World Boxing Champion John ‘The Quietman’ Ruiz Opens full-contact gym
MEDFORD, Mass. (August 15, 2011) – Two-time World Boxing Association (“WBA”) heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz has opened Quietman Sports Gym, inside of Gold’s Gym in Medford (4000 Mystic Valley Parkway), which is a suburb of Boston and only a few miles from where Ruiz grew-up in Chelsea. Quietman Sports Gym is a full-contact gym, featuring a […]
PAY-PER-VIEW KING FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER SHOOTS FOR GLOBAL DOMINATION WITH SEPTEMBER 17 BOUT
IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN… “STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” To Be Shown Live On Primetime Pay-Per-View In The United Kingdom LONDON, August 15 – Already the pound-for-pound and pay-per-view King in the United States, with an excess of seven million pay-per-view buys and total revenues approaching half a billion dollars, Floyd […]
Wrestling Links (8-15-11)
Greatest Athlete #4: New York had never seen a wrestler like Jantzen The Suffolk Times By Bob Liepa | August 15, 2011 in Featured Stories, Sports COURTESY PHOTO | Jesse Jantzen was the first-ever four-time state wrestling champion in Suffolk history. He went on to win a national title at Harvard. Of all the moves, all the skills and […]
Vinny Paz heads 2011 Conn. Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees
7th annual Gala Induction Dinner Oct. 29 at Mohegan Sun UNCASVILLE, Conn. (August 15, 2011) – Committee officials announced today that five-time World Champion Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Paz heads a distinguished list of seven 2011 inductees into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (“CBHOF”). The seventh annual Gala Induction Dinner will be held Saturday night, October 29 in […]
Boxing Links (8-14-11)
Abner Mares beats Joseph Agbeko for world title Los Angeles Times Challenger from Hawaiian Gardens is the new International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion by majority decision. Abner Mares, right, defeated Joseph Agbeko for the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title at the Hard Rock Hotel and … See all stories on this topic » […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (8-14-11)
The Worst ref in MMA, Mazzagatti Strikes Again 8countnews.com MMA referee Steve Mazzagatti is thought of by most MMA fans to be the worst referee in the sport. With a number of bad calls to his name, he most recently cemented his position. All it took him was 25 seconds and a call that drastically affected a … See all […]
Wrestling Links (8-13-11)
Former OU wrestler Tommy Evans was Superman on the mat NewsOK.com That’s how those who knew Tommy Evans — a two-time NCAA wrestling champion for the University of Oklahoma in the 1950s — describe him. Former OU wrestler Tommy Evans. Photo by The Oklahoman Archive On the mat, Evans was fierce and unrelenting. … See all stories on this topic » […]
Johnson Sees Motives Behind Team Bute’s Low-ball Offer
“…they don’t want the fight to happen. So, a way to get out is to try to low-ball where they think we won’t accept it, instead of saying ‘we don’t want to fight Glen Johnson.’” “…the promoter is afraid of stepping him up a level. They want to keep him safe. They don’t have […]
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