Los Angeles, CA (November 23, 2007) - In a highly entertaining matchup, Ricardo Mayorga (28-6-1, 22 KOs) earned a majority decision over Fernando Vargas (26-5, 22 KOs) sending the Mexican warrior into retirement with his 6th loss. In front of a large pro-vargas crowd, the fighters stood toe-to-toe throughout the night. Mayorga came out guns blazing and dropped Vargas late in the 2nd round. As the fight progressed, Vargas seemed to find his groove, as his jab and over hand rights began to land flush on Mayorga. However, the wild man from Nicaragua was not through, and he found a second wind late in the fight, dropping Vargas with a striaght right in the 11th. The fighters traded shots in till the final bell as the crowd roared with delight. Judge at ringside scored the about 113-113, 115-111, and 114-112. After all the verbal jabbing, both fighters embraced after the fight in a show of true professionalism and sportsmanship.

Los Angeles, CA (November 22) - Both Fernando Vargas and Ricardo Mayorga weighed 164 pounds for their highly anticipated 12-round fight tomorrow/Friday night at STAPLES. After weighing in and posing, the fighters stepped on the stage for a not-so traditional face-off. They were separated only by a sheet of plexiglass, but that did not prevent their war of words from continuing.

On the day after Thanksgiving, Vargas and Mayorga clash in the main event of an eagerly awaited pay-per-view fight card at STAPLES Center that begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and is being distributed by SHOWTIME® PPV. The live card begins at 3:15 p.m. Doors open at 3.

Tickets, priced at $300, $150, $100 and $50, are on sale online at ticketmaster.com, via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (213) 480-3232 or (714) 740-2000 and at all Ticketmaster ticket centers.

The best deal after Thanksgiving sale in Los Angeles will be at STAPLES Center where tickets for "The Brawl'' remain in all price ranges, including ones at only $50. All seats for Friday's event are in the lower bowl at STAPLES where every seat is great.

Photos: Jorge Garcia/For SHOWTIME PPV

The Associated Press- Thursday, November 22, 2007 Iconic boxing promoter Don King dropped in on wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans Thursday in a U.S. military hospital in Germany for a Thanksgiving Day visit.

King visited Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in the late morning, shaking hands with swarms of troops, passing out little American flags, posing for photos and even handing out a few pair of boxing gloves.

"The women and men that are wearing these uniforms are indicative to everything that America stands for," King said. "I feel so humbled and so honored to be here."

He sat down for a traditional turkey lunch with the troops, and posed for more photos with the cooks.

The hospital is where some of the most severely wounded troops from Afghanistan and Iraq are taken and operated on or otherwise treated, before they are sent back to the United States.

King told the troops that the job they were doing was appreciated; visiting the wounded both in the wards and the intensive care unit.

Robert Laux, 26, a sergeant of the 101st Airborne Division from Vacaville, California, was recovering in Landstuhl from an injury on his left arm after he stepped on an explosive in Baghdad. Being away from the family on Thanksgiving Day was hard for him, Laux said.

"I miss my family, just staying at home ... just talking and gathering around, that's what I really miss," he said.

NEW YORK, NY, November 20 – For several years, fight fans have longed for the day when the heavyweight championship of the world would be unified and one man would reign atop the sport’s glamour division. On Saturday, February 23rd, at ‘The Mecca of Boxing’, New York City’s Madison Square Garden, that day will be one step closer when IBF & IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov meet to unify their titles in a bout destined to bring cl! arity to the heavyweights once again.

Klitschko and Ibragimov, a 12 round heavyweight title unification bout, headlines a historic night of boxing presented by K2 Promotions and Seminole Warriors Boxing and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing.

New York, November 19—If you are looking for a “heavyweight” holiday gift idea for your boxing fan father, brother or buddy, look no further than Steiner Sports (www.steinersports.com), and order on line today! Collectibles signed by former heavyweight champions Mike Tyson and Joe Frazier, and all time middleweight titlists Roy Jones, Jr. and Jake LaMotta will provide powerful punch to your holiday gift-giving.

The Joe Frazier autographed glove, priced at $250, heads the collection of items signed by the heavyweight icon. What Mike Tyson aficionado wouldn’t love a pair of his vintage black boxing trunks, a signed piece priced at $399.99? Just one of several Tyson collectibles. A memorable autographed photo (16x20) of Jake LaMotta punching Sugar Ray Robinson during their famous 1951 13-rounder has a $79.00 price tag. An autographed Roy Jones, Jr. boxing glove sells for $149.99, while a signed color portrait (16x20) is priced at $69.99.

For ring fans of wrestling, signed collectibles by two great heavyweight champions will provide a holiday headlock. The Hulk Hogan 16x20 color autographed photograph with the “Hulkster” raising the world championship ($189.99), and the popular “Batista” arm pump color 8x10 signed ($44.99) are just two wrestling items available from Steiner.

Cazoban, CA (November 19, 2007) - This Thanksgiving Friday, Solo Boxeo Tecate is proud to bring yet another exciting bout to Morongo Resort & Casino Spa in Cabazon, Calif. Broadcast live through Telefutura at 8 p.m. PT/ET, the main event of the night will showcase Argentina’s Carlos Baldomir (43-11-6, 13 KOs) and Luciano Perez from Romeville, Ill. (15-6-1, 13 KOs) as part of ten rounds of Super Welterweight force. Bobby Pacquiao (27-13-3, 12 KOs) of the Philippines and Mexico city’s Fernando Trejo (30-12, 18 KOs) will face off in the co-main Super Featherweight event. The event starts at 8:00 p.m. PT/ET

Undefeated Joan Guzman (28-0, 17KO's) welcomed Floyd Mayweather Sr. to his corner with a 12 round unanimous decision over Mexican Warrior Humberto Soto (43-6-2, 27KO's). Guzman, who at times looked more like Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the ring, used his speed and footwork to outbox Soto throughout the fight. Although no fighter seemed hurt in the fight, the two warrior did stand toe-to-toe in the middle of the ring in rounds 2 and 7. Judges at ringside scored the bout 117-111, 117-111, and 118-110 all for Guzman. Touchgloves.com had the fight scored 115-113 for Guzman.

In an exciting undercard, Golden Boy Promotions rising start Abner Mares (15-0, 9KOs) put on a spectacular performance against Hard Nose Damin Marchiano (14-3, 5KO's) The young bantamweight Mares through all he had at Rocky Marciano... we mean Damin Marchian, but the Argentine warrior never went down. Judges at ringside scored the bout 118-109, 118-109, and 117-109 all in favor of Mares.

Demetrius Hopkins (28-0-1, 11KO's) nephew of Middleweight/Promoter Benard Hopkins, scored an easy 12 round decision over Enrique Colin (23-4-3, 19KO's)

Los Angeles, CA (November 15) - A fit, trim and confident Fernando Vargas was mostly all business during an open media workout Thursday at Valencia, Calif.

On the day after Thanksgiving on Friday, Nov. 23, Vargas and Mayorga will fight in a highly anticipated main event of an excellent pay-per-view fight card at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles that begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and is being distributed by SHOWTIME® PPV.

Tickets, priced at $300, $150, $100 and $50, are on sale online at ticketmaster.com, via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (213) 480-3232 or (714) 740-2000 and at all Ticketmaster ticket centers. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds at a catch weight of 166 pounds.

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Photos: Jorge Garcia/For Showtime

Cicero IL (November 14th, 2007)- The title sponsor of Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo Tecate,” the leading Mexican beer brand is bringing two exciting bouts to Illinois. The night’s main event will feature Mexico’s David Lopez (32-12, 23 KOs) as he fights Georgia’s Daryl Salmon (15-2, 4 KOs) in his search for a victory in the middleweights division.

The co-main event will feature two Mexico City boxers Johnny Gonzalez (34-6, 29 KO’s) and Jose Angel Beranza (30-10, 25 KO’s). The bout is scheduled for ten rounds of action in their respective super bantamweights division. The bouts start this Friday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. CST/8:00 p.m. EST

Los Angeles, CA (November 13, 2007) - El Matador Ricardo Mayorga held an open workout for the media on tuesday. Here's what he had to say about his upcoming fight with Fernando Vargas. "“Vargas made a very big mistake picking this fight to be his farewell fight. If he wanted to retire, he should not have taken a fight with me. He is not going to retire with a victory. He is going to lose and embarrass himself. "

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Photos: Jorge Garcia/For Showtime

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. (Nov. 11, 2007) – On a night when Kimbo Slice made his eagerly awaited professional Mixed Martial Arts debut, KJ Noons stole the show with a shocking first-round TKO over heavily-favored Nick Diaz to capture the EliteXC lightweight world championship Saturday on SHOWTIME

NEW YORK—Two of the greatest boxers in history, Felix “Tito” Trinidad and Roy Jones Jr., will face each other in a battle boxing fans have been waiting for years to see at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.

New York, NY, Nov. 9th - Encore! Encore! In a tremedously exciting battle, Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25KO's) continued his rise on the pound for pound best list when he outslugged living legend Shane Mosley (44-5, 37KO's) over 12 rounds in New York. Cotto and Mosley stood toe-to-toe from round one and never stopped. Mosley showed that he can still compete against the best in the welterweight division.

Cotto showed signs of fatigue after round 9 when Mosley started to push him back against the ropes. Judges at ringside score the bout 116-113, 115-113, 115-113, all for Cotto

New York, November 9— A myriad of grand football names from the yesterday and today including three Super Bowl champion Giants – All Pro linebacker Carl Banks, punter Sean Landeta and tackle Karl Nelson – as well as New York Jets head coach Eric Mangiani and quarterback Chad Pennington, coaching icon Bill Parcells, New Jersey-born linebacker Al Singleton, former Jet Bruce Harper, former Eagle Mike Mamula, and former Dolphin Garo Yepremium will line up to support The Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation at the 11th annual “Teddy”
Dinner set for Thursday night, November 15 at the Hilton Garden Inn on Staten Island. Boxing trainer and ESPN/2 commentator Teddy Atlas spearheads the gala which remembers his late father and assists the less fortunate.Tables and individual tickets are available by calling 888-505-7070.

November 4, 2007, San Jose, CA - Unbeaten world kickboxing champion and mixed martial artist Cung Le (20-0) will make his highly-anticipated return to the cage for a middleweight (185 lb. limit) showdown with The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 star Sam “The Squeeze” Morgan (19-8) during the Strikeforce “Four Men Enter, One Man Survives” mixed martial arts mega-card at San Jose’s HP Pavilion on Friday, November 16th.