Wartburg College Looks to Springfield at the Duals, Jim Miller Joins Takedown
WAVERLY, Iowa—The No. 1-ranked Wartburg wrestling team won its annual Dick Walker Invite with 159.5 points Saturday for the 17th straight year.. Five Knights won their respective weight classes. Sophomore Kenny Anderson (Bilerca, Ma.) earned a 7-1 decision over Jacob Colon of Iowa Central CC in the 125-lb. championship match. Classmate Landon Williams (Davenport) had […]
Wolves dominate Super Region I rankings for second straight time
December 5, 2011 NEWBERRY, S.C. – The Newberry College wrestling team sits atop the Super Region I coaches poll for the second straight time as released today. The Wolves have the No. 1 ranked grappler in four different weight classes and have the No. 2 at four others. Newberry has been atop the rankings in […]
Douglin to face Martinez January 6 on Friday Night Fights!
Morganville, NJ (December 9, 2011) – Denis “Da Momma’s Boy” Douglin will make his national TV debut when he battles undefeated knockout artist Steven Martinez on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” January 6 at Mallory Square in Key West, FL. Both Douglin, 13-1 (8 KO’s), and Martinez, 11-0 (9 KO’s), won the 2008 […]
Mansour vs. Mendoza: Don’t Blink!
When Amir Mansour and Epifanio Mendoza square off for the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental Heavyweight title on Saturday December 2 at the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino in Dover, Delaware, it is one of those fights where the spectators better keep their eyes open at all times. It is almost a certainty that […]
UFC & COMPANY VS. NEW YORK STATE: CIVIL SUIT CLIFF NOTES
By: Rich Bergeron Zuffa, LLC filed suit on November 15th against the State of New York, citing the unconstitutional nature of the state’s ban on professional mixed martial arts. A host of other plaintiffs who have varying interests in competing in and/or profiting from MMA-related business are also parties to the suit. Though there is […]
Harold Lederman: Ring 8 Nov. Guest Speaker
Tuesday evening in NY NEW YORK, NY (November 13, 2011) – Renown boxing judge and HBO analyst Harold Ledermanwill be the special guest speaker Tuesday evening (Nov. 15) for RING 8’s monthly meeting (7 PM/ET start) at the historic Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City. Lederman, who hails from the Bronx, was an International […]
List of New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees
Inaugural Class Boxers Vito Antuofermo Carlos Ortiz Carmen Basilio Riddick Bowe Tony Canzoneri Benny Leonard Emile Griffith Gene Tunney Jake LaMotta Mike McCallum Ray Robinson Mike Tyson Non-Participants Steve Acunto Ray Arcel Gil Clancy Nat Fleischer Bill Gallo Jimmy Glenn Harold Lederman Arthur Mercante, Sr. (L-R) Bob Duffy (Ring 8 […]
LUCIAN BUTE & GLEN JOHNSON CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS
NEW YORK (Oct. 25, 2011) – With a shot at the biggest fight in Super Middleweight history on the line, undefeated superstar and International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute will make the ninth defense of his 168-pound title against ageless former light heavyweight champion Glen “The Road Warrior’’ Johnson on Saturday, Nov. 5, live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the […]
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