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Business takes precedence. Take your time in getting things in order before you return to your universe. I have been catching up on what I have been missing out on while I have been on holidays.
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Gettin' an itch to get this goin' again. Mostly 'cause I'm missing these characters I've created. It's like they've all been in hybernation for the last couple of months and now I want to wake them up.
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Excellent to hear that you're planning to get back to this. Looking forward to it restarting.
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Looking forward to it when you do decide to return.
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Sorry, won't be doing this just yet. Next post will be the initial World Championship Conference rankings and schedule for the opening series of bouts. Maybe a week from now. There's some fictional fighters who will be in the WCC that I had not even created yet so I've had to do that first.
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IBL ONLINE The Official Website of the International Boxing League Monday, February 4, 2008 *** INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE 2008 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CONFERENCE Following are the initial rankings of the IBL's 2008 World Championship Conference, effective from its commencement on February 4, 2008. Also listed are the bouts scheduled (to date) for the first ranking period, which concludes on Sunday, May 11, 2008. (#) indicates that the competitor will be inactive during the first ranking period (due to contesting a bout in January). (^) indicates that the competitor is yet to schedule a bout for the first ranking period. All bouts are twelve rounds in duration with the exception of the world title bouts, which are fifteen rounds. HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION: KEN NORTON (USA, 34-3-1(28)) (#) 01. PETER JACKSON (AUSTRALIA, 19-1-0(11)) (#) 02. TERONE HAYNES (USA, 26-1-0(22)) 03. LENNOX LEWIS (ENGLAND, 18-2-2(11)) (#) 04. ANDREW GOLOTA (POLAND, 31-7-0(27)) 05. ALEXANDER ZOLKIN (RUSSIA, 22-7-4(18)) 06. MAX SCHMELING (GERMANY, 21-1-0(14)) (#) 07. MARKO FRIEDRICH (GERMANY, 29-1-1(23)) 08. IGOR BEREZUTSKIY (RUSSIA, 25-2-0(20)) 09. MIKE HANSON (USA, 13-2-0(10)) 10. BRUTUS BRODY(USA, 17-0-0(17)) 11. JOE JEANNETTE (USA, 19-3-0(12)) 12. RIDDICK BOWE (USA, 16-3-0(11)) 13. ROMY ALVAREZ (USA, 11-3-0(6)) 14. IKE IBEABUCHI (NIGERIA, 30-4-1(26)) 15. VLADIMIR VIRCHIS (UKRAINE, 17-3-3(11)) -------------------- February 9: Las Vegas, NV, USA #2 Terone Haynes vs #10 Brutus Brody March 8: Atlantic City, NJ, USA #11 Joe Jeannette vs #15 Vladimir Virchis March 22: Warsaw, Poland #4 Andrew Golota vs #9 Mike Hanson April 5: Moscow, Russia #5 Alexander Zolkin vs #13 Romy Alvarez #8 Igor Berezutskiy vs #12 Riddick Bowe April 12: Berlin, Germany #7 Marko Friedrich vs #14 Ike Ibeabuchi =============== JUNIOR-HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION: JEFF LAMPKIN (USA, 38-8-1(30)) 01. TORSTEN MAY (GERMANY, 35-5-1(24)) 02. CARL THOMPSON (ENGLAND, 31-5-1(20)) (^) 03. CARLOS DELEON (PUERTO RICO, 33-3-1(23)) 04. TAOUFIK BELBOULI (FRANCE, 31-4-0(21)) 05. RICHARD MASON (USA, 28-8-2(18)) 06. NATE GIBBS (USA, 24-2-0(19)) 07. MICHAEL VAUGHAN (USA, 22-3-0(12)) 08. TOM SHARKEY (IRELAND, 20-2-1(17)) 09. DALE BROWN (CANADA, 16-3-2(11)) (^) 10. MAURICE HOLMES (USA, 44-5-1(36)) 11. ROBERT DANIELS (USA, 25-6-2(19)) 