11.26.03
COTTO ALL SET
FOR 'LATIN FURY' PPV!!!
Miguel Cotto is in top form and is
all set to take on Carlos Maussa of Colombia in the featured
fight on Latin Fury - Live from Puerto Rico! on Saturday,
Dec. 6.
This is a big fight for Cotto as he
faces a 16-0-0 challenger in Maussa who is coming off
a win over 17-0-0 Jeffrey Resto.
Cotto will defend his WBC International
Super Lightweight title.
Maussa: "I'm going over to Puerto
Rico to surprise the world. I really believe I have the
style to beat Cotto."
Cotto responded, saying "a lot
of guys have said things before my fights. We'll see if
can back it up."
Cotto is sparring with Emanuel Burton
and 2000 Olympian Dante Craig. Miguel Diaz is in Puerto
Rico, assisting with Cotto's final preparations.
LOCAL STARS HOLT, ESPINOSA,
MALIGNAGGI, MIRIQI, AND DUDDY HIGHLIGHT UNDERCARD AT MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN ON SAT., DEC. 6
***Duva Boxing Extravanganza pits
Monte Barrett of Queens vs. Buffalo's Baby Joe Mesi in
co-feature***
New York, November 25-While the main
event of Duva Boxing's "Heavyweight Collision"
at Madison Square Garden - Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)
vs. Kirk Johnson (Nova Scotia) has a distinct international
flavor, the rest of the action-packed card is virtually
all NEW YORK.
The co-featured heavyweight attraction
pits Buffalo's Baby Joe Mesi (27-0-0, 25 KOs) against
Monte Barrett (29-2-0, 16 KOs) of Queens, and promoter
Dino Duva announced today that fighters from Brooklyn,
Queens, Riverdale, and New Jersey will see action on the
card.
Read
the Press Release
11.25.03
Ever feel like you could be a Boxing Referee?
Take a look at fairbutfirm.com
- the home of Las Vegas boxing referee Joe Cortez. His
site features a monthly lecture on what it takes to be
a good boxing referee - you might as well learn from the
best.
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS SIGNS
KNOCKOUT ARTIST DANIEL PONCE-DeLEON
LOS ANGELES, November 24 – While
most in the boxing world are winding down for the upcoming
holiday season, Golden Boy Promotions is keeping the momentum
from its record-setting 2003 going by signing yet another
young prospect, unbeaten Daniel Ponce-DeLeon of Mexico.
Read
the Press Release
11.22.03
Guilty Boxing Presents Friday Night Fights
at The Orleans
***View the Entire
Photo Gallery***
Armando Velardez whips Frankie Sanchez
– UD
Omar Salado beats Jesus Valadez – UD
Luis Arceo clobbers Donald Camerena – UD
Avelino Chavez defeats Anthony Bowman – UD
Leopoldo Gonzalez beats Jesus Guicho – UD
Alex Velardez KO’sCarlos Alvarez – TKO Rnd
2
Read
the Main Event Report by Shannon S. Richard
Read
the Undercard Report by Steven Robinson
11.21.03
BRYANT-PUDAR, HATCHER-MARTINEZ
TOP CEDRIC KUSHNER PROMOTIONS’ ‘EVERLAST HEAVYWEIGHT
EXPLOSION’ CARD SATURDAY, NOV. 22,
AT CAESARS TAHOE
Two highly regarded heavyweights
with splendid records–Derek Bryant of Philadelphia
and Jovo Pudar of Queens, N.Y.–clash in the 10-round
main event on the nationally and internationally televised
“Everlast Heavyweight Explosion” card presented
by Cedric Kushner Promotions Saturday, Nov. 22, at Caesars
Tahoe in Stateline, Nev.
Read
the Full Press Release
11.20.03
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS INKS
FERNANDO MONTIEL AND EDWIN VALERO
LOS ANGELES, November 19 – Just
days away from presenting its first pay-per-view show,
Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to announce the signing
of two fighters that are expected to be pay-per-view attractions
in the coming years – two division world champion
Fernando Montiel and unbeaten knockout artist Edwin Valero.
