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In a sterling performance, Edwin Valero of Venezuela improved to 27-0 with 27 knockouts and retained the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title with a dominant ninth-round TKO over WBC interim titleholder Antonio DeMarco (23-2-1, 17 KOs) of Tijuana, Mex., Saturday in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on SHOWTIME®.

World-ranked welterweight Carlos Abregu of Salta, Argentina, upped his record to 29-0 (23 KOs) with a clear-cut, 10-round unanimous decision over Miami-based Colombian Richard Gutierrez (24-4, 14 KOs) in the co-feature at Arena Monterrey.  Click Here For More

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With one sudden, dramatic right hand, once-beaten Freddy “El Riel’’ Hernandez (28-1, 19 KOs) of Lynwood, Calif. broke open an entertaining, dead-even fight to brutally knock out former world champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop’’ Corley (36-13-1, 21 KOs) of Washington, D.C., at 1:48 of the fifth round Friday in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME®.

In the co-feature at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif., power-punching, undefeated Dominican Francisco Contreras (13-0, 12 KOs), of Livingston, N.J., registered a 1:38, first-round knockout over Juan Castaneda, Jr. (16-3, 12 KOs), of La Paz, Mexico, in a scheduled eight-round junior welterweight bout.  Click Here For More

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Edwin Valero 135 vs. Antonio DeMarco 135

Luis Carlos Abregu 147 vs. Richard Gutierrez 147

Marvin Quintero 136 vs. Luis Gonzalez 132
Michel Rosales 148 vs. Orlando Escobar 148
Michael Medina 154 vs. Roberto Valenzuela 154
Jose Luis Zertuche 163 vs. Jesus Arras 161
Arely Mucino 114 vs. Anahi Torres 110
Juan Pablo Lopez 141 vs. Leonardo Resendiz 148
Carlos Perez 108 vs. Moises Calleros 108

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Promising Freddy “El Riel’’ Hernandez (27-1, 18 KOs), of Lynwood, Calif., will take on former world champion, southpaw DeMarcus “Chop Chop’’ Corley (36-12-1, 21 KOs), of Washington, D.C., in the 10-round welterweight main event on ShoBox: The New Generation tomorrow/Friday, Feb. 5, on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

WEIGHTS -- Hernandez weighed 148 pounds; Corley 143. Contreras tipped scale at 136½ pounds; Castaneda 137 (on his second attempt). Click Here For More

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The always-exciting Edwin Valero will defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title against undefeated, once-beaten WBC 135-pound interim titleholder Antonio DeMarco in the main event this Saturday, Feb. 6, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

The undefeated knockout artist and two-time world champion Valero (26-0, 26 KOs), of Merida, Venezuela will be making the second defense of his WBC title against Tijuana’s Demarco (23-1-1, 17 KOs), the WBC Interim Champion at the Arena Monterrey located in Mexico.
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By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
Junior middleweight titleholder Sergei Dzinziruk, whose split with German promoter Universum after a protracted legal battle over his contract became official on Wednesday, signed a co-promotional agreement with American promoters Artie Pelullo and Gary Shaw.

Because of the dispute with Universum, Dzinziruk (36-0, 22 KOs), a native of Ukraine living in Germany, has not fought since outpointing Joel "Love Child" Julio in November 2008 in Germany. Click Here For More

By Jake Donovan - boxingscene.com
There’s something to be said about a fighter who wasn’t always destined for greatness yet still remain at a pace similar to those who were groomed for success from the moment they turned pro.

Antonio DeMarco wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth, nor did he enjoy the benefit of a sugar daddy paying for his fights and cherry picking his opposition on the way to the top.

Instead, he went about his business the old-fashioned way – he earned it.  C
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In an eagerly awaited showdown this Saturday, Feb. 6, on SHOWTIME®, Valero of the Dominican Republic will put his amazing record of 26-0 with 26 knockouts and his world title belt on the line against Tijuana's DeMarco (23-1-1, 17 KOs), who has won 12 and a row and is unbeaten in his last 16 (15-0-1), in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Click Here For More

By Rick Reeno - boxingscene.com
Earlier today, BoxingScene.com was contacted by promoter Gary Shaw, who had a lot to say after reading our story on the “Twitter” battle between junior welterweights Amir Khan and Paulie Malignaggi .

Khan is claiming that Malignaggi is avoiding a potential fight between the two of them, and Malignaggi is making the same claims about Khan. Shaw weighed in with a few comments of his own. He says Malignaggi is telling the truth, not Khan.

A few weeks ago, Shaw was negotiating with Khan’s former promoter Frank Warren to match the British champion against unbeaten WBO title holder Timothy Bradley. The two promoters were close to a deal, but it quickly went down the toilet when Khan signed a contract with Golden Boy Promotions. Shaw was turned down when he reached out to Golden Boy to make a Khan-Bradley fight. Click Here For More

A winner of 12 in a row and unbeaten in his last 16 (15-0-1) dating to May 2006, World Boxing Council interim champion Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico, will challenge devastating Venezuelan and WBC lightweight belt-holder, Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KOs), in the main event this Saturday, Feb. 6, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Click Here For More

One night before two-time world champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KOs) defends his World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight crown against WBC 135-pound interim titleholder Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17 KOs) in Monterrey, Mexico, on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT), once-beaten Freddy “El Riel’’ Hernandez (27-1, 18 KOs), of Lynwood, Calif., will take on former world champion, southpaw DeMarcus “Chop Chop’’ Corley (36-12-1, 21 KOs), of Washington, D.C., in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Click Here For More

SHOWTIME Sports® will present a fight card from Mexico for the first time in nearly 12 years when devastating, undefeated knockout artist and two-time world champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KOs), of Las Vegas, Nev., by way of Merida, Venezuela, defends his World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight crown against streaking, once-beaten WBC 135-pound interim titleholder Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17 KOs) of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, on Saturday, Feb. 6.
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By Steve Kim - maxboxing.com
When it comes to Antonio DeMarco, who challenges for the WBC lightweight title this Saturday night in Monterrey, Mexico (Showtime 9 PM, ET/PT), looks can be deceiving. His rather frail body looks as though a stiff breeze could knock him over. He’s got the arms the size of Olive Oyl, yet he packs a pretty stiff punch. DeMarco’s also a nice guy. And you know where Leo Durocher thought those guys ended up.

But you shouldn’t judge this book by its cover.

"He’s a very, very calm individual with a lot of self-confidence," says his promoter Gary Shaw, "and I guess, when you look at Tony DeMarco and his physique and everything else, you worry about him. You want to go run and get him a meal ticket. So he’s got a real deceiving personality for a fighter and, physically, he’s very deceiving for a fighter." Click Here For More

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Undefeated prospect Chris Avalos registered a spectacular fourth round TKO over previously once-beaten Jose Nieves at 2:20 in the main event of Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation from the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M.

Hometown favorite and unbeaten junior lightweight Archie Ray Marquez scored a unanimous decision victory (79-72, 80-71, 77-74) over the tough Derrick Campos in front of an energized crowd in Friday’s co-feature. Click Here For More

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Undefeated, hard-hitting prospect Chris Avalos weighed in at 118 pounds and once-beaten Jose Nieves tipped the scales at 119 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in at the Jockey Club at the Downs of Albuquerque in Albuquerque, N.M.

Unbeaten, hometown favorite Archie Ray Marquez weighed in at 131 pounds and Derrick Campos measured 132 pounds for the ShoBox co-feature. Click Here For More

Despite being in the middle of his intense preparation for his next bout against current WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KOs), interim WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17 KOs) is well aware of the comments that have been attributed to him that have caught the attention of the undefeated Venezuelan champion.

“I don’t like to be the type of fighter that talks bad about my opponents. I don’t trash talk and I don’t give bad opinions. That is why in interviews I try to give good answers and I concentrate on what I say,” DeMarco calmly stated. “Edwin Valero knows that I respect him as a boxer and as a person and I have always said that he is a great champion and for me it is an honor and a privilege to challenge him for his world title. He should know from other interviews of mine that I am not that kind of person.” Click Here For More

By Chris Cozzone - fightnewsextra.com
Hoping to remain undefeated, two hopefuls face stern tests when Showtime hits Albuquerque, N.M. on Jan. 29 with the year’s first telecast of ShoBox.

In the main event, bantamweight Chris Avalos (14-0, 11 KOs), of Lancaster, Calif., will fight his first 10-rounder, against Puerto Rico’s Jose Nieves (17-1, 8 KOs). Click Here For More

By Robert Morales - dailybulletin.com
Yonnhy Perez, of Santa Fe Springs via Colombia, has made a name for himself over the past eight months.
He stopped Silence Mabuza in the 12th round of a fight he was losing in Mabuza's native South Africa last May in a bantamweight title elimination fight. Perez then took the title from Joseph Agbeko via unanimous decision Oct. 31 at Treasure Island in Las Vegas.

Now it appears Perez will make his first defense against Abner Mares on May 22 at Staples Center on the undercard of Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez IV. Click Here For More

By Lem Satterfield - boxing.fanhouse.com
Tim Bradley's career-best performance appears to have scared away potential opponents.

The WBO light welterweight (140 pounds) king is coming off of last month's lop-sided, 12-round unanimous decision over 25-year-old Lamont Peterson, who probably lost every round and was floored for the first time in his career despite entering with a record of 27-0, with 13 knockouts.

Nicknamed "The Desert Storm," Bradley's effort earned him honors as FanHouse's Most Dominant Performance Of The Year for 2009. Click Here For More

Any warrior will say that when he is preparing for a battle inside a ring, his sparring partners are a very important ingredient for his success and for the interim WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17KO), who is preparing for his title bout against the absolute champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26KO), it isn't any different.

