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Librado Andrade
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Last week the WBC gave
undefeated Super Middleweight Librado Andrade the
greatest gift of all when they gave himself and Otis
Grant their gift of a sanctioned bout that will
produce the # 1spot in the division and the next in
line to face Champion Marcus Beyer.
As Librado was making a trip to
the Grand Canyon for a little Holiday rest and
relaxation, Boxing2005 spoke with the 22-0 with 16
KO fighter about his plans for 2006 which include
his first true run at a title.
We are bringing you this audio
slideshow FREE, as always! Happy Holidays!
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Taylor &
Hopkins Teleconference
Audio
Slideshow
Jermain Says There Is No
Turning Back
Bernard Says "Don't Turn
Your Back"
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The December 3rd rematch at The
Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas is less than two weeks away
and on Tuesday both men spoke to the media in
separate teleconferences. Boxing2005 was on hand and
had a chance to chat with both Jermain and Bernard
about this highly anticipated rematch.
With everything on the line for
this one both men spoke about the importance of this
rematch and from the sounds of things, we are in for
another thriller.
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Bernard Hopkins Big Bear
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Are you tired of photo galleries
that are thumbnail size pictures you are supposed to
click on to view only to find when you click on it
the picture is not much bigger and the resolution is
low quality? Have you had enough of the so
called "shot of the day" of the day that is rarely a
picture of anything that has to do with action
inside the ring, or even better, the "bonus shot of
the day" is a picture of 2 no names beating on each
other inside a cage?
Better yet, are you tired of
going to boxing sites that have little, if any
quality pictures of your favorite fighters at all?
And somehow you are supposed to be paying for those!
Boxing2005 feels your pain and
we are here to help, we print tons of high
resolution pictures of the top boxers in the game
all the time, whether it's in the ring, at press
conferences or open workouts, we bring you the stuff
you want to see, and as always, it's FREE!
For your viewing pleasure today
we are bringing you a slideshow of Bernard's Hopkins
open workout session day in Big Bear. It's just our
way of reminding you that Pound4Pound, you are not
going to find better boxing coverage anywhere on the
net!
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Audio
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This past Friday night Light
Heavyweight Julio Gonzalez kept his hopes alive with
a convincing unanimous decision win over Jason
Delisle. With the victory Julio takes the # 2 slot
in the IBF and with that, his dreams of another shot
at a title remain alive.
We spoke to Julio the day after
his win and we want to bring that along with some
shots of his performance to you for FREE.
Click Here For Julio Gonzalez Audio Interview With Photo
Slideshow Video
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Julio
Gonzalez Prepared To Stay In The Hunt
Special
Audio
Interview
Played Along With Photos In
Video
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Tonight in San Jose former WBO
Light Heavyweight Champ Julio Gonzalez (38-3, 23
KO's) will take on Jason DeLisle (18-3-2,19
KO's) with the winner taking the # 2 spot in the IBF
rankings. With a victory Julio will keep his hopes
alive to get another shot at supremacy in the Light
Heavy division.
Boxing2005 sat down with Julio
this week and we reflected on his career as well as
looking ahead to his prospects for the future.
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Ricky Hatton
Conference Call
Free 40 Min
Audio
Of The Entire Session
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IBF 140 pound Champion Ricky
Hatton held a conference call today with the media
and during the chat he discussed a variety of
topics. It was an excellent chance to get to know
the man who defeated Kostya Tszyu and stunned the
boxing world. During the call with Hatton
he gives his thoughts on his unification bout with
Carlos Maussa (Nov 26, Live US Pay Per View, 4pm
EST), this week's Mayweather vs. Mitchell fight,
his relationship with Frank Warren and his future
boxing career and his plans on coming to the US to
fight the big names. This is a can't miss for all of
our Hit Man fans!
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K2 Promotions
View On Vitali's Retirement -
Audio
Tom Loeffler Speaks
About Klitschko's Departure From Boxing
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Boxing2005 feels fortunate to
call everyone at K2 promotions a true friend.
Throughout our existence we have always been able to
count on lead man Tom Loeffler and everyone in his
organization to keep us up to date on all the
happenings with the Klitschko brothers and we thank
them for their support.
Late Wednesday we spoke with Tom
about the sad events of the week and where he and
everyone at K2 will go from here.
The always optimistic Loeffler
had nothing but praise for Vitali and the decision
he had to make.
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Top Ranks Arum Addresses Klitschko Retirement -
Over 30 Min Of Teleconference
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Bob Arum made no bones about it
throughout the promotion leading up to the now
canceled WBC heavyweight Championship of the World.
The Heavyweight were a division in need of help, the
alphabet soup Champions were a paper champs at best.
By outbidding everyone in a surprise to all, Arums
goal was to clean up the mess. But a twist of fate
left Klitschko's knee blown out and with it his
career came to a sudden halt. Along with that Arum
lost out on trying to clean up a division that has
went from bad to very(WBC) very(WBA) very(WBO)
very(IBF) bad.
This Wednesday, Arum called an
impromptu press conference to try to shed some light
and maybe a glimmer of hope on the future of boxing
in the Heavyweight division!
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K2 Promotions Speaks On Postponement!
Tom Loeffler Speaks About Klitschko And The Injury
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This Saturday was one of the
oddest and most unexpected days to come around in
Boxing2005's short tenure. Along the way, it also
might have been one of the most disappointing and
exhilarating at the same time. Having covered some
local fights on Friday I stayed up way too late and
woke up even later. As I sat in front of my computer
with my morning 2 liter of coffee I was brought out
of my comatose state by the melodic chant of,
"YOU'VE GOT MAIL!" Like Pavlov's dog I began
salivating, not having any clue what piece of junk
spam I might be viewing. Much to my surprise it was
an email from one of our loyal readers, it read:
ESPN is
reporting Vitali injured his knee and fight is
in jeopardy. Better call Lee Samuels at Top
Rank. I like your site and wouldn't want to see
you scooped.
I quickly logged onto every
other site to see if this could be true and if
it had already been picked up, nobody had it. My
next thought was maybe someone was testing me to
see if I would just post any garbage that was
sent to my inbox, if that was the case, they had
us mistaken for someone else. I emailed the
source back and hoped to hear back with some
positive info. Maybe 3 minutes had passed and I
got on the horn with Tom Loeffler from K2.
