New York, May 31—Undefeated Jewish fighters Dmitriy Salita and Yuri Foreman will be among the celebrities at Jewish Stars: A Celebration of Jewish Heritage to benefit the Jewish National Fund on Monday night, June 4, at La Carne Grill kosher restaurant. The fighters will be joined from 6:30 to 8:30 PM for wine tasting and hors d’oevres event by Jewish rap star Remedy, and celebrity appearances by 1969 Mets world champion Art Shamsky, former Knicks and Duke standout Art Heyman, sportscasters Len Berman, Warner Wolf, and Kenny Albert, Daily News columnist Vic Ziegel, international photographer of the year from Madison Square Garden George Kalinsky, and author Evan Weiner. The benefit is priced at $75, and for reservations call 212 490-7172. Delmonico steak tips and barbecue short ribs spring rolls will be among the kosher items on the menu.

This match-up between two of the premier heavyweights in the world and fierce rivals, Shannon Briggs and Sultan Ibragimov, will finally take place when they square off for Briggs’ WBO Heavyweight Championship on Saturday, June 2nd at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Briggs vs. Ibragimov, a 12 round WBO Heavyweight Championship bout, that is presented by Seminole Warriors Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Caesars Atlantic City, Golden Grain, Nafta Moskva, CSI Sports, Global Advertising Strategies and Main Events.

If you blinked, you may have missed it. Quintin 'Rampage' Jackson knockout out Chuck 'the iceman' Liddell to capture the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. After a slow first minute that saw both men sizing each other up, Jackson landed a huge overhand right that sent Chuck sprawling to the floor. Liddell was left helpless on the floor as Jackson jumped on him to land a flurry of punches before referee John McCarthy stepped in the stop the fight.

The Big Bang Theory goes off the drawing board and into the ring with "X-PLOSIVE!" -- the world welterweight championship featuring undefeated World Boxing Association champion MIGUEL COTTO, the pride of Puerto Rico, defending his title against two-division world champion ZAB "SUPER" JUDAH. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Prize Fight Boxing, "X-PLOSIVE!" will take place Saturday, June 9 at Madison Square Garden and broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

Last Saturday we witnessed two fights. Both lived up to the hype. Kelly Pavlik and Edison Miranda bombed away at each other for seven rounds. Pavlik came away with an impressive knockout victory. In the main event, Jermain Taylor and Cory Spinks danced circles around each other for twelve rounds. Spinks jabbed, jabbed, threw a left hook, and jabbed some more. Taylor did nothing. In the end, Taylor “earned” a narrow split decision victory. In the same night boxing fans rejoiced and boxing fans criticized. There is one man to thank and blame for all last Saturday’s HBO boxing card: Jermain Taylor.

NEW YORK, NY (May 24, 2007) – World Middleweight Champion Jermain Taylor remains on the top of undefeated middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo’s wish list, but there is another fighter that he would like to challenge: Kelly Pavlik.

Los Angeles, CA, May 24 - The big Cinco de Mayo bout has past. De La Hoya vs. Mayweather 24/7 on HBO has come and gone. The fight to save boxing is over. The Mayweather's are now the first family of boxing, sorry Klitschko's. Roger Mayweather's showing on HBO has put that family over the top. The fight has fans split. Boxing purists loved the way it represented the sweet science. Two superior athletes battled and manuevered around each other. They love the ballet aspect of their sport. A more casual fan, me for instance, may have hoped for a Ward-Gatti style, knockdown, drag-out affair and unfortunately they did not get that. The casual fan was looking for more and in my opinion the fight did not deliver. A purist of the sort will never say that was a bad fight. You should stand by the sport you love or hobby or TV show you love. Married with Children fans stuck around after the Seven fiasco showing the type of loyalty that fight fans show to the sport they love. It was a good fight, but did not match the hype or the expectations. That is where the problem is.

