Wrestling Links (12-31-11)
Wrestling: Iowa wins Midlands Championships Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier EVANSTON, Ill. – The University of Iowa wrestling team swept its five semifinal matches to secure the team title over host Northwestern Friday at the Midlands Championships. The Hawkeyes won just one of their five championship bouts, but still scored a … See all stories on this topic » […]
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 […]
PURDY AND LYNES READY FOR YORK HALL SHOWDOWN
Duo weigh-in at ahead of British Welterweight title clash Lee Purdy and Colin Lynes are ready for the ‘Battle of Essex’ tonight (November 9) after weighing in for their British Welterweight title battle at the Nu Bar Loughton yesterday. Colchester champion Purdy will win the Lonsdale belt outright if he can successfully defend it for the […]
Carson Jones-Ricardo Williams USBA title fight set for December 15!
Oklahoma City, OK (November 2, 2011) – USBA welterweight champion Carson Jones will look to take another step towards his dream of fighting for a world title when he battles 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Ricardo “Slicky Ricky” Williams in the main event of “The Corona Rumble at Remington, Presented by Monster Energy” Thursday, December 15 […]
Exclusive Interview Interview with Former Pro Boxing Champ Greg Haugen
By: Patrick McElligott Greg Haugen (40-10-1) has been called the greatest boxer from the state of Alaska by ESPN. During a professional career that spanned from 1982 to 1999, Haugen would win the world lightweight and super lightweight (junior welterweight) titles. The Seattle Times’ Bill Reader recently noted that Haugen, who has been frequently described […]
COMPLETE UNDERCARD ANNOUNCED FOR “OCTOBERFIST: FIGHT NIGHT DONE RIGHT”
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mashantucket, CT/New York, NY – (10/19/2011) – This Friday, October 21, DiBella Entertainment will present “Octoberfist: Fight Night Done Right”, an exciting nine-bout cardfrom the beautiful MGM Grand at Foxwoods. The event will be co-headlined by a sizzling super middleweight showdown betweenEdwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (19-0, 14KO’s) and Will “Power” Rosinsky (14-0, 8KO’s), and rising junior welterweight […]
Exclusive “Big Time” Interview With Boxer Jameel McCline
By: Patrick McElligott A few hours after Vitali Klitschko’s September 10th defense of his title against an undersized and overmatched Tomasz Adamek, former top contender Jameel “Big Time” McCline told his friends on FaceBook that he was going to return to the ring. McCline’s 39-10-3 record does not, without closer examination, explain why he has […]
SHOWTIME® SPORTS COLOR COMMENTATOR AL BERNSTEIN NOMINATED TO INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME BALLOT
Ballots For The Annual Induction Ceremony In Canastota, N.Y., Due Back By Oct. 31 NEW YORK (Oct. 7, 2011) –Al Bernstein, a SHOWTIME® Sports color commentator and one of the most respected and recognized voices in boxing, has been nominated for the ballot of the 2011 International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y. This is the first time […]
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