“SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION†IF STYLES MAKE FIGHTS THEN THIS IS ONE HECK OF A NIGHT SHOWTIME to Televise the DiBella Entertainment Doubleheader From the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla,Friday, November 4, 2005, at 11 p.m. ET/PT (tape delayed on west coast). NEW YORK (October 24, 2005) – On Friday, Nov. 4, 2005, “ShoBox:…
The World Boxing Association’s 84th annual convention is next week (October 31-November 5) in South Korea and WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz is petitioning the organization to mandate random testing for performance enhancing drugs and to maintain the current two-year bam from WBA ratings for any boxer who violates the drug rules.
RDG Promotions put on a supershow at the Convention Center in Broadbeach, Australia with six title bouts on the card. Featherweight Sharon Anyos won the inagural WBC Female Featherweight title by hammering out a close unanimous ten round decision over Marcela Eliana Acuna while light welter Lance Gostelow stopped Kongthatwat Singwangcha after canvassing the Thai…
Steve Molitor remained undefeated on Friday night, stopping veteran Argentine campaigner Jorge Antonio Paredes in just three rounds at the Kool Haus in the Canadian’s hometown of Toronto. The cagey southpaw moves to 22-0 (8) and is nearing a world title showdown in the 122lb class. The lanky twenty five year old adds the name…
Hungary’s talented WBO Light Heavyweight Champion Zsolt “Firebird” Erdei came back from the brink of defeat and stopped former world titlist Mehdi Sahnoune during a dramatic twelfth and final round on Universum’s fight card from the Brandberge Arena in Halle, Germany. Erdei, who earned his crown by outboxing steel tough Julio Gonzalez in January of…
***Lots of Ringside Boxing Photos*** One of Britain’s premier world class fighters, Junior Witter, was in action last night defending his European, Commonwealth and British Light Welterweight titles at York Hall in London’s East End. The Northern switch hitter was in with Colin Lynes, the underrated IBO titlist from Hornchurch, England. Matchroom Promotions put on…
***Tons of Photos*** Click for larger image© Simon ShawSaddoBoxing.com Matchroom Promotions put on a riveting night of entertainment yesterday at London’s historic York Hall, headlined by Junior Witter’s British, Commonwealth and European Light Welter title defense against the surging IBO titlist, Colin Lynes. On the undercard there were two particularly smashing performances by a quartet…
Ring Boxing Ratings for Period Ended October 19, 2005 POUND-FOR-POUND 1. FLOYD MAYWEATHER Junior Welterweight 2. WINKY WRIGHT Junior Middleweight 3. MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA Junior Lightweight 4. MANNY PACQUIAO Junior Lightweight 5. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ Featherweight 6. ERIK MORALES Junior Lightweight 7. RICKY HATTON Junior Welterweight 8. JOSE LUIS CASTILLO Junior Welterweight 9. JERMAIN TAYLOR…
David Tua got a genuine fright tonight on the Warrior Boxing bill at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino when opponent Cisse Salif wouldn’t lie down but instead gave the New Zealander a difficult time during their scheduled ten round heavyweight bout. Salif became the first Tua victim to finish the fight on his feet since…
Former WBC and IBF Welterweight kingpin Vernon Forrest sent a late power surge through opponent Elco Garcia in the tenth and final round of their bout this evening at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California, electrifying the audience at the Goosen – Tutor promoted event. Forrest shocked his less experienced adversary with a…
Welterweight hopefuls Joshua Clottey and Chris “The Mechanic” Smith took care of business tonight in the latest chapter of DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing series. The bouts headlined the Manhattan based promoter’s fight card from the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York, much to the delight of those in attendance. Ghana native Clottey’s aggressive, come…
Ex-world title challenger Eric Harding schooled Daniel Judah tonight in Uncasville, Connecticut to take the vacant NABF Light Heavyweight title via unanimous decision. The rusty Judah, older brother of unified world welterweight champion Zab Judah, had not been in the ring for the past year and was unable to solve the evasive style of the…