One-time Undisputed Pound-for-Pound King Roy Jones Jr. (50-4, 38KO's) returns to the ring on July 14th, 2007 against unknown challenger Anthony Hanshaw (21-0, 14KO's). Hanshaw, who has a solid record, has not faced any meaningful opposition and will be facing his toughest opponent thus far in Jones Jr. While many may not know Hanshaw (including most of us here at touchgloves), they will certainly recognize his trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., who is Oscar De La Hoya's former trainer and father of the current pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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New York, May 23, 2007 – The New York based multicultural marketing firm, Global Advertising Strategies, has agreed to sponsor the WBO Heavyweight Championship on Saturday, June 2nd at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

In one of the most anticipated battles of the year, the current heavyweight champion, Shannon Briggs will square off in a 12-rounder against the Russian fighter Sultan Ibragimov for the WBO Heavyweight title.

New York City, NY, May 22- Wednesday, May 10th Ray Mercer and Kimbo Slice met face to face at a press confernence in Manhattan. There were few words spoken between each man. Mercer said, “I’m not a UFC fighter, but I’m down to get down n’ dirty…it’s gonna be the s**t”. Kimbo replied with even fewer words saying, “I ain’t got much to say, but I’m gonna break you boss” as he faced the more experienced Mercer. Each man was very respectful of each other with regard to their history and physical talents. Kimbo Slice is known for his notorious clips all over the internet, but what is it like to see him in person?

touchgloves.com would like to congratulate James "Lights Out" Toney on the birth of his son, Jaden. We wish him and his family the best. Toney (69-6-3, 43KO's) returns to the ring this Thursday night in San Jose at the Shark tank. The event will be promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions and Don King Productions in association with American Metal and Iron Fight Night at the Tank. The doors will open at 6:30PM PT with the first bout starting at 7:30PM PT with tickets ranging from $25-$75. On sale Now. at the HP Pavilion ticket office, online at ticketmaster.com or by phone at 408-998-TIXS, 415-421-TIXS or 510-625-TIXS

HOLLYWOOD, FL, May 21 – It was a disappointing Saturday night in Memphis for middleweight contender Edison 'Pantera' Miranda as he suffered his first real loss of his career to Kelly Pavlik. But Miranda vows to be back in the ring and better than ever in the future.

San Jose, CA; May 21, 2007 – Superpowers will go head to head when K-1 and UFC veteran and Strikeforce fan favorite, Duane “Bang” Ludwig, faces EliteXC’s British Cage Rage champion, Paul “Semtex” Daley, in a 170-pound limit matchup during “Shamrock vs. Baroni,” live on June 22, at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The mega-MMA fight card, being co-produced by EliteXC and Strikeforce, will be headlined by the long-awaited showdown between former UFC middleweight king, Frank Shamrock, and UFC and Pride veteran, “The New York Badass” Phil Baroni, plus five other explosive bouts airing live on pay-per-view.

HOLLYWOOD, FL, May 21– With a little over two weeks to go before his long-awaited shot at the World Heavyweight Championship, number one contender Sultan Ibragimov is punishing sparring partners and approaching his physical peak right on schedule for his June 2nd bout against WBO Champion Shannon Briggs.

Las Vegas, Nev. (USA) – On Friday, May 25, beginning at 4 pm PST (7 p.m. EST), ESPNEWS, the nation’s only 24-hour sports news television network, will present live coverage of the weigh-ins for UFC 71: LIDDELL vs. JACKSON featuring UFC World Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This will mark the first time a major national sports television network will feature live event coverage of the UFC weigh-ins. ESPNEWS anchor David Lloyd will host the network’s coverage from ESPN’s Bristol, Conn. studios.

"What a fight. What a fight." Those words will be heard all around the country. Kelly "The Ghost Pavlik (31-0, 28KO) scored a 7th round stoppage against Edison Miranda (28-2, 24KO) in a electric bout which featured both fighters going toe to toe from the opening bell. With the amazing performance, Pavlik has sent a message to the middleweight division that he is a force to be reckoned with.

