October 29, 2007; San Jose, CA - Undefeated World Light Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion Brian “The Mad Stork” Schwartz (18-0) will step in the cage for the first time in his 16-year professional fighting career to face Lemont Davis (8-4) in a 175 lb. limit matchup during the Strikeforce “Four Men Enter, One Man Survives” mixed martial arts mega-card at San Jose’s HP Pavilion on Friday, November 16th.

Colorado Springs, Colorado- October 26, 2007 The Douglas County Event Center will be host to some of the toughest men in the world who also have the softest hearts, on Saturday November 3, 2007.

Matt Serra, the current UFC Welterweight Champion, will be presenting Trevor Carron and Nikko Landeros gifts that were sent by the reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion, Randy Couture. Trevor and Nikko both lost their legs in a terrible accident in January of this year. Both Trevor and Nikko are fans of MMA and the UFC. Local promoter, Brian Lee, hopes this event will raise significant funds to continue providing the financial support needed for Carron and Landeros.

There will be T-shirts and other merchandise sold of which 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the fund benefitting the young men. Fans, friends and anyone else who desires can also make cash donations in designated areas during the show. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more information or to donate, call 303-646-6500, 719-339-5026 or visit www.coloradomma.com.

This Friday, Octover 26th, Telefutura presentes Solo Boxeo Tecate. The co-main event will feature Giovanni Segura (18-0-1, 14 KO’s) of Bell, Calif. and Colombia’s Wilfrido Valdez (23-2, 16 KO’s). The main event of the night will showcase Bantamweight Martin “El Gallito” Castillo as he faces Jonathan Perez on his way to recover his World Title. The actions begins at 7:00 p.m. CT/8:00 p.m. ET

October 23, 2007 San Jose, CA - Heavyweight superstars Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello (23-9) and Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem (25-11) will battle to become the first Strikeforce World Heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts Champion in history during the star-studded Strikeforce mega-event at San Jose’s HP Pavilion on Friday, November 16th.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 19, 2007) – It was over almost before it started.

In a stunning upset, T.J. Wilson captured the International Boxing Association (IBA) Continental Americas heavyweight title with an unpopular, controversial 15-second, first-round knockout over previously undefeated Travis Walker Friday in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation.

The amazing run of streaking, vastly improved Jesus “Chuy” Rodriguez continued in the co-feature when he won his eighth in a row with a convincing, unanimous eight-round decision over previously unbeaten Omri Lowther in a good-action junior welterweight match.

HOLLYWOOD, FL, October 18 – The training is done, the talking is over. Now all former world heavyweight champion Oliver “The Atomic Bull” McCall wants to do is knock out Juan Carlos Gomez in their highly-anticipated rematch tomorrow night.

“Just ring the bell, man, just ring the bell,” said McCall, who is looking to extend his unbeaten streak to 12 at the expense of Gomez, a former world cruiserweight champion who battled “The Atomic Bull” to a ten round no contest in 2005. “Me and Gomez have unfinished business, and I’m gonna finish it once and for all on October 19th.”

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 17, 2007) – All fighters competing on upcoming Cage Rage fight cards will be subject to random drug testing, it was announced Wednesday. Gary Shaw, President of ProElite’s Live Events Division, EliteXC, initiated the idea to test the fighters. “Anybody that knows me knows that my No. 1 priority is the health and safety of the athletes,’’ Shaw said. “I wholeheartedly agree and support Cage Rage’s decision. This ensures that the highest safety standards will be in place each and every time a fighter competes in an EliteXC/Cage Rage fight card in Britain.’’ The process will begin before the “EliteXC Presents Cage Rage 24” Dec. 1 event that will be aired on pay-per-view live at ProElite.com.

Los Angeles, CA - Art of Boxing Promotions will present its inaugural show billed as “Warner Center War” in Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, California on November 2, 2007.

The Main Event features a former top contender Juan “El Polo” Valenzuela with the record of 20-6 (9kos). Valenzuela was quickly moving up the rankings by beating notable guys like Julio Diaz, 2000 Olympian Ricardo Williams and other top contenders. He was scheduled to face Miguel Cotto when during the pre-fight eye examination the doctors found out that he had a retinal injury. Fortunately Juan’s eye has been treated by specialists and now he has been cleared to fight again after three years of inactivity.

October 17, 2007; San Jose, CA - Mixed martial arts star Falaniko “Niko” Vitale (24-7) and has been the first combatant selected to throw down in a four-man, single-elimination middleweight (185 lb. limit) tournament that will headline Strikeforce’s highly-anticipated return to San Jose, California’s HP Pavilion on Friday, November 16th. The winner of the first-ever sanctioned mixed martial arts tournament in the state of California, which will be completed over the course of the 10-bout fight card, will potentially be awarded the opportunity to challenge Strikeforce World Middleweight Champion, Frank Shamrock.

Tickets for the Strikeforce event, which will be presented by BodogFIGHT, are on sale at Ticketmaster (408-998-TIXS) and Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) as well as at the HP Pavilion box office (408-287-7070). Ticket prices range from $30 to $300.

Los Angeles, CA - "I'll fight anyone, anytime, anywhere. I'm not afraid of anybody." These words are more than just talk from James Toney. They are his way of life.

