RAGE IN THE CAGE REPORT

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RAGE IN THE CAGE

Celebrity Theatre
Saturday August 23, 2008
Doors Open: 6:00 PM, Fight Time: 8:00 PM
Tickets: Cage Side ( Rows 1-4 ) $80, Reserved ( Rows 5-13 ) $50, General Admission ( B-Ring ) $30
$5 discount with College ID card
$5 higher on fight day

The Lightweight Title will be on the line in the Main Event.

Two fighters from Las Vegas, one from Xtreme Couture Training Center, will venture to Phoenix to take on Arizona’s finest.

Former ASU Wrestling All-American Kellan Flukinger, a BoDog veteran who is undefeated, takes on undefeated BoDog veteran Bryan Humes in a featured matchup.

It will be a solid night of action for MMA fans with 19 bouts planned.

Fight Card:

Estevan Payan ( 155 ) vs Jason Trevino ( 155 ) RITC Lightweight Title
Zack Matthews ( 185 ) vs Jose Cortez ( 185 )
Kellan Flukinger ( 260 ) vs Bryan Humes ( 260 )
John Lansing ( 170 ) vs Jeff Horlacher ( 175 )
Tim Wagoner ( 170 ) vs Alex Coronado ( 170 )
Blue Edwards ( 170 ) vs Leonard Wilson ( 175 )

Josh Nasco ( 175 ) vs Freddie Fernandez ( 175 )
JoJo Thompson ( 255 ) vs Matt Howard ( 245 )
Freddie Lerma ( 145 ) vs Roman Salazar ( 150 )
Mike Yates ( 180 ) vs Benny Madrid ( 185 )
Rafael Sanchez ( 200 ) vs Bill Blackwell ( 190 )
Chance Butts ( 170 ) vs Terry Paroz ( 170 )

Sammy Ciurdar ( 150 ) vs CJ Whipple ( 150 )
Shane Hudson ( 170 ) vs Chris Parker ( 175 )
Zack Ahmandi ( 145 ) vs Jared Marvel ( 145 )
Brian Rogers ( 145 ) vs Haroon Lais ( 145 )
Benny Thompson ( 145 ) vs Steve Bullock ( 145

Todd Guess ( 170 ) vs Michael Marshall ( 180 )
Oscar Ramirez ( 120 ) vs Fabian Parra ( 120 )

Alternates: Rafael Valencia, John Sullivan, Chris McGraw

Fight card subject to change

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DESERT QUEST CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, Aug 16th 2008

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59 E. Broadway Rd, Mesa

Weight-Ins start Event Directions to the tournament: From I-10 (North or South) -Take US 60 East – Take Ramp toward S. Country Club Dr. (AZ-87) – Go 0.3 mi – Turn left on S. Country Club Dr. – Go 1.4 mi – Turn Right on Broadway Rd. – Go 0.1 mi – Turn Right on Broadway Rd. – Go 0.6 mi – Arrive at 59 E. Broadway Rd. Mesa, on the right. From loop 101 (North or South) – Take ramp onto US-60 East – go 2.9 mi – Take Ramp toward S. Country Club Dr. (AZ-87) – Go 0.3 mi – Turn left on S. Country Club Dr. – Go 1.4 mi – Turn Right on Broadway Rd. – Go 0.1 mi – Turn Right on Broadway Rd. – Go 0.6 mi – Arrive at 59 E. Broadway Rd. Mesa, on the right..

Weight Ins start at 9:00am / Tournament starts at 11:00am

RAGE IN THE CAGE TRAINING CENTERS

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RITC #1 / 1848 E. University Dr, Tempe (480) 557-7482

RITC#2 / 610 N. Alma School Rd, Chandler (480) 782-6800

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WIBA Super Bantamweight World Title Fight For ‘Casino Battle Royale’ Event

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Ryan Wissow, President of the Womens International Boxing Association (WIBA), announces that Jarvis Robinson’s Fight Night Productions ‘Casino Battle Royale’ event, which is to be held in Atlantic City later this year, will feature the vacant WIBA Super Bantamweight World Title fight.

On the agreement to feature the title fight Ryan Wissow said “Myself and the WIBA are pleased to be working with Mr Robinson and his Fight Night Productions team. We’re impressed by their professionalism and expect that this will be just the first event of many that we will be involved with them on.”

Jarvis Robinson mirrored the sentiment on the WIBA before adding “The WIBA belt is one of the most prestigious titles around and Super Bantamweight is a seriously competitive class filled with superb athletes and some of the best fighters around. Put the two together and boy oh boy we could have a classic fight on our hands. I’m really looking forward to this and am proud to position it right at the top of the card as co-main feature.”

The WIBA and Jarvis Robinson are currently in negotiations with the management of various Super Bantamweight title contenders and expect to announce the combatants shortly.

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WHO IS BOXING’S POUND FOR POUND CHAMPION?

