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Andrew's Boxing Blog January 2006 Archive

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

Gatti Stops Damgaard in 11

Sunday January 29, 2006
Time after time, Arturo Gatti demonstrates that boxing glory is not about alphabet titles and meaningless belts. It's about heart and entertainment value -- two areas in which Gatti is ... Read More

Arturo Gatti Back in Action

Friday January 27, 2006
Seven months ago, Arturo Gatti faced an undefeated fighter and took a vicious beating. This weekend in Atlantic City, Gatti moves up in weight and faces another undefeated fighter. Sound ... Read More

Mayweather-Judah Still on for April 8

Monday January 23, 2006
In the old days, a tune-up fight represented a risk. If you lost the tune-up then you didn't get the big-money fight. Not anymore. First Erik Morales gets almost shut ... Read More

Pacquiao Stops Morales

Sunday January 22, 2006
After five rounds of action, Erik Morales was winning his rematch with Manny Pacquiao and appeared as if he might be on his way to a second win over the ... Read More

Former Champ Oliver McCall Arrested

Friday January 20, 2006
Former heavyweight champ Oliver McCall, 40, has been arrested for trespassing in a public housing development in Nashville, Tennessee. When informed he was under arrest, McCall "took off running" and ... Read More

Corrales-Castillo III Postponed

Saturday January 14, 2006
Diego Corrales suffered a rib injury during sparring earlier this week and has been forced to pull out of his Feb. 4 fight with Jose Luis Castillo. It is still ... Read More

Carbajal Leads Hall's Class of 2006

Thursday January 12, 2006
Michael Carbajal and Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez fought each other three times as professionals. Now they'll enter the International Boxing Hall of Fame together, along with 10 other new inductees. Also ... Read More

Baldomir Shocks Judah!

Sunday January 8, 2006
The first major fight of 2006 produced what may stand up as the biggest upset of the entire year. Unheralded Carlos Baldomir shocked undisputed welterweight champ Zab Judah with a ... Read More

Dozen Dream Fights for 2006

Friday January 6, 2006
2005 was yet another up-and-down year for the sport of boxing. Sure, it had its moments (like Corrales-Castillo I), but it would have been much better if fight fans got ... Read More

Undisputed Welterweight & Cruiserweight Titles on the Line

Wednesday January 4, 2006
Don King and Showtime have the first big fight card of 2006 and it's set for this Saturday night in New York City. In the main event, undisputed welterweight champ ... Read More

Tommy Hearns Charged with Assault

Tuesday January 3, 2006
Tommy Hearns has been charged with assault and battery after an altercation with his 13-year-old son at his home in Southfield, Michigan. The former champ was arraigned on misdemeanor charges, ... Read More

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