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There are some interesting fights this week, including the Cotto vs Judah match on Saturday. Also, ShowTime has a couple of good lightheavyweight fights, featuring Chad Dawson and Antonio Tarver against potentially competitive opponents.
Also this is induction weekend at the IBHF in Canastota, NY. We have at least four vehicles full of boxing fans meeting here and heading up for the ceremonies.
June 3, 2007
(All bouts subject to change)
MONDAY - at Yokohama, Japan - 12 rounds, WBC minimumweight title: Eagle Kyowa (17-1, 6 KOs) vs. Akira Yaegashi (6-0, 5 KOs).
FRIDAY - at Montreal (ESPN2) - 12 rounds, super middleweights: Jean Pascal (16-0, 12 KOs) vs. Rubin Williams (29-2-1, 16 KOs); 12 rounds, light welterweights: Herman Ngoudjo (15-1, 9 KOs) vs. Randall Bailey (35-5, 32 KOs); 10 rounds, super middleweights: Adonis Stevenson (7-0, 6 KOs) vs. Mark Woolnough (14-5-1, 4 KOs).
FRIDAY - at Gary, Indiana (Telefutura) - 12 rounds, light flyweights: Giovanni Segura (17-0-1, 13 KOs) vs. Daniel Reyes (32-4-1, 20 KOs); 8 rounds, welterweights: Mike Alvarado (16-0, 10 KOs) vs. Francisco Campos (20-9-1, 11 KOs).
FRIDAY - at Sacramento, California - 12 rounds, middleweights: Eric Regan (27-3, 18 KOs) vs. Donnie McCrary (22-5-2, 12 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Katowice, Poland - 12 rounds, vacant IBF bantamweight title: Luis Alberto Perez (24-1, 15 KOs) vs. Genaro Garcia (35-5, 20 KOs); 12 rounds, cruiserweights: Tomasz Adamek (31-1, 21 KOs) vs. Luis Andres Pineda (21-5, 18 KOs); 10 rounds, heavyweights: Andrew Golota (38-6-1, 31 KOs) vs. Jeremy Bates (21-13-1, 18 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Halifax, Nova Scotia - 10 rounds, light heavyweights: Jason Naugler (16-6-1, 11 KOs) vs. David Whittom (8-3-1, 5 KOs).
SATURDAY - at New York (HBO PPV) - 12 rounds, WBA welterweight title: Miguel Cotto (29-0, 24 KOs) vs. Zab Judah (34-4, 25 KOs); 12 rounds, super featherweights: Humberto Soto (41-5-2, 25 KOs) vs. Bobby Pacquiao (27-12-3, 12 KOs); 10 rounds, light middleweights: Anthony Thompson (23-1, 17 KOs) vs. Yuri Foreman (22-0, 8 KOs); 10 rounds, welterweights: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (31-0-1, 24 KOs) vs. Grover Wiley (30-9-1, 14 KOs); 8 rounds, middleweights: Peter Quillin (12-0, 11 KOs) vs. Jamal Davis (7-1, 6 KOs).
SATURDAY - at Hartford, Connecticut (Showtime) - 12 rounds, WBC light heavyweight title: Chad Dawson (23-0, 15 KOs) vs. Jesus Ruiz (19-4, 17 KOs); 12 rounds, light heavyweights: Antonio Tarver (24-4, 18 KOs) vs. Elvir Muriqi (34-3, 21 KOs).
Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend of Champions June 7-8-9-10, 2007 A Championship Weekend:
Thursday, June 7 1-3 p.m. 1 Ringside Lectures, Opening Bell - Museum Grounds 3:00 p.m. 2 Celebrity Workout Session - Museum Grounds 4-5 p.m. 3 Ringside Lectures - Museum Grounds 5-7 p.m. 4 Hall of Fame Cookout - Museum Grounds
Friday, June 8 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 5 Ringside Lectures - Museum Grounds 1:00 p.m. 6 Celebrity Workout Session - Museum Grounds 3:00 p.m. 7 Celebrity Fist Casting - Museum Grounds 7:30 p.m. 8 A Night of Middleweights - Rusty Rail Party House
Saturday, June 9 7 a.m.- 3 p.m. 9 Golf Tournament of Boxing Champions - Casolwood Golf Course 8:30 a.m. 10 5k Race, Fun Run 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. 11 Boxing Autograph Card Show - Canastota High School 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 12 Ringside Lectures - Museum Grounds 1:00 p.m. 13 Celebrity Workout Session - Museum Grounds 5:30-6:30 p.m. 14 VIP "Gala" Cocktail Reception - Greystone 8:00 p.m. 15 Banquet of Champions - Syracuse Oncenter Complex
Sunday, June 10 9:30 a.m. 16 U.S Postal Service Tribute - Museum Grounds 10-11 a.m. 17 Ringside Lectures - Museum Grounds 1:00 p.m. 18 Parade of Champions - Downtown District 2:30 p.m. 19 Hall of Fame Induction & Enshrinement - Museum Grounds 3:30 p.m. 20 Farewell Celebration - Museum Grounds
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