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Wednesday, 11 July 2007 |
South Africa’s Takalani Ndlovu faces the biggest test of his boxing life when he challenges Steve Molitor for the IBF junior featherweight title at the Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada on Saturday night.
Molitor 23-0; 9 who fights from the southpaw stance will be making the first defence of his belt that he won in November last year when he stopped Britain’s Michael Hunter in five rounds for the vacant title.
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Saturday, 07 July 2007 |
 Ricky Hatton has said collecting his MBE at Buckingham Palace was one of the greatest days of his life.
The 28-year-old fighting phenomenon spoke of how proud he was, saying he would remember it forever.
"It's one of the greatest days of my life. I knew from a young age that I could do reasonably well at boxing but to achieve something like this, it's well beyond anything I could have dreamt. It's a day that will stay with me until the day I die."
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Wednesday, 27 June 2007 |
FURNESS was represented in Ricky The Hitman Hatton’s corner during his triumphant Las Vegas bout at the weekend.
Newton-born artist Richard T. Slone was the man behind the dynamic official artwork for the Mancunian’s light welterweight super-fight against Jose Luis Castillo.
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Tuesday, 05 June 2007 |
In a surprisingly short bout, heavyweight Alonzo Butler (26-0-1) knocked out war-horse Ralph West (17-12-1) at 2:19 of the first round. The surprise was not in the quickness of the KO but in the ability shown by Butler. In that brief time he showed tremendous improvement over previous bouts, no plodding, no lingering punches, no trepidation, just good, clean, quick, and devastating punches.
Especially impressive was his defense. Butler picked off almost every blow West threw and did it with class and fineness using small movements with his gloves, a flick here, a push there, and usually followed by a counter punch of is own. When West hit the canvass he had no inclination to rise and Butler, sporting that contagious grin of his, raised his hands in triumph.
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Thursday, 31 May 2007 |
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Alonzo Butler remained undefeated after his TKO victory over Ralph West at the Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, Washington tonight. Butler overwhelmed Weeks, knocking him down twice in the first round. Though Weeks beat the count after the second knockdown, the referee had seen enough, and stopped the bout at 2:19 in the first round. |
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Wednesday, 16 May 2007 |
Two-time world champion Jose Luis Castillo is working very hard for his upcoming battle with Ricky Hatton on Saturday June 23 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas to be televised by HBO.
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
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The memorial service for Diego "Chico" Corrales, 29, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 15, at the Palm Green Valley Mortuary (7600 South Eastern Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89123). |
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
On May 30, promoter Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions will bring heavyweight action to the Pend O'reille Pavillion at Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, Washington. In the main event, unbeaten Alonzo Butler (25-0-1, 18 KOs) will face tough veteran Ralph "Wild, Wild" West (17-11-1, 14 KOs) in a 10-rounder. The 27-year-old Butler, also known as "Big Zo," is managed and trained by Ace Miller, who took John Tate to the WBA heavyweight world title in 1979.
In the co-featured bout for the Washington state heavyweight title, local favorite Chauncy Welliver (31-3-4, 11 KOs) will battle Corey Williams (6-6-2, 3 KOs). Welliver is undefeated in his last 18 fights (16-0-1, with 1 no contest). Tickets are $35, $60 and $70, available at Northern Quest Casino Box Office - 509-340-6700, and Ticketswest - 800-325-SEAT, and www.ticketswest.com.
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Wednesday, 09 May 2007 |
Ricky Hatton says he will dedicate his forthcoming defence of the International Boxing Organisation world light-welterweight title, against Mexico's José Luis Castillo, to the memory of Diego Corrales, who has been killed in a motorbike accident close to his home in Las Vegas.
Corrales, 29, was best known for his three fights against the Cuban-born Joel Casamayor, one of which he won to take the WBO super-featherweight title, and two with Castillo, the first of which he won to claim the WBC and WBO lightweight titles. He had been mentioned as a potential opponent for Hatton.
