- by Marc Abrams on 1 September 2010
Ruiz Jr. Signs with Goossen Tutor
He’s undefeated, hungry, and a young professional athlete with talent and today Fresno native and bantamweight prospect Michael Ruiz Jr. signed with Goossen Tutor Promotions.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 1 September 2010
JASON BOOTH HAS ALREADY FELT MOLITOR¹S POWER–WATCH FIGHT LIVE ON GFL
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JASON BOOTH reckons he knows what it is like to be whacked by Steve Molitor
even though he has never faced him.
- by Marc Abrams on 31 August 2010
JEFFRIES IN TRAINER BREAK-UP–WATCH FIGHT LIVE ON GFL
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TONY JEFFRIES has split with trainer Bobby Rimmer after 18 months together.
- by Marc Abrams on 31 August 2010
- by Marc Abrams on 29 August 2010
WITHERSPOON COMES FROM BEHIND TO STOP CASTILLO IN SEVEN
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (August 29, 2010)— Top American Heavyweight Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon came off his longest lay off and struggled through the first six rounds of his scheduled ten round bout with Livin Castillo only to come out for round seven and score a thrilling knockout that headlined a great night a great [...]
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 29 August 2010
Gonzalez wants Calderon, Segura winner.
This Saturdays pay per view clash between Ivan Calderon 34 (KO 6) -0-1 and Giovanni Segura 24 (KO 20) -1-0 for the unification of the WBO and WBA 108lb belt is of special significance to WBA 105 lb champion Roman Chocolatito Gonzalez 25 (KO 21) -0.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 27 August 2010
WEIGHTS FROM ATLANTIC CITY–WATCH FIGHT LIVE ON GFL
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Chazz Witherspoon 231 - Livin Castillo 212
Farah Ennis 173 – Reggie Pena 178
Jose Reyes 138 – Walter Estrada 134
Lavarn Harvell 170 ½ - Nathan Bedwell 169
Isaiah Seldon 160 ½ - Jason Johns 164 ½
Eugene Soto 163 ½ - Maurice Williams 164
- by Marc Abrams on 27 August 2010
Coming up on GFL
Program Lineup Through Friday September 3
Date Sport Event Price
Fri Aug 27 7:00PM ET Boxing The Big Rock Out 3 $9.99 More info
Fri Aug 27 8:30PM ET MMA Ring of Fire Presents Summer Brawl $9.95 More info
Sat Aug 28 6:00PM ET Boxing Gleason’s Gym - Amateurs $FREE! More info
Sat Aug 28 8:00PM ET Boxing Spartan Fight [...]
- by Marc Abrams on 26 August 2010
Amateur Boxing This Saturday evening at 6:00 PM—WATCH LIVE ON GFL
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Gleason’s Gym continues the monthly boxing series, Saturday, August 28th at 6:00 PM.
- by Marc Abrams on 26 August 2010
DENNIS HASSON, TOMMIE SPELLER CLASH IN EIGHT-ROUND SEMFINAL SEPT. 25 AT BALLYS ATLANTIC CITY—WATCH LIVE ON GFL
Atlantic City, NJ–Undefeated super middleweight Dennis “The Assassin” Hasson and fellow-Philadelphian Tommie “Big Poppa” Speller meet in the scheduled eight-round semifinal on Saturday evening, Sept. 25, in the Grand Ballroom at Bally’s Atlantic City.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 25 August 2010
THE REMATCH YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR: NICK DIAZ VS. KJ NOONS IS SET FOR SATURDAY, OCT. 9, IN SAN JOSE, CALIF.
Kaufman to Defend STRIKEFORCE Women’s Belt Against Coenen
Live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT; Ticket Pre-Sale Begins Today
- by Marc Abrams on 23 August 2010
STRIKEFORCE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONS NICK DIAZ & SARAH KAUFMAN RETURN TO ACTION SATURDAY, OCT. 9 IN SAN JOSE
Live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT
SAN JOSE, CALIF. (Aug. 23, 2010) – The STRIKEFORCE men’s and women’s Welterweight World Champions Nick Diaz (170 pounds) and Sarah Kaufman (135 pounds) will return to the cage on Saturday, Oct. 9 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west [...]
- by Marc Abrams on 22 August 2010
AUGUST 26TH BOXING EVENT AT THE ARENA IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA–POSTPONED
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PHILADELPHIA (August 22, 2010)—This Thursday night’s professional boxing show at The Arena in South Philadelphia has been postponed.
- by Marc Abrams on 22 August 2010
The Snowman Heats Things Up in South Florida–WATCH ON GFL
The “Snowman” Wins in the Sunshine StateMonson defeated Jason Guida at 3:04 of the second round with a guillotine choke. Monson has already fought six times this year and was the main event during a show promoted by Howard Davis Jr.’s Fight Time Promotions & Elite Promotions.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 20 August 2010
WEIGHTS FROM NEWARK, NJ–Watch Live on GFL
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PRUDENTIAL CENTER, NEWARK, NJ
LIVE PPV - SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2010
- by george Phillips on 20 August 2010
Weights from Cleveland
Nick Firtha 244 vs. Mike Sheppard 225 - Heavyweights (10 rounds)
NABA U.S. Heavyweight and vacant Ohio State Heavyweight titles
- by Marc Abrams on 20 August 2010
UNDEFEATED CRUISERWEIGHT CONTENDER BJ FLORES NOW A PROMOTIONAL FREE AGENT
LAS VEGAS (August 20, 2010)—Undefeated and world ranked cruiserweight BJ Flores is now a promotional free agent after his contract with Florida based company Square Ring Inc. has run out.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 19 August 2010
Coming up on GFL
Program Lineup Through Thursday August 26
Date Sport Event Price
Sat Aug 21 19:00PM ET MMA Chattanooga Extreme Fight Night V $FREE! More info
Sat Aug 21 19:00PM ET MMA Fight Time 1 $FREE! More info
Sat Aug 21 19:30PM ET MMA Locked in the Cage 5 $9.99 More info
Sat Aug 21 19:30PM ET Wrestling Deal with the Steel [...]
