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(DEC 14) At the Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino, in Hallandale, Florida, Berry Butler and Sam Reese traded knockdowns in a wild opening two rounds before Butler emerged the winner by unanimous decision in the first round of the IBA America's Light heavyweight Championship. Butler found himself on the deck in the opening round but turned the the tables on Reese with two knockdowns in round two. Full Story
(DEC 7) Following his ten round
non-title loss to rated contender Demetrius Hopkins the
International Boxing Association has withdrawn title
recognition from Champion Rogelio Castaneda. Castaneda won
his title by decision against Tomas Barrientes and recorded
knockout wins over Ernesto Zepeda and Craig
Zikov still Unbeaten, wins
America's
Maldonado Takes IBA
Featherweight Title with Razor-thin decision..Link
to 15rounds.com
Unbeaten Zykov in Welterweight
(NOV 6) On Saturday night at the Coushatta Casino and Resort, in Kinder,
Louisiana, Brian Vera (168lbs) of Austin Texas, became the new IBA
Continental Super Middleweight Champion by
TKO over Etienne Whitaker (166) of Warren Ohio.
Baldomir
loses in Vegas
(OCT 22) Last night at the Don Haskins Arena in El Paso, Texas, on the HBO PPV card, Daniel Ponce De Leon won by an 1:43 seconds, eighth round TKO over Al Seeger. De Leon improved to 30-1, scoring the 28th early stoppage of his boxing career. De Leon won the IBA Jr. Featherweight world title belt.
(OCT 20) Both IBA Champion Al Seeger and WBO Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon officially weighed in at the division limit of 122 pounds for their Jr. Featherweight Unification battle tomorrow night at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. Broadcast Live on HBO/PPV.
Miami, Florida- Boxeo TELEMUNDO will have a “Special Edition” Championship Boxing on Friday, October 27 at the Miccosukee Resort and Gaming in Miami, Florida. In the main event Welterweight Prospect Joel “El Depredador” Julio of Monteria, Colombia, fighting out of Miami, will face WBO Latin & WBA FEDECENTRO Champion Cosme “Chino” Rivera..Full Story
Retooled Bailey takes Title
Pavlik
& Pierre meet for continental
Former Champs meet for IBA
Albert retains title, Reese
moves
(SEPT 29) Tonight at the 'Theater' inside of the Madison Square Garden, in New York, John Duddy, 160, won a 12-round unanimous decision over Yory Boy Campas, 159˝, and won the vacant world IBA Middleweight title. Final judges scores were 115-113, 117-111, and 116-112. Promoter: Irish Ropes & DRL Promotions
Last night in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in front of a packed house of over 2,500, Holly Holm, 140, successfully defended her IBA Jr. Welterweight title, against Jane Couch, 140, of the UK. The judges scores were 100-90 on all cards. The card was promoted by Fresquez Productions, Inc.
Bobby Gunn (16-2, 13 ko’s) won the vacant IBA World Cruiserweight Title Saturday at the LCO Casino in Hayward, WI. The main event featured Gunn who realized his dream, with a decisive win over Shannon Landberg, now 58-12-3, 26ko’s, in the 7th round. Referee Steve Smoger the third man in the ring, lived up to his World Class reputation and controlled the action from the opening bell allowing the “fighters to fight,” while delivering a fair and exciting title match to the world. Full Story
With World-Class Steve Smoger acting as the third man in the ring there was little chance that Bobby Gunn would receive a replay of the events that occurred in Nashville, Tennessee earlier this year. Those events and the DVD account that would follow have become a must course for many on how not to officiate a boxing match. Full Story
Boxingkingdom.net was
able to catch an exclusive private training session with featherweight
contender and 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Rocky Juarez (25-2) while
training today at “Big” Tony Rila’s IBA gym in Las Vegas, Nevada as he
gets ready for his rematch against legend Marco Antonio Barrera (62-4)
in a big PPV clash on Saturday at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las
Vegas, NV. All photos by Rick Pineda Boxingkingdom.net
(SEPT 12) With his recent loss to IBF Champion Light-Heavyweight Clinton Woods the IBA has vacated the title formerly held Glen Johnson. Johnson shall enter the IBA World Ratings in October as a contender and is still eligible to compete for IBA honors in the future.
