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| | BRADLEY'S A YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
Brings WBC junior welter title back to America
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| Timothy Bradley W12 Junior Witter... In England, a young Californian halted the trend of Americans not named Floyd Mayweather losing to foreign fighters. Timothy Bradley went to Nottingham , England and claimed a world title for America when Junior Witter lost his WBC junior welterweight title via split decision to the American. Bradley scored the bout's lone knockdown when he floored Witter in round six.The three ringside judges rewarded "Desert Storm"'s workrate with a 115-113, 114-113 112-115 verdict. Witter said afterwards that he thought he won enough rounds to retain his title, but Bradley said Witter may have been too obsessed with a possible Rickey Hatton showdown. source: bbc
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| | FROCH TAKES CARE OF BUSINESS VS. UNDEFEATED POLE
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Carl Froch TKO4 Albert Rybacki... British super middleweight champion Carl Froch improved to 23-0 when he stopped previoulsy undefeated Albert Rybacki in the fourth round. Froch was supposed to fight Dennis Inkin, but Inkin pulled out less than two weeks ago, and promoter Mick Hennessey went through about four substitutes before Rybacki, now 15-1, showed up. Froch's Polish opponent only took on the fight on Thursday following a succession of withdrawals and seemed content on soaking up the punishment. The fight was stopped in the fourth to spare Rybacki further punishment. When Inkin withdrew, Froch was named WBC mandatory. "Froch is the best super middleweight on the planet, bar none. Forget Joe Calzaghe. If Joe steps up and fights him, he'll find that out," said Hennessey. source: bbc
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| BERTO-RODRIGUEZ HEADING TO MEMPHIS!
By G. Leon
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Boxingtalk.com has been informed that the June 21 Andre Berto-Miguel Angel Rodriguez/Chris Arreola-Chazz Witherspoon Boxing After Dark doubleheader, has finally found a home. The talented welterweight up and comer will headline his first HBO event from. The FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. BT has also been informed that top rated Rayonta Whitfield's fight will be televised on the international telecast. Remember where you heard it first!
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| | ARNAOUTIS DEFEATS TYNER IN AC
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| Mike Arnaoutis W12 Lanardo Tyner... In Atlantic City, New Jersey, Mike Arnaoutis successfully unanimously outpointed previously unbeaten Lanard Tyner over twelve rounds. Arnaoutis retained a regional junior welterweight title by scores of 118-110 (twice) and 116-112. Arnaoutis (19-2-2) is a former title challenger who lost a WBO bout to Ricardo Torres. His best round was the seventh when he hurt Tyner with a combination. Tyner dropped to 19-1. He showed good ability but did not throw enough punches. source espn2 friday night fights
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| ZAB JUDAH TO ISHE SMITH: KEEP MY NAME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH
By G. Leon
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Needless to say former undisputed welterweight champion Zab "Super" Judah did not take kindly to Ishe Smith publicly voicing his opinion on Judah's decision to pull out of his fight with Shane Mosley following severe lacerations on his right arm that required 50 stitches. "Who is this clown to say anything about me? He don't know me and he don't know my situation. His little nine stitches on his eye ain't nothing compared to the 50 I got. I can't even throw a jab right now, so he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. What he needs to do is just keep my name out of his mouth."
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| GOLDEN CEO: IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE
By G. Leon
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Moments ago Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaeffer told Boxingtalk.com, "We have absolutely nothing to do with Rafael Marquez. We are the co-promoter of Israel Vazquez and that's it. It is absolutely not true. We are the promoter of Juan Manuel Marquez and he is happy with Golden Boy and if Gary Shaw has a contract with Rafael Marquez, what is he worried about?"
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| | VAZQUEZ-MARQUEZ IV IN THE WORKS, BUT IS GOLDEN BOY SLOWING THE PROCESS DOWN?
By G. Leon
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Gary Shaw has made an offer to former bantamweight and super bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez for a fourth fight against 122 pound king Israel Vazquez on PPV later this year. According to Shaw, Team Vazquez is already on board, but he has yet to hear back from Marquez or his representative Jaime Quintana. In an interview that will follow first thing on Monday morning, Shaw states that three seperate sources, "who don't know each other" informed him that Golden Boy Promotions is allegedly attempting to lure Marquez to once again become his brothers stablemate. Remember where you heard it first!
