Boxing Links (10-18-11)
Dawson takes wrong tack after tackle ESPN (blog) By Igor Guryashkin The boxing blogosphere is awash with angry diatribes regarding last Saturday’s pay-per-view fiasco in which Chad Dawson scored a controversial TKO against Bernard Hopkins. While boxing insiders have been obsessing over whether the … See all stories on this topic » Hopkins-Dawson: Another zany boxing ending Philadelphia Inquirer Surely no […]
Former National Champ O’Connor ’10 Joins Harvard Wrestling Coaching Staff
J.P. O’Connor ’10 Joins Scott Casber on Takedown Radio Listen / Download CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The David G. Bunning ’88 Head Coach for Harvard Wrestling Jay Weiss has announced the addition of 2010 NCAA Champion J.P. O’Connor ‘10 to his coaching staff. O’Connor, who is currently training for a spot on the 2012 summer Olympic team, rejoins the Crimson after enjoying one […]
Shaw & Thompson Sign Daulis Prescott & Jhonatan Romero
Viva Team Colombia! TOTOWA, NJ/ORANGE, CA (October 18, 2011) — Gary Shaw Productions and Thompson Boxing Promotions have teamed-up again, forming Team Colombia, which includes the recent signings of world-rated featherweight Daulis Prescott and 2008 Colombian Olympian Jhonatan “Momo” Romero. “Like with Team Puerto Rico,” Shaw said, “I’m also involved with forming Team Colombia. This is […]
Dulorme and Galarza off to Panama
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (Oct. 18, 2011) – Undefeated welterweight Thomas Dulorme (12-0, 10 KOs) and hard-hitting super lightweight Kenny Galarza (15-1, 14KO’s) departed yesterday for Panama and their respective fights there this Saturday night (Oct. 22) at the World Boxing Association (“WBA”) KO to Drugs card. Thomas will make his first NABA title defense against hard-hitting Charlie Jose Navarro (20-4, 15 […]
WORLD-RANKED EDWIN RODRIGUEZ, WILL ROSINSKY CLASH IN BATTLE OF UNBEATEN SUPER MIDDLES
FRIDAY, OCT. 21, LIVE ON SHOWTIME® Undefeated Junior Welter Gabriel Bracero Faces Daniel Sostre In Co-Feature At MGM Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.; Telecast Begins At 11 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on the West Coast) NEW YORK (Oct. 17, 2011) – It’s not difficult to root for a guy like world-ranked super […]
Jon Egan is New Co Head Coach at Roger Williams, He Talks with Takedown
BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Athletic Department is pleased to announce Jon Egan as the Head Coach of the RWU Wrestling team. Egan will serve as the Co-Head Coach with Dave Kemmy for an undetermined amount of time as he transitions toward being the Head Coach prior to the 2012-2013 season. In August, Dave Kemmy was […]
Agbeko vs. Mares Press Conference Quotes
Tickets Are On Sale NOW at all Ticketmaster Locations Dec. 3, 2011, at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., LIVE on SHOWTIME LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Oct. 17, 2011) – IBF and WBC Silver Bantamweight Champion Abner Mares and former two-time IBF Bantamweight World Champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko were the principals at a widely attended press conference Saturday to officially announce their highly anticipated […]
Boxing Links (10-17-11)
Boxing: Bizarre loss raises questions on Hopkins’ future New Zealand Herald Photo / AP For the first time in his 23-year boxing career, Bernard Hopkins lost a fight when he couldn’t get off the canvas. The way the 46-year-old champion ended up on the deck at the weekend will be debated long after he finally retires, … See […]
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