HEADLINES - Jan. 22-24, 2003

January 24, 2003
* AJC: Unbeaten Forrest looks for portion of limelight
* Tim Dahlberg: Forrest trying to gain reputation Olympic teammate has
* USA Today: Forrest takes hard road in fight with Mayorga
* Robert Morales: Forrest-Mayorga shapes up as a slugfest
* Carlos Arias: Forrest takes on Mayorga
* Dallas Morning News: Forrest fights to help fans
* Tim Dahlberg: Mayorga a free spirit, even for a fighter
* Gregory Leon: Mayorga - "If Forrest wins I'll retire"
* Augusta Chronicle: Forrest fights for belt
* AP: Busy junior welter Mitchell back in ring again
* Washington Post: Mitchell gets a big hand - Wright will be in his corner
* Dean Juipe: With fight finally set, Ruiz ready for work
* David Avila: Sugar Shane plans a May fight, too
* SecondsOut: Naz vs. Brodie penciled in for June
* Gulf News: Prince Naseem getting ready to fight in June
* Steve Kim: The Lewis logjam, casamayor and other boxing tidbits
* Orange Co. Register: Gonzalez putting hopes on the line
* Fiona Manning: DiBella inks deal with Jantuah
* El Paso Times: El Pasoans can meet De la Hoya at events
* Las Vegas Sun: Abdullaev coming on at 140 pounds
* Max Boxing: Campbell - hellraiser with heart
* Fr. Steve Sellers: Jones Jr. - the final climb toward immortality
* Ventura County Star (Cal.): Ikeke heads up Friday fight card
* Tom Kaczmarek: Part One - You be the boxing judge
* AP: Michael Grant gearing up for comeback
* Columbus Telgram (Neb.): Pro card set for Feb. 1
* Baltimore Sun: Former Rahman partner in racketeering trial
* Sonny Palermo: A myriad of Marquez's
* Boxing Talk interviews Glen Johnson
* Alan Sorkowitz: Boxiana says - I accuse!
* Eastside Boxing: Ben Pierce - from the cheap seats
* Press Release: Thompson has new foe for Philadelphia card
* Press Release: "Young Guns" show canceled - problems with commission
* Edmonton Sun: Promoter promises no stiffs
* NY Daily News: Golden start for Gloves
* NY Daily News: Time to drop the Gloves
* Ft. Laud. Sun-Sentinel: Palacios pursuing his Olympic dream
* Billings Gazette: Ferguson honored by boxing publication
* Chelsea Standard (Mich.): Boxer gets trophy - 50 years later
* The Independent (UK): "Tyson" sends Eastman down pecking order
* UK: Hatton inks fight with Phillips
* SecondsOut: British Buzz - Hatton to face former champ Phillips
* Sporting Life: Hatton steps up in class
* UK: Hatton - Witter fight would be a means to an end
* Anthony Evans: Samuels targets Roberts
* UK: Clinton Woods plans training change
* UK: Braehead gets Harrison fight
* New Zealand Herald: Mundine the real deal
* Philippines: Espinosa turns down offer to fight Rocky
* Glasgow Daily Record: Charities knocked out by promoter Tommy's cash
* Sky Sports: Cook must be at his best, says Barry
* Coventry News (UK): Rob Norton eyes the title
* Middlesborough Evening Gazette (UK): Brothers head teeside charge
* The Scotsman: Ex-boxer fights for ring safety
* Boxing Action: Amateur boxing ruling is dangerous to boxers
* SecondsOut: Zoff ready to reclaim title
* East African Standard: Boxers' date set
* Asahi Shinbum (Japan): Osaka's Joe's latest ring comeback a one-way ticket to Palookaville
* Bangkok Post: Fontanils gives Taweep full backing
* Australia: Boxers step back into the ring
* Korea Times: Lee notches win in intl. debut
* Korea Times: Korean, Japanese champs duke it out



January 23, 2003
* NY Times: Forrest inspired by mission outside the ring
* SecondsOut: Forrest can tame Mayorga
* Washington Post: Mitchell gets a big hand
* Boxing Insider interviews Sharmba Mitchell
* Boxing Talk: Byrd - "I can beat anyone in the division"
* USA Today: Hamed ready to return, wants Barrera rematch
* AP: Prince Naseem eager from another world title
* Boxing Talk interviews John Ruiz
* Dean Juipe: Add Bowe to unsavory roll call
* Palm Beach Post: Boynton officials mull boxing ban
* San Antonio Express-News: Ayala team gains time to study evidence
* AP: Berbick pleads innocent to theft charges
* Messenger Index (Idaho): Split decision good enough for Keene
* Monterey County Herald: Celaya's next foe not very impressive
* NY Daily News: Gloves debut has Mom on edge
* Orange County Register: Gonzalez advances to regionals
* SecondsOut: British Buzz - Cook vs. Zoff sold out
* Lowell Sun (Mass.): Farrell's fast finish carries the day
* Belfast Telegraph: Ryan sets up TJ thriller
* Sporting Life: McCullough keeps going
* UK: Celebrity fight night promoter Jacobs is bankrupt
* Martin Roberts: More celebrity shenanigans
* SecondsOut: Bendall and Brundell ready for crossroads fight
* Newham Recorder (UK): Pair knocked out by their new faith
* SecondsOut: Pacquaio-Bungu back to March 8
* Eastside Boxing: Explosive undercard set for Pacquaio non-title fight
* South Africa: Top promoter throws Bungu and Botile an lifeline
* Japan: Former WBA champ Hoshino retires
* Zimbabwe: Kondwani gets crack at C'Wealth title