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| PETER & KLITSCHKO AVOID PURSE BID
Deal give Peter right to make optional July defense
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Press Release: Dino Duva, co-promoter of WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter, announced that an agreement has been reached with K2 Promotions for the “Nigerian Nightmare’ to defend his title against former champion Vitali Klitschko, thus avoiding a purse bid. As part of the agreement, Peter is free to fight in an interim bout by July, which is being worked on feverishly, according to Duva. The two sides reached accord at meetings in Mexico City yesterday, and the WBC world title clash will take place sometime this fall, with date, site and television to be deterimined in the near future.
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| | FORMER CHAMPIONS TO CLASH ON SOLO BOXEO
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PRESS RELEASE: The super bantamweight division may be in for a shakeup on Friday, May 16, as four of the division’s most exciting battlers will be in action in pivotal bouts on TeleFutura’s ‘Solo Boxeo’ from the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California.
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| ISHE SMITH: ZAB JUDAH SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE FIGHT
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PRESS RELEASE: Before one the biggest fight of his career Ishe Smith has revealed that he received 11 stitches in camp from an apparent head butt he received from a sparring partner, Smith had this to say about the cancellation of Mosley vs. Judah, "I am not blaming my cut on the outcome of the fight, but it amazes me now a days that fighters pull out of fights for the most meaningless things. I had a great camp with Roger and when the cut happened about a month before the fight I never once thought about pulling out, I have a lot of respect for Zab and if I was him I would have just went along with the date and say the hell with the cuts. The reception I have received from the fans has been great, with most people thinking I won the fight, I cannot wait to get back into the ring to prove I am one of the top Junior Middleweights in the game"
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| MOSLEY-MAYORGA COMING SOON?
By G. Leon
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If in fact Shane Mosley does not reschedule his canceled pay-per-view fight against Zab Judah, don't be surprised if Mosley looks to make a fight with Ricardo Mayorga, seemingly the only other viable name option available to him. The Mosley-Mayorga fight was originally supposed to take place in early 2004, but Cory Spinks' upset victory over Mayorga in December 2003 foiled those plans.
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| NATE CAMPBELL FIRES BACK AT CASAMAYOR
By G. Leon
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WBA/IBF/WBO lightweight champion Nate Campbell told Boxingtalk.com, "Everybody knows that Casamayor is just running his mouth. He didn't back me up, Ok, I got two losses to Peden, but that was then and this is now. He's the one holding up the process. He's mad at me because nobody wants to buy him. If I can't get a date, my promoter, who is a real promoter can get me a fight and get me paid. When people look at him they see a guy like Armando Santa Cruz beat his ass. He could talk all this big talk he wants, but everybody knows he's lobbying for the biggest payday he can get before he fights me, because when he fights me, I'm going to wax that ass. He thinks he talks with a stutter now and his speech is all messed up now, but when I get through with him, I'm just going to pray he has some solid life insurance because I'm going to beat him to death."
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| EXCLUSIVE PHOTO: ZAB JUDAH'S LACERATED ARM
By G. Leon
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Moments ago former undisputed welterweight champion Zab "Super" Judah sent Boxingtalk.com the image of his right arm before it was stitched up in the hospital. Click the picture to view larger version. Stay tuned to Boxingtalk.com for all the latest and greatest.
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| | AEG BUYS INTO GOLDEN BOY
By Scott Shaffer
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The Los Angeles Business Journal reported that a company called AEG will buy a share in Golden Boy Promotions. AEG is building a West Coast sports empire, as it already owns the L.A. Galaxy soccer club, the L.A. Kings hockey team and some major arenas. “Our new partnership will create so many new synergies from jointly promoting events in their arenas worldwide to exploring new ways to develop successful promotions built around our boxing shows taking place in their facilities,” Oscar "Golden Boy" De La Hoya said in a statement. Interestingly, the report said AEG will become the second-largest shareholder behind De La Hoya, meaning the company owns a greater share than partners Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley and Marco Antonio Barrera.
