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Written by The Sweet Science
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Thursday, 04 April 2013 19:25
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New York, NY (April 4, 2013) – MSG Network’s Emmy Award-winning series “The Lineup” will return this month with eight new episodes starting Monday, April 8 at 10:30 p.m. “The Lineup: Best Sports Movies,” presented by Tri-State Ford, will attempt to answer one of the most talked about topics among sports fans – what is the greatest sports film of all-time? New episodes from the series will run Monday through Thursday between April 8 and April 18. A full schedule is included below. Hosted by veteran broadcaster and former Yankees catcher Fran Healy, each 30-minute episode will present five films in one of eight different categories: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Boxing, Golf, Hockey, Horse Racing and Miscellaneous. Healy, along with an expert panel from the film industry – Academy Award-nominated director, producer and actor Spike Lee; Emmy Award-winning actor and writer Robert Wuhl; Academy Award-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri; and acclaimed film critic Jeffrey Lyons –... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 03 April 2013 19:56
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IF IT’S THURSDAY IT MUST BE MACAU! FINAL ZOU SHIMING: FISTS OF GOLD PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE STREAMED LIVE FROM THE VENETIAN MACAO TODAY! -- 11:30 P.M. ET / 8:30 P.M. PT www.toprank.tv MACAU (4 April 2013) – It is T-Minus two days and counting until world championship boxing premieres in Macau and the Shiming Dynasty begins! P.T. Barnum, Florenz Ziegfeld and Cecil B. DeMille combined could not create the excitement and anticipation that is rocking this Asian region as it prepares for its Olympic athletic hero ZOU SHIMING to make his professional debut. Headlining Zou Shiming: “Fists of Gold” – an eight-bout card featuring two world championship rumbles -- Shiming, the two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and three-time World Amateur Champion hailing from the Peoples Republic of China and trained by Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, will dive into the professional waters against Eleazar Valenzuela (2-1-2, 1 KO), of Gusave, Sinaloa, México, in a four-round flyweight bout. Promoted by... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 03 April 2013 17:21
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RISING AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT STAR DEONTAY WILDER TO FACE AUDLEY HARRISON IN ACTION-PACKED 27 APRIL "THE RETURN OF THE KING" BILL AT MOTORPOINT ARENA SHEFFIELD STACKED UNDERCARD ALSO FEATURES NATE CAMPBELL AND GARY SYKES PLUS, PROFESSIONAL DEBUTS OF 2012 OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST ANTHONY OGOGO & PROSPECT HAROON KHAN SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND, April 3 - Deontay "Bronze Bomber" Wilder (27-0, 27 KO's) of Tuscaloosa, Alabama will be crossing the Atlantic to take on Harlesden's 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Audley 'A-Force' Harrison (31-6, 23 KO's) in the co-featured fight that will headline a thrilling undercard on "The Return of the King: Khan vs. Diaz" bill at Motorpoint Arena Sheffield on Saturday 27 April. Wilder, a rising star on the American heavyweight scene, has shown his phenomenal punching prowess by blasting his way past all of his opponents. The knockout king now steps into the ring against a respected veteran in Harrison who harbours his own dreams of reaching the top and fulfilling his potential.... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 03 April 2013 17:13
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Boxing writer extraordinaire Bernard Fernandez will be inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2013, along with Mike Tyson, Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Ray Mercer. He was the first media person to be inducted into the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005, received the Nat Fleischer Award from the BWAA in April 1999 for lifetime achievement and informed and entertained readers of the Philadelphia Daily News on the Penn State football and boxing beats. Congratulations to Bernie, from the entire TSS Universe!... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 03 April 2013 16:59
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 April 3, 2013, Macau, China --- "Countdown to - Fists of Gold" --- Zou Shiming, two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time World Amateur Champion poses next to the official "Countdown Clock" Wednesday night at the Venetian Macau Resort in Macau ,China. Shiming will make his professional Top Rank boxing debut against Eleazar Valenzuela of Mexico on Saturday,April 6, at the Cotai Arena at The Venetian Macao Resort in Macau,China. This historic world championship boxing event will be televised to the U.S. on Saturday,April 6, beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO2. --- Photo Credit : Chris Farina - Top Rank... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Wednesday, 03 April 2013 08:40
