keep them on track for bigger, more meaningful fights that would lead to big paydays, and help cement their status as two elite fighters of this generation. A successful defense for Donaire versus a tough challenger legitimized his win over Darchinyan and proved that “The Filipino Flash” wasn’t “The Filipino Flash” in the pan. Three Champions entered, prevailed, and proved their points with authority. Read the Full Ringside Report..... |
| Tarver, Forrest and Donaire destroy their opposition: All three Champions defend their titles winning by TKO |
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| Bobby Gunning for Tomasz Adamek! |
| First-ever Nigerian-born Heavyweight Champion bestowed with multiple awards, embraced by entire nation. WBC Interim Heavyweight Champion Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter has been embraced by the people in his homeland of Nigeria as a national hero, and everywhere he has visited, crowds have gathered, parades have been held and honors bestowed. Read the Full Story..... |
| Samuel Peter a National Hero! |
| James Kirkland improves to 21-0 (18 KOs) with a first round KO over Allen Conyers in their scheduled ten-round Jr. Middleweight contest. It was the main event of ShowTime’s ShoBox series, which they broadcast live from the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California. Gary Shaw Productions promoted Friday night’s show. Both fighters attacked each other from the beginning of the first round wildly. After thirty seconds had past, Allen Conyers landed a crushing right to the head of Kirkland sending him to the canvas. He was up and ready to go by the count of eight. As soon as referee Ray Corona allowed the two combatants to continue, the war raged on. Conyers tried to finish Kirkland off by throwing wild punches from every angle, but James immediately turned the fight in his favor by landing solid right of his own sending Alien Conyers down. He was up and ready to continue, but still seemed to be in trouble. His legs were definitely not 100%. Read the Full Story..... |
| Two KO’s In Less Than Two Minutes |
| Article By: Bill Calogero - TheDailySports.com |
| Malignaggi plays “The Name Game” |
| The outspoken Brooklyn boxer, rated No. 2 by The Ring, commented on some of the top welterweights and light welterweights in the world: Floyd Mayweather: “The best pound-for- pound in boxing today, maybe ever. He dominates and is definitely the smartest boxer.” Ricky Hatton: “Workmanlike but a little overrated. He’s not great but is a good fighter who is tough and a worker. He’s overrated in that some believe he’s the best.” Miguel Cotto: “One of the best pound-for- pound fighters in the world today -- very powerful, strong, hungry and determined.” Read the Full Story..... |
| HOLLYWOOD, FL, December 6 – Junior middleweight contenders Sechew Powell and Terrance Cauthen promised a war in their IBF title elimination bout on Wednesday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena, and both fighters delivered on their promise. But when all was said and done, it was ‘The Iron Horse’ from Brooklyn, Powell, who had the last word, dropping Cauthen twice en route to a spectacular fourth round TKO win. “I give Terrance Cauthen a lot of credit for being a man of his word and standing and fighting with me,” said Powell. “But I was not about to be denied of my title shot, and no one was going to stop me last night.” With the victory, the 28-year old Powell improved to 22-1 with 13 KOs, and he now has his sights set on his 2008 shot at IBF junior middleweight champion Cory Spinks. “Winning this fight over Terrance Cauthen was a great Christmas gift, and I’m going to celebrate 2008 by taking home my first world title,” said Powell. “Cory Spinks is a great fighter and I respect him a lot, but this is my time and all that respect will go out the window when the bell rings. I can’t wait to fight him.” |
| ‘THE IRON HORSE’ MAKES A STATEMENT POWELL STOPS CAUTHEN, LOOKS FORWARD TO 2008 WORLD TITLE SHOT |
| HOLLYWOOD, FL, December 6 – Former world junior welterweight champion Juan Urango is a changed man. That was never more evident than on Wednesday night, when he dispatched of 62 fight veteran Marty Robbins in five rounds to up his record to 19-1-1 with 15 KOs. “I’m taking this sport much more seriously than ever and I plan on ending every one of my fights from here on out with a knockout,” said Urango. “I want my world title back in 2008 and whoever I have to beat to get back there, I will.” The win over Robbins was Urango’s second since a hard fought decision loss to Ricky Hatton in January. After some soul searching, Urango has left that fight in the past and only looks forward to a bright future. “What’s done is done and I can’t worry about what happened in January with Hatton,” said Urango. “I learned from my defeat and I have changed the way I approach the game. The champions at the top of this division need to watch out, because I’m coming for them.” |
