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Jacko Razon

2019-09-01T10:32:24Z

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;Name:Jacko Razon
;Nationality:Greek
;Birthdate:?/?/1923
;Birthplace:Thessalonica, Greece
;Hometown:Thessalonica, Greece
;Height:5 feet 7 inches.
;Weight:130-160lbs.
;Amateur Record:unavailable

==Trivia==

'''Jacko Razon''' was a Greek boxer who was sent to ''Auschwitz Concentration Camp'' during World War II.

Razon was born in Thessalonica, Greece, and was a childhood friend of [[Human:301947|Salamo Arouch]] (sometimes written ''Salomon Aroch''). Razon, like Arouch, was an boxer. Both friends trained together, and Razon fought on the same cards as his friend.

When World War II broke out, Razon served in the Greek military. When Greece surrendered to Nazi-Germany, Razon, a Greek-Jew, was deported with his family to ''Auschwitz Concentration Camp'' in Poland.

Razon reportedly fought on the camp's bi-weekly boxing shows (Jewish and Gypsy inmates who were boxers, were forced to box for the entertainment of the Nazi officers who betted on the fights. The winner received a loaf of bread and a bowl of soup; the loser was executed and cremated). By the end of 1944, Razon had managed to survive by winning over 120 fights. He was supposedly slated to meet his friend Salomon Arouch in a match, but the camp was liberated, and both men survived.

In 1989, Razon protested the movie, ''[[Triumph of the Spirit]]'' which was based on the life and experiences of Razon's friend, Salomon Arouch. Razon claimed that the movie was in fact, his own life story. Nothing came of the controversy, and '''Jacko Razon''' was played by actor Costos Grava in the movie.

==Sources==

*''Internet Search''
*''Hadassa Magazine'', March 2001, Vol. 82, Number 7: THESSALONIKI, by Ester Hect.
*''Triumph of the Spirit'', 1989, motion picture.

[[Category: Jewish Boxers|Razon, Jacko]]
[[Category: World War II Veterans|Razon, Jacko]]

Jacko Razon

2019-09-01T10:06:14Z

Natmaka:

;Name:Jacko Razon
;Nationality:Greek
;Birthdate:?/?/1923
;Birthplace:Thessalonica, Greece
;Hometown:Thessalonica, Greece
;Height:5 feet 7 inches.
;Weight:130-160lbs.
;Amateur Record:unavailable

==Trivia==

'''Jacko Razon''' was a Greek boxer who was sent to ''Auschwitz Concentration Camp'' during World War II.

Razon was born in Thessalonica, Greece, and was a childhood friend of [[Salomon Arouch]] (sometimes written ''Aroch''). Razon, like Arouch, was an boxer. Both friends trained together, and Razon fought on the same cards as his friend.

When World War II broke out, Razon served in the Greek military. When Greece surrendered to Nazi-Germany, Razon, a Greek-Jew, was deported with his family to ''Auschwitz Concentration Camp'' in Poland.

Razon reportedly fought on the camp's bi-weekly boxing shows (Jewish and Gypsy inmates who were boxers, were forced to box for the entertainment of the Nazi officers who betted on the fights. The winner received a loaf of bread and a bowl of soup; the loser was executed and cremated). By the end of 1944, Razon had managed to survive by winning over 120 fights. He was supposedly slated to meet his friend Salomon Arouch in a match, but the camp was liberated, and both men survived.

In 1989, Razon protested the movie, ''[[Triumph of the Spirit]]'' which was based on the life and experiences of Razon's friend, Salomon Arouch. Razon claimed that the movie was in fact, his own life story. Nothing came of the controversy, and '''Jacko Razon''' was played by actor Costos Grava in the movie.

==Sources==

*''Internet Search''
*''Hadassa Magazine'', March 2001, Vol. 82, Number 7: THESSALONIKI, by Ester Hect.
*''Triumph of the Spirit'', 1989, motion picture.

[[Category: Jewish Boxers|Razon, Jacko]]
[[Category: World War II Veterans|Razon, Jacko]]

Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman

2019-07-27T09:45:14Z

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==WBA Super World Welterweight Championship==

* Pacquiao decked a surprised Thurman and scored a knockdown near the end of round one for a 10-8 Pacquiao round. The crowd went wild. It ultimately gave him the fight.
* Most experts had Pacquiao winning the fight on points going into the twelfth and final round.
* The pro-Pacquiao crowd chanted "Manny, Manny!" all night. The crowd booed when the first scorecard was announced for Thurman. Keith Thurman noted after the bout "Pacquiao had the knockdown in round one so he had the momentum. My conditioning, and my (punch volume) output were just behind Manny Pacquiao. He had the edge on experience."
* Manny Pacquiao became the oldest welterweight champion in history with this win, and joined [[George Foreman]] as the only two pro boxers to win world titles 20 years apart. Pacquiao was 19, a teenager, when he won the WBC World Flyweight title by KO from [[Chatchai Sasakul]].

Deontay Wilder vs. Dominic Breazeale

2019-05-23T10:05:45Z

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<fight>2336793</fight>
*'''[[WBC]] World heavyweight title''' (9th defence by Wilder)
*'''Promoter:''' [[Tom Brown]] ([[TGB Promotions]])
*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]]
*'''Aired On:''' [[Showtime]], [[Sky Sports (UK)| Sky Sports]]
*'''Co-Supervisor:''' [[Miguel Angel de Pablos]]

==Bout Summary==
With just less than a minute remaining in round 1, the referee forced them to break from a clinch - as Breazeale continued to back up to gain distance, Wilder caught him with a quick left jab and then an overhand right that put him to the canvas. Breazeale fell flat on his back with his limbs straight out and appeared to be knocked out cold, but made an attempt to get to his feet, which he could not do by the 10 count.

Prior to the knockout, Wilder had landed a few hard right hands, with Breazeale seeming too cautious to try anything but infrequent jabbing and counter punching (he landed a couple decent right hand counters that backed Wilder up as well).

==Notes==
*Attendance: 13,181

Tevin Farmer vs. Kenichi Ogawa

2018-12-16T12:54:25Z

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<fight>2200016</fight>
*'''Supervisor:''' [[Aaron Kizer]]
*'''Promoter:''' [[Fernando Beltran]] ([[Promociones Zanfer]]), [[Oscar De La Hoya]] ([[Golden Boy Promotions]]), [[Tom Loeffler]] ([[K2 Promotions]]) & [[Eddie Hearn (Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] ([[Matchroom Sport]])
*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO]], [[Sky Sports (UK)]]
*'''vacant [[IBF]] World super featherweight title'''

==Notes==
{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''CompuBox Punchstats'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Farmer || Ogawa
|-
| Landed || 158 || 99
|-
| Thrown || 525 || 445
|-
| Pct. || 30.1% || 22.2%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Jabs || Farmer || Ogawa
|-
| Landed || 26 || 7
|-
| Thrown || 226 || 153
|-
| Pct. || 11.5% || 4.6%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Power Punches || Farmer || Ogawa
|-
| Landed || 132 || 92
|-
| Thrown || 299 || 292
|-
| Pct. || 44.1% || 31.5%
|}
*The title was stripped from [[Gervonta Davis]] after he failed to make the 130lbs limit against [[Francisco Fonseca]], on the undercard of [[Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Conor McGregor]].
*Farmer’s name was in the press earlier this year after he was shot, several times, in the hand.
*Highly controversial decision
*Ogawa later tested positive for a banned substance and the bout has been changed to a no contest.

Marcos Maidana vs. Josesito Lopez

2018-07-07T15:44:11Z

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[[File:MaidanaLopez.jpg|300px|thumb|right]]
<fight>1780925</fight>
*'''Aired On:''' [[Showtime]] (Main Event)
*'''[[WBA]] Intercontinental Welterweight Title''' (1st defense by Maidana)

== Notes ==
*Marcos Maidana 33-3 (30 KOs) vs. Josesito Lopez 30-5 (18 KOs)
*Lopez entered as a 1.95-to-1 betting underdog. [http://www.handicapperswatchdog.com/make_picks.php?sport=Fighting&league=Boxing]
*Maidana entered with a record of 4-2 in his previous six with points losses to [[Amir Khan]] (23-1) and [[Devon Alexander]] (22-1). He was coming off a third-round knockout win against an over-matched [[Angel Martinez]] (13-3-1), a bout in which Maidana claimed the WBA's Intercontinental Welterweight Title.
*Lopez entered with a record of 1-2 in his previous three bouts with a split decision loss to [[Jessie Vargas]] (16-0) and a fifth-round TKO loss to [[Saul Alvarez]] (40-0-1). This fight against Maidana was Lopez's second since making a greater name for himself by stopping heavy-favorite [[Victor_Ortiz_(of_California)|Victor Ortiz]] (29-3-2) on Showtime in June of 2012.

Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes

2018-06-27T07:05:26Z

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[[File:Tyson vs Holmes.jpg|right|310px]]
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[[File:Holmes-Tyson.jpg|310px|right]]
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<fight>2653</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] (Don King Productions)
*'''Doctor:''' Charles Wilson
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (5th defense by Tyson)
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (4th defense by Tyson)
*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Tyson)
*[[:File:Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes . Fasan.jpg|Fight Poster]]
== Notes ==
*Tyson was an 8-to-1 betting favorite.
*Tyson, at age 21, was 17 years younger than the 38-year-old Holmes, who had been out of the ring for 21 months. Holmes did not fight for over three years following the loss, but returned in 1991 and went on to fight until 2002.

=== Tyson Keeps Title With 3 Knockdowns in Fourth===
By [[Phil Berger]], New York Times, January 23, 1988

Mike Tyson and Father Time caught up with Larry Holmes tonight.

Holmes, 38 years old and a grandfather, could not withstand the furious assault of Tyson. He knocked Holmes down three times in the fourth round of a scheduled 12-round heavyweight title bout before Referee Joe Cortez stopped the fight 5 seconds before the end of the round.

Tyson, the undisputed champion, was the aggressor throughout the bout, but it was not until that fourth round that he caught up with the clinching, retreating Holmes.

Then, with one booming right hand, Tyson put Holmes into deep trouble. The right landed flush on the chin of Holmes, who dropped onto the seat of his trunks, in Tyson's corner.

Holmes got to his feet by the count of 4 and grabbed the ropes as Cortez gave him the mandatory 8-count. Then Holmes shook his head several times to clear it and let go of the ropes as Tyson came forward.

Tyson winged lefts and rights, trying to open up Holmes and land the finishing shot. A big right by Tyson sent Holmes lurching into the ropes and down again.

This time Holmes was up at the count of 5.

Tyson seemed intent on ending the fight, throwing and landing one punch after another, some of them causing Holmes's head to snap back. By now, ringsiders were shouting, "Stop the fight!"

The fight went on. Holmes retreated, Tyson pursued.

Another heavy right by Tyson dropped Holmes in his tracks. As soon as Holmes fell backward onto the canvas, Cortez waved an end to the bout.

"I just felt I didn't have to bother counting," Cortez said afterward. "I pulled out his mouthpiece and got out the way so the doctor could look him over. Larry was all right. He rose to a sitting position and told everybody, "I'm O.K." O.K., in this case, was relative.

Through 50 previous fights, Holmes had been knocked off his feet on occasion, but this marked the first time that he was knocked out.

Tonight he fought as if he were aware of his vulnerability. In the first two rounds, he concentrated on defense, holding Tyson off with an outstretched arm, or drawing him into a clinch when Tyson charged forward.

On occasion, when Tyson missed with his wide arcing punches, Holmes quickly stepped to the side, out of the way.

In the third round, Holmes became more offense-minded, trying to use his jab as he had in his prime. Holmes even danced on his toes, drawing a cheer from the crowd.

"The people were more excited than I was," Tyson said later. "The crowd got pumped up and Larry let his ego get involved. I said, "Now he's going to get it." Tyson said that even as a champion, Holmes was susceptible to the right hand.

"He made the same mistake back then," Tyson said. What was the mistake? "He always kept his left hand low."

Tyson made him pay dearly for the mistake. And with the first knockdown, he said, "I knew he wasn't going to finish the round."

Holmes did not appear at the post-fight news conference. But Larry Merchant, who interviewed him immediately after the fight as part of the telecast of the bout, said: "Larry Holmes was very generous in his praise of Tyson. He said he was a much sharper puncher than he thought. Toward the end, he got into a very philosophical mood. He said, "They always get you and some day they'll get him."

Earlier this week, Tyson said that while doing roadwork as a teen-age amateur boxer, he used to fantasize about beating Holmes.

With the victory, Tyson will begin campaigning abroad. He is scheduled to fight next on March 21 in Tokyo against Tony Tubbs.

In June, Tyson is expected to meet [[Frank Bruno]], a British fighter, in London.