(SEPT 11) Today at the IBA Gym, in Las Vegas, Nevada, a couple of the Golden Boy boxers trained. Abner Mares is set to fight this Friday in Chicago, at the Arogan Ballroom, and Jhonny Gonzales from Mexico will be fighting Saturday at the MGM undercard on the Barrera card. Also featured in the photos is trainer Oscar Suarez (white hat.)
IBA World Jr. Featherweight Champion Al Seeger is set for his toughest battle to date when he finds himself in the ring with heavy handed WBO Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon, on October 21st in El Paso, Texas. More to Follow....
(SEPT 8) On a 'Rock Solid' boxing promotion with the IBA World Cruiserweight title on the line Cruiserweights Bobby Gunn and Shannon Landberg square off September 16th at the LCO Casino in Hayward, Wisconsin while Middleweights John Duddy and Ramon 'Yory Boy' Campas meet for the IBA World Middleweight Title inside Madison Square Garden on September 29th. Full Details
Current IBA America's Jr. Middleweight Champion Julio 'Baby Face' Garcia (38-2) defends against once beaten Joe Wyatt underneath the John Duddy & Yory Boy Campas IBA World Middleweight Title fight scheduled for September 29th at New York's Madison Square Garden.
At the Staples Center in Los
Angeles California Nigerian Samuel Peter became the new IBA
Heavyweight World Champion by defeating defending champion
James Toney by split decision in a closley contested contest
this past Saturday night. Two judges preferred the heavier
punches of Peter (116-111 - twice) while the third saw the
ring generalship of Toney as the deciding factor
(AUG 24) Bobby "Braveheart"
Gunn (15-2, 12 KO's) is currently training for a second chance at making
a first impression. The Jordan, Ontario boxer will make his return to
the ring on September 16th with his second opportunity to win the IBA
Cruiserweight title and to impress upon boxing critics that there is a
new force to be recognized with among the world's best Cruiserweights.
Link
to Fightnews.ca
(AUG 23) West Lafayette, IN Having grown-up in and around boxing his entire life, Cruiserweight Shannon Landberg (58-11 w/26 KO’s) has seen and done most everything in the squared circle except win a Professional World Championship. On September 16, 2006 “Sandman” gets his second crack at a World Title when he...Full Story
As a baseball player, Dean Chance was a hard-throwing, right-handed starting pitcher with an unorthodox twisting windup. The Wooster, Ohio, native was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in 1960 when he was only 19-years-old. Although he never became a consistently dominating pitcher, Chance had an illustrious career that was highlighted by him winning the American League Cy Young Award in 1964 when he was only 23. more on the sweetscience.com
(AUG 18) At the Pasadena Convention Center in Houston, Texas unbeaten Giovanni Segura took home the vacant IBA Flyweight World title with a convincing fourth round (2:59) TKO over the experienced Jair Jimenez, 112 of Colombia. Segura moves his career mark to 15-0-1 with 12 KO's. Promoter: Top-Rank -Televised live on 'Telefutura'.
Derrick 'Smoke' Gainer shook off sixteen months of inactivity to eek out a split decision win over resilient veteran Phillip Payne last night at the Paragon Casino in Marksville, Louisiana. Gainer won on two cards by scores of 116-112 -115-113 while losing on the third at 112-116. With his win Gainer takes home the IBA America's Lightweight Title. Promoter: Joe De Guardia
Mexico's unbeaten Giovanni Segura and Colombia's Jair Jimenez battle for the vacant IBA World Flyweight title at the Pasadena Convention Center in Houston,Texas August 18th. Top Rank promotes.
On August 12th at the Paragon Casino in Marksville, Louisiana, promoter Joe De Guardia matches Lightweight's Derrick Gainer and Phillip Payne for the vacant IBA Lightweight America's belt.
Patrick Nwamu won his eleventh
straight fight to improve to 12 wins against one loss while
winning the IBA World Super-Cruiserweight title with a third
round kayo of John Battle at New York's Madison Square
Garden this past Saturday night.
(AUG 3) IBA Heavyweight Champion James 'Lights Out' Toney (69-4-3-43KO) returns to defend his World title September 2nd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California when he meets hard punching World Rated contender Samuel Peter (26-1-22 KO).
