Don King gets a new television deal and talks old school boxing

You don’t see Don King as visible as he once was.  However in Manhattan Tuesday afternoon the general public told the 80-year old Hall of Fame promoter that he is still a recognizable face. And for the sport of boxing, King will be seen again and hopefully more often as he announced his latest promotion [...]

Miguel Cotto says this time it is another chapter with Antonio Margarito

This time when Miguel Cotto meets Antonio Margarito he says there will be a difference. They will meet again at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 3rd, a fight televised on HBO Pay-Per-View at 153 pounds. There will be intense scrutiny by the New York state Athletic Commission when Margarito gets his [...]

Pacquiao says he will not underestimate Marquez

Manny Pacquiao has an agenda to keep fighting even if he does not meet Floyd Mayweather Jr. and he has moved past the questions about when or if he will ever meet his adversary. The emphasis Tuesday morning in New York City, the second of a four city media tour was about his November 12th [...]

Froch and Ward make their statement for Super Six Final

Carl Froch and Andre Ward were two of the unexpected finalists of the Showtime Super Six Tournament that got off the ground almost two years ago. Apparently it was meant to be, Ward and Froch in the final that supposedly will determine who is the best at 168, even if some of the original participants [...]

A Floyd Mayweather we never saw before as he addresses, the Pacquiao issue

There was Floyd Mayweather Jr. on a stage at the Hudson Theatre in New York City. His next opponent, the WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz said his piece about their upcoming title fight at the MGM grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on HBO Pay-Per-View September 17th. It was a Mayweather we have not been [...]

WWE Thinks Fans are Fools Setting Main Event a Year Away

Are we fools? Apparently the WWE thinks we are. After a dull WrestleMania XXVII Sunday evening in Atlanta it was so predictable that it would be The Rock against John Cena in Miami next April 1st as the main event for WrestleMania XXVIII. Yes it has come down to this, that a main event for [...]

Bantamweight Champ Agbeko won’t need popularity if he defeats Mares in Showtime Tournament Finale

Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko the IBF Bantamweight Champion met a small contingent of boxing media Tuesday afternoon in the Bronx at John’s Boxing Gym.  The Don King promoted fighter will defend his championship Saturday April 23 live on Showtime against Abner Mares from Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. It is the championship fight of the [...]

Showtime is the New King with Cotto and Pacquiao

Late Monday morning Ken Hershman, executive vice president and general manager of Showtime Sports was in the Lighhouse Room at Chelsea Piers in lower Manhattan. He greeted welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and “Sugar” Shane Mosley before the two fighters spoke with media about their May 7th championship bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in [...]

King and Arum join forces for Cotto and Mayorga showdown

Promoters Bob Arum and Don King have not joined forces in five years and Wednesday afternoon in New York City they definitely made an impact in the boxing world announcing the first major pay-per-view boxing event of the year.  However it wasn’t the often bitter rivals who stole the show at BB Kings Club & [...]

Broadway Boxing Recap

By Ryan Taylor On Wednesday night DiBella Entertainment, Broadway Boxing presented an exciting night of boxing at BB King Blues Club in Manhattan. Gabriel Bracero vs Hector Alatorre – Light-welterweight The main event of the night was crowd favorite Gabriel Bracero (12-0) of Brooklyn, NY, who scored an eight round unanimous decision over tough Hector [...]

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