PRESS RELEASE
Vernon Forrest vs. Ricardo Mayorga in the Main Event…
DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT UNBEATEN STARS
DEREK BRYANT AND YURI FOREMAN IN ACTION
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 AT PECHANGA RESORT AND CASINO


NEW YORK, Jan. 22 - The welterweight championship between Vernon Forrest and Ricardo Mayorga is the main event, and a pair of undefeated DiBella Entertainment stars will help to spice up the action this Saturday night, January 25, at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California.

Heavyweight on the rise Derek Bryant (15-0, 13 KOs) and top-flight junior middleweight Yuri Foreman (7-0, 3 KOs) will put their unbeaten pro records on the line on the championship fight card.

Bryant, dubbed the "One Man Riot," is a bona fide knockout artist, with 86 percent of his victories coming via KO. The Philadelphia native will take on tough veteran Damon Reed (34-6, 24 KOs) in an eight-round heavyweight affair. When not in the ring, Derek is kept busy by his six children.

Jewish star Foreman steps right back into the ring after a convincing victory over Andrey Trunov two weeks ago on January 10 on ESPN/2's Friday Night Fights. A native of the Soviet Union before migrating to Israel, Foreman now fights out of New York City. The 22-year-old unbeaten junior middleweight squares off against William Evans (4-2, 2 KOs) in a six-rounder.

"This is a great opportunity for both Derek and Yuri to showcase their talents on a championship card underneath Vernon Forrest vs. Ricardo Mayorga," said Lou DiBella, president of DBE.

HBO's World Championship Boxing broadcast will begin at 10:00 PM/ET, 7:00 PM/PT.

For more information on DiBella Entertainment, visit our website at www.dbe1.com

Contacts:
Norman D. Horton
DiBella Entertainment
323.418.0850 Off.
310.649.6702 Fax.
E-mail: greendora@aol.com

John Cirillo
DiBella Entertainment
212.972.5337 Off.
212.689.9641 Fax.
E-mail: johnnycigarpr@aol.com

Kelly Swanson (Media Credentials)
Swanson Communications
202.997.1878



January 22, 2003
* USA Today: Raw, rugged Mayorga ready for bout with Forrest
* RealBoxing.com: Super Saturday for Forrest and Mayorga
* NY Daily News: Forrest, Mitchell make Saturday night doubly Super
* Gregory Leon: Forrest - "We're going to see what kind of chin Mayroga has"
* Pedro Fernandez: Supreme Court OK's ban on Smoger
* Thomas Gerbasi: Beauty and the beast
* Washington Post: Johnson calls off fight with Thapa - calls purse "chicken feed"
* Paul Upham: Kostya Tszyu - into the unknown
* Ken Rodriguez: Hard choice turned Leija fight on its ear
* Buffalo News: Sugar Ray disputes Mesi exit
* Boxing Talk: Team Mesi anxious to move on
* San Antonio: Ayala prison decision postponed until Monday
* Steve Kim: "Messenger" spreads his message
* Angel Rodriguez: Camacho goes to Hollywood
* LA Daily News: Olympian - council seat in reach
* Eastside Boxing: How great is Evander Holyfield?
* Fiona Manning: Lupe Aquino turns promoter
* Portland Tribune: Fans will decide boxing's future in Portland area
* Village Voice: Jimmy Glenn's bar gets a nice plug
* Ft. Laud. Sun-Sentinel: Teen ready to answer bell
* The Independent (UK): Passport fiasco KO's Takaloo's Dublin trip
* UK: Rock turns up the heat
* Sanjeev Shetty: Bigger, not better and boring
* London Daily Telegraph: Latest twists in troubled boxers' lives
* Anthony Evans: Haye fights Frenchman
* Belfast Telegraph: Pryce will sink Neil's hopes
* Nottingham Evening Post (UK): Khaliq ready for warmup
* Newcastle Evening Chronicle (UK): Schoolboy ch'ships getting too big
* Australia: Kostya goes Green
* Philippines: Boxing promoter will ask Pacquaio to apologize
* Norway Post: Hansvoll cleared to fight in Helsinki
* Norway Post: Hansvoll loses big sponsor
* Leonard Neill: Makeba WBC title confusion
* New Zealand: No fuss for Sullivan
* Italy: Two-time champ Parisi returns
* Ghana: Pro boxing managers to meet
* Australia: Vietnam veteran fighting fit again
* Bangkok Post: Boss Taweep needs to ring the changes
* Kenya: KCC names Cities squad
* India: DAVC-10 pugilists rule the ring
* Angola: Luanda to host Zone VI championship






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