BOXING SUPER STAR AND SEVEN-TIME WORLD CHAMPION FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER WILL CHALLENGE THREE DIVISION AND CURRENT WBA SUPER WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION MIGUEL COTTO FOR 154-POUND CROWN IN SATURDAY, MAY 5 PAY-PER-VIEW MEGA-FIGHT AT MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS, NEV.
Las Vegas, Nev. (February 1)…It’s official. Boxing superstar Floyd “Money” Mayweather will return to the ring, step up in weight and challenge three-division World Champion Miguel Cotto for his WBA Super Welterweight World title in what will be a gargantuan showdown between two future Hall of Famers who bring excitement and fierce competition every time they step into the ring. […]
Bellator and theScore® Announce Expanded Programming Partnership
CHICAGO, Ill. (February 1, 2012) —Bellator Fighting Championships today announces that it has extended its programming partnership with Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR) through its upcoming sixth season, starting on March 9, it’s Summer Season as well as its seventh later in the year. The extension gives Canadian mixed martial arts fans access to another year of Bellator fights […]
COLDWELL BOXING TEAMS UP WITH MATCHROOM SPORT FOR ‘THE BIG BANG’
Bellew’s Liverpool clash to be aired live on Sky Sports – tickets on sale at 9am Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce that they have joined forces with David Coldwell and Coldwell Boxing for Tony Bellew’s British light-Heavyweight title defence against Danny McIntosh on ‘The Big Bang’ card at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on […]
FROM MALAWI TO LAS VEGAS – MEET ISAAC “GOLDEN BOY” CHILEMBA
By Ryan Maquinana ~ BoxingScene.com Light heavyweight contender Isaac Chilemba loves a good challenge. Whether it was leaving is home of Malawi for South Africa six years ago to jumpstart his pro career, or taking on seven straight fighters with a combined record of 117-6, Chilemba (18-1-1, 9 KOs) has annexed both the IBO and WBC […]
Delvin Rodriguez-Pawel Wolak I Named Boxing Writers 2011 Fight of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BRONX, NY (January 31, 2012) – Honors keep rolling in for Star Boxing’s world ranked Junior Middleweight Delvin Rodriguez, the latest being yesterday’s announcement by the Boxing Writers Association of America (“BWAA”) that last July 17th Star Boxing-promoted event between Rodriguez and Pawel Wolak, aired live on ESPN Friday […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (2-1-12)
Largest MMA organisation in Asia to base HQ in S’pore AsiaOne Asia’s largest mixed martial–arts (MMA) organisation, ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC), announced yesterday that it would establish its headquarters in Singapore. In what is the largest MMA media deal in Asia, it also announced a 10-year media … See all stories on this topic » AsiaOne Like mixed martial arts? $19500 […]
BWAA NAMES ANDRE WARD AND VIRGIL HUNTER FIGHTER AND TRAINER OF THE YEAR RESPECTIVELY
Los Angeles (Jan 31, 2012) – At the end of the year, when several highly respected publications, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and Yahoo! Sports named Andre Ward their Fighter of the Year, it seemed that the people around the 2004 Olympic gold medalist were even more thrilled than he was. Though grateful for the awards he had […]
Boxing Links (1-31-12)
Bob Arum says Mayweather-Pacquiao won’t happen in the spring Los Angeles Times Promoter Bob Arum, left, and trainer Freddie Roach flank boxing champion Manny Pacquiao after a successful title defense against Miguel Cotto. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) By Lance Pugmire Manny Pacquiao won’t fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. until … See all stories on this topic » […]
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