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• GREEN ICES CODRINGTON; POWELL COASTS TO VICTORY... by George Elsasser
  And then the opening bell - Green with a look of confidence quickly in role of aggressor while Codrington wearing more of a concerned look - and some ten seconds into the stanza it’s Green with a countering left hook, and the touted one is quickly seen doing the ol’ "hucklebuck" - some eight seconds later a Green  barrage has Jaidon out and slowly sinking to the canvas.
   

• CHIN IS CHECKED ON SHOBOX... by Kenny Perrault
  The Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma hosted tonight's ShoBox card. The night began with super middleweights Allan Green and one half of the "Chin Checkers" Jaidon Codrington. The bell rang to start the first round and it takes only 18 seconds for the Chin Checker to become the Chin Checked, as he laid motionless, hanging from the bottom rope.
   

• MATT VANDA WINS 'BATTLE OF PRIDE' IN MINNESOTA... by Kenny Perrault, ringside
  St. Paul, Minnesota native, Matt "The Predator" Vanda, scored the biggest victory of his career tonight beating former IBF Jr. Middleweight Champion Yori Boy Campas in a twelve round bout for Campas'  title.
   

• ESPN FNF CARD A JULY 1 FIZZLER... by George Elsasser
  Main event featured George Khalid Jones and Freddie "Fab" Moore in a light heavy affair for the USBA strap - and this one as well, should have been served up to the locals in attendance as a free of charge entity.
   

• ESPN TAMPA CARD A TOUGH CALL TO SCORE... by George Elsasser
  The ESPN Tuesday show traveled down Tampa way for a busy night of club fight action - and when the flailing ceased, it was split draws in the feature bouts... The main event saw a younger, quicker, southpaw slinging Damian Fuller looking good over the early stanzas, as he enjoyed the five inch height advantage while scoring from the outside with combinations off the jab.
   

• LORENZO EXPRESS PUZZLES CAMPBELL... by George Elsasser
  When ten rounds of Lorenzo in a non-stop "energizer bunny" mode offense that totally confused the slicker technician Campbell, it would enter the books as Lorenzo 97-91, 96-93 - (Campbell 95-94) - for the split decision win. 
   

• PACQUIAO SLIPS, SLIDES, SLUGS TO TKO WIN... by George Elsasser
  Now we have Pac-Man grabbing four with sustained body punching - the slightly improved traction helps in action stanza five - then candle six and enter the clowns.
   

• JULIO DIAZ HARDLY BREAKS A SWEAT IN AN EASY 1ST ROUND KO WIN... by Oleg Bershadsky
  Headlining as the main event on Tuesday Night Fights the former IBF champion Julio Diaz earned a very easy 1st round knockout victory against Marco Angel Perez.
   

• DIAZ HALTS PEREZ IN OPENING STANZA... by George Elsasser
  Highly touted lightweight Julio Diaz went to 31-3, 23 KOs following opening round 1:06 seconds stoppage of a carefully selected confidence builder in Marco Angel Perez.
   

• HARRISON AWAKES AND STOPS DAVIS IN SEVEN... by Tom Dickey, ringside
  It took a while for Britain's Audley Harrison to get going, but when he finally did, he did it in a big way, stopping veteran Robert Davis in the seventh round. The fight was the main event hosted by the Pechanga Resort & Casino from Temecula, California.
   

• BRIGGS BATTERS OKINE IN THREE... by George Elsasser
  Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs entertained himself, and the scores of Hall of Famers in attendance at Verona, N.Y. with a brutal battering of one Abraham "African Assassin" Okine that was halted at the :54 seconds mark of round three
   

• CHICAGO'S 'WAVE OF FURY' SCORES ANOTHER HUGE SUCCESS... by Mike Leanardi, ringside
  In the Main Event, Jose Armando Santa Cruz (20-0, 11 KOs) claimed the NABF Lightweight Interim title with a stunning 4th round TKO victory over, Freddie Roach protégé, Ernesto Zavala.
   

• JULIO DIAZ HARDLY BREAKS A SWEAT IN AN EASY 1ST ROUND KO WIN... by Oleg Bershadsky
  Headlining as the main event on Tuesday Night Fights the former IBF champion Julio Diaz earned a very easy 1st round knockout victory against Marco Angel Perez. In a sport that does not forgive many mistakes, each opening, and opportunity to take advantage of any errors by your opponent are crucial. In this fight, Diaz didn’t have to wait long for his opponent to make a mistake.
   

•  BOJORQUEZ STOPS CRUZ IN 7... by Tom Dickey, ringside
  Carlos Bojorquez put an end to a close fight in the seventh round as he dropped Jose Luis Cruz twice en route to a seventh round TKO in a scheduled 10 round junior middleweight bout. The fight, held in front of a sold-out crowd, was the main event on Thompson Promotions "Path to Glory" card held at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California.
   

•  VASQUEZ RETAINS IBF BAUBLE WITH LATE ROUNDS SURGE... by George Elsasser
  The ESPN Tuesday summer show came to us from suburban Chicago town of Lynwood, Illinois for an action twin-bill with Israel "Magnifico" Vasquez defending the IBF jr. featherweight bauble in the main event against a willing Armando Guerrero...
   

• HARRISON OVER BRODIE ON SHOBOX FROM ENGLAND
  In the first of back-to-back world title fight nights on SHOWTIME, World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Scott Harrison successfully defended his title for the fifth-straight time by knocking out Michael Brodie in the fourth round Friday.
   

