boxing News Archive

'All Star Boxing inks Lacierva! (Fightnews.com)
All Star boxing and its Promoter Tuto Zabala, Jr. have announced the signing of junior featherweight contender Jorge "Baby Face" Lacierva (34-7-6, 24 KOs) to a promotional contract.

'Report: RP scores win, draw in Vegas boxing card (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino boxers scored a win and a draw in the "No Excuse" boxing card Saturday that featured the return match between World boxing Organization junior-welterweight champion Ricardo Torres and challenger Kendal Holt at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

'Kenya: Boxing - Chule And Njue Clash for National Crown (AllAfrica.com)
Morris Chule will be out to floor Musa Njue when the two fight it out for the national super-featherweight boxing title at Eastleigh's St Theresa's Hall on Saturday.

'Former lightweight boxing champ Mando Ramos dies (The Fresno Bee)
Mando Ramos, a two-time lightweight boxing champion shot to the top only to lose it all because of drugs and alcohol, has died. He was 59.

'Former boxing champ Ramos dies (Sports Illustrated)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mando Ramos, a two-time lightweight boxing champion beset by drug and alcohol abuse, has died. He was 59.

'Former Lightweight Boxing Champ Mando Ramos Dies At 59 (NBC 4 Los Angeles)
Former lightweight boxing champion Mando Ramos, who spent his later years helping kids avoid the drug and alcohol habits that cut short his career, died over the weekend. He was 59.

'Two-time lightweight boxing champion Mando Ramos dies at age 59 (Slam! Sports)
LOS ANGELES - Mando Ramos, a two-time lightweight boxing champion beset by drug and alcohol abuse, has died. He was 59. Ramos died Sunday at his home in San Pedro, according to his wife, Sylvia. She said her husband, a diabetic, went into respiratory arrest and paramedics were unable to revive him.

'Kenya: Boxing - Chule Crowned National Featherweight Champion (AllAfrica.com)
Morris Chule was crowned Kenya's super feather-weight boxing champion when he knocked out Musa Njue on the 10th round at the St. Teresa's Social Hall on Saturday.

'The United States Olympic Boxing Team to Host an Open Training Session at the Legendary Gleason?s Gym (East Side Boxing)
The United States Olympic boxing Team will be holding their final open training session at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 11 at the legendary Gleason?s Gym in Brooklyn, N.Y. The eight-member squad, which is ranked number two in the world, will make a final swing through New York, July 10-12, before departing for Beijing on July 21. .