Dusty Harrison Off, Local WBC Middleweight Champ Tori Nelson Added to Sept 10 Jimmy Lange Boxing Card
FAIRFAX, VA (August 29, 2011) – After further discussion and consideration between Jimmy Lange Boxing officials and Dusty Harrison’s team, it has been decided that the promising D.C. welterweight prospect will not fight on the September 10 show at the Patriot Center, as previously announced. Both groups expressed their interest and intention for the rising local fighter to participate […]
ROBERT “THE GHOST” GUERRERO TO UNDERGO SURGERY ON INJURED SHOULDER NEXT WEEK
LOS ANGELES, CA (August 27, 2011) – One week after a shoulder injury forced Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero’s to withdraw from his August 27 world title challenge against WBA Super Lightweight World Champion Marcos “El Chino” Maidana, it was recommended by Dr. Michael Dillingham that Guerrero have arthroscopic surgery to repair a tear in his […]
The Delgado Sisters are Oklahoma City University wrestlers who detained a driver after a car accident in Oklahoma City
Wrestling Sisters Brittany and Brienna chased down a suspected hit-and-run driver last Saturday and used wrestling to hold him until police arrived. Brittany Delgado and her sister are very proficient wrestlers who know about tackling, they also played football in high school. Brittany told us that they performed several moves with the goal to stop your opponent. Brittany […]
WBA & IBA World Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov ready to take on any champions or top contenders
LAS VEGAS (August 10, 2011) – Unification remains the goal for World Boxing Association (“WBA”) and International Boxing Association (“IBA”) light heavyweight king, Beibut Shumenov. If, however, none of the other 175-pound world champions – Bernard Hopkins, Tavoris Cloud and Nathan Cleverly – are willing or available to put their title belts on the line against […]
Wrestling Links (7-24-11)
As champion wrestler, football player or coach, OSU’s Fickell has never run … Columbus Dispatch Fickell was an all-star wrestler at DeSales. He joined the Ohio State coaching staff in 2002. At age 6, Luke Fickell seized upon his life’s ambition and, his mother recalled, he stated it with conviction. Was it to pursue a career in college […]
Boxing Links (7-18-11)
Ross Greenburg resigns from HBO ESPN By Dan Rafael Ross Greenburg, who as president of HBO Sports was regarded as the most powerful person in the boxing business, resigned from the network under pressure Sunday despite having several months remaining on his multi-million dollar contract. … See all stories on this topic » A Note on Rodriguez-Wolak…HAUSER […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (7-13-11)
MMA fighter anxious to hear hometown cheers again Vancouver Sun Fighting at home was a first for Mokdad (4-0), and he’s awaiting to experience the revelation yet again when he tangles with Javier (Chunty Boy) Torres (3-0) in a middleweight bout as part of Saturday’s Border Wars mixed martial arts card at the … See all stories […]
Wrestling Links (7-4-11)
LONDON 2012: Olympic football tournament struggles to capture interest More Than The Games Only two other sports – volleyball and freestyle wrestling – have tickets available, although organisers Locog expect to release one million additional seats later this year across a range of currently ‘sold-out’ sports. Olympic regulations insist that … See all stories on this topic […]
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