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By Richard Eberline November 29th, 2008 All Boxing Previews
Tonight at Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario, CA, a contest for the vacant WBO Light Middleweight title takes place between Verno Phillips and Paul Williams.
Phillips, 42-10-1 (21), resuscitated his career in March by defeating Cory Spinks for the IBF 154 pound belt, a title the Belize born Denver resident held previously in 2004 in addition to the WBO Light Middle crown Phillips owned during 1994-5.
Facing Phillips will be WBO Welterweight Champion Paul Williams, 35-1 (26), a 6-1 southpaw who will tower over Phillips with a five inch height advantage and an amazing 13 inch edge in reach.
This bout is a big ask for the three time light middleweight champion at 39 years of age but if Phillips can slip the long jab of Williams and make the welterweight titlist engage in a draining fight on the inside, he could pull off the upset.
The incentive, aside of course from winning an additional world title, for Williams is liberation from the welterweight weight class and it's confining 147 pound limit, no easy task as the massive South Carolina native begins to fill out at 27 years of age.
A good bout on the undercard features America's number one heavyweight contender, big punching local man Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola, 25-0 (22), who meets Houston based Travis "Freight Train" Walker, 28-1-1 (22), in an IBF title eliminator that is also for the NABF and WBC Continental Americas belts.
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By Richard Eberline August 3rd, 2008 All Boxing Results
The vacant IBF Welterweight title was up for grabs last night at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada between determined combatants Zab Judah, a former owner of the belt, and Joshua Clottey.
Clottey came into the scrap the far less experienced man but had only lost to world champions Antonio Margarito and Carlos Baldomir over the course of a 13 year, 36 fight career and is still at the peak of his powers.
Judah, on the other hand, was a veteran of 15 world title bouts but at least three years on the other side of his own career peak and had recently racked up losses to such top men as Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto over the last two years.
As expected, Clottey stalked Judah from the outset but was content to simply walk forward with hands held high and absorb flashy combinations from the former unified welterweight champion, who looked to be in superb form.
By the third, Clottey began to open up with a lunging lead right hand that caught Judah more often than not for the remainder of the bout but was still getting nailed by a lot of flashy combinations from the Brooklyn based veteran.
As the bout wore on, Judah began to tire from the constant foot movement resulting from Clottey's pressure and started to trade with the Ghana native. This was much to Clottey's advantage and the Bronx based African began to nail Judah with a hurtful left hook to the body and big uppercuts. More...
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By Richard Eberline August 2nd, 2008 All Boxing Previews
Tonight at The Palms in Las Vegas, ex-two weight world champion Zab Judah will attempt to recapture one of his former title belts but must overcome one of the most avoided fighters in the welterweight division, Johsua Clottey, in order to do so.
While Judah, 36-5 (25), is coming off victories over lesser known veteran opponents Edwin Vazquez and Ryan Davis, it remains to be seen if the Brooklyn based southpaw has rebuilt his once magnificent career sufficiently following a competitive stoppage loss a year ago to the WBA Welter champ of the time, Miguel Cotto.
Facing Judah for the vacant IBF Welter title is Bronx based Ghana native Clottey, 34-2 (20), who toiled for years in Ghana and England before losing to future welterweight world champion Carlos Baldomir by 11th round disqualification in 1999, although it would be another four years before Clottey would find his way to the boxing rings of America.
Once stateside, Clottey made the best of his opportunities, going 11 bouts without a loss before dropping a controversial twelve round decision loss to then WBO Welter Champ Antonio Margarito in 2006.
The 31 year old African got right back on the horse and picked up a dominating win over the late Diego Corrales before overcoming the trio of Felix Flores, Shamone Alvarez and Jose Luis Cruz to earn the opportunity to meet Judah tonight.
Against the world class duo of Floyd Mayweather Jr and Miguel Cotto, Judah started those bouts very strong only to fade as the contests wore on. Against Clottey, "Super" Judah must pace himself, remain composed and avoid getting caught while setting up counter shots.
If he can do that, Judah can once again claim a world title but Clottey will likely bring the kind of pressure that Carlos Baldomir used to unhinge Zab in their 2006 WBC title fight.
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By Boxing Press July 25th, 2008 All Press Releases
Two-division world champion Zab Judah, former world title challenger Joshua Clottey and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum will host a news conference luncheon for their upcoming IBF world welterweight title fight, tomorrow, Saturday, July 26 in Las Vegas, NV.
The IBF's top-rated contenders, Judah, 35-5 (25), from Brooklyn, and Clottey, 34-2 (20), a native of Ghana, now living in the Bronx, will be battling for the vacant IBF welterweight title vacated by Antonio Margarito, on Saturday, August 2 at The Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas. More...
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By Boxing Press April 17th, 2008 All Press Releases
James Kirkland, Alfredo Angulo, and Yuriorkis Gamboa, the undefeated trio of young boxing phenoms, with a combined record of 42-0 (35), headline “Night of the Rising Stars,” Saturday, May 17, at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts. HBO Boxing After Dark will broadcast all three 10-round bouts live, beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast. More...
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