A couple of items to pass along:
DC super featherweight Ron "Teflon" Boyd will try once again to win in California. Boyd (5-2, two KO's) will take on undefeated Eloy Perez (9-0-2, one KO) of Salinas, CA in an eight-round contest on Friday, October 26 in Monterey, CA. The bout will be Boyd's first scheduled eight-round contest.
The last time on the west coast, Boyd was stopped in the first round by John Molina on August 18 in San Jacinto, CA. The stoppage came shortly after Boyd dropped Molina in the early stages of the round.
The 2007 AIBA (Amateur International Boxing Association) World Championships begin tomorrow afternoon at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, IL. We will be following the progress of our very own Gary Russell, Jr. as he tries to cement his trip to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
Remember, although Russell is a member of the US Olympic Team, he has to finish in the top eight in his weight class in one of the next three major international events in order to actually compete in the Olympic Tournament. Russell won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships. Russell and two-time Olympic team member Rau'shee Warren are the only two members of the US team who have previously competed in the senior world championships.
We also have this interesting rumor: There seems to be a holdup in the proposed WBO Cruiserweight championship match between champion Enzo Maccarinelli and challenger Ezra Sellers. According to published reports, the WBO approved the matchup, however, the boxing commission in the country of Wales did NOT. This bout was scheduled to take place as the co-feature to Joe Calzaghe-Mikkel Kessler super middleweight unification bout on November 3.
Could this mean that USBA Cruiserweight champion Darnell "The Ding-A-Ling Man" Wilson might get a world title shot after all? Possibly, but I doubt it. If the bout was being held in the United States, I would think it would be more feasible. But given the time and, especially, the travel involved, it would be a major risk to take this bout at this time, just a little over two weeks away.
If I'm wrong, you'll be the first to know.
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6 comments:
Ron good luck.At least you are fighting some live bodies.
I'll tell you what, Darnell would take that fight on 1 days notice! He's a gunslinger man and he'll go in there with guns blazing! I hope he gets it! Knock his ass out Darnell!
The fight was offered to Emanuelle Nwodo and he turned it down.
Nwodo has visa issues and is still not 100% fully recovered from fractured eye socket. Otherwise, for $65,000, is there any other reason to turn it down?
As the Enzo camp slowly runs out of viable opponents, watch them call up Ding-a-ling man at the very last moment.
Ding A Ling Man - Train your ass off like you've already got the fight! They've got to come your way! I can smell their fear! It's like sharks in blood infested water, it's a feeding frenzy! Knock his ass OUT!
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