Toney Departs for Moscow on Wednesday
Lights Out in Russia is On! James “Lights Out” Toney will depart for Moscow, Russia, this Wednesday, October 19, in advance of his meeting with WBA #1 cruiserweight contender Denis Ledbedev at the Khodynka Ice Palace on November 4. Wishing to get fully acclimated to the region, Toney (73-6-3, 44 KOs) will continue […]
OPEN LETTER FROM JAMES “LIGHTS OUT” TONEY
After watching the Haye/Klitschko fight I have decided to focus more on my boxing career. The only reason that my team and I accepted the MMA fight against Ken Shamrock is that the fighters rated in the top ten or twenty don’t want to fight me. I will not bow down to the politics of […]
James Toney Invading Russia
All-time-great boxing champion James “Lights Out” Toney is turning a negative into a positive… As in he’s positive he’s going to Russia to kick Denis Ledbedev’s ass. After training extremely hard in preparation, Toney was informed not long ago that his unified rules bout with MMA hall-of-famer Ken Shamrock would be delayed until the early […]
Boxing Links (6-26-11)
Jerusalem boxing club brings Arabs and Jews together The Guardian Ismail Jafrei, right, a Palestinian truck driver from East Jerusalem, fights Yehuda Luxemburg, an Israeli solider, at the Jerusalem Boxing Club. Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum The two men – one a Palestinian, the other an Israeli Jew – square up,… See all stories on this topic » The […]
Toney vs. Shamrock Face-off Tomorrow!
The media and public are welcome at a meet and greet and photo-opportunity faceoff to be held tomorrow (Saturday, June 25) at the newly opened IFC Gym in Van Nuys, California, at 8 pm PST, to formally announce the upcoming MMA showdown between multiple-time world boxing champion James “Lights Out” Toney and UFC Hall of Fame […]
Lights Out in the Lion’s Den?
By: Holli Yargo The Lion’s Den and DogBoxer Gear tell me that it’s official. Current International Boxing Association heavyweight champion James Toney has contracted to face off with another UFC hall-of-famer, “The World’s Most Dangerous Man,” Ken Shamrock. Toney made his mixed martial arts debut last August in an ambitious match up with […]
Cohen Launches New Promotional Company: Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP)
Greg Cohen, formerly the Founder of The Empire Sports and Entertainment Inc., is proud to announce the formation of Greg Cohen Promotions. Cohen will continue to promote former unified and two-time heavyweight champion Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (49-7-2, 40 KOs); WBA 154-pound champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout (22-0,13 KOs); Queens, New York, junior middleweight contender “Mean” Joe Greene (22-1, […]