• HARRISON STEAMROLLER CRUSHES BRODIE IN FOUR... by George Elsasser
  In a Friday nite Showtime table setter to the Saturday Tszyu-Hatton showdown, it was WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison steamrollering over a willing but overpowered Michael Brodie, who fell at 45 seconds mark of stanza four.
   

• KRASNIQI KNOCKS OUT LANCE WHITAKER TO EARN WORLD TITLE SHOT
  Luan Krasniqi passed his most important test and scored the biggest win of his professional boxing career. In front of 5,000 enthusiastic fans at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle of Stuttgart the 34-year-old heavyweight top-contender knocked out American Lance Whitaker in round six with a left cross to the head. 
   

• TACKIE MAKES A TRANSITION IN STYLE ON HIS WAY TO AN EASY WIN OVER ALGARIN... by Oleg Bershadsky
  Ben “Wonder” Tackie is at that crucial point of his career where he has to change his style in order to prolong his boxing longevity and save himself the tremendous punishment his warrior style often inflicted on him. His opponent, Edwin Algarin, a relatively inexperienced and safe fight choice... 


 

• TACKIE DECISIONS ALGARIN... by George Elsasser
  And so it went over the opening five stanzas with Tackie the aggressor and Algarin in something of a pacifist role … Wasn’t until stanza seven that the age 25 Algarin gave the offense a try - and the belated show of movement mixed with flurries served him well - but too little too late.
   

• THE CONTENDER FINALE... Sharkie's Machine by Frank Gonzalez Jr.
  Boxing fans like the show because the contestants are all pro fighters in a division dominated by the likes of Bernard Hopkins and Winky Wright. For fight fans, this show gives a glimpse of what professional boxing COULD be if it were administered in a way that rewards merit over popularity. Imagine if pro boxing employed an elimination, box-off style format?
   

• SERGIO MORA BECOMES 'THE CONTENDER'S" TRUE CHAMPION
  Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora, 25, became the winner of one million dollars, a beautiful  Toyota Tundra and an official "Contender" championship belt after beating Peter Manfredo Jr. for the better part of their seven round match.  
   

• HOLT SPLIT-DECISION WINNER OVER RANGEL ... by George Elsasser
  Kendall Holt ~ The positives are there, youth, size, punching power from both sides, skills and quickness. However, the other side of the coin translates to soft chin, and worse yet, a hint there’s an aversion to being hit in return.  
   

• JONES RETAINS NABF BELT VIA SPLIT DECISION
  The ESPN Tuesday summer series ventured out to the left coast of Spokane, Washington for a NABF club fight duel with defending Jr. Middle champion Rodney Jones eking out a split verdict win over Teddy Reid.
   

• GREEN SPARKLES IN SHOBOX WALK IN THE PARK... by George Elsasser
  Last noche’s ShoBox drop by to Buffalo Run, Oklahoma promised fireworks - with emphasis on unbeaten jr. welterweight Americo Santos - but then along came Super-Middleweight Allen Green in a sparkling walk in the park show stopper.
   

• KELLEY SHOWS FLASHES OF PAST IN DECISION WIN... by George Elsasser
  Was a younger "Flushing Flash" that claimed the featherweight title over Gregorio Vargas some 11 years ago, but the today age 37 version displayed enough flashes to keep a flickering flame alive for still another title run... Kelley punctuated the win with a counter right hook knockdown of Reyes in stanza nine that summed things up in a surprisingly closely scored affair...
   

• BELL NIPS BROWN FOR IBF TITLE... by George Elsasser
  The ESPN2 Friday Nite Fite tour found its way to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino at Hollywood, Florida for a busy evening of fistic fury - and when the smoke cleared, it was O’Neil Bell squeaking by Canadian cowboy Dale Brown for the vacant IBF Cruiserweight title.
   

• BELL WINS QUESTIONABLE VERDICT OVER BROWN... by Jim Amato
  All I can say is unbelievable. O'Neil Bell is the new I.B.F. cruiserweight champion by virtue of a gift decision over Dale Brown. Check out this scoring...115-113, 116-112 and an almost ridiculous score of 117-111 all for O'Neil Bell.
   

• BELL EDGES BROWN, CLAIMS IBF BELT IN SPIRITED AFFAIR... by Chris Robinson
  Bell claims the vacant IBF belt and keeps the momentum rolling in the once hollow Cruiserweight division. The ESPN crew of Joe Tessitore and Kevin Kelley felt Brown had done enough to score the win and Tessitore was a bit outraged when the decision was announced...
   

• WEBB HALTS CELAYA; DONAIRE STOPS VILLALOBOS... by George Elsasser
  Come round four, the pedigree guy Celaya, is seen resting on his derriere courtesy of a straight right hand from the expected pigeon with the questionable rap sheet... Suddenly we have a fight going on … and a nasty cut eye in stanza five from inadvertent clash of heads...
   

• AMIR KHAN DEFEATS MARIO KINDELAN 19-13... by Stephen Jones
  Tonight at Bolton's Reebok Stadium, just a mere stone's throw away from Amir Khan's home, the talented Olympic silver medalist gained revenge a third time lucky with a close victory over the amazing two time Olympic champion Mario Kindelan from Cuba.
   

• GREEN SPARKLES IN SHOBOX WALK IN THE PARK... by George Elsasser
  Last noche’s ShoBox drop by to Buffalo Run, Oklahoma promised fireworks - with emphasis on unbeaten jr. welterweight Americo Santos - but then along came Super-Middleweight Allen Green in a sparkling walk in the park show stopper.
   

