CBZ News Archives: July 2006
Photos of Ibragimov-Austin by Dalia Duran!
Ray Austin (left) and Sultan Ibragimov have both their hands raised in a draw by the referee
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Photos by Roberto Duran's daughter, Dalia Duran, are now up of the Sultan Ibragimov vs. Ray Austin fight this last Friday.Posted by juan @ 11:17 AM EST [Link]
Flashback Photo of the Day: Roberto Duran vs. Marvin Hagler
Photo courtesy of Dalia Duran
Roberto Duran (left) and Marvin Hagler mix it upHere's a photo of all-time great lightweight champion Roberto Duran in his unsuccessful bid for Marvin Hagler's middleweight title back on November 10, 1983. Duran lost by a unanimous 15 round decision.
The photo was sent by Dalia Duran, Roberto's daughter, who is a photographer and counts ESPN as one of her many clients.
Dalia, a friend of fellow Floridian Laz Izada, has generously volunteered to send the Cyber Boxing Zone photos for its Newswire section.
The Cyber Boxing Zone warmly welcomes Dalia Duran! And thanks, Laz!
Posted by juan @ 08:11 AM EST [Link]
A Star is Born in the Desert
Diego Corrales AlertBy Harry Otty
Corrales is fresh off completing his first acting job out in the blazing California desert. The film stars Rob Schneider and should be out sometime next year. Goossen is a pal of Schneider’s and played the role of agent/trainer when he brought Corrales into the mix to play the leader of a prison gang. By the way, Goossen also has a role in the film, playing a gay biker.
"They made my tattoos look so real that when I came home nobody could believe it," said Goossen in reference to his character’s decoration. Corrales, according to Goossen, didn't have it easy out there in the desert. "He called me and said this was the most painful experience of his life because of the heat and the long days shooting."
That means he'll be joining Tarver, Lewis and guys all the way back to Carnera and Dempsey, all of whom fell hard after filming.Posted by kkdunn0@yahoo.com">kkdunn0@yahoo.com">kdunn @ 08:37 PM EST [Link][Add your Comment on this article]
REGGIE DAVIS HEADLINES TACOMA CARD
Junior middleweight one of four Portland-based boxers set to fight
LocalNewsDaily.com
By Steve Brandon
Portland boxer Reggie Davis will get back in the ring Saturday at Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.
Davis (15-3-0, seven knockouts) will face Dewey Welliver (16-16-1, five KOs) in the 10-round, junior middleweight (154 pounds) main event that is part of the Battle of the Boat series. This is the 49th card in the series.
Davis, 30, won his last bout by unanimous decision on Feb. 11 over Horatio Garcia.
Welliver, 24, is from Snoqualmie, Wash. In his last outing, he lost by unanimous decision to Jesus Gonzalez (16-0-0) on May 28, 2005.
Another bout on Saturday’s card matches super lightweights Jason Davis (3-0-0) of Vancouver, Wash., and Braulio Lopez (1-4-1) of Molalla in a four-rounder
And Vancouver’s Robert “Bo” Marthaller (4-2-1) is scheduled to fight Rodolzo Lopez (2-4-1) of Denver in a six-round light heavyweight battle.
Reggie and Jason Davis, who aren’t related, and Marthaller train at the Knott Street Boxing Club in Portland. Braulio is out of the West Portland Boxing Club.
Tickets are $75, $40 and $20 from TicketMaster or the casino.Posted by kkdunn0@yahoo.com">kkdunn0@yahoo.com">kdunn @ 04:00 PM EST [Link][Add your Comment on this article]
Roy Jones, Jr. in Boise
Roy Jones-Prince Badi headlines July 29 PPV show in Boise
BOISE, Idaho (July 18, 2006) - Living legend Roy Jones, Jr. (49-4, 38 KOs) arrived by private jet last night in Boise where he'll continue training for his July 29th title challenge against North American Boxing Organization light heavyweight champion Prince Badi "The Boxing Prince" Ajamu (25-2-1, 14 KOs), at the Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho.
Jones-Prince Badi is the 12-round main event on "Hold Nothing Back!" -- presented by Xyience, Inc. in association with Sports and Entertainment Media, Inc. (SEMI) - which will be broadcast live in North America on cable and satellite PPV beginning at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT. The event is being produced and distributed for North American Pay Per View by Integrated Sports and will be available in more than 50-million homes in the United States and Canada via InDemand, TVN, DirecTV & Dish Network in the US and Viewer's Choice & Bell ExpressVu in Canada. The suggested retail price for the PPV telecast is only $24.95.
Tickets, priced at $50, $100, $150, $250 and $350 (plus handling fees), are on sale and available exclusively at the Qwest Arena Box Office. Call 208.331.TIXS (8947), toll free 888.330.TIXS (8497), or go on line at www.qwestarenaidaho.com.Posted by jdvena@cyberbozingzone.com">jdvena@cyberbozingzone.com">jdvena @ 08:54 AM EST [Link]
Latest WBO Rankings Now Up!
Dear Friends & Colleagues:
Please find below link to our website to see our latest rankings:
http://www.wbo-int.com/public/PowerSearch.asp?org=world%20boxing%20organization&month=july&year=2006
Posted by juan @ 01:53 AM EST [Link]
A MESSAGE FROM ‘TIGER’ PAUL KENNEDY
Paul Kennedy died quietly in his sleep last Friday, July 7, 2006 at home in Portland, Oregon. He was 81 years old. His long, full life was rich in experience. He served with the U.S. Army in WWII. He had two wives and he fathered seven children. He worked a lot of different jobs, with the longest stint as a Teamster truck driver.
In his later years, among his favorite memories was his lengthy career as a boxer. Paul Kennedy was born in 1925 in Chester, Illinois and he did a lot of his growing up in Detroit. He started boxing there in 1939 and continued when his family moved to Washington State. Kennedy would have just come home from the war in 1946 when he boxed in the National AAU tournament in Portland’s Multnomah Stadium. His friend Herb Patzer of Portland remembers Paul fighting during that event. Three rings were set out on the baseball field with seating all around them on the grass. That was the same time that a young U.S. Army heavyweight named Rocky Marciano came down from Fort Lewis to fight. Herb Patzer also remembers that the following year, 1947, Paul Kennedy went to the AAU Nationals in Boston.
Describing Kennedy’s boxing, Herb Patzer says, “He was methodical with a nice, smooth style.” He was a biggish welterweight who often fought as a small middleweight.If you look at Paul Kennedy’s pro record on Boxrec.com you’ll find 68 total bouts, with 29 wins, 34 losses, 10 draws, and 9 wins by KO. The record begins in 1947, right after that National amateur tournament, and runs to 1960.
Patzer says he’s sure that Kennedy had many more bouts that have not yet been collected for the official record. Paul Kennedy himself told his daughter, Kaye, that he had a total of around 181 bouts, and that he’d lost 60 or 80 of them. “But I won a lot of friends,” he said.
When his daughter asked him how he wanted to be remembered, Paul Kennedy said, as “a guy that tried to be friends to everybody.”
He liked going to the monthly lunch meetings of the Oregon Veteran Boxers Association to hang around with his old friends. When his health started failing, his daughter Kaye kept taking him until he really couldn’t make it there any more.
When she asked him if he had any message for his boxing friends, Paul Kennedy said, “Keep your hands up, and keep punching.”
---By Katherine Dunn
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JEFFRIES VS RAMIREZ FOR NABF TITLE, JULY 15
Yakama Legends Casino Resort, Toppenish, WA. Saturday, July 15, 06
The annual summer fight card at Legends Casino is in the outdoor arena this year. As of Sunday, July 8, the line-up looks this way:
In a 10 round main event for the vacant NABF Women’s Super Bantamweight Title, IFBA featherweight champ Kelsey Jeffries (33-9-2) of California takes on Lina Ramirez (10-8-0) of Mexico.
8 rounds, Jr. Welters—Rafael Ortiz (11-11-1) of Lebanon, OR meets Steve Valdez (22-34-2)
4 rounds, Jr. Welters—Nalo Leal (3-6-1) of Airway Heights, WA vs Jessie Rivas (1-2) of Riverside, CA
4 rounds, Jr. Middle—Jacob Ruffin (0-4-2) of Airway Heights, WA vs Brandon Buchanon (3-4-1) of Colorado Springs, CO.
6 rounds, Bantam Women—Sharon Gaines (9-6) of Las Vegas vs Tonia Cravens (2-3-1) of Albuquerque, N.M.
4 Rounds, Bantamweight—Randi Gomez (debut) of Seattle, WA vs Ernie Marquez (3-1) of Pueblo, CO.
4 Rounds, Super Middle—Enrique Gallegos (1-0) of Medford, Or vs Matt Halvorsen (2-0, 2 KO) of Billings, Montana.
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Bonus Photo of the Day: Ring Announcer, Joe York, Turns 40 Today!
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. - World Reknowned ring announcer Joe York, the man with the trademarked phrase, "It's Time to GET NASTY!" turned 40 today. The quick witted York has been featured in various bouts around the country and often appears at One in a Million boxing fight cards in Merrillville, Indiana.
Happy birthday, Joe!
Posted by juan @ 11:57 AM EST [Link]
Photo of the Day: Emily Klinefelter Receives Gold at Pan Am Games!
Congratulations to Emily Klinefelter (center), who won a gold medal for the United States at the recent Pan Am games held in Argentina! Her coach, Adam Pollack, is a regular contributor here at the Cyber Boxing Zone Message Board.
Posted by juan @ 02:02 AM EST [Link]
Photo of the Day: Ron Lipton with J.C. Chavez & 'Smokin' Joe Frazier!
NEW YORK CITY - "Smoking" Joe Frazier, Julio C. Chavez and Ron Lipton at a private party at MSG, 12/15/95, after Lipton refereed Oscar DeLahoya V Jesse James Leija.Posted by juan @ 11:02 AM EST [Link]
Battle Zone at the Rock III Results
Bouts from the Plymouth Memorial Hall in Cape Cod Mass
Mike Culbert 167.5 SD 8 Khalif Shabazz, 168
Benny Lescarbeau, 167.5 TKO 3 Le Gene Richardson, 161.5
James Clancy, 242, UD 6 Tyrone Smith, 205
Hollister Elliot, 153.5 UD 6 Eddie Bishop, 152.5
Mark Clancy 198 TKO 3 Robert Irizarry, 203
Chris Traietti, 174, UD 4 Don Labbe 174.5
Posted by jdvena@cyberbozingzone.com">jdvena@cyberbozingzone.com">jdvena @ 09:40 AM EST [Link]
