CLASS OF 2012’s DAY IN THE SUN NEARING Official Induction Ceremony Set For Sunday, June 10th CANASTOTA, NY – JUNE 4, 2012 – For boxers Thomas “Hitman” Hearns and Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson, ring announcer Michael Buffer, trainer Freddie Roach, broadcaster Al Bernstein and journalist Michael Katz, their day in …
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By Ivan G. Goldman On June 9, 2004 an appellate judge in Pennsylvania ordered a new trial for ex-Philadelphia lightweight and death row inmate Anthony Fletcher. The judge noticed that an artfully suppressed autopsy report proved Fletcher was wrongfully convicted and almost certainly innocent. At that point he’d already done …
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On Thursday, May 31 The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills presented a special screening and on stage conversation celebrating HBO and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Peter Berg’s acclaimed docu-series “On Freddie Roach”. The cinéma-vérité series focuses on Freddie Roach, the world-famous boxing trainer who owns and operates the Wild Card …
Read More »Frank Warren: Haye v Chisora – The Show Will Go On
Frank Warren just sent out the following: HAYE v CHISORA: THE SHOW WILL GO ON It comes as no surprise that the EBU has taken steps to remove the Luxembourg Federation, as the Chairman/President of the British Boxing Board of Control, Charles Giles, is also the Vice-Chairman of the EBU. …
Read More »Jackie Kallen: Live at the AC Boxing Legends Gala
By Jackie Kallen If you are a boxing fan, the place to be this weekend was Atlantic City. Resorts Casino hosted a lavish boxing gala that gave awards to dozens of legendary names in the boxing world. From judges, to referees to promoters, the list of honorees was endless. By …
Read More »Talent, Depth, & Explosiveness: The UFC Lightweight Division
By Jaime C. Feal The UFC lightweight division is akin to shark-infested waters. Any new combatants to the division are usually the fish, as they tend to get eaten alive in this talent-laden weight class. Indeed, many fighters choose to either step up to welterweight, or move down to featherweight, …
Read More »Too Bad Antonio Tarver Couldn’t Quite Pull the Trigger on Showtime’s Night of the Geezers
By Ivan G. Goldman Virtually every time Lateef Kayode threw his right hand at Antonio Tarver Saturday night Kayode’s left drifted down to his waist. Wise old Tarver must have spotted it right away, but he didn’t have the reflexes or the reach to step over and throw a right …
Read More »Showtime Boxing Results: Tarver and Kayode Fight to a Draw, Kid Choclate beats Winky
By Michael Montero, Ringside In the opening bout of Showtime’s big quadruple header from the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, undefeated Leo “Terremoto” Santa Cruz won the vacant IBF bantamweight title via unanimous decision over Vusi “Marvelous” Malinga. Both fighters got off to a quick start, throwing punches with …
Read More »Dee Lee Boxing Results From Tropicana: Hasson wins Main Event
By Eugene Sirota Diane Fischer kicked off the summer boxing season with her “Summer Super Brawl” last night at the Tropicana Casino and Resort Atlantic City. Fischer is a mainstay in the AC boxing scene, with this being her 22nd show promoted in the city going back to 1997. Fisher’s …
Read More »NBC Sports Fight Night Live Report: Cruz Excites Crowd, Rosado Continues to Improve
By: William Holmes Main Events Promotions in association with Peltz Boxing brought a strong card to the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Local boxing fans saw the potential for a great night of fights, and the arena was packed with a boisterous crowd. The first bout of the night …
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