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An assistant youth football coach who allegedly rushed onto the field and tackled a boy on the opposing team was charged with misdemeanor child abuse.

"I am asked all the time why I still fight," Holyfield said at a news conference Thursday. "My answer is always the same. I want to reach my goal. And that goal is to become a world champion one more time.

Oquendo, a Puerto Rican who fights out of Chicago, is 26-3 with 16 KOs. In February, he returned from a two-year layoff to stop Brazil's Daniel Bispo in the ninth round.

Jones is aiming to compete in the World Cup in Athletics in Athens Sept. 16-17 and a meet in Shanghai a week later, her coach Steve Riddick said late Thursday night.

Riddick, in an interview earlier in the day, said he expected Jones to take the rest of the season off, then come back strong next season for the world championships - and the 2008 Olympics.

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