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Joseph Ward Magnificent in Baku

By AIBA

Ireland’s AIBA Youth World Champion 17-year-old Joseph Ward secured the gold medal and defended his title at the annual Abbas Agalarov Youth Memorial Tournament which was held at the capital city of Azerbaijan, Baku in December.

The young Irish boxer from Moate became AIBA Junior World Champion in 2009 and AIBA Youth World Champion last year. Following his great victories Ward moved up into the light heavyweight division where he will be aiming for a gold medal at the 2011 European Youth Championships in August.

Ward eliminated reigning European Junior Champion Aleksandr Dokvadze of Georgia in the quarter-final, Russia’s Vladimir Korsunov in the semi-final and in the final defeated Kazakhstan’s 16-year-old Dinislam Abdesov, who was silver medalist at the Ahmet Comert Junior Tournament in July. Joseph Ward claimed not only the gold medal but also picked up the best boxer trophy in Baku.

This was the host city’s fourth major boxing event following the 2009 AIBA President’s Cup, the 2010 AIBA Youth World Championships and the Heydar Aliyev Junior Cup in 2010. Baku will also host the 2011 AIBA Men’s World Championships, which will be the first Olympic qualifying event for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Uzbek Youth National Champion and Berdichev Youth Tournament silver medalist Shakhobiddin Zoirov from Bukhara claimed his first international victory in Baku after beating Evan Metcalfe of Ireland and Kazakhstan’s Erzhan Zhomart by accepted points in the light flyweight class.

President Heydar Aliyev Junior Cup winner Ramal Yusifzade of Azerbaijan caused a surprise at the event when he eliminated AIBA Youth World Championships bronze medalist Vasiliy Vetkin of Russia in the semi-final. For the gold medal contest he had to beat another Russian fighter, Sabukhi Kafarov, which the Azeri athlete did successfully.

Azerbaijan’s newcomer Ilkin Guliyev claimed the second gold medal for the host nation after beating Russian Youth National Championships silver medalist Radzhab Butayev at bantamweight, while his compatriot and Aliyev Junior Cup bronze medalist Parviz Bagirov defeated Kazakhstan’s powerful Dzhakibek Adzhibayev in the lightweight division.

Uzbekistan’s biggest hope, Ahmet Comert Junior Tournament winner 16-year-old Akmalbek Kosimov, claimed his second gold medal of 2010. At the light welterweight semi-final he had to beat Azerbaijan’s Joshgun Aliyev and proved too strong for Russia’s Zalibek Dzhmailov in the final.

Russian Youth National Championships quarter-finalist 17-year-old Abulzhabar Gasanov competed in his first major international tournament in Baku and won the welterweight class after defeating local Sagi Sadigli.

Georgia’s Aliyev Junior Cup silver medalist Nikoloz Sekhniashvili defeated his top rivals in Baku, firstly European Junior Championships silver medalist and Aliyev Junior Cup winner Rauf Rahimov after AIBA Youth World Championships quarter-finalist Kazim Eneyev of Russia in the middleweight final.

Russia’s 17-year-old Ivan Veryasov won the Amber Gloves Tournament among elite boxers in Kaliningrad where he defeated two veteran fighters, Germany’s Stefan Koeber and Lithuania’s Vitalijus Subacius. Veryasov’s experience was enough to beat his youth rivals in the heavyweight class in Baku, where he had a hectic final against Kazakhstan’s Artem Vasilyonok.

Super heavyweight’s reigning AIBA Junior World Champion 17-year-old Gasan Gimbatov of Russia did not qualify for the 1st Youth Olympic Games but claimed the gold medal at the Agalarov Youth Memorial Tournament, where 89 boxers from seven nations competed to bolster their international experiences.

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Solis vs Klitschko back on track - After harsh words yesterday between the camps of WBC mandatory challenger Odlanier Solis and WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, Solis’ promoter Ahmet Öner wants to get negotiations back on track for the WBC-mandated heavyweight championship fight. - “Let’s forget about Krasniqi, Banks and Sturm,” he said. “They have nothing to do with our fight. I agree that the boxing business is getting harder and harder because there are not a lot of big names and superstars left and they are not easy to deal with. There’s no need to talk about other fighters when all we want is to secure a deal between Solis and Vitali. I apologize for bringing other names to the table. Sturm is a great champion and he is ready to fight any middleweight fighter in the world. It’s not that easy to make big fights when there are only very few big names left and they all have their separate deals in place.

