Over the course of an eight-year pro career, no management team or promotional outfit has quite known what to do with Vanes Martirosyan (33-1-1, 21 KOs). The 27-year-old junior middleweight contender will be returning to the ring March 21, headlining a Friday Night Fights card on ESPN2 under the new guidance of Goossen Tutor Promotions. The Armenian talent formerly worked … [Read more...]
Anthony Peterson’s Return Postponed
Nearly 10 months since his last outing, former NABF lightweight title holder Anthony Peterson was supposed to return to the ring Friday night, headlining an Iron Mike Productions card in Washington D.C. The younger brother of light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson was rumored to be facing Francisco Contreras. Azim Spicer, C.O.O. for Iron Mike Productions told … [Read more...]
Anthony Peterson vs. Daniel Attah, Saturday December 10th
Anthony Peterson (30-1, 20KOs) will face Daniel Attah (26-8-1, 9KOs) this Saturday, December 10th in a lightweight matchup at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. Peterson, the younger brother of Lamont Peterson, is coming off a DQ loss to Brandon Rios, a fight that was called due to excessive low blows. Since that loss in September 2010, Peterson … [Read more...]
The Weekly Weigh-In
by Chris Milton The best of wishes to Emanuel Augustus. I hope he realizes just how much hardcore fans love and respect everything he has done for the game. I also hope he realizes now that he's retired and he is far less likely to get robbed. So HBO killed off any chance of Alexander v Bradley being a good fight by anointing it this generation's Hearns v Leonard. Thanks … [Read more...]
Manny Pacquiao’s Next Opponent: 5 Realistic Choices
by Madcow Manny Pacquiao and I have one big thing in common-- and it's not our ongoing love of sex with young Filipino women. No, the boxing deity and I share a love of damaged goods. Manny loves fighting damaged fighters and I prowl dive bars looking for damaged ladies for an easy romp in my bovine headquarters. After he does away with The Tijuana Burrito Fart, … [Read more...]