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Undefeated Lightweight Jonathan Maicelo to Meet Rustam Nugaev on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights The April 5 edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra will feature undefeated Lightweight Jonathan “Inca Peruano” Maicelo (16-0, 10 KOs), and Rustam “The Mongoose” Nugaev (22-6, 12 KOs) in the 10-round main event. Friday’s show from the Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif., will air live at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2 HD, ESPN Deportes+ and WatchESPN. Reairs of Friday’s show will be televised April 6, at 5 a.m. on ESPNEWS and 6:30 p.m. on ESPN Deportes. The card is promoted by Gary Shaw Productions. Commentators: Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas will be ringside describing the action for ESPN2 HD, while studio host Todd Grisham (@GrishamESPN) will provide the latest boxing news and highlights. Alex Pombo and Delvin Rodriguez will call this week’s fights for ESPN Deportes’ Viernes de Combates (Friday Night Fights) with Leopoldo Gonzalez and Pablo Viruega in the... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 17:10
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 PRESS RELEASE MARTINEZ-MURRAY BOTH WELL WITHIN LIMIT FOR 30-DAY WEIGH-IN SERGIO MARTINEZ VS. MARTIN MURRAY WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FROM CLUB ATLÉTICO VÉLEZ SARSFIELD BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA LIVE ON HBO APRIL 27, 2013 New York, NY / Buenos Aires, Argentina (4/2/13) - Middleweight kingpin Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez (50-2-2, 28KO's) and England's undefeated interim WBA middleweight champion Martin Murray (25-0-1, 11KO's) were both well under the 30-day weight limit for their upcoming WBC middleweight championship bout on April 27 in Martinez' home country of Argentina. Martinez-Murray, taking place at the country's famed 50,000-seat Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, in Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina, will... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 01 April 2013 12:50
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Sherman Oaks, CA (April 1) - Former world champion Rico "Suave" Ramos takes on Mexico's Oscar "Fantasma" Gonzalez in the featherweight main event broadcast by the very popular ESPN "Friday Night Fights" series on Friday, April 12 at the beautiful Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, WA. Ramos (21-2, 11 KOs) lost his WBA junior featherweight world title to Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux, who many consider the greatest Cuban boxer ever, and now faces upset minded Gonzalez (17-2, 13 KOs) with the winner placing them in contention for a world championship bout. In the semi-main bout, Farah Ennis (20-1, 12 KOs) will challenge the heavy-handed Francisco Sierra (25-7-1, 22 KOs) of Mexico in a super middleweight clash. The world-class night of boxing is being promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions and will take place in the Skookum Creek Event Center at Little Creek. Los Angeles native Ramos, 25 is set on regaining his world championship status and a return to prominence by taking on the very tough... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 01 April 2013 09:26
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MIAMI (March 31, 2013) - Unheralded Cuban-born welterweight Damian "Devo" Frias (19-6-1, 10 KOs) has an opportunity this Thursday night (April 4) in New York City to turn his career around, if he can upset former NABA champion Ionut "Jo Jo" Dan Ion (30-2, 17 KOs) in an eight-round battle between two southpaws who've never been stopped. Ion vs. Frias will air live as part of the "Broadway Boxing" series on FIGHT NOW TV TM - America's only 24-hour combat sports and entertainment channel - starting at 9 p.m. ET, from the historic Roseland Ballroom in midtown Manhattan. It will also be streamed live online at www.gfl.tv. The Romanian-born Ion, who now lives and trains in Montreal, is rated No. 5 by the World Boxing Council (WBC). Ion's only losses as a professional have been 12-round decisions to Selcuk Aydin in a pair of WBC Silver title fights. Frias, fighting out of Miami, has only been boxing the past six years. He already has one major upset to his credit having defeated 21-1-1 Henry Crawford... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Friday, 29 March 2013 14:47
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LAS VEGAS—Undefeated lightweight Angelo “La Cobra” Santana (14-0, 11 KOs), from Miami, Fla., will face Carlos Cardenas (20-6-1, 13 KOs), from Barinas, Venezuela, for the World Boxing Association interim lightweight championship, and undefeated super lightweight prospect Amir “Young Master” Imam (8-0, 7 KOs), from Albany, N.Y., meets Jeremy “Hollywood” Bryan (16-2, 7 KOs), from Paterson, N.J., in the co-feature on Friday, April 12 at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The ShoBox: The New Generation doubleheader will be televised live on SHOWTIME beginning at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). It will take place in the Treasure Island Ballroom and is promoted by Don King Productions in association with Treasure Island. Tickets to the event—all priced at $100 each, plus tax and fees—are on sale now and can be purchased through the Treasure Island box office or by calling (866) 712-9308 or (702) 894-7723. Doors open at 3 p.m. PT, and a full undercard... Read more...
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