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These are some of the greatest names in boxing history, John L Sullivan, Jim Corbett, ”Bob” Fitzsimmons, Jack “Manassa Mauler” Dempsey and many more who have contributed to the glorious history of this great sport here we take a look at some of these boxing icons from the late 1800′s to the 1960′s

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John Lawrence Sullivan (October 15, 2024 – February 2, 2024), also known as the Boston Strong Boy, was recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing from February 7, 2024 to 1892.

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James John “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (September 1, 2024 – February 18, 2024) was a heavyweight boxing champion, best known as the man who defeated the great John L. Sullivan.

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Robert James “Bob” Fitzsimmons made boxing history as the sport’s first three-division world champion and also achieved fame for beating Gentleman Jim Corbett.

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Jack “Manassa Mauler” Dempsey (June 24, 2024 – May 31, 2024) was an American boxer who held the world heavyweight title from 1919 to 1926

Dempsey-Carpentier took place on July 2, 2024 at Boyle’s Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey, generating the first million dollar gate in boxing history. A crowd of 91,000 watched the fight. RCA arranged for live coverage of the match making the event the first national radio broadcast.

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Sixto Escobar (March 23, 2024 – November 17, 2023) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. Competing in the bantamweight division, he became Puerto Rico’s first world champion.

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Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 2024 – April 12, 2024), better known as Joe Louis, was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber. In 2005, Louis was named the greatest heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization, and was ranked number one on Ring Magazine’s list of 100 Greatest Punchers of All Time.

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In the 1950,s Boxing started to be broadcast live on Television, the “Gillette Friday Night Fights became one of the most popular TV shows in America.

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James “Jimmy” William Carruthers (5 July 2024 – 15 August 2024) was an Australian boxer, who became world champion in the bantamweight division.

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Rocky Marciano (September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2024), born Rocco Francis Marchegiano, was an Italian-American boxer and the heavyweight champion of the world from September 23, 1952, to April 27, 1956, when he retired as one of the few boxers in history never to lose a fight in his professional career.

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Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr., May 3, 2024 – April 12, 2024) was a professional boxer. Frequently cited as one of the greatest boxers of all time, Robinson’s performances at the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create “pound for pound” rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990 .

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Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 2024) is a retired American boxer and three-time World Heavyweight Champion, who is widely considered one of the greatest heavyweight championship boxers of all time. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. After turning professional, he went on to become the first boxer to win the lineal heavyweight championship three times.

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The 19th Uzbek Men’s Elite National Boxing Championships were held at the Humo Sport Complex in Bukhara.

The strong Uzbek team claimed one gold, two silver and two bronze medal at the 16th Asian Games in November 2010, where AIBA World Championships silver medalist Elshod Rasulov defended his Asian title in the light heavyweight division.

Unfortunately the best Uzbek boxers, the national team members, were unable to compete at the championships due to the Asian Games.

Altogether 167 elite male athletes competed at the Uzbek National Championships from all over the country.

In Jasurbek Latipov’s and Alisher Mahmudov’s absence former Uzbek National Champion and Ahmet Comert Tournament bronze medalist 21-year-old Rasul Djurayev from Surhandarya won the first final at light flyweight.

AIBA Youth World Championships and Youth Olympic Games bronze medalist 18-year-old Zokhidjon Hurboyev from Andizhan acquired his first elite title after defeating teenager Pahlavon Hojiyev in the flyweight class in Bukhara.

Dzhizak boxer, 19-year-old Shokhrukh Khudjabekov was bronze medalist at the Turkish Prime Ministry Tournament and despite his youth he defended his bantamweight title after beating 18-year-old Sukhrob Babanazarov who competed at the 2010 AIBA Youth World Championships in Baku.

Another huge Uzbek hope, Bukhara-based Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament and Battle of Stalingrad Youth Tournament gold medalist 19-year-old Fazliddin Gaibnazarov, defended his title after defeating Farkhod Polvonov of Khorezm in the lightweight class.

Former Asian Junior Champion and Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament winner 21-year-old Kamoliddin Ahmedov from Tashkent also defended his title and claimed his third Uzbek national gold medal.

