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| Joey Abell won a majority decision over the previously unbeaten Teke Oruh in their ten-round Heavyweight bout. The Main Event was broadcast live from the Island of St. Lucia on Showtime’s ShoBox Series and was promoted by Goosen-Tutor Promotions. In what was billed as a fight between two young prospects, the fight itself was less than entertaining. What it showcased were two fighters that have been fed “tomato-can” caliber fighters up until this fight. It really showed. Read the Full Story..... |
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| Abell Decisions Oruh Article By: Bill Calogero - TheDailySports.com |
| 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. Lawrence was a very late sub for this fight. He was coming off a win only days earlier and hadn’t been in the gym. He was the one that controlled most of the fight, scoring with his jab and was able to land several hard rights. Read the Full Story..... |
| Rock Nothing Special Article By: Bill Calogero - TheDailySports.com |
| Fans that have purchased over $1 million in tickets to see two-time world champion “El Feroz” Fernando Vargas (26-4, 22 KOs) and three-time world champion Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga (27-6-1, 22 KOs) in what is anticipated to be a street-style brawl at STAPLES Center will get their chance when the two meet on the day after Thanksgiving on Friday, Nov. 23. Tickets priced at $300, $150, $100 and $50 are on sale online at ticketmaster. com, via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (213) 480-3232 or (714) 740- 2000 and at all Ticketmaster ticket centers. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds at a catch weigh of 166 pounds. Vargas and Mayorga will fight in a highly- anticipated main event of a card that begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and is being distributed by SHOWTIME® PPV. Here is what Vargas had to say during a near-75-minute open media workout Thursday: FERNANDO VARGAS: “I don’t like anything about Mayorga. He has a face only a mother gorilla would love. I’m going to beat the (poop) out of him. He’s a stupid fighter. He doesn’t get it. “Mayorga says that I’m going to run. I’m not going to run. He’s a stupid (butt). I'm going to knock him out. He’s going to feel the heat. Read the Full Story..... |
| OPEN MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMP FERNANDO VARGAS Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, Big John McCarthy’s Ultimate Training Academy, Valencia, Calif. |
| A fit, trim and confident Fernando Vargas was mostly all business during an open media workout Thursday at Valencia, Calif. |
| Photos By: Jorge Garcia/For Showtime |
| “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. Instead, on Wednesday, December 5th, they will be handing out season’s beatings to their opponents as Seminole Warriors Boxing and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing finish out another stellar year of boxing events at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood Florida with a star-studded card featuring an IBF junior middleweight title elimination bout between Sechew Powell and Terrance Cauthen, and separate bouts featuring the return of former WBO world champion Juan Urango to Florida, and rising heavyweight star Kevin Johnson. Tickets for “Season’s Beatings”, priced at $27, $52, $102 and $152, are on sale now and may be purchased at the Hard Rock Live Box Office and all TicketMaster Outlets. Read the Full Story..... |
| HEAVYWEIGHT HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR THE BOXING FAN IN YOUR LIFE FROM STEINER SPORTS Collectibles Signed by Mike Tyson, Joe Frazier, Jake LaMotta and Roy Jones, Jr. Provide Punch to Your Gift Giving New York, November 19—If you are looking for a “heavyweight” holiday gift idea for your boxing fan father, brother or buddy, look no further than Steiner Sports (www.steinersports.com), and order on line today! Collectibles signed by former heavyweight champions Mike Tyson and Joe Frazier, and all time middleweight titlists Roy Jones, Jr. and Jake LaMotta will provide powerful punch to your holiday gift-giving. The Joe Frazier autographed glove, priced at $250, heads the collection of items signed by the heavyweight icon. What Mike Tyson aficionado wouldn’t love a pair of his vintage black boxing trunks, a signed piece priced at $399.99? Just one of several Tyson collectibles. A memorable autographed photo (16x20) of Jake LaMotta punching Sugar Ray Robinson during their famous 1951 13-rounder has a $79.00 price tag. An autographed Roy Jones, Jr. boxing glove sells for $149.99, while a signed color portrait (16x20) is priced at $69.99. For ring fans of wrestling, signed collectibles by two great heavyweight champions will provide a holiday headlock. The Hulk Hogan 16x20 color autographed photograph with the “Hulkster” raising the world championship ($189.99), and the popular “Batista” arm pump color 8x10 signed ($44.99) are just two wrestling items available from Steiner. |
