ANDRE WARD & SAKIO BIKA SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS Andre Ward and Sakio Bika participated in a national media conference call on Monday to discuss their upcoming world title fight on Saturday, Nov. 27, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) from Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. Ward (22-0,…
CARLOS BALDOMIR VS. AMILCAR FUNES HEADLINES NIGHT OF FISTIC ACTION ON THE “NEXT BOXING GENERATION” SERIES LOS ANGELES – Former Welterweight World Champion Carlos “Tata” Baldomir will be back in action in his home country of Argentina on Friday, November 19, as he hopes to impress fans by defeating hard-hitting fellow Argentinean Amilcar Funes in…
SIX QUESTIONS WITH JUSTIN “THE SILVERBACK’’ WILCOX JACKSON, MISS. – Feeling like he wasn’t getting the competition he craved, former college wrestler turned competitive bodybuilder Justin “The Silverback” Wilcox decided to give Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) a try five years ago. He’s been hooked ever since. Now, Wilcox finds himself in the biggest fight of…
DAVID RODELA INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT AND FORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM FIGHT AGAINST CARLOS MOLINA LOS ANGELES – Due to a minor injuries sustained in a recent car accident, Oxnard’s “Dangerous” David Rodela has been forced to withdraw from his Thursday, November 18 bout against Norwalk’s Carlos Molina at L.A. LIVE’s Club Nokia. Stepping in…
HERSCHEL WALKER’S OPPONENT BLASTS CRITICS FOR UNDERESTIMATING HIM NEW YORK – STRIKEFORCE formally announced that legendary football superstar and unbeaten MMA fighter, Herschel Walker (1-0), of Wrightsville, Ga., will be opposed by Scott Carson (4-1), of Lake Forest, Calif., in a featured heavyweight matchup on Saturday, Dec. 4, at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, live on…