"Tom, what's up? Is Vitali
hurt?" Much to my dismay K2's founder answered
in the affirmative. As I spoke with Tom, he told
me of the injury but said they fight was still
on. Whew! Okay, time to get into action, contact
Top Rank and get the coveted double confirmation
of the breaking news. Dang no answer! Alright,
leave a message, send an email and hope you hear
from them ASAP. Next, call Bret, he needs to
know what's going down.
"Dude Vitali is hurt!" Still
in the last stages of REM sleep Newton snaps out
of it and inquires if the fight is off. I told
him it didn't appear so but have not heard from
Top Rank yet. At that very moment my cell phone
rings, "It's Top Rank dude, I GOTTA GO!" Within
seconds the sources that be confirm the injury
but say in the same breath that the fight is
still on. Whew, again! Okay, send Bret the news
and get him to post it ASAP now. Perfect. Now
check the other sites, uh oh! My good buddy has
it now, but they are saying the fight is in
jeopardy. Whatever, we are going with the
reports we got. Well, that was all pretty
exciting, glad that's over and I am even gladder
I'm still going to Vegas next weekend. After a
little breakfast I figure I better check and see
if anything else has hit the WWW. Hey now! That
article posted by the other site is no longer
there, but in it's place is the same info we
posted, Vitali hurt but fight is on. Well what
did I really expect them to do....I guess?
I figure it's a good idea to
start putting out some feelers so I call our new
reporter Charles Presnell to see if he can
contact Hasim Rahman for us. Charles is on his
way to Tahoe to cover the Jeff Lacy fight.
Charles says he will check out his leads and
sounds as surprised as anyone about the events
that are transpiring. Alright, time to get in a
late lunch. As always the phone rings just as I
am getting ready to relax. Uh oh, it's Charles,
hope everything is okay! Charles proceeds to
tell me That Shelly Finkel is in Tahoe and he is
announcing to everyone who will listen that the
Klitschko fight is off. WHAT!!!!! A quick thank
you to Sweet Chuck and a quicker phone call to
Top Rank. "Um, hello. I just spoke with our
reporter in Tahoe and he told me that Finkel is
saying the fight is off!" "Boy that was fast",
says the Top Rank Exec," that just became
official minutes ago!" AHHHHHHHHHHH!
Okay, deep breath, I am a
computer Klutz, but I can post this now! Oh
goody, no one has it up yet! Don't call anyone,
just post it! After 3 unsuccessful attempts I
get the bad news posted! Quick check again,
Dang! The Gorilla (oops) I mean that other site
has it. Oh well, it's gonna break like wildfire
any minute anyways. Job well done, I better pat
myself on the back, or kick myself in the butt,
whichever comes first! Well this sucks for sure,
I was really looking forward to this fight, as
was the rest of the boxing community. Oh yeah,
better call Bret and let him in on the news.
After that I better call K2 and see if I can get
something from them,. Shoot! Voice mail. " Hello
Hello, I know the fight is off, I am sorry.
Would there be anyone who would like to contact
me in regard to the state of mind over there?
Call me at 562-you know the rest! So quite a
day, time to watch the fights! Well that was
short, now what? Ring! Ring! Now who could that
be? Hello? Whoa it's Tom Loeffler from K2! "Hey
Tom, How Ya Doin buddy? Thanks for returning my
call! Man, I know it's been a tough day, but
would you mind answering a few questions about
the bad news we got today? Oh man that's great
Tom! Thanks!
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Seek and
Destroy Promoters
Arum And Loeffler Chime
In -
Audio
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Promoter Bob Arum and
Co-promoter Tom Loeffler of Top Rank and K2
respectively were part of the big media day in Los
Angeles for Vitali Klitschko's open workout.
For Arum, this is his chance to
get back into the heavyweight business and for
Loeffler, this is another huge step for his rapidly
rising K2 Promotions company.
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Boxing2005 Asks Al About Showtime's Ask
Al -
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Executive Producer Jay Larkin announced that
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING has launched a new
online feature entitled "Ask Al" where online
participants at SHO.com will be able to pose
boxing-related questions to be answered on-air by
broadcasting legend Al Bernstein. This feature is
the first in a series of online and interactive
features that the network will roll out in 2006.
Bernstein will field his first questions on Saturday
night when SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING broadcasts
the world title doubleheader feauring IBF super
middleweight champion Jeff Lacy vs Scott Pemberton
and IBF bantamweight boss Rafael Marquez vs Silence
Mabuza. The "Ask Al" feature will continue during
all SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING broadcasts
indefinitely.
Boxing2005 took a few minutes to speak with Al about
this new interactive feature that SHOWTIME will be
implementing this week and during the chat we got
his thoughts about this great new feature as well as
what he thinks about this Saturday nights exciting
televised card.
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“No Respect” The
X Factor
Hopkins Looking To Set The Record Straight -
Over
50 Min Of Hopkins Non Stop
AUDIO,
AGAIN & FREE!!!! |
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Story and Photos By Will “The Thrill” Trillo
Former Undisputed Middleweight Champion Bernard Hopkins
quietly arrived in Los Angeles Sunday with his final
destination being Big Bear, California as he begins
preparation for his much-anticipated rematch with new
Champion, Jermain Taylor. Before Hopkins made his way to
the mountaintop he stopped to have lunch with a few of
So. Cals boxing media members. Boxing2005 was honored to
be one of those in attendance.
The roundtable luncheon featured Hopkins at his never at
a loss for words best. During the lunchtime session
Bernard was animated and confident, just as you would
expect him to be. At times Bernard would jump up out of
his seat to demonstrate his matador and bull theory from
his first fight. Other times he would have someone stand
up and he would show how he would approach somebody on
the street before he would rob him or her with the
intentions of hurting his victim if they did not comply
with Bernard’s commands. It’s no secret Bernard spent
time behind bars for Strong Armed Robbery, and after his
little demonstration, I for one am glad he took up a new
line of work! Hopkins also revealed to us how he intends
to campaign for this upcoming rematch, showing us the
prop he intends to use. I dare not give away his secret,
but trust me, it is vintage Bernard as it is not only a
bit humorous, but just as truthful as can be.
