Lightweight and Welterweight Tournament Fields Nearly Complete for Bellator Season 6
CHICAGO, Ill. (January 6, 2011) — As Bellator Fighting Championships prepares to make the jump to Friday nights, the tournament fields are beginning to take shape as the lightweight and welterweight tournament participants have been revealed. Bellator’s sixth season begins Friday, March 2nd LIVE on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX, with the preliminary fights […]
The Reemergence of Bare Knuckle Boxing
Bareknuckle fighting has been going over for hundreds of years as a means of settling disputes between families as well as a sport. The first registered bareknuckle boxing champion of England was crowned in 1719 when James Figg claimed the title. Over the years the sport expanded and a handful of assorted champions passed […]
Mendy Defends Against Madni
World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental Light Welterweight Champion Yvan Mendy, 22-2-1 (11), will make the second defense of his championship on December 16, taking on Belgian Challenger Tarik Madni at the Salle Marcel Cerdan in Thourotte, France. Having won the WBF title in June 2010 with a dominating performance against tough Britt Peter McDonagh, 26-year-old […]
Heavyweight Battles continue when Santos faces Burns
To Kick off Saturday’s MTV2 & EPIX Event at Bellator 53 Santos vs. Burns Heavyweight Tournament Reserve Bout Kicks off Bellator MTV2/EPIX Event CHICAGO, Ill. (October 6, 2011) — When Thiago Santos and Josh Burns step into the cage this Saturday at Bellator 53, one of the two will secure their spot as the […]
Connor In Confident Mood Ahead Of September 18th Showdown With Gorman
Mitcham, Surrey Welterweight Danny ‘Cassius’ Connor is confident that he will continue his winning ways, when he faces Aberystwyth, Wales’ Sean ‘Showtime’ Gorman, at the Miranda Carter and Bruce Baker co-promoted ‘Great Expectations’ event at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, on Sunday 18th September. Connor, who is coached by Alec Wilkey at the TRAD […]
Technology Brings Another Boxing First: Facebook Grudge Match to be Settled at Chumash This Friday
“Vernon Paris is soft and lacks determination, heart and integrity: All the things necessary to become a champion. I have every one of them.” Tim “Pitbull” Coleman The first consumer computers were built in 1976. Facebook was invented in 2004. The first Facebook Grudge Match in a boxing ring will take […]
Clash at the Chumash Card Taking Shape
The card is taking shape for Gary Shaw Production’s “Clash at the Chumash” at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, on August 5 and televised live on ESPN Friday Night Fights. The sensational main event features a potentially explosive matchup between two of the world’s fastest 140-lb fighters, as Tim “Pitbull” […]
Despaigne: Big Punchers Don’t Scare Me!
Former Cuban amateur star Yordanis Despaigne (8-1, 4 KOs) is ready for battle in the televised supporting bout of this week’s ESPN Friday Night Fights against heavy-handed Colombian Edison “Pantera” Miranda (34-5, 29 KOs). The 10-round light heavyweight battle will open the Friday, July 29, telecast from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas that also […]
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