BOXING NOTEBOOK: TRINIDAD NOT WRIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT MATCHUP MIGHT BE TOUGH FOR VET.Byline: Robert Morales Staff Writer According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gary Shaw
Shaw promotes Wright, who on May 14 at MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Grand in Las Vegas will square off with Trinidad in a 12-round middleweight fight. The Don King Productions event will be shown live on HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy pay-per-view. All parties were present Wednesday at the Century Plaza Hotel The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel forming a sweeping crescent design fronting the spectacular fountains on Avenue of the Stars adjacent to the twin Century Plaza Towers. for a news conference. Wright, who holds two of the junior middleweight championship belts, is moving up in weight. His southpaw style is expected to be a tough nut for Trinidad to crack, but Trinidad is the harder puncher. That said, Wright agrees with his promoter that Trinidad should not have signed to fight him. ``I know Trinidad is a great fighter, but come May 14, I'm going to shock the world,'' Wright said. ``He's got a great left hook and a great right hand, but I can hit hard. People don't just run in on me. ``If you think he is going to run in there like a bat out of hell, you got another thing coming.'' --Mayweather avoids jail time: Two-time world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. was fined in Grand Rapids, Mich., and ordered to perform community service but given no jail time in connection with a barroom fight. Mayweather entered a no-contest plea Feb. 7 to a charge of misdemeanor assault and battery. Such a plea is not an admission of guilt admission of guilt n. a statement by someone accused of a crime that he/she committed the offense. If the admission is made outside court to a police officer it may be introduced as evidence if the defendant was given the proper warnings as to his/her rights but is treated as such for sentencing purposes. Associated Press contributed to this report. Robert Morales, (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2213 robert.morales(at)sgvn.com |
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