WBC Night of Champions takes place July 29-31
By Anson Wainwright
The World Boxing Council will be heading to the capital of Wales, Cardiff at the end of July. Cardiff will be hosting the WBC Night of the Champions a 3 day event that the WBC hope will break the world record for most past or present World champions under one roof at the same time. So far over 80 have confirmed there attendance including Roberto Duran, Vitali Klitschko, Azumah Nelson, Miguel Cotto, Ken Buchanan, Joe Calzaghe & Nigel Benn.
The event kicks off on Thursday 29 July at the Cardiff International Arena where the movie premier of Risen will air. The motion picture is of former Welsh World Champion Howard Winstone. It shows how Winstone over came adversity rising to become Featherweight World Champion. The cast contains around 15 former World champions, notably Erik Morales, John H Stracey & Tim Witherspoon.
Tickets are priced at £20 whilst the V.I.P section will be £125 which includes access to a private function room with food and beverage’s provided with various champions in attendance. Doors open at 6.30pm.
You can view the movie trailer on the link provided http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzmcE7QnJtU&feature=player_embedded
The second day of the event will see a night of Amateur boxing with Team GB against a Rest of the World team. It is widely thought that this will pit some of Britain’s 2012 hopeful’s against some of the best amateurs from around the world at the moment. It promises to be a real showcase for the potential stars of tomorrow.
Tickets are available from £25 (Second Tier), £30 (First Tier), £40 (Floor), £50 (Second Ringside) & £100 (Ringside) also again hospitality boxes can be provided. Doors open at 6pm with the first bell at 7pm.
Finally on Saturday 31 July the WBC host the prestigious The Night of Champions Gala Awards Dinner. It is hoped that over a hundred past or present World Champions will be in attendance for the show piece event. It promises to be a once in a life time chance to meet and greet many of the very best fighters though out Boxing history.
Tickets for this are £250 per person and the doors open at 6pm.
The WBC will also be helping several charities including The Noah’s Ark appeal which supports children’s hospitals in Wales.
World Boxing cares which is a non profit organisation which the WBC set up at the last Night of Champions convention in Cancun, Mexico in 2006. They send it’s fighters to Youth centre’s, hospitals and orphanages where they make a donation. It is thought that the Champions help bring hope and inspiration to the children and their family’s in 163 countries.
WBC Sporting chance which is designed to support young people and help them with various schemes that will help them towards a better future.
Tickets can be purchased on +44 02920 224488 for all 3 days. Hospitality packages are available on +44 02920 234567
For the latest developments about the event you can visit http://wbcnightofchampions.com/
Any question’s or queries i can be contacted on elraincoat@live.co.uk
Foreman has successful knee surgery
According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, former WBA Super Welterweight champion Yuri Foreman had successful surgery on his right knee. He injured the knee last Saturday night when he dropped a ninth round stoppage to Miguel Cotto in Yankee Stadium.
“It was a success. Yuri was released and starts rehabilitation on Monday,” said Dr. Laith Jazrawi in a statement. “If all goes well, he should be fine in six months. This was from a chronic injury and we didn’t find anything unusual. There were no surprises and nothing we couldn’t repair.”
“I’m pleased the surgery went well,” Foreman said in a statement. “Being on crutches is not the fun part. I thank my fans for their outpouring of good wishes.”
Como Cotto Regresa
By Natashia Aiello
As Cotto returns to former glory, his fans return to full pitch at Yankee Stadium.
It was a great site to behold; thousands of fans at legendary Yankee Stadium waiting to see the once bright up-and-comer, Miguel Cotto return to glory after suffering severe losses at the (loaded) hands of Antonio Margarito and the seemingly invincible Manny Pacquiao.
People had considered Cotto down for the count after those monumental losses and the injuries endured even during his winning fight against Joshua Clottey, but Cotto came to the ring with something to prove, and he knew he had to deliver. Perhaps it was the new trainer in Emanuel Steward or perhaps it was the shiny WBA Light Middleweight title belt on the line, but whatever it was, it worked. Cotto, fighting most recently at Welterweight, seemed a natural Light Middleweight, bossing Yuri Foreman around the ring for the duration of the fight. Foreman, a game yet arguably untested world title holder did little to stave off the aggressive and powerful Cotto. Emanuel Steward’s training was evident right off the bat as Cotto’s footwork and movement seemed vastly improved since his last fight against Pacquiao, (though Pacquiao can make anyone look like they’re dancing in cement.)
It is clear that Cotto has come to fight as soon as the bell rings. Aggressively sticking his jab, Cotto turtles up only for a moment during the 1st round. The 2nd round sees more of Cotto’s jab and also a more aggressive Foreman, working his jab as well. Cotto lands more punches, working Foreman’s body with his left hook and takes the round. The 3rd round is more about the body and hooks from both fighters. Strangely enough, Foreman’s mouthpiece falls out and referee Arthur Mercante Jr. demands Cotto’s corner to clean it off while adamantly telling trainer, Emanuel Steward not to speak to the fighter.
The 4th round sees the best exchanges of the fight, with both fighters landing stiff jabs and powerful exchanges. Cotto’s defense also seems to have improved under Steward’s tutelage and it’s a toss-up as to who wins the round. Foreman seems to weaken in the 5th and 6th rounds, though there are some good hooks landed by both fighters.
A slip in the 7th round has Foreman limping and Cotto rushing in to finish the job, but Foreman’s heart wins out the round. Foreman falls and limps his way through the first half of the 8th round until a towel comes flying into the ring from his corner. Cotto’s corner comes rushing in and starts celebrating their victory until referee Mercante announces that the fight isn’t over and everybody needs to clear the ring. Apparently, Foreman’s corner denies throwing the towel in, although it was clearly a corner towel, and so the fight goes back on. Mercante gets respect for taking control of the situation and clearing the ring so quickly, even though the fight should have been ended at that point.
Slightly confused, both fighters regain composure and continue fighting until it becomes blatantly obvious to referee Mercante that Foreman isn’t in any shape to keep fighting, so the fight is stopped for real this time.
Miguel Cotto wins the WBA Light Middleweight Title and wins his fans the world over…again. Foreman gains new fans by showing incredible heart in the ring and can hold his head high. Where will each fighter go from here? Can’t wait to find out.
Congratulations on an awesome victory Cotto!!!
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Foreman tears ACL will have reconstructive surgery on right knee
According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, former WBA Super Welterweight champion Yuri Foreman suffered a torn ACL in the seventh round of title loss to Miguel Cotto this Saturday night at Yankee Stadium in New York this past Saturday night.
“They’re going to rebuild Yuri’s ACL and take out the cartilage, basically give him a brand new knee,” said MurrayWilson, who is Foreman’s manager.
“We’ve been getting messages and e-mails from people from all around the world who were impressed with Yuri’s heart,” Wilson said. “I’m very proud of Yuri with the way he fought. I think he’ll come back better than ever.”
“He (The Doctor) told Yuri, ‘In six months, you’ll be able to sit down on your punches and your knee will be stronger than it ever was.’ He’ll have more power because he’ll be able to sit down on his punches better and have more leverage,” Wilson said. “The doctor said, ‘In six months, you’ll be ready to rumble.’ In four months, he should be able to walk around without a problem and exercise, but it’s probably six months to fully recover. We’re talking about maybe a fight in February.
Now three-time champion, Miguel Cotto talks about his win over Yuri Foreman plus answers questions about future opponents
Former WBA Super Welterweight champion Yuri Foreman talks about his disappointing loss to Miguel Cotto
Cotto becomes three division champ with bizarre stoppage over Foreman at Yankee Stadium
By Marc Abrams, Arben Paloka & Matt Yanofksy (Ringside)
It was an historic night at Yankee Stadium and Miguel Cotto joined the ranks of Derek Jeter and CC Sabathia as new stars at the new ballpark as Cotto stopped Yuri Foreman forty-two seconds into round nine to win the WBA Super Welterweight championship.