Sometime before his first fight with Taylor, Bernard was
given the moniker “B-Hop”, and for the most part, it
kind of stuck. I also understand that in this day and
age that we live in that his "Executioner" nickname has
become a politically incorrect name to use. But with
that said, and after hearing how Bernard plans to go
about his business in his next fight, I think the name
“B-Hop” just doesn’t fit this particular situation.
Quite frankly, it’s just too nice! I think from here on
in it would be safe to refer to Bernard as the
"Exterminator". With it we still have the X to use for
all our cheesy headlines, (see above), and not only
that, it firmly describes everything Bernard is
intending to accomplish on December 3rd. That
would be the eXtermination of Jermain Taylor, Lou
Dibella, the biased HBO broadcasters and by knocking out
Taylor, Bernard plans on eXterminating the judges from
handing down another questionable decision.
We
also learned that this fight in December may not be
Hopkins last appearance in the ring even though he plans
on keeping his promise to his Mother by not fighting
past the age of 40. There is all kinds of news breakers
in this one!
But enough of me, tell ya what…go grab a sandwich and a
cup of coffee, put your feet up and listen to the
roundtable we had with Hopkins today, in it’s entirety.
Nowhere else can you get this kind of inside look at one
of the greatest fighters from this or any era.
As
usual, it’s
FREE!
Now why would you go anywhere else?
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Click Here For Over 50 Min Of Bernard Hopkins
Audio
This is by far some of the best Hopkins Audio
you will ever hear. Not only does Hopkins cover
everything on the Taylor fight and rematch, but
Hopkins goes back to his younger years, pre
prison, in prison, post prison, and much more.
So if you missed the 'Beyond The Glory' special
on Bernard Hopkins, this nearly 1 hour FREE
Audio is a not to be missed one.
Another 'top' boxing website features 'members
only' 5 Minute read through text
interviews, but why pay for that when you get
MORE here, for FREE?
There's a popular saying, 'You Get What You Pay
For',
but our saying is 'If You Pay For It, You're
Gonna' Pay For It!"
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Tickets priced at $800, $600, $400, $200 and $100 can be
purchased at the Mandalay Bay Theatre box office.
Tickets also will be sold at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster
locations (Tower Records/WOW!, Smith’s Food and Drug
Centers, Robinsons-May stores and Ritmo Latino). To
charge by phone with a major credit card, call the
Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580 or
Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also are
available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or
www.ticketmaster.com.
The Taylor vs. Hopkins II
pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m.
PST Oct.. 1, has a suggested retail price of $49.95,
will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be
available to more than 50 million pay-per-view homes.
The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those
viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View is the
leading supplier of event programming to the
pay-per-view industry. For your daily Taylor vs. Hopkins
II fight week updates, log onto www.HBOPPV.com.
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Forrest
Handles Garcia
Let's Put The
Controversy Aside
Next Day
Audio Interview With Vernon
Dramatic Moment
15 Photo Sequence By "Big" Joe,
not 1 like another site
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By Will "The Thrill" Trillo
Photos: "Big" Joe
J r.
Middleweight Elco Garcia (18-4,8 KO's) was a tough
and game opponent for Vernon Forrest (37-2,27
KO'S) in The Pechanga Casino on Friday night, but
make no mistake about it, Forrest was in command of
this one from the get go, and although the crowd
jumped on the game opponents bandwagon, no amount of
cheering was going to change the judges scorecards.
Going into the 10th round Vernon was ahead on two
judges scores by tallies of 89-83 while one other
judge saw it for Vernon 88-84. In other words,
Vernon was darn near pitching a shutout on two cards
and only a KO by Garcia would have snatched this
victory away from Forrest, and that wasn't going to
happen.
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Enrique Ornelas Comeback Trail Begins |
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By Will "The Thrill" Trillo
Photos: "Big" Joe
The last time we saw Enrique
Ornelas in the ring he was in against Southpaw
spoiler Sam Reese who filled his roll perfectly and
spoiled Enrique's night by handing him a majority
decision defeat. Since then Enrique has been flying
under the radar trying to figure out the best way to
get his career back on track. After a couple of
heart felt but failed attempts, Enrique hooked up
with Al Haymon and in a matter of a couple of weeks
he found himself in the ring on a big Goosen
promoted card in Pecahnga.
If there was any rust or
cobwebs it was not evident as Enrique jumped on his
foe Ayodeji Fadeyi (10-6-1,6 KO's) right away and
never let him off the hook until the ref brought the
bout to a halt at the 2:37 mark of round 2.
Truth be told Ornelas has
been in the gym with his brother Librado Andrade and
stablemate Julio Gonzalez keeping his skills honed
and ready for this very day.
With the victory Enrique
improves his record to 21-2 with 14 KO's and it
looks as though we can expect to see him back in the
ring in mid-November as he starts his quest to get
himself back into title contention.
Click Here For Quick Enrique Ornelas Audio
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Manfredo Comments On "Built-In" Excuse -
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When the night was over and all
that was left was some autograph signing, Boxing2005
asked Manfredo about the ready made excuse that Mora
was qucik to announce as soon as the fight was over.
Click
Here For Peter Manfredo Audio Interview
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Audio
Interview With The Executive Director
Of The Nevada
State Boxing Commission
Marc Ratner Speaks About
the Castillo/Corrales Fiasco
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It's been a week full of
theories and rumors surrounding the
Corrales/Castillo rematch and everyone has chimed in
with their thoughts on the issue filled event.
This Friday Boxing2005.com spent
a little time with Executive Director of The Nevada
State Boxing Commission, Marc Ratner.
As usual Mr. Ratner was happy to
answer our questions about this weekends incidents
as well as the bore fest we recently saw up in Reno
Nevada.
We laid this short interview
down on audio and anyone who is looking for more
answers in regard to this past weekend should take a
few minutes and listen to what Mr. Ratner had to
say.
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44 Min Audio Corrales
Conference Call Transcript!
Why Weight To See What Corrales, Shaw, DuBoef &
Goossen Had To Say?
On
Boxing2005 You Can HEAR
What They Had To Say, FREE...
Now That's EXCLUSIVE!
