Archive for February, 2008

Castillo On Weight?

Friday, February 15th, 2008

TOTOWA, NJ (February 15, 2008) — It looks like the scales of justice may balance out for the upcoming World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight title elimination bout between undefeated No. 1 contender TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY and No. 2 rated JOSE LUIS CASTILLO, the former two-time WBC lightweight champion. Bradley (21-0, 11 KOs), from …

Macklin To Meet Campas

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Put the house on it – the next Ladbrokes.com Fight Night looks set to be a sure fire candidate for the 2008 “Fight of the Year� with Irish middleweight champ Matthew Macklin set to do battle with former World Champion Yori Boy Campas at the National Stadium, Dublin on March 22nd.
In 2006 both men were …

UFC Card Specifics

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC®) organization today announced the remaining fights on the main card for the upcoming UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION which features the long-awaited super-fight to determine the undisputed king of the middleweight division. Anderson “The Spider” Silva, UFC Middleweight Champion, will take on PRIDE 183-lb. Champion Dan Henderson when the …

Bell/Adamek Info

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

TOTOWA, NJ (February 12, 2008) – Two of the world’s top cruiserweights will vie for the IBF’s #1 mandatory position on April 19, 2008, when Tomasz Adamek (IBF #3) and O’ Neil Bell (IBF #7) battle in a 12 round IBF eliminator, it was jointly announced today by Main Events, Ziggy Promotions, Warriors Boxing, …

Showtime Joins YouTube Nation

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

SHOWTIME recently unveiled two unique short-form series in support of its live sports telecasts. Entitled Goldberg Toe-to-Toe (EliteXC/MMA) and All Access (boxing), the five-minute documentary-style episodes are available to viewers via a variety of media outlets, such as news, sports, entertainment and pop-culture websites, www.SHO.com, user generated websites such as YouTube, and interstitially on …

Atlas/Golden Gloves Info

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

The best in amateur boxing comes to Staten Island when The Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation sponsors a Daily News Golden Gloves boxing competition on Wednesday, February 13 at the Petrides School (715 Ocean Terrace). Atlas Foundation creator and ESPN2 Friday Night Fights analyst Teddy Atlas will be joined by former world heavyweight champion Michael …

Tuesday AM, Read The New Guy

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Bright and early in the AM, log on to TSS, to read the debut piece from a fightwriter known around the Globe!

Peter/Maskaev, Juan Diaz Info

Monday, February 11th, 2008

CANCUN, Mexico—The first world heavyweight championship ever staged in Mexico will take place in Cancun’s Plaza de Torros on Saturday, March 8 when World Boxing Council heavyweight champion
Oleg Maskaev makes the second defense of his title against WBC interim heavyweight champion
Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare� Peter to determine the sole WBC heavyweight champion.
The two had been …

Boxing Disappearing In Papers

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Word is that Roy Hewitt, sports editor of Cleveland’s Plain Deale has decided not to send a reporter to Las Vegas this week to cover middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, Youngstown resident and Ohio’s favorite son, in his eagerly anticipated rematch against former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor.
Kelly did the coin toss at a Cleveland Browns …

Tuesday! D-Day At TSS

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

It’s debut day at TSS on Tuesday.
A fightwrite heavyweight champion boards the SS TSS.
I am a fan, I admit.
His copy can be described as Gorgeous.