When touchgloves.com sat down with James over the summer, what was suppose to be a short Q & A, turned into an hour long conversation about everything from boxing, to cigars, to the champs opinion of UFC and the future of boxing. One thing is for certain; James Toney is among the most knowledgeable boxing minds I have ever been around.

LOS ANGELES (October 12, 2007) – In a fall filled with spectacular fights, one of the best may take place on Saturday, November 17th, when two of the premier boxers in the 130-pound weight class, WBO Junior Lightweight Champion Joan Guzman and former Interim Featherweight Champion Humberto Soto, look to move closer to a 2008 mega fight, by scoring a victory in their bout.

Totowa, NJ (October 15, 2007) – Undefeated WBC #2 middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo has informed his promoter Main Events that he would like to challenge recently installed WBC #1 challenger Jermain Taylor, it was announced by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. In its latest rankings the WBC dropped Lorenzo to #2 and installed Taylor in the #1 spot.

ESPN Classic will televise the exclusive replay of Sultan Ibragimov's victory over Evander Holyfield Saturday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m., ET. Ibragimov scored a 12-round unanimous decision over Holyfield to remain the WBO Heavyweight Champion Saturday at the Khodynka Arena in Moscow, Russia.

Tucson, Arizona – Golden Boy Promotions is bringing one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year to Southern Arizona. Juan Manuel Marquez will face Ricardo Rocky Juarez for the World Super Featherweight Championship on Saturday, November 3rd at Desert Diamond Casino. The touted battle of super featherweights will headline the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast. The co-main event will be for the World Featherweight Title as Robert Guerrero puts his belt on the line against Martin Honorio.

Juan "The Baby Bull Diaz" started punching in round one and didn't stop until Julio Diaz was unable to answer the bell in the 9th round, scoring a TKO over his Mexican Counterpart in Chicago. Juan Diaz (33-0, 17KOs) said after the fight, “I thought Julio was going to box me more but he came to fight. That surprised me. I was able to lure him into my kind of fight, a toe to toe action fight. Julio had decent power which also surprised me." But Julio's power was not enough. After the fight, Julio Diaz (34-4, 25 KOs) said, “I couldn’t get started tonight. Juan has a lot of energy. I tightened up when I tried to overpower him. Juan’s a hyper kid with a lot of heart."

When asked about his future, Juan said he would like Manny Pacquiao to move up in weight and challenge him for his title. Said Diaz, "It’s great if Pacquiao moves up to the lightweight limit of 135 pounds. I’d like to show my talents against a fighter of his skills. Pacquiao just fought an older Mexican warrior. Now he ought to fight a young Mexican warrior like me."

In a dismal performance by the former four-time heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield loses nearly every round to WBO Champion Sultan Ibragimov in Moscow today. Holyfield coming off a streak of wins during his comeback, couldn't put together combinations, looked slow and often disoriented. Ibragimov, age 32 looked faster, sharper and was able to move around and land his punches at will.

Offical Scorecards: 118-110, 117-111, 117-111 (all judges were from the US)

More to come...

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 11, 2007) – The notorious King of Street Fighting and one of the meanest, roughest, toughest, baddest brawlers in the history of YouTube, Kimbo Slice, has signed a multi-year contract with Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s Live Fight Division, EliteXC.

NEW YORK, (Oct. 7, 2007) – Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter survived three early knockdowns and earned a unanimous decision victory in the first defense of his World Boxing Council (WBC) interim heavyweight title against Jameel “Big Time” McCline on Saturday night’s edition of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at Madison Square Garden.

Boxing's biggest star can shine a little brighter tonight. Manny Pacquiao (45-3-2, 35KO's) defeated Marco Antonio Barrera (63-6, 42 KO's) over 12 rounds to retain his WBC Super Featherweight title. The fight was hyped as Pac- Berrera two, but offered little to match the first matchup. Pacman looked sharp from the moment the fight started. His speed advantage was obvious over the Mexican legend. Judges at rindside scored the bout 118-109, 118-109, 115-112. To paraphrase Jim Lampley, Manny Pacquiao continues his quest to conquer all Mexican fighters, sending his second Mexican legend into retirement.

TOTOWA, NJ (October 5, 2007) - Four-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield is only a day away from flying to Moscow for his historic Oct 13 world championship bout against WBO world heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov, said Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Holyfield is scheduled to arrive in Moscow on Sunday morning.

The Ibragimov-Holyfield bout will be available in the U.S. on PPV at a suggested retail price of $34.95. The PPV broadcast will begin at 1:00 pm ET on Saturday, October 13. Replays of the broadcast will also be available on PPV on Saturday evening.

Immediately, following the bout on Oct 13 Holyfield will hold a telephone conf call with the U.S. media to discuss the bout. A press release announcing the details will be forthcoming.

STAMFORD, Conn. (October 3, 2007) – A 12-round showdown between Fernando Montiel (34-2, 25 KOs) and Luis Melendez (25-2, 20 KOs) for the WBO Super Flyweight Championship will be featured on the next edition of Fight Night on VERSUS in collaboration with Top Rank Boxing, Thursday, October 4 at 9 p.m. ET from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.