Late last week Dan Rafael of ESPN reported that Bob Arum, the promoter of boxer Manny Pacquiao, has signed a deal with CBS-Showtime to air the May 7th Pacquiao-Shane Mosley fight. The news came as a monumental shift to the boxing world as HBO Boxing had been synonymous with big fights, Arum and the Pac Man […]
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Pacquiao picks Sugar Shane for next fight
Shane Mosley announced on his twitter account that he’s next in line to fight Manny Pacquiao on May 7, 2011. Via the OC Register: Mosley broke the news earlier tonight (December 21st) on his Twitter page: “Well Twitter land it’s official me, bob, and jay prince hammered everything out and bob is drafting up papers […]
SoCal promoter introduces Fight Club OC
Longtime Southern California promoter Roy Engelbrecht will introduce Fight Club OC to SoCal fight fans for 2011. Fight Club OC will be a bi-monthly event with boxing and MMA on the same card. Engelbrecht promoted the “Battle in the Ballroom” series in Irvine, California. With Fight Club OC, he is moving the promotion to The […]
Everlast partners with Sears, KMart
CNBC’s Darren Rovell reports that fight glove manufacturer, Everlast, has partnered with Sears Holdings in which Everlast would grant a license to Sears so that products will be sold exclusively at Sears and Kmart stores. The move was due to the increased competition Everlast faced from other brands in the sporting good retail market. From Rovell’s SportsBiz […]
Pacquiao Payout: PPV numbers and other observations
According to early estimates, PPV buys for the Margarito/Pacquiao fight were estimated at 1.4 million viewers. This is double the amount for Pacquiao’s fight with Joshua Clottey in March. It also is the number for the Floyd Mayweather/Shane Mosley fight in June. Lance Pugmire of the LA Times posted a tweet stating that the attendance […]