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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 28 February 2013 21:03
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ESPN’s Friday Night Fights Joe Tessitore has Race Horse Named After Him The versatile play-by-play man has gained a reputation for calling thrilling finishes. “The Tessitore Effect,” as explained here in Sports Illustrated, suggests that Tessitore’s presence at a sporting event increases the likelihood for late game drama. On Saturday at Santa Anita race track in Southern California, the theory will have a new test case opportunity as Joe Tess, a three-year-old Dark Bay colt owned by George Bolton and Barbara Banke (Stonestreet Stables), makes its debut in the day’s 11th and final race. Read more on ESPN Front Row.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 28 February 2013 10:34
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Bobby Gunn Calls Out Kimbo Slice, Gary Shaw Former IBA world cruiserweight champion Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn (21-5-1, 18 KO) recently expressed his interest in fighting street fighter turned You Tube sensation, turned MMA fighter turned pro boxer, Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (7-0, 6 KO) inside the squared circle. Outside of the boxing ring both fighters carry a more than reputable standing on the bare knuckle circuit, and in 2010 both parties nearly came to an agreement to wage war without gloves as Gunn’s team offered Team Slice $400,000 for a fight. Slice and his team rejected the offer. Gunn has established himself as the top dog in bare knuckle boxing, winning the first sanctioned event in 123 years. “Kimbo and his team can pretend to deny that they were ever contacted about our fight,” said Gunn. “But the writer who broke the original story was Lorne Scoggins, and he was in contact with both camps. It’s simple. On the street, in a vacant warehouse or... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 28 February 2013 10:16
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New York City, New York – February 27, 2013 –The leading national colorectal cancer advocacy organization has made considerable strides to increase awareness of colorectal cancer – cancer of the colon or rectum – the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths within the country. Now, Fight Colorectal Cancer has Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin stepping into the ring to fight cancer for the kick-off of the national campaign ‘One Miillion Strong’ at one of the most instantly recognizable locations in the world: the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square, New York City. As the Headliner for the “I Am Strong” Strong Arm Pose, Champ Kid Chocolate will be taking pictures with a crowd of colorectal cancer survivors (flexing their muscles) to showing their strength and commitment to raising awareness about this preventable cancer. The best picture of the day will be posted on a NASDAQ board at the end of the day on March 1st2013. Quote from WBO Middleweight Champion Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 28 February 2013 10:10
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OMAR FIGUEROA VS. HENRY AURAD SET FOR MARCH 2 IN SAN ANTONIO IN A FIGHT TELEVISED ON FOX SPORTS NETWORKS, FOX DEPORTES & FUEL TV TEXAS’ RISING STARS JERMALL CHARLO & ERROL SPENCE JR. TO SEE ACTION IN SEPARATE TELEVISED FIGHTS SAN ANTONIO, February 15 - Fight fans in San Antonio, Texas will be treated to an explosive night of boxing action featuring Texas’ top prospects on Saturday, March 2, when Weslaco’s Omar “Panterita” Figueroa steps into the ring for the first time in 2013 against Colombia’s Henry Aurad in the eight-round junior welterweight main event at the Our Lady of the Lake University Wellness & Activities Center (411 SW 24th Street, UWAC #112, San Antonio, TX, 78207) which will be televised on FOX Sports Networks, FOX Deportes and FUEL TV. Plus, Houston’s undefeated prospect Jermall Charlo and 2012 United States Olympian Errol Spence Jr. of Desoto add even more Texas power to the card in separate televised undercard bouts. Figueroa vs. Aurad is presented... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013 17:49
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DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (February 27, 2013) - Acquinity Sports has announced that an agreement has been reached regarding an Interim World Boxing Association super lightweight title fight, featuring a pair of past world champions, Joan "Little Tyson" Guzman and Vincente "El Loco" Mosquera, tentatively scheduled for May 31 at a venue to be determined. Guzman (33-1-1, 20 KOs), a 1996 Dominican Republic Olympian now living in Miami, suffered his first loss as a professional this past November, dropping an eighth-round technical decision to Khabib Allakhverdiev for the WBA championship (Danny Garcia is the WBA Super 140-pound champion). Guzman suffered a knee injury when he was tossed to the canvas, leading to the fight being halted by the referee Luis Pabon. Guzman's promoter, Acquinity Sports, requested an immediate rematch with Allakhverdiev, based on the mishandling of the event by Pabon. Instead, the WBA granted an Interim title fight between WBA #5 Guzman and WBA #9 Mosquera, and the winner... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013 17:48
