From Bobby Gunn:
“I took this fight because I wanted to fight the best. Tomasz Adamek is the best. The man is a champion inside and outside the ring. I would have taken this fight for any amount of money they gave me. This is not about financial profit. This is about my chance to show [...]
‘The Contender’ IV stars Gingras and Flamos headline “Braggin’ Rights” Pro-Am Show
July 17th show at Twin River Event Center, RI
PROVIDENCE (June 30, 2009) – The second Pro-Am boxing show in Rhode Island history will be held July 17 as two stars from The Contender IV television reality show, Rich Gingras and Tim “The Hammer” Flamos, [...]
NTH Promotions seeks injunction to stop Rigondeaux fight July 17 on ESPN FNF
CORK, Ireland (June 30, 2009) – Irish boxing manager Gary Hyde, president of NTH Promotions, is seeking an injunction to prevent 2-time Olympic champion Guillermo Rigondeaux from fighting on the July 17th ESPN2 Friday Night Fights show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rigondeaux (1-0, [...]
Giovanni Lorenzo wants his turn
Number One World Middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo of New York and the Dominican Republic has waited very patiently for his shot at the world title. The former Dominican Olympian has compiled an impressive 27-1, 19 KO record while quietly toiling under the tutelage of trainer Pastor Ralph Farriett of Yonkers [...]
LONTCHI “DEVASTATED” BY
MICHAEL JACKSON’S DEATH!
Friday’s Select Clips
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (June 26, 2009) — Undefeated world title contender OLIVIER LONTCHI is “devastated” by the news of Michael Jackson’s death. Lontchi (18-0-2, 8 KOs), a native of Cameroon, who fights out of Montréal, Québec, Canada, challenges undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior featherweight champion JUAN MANUEL [...]
Couple days ago it was super talented under-the-radar welterweight Antwone Smith. Today, Lou DiBella scooped up an underused super middleweight who was in the Don King stable, Marcus Johnson (16-0, 13 KOs). One week, two rock solid prospects. Good week for Lou.
DiBella set himself up with two fighters who could easily be fighting for [...]
AAPRP ANNOUNCES 2009 AWARDS
Darien, Connecticut – June 26, 2009 – The American Association of Professional Ringside Physicians (AAPRP) announced today its 2009 AAPRP Award Recipients. They are as follows:
Ringside Physician of the Year – Dr. Anthony Alessi
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“Allan Green Targets WBC Champ Froch!!”
(June 25, 2009) Ever since Allan “Sweetness” Green stole the show on April 25 with a second round knockout over Carlos De Leon, Jr. he has been waiting for the big showcase fight he deserves. With no one stepping up to the plate, Green has set his sights on Carl [...]
“SHAUN GEORGE/CHRIS HENRY SHOWDOWN IS ON IN PHILLY!!”
(June 25, 2009) The anticipated match-up between light heavyweight contenders Shaun George and Chris Henry is on for July 10, 2009! The fight will take place at The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The ten-round bout, which will be televised on ESPN 2, was added on to an [...]
FIGHT WEEK QUOTES
ARTHUR ABRAHAM vs. MAHIR ORAL
IBF MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, June 27, 2009, 9 p.m. ET/PT (tape delay)
Special Saturday Primetime Edition of ShoBox: The New Generation
From Berlin, Germany
NEW YORK (June 25, 2009) — International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion “King’’ Arthur Abraham will put his undefeated record and middleweight title on the line against world-ranked [...]
