Archive for November 2009

Las Vegas may build a stadium to host the potential Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao showdown. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .

An autopsy has been scheduled for a boxer who died two days after a fight in Philadelphia. Twenty-five-year-old Francisco Rodriguez died Sunday night after losing a USBA super bantamweight bout against Teon Kennedy on Friday. The autopsy on Rodriguez, a former national Golden Gloves boxing champion from Chicago, is scheduled for Tuesday. News Source: Yahoo [...]

Elliot Worsell, UFC – Georges ‘Rush’ St-Pierre remembers the day well. He remembers the sounds, the apprehension, the racing heart and the first devastating blow. He recalls the monumental task ahead of him and the need to conquer his fear. News Source: UFC.com. Read full story HERE .

Devon Alexander was 7 when his mom gave in and let him join the new boxing program in his downtrodden neighborhood. He came home the first day crying, his nose bloodied from a sparring session with his friend Terrance Barker. Fifteen years later, Alexander is the WBC 140-pound world champion. And Barker, like so many [...]

Michael DiSanto, UFC – Forrest Griffin was understandably unhappy the night of April 15, 2006, when Bruce Buffer announced that the judges had chosen long-time former 205-lb champion Tito Ortiz as the victor of their hard-fought split decision affair. He had every right to be upset that night because the fight was ultra close, so [...]

Andre Ward defeated Mikkel Kessler, but the latter’s camp isn’t happy about the choice of fight official. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .

Andre Ward turned in a crushing victory over Mikkel Kessler, though Kessler’s camp is crying foul. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .

Andre Ward left Oracle Arena hoping for just a normal Sunday in the Oakland suburbs, including plenty of church and family time with his wife and children. Yet he realizes life will never be the same after what he did to WBA champion Mikkel Kessler on Saturday night in a dominant victory that turned the [...]

American Andre Ward claimed the WBA super middleweight title from Denmark's Mikkel Kessler on Saturday in a bout that had to be stopped early, leaving the ex-champion's camp complaining of dirty tactics. Ward (21-0, 13 KOs) added his first world championship belt to his Olympic gold medal with an upset victory in his hometown. News [...]

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – After Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz’ two fights together, one thing has been made crystal clear – it’s an almost impossible task to separate the two former light heavyweight champions. Saturday night’s rematch at the Mandalay Bay Events Center was the latest example, as Griffin avenged his split decision loss to [...]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – With the combined knockout power of welterweight contenders Josh Koscheck and Anthony Johnson, many expected their UFC 106 co-main event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center to end in quick and explosive fashion. But it was Koscheck, a former NCAA National Champion, going back to his roots to take Johnson down [...]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Before Saturday night’s clash with Marcus Davis at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, welterweight prospect Ben Saunders said that he hoped to become the first fighter to knock “The Irish Hand Grenade” out. His wish came true, as he used his deadly knees to halt the veteran contender in the first [...]

Zsolt Erdei of Hungary won the WBC cruiserweight title with a majority decision over Italian veteran Giacobbe Fragomeni on Saturday. Erdei, who vacated the WBO light heavyweight title to step up a division, improved his record to 31-0 in his first fight as a cruiserweight. Fragomeni, whose only previous loss came to David Haye, dropped [...]

Zsolt Erdei of Hungary won the WBC cruiserweight title with a majority decision over Giacobbe Fragomeni on Saturday night. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .