Month: February 2012

The 2012 USA Boxing National Championships Kick Into Full Gear on Day Three at Fort Carson by Julie Goldsticker

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO) – Nine weight classes took the ring in a full day of boxing action at the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships at the Fort Carson Special Events Center on Tuesday. One hundred and twenty-nine bouts were contested on day three of action with all of the victors moving on to Wednesday’s action. The light flyweight class competed for the first time on Tuesday morning, with two 106-pound bout contests taking place at Fort Carson. Olympic Trials flyweight silver medalist made a successful light flyweight debut, winning a convincing 29-8 decision over Dominique Ascension (Glendale, Ariz.) in the first bout of the day. Simpson will have a stiffer test on Wednesday, facing friend and Olympic Trials light flyweight titlist Eros Correa (San Jose, Calif.). Fourteen Read more [...]

The Brackets are Drawn in Six Weight Divisions at the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships by Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO) – The tournament brackets for the 2012 USA Boxing National Championships were drawn in six weight divisions on Saturday in preparation for Sunday’s action at the Fort Carson Special Events Center. Due to the large number of registered athletes in the male lightweight, light welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, heavyweight and super heavyweight classes, an additional day of competition was added for those weight classes. The event draw for the remaining men’s weight divisions and the female weight classes will take place on Sunday. The winners in the seven men’s unqualified weight divisions, which are the six weight classes being contested on Sunday as well as light flyweight, will advance to the final international Olympic qualifying tournament. The Read more [...]

Kevin Mitchell Interview – Talks Murray, Lora, Burns and Rios -by Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro

(FEB 8) This coming Friday WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight Champion Kevin Mitchell is set to face Spain based Felix Lora in a non-championship bout at the famous York Hall in Bethnal Green, London.   Mitchell returns to the ring for the first time since stopping John Murray in July last year at the Echo Arena in Liverpool and this fight is said to be a warm up ahead of a challenge for Ricky Burns new acquired WBO World Lightweight crown.  With such an important bout waiting in the wings Mighty Mitchell will surely be looking to impress in front his home crowd, in similar style to his utter destruction of arch rival John Murray last year.  Full Story Earlier today I caught up with Kevin at the pre-fight media workout at his home gym - the TRAD TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town, London Read more [...]

Congratulations to Dulorme: He Graduates from Summa Cum Laude, of the Lyceum Arts and Technology School

Puerto Rico's Thomas Dulorme has graduated from Summa Cum Laude, of The Lyceum Arts and Technology school in Hato Rey, specializing as an AutoCad drafter. Dulorme, a native of Carolina went on to say, "I'm very happy to achieve one of my lifelong dreams to graduate and have a profession. As an individual, regardless of whether you're a boxer, you should seek to have options and I am happy to have this great achievement and to help secure my future." "Boxing is my passion, it's the force that makes me get up every morning, but I know that one day it all ends and I will be ready when that day comes," he continued.  Dulorme, 22, also has four years invested in a Bachelors Degree at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (UPPR), concentrating in Civil Engineering. He is scheduled to resume Read more [...]

Mayweather to fight Cotto May 5 in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - It's official. Boxing superstar Floyd "Money" Mayweather will return to the ring, step up in weight and challenge three-division World Champion Miguel Cotto for his WBA Super Welterweight World title in what will be a gargantuan showdown between two future Hall of Famers who bring excitement and fierce competition every time they step into the ring. Mayweather vs. Cotto will take place on Saturday, May 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be televised live on pay-per-view. Mayweather, a seven-time world champion in five weight classes, is excited to be facing the heavier, much-tested Cotto, who is the pride of Puerto Rico and has the experience, heart and determination to give pound for pound king Mayweather the toughest fight of his career. "Miguel Read more [...]

Media Conference: Rodriguez vs. George

NEW YORK - Earlier today DiBella Entertainment hosted a media teleconference to announce "Bombs Away", the much anticipated March 17th (St. Patrick's Day) co-feature fight between top-rated Super Middleweight contenders Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez and Donovan "Da Bomb" George being shown live on HBO.The card, headlined by Middleweight Champion, Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez defending his crown against Matthew Macklin is entitled, "THE Real Middleweight Championship - Get Your Irish Up" and will take place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.  HBO will begin live coverage at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The call began with the usual "thank yous" and both fight camps stating how excited they were for the opportunity, before tensions rose when Larry Army, manager/advisor of Rodriguez took offense Read more [...]