Wrestling Links (11-4-11)
UNI wrestling coach Doug Schwab YouTube Second-year wrestling coach Doug Schwab talks about his young team during media day for the 2011-12 season. See all stories on this topic » Wrestling still Munoz’s smartest play ESPN (blog) Now let’s hope — for his sake — the former NCAA wrestling champion knows where to draw the line between gamesmanship and game planning. […]
CARINA “LA REINA” MORENO TO FACE SHARON GAINES THIS FRIDAY IN SALINAS CALIFORNIA
WATSONVILLE, CA – OCTOBER 26, 2011 – Carina “La Reina” Moreno (21-3, 6 KO’s) has found an opponent in Sharon Gaines (11-12-1, 3 KO’s) to challenge her this Friday October 28, 2011 at the Sherwood Inn Hotel in Salinas, California. The six-round bout will be at the agreed weight of 112 pounds and take place on the undercard of Eloy Perez vs. Ira Terry. “I’m super excited that […]
FIGHT NOW TV delivers wall-to-wall live coverage and live undercard of “Star Power”Mayweather vs Ortiz
HOBOKEN, New Jersey (September 14, 2011) — FIGHT NOW TV TM — America’s only 24-hour combat sports and entertainment channel – today announced its wall-to-wall news coverage of “Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz,” with the live airing of today’s final press conference live on the channel at 4 PM/ET, building-up for Saturday night’s (Sept. 17) mega-event on Pay Per […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-1-11)
MMA: The Lamest Event Names in Each Major American Promotion’s History Bleacher Report Before the MMA was “with it” in terms of marketing, each promotion gave their shows a slew of hilariously bad names. Unfortunately, this trend was the worst in the United States and it lasted for over a decade. For some reason, it took the […]
Heavyweight Tournament Heads to Louisiana’s L’Auberge Du Lac Casino Resort October 1st for Bellator 52
CHICAGO, Ill. (August 31, 2011) — When Bellator kicks off its Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament, the eight man field will bring a dominating 73-15-2 record into the cage that includes 41 combined knockouts. The eight heavyweights are set to square off at Bellator 52 as the promotion will determine who will earn a title shot against […]
CLASH OF OLYMPIANS ON “SÓLO BOXEO TECATE” SEPTEMBER 23 EVENT AT FANTASY SPRINGS CASINO FEATURES SHOWDOWN BETWEEN VICENTE ESCOBEDO AND ROCKY JUAREZ
INDIO, Calif. (August 29) – Fight fans in the Coachella Valley are going to get a special treat on Friday, September 23 when former United States Olympians Vicente Escobedo (2004 games) and Rocky Juarez (2000 games) square off in a true cross roads fight. Both are no strangers to high stakes competition, but when the […]
Cosmopolitan Friday Night Fights On ESPN Play By Play Report
By: Rich Bergeron The Cosmopolitan Hotel’s Chelsea Ballroom hosts the third Friday Night Fights installment of the year tonight. Robert Duran and Leon Spinks are ringside for the occasion, which includes a main event that serves as an eliminator to determine who will fight Amir Khan next. Victor Cayo (26-1, 18 KOs) will battle Lamont […]
Russell Turning Negatives to Positive Against Fonfara
Canadian light heavyweight Anthony “The Rowdy One” Russell (16-2-1, 5 KOs) isn’t expecting a warm welcome when he steps into the ring this Friday at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago to face Poland’sAndrzej Fonfara for the NABO title. Polish fighters in Chicago are like rock stars. While some might feel intimidated, Russell has […]
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