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Andrew's Boxing Blog October 2003 Archive

By Andrew Eisele, About.com Guide to Boxing since 1999

Spadafora Accused of Shooting Girlfriend

Tuesday October 28, 2003
Former lightweight champ Paul Spadafora has been arrested on charges he shot his girlfriend Nadine Russo, 20. Spadafora claims that Russo was shot during a robbery, but witnesses have provided ... Read More

Mosley Linked to Steroid Scandal

Tuesday October 28, 2003
Add Shane Mosley to the list of big-name athletes - such as Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi - who were clients of BALCO, a nutritional supplements company. BALCO, facing potential ... Read More

Jones Facing Tarver; Dreaming of Tyson

Tuesday October 21, 2003
On Nov. 8, Roy Jones Jr. will attempt to take back the light heavyweight titles that are now held by Antonio Tarver. But while his body will be getting in ... Read More

Gonzalez Hands Michalczewski First Loss

Tuesday October 21, 2003
Julio Cesar Gonzalez became the first man to defeat Dariusz Michalczewski by outpointing the heavily favored German in front of his hometown fans. Gonzalez won the WBO light-heavyweight title ... Read More

Kirk Johnson Next for Vitali

Wednesday October 15, 2003
Vitali Klitschko, unable to get Lennox Lewis to commit to a rematch, will instead take on Kirk Johnson at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 6. Both fighters are hoping that ... Read More

Rapper Buys Former Tyson Mansion

Wednesday October 15, 2003
Rapper 50 Cent has purchased the Connecticut mansion that once belonged to Mike Tyson. Tyson purchased the 52-room, 48,000 square foot home in 1996 for $2.7 million but signed it ... Read More

Quality Card in A.C. on Dec. 13

Friday October 10, 2003
Don King's Dec. 13 fight card in Atlantic City is shaping up to be one of the deepest PPV offerings in recent memory. Check out this list of scheduled ... Read More

De La Hoya Will Fight Again

Friday October 10, 2003
Before his rematch with Shane Mosley, Oscar De La Hoya vowed that he would retire if he lost. Given the controversial nature of his loss (and - make no mistake ... Read More

Holyfield Refuses to Face Reality

Monday October 6, 2003
Despite overhelming evidence to the contrary - including a 2-4-2 record in his last eight fights - Evander Holyfield apparently believes he still has a future in the heavyweight division. ... Read More

Morales Looks Sharp in KO Win

Monday October 6, 2003
Erik Morales holds the WBC belt at 126 pounds but has struggled to make that weight in recent bouts. Morales certainly looks comfortable at 130 pounds, knocking out Guty Espadas ... Read More

Toney Gives Holyfield a One-Sided Beating

Monday October 6, 2003
James Toney stopped Evander Holyfield in nine rounds in what boxing fans surely hope will be the final fight of Holyfield's Hall of Fame career. Holyfield fought a good first ... Read More

Bill Cayton, Tyson's Former Manager, Dead at 85

Monday October 6, 2003
Bill Cayton, who, along with the late Jimmy Jacobs, co-managed Mike Tyson to the undisputed heavyweight title in 1987, has died of lung cancer in New York at the age ... Read More

Holyfield-Toney: No Beauty Contest

Wednesday October 1, 2003
Fortunately for James Toney, his contest with Evander Holyfield this Saturday night is a boxing match rather than a bodybuilding contest. Toney turned pro at 160 and has ballooned up ... Read More

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