Just what we’ve all been clamoring for, a higher cable bill! An outfit called CSI Sports has announced the launch of ‘USA Tuesday Night Fights Knockouts’ pay-per-view series, with the premier to launch on Tuesday, June 6th.
We hear at TSS that promoter Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions has signed 26-year-old heavyweight Alonzo Butler of Knoxville, Tennessee, to a promotional contract.
Two jockey-sized guys were the main event, but it was Paul “The Punisher” Williams who provided viewers with a jolt on Saturday night, as the newest welterweight to be reckoned with dismantled previously undefeated Argentine knockout artist Walter Matthysse on HBOs “Boxing After Dark.”
Main Events CEO Kathy Duva has announced that there are fewer than 2,000 seats remaining for the July 22 Arturo Gatti/Carlos Baldomir bout in the 12,000 seat Boardwalk Hall Arena.
Joe Calzaghe’s exhaustive search for an opponent for his July 8 show looks to be over.
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid accepted free ringside tickets to three pro boxing matches from Nevada officials who would have been impacted by pending legislation that would have increased federal oversight into the sport.
Nikolai, Nicolay, Nikolay, however you spell his first name, Valuev The Giant will defend his WBA title belt on Saturday.
After an anti-climatic rematch between Jose Luis Castillo and Diego Corrales after what was one of the greatest fights of all-time, the two combatants will square off one last time for the lightweight championship.
Two-time heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz (41-6-1, 28 KOs) has been installed as the World Boxing Association’s No. 1 contender, according to the sanctioning body’s latest ratings.
See for yourself on Saturday night on HBO. Is it fair to compare Paul Williams to Hitman Hearns, or is that virtual sacrilege at this juncture, comparing an untested fighter against the Hall of Fame talent, the Motor City Cobra?
