Archive for November, 2008

Estrada, Andrade Win In RI

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

RESULTS FROM TWIN RIVER
Lincoln, Rhode Island
November 29, 2008 – “Holiday Havoc”
HEAVYWEIGHTS
Jason Estrada (15-1, 3 KOs), Providence, RI WDEC8 (80-72, 80-72, 79-73) Derek Bryant (20-5-1, 17 KOs), Philadelphia, PA
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Joey McCreedy (9-2-1, 5 KOs), [...]

PacMan Gets Down To Bizness

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

ROACH CANCELS MONDAY’S
PACQUIAO PUBLIC SEND-OFF!
“It’s Time to Get Down to Business”
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (November 29, 2008) – The public send-off for Manny Pacquiao, scheduled for Monday, December 1 at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, has been CANCELLED by Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach.
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Williams, Phillips Make Weight

Friday, November 28th, 2008

“AT LAST”
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH
WEIGH IN RESULTS
CITIZENS BUSINESS BANK ARENA
ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA
~12 Rounds - WBO Jr. Middleweight Championship Bout (interim) ~
Paul Williams
Aiken, SC
(35-1, 26KOs)
2-Time WBO Welterweight Champion
Weighed in at: 153.5 POUNDS
vs. Verno Phillips
Denver, CO
(42-10-1, 21KOs)
IBF JR. MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION
WEIGHED IN AT: 154 POUNDS
~12-Rounds - WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Championship Bout
NABF Heavyweight Championship Bout
IBF Heavyweight Elimination Bout~
CRISTOBAL ARREOLA
Riverside, [...]

Weights From RI

Friday, November 28th, 2008

“HOLIDAY HAVOC” FACT SHEET
Saturday, November 29, 2008 at Twin River Event Center, Lincoln, Rhode Island
OFFICIAL WEIGHTS
Jason Estrada 241 lbs.
Derek Bryant [...]

Ballagou To Fight D. Judah In NY

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

NEW YORK (November 26, 2008) – The 12-round IBF International light heavyweight championship bout between Jaffa “African Assassin” Ballogou and Daniel Judah is a crossroads fight for both New York City southpaw in the co-feature on the third annual “Holiday Hits” pro boxing show, promoted by Bob Duffy’s Ring Promotions, December 4 at the famed [...]

More Pro Boxing In Rhode Island

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Olympic flavor to “Holiday Havoc”
Saturday night at Twin River Event Center, RI
PROVIDENCE (November 26, 2008) – There’s a touch of red, white and blue this holiday season in Rhode Island as the state’s only U.S. Olympic Boxing Team members, Jason “Big Six” Estrada (2004) and Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (2008), as well as 1996 [...]

Mosley/Margarito Back On

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

It looks like maybe the rumored Berto/Mosley fight was hatched merely as a negotiating ploy, because Dan Rafael reports that Margarito/Mosley is back on.
“It’s back together. Everybody got satisfied. Everybody was sensible,” Top Rank’s Bob Arum, Margarito’s promoter, told ESPN.com’s Rafael. “We adjusted the purses as far as HBO putting more money in and [...]

Godfrey To Meet Hide Next

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

PROVIDENCE (November 26, 2008) – World cruiserweight contender Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (18-1, 10 KOs), rated No. 3 by the WBC, became the first Sovereign Nations Boxing Council (SNBC) champion last Saturday night when he won a dominating 10-round decision against Eddie “The Iron Man” Gutierrez at 4 Bears Casino in New Town, North Dakota.
SNBC [...]

Paul Williams vs Verno Phillips

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Paul Williams vs Verno Phillips

Winky Is Hurt

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Winky Wright hurt his left hand in camp, the LA Times reports, so his upcoming fight has been scrapped. He hasn’t fought since losing to Bernard Hopkins in July 2007, and was to have fought Michi Munoz on Dec. 4 in Washington state.
Wright will return sometime in 2009.