31.07.04 – By Patrick Corcoran: In one of the most anticipated bouts of the summer, Erik Morales displayed myriad offensive skills, a sturdy chin, and an unexpected amount of defensive smoothness en route to a unanimous decision victory over Carlos Hernandez. With the victory, Morales climbed to 47-1 and unified the WBC and IBF super featherweight belts, while Hernandez dropped […]
31.07.04 – By Izyaslav “Slava” Koza: In a nutshell, what I would basically like to say, before 20 different writers get off on talking about how Tyson is done and so on, is that “If you have to lose, that is the way you fuc— get it done.” As I thought about this match in the aftermath of that hellacious […]
31.07.04 – Saturday night Luan Krasniqi beat his countryman René Monse for the second time in a contest for the European heavyweight championship, this time by technical knockout after round 6. His victory was repeat and new ground at the same time for the 33 year old German. Even though Krasniqi is now a two time European champion his win […]
31.07.04 – Fresh of his “body shot felt around the world” that crippled former world champion Leonard Dorin on July 24 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, WBC super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti has informed Main Events that he wishes to defend his title again before year’s end, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Gatti […]
31.07.04 – Former WBO and USBA welterweight champion Manning “The Spoiler” Galloway (60-17-1, 13 KOs) has replaced Frankie Randall as “Sucra” Ray Oliveira’s (46-9-2, 22 KOs) opponent in the International Boxing Union World welterweight championship match August 6, headlining “Clash for Cash: Under The Stars,” outdoors at historic Fraser Field in Lynn, Massachusetts. Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. […]