Month: August 2005

WOBURN, Mass. (August 31, 2005) - Former Boston College defensive lineman Derric Rossy (8-0, 5 KOs) returns to familiar grounds, close to where he starred on the gridiron, in order to advance his professional boxing career. Rossy has been added to the September 17th "Mayhem in Mansfield" undercard at the Dana Barros Sports Complex in Mansfield, Massachusetts. "Mayhem in Mansfield" is promoted by New England Ringside Promotions in association with Irish Ropes and Cedric Kushner Productions. "Rossy gives us a real B.C. maroon-and-gold flavor especially with former Eagles basketball great Dana Barros hosting the show at his beautiful sports complex," New England Ringside Promotions president Rick Brutti said. "Rossy is a big, athletic Italian kid who is unlike so many former football players Read more [...]

LOS ANGELES (Aug. 18, 2005) – Golden Boy Promotions announces the addition of an IBF lightweight title bout between champion Levander Johnson and Jesus “The Matador” Chavez. This fight has been added to the already-explosive card with WBC junior lightweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera fighting in a unification bout against IBF champion Robbie Peden, and former three division champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley in action in a welterweight bout against Jose Luis Cruz. The Sept. 17 Parade of Champions fight card takes place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View. “To be able to put on a show with just one world champion is always special,” said Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya. “But to gather five current or former champions on Read more [...]

(AUG 26) Dominic Pesoli's 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING, and Bob Arum's Top Rank Incorporated in association with Miller Lite and TCF Bank are proud to announce further details of VIVA MEXICO, a Chicagoland celebration of Mexico's Independence Day on September 16th at the Aragon Ballroom. Headlining VIVA MEXICO, televised internationally on Univision's Friday Night Professional Boxing Series, SOLO BOXEO DE MILLER, is four time world champion, known worldwide as one of the sport's most charismatic fighters, Johnny 'MI VIDA LOCA" Tapia. Blood and guts warrior, Tapia, 55-4-2 (28KO's) of Albuquerque, New Mexico is currently ranked # 6 by the WBO and # 13 by the WBA and is continuing his climb back to another world title shot. His seventeen year Hall of Fame career Read more [...]

(PROVIDENCE (August 26, 2005) - "CES' Prime Time Fights" features three title fights tonight (Friday, August 26), headlined by World Boxing Council USNBC super middleweight champion Joey "KO Kid" Spina's (16-0, 11 KOs) first title defense against dangerous challenger Anwar Oshana (23-4, 13 KOs), at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. Jimmy Burchfield's Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc (CES) in association with Mohegan Sun presents "CES' Prime Time Fights". "We have a tremendous show tomorrow night," promoter Jimmy Burchfield said. "There are three fights that could all be main events in their own right." Spina-Oshana is the 12-round main event. The WBC rates Spina, fighting out of Providence, No. 31. He trains in Las Vegas with former world light heavyweight champion Read more [...]

(AUG 25) Los Angeles, CA,----Mark Burnett Productions, DreamWorks Television, and ESPN, Inc. have announced a date, venue and fight card for the first of their three boxing specials. On Saturday, October 15th 2005, live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California, ESPN will televise a fight card packed with Season One Contender fighters as they once again battle in classic East vs. West fashion. The Contender champion Sergio The Latin Snake Mora will be defending his Contender belt against rival Peter The Pride of Providence Manfredo Jr., whom he last defeated in May. This highly anticipated rematch will take place in Mora's hometown of Los Angeles at STAPLES Center on Saturday, October 15th. Living together under one roof as long as we did created a bond that isnt typically found Read more [...]

(AUG 16) Main Event and 8 Count Productions are proud to announce final details of the undercard of "Return to Battle", Chicagoland's Biggest Professional Boxing Event of 2005 at the Allstate Arena this Saturday, August 20th. "Return to Battle" Chicagoland's Biggest Professional Boxing Event of 2005, is headlined by two time junior middleweight champion "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas, of Oxnard, California facing former junior middleweight champion Javier Castillejo of Madrid, Spain in a twelve round battle. In addition to the Vargas-Castillejo bout, fight fans will also be treated to a second 12 round battle as undefeated WBC #1 ranked contender Rocky Juarez challenges WBC #2 ranked contender Humberto Soto for the WBC-Interim Featherweight Championship. The undercard is headed by Read more [...]