"It is very important, the sparring partners help me with my work and they are willing to do anything. The partners I am using right now have the right style for Valero," DeMarco of Los Mochis but living in Tijuana, MX, said. "They are pressuring me and they are making me work. I am working on my reflexes and working me hard, at full capacity." Click Here For More

By Ryan Burton - boxingscene.com
Interm WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco speaks to BoxingScene.com about his upcoming championship bout with WBC champion Edwin Valero. The Los Mochis, Mexico native, now based in Tijuana talks about the keys to fight and why he isn't overly concerned with Valero's famous power. DeMarco sees holes in Valero's defense that he plans on exploiting and he also clears the air on why this fight is personal to him.

BoxingScene.com: How is training camp going?

Antonio DeMarco: Everything is going good thanks to God. I feel at this point I am 60% of where I need to be and we still have a month to go till the fight and I will be at 100% come fight night. My weight is good. I will be right at 135 when I weigh in. Click Here For More

The interim WBC lightweight champion, Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17 KOs) of Los Mochis, MX, began his training camp mid December in his adopted hometown of Tijuana, MX, for his challenge for the full fledged WBC title of Venezuela’s Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KOs) on February 6th in Monterrey, MX. “We had a good rest, we went home to Los Mochis and I visited my family. We got back and began training in mid December. They called us about the fight and we came back to train, it’s not such a big deal, this is our work and it is what we love to do and we are ready,” DeMarco stated after an intense training session. Click Here For More

mydesert.com
George Foreman has his grills, and now Timothy Bradley has his auto shop.

The local boxer and his future brother-in-law, Christian Manzo, bought a garage in Desert Hot Springs and have started their own auto repair and tire business.

B&M Tire and Auto opened in November, Manzo said.

Family members, including cousins with mechanic experience, had been talking about the prospect of going into business lately.

“We saw an opening where one of my cousins used to work and we decided to go into it and give something a try,” Manzo said of his first attempt at running a business.
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By Andrew Wake - secondsout.com
With dubious scoring rearing its ugly head in championship fights on what seemed like a monthly basis, 2009 was not a good year for boxing’s decision makers.

A shortlist of the most questionable verdicts from this year naturally included Sergio Martinez only earning a draw with Kermit Cintron despite outlanding the Puerto Rican throughout and flooring him for more than 10 seconds in the seventh, Juan Diaz’s questionable unanimous decision over Paulie Malignaggi in August and Carl Froch’s narrowly retaining his WBC super-middleweight title against Andre Dirrell in October’s first stage of the Super Six series.
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By Lem Satterfield - boxing.fanhouse.com
Venezuelan-born, WBC lightweight champion, Edwin Valero, will defend his crown against WBC interim titlist, Antonio DeMarco, in a Showtime-televised, 135-pound clash of talented southpaws on Feb. 6 in Monterrey, Mexico.

The 28-year-old Valero rose to 26-0 with his 26th knockout last Saturday when he stopped 34-year-old Hector Velazquez, who failed to come out for the seventh round of their bout before Valero's hometown fans at the Polideportivo José María Vargas, in La Guaira, Venezuela.
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By Leighton Ginn - mydesert.com
If the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight really is called off, WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley wants to remind both fighters that he's ready and willing.

“Everyone knows it's the big names I want. It's not a secret,” said Bradley, the Cathedral City resident. “All they have to do is dial my number. I'm not asking for a whole lot.”

Bradley had been in contact with Pacquiao's camp. Trainer Freddie Roach approached Bradley about being a sparring partner for Pacquiao in preparation for the fight.

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By David A. Avila  - thesweetscience.com
WBO junior welterweight titleholder Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley has received the standby call to fight Manny Pacquiao on Thursday should Floyd “Money” Mayweather pull out of the mega fight with the Filipino super star due to demands for Olympic style drug testing.

It could be the best Christmas gift imaginable for the Palm Springs fighter.

“HBO thinks a fight with Timothy Bradley is a good action fight,” said Cameron Dunkin, who manages Bradley and numerous other top prizefighters. “They don’t think Malignaggi would be a crowd pleasing fight.” Click Here For More

Undefeated World Boxing Organization junior welterweight champion TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY is ready to enlist in a war against Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao should their fight against each other fall through.

“Timothy is happy to defend his world title or move up to welterweight to challenge Pacquiao or Mayweather should their fight fall through,” stated Gary Shaw, Bradley’s co-promoter with Thompson Boxing Promotions. “There isn’t an active world champion who has been seen more on premium TV than Timothy. Since the day he won his first world title he has proven he is the goods. The shellacking he gave undefeated interim champion Lamont Peterson earlier this month proved Timothy is one of boxing’s elite fighters and a Top-10 pound 4 pounder. He’s ready, willing and able to fill the breach.” Click Here For More

By Steve Kim - maxboxing.com
As noted trainer Freddie Roach looks ahead to Manny Pacquiao’s March 13th showdown versus Floyd Mayweather, he has already made it clear who he’d like to utilize as sparring partners for this upcoming training camp. One is Amir Khan, who has already accepted the assignment. Which is not much of a surprise given that Khan is part of Roach’s stable at the Wild Card Boxing Club and has sparred with ’the Pac Man’ in the past. The other is reigning WBO jr. welterweight king, Tim Bradley.

This here will be a much harder sell. ’the Desert Storm’ like Khan, is a fighter who makes lucrative paydays and has a major championship on his resume. But unlike the WBA jr. welterweight title holder, he has no ties to Roach or his gym. Click Here For More

By Mark Vester - boxingscene.com
IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green (28-3, 25 KOs) is planning to destroy Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KOs) if the two fighters ever lock horns. Green loves to end his fights by knockout. He knows Hopkins will try to slow down the pace and make it a boxing match. Green tells the Philadelphia Daily News that he wants find out the hard way on which strategy will play out.

"I come to destroy my opponents," Green said. "Over 90 percent of my fights have ended in knockouts. My style is no secret. Bernard is a defensive genius. He's going to try to shut my offense down and hold out for a decision. I don't think he can do it, but there's only one way to find out, isn't there?" Click Here For More

By William Trillo - Pound4Pound.com
By now everyone in boxing is well aware of what Light Heavyweight Danny Green did to Roy Jones Jr. in Australia a couple of weeks ago. Coming off that first round blow out of Jones, Green made a trip Stateside to come watch the Gary Shaw promoted fights in California. Before Green left for his home down under promoter Gary Shaw made it possible for us to chat with Green to find out what his plans are after that huge victory.

Pound4Pound.com: Danny it's great to talk with you. How the heck are you?

Green: I am doing fantastic mate. I came over here to watch Vic Darchinyan fight and now I am in Las Vegas relaxing before I head back home tomorrow. Click Here For More

Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times: "Bradley Retains WBO Junior Welterweight Title"
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Greg Beacham, Associated Press: "Bradley Pounds Peterson to Keep 140-Pound Title"
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Robert Morales, Press-Telegram: "Bradley Makes Fans Happy with Title Defense"
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David Avila, Press-Enterprise: "Bradley Near Perfect in Win Over Peterson"
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Francisco Salazar, FightNews.com: "Bradley, Darchinyan Triumph"
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Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com: "Bradley Out Works Peterson to Score a One-Sided But Exciting Unanimous Decision"
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Doug Fischer, The Ring: "Brad Best Peterson, Proves He's the Top Junior Welterweight"
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Lem Satterfield, AOL Fan House: "Leonardo Zappavigna:'Lenny Zappa' in Boxing Gloves"
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Ernest Gabion, BoxingScene.com: "Salvador Sanchez, III, Lenny Zappa, Kayode Win Bouts"
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Report & Photos By Roy & Marlene Marquez - Pound4Pound.com
Timothy Bradley stuck and moved his way past Lamont Peterson to retain the WBO 140 lb. championship at a sold out Agua Caliente Casino, Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage, CA. Non-stop movement was not Bradley’s original game plan, but became plan B at the insistence of his corner. “The game plan was to take it to him, but he decided to take it to me”, explained Bradley of the change in tactics midway through the contest.

Bradley, of nearby Palm Springs, CA, found a home for his right hand early in the second. Bradley (25-0) landed the punch repeatedly in a round he won decisively. An overhand right dropped Peterson early in the third, setting the stage for a tremendous round of boxing. “I planned to win the first four rounds big”, said Peterson. “But when I went down in the third it was time to fight.” For the remainder of the round the combatants fought toe-to-toe exchanging vicious body blows. Peterson (27-1) continued the body assault in the fourth to win the round. “He made me fight”, said Bradley. “He made me do things in there I normally don’t do.” 
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In a fierce battle of wills between two determined, unbeaten fighters, Timothy “Desert Storm’’ Bradley (25-0, 11 KOs) retained his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight title with an impressive, one-sided 12-round decision over Lamont Peterson (27-1, 13 KOs) in the main event of a world championship doubleheader Saturday on SHOWTIME®.

In the co-feature on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, World Boxing Council (WBC)/World Boxing Association (WBA) 115-pound champion Vic Darchinyan (33-2-1, 27 KOs), of Sydney, Australia, by way of Armenia, regained his winning ways with a devastating second-round knockout over challenger Thomas Rojas (31-12-1, 22 KOs) of Mexico. Click Here For More

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Timothy Bradley (now 25-0-0-1, 11 KO's) retained the WBO Jr. Welterweight Title with a unanimous decision over Lamont Peterson. The fight started quick as the two men were locked on the inside exchanging heavy body punches. A huge right at the end of the round staggered Peterson. In round 3, another right on the side of the head sent Peterson down for the first time in the fight. Peterson got up and dug deep, fighting hard, winning the rest of the round, including coming back to take the next round. However that would be the best Peterson had to offer as Bradley took control of the remainder of the fight, slipping that majority of Peterson's punches and landing good combinations. Final scores were 118-110, 119-108 and 120-107. Peterson falls to 27-1, 13 KO's.