Earlier today, [[Bill Cayton]], co-manager of Tyson with [[Jim Jacobs]], said that there was a chance Bruno would be deferred to a later date if [[Butch Lewis]], [[Michael Spinks]]'s promoter, can quickly come to terms on a deal for a Tyson-Spinks match.

Lewis and Spinks attended the fight tonight. Cayton said there was a possibility that meetings with Lewis would be held over the weekend.

"Butch Lewis has to know that if the fight is made, he cannot be promoter or co-promoter," Cayton said. That pre-condition has been an obstacle in negotiations with Lewis. But with the leverage of managing the champion, Cayton and Jacobs are in a position to enforce their terms.

Should Lewis and Tyson's managers resolve their differences (a slim possibility, Cayton said), a Tyson-Spinks bout would probably take place in June.

For Tyson, the Holmes fight was the first in a new seven-bout $26.5 million deal with [[HBO|Home Box Office]], the cable television network.

For fighting Holmes, Cayton said, Tyson was guaranteed $3 million, contradicting earlier reports that Tyson's guarantee was more than $5 million. But Cayton said that with Tyson's percentages of fight-related incomes, his share would be considerably increased.

Holmes was reportedly guaranteed $3.1 million. [http://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/23/sports/tyson-keeps-title-with-3-knockdowns-in-fourth.html]

== Quotes ==
*"I thought Larry fought a very smart fight for the first three rounds. I don't think Tyson knocked out a completely shot Larry Holmes. He's got that tremendous punch and he nailed Holmes. I think he's run out of opponents. I think he's that good." - [[Gil Clancy]]
*"In the end, Larry Holmes went out like a champion... fighting. When the curtain finally fell on Holmes' long and successful career, the Easton Assassin was flat on his back but still struggling to get up and face Mike Tyson once again. However, Referee Joe Cortez knew better." - [[Nigel Collins]]
*"Tyson is a lot better than I thought, a lot better. People can talk about Spinks all they want... Tyson is the true champion." - Larry Holmes
*"Larry Holmes was a legendary fighter, and if he was at his best, I couldn't stand a chance." - Mike Tyson

Reggie Strickland

2018-06-20T08:48:47Z

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[[file:Strickland.reggie.jpg|left|frame|©wisconsinboxing.com]]
<boxer>004741</boxer>

== Promoting Career==

* Reggie Strickland and his son [[Human:474048|Ryan Lemar Raglin]] promote boxing cards under the Dogg Pound promotions banner in Indianapolis, Indiana.

==Boxing Career==

At the time of his last bout in October 2005, Strickland had the most fights of any active fighter (363) and more known losses than any boxer in history (276). The last time he was stopped inside the distance was on October 29, 1999 by Charles Brewer.

==Strickland Family Members==

* Strickland's half-brother, [[Jerry Strickland]], was also a professional boxer. He had over 100 losses in his career.

* [[Nicolyn Armstrong]], Strickland's common-law wife, also boxed professionally. After winning her professional debut, she was knocked out six times consecutively in the first or second round, including knockout losses to [[Laila Ali]] ([[Muhammad Ali]]'s daughter), [[Jackie Frazier-Lyde]] (Joe Frazier's daughter), and future female world heavyweight champion [[Vonda Ward]].

* There was also another [[Human:25171|Reggie Strickland]] out on Cincinnati, Ohio, who boxed as a Heavyweight, with a record of 0-14, who purportedly is Reggie Strickland's cousin.

* A nephew, [[Jay Strickland (Cincinnati)|Jay Strickland]] (Jerry's son), also boxed professionally.

* Strickland's son, [[Human:474048|Ryan Lemar Raglin]], is a super featherweight and lightweight fighting out of Indianapolis, Indiana.

===Current or Former World Champions Who Reggie Strickland Fought===

* [[Randall Bailey]]
* [[Charles Brewer]]
* [[Cory Spinks]]
* [[Manning Galloway]]
* [[Raul Marquez]]
* [[Keith Holmes]]
* [[Tavoris Cloud]]

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[[Category:Boxers with more than 200 bouts]]
[[Category:Strickland Family]]
[[Category:Indiana State Champions]]

Osmay Acosta

2018-06-09T09:47:24Z

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[[File:Osmay Acosta.jpg|left|200px]]
Osmay Acosta Méndez Duarte (born April 03 1985) is a Cuban amateur boxer who won the 2007 Pan-Am Games title at Heavyweight. Acosta won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games as a heavyweight. Acosta also won a silver medal in the heavyweight class at the 2009 World amateur championships in Milan, Italy.
 
== Amateur career ==

Acosta is a 1.85 meter tall fighter who won the 165 lbs world cadet championships in 2001 vs. [[Zaur Teymurov]] and became the junior world champ at 75 kg/165 lbs in 2002 in Santiago de Cuba beating Russian [[Nikolai Galacki]] 10:9, Uzbek [[Alisher Matniazov]] by KO, and Kazakh [[Dmitriy Gotfrid]] in the final 14:8.

At senior level he struggled initially, as in 2005 he was disqualified at the nationals at 178 lbs.

At the national senior championships ("Playa Girón") 2006 he was beaten inside the distance by [[Odlanier Solis Fonte]] in an attempt to compete at super heavyweight so he dropped down to 201 lbs where he won the 2006 Central American Games.

He was part of the Cuban team that won the 2006 Boxing World Cup.

He became national champion at 201 lbs vs. [[Ismaikel Perez]] in 2007, and defeated southpaw [[Adam Willett]] 22:3 in the Pan-Am qualifyer. He won the 2007 Pan-Am games stopping local favorite [[Rafael Lima]] in the semifinals and easily beating [[Jose Julio Payares]] of Venezuela 11:3 (including a knockdown) in the finals.

At the Nations Cup he beat [[Alexander Povernov]] 14:8. At the Ahmet Comert Cup 2007 he defeated European Champ [[Denis Poyatsika]].

Acosta was undefeated for more than a year then was upset at the 2008 Strandya Cup by an unknown Scotsman and struggled at the National Championships.

He qualified for Beijing, winning the first qualifier, by beating fellow-qualifier [[Deontay Wilder]] in the final.

== Olympic games results ==
'''2008''' (as a heavyweight)
*Defeated [[Olanrewaju Durodola]] (Nigeria) 11-0
*Defeated [[Elias Pavlidis]] (Greece) 7-4
*Lost to [[Rakhim Chakhkeiv]] (Russia) 5-10

== World amateur championships ==
'''2009''' (as a heavyweight)
*Defeated [[Con Sheehan]] (Ireland) 11-0
*Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) 11-2
*Defeated [[Mohamed Arjaoui]] (Morocco) 6-2
*Defeated [[John M'Bumba]] (France) 9-2
*Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) 2-12

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[[Category:Olympic Bronze Medalists]]
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]
[[Category:Cuban Olympians]]

Amir Khan vs. Breidis Prescott

2018-05-26T06:59:28Z

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*'''[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Lightweight Title''' (Khan's 1st defense)
*'''Promoter:''' [[Frank Warren]]

==Summary==
"Just how dangerous is Prescott?" said the ring commentator as the bout began. Prescott was in magnificent physical condition, headed aggressively towards his opponent from the opening bell and took the fight to Khan. Prescott threw accurate left and right hand power punches which connected and put Khan on the canvas immediately. Khan beat the count but was wobbly and in trouble. Prescott rushed forward, resumed his nonstop attack and finished his opponent by throwing left and right hand power shots, leaving Khan on his back on the canvas knocked out. "He's (Amir Khan) counted out, and it's one of the biggest stunners in British boxing history in the modern era," said fight commentator. "The road from amateur stardom to a professional world championship really is a boulevard of broken dreams, and I'm afraid to say, Khan's dream has been broken tonight, that is a bad knockout, goodness me." Free broadcast went out live over the internet. "We knew he (Prescott) was a dangerous puncher," said Frank Warren, promoter of the bout, noting Khan's new trainer Jorge Rubio had recommended the bout. In an interview with Sky Sports after the bout, former WBC lightweight champion [[Jim Watt]] expressed the universal sentiment Khan was pushed 'a step too far'. "It's a big jump from where he's been and where he was tonight," noted Watt. Khan, who switched trainers from Oliver Harrison to Rubio in July 2008, replaced Rubio with [[Freddie Roach]] after this bout.

Next Day in the Gym Interview with Amir Khan (7 Min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xtjru2fKbo&feature=related

Sadam Ali vs. Jaime Munguia

2018-05-18T12:21:07Z

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<fight>2235172</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Oscar De La Hoya]] ([[Golden Boy Promotions]])
*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO]]
*'''[[WBO]] World super welterweight title''' (1st defence by Ali)

==Notes==
*Sadam Ali was set to fight [[Liam Smith]] in a mandatory bout. Smith pulled out of the fight after suffering an illness during training camp, therefore Jaime Munguia was the replacement.
*Jaime Munguia was set to challenge [[Gennady Golovkin]] in his May 5th bout. The fight fell through and [[Vanes Martirosyan]] was made Golovkin's opponent.
*Before round four, there was some obvious disagreement over whether or not to let Ali come out for another round, but the ringside doctor let the fight continue. The fourth and final knockdown drew an immediate stoppage from the referee.
*Ali down twice in round one and twice in rounds two and four.

==Post-Fight Quotes==
*"This victory is something huge for me. This is a dream come true. Every fighter dreams of this. I want to thank the Nevada Commission for making this opportunity possible as they didn't allow me to fight Gennady Golovkin. I want to show that I am ready to fight at the highest level and with the best fighters." - [[Jaime Munguia]]
*"He caught me early. That’s what affected me. I don’t want to give any excuses. He was the better man tonight. I have to check with my team to see a what’s next for me." - [[Sadam Ali]]

Ray Mancini

2018-05-07T08:18:23Z

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[[File:Mancini cropped.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2015 Modern Category Hall of Fame bio:
[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/mancini.html]]]
<boxer>001639</boxer>
*'''Manager:''' [[Dave Wolf]]
*'''Trainer:''' [[Murphy Griffith]]
*'''[[:Category:Ray Mancini Gallery|Ray Mancini Gallery]]'''
==Boxing Career==
[[File:Mancini-v-Arguello-360x240.jpg|right|325px|thumb|Mancini (right) vs. Alexis Arguello]]
[[File:Mancini-Frias 164130868.jpg|right|thumb|325px|Mancini (right) vs. Arturo Frias]]
[[File:Mancini 167960152.jpg|right|thumb|325px|Mancini with his parents after defeating Ernesto Espana]]
[[File:Box mancini kim 600.jpg|right|325px|thumb|Mancini (left) vs. Deuk-Koo Kim]]
[[File:Mancini-Chacon hall-of-fame-inductions-boxing-2abe56df57969d0e.jpg|right|325px|thumb|Mancini (right) vs. Bobby Chacon]]
'''Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini''' was born Raymond Michael Mancini on March 4, 1961, in Youngstown, Ohio. He was the third of three children.

Mancini's father, [[Lenny Mancini|Lenny "Boom Boom" Mancini]], boxed professionally from 1937 to 1947. [[Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']] ranked Lenny as the world's No. 1 lightweight contender in the [[Ring Magazine: April 1941|April 1941]] issue. He was considered by many to be a future world champion, but his dream was dashed after he was wounded during World War II. He returned to boxing after the war, but his physical problems prevented him from fulfilling his potential.

Ray's father was his inspiration, and he started going to the gym at a young age. Mancini had a stellar amateur career, winning 43 of 50 bouts. He won the Youngstown [[Golden Gloves]] and the Northeastern Ohio Golden Gloves in 1977, 1978 and 1979. He was a semi-finalist at the 1978 National Golden Gloves Tournament and a quarter-finalist in 1979. Mancini also won the Northeast Ohio [[AAU]] Championship in 1978 and made the quarter-finals of the National AAU Tournament.

Mancini turned professional in October 1979 with [[Dave Wolf]] as his manager and [[Murphy Griffith]] as his trainer. Griffith discovered Mancini at the 1979 National Golden Gloves Tournament in Indianapolis. Wolf, whose only clients at the time were [[Duane Bobick]] and [[Ed (Too Tall) Jones]], had sent Griffith there to scout for prospects. The trainer was immediately impressed by Mancini. "He was raw," Griffith said, "but he reminded me of a little [[Rocky Marciano|Marciano]]."

In his first year as a pro, Mancini fought fourteen times and captured the Ohio State Lightweight Championship. His whirlwind punching style soon caught the eyes of network executives at several American television networks, and he became a regular part of their sports programming.

[[Ray Arcel]], Lenny's former trainer, was ringside when Ray knocked out former National AAU Lightweight Champion [[Norman Goins]] in two rounds in March 1981. Arcel said Ray was "just like his father." Lenny disagreed. "He's a lot more scientific than I was," the senior Mancini said. "A lot more smarter."