Read
the Full Report
11.19.03
SHOWTIME
CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING TO PRESENT DUAL-CONTINENT TELECAST
FOR FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY
WBC/IBF 140-Pound Champion/WBA
Super 140-Pound Champion Kostya Tszyu vs. Former WBA Super
Lightweight Champion/
IBF No. 1 140-Pound Contender Sharmba Mitchell
Three-Time World Champion James “Lights
Out” Toney
vs. WBO No. 5/IBF No. 11/ WBA and WBC No. 15 Heavyweight
Contender Jameel “Big Time” McCline
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004,
At 9 PM ET/PT From Moscow, Russia, and Domestic Location
To Be Determined
Read
the Press Release
11.18.03
Melinda Cooper added to the Orleans Card
Nov 21st!
GUILTY BOXING, in association with THE
ORLEANS HOTEL and EVERLAST USA: Present: FRIDAY NITE FIGHTS.
This month’s feature bout is an eight rounder in
the welterweight division. Armando Velardez makes his
return to the Mardi Gras Ballroom against Frankie Sanchez.
Velardez comes in with a record of (15-3-0-7 KO’s)
and comes to us from San Bernadino, CA, while Sanchez
with a record of (13-8-1-7 KO’s) comes from Aurora,
CO. These two men come to show everyone that they have
what it takes to rise to the top. This card also features
tough and undefeated Luis Arceo (14-0-1-9 KO’s)
Agua Caliente, Mexico in an eight round Lightweight battle
vs. Donald Camarena (8-0-0-5 KO’s) Denver, CO. Henderson’s
favorite son Avelino Chavez (8-0-0-7 KO’s) is back
for a six round bout Welterweights vs. Anthony Bowman
(8-7-2-2 KO’s) Jackson, TN. Junior Featherweight,
Leopaldo Gonzalez (6-0-0-5 KO’s) Tijuana, B.C.,
six rounds vs. Jesus Mendoza (6-2-0-6 KO’s) Los
Angeles, CA Alex Velardez (9-1-0-4 KO’s) San Bernadino,
CA fights a six round bout in the Jr. Welterweight division
vs. Oscar Garcia (3-5-0-2 KO’s) Tijuana, B.C. Finally
a four rounder in the Flyweight division we have Omar
Salado (4-0-0-4 KO’s) Tijuana, B.C. vs. Jesus Valadez
(2-3-0-0 KO’s) Los Angeles, CA. Just added a six
round special attraction Bantamweights, Melinda Cooper
(9-0-0-6 KO’s) Las Vegas, NV vs. Yumi Takano (9-7-0-1
KO) Osaka, Japan TICKETS PRICES START AT $20.00.
11.14.03
Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts at the
Orleans!
read
the fight report by Jeff Pegalis
***View
the photo Gallery***
11.11.03
Tuff-N-Uff Kickboxing and MMA at the Orleans!
We are just over 1 week from TUFF-N-UFF
Productions break through SHOOTO/Kickboxing card set for
the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV...It will
be on November 14th in the Mardi Gras Ballroom and promises
to be a night to remember. Some changsin the line-up have
brought about some interesting
match-ups, and you won't want to miss the action.
Read
the Press Release
11.8.03
Now it’s Personal!
Jones/Tarver Decison Drives Me to Drink.
by Gregory and Steven Robinson
at Ringside.
Roy Jones Jr. vs. Antonio
Tarver for the WBC Light Heavyweight Championship
After Jones Jr. knocked
the snot out of John Ruiz, Antonio Tarver said a few mean
comments to Jones at the post fight conference. In a completely
non contrived way a rivalry began and now it was personal.
This rivalry was so intense that celebs came in from everywhere,
including Snoop Dog, who made an entrance before the fight,
sporting a black leather jacket with a glittering playboy
bunny on the front.
Read
the Full Fight Report
Richard Steele Presents Boxing at the Tuscany!
Richard Steele Promotions and the Tuscany
Hotel and Casino put on an entertaining night of boxing
for local fight fans Friday night. It was entertaining
enough for HBO Scorekeeper Harold Lederman to stay from
the first bell to the last punch thrown in a wide variety
of pugilistic demonstrations that delighted the mostly
local crowd.
