CHECK OUT BREN OLIVER’S PRE-VACATION PUNCH-DRUNK HANGOVER COLUMN
Click on the picture below to read a great wrap up of the year to date and some breaking mixed martial arts news and reports of future match-ups:
PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION DRAWS BOXING SUPERSTARS
For Immediate Release: 30th June 2008 ==> CLICK ON THE THUMBNAILS TO SEE FULL SIZE PHOTOS This past weekend saw an array of champions from the world of boxing, past and present, turn out to support some local fighters from The James Shuler Memorial Gym as they put on an outside exhibition at the 18th […]
CHICAGO’S PRIDE, JULY 25 AT THE ARAGON
TICKET ALERT!! CHICAGO, IL (June 30, 2008) Tickets are now on sale for an evening of world class professional boxing as Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING, presents CHICAGO’S PRIDE on Friday, July 25th at the Aragon Ballroom headlined by local fan favorite Francisco “EL NINO AZTECA” Rodriguez squaring […]
WBC: FIRST FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIP IN JAPAN! / PRIMER CAMPEONATO FEMENINO EN JAPON!
ESPAÑOL MAS ABAJO On June 18th, in Tokyo, it was categorically confirmed that there will be two female boxing world championships on the same stage and on the same day, precisely on August 11th, at Korakuen Hall of Tokyo. The mecca of Japanese Boxing since 1962 with capacity for over two thousand spectators. This is […]
EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS
French network Canal+ paid lightfly Brahim Asloum 750 000 EUR when he challenged then WBA champ Juan Carlos Reveco plus a bonus of 150 000 EUR in case of victory. Asloum won and was all set to defend the title July 26 against Giovanni Segura. However, Canal+ will now pay the champ 500 000 EUR […]
HARRY JOE YORGEY RESOLVES MANAGER DISPUTE: CLEARED NOW TO FIGHT ON ESPN IN AUGUST
YORGEY WINS!!! Harry Joe Yorgey was declared the winner on Friday, June 13, 2008, in his arbitration case over his manager James E. Deoria. Both parties were in a dispute over the boxer-manager contract that was signed between them on February 9, 2006. At the age of 30, Harry is a five-year pro. A veteran […]
ANDREI “The Pitbull” ARLOVSKI vs. “Big” BEN ROTHWELL SET FOR AFFLICTION MMA DEBUT ON JULY 19th
The Tale of The Pitbull and The Giant SIGNAL HILL, California (June 30, 2008) – There are a number of reasons not to miss the mega mixed martial arts extravaganza, “Affliction Banned,” this July 19th at Honda Center in Anaheim, California — not least of which is the unbelievable main event — a dream match-up […]
FANTASY DREAM FIGHTS MIGUEL COTTO VS FELIX TRINIDAD
By: Tony Penecale [mpinpage] With the retirement of Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto now is seen as the #1 Welterweight in boxing today. An undefeated power puncher, he is the new star to come out of Puerto Rico. In the 90’s, there was another power-punching welterweight star out of Puerto Rico, Felix Trinidad. While both have […]
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