Archive for September, 2007

Calzaghe Invites Pavlik

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Undefeated WBO/The Ring super middleweight champion JOE CALZAGHE, boxing’s current longest-reigning titleist, congratulates new middleweight kingpin Kelly Pavlik on his victory tonight in Atlantic City.
“Good show, Kelly,” said Calzaghe from his Cardiff-based training camp. “There is no doubt who the real middleweight …

UFC Posts Great Numbers

Friday, September 28th, 2007

UFC® ONE OF HIGHEST-RATED SPORTS PROGRAMS ON CABLE
Las Vegas, NV (USA) — In review of the top-rated sports cable programs for the Male 18-34 demographic, UFC 75: CHAMPION vs. CHAMPION, which took place at 02 Arena in London, Saturday, Sept. 8 and telecast on Spike TV, ranks number five overall for year 2007. UFC …

Mesi Fight Dedication

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Unbeaten “Babyâ€? Joe Mesi has dedicated his CES debut on October 12 to injured Buffalo Bills lineman Kevin Everett, while Shannon Miller has vowed to upset Mesi in their 10-round main event in “Clash Of The Titans,â€? promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc., continuing “The Budweiser Night at the Fightsâ€? series at …

WBC: McCline To Face Peter

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

The WBC is naming Jameel McCline from the USA as the next challenger for the new interim heavyweight champion of the world, Samuel Peter from Nigeria, in order to take special actions to save the date of October 6 at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York, as the WBC heavyweight title can not …

Sam Peter Is Interim Champ

Monday, September 24th, 2007

World Boxing Council heavyweight world champion Oleg Maskaev, from Kazakhstan-Russia, suffered a multiple disc herniation injury which will cause him to be inactive for at least for the next three or four months, according to his lawyer, which would lead the heavyweight division to 14 months without activity. Consequently, his fight against official challenger Samuel …

Maddalone To Come Back

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing today announced a spectacular fight card coming Thursday, October 18th to The Grand Ballroom at The Manhattan Center, NYC.
The main event features Vinny Maddalone 27-4, (19KO’s) returning to the ring after losing a bloody battle against legendary former Heavyweight Champion Evander “The Real Dealâ€? Holyfield in Corpus Christi, Texas on March …

Ruiz Wants To Fight Peter

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Two-time world heavyweight champion John
“The Quietman” Ruiz (41-7-1, 28 KOs) has offered to replace injured Oleg
Maskaev on October 6 against Samuel Peter (28-1, 22 KOs).
“I’m calling out Peter,” Ruiz said, “or any of the other top heavyweights in
the world. If Peter wants to step-up and prove himself against a 2–time
world champion …

Glen Johnson vs. Tony Hanshaw

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

If ever a young fighter has jumped from the frying pan into the fire, it must be Anthony “Tyger� Hanshaw. On July 14, Hanshaw thrilled a packed house at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum and a worldwide TV audience with a stirring performance while losing a razor-thin decision to boxing legend Roy Jones Jr.
After a …

Tragedy: Reno Boxer Dies

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

Jackson Bussell, 28, of Reno, Nev., collapsed Thursday night in the ring shortly after his six-round match with Javier Garcia at the Sagebrush Cantina in Calabasas, CA.
Bussell was taken to Northridge Hospital Medical Center in grave condition, said Officer Jason Lee, spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department, in a story that ran on …

Duva Wants Proof Maskaev Hurt

Friday, September 21st, 2007

Promoter Dino Duva, president of Duva Boxing, and WBC no. 1 contender Samuel Peter, issued this statement on the injury to heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev, forcing Maskaev to pull out of October 6 title fight at Madison Square Garden:
“We are shocked and disappointed that Maskaev is pulling out of the fight. We intend to verify …