After defeating Mike Whitehead at the last Affliction show, Renato “Babalu” Sobral made it very clear who he wanted to fight next. He publicly stated that Tito Ortiz is his dream fight.
Q & A w/Ken Shamrock–The fights keep getting bigger.
September 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The fights keep getting bigger.
To start, Ken Shamrock becomes the first UFC heavyweight champion. Then, he sets the record for the most-viewed match of all-time (up to that point) against Tito Ortiz. Now, Shamrock will likely shatter that record when he takes on Kimbo Slice in just a few days.
Escobar – Tellez headline in Nicaragua on Saturday
September 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Fight card in Managua, Nicaragua to be held on October 4th, 2008 in Alexis Arguello Gymnasium
Promoter: PRODESA / Fernando Sanchez
Match maker: Alexander Marin
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Tarver – Dawson conference call quotes
September 30, 2008 By 50 Comments
World Champion Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver (27-4, 19 KOs) and undefeated “Bad” Chad Dawson (26-0, 17 KOs) will face off in a battle of light heavyweight kingpins on Saturday, Oct. 11, live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) from The Pearl Theatre at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
AUDIO: CARANO-KYBOLD SHEILDS-DALEY CONFERENCE CALL
September 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Listen to Gina Carano, Kelly Kybold, Jake Sheilds and Paul Daley discuss their fights that will take place this Saturday on CBS
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AUDIO: “EXPLOSIVE” TARVER-DAWSON CONFERENCE CALL
September 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Listen to IBF Light Heavyweight champ Antonio Tarver and Chad Dawson bitterly go at it in advance of their October 11 championship showdown on SHOWTIME
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VERSUS TO AIR WEC’S GREATEST KNOCKOUTS, AN HOUR-LONG SPECIAL FEATURING THE HARDEST-HITTING KNOCKOUTS IN WEC HISTORY ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 AT 8 P.M. ET/PT
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NEW YORK, NY (September 30, 2008)—VERSUS, the network that celebrates real competition and the exclusive cable television home of World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC®), will air WEC’s Greatest Knockouts, an hour-long special that features the hardest-hitting knockouts in WEC history on Wednesday, October 1, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
UNDERCARD SHAPING UP FOR BIG NIGHT OF BOXING THAT WILL FEATURE THE RETURN OF “FAST” EDDIE CHAMBERS AT THE LEGENDARY BLUE HORIZON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT
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PHILADELPHIA (September 29, 2008)—On Friday night, Boxing fans will be treated to the return of world ranked Heavyweight, “Fast” Eddie Chambers as he takes on Livin Castillo in the ten round main event of a big night of boxing promoted by Vernoca L. Michael and Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions.
Q & with Steven Luevano: “I JUST WANT TO FIGHT”
September 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
We’re just a few weeks away from Steve Luevano 35-1-1(15) making his fourth defence of his WBO Featherweight title against unbeaten Australian Billy Dibb 21-0(11). The fight will take place in Atlantic City and continues his trend of appearing on PPV undercards. Luevano has recently been on Manny Pacquiao cards but this time he’ll appear on the Pavlik-Hopkins card.
Special anniversary for Wilfried Sauerland: 30 years of boxing
September 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Wilfried Sauerland celebrates a special anniversary today as it was 30 years ago that he staged his first boxing fight. Having fallen in love with the sport as a small child when his father took him to Dortmund´s Westfalenhalle to see Heinz Neuhaus in action, September 30, 1978 eventually marked the beginning of an astonishing career – a career he had never envisioned.
EVEN A CAVEMAN COULD DO IT
September 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
One of my regular readers wrote me to say that Ricardo Mayorga was “nothing but a Neanderthal street brawler.” I believe that this simple description of the wild, awkward Nicaraguan is spot on and therefore I highly recommend him for a long term deal with Geico.
