WBC Requests Castillejo Be Stripped
29.05.05 - From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: The World Boxing Council is requesting today the voting of its Board of Governors to strip world champion Francisco Javier Castillejo of the title for…
Boxing Archive: May 2005
Historical Boxing247 coverage published in May 2005.
Come June 4th, Hatton commits Tszyu-icide!
29.05.05 - By Andy Meacock: On June 4th Ricky Hatton and Kostya Tszyu will meet in the Manchester to slug it out for the IBF Light Welterweight crown in a jam packed…
Fernando Vargas/Rocky Juarez Chicago Press Conference
29.05.05 - In anticipation of their HBO televised championship bouts on August 20th at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois two time junior middleweight champion "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas and #1 ranked featherweight…
Julio Cesar Chavez Decisions Ivan Robinson: Does Anybody Care?
28.05.05 - By Jeff Bastasini: Julio Cesar Chavez, in what could be final bout of his long career, won an easy, one-sided unanimous decsion over Ivan Robinson on Saturday night at the…
Luan Krasniqi KO’s Lance Whitaker to earn world title shot
28.05.05 – By F.Weber - Boxing.de - Luan Krasniqi passed his most important test and scored the biggest win of his professional boxing career. In front of 5,000 enthusiastic fans at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle…
Krasniqi Shocks Whitaker
28.05.05 - By Michael Amakor: On May 28th Germany's, Luan "The Lion" Krasniqi knocked out NABA Heavyweight and WBO NABO Heavyweight Champion Lance Whitaker in the sixth round to become the mandatory…
Vargas and Castillejo: It Just Makes Sense
28.05.05 - By Jim Amato : On the August 20th card in Chicago featuring Rocky Juarez challenging Injin Chi for the W.B.C. featherweight title, the co feature has been set. "Ferocious" Fernando…
De la Hoya backs trailblazers Froch and Witter
28.05.05 - Hennessy Sports Carl Froch and Junior Witter – who co-headline at the Nottingham Arena on Saturday July 9th – have come in for glowing praise from six-weight world champion Oscar…
Hedgemon Lewis
28.05.05 - By Jim Amato: It was a forgotten name from the glorious late 60's and early 70's. The name has been rumored to be a guest attendee at this June's International…
Cancelled!! The Boxing Show We All Hate To Love: A Contender Epilogue
27.05.05 - By Wray Edwards: Speaking of the show being cancelled...that would be a surprise. Many people I know have really enjoyed it, and they have never had any interest in the…
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