Boxing Links (8-24-11)
Chagaev, Povetkin prepare for boxing bout AFP This is a curious bout between two boxers who have struggled with injuries in recent years. Chagaev, 32, won the WBA heavyweight title in Stuttgart in April 2007 when he beat Russian giant Nikolai Valuev with a majority decision. … See all stories on this topic » […]
Balker Gate Crashes World Top 100 After Big Win Over Turba
Following his sensational defeat of World #45 ranked Richard Turba last Friday, London based Dutch Cruiserweight prospect Mitchell Balker has rocketed into the top one hundred in the World Cruiserweight rankings, moving up from his previous #220 spot to #86. Mitchell, who one year ago relocated to London to be managed and co-trained by Johnny […]
Ray Mercer is This Week’s FNU Combat Sports Show Guest
“Rabble Rousin’” Rich Bergeron and Tony “The Tornado” Penecale will be joined on the FNU Combat Sports Show this Thursday night by “Hella” Holli Yargo for a UFC 134 preview starting at 8:30 PM EST. The first man to ever knock out MMA Heavyweight Tim Sylvia, Former Boxing Champ “Merciless” Ray Mercer joins us at 9:00 […]
Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Set For October 29
Boxing Links (8-23-11)
‘Real Steel’ Featurette Explores The Art of Giant Robot Boxing Screen Rant The new featurette for ‘Real Steel’ touches on the sport of robot boxing and how a combination of effects were used to bring the film’s metallic characters to life. The jokes about Real Steel being Rock’em Sock’em Robots: The Movie are still as … See all stories […]
Luis Del Valle Returns For Battle In Biloxi
Undefeated featherweight dynamo Luis “Orlandito” del Valle (13-0,10 KO’s) will return to action on Saturday, September 3, at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, as part of an event called “Battle in Biloxi” with an HBO-televised main event featuring the IBF Welterweight championship fight between Jan Zaveck and former champ Andre Berto. […]
Rising 17-Year-Old DC Boxing Star to Make First Local Appearance as a Pro on September 10 at Patriot Center
Dusty Harrison to appear on Jimmy Lange Boxing Card FAIRFAX, VA – Highly-regarded, teenage welterweight phenom Dusty Harrison (2-0) of Washington, DC will make his local professional debut on the Jimmy Lange Boxing card coming to the Patriot Center on Saturday, September 10. A rising senior at Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf, MD, Harrison, who turned 17 […]
Boxing Links (8-22-11)
Q&A: The return (again) of Floyd Mayweather Jr. Los Angeles Times And when Mayweather steps into the boxing ring Sept. 17 against WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz, he will have gone 16 months since his last fight, a lopsided win over Shane Mosley. This downtime could take a deeper toll because Mayweather, 34, … See all stories on […]
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