Archive for October, 2007

Dibella Branches Out Into Movies

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

DiBella Entertainment President Lou DiBella will produce a motion picture entitled “Love Ranchâ€? which will begin filming in Albuquerque, New Mexico in late January. The drama will tell the story of a couple who opened the first legal brothel in Nevada and how their relationship is put to the test when infidelity becomes involved. …

Star Boxing Gets Favorable Ruling

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing announced today that the New York Supreme Court agreed with Star Boxing, Team Cauthen and the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) over the “no decision” ruling that reversed the original hotly contested controversial decision after the USBA Jr. Middleweight Title and #2 IBF ranking fight, between Raul Frank (27-5-3 13KO’s) …

Another New Foe For Duddy

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

NEW YORK (October 16, 2007) – WBO rated No. 2 contender John Duddy (21-0, 16 KOs) broke training camp in the Pocono Mountains this past weekend and arrived in Ireland for Saturday night’s fight in Dublin only to discover that his scheduled opponent, Noe Tulio Gonzalez Alcoba, had withdrawn due to a detached retina. Alcoba …

Lorenzo Calls Out Taylor

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Undefeated WBC #2 middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo has informed his promoter Main Events that he would like to challenge recently installed WBC #1 challenger Jermain Taylor, it was announced by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. In its latest rankings the WBC dropped Lorenzo to #2 and installed Taylor in the #1 spot.
“Jermain has been …

Holyfield/Ibragimov Replay Info

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

ESPN Classic will televise the exclusive replay of Sultan Ibragimov’s victory over Evander Holyfield Saturday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m., ET. Ibragimov scored a 12-round unanimous decision over Holyfield to remain the WBO Heavyweight Champion Saturday at the Khodynka Arena in Moscow, Russia.
Ibragimov remained undefeated at 22-0-1 while Holyfield’s bid to become heavyweight champ for …

Diaz/Diaz Undercard

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

FEDELATIN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
12 ROUNDS
KO 2 – 1:25
“Mercilessâ€? MIKE MOLLO …

Mesi Wins In Rhode Island

Friday, October 12th, 2007

Joe Mesi won for the seventh time since returning from a brain bleed injury, stopping Shannon Miller at 2:51 of the first round on Friday night at Twin River Event Center in Rhode Island.
The 33-year-old Mesi improved to 36-0 (29 KOs).
He knocked down Miller midway through the first, and then dropped him with a …

Reminder: Holyfield PPV Sat. at 1PM

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Four-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield seeks to become a five-time world heavyweight champion on October 13, 2007, when he travels to Moscow, Russia to challenge WBO world heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov in a 12 round bout that will be broadcast in the U.S. on PPV beginning at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT at a …

Duddy Talks Dec. 8 Fight, Pavlik

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Unbeaten Derryman John Duddy looks to be just 2 fights away from the clash of his dreams – a world title showdown with the new poster boy of the middleweight division, Kelly Pavlik.
Duddy tackles former world title challenger Noe Tulio Gonzalez Alcoba at the Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the National Stadium on October 20th …

Couture Bolts UFC

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture has cut ties with Ultimate Fighting Championship, his Las Vegas spokesman said on Thursday, according to Yahoo’s Kevin Iole.
Spokesman Sean O’Heir of Couture’s Xtreme Couture MMA said Thursday that the 44-year-old champ had vacated his championship and resigned as an analyst on UFC PPV shows.
Iole says that Couture wanted a …