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  • Boxing Quotes: Diego Corrales – Joel Casamayor

    When the 20th anniversary celebration of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING continues on SHOWTIME on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 9 p.m., ET/PT (delayed on the west coast), Diego “Chico” Corrales will face nemesis and former 130-pound world champion, southpaw Joel “El Cepillo” Casamayor.

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    The rubber match of an outstanding, hard-fought series will be promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, and take place at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Corrales (40-3, 33 KOs), of Las Vegas, by way of Sacramento, is 8-1 in world title fights. Casamayor (33-3-1, 21 KOs), of Miramar, Fla., by way of Guantanamo, Cuba, is 7-3. (more…)

  • Carlos Baldomir – Sycuan Ringside Promotions: Boxing Cinderella Story

    Not too long ago, not even the most diehard boxing fan could tell you who Carlos Baldomir or Sycuan Ringside Promotions was.

    That was then.

    Now, as Sycuan Ringside Promotions prepares to present its seventh world title bout of 2006, the stage is set for Baldomir to defend his World Boxing Council welterweight championship against fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. Nov. 4 from Mandalay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View. (more…)

  • “Low Ratings for Maskaev/Rahman, a Direct Reflection of the Ike Quartey Fiasco”

    By Mike Casile (PBR)

    The writing was on the wall for the Maskaev / Rahman fight, before they ever threw a punch. Their can not be anyone, with a rational brain in their head, that would fork out $49.95, to see two unpopular Heavyweights duke it out, when the week before they watched a man get robbed on HBO, with little or no consequence. Why more journalists weren’t’s calling HBO, the judges, and the New York State boxing commission on the carpet. It was a disgrace. I do not know, who is paying who, but there is absolutely NO way Vernon Forrest beat Ike Quartey. There is NO company in the “pocket” of the Philadelphia Boxing Report. We tell you the way it is. (more…)

  • Rita Figueroa Added To 8 Count Boxing’s Chicago Superstars Bill

    Figueroa, 8-0 (3KO’s) won the WIBA Americas Lightweight Title in her last fight, a unanimous decision over Eva Lidia Silva on May 12th at the Aragon Ballroom on the 8 Count Productions’ War By The Shore event. She will featured in a six round bout on Friday night against veteran Leora Jackson of Springdale, Arkansas. (more…)

  • Boxing Spotlight: Undercard Of Clinton Woods vs. Glen Johnson

    Each of the bouts on Clinton Woods’ upcoming IBF Light Heavyweight title defense against Glen Johnson could easily hold their own as the top of a bill on most boxing fight cards, however due to the exceptional nature of the quality of fights taking place in Bolton, England on 2 September, they shall now make up a tremendous undercard. Fans will be treated to not just Clinton Woods and Glen Johnson III, but also a WBU Welterweight title fight with Mehrdud Takaloo and ex-British Champion Michael Jennings competing for the belt.

    Takaloo is the man who not long ago put Eamonn Magee’s career back into shambles after winning a majority decision against the Belfast southpaw to take the WBU crown. Takaloo, born in Teheran, Iran but now a British citizen, has an exciting KO record, with 17 knockouts in 25 wins, with 9 of those coming within 3 rounds. He does however have 5 losses to his name. His career, while not spectacular, has been a good one and has held the WBU Light Middleweight title twice already and in a losing effort, gave Daniel Santos a stern challenge for the WBO title in 2002. (more…)

  • Boxing Perspective: The Heavyweight Picture

    What Can Be Seen Below The Maddening Crowd

    There is sadness in Boxingville as no American boxer holds any of the Heavyweight crowns. With Oleg Maskaev demolition of Hassim Rahman, the Heavyweight division is left with only one true American legitimate contender in Calvin Brock. While there are some hopeful below Calvin Brock such as Tony Thompson or Ray Austin, there is little to suggest that these heavyweights have the stuff to seriously challenge the Eastern bloc, in particular Serguei Lyakhovich and Wladimir Klitschko.

    At the beginning of the 20th century, there was a mad dash to find the Great White Hope to defeat the great Jack Johnson. Now in one of the great irony of history, there is now an push by American promoters to find the next great American Heavyweight Hope to challenge the solid white Russian bloc that now dominate the Heavyweight division, any ethnicity can apply. Every where there is a cry, “Where is the next great American Heavyweight?” Sounds like a plot for the next Contender reality series. (more…)

  • Boxing’s Dmitriy Salita And Rapper 50 Cent KO Child Poverty

    Unbeaten welterweight contender Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita (25-0-1, 15KO’s) is joined recently by rapper 50 Cent at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan to benefit Tikva Children’s Home, a non-profit charitable organization whose core mission is to care for the homeless, abandoned and abused Jewish children of Odessa, Ukraine. Salita, who was born in Odessa, will square off with Franciso Campos (20-7-1, 11KO’s) on DiBella

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    Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing Presented by StubHub at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on 20 September

  • Lawton and Thomas Hailed by Stoke City Fans


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    Impact Boxing

    		 Stoke City were bundled out of the Carling Cup at the first hurdle by the ten men of lowly Darlington but the attending 3500 faithful fans were given something to cheer at half time when they were introduced to English Lightweight Champion, Scott Lawton and Welsh ABA Champion, Aaron Thomas.

    Lawton is a firm favourite with many City fans some of who regularly attend the Impact Boxing’s Kings Hall shows. Scott has always had a good support base in the Potteries but since his victory over Stefy Bull in June to clinch the vacant English belt he has seen his profile raised considerably; he is to be honoured by the mayor of Stoke shortly who will host a reception to recognise Scott’s achievement. (more…)

  • Boxing Quotes: Israel Vazquez

    Promoted by Sycuan Ringside Promotions, World Boxing Council super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez (40-3, 29 KOs) and World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (33-4, 28 KOs) square off on Mexican Independence Day on Saturday, Sept. 16 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Vazquez, who became the 100th Mexican champion with his first world title on March 25, 2004, is the Ring Magazine champion and also hailed by his countrymen as the heir apparent to the popularity throne of Marco Antonio Barrera.

    The following are quotes from Vazquez from Wednesday’s national conference call: (more…)

  • Former Marine to Box on Impact Bill

    Impact Boxing today announced that former Royal Marine Andrew Lowe will make his pro debut on 30th September at The Kings Hall, Stoke. Following in the footsteps of Imran Khan and, the Chris Sanigar managed, Aaron Thomas the Newark based Lowe becomes the third debutant to link up with Impact within the last two months.

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    Impact Boxing

    Lowe began boxing in 1996 at the RHP Amateur Boxing Club and boasts an impressive amateur record, winning 12 of his 17 bouts and picking up an ABA Novice Title before joining the marines in 1999. He continued boxing during his military service winning a further 6 out of 7 contests and representing the Royal Marines in Australia in 2002. Another former Royal Marine and current Midlands Area Welterweight Champion, Stuart Elwell, has been one of Lowe’s sparring partners in the past. (more…)

  • Duddy Gets Ex-Boxing Champ Yory Boy Campas At MSG

    Ireland’s John Duddy (17-0, 15 KO’s) will be back in the Big Apple spotlight when he faces the sternest test of his young career against former world champion, Mexico’s Yory Boy Campas (88-8, 72 KO’s), on Friday night, September 29, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. (more…)

  • Boxing In Australia: Red Corner Announces OktoberFist

    Red Corner Promotions and the XFC present the first ever OktoberFIST on October 13 at the Broncos Leagues Club in Red Hill, Brisbane, Australia. With the Australian love of beer and our love of a good dust-up it only seemed natural to combine the two. The Germans have their own festival around beer we just added biff. (more…)