Boxing Links (1-29-12)
‘I Am A Boxer‘: Fighter In The Ring, Lady Outside It NPR 12:00 pm ET This summer in London, female boxers will compete in the Olympics for the first time. The women competing for a spot on the US team will make history, but few know who they are — and why they box. Women who box love […]
Atlas Cops & Kids Boxing Program Making difference in NYC
NEW YORK CITY (January 25, 2012) – When government funding ceased three years ago for the New York City Police Athletic League (“PAL”) Cops & Kids Boxing program, The Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation absorbed operational costs, expanded its reach into education, and today it is making life-changing differences for hundreds […]
Boxing Links (9-27-11)
Fresh allegations over Azerbaijani boxers AFP BAKU — Fresh allegations of corruption involving Azerbaijani boxers have surfaced at the world amateur championships following earlier claims the ex-Soviet state paid a huge bribe to secure Olympic gold for its fighters. British newspaper The Daily … See all stories on this topic » […]
Boxing Links (7-17-11)
Ricky Burns short of sympathy for Nicky Cook as he eyes title fight with Kevin … Telegraph.co.uk Challenger Nicky Cook may have been the one who left the ring on a stretcher but the biggest losers at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday were, arguably, WBO super-featherweight champion Ricky Burns and boxing itself. By Ewing Grahame […]
Godfrey offended by Calloway’s comments
PROVIDENCE (August 5, 2008) – NABF cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (16-1, 9 KOs) had his nose bent out of shape, so to speak, by recent comments attributed to Rob “All American Prize Fighter” Calloway. Calloway (70-7-2, 56 KOs) was quoted as saying, “I’ve never turned down any fight!” He went on to proclaim […]
German education for American Boxer Matt Godfrey
PROVIDENCE (April 10, 2008) – NABF cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (16-1, 9 KOs) has been boxing professionally for four years, after a lengthy amateur career, but his ring education reached another level last month in Germany, albeit in defeat. As the No. 1 rated contender in the World Boxing Council, Godfrey was matched […]