The Cruelest Sport » pressrelease http://thecruelestsport.com A Professional Boxing blog Mon, 20 May 2013 16:35:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Demetrius Andrade and Freddy Hernandez to Slug it Out On ShoBox! http://thecruelestsport.com/2013/01/23/demetrius-andrade-and-freddy-hernandez-to-slug-it-out-on-shobox/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2013/01/23/demetrius-andrade-and-freddy-hernandez-to-slug-it-out-on-shobox/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:56:03 +0000 pressrelease http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=5418 **** NEW YORK – One of the top prospects in boxing, the talented but untested Demetrius Andrade (18-0, 13 KOs), of Providence, Rhode Island, makes his first start for respected trainer Virgil Hunter when he faces aggressive-minded former title challenger Freddy Hernandez (30-3, 20 KOs), of Lynwood, California, in the 10-round junior middleweight main event [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2013/01/23/demetrius-andrade-and-freddy-hernandez-to-slug-it-out-on-shobox/feed/ 0 Even The Cruelest Sport Gets Robert Guerrero Press Releases! http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/11/27/even-the-cruelest-sport-gets-robert-guerrero-press-releases/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/11/27/even-the-cruelest-sport-gets-robert-guerrero-press-releases/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:27:55 +0000 pressrelease http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=5337 **** In a battle that had Super Bowl-like stakes on the line, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KOs) thoroughly dominated former two-time welterweight world champion Andre Berto (28-2, 22 KOs), over twelve grinding back and forth, action-packed rounds, dropping him twice in the process. The slugfest has many commentators, fans and media, considering this [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/11/27/even-the-cruelest-sport-gets-robert-guerrero-press-releases/feed/ 0 Lucian Bute and Denis Grachev Face Off on WealthTV Live From Montreal, Where the Girls Who Dance Between Rounds Are Really, Really Hot http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/10/16/lucian-bute-and-denis-grachev-face-off-on-wealthtv-live-from-montreal-where-the-girls-who-dance-between-rounds-are-really-really-hot/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/10/16/lucian-bute-and-denis-grachev-face-off-on-wealthtv-live-from-montreal-where-the-girls-who-dance-between-rounds-are-really-really-hot/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:15:37 +0000 pressrelease http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=5282 **** SAN DIEGO, CA (October 16, 2012)—On Saturday night November 3rd, former IBF Super Middleweight champion Lucian Bute will take on undefeated Denis Grachev in a twelve round fight for the NABF Light Heavyweight championship. The card will be televised LIVE in the United States on WealthTV and will originate from the Bell Centre in [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/10/16/lucian-bute-and-denis-grachev-face-off-on-wealthtv-live-from-montreal-where-the-girls-who-dance-between-rounds-are-really-really-hot/feed/ 0 The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board: An Opening Bell For Reform http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/10/11/the-transnational-boxing-rankings-board-an-opening-bell-for-reform/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/10/11/the-transnational-boxing-rankings-board-an-opening-bell-for-reform/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:28:49 +0000 pressrelease http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=5256 **** The purchase of THE RING by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 provoked immediate questions about its independence. The dismissal of Nigel Collins and several editorial staff in 2011 and a series of questionable ratings decisions by the new editors were followed by an overhaul of the championship policy on May 3rd. At the center [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/10/11/the-transnational-boxing-rankings-board-an-opening-bell-for-reform/feed/ 0 “O, Rogie, Wee Rogie, Know Grim Fury Dreams of Thee!” http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/03/27/o-rogie-wee-rogie-know-grim-fury-dreams-of-thee/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/03/27/o-rogie-wee-rogie-know-grim-fury-dreams-of-thee/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:03:29 +0000 pressrelease http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=4774 **** The Boxing Union of Ireland have confirmed that Fury has the right to box for the title after proving his Irish ancestry with some help from his cousin and World middleweight title contender Andy Lee. Undefeated former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Fury says he is “thrilled” to be boxing for the Irish title [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/03/27/o-rogie-wee-rogie-know-grim-fury-dreams-of-thee/feed/ 