Posted on | August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

BOXING PRESS EXCLUSIVE

(BP)- Ever since the golden age of boxing, the sweet science’s top pugilistic practitioners have been crowned with a mythical title of Pound for Pound Champion. With the recent retirement of Floyd Mayweather, Jr., there is a vacancy at the top. Regardless of weight class; all things being equal, the superior to fighter to any other he might face is the P-4-P champion. Since a lot of subjective opinions are used to rate whom is best, Boxing Press has established a fair, objective, criteria to crown pound for pound champions.

Basic Prerequisites

First I pre-ranked 25 former or current champions: IBF Middleweight titlist Arthur Abraham, World WBO Junior Flyweight Champion Ivan Calderon, World WBO Super Middleweight, World Light Heavyweight Champion Joe Calzaghe, Undisputed WBA/IBF/WBO Lightweight Champion Nate Campbell, welterweights Miguel Cotto and Oscar de la Hoya, World Junior Welterweight Champion Ricky Hatton, heavyweight David Haye, light heavyweight Bernard Hopkins, World WBA Featherweight Champion Chris John, light heavyweight Roy Jones, Jr., Unified IBF/WBO Heavyweight titlist Wladimir Klitschko, WBA Welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito, lightweight Juan Manual Marquez, junior featherweight Rafael Marquez, Unified WBA/WBC Junior Bantamweight titlist Cristian Mijares, WBO Junior Bantamweight Fernando Montiel, welterweight Shane Mosley, WBC Lightweight titlist Manny Pacquiao, Unified World WBC/WBO Middleweight Champion Kelly Pavlik, WBC Heavyweight titlist Samuel Peter, super middleweight Jermain Taylor, World WBC Junior Featherweight Champion Israel Vazquez, WBO Welterweight titlist Paul Williams and middleweight Winky Wright complete the list.

Ratings Criteria

Next, I factored in eleven sets of categories to rate, rank, distinguish and differentiate between the fighters: fight records, won/loss percentages, divisions fought in, titles won, longest reign (including champions who moved up or down in weight, and kept winning and defending titles), number of title defenses, head to head match-ups if applicable: and their records versus other champions, undefeated fighters and championship fight results. This check-in-balance system establishes a safeguard mechanism whereby we award points and reward places on the list, rather than arbitrarily assigning points.

Objective Results vs. Subjective Rationale

My initial list was: Pacquiao, Calzaghe, Calderon, Pavlik, Hopkins, Vazquez, J. Marquez, Mijares, De La Hoya, Margarito, Cotto, Hatton, John, Wright, Mosley, Montiel, R. Marquez, W. Klitschko, Haye, Abraham, Jones, Guzman, Taylor, Campbell and Peter. Ironically, none of my fighters ranked held ‘order’, despite ranking them as objectively as possible. Without further adieu, here are the results of our unofficial tabulations.
Boxing Facts, Boxer Records and Bout Stats

POUND FOR POUND RANKINGS: FIGHTER RECORDS
1. Calzaghe (45-0-0); 2. John (41-0-1); 3. Pavlik (34-0-0); 4. Calderon (31-0-0); 5. Guzman (28-0-0); 6. Abraham (27-0-0); 7. Hatton (44-1-0); 8. Cotto (32-1-0); 9. Peter (30-1-0); 10. Haye (21-1-0); 11. Montiel (37-2-1); 12. Taylor (27-2-1); 13. W. Klitschko (51-3-0); 14. Pacquiao (47-3-2); 15. Mijares (35-3-2); 16. Jones (52-4-0); 17. Wright (51-4-1); 18. J. J. Marquez (48-4-1); 19. Vazquez (43-4-0); 20. Hopkins (48-5-1); 21. Mosley (44-5-0); 22. De La Hoya (39-5-0); 23t. Margarito (37-5-0), R. Marquez (37-5-0); and 25. Campbell (32-5-1). Notes: undefeated fighters are sorted by number of victories, regardless of draws; as are fighters with 1-5 losses. There is 1 tie. The strength of this rating component is reward for fighters who have not lost. However, fighters who lost controversial bouts (or fights early in their careers) are negatively impacted. Such is the case for Pacquiao, Mijares, Wright, DLH and Margarito.

POUND FOR POUND RANKINGS: WINNING PERCENTAGE
1. Calzaghe (1.000); 2. Pavlik (1.000); 3. Calderon (1.000); 4. Guzman (1.000); 5. Abraham (1.000); 6. John (.985); 7. Hatton (.978); 8. Cotto (.970); 9. Peter (.968); 10. Haye (.955); 11. Klitschko (.944); 12. Montiel (.937); 13. Jones (.929); 14. Pacquiao (.923); 15. Wright (.919); 16. Taylor (.916); 17. Vazquez (.915); 18. J. Marquez (.914); 19. Mijares (.899); 20. Mosley (.898); 21. Hopkins (.897); 22. De La Hoya (.886); 23t. Margarito (.881), R. Marquez (.881); and 25. Campbell (.854). Notes: John’s draw reduces his winning percentage. Several fighters should rank higher due to controversial losses. (Jones, Wright, Marquez, DLH, et al). There is 1 tie.

