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04 JULY 2009
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Colin Morgan Sizes Up Rojas-Aoh By Derek Bonnett: On July 14, Elio Rojas will challenge WBC featherweight champion Takahiro Aoh at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Rojas, an amateur standout owns a professional dossier of 20-1 (13) and currently fights out of Brooklyn, New York with trainer Colin Morgan. Colin Morgan Sizes Up Rojas-Aoh

Huck to challenge For WBO Cruiserweight Title Huck to challenge For WBO Cruiserweight Title
Marco “Captain” Huck will challenge WBO Cruiserweight Champion Victor Emilio Ramirez at Halle´s Gerry Weber Stadium on August 29. Huck to challenge For WBO Cruiserweight Title



No Money Worries For Mayweather Jnr Insists Ellerbe No Money Worries For Mayweather Jnr Insists Ellerbe
Floyd Mayweather Jnr has no money worries according to his manager Leonard Ellerbe. Reports on the internet state the former undefeated pound for pound king has debts of around $6.4 million. No Money Worries For Mayweather Jnr Insists Ellerbe



Jones vs. Lacy, Aug. 15 in Biloxi Jones vs. Lacy, Aug. 15 in Biloxi
Reportedly, former multiple weight world champion Roy Jones Jr. will take on ex IBF 168 lbs. titlist Jeff Lacy, Saturday, August 15, at the Gulf Coast Arena in Biloxi, Mississippi. The PPV card will also feature Danny Green vs. Julio Cesar Dominguez for the vacant IBO 200 lbs. belt, as well as, WBO #3 rated cruiserweight BJ Flores vs. TBA. Jones vs. Lacy, Aug. 15 in Biloxi



Shaun George: Now You Know Who He Is Shaun George: Now You Know Who He Is
Jerry Glick: Shaun George has been a professional boxer for nine years and at thirty he is only now about to scream his name out to the boxing public. Only now does he have the kind of team who will help amplify that scream. Hot off an impressive victory over superstar Chris Byrd, George was all set to make that big career move, but it didn’t happen. Shaun George: Now You Know Who He Is



Hyland And Fagan Clash For Title Hyland And Fagan Clash For Title
Eddie Hyland and Oisin Fagan have been matched for the vacant IBF International super-featherweight title at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin on July 25 Hyland And Fagan Clash For Title



Remembering “El Flaco Explosivio” Remembering “El Flaco Explosivio”
By Andy Rivera: November 12, 1982 was the first and only time I cried when one of my favorite fighters was beaten. Alexis Arguello had just lost to Aaron Pryor in his attempt to be the first fighter capture a world championship in four different boxing weight divisions, a feat at that time which was considered nearly impossible. Remembering “El Flaco Explosivio”



Lorenzo Wants and Will Get his Shot Lorenzo Wants and Will Get his Shot
IBF #1 middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo of New York and the Dominican Republic has waited very patiently for his shot at the world title. The former Dominican Olympian has been quietly toiling under the tutelage of trainer Pastor Ralph Farriett of Yonkers for the past seven years. Lorenzo Wants and Will Get his Shot

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Chambers Chimes in from Germany Chambers Chimes in from Germany
WBC #5 rated heavyweight Eddie Chambers, who is set to square off against #1 WBO heavyweight Alexander Dimitrenko, this Saturday, July 4, in a WBO official eliminator at Color Line Arena participated in an open media workout today in Hamburg, Germany. Chambers Chimes in from Germany



Arreola & Co. Discuss Future Plans Arreola & Co. Discuss Future Plans
Undefeated WBC # 1 rated heavyweight Cristobal Arreola, his promoter Dan Goossen and trainer Henry Ramirez, hosted a press luncheon at Sisley Italian Kitchen in Sherman Oaks, CA, to discuss Arreola’s future plans and his quest to become the first Mexican fighter to become world heavyweight champion. Arreola & Co. Discuss Future Plans



IBHOF Flags Half-Staff: Alexis Arguello (1952-2009) IBHOF Flags Half-Staff: Alexis Arguello (1952-2009)
The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced its flags will fly at half-staff in memory of three-division world champion Alexis Arguello. He passed away today at his home in Managua, Nicaragua. He was 57. IBHOF Flags Half-Staff: Alexis Arguello (1952-2009)



Davidson Gets OPBF No.1 Rating Davidson Gets OPBF No.1 Rating
By Paul Upham: Nigerian born junior middleweight rising boxing star King Davidson, who won the Australian title on June 19, has been elevated to the OPBF No.1 position in the latest ratings. In the previous ratings, Davidson was at No.7. Davidson Gets OPBF No.1 Rating



No Doubts For Champ Kotelnik No Doubts For Champ Kotelnik
Andreas Kotelnik is in no doubt at all that come July 18 at the MEN Arena in Manchester there will only be one winner when he defends his WBA junior-welterweight crown against Amir Khan. No Doubts For Champ Kotelnik