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Saturday, 14 April 2007 |
 The return to the ring of Acelino Freitas (38-1-0) against undefeated Juan Diaz (31-0-0) at Foxwoods Resort Casino on April 28th has all the makings of a classic slugfest. In a world of decent but boring fighters -Floyd Meyweather comes to mind - these two boxers actually fight. With 32 knockouts Freitas has no problem sending opponents to the mat.
Freitas started his knockout career putting away his first 29 opponents. At the age of 31, his experience exceeds that of 23 year old Diaz. Then undefeated Joel Casamayor felt his power when he tumbled in the third round of a title fight and lost a unanimous decision 114-112 on all judges cards.
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Monday, 02 April 2007 |
Acelino Freitas & Juan Diaz with Art Pelullo and Don King
To Host Two City East Coast News Conference Luncheon.
BOSTON NEWS CONFERENCE
Tuesday, April 3rd - GOOD TIME EMPORIUM - Boston, MA - NOON
NEW YORK NEWS CONFERENCE
Wednesday, April 4th - THE FRIARS CLUB - New York, NY - NOON
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Thursday, 22 March 2007 |
 ACELINO FREITAS vs. JUAN DIAZ
WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE UNIFICATION FIGHT
HEADLINE’S FOXWOOD’S “FIGHTCENTENNIAL”
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2007
Tickets to “Foxwoods FightCentennial” – priced at $250, $150, and $100
are now on sale and can be purchased at:
Foxwoods Resort Casino Box Office - 800-200-2882
and online at foxwoods.com
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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 |
Tickets for the June 23 superfight at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas between former world champions Ricky "Hitman" Hatton (42-0, 30 KOs) and Jose Luis "El Temible" Castillo (55-7-1, 47 KOs) go on sale Friday, March 23.
Prices are $600, $400, $200, $100, $50.
Tickets are available at the Thomas & Mack box office
and online at www.unlvtickets.com
charge by phone locally at 702-739-FANS or toll free at 866-388-3267.
The main event will be televised on HBO’s World Championship Boxing.
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Heavyweight boxer Vitali Klitschko (L) and his manager Bernd Boe... Reuters
Heavyweight boxer Vitali Klitschko (L) and his manager Bernd Boente attend a news conference to announce his upcoming WBC title match against Samuel Peter in New York August 27, 2008. The match will be held at the O2 World arena in Berlin, Germany October 11, 2008. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES)
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Heavyweight boxers Vitali Klitschko (L) and Samuel Peter pose to... Reuters
Heavyweight boxers Vitali Klitschko (L) and Samuel Peter pose together during a news conference to announce their upcoming WBC title match in New York August 27, 2008. The match will be held at the O2 World arena in Berlin, Germany October 11, 2008. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES)
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Olympic men's freestyle wrestling bronze medallist Sushil Ku... Reuters
Olympic men's freestyle wrestling bronze medallist Sushil Kumar (L) and Olympic men's middleweight boxing bronze medallist Vijender Kumar (R) pose with their medals as India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh watches before their meeting in New Delhi August 26, 2008. India's best Olympic Games amounted to three medals - not many, perhaps, for the world's second most populous nation but sports chiefs believe the performance will spark future success for the country. To match feature OLYMPICS/INDIA. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA)
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Olympic men's middleweight boxing bronze medallist Vijender ... Reuters
Olympic men's middleweight boxing bronze medallist Vijender Kumar (R) shows his medal to India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before their meeting in New Delhi August 26, 2008. India's best Olympic Games amounted to three medals - not many, perhaps, for the world's second most populous nation but sports chiefs believe the performance will spark future success for the country. To match feature OLYMPICS/INDIA. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA)
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India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) shakes hands with ... Reuters
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) shakes hands with Olympic men's middleweight boxing bronze medallist Vijender Kumar as Olympic men's freestyle wrestling bronze medallist Sushil Kumar (2nd L) and President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Suresh Kalmadi watch before their meeting in New Delhi August 26, 2008. India's best Olympic Games amounted to three medals - not many, perhaps, for the world's second most populous nation but sports chiefs believe the performance will spark future success for the country. To match feature OLYMPICS/INDIA. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA)
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