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By Bill Calogero - This past weekend was a busy one for televised professional boxing. On Friday, ESPN2 broadcast live from Saratoga, NY featuring two hot prospects. In the Co-main event, Heavyweight prospect Chazz Witherspoon put his unbeaten record on the line against Talmadge Griffis in a scheduled ten-round bout.
By Bill Calogero - It was another great night for Professional Boxing and PPV last Saturday night as Bernard Hopkins retained his Light Heavyweight crown with a unanimous 12-round decision over Ronald “Winky” Wright as the main event from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The outstanding card was broadcast live on HBO PPV.
By Bill Calogero - Vassiliy Jirov Stopped Kenny “The Raven” Craven with a devastating body shot late in the second round of their scheduled ten-round Cruiserweight bout on Saturday as the main event of “Thriller On The River” from the 4-Bears Casino in New Town, North Dakota. With the victory, Jirov hopes to get a shot at Virgil Hill’s WBA belt.
By Bill Calogero - Paulie Malignaggi won a unanimous 12-round decision over Lovemore N’Dou to capture the IBF Jr. Welterweight Title on Saturday night. It was broadcast live on HBO’s Boxing After Dark Series from the beautiful Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino.
By Bill Calogaro - Miguel Cotto stopped Zab Judah in the eleventh round retaining his WBA Welterweight Title. The bout was broadcast live from Madison Square Garden in New York City on HBO’s PPV. This fight was well worth the money.
By Bill Calogero - Sultan Ibragimov won a unanimous decision over Shannon Briggs, broadcast live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on PPV, to become the NEW WBO Heavyweight Champion last weekend.
Bill Calogero - I for one have questioned the talent of WBO Heavyweight Champion, Shannon Briggs for years. I have to admit, when he first burst onto the scene in the early 1990’s, I was a big fan. I honestly thought he was going to be a World Champion.
Bill Calogero - As expected by most, Jermain Taylor won a twelve-round split decision over Cory Spinks retaining his WBC & WBO Middleweight Titles Saturday night. The snoozer was broadcast live on HBO as the Main Event from the Fed-Ex Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.
By Bill Calogero - The Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Oscar De La Hoya fight was a great one. It actually lived up to all of the pre-fight hype, but I for one believe the decision was wrong. The fight was a draw. It’s that simple.
Uncasville, CT – Mike “Machine Gun” Oliver won a unanimous decision over Vernie Torres in their scheduled ten-round Jr. Featherweight bout. It was the main event of Battlezone Boxing from Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino.