31.   Talk of a matchup between De La Hoya and IBF lightweight champion Rafael Ruelas of Sylmar surfaced once again at the post-fight press conference.

32.   That is why Jones is in Pensacola and also why lightweight champion Shane Mosley will fight Golden Johnson on the undercard.

33.   That is why this is more than just another fight for the WBC super lightweight champion.

34.   The former International Boxing Federation junior lightweight champion has always been a face-first fistic warrior, a guy who understands what business he is in.

35.   The Garden has also explored bringing in Oscar De La Hoya, the IBF lightweight champion, for a December bout.

36.   The victory was a needed boost of confidence for the former IBF lightweight champion.

37.   Their opponents are yet to be determined, although former lightweight champion Tom Johnson is being mentioned as a possible opponent for Gabriel Ruelas....

38.   Tony Lopez prepared for his biggest challenge Saturday night against Julio Cesar Chavez, the World Boxing Council super lightweight champion, in Monterrey, Mexico.

39.   Tracy Harris Patterson, the International Boxing Federation junior lightweight champion, will face Arturo Gatti in the other televised bout.

40.   When they did, WBC lightweight champion Stevie Johnston was wishing a tsunami had hit.