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[kenyan_cheena]

Had a problem with the game this morning (see troubleshooting forum). I've PM'd Andreas and hopefully it can be fixed. I have TGPiS copied onto a USB anyway but I've been in a sour mood all day 'cause of what happened.

[kenyan_cheena]

Problem is now fixed but unfortunately I've spent the last two hours trying to fix it. Not sure if I'll have any time today to work on the schedule.

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Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

Problem is now fixed but unfortunately I've spent the last two hours trying to fix it. Not sure if I'll have any time today to work on the schedule.

I've got the records updated for the first three weeks, so just two to go. It's only really one-and-a-half though 'cause week five only has the bantamweights. Should have some time to work on it tonight, so I might be able to post it then.

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THURSDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2006

INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE
PRESS RELEASE

Following is the complete schedule for the finals of the International Boxing League's World Championship, Challenger, Americas Championship and Inter-Continental Championship tournaments. The World Championship tournament finals will be fifteen rounds in duration. All other tournament finals will be twelve rounds in duration.

These fight cards also feature a number of world ranking bouts between competitors who have been eliminated from the tournaments. Those noted with an ^ are six- round bouts. Those noted with an * are eight-round bouts and those noted with a (x) are ten-round bouts. In addition, the co-feature bout on each Americas and Inter-Continental Championship tournament fight card is an official title elimination bout in which the winner will be rewarded with a shot at the respective title. These elimination bouts will be ten rounds in duration and are noted with an (e).

This schedule contains a number of "stand alone" fight cards that will only feature world ranking bouts. All of the bouts on these particular fight cards will be eight rounds in duration and are marked with an *.


WEEK ONE

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MONDAY 4 DECEMBER 2006

BERLIN, GERMANY

INTER-CONTINENTAL WELTERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ MICHAEL TAYLOR (AUS., 8-3-1(5)) vs LIAM MAGHEE (AUS., 4-2-1(2))
^ SEYI OLOFINJANA (NIG., 7-1-2(4)) vs NINO LAROCCA (ITA., 5-2-1(3))
^ MIGUEL VELASQUEZ (SPA., 14-3-0(11)) vs MICHAEL WATSON (AUS., 7-2-1(4))
^ WILLY QUATUOR (GER., 7-2-0(3)) vs DANILO VILORIA (PHI., 7-1-0(3))
^ JUSTIN ROWSELL (AUS., 13-3-0(8)) vs ERNIE RODERICK (UK, 6-1-1(3))
^ ROBERTO CRUZ (PHI., 20-5-0(13)) vs HECTOR THOMPSON (AUS., 7-1-2(4))
(e) FRANCOIS PAVILLA (FRA., 14-2-0(9)) vs AKIO KAMEDA (JAP., 9-2-0(6))
(#9) REINHARDT KOHLER (GER., 9-1-0(5)) vs (#15) ASHLEY JACKSON (UK, 9-0-0(8))

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TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER 2006

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA

AMERICAS WELTERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ KID AZTECA (MEX., 4-2-1(2)) vs MAXIE BERGER (CAN., 3-2-1(2))
^ ALEXIS VALDERRAMA (COL., 7-2-0(4)) vs AHMED SANTOS (MEX., 4-2-1(3))
^ MIGUEL MONTILLA (DR, 7-2-0(5)) vs MAX RASMUTH (USA, 6-1-1(3))
^ CARLOS HERNANDEZ (VEN., 6-2-2(3)) vs ERIC BENGTSON (USA, 8-0-2(4))
^ PEDRO CABRERA (DR, 6-1-3(4)) vs RENE ARREDONDO (MEX., 7-1-1(4))
^ JAMES PAGE (USA, 8-2-1(6)) vs ANGEL ESPADA (PR, 7-0-1(3))
(e) CARLOS ALOU (DR, 8-1-2(5)) vs JOSE STABLE (CUB., 10-2-1(6))
(#1) VIRGIL AKINS (USA, 12-0-1(8)) vs (#2) BERNABE CARBAJAL (MEX., 9-0-2(6))

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WEDNESDAY 6 DECEMBER 2006

MOSCOW, RUSSIA

INTER-CONTINENTAL JUNIOR-HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ ALEXANDER GUROV (UKR., 10-4-0(7)) vs PAWEL KOLODZIEJ (POL., 10-5-0(7))
^ RUDOLF KRAJ (CR, 10-3-0(7)) vs VINCENZO CANTATORE (ITA., 7-2-0(5))
^ ENZO MACCARINELLI (UK, 14-2-0(11)) vs JOHN ODHIAMBO (KEN., 12-3-1(7))
^ DAVID IZEQWIRE (NIG., 15-4-0(9)) vs DAVID HAYE (UK, 11-1-0(6))
^ TERRY DUNSTAN (UK, 16-5-1(9)) vs DAVE RUSSELL (AUS., 13-2-1(9))
^ PIETRO AURINO (ITA., 20-3-0(13)) vs JOHNY JENSEN (DEN., 13-2-2(7))
(e) MARKUS BOTT (GER., 24-4-0(16)) vs TOM SHARKEY (IRE., 15-1-1(13))
(#3) LUBOS SUDA (CR, 21-2-1(14)) vs (#4) GRIGORY DROZD (RUS., 20-4-1(14))

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THURSDAY 7 DECEMBER 2006

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA

AMERICAS JUNIOR-HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ JULIAN LETTERLOUGH (USA, 11-5-1(7)) vs LAUDELINO JOSE BARROS (BRA., 6-4-1(4))
^ ELMER RAY (USA, 6-1-1(5)) vs LUIS ANDRES PINEDA (PAN., 8-2-2(5))
^ DALE BROWN (CAN., 11-3-0(8)) vs BJ FLORES (USA, 12-3-1(8))
^ JOHNATHON BANKS (USA, 10-1-1(6)) vs KELVIN DAVIS (USA, 10-3-0(6))
^ DAN HARVISON (USA, 12-2-2(7)) vs MARK ELWOOD (USA, 11-2-0(8))
^ GARY GOMEZ (USA, 16-3-1(11)) vs BERT COOPER (USA, 10-1-1(7))
(e) ERIC FIELDS (USA, 21-4-1(13)) vs WAYNE BRAITHWAITE (GUY., 20-5-0(14))
(#4) LOUIS DEL VALLE (USA, 17-3-1(13)) vs (#11) ORLIN NORRIS (USA, 11-0-0(8))

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FRIDAY 8 DECEMBER 2006

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA

WORLD WELTERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* IKE QUARTEY (GHA., 28-3-0(22)) vs WILFRED BENITEZ (PR, 13-0-2(10))
(x) AARON LISTER BROWN (USA, 15-3-3(12)) vs JAMES RAY (USA, 14-1-0(10))
(x) GUSTAVE EDER (GER., 26-2-0(17)) vs BENEDICT KHUMALO (SA, 14-1-0(8))
(#1) EMILE GRIFFITH (USA, 29-1-1(22)) vs (#2) ENRIQUE DIAZ (MEX., 30-1-0(22))

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SATURDAY 9 DECEMBER 2006

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, USA

WORLD JUNIOR-HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* MAURICE HOLMES (USA, 39-4-1(33)) vs CARL THOMPSON (UK, 26-4-1(17))
(x) DARIO WALTER MATTEONI (ARG., 25-6-3(16)) vs LEE ROY MURPHY (USA, 23-5-2(16))
(x) MASSIMILIANO DURAN (ITA., 31-5-1(22)) vs RICHARD MASON (USA, 26-6-2(18))
(#1) CARLOS DELEON (PR, 31-1-1(21)) vs (#7) JEFF LAMPKIN (USA, 35-7-1(28))

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SUNDAY 10 DECEMBER 2006

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA

WELTERWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* CARMELO BAREA (PR, 26-3-1(17)) vs SANDRO LOPOPOLO (ITA., 14-2-0(8))
(x) IFEANI ADAMU (NIG., 22-3-1(16)) vs JASON MORRIS (USA, 13-3-2(8))
(x) MARVYN ROLLINS (USA, 30-3-1(22)) vs ADEMOLA UDEZE (NIG., 23-3-0(17))
(#3) HUGO PINEDA (COL., 22-2-1(14)) vs (#5) SHOJI OHASHI (JAP., 19-0-1(14))

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SUNDAY 10 DECEMBER 2006

BERLIN, GERMANY

JUNIOR-HEAVYWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* ALEXANDER PETKOVICK (GER., 34-5-3(26)) vs BRUCE SCOTT (UK, 22-4-3(16))
(x) VADIM TOKAREV (RUS., 28-4-2(21)) vs PIET CROUS (SA, 20-3-1(14))
(x) ANGELO ROTTOLI (ITA., 28-3-4(22)) vs PAVEL MELKOMIAN (RUS., 28-4-2(22))
(#1) TORSTEN MAY (GER., 32-3-1(24)) vs (#3) TAOUFIK BELBOULI (FRA., 30-2-0(20))

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SUNDAY 10 DECEMBER 2006

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA

WELTERWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* TITO MARSHALL (PAN., 11-3-1(6)) vs FAUSTO RODRIGUEZ (DR, 10-3-0(7))
* EMMANUEL TORRES (PHI., 16-3-1(11)) vs CHARLIE SHIPES (USA, 11-2-1(8))
* JIRO SUZUKI (JAP., 18-3-0(14)) vs CHARLEY SCOTT (USA, 13-5-1(8))
* ROGER MENETREY (FRA., 30-4-1(21)) vs MELDRICK TAYLOR (USA, 23-3-0(17))

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SUNDAY 10 DECEMBER 2006

KINGSTON, JAMAICA

JUNIOR-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* YOAN PABLO HERNANDEZ (CUB., 21-5-0(17)) vs ROBERT DANIELS (USA, 20-5-2(16))
* ANACLET WAMBA (FRA., 22-4-1(16)) vs MOHAMED AZZAOUI (ALG., 22-6-0(16))
* KENNY KEENE (USA, 28-5-1(22)) vs RYDELL BOOKER (USA, 17-4-0(13))
* SAM LANGFORD (CAN., 15-1-0(11)) vs URIAH GRANT (JAM., 27-6-1(19))

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WEEK TWO

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MONDAY 11 DECEMBER 2006

MANILA, PHILIPPINES

INTER-CONTINENTAL LIGHTWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ WILLIE TOWEEL (SA, 7-4-0(5)) vs LOVE ALLOTEY (GHA., 5-3-2(4))
^ JEAN-BAPTISTE MENDY (FRA., 12-3-1(6)) vs SHINICHI YAMABE (JAP., 6-2-0(3))
^ AZUMAH NELSON (GHA., 6-2-0(4)) vs ISHIMATSU SUZUKI (JAP., 6-1-2(3))
^ KUROKAWA TAIKI (JAP., 10-1-1(6)) vs EMAD ALLAM (EGY., 6-1-2(3))
^ HWAN-KIL YUH (KOR., 6-2-2(4)) vs DAOMAI SITHKODOM (THA., 6-2-0(3))
^ BENNI WILLIAMS (SA, 14-3-1(8)) vs JOHNNY SATO (PHI., 11-2-2(7))
(e) JIM WATT (UK, 12-2-1(9)) vs ALDO SPOLDI (ITA., 9-1-0(5))
(#1) BEN VILLAFLOR (PHI., 16-1-0(8)) vs (#10) FREDERICK TSHILOLO (CON., 9-1-0(6))

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TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER 2006

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

AMERICAS LIGHTWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ BERNABE VASQUEZ (MEX., 5-3-1(3)) vs LARRY STANTON (USA, 5-3-1(3))
^ DOUG VAILLANT (CUB., 10-4-3(7)) vs ALFREDO PITALUA (COL., 6-2-2(3))
^ LARRY BOARDMAN (USA, 6-2-1(3)) vs EMORY CABANA (USA, 5-1-1(2))
^ RAY MILLER (USA, 8-1-0(4)) vs ALFREDO MARCANO (VEN., 6-2-2(4))
^ ANTONIO AMAYA (PAN., 7-3-0(4)) vs RAY MANCINI (USA, 7-1-2(5))
^ STEVE SULLIVAN (USA, 7-1-2(5)) vs NICOLAS FILLION (CAN., 7-1-0(1))
(e) RAFAEL MARTINEZ (MEX., 12-2-0(7)) vs IKE WILLIAMS (USA, 6-1-0(5))
(#3) RICHIE PLUNKETT (USA, 12-0-0(9)) vs (#5) VICENTE SANTANA (BRA., 10-1-1(6))

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WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER 2006

MUNICH, BAYERN, GERMANY

INTER-CONTINENTAL LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ CHRISTIAN ANDOLINI (ITA., 8-4-0(4)) vs GIRALDO ROSSETTI (ITA., 6-2-1(4))
^ DAVID JAMISON (UK, 7-1-1(4)) vs ALEX BUXTON (UK, 6-2-1(3))
^ JASON WANGANEEN (AUS., 6-3-1(6)) vs JUKKA KOIVISTO (FIN., 6-2-2(3))
^ WILLI HOEPNER (GER., 11-2-3(8)) vs ALI HABIB (AUS., 7-1-1(4))
^ PAUL ANDERSON (NZ, 11-3-1(7)) vs ALLAN THOMAS (UK, 9-2-2(5))
^ TONY MUNDINE (AUS., 14-3-1(8)) vs IN-CHUL BAEK (KOR., 10-1-1(6))
(e) ALEXANDER LUCAS (UK, 17-2-0(12)) vs PETITE FOURIE (FRA., 8-1-0(4))
(#1) KLAUS BIERHOFF (GER., 25-3-0(18)) vs (#6) MARK SOMOGYI (AUS., 12-0-0(9))

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THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER 2006

ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, USA

AMERICAS LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ HENRY HANK (USA, 6-4-1(4)) vs VICTOR CORDOBA (PAN., 5-2-2(4))
^ CHARLES WILLIAMS (USA, 8-2-0(4)) vs FRANCISCO AVELINO (PER., 6-2-2(3))
^ ALLEN THOMPSON (USA, 8-3-1(3)) vs YVON DURELLE (CAN., 5-2-0(2))
^ STEVE FINLEY (USA, 10-1-0(9)) vs TONY ANTHONY (USA, 7-1-0(3))
^ SAM BAROUDI (USA, 5-2-0(2)) vs CLARENCE HINNANT (USA, 5-1-2(2))
^ SCOT LONG (USA, 8-1-2(4)) vs GEORGE NICHOLS (USA, 6-1-0(2))
(e) DAN BUCCERONI (USA, 8-2-0(5)) vs RICHIE KATES (USA, 7-2-0(4))
(#8) MIKE ROSSMAN (USA, 8-1-0(4)) vs (#10) MELIO BETTINA (USA, 8-1-0(3))

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FRIDAY 15 DECEMBER 2006

GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, MEXICO

WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* HECTOR HERNANDEZ (MEX., 29-1-2(23)) vs GEORGE CHANEY (USA, 27-6-3(20))
(x) CORNELIUS BOZA-EDWARDS (UGA., 19-1-2(15)) vs LOTHAR ABEND (GER., 13-2-1(9))
(x) BRIAN MITCHELL (SA, 32-4-1(23)) vs RUBEN NAVARRO (MEX., 16-3-2(13))
(#1) RAFAEL LIMON (MEX., 30-1-0(19)) vs (#2) TERUKI NAKATA (JAP., 27-2-0(20))

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SATURDAY 16 DECEMBER 2006

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA

WORLD LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* MURRAY SUTHERLAND (UK, 30-3-0(18)) vs STEVE LITTLE (USA, 12-2-1(8))
(x) MICHAEL KING (USA, 26-6-1(21)) vs LEN HARVEY (UK, 21-2-0(15))
(x) DICK TIGER (NIG., 25-1-2(19)) vs MAURO MINA (PER., 14-1-0(8))
(#1) HAROLD JOHNSON (USA, 36-1-2(26)) vs (#6) TARIBO KESHI (NIG., 23-2-0(18))

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SUNDAY 17 DECEMBER 2006

TOKYO, JAPAN

LIGHTWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* LEONEL HERNANDEZ (VEN., 31-4-1(22)) vs SAMUEL MENSAH (GHA., 14-2-2(9))
(x) ANATOLY ALEXANDROV (KAZ., 17-5-1(12)) vs JACKIE BEARD (USA, 14-4-0(9))
(x) HIROSHI KOBAYASHI (JAP., 27-3-1(22)) vs GREG HAUGEN (USA, 26-4-1(17))
(#2) JAGUAR KAKIZAWA (JAP., 28-4-1(16)) vs (#4) ENRIQUE BOLANOS (MEX., 22-2-3(16))

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SUNDAY 17 DECEMBER 2006

DENVER, COLORADO, USA

LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* TYRONE SHELTON (JAM., 26-3-1(19)) vs HERSCHEL JACOBS (USA, 16-3-0(5))
(x) IRAN BARKLEY (USA, 19-1-1(15)) vs JOHNNY PERSOL (USA, 13-3-0(8))
(x) JIMMY SLADE (USA, 27-3-0(17)) vs TOMMY HARRISON (USA, 17-3-0(11))
(#3) CELESTINE AMAKOCHI (NIG., 22-1-0(14)) vs (#5) JACK CHASE (USA, 20-1-1(13))

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SUNDAY 17 DECEMBER 2006

LAGOS, NIGERIA

LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* OBAFEMI ROTIMI (NIG., 17-4-0(14)) vs LIVINGSTONE BRAMBLE (VI, 10-2-1(7))
* CLAUDE NOEL (T&T, 23-7-1(17)) vs SAMMY ANGOTT (USA, 10-3-1(8))
* ORLANDO ZULUETA (CUB., 13-0-3(11)) vs RENE BARRIENTOS (PHI., 11-3-2(6))
* MICHAEL AYERS (UK, 24-5-2(17)) vs RAY ADIGUN (NIG., 16-3-1(12))

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SUNDAY 17 DECEMBER 2006

LONDON, ENGLAND

LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* MIKE HOLT (SA, 13-4-2(9)) vs JIMMY ADAMICK (USA, 11-3-0(6))
* NICHOLAS MARTIN (UK, 14-3-1(10)) vs JORGE AHUMADA (ARG., 10-4-1(7))
* YOLANDE POMPEY (T&T, 14-4-1(11)) vs ROBERTO VENANCIO (BRA., 10-4-1(6))
* JOHN CONTEH (UK, 24-2-2(16)) vs MIGUEL ANGEL CUELLO (ARG., 29-5-2(20))

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WEEK THREE

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MONDAY 18 DECEMBER 2006

LEAMINGTON SPA, WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND

INTER-CONTINENTAL MIDDLEWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ LUIS FOLLEDO (SPA., 10-4-1(7)) vs LOMANA WAMBA (CON., 4-2-2(3))
^ RENE JACQUOT (FRA., 11-4-1(6)) vs CHARLIE WEIR (SA, 7-3-3(5))
^ GRATIEN TONNA (FRA., 9-3-1(5)) vs MICHAEL CRONJE (SA, 5-2-1(2))
^ AHMET DOTTUEV (RUS., 10-1-0(6)) vs SHINJI TAKEHARA (JAP., 7-1-0(4))
^ JAE-DO YUH (KOR., 9-3-0(5)) vs TONY SIBSON (UK, 6-2-0(4))
^ ROBERT VILLEMAIN (FRA., 9-0-2(5)) vs TOM BOGS (DEN., 7-1-2(3))
(e) MAURICE HOPE (UK, 13-1-2(9)) vs FRANZ SZUZINA (GER., 9-2-1(6))
(#4) RANDY TURPIN (UK, 12-0-0(9)) vs (#11) IAN LORD (UK, 10-0-0(5))

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TUESDAY 19 DECEMBER 2006

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA

AMERICAS MIDDLEWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ WALTER GOMEZ (ARG., 7-3-1(4)) vs OMAR ENDARA (PAN., 4-2-2(3))
^ CHRIS HENDRICKS (USA, 6-1-2(5)) vs DENNY MOYER (USA, 6-2-1(3))
^ JULIO ALVARES (CUB., 7-2-0(3)) vs JESUS ENAMORADO (CUB., 6-2-0(3))
^ PAUL PIRRONE (USA, 8-1-0(4)) vs HUGO CORRO (ARG., 7-1-1(4))
^ MARIANO RONALDO (BRA., 8-2-1(6)) vs DON FULLMER (USA, 6-2-1(3))
^ STEVE BELLOISE (USA, 7-1-2(3)) vs COLEY WELCH (USA, 7-1-0(3))
(e) FRANK BATTAGLIA (CAN., 7-1-0(3)) vs ERNIE VIGH (USA, 7-2-0(4))
(#12) GREG GORECKY (CAN., 8-0-0(4)) vs (#14) WILLIE MONROE (USA, 8-0-1(4))

