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) – 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
Boxing fans shelled out $49.95 to watch tonight’s fight on Showtime, that was promoted by Tommy Hearns, America Presents, and Main Events Inc. 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” h/ad a list
Andrea Nelson of Dodgeville, Wisc., pounded out a unanimous decision over a fired up Brenda Bell Drexel of San Marcos, Tex., Saturday, Aug. 5, in their four-round lightweight bout, a preliminary to a KO Nation boxing program aired over HBO from Madison, Wisc. The women’s bout and the other three men’s matches were not broadcast
I arrived in the middle of the night on August 4th to Las Vegas, and stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel. You really have to see this hotel to believe all of the extensive historical memorabilia they have literally displayed on the walls and display cases throughout the hotel. There is authentic rock n’ roll
JULY 2 ARRIVAL/WEIGH-IN REPORT It was an exciting night at the Hyatt Regency in Monterey, California. Promoter Jerry Hoffman had another sell-out crowd, and people were still lined up to try and buy tickets to this boxing event. There were six fights on the card that included one women’s bout with Marsha Valley and
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
The Margaret Sidoroff (108) vs. Jolene Blackshear (111) fight was considered by most— the best fight on the televised portion of ESPN2. (Three undercard fights that were very exciting did not make it on television). There was no loser in this fight—the reason why I say this is because women’s boxing needed a real shot
I arrived at about 11:00 am at the Lucky Eagle Casino, in Rochester, Washington. I was surprised to see Dakota Stone, and her manager sitting on the benches. I asked Stone if she was fighting, and she told me that she was scheduled to fight Stacy Taylor. There was a slight problem with the