7/2
ESPN2 9pm ET/6pm PT Brian Minto vs.
John Poore
Tommy Karpency vs. Rayco Saunders
7/4
Telefutura 8pm ET/PT Enrique Ornelas
vs. Daryl Salmon
Craig McEwan vs. Juan Sanchez
7/5
SHOWTIME 11pm ET/PT Ricardo Torres
vs. Kendall Holt II
Lamont Peterson vs. Rogelio Castenada
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The Eight Hundred-Thousand Pound Gorilla
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Scatter-Shooting
By Sean McChesney
I’ve received a few similar emails over the last month, the
basic inquiry of which related to the absence of “The Monday
After,” a feature I had hoped to make a mainstay on
pound4pound.com.
Unfortunately business beckoned: (I’ve been out of the country
traveling the Amazon with a group Primatologists attempting to
locate a near-distinct primate species known as the Screaming
Spider Monkey. Our plan was to study the animal’s peculiar
behavior in an attempt to: identify a potential cause for their
excessive violence, record the rate at which the adolescent
primates displayed autistic traits, and test for greenhouse
effects caused by their existence. Sadly our efforts were mostly
unsuccessful.) Click Here For
Full Report
California Hall Of Fame Photo Slideshow
Video
This past weekend the California
Hall Of Fame had their awards ceremony and Pound4Pound was there
to capture this special event.
Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME
Click Here For Holt/Torres Photo ...for now, but there will be much at stake when Torres
(left) and Holt get down for real Saturday at the Planet
Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on SHOWTIME.
Click Here For Peterson/Castaneda Photo
Unbeaten, world-ranked Lamont Peterson (left)
posing with Rogelio Castaneda Wednesday. The boxers will clash
in Saturday's ShoBox 10-round co-feature. The fight card is
promoted by Bob Arum's Top Rank, Inc.
On This Day: July 3
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Tokyo, Japan:
Yutaka Niida won a 12 round UD over Noel Arambulet to
regain the WBA Minimumweight Title. Miami, Florida:
Joel Casamayor won a 10 round UD over Daniel Seda
Eliseo Castillo won a 10 round UD over Michael Moorer
Diosbelys Hurtado TKO'd Leo Edwards in the 2nd round. Newport, Wales:
Enzo Maccarinelli won a 12 round UD over Ismail Abdoul
to retain the WBU Cruiserweight Title. 2003, Jakarta, Indonesia:
Chris John TKO'd Dae-Kyung Park in the 1st round to
retain the PABA Featherweight Title. 2001, Atlanta, Georgia:
O'Neil Bell won a 10 round UD over Jason Robinson
Ebo Elder won a 10 round UD over Emmanuel Clottey 1993, Seoul, Korea:
Sung Kil Moon won a 12 round SD over Carlos Gabriel
Salazar to win the WBC Super-Flyweight Title. Nuevo Laredo, Mexico:
Ricardo Lopez TKO'd Saman Sorjaturong in the 2nd round
to retain the WBC Minimumweight Title. 1931, Cleveland, Ohio:
Max Schmeling TKO'd Young Stribling in the 15th round to
Retain the World Heavyweight Title.