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The bright lights of Las Vegas, Nev., are a stark contrast to the mean streets of Kampala, Uganda, where undefeated lightweight contender Sharif “The Lion” Bogere had to hustle to survive. A former African amateur champion, Bogere lived with his family in a one-room house in Kampala before moving to the United States in 2007 to focus on his boxing career. This Saturday on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT), the aggressive and entertaining Bogere gets his first shot at a world championship against WBA Lightweight World Champion Richar “El Tigre” Abril. Almost 10,000 miles away from Kampala in the boxing capital of the world, Bogere will look to make himself a household name. Click below to watch the video var so = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/HvD01XfkPtM&rel=0&border=0", "youtube_1", "640", "480", "8", "#ffffff");so.addParam("movie", "http://www.youtube.com/v/HvD01XfkPtM&rel=0&border=0");so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");so.write("youtube_1");... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013 10:45
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NEW YORK (February 27, 2013) - Former North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super welterweight champion Michael "El Magnifico" Medina (26-3-2, 19 KOs) challenges present NABF titleholder Willie "The Great" Nelson (19-1-1, 11 KOs) tomorrow in the 10-round co-feature on ESPN Friday Night Fights, airing live from the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. "I wasn't active," Medina explained, regarding why he was stripped by the NABF. "Now, I'm getting my belt back. I feel that it's really still my belt. He's the NABF champion but he didn't take my belt from me. I'm looking forward to this fight. He's a strong, young fighter and it'll be awesome to add his name to my resume. A win will take me from this level to a higher one with bigger fights. I'm confident that, after this fight, I'll be getting more fights on television networks." The ESPN Friday Night Fights card, co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment and 50 Cent's SMS Promotions, will air live at 9 p.m. ET. The... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 26 February 2013 21:24
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DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (February 26, 2013) - Fast-rising promotional company, Acquinity Sports, has signed 2008 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team alternate Hylon "Lil' Ced" Williams, Jr. to an exclusive contract. Williams (16-1, 3 KOs), a native of Las Vegas, was a standout U.S. amateur boxer who compiled an impressive 145-20 record, highlighted by gold medal performances at the 2007 National Golden Gloves and 2006 National PAL tournaments. Williams' co-managers, Luis DeCubas, Jr. and Alex Bornote, reached out to promoter Henry Rivalta, Acquinity Sports Vice President of Operations. Negotiations took place and the parties came to a mutually beneficial agreement. "I'm very happy to have signed a promotional contract with Acquinity Sports," Williams said. "I'm anxious to get back into the ring and eager to prove that I'm one of the top 126-pounders in the world. I'd like to thank Luis, Alex and Henry for putting this deal together. I want to fight all of the top dogs." Williams has campaigned for most... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 26 February 2013 11:48
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"BRADLEY IS GOING TO RUN FROM RUSLAN JUST LIKE HE DID AGAINST MANNY." - Freddie Roach HOLLYWOOD, CALIF, (February 26, 2013) -- Hall of Fame trainer FREDDIE ROACH and No. 3 world-rated welterweight contender RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV took time out of training camp, at Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, to discuss their upcoming challenge of undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, Jr. The Bradley vs. Provodnikov WBO welterweight championship will take place, Saturday, March 16 at The Home Depot Center and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®, beginning at 10:15 p.m. ET/PT. " We are having an outstanding camp," said Roach. "Ruslan has given me everything I have asked for in training.The fact that Ruslan has been Manny Pacquiao's lead sparring partner his past two camps has given Ruslan an outstanding foundation from which to work. When Manny was preparing to defend his title against Bradley last spring I said any of Manny's sparring partners... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 25 February 2013 19:29
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CURTIS "SHOWTIME" STEVENS SIGNS PROMOTIONAL CONTRACT WITH MAIN EVENTS  Curtis Stevens and Kathy Duva sign promotional contract at Feb 23 NBCSN fight Photo credits to Rich Graessle/Main Events TOTOWA, NJ - Main Events announced today that they have signed middleweight hopeful Curtis "Showtime" Stevens to an exclusive promotional contract. Stevens, born and bred in Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY, has a strong amateur pedigree, a solid professional record of 23-3, 17 KOs, and is a hot commodity after his most recent bout. Stevens needed less than one round to finish off the seasoned and usually-durable Elvin Ayala last month in a nationally televised fight for the Vacant NABF Middleweight Title. Stevens brutally handled Ayala, dropping him twice in the opening round to send the message that he is ready to take on the best of the 160-pound... Read more...
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