Jeff Lacy Faces Vitali Tsypko On Saturday Night
November 29th, 2006
Jeff Lacy (21-1, 17 KO’s) makes his comeback fight on Saturday night, December 2nd, against Vitali Tsypko (17-1, 10 KO’s) at the St. Pete Times Forum, in Tampa, Florida. Lacy, the one time IBF Super Middleweight champion, has a lot of questions that need to be answered about whether or not he still has it, [...]
Kostya Tszyu: Is He Afraid To Comeback?
November 29th, 2006
Former light Welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu (31-2, 25 KO’s) has still yet to decide whether or not to pursue boxing. He has reportedly said, “I have a feeling that I failed to do something in professional boxing,” saying this to Russian news media. He also feels that, he doesn’t want to rush a decision. With [...]
International Fight League (IFL) Announces Inaugural Eleven Event 2007 National Schedule
November 29th, 2006
NEW YORK, November 29, 2006- The International Fight League, (OTC.BB: IFLI) the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, today announced its full 11-event 2007 schedule, the most comprehensive advance schedule in the history of fight sports. The full slate includes events in eight different states and kicks off with the Nevada-based Lions [...]
International Fight League Becomes Publicly Traded Company
November 29th, 2006
NEW YORK, November 29, 2006- International Fight League, Inc. (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, today reached another milestone in its early history, becoming one of a handful of professional sports entities to be traded as a public company. Effective today, the IFL begins trading on the over the [...]
IFL Completes 2007 Team Lineup With Chicago-based All-Russian Squad
November 29th, 2006
NEW YORK, November 27, 2006- The International Fight League (IFL) today announced that completion of its 12-team field for its 2007 season, adding a Chicago-based team of Russian fighters named the Red Bears. The inaugural IFL season will begin in the first quarter of 2007, with the 11 date full season schedule to be [...]
Manny Pacquiao: How Would He Do Against Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather Jr?
November 28th, 2006
Like many people, I’m personally not too impressed with all the hoopla surrounding Manny Pacquiao’s (43-3-2, 34 KO’s) recent win over Erik Morales (48-5, 34 KO’s), whom I consider to be completely used up. Sure, Pacquiao did what he had to do to win the fight and look good, yet he seemed totally beatable, at [...]
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather: For All The Marbles
November 28th, 2006
Following Floyd Mayweather Jr’s (37-0, 24 KO’s) recent 12-round win over Carlos Manuel Baldomir on November 3, 2006, came the announcement that Mayweather would be taking on Oscar De La Hoya (38-4, 30 KO’s), the current WBC Middleweight champion, and setting up meeting between boxing’s two most popular fighters, while at the same time, making [...]
Nikolay Valuev: Who’s Next For The “Beast From East”?
November 28th, 2006
WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev, (45-0, 33 KO’s) would seem to be at this point in time, the most popular of the 4 heavyweight champions, and the one that the boxing public, wants to see fight. So far, everyone is waiting to see who Valuev selects, with many of boxers considering it was potential lottery, [...]
Felix Sturm vs. Gavin Topp: Felix Returns To The Ring On Saturday Night
November 28th, 2006
Former WBA Middleweight champion Felix Sturm (25-2, 11 KO’s) returns to the ring on Saturday night against Gavin Topp (20-2-2, 4 KO’s) at the Estrel Convention Center, in Berlin, Germany. This will be Sturm’s first bout since losing his WBA middleweight crown to Javier Castillejo, in July 2006, a bout that Sturm was stopped in [...]
Wladmir Klitschko: Dreams Of Unifying The Heavyweight titles
November 28th, 2006
IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (47-3, 42 KO’s) appears to have no interest in fighting his IBF mandatory challenger Ray Austin, and instead, shooting for a unification bout with either, Oleg Maskaev, the WBC heavyweight champion, or Nikolay Valuev, the WBA heavyweight champion. Wladimir isn’t, however, calling out the newly crowned WBO heavyweight champion, Shannon [...]
Greg Page Hospitalized For Pneumonia
November 28th, 2006
Former WBA heavyweight champion, Greg Page (58-17-1, 48 KO’s) has been reportedly hospitalized with a bout of pneumonia. This, however, isn’t the first time in recent years that Page has been treated for the same illness, as he developed pneumonia earlier in year, in February. At that time, Page, 48, was suffering from acute respiratory [...]
Joe Calzaghe relinquishes IBF Super Middleweight title
November 27th, 2006
By Jason Kim: Rather than fight the mandatory IBF Super Middleweight challenger, Robert Stieglitz (29-0, 19 KO’s), Joe Calzaghe has decided to give up the IBF belt, choosing instead, to fight Peter Manfredo Jr., (26-3, 12 KO’s) a fighter mainly known for being on ‘The Contendor,” an American reality based television program, which pits different [...]
Bernard Hopkins: Should He Stay Retired?
November 27th, 2006
By Tarig Simil: Former middleweight and light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (47-4-1, 32 KO’s), has recently stated to the press that he is coming out of retirement, in hopes for a possible match with Oleg Maskaev (33-5, 26 KO’s), the WBC heavyweight champion. However, as things stand now, Hopkins’ chances for a bout with Maskaev [...]
O’Brien still undefeated in UFC, Ramirez earns “Fight of the Night” in loss - Kampmann pulls out win, Lytle drops split decision in TUF final
November 22nd, 2006
Jake O’Brien upped his record in the Ultimate Fighting Championship to 2-0 with a workmanlike unanimous decision over Josh Shockman at UFC 65 this past Saturday night at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA, and Hector “Sick Dog” Ramirez was awarded “Fight of the Night” honors in his UFC debut despite losing to James Irvin [...]
IFL Announces Rosters for WTC Final Dec. 29 in Conn.
November 22nd, 2006
NEW YORK, November 20, 2006– The International Fight League (IFL), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, today announced the rosters for the 2006 IFL World Team Championship final, to be held at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Friday, December 29, at 7 p.m. The team matchup between the [...]
IFL Coach Ken Shamrock To Hold Open Tryout for 2007 Lions Team
November 17th, 2006
NEW YORK and RENO, Nev., November 17, 2006- The International Fight League and head coach of the new Nevada-based Lions team, MMA legend Ken Shamrock, today announced that the team will hold an open tryout for elite MMA hopefuls at Reno’s premiere sports facility, The Stadium Sport and Fitness Club, located at 9393 Gateway in [...]
IFL Silverbacks-Dragons Semifinal to Air on Fox Sports Net This Week
November 16th, 2006
NEW YORK, November 15, 2006 - The International Fight League World Team Championship semifinal between the Silverbacks, based in Quad Cities, Ill./Iowa, and Dragons, based in Toronto, will air on Fox Sports Net this Sunday, November 19, with rebroadcasts on many of FSN’s regional networks throughout next week. The mixed martial arts matchup took [...]
The Ultimate Fighter 4
November 13th, 2006
By Vanessa McConnell: For twelve weeks, 16 Ultimate Fighters lived, played and fought together on the “Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback.” It all came down to the thirteenth week final show aired live on Spike TV Nov. 11th, from the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Team “Mojo” and Team “No Love” went head [...]
IFL Names Ken Shamrock Coach of Northen California Team
November 4th, 2006
NEW YORK, November 2, 2006– The International Fight League (IFL) today announced that MMA legend Ken Shamrock has been named as coach of the Northern California-based Lions. The addition of the Lions brings to 11 the number of teams for 2007, with one more to be added shortly. The inaugural IFL season [...]
IFL Names Heavyweight Champion Ian Freeman as Coach of British Team for 2008
November 2nd, 2006
NEW YORK, November 1, 2006 - The International Fight League (IFL) today announced the beginning of expansion into Europe by naming world champion Ian Freeman as the coach of the IFL’s English team, which will begin participation in the IFL in 2008. The English team will begin training and participating in IFL activities [...]
