HEADLINES - August 28-31, 2002

August 31, 2002
* AP: Lewis ready to talk with King
* Ghana: Lewis - It would take a lot of money to get me in the ring
* NewsInGhana.com: Lewis, Don King in Ghana
* AP: Viloria wins NABF title on unanimous decision
* Jack Dunne: Viloria picks up NABF title with decision over Lagos
* LVRJ: DLH, Mayweather jab back at Steward
* BoxingTalk.net interviews Roy Jones Jr.
* Toronto Sun: Ali transcends sports
* Quad City Times: Nunn trial set for October 7
* Mike Nosky: Mitchell-Phillips scheduled for battle
* Boston Herald: DeGrandis punches up painful win
* Providence Journal: Burchfield's boxers taking the spotlight
* BoxingTalk.net interviews champion-turned-trainer Buddy McGirt
* Sporting Life: Hatton won't lose his focus
* SecondsOut: Williams vs. Samuels postponed until November
* Australia: South African ready to serve it up to Mundine
* Sydney Morning Herald: Mundine finds a fight worth talking about
* Fiona Manning: Tontchev - "I will hand Attah his second defeat"
* SecondsOut: Zoff is no softie for Grigorian
* Saipan Tribune: Pacquaio to visit NMI
* Arab News: Penalosa displays new razor-sharp form
* Paul Upham: Glenn Kelly fighting for his career
* Anthony Evans: Starie not fussed by Froch boasts
* Press Release: Abelyan signs with Shaw
* Press Release: Shaw, Edgewater launch monthly fight series
* InternetNews.com: Golden Palace now looking to pro racing





August 30, 2002
* CP: Johnson's trainer, Curtis Cokes, recovering from stroke
* Honolulu Advertiser: Waipahu's Viloria to fight for title
* Patrick Kehoe: Oscar De la Hoya - In his own image
* Las Vegas Sun: Oscar - SoCal can hold only one champ
* Arizona Republic: De la Hoya rips Vargas in "Bad Blood" preview
* Robert Morales: Vargas is far from a bad guy
* Paul Upham: Boxing is the future for De la Hoya
* NY Daily News: Viloria taking another jab at glory
* Doug Fischer: Mastering Mayweather - Castillo's quest
* MIke Nosky: Gatti vs. Ward finalized
* Dean Juipe: It's not all in the cards
* Michael Hirsley: By any nickname, Wright knows how to fight
* Thomas Gerbasi: Rocky Juarez - Forgotten no longer
* Phil Mushnick: Classy Atlas does right thing
* Toronto Sun: Ali, Argonauts joining hands in promotion
* Clive Bernath: "Time bomb" is ready for all comers
* Ricky Town: Another alphabet for pro boxing
* SecondsOut: Poison demands three-match with Barrera
* Jack Dunne: New England amateur rivalry continues
* Albany Times-Union: Danes can't afford to pull punches
* Belfast Telegraph: Bok no threat to McCullough
* Anthony Evans: Froch - "I would beat Starie tomorrow"
* Sydney Morning Herald: Thornberry starts to get under Mundine's skin
* South Africa: Ex-boxer gets ten years for murder
* Halifax Daily News: Little - and lots - has changed in boxing ring
* Ewing Grahame: Mr. Superbad's super-good idea
* Paul Upham: Skinny Hussein wants Jackson Asiku
* Press Release: Evans/Waterman's busy schedule
* Daily Dispatch (South Africa): Head butt could cause even more pain
* SecondsOut: Dindo, Montilla poised for war
* UK: Boxing's Capitol idea
* Belfast Telegraph: State of apathy exists
* Seychelles Nation: Official - Seychelles needs a foreign coach
* Salon.com: Review of "Undisputed"


PRESS RELEASE

CHRISTY MARTIN TO TAKE ON MIA ST. JOHN
FOR WBC’S “POUND-FOR-POUND” WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
IN ‘LADIES 1st,’ FRIDAY, NOV. 8, LIVE ON PAY PER VIEW AT 9 PM ET

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- (Aug. 29, 2002) – Long-time rivals and wildly-popular women’s boxing stars Christy Martin and Mia St. John have agreed to fight each other for the World Boxing Council’s (WBC) “Pound-for-Pound” world championship, Friday, Nov. 8, organizers announced on Thursday. This action-packed event will be available to living rooms across North America live on pay per view at 9 p.m. ET with a suggested retail of $24.95. Fans should contact their local cable or satellite company service provider for times in their area.

A site for the fight will be announced shortly.

Titled “Ladies 1st,” Martin (44-2-2, 31 KOs) has long maintained her claim to fame as women’s boxing’s “First Lady” by unloading shocking sledgehammer power from her 5-foot-4-inch frame.

St. John (26-1-1, 13 KOs) is a black belt in tae kwon do who began her pro boxing career in 1997. She immediately challenged Martin’s supreme reign as the sport’s stand-alone superstar by registering knockouts with her whirling style in the ring, while grabbing cover girl headlines in a stunning Playboy magazine 1999 pictorial.

Promoted by Revolution Fighting, Inc. out of Ann Arbor, Mich., the pay-per-view event will be distributed and marketed by Spring Communications, and is scheduled for 10 rounds.

