Archive for February, 2011

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Latest Boxing Results; Friday, 4^th February, from: California, US - Connecticut, US - New South Wales, Australia - Ontario, Canada - Puerto Rico - Queensland, Australia - Texas, US

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• Boxing Results - Friday 4 February, New South Wales, Australia

Heavyweight - Ben Wrotniak def Bob Gasio by KO 2 / 6

Heavyweight - Bob Mirovic def Alipate Liava’a by UD 6 / 6

Middleweight - Jarrod Fletcher def Aswin Cabuy by KO 4 / 6

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• Boxing Results - Friday 4 February, Queensland, Australia

Middleweight - Les Piper def Josh Clenshaw by UD 10 / 10

Heavyweight - John Szigeti lost to Lucas Browne by KO 3 / 6

Light heavyweight - Tyrone Jones def Amarbir Singh by KO 1 / 4

Former Australian champion Les Piper (13-6-3, 3 KOs) clearly outpointed Josh Clenshaw (29-19, 14 KOs) over ten rounds in light heavyweight contest at the Southport RSL club, Southport, Queensland, Australia on Friday. Piper outworked Clenshaw in most of the rounds. In round nine referee Phil Austin deducted a point from Piper for low blows. Scores were Allan Burford 97-92, Tont Kettlewell 99-90 and Alan Moore 99-91.

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• Boxing Results - Friday 4 February, Molson Centre, Ontario, Canada

Heavyweight - Tye Fields def Raymond Olubowale by TKO 3 / 8

Cruiserweight - Denton Daley def Taylor Bull by TKO 2 / 4

Light heavyweight - Steve Franjic def Ty McDougall by TKO 3 / 4

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• Boxing Results - Friday 4 February, Coliseo Felix Mendez, Puerto Rico

Lightweight - Michael Perez def Marcos Herrera by KO 8 / 8

Featherweight - Jayson Velez def John Alberto Molina by TKO 5 / 8

Unbeaten lightweight Michael “El Artista” Pérez (12-0-1, 6 KOs) scored an eighth round TKO over Marcos Herrera (6-4-2, 2 KOs) on Friday night at the Félix Méndez Acevedo Coliseum in Lares, Puerto Rico. Perez rocked Herrera midway through the last round and the referee quickly waved it off. In the co-feature,WBO #10 super bantamweight Jayson “La Maravilla” Vélez scored a fifth round TKO victory over Colombian veteran John Albert Molina. “La Maravilla” Vélez improves his undefeated record to 15-0 with 12 KOs.

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• Boxing Results - Friday 4 February, Chumash Casino, California, US

Cruiserweight - Lateef Kayode def Nicholas Iannuzzi by UD 10 / 10

Welterweight - Michael Anderson def Octavio Narvaez by KO 4 / 8

Featherweight - Rufino Serrano def Jose Morales by UD 6 / 6

WBA #4/WBC #6 cruiserweight Lateef Kayode (16-0, 14 KOs) struggled against Nicholas Iannuzzi 16-2, 9 KOs) to retain his NABF/NABO belts. Kayode’s 14 fight knockout streak ended as Iannuzzi for the most part gave as good as he got. Iannuzzi was deducted a point by Raul Caiz Jr. for a punch after the final bell. Scores were 98-91, 97-92, 95-94. Unbeaten WBO #9 featherweight Luis Franco (9-0, 5 KOs) got past KO artist Leonilo Miranda (32-3, 30 KOs) by ten round split decision. The power-punching Miranda has good success in round one, even dropping Franco although referee Marcos Rosales ruled it a slip. Franco showcased his speed and boxing skills in round two and for the next few rounds, however Miranda had a huge round five battering Franco with power shots. There was wide open action for the rest of the fight with Franco and Miranda literally trading punches for long stretches. Scores were 96-94 Miranda, 97-93, 96-94 Franco.