CARINA “LA REINA” MORENO DEFENDS HER TITLES OCTOBER 23, 2008 AT THE TACHI PALACE CASINO
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September 29, 2008–Carina 4 beltsFour time female world champion, Carina “La Reina” Moreno, returns to the Tachi Palace Casino on October 23, 2008 where she will defend her WBC and WIBA minimumweight titles against Jodie Esquibel of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Pound for Pound Promotions Comes back to Schuetzen Park On the 16th
September 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Union City, NJ (Monday, September 29, 2008) – On October the 16th Pound for Pound Promotions will be presenting “Octoberfist,” which will surely be one exciting evening of boxing for northern New Jersey fight fans.
US Olympic Alternate Danny O’Connor Now a true professional boxer
September 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (September 28, 2008) – With his successful pro debut now behind him, 2008 U.S. Olympic first alternate Danny O’Connor is hoping to stay busy as well as further adjust to fighting longer rounds with smaller gloves and no headgear.
Reality TV show winner Otis Griffin fighting for legitimacy in Germany IBF middleweight Abraham-Marquez title fight headlines Saturday’s PPV in U.S. & Canada
September 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 29, 2008) – Former NABO champion Otis “Triple OG” Griffin has traveled halfway around the world, from his California home to Germany for Saturday’s (October 4) fight against Enad Licina, in order to prove that “The Next Great Champ” winner is much more than a reality television fighter.
“Ding A Ling” Wilson & Rico Hoye highlight new Contender season
September 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, The new season of The Contender is now filming in Singapore that will feature two former world title challengers as two of the sixteen contestants for the maiden season on the Versus Network.
Five Kings, actually
September 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Some years ago actor Kevin Spacey attended a sneak preview of a movie near a college campus. Afterwards he was asked how he evaluated other actors. “The best actors are the ones I can’t catch ‘acting’,” Spacey said.
KELLY PAVLIK BEGINS YEAR NO. 2 OF HIS MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP REIGN TOMORROW!
September 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
YOUNGSTOWN, OH (September 28, 2008) — One year ago tomorrow, KELLY “The Ghost” PAVLIK transformed himself from the No. 1 middleweight contender into world middleweight champion and boxing folk hero. It was on Saturday, September 29, 2007, in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, that Pavlik pulled himself off the canvas after a second round knockdown, served up by undefeated defending champion Jermain Taylor, to come roaring back, knocking out Taylor in the seventh round. More than just the passing of the torch for one of boxing’s most hallowed titles, Pavlik’s victory single-handedly rejuvenated interest in the sport. Beyond his punching power and gun-slinger style of fighting, media and fans alike have embraced Pavlik for his dedication to civic duty and his self-deprecating sense of humor, which first surfaced hours after his world title victory when he made fun of himself after he discovered on his flight home to Youngstown that he had left his purse check in his Atlantic City hotel room!
SIMMS PITCHES A SHUTOUT, GRANO TKO’D IN A WAR
September 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Ordinarily a small crowd and two cancelled bouts would seem like the recipe for a bad night of fights; but factor in a full refund and a classic heavyweight war and I’ll guarantee not a single fan walked away from tonight’s card at the Arena at Harbor Yard complaining. The action started out in bizarre fashion as debuting junior welterweight Noel Garcia of Boston MA, was matched up against late replacement Jason Jordan of Akron, Ohio. The bout itself wasn’t strange, but the fact that the announcer proclaimed Jordan to be making his pro debut was certainly odd considering a cursory check of his record showed him to be a 34-fight veteran. Granted, not many of those 34 fights were wins but Jordan was a far cry from making his pro debut, which led me to wonder if Garcia’s team knew what they were getting their young fighter into. Despite the experience gap, Garcia held his own and managed to keep the fight close with straight right hands that caught the longer armed Jordan whenever he came inside. Not to be outdone, Jordan tried to maintain his range with the jab and tied up whenever Garcia tried to work inside. Neither fighter managed to cause any serious damage to the other and when the scorecards came in, they rightfully displayed how even the fight was: 39-37 for Jordan, 39-37 for Garcia with the third judge calling it even at 38-38. Garcia now 0-0-1 held his own against a vastly more experienced fighter while Jordan managed to prevent from adding another loss to his 6-25-4 4KOs record.
