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  • Viloria-Priolo Set.

    Due to illness, highly regarded super flyweight contender Fernando Montiel has been forced to withdraw from his Thursday, December 16 clash with Barranquilla, Colombia’s Angel Priolo. But to the rescue has come former 2000 US Olympian and unbeaten contender Brian Viloria, who will look to bring his “Hawaiian Punch” to the legendary Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles against Priolo in the twelve- round main event of HBO Latino’s “Oscar De La Hoya Presents Boxeo De Oro”. In the televised co-feature, super middleweight standout Librado Andrade (20-0, 14 KOs) will make his third appearance at the Grand Olympic Auditorium when he tackles hard-nosed veteran Thomas Reid (33-13-1, 13 KOs) in a ten round bout. Doors open at 6pm, and the first bell rings at 6:30pm. The HBO Latino broadcast begins at 7pm PT. (more…)

  • “The Ghost” Gets Festive.

    On Wednesday, December 15th 2004, at the Veteran’s Hall in Gilroy, California, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero will be handing out toys and signing autographs for fans at the “Santa is coming to the Eigleberry Neighborhood” Holiday Celebration. This will be the first public appearance for the new NABF featherweight champion who won the title last Thursday with a sensational KO victory against Cesar Figueroa. The event runs from 6pm-9pm. For more info call (408) 315-0854 or (408) 655-2500. Also, on Friday DEC 17th 2004, “The Ghost” attends the Annual Christmas Party at the Boys And Girls Club in San Jose CA. Look for Guerrero to say a few words of encouragement to the kids and talk about what it takes to be a champion. This event starts at 4:30 and finishes at 6pm. For more info call (408) 293-8217 “I love to give back to the community, when I’m home for the holidays. It’s something, I think all fighters should do when they are on there down time. It’s all about the kids in my opinion. Building a brighter future for tomorrow is what I’m all about. Just like any sport, boxing needs good role models and I want to do my best to fit that mold” Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero.

    Team Guerrero would like to say Happy Holidays and God Bless to all.

  • Diaz-Irwin Set.

    At only twenty-one years old, Houston’s own Juan Diaz is professional boxing’s youngest world champion. The undefeated Diaz will defend his WBA lightweight crown on Jan 21, 2005, in a highly anticipated, action-packed featured twelve-round bout against WBA #10 ranked contender Billy Irwin at Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. Irwin has suffered many opponents pulling out of his fights over the last year but his persistence has finally paid off and awarded him a title shot. Diaz won his world title against Mongolian champion Lakva Sim by a unanimous twelve-round decision earlier this year.

  • ShoBox: The Next Generation.

    WBA No. 6/WBO No. 11/IBF No. 14 Welterweight Contender Chris “The Mechanic” Smith vs. IBF No. 7 Welterweight Contender David Estrada

    Undefeated Junior Middleweight Contender Sechew “Iron Horse” Powell vs. Junior Middleweight Contender Aslanbek Kodzoev

    Blue-collar boxer Christopher “The Mechanic” Smith will attempt to dismantle David Estrada in an International Boxing Federation (IBF) elimination bout for the No. 2 ranking Friday, Jan. 21, on the SHOWTIME boxing series, “ShoBox: The New Generation.” In the 10-round co-feature, unbeaten junior middleweight contender Sechew “Iron Horse” Powell will make his second SHOWTIME and “ShoBox” appearances as he takes on Aslanbek Kodzoev. SHOWTIME will televise the DiBella Entertainment doubleheader from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn., at 11 p.m. ET/PT (tape delayed on west coast). The telecast represents the 55th in the popular “ShoBox” series, which debuted on SHOWTIME in July 2001. (more…)

  • Lewis to Return?

    Great Britain’s morning papers are awash with stories about Lennox Lewis hinting that he may be ready to end his retirement and step back into the fray by challenging current WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Just two days removed from watching Klitschko devour fellow Briton

    Danny Williams over eight one-sided rounds, Lewis professed that watching the fight was, “stirring something inside me.” Lewis, who never lost any of his undisputed titles in a boxing ring, capped his career with a sixth round stoppage of Klitschko on some of the most gruesome cuts seen in recent times. However, Lewis and Klitschko gave boxing the most exciting heavyweight fight in many years, after which Lewis retired. Speaking of Klitschko’s potential opponents, Lewis stated, “Those two (Byrd and Rahman) may be able to give Klitschko a decent contest. But what he really needs is someone tall and good. I wonder who that could be?” Stay tuned to saddoboxing.com to see if Lewis changes his mind.

  • DiBella Presents Smith-Estrada and Sechew Powell.

    DiBella Entertainment will present a unique television doubleheader on January 21 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. when Showtime televises a pair of live bouts – Chris Smith (19-0-1) vs. David Estrada (17-1) in the main event, and Brooklyn’s undefeated Sechew Powell (14-0) vs. Aslanbek Kodzoev (15-1-1) in the co-feature – on Shobox: The Next Generation, while the undercard will be aired on tape delay on the popular Broadway Boxing Presented by Mohegan Sun. The announcement will be made tomorrow at a press conference at La Masseria (between Eighth and Broadway) in Manhattan by DBE President Lou DiBella. (more…)

  • Witter-Branco Set.

