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Jason Cintron won a Unanimous Decision over Josh Jordan as the co-feature at Lancaster Host Friday night. With scores of 40-36 on all cards, Cintron passed the biggest test of his career with ease. Jason is now slated for a March 10th bout against the ever dangerous TBA. The March 10th card will take place at the Riveredge Hotel and Restaurant in Reading PA featuring Tarvis Simms, Travis Kauffman, Keenan Collins, Darnell Jiles, Jeremy Stauffer, Bobby Heath and Jason Cintron. The full Marshall Kauffman stable will be on display for all hardcore boxing fans. Get your tickets now because the Riveredge is always a sell out! Read more

Walking in the ring with the American flag by his side, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero was greeted with boos from a hostile crowd at the Falconer Center in Copenhagen Denmark. Cheers of support then erupted for Spend Abazi, the hometown hero, as he entered the ring looking to win his first world title. Guerrero having been in championship bouts back in the USA, showed no signs of doubt and the fight was on.

In rounds one and two you saw “The Ghost” utilizing his reach, jabbing and teeing off with straight lefts, stunning the Dane with clean shots.

With confidence mounting, Guerrero came out guns blazing in the third, and dropped Abazi with a wicked straight left that landed flush on the face. Abazi got up after an eight count, and Guerrero jumped on him landing a barrage of punches as the bell ended the onslaught.

Showing great heart, Abazi mounted a comeback in round four, winning a close round with a nice steady attack, throwing punches from all angles. Ghost had his moments landing his jab, but Abazi was more active.

Round five started out tremendous for Guerrero as he once again dropped Abazi with a devastated straight left cutting the eye of the Denmark native. Not letting Abazi breath, “The Ghost” was all business, landing at will with is jab and right hook to the body.

Not knowing how to deal with the right-jab-straight-left combo, Abazi had no answers in rounds six and seven. Guerrero again showed great skills and lateral movement as he moved closer to victory

With a blooding nose and a right eye gashed, Guerrero put the final touches on the Danish fighter in the eighth. The fight ended when Abazi’s corner called it quits before the ninth began, and Guerrero was crowned IBF champion. Read more

Interviews conducted pre-and-post fight with Tommy Morrison exclusively on VERSUS are now available for viewing on www.versus.com. To access the interviews conducted with Morrison by Wallace Matthews, go to www.versus.com and click on The Player. Once you are in The Player, click on sports. A menu of clips will come up.

Former WBO heavyweight Champion Tommy Morrison (47-3-1, 41 KOs) returned to the ring on Thursday night for the first time since 1996 after he tested positive for HIV with a KO victory over John Castle at the Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort in Chester, West Virginia. Morrison was cleared by the West Virginia Boxing Commission to fight. He has passed a number of medical tests and insists he was misdiagnosed as HIV positive. The bout was on the undercard of Humberto Soto- Humberto Toledo 12-round Super featherweight fight. VERSUS did not televise the Morrison bout.

VERSUS as part of its Fight Night coverage of the Soto-Toledo Fight in collaboration with Top Rank aired a pre-taped interview with Morrison, as well as a live

interview in the ring after the fight and interviews with the West Virginia Athletic Commissioner, his opponent John Castle and the West Virginia Athletic Commission doctor

Carl Froch hopes that defeating Russia?�??�??�s Sergey Tatevosyan on the Hennessy Sports ?�??�??Cobra?�??�??�s Hood?�??�??� event on March 23rd will help him secure a world title shot by the end of the year.

The unbeaten British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion, (20-0, 16 knock-outs), will face Tatevosyan in a 12-round international fight at championship weight in front of his home fans at the Nottingham Arena, live on Sky Sports.

Froch, 29, is ranked third by the WBC and fifth by the IBF and WBO world governing bodies and hopes beating Tatevosyan will help earn him a final eliminator for a world title. Read more

Fromer WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison stopped John Castle in the second round Thursday night in his return to the ring after 11 years. The 38-year-old Morrison dropped Castle with a left hook to the head midway through the second round at Mountaineer Racetrack and Gaming Resort. Castle slowly got up and the referee counted to eight before stopping the match.

