By: William Holmes “There’s nothing left to say. I’m ready to go” -Andre Ward immediately following weigh-ins As Andre Ward and Carl Froch stepped onto the scales last night at the Circus Max Theater at Caesar in Atlantic City, fervent Carl Froch supporters broke out in song to cheer their …
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By Jaime Feal Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos made short work of the #2 woman’s featherweight in the world, smashing Hiroko Yamanaka in less than 20 seconds. Cyborg affirmed her status as the most dangerous female in MMA, in addition to retaining her Strikeforce woman’s featherweight title. In the main event, Gilbert …
Read More »By Hans Olson, ringside in Quebec City “Now it’s vacation! It’s the Christmas holiday,” said a joyful Antonin Decarie to Boxing Insider just a few hours after his big win over Victor Lupo on Saturday night. Pointing to his swollen right eye, Antonin smiled and said, “I’ll recover from that …
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by Charles Jay Tonight’s fight between Carl Froch and Andrew Ward in Atlantic City marks the conclusion of the Super Six tournament for super middleweights. It was a programming creation on the part of Showtime, but also something that potentially had some historical significance. As I recall mentioning at the …
Read More »Promoter Joseph Donofrio of Donofrio Entertainment (in association with Palace Sports and Jackie Kallen), who has found fame as the premier promoter of mixed martial arts in Michigan, will return to his roots and put on a boxing show entitled “Winter Warfare” at the fabulous Palace of Auburn Hills on …
Read More »By Hans Olson On February 11 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, “Vicious” Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto will meet again, the highly anticipated rematch to be televised on Showtime Championship Boxing. Tickets go on-sale this Saturday. In their first thriller, Ortiz outpointed then-unbeaten Berto with …
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By Hans Olson Rich Orosco and Ray Doustdar, the two General Managers of the Los Angeles Matadors have teamed up alongside recent partnership of Everi Exposure Entertainment, Evander Holyfield, and Ray J in an effort to “bring entertainment back to boxing and increase boxing’s fan base.” “We are proud to …
Read More »By Jaime Feal Showtime is the channel to watch Saturday. Presenting both world-class MMA and boxing on the same night is phenomenal. Fight fans will be glued to their television sets to watch another tremendous night of combat, starting with Ward vs. Froch at 9 p.m., and followed by Strikeforce …
Read More »by Charles Jay Elsewhere on this site, Floyd Mayweather has been taken to task for insinuating that it is actually Bob Arum who is dragging his feet on negotiations for a fight with Manny Pacquiao. In other words, that’s just a cover story for Mayweather being too “afraid” to come …
Read More »By: William Holmes “This fight should be dubbed, ‘No Excuses.’ If Carl Froch beats me, there won’t be excuses. I beat Carl Froch, there shouldn’t be any excuses. No judges, no referees, no nothing. May the best man win.” -Andre Ward Andre Ward’s quote above best summarizes the reason for …
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