Boxing Link (12-26-11)
The holiday known throughout the world as “Boxing Day” left all the links we usually place here whittled down to one: The state of boxing in 2012, Part 2 Yahoo! Sports Sports Dec 25, 2:13 pm EST Boxing begins the new year with some ominous signs. Its top fighter, Floyd Mayweather Jr., will spend the first three months […]
Boxing Links (12-25-11)
The state of boxing in 2012 Yahoo! Eurosport UK As long as there are superfights in the US and major stadium shows in Europe,boxing’s epitaph is far from written, argues Yahoo’s Kevin Iole. Todd duBoef likes to refer to himself as “a boxing evangelist,” an odd choice of words for a low-key man who … See all stories on this topic […]
CALIFORNIA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION OVERTURNS HOPKINS VS. DAWSON FROM TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT TO NO DECISION
LOSS ON HOPKINS’ RECORD ERASED LOS ANGELES (December 13) – The holidays came early today for Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins when the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) overturned the decision that dealt the oldest champion in boxing history a controversial technical knockout loss to “Bad” Chad Dawson on October 15 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. […]
UFC & COMPANY VS. NEW YORK STATE: CIVIL SUIT CLIFF NOTES
By: Rich Bergeron Zuffa, LLC filed suit on November 15th against the State of New York, citing the unconstitutional nature of the state’s ban on professional mixed martial arts. A host of other plaintiffs who have varying interests in competing in and/or profiting from MMA-related business are also parties to the suit. Though there is […]
RING 8 NOVEMBER MEETING PHOTO
Photo by Stanley Janousek (L-R: Team Hyland with WBF Featherweight Champion Patrick “The Punisher” Hyland (24-0, 11 KOs), from Dublin, Ireland; special guest speaker and former International judge Harold Lederman; Brooklyn’s Martin Wright (11-1-2, 5 KOs), NABA & New York State Welterweight Champion, and his team; and RING 8 president Bob Duffy.
TEAM DURAN TO LOOK INTO GONZALES DECISION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PATERSON, NJ (October 31, 2011)—This past Friday night, Middleweight Ossie Duran took on undefeated Brandon Gonzales in the nationally televised main event on Sho Box: The New Generation. The fight, which took place in Duran’s home state of New Jersey, was a good fight with both combatants fighting hard. As the fight […]
List of New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees
Inaugural Class Boxers Vito Antuofermo Carlos Ortiz Carmen Basilio Riddick Bowe Tony Canzoneri Benny Leonard Emile Griffith Gene Tunney Jake LaMotta Mike McCallum Ray Robinson Mike Tyson Non-Participants Steve Acunto Ray Arcel Gil Clancy Nat Fleischer Bill Gallo Jimmy Glenn Harold Lederman Arthur Mercante, Sr. (L-R) Bob Duffy (Ring 8 […]
UFC Middleweight Mike Massenzio and Colorado MMA Heavyweight Ryan Martinez on Tonight’s Combat Sports Show
MMA Fighters Mike Massenzio and Ryan Martinez join Tony “The Tornado” Penecale and “Rabble Rousin’” Rich Bergeron on tonight’s FNU Combat Sports Show. Tune in from 8PM EST to 10:00 PM EST to listen to the broadcast. We will also discuss the bizarre finish to the Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson fight. Our guest interviews […]
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