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| JUDAH CAMP: MOSLEY DOESN'T WANT TO RESCHEDULE!
By G. Leon
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Moments ago Zab Judah and his managers informed Boxingtalk that Shane Mosley and Golden Boy Promotions are unwilling to negotiate a new date for a fight with Judah, even though the fight could have been rescehduled for as early as two weeks later than the original May 31, 2008 date. Judah's manager, Dave Richardson, told Boxingtalk, "HBO would have found a date to put it on regular HBO and we told them we could be ready two weeks, but when Richard (Schaefer) got Jin on the phone she said, 'absolutely not.' There isn't a fight we want more than Shane Mosley, so we're disappointed by her remarks. Shane didn't turn it down, his wife did. I don't know what it is, when a man can't make a decision in his own life. I know I got the last word in my household," concluded Richardson.
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| GOLDEN BOY PRESS RELEASE CONFIRMS BT SCOOP
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PRESS RELEASE: The scheduled May 31, 2008 fight between Shane Mosley and Zab Judah has been canceled due to an arm injury suffered by Judah during his Las Vegas training camp it was announced by Golden Boy Promotions today. Judah suffered multiple severe lacerations on his right forearm and received 50 stitches to close the wounds suffered in an accidental fall. As a result, Judah will be unable to train for four weeks and was forced to withdraw from the bout. “It is very unfortunate that Zab suffered this injury and that this great event had to be canceled,” said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. “We are already in discussions with all parties involved to attempt to reschedule the fight for the near future.” The HBO Pay-Per-View event was scheduled to take place at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Tickets purchased for this event may be refunded at the original point of purchase.
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| EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ZAB JUDAH
By G. Leon
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GL: Tells us about your accident. What happened, Zab? "The fight [vs. Shane Mosley] is off right now, because I slipped and fell in the bathroom and my arm went through the shower door and I got 50 stitches in my arm."
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| | | | MAY 08, 2008 | |
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| EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: JOEL CASAMAYOR
By G. Leon
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GL: Tell us about it Cepillo, what would you like to say in response to Nate Campbell? "Juan Manuel Marquez is scared to death of me. Nacho Beristain, Jaime Quintana and Marquez are all scared to death of me. He doesn't want to fight me and they know that's the fight I've really been pushing. The only reason he wants to fight Nate Campbell is because when everybody looks at Nate Campbell all they see is two knockout losses to Robbie Peden, everybody sees how I backed him up for ten rounds and everybody knows that Campbell is a shit fighter. Juan Manuel wants to fight Nate Campbell and he doesn't want to fight me. If the money ain't right tell DK and Nate f**k you, and be a real Mexican warrior. Real Mexican warriors fight the best in the world. There's nothing to talk about, we're still waiting for a fight. They're talking about Juan Diaz now, but the only reason Nate Campbell could fight Marquez is because Marquez is scared to death of us."
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| JUDAH GETS 50 STITCHES: MOSLEY FIGHT POSTPONED
By G. Leon
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Former world welterweight champion Zab "Super" Judah has informed Boxingtalk that his fight with Shane Mosley will have to be postponed. Judah informed us that he received 50 stitches in his right arm following a flukish slip and fall through a shower door. Full interview to follow soon. Remember where you heard it first!
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| | INTERVIEW: EROMOSELE ALBERT
By Raj Sharma
Albert preparing for war with James Kirkland
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BT: A lot of people view you as the underdog in your upcoming fight (May 17, 2008 vs. undefeated James Kirkland) even though you've fought the better opposition and have an extensive amateur background. Do you feel people are overlooking you going into the fight? "I don't think James Kirkland people overlooked me because I was supposed to fight him last year on Showtime. They turned the fight down. Right now, they think he got what it takes to beat me. To me, there's no 154 out there that can beat me."
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| RUIZ ON CALL AND READY TO ROCK
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PRESS RELEASE: Former two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz has announced that he’s prepared to replace WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev to fight another former WBA champion, Nikolay Valuev, if the WBA vacates the title due to Ruslan Chagaev's claimed inability to fight.
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| | MIJARES-MUNOZ AN INSTANT CLASSIC?
