George Foreman Exploring IndyCar Racing
Saturday, August 26th, 2006On Friday, Foreman toured Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, along with Sugar Ray Leonard, and met with Mario, Michael and Marco Andretti to discuss his interest in the sport.
On Friday, Foreman toured Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, along with Sugar Ray Leonard, and met with Mario, Michael and Marco Andretti to discuss his interest in the sport.
When Oleg Maskaev captured the title from Hasim Rahman, many otherwise slumping men sat up and noticed. Among them was fight manager par excellence, Shelly Finkel.
Olympic boxer Ron Siler will be sentenced on Sept. 6 and could get a five-year prison term after he violated his probation stemming from a 2002 felony assault charge.
Roger Donoghue, the man who taught Marlon Brando to box for the movie ‘’On the Waterfront,'’ died on Sunday in Greenport, N.Y., at age 75.
The Boston Globe is reporting that Golden Boy Promotions, which represents Winky Wright, has recently approached Jermain Taylor promoter Lou DiBella with a $6 million offer for a rematch between the two.
Whereas the reaction in the States to the fine and suspension of Jose Luis Castillo runs the gamut from A to B, Manchester superstar Ricky Hatton and his co-promoter Dennis Hobson have welcomed the news, not with shock and dismay, but with open arms.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission punished Jose Luis Castillo on Thursday for failing to make weight and forcing the cancellation of his June WBC lightweight title fight with Diego Corrales.
Underneath the James Toney/Samuel Peter heavyweight scrap a week from Saturday, there will be an IBF featherweight title fight shown on Showtime for your added enjoyment.
It was supposed to be a low-key tribute to a Contender but instead, two men were stabbed at a bash for Massachusetts boxer Jeff “HellRaza” Fraza on Wednesday evening, and one of those stabbed was taken to the hospital and was listed in critical condition.
Putting a fight together ain’t easy. You have to book a venue, pick fighters, hire ring girls, set up the rooms, promote the fight, sell tickets, and deal with boxing commissions which vary from state to state.