• CALZAGHE STOPS VEIT IN SIX... by Jim Amato
  Calzaghe is a good fighter. You don't get to 39-0 without some serious talent. Still Joe is on the downside of a fine career. He deserves a nice, big payday.
   

• WALTERS WAS THE TRUTH TONIGHT... by Kenny Perrault, ringside
  Minnesota's Light heavyweight champion Zach Walters met Jesse Sanders in the main event. Both fighters gave it their all throughout the eight round bout, giving as good as they were getting.  
   

• SECHEW POWELL KOs BUNDRAGE IN 22 SECONDS, FOREMAN SCORES UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER CAGLE
  Powell (16-0, 10 KOs), of Brooklyn, N.Y., won the quickest fight in “ShoBox” history.  At the opening bell, both fighters swung and connected, knocking each other down.  The referee ruled, possibly incorrectly, that both fighters slipped.
   

• 'A DOUBLE KNOCKDOWN' STARRING SECHEW POWELL AND CORNELIUS  BUNDRAGE... Sharkie's Machine by Frank Gonzalez
  Both guys hit the canvas simultaneously. It was a double knockdown! They both got up so quickly and were scuffling in a clinch that the referee didn’t even bother to call it a knockdown. How he missed that call, times two—was amazing.
   

• CALZAGHE STOPS VEIT IN SIX... by Jim Amato
  Calzaghe is a good fighter. You don't get to 39-0 without some serious talent. Still Joe is on the downside of a fine career. He deserves a nice, big payday.
   

• WALTERS WAS THE TRUTH TONIGHT... by Kenny Perrault, ringside
  Minnesota's Light heavyweight champion Zach Walters met Jesse Sanders in the main event. Both fighters gave it their all throughout the eight round bout, giving as good as they were getting.  
   

• POWELL, FOREMAN REMAIN UNBEATEN... by George Elsasser
  There was nothing dull about last noche’s ShoBox offering from Foxwood’s Resort, in Connecticut that featured a quartet of undefeated jr. middleweights - and when the firefighting ceased it was Sechew Powell and Yuri Foreman remaining untarnished.  


 

• MARQUEZ SCHOOLS POLO BY UNANIMOUS DECISION... by George Elsasser
  The Saturday Showtime title twin bill opened with defending WBA/IBF featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez in a masterful boxing exhibition, while schooling challenger Victor Polo over 12 stanzas, to the tune of 120-107, 119-108, 118-109.  
   

• JULIO GONZALEZ WINS MAJORITY DECISION IN SHORTENED FIGHT... by Tom Dickey, ringside
  In a fight that was marred by grabbing and holding, Julio Gonzalez defeated Montell Griffin by a six round technical majority decision. The bout was halted at 1:11 seconds of the sixth round, when a gash on Gonzalez's left eye was opened up, the cut was ruled as an unintentional headbutt.
   

• VICENTE 'EL LOCO' MOSQUERA MAKES IT TWO PANAMANIAN WORLD CHAMPIONS IN TWO DAYS
  Vicente Mosquera became the second Panamanian world champion in as many days. Mosquera captured the WBA Super Featherweight belt in a unanimous decision win over champion Yodsanan Nanthachai (3-K Battery) in the Toney-Ruiz undercard. The official scorers saw it 116-11, 115-112 and 118-108.
   

• PETER BATTERS MARTINEZ FOR TKO WIN... by George Elsasser
  Soothing the belly ache, however, was in seeing a much publicized new face heavyweight, and son of past tough guy heavy Randall "Tex" Cobb - and if "Tex" was bankrupt in the skills department, the 19 year young offspring inherited the handicap. Baby Joshua has to be the saddest excuse of all licensed professional fighters I have ever seen.
   

• PETER PREVAILS WITH POWER, DIAZ CONTINUES CLIMBING THE LADDER, DE LEON IS BACK
  Samuel Peter continued his winning ways in the Heavyweight Division, dropping Gilbert Martinez in the third round and finishing things up moments later. The first two rounds were short on drama and in the end the only thing that stood out was Peter’s power, as he dropped his man...
   

• OSCAR DIAZ WINS A THRILLING TEN-ROUND DECISION OVER FELICIANO
  Oscar showed tremendous heart and he's definitely the kind of fighter that fans will always want to see. I have a feeling he will be involved in several fights like the other night, those two tore the house apart. The really put on a show, and that makes him one of the most marketable young fighters in boxing.  
   

• JULIO GONZALEZ RULED WINNER IN ELIMINATION BOUT... by Jim Amato
  Rugged ex-champion Julio Gonzalez was awarded a six round technical decision over another former title holder Montell Griffin. It was a somewhat sloppy contest, lots of holding and wrestling. Throw in some low blows and headbutts.
   

• PETER BATTERS MARTINEZ FOR TKO WIN... by George Elsasser
  Soothing the belly ache, however, was in seeing a much publicized new face heavyweight, and son of past tough guy heavy Randall "Tex" Cobb - and if "Tex" was bankrupt in the skills department, the 19 year young offspring inherited the handicap.
   

• LOPEZ DROPS SANCHEZ TWICE EN ROUTE TO UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY... by Tom Dickey
  Thompson Boxing Promotions once again delivered an action packed card on Monday night in front of a standing room only crowd from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California. In the main Event, Thompson's own Jose Lopez continued his winning ways...
   

• 'NIGHT OF THE KNOCKOUT' A SUCCESS!... by Mike Leanardi
  "Wednesday Night at the Fights" at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame maybe should have been tagged, "Night of the Knockout" as all four bouts on the card came to an early stoppage.  
   

• BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING CONTINUES TO THRILL BOXING FANS... by Vittorio M. Gomez
  The night’s main event that had the making of a classic Cicero brawl, Michoacan, Mexico native undefeated Jose Armando Santa Cruz, 19-0 (9KO’s) matched up against Uganda favorite Justin Juuko, 39-9-1.
   

• WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO MAKES A COMEBACK WITH A KNOCKOUT VICTORY... by Oleg Bershadsky
  What some thought would perhaps turn into another upset instead turned into a completely one sided affair. Klitschko, the bigger man, was the aggressor which was not awfully difficult since he was the only one throwing any punches.
   

• JOHN DEFENDS CROWN AGAINST GAINER
  Indonesia's Chris John battled back from an early knockdown to retain his WBA featherweight title against America's Derrick Gainer in Jakarta.
   

• KLITSCHKO STOPS CASTILLO IN FOUR... by George Elsasser
  Merchant wrapped up the show at ringside with Lampley, and suggested only until Wlad is tagged again on the chin will we really know, "the rest of the story." I’ll drink to that.
   

• WLADIMIR CRUSHES CASTILLO... by Jim Amato
  Wladimir Klitschko put himself back into thick of the heavyweight picture by halting previously unbeaten Eliseo Castillo in the fourth round.
   

• GUINN, AHUNANYA HUG-A-THON A MAJORITY DRAW... by George Elsasser
  The ESPN2 gang used its FNF offering to hawk its Saturday PPV card prior, during, and after heavyweights Dominick Guinn and Friday Ahunanya went ten rounds to a majority standoff - a non-event that more resembled a 1930s dance hug-a- thon, than a critical must winner.
   

• THINGS LOOK GRIM FOR DOMINICK GUINN... Sharkie's Machine by Frank Gonzalez
  Considering his last performance, it’s clear that Dominic Guinn no longer has the desire to fight for a living. He talked a good game before the fight but never translated any of that talk into action when it was time to fight. His last performance was a “Disaster.”
   

• MORUA DOMINATES KIM, FROCH WEARS DOWN PORRAS... by Tom Dickey, ringside... 
  In front of a sell out crowd from the cozy and intimate Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California, Golden Boy Promotions presented an exciting five bout card. The event was televised on HBO Latino's "Boxeo de Oro" and it had an international flare.
   

• RANTING ON THE RIDDICK BOWE AND THE BARRERA-FANA PAY PER VIEW... by Tom Dickey
  This past Thursday evening I got a chance to witness first hand something  I hope I don't have to see again, Riddick Bowe in the ring. I have never been the type of person who quickly writes off a fighter after one fight.
   

• BOWE WINS WITH CONTROVERSY; WARD WINS BY DQ...  by Tom Dickey, ringside
  Former World heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe looked a shell of his former self against journeyman Billy Zumbrun of Ogden, Utah in the main event from the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California on Thursday night.
   

• KINGSLEY IKEKE'S JAB TKO'S ECHOLS IN 10... Sharkie's Machine by Frank Gonzalez Jr.
  In boxing, everything flows from the jab. Kingsley Ikeke (23-1-0-13 KO’s) demonstrated that to perfection Friday night at the Northern Quest Casino in Washington State, where he took on former IBF Middleweight Champ, Antwun Echols (31-6-1-27 KO’s) for the number two ranking in the IBF.
   

• IKEKE 'RAT-A-TAT' A TKO WINNER... by George Elsasser
  The taller Nigerian with the "Sharp Knuckle" sobriquet has a slight edge in five, but more importantly was a noticeable sign of damage to the Echols right orbit that had become visibly puffy... Ikeke enjoyed the target with an increased rat-a-tat of accurate jabbing and occasional straight right hands.
   

• ROBERTO BENITEZ MAKES IT OFFICIAL ... by Chris Robinson
  In the madness of Jorge Barrios’ surprising knockout over ‘Mighty’ Mike Anchondo, we were witness to a young man making his first venture into the pro game. Roberto Benitez decisioned a very game Jenkens Alvarez, winning a 40-36 decision on all 3 judges’ cards.
   

• WINNER... AND NEW CHAMPION: GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS SALUTES JORGE BARRIOS, THEIR NEWEST CHAMPION
  “Jorge Barrios is a true warrior and his performance against Mike Anchondo was explosive and exciting,” said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions.  “This victory put the 130-pound division on notice that Jorge is here to stay, and we’re looking forward to more great things from him in the future.”
   

• BOWE WINS WITH CONTROVERSY; WARD WINS BY DQ... by Tom Dickey, ringside
  Former World heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe looked a shell of his former self against journeyman Billy Zumbrun of Ogden, Utah in the main event from the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California on Thursday night. The bout was televised on Fox's, "The Best Damn Sports show period."
   

• A TOAST TO 'THE GHOST'... Sharkie's Machine by Frank Gonzalez Jr.
  Many times, when Prospects gets a lot of positive press, they don’t usually live up to the hype. Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, now 15-0-1-8 KO’s absolutely lived up to his press by the time I finally got to see him fight. After hearing so much about this young,
   

• GUERRERO STOPS VALDEZ IN STRONG OUTING... by George Elsasser
  It was all Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero in a ShoBox battle of southpaws with Adrian Valdez in what was more a Guerrero showcase than a serious stepping stone to bigger and better things... While both fighters mirrored one another in style over the early going, it was clear  the bigger...
   

• GIBBS TOO MUCH FOR PACHECO; BRISSON STOPS CHUCKIE T ... by George Elsasser
  The ESPN FNF card from the Mohegan Sun Casino at Connecticut country featured a pair of mismatches that had super-middleweight Willie Gibbs and jr. welter Chad Brisson scoring early round TKO wins.
   