POUND FOR POUND RANKINGS: MULTI-DIVISION TITLES
1. De La Hoya (6); 2. Pacquiao (5); 3. Jones (4); 4t. Guzman, Mosley (3); 6t. Calderon, Calzaghe, Campbell, Cotto, Hatton, Hopkins, J. Marquez, R. Marquez, Montiel, Wright (2): and 16t. Abraham, Haye, John, W. Klitschko, Margarito, Mijares, Pavlik, Peter, Taylor, Vazquez (1). Notes: Pacquiao is given credit for his World Featherweight title victory over Barrera. J. Marquez and Taylor are scheduled to fight for second divisional titles. Haye and Pavlik may soon join them. There are 19 ties. Were it not for the fact that Pacquiao skipped two weights classes, he would have even more titles. Jones, Guzman, Mosley, and Hopkins likewise skipped one weight class. No other fighter in modern boxing history has come close to accomplishing what Oscar de la Hoya, Manny Pacquiao and Roy Jones, Jr. have done to cement their legacies.

POUND FOR POUND RANKINGS: MOST TITLES WON
1. Jones (13); 2. De La Hoya (10); 3. Hatton (9); 4t. Hopkins, Pacquiao (8); 6t. W. Klitschko, J. Marquez (7); 8t. Calzaghe, Guzman, Haye, R. Marquez, Mosley, Peter, Wright (6); 15t. Campbell, Cotto, Margarito, Taylor (5): and 19t. Mijares, Vazquez (4); 21t. Abraham, Calderon, Guzman, John, Montiel, Pavlik (3). Notes: major and minor sanctioning body titles are included. Guzman, Margarito, J. Marquez, and Taylor are scheduled to fight for another title. There are 17 ties. Roy Jones, Jr. is by far the most accomplished titleholder in modern boxing history. At one juncture, he held nine major and minor light heavyweight titles, successfully defending them for almost a decade.

POUND FOR POUND RANKINGS: RECORD IN TITLE FIGHTS
1. Hatton (31-1-0); 2. Hopkins (27-4-2-1); 3. Jones (26-4-0); 4. Calzaghe (25-0-0); 5. De La Hoya (25-5-0); 6. W. Klitschko (23-3-0); 7. Pacquiao (22-2-2); 8. John (18-0-1); 9. Cotto (18-1-0); 10. J. Marquez (18-3-1); 11. Calderon (16-0-0); 12. Wright (16-4-1); 13. Montiel (15-2-0); 14. Mosley (15-5-0); 15. Mijares (13-0-0); 16. Abraham (12-0-0); 17. R. Marquez (12-2-0); 18. Margarito (12-2-0-1); 19. Vazquez (11-3-0); 20. Guzman (10-0-0); 21. Peter (10-1-0); 22. Haye (8-1-0); 23. Taylor (8-1-1); 24. Pavlik (5-0-0): and 25. Campbell (3-3-0). Notes: major and minor sanctioning body title bouts are included. Rank order is determined by wins, losses and draws. There are no ties. This particular category really determines who the better fighter is, regardless of weight. The essence of a P-4-P champion is that he is better than everyone else he has, or could face.

POUND FOR POUND RANKINGS: LONGEST TITLE REIGN
1. Calzaghe (10.9); 2. Hopkins (10.3); 3. Jones (6.9); 4. De La Hoya (5.6); 5. Margarito (5.4); 6. Calderon (5.2); 7. John (4.10); 8. Pacquiao (4.6); 9. R. Marquez (4.1); 10. Cotto (3.10); 11. Hatton (3.8); 12. Wright (3.7); 13. Montiel (3.3); 14. J. Marquez (3.1); 15. Vazquez (3.0); 16. Guzman (3.0); 17. Abraham (2.8); 18. W. Klitschko (2.5); 19. Campbell (2.4); 20. Taylor (2.2); 21. Mosley (2.0); 22t. Mijares, Pavlik (1.10); 24. Peter (1.6): and 25. Haye (1.5). Notes: title reign periods require consecutive title defenses without a loss. Fighters who moved up in weight are given credit for ongoing bouts, if they kept winning and defending titles. Abraham, Calderon, Calzaghe, Hatton, W. Klitschko, Montiel and Pavlik’s reigns are ongoing. There is 1 tie. Our generation has now witnessed two of the best, greatest and longest title reigns in modern boxing history with Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins, both making over 20 successful title defenses consecutively for over a decade without a loss!

POUND FOR POUND RANKINGS: COMBINED TITLE DEFENSES
1t.Hatton, Hopkins (25); 3. Calzaghe (22); 4. Jones (18); 5t. De La Hoya, Klitschko (17); 7. John, Pacquiao (16); 9. Cotto (15); 10. Calderon, J. Marquez (13); 12. Wright (12); 13. Mijares, Montiel, Mosley (11); 16. Abraham (10); 17. Guzman, Margarito, R. Marquez, Taylor (7); 21. Vazquez (6); 22. Haye, Peter (5); 24. Pavlik (3): and 25. Campbell (1). Notes: Credit is given for combined title defenses (both major and minor belts), not necessarily consecutive victories without loss of title. There are 10 ties. Hatton’s defenses were of his marginally recognized WBU junior welterweight title, and that his accomplishment pales in comparison to Hopkins, Calzaghe and Jones.

POUND FOR POUND RANKINGS: HEAD TO HEAD MATCHUP’S
1.Taylor (3-2-0); 2t. Hopkins, Vazquez, and Wright (2-1-0); 5. Mosley (2-3-0); 6t. Calzaghe, John, Jones, Margarito (1-0-0); 10. Pacquiao (1-0-1); 11. Cotto (1-1-0); 12. R. Marquez (1-2-0); 13t. Abraham, Calderon, Campbell, Guzman, Hatton, Haye, W. Klitschko, Mijares, Montiel, Pavlik (0-0-0); 23. Peter (0-1-0); 24. J. Marquez (0-2-1): and 25. De La Hoya (0-3-0). Notes: head to head bouts are between the 25 fighters listed. Calzaghe-Jones, Campbell-Guzman and Hopkins-Pavlik are set to fight later this year. Mijares-Montiel is TBA. DLH-Pacquiao is later this year. There are 14 ties. DLH has the misfortune of suffering two controversial losses, as did J. Marquez.
POUND FOR POUND RANKINGS: UNDEFEATED FIGHTERS BEATEN
1. Jones (8-1-0); 2. W. Klitschko (6-0-0); 3. Pacquiao (6-1-0); 4. De La Hoya (6-3-0); 5. Calzaghe, Cotto, R. Marquez, Vazquez (5-0-0); 9. Margarito (5-2-0); 10. Hopkins (5-4-0); 11. Guzman (4-0-0); 12. Mosley (4-3-0); 13. Montiel (3-0-0); 14. Campbell (3-1-0); 15. J. Marquez (3-3-0); 16t. Abraham, Haye, John and Pavlik (2-0-0); 20. Hatton (2-1-0); 21. Mijares, Peter (1-0-0); 23. Taylor (1-2-0); 24. Wright (1-2-1): and 25. Calderon (0-0-0). Notes: There are 7 ties. This particular category is very useful in determining quality wins, especially in the case of Jones, Pacquiao, DLH, and Hopkins who cemented their legacies with victories over other undefeated champions.

POUND FOR POUND RANKINGS: CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT RECORD
1. De La Hoya (24-5-0); 2. Calzaghe (23-0-0); 3. Jones (23-4-0); 4. Hopkins (22-4-1-1); 5. Calderon (15-0-0); 6. Mosley (15-5-0); 7. Montiel (14-2-0); 8. Cotto (12-1-0); 9. W. Klitschko (12-2-0); 10. Wright (11-4-1); 11. Margarito (10-2-0-1); 12. John (9-0-1); 13. Pacquiao (9-1-2); 14. R. Marquez (9-2-0); 15t. Abraham, Mijares (8-0-0); 17. Vazquez (8-2-0); 18. J. Marquez (8-3-1); 19. Guzman (6-0-0); 20. Hatton (6-1-0); 21. Taylor (4-1-1); 22t. Haye, Pavlik and Peter (2-0-0): and 25. Campbell (1-1-0). Notes: Calzaghe-Jones, Campbell-Guzman, DLH-Pacquiao, and Hopkins-Pavlik meet in 2008. There are 3 ties. With the exception of an undefeated record, this is the most conclusive way to determine who the best fighters are. DLH, Calzaghe, Jones, Hopkins and Mosley have most assuredly established Hall of Fame careers.

POUND FOR POUND RANKINGS: OTHER CHAMPIONS DEFEATED
1.De La Hoya (20-5-0); 2. Jones (18-4-0); 3. Hopkins (13-4-0); 4. Cotto (11-1-0); 5. Calzaghe (10-0-0); 6. Pacquiao (10-2-2); 7. Mosley (9-5-0); 8. Calderon (8-0-0); 9. Wright (8-4-1); 10. Hatton (7-1-0); 11. Vazquez (7-2-0); 12t. W. Klitschko, R. Marquez, Montiel, Taylor (6-2-0); 16. J. Marquez (6-3-1); 17t. Guzman, Mijares (4-0-0); 19t. John, Pavlik (3-0-0); 21. Peter (3-1-0); 22. Margarito (3-2-0-1); 23. Haye (2-1-0); 24. Campbell (1-3-0): and 25. Abraham (0-0-0). Notes: Calzaghe-Jones, Campbell-Guzman, DLH-Pacquiao, Hopkins-Pavlik and Williams-Margarito are scheduled for later this year. There are 5 ties. Of all the categories, this is the penultimate measuring stick in determining who- regardless of weight class- is actually the most deserving fighter of Boxing’s Pound for Pound Championship.