Mancini stopped [[Jorge Morales]] in nine rounds to win the [[North American Boxing Federation]] [[NABF Lightweight Champion|Lightweight Championship]] in May 1981, and he defended it two months later with a lopsided decision victory against future two-time [[World Boxing Council]] [[WBC Lightweight Champion|Lightweight Champion]] [[Jose Luis Ramirez]].

After twenty consecutive wins, Mancini challenged WBC Lightweight Champion [[Alexis Arguello]] on October 3, 1981. Mancini, the WBC's No. 3-ranked contender, gave Arguello all he could handle. After ten rounds, the fight was even on the official scorecards. It was then that the more experienced champion took over, and he stopped the challenger in round fourteen.

"It was the best fight so far this year, my friend," Arguello said to Mancini after the fight. He then told the press, "I think my heart is special. But his heart is bigger than I have." The defeated challenger said, "This isn't the end of the story. This is the standard first chapter. I'll be back."

After defeating Mancini, Arguello said, "Someday this young man will be champion." That day came seven months and five days later when Mancini challenged [[World Boxing Association]] [[WBA Lightweight Champion|Lightweight Champion]] [[Arturo Frias]]. Less than thirty seconds into the fight, during an exchange in the center of the ring, Frias staggered Mancini with a left hook to the chin. Frias moved in for the finish, and the two furiously traded punches. Mancini suffered a cut on his left eyelid, and Frias was cut under his left eye. With less than a minute remaining in the round, Mancini wobbled Frias with a left hook. He followed up with a barrage of punches and dropped the champion with another left hook. After Frias rose and took the mandatory eight-count, Mancini backed him to the ropes and battered him until the referee stopped the fight. The time of the stoppage was 2:54. It was one of the most spectacular first rounds in boxing history.

Mancini dedicated the fight to his father. "I'm going to do it for you, Dad," he told his father before the fight. Afterward, the new champion said, "It's the greatest thing for him to share this with me. The belt is finally where it belongs after forty years."

Mancini's first title defense was against former WBA Lightweight Champion [[Ernesto Espana]] in July 1982. The fight took place in Warren, Ohio, which is just sixteen miles from Mancini's hometown of Youngstown. Before a crowd of more than 17,000, Mancini won by a sixth-round TKO. Following the win, Mancini appeared on the [[:File:SI5705.jpg|cover]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''.

Mancini's next title defense would change both his life and the face of boxing. On November 13, 1982, he met South Korean challenger [[Deuk-Koo Kim]] at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kim was ranked No. 1 by the WBA, but he was a huge underdog. He surprised a lot of people by giving Mancini a very tough fight. Mancini finally wore down the challenger and stopped him in the fourteenth round. Kim suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and lapsed into a coma. After undergoing a 2½-hour operation to remove a blood clot from his brain, Kim was placed on a respirator to keep him breathing. He died on November 17, five days after the fight.

A picture of Mancini and Kim battling appeared on the cover of the November 22 issue ''Sports Illustrated'' under the headline [[:File:SI5722.jpg|"Tragedy In The Ring."]] As the magazine went to press, Kim had not yet died. It was reported that Kim "had almost no remaining brain function" and "was being maintained by a life-support system."

There were reports that Kim had starved and dehydrated himself to make the lightweight limit and thus set the stage for his death. But Dr. [[Flip Homansky]], who conducted the weigh-in, said nothing was wrong with Kim prior to the fight.

Mancini fell into a deep depression and was counseled by Father Tim O'Neill, a priest whom Mancini had known since his high school days in Youngstown. O'Neill offered a Mass in a ballroom at the Tropicana Hotel on the morning after the fight for Mancini's family and the fans who had come to Vegas for the fight. The services were dedicated to Kim.

There was a memorial service held for Kim in Las Vegas before his body was flown back to Korea. Mancini sent flowers and a telegram in which he called Kim "a brave and dignified champion who will always be in our thoughts and prayers." Mancini later flew to Korea to attend Kim's funeral.

As Mancini stepped off the plane in Korea, the first thing someone asked him was if he was the man who killed Deuk-Koo Kim. He has been asked that question many times over the years. Some people have even asked him how it feels to actually kill someone.

"He died once, and I felt I was dying every day," Mancini said years later. "When you're a fighter, you develop a respect for your opponent and I had all the respect in the world for this guy. I just wanted to win the fight. I never wanted to see him hurt. It was devastating."

"He was never the same fighter," promoter [[Bob Arum]] said of Mancini. "He just didn't have the thing that made him who he was. He was never as aggressive. He never threw the punches with the reckless abandon that he used to. He was shaken to his core."

Major change came to boxing soon after Kim’s death. On December 9, 1982, the World Boxing Council announced that it was reducing the number of rounds in their championship fights from fifteen to twelve. The WBA followed suit in 1987, and the [[International Boxing Federation]], which was founded a year after the Mancini-Kim fight, had boxing's last fifteen-round championship fight in 1988.

Mancini returned to the ring in February 1983, traveling to Italy to win a ten-round decision in a non-title bout against British Lightweight Champion [[George Feeney]]. "With everything that happened, I was under a lot of pressure," Mancini said. "I'm very happy it's over, very relieved."

In September 1983, Mancini defended the title with a ninth-round TKO of [[Orlando Romero]]. Four months later, he defended the title again with a third-round stoppage of [[WBC Super Featherweight Champion]] [[Bobby Chacon]].

On June 1, 1984, in his fifth title defense, Mancini was stopped in fourteen rounds by [[Livingstone Bramble]]. Mancini, who was badly cut during the fight, was ahead on two of the three official scorecards at the time of the stoppage. Mancini went to the hospital afterwards and got eight stitches in one eyelid and six stitches in the other.

Bramble and Mancini had a rematch on February 16, 1985. After fifteen rounds, Bramble was awarded a unanimous decision victory. All three judges had Bramble winning by just one point. Once again, Mancini was badly cut during the fight. He required twenty-seven stitches to close four cuts.

On August 23, 1985, Mancini held a press conference and announced his retirement from boxing at the age of twenty-four. His manager, Dave Wolf, said Mancini earned over $6 million during his career. "He's walking out a healthy kid, in one piece and a multi-millionaire," Wolf said.

Mancini made two comebacks before retiring for good. In March 1989, he fought [[Hector Camacho]] for the vacant inaugural [[World Boxing Organization]] [[WBO Light Welterweight Champion|Junior Welterweight Championship]] and lost by a twelve-round split decision. Four years and one month later, he fought [[Greg Haugen]] for the vacant [[NABF Light Welterweight Champion|NABF Super Lightweight Championship]] and was stopped in seven rounds.

Mancini left boxing with a record of 29-5, with 23 knockouts.

He remains very accessible to his fans and loves taking photos, conversing with them and signing autographs.

==Notes==
[[File:Ray-Mancini 2013.jpg|right|thumb|325px|Mancini in 2013 at the L.A. premiere of ''The Good Son'' ]]
*Mancini was president of his senior class at Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio, and had a scholarship offer to attend Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.
*On February 14, 1981, Lenny Mancini Jr., Ray's older brother, died from a gunshot wound to the head. His seventeen-year-old girlfriend said she accidentally shot him when he was showing her how to use the gun. She later pleaded guilty to negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, and was remanded to the custody of the Ohio Youth Commission.
*While Mancini was training for the Frias fight in Tuscon, Arizona, the police got a call from a chambermaid who worked at the hotel where Mancini was staying and were told that three men with guns showed up at the hotel looking for Mancini. The men asked the chambermaid for the location of Mancini's room, and she pretended not to know. The men then got in a car and left. When Mancini learned of the incident, he moved his training camp to Las Vegas, Nevada, and trained with police surveillance until the fight. Neither the aim nor identities of the men were ever discovered.
*A TV movie about Mancini, ''[[Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story]]'', was televised by [[CBS]] on May 1, 1985.
*After retiring from boxing, Mancini became an actor and formed a film company, Boom Boom Productions. His projects include a remake of the classic 1947 boxing movie ''[[Body and Soul]]''. Mancini produced the movie and starred in the lead role.
*Singer Warren Zevon wrote a song about Mancini titled "Boom Boom Mancini." It appeared on his 1987 album ''Sentimental Hygiene''.
*Mancini formed a cigar company called Boom Boom El Campeon.
*Mancini formed a mail-order wine distributorship called Southpaw Wine.
*Mancini is an honorary board member of the National Veterans Foundation and the Retired Boxers Foundation.
*In 2011, Mancini traveled to South Korea and met Duek-Koo Kim's son, Jiwan Kim, a dentist who never had a chance to meet his father. "It's not your fault," Jiwan Kim told Mancini. "You don't need to live with guilt."
*Mark Kriegel wrote a book about Mancini titled ''The Good Son: The Life of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini''. It was published by Free Press, a division of Simon & Schuster, in 2012. A 2013 documentary of the same name was based on the book and produced by Mancini.
*Mancini and his first wife, Carmen Consuelo Vazquez, had three children.
*On May 18, 2014, Mancini married Tina Rozzi. They first met when Mancini was twenty and Rozzi was fifteen.
*Mancini was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2005 and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2015.

==External Links==
*[http://www.si.com/vault/1981/07/13/825788/boom-boom-time-again-ray-boom-boom-mancini-is-trying-for-something-his-father-was-denied-almost-four-decades-ago--a-chance-at-the-lightweight-title "Boom Boom Time Again" By E.M. Swift, ''Sports Illustrated'', July 13, 1981]
*[http://www.doghouseboxing.com/DHB/Ruff082610.htm "Interview with Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini" By David Ruff, ''Doghouse Boxing'', August 26, 2010]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/17/sports/families-continue-to-heal-30-years-after-title-bout-between-ray-mancini-and-duk-koo-kim.html?pagewanted=all "A Step Back: Families Continue to Heal 30 Years After Title Fight Between Ray Mancini and Duk-koo Kim" By Mark Kriegel, ''New York Times'', September 16, 2012]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=yzN94ZdYV8oC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Good+Son:+The+Life+of+Ray+%22Boom+Boom%22+Mancini&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-ZiGVP_eEJKFyQSdnYLoCQ&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=The%20Good%20Son%3A%20The%20Life%20of%20Ray%20%22Boom%20Boom%22%20Mancini&f=false ''The Good Son: The Life of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini'' By Mark Kriegel, Simon & Schuster, 2012]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0541509/ IMDb credits]

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Arturo Frias]]|
title=[[WBA Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Livingstone Bramble]]|
years=1982 May 8 – 1984 Jun 1
}}
{{end box}}

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[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]
[[Category:NABF Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:Children of Famous Boxers]]
[[Category:Cleveland Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Actors]]
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[[Category:IBHOF Members]]

Levi Forte

2018-04-03T06:41:04Z

Natmaka: /* Career Review */

[[file:LeviForte.jpg|left|200px]]
[[file:Roman-ForteProgram.jpg|right|thumb|Roman-Forte Program]]
<boxer>000106</boxer>
 
==Career Review==

Levi Forte was a colorful and exciting heavyweight trail-horse, who was a fan favorite on Miami Beach during the 1960s.

Forte begin his career as a lanky 168 pounder and grew to the heavyweight ranks. Forte was a good boxer with a sturdy jab, but lacked knockout power. He won the Florida State Heavyweight Title from [[Ollie Wilson]] and successfully defended it, until Big [[Al Jones]] took it from him.

Forte made good copy for the local Miami newspapers and television news shows. He was a bellman at the famed Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach. Forte was known as " The Battlin Bellman ", but, his greatest claim to fame was working as a sparring partner for 3-time World Heavyweight Champion [[Muhammad Ali]]; he also trained with champions [[Sonny Liston]], [[Willie Pastrano]], and [[Jimmy Ellis]].

Against former 2-time heavyweight king [[Floyd Patterson]], Forte was stopped in 2 rounds. However, he managed to avoid the knockout blows of [[George Foreman]] and became one of only three men to last the distance with Foreman in his prime.

During the early 1970s, Forte focused on his bellman career, and only fought now and then.

His lack of activity made it difficult for the [[Ring Record Book]] to keep track of all his fights. He fought in such locations as the Bahamas and Panama.

Forte worked as a sparring partner with Muhammad Ali for several years. In September 1975, Forte appeared on The Muhammad Ali Variety Hour to spar one round with Ali. Forte also had uncredited roles in two South Florida filmed motion pictures.

In 1977, Forte fought three bouts; losing a 10 round decision to [[Bert Perry]] and then coming back to decision Perry and [[Kato Paris]]. The winning streak earned him a fight with former heavyweight title challenger [[Joe (King) Roman]].

On March 17, 1978, Forte fought [[Jose Roman]] to a 10 round draw in Fort Lauderdale on Saint Patrick's Day.

Forte was honored as the number one Bellman in all of South Florida. In his 25-plus years at the Fontainebleau, Forte met the likes of [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Sammy Davis, Jr.]], [[Jerry Lewis]], and [[Jackie Mason]]. He was also good friends with former 2-time lightweight champion [[Beau Jack]], who ran a shoe-shine business out of the hotel.