• SANTOS SQUEAKS BY CHAVEZ... by Tom Dickey
  Thompson Boxing Promotions presented another exciting night of Boxing on Monday night from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California. In the main event, welterweight Michael Santos edged out a narrow unanimous decision victory over previously unbeaten Avelino Chavez.
   

• HOPKINS BESTS BRAWLING BRAVO... by George Elsasser
  Hopkins- of Bernard is my uncle fame- a young age 24 with good height at 5-11 opened as expected behind a busy left jab that went bing, bing, bing before rocking Bravo late in the round with a snazzy left-hook/right hand combo.
   

• HOPKINS EARNS A UNANIMOUS DECISION WIN OVER BRAVO... by Oleg Bershadsky
  Demetrius Hopkins appears to be the future hope of Golden Boy Promotions as both Oscar de la Hoya and his partner Bernard Hopkins expect nothing short of greatness from this young man. Both superstars were on hand this Friday night to see Hopkins take on tough opponent Nito Bravo...
   

• PREDATOR PULLS OUT VICTORY AT ST. PAUL CIVIL WAR... by Mike LeTourneau, ringside
  Matt "The Predator" Vanda pulled out a closely contested unanimous decision victory over former stable mate Troy "TNT" Lowry on Friday evening at the St. Paul Armory in front of a very vocal and rowdy crowd.
   

• FELIX STURM: TOO GOOD FOR HIS OWN GOOD... by Mike Leanardi
  In the nine months since his “loss” to De la Hoya, Sturm has been hoping to get a call against a big name opponent in the United States to prove himself again, no such luck. Instead he has been forced to fight quality, but not world-class opponents, in his homeland of Germany
   

• JUAREZ DISPATCHES RAMIREZ IN OPENING STANZA... by George Elsasser
  Juarez set up the first of three knockdowns with the jab and body punches before countering a Ramirez jab with a perfectly executed straight right hand to the jaw. Ramirez beats the count, but Juarez is quickly on top of him with a flurry of power punches …
   

• JUAREZ DESTROYS RAMIREZ BY 1ST ROUND TKO... by Tom Dickey
  With a shot at the IBF Featherweight title waiting in the wings, Rocky Juarez may have been taking a gamble by stepping into the ring with a rugged veteran like Juan Carlos Ramirez. But, Juarez erased any hopes that Ramirez may have had of spoiling Juarez's title shot by TKOing Ramirez in the first round.
   

• ROCKY JUAREZ SET TO RETURN FRIDAY MARCH 4TH ON ESPN MAIN EVENTS SPECIAL... by Tom Dickey
  Featherweight phenom Rocky Juarez returns to the ring on Friday night. It will be the first fight for Juarez since knocking out ex-champ Guty Espadas Jr. back in December. Juarez is one of the most talked about young fighters on the Boxing scene.
   

• RAIYMKULOV STOPS GOGOLADZE IN SIX... by George Elsasser
  Koba the southpaw, entered the ring at 17-0, 7 KO’s while Almazbek A.K.A. 'Kid Diamond' arrived with résumé of 19-0 with 11 by knockout - and over the opening three stanzas it was the quicker moving Gogo taking batting practice on the slow but bigger punching 'Kid Diamond.'  


 

• WOODS AND STURM WIN... 
  Clinton Woods captured the IBF Light Heavyweight title in his fourth attempt Friday night in England. Woods scored a fifth round TKO over Rico Hoye.  
  German boxing star Felix Sturm knocked out his countryman and stable mate Bert Schenk in the main event of a Universum boxing show in Leverkusen, Germany.
  By finishing Schenk with two right hands 59 seconds before the end of round two Sturm improved his record to 23-1 with 11 knockouts. Schenk dropped to 36-2 with 23 knockouts.
   

• BEYER PREVAILS IN GREEN REMATCH... by Darren Yates from Down Under
  I’ll start off with eating a large slice of humble pie as I said I could not see how Marcus Beyer would be able to beat Danny Green. Well, Marcus Beyer showed everyone how he overcame some serious mental demons from the last bout to score a majority points victory over Danny Green in Zwickau, Germany...
   

• PEDEN STOPS CAMPBELL IN THE 8TH IN MELBOURNE... by Darren Yates from Down Under
  Normally after a victory like this by an Australian boxer I would be celebrating very loudly and maybe even completing a victory lap of my lounge room. I certainly was hoping for Peden to punish and stop Campbell after all of his complaining and trash talk following his first bout with Robbie Peden...
   

• AN EVENING OF BOXING BEGINS TRAGICALLY  IN ST. PAUL MINNESOTA... by Mike LeTourneau
  The evening started out tragically, as promoter Tommy Brunette passed away shortly before the show started. Brunette had been a fixture in the Minnesota fight scene for decades, promoting numerous cards with his brothers and training a number of fighters, including his brother Brian Brunette...
  Editor's Note: Bragging Rights Corner wishes to extend sincere condolences to the Brunette family on the passing of Minnesota boxing icon Tommy Brunette.
   

•  MARGARITO HALTS OVERMATCHED LUJAN IN STANZA 10... by George Elsasser
  Antonio Margarito ~ Next on the horizon is undefeated, but untested Kermit Cintron of 24 wins with 22 stops. A pairing that should result in a tell all for both winner and loser. Zab Judah is the ultimate target, but feelings here is the Brooklyn southpaw’s speed would prevail were it to come off.   


 

• MIGHTY MIKE IN SHAKY DECISION WIN... by George Elsasser
  The big plus for the Athens, Greece raised southpaw is just that, he works from the port side, and has some quickness of hand and foot when dictating the choreography - but the pre-fite yak about "new found" power proved laughable off last noche’s offering.
   

• GROWING PAINS FOR 'MIGHTY' MIKE ARNAOUTIS... Sharkie's Machine by Frank Gonzalez Jr.
  The Greek pugilist has been a hot property as of late, fighting six times in 2004 and showing improvements with each performance. Arnaoutis is a fairly slick boxer with fast hands, who recently added some sneaky power to his arsenal.
   

• KEA BOXING SCORES A KNOCKOUT!... by Danny Serratelli, ringside
  KEA boxing put on the best small show in NJ that there has been for many years. Everyone in the packed ball room in the Hanover Marriott in Whippany, New Jersey, got more bang for their buck then they could have imagined. They got to see a former world champion still at or near his prime...
   

• HUERTA DESTROYS SANTIAGO IN 6... by Tom Dickey, ringside
  Thompson Boxing Promotions opened up 2005 with it's first "Path to Glory" card of the year on Friday night from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California. Just like in past years they didn't disappoint. Friday night's card had a little of everything, but once again was very exciting.
   
• ZAB JUDAH: ALL OR NOTHING... by Aladdin Freeman
  It’s hard to bet against desperate people, because they are willing to do anything to get out of their current situation. Zab Judah reminded a lot of people of just that fact Saturday night when he knocked out Corey Spinks in St. Louis in front of 22,000 plus fans and fled town as the unified welterweight champion.
   
• HOLT POWER BARRAGE HALTS DIAZ IN STANZA 8... by George Elsasser
  The Friday nite ShoBox feature pairing from Foxwoods at Mashantucket, Connecticut between Kendall Holt and David Diaz, was billed as a pivotal clash between promising junior welter hopefuls.
   
• VETERAN QUILES NIPS CHERRY VIA SPLIT VERDICT... by George Elsasser
  The ESPN2 FNF offering from Hollywood, Florida delivered a lightweight pairing with veteran Ricky Quiles besting a young, aggressive Edner "Cherry Bomb" Cherry via split decision following 12 entertaining stanzas.  
   
• 'EL MATADOR' DIAZ DECISIONS 'SPEEDY' GONZALEZ, HOLT BY TKO OVER DAVID DIAZ ON SHOBOX
  Kendall Holt snapped David Diaz’s head back a number of times before the referee stopped the fight at 2:26 in the eighth round in a junior welterweight tussle Friday on “ShoBox: The New Generation.” In the junior welterweight co-feature Oscar “El Matador” Diaz out-brawled Al “Speedy” Gonzales...
   
• REID HALTS SANCHEZ IN SEVEN - PEREIRA REMAINS UNBEATEN... by George Elsasser
  The January ESPN2 FNF closer from out Spokane, Washington country, saw veteran career welterweight Teddy Reid successfully move up to jr. middleweight, with a seventh stanza TKO win over late substitute Eddie Sanchez... 

 
• MAYWEATHER CAT-N-MOUSER ABORTED IN STANZA EIGHT... by George Elsasser
  The early stanzas had Mayweather showing a snapping left jab from the outside ...  coupled the quickness with inside combinations to the head and body when it moved him ...  and the feeling was he could have ended the mismatch whenever he chose...
   
• JUAN DIAZ: NEARLY FOUR YEARS LATER... by Chris Robinson
  Diaz didn’t appear to be the strongest of punchers but his desire was unquestioned and he fought with the energy of a young pup, making me ponder his future potential in the sport. Diaz would go on towards a 6 round unanimous decision over Lucero that night and along the way he impressed...
   
• "BABY BULL" NEEDS TO LOSE THE DIAPERS... Sharkie's Machine by Frank Gonzalez Jr.
  Diaz is all offense, always coming forward, punching to the body and the head, outworking and chasing down his carefully selected opponents. He’s still young and has a lot to learn, particularly on defense, but because he owns a major Title, he needs to prove that he deserves such an honor.
   
• PETER OUTGUNS DIAZ... by Oleg Bershadsky
  Samuel Peter (The Nigerian Nightmare) is the best new hope for the future of the heavyweight division. He is an exciting new prospect with feverish punching power in both hands. This Saturday he stepped into the ring against another promising fighter Yanqui Diaz...
   
• DIAZ BULLIES IRWIN, BROCK TKO'S ETIENNE... by Tom Dickey
  Juan Diaz's nickname "The Baby Bull" was never more true than in his WBA Lightweight title defense against grizzled veteran Billy Irwin. Diaz looked like a bull as he burrowed into Irwin on the ropes and pounded away at Irwin for 8 1/2 rounds...  

 
• PERCEPTION, REALITY AND FLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR.... Sharkie's Machine by Frank Gonzalez Jr.
  Floyd Mayweather Jr. showed off his boxing skills Saturday night at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami in front of a less than capacity crowd. His opponent, Henry Bruseles of Puerto Rico, is a member of the Miguel Cotto camp and works as a sparring partner for Cotto and vice versa.
   
• BROCK STOPS ETIENNE IN 3... by Oleg Bershadsky
  Both fighters had something to prove when they walked into the ring tonight in Houston Texas. For Clifford Etienne it was about proving that his first round knockout loss to Mike Tyson was a thing of the past and not the fight that would define his career...
   
