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Wednesday May 7
WNF: OLIVER UPSET BY LOPEZ

Mike "Machine Gun" Oliver was dealt his first defeat in stunning fashion as Reynaldo Lopez scored a surprising third-round knockout on ESPN2's Wednesday Night Fights. Oliver (21-1, 7 KO's) was ranked #2 by the IBF in the super bantamweight division but found himself on the wrong end of a one-punch knockout.

Lopez (29-5-2, 20 KO's)landed a solid left hook to send Oliver to the canvas and it was obvious that the fight was over. This after Oliver had been in control throughout the brief contest.

Official time of the stoppage was 1:22 of round three.

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03/01/08
VAZQUEZ SD12 OVER MARQUEZ

Israel Vazquez and Raul Marquez faced each other for the third time and managed to trump their first two efforts by spreading the fury out over 12 full rounds. This was a great fight in a great series that everyone would love to see continue at some point.

One – V coming forward but M lands the first two solid shots, both lefts. V misses with a sweeping left hook and M flurries. Solid left to body by M. Halfway, V hasn’t landed anything significant. They trade...

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02/16/08
PAVLIK UD12 OVER TAYLOR

Kelly Pavlik and Jermain Taylor agreed to do it again after their thrilling middleweight championship fight that was one of 2007's best. Pavlik survived a second round knockdown and stopped Taylor in the seventh the first time around.

This time it was a more tactical fight that went all 12 rounds. No titles were involved as the fight took place at 166 pounds.

Jermain Taylor entering the ring.

Kelly Pavlik entering the ring.

Round One - Big Pavlik chant. They trade big lefts. They're right in the center of the ring. Taylor jabbing well...

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11/03/07
CALZAGHE UD12 OVER KESSLER

Joe Calzaghe won his super middleweight superfight against Mikkel Kessler by pulling away over the second half of the fight. Kessler threw the bigger punches throughout but Calzaghe's seemingly endless supply of energy had the last word.

Official scores were 117-111, 116-112 and 116-112, all for Calzaghe.

The two undefeated champions.....

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11/03/07
MARQUEZ UD12 OVER JUAREZ

Juan Manuel Marquez was extremely sharp in scoring a comfortable decsion over a very determined Rocky Juarez in their super featherweight championship fight. Juarez was cut in the first round by an accidental clash of heads and the blood flowed from the corner of his left eye throughout. Rocky lived up to his namesake, in effort at least, but the skills of Marquez proved to be too much on this night at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tuscon, AZ.

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10/13/07
JUAN DIAZ TKO9 OVER JULIO DIAZ

Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz rolled to a dominant unification victory, ultimately winning when Julio Diaz wouldn't answer the bell for round nine. Juan Diaz now holds three of the major titles at lightweight.

Here's the round-by-round report...

ROUND ONE - Juan on the attack as always. Julio moving well, throwing combos. Overhand right scores for Juan. Two solid shots to Julio's head, no damage. A couple good shots...

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05/03/08
DE LA HOYA OUTPOINTS FORBES

Oscar De La Hoya won a unanimous decision after 12 rounds with former world champion Stevie Forbes. De La Hoya tuned up for a September rematch against Floyd Mayweather Jr. with a strong performance, showing no signs of fatigue down the stretch.

Official score: 120-108, 119-109 and 119-109

The fight took place at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA and was televised by HBO.

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05/02/08
DE LA HOYA - FORBES WEIGHTS

Official weights for the Oscar De La Hoya - Steve Forbes fight and undercard to be held Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA:

Oscar De La Hoya 150
Steve Forbes 150

Victor Ortiz 144
Dairo Esalas 142

Danny Oscar Garcia 144
Manuel Bocanegra 142

Daniel Jacobs 163.75
Jose Peña 159

Javier Castro 141.5
Julio Gamboa 139.5

Hector Sanchez 141
Arthur Brambila 141

Freddy Curiel 151
Sven Paris 151

Wes Ferguson 135
Miguel Munguia 135

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05/02/08
DIRRELL STOPS HANSHAW IN FIVE

Andre Dirrell ran his perfect record to 15-0 with a TKO5 over Anthony Hanshaw in their super middleweight contest Friday night. The main event of the Showtime telecast was an action fight from the outset as Hanshaw (21-2-1, 14 KO's) jumped all over the former Olympian and appeared to score a knockdown in the opening seconds.

It was ruled no knockdown by referee Pat Russell and the bout continued as Hanshaw had a very good first round.

After that, Dirrell took over and.....

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04/30/08
JULIO DECISIONS SMITH ON WNF

Joel Julio won a unanimous decision over Ishe Smith in the main event of ESPN2's Wednesday Night Fights. Julio won the 10-round junior middleweight fight by scores of 96-94, 96-94 and 97-93.

With the win Julio improved his record to 33-1 with 30 KO's and protected his top-ten rankings with all the major sanctioning organizations.

Smith, one of the stars of the first season of The Contender, saw his ledger slip to 19-3 with 9 KO's

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04/19/08
CALZAGHE DEFEATS HOPKINS BY SD - ROUND-BY-ROUND

The HBO telecast has begun but the pre-fight buildup drags on. Neither fighter has entered the ring yet.

Michael Buffer is on the mic and the God-awful spectacle is underway. National anthems, ring walks, Tom Jones for cryin' out loud. Prince Naseem Hamed made an indelible negative mark on this sport.

Calzaghe is making his ring walk.

Hopkins is making his ring walk.

ONE - Joe Cortez is the ref. No punches for first 20 seconds. They tie up against the ropes. JC jabbing sparingly with his right out of the southpaw stance. Straight right floors JC! BH doesn't follow up, they throw no punches for 30 seconds. Another straight right...

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ON ESPN2
05/07/08 at 9:00PM
MIKE OLIVER vs. REYNALDO LOPEZ

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ON SHOWTIME
05/10/08 at 10:45PM
JUNIOR WITTER vs. TIMOTHY BRADLEY

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