‘Upcoming Fights’ Archives
ShoBox Returns August 3rd with Two Heavyweight »
NEW YORK (July 16, 2007) - Two up and coming heavyweight prospects, Kevin “The Kingpin” Johnson (15-0-1, 6 KOs) and Damian “Bolo” Wills (22-1-1, 16 KOs), will have their chance to make a mark on the American heavyweight picture when they meet on the renowned SHOWTIME series – ShoBox: The Next Generation, Friday, August 3, from Atlanta, [...]
K-1 World GP 2007 at the Bellagio »
Las Vegas, NV (July 15, 2007) - Undefeated knockout artist, “Savage” Rick Cheek, (19-0 (17 KO’s) (1 No Contest), and fellow United States representatives and Muay Thai stars Patrick Barry (14-3-1 (8 KO’s) and Esh’Chadar “The Dispossessor” Brown Ton (6-1 (3 KO’s) will each battle to become the next K-1 North America tournament [...]
HBO Triple Header – Margarito vs. Williams, »
Los Angeles, CA (July 13th) - Antonio Margarito defends his WBO Welterweight Championship against number one contender Paul Williams Saturday night from the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Margarito accepted the fight after turning down a unification title bout with WBA Champion Miguel Cotto. HBO will televise the fight as a part of a [...]
Vargas vs. Mayorga Explodes! »
PHOTO By TOM CASINO/SHOWTIME LOS ANGELES, CA (July 11th) — Two of boxing’s most popular and colorful personalities, two-time world champion “El Feroz” Fernando Vargas and three-time world champion Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga, have agreed to face each other in a scheduled 12-round match fought at a catch weight of 162 pounds in what [...]
MMA News: Anacondas, Tiger Sharks, IFL “USO »
NEW YORK, July 11, 2007- The International Fight League , the world's number one professional mixed martial arts league, takes a look at the matchup between the unbeaten and first-place Los Angeles Anacondas and the surprising Seattle Tiger Sharks, with a playoff berth on the line, in the next episode of "IFL Battleground" on Monday, July 16, at 8 [...]
Margarito vs Williams – Final Weigh-in Friday »
Los Angeles, CA (July 10) - Margarito, Williams, Ward, and Arreola will be featured at a press conference and weigh-in leading up to their fights on “Pride N’ Punishment” Saturday, July 14, at the outdoor tennis stadium at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The Press conference will be held Thursday, July 12th, in Santa Monica at the [...]
K-1 returns to Vegas! »
Las Vegas, NV (July 7, 2007) Hard-hitting demolition man and two-time K-1 tournament champion, “Mighty Mo” Siligia, will face off with 2006 K-1 North America tournament victor, Chalid “Die Faust” Arrab, in a Superfight battle during K-1’s return to Las Vegas, Nevada’s Bellagio on Saturday, August 11th. Tickets for “K-1 World Grand [...]
Klitschko-Brewster Matinee In Germany live on HBO »
Los Angeles, CA (July 6th) - Wladimir Klitschko looks for revenge when he defends his IBF Heavyweight Championship title against former heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster tomorrow afternoon from the Cologne Arena in Cologne, Germany. In their first fight back in April of 2004, Brewster scored a fifth round knockout victory over Klitschko. After [...]
Joel Julio Returns July 11th! »
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (July 6, 2007) – Welterweight contender Joel Julio returns to the ring on July 11 in a special Wednesday edition of “Friday Night Fights,” it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Julio will challenge Cornelius Bundrage of “The Contender” in a 10 round contest from the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, CA. [...]
Meet Paul Williams: By Paul Williams »
Los Angeles, CA - To the readers of TheSweetScience that don't know me, they call me The Punisher. To introduce myself, I was born in Georgia and grew up in South Carolina. I was brought up by a single mom, and have two brothers and one sister. My older brother Levi, who's 30, was my biggest influence. He was a father figure. I'm fighting Antonio [...]
