What is the New Historic Buddhist-Inspired WBC METTA Humanitarian Belt? An Explanation By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (July 30th, 2026)– The World Boxing Council has issued several new belts in recent years. From WBC Francophone to WBC Diamond, from WBC Champion of the Decade (Manny Pacquiao) to WBC […]
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Anthony Smith was released on $500,000 bond Wednesday after a Sarpy County judge set the conditions of his release. Prosecutors detailed the alleged incident with his wife for the first time, and his case now heads to district court.
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Former UFC title challenger Anthony Smith was arrested on three felony charges in Nebraska. Here's what's known, a look at his complicated history outside the cage, and why his 61-fight career has revived the sport's CTE conversation.
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Oscar De La Hoya addressed the Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn co-promotion on Monday's Ariel Helwani Show, confirming Golden Boy's role alongside Zuffa Boxing after weeks of public tension over the September 12 title fight.
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Edgar Berlanga survived a knockdown to stop Steven Butler in Zuffa Boxing's first New York show, while Vladyslav Sirenko stole the night with a last-second KO. Full results, Dana White's post-fight comments, and video.
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THE BEST OF BOTH BOXING WORLDS: SUPER MIDDLE CHAMPION ANDRE WARD DEFENDS AGAINST LIGHT HEAVY KINGPIN CHAD DAWSON ON SEPT. 8 AT ORACLE ARENA IN OAKLAND, CALIF. “World Champions – Made In America” TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW, FRIDAY, JUNE 22 OAKLAND, CALIF. (June 21, 2012) – Two young, exciting, classy, established world […]
PRESS RELEASE TOR HAMER WINS PRIZEFIGHTER TOURNAMENT IN LONDON New York, NY (6/20/12) – Penn State graduate and New York heavyweight prospect, Tor Hamer, traveled to England to compete in the Prizefighter international heavyweight tournament, held today at York Hall, in Bethel Green, London. In addition to Hamer, the eight-fighter single-elimination competition consisted […]
LIVE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING MAKES AN EPIX RETURN IN JULY! WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO vs. TONY THOMPSON II SATURDAY, JULY 7 ALEXANDER POVETKIN vs. HASIM RAHMAN DEREK CHISORA vs. DAVID HAYE SATURDAY, JULY 14 EPIX SNAGS EXCLUSIVE U.S. RIGHTS FOR LIVE TELECASTS ON TV AND ONLINE AT EPIXHD.COM NEW YORK (June 20, 2012) — Heavyweight championship boxing […]
BETFAIR PRIZEFIGHTER INTERNATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHTS II June 19, 2012 – Televised live on Sky Sports this Wednesday, June 20, 2012, American heavyweight contender Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris (25-16-2, 11 KOs) and Poland’s, Albert Sosnowski (46-4-2, 28 KOs), will face each other in the Quarter-final bout 1 of the 8-man Betfair Prizefighter International Heavyweights II tournament, taking […]
20-0 Russian Phenom Alexander “Tiger” Sarnavskiy Joins Bellator Fighting Championships CHICAGO, Ill. (June 19, 2012) — Bellator’s Season Seven Lightweight Tournament just got its #1 seed, as Bellator Fighting Championships has signed undefeated lightweight Alexander “Tiger” Sarnavskiy. Only 23, “Tiger” brings a spotless 20-0 record into Bellator, including 17 finishes. Training under Bellator Middleweight […]
### Explosive Welterweight Paul “Semtex” Daley Joins Bellator Fighting Championships UK Based Knockout Artist Makes Promotional Debut July 20 CHICAGO, Ill. (June 15, 2012) — The Bellator Welterweight division just got even more explosive as feared British striker Paul “Semtex” Daley joins one of Bellator’s deepest divisions in a move that adds another […]
PRESS RELEASE MONAGHAN SCORES TKO TO WIN VACANT TITLE DULORME CONTINUES TO IMPRESS IN CO-FEATURE New York, NY (6/14/12) – Earlier tonight before a near capacity crowd at the Roseland Ballroom, DiBella Entertainment presented the latest installment of the Broadway Boxing series. In the main event bout of the evening, before his […]
GARY SHAW PRODUCTIONS TEAM PUERTO RICO THE NEW WAVE, ONCE AGAIN MAKING A SPLASH “Guaynabo Hot Boxing Series” WEIGH-IN RESULTS JOSE “SNIPER” PEDRAZA June 14, 2012 – Team Puerto Rico’s, José ‘Sniper’ Pedraza (8-0, 6 KOs), weighed in at 133 pounds while his challenger, Carlos “Special Edition” Claudio (14-6-3, 6 KOs) weighed in at […]
On Saturday, June 16th, NBC Sports Network “Fight Night will return with Tomasz “Goral” Adamek vs. “Fast” Eddie Chambers at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The first fight will be 6:30pm at “The Rock” and the NBCSN broadcast will begin begin at 9PM ET. The undercard is a true boxing […]
GARY SHAW PRODUCTIONS Press Release For Immediate Release TEAM PUERTO RICO THE NEW WAVE, ONCE AGAIN MAKING A SPLASH Thomas Dulorme Makes Weight New York, United States – Today, Puerto Rico’s undefeated rising star, Thomas Dulorme (14-0, 11KO’s), made weight for his fight tomorrow on the acclaimed Boxing Series “Broadway Boxing” at the Roseland […]
Report by Pepe Rodriguez/WBC Current WBC lightweight Champion Tony DeMarco, from Sinaloa Mexico, predicted a difficult battle against Daniel Estrada, from Mexico City, to defend his title on July 28 in Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico. DeMarco offered yesterday, via phone conference at the headquarters of the World Boxing Council in Mexico City, where he gave his […]
Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament kicks off Summer Series from Mountaineer Casino, Resort & Racetrack on June 22 Plus, the Bellator debut of KO artist Brett Rogers & a showcase of talented locals CHICAGO, Ill. (June 13, 2012) — Bellator Fighting Championships is headed to “The Mountain State” on Friday, June 22 […]
TOP RANK MAKES FORMAL REQUEST TO NEVADA ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FULL INQUIRY INTO PACQUIAO vs. BRADLEY LAS VEGAS, NEV. (June 11, 2012) – Bob Arum, Chairman and CEO of Top Rank, said today that he has submitted a formal request to the Nevada Attorney General’s office for a full and complete inquiry into […]
PRESS RELEASE ANDY LEE CONFIDENT OF BEATING CHAVEZ JR. THIS SATURDAY IN EL PASOLIVE ON HBO New York, NY (6/11/12) – Andy ‘Irish’ Lee (28-1, 20KO’s) is a fighter on a mission as he prepares to challenge unbeaten middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) for his WBC championship green belt on […]
UNDEFEATED MIDDLEWEIGHT JOHN “APOLLOKIDD” THOMPSON STEPS IT UP SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST JOHN MACKEY Thompson to battle Mackey on Adamek – Chambers undercard in Newark FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWARK (June 11, 2012)—This Saturday night at the Prudential Center, undefeated Middleweight prospect John “ApolloKidd” Thompson will look to make it 9-0 when he takes on the toughest […]
RICHARD PIERSON TO FACE REPLACEMENT DAVID ADOTEY ALLOTEY FOR WBC FECERBOX SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE JUNE 13TH AT THE ROBERT TREAT HOTEL IN NEWARK, NJ Undefeated Light Heavyweight sensation Lavarn “Baby Bowe” Harvell to see action in co-feature FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWARK, NEW JERSEY (June 7, 2012)—On Wednesday night June 13th, Richard Pierson will now take […]
WORLD RANKED CRUISERWEIGHT B.J. FLORES WANTS UNDEFEATED LATEEF KAYODE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE By: Marc Abrams www.15rounds.com LAS VEGAS (JUNE 9, 2012)–#2 WBO; #4WBA #4WBC world rated cruiserweight BJ Flores 27-1 (18kos) watched intently as the fight this past Saturday took place between Lateef “Power” Kayode vs. Antonio Tarver. He was hoping with the Showtime […]
BOXING 360 Press Release For Immediate Release MAURICE HARRIS JOINS BETFAIR PRIZEFIGHTER INTERNATIONAL II June 7, 2012 – Heavyweight contender Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris (25-16-2, 11 KOs), ranked No. 13 by the IBF, has joined the 8-man Betfair Prizefighter International Heavyweights II line-up set to take place on Wednesday, June 20, at York Hall, Bethnal […]
PRESS RELEASE CARLOS QUINTANA CALLS OUT CANELO ALVAREZ FORMER PUERTO RICAN WORLD CHAMPION LOOKING TO CONTINUE PUERTO RICO VS. MEXICO RIVALRY ON MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY “I will defeat Canelo on Mexican Independence Day in front of his countrymen!” New York, NY (6/5/12) – Fresh off his revitalizing victory over DeAndre Latimore as part of […]
PASTOR RICK WARREN’S VISIT TO MANNY PACQUIAO’S TRAINING CAMP Attached Photo Credit: Chris Farina/Top Rank LAS VEGAS, NEV. (June 6, 2012) – On May 29, Pastor Rick Warren paid a visit to the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif., to observe Manny Pacquiao train for his June 9 world title defense against […]
BRYANT JENNINGS REACTS TO FREDDIE ROACH COMMENT During the June 1st NBC Sports Network Fight Night broadcast, Freddie Roach commented, “I think Bryant Jennings is the best prospect America has right now in the heavyweight division.” Jennings keeps Chambers and Adamek apart at press conf for 6/16 NBC […]
BOXING 360 JOEL DIAZ JR. IMPROVES TO 10-0, 9 KOs Tacoma, WA (June 3, 2012) – Junior Lightweight sensation Joel Diaz Jr. kept his perfect record in tact following an impressive fifth round stoppage of title contender Emmanuel “The Butcher” Lucero Saturday evening at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA. Topping […]
GARY SHAW PRODUCTIONS WINS PURSE BID TO PROMOTE FRANCO vs. RUSSELL JR. May 31, 2012 – Today a purse bid took place at the IBF convention in Honolulu Hawaii and Gary Shaw Productions has outbid Golden Boy Promotions garnering the right to promote an IBF elimination bout between # 3 Luis Franco (11-0, 7 […]
CARD SHAPING UP FOR JUNE 13TH CARD AT THE ROBERT TREAT HOTEL IN NEWARK RICHARD PIERSON TO BATTLE GARY JONES FOR THE WBC FECARBOX TITLE IN MAIN EVENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWARK , NJ (May 31, 2012)–—On Wednesday night June 13th, The Robert Treat Hotel in Newark will play host to a night of championship […]
NONITO DONAIRE AND BRANDON RIOS HEADLINE SPECTACULAR DOUBLEHEADER Saturday, July 7 at The Home Depot Center Live on HBO Boxing After Dark Tickets Go On Sale Tomorrow! Saturday, June 2 at 10 A.M. PT LOS ANGELES (June 1, 2012) – Top-Five pound-for pound fighter and four-division world champion NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE […]
PRESS RELEASE WILL ROSINSKY AND GABRIEL BRACERO RETURN ON UPCOMING BROADWAY BOXING THURSDAY, JUNE 14, AT ROSELAND BALLROOM COMPLETE UNDERCARD ANNOUNCED New York, NY (5/31/12) – In exactly two weeks, on Thursday, June 14, Dibella Entertainment returns to New York City’s famed Roseland Ballroom for the latest installment of its Broadway Boxing series. The […]
ANTONIO TAVER vs. LATEEF KAYODE WINKY WRIGHT vs. PETER QUILLIN IN CO-FEATURE Saturday, June 2, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will air live on SHOWTIME® (9:00 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) with preliminary fights to air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® (8:00 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast LOS ANGELES, May 30th – […]
AGELESS QUESTION: WHO HAS THE ADVANTAGE WHEN YOUTH BATTLES EXPERIENCE? ANTONIO TARVER (43) VS. LATEEF KAYODE (29) IN MAIN EVENT WINKY WRIGHT (40) VS. PETER QUILLIN (28) IN CO-FEATURE “Four Warned” Saturday, June 2 Televised Live on SHOWTIME® From The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. NEW YORK (May 29, 2012) – In addition […]
Hawn wins Season 6 Lightweight Tournament, Heavyweight Champ Konrad successful in first defense Nogueira advances to Season6 Bantamweight finals, Local favorite Clementi victorious New Orleans, La. (May 25, 2012) — Bellator Fighting Championships returned to “The Crescent City” Friday night for the close of Bellator’s action packed sixth season. Bellator Heavyweight Champion Cole Konrad made […]
ANTONIO TARVER & LATEEF KAYODE, VUSI MALINGA & LEO SANTA CRUZ, WINKY WRIGHT & PETER QUILLIN, AUSTIN TROUT & DELVIN RODRIGUEZ, TRAINERS FREDDIE ROACH & JIMMY WILLIAMS MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS Playback Instructions (For Tarver, Kayode, Malinga & Santa Cruz): U.S. Toll Free: 800-355-2355 International: 402-220-2946 Playback Passcode: 85547 *The Playback will be available for: […]
ANTONIO DeMARCO READY TO RETURN WBC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION With one of the most exciting come from behind wins in recent memory, Antonio DeMarco (27-2-1, 20KOs) is on top of the world as the WBC lightweight champion. Last October as he trailed on the score cards, DeMarco of Tijuana by way of Los Mochis, Mexico, stopped […]
WAR AT WOODLAND HILLS VIII RETURNS FRIDAY MAY 25, 2012 AT WARNER CENTER MARRIOTT Press Release For Immediate Release UNDEFEATED RUSSIAN PROSPECTS ADDED TO WAR AT WOODLAND HILLS UNDERCARD Pendarvis vs. Frankel For USBA and WBC USNBC Titles In Main Event May 23, 2012 – Two undefeated prospects from the Ural Boxing Promotions stable, Anton […]
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