JOSEPH AGBEKO & ABNER MARES MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES
Also Undercard Fighters Eric Molina, Eric Morel & Angelo Santana, Wednesday, Aug. 10, The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas Telecast This Saturday, Aug. 13, Live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT; Non-Televised Undercard Fights Start at 2:15 p.m. PT LAS VEGAS (Aug. 10, 2011) – In an eagerly awaited matchup this Saturday, Aug. 13, Joseph King […]
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 […]
Q&A with Promoter Bobby Hitz
Colorful Chicago boxing promoter Bobby Hitz, former heavyweight boxer and founder of Hitz Boxing, has much to smile about these days. Hitz and close friend Artie Pellulo of Banner Promotions have teamed up to present an action-packed televised 10-round lightweight bout between Chicago’s former WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz (36-3-1, 17 KOs) and Philadelphia’s Henry […]
JR. WELTERWEIGHT CONTENDER EDGAR SANTANA SIGNS WITH FISTICUFFS PROMOTIONS
BRONX, NEW YORK (August 8, 2011)—Fisticuffs promotions announced the signing of Jr. Welterweight contender Edgar “El Chamaco” Santana to a promotional contract. Santana of Bronx, New York has a record of 25-3 with sixteen knockouts and has won four straight which is over a four year span. Santana, thirty-two years old, turned pro in 1999 […]
Boxing Links (8-7-11)
Evander Holyfield speaks as 2011 Olympic Boxing Trials come to end al.com By Cassandra McAboy Five-time boxing champion Evander Holyfield speaks Saturday during a dinner for the Olympic Boxing team at the Mobile Convention Center.(Press-Register, Chip English) MOBILE, Ala. — Evander Holyfield doesn’t blame sports like Mixed … See all stories on this topic » […]
The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All
ABNER MARES & UNDERCARD FIGHTERS LUIS RAMOS JR., DAVID RODELA & CARLOS MOLINA LOS ANGELES MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES Thursday, Aug. 4 at Elite Mixed Martial Arts Academy In Santa Fe Springs, Calif. LOS ANGELES (Aug. 4, 2011) – Undefeated rising star and World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver 118-pound titleholder Abner Maresparticipated in a Los Angeles media workout on Thursday, just nine days before he […]
Bareknuckle boxing live tonight on ustream.tv at 7 p.m. Eastern
The highly anticipated bareknuckle boxing match between seven time cruiserweight champion Bobby Gunn and MMA fighter Chris Thompson will be aired live tonight on www.ustream.tv at 7 p.m. Eastern for the low cost of $10. Both fighters will be making history tonight as this will be the first organized bareknuckle boxing event since 1889 when John Sullivan […]
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 […]
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