It looked like it would be an easy night for Cotto as he landed jabs and left hooks that moved the bigger Foreman with each connection. Foreman was on his customary horse but moved in and out and started to land some decent combinations to get himself back into the fight.
Cotto started to take control in round’s five and six but in round seven is when the fight turned in round seven when Foreman slipped on the ring and buckled his right knee. Foreman limped around the ring but courageously carried on and Cotto turned up the heat and landed some blistering combinations and with some wicked uppercuts being the keys blows on the face of Foreman which showed effects with blood from the nose and right eye.
In round eight the fight turned bizarre when a towel came in from Foreman’s corner. With the fight seemingly over, referee Arthur Mercante Jr. threw the towel out and cleared the ring and ordered the fight to continue. With Chaos momentarily in the ring, order was restored and the fight went on with Foreman valiantly trying to exchange and occasionally landed some shots on the heavy handed Cotto. At the start of round nine, Cotto landed a left hook to the body and Foreman crumpled to the canvas in pain from his leg and Mercante stopped the fight immediately.
Cotto, 153 1/2 lbs of Cagua, PR is now 35-2 with twenty-eight knockouts. Foreman, 154 lbs of Brooklyn loses for the first time and is 28-1.
In a battle of undefeated Jr. Middleweight, Vanes Martirosyan scored a ten round unanimous decision over Joe Greene.
Martirosyan scored well early as he worked from a distance against the southpaw Greene. Martirosyan trapped Greene against the ropes several times but could not conjure up more then one punch of a time. Greene landed well from distance with a winging over handleft but his work rate was not enough to win most if the rounds. Martirosyan capped the fight by dropping Greene with a winging left in the final seconds of the bout.
Martirosyan, 153 lbs of Glendale, CA won by scores of 98-91, 96-93 and 96-93 to remain undefeated at 28-0. Greene, 151 1/2 lbs of New York is now 22-1.
Rising junior middleweight contender Pawel “Raging Bull” Wolak of Mt. Arlington, NJ via of Poland grinded out a competitive ten round unanimous decision over New York based Irishman James Moore in the final untelevised bout of the evening. Wolak and Moore fought the duration of the bout at a phone booth pace, with Moore landing effective shots to the head in spurts, while Wolak relied on a consistent workrate, even though he landed few telling blows.
Moore briefly buzzed Wolak in the seventh with a short hook, but Wolak’s exceptional conditioning and determination ultimately proved to be too much for Moore, as the once promising prospect ran out of gas during the final three rounds.
Scores were 97-93 twice and 96-94.
Wolak, who may land a meaningful bout with the victory, improves to 27-1 (17 KO’s). Moore drops to 17-3 (10) following the setback. -Matt Yanofsky
In an exciting lightweight match up, Juan Lucio, 132 1/4lbs, took on Juan Gonzalez, 132 1/2lbs. Gonzalez, a native of Bayamon, PR, was hoping to entertain his fellow Puerto Ricans in attendance. The fight started out with Lucio pressing the action and hoping to get inside the reach of his much taller opponent. Gonzalez showcased some smart ring intelligence as he was able to maintain the distance with his jab. As the fight progressed, Lucio was able to close the distance and land some hard blows of his own, and even taking a round in the progress. Still, over the course of the four round bout, it was Gonzalez that landed the more telling blows and came away with a unanimous 39-37, 39-37, and 40-36 decision.
Gonzalez’ record improves to 8-0 with 7 knockouts, while Lucio’s record falls to 4-1-1 with 2 knockouts. This was the first time Gonzalez went the distance in his young career.
Batterbaugh pushed the action and landed the more serious blows as the southpaw Rainone had very few answers for Batterbaugh’s offense.
Scores were 60-54, 60-54 and 59-55 for Batterbaught, 145 1/2 lbs of Denver and is now 6-3-1. Rainone, 147 lbs of Long Island, NY is now 12-4.
