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Ever have that kinda day where you sit in your office and there is nothing to do? You can't get your mind off of what happened last night on Monday Night Raw, but your also wondering what someone elses opinions are of farting in public?

WRESTLE AM IS YOUR SOLUTION! Wrestle AM, 1/2 wrestling show - half morning show with your hosts "The HUGE 1" Dave K and James "Donkey Kong" Legend shake up the mornings 5 days a week at 10am to noon on the Knockout Radio Network on Kocosports.com 3/17/2007 8:29 AM

In an effort to make our content available to our readers in the most convenient way possible, Kocosports.com, has recently implemented the use of RSS feeds and a number of web blogs. So make sure to subscribe to the Kocosports.com Newswire either by RSS or by adding us to the list of blogs & sites you check daily. 3/22/2007 1:03 AM

Since its inception one year ago, the IFL has faced constant criticism for the long delay between live fights and televised fights. The IFL will inch closer towards live television Friday night when the Wolfpack-Pitbulls team bout airs from the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut on Fox Sports Net on the same night. 4/11/2007 3:44 PM

Nick Diaz has been stripped of his biggest career win for testing positive for marijuana in a urine test prior to his PRIDE 33 fight. 4/11/2007 3:44 PM

ROF promoter Sven BOOGIE Bean is happy to announce the fight card for ROF 29: AFTERSHOCK. The 12 bout MMA event will take place on Saturday, April 28th 2007 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado. 4/11/2007 3:43 PM

Jeff Monson defeated Kazuyuki Fujita via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in the 1st round at 6:37 4/11/2007 3:42 PM

Over the weekend two big announcements were made at the UFC and PRIDE events that saw a former PRIDE heavyweight champion entering the octagon, and a PRIDE legend coming back home. 4/11/2007 3:42 PM

The Mark of the Quad Cities in Moline, IL April 7, 2007

Superfight
LW: Jeff Curran (Team Curran) def. Kevin English (Duneland Vale Tudo) via submission (guillotine choke) in the second round. 4/11/2007 3:41 PM

Matt Serra defeated Georges St. Pierre via TKO (Strikes) at 3:25 in the 1st Round 4/11/2007 3:39 PM

Hardcore Holly's elbow surgery to repair ongoing nerve issues, which was recently written into ECW storylines by the Snitsky attack, will take place on 4/14. Holly is expected to be out of action 3-4 months. He's had a series of issues with his arm in recent years, including a brutal staph infection. 4/11/2007 3:47 PM

WWE announced this afternoon that King Booker's knee surgery to remove bone spurs from the joint was successful. He's expected to be back by the end of June at the latest. 4/11/2007 3:46 PM

IWA Deep South Wrestling returns for "South of the Border" on Saturday May 5, 2007 at the Pell City Civic Center , located at 2801 Stemley Bridge Road, Pell City, AL. 4/11/2007 3:38 PM

WWE Smackdown Spoilers from Providence, Rhode Island

Don't read unless you want to know the results of Friday's TV Show. 4/11/2007 3:37 PM

This week’s ECW kicked off with a Mr. McMahon in-ring promo. McMahon complained that the greatest humiliation he ever faced was at WrestleMania when his head was shaved bald. He vowed to extract revenge and regain his dignity. 4/11/2007 3:36 PM

Here are some notes and thoughts on a screening of Steve Austin's The Condemned, which I saw last night. 4/11/2007 3:35 PM

Ring of Honor Tag Team champion Mark Briscoe has been pulled from this weekend's events in Long Island, NY and Edison, NJ. 4/11/2007 3:33 PM

Jersey All Pro Wrestling returns to the Rahway Recreation Center (located at 275 East Milton Avenue, Rahway, NJ) on March 17 with an 8:00 pm belltime. 4/11/2007 3:32 PM

This afternoon, details regarding last night’s gambling raid in Roswell, Georgia, which included the arrest of Glen ‘Disco Inferno’ Gilberti, continue to surface. 4/11/2007 3:32 PM

Tuesday April 10, 2007 saw the return of American Combat Wrestling to Bourbon Street Night Club 4331 US19N in New Port Richey, FL. The event was called Night of Champions as all the titles in ACW were on the line. Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, Erick Stevens, Roderick Strong and Mike Sullivan were in the crowd enjoying the show. 4/11/2007 3:29 PM