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Photo: Will "The Thrill"
Trillo
SHOWTIME will replay
last Saturday’s exciting fight between Diego Corrales
and Jose Luis Castillo this Saturday, Oct. 15, at 9 p.m.
ET/PT.
Corrales, Shaw, Goossen and duBoef participated in a
national conference call and discussed the great fight
between Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo last Saturday on
SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View, and the possibility of a third
bout. In last Saturday’s rematch of their May “A fight
for the ages,” won by Corrales, Castillo knocked out
Corrales in the fourth round.
But because he did not make the weight, Corrales kept
the title belts. SHOWTIME will replay Corrales-Castillo
II this Saturday Oct. 15, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Boxing2005 was there along with a huge press
contingency, we asked the questions you wanted to hear
and now we would like to bring the entire transcript and
the audio to you, FREE. It's the way we do it around
here, cutting edge and always free, why go anywhere
else? Pound4Pound #1, get used to it!
Click Here For Full Teleconference Transcript
Click Here For The Corrales Teleconference Audio (44
Min)
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Showtimes Steve Farhood
Calling Castillo vs. Corrales -
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With Al Bernstein taking the
night off for a prior family commitment, the shoes
of the fight analyst will be filled by the more than
capable Steve Farhood. He will be taking the chair
next to Steve Albert as the two will be calling the
highly anticipated fight that will be seen on
Showtime PPV this Saturday night.
Farhood's credentials speak for
themselves and the television viewers should expect
nothing less than top notch commentary during what
is sure to be a night to remember.
With some 25 years of experience
to bring to the table, Farhoods knowledge of the
game will enhance what is sure to be a fight fans
dream as the action all night is truly a can't miss
event.
With just a few days before the
bell rings, Boxing2005 spoke with Farhood about his
role he will be taking on and we got his views on a
fight night that will be filled with drama from top
to bottom.
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On The Road With 'Famoso' -
Audio
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As Carlos Hernandez
(41-5-1, 24 KO's) was on Highway 15 making his trip to
Las Vegas for his ultimate destination with Bobby
Pacquiao (25-11-3, 11 KO's) this Saturday night,
Boxing2005 spoke with the former Featherweight champ
about the upcoming battle on the undercard of the huge
Corrales vs. Castillo rematch. Carlos and Bobby will
meet in a ten round Super Feather bout that is a very
important battle for both men, and as Carlos put it,
this is a must win for him. Coming off a close loss to
Jesus Chavez in Los Angeles earlier this year, he is
hoping a victory will put him right back into the thick
of things, with a possible rematch with newly crowned
Champion Jesus Chavez on the front of his mind.
The always gracious Famoso covered a variety of topics
and we wanted you to be able to hear this one for
yourself.
As always, the audio is FREE!
Check it out!
Click
Here For Carlos Hernandez Audio Interview
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Corrales Teleconference
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Yesterday's international
media conference call, featuring WBC / WBO /
The Ring
magazine lightweight champion
DIEGO "CHICO"
CORRALES, his trainer
Joe Goossen,
and promoter
Gary Shaw, is available on
digital replay,
and Boxing2005.com is happy to bring it to our
readers...FREE!
Click Here For 45 Min Of Diego Corrales
Teleconference Audio
Listen in on all the details
as Team Corrales discusses its preparations for
"Uno Mas!" ...
"One More Time!" --
Corrales vs. Castillo II. Promoted by
Gary Shaw Productions and Top Rank, in
association with Caesars Palace and Wynn Las
Vegas, Corrales vs. Castillo II will take place,
Saturday,
October 8, at the Thomas & Mack Center
in Las Vegas.
Showtime Pay-Per-View will broadcast it
live, beginning at 9 P.M. ET / 6 P.M. PT.
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Al
Bernstein Checks In -
Audio
Interview
It's A Must
Listen....& It's
FREE!
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One of our best friends at
Boxing2005 is Showtimes Al Bernstein, his
knowledge of the Sweet Science goes without
question and from time to time we like to check
in with Al and get his views on all the latest
happenings in boxing. With the great year the
sport has seen, it is great to get the
perspective of one of the top analysts in the
game.
Note: This interview was
conducted 2 days prior to the untimely passing
of Leavander Johnson. No disrespect is intended
to Leavander or his family by our not
acknowledging the fallen fighter. Both Al
Bernstein and Boxing2005 are deeply saddened by
the passing of Leavander just days after we
spoke. Our prayers and blessing go out to his
family.
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Parade Of
Champions On Olvera St. -
Audio
&
Video
Barrera vs. Peden &
Mosley vs. Cruz..........Plus Jesus Chavez
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Photos: Will "The Thrill"
Trillo
This Saturday from The MGM in
Las Vegas Nevada Golden Boy Promotions is putting on
a stellar card that will feature bouts that are sure
to be full of fire and intriguing from top to
bottom. From the undercard which features the likes
of Abner Mares and Kofi Jantuah, all the way up the
top three bouts that all have Championship
ramifications, this PPV card should be well worth
the $44.95 price tag.
Today on Olvera St. in Los
Angeles almost all the principals were in attendance
and who could think of a better place to start the
Mexican Independence Day weekend than the legendary
Mexican landmark?
Just some quick thoughts on the
days events...All the fighters look ready to go both
physically and mentally, there should be no excuses
for out of shape fighters this weekend! Guys in the
peanut gallery wearing sailors hats should be a
little more respectful when the promoter is
translating what the Mexican challenger just said,
no one was amused, irritated & embarrassed, but not
at all amused, keep it to yourself! Last but not
least, I am not one to believe in signs from above,
or freaky coincidences, but was it just me that
thought it was a little eerie when Oscar introduced
Marco Antonio Barrera and all the lights and power
in the building went out? Now don't go running out
to drop all your money on Peden because of this
little omen, but don't say I didn't warn you if it
happens!
With that said how would you
like me to stop rambling and let you see and hear
what the fighters had to say for themselves? I knew
you would and that's why we are bringing you these
Audio
and
Video
highlights.
Not only do you get to hear and see what all the
fighters had to say from the podium, but afterward I
got in one on one interviews with the Parade of
Champion stars. Do I need to mention it's all
FREE? Nah, you already knew that!
