Old-time boxing geared for new Ontario boxing fans
Vargas-Plaitis headlines Feb. 11 show in Mississauga TORONTO (January 16, 2012) – Old-time boxing returns Saturday night, February 11 to the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario as unbeaten welterweight Samuel Vargas and dangerous Manolis Plaitis headline a competitive, entertaining card presented by United Promotions in association with Hennessy Sports. The Feb. 11 show kicks-off the third season of […]
“WORLD DOMINANCE” OFFICIAL WEIGHTS
Holly Holm 145.6 lbs. Anne Sophie Mathis 145.4 lbs. (Photo by Chris Cozzone) WHAT: “World Dominance” Professional Boxing WHO: IBA & WBAN WOMEN’S WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS MAIN EVENT – 10 ROUNDS HOLLY “The Preacher’s Daughter” HOLM ANNE SOPHIE MATHIS World’s No. 1 Light Welterweight World’s No. 1 Welterweight Nine-Time World Champion Six-Time World Champion Albuquerque, NM Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, France 30-1-3 […]
Gibson takes on Gomez for TPF strap
Lemoore, Calif. – Cody Gibson and Ulysses Gomez seemed to be headed in much different paths. Gibson (5-1) was fresh off of a victory of Walel Watson (9-2) that thrust the Visalia, Calif. bantamweight into the Tachi Palace Fights title picture against Farkhad Sharipov (13-5), who had just defeated Tommy Vargas (8-2) on the […]
Vargas vs. Cheikho co-feature a potential war; McGuinness-Gaudet Oct. 22 in Ontario
TORONTO (Oct. 17, 2011) – The co-feature between unbeaten Columbian welterweight Samuel Vargas (7-0-1, 1 KO) and outspoken Ahmad Cheikho (6-3-2, 5 KOs), despite neither being natives of Canada, perhaps, best illustrates the provincial rivalry theme between Toronto and Quebec for the October 22 show, headlined by the NABA super featherweight title fight pitting Logan Cotton McGuinness and Benoit Gaudet at The […]
Boxing Links (9-18-11)
Floyd Mayweather is good for boxing, love him or hate him SportingNews.com Never mind whether he’s timid about taking on the one opponent who will create a worldwide blockbuster of a boxing event. Never mind that he’s more eager to throw down with his own father, or with an 80-year-old ring interviewer. … See all stories on this topic […]
Jessie Vargas Open Workout Footage
Las Vegas Native Jessie Vargas (16-0, 9 KOs) works out for the assembled media on September 6, 2011 at Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas. Vargas will face Josesito Lopez (29-3, 17 KOs) Saturday, September 17, 2011 on the undercard of the “Star Power” fight card featuring Floyd Mayweather, Jr. in the main event against […]
“STAR POWER” USTREAM COVERAGE CONCLUDES WITH LIVE STREAM OF THE OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS
STREAM BEGINS FRIDAY AT 5:30 P.M. ET/2:30 P.M. PT Las Vegas (Sept. 16)…Click HERE at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT to catch the official “Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” weigh-in. See Floyd Mayweather, Victor Ortiz, Erik Morales, Pablo Cesar Cano, Jessie Vargas and Josesito Lopez weigh-in from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas live on Ustream. Canelo Alvarez and Alfonso Gomez will have their weigh-in, […]
Promoter Gary Shaw Ring 8 Sept. Guest Speaker Tuesday evening in NY
NEW YORK, NY (September 15, 2011) – World renown boxing promoter Gary Shaw will be the special guest speaker Tuesday evening (Sept. 20) for RING 8’s monthly meeting (7 PM/ET start) at the historic WaterfrontCrabhouse in Long Island City. In 1971, he first got into boxing as an Inspector for the New Jersey Athletic Commission, serving 28 […]
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