Exciting featherweight prospect Jorge “King” Diaz upped his record to 14-0 (9 KO’s) following an impressive sixth round stoppage over rugged Korean Jae Sung Lee. Diaz decked Lee with a right hand in the opening round and landed a number of precisely timed blows almost at will over the next four rounds. Diaz, who moved his head while boxing better than in prior bouts, also was successful in close quarters for both the body and head. Lee, who was game throughout the bout, got rocked by a right hand in the final round and a follow up barrage ended his night at 1:54.
“I always said I wanted to have a short and profitable career, but I have since changed (my mind)”, Diaz said about his new, more patient style. “I want to be more conservative with myself and my body so hopefully I can have a long career.”
Lee, who is now based out of NY, drops to 10-3-1 (2) with the defeat.–Matt Yanofsky
Abner Cotto of Caguas, PR won a six round unanimous decision over Midland, TX’ Edgar Portillo. Cotto controlled the majority of the bout, but Portillo was game and never stopped fighting. Scores were 59-55 twice and 58-56.
Cotto, 133.25 lbs, improves to 8-0 (4 KO’s). Portillo, 134, slides to 6-5-1 (1 KO)
In the opening bout, Christian Martinez dropped Jonathan Cuba three times en route to a stoppage in the fourth and final scheduled round of their Super Lightweight bout.
Martinez dominated the action and then landed a booming left that sent Cuba down as the third round bell sounded. Martinez came out and rocked Cuba with a right in the fourth that drove him into the ropes and a follow up right dropped Cuba. Cuba barely regained his feet only to eat a barrage of punches that sent him down again a\and that prompted referee Sparkle Lee to stop the bout at 1:18 of round four.
Martinez, 141 lbs of New York is now 4-0 with four knockouts. Cuba, 141 1/4 lbs of New York is now 2-2.
FOLLOW FOREMAN-COTTO LIVE FROM RINGSIDE
Follow all the action LIVE!! From ringside at Yankee Stadium as Yuri Foreman defends the WBA Super Welterweight champion against former two division world champion Miguel Cotto. The action begins at 10:15 pm eastern/7:15 pm pacific with an intriguing battle of undefeated Jr. Middleweight as Vanes Martirosyan battles Joe Greene.
12 Rounds–WBA Super Welterweight championship–Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) vs Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s)
Round 1:
After an extremely spirited introduction to the fight, Cotto came out landing a stiff jab on Foreman. Foreman responded with a right hand. Cotto’s jab is very stiff in the opening, and it knocks Foreman back. Foreman seems to be fighting stiffer than usual. Cotto looking very comfortable and is very actvie to open the fight.
10-9 Cotto
Round 2:
Foreman begins the round throwing multiple jabs. None land well, but this is a very strong way to establish distance. Cotto lands a left to Foreman’s stomach. He seems to be focused on taking away Foreman’s movement with a strong body attack. Both fighters trade jabs. Cotto’s lands first. At 154lbs, his speed is making a difference. A left Jab sends Foreman stumbling back into the ropes. Foreman lands a combination that started at the body and ended with a left hook upstairs. Cotto’s jab is still causing difficulties for Foreman. Cotto works Foreman into the ropes, and Foreman lands a strong left hook to get out of harms way. His best punch of the fight.
20-18 Cotto
Round 3:
Foreman opens the round the same way as the second; with jabs. This time, Foreman shoots a right hand. Both fighters trade left hooks, but they both hit gloves. Foreman looks a bit more comfortable, but loses that comfert with every flush punch. In a flurry, Foreman lost his mouthpiece. To close out the round, Foreman shoots a looping left hook. Foreman wins this round due to him using his movement to his advantage.
29-28 Cotto
Round 4:
Foreman opens up strong as he lands a flush right hand and follows up with a left hook. He comes back with another right hand and now it is Foreman stalking the stalker. Cotto manages to land a right hand that got the crowd cheering again. Foreman comes back and attempts a right of his own. While backing towards Cotto’s corner, Foreman slips. As he gets up, Cotto lands a left to the body followed by a left upstairs.
38-38 Even
Round 5:
Cotto gets in a right to open the round. Foreman seems much more comfortable in the ring, while Cotto’s workrate has slowed. During an exchange, Foreman landed a left hook, and Cotto landed a powerful left uppercut. In another exchange, Cotto is able to land a left hook. Foreman’s face is beginning to look like it’s been in a fight. Blood begins to drip out of his right nostril. A right uppercut lands for Foreman, but Cotto looks much more in charge.