Read
the fight report by Steven Robinson
11.07.03
Nine Bouts on Jones / Tarver Card!
First Bout 4:30 pm 11/8/03
Gabe Brown vs. Saul Montana - 12 rnds
- WBC Continental Hwt
Vernie Torres vs. Miguel DelValle - 12 rnds - USBA Jr
Btmwt
Julian Townsend vs. Eduardo Cota - 4 rnds - Middleweight
Robert Allen vs. Steve Walker - 10 rnds -Middleweight
Lemuel Nelson vs. Marteze Logan - 10 rnds - Lightweight
Ricardo Williams vs. Derrick Willmore - 8 rnds - Jr Welterweight
6:00 pm HBO PPV Bouts Begin
Rogelio Martinez 13-4-1, 6 KO's vs.
Jermain Taylor 17-0, 12 KO's - 10
rnds -Middleweight
Winky Wright 45-3, 25 KO's vs. Angel
Hernandez 26-4, 16 KO's - 12
rnds - IBF Jr. Middleweight Championship
Roy Jones Jr. 48-1, 38 KO's vs. Antonio
Tarver 21-1, 17 KO's - 12 rnds -
World Light Heavyweight Championship
11.04.03
FRIDAY NITE FIGHTS AT THE ORLEANS HOTEL
NOVEMBER 21, 2003
GUILTY BOXING, in association
with THE ORLEANS HOTEL and EVERLAST USA: Present: FRIDAY
NITE FIGHTS. This month’s feature bout is an eight
rounder in the welterweight division. Armando Velardez
makes his return to the Mardi Gras Ballroom against Frankie
Sanchez. Velardez comes in with a record of (15-3-0-7
KO’s) and comes to us from San Bernadino, CA, while
Sanchez with a record of (13-8-1-7 KO’s) comes from
Aurora, CO. These two men come to show everyone that they
have what it takes to rise to the top. This card also
features tough and undefeated Luis Arceo (14-0-1-9 KO’s)
Agua Caliente, Mexico in an eight round Lightweight battle.
Henderson’s favorite son Avelino Chavez (8-0-0-7
KO’s) is back for a six round bout Welterweights.
Junior Featherweight, Leopaldo Gonzalez (6-0-0-5 KO’s)
Tijuana, B.C., six rounds. Alex Velardez (9-1-0-4 KO’s)
San Bernadino, CA fights a six round bout in the Jr. Welterweight
division. After a successful debut at The Orleans, George
Walton returns, Walton record is (12-2-0-8 KO’s)
and is fighting a six round bout in the Middleweight division.
Finally a four rounder in the Flyweight division we have
Omar Salado (4-0-0-4 KO’s) Tijuana, B.C. Complete
matches will be announced at a later date. TICKETS PRICES
START AT $20.00.
11.2.03
J Pollins Presents Boxing at the Stardust!
***View the Entire Photo Gallery***
This is it folks! No Main Event report
because there wasn’t one. The main event was canceled
due to immigration problems with one of the participants
and another bout was cancelled when somebody didn’t
make weight. So we were left with three undercard matches
and one exhibition bout. To his credit, Promoter James
Pollins started the night with an apology to the sparse
crowd and offered refunds to any who wanted one. But at
least we didn’t have to hang around long as we were
treated to three early KO’s.
Read
the full report by Steven Robinson
10.29.03
Local Fighter Blanca Luna takes on Kara
Ro
A match is in the works for local lightweight
Blanca Luna, ranked 11th World to take on Kara Ro 5-0-0-3
KO's in Phoenix, AZ on the undercard of the Jirov vs.
Kiwanuka card. Luna 4-2-0 is a solid boxer with good skills
in the ring is trained by Roger Mayweather, while Ms.
Ro is trained by legendary Emanuel Stewart. This looks
to be a great match.
