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by Jim Amato

Photo Courtesy David Martinez

One of the better middleweights of the 1970′s died recently. Tony Licata was a victim of a heart attack at the age of 56.
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(be sure to stay posted on www.dmboxing.com for your monthly boxing schedule)

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 (ESPN2)
from: Brooklyn, New York
Yusaf Mack vs. Briamah (Light Heavyweights)
James Moore vs. Gabriel Rosado (Junior Middleweights)

Friday, June 6, 2008 (ESPN2)
from: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Herman Ngoudjo vs. Souleymane M’Baye (Junior Welterweights)

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Rusty Rubin is the editor-in-chief of the Ringsports.com website and the author of three highly acclaimed boxing books! “Woozel, Boxing and Me”, “Off the Canvas” and “Billy Soose, the Champion Time Forgot” co-authored by Tom Donelson.

The California Boxing Hall of Fame will honor many great fighters and boxing folks at their June 21st induction ceremonies. The event will take place at the Sportsman Lodge in Studio City, Cal.

Among those being honored are Joe Louis, Jackie McCoy, Eddie Futch, Johnny Ortiz, Mando Ramos, and many more.

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1) What Los Angeles based boxer fought EVERY fight in his professional career, but one, at the Olympic Auditorium ?
the answer is – Richard Steele

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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian

There are so many people that I would like to thank whose continuing support has helped to make my Web site rise to the level that it is in the ten months of it’s existence.

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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian

I want to alert you that another “must” fight is certainly on the boxing horizon:
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First let me thank Jim for submitting this Cleveland Williams article for dmboxing.com, and after you enjoy Jim’s excellent article, you may go directly to the menu on this website and under “Categories” just chick on Ali, and you can view the 1966 Muhammad Ali vs. Cleveland Williams fight in it’s entirety!
David Martinez / Boxing Historian

CLEVELAND ” BIG CAT ” WILLIAMS

Cleveland “Big Cat” Williams was one of three gifted heavyweights from the 50′s and 60′s. Williams, Eddie Machen and Zora Folley were a trio of hard luck boxers who met tragic deaths after a career of frustration. Machen who lost a decision to Ernie Terrell in a 1965 W.B.A. title bout may or may not have committed suicide. Folley who was stopped in seven by Muhammad Ali in 1967 died of injuries suffered in a poolside accident.
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HEAVYWEIGHT

CHAMPION: SAMUEL PETER (NIGERIA)

EMERITUS CHAMPION: VITALY KLITSCHKO (UKRAINE)

WBA CHAMPION: Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan)

IBF CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)

WBO CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)

Contenders:

WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba)

1. Vladimir Virchis (Ukraine) EBU

2. Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba) INTL

3. John Ruiz (P. Rico)

4. Hasim Rahman (US) NABF

5. Alexander Dimitrenko (Ukraine)
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1) What Los Angeles based boxer fought EVERY fight in his professional career, but one, at the LA Olympic Auditorium?

a) Ruben Navarro
b) Larry Harding
c) Jimmy Robertson
d) Richard Steele

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