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Biofile with Mike Jones  | read this item

Biofile with Mike Jones

Status: IBF mandatory challenger will box Randall Bailey for the vacant IBF Welterweight title.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 147
DOB: April 26, 1983 In: Philadelphia, PA
First Boxing Memory: ”It goes back…probably watching Oscar De La Hoya or Mike Tyson when I was little.”
Boxing Inspirations: ”Joe Frazier. I grew up in [...]

Biofile with Victor Ortiz  | read this item

Biofile with Victor Ortiz

Status: WBC Welterweight champion.
Ht: 5-9 Wt: 147
DOB: January 31, 1987 In: Garden City, Kansas
Boxing Heroes: “Sugar Shane Mosley, Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins is one of my all-time, and Oscar De La Hoya.”
Nicknames: “They call me Vicious and Junior [laughs].”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “I like to surf, I like to skateboard, I like to mountain bike with my [...]

Biofile with Mia St. John  | read this item

Biofile with Mia St. John

Status: Three-time boxing champion. Professional boxer for 15 years. Former cover girl for Playboy magazine.
Education: Cal-State Northridge University BA Psychology.
Age: 43.
Place of Birth: San Francisco, CA
First boxing memory: Getting my ass kicked in sparring in 1996.
Boxing inspirations: Oscar De La Hoya, because he is such a smart business man and has a good heart. Not [...]

Biofile with Tomasz Adamek  | read this item

Biofile with Tomasz Adamek

 
Status: Heavyweight contender. Former IBF Cruiserweight and WBC Light Heavyweight champion. His record is 41-1 (27 KO’s).
Ht: 6-1 1/2 Wt: 217
DOB: December 1, 1976  In: Zywiec, Poland (now resides in Kearny, N.J.)
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Every sport. I like soccer. Skiing. Swimming. Every sport.”
Nicknames: Goral, Tomahawk.
Favorite Music: “All hip-hop – I love to dance. 50 Cent, Eminem [...]

Biofile with Manny Pacquiao

12/2/08,Las Vegas,Nevada --- Four-time world champion Manny Pacquiao,General Santos,Philippines listens to chief trainer Freddie Roach(L) as he goes thru final preparations for his upcoming world welterweight rumble "Dream Match" against the 'Golden Boy' Oscar De La Hoya,East Los Angeles on Saturday,December 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas,Nevada. Golden Boy and Top Rank present De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao which will available on HBO Pay Per View. --- Photo Credit : Chris Farina - Top Rank (no other credit allowed) copyright 2008  | read this item

Biofile with Manny Pacquiao

Status: Eight-time world champion in boxing.
Ht: 5-6 Wt: 147
DOB: December 17, 1978 In: Cabangal, Philippines
Age started boxing: 12.
Early boxing memory: My first fight gave me one dollar. I gave the dollar to my mother.
Favorite all-time fighter: Sugar Ray Leonard.
Pre-fight meal: Rice and fish.
Pre-fight superstition: Pray. Just pray. Pray right before I go to fight.
Typical breakfast: [...]

Biofile with Juan Manuel Lopez  | read this item

Biofile with Juan Manuel Lopez

 
Status: WBO Featherweight champion. His record is 28-0 (25 KO’s).
Ht: 5-7 Wt: 126
DOB: June 30, 1983 In: Rio Pedras, Puerto Rico
First Boxing Memory: “I started boxing when I was nine. I won my first fight in the first round by knockout, in 56 seconds. It was a very
short fight.”
Boxing Inspirations: “Two boxers inspired me – [...]