Mosley stops Mayorga in 12 in Carson
September 27, 2008 By 1 Comment
Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, Pomona’s very own “Sugar” ShaneMosley squared off against Nicaragua’s Ricardo Mayorga in the featured 12-round contest which was fought at 154-pounds.
EARLY RESULTS FROM CARSON, CALIFORNIA
September 27, 2008 By 1 Comment
Daniel Jacobs went the distance for first time but remained undefeated with a six round unanimous decision over Emmanuel Gonzalez.
Jones captures WBA cruiserweight belt
September 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A great fight card was held today in the Color Line Arena in Germany. The main event saw Guillermo Jones (36-3-2, 28 KO’s) stopping reigning champ Firat Arslan (29-4-1, 18 KO’s) in the tenth round as the ref waved off the bout at 2:33.
LUIS RAMOS SCORES FIRST ROUND KO IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOT PROSPECT CONTINUES TO LOOK IMPRESSIVE
September 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
ONTARIO, CA (September 27, 2008) Wasting no time on Friday night, 19 year old undefeated lightweight prospect Luis Ramos remained the talk of the Southern California boxing scene, as he devastatingly knocked Puerto Rican banger Celestino Rodriguez in the first round at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California.
FOLLOW MOSLEY-MAYORGA LIVE!!!
September 27, 2008 By 1 Comment
Follow all the action as “Sugar” Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga get it on in a 12 round Jr. Middleweight tussle. The action begins at 10:30pm eastern with a WBC Welterweight championship bout between champion, Andre Berto and Steve Forbes
Listen to Roy Jones Jr. Latest song
September 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Roy Joy Jones Jr. latest song, Battle of the Superpowers: click to listen
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Havoc at the Hilton
September 27, 2008 By 47 Comments
The Huntington Hilton put on a great fight card on September 26th in New York. This was due to the help of Bob Duffy (Ring Promotions), Frankie G promotions, and matchmaker Frank Mullen. The card had tons of New York prospects, as well as Pawel Wolak in his comeback fight after his first career setback.
YUSAF MACK TAKES CARE OF OMAR PITTMAN IN SIX AT THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY IN PHILLY
September 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
PHILADELPHIA (September 26, 2008)—In front of an enthusiastic crowd at The National Guard Armory, WBA #9 Ranked Light Heavyweight, Yusaf Mack unveiled a piston-like jab over the first five rounds to keep Omar Pittman in check until Mack unleashed a right hand assault that was capped off by a thudding knockdown and subsequent stoppage at 2:59 of round six to capture both the NABA and Pennsylvania state Light Heavyweight championships.
Weights from Carson, California
September 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Shane Mosley 153.5-Ricardo Matorga 153.5
Andre Berto 145.5- Steve Forbes 147
Craig McEwan 159- Hillario Lopez 159
Ray Austin 247 – Dominic Jenkins 216
Daniel Jacobs 164 – Emmanuel Gonzalez 163.4
Luis Collazo TBD – Russell Jordan TBD
Adrien Broner 133.5- Ramon Flores 134
Marcus Johnson 170 – Julio Cesar De La Cruz 170
Michael Nyjohn Anderson 145.5- Carlos Garcia 146
Gomez: „It’s Showtime!“
September 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
At the official weigh-in for the WBC Final Elimination bout between Juan Carlos Gomez (rated #2; 106,0 kg / 233.5 lbs.) and Vladimir Virchis (#1; 109,0 kg / 240 lbs.) the “Black Panther” shouted out “It’s Showtime!”
WEIGHTS FROM LONG ISLAND
September 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Pawel Wolak 155 ½ lbs.-Chad Greenleaf 154 ¾ lbs.
Darrel Madison 249 lbs-Elfair McKnight 240 lbs.
Tommy Rainone 147 lbs-Henry White 147 ½ lbs.
Will Rosinsky 173 ½ lbs-Mchael Ciccone 174 lbs.
Ahmed Samir 193 lbs-Andrew Hutchinson 190 lbs.
Chris Algeri 145 lbs-Clarence Smith 144 lbs.
Lambros Karaolides 152 – Rakeem Carter 150 ½ lbs