May 2 ShoBox Results

DEMARCO STOPS CASTANEDA IN FIFTH ROUND (Santa Ynez, CA) In his eighth Chumash appearance, DeMarco, of Los Mochis, Mexico, knocked Castaneda down for the first time and sent his opponent to his knees near the neutral corner with a brutal combination in the second round.  DeMarco then knocked his counterpart down for a second time seconds later near Castaneda’s corner. 

“My plan was to go jab and go the body,” DeMarco said.  “I was very surprised that Castaneda kept getting up, but he is a Mexican and a warrior.  He hurt me to the body a couple of times.”

Ojeda rallies for win at Chumash's ShoBox (Santa Maria Times 5.03.08) Antonio “Tony” Ojeda met the broadside of an uppercut in the third round Friday night, succumbing to the canvas. Surrendering, no. (full story)

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TARVER vs WOODS * DAWSON vs JOHNSON HEADLINES

TARVER vs WOODSPOST FIGHT CLIPS
Tampa's Tarver Claims IBF Title (tampabay.com 4/13/08)
Tarver Scores Unanimous Decision over Woods (theledger.com 4.13.08)

DAWSON vs JOHNSON-POST FIGHT CLIPS
TARVER TALKS WHILE DAWSON IMPRESSES (yahoosports.com 4.13.08)" Few who witnessed both fights would have much confidence that Tarver could remain out of the reach of the lightnig-quick Dawson in the same way that the lumbering Woods allowed him to... "
Dawson Downs Johson to Retain WBC Title (thesportsnetwork 4.13.08)

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GARY SHAW PRODUCTIONS IS EXCLUSIVE U.S. PROMOTER FOR ARENA BOX-PROMOTION   2004 Cuban Olympic Gold Medallists
Solis and Gamboa to be Featured on May 17 U.S. Card
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BRADLEY vs CASTILLO

Castillo misses weight again (yahoosports.com 3.7.08) "... after the events of this week, whenever Castillo brings up the notion, someone needs to tell him, “No weigh, so no way, Jose.” (full story)

Jose Luis Castillo’s bout canceled after another weighty problem (Greg Beacham-AP Sports 3.7.08) “It hurts the sport bad, and something needs to be done to Castillo,” Bradley said. “He needs to be suspended. He needs to vanish from boxing. We don’t need to see his name in the ratings.” (full story)

Castillo fails to make weight, fight with Bradley Jr. cancelled (ESPN.com 3.7.08) And once again, it forced the cancellation of a significant fight. This time the former two-time lightweight champion's well-documented battles with the scale resulted in his junior welterweight elimination fight against Timothy Bradley Jr. to be canceled Friday, one day before they were to meet for the right to challenge titlist Junior Witter of England. (full story)

Timothy Bradley-Jose Luis Castillo Showdown (thesweetscience.com 3.6.08) More than 10 years of boxing both amateur and professionally have led to this weekend when Bradley faces Mexico’s Jose Luis Castillo (56-8-1, 48 KOs) on Saturday March 8 in Cancun Mexico, for the number one spot in the WBC junior welterweight rankings. (full story)

Castillo Fails to make weight again? (eastsideboxing.com 3.6.08) It appears that the scales of justice may be unbalanced for the upcoming World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight title elimination bout between undefeated No. 1 contender TIMOTHY "Desert Storm" BRADLEY and No. 2 rated JOSE LUIS CASTILLO, the former two-time WBC lightweight champion. (full story)

"I hear he might trouble making the weight.  He is not even here today, but that does not matter to me.  I don't care what he does and how he does it, all I want is to be a world champion and Castillo is not going to stop me from achieving my dream!" -Timothy Bradley at press conference in Mexicali, Mexico.

GSP SIGNS MIHTAR

Shaw Inks Mihtar! (fightnews.com 3.3.08) Mihtar a native of Yemen now resides and trains in Detroit, Michigan. Mihtar will have his first fight under GSP against an opponent to be announced April 12 on the undercard of Chad Dawson vs. Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver vs. Clinton Woods. (more)

MARQUEZ vs VAZQUEZ III INSTANT CLASSIC!

(sandiegotimes.com 3.3.08) As it turned out, Vazquez-Marquez III was as fiery as I and II had been, which the fighters split, Vazquez retiring in the seventh round in I when he was unable to breathe because of a shattered nose, then stopping Marquez in the sixth round in II. (full story)

REPLAY SCHEDULE:
Whether you missed it or just want to see it again, SHOWTIME will re-air the instant classic Vazquez-Marquez III SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast in its entirety Tuesday, March 4 (SHO2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT) and Wednesday, March 5 (SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT).... or... catch it anytime at SHOWTIME On Demand (where available).