48-47 Cotto
Round 6:
Foreman opens up the round using alot of movement. Foreman attempts a jab, and Cotto responds with a right. The action has slowed for the moment with Foreman seemingly looking for new openings. Foreman lands a soft left hook. They trade jabs twice in the center of the ring, and Cotto’s land first. Foreman comes in with a right hand. Cotto seems unphased by any of Foreman’s punches.
58-56 Cotto
Round7:
From ringside, it was tough to see, but Foreman seems to have tripped fallen. He wears a wrap on his right knee, and that seems to be what is giving him trouble. Like a warrior, he comes out to continue. Right away he falls again. He wants to continue, but he is obviously in pain. Cotto takes advantage and lands a right. Foreman comes back with a dazzling flurry. Cotto lands a huge uppercut. blood showing on Foreman’s left eye. Foreman lands a big right hand. Foreman having trouble standing upright. Regardless of what happens tonight, he is a true warrior.
68-65 Cotto
Round 8:
Cotto working behind a jab. He is not swarming Foreman, but he is looking good from the outside. Foreman just cannot seem to get out of the way. A ringside official hops onto the canvas and waves at Mercante. TArthur Mercante, The referee, waves him away. The official then throws in the towel, and it seems as if the fight is over. Mercante throws the towel out of the ring and orders everyone out of the ring. He feels that Foreman is ready to continue. They have known eachother for a long time, and there is alot of trust between them. The ring is cleared and Mercante consults with the comission. Mercante waits for the clock to reset. The fighters get back to action, and the crowd roars in approval. The round ends without much action.
78-74 Cotto
Round 9:
Michael buffer announces that the towel was thrown in by an outside source. The replay on the big screen shows that it was in fact Foreman’s trainer that threw it in. Cotto argued with Mercante for a moment. As the round opened and Foreman tried to move to the side, Cotto landed a body blow and Foreman went down favoring his knee. Mercante had no choice but to wave the fight off at the :42 point of the round.
Miguel Cotto is the new WBA Super Welterweight world champion.
10 Rounds–Jr. Middleweights–Vanes Martirosyan (27-0, 17 KO’s) vs Joe Greene (22-0, 14 KO’s)
Round 1:
The fight began with Green stalking Martirosyan, with Martirosyan establishing his jab. Green, from a southpaw stance, shot two straight left hands to the gloves of Martirosyan. Martirosyan responded with a right hand of his own, and showed that he was able to sneak his right hand underneath Greene’s jab. Greene, attempting to land a straight left to the body, found his punch landing low, which forced Martirosyan to take a few moments to recover.
10-9 Martirosyan
Round 2:
Both fighters seem more loose. Martirosyan lands a strong left hook to the body and follows up with a three punch combination upstairs. Greene lands a strong straight left that sends perspiration flying into the front row. Martirosyan responds with pressure of his own and lands a left hand. Greene loops a right hook around Martirosyan’s jab, which drew some “ooh’s” and “ahh’s” from the crowd. Martirosyan seems more comfortable in the ring, and his movement is commanding the pase of the fight.
20-18 Martirosyan
Round 3:
Both fighters quickly trade straight punches as they’re in the center of the ring. Greene lands a hard right and a left, and he immediatly pounces on Martirosyan thinking he has him hurt. Martirosyan lands a right that sends Greene back into the ropes. As the round nears to a close, Martirosyan applies the pressure, but it was Greene that landed the more telling blows.
29-28 Martirosyan
Round 4:
Neither fighter is in total control as they have continued to show respect for each other’s talents. Greene managed to walk Martirosyan into the ropes and land two stiff jabs before the action moved back into the center of the ring. A low blow landed on Greene causes another break in the action as he takes a moment to recover. Both fighters traded quick jabs before the round ended.