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• Boxing Results - Friday 4 February, Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, US

Light welterweight - Edwin Soto def James Ventry by UD 6 / 6

Heavyweight - Billy Mofford lost to Theron Johnson by UD 6 / 6

Middleweight - Brian Macy lost to JC Peterson by SD 4 / 4

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• Boxing Results - Friday 4 February, Convention Center, Texas, US

Super middleweight - Sergio Mora lost to Bryan Vera by SD 10 / 10

Welterweight - Charles Hatley Draw with Chris Chatman by MD 8 / 8

Bantamweight - Ray Ximenez Jr def Alfredo Berto by UD 4 / 4

Brian Vera (18-5, 11 KOs) won a ten round split decision over former WBC junior middleweight champion Sergio Mora (22-2, 6 KOs). Vera was the aggressor and applied pressure throughout while Mora showcased his defensive skills mixed in with flurries. Mora came on late and both were bloodied at the end. Scores were 96-94, 96-94 Vera, 96-94 Mora. Highly regarded unbeaten welterweight Charles Hatley (14-0-1, 11 KOs) and Chris Chatman (9-1-1, 4 KOs) battled to an eight round majority draw. Hatley dropped Chatman in round one, but Chatman came on strong late dropping Hatley in the eighth even things up on two cards. Scores were 77-73 Hatley, 75-75, 75-75.

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Oscar de la Hoya recently wrote on his twitter account: “I was watching Chavez Jr. last night and I’m sorry but he just does not have it. There’s no pop in his punches, but wish him the best.”

WBC #1 middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s response was: “I’m surprised that De La Hoya could see two fights at the same time, mine and Bradley-Alexander, but I am grateful to have contributed to having broken the record audience on Fox Sports who tuned into my fight”

Junior stated that he recalls that when Oscar was an up-and-coming fighter that neither he nor his father criticized Oscar when an opponent named “Chicho” Valenzuela sent him to the canvas, “Nor did we criticize the knockout loss to Hopkins, who after the fight became a partner of Oscar’s company, let alone when he stayed on his stool when he faced Manny Pacquiao.”

JC Chavez Jr also issued his own challenge to the Golden Boy: “I call on Oscar de la Hoya to pick up the gloves and face me at middleweight in September and give more motivation to de la Hoya I’ll bet my purse that I send him back into permament retirement from boxing and I wish him the best in his career as a promoter.”

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By Bernard O’Neill

Donegal welterweight Willie McLaughlin beat current Commonwealth champion Paddy Gallagher to claim his third Ulster Elite title on the trot at the Ulster Hall last night.

The Illies Golden Gloves man, a quarter-finalist at the 2009 AIBA World Senior Championships and the 2009 Irish senior champion, recorded a 15-3 win.

Current Irish senior champion Cathal McMonagle stopped Damien Ramsey in the second to secure the super-heavyweight crown, while Ryan Lindberg made it six-on-the-trot after shading Holy Trinity’s Sean McComb by a single point.

James Fryers secured an Immaculata BC double with a 4-3 win over Mark O’Hara, also of the Holy Trinity BC.

However, Conrad Cummings exacted a measure of revenge for the Holy Trinity with a 6-2 decision over Immaculata’s Alfredo Meli.

Tyrone McKenna and John Sweeny also emerged victorious on the night, Sweeny chalking up one of the biggest wins of the night at the expense of Sean Crudden.

Ulster Elite Championship Results:

Flyweight: Declan Milligan (St Paul’s) beat Michael Conlon (St John Bosco, Belfast) 6-3

Bantamweight: Ceire Smith (Cavan) W/O

Bantamweight: Ryan Lindberg (Immaculata) beat Sean McComb (Holy Trinity) 9-8

Lightweight: Angela Crawford (Raphoe) W/O

Lightweight: James Fryers (Immaculata) beat Mark O’Hara (Holy Trinity) 4-3

Light-welter: Eireann Nugent (Immaculata) W/O

Light-welter: Tyrone McKenna (Oliver Plunkett ) beat Ethan Audley (Holy Trinity) 9-7

Welterweight: Sarah Close (Abbey) W/O

Welterweight: William McLaughlin (Illies) beat Patrick Gallagher (Gleann) 15-3

Middleweight: Conrad Cummings (Holy Trinity) beat Alfredo Meli (Immaculata) 6-2

Light-heavy: Raymond Ginley (Gleann) W/O

Heavyweight: John Sweeney (Dungloe) beat Sean Crudden (Derrylin) 18-4

Super-heavy: Cathal McMonagle (Holy Trinity) beat Damien Ramsey (Ligoneil) RSC2

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Team GB’s Squad for the Bocskai Memorial Tournament

By AIBA

February 4, 2024

As they prepare for the all-important Olympic Games on home soil next year, Team GB’s boxing squad are developing well and could well cause a few surprises against the top competitors at this year’s major events.

