Press Release
Immediate Release


 
 
In The Ring:
 
   

October 25, 2002
Denmark
Bettina Palle Presents
Vacant IBA Continental Cruiserweight Title
Jesper Kristiansen Vs Earl Morais.

October 27, 2002
Guaynabo, Puerto, Rico
Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing & ESPN2 Present ‘Sunday at the Fights’
IBA ‘Twin Bill’
Vacant IBA World Featherweight Title
John Michael Johnson (30-8-23KO) Vs Angel Chacon (27-4-23KO)
Vacant IBA America’s Lightweight Title
Unbeaten IBA number #1 rated contender Alex Trujillo vs Javier Jauregui (44-10-1-32KO)

November 8, 2002
Denmark
Bettina Palle Presents
Vacant IBA World Super-Middleweight Title
Rudy Markussen (26-0-16KO) Vs Former WBC World Champion Dingaan Thobela.

November 8, 2002
Stratosphere Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
ESPN2 Presents
IBA Women’s Super- Middleweight Champion Laila Ali Vs Valerie Mahood.

November 19, 2002
San Antonio, Texas
Hector Molina – New World Medi-Group Presents
Vacant IBA World Jr. Featherweight Title
Joe Morales (18-7-1) Vs Mike Trejo (27-2-2)

November 21, 2002
Baton Rogue, Louisiana
Bayou Promotions Presents Vacant IBA America’s Super-Middleweight Title
Will McIntyre (30-3) Vs Manu Ntoh (11-4)

December 6, 2002
Cleveland, Ohio
ESPN2 Presents
IBA Women’s Heavyweight Champion Vonda Ward Vs Kathy Rivers

December 20, 2002
Miami, Florida
The return of IBA World Jr. Lightweight Joel Casamayor

January 16, 2003
Los Angeles, California
Golden Boy Promotions
Vacant IBA Continental Jr. Featherweight Title World Rated Marcos Licona Vs

IBA Notes:

Effective: 10-01-02: John Michael Johnson and his management have informed IBA President Dean Chance that they have chosen to relinquish their IBA World Jr. Featherweight Title and will concentrate on the Featherweight division at 126 lbs.

Effective 10-01-02: The International Boxing Association has withdrawn title designation from IBA America’s Champion Juan Garza for failure to defend his title within the specified time-frame as stipulated in the ‘IBA Championship Rules and Participation Agreement’. Garza had won his title on 12-21-01 and as of this date has failed to defend his title. Letter describing the above action sent to Juan Garza’s management on 10-01-02.

For more information on the International Boxing Association please call President Dean Chance at 330-264-5423 or Fax at 330-262-2476. For information on our ratings please contact Norm Longtin at 530-620-3708 or E-Mail at nlongtin1@hotmail.com.

October 25, 2002
Copenhagen, Denmark
Bettina Palle Presents Vacant IBA Continental Cruiserweight Title Jesper Kristiansen Vs an opponent to be named.

October 27, 2002
Guaynabo, Puerto, Rico

Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing & ESPN2 Present ‘Sunday at the Fights’IBA ‘Twin Bill’Vacant IBA World Featherweight Title John Michael Johnson (30-8-23KO) Vs Angel Chacon (27-4-23KO) Vacant IBA America’s Lightweight Title Unbeaten IBA number #1 rated contender Alex Trujillo vs Javier Jauregui (44-10-1-32KO)

November 8, 2002
Denmark

Bettina Palle Presents Vacant IBA World Super-Middleweight Title Rudy Markussen (26-0-16KO) Vs Former WBC World Champion
Dingaan Thobela.

November 8, 2002
Stratosphere Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

ESPN2 Presents IBA Women’s Super- Middleweight Champion Laila Ali Vs
Valerie Mahood.

December 6, 2002
Cleveland, Ohio
ESPN2 Presents

IBA Women’s Heavyweight Champion Vonda Ward Vs Kathy Rivers

December 20, 2002
Miami, Florida

The return of IBA World Jr. Lightweight Joel Casamayor.

For more information on the International Boxing Association please call President Dean Chance at 330-264-5423 or Fax at 330-262-2476. For information on our ratings please contact Norm Longtin at 530-620-3708 or E-Mail at nlongtin1@hotmail.com.