Month: October 2005

15.10.05 – By Christine Maynard: Over ten thousand people turned out for The Contender Re-match, staged in Staples Center, Los Angeles, on Saturday night, October 15th. The bright, Fall L.A. … Read more

13.10.05 -By Christine Maynard: I met Kassim Ouma, and his friend and training partner, Musa Bukenya, also from Uganda, on the flight from Houston to Philly. I’d only read the … Read more

October 16th, 2005 – By Frank Gonzalez Jr. The boxing ‘reality TV show,’ “The Contender,” which became a hit last season, inspiring a funny episode on Comedy Central’s “South Park” … Read more

16.10.05 – The undercard is set for the Saturday, October 22 debut of the Midwest Professional Boxing Series¡Ý at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo Michigan. In addition to the main event … Read more

15.10.05 – By Ali Mohammed: Former WBC cruiserweight champion Juan Carlos Gomez (40-1, 33 KO’s) scored a ten round unanimous decision over former WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall on Saturday … Read more

15.10.05 – By Per Ake Persson: Busy night in Europe yesterday (Oct 14) with shows all over the continent. In Kiev, Ukraine, with ex-heavy champ Lennox Lewis in attendance lightheavies … Read more

14.10.05 – By Tim Neilson: Previous to Lamon Brewster’s bout with Wladimir Klitschko in April 2004, Lamon was a heavyweight languishing in relative obscurity. He had been beaten twice at … Read more

LAS VEGAS, NV (October 14, 2005) — Promoter extraordinaire and International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, BOB ARUM, chairman of Top Rank, Inc., embarks on a three-week, 13-city whistle-stop media … Read more

14.10.05 – By Jeff Bastasini: On Saturday night in Dusseldorf, Germany, the south paw, Juan Carlos Gomez (39-1, 33 KO’s), will take on former heavyweight champion, Oliver McCall (45-8, 32 … Read more