The young team will enjoy its first taste of international competition this year at the traditionally strong 55th Bocskai Memorial Tournament, for which the coaches have selected eight boxers.

Khalid Saeed Yafai was the youngest British boxing team member at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and, although he did not take home a medal there, the 21-year-old did take silver at last year’s European Championships in Moscow.

Andrew Selby is titleholder at the Bocskai Memorial Tournament in the 54kg class, but after the new weight divisions were launched on September 1, 2024 the young Welshman has moved down to the new 52kg flyweight category.

Luke Campbell became European Champion in home ring in Liverpool more than two years ago but has so far been unable to build on this achievement. Campbell missed the European Championships in Moscow after being replaced by Iain Weaver, who collected a silver medal at the event. He has since trained very hard and struck back at his main local rival at the British National Championships in November.

Liverpool-based Commonwealth Games winner and European Championships silver medalist Thomas Stalker was awarded best boxer of the year in the United Kingdom. It’s worth noting that Frankie Gavin also picked up the same accolade in between two Olympic Games in 2006, after which he won the World Championships in Chicago at lightweight. Thomas Stalker also competes at lightweight.

Bradley Saunders, bronze medalist at the 2007 AIBA World Championships in Chicago, was one of the favorites at the 2009 World Championships in Milan but was seriously injured just before the huge event. He returned at the last edition of Bocskai Memorial Tournament in 2010 and claimed a bronze medal, then took silver at the Commonwealth Games in India later in the year.

The team’s rising welterweight star Callum Smith caused a huge surprise at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi last year to claim a silver medal in the tournament. Smith also took the British national title in November and will be aiming for the final in Debrecen next week.

Light heavyweight Obed Mbwakongo, 21, put in world-class performances at recent junior and youth events but a medal at elite international level has proved elusive so far. Mbwakongo made the quarterfinals at both the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games but missed the final step for the medal.

AIBA Junior World Championships bronze medalist 25-year-old Daniel Price did not qualify for the Beijing Olympic Games but returns to keep his chances alive for London.

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Television Boxing Schedule – from Friday 4th to Friday 11th February 2011- Broadcasting on: Australia FOX, Chile VTR, FOX Espanol, Mexico Azteca, Mexico Cadena 3, Mexico Televisa, United Kingdom SKY, United States ESPN2, United States FOX, United States Showtime, United States Showtime, United States TeleFutura

Boxing - PPV & Television Schedule

Note all information provided could be incorrect, incomplete and subject to change.

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• Friday 4 February, Television: Australia FOX

Southport RSL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia

Middleweight - Les Piper vs Josh Clenshaw

Heavyweight - John Szigeti vs Lucas Browne

Light welterweight - Ryan Langham vs Jack Asis

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• Friday 4 February, Television: United States TeleFutura

Coliseo Felix Mendez Acevedo, Lares, Puerto Rico

Lightweight - Michael Perez vs Marcos Herrera

Super bantamweight - Jayson Velez vs John Alberto Molina

Lightweight - Daniel Jimenez vs Miguel Angel Munguia

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• Friday 4 February, Television: United States ESPN2

Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Middleweight Sergio Mora vs Bryan Vera

Welterweight Charles Hatley 1 vs Chris Chatman

Super middleweight - Emanuel Ledezma vs James Freeman

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• Friday 4 February, Television: United States Showtime

Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California, United States

Cruiserweight - Lateef Kayode vs Nicholas Iannuzzi

Featherweight - Luis Franco vs Leonilo Miranda

Welterweight - Michael Anderson vs Octavio Narvaez

Featherweight - Rufino Serrano vs Jose Morales

Light middleweight - Francisco Santana vs Adan Leal

Super middleweight - Kurtiss Colvin vs Stanley Harvey

Super bantamweight - Roman Morales (debut) vs Beto Perez

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• Saturday 5 February, Television: Mexico Azteca

Coliseo Bernado Caraballo, Cartagena, Colombia

Light flyweight - Ramon Garcia Hirales vs Jesus Geles - Interim WBO light flyweight title

Super bantamweight - Jhonatan Romero vs Mario Macias - Vacant WBO Latino super bantamweight title

Lightweight - Darley Perez vs Alejandro Heredia

Bantamweight - Yuri Mendez vs Alfonso De la Hoz

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• Saturday 5 February, Television: Mexico Cadena 3