12. DARIO WALTER MATTEONI (ARGENTINA, 29-7-3(19)) (^) 13. ANGELO ROTTOLI (ITALY, 31-5-4(23)) 14. LEE ROY MURPHY (USA, 26-7-2(17)) (^) 15. PIET CROUS (SOUTH AFRICA, 22-5-2(14)) -------------------- February 16: San Juan, Puerto Rico #3 Carlos DeLeon vs #10 Maurice Holmes February 23: Cleveland, OH, USA #5 Richard Mason vs #13 Angelo Rottoli March 1: New York, NY, USA #6 Nate Gibbs vs #11 Robert Daniels March 1: Paris, France #4 Taoufik Belbouli vs #8 Tom Sharkey April 19: Chicago, IL, USA #7 Michael Vaughan vs #15 Piet Crous May 3: Youngstown, OH, USA WC Jeff Lampkin vs #1 Torsten May *(IBL world title bout)* =============== LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION: CELESTINE AMAKOCHI (NIGERIA, 26-1-0(18)) 01. MAURO MINA (PERU, 17-3-0(9)) (#) 02. TYRONE SHELTON (JAMAICA, 30-4-1(20)) (^) 03. LEN HARVEY (ENGLAND, 24-3-0(15)) 04. HAROLD JOHNSON (USA, 37-3-2(26)) 05. MICHAEL KING (USA, 28-8-1(21)) 06. JAMES FRANKLIN (ENGLAND, 31-1-0(23)) 07. MARK SOMOGYI (AUSTRALIA, 18-1-0(13)) (#) 08. RAY LANDIS (USA, 30-3-0(24)) (^) 09. MELIO BETTINA (USA, 14-1-0(6)) 10. FREDDIE MILLS (ENGLAND, 14-0-2(7)) 11. STEVE FINLEY (USA, 17-1-0(12)) 12. TARIBO KESHI (NIGERIA, 26-4-0(19)) 13. SAM LANGFORD (CANADA, 20-2-0(15)) 14. DICK TIGER (NIGERIA, 29-2-2(20)) 15. MIGUEL ANGEL CUELLO (ARGENTINA, 32-7-3(22)) -------------------- March 22: London, England #3 Len Harvey vs #6 James Franklin #10 Freddie Mills vs #14 Dick Tiger March 29: Philadelphia, PA, USA #4 Harold Johnson vs #13 Sam Langford April 19: Chicago, IL, USA #5 Michael King vs #11 Steve Finley April 26: Lagos, Nigeria WC Celestine Amakochi vs #9 Melio Bettina *(IBL world title bout)* #12 Taribo Keshi vs #15 Miguel Angel Cuello =============== MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION: LES DARCY (AUSTRALIA, 32-2-0(24)) (#) 01. JOHN MUGABI (UGANDA, 36-3-2(33)) (#) 02. MICKEY WALKER (USA, 16-2-0(12)) (#) 03. KOICHI WAJIMA (JAPAN, 25-3-2(17)) 04. RUBIN CARTER (USA, 22-6-1(17)) 05. MIKE MCCALLUM (JAMAICA, 38-1-2(28)) (^) 06. GREG GORECKY (CANADA, 13-1-1(7)) (#) 07. JOE GANS (PANAMA, 16-3-0(9)) 08. JOSE NAPOLES (USA, 28-2-0(24)) 09. MONTELL JACKSON (USA, 20-0-0(13)) 10. FREDDIE STEELE (USA, 40-2-2(34)) 11. DAVEY MOORE (USA, 19-1-0(14)) 12. HOLMAN WILLIAMS (USA, 20-2-2(10)) 13. RANDY TURPIN (ENGLAND, 16-2-0(12)) (^) 14. FRED BOATWRIGHT (USA, 14-0-1(5)) (^) 15. NIGEL BENN (ENGLAND, 18-2-1(14)) (^) -------------------- March 8: Atlantic City, NJ, USA #4 Rubin Carter vs #11 Davey Moore March 15: Miami, FL, USA #8 Jose Napoles vs #12 Holman Williams March 29: Tokyo, Japan #3 Koichi Wajima vs #7 Joe Gans April 19: Chicago, IL, USA #9 Montell Jackson vs #10 Freddie Steele =============== WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION: EMILE GRIFFITH (USA, 33-2-1(23)) (#) 01. JAMES RAY (USA, 19-1-0(11)) (#) 02. ENRIQUE DIAZ (MEXICO, 33-3-0(24)) (#) 03. ADEMOLA UDEZE (NIGERIA, 26-4-1(19)) (#) 04. SHOJI OHASHI (JAPAN, 20-2-1(14)) 05. HUGO PINEDA (COLOMBIA, 23-5-1(15)) (^) 06. MICHAEL LINCOLN (USA, 26-2-0(21)) (^) 07. MARCELO SMITH (USA, 27-3-1(18)) 08. VIRGIL AKINS (USA, 17-1-1(11)) (^) 09. CARMELO BAREA (PUERTO RICO, 32-3-1(20)) 10. BENEDICT KHUMALO (SOUTH AFRICA, 17-2-1(10)) 11. JIMMY DOYLE (USA, 10-1-4(3)) (^) 12. ERIC BENGTSON (USA, 13-1-3(7)) 13. IFEANI ADAMU (NIGERIA, 26-4-1(17)) 14. MELDRICK TAYLOR (USA, 28-4-0(17)) 15. IKE QUARTEY (GHANA, 31-6-0(25)) -------------------- February 16: San Juan, Puerto Rico #9 Carmelo Barea vs #15 Ike Quartey March 1: New York, NY, USA #7 Marcelo Smith vs #14 Meldrick Taylor March 29: Tokyo, Japan #4 Shoji Ohashi