Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz WBC Welterweight Title Fight Garners Media Attention from East to West
Tonight on HBO World Championship Boxing live from MGM Grand at Foxwoods MASHANTUCKET, CT (April 16, 2011) – Tonight’s “East-West Showdown” world title fight between unbeaten rising star, World Boxing Council (“WBC”) Welterweight Champion Andre Berto, and rugged, WBC No. 5-rated challenger “Vicious” Victor Ortiz, featured in the 12-round main event live on HBO World Championship […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (4-16-11)
Five reasons Anderson Silva is the greatest MMA fighter of all time Yahoo! Sports The history of mixed martial arts isn’t nearly as far reaching as the history of boxing, however, with several decades of legitimate competition, there has been plenty of time for legendary fighters to make their mark. … See all stories on this topic » […]
Boxing Links: 4-15-11
Whining and Boxing: What is Nick Diaz Thinking? Bloody Elbow Now, Diaz has returned to his talk of entering the boxing world. Chasing the big payday that is highly unlikely to ever come. First it was Ricardo Mayorga or Fernando Vargas. Mayorga got a nice payday recently to take a beating from Miguel Cotto and … See all […]
Wrestling Links: 4-15-11
‘Win Win’ – A Review: A Movie About Wrestling (With Your Conscience) Memphis Commercial Appeal (blog) But Mike also is the coach of the high-school wrestling team, and Kyle — who moves in with the Flahertys until he can be sent home — proves to be a wrestling prodigy. Kyle’s presence transforms the team into a championship contender, … […]
Peterson Steps Up to Face Cayo
Leon Margules, promoter of the April 29 ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” broadcast from the luxurious outdoor deck of The Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas says he is extremely happy that Lamont Peterson has stepped in to face Victor Cayo in the main event. #3-rated super lightweight Cayo (26-1-1, 18 KOs) was […]
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Links: 4-15-11
Diaz mulls boxing bouts with Lacy, Martinez, Mayorga ESPN (blog) Diaz is often quoted as expressing dissatisfaction with his paydays in mixed martial arts, citing boxing salaries as a reference. Gracie agrees with the sentiment, asserting that the MMA pay scale is far too low, especially for a fighter as dynamic as … See all stories on this […]
Shumenov prepared to continue history-making boxing journey
LAS VEGAS (April 14, 2011) – WBA/IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (11-1, 7 KOs) remains fully prepared to continue his history-making journey to unify the light heavyweight titles before the end of 2011 with one of the other 175-pound division world champions. Shumenov’s dream suffered a setback in January when WBO titlist Juergen Braehmer […]
AL BERNSTEIN CALLS “JUANMA” A FAN-FRIENDLY CHAMPION
Showtime boxing analyst Al Bernstein will be at ringside calling the action with Gus Johnson for Showtime’s telecast of the Juan Manuel Lopez-Orlando Salido WBO Featherweight title match on Saturday, April 16th. This will be the fourth Lopez title match he has announced and he said “I look forward to doing his matches as much as […]
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