When former heavyweight champion [[George Foreman]] returned to the ring after a 10-year layoff, Forte went into training hoping for a rematch. However, the rematch was never arranged.

At age 58, Forte returned to the ring after an almost 20-year layoff and was defeated by 38-year-old club-fighter [[Isaac Poole]] at the Milander Auditorium in South Florida; [[Bill Connors]] was the referee. [[Mike Scionti]], executive director of the [[Florida State Athletic Commission]], said, regarding Forte's comeback, "I recommended that he didn't fight." And Levi Forte followed Scionti's advice and never fought again.

===Sources===

*''Internet Movie Database''.

* ''Miami Herald'', December 6, 2003, Sports, page 2D: Ali Honored in Miami Beach.

*''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', January 24, 1999: 58-YEAR-OLD LOSES PRO BOUT IN FLORIDA.

*''Miami Herald'', January 23, 1999, Sports, page 13D: 58 YEAR OLD FORTE LOSES BY DECISION.

*''Miami Herald, January 22, 1999, Sports, page 4D: Tonight's Boxing Card.

*''Miami Herald'', August 28, 1990, Local, page 1B: AT 50, HE IS NOT TOO OLD TO HAVE A DREAM 'BATTLING BELLMAN' TRIES TO MAKE IT AGAIN IN THE RING.

*''Miami Herald'', April 19, 1990, Local, page 1B: BOXER BECOMES NO.1 BELLMAN.

*''Sun-Sentinel'', April 15, 1990, Features Lifestyle, page 1E: BELLMAN OF THE YEAR by T.M. Shine, Staff Writer.

[[Category:African American Boxers|Forte, Levi]]
[[Category:Florida State Champions|Forte, Levi]]

Levi Forte

2018-04-03T06:38:41Z

Natmaka: /* Career Review */

[[file:LeviForte.jpg|left|200px]]
[[file:Roman-ForteProgram.jpg|right|thumb|Roman-Forte Program]]
<boxer>000106</boxer>
 
==Career Review==

Levi Forte was a colorful and exciting heavyweight trail-horse, who was a fan favorite on Miami Beach during the 1960s.

Forte begin his career as a lanky 168 pounder and grew to the heavyweight ranks. Forte was a good boxer with a sturdy jab, but lacked knockout power. He won the Florida State Heavyweight Title from [[Ollie Wilson]] and successfully defended it, until Big [[Al Jones]] took it from him.

Forte made good copy for the local Miami newspapers and television news shows. He was a bellman at the famed Fontainbleau Hotel on Miami Beach. Forte was known as " The Battlin Bellman ", but, his greatest claim to fame was working as a sparring partner for 3-time World Heavyweight Champion [[Muhammad Ali]]; he also trained with champions [[Sonny Liston]], [[Willie Pastrano]], and [[Jimmy Ellis]].

Against former 2-time heavyweight king [[Floyd Patterson]], Forte was stopped in 2 rounds. However, he managed to avoid the knockout blows of [[George Foreman]] and became one of only three men to last the distance with Foreman in his prime.

During the early 1970s, Forte focused on his bellman career, and only fought now and then.

His lack of activity made it difficult for the [[Ring Record Book]] to keep track of all his fights. He fought in such locations as the Bahamas and Panama.

Forte worked as a sparring partner ith Muhammad Ali for severl years. In September 1975, Forte appeared on The Muhammad Ali Variety Hour to spar one round with Ali. Forte also had uncredited roles in two South Florida filmed motion pictures.

In 1977, Forte fought three bouts; losing a 10 round decision to [[Bert Perry]] and then coming back to decision Perry and [[Kato Paris]]. The winning streak earned him a fight with former heavyweight title challenger [[Joe (King) Roman]].

On March 17, 1978, Forte fought [[Jose Roman]] to a 10 round draw in Fort Lauderdale on Saint Patrick's Day.

Forte was honored as the number one Bellman in all of South Florida. In his 25-plus years at the Fontainbleu, Forte met the likes of [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Sammy Davis, Jr.]], [[Jerry Lewis]], and [[Jackie Mason]]. He was also good friends with former 2-time lightweight champion [[Beau Jack]], who ran a shoe-shine business out of the hotel.

When former heavyweight champion [[George Foreman]] returned to the ring after a 10-year layoff, Forte went into training hoping for a rematch. However, the rematch was never arranged.

At age 58, Forte returned to the ring after an almost 20-year layoff and was defeated by 38-year-old club-fighter [[Isaac Poole]] at the Milander Auditorium in South Florida; [[Bill Connors]] was the referee. [[Mike Scionti]], executive director of the [[Florida State Athletic Commission]], said, regarding Forte's comeback, " I recommended that he didn't fight." And Levi Forte followed Scionti's advice and never fought again.

===Sources===

*''Internet Movie Database''.

* ''Miami Herald'', December 6, 2003, Sports, page 2D: Ali Honored in Miami Beach.

*''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', January 24, 1999: 58-YEAR-OLD LOSES PRO BOUT IN FLORIDA.

*''Miami Herald'', January 23, 1999, Sports, page 13D: 58 YEAR OLD FORTE LOSES BY DECISION.

*''Miami Herald, January 22, 1999, Sports, page 4D: Tonight's Boxing Card.

*''Miami Herald'', August 28, 1990, Local, page 1B: AT 50, HE IS NOT TOO OLD TO HAVE A DREAM 'BATTLING BELLMAN' TRIES TO MAKE IT AGAIN IN THE RING.

*''Miami Herald'', April 19, 1990, Local, page 1B: BOXER BECOMES NO.1 BELLMAN.

*''Sun-Sentinel'', April 15, 1990, Features Lifestyle, page 1E: BELLMAN OF THE YEAR by T.M. Shine, Staff Writer.

[[Category:African American Boxers|Forte, Levi]]
[[Category:Florida State Champions|Forte, Levi]]

Oscar Valdez vs. Scott Quigg

2018-03-17T01:26:49Z

Natmaka:

<fight>2234157</fight>

*Quigg did not make weight, title not on the line for him.
*Purses: Valdez $420,000, Quigg $100,000.
*In the fourth round Quigg broke Valdez jaw and knock his tooth out with a right haymaker. Meanwile, Quigg had a broken nose and cut on the left eyebrow in this brutal and bloody affair.

Hydra Lacy

2018-03-05T15:09:34Z

Natmaka: /* Career Review */

[[file:HydraLacey.jpeg|left|thumb|320px|Hydra Lacey]]
<boxer>029271</boxer>

==Career Review==
*Has 9-children including [[Jeff Lacy]].
* Hydra Lacy was sometimes billed as "Lacy Hydra."
* Journeyman heavyweight.
* Fought world lightheavyweight champion [[Vicente Paul Rondon]].
* Fought lightheavyweight contenders [[Ray Anderson]] and [[Mark Tessman]].
* Father of former world middleweight champion [[Jeff Lacy]].
* Reportedly in ill-health (in 2006).

Paul Williams vs. Erislandy Lara

2018-02-01T06:23:35Z

Natmaka: /* Bout Summary */

<fight>1591909</fight>
*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO Boxing After Dark]] (Main Event)
*'''Promoters:''' [[Goossen Tutor]] & [[Golden Boy Promotions]]
== Notes ==
[[File:Paul Williams vs. Erislandy Lara (poster).jpg|right|300px]]
*[[Paul Williams]] 39-2 (27 KOs) vs. [[Erislandy Lara]] 15-0-1 (10 KOs)
* Williams entered as the # 4 middleweight in the world according to [[The Ring Magazine]]. Lara, a 2.8/1 betting underdog [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline], was unranked by the same publication. [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/middleweight]
* Bout was a [[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title eliminator.
*Williams and HBO originally agreed to a main-event bout with [[Nobuhiro Ishida]], who was coming of a big upset win over then-undefeated [[James Kirkland]]. After receiving criticism for the matchup, however, HBO withdrew its approval. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6564489]
*Williams entered the fight coming off a brutal 2nd round knockout loss to [[Sergio Gabriel Martinez]]. Lara entered having been held in his previous bout to an upset draw by fringe contender [[Carlos Molina]].
* Williams rehydrated to 170 lbs. and Lara to 160 lbs.
* Lara worked with trainer [[Ronnie Shields]] for eight weeks leading up to the bout. Shields, however, was not in Lara's corner for the bout as he was with [[Kermit Cintron]] who had a previously scheduled bout on the same night.
* Prior to the bout a memorial ten count was held for the recently deceased [[Bouie Fisher]], [[Billy Costello]] and [[George Kimball]].
* HBO's [[Harold Lederman]] scored the bout 117-111 in favor of Lara.
* Following the bout the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board conducted a full review with all three judges and although they did not find any evidence of fraud or intentional wrongdoing, they did suspend all three judges indefinitely pending additional training. [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/6767425/paul-williams-erislandy-lara-judges-suspended-new-jersey-state-athletic-control-board]

[[file:Williamslarascorecard.jpg|Official Scorecard]]
== Bout Summary ==
Williams came out throwing his rangy jab and straight left hand. Lara, despite a big size deficit, was able to land effectively and caught Williams with a pair of nice power left hands. Lara was warned near the end of the round for a punch that landed to the back of Williams's head. Williams had a stronger opening to the 2nd round stepping up his aggression. Lara continued to fire the straight left hand down the middle with some success. Williams was warned in the final minute for holding. In Round 3, Williams outpaced his opponent and came forward. Lara, who was outpunched statistically, likely landed the cleaner shots. Action was paused early in Round 4 as a punch from Williams strayed low. In the 5th, a clash of heads opened a cut above the left eye of Paul Williams and a large knot appeared to Lara's left temple. Williams continued to come forward through the remainder of the bout and threw a higher volume of punches but landed infrequently. Lara, who threw less than Williams, landed at a higher rate and battered Williams repeatedly and round after round with the overhand left.

== Quotes ==
* "This fight has taken some real years off of Paul Williams life. This is the type of fight that causes real problems when a guy leaves the game." - [[Roy Jones Jr.]]
* "This is what's wrong with boxing... Paul Williams knows he didn't win that decision. If that was Sergio Martinez again we'd be in the hospital right now with Paul Williams." - [[Roy Jones Jr.]] on the judges' decisions
* "Lara's right there with anyone in the 154lb. divison... That stinks... This decision is indescribably bad. This is an incompetent decision in my opinion." - [[Max Kellerman]]
* "I don't know how in the world Paul Williams won the decision... It's a joke. Paul Williams thought he lost the fight." - [[Bob Papa]]
* "They brought in three judges with very little experience... as long as they keep using inexperienced judges in big fights you're going to keep getting bad decisions." - HBO's [[Harold Lederman]]
* "The New Jersey State Athletic Control Board was responsible for assigning all three judges who scored this contest and decided the outcome. At the conclusion of the contest, this agency had concerns about the final scores. Due to these concerns we decided to conduct a full review of the scoring. As part of this review, the NJSACB called in all three judges to our Trenton offices and conducted a full analysis of the scoring of each round. Davis said that the review of the fight was complete and the NJSACB "has not found any evidence of bias, fraud, corruption or incapacity on the part of any of the judges. However, we remain unsatisfied with the scoring of the contest even after hearing the explanations from the judges. The NJSACB does not have the legal authority under these circumstances to invalidate the official result. This is due to the fact that all scoring is a matter of subjective judgment. In a similar fashion we cannot mandate a rematch. However, our opinion is that a rematch may be warranted. This agency has placed all three judges on indefinite suspension. Further, all three judges will be required to undergo additional training prior to their return to professional boxing judging." - New Jersey commissioner Aaron M. Davis in a letter to [[Golden Boy Promotions]] and [[Dan Goossen]] [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/6767425/paul-williams-erislandy-lara-judges-suspended-new-jersey-state-athletic-control-board]

Miguel Cotto vs. Sadam Ali

2018-01-03T15:11:18Z

Natmaka: /* Comments */

[[File:CottovsAli.jpg|340px|right|]]
<fight>2194679</fight>
*'''Supervisor:''' [[Francisco Valcarcel]]
*'''Promoter:''' [[Oscar De La Hoya]] ([[Golden Boy Promotions]])
*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO]], [[BoxNation]]
*'''[[WBO]] World super welterweight title''' (1st defence by Cotto)

==Notes==
{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''CompuBox Punchstats'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Cotto || Ali
|-
| Landed || 163 || 139
|-
| Thrown || 536 || 647
|-
| Pct. || 30.4% || 21.5%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Jabs || Cotto || Ali
|-
| Landed || 55 || 17
|-
| Thrown || 214 || 274
|-
| Pct. || 25.7% || 6.2%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Power Punches || Cotto || Ali
|-
| Landed || 108 || 122
|-
| Thrown || 322 || 373
|-
| Pct. || 33.5% || 32.7%
|}
*Miguel Cotto - [[BoxRec]] #3 (super welterweight)
*Sadam Ali - [[BoxRec]] #25 (welterweight)
*Billed as Miguel Cotto's last fight.
*After the fight, the crowd lingered for a video presentation of Cotto's career highlights on the JumboTron. When it was over, the screen read: "Thank You For The Memories 2001-2017."
*Ali earned $600,000, while Cotto earned $750,000.

