Month: October 2005

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (October 28, 2005) - Iraqi War veteran Sgt. Eric Manzebo leads the U.S. Marines Boxing Team from Camp Lejeune (NC) on the second annual Great Northeast Tour, promoted by S & L Boxing, and headlined by the November 11th Veterans' Day Spectacular at Foxwoods Resort Casino. The Great Northeast Tour showcases at Foxwoods an amateur boxing competition involving members of the U.S. Marines, National Native American, and Team Connecticut amateur boxing clubs. Sgt. Manzebo, from Staten Island (NY), recently returned from eight months active duty in Baghdad. He is matched in a 201-pound heavyweight novice match against Nate Jimmerson, a member of the Seneca Tribal Nation in Cauteragues, New York. Last year a near sellout crowd enjoyed an evening of boxing and patriotism Read more [...]

(OCT 26) Toney, You should have kept your big mouth shut. If you were going to respond to my request for a stricter steroid policy in boxing -- random testing -- you should have at least told the world the real "TRUTH".....You are a liar AND a cheat! As my team has pointed out in the past, the reason you did not appeal the sanctions the New York State Athletic Commission and the WBA imposed for violating their rules is simple: You were caught using performance enhancing anabolic steroids. Even when we dared you to appeal, you refused. Why? The reason is your excuse about prescription drugs magically turning into an anabolic steroid is an outright lie and medically impossible. The NYSAC already rejected that so-called excuse and if you had appealed, you would have had to release any confidentiality Read more [...]

LAS VEGAS (October 24, 2005) - The World Boxing Association's 84th annual convention is next week (October 31-November 5) in South Korea and WBA heavyweight champion John "The Quietman" Ruiz is petitioning the organization to mandate random testing for performance enhancing drugs and to maintain the current two-year bam from WBA ratings for any boxer who violates the drug rules. Reinstated as WBA champ after James Toney tested positive for violating performance enhancement drug rules after their April 30 title fight, Ruiz has publicly called for a stricter drug policy in boxing and he's frustrated that no action has been seriously discussed, never mind taken. "Nobody in boxing seems to care or they'd be tougher tests," Ruiz said. "I'm asking the WBA to rule random testing, at the very Read more [...]

(OCT 21) Ballroom Boxing at Michael’s Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie, MD is back again with the same fan-friendly show all of those who have attended have come to know, and a new addition to the behind the scenes roster with a new Director of Boxing Operations as well. Ballroom Boxing is pleased to introduce Tony Saunders as the new Director of Boxing Operations. As many already know, Tony is nothing new to the sporting world. Tony went straight out of high school to sign as an amateur free agent with Major League Baseball’s Florida Marlins in 1992. In 1997, he was drafted as the first pick in the by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the expansion draft, going on to pitch for the franchise until 2000, when he was sidelined by injury. Making his comeback in January of this year, the left-hander Read more [...]

LOS ANGELES, October 20 – After two fights and two knockouts, Oscar Larios and Israel Vazquez, the two premier super bantamweights in the world, still stand at a stalemate, with neither fighter able to fully claim superiority over the other. So what are two Mexican warriors to do? They fight for a third time - for a unified title, for local bragging rights, and most importantly, for pride. Golden Boy Promotions, in association with Sycuan Ringside Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, is pleased to announce the world championship rubber match between Larios and Vazquez, which will take place on Saturday, December 3rd, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas , Nevada . The bout, which is the co-feature to the highly anticipated middleweight championship rematch between Read more [...]

LOS ANGELES, October 19 – Almost six years after their epic 1999 battle, boxing icons Oscar De La Hoya and Felix Trinidad will finally meet again on Friday, October 21 – this time not as combatants, but as friends. “A boxing event in Puerto Rico just wouldn’t be the same without Felix Trinidad in attendance,” said Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya, the promoter of Friday’s “BATALLA EN EL COLISEO” show. “So I extended an invitation to Felix to attend our first show on the island, and he graciously accepted. It should be a great night for everyone.” De La Hoya and Trinidad battled it out for 12 rounds on September 18, 1999, in one of the most highly-anticipated non-heavyweight title fights of all-time. Trinidad won a majority decision that night in Las Read more [...]

SAN JOSE, CA, October 17 -- Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E) and Goossen Tutor Promotions announced today that former WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Julio Gonzalez (38-3, 23 KO’s) will return to action Thursday, November 17 when he takes on Australian Jason Delisle (18-3-2, 9 KO’s) in the main event at Miller Lite Fight Night at the Tank. The bout is scheduled as a 12-round IBF light heavyweight world title elimination bout and will be held at HP Pavilion at San Jose with under card action beginning at 7:30 p.m. A complete fight card will be announced shortly. In addition, SVS&E and Goossen Tutor Promotions announced a new partnership to work together to enhance the Miller Lite Fight Night at the Tank boxing series. As part of the deal, Goossen Tutor will now oversee Read more [...]

Dominic Pesoli's 8 Count Productions, Home of the Best in Chicago Boxing, and Bob Arum's Top Rank Incorporated along with Miller Lite and TCF Bank present "Latin Fire" on Friday, October 14th at the Cicero Stadium, 1909 S. Laramie Ave. in Cicero, IL. Tickets starting at $30 are on sale by calling 312-226-5800. Chicago based Mexican warrior Gilbert Venegas, (8-1-1, 5 KO's) faces off against Steve Vincent, (8-3, 7 KO's) in the scheduled eight round welterweight co-main event. Said Pesoli about the co-main, "We just signed Gilbert and we're thrilled to have him on our show. Vincent's a very tough, heavy handed kid from St. Louis which should provide a solid test for Gilbert. The twenty eight year old Venegas, coming off a four year layoff battled to a six round draw against undefeated Read more [...]