COUNTDOWN TO UFC 128 & OTHER UFC NEWS
Posted on | March 16, 2011 | No Comments
Countdown to UFC 128 Premieres Tonight On SPIKE
Shogun and Jon Jones prepare for their title fight in Newark, plus Faber & Wineland and Cro Cop & Brendan Schaub discuss their upcoming heavyweight bout – premieres tonight at 11pm on SPIKE
TUF Alums Brown & Attonito Collide At TUF 13 Finale
Matt Brown (season seven) and Rich Attonito (season 11) go toe-to-toe at the Ultimate Fighter Finale, plus new bouts added to UFC 130, 131 and 132 Fight Card Updates>
UFC 128 VIP Packages Now Available
Front row seats, fighter meet & greets, backstage tours and more are now available for UFC 128 in Newark
| UFC 128 Shogun vs Jones on Pay-Per-View – Saturday, March 19 – Newark, NJ UFC Fight Night Live – on SPIKE – Saturday, March 26 – Seattle, WA |
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London Boxers Show Their Support For 2012 Olympics As Tickets Go On Sale Today
Posted on | March 16, 2011 | No Comments
As tickets for London 2012 Olympics go on sale for the first time today, boxers and coaches at the Ultrachem TKO Boxing Gym, in Canning Town, London showed their support for the Games, which are to take place just a short distance away in Stratford, via video interviews to WinkBall.com correspondents.
WinkBall.com correspondents Stephen Foorunsho and Zulfi Rahman visited the famous East London gym with the intention to undertake a video interview with female boxer Marianne ‘Golden Girl’ Marston, as part of their Olympic 2012 coverage, in collaboration with The Telegraph. However the collective enthusiasm and support of the Olympics shown by those at the gym lead to additional interviews being undertaken.
Marianne, who is co-sponsored by WinkBall.com and laser eye surgery specialists Optimax, was clearly pleased that the Olympics are to be held in London as she said, “I think it’s a great thing for the country and for London. I think it’s a great thing for the kids in the city, hopefully there will be a lot more interest for sport and sporting events for everybody.”
Marianne then went on to talk about her excitement that Women’s Boxing will be showcased at the London 2012 Olympics, as well as the various aspects of preparing for competition.
Amongst those also interviewed were some exceptional former amateurs, now rising stars in the pro-ranks, such as 2008 Olympian Billy Joe Saunders who said “I think it’s going to be good for the country, especially for our athletes who’ve got home advantage and they’ll get the crowd behind them up which’ll spur them on”
Another former top amateur to be interviewed was London based Dutch cruiserweight Mitchell Balker, who won the New York Golden Gloves as an amateur.
One of the biggest names on the domestic boxing scene Kevin Mitchell, who undertook a joint interview with his brother Vinny, said “I think it’s a good thing, It’s a massive thing for England, huge for London that it’s held here.”
One of the Ultrachem TKO Boxing Gym young prospects, Lightweight ‘Pretty’ Ricky Boylan also gave an indepth interview as did London based Iraqi Heavyweight Ali Adams.
It’s wasn’t just the young boxers but also some former boxers turned coaches that were also quick to show their support for the 2012 London Olympics by giving interviews to the WinkBall correspondents.
Amongst these were former Commonwealth Light Welterweight Champion Mo Hussein, former Amateur star, now coach for the Sierra Leone Olympic squad, Tony Cesay, star boxer turned coach Mark Tibbs and World class coach Johnny Eames.