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WEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2006

BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND

INTER-CONTINENTAL FEATHERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ KAZUYOSHI OMURA (JAP., 8-4-1(5)) vs DONG-KYUN YUM (KOR., 5-4-0(2))
^ ANUCHA THONGLAO (THA., 5-2-1(3)) vs ROLLY SANTIAGO (PHI., 5-2-1(3))
^ JESAN VALENZUELA (PHI., 7-2-1(5)) vs KAZUO TAKAYAMA (JAP., 7-3-0(4))
^ WELCOME NCITA (SA, 9-1-0(4)) vs MITSUNORI SEKI (JAP., 9-1-1(5))
^ FRANCOIS SALVATERRE (FRA., 6-2-0(5)) vs JOE TETTEH (GHA., 6-2-0(4))
^ WITHAYA PAHOLPAT (THA., 8-2-0(3)) vs JOHNNY FAMECHON (AUS., 7-0-2(4))
(e) LORIS STECCA (ITA., 12-2-2(8)) vs BRUNO ALVES (POR., 10-2-0(6))
(#2) RONNIE CLAYTON (UK, 10-0-2(7)) vs (#12) CHARLIE BENISTON (UK, 8-0-0(3))

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THURSDAY 21 DECEMBER 2006

MONTERREY, MEXICO

AMERICAS FEATHERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ FERNANDO TAVAREZ (DR, 10-5-1(7)) vs RUBEN PALACIOS (COL., 6-3-1(4))
^ CLEMENTE SANCHEZ (MEX., 12-3-1(7)) vs STEVE CRUZ (USA, 8-2-2(5))
^ LEO CRUZ (DR, 6-2-0(3)) vs JACK WOLFE (USA, 5-2-0(3))
^ DANIEL BLANCO (COL., 13-3-2(8)) vs PAUL JORGENSEN (USA, 6-1-1(3))
^ FERNANDO ZAMACOLA (PER., 7-1-2(4)) vs CARLOS MENDOZA (PAN., 7-2-1(4))
^ CARLOS CABRERO (PR, 12-2-1(5)) vs CARMELO NEGRON (PR, 12-2-1(9))
(e) GENE SMITH (USA, 7-1-0(5)) vs RUBEN OLIVARES (MEX., 6-1-0(6))
(#1) RAUL CRUZ (MEX., 14-2-1(7)) vs (#11) RUBEN CASTILLO (USA, 9-0-1(5))

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FRIDAY 22 DECEMBER 2006

SAITAMA, JAPAN

WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* JAMES TONEY (USA, 35-4-1(29)) vs GENE ARMSTRONG (USA, 15-2-1(12))
(x) HOLMAN WILLIAMS (USA, 16-2-1(10)) vs JOSE BASORA (PR, 10-2-0(6))
(x) JOHN MUGABI (UGA., 31-3-2(29)) vs JOE GANS (PAN., 14-1-0(9))
(#1) LES DARCY (AUS., 28-1-0(23)) vs (#6) KOICHI WAJIMA (JAP., 23-1-2(16))

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SATURDAY 23 DECEMBER 2006

MEXICO CITY, DF, MEXICO

WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* JUAN MEZA (MEX., 28-2-2(23)) vs ANTONIO HERRERA (COL., 16-3-0(10))
(x) VICENTE SALDIVAR (MEX., 17-1-0(15)) vs ANTONIO ESPARRAGOZA (VEN., 17-1-1(11))
(x) JESUS CARRILLO (MEX., 26-2-1(17)) vs JET BALLY (PHI., 19-2-3(12))
(#3) GILBERTO VASQUEZ (MEX., 28-2-0(19)) vs (#8) SOLLY SMITH (USA, 24-1-0(17))

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SUNDAY 24 DECEMBER 2006

ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, USA

MIDDLEWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* LAURENT BOUDOUANI (FRA., 16-2-1(11)) vs LEO STAROSCH (GER., 21-5-2(16))
(x) ROBBIE SIMS (USA, 12-3-2(7)) vs DONATO PADUANO (CAN., 11-3-0(7))
(x) JUAN ROLDAN (ARG., 29-4-0(26)) vs NIGEL BENN (UK, 15-1-0(12))
(#8) RUBIN CARTER (USA, 21-3-1(16)) vs (#10) MICKEY WALKER (USA, 14-0-0(10))

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SUNDAY 24 DECEMBER 2006

MEXICO CITY, DF, MEXICO

FEATHERWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* MICHAEL SCHNEIDER (GER., 29-3-2(22)) vs ROBERT BROWN (JAM., 16-2-0(12))
(x) BARRY MCGUIGAN (IRE., 16-2-1(11)) vs ORLANDO SALIDO (MEX., 16-4-2(8))
(x) KEITH HARRISON (USA, 30-5-1(22)) vs MIGUEL BAUTISTA (DR, 27-4-0(16))
(#3) DANIEL ZARAGOZA (MEX., 21-2-1(14)) vs (#4) SALVADOR SANCHEZ (MEX., 18-0-0(14))

***

SUNDAY 24 DECEMBER 2006

BRONX, NEW YORK, USA

MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* MARVIN BLANKS (USA, 25-6-0(19)) vs ODDONE PIAZZA (ITA., 13-3-1(7))
* TED WRIGHT (USA, 10-2-1(7)) vs JUAN RIVERO (ARG., 11-2-3(8))
* FABIO AUTRAN (BRA., 11-2-2(6)) vs HASTINGS GAYLE (JAM., 7-3-0(5))
* DAVEY MOORE (USA, 13-1-0(10)) vs JAKE MORRISON (USA, 9-1-0(9))

***

SUNDAY 24 DECEMBER 2006

LAGOS, NIGERIA

FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* JUAN LAPORTE (PR, 12-2-1(8)) vs RAFAEL ORTEGA (PAN., 13-4-0(8))
* SEBASTIAN COUPET (FRA., 11-3-0(7)) vs DYLAN PRICE (UK, 12-3-1(8))
* NOBUHIRO YOKOYAMA (JAP., 13-3-2(9)) vs SHAUN SMITH (SA, 11-3-0(7))
* RICARDO UNABIA (PHI., 28-4-1(18)) vs JULIUS SIASIA (NIG., 25-2-1(19))

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WEEK FOUR

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MONDAY 25 DECEMBER 2006

MILAN, ITALY

INTER-CONTINENTAL HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ OMOVO OKOCHA (NIG., 12-3-0(9)) vs TREVOR BERBICK (UK, 6-3-0(4))
^ TOM HEENEY (NZ, 12-4-1(7)) vs INGEMAR JOHANSSON (SWE., 8-2-0(6))
^ SAMUEL PETER (NIG., 13-2-0(12)) vs NELSON NDUNGANE (SA, 12-4-0(7))
^ SCOTT MUNDT (GER., 12-1-0(9)) vs KALOLO UMAGA (SAM., 10-1-1(8))
^ PIERRE COETZER (SA, 13-3-1(10)) vs SEMO SALANOA (SAM., 6-2-0(5))
^ HERBIE HIDE (UK, 13-2-1(9)) vs JUAN DE LA CRUZ (PHI., 6-1-0(5))
(e) NEEMIA SIVIVATU (NZ, 11-2-0(8)) vs SIONE TIALATA (NZ, 10-1-0(6))
(#3) MAX SCHMELING (GER., 15-0-0(11)) vs (#13) FRANCESCO DAMIANI (ITA., 11-0-1(5))

***

TUESDAY 26 DECEMBER 2006

MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA

AMERICAS HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ OWEN BECK (JAM., 7-3-1(5)) vs DRE KINGSTON (USA, 7-4-2(5))
^ EDDIE MACHEN (USA, 15-5-1(11)) vs DARIUS KING (USA, 12-4-2(8))
^ ALFREDO EVANGELISTA (URU., 10-4-2(8)) vs FRED FULTON (USA, 9-2-1(6))
^ DAVID KANE (USA, 9-1-1(8)) vs ADAM BROOKS (USA, 6-1-0(4))
^ FRANK CHILDS (USA, 14-5-1(9)) vs FRES OQUENDO (PR, 12-3-0(8))
^ ARTURO GODOY (CHI., 17-2-0(13)) vs MIKE HANSON (USA, 8-1-0(7))
(e) SAM MCVEY (USA, 9-1-0(6)) vs ROMY ALVAREZ (USA, 7-1-0(4))
(#8) MIKE WEAVER (USA, 26-6-1(21)) vs (#15) CHEETAH BROWN (USA, 9-0-0(7))

***

WEDNESDAY 27 DECEMBER 2006

ASCONA, SWITZERLAND

INTER-CONTINENTAL FLYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ MICKEY MCGUIRE (UK, 13-5-0(11)) vs MZUKISI SIKALI (SA, 5-3-0(3))
^ NAM-HOON CHA (KOR., 16-2-1(11)) vs HIDEKI SUZUKI (JAP., 11-2-1(7))
^ TAE-SHIK KIM (KOR., 13-4-1(7)) vs JAMES MCKENZIE (UK, 5-2-0(4))
^ CHAN-HEE PARK (KOR., 12-1-1(6)) vs YOKO GUSHIKEN (JAP., 10-0-1(7))
^ KOJI KOBAYASHI (JAP., 10-3-0(7)) vs YUKITO TAMAKUMA (JAP., 6-2-1(4))
^ HITOSHI MISAKO (JAP., 14-3-1(10)) vs ZOLANI TETE (SA, 12-3-1(9))
(e) ERBITO SALAVARRIA (PHI., 19-2-2(11)) vs HIROYUKI EBIHARA (JAP., 16-4-1(12))
(#1) FRITZ CHERVET (SWI., 24-3-0(18)) vs (#15) PIOLO FUENTES (PHI., 8-0-1(5))

***

THURSDAY 28 DECEMBER 2006

CORDOBA, ARGENTINA

AMERICAS FLYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ ISIDRO GARCIA (MEX., 6-2-3(4)) vs EVERT BRICENO (NIC., 5-3-0(3))
^ MANUEL VARGAS (MEX., 12-4-1(8)) vs CARLOS SALAZAR (ARG., 8-2-2(5))
^ OSCAR SUAREZ (CUB., 10-2-0(7)) vs BETULIO GONZALEZ (VEN., 8-1-2(6))
^ RATON MOJICA (NIC., 17-4-1(11)) vs BEIBIS MENDOZA (COL., 13-3-0(9))
^ CARLOS SEDA (PR, 11-2-1(8)) vs RAYONTA WHITFIELD (USA, 11-1-1(7))
^ ERIC ORTIZ (MEX., 10-2-0(7)) vs JORGE ARCE (MEX., 7-1-0(4))
(e) ISIDRO PEREZ (MEX., 18-4-1(12)) vs HUMBERTO GONZALES (MEX., 11-1-1(8))
(#4) HILARIO ZAPATA (PAN., 15-0-1(9)) vs (#10) OMAR NARVAEZ (ARG., 11-0-1(7))

***

FRIDAY 29 DECEMBER 2006

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* RAY MERCER (USA, 32-6-1(22)) vs TYRELL BIGGS (USA, 27-5-2(18))
(x) RIDDICK BOWE (USA, 13-1-0(9)) vs JOE JEANNETTE (USA, 15-2-0(11))
(x) SERGEY ANYUKOV (RUS., 36-2-1(26)) vs JACK JOHNSON (USA, 15-0-1(11))
(#1) KEN NORTON (USA, 30-2-1(24)) vs (#3) TERONE HAYNES (USA, 23-0-0(19))

***

SATURDAY 30 DECEMBER 2006

MOSCOW, RUSSIA

WORLD FLYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* LUIS MALDONADO (MEX., 34-4-0(26)) vs MARK JOHNSON (USA, 19-0-2(13))
(x) BENNY LYNCH (UK, 24-3-1(16)) vs SAMAN SORJATURONG (THA., 20-1-2(13))
(x) JAKE MATLALA (SA, 36-4-1(28)) vs BRAHIM ASLOUM (FRA., 30-5-0(22))
(#1) CANDIDO TELLEZ (MEX., 28-0-2(19)) vs (#2) YURI ARBACHAKOV (RUS., 31-2-1(23))

***

SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER 2006

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

HEAVYWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* MIKE HUNTER (USA, 32-7-2(23)) vs VLADIMIR VIRCHIS (UKR., 14-2-1(10))
(x) ALEXANDER ZOLKIN (RUS., 21-6-2(17)) vs SIMIONE PAEA (TON., 16-5-1(13))
(x) IKE IBEABUCHI (NIG., 27-2-1(24)) vs ANDREW GOLOTA (POL., 29-5-0(25))
(#5) LENNOX LEWIS (UK, 16-0-1(10)) vs (#11) PETER JACKSON (AUS., 16-0-0(10))

***

SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER 2006

CINCINNATI, OHIO, USA

FLYWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* OCTAVIO GOMEZ (MEX., 32-4-1(23)) vs MACARIO SANTOS (MEX., 29-5-2(22))
(x) ELMER FRANCISCO (PHI., 22-6-2(17)) vs ERIC MARSDEN (UK, 20-4-1(15))
(x) ADRIAN HERNANDEZ (MEX., 35-4-2(27)) vs HENRY NISSEN (AUS., 31-6-1(22))
(#7) WILLIE DAVISON (USA, 25-3-1(18)) vs (#16) KOKI KAMEDA (JAP., 21-2-0(13))

***

SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER 2006

LONDON, ENGLAND

HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* MICHAEL DOKES (USA, 33-8-2(24)) vs FRANKIE GODDARD (USA, 36-9-2(24))
* FRANCOIS BOTHA (SA, 25-5-0(19)) vs JOE BUGNER (UK, 28-6-1(22))
* SAM LEULUAI (NZ, 23-6-2(19)) vs GERRIE COETZEE (SA, 19-4-1(13))
* LEON HIGGINS (USA, 23-5-0(17)) vs GARY MASON (UK, 24-4-2(19))

