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IBL RELEASES OPENING SCHEDULE FOR
FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES

Thursday 25 July 2002

As promised during Monday night's International Boxing League "opening night", the schedule for the opening series of bouts in the league's "Future Contender" series was released today. The series was devised by IBL Chief Director James Molk as a "preparation ground" for those fighters who impressed during the league's selection trials but were considered perhaps a bit raw or underdeveloped to take part in the regional qualifiers.

"I'm excited about what the Future Contender series will reveal," Molk said today. "The large majority of these fighters are still in their mid-to-late teens and they'll have a great opportunity during the coming eighteen months or so to develop their talents in the boxing ring without having to worry so much about the pressure of competing for a title. I'm looking forward to it."

All Future Contender series fight cards will be held from Thursday through to Sunday, using the same divisional sequencing as the regional qualifiers (Middle, Light-Heavy, Welter, Light and Feather). But unlike the regional cards the FC events will not be limited to a particular geographical location. To avoid any broadcasting overlaps, the cards held on Thursday through Saturday will be staged in different timezones to the regional events. So if there's a regional event being held in NYC, you can guarantee that the corresponding Future Contender series card will take place somewhere in Europe or Asia.

"These young men will get to see parts of the world they could not have dreamed of otherwise," said Molk. "It will no doubt be quite an adventure for them."

Having revealed on Tuesday that the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh will host the IBL's debut card, Molk confirmed today that the entire list of series one venues would be announced this coming Saturday.

Following is the complete schedule of series one bouts for the Future Contender series:

MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION

GROUP ONE - THURSDAY 29/08/02

CARMELO BOSSI vs JAE-DO YUH
TIBERIO MITRI vs MICHAEL CRONJE
HUGO CORRO vs TONY SIBSON
JOSE GONZALEZ vs SOLLY KRIEGER
ARTIE LEVINE vs HASTINGS GAYLE
JULIO ALVARES vs LAURENT DAUTHUILLE

GROUP TWO - FRIDAY 30/08/02

TEBIRO DIAW vs JUAN RIVERO
HIROMI KAMAMOTO vs LOMANA WAMBA
STEVE BELLOISE vs MARIANO RONALDO
DAVID GIBBS vs DIEGO KEMPES
CHARLEY JOSEPH vs DON FULLMER
COLEY WELCH vs GUILLERMO CARRILES

GROUP THREE - SATURDAY 31/08/02

DAVE SHADE vs RENE JACQUOT
DWIGHT DAVISON vs FRANZ SZUZINA
DAVEY MOORE vs VINCENT PETTWAY
CLAUDIO FERNANDEZ vs ANTHONY JONES
TONY JANIRO vs JESUS ENAMORADO
ROBERT VILLEMAIN vs JIMMY BEAU

GROUP FOUR - SUNDAY 01/09/02

JOSE BASORA vs AHMET DOTTUEV
ROCKY CASTELLANI vs ROBBIE SIMS
WILLIE MONROE vs FRANK MOODY
RALPH DUPAS vs WALTER GOMEZ
FREDDIE HENNEBERRY vs JOE DENUCCI
ERNIE VIGH vs VITO ANTUOFERMO

LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION

GROUP ONE - THURSDAY 05/09/02

TOMMY YAROSZ vs JAMES PAUL WARWICK
JOHN CONTEH vs CHRISTIAN ROFF
GUSTAVE ROTH vs CEZARY BISNIEK
GUS LESNEVICH vs SIXTO RODRIGUEZ
IN-CHUL BAEK vs YVON DURELLE
VICTOR CORDOBA vs GIRALDO ROSSETTI

GROUP TWO - FRIDAY 06/09/02

JACK DELANEY vs FRED WALMAN
MELIO BETTINA vs LORENZO PASCUAL
CHONG-PAL PARK vs ALLEN THOMAS
HENRY HANK vs TONY MUNDINE
TONY ANTHONY vs ALEX BUXTON
JIMMY WEBB vs GEORGE NICHOLS

GROUP THREE - SATURDAY 07/09/02

HARRY MATTHEWS vs GREG TANNER
TONY SHUCCO vs BOB THORNINGTON
HOLLY MIMS vs BRAD GARRISON
ANTON CHRISTOFORIDIS vs JUKKA KOIVISTO
BILLY SMITH vs SAM BAROUDI
LEO LOMSKI vs RICHIE KATES

GROUP FOUR - SUNDAY 08/09/02

JOEY MAXIM vs JULIO GABALDON
WILLIE PASTRANO vs ALBERT FINCH
BOBBY CZYZ vs WILLI HOEPNER
CHARLES WILLIAMS vs MIKE ROSSMAN
BATTLING SIKI vs CLARENCE HINNANT
HERSCHEL JACOBS vs NATE SIMPSON

WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION

GROUP ONE - THURSDAY 12/09/02

TOMMY BELL vs CHARLEY SCOTT
JORGE MORENO vs WILLY QUATOUR
BENNY PARET vs ALEXIS VALDERRAMA
RAFAEL GARCIA vs FRANCOIS PAVILLA
BILLY LYNCH vs JASON MORRIS
ERNIE RODERICK vs RAMON LACRUZ

GROUP TWO - FRIDAY 13/09/02

TED LEWIS vs REINHARDT KOHLER
ROGER MENETREY vs LIAM MAGHEE
GERARDO MORALES vs JAMES PAGE
FREDERICO DE SOUZA vs SANG-HYUN KIM
STANLEY HAYWARD vs JONTY COETZER
LUTHER RAWLINGS vs MICHAEL WATSON

GROUP THREE - SATURDAY 14/09/02

LEROY JACKSON vs AHMED SANTOS
PEDRO CABRERA vs CARLOS HERNANDEZ
BERNARD DOCUSEN vs SANDRO LOPOPOLO
IFEANI ADAMU vs JOHNNY JADICK
JIMMY CLABBY vs CARLOS ALOU
DAVID FLEMMING vs PATRIZIO OLIVA

GROUP FOUR - SUNDAY 15/09/02

BOON-NAM PANOMYAONG vs DANILO VILORIA
VIRGIL AKINS vs HECTOR THOMPSON
ALEXIS ORTIZ vs NINO LAROCCA
BILLY ALGER vs EVERALDO AZEVEDO
VINCE MARTINEZ vs MIGUEL VELASQUEZ
GREGORY MULLINS vs JUSTIN ROWSELL

LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION

GROUP ONE - THURSDAY 19/09/02

JACK BLACKBURN vs HUGO BARRAZA
SAMMY FULLER vs ALFREDO MARCANO
JOSE LUIS RAMIREZ vs JACKIE BEARD
EMORY CABANA vs MARIO MARTINEZ
SAMMY ANGOTT vs GEORGE DUNN
ENRIQUE BOLANOS vs BOB ALLOTEY

GROUP TWO - FRIDAY 20/09/02

IKE WILLIAMS vs ISHIMATSU SUZUKI
FREDDIE DAWSON vs TOMMY COLLINS
BILLY PETROLLE vs ANATOLY ALEXANDROV
LIVINGSTONE BRAMBLE vs RICHARD HOWARD
STEVE SULLIVAN vs GEORGE CHANEY
FRANKIE BALTAZAR vs RAY MANCINI

GROUP THREE - SATURDAY 21/09/02

ESTEBAN DEJESUS vs LARRY STANTON
BEAU JACK vs GIL CADILLI
PEDRO MONTANEZ vs SHINICHI YAMABE
OSCAR NELSON vs GREG HAUGEN
RAY MILLER vs KENNY BOGNER
RICARDO ARREDONDO vs ROBERTO GARCIA

GROUP FOUR - SUNDAY 22/09/02

LEW TENDLER vs JUSTIN JUUKO
LOU AMBERS vs IDELFONSO BETHELMY
LUDWIG LIGHTBURN vs BERNABE VASQUEZ
WILLIE RITCHIE vs RODOLFO GONZALEZ
MAXIE DOCUSEN vs LARRY BOARDMAN
GEORGE ARAUJO vs AL FORD

FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION

GROUP ONE - THURSDAY 26/09/02

JOSEPH SADDLER vs JOE TETTEH
ALBERTO MARTINEZ vs CARLOS MENDOZA
HOWARD WINSTONE vs ALAN SIGURDSEN
CARMELO NEGRON vs RICARDO MORALES
JACK WOLFE vs LUIZ FEOLA
RAY FAMECHON vs STEPHEN MORRIS

GROUP TWO - FRIDAY 27/09/02

ALBERTO ARIZMENDI vs FERNANDO ZAMACOLA
PAUL JORGENSEN vs BRUNO ALVES
FERNANDO TAVAREZ vs ROLLY SANTIAGO
DELRON KHUMALO vs MASASHI KANEDA
JESAN VALENZUELA vs EVERETT RIGHTMIRE
STEVIE CRUZ vs GRACIEUX LAMPERTI

GROUP THREE - SATURDAY 28/09/02

BENNY BASS vs GEORGE SMITH
AUBURN COPELAND vs ANUCHA THONGLAO
GENE SMITH vs RYAN PARKER
PATRICK FORD vs DWIGHT HAWKINS
JUAN SANCHEZ vs CLAUDIO REDONDO
RUBEN CASTILLO vs JORGE JIMENEZ

GROUP FOUR - SUNDAY 29/09/02

CHRISTOPHER BATTALINO vs FRANCOIS SALVATERRE
JOHNNY DUNDEE vs TERRY SPINKS
CHRIS MULLIGAN vs MASAMI NAGAI
RONNIE CLAYTON vs MARK FORREST
JIMMY PERRIN vs HELMUT MULLER
JET BALLY vs KIYOSHI HATANAKA