Marquee Names Headline September 15th Fight Card
FIGHTING IS IN THE FAMILY’S SOUL WBC WORLD SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE – 12 ROUNDS Juan Manuel MARQUEZ vs. Ricardo Rocky JUAREZ 47-3-1 (35 KO’s) Record 27-3 (19 KO’s) Dinamita Nickname Rocky Iztacalco, Mexico Hometown Houston, TX Mexico City Training Location Houston, TX Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain Trainer Ronnie Shields This will be Juan Manuel Marquez’s first […]
RONNIE SHIELDS LEAVES JUAN DIAZ’S CAMP
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH RONNIE SHIELDS ON HIS DEPARTURE FROM JUAN DIAZ’S CAMP John Martinez Boxingrealm.com (14Aug07) Moments ago, I spoke with renowned trainer Ronnie Shields about an news flash that was published on Fightnews.com by Karl Freitag. The news brief referenced Shield’s decision to work the corner of the only four-time heavyweight world champion Evander […]
Gleason’s Gym Newsletter
Greetings! I would like to let you know that Gleason’s Gym sponsors a not-for-profit program for disadvantaged children called Give a Kid a Dream. This program provides kids with boxing equipment and a series of one-on-one intensive training workouts with a world-class Gleason’s trainer. Give a Kid a Dream was created to meet the growing […]
GODFREY GIVES UP THREE BELTS AND KEEPS ONE
Godfrey relinquishes 3 title belts PROVIDENCE (August 15, 2007) – Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) president Jimmy Burchfield announced today that Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey and his manager, Brett Hallenbeck, have agreed to relinquish his NABA, USNBC and WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title belts. Godfrey (16-0, 9 KOs) will retain his NABF cruiserweight championship. […]
PALACE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 4 PREVIEW
Levens to fight Ento for PFC middleweight title LEMOORE, Ca. — Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino Entertainment Director Christian Printup couldn’t tell you who the main event is going to be at Palace Fighting Championship 4 on Oct. 18th. “There’s not one fight that stands out as a main event,” said Printup of the “Project […]
DEMETRICE KING BACK IN ACTION
King’s Triumphant Return Demetrice King returns August 24 in Jackson, MI On August 24, respected Michigan promoter Gerald Evans of 1 World Productions, in association with Murack Corporation, will host a night of boxing at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, Banquet Hall in Jackson, Michigan. “The Battle to be King” will feature in its main event […]
KEEPPUNCHING.COM TO GET COMPLETE MAKEOVER
Coming Soon: Keeppunching.com Version 2.0! August 6, 2007 Louisiana-based motivational speaker/nutrition expert/boxing promoter Kerry Daigle has commissioned publicity firm Big Media Buzz to redesign www.keeppunching.com, the Internet arm of his far-reaching empire of successful businesses. A treasure trove of information on eating right, living right and landing a hard right, keeppunching.com will be a dynamic […]
BOXING FIRSTS
Boxing first fight facts by Greg Goodrich, boxing press editor in chief BOXING PRESS EXCLUSIVE: ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED DECEMBER 2004 1st boxing gloves- Greek oxeis himantes (sharp thongs in 4th century) 1st hand wraps- Roman caestus (iron/lead, thistle wrap in1st century) 1st Olympic Boxing Champion- Onomastos (38th Grecian Olympiad) 1st Olympic Programme for ‘boy boxing’- 41st […]
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