(JULY 28) In front of a national viewing audience watching on Spanish station 'Telefutura' IBA Jr. Featherweight World Champion Al Seeger destroyed former Mexican Olympian Cesar Morales in less than two rounds, scoring one knockdown enroute. Seeger's dominant performance may go much further than just career win #27 however. With talks set to begin in a matter of weeks the Savannah favorite could find himself in the ring with one of the division's marquee fighters in a title unification bout in early fall. Congratulations Al!!!!
At the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Argentina's Carlos Baldomir extended his unbeaten streak to twenty one fights while stopping defending IBA Champion Arturo Gatti at 2:50 of the ninth round. Baldomir punctuated his victory with two knockdowns in the final round.Promoter: Main Events & Sycuan
(JULY 16) On July 13th, in
what could be the Russian 'Fight of the Year' underdog
Kakhramon Arzykulov upset defending IBA World JR.
Bantamweight Champion Marat Mazimbaev (Kazakhstan) on points
over twelve heated rounds scoring
Clearwater, FL July 16, 2006- The IBA Cruiserweight World Title Fight “Night of Champions” between Bobby Gunn (15-2 w/12 KOs) and Shannon Landberg (58-11 w/26 KOs) originally scheduled for August 19, 2006 will now be pushed back four weeks due to the War in Iraq. Full Release
With five opponents falling out
for various reasons Lafarrell Bunteng took his out his
frustration on very late sub Carlos Bates, knocking down his
over matched foe twice on his way to a first round TKO win.
In scoring his fifteenth knockout in fifteen career wins
Bunteng looks more than ready for a step-up in competition.
Of course finding a willing opponent could be an ongoing
problem for the hard punching IBA America's
(JULY 8) Light heavyweights Lafarrell Bunteng (14-1-1-14KO's) and Donnell Wiggins (26-814KO's) headline the July 15th card at the Hays County Civic Center in San Marcos Texas. Promoter: Tough Enough Boxing.
(JULY 6) IBA Continental
Middleweight Champion Eric Regan faces his toughest opponent
to date when he defends his title against Sergio Mora August
25th at Sacramento's Arco Arena.
(JULY 2) Main Events, and HBO's 'World Championship Boxing' present at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey Saturday night July 22nd IBA World Welterweight Champion Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti and Carlos Baldomir. Full Story
Clearwater, FL June 28, 2006:
Rock Solid Boxing Promotions, Inc. in association with the
LCO Casino in Hayward, WI is pleased to present “Night of
Champions” an evening of World Championship Professional
Boxing. This electrifying night of Championship Boxing will
feature the return of exciting prizefighter ..More
(JUNE 25) Last night at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, WBC #5, WBA #4, IBF #3 heavyweight Calvin Brock (29-0, 22 KOs) kept his unbeaten record with a twelve round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Timur Ibragimov (21-1-1, 13 KOs). Brock was unable to do much because Ibragimov seemed to have only 2 things, one was back peddling and the other was holding. Brock landed some...More with photos
(JUNE 23) Saturday's HBO televised card from Caesars Palace’s Open-Air Roman Amphitheater in Las Vegas is aptly named: "Undefeated, But Not For Long" as the combined records of the four fighters is 97-0 76KOs. The 12 round main event features Calvin Brock (28-0 22KOs), defending his IBA Continental Americas...More with Photos of today's weigh-in
(JUNE 21) Calvin Brock (28-0 22KOs), the hottest contender in the heavyweight division, headlines a June 24 undefeated doubleheader from Caesars Palace’s Open-Air Roman Amphitheater when he defends his IBA Continental Americas Heavyweight Championship against Timur Ibragimov Ibragimov (20-0-1 12KOs) in a 12 round main event showdown. More
(JUNE 21) In a letter dated May 25th, 2006, IBA Title Challenger Shelby Gross has informed Richard King that he will decline an offer to once again meet King's fighter, Bobby Gunn, for the still vacant IBA World Cruiserweight Title. Mr. Gross has also informed IBA President Dean Chance that his path does not include a rematch with Bobby Gunn in the...More
Chicago's David Diaz claimed the vacant IBA World Lightweight Title with a wide points win over late sub, Christian Favela. Diaz, who saw his opponents change hourly in the lead up to the fight won the fight on all cards by scores of 119-109 - 116-112 - 120-108. Promoter: Top-Rank, 8 Count Promotions and televised on 'Telefutura'.