Kameda to make first appearance outside Japan
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PRESS RELEASE: Styles make fights and the May 17, 2008 115-pound unification bout between WBC champion Cristian Mijares and WBA champion Alexander “El Explosivio” Munoz has all the makings of an instant classic. The 12-round Mijares-Munoz main event, marking the first super flyweight unification title bout in more than 10 years, headlines the “Noche de Campeones” pay-per-view event live from the Auditorio Centenario in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico. The 12-round co-feature matches Omar Salado and Julio Cesar “Pingo” Miranda in a WBC flyweight elimination bout. Japanese idol Koki Kameda (17-0, 11 KOs), the former WBA light flyweight title-holder is scheduled to fight in a 10-round PPV bout against an opponent to be determined.
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| WITTER-BRADLEY CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
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PRESS RELEASE: ShoBox: The New Generation returns to the United Kingdom this Saturday, May 10th, with an outstanding world title showdown and a promising undercard bout featuring two undefeated prospects. On a special Saturday night edition of the popular boxing series, WBC 140-pound champion Junior Witter will defend his crown for the third time when he takes on mandatory contender Timothy Bradley at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England (same day tape delay at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime).
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| | AIRICH TO FACE DANNY WILLIAMS
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PRESS RELEASE: German Interim heavyweight champion Konstantin Airich will face his toughest opponent so far on May 30th in Istanbul in “Brixton Bomber” Danny Williams. Experienced Williams (38-6-0, 30 kos) has a tko-victory over none other but Mike Tyson in his record. Williams has also been in the ring with the two competitors who will fight for the vacant European heavyweight championship in the main event in Istanbul – both Matt Skelton and Sinan Samil Sam were able to beat the “Brixton Bomber”.
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| | REST IN PEACE JIMMY BUFFO
Goossen family member passes away at age 46
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Jimmy Buffo, a Goossen family member who had a short but unbeaten pro boxing career, passed away Monday morning at his North Hollywood home. Buffo, just 46, was a high school and college middle linebacker who received numerous accolades including Valley College defensive MVP, selection to the All-Western State First Team, and selection to the California College All-State team. Nicknamed "The Stump" because of his height (5'5"), Buffo was a member of the original Ten Goose Boxing family of the San Fernando Valley (his mother was Ellorie Goossen) who turned to the boxing ring, making his pro debut under the guidance of uncles Dan, Joe, Greg and Pat Goossen. In December of 1996, he followed through on his promise and, in front of a sellout house, knocked out Lyle Barron late in the second round of the fight. Buffo would go on to compile a 3-0 career record, all by knockout. Reflecting on his nephew's memory, Dan Goossen said, "My sister and her husband, Denny, lost a great son way too soon. For my brothers and myself, he was a great friend and a major part of our family and business. We will miss him greatly, but his ability to put smiles on our faces will live on forever."
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| | MARTIN CASTILLO ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
1996 Olympian ends stellar career
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Press Release: Former super flyweight world champion Martin Castillo has retired from boxing, it was announced today by his longtime manager Frank Espinoza. "We've talked numerous times over the last couple of weeks and Martin has concluded that this is the end of the line for him. He didn't feel like himself during the Montiel fight and is happy with what he has accomplished in the sport. As he put it 'I owe everything to boxing and I don't want to fight anymore if I can't go at a world class level.' The fans have always been very supportive of Martin and he wants to thank them for all their years of terrific support, it's meant so much to him. Bob Arum and the whole Top Rank family have been great to work with and he also wishes to thank them for the opportunities they gave him, said Espinoza. Castillo was stopped by Fernando Montiel in the fourth round on February 16, 2008 in a super flyweight title bout in which Montiel was defending his WBO belt.
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| EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: CHRIS BYRD
Patrick Lee
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Boxingtalk caught up with former heavyweight champion Chris Byrd in Las Vegas. You don't want to miss what the Byrdman had to say about his upcoming fight against Shaun George, his plans to dominate the light heavyweight division and more. ONLY ON BOXINGTALK
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| EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: STEVE CUNNINGHAM
By Patrick Lee
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Boxingtalk recently caught up with IBF cruiserweight champion Steve "USS" Cunningham. You don't want to miss what the champ had to say about his future plans and much more, ONLY ON BOXINGTALK
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| ROY JONES JR: "NOBODY CAN BEAT ME RIGHT NOW!"
