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Juarez Survives and Diaz
wins easily Rocky Juarez challenged Jorge Barrios for the WBO Latino Championship but for Juarez, this was a crossroad fights. Juarez is one of those fighters who never seem to quite follow up on his past amateur experiences. A former Olympic silver medalist, nothing but championship glories was predicted but unfortunately for Juarez; he fought in an era where superstar Hall of Fame fighters dominated the featherweights and junior lightweights. Names like Pacquiao, Morales, Barrera and Marquez stood atop and Juarez found himself as a very good fighter in an era of great fighters.
UFC 88 RESULTS
by David Hudson and Jose Santiago
Former UFC
Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell was knocked out by “Sugar”
Rashad Evans on Saturday at UFC 88: Breakthrough at the Philips Arena in
Atlanta, GA. Well known for his highlight reel knockouts Liddell helped create
another classic replay before a sell out crowd; unfortunately he was on the
receiving end. Evans used good head movement and patient counterpunching to
eventually land an unyielding right hand that knocked Liddell out “ice cold” at
1:51 of the second round. Liddell (21-6) fell limp to the canvas where he was
attended to by ringside physicians for several moments before making it to his
feet. With the spectacular and unexpected knockout out, Evans (17-0-1)
undoubtedly earned himself a shot at UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest
Griffin.
El torito sigue siendo rey en la plaza de los ligeros y esta listo para demostrarlo Por Jaime Estrada
En el camerino de Michael Katsidis había risas y alboroto en tono de confidencia, mientras que con Juan Díaz había menos ruido y más concentración en una batalla de titulo ligero OBI celebrada en Houston el pasado 6 de septiembre.
In a huge upset, highly regarded lightweight Amir Khan
was spectacularly knocked out in the first round by
unheralded Colombian Breidis Prescott on Saturday
night at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England.
Prescott (20-0, 18 KOs), a 33:1 underdog making his
European debut, dropped the previously undefeated WBO
#2/WBC #5 rated Khan (18-1, 14 KOs) with two left
hooks almost immediately then floored him for the
count just 54 seconds into the fight.
***** Earlier, the first defense of WBO super featherweight champion Alex Arthur (26-2, 19 KOs) was also a shocker as he was dethroned by Nicky Cook (29-1, 16 KOs) via unanimous decision. Cook was the aggressor and earned a 117-112, 117-111, 115-114 win over Arthur, whose performance seemed flat. ***** Also, heavyweight Audley Harrison outpointed George Arias by a score of 98-92.
The Arrival of
Joaquin Zamora While local hardcore fans were not at
all surprised that Joaquin Zamora, of Pecos, defeated
Albuquerque’s Ray Sanchez III, the ease in which he did
so was somewhat shocking.
EMANUEL AUGUSTUS
WINS THE ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS AWARDS FOR FIGHT OF
THE DECADE & THE MOST MEMORABLE FIGHTER !!
Emanuel Augustus along
with Sin City Sports & Entertainment LLC would like to
thank everyone at ESPN and the boxing fans worldwide
who voted for Emanuel Augustus. We would also like to
thank the other fighters who were nominated "Irish"
Mickey Ward, Omar Sheika, James Toney, Zab Judah, Sam
Peter, Vinny Pazienza & Ray Oliveira. To be mentioned
in the same sentence as these fighters is truly a
incredible honor.
“Kirkland
by Early Stoppage”
Friday night at the Austin Music Hall in Texas, exciting Jr. Middleweight prospect James Kirkland (23-0, 20 KO’s) was on display against yet another little known fighter named Ricardo Cortes, who’s record of 22-3-1, 15 KO’s is on par with Kirkland’s record (minus three loses). Cortes was coming off a first round KO loss to Alfredo Angulo in February. Kirkland’s last fight was a TKO 1 Win over Eromosele Albert. If I ruled the world, Kirkland would’ve been fighting Angulo instead of Angulo’s leftovers.
World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC) and The Seminole Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino today announced that WEC: FABER
vs. BROWN fight at the Hard Rock Live scheduled for
Wednesday, September 10 has been POSTPONED due to the
threat of Hurricane Ike to South Florida.
HOUSTON FANS
MAKE DIAZ-KATSIDIS CARD
Always considered one of the top boxing cities in the world, Houston, Texas has again delivered with its enthusiastic response to Saturday's doubleheader at the Toyota Center, putting the card featuring hometown heroes Juan Diaz and Rocky Juarez in pivotal bouts against Michael Katsidis and Jorge Rodrigo Barrios, on track to become one of the biggest boxing events ever in Houston.
Encendiendo la mecha de Dinamita el13 de septiembre en El Reto. Por Jaime Estrada
J.M. Márquez por años navego bajo la sombra de Eric Morales gracias a su ex promotor con el cual tiene resentimiento porque siempre lo mantuvo como el patito feo, aunque entrara al ring como campeón.
Sherdog To Stream
Strikeforce
Sherdog (www.sherdog.com),
the world’s original online media platform for mixed
martial arts (MMA), will provide a live stream of
Strikeforce’s MMA extravaganza at the world-famous
Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, CA. on Saturday,
September 20th.
by Butch Gottlieb
On a night of sensational southpaw sluggers,
Antonio Demarco and Yonnhy Perez turned in thrilling performances and scored
wins over Jose Reyes and David Martinez, respectively, Friday on SHOWTIME’s
ShoBox: The New Generation.