Final Analysis
One can reasonably argue whether Calzaghe (#1) or Pacquiao (#4) is P-4-P champion. Jones (#2) is nowhere near the top. Hopkins is a stretch (#3). DLH (#5) and Klitschko (#9) are way too high. R. Marquez (#15) might be better than J. Marquez (#16), but he shouldn’t be ahead of Vazquez (#17). Margarito (#18), Pavlik (#19) and Mijares (#21) are too low. Cotto (#6), Hatton (#7) and Calderon (#8) should be in reverse order. John (#10), Wright (#11), Mosley (#12), Montiel (#13), Guzman (#14), Taylor (#22), Haye (#23), Peter (#24) and Campbell (#25) appear spot-on. In the end, this experiment may not have proven that objective stats- rather than subjective opinions- is the best way to rank P-4-P champions, but all I need to know is the P-4-P Champ is the guy willing and able to beat all others! And that’s a title no boxer can ever lose except in the ring.

Footnotes on Other Champions Defeated and Head to Head Match-ups
DLH beat Dorsey, Bredahl, Paez, Molina, Ruelas, Hernandez, Lejia, Chavez (twice), Gonzalez, Whitaker, Camacho, Quartey, Gatti, Castillejo, Vargas, Campas, Sturm, Mayorga and Forbes; he lost to Trinidad (a disputed decision), Mosley (twice, once in a controversial bout), Hopkins and Mayweather, Jr. (a split decision). Jones, Jr. beat Vaca, Castro, Hopkins, Malinga, Toney, Pazienza. McCallum, Griffin, Hill, Del Valle, Grant, R. Johnson, Hall, Gonzalez, Woods, Ruiz, Tarver and Trinidad; he lost to Griffin (a bogus disqualification); Tarver (twice): and G. Johnson. Hopkins beat Aquino, Jackson, Johnson, Brown, Allen (twice; one bout was a no contest), Holmes, Trinidad, Daniels, Joppy, De La Hoya, Tarver, and Wright; he lost to Jones, Taylor (twice): and Calzaghe.

Cotto beat Bazan, Maussa, N’Dou, Bailey, Corley, Torres, Malignaggi, Quintana, Judah and Mosley; he lost to Margarito. Calzaghe beat Eubank, Reid, Woodhall, Veit (twice), Brewer, Mitchell, Lacy, Kessler and Hopkins. Pacquiao beat Sasakul, Ledwaba, Julio, Barrera (twice), Morales (twice), Larios, Marquez and Diaz; he lost to Singsurat, Morales; and drew with Sanchez and Marquez. Mosley beat Holiday, Molina, Lejia, De La Hoya (twice, one bout controversial due to his steroids use and suspect scoring), Marquez, Vargas (twice) and Collazo; he lost to Forrest (twice), Wright (twice) and Cotto. Calderon beat Marquez, Sanchez, Cardenas, Leyva, Reyes, Bustos, Cazares and Dieppa. Wright beat McKart (thrice), Mullings, Mosley (twice), Trinidad and Quartey; he lost to Vazquez, Simon, Vargas and Hopkins; and drew with Taylor.

Hatton beat Pendleton, Phillips, Tszyu, Maussa, Collazo, Urango and Castillo; he lost to Mayweather, Jr. Vazquez beat Larios (twice), Julio, Hernandez, Gonzalez and Marquez (twice); he lost to Larios and Marquez. Klitschko beat Byrd (twice), Mercer, Brewster, Peter and Ibragimov; he lost to Brewster and Sanders. R. Marquez beat Johnson (twice), Austin, Pastrana (twice), and Vazquez (against whom he lost twice). Montiel beat Cordoba, Alcazar, Leon, Hernandez, Gonzalez and Castillo; he lost to Carbajal and Johnson. Taylor beat Marquez, Joppy, Hopkins (twice), and Spinks; he lost to Pavlik (twice): and drew with Wright. J. Marquez beat Sanchez, Kotey, Peden, Medina, Gainer, and Barrera; he lost to Norwood, John and Pacquiao (against whom he also drew).

Guzman beat Sanchez, Jauregi, Barrios and Soto. Mijares beat Kawashima (twice), Arce and Munoz. John beat Vorapin, Gainer and J. Marquez. Pavlik beat McKart and Taylor (twice). Peter beat Toney (twice) and Maskaev; he lost to W. Klitschko. Margarito beat Cintron (twice) and Cotto; he lost to Santos and Williams. Haye beat Thompson, Mormeck and Maccarinelli. Campbell beat Diaz; and lost to Casamayor and Peden (twice). Abraham has yet to face a former and/or current champion.

Note of Disclaimer: this written material may be disseminated, published, syndicated or otherwise reproduced, without prior expressed, written consent, provided that its source, intellectual property and exclusive authorship are attributed to Boxing Press Editor in Chief Greg Goodrich. Copy righted. 1999-2008. All rights reserved. Records have been verified by due diligence searches via microfiche newspapers; information gathered from the public domain: and data obtained from boxrec.com. If any statistic is inaccurate; a name is missing: or also record incomplete, please contact the author so that a correction and/or retraction can be made. Posted August 9, 2008.

Heavyweight Ralph ‘Wild, Wild’ West Killed in Kentucky Night Club.

Posted on | August 11, 2008 | 2 Comments

8th August 2008.

It is with a heavy heart that I bring news of the tragic death of the popular Louisville, Kentucky based Heavyweight Ralph ‘Wild Wild’ West.

