Boxing Links (1-27-12)
Boxing ‘bots, meet reality The Detroit News In the future, robots do the boxing, and former human boxer Jackman is trying to get a winning ‘bot when he’s reunited with the son he abandoned years ago. Together they rebuild a junkyard robot who pounds his way to glory. Elements of classic sports … See all stories on this topic » […]
JERMAIN TAYLOR & ANDRE DIRRELL & JESSIE NICKLOW CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS
Former World Champ Taylor, at right against Arthur Abraham, Faces Nicklow at Middleweight; Super Middleweight Dirrell, at left, Makes Return Against Darryl Cunningham; Unbeaten Light Heavyweights Luis Garcia and Alexander Johnson Round Out Tripleheader Friday Night Live on a Special Edition of ShoBox: The New Generation On SHOWTIME® NEW YORK (Dec. 28, 2011) – Two Super Six […]
Boxing Links (12-17-11)
Judge rules in favor of late boxer Gatti’s widow USA Today MONTREAL (AP) – A Canadian judge has ruled in favor of Arturo Gatti’s widow in a legal dispute over the late boxer’s estate. Graham Hughes, AP Amanda Rodrigues, widow of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti, leave the courthouse in Montreal during the … See all stories on this topic » […]
ANDRE DIRRELL RETURNS FOR FIRST FIGHT IN NEARLY TWO YEARS AGAINST SURGING DARRYL CUNNINGHAM ON DEC. 30 SPECIAL EDITION OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION
Former World Champ Jermain Taylor Faces Jessie Nicklow; Unbeaten Light Heavyweights Luis Garcia and Alexander Johnson Round Out Tripleheader Live on SHOWTIME® From Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, Calif. NEW YORK (Dec. 12, 2011) – Long regarded as one of the world’s premier super middleweight contenders, Andre Dirrell will return to the ring for […]
Fight Report: Lynes Beats Purdy To Become Two Time Champ, Rising Stars Ryder and Ochieng Shine
Photos and Report by Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Former British, European and IBO World Champ champ Colin Lynes added the second Lonsdale belt to his collection, after comprehensively beating defending champ Lee Purdy in a storming war at York Hall, last night. The scintillating British title battle was a fitting finale to an evening of […]
LUCIAN BUTE & GLEN JOHNSON OFFICIAL WEIGHTS
IBF Super Middleweight World Championship This Saturday, Nov. 5, LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET Lucian Bute: 167.5 pounds Glen Johnson: 166.5 pounds Pier-Olivier Côté: 140 pounds Jorge Luis Teron:139.25 pounds QUEBEC CITY, CANADA (Nov. 4, 2011) – In front of hundreds of spirited onlookers at Laurier Quebec Place, International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight […]
Boxing Links (11-3-11)
Performance-Enhancing Drugs: The Conversation Boxing Loves to Avoid Bad Left Hook If America, and the sporting media cared about boxing like they cared about baseball in the 90’s and early 2000’s maybe it would result in a sort of witch hunt that baseball saw. A guy like Andre Berto, who earlier in his career was a little softer and … […]
LUCIAN BUTE & GLEN JOHNSON CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS
NEW YORK (Oct. 25, 2011) – With a shot at the biggest fight in Super Middleweight history on the line, undefeated superstar and International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute will make the ninth defense of his 168-pound title against ageless former light heavyweight champion Glen “The Road Warrior’’ Johnson on Saturday, Nov. 5, live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the […]
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