“STAR POWER: MAYWEATHER VS. ORTIZ” IS A FAMILY AFFAIR
LOS ANGELES (August 11)…The sport of boxing has a rich history of families achieving pugilistic success as a group, be it fathers and sons, brothers (and occasionally sisters), uncles and nephews, or all of the above. Bloodlines run deep and this theme plays out in “STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz”, the September 17 mega-event which will be […]
BORN AND BRED: JAVIER AND OSCAR MOLINA
BORN AND BRED Opens its theatrical run at LA’s Downtown Independent and NY’s QUAD Cinema on August 19, 2011 Innocence and Violence in the Sport of Sports New York, N.Y. – August 8, 2011 – The Downtown Independent and QUAD Cinema is pleased to present the Los Angeles and New York premiere of the […]
FORMER PROFESSIONAL FIGHTER AND LONGTIME BOXING JUDGE BOBBY GRASSO PASSES AWAY AT 65
PHILADELPHIA (August 7, 2011)—Joey Eye Boxing Promotions is sad to report that passing of longtime boxing judge and former professional Welterweight Bobby Grasso who passed away on Saturday night at the age of sixty-five after a bout with cancer. Grasso was a boxer from 1969-1973 and compiled a record of 3-3 and later became a […]
Bareknuckle Fighting To Explode Onto Fight Sports Scene This Friday
This Friday, August 5 is significant to fight sports for two reasons—the highly regarded motion picture Knuckle is being released in UK cinemas and on demand, and former world champion boxer Bobby Gunn will take part in the first sanctioned bareknuckle boxing match since 1889. Knuckle tells the story of an epic 12-year journey into the world of […]
JOSEPH AGBEKO & ABNER MARES CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS
NEW YORK (Aug. 2, 2011) — International Boxing Federation (IBF) Bantamweight Champion Joseph King Kong Agbekoand undefeated rising star and World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver 118-pound Champion Abner Mares participated in a media conference call on Tuesday to discuss The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All taking place onSaturday, August 13, live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from The […]
Wrestling Links (7-30-11)
Harrigan gives Storm defence green light on the shackle tackle Sydney Morning Herald “I think that stigma [of wrestling] is something they’re trying to get away from” … Bill Harrigan. Photo: Janie Barrett NRL referees’ boss Bill Harrigan has cleared Melbourne to use their latest controversial tackling technique even though it has … See all stories on […]
Wrestling Links (7-28-11)
** SPOILERS ** Impact Wrestling Results For Tonight Wrestling Inc. By Raj Giri | July 28, 2011 | Comments Will Calhoun was at the Impact WrestlingZone on Monday night for the episode that will air tonight. Kurt Angle came to the ring for a promo. He asked Hulk Hogan to come out so they can end this once […]
Fadai’s fighting spirit: MFC signs hot lightweight prospect to new multi-bout deal
By MFC Staff On the surface, Sabah Fadai doesn’t need any extra incentive to fight. He just loves doing it. But deep down, hidden away in his sub-conscious, there’s a burning fire to compete for a very good reason. Tucked away is the desire to fight with a message, basically a tribute to the struggles […]
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