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Well fight fans, you know that you are at the right place to get the most consistent and accurate boxing news when fighters themselves call to let SaddoBoxing.com know of their upcoming fights. This is exactly what super bantamweight contender Daniel Ponce De Leon did earlier this afternoon. De Leon told this writer that he will be challenging for the NABO super bantamweight title, which will be televised on Telefutura's "Solo Boxeo" boxing series. The exact date and opponent is not official, but once Daniel knows, you can bet you will know.

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The twenty-fifth anniversary celebration of Roberto Duran's victory over "Sugar" Ray Leonard.

June 20, 2005 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the victory Roberto Duran received when he scored a tremendous triumph over "Sugar" Ray Leonard. The exciting win happened on June 20, 1980 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada almost twenty-five years

to the date of the silver anniversary celebration in Minneapolis. A tribute to the legendary Roberto Duran will be given during the "Battle for Pride" fight headlined by the Yory Boy Campas vs. Matt Vanda fight on June 24 from the Target Center live on pay-per-view.

Stay posted to SaddoBoxing for the exclusive interview from Roberto Duran coming soon.

Hey, fight fans what another great week for boxing. You may agree or you may disagree with the draw between Joel Casamayor and “Kid Diamond”, but one thing is for sure, that “Diamond” is one exciting fighter to watch. Throw in the arrival of Miguel Cotto as a full-fledged contender,

and it was a great night of boxing. Out of respect to his fans, I will mention that Tyson did headline a show, but we all know what happened so there is no point in discussing that any further. I will stop this yada, yada, yada now, as it is time to start the tour that is “This Week in Boxing.” If all of you will please turn to your right, ESPN 2’s Tuesday Night Fights series brings us the continuing comeback of “The Galaxxy Warrior” Nate Campbell, as he will swap leather with the tough and awkward Francisco Lorenzo. This is Campbell’s second fight back since losing against Australian Robbie “The Bomber” Peden for the vacant IBF 130-pound title. Lorenzo is a rough night for anyone as he throws many punches, has a solid chin, and shoots shots from all kinds of angles. We will see if “The Galaxxy Warrior” has the confidence and drive to earn another title shot down the road. The televised under-card features a nondescript contest between Backlin Medrano and Carlos Diaz. These two fighters have met once before, a fight which resulted in a draw. I do not understand why this fight is going to be televised, but oh well! More...

This weeks report kicks off on Sunday 5, when we saw a mega bill in the cherry blossom town of Osaka, Japan with thirty fighters competing in fifteen bouts, ten of which were at bantamweight or below. In a mild upset at light welterweight, Thai import

Pongpetch Muangsurin (5-12) knocked out local hero Kenryo Matsumoto. The lanky Japanese boxer was 31-1-2 until March, but has now dropped two in a row. On the same night in Brazil, Claudinei Lacerda moved to 4-0 (3) with a stoppage of Jose Claudio Da Silva whose record now stands at an impressive 0-26. Da Silva's ranking stands at 1007 out of 1046 according to Boxrec. This means that there are thirty-nine guys he can theoretically beat. There is always hope. Twenty-one-year-old Scotsman John Simpson got back to winning ways after his losing bid for the British featherweight title last November, with a third round win over Polish import Dariusz Snarski. Simpson, managed by Tommy Gilmour (along with twenty-nine other fighters), improves to 31-2, with both losses coming on points.

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In the pre-main event fight at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor and Almazbek "Kid Diamond" Raiymkulov fought to an unpopular twelve round draw. Raiymkulov suffered a disastrous opening round as he was cut and knocked down by Cuban southpaw Casamayor who was looking to get back into the world lightweight championship picture. It did not take long for Raiymkulov to recover from the early disappointment though as he began to power into Casamayor again and again with strong one-two combinations. It was obvious during rounds four and five that Casamayor respected Raiymkulov's power, as he made a strategy of circling away from Raiymkulov's dangerous right hand punch. Raiymkulov began to assert his own strategy, to wear down the older Casamayor and stop his swift footwork and movement around the ring by digging in with vicious body punches. More...

The destruction of the myth is complete. Or at least, it should be in the eyes of even those who dared to dream that there was anything resembling the greatness of old left in an aged Mike Tyson. Tonight, even Kevin McBride, an Irish heavyweight with a most unflattering record, chosen to lay down to pave the way for another undeserved Tyson payday,

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proved to be too much for Tyson whose fall from grace reaches new depths of farce. McBride, who weighed in for the fight at an unsightly 271-pounds, an obligatory demand of Tyson's sacrificial lambs, did not produce the punches that made Tyson feel as if all of Ireland had hit him; he did not have to. Tyson is clearly a man with the weight of not merely a country, but the whole world upon his shoulders and it showed tonight as he walked away from the challenge of the most nondescript opponent imaginable. More...