(JUNE 15) A sold out arena at the
Table Mountain Casino in Friant, California saw Ricardo
Cortes take home the vacant IBA America's Super-Middleweight
title with a technical decision win over Christian Cruz when
Cruz was ruled too badly cut (headbutt) to continue at the
end of round seven. Cortes improves
(JUN 1) Today, at the exclusive IBA gym in Las Vegas, Nevada, Diego Corrales (40-3, 33 KOs) trained for his upcoming title bout at the Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas, on June 3rd on a Showtime card. (Inset photo: Promoter Gary Shaw (white shirt, Corrales (center) trainer Joe Goossen blue jacket)
(JUNE 1) World rated IBA Continental Heavyweight Champion Calvin Brock defends his belt against Timor Ibragimov June 24th at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada. Promoter: Main Events.
FRIANT, CA May 25, 2006 – Tickets are now on sale for the rematch that California fight fans have clamored for ever since the 2003 “war in the ring” between Ricardo Cortes and Christian Cruz. It has finally been scheduled as the 12-round championship headliner of MELEE ON THE MOUNTAIN, Wednesday, June 14th at Table Mountain Casino Event Center. The vacant IBA Americas Super Middleweight Title will go to the winner, on this Roy Englebrecht Events promoted show. Press Release
(MAY 24) Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions has announced further details of the eight fight June 16th “DESTINY” event at Cicero Stadium. The main event will feature an outstanding matchup between Chicagoland’s most popular boxer, 1996 US Olympian David Diaz and Efren Hinojosa of Lakeside, California in a twelve round bout for the IBA Lightweight World Championship. Full Details
(MAY 23) At the Feather Falls Casino in Oroville, California this past Friday night IBA Continental Middleweight Champion Eric Regan retained his title by way of fifth round TKO over Colorado's Elco Garcia. Regan improves to 26-2-17KO's.
(MAY 20) If you are interested in viewing the video on the May 13, 2006 fight, you can go to www.crown-boxing-inc.com to either purchase it online for $9.95, or you can purchase the DVD for $19.95. For full details, go here!
Gunn-Gross changed to
No-Contest.
(APR 23) After two bouts and twenty two near even rounds between them, Sacramento's Rogelio Castaneda made things look easy in his third bout with Ohio's Craig Weber, dropping his overmatched opponent late in round four with a hard right hand. Weber returned to his corner on unsteady legs where his corner and the ringside physician called a halt to the action before the start of the fifth round giving Castaneda the TKO win in this the second defense of his IBA Jr. Welterweight World title. Promoter: Don Chargin & Feather Falls Casino 'Fight Night' and televised live on 'Telefutura'. Attendance: 3,781
(APR 19) With the 'IBA Fight of the Year' and 'Telefutura' Fight of the Year under their belts IBA Jr. Welterweight Champion Rogelio Castaneda defends against long time nemesis Craig Weber this Friday Night at Sacramento's Arco Arena. Televised live on 'Telefutura'.
At the Mountaineer Racetrack in Chester, West Virginia, IBA Featherweight World Champion Jose Gonzalez made a successful first defense of his crown with a 1:32 seconds, fourth knockout of unbeaten IBA America's Jr. Lightweight Champion Verquan Kimbrough. Gonzalez dropped Kimbrough early in round four but it was the second knockdown in the fourth that kept Kimbrough down for good. Gonzalez moves to 13-2 with this win his sixth win by knockout.
Tennessee Commission claims hands are tied and must abide by decision in the ring. The IBA chooses to do the right thing. Is anyone listening?? The old adage ‘If something can go wrong, it usually does’ seems a perfect fit for last weeks IBA Title Fight in Nashville, Tennessee. Full Story
(APR 7) Dean Chance and the
International Boxing Association has withdrawn title
recognition from America's Middleweight Champion David
Lopez for failure to defend within the specified
timeframe. Lopez won his title on 5-5-05 with a twelve
round win over Danny Perez and failed to defend his
crown. Lopez
TEAM GUNN FILES PROTEST,
DEMANDS JUSTICE FROM GROSS FIGHT
The International Boxing Association has requested videotape of Friday nights highly controversial vacant World Cruiserweight Title match in Nashville, Tennessee between Bobby Gunn and Shelby Gross, a bout won by Gross by second round TKO. Copies of the videotape will be made available to ABC President Tim Lueckenhoff, The State of Tennessee's Executive Director of Athletics and Regulatory oversight and to the Attorney General of the State of Tennessee. Full Story
(APR 1) With more controversy than any one
boxing match should have Shelby Gross stunned prefight favorite Bobby Gunn
by second round TKO to win the vacant IBA Cruiserweight World Title. Gross
was down twice in the opening round and appeared to have been the
beneficiary of an extremely long count after
(MAR 30) Today at the IBA Gym, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Zab Judah paid a visit and did some training in the gym. Judah is preparing for an April 8th fight that will be taking place at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, and will be fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr.