The Big News: Raw’s streak is over, after a dull, poorly booked retread of a show. 4/11/2007 3:28 PM

Many more details are surfacing now regarding the story Georgia Wrestling History first reported this morning about last night’s raid on the home of Dan (earlier reported on WSB Radio by Richard Sangster this morning as Walter Tyree) and Angela (also being reported as Andrea) Tyre in Roswell, in what local law enforcement officials are calling the biggest bust of any kind they have made. 4/11/2007 3:27 PM

Dark Match

Daniel Rodimer def. Super Crazy 4/11/2007 3:27 PM

Fatal 4 Way Match

John Cena (Champion) vs. Edge vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton 4/11/2007 3:26 PM

Ring Of Honor returns to Long Island on Friday, April 13th at the Sports Plus Entertainment Center, located at 110 New Moriches Road, Lake Grove, New York. 4/11/2007 3:24 PM

Raven def. Danny Doring 4/11/2007 3:23 PM

CMLL on Fox Sports Espanol for the show that aired on April 8, 2007

Que Monito and the commentators are playing with the CMLL action figures. Olimpico and Shocker threaten each other in promos. 4/11/2007 3:19 PM

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla "All Star Weekend Night One" Results (4/7) from Van Nuys, California 4/11/2007 3:16 PM

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla "All Star Weekend Night Two" Results (4/8) from Van Nuys, California 4/11/2007 3:20 PM

Galavision AAA Lucha Libre Report For the show that aired on April 7, 2007 4/11/2007 3:11 PM

Combat Zone Wrestling Results (4/7) from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4/11/2007 2:11 PM

After looking at the line-up for FPWA’s “Best of the Southern Juniors” tournament on April 28th, the Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup committee has decided that the winner of this tournament will be qualified for the 2007 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup. Any one of the competitors in the tournament would be a great addition to this year’s already great line-up. 4/11/2007 2:09 PM

On April 28 NWA Shockwave Wrestling will partner with NWA Pro East in Clifton, New Jersey to present the NWA’s first national television taping on the East coast at the Italian-American Family Association, 282 Parker Avenue. 4/11/2007 2:05 PM

IWA Mid South Results (4/6) from Plainfield, Indiana 4/11/2007 2:04 PM

Deep South Wrestling TV Airing April 1, 2007 on CSS Taped on March 22, 2007 in McDonough, Ga at the DSW Arena 4/11/2007 2:03 PM

We're gathering together 8 great high-flyers from around the circuit and staging a mini-tournament just for aerialists. Only one man can win "Rey de Voladores," and as of today, the eight combatants are all confirmed. 4/11/2007 2:02 PM

The Pro Wrestling Torch is reporting that morale in TNA has started to take a noticeable dip, especially considering how big WrestleMania was this year for WWE. 4/11/2007 2:01 PM

The release states; For Floyd Mayweather, there is no room for the word "diet" or "strict" in his training schedule. "I eat what I want and I always have energy," said Mayweather. "I have a cook who knows what I like to eat and she varies the menu based on what I tell her to make after I come home from the gym." 4/11/2007 1:59 PM

Oscar De La Hoya and his Trainer spoke on their training for their May 5th battle against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Their training includes watching video on Mayweather Jr in search of his flaws. 4/11/2007 1:59 PM

Promoter Frank Warren has offered middleweight champion JERMAIN TAYLOR the chance to do what 20 other men couldn't -- dethrone boxing's current longest-reigning world champion JOE CALZAGHE in a battle of undefeated world champions. 4/11/2007 1:58 PM

After defeating Peter Manfredo Jr this past weekend, Joe Calzaghe has now confirmed he broke his hand during the third round stoppage victory in Cardiff. 4/11/2007 1:57 PM

MANNY "PAC-MAN" PACQUIAO (40-3-2, 33 KOs), from The Philippines, warned undefeated top-rated contender JORGE "COLORADITO" SOLIS (30-0-2, 23 KOs), from Mexico, that he will be heading into boxing's one-man natural disaster when he faces three-division world champion Pacquiao in their 12-round WBC International super featherweight championship fight. 4/11/2007 1:56 PM

WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev is unsure whether Saturday´s clash with mandatory challenger Ruslan Chagaev will be the toughest fight of his career. 4/11/2007 1:56 PM

WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs threw out the opening pitch for the Florida Marlins on Saturday. 4/11/2007 1:55 PM

In a recent press conference to help hype May 5th's battle between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr., Mayweather Jr., gave De La Hoya some hard criticism and peppered his comments with insults. 4/11/2007 1:55 PM

After his duties at the Henry Maske vs. Virgil Hill fight in Munich, ring announcer Michael Buffer traveled to Kaiserslautern, Germany to visit the U.S. Military facilities of the area, courtesy of the USO. 4/11/2007 1:54 PM

From WBC President Jose Sulaiman; The World Boxing Council officially announces today that the proposed fight between the WBC heavyweight world champion Oleg Maskaev and former WBC world champion and current WBC Champion Emeritus Vitali Klitschko will not take place at this time as the representatives of Maskaev, Klitschko and Samuel Peter did not reach an agreement to that effect. 4/11/2007 1:54 PM

Ever have that kinda day where you sit in your office and there is nothing to do? You can't get your mind off of what happened last night on Monday Night Raw, but your also wondering what someone elses opinions are of farting in public?

WRESTLE AM IS YOUR SOLUTION! Wrestle AM, 1/2 wrestling show - half morning show with your hosts "The HUGE 1" Dave K and James "Donkey Kong" Legend shake up the mornings 5 days a week at 10am to noon on the Knockout Radio Network on Kocosports.com 3/17/2007 8:29 AM

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Ultimate Fighting Championship 69 April 7, 2007 Toyota Center in Houston, Texas 4/8/2007 1:43 PM

UFC Fight Night 9 Results

1. LW: Thiago Tavares, 154 lbs def. Naoyuki Kotani, 155 lbs via unanimous decision after 3 rounds. 4/8/2007 1:42 PM

Cage Warriors (CWFC) President Dougie Truman is in police custody following his arrest last Friday for his alleged involvement with a drug offender. 4/8/2007 1:42 PM

Louis Neglia’s Ring of Combat is the latest mixed martial arts promotion to secure a deal for pay-per-view broadcast. 4/8/2007 1:41 PM

Randy Harris of Knock Out Radio is reporting that at today’s UFC 69 weight ins, in Houston Texas between Diego Sanchez and Josh Koscheck. 4/8/2007 1:40 PM

TNA House Show Results - 4/7/07 : Corinth, Mississippi - X Division Champion Chris Sabin defeated Sonjay Dutt 4/8/2007 1:39 PM

CZW returned last night to the ECW Arena last night before an expected smaller holiday weekend crowd. 4/8/2007 1:39 PM

Following the "broken arm" injury storyline earlier this week that WWE used for Hardcore Holly's upcoming absence from ECW TV (we reported back in February that Holly was in need of elbow surgery and this was there way to write him off TV), the company now has an article up on WWE.com noting that King Booker suffered a quote "sprain and strained contusion of the neck" following the Tombstone Piledriver he took from The Undertaker on Smackdown last night. 4/8/2007 1:34 PM

WWE has come to terms on the release of DSW talents Jon Bolen and James Rogers. We wish them the best in all their future endeavors. 4/8/2007 1:33 PM

The “Era of The Deadman” officially began on SmackDown, as the new World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker began his reign with championship gold in his hands. 4/8/2007 1:32 PM

Former WCW and WWE wrestler Sean O'Haire (real life name, Sean Haire) recently suffered three fractures to his face and skull after being involved in a fight outside of a bar. 4/8/2007 1:31 PM

Chris Kanyon, a former talent in WCW and WWE has officially announced his retirement from wrestling, on his MySpace Blog. After being released from WWE a few years ago, he claimed that he was let go for being gay despite a lack of evidence. 4/8/2007 1:31 PM

Updated card for TNA Lockdown PPV All matches will be inside the Six Sides of Steel Cage Lethal Lockdown Match - Team Cage (NWA World Champion Christian Cage, AJ Styles, Scott Steiner, Abyss & Tomko) vs. Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Rhino, Sting & ??) 4/8/2007 1:30 PM

As iMPACT! begins, we learn that Tomko will face Rhino in an "8 Mile Street Fight". 4/8/2007 1:30 PM

Despite the word that has made the rounds over the last week, The Pro Wrestling Torch is reporting that Shawn Michaels was not upset at all about being asked to lose to John Cena at WrestleMania 23. Many in the company felt Triple H set the tone by losing to Cena last year at WrestleMania 22. 4/8/2007 1:29 PM

The total rental gross for WWE Films' "The Marine" starring John Cena is now up to $27.92 million. The DVD took in $990,000 in rentals last week. 4/8/2007 1:28 PM

Adam Lebow sent this in: Was just watching ESPN Sportscenter and it appears that Stone Cold Steve Austin threw the opening pitch at the Chicago White Sox game. 4/8/2007 1:27 PM

Shane McMahon was lobbying to open WrestleMania 23, introducing Aretha Franklin, just as his father did at WrestleMania 3. The idea of squashed by Stephanie McMahon. 4/8/2007 1:27 PM

TNA and SpikeTV continue to negotiate with each other about expanding TNA on the network, reports Mike Johnson of www.PWInsider.com. Such talks include expanding Impact and adding additional TNA programming on the network. 4/8/2007 1:20 PM

WWE is currently holding an auction for Vince McMahon's hair that was shaved at WrestleMania 23 this past Sunday in Detroit, MI at Ford Field 4/8/2007 1:18 PM

Moments ago, at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield, Missouri former three-time world champion and ring legend Diego Corrales suffered his third consecutive loss in a fight where he was making his welterweight debut. 4/8/2007 1:17 PM

WBO super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe successfully made the twentith defense of his title against top contender Peter Manfredo best known as part of the first season of "The Contender" reality series. Saturday night at Millennium Stadium in Wales. 4/8/2007 1:16 PM

Glen Johnson and Montell Griffin, two of this era’s premier light heavyweights, and former world boxing champions who have never crossed paths despite both being in the ring with the likes of Roy Jones Jr., Antonio Tarver, and Julio Gonzalez, will finally meet in a 12 round bout on Wednesday, May 16th at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood, Florida to determine the number one challenger to IBF world 175-pound champion Clinton Woods. 4/8/2007 1:15 PM

According to reports published in the UK Media, Amir Khan is will be on Channel 4 on a television program in which he helps self-confessed angry men to cool it. 4/8/2007 1:14 PM

According to published reports, Lennox Lewis has put up for sale his 1995 Aston Martin Limited Edition Virage Automatic. Lennox has put about 33,000 miles on the car he bought new. According to eastbournetoday.co.uk: the 5340cc-powered metallic Hunter Green coupe comes with a TV, satellite navigation, climate control, tan leather seats and a price tag of £34,995. 4/8/2007 1:13 PM

Hernandez will face Juarez in the co-main event on Saturday May 5th as the featured undercard televised bout for the super fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather at "THE WORLD AWAITS", broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. 4/8/2007 1:11 PM

Oscar De La Hoya who faces Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 5th is keeping busy with other obligations related to his company, Golden Boy Promotions. One of the things De La Hoya is focused on are his new plans for recently signed, Francisco Bojado. Bojado has been out of the sport for almost 3 years now, but De La Hoya has huge plans for the young boxer, which includes winning a championship title. 4/8/2007 1:09 PM

Tomasz Bonin is looking forward to his return to London for his bout with David Haye on 27 April following his controversial loss to Audley Harrison when challenging for the WBF Heavyweight title in June 2004. 4/8/2007 1:05 PM

K2 Promotions confirmed today that an agreement was not able to be reached between all of the parties involved in trying to secure an immediate world heavyweight championship fight between Vitali Klitschko and Oleg Maskaev. 4/8/2007 1:04 PM

The Fight Network, North America’s first and only all-combatant sports and entertainment channel, has launched a TV campaign to lure viewers to its network by - no surprise - trying to pick a fight. 4/8/2007 1:03 PM

As three-time world champion Diego Corrales prepares for the fight of his life, how does he remain calm? How does one of the most recognizable figures in boxing today cope with the lofty expectations that come with being such a talented boxer? 4/8/2007 1:03 PM

Joe Calzaghe has made his intents clear time and time again that he'd love to fight Bernard Hopkins. Recently Hopkins was quoted in the media as to why he is not calling out Calzaghe. Quoted in the South Wales Echo, Hopkins who is considered a legend, feels his status refrains him from calling Calzaghe. 4/8/2007 1:02 PM

