Manfredo fighting for love of sport and another world title shot
“August Annihilation” August 22 at Twin River Events Center, RI PROVIDENCE (August 7, 2008) – World super middleweight title challenger “The Pride of Providence” Peter Manfredo, Jr., star of The Contender Season One, is finally at peace with himself in boxing as he prepares to fight Donny “The Savage” McCrary (24-7-2, 13 KOs), star of […]
Malignaggi Recovery Ahead of Schedule
NEW YORK CITY (August 5, 2008) – IBF junior welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi (25-1, 5 KOs) is significantly ahead of schedule in terms of full recovery from his May 28th surgery to repair a fractured metacarpal bone of the middle finger on his right hand. Malignaggi already is preparing for his November […]
EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS
WBA supermiddle champ Mikkel Kessler´s defence against German challenger Danilo Haussler appears now to be on for October 25 somewhere in Germany. Danish media have speculated in Kiel or Flensburg, where Kessler resided for a brief spell, as possible sites but according to Sauerland Event´s CEO it won´t be in neither of these towns close […]
Per Ake Persson: European Boxing News
WBA cruiser champ Firat Arslan takes on mandatory challenger Guillermo Jones from Panama September 27 at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg. Supporting bouts will be announced later but this date have previously been mentioned for the WBC heavyweight eliminator between Vladimir Virchis and Juan Carlos Gomez as well as for the fight for the […]
Manfredo returns vs. McCrary
“August Annihilation” August 22 at Twin River Events Center, RI PROVIDENCE (July 30, 2008) – Two of The Contender reality television series most popular fighters, “The Pride of Providence” Peter Manfredo, Jr. (Season One finalist) and Donny “The Savage” McCrary (Season Three participant), battle for the NABF Interim super middleweight title in the 12-round main […]
EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS
Newly crowned EBU heavy champ Sinan Samil Sam relinquished the title rather than go through with the rematch against Italian Paolo Vidoz. It will now be Vidoz vs Brit Matt Skelton for the vacant title with September 8 at noon as deadline for purse bids or agreement. EBU cruiser champ Jean Marc Monrose make a […]
IBF CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION, STEVE “USS” CUNNINGHAM CONGRATULATES THE PHILADELPHIA SOUL ON BECOMING PHILADELPHIA’S NEWEST WORLD CHAMPION
Philadelphia (July 28, 2008)—IBF Cruiserweight champion, Steve “USS” Cunningham wants to send congratulations to John Bon Jovi & The Philadelphia Soul for winning the Arena League world championship on Sunday and joining Cunningham as the only current world champions in the sports-crazed city. “I watched the game on Sunday and they showed great resiliency that […]
JULIO RETURNS TO RING ON AUGUST 13
ESPN2 “FRIDAY NIGHT TO BROADCAST” TOTOWA, NJ (July 22, 2008) – WBC/IBF #4 ranked jr. middleweight contender Joel Julio will headline an August 13, 2008, fight card from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Julio will battle Nicaraguan veteran Jose Varela […]
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