Sala de Armas, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Minimumweight - Juan Hernandez vs Moises Fuentes - NABF minimumweight title

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• Saturday 5 February, Television: Mexico Televisa

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Light middleweight - Rigoberto Alvarez vs Austin Trout - Vacant WBA World light middleweight title

Minimumweight - Jesus Silvestre vs Yader Escobar

Super bantamweight - Horacio Garcia vs Orlando Rizo - Vacant WBA International super bantamweight title

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• Saturday 5 February, Television: United Kingdom SKY

Leisure Centre, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom

Super bantamweight - Jason Booth vs Jamie Arthur - Commonwealth (British Empire) super bantamweight title & BBBofC British super bantamweight title

Heavyweight - David Price vs Osborne Machimana

Super flyweight - Martin Power vs

Super middleweight - Erick Ochieng vs Lee Noble

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• Saturday 5 February, Television: United States, FOX Espanol, United States FOX

MaywoodActivity Center, Maywood, California, United States

Super middleweight - Francisco Sierra vs Dyah Davis

Lightweight - Oscar Meza vs Leo Martinez

Heavyweight - Andy Ruiz Jr vs Kelsey Arnold

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• Friday 11 February, Television: Chile VTR

Gimnasio Club Mexico, Santiago de Chile, Chile

Lightweight - Oscar Bravo vs Hector Medina

Super flyweight - Miguel Gonzalez vs

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• Friday 11 February, Television: United States ESPN2

BellCentre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Welterweight - Ionut Dan Ion vs Steve Forbes

Welterweight - Antonin Decarie vs Shamone Alvarez

Welterweight - Kevin Bizier vs Edgar Ruiz

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• Friday 11 February, Television: United States Showtime

Bally’s Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

Heavyweight - Eddie Chambers vs Derric Rossy

Super bantamweight - Rico Ramos vs Alejandro Valdez

Super middleweight - Cornelius White vs Don George

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• Friday 11 February, Television: United States TeleFutura

SportsCenter, Fairfield, California, United States

Welterweight - Alan Sanchez vs John Ryan Grimaldo

Super middleweight - Peter Quillin vs Dennis Sharpe

Welterweight - Fidel Maldonado Jr vs

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By Rio

London - Thursday, 3rd March 2011

McAleese Backs Ochieng To Beat Noble This Saturday

Light Middleweight prospect ‘Phat’ Pat McAleese today gave his full support to Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng by stating that his Ultrachem TKO Boxing Gym mate will easily defeat Lee ‘Lightning’ Noble this Saturday at the Frank Maloney promoted Jamie Arthur vs Jason Booth Commonwealth Super Bantamweight title clash at the Brentwood Leisure Centre, Brentwood, Essex.

The only blemishes on McAleese’s otherwise immaculate record have come courtesy of Noble. The first, at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in March last year, was declared a draw by referee Richard James Davis even though McAleese had a superior work rate and had landed the more meaningful shots throughout.

The rematch, at Steve Goodwin’s excellent ‘It’ Personal’ event in September, had far more at stake, being it was for the vacant British Masters Light Middleweight title.

For almost nine rounds McAleese not just outworked Noble, he plain dominated him. Noble’s work rate was exceptionally poor, he seemed content to cover up and absorb the constant barrage of punches, only occasionally responding with the odd jab or flurry here and there.

In the dying seconds of the ninth round Noble let rip with a peach of a right uppercut. It was a near perfect shot and dropped McAleese on the spot.

On learning that Ultrachem TKO gym mate Ochieng’s replacement opponent for Saturday’s Sky Sports

.televised event was to be Noble, Newmarket’s McAleese was quick to show his support by saying, “I don’t think Erick will have too much trouble, he hits hard, he’s got a fast jab. When I fought him (Lee Noble) I was eight rounds up going into the ninth round but just got caught by a lucky shot.

I think Erick’s a little bit more cagey, I think he’ll pick Noble off and out work him. Noble’ll find it hard because he’ll be hitting down a lot, being taller and Erick gets really low. I think he’ll find it really hard to fight Erick.

Erick will come through with flying colours.”

Switching tack McAleese spoke a little about his last bout as well as his upcoming fight on March 19th and the possibility of a second rematch between himself and Noble, “Trilogy, I’d like to fight him again. I’m fighting on the 19th March and then I’ve got a show on the 30th April, which is in Newmarket where I live

I’ve boxed him (Noble) twice. The first one I thought I’d won hands down but they gave a draw. The last time I was eight rounds up going into the ninth and got caught by a lucky shot.

