Boxing Links (7-11-11)
Paul Williams gets lucky break over Lara ESPN He was boxing and moving and landing flush shots on Williams at alarming rate. His left hand simply could not miss against the fellow southpaw. If Lara had a little bit more punching power, Williams would have been knocked out inside five or six rounds … See all stories […]
Bittner looking at Gomez win as fast track to UFC
Lemoore, Calif. –Tachi Palace Fights “Let the Chips Falls” on Friday, August 5 has a different meaning for two fighters on the 9-bout card. For Drew Bittner, it’s the Soledad, Calif. bantamweight’s big break in mixed martial arts and the fight he believes can get him to the next level. For Ulysses Gomez, it’s […]
22 year old ‘Bazooka’ Joe Linenfelser
Already veteran pro boxer for nearly 6 years “Irish” Micky Ward & Dicky Eklund now working ‘Bazooka’ Joe’s corner CHICAGO (July 11, 2011) – Junior middleweight prospect “Bazooka” Joe Linenfelser (9-1-1, 6 KOs), a 22-year-old boxer from Rockford, Illinois who lived a few years in Florida before returning home, has already been fighting professionally […]
Beantown Brawl, it’s no tea party!
Cage Fighting Xtreme Saturday July 23, 2011 Dorchester Armory 70 Victory Rd, Boston, MA Fight card subject to change. Team Irish Andrew Hughes VS Scott Morse Team Overkill 185 AM Power Of One Jason Covelle VS Eric Genderon Wai Kru HWT AM Power Of One Nate Sherwood VS Anthony Delesandro SSSF 190 AM Elite MMA Gill Rodrigues VS Joe […]
Graham Earl To Showcase Local Fighters On His 31st July ‘Renaissance’ Show
With the rematch of his classic 2007 ‘Fight of the Year’ encounter with Michael Katsidis firmly on hold for the foreseeable future, Graham Earl is keeping busy by presenting his third event of the year, ‘Renaissance’, which will take place in his home town of Luton on Sunday 31st July. Heading up the card at […]
Chicago’s Own David Diaz to Headline August 19 Night of Boxing at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana
Former WBC Champion Will Fight in Main Event of Hitz Boxing Night of World-Class Boxing Hitz Boxing will return to the luxurious “Venue” in the Horseshoe Casino, in Hammond, Indiana, on Friday, August 19 for a night of world-class boxing, featuring Chicago’s former WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz in the main event. Diaz […]
Wrestling Links (7-11-11)
How Do You Dress a Turkish Wrestler? In Olive Oil and Leather Britches Wall Street Journal It’s the annual Kirkpinar oil-wrestling tournament, which has been staged here for 650 years. To the uninitiated, it seems little more than an open field of oily mayhem. Not so to the appreciative crowd, which roars with excitement at sudden […]
The Colonel is Back
By Benny Ricardo The pipes were clear; the energy through the roof and the main event took place right where he likes it, in his kill zone area. The Colonel, Bob Sheridan, was back on the air calling another championship fight that is rapidly nearing the thousand mark. Top Rank’s Director of TV production, Marty Corwin […]
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