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Andrew's Boxing Blog April 2008 Archive

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

Poll: De La Hoya vs. Forbes. Who Will Win?

Wednesday April 30, 2008

Chavez Stops Loriga; Camacho Earns Decision

Sunday April 27, 2008
Junior middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (36-0-1) remained unbeaten with a ninth round stoppage of previously unbeaten (but untested) Tobia Giuseppe Loriga (24-1-1) at the Plaza de Toros in Queretaro, ... Read More

Chris Byrd Moving Down ... to Light Heavy!

Thursday April 24, 2008
The fact that former heavyweight champ Chris Byrd is moving down in weight is not shocking - he fought at 165 pounds as an amateur and has never packed true ... Read More

Calzaghe Outworks Hopkins for Win

Sunday April 20, 2008
Super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe moved up to light heavyweight and outworked Bernard Hopkins over 12 mostly ugly rounds and was awarded a majority decision. Hopkins scored a flash knock ... Read More

Poll: Hopkins vs. Calzaghe. Who Will Win?

Friday April 18, 2008

Cotto, Margarito Punish Foes

Sunday April 13, 2008
Undefeated Miguel Cotto (32-0) overwhelmed The Contender's Alfonso Gomez (18-4-2) over five one-sided rounds to retain his WBA welterweight title. While Gomez was decked three times, he never quit - ... Read More

Light Heavy Titles: Dawson Retains, Tarver Regains

Sunday April 13, 2008
Undefeated WBC light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson (26-0) survived the toughest test of his young career when the judges awarded him a unanimous decision over former champ Glen Johnson (47-12-2). ... Read More

ESPN KOs The Contender

Friday April 11, 2008
After one season on NBC and two on ESPN, it appears that the boxing reality series The Contender may be down for the count. While ESPN announced that it will ... Read More

HBO, Showtime Serve Up Competing Title Doubleheaders

Wednesday April 9, 2008
This Saturday night, fight fans will need to get their VCRs or DVRs ready if they want to catch all the televised boxing action. At 9pm ET, Showtime (from Tampa, ... Read More

Heavyweights Aiming for Political Office

Wednesday April 2, 2008
While pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. is moonlighting as a professional wrestler, other fighters are actively exploring politics as a second career. Undefeated heavyweight Joe Mesi, 34, has stated that ... Read More

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