A relative newcomer, welterweight Hurshid Normatov from Andizhan surprisingly triumphed over defending champion and Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament winner 20-year-old Azamat Ergashev of Bukhara

Oybek Mamazulunov from Tashkent competed at the Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament in May, where he missed the medal. But in Bukhara he took the middleweight gold against titleholder Shukhrat Abdullayev of Andizhan.

MHSK Sport Club’s best light heavyweight boxer, Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament winner Muhammadyusuf Saidov from Tashkent, claimed the gold medal after beating Shavkat Atoyev of Samarkand and celebrated his first national victory.

Strong heavyweight boxer, 23-year-old Tashkent-based Ramzjon Ahmedov, who was quarter-finalist at the 2009 AIBA World Championships, claimed his second national gold medal after his first title which he took in 2008.

Finally, another local boxer from Bukhara, Hamza Avezov who is coached by Rakhmatullo Mukhammadiyev, secured the gold medal in the home ring. The young Uzbek athlete moved up into the super heavyweight class after the Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament, where he acquired a valuable bronze medal. Avezov defeated Botirjon Yokubov of Andizhan by 6:1 in the final contest of the National Championships.

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AIBA is the world’s governing body for Olympic Boxing

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Boxing Television Schedule – Thursday 6 January to Friday 14 January from: Thailand, United States, Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico.

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

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• Thursday 6 January 2024 - Television: Thailand 7

Central Stadium, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand

15.00

Minimumweight - Wanheng Menayothin vs Remy Cuambot

Vacant WBC International Silver minimumweight title

Flyweight - Pongsaklek Wonjongkam vs Heri Purnomo

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• Friday 7 January 2024 - Television: Thailand 7

Vien Villege, Chiang Khon, Chiang Rai, Thailand

Lightweight - Thai Tor Silachai vs —

WBO Oriental lightweight title

Bantamweight - Pungluang Sor Singyu vs Phudphadnoi Muangsima

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• Friday 7 January 2024 - Television: United States TeleFutura

Fairfield, California, United States

11:30pm - 1:00am - Solo Boxeo (live boxing)

Middleweight - Brandon Gonzales vs Lester Gonzalez

Welterweight - Alan Sanchez vs Cristian Favela

Light welterweight - Ivan Redkach vs Jaime Orrantia

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• Friday 7 January 2011- Television: United States ESPN2

Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

10PM / ET

Light welterweight - Ruslan Provodnikov vs Mauricio Herrera

Vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title - vacant USBA light welterweight title

Light middleweight - Demetrius Andrade vs Alberto Herrera

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• Saturday 8 January 2024 - Television: Argentina TyC Sports

Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina

16.00 – 18.00 / 22.00 – 1.00

Super featherweight - Vicente Martin Rodriguez vs Victor Cardozo Coronel

Middleweight - Abel Nicolas Adriel vs Fernando Enrique Battaglia

Featherweight Yanina Natalia Acuna vs Antonina Ayala Vazquez

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• Saturday 8 January 2024 - Television: Mexico Cadena 3

Domo Metropolitano, Nezahualcóyotl, México, Mexico

21.00

Featherweight - Jose Alberto Gonzalez vs Tomas Sierra

Vacant WBC Mundo Hispano featherweight title

Light middleweight - Esau Herrera vs Gilberto Flores Hernandez

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• Saturday 8 January 2024 - Television: Mexico Televisa

Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Minimumweight - Ganigan Lopez vs Armando Torres

WBC Silver minimumweight title

Bantamweight - Christian Esquivel vs Eduardo Garcia

Flyweight - Oscar Blanquet vs Francisco Marquez

Minimumweight - Ibeth Zamora Silva vs Nancy Franco

WBC Youth female minimumweight title

Featherweight Juan Antonio Rodriguez vs Ariel Vasquez

WBC Youth World featherweight title

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• Sunday 9 January 2024 - Television: Argentina TyC Sports

Hotel & Casino Conrad, Punta del Este, Uruguay

19.00 – 21.00 / 22.00 – 1.00

Super middleweight - Noe Gonzalez Alcoba vs Gustavo Magallanes

Vacant WBC Silver super middleweight title

Lightweight - Cecilia Comunales vs Halana Dos Santos

Super bantamweight - Caril Herrera vs Miguel Angel Villegas

Vacant WBC Latino super bantamweight title

Light middleweight - Hanna Gabriel vs Melisenda Perez

WBO female light middleweight title

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• Friday 14 January 2024 - Television: United States ESPN

