By Sam Gregory: The first bout on the undercard of “The Battle of York 5” was a scheduled 4 round bout between Kevin Kibler 0-2-1 of Columbia, SC and Alantez Fox of Forrestville, Md who was making his professional boxing debut in the junior middleweight division.
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TKO Promotions presented “The Battle of York 5” – Bowman stops Acevedo
By Sam Gregory: In the main event Saturday night at the Sovereign Bank Stadium in York, Pa unbeaten junior lightweight Carney “Beeper” Bowman improved his record to 15-0 with 7 KO’s when he stopped Robert Acevedo 9-11-3 with 1 KO of Union City, NJ in the third round of a foul filled fight in a scheduled 6 round bout in the junior lightweight division.
Don George suffers his first defeat while being battered by Sierra for 7 rounds
By Sam Gregory: In the opening bout of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Ok. undefeated Don George 20-0-1 with 17 KO’s takes on Francisco Sierra 21-3 WITH 20 KO’s for the vacant WBO and NABO super middleweight titles in a scheduled 10 round bout in the super middleweight division.
Hometown favorite Alex Perez wins unanimous decision over Edvan Barros in 8
By Sam Gregory: In the opening bout of the July 16th edition of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from the Prudential Center, Newark, N.J. undefeated Alex Perez 12-0 with 7 KO’s takes on Edvan Barros 10-10-1 with 7 KO’s in a scheduled 8 round bout in the welterweight division.
Mayweather-Pacquiao: Boxing is a business first and a sport second
By Michael Brady: Mayweather-Pacquiao. Haye-Klitschko. Khan-Maidaina. It’s like an infinite motion of one step forward and two steps back, like magnets that can only get so close before they inevitably start to repel each other, and it’s nothing new. This “repelling” action that most champions seem to have is now so common in the sport that it’s actually becoming a rarity when you get two that “attract” and clash.
Where is the Fanfare For Donaire?
By Kirk Jackson: Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire, the former IBF Flyweight Champion and current WBA Super Flyweight Champion is an accomplished fighter inside the ring, and a gentleman outside the ring. Now residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, the talented fighter originally from the Philippines has amassed a professional record of 24-1 with 16 ko’s, and gained the respect of many die hard boxing fans and critics alike.
WBC junior middleweight title to be on the line if Pacquiao fights Margarito
By Chris Williams: The World Boxing Council light middleweight title will be on the line if Manny Pacquiao decides to fight Antonio Margarito next, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. Bob Arum, who promotes Pacquiao and Margarito, told Rafael that Pacquiao and Margarito would be fighting for the vacant WBC title, the one vacated recently by Sergio Martinez.
Last Chance for Zab Judah?
By Kirk Jackson: Zab Judah is scheduled to fight against Jose Armando Santa Cruz in a welter weight fight July 16th on Espn’s Friday Night Fights.
The winner of this fight will probably get a title shot somewhere down the line in either the welterweight or junior welterweight division, so this is an important match for both men.
Is Arum shooting himself in the foot with the Mayweather deadline?
By Dave Lahr: I don’t see how Bob Arum’s deadline for Floyd Mayweather Jr. is helping matters in getting him to accept the contract proposal for a fight with Manny Pacquiao. That seems kind of self-defeating to give a big star like Mayweather a deadline and then making it public. That’s the last thing you want to do if you want to get a fight with Floyd.
Arum needs to match Pacquiao up against Berto or Bradley
By Dan Ambrose: I think Bob Arum is wasting his time putting WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao back in for a fight against Miguel Cotto, and I don’t think boxing fans have the slightest interest in seeing Pacquiao matched up against Antonio Margarito. This reminds me a lot of how Arum put Pacquiao in with Joshua Clottey in his fight and it ended up not doing so well on pay per view.