Juan Diaz 134.5
(L) vs. Michael Katsidis 134.5 (R)
by David Hudson and Jose Santiago
UFC 88:
BREAKTHROUGH! - which is headlined by the light heavyweight battle between Chuck
Liddell and Rashad Evans - will air LIVE on PAY-PER-VIEW Saturday from Philips
Arena in Atlanta, Georgia beginning at 10pm ET / 7pm PT. The official weights of
the fighters are listed below:
Big-punching junior middleweight James
Kirkland (23-0, 20 KOs) scored a second round TKO over
Ricardo Cortes (22-3-1, 15 KOs) on Friday night at the
Austin Music Hall in Austin, Texas. Kirkland put
Cortes on the deck with a barrage of punches, one
landing when Cortes was on the deck. Cortes gamely
beat the count, but the bout was stopped shortly after
by referee Gregorio Alvarez at 1:59.
*****
Lightweight Rolando Reyes moved to 30-4-2 with 19 KOs
after winning a ten round unanimous decision over Ivan
Valle (25-11-1, 21 KOs). Valle was dropped in round
three, but made it to the final bell. Scores were
96-93, 97-93, 96-93.
***** Middleweight James Countryman (12-1, 8 KOs) survived a third round knockdown against journeymen Jesse Orta (7-13-2) to take a four-rounder by scores of 38-37 on all cards.
WBO #11, IBF #14 junior welterweight "Mighty" Mike
Arnaoutis (20-2-2, 10 KOs) impressively knocked out
Nasser Athumani (20-7, 16 KOs) in round three on
Friday night at Bally's Atlantic City. It was a big
left hook that laid out Athumani at the 1:42 mark.
***** WBA #7 rated heavyweight Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson (20-0-1, 7 KOs) stopped former WBA heavyweight champion Bruce "The Atlantic City Express" Seldon (38-7, 34 KOs) in round five. After dropping Seldon in the third, Johnson dropped him again in round five with a straight right and the bout was stopped at :28 of the fifth. ***** Welterweight Patrick Lopez (14-1, 10 KOs) dropped Doel Carrasquillo (12-8-1, 10 KOs) in round two and went on to win a six rounder by scores of 60-53 on all cards. Other Results: Ray Robinson W6 Eberto Medina (welterweight) Bernard Brown W6 Terrell Nelson (heavyweight) Yathomas Riley W4 Zeferino Albino (light heavy)
Joaquin Zamora (R), Socorro, N.M. stops Ray
Sanchez III (L), Albuquerque, N.M. in the third round Friday night on Top Rank's
"Southpaw Brawl" Telefutura-televised card at the Isleta Casino & Resort in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Zamora's trainer, Al Lovato has said for years that
Sanchez was not the best jr. Middleweight in New Mexico and his fighter proved
that tonight by taking Sanchez apart.
Proud ShoBox alum and former World Boxing Council
(WBC) light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson returns to the critically acclaimed
series TONIGHT, not as a fighter but as a guest, during this evening's
SHOWTIME telecast of ShoBox: The New Generation (LIVE on SHOWTIME at 11
p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
Fighting words were flying at yesterday's final press conference for the highly anticipated doubleheader featuring Houston's former Three Time World Champion, Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz against Australian warrior Michael "The Great" Katsidis and Houston native and 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Ricardo Rocky Juarez against former Junior Lightweight World Champion Jorge "La Hiena" Barrios.
Tickets for "Houston Super Fight Night" - Diaz vs.
Katsidis and Juarez vs. Barrios, priced at $200, $100, $60, $40 and $25, are on
sale and available for purchase, at the Toyota Center Box Office, online at
www.ToyotaCenterTix.com
, by phone at 1-866-4-HOU-TIX and select Houston area Randalls locations.
Read what the fighters had to say
FINAL LOS ANGELES PRESS CONFERENCE
JOEL CASAMAYOR, JUAN
MANUEL MARQUEZ, SERGIO MORA AND
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
8- OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
In a terrific fight in the second-half of an
excellent world championship doubleheader, International Boxing Federation/World
Boxing Organization/World Boxing Association (IBF/WBO/WBA) lightweight champion
Nate Campbell (32-5-1, 25 KOs) of Jacksonville, Fla., will make his first
defense against undefeated two-division world champion Joan Guzman (28-0,
17 KOs) of, Brooklyn, N.Y., on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, live on SHOWTIME
CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).
Read what the fighters had to say
STAR BOXING'S FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW FROM BALLY'S IN
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON GOFIGHTLIVE
Tonight's Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing card, at the
Bally's in Atlantic City, NJ will be broadcast live and
for FREE on
www.GoFightLive.tv.
Undefeated Commonwealth lightweight champion and 2004 Olympic silver medallist AMIR KHAN returns to the ring Tomorrow! Saturday, September 6, at Manchester's MEN Arena, with a new trainer and a new television broadcast partner. Khan (18-0, 14 KOs), from Bolton, will be making his fifth title defense against undefeated Colombian knockout artist Breidis Prescott (19-0, 17 KOs), making his European debut.
Promoted by Frank Warren, Saturday's fight will
also mark Khan's debut on Sky Box Office where he has signed a multi-fight deal
that will follow him on the final leg of his journey toward a world championship
fight. The night of boxing, headlined by Khan vs. Prescott, will be available to
Sky digital subscribers for £14.95 on Sky Box Office channel 743 and in high
definition on channel 753. It can be ordered by pressing the red button on the
Sky remote handset - there is a £1 booking fee for any orders made by phone. For
further information and to order the event, viewers can call: 08442 410 888.
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