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TONIGHT!
PHOTO GALLERIES
A Tribute to Alexis Arguello By Michele Chong
Boxing has lost another great legend: Three-time World Champion Alexis
Arguello passed away July 1 at the age of 57 in his native Nicaragua.
The Associated Press has obtained public records that show that the IRS
has filed a lien against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the amount of $6.17
MILLION in unpaid taxes from 2007. There is also a New Jersey Superior
Court judgment from the same year in the amount of $193,000 for unpaid
state taxes.
Nonito ‘Filipino Flash’ Donaire said today he will relocate his training
camp to Oxnard, Ca. in a few weeks to wire in for his fight against Rafael
Concepcion of Panama on Top Rank’s Pinoy Power 2 at the Hard Rock Hotel
and Casino in Las Vegas on August 15. Donaire will be in the same gym as
world champion Steven Luevano of La Puente, Ca. Luevano will defend his
world featherweight title, taking on Bernabe Concepcion from the
Philippines on the same card. Rafael Concepcion is trained by Hector Roca
at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, N.Y. Tickets at $200, $100 and $50
go on sale Saturday, noontime, at
www.ticketmaster.com.
IBF/WBA super bantamweight champion champion Celestino Caballero has demanded a showdown with WBO champion Juan Manuel Lopez. “I understand the business of boxing and I know that Lopez’ promoter has a plan for him that involves everybody but me,” said Caballero. “But if what I believe is true, Lopez wants more than easy fights; he wants to be the best in the world. The only way he can leave the super bantamweight division as the best is to beat me. There’s a lot of talk of Lopez being the next Wilfredo Gomez. Well, Lopez has to remember that Gomez didn’t move up to featherweight until he cleaned out everyone at 122 pounds. I guess we’ll find out soon if Lopez has ‘Bazooka’s fighting spirit. I traveled to Canada to beat Molitor, to Venezuela to beat (Lorenzo) Parra, Thailand to beat (Somsak) Sithchatchawal, and California to beat (Daniel) Ponce De Leon. To be a true world champion you must fight around the world, even if it means going to your opponent’s backyard. I will go to Puerto Rico to fight Lopez with no problem, and by the end of the fight, the fans will be cheering me when my hand is raised.”
La variedad completa en la función de
boxeo en el South Point el 3 de julio
Al boxeo se le conoce como El Baile del Oso y para compensar tal calificativo en las peleas del viernes 3 de julio en el South Point casino, aparte de las guantadas habrá variedad de voces y ritmos.
WHO ARE THEY ALL?
In response to inquiries, the
photo published yesterday in memoriam of Alexis Arguello shows,
from left to right: Nino Benvenuti of Italy, Arguello of
Nicaragua, Roberto Duran of Panama, Carlos Zarate of Mexico,
Battling Harada of Japan, Eder Jofre of Brazil, and Flash
Elorde of Philippines.
President Sulaiman said, “The photo was taken at the United Nations in New
York in 1983 during the 20th anniversary celebration of the WBC.
“The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” 3-day boxing spectacular Oct. 2-4 at
the Paris Las Vegas
Good things often come in small packages, no more evident than in the
Flyweight Division of “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” promotion, which
has been launched and is drawing worldwide interest from boxing fans of
all ages.
On-line voting at www.GreatestEver.com allows boxing fans from around the world to select the greatest boxer in each of the original eight weight classes, highlighted by the all-time pound-for-pound “Greatest Ever.”
American
Boxing Promotions hosts their inaugural card “The Rematch” this Friday at
the South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event
features WBA and GBU lightweight champion Layla McCarter (R)
31-13-5, 7 KOs of Las Vegas against Fujin Raika (L)
ALEXIS ARGUELLO; By Jim Amato I wrote this article several years ago. Alexis was one of my all time favorites. I'm shocked and deeply sad at the news of his passing. He was a true gentleman and a credit to the sport. May he rest in peace. J.A. One of the best pure punchers of my generation was Alexis Arguello. He
was aptly nicknamed " The Explosive Thin Man ". He was tall and rail thin
but his punch could stop an opponent dead in his tracks.
Fights that I would like to see! Here are fights that I want to see. First, Kelly Pavlik versus Arthur Abraham for the Middleweight championship is the first fight I want to see. There is one golden rule in boxing, when it comes to big fights; show the promoters the money. It is that simple. Team Pavlik looks at Abraham as a high risk, low reward fight. Abraham is the number one challenger to Kelly Pavlik for the title as the best Middleweight but Abraham has spent most of his career fighting in Europe. His only big fight stateside was his second fight with Edison Miranda.
#5 WBC rated heavyweight Eddie Chambers (34-1, 18 KOs),
who is set to square off against #1 WBO heavyweight Alexander Dimitrenko
(29-0, 19KOs) as the main event this Saturday, July 4 in a WBO official
eliminator at Color Line Arena participated in an open media workout today
in Hamburg, Germany.
