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Andrew's Boxing Blog April 2007 Archive

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

Diaz Stops Freitas in Lightweight Unification

Sunday April 29, 2007
WBA lightweight champ Juan Diaz (32-0) added the WBO belt to his collection when Acelino Freitas (38-2) failed to come out for the ninth round of their unification bout. Both ... Read More

Morrison Licensed for Second Comeback Bout ... Not!

Friday April 27, 2007
Heavyweight Tommy Morrison (47-3-1) has been licensed to fight tonight in Houston, Texas after his blood test came back negative for HIV. Morrison is taking no chances in his second ... Read More

A Unification Bout ... Finally!

Wednesday April 25, 2007
Unification bouts are a relative rarity in boxing today ... that's why this Saturday's lightweight bout between WBO champ Acelino Freitas (38-1) and WBA champ Juan Diaz (31-0) is so ... Read More

Klitschko Seeks Revenge Against Brewster

Monday April 23, 2007

Chris Byrd Wins Returns by KO

Thursday April 19, 2007
Former heavyweight champ Chris Byrd (40-3-1), fighting for the first time since losing his IBF title to Wladimir Klitschko last April, wanted an easy opponent and that's exactly what he ... Read More

HBO Replacing Merchant with Max Kellerman?

Wednesday April 18, 2007

Pacquiao Stops Solis

Sunday April 15, 2007
So much for Manny Pacquiao being distracted by political aspirations or looking past undefeated but unheralded Jorge Solis (32-1-2). Pacquiao (44-3-2) took a few rounds to figure out his taller ... Read More

Chagaev Dethrones Valuev!

Sunday April 15, 2007
In a close, competitive - yet still dull - bout, Ruslan Chagaev (23-0-1) was awarded a majority decision over previously undefeated Nikolay Valuev (46-1) to take the WBA heavyweight title. ... Read More

More Controversy for Zab Judah

Sunday April 15, 2007
Even against a completely overmatched opponent, Zab Judah (34-4) can't avoid controversy. In his first fight since serving a one-year suspension for his role in the melee in his fight ... Read More

Manny Pacquiao: Overlooking Jorge Solis?

Wednesday April 11, 2007
Manny Pacquiao (43-3-2) is the most exciting fighter in boxing today so every Pacman bout automatically qualifies as a must-see fight ... even when he's fighting someone you've never heard ... Read More

Calzaghe Cruises; Corrales Takes a Beating

Sunday April 8, 2007
In Cardiff, Wales, super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe (43-0) remained undefeated with an easy third-round TKO of Peter Manfredo Jr. (26-4) from season one of The Contender. Alphabet titles don't ... Read More

Maskaev's Next Opponent: Samuel Peter

Thursday April 5, 2007
WBC heavyweight champ Oleg Maskaev has an opponent for his next title defense ... finally. Number one challenger Samuel Peter - who defeated James Toney twice to earn the ... Read More

Calzaghe, Corrales Highlight Weekend Action

Wednesday April 4, 2007
On Saturday night, both HBO and Showtime offer interesting bouts. HBO has undefeated Joe Calzaghe (42-0) defending his super middleweight title in Cardiff, Wales against Peter Manfredo Jr. (26-3), from ... Read More

Maske Upsets Hill After 10 Year Layoff

Monday April 2, 2007
On November 23, 1996, Virgil Hill earned a split decision over Henry Maske in a WBA/IBF light heavyweight unification bout. Maske retired after suffering the first loss of his professional ... Read More

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