Bigger Than Life Entertainment and Mo Entertainment are excited to launch a dynamic partnership with six-time World Champion Miguel Cotto and Miguel Cotto Promotions during the Making A Champ Series – World Championship Boxing. The first collaboration, being televised live on CBS Sports, will debut June 22 at 7 p.m. in Cleveland at CSU’s Wolstein Center and ...
Read More »WBA To Award ‘The Contender’ Final Bout Champion Top 10 Ranking
Premium cable network EPIX®, an MGM company and their popular boxing series The Contender join forces with World Boxing Association (WBA) ahead of the final live bout on Friday, November 9th from the Forum in Los Angeles. For the first time since in it’s inception, WBA will designate the winner ...
Read More »BiofileRick Glaser Interview
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Professional Boxing Businessman with three decades of worldwide boxing experience. Based in Buffalo, NY suburb Williamsville. DOB: April 17, 1958 In: Buffalo, New York First Boxing Memory: Ali-Frazier 1, March 8, 1971, was 12 years old and by myself to the Bailey Ave ...
Read More »EPIX® To Air Final Fight Of ‘The Contender’ Live From Los Angeles
On Friday, November 9 at 10pm ET/7pm PT, premium pay television network EPIX® will air the finale of The Contenderlive from the “Fabulous” Forum in Los Angeles. In the two-hour special episode, the final fight will showcase the end of a long journey for two fighters, one of whom will be ...
Read More »Mobile Sports Game Boxing Star Nets 1 Million Pre-Registered Players
Publisher and mobile game developer Four Thirty Three Inc. (4:33) announced that its upcoming mobile sports game Boxing Star has reached over 1 million pre-registered players. Pre-registration has been opened in US, UK, Japan, Hong Kong and 136 countries around the world. Eager players who pre-register will be rewarded with ...
Read More »EPIX® Sets Premiere Date for The Contender, Reveals 16 Fighters Vying for the Champion Belt
Premium pay television network EPIX® has announced the 16 fighters who will be facing off with one another for the championship belt on the revival of boxing franchise series The Contender this fall. The highly anticipated 12-episode season, from MGM Television and Paramount Television, will premiere on EPIX on Aug. ...
Read More »Undefeated Boxer Andre Ward Joins Mark Burnett’s ‘The Contender’ As Host
Premium pay television network EPIX®, an MGM company, has announced that undefeated boxing champion Andre “Son of God” Ward will host the new version of the seminal The Contender boxing franchise. Legendary boxing trainers Freddie Roach and Naazim Richardson join as trainers in the iconic series that has launched multiple boxers into contention for world ...
Read More »FITE announces TV syndication deals for “FITE In Focus”
FITE.TV, the premium digital network for live streaming of combat sports globally, unveiled today it has signed distribution agreements with select TV stations to start airing FITE original programming – FITE In Focus – on a weekly appointment viewing schedule through broadcast syndication. Starting this month, FITE In Focus weekly ...
Read More »Al Haymon Is Losing Control
By Scoop Malinowski More evidence emerged this week that Al Haymon’s empire is crumbling. Bob Arum asserted in an interview with Boxing Talk founder Greg Leon that Arum is legally permitted to make offers to any Haymon controlled fighters. This is a stunning revelation because it shows that Haymon has ...
Read More »Kelly Pavlik Interview: “I was relentless”
By Scoop Malinowski Scoop Malinowski: Hi Kelly. It’s great to see you here (at Madison Square Garden at Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux press conference). I still remember running over to you right after the face off with Taylor at the final New York City press conference and asking you what you ...
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