Click Here For Video
Highlights
Including Chavez, DeLaHoya, Cruz, Mosley, Goossen,
Peden & Barrera
Tickets, priced at
$350, $250, $150, $75 and $50, through the MGM Grand
ticket box office,
www.mqmqrand.com or
www.ticketmaster.com.
"Parade of
Champions" will be produced and distributed by
HBOPay-Per-View beginning at 9pm ET/6pm PT. The
broadcast will be available to over 50 million
pay-per-view homes and has a suggested retail
price of $44.95.
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Vernon Forrest
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Yes, he is scheduled to fight next month in Temecula and
yes he is on his way to another shot at a Title. But
this audio interview is not about all that, it's about
Vernon Forrest and how he is helping make a difference
in the lifes of those who have been thrown upside down
by Hurricane Katrina.
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Another
Weigh-In Day Double
Audio Interviews!
This Time With Top Rank
Hot Prospect Mike Alvarado & Ronnie Shields
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Tomorrow night on Telefutura
from the D & I Colonial Ballroom in Houston, Texas,
Promoter Top Rank will be putting on another
televised card and hopefully we will be able to
catch a glimpse of top gun, light welterweight Mike
Alvarado (9-0,8 KO's). The young fighter has caught
the attention of Bob Arum and now Alvarado has his
shot to prove he is worth the attention.
As Mike was headed to the scales
he gave us a call to talk about his upcoming fight
and what Top Rank has in store for him for the
remainder of the year.
Check out what the undefeated
fighter has to say! It's Free......as always!
It's great not to have
to be a member!
Remember where you had that first!
Click
Here For Mike Alvarado Audio Interview
AND, in
an unexpected treat, Hall of Fame Trainer Ronnie
Shields called Boxing2005 shortly after the
weigh in and spoke to us about his fighter who
will be going at it tomorrow night in Houston,
Mike Alvarado.
We already spoke with Mike
earlier today and it was an unexpected pleasure
to hear from his Trainer as well!
And now we are passing that
conversation along to our readers!
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"Slick"
Willie Stewart
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It's the day of the weigh in and
Super Middleweight Slick Willie Stewart took some
time out of his busy schedule to chat with
Boxing2005 about his return to the ring. The
southpaw sports a record of 21-1 with 12 KO's and is
looking to get back on the road to a title with his
performance in San Diego tomorrow night.
Willie has always been a
gentleman with Boxing2005 and we are happy to bring
you this AUDIO interview!
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Klitschko and Peter Teleconference
Audio! |
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On September 24th in Atlantic
City, Wladimir Klitscko & Samuel Peter will square
off in an eliminator that will determine the number
one ranking in both the IBF & WBO heavyweight
ranks. With almost twice the amount of fights, Wlad
has a huge edge in experience. And with his
devastating power, most would agree that the
Nigerian Peter has what it takes to defeat his
Ukranian foe.
Both men got together for a
teleconference with members of the media, and as you
come to expect, Boxing2005 was there and we would
like to bring you a bit of that session for you to
hear for yourself.
And guess what? It's
FREE, just as
you have come to expect as well.
If you are paying to get the
audio and video interviews then you are on the wrong
website, don't waste another nickel!
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Robbie Peden
Audio
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Photo: Bret "The Threat" Newton
Moments after the official announcement for the
Barrera/Peden fight, Boxing2005 got a few moments
with challenger Robbie Peden and we spoke to him
about his upcoming fight in September. It's going to
be a great fight and I am going to go on record
right now and say this a fight that Robbie Peden
will win, let's hear what Robbie thinks!
Click
Here For Robbie Peden Audio Interview
It's great not to have to be a member!
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The Executioner
Talks With Boxing2005
After Filing His Appeal -
Audio
Interview
"I am
doing what is right to save the sport!"
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Bernard Hopkins has filed an
appeal to the Nevada Athletic Commission for a
review and reconsideration of the decision of last
Saturday night's middleweight championship bout
against Jermain Taylor. Hopkins appeal is based on
the rules governing the Nevada Athletic Commission
and the scoring of the 12th round for Taylor by
veteran judge Duane Ford. In addition Hopkins has
sent a letter to the WBA requesting a review of the
scoring and an immediate rematch pursuant to the
rules of the organization. Hopkins is considering
similar appeals to the WBC and IBF
Coming right on the heels of the
Former Undisputed Middleweight Champ, Bernard
Hopkins, filing an appeal with the Nevada Athletic
Commission for them to review and reconsider the
decision rendered during last Saturday nights loss
to Jermain Taylor in addition to letters being sent
to the WBA and maybe the WBC and the IBF, Boxing2005
was given the opportunity to speak with Bernard
himself.
During our conversation Hopkins
told us that by filing these appeals, he is doing
what is right to save the sport! His focus is on the
12th round in which Judge Duane Ford scored the
round for Jermain Taylor, that was a round that most
observers feel Hopkins won easily. And although
Bernard did not make any accusations or
implications, he did say that observers looking at
the scores could get the suspicion of impropriety.
Hopkins also remarked that the
decision did not only take away from him, but it
took away from the World as well.
During our conversation Bernard
said that he understood that the media had a job to
do, and he was fine with that, but then he asked the
rhetorical question, "Why are we here?"
Obviously the answer Bernard is
looking for is that something went wrong on Saturday
night, and he wants to see to it that it be made
right!
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Jermain Taylor
Teleconference -
More
FREE
Audio
For You To Enjoy!
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Yesterday the newly crowed
Undisputed Middleweight Champion of the World held a
teleconference during which time he spoke about his
4 new belts and the controversy that surrounds last
Saturday nights fight with Bernard Hopkins. Lou
DiBella was also part of the teleconference and both
men fielded questions from the scoring of the to if
and when a rematch would take place.
As always, we were there, and as
always we want you to hear what Team Taylor had to
say.
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Team Vazquez Says They Do Want Larios -
Larios vs. Vazquez III Is A Must -
Audio
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At the post fight press
conference on Saturday night, Oscar De La Hoya was
asked about a matchup between his fighter, WBC Champ
Oscar Larios and IBF Champ Israel Vazquez. The media
was told that Golden Boy wanted to, and tried to
make that fight, but the Vazquez people did not want
the fight. Frank Espinosa, Israel Vazquez's manager
heard what Oscar had to say and he wanted to clear
the air in regard to the proposed unification
matchup.