***

SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER 2006

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

FLYWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* JOEY OLIVO (USA, 25-6-1(17)) vs NETHRA SASIPRAPA (THA., 29-7-1(22))
* DAISUKE NAITO (JAP., 23-5-0(17)) vs LEO ZULUETA (PHI., 20-4-0(13))
* ICHIRO OKUBO (JAP., 28-4-1(22)) vs CHARLIE MAGRI (UK, 29-5-1(21))
* HUGO SOTO (ARG., 29-6-0(21)) vs PANCHO VILLA (PHI., 15-2-0(13))

***

WEEK FIVE

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MONDAY 1 JANUARY 2007

LONDON, ENGLAND

INTER-CONTINENTAL BANTAMWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ DAISUKE MARUYAMA (JAP., 7-2-2(4)) vs NORMAN LEWIS (UK, 8-3-1(6))
^ SATOSHI IIDA (JAP., 12-2-0(6)) vs JOE BOWKER (UK, 8-1-2(5))
^ EIJIRO MURATA (JAP., 6-2-0(3)) vs ROBERT COHEN (FRA., 6-3-0(4))
^ SILENCE MABUZA (SA, 12-1-0(9)) vs THANOMCHIT SUKHOTHAI (THA., 8-1-1(5))
^ JOHNNY ARMOUR (UK, 12-3-0(9)) vs HOZUMI HASEGAWA (JAP., 10-3-0(7))
^ LIONEL ROSE (AUS., 12-2-1(9)) vs JOHNNY KING (UK, 13-2-0(5))
(e) TAKAO SAKURAI (JAP., 17-2-2(11)) vs CASPER LEON (ITA., 17-3-0(11))
(#1) DANNY O'SULLIVAN (UK, 21-3-1(17)) vs (#2) JOHNNY BREDAHL (DEN., 19-3-2(12))

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TUESDAY 2 JANUARY 2007

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA

AMERICAS BANTAMWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ RAFAEL HERRERA (MEX., 6-2-1(4)) vs BERNARDO CARABALLO (COL., 5-1-2(3))
^ CARL TREMAINE (CAN., 12-3-0(7)) vs RAUL MACIAS (MEX., 11-4-0(6))
^ MANNY ELIAS (USA, 19-6-1(13)) vs MANUEL ARMENTEROS (COL., 11-4-1(7))
^ SIXTO ESCOBAR (PR, 13-1-0(8)) vs PAULIE AYALA (USA, 16-0-1(11))
^ VIC FOLEY (CAN., 23-7-2(17)) vs ROBERTO RUBALDINO (MEX., 16-4-1(13))
^ LUIS GALVANI (CUB., 14-3-0(8)) vs CARMELO ALEMAN (USA, 6-0-1(4))
(e) JULIAN SOLIS (PR, 28-2-1(22)) vs GREG RICHARDSON (USA, 15-3-0(10))
(#5) ORLANDO CANIZALES (USA, 18-2-1(14)) vs (#6) JEFF CHANDLER (USA, 15-1-2(9))

***

SATURDAY 6 JANUARY 2007

DAEJEON, SOUTH KOREA

WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* ROMEO ANAYA (MEX., 34-8-1(22)) vs KATSUHIGE KAWASHIMA (JAP., 27-4-1(17))
(x) FREDDIE GILROY (UK, 29-4-1(21)) vs ALPHONSE HALIMI (FRA., 21-2-2(14))
(x) CARLOS ZARATE (MEX., 29-2-0(22)) vs ENRIQUE PINDER (PAN., 22-4-2(17))
(#3) GILBERTO ROMAN (MEX., 25-1-0(18)) vs (#4) JUNG-IL BYUN (KOR., 37-6-2(27))

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SUNDAY 7 JANUARY 2007

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

BANTAMWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* THEO MEDINA (FRA., 30-4-1(22)) vs VICTOR RABANALES (MEX., 19-3-0(16))
(x) JESUS PIMENTEL (MEX., 24-4-0(16)) vs MAURICIO MARTINEZ (PAN., 22-3-2(17))
(x) OWEN MORAN (UK, 23-1-0(15)) vs LUPE PINTOR (MEX., 27-5-0(18))
(#1) ERNESTO MIRANDA (ARG., 27-3-1(17)) vs (#15) JEFF FENECH (AUS., 18-0-0(15))

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SUNDAY 7 JANUARY 2007

EVERNE, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* FELIX MACHADO (VEN., 23-5-0(17)) vs NANA KONADU (GHA., 21-3-1(17))
* CHAN-YONG PARK (KOR., 25-6-0(18)) vs LUIS CASTILLO (MEX., 17-2-1(14))
* NATHAN STING (AUS., 21-5-2(16)) vs MASAKI KAWABATA (JAP., 15-3-1(11))
* PETER KEENAN (UK, 29-4-1(23)) vs JOE CORNELIS (BEL., 23-3-2(19))

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[Romdawg88]

Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

TUESDAY 26 DECEMBER 2006


MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA

AMERICAS HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ OWEN BECK (JAM., 7-3-1(5)) vs DRE KINGSTON (USA, 7-4-2(5))
^ EDDIE MACHEN (USA, 15-5-1(11)) vs DARIUS KING (USA, 12-4-2(8))
^ ALFREDO EVANGELISTA (URU., 10-4-2(8)) vs FRED FULTON (USA, 9-2-1(6))
^ DAVID KANE (USA, 9-1-1(8)) vs ADAM BROOKS (USA, 6-1-0(4))
^ FRANK CHILDS (USA, 14-5-1(9)) vs FRES OQUENDO (PR, 12-3-0(8))
^ ARTURO GODOY (CHI., 17-2-0(13)) vs MIKE HANSON (USA, 8-1-0(7))
(e) SAM MCVEY (USA, 9-1-0(6)) vs ROMY ALVAREZ (USA, 7-1-0(4))
(#8) MIKE WEAVER (USA, 26-6-1(21)) vs (#15) CHEETAH BROWN (USA, 9-0-0(7)

Should I get by McVey, which won't be a easy task, I find myself torn on who I want to win the Americas Championship. On one hand, I'd like a shot to avenge my loss to Weaver but on the other a all-Florida championship match with Brown would be fun. Regardless, the champ is going to have a nasty first defense whether it be myself or McVey. Also, I'm looking forward to that Kane/Brooks match, it should be fireworks. It's always fun to watch my old buddy Kane fight.

[kenyan_cheena]

Originally Posted by Romdawg88

Should I get by McVey, which won't be a easy task, I find myself torn on who I want to win the Americas Championship. On one hand, I'd like a shot to avenge my loss to Weaver but on the other a all-Florida championship match with Brown would be fun. Regardless, the champ is going to have a nasty first defense whether it be myself or McVey. Also, I'm looking forward to that Kane/Brooks match, it should be fireworks. It's always fun to watch my old buddy Kane fight.

[/CENTER]

Gonna be a fantastic week for the Florida-California rivalry. First we get the two bouts in Miami on Tuesday and then Norton-Haynes on Friday in Vegas.

[kenyan_cheena]

Okay, now that the finals schedule has been posted I'll be able to get on with the month-end summaries.

So coming up is Boxing Monthly, World Boxing Review and EuroBox for November. Once I've completed those (should be within a week) there'll be a review of the 2 December Atlantic City bantamweight world ranking card, which features Jimmy Krug in the main event and Canada's Olympic bronze medallist George Dixon on the undercard.

After that we'll dive straight into the finals! Unlike through the first three stages I will be reviewing each card, although obviously some will have more detail than others. First up will be the IC welterweight title with our very own Ashley Jackson (djday45) contesting the championship bout!

So that's what there is to look forward to during the next week or so. I'm really excited that I've just about reached the stage where I can start crowning the IBL champions. I never got this far in my original HBF/IBL uni so I'm very happy to have made it to this point, and in less than a year.

[kenyan_cheena]

Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

So coming up is Boxing Monthly, World Boxing Review and EuroBox for November.

Making good progress with these. About halfway through both BM and WBR (been doing a bit of both rather than just working on one at a time). BM should be ready to go in about a day or so.

[Beno999]

Cant believe ive drawn another top seeder!

[comicfanman]

Originally Posted by Romdawg88

Should I get by McVey, which won't be a easy task, I find myself torn on who I want to win the Americas Championship. On one hand, I'd like a shot to avenge my loss to Weaver but on the other a all-Florida championship match with Brown would be fun. Regardless, the champ is going to have a nasty first defense whether it be myself or McVey. Also, I'm looking forward to that Kane/Brooks match, it should be fireworks. It's always fun to watch my old buddy Kane fight.

[/CENTER]

Going to be some great up and coming matches.

Brown is ready to punish Weaver and then take on all comers. Ready to slug it out or just do enough to get by. Man, whatever it takes to stay on top once he gets there.

[kenyan_cheena]

BOXING
MONTHLY

VOLUME 28, ISSUE 11 - NOVEMBER 2006

(following are selected entries from the magazine's
"Fight Review" section)

4 November: Warren, Ohio, USA
Earnie Shavers (0-0(0)) KO2 Leon Brown (3-3(1))
(heavyweight division)

In his professional debut Georgia-born Ohio-based heavyweight Earnie Shavers made short work of Cleveland's Leon Brown, dispatching him with a single right hand one minute into round two. Shavers was ranked as America's #1 amateur heavyweight before announcing in early October that he was turning professional. There's little doubt that if he'd stayed in the amateur ranks he would have earned a spot on the team for the Beijing Olympics, having won the Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions in both '05 and '06. Shavers hinted earlier in the year that he'd be making the switch sometime in '07 but his mother was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and as a result he decided to adjust his schedule. Shavers plans to fund her treatment with his professional earnings.

4 November: Caracas, Venezuela
Alejandro Vielma (29-3-1(23)) UD12 Alfonso Monzant (22-2(17))
(junior-welterweight division, WBO title fight)

Out of action since April due to injury, Vielma was ordered by the WBO to defend his title before the end of the year in order to guarantee himself a shot at the inaugural IBO belt. He chose unproven fellow Venezuelan Alfonso Monzant as his opponent and put on what amounted to a glorified sparring session in taking a unanimous decision verdict by scores of 120-107, 119-108 and 120-108. It's been assumed that Vielma will take on current IBF champion Bruno Arcari for the IBO championship but the Italian is yet to confirm his involvement with the new organisation. Arcari had been calling out the division's other champions back in June and it must be said that a stoush against either WBA champion Eddie Perkins or WBC titleholder Javier Gutierrez are more attractive, high-profile propositions than a matchup with Vielma. We'll have to wait and see how the situation develops.

11 November: Oakland, California, USA
Fred Boatwright (6-0-1(1)) TKO5 Michael Downey (4-3(2))
(middleweight division)

Los Angeles native Fred Boatwright travelled north to Oakland to take on local favourite Michael Downey and scored his second consecutive win over a Bay Area opponent. Boatwright showed a more aggressive disposition in his last outing and he didn't deviate from that course against the overmatched Downey. The 18 year-old peppered his foe with a persistent right lead before the fight was stopped two minutes into round five due to a nasty cut on the bridge of Downey's nose. It was only the second stoppage victory out of seven wins in Boatwright's career to date. As he is prone to do Boatwright went a little bit overboard with his celebrations afterwards, further souring the mood of the crowd who had come to see Downey "shut him up". Having been a reluctant athlete when his career first started Boatwright said during the post-fight interview that he's finally starting to warm to his task as a professional boxer.

11 November: Oakland, California, USA
John Fehner (3-0(3)) TKO4 Henry Gibbs (5-4(3))
(heavyweight division)

19 year-old San Francisco heavyweight John Fehner continued what has been a busy start to his professional career with his fourth victory in the space of ten weeks. The southpaw was last in action on October 21 when he KO'd Seattle's James Harrington in three rounds and he was just as impressive in dispatching San Jose native Henry Gibbs. Fehner has already been lauded for what is being called a lethal weapon, his fantastic left hook. The punch was once again on display against Gibbs and it was a trio of them within a handful of seconds one minute into the 4th that led the referee to save Gibbs from any further punishment. With the pace he's going at Fehner could quite possibly fit in two more bouts before we say goodbye to 2006.

15 November: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jimmy Fulton (23-1-1(18)) D6 Jimmy Doyle (6-1-1(3))
(IBL welterweight division)

Fulton came into his second IBL fight underdone and only just avoided falling to what would have been an embarrassing defeat against the much-less-experienced Californian Jimmy Doyle. The reasons for Fulton's lack of fitness were not disclosed and Doyle gave him everything he could handle in an absolute slugfest. Two judges had it even at 57-57 while the third favoured Fulton 58-56. The Englishman has had a less than convincing 2006. He fell to his first career defeat in a challenge for Bruno Arcari's IBF junior-welterweight title in June and could only manage a majority decision win against Japan's Tsuyoshi Hamada in his IBL debut last month. He'll start 2007 ranked in the low '50s in the IBL's welterweight division and will need to go through the year undefeated if he wants to make a healthy climb up the ladder.

18 November: Johannesburg, South Africa
Teko Davids (27-1-1(20)) TKO11 John Bekker (22-0-1(16))
(flyweight division, IBF title fight)

In a bout that had been keenly anticipated in South Africa, Teko Davids retained his IBF flyweight championship for the fifth and last time with an entertaining 11th round stroppage victory over his compatriot John Bekker. It was a back-and-forth affair and Bekker gave a fine account of himself, actually seeming to have the better of the bottom half of the contest before Davids tore him to pieces with a breathtaking onslaught in round eleven. He floored Bekker three times in the space of ninety seconds before the bout was stopped at the 2:11 mark. As a result of his victory Davids earned himself the right to fight for the inaugural IBO flyweight title when the new organisation comes into being next year. It's not currently known who his opponent will be but the bout will be held in late February or early March.