By G. Leon
RJ "100% convinced" Calzaghe fight will happen...but "Warren got issues he got to settle with Joe. Me and King got our issues, everybody got their own issues so nobody is dealing with nobody right now."
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GL: What's the latest and greatest as it relatest to the Calzaghe fight Roy? "The fight with Joe Calzaghe, I think it's going to come through. He just got back into the country yesterday. I think he's going to get together with his promoter and figure out which way him and his promoter are going to go. I think they're trying to work out a deal or whatever and then they're going to let me know where the fight is going to go, but he definitely says he wants to fight me. I'm very excited and happy that he wants to fight me, because you already know I feel the same way."
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| NATE CAMPBELL: I'M READY TO GO NOSE TO NOSE WITH GOLDEN BOY
By G. Leon
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GL: I'm sure you've read our interview with Richard Schaeffer. Is there anything you'd like to say in response to his remarks about the Casmayor fight, and the 50-50 offer Golden Boy made to DKP for a fight with Juan Manuel Marquez? "First of all, I was offended that he would say that they came to me and offered me Juan Manuel Marquez. That's not who I asked them for, I asked them for Casamayor, that's my mandatory. Instead of giving me the fight that I'm supposed to get, the fight that the fans want to see, but they don't want to release the Golden Boy belt and that linear nonsense that they're spreading in the media right now. They don't want to risk that against somebody who is not a Golden Boy fighter, so they offer me Juan Manuel Marquez. Which isn't a problem and he's somebody I'd fight if the WBO would allow it without stripping me. Then he goes on to question my manhood and desire to fight the best fighters out there. OK. Who's the best? And when do they want to fight between July and August? When?
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| REST IN PEACE DIEGO CORRALES
By G. Leon
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One year ago today, I lost one of my closest friends in boxing, and the boxing world lost a true champion who defined the word warrior, when former junior lightweight and lightweight champion Diego "Chico" Corrales was killed in a motorcyle accident in Las Vegas. Corrales is survived by his wife Michelle; daughters Natia, Sequioa and Daylia; sons Devontay, Joel and Diego Corrales Jr. Those interested in making a contribution to Diego's memorial fund should contact Judd Burstein at 212-974-2400. Pulled from our archives are articles writen by legendary boxing scribes Michael Katz and Budd Schulberg shortly after Diego's tragic passing.
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| | BOXINGTALK WELCOMES CAMBRIA JOY NICHOLS
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Team Boxingtalk would like to congratulate Darren and Jenni Nichols on the birth of their newborn daughter. Cambria Joy Nichols, who tipped the scales at 8 lbs 9oz on May 6 at 9:21 PM.
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| | EL GATO STILL WITH SEENO GROUP
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PRESS RELEASE: Yaseen Malnik, president of Seeno Group Boxing announcesd “Francisco 'El Gato' Figueroa has decided not to continue disputing our exclusive promotional contract and he will continue to fight for Seeno Group Boxing. It is unfortunate that boxers and promoters don’t always see eye to eye, however after the ongoing disagreements between Figueroa and Seeno Group, I’m pleased that Figueroa appreciates Seeno Group’s past services and will continue to fight under the Seeno Group Boxing umbrella.” Malnik added, “Figueroa and I have put all of our disagreements behind us. We will work hard together to continue moving him up the rankings and towards a shot at the world title. Figueroa is now ready to fight the best 140 pound fighters in the world. I signed him in 2006, because I believed then that he could be a very attractive 140-pound world champion and I continue to feel the same way know.” Figueroa has not lost a fight since 2004 and is on a ten-fight win streak. Figueroa’s next bout will be May 14, 2008 as the main event on ESPN’S Wednesday Night Fights.
