Super featherweight Agnaldo Nunes (18-1-1, 8 KO’s) retained his NABA and NABF trinkets by earning a majority decision over Carlos Navarro (24-5-1, 22 KO’s) over twelve boring rounds. The scorecards read 115-113 (2x’s) and 114-114.
Junior welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov (3-0, 2 KO’s) TKO1 2:33 over Antoine Barrett (0-2).
Heavyweight Aleksey Sloviev (12-0, 7 KO’s) UD 6 …
ProElite.com, an online community for MMA fighters, fans and organizations, announced it will bring the prestigious Abu Dhabi Combat Club “Submission Wrestling World Championship” to a global Internet audience for the first time May 5 – 6, 2007. The live broadcast stream from the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey will begin noon …
Undefeated USBA super bantamweight champion Mike “Machine” Oliver headlines “Battle Zone 3″ in a 10-round non-title fight against Vernie Torres on May 4 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
“Battle Zone 3,” promoted by Alpha Omega Entertainment Group in association with Sprint, Mohegan Sun and NESN, will be taped live and shown on NESN …
Jason Litzau got back on the winning track on ESPN’s Wednesday Night Fights in Roy Wilkins Auditorium on Wednesday night.
Litzau (21-1, 18 KO’s) defeated Mexico’s Aldo Valtierra (24-8, 13 KO’s) in a unanimous decision in the 10-round bout.
Litzau’s was knocked out in the eighth round by Jose Hernandez in December on HBO.
“I love it …
Arturo Gatti will give it another go, and see what he has left on July 14, when he will fight Alfonso Gomez, from season one of the Contender.
As first reported by ESPN’s Dan Rafael, Gatti (40-8, 31 KOs) will face off with Gomez (16-3-2, 7 KOs) in a 10-round bout at Boardwalk Hall in …
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Leading up to the super fight showdown between future Hall of Famers Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather — set for Saturday, May 5 in Las Vegas and broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View– HBO Sports will present exclusive back-to-back weekends of four ring performances, showcasing their talents.
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John Duddy, the white-hot middleweight contender from Ireland, fighting out of New York, headlines a card titled “Tomorrow’s Champions,” on May 18 at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan.
Duddy (19-0, 15 KOs), rated No. 8 by the WBO, as well as No. 9 by the WBA and No. 13 by the IBF, faces Dupre “Total …
Occasionally, we’ll offer content from some of the well informed readers that interact with TSS. Here’s a short piece from Mike Richards, a regular TSS reader who gives us an insight into how the British public view Joe Calzaghe.
The British public’s reaction to Joe Calzaghe’s victory over Peter Manfredo Jr was one of indifference. …
It was heartbreaking to see what happened to Diego Corrales last night. Witnessing a fighter of the caliber of Corrales fall to the level he has is just a shame. I think it’s abundantly clear that his best days are behind him at the age of 29. As far as I am concerned the fight …
