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By Jim Dower: Using a powerful body attack, unbeaten light welterweight prospect Vernon Paris (25-0, 15 KO’s) stopped contender Tim Coleman (19-1-1, 5 KO’s) in the 7th round of a scheduled 10 round bout on Friday night at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. Paris, 23, knocked the 27-year-old Coleman down twice in the 6th with body shots and once in the 7th round with another body shot to get the stoppage. Referee Dan Stell stopped the fight at 0:27 of the 7th following a knockdown from a left hand from Paris.

By Dan Ambrose: Big 6’7″ heavyweight fringe contender hopeful Mariusz Wach (25-0, 13 KO’s) says that it was a sparring session that he had with heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin that makes him believe that he can become a heavyweight champion of the world.

By Dan Ambrose: Heavyweight fringe contender Mariusz Wach (25-0, 13 KO’s) will reportedly be back in action in October and possibly against a contender. Wach, 31, stopped an out of shape looking Kevin McBride in the 4th round last Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. Wach landed a right hand against an out of breath McBride, knocking him out.

By Gerardo Granados: It is not exclusive but the macho way of life and the aggressive boxing style of the Latin fighters is quite particular, some times they have the courage and a heart so big that it is necessary to save these warriors from their self because it is on his nature to fight until they can not do it anymore and also they will try to destroy not only defeat their opponents.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): It has been reported by the Boxing Examiner that long time HBO sports president Ross Greenburg has been sacked by the TV network cable company. Multiple news sources are now reporting the departure of Greenburg. Greenburg’s dismissal will be effective Monday, July 18.

By Gerardo Granados: There have been many great British boxers, the top three of the modern era fighters who fought from 1943 up to the current fighters have to be the ones who were able to demonstrate that they were considered as worldwide pound for pound fighters, skilled ones, the ones who were followed not only by their countryman but worldwide, the ones who proved that winning is the only thing that matters the most, no excuses just the pride to defeat their opponent beyond any doubt.

By Dan Ambrose: World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Orlando Salido (35-11-2, 23 KO’s) will be making his first defense of his belt against super bantamweight fringe contender Kenchi Yamaguchi (17-1-2, 4 KO’s) on July 23 at the Centro de Usos Multiples, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico.

By David Kassell: When people argue that boxing is a dying sport I always find about 100 different reasons to prove them wrong. A lot of people have gotten on the MMA bandwagon and no disrespect to Mixed Martial Arts (I am a fan of the sport as well), but the fact is that boxing still generates more revenue and draws better television audiences than MMA.

By Cliff Bayres: Fighters from two different worlds decide to fight in my backyard. An Iraqi born boxer and a Ghanian decide to lace it up for the vacant IBF International light welterweight title. All their work and toil have led them to a title fight in a suburb outside of Chicago.

By Chris Williams: You really want to give Mark Melligen (21-3, 14 KO’s) a chance to develop more because he can punch a little bit, but after seeing him get destroyed by a very average Sebastian Andres Lujan last week in a 9th round TKO loss on July 1st, I think his promoter Bob Arum needs to cut his losses and head in a different direction. At 25, Melligen is probably as fast as he’s ever going to be and he’s really lacking in that department.