“STAR POWER: MAYWEATHER VS. ORTIZ” THE MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENT FOR ALL GENERATIONS
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 7)…Throughout the history of boxing, generations of family members have come together to watch the sweet science. Whether it was fathers and sons watching fights together or grandfathers buying tickets to take their grandsons to stadiums or arenas, the sport has always been a family affair. Now, with top pay-per-view events […]
THOMAS “CORNFLAKE” LAMANNA SPENDS WEEK AT MAYWEATHER GYM
Undefeated Welterweight to fight for BAM youth title on September 14th at The Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, NJ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWARK, NJ (September 7, 2011)—Even though he just graduated from high school, undefeated Welterweight prospect, Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna received a crash course in boxing education to the highest degree as he spent a week […]
Floyd Mayweather’s Media Day Open Workout Sneak Preview
By: Rich Bergeron Upon gloving up and getting in the ring to train for a swarm of press Tuesday afternoon, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. (41-0, 25 KOs) ordered the air conditioning of the gym to cease and desist. He wanted to train in the heat. “Cut the air off,” he bellowed. “The gym gotta be […]
BELLATOR UNDERCARD FIGHTS TO BE STREAMED LIVE ON SPIKE.COM BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 10
CHICAGO, Ill. (September 6, 2011) — Spike.com, a leading destination for men on the web, will stream LIVE undercard fights throughout the 12-week season of Bellator Fighting Championship that begins Saturday, September 10. It was jointly announced today by Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney and Erik Flannigan, Executive Vice President, Digital Entertainment, MTV Networks Entertainment Group. This […]
Danny O’Connor Back in Action with New Trainer Ronnie Shields
Super lightweight contender Danny O’Connor will make his long-awaited return to the ring on September 21 at the Tenth Annual Fight to Educate event at the Verizon Center in Manchester, New Hampshire. Though he will always be the fighting pride of Framingham, Massachusetts, O’Connor recently left his wife Diane and five-month-old baby boy […]
‘Maluco’ going hunting at MFC 31; Dhiego Lima aiming for title shot with convincing win over Martin
By MFC Staff How does a fighter get a nickname? Sometimes it’s a play on his first or last name, maybe a takeoff on where the fighter is from or his ethnic heritage, other times it’s simply an innocent comment taken to the extreme. After three fights and a dramatic rise to becoming the organization’s […]
KIKO MARTINEZ OUT OF CARL FRAMPTON FIGHT
Belfast fighter still on September 10 bill – opponent to be named in 48 hours Matchroom Sport can confirm that European Super Bantamweight champion Kiko Martinez has withdrawn from his fight with Carl Frampton on September 10 at the Odyssey Arena through personal reasons. Martinez’s father was taken ill during the young Spaniard’s training camp […]
Unbeaten featherweight prospect Tyler Asselstine returns Sept. 9 in Montreal
TORONTO (August 27, 2011) – Hot, unbeaten featherweight prospect Tyler Asselstine returns to the ring September 9 in a six-round bout against an opponent to be determined at The Chapiteau CCSE Maisonneuve in Montreal. After concluding a stellar amateur career (70-10), the 24-year-old Asselstine (6-0, 4 KOs) from Kingston, Ontario, turned pro only 10 months ago […]
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