LOS ANGELES, October 31 – Ten-time World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Oscar de la Hoya will be featured on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on Sunday, November 2nd. “The Golden Boy” will be on the show as a special guest to make two surprise announcements to Tim and Michelle Hill and their four children, a family who with the support of their community is having their home and boxing gym rebuilt. The episode will air on Sunday, November 2nd at 8:00pm PT/ET and 7:00pm CT on ABC.
“THE GOLDEN BOY” TO MAKE APPEARANCE ON ABC’S EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION THIS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2ND
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Diaz win unanimous decision over Trejo
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Former IBF Lightweight champion, Julio “Kidd” Diaz took another step to regaining another title shot by scoring a ten round unanimous decision over veteran Fernando Trejo at The Join in the Hard Rock Hotel & casino in Las Vegas.
CRISTIAN MIJARES AND VIC DARCHINYAN ANDRE DIRRELL AND VICTOR OGANOV FINAL WEIGH IN FRIDAY, OCT. 31, 2008
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NOTE: WEIGHTS – World Boxing Association (WBA)/World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares and International Boxing Federation (IBF) 115-pound champion Vic Darchinyan both weighed in at the 115 pound limit during Friday’s weigh in at the Double Tree Hotel in Carson, California.
ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP® CONFIRMS FINAL BOUTS ON THE MAIN CARD FOR UFC 91: COUTURE vs. LESNAR
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Las Vegas, NV (USA) – What will happen when two explosive lightweight title contenders meet in the Octagon™ on Saturday, November 15? The Ultimate Fighter® Season 2 welterweight winner Joe “Daddy” Stevenson and Kenny “KenFlo” Florian will answer that question when they clash to see which fighter will continue their ascension up the lightweight ladder when the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) presents UFC 91: COUTURE vs. LESNAR, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Weights From Las Vegas
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Julio Caesar Chavez Jr. 156 – Matt Vanda 156
Nonito Donaire 112 – Mrouti Mthalane 111
Jorge Arce 115- Isidro Garcia 115
JESSE BRINKLEY PREPS FOR GILBERT SHOWDOWN TRAINING IN PROVIDENCE WITH THE MANFREDO’S
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (October 31, 2008) World ranked super middleweight Jesse Brinkley is busy preparing for his long awaited showdown with Northern Nevada rival Joey Gilbert set for January 30th. The Yerington, Nevada resident has been training for the last month at Peter Manfredo’s Gym in Pawtucket , R.I.
Figueroa takes on veteran Augustus
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LAS VEGAS (October 31, 2008) – NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa, recently signed to a promotional contract by Roy Jones, Jr.’s Square Ring Promotions, will now take on the unofficial gatekeeper of the light welterweight division, veteran Emanuel “Drunken Master” Augustus, in the opening bout on the November 8th Jones-Calzaghe HBO PPV card at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
TWO BIG SHOWS NOW AVAILABLE ON WWW.GOFIGHTLIVE.TV
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NEW YORK (OCTOBER 31, 2008)–Boxing fans will have their “Trick or Treat” bags filled with great boxing action as www.gofightlive.tv now has two tremendous fight shows available for the viewing pleasure for fans of the Sweet Science.
JOEY GILBERT SCORES SECOND ROUND TKO IN RETURN
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COCKEYSVILLE, MD (October 31, 2008) Reno, Nevada’s Joey Gilbert made his successful return to the ring after a thirteen month absence last night with a devastating second round knockout of Michigan’s Daniel Wallace in the main event of the Jonathan Ogden Foundation Charity Boxing show last night.
Molitor Interview on CBC Radio One This Sunday Afternoon
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ORONTO, ON – October 30, 2008 – With preparations in full swing for his historic November 21st unification bout with WBA Junior Featherweight champion Celestino Caballero at Rama, Ontario’s Casino Rama, undefeated IBF Junior Featherweight champion of the world, Steve “The Canadian Kid” Molitor took the time recently to speak to CBC Radio One’s The Inside Track.
