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By Bill Calogero - Ricardo Mayorga won a majority decision over Fernando Vargas to capture the WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight Title on Friday night from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The bout was promoted by Don King and Main Events and was broadcast live on PPV.
By Bill Calogero - Joan Guzman dominated Humberto Soto for most of the fight to retain his WBO Jr. Lightweight Title Saturday from the Borgata Resort & Casino in Atlantic City. The show was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and was broadcasted live on HBO’s Boxing After Dark Series.
Bill Calogero - Joey Abell won a majority decision over the previously unbeaten Teke Oruh in their ten-round Heavyweight bout. The Main Event was broadcast live from the Island of St. Lucia on Showtime’s ShoBox Series and was promoted by Goosen-Tutor Promotions.
By Bill Calogero - In yet another exceptionally entertaining fight, Miguel Cotto retains his WBA Welterweight Title with a unanimous 12-round decision over “Sugar” Shane Mosley on Saturday night in front of a jacked-up crowd from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show was co-promoted by Top Rank, Inc. and Golden Boy Promotions and was broadcast live on HBO PPV.
By Bill Calogero - Eddie “Too Fast” Chambers came away with a majority decision win over Calvin Brock Friday night. The bout was broadcast live from the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington on Showtime’s ShoBox series. It was their 100th show.
By Bill Calogero - Sultan Ibragimov retained his WBO Heavyweight Title with a unanimous decision over Evander Holyfield from Moscow, Russia broadcast live on PPV.
By Bill Calogero - Despite hitting the canvas not once, not twice, but three times last Saturday night, Samuel Peter hung on to his Interim WBC Heavyweight Title with a unanimous 12-round decision over Jameel McCline. The show was promoted by Don King and was broadcast live from Madison Square Garden in New York City on Showtime.
By Bill Calogero - Kelly Pavlik gets off the canvas proving to have the guts and then receives the glory with a devastating 7th round TKO victory over Jermain Taylor to make him the Middleweight Champion of the world. The sure to be classic battle was broadcast live on HBO from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City last night.
Salt Lake City, Utah – Detroy “The Destroyer” Jones improved to 2-0 (2 KOs) with a third round TKO of their scheduled four-round Heavyweight bout over Nabil Lalaoua. The Heavyweight bout, which was the highlight of the undercard, was part of a Pro-Am show from the Hellenic Memorial Cultural Center Friday night.
Olive Branch, MS – Terry Porter cruised to a unanimous eight-round decision over Lloyd “Jabba” Bryan in their Main Event Cruiserweight bout on Saturday night from the Knox Arena. Knockout Promotions promoted the show.