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Photo: Marlene Marquez - Pound4Pound.com
Vic Darchinyan (now 33-2-1, 27 KO's) retained the WBA & WBC Super Flyweight Titles with a single left hand on the chin that sent Tomas Rojas down for the full count in round 2. The fight started off well for Rojas who was able to use his reach advantage, landing a few big right hands on the open Darchinyan. However, Darchinyan was hunting for a knockout and it quickly came as Rojas, who had his back against the ropes, decided to trade. Darchinyan jumped in with some big punches as the left hand caught Rojas flush on the chin. Rojas went straight down on his back and the fight was stopped at 2:54 of the 2nd round. Rojas falls to 32-11, 22 KO's.

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By Dave Skretta, AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK — Paul Malignaggi said all along that he'd never beat Juan Diaz in Texas if the fight went to the scorecards. It did, and he was right.

The Brooklyn-based light welterweight lost that bout in August, a back-and-forth brawl that left a huge crowd in Houston on its feet. But few believe it was as lopsided as the 118-110 scorecard turned in by Gale Van Hoy, with some accusing the judge of blatantly favoring the hometown fighter.

"Some people thought there was maybe more to it than just a bad decision. Only Gale Van Hoy will ever know that," said Malignaggi, who landed a rematch against Diaz this Saturday in Chicago.. Click Here For More

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Left to Right: Vic Darchinyan / Lenny Zappa /Gary Shaw / Salvador Sanchez III / Timothy Bradley

Lenny Zappa & Salavador Sanchez III

Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times: "Lamont Peterson Tries to Go From the Streets to a Title"
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Greg Beacham, Associated Press: "Unbeatens Bradley, Peterson Meet in Desert"
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Robert Morales, Press-Telegram: "Hunger Motivates Bradley, Peterson"
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Leighton Ginn, The Desert Sun: "No-Contest Against Campbell Still Riles Bradley"
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Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com: "For Lamont Peterson, Any Style Can Win This Fight"
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Lem Satterfield, AOL Fan House: "Unbeaten Peterson on Homelessness, Sparring with Mayweather"
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Dave McKenna, Washington City Paper: "Local Fighter Goes for a Belt"
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Doug Fischer, The Ring: "Bradley's Ready for Peterson, and Bigger Things in 2010"
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Lem Satterfield, AOL Fan House: "Darchinyan to 'Shoot Down' Challenger Rojas"
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AAP Sports: "Darchinyan - I See Fear in His Eyes"
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Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com: "Darchinyan Eyes Donaire Rematch After Rojas"
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Martin Rogers, Yahoo! Sports: "Peterson Overcomes Lifetime of Obstacles"
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J. Michael Falgoust, USA Today: "Bradley 'Willing to Die' For Title in One of Cable's Big Matchups"
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Dan Rafael, ESPN.com: "Bradley-Peterson Makes Foes of Friends"
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Leighton Ginn, The Desert Sun: "Bradley - I'll Die for Title"
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Leighton Ginn, The Desert Sun: "For Trainer, Too Much is on the Line Saturday"
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Leighton Ginn, The Desert Sun: "Beating Cherry Impressed Showtime"
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Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com: "The 'Desert Storm' Faces a Tough Mandatory"
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David Avila, The Press-Enterprise: "Bradley, West Get into Some Hot Water"
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David Avila, TheSweetScience.com: "Bradley vs. Peterson Saturday"
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Lem Satterfield, AOL FanHouse: "Bradley to Prove Himself Against Lamont Peterson"
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Carlos Arias, Orange County Register: "Bradley on a Quest to be the Best at 140 Pounds"
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Peter Mitchell, AAP: "Darchinyan Says He is a Loaded Gun Ahead of His World Title Fight with Rojas"
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Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com: "Showtime's Banner Year Gets to End With a Bang"
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Peter Mitchell, AAP: "Darchinyan - I'll Shoot Rojas Down"
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Peter Kogoy, The Australian: "Raging Bull, Vic Darchinyan, to 'Fight Smarter'"
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David Riccio, The Sunday Telegraph: "Darchinyan Switches to Green Regime"
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Adrian Warren, AAP: "Vic Trains with Kostya's Old Rival"
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All four fighters on this Saturday’s SHOWTIME world championship doubleheader appeared at the site of their upcoming showdowns, the Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa, for a final press conference on Wednesday to discuss this weekend’s fights.

In an excellent battle of unbeatens, Timothy Bradley (24-0-1 NC, 11 KOs), of Palm Springs, Calif., will defend his World Boxing Association (WBO) Junior Welterweight title against interim champ Lamont Peterson (27-0, 13 KOs), of Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Dec. 12 LIVE on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - espn.com
Dates have been set for the second batch of bouts in the Super Six World Boxing Classic, promoter Gary Shaw told ESPN.com on Friday.

Shaw is one of the five promoters with fighters involved in Showtime's revolutionary modified round-robin tournament featuring six elite super middleweights.

Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KOs), who is promoted by Shaw, will face tournament leader Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs) of Germany in the pre-determined opener of Group Stage 2 on March 6 at the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - espn.com
Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez have already waged an epic trilogy consisting of 25 rounds of furious, non-stop action. Now, the Mexican warriors will clash for the fourth -- and final -- time, the promoters for both fighters told ESPN.com on Friday.

The deal for the much-discussed fight was completed following a final conference call between Marquez promoter Gary Shaw, Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer, who promotes Vazquez, and Showtime executive Ken Hershman, Shaw said.

The scheduled 12-round featherweight fight will take place May 22 on Showtime from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Click Here For More

TIMOTHY BRADLEY: “Lamont Peterson is a great fighter; I grew up with him in the amateurs. I know him very well and he knows me very well. I’m just looking forward to the fight. I’m hungry and I’m willing to show the world what I have. We’re both undefeated, which makes for a great fight. We both have speed and power, and we both have boxing ability, so it’s going to be a great fight. But, at the end of the day, it’s my job to teach Lamont Peterson how to lose, and that’s what I’m going to do on Dec. 12.”

LAMONT PETERSON: “I’ve been training ever since I went out to California to see Timothy and Nate fight. We pretty much knew this was going to be my next fight, we just didn’t know when at the time. Right now, I’ve been in great shape for two or three months. We’re just trying to level everything out and doing what we need to do to give us a chance to win. We feel really good right now, and we’re looking to go ahead and win the title on Dec. 12." Click Here For More

By Steve Kim - maxboxing.com
It’s not clear who had a worse Thanksgiving weekend, Ali Funeka, who got the shaft from the judges in his fight for the vacant IBF lightweight title against Joan Guzman, or Tiger Woods who might have gotten the shaft of a sand wedge from his irate wife.

"Well, I would say Tiger because Ali didn’t get hit with anything," said Gary Shaw, who promotes the lanky South African. And he has a point, hey, it’s not like Funeka was ever laid out, needing medical attention.

But on a serious note, the scorecards rendered by judges Alan Davis and Benoit Russell, who both had the fight a dead even draw at 114-114( while Joseph Pasquale had Funeka winning big at 116-112) is the runaway choice as the worst decision of 2009. There is nary a soul who believes that Funeka did not win this fight handily. Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - espn.com
Chad Dawson, the young light heavyweight star, has been calling out Bernard Hopkins for ages, but Hopkins didn't have a lot of interest in fighting him. And who could blame Hopkins, with a potential big-money rematch against Roy Jones Jr. on the table for early 2010?

However, that was until Jones got knocked out by Danny Green in the first round Wednesday in Australia, hopefully bringing Jones' great career to a close once and for all.

Hopkins will attend to his business Wednesday night against Enrique Ornelas, but there won't be a fight with Jones now. Click Here For More

By Lem Satterfield
Outside of the ropes, it takes a lot to get Chad Dawson riled up.

"Chad Dawson is one of the best fighters in the world, and he shows it every time that he goes into the ring," said Dawson's promoter, Gary Shaw. "It's just not Chad's style to talk smack or to call people out."

But that changed on Wednesday morning, after Dawson discovered that Roy Jones was stopped in the first round, likely scuttling a proposed, megabout with Bernard Hopkins -- a man Dawson has long targeted as an opponent. Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - espn.com
Bad decisions don't happen just in the United States and Germany. You can add Canada to the list.

Lightweight Ali Funeka dominated Joan Guzman so severely that the reading of the scorecards at the end of 12 mostly one-sided rounds appeared to be a mere formality on Saturday night at Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City.

Gary Shaw, who co-promotes Funeka with Cedric Kushner, was inside the ring after the final bell with a huge smile on his face, congratulating his man on what appeared clear as day -- that Funeka would win a unanimous decision and a vacant lightweight belt in his second shot at a 135-pound title. Click Here For More

By Geoffrey Ciani - eastsideboxing.com
At the conclusion of Saturday night’s fight between Ali Funeka and Joan Guzman, the verdict seemed pretty clear—Ali Funeka won the fight. This was not an especially difficult fight to score. Funeka won, and he should have been awarded the vacant IBF lightweight title. To the astonishment of those in attendance and those watching around the world, the fight was inexplicably ruled a draw. I had a chance to speak with promoter Gary Shaw after the fight, and here is what he had to say: Click Here For More

El Paso Times
In the wake of Manny Pacquiao's demolition of Miguel Cotto - and some very real signs that boxing is emerging from a decades-long stupor - things have been looking pretty positive for the sweet science lately.