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| | UNIVERSUM HOLDING JULY 5TH FOR CHAGAEV-VALUEV II
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According to sources in Germany, Universum has announced its intent to reschedule the WBA heavyweight title fight for July 5, 2008. Ruslan Chagaev is required to defend his title against Nikolai Valuev, but Chagaev claims laryngitis is preventing him from making the original May 31st date. No site has been announced, but if Chagaev shows up on July 5 (which cannot be considered a certainty), Germany will be the center of the heavyweight universe for a three-week period. Wladimir Klitschko is preparing to defend his WBO-IBF championships on July 12th and IBF mandatory Alexander Povetkin is searching for an opponent for July 19th.
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| | MARCO HUCK ADDED TO MAY 17TH SHOW
Koc-Dettweiler postponed until July
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Press Release: Marco "Captain" Huck (20-1, 15 KOs) will fight Frantisek Kasanic (12-2, 12 KOs) in Bayreuth, Germany on May 17, 2008. After losing to IBF champion Steve Cunningham, Huck returned with a fifth-round TKO victory Leon Nzama on April 12th. "I will take this fight very seriously," Huck stated. "After losing to Cunningham and the fight against Nzama, I know what will be at stake." Huck knows not to take Kasanic (12-2, 12 KOs) lightly, especially after his second-round TKO victory over Pavol Polakovic last November. With Alexander Frenkel, Francesco Pianeta and Cecilia Braekhus also in action, it will be a busy night for coach Ulli Wegner, who said, "the high altitude training camp in Switzerland went very well. Now we carry on with sparring in Berlin." Meanwhile, the highly-anticipated heavyweight duel between Cengiz Koc and Rene Dettweiler has been postponed to July due to Dettweiler´s coaching change. The 25-year-old moved from Manfred Wolke to his former amateur coach Otto Ramin.
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| ISHE SMITH: TOO YOUNG TO FIGHT OLD
By Michael Herron
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At the height of Michael Jordan’s career in the NBA, quite a few youngsters wanted to “Be Like Mike,” it can be argued that Kobe Bryant and Lebron James have been successful in emulating his style. In boxing, however, you can’t always “Be Like Mike” (Tyson, or Spinks, Moorer, Carbajal, or Arnaoutis etc...); Simply put, “you got to be you and do what you do.”
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| | SHOWTIME TO AIR WITTER-BRADLEY
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ShoBox: The New Generation returns to the United Kingdom on May 10, 2008, with an outstanding world title showdown and a promising undercard bout featuring two undefeated prospects. On a special Saturday night edition of the popular, prospect-oriented SHOWTIME boxing series, World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Lightweight Champion Junior Witter will defend his crown for the third time when he takes on WBC No. 1 contender Timothy Bradley at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England (same day tape delay at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME).
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| | SHAUN GEORGE: I FEEL LIKE A NEW FIGHTER
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PRESS RELEASE: For Shaun George, his May 16 showdown with Chris Byrd is about more than a fight - it represents the struggle to fulfill the lofty potential held in his fists.
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| BOXINGTALK'S WEDNESDAY MAILBAG
By G. Leon
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Whatup GLeon, Loving the interviews with Andre Berto. I wanted to get your opinion on a fight that I would love to see sometime down the road: Berto against James Kirkland. Each of them in fast and aggressive and gets hit a little bit too easily. It would be a barnburner for as long as it lasted. I like Kirkland in the fight just because he's a little bit bigger, but I wanted your thoughts on how it would play out. Also, do you see it happening in the future?
Leon's Response: Glad you enjoyed the interview with Berto. He's been a fixture on Boxingtalk ever since I interviewed him after his loss in Athens. Berto and Kirkland is not realistic at this point. Berto is fighting at welterweight and he's been groomed accordingly by HBO. It's just a matter of time before he gets a big fight, he just needs to make sure he's ready to deliver when he does.
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| STAR BOXING QUOTABLES
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PRESS RELEASE: Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing presents this week's edition of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights from Bally's in Atlantic City, New Jersey. "Mighty" Mike Arnaoutis (18-2-2 9 with KOs) headlines in a twelve-round junior welterweight contest against Lanardo Tyner (19-0 with 11 KOs). The semi-final will feature 2004 Olympian Devin Vargas (15-0 with 6 KOs) in an eight-round heavyweight bout against Philadelphian Dave Brunelli (8-3 with 3 KOs). Click below to read quotes from the boxers:
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