Joe Mesi stopped George Linberger in the first round. Mesi, also making a comeback, sustained a serious head injury in 2004 in winning a unanimous decision over Vassiliy Jirov at Las Vegas.

David Tua extended his winning streak to five and remained in contention for a world heavyweight title fight, outpointing Robert Hawkins in a 10-round fight at Roseland Ballroom on Thursday night. Tua improved to 47-3-1. Hawkins dropped to 21-7.

SHOWTIME continues to live up to its billing as America?�??�??�s No. 1 Boxing Network as it delivers yet another incredibly compelling match-up Saturday, March, 3, 2007. In one of the most highly anticipated fights in years, Israel Vazquez will defend his WBC super bantamweight title against IBF/IBO bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (9 p.m. ET/PT delayed on the west coast).

The showdown between two of boxing?�??�??�s most exceptionally talented and exciting warriors at the peaks of their boxing games will be promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, Sycuan Ringside Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions.

In an excellent co-feature, undefeated hard-hitting IBF/IBO flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan defends against former IBF champion and current top contender Victor Burgos. Read more

WBC cruiserweight boxing mandatory challenger David Haye will venture into the heavyweight division on April 27 when he meets Poland?�??�??�s WBC no.12 ranked heavy Tomasz Bonin in a 12-round non-title affair. The heavyweight bout will take place at London?�??�??�s Wembley Arena and will act as a stopgap ahead of Haye?�??�??�s impending WBC world title attempt at cruiserweight.

The 33-year-old Bonin boasts an impressive 37-1 (20 KO?�??�??�s) record and has been a professional since February 2001. After suffering his first and only pro boxing defeat in June 2004, Bonin has enjoyed an 11-bout winning streak. He meets Haye in the form of his life. Read more

Edison Miranda released a statement today warning children not to watch his upcoming bout against Allan Green. Allan Green has responded by making the following boxing challenge. “Since you are so concerned about children, lets make a bet: The loser of this fight will donate $150,000 to the childrens charity of the winners choice” said Green.

Miranda has reportedly made statements that he is upset with Green and wants to punish him for his public comments. When asked what he thinks about Miranda’s supposed anger at his comments Green said: “Nothing much, like I said, they keep selling bullshit to people and bullshit is only good for one thing, making flowers..All this talk will lead to him getting destroyed. I am through talking. Hey Edison Miranda tell your people to quit talking for you, and be a man. I will see you in the boxing ring where Leon (Miranda’s promoter) won’t be there to write your press releases.”

Edison ?�??�??Pantera?�??�??� Miranda is taking his next fight with Alan Green personally. The two meet on March 3rd in San Juan, Puerto Rico and the boxing fight will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing. After the fight was signed, Green stated that ?�??�??Miranda is stupid?�??�??� and a ?�??�??one dimensional fighter?�??�??�. He said many other derogatory comments that were for the most part ignored by Pantera. However, it quietly gave Pantera a huge injection of strength, hunger, and determination.

?�??�??I?�??�??�d like to thank this little kid for saying these stupid things. If he only knew how much it helped me during camp. You can be assured that it will be hanging in my locker room before the fight, and that I will remember all of this in the ring. You can also be assured that he will never be saying these things before a fight again - that is if he can fight again. I will punish him for these stupid comments!?�??�?� Read more

Boricua Prospect Slated for Friday Night, Feb. 23rd in Lancaster

Junior Welterweight prospect Jason Cintron, brother of IBF Welterweight Champion Kermit Cintron, is slated for a four round bout this Friday night in Lancaster PA. The decorated and accomplished high school and college athlete is now 3-0 as pro and working with world renowned trainer Marshall Kauffman. The opponent Friday night, Jason Jordan, is coming off of a win over a 16-4 fighter and will be a major step up in competition for the young, athletic boxer. Read more

Sauerland Event will stage Nikolai Valuev???�s first mandatory title defense in Germany on April 14. The Berlin-based promoters today came to terms with Universum Box-Promotion, who represent top-ranked challenger Ruslan Chagaev.

