31.01.04 – From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: “I am very proud of the results of the vacant WBC super lightweight world championship fight where a boxing hero, Arturo Gatti from Canada, conquered the title in a highly competitive and classy fight by defeating the courageous and very good opponent Gianluca Branco from Italy, whose performance shut many mouths. “This proves, […]
30.01.04 – Carlos “Stiff-jab” Kalinchuk: On February 7, 2004, Texas State Super Bantamweight Champion Armando Guerrero will meet former IBF Flyweight Champion Francisco “The Spider” Tejedor in the main event at “Knockouts at Coushatta II.” The undercard features an array of professional fighters, including NABA & IFBA Super Middleweight Champion Ann Wolfe; Lightweight Bobby “The Bayou Bomber” Aucoin; the undisputed […]
30.01.04 – By Keith Terceira: Tom Moran, longtime manager and friend of Tim Witherspoon phoned me shortly after my piece with Walter Kane today. He was very instrumental in clearing up some issues for the Boxing Organizing Committee and clouding the waters even more for J.A.B. Moran came right out and said that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters had hijacked […]
30.01.04 – By Keith Terceira: As the Murad Muhammad-Freddie Roach confrontation evolved and JAB stepped to the forefront making an attempt to get to the bottom of the Manny Pacquiao purse problem, I got interested in how the Joint Association of Boxers got started and what their plans and structure were. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad is listed as the Founder of […]
30.01.04 – Promoter Jimmy Burchfield, on behalf of world super middleweight contender Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton (27-3-1, 22 KOs), is calling out IBF and WBA champion Sven Ottke. Pemberton, rated No. 10 by the WBC, is coming off exciting back-to-back victories against Omar Sheika at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Pemberton won a 12-round decision last July in ESPN2’s 2003 Fight of […]