LUCIAN BUTE TO DEFEND IBF 168-POUND TITLE AGAINST GLEN JOHNSON NOV. 5 LIVE ON SHOWTIME®
AMIDST BACK-TO-BACK WEEKENDS OF SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ACTION Live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) NEW YORK (Aug. 19, 2011) – Just seven days after Andre Ward and Carl Froch battle in The Final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute will headline on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING when […]
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 […]
Douglin Return Bout Set for July 9!
Morganville, NJ (June 24, 2011) – Junior middleweight rising star Denis “Da Momma’s Boy” Douglin will return to the squared circle Saturday, July 9 when he battles an opponent to be named at Atlantic City’s famed Boardwalk Hall. The bout will be his first since a shocking defeat against cement fisted spoiler Doel Carrasquillo in […]
Wrestling Links (5-20-11)
TNA’s Sacrifice is wrestling’s gain The Sun By PHIL ALLELY TNA’s Sacrifice PPV came hot on the heels of the rebranding of the group’s flagship TV show to Impact Wrestling. So with the return of Mick Foley, a new emphasis on wrestling and the much-hyped Sting v Rob Van Dam world title bout, … See all stories on this […]
Five Fighters Join Team Fight to Walk!
O’BRIEN AND EL HARRAK TO DONATE FOLLOWING UPCOMING BOUTS For Immediate Release New York, NY (May 18, 2011) – Junior middleweight contender DeAndre Latimore and prospects Sid El Harrak, Denis Douglin, Vinny O’Brien, and Delen Parsley have all joined Team Fight to Walk. Created by unbeaten junior middleweight and West Point graduate Boyd Melson in […]
Boxing Links (5-11-11)
‘The Voice’ recap: Contestants duke it out in the boxing ring Los Angeles Times On Tuesday night, Christina, Blake, Adam and Cee Lo literally put their singers in a boxing ring, challenging them to a duet that only one of them will survive. And just in case you didn’t catch that metaphor, Christina’s team was more than […]
Boxing Links (4-18-11)
Why Mosley is dangerous Philippine Star In boxing, all it takes is a single connection and the fight could be over. Mosley boasts a knockout rate of 85 percent or 39 KOs of 46 wins, compared to Pacquiao’s 73 percent or 38 KOs of 52 wins. • He’s the first African-American whom Pacquiao will … See all […]