by Tim Harrison Super bantamweight prospect Luis Orlando Del Valle (16-0, 11 KOs) puts his undefeated record on the line against former two-division champion, Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan (37-5-1, 27 KOs) at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The action will be the co-feature to the super middleweight bout featuring Edwin Rodriguez and Jason … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2012
Lockout With Your Cock Out: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette In the past two years, three of the four major sports in America found their owners deciding to simply take their ball and go home, knowing that the players in those sports would eventually fold like a bad poker hand under the threat of losing their livelihood in the form of a canceled season or two. The NFL didn't even miss a game, mainly because a week … [Read more...]
Olympians Strike Gold: Four U.S.Boxers sign with Al Haymon
by James McGrady Despite being part of one of the worst Olympics outings in American boxing history, six of the United States fighters found a silver lining in their Olympic cloud. Terrell Gausha, Errol Spence Jr., Dominic Breazeale, Jamel Herring, Marcus Browne, and Rau’shee Warren have all signed contracts with powerhouse advisor Al Haymon. This is a huge opportunity … [Read more...]
Alexander Povetkin: Between a Rahman and a hard place
Technically, Alexander Povetkin (24-0, 16 KOs) has a world title and, technically, he'll be defending that title against Hasim Rahman (50-7-2, 41 KOs) this Saturday in Germany. But Povetkin-Rahman is really more of a quick trip to the go-nowhere blankness of heavyweight purgatory than a title fight-- Two fighters with nowhere to go, for very different reasons, fighting to stay … [Read more...]
Pacquiao-Mayweather Settle Defamation Court Battle
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather may not be any closer to meeting in the ring, but there's at least one less obstacle standing in the way of everyone's favorite fictitious showdown. Today, it was announced that the feuding cash cows had reached a confidential agreement in their defamation case. Pacquiao filed the lawsuit in December of 2009, claiming that Mayweather, … [Read more...]