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Showtime Bantamweight World Tournament MEDIA TELECONFERENCE ALERT

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YONNHY PEREZ & JOSEPH KING KONG AGBEKO,  VIC DARCHINYAN & ABNER MARES SHOWTIME BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT CONF. CALL Thursday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT WHO: IBF Bantamweight World Champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez Former IBF Bantamweight World Champ Joseph King Kong Agbeko Two-Division World Champion Vic “Raging Bull” … [Read more...] about Showtime Bantamweight World Tournament MEDIA TELECONFERENCE ALERT

World Bantamweight Boxing Tournament Comes to Tacoma

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WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT COMES TO TACOMA World Champion Perez, former World Champions Darchinyan, Agbeko join undefeated Mares in World Title Tournament TACOMA, Wash. – Four of the world’s top bantamweights will battle it out in The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All semifinal bouts on Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. … [Read more...] about World Bantamweight Boxing Tournament Comes to Tacoma

MMA homecoming Thursday night in RI for Greg Rebello

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MMA homecoming for Providence fighter Greg Rebello Lauzon-Trites headlines Thursday night at Twin River Event Center in RI LINCOLN, R.I. (Nov. 29, 2010) – Providence light heavyweight Greg Rebello has been a professional mixed martial arts fighter for nearly six years, but this Thursday night he’ll be making his cage debut in his home state. … [Read more...] about MMA homecoming Thursday night in RI for Greg Rebello

Watch HBO Boxing: Marquez-Katsidis, Caballero, and Andre Berto

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HBO World Championship Boxing presents an all action boxing card for Thanksgiving weekend, with three live fights televised on HBO. The Main Event of the evening is a lightweight showdown between legendary Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez vs. tough Greek-Australian slugger Michael Katsidis. Marquez is already looking onto a future fight with his long time rival Manny … [Read more...] about Watch HBO Boxing: Marquez-Katsidis, Caballero, and Andre Berto

WATCH WARD VS. BIKA – ABRAHAM VS. FROCH LIVE ON SHOWTIME BOXING

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SHOWTIME Championship Boxing's Super Six World Boxing Classic Tournament double header airs tonight with two competitive supermiddleweight title bouts, Super Six points leader and WBA Champ Andre "S.O.G." Ward defends his title against Sakio "The Scorpion" Bika and on tape delay broadcast "King" Arthur Abraham fights Carl "The Cobra" Froch in the final Group Stage 3 bout for … [Read more...] about WATCH WARD VS. BIKA – ABRAHAM VS. FROCH LIVE ON SHOWTIME BOXING

Pacquiao-Margarito does 1.15 million PPV Buys & $64 million in PPV revenue

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Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao proves once again that he is a star attraction in the United States by drawing 41,000 fans to watch him live at Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas and according to HBO's Mark Taffet the Pacman did 1,150,000 PPV buys for his junior middleweight fight against Mexican boxer Antonio Margarito on November 13, 2010. … [Read more...] about Pacquiao-Margarito does 1.15 million PPV Buys & $64 million in PPV revenue

Manny Pacquiao: Exclusive two-part documentary from BBC World Service

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23rd November: London. In this exclusive two-part documentary for BBC World Service, presenter Mike Costello travels to the Philippines to meet boxing legend, eight times world champion, politician and national hero, Manny Pacquiao. Costello catches up with Manny at the gym ahead of his recent fight with Antonio Margarito, meeting with his old friends and trainers, as well as … [Read more...] about Manny Pacquiao: Exclusive two-part documentary from BBC World Service

El Maachi Lashes Out At Prince Arron, Anthony Small And More Ahead of Colas Title Clash

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London - Monday 22nd November 2010 Flamboyant Light Middleweight Yassine El Maachi is clearly in fighting mood ahead of the defense of his International Masters title, against France based Haitian hard man Jimmy Colas at the Steve Goodwin promoted ‘Judgement Day’ double title event at York Hall on Saturday 4th December. … [Read more...] about El Maachi Lashes Out At Prince Arron, Anthony Small And More Ahead of Colas Title Clash

Martinez Manager: Williams was thinking about Pacquiao and paid the consequences

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Sergio Martinez's manager, Sampson Lewkowicz, told the boxing media immediately after Sergio Martinez's punishing one punch knockout over Paul Williams Saturday night that a freakshow fight between 8 division champ Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and WBC middleweight champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez will never happen and people shouldn't take such an unrealistic fight serious. … [Read more...] about Martinez Manager: Williams was thinking about Pacquiao and paid the consequences

Sergio Martinez KO’s Paul Williams in “Knockout of the Year” on HBO

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The WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez delivered one of the most devastating one punch knockouts in a title fight when he knocked the 6 foot 2 inch former welterweight champion Paul Williams in their rematch on HBO at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday night November 20th. … [Read more...] about Sergio Martinez KO’s Paul Williams in “Knockout of the Year” on HBO

Watch HBO Boxing: Williams vs. Martinez Rematch Live Saturday Nov. 20

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On Saturday night November 20, 2010 HBO World Championship Boxing presents a middleweight title fight between Sergio Martinez and Paul Williams and a full fight replay of Pacquiao vs. Margarito. Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez fought in 2009 in what was called the "Fight of the Year", Williams squeezed out the decision in the first fight, but the fight was hard fought and … [Read more...] about Watch HBO Boxing: Williams vs. Martinez Rematch Live Saturday Nov. 20