| URANGO’S ROAD BACK CONTINUES WITH WIN OVER ROBBINS: FORMER WORLD CHAMPION LOOKING FORWARD TO BIG THINGS IN 2008 |
| Former IBA champion and world ranked Cruiserweight Bobby Gunn 18-3 {15 KO’ s} is hoping for a fight with former WBC Light Heavyweight and current IBO Cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek. Gunn was recently mentioned for a fight with Antonio Tarver, but was passed by for Danny Santiago. Read the Full Story..... |
| Mayweather scores TKO win over Hatton: "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather keeps his title and remains undefeated |
| Fight Results By: Phil Santos - Overhandright.com |
| Floyd Mayweather Jr. kept his perfect record in tact Saturday night by stopping Ricky Hatton in the tenth round of their scheduled twelve round Welterweight Championship fight. The contest was the Main Event of “Undefeated”, which was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and broadcast live from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas by HBO PPV. Ricky Hatton pressed the fight. He was the aggressor for most of the contest. Floyd Mayweather was forced to fight Hatton’s fight and turned out to be the victor. With the MGM Grand Arena, packed with singing British fans, both fighters began the fight by going right after each other. It was obvious from the start that Mayweather had the hand and foot speed, but Ricky was a lot quicker than Floyd may have thought. The first round found both fighters landing punches, mostly to the head of each other. Hatton landed a very solid left to the jaw of Mayweather that clearly stunned him. It was a close round, but on my scorecard, I gave round one to Ricky Hatton. Read the Full Story..... |
| Mayweather KO’s Hatton In Tenth Article By: Bill Calogero - TheDailysports.com |
| Floyd Mayweather Jr. pulls out an impressive victory by outlasting and eventually stopping the previously undefeated Ricky Hatton. In what turned out to be a terrific fight with great exchanges and plenty of drama Floyd showed to be the more precise puncher and superior defender. Ricky Hatton did well to take his share of rounds on my scorecard (a view not shared by the judges who had it 89-81, 89-81, 88-82) by mugging Mayweather against the ropes and making the fight a brawl. His early success began to fade by the 7th round or so as Mayweather started picking his shots and visibly stunning Hatton. Read the Full Story..... |
| Felix “Tito” Trinidad and Roy Jones Jr. will face each other at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View. |
| Roy Jones Jr. “Tito says it won’t last two rounds. I’m going to be nice and give him two more rounds and beat him in four. Felix Trinidad “Jones and I were suppose to fight during the peaks of our careers. I believed back then that I could beat him and the same holds true today. |
| Jones is an eight-time world champion, winning belts in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. Trinidad is a five-time world champion that has won titles in the welterweight, junior middleweight and middleweight classes. |
| 2007 - WHAT A GREAT YEAR FOR BOXING! What a great year it has been for boxing! On behalf of all the members of the WBC, I would like to congratulate all those involved in this great sport: all the boxers, from four-rounders to world champions, all promoters, managers, trainers, television networks, sanctioning organizations, media, and especially the boxing fans around the world. This year boxing broke all existing records in pay-per-view, paid attendance and great shows in many countries, and most importantly network television is coming back to cover the sport in many countries of the world. Following, you will find the candidates for the WBC’s “Best of” in 2007: FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., USA: unquestionable unanimous decision due to his historic battles in 2007, defeating Oscar de la Hoya to win the WBC super welterweight title, and knocking out previously undefeated Ricky Hatton in a WBC welterweight title defense. Mayweather has won five WBC belts in five different divisions and is, without a doubt, the proudest WBC champion in the world. Floyd has become the superstar of boxing and has found his well- deserved place in history. FIGHTER OF THE YEAR, HONORARY MENTION Cristian Mijares, Mexico: who defended the WBC super flyweight title five times, defeating Katsushige Kawashima in Japan, defeating former champion Jorge “Travieso” Arce, and three other title defenses. Chad Dawson, USA : won the light heavyweight WBC green belt by defeating Tomasz Adamek, and defended his title in two occasions. Kelly Pavlik, USA : won a semifinal elimination, then defeated Edison Miranda in a war in a final elimination, and won the WBC middleweight championship knocking out the great Jermain Taylor. FIGHT OF THE YEAR: Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez – I and II: these two warriors battled each other in March and then again in August, giving boxing fans around the world 13 dramatic rounds in which both fighters were constantly hurt, cut, and came back to win one fight each. Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor: Taylor , making his WBC mandatory defense, had Pavlik down and almost out in the second round and after several rounds of great action and drama, Pavlik knocked out former champion Taylor in the eighth round. Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton: Mayweather defended his WBC welterweight belt against mandatory contender and undefeated Hatton in an arena that was filled with British fans, which makes that fight one of the greatest atmospheres ever in boxing. After nine rounds of great courage and ability by both fighters, Mayweather knocked out Hatton in the 10th round. MOST DRAMATIC FIGHT: Erik Morales vs. David Diaz: Diaz defeated former three-time world champion Morales by split decision after being knocked down in the first round, and finished with a closed eye in a dramatic fight. Samuel Peter vs. Jameel McCline: Peter defended his WBC interim heavyweight championship in a dramatic fashion, coming back from three knockdowns to win a unanimous decision. Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez – I and II: Please see description in fight of the year. Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor: Please see description in fight of the year. Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton: Please see description in fight of the year. KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR: Jorge Linares vs. Gamaliel Diaz: A tremendous one-punch knockout in Cancun , Mexico . Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton: A dramatic knockout in one of the greatest promotions of the year. David Haye vs. Jean Marc Mormeck: A formidable knockout against former champion Mormeck, after visiting the canvas. Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor: Impressive knockout power vs. an undefeated superstar. Junior Witter vs. Vivian Harris: Impressive knock out by super lightweight champion in England . EVENT OF THE YEAR: Floyd Mayweather vs. Oscar de la Hoya: A fight for the WBC super welterweight championship, which broke all existing records of pay per view and live gate, billed as “The World Awaits.” Joe Calzague vs. Mikkel Kessler: A great unification fight between two European world champions, putting in the line their championship belts and their undefeated records in front of 60,000 fans in Wales, UK. Fists of Iron in Cancun , Mexico : A great promotion held in paradisiacal Cancun, where Jorge Linares and Edwin Valero defended their titles with the presence of many of today’s promoter and media in Cancun . EMERGING STAR OF THE YEAR - WORLD CHAMPION: Jorge Linares, from Venezuela , who conquered the WBC featherweight title by defeating long time former champion Oscar Larios, and defended his title against number one contender Gamaliel Diaz. Kelly Pavlik, USA, who won a semifinal elimination then defeated in a war in a final elimination Edison Miranda - who was undefeated - and conquered the WBC middleweight championship knocking out the great Jermain Taylor. Chad Dawson, USA, who conquered the light heavyweight WBC green belt by defeating Tomasz Adamek and defended his title on two occasions. Edgar Sosa, Mexico who conquered the WBC light flyweight title, defeating former champion Brian Viloria, and defended his championship three times during 2007. PRELIMINARY STAR OF THE YEAR: Julio César Chávez Jr., Mexico , solidifying himself as a real contender following his great father’s footsteps. Cristóbal Arreola , Mexico , has become a major contender in heavyweight division. André Berto, from the USA , has recently become the top contender in the welterweight division and has created a great expectation in the fans around the world. Takahiro Aho , Japan , has become one of the most recognized fighters in the Orient with a great style, similar to Floyd Mayweather. The results of the voting will be announced during the first week of January, 2008. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all, during this season of holy days, peace, harmony and happiness, hoping that 2008 will bring health and many great boxing matches. Your friend, Jose Sulaiman Ch. |
| WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS December 20, 2007 – Mexico City From WBC President Jose Sulaiman |