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Taylor & Hopkins Post Fight
Audio
Plus Scorecards
Hopkins: "They Gave The
Last Round To Jermain?"
Taylor: "Im Going To Respect [Hopkins] Until The Day I
Die" |
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Both of tonight's principals took to the
podium after the fight and spoke to the
media about the Title changing fight and how
they felt about their performances. The
fighters fielded questions as well, and
instead of just writing down a few quotes,
this time we know you want to hear what
Taylor and Hopkins have to say for
themselves.
Check out the audio of the entire post fight
event, and as always, It's FREE!
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Famoso and The Matador Speak!
Audio
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When Jesus Chavez and Carlos
Hernandez went at it on the undercard of the Julio
Ceasar Chavez "Adios" bout in Los Angeles it was all
but etched in stone that the winner would get a
crack at Marco Antonio Barrera and a shot at his
title.
The fight between The Matador
and Famoso was a classic war, just as many expected
it would be, and in the end, Jesus Chavez came out
on top in a disputed Split Decision. It was no
dispute that it was a close fight and it could have
gone either way, but one judge had Chavez ahead by a
way too wide margin and therein lies the dispute. In
defeat Hernandez was gracious and did not openly
complain aloud about the unusual scoring, but at the
same time he made it clear that he thought he won
the fight.
For Chavez, there was no doubts
in his mind either. Jesus was certain that it was he
who clearly won the brawl and now it was time to
collect on the fruits of his labor.
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Hopkins/Taylor
Teleconference
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Hopkins, "No one is going to be
surprised when I beat Jermain Taylor!"
Taylor, "I am not the least bit
intimidated by him!
By Will "The Thrill" Trillo
Undisputed Middleweight Champ Bernard “The
Executioner” Hopkins A.K.A.
B-Hop (46-2-1, 32 KOs), will face Undefeated
Middleweight heir apparent
Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor (23-0, 17 KO’s). The
bout will be presented by Golden Boy Promotions in
association with DiBella Entertainment and televised
live on HBO Pay-Per-View (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT).
Today, the combatants
held a National teleconference to discuss the highly
anticipated bout.
As I sat waiting in the never ending cue that was
waiting to ask a question of the Champion Hopkins I
noticed that Bernard had a bit of an edge on already
and although he was still as cordial as ever, he
wasn’t putting up with too much from the press and
was quick to correct or reprimand anyone who stepped
out of line. That made it a little easier for me to
swallow when his side of the conference call came to
an end, and I missed an opportunity to speak to
Bernard myself.
On the other hand Jermain was the same Taylor who we
have come to know and he was polite and tolerant
even though some of the questions from the attending
media were pretty bad. Fortunately, I got through to
Jermain on this one, and I was able to drop a couple
of Q’s on him.
All in all, both fighters had some very interesting
and bold statements during the teleconf, and we
thought you might like to hear a bit of what they
had to say!
As always, this audio is
FREE!
Click Here For Bernard Hopkins Audio Teleconference
(about 30 Min)
Click Here For Jermain Taylor Audio Teleconference
(About 15 Min)
Isn’t it great not to have to be a member?
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Samuel Peter
Audio
Interview |
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Undefeated NABF/USBA
champion Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter
of Las Vegas faces once-beaten NABA champion
Taurus "The Bull'' Sykes of Brooklyn in
a 12-round bout for all three heavyweight titles
Saturday, July 2, on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT,
delayed on the West Coast) in Reno.
Last week the fighters got
together for a teleconference and if the sparks
that flew are any indication of the upcoming
battle, then the fireworks in the ring on should
be a great way for boxing fans to enjoy the 4th
of July weekend!
Boxing2005 caught up with
Peter and we spoke to him about his heated words
with Taurus and his plans for the big Showtime
brawl.
Once again we are bringing
you the audio of this one on one FREE!
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Early
Fireworks As Peter and Sykes
Let The Verbal Dynamite Explode
You
DONT
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Obviously, these two heavyweights are not fond of each
other and they really went on an all out verbal attack
today during a national teleconference. Check out this
taste of the smack that was running today, and then
click on our audio link to hear it for yourself! It’s
good and it’s FREE!
SHOWTIME will set off fireworks during the July Fourth
weekend with a Spectacular heavyweight showdown.
Explosive Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter, who
possesses perhaps the most devastating knockout power in
his weight class, will attempt to continue his ascension
to the top of the heavyweight ranks when he returns to
the network on Saturday, July 2, at 9 p.m. ET/PT (tape
delayed on the west coast). Touted by many as the
hottest fighter in the division, Peter, the United
States Boxing Association/North American Boxing
Federation (USBA/NABF) champion, will try to tame “The
Bull” when he battles North American Boxing Association
(NABA) Heavyweight Champion Taurus Sykes on SHOWTIME
CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. All three titles will be on the
line in the 12-round bout, presented by Duva Boxing from
the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada.
Sykes: I'm not Jeremy Williams. Jeremy Williams
don't have a chin. He could get slapped and
knocked out! . . .I know you have a little fire going
on, your name popping and all that, but I guarantee you
after this fight, after I beat you, you are going to be
exposed.
Peter:
I am going to beat you before I knock you out. I am
going to punish you before I knock you out.
Sykes:
And after I beat you, they are going to do what they did
to all those other African heavyweights.
Peter:
You will never see the light beating Samuel Peter. You
are a dreamer.
Click Here To
Hear This One For Yourself
Click Here For Entire Transcript
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Arturo “Thunder” Gatti Audio
Conference Call |
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Arturo “Thunder” Gatti will put
his WBC Super Lightweight Championship on the line
on June 25, 2005, when he challenges boxing’s best
pound-for-pound fighter, WBC #1 ranked contender
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. The epic super lightweight
championship showdown—“Thunder & Lightning”—promoted
by Main Events and Top Rank and jointly hosted by
Caesars Atlantic City and Bally’s Atlantic City,
will take place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City,
NJ. HBO Pay-Per-View will broadcast the bout live,
beginning at 9pm ET/6pm PT.
Boxing2005 brings you some of
transcripts on audio (19 minutes).
As usual they are Free for
everyone!