Tavoris Cloud: Waiting For His Chance
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Moments after Chad Dawson defeated Antonio Tarver to claim the IBF Light Heavyweight title earlier this month, talk shifted to what foes could be in the new champion’s foreseeable future. Glen Johnson, who fought Dawson to a disputed decision loss, or possibly the Joe Calzaghe – Roy Jones Jr. winner were mentioned as Dawson’s potential opponents. One name was curiously left out of the talk. Tavoris Cloud, the mandatory challenger for the IBF Light Heavyweight crown, has earned the right to be next in line.
With Election Day looming, boxers also have political platforms
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Politicians love boxing. They would not have as much to say without all the scattered references and metaphors that always seem to liken a presidential campaign to a heavyweight title fight. Hopefully, the winner of Tuesday’s election will prove to be heck of a lot more competent than any of today’s heavyweights. But you get the idea.
CRISTIAN MIJARES AND VIC DARCHINYAN ANDRE DIRRELL AND VICTOR OGANOV FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES THURSDAY, OCT. 30, 2008
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World Boxing Association (WBA)/World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares and International Boxing Federation (IBF) 115-pound champion Vic Darchinyan participated in the final fight week press conference Thursday at the Le Foyer Ballroom at Anoush Banquet Hall in North Hollywood, Calif.
LEGENDARY TRAINER ANGELO DUNDEE JOINS TEAM DE LA HOYA AS SPECIAL CONSULTANT FOR PACQUIAO SUPERFIGHT
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LOS ANGELES, October 30 – As the architect for some of the greatest fighters of all-time, including Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and George Foreman, Angelo Dundee’s name is synonymous with excellence. Now, the legendary trainer will look to impart his wisdom on boxing’s reigning superstar – Oscar de la Hoya – as a special consultant for the “Golden Boy” for his December 6th super-fight with Manny Pacquiao.
AUDIO: TEAM DE LA HOYA SUPRISE (ANGELO DUNDEE)
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Team De La suprised the media by adding the legendary Angelo Dindee help out wioth his preperation for the Dec 6th mega showdown with Manny Pacquaio
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DEANDRE LATIMORE OFF FAMILY ARENA CARD LOOKS TOWARDS WORLD TITLE FIGHT AGAINST CORY SPINKS
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LAS VEGAS, NV (October 30, 2008) For world ranked junior middleweight Deandre Latimore it was a typical “good news, bad news” scenario. First the bad news; he won’t be fighting at the Family Arena outside of St. Louis on November 7th as planned, now the good news; he’s close to finalizing a world title “cross town show down” with former world champion and fellow St. Louis native Cory Spinks.
Tommy Brooks now working Pawel Wolak’s corner
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W YORK (October 30, 2008) – Polish power puncher Pawel “Raging Bull” Wolak has added veteran trainer Tommy Brooks to his team as they prepare for his November 21st fight against Christian Lloyd Joseph on “The Grande Event” card, promoted by Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing, at the famed Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan.
Harris comes off the deck (twice) to stop Naravez
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After a thirteen month layoff, former WBA Super Lightweight champion, “Vicious” Vivian Harris had to come off the canvas two times in round one to come back and stop unheralded Octavio Narvaez in round six of a scheduled ten round bout to headline a nice five bout card at the Midieval Times in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.
THE BEST OF THE WEEKEND
October 29, 2008 By 1 Comment
This Saturday, November 1, Showtime is featuring an exciting, potential Fight of the Year candidate on their World Championship Boxing program. You have to give the Viacom guys their due. With a smaller budget than HBO they continually match good fights, the kind that real fans enjoy.
STARS SHINE AT NYC SHOW ARNAOUTIS MOVES ONE STEP CLOSER TO TITLE SHOT, MADDALONE DELIVERS ON PROMISE FOR FIREWORKS
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Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis (21-2-2, 10KO) and Vinny Maddalone (31-4, 22KO) both came out victorious at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City in front of a packed house. The card, which was promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and broadcast live on GoFightLive.tv gave those in attendance and those tuning in an amazing night of exciting boxing.