- In a boring, slow, unexciting snoozer, Jermain Taylor (27-0-1, 17KO's) and Cory Spinks danced around the ring for 12 rounds. Spinks (36-4, 11KO's), methodically walked circles around Taylor from the opening bell, but threw double and triple the amount of punches as Taylor. Jermain looked out of the fight from the onset. His mind may have been on Kelly Pavlik and his massacre of Edison Miranda.

Jermain Taylor defends his WBC and WBO Middleweight titles tonight when he takes on former Light Middleweight Champion Cory Spinks live from the Fedex Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Spinks is a replacement for “Contender” Champion Sergio Mora after Mora backed out of the fight after becoming unhappy with the location of the fight.

Cory Spinks weighed in at 161 lbs on his first attempt at the scale. He was giving an hour to lose the weight. On his second attempt, he weighed in at 159.8. Jermain Taylor weighed in at 159.4 Lbs.

Edison Miranda also came over slightly overweight, at 160.6 lbs. He was also given an hour to lose .6 LBS. He made his way back to the scale and game in at exactly 160lbs. Kelly Pavlik weighed in at 159.4lbs

Mexican boxing legend Erik Morales will return to the ring on August 4th against David Diaz for the WBC Lightweight Championship. Morales, (48-5, 35KO's) who has lost his last 3 bouts, is hoping to end his remarkable career on a high note by capturing the lightweight title. Diaz, (32-1-1, 17KO's) is a relative unknown in the boxing world. His most notable victory was a 10th round TKO of Jose Armando Santa Cruz last August. Santa Cruz was ahead on all three of the judges scorecards. The fight will take place at the All State Arena in Chicago. No ticket information is available at this time.

MEMPHIS, May 18 – Edison "Pantera" Miranda was in his usual form today at the final press conference before his HBO-televised bout with Kelly Pavlik at the FedEx Forum, letting both Pavlik and the night's headliner, Jermain Taylor, know that he's got both of them in his sights.

BLOOMFIELD, NJ (May 15, 2007) – Welterweight contender Joel Julio returns to the ring on May 16 when he battles veteran Mauro Lucero in an eight round bout from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva.

HOLLYWOOD, FL, May 15 –The final weigh-in has been announced for the Elimination Bout between Glen Johnson and Montell Griffin, this tremendous night of fights also features the likes of Joel Julio, Seminole Warriors Boxing’s new Middleweight sensation "Mean" Joe Greene and many more. This world class boxing event will be held on Wednesday, May 16th at the Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood, FL.

LOS ANGELES (May 10) A five-city press tour is planned for "Coming To Fight," the highly anticipated match-up between light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (47-4-1, 32 KOs) and Winky Wright (51-3-1, 25 KOs) for Hopkins' Ring Magazine light heavyweight belt. The tour kicks off Tuesday, May 15 at the ESPN Zone in New York City and continues on to Tampa, Washington , DC, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. The fighters will conduct press conferences, interviews and photo opportunities as part of the excitement leading into this summer's hottest event.

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (May 11, 2007) – Tickets for the Caesars Atlantic City-hosted welterweight doubleheader featuring Arturo Gatti vs. Alfonso Gomez and IBF Welterweight Champion Kermit Cintron vs. Walter Matthysse will go on sale to the public on Monday, May 14 at 3:00 pm ET, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Tickets, priced at $300, $200, $150, $100, and $50, can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-736-1420.

May 11, 2007; New York, NY….World championship mixed martial arts federation, Strikeforce, has re-launched its website, www.strikeforceusa.net, with a bold, new look and a host of new features, including video streaming capability that will allow the organization to host fight footage online.

