Boxing Links (5-3-11)
Ali pays tribute to boxing legend Toronto Sun Boxing great Muhammad Ali has paid a moving tribute to his one-time adversary Sir Henry Cooper, who died on Sunday. The British fighting legend and charity advocate passed away at his son’s home in Surrey, England after a short battle with ill health, … See all stories on this […]
Coleman in a Fighting Mood
IBF #5-rated contender Tim “Pitbull” Coleman (18-1-1, 5 KOs) was in a foul mood at the weigh-in for tomorrow night’s ESPN2 Friday Night Fights broadcast from the deck of the Boulevard Pool at ultra-luxurious The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Coleman will face Sonora, Mexico’s Sergio Rivera (16-6-2, 10 KOs) in an eight-round bout on the […]
Ruiz comfortable in retirement, staying involved in boxing
LAS VEGAS (April 29, 2011) – Two-time World Boxing Association (“WBA”) heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz is enjoying retirement by spending time with his family in Las Vegas, but he is also staying involved in boxing in terms of the opening of his boxing gym in the Boston area, as well as starting a […]
SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC SEMIFINALISTS & WBA WORLD CHAMP ANDRE WARD OAKLAND MEDIA DAY QUOTES & PHOTOS
Thursday, April 28 at King’s Boxing Gym in Oakland, Calif. OAKLAND, CALIF. (April 28, 2011) – Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinalists and WBA 168-pound champion Andre Ward hosted a media day and workout with his trainer Virgil Hunter and promoter Dan Goossen on Thursday in Ward’s hometown of Oakland as he gets ready for […]
Boxing Links (4-28-11)
Alice Ward, real-life mom of boxing champ, dies. Washington Post (blog) Mrs. Ward made national headlines after the 2010 release of the critically acclaimed movie, The Fighter, where her role in her son’s boxing careers was portrayed by actress Melissa Leo. Ms. Leo won an Oscar, Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild award … See all stories […]
Interview With Rising Light Middleweight Star Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng
By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro I’m sure that the majority of those reading this will already be well aware of the talented young Light Middleweight prospect Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng from Stoke Newington in London. It’s hard not to be as Erick receives a lot more column inches in the boxing press than most seven […]
Conyers Gets Second Chance at Destiny
Aptly named “The Dream Shatterer”, 34-year-old Bronx, New York, native Allen Conyers (12-4, 9 KOs) has made a career of spoiling other people’s plans. Time after time, junior middleweight Conyers is brought into an opponent’s backyard, expected to lose and time after time, he shatters the favored fighter’s dreams by scoring the upset. Conyers […]
Molina: The Underdog No More
Junior middleweight “King” Carlos Molina will be playing a different role than the one he’s become accustomed to lately when he meets fellow spoiler Allen Conyers in the April 29 main-event broadcast of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights from the deck of the Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Coming off the […]
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