vs #12 Eric Bengtson April 12: Johannesburg, South Africa #10 Benedict Khumalo vs #13 Ifeani Adamu =============== LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION: BEN VILLAFLOR (PHILIPPINES, 23-1-0(11)) (#) 01. HECTOR HERNANDEZ (MEXICO, 34-1-2(24)) (#) 02. RAFAEL LIMON (MEXICO, 33-3-0(22)) (#) 03. PATRICIO MARQUEZ (MEXICO, 45-3-1(36))* 04. FRANCISCO ORTIZ (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 38-3-0(31)) 05. CORNELIUS BOZA-EDWARDS (UGANDA, 23-2-2(18)) (#) 06. JOE BROWN (USA, 34-3-1(25)) 07. JIM DRISCOLL (WALES, 36-1-3(28)) 08. BRIAN MITCHELL (SOUTH AFRICA, 34-5-2(23)) 09. ENRIQUE BOLANOS (MEXICO, 24-4-3(18)) 10. GREG HAUGEN (USA, 27-6-2(17)) 11. IWAO OTOMO (JAPAN, 12-1-1(9)) 12. TERUKI NAKATA (JAPAN, 30-4-0(21)) 13. OBAFEMI ROTIMI (NIGERIA, 22-4-1(17)) 14. VICENTE SANTANA (BRAZIL, 14-3-1(9)) 15. JIM WATT (SCOTLAND, 16-4-1(10)) * Marquez is currently recognised as official world lightweight champion, regardless of sanctioning organisation. -------------------- February 9: Las Vegas, NV, USA #10 Greg Haugen vs #15 Jim Watt February 23: Mexico City, DF, Mexico #9 Enrique Bolanos vs #12 Teruki Nakata March 29: Tokyo, Japan #11 Iwao Otomo vs #14 Vicente Santana April 12: Johannesburg, South Africa #8 Brian Mitchell vs #13 Obafemi Rotimi April 26: Las Vegas, NV, USA #6 Joe Brown vs #7 Jim Driscoll May 10: Las Vegas, NV, USA #3 Patricio Marquez vs #4 Francisco Ortiz *(official world championship bout)* =============== FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION: MIGUEL BAUTISTA (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 30-5-1(18)) (#) 01. SALVADOR SANCHEZ (MEXICO, 21-1-0(17)) (#) 02. GILBERTO VASQUEZ (MEXICO, 30-3-1(19)) (#) 03. VICENTE SALDIVAR (MEXICO, 21-2-0(18)) (#) 04. SOLLY SMITH (USA, 25-4-0(17)) 05. ORLANDO SALIDO (MEXICO, 19-5-2(9)) 06. SERGIO PALMA (ARGENTINA, 31-2-1(26)) 07. JOSE MOLINA (PUERTO RICO, 31-2-1(22)) 08. OMAR CALDERON (MEXICO, 23-1-2(14)) 09. JUAN MEZA (MEXICO, 34-2-2(26)) 10. JESUS CARRILLO (MEXICO, 30-3-1(17)) 11. LORIS STECCA (ITALY, 17-3-2(10)) 12. CHARLIE BENISTON (ENGLAND, 13-1-0(5)) 13. NOBUHIRO YOKOYAMA (JAPAN, 18-4-2(13)) 14. WITHAYA PAHOLPAT (THAILAND, 13-3-0(5)) 15. KEITH HARRISON (USA, 34-6-1(23)) -------------------- February 16: San Juan, Puerto Rico #7 Jose Molina vs #13 Nobuhiro Yokoyama February 23: Mexico City, DF, Mexico #5 Orlando Salido vs #10 Jesus Carrillo #8 Omar Calderon vs #11 Loris Stecca March 8: Buenos Aires, Argentina #6 Sergio Palma vs #9 Juan Meza March 22: London, England #12 Charlie Beniston vs #15 Keith Harrison March 22: Los Angeles, CA, USA #4 Solly Smith vs #14 Withaya Paholpat =============== BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION: CARLOS ZARATE (MEXICO, 33-2-0(24)) 01. JEFF FENECH (AUSTRALIA, 21-1-0(17)) (#) 02. GILBERTO ROMAN (MEXICO, 27-2-0(20)) 03. OWEN MORAN (ENGLAND, 26-2-0(16)) 04. ENRIQUE PINDER (PANAMA, 24-6-2(18)) 05. ERNESTO MIRANDA (ARGENTINA, 29-6-1(17)) (#) 06. ORLANDO CANIZALES (USA, 23-2-2(17)) 07. RICARDO BEDIC (PHILIPPINES, 27-1-1(18)) 08. ATSUTO HASEBE (JAPAN, 22-1-0(15)) 09. JEROME GUSTILO (PHILIPPINES, 21-2-0(13)) 10. MANUEL ARMENTEROS (CUBA, 17-4-2(8)) 11. SILENCE MABUZA (SOUTH AFRICA, 16-2-2(11)) 12. FELIX MACHADO (VENEZUELA, 29-5-0(19)) 13. LUIS GALVANI (CUBA, 19-4-0(10)) 14. JEFF CHANDLER (USA, 18-3-3(11)) 15. ROBERTO RUBALDINO (MEXICO, 21-6-1(15)) -------------------- February 23: Mexico City, DF, Mexico WC Carlos Zarate vs #2 Gilberto Roman *(IBL world title bout)* March 1: Manila, Philippines #7 Ricardo Bedic vs #12 Felix Machado #9 Jerome Gustilo vs #14 Jeff Chandler March 22: Laredo, TX, USA #6 Orlando Canizales vs #8 Atsuto Hasebe April 5: Panama City, Panama #4 Enrique Pinder vs #13 Luis Galvani April 12: Johannesburg, South Africa #11 Silence Mabuza vs #15 Roberto Rubaldino April 19: Birmingham, England #3 Owen Moran vs #10 Manuel Armenteros =============== FLYWEIGHT DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION: YURI ARBACHAKOV (RUSSIA, 34-3-1(25)) 01. BENNY LYNCH (SCOTLAND, 29-3-1(17)) 02. CANDIDO TELLEZ (MEXICO, 30-2-2(21)) (^) 03. KOKI KAMEDA (JAPAN, 23-5-0(15)) (^) 04. WILLIE DAVISON (USA, 27-5-1(20)) 05. ADRIAN HERNANDEZ (MEXICO, 37-6-2(28)) 06. TEKO DAVIDS (SOUTH AFRICA, 29-1-1(21)) 07. JOHN BEKKER (SOUTH AFRICA, 23-2-1(17)) 08. MARK JOHNSON (USA, 25-0-2(15)) 09. HIROYUKI EBIHARA (JAPAN, 21-4-2(14)) 10. ICHIRO OKUBO (JAPAN, 34-4-1(22)) (^) 11. RATON MOJICA (NICARAGUA, 21-4-4(12)) (^) 12. HUMBERTO GONZALES (MEXICO, 16-2-1(12)) 13. HILARIO ZAPATA (PANAMA, 20-1-1(10)) 14. SAMAN SORJATURONG (THAILAND, 23-2-3(15)) 15. 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THE JERSEY JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008 SIN WINS FIRST SENIOR TOURNAMENT Story by James Whitmore, Jr. Last Sunday Hoboken-born amateur boxer Abram Sin reached a major milestone in his young career, walking away from the tournament in Atlantic City as its middleweight champion. Sin became eligible to compete as an adult when he turned sixteen last October and has now taken part in four tournaments since then. He reached the final in two of the previous three, where he was defeated on points both times in somewhat controversial circumstances. Following his debut tournament victory Sin's win-loss record is 12-3. According to his trainer Jimmy Floyd it's almost certain that the next time Sin steps between the ropes it will be as a light-heavyweight, as he struggled to make the 165-pound middleweight limit in Atlantic City. Sin was plucked from anonymity and thrust into boxing's national spotlight in October 2006 when featured in an AMERICAN | PUGILIST article by Michael Bartell. The story described the first meeting between Sin, an apparently homeless 15 year-old from Hoboken, and renowned, veteran trainer Floyd at his 61st Street gym in North Bergen. In the sixteen months since the young man has continued to train under Floyd's expert tutelage and also moved into the trainer's home, becoming more or less a part of his family. Sin is only one of a dozen fighters trained by Floyd but has been spoken of as the most promising of the bunch, even though he is yet to turn professional. He has grown almost two full inches since he walked into Floyd's gym for the first time, now standing 5'8". "It's been a difficult process at times," Floyd said during a recent interview. "The kid is blessed with some incredible natural gifts and it is tempting to just let him unleash them, but what I've been focused on since day one is turning him into a complete fighter. I want him to learn the scientific and technical aspects of the sport so that when the day comes when he steps in the ring as a professional, he'll be ready for just about anything. I want him to be able to adjust his gameplan to any style of opponent he comes up against." Abram has become an integral member of Floyd's stable, which has often been labelled with the moniker "Jersey Pride". All of the professionals amongst the group are currently fighting under the International Boxing League banner, with the most prominent being World Championship Conference competitors Joe Jeannette (heavyweight) and