I think a third time I’ll want to just put my mind to rest. Neither of them should have been negatives on my record, I just want to set the record straight.

I’ve been working well with Johnny Eames and Brian O’Shaughnessy, who’s my new co-trainer. Doing loads and loads of new things. Come 19th March I’m going to come out a much improved fighter.

Hopefully I’ll get the win and then look for a rematch with Noble.”

‘Phat’ Pat McAleese will next be in action at the Steve Goodwin promoted ‘Essex Eruption’ event, headlined by Tony Conquest and Yassine El Maachi, at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, Essex, on Saturday 19th March 2011.

Tickets for ‘Essex Eruption’ at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex on Saturday 19th March 2011 are on sale now - priced £35 (Unreserved) or £60 (Ringside).

For tickets call: 07960 850645, book on-line at www.tkoboxoffice.com or in person at The Ultrachem TKO Gym, Gillian House, Stephenson Street, Canning Town, London E16 4SA.

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‘Phat’ Pat McAleese and Erick Ochieng with Erick’s manager-coach Brian Lawrence behind.

PHOTO CREDIT:
Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro
JustListen2This Publicity & Promotion
London, UK & Philadelphia, USA
Tel: (UK) 07960 850645
Tel: (USA) 1 215 459 5060

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Latest Boxing news in Brief – Thursday 3^rd February for: Amir Khan’s opponent, Andre Dirrell, Cotto vs. Mayorga, Foreman vs Wolak, Hugo Centeno, Marquez injured, Quillen vs Sharpe, Sergio Mora vs. Bryan Vera, Toks Owoh, World title tripleheader Japan

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• Amir Khan to announce opponent — WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) says he will be announcing who his next opponent will be tomorrow on Thursday. Khan, 24, has been looking for what seems like ages to find a suitable opponent that will fit in the budget that he has for his next fight on April 16th at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England. Already, Paul McCloskey, the EBU light welterweight champion, and light welterweight contender Lamont Peterson have been eliminated because they wanted too much money.

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• Quillen vs Sharpe - Golden Boy Promotions and Don Chargin Productions will be bringing a bit of East Coast flavor to the Sports Center in Fairfield, Calif. as unbeaten New Yorker Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin squares off against New Jersey’s Dennis Sharpe in the eight round super middleweight main event of TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” on Friday, February 11. In the co-main event, Fairfield’s Alan Sanchez faces Denver’s John Grimaldo in an eight round welterweight bout. Also featured will be Albuquerque welterweight prospect Fidel Maldonado Jr. and Fairfield’s own junior featherweight prospect Manuel Avila.

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• Hugo Centeno - Knockout artist and highly talented welterweight prospect Hugo “The Boss” Centeno (5-0, 5 KOs) of Oxnard, CA will step back into the ring on Friday, March 4th at the Warner Center Marriot in Woodland Hills, CA against an opponent yet to be determined which is being headlined by Ray Beltran, Jr. (23-4, 15 KOs) taking on Carlos Vinan (10-8-4, 2 KOs) in a 12-round lightweight bout for the vacant USBA lightweight title and is being presented by Art of Boxing Promotions in association with Bash Boxing.

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• Cotto vs. Mayorga - GOBBLER’S KNOB, (Groundhog Day 2011) — At approximately 7:25 A.M. today, Punxsutawney Phil — the Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of all Prognosticators — emerged from his burrow at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Penn, and proclaimed, in his native Groundhogese, that the Pride of Puerto Rico, MIGUEL COTTO, would successfully defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight title against two-division world champion and No. 1-rated loudmouth Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga on Saturday, March 12, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev

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• World title tripleheader in Japan - Three of Japan’s top boxing stars will be in action on April 8 at the Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan. WBC super featherweight world champion Toshiaki Nishioka (37-4-3, 23 KOs) defending his crown for the sixth time against Argentinean Mauricio Muñoz (21-2, 9 KOs). WBC featherweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa (29-3, 12 KOs) will defend against mandatory challenger and former world champion Jhonny Gonzalez (47-7, 41 KOs) of Mexico. And WBC super featherweight world champion Takari Aoh (20-2-1, 9 KOs) confronts Mexican Humberto Gutierrez (28-2-1, 20 KOs). The mega-event is presented by Teiken Boxing Promotions and was announced today at a press conference at the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo.