To hear the interviews in full visit www.winkball.com
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Boxing Links (3-15-11)
Posted on | March 16, 2011 | No Comments
| Opinion: Sergio Martinez Could Dethrone Manny Pacquiao as Pound-for-Pound Best Fox News By Maria Burns Ortiz Sergio Martinez celebrates after beating Sergiy Dzinziruk, of Germany, on a TKO in the eighth round of their WBC middleweight title boxing match in Mashantucket, Conn., Sunday, March 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) MASHANTUCKET, … See all stories on this topic »
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| ‘The Fighter,’ ‘Hereafter’ top newest Blu-ray releases Kansas City Star Director David O. Russell proves once again that the sport of boxing can prove to be compelling material for the movies. It also helps that Russell handles the scenes in the ring with great savvy. They’re as realistic as anything that has gone before. … See all stories on this topic »
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| Pigeon Enthusiast Mike Tyson Talks ‘Darker Side of Boxing‘ for EA mediabistro.com By Bob Marshall on March 15, 2011 11:44 AM According to Mike Tyson, the most famous ear-eating (convicted) rapist in America, he got into boxing because getting beat up looked like fun. Okay, earning the title of “The Baddest Man on Earth” and … See all stories on this topic »
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| Talking Boxing with Ross Puritty, is a comeback in the future? 8countnews.com 8CN: Did you have an amateur career in boxing or did you jump right to professional? Puritty: Back when I was an amateur at 15, I boxed for one summer, like maybe 6 or 8 fights and that was about it. 8CN: In July of 1994, you were relatively new to the … See all stories on this topic »
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| Ravens’ Zbikowski has two more bouts slated within two weeks NFL News By NFL.com Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski’s boxing career promises to keep his schedule full during the NFL’s labor fight. The 5-foot-11, 215-pound cruiser weight, who defeated Richard Bryant via first-round TKO on Saturday night, will have two … See all stories on this topic »
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| Two local boxers to compete in Golden Gloves Desert Valley Times Some of nation’s top young boxers will invade the CasaBlanca Event Center in Mesquite this weekend for the Golden Gloves Western Regionals. According to Matt McCulloch, two Mesquite competitors will be among the field of competitors. … See all stories on this topic »
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| Boxing: Living the dream Journal Inquirer Martinez had won the World Boxing Council middleweight title with a knockout of Paul Williams last November, but had that title stripped from him earlier this year. The Martinez- Dzinziruk bout was for something called the WBC Diamond Championship. … See all stories on this topic »
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| Cotto: Forward to Margarito fightnews.com Working with master trainer Emanuel Steward has seen Cotto not so much reinvent himself as get back to the classy-boxing style of his early career. Against Foreman, he was able to press forward and dominate with superior strength and power as much as … See all stories on this topic »
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| Justin Bieber Starts Boxing With David Haye | Hollywire.com By Ciara Justin Bieber stepped into the ring with World Heavyweight Champion David Haye in London! HOLLYWIRE – http://www.hollywire.com/feed/atom |
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Richard Pierson’s Boxing Blog | BoxingInsider.com |
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CARPE DIEM: Eminent Domain: Boxing Gym for Kids Fights Back |
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| Zbikowski Wins Boxing Match By TKO – Baltimore Beatdown Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski (Tommy Z) won his professional boxing match last night in Las Vegas on a TKO over Richard Bryant in the first round. www.baltimorebeatdown.com/…/zbikowski-wins-boxing-matc… |
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BARKER IS BACK: DARREN FACES SPADA IN EUROPEAN TITLE SHOT
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Londoner faces Italian in hometown show on April 30
‘Dazzling’ Darren Barker returns to the ring on April 30 to face Domenico ‘Volcano’ Spada for the vacant European Middleweight title at London Olympia.
The unbeaten British and Commonwealth champion will face the Italian in Kensington live on Sky Sports. Barker and Spada are ranked six and seven in the WBC rankings and their showdown for the European belt could open the door for a World title shot in the summer against the winner of Sebastian Zbik and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s bout on June 4 in Los Angeles.
Barker vacated the European title in September after injury forced him to pull out of a showdown with Matthew Macklin in Birmingham and the pair were due to meet at a rearranged date. But Macklin withdrew and vacated the belt to travel to America for his since postponed fight with Ronald ‘Winky’ Wright, Barker now has the chance to regain his title against Spada, who is the number one contender for the belt.
The 2002 Commonwealth Gold medallist won the European title for the first time with a unanimous decision win over Affif Belghecham at Alexandra Palace, London last April – the 22nd win of his professional career. Barker claimed the vacant Commonwealth belt in November 2007 against Ben Crampton at York Hall, Bethnal Green, and on the fourth defence of his title he picked up the British crown with a seventh round stoppage of Danny Butler in Brentwood, Essex in November 2009.
“This is a huge fight in the career of Darren Barker and I know that he will be ready for whatever Domenico Spada brings on the April 30,” said Barker’s promoter Eddie Hearn. “Darren has all the tools to become a World Champion and with number six and seven in the WBC rankings meeting here, the winner will put himself right in line for a shot at the winner of the Zbik vs. Chavez fight in June. I’m excited for Darren and expect an electric atmosphere at Olympia from his faithful army of fans.”
30 year-old Spada takes a 32-3 record into the fight with Barker, with two of those defeats coming in WBC Interim title fights in Germany against Zbik to unanimous decisions.
Tickets for Darren Barker v Domenico Spada are available now from Matchroom Sport priced £35 unreserved, £60 ringside, £80 inner ringside and £120 VIP – to buy call Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900.
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Wrestling Links (3-15-11)
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| Snooki Drops CROTCH BOMB In WWE Debut TMZ.com Snooki fistpumped her tiny, angry knuckles into another woman’s face during her wrestling debut on “WWE Monday Night Raw” last night … but she’s not done yet, Snook is taking her talents to WrestleMania! The “Jersey Shore” star transformed into 57 … See all stories on this topic »
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| College wrestling to take hit if UNO drops sport USA Today (AP) — Nebraska-Omaha wrestlers say they aren’t giving up their program without a fight. University regents have indicated they’ll sign off on athletic director Trev Alberts’ recommendation to discontinuewrestling and football as part of UNO’s move … See all stories on this topic »
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| UNC Greensboro cuts wrestling program USA Today The school says the 23 wrestlers on scholarship will have those scholarships honored if they remain at UNC Greensboro. Those who transfer are eligible immediately according to NCAA rules. The contracts of coach Jason Loukides and assistant Daren Burns … See all stories on this topic »
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| NCAA Wrestling Championships prove to be a hot Philly ticket | Philadelphia … Philadelphia Daily News Wrestling, the real thing, the sport that was invented long before bats and balls and hockey sticks came into prominence, has staked a claim inside one of Philadelphia’s most prominent sports venues this week, the Wells Fargo Center. … See all stories on this topic »
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| Seven Hokies head to Philadelphia for NCAAs VT hokiesports.com Seven members of the Virginia Tech wrestling squad will head to Philadelphia for the 2011 NCAAWrestling Championships, to be held Thursday through Saturday at the Wells Fargo Arena. Some of the sessions will be carried live on the ESPN family of … See all stories on this topic »
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| Hermiston’s Delgado tops All-Area wrestling team TheNewsTribune.com By Kevin Anthony, Herald staff writer HERMISTON — As often as state wrestling titles are celebrated in Hermiston, it would be easy to think it comes easy. But there is a lot of work that goes into winning one team title, let alone the five in a row … See all stories on this topic »
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| Anthony Robles seeks to end ASU wrestling career with national championship AZ Central.com 14, 2011 05:50 PM Robles and five of his teammates will lead Arizona State into the NCAAWrestling Championships, Thursday through Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Robles, who wrestled at Mesa High and is a two-time All American, … See all stories on this topic »
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| McQuade named wrestler of the year Appleton Post Crescent Two-time state champion Ryan McQuade of Appleton West was named The Post-Crescent’swrestler of the year. / Contributed photo Family: Dad: Mark McQuade; mom: Cheryl McQuade; sister: Alicia; brother: Shane. High school wrestling accomplishments: … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Gammon, Timmins still wrestling for Capital Gold By Liezel Hill Two top proxy research and advisory firms, ISS Proxy Advisory Services and Glass Lewis & Co, have both recommended that shareholders in Capital Gold approve a merger with Canada’s Gammon Gold, the firm said on Monday. Mining Weekly | Gold – http://www.miningweekly.com/page/gold
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| A Closer Look at Penn State Wrestling’s Big Ten Championship … By jtothep In preparation for this weekend’s wrestling national championships, we review the scoring of each match, weight by weight, from Penn State’s first ever Big Ten Championship. Black Shoe Diaries – http://www.blackshoediaries.com/ |
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Billy Graham, Brian McGee, Pat McAleese Plus More On Steve Bunce Show This Thursday
Posted on | March 16, 2011 | No Comments
Steve Bunce has pulled together a bumper collection of boxing luminaries for this Thursday’s BBC London Boxing Hour – 8-9pm
Thursday 17th March 2011 on BBC London 94.9, also available on DAB and BBC iPlayer.
The man himself took a little time out of his busy schedule to talk about this Thursday’s show, “This is a classic BBC London 94.9 Boxing Hour. A rich mix of the known, the lost, the new, the big, the bad, the crazy, the hopeless. A terrific mix.
I’ve got Pat McAleese and Michael Grant – they are often overlooked.
Eddie Hearn will be on to talk about the latest Prizefighter.
Joe Ainscough will be on to talk about his return to the ring – his amazing return to the ring.
I’m hoping to get Billy Graham on live to talk about his return to the gym and the corner.
James DeGale will answer questions about his next fight and his bitter rival in a pre-recorded interview from his old amateur club, Dale Youth.
Brian Magee will take my call from his Canadian hotel room just days before his world title fight.
There’s two shows this weekend and both are sponsored by Revolver Entertainment’s new to DVD Fists of Rage movie. Spencer ‘Paddy Boy’ Fearon will be on to talk about one of them – his York Hall show on Friday.
There will also be your texts, emails and calls.
There is every chance that they will all let me down! Just kidding.”
Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour goes out on BBC Radio London every Thursday between 8-9pm on BBC London 94.9, online live on BBC iPlayer.
Steve’s exciting thriller ‘The Fixer’ has recently been reprinted and is available now on-line at Amazon.com and all good bookshops, RRP. £9.99.
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Mixed Martial Arts Links (3-15-11)
Posted on | March 15, 2011 | No Comments
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| MMA Fighting Stances: Mixed martial arts intelligence from the cage and ring USA Today by Sergio Non By Sergio Non, USA TODAY A film about the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight champion will have its debut next month. This year’s ESPN/Tribeca Sports Film Festival will include the worldwide premiere of Like Water, … See all stories on this topic »
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| MMA Approval Comes After Education Effort West Virginia MetroNews One of the lead sponsors on the approved bill to legalize Mixed Martial Arts fighting in West Virginia says he is a convert to the sport. Del. Randy Swartzmiller, D-Hancock, says when he first began hearing from those who wanted to legalize MMA, … See all stories on this topic »
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| World MMA Bantamweight Scouting Report: #4 – Yusup Saadulaev Bloody Elbow by Leland Roling on Mar 14, 2011 6:00 PM EDT in MMA Analysis Strangely, our #4 ranked bantamweight on the 2011 World MMA Bantamweight Scouting Report fits into a category of fighter that I didn’t believe we’d be seeing so soon. … See all stories on this topic »
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| Posters: Tom Hardy’s Warrior Mixed Martial Arts Film … Actress Jennifer Morrison posted the first character posters for the upcoming Warrior movie, starring Tom Hardy (Inception), Nick Nolte and Joel Edgerton … www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=20915 |
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UFC NEWSLETTER (3-14-11)
Posted on | March 14, 2011 | No Comments
UFC Brings An Explosive Night Of Fights To Vegas For Memorial Day Weekend
Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard collide once more for the UFC Lightweight championship, Rampage Jackson returns to take on Matt Hamill, and former heavyweight champion Frank Mir looks to continue his journey back to a title shot when he faces Ultimate Fighter winner Roy Nelson! Tickets on sale this week – UFC Fight Club presale begins Thursday at 10am PT
Johnson In For Wilks At UFC Fight Night
Following a knee injury suffered by James Wilks, DaMarques Johnson steps in to face Amir Sadollah at UFC Fight Night Live in Seattle on Saturday, March 26 Fight Card Updates>
Zuffa Buys Strikeforce
“Acquiring the Strikeforce assets allows us to continue to develop this sport into a global force.” – UFC President Dana White Read More>
UFC 128 VIP Packages Now Available
Front row seats, fighter meet & greets, backstage tours and more are now available for UFC 128 in Newark
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| UFC 128 Shogun vs Jones on Pay-Per-View – Saturday, March 19 – Newark, NJ UFC Fight Night Live – on SPIKE – Saturday, March 26 – Seattle, WA |
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