Hermes Franca Released From MFC
MFC statement on Hermes Franca The Maximum Fighting Championship has terminated the contract of Hermes Franca as a fighter with the organization. An immediate search is underway to replace Franca who was slated to fight Drew Fickett on Friday, June 10 at MFC 30: Up Close & Personal. Fickett’s new opponent is expected to be […]
ALL ABOUT THE BATTLE OF THE BADGES ON LAST NIGHT’S COMBAT SPORTS SHOW
Rich and Tony spent last night’s Fight News Unlimited Combat Sports Show speaking with Denis Marrese, who is helping promote BATTLE OF THE BADGES III. This event, scheduled for April 30th in Boston, features FDNY Boxing team fighters facing off against New England Law Enforcement officers. Find out more about the event at WWW.BATTLEOFTHEBADGES.INFO, and […]
Protecting the President While Protecting Himself at All Times
Mike Kurzeja is your everyday police officer turned Secret Service agent/professional boxer with a nationwide nutritional supplement sponsorship. The series of events that led to him protecting the President by day and trading leather at night begins with a bored Chicago cop. “I was at a crossroads in my career,” he recounts, […]
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND FORMER NFL PLAYER WES SHIVERS LEADS STRONG GROUP OF LOCAL FIGHTERS ON STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS UNDERCARD FRIDAY, NOV. 19, IN JACKSON, MISS.
UNDERCARD PRECEDES SIX-FIGHT MAIN CARD LIVE ON SHOWTIME® NEW YORK (Nov. 11, 2010) – Former NFL player-turned-Mixed Martial Arts fighter, popular heavyweight Wes Shivers, of Brandon, Miss., returns to the cage to face Goldman Butler, of Tupelo, Miss., in the top undercard fight of a STRIKEFORCE Challengers event in Jackson, Miss., on Friday, Nov. 19, […]
BATTLE OF THE BADGES II PRESS CONFERENCE REPORT
By: Rich Bergeron A kickoff press conference was held for Battle of the Badges II recently, an event featuring New York Fire Department members vs. New England Law Enforcement professionals in amateur boxing competition. The Boston Athletic Club will be hosting the event, which will take place on April 24, 2010. Proceeds of the event […]