New York’s most vocal politician against the regulation of mixed martial arts in New York state recently spoke in depth about why he is against MMA. In the first part of a two part interview that will appear on today’s installment of “Inside MMA” on HD Net, Reilly articulated his opposition to regulating MMA in […]
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Golden Boy Coming to Brooklyn
Don Muret of the Sports Business Journal is reporting that Golden Boy has signed a deal with with Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment to host a series of fight events at the new Barclay’s Arena slated to open in 2012. Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment has signed a three-year deal with Golden Boy Promotions to book 12 […]
Top Rank’s Todd DuBoef Poised to Lead Boxing
Thomas Hauser of SecondsOut Boxing News has written a great article on Top Rank President, Todd DuBoef, in which he discusses DuBoef’s start in the business, rise to power, and some of the things that set him apart from other boxing promoters. The article is quite lengthy, so I’ll just post a snippet here. To […]
Don King Issues Cease and Desist with Shine Fights
According to MaxBoxing.com, Don King Promotions has issued a cease and desist order to Shine Fight Promotions on the grounds that Ricardo Mayorga is contractually obligated to fight exclusively for Don King. Mayorga is set to fight Din Thomas on May 15th at Shine Fights 3: Worlds Collide. Don King Productions has become aware that […]
Significant Activation Plans for Mayweather-Mosley
Terry Lefton of the Sports Business Journal reports on the activation plans of several brands with regarding to the May 1st boxing super fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley. Tecate is offering a $25 rebate off the $54.95 PPV retail price, a promo delivered largely by point-of-sale advertising. AT&T will run dedicated spots […]