    Bradford’s Junior Witter will defend his European light welterweight title against Italy’s Gianluca Branco in a sensational showdown that effectively doubles as a world title eliminator. It will take place early next year and be promoted by Hennessy Sports following their successful purse bid for the contest in Rome on the 9th December. “This again vindicates my decision to move to Hennessy Sports,” said Junior on hearing on the news. “I truly have a promoter who is serious about my career. Since joining Mick Hennessy’s team I have won and defended the European title – a genuine title – on the BBC. Now I am featuring in a world-class old school tussle for the biggest purse of my career. Even bigger than when I fought Zab Judah for the IBF title.” (more…)

  • Vitali Speaks Out.

    After returning from the hospital at around midnight, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko met with the press to discuss his devastating eighth-round knockout victory over Danny Williams Saturday night on HBO Pay-Per-View at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, his future plans and more.

    VITALI KLITSCHKO

    “I went to the hospital as a precaution because both my hands were swollen, They are taped now but the doctor said I will be fine and could fight in a couple of months. Nothing is broken. This is no big deal. I cannot say exactly when I hurt them, or with what punch, but I first started to feel pain in the hands in the second round, and felt more and more pain in each round thereafter. I feel good. I did not take a lot of punches in the fight. Danny Williams did never hurt me. I tried to finish him in the first round, but Danny Williams showed a lot of heart and came back. I was very surprised at how many punches he took. I am happy with my performance, but fights, like life, are all about learning and gaining experience. I hope the fans enjoyed our fight tonight. I fight for the audience. They are the ones who pay to watch me fight and I hope they will want to watch me again. The best is yet to come. I am not prepared to say who I will fight next, or when the fight will be, or where. There are several possibilities, lots of big names. We will see. This victory was important not just for me, but for my country. This is the first time a Ukrainian sportsman is a boxing world champion. I hope I made the people there happy My brother, Wladimir, and I leave for Germany early in the morning (Sunday) and will spend one day there before heading to Ukraine.”

  • Hatton First to Stop Oliveira.

    British light welterweight Ricky Hatton became the first man to stop veteran campaigner Ray Oliveira on Saturday night in London, England. Oliveira touched the canvas several times before going to ground one final time in the tenth round citing an ear injury as his reason for being unable to continue, giving Referee Mickey Vann no option but to end the contest. Oliveira holds a win over current WBA champion Vivian Harris and is well known for his massive punch output and work-rate. However, Oliveira was simply outworked by Hatton who looks forward to a possible bout with IBF light welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu.

  • Mandalay Bay Results.

    Vitali Klitschko is still the WBC heavyweight champion after beating challenger Danny Williams to the canvas four times en route to an eighth round knockout victory. Williams was game and caught the champion with some good shots but Klitschko was able to absorb the punches a lot easier than Williams managed to take his shots. Williams was knocked down in the first and third rounds but managed to come back well before being rocked several times more and finally being sent to his fourth defeat via an impressive performance from the champion.

    WBO light welterweight champion of the world Miguel Cotto sent former champion Randall Bailey to the canvas twice before the sixth round when Bailey was unable to see and therefore unable to continue to fight. With the stoppage, Cotto successfully defended his title for the first time.

    Carlos Ramirez rebounded from losing his IBF super featherweight title to Erik Morales by defeating Juan Carlos Ramirez by a ten-round split decision.

    Carlos Navarro stopped Agapito Sanchez in the eleventh round.

  • Freitas Returns Successfully.

    Former super featherweight and lightweight champion Acelino Freitas staged his comeback tonight in his native Brazil with a decision win over unheralded David Saucedo. Freitas, whose impeccable record was spoiled by current lightweight champion Diego Corrales in a classic fight will return to the ring in the New Year with a title shot against the IBF’s champion Julio Diaz. Freitas received a lot of flak from the boxing press and fans alike for the way in which he walked away from Corrales in a fight in which he was knocked down three times. So it was a successful return but it is still a long road to walk for Freitas to be able to win over a skeptical world audience.

  • Grant Continues Comeback.

    Former middleweight champion of the world Otis Grant delighted his home fans in Montreal today with a unanimous decision win over Henry Porras. Grant, who was absent from boxing due to the fact that he was involved in a car accident that shaved five years off his career has been on the comeback trail for approximately a year. This pivotal year in Grant’s boxing life has seen him defeat former world champion Dingaan Thobela. Grant’s last loss came against then light heavyweight supreme Roy Jones Jr., a fight in which Grant was stopped in ten rounds. Grant won the middleweight title with a dominating display for that vacant belt in England against then British wonder-kid Ryan Rhodes. Stay tuned for more on Grant as it happens.