We learned of this after promoter Jarvis Robinson called Ralph to invite him to fight at his upcoming event and was told that he had been killed. Jarvis then contacted Skip Stewart, Ralph’s manager, who told Jarvis that the actual details of what happened are quite sketchy, but it appears that the fatal incident took place at a club where Ralph was working as event security. Skip has been trying to find out further information but the local Sheriffs office are currently unable to release any due to an ongoing investigation.

A distraught Jarvis payed homage to Ralph saying “He is one of the nicest people I have ever met, within a few minutes of meeting him we really got on, it felt like we had been best friends for 30 years. He fitted right
in. He came to my house and felt like one of the family. My whole family loved him. I’m going to miss him”

Ralph, whose final record is 17 Win (14 KO) – 14 Loss (11 KO) – 1 Draw, turned professional in February 1995 and won his first 10 fights before, in September 2006, losing to Oleg Maskaev, who later went on to become the WBC Heavyweight Champion.

In March 1997 Ralph returned to the ring and beat Duane Smith. He then lost his next two fights to the up and coming contenders Derrick ‘D-Train’ Jefferson and Tim Knight before getting back on track with a knockout win over Leroy Loskar, a draw with Kerry Biles and a TKO win over Darren Fansler.

The ‘big time’ beckoned Ralph in June 2004 when he got the chance to fight Leroy Childs for the IBC Continental Heavyweight title. Ralph fought his heart out for 12 grueling rounds to lose by a decision.

In 2005 another loss, this time to Ramon Hayes, started the year off, closely followed by a resounding stoppage win over Even Henderson and he ended the year off by being knocked out by Jonathan Haggler.

Ralph got off to a fine start in 2006 when he beat the highly rated Alvin Manley, but then things started to get a bit erratic, next up a loss to Adam Richards closely followed by beating Kerry Biles in a re-match.
Shannon Miller and Michael Marrone were his next opponents and both stopped him early on. He finished the year off on a high by knocking out Jed Phipps.

2007 started with a title fight against Sherman Williams but things didn’t go Ralph’s way as he was knocked out in the third round. The rest of the year was no better as he recorded three further losses, albeit against
serious competition in Calvin Brock, Alonzo Butler and Travis Walker.

2008 was a lean year for Ralph as he only got to fight once, and another knockout loss followed when he took on the formidable Mark ‘Oaktree’ Brown.

We are going to miss ‘The Big Man’ and offer our sincere condolences to Ralph’s family, his close friend and manager, Skip Stewart, and his many friends and fans.

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FINAL CALL HEAVY HITTERS FIGHT WEEK

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HOLLYWOOD, FL, August 8 – With a combined knockout percentage of 85% in their 53 pro bouts, it is easy to see why Joel Julio and ‘Mean’ Joe Greene are considered two of the most powerful punchers in boxing today. On Wednesday, August 13, at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, these “Heavy Hitters” will look to add two more names to their victims list as they co-headline ESPN2’s Wednesday Night Fights.

Julio will compete in a ten round bout and Greene will fight in a 12 round NABA title fight. “Heavy Hitters” is presented by Seminole Warriors Boxing and Main Events. Doors open at 6:30pm and the first bell rings at 7:30pm. ESPN2’s Wednesday Night Fights broadcast begins at 9pm ET / 6pm PT. Tickets for “Heavy Hitters”, priced at $152, $102, $52 and $27, are on sale now, and may be purchased at Hard Rock Live Box Office or TicketMaster.com.

The countdown begins this Monday with the final press conference, and on Tuesday, the fighters weigh in for one of the most important fights of their careers. Each of these events is open to the public.

FULL FIGHT WEEK SCHEDULE – HEAVY HITTERS

1 PM – Monday, Press Conference
Paradise Live
Located in Seminole Paradise – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

5 PM – Tuesday, Weigh In
Paradise Live
Located in Seminole Paradise – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

Tickets for Heavy Hitters, priced at $152, $102, $52 and $27 are now on sale and may be purchased at the Hard Rock Live Box Office or TicketMaster.com.

For more information regarding this and other events, log on to: www.WarriorsBoxing.com

Per Ake Persson: Euro News

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German tabloid Bild Zeitung writes that Vitali Klitschko vs Samuel Peter for the WBC heavyweight title is now officially on for October 11 at the brandnew O2 Arena in Berlin. Klitschko will for the fight be trained by Fritz Sdunek. At the moment it doesn´t look like it will be a Klitschko doubleheader with Wladimir fighting Alexander Povetkin.

WBA supermiddle champ Mikkel Kessler´s defence against Danilo Haussler is now almost certainly on for October 25 with Berlin as possible site.

Russian Sergej Kharchenko, who according to just about everyone but two judges beat Haussler in 2006, was knocked out last night in Poland by Piotr Wilczewski. On the same show – in Swiebodzice – heavyweight Marius Wach outscored Daniel Peret while Norwegian jr welter Geir Inge Jorgensen won over Marian Hodorog on also on points.