Ever have that kinda day where you sit in your office and there is nothing to do? You can't get your mind off of what happened last night on Monday Night Raw, but your also wondering what someone elses opinions are of farting in public? WRESTLE AM IS YOUR SOLUTION! Wrestle AM, 1/2 wrestling show - half morning show with your hosts "The HUGE 1" Dave K and James "Donkey Kong" Legend shake up the mornings 5 days a week at 10am to noon on the Knockout Radio Network on Kocosports.com - Starts this Monday March 19th at 10 am! 3/17/2007 8:29 AM

Koco Sports media is pleased to announce that former WBO Cruiserweight World Champion Tyrone Booze has reached an agreement with Koco Sports to host a new Boxing show on Knockout Radio. 4/5/2007 1:24 PM

In an effort to make our content available to our readers in the most convenient way possible, Kocosports.com, has recently implemented the use of RSS feeds and a number of web blogs. So make sure to subscribe to the Kocosports.com Newswire either by RSS or by adding us to the list of blogs & sites you check daily. 3/22/2007 1:03 AM

UFC fans will be glued to television sets this week when seven-and-a-half hours of new UFC programming will be shown on Spike TV and pay-per-view. 4/5/2007 1:58 PM

With the best of the best scheduled to face-off in 11 bouts, tomorrow's K-1 World Max Elite Showcase event promises to be a night to remember. The Defending and Former World Max Champions will be joined in the ring by the best Max fighters from the past and a number of exciting emerging fighters. The one-match format is an opportunity for these elite warriors to stake their claim for a spot at the World Max Final Elimination, set for this June 28 at the Nippon Budokan. 4/5/2007 1:58 PM

The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, today announced the field for its event at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., set for Friday, April 13 at 8 p.m. The matchup between the Pitbulls, based in New York and coached by Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend Renzo Gracie, taking on the 2006 IFL World Team Championship finalist, the Wolfpack, based in Portland, will be shown the same night on Fox Sports Net at 11 p.m. in most markets. The Dragons, coached by MMA legend Carlos Newton, battle the Scorpions, led by MMA and wrestling icon Don Frye, in the other team matchup on the 10-bout card. 4/5/2007 1:57 PM

Pride has officially added Edson Drago vs. Yoshihiro Nakao and Don Frye vs. James Thompson to Pride 34 "Kamikaze" April 8 from the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. 4/5/2007 1:57 PM

According to the Associated Press, the Iowa Senate approved a bill last Wednesday to end regulation of mixed martial arts. 4/5/2007 1:56 PM

Jeremiah Metcalf successfully made his first Gladiator Challenge 170-pound title defense by handing Josh Hinkle, previously 5-0, his first career loss. 4/5/2007 1:56 PM

Marcus "Conan" Silveira, 42, made his return to mixed martial arts with a victory Saturday night against Johnathan Ivey at Panther Fight League: Genesis. 4/5/2007 1:41 PM

Robbie Lawler knocked out Frank Trigg in the fourth round to reclaim the middleweight title at Icon Sport: Epic from the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. 4/5/2007 1:40 PM

Extreme Cage Combat crowned three Canadian champions at "Night of Champions" Saturday at the Halifax Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada. Roger Hollett, Cory MacDonald, and Jason MacKay won the light heavyweight, welterweight, and lightweight titles, respectively. 4/5/2007 1:39 PM

The ECW Originals may have earned an emotional victory against their rivals at WrestleMania, but tonight, the New Breed outshined their enemies under the Originals’ home court rules: Extreme Rules. 4/5/2007 1:39 PM

www.PWInsider.com is reporting that according to network sources at MTV, there are currently no plans to air the tenth and final episodes of the Wrestling Society X season. So, as of right now, all sides are currently treating the original March 13 marathon as the airings of the final episodes of the WSX series. 4/5/2007 1:38 PM

According to Mike Johnson of www.PWInsider.com, ROH star Colt Cabana has signed a developmental deal with WWE. 4/5/2007 1:38 PM

Monday night, the sold-out Raw crowd in Dayton, Ohio witnessed the fallout from WrestleMania 23, as well as the disintegration of the now former World Tag Team Champions, John Cena and Shawn Michaels. 4/5/2007 1:37 PM

