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Saturday, June 02, 2007
Kirkland and Bradley Victorious
SANTA YNEZ, Calif. – Two of boxing’s most talented prospects, James Kirkland and Timothy Bradley, kept their undefeated records in tact and took the next step toward word title shots with impressive victories Friday on “ShoBox: The New Generation.”
Kirkland (19-0, 16 KOs), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) No. 13 junior middleweight contender, scored an early knockdown en route to a 10-round unanimous decision over Ossie Duran (23-6-1, nine KOs). In the co-feature from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif., World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 5 contender Timothy Bradley (20-0, 11 KOs) recorded a dominating 10-round unanimous nod over Donald Camarena (18-4, nine KOs). Showtime televised the Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, doubleheader at 11 p.m. ET/PT.
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Friday, June 01, 2007
Kirkland-Duran, Bradley-Camarena Quotes
Two of boxing’s most-talented, world-ranked and unbeaten prospects look to elevate their status to legitimate world title contenders when James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (18-0, 16 KOs) and Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley (19-0, 11 KOs) co-headline in separate bouts Friday, June 1, on “ShoBox: The New Generation” (Showtime, 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
Kirkland, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 13 junior middleweight contender, will face Ossie Duran (23-5-1, nine KOs) in the 10-round main event. Duran has never been knocked out.
Bradley, the World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 5/World Boxing Association (WBA) No. 9 super welterweight contender, will square off against southpaw Donald “2 Slick 2 Quick” Camarena (18-3, nine KOs) in a 10-round bout.
NOTE: WEIGHTS – At Thursday’s weigh-in, Kirkland tipped the scales at 155 ¼ pounds, and Duran weighed 153 ½ pounds. In the co feature, Bradley weighed in at 142 pounds, while Camarena tipped the scales at 143 pounds.
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
James Kirkland, Timothy Bradley In Featured Bouts June 1
NEW YORK – Two of boxing’s most-talented, world-ranked, unbeaten prospects look to elevate there status to legitimate world title contenders when James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (18-0, 16 KOs) and Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley (19-0, 11 KOs) co-headline in separate bouts Friday, June 1, on “ShoBox: The New Generation” (Showtime, 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, will present the doubleheader from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif.
Kirkland, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 13 junior middleweight contender, will face Ossie Duran (23-5-1, nine KOs) in the 10-round main event. Duran has never been knocked out.
“This is the right test for Kirkland,” said “ShoBox” announcer Nick Charles. “We saw in his last fight on ‘ShoBox’ that he couldn’t blow out Billy Lyell, so he just pounded away until Lyell split apart at the seams. That’s plan ‘B’ for a puncher.”
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