Category: Boxing

(NOV 10) There was a fight that occurred at the Klong Luang Prison, Pathumthanee, Thailand on November 5, 2005. The contestants to fight---Nananko Kikuchi of Japan vs. Thailand’s Nongmai Sor Siriporn, who was making her pro debut. Siriporn displaying the heart of a tiger, AND for not ever fighting in a sanctioned boxing bout, did quite well to last seven rounds with a seasoned boxer, as Kikuchi. But, let me ask you....If you were a person who was fulfilling a prison sentence, and someone said to you, that you would get a "Get Out of Jail for Free Card" IF you won a fight....how well would YOU fight to gain your freedom? In many news sources, it states that this was somehow a "bargain chip" for Siriporn to shorten her prison sentence---IF SHE WON. I can only imagine the sleepless Read more [...]

LAS VEGAS (November 7, 2005) - In the wake of yet another announcement postponing the Klitschko-Rahman fight, World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John "The Quietman" Ruiz has come out of his corner firing at Vitali Klitschko, calling for the World Boxing Council to strip Klitschko of his title and appealing to the public and media for their reevaluation of the heavyweight division. Klitschko has pulled out of his scheduled title fight this Saturday against Rahman due to an alleged knee injury. It marks the fourth time Klitschko, who hasn't made a single mandatory defense in the 20 months since he's been WBC champ, has claimed an injury forcing postponement of his title defense against Rahman. "I'm not surprised and I don't think too many people in boxing are really surprised," Read more [...]

NEW YORK (NOV 5) Attorneys for World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John Ruiz announced on Nov. 1, that a lawsuit has been filed on Ruiz's behalf against James Toney based on Toney's use of illegal performance-enhancing steroids in advance of their April 30, 2005 title fight. In the lawsuit, Ruiz claims that Toney's use of Nandrolone, one of the most powerful performance-enhancing substances available, dramatically enhanced Toney's ability to fight by artificially augmenting his strength, speed and power. As a direct result of Toney's doping, Ruiz lost a fight that he otherwise would not have lost and sustained physical injuries that he otherwise would not have sustained. Notwithstanding that the judges' decision in favor of Toney on April 30 was overturned by the WBA after Toney's Read more [...]

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (November 5, 2005) - Five amateur boxers from Connecticut have been added to the Veterans' Day Spectacular, part of the second annual Great Northeast Tour, featuring the U.S. Marines Boxing Team from Camp Lejeune (NC), November 11th at Foxwoods Resort Casino. The Great Northeast Tour, promoted by S & L Boxing, showcases an amateur boxing competition involving members of the U.S. Marines, National Native American, and Team Connecticut amateur boxing clubs. "Tonight's event has special meaning for me because my son, Lance Corporal Jason LoNano, is a U.S. Marine," S & L Boxing president Sal LoNano said. "Our hope is that this promotion symbolizes our sincere thanks and gratitude to all the brave military men and women serving our great country all over the world in today's Read more [...]

WOBURN, Mass. (NOV 4) – Former World Junior Olympic champion Marvin “Too Much” Cordova, Jr. (5-0, 4 KOs) steps up in class November 19 when he fights junior welterweight Shakha Moore (9-10-3, 1 KO) in the six-round co-feature on Expressway Jam 2, presented by NER Promotions, November 19 at Freeport Hall (IBEW) in Dorchester (MA). Cordova, fighting out of Colorado Springs, had a 186-12 record as an amateur and he captured 14 National titles. His last fight was a second-round TKO of Marlon Leslie this past August in Denver. He is co-trained by his father, Marvin, Sr., and renowned cornerman Rafael Garcia. Moore is a well tested southpaw from Norwalk, Connecticut, who has fought the likes of Demetrius Hopkins, Frank Houghtaling and Jeff Fraza. A neighborhood grudge match between Worcester Read more [...]

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 [...]