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2008-08-19	MELCHOR COB CASTRO WINS USNBC TITLE AT AGE 40
On Friday, August 15, at the Casa Blanca Disco in Uruapan, Michoacan de Ocampo, Mexico, former two-time world light flyweight champion Melchor Cob Castro, 40, captured the vacant WBC USNBC super flyweight title. On the same card, welterweight Michel "El Bravo" Rosales and strawweight Ana "La Bronca" Arrazola also registered wins in WBC steppingstone title bouts.
	Article By: Ken Pollitt
2008-08-16	Barker Outpoints Sharpe, Brunson's KO Streak Snapped
Last night, at The Venue at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Epoch, Alberta, Canada, undefeated Commonwealth middleweight champion Darren Barker outpointed former Canadian middleweight champion Larry Sharpe. In a supporting bout, Philadelphia's Tyrone "Young Gun" Brunson's 19-bout, first-round knockout streak was snapped as he was forced to go the distance for the first time by tough, California-based Mexican Antonio Soriano.
	Article By: Ken Pollitt
2008-08-13	Linares Relinquishes Featherweight Title, Larios to Defend Against Aoh
At the press conference announcing the Hozumi Hasegawa-Alejandro Valdez WBC bantamweight title bout, Jorge Linares announced that he had voluntarily relinquished his WBC featherweight title and would campaign as a super featherweight from now on. It was then announced that Oscar "Chololo" Larios' WBC interim featherweight title had been upgraded to full championship status and that Larios would make the first defense of the full championship against undefeated Japanese national titlist Takahiro Aoh on the October 16 card at the Yoyogi First Gym in Tokyo.
	Article By: Ken Pollitt
2008-08-13	Valdez To Get Shot at Hasegawa
WBC #2 ranked Alejandro "Alex" Valdez of the Espinoza Boxing Club will be challenging WBC bantamweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa at the Yoyogi First Gym in Tokyo, Japan on October 16. The bout between Valdez, also ranked #4 by the WBO and #9 by the IBF, and Hasegawa will be one of two title bouts on the card. At the press conference announcing the bantamweight title bout, it was also announced that Oscar Larios and Takahiro Aoh will be fighting for the WBC featherweight title (see accompanying article).
	Article By: Ken Pollitt
2008-08-08	Moore, Maddalone, and Bailey Win at B. B. King's
Popular Irish super welterweight James Moore, equally popular Queens, New York heavyweight Vinny Maddalone, and dangerous former WBO junior welterweight champion Randall Bailey each won in bouts held at B. B. King's Blues Club & Grill in midtown Manhattan Wednesday night.
	Article By: Ken Pollitt
2008-08-06	Wednesday Nights Fights Report: Oubaali Wins, Zuri Upsets Sosnowski
The August 6th edition of ESPN2's Wednesday Night Fights were televised from the Aviator Sports and Recreation Center in Brooklyn, New York. Originally, Polish heavyweight Albert Sosnowski was slated to headline against up-and-coming Kevin Burnett but Burnett fell out. The co-feature between super lightweights Ali Oubaali and Chris Fernandez was elevated to main event status and Sosnowski was matched with 38-year-old Zuri Lawrence in what became the co-feature.
	Article By: Ken Pollitt
2008-08-04	Sosnowski and Moore To Headline New York Cards Wednesday
Two 7-bout cards will be held in New York City Wednesday night. Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing has a card slated for the Aviator Sports Arena in Brooklyn, part of which will be televised on ESPN2, while Lou DiBella's DiBella Entertainment will be presenting a card at B. B. King's Blues Club in Manhattan.
	Article By: Ken Pollitt
2008-08-03	Darchinyan destroys Kirilov for second World title belt, Dirrell Stays Unbeaten
Tacoma, Washington - Back in 2007, Vic Darchinyan was an undefeated, confident power puncher that had a habit of knocking out his opponents in spectacular, if not brutal fashion. He was expected to continue to plow through the Flyweight division and enter the mythical p4p discussions as one of the best fighters in the world at any weight. And who was going to stop him? He was impressive in capturing the IBF version of the Flyweight crown by stopping then undefeated Irene Pacheco, and cruising to six successful defenses of that title. But that passage to boxing glory was stopped in its tracks as Darchinyan was knocked out by Filipino Flyweight Nonito Donaire in a dramatic ending.