King Arthur Abraham´s defence of the IBF middleweight title against Raul Marquez goes ahead October 4 in Bamberg.

Polish lightweights Dariusz Snarski and Maciej Zegan could clash September 5 in an interesting fight between two still capable veterans. Zegan is still signed to Don King Productions and reportedly need to get out of that contract before fighting Snarski.

WBO I/C middle titleholder Sebastian Zbik defends the title August 29 in Duesseldorf against Brazilian John Anderson Carvalho.

Heavies – and stablemates – Rene Dettweiler and Cengiz Koc clash in a supporting bout to Valuev vs Ruiz August 30. Kali Meehan from New Zealand is also on the bill as well as Russian Andrei Fedosov.

Finnish-Swedish heavy Robert Helenius could join the Night of the Champions show September 5 in Karlstad for a final four-round level fight in Sweden before stepping into the real world of professional boxing and will then continue his buildup in Finland and Germany.

Former WIBF jr middle ruler Karolina Lukasik have left Spotlight Boxing and is now back home in Poland with Bullitt Knockout Promotions.

The Sauerland Event show in Bielefeld September 20 feature French jr middle Christophe Canclaux and Bosnian cruiser Enad Licina. Licina could be fighting for the vacant EE-EU title but there´s still no co-challenger found.

AUGUST 6TH SHOW RESULTS: OUBAALI, MADDALONE, RILEY DESTROY OPPONENTS, SOSNOWSKI UPSET IN THRILLER

Posted on | August 11, 2008 | No Comments

Bronx, NY – Aug 07, 2008 On Wednesday night Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing presented two sensational events in New York, one at the world renowned B.B. King’s Blue’s Club in association with DiBella Entertainment, while the other was at Brooklyn’s Aviator Sports and Recreation center with Sal Musumeci’s Final Forum Boxing.

The main event for this week’s ESPN2 “Wednesday Night Fights” telecast saw Star Boxing’s Ali Oubaali (22-3, 18KO’s) take on tough Chris Fernandez (15-5-1, 9KO’s).

Oubaali started the first round by living up to his nickname “The Hurricane” and stormed forward attacking his opponent with a vicious and relentless body attack. Fernandez, while he was eating a lot of punches, fought back gamely and landed a few good body shots of his own. By the end of the second round it was obvious that Oubaali’s body punches, particularly his left hook were taking a toll on his opponent as Fernandez’s movement slowed and his punches weakened.

Each round seemed to get more and more exciting as the two combatants pretty much stood toe to toe in the middle of the ring and exchanged punches. Oubaali was the much quicker, and stronger of the two and continuously would get the better of the exchanges. Fernandez would cover up from time to time and Oubaali would take advantage throwing seven and eight punch combinations both to the head and body. While Fernandez was putting up a spirited effort Oubaali seemed to just have too much fire power for him to handle.

As the rounds progressed Fernandez’s counter attack continued to slow as “The Hurricane” stormed forward. Fernandez fought back gamley making the fight exciting, but the persistent body attack from Oubaali seemed to almost paralyze his opponent at times.

Oubaali would bring his opponents hands down and then land vicious uppercuts and hooks to the head and chin. It looked as though the referee was about to stop the fight a few times, but every time he would lean in, Fernandez somehow found the energy to fight back.

Oubaali opened a cut over the left eye of Fernandez early in the eight round and with blood streaming down his face Fernandez began to try to press forward and smother Oubaali but Oubaali was just too quick and slick for Fernandez. After another six punch combination landed for Oubaali the referee jumped in and called a halt to the contest at 1:39 of the 8th round. Oubaali improves to 22-3, 18KO’s while Fernandez, who was applauded loudly for his game performance, drops to 15-5-1, 9KO’s.

CEO of Star Boxing Joe DeGuardia was extremely happy with his jr. welterweight’s performance. “That’s what boxing is all about. He is like a throw back fighter from the 50’s. He always comes to fight. He throws a lot of punches and puts constant pressure on his opponents. He throws beautiful combinations both to the body and head. He is quick, he is powerful, and he is always coming forward, I have a really good feeling about Ali. I think he is a force in the jr. welterweight division and that he definitely turned a lot of heads with this performance,” stated DeGuardia.

Oubaali was pleased with his performance and is very happy where he is at right now. “This was a great fight for me,” started Oubaali. “Fernandez was extremely tough. He showed great heart and determination. I don’t know any other fighters who could stand up to some of the shots I hit him with. That being said, I am very happy with my performance. The game plan coming in was to work the body and try to break him down. I am very happy with the team that is around me right now. I have full confidence that my manager Ben and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing are going to take me to the top of the division. I am going to rest for a little while and then get right back in the gym. Where I go from here is up to Ben and Joe, but I feel that I am ready. I hope everyone in attendance and everyone watching at home was pleased with my performance and I look forward to fighting again as soon as possible.”