JERMAIN " BAD INTENTIONS"
TAYLOR
"It's everybody's dream to fight in Las Vegas"
NEW YORK, October 29 - It seems like
only yesterday that Jermain Taylor was just another prospect,
trying to make a name for himself in a crowded boxing
world. But now, with seventeen wins without a loss and
a growing number of fans both in and out of the ring,
"Bad Intentions" is striving to become a world
champion.
Read
the Full Article
DERRICK "SMOKE" GAINER SPARS
WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP ROY JONES, JR. IN PREPARATION FOR
FEATHERWEIGHT UNIFICATION AGAINST JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 1
Read
the Full Article
10.26.03
Saturday Night Fights at the Stardust Casino!
J Pollins Promotions Presents
"The Invasion"
Alexej Trofimov (18-1) Vs Jabrial Jabrialov (18-4-2) 12
rnds WBO Pacific Light Heavyweight Championship
William Abelyan Vs Dario Azuaga - 10 rnds - Featherweight
Almazbek Raimkulov Vs TBA - 10 rnds - Lightweight
Vyacheslaw Senchenk Vs TBA - 6 rnds - Welterweight
Andrei Olenik Vs James Johnson - 4 Rounds - Heavyweight
10.25.03
Tussle at the Tuscany!
Ricard Steele Promotions will be hosting
its second fight at the Tuscany Casino on November 7th
featuring Martin Honorio vs Sergio Sanchez. Take a look
at their
flyer for more information. or view our schedules
section for the fight card.
Arturo Navarro vs. Troy
Barnett at the Hilton
In what was supposed to be an easy fight
for Arturo "Gladiator" Navarro, turned out to
be a "Total War". Navarro fighting out of San
Diego faced Chicago's Troy Barnett last night at the Hilton
Pavillion" in Las Vegas.
Read
the Full Article
10.24.03
Toney loses appetite over
Jones' remarks
At Jerry's Famous Deli in Studio
City, you're never surprised to see a celebrity.
Wednesday, it was James "Lights
Out' Toney, cruiserweight champion and heavyweight contender.
Read
the Full Article
Toney looks like
Fighter of the Year
Article
by Max Kellerman at ESPN.com
10.20.03
Winky Wright on Tarver/Jones undercard!
ST. PETERSBURG - When people think
of the most feared fighters in the world, Mike Tyson,
Lennox Lewis and Roy Jones Jr. instantly come to mind.
Few would think a guy who goes by the nickname ``Winky''
and resides in St. Petersburg has most of the boxing world
scared.
Probably even fewer know who he is.
Read
the Full Article
10.19.03
Guilty Boxing at the Orleans!
Joe Spina over
Rodney Moore by UD
Juan Ruiz over Phillip Payne by UD
Michael Clark beats Antonio Ramirez by UD
Dewey Cooper defeats Cesar Carbajal by TKO
Miguel Munguia whips Rauol Sandoval by TKO
Read
the Main Event Report by Shannon S. Richard
Read
the Undercard Report by Steven Robinson
10.18.03
BARRERA VS. PACQUIAO
- NOVEMBER 15 ON HBO
SAN ANTONIO, October 16, 2003 –
Veteran Boxer Marco Antonio Barrera has reigned over the
featherweights for years, dismissing all challengers to
his crown. IBF junior featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao
has cleaned out the 122-pound division in a similar fashion
and is looking to do the same at 126 pounds.
Read
the Full Press Release
James Toney - Fighter of the year?
Read
the article from ESPN.com
Guilty Boxing at The Orleans
Joe Spina over Rodney Moore by
UD
Juan Ruiz over Phillip Payne by UD
Michael Clark beats Antonio Ramirez by UD
Dewey Cooper defeats Cesar Carbajal by TKO
Miguel Munguia whips Rauol Sandoval by TKO
10.10.03
It's vacation time! The site will be
updated again after a week of sun and fun in Cancun. See
you on the 18th!
October Smash at the Tuscany!