• MAYWEATHER - BRUSELES: QUOTES OF THE NIGHT... by Chris Robinson
  Last night on HBO we saw Floyd Mayweather, Jr. bring the heat with a sizzling 8th round knockout over Henry Bruseles at Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena. Mayweather was sharp as usual, beating Bruseles both inside and out as he carved up yet another excellent win...
   
• FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR.... DAMN THAT KID CAN FIGHT!... by Jeff Mayweather
  Saturday night in Miami Florida, the boxing world witnessed one of its leading men take center stage and put on a crowd pleasing performance; Floyd Mayweather Jr., by far one of the best fighters in the world -if not the best- as he gave an almost flawless performance against a game and stubborn Henry Bruseles.
   
• BROCK TKO'S 'THE BLACK RHINO'... Sharkie's Machine by Frank Gonzalez Jr.
  It’s no surprise that with 24 professional fights on his resumé, this was the first time Brock fought a credible or at least recognizable opponent in the division. Brock’s last opponent, Wesley Martin, had a 16-45 record. So, Etienne was definitely a step in the right direction for the 29-year-old from...
   
• ESTRADA HALTS SMITH IN 11... by George Elsasser
  On the strength of that prize in the offering, so much for IBF quality numbered among its welter rankings. Yes, the action was spirited … both exchanged leather  from start to finish … but neither battler displayed the needed skills to be perched at contenders level.
   
• 'BABY BULL' DIAZ BATTERS IRWIN VIA TKO WIN...  by George Elsasser
  The young, age 21, "Baby Bull" battered the 36 year old Canadian veteran from the opening bell, with a relentless offense that had Irwin working round after round while backed to the ring ropes - a game plan that shouted failure from beginning to merciless end at 1:27 of stanza 9.
   
• LITZAU KEEPS ROLLING, VANDA REBOUNDS... by Mike LeTourneau, ringside
  St. Paul, Minnesota natives "The American Boy" Jason Litzau and Matt "The Predator" Vanda came through with victories in front a packed St. Paul Armory on Friday evening.
   
• NUNES - GRANADOS STANDOFF A SHOW STEALER... by George Elsasser
  Sometimes it happens, in those club fight prelim battles, an undercard sizzler steals the show - and that’s what we got when jr. lightweight novices Agnaldo Nunes and Isidro Granados battled from start to finis to a majority decision draw.
• JUAN DIAZ BESTS LORCY IN ACTION AFFAIR... by George Elsasser
  The big surprise from this neutral corner was in seeing the French challenger in this outing 62, and at age 32 able and ready to compete with the 21 years young Diaz with the "Baby Bull" sobriquet - but there he was at the finish line in a furious exchange come the final bell.
• JOSE 'CARITA' LOPEZ REMAINS WBO LATIN FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION... by Elisa Harrison, ringside
• JOSE 'CARITA' LOPEZ vs JUAN KEB BAAS PHOTO GALLERY - THE UNDERCARD (PART I)... by Audrey Chang
• JOSE 'CARITA' LOPEZ vs JUAN KEB BAAS PHOTO GALLERY - THE UNDERCARD (PART II)... by Audrey Chang
   
• JOSE LOPEZ WINS IN ELECTRIFYING FASHION WITH A ONE PUNCH 1ST ROUND KO... by Tom Dickey, ringside
  Thompson Boxing Promotions presented an exciting six bout "Path to Glory" card" on Friday night from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California. In the main event Super featherweight Jose Lopez knocked out Ulises Pena with a punishing right hand at 1:01 of the first round.
   
•  BAZAN POUNDS OUT A UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER CAMPOS... by Tom Dickey
  Cesar Bazan won a tough unanimous decision victory on Friday night over Francisco Campos in the main event from the Hawthorne Race Track in Cicero, Illinois. Bazan was looking for his fifth straight win, but had a tough 17-1-1 fighter in front of him in Campos.
   
• TONEY DELIVERS A 12 ROUND BEATING TO BOOKER... by Tom Dickey, ringside
  Coming into Thursday's fight, James Toney had said, "I see this fight like that scene in the 'Rocky' movie where he is hitting that slab of meat". On Thursday night James Toney pounded away on Rydell Booker like a slab of meat...
   
• TONEY SHUTS DOWN RYDELL BOOKER... by Kenny Perrault
  Rounds nine through eleven were repeats of each other as Toney controlled each with ease. It seemed as if Toney could step in and stop the fight at any time but choose to lay back and pick his punches.  

 
• STURM SCORES DECISIVE VICTORY OVER FRAZIER; WANTS WINNER OF HOPKINS-DE LA HOYA
  Former WBO middleweight champion Felix Sturm maintained his reputation as one of the top-3 fighters in his weight class with a unanimous decision victory over American Robert Frazier.
   
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HUERTA PULLS OFF DRAMATIC ONE PUNCH VICTORY... by Tom Dickey, ringside
Thompson Boxing Promotions "Path to Glory" card on Friday night was about as exciting of a card as you will get. Five bouts that were all entertaining bouts.
 
• LATE SUB SANCHEZ SHOCKS CANDELO IN TEMECULA... by Tom Dickey, ringside
  Nobody gave the memo to Sanchez that he was supposed to be a pushover, and he took the fight right to Candelo. Sanchez survived a knockdown, and went on to shock Candelo... 

 
• SANCHEZ EARNS PLAUDITS, CURTAIN CALL... by George Elsasser
  Begins at pre-fite exam … Bingo! … exit one half of main feature when Joachim Alcine is sent packing after failing the test - enter prelim fighter Eddie Sanchez as sacrificial lamb for a contending J.C. Candelo.
   

