Women’s Boxing: Rakoczy To Face Serrano April 17
NABF Female lightweight champion, Jessica “Ragin” Rakoczy, 28-3 (10), is set to clash with Cindy “Checkmate” Serrano, 15-2-1 (7), in an eight round bout at the Tachi Palace Casino on April 17, 2008.
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Boxing Quotes: Joe Calzaghe
Fred Sternburg: On behalf of Golden Boy Promotions, Frank Warren, (Sports Network), and Planet Hollywood resort and casino, we’d like to welcome you to Joe Calzaghe’s Media Conference Call. Joe’s just finishing up his last week of training in Wales before he comes over to the states and does his last two weeks of preparation…
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Boxing Quotes: Antonio Tarver, Clinton Woods, Glen Johnson & Chad Dawson
Former undisputed light heavyweight kingpin and current IBO champion Antonio Tarver will face IBF champion Clinton Woods and WBC 175-pound titleholder Chad Dawson will defend against former world champion Glen Johnson Saturday, April 12, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (live at 9 p.m. ET/PT,delayed on the west coast).
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Jon Thaxton “There’s only one proper 50/50 boxing match this weekendâ€
Friday night, York Hall Sky Sports 1 9.30pm Jon Thaxton claims Europe’s best two lightweights will be in action when he boxes Yuri Romanov at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday, April 4th.
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WBC Boxing Champ Carina Moreno Set For Title Defense April 17
WBC minimumweight champion Carina “La Reina” Moreno (17-1, 5 KO’s) has signed a contract to defend her title against Dan-Bi Kim (4-0, 1 KO) of South Korea. The fight will take place at the Tachi Palace Casino on April 17, 2008.
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Risum Boxing: Kim Poulsen Spotlighted On Danish TV
Denmark’s boxing “Golden Boy”, Kim Poulsen, was featured yesterday on Danish TV with a short piece as build-up to his rematch with Tony Jourda on Friday in Aarhus.
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Risum Boxing: Lineup Set For April 4 Aarhus Show
The full undercard is now complete for Friday’s promotion in Aarhus, Denmark where former world title challenger Allan Vester, 26-6-1 (5), takes on African champion Hassan “The Hitman†Saku, 9-3 (8), at welterweight, and super middleweight Fawaz Nasir, 12-2 (7), squares off with Tanzanian puncher Maneno Oswald, 27-16-1 (21), in the featured bouts.
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Boxing Prospect Yan Barthelemy Added To Woods vs. Tarver Light Heavy Showdown
Undefeated bantamweight phenomenon Yan Barthelemy, Cuba’s 2004 Olympic gold medallist, will be back in action on Saturday, April 12, against the rugged veteran Pedro Rincon Miranda, 30-16 (25), from Colombia in a six-round bout.
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Cruiserweight Contender BJ Flores Guest Hosts Friday Night Fights
Undefeated cruiserweight sensation BJ Flores will be the in-studio guest on Friday Night Fights this week. Airing on ESPN 2 with host Brian Kenny this Friday night, April 4, Flores will offer analysis, insight and perspective on the televised portion of the card including the main event featuring heavyweight prospect Jason Estrada vs. Lance Whitaker.
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Return Of Ex-Boxing Champ Spadafora Postponed Until April 25
Michael Acri Promotions’ has postponed the April 6 professional boxing card at The Avalon Hotel in Erie, PA, headlined by the 2008 debut undefeated former IBF lightweight champion “The Pittsburgh Kid” Paul Spadafora.
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Raul Marquez – Bronco McKart
Former world junior middleweight champion Raul Marquez continued his middleweight resurrection last Saturday at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, scoring a ten round win over Bronco McKart.
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Frank Maloney Presents Spring 2008 Boxing Schedule
The first bill takes place on Friday, April 18 with Gary Woolcombe defending his British light middleweight title at London’s famed York Hall with chief support featuring heavyweights John McDermott and Pele Reid clashing for the vacant English crown. Also on the card will be undefeated Commonwealth light welterweight champion Ajose Olusegun and on her…