Mickey Walker (middleweight). He has sparred with them on numerous occasions, reportedly getting the better of them more often than not. Both have played the role of mentor for the youngster: advising, encouraging and keeping him level-headed. It's the kind of assistance and direction that will surely be invaluable as Sin moves through the remainder of his teenage years and into manhood. The coming months will be extremely important ones for Sin, as they'll determine whether he reaches his goal of representing the USA at the Beijing Olympics in August. The first hurdle that Abram must clear comes next month with the New Jersey Golden Gloves Championships in Trenton. As Floyd has said, Sin will most likely enter the tournament as a light-heavyweight and if victorious he'll book his ticket for Grand Rapids, Michigan, and May's National Tournament of Champions. It's an exciting time, not just for Sin but for all those striving to gain selection for the Olympics. With Jimmy Floyd, Joe Jeannette and co. in his corner, Abram Sin's chances of success look very good. Last edited by kenyan_cheena; 08-13-2012 at 07:10 AM. |
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The Miami Herald SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2008 HAYNES FLOORS BRODY FIVE TIMES ON WAY TO STOPPAGE VICTORY Story by Michael Lawson The International Boxing League's World Championship Conference kicked off with a bang last night in Las Vegas, with former world heavyweight champion Terone Haynes scoring a 5th round TKO victory over the previously undefeated Detroit slugger Brutus Brody. It was a fight that boxing fans had been looking forward to ever since Brody accepted Haynes' challenge live on television last November. There was much debate over whether the bout should even be taking place. Despite the fact that Haynes and Brody are the two most destructive heavyweights in the sport today many were of the opinion that Brody was simply not ready for such a huge step-up in the level of his opposition, that the fights he had contested to date were not sufficient to prepare him for the Miami-born former WBO and IBL titlist. For that same reason, Haynes had been criticised for challenging Brody to begin with as he was looked upon as being in a no-win situation, no matter the result. A win was expected of him, but a loss would be disasterous. Brody had dismissed any doubts over his ability to compete during a press conference last Thursday, highlighting the fact that while he might still be early in his career he is older than Haynes and had actually turned 29 the previous day. The "7 Mile Monster" spoke of his determination to get to the top of the heavyweight division as quickly as possible and stressed he couldn't afford to waste time padding his record as someone much younger would be able to. Brody added that the "0" on his record was not some precious gift he was afraid of losing. A somewhat bizarre angle that had emerged in the days before the fight related to the fact that it might be difficult for casual watchers to tell Haynes and Brody apart, as not only is there something of a facial similarity between them but both men also stand 6'4" and weigh in the 230-240 pound range, wear solid black trunks to the ring and usually style their hair in cornrows. Having done so at Friday's weigh-in, Haynes stepped between the ropes last night looking quite intimidating, sporting a freshly-shaved pate with a short mohawk running down the centre. Meanwhile, Brody had jokingly said he would wear his hair out in an afro "to