ARNAOUTIS MOVES CLOSER TO TITLE SHOT WITH DOMINATING PERFORMANCE OVER ANKRAH
WORLD EXTREME CAGEFIGHTING® (WEC®) POSTPONED SEPTEMBER 10 EVENT TO AIR LIVE ON VERSUS NOVEMBER 5 WITH 8 P.M. ET START TIME
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NEW YORK, NY (October 29, 2008)—VERSUS, the network that celebrates real competition and the exclusive television home of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), will air the fight originally scheduled to take place on September 10 at 9 p.m. ET, but was postponed due to the threat of hurricane Ike in South Florida, live on Wednesday, November 5, at 8 p.m. ET. The two championship fights that will headline the night include Featherweight champion “The California Kid” Urijah Faber and Middleweight champion Paulo Filho as they both defend their WEC titles live on VERSUS. The telecast will originate, for the first time, from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. and is presented in HD and Spanish language SAP where available.
JOEY GILBERT IN BALTIMORE FOR RETURN BOUT THURSDAY NIGHT CHARITY BOUT KICKS OFF HUGE PLANS
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RENO, NEVADA (October 29, 2008) Super middleweight Joey Gilbert has landed in Baltimore, Maryland to return to the ring tomorrow night, October 30th against Michigan’s “FLAWLESS” Dan Wallace in a six round bout at the Jonathan Ogden Foundation Charity Boxing Event at Martin Valley Mansion in Cockeysville, MD.
Winky Wright to return December 4th on Versus
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According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, former Jr. Middleweight champion, Winky Wright will make his return to the ring after a sixteen month layoff when he appears on a card that will be televised by the Versus Network on December 4th.
Bika wants unification fight or Hopkins after Manfredo
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OVIDENCE (October 29, 2008) – The Contender, Season Three winner Sakio “The Scorpion” Bika plans to cash in after an impressive win November 13 against two-time world title challenger “The Pride of Providence” Peter Manfredo, Jr., runner-up in Season One of The Contender, for the vacant IBO super middleweight title in the 12-round main event headlining “Tough & Tested” at the newly renovated Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
King Arthur suggests Marquez to look for a new job
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King Arthur Abraham claims there is no reason for Raul Marquez to be worried about the IBF middleweight champion´s weight. The two fighters will clash in Bamberg on November 8, five weeks later than originally planned after Abraham was flattened by the flu on the day of the bout. Earlier this week, Marquez said in a statement: “Maybe he was sick but, if he really was, it was because of what he had to do to make weight. If he really was sick it would have taken him two weeks to get back to where he was. Four weeks isn’t going to help him if he’s having trouble making 160 pounds.”
TONIGHT!!! ARNAOUTIS – ANKAH ; MADDALONE – NELSON TO HIGHLIGHT A BIG NIGHT OF LIVE BOXING ON WWW.GOFIGHTLIVE.TV @ 7:30 PM EASTERN
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NEW YORK (OCTOBER 29, 2008)–TONIGHT!!! World ranked Jr. Welterweight, “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis takes one step towards another title shot as his scheduled ten round bout with Ben Ankah highlights a big night of boxing to be captured live on www.gofightlive.tv at 7:30 pm eastern time.
“FAST” EDDIE CHAMBERS: THE ONLY LOGICAL CANDIDATE TO FIGHT WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO ON DECEMBER 13TH
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PHILADELPHIA (OCTOBER 29, 2008)–On the heels of the recent foot injury suffered to IBF #1 ranked mandatory contender, Alexander Povetkin, number-seven ranked “Fast” Eddie Chambers is ready, willing & able to step in and bring the IBF & WBO Heavyweight titles back to the City of Brotherly Love.
MIKE JONES vs. LUCIANO PEREZ TOPS TELEFUTURA BOXING CARD DEC. 5 AT SOVEREIGN CENTER IN READING, PA
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Reading, PA—Mike Jones, the hard-hitting welterweight prospect from Philadelphia, PA, and Luciano Perez, the steel-chinned brawler from Chicago, IL, collide in the 10-round main event which brings pro boxing back to the The Reading Theater at the Sovereign Events Center, 700 Penn Street, on Friday evening, Dec. 5.
AUDIO: NONITO DONAIRE
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IBF Flyweight champion Ninito Donaire talks to Marc Abrams about this Saturday night’s mandatory defense with Moruti Mthalane that will take place on the “Final Impact” PPV. Doanire also talks about possible fights with Arce, Darchinyan or Mijares.
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