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K2 Promotions &
ESPN2 Friday Night Fights
Carlos Navarro & Bobby Pacquiao At Los Angeles
Press Conference
Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko To Be In
Attendance Fight Night |
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Photo: Will "The Thrill"
Trillo
K2 Promotions held a press
conference today at Stevens Steak House in Los
Angeles to formally announce Navarro vs. Pacquiao on
ESPN2 Friday, June 17 at the Table Mountain Casino
in Friant, California, just 15 minutes north of
Fresno.
Today' Carlos Navarro (26-3-1,
21 KOs) & Bobby Pacquiao (21-11-3, 9 KOs), got
together with the media to give a bit of a prelude
to the fight coming up this Friday night. Also in
attendance was Middleweight Joilson Dos Santos
(8-1,6 KO's) who will be featured on the card in the
semi main event.
Tickets for this action-packed
night of boxing are on sale now, and are priced at
$75, $45, $25, and $15. A special MEET THE CHAMPIONS
Post-Fight VIP Reception is also being offered for
an additional $20. Tickets may be purchased at the
Table Mountain Casino box office, online at
www.tmcasino.com,
or by calling the Casino at 559-822-7777.
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Bobby Czyz Talks Boxing and
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Former 3 time Champion Bobby Czyz (44-8, 28 KO's) is one
of modern boxings most colorful and intelligent
personalities. From his successful career to his
commentary on Showtime, Bobby has always been an
outspoken voice who knows what he is talking about
because he has lived the life, There never is any second
guessing when Czyz gives his views on the fight game or
his TV personality career, he says what he means and
with his IQ that puts him on par with some of today's
greatest thinkers, it is hard to argue with
his knowledgeable observations.
And Boxing2005 recently spoke to Bobby about his career
and the state of boxing today and as always we are
bringing you the entire interview on audio for FREE!
Click Here For
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Glen Johnson
Audio
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On June 18th from the FedEx Forum in
Memphis TN, IBO Light Heavyweight
Champion Glen Johnson will be going up
against Antonio Tarver in a rematch of
the controversial match they fought back
in December of last year. Johnson got
the nod by Split decision last time and
now he wants to prove that his victory
was not a fluke.
Johnson, who has been called The Road
Warrior has had a long hard battle to
the top and the road he traveled was not
paved with gold. It was a bumpy and at
times dirty road, but through it all
Johnson has prevailed and he now sits
atop the Light Heavy division.
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Boxing2005 was given the chance to chat with Glen
about the upcoming fight and the remainder of his
career.
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K2 Promotions & Carlos Navarro Come To
ESPN2 Friday Night Fights -
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K2 Promotions is
pleased to announce Carlos Navarro vs. Bobby Pacquiao on
ESPN2 Friday, June 17 at the Table Mountain Casino in
Friant, California, just 15 minutes north of Fresno. In
the 12 round main event, the fists will be flying as
Carlos Navarro and Bobby Pacquiao battle it out for the
WBC Continental Americas super featherweight
championship.
K2 was gracious enough to hook us up with Carlos and we
spoke to him about his upcoming bout, his future plans
and his little brother Jose.
Once again Boxing2005 is pleased to bring you the full
interview on our always FREE audio feed.
Click Here
For Carlos Navarro Audio Interview
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Lightning Strikes In
Beverly Hills!
No Thunder Heard!
Mayweather Does
Lunch With So. Cal Media!
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Over
40 Minutes
Of Mayweather Jr.
Audio
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Photos & Report by Will "The Thrill" Trillo
On an overcast day in the upscale 90210
city, # 1 WBC ranked Super Lightweight Floyd Mayweather Jr.
sat down for lunch with selected media members to discuss
his upcoming HBO Pay-Per-View bout on June 25th with WBC
Champ, Arturo "Thunder" Gatti.
In all honesty, I went into this
luncheon with a bit of an attitude about the two-time champ,
and it wasn't positive, to say the least! Like most people I
had become irritated by Mayweathers brash attitude and
seemingly over the top arrogance.
After sitting down and having lunch with the young man, I
must say that I have formed a whole new opinion for Floyd
Jr. I found Mayweather to be a very self confident fighter
who not only says he is the best out there, but he truly
believes it! He was not just talking a bunch of trash in
order to sell tickets today, he was just answering the
questions posed to him in the most honest and forthright way
he could. Floyd knows he is good, perhaps one of the best,
and he has no problem admitting to his place amongst the
pound for pound best.
What a lot of us don't know is that Floyd is happiest when
he is with his family, he loves his kids and he made it
perfectly clear that they are the most important things in
his life, not the belts, not the money, but family! You have
to admire that even if you don't like Mayweather himself.
Once again it is Boxing2005's honor to bring you complete
audio of the luncheon, this way you can draw your own
conclusions on the fighter who will be putting it all on the
line next month in Atlantic City.
Click Here
For Full Report & Photo Gallery By "Thrill"
Click The Following
For Over
40 Minutes
Of
Floyd Mayweather Audio
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Israel Vazquez Audio
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IBF Super Bantam Title
holder Israel Vazquez is in Illinois and is
polished and ready to defend his title
against Armando Guerrero TONIGHT on a
Nationally televised ESPN broadcast.
Just after the weigh-in,
BOXING2005 spoke with his manager and the
fighter himself to get their thoughts on the
upcoming bout and a possible rematch with
his arch enemy Oscar Larrios.
As usual, this interview
is FREE!
Isn't it great that you
don't have to be a member to get complete
and total coverage?
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'Adios' Post Fight
Audio Comments |
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No Bull
Audio Interview
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This Saturday at STAPLES Center,
Julio Cesar Chavez will be saying "Adios" to his
fans as he takes on Ivan Robinson, but the fight of
the night should come when Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez
and Jesus "El Matador" Chavez climb into the ring in
this WBC Super Feather Title eliminator. Both
fighters are former Champions who have a taste of
being at the top and are looking for another shot at
Championship Gold.
With less than 48 hours
until fight time, Boxing2005 spoke with Jesus Chavez
about the big night and we want to give our readers
a chance to hear what he had to say.