Leave it to a bad decision to remind us how boxing sank so low in the first place.

Despite outpunching and outslugging Joan Guzman in a battle for the vacant IBF lightweight title, Ali Funeka came away with only a draw to show for it Saturday in Quebec City, Canada. It was easily the most impressive performance of Funeka's career, as the South African put a hurtin' on the smaller Guzman early, ripping the native Dominican with every punch in the manual: jabs, right hands, left hooks and uppercuts. Click Here For More

Jerry Glick - secondsout.com
HBO had a great show on Saturday night that was marred by yet another bad decision. This time it was a draw between unbeaten former two division champion Joan Guzman and Ali Funeka at the Pepsi Coliseum in Québec City, Québec, Canada. While a draw may sound fair enough it clearly was not as Funeka, looking like a cross between Tommy Hearns and Paul Williams appeared to control the ring almost completely after the first two or three rounds.

After a few rounds Guzman’s face was a mask of blood that came from his nose and a cut. Once the long and lean Funeka got untracked it was almost all his fight to dominate.

I spoke to Funeka’s promoter Gary Shaw the next day and he was ready to fight everyone in sight who he believed screwed his charge. Click Here For More

Pound4Pound.com
The biggest robbery of the year just took place in Quebec, Canada as Ali Funeka put on a boxing showcase and appeared to win TEN of the 12 championship rounds against undefeated Joan Guzman, only to walk away with a draw. Guzman came out string and appeared to win the first two rounds, but that was it. Funeka took complete control over the remaining ten rounds and took Guzman to school, bloodying his face to a pulp and nearly stopping him in each of the final 5 rounds. The referee could very well have stepped in during any of those rounds and stopped the fight as Guzman was just taking a beating against the ropes.

Final scores were 116-112, 114-114, 114-114.

Stevie Wonder could have seen Funeka won this fight hands down.

By Paul Upham - secondsout.com
WBC/WBA super flyweight boxing world champion Vic Darchinyan flew out of Australia on Friday headed for training camp in Las Vegas. The “Raging Bull” faces WBC No.1 Tomas Rojas on December 12 at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California, televised in the USA on Showtime.

The 33 year-old, Armenian born Australian citizen, was originally planning to travel to the USA after the Danny Green-Roy Jones Jr fight in Sydney on December 2, but has now changed his mind. Click Here For More

Boxingscene.com
When will Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez IV take place?

“I’m a fighter, not a negotiator,” says two-time world champion Rafael Marquez, “I read all this talk about money and promoters and networks, but none of that concerns me. I am ready to fight, and my promoter Gary Shaw is ready to begin negotiations with Israel’s people.”

Gary Shaw Promotions and Sycuan Ringside Promotions were the primary promoters for the first three installments of the greatest ring trilogy since the legendary Arturo Gatti-Micky Ward battles several years ago.

“Gary has been my promoter for a long time, and he has full authority from me to make an offer to the Vazquez people,” says Marquez, whose brother Juan Manuel recently fought Floyd Mayweather in a blockbuster attraction. Click Here For More

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By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Whatever lingering questions anyone had about the veracity of light heavyweight Chad Dawson's decision win against Glen Johnson after their rousing slugfest in April 2008, they've been answered.

Dawson had won their initial meeting via unanimous decision, 116-112 on each of the three judges' scorecards to retain a light heavyweight world title. But Dawson faded late and there were questions left behind, especially from the Johnson camp, which claimed it was a robbery.
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By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Alfredo "Perro" Angulo simply destroyed Harry Joe Yorgey with a crushing third-round knockout on Saturday night at the XL Center.

The fight was the co-feature on the card headlined by the light heavyweight rematch between Chad Dawson and Glen Johnson and Angulo turned in an explosive performance to claim an interim junior middleweight title. Click Here For More

Pound4Pound.com
Chad Dawson (now 29-0-0-1, 17 KO's) won a much easier fight with Glen Johnson than their first encounter, with a unanimous decision. Although two judges had it much too close (one round from being a draw), the reality was Johnson won about 2 rounds at most.

From the opening round, Dawson used his height, reach, and movement to land and move. That's how the majority of the fight went. Johnson's pressure wasn't the same as any of his previous fights, but one is to question whether his age has finally caught up with him, or was it Dawson's technique that caused the confusion. Click Here For More

Pound4Pound.com
Alfredo Angulo (now 17-1, 14 KO's) scored a more than impressive knockout over the previously undefeated, but untested, Harry Joe Yorgey in just 3 rounds. Angulo came out strong once the bell rang as Yorgey's plan was to move and box. Angulo pressured Yorgey to fight off the ropes, but Yorgey seemed to back himself there and into the corner often.

In round 2, a huge right hand stopped Yorgey in his tracks and momentarily knocked him unconscious while standing. Yorgey regained his senses before falling to the canvas, but was finally dropped moments later with another big right hand. Up on shaky legs, Yorgey was staggered around the ring as Angulo began beating him to a pulp. Yorgey miraculously made it out of the round, staggering to his corner. Click Here For More

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Chad Dawson: “The first fight I did what I had to do. I stacked up the rounds. It’s like any fighter. You get hit, you want to hit back. My whole goal for this fight is to hit and not to be hit. Stick and move.”

Glen Johnson: “I definitely feel like I’m in the best shape of my life. I know I will win the fight. I feel like I’m stronger and better prepared than the last time we did this.”
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CHAD DAWSON: “I’m feeling some buzz around the city about the fight. I’ve really just been sitting in my hotel room and spending time with my kids. I’m sure come Saturday night there will be a lot of buzz.

“I can’t wait to get in the ring and shut him up. It’s been almost two years now. After I’m done with him he won’t be able to say nothing except I lost to Chad Dawson twice."

GLEN JOHNSON: “Chad is going to have his fans there and he should. It’s his hometown. I feed off the crowd either way. If it’s for me I feed off of it. If it’s against me I feed off of it. So it really doesn’t matter where we fight.

“I have done all the work. Now, it’s just about talking to the press and watching some tape. I believe I have what it takes to win this fight. It’s just about maintaining and getting a lot of rest. At my age (40), I have to be careful and smart with what I do." Click Here For More

Chris Mannix - sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Chad Dawson has a problem. A 175-pound problem, to be exact.

At 28-0, Dawson is arguably the most dominant force in the light heavyweight division. He holds a lopsided win over Tomasz Adamek, the current cruiserweight champion who recently demolished heavyweight Andrew Golota. He owns a win over Glen Johnson and two pulverizing victories over Antonio Tarver, the last of which ended Tarver's career. He has power (17 knockouts) and he has skill. He also has no one left to fight. Click Here For More

The Desert Sun
RANCHO MIRAGE — The press conference to announce Cathedral City boxer Timothy Bradley's Dec. 12 title defense against Lamont Peterson last week was filled with mutual respect between two fighters who have been friends since their teenage years.

Of course, the first press conference for Bradley's fight against Nate Campbell went the same way.

“Yeah, then the devil got inside that guy (Campbell),” Timothy Bradley Sr. said.
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Photos: Stephen Slade - University of Connecticut
One day before the start of their 2009-2010 basketball campaign, Coach Jim Calhoun and the Connecticut men’s basketball team met with local resident Chad Dawson on Tuesday at the XL Center, site of the undefeated Dawson’s rematch with Glen Johnson for the WBC interim light heavyweight world title on Saturday night.

Calhoun and Dawson spent some time talking boxing and basketball before the Huskies hit the practice floor. UConn plays American International College in an exhibition Wednesday at the XL Center and Dawson said he’d be there. AIC is Calhoun’s alma mater. Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - espn.com
Have you caught your breath yet from watching this all-out slugfest? Perez and Agbeko aren't the most well-known fighters around, but they're really good and exceptionally entertaining, something Showtime is aware of since it was featuring Agbeko for the third time in his past four bouts. This was a terrific action fight from start to finish and should be among the honorable mentions when it comes time to assess the best fights of the year. It sure was a sensational way for casino magnate Phil Ruffin to introduce boxing at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino after making a deal with promoter Don King to host the show. Hopefully, it's only the first of many cards to come for the casino. Click Here For More

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By Steve Carp - las vegas review journal
Chad Dawson is a man who appears to have options.

The two-time world light heavyweight champion is thinking he might have a future as a heavyweight. He also is considering a move down to super middleweight.

For the moment, Dawson will remain at 175 pounds, where he is scheduled to face Glen Johnson on Saturday in a rematch of their 2008 fight that Dawson won by unanimous decision.
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By Kevin Iole - Yahoo.com
Antonio DeMarco was just a guy promoter Gary Shaw used to fill out his cards. DeMarco was not under a promotional contract with Shaw’s company, nor was he a guy Shaw considered much of a prospect.

After every fight card he appeared on for Shaw, however, he would take the time afterward to handwrite Shaw a note of thanks.

Shaw was taken by DeMarco as much for his affable nature, humility and personal story as much as he was with his potential. Click Here For More

By William Trillo - Pound4Pound.com
It was redemption time for promoter Gary Shaw as IBF bantamweight Champ Joseph Agbeko (27-1,22 KO’s) was unceremoniously dethroned by # 1 challenger Yonnhy Perez (19-0,14 KO’s) in a 12 round battle at the Las Vegas Treasure Island resort . Judges scored the fight 117-110, 117-110, 116-111, all in favor of the new Champ Perez. This had to taste extra sweet for Shaw who saw his fighter Vic Darchinyan lose earlier in the year to the same Agbeko.
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Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
In a “Halloween Thrilla” main event that lived up to its billing, undefeated Yonnhy Perez registered an upset 12-round unanimous decision over defending champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko to capture the International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title Saturday on SHOWTIME®.