Mallory Square, Key West, Florida, United States

Middleweight - Peter Manfredo Jr vs Daniel Edouard

Super middleweight - Edwin Rodriguez vs Aaron Pryor Jr

Welterweight - Antwone Smith vs

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• Friday 14 January 2024 - Television: United States TeleFutura

Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, United States

Light middleweight - Erislandy Lara vs Delray Raines

Light middleweight - Frankie Gomez vs

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Boxing Turkey - Five teenagers were crowned at the annual Turkish Men’s Elite National Championships in the southern part of the country, Mersin, at the Edip Burhan Sport Hall, where a record number of boxers fought for glory.

AIBA Article: January 2011

A total of 456 boxers competed at the event from 56 cities across Turkey, making the event the biggest national championships in Europe in 2010.

AIBA World Championships quarter-finalist 27-year-old Kerem Gurgen was unable to compete in Mersi after a knee operation, while Beijing Olympian 19-year-old Furkan Memis Ulas also missed the event. After a busy 2010, Ulas’s coach decided to rest him ahead of upcoming and important events in 2011.

Istanbul’s Erdal Inanli was flyweigh gold medalist at last year’s edition but moved down to 49kg this year and defeated titleholder Aydin Sakal in a close contest where the final verdict was 4:3 to Inanli. The main favourite, European Championships bronze medalist Ferhat Pehlivan, lost his semi-final contest and had to travel back to Trabzon without the title.

Turkey’s 19-year-old Selcuk Eker from Kocaeli claimed his first title among elite boxers in Mersin after defeating Turkish Prime Ministry Tournament bronze medalist Ridvan Budak by 3:2 in the semi-final and demoralizing rival Alkan Ozdemir from Samsun 10:2 in the flyweight final.

In Furkan Memis Ulas’s absence another 19-year-old boxer, AIBA World Championships participant Mehmet Topcakan, outpointed experienced Abdullah Dursun at the bantamweight final. Topcakan is hot on the heels of his top rival, Furkan Memis Ulas for next year’s events and secured his place in the national squad.

European Youth Championships silver medalist and Ahmet Comert Tournament silver medalist teenager Bunyamin Aydin eliminated Ural Karslioglu by 2:0 in the semi-final and defeated Fatih Keles from Kocaeli in the lightweight division to acquire his first national elite title in Mersin.

AIBA World Championships quarter-finalist and Beijing Olympian Onur Sipal is only 21 but has been in the Turkish national squad since 2006. His experience won out over strong opponent Yakup Sener, who was silver medalist at the Turkish Prime Ministry Tournament in April. Sipal defended his throne in Mersin among 79 boxers in the 64kg division.

Mediterranean Games winner 23-year-old Onder Sipal has been in the Turkish squad since 2005. At the National Championships Sipal’s main rival was veteran Abdulkadir Koroglu in the monumental welterweight event with 74 competitors.

Sipal won a really close and hectic preliminary contest against Hasan Demir 1:0. In the final bout against Koroglu he had to show his skills and did his best to win the gold medal match.

As expected Beijing Olympian and AIBA World Championships bronze medalist 24-year-old Adem Kilicci from Istanbul defended his middleweight title in Mersin after defeating his biggest opponent, Ulus Kaya by 4:2.

Youth Olympic Games silver medalist and AIBA Youth World Championships bronze medalist 17-year-old Burak Aksin is one of Turkey’s biggest hopes for the future and claimed the final victory in his first elite tournament at the Nationals. Ankara-based Aksin triumphed over Caner Sayak by 1:0 in the light heavyweight final, while National Team boxer Onder Ozgul achieved only a bronze medal.

Beijing Olympian and former European Junior Championships silver medalist Bahram Muzaffer was unexpectedly defeated by Youth Olympic Games bronze medalist 18-year-old Umit Can Patir in the heavyweight final. The young Turkish hope had a hard fight against Hamza Ali Guney during the preliminaries, while Patir outpointed Bahram Muzaffer in the gold medal contest.

Newly-crowned heavyweight champion Muhammet Guner, who defeated Metin Coruk 3:1 in the final, is aiming to qualify for the Olympic Games and end Turkey’s drought of successes in the heaviest weight category.

