INSIDEBOXING.com (February 13, 2006) - He turned professional at the young age of 21, making his debut in Las Vegas on July 29, 1981. He made quick work of Andrew Ruiz by stopping him in the first round. He goes on to win 11 more bouts before challenging for the regional USBA lightweight title. In his first scheduled 12-round contest, he defeated Ruben Munoz Jr.

Roger Mayweather had made the transition from prospect to contender when he collected the USBA hardware. Two fights later, Mayweather won the WBA super featherweight title by dethroning Samuel Serrano with a TKO in the eighth round of the scheduled 15 rounder. More

January 11, 2006 (InsideBoxing.com) - Female boxers aren’t new to boxing by any means. I remember back in the early 1980s, a local promoter in Colorado often had females fighting on his boxing shows. Seldom were the girls given the respect that was given their male counterparts. Today, things have changed and continue to change thanks to fighters like Christy Martin, Mia St. John, Laila Ali and several others that make the sport of boxing a priority in their life.

Major boxing organizations such as the WBC now recognize the female athlete, instituting female ratings and championships. More

DENVER, COLO. (InsideBoxing.com October 2, 2005) - Former WBC lightweight champion Stevie Johnston has not fought since losing to Juan Lazcano September 13, 2003 but is ready to make his return to the ring on October 15.

Johnston first won the WBC world champion on March 1, 1997 when he traveled to Paris, France and defeated Jean Baptiste Mendy. Johnston defended the crown three times before losing it to Cesar Bazan on June 13, 1998. Johnston regained his title on February 27, 1999 in a rematch. He would defend the title four times against Aldo Rios, Angel Manfredy, Billy Schwer and Julio Alvarez before losing it to Jose Luis Castillo on June 17, 2000 by majority decision. Johnston would try to regain his title in a rematch held in his home town of Denver, Colorado only to have the fight end in a draw. More

September 21, 2005 - Of all the low-down low-life things to do, Joe DeGuardia, Antonio Tarver, and Roy Jones Jr. should be ashamed of themselves.
In an ill attempt to gain publicity for their upcoming pay-per-view event Star Boxing, Square Ring, Inc., Antonio Tarver and Roy Jones, Jr. have decided to forego selling advertising space on the ring mat and corner pads for their October 1st World Light Heavyweight Championship match and give it to the Red Cross where they will place their Disaster Relief number, 800-HELP-NOW.

Nowhere in the press release does it mention that any of these guys (Who are more that capable) are reaching into their pockets to give a donation. Nor any kind of contribution like a percentage of the pay-per-funds or gross gate receipts. But yet they mention how much they care and are concerned for the victims of Katrina.

Putting the relief number on the canvass is by all a good gesture but falls way short of what these guys can contribute if indeed that’s what they want to do.

Why did they not sell the canvass advertising and donate the money to Katrina victims? My guess is maybe they had no one interested in purchasing the space?

Look guys, clear the smoke and quit trying to get a free publicity ride at the expense of a disaster! [End]

DENVER, Colorado (August 14, 2005) – Boxing fans across the U.S. had their eyes on the youngster Donald Camarena from Denver Colorado as the question had to be answered, is this guy we read about on the internet a bona fide contender or just a hyped up pretender. Friday Night Fights on ESPN2 provided the footage as Donald Camarena fought and defeated Mexican Olympian Jorge Alberto Padilla by unanimous decision to retain his WBC Continental Americas Super Lightweight Championship.

Live from the Pepsi Center in front of an estimated 6500 fans.  More

DENVER, Colorado (Inside Boxing – July 2, 2005) - Denver boxing fans can look forward to a major boxing event this summer as Oscar De La Hoya has reserved the date of August 12th with the Colorado Boxing Commission.

The participants for the Golden Boy Promotions show have yet to be announced but the date will coincide with Denver’s Grand Prix weekend making this the most action packed weekend of the summer.

With boxing promoters in Colorado sprouting up quicker than pimples on a chocolate eating teenagers face, Colorado is having a “boxing fest” of a summer. More

June 2, 2005 - One of the best treats in boxing is seeing a young fighter make a profound move and challenge a superior opponent. Not often will you see this, not often will you see where a solid contender will risk his high ranking and take such a fight. However, on July 23 that’s exactly what you can look forward to at the Green Valley Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada

Jimmy Montoya of Guilty boxing has put together a fight card fans won’t want to miss. You won’t see a promoter’s prized prospect fighting an inferior opponent. How many times have fans been forced to see the likes of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Hector Camacho Jr. fight low-grade opponents just to pad their records? Understand business is business but to put these fights on national television? This won’t be the case if Montoya has any say in the matter. More
 

May 11, 2005 - John Ruiz defended his WBA heavyweight title on April 30 at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden against James Toney. Ruiz would impress the fans as he abandoned his patented style of punch and grab and resorted to more boxing and movement but in the end he would not impress the judges enough to win, losing his title.