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• Marquez injured - Undefeated lightweight prospect Archie Ray Marquez suffered an injury during training and was forced to pull out of his scheduled bout against Marvin Quintero on this Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME®. The scheduled main event and co-feature remain intact. The telecast begins at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). The Marquez-Quintero bout will not be replaced.

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• Sergio Mora vs. Bryan Vera this Friday night on ESPN - ESPN’s Friday Night Fights will originate from the Fort Worth (Texas) Convention Center Arena on Super Bowl weekend at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The main event on the February 4 “Super Brawl 2011” show will feature former world champion and current #8 world-ranked junior middleweight Sergio Mora (22-1-2, 6 KO’s) meeting Fort Worth’s Brian Vera (17-5, 11 KO’s).

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• Top super middleweight talent Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) could be ready to get back in action in the coming months. Dirrell, 27, revealed that he’s seeing his Doctor for what he hopes will be the last time so that he can get back in the ring and resume his promising career. Dirrell hasn’t fought since last year when he was hurt by a punch from his Super Six tournament opponent Arthur Abraham in April 2010.

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• Toks Owoh - Journey Back To The Top Flight Begins On March 5^th — Former IBF Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title challenger Toks Owoh is set to begin his second campaign for championship glory in earnest, albeit this time in the Cruiserweight division. His opponent, at the Steve Goodwin promoted ‘Unleash The Fury’ event at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, on Saturday 5th March 2011, will be former Southern Area Light Heavyweight Champion JJ Ojuederie.

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• Foreman vs Wolak — Former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) fights for the first time after having major surgery on his right knee when he takes on Pawel Wolak (28-1, 18 KO’s) on March 12th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Foreman, 30, will be fighting on the same card as his recent conqueror Miguel Cotto, who stopped Foreman in the 9th round last June at the Yankee Stadium, in New York.

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By WSB

Monday, 31 January 2024 - United States, Los Angeles

Hollywood Fight Night turned into another Los Angeles Matador exhibition Sunday as the league-leading team showcased their superiority over the competition yet again and secured a 5-0 win against the visiting Miami Gallos.

The Matadors, competing in their new home at the Avalon Hollywood , move to 6-1 on the year and gain another three points in the overall standing for a total of 19, six ahead of their next nearest competitor the Mexico City Guereros. Miami falls to 3-4 overall with nine points. The Gallos have now dropped two in a row to the Matadors after defeating them back on November 23 in each team’s season opener.

The Gallos came into tonight facing a huge uphill battle even before stepping into the ring against a loaded Matadors squad that featured five fighters ranked in the top-eight of the WSB rankings. Due to a rash of illnesses inflicting the team, the Gallos had to change heavyweights at the last minute when the league’s best at the time, Donovan Dennis, had to withdraw and then middleweight John Joe Joyce also was unable to make the flight and match, leaving Miami extremely shorthanded.

Nevetheless, the remaining four Gallos came to fight and left it all in the ring, but came up short in every bout.

Bantamweight Luis MIguel Diaz (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) fought hard but was outmatched by the more experienced Rau’Shee Warren (Cincinnati, Ohio), 50-45, 50-45, 49-46. The two-time Olympian Warren had been inactive since December 16 after receiving a head butt against Ronnie Beblik of the Memphis Force. The inactivity didn’t affect the Cincinnati native, who now moves to 3-0 on the year and moves another step closer to perhaps securing a berth on his third Olympic team, as he’s now ranked third overall.

Prior to his bout this evening, Warren was featured by Maxboxing.com in a feature written by Gabriel Montoya. For a look, click here.

Lightweight Eric Fowler (Houston, Texas) found his first major challenge of the WSB season and handled it well in a split decision victory over Leonid Malkov (Kiev, Ukraine), 49-46, 47-48, 50-45. Fowler had been away from the action since December 12 after suffering a cut in his last fight. Until tonight, he hadn’t allowed an opponent to finish a bout with two TKOs in two previous matches. His return win moved him up the WSB rankings to No. 4.

Vyacheslav Shabranskij (Kiev, Ukraine) put together perhaps the upset of the inaugural WSB season tonight, defeating 2008 Olympic silver medalist Kenny Egan (Clondalkin, Ireland) in the light heavyweight contest. Egan had been inactive since a cut to his eye in his opening bout win and took a while to get his ring rhythm back again, which allowed Shabranskij to build up a good lead after two rounds, leading to the split-decision victory, 48-47, 46-49, 49-46. Shabranskij has been impressive with three wins and no losses to date, good enough to move him into third in WSB standings.