“Mia has always been long on looks, but short on talent in the ring,” sniffed Martin. “I am glad we finally get to lace on the gloves and settle the contention of who truly is No. 1 in the world.”

“Christy’s biggest mistake will be underestimating me,” countered St. John. “I am the Mexican in the ring, and I will not let my people down."

“Nicknamed “The Coal Miner’s Daughter,” Martin got her start in club shows in her native West Virginia. Currently residing in Orlando, Fla. with her husband and trainer, Jim, Martin has earned more lucrative purses than any of her competitors, putting her at the top of the money list in women’s boxing. Martin has not fought since November 2001 when she earned a unanimous 10-round nod over WIBF welterweight champion Lis Holewyne in Las Vegas, Nev.

St. John, out of Los Angeles, has become the most publicized women’s boxer ever, with countless television appearances and numerous photo shoots and print interviews. The publicity she has received has opened up women’s boxing to new fans and mainstream audiences. After St. John knocked out her opponent 54 seconds into the first round of her pro debut, the classy brunette was tagged with the fighter moniker, “Knockout,” a tribute to her athleticism as well as her good looks. In her last bout on Aug. 10, 2002 in San Jacinto, Calif., St. John stopped Elisa Olivas in the third round.



Spring Communications is an affiliate of the Anschutz Entertainment Group, the $1 billion enterprise whose interests include the Staples Center; Forum & Kodak Theaters; Concerts West; The Los Angeles Kings of the NHL & LA Lakers of the NBA; Five MLS Soccer Teams, and numerous other sports and entertainment properties worldwide.

CONTACTS: Greg Fritz, PRACO (719) 473-0704

Marc Simon/Marc Feuerstein, Brener Zwikel (818) 344-6195, x 117/108



August 29, 2002
* AP: De la Hoya looking to finish with a bang
* NY Post: DLH-Vargas - No love lost
* NY Daily News: DLH - I don't hate Vargas
* Max Boxing: Oscar - I'll let my fists do the talking
* AP: Gatti released from hospital
* AP: Famed trainer Dundee honored in Miami Beach
* Miami Herald: Ali stuns Dundee with appearance at tribute
* Pedro Fernandez: Thursday thunder on heavyweights
* AP: Dorin breaks arm in cycling accident
* CP: It's up to Lucas to carry the flag
* Ben Pierce: Bernard Hopkins - the executioner's song
* The Independent (UK): McCullough returns to British ring
* UK: McCullough to fight South African
* CP: Alex Hilton to face old foe Bonnamie
* Thomas Gerbasi: Crossing the precarious road from Wall Street to Bash Blvd.
* Rusty Rubin: Baseball, like boxing, likes to shoot itself in foot
* Press Release: News on possible Lewis-Klitschko fight expected in two weeks
* David Avila: A gym grows in Coachella
* Sonny Palermo: Showtime secures second spot
* Teddy Atlas: Shadows of a room
* Eastside Boxing: Why the super middleweight title needs to be unified
* Nevada Appeal: Bobby Lee has silver and gold reflections
* Australia: Man's man a no-show
* Sky Sports (UK): Bitten Benn bottles it
* Stephen Halliday: Arthur named best of British
* Anthony Evans: Roberts ready for Pestriaev revenge
* Paul Upham: WBO enforces Hussein's flyweight mandatory
* The NewsMexico.com: Kahwagi undefeated after leveling Osokin

August 28, 2002
* CP: Gatti - "Something was wrong" with Ottke's gloves
* CP: Interbox boss surprised at Gatti's charges
* Steve Kim: Viloria puts on the black tie
* Press Release: Viloria skips breakfast
* Mike Nosky: Tyson-Etienne clash getting nearer
* MIke Nosky: Jones targets the "Quiet Man"
* Japan Today: Hozumi to fight Joppy for WBA title
* Phila. Daily News: Cease fire, but watch your backs
* Jay Heater: Mayweather devises strategy for De la Hoya
* Press Release: Witherspoon just keeps rollin'
* Ringtalk: Fights Thursday in St. Pete!
* NY1: Manhattan gym affected by 9/11 fights back
* Arizona Republic: Jirov's fights move to courtroom
* Winnipeg Sun: Lalonde ahead of schedule
* Steve Kim: Hamed and Suarez to part company
* Manila Times: Tokuyama-Penalosa rematch set for November 8
* Jason Probst: Why Wlad and Tua should do the tango - Part 2
* Nevada Appeal: Boxing greats, Part II
* Bowling Green Daily News (Ky.): Boxing heading to Bowling Green
* AP: Holyfield in Tennessee to promote friend's horse
* Savannah Morning News: Hallback wears down Ashley, wins world title
* Salt Lake Tribune: Fullmer ready to relocate boxing club
* Anthony Evans: Francis unimpressed with "Danish bacon" Nielsen
* Anthony Evans: Williams vs. Samuels rematch in doubt
* South Africa: The "Panther" claws Gozuva
* Daily Dispatch (South Africa): Border boxers bomb out
* Daily Dispatch (South Africa): Mad Dog could face court action

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