==Comments==
*"I'm feeling good with the performance. Something happened to my left bicep but I don't want to make excuses, Sadam won the fight. Thank you fans for supporting me at every moment. I am so glad to call Madison Square Garden my home." - [[Miguel Cotto]]
*"I want to thank team Cotto. They could have taken an easier fight if they wanted to. I had him hurt here or there in the first couple of rounds. I knew I had to do something, or he would have dug in." - [[Sadam Ali]]

Dmitry Pirog

2017-09-08T00:39:54Z

Natmaka: /* Titles Held */

[[File:Dmitry Pirog.jpg|left|275px]]
<boxer>325260</boxer>

==Titles Held==
*'''[[World Boxing Organization]] Middleweight Title''' (2010-2012)
*[[WBC]] Baltic Middleweight Title (2010)
*[[WBC]] International Middleweight Title (2009)
*[[WBO]] Asia Pacific Middleweight Title (2007-10)
*Asian Boxing Council Middleweight Title (2007-08)
*CIS and Slovenian Boxing Bureau (CISBB) Middleweight Title (2007)
*Russian Middleweight Title (2006)

In 2017 Pirog was elected in the Russian Parliament (State Duma).

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Sergio Gabriel Martinez]] Stripped|
title=[[WBO Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]]|
years=2010 Jul 31 – 2012 Aug '''Stripped'''
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pirog, Dmitry}}
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Russian World Champions]]
[[Category:Undefeated Boxers]]

Andre Dirrell

2017-07-18T16:42:36Z

Natmaka: /* Notes */

[[File:AndreD.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>291903</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Leon Lawson]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[SMS Promotions]] 
'''Advisor:''' [[Al Haymon]]
==Amateur Career==
*231 amateur wins
*'''2001''' United States Amateur Featherweight Champion
*'''2003''' United States Amateur Middleweight Champion
*'''2003''' U.S. middleweight representative at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Results were:
**Round of 16 - Lost to [[Yordanis Despaigne]] (Cuba) (20-21)
*'''2004''' US Olympic Trials Gold medalist at middleweight, in Tunica, United States.
**Defeated [[Julius Fogle]] 16-10
**Defeated [[Clarence Joseph]] 28-5
**Defeated [[Joe Greene]] 16-13
*'''2004''' US Olympic Box-Offs Winner at middleweight, in Cleveland, United States.
**Defeated [[Clarence Joseph]] 30-9
*'''2004''' 1st America´s Olympic Qualifier Gold medalist at middleweight, in Tijuana, Mexico.
**Defeated [[Miguel Almonte]] (Puerto Rico) 28-11
**Defeated [[Glaucelio Abreu]] (Brazil) 24-11
**Defeated [[Elie Augustama]] (Haiti) RSC 4
**Defeated [[Alfredo Angulo]] (Mexico) 37-18
*'''2004''' Middleweight Bronze Medalist for the United States at the [[Olympics]] in Athens, Greece. Results were:
**1st round - Defeated [[Ha Dabateer]] (China) (25-18)
**2nd round - Defeated [[Nabil Kassel]] (Algeria) (RSC-2)
**Quarterfinals - Defeated [[Yordanis Despaigne]] (Cuba) (12-11)
**Semifinals - Lost to [[Gennady Golovkin]] (Kazakhstan) (18-23)

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*interim [[WBO]] [[NABO]] super middleweight title
*interim [[IBF]] World super middleweight title

==Career Factoids==
*Has a record of 0-2-0 in world title fights
*Has a record of 1-2-0 against current or former world champions
**Won against [[Arthur Abraham]]
**Lost against [[Carl Froch]] & [[James DeGale]]

==Notes==
*Andre Dirrell is the older brother of fellow pro boxer, [[Anthony Dirrell]]. They are trained by their grandfather, [[Leon Lawson]].
*Dirrell was diagnosed with a brain injury following his bout with [[Arthur Abraham]].
*[[Leon Lawson Jr]], the uncle and trainer of Andre Dirrell was suspended by the Maryland State Athletic Commission for his unprovoked attack of Dirrell's opponent [[Jose Uzcategui]] after their [[Fight:2153760|bout on May 20, 2017]] at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. [http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/19514222/leon-lawson-jr-suspended-maryland-commission-attack-jose-uzcategui]

==External Links==
*[http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/andre-dirrell Profile on Premier Boxing Champions]

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[[Category:2004 Olympians]]
[[Category:Olympic Bronze Medalists]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:American Olympians]]
[[Category:NABO Super Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Dirrell Family]]

Andriy Kotelnik vs. Marcos Rene Maidana

2017-07-03T07:36:14Z

Natmaka:

<fight>1367753</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Light Welterweight Title''' (2nd defending of Kotelnik) 
*'''Weights:''' Kotelnik 139.75 lbs, Maidana 140 lbs 
*'''Promoter:''' [[Universum Box-Promotion]] 
*'''Television:''' [[ZDF]]

During [[Fight:1394027|the Ortiz bout]], HBO reported that Maidana threw over 1200 blows in this bout.

Fight:2097245

2017-06-24T13:30:20Z

Natmaka: /* Vacant World Boxing Council International Female Featherweight Title */

<fight>2097245</fight>

Referee: [[Gary Rosato]]

==Vacant World Boxing Council International Female Featherweight Title==

* World Boxing Council Supervisor: Jill Diamond. WBC and WBA Female World Featherweight title elimination bout, with Lou DiBella fighter Hardy to fight the winner of upcoming bout between World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association World Female Featherweight champion 36-10-1 [[Jelena Mrdjenovich]] of Canada and 14-0 top ranked female challenger [[Gaelle Amand]] of France, their female world title bout scheduled for October 8, 2016.

* In the long anticipated battle of Lou DiBella female featherweight prospects, Heather Hardy won the bout outright with a higher punches landed ratio and by landing the more effective blows. Scoring did not appear neutral and fair, with one judge scoring the bout 95-95, with another scoring the bout 99-91 for Hardy. Vincent appeared to win at least three or four rounds, but the rounds were close. Hardy appeared to win the last two rounds as Vincent, who worked her way inside in the earlier rounds, began to slow down and was not throwing as much. Hardy mostly fought Vincent's game, slugging it out on the inside. Neither fighter had a knockout punch, so the ten rounder became a test of superior condition, greater aggression and durability, won by Hardy overall.

* Vincent cut on corner of left eye by a punch thrown by Hardy in sixth round, and it was bleeding off the corner in the seventh round before the Vincent corner controlled the cut. Vincent's vision was not affected, and the cut did not affect the outcome.

* Vincent had been challenging Hardy for this competitive bout for years, eventually getting signed by DiBella Entertainment and making the bout a reality. Both fighters generated enough interest to nearly sell out the cheering house at Ford Amphitheater. Vincent felt she won the bout, and stated afterwards "I in no way lost that fight!!!!! I knew going into New York (Brooklyn, where the bout was held, is Hardy's hometown territory) what it (the situation) was. Stevie Wonder can see all those numbers (judge's scorecards) were bogus." Vincent also stated she would only agree to a rematch in the future, if it occurs, in her hometown of Providence, Rhode Island.

Fight:1881267

2017-06-24T13:26:08Z

Natmaka:

<fight>1881267</fight>

* Hardy had a damaged and bloody right eye, caused by headbutts from Trivilino, ruled accidental, but which sent the bout to the scorecards before the eighth and final round as Hardy was ruled unable to continue due to the right eye. Hardy felt Trivilino was getting tired and she could win the bout in the final round. Hardy wound up getting the close technical decision on the scorecards, with an icepack on her right eye.

* Borincua Boxing postfight video interview of both fighters. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K4Vvua-AM0]]

Ceferino Rodriguez vs. Sam Eggington

2017-05-27T14:11:33Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom-Show-745828.jpg|right|300px|]]
<fight>2148263</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)
*[[EBU]] (European) welterweight title (supervisor: [[Bob Logist]])
*[[WBC]] International welterweight title (supervisor: [[Charles Giles]])
==Notes==
Rodriguez down in the 10th round.

Khalid Yafai vs. Suguru Muranaka

2017-05-27T14:11:26Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom-Show-745828.jpg|right|300px|]]
<fight>2137160</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)
*[[WBA]] World super flyweight title
==Notes==
Muranaka down in the 2nd round
Yafai had one point deducted in the 8th for repeated low blows.

Sean Davis vs. Gamal Yafai

2017-05-27T14:10:49Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom-Show-745828.jpg|right|300px|]]
<fight>2148274</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)
*[[WBC]] International super bantamweight title (supervisor: [[Charles Giles]])
==Notes==
Davis down once in the 3rd round, twice in the 5th, and three times in the 7th.

Ryan Kelly vs. Adam Harper

2017-05-27T14:10:42Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom-Show-745828.jpg|right|300px|]]
<fight>2147677</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)
*vacant [[BBBofC]] Midlands Area super welterweight title

Frankie Gavin vs. Renald Garrido

2017-05-27T14:10:36Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom-Show-745828.jpg|right|300px|]]
<fight>2148264</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)

Lennox Clarke vs. Karel Horejsek

2017-05-27T14:10:29Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom-Show-745828.jpg|right|300px|]]
<fight>2147679</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)

Josh Kelly vs. Jony Vina

2017-05-27T14:10:20Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom-Show-745828.jpg|right|300px|]]
<fight>2159688</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)
==Notes==
Vina down in the 4th round.

Cori Gibbs vs. Ahmed Ibrahim

2017-05-27T14:10:12Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom-Show-745828.jpg|right|300px|]]
<fight>2148885</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)

Charlie Williams vs. Josh Thorne

2017-05-27T14:10:04Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom-Show-745828.jpg|right|300px|]]
<fight>2147678</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)

Charlie Williams vs. Josh Thorne

2017-05-27T14:09:58Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom-Show-745828.jpg|right|300px|]]
<fight>2147678</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)||Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)

Jordan Clayton vs. Nick Golubs

2017-05-27T14:09:52Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom-Show-745828.jpg|right|300px|]]
<fight>2145621</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)

Aaron Lovell vs. Liam Richards

2017-05-27T14:09:44Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom-Show-745828.jpg|right|300px|]]
<fight>2150448</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)||Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)

Kieron Conway vs. Jan Balog

2017-05-27T14:09:37Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom-Show-745828.jpg|right|300px|]]
<fight>2150449</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)

Sam Eggington vs. Frankie Gavin

2017-05-27T14:09:29Z

Natmaka:

<fight>2106474</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)
*vacant [[WBC]] International welterweight title (supervisor: [[Charles Giles]])
==Notes==
Gavin weighed in above title weight. Title on the line for Eggington only.
Gavin, down early in the 3rd round and given a standing count in the 6th, down again at the time of the stoppage.

Anthony Joshua

2017-05-27T14:08:50Z

Natmaka: /* Notes */

[[File:Anthony Joshua.jpeg||250px|thumb|left|Anthony Joshua]]
<human>659461</human>
'''Trainer:''' [[Robert McCracken]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[Matchroom Sport]]

'''[[:Category:Anthony Joshua Gallery|Anthony Joshua Gallery]]

==Biography==
[[File:Joshua- Leo 183178604.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Joshua in his pro debut against Emanuele Leo on October 5, 2013.]]
'''From the official website of Anthony Joshua:'''

Anthony grew up in Watford and moved to the capital when he was 17. A year later he was introduced to boxing by his cousin, who took him along to the Finchley ABC to start training.

Being a naturally gifted sportsman, Anthony played football at a high level and, with the stamina and speed he possessed, he could regularly run the 100m in less than 11 seconds. However, boxing was his passion and Anthony quickly rose through the ranks.

He became Senior ABAE Champion at 91+kg in May 2010 and was added to GB Boxing’s Development Squad. In November that year he became Champion of Great Britain, defeating Amin Isa.

In 2011, Anthony retained his ABAE title and reached the quarterfinals of the European Championships, as well as defeating the Olympic and two-time World Champion Roberto Cammarelle in the quarterfinals of the World Championships. Anthony went on to win a silver medal, securing him qualification for London 2012.

One of the shining lights from one of the most successful Olympics in the modern era, Anthony defied the odds during the final round of the super heavyweight boxing final, where he turned around a three-point deficit to claim the gold medal for Team GB.

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Years Honours for services to boxing.

