by Hans Olson This is a relatively slow month if you’re a boxing fan; we’ve gone a few weeks between major fights on the premium networks. If you’re like me, you start to go into withdrawals. If the return of ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” hasn’t been enough to satisfy your …
Read More »Hatton to Khan: Hold Off On Floyd Mayweather
by Charles Jay Ricky Hatton was a game warrior when he was wearing gloves, but now he’s wearing a promoter’s hat. So it makes sense that he is thinking like a promoter when it comes to his official advice to Amir Khan. Hatton is an interesting case in that after …
Read More »NBC Sports Network Fight Night Results: Rosado Impressive, Jennings Battles to Victory
By: William Holmes Main Events Promotions in association with Peltz Boxing Promotions put on their first NBC Sports Network Fight Night event at the Asylum Arena in South Philadelphia. A last minute injury to Eddie Chambers caused a change in the main event, featuring undefeated heavyweights Bryant Jennings and Maurice …
Read More »On Chuck Giampa’s Fail, the Kubler-Ross Model, and Us
by Hans Olson On last night’s episode of “Shobox: The New Generation,” former Cuban amateur great Guillermo Rigondeaux defeated Rico Ramos for the WBA super bantamweight championship with a 6th round knockout. You would think that Rigondeaux’s knifing left to the body that put out the previously undefeated Ramos would …
Read More »David Price Blows Away John McDermott in One Round
By Johnny Walker Heavyweight giant David Price, 28, made his case as the future of British heavyweight boxing tonight as he destroyed scrappy challenger John McDermott, knocking him down three times en route to a first-round KO victory at the Olympia in Liverpool, UK. The hulking Price, 6’8” tall and …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather Donates $100,000 Susan G. Komen Foundation
Floyd Mayweather donates $100,00 to Susan G. Komen, a great organization. Mayweather spoke to news reporters and internet bloggers. He spoke often of the May 5 Manny Pacquiao fight, the Mayweather camp is continuing to make efforts to bring Manny to Las Vegas for night fight. Leave a Comment
Read More »UFC on FX 1 Results: Jim Miller Stays in Lightweight Title Picture by Submitting Melvin Guillard
By Jaime C. Feal The UFC’s first event on FX featured four free fights for the viewers, and Zuffa has to be pleased with how things transpired. Three of the four fights ended in the first round via KO or submission, and the lone main card fight that went the …
Read More »Showbox Results: Rigondeaux Wins by KO, Robb and Diaz steal show
By: William Holmes Showbox broadcasted from Las Vegas as storied amateur Guillermo Rigondeaux took on undefeated champion Rico Ramos. The night featured three finishes, as Villanueva cruises to a TKO victory, Diaz scoring a questionable stoppage victory in an all-out war, and Rigondeaux suddenly exploded in the sixth round to …
Read More »FOX Sports Radio to Broadcast Two “UFC on FOX” Events in January
FOX Sports Radio continues its partnership with FOX Sports and the Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) in the new year as the network simulcasts two fight nights this month. The first event will take place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. on Friday, January 20, and will feature three fights broadcast …
Read More »The Mayweather/Pacquiao Saga: The PR Battle Turns, No 50/50 Split
By: William Holmes For the past three weeks, Floyd Mayweather Jr., or as he prefers to be called Floyd Joy Mayweather, has been winning the PR war between himself and Manny Pacquiao. He was able to get his sentencing date pushed back so that he could fight in May. He …
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