| 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..... |
| Chapman Cracks Top 10! 24-year-old heavyweight prospect JD "The Natural" Chapman (28-0, 25 KOs) has officially cracked the top 10. The 6' 6" Arkansas-based power puncher has moved up to #10 in the WBO's most recent ratings, in addition to his #13 WBA and #14 WBC rankings. Manager Scott Hirsch says he's happy the world sanctioning bodies have been paying attention to his slugger's steady improvement. "JD has looked better in every successive outing and I'm very happy the world bodies recognized that." Hirsch says Chapman will be in a "significant step-up fight" against a fellow contender, early next year. "We're looking at dates in Vegas or Dubai," he explains. "JD has been bowling over everyone we put in front of him and we feel he's ready for prime time as of today." In his most recent outing, Chapman destroyed trialhorse Marcus Rhode in 1:20, dropping him three times with his electric right hand. |
| HARTFORD (November 13, 2007) – Championship pro boxing returns to Hartford on Saturday night, November 24 -- “Pinnacle FiteNite: The Heat’s On In Hartford” -- as NABF cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey defends his title belt against former WBO heavyweight title challenger Jeremy “Half-Man, Half-Amazing” Williams, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Read the Full Story..... |
| Championship Pro Boxing Returns to Hartford Godfrey- Williams headlines “Pinnacle FiteNite: The Heat’s On In Hartford” Nov. 24 at the Connecticut Convention Center |
| Matt Godfrey pictured during his fight with Derrick Brown. Godfrey faces another difficult opponent in Jeremy Williams on November 24th, in Hartford. |
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| 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. Unlike their first press conference, there were no punches exchanged, but only because they were separated by a sheet of plexi-glass borrowed from the Los Angeles Kings hockey team. 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. Scully takes us through what Godfrey needs to do to be successful against Williams, his future at Cruiserweight, and whether or not Matt Godfrey has what it takes to become a world champion. 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. Also on the stellar card, former IBF 154- pound champion Roman “Made in Hell” Karmazin (35-2-1, 22 KOs), of St. Petersburg, Russia, now fighting out of Los Angeles, will take on former two- time World Boxing Association super welterweight champion Alejandro “Terra” Garcia (25-2, 24 KOs), of Tijuana, Mexico, for the WBA Intercontinental championship. Read the Full Story..... |
| KERMIT CINTRON AND JESSE FELICIANO MEDIA ROUNDTABLE QUOTES Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, Sheraton Downtown, Los Angeles , Calif. |
| NEW YORK – Hard-hitting World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 11 154-pound contender James Kirkland (20-0, 17 KOs) hopes to continue his ascension to the top of the junior middleweight division when he takes on the dangerous Allen Conyers (11-2, nine KOs) Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, on ShoBox: The New Generation (live on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT delayed on the west coast). In the co-feature, undefeated prospect Alfredo Angulo (10-0, seven KOs) will battle Archak Ter Meliksetian (16-5, 13 KOs). Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, will present the doubleheader from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. Kirkland, of Austin, Texas, has knocked out 17 of his 20 opponents and is a legitimate contender at 154 pounds. Another convincing win could put him in consideration for a world title shot. “This is another huge opportunity for me and a tough fight,” said Kirkland, who will make his fourth consecutive ShoBox appearance in 2007. “Conyers is a really dangerous opponent, so it should be an entertaining fight. I am ready to show the country that I am the real deal.” In his last fight, the 23-year-old Kirkland dropped Mohamad Said three times en route to a scintillating second-round knockout. Kirkland scored two knockdowns in the first stanza before a beautiful, perfectly timed three-punch combination to the chin ended matters at 2:32 of the second. “I showed people what I am capable of in my last fight on SHOWTIME,” said the dangerous southpaw. “On November 30, I plan to bring the same punching power. Kirkland has been impressive in all of his appearances on the critically acclaimed SHOWTIME program. In his ShoBox debut, Kirkland used the courageous Billy Lyell as a human punching bag en route to scoring an eighth- round knockout on Feb 2, 2007, at Chumash. Four months later in his second appearance, Kirkland, who fights with Mike Tyson-esque ferocity, defeated Ossie Duran via 10-round decision at Chumash. Now, Kirkland wants to follow in the footsteps of the 22 former ShoBox fighters who have gone on to become world champions. “I know that I have to perform on ShoBox to get my chance to fight on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING,” said Kirkland, who will take on his 10th opponent in the past 19 months. “This is what Nonito Donaire did. If I perform well, I will get my big shot.” Kirkland cannot look past Conyers, a hard-punching brawler who has knocked out each of his last three opponents within two rounds. Conyers, of Bronx, N.Y., is the New York State welterweight champion. He captured the crown with a first-round TKO over six-foot-two-inch southpaw Russell Jordan on Nov. 3, 2006. In his last fight, on Feb. 16, 2007, on ShoBox, the five-foot-11-inch Conyers demolished the previously undefeated Derek Ennis with a second-round TKO from Miami. Nov. 30 will represent Conyers’ fifth start since returning to the ring in February 2006 following an 18-month layoff. “I have had some time off, and I am hungry for another victory,” Conyers said. “It is going to be a good fight because Kirkland and I are both hard punchers. The fans are in for a treat.” An aggressive, offensive-minded sort, Conyers turned pro at age 25 in January 2002, and is managed by Gil Reyes and trained by Luis Olmo. In the co-feature, the 25-year-old, Mexican-born Angulo will take on the 29-year- old Armenian-born Ter Meliksetian. Angulo is a three-year pro who is a stablemate of WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Chad Dawson. The undefeated prospect at 154 pounds is a former amateur star and a 2004 Olympic representative for Mexico. Prior to his last start Sept. 7, 2007, on ShoBox when he squared off against Emmanuel Gonzalez, Angulo prepared by sparring with Ricky Hatton, Carlos Baldomir, Antonio Margarito, Roy Jones, Jr. and Fernando Vargas. The hard work against some of the most respected boxers in history paid off when Angulo disposed of Gonzalez in less than five minutes. Midway through the second round, Angulo floored his counterpart with a right hand to the jaw. Moments later, Angulo landed a punishing combination that sent Gonzalez to the canvas for the second time, causing the referee to stop the bout at 1:56 of the second. Angulo said that his experience sparring against the current or former world champions helped him in his SHOWTIME debut and prepared him for his next bout. “I learned a lot from fighting those guys and continue to learn one day at a time,” Angulo said. “Sparring with proven champions puts me at a huge advantage. I am ready.” Ter Meliksetian hopes to get back on track following a recent loss. The last time he fought on ShoBox, in a highly anticipated bout against then undefeated Sechew Powell on Nov. 4, 2005, Ter Meliksetian came in as a once-beaten IBF No. 12 contender. Although he lost the fight in a 10-round unanimous decision, Ter Meliksetian showed he could hit hard and has speed, he has continued to take on tough competition. The Paterson, N.J., resident is excited to make his ShoBox return, and looks to get back into form with a win over Angulo. “I need a win on November 30 to prove that I am back,” Ter Meliksetian said. |
| UNDEFEATED JAMES KIRKLAND LOOKS TO CONTINUE HIS SUCCESS ON SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION Knockout Artist Kirkland to Face Allen Conyers on Friday, November 30, 2007,Live on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT from Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, Calif. |