(AUG 12) Having spent the last week training at JABB Boxing Gym, two-time junior middleweight champion "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas will take time this weekend to visit with the thousands of his Chicagoland fans. Said Fernando, "Since I landed here last Saturday night the people have shown nothing but love. I'm honored to be fighting here on August 20th. It's been tight everywhere I've gone. I'm thrilled to be here and glad I made the decision to bring the fight to the people of Chicago. " Friday afternoon Fernando will visit Wrigley Field to take in the Chicago Cubs/St. Louis Cardinals game. Before the game which starts at 1:20pm, Fernando will throw out the ceremonial first pitch in front of the sold out crowd of 40,000. Saturday night Fernando will watch the Chicago Fire/Los Angeles Read more [...]

(AUG 11) CHICAGO - Promoter Don King has scheduled another blockbuster card that will feature three world title fights-and two additional heavyweight matches with world title implications-on Aug. 13 at the United Center and on pay per view. Former unified heavyweight world champion and current World Boxing Council No. 1-ranked heavyweight contender Hasim "The Rock" Rahman will face No. 2-ranked Monte "Two Gunz" Barrett for the interim WBC heavyweight crown; WBC interim super welterweight champion Alejandro "Terra" Garcia will take on Luca "Bergamo Bomber" Messi; World Boxing Association welterweight titlist Luis Collazo will meet former world champion Miguel Angel Gonzalez; a special heavyweight attraction showcases Andrew "Powerful Pole" Golota against Przemyslaw "Chemek" Saleta in what Read more [...]

TEWKSBURY, Mass. (August 11, 2005) – Training camp is coming to a close none too soon for unbeaten WBC International light welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi who’s been preparing for his ring return after an eight-month absence. Malignaggi (19-0, 5 KOs) faces Jeremy “Carolina Kid” Yelton (16-1, 8 KOs) in an eight-round match August 25 on a DiBella Entertainment show at the Manhattan Center in New York City. Brooklyn-native Malignaggi has been training in Tewksbury, Massachusetts under the watchful eyes of his new manager, Sal LoNano, and veteran trainer, Billy Giles, and assistant trainer Orlando Carrasquillo. LoNano has been following the same method that he did with his former fighter, now retired “Irish” Micky Ward, sending Paulie to famed strength Read more [...]

LOS ANGELES, August 11 – One man is a boxing legend and a future hall of famer; the other is a knockout artist with his sights set on creating his own memorable legacy. On Thursday, September 1, in a bout to be televised live on HBO Latino’s “Oscar De La Hoya Presents Boxeo De Oro” from the beautiful Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona, former world champion Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson and top bantamweight contender Jhonny Gonzalez will meet at boxing’s crossroads. And only one will emerge victorious. This 12 round NABO bantamweight championship bout, which headlines an evening of world class professional boxing presented by Golden Boy Promotions, will air on HBO Latino beginning at 10pm ET / PT. In the televised co-feature, unbeaten junior featherweight prospect Jonathan Read more [...]

NEW YORK (AUG 10) - World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Middleweight Champion Daniel "El Pillin" Santos will seek to extend his unbeaten streak in world title bouts to 10 (with one no-contest) when he defends against former WBA welterweight champion Jose Antonio "El Gallo" Rivera in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). In a must-win fight for a pair of talented, once-beaten heavyweights who aspire to box for a world title, World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 7/World Boxing Association (WBA) No. 9 contender Owen "What the Heck" Beck faces International Boxing Federation (IBF) No. 8 contender Sergei "The White Wolf" Liakhovich in the co-feature. Don King Productions will promote the explosive doubleheader from The Read more [...]

(AUG 6) Harrison, NJ — Top rated bantamweight contender Steve "The Canadian" Kid" Molitor will move up to the jr. featherweight division when he takes on the tough, durable and awkward Debind "The Nepal Tiger" Thapa on the 10-round main event of the upcoming August 19 show at the Hanover Marriott in Whippany, NJ. Molitor (20-0, 6 KOs) has chosen to make his third appearance on U.S.soil a significant one, opting to take on a difficult assignment rather than facing the proverbial 50-50-record opponent. "You get nowhere fighting nobodies and the fight against Thapa is a demonstration of how much faith we have in Steve," says his manager James Jardine. "Steve wants to become a world champion. He knows that to prepare for his eventual title opportunity he needs to overcome certain obstacles. Read more [...]

(Press Release) The Association of Boxing Commissions voted to renew its contract with Fight Fax, Inc., as its official record keeper. The contract is in effect for three years, with an option to renew for two more years. The vote was unanimous. The contract was renewed at the ABC's 2005 convention in Las Vegas, which was held from July 26 to July 30 at the Flamingo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Fight Fax and Boxrec each made a 15 minute presentation at the convention. Before the vote was taken, Joanna Aguilar, an attorney and member of the Santa Ana Pueblo Commission in New Mexico, read the findings of a panel that was created by the ABC last year. The panel included state commissioners and attorneys that tested the accuracy of both Fight Fax and Boxrec during the year. Fight Read more [...]