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Cloud vs Campillo: Conference Call Quotes and Highlights
TAVORIS CLOUD "This fight will be a defense of my IBF title. Come Feb. 18 I will have been in camp some four months so I'm in great shape and I'm ready and willing to deal with all challenges. I'm going to come and put on a great show just like I always do. There ain't going to be no ducking and...
Ramos vs Rigondeaux: Press Conference Video From Anaheim
On New Year's Eve in Anaheim, live on Showtime, Rico Ramos will defend the WBA super bantamweight title against Cuban amateur legend Guillermo Rigondeaux. The fight will be paired with a bout from IBF light heavyweight titlist Tavoris Cloud, who was originally scheduled to face Zsolt Erdei, but is...
Rico Ramos vs Guillermo Rigondeaux: Photos and Quotes from Showtime New Year's Eve Press Conference
With Zsolt Erdei officially pulling out of his New Year's Eve light heavyweight title fight on Showtime against Tavoris Cloud, the hunt is indeed on for a replacement opponent. Without that fight set, a press conference in Anaheim did go ahead with the scheduled co-feature fighters, super...
Mares vs Agbeko 2: Joseph Agbeko and Don King Final Press Conference Quotes
Today's press conference in Anaheim for Saturday's Showtime double-header featured main event challenger and former IBF titlist Joseph Agbeko and his always-outspoken promoter, Don King. Here are their quotes. * * * * * JOSEPH KING KONG AGBEKO "I want to thank everyone involved, including the IBF...
Don King: "I Don't Count Joseph Agbeko's Loss to Abner Mares"
Below are quotes from a Wednesday conference call with three of the four fighters featured on Showtime's December 3 bantamweight double-header. As main eventer Joseph Agbeko could not make the call, his promoter Don King filled in and spoke on the fighter's behalf. Agbeko faces Abner Mares in...
Don King wants to promote MMA to compete with the UFC
Yes, that Don King. The flamboyant boxing promoter who just turned 80-years-old but remains as wily as ever. The man who promoted such mega-events like the "Rumble in the Jungle" and the "Thrilla in Manilla," wants to use his savvy and know how from the boxing world to see if he can't compete with...
Don King Wants to Compete With UFC
Don King, who is as crazy and energetic at age 80 as he's ever been in many ways, tells USA Today that he wants to enter MMA, start a promotion, and compete with UFC: Calling MMA "sophisticated barbarism," he predicts MMA will complement, but never overtake, the "sweet science" of boxing. "I'm ...
Jean Pascal Returns on Dec. 10, Not Against Tavoris Cloud
Former light heavyweight world champion Jean Pascal will return to the ring on December 10 in Montreal, but won't be facing Tavoris Cloud. Cloud's promoter Don King caused a roadblock in negotiations, according to Pascal's promoter Yvon Michel: "But I spoke with [HBO's Senior Vice President of...
Wednesday Boxing Roundup: Floyd Sr and Ortiz Speak Out, Oscar Confesses, Guerrero Surgery, Pacquiao Training
Just in case you missed anything on the super busy Wednesday, here's a big recap of all what went down. I'll be out a good chunk of Thursday thanks to a vacation supplies trip to Costco (it's a trek, y'know), and then part of Friday while I'm on the road, but I'll be around more of the weekend than...
Don King Signs BJ Flores to Promotional Deal
BJ Flores has signed a promotional deal with Don King and says he'll next fight on October 15, and then will look to make a run at a title, according to the Springfield News-Leader. Flores (25-1-1, 16 KO) has had some promotional issues over his career, and has at times kept a very inactive...
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