38-38 Even
Round 5:
Greene lands a stiff jab. His smarts prevail in this round as Martirosyan can’t seem to land flush. Greene cannot land well either, but his scrappiness in doing the little things is what pulls him through to winning the round.
47-48 Greene
Round 6:
Neither fighter has let loose yet. It’s as if they are still feeling eacho other out. Martirosyan lands a straight right hand that sends Greene into the ropes. That one punch was enough to win him the round.
57-57 Even
Round 7:
Martirosyan opens the round with a nice right to the body. There is a little more pep in his step entering this round, and Martirosyan finally behins to land his jab. He even landed a strong straight right. Later on in the round, both fighters land hard left hooks, and it seemed as if Martirosyan’s was stronger.
67-66 Martirosyan
Round 8:
The swelling around the left eye of Martirosyan seems to be showing more. It is a direct result of Greene’s jabs from earlier in the fight. Greene, possibly noticing this, immediately goes on the aggressive shooting out jabs and landing a strong straight left. A flurry from Martirosyan seems to have opened a cut on Greene, and it sparked some activity as he closed out the round strong. From ringside, it did not seem like enough.
77-75 Martirosyan
Round 9:
The action is still very limited. Martirosyan continues to control the pace of the fight with his superior movement. No telling blows were landed, but Martirosyan takes the round on generalship.
87-84 Martirosyan
Round 10:
The tenth and final round saw less action than expected. Greene did not show the urgency necessary for a knockout, and in the final minute of the round, it was Martirosyan that picked up the pressure. A left hook off the top of Greene’s head sent Greene down. It was a flash knockdown that did not do much damage. After the mandatory eight count was finished, the bell to mark the end of the fight rang.
97-92 Martirosyan
96-93; 96-93 and 98-91 Martirosyan
note–This is a text account of the fights
THE “STADIUM SLUGFEST” OFFICIAL NOTEBOOK
BRONX, NY (June 2, 2010) — Good morning Mr. and Mrs. America and all the boxing fans at sea. Let’s go to press.
WHO’S ON FIRST? . . . We know that Miguel Cotto and Yuri Foreman will engage in the first world championship fight in Yankee Stadium but who will be forever remembered as the first to ever fight in Yankee Stadium? Answer: A pair of New York junior welterweights. Undefeated CHRISTIAN MARTINEZ (3-0, 3 KOs), and JONATHAN CUBA (2-1, 2 KOs), will go toe-to-toe in Yankee Stadium’s inaugural brawl. Both will be on hand at Wednesday’s final news conference at Yankee Stadium and available for interviews…
GREAT SCOTT! . . . Scott Ballan, who was kind enough to change the date of his bar mitzvah to accommodate “Stadium Slugfest,” will be attending Wednesday’s news conference with his father John, meeting all the principals of the card…
COTTO TAKES ATTENDANCE . . . Three world titles in two different divisions isn’t the only legacy MIGUEL COTTO boasts. The Pride of Puerto Rico is also New York’s No. 1 box office attraction. Miguel’s six fights at Madison Square Garden, dating back to 2005, with many coming on the eve of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, have sold approximately 93,000 seats, easily making him New York’s most popular – and bankable – fighter for the past decade. On June 5, Miguel will become New York’s first and only fighter to have sold over 100,000 tickets in this millennium. The breakdown is as follows: Muhammad Abdullaev – 12,000 (June 11, 2005), Paulie Malignaggi – 15,000 (June 10, 2006), Zab Judah – 21,000, a complete sellout (June 9, 2007), Shane Mosley – 18,000 (November 10, 2007), Michael Jennings – 12,000 (February. 21, 2009) and Joshua Clottey – 15,000 (June 13, 2009)…
THE FANS WEIGH IN . . . The Official Weigh-In for “Stadium Slugfest” at Yankee Stadium will be open to the public and admission will be free. The gates to the Great Hall will open at 2:30 p.m. with the main event and co-main event stepping on the scale, beginning at 3:00 p.m., followed by the undercard. Concession stands selling food and fight merchandise will be open…
CANADIAN COLD FRONT . . . Toronto Maple Leaf’s tough guy and Yuri Foreman fan COLTON ORR will be sitting ringside rooting on Israel’s first boxing world champion as a guest of Foreman and his manager Murray Wilson …
