Ring Boxing Ratings for Period Ended November 2, 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…
FORMER WORLD CHAMPION KEVIN KELLEY TO FACE SANDRO MARCOS FRIDAY, NOV. 4, AT THE MAGESTIC VENTURA THEATER Exciting Bout to air on Telafutura at 9 p.m. P.T. Former World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champion and current WBC No. 9 contender, Kevin “Flushing Flash†Kelley, will take on Sandro Marcos in a 10-round junior lightweight tussle…
Nov. 19 at Freeport Hall WOBURN, Mass. (November 3, 2005) – Former World Junior Olympic champion Marvin “Too Much†Cordova, Jr. (5-0, 4 KOs) steps up in class November 19 when he fights junior welterweight Shakha Moore (9-10-3, 1 KO) in the six-round co-feature on Expressway Jam 2, presented by NER Promotions, November 19 at…
This compelling 30 minute radio documentary featuring the Retired Boxers Foundation and President and Founder, Alex “The Bronx Bomber” Ramos, Executive Director, Jacquie Richardson, Medical Advisory Board member and Dr. Ray Monsell. Other guests include Barry McGuigan of the Professional Boxers Association in Ireland, Former World Champions Frank Bruno and Bobby Chacon, as well as…
Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime Rafael Marquez, who defends his IBF bantamweight title against undefeated No. 1 contender Silence Mabuza in Saturday’s excellent co-feature on SHOWTIME, shadow boxes during a workout Wednesday at Caesars Tahoe. In what figures to be an explosive main event Saturday on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on…
British Bantamweight Champion Martin Power puts his unbeaten record and domestic crown on the line this Friday at London’s historic York Hall against sharply skilled former title challenger Ian Napa. The Maloney Promotions bill will be televised live on Sky Sports and features some of Britain’s most promising young fighters.
For the past twelve years Bernard Hopkins has broken records as the reigning pound for pound undisputed middleweight champion of the world but that all changed July 16th, 2005. Bernard faced Jermain Taylor and had his belts handed down via a twelve round split decision. Thus we come to the end of the year and…
This Friday in Miami, Florida, US television giant Showtime stages another episode of it’s “ShoBox: The New Generation†program in what promises to be an explosive fight night. The first of a co-main event sees the undefeated Sechew Powell, 17-0 (11), in a ten round light middleweight match against Archak “Shark Attack†Ter-Meliksetian, 15-1 (12)….
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Simon Delivers In Wildwood For the first time ever, the sleepy coastal city of Wildwood, NJ hosted professional boxing on Friday night. Diane Fischer of Dee Lee Promotions and Al Mussachio of A.M. Boxing presented the first card at the new Wildwoods Convention Center, just a short thirty minute drive from Atlantic City. The event…
I have been a fan of boxing for twenty two years now. I even consider myself somewhat of a historian. I was introduced to the sport by my father who was somewhat of a fanatic of the game. I used to sit with him and watch old projector films of Dempsey and Louis along with…
By Robin York British Bantamweight Champion Martin “Too Much” Power makes the first defence of his crown against Hackney’s Ian Napa this Friday on a Maloney Promotions bill at the York Hall in the Bethnal Green area of London’s East End. Power, born and based in London, will be looking to cement his place at…