Anthony made his professional debut on the 5th October 2013 in front of a capacity crowd at the O2 Arena in London, beating the Italian Emanuelue Leo by technical knockout in the first round. [http://www.ajboxing.com/]

==Amateur Career==
[[File:Joshua-Cammarelle 150204395.jpg|right|375px|thumb|Joshua against Roberto Cammarelle in the 2012 Olympic final.]]
[[File:Joshua-48945504.jpg|right|375px|thumb|Joshua after winning the Olympic gold medal.]]
*Joshua had an amateur record of 40-3.
*2009 [[Amateur Boxing Association|ABAE]] Super Heavyweight Senior Novice Champion.
*2009 Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the Haringey Box Cup.
*2010 ABAE Super Heavyweight Elite Champion.
*2010 Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the Haringey Box Cup.
*2010 Great Britain Super Heavyweight Champion.
*Joshua was suspended from Great Britain's amateur boxing team after he was arrested for possession of cannabis with intent to supply on January 11, 2011. He was also sentenced to a 12-month community order and 100 hours' unpaid work. "The arrest changed a lot," Joshua said. "It forced me to grow up and to respect my responsibilities." [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2136692/LONDON-2012-OLYMPICS-Boxing-hope-Anthony-Joshua-turned-life-drug-dealing-days.html]
*2011 ABAE Super Heavyweight Elite Champion.
*Shortly after winning the ABAE Super Heavyweight Elite Championship in 2011, Joshua turned down £50,000 to turn professional. "Turning down that £50,000 was easy," Joshua said. "I didn't take up the sport for money. I want to win medals." [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/Team-GB/competitors/8662282/Anthony-Joshua-Team-GB-London-2012-Olympics.html]
*2011 Quarter-Finalist at the European Championships in Ankara, Turkey. Results:
**Defeated Eric Brechlin (Germany) 23-16
**Defeated Cathal McMonagle (Ireland) 22-10
**Lost to Mihai Nistor (Romania) RSCH by 3
*2011 Silver Medalist at the World Amateur Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results:
**Defeated Tariq Abdul Haqq (Trinidad and Tobago) RSCI 3
**Defeated Juan Hiracheta (Mexico) AB 1
**Defeated Mohamed Arjaoui (Morocco) 16-7
**Defeated [[Roberto Cammarelle]] (Italy) 15-13
**Defeated Erik Pfeifer (Germany) RSCI 1
**Lost to [[Magomedrasul Majidov]] (Azerbaijan) 21-22
*2011 Boxing Writers Club of Great Britain "Amateur Boxer of the Year."
*2012 Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the [[Olympic Games]] in London, England, UK. Results:
**Defeated Erislandy Savon (Cuba) 17-16
**Defeated [[Zhang Zhilei]] (China) 15-11
**Defeated [[Ivan Dychko]] (Kazakhstan) 13-11
**Defeated [[Roberto Cammarelle]] (Italy) +18-18 (decided by countback)
*2012 Boxing Writers Club of Great Britain "Amateur Boxer of the Year," along with 2012 Olympic Bantamweight Gold Medalist [[Luke Campbell]]. [http://www.gbboxing.org.uk/news/boxing-writers-honour-great-britains-gold-medal-trio-439.php]

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[WBC]] International heavyweight title
*Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title
*[[BBBoC]] British heavyweight title
*International Boxing Organization World heavyweight title

==Career Factoids==
*Has a record of 4-0-0 (4KO's) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 2-0-0 (2KO's) against former or current world champions.
**Won against [[Charles Martin]] and [[Wladimir Klitschko]]

==Notes==
*On July 24, 2013, it was announced that Joshua had signed a long-term promotional contract with [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]]'s [[Matchroom Sport]] and would turn professional at the O2 Arena in London on October 5.
*Joshua defeated [[Denis Bakhtov]] by a [[Anthony Joshua vs. Denis Bakhtov|second-round TKO]] to win the [[WBC]] International Heavyweight Championship on October 11, 2014.
*Joshua defeated [[Kevin Johnson]] by a [[Anthony Joshua vs. Kevin Johnson|second-round TKO]] on May 30, 2015. He became the first boxer to stop Johnson, who had gone the 12-round distance with [[Vitali Klitschko]], [[Tyson Fury]] and [[Dereck Chisora]].
*Joshua defeated [[Charles Martin]] in the second round to become the [[IBF]] World Heavyweight Champion on April 4, 2016.
*On April 29, 2017, Joshua knocked out former heavyweight champion [[Wladimir Klitschko]], winning the [[WBA]] Super and [[IBO]] world heavyweight titles, while also defending his [[IBF]] world title.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Joshua, Anthony}}
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]
[[Category:2012 Olympians]]
[[Category:British Olympians]]
[[Category:English World Champions]]
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Heavyweight Champions]]

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before=[[Charles Martin]] |
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|
start=2016 April 9|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Tyson Fury]] Vacated|
title=[[IBO Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2017 April 29 – present
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Tyson Fury]] Vacated|
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2017 April 29 – present '''Super Champion'''
}}
{{end box}}

Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr

2017-05-27T14:08:33Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom-Show-748356.jpg|right|300px|]]
<fight>2150131</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] (Matchroom Boxing)
*[[IBF]] World welterweight title

Scott Quigg

2017-05-27T14:08:18Z

Natmaka:

[[File:ScottQuigg.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Scott Quigg]]
<boxer>391424</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Joe Gallagher]] (former), [[Freddie Roach]] (current) 
'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie_Hearn_(Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]]

== Amateur Career ==
"My amateur record was 12 fights 10 wins 2 losses. I won the Junior ABA's after 7 fights and represented England 4 times winning a gold medal in a multination's tournament." [http://www.15rounds.com/q-a-with-scott-quigg-022211/]

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[WBA]] Inter-Continental super bantamweight title (2010)
*[[BBBoC]] British super bantamweight title (2011)
*interim [[WBA]] World super bantamweight title (2012)
*[[WBA]] International featherweight title (2016)

==Factoids==
*Has a record of 5-1-1 in world title fights.
*Has a record of 1-1-0 against former or current world champions.
**Won against [[Kiko Martinez]]
**Lost against [[Carl Frampton]]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Upgraded to Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Super Bantamweight Champion]]|
years=2013 Sep 17 – 2016 Feb 27 '''Regular Champion'''|
after=—|
}}
{{end box}}

[[Category:World Super Bantamweight Champions]]
[[Category:English World Champions]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quigg, Scott}}

Aaron Pryor Jr.

2017-04-20T20:45:22Z

Natmaka: /* Factoids */

[[file:Aaron Pryor jr..jpg|left|250px|thumb]][[File:Aaronpryorjr-2015-04-10.JPG|right|250px|thumb]]
<human>325334</human>
'''Trainer:''' [[Javan "Sugar" Hill]]

== Amateur Highlights ==
*2003 Cincinnati Golden Gloves Champion
*Lost to Yaquin Abdullah at the 2003 National Golden Gloves via PTS (1-4) on 2003-05-26.

== Factoids ==
*Son of the late World Light Welterweight Champion [[Aaron Pryor]].
*Brother of retired super middleweight southpaw boxer [[Stephan Pryor]].
*His paternal great-grandparents are Japanese.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pryor, Aaron Jr.}}
[[Category:Cincinnati Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Children of Famous Boxers]]
[[Category:Pryor Family]]
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:Japanese American Boxers]]

Willie Pep

2017-04-20T14:14:38Z

Natmaka:

[[File:Pep-Willie-15.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Willie Pep]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1990 Modern Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/pep.html click]]]
<boxer>000043</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Lou Viscusi]] 
'''Trainer:''' [[Bill Gore]] 
'''[[:Category:Willie Pep Gallery|Willie Pep Gallery]]'''
*Defeated [[Chalky Wright]] by a 15-round unanimous decision at the age of 20 to win the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship on [[Chalky Wright vs. Willie Pep (1st meeting)|November 20, 1942]].
*Won his first 62 professional fights before losing a 10-round decision to former World Lightweight Champion [[Sammy Angott]] on [[Sammy Angott vs. Willie Pep|March 19, 1943]].
*Named [[Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1945.
*Defeated [[National Boxing Association|NBA]] World Featherweight Champion [[Sal Bartolo]] by a 12th-round knockout to become the Undisputed World Featherweight Champion on [[Willie Pep vs. Sal Bartolo (3rd meeting)|June 7, 1946]].
*Was seriously injured in a plane crash in January 1947. The co-pilot and two passengers were killed.
*Had a record of 134-1-1 when he lost the World Featherweight Championship to [[Sandy Saddler]] by a 4th-round knockout on [[Willie Pep vs. Sandy Saddler (1st meeting)|October 29, 1948]]. Pep defeated Saddler by a 15-round unanimous decision to regain the title on [[Sandy Saddler vs. Willie Pep (2nd meeting)|February 11, 1949]]. It was named ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year|Fight of the Year]] for 1949. Saddler regained the title from Pep by an 8th-round RTD on [[Willie Pep vs. Sandy Saddler (3rd meeting)|September 8, 1950]], and successfully defended it against Pep with a 9th-round RTD on [[Sandy Saddler vs. Willie Pep (4th meeting)|September 26, 1951]]. Their last fight was named the [[The Ring Magazine - Miscellaneous Lists|6th dirtiest fight of all time]] by ''The Ring'' in 1997.
*Knocked out in two rounds by [[Lulu Perez]] on [[Lulu Perez vs. Willie Pep|February 26, 1954]]. Many believe Pep took a dive. A late surge of betting on Perez moved the odds favoring him from 6-5 to 3½-1, and some bookmakers took the fight off the boards. A 1980 ''Inside Sports'' magazine article called "The Fix" said a boxer, identified as "The Champ," threw a fight against Lulu Perez in 1954 for $16,000. Pep filed a $75 million libel suit against Newsweek Inc., which owned ''Inside Sports''. The jury deliberated for just 15 minutes and ruled against Pep.
*Retired in 1959, but returned to the ring in 1965 and fought ten more times before retiring for good at the age of 43.
*Elected to ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] in 1963.
*Elected to the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
*Named the greatest featherweight of the century and the fifth greatest boxer of the century by the Associated Press in 1999.
*Named the [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|greatest featherweight of all-time]] by ''The Ring'' in 1994 and 2002.
*Elected to the [[Florida Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2010.
*Became a prominent referee and a deputy boxing commissioner for the state of Connecticut.
*Married six times. "All my wives were great housekeepers," he would say. "After every divorce, they kept the house."
*Suffered from Alzheimer's Disease in his final years and died at the West Hill Convalescent Home in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, on November 23, 2006.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quAvMC5DZPo Video: In This Corner - Willie Pep]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a_wt60Wn9M Video Highlights]

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before=[[Chalky Wright]]|
title=[[World Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sandy Saddler]]|
years=1942 Nov 20 – 1948 Oct 29}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Sandy Saddler]]|
title=[[World Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sandy Saddler]]|
years=1949 Feb 11 – 1950 Sept 8}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pep, Willie}}
[[Category:Italian American Boxers]]
[[Category:World Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Boxers with more than 200 bouts]]
[[Category:World War II Veterans]]
[[Category:Referees]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:2006 Deaths]]

John David Jackson

2017-04-11T21:23:07Z

Natmaka: /* Training Career */

[[File:JDJackson.jpg|left]]
<boxer>008322</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[George Benton]], [[Emanuel Steward]], Dwight Triplett

== Amateur Career ==
[[File:1991 card.jpg|right|185px|thumb|1991 Kayo card]]
*Trained by [[Joe Clough]] at the Tacoma Boys Club in Tacoma, Washington.
*Light middleweight quarter-finalist at the 1981 National [[Golden Gloves]] Tournament.
*Light middleweight finalist at the 1981 National [[AAU]] Tournament.
*Had an amateur record of 206-9.

== Professional Career ==
*Stopped [[Lupe Aquino]] in seven rounds to win the inaugural [[WBO]] junior middleweight title on December 8, 1988.
*Successfully defended the WBO junior middleweight title six times before relinquishing it to campaign as a middleweight.
*Defeated [[Reggie Johnson]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision to win the [[WBA]] middleweight title on October 1, 1993.
*Stripped of the WBA middleweight title in May 1994 for participating in a non-title bout without the permission of the WBA.
*Stopped in nine rounds by [[Jorge Fernando Castro]] on December 10, 1994, in an attempt to regain the WBA middleweight title. The bout was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year|Fight of the Year]] by [[The Ring Magazine]].
*Challenged [[Bernard Hopkins]] for the [[IBF]] middleweight title on April 19, 1997, and was stopped in seven roounds.