0 Moving on Up: “La Bomba” Fights in NYC on the Martinez-Macklin Show Where Ringside Seats Cost $505! http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/02/24/moving-on-up-la-bomba-fights-in-nyc-on-the-martinez-macklin-show-where-ringside-seats-cost-505/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/02/24/moving-on-up-la-bomba-fights-in-nyc-on-the-martinez-macklin-show-where-ringside-seats-cost-505/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:38:25 +0000 pressrelease http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=4711 **** WORCESTER, Mass. (February 24, 2012) – From John L. Sullivan and Sandy Saddler to Rocky Marciano and “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler, Massachusetts has been home for some of boxing’s all-time greats. The 21st century, though, has been somewhat lean, quantity-wise, to the point that Bay State boxers in particular, New England fighters in general, have [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/02/24/moving-on-up-la-bomba-fights-in-nyc-on-the-martinez-macklin-show-where-ringside-seats-cost-505/feed/ 0 BOO BOO VS. POOH: Demetrius Andrade, of Cape Verdean Descent (Like Horace Silver, Whose “Song For My Father” is One of My Favorite Albums) Faces Derek Ennis On ESPN2 http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/01/05/boo-boo-vs-pooh-demetrius-andrade-of-cape-verdean-descent-like-horace-silver-whose-song-for-my-father-is-one-of-my-favorite-albums-faces-derek-ennis-on-espn2/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/01/05/boo-boo-vs-pooh-demetrius-andrade-of-cape-verdean-descent-like-horace-silver-whose-song-for-my-father-is-one-of-my-favorite-albums-faces-derek-ennis-on-espn2/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:48:56 +0000 pressrelease http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=4649 **** BRONX, NY (January 5, 2012) — Star Boxing will once again showcase one of the most promising boxers in the world, undefeated 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade, February 10 against rugged Philadelphian Derek “Pooh” Ennis in a 10-round bout for the vacant North American Boxing Organization (“NABO”) junior middleweight title, headlining an [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/01/05/boo-boo-vs-pooh-demetrius-andrade-of-cape-verdean-descent-like-horace-silver-whose-song-for-my-father-is-one-of-my-favorite-albums-faces-derek-ennis-on-espn2/feed/ 4 Dyah Davis Has the DNA to Go All the Way! http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/12/28/dyah-davis-has-the-dna-to-go-all-the-way/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/12/28/dyah-davis-has-the-dna-to-go-all-the-way/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:49:07 +0000 pressrelease http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=4644 BOCA RATON, Florida (December 28, 2011) – Super middleweight contender “Dangerous” Dyah Ali Davis (20-2-1, 9 KOs) is fighting his way out of the long shadow cast by his father, Howard Davis Jr., who captured a gold medal and was selected Outstanding Boxer of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. Dyah had hoop dreams until [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/12/28/dyah-davis-has-the-dna-to-go-all-the-way/feed/ 6 Lightweight KO Artist Dannie Williams Really Wants to Beat Up Hank Lundy! http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/12/27/lightweight-ko-artist-dannie-williams-really-wants-to-beat-up-hank-lundy/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/12/27/lightweight-ko-artist-dannie-williams-really-wants-to-beat-up-hank-lundy/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:41:35 +0000 pressrelease http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=4639 **** ST. LOUIS (December 27, 2011) – The most dangerous puncher in the lightweight division, World Boxing Council (“WBC”) Continental Americas champion Dannie Williams, sooner rather than later, plans to add the North American Boxing Federation (“NABF”) belt to his growing collection. The NABF crown is presently worn by flashy Philadelphia boxer “Hammerin” Hank Lundy [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/12/27/lightweight-ko-artist-dannie-williams-really-wants-to-beat-up-hank-lundy/feed/ 0 Azumah Nelson in Brooklyn http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/06/12/azumah-nelson-in-brooklyn/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/06/12/azumah-nelson-in-brooklyn/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:07:42 +0000 pressrelease http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=3445 ***** Brooklyn, NY – Azumah “The Professor” Nelson, former two-division world champion, put African boxing on the map KO after KO throughout the 1980s and 90s. Azumah Nelson will make his first appearance at New York’s famous Gleason’s Gym on June 13, 2011, from 6-9pm for a meet and greet charity auction benefiting the Azumah [...]

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