Harry Joe Yorgey has withdrawn from the co-featured bout on the March 7 fight card at Foxwoods. He said in a press release that the reason was “continuing litigation� between himself and his former manager.
He has been replaced in the scheduled 10-round fight for the vacant NABA super welterweight title by Jose “El Cuervo� Gonzalez, [...]
Former European Champion Bernard Dunne will head “Into the West� for his return to the ring on the Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the International Events Arena, Breaffy House Resort in Castlebar, Co. Mayo on April 12th.
Dunne’s clash with former World Champion Felix Machado will mark his return to the ring following last August’s shock [...]
I don’t recall a tastier ShoBox main event, on paper, than this Guerrero/Litzau scrap. Do you guys?
Here are the final quotes from the combatants; the show kicks off with an opener at 11 PM Eastern.
ROBERT GUERRERO
“Training camp has been great. I made the weight much easier for this fight compared to others in the [...]
Feb. 29, 2008 - HBO Sports is presenting a thirty- minute special analyzing the upcoming HBO Pay-Per-View showdown fight between two of the best pound-for-pound fighters in boxing, Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao. The long awaited super featherweight world title battle is set for Saturday, Mar. 15 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino [...]
Robert “The Ghost� Guerrero vs. Jason Litzau Weigh In
The weigh in results for Robert “The Ghost� Guerrero vs. Jason Litzau are official. “The Ghost� came in at 126 pounds and Litzau came in at 125 pounds. According to the on lookers, both fighters looked sharp, cut, focused, and ready to go.
“The Ghost� [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Feb. 28, 2008) – This spring, millions of Ultimate Fighting Championship® fans will see a new heavyweight take the center of the Octagon™. Today Anheuser-Busch and UFC® announced that Bud Light, the world’s best-selling beer, will become the new exclusive beer sponsor for the UFC.
Bud Light’s three-year deal with Zuffa, LLC, owner [...]
The CBS Television Network and ProElite, Inc., a Los Angeles-based leading entertainment and media company that produces world class mixed martial arts (MMA) events, today jointly announced a multi-year agreement that will bring one of the fastest growing spectator sports to a major broadcast television network for the first time.
CBS will broadcast four MMA events [...]
CANCUN, Mexico, February 27—WBC Interim Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter continues his “best training camp ever� arriving in beautiful Cancun, Mexico, for his March 8 HBO date against WBC kingpin Oleg Maskaev.
The “Nigerian Nightmare� described his preparation “as the most serious ever,� arriving from Las Vegas two weeks ahead of the fight date. New head [...]
PROVIDENCE (February 27, 2008) – Undefeated WBC No. 1 cruiserweight contender Matt “Too Smooth� Godfrey (16-0, 9 KOs) broke his Hartford-based training camp on Tuesday and departed for Germany to acclimate himself for his March 8 WBC title elimination showdown against unbeaten No. 2 ranked Rudy Kraj (13-0, 10 KOs) in Krefeld.
“I’ve been training [...]
The American Association for the Improvement of Boxing (AAIB) held its 29th Annual Boxerama Championship Awards Luncheon on Sunday, February 24th, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains, New York.
The venerable organization, which was co-founded by Stephen B. Acunto, who still serves as chairman, and the late heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano, has been honoring [...]