== Training Career ==
[[File:Kovalev & trainer Jackson.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Jackson with Sergey Kovalev in 2014]]
*Became a trainer after retiring as a boxer in 1999. Boxers Jackson has worked with many boxers, including:
**[[Randall Bailey]]
**[[Nate Campbell]]
**[[Dyah Davis]]
**[[Allan Green]] (starting with his bout against [[Anthony Bonsante]] in July 2006)
**[[Bernard Hopkins]] (for his bout against [[Antonio Tarver]] in June 2006)
**[[Sergey Kovalev]]
**[[Jameel McCline]]
**[[Shane Mosley]] (starting with his second bout against [[Ronald (Winky) Wright]] in November 2004 and ending after his first bout against [[Fernando Vargas]] in February 2006)
**[[Marcus Upshaw]]

{{start box}}
{{succession box|
before=Inaugural Champion|
title=[[WBO Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Verno Phillips]]|
years=1988 Dec 8 – 1993 Oct 30 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{succession box|
before=[[Reggie Johnson]]|
title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jorge Fernando Castro]]|
years=1993 Oct 1 – 1994 May '''Stripped'''
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, John David}}
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]
[[Category:Trainers]]

Sergey Kovalev

2017-04-11T21:22:17Z

Natmaka: /* Amateur Career */

[[File:Sergey-Kovalev11-26-2013 5ae30.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Sergey Kovalev]]
<boxer>505927</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Egis Klimas]] 
'''Trainers:''' [[Don Turner]] (former), [[Abel Sanchez]] (former), [[John David Jackson]] (present)

'''[[:Category:Sergey Kovalev Gallery|Sergey Kovalev Photo Gallery]]'''
== Amateur Career ==
[[File:Kovalev Cleverly 176710807.jpg|right|290px|thumb|Kovalev vs. Nathan Cleverly]]
[[File:Kovalev Hopkins 458662818.jpg|right|290px|thumb|Kovalev vs. Bernard Hopkins]]
Started boxing at age 11

Record:193-22

;2000:Russian Junior Championships Silver Medalist at Light Welterweight
;2001:Russian Junior Championships Silver Medalist at Middleweight
;2004:Russian Championships Silver Medalist at Middleweight, losing to [[Matvey Korobov]]
;2005:Russian Championships Gold Medalist at Middleweight
;2007:Russian Championships Bronze Medalist at Light Heavyweight, losing to [[Artur Beterbiev]]
;2008:Russian Championships Silver Medalist at Light Heavyweight
;2005:World Military Championships Gold Medalist at Light Heavyweight in Pretoria, South Africa
;2006:World Military Championships Silver Medalist at Light Heavyweight in Warendorf, Germany
;2007:World Military Championships Gold Medalist at Light Heavyweight in Hyderabad, India

== Professional Career ==
*Defeated [[Douglas Otieno]] by a second-round KO to win the vacant [[NABA]] USA Light Heavyweight Championship on July 29, 2011.
*Defeated [[Roman Simakov]] by a seventh-round TKO to win the [[WBC]] Asian Boxing Council Light Heavyweight Championship on December 5, 2011. Simakov died three days later as a result of the injuries he sustained in the fight.
*Defeated [[Nathan Cleverly]] by a fourth-round TKO to win the [[WBO]] World Light Heavyweight Championship on August 17, 2013.
*Defeated [[Bernard Hopkins]] by a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision to win the [[IBF]] World Light Heavyweight Championship and the [[WBA]] Super World Light Heavyweight Championship on November 8, 2014.
*Named 2014 [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] by [[The Ring Magazine]].
*Has a record of 9-1 (7 KOs) in world championship fights.
*Has a record of 5-1 (4 KOs) against former or current world champions.
**Won against [[Gabriel Campillo]], [[Nathan Cleverly]], [[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Jean Pascal]] (twice).
**Lost against [[Andre Ward]].

== External Links ==
*[http://www.kovalboxer.ru/ Official Website]

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title=[[WBO Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after= –|
years= 2013 Aug 17 – present|
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before=[[Bernard Hopkins]]|
title=[[IBF Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
years=2014 Nov 8 – present |
after=—|
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{{Succession box|
before=[[Bernard Hopkins]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2014 Nov 8 – present '''Super Champion'''
}}
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[[Category:World Light Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Russian World Champions]]

Mike Tyson vs. Andrew Golota

2017-03-10T16:39:21Z

Natmaka: /* Notes */

[[File:Mike Tyson vs. Andrew Golota (poster).jpg|right|275px]]
<fight>34851</fight>
== Notes ==
*After the second round, Golota got off his stool and began to walk around his corner refusing to fight another round. The referee had no choice but to award the fight to Tyson.
*Golota was pelted with garbage and drinks as he was rushed to his dressing room.
*Golota, although behind on the scorecards, was very much into the fight but retired on his stool saying "I quit" to the cornerman, who acted in disbelief. Later it is revealed that Golota had a broken bone in his head, which could have pierced his brain, should the fight have continued. Golota claimed in the dressing room that Tyson was headbutting him all the time during the fight, but the referee did not warn Tyson.
*After the bout, Tyson tested positive for marijuana, which led the commission to change the result from a [[technical knockout]] to [[no contest]].
*Golota would not fight again for 3 years after this controversial match.

Curtis Strong

2017-02-26T20:57:09Z

Natmaka:

<boxer>8255</BOXER>

* 1984 Chicago Park District 132 lb. Open Champion 
* 1984 C.Y.O. lightweight Champion Open division. 
* 1986 Chicago Golden Gloves Open division Champion 132 lb.

His trainer was [[Herman Armour|Herman "DeeDee" Armour]].

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[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:Chicago City Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Chicago Catholic Youth Organization Champions]]
[[Category:Chicago Park District Champions]]

Danny Garcia vs. Amir Khan

2017-02-22T18:36:25Z

Natmaka:

[[File:KhanGarcia.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Official Fight Poster]]
<fight>1702501</fight>
*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO World Championship Boxing]] (Main Event)
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Light Welterweight Title''' (1st defense by Garcia)
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Super World Light Welterweight Title''' (Khan defending)
*'''[[The Ring Magazine]] Junior Welterweight Title''' (vacant)

Undefeated underdog Danny Garcia of Philadelphia claimed his second world title in as many fights by scoring a fifth-round TKO win of Amir Khan (26-2) to add Khan's WBA Super World Light Welterweight Title to his WBC Light Welterweight title which he defended.

Amir Khan looked sharp in the opening two rounds, landing crisp shots in between Garcia's wider punches. By the end of Round 2, Garcia had a very small cut above his right eye below the eyebrow on the lid which ultimately was not a factor in the bout.

The momentum swung in an instant in the third when Garcia landed a single, looping counter left hook in the final 30 seconds to the left side of Khan's neck which sent Khan down hard. He got to his feet quickly, but was badly staggered. Khan was able to tie up Garcia and block to survive the remainder of the round.

Khan was ruled down early in Round 4 when a punch sent him off balance and appeared to cause his glove to touch the mat. A left hook to the top of the head, followed by a right sent Khan down for a second time in the round. He got to his feet and indicated to referee Kenny Bayless that he was OK to continue, but Bayless called an end to the fight as Khan's wobbly legs did not appear to be fully under him.

Garcia had predicted a knockout of Khan in the third round. He came close, as Khan never recovered from the third round knockdown.

== Notes ==
* Danny Garcia 23-0 (14 KOs) vs. Amir Khan 26-2 (18 KOs)
* Khan entered as the #1 junior welterweight contender according to [[The Ring Magazine]]. Garcia, a 4.4 to 1 betting underdog, was ranked as the #2 junior welterweight contender by the same publication. [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/ratings/jr-welterweight], [http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/odds/moneyline].
* Three days prior to the bout, Khan was reinstated as the WBA Super World Light Welterweight Champion as a result of [[Lamont Peterson]], who defeated Khan in his last bout, failing a random drug test in May 2012 and testing positive for synthetic testosterone by the Volunteer Anti-Doping Association while in preparations for their May 19 rematch. Peterson had undergone low level testosterone therapy, an anabolic steroid, in November 2011 before his fight with Amir Khan. [http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/05/peterson-not-granted-nevada-license-khan-fight-canceled/1#.UAJb3D8aPYE]
* The HBO prefight show featured in depth profiles of Amir Khan under the tutelage of [[Freddie Roach]] in Los Angeles, and Danny Garcia in Philadelphia under the tutilage of his father Angel Garcia.
* According to the the Nevada Athletic Commission, the purses for the title bout were Amir Khan $950,000, and Danny Garcia $520,000.[http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/173817-lems-latest-epix-to-stream-haye-chisora-on-facebook]

Andre Ward vs. Carl Froch

2017-02-19T22:45:48Z

Natmaka: /* Andre Ward Versus Carl Froch Super Six Tournament Super Middleweight Final */

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|-
| Landed || 243 || 156
|-
| Thrown || 573 || 683
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| Pct. || 42% || 23%
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| Thrown || 252 || 250
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| Thrown || 321 || 433
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*'''[[WBA]] Super World Super Middleweight Title''' (4th defense of Ward)
*'''[[WBC]] Super Middleweight Title''' (2nd defense of Froch)
*'''[[The Ring Magazine]] Super Middleweight Title''' (Vacant)
*'''Super Six World Boxing Classic''' Final
 
==Andre Ward Versus Carl Froch Super Six Tournament Super Middleweight Final==
* [[Andre Ward]], BoxRec # 2 Super Middleweight, remains undefeated with the unanimous decision over BoxRec # 3 [[Carl Froch]] in a battle between the WBC and WBA world champions.
* Ward showed superior technical skill in the first ten rounds, out jabbing Froch and staying out of range, while Froch did better in the final two rounds as Ward tired.
* No power shots from Ward, but Froch just could not find the target, and when he did Ward tied him up very effectively.
* Two judges-American and Canadian-had the bout 115-113 for Ward, meaning if Froch won one more round the bout would have been a majority draw.
* The British judge had the bout 118-110 for Ward.
* Clean bout, no fouls or point deductions, outstanding job by neutral referee [[Steve Smoger]] who was favored by both sides
* Froch did hit Ward after the bell of one round, but it appeared unintentional, with Froch perhaps unable to hear the bell due to the loud noise of the crowd in Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall.
* Ward retains the WBA Super World Super Middleweight title, wins the WBC and Ring Magazine Super Middleweight titles, and the Super Six Tournament Super Middleweight Finals trophy.
* Boxing commentator [[Barry McGuigan]] stated "He (Ward) has capulted himself into the top ten pound for pound. That was a most magnificent performance. He diffused Froch's power by coming (moving) back, really beautiful stuff."
* Boxing commentator [[Glenn McCrory]] stated "When you see Ward slipping punches, and moving in and out of range, and beating Froch to the inside, Ward beat Carl at his own game."
* Boxing commentator [[Amir Khan]] noted the bout was "A top performance by both fighters."
* Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz and Light Heavyweight Champion [[Bernard Hopkins]] were at ringside. Hopkins' name was mentioned with [[Lucian Bute]] as possible future opponents for Ward.

==Scorecard==
Surprisingly, judge John Stewart had Froch ahead 49:46 after five rounds. After ten rounds, Stewart had the fight as a draw.

[[file:WardFrochScorecard.gif|Official Scorecard]]

Oleg Maskaev

2017-02-19T22:43:55Z

Natmaka: /* Nationality */

[[file:Oleg-maskaev17.jpg|left|thumb|Oleg Maskaev]]
[[file:Oleg Maskaev.jpg|right|200px]]
<boxer>006688</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Bob Jackson]] (1999-2001) [[Victor Valle Jr.]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Fred Kesch]], [[Dennis Rappaport]]
 

'''Oleg Maskaev''', a former mine worker, is a former [[WBC]] Heavyweight Champion. He won the title on August 12, 2006, with a 12th-round TKO over defending champion [[Hasim Rahman]]. He lost the title in his second defense against [[Samuel Peter]] on March 8, 2008.

== Nationality ==
Maskaev was born in Kazakhstan to Russian parents. He has lived in the U.S. since 1999. He acquired U.S. citizenship in 2004. Maskaev currently resides in West Sacramento, California with his wife, Svetlana, and their four daughters.

Before his first encounter with [[Hasim Rahman]] in 2006, he said, "I would say I'm a proud Russian-American. So right now, I'm a citizen of America, of [the] United States... Whoever is going to win is going to be American."

In the run-up to his title defense against Peter Okhello, he stated regarding his citizenship, "Russian. I don't want to talk about that anymore. I will walk to the ring under the Russian flag and Russian anthem as I'm now a Russian citizen."

Russian president Vladimir Putin granted him Russian citizenship on December 9, 2006.

== Amateur Boxing Career ==
Maskaev began his career in the 1980s as an amateur boxer in the Soviet Union. He was the champion of the Soviet Army and later the National Cup winner. Maskaev defeated [[Vitali Klitschko]] at the 1991 CSCA (Centrum Sports Club Army) Military Championships.

== Professional Boxing Career ==
[[Oleg Maskaev]] started his professional boxing career in 1993. He has knocked out former contender [[Alex Stewart]], former [[WBO]] heavyweight challenger [[Derrick Jefferson]], and former [[World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Hasim Rahman]] (twice). However, Maskaev is also noted for a suspect chin that was evident in his knockout losses to [[Oliver McCall]], [[David Tua]], [[Kirk Johnson]], [[Lance Whitaker]], [[Corey Sanders]], and [[Nagy Aguilera]].