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Marquez has Vazquez worked out (setantsports.com 1.24.08) Rafael Marquez believes that he has learned from the mistakes he made in his second bout with Israel Vazquez and, consequently, believes he will triumph when the pair meet again in California
on March 1. (full story)

It's On! Israel Vazquez -Rafael Marquez III (thesweetscience.com 1.24.08) If you’ve never seen refined violence to the 10th degree, then this is your big chance. Both Mexico City prizefighters are the best at their craft and you won’t find two other boxers with their fighting skills and passion for knockouts. (full story)

Will third time be charm for Vazquez-Marquez? (yahoosports.com 1.24.08) "We gave the people two good shows," Vazquez, the WBC super bantamweight champion, said of his pair of 2007 fights with Marquez....And they're not done yet, despite the fact that their first bout was the best of the first half of 2007 and their rematch was the best of the second half of the year....
On March 1 in Carson, Calif., they'll hook up a third time in what figures to be a history-making bout. (full story)

Tickets for the epic March 1 rubber match between super bantamweight superstars Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, are ON SALE NOW. Priced at $350, $150, $75, $50 and $25, tickets may be purchased at The Home Depot Center Box Office, or by calling 310-630-2020. Tickets may also be obtained online Ticketmaster.

NICK CASAL

Casal earns knockout win (niagaragazette 3.2.08) The Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez fight might have been the most talked about, but it was Nick Casal’s effort in the final bout of Saturday’s ShoBox card that was perhaps most convincing. (full story)

Casal set to get back on track (niagaragazette 2.29.08) He actually feels stronger and faster, he said. "This is naturally more my weight and I think I'm much better at this weight. My knockout ratio is a lot better at this weight, too."

Casal describes Wayka as "durable" and a guy that comes right at you, but believes he certainly has the upper hand. (full story)

DARCHINYAN vs GORRES ENDS IN DRAW!

By Dennis Principe, Fightnews.com,  at ringside
The battle between Z Gorres and Vic Darchinyan ended in a controversial split draw moments ago at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu. Darchinyan was credited a knockdown as Gorres clearly lost his balance as he slipped, making the crowd rowdy as they pelted the ring with coins and bottled water. Gorres came back in the second round as he hit Darchinyan with a clean left hook to the face. Fron then on it was action-packed as both combatants exchanged clean blows. In the 6th round, Gorres got hit by a headbutt, causing an ugly gash on his right forehead. Gorres bled profusely throughout the match and seemed to be fading towards the end. The Filipino however hung tough as he avoided Darchinyan's blows with good head and body movements. A left straight that hit Gorres' right shoulder and barely hitting his face floored the Filipino in the 9th canto. Darchinyan strafed Gorres with wild lefts, a few of them caught Gorres. Scores were 113-112 for Gorres, 114-112 for Darchinyan and the third judge saw it 113-113.More to come...

Chad Dawson vs Glen Johnson

Chad Dawson visits Mexico! See the interview

Glen Johnson has been approved by the WBC to fight Chad Dawson for the World Title. More details coming soon!

Glen Johnson gearing up for Chad Dawson (boxingtalk.com 1.15.08) Former light heavyweight champion, Glen Johnson sat down with boxingtalk and discussed his big upcoming fight against WBC light heavyweight Champion "Bad" Chad Dawson. This fight is scheduled to take place on April 12th on Showtime. (full story)

2008 HEADLINES

WBC Purse Bid Results: Casa, Dawson, Virchis (boxingscene.com 1.14.08) Light flyweight: Omar Niño vs. Juanito Rubillar, final elimination. Gary Shaw Promotions presented a bid, which will be sent to the WBC Board for approval, according to the purse offer rules, as it seems to be under the expected limits.

Chad Dawson Vows To Make His Mark (boxingscene.com 1.9.08) Not even Glen Johnson vowing to knock him out was enough to get undefeated light heavyweight "Awesome" Chad Dawson to deviate from his normal script.

The Real Light Heavyweight Fights Begin in 08 (boxingscene.com 1.7.08) Chad Dawson has been calling out all of the top light heavyweights ever since he moved up from the super middleweight division two years ago.

THE BEST OF 2007

It was a great year for boxing, and picking the best-of-the-best was delightfully difficult. The year was packed with excitement from start to brilliant finish. Here is one opinion on the cream of this year's bumper crop. -Nat Gottlieb, HBO.com  

BEST UPSET: Nonito Donaire
Donaire (19-1) had some pretty stiff competition for this award from Rees and Gerry Penalosa. To appreciate how stunning Donaire's knock out of the heavy-handed Darchinyan (28-0) was, look at the records of his three previous opponents: He beat Kevin Hudgins (5-9) just two months before facing Darchinyan; prior to Hudgins he defeated Oscar Andrade (35-24-1) and Jose Luis Cardenas (5-6-1). Donaire literally came out of nowhere. Ironically, both Darchinyan and Donaire are promoted by Gary Shaw, who is not afraid to take risks with his fighters. Shaw had taken the little known Aussie, Darchinyan, and in one year got him the kind of superstardom very few lower-weight fighters experience. Now Shaw has a new one.

BEST KNOCKOUT: Nonito Donaire
His one-punch knockout of Darchinyan was as shocking to Vicious Vic as it was to fans. Donaire's counter left hook put Darchinyan down on the canvas. In a sickening spectacle, the bloodied champion rose at the count of seven, but his legs quickly gave way and he careened across the ring like a pinball before collapsing on the ropes, out on his feet. So devastating was the blow that Darchinyan later admitted he had no clue he had been knocked out until after he saw the replay. Now that's a KO!

Read more on BEST OF 2007 on HBO.com and see where Marquez vs Vazquez rank.

3 WORLD TITLES - ONE EXPLOSIVE NIGHT

GSP FINISHES THE YEAR WITH A BANG!
TARVER, FORREST and DONAIRE TKO FOES

Tarver thrashes Santiago at Foxwoods (northjersey.com 12.2.07) Santiago struggled to do anything offensively against the taller, more talented Tarver, before Tarver hurt him with a left to the body late in the fourth round. (full story)

Filipino Flash hopes future holds bigger fights (espngo.com 12.2.07) IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire made the first defense of his title an impressive one by dominating and badly bloodying Luis Maldonado before their bout was finally stopped at 1:16 of the eighth round.
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Official Bout Sheet complete with official weights, and photos of the Tarver (175 lbs) - Santiago (174 lbs) / Forrest (153 lbs) - Piccirillo (152 lbs) / Donaire (111 lbs) - Maldonado (111 lbs) title fights weigh-in.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO JAMES KIRKLAND & ALFREDO ANGULO

UNDEFEATED KIRKLAND AND ANGULO RECORD FIRST-ROUND TKOs
AS “SHOBOX” CLOSES OUT 2007 IN DRAMATIC FASHION!

Kirkland, Angulo win in Chumash slugfests (santamariatimes.com 12.1.07) Alfredo Angulo and James Kirkland did not come to Santa Ynez to box. They did not come to dance around the ropes, outpoint their man, smile for the fans, get a tour of the ring. (full story)

Official Bout Sheet and Weights for the November 30 SHOBOX card at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California.  Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, the top two super welterweight bouts featuring James Kirkland vs. Allen Conyers and Alfredo Angulo vs. Archak Ter-Meliksetian will be televised live on SHOWTIME at 11 P.M. ET / 11 P.M. PT (delayed on the west coast)

DARCHINYAN Stops CATUBAY October 20 in Sydney, Australia

CONGRATULATIONS! Vic "The Raging Bull" Darchinyan IBO/IBF Australian Super Flyweight Champ!

Darchinyan chops down Catubay! (fightnews.com 10.20.07) The Australian based Armenian found the range for his solid right and let hands that rocked the import several times in rounds two three and four. Catubay was dropped in round seven and in trouble round ten but managed to survive the round.The Filipino was down again in round eleven and at 2 minutes 3 seconds of round twelve referee Garry Dean crowned Darchinyan.

Darchinyan stops Catubay, wants Donaire rematch (secondsout.com 10.20.07) Two-time flyweight world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan added the vacant IBO junior bantamweight boxing world title to his collection with a 12th round TKO stoppage win over Federico Catubay on Saturday night at the Auburn RSL in Sydney, Australia. (full story)

Vic Darchinyan to Face Federico Catubay (boxingscene.com 8.18.07) Australia’s cocky Vic Darchinyan who suffered a stunning fifth round knockout against Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire last month is looking to avenge that embarrassing loss by fighting for the vacant IBO super flyweight title against former RP flyweight champion Federico Catubay. (full story)

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CONGRATULATIONS "BAD" CHAD DAWSON

Dawson defeats Mendoza by TKO in the 4th round Sept 27th Glen Johnson is next! Details coming soon!

 

 

Rafael Marquez vs. Israel Vazquez II
	The sequel to one of the year's best fights turned out to maybe top the first as the best fight of the year. We won't give away the ending... check out the replay on Showtime this week (check local listing for day and time)
Photo by: Tom Casino-SHOWTIME

SHOWTIME DEFEATS "YANKEES”, 2-1 (15rounds.com 8.07.07) In fairness, it should be said that Showtime World Championship Boxing had every advantage over Top Rank PPV in the battle for viewing supremacy this past weekend. First and foremost, Showtime’s main event of Rafael Marquez- Israel Vazquez II for the WBC super bantamweight title was a continuation of a Fight of the Year candidate and there was every expectation, which ultimately came to pass, that this rematch of Marquez’ victory in March might equal or exceed the excitement and drama of their first encounter. Also the Showtime card was free to subscribers and broadcast in high definition TV. (full story)

The Eighth Round Begins This Saturday on SHOWTIME (maxboxing.com 7.30.07)
Caballero viaja a Hidalgo (Laoopinion 7.30.07) en espanol
Marquez-Vazquez II likely will be another slugfest (My San Antonio.com 7.28.07)

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Shaw Exhorts CBU Media to Get the "ALA' Story (philboxing.com 1.26.08) Promoter Gary Shaw, who has been adjudged as one of the most powerful men in boxing today by Yahoo Sports, has asked the Cebu media in an impassioned plea to get the 'Antonio L. Aldeguer story' out in the open. (full story)

One-on-one with EliteXC President Gary Shaw (baltimoresun.com 3.27.07)
Q&A with the MMA executive and boxing promoter