Ring 8 membership growing
NEW YORK, NY (March 21, 2011) – Monthly meetings featuring high-profile speakers has spiked RING 8’s membership count as the New York-based group gathers at the historic Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City on the third Tuesday of each month, excluding July and August. The three featured speakers this year have been boxing authority […]
Unfinished Business for Heavyweight Sergei “The White Wolf” Liakhovich
LOS ANGELES (March 21, 2011) – Former world heavyweight champion and 1996 Bellarusian Olympian, Sergei“The White Wolf” Liakhovich, has some unfinished boxing business to take care of starting April 9, when the consummate boxer-puncher returns to the ring for the first time in nearly a year. The 34-year-old Liakhovich (25-3, 16 KOs), rated No. 13 by […]
“THE INTERNATIONAL BOXING CHALLENGE” FACT SHEET
NAME: “International Boxing Challenge” Pro-Am Boxing DATE: Friday, March 25, 2011 WHO: MAIN EVENT – 10 ROUNDS – INTERIM WBC LATINO SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MICHAEL “The Brazilian Rocky” OLIVEIRA ABEL NICOLAS “El Principito” ADRIEL UNBC Latin Middleweight Champion/USBA #10 Undefeated Prospect Miami, Florida, USA by way of Sao Paulo, Brazil Pigue, Buenos Aires, Argentina 13-0 (11 KOs) 10-0 (2 […]
Providence amateur boxer Toka Kahn-Clary earns spot on U.S. Boxing Team for Pan-Am Qualifier
PROVIDENCE (March 20, 2011) – U.S. Olympic Boxing Team hopeful Toka Kahn- Clary, an 18-year-old senior at E3 Academy in Providence, won a close decision today (Sunday) against U.S. Marine Tommy Rogue at the 2011 Pan American Games Box-Offs, held at the Olympic Training Center’s Sports Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. By winning at the Pan […]
LUCIAN BUTE STOPS BRIAN MAGEE IN TENTH WITH UPPERCUT AND BRUTAL BODY ATTACK
Mikkel Kessler Attends Bute Fight to Scout Possible Future Opponent’s TKO Win in Eighth Consecutive Title Defense Catch the Replay on Tuesday, March 22 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME MONTREAL (March 20, 2011) – International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute successfully defended his title for the eighth time with a 10th-round […]
VIDEO: SHO SPORTS New Brief from Montreal – Bute vs. Magee on Saturday, March 19 at 10pm on SHOWTIME
Only two days remain until the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING debut of Lucian Bute SATURDAY, MARCH 19TH AT 10PM ET/PT LUCIAN BUTE vs BRIAN MAGEE Click below to watch, share, and embed the video news brief For more photos and video from Showtime Championship Boxing Visit sports.sho.com
World Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov Severs Ties With Goossen Tutor Promotions
LAS VEGAS (March 17, 2011) – World Boxing Association/International Boxing Association Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov filed a lawsuit today (Thursday, March 17, 2011) against Goossen Tutor Promotions. The lawsuit asks the Nevada court to confirm that a promotional agreement between Shumenov and Goossen Tutor is terminated. Shumenov terminated his agreement with Goossen Tutor […]
Modern-Day Rocky Peter Manfredo, Jr. Dreamin’ about Martinez title shot at home
PROVIDENCE (March 17, 2011) – Middleweight contender Peter “The Pride of Providence” Manfredo, Jr. had a ringside seat in MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods last Saturday night to witness the superlative performance turned in by WBC Emeritus and The Ring 160-pound champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez, who dropped previously unbeaten WBO junior welterweight titlist Sergiy “Razor” Dzinziruk […]
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