Maskaev's most famous victories have been his two wins over Hasim Rahman. On November 6, 1999, in Atlantic City, Jersey, Maskaev knocked Rahman out with a right to the chin in the 8th round, sending him through the ropes and out of the ring. This fight is also notable for the famous "chair incident," in which noted referee [[Steve Smoger]], who was backup referee for this fight, was struck in the head by a chair thrown by a Rahman fan who was unhappy with the way the fight ended. The incident triggered a 10-minute free-for-all involving dozens of spectators and security guards. Two people were arrested.

Maskaev fought Rahman again on August 12, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He knocked Rahman out in the 12th round to win the [[WBC]] [[WBC Heavyweight Champion|Heavyweight Championship]]. His second win over Rahman was preceded by a streak of victories that helped rejuvenate Maskaev's career and earned him the [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year|Comeback of the Year]] award from [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2006.

Maskaev won his first title defense against [[Peter Okhello]] by a 12-round unanimous decision on December 10, 2006 in Moscow, Russia.

Maskaev was scheduled to make his second title defense against [[Samuel Peter]] on October 6, 2007 in New York City, but Maskaev withdrew from the fight due to a back injury. Multiple MRIs showed that Maskaev had a herniated disc and a bulging disc. The two eventually fought on March 8, 2008 in Cancun, Mexico, and Peter took the title with a 6th-round TKO.

Maskaev won his next two fights, then was stopped in one round by [[Nagy Aguilera]] on December 11, 2009 in Maskaev's hometown of Sacramento, California. After three years out of the ring, Maskaev fought [[Owen Beck]] on December 30, 2012 and won by a 3rd-round TKO.

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before=[[Hasim Rahman]]|
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Samuel Peter]]|
years=2006 Aug 12 – 2008 Mar 8
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maskaev, Oleg}}
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Russian World Champions]]

Aaron Pryor

2017-02-09T22:25:04Z

Natmaka: /* External Link */ Empty website

[[File:Aaron Pryor-U821761-27.jpg|left|thumb|425px|Aaron Pryor]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1996 Modern Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/pryor.html click]]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
<boxer>008993</boxer>

'''[[:Category:Aaron Pryor Gallery|Aaron Pryor Gallery]]'''

'''Official Biography:''' 
(As sent by Mrs. Frankie Pryor, Aaron Pryor's wife, to [[BoxRec.com]])

Witnessing the human hurricane that was '''Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor''' was like seeing [[Henry Armstrong]] and the whirlwind has not been seen since. Pryor's frenetic, punch-a-second style endeared him to fans around the globe. To the chants of "Hawk Time, Hawk Time," Pryor brought one thrilling moment after another to the crowds who thronged to see his fights during the 1980s.

Pryor, born in Cincinnati in 1955, was a terror in the amateur ranks (204-16), culminating as an alternate on the 1976 Olympic team. He turned pro in 1976 after the [[Olympics]] and quickly tore through the lightweight and junior welterweight ranks, mowing down such seasoned contenders as [[Johnny Summerhays]], [[Johnny Copeland]], [[Norman Goins]], and [[Alfonso Frazer]]. His complete domination of his competition earned him a shot at legendary Colombian champion [[Antonio Cervantes]] in August of 1980. That night in Cincinnati, at Riverfront Coliseum, Pryor dismantled Cervantes in four rounds, and a star was born.

Pryor easily moved through the Jr. Welterweight ranks, and in 1982, Pryor and [[Alexis Arguello]] would face off in what was later named the "Fight of the Decade" by [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'' magazine]]. Pryor and Arguello engaged in toe-to-toe warfare for 14 rounds before the great Arguello finally succumbed to the equally great Pryor. The rematch, a year later, was much easier for Pryor, and he took out Alexis in ten rounds.

The Hawk defended his title eleven times and retired in 1991 with a 39-1 (35 KOs) record. As the [[WBA]] Jr. Welterweight Champ from 1980-1983 and the [[IBF]] Jr. Welterweight Champ from 1983-1985, Pryor firmly established his place in boxing history. He was inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1996 and the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2001. In December 1999, the Associated Press voted Aaron Pryor as the "Greatest Jr. Welterweight of the Century."

Pryor went through some hard times due to drug addiction, but with the determination that made him a great fighter, "The Hawk" kicked his habit and is once again flying high. Pryor lives in his hometown of Cincinnati with his wife, Frankie Pryor, and their four children—Aaron, Jr., Antwan, Stephan, and Elizabeth. Pryor is an ordained deacon at New Friendship Baptist Church and travels the world making personal appearances and spreading his anti-drug message. Pryor remains active in the sport of boxing, training both professional and Golden Gloves amateur boxers. The Pryor boxing legacy continues today, with [[Aaron Pryor Jr.]] and [[Stephan Pryor]] following in their dad's footsteps.

==Amateur Achievements==
*Amateur Record: 204-16
*1973 United States vs. Ireland Dual Meet at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois: Stopped Damian McDermott in one round at 125 lbs. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/DualsLeague/1973/DualUSA_IRL.html] [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/File:Ireland_USA_September_1973.jpg]
*1973 National [[AAU]] Champion (132 lbs). Outpointed Robert Newton of Boston, Massachusetts. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/USA1973.html]
*1974 National AAU Finalist (132 lbs). Outpointed by [[Hilmer Kenty]] of Detroit, Michigan. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/USA1974.html]
*1975 [[National Golden Gloves]] Champion (132 lbs). Outpointed [[Curtis Harris]] of Paterson, New Jersey. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/USGoldenGloves1975.html]
*1975 Pan American Games Silver Medalist (132 lbs). Disqualified (low blow) in the second round against [[Chris Clarke]] of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/PanamericanGames1975.html] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19751026&id=LNZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6840,7607610]
*1976 National Golden Gloves Champion (132 lbs). Outpointed [[Thomas Hearns]] of Detroit, Michigan. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/USGoldenGloves1976.pdf]
*1976 United States [[Olympics|Olympic]] Trials Finalist (132 lbs). Outpointed by [[Howard Davis Jr.]] of Glen Cove, New York. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Tournaments/Nat_Sel_USA1976.html]
*1976 United States Olympic Box-Offs: Outpointed by Howard Davis Jr. of Glen Cove, New York. Pryor was an alternate at 132 lbs for the U.S. Olympic team. [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Tournaments/Nat_Sel_USA1976_2.html] [http://fivedogs.tripod.com/hawk1.html]

==Career Notes==
* Buddy LaRosa, founder of LaRosa's Pizzeria, was Pryor's manager.
* Pryor, fighting in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, knocked out [[Antonio Cervantes]] in four rounds to win the [[WBA]] Junior Welterweight Championship on [[Antonio Cervantes vs. Aaron Pryor|August 2, 1980]].
* In December 1980, Pryor rejected an offer of $500,000 to fight [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] for the [[WBC]] Welterweight Championship because he wanted more money. When the amount was increased to $750,000, he rejected that as well. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19801217&id=Id4hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1792,5396168&hl=en]
* Pryor signed to fight WBC Super Lightweight Champion [[Saoul Mamby]] in a unification bout for $1 million. The bout was tentatively scheduled for February 7, 1981. However, the fight fell apart when the promoter, [[Harold Smith (Promoter)|Harold Smith]], disappeared amid allegations that he was involved in a $21.3 million fraud against Wells Fargo National Bank. Smith, whose real name was Ross Fields, was later sentenced to ten years in prison after he was convicted of 29 counts of fraud and embezzlement. [http://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/08/sports/aaron-pryor-fighting-for-recognition.html?pagewanted=all]
* Pryor was offered $750,000 to fight [[Roberto Duran]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] in April 1981. However, Pryor's new attorney told him not to sign anything until he worked out a new contract with his manager. By the time a new agreement had been worked out, the chance to fight Duran was gone. [http://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/30/sports/garden-offers-bout-to-duran.html] [http://www.si.com/vault/1982/11/08/628035/the-champion-of-confusion]
* Pryor agreed to fight Sugar Ray Leonard in the fall of 1982 for $750,000, but Leonard first had to defend his welterweight title against [[Roger Stafford]] in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 1982. The Sunday before that bout, Pryor was driving to Buffalo from his Cincinnati home to taunt Leonard, to hype their planned bout, when he heard on his car radio the news that Leonard had suffered a detached retina in his left eye and the fight was off. Pryor said, "I pulled off to the side of the road and I cried." [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19821115&id=8QEzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942,3477066]
* Pryor knocked out [[Alexis Arguello]] in 14 rounds in Miami on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello (1st meeting)|November 12, 1982]]. [[Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']] named the bout "Fight of the Decade" in [[Ring Magazine: March 1990|1990]] and the eighth [[The 100 Greatest Title Fights of All-Time|greatest title fight of all-time]] in the [[Ring Magazine: Holiday 1996|1996]]. After the fight, there was controversy over a water bottle used by Pryor's trainer, [[Panama Lewis]], between rounds 13 and 14. Microphones caught Lewis telling cutman Artie Curley, "Give me the other bottle, the one I mixed." It seemed to revive Pryor. Coming out quickly for the 14th round, Pryor landed a barrage of unanswered blows before the referee stopped the fight. Many speculated that there was something illegal in the bottle, but nobody checked the contents and the Miami Boxing Commission failed to administer post-fight urine tests to the boxers. Lewis and Pryor steadfastly denied that there was anything illegal in the bottle. Curley said the bottle contained peppermint schnapps to settle Pryor's upset stomach. In the 2008 documentary ''[[Assault in the Ring]]'', former Lewis-trained boxer [[Luis Resto]] revealed that Lewis would break apart antihistamine pills and pour the medicine into his water, giving him greater lung capacity in the later rounds of a fight. [http://www.si.com/vault/1982/11/22/626518/it-was-a-pryor-engagement] [http://www.boxing.com/the_final_chapter_pryor_argueello_saga_panama_lewis_and_the_black_bottle.html]
* In July 1983, Pryor signed a three-year exclusive promotional agreement with [[Sylvester Stallone]]'s Tiger Eye Promotions and the Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The contract called for Tiger Eye and the Sands to act as partners in promoting Pryor's fights. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19830708&id=fdseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3953,5378407]
* After Panama Lewis was banned from boxing for removing the padding from Luis Resto's gloves before he fought [[Billy Collins Jr.]] on [[Billy Collins Jr. vs. Luis Resto|June 16, 1983]], Pryor hired [[Emanuel Steward]] to train him for his rematch with Alexis Arguello on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello (2nd meeting)|September 9, 1983]], which Pryor won by a 10th-round knockout. Pryor was later trained by [[Richie Giachetti]].
* In October 1983, Pryor said he would not defend the WBA Junior Welterweight Championship against [[Johnny Bumphus]], the No. 1-ranked contender, and sent the WBA a letter announcing his retirement. Robert Buechner, Pryor's attorney, said, "I think that it's correct to say he would certainly reconsider his decision to retire if there's someone on the scene he thought had the same marketability and fighting ability he has." Officially, Pryor was stripped of the title. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19831028&id=uVdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5532,6874716] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19890201&id=Ha5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=220DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3445,167895]
* Pryor announced in March 1984 that he was ending his retirement. "I never really retired," he said. "I just rested." He successfully defended the junior welterweight championship of the newly formed [[IBF]] twice before he was stripped of the title in December 1985 due to inactivity. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19840311&id=O1pUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=towDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7052,3475711&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19860112&id=lThIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VoEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2971,4579522]
* Pryor was out of boxing for 2½ years due to drug and legal issues. A shell of his former self, he returned to the ring on [[Aaron Pryor vs. Bobby Joe Young|August 8, 1987]], and was knocked out in seven rounds by [[Bobby Joe Young]].
* Pryor had trouble getting a boxing license late in his career because of eye problems. He underwent surgery on his left eye in January 1988 to remove a cataract and repair a detached retina. Pryor was declared legally blind in his left eye, with vision of 20/400. It improved to 20/70 with corrective lenses. He was denied a boxing license in Nevada, New York and California. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zydDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Aq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3952,2588412&dq=aaron+pryor+darryl+jones&hl=en] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19900512&id=uMJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0eoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6804,2775590]
* ''The Ring'' named Pryor the second [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|greatest junior welterweight of all-time]] in [[Ring Magazine: May 1994|1994]], and the Associated Press named him "Junior Welterweight Fighter of Century" in 1999. [http://boxing.about.com/library/weekly/aa123099f.htm]

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Antonio Cervantes]]|
title=[[WBA Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Johnny Bumphus]]|
years=1980 Aug 2 – 1983 Oct '''Stripped'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=Inaugural Champion|
title=[[IBF Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Gary Hinton]]|
years=1984 Jun 22 – 1985 Dec '''Stripped'''
}}
{{end box}}

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[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:Japanese American Boxers]]
[[Category:Cincinnati Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]
[[Category:Pryor Family]]
[[Category:2016 Deaths]]