The WBA had originally scheduled a purse bid for tomorrow after the two camps had failed to find common ground during their initial negotiations. “This won???�t be necessary any more. We have come to terms with Universum today,” said Sauerland managing director Chris Meyer. “Of course we wanted to present the clash on one of our fightcards. We were also prepared for the purse bid but after reaching a contractual agreement, there is no need for it. We are staging the fight and we will work closely together with Universum.”

The Russian Giant last defended his WBA title in Basle on January 20 when he clinched a third-round TKO victory over Jameel McCline. Chagaev became mandatory challenger back in November following a split decision victory over John Ruiz. It???�s the first meeting of the two heavyweights.

Valuev, unbeaten in 47 fights (34 KOs), is just two wins shy of Rocky Marciano???�s dream record. Chagaev has won 22 of 23 fights (one draw) along with 17 KOs. He gives up 10.6 inches in height.

The biggest and tallest champion of all time will keep training in St. Petersburg until the end of next week before continuing his preparations in Berlin???�s Max-Schmeling-Gym. “I take this fight against Chagaev very seriously,” he said. “Everything???�s going well in practice. I am in very good shape. I will be ready come April 14.”

Heavyweight contender Sultan Ibragimov?�??�??�s bout against WBO Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs will have to wait a little longer, as a case of pneumonia has forced Briggs to withdraw from his March 10th title defense. But Ibragimov?�??�??�s opportunity to fight in front of his legion of New York City fans remains on schedule, as rugged prospect Javier Mora has been tabbed to face the unbeaten Russian at The Theater of Madison Square Garden.

?�??�??I?�??�??�m very disappointed I?�??�??�m not fighting Briggs, but these things happen,?�??�?� said the unbeaten Ibragimov. ?�??�??I am happy that Mora has the courage to step up and face me on March 10th, and I assure my fans that I will be getting my championship belt very soon.?�??�?� Read more

The heavily-anticipated rematch between super middleweight prospects Elvin Ayala (16-1, 7 KO’s) and David Banks (13-1-1, 2 KO’s), from the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, will air live Friday on the Telefutura network, beginning at 8 PM E/T. The two promising super-middleweights first clashed on November 24, 2006 at The Roxy in Boston, with Banks earning a split-decision victory. The first bout between the two was also a Telefutura headlining bout.
Banks travelled cross-country on Thanksgiving day, and managed to hand Ayala his first professional defeat. Judges Leo Gerstel and Roland Milton scored the bout 97-94 & 96-95 (Banks), while Robert Kaprielian had it 96-94 for Ayala. There were no knockdowns in the fight.

Banks, much to his credit, is not only giving Ayala a rematch, but is also be doing so in Ayala’s home state of Connecticut. Ayala resides in New Haven, CT, while Banks will once again travel cross-country from his hometown of Portland, Oregon. Read more

Esham Pickering claims winning back the British Super Bantamweight Title by defeating Marc Callaghan at the Norwich Showground on March 16 will be the first step back towards world title contention.

The Newark boxer (30-5) faces Barking?�??�??�s Marc Callaghan (19-10-1) for the vacant belt as co-feature on ‘The Showdowns At The Showground’ event being shown live on Sky Sports.

British lightweight champion Jonathan Thaxton defends his recently won title against Scott Lawton on the same Hennessy Sports bill.

Pickering, 30, insists he can still become a world champion after injury and then points defeats to Michael Hunter and Bernard Dunne prevented him from getting his chance at global glory in the last two years.

Pickering bounced back from the Dunne defeat when he out-pointed Frenchman Frederic Gosset over six rounds at the Alexandra Palace in January and has just returned from Denmark where he was sparring with local hero Spend Abazi, who fights for the IBF featherweight title on Friday, February 23. Read more

Thompson Boxing Promotions has announced changes to its main event and co main event for their 2007 season opener, this Friday the 23rd from the Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, CA.

Lightweight prospect Jose Lopez (18-2, 11 KOs) from Riverside will now face journeyman Armando Cordova (23-32-2, 17 KOs) from Darian, Panama, in an eight round main event.

Lopez’s initial opponent was Octavio Narvaez, who was fighting for the first time in the United States; however, Narvaez mysteriously disappeared and did not complete the required medical tests. Read more

TheDailySports.com Boxing Promotions has announced the finalized card, which will feature TEN bouts for the second installment of the River Valley Fight Night Series, which is scheduled for March 24, 2007 at the Kay Rodgers Park Expo Center, located on 4400 Midland Blvd in Fort Smith.

