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King’s Promotions is having an all-in-one boxing show in Allentown tonight, featuring Allentown against Reading amateurs and two pro fighters from Reading who have a combined 29-2 record. One of them, 24-year-old heavyweight Travis Kauffman, appeared to be on his way to a big…
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Read on mcall.com →Two ex-Allentown boxers who spilled their share of blood during their careers, made their return to the ring on Saturday. But it was just to pose for pictures. Luis Melendez, a former lightweight, and Art “Breeze” Baylis, a sparring partner for former heavyweight champion Larry…
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Read on mcall.com →Speaking with passion and nearly breaking down throughout his marathon speech, former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes thrilled the crowd on the museum grounds of the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday. He was frank and funny as he talked about life, family, career and…
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Read on mcall.com →Larry Holmes returned to the spotlight Saturday, signing autographs, pictures, posters and other boxing memorabilia. This afternoon, the former heavyweight champion will brave the heat to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The buildup to the moment has been…
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Read on mcall.com →Larry Holmes fought 581 rounds during his legendary boxing career. Along the way, he persevered in a classic 15-round bout against Ken Norton on June 9, 1978, to win the heavyweight title. He also beat Muhammad Ali, Earnie Shavers and Gerry Cooney. But there is one heavyweight…
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Read on mcall.com →Larry Holmes fought until age 52, beating Muhammad Ali once and Earnie Shavers twice along the way before retiring for good with a 10-round unanimous decision over Eric “Butterbean” Esch on July 27, 2002. Now, six years after whipping the fat off Butterbean in Norfolk, Va.,…
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Read on mcall.com →An Allentown boxer, who nearly died after being shot 10 years ago, makes his return to the ring on Saturday night at the Days Inn & Conference Center in South Whitehall Township. Julio Caesar Mathews, 37, was 2-0 as a light heavyweight and was ambitious about trying to climb up…
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Read on mcall.com →Brett Reed is in a battle over a lot of things in his first season as Lehigh’s head coach. There’s the battle to maintain consistency and to earn at least one home game in the Patriot League tournament, something the Mountain Hawks (12-13, 5-6) — currently No. 4 — will secure if…
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Read on mcall.com →Larry Holmes celebrated being chosen for the 2008 class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Tuesday at his A Step Up Restaurant and Lounge in Easton, recounting the $63 he won in his first pro fight in 1973 in Scranton and the millions he’s earned since. “Every time I…
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Read on mcall.com →The Muhlenberg men’s team finished 9-9 again in Centennial Conference play and in fifth place for the second straight season, which seems like the Mules did not make an improvement. But records don’t always tell the story, especially this tale of a Mules team that went from…
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Read on mcall.com →Bethlehem middleweight Rose Morales doesn’t want to be considered a sore loser. She just wants a few facts to be known about her July 22 North American Boxing Council middleweight title match in Bermuda. She was flown to the island on July 21 and flown out on July 23. Champion…
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Read on mcall.com →John Babb’s lingering memory about his amateur boxing debut at SportsFest X will be over the decision he wasn’t awarded Saturday. Many fans may remember most the Scottish kilt and socks that Babb wore during his Pennsylvania Golden Gloves super heavyweight novice division bout…
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Read on mcall.com →Wearing a tailor-made black pinstripe suite, Allentown’s self-proclaimed “fighting attorney” stood proudly in the middle of the ring Friday night. For once, there was nobody swinging back. John Karoly was inducted into the Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Boxing Hall of Fame during…
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Read on mcall.com →Fasten your seat belts. Arizona, led by its big and talented guards, including Philly native Mustafa Shakur, is ready to run with Villanova. They are two uptempo teams, both nicknamed Wildcats, and they will go man-to-man against each other in a game that figures to produce one…
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Read on mcall.com →Lehigh coach Billy Taylor hopes his season isn’t over, that the Mountain Hawks’ 19-12 record puts them in contention for a National Invitational Tournament bid. It’s nice to hope and it would certainly be a major boost for the Patriot League’s profile if Lehigh received a…
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Read on mcall.com →Larry Holmes has finally put his guard down. One reason is because he now knows how well thought of he is by longtime boxing commentators Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant. And he now knows how one of the men he once bloodied en route to a 13th-round technical knockout in a…
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Read on mcall.com →Art Baylis found dancing around the ring as a referee a lot safer than trying to dodge punches Saturday night. He is 46 now, and getting jabbed in the face is no longer appealing. His last fight was a technical knockout loss to Jason Waller Dec. 9, 1999. That loss dropped the…
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Read on mcall.com →The main event ended with blood, bruises, and two fatigued fighters Saturday night. The standing-room only crowd responded with a standing ovation. After a more than 50-year absence of professional boxing in center city Allentown, the John Karoly Four Corner Promotions show…
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Read on mcall.com →Light-heavyweight contender Olando Rivera will wear his warrior hat into the ring tonight for his main event fight at the Crowne Plaza. When he returns home to Tampa, Fla., he’ll put on his other hat, the one he wears when he’s around his children — 13-year-old Victoria,…
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Read on mcall.com →Professional boxing is returning to center city Allentown for the first time in more than a half-century Saturday night. Light heavyweight Orlando Rivera, ranked No. 13 by the World Boxing Council, will headline a seven-bout card produced by John Karoly’s Four Corners Promotions…
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Read on mcall.com →After the big showdown against Easton that turned into the big letdown, none of the Liberty players seemed in a rush to leave the chewed-up field at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium Friday night. Not even to attend any Halloween parties or catch a late movie. Eventually,…
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Read on mcall.com →The Lehigh women narrowed the gap against Holy Cross to one point five times in the second half Friday night at Stabler Arena. But each time, either a missed shot, turnover, or defensive breakdown prevented the Mountain Hawks from taking the lead. The blown opportunities cost…
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Read on mcall.com →Ring rumbles return to the Lehigh Valley with the John Karoly Four Corners Promotions boxing show Thursday night at the Days Inn & Conference Center, Routes 22 and 309 in South Whitehall Township. Six fights are scheduled, including a female four-round junior middleweight bout…
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Read on mcall.com →The world became Larry Holmes’ to splash around in on June 9, 1978, but the woman he wanted to join him refused. Diane Holmes, who was not yet married to Larry when he won a 15-round split decision over Ken Norton to become the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion that…
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