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Mark Briscoe was released from the hospital after suffering a serious concussion at a Ring of Honor event this past weekend in Detroit. Briscoe botched a Shooting Star Press attempt spot coming off the top rope and landing on his head awkwardly on the concrete floor (a spot many compared to Brock Lesnar's botched shooting star at WrestleMania). Briscoe was in the ICU until Saturday night after going through a seizure in the hospital. There remains no word on his return to the ring. We at Kocosports.com wish him a healthy return. 4/5/2007 1:36 PM

World Wrestling Entertainment® set an all-time attendance record at Ford Field tonight, as 80,103 ecstatic fans shared in the excitement of WrestleMania 23, WWE®’s annual pop culture spectacular. Fans packed Ford Field from ringside to the rafters, including thousands with standing room only tickets. 4/5/2007 1:35 PM

On June 17, 2007, TNA Wrestling will celebrate five years of Total Nonstop Action by bringing the huge "Slammiversary" Pay-Per-View event back to Nashville, Tennessee, for the first time since 2004. 4/5/2007 1:35 PM

WWE WrestleMania 23 PPV Results - 4/1/07 : Detroit, Michigan (Ford Field) Announcers: Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole & JBL and Joey Styles & Tazz 4/5/2007 1:33 PM

Golden Boy Promotions yesterday won a purse bid Monday at WBA headquarters in Panama to stage the mandatory title fight between WBA lightweight champion Juan Diaz and Prawet Singwancha of Thailand. Golden Boy bid $160,000 to edge Sampson Lewkowicz, who bid $150,000. However, it is almost a certainty that Diaz will be stripped of the belt as he is lined up to face WBO champion Acelino Freitas on April 28 at Foxwoods. WBA executive Gilberto Jesus Mendoza said if Diaz does not come to an agreement with Golden Boy Promotions within twenty days to fight Singwancha, the title will be vacated. 4/5/2007 1:33 PM

Yesterday at a teleconference to help hype Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 5th, Mayweather Jr held back no punches in dissing Oscar De La Hoya. 4/5/2007 1:32 PM

On April 11th Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing returns to the Paradise Theatre (Bronx, NY) for a special edition of “Punchin’ at the Paradise 3” to be televised on ESPN2’s Wednesday Night Fights. 4/5/2007 1:31 PM

Yesterday at a teleconference to help hype Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 5th, Mayweather Jr told the press that in a shorter amount of time he has out done De La Hoya as far as championship belts are concerned. 4/5/2007 1:31 PM

Roy Jones Jr. has still not signed to face Anthony Hanshaw. Jones and promoter Lou DiBella had verbally agreed to terms to fight on June 2 in a 10-round light heavyweight bout that would have been seen on national TV. "We had agreed to terms and signed our parts of the contract," stated Hanshaw's promoter Gary Shaw. "Lou DiBella was supposed to get Jones to sign all his documents and the promotion would have been ready to go. We are still waiting to hear back." 4/5/2007 1:30 PM

Bob Arum believes Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions will continue their bid to stop Manny Pacquiao's next bout on April 14 against Jorge Solis. Pacquiao will face Solis as long as a court does not stop it from happening. 4/5/2007 1:30 PM

Sugar Ray Leonard, one of the most successful and respected sports icons of our time, will be honored by the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC) at its 8th Annual Golf Classic at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades on Monday, May 14. 4/5/2007 1:29 PM

Carl Froch has asked World Boxing Organization president Francisco Valcarcel to do the right thing and match him in a final eliminator against Russia’s Dennis Inkin for their Championship, currently held by his long-term rival Joe Calzaghe. 4/5/2007 1:28 PM

Britain’s most avoided fighter John O’Donnell believes that he should be in the shakedown for the British welterweight title this summer. 4/5/2007 1:27 PM

Undefeated lightweight prospect Brandon “BAM BAM” Rios returns to Chicago for his second straight SOLO BOXEO televised co-main event on Friday, April 13th as part of RESURRECTION 4/5/2007 1:26 PM

In a recent interview by Chuck Johnson and published in USA Today, Tommy Morrison told the publication that he never had HIV and he believes a false positive for the virus that sidelined his boxing career for more than 10 years can be blamed on his steroid use at the time. 4/5/2007 1:25 PM

Team McGirt has announced that unbeaten prospect James McGirt, Jr. (14-0, 8 KOs) from now on will campaign exclusively as a super middleweight. 4/5/2007 1:25 PM