It was reported by writer Wallace Mathews in Newsday that Toney has tested dirty, positive for steroids. The fight will surely be declared a no-contest bout. Therefore, the WBA should rightfully reinstate Ruiz as the Heavyweight Champion. Ruiz deserves this, the Latino community deserves this, after all Toney did not dethrone the champ on a fair and square basis. More

DENVER, Colorado (April 29, 2005) - Call him the D-Boss, call him 2-Slick 2-Quick or call him Lord of the Ring but don’t call him out, as Mike Arnaoutis has. Team Arnaoutis has gone on record saying Donald Camarena is acting like a man that is running scared.

Camarena fresh off his victory over James Crayton has added the WBC Continental Americas title to his collection of belts. In addition to his new bling, he’s the current WBC World Youth, WBC Intercontinental Mundo Hispano and the Canadian-American-Mexican champion. More

DENVER, Colorado (November 20, 2004) – Local Super Lightweight contender Donald Camarena (14-1) wins his first world title by defeating Marteze Logan (15-11-2) with a unanimous decision. The fight card held at the National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado, Friday night.

The fight card promoted by Ryan Madden and the Lyons Sports Group, Inc. featured two WBC championship contests, Alex Bunema defending his Continental Americas Championship against Alberto Mercedes and Camarena vying for the World Youth Title (Interim) against Logan. The card also staged super middleweights fighters Ayodeji Fadeyi against John McKinney, super middleweights Brock Stodden fighting James Brock and super lightweights David Hernandez in a 4 round exhibition with Brad Jensen.

You could feel the excitement in the air as the fighters made their way into the arena along with the spotlights, sirens and smoke leading them onto the ring. When Camarena made his entrance you could barley hear yourself think, as the cheers overcame the music. The crowd was defiantly here in support of Camarena bringing a world championship to Denver. More

INSIDE BOXING (July 23, 2004) - Somehow, when I hear people say Mike Tyson deserves a second chance, I can’t seem to agree.  When I think about someone getting a second chance, I think of a homeless person, a person who maybe lost everything he or she owns in a fire or an accident of some kind, a person who’s life went bad because of a drug or alcohol habit.

Certainly a person who made well over a hundred million dollars and who was convicted of rape and who threatens to cause (or does) bodily harm to most everyone he meets, would not be high on my list as a person I would feel sorry for. More

INSIDE BOXING (July 19, 2004) - Russell “Stoner” Jones (17-11) has signed to fight Gregorio “Goyo” Vargas (45-8-1) on Aug. 26 at the San Jose State Events Center, San Jose, California. Both fighters could put themselves back into title contention with a victory.

Jones, the talented fighter from Ghana, is fresh off a victory over up-and-coming professional and amateur great Hector Saez. The win over Saez continued Jones’ comeback to boxing after a 41-month lay-off. Jones stopped boxing after a loss to Phillip N’dou on Sept.1, 2000.

Jones has connected with well-known trainer Aurelio Martinez and Lee Jordan, who both hope to rejuvenate the fighter's career. More

CASTLE ROCK, Colorado (INSIDE BOXING, July 5, 2004) – Delgado’s boxing and Andrush Court put together a fantastic crowd pleasing fight card featuring the return of the young guns stable of fighters. The event held on Saturday, July 3 at the Douglas County Events Center.

In the main event of the evening, young gun prospect “The Chin Checka” Hector Saez (5-2) stepped up to the plate, as he took on experienced Russell “Stoner” Jones (16-11) in a six round contest. Saez an outstanding amateur and well-known pugilist felt he was ready.

The match-up proved to be too much too soon for the young gun with only seven bouts. Jones continuing his comeback to boxing after a 4-year lay-off brought tons of experience to the ring with 27 professional fights under his belt. Jones’ not only is experienced in total fight count but also has been in the ring with boxing best fighters such as Joel Casamayor, Daniel Attah and Phillip N’dou. More