Last night fight fans, Telefutura's "Solo Boxeo" boxing series' main event featured young 140-pound prospect, now contender, Jose Armando Santa-Cruz ( 20-0-0 with 11 KOs) taking on the experienced Ernesto Zavala (20-4-0 with 8 KOs). After a first nondescript round, the action heated up in the second as Santa-Cruz started to find his range and land some power shots effectively from a southpaw stance. This was impressive since Jose Armando is an orthodox fighter. Santa-Cruz looked very comfortable switching and was very effective from both stances. By the fourth round, the cagey Zavala had run out of room as he just could not keep the younger, stronger fighter off him. Ernesto was put down twice in the round, only to be rescued by the referee in the fourth round. Jose Armando captured the NABF lightweight title, and more importantly, he inches closer to a world title shot.

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of more quality boxing coverage as well as some new developments to this news section coming soon. But first, I would like to inform you all that our very own Sergio Martinez will feature in the radio broadcast of one of the featured sports shows of Baltimore's sportstalk1570 station. "The Jeremy Conn Show" airs this Friday night (tomorrow) at 7pm Eastern time. Sergio will be one of Jeremy's guests discussing the latest hot boxing topics and if you want to call in to add your voice to the show, the call-in number is 410 481 1570. For further details on tuning in to the show, visit www.wnst.net.

IBF cruiserweight champion O'Neil "Give 'em Hell" Bell changes his professional name to O'Neil "Super Nova" Bell.

As O'Neil Bell prepares to defend his world championship belt in the next few months, he has made major changes in his personal and professional life. In addition to developing the blue print of his life and training for his next fight, Bell took time to attend the Book Bank Foundation's second Urban Vanguard Awards ceremony in Philadelphia, PA were he is a spokesman and advocate for the organization that combats illiteracy and develops programs to empower the needy. Bell explained to the media, "I thought it would be a change for the better. It's time for better things now that I'm the IBF champion of the world. The name 'Super Nova' represents change and creation. I'm rebuilding my life in and out of the ring."

After a torrid distance fight, England's Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton is the new IBF light welterweight champion of the world. The fight was a rough encounter and both fighters had their moments but the end came when an exhausted champion Kostya Tszyu could not come out to contest the twelfth and final round. Hatton becomes only the second man to defeat Tszyu, Vince Phillips being the first many years ago. Hatton remains undefeated and becomes the IBF champion in a famous win for British boxing in front of his adoring Manchester supporters who have followed him faithfully for many years.

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Last night, as part of the main event televised on Telefutura's "Solo Boxeo" boxing series, undefeated bantamweight contender "Sweet" Jose Miguel Aguiniga (28-0-0 with 14 KOs), from Oxnard, California, stated his case of challenging for a world title by stopping the tough and rugged Mexican, Hugo "Rambo" Ramirez (20-4-0 with 14 KOs) in eight rounds. It was a very competitive contest going into the sixth round, when Aguiniga's more polished boxing skills and heavier punches started to turn the fight in his favor. Ramirez was game, but completely outgunned as he just could not inflict much damage to the naturally bigger Californian. Aguiniga started to paint "Rambo" with power shot after power shot until, in the eighth round, Ramirez' corner did the right thing and threw in the towel, halting the bout. With the win, Jose captured the NABA bantamweight title, and more importantly, moves up in ranking and should be in line for a world title shot by the end of this year or early 2006.

Scott Harrison overcame initial difficulty to bang out challenger Michael Brodie within four rounds last night at Manchester's Evening News Arena. The two featherweights went at it from the start and there were no punches thrown that didn't carry fight ending intentions. Harrison attacked the body of Brodie in

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the fourth after hurting the Mancunian at the end of the third round and the challenger could not stand up to the furious assault. Harrison retains his WBO belt and now looks forward to a unification match with either Juan Manuel Marquez or In Jin Chi.

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Everyone has heard of the legendary second fight between "Sugar" Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran which ended with Duran saying "No Mas!" Well fight fans, on March 29, 2005, rising prospect Vicente "Chente" Escobedo made Heronimo "El Torito" Hernandez pull a "No Mas" after the third round in Laredo, Texas and, tonight, live from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California, and televised on Telefutura's "Solo Boxeo" boxing series, he did it again. Escobedo's opponent, Oscar "El Gato Negro" Villa, pulled a "No Mas" after the second round, refusing to come out of the corner. More...

As reported in an earlier exclusive, SaddoBoxing had the privilege of receiving a personal phone call from "The Mechanic" Chris Smith last night (May 24),
about a matter that has been confirmed today. Smith will be the next opponent for Sharmba "Little Big Man" Mitchell on the Tyson-McBride fight card. The fight will be held in Washington D.C., the hometown of Sharmba Mitchell. Chris states, "I'm excited and I will take full advantage of this situation." SaddoBoxing has had the privilege of speaking with Chris since his first and only loss to David Estrada, and, through the weeks of his intense training for this June fight date.