A full night of ?�??�??Professional Boxing At Its Finest?�??�?� will feature ten action-packed bouts. The card is as follows:

Main Event: For The Arkansas State Middleweight Title

Justin Flanagan vs. Mike ?�??�??Action?�??�?� Jackson Read more

It’s the fight everyone is talking about. On May 5th the whole world will be watching. De La Hoya — Mayweather: The World Awaits. It will be an unprecedented super fight between two boxing superstars and former Olympians, an event poised to shatter records. Golden Boy Promotions announces, The World Awaits–six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya versus unbeaten, four-division world champion Floyd Mayweather–for the junior middleweight championship. The anticipated match-up will take place Saturday, May 5 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

The fight features two former United States Olympians with a combined 14 world championship belts, unquestioned talent and charisma not seen since the days of Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard. This is more than a fight; this will be a spectacle that transcends a mere boxing event.

Tickets for the fight sold out in only three hours establishing a live gate record of $19 million. This broke the previous record of $16,860,300 for the November 13, 1999 Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield II championship event at the Thomas and Mack Center.

“This is what boxing is all about. Fighting Floyd Mayweather is the type of fight that truly gets me motivated to go through a hard training camp and make the sacrifices I have to make to be the best,” said De La Hoya. “We’ve talked about it, the press and the fans have asked for it, and now we’re going to put it all on the line and fight. I can’t wait for May 5.” Read more

First there was The Iceman, George Gervin of the San Antonio Spurs. Now, The Manila Iceman cometh ?�??�???- in a BLAZE OF GLORY. Boxing?�??�??�s pound-for-pound, most exciting fighter, MANNY ?�??�??PAC-MAN?�??�?� PACQUIAO (43-3-2, General Santos City, Philippines), returns to the international spotlight when he makes his 2007 debut, defending his WBC Int?�??�??�l Super Featherweight title against undefeated Mexican dynamo JORGE ?�??�??COLORADITO?�??�?� SOLIS (32-0-2, Guadalajara, Mexico)..

Promoted by Top Rank, the Pacquiao-Solis 12-round rumble, will headline an all-action BLAZE OF GLORY fight card at Alamodome in San Antonio, TX., Saturday, April 14. Between them, they boast a combined professional record of 75 wins ?�??�??? 3 losses ?�??�??? 4 draws, and 57 KOs ?�??�??? a winning percentage exceeding 91%! Read more

Contrary to almost fifty years of U.S. policy, three Olympic gold medalists were denied entry to the U.S. by the U.S. State Department because they were Cuban. In an administrative decision by an acting Consular Officer in Bogota, Colombia, the world champion prize fighters, who had defected from the Cuban National Boxing Team, were refused entry because they had no permanent residence even though the Department of Homeland Security had cleared them for entry..

?�??�??These brave men, who won Olympic Gold and stood up to Castro?�??�??�s dictatorship, could not melt the stone cold heart of the U.S. State Department,?�??�?� said Antonio Gonzalez, their agent and attorney, ?�??�??It?�??�??�s a sad day for freedom and for international sport.?�??�?� Read more

Tickets have gone on sale for the Hennessy Sports promoted ?�??�??Cobra?�??�??�s Hood?�??�??� event at the Nottingham Arena on Friday March 23rd featuring British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch.

The local hero will feature in a 12 round International championship weight contest to be shown live on Sky Sports against a highly ranked opponent to be announced shortly.

?�??�??I had hoped to make another defence of my British Title by knocking out Robin Reid,?�??�?� said the unbeaten Froch yesterday. ?�??�??As a former world champion that would have been a good scalp on my record, but he?�??�??�s bottled it so I will be looking to build on my International experience

?�??�??I am ready to step up now and I would like to be challenging for a world title later this year. I could fight for the European, but there are a lot of politics around the super middleweight title at the moment and I don?�??�??�t want to get held up

“I am already number three in the world and there are some massive fights out there for me. My next opponent will be a major step towards them.?�??�?�

The chief support contest sees the highly regarded junior Olympic gold medal winner John O?�??�??�Donnell taken on fellow undefeated prospect Stuart Elwell for the vacant English welterweight championship. History making WBC Youth Champion and 2006 Boxing Writers?�??�??� Young Boxer of the Year John Murray also appears. Read more

VERSUS will have a pre-taped interview with Tommy Morrison as well as a live interview during the telecast tomorrow night as part of its VERSUS Fight Night in collaboration with Top Rank Boxing at 9 p.m. ET from the Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort in Chester, West Virginia.