On another Star Boxing co-promoted show in the same city on the same night at B.B. King’s in NYC, Star Boxing’s Vinny Maddalone took on Joe Stofle in one of the co-feature bouts of the evening. Maddalone who had previously stated he was looking to put on a great showing for his New York fans didn’t disappoint. From the opening bell it was apparent that Maddalone was too much for his opponent as he landed punches at will to both the body and head. Maddalone dropped Stofle three times in the opening round en route to winning a first round TKO. Stofle was quoted after the fight as saying, “I am happy they stopped it. I knew Vinny could punch, but wow he hits hard. I felt like I got kicked by a mule.” With the victory Maddalone improves to 30-4, 21KO’s.

The colorful Maddalone was nothing but all smiles after the fight. “That’s exactly what I had hoped to do. I wanted to go in there, put the pressure on him and try to take him out, and that’s what I did. I am happy that the fans enjoyed my performance and I am just excited to be fighting again. I feel great, and am going to get right back in the gym and get to work again. I know my promoter Joe DeGuardia is working on some things for me and I am really looking forward to my next fight,” said Maddalone.

In the co-feature back in Brooklyn Star Boxing’s Albert Sosnowski was taking on the always tough and dangerous Zuri Lawrence.

It was a very exciting first round as both fighters came out throwing a lot of punches and setting a very fast pace. Sosnowski pressed the action while Lawrence looked to counter from the outside. The next few rounds saw more of the same as both fighters continuously looked to engage and slug it out, rather then box. Lawrence seemed to be landing the cleaner punches but Sosnowski was the busier of the two.

Round five saw the Sosnowski come out a bit more determined as he began opening up on Lawrence while Lawrence laid on the ropes and looked to catch Sosnowski coming in. Sosnowski landed some big combinations to the head and body and it seemed his pressure was starting to take a toll on Lawrence. Lawrence turned it up a notch in the next few rounds, and going into the eighth and final round it seemed it was anyone’s fight.

Lawrence briefly stunned Sosnowski to start the round and then the war was back on as both fighters threw bombs hoping to catch the other and prevent this close fight from going to the scorecards. The fight ended just as it began with both fighters trading shots and bringing the fans in attendance to a standing ovation. In the end Lawrence was the one who came out on top, but Sosnowski seemed to gain even more fans with his warrior like effort and non stop punching style.

The first fight of the night saw Star Boxing’s Yathomas Riley take on the Bronx’s Phil Hannah, in Hannah’s professional debut. Riley, who recently signed with DeGuardia after having a storybook amateur career, came out firing from the opening bell. Riley began shooting out a stiff jab that kept his opponent off balance. When Riley got in close enough he began ripping devastating body shots that visibly were hurting Hannah. A big straight left hand from the southpaw Riley wobbled Hannah and Hannah began retreating. Riley calmly moved in and landed a beautiful straight left hand followed by a left hook that dropped Hannah. Hannah got back up at the count of eight but the end was near as Riley began unloading on the overmatched Hannah. Another vicious left hand from Riley landed right on the button and Hannah took a knee to avoid further punishment. Hannah’s corner had seen enough and decided to throw in the towel. Official stoppage time was 2:30 of the very first round. With the victory Riley improves to 2-0, 2KO’s while Hannah falls to 0- 1.

Riley looked sensational again and although it was only his second professional fight, his skills go far beyond that. “I felt great tonight,” said Yathomas following the fight. “The game plan coming in was to work the body and work off my jab to set up my bigger shots. I hit him with a big body shot and I could see that he wouldn’t be able to handle my power and it was only a matter of time till I put him away. I want to thank my promoter Joe DeGuardia at Star Boxing and the rest of my team that has been working with me. I also want to thank my fans that have come here to support me. I look forward to fighting again very soon, and look to continue winning, and continuing to impress and excite my fans and the rest of the boxing world.”

Derrick Rossy W8 Jermell Barnes – Heavyweights

Tarvis Simms W6 Carl Daniels – Super Middleweights

Carlos Zambrano W4 Soumana Abdoulaya – Featherweights

Edward Smith KO 1 of 4 Simeon Trigueno – Middleweights

TOUGHMAN CONTEST ON FOX Sports Net MONDAY

Posted on | August 8, 2008 | 1 Comment

The World Championship Toughman Contest continues Monday night on Fox Sports Net (9pm Eastern time.) Check the local listings in your area. Sixty-four fighters started and went toe-to-toe until there was one champ in each division!!! Like every World Championship, it was the best of the best from towns across America, proving that Toughman is REAL MEN, REAL PUNCHES, REAL TOUGH! The entire event is scheduled to run in several episodes on Fox Sports Net. Twenty-nine years old, the Toughman Contest wants to know if you are ready for their third decade?….and you can be in an upcoming event. Go to www.toughman contest.com for info on shows.

If you’re from the area, we want you to know the next event will be at the fabulous Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi, MS…Thursday & Friday September 11 & 12 at 7pm. To enter, call us (800-TUF-GUYS) or go online TODAY at www.toughmancontest.com or email us at 1-800-tuf-guys@sbcglobal.net. Tickets for the Hardrock Casino Show are on sale through Ticketmaster and start at $15.

Then on Oct. 3 & 4, (Friday & Saturday) in McAlester, OK…same contact info.

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