Smith-Billups Heavyweight Bout Highlights Forum Card

Former heavyweight champion James (Bonecrusher) Smith will fight Levi Billups in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Forum Monday night.

Smith (30-8, 24 knockouts) is ranked No. 12 by the World Boxing Council and the World Boxing Assn. He has won 10 consecutive bouts since losing to Razor Ruddock in July 1989 and is one of only three fighters to go 12 rounds with Mike Tyson.

Smith, 38, is hopeful of getting a January bout against Tim Witherspoon.

“George Foreman is a big inspiration,” he said. “People are not questioning age anymore. They are not even questioning being out of shape anymore.”

Billups (14-5, eight KOs) is a former California state heavyweight champion. Before becoming a boxer, he was a linebacker for the L.A. Express of the United States Football League.

In his most notable bout, Billups knocked out 7-footer Mike (The Giant) White on June 30, 1988, to win the California heavyweight title.

Other scheduled bouts on the card include a super lightweight match between Sammy Fuentes and Dave Kamau and a super flyweight bout between Esteban Ayala and Jose Quirino.

The card starts at 7.

The Loyola Marymount women’s volleyball team will travel to the Pacific Northwest for West Coast Conference matches tonight and Saturday.

Loyola Marymount (13-10 overall, 5-4 in WCC play) will meet Gonzaga at 7 tonight in Spokane, Wash., and Portland at 7 p.m. Saturday in Oregon. Gonzaga is 7-14 overall and 3-5 and Portland is 13-11 and 4-4.

Pepperdine has all but clinched the conference title, but Loyola is still battling for second place. The Lions are tied for second with Santa Clara. Portland and San Diego (4-4) are still in contention.

In October, the Lions defeated Gonzaga and Portland in four games.

Loyola has been led by junior outside hitter Joli Eberhart and sophomore outside hitter Deanna Doolittle. Eberhart, ranked 18th in the nation in digs, has averaged 3.8 kills and 4.0 digs. Doolittle, who needs only two kills to move up to second on the school’s all-time list, is averaging 3.6 kills and 3.9 digs.

Other leaders for the Lions have been freshman setter Robin Ortgiesen, who is ranked ninth in the nation in assists and leads the conference with an average of 12.5, and senior middle blocker Stacy Trapp, who leads the team in blocks.

Loyola returns home for its final matches against St. Mary’s on Nov. 8 and San Francisco on Nov. 9 at Gersten Pavilion.

The Cal State Dominguez Hills women’s soccer team is still in contention for a berth into the NCAA Division II playoffs, but will probably need to defeat Division III power UC San Diego at 2 p.m. Saturday in Carson to keep its hopes alive.

The pairings for the six-team playoffs will be announced Monday by the NCAA.

Dominguez Hills, ranked No. 6 in Division II, takes a 14-4-1 record into Saturday’s regular season finale. San Diego (13-1-1) is ranked No. 3 in Division III.

UC San Diego, the Division III defending champion, lost, 1-0 in overtime, to Division I opponent San Diego State on Wednesday.

Dominguez Hills defeated Westmont, 4-0, on Monday and Chapman, 1-0, on Wednesday. The Toros’ goal against Chapman was scored by junior midfielder Anna Rubin.

The victory also gave Dominguez Hills a share of the California Collegiate Athletic Assn. title with Cal Poly Pomona at 5-1. It was the first CCAA title for Dominguez Hills in any sport since the men’s soccer team won in 1988.

The Toros have been led by junior forward Amy Rubin, who has a conference-leading 36 points on 16 goals and four assists. Rubin has missed the team’s last three games with a knee injury, but is expected to return for the game against San Diego.

Freshman forward Staci Blough has 28 points, including 13 goals, and Anna Rubin has 21 points.

The Cal State Dominguez Hills men’s soccer team finished its California Collegiate Athletic Assn. season with a match against Cal State Bakersfield at 3 p.m. today in Carson.

The Toros are 7-9-1 overall and 4-4-1 in conference play. Bakersfield is 10-7-2 and 5-2-2.

Dominguez Hills clinched fourth place in the CCAA with a 4-4 tie against Chapman last week. Bakersfield is in third place in the conference, but still has a chance to catch CCAA leader Cal State San Bernardino.

The Toros have been led by junior forward Gerardo Yepez, who is fourth in the conference in scoring with 29 points, including 13 goals. Yepez scored two goals in the game against Chapman.

Toro freshman forward Mike Hall has 12 points.

After the Bakersfield game, Dominguez Hills concludes its season with a nonconference game against defending NCAA Division I champion UCLA on Nov. 8 at El Camino College.

The Loyola Marymount men’s basketball team will hold its annual Crimson-Gray intrasquad game at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gersten Pavilion.

Among the players making their debut for the Lions will be former UCLA forward Zan Mason, who transferred after last season and will redshirt this season.

The Lions are also led by senior guards Terrell Lowery and Tony Walker.

Pro beach volleyball player Jon Stevenson will be the featured instructor at beach volleyball clinics Nov. 9 and 10 at the Pier Avenue courts in Hermosa Beach.

There will be a clinic for youths in grades four through eight from 8 a.m. to noon on Nov. 9 and another for players high school age and older from 8 a.m. to noon on Nov. 10.

The cost is $10 for youths and $15 for high school age and older.

Registration is at Hermosa Beach Community Center, 710 Pier Ave. The deadline is today.

Information: Linda Esslinger at (213) 318-0280.