Jones vs. Calzaghe May Be Coming Stateside
Early indications were that Roy Jones was willing
to travel to Wales for a title shot at Super Middleweight
Champion Joe Calzaghe, but Pound4Pound.com has just learn that
plans have been drawn up for this fight to happen stateside,
possibly in New York in the late summer. Stay Tuned For More
A Legendary Truce
By Roy Marquez
Photos: Marlene Marquez
On October 15, 1998 baseball announcer Jack Buck
uttered his now famous phrase, “I don’t believe what I just
saw!” having witnessed Kirk Gibson’s impossible homerun off
Dennis Eckersley to beat the mighty Oakland As 5-4 in game 1 of
the World Series. Fast forward 20 years and 60 miles east to the
inauguration of the WBC Legends of Boxing Museum where stunned
spectators gasped, “I don’t believe what I just saw!” having
watched bitter rivals Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales
embrace in a show of mutual respect. Click Here For
Full Report
Humberto Soto, Ripped Off In Las Vegas
By Igor Frank
Humberto Soto started his professional career in 1997 at the
tender age of seventeen. He had to learn on the job and fought
in obscurity in Mexico. I think he completed his on the job
training in 2002 when he fought and lost a majority decision to
slick veteran Kevin Kelley in Las Vegas. Since then he put
together an impressive streak of wins, twenty one in five years
with fifteen knock outs; among his victims Cesar Figueroa, Luis
Fuente, Oscar Leon, Ivan Valle and Humberto Toledo. In August of
2005 he soundly beat then undefeated Olympian Rocky Juarez,
which signified that he was ready to compete on top level. In
2007 he knocked out Bobby Pacquiao and almost got himself a
fight with his brother Manny, who wowed revenge. Click Here For Full
Report
Sylvester To Get World Title Shot This Year
Hurricane Sebastian Sylvester will fight for the
world middleweight title before the end of the year. WBA
president Gilberto Mendoza confirmed in writing that the
27-year-old will take on the winner of Saturday´s meeting
between Felix Sturm and Randy Griffin within the next 120 days.
Should Sturm retain his title, the showdown with Sylvester,
which has been highly anticipated by German boxing fans, would
be official. “I have worked hard to get that chance,” Sylvester
said. “Finally the time is right to fight for the title. I want
to become world champion.” Click Here
For More
Pacquiao vs. Diaz Replay - This Thursday & Saturday
It's a special edition of WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
BOXING when HBO Sports presents the exclusive replay DAVID DIAZ
VS. MANNY PACQUIAO twice in prime time, on THURSDAY, JULY 3
(9:30 p.m. ET/PT) and SATURDAY, JULY 5 (10:00 p.m.), on HBO. The
HBO Sports team, which was ringside for the live event at the
Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, will call all the
action. The replay will be available in HDTV.
Carried live June 28 on HBO Pay-Per-View, the lightweight title
fight showcased Pacquiao, one of boxing's brightest
international stars, as he moved up to 135 pounds to challenge
hard-charging titleholder Diaz. Pacquiao turned in a stellar
performance, scoring a ninth-round KO victory.
Other HBO playdate: July 6 (10:30 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: July 6 (6:30 p.m.) and 8 (11:45 p.m.)
Cauthen Looks to Bring the Heat vs. Camacho
Terrance "The Heat" Cauthen (32-4 9KO's) looks to
get back on track and put himself back into world title
contention when he takes on the dangerous up and coming knockout
artist Alexis Camacho (16-0 15 KO's) on July 16th from the
Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, TX. The Cauthen v Camacho
fight will be the ESPN2's "Wednesday Night Fights" 10-round co-
feature to the Delvin Rodriguez v Oscar Diaz fight for the
vacant USBA Welterweight Championship. Click
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On This Day: July 2
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Bristol, England:
Corrie Sanders TKO'd Jorge Valdes in the 1st round to
retain the WBU Heavyweight Title. Sacramento, California:
Willie Jorin won a 12 round SD over Aristead Clayton to
win the NABF Super-Bantamweight Title. 1995, Dublin, Ireland:
Lennox Lewis TKO'd Justin Fortune in the 4th round of a
non-title bout. Albuquerque, New Mexico:
Johnny Tapia won a 12 round MD over Arthur Johnson to
retain the WBO Super-Flyweight Title. 1994, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Orlin Norris TKO'd Arthur Williams in the 3rd round to
retain the WBA Cruiserweight Title.
Wilfredo Vazquez TKO'd Jae-Won Choi in the 2nd round to
retain the WBA Super-Bantamweight Title. 1989, Crotone, Italy:
Brian Mitchell won a 9 round TD over Jackie Beard to
retain the WBA Super-Featherweight Title.