Article and Photo Credit: AIBA

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Pavlik offered choice spot on Pacquiao-Mosley undercard on May 7th

According to Boxingnews24, Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) has been offered a choice spot on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley May 7th pay-per-view card at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada by his promoter Bob Arum.

Former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, who has spent the last two months at the Betty Ford Center for treatment for alcohol abuse, is due to leave the facility today Tuesday according to manager Cameron Dunkin.

Pavlik entered the Rancho Mirage, Calif., center on November, 4, Dunkin said. It is Pavlik’s second stint there.

Pavlik lost the title on a decision to Sergio Martinez last April and was scheduled to make his comeback November, 13 on the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito undercard at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. However, Pavlik withdrew a couple of weeks before the scheduled bout against Brian Vera.

Kelly will most likely face a 2nd tier opponent like the one he was supposed to fight last time Pacquiao fought. It is unlikely that Arum will put Pavlik in with anyone too good considering he has just got out of rehab.

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Steve Geffrard and Andrecia Wasson Named USA Boxing’s 2010 Athletes of the Year

(Colorado Springs, Colo) – Steve Geffrard (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Andrecia Wasson have been named USA Boxing’s 2010 Male and Female Athletes of the Year following their outstanding performances in 2010. Geffrard claimed gold medals in every major national championship in 2010, surprising many of the well-known names and defending champions along the way. Wasson made history in 2010 by becoming only the second women’s world champion from the United States since the inception of the event, winning welterweight gold at the 2010 Women’s World Championships.

Source & Photo Credit: USA Boxing

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Latest Boxing News in Brief – Monday 3^rd January for: Griffin vs Mack, Rigondeaux vs. Casey, Zab Judah, Bute vs. Magee, WBA annual convention, Pacquiao vs Mosley, First National US TV Fight Card 2011

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• Griffinvs Mack postponed - The IBF light heavyweight eliminator bout between Otis Griffin (23-4-2, 9 KOs) and Yusaf Mack (28-3-2, 17 KOs) was postponed. The fight was originally scheduled for January 7 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The contest was postponed due to inclement weather. In fact, the snow was so bad in Minneapolis that three of the fabric panels on the roof of the Metrodome have collapsed - The fight will now take place February 4 at the Sheraton in Bloomington, Minnesota. The winner of the Griffin-Mack eliminator would be in a position to challenge IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud (22-0, 18 KOs).

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• Rigondeaux vs. Casey — Interim World Boxing Association (WBA) World Super Bantamweight Champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux, arguably the greatest amateur boxer of all-time, is preparing to school challenger Willie “Big Bang” Casey when they square-off March 19 in Dublin. The Guillermo-Casey title fight features a pair of unbeaten boxers headlining a show promoted by Top Rank, Nowhere 2 Hyde Promotions and Dolphil Promotions.

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• 33-year-old Brooklyn southpaw Zab Judah, fresh off his IBF eliminator of a points win over the unbeaten Lucas Matthysse, will get the chance to become a four-time “world” champion on March 5th. The former light-welterweight and welterweight champ will face tough South African Kaizer Mabuza for the vacant IBF 140-pound belt.

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• Butevs. Magee — Undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) will be making his 7th title defense on March 19th against Irish opponent Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KO’s). Magee is ranked number #8 by the IBF.

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• Thailand wants to host the WBA annual convention — According to MuaySiam Soccer Today, the president of Galaxy Boxing Promotion, Mr. Niwat Laosuwanwat, during an interview with Thai reporters at the celebration dinner for his Legends of WBA award winner and WBA World Minumumweight titlist, Kwanthai Sithmorseng; aka K. Chor Na Pathalung on January 2^nd said that he has big plans in 2011. Top of the list in his ambitions program is for Thailand to host the 90th WBA annual convention in November.

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• First US TV Fight Card 2011 - Las Vegas will host the first USA fight card of 2011 on Friday at the Cox Pavilion on the campus of UNLV. Featured fighters on the card, which will also be the first nationally-televised boxing event of 2011, will host a free public workout on Tuesday beginning at noon at Findlay Toyota located in nearby Henderson. The card features junior welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov (17-0, 11 KOs) vs Mauricio Herrera (15-1, 7 KOs) in the main event, with 2008 Olympian Demetrius Andrade (11-0, 8 KOs) facing Alberto Herrera (7-0-1, 5 KOs) in an eight-round middleweight co-feature. The Herreras are brothers who hail from Riverside, Calif.