- by Marc Abrams on 19 August 2010
NEARLY A DECADE IN THE MAKING: THE RETURN OF AMIR “HARDCORE” MANSOUR ON FRIDAY AUGUST 27TH AT DOVER DOWNS IN DOVER, DELAWARE
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (August 16, 2010)—On Friday night August 27th, a big night of boxing is planned at the beautiful Dover Downs in Dover, Delaware and the night will be a long time coming for one fighter in particular.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 19 August 2010
Adamek - Grant final press conference–watch fight LIVE on GFL
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Global Boxing Gym
- by george Phillips on 17 August 2010
HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT IN CLEVELAND ON FRIDAY!
Cleveland, Ohio – August 17th, 2010 - Warner Promotions is proud to present a heavyweight Championship fight in Cleveland on Friday, August 20th live from Nautica Pavilion in the Flats! The star studded night of boxing will feature Akron’s own and newly crowned NABA U.S. Heavyweight Champion Nick “The Stoneman” Firtha in the main [...]
Read more- by Johnny Schulz on 14 August 2010
Patty Boom Boom Alcivar remains Undefeated with a third round TKO over Jacobs in Tampa.
Patty “Boom Boom” Alcivar improved her record to an impressive 3-0 with 3KO’s with a dazzling TKO win over tough Denise Jacobs in Tampa. Fighting at a feverish pace Alcivar overwhelmed the former kickboxing contender with grit, determination, and a vicious flurry of combinations. Jacobs came to fight but could not withstand the [...]
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 12 August 2010
TEON KENNEDY, ALEX BECERRA MEET FOR NABA SUPER BANTAM TITLE SEPT. 25 AT BALLYS ATLANTIC CITY—WATCH LIVE ON GFL
Atlantic City, NJ–Undefeated Teon Kennedy and battle-tested Alex Becerra meet for the vacant North American Boxing Association (NABA) super bantamweight title on Saturday evening, Sept. 25, in the Grand Ballroom at Bally’s Atlantic City.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 11 August 2010
FARAH ENNIS TO BATTLE DAVID THOMAS IN EIGHT ROUND CO-FEATURE ON AUGUST 28TH IN ATLANTIC CITY
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (August 11, 2010)—On Saturday night August 28th at the beautiful Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, Spartan Fight Promotions presents BATTLE #I with a terrific main event as top American heavyweight, Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon will take on Livin Castillo in a ten round bout.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 11 August 2010
RYAN COUTURE, SON OF MMA LEGEND RANDY COUTURE, TO APPEAR ON MMA LIVE ON ESPN2 TOMORROW/THURSDAY
WHO: Ryan Couture, STRIKEFORCE newcomer and son of MMA legend Randy Couture
WHERE: ESPN2
- by Marc Abrams on 10 August 2010
GAMBOA TRAINING IN TAMPA
World champion Yurikoris Gamboa, who usually trains in Miami, is off to the Fight Factory in Tampa, Fla. He is preparing to take on champion Orlando Salido of Mexico on Top Rank’s ‘Battle of the Champions’ on September 11 at the Palms Resort Casino, Las Vegas.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 9 August 2010
FORMER SHOWTIME EXECUTIVE JAY LARKIN PASSES AWAY; LARKIN DEVELOPED HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL NETWORK BOXING FRANCHISE & TELEVISION COMEDY & MUSIC SPECIALS
NEW YORK, NY (August 9, 2010)—One of the most successful television executives in the world of boxing and entertainment, Jay Larkin, passed away this morning at Nyack Hospital in Nyack, NY at the age of 59. Larkin had been battling cancer.
Read more- by Johnny Schulz on 8 August 2010
Undefeated Female Prospect Patty “Boom Boom” Alcivar to Continue Her Reign in Tampa on August 13th
Undefeated Super Flyweight prospect Patty “Boom Boom” Alcivar (2-0, 2 KO) will be back in action Friday August 13th 2010 in Tampa, Florida, squaring off against gritty former kick boxing contender Denise Jacobs (0-1.)
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 6 August 2010
WEIGHTS FROM BROOKLYN, NY–WATCH LIVE ON GFL
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Mauricio Martinez 121 ½ - Reynaldo Lopez 122
(NEW YORK STATE SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE)
Gary Stark Jr. 126 – Leopoldo Arocha 127
Lennox Allen 167 – Darnell Boone 164 ½
Joe Smith Jr. 172 ½ - Eddie Caminero 172
Joselito Collado 128 – Andres Ledesma 129
Mike Ruiz 147 ½ - Noel Garcia 145 [...]
- by Marc Abrams on 6 August 2010
TOP RANK NEWS AND NOTES
ROBERTO MARROQUIN TO MEXICO
FOR TOP RANK LIVE! SATURDAY
Young, rising star Roberto Marroquin of Dallas is in Mexico for a Top Rank Live! fight televised card on Saturday night.