• DUNNE VICTORIOUS, VANDA SUFFERS FIRST LOSS... by Kenny Perrault and Mike LeTourneau, ringside
  Featherweights Bernard Dunne and Adrian Valdez were the main event  on Thursday night’s Shobox card.  It didn't take long for blood to start flowing in the fight...
   

• DUNNE DECISIONS VALDEZ; VANDA VANQUISHED IN EIGHT... by George Elsasser
  Have seen it before … kid from the sticks with hometown pals that fill the small joints … local boy breast fed … and the resumé quickly sparkles to numbers like 20-0, 25-0, 30-0 … and with Matt "The Predator" it went to 31 wins and 21 by knockout.
   
• VELARDEZ STOPS VANDA, DUNNE ROLLS ON... by Kenny Perrault, ringside
  Showtime's Shobox series featured two undefeated prospects Thursday night August 19th. The pride of East St. Paul Minnesota, Jr. Middleweight Matt "The Predator" Vanda got the televised fight card rolling in a 10 rounder against Armando "El Gallo Negro"  Velardez.
   
• RUBIO BREAKS DOWN FRANCO WITH A 10TH ROUND TKO... by Tom Dickey, ringside
  In a battle of fighters on the comeback trail, Juan Carlos Rubio defeated Raul Franco by TKO in the tenth round.
   
• KING'S 'BACK WITH A VENGEANCE' CARD: ONE CHAMPION LOSES TITLE ON SCALES, ONE FORMER CHAMPION CAN'T MAKE WEIGHT!
   
• SHOWTIME OFFERED A GOOD NIGHT OF BOXING... by Kenny Perrault
   
• A RUSTY DANNY GREEN GETS A WAKE UP CALL... by Darren Yates, from Down Under  
   
• EDOUARD HALTS GIBBS IN BARN BURNER... by George Elsasser
  The popular consensus going in was the one called the "Haitian Sensation" would have to alter the crowd pleaser style with a bit of stick and move against the advertised bigger banger in Gibbs.
   
• SHARKIE'S MACHINE: "SANTOS AND COTTO WIN" ... by Frank Gonzalez, Jr.
  Cotto’s pro career has been slowly and carefully managed. The benefits were on display Saturday night in his homeland of Puerto Rico. Miguel showed he’s maturing into a well-rounded fighting machine.
   
• COTTO DEVASTATES PINTO WITH 6TH ROUND TKO... by Tom Dickey
  Like the previous Margarito-Santos fight, the Miguel Cotto-Kelson Pinto match-up  was all that boxing fans could have wanted. Two big punchers trading big shots the whole fight. Cotto was the better and more accurate puncher; Pinto never had an answer for Cotto's left hook...  
   
• COTTO BREAKS DOWN PINTO IN SIX CANDLES... by George Elsasser
  Sometimes they show it in the amateurs, these special ones -  Ali, Holyfield, Leonard to name a few - I call it the pro look … and now we can welcome Miguel Cotto to the club...
   
• HBO SCORES A KNOCKOUT CARD... by Kenny Perrault
  Antonio Margarito and Daniel Santos started this past Saturday's HBO Boxing After Dark excellent card. When these men first met in 2001, their fight was ruled a 'No Contest' in the first round, after an accidental headbutt opened a nasty cut over Margarito's right eye.
   
• SANTOS NIPS MARGARITO IN ABORTED AFFAIR... ... by George Elsasser
  What first caught this observer’s eye was in the pre-fite tale of the tape, and there it was, Santos enters the battle zone at no less than 170 pounds.
   
• SANTOS PULLS OFF CLOSE SHOCKER OVER MARGARITO... by Tom Dickey
  In a fight that lived up to its billing, Daniel Santos won a 9 round split decision over Antonio Margarito. An accidental headbutt caused a huge cut over Margarito's right eye...
   
• HBO BOXING AFTER DARK DELIVERS AGAIN... by Xavier "El Mago" Cepeda
  The main event featured Miguel Cotto vs. Kelson Pinto.  The co-featured bout showcased the skills of Antonio Margarito (Mexico) against Daniel Santos (Puerto Rico).
   
• NO REAL SURPRISES UNDER THE BIG TENT... by George Elsasser
  Didn’t take the bait and buy into the MSG pay per view Battle for Supremacy thing the other night …
   
• WILLIAMSON JABS HIS WAY BY McCALL
  The opening bout on Don King's heavyweight extravaganza "Battle For Supremacy" saw DaVarryl Williamson (21-3, 17) earn a unanimous decision over former WBC Champion Oliver McCall.
   
• SHOBOX CARD A BUMMER FROM A TO Z... by George Elsasser
  Had no pre-convictions as I surfaced onto last night’s ShoBox comedy of errors, one that highlighted light heavyweights Montell Griffin and Rico Hoye in an advertised battle for #1 IBF contender spot - but I sure came away with an opinion or two..
   
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• ANTHONY MUNDINE GETS BUSY AND BACK INTO THE WINNER'S CIRCLE... by Darren Yates, from Down Under
  On Wednesday night Anthony Mundine scored a 10th round TKO victory over the very durable Kiwi Sean Sullivan. I personally did not watch this bout, preferring to watch the highlights rather than paying $30...
   
•  SPEEDY GONZALEZ CRUISES TO VICTORY IN IRVINE... by Tom Dickey
  Roger "Speedy" Gonzalez was solid on Thursday night at the Irvine Marriott, scoring a shutout victory over Anthony Martinez in the 8 round bantamweight main event.
   
• BOJADO-LEIJA: TOO MUCH, TOO SOON... by Jeff Mayweather