Errol Spence Jr. and Mikey Garcia Square Off in Welterweight World Championship Broadcast Live in Movie Theaters Nationwide on Saturday, March 16 Fathom Events, FOX Sports, and Premier Boxing Champions Present ‘Spence vs. Garcia’ Live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas DENVER – February 21, 2019 – On March 16, IBF Welterweight Champion Errol Spence Jr. will defend ... Read More »
Joanne Phillips of New York Sportscene had the priveledge to interview Professional Boxer and Rockville Centre native, Tommy Rainone. Rainone is scheduled to fight on July 15, 2017 at the newly renovated Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum against Fidel Munoz as part of a stacked card. For tickets, visit Ticketmaster.com. Read More »
By Joanne Phillips and Bryan Revello Professional Boxing will return to the newly renovated Nassau Coliseum for the first time in 31 years on July 15, 2017 and Fox Sports will nationally televise this nostalgic event. A press conference was held at the Coliseum last week highlighting one of the feature bouts on the upcoming card – locals Marcus Browne ... Read More »
Roberto Duran “joked” during his Twitter live-chat for HANDS OF STONE in his native Spanish that he’d fight Trump when asked by a fan “If you could fight someone today, who would it be.” Actor Edgar Ramirez (ZERO DARK THIRTY, JOY) who plays Duran in the film, translated into English. Latino Boxing Legend Roberto Duran challenges Donald Trump to get inside the ring ... Read More »
(SportsNetwork.com) – Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been stripped of the welterweight world title he won after beating Manny Pacquiao this year for failing to comply with rules, the World Boxing Organization said on Monday. Mayweather, who improved to 48-0 by beating Pacquiao, let come and go the 4:30 p.m. ET Friday deadline by which he had to pay a $200,000 ... Read More »
Las Vegas, NV (SportsNetwork.com) – Floyd Mayweather Jr. kept his perfect record intact by soundly beating Manny Pacquiao in the “fight of the century.” Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) became the unified welterweight champion with a 12- round unanimous decision Saturday night in the long-awaited meeting between two of the best pound-for-pound fighters of their generation. The 38-year-old won by scores ... Read More »
Macau, China (SportsNetwork.com) – Manny Pacquiao knocked down previously unbeaten Chris Algieri six times en route to a unanimous decision in a WBO welterweight title fight on Sunday in China. Pacquiao dominated from the outset and won by scores of 119-103 on two cards and 120-102 on the other. He improved to 57-5-2, winning his third straight bout since a ... Read More »
(September 22) Oneida Nation Homelands (NYSportscene,com) – Boxing legend Mike Tyson will hit New York airwaves this week in a powerful new TV ad for Turning Stone Resort Casino. In the 30 second spot, Tyson, who has frequented the resort as a boxing promoter, repeatedly demands to be “hit” by a Turning Stone blackjack dealer. The former heavyweight world champion also weighs ... Read More »
By Janine McGowan, Contributing Writer New York, NY (NYSportscene.com) – Last season, a 16-year-old New York prep football player died following a helmet-to-helmet collision. Damon Janes walked to the sidelines, collapsed and was taken to a local hospital. After 3 hours, a CT scan showed bleeding in his brain and he was then transported to a trauma hospital which was 2 ... Read More »
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