(MAR 25) Tonight at the Grand Victoria Casino in Rising Sun, Terri “The Road Warrior” Blair stopped Sumya “The Hawaiian Girl” Anani in the tenth round, and became the new IBA welterweight world champion.
At the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City IBA World Heavyweight Champion James Toney retained his title with a twelve round majority draw with #2 contender Hasim Rahman. Punch stats were nearly even with Rahman throwing more punches overall than Toney but with Toney landing cleaner and with a higher connect percentage. Rahman won on one card at 117-111 while the other two judges saw things even at 114-114.
Roberto "La Amenaza" Garcia's late round assault highlighted by a knockdown in the final round gave local favorite Garcia a well earned win on all cards over the defending Continental Welterweight Champion Juan Carlos Rubio at the La Villa Real Special Events Center in McAllen, Texas.
(FEB 28) A sold-out Seminole Hard Rock Arena in Hollywood, Florida watched as Lightheavyweight Glen Johnson scored and early knockdown enroute to his unanimous twelve round decision over over the always dangerous Richard Hall. Johnson won by scores of 118-109 -119-108 and 119-107 while bolstering his claim of being the World Best Lightheavyweight. Promoter: Warriors Boxing.
(FEB 25) In a wild fight Holly Holm defended her IBA Welterweight title with a seventh round stoppage over Shadina Pennybaker at Isleta Casino outside Albuquerque, New Mexico. The fight was halted after Pennybaker suffered a cut over her right eye, which caused the fight to be stopped. Pennybaker and her camp felt Holm used her head to cause the cut, which was the second cut Pennybaker suffered in the fight, but referee Russ Mora Full Story on NewMexicoSportsNews.com
(JAN 30) Arturo Gatti
fought through the pain of a hurt right hand and a very
aggressive Thomas Damgaard (Denmark) to take home the
vacant IBA World Welterweight Title this past Saturday night
at a sold out Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Juan Carlos Rubio hopes to extend his unbeaten run of two years when he defends his IBA Continental Welterweight Title against the dangerous Roberto Garcia (19-2) March 10th at Greg's Ballroom in Mission, Texas. Broadcast live on 'Telefutura'.
(JAN 21) Tonight in Kinder, Louisiana, Wendy Rodriguez won by a split decision and the vacant IBA Jr. Flyweight belt, over Carina Moreno, after the fight ended in the sixth due to a headbutt that Rodriguez received (accidental). The scores were 58-56 for Moreno, and 59-55, 58-56 for Rodriguez. For mpegs and photo gallery of bout, go here
(JAN 17) Two-Time World Champion Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines hits the mitts with chief trainer Freddie Roach during media day at “Big” Tony Rila's IBA gym in Las Vegas for his upcoming mega showdown against Three-Time World Champion Erik Morales, Tijuana, Mexico on Top Rank's big "The Battle" championship card hosted by Wynn Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, January 21, live on HBO Pay Per View. BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTO GALLERY BY MARY ANN OWEN
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (JAN 6) – On January 28, 2006, two-time world champion Arturo Gatti, (39-7, 30 KOs), will be returning to the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to fight a 12-round bout against undefeated welterweight contender Thomas Damgaard, (37-0, 27 KOs), for the vacant IBA welterweight championship. The bout will be televised on HBO’s “World Championship Boxing” series. Tickets, are priced at $300, $200, $150, $100, and $50, and are available at the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall Box Office, by calling TicketMaster at 1-800-736-1420, or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.
(JAN 4) On February 24, 2006, at the Isleta Casino & Resort, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Holly "Hollywood" Holm, of Albuquerque, will be defending her 140-lb IBA World title against Shadina Pennybaker, in the main event. The event is promoted by Fresquez Productions, Inc. |
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