by Tim Harrison After last week’s shopping spree which included signing former Olympians Andre Dirrell and Yuriorkis Gamboa to promotional deals, TMT Promotions capped off the week with the signing of IBF featherweight titlist, Billy Dibb. The Money Team (TMT) Promotions has reportedly signed former two-time welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KOs) to an exclusive … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
Mercito Gesta Looks To Stay Unbeaten: FNF Preview
by Fox Doucette Rapidly rising junior welterweight prospect Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (25-0-1, 13 KOs) looks to continue his winning ways as he headlines ESPN2 Friday Night Fights against twice-stopped Ty Barnett (20-2-1, 13 KOs) at the Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas. The co-feature, a good-looking TV bout sure to entertain, gives fans Cleveland's own Mickey Bey Jr. (18-0-1, … [Read more...]
The Mystery Surrounding “The Money Team”: Portions of a Scotch-Stained Notebook
by Tim Harrison Boxing Tribune Editor-in-Chief Paul Magno is on vacation until August 12, so “Magno’s Monday Rant”, the one column openly reviled by the Boxing Writers Association of America, will be absent until his return. In its place will be “Portions of a Scotch-Stained Notebook”, an actual, physical notebook I keep notes and thoughts in throughout the week (and yes…I … [Read more...]
Billy “The Kid” Dib And The Money Team
Australia’s Billy “The Kid” Dib (35-1, 21KOs) becomes the newest addition to the quickly growing promotional group, The Money Team (TMT). Headed by both rapper 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather in a joint venture, TMT has already signed a pair of former Olympians as previously reported by this website. Now the IBF featherweight champion and the two other fighters (Yuriorkis … [Read more...]
Guerrero Scores UD Win over Aydin, Porter Beats Gomez on Showtime
HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA – Robert “The Ghost Guerrero (30-1-1, 18 KOs) took a unanimous decision victory over Selcuk “Mini Tyson” Aydin (23-1, 17 KOs) in a grueling 12-round war just a few miles from his hometown in Gilroy. On the undercard, Shawn “Showtime” Porter (20-0, 14 KOs) won an entertaining fight with two-time world title challenger, Alfonso Gomez (23-6-2, 12 KOs). … [Read more...]