Boxing Links (12-08-11)
Boxing Braces for the Wrath of Khan Wall Street Journal This Thursday Amir Khan—an ethnic Pakistani boxer from Bolton, England—will turn 25. The next evening in Washington, he’ll defend his WBA and IBF light-welterweight world titles against Lamont Peterson in a marquee fight on HBO. … See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal Russian boxer Roman Simakov […]
Lemieux vs. Alcine WBC Int. middleweight title fight Live on FIGHT NOW TV Saturday Night from Montreal, Canada
HOBOKEN, New Jersey (December 5, 2011) – America’s only 24-hour combat sports and entertainment channel — FIGHT NOW TV TM — keeps the LIVE action coming as it delivers a night of championship boxing this Saturday December 10 starting at 7:30 PM/ET, from […]
Buxton Promotions & Hennessy Sports sign exciting light middleweight Prospect Brandon ‘Bad Boy’ Cook
TORONTO (November 28, 2011) – Buxton Promotions and Hennessy Sports announced today that they are now co-promoting unbeaten Canadian light middleweight prospect Brandon “Bad Boy” Cook. The 25-year-old Cook (4-0, 2 KOs), fighting out of Ajax, Ontario, is a very popular prizefighter who made his pro debut last February, taking a four-round decision […]
SIX QUESTIONS WITH WBA BANTAMWEIGHT SUPER CHAMPION ANSELMO ‘CHEMITO’ MORENO
Moreno To Make United States Debut Against Vic ‘The Raging Bull’ Darchinyan In Co-Feature To Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko II IBF & WBC Silver Bantamweight Championship Saturday, Dec. 3 At Honda Center In Anaheim, Calif., Live on SHOWTIME® NEW YORK (Nov. 23, 2011) – Just one month out from the biggest fight of his life and his first in the […]
ROBERT “THE GHOST” GUERRERO DONATES BOXING TRUNKS TO HALL OF FAME
Int’l Boxing Hall of Fame Canastota, New York Press Release For Immediate Release CANASTOTA, NY – OCTOBER 20, 2011 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame is pleased to announce one of today’s boxing stars, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, has donated fight-worn boxing trunks to the Hall. Guerrero donated the trunks he wore in his […]
SHOWTIME® SPORTS COLOR COMMENTATOR AL BERNSTEIN NOMINATED TO INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME BALLOT
Ballots For The Annual Induction Ceremony In Canastota, N.Y., Due Back By Oct. 31 NEW YORK (Oct. 7, 2011) –Al Bernstein, a SHOWTIME® Sports color commentator and one of the most respected and recognized voices in boxing, has been nominated for the ballot of the 2011 International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y. This is the first time […]
Athletes, Boxers And The Media Weigh-In On “STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz”
LAS VEGAS, NV (Sept. 16)… With just one day to go until the mega-fight between Six-Time World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and WBC Welterweight World Champion“Vicious” Victor Ortiz, top athletes, boxers and media members have weighed in on who they think will be victorious on Saturday night. “STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” takes place Saturday, Sept. 17 […]
Boxing Links (6-18-11)
Floyd Mayweather skips deposition in Pacquiao case San Francisco Chronicle Boxing: Karim Mayfield (14-0), from San Francisco’s Fillmore neighborhood, won a ninth-round TKO over welterweight Steve Forbes in Austin, Texas. NBA: Owners relaxed their insistence on non-guaranteed contracts in a new collective bargaining agreement, … See all stories on this topic » Alvarez v Rhodes – […]
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