Boxing Links (1-30-12)
Utah boxing legend Don Fullmer dies Salt Lake Tribune By Jay Drew West Jordan • Told last November that he only had a month or so left to live due to the effects of a 15-year battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Utah boxing legend Don Fullmer again beat the odds, making it longer than doctors … See all stories on […]
Boxing Links (9-30-11)
A frustrated ‘Rampage’ talks about transitioning to boxing Yahoo! Sports (blog) Now the 33-year-old is talking about a boxing career. Will he go through with it? Jackson is annoyed with the direction of MMA. While he’s become a one-dimensional fighter, who’s always looking to land the right hand, he’s seeing the young guns at 205… See all stories […]
Wrestling Links (7-27-11)
Olympic wrestling champ Cejudo finds motivation Wall Street Journal AP NEW YORK — Olympic wrestling champ Henry Cejudo has found his motivation for 2012: He wants his mother to see him win gold this time. But Cejudo won’t be preparing for the London Games with Terry Brands, who was USA Wrestling’s national freestyle … See all stories on this […]
Wrestling Links (4-13-11)
Rams LB James Laurinaitis: ‘I should take up pro wrestling‘ SportingNews.com “I should take up pro wrestling. It’d be a natural transition,” St. Louis Rams linebacker James Laurinaitis told The Lantern, Ohio State’s student newspaper. If the NFL lockout continues into the season, linebacker James Laurinaitis says he’d consider … See all stories on this topic » University […]
Boxing Links (3-28-11)
Report: Canseco brothers pull switch at boxing event SportingNews.com Boxing promoter Damon Feldman got Ozzie Canseco, Jose’s twin brother, and he’s not happy about it. According to the Miami Herald, Jose Canseco was scheduled to fight at a nightclub in Hollywood, Fla., and Feldman said he had already been given a $5000 … See all stories on […]
London Boxers Show Their Support For 2012 Olympics As Tickets Go On Sale Today
As tickets for London 2012 Olympics go on sale for the first time today, boxers and coaches at the Ultrachem TKO Boxing Gym, in Canning Town, London showed their support for the Games, which are to take place just a short distance away in Stratford, via video interviews to WinkBall.com correspondents. WinkBall.com correspondents Stephen Foorunsho […]
Luke Campbell: Supreme Performance Secures Gold In Hungary
This past weekend European Gold Medalist Luke Campbell’s pre-Olympics campaign got off to a flying start, at the first major amateur tournament of 2011 the Bocskai Memorial Tournament in Debrecen, Hungary. Luke, who in 2009 won the European Gold on his first attempt , beat local favourite Krisztian Nagy 8-5 to secure his first title […]