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Showtime Championship Boxing Update Marquez Out
October 1, 2005 Reno Events Center Reno, Nevada 9:15 PM ET/PT
IBA Heavyweight Title Bout (12 Rds) James Toney (68-4-2, 43 KOs) vs. Dominick Guinn (25-2-1, 18 KOs)
IBF Heavyweight Title Bout (12 Rds)
Champion Chris Byrd
(38-2-1, 20 KOs) vs. DaVarryl "Touch of Sleep" Williamson
(22-3, 18 KOs) Champion Rafael Marquez (34-3, 30 KOs) vs. Silence "African Spice" Mabuza (18-0, 15 KOs)
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Marquez Ailing, Title Defense Against Mabuza Postponed Until November 5th on Showtime
NEW YORK - The International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title fight between champion Rafael Marquez and IBF No. 1 contender Silence Mabuza, originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1, was postponed Monday when promoter Gary Shaw informed Showtime that Marquez was suffering from the flu.
This bantamweight world title fight has been rescheduled for SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING's Nov. 5 event at Caesars Tahoe, which will be headlined by Jeff Lacy as he defends his IBF/IBO super middleweight titles against Scott Pemberton.
Saturday's heavyweight fights on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING remain intact. James "Lights Out'' Toney (68-4-2, 43 KOs) will make his eagerly awaited return to the ring when he defends his International Boxing Association (IBA) crown against Dominick "The Southern Disaster'' Guinn (25-2-1, 18 KOs). In the co-feature, IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd (38-2-1, 20 KOs) will defend against mandatory challenger DaVarryl Williamson (22-3, 18 KOs).
Saturday's SHOWTIME doubleheader begins at 9:15 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).
For information on upcoming SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and “ShoBox: The New Generation” telecasts, including complete fighter bios and records, related stories and more, please go the SHOWTIME website at http://www.sho.com/boxing.
- Press Release issued by Showtime with a little editing from us (color, highlights, etc...)
(9/28/05)
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