help the folks watchin' at home", but instead went with the cornrows. When the contest finally started it was Haynes who came out firing, plowing a hard right hand into Brody's ribcage and then bringing the crowd to their feet by sending him to the canvas for the first time in his career with a sledgehammer left hook, some forty seconds into round one. For a moment it appeared the fight would be over then and there but Brody shook his head clear and climbed back up at five, favouring his foe with a weary gaze. Before the frame's conclusion Haynes had snapped Brody's head back with a pair of jolting uppercuts and the Michigan native's pre-fight confidence had all but vanished. In just three short minutes, Terone Haynes had done something none of Brody's previous opponents had come close to: he made him look mortal. Brody knew he would have to establish himself in the 2nd and he was able to do that at its midpoint when he tagged Haynes with a right cross, eliciting excited applause from the audience, who were craving an even fight. They were once again up out of their seats as Haynes drove another brutal right into Brody's midsection and then come out on top of an eye-popping exchange of power shots before an uppercut right on the bell wobbled Haynes' legs and brought a roar from the crowd. He received a verbal lashing from trainer Roy Jones during the intermission and, unsurprisingly, dominated round three. Brody ate a succession of blows, starting with another pair of damaging uppercuts and followed later in the stanza by a right cross and a stinging left hook to the body. Haynes was making Brody's lack of experience painfully clear to see as he continued to penetrate his poor defense. The action slowed in round four, at least through its top half. Brody came on strong in the final minute, connecting with a hard right cross and an uppercut to give his followers hope. Unfortunately for them, the end was mercilessly close. A left hook rocked Brody early in the 5th and he never quite recovered, Haynes planting him on his backside thirty seconds later with another crushing blow. He wore a perturbed countenance as he struggled to beat the count, only to be floored again by a left-right cannonade as the round approached its mid-point. Up at seven, Brody had a vacant look in his eyes but was allowed to continue. Haynes complied, dropping him for a fourth time twenty seconds later, this time from a short, sharp combo on the inside. Again, Brody pushed himself back up. Haynes floored him for a fifth time with a jolting uppercut fifty seconds from the end of the frame. By this point some at ringside were shouting at referee Pete Podgorski to end the carnage, and when Brody only just beat the count once again it looked like he would. But astonishingly, the referee allowed Haynes the chance to inflict more destruction and when he pummelled Brody with an unanswered quartet of power shots Podgorski finally called it off. The official stoppage time was 2:24 of round five. A stream of boos resonated around the MGM, most of them seemingly for the third man in the ring although Haynes (27-1(23)) could have laid claim to a share of them. As some had feared and expected, his decimation of Brody (17-1(17)) proved little save for making it obvious that the Detroit pugilist is not quite ready for the big time just yet. Haynes outlanded Brody 126-60. It's likely the result will have only a minor effect on the world rankings, as Haynes will surely stay where he is at #2 while Brody may drop a place or two from his current standing