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	Volume 2, Number 4 - Monday, September 22, 2003

POPOV DEALS MCDERMOTT HIS FIRST LOSS ON KO 2

(INSIDE BOXING)

DAGENHAM, England (Sept. 18, 2003) - In a battle of unbeaten heavyweights, Nicolay Popov rallied to record an upset, come-from-behind second-round knockout over John McDermott Thursday on "ShoBox: The New Generation" on SHOWTIME. In the co-feature, undefeated 122-pound contender Stephen Foster survived the first knockdown of his career to register an impressive fourth-round TKO over Alexander Abramenko. The doubleheader at Goresbrook Leisure Center was promoted by Frank Warren's Sports Network. The telecast, which aired at 11:05 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on East and West Coasts), was the 35th in a series of "ShoBox" telecasts that began on July 21, 2001.

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(INSIDE BOXING)

WORCESTER, Mass. (September 16, 2003) - Somewhat lost in the hype and controversy surrounding last Saturday night's Shane Mosley-Oscar De La Hoya fight was the championship performance turned in halfway around the world that same evening by "El Gallo" Jose Antonio Rivera, who captured the vacant World Boxing Association welterweight title with a 12-round majority decision (116-111, 116-114, 114-114) against previously unbeaten German boxer Michel Trabant (38-0, 18 KOs) at the Estrel Convention Center in Berlin.

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ARUM RELEASES STATEMENT

(INSIDE BOXING)

LAS VEGAS (September 18, 2003) - Bob Arum issued the following statement today:

"Oscar De La Hoya issued a statement this week that expressed his feelings about the decision rendered against him in his fight with Sugar Shane Mosley. Oscar also touched on comments he made concerning the scoring of the judges and his desire to see that future boxing matches receive the best possible officiating.

Saturday's battle at the MGM Grand was one of the biggest mega-fights in boxing history. Obviously I, like millions of other fans, felt that Oscar won the fight.

In the emotional and heated moments after his disappointing loss, I unfortunately reacted by making comments that might be interpreted as inappropriate to the State of Nevada and its athletic commission.

I look forward to joining Oscar in structuring a boxing reform program, promoting many more wonderful fight cards and helping to bring further glory to the sports most important participants - the boxers themselves. I encourage fans across America and around the world to watch the HBO rebroadcast of the De La Hoya-Mosley fight this Saturday and to judge for themselves." [End]

FALL FISTIC FURY
IN THE BRONX

(INSIDE BOXING)

NEW YORK, September 16 - By giving fighters a chance to fight and fans a chance to check out the best boxing the area has to offer, Final Forum Inc., with three consecutive shows already under its belt, is showing that boxing is back in New York in a big way.

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WBA #2 FLY SAKATA STOPS WBA #13 OKADA

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TOKYO, JAPAN (September 15, 2003)-Fast-rising WBA #2 ranked Takefumi Sakata (21-1-1, 9 KOs), 112, kept his Japanese national flyweight belt as he made best use of his stinging left with remarkable precision, closed the right optic of WBA #13 Kazuo Okada (13-2-1, 6 KOs), 112, and halted him at the end of the seventh round on Monday night in Tokyo, Japan. Sakata, who recently regained his title by a hairline decision over Trash Nakanuma, proved too fast and sharp for the wild-swinging Okada who had been rated by the WBA thanks to his upset win over ex-OPBF champ Kohki Tanaka in 2001. Yukinori Hiraki, ex-national 140-pound champ handling Okada, retired his boy on the stool after his unsuccessfully desperate attack in the fatal seventh.

Undercard: Former two-time world challenger Akihiko Nago (21-4-1, 14 KOs), 121, displayed his awesome power punching in disposing of aggressive Mikihito Setou (10-6-1, 4 KOs), 121.25, at 1:11 of the third session. Japanese #2 light Kokichi Tanaka (21-8-1, 8 KOs), 139, came off the deck and fought back hard to earn a majority duke (98-94, 97-94 and 95-95) over game Thailander Thanomsak Soh Parantaree (reportedly 9-8, 4 KOs), 137.5, over ten. Hard-punching lefty Keisuke Ayukawa (15-6-1, 11 KOs), 122, dropped another southpaw Shigero Hori (9-6, 3 KOs), 121.25, twice en route to a TKO win at 2:10 of the fourth. Promoter: Kyoei Promotions. [End]