CBZ News Archives: July 2004
Chicago's Vitaliy "Dr. TKO" Kopytko Fights on Undercard of Tyson-Williams
(Louisville, Kentucky): On Friday, 1996 Ukrainian Olympic Team captain and M.D. Vitalyi "Dr. TKO" Kopytko will be fighting on the undercard of the Mike Tyson-Danny Williams Pay-Per-View card.
Vitalyi Kopytko (L) dominating Robert Muhammad last MayEver popular with the Ukrainian crowd in Chicago, Illinois, Kopytko (24-6-0, 9 KO's) looks to continue his march towards world honors in fighting Willie "No Joke" Stewart (20-1-0, 11 KO's). A southpaw with over 200 amateur bouts, Vitaliy is very confident and intends on using his significant experience, excellent boxing skills and footwork to bring home another victory.
Slated as a supermiddleweight bout, Stewart and Kopytko will be fighting at a catchweight of 170. Theirs will be a non-televised bout.
For more information on Vitaliy Kopytko, see: http://www.hitzboxing.com
Photo by Tom Glunz
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CATALINA'S RESTAURANT HOSTS KNOTT STREET AMATEUR BOXING SHOW--PORTLAND, OREGON
The Knott Street Boxing Club presents a Saturday night, July 24 amateur boxing show in the big parking lot at Catalina’s Restaurant (10902 NE Sandy) at Northeast 109th and Sandy in Portland, Oregon. Knott Street Coach, Joel Caldera is the proprietor of the popular family-owned Mexican restaurant. Caldera expects at least a dozen bouts with participating clubs from Tacoma, Olympia and South Park, Washington, and including Oregon teams from Albany, Salem, and Central Oregon as well as the Grand Avenue and Knott Street Clubs from Portland.
Since Catalina’s has a beer license, Caldera says a separate beer garden will be arranged for the event. First bout starts at 5 p.m. General Admission is $10 for the show, but $50 will buy you a front row seat, four beers and dinner at Catalina’s before or after the show. Call Joel Caldera at 971-404-5876 for tickets or information.
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OREGON BEGINS SEARCH FOR NEW STATE BOXING COMMISSIONER
By JASON VONDERSMITH
The Portland Tribune, Issue date: Fri, Jul 2, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Although few events dot the calendar, the head of the state’s Gaming Enforcement Division sees the need to hire another boxing chief. “I do, and the reason is because there’s a lot of paperwork that has to be done on licensing and medicals,” says Capt. Bob Sundstrom of the Oregon State Police. “Promoters have questions about how to be promoters. Fighters want to fight here. It really picks up a month or two around a boxing event.” Sundstrom says the application period for the post of Oregon Boxing and Wrestling Commission executive director opened Wednesday and applications will be taken through July 15. Information is at www.oregonjobs.org, and Sundstrom says he also has requested that the job be posted with the Nevada Boxing Commission. Four people have called Sundstrom about the job, which opened when Jim Cassidy was terminated in mid-May. One person interested is Bob Oleson, a longtime matchmaker based in Oregon. Sundstrom said he would accept endorsements of candidates. Sundstrom says he budgeted $80,000 over two years for the position, and originally said the job would pay between $31,800 and $46,800 per year. The money comes from the general fund, which gets fed with a 6 percent tax from every event. The state investigated Cassidy after a botched event at Pendleton last fall where most fighters and officials were not paid promptly — one fighter still has not been paid. The investigation also probed his administration of rules, dealings with promoters and bookwork. Sundstrom hopes to have the position filled by mid-August. Interviews will be conducted by Sundstrom, a member of the commission and an official from the state Department of Justice. The executive director, Sundstrom emphasizes, “must be a good administrator.”
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