Archive for January, 2008

Hurry, Go To GoFightLive.TV!

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Bronx, NY - Jan 31, 2008 Webcast Live From The Paradise Theatre - Bronx, NY www.GoFightLive.TV
The fists will be flying once again in New York, and GoFightLive’s “World Fight Night” will be there to cover all the action, as Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing kicks off the New Year with “Punchin’ at the Paradise 8″.
The phenomenal …

Angulo Anchors ShoBox Card

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

FINAL QUOTES AND WEIGHTS
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008,
Grand Casino Hinckley, Hinckley, Minn.
“SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION’’
Friday, Feb. 1, 2008; Telecast Begins at 11 p.m. ET/PT
NOTE: WEIGHTS – Alfredo Angulo weighed 152 pounds and Ricardo Cortes tipped the scales at 153 pounds during Thursday’s weigh-in. Mickey Bey., Jr. and Roberto Acevedo, who will be fighting in the …

Stark, Santana To Headline

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

New York (January 30, 2008)—DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing returns to New York City on Wednesday night March 5 at the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center. Staten Island featherweight Gary “Kidâ€? Stark (20-2, 8 KO’s) and Spanish Harlem welterweight Edgar “El Chamacoâ€? Santana (22-3, 14 KO’s) will headline the night of exciting boxing action in …

Klitschko/Sultan Tix Info

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

With less than a month to go to the heavyweight unification showdown on February 23rd between WBO Champion Sultan Ibragimov and IBF Champion Wladimir Klitschko at Madison Square Garden in New York City, anticipation is reaching a fever pitch and tickets are rapidly being snatched up by fans eager to watch boxing history in …

Malignaggi Starts Off Strong

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

International Boxing Federation junior welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man� Malignaggi has started off the new year in grand fashion, appropriate for one befitting a young world champion with his flamboyant personality and crossover appeal.
First, The Ring magazine selected Malignaggi (24-1, 5 KOs) as its 2007 Comeback of the Year fighter, and then the movie …

McGirts Want Title

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

VERO BEACH, Florida (January 29, 2008) – Unbeaten super middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr. (18-0, 9 KOs) and his father/trainer, James “Buddy� McGirt (73-6-1, 48 KOs), former two-time world champion and 2002 Trainer of the Year, are on a special mission together.
The McGirts, born and raised in Brentwood (NY) but now living and training in …

New MMA Group Formed

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Los Angeles, January 29, 2008 – Ultimate Fighting Championship founder Bob Meyrowitz
and his company Rope Partners today announced the formation of a brand new mixed
martial arts (MMA) league, YAMMA Pit Fighting (YPF). Continuing in his role as a
trailblazer in MMA, Meyrowitz and YPF will take a unique approach to the sport by
reviving the Tournament …

Beranza/Escalante Headline Telefutura

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Rich Cappiello’s Cappiello Promotions, and Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, have officially announced a tremendous night of professional boxing, to be held Friday, February 8 at The Castle at Park Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts. “It’s going to be a privilege to co-promote such a tremendous night of boxing, in Boston, with Oscar De …

Ruiz/McCline Is On, March 8

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman� Ruiz (42-7-1, 29 KOs), rated No. 3 by the WBA and No. 6 by the WBC, returns to the ring March 8 against Jameel “Big Time� McCline on the Oleg Maskaev-Samuel Peter card in Cancun, Mexico.
“I’m getting ready to clean-up the heavyweight division, starting March 8 with McCline, …

Fiorentino Wins Title

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

RESULTS FROM MANSFIELD
(Mansfield, MA)
January 26, 2008 – “The Ultimate Showdown II�
WOMEN’S SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS
Missy Fiorentino (17-1, 6 KOs), Cranston, RI WDEC6 (60-54, 59-55, 57-57) Ela Nunez (5-3, 1 KO), Jamestown, NY
(Fiorentino wins vacant …