45,000 DEMAND FEMALE BOXERS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE THEIR DRESS IN THE RING
Campaign on Change.org calls on Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) to drop recommendation that female boxers should wear skirts. LONDON – As female boxing gets ready to debut at the Olympics, nearly 45,000 people have joined a campaign on Change.org demanding that female boxers be given the right to choose whether to wear shorts or skirts in the ring. […]
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More 2011 boxing award winners, Part 1 ESPN (blog) By Dan Rafael Yes, 2011 is in the books, but as is usually the case, the Fight Freaks have been tweeting me for more boxing award winners than just those I handed out last week. I’m here to serve. Now that I’ve borrowed Adrien Broner’s brush and styled … See all […]
TOP THREE CINCO DE MAYO OPPONENTS FOR DE MAYWEATHER
By Mike Juhas ~ FightHype.com If you’re fighting on Cinco De Mayo, it makes sense to fight someone of Mexican heritage. While Canelo Alvarez would be a huge event, he’s not ready for the Mayweather challenge, and Erik Morales is too past his prime for this fight. But there is an attractive option that most […]
Robert Guerrero: I’M THE ONLY OPTION FOR FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR.
By: David “Los Gatos” Rosenburg ~ BoxingScene.com Former champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero continues to push for a 2012 showdown with WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. Guerrero is currently rehabbing a shoulder injury and ready to get back in the ring as soon as possible. Mayweather already has a scheduled date of May 5th […]
Bright Future Ahead for Boxing’s Newest Star
WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Austin Trout Heading for High-Profile Showdowns The future is looking extremely bright for WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout (24-0, 14 KO’s) after the virtuoso performance he turned in against Australian challenger Frank LoPorto on Friday night at Cohen Stadium in El Paso, Texas. Making the second […]
For the 2nd Time in his Career Todd Hibbs Takes Reigns of Re-Emerging Program in Michigan
Todd Hibbs is the new wrestling coach at Alma College. He joins the Scots after seven years at Olivet College, inlcuding five as the school’s Head Wrestling Coach. Hibbs served as the Comets’ Vice President for Institutional Advancement since February of last year. “We are pleased and excited to present Todd Hibbs as our new wrestling […]
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‘Real Steel’ is the champion with $27.3 mil CNN That’s the strongest opening ever for a boxing-themed picture, beating “Rocky IV”‘s $20 million debut in 1985 (when not adjusting for inflation). DreamWorks’ $110 million film, which was released by Disney’s Touchstone Pictures, scored a superb “A” … See all stories on this topic » Underdog Boxing: Is […]
Team Trout: What is Anthony Mundine Talking About? He Backed Out on Us and We Can Prove it!!!
The problem with former world champion Anthony Mundine’s claims that he is being ducked by WBA Light Middleweight champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout is that when Mundine’s people backed out of the fight, they did it in writing. Trout (23-0, 13 KOs) and his promoter, Greg Cohen of Greg Cohen Promotions, say they are aggravated and […]
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