at #10. Of course, we'll have to see what happens in the other opening heavyweight bouts before being certain of that. A win in his next fight should secure a title shot for Haynes, and his trainer Roy Jones confirmed when interviewed in the ring that they'll be going after one of the other top contenders to insure it. Jones mentioned 3rd-ranked Athens gold medallist Lennox Lewis as a definite possibility, even seeming to indicate that he had already been in contact with the Englishman's camp during the last couple of days. Haynes has yet to step in the ring against Lewis, who was defeated by Australia's Peter Jackson in a world title eliminator two weeks ago. |
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Boxing Updated: February 13, 2008 10.45 AM ET WBA boss Pedro Vielma passes away after battle with pancreatic cancer By Larry Holman ESPN.com Archive In a shock to both the boxing community and the people of Venezuela in general, newsagencies in the South American nation revealed on Tuesday afternoon that 68 year-old World Boxing Association president Pedro Vielma had passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Vielma's illness had been kept a secret, known only to his family and closest friends, although news that he was suffering "health problems" was confirmed when he became absent from his role with the WBA in early December. Tuesday's announcement stated that Vielma had been diagnosed with the disease in November. It appears he did not want to draw attention to the seriousness of his condition while still alive, as the news took many of his associates in the worlds of business and politics in Venezuela completely by surprise. Vielma had been prominent in both fields for much of his life, but according to those who knew him best the sweet science was his greatest passion. Born into poverty in the slums of Caracas, Vielma enjoyed a moderately successful boxing career during the '60s and early '70s and stayed in the sport as a trainer after his retirement. It has long been believed that he became involved in drug trafficking during the '80s, or was at least acquainted with others in the racket. The fact that he also befriended a number of important political figures around that same time added credence to the rumours. However, it's an accusation Vielma had always denied, although without giving a logical alternate explanation for how he became so suddenly wealthy during that period. Vielma became president of boxing's oldest sanctioning organisation back in 1991 and moved its headquarters to Venezuela soon after. It was an often controversial tenure, with the general consensus amongst boxing observers long being that Vielma's reign has been merely adequate. While this is not the time for speculation, it's almost certain that the WBA presidency will remain in the family. Vielma's cousin Francisco Rondon has been acting president since December and there's nothing to indicate he will not retain the role with Vielma's passing. The way could now be paved for an eventual merger between the struggling WBA and the World Boxing Council, as Rondon had stated in direct opposition to Vielma's stance that he believes it is the only way for the two bodies to be viable and survive into the future. In saying that, WBC president Luis Velazquez has been just as stubborn on the issue in the past as Vielma, so it could be that the status quo prevails. Larry Holman is ESPN.com's boxing writer. Last edited by kenyan_cheena; 08-29-2012 at 11:13 PM. |
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