WBA LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION BRANDON RIOS, CHALLENGER URBANO ANTILLON, UNBEATEN, WORLD-RANKED MERCITO GESTA, PROMOTER BOB ARUM MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES
Two fighters who can’t hide their dislike for each other — Brandon Rios and Saturday, July 9, the unbeaten Rios (27-0-1, 19 KOs) will defend his WBA lightweight championship against Antillon (28-2, 20 KOs) in the main event onSHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. In the Top Rank-promoted co-feature on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, former IBF welterweight […]
STRIKEFORCE® CHALLENGERS RETURNS TO THE PALMS CASINO IN LAS VEGAS ON AUGUST 12 JORGE GURGEL AND JOE DUARTE HEADLINE IN LIGHTWEIGHT MATCHUP
PLUS: PAT HEALY vs. ERIC WISELY FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 THE PEARL AT THE PALMS CASINO RESORT LAS VEGAS, NEV. Live on SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on West Coast) TICKETS ON SALE THIS SATURDAY SAN JOSE, Calif. –Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialists Jorge Gurgel (15-5) and Joe “Hybrid” Duarte (9-2) will collide in the main event of STRIKEFORCE® Challengers on Friday, Aug. 12, from […]
Fed Hill Fight Fest
Hey Boxing Fans, Looking for something to do on Saturday, June 18th? Ballroom Boxing, in conjunction with Baltimore Boxing, is sponsoring the Fed Hill Fight Fest in the parking lot of M&T Bank Stadium. Come out for the Fed Hill Fight Fest Championship Belt bout between Ryan Brown and Chase Caruso. Other bouts include Adam […]
Boxing Links (6-7-11)
Kansas boxer Victor Ortiz to defend title against Floyd Mayweather Kansas City Star By RUSTIN DODD The victory tour had hardly even begun before Victor Ortiz started offering up hints that his next fight would send ripples through the boxing world. Just two weeks after winning the WBC welterweight title, Ortiz arrived at Kauffman … See all stories […]
BRANDON RIOS AND URBANO ANTILLON PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Saturday, July 9, at The Home Depot Center Live on SHOWTIME® “I don’t Like Anything About You!” – Brandon Rios “On July 9, Maywood Is Going to Be Champion.” – Urbano Antillon LOS ANGELES (June 7, 2011) – Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion “Bam Bam” Brandon Rios and two-time world title challenger and Top-Five-rated contender Urbano Antillon […]
WBA Lightweight World Champion Brandon Rios to Sign Autographs at War At Woodland Hills IV
WAR AT WOODLAND HILLS IV TO HAVE SPECIAL GUEST SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS WBA LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION BRANDON “BAM BAM” RIOS Press Release For Immediate Release Brandon “BamBam” Rios Autograph Session From 7pm-8pm Woodland Hills, California (June 2, 2011) – Tomorrow night the War at Woodland Hills IV will have special guest, WBA Lightweight World ChampionBrandon “Bam […]
Casal & Serrano knockouts in Boxing 360 debuts
NEW YORK (April 26, 2011) – Welterweight Nick “Hands of Gold” Casal and unbeaten lightweight Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano made impressive Boxing 360 debuts last Friday night in Hamburg, New York. Fighting for the first time in 1 ½ years, Casal (30-4-1, 16KOs) stopped veteran Martin Tucker (7-9, 3 KOs) in the third round, while unbeaten 23-year-old Serrano […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (4-22-11)
Couture leaves huge legacy USA Today He also left a lasting mark on mixed martial arts as a pioneer of close-quarters fighting and so-called “dirty” boxing. When two fighters clinch near a cage fence and start throwing short punches and elbows while keeping a grip on each other, … See all stories on this topic » USA […]
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