SHOWTIME Boxing Results
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SANTA YNEZ, Calif. (Sept. 18, 2009) – For sustained two-way action and sheer excitement, it will be difficult to top what transpired Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME.n a scheduled 10-round main event, once-beaten Tony Grano (16-1-1, 13 KOs) of Hartford, Conn., won a slugfest, rallying to knock out previously undefeated Travis Kauffman (18-1, 15 KOs) of Reading, Penn., at 2:56 of the fourth round.
Mayweather 146 lbs, Marquez 142 lbs
Juan Manuel Marquez weighed in at 142 lbs
Floyd Mayweather Jr. weighed in at 146lbs.
The agreed catch-weight for this fight was 144lbs. More news to come.
Israel Vazquez Returns Oct. 10th
LOS ANGELES, September 18 – Tickets are on sale now for the much anticipated return of Mexican superstar and former world champion Israel “Magnifico” Vazquez, who will take on Angel Priolo on Saturday, October 10 at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, California.
Tickets, priced at $200, $100, $75, $50 and $25 can be purchased by calling 800-745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be purchased starting Monday, September 21 at 9am at the STAPLES Center Box Office.
Klitchko vs Arreola Tickets Still Available
Tickets are on sale at all TicketMaster outlets, by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available at the STAPLES Center Box Office. Tickets are priced at $500, $300, $200, $100, $75, $50 and $25.
In the Main event Vitali Klitschko will take on Local native Cristobal Arreola. Klitschko brings a record of 37-2 with 36 knockouts into what will be an exciting, hotly contested 12-round showdown. The dangerous-punching Arreola, of Riverside, California, via East Los Angeles, is 27-0 with 24 KOs.
Andre Ward vs. Mikklel Kessler Nov. 21st
(Sept. 17, 2009) — It was a day of many answered questions as World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight champion Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler and hometown undefeated hero Andre “S.O.G” Ward met face-to-face and then with Bay Area media followed by a national conference call on Thursday.
Kessler and Ward will take part in the first Super Six World Boxing Classic match in the United States on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). The scheduled 12-rounder will be for Kessler’s WBA 168-pound title and is a first-round matchup in Group Stage 1.
Mayweather v. Marquez heating up
In less than 24 hours, Floyd Mayweather Jr. steps into the ring after a near 2-year lay off. Mayweather takes on Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez who recently came off of a victory stoppage against undefeated young start Juan Diaz. Many predictions have been made about this fight.
Will “Money” Mayweather come back on top or will he have lost a little bit. Does he have too many distractions? Does Marquez have the speed and power to match? Will Marquez be able, as he so often does, to maintain his electric pace throughout the fight if Mayweather decides to dance?
Mike Tyson’s Daughter Passes Away
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Tyson family today as his 4 year old daughter Exodus passed away following an accident that caused her neck to get caught in a treadmill cord while she was playing at home.
Pacman/Golden Boy Make Weight!
Las Vegas, NV
MAIN EVENT – WELTERWEIGHTS – 12 ROUNDS
Oscar DE LA HOYA vs. Manny PACQUIAO
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Hatton V. Mallinaggi Saturday Night!
LOS ANGELES, November 19 – British welterweight star Matthew Hatton and junior featherweight contender Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista will be pushed to the limit in pivotal bouts on the off-television undercard of Saturday night’s showdown between Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton and Paul “Magic Man” Malignaggi at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The night’s main event, Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi, is a scheduled 12-round battle for Hatton’s Ring Magazine and IBO Junior Welterweight titles, presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Punch Promotions and DiBella Entertainment and sponsored by Affliction Clothing and Cerveza Tecate. In the co-feature James Kirkland vs. Brian Vera, a 10 round middleweight bout, is presented in association with Tournament of Contenders. Both bouts will air live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing broadcast beginning at 7:00pm PT/10:00pm ET. Doors open at 3:00 pm PT with the first bell ringing at approximately 3:15pm PT.
Tickets priced at $1,000, $750, $500, $300 and $150 are still available at any MGM Grand box office outlet and at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also are available for purchase atwww.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
Mirajes v. Darchinyan heating up!
Carson, CA - Darchinyan (30-1-1, 24 KOs) and Mijares (35-3-2, 13 KOs) clash this Saturday, Nov. 1, in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In a battle of promising, world-ranked super middleweights, Andre Dirrrell (16-0, 11 KOs) faces Victor Oganov (28-1, 28 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature on SHOWTIME.
The first live fight is 4 p.m. PT. Doors open at 3.
Tickets, priced at $25 to $250, are on sale at The Home Depot Center Box Office, open 10 a.m-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, all Ticketmaster retail ticket locations, online at www.Ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster-Charge-by-Phone (213-480-3232). The Home Depot Box Office will open at 10 a.m. the day of the event.
The fight card is co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment, Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, and KO Entertainment.
Photos: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME
