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With or Without Steroids; Manny Pacquiao loses to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
By Lester Salvador Floyd Mayweather Jr. ain’t scared to fight Manny Pacquiao. Floyd wants this fight badly, he loves the money and this fight is easy money for him. Manny on the other hand doesn’t seem enthusiastic, he even used the excuse that his mom wants him to retire, now that’s comedy, a fighter hiding [...]
SHUMENOV FACES UNDEFEATED UZELKOV IN FIRST TITLE DEFENSE
Los Angeles, CA (June 24, 2010) – When capturing the WBA Light Heavyweight Championship in just his 10th professional bout back in January, Beibut Shumenov (9-1, 6 KOs) entered the boxing record books for winning a major world title in the light heavyweight division with the fewest number of fights in his professional career, beating [...]
DAVID TUA TRAINING IN U.S. FOR UPCOMING JULY 17TH ATLANTIC CITY PPV SHOW
World-rated heavyweight contender David Tua (51-3-1, 43KO’s), is currently in the U.S. training for his upcoming fight against Monte Barrett (34-9, 20KO’s) at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, NJ on Saturday July 17th. The WBO #2 rated Tua has set himself up in camp in nearby Jersey City, NJ with long-time trainer [...]
Firtha planning to upset Grano Saturday night in ‘Pride & Power’ headliner
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 23, 2010) – Ohio heavyweight Nicolai “Stone Man” Firtha has made multiple visits to New England visiting relatives, but this Saturday night he’ll make his first business trip there, challenging Hartford heavyweight favorite Tony “TNT” Grano in the 10-round main event on the “Pride & Power” boxing show, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s [...]
Crossroads fight for Mike Oliver vs. Mauricio Pastrana at Mohegan Sun
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 22, 2010) – Hartford super bantamweight Mike “Machine Gun” Oliver, the reigning New England and EBA champion, will be in a crossroads fight Saturday night as he continues his journey back to the top of the 122-pound division, taking on 4-time world title-holder Mauricio “Indio Boy” Pastrana in the 8-round co-feature on [...]
Biosse steps up to fight friend McCreedy on ESPN FNF July 9
PROVIDENCE (June 22, 2010) – New England and EBA super middleweight champion “Irish” Joey McCreedy (11-4-2, 6 KOs), trained by “Irish” Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund, was having a problem finding a suitable opponent for his July 9th fight in the 8-round co-feature on “Let Freedom Ring” presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, [...]