Articles of 2005
Busy Friday Features Heavyweights, Title Fights
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South Africa — Bantamweights
SIMPIWE VETYEKA–SAKHUMZI BONGWANA
— Will enter Round 8 -140
— Will end before Round 8 +130
Only question here – will Bongwana go rounds?
Thailand — WBO 118-lb. title
RATANACHAI SOR VORAPIN -650
MAURICIO MARTINEZ +550
Martinez held WBO title back in 2000
Italy — Jr. Welterweights
MICHELE DiROCCO -320
ELAD SCHMOUEL +280
Two 7-0 prospects for IBF “youth title”
Poland — Jr. Middleweights
MARCIN PIATKOWSKI -550
SASHA SHNIP +500
You can tell I had nothing better to do
Argentina — Jr. Welterweights
RAUL BALBI -1000
GUILLERMO DE JESUS PAZ +800
Balbi is former WBA lightweight champ
Puerto Rico — Jr. Welterweights
RICARDO TORRES -280
EDWIN VASQUEZ +260
27-0 Torres, who’s been ten just once, gets tested here
Ledyard, CT — Heavyweights
LAWRENCE CLAY-BEY -450
DEREK BRYANT +400
Bryant is capable of springing a surprise
Ledyard, CT — Jr. Middleweights
DELVIN RODRIGUEZ -500
LUTHER SMITH +450
Smith’s been out of boxing since Feb. ’02 KO of Oba Carr
Las Vegas — Heavyweights
TYE FIELDS -260
SAUL MONTANA +240
Upset-minded Montana has fought for titles at light heavy, cruiser
Japan — WBC 105-lb. title
EAGLE KYOWA -110
KATSUNARI TAKAYAMA +100
Kyowa injured shoulder in losing title last December
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Results and Recaps from New York Where Taylor Edged Serrano Once Again
Results and Recaps from NYC where Hamzah Sheeraz was Spectacular
From a Sympathetic Figure to a Pariah: The Travails of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr
Philadelphia Welterweight Gil Turner, a Phenom, Now Rests in an Unmarked Grave
Manny Pacquiao and Mario Barrios Fight to a Draw; Fundora stops Tim Tszyu
Arne’s Almanac: Pacquiao-Barrios Redux
From the Boondocks to the Big Time, The Wild Saga of Manny Pacquiao’s Sidekick Sean Gibbons
Avila Perspective, Chap. 334: Back-to-Back Boxing Cards in the Big Apple
Oleksandr Usyk Continues to Amaze; KOs Daniel Dubois in 5 One-Sided Rounds
Boxing Odds and Ends: Tom-and-Jerry Fights, Kid Twist and More
Claressa Shields Advances to 17-0 with a Wide Decision over Lani Daniels
Xander Zayas and ‘Shu Shu’ Win, but Emiliano Vargas Steals the Show at Madison Square Garden
Catching Up with Wayne McCullough Thirty Years After His Historic Win in Japan
Manny “Gucci” Flores and Jorge Chavez Fight to a Draw at Fantasy Springs
Avila Perspective, Chap. 336: A Golden Boy Card Bleeds Into Another Busy Boxing Weekend
Arne’s Almanac: Pacquiao-Barrios Redux
Manny Pacquiao and Mario Barrios Fight to a Draw; Fundora stops Tim Tszyu
Oleksandr Usyk Continues to Amaze; KOs Daniel Dubois in 5 One-Sided Rounds
Avila Perspective, Chap. 335: Christy Martin’s SoCal Fight Card Bleeds Into a Stacked Saturday
Boxing Odds and Ends: Tom-and-Jerry Fights, Kid Twist and More
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