Wrestling Links (9-18-11)
Sanderson places fifth in world wrestling championship USA Today By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY Cael Sanderson, the 2004 Olympic champion who came out of mat retirement after coaching Penn State to the NCAA team title last spring, lost his bronze medal match and placed fifth at the world freestyle wrestling … See all stories on this topic » […]
WBO SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROBERT STIEGLITZ vs. MIKKEL KESSLER ADDED TO NOV. 5 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Title Fight From Denmark Will Be Shown On Same-Day Delay Before Live Lucian Bute vs. Glen Johnson IBF 168-Pound World Championship in Canada; Telecast Begins at 9 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on the West Coast) Four World Titles, Plus The RING Magazine Belt and Inaugural Super Six Cup All Up for Grabs in Unprecedented […]
McGuinness-Gaudet Headlines Canadian Showdown Oct. 22 in Ontario
TORONTO (September 12, 2011) – The much-anticipated Canadian showdown between undefeated World Boxing Association (“WBA”) No. 11-rated Logan Cotton McGuinness and former world title challenger Benoit Gaudet will headline a rivalry show, presented by Hennessy Sports in association with Interbox and United Promotions, on Saturday night, October 22 at The Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. The pair of Canadian combatants […]
Sergei ‘The White Wolf’ Liakhovich ready for Robert Helenius
August 27 heavyweight showdown in Germany SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (August 17, 2011) – Former World Boxing Organization (“WBO”) Heavyweight Champion Sergei “The White Wolf” Liakhovich is primed and set to challenge defending champion Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius for the WBO and World Boxing Association (“WBA”) Inter-Continental titles, next Saturday (Aug. 27) in a 12-round […]
Boxing Links (7-20-11)
All quiet in Pacland—before the storm? Inquirer.net A few days back, boxing godfather Manny Piñol reported that Canadian Michael Koncz had been fired as close-in aide of national boxing hero Manny Pacquiao. My first reaction was of relief, even as Piñol, a battle-scarred newspaperman, did not specify … See all stories on this topic » Tarver beats Green […]
Rigondeaux Targets Ramos
CORK, Ireland (July 11, 2011) – No sooner had new World Boxing Association (“WBA”) Super Bantamweight Champion Rico “Suavecito” Ramos had his arm raised victoriously after his seventh-round knockout of defending champion Akishumni Shimoda last Saturday night in Atlantic City, WBA Interim titlist Guillermo “The Jackal” Rigondeaux issued an instant challenge to the 24-year-old Ramos […]
PROMOTER BOB ARUM CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS
BRANDON RIOS & URBANO ANTILLON, NEW YORK (June 30, 2011) – Team Rios and Team Antillon spent time with the boxing media on a teleconference call hosted by Top Rank’s Bob Arum on Thursday, a week before their upcoming world title showdown on Saturday, July 9, LIVESHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from The Home Depot […]
Providence amateur boxer Toka Kahn-Clary Qualifies for U.S. Olympic Team Trials
Captures Silver Medal at The Nationals PROVIDENCE (June 27, 2011) – Nineteen-year-old Toka Kahn- Clary, of Providence, qualified to compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials by capturing a Silver Medal at last week’s 2011 USA Boxing National Championships in Colorado Springs. Kahn-Clary, who now sports a 76-8 amateur career record, travels again later this […]
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