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Kostya Tszyu - "May The
Best Man Win"
Audio & Teleconference
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In a match-up that has the makings of a
classic, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Junior
Welterweight Champion Kostya Tszyu (31-1, 25 KOs, 1 ND)
will defend against enormously popular, undefeated
hometown favorite Ricky Hatton (38-0, 28 KOs) in the
most hostile of environments – the challenger’s backyard
before 18,000 fans at MEN Arena in Manchester, England –
on Saturday, June 4, on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT
(delayed on the West Coast). The highly anticipated
event, yet another SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Fight of
the Year candidate, begins LIVE at 2 a.m. in England.
Today it was Kostya's turn to chat with the media via
teleconference and jst like yesterday, Boxing2005 was
there to find out how the Champion plans on defending
his belts.
Today we want to bring you a bit of the audio feed so
you can hear for yourself, what Kostya had to say to us.
We also will post this entire transcript as well, this
way you are sure not to miss a bit of what The Champ had
to say!
Click Here
For Kostya Tszyu Audio
Click Here
For Entire Transcript
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Carlos Hernandez
Takes On Jesus Chavez
WBC Super Feather Title
Waiting In The Wings!
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Audio Interview
By Will "The Thrill" Trillo
With all due respect to the
legendary Julio Ceasar Chavez and his son, the most
intruiging fight of the night, and the one fight
with Title implications in the balance, and the
fight that promises to be the most entertaining of
the night is the Super Feather brawl between Famoso
and The Matador!
No doubt the Staple Center will
be packed with fans who want to say "Adios" to their
Hero J.C Chavez this Saturday May 28th, but in all
honesty, the fight that will keep the fans on the
edge of their seats is going to be this 130 pound
war. Fans at home who will be watching the Showtime
pay-per-view, are sure to get the moneys worth out
of this one as well!
Unlike other interviews that
tasted and read like a yeast less loaf of white
bread, this audio interview with Carlos " Famoso"
Hernandez is sure to make your interest in this
weekends war rise!
Click Here For Carlos Hernandez Audio Interview
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Emergency! Quiet Cannon
Calls 911!
90 Minute Delay Well
Worth The Wait!
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By Will "The Thrill" Trillo
It looked as though the show was not going to go on
as Promoter Ed Holmes sweated it out while the
Paramedics were late for their call. But after 1 &
1/2 hours the gurney was in place and the show did
in fact, go on! And even though it didn't start on
time, once it got started the 1000 in attendance
were treated to a fine night of local fights.
The main event was a 3 round
barn burner that saw Carlos Cisneros go down
promptly in round one. But the tough young fighter
got up and put his foe, George Moreno on the seat of
his pants before the first 3 minutes could finish!
The welters went on to put on an entreating scrap
and the crowd was thrilled with the action. It was
at the midpoint of round 3 that Cisneros started
catching Moreno with a barrage of left hooks that
left him a hapless warrior on the ropes and forced
the ref to jump in and halt the beating at 1:17 of
the 3rd.
Click
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Boxing2005 Speaks With Samuel Peter!
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Top Heavyweight contender spoke
with Boxing2005 this past weekend and we get his
thoughts on his career, James Toney and his upcoming
fight on Showtime!
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Same Day
Interview With "The Flushing Flash"!
Kevin
Kelley Talks To Us On His Fight Day!
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With only hours to go before his
ESPN2 televised fight at 8pm ET/5pm PT with Jose
Reyes(17-1,6KO's), the former Featherweight Champ
Kevin Kelley(55-6-2,37 KO's) took the time to talk
to us about his fight from the fabled " Blue
Horizon" in Philly!
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Vitali Klitschko:
"Maybe James Toney"
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Hear who
Vitali Klitschko
and K2 Promotions lead man, Tom Loeffler,
may consider the next
opponent in a possible September showdown as well
as their thoughts on the recent Toney/Ruiz and Wladamir/Castillo
fights which may include a possible rematch for his
brother with IBF Champ Chris Byrd.
Click Here For
Vitali Klitschko Audio Interview
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Next
In Line In Beverly Hills -
Plus 7 Minutes Of Non-Stop Hopkins On Audio! |
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Photo: Bret "The Threat" Newton
Golden Boy held a press conference in Beverly
Hills to announce the battle between Undisputed
Middleweight Champ Bernard Hopkins and Jermain
Taylor with all the belts on the line. The fight
will take place Saturday, July 16th at The MGM Grand
in Las Vegas and will be televised by HBO PPV beginning
at 9pmEST/6:00pmPST.
Keep your eyes and ears on
BOXING2005 and get ready for your inside look at
the Beverly Hills press conference for NeXt in
Line!
Tickets are
priced: $75, $150, $250, $450, $650, On sale
Saturday, May 7 at Noon and are available at the
MGM Grand Garden Arena box office outlet.
Tickets also are sold at all Las Vegas
TicketMaster locations (Tower Records/WOW!,
Smith's Food and Drug Centers, Robinsons-May
stores and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are
limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by
phone with a major credit card, call
TicketMaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also
will be available for purchase at
www.mgmgrand.com or
www.ticketmaster.com.
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Light Heavy
Eliminator 2 Days and Counting!
With 48
Hours To Go Julio Gonzalez Chimes In! -
Audio Interview
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By Will "The Thrill" Trillo
Former WBO Light Heavy Title holder and top ranked
fighter Julio Gonzalez will be taking on Montell
Griffin on May 5th in Palm Springs. The fight will
be televised on Fox Sports "Best Damn Sport Show
Period" at 7pm PT/10pm ET.
It was our great pleasure to get
to chat with Julio before he took off for the
Southern desert and get his final thoughts on this
bout which will pave the way for another Title shot
if he should come out victorious.
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Audio
Soundbyte
of the Corrales/Castillo Teleconference - Plus Entire
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This week the two got
together via a teleconference to discuss the upcoming
attraction, and as usual Boxing2005 was there to ask the
questions you want answered!
This time we thought you might like to
hear a bit of what they had
to say before you read the entire transcript.
Castillo:
I know there have been tough opponents
that I faced, but fortunately, I have not really been
hit that much. I have not really gone through a real
tough time in those fights. I did well in those fights
and I think I will have more than what I need for this
fight come May 7.
Corrales: From the point that it was brought up
to me, it was a fight I was gung-ho for. I had to have
it and so I always kept my faith that something would
work itself out and it did.
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