BLOOMFIELD, NJ (May 8, 2007) – Floyd Mayweather, Jr doesn’t want to battle a UFC champion. No problem. IBF World Welterweight Champion and former high school/college wrestling star Kermit Cintron would like to accept the challenge from UFC President Dana White, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Cintron, who will be defending his IBF crown against mandatory challenger Walter Matthysse on July 14 in Atlantic City, NJ, would like to battle the UFC champion following his June IBF title defense.

- Evander Holyfield Loves boxing. He must also love Texas. The 44 year old former world champion will return to the ring on June 30 against Heavyweight jouneyman Lou Savarese (46-6, 38KO's) in a El Paso, Texas. This will be Holyfields fourth comeback fight to take place in Texas. In his last fight, Holyfield scored a 3rd round TKO against Vinny Maddalone

Diego "Chico" Corrales, a former world champion was killed tonight in Las Vegas while riding a motorcycle.

At the age of 29, Corrales was one of the most exciting fighters in the game. Remembered most for his knockout of Jose Luis Castillo after being knocked down twice in the same round.

This is a tragedy that has struck the entire boxing world tonight. Our thoughts and our prayers are with the Corrales family tonight

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) -- Three-time boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho was sent to jail Monday after pleading guilty to a 2004 burglary charge.

Camacho faces up to seven years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. Circuit Judge Steve Simpson delayed sentencing, but ordered him sent straight to jail because a bail bond agent said he hadn't heard from Camacho for more than two years, the Sun Herald reported on its Web site.

So it’s over. Goodbye May 5th. Hello May 6th, May 7th, and the rest of the year. It’s been almost 48 hours since the world witnessed Floyd Mayweather Jr. become the new WBC Light Middleweight Champion. It’s been almost 48 hours since Oscar De La Hoya lost a close and hard fought decision to Mayweather Jr. Now, 48 hours after the world finished waiting, the world begins to wait again. The world now waits for another “mega-fight”. The world now waits to see if boxing is “back”; If boxing has been “saved”. Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. planted the new seed for boxing, it’s up to the new fans to water it and help it grow.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – Six full days of boxing culminated in 11 championship round bouts on Saturday at the Chattanooga Convention Center. All 22 boxers stepped through the ropes with one thing on their mind – a National Golden Gloves championship. Yet only 11 could walk away with a national championship.

The first boxer to be crowned a 2007 National Golden Gloves champion enjoyed the same experience the previous year as defending light flyweight champion Luis Yanez (Duncanville, Texas) took home his second straight Golden Gloves title. Yanez defeated Francisco Ibarra (Brighton, Colo.) in their championship bout to take home his fourth national championship in the past two years.

The IFL (International Fight League), a Mixed Martial Arts organization, confirmed the death of Jeremy Williams (7-2). According to the Orange County Coroner, a cause of death is to be determined. Many close to the situation say it may have been the result of an apparent suicide, but this has not been confirmed.

STAMFORD, Conn. (May 7, 2007) – A 10-round heavyweight bout pitting former two-time WBC heavyweight champion Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (41-6-2, 33 KOs) against former NABA champion Taurus Sykes (25-3-1, 7 KOs) headlines the next Fight Night on VERSUS in collaboration with Top Rank Boxing on Thursday, June 14 at 9 p.m. ET from the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The chairman of the HBO cable television network was arrested in Las Vegas on Sunday on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Police officers saw Chris Albrecht engaged in a "physical confrontation" in the valet parking area outside the MGM Grand hotel shortly after 3 a.m. PDT (1000 GMT), Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Bill Cassell told the newspaper.

Hours after the mega-fight, Oscar De La Hoya and Mayweather were already talking rematch. Mayweather said "If the fans demand a rematch, what can I say. I don't know what the future holds for Floyd Mayweather. As of now I'm retired, but I have to talk it over with my team and see what they say."

De La Hoya then said, "I don't feel like a loser... We'll have to go back to the drawing board. Would I fight him again? Sure. But we have to sit down and figure that out. Once I go back and sit down and think about it I will know."

Would the world await to see this rematch?