In the first half of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader, Antonio DeMarco won the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim lightweight crown with a one-sided 10th-round TKO over former World Boxing Association (WBA) 135-pound titlist Jose Alfaro. Click Here For More

By Dave Skretta - Yahoo.com
Undefeated light heavyweight Chad Dawson will honor slain Connecticut football player Jasper Howard when he fights Glen Johnson next week in Hartford, Conn.

Dawson was born in South Carolina but resides in New Haven, about an hour’s drive from the UConn campus in Storrs. Dawson plans to wear Howard’s No. 6 on his trunks and has contacted the school about wearing the player’s jersey into the XL Center on Nov. 7.
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Yahoo.com
Yohnny Perez floored Joseph Agbeko in the 10th round and won a unanimous decision Saturday night to take the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title in the first boxing match at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino.

Perez, a Colombian who lives in California, had winning scores of 117-110 on two judges' scorecards and 116-111 on the other to take Agbeko's championship in the Ghana fighter's third defense.

Perez (20-0, 14 KOs) took control of the back-and-forth match with a knockdown following an accidental head butt of Agbeko (27-2, 22 KOs) toward the end of the 10th round. Agbeko turned to referee Robert Byrd to complain about the contact and Perez connected with a left hook for the knockout. Click Here For More

Herald News
WAYNE — When Alfredo Angulo called Gary Shaw early the morning of Oct. 12, the promoter from Wayne figured something was wrong.

Shaw assumed Angulo, the junior middleweight contender his Totowa-based company represents, was in Los Angeles, three hours behind. But the Mexican-born Angulo was at Kennedy Airport, waiting for his bags, at least three days ahead of schedule. 
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By Lem Satterfield - boxing.fanhouse.com
Chad Dawson is nothing if not a winner; he just hasn't cashed in for a defining, lucrative fight.

"We've not gotten the chance to really expose Chad like I would like to expose Chad," said Gary Shaw, Dawson's promoter. "But that time will come."

Among the 27-year-old southpaw light heavyweight's most impressive victories was in February 2007, when he routed Polish-born Tomas Adamek of Jersey City by 10, eight and six points respectively over the three judges' cards. Dawson earned the WBC's 175-pound title against Adamek, who lost for the first time in 32 bouts. Click Here For More

By Mario Ortega Jr. - 15rounds.com
One of the great things about boxing is that you never know from where the next great fighter will emerge. In many of today’s mainstream sports, “the next big thing” has been hyped since they laced up their cleats or athletic shoes for their high school. In boxing, a poor kid that barely owned a pair of shoes as a fifteen-year-old can become star with a ton of hard work and a few breaks. On Saturday night, Yonnhy Perez, who was joining the army in his native Colombia at an age when most teens are planning for their senior year, has a chance to make it big should he get past respected IBF Bantamweight Champion Joseph Agbeko in a bout televised nationwide by Showtime.  Click Here For More

By Percy Crawford - fighthype.com
"Yhonny Perez will beat Agbeko easily. I believe Darchinyan had an easy fight and made it difficult for himself. I have respect for Agbeko as a fighter, but he's one-dimensional and Vic should have beaten him easily. He did not and now Yhonny Perez, his stablemate, will have to take care of business. Demarco will fight for the WBC interim world title on that same night against Alfaro and I believe so much in Antonio Demarco...I think Chad is going to light it up in front of his hometown fans. I believe he beat Glen Johnson in Florida in front of his hometown crowd. I believe he will do it more convincingly this time, so I'm really looking forward to it. I also have Ali Funeka in November fighting against Juan Guzman in Canada for the IBF title and I''m excited about that. Then we come back and we've got Ola Afolabi fighting in Germany against Marco Huck and I believe Ola Afolabi will knock him out and that will be another great victory for the WBO title. And then obviously we've got Tim Bradley and Darchinyan fighting on the same card, so we have a lot going on," stated promoter Gary Shaw as he gave an update on all of his fighters and their major fights coming up in the near future. Check out what he had to say about Chad Dawson, Yhonny Perez, Alfredo Angulo, Vic Darchinyan, Timothy Bradley, Ali Funeka, Ola Afolabi and much more." Click Here For More

The Desert Sun
For several reasons, Cathedral City boxer Timothy Bradley said his bout against Lamont Peterson is a fight he did not want to take.

Bradley has made it public for a long time that he's aiming to fight a Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather for the mega-millions.

Peterson, although the WBO interim champion and top contender, isn't one of those big-name fighters — yet.

Bradley will defend his WBO title against Peterson on Dec. 12 at The Show in the Agua Caliente Casino, Resort and Spa. The fight will be telecast on Showtime. Tickets for the fight went on sale this week. Click Here For More

By Paul Upham - secondsout.com
After his shock loss on July 11, WBC/WBA super flyweight world champion Vic Darchinyan is not wasting any time in attempting to get his career back on track. The two-division world champion defends his titles on December 12 on Showtime against Tomas Rojas at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.

Darchinyan’s move up to bantamweight resulted in only his second professional defeat when IBF world champion Joseph Agbeko handed him a points decision beating.
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Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Don King took over the famous Pirate Ship at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday for the final press conference before Saturday's "Halloween Thrilla" world championship doubleheader at the TI and live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

Assembled media and several hundred curious onlookers watched in amazement and were entertained as "Captain" King took over the iconic ship with the friendly help of TI's performing Pirates and Sirens. Click Here For More

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Unbeaten boxers and former junior national roommates Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley and Lamont Peterson met the media on Tuesday to discuss their World Boxing Organization (WBO) Jr. Welterweight world title mega-matchup Saturday, Dec. 12 live on SHOWTIME® (9p ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

“We’ve traveled together and are friends and know each other pretty well but it’s part of the business,” said Bradley from the ballroom at The Show at Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif., less than 10 miles from where he grew up in North Palm Springs. “I had to take this fight. I didn’t really want to take this fight but I had to. Click Here For More

By Steve Kim - MaxBoxing.com
It figures to be an entertaining night at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas when IBF bantamweight champion, Joseph ’King Kong’ Agbeko defends his title against mandatory challenger, Yohnny Perez. Just a hunch, but this fight may provide more treats than tricks on Halloween night as the featured bout on Showtime’s Championship Boxing( 9 pm, ET/PT).

Agbeko has proven to be an elite bantamweight and he just recently took down the red-hot Vic Darchinyan over the summer. Perez, had to go on the road and defeat the respected Silence Mabuza to earn this shot at the title. Adding some spice to the proceedings is that Agbeko has predicted a stoppage of Perez and he crashed his media day in Santa Fe Springs, where the two engaged in some good ol’ fashioned jawing.( Hey, when you’re two relatively unknown bantamweights, you gotta do something to drum up interest.) Click Here For More

By G. Leon
GL: Obviously, things didn't go the way you were expecting in Andre Dirrell's WBC super middleweight title challenge against Carl Froch. Can you give us some thoughts on his performance, and also on the results? "I thought Dirrell did well for his first time on the big stage. He showed he could fight 12 rounds, and he showed he could really fight during the championship rounds. I felt we won the fight by a round. I don't think the point deduction was warranted, but it was a dirty fight on Froch's part, with a lot of hitting behind the head, continuously, even throwing him down in the 5th round. Judges need to score, in my book, not on style, but on effective blows. If you watch the fight, Dirrell landed more blows than Froch did."  Click Here For More

Photos: Tom Casino
Once-beaten welterweight Freddy “El Riel’’ Hernandez withstood a strong final round by Damian “Devo’’ Frias to win a unanimous 10-round decision Friday in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME®.

In the telecast’s opening bout at Laredo Entertainment Center, undefeated Victor “Vitino’’ Fonseca rallied to register a ninth-round TKO over Al “The Quiet Storm’’ Seeger in a fast-paced, hard-fought battle of world-ranked super bantamweights. After Seeger hit the canvas from the bout’s lone knockdown, the referee halted matters at 1:41. Click Here For More

By Thomas Gerbasi - boxingscene.com
There’s nothing like a big fight night in Las Vegas. It’s the perfect place for fans to see and meet their heroes, and also a big deal for the fighters, as they have a chance to be seen and to greet their public.

Promoter Gary Shaw knows this, so he made it a point to bring one of his hot prospects, 2004 Mexican Olympian Alfredo ‘Perro’ Angulo, to the MGM Grand a little over a year ago, to test the waters of public perception.

Shaw was shocked by the reception Angulo received as they left the arena, but there was something different about the whole thing. Click Here For More

Promoter Gary Shaw announced today the addition of undefeated lightweight sensation LEONARDO ZAPPAVIGNA, known as LENNY ZAPPA, to Gary Shaw Productions’ roster. Lenny Zappa will be making his U.S. debut on Saturday, December 12, on the non-televised undercard headlined by the Timothy Bradley vs. Lamont Peterson / Vic Darchinyan vs Tomas Rojas world championship doubleheader at Agua Caliente Casino Resort in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The two title fights will be televised live on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / PT (delayed on the West Coast.)  Click Here For More

Photos: Ray Flores
Dominating International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko and No. 1-Ranked mandatory challenger Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez participated in a frightful media workout at Perez’s gym in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., just nine days before their crucial world title fight on Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31, LIVE on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT) in the first boxing match at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Click Here For More

By Nat Gottlieb - HBO.com
While he may be undefeated in 28 career fights, Chad Dawson's record is not without blemish. In 2004, he beat Aundalen Sloan decisively in a six-rounder only to see the fight declared a no-contest after a drug test revealed marijuana in Dawson's system. After steamrolling through his next 11 opponents — including then-unbeaten champion Tomasz Adamek — last year Dawson ran into a roadblock named Glen Johnson, a rugged 39-year-old who gave him everything he could handle and more. The three scorecards all said Dawson won, 116-112, but others judged that the 27-year-old light heavyweight had lost. Click Here For More

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Once-beaten Alfredo Angulo participated in a media workout on Monday at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, N.Y., answering questions from New York-area media.