GOLDEN BOY'S NEW FIGHT SERIES RETURNS WITH CHARLES HUERTA AND LUIS RAMOS ON JULY 30TH
After an explosive night of boxing action on June 11th that thrilled fight fans in attendance at Club Nokia at L.A. LIVE as well as those watching at home on VERSUS and RingTV.com and Yahoo! Boxing, Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to announce that tickets for the second installment of the hit "Fight Night Club" series which will take place on Thursday, July 30th, are on sale now. The event will feature two of the first "Fight Night Club's" stars in separate bouts; unbeaten featherweight standout Charles Huerta and lightweight prospect Luis Ramos, both of whom will be looking to follow up their knockout wins in June with more crowd-pleasing action for their Southern California fans. Also featured on the card will be Fight Night Club new-comers featherweight prospect Ronnie Rios and future lightweight star Carlos Molina. Tickets, priced at $65 (Mezzanine VIP), $50 (Lower Mezzanine), $40 (Upper Mezzanine) and $28 (General Admission: Floor Standing Room), may be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 online at www.ticketmaster.com or thru any Ticketmaster outlet or the STAPLES Center box office. Group tickets and full series tickets at a discounted rate are also available by calling 1-877-AEG TICKETS (1-877-234-8425).The July 30th televised bouts will air live on VERSUS and will be streamed live on RingTV.com and Yahoo! Boxing beginning at 7:00pm PT/10:00pm ET. Doors open at 6:00pm PT and the first bell rings at 6:30pm PT.
George “Comanche Boy” Tahdooahnippah
(18-0-1) faces “Flawless”
Dan
Wallace in the “Falls Town Beatdown II” at the
Kay Yeager Coliseum, Wichita Falls, TX. The seven bout
card will be promoted by Boogie Boxing Promotions.
Tahdooahnippah and Wallace were engaged in a slug fest
May 15th at the Comanche
Nation Casino in Lawton, Okla. when their bout was cut short due
to bad weather. Dan Wallace had a few words for Comanche Boy: “I felt
that the fight stoppage was lucky on his part because I was on my way to
KOing him!" Tahdooahnippah said, “Dan Wallace and I have unfinished
business.” “He won’t have a choice in the fight. I’ll dictate that. The
only option now is who wants it more!”
In addition to the main event action between
Tahdooahnippah and Wallace other bouts include a six round co- main
event with a rematch of unbeaten junior middleweights Chap Huggins,
5-0-1 and Cory Washington 3-0-1; other fighters scheduled to appear are:
Ty Cobb,
Anthony Reyes, Jermaine Rankin and James “Boogie” Freeman.
Fights start at 8 PM July 25 at the
Kay Yeager Coliseum,
1000 5th St., Wichita Falls, TX. For tickets or other
fight info., visit
www.boogieboxingpromotions.com or
visit
www.comancheboy.com for more details..
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By Boxing Bob Newman IBF light flyweight champion Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria will defend his belt for the first time on August 29th, at The Waterfront Cebu City Hotel in Cebu City, Philippines. His opponent will be the vastly experienced Luis Alberto Lazarte. Lazarte, 38, is no stranger to title opportunities having challenged no less than five times for titles from minimum weight, to light fly, and flyweight. He is also well traveled, challenging not only in his native Argentina, but also in Thailand and Mexico. Lazarte brings a record of 43-9-1 with 1 No Contest and 18 KOs into his challenge of Viloria, who boasts a 25-2 with 1 No Contest and 15 KOs.
An
outstanding ten round lightweight battle has been added to “SUMMER
SHOWDOWN” on Friday July 10th at the Reno Events Center as Russian Rustam
Nugaev will battle Mexico City’s Miguel Angel Huerta in the co-main event,
it was announced today.
A
proposed battle of lightweight KO artists between unbeaten Breidis
Prescott of Colombia (21-0, 18 KOs) and Sugar Ray Narh of Ghana (22-1, 19
KOs) scheduled for July 17th at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas has
collapsed. Promoters are now looking for another opponent for Prescott,
who is best known for knocking out British hero and then-unbeaten Amir
Khan in less than one round last September in England. The July 17th bout
will air on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” series.
Prince
Badi Ajamu (26-3-1, 15 KO) who is best known for his twelve round decision
loss to Roy Jones Jr. nearly three years ago returns to the ring July 31st
at the Resorts Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Ajamu a native
of nearby Camden, New Jersey will take on Dallas Vargas (22-4, 16 KOs) of
Toledo, Ohio in a 12 round light heavyweight main event for the NBA title.
Ajamu retired nearly a year ago frustrated of not being able to get
fights. In the co-feature heavyweight Timur Ibragimov will be featured
against an opponent to be announced. The event will be promoted by DEELEE
& GNP Boxing. This event will be held in the Superstar Theater, located on
the Dining Level at the Resorts Casino Hotel. Doors open at 7:30 pm, with
the first bout scheduled for 8:30 pm. Tickets are priced at $90, $75, $55
& $40 and can be purchased in person at the Resorts Casino Box Office, by
calling Ticketmaster at 1-800.745.3000 or online at
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