Carvalho charts course to meet Lima at MFC 32
Welterweight showdown completes lineup for Bitter Rivals main card The Maximum Fighting Championship’s arduous search for a fitting opponent to take on Dhiego “Maluco” Lima at MFC 32: Bitter Rivals has come to fruition. Stepping up to battle the undefeated welterweight prospect Lima (6-0) is judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno “BC” Carvalho, who […]
Boxing Links (10-01-11)
Martinez settles, but serious about Barker ESPN 17 in Showtime’s Super Six World Boxing Classic final) and titlist Lucian Bute. But Martinez said he won’t go all the way up to the 168-pound division. “I am willing to fight anyone up to 163 or 164, so if any of the big guys want to fight me, … See […]
‘Maluco’ going hunting at MFC 31; Dhiego Lima aiming for title shot with convincing win over Martin
By MFC Staff How does a fighter get a nickname? Sometimes it’s a play on his first or last name, maybe a takeoff on where the fighter is from or his ethnic heritage, other times it’s simply an innocent comment taken to the extreme. After three fights and a dramatic rise to becoming the organization’s […]
Boxing Links (8-1-11)
Cantu wins Olympic boxing trials opener Corpus Christi Caller Times Son obeyed dad’s command in fine fashion Sunday night at the US Olympic Boxing Trials in Mobile, Ala. The Kingsville fighter powered past San Antonio’s Adam Lopez, scoring a 24-17 decision in the quarterfinals of the 114-pound division. … See all stories on this topic » […]
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 […]
Providence amateur boxer Toka Kahn-Clary off to The Nationals
PROVIDENCE (June 8, 2011) – U.S. Olympic Boxing Team hopeful Toka Kahn-Clary, the recent 18-year-old E3 Academy graduate in Providence, will be shooting for a berth in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials when he competes in the upcoming 2001 USA Boxing National Championships at Colorado Springs. By finishing among the top four in the 132-pound […]
FORMER CHAMPION MIKKEL KESSLER RETURNS AGAINST WORLD-RANKED MEHDI BOUADLA SATURDAY, JUNE 4, ON SHOWTIME®
Fight From Denmark With Be Televised On Same-Day Delay Before Carl Froch-Glen Johnson Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinal Airs LIVE on SHOWTIME (Delayed on the West Coast) NEW YORK (May 24, 2011) – Looking to regain his status as one of the premier super middleweights in the world, former World Boxing Council/World Boxing Association […]
AL BERNSTEIN: MAY 7 ALSO BIG FOR PAVLIK,VASQUEZ JR.
While attention will certainly be focused on the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley mega fight on May 7th, Al Bernstein says that two other boxers will have plenty at stake that night as well. Bernstein, who will serve as analyst on the Showtime Pay per View telecast of that card, points out that Kelly Pavlik and […]
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