Angulo (16-1, 13 KOs, of Mexicali, Mexico), world-rated No. 4 by the WBO and No. 5 by the WBC and WBA, takes on the tough, unbeaten Harry Joe Yorgey (22-0-1, 10 KOs, of Bridgeport, Pa.), world rated No. 4 WBC, No. 5 WBO, in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental junior middleweight title. The spectacular co-feature will be broadcast live on HBO World Championship Boxing Nov. 7, beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT, from the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. and will precede the Chad Dawson-Glen Johnson rematch for the WBC interim and IBO light heavyweight title. Click Here For More

Carl Froch (now 26-0, 20 KO's) retained the WBC Super Middleweight title controversially against Andre Dirrell in a fight that had more illegal tactics than actual boxing. Hitting behind the head, holding, falling to the canvas, take downs, pushing, headlocks, the works, this fight was ugly from beginning to end.

However, it was Dirrell who looked to have clearly secured victory. Although his style was not pleasing to the fans, often holding and running away even smothering himself to avoid getting hit, it was just that: HE WASN'T GETTING HIT. All while Froch was waiting and waiting, throwing slow and missing often, getting countered in every round, even getting staggered and nearly out on his feet at the end of the 10th. Earlier in the same round, a point deduction from Dirrell for holding was issued. Mind you Froch was landing, but not enough to win more than 3 rounds. Even with the point deduction, Dirrell appeared to have taken the title.

Dirrell falls to 18-1 with 13 KO's and will be taking on Arthur Abraham next in the tournament.

There was high drama at the historic Old Market Square in Nottingham today when Andre “The Matrix” Dirrell failed to make the weight at the first time of asking ahead of his Super Six World Boxing Classic showdown with Carl “The Cobra” Froch at the Trent FM Arena tomorrow night.

Earlier in the week WBC World Champion Froch intimated that his undefeated American challenger may be struggling to make the 168 pound Super Middleweight limit and he turned out to be correct as Dirrell’s first attempt at making the weight saw him tip the scales at 168.4 pounds. Click Here For More

Photo: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Undefeated WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KOs), of Nottingham, England, and unbeaten, 2004 Olympic U.S. medalist Andre Dirrell (18-0, 13 KOs), of Flint, Mich., met in a heated press conference on Wednesday to promote their 12-round showdown in the Super Six World Boxing Classic at Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England, on Saturday, Oct. 17, live on SHOWTIME® (8 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). The two threw verbal jabs at one another. Here is a sampling of the heated exchanges: Click Here For More

By Ron Lewis - timesonline.co.uk
Gary Shaw has been around enough champions to know that it does not do your credibility much good to make outlandish predictions.

In 2005, the American promoter arrived in Britain accompanying Jeff Lacy, the unbeaten IBF super-middleweight champion and a man being touted as the new Mike Tyson. So confident was Shaw of victory for his man that he said he would bet his house on it. But the man in the other corner was Joe Calzaghe. Click Here For More

By Anson Wainwright - 15rounds.com
One of the most exciting fighters in the world at the moment is all action Mexican Light Middleweight Alfredo “Perro” Angulo 16-1(13) who next gets back in action on 7 November. Angulo was born in Mexicali, Mexico and was one of six children .At 17 he first got in Boxing after watching the second Oscar De La Hoya-Julio Cesar Chavez Snr fight. He enjoyed a successful amateur career that took him to the 2004 Olympics. Having finished his amateur days with an impressive 80-15 he decided to turn pro under the astute guidance of Mike Criscio who also manages Light Heavyweight champion Chad Dawson. Angulo is trained by Clemente Medina at The Maywood Boxing Club & promoted by Gary Shaw. After a slow start Angulo stepped up and became a player in the talent rich Light Middleweight division. Since then he’s kept his foot on the gas with the only setback a decision loss to the vastly more experience former world champion Kermit Cintron. Since that loss in which Angulo was fighting days after being bed ridden with Flu, he has got back into action with a thumping second round KO over Gabriel Rosado. Now it’s time to do it in front of a bigger audience on HBO against unbeaten hardnosed Harry Joe Yorgey. Angulo is currently ranked 5 by the WBC, 6 WBA, 8 WBO & 9 IBF.  Click Here For More

By Kevin Iole - yahoo!
Anthony and Andre Dirrell grew up dreaming of wearing world championship belts around their waists.

Just like many kids would dream of being the hero of the Super Bowl or hitting the home run to win the World Series, the Dirrell brothers would go to sleep at night with visions of boxing greatness.

Andre truly believed Anthony would win a world championship and Anthony believed just as fervently that Andre would. Click Here For More

Andre Dirrell: “I want that belt, that's my sole mission and I plan on taking it back to America.

I can't wait to get in that ring and shine and show the world what I can do.”

On the Super Six tournament:
“You got all the stars and you can't ask for more that that. You got four World Champions, you got four undefeated fighters and all six of us in this tournament have the will to win, to bring something new to the game and become superstars. This tournament holds the cream of the crop and a star will emerge and I believe that star is going to be me.”  Click Here For More

By Kevin Mitchell - guardian.co.uk
Leon "Bumper" Lawson could have been a contender. Instead, he sparred with Muhammad Ali as a teenage amateur back in Louisville, gave up boxing when he came out of the armed forces and joined the bedazzled throng of the great man's lifelong admirers.

Leon never did make it as a fighter. But he knows a grandson who might. As he puts away the faded photos of himself, family and Ali, which he carries like priceless heirlooms in his wallet, Lawson nods across the ring in a Nottingham hotel towards Andre Dirrell, a slim, handsome young man of deceptive menace. Click Here For More

By Jeff Haney - lasvegassun.com
Chad Dawson has spent so much time in Las Vegas preparing for prizefights that he has come to think of the desert city as his home away from home.

Even so, a piece of his heart lies in Connecticut, where his wife and three young sons await his return.

“I’ve got three little boys who look up to me,” Dawson said. “I’m not just saying that to say it. They really do look up to me. It’s a great motivation. When I’m home they want to be around me all the time. Click Here For More

By Mike Brudenell - freep.com
Flint's Andre Dirrell will be ready to go to hell and back when he steps into the ring in Nottingham, England, on Oct. 17 for his WBC super-middleweight title fight against hometown hero Carl Froch.

Defending champion Froch (25-0, 20 KOs), unbeaten and a powerful puncher, will stalk Dirrell (18-0, 13 KOs) from the opening bell in an effort to cut off the ring and turn out the lights.
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By Scott Gilfoid
Unbeaten super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell took the words right out of my mouth in his latest comments from his training facility at Big Bear, saying “Froch has been foaming at the mouth saying how hopeless my chances are against him. Frankly I find his rants tiresome. No wonder Joe Calzaghe didn’t give him a shot.” Ouch! That’s got to hurt. Froch has been opening his yap night and day making predictions of a knockout victory.  Click Here For More

By George Willis - New York Post
ANDRE Dirrell might not be as decorated as some of the other boxers in the six-man super middleweight tournament that has been dubbed the World Boxing Classic. Other fighters either own world championships or are ex-champions, while another is an Olympic gold medalist.

But Dirrell (18-0, 13 KOs) figures this is his opportunity to not just make a name for himself, but prove he’s the best 168-pounder in boxing.

“My main goal is to become a superstar in the super middleweight division,” Dirrell said this week. “This is what I’ve been waiting for my whole life. Now is my time and I’m going to show my true talents. The world is going to know Andre Dirrell at the end of this tournament.”
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By Lem Satterfiel - boxing.fanhouse
Like many siblings, the bond between the fighting Dirrell brothers, Andre and Anthony, seems unshakable.

Whether theirs is a fistic synergy, or a sibling symbiosis, their abilities to thrive off of one another is undeniable in the ring, where they boast identical 18-0 records as super middleweights (168 pounds).

Anthony Dirrell, a right-hander who turns 25 on Oct. 14, has 15 knockouts, the last being in the seventh round over Alfredo Contreras in August. Andre Dirrell (pictured right), a left-hander who turned 27 on Sept. 7, has 13 knockouts, the last being a sixth-round KO of Indiana's Derrick Findley in March. Click Here For More

By Kevin Iole - Yahoo!
Anthony and Andre Dirrell grew up dreaming of wearing world championship belts around their waists.

Just like many kids would dream of being the hero of the Super Bowl or hitting the home run to win the World Series, the Dirrell brothers would go to sleep at night with visions of boxing greatness.

Andre truly believed Anthony would win a world championship and Anthony believed just as fervently that Andre would. Click Here For More

By Jake Donovan - boxingscene
Crawl, walk, then run.

It’s a literal progression of life when you’re born into this world, while serving as a metaphor for all other aspects of life. The developmental stage of a boxer’s career is supposed to be spent “crawling, then walking” through a steady stream of progressive competition.

Somewhere along the way, those who guided the career of Tyrone Brunson decided it was wiser to hit the ground running.