	Article By: Daniel Kim
2008-08-02	LUJAN DEFEATS CASTILLO; ABREGU SCORES TKO
On the July 30 edition of ESPN2's Wednesday Night Fights, Argentinian welterweights Sebastian Lujan and Luis Carlos Abregu scored impressive victories at the Sycuan Resort & Casino in El Cajon, California. Lujan's came at the expense of the once great former two-time WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo while Abregu destroyed Thomas Davis in two rounds. On the undercard, a trio of undefeated prospects from the Espinoza Boxing Club continued their winning ways.
	Article By: Ken Pollitt
2008-08-02	Naito and Sakata Win- Unification Closer?
On Wednesday, July 30, at the Yoyogi First Gym in Tokyo, Japan, champions Daisuke Naito and Takefumi Sakata retained their titles against Japanese challengers and moved closed to engaging in an all-Japanese world flyweight title unification bout.
	Article By: Ken Pollitt

2008-04-15	CROSS FIRE: Joe Calzaghe Vs Bernard Hopkins
On April 19th in Las Vegas, Legend and World Light Heavyweight Champion will welcome to the ring at the Thomas and Mack arena Undisputed and Undefeated World Super Middleweight Champ, Joe Calzahge. Both of these fighters traveled different paths to get to this historic fight, and two fight fans that support each of these fighters will represent their points of view on the outcome.
	Feature By: Lurkyshaka & KingGrizzly
2008-01-22	ON TRIAL: NASEEM HAMED
HAM-FISTED HORROR OR BOXING ROYALTY?
	Feature By: Kevin SinClair & Alex Neve
2008-01-17	The Michigan Assassin Stanley Ketchel
Ketchel was born on September 14, 1886 to Polish immigrants in Grand Rapids Michigan. Ketchel had no amateur background but he was a street fighter and at the age of 14 had learned to survive by fighting on those streets. It has been said that at age17 he was passing by a boxing both at a fair when he was tossed a pair of gloves and was told if he lasted 3 rounds he would get a dollar in reward. Ketchel took the challenge and knocked the star of the show out with the first punch he landed on him. Ketchel took the money he had won at the fair and decided that fighting would be his only way out. Ketchel got a job at a local casino making $20 a week taking on all comers.
	Feature By: Brad Benton
2008-01-16	Revisit: Tyson vs Douglas
Unbeatable? Well, going into February 11, 1990 we all thought he was. Some opponents had taken him to the final bell and claimed moral victories like "Bonecrusher" Smith had done, but in doing so he lost every round. "Iron" Mike Tyson was on a 6 fight Knockout streak. He had just defeated Carl Williams via vicious KO in the first round. Going into the James "Buster" Douglas fight Tyson looked pretty much like the answer to the Louis-Ali debate. Most boxing fans thought Tyson was gong to roll over Douglas early. What we couldn`t have known though was that we were going to see one of the best performances ever that night.
	Feature By: Brad Smith
2008-01-12	Bantamweight 2008 preview
2008 promises to be a very entertaining year in one of the sports most under-appreciated divisions, the bantamweights. Already, on January 10 in Osaka, Japan, WBC champion Hozumi Hasegawa (23-2, 7 KOs) and WBA champion Wladimir Sidorenko (21-0-2, 7 KOs) fought on the same card with Hasegawa out pointing WBC #1 contender and mandatory challenger Simone Maludrottu (26-2, 10 KOs) and Sidorenko out pointing WBA #4 ranked Nobuto Ikehara (27-2, 19 KOs). This is supposed to lead to a unification bout between the two champs but Sidorenko may have to face WBA #1 contender and official challenger Anselmo Moreno (21-1-1, 8 KOs). While unification should be of the highest priority, either bout, Hasegawa-Sidorenko or Sidorenko-Moreno, is certainly worth the price of admission.
	Feature By: Ken Pollitt
2008-01-12	Steve Molitor: Fighting through Shadows
The super bantamweight division has slowly asserted itself as one of the best in boxing. It boasts a series of fighters whose pugilistic talents are as varied and unique as the men who wield them. There's the wild swinging Daniel Ponce de Leon, whose pound-for-pound power can change a bout with one punch.