Heavyweight Craig Lewis (Detroit, Mich.) suffered a similar fate in his match Sunday as in his previous to bouts this season as David Imoesiri (Long Beach, Calif.) outclassed the Gallos fighter, 49-46, 50-45, 48-47. After a first bout loss to begin the season, Imoesiri has now reeled off three-straight victories and moved to third in the WSB rankings.

With six straight victories, the Matadors now have the second best record among the 12 WSB franchises after the loss by Paris United Saturday night and sit just behind the Baku Fires, who are now 7-0.

The road to securing their first WSB league title gets no easier as the Matadors now travel to Mexico City on Thursday, February 4 to contend with the second-place Mexico City Guerreros and the home-ring advantage they enjoy being at 7,300 feet in elevation. The Miami Gallos, meanwhile, return home to face the Memphis force on Friday, February 5.

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Between 15 to 20 February the 62 th international tournament “Strandja 2011″ which is traditionally held in Bulgaria.

Contest will be held in 10 weight categories (men): 49 kg., 52 kg., 56 kg., 60 kg., 64 kg., 69 kg., 75 kg., 81 kg., 91 kg., 91 kg, and in three Olympic women’s weight categories: 51 kg., 60 kg. and 75 kg.

Competition program:

February 15: arrival day.

16 February:
8-00 - 10-00: Medical Commission, and weighing;
11-00: drawing;
16-00: previous stage fighting.

February 17:
8-00 - 9-00: Medical Commission, and weighing;
16-00: previous stage fighting.

February 18:
8-00 - 9-00: Medical Commission, and weighing;
16-00: The semi-final matches

February 19:
8-00 - 9-00: Medical Commission, and weighing;
16-00: Finals

February 20, at: departure day of competition

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By AIBA

February, 2^nd 20011

Ukraine, one of Europe’s top boxing nations, held a training camp led by head coach Dmitro Sosnovskiy and Ivan Danylishin in the picturesque city of Kolomiya from January 8 until January 20.

The 36 best Ukrainian male boxers were involved in the training camp, which was good preparation for the forthcoming international events and for the Ukrainian Men’s Elite National Championships, which will be held in March.

Arguably one of the world’s best boxers, Olympic and AIBA World Champion 22-year-old Vasyl Lomachenko, will be looking to defend his world title in Baku later this year and qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Lomachenko missed the European Championships last year but he is ready for golden moments again in 2011. His main local opponent is World University Champion and European Cup winner Denis Berinchik, who also took part in the training camp.

Former European Champion and strong heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk is Ukraine’s second main hope for a gold medal at the upcoming AIBA World Championships. Usyk took bronze in Milan two years ago but did not compete in the 2010 European Championships in Moscow, since the Ukrainian coaches were saving his power for 2011 events.

Experienced bantamweight athlete 28-year-old Georgiy Chygayev became European Champion in Liverpool in 2008 but lost his title in Moscow last year to Eduard Abzalimov of Russia in a close final contest. Chygayev’s main target is to reach his second Summer Olympic Games.

Ukraine’s best super heavyweight boxer, AIBA World Championships silver medalist veteran Roman Kapitanenko, will be celebrating his 30th birthday during the year, but experience is much more important in the highest weight division, which gives him a good chance of continuing his medal series in 2011.

Ukraine’s best welterweight athlete is Taras Shelestyuk, who claimed a bronze medal at the European Championships in Moscow, where the powerful boxer lost to eventual winner Balazs Bacskai of Hungary in a hectic semifinal battle. Shelestyuk’s skills are good enough for an Olympic quota place in Baku.

Former European Junior Champion and European Cup winner 21-year-old Yevhen Khytrov has got great expectations in 2011 and may well be a medal contender at the forthcoming AIBA World Championships. But first he will have to beat Ukraine’s top middleweight boxer, World Championships bronze medalist Serhiy Derevyanchenko.

Ukraine’s top 81kg boxer, European Cup winner and Turkish Prime Ministry Tournament gold medalist Oleksandr Gvozdik, has yet to win a medal in a major event but may well end this drought at the AIBA World Championships in Baku.

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