Pound-for-Pound Boxing Queen Holly Holm Preparing to establish ‘World Dominance’
Dec. 2 showdown vs. Anne Sophie Mathis at Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque ALBUQUERQUE, NM (August 4, 2011) – Boxing’s Pound-for-Pound Queen, Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm, has thoroughly exhausted the list of leading North American challengers, so her promoter, Lenny Fresquez (Fresquez Productions) looked across the Atlantic Ocean to challenge Europe’s premier boxer, French superstarAnne […]
JOSEPH AGBEKO & ABNER MARES CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS
NEW YORK (Aug. 2, 2011) — International Boxing Federation (IBF) Bantamweight Champion Joseph King Kong Agbekoand undefeated rising star and World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver 118-pound Champion Abner Mares participated in a media conference call on Tuesday to discuss The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All taking place onSaturday, August 13, live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from The […]
George Mason lands Wrestling Coach Joe Russell, He Talks to Takedown
George Mason assistant vice president/director of athletics Tom O’Connor announced that Joe Russell has been hired as the Patriots head wrestling coach. Russell leaves one of the nation’s top wrestling programs at the University of Minnesota to become the ninth head coach in Mason history, entering its 40th season. “Joe’s coaching resume is outstanding, having […]
Ultimate Grappling Challenge IX on October 1st in Germany
The Ultimate Grappling Challenge is back! Shooto Germany and the German Grappling League (“Deutsche Grappling Liga”) joined forces to realize the revival of Europe’s toughest and most challenging Grappling competition: the “Ultimate Grappling Challenge.” This event determines the strongest real Submission Wrestlers in each category, when no points and no time limits leave only one […]
WBA Official Ruling: Trout Remains Champion
Sanctioning Body Wisely Invalidates Highly Suspicious Positive Drug Test WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Austin Trout and his support team are relieved and yet admittedly still angry after receiving final word from WBA Executive Vice President Gilberto Mendoza, Jr. that the WBA has ratified Trout as champion and invalidates the result of a positive post-fight […]
FTC INVESTIGATION OF UFC IS NO RUMOR
By: Rich Bergeron [mpinpage] The three letters that changed the mixed martial arts landscape and put the sport on the map in the first place are U-F-C. Not only do those three letters stand for Ultimate Fighting Championships, but they also have been used by many fans to represent and encompass the entire sport […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (6-7-11)
Mixed martial arts helps NFL players improve skills and deal with lockout Los Angeles Times When he’s not working as the NFL insider for Fox, he’s at a gym in Hollywood, training some of the league’s elite players in mixed martial arts. Among his clients are Matthews, Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen, and Jacksonville tight end […]
Philadelphia Daily News: Champs Manuel, Hopkins Form Mutual Admiration Society
Champs Manuel, Hopkins form mutual admiration society By Marcus Hayes Daily News Sports Columnist POSTED: May 26, 2011 NORTH PHILADELPHIA and western Virginia might be more than 300 miles apart, but, apparently, distance is no factor in matters of character. “We’ve got the same DNA!” exclaimed Bernard Hopkins, Germantown product, about spiritual brother Charlie […]
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