Tonight: Rakoczy vs.
Laracuente
Photos: Bob Silverman
February 29, 2008
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(FEB 29) Tonight at the Tachi Hotel & Casino, in Lemoore,
California, Jessica Rakoczy and Belinda Laracuente will be fighting
on the card for the NABF Lightweight Title. Both made weight, with
Rakoczy coming in at 134 ½, and Laracuente, 135 lbs.
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Olszewski
Dethrones Reid for WIBA Title
By Bernie McCoy
February 29, 2008 |
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(FEB 29) Eileen Olszewski, 110
½,
fighting in her present hometown, won the WIBA flyweight title last
night with a ten round majority decision over Elena Reid, 111, of
Las Vegas at the Roseland Ballroom, minutes from Broadway, in New
York City on the under-card of a boxing program promoted by Cedric
Kushner's Gotham Boxing and Steve Bash's..Full
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Scragg Wins by TKO
over Annan
By John E.G. Wilson
February 29, 2008 |
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(FEB 29) Last night at the Civic Hall, in Wolverhampton, West
Midlands, England, in the large modern hall in the centre of this
industrial town, local promoters P.J. Rowson and Errol Johnson
staged an 8 bout Championship Tournament before a well behaved, but
enthusiastic audience of 800 patrons. Full
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April, come she will
By Ewan Whyte
February 29, 2008 |
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At a
ceremony a few days ago in Santo Domingo at which
Euri González was crowned Dominican Male
(and Katty Penélope Hernández,
Dominican Female) Boxer of the Year, the fight last April between
Ana María Torres of Mexico and the Republic’s own Dahiana ..Full
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Nava hopeful of April
return
By Ewan Whyte
February 28, 2008 |
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(FEB 28) In an interview with Abril del Rio published in
yesterday’s edition of La Jornada, Jackie Nava (27) said that
despite having had to postpone her voluntary defence of the WBC
interim super bantamweight title against Yazmín Rivas, which had
been scheduled to take place this Friday in Gómez Palacio (Durango),
she hopes nonetheless to be in good enough shape to challenge
Alejandra Oliveras for the...Full
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Women's Boxing Action in
Europe
By Torben L.
February 28, 2008 |
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(FEB 28) There are some nice treats in store for fans of women's
boxing in Europe, who are able to receive German TV. No less than 3
world championship fights will be shown live over the next two
weekends.
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Rivas Trains with Moreno
February 27, 2008 |
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(FEB 27) Jazmin Rivas of Torreon, Mexico, has just finished
up a month of training in the states, she worked out with Carina
Moreno, of Watsonville, California. Rivas is was preparing to fight
Jackie Nava, of Mexico, on February 29, 2008, at the..Full
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"Baby
Doll" To Join "The Baby" In World Title Twinbill in
Manhattan!
Source: Press Release
February 26, 2008 |
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(FEB 26) The
#1 Ranked female flyweight in the world, Elena "Baby Doll" Reid
(19-3-5), will be joining IBF Jr. Bantamweight Champion, Dimitri
"The Baby" Kirilov, in defending a world title on the February 28,
2008 Roseland Ballroom show promoted by Cedric Kushner's Gotham
Boxing and Steve Bash's Bash Boxing, Inc.
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No mercy in La Piedad
By Ewan Whyte
February 26, 2008 |
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It may mean ‘mercy’ in Spanish but that doesn’t seem to be the
way Zulina Muñoz understood it: In front of a magnificent crowd in
the Auditorio de la Ciudad Deportiva, La Piedad (Michoacán de Ocampo),
Muñoz, who with 15 wins inside the distance in only 17 outings going
into Saturday night’s fight..Full Story
Scragg to rematch Annan
By John E.G. Wilson
February 25, 2008 |
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(FEB 25) This week on February 28th, at the Civic Hall,
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom, Lindsay Scragg,
3-0-0 (2KO), of Wolverhanpton, will be fighting Yarkor Chavez
Annan, 7-3-1, of Ghana. This will be a rematch for the two, when
they first fought on June 28, 2007, that ended in a four-round win
for Scragg. The two will be fighting at super bantamweight, at six
rounds.
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Moreno gets even
By Ewan Whyte
February 24, 2008 |
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At the end of ten bitterly contested rounds last night in
San Cristóbal Huichotitlán for the
interim junior flyweight championship of Mexico, it was not the hand
of the number one ranked contender, the undefeated Ivette “La Roca”
Zamora, that was raised in victory but that of the woman she had
edged out by a split decision in their previous encounter ..Full
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Klinefelter Thrills in
Pro Debut
By Charles Presnell
February 24, 2008 |
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Emily Klinefelter, one of the most decorated amateur women boxers
in the sport, made her professional debut on Friday night, at
the Silver Legacy Resort Casino, in Reno, Nevada, on the Lets
Get It On Promotions undercard. The 2006 Pan American Games Gold
Medalist came in taking on the experienced Elizabeth Cervantes in a
four round fight...Full
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Quick Results from Last
Night's bouts
February 23, 2008 |
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(FEB 23) There
were quite a few boxing results for women's boxing that include the
following from Last night: At the Centro Recreacional Las Vegas,
Barranquilla, Colombia
Super bantamweight Diana Ayala, won a six round split
decision over Monica Acosta Siris; Junior...Full
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Zamora and Moreno in
war of words
By Ewan Whyte
February 23, 2008 |
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Last time it ended in a controversial decision. This time, both
fighters are adamant: it won’t go the distance. “I’ve got a score to
settle with Zamora,” says Esmeralda Moreno "(l.)" , whom the judges
spurned on that occasion. “This time...Full
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Rakoczy
to fight Laracuente in rematch
Source: Mario Serrano
February 21, 2008 |
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(FEB 21) LEMOORE - On February 29, 2008, at the Tachi
Palace Casino, in Lemoore, California, Jessica "Ragin" Rakoczy will
be fighting Belinda Laracuente. This will be their third fight
against with each other, with Rakoczy defeating Laracuente by a
unanimous decision, and in a second fight the fight was ruled
a "no contest" when Rakoczy received...Full
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AIBA: Boxing Rule Changes
By Bernard O'Neill
February 21, 2008 |
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(FEB 21) World amateur boxing chiefs, AIBA have endorsed a number
of rule changes following the completion of their Executive
Committee meeting in Busan, Korea on Monday. The new changes, which
will be...Full Story
Taylor back in Action
By Bernard O'Neill
February 21, 2008 |
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(FEB 21) World and European lightweight champion Katie Taylor
will have her first competitive bout of 2008 in Cork this weekend.
The 20 year old, from the Bray Boxing Club, will take on Sweden's
Klara Svensson at the Loreto..Full
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