The telecast will be headlined by the 12-round main event showdown between super featherweights Humberto Soto (40-5-2 with 24 KOs) and Humberto Toledo (26-2-2 with 15 KOs).

Morrison (46-3-1), who has not fought since 1996 after a positive HIV test prior to fight in Las Vegas, was officially cleared Tuesday by the West Virginia Boxing Commission to fight. Morrison has passed a number of medical tests and insists he was misdiagnosed as HIV positive. He will meet John Castle in a four-round bout on the undercard, which will not be televised by VERSUS. Read more

WBO super featherweight champion Joan Guzman is showing support for his brother, super featherweight Jose Guzman, as well as the promoter’s concept to showcase Dominican Republic boxing prospects starting Saturday night in the first of the “Boxing At The Coliseum” series at the Carlos “Teo” Cruz Coliseum in Santo Domingo. The boxing card will be immediately followed by a concert featuring local performers.

Guzman, in association with promoter Joe Guzman (no relations) of Guzman Entertainment, are giving away 1,000 tickets in the Santo Domingo community to support his brother Jose (2-0, 1 KOs), who is in a four-round bout against an opponent to be named, in addition to expanding the Guzman legacy and boxing in their native Dominican Republic. Read more

The first and definitive biography of Roberto Duran, one of boxing?�??�??�s all-time greats, will be on sale at the Friday evening, March 2 fight card at the New Alhambra, Swanson & Ritner Streets, next to Forman Mills in South Philadelphia.

Author Christian Giudice will be on hand in the lobby to sign copies of ?�??�??Hands of Stone, The Life and Legend of Roberto Duran.?�??�?�

Giudice, a freelance sportswriter and a regular contributor to Boxing Digest and other newspapers and boxing websites, interviewed Duran, his family and closest friends for his 384-page biography. Read more

Heading into the final week of preparation for his IBF world title fight, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero feels he’s ready for battle as he face’s off against Spend Abazi (35-1) of Denmark. Fighting overseas for the first time Guerrero stated, “Traveling across the Atlantic to fight for a world title is amazing. The people of Denmark are great and everyone here has greeted me with open arms. My goal is to bring the title back the United States of America.”

Televised to millions watching in Europe. “The Ghost” has his hands full with Abazi, who has not lost a fight in 6 years. The bout is scheduled for February 23, 2007 and will be held at the Falconer Center in Copenhagen, Denmark.

TheDailySports.com Boxing Promotions has announced that Justin Flanagan, 6-1 (4 KOs) will take on Mike ?�??�??Action?�??�?� Jackson for the Vacant Arkansas State Middleweight Title as the Main Event for the second installment of the River Valley Fight Night Series, which is scheduled for March 24, 2007 at the Kay Rodgers Park Expo Center, located on 4400 Midland Blvd in Fort Smith.

?�??�??As promised, I will continue to bring professional boxing at it?�??�??�s finest to Fort Smith. With the opportunity to put the vacant Arkansas State Middleweight title on the line as our main event, I am confident that this second installment of the ten shows we have planned for this year will be another success?�??�?�, stated Bill Calogero president of TheDailySports.com. He added, ?�??�??I will continue to put together the best possible cards available and hope to have a World Title bout scheduled for Fort Smith sometime over the summer. As long as the fans continue to support us, we will bring the quality shows the area has longed for.?�??�?�

Flanagan, who has just signed a promotional contract with TheDailySports.com Boxing Promotions, said, ?�??�??I am glad to finally have a real team behind me and can?�??�??�t tell you how excited I am to be fighting for the Arkansas State Middleweight Title?�??�?�, from his home in Charleston, AR. Read more

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