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ANDRE DIRRELL: “My main goal is to become a superstar in boxing. I’m working hard as ever. This is what I’ve been waiting for my whole life. Expectations are actually higher than I anticipated. This is what I’ve been waiting for. Now is my time and the world is going to know Andre Dirrell at the end of this tournament.”

CARL FROCH: “I’m looking forward to getting the ball rolling on this fabulous Super Six World Boxing Classic. What can I say? Andre Dirrell is coming over here. He certainly talks a good one and he’s got the certain credentials in the amateurs. Click Here For More

By Michele Chong
Saturday was a busy day for members of the SoCal boxing community. While the long-hyped matchup between Riverside’s Chris Arreola and Vitali Klitschko was scheduled to take place at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles later in the evening, over 30 local legends were inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame earlier in the day.

Hosted by Don Fraser, President and founder of the West Coast organization, the Class of 2009 received their honors in front of a packed Crystal Ballroom in Steven’s Steak & Seafood House in the City of Commerce. Click Here For More

By Ryan Burton
BoxingScene.com spoke to trainer Jack Loew about Harry Joe Yorgey's upcoming bout against Alfredo Angulo. He also says Kelly Pavlik is set to resume training full speed on Wednesday for his December 5 title defense against Paul Williams. See what else this trainer from Youngstown has to say in this BoxingScene exclusive interview.

BoxingScene: How is Yorgey's training camp going so far?

Jack Loew: You know I didn't really no much about Harry until I started working with him. I saw him fight against Ronald Hearns and then he and my son became friends and I heard he was looking to make a move so we got ahold of him. The kid works his ass off in the gym. That is what I like the most about him. He has a very tough fight in front of him. Angulo stands right in front of you. He is not a hard guy to figure out. You just got to be able to be in greater shape than him and be able to throw more punches and get him with angles just like Kermit Cintron did. He fought a great fight against him. Click Here For More

Renowned promoter Gary Shaw will be inducted into the California Boxing Hall Of Fame this weekend. Everyone from GSP would like to congratulate Gary on the upcoming achievement.

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By "Bret "The Threat" Newton - Pound4Pound.com
Tony Grano may be praised for being the first to put a loss on prospect Travis Kauffman's record, however as it often happens in the sport of boxing, with the win came controversy.

For the first three rounds, the two exchanged in some exciting action in the middle of the ring. Both seemed to suit one another with their styles, but Kauffman appeared to have the upper hand in each round. Kauffman was staggered momentarily early in round 2, but outboxed Grano for the remainder of that round.

In the 4th round, Kauffman had Grano in all kinds of trouble. Grano was staggered from rope to rope and looked ready to go. That's when the oldest trick in the book came about: A Low Blow. Whether intentional or not, this gave Grano a chance to recuperate from the beating he was taking as Kauffman immediately turned his back in pain. Click Here For More

Photo: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Up-and-coming, undefeated heavyweight Travis Kauffman (18-0, 15 KOs) of Reading, Penn., has rendered unconscious his last eight opponents, but figures to get his sternest test to date when he faces confident, upset-minded, once-beaten Tony Grano (15-1-1, 12 KOs) of Hartford, Conn., in the 10-round main event tomorrow/Friday, Sept. 18, on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

NOTE – WEIGHTS: Kauffman weighed 221 pounds; Grano 218. Avalos and Caro weighed 118, the bantamweight limit. Click Here For More

Undefeated welterweight contender ORLANDO LORA, who recently signed an exclusive promotional agreement with Gary Shaw Productions, will make his GSP debut Tomorrow! Friday, September 18, at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. Lora will take on veteran Hicklet Lau, in an eight-round welterweight rumble, on the non-televised undercard headlined by the 10-round heavyweight bout between undefeated contender Travis Kauffman (18-0, 15 KOs), and hard-punching Tony Grano (15-1-1, 12 KOs), and the eight-round bantamweight bout between Chris Avalos (11-0, 9 KOs), against Giovanni Caro (13-7-4, 11 KOs). Both main event fights will be televised live nationally on SHOWTIME'S "ShoBox: The New Generation," beginning at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast.)  Click Here For More

By William Trillo - Pound4Pound.com
Like a journey to The Land of Oz, ESPN's Friday night show was filled with an assortment of wild beasts, both 4 legged and two legged. It was a near carnival atmosphere but the crowd at Buffalo Bill's in Nevada did not complain, in fact they enjoyed all the festivities, and rightly so, the night was full of thrills and spills thanks to the Main Events that featured a couple of Gary Shaw promoted stars.

The main event saw Jr. Middleweight Alfredo "Perro" Angulo (16-1,13 KO's), in his first fight since his first pro loss. Angulo wasted no time jumping on his foe Gabriel Rosado (12-4 7 KO's), as he dumped him on the seat of his pants with a nice right hand early.
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Alfredo Angulo bounced back from his first loss to stop Gabriel Rosado in just two rounds. A short right on the side of the head sent Rosado down for the first time in the fight during round 2. Rosado complained that it was a hit on the break when the referee told the fighters to stop holding, however Rosado was not protecting himself as the rules were clearly stated to him. Up on uneasy legs, Angulo went in for the kill, dropping a staggering Rosado two more times before the referee had no choice but to waive it off.

Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Timothy Bradley (25-0, 11 KOs) retained his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Welterweight title with a highly controversial third round TKO over Nate Campbell (33-6-1, 25 KOs) on Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast from the California desert.

Referee David Mendoza ruled that a Bradley punch, not an accidental head butt, in the third round caused a cut and damage to Campbell’s vision that forced the ringside physician to halt the contest on the advice of Campbell’s corner before the start of round four.
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By Steve Kim - MaxBoxing.com
After not leaving the friendly confines of Southern California for the first 21 fights of his career, Tim Bradley traveled to Nottingham, England last May to dethrone Junior Witter of his WBC jr. welterweight crown. Four months later he defended his belt against Edner Cherry in Biloxi, Mississippi. And then in his last outing he outworked WBO titlist Kendall Holt in Montreal, Canada in April.

Forget Mel Gibson, this is the real 'Road Warrior'.

Bradley, who faces the always-dangerous Nate Campbell this Saturday night (Showtime, 9 pm, ET/PT) laughs at the thought.  Click Here For More

Vernon Forrest 1971-2009 - Maxboxing.com

Boxing tragically loses ‘a good guy’ - Kevin Iole

Friends, fighters mourn loss of Forrest - ESPN.com

Police: Killer shot boxer Vernon Forrest in back - Atlanta Journal

Forrest defined ‘champion’ in a sport that needed it - Atlanta Journal

"This is a tragedy beyond belief," said Gary Shaw, who had promoted Forrest's recent fights. "The life of a decent caring man and a loving father has ended; a victim of senseless violence. Speaking on behalf of myself and Al Haymon, we are in a state of shock. We thank the media in advance for respecting our privacy and will have no further comment until we have the complete story."

By Dan Rafael - ESPN.COM
Former two-division world champion Vernon Forrest was shot and killed Saturday night during an attempted carjacking, promoter Gary Shaw said.

"It's 100 percent confirmed. He's dead," said Shaw, who had two stints as Forrest's promoter. "I will say this about him -- he was a decent human being. His work with kids, I think people knew how much he cared for kids, underprivileged and mentally challenged people. He was a real decent human being outside the ropes."

WSB Radio in Atlanta first reported the shooting, citing a police spokesman. Forrest, who was 38, was an Atlanta native. He was shot seven or eight times as he chased at least two men who had tried to steal his Jaguar as he put air in his tires at an Atlanta gas station, Lt. Keith Meadows said, according to the radio station.  Click Here For More

By Robert Morales, Press-Telegram
Timothy Bradley was sitting ringside in Mexico in March 2008 when Nate Campbell stunned the boxing world by winning a split decision over Juan Diaz and taking his three lightweight world title belts.

It was astonishing because Campbell had turned 36 the day before.

That's somewhat old for a fighter in lighter weights. Making what Campbell did even more surprising was Diaz was just 24, had an 8-0 record in championship fights and was a consensus top 10 pound-for-pound boxer.

"When I was sitting there in Cancun, I could not believe it," Bradley said. Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - ESPN.COM
If you look through Showtime's archive of fights, you'll see that the cable network has televised some of the most significant bouts in super middleweight history.

Showtime was there for the Chris Eubank-Nigel Benn rematch, the tragic Benn-Gerald McClellan fight and many of Joe Calzaghe's bouts, including his unification bout with Jeff Lacy.

More recently, the network aired Arthur Abraham's much-anticipated rematch with Edison Miranda, several bouts involving rising contenders Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell, and Carl Froch's dramatic title-retaining knockout of Jermain Taylor with 14 seconds left in the 12th round in April. Click Here For More

Photo: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
ANDRE DIRRELL: “Thank God and my Savior Jesus Christ. My heart is going 100 miles per hour. It is beating like hell. This is the biggest stage of my career. It is not because it is the hardest. I know I am in a blessed position and the position to be the best of all-time.’’

GARY SHAW: “I just received some ground breaking news. (Shaw reads a telegram from WBC President Jose Sulaiman). Sulaiman offered his deepest congratulations to the six great fighters and SHOWTIME while giving them the WBC official authorization and support of this great tournament. There will be no mandatories. The WBC will give its full support. This is most important to this tournament.

“Dirrell is one of the youngest in the tournament. He isn't a world champion, but he will be. I think he is the most athletic in this tournament. He can fight southpaw or orthodox. He's always switching during a fight.'’  Click Here For More

Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Joseph King Kong Agbeko retained his IBF bantamweight championship with a 12-round unanimous decision victory over two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan Saturday night on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.

