In a step which may assist Don King in gaining complete control of the heavyweight division, the World Boxing Council has ruled that Vitali Klitschko will not be able to make an optional defense of his heavyweight title.
The following are reproductions of two press releases.
First the Don King Productions press release:
MEXICO CITY (July 15, …
(Press Release)
Oneida Nation Homelands— Three UBA championship fights are on the card for the “Summer Storm� at Turning Stone Resort and Casino’s Event Center on Saturday, Aug. 13. The night of professional boxing also includes undefeated Utican Jamar Patterson and a women’s match featuring Amy Burton of Syracuse.
The Main Event, for the Light …
TODAY (July 15)
Santiago del Estero, Argentina — Middleweights
FRANCISCO A. MORA -280
MIGUEL A. ARROYO +260
43-year-old Arroyo drops some weight to fight for WBO Latino title
Santiago del Estero, Argentina — Jr. Welterweights
WALTER DIAZ -175
CARLOS JEREZ +165
Jerez once beat Carlos Vilches on a technical decision
Plymouth, UK — Flyweights
LEE HASKINS -200
SITHIMBELE KIBITI +180
Kibiti’s …
Roman Karmazin, 34-1-1, 1 NC (21 KOs), Russia, 153½, scored an upset winning a 12-round decision over Kassim Ouma, 21-2-1 (13 KOs), Uganda, 154, and in so doing captured the IBF junior middleweight title in Las Vegas Thursday night.
Karmazin was dominant from the outset, landing solid left hooks to the body of the southpaw Ouma. …
TONIGHT
Las Vegas — IBF 154-lb. title
KASSIM OUMA -450
ROMAN KARMAZIN +400
OUMA–KARMAZIN will go full distance -180
OUMA–KARMAZIN will end inside distance +170
Las Vegas — Middleweights
MARCO ANTONIO RUBIO -850
DAVID TIRIBIO +750
Despite the unfortunate sideshow of Lou DiBella simply waiting for Bernard Hopkins to get old to strike at the right time, I think this will be a very interesting and competitive fight. At this juncture, we have more questions about Jermain Taylor than answers. During the last several years, the middleweight division has been one …
Vitali Klitschko, aka The Champ Who Wasn’t There, has alienated even his most ardent supporters with his unwillingness to get it on with the most deserving big men on the planet. Rather than fight fellow titleholders Lamon Brewster (WBO), who did a fine job wasting Vitali’s brother Wladimir, or Chris Byrd (IBF) or John Ruiz …
All fighters get old, but somehow Bernard Hopkins has avoided this maxim by beating his opponents in the same safety-first, roughhouse style that has defined his career. On Saturday, though, I think Hopkins finally shows his age against Jermain Taylor. I predict Hopkins will get knocked out in the fifth or sixth round. I don’t …
Bernard Hopkins may or may not win this Saturday night when he faces a legitimate challenger in young but talented Jermain Taylor. I give Bernard credit for taking on such a tough challenge in the twilight of his career. Here’s …
Fighting in the backyard of Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, Calif., Carlos Quintana, 20-0 (16 KOs), Moca, Puerto Rico, 148 stopped Francisco Campos, 19-4-1 (10 KOs), Cartago, Costa Rica, 148 as the fight was halted after six one-sided rounds on ESPN’s Tuesday Night Fights.
The southpaw Quintana appeared to use Campos as a low-paid …