REMOTE PATROL . . . With appearances on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, ESPN’s E:60 with Jeremy Schaap and Versus’ The Daily Line already under his belt, look for a feature on Yuri Foreman This Friday! at 10 p.m. ET on FOX News’ “On The Record, with Greta Van Susteren”…
COTTO CAUGHT STREAKING . . . Since 1994, Miguel Cotto has held a world title. He’ll be looking to extend that streak on June 5 when he challenges World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman. If successful, Cotto will become a four-time world champion in three different divisions. Cotto captured the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) 140-pound title with a sixth-round TKO of Kelson Pinto, July 11, 2004 in Puerto Rico. After six successful title defenses, through June 10, 2006, he vacated the title and captured the vacant WBA welterweight title with a fifth-round stoppage of Carlos Quintana, in Atlantic City, on December 2, 2006. He wore that championship belt through four successful title defenses, until he suffered his first professional loss, to Antonio Margarito, on July 26, 2008. Cotto regained the vacant WBO welterweight title in his next fight, knocking out Michael Jennings in the fifth round of their February 21, 2009 rumble. He held that title until last November when he lost it to Manny Pacquiao…
HEY ABBOT! . . . Hall of Fame promoter BOB ARUM will be served his just desserts at a tribute dinner hosted by the Friars Club on Thursday. Celebrities scheduled to speak include NFL great Jim Brown, who helped begin Bob’s boxing career by introducing him to Muhammad Ali; George Chuvalo, who challenged Ali for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1966, in the first fight ever promoted by Bob; former World Lightweight Champion Ray “Boom Boom”Mancini and seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. HBO’s Jim Lampley will act as Master of Ceremonies…
LIGHTS! CAMERAS! ARUM! . . . Bob Arum will be pulling double duty Saturday night. Not only will he be promoting Yankee Stadium’s first fight, he will also be filming a scene with actor Stacy Keach for the new FX boxing-theme television series “Lights Out,” which will make its debut in January 2011…
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- Manny Pacquiao: Antonio Margarito knew what was in hand wraps September 2, 2010Manny Pacquiao says he wants a representative observing Antonio Margarito's hand wraps before their meeting in Texas. […]Associated Press
- Antonio Margarito was licensed to box by Texas regulators September 2, 2010Disgraced former welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito was licensed to box by Texas regulators on Thursday, paving the way for him to meet pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao for a vacant junior middleweight belt. […]Dan Rafael
- Backpack of Bob Arum's son John Arum found by search party September 2, 2010Searchers in the rugged North Cascades have found a backpack belonging to the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum, but they are still looking for the missing climber. […]ESPN.com news services
- Manny Pacquiao on a Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout: 'He needs me' September 1, 2010Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach said Wednesday that they agreed to every demand put forward by Floyd Mayweather for what could have been the richest fight in boxing history. […]Associated Press
- Fana regains IBF junior lightweight title September 1, 2010Mzonke Fana has earned an impressive unanimous decision over Cassius Baloyi to win the vacant IBF junior lightweight title in a matchup of South Africans. […]Associated Press
- Bernard Hopkins to fight light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal on Dec. 18 September 1, 2010Bernard Hopkins is slated to meet newly crowned light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal Dec. 18 in Quebec City, both sides told ESPN.com on Tuesday. […]Dan Rafael
- Antonio Tarver ready for heavyweight debut against Nagy Aguilera August 30, 2010Antonio Tarver will make his heavyweight debut Oct. 15 against Nagy Aguilera in a scheduled 10-rounder either in Memphis or Southern California. […]Dan Rafael
- Fight between Juan Manuel Lopez and Rafael Marquez rescheduled for Nov. 6 August 30, 2010The postponed fight between featherweight titlist Juan Manuel Lopez and former two-division champion Rafael Marquez has been rescheduled. […]Dan Rafael
- Zab Judah-Lucas Matthysse fight in the works for November at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. September 2, 2010