In a controversial co-feature, Antonio DeMarco knocked out Anges “Baby Face” Adjaho at 2:59 of the ninth round to become the WBC’s No. 1 ranked lightweight and the mandatory challenger to current champion Edwin Valero. Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
When Vic Darchinyan is ready to fight, there are a few things you can count on. He'll be in great shape, he'll be ultra-confident and he'll make bold predictions of pain and punishment for his opponent.

It's been no different as Darchinyan prepares to face Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET/PT). The one big difference, however, is that Darchinyan will be moving up to a new weight class to challenge for a title in his third division. Click Here For More

By Michael Marley - BoxingConfidential.com
Big Gary Shaw says you can go ahead and stick a fork in celebrated prospect turned suspect Vicious Victor Ortiz.

Shaw proclaims that Ortiz is done, finished, kaput at the higher levels of boxing.

Some boxing guys have a code. Some guys in the sport/business won’t hit a man when he is down, literally or figuratively.

Rough and tumble promoter Shaw is not one of those guys. In the wake of Golden Boy poster child and Oscar De La Hoya heir not so apparent Victor Ortiz’s KO loss to Marcos Maidana, Shaw is pummeling Ortiz worse than the Argentinean southpaw did. Click Here For More

WBO Jr. Welterweight Champ Timothy Bradley and former Lightweight Champ Nate Campbell held a press conference in Pasadena California in Wednesday to announce their August 1st match up up that will be promoted by Gary Shaw and Thompson Boxing. The likeable fighters had plenty to say about this anticipated scrap and Pound4Pound was on hand to log everything they had to say. You don't want to miss it.

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TIMOTHY BRADLEY: “Expect fireworks – a total train wreck -- between two hungry, determined fighters who come to fight.  There will be no excuses. I know I’ll be ready, and I know Nate will be ready.’’

NATE CAMPBELL: “I have a lot of respect for Tm. He’s a nice guy with a real good family. He keeps his shoes tied. He wears his pants above his waist. He is going to fight his fight on Aug. 1, but he has never fought anybody like me, and there is nothing he can show me that I haven’t already seen.’’ Click Here For More

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By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
Junior welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley Jr. won his title in England, thousands of miles from his home in Palm Springs, Calif. Now, he'll get to defend it in front of his hometown fans for the first time.

Bradley and former unified lightweight beltholder Nate Campbell will hook up Aug. 1 (Showtime) at Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif., about 10 miles from where Bradley grew up.

The fight has been in the works for several weeks, but Bradley promoter Gary Shaw told ESPN.com, "Everything is done, everything is signed 100 percent." Click Here For More

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP)—It’s not uncommon for tough fighters to be ducked and dodged, but it’s happened so frequently to Chad Dawson that he’s starting to run out of rematches, too.

The exciting two-time light heavyweight champion has agreed to a rematch with Glen Johnson this fall, promoter Gary Shaw said Friday. The date and site have not been announced, but it will most likely be in early November of December.

“My ideal place would be Madison Square Garden,” Shaw told The Associated Press. “I think Chad needs that kind of exposure, and if we can make tickets very inexpensive, we could expose him to a lot of people.” Click Here For More

Gary Shaw announced today the exclusive signing of Mexican welterweight contender FREDDY HERNANDEZ. Hernandez will make his Gary Shaw Productions (GSP) debut on July 31 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif., on the undercard of SHOWTIME'S "SHOBox: The New Generation" event headlined by junior lightweight Marvin Quintero and bantamweight Chris Avalos fighting in 10-round and eight-round bouts, respectively.

"Freddy is a good fit for Gary Shaw Productions. An excellent fighter with a lot of power who gives the fans their money's worth with his all-action style," said Shaw. "I really am looking forward to seeing him on July 31 at Pechanga." Click Here For More

By Paul Upham - secondsout.com
WBC/WBA/IBF junior bantamweight boxing world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan has arrived in Los Angeles, USA for the final weeks of his training camp as he prepares to move up in weight once again on July 11. The Armenian born Australian citizen will challenge IBF bantamweight champion Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko on Showtime Championship Boxing.

“Agbeko is a good fighter,” Darchinyan told SecondsOut. “He is strong. I saw his last couple of fights. He stopped Luis Perez, who was a good fighter. I know he was a good world champion and Agbeko stopped him in round 7. Agbeko works on angles with a big punch. He is busy. He is a good puncher and he is a good fighter, but I will knock him out.” Click Here For More

By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
IBF/WBA/WBC super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (32-1-1, 26 KOs) is looking forward to winning the IBF bantamweight title from Joseph Agbeko (26-1, 22 KOs) when they clash on July 11 at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Darchinyan said. ”Maybe I stay for a year at bantamweight and unify the titles then move up a division - I want to win more world titles. People are talking because I am moving up to bantamweight that my power isn’t going to be enough but that is why I want to go to America and be more focused on my training and show the world my power is more than enough at bantamweight. Everyone knows I have a lot of power in my left. Now with all my sparring - I am more focused on my right and I can feel my right hand is very powerful now, too, and my sparring partners have told me this. My preparation has been very good and there is five and half weeks to go.”

Darchinyan will be sparring with WBA featherweight champion Chris John while he is in the USA. If Darchinyan is successful in winning the bantamweight championship he will equal Jeff Fenech as Australia’s three divisional world champion. He has already equaled Kostya Tszyu by holding all the major body belts of IBF/WBC/WBA. Darchinyan is managed by Elias Nasser and promoted by Gary Shaw.

By David Isaacson - The Times
Local boxer goes down to late sucker punch from unbeaten Perez.

Yonnhy Perez shocked local boxing fans on Friday night when he stopped home-town favourite Silence Mabuza in the final round of their IBF bantamweight eliminator at the Springs Arena.

After this war had been stopped 1min 06sec into the 12th round, Mabuza said: “It was just one punch, but I’m still here.”

Yes, it was a single left hand that landed flush on Mabuza’s chin, sending him reeling across the ring and onto the canvas. Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com
Chad Dawson has been down this road before: Should he fight a mandatory bout with little commercial value against a relatively unknown opponent? Or go for the money in a fight against a top opponent that fans and media are pushing for?

Just like he did last summer, Dawson went for choice No. 2.

Rather than be forced to fight obscure mandatory challenger Tavoris Cloud this fall in a bout that HBO, which has Dawson under contract, had no interest in televising, Dawson vacated his IBF light heavyweight belt on Wednesday. Click Here For More

By Jake Donovan - BoxingScene.com
You don’t always need to headline the show to be the one that everyone is talking about at the end of the night.

Just ask Alfredo Angulo, who’s rapidly becoming an expert on the subject. The 2004 Mexican Olympian is barely four years into his professional career, is often found in the co-feature or supporting slot of a given telecast and has yet to truly establish his own fan base.

Yet come Saturday night, he once again threatens to be the one everyone is buzzing about as they make their way to the exits.

It would be quite a statement considering the headlining act he precedes this Saturday.
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By Steve Kim - MaxBoxing.com
As of now, there is no big Mexican star. Yeah, sure, there are a plethora of standout boxers from that country, but there is nobody who can be described as a fighter who the people identify with and rally behind as one. There will never, ever be another Julio Cesar Chavez (the Babe Ruth of Mexico) but clearly there is a void. And when this exists, the business of boxing suffers. Let's face it, with the changing demographics of this country and the Latin fanbase being so dominant in the boxing marketplace, boxing needs a standout or two from south of the border. Click Here For More

By Dan Rafael - ESPN.com

Rafael Marquez TKO3 Jose Francisco Mendoza

Records: Marquez, 38-5, 34 KOs; Mendoza, 21-3-2, 17 KOs

Rafael's remark: After three consecutive epic junior featherweight championship fights with fellow Mexican Israel Vazquez between March 2007 and March 2008, both fighters needed long rests. While Vazquez remains out of action while eye injuries heal, Marquez, 34, finally returned to the ring looking to shake off losses in the second and third fights, the 2007 and 2008 fights of the year. The former two-division champ made it a successful comeback, notching his first win since the first Vazquez fight more than two years ago. Marquez's timing was a little off, and his jab looked a little slow. He also ate a couple of right hands from Colombia's Mendoza, 37, but he seemed to take it well. In the third round, Marquez suddenly landed a flush overhand right hand on Mendoza's chin and dropped him to his backside. Mendoza struggled to his feet, and there was a bit of confusion because referee Carlos Garcia did a poor job. He made no indication of what was going on. Ultimately, though, the fight had been called off because Garcia was walking a dazed Mendoza back to his corner. It's nice to see Marquez, the younger brother of lightweight champ Juan Manuel Marquez, back in action. When Vazquez is ready to go, there's a good chance we may see a fourth installment of their rivalry in the fall.

Jake Donovan - BoxingScene.com

Rafael Marquez. Israel Vazquez.

The good and bad thing about unforgettable multiple fight series is that no matter what you’ve accomplished prior to and what you go on to achieve afterward, your name remains forever linked to the fighter who repeatedly joined you in a journey to hell and back.

Twice Marquez and Vazquez hooked up to provide the best fight of the year. Their August 2007 rematch won top honors for that year, while the dynamic duo were unanimously recognized for their rubber match providing not just the best fight of 2008 but one of the greatest fights in recent memory.  Click Here For More

Jake Donovan - BoxingScene.com
The Marquez name has appeared everywhere you look these days.

It’s in the headline of at least one article on every boxing site every day this week. Press releases flood the inboxes of boxing writers around the world regarding every move Marquez makes during this week’s bi-continental press tour.

All praise is due to those involves for getting boxing fans to utter Marquez’ name this week.

Only they have everyone talking about the wrong one. Click Here For More

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