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Showtime Championship Boxing Tyson vs. Williams
July 30, 2004 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 9pm. ET/ 6 pm PT On PPV
Heavyweight Bout (10 Rds) Mike Tyson (50-4, 44 KOs) vs. Danny Williams (31-3, 26 KOs)
WIBA Super Middleweight Title Bout Champ Laila Ali (17-0, 14 KOs) vs. Monica Nunez (9-1, 5 KOs)
WBO Junior Flyweight Title Bout (12 Rds) Champ Nelson Dieppa (20-1-2, 12 KOs) vs. Ulises Solis (18-0-1, 13 KOs)
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NEW YORK (July 23, 2004) - Former undisputed heavyweight champion and current World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 8/World Boxing Association (WBA) No. 10 contender, Mike Tyson, will take his initial step toward reclaiming a world title when he takes on World Boxing Union (WBU) International Champion Danny Williams in a 10-round showdown live on pay per view, Friday, July 30. The TYSON-WILLIAMS pay-per-view telecast from Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky., will begin at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Straight Out Promotions will present the event, which will be distributed by SHOWTIME Pay Per View and carries a suggested retail price of $44.95.
Rounding out the pay-per-view telecast, Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) Super Middleweight Champion Laila Ali will make her second title defense when she takes on Monica Nuņez, and Nelson Dieppa will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior flyweight crown for the fourth time
when he battles Ulises Solis. knockout over world-ranked Clifford "The Black Rhino" Etienne Feb. 22, 2003, on SHOWTIME. Tyson floored his opponent just 49 seconds after the opening bell. Etienne could not make it to his feet and was eventually
helped up by Tyson as the fight ended. Memphis, Tenn. In his first bout in eight months, and second outing in 20 months, Tyson saw his six-bout unbeaten
streak (4-0-2) come to an end. seventh-round
TKO Oct. 13, 2001, on SHOWTIME from Copenhagen, Demark. round and having his way for most of the second. Golota, however, abruptly bolted from the ring before the bell sounded to start round three. The pay-per-view bout in Auburn Hills, Mich., was later ruled a no contest.
On June 24, 2000, Tyson knocked out Lou Savarese just 38 seconds into the first round at National Stadium - Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the second-fastest knockout of Tyson's career (the quickest was 30 seconds against Marvis Frazier on July 26, 1986).
Nearly five months earlier on Jan. 29, 2000, Tyson made his European debut with a second-round knockout over Julius Francis before a capacity crowd of 22,000 in Manchester, England.
Tyson was the youngest man in history to capture the heavyweight championship when, at the age of 20, he knocked out Trevor Berbick on Nov. 22, 1986 to win his first WBC title. The following year in Las Vegas, he unified the heavyweight division by capturing both the WBA and International Boxing Federation (IBF) belts. He won the WBA crown with a 12-round decision over James "Bonecrusher" Smith on March 7 and the IBF
belt with
a 12-round decision over Tony Tucker the following Aug, 1. his last outing by scoring a third-round technical knockout over Augustine N'Gou in Bethnal Green, England, on May 13, 2004. After opening his pro career with 14 consecutive victories, including 12 by KO, Williams won his first pro title, the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Intercontinental heavyweight championship, by registering a 12-round decision over Antoine Palatis on Oct. 10, 1998, in Bethnal Green.
More than 14 months after defeating Palatis, Williams added the vacant British Commonwealth title to his collection with a 12-round decision over Harry Senior on Dec. 18, 1999, in Southwark, England. The hard-hitting Brit then overcame a dislocated right shoulder to stop Mark Potter in the sixth round and successfully defend his British Commonwealth crown on Oct. 21, 2000. He also earned the vacant British heavyweight title in the process.
After defending his British championships six times from June 2001 through September 2003, Williams was dethroned in his third outing against Michael Sprott on Jan. 24, 2004, in Wembley, England. Following 12 rounds of non-stop action, the referee awarded Sprott a narrow 115-114 decision. Williams, who has tallied seven
first- and seven second-round knockouts, will make just his third United
States start. her famous father, the 5'10" Ali has quick feet, a stiff jab and a preternatural self-confidence. This dangerous combination of mental and physical strength has propelled Ali to an unbeaten record and a WIBA title since turning pro less than five years ago. In her ring debut on Oct. 8, 1999, she scored a 31-second knockout over April Fowler in Verona, N.Y. Following the bout, Ali struck a pose reminiscent of her dad as she stood over
her opponent with her fist cocked and a scowl on her face. Taylor. Less than three months later, Ali successfully defended her crown for the first time with an impressive eighth-round TKO over Valerie Mahfood on Nov. 8, 2002. On June 21, 2003, Ali defeated Mahfood for the second time in seven months when she recorded a sixth-round KO on the undercard of Lennox
Lewis-Vitali Klitschko at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. Ali stopped her sixth consecutive opponent by tallying a fourth-round TKO over Sheree Eplion on July 17, 2004.
Nunez (9-1, 5 KOs), of Irvington, N.J., by way of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, is currently riding a three-bout winning streak. The 20-year-old Dominican turned pro just three months after her 16th birthday in June 2000, and has moved up in weight with much success from 119 pounds in her rookie campaign to 162 pounds in 2004. After opening with six consecutive victories in her hometown, Nunez suffered her lone defeat when she dropped a four-round split decision in her United States debut against Roselin Morales on Oct. 23, 2003, from Allentown, Pa. In her last outing, Nunez registered a six-round majority decision over Shelley Burton
on June 26, 2004, in Las Vegas. come-from-behind, 11th-round knockout over Andy Tabanas on April 14, 2001, in New York. The champion then closed out the 2001 campaign five months later in New York by successfully defending his belt with a 12-round
unanimous decision over Fahlan Sakkririn on Sept. 29. Molina on Aug. 24, 2002. Fighting in front of his home crowd at Roberto Clemente Walker Stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Dieppa won the first round easily. However, the champion was cut badly on the forehead from an unintentional headbutt late in the second round. After Dieppa received the cut, referee Roberto Ramirez immediately summoned the ringside physician, Raul Casas. The doctor took a quick look
and waved the fight off at 2:38 of the second round. bouts that never materialized, Dieppa returned to the ring for the first time in nearly 19 months on March 20, 2004. Displaying no effects of the layoff, the champion floored Kermin Guardia in the opening stanza to successfully
defend his WBO junior flyweight crown for the third time. Keb-Baas in the ninth round on Aug. 9, 2003, in Mexico City, Mexico. Following a successful title defense on Sept. 13, 2003, Solis added the FEDECENTRO 108-pound title to his resume with an eighth-round TKO over Lee Sandoval on Oct. 24, 2003. In his two 2004 outings, Solis retained his Mexican crown twice by scoring consecutive knockouts over Gabriel Muņoz (third round on March 6) and Adalberto Davila (first round on June 25).
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING's Steve Albert and Al Bernstein will call the action from ringside with Jim Gray serving as roving reporter. The executive producer of the SHOWTIME PAY PER VIEW telecast is Jay Larkin, with David Dinkins Jr. producing and Bob Dunphy directing.
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issued by Showtime with a little editing from us (color, highlights,
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(7/29/04)
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