Keep posted to SaddoBoxing.com, "The Mechanic's" first choice.

Tonight, live on ESPN 2's Tuesday Night Fights boxing series, "Smooth" Rodney Jones continued his quest for a world title shot as he defeated Teddy "Two Guns" Reid via split-decision. Let me tell you fight fans, it was not even that close. How one of the judges scored the fight for Reid is unbelievable. Still, the right fighter got the nod and Jones inched one step closer to realizing his dream of becoming a world champion.

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Who would have "thunk it?" What an awesome fight, fans. No slow motion camera tricks. No music during fights. No nonsense! All that the fans were treated to was a great seven round war between two young guns. Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora clearly out-thought, out-fought, out brawled, and out-classed the tough and determined Peter "Junior" Manfredo. Sergio really showed his class and pedigree as he boxed, and brawled beautifully. "The Latin Snake" switched in perfection from southpaw to orthodox, using sharp right hands, hooks to the body, and crunching uppercuts. Manfredo was game throughout and there was no quit in the Italian-American. Mora was able to take everything that "Junior" threw at him, stood there, and fought him back, getting the better of Manfredo. In the seventh and final round, Sergio took the fight to Peter, breaking his will, and seriously hurting Manfredo. At the end bell, "Junior" had to hold on to the referee as "The Latin Snake" ran to a corner where his family was, and jumped in the air. Mora took a unanimous decision, and $1,000,000 for his efforts. Manfredo, obviously disappointed, went down to his knees as the decision was read. Mora broke down into tears as he was presented his $1,000,000. Also, Mora was told that he would grace the cover of the "Ring" magazine because of his victory. It was a great one folks and I would pay to see a rematch. More...

WBO heavyweight champion of the world "Relentless" Lamon Brewster lived up to his nickname tonight in Chicago, Illinois as he wiped away the challenge of Polish contender Andrew Golota in less than a minute. Brewster managed to get inside of Golota's defense almost immediately to land his vaunted left hook, and Golota found himself on the canvas as a result. Golota made his way up but looked very shaky as he resumed fighting. It was not long before Brewster connected again and Golota was driven through the ring ropes. Golota struggled to get back into the ring before referee Gino Rodriguez allowed him to continue. However, it was simply a matter of time until Brewster got to Golota again, and when he did, Golota went down for the third and final time as mandated by WBO championship rules. The contest was stopped at fifty-three seconds of the round. The fight was Golota's fourth world championship attempt, and almost certainly his last as we expect a statement of retirement from him very soon. Brewster dealt much more impressively with Golota than did Chris Byrd and John Ruiz, and on such form, may gain a few more believers to his cause.

Ronald “Winky” Wright put on a near flawless performance to dispatch Felix “Tito” Trinidad in fine style in front of an awestruck crowd at the MGM Grand. Round after round followed the same pattern as Winky slammed the jab and left cross into Tito’s face with monotonous ease, Winky was having fun in there and Tito was utterly clueless. Every attack Tito mounted was nullified on the arms and gloves of Wright’s watertight defence; it seemed that the only thing to get through Wright’s defence was his own beaming smile which must have sickened Trinidad. Opinions at the weigh-in suggested that Winky looked the true middleweight and that proved to be the case as he dominated the centre of the ring and pushed Trinidad back at will, steadying him with the jab and causing his legs to momentarily dip on a couple of occasions. More...

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WHAT A FIGHT! I was going to provide a round by round account but, there is really no point. Here is the way every round went. Castillo and Corrales stood in the center of the ring, traded heavy leather, and both hurt each other throughout the fight. There are about five different rounds that could be "round of the year" candidates as both fighters hurt each other, and just when it looked like one was out, that fighter would come back to close hard. The tenth and final round was amazing. Corrales' left eye was swollen shut, and Jose Luis really started to come on at the beginning of that round. Castillo landed a vicious left hook which put Diego down for the count. Corrales showed some savvy ring experience by spitting his mouthpiece out to buy some time. Corrales got an extra half minute's respite. "El Temible" continued the assault, and put Corrales down for a second time in the round, courtesy of another left hook to the head. once again, "Chico" spit his mouthpiece out to buy some time. Referee Tony Weeks took a point from Corrales. When "Chico" went back to the corner to get his mouthpiece back, trainer Joe Goossen told his charge, "now, you better get fucking inside and do something!" Corrales came out, with over one minute and fifty seconds left, and did exactly what he was told. Diego, in desperation, started winging hooks, one of which caught Castillo flush, and hurt him. Jose Luis walked back to the ropes, only to be raked by hard left hooks, and straight right hands. Castillo was severely hurt, and the referee stepped in to stop the fight. WHAT A FIGHT! More...