“Any time, any place, and he can bring the refâ€-John Ruiz. World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz (41-5-1, 28 KOs) has responded to derogatory remarks recently made about him by International Boxing Federation heavyweight title-holder Chris Byrd (38-2-1, 20 KOs). “I’ll fight Byrd any time, any place, and he can bring the…
The much anticipated pro debut of 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six†Estrada two weeks ago (Dec. 10) at Foxwoods Resort Casino was the first step on his mission to prove to the boxing world that he’ll be an even better pro than amateur. In his first fight as a pro against a game Joseph…
Desert Diamond Casino and Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions have put together another blockbuster fight card to ring in the New Year. On Thursday, January 6, 2005 “Boxeo de Oro†on HBO Latino presents its first show of the year live from the Diamond Center. Tickets range from $25-$100 and are available now…
Former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and a weapons charge Monday for shooting his girlfriend last year. Prosecutors dropped charges of attempted homicide and reckless endangerment. Spadafora was charged with shooting Nadine Russo in the abdomen on Oct. 26, 2003, because he was upset she had flattened two tires on…
Responding to barrage of e-mails, phone calls and media coverage, SHOWTIME will replay the “Shobox: The New Generation†card of Arnaoutis vs. Gallardo and the dramatic Elder vs. Burton. The excellent news for boxing fans is that the “ShoBox’’ doubleheader can be seen three times in the next three days. The first replay will air…
The Regional Court (Landgericht) of Hamburg ruled in a decision announced today that Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko are no longer under contract with Universum Box Promotion. Universum Box Promotion had argued that their contract with Wladimir Klitschko was valid until Feb. 22, 2005, and that their contract with Vitali Klitschko was good until May 20,…
JOHNSON SPLIT DECISIONS TARVER!! Former IBF light heavyweight champion of the world Glencoffe “Road Warrior” Johnson returned from his knockout of Roy Jones Jr. with a split decision win over former WBC light heavyweight champion and fellow Jones conqueror Antonio Tarver. In a back and forth fight that saw both men have their moments of…
Two time WBC super middleweight champion Markus Beyer successfully marked his second reign as the champion with a win over Yoshinori Nishizawa. The fight took place in the Oberfrankenhalle in Bayreuth in Beyer’s native Germany. Beyer had to survive a knockdown in the early rounds but came back to post an impressive enough result on…
Glen Johnson is a soft-spoken man without the typical boxing bravado of, say, Antonio Tarver. So Johnson smiled when asked about the man he’s about to fight. “Talk is talk. Anyone with a mouth can talk,” Johnson said. “Not just Antonio Tarver, but any guy who talks too much – they’re not just trying to…
With the recent announcement that former world champion “Sugar†Shane Mosley will return to the welterweight division, on the heels of Oscar De La Hoya saying he’s coming back to the 147-pound class, World Boxing Association welterweight champion “El Gallo†Jose Antonio Rivera (37-3-1, 24 KOs) believes that in 2005 the welterweight division will be…
Ebo “The Extreme Machine†Elder fought courageously, with both eyes nearly closed due to swelling, to knockout Courtney “Killer†Burton to retain his North American Boxing Association Lightweight belt Friday on “ShoBox: The New Generation.†In the junior welterweight co-feature from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif., “Mighty†Mike Arnaoutis registered a third-round knockout…
In the battle for the WBO NABO lightweight championship tonight at the Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California, USA, Ebo “X-treme Machine” Elder stopped Courtney Burton in the twelfth and final round. Elder, from Atlanta, Georgia was docked a point early in the fight but went on to put Burton down twice in the final round…