HDNET, AEG, RYAN SEACREST MEDIA, AND CAA ESTABLISH JOINT VENTURE TO REBRAND HDNET AS AXS TV
Beginning Summer 2012, AXS TV Will Deliver a Full Schedule of Live Entertainment and Lifestyle Programming to More Than 35 Million Homes Across North America DISH Network Commits to Expanded Distribution of Rebranded Network, While Providing Video-On-Demand Concerts and Unique Ticketing Opportunities for Subscribers LOS ANGELES (January 18, 2012) – HDNet, AEG, Ryan […]
Armenians Provide Thrills on Darchinyan Undercard
In front of a huge group of their compatriots, an Armenian contingent brought the pain and provided much of the excitement tonight on the undercard of Vic Darchinyan’s sensational TD5 over Yonnhy Perez at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. Among them, junior welterweight Art Hovhanessyan (13-0-1, 7 KO’s) stopped a game […]
INJURY FORCES JOSEPH AGBEKO OUT OF SHOWTIME® BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT FINAL AND WORLD TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST ABNER MARES
Vic Darchinyan vs. Yonnhy Perez To Headline Saturday’s SHOWTIME Telecast From Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE LOS ANGELES (April 21, 2011)–An untimely back injury sustained by IBF Bantamweight World Champion Joseph Agbeko earlier this week has forced him out of Saturday’s scheduled title defense—and the SHOWTIME Bantamweight Tournament Final—against Abner Mares. The co-main event bout featuring former world […]
Boxing Links (4-21-11)
Fighter pay: The downside of MMA Yahoo! Sports A week ago, MMA bad boy Nick Diaz, announced his plans to compete as a professional boxer in 2011. Diaz cited money as one of the reasons he was contemplating giving boxing another shot. Most MMA fans understand Diaz’s point, as full contact fighters … See all stories on this […]
AGBEKO TO FACE MARES FOR 118-POUND SUPREMACY
IN THE BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT FINAL – Winner Takes All SATURDAY, APRIL 23, LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM NOKIA THEATRE L.A. LIVE Darchinyan and Perez to Meet in Consolation Bout Tickets for the Doubleheader Go On Sale Tuesday, Feb. 8 NEW YORK (Feb. 8, 2011) – Joseph King Kong Agbeko will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) […]
WORLD SERIES OF BOXING CHARGES INTO LOS ANGELES
L.A. MATADORS’ FIRST FIGHT NIGHT IS SUNDAY, NOV. 28, AT NOKIA THEATRE; TICKETS ON SALE THROUGH TICKETMASTER The Los Angeles Team is led by two-time Olympian Rau’Shee Warren. It will compete against squads from Miami, Memphis and Mexico City. Exciting new league signals a new era in the global boxing world. The World Series of […]