Boxing Links (9-18-11)
Floyd Mayweather is good for boxing, love him or hate him SportingNews.com Never mind whether he’s timid about taking on the one opponent who will create a worldwide blockbuster of a boxing event. Never mind that he’s more eager to throw down with his own father, or with an 80-year-old ring interviewer. … See all stories on this topic […]
PAUL MCCLOSKEY TO FACE BREIDIS PRESCOTT IN A WBA WORLD TITLE ELIMINATOR
McCloskey back on Sky Sports in Belfast on September 10 Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce that Paul McCloskey will face Breidis Prescott in an official eliminator for the WBA Light-Welterweight title at the Odyssey Arena on Saturday 10 September, live on Sky Sports. It marks a return to action for the […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (7-4-11)
UFC 132 Results: Wanderlei Silva and the Death of the Golden Age Bloody Elbow No matter the outcome, this year may be the death of the Golden Age of Mixed Martial Arts. Big Nog and Fedor may very well retire after their fights and the rest of the veteran fighters have slowly become worn out and […]
New opponent for “Beibut The Beast” Shumenov
BELLEVUE, Washington (December 11, 2008) – Former Kazakhstan Olympian Beibut “The Beast” Shumenov (6-0, 5 KOs) has a new opponent for Saturday night’s 10-round main event, Epifanio “Diamente” Mendoza, after former world cruiserweight champion Kelvin Davis pulled out of their scheduled fight in Bellevue, Washington. Shumenov’s new KZ Event Promotions presents Saturday’s show at Meydenbauer […]
Cruiserweight sensation Aaron Williams headlines his first ESPN2 FNF show May 23 “Ring Warriors” at Twin River Events Center, RI
PROVIDENCE (May 14, 2008) – ESPN2 Friday Night Fights (ESPN2 FNF) returns May 23 to Rhode Island as unbeaten prospect “Awesome” Aaron Williams, the future of the cruiserweight division, headlines his first major show on “Ring Warriors,” promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), live from Twin River Events Center in Lincoln. […]