Archive for August, 2007

Will you watch “Dancing” with Floyd?

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

How about it? Will you watch Dancing With The Stars because Floyd Mayweather has signed on? Think he’ll go farther than Laila did? Think he’ll go off script and just start tossing handfuls of dollar bills into the crowd?

Prospect Watch: Nguyen On TV

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

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Undefeated featherweight prospect Dat “Dat Be Dat” Nguyen (11-0, 6 KO’s) returns to action Friday, August 31 at the Casino Del Sol in Tuscon, Arizona, where he takes on Rio Rico, Arizona journeyman Baladan Trevizo (5-13-6, 1 KO).
In his most recent outing, a toe-to-toe slugfest with fellow prospect and …

Diaz vs. Diaz Tix Info

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.—Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. (Wednesday, Aug. 29) to see the highly anticipated lightweight world championship unification match pitting undefeated World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organization lightweight champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz against International Boxing Federation lightweight champion Julio “The Kidd” Diaz in the first major boxing event ever …

Like Irish Boxers?

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

What: Pugilists and Popcorn Forum on boxing cinema presented by Fighting
Irishmen: Celebrating Celtic Prizefighters 1820-Present in association with the South Street Seaport; film clips and lively discussion on Hollywood’s fascination with the sweet science.
Who: On the Waterfront author Budd Schulberg; legendary boxer “Irish” …

Big Show At Gleasons!

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

WANTED: A HEAVYWEIGHT SONG WRITER!
Instructions: Write a gutsy melody with heart to the lyric below. (Rock, jazz,
salsa, hip-hop—your choice.)
This song, along with other boxing songs of the past, will be performed at the
legendary Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn when they open their doors September 29-30 to
all artists during an annual art …

Joe Boxer Bests Krazy Horse

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

VICKSBURG, Miss. (Aug. 26, 2007) – For two agonizing, long years, Victor “Joe Boxer” Valenzuela waited to get fast-talking, loud-mouth Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett back in the cage.
It was worth the wait.
In an impressive performance, Valenzuela (6-2-2) rallied from an early knockdown to register a stunning 3:23 first-round submission (tap out due to strikes) over …

Aug. 30 VERSUS Show Info

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

A night of lightweight action headlined by a 12-round showdown between Miguel Huerta (24-8, 17 Kos) and Efren Hinojosa (29-3-1, 17 KOs) for the vacant NABF Lightweight title will be featured on the next edition of Fight Night on VERSUS in collaboration with Top Rank Boxing, Thursday, August 30 at 9 p.m. ET from the …

Holyfield Tix On Sale

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Oscar De La Hoya, Mike Tyson, and Bernard Hopkins already have their seats. Now fight fans around the world can buy their tickets for the biggest heavyweight event of 2007, as unbeaten WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov defends his crown for the first time against the legendary “Real Deal”, Evander Holyfield, on Saturday, October …

Maureen Shea Ready To Rock

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Maureen Shea, 11-0, will open the show for the Black Tie New York City Boxing event at Cipriani on Wall Street on Wednesday September 5th. Shea will step into Cipriani’s as the first bout of the evening, scheduled for eight rounds. She will be the first female boxing on …

Pulver Out With Injury

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Due to a knee injury suffered while training in Iowa last Friday, Jens “Lil’ Evil” Pulver has been forced to withdraw from his World Extreme Cagefighting debut fight on September 5th against Cub Swanson.
“The biggest thing is that I’m disappointed,” said Pulver, the international mixed martial arts star who was preparing for the launch of …