Brinkley Training Camp Quotes Brinkley Training Camp Quotes
Amidst the sweltering summer heat and humidity in Pawtucket , RI, IBF #10 rated 168 lbs. contender Jesse Brinkley, took a break from training to discuss his light heavyweight showdown versus Baltimore’s Mike Paschall, scheduled for Friday, July 10 at the Reno Events Center in Reno, NV. Brinkley Training Camp Quotes



Abner Mares: Eager The Next Mexican Icon Abner Mares: Eager The Next Mexican Icon
By José Santana Jr: The past year has delivered a few set-backs to highly touted bantamweight contender Abner Mares. None, fortunately, have come in the ring as the Guadalajara, Mexico native holds an impressive 18-0 (11KO) record. Abner Mares: Eager The Next Mexican Icon



Showtime: Agbeko-Darchinyan Conference Call Showtime: Agbeko-Darchinyan Conference Call
IBF 118lbs champion Joseph Agbeko and two division world champion Vic Darchinyan participated in a media conference call to discuss their upcoming world title fight on Saturday, July 11, from the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL, to be seen on Showtime. Showtime: Agbeko-Darchinyan Conference Call



Bobby Gunn Workout Quotes Bobby Gunn Workout Quotes
While training at the Hackensack P.A.L. in Hackensack, NJ, USNBC & NABA cruiserweight titlist Bobby Gunn discussed his upcoming challenge of IBF 200 lbs. champion Tomasz Adamek, set for Saturday, July 11, at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, presented by Main Events. Bobby Gunn Workout Quotes



Booth Too Smooth For Rocky Booth Too Smooth For Rocky
By Andrew Wake: There was to be no real life Rocky story at a sweltering York Hall in Bethanal Green tonight (Tuesday 30 June) as Jason Booth retained his British super-bantamweight title in impressive fashion. Booth Too Smooth For Rocky

Date June 30 Location London, England British super bantamweight title Jason Booth w pts 12 Rocky Dean heavyweight Tom Dallas w tko 2 Stas Belokon light heavyweight Mene Edwards w rtd 1 Lee Nicholson super middleweight Darren Sutherland w tko 4 Gennadiy Rasalev junior welterweight Martin Welsh w pts 4 Kristian Laight featherweight Jamie Arthur w pts 10 Akaash Bhatia flyweight Ashley Sexton w pts 6 Kemal Plavci Results Presented by SecondsOut.com

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The Lesson of Ortiz-Maidana The Lesson of Ortiz-Maidana
By Thomas Hauser: On June 27th, HBO televised what was supposed to be Victor Ortiz’s coronation as the WBA “interim junior-welterweight champion of the world.” The 22-year-old Ortiz has been groomed for stardom and still might make it there someday. But at a point in his career when the competition should have been stepped up to harden him for a championship run, he was put in soft. The Lesson of Ortiz-Maidana



Ortiz Faces Questions After Thrilling Slugfest  Ortiz Faces Questions After Thrilling Slugfest
By Matthew Hurley: For a little over five rounds Victor Ortiz and Marcos Maidana put on a fireworks display in front of a raucous crowd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. After five knockdowns and concussive back and forth action the young rising star with the Dickensian back story told the ringside physician that he’d had enough and Maidana walked away with a sixth round technical knockout and the interim WBA super lightweight championship belt. Ortiz Faces Questions After Thrilling Slugfest



The Oddest Couple The Oddest Couple
By Thomas Hauser: Barney Frank has been in Congress since 1981 and is chairman of the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee. That makes him one of the most powerful people in government. His career is also notable because, in 1987, he was only the second member of Congress to openly acknowledge being gay. What does Barney Frank have to do with boxing? The Oddest Couple



Arthur Curry: His Life and Legacy Arthur Curry: His Life and Legacy
By Thomas Hauser: A lot of people liked Arthur Curry. Almost everyone else loved him. Artie’s mind was filled with wonderful thoughts and his feelings were founded on love. He was about giving. He enjoyed doing things for people and took care to never hurt anyone. He was a man of integrity who radiated truth. He spoke his mind and didn’t hide his feelings. “Being real,” he called it. But he was always kind. Arthur Curry: His Life and Legacy



Marquez And Vazquez: Another Trip To Hell Awaits Marquez And Vazquez: Another Trip To Hell Awaits
By Matthew Hurley: The news that Israel Vazquez was cleared to fight by the California State Athletic Commission after undergoing surgery for a detached retina came as a relief. After his epic third fight with Rafael Marquez, both fighters were riding a wave of public and media adulation. Their trilogy, with Marquez taking fight one, RTD 7 and Vazquez taking fights two and three, TKO 6, W 12, ranks among the great fistic three fight series in the history of boxing. Marquez And Vazquez: Another Trip To Hell Awaits

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