DUVA BOXING’S RECENTLY-SIGNED CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION OLA AFOLABI TO MAKE LONG-AWAITED NATIONAL TELEVISION DEBUT ON ESPN2’S FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS ON AUGUST 15
***Los Angeles-based standout in co-featured attraction headlined by Anthony Thompson vs. Ishmail Arvin at Ibiza Fight Club in Washington, DC***
New York, July 31—Dino Duva’s cruiserweight champion Ola Afolabi, the NABO titlist, will make his long-awaited …
BOXING LEGEND EMILE GRIFFITH TO THROW OUT FIRST PITCH AND SIGN COPIES OF “Nine…Ten…And Out!”
AT BLUE ROCKS GAME ON AUGUST 14
***Griffith and Author Ron Ross to Have Book Signing in Wilmington Followed By Night of Champions Boxing Social at the Clarion Belle in New Castle***
NEW YORK (July 29, 2008) – Boxing legend Emile Griffith will …
This was passed on to us by John Scully:
Hurricane Dolly, which ravaged the southern part of Texas, claimed the house and possessions of a former Olympic boxing champion. Former world title contender and 1988 Olympic Gold medalist “Boxing” Andrew Maynard lost pretty much everything and his house is still submerged in Harlingen, TX near the …
Manfredo returns vs. McCrary
“August Annihilation” August 22 at Twin River Events Center, RI
PROVIDENCE (July 30, 2008) – Two of The Contender reality television series most popular fighters, “The Pride of Providence” Peter Manfredo, Jr. (Season One finalist) and Donny “The Savage” McCrary (Season Three participant), battle for the NABF Interim super middleweight title in the …
Cotto maybe could use a switch, if only for a new cardio regimen. He has faded late in fights several times now, and that may be something he can attend to…He and Uncle ‘Vangie haven’t always seen eye to eye, so it’s almost a certainty….
The #1 rated welterweight in the world, Joshua Clottey of Accra, Ghana, today said he will “…destroy Judah, way worse than how Cotto did it last year.”
Judah, a former undisputed world weltweight champion who has been in 15 world title bouts, shrugged it off.
“I’m on a much higher skill level than he is,” said Judah.
Judah …
LEADING FLORIDA ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON DR. JOHNNY C. BENJAMIN, JR
SELECTED TO SERVE ON ASSOCIATION OF BOXING COMMISSIONS’
MEDICAL SUB-COMMITTEE
For Immediate Release
(Vero Beach, Florida – July 30, 2008) – Florida orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert Dr. Johnny C. Benjamin, Jr. has been selected to serve on the Association of Boxing Commissions’ Medical …
BEIJING (July 29, 2008) – Reigning AIBA World welterweight champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade is prospecting for gold in China. The 20-year-old from Providence isn’t there to visit the The Great Wall, purchase a Ming vase in the Temple of Heaven, picnic in Tian’anmen Square, or cruise down the Yangtze River.
Andrade is Team USA’s most …
NEW YORK (July 18, 2008) – International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight champion Dimitri “The Baby” Kirilov (29-3-1, 9 KOs) will defend his title against former IBF flyweight champion and knockout artist Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan (29-1-1, 23 KOs), Saturday, Aug. 2, live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west …
Mora vs. Forrest II, is the 12-round super welterweight co-featured bout to the highly anticipated Joel Casamayor vs. Juan Manuel Marquez showdown. The fight is presented by Golden Boy Promotions, in association with Tournament of Contenders, Gary Shaw Productions and Fight Knight, LLC. Casamayor vs. Marquez – “The Challenge”, a 12-round bout for …
