Vaden

NEW YORK -- After his sixth-round knockout of Simon Brown at the USAir Arena in April, International Boxing Federation junior middleweight champion Vincent Pettway of Baltimore has become a star in promoter Don King's boxing orbit.King announced plans yesterday to match Pettway against unbeaten Paul Vaden (27-0, 11 KOs) of San Diego at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Aug. 12. That is a week before the same hotel will host former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson's comeback bout against Peter McNeeley.

An anchor store sought in Dundalk Office developer St. John Properties Inc. said it is continuing to seek a big-box retail store to anchor a new shopping center planned for the site of the former North Point drive-in theater in Dundalk. So far, Burger King has signed on to occupy one of four stand-alone sites at the proposed 160,000-square-foot center. St. John Properties bought the 17.5-acre site on North Point Boulevard in 2007 and hopes to attract a grocery store or pharmacy and smaller stores or a big-box retailer, such as Target, Wal-Mart or Best Buy. The drive-in operated from 1948 through 1982.

TC"Become amazed at the quickness I display in the ring'Become enraptured with each song that I sing"Sharing my time can be as vibrant as Irish roses"Keep staring at me and you'll see some tingling poses.", -- From a poem by Paul Vaden LAS VEGAS -- Keats, Coleridge and Tennyson can rest easy. Paul Vaden is not yet a contender for poet laureate.But the undefeated San Diego fighter who challenges Baltimore's Vincent Pettway for his International Boxing Federation junior middleweight title tomorrow night is a man of many talents.

On Monday, July 5, 2004, ROSEMARY CHARLOTTE de la REGUERA (nee Held); beloved wife of Frank C. de la Reguera; loving mother of Raquel Mc Guire, Mary Vaden, Christopher F. de la Reguera III and Georgia Walker; devoted sister of John E. Held; cherished grandmother of Abigail Mc Guire Matia, J. Patrick Mc Guire III, Rachel Vaden, Emily, Elizabeth and Mary de la Reguera, Ian and Matthew Walker; cherished great-grandmother of William Matia and John P. Mc...

PHILADELPHIA -- In the hyperbole of professional sports, many an event is advertised as a grudge match.But there are the exceptions when the description fits, and possibly none qualifies more than the junior middleweight unification title bout between Terry Norris and Paul Vaden that serves as an appetizer to the Mike Tyson-Buster Mathis Jr. heavyweight fight at the Spectrum on Saturday night.Norris and Vaden not only share the San Diego area as their home, but, according to boxing sources, also had romantic interests in the same woman, who eventually became Norris' wife.

PHILADELPHIA -- San Diego rivals Terry Norris and Paul Vaden turned what was billed as a "grudge match" into a 12-round sleepwalk last night in the junior middleweight unification appetizer to the Mike Tyson-Buster Mathis main course.All 12 rounds were sluggish and the estimated 9,000 fans at the Spectrum derided the lack of action. But Norris, who forced the issue throughout, did what little fighting there was and won a lopsided decision.Norris, who owned the World Boxing Council crown, added Vaden's International Boxing Federation belt to his collection.

LAS VEGAS -- Only four months after his spectacular knockout of Simon Brown, International Boxing Federation junior middleweight champion Vincent Pettway, of Baltimore, was upset by relatively obscure challenger Paul Vaden at the MGM Grand Garden.Trailing on all three judges' cards by a point going into last night's 12th and final round, San Diego's Vaden caught Pettway in a neutral corner and unleashed a barrage of punches until referee Richard Steele intervened with 27 seconds left in the fight.

LAS VEGAS -- The morning after losing his junior middleweight championship to underdog Paul Vaden, Vincent Pettway searched for words to express the disappointment.Saturday night's fight ended with the referee throwing a protective arm around Pettway with 27 seconds left in the final round."It was a disaster, terrible, and any other words you can find like that," said Pettway, his right eye swollen shut. "I just didn't have any energy. I can't explain it. I've never had trouble with my conditioning before."

On Monday, July 5, 2004, ROSEMARY CHARLOTTE de la REGUERA (nee Held); beloved wife of Frank C. de la Reguera; loving mother of Raquel Mc Guire, Mary Vaden, Christopher F. de la Reguera III and Georgia Walker; devoted sister of John E. Held; cherished grandmother of Abigail Mc Guire Matia, J. Patrick Mc Guire III, Rachel Vaden, Emily, Elizabeth and Mary de la Reguera, Ian and Matthew Walker; cherished great-grandmother of William Matia and John P. Mc...

An anchor store sought in Dundalk Office developer St. John Properties Inc. said it is continuing to seek a big-box retail store to anchor a new shopping center planned for the site of the former North Point drive-in theater in Dundalk. So far, Burger King has signed on to occupy one of four stand-alone sites at the proposed 160,000-square-foot center. St. John Properties bought the 17.5-acre site on North Point Boulevard in 2007 and hopes to attract a grocery store or pharmacy and smaller stores or a big-box retailer, such as Target, Wal-Mart or Best Buy. The drive-in operated from 1948 through 1982.

Only nine months ago, Baltimore's Vincent Pettway was defending his junior middleweight title against Paul Vaden in the plush MGM Grand in Las Vegas for a $250,000 purse.Tomorrow night, the ex-champion will be fighting for $2,000 at 800-seat Teamsters Hall against journeyman Benji Singleton.At 31 and a veteran of 12 years and 45 professional fights (38-6-1), Pettway is faced with proving his ring worth all over again."I'm not thinking about the money," said Pettway, who is planning to campaign as a welterweight, a more natural weight (147 pounds)

RICHMOND, Va. -- A week after referee Richard Steele had thrown a protective arm around him in the 12th and final round of his junior middleweight championship bout with Paul Vaden at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas last August, Vincent Pettway found himself outside the same ring.This time, he was watching Terry Norris regain his piece of the 154-pound title by knocking out Luis Santana."It was a real strange feeling," said the Baltimore fighter, now an ex-champion. "I couldn't believe I had lost my title in that same ring.

Baltimore junior middleweight Vincent Pettway, who lost his International Boxing Federation crown to Paul Vaden last August, will try to win two 154-pound titles on Feb. 24 when he challenges Terry Norris, the IBF and World Boxing Council champion.Promoter Don King, who finalized the match yesterday, has yet to announce a site."I'm kind of surprised by the news," said Pettway, who has been away from the gym for three months. "I was thinking more of having a tuneup fight. This time frame won't allow it."

PHILADELPHIA -- San Diego rivals Terry Norris and Paul Vaden turned what was billed as a "grudge match" into a 12-round sleepwalk last night in the junior middleweight unification appetizer to the Mike Tyson-Buster Mathis main course.All 12 rounds were sluggish and the estimated 9,000 fans at the Spectrum derided the lack of action. But Norris, who forced the issue throughout, did what little fighting there was and won a lopsided decision.Norris, who owned the World Boxing Council crown, added Vaden's International Boxing Federation belt to his collection.

PHILADELPHIA -- In the hyperbole of professional sports, many an event is advertised as a grudge match.But there are the exceptions when the description fits, and possibly none qualifies more than the junior middleweight unification title bout between Terry Norris and Paul Vaden that serves as an appetizer to the Mike Tyson-Buster Mathis Jr. heavyweight fight at the Spectrum on Saturday night.Norris and Vaden not only share the San Diego area as their home, but, according to boxing sources, also had romantic interests in the same woman, who eventually became Norris' wife.

LAS VEGAS -- The morning after losing his junior middleweight championship to underdog Paul Vaden, Vincent Pettway searched for words to express the disappointment.Saturday night's fight ended with the referee throwing a protective arm around Pettway with 27 seconds left in the final round."It was a disaster, terrible, and any other words you can find like that," said Pettway, his right eye swollen shut. "I just didn't have any energy. I can't explain it. I've never had trouble with my conditioning before."

RICHMOND, Va. -- A week after referee Richard Steele had thrown a protective arm around him in the 12th and final round of his junior middleweight championship bout with Paul Vaden at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas last August, Vincent Pettway found himself outside the same ring.This time, he was watching Terry Norris regain his piece of the 154-pound title by knocking out Luis Santana."It was a real strange feeling," said the Baltimore fighter, now an ex-champion. "I couldn't believe I had lost my title in that same ring.

Baltimore junior middleweight Vincent Pettway, who lost his International Boxing Federation crown to Paul Vaden last August, will try to win two 154-pound titles on Feb. 24 when he challenges Terry Norris, the IBF and World Boxing Council champion.Promoter Don King, who finalized the match yesterday, has yet to announce a site."I'm kind of surprised by the news," said Pettway, who has been away from the gym for three months. "I was thinking more of having a tuneup fight. This time frame won't allow it."

LAS VEGAS -- Only four months after his spectacular knockout of Simon Brown, International Boxing Federation junior middleweight champion Vincent Pettway, of Baltimore, was upset by relatively obscure challenger Paul Vaden at the MGM Grand Garden.Trailing on all three judges' cards by a point going into last night's 12th and final round, San Diego's Vaden caught Pettway in a neutral corner and unleashed a barrage of punches until referee Richard Steele intervened with 27 seconds left in the fight.

TC"Become amazed at the quickness I display in the ring'Become enraptured with each song that I sing"Sharing my time can be as vibrant as Irish roses"Keep staring at me and you'll see some tingling poses.", -- From a poem by Paul Vaden LAS VEGAS -- Keats, Coleridge and Tennyson can rest easy. Paul Vaden is not yet a contender for poet laureate.But the undefeated San Diego fighter who challenges Baltimore's Vincent Pettway for his International Boxing Federation junior middleweight title tomorrow night is a man of many talents.