Boxing Links (6-17-11)
Here is boxing writer Keith Idec’s inside look at the sport: NorthJersey.com An entertaining style and a large, rabid fan base have made Mexico’s Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KOs)boxing’s fastest-rising star. Alvarez, 20, will headline an HBO “Boxing After Dark” broadcast Saturday and defend his WBC 154-pound crown in Guadalajara, … See all stories on this topic » […]
Friday Night Fights @ The Cosmopolitan Round by Round Report
By: Rich Bergeron [mpinpage] LIGHTWEIGHTS: Jorge Cordero (4-5, 4 KOs) vs. Hylon Williams, Jr. (12-0, 3 KOs) Round One: Cordero starts with some jabs. Williams returns fire. Williams lands a good right to the body. Cordero connects with a good jab to the head. Williams works the jab, throws a nice right to […]
Live Play By Play Results From Mixed MMA/Boxing Card featuring Roy Jones, Jr.
PLAY BY PLAY BY: RICH BERGERON [mpinpage] We’ll be providing all-night coverage of this card, updated after each fight. The event is kicking off with the MMA fights, and of course to accommodate both sports the fighting is all going to be in a ring. Yet, it seems a couple indications show that it’s […]
LOOKING FOR LEVERAGE: Fertittas’ Station Casinos Empire Running Out of Time
By: Rich Bergeron [mpinpage] The Fertitta Family is in crisis mode to save Station Casinos from the throes of bankruptcy, and without a solution materializing by Thursday there could be some major trouble brewing for the multi-billion dollar gaming empire. While the Fertittas are not the only ones who find themselves stuck in the […]
FERTITTA-OWNED STATION CASINOS IS SUFFERING FROM DOWN ECONOMY
Life can be brutal in the desert. Station Casinos, which is partially owned by the 90% Zuffa, LLC Owning Fertitta Brothers (Lorenzo and Frank III), is suffering tough economic times as an entity. Before I explain further, it’s important to understand what Station Casinos really is, in their own words: “Station Casinos, Inc. is the […]
TUF 7 FINALE RESULTS & PLAY-BY-PLAY June 21, 2008
by: Jack Bratcher [mpinpage] Matt Riddle vs. Dante Rivera (Riddle=Team Rampage, Rivera=Team Forrest)Round 1 – Dante comes out swingin and with a leg kick. Clinch against the cage. Knees to Riddle’s head within clinch. Elbow by Riddle.. Knees by both still clinched. Someone’s mouthpiece flew out; looks like Dante’s. Ref lets him put it […]
UNTAMED 14 FIGHT WRAP UP
[mpinpage] UNTAMED 14 UNDERCARD BOUTS REPORT By: Rich Bergeron A crowd-pleasing set of fights unfolded throughout the Untamed 14 card on June 16th at Plymouth’s Memorial Hall, with many of the fighters matched well and providing plenty of excitement. Only one fight seriously disappointed, riling up fans and eliciting a steady chorus of boos. […]
UNTAMED 14: ANOTHER SWEET SELLOUT MMA EVENT
[mpinpage] UNTAMED 14 POST-FIGHT REPORT BY: Rich Bergeron CHECK OUT THE PRO RESULTS HERE: http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&eventid=5244 Once again Promoters Mike True and Mike Varner put together an awesome MMA fight card June 16th and showcased some stellar performers at Plymouth’s Memorial Hall. The sold-out venue provided an amazing backdrop for the debuts and downfalls of […]
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