Floyd Mayweather’s Media Day Open Workout Sneak Preview
By: Rich Bergeron Upon gloving up and getting in the ring to train for a swarm of press Tuesday afternoon, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. (41-0, 25 KOs) ordered the air conditioning of the gym to cease and desist. He wanted to train in the heat. “Cut the air off,” he bellowed. “The gym gotta be […]
Danny O’Connor Back in Action with New Trainer Ronnie Shields
Super lightweight contender Danny O’Connor will make his long-awaited return to the ring on September 21 at the Tenth Annual Fight to Educate event at the Verizon Center in Manchester, New Hampshire. Though he will always be the fighting pride of Framingham, Massachusetts, O’Connor recently left his wife Diane and five-month-old baby boy […]
Upper Iowa’s Heath Grimm has a Top Team for D2, Hea Talks to Takedown
Upper Iowa University’s Carl Broghammer (Manchester, Iowa), a redshirt freshman wrestler, was named the top 197-pound rookie at all levels by the Amateur Wrestling News. The All-Rookie teams were announced in the May issue of the magazine. Broghammer was just one of four Division II wrestlers among the publication’s 60 honorees and the only Division II grappler on the first […]
Public Enemy #1: Zuffa and Dana White Can’t Paint Agent Ken Pavia Into a Corner (EXCLUSIVE)
There was a time not so long ago when Mixed Martial Arts Agent Ken Pavia was considered a true golden boy in his field. A gentlemen among thieves and vultures, he built the kind of personal relationships with his clients no other agent entrenched in the sport could claim to covet. Foregoing contract negotiations […]
Wrestling Links (8-30-11)
Naked wrestlers arrested on N1 News24 Was R240.95 Now R204.95 Johannesburg – Two wrestlers who were arrested when they were found naked next to the N1 in Gauteng on Saturday, have done administrative work in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court in connection with the public indecency … See all stories on this topic » […]
TMZ SAYS VICTOR ORTIZ KNOCKS FLOYD MAYWEATHER OUT…IN THE LOOKS DEPARTMENT
Los Angeles (August 29)…”Vicious” Victor Ortiz‘s STAR POWER just hit new heights. Not only did he make his HBO 24/7 debut Saturday night, but also, early this morning, celebrity gossip site TMZ posted photos of Ortiz almost baring it all in an underwear campaign hotter than the Las Vegas sun. The WBC Welterweight World Champion is currently training for his […]
MMA Legend Frank Shamrock Engages Melissa Ingram PR to Exclusively Handle Media for Frank Shamrock, Inc.
San Jose, CA – August 25, 2011 — Melissa Ingram Public Relations (MIP) is proud to announce that is has agreed to terms with Frank Shamrock, Inc. to become the company’s exclusive PR firm for many of its various projects. MIP will be responsible for pitching the company’s many endeavors, while also representing the organization in a media facilitation […]
Ray Lopez: “Ready or Not, Here I Come.”
When Pro Elite announced a bout between former UFC Champion “The Pitbull” Andrei Arlovski and Ray Lopez as the main event for its August 27th event in Honolulu, Hawaii, many fight fans headed to their nearest laptop to look up the latter. “Who is Ray Lopez?” was the thought that came to mind for many. A quick scan of his […]
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