Archive for May 2009

A Nevada boxing judge has been indicted in Las Vegas on a federal charge that he improperly collected about $250,000 in Social Security disability benefits. U.S. Attorney Gregory Brower said in a statement Wednesday that 65-year-old Paul G. Smith worked more than 100 boxing matches from September 1994 and December 2005 and was involved in [...]

Light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson has decided to vacate his IBF title after the organization refused to grant an exception to an immediate defense against mandatory challenger Tavoris Cloud. It’s the second time in recent weeks that one of the federation’s most visible champions has given up its belt to pursue more lucrative bouts.
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CAUTION: SPOILERS INCLUDED – The final quarterfinal match on The Ultimate Fighter: US vs UK takes place this week. But after Jason Pierce was removed from the competition, who will receive the opportunity to return and face Team UK’s David Faulkner?
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Andre Berto stays patient as he waits on a big money payday.
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There’s a picture stuck away in a box somewhere in my house of a younger Mike Tyson standing behind my son, his arms draped over him and a huge smile on his face. The picture never made the family album, was never brought out to show around when friends came over. Brian never asked me [...]

The death of Mike Tyson’s daughter is the saddest chapter in a roller coaster life.
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Frank Mir says if Fedor Emelianenko really wants to prove himself, he’ll come fight in the UFC.
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By Michael ‘The Count’ Bisping – Weeks Seven and Eight: We’ll cover two episodes in this week’s blog, as last week we took a little hiatus.In episode seven we start off with the seemingly obligatory bitch-fest by Pierce. What this guy’s problem is I cannot say, but I am very happy he isn’t English and [...]

The death of Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter in a bizarre accident adds an awful chapter to the boxer’s troubled life. Exodus Tyson died at a hospital Tuesday, a day after her neck apparently got caught in a cord dangling from a treadmill at her Phoenix home, police said. Police said Exodus either slipped or put [...]

Japanese champion Daisuke Naito has defended his WBC flyweight title with a unanimous decision over China’s Xiong Zhaozhong. Xiong sent Naito to the canvas with a right in the sixth round of Tuesday’s fight, but the Japanese champion recovered despite being cut above both eyes. Naito improved to 35-2-3 with 22 knockouts while Xiong fell [...]

The near-fatal strangulation of boxer Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter appears to be a “tragic accident,” police say. Exodus Tyson was on life support Tuesday after apparently accidentally hanging herself on a cord dangling from a treadmill in her modest central Phoenix home. “Somehow she was playing on this treadmill, and there’s a cord that hangs [...]

Here’s who I want behind the mic if it is a big fight.
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Tor Hamer is everything boxing is looking for in a future star.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – He’s the talk of the fighting world after his second round knockout of Rashad Evans last Saturday. But who is Lyoto Machida? If you’re new to mixed martial arts or just want to know a little bit more about the new UFC light heavyweight champion, click below for a compilation of [...]

Boxer Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter is on life support after she was found with her neck caught in a cord of a treadmill machine Monday, police said. Exodus Tyson’s 7-year-old brother found her on a treadmill with her neck in the cord that dangles from the console of the exercise machine at their Phoenix home, [...]