Valero denies arrest on domestic violence charges (AP)
WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero denied reports he was arrested on domestic violence charges. Valero told reporters in Tuesday the allegations were merely an effort to "provoke" him. "I've never hit my little sister and much less my mother," Valero said in comments published by Venezuelan television station RCTV on its Web site. News Source: [...]
The fight of his life (Yahoo! Sports)
An illegal gun charge stood to end James Kirkland’s boxing career. Witnesses’ testimony before a stern judge helped decide his fate News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .
Friend or Foe, Antoni Hardonk Gives It All Hes Got
Debbie Lee, UFC – Friendships before fights. It’s a touchy subject in MMA, and one that plenty of fighters will have to address at some point in their career. With tight relationships forged through a common love of the sport, what happens when you’re asked to fight a familiar face? Which comes first: personal loyalties [...]
Middleweight champ Pavlik set for title defense (AP)
Kelly Pavlik can't seem to get any respect, despite spending two years reigning over the middleweight division. Paul Williams gets so much that nobody is willing to step in the ring with him. Good thing they have each other. The humble pride of Youngstown, Ohio, will defend his WBO and WBC titles against Williams on [...]
Mailbag: Why Hopkins-Jones? (Yahoo! Sports)
Is Vitali Klitschko boring, or simply underappreciated? Readers have their say. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .
Swick vs. Hardy set for UFC 105 in Manchester
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – After Korea’s Dong Hyun Kim was forced to withdraw from his UFC 105 bout with Dan Hardy in Manchester, England on November 14th, 170-pound contender Mike ‘Quick’ Swick has answered the call to face ‘The Outlaw’ in what promises to be a welterweight war at the MEN Arena. News Source: UFC.com. [...]
Kimbo Slice on Jimmy Fallon Tonight
After you finish watching Chuck Liddell on Dancing With The Stars tonight, make sure you tune in to NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:35am / 11:35pm central, as The Ultimate Fighter’s Kimbo Slice discusses the biggest fight in TUF history, this Wednesday’s showdown with Roy “Big Country” Nelson. News Source: UFC.com. Read full [...]
Lyoto Machida Seven Defining Moments
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Without question the most intriguing fighter to enter the UFC in years, Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida has built his unbeaten record the hard way by taking out some of the biggest names in the sport. Next on his hit list is Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua, but before the two meet at UFC [...]
Mauricio Shogun Rua Seven Defining Moments
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Long considered to be one of the top light heavyweights in the game, Brazil’s Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua rebounded from a rough patch that included a loss to Forrest Griffin and two knee surgeries to again ascend up the ranks with TKO wins over UFC Hall of Famers Mark Coleman and Chuck [...]
Klitschko just can’t get any respect (AP)
Vitali Klitschko was doing most of his talking in English, which made sense because, after all, he had just starred in prime time on American television. Besides, he didn't need a whole lot of words to describe what he had just done to poor Cris Arreola. Talking about the fight was easy enough in any [...]
Kratingdaenggym wins WBA super-bantamweight title (AP)
Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym of Thailand has stopped Bernard Dunne of Ireland in the third round to win the WBA super-bantamweight title. The Thai landed a trio of powerful left hooks in the third round on Saturday in Dublin, each time sending Dunne to the mat. The referee stopped the fight after the third knockdown as blood [...]
Like it or not, Klitschko best in show (Yahoo! Sports)
It is a shame Americans haven’t embraced a fighter as good as WBC heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .
American heavyweight scene a crying shame (Yahoo! Sports)
American heavyweights are likely to take a backseat as long as the Klitschkos reign. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .
Diaz returns from layoff to edge Chavez (AP)
Former lightweight champion David Diaz returned from a 15-month absence to earn a majority decision victory over Jesus Chavez on Saturday night. The 33-year-old Diaz seemed to take control during the ninth and 10th rounds, likely sealing the victory. Judge Mike Fitzgerald scored the fight 95-95, but Mauro DiFiore and Scott Dexter gave Diaz the [...]
Klitschko stops Arreola after 10th round (AP)
Vitali Klitschko gave Cris Arreola such a beating that his corner finally stepped in to stop the fight. Good thing, because Arreola wasn't about to quit by himself. Klitschko cemented his spot alongside his brother, Wladimir, at the top of the heavyweight ranks Saturday night by battering a game but outclassed Arreola around the ring [...]