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• 2008 Olympian for Puerto Rico Carlos Negron (10-0, 7 KO’s) reportedly will be moving up from cruiserweight to campaign at heavyweight. Negron has been fighting at cruiserweight since turning pro in 2009. The 6’6 Negron said he will weigh about 215 pounds when he meets an opponent to be named. The Negron team plans five fights in 2011 with one of them being for a regional title that would get him a world ranking.

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• Pacquiao vs Mosley — Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum speaking with the Manila Bulletin, has outlined big plans for Manny Pacquiao’s upcoming defense of the WBO welterweight crown against “Sugar” Shane Mosley. Arum, vowed to make Pacquiao-Mosley the “greatest boxing show ever.” The card takes place on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Arum refused to disclose the details of his plan to the paper.

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Latest Boxing News in Brief – Sunday January 2^nd for: Jürgen Brähmer, Juan Manuel Marquez, Erik Morales, Augustama vs Grachev,Lateef “Power” Kayode, Quezada vs. Mollo, Nathan Cleverly, Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield

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• Jürgen Brähmer heads for Kazakhstan — WBO light heavyweight world champion Jürgen Brähmer, head trainer Michael Timm and conditioning coach Christoph Busch have started their long journey to Shymkent, Kazakhstan, where Brähmer and WBA champion Beibut Shumenov will meet in a title unification clash on January 8th. Team Brähmer will travel from Hamburg to Amsterdam to Kazakhstan, arriving tomorrow.

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• Juan Manuel Marquez and Erik Morales are reportedly extremely close to squaring off in the spring of next year. — According to Fightnews.com, “sources” have indicated there is a “strong chance” the fight will go ahead on April 16th, at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Reportedly, Golden Boy look set to announce the fight as a go in the coming days.

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• Augustama vs Grachev - Pugilistic Promotions’ “Badia Spices Friday Night Fights” returns with a stellar night of boxing on January 14th at the Magic City Casino featuring what promises to be a war between two unbeaten light heavyweight prospects. — Azea Augustama (9-0, 6 KOs) takes on Denis Grachev (8-0-1, 5 KOs) in the eight round main event. Augustama represented his home country of Haiti in the 2008 Beijing Olympics before turning pro. Even since then he hasn’t disappointed, winning all nine of his fights while becoming one of the most exciting young fighters in the division. — In front of him he has a tough opponent in Grachev. The Russian born fighter is exactly that – a fighter. Aside from his unbeaten boxing record, Grachev has also fought in mixed martial arts on three occasions, winning two of those bouts.

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• According to BoxingScene Steven Feder of Standing Eight Management announced that his client NABO/NABF cruiserweight champion Lateef “Power” Kayode (15-0 14 KOs) will face Nicholas Iannuzzi (16-1 9 KOs) at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California on February 4th. The fight will be the co-featured bout to Luis Franco versus Leonilo Miranda. Both fights will be televised on ShoBox. - Kayode, who is a native of Nigeria last appeared in the ring on December 3rd when he successfully defended his NABO title by scoring a TKO over Ed Perry in a bout that was also televised by ShoBox.

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• Quezada vs. Mollo — VERONA, NY (December 31, 2023)—Former World Boxing Council (WBC) Caribbean champion, Manuel Quezada will attempt to win back that crown when he takes on Mike Mollo in the twelve round main event on Saturday night, January 29th at the beautiful Turning Stone Resort and Casino. - Quezada was summoned for the fight after the man who defeated him; Jason Gavern had to pull out due to an injury. - Quezada of Wasco, California has a record of 29-6 with eighteen knockouts.

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• Nathan Cleverly has revealed his New Year’s resolution - to fight in Wales for the first time in more than three years. The Interim WBO World Light-Heavyweight champion has won his title, as well as the British, Commonwealth and European crowns, on the road. “It’s been a long time since I’ve had the chance to show everyone in Wales how much I have improved,” - “Having my first proper world title fight in Wales has to be top of my wish list for 2011 said Cleverly. “

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• Living legend Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield returns to the ring January 22nd headlining the “Redemption In America: The Journey Begins Now” pay-per-view event, live from America’s resort, The Greenbrier, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs) will defend his World Boxing Federation heavyweight title against battled-tested veteran Sherman “Tank” Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs) in the 12-round main event.

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