18 November: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Felix Trinidad (8-0(7)) UD6 Julio Mercado (5-3(3))
(junior-welterweight division)

The wins just keep on coming for Puerto Rico's most promising young fighter. Trinidad's team came into this fight with a deliberate plan for it to go the distance and allow the 17 year-old to get some rounds under his belt. He looked sharp in dominating Mercado, dropping the Colombian early in round five and taking a 60-53, 59-54, 60-53 verdict. Trinidad made his professional debut in February and has been fighting once each month since May, his record now 9-0(7). It was confirmed late in the month that he'll be appearing on the undercard of the blockbuster December 16 junior-middleweight bout between Mike McCallum and Jose Napoles, which will be held in McCallum's hometown of Kingston, Jamaica.

18 November: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Brutus Brody (9-0(9)) TKO2 Leroy Briggs (7-3-1(4))
(heavyweight division)

Chicago's Leroy Briggs was the tenth sacrificial lamb offered up to the altar of Detroit's destructive heavyweight Brutus Brody. Having decimated a pair of promising up-and-comers in his last two outings it was back to feasting on tomato cans this month. Compared to some of Brody's previous victims Briggs was pretty lucky as he didn't absorb too much punishment before the referee waved the contest over midway through the 2nd. Looking quite a comical sight Brody entered the ring with his hair out in a wild afro, a '70s funk tune blasting from the arena speakers in accompanyment. Brody's promoter Tyrone Hillier revealed in the days after the fight that he plans to put the "7 Mile Monster" in against some "name" fighters in the first half of 2007, with the objective being a title shot for the 27 year-old before the year is out.

24 November: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Freddie Steele (34-2-1(30)) UD6 Gary Stretch (7-1-1(3))
(IBL middleweight division)

Tacoma's former IBF middleweight champion Freddie Steele was back in action for his second fight under the International Boxing League banner in the space of four weeks. He encountered more resistance than expected in the shape of the Englishman Gary Stretch, who showed bravery and even gave Steele some trouble in round three. However, the result was never really in doubt and Steele took the verdict by scores of 59-55 and 58-56 (twice). He outlanded Stretch 164-72. Stretch wore some nasty swelling under his right eye at the bout's conclusion. Steele will be ranked at #56 when the IBL releases their intitial world middleweight rankings on Christmas day.

24 November: Houston, Texas, USA
Frank Galvano (6-0(5)) KO3 Keith Washington (11-4-2(7))
(middleweight division)

Bronx-born middleweight Galvano signed a contract with New Jersey promoter Robert Tattaglia at the end of October and in his first outing under the agreement he flew to Texas to take on Keith Washington in the opening bout on ESPN's Friday Night Fights. It was the cocky New Yorker's first appearance on the program and he did not disappoint, dominating Washington through the first two rounds and then finishing him off with a flurry of punches late in the 3rd. The Houston slugger was counted out at the 2:46 mark. Galvano is a young fighter with a ton of talent and potential and Tattaglia's long-term plans for him would surely involve an IBO contract and an eventual shot at the organisation's world championship. Whether Galvano can stay on the right path and live up to those ambitions remains to be seen, but he's made a solid fist of it so far.

25 November: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sergio Palma (30-2(25)) TKO5 Nicolas Insua (23-5-2(15))
(featherweight division)

At the beginning of November Palma announced that he had relinquished the WBA junior-featherweight title he'd held since December 2004 (and defended five times) and would be moving up to the featherweight division effective immediately. He made it perfectly clear that his goal is an eventual clash with current WBA/WBC king Jim Driscoll, but he started his time in the division with a polished performance against countryman Nicolas Insua. The fight took place in front of a large crowd at the Estadio Luna Park in Palma's hometown of Buenos Aires. Palma was always in control and gave the referee little choice but to halt the contest with Insua defenseless and taking punishment against the ropes midway through the 5th.

[kenyan_cheena]

Originally Posted by Beno999

Cant believe ive drawn another top seeder!

LOL, there ain't no one left in the tourney for you to fight, Beno! Just one more win and you're champion!

Just to let you know, regardless of whether your guy wins or losses the championship bout he'll be ranked no lower than #27 in the featherweight world rankings once all the tournaments are over.

Originally Posted by comicfanman

Going to be some great up and coming matches.

Brown is ready to punish Weaver and then take on all comers. Ready to slug it out or just do enough to get by. Man, whatever it takes to stay on top once he gets there.

You got that right, cfm. I'm really, really tempted to just run the card for the heavyweight world championship right now but I think I'll wait and do them in the right order. I might just run the two world title cards from week one before I finish with the game for the day.

I'm pretty confident that your guy will get past Weaver. Whoever he takes on in his first defense it'll be a fantastic fight.

[Crimson]

[11 November: Oakland, California, USA
Fred Boatwright (6-0-1(1)) TKO5 Michael Downey (4-3(2))
(middleweight division)

Los Angeles native Fred Boatwright travelled north to Oakland to take on local favourite Michael Downey and scored his second consecutive win over a Bay Area opponent. Boatwright showed a more aggressive disposition in his last outing and he didn't deviate from that course against the overmatched Downey. The 18 year-old peppered his foe with a persistent right lead before the fight was stopped two minutes into round five due to a nasty cut on the bridge of Downey's nose. It was only the second stoppage victory out of seven wins in Boatwright's career to date. As he is prone to do Boatwright went a little bit overboard with his celebrations afterwards, further souring the mood of the crowd who had come to see Downey "shut him up". Having been a reluctant athlete when his career first started Boatwright said during the post-fight interview that he's finally starting to warm to his task as a professional boxer. ]

This is fantastic how you are moving Boatwright's career along and developing his character. I wish he got to fight more often, but it does make it that much more enjoyable to read about when he does have a fight result. It will be interesting to see how far he is able to go. I'm glad that he is warming to his tak of being a professional fighter. Thanks for time you are putting into this!

[CONN CHRIS]

I think I'm scheduled up there somewhere but can't find it!

[Romdawg88]

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

I think I'm scheduled up there somewhere but can't find it!

In week 4 on the Inter-Continental Heavyweight card against Kalolo Umaga.

[CONN CHRIS]

Ah ha. Thanks Romy.

That dude has 8 KOs!

[kenyan_cheena]

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

Ah ha. Thanks Romy.

That dude has 8 KOs!

Hopefully you'll have ten by the time the fight is over.

Thanks for the help out, Romy.

[kenyan_cheena]

Originally Posted by Crimson

This is fantastic how you are moving Boatwright's career along and developing his character. I wish he got to fight more often, but it does make it that much more enjoyable to read about when he does have a fight result. It will be interesting to see how far he is able to go. I'm glad that he is warming to his tak of being a professional fighter. Thanks for time you are putting into this!

No problem, Crimson. I'm very passionate about this story and that makes it easier to write. I'm glad you're enjoying what I'm doing with "Boogie". I must admit that the character is growing on me, although I'm currently undecided on exactly what his future holds. Something to ponder, I guess.

[kenyan_cheena]

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