	Feature By: 3Mosquitoes
2008-01-11	The Forgotten Great Gene Tunney
Born James Joseph Tunney known to the world as "The Fighting Marine" Gene Tunney.
	Feature By: Brad Benton
2007-08-09	Did Sugar Ray Leonard Duck Aaron Pryor?
Periodically, one may hear or read that Sugar Ray Leonard ducked Aaron Pryor. Being that they never fought, to the uninformed, that could be taken as the truth. But is it? Did the man who defeated Hall of Famers Wilfred Benitez, Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, and Marvelous Marvin Hagler really "duck" "The Hawk"? Why don't we examine the two greats' careers and the related events during that era, then decide?
	Feature By: Ken Pollitt
2007-07-26	THE 2007 FLYWEIGHT UPHEAVAL
2007 began with 4 long-reigning champions ruling the flyweight division and with two former light flyweight champions, one already a flyweight interim champion, poised to make an impact at 112 pounds.
	Feature By: Ken Pollitt
2007-06-14	Huerta, Espinoza lash out at judges!
"I would`ve rather been knocked out than to have this fight stolen from me the way it was" said an angry Miguel Huerta after having lost a split decision to "Kid Diamond" on Versus fight night.
	Feature By: Astor

2008-02-18	Street Certified Recap and Analysis
EliteXC: Street Certified gave us the weekend mixed martial arts fix that many fans needed. The event did produce one of the largest gates for EliteXC, and it looked to solidify EliteXC's presence in the Miami market. It provided some fantastic knockouts and great matchups, but it ultimately proved little as far as the potential of some of the better fighters within the promotion. Kimbo Slice continued his smart upbringing into MMA with a win over Tank Abbott. Antonio Silva narrowly defeated Ricco Rodriguez and showed some weaknesses in his game that lead many to believing he may not be all that he's cracked up to be. Let's dig deeper into both of those matchups and the rest of the card.
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2008-02-04	Nogueira Might Be On The Throne A While
So now we know that Big Nog will face Fabricio Werdum for his first title defense. Well guess what, Nogueira defeated Fabricio Werdum once before only two years ago over in Pride FC. My guess is Nogueira won?t have too much trouble doing that again. After that, who challenges Big Nog for the title?
	Article By: Primetyme199
2008-02-04	Lesnar Had To Lose
This fight was pretty much a must-lose for Brock Lesnar. Why? Because if Brock were to win, then we would all say he that wasn?t thoroughly tested against the right competition. Then some MMA fans would probably lose a little respect for the sport, after watching an MMA-noob walk through a former champion with such ease. Lesnar?s loss keeps his credentials in check without hurting the integrity of the sport. Keep in mind, a victory over Frank Mir just isn?t enough to give an MMA newcomer the credit they desire. Regardless of how good Frank Mir really is, his perception is still that of a has-been who may have been the most unimpressive UFC heavy-weight of all time. For Brock to garner serious clout in the sport, he has to lose fights before he can win respect.
	Article By: Primetyme199
2008-01-23	Gabriel Gonzaga: a Post-Mortem
It was hard to draw too many conclusions from Gabriel Gonzaga's loss against Randy Couture. Who could have said how that fight would have turned out without that, very flukey, broken nose. Unfortunately for the former number one contender, his most recent loss was much more telling and Gonzaga would be right to be extremely down on himself after losing to a heavyweight on the fringes of the top ten. The more skilled fighter didn't win but did the better fighter?
	Article By: Primetyme199
2007-11-13	Elite XC Renegade: Noons Upsets Diaz; Kimbo Slice Victorious!
This Saturday, the Elite XC had their first title fight in the 160 pound division. The title fight for the budding organization took place between MMA veteran Nick Diaz and KJ Noons. This contest was the battle of the battle tested Diaz and the Elite XC poster child Noons. Noons has won all of his fights by either Knockout or Technical Knockout boosts a professional boxing record of 7-1. His opponent Nick Diaz is the student of Cesar Gracie who submitted Takanori Gomi at Pride 33 via gogoplata.
	Article By: hwigget1968
2007-11-06	Amateur MMA Circuit Debuts in Brazil
Results: Jos? Carlos "Polenguinho" (Nova Uni?o) def. Igor Flores (Beto Padilha) arm-triangle choke R2 Pel? Richard (Delfim) def. Felipe ?ndio (Nova Uni?o) decision Luis Cl?udio Souza (MMA SuperTeam) def. Andr? Borges (RFT) guillotine choke R2 Rodrigo Lima (Tata Fight Team) def. Thiago (Fibra FT) decision Luis Gustavo Santos (Top Brother) def. Igor Pinto Maranh?o (BTT) decision Yuri Carlton (Roan Juc?o) def. Wellington Gon?alves (Oriente/Nova Uni?o) decision Rodrigo Dig?o (Eduardo Felipe) def. F?bio Farinha (Champions Factory) decision Rodrigo Savedra (Champions Factory) def. Elliton Vieira (Gracie Barra) TKO R2 Luis Beto "Bebeto" (RFT) def. Thiago Teixeira (Bronx's Gold Team) decision Wellington Bras?lia (BTT) def. Paulo Ricardo Oliveira (Bronx's Gold Team) decision Marcos Martinez (BTT) def. M?rcio Nunes (Bronx's Gold Team) decision Carlos Eduardo (Tata Fight Team) def. Rafael Carvalho (Academia Silgic) Charles da Silva (Bronx's Gold Team) def. Rui "Pitbull" (RFT) armbar R2 Diego Peclat (Boxe Thai) def. Regivaldo Nunes (Bronx's Gold Team) TKO R1 Thomaz Sena (Brasa) def. Paulo Barros (De La Riva /Barra Mansa) decision Maur?cio Chueke (RFT) drew with Fabio Junior Souza (Black House) Michel (Tata Fight Team) def. S?rgio Luis (Beto Padilha) decision Everton Santana (Bronx 's Gold Team) def. Thiago Arimat?ia (Boxe Thai) armbar R1 Heraldo Nunes Jr. (PJC/BTT) def. Maur?cio Britto (Beto Padilha) TKO R2 Leandro Ferreira da Silva (Libra) def. Marcos Ant?nio (Nova Uni?o) keylock R2
	Article By: Primetyme
2007-11-04	IFL Grand Prix Results
Vladimir Matyushenko?s light heavyweight title victory over Alex Schoenauer highlighted an exciting night of action in the inaugural International Fight League World Grand Prix, held tonight in front of 4,107 at the Sears Centre in suburban Chicago. Eight other Championship semifinal bouts also took place, including the highly-anticipated lightweight rematch won by Chris Horodecki (London, Ontario) over Bart Palaszewski (Wonder Lake, Ill.) in a narrow split decision. The eight semifinal winners will battle at the World Grand Prix finals at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Dec. 29.
	Article By: Primetyme
2007-10-27	ShowXC Results
The night`s full results included: * Jared Hamman def. Aaron Rosa via submission (rear-naked choke) Round 2, 1:46 * Javier Vazquez def. JC Pennington via submission (rear-naked choke) Round 1, 1:15 * Malaipet MTA def. Kaleo Kwan via unanimous decision * Shayna Baszler def. Jennifer Tate via submission (armbar) Round 1, 0:44 * Muhsin Corbbrey def. Bobby McMasters via submission (guillotine choke) Round 1, 4:59 * Shane DelRosario def. Amedeo Viola via submission (armbar) Round 1, 2:27 * Givanildo Santana def. Jaime Fletcher via submission (armbar) Round 1, 2:46 * Chris Cariaso def. Richard McCorkel via unanimous decision
	Article By: Primetyme
2007-10-26	Recent Happenings in the World of MMA
At UFC 77, the UFC displayed their newest acquisition, Brock Lesnar. The former Minnesota Golden Gopher is the newest addition to their growing heavyweight division and is almost certain to be one of their most marketed fighters. Lesnar (1-0), coming off a dominating performance at K-1 Dynamite in June, had been rumored to be negotiating with the UFC since his MMA debut and finally a deal has been reached. Official figures on the contract are unavailable at this time and his debut will most likely take place on their card on Super Bowl weekend.
	Article By: hwigget1968
2007-10-26	SHOXC
SHOXC: ELITE CHALLENGER SERIES Modeled after the highly successful boxing series "ShoBox: The New Generation," this new, original mixed martial-arts program recruits promising MMA prospects and pits those up-and-coming fighters against each other in tough, crowd-pleasing, competitive matches designed to introduce fans to the next wave of breakout sports stars.
	Article By: Primetyme

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