October Smash at the Tuscany
By Steven Robinson
Julio Luna defeats Aaron Boyd by UD
Toshi Kuwata whips Dylan Baffuto by TKO
Gustavo Enriquez destroys Maalikk Brown by TKO
Adan Hernandez beats Marco Perez by TKO
Alejandro Ramirez beats Adriano DosSantos UD
On paper it appeared that Promoter Richard
Steele had put together an evening of pretty even opponents
for his debut performance of Thursday Night Fights at
the Tuscany Hotel and Casino. It just didn't work out
that way. The evening started at 8:00 pm and we went home
before 10:00 pm with 3 early KO's and two lopsided decisions.
In the opener local favorite Julio Luna
remains undefeated at 2-0 with a 4 round unanimous decision
over Aaron Boyd of Los Angeles in a Super Lightweight
match. Judges Jerry Roth and Dalby Shirley had it 39-37
while Judge Paul Smith saw it 40-36 as did lv boxing all
for Luna.
Next up was winless Las Vegan Dylan
Baffuto (0-4) in a Light Heavyweight bout against Toshi
Kuwata (1-0) of Oxnard, CA. Referee Kenny Bayless stopped
the match at 51 seconds into round one after Baffuto was
hit with several hard rights to the head and was wobbled
without fighting back or defending himself. Kuwata goes
to 2-0 while Baffuto should stick to his day job.
In the Semi-Main Event Cruiserweight
Gustavo Enriquez (10-4, 7 KO's) took on Las Vegas resident
Maalikk Brown (18-3-2, 14 KO's). Enriquez got Brown in
the corner and battered him about the head without Brown
throwing a punch or covering up forcing Referee Joe Cortez
to stop the bout at 37 seconds into round one. After the
fight Brown stated that he was waiting for a standing
eight count. A good lesson learned in that there is no
standing eight count allowed under the unified rules of
boxing. Enriquez gets an easy win by TKO.
In the Main Event Adan Hernandez 12-1,
4 KO's, of El Paso, TX took on Marco Perez 17-4, 13 KO's
of Culican, MX in a Super Featherweight match. Hernandez
is the reigning Texas Super Featherweight Champion. Round
one was pretty even until late in the round when Hernandez
put Perez on the floor at the bell. In round 2 Referee
Kenny Bayless warns Perez about low blows, as Hernandez
appears to control the round. Round three got real ugly
when Referee Bayless took two points from Perez for repeated
low blows and finally disqualified Perez when he landed
south of the border again. Hernandez wins by TKO due to
disqualification. Perez wins the Andrew Golata trophy.
The final match of the night was
another Super Featherweight bout between Adriano Dos Santos
6-11, 3 KO's of Las Vegas and Alejandro Ramirez 4-5, 3
KO's of Tijuana, MX. Two fighters with suspect records
put on the best match of the evening. In round one Dos
Santos appeared to be winning the round until Ramirez
landed a left that put him on his back just before the
bell. Round two was a carbon copy with the same result
as Ramirez landed another left to put Dos Santos down
again. I gave Ramirez round three just for staying on
his feet the whole round. Ramirez went on to dominate
the remaining three rounds while the spunky Dos Santos
hung in there and held his own. Referee Carol Castellano
saw it 59-53, Adalaide Byrd saw 60-52 and Dave Moretti
had it 59-54 all for Alejandro Ramirez who evens his record
at 5-5.
10.9.03
Thursday Night Fights at the Tuscany
At a press conference at the Tuscany
Hotel and Casino, former professional referee and now
boxing promoter Richard Steele announced the first Thursday
Night fight to be held at this venue this Thursday October
9 at 8:00 pm. Steele said he hoped that this would be
the first of a monthly series of Thursday Night Fights
to take place here. Steele said he has put together the
type of card that boxing fans love – “You
really don’t know who’s going to win until
it’s over.” The event will feature five fair
and even matches. Steele says, ”This is good for
the fighters and good for the fans.”
Tuscany Hotel and Casino General Manager
Tom Guth said he is looking forward to the first event
and he hopes it is the first of many to happen in the
future.
The matches will be Cybercast on CEN.TV
Pay-Per-Stream at www.cen.tv.com for $10. a first in the
Las Vegas area.
The first match commences at 8:00
pm and tickets are available at $20 and $35
10.08.03
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
FRIDAY NITE FIGHTS AT THE ORLEANS
OCTOBER 17, 2003
GUITLY BOXING, TOMMY GALLAGHER PRODUCTION, and CES BOXING
in association with THE ORLEANS HOTEL & CASINO and
EVERLAST USA presents: FRIDAY NITE FIGHTS. This month
feature bout will be for the NABF Title when Lightweight
Champion Michael Clark (31-2-0-18 KO’s) Columbus,
OH puts his title on the line vs. Antonio “Canseca”
Ramirez (20-6-6-18 KO’s) Constanza, DR. Clark won
the title with a 12 round win over Steve Quinonez this
past May. Clark’s great record has only two losses
and they came against the divisions best in WBO Champ
Artur Grigorjan and WBA Champ Vivian Harris. Ramirez,
ranked number 6th by the NABF is coming here after a big
win in his last outing but prior to that and on a week’s
notice took on the very same Quinonez only to lose a hard
fought battle. In his last Orleans appearance Ramirez
stopped highly rated Ernesto Zepeda. This is Ramirez’s
second try for the title and he wants it bad. Clark and
Ramirez may have one opponent in common but that’s
were the comparison ends and where the fight will begin.
The undercard features the return
of Juan Ruiz (15-1-0-5 KO’s) Santa Clarita, CA vs.
Phillip Payne (13-8-1-5 KO’s) St. Louis, MO 10 rounds
Jr. Featherweights. These great boxers fill out the rest
of the card; Joe “KO Kid” Spina (8-0-0-6 KO’s)
Providence, RI Lt. Heavyweight and knockout artist for
6 rds. Henderson’s NV favorite son Avelino Chavez
(8-0-0-7 KO’s) six rounds welterweights and Dewey
“Black Kobra” Cooper (8-0-2-6 KO’s)
Las Vegas, NV, six rounds cruiserweights. Miguel Munguia
(13-0-1-11 KO’s) Mexico City, Mexico and finally
the “Teenage Sensation” from Las Vegas Melinda
Cooper (9-0-0-6 KO’s) in a 4/6 round female bantamweight
bout, opponents for these bout will be announce soon.
Ticket prices start at $20.00.
10.6.03
RICHARD STEELE PRMOTIONS,
INC. PRESENTS “OCTOBER SMASH” AT TUSCANY HOTEL
& CASINO
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2003
Steele Brings The Tussle To The Tuscany
LAS VEGAS – October 1, 2003 –
Tuscany Hotel & Casino (www.tuscanylasvegas.com) makes
their boxing venue debut in association with Richard Steele
Promotions led by legendary World Boxing Hall of Fame
Referee, Richard Steele, as he continues to provide Vegas
with exciting, world class professional boxing. The Tuscany
and Richard Steele Promotions, together, look to make
this a permanent home for great professional boxing with
the next show already scheduled for Thursday, November
6th. “This is a great new site to showcase boxing
and we are excited to be a part of the first boxing event
ever at the Tuscany and look forward to many more”,
says Mr. Steele.
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the Full Release
TONEY DOES IT AGAIN, POUNDS OUT HOLYFIELD
by Shannon S. Richard at ringside
Read
the Full Report
SHOWBOX: THE NEW
GENERATION AT MANDALAY BAY
by Shannon S. Richard
Read
the Full Report
10.2.03
Holyfield - Toney Press Conference Today!
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the Photo Gallery***
EVANDER HOLYFIELD VS. JAMES
TONEY
FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1,
FROM MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CASINO
IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Final press conference for the 12-round
heavyweight showdown featuring legendary four-time world
champion Evander Holyfield against current International
Boxing Federation (IBF) Cruiserweight Champion James Toney
on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Mandalay Bay Resort &
Casino in Las Vegas. Highlighting the undercard will be
a 12-round IBF title eliminator featuring two of boxing’s
most talented fighters, former IBF junior lightweight
champion Joel Casamayor and former 130-pound world champions
Diego Corrales. Both fights will air live on pay per view
beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Read
the Quotes
10.1.03
Former WBA 130-pound kingpin Joel Casamayor
works the speed bag during a workout Tuesday at Mandalay
Bay in Las Vegas.
