(JUNE 23) Last night at the Hotel Azul Ixtapa, Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, Arely Mucino, of Monterey, Mexico, won by a second round KO over Olga Julio, of Barranquilla, Colombia. This was a scheduled 10-round non-title bout .
(JAN 9, 2007) Tonight in Bergamo, Italy, there was a European (EBU) flyweight Title fight between Simona Galassi, 111½, and Nadia Hockmi, 111¾. The fight was the main event of the show, which was televised on Eurosport. What was first called a win for Galassi, has now been called a draw, and the EBU European
(JUNE 20, 2004) CARSON, CA, -Fighting in front of fiercely loyal fans, Rhonda Luna blitzed through the gritty Lisa Martin in winning a four-round featherweight decision at the Home Depot Center. Though Luna fought two fights after the main event featuring Marco Antonio Barrera and Paulie Ayala, more than 1,000 of her own devoted fans
WASHINGTON D.C.- (Aug 9) – Here at the new beautiful state of the art D.C. Convention Center in it’s inaugural sporting event, a fairly large crowd saw the ‘Raging Beauty’ Isra Girgrah (129) win a tight, but controversial unanimous decision over Melissa ‘Honey Girl’ Del Valle (132) over eight rounds. The scorecards by the three
KNOXVILLE, TENN. April 28 — Melissa Salamone defeated last minute substitute opponent Sophia Johnson of Atlanta, when the referee stopped the fight at 1:37 of the 5th round of a scheduled 6 rounder. There were no knockdowns. Johnson was game and aggressive, but inexperienced and nowhere near Salamone’s class. Salamone easily eluded most of
LAS VEGAS (Dec. 03, 2000) – Tonight at the Plaza Hotel, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and televised on Univision, Mia “The Knockout” St. John , 33, weighing in at 126 lbs., fought Amy Yerkes, 125, in a four-rounder. St. John moved her record to 19-0-0 (10 KO) when she defeated Yerkes by a 1:33 TKO
LAS VEGAS (Dec. 03, 2000) – Mia St. John , 33, weighing in at 126 lbs., fought Amy Yerkes in a four-rounder at the Plaza Hotel on Univision. St. John moved her record to 19-0-0 (10KO) when she defeated Yerkes by a 1:33 TKO in the fourth round. Yerkes (125), 22, dropped as a pro
The event was surrounded by potential controversy, mainly due to Tyson’s and Golota’s past tarnished reputations with previous fights with others. Both fighters labeled, “The Bad Boys of Boxing” had a list of reasons for having such a name! Tyson hitting Norris after the bell, biting Holyfield’s ear and trying to continue to hit one
Photo by Mary Ann Owen On Father’s Day, June 18, 2000, at the Regent Hotel, in Las Vegas, Nevada there were two daughters, 23-year-old Freeda Foreman and 34 year-old Maria Johansson, who made their pro debut, along with some male bouts that were sons of famous boxing fathers. The fights were televised on Fox Sports
When I spoke to Caples and her trainer, he made it clear that Caples was not only going to defeat Messer, but that there would be a KO. During that conversation, I mentioned mismatches, and he told me the following: He said that I would be calling the Caples match with Messer a mismatch after