Our Ring
Girls section has received a highly anticipated update. 75
new photos have been added in not
one, not two, but THREE NEW sections which are now available. Click Here For Our Full Ring Girls
Page
Enrique Ornelas Audio Interview
This Friday from Hidalgo Texas NABF Middleweight
champ Enrique Ornelas will take on Darryl Salmon in a 10 round
super middle bout. The title won't be on the line for this one
but you can still expect fireworks from Ornelas on this July 4th
fight. For more on Ornelas you can check out his new website
www.enriqueornelas.com
This past weekend saw an array of champions from
the world of boxing, past and present, turn out to support some
local fighters from The James Shuler Memorial Gym as they put on
an outside exhibition at the 18th annual Susquehana block party
in North Philadelphia.
Amongst those present was the current IBF Cruiserweight World
Champion, Steve Cunningham’ who arrived carrying his coveted
title belt and half a dozen pizzas from his recently opened USS
Cunningham Pizza Emporium in West Philadelphia for the fighters
and trainers. Click Here
For More
Jeff Lacy Meets Epifanio Mendoza At The
Super Middleweight Crossroads July 23
A former world super middleweight champion, Jeff
Lacy made his name in the boxing world behind his concussive
power and trademark left hook; equally powerful Epifanio Mendoza
has never taken a backwards step in his nine-year pro career.
On Wednesday, July 23 at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in
Cabazon, California, Lacy’s irresistible force meets Mendoza’s
immovable object in a 10 round bout which should leave fight
fans on their feet and cheering.
Lacy vs. Mendoza, a 10 round super middleweight bout presented
by Golden Boy Promotions, will air live on ESPN2’s Wednesday
Night Fights beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. This bout
marks the first ever ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights card at the
Morongo Casino Resort & Spa. Click Here For
More
Torres vs. Holt Teleconference Transcript &
Audio
Torres: I don't remember the first fight
being controversial at all. I beat Holt fair and square, and I
moved on. Now, this is the next fight and I believe it should
be even better. We know each other better. We should be able
to know what each other can do. That's what gives me the
confidence that I have.
Holt: I just remember me not doing enough. I just
remember me not being active enough. I believe I was winning
the fight. I believe the fight was stopped early. I believe
that in this rematch I prepared myself better than I did
before. I believe I'm going to be a lot more active in this
fight, and I believe this time I'll walk away with a WBO
championship.
What are the odds that defending WBO junior
welterweight champion RICARDO TORRES successfully defends his
title twice against top-rated contender KENDALL HOLT? According
to David Snook, Supervisor of Race & Sports at Planet Hollywood
Resort & Casino, not very good. Torres (32-1, 28 KOs), from
Colombia, successfully defended his title in their first
meeting, which was staged in his hometown of Barranquilla. It
was a bout full of controversy and mayhem. Click Here
For More
First Female Championship In Japan
On June 18th, in Tokyo, it was categorically
confirmed that there will be two female boxing world
championships on the same stage and on the same day, precisely
on August 11th, at Korakuen Hall of Tokyo. The mecca of Japanese
Boxing since 1962 with capacity for over two thousand
spectators. This is the first championship of this sort in Japan
sanctioned by the Japanese Boxing Commission (JBC), the
organization that ended up approving female boxing recently in
2008. Last May 9th, at Korakuen Hall Of Tokyo, the historical
first female boxing card was held, sanctioned by the JBC; in
such card Fujin Raika defeated American fighter Natalie Brown by
majority decision (58-56, 58-57, 58-58) in the main event to 6
rounds.
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Yorgey Wins Arbitration
Harry Joe Yorgey was declared the winner on
Friday, June 13, 2008, in his arbitration case over his manager
James E. Deoria. Both parties were in a dispute over the
boxer-manager contract that was signed between them on February
9, 2006. At the age of 30, Harry is a five-year pro. A veteran
boxer at 154 pounds, he is a very popular performer in his home
area in Pennsylvania. He has an impressive ring record of 20
wins, no loses and 1 draw, with 9 wins coming by knockout. Make
that 10 knockouts with his latest victory. Click
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