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TONEY vs GUNN

Posted in Boxing News, 2012 with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 22, 2012 by Champ

PRESS CONFERENCE

Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn makes his way to James “Lights Out” Toney During a heated moment in their press conference on Wednesday February 22 at the Landers Center in Southaven, MS. Photo By JD Meredith 

Things heated up Wednesday during a press conference for James Toney and Bobby Gunn’s upcoming April 7, 2012, IBA Heavyweight Title Fight at the Landers Center in Southaven, MS.

The tension began shortly after the first mention of Bobby Gunn as the Bare Knuckle Champion–at which Toney laughed loudly. (Gunn has been inactive from the squared circle since his title fight against Tomasz Adamek in September of 2009, a fight he lost due to a premature stoppage. Since, Gunn has stepped away from the gloved sport and has focused on the reemergence of bare knuckle boxing.) Read more »

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Bryant Wins Pro Debut at 16!

Posted in 2012 with tags , , , , on January 10, 2012 by Champ

Amateur teenage sensation Joey Bryant of Memphis, TN, won his professional debut by TKO at .57 seconds of round 1 over Travis Bedwell Friday night at the Evangeline Downs Casino in Opelousas, La. Bryant, just 16, is the youngest American ever to be legally licensed in the US. Due to his exceptional amateur experience, which included 200+ amateur bouts, Joey Bryant was approved and licensed as a professional.

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FULL REPORT: TNT at the DCC!

Posted in 2011, Boxing News, Michael Sheffield, Reports with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 12, 2011 by Champ

by Micheal Sheffield @ Ringside, Photos by JD Meredith

Two impressive young fighters stole the show from a former 2 time heavyweight champion on a hot and rainy north Mississippi Saturday night. The six fights, dubbed “TNT at the DCC,” featured former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, but would be remembered for two fighters (one of whom left with a title) that could be future champions themselves.

17-year old Washington D.C.-native Dusty Harrison would display tremendous poise and skill against Welterweight Alphonso Alexander (0-3) in his professional debut. Touted as the youngest professional fighter in the United States, Harrison would immediately win over the slightly wary crowd by not wasting punches in the first round. He wasn’t over-active, but whenever he threw, Harrison landed loud, punishing shots that echoed through the arena and elicited “oohs” from the crowd. Alexander wasn’t impressed, choosing to trash talk his younger opponent throughout the fight. It was an interesting tactic because Harrison seemed to choose a different side of the ring to dominate throughout the fight’s four rounds, while Alexander was little more than a trash-talking heavy bag. Harrison was impressive and the crowd appreciated his efforts, which would result in him taking a unanimous decision, 40-36 on the judges’ scorecards.

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Weigh-in: Rahman 284, Brown 253

Posted in 2011, Boxing News, Press Releases with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on June 10, 2011 by Champ
10 ROUNDS HEAVYWEIGHT
Hasim Rahman    284 lbs
Galen Brown    253 lbs
10 ROUNDS MIDDLEWEIGHT(NABO MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE)
Marcus Upshaw    159 lbs
Patrick Majewski    159 lbs

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Memphis Based Prize Fight Boasts 3 of ESPN’s Top 25 Boxing Prospects

Posted in 2010, Press Releases with tags , , on December 31, 2010 by Champ

Memphis, TN – Locally based Prize Fight Boxing is proud to announce that they promote three members of ESPN’s “Super 25″ top prospect list as selected by ESPN Boxing scribe Dan Rafael. The distinguished list features the trio of undefeated Prize Fight prospects Fernando Guerrero, Shawn Porter and Dominic Wade. Prize Fight has become a staple of the Mid-South sports scene over the past decade. Most sports fans will remember Prize Fight bursting on the scene with the Mike Tyson versus Lennox Lewis mega fight on June 8, 2002 from the sold out Pyramid. The Tyson versus Lewis extravaganza brought the eyes of the sports and entertainment world on the Mid-South and thrust Prize Fight into the upper echelon of boxing promoters in the world. They followed Tyson versus Lewis by bringing mega fights to the Pyramid, FedExForum and to Tunica Casinos every year. These fights have been televised by HBO, Showtime, ESPN, Fox and various PPV productions. The fights have featured the “Who’s Who” of the boxing world from Roy Jones Jr, Antonio Tarver, Jermain Taylor, Winky Wright and Cory Spinks just to name a few.
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Memphis Force Boxer Tony Mack in WSB Americas Photo of the Week

Posted in 2010, Boxing News, Press Releases with tags , , , , on December 21, 2010 by Champ

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) Memphis Force boxer Tony Mack (Plano, Texas) is the featured boxer in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) Americas Photo of the Week. Though he would eventually lose to Los Angeles Matador fighter Dorian Anthony (Long Beach, Calif.), Mack would land plenty of blows in the tightly contested bout last Thursday in Memphis.

Tony Mack (Plano, Texas) of the Memphis Force unleashes a right cross to the chin of foe Dorian Anthony in a light heavyweight battle last Thursday in Memphis. Despite the look of things here, Mack would lose the fight in a close contest. MANDATORY PHOTO CREDIT: Scott Burton // Hoganphotos.

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Jones-Hopkins II in works–Possibly in Memphis!

Posted in 2005, Boxing News, Press Releases with tags , , , , , , on December 27, 2005 by Champ

From Fightnews.com
Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins have reportedly agreed to a March 11 rematch on HBO PPV. The fighters will split revenues 50/50 according to ESPN. Atlanta, Memphis, Chicago and Washington DC are in the running to host the fight. Jones outpointed Hopkins in 1993 and Hopkins was unbeaten for 12 years until dropping two close decisions to Jermain Taylor this year. Jones is hoping to rebound after three consecutive setbacks.

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