Month: November 2002

In the Fighters Own Words: Yvonne Caples Talks about Fight with Zimmarron

(NOV 24, 2002) At Guam University Field House, in Agana, Guam, on November 22, Yvonne Caples fought Anissa Zamarron in a scheduled 10-round WIBA Light-Flyweight title bout, that ended in a TKO5, when Caples received a cut.  Caples expressed how she felt about the fight getting stopped.  Caples said that it was she was truly

Rose Garden Slugfest: Bridgett Riley vs. Para Draine – by Katherine Dunn

Copyrighted photographs by : Sue TL Fox/WBAN The Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon. Promoter: Golden Boy, Inc. Matchmaker: Ed Steinfeld Judges: Greg Baker, Joe Bonaventura, Bob Flamme, Jim Howard Referees: James Erickson, David Hagen, Darrell Lewis Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy, Inc promoted its second show in the Portland Rose Garden on Thursday, Nov.

Fight Report: Laila Ali vs. Valerie Mahfood

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE ALI – MAHFOOD FIGHT! Photos and Story By Sue TL Fox -November 8, 2002  I had decided that it was time to meet Laila Ali.  She was one of the boxers that I had never covered ringside, and felt that this would be a good fight to meet her.  I had

One on One Interview with Laila Ali – by Sue TL Fox

Tonight I had the opportunity to talk with Laila “She Bee-stingin” Ali about her upcoming fight this Friday, November 8, at the Stratoshere Hotel and Casino, in Las   Vegas. Ali and Valerie Mahfood is the mainliner on “Friday Night Fights” on ESPN2. The two will duke it out for the  unification of three belts

Standing Eight Count – Monthly Series – November 2002

  (TL FOX Note: “Standing Eight Count” made it’s debut in October 2002 as a monthly feature from WBAN senior editor Brian Ackley, offering news, notes and comment from the world of women’s boxing.  It’s been a while since one individual boxer as earned so much attention, but welcome to November’s Standing Eight Count, Ali