Archive for September, 2008

Andre Ward Back From Injury

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Los Angeles, CA (September 30, 2008) — 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist and top-10 world rated, Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (16-0, 11 KOs) received clearance from Doctor Warren King to resume his regular training schedule.
Ward, who had suffered an injury to his right knee, underwent arthroscopic surgery early last month.
Said Ward, “I met with Dr. King [...]

GoFightLive.tv Programming Sched

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

GFL WEEKLY BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Live Boxing and Weekly/Daily Shows
(All Times Eastern Standard Time)
New York, NY Week of 9-30-08 - Here is our schedule for the upcoming week:
MONDAY (6AM) - GFL Morning Show (on demand after)
TUESDAY (9PM) - Tuesday Night Fights
*Yusaf Mack v. Omar Pittman (NABA Heavyweight Title)
*Derrick Ennis v. Troy Browning (USBA [...]

Abraham/Marquez Specifics

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Abraham-Marquez PPV Fact Sheet
WHO: “King” ARTHUR ABRAHAM RAUL “El Diamente” MARQUEZ
[...]

Viv Harris To Meet Octavio Narvaez

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Former World Champion Vivian Harris Headlines “Knockout Knights” at Medieval Times
For Immediate Release~ Lyndhurst, New Jersey (September 22, 2008) – Boxing is back at Medieval Times! Former world champion Vivian Harris will headline “Knockout Knights” when [...]

Contender Goes To Versus

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

VERSUS PARTNERS WITH MARK BURNETT PRODUCTIONS
& DREAMWORKS TELEVISION TO BRING HARD-HITTING
REALITY SERIES THE CONTENDER TO THE NETWORK:
TONY DANZA TO HOST
THE CONTENDER Will Premiere in December 2008
New York, N.Y. (September 30, 2008)—VERSUS, the network that celebrates real competition, today announced a deal to bring the fourth season of THE CONTENDER to the network and that they [...]

Oct. 4 HBO BAD Details

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

IT’S A NIGHT OF RISING STARS WHEN
HBO BOXING AFTER DARK®: YURIORKIS GAMBOA VS. MARCOS RAMIREZ,
ALFREDO ANGULO VS. ANDREY TSURKAN AND
SERGIO MARTINEZ VS. ALEX BUNEMA
IS PRESENTED SATURDAY, OCT. 4, ON HBO
HBO’s late-night boxing series presents a tripleheader of rising stars when HBO BOXING [...]

19-1 Moreno Back In Action

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Four time female world champion, Carina “La Reina” Moreno, returns to the Tachi Palace Casino on October 23, 2008 where she will defend her WBC and WIBA minimumweight titles against Jodie Esquibel of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Moreno (19-1, 5 KO’s), who is considered by many boxing enthusiast as one of the best pound [...]

Mosley, Mayorga Make Weight

Friday, September 26th, 2008

BLUE CORNER RED CORNER
The headliners and the co-featured fighters all made weight for Saturday’s HBO card. Yay!
MAIN EVENT - JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS - 12 ROUNDS
Shane MOSLEY vs. Ricardo MAYORGA
Pomona, CA Managua, NIC
44-5 (37 KO’s) 28-6-1 (22 KO’s)
Weight: 153.5 lbs. Weight: 153.5 lbs.
TV CO-FEATURE - WBC WELTERWEIGHT TITLE - 12 ROUNDS
Andre BERTO vs. Steve [...]

Pavlik/BHop Undercard

Friday, September 26th, 2008

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (September 26, 2008) – Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall is four weeks away from “Unstoppable” — the light heavyweight rumble between undefeated world middleweight champion KELLY “The Ghost” PAVLIK and legendary two-division world champion BERNARD “The Executioner” HOPKINS. The televised [...]

Abraham Eyes Only Marquez

Friday, September 26th, 2008

HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 26, 2008) – Unbeaten International Boxing Federation middleweight champion “King” Arthur Abraham insists that he isn’t looking past his October 4th title challenger, former world champion Raul “El Diamente” Marquez, as he prepares for their 12-round main event showdown, headlining a pay-per-view card airing in the United States and Canada live from [...]