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Shaun George Ends Byrd's Weight Loss Experiment
Friday Night Fights
Las Vegas, Nevada
Chris Byrd vs. Shaun George
By
Raymond Markarian
All eyes were on the “Slimfast” version of Chris Byrd on Friday night. Any boxing fan that saw recent pictures of Chris Byrd after losing 40 pounds to make his return to the light heavyweight division, must have felt like they were looking at a real life, before and after, muscle magazine miracle.
At 37 years of age, Byrd has repeatedly said...
POSTED -- 05/16/08 |
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QUICK SHOTS: IFL RESULTS
IFL: New Blood, New Battles 3
Friday, May 16
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Conn.
IFL Heavyweight Championship
Roy Nelson def. Brad Imes – TKO (Strikes) 2:55 R1
IFL Lightweight Championship
Ryan Schultz def. Deividas Taurosevicius – Unanimous Decision (48-47 all)
IFL Middleweight Championship
Dan Miller def. Ryan McGivern – Tapout (Kneebar) 3:36 R1
Danillo Villefort def. Mike Massenzio – Tapout ...
POSTED -- 05/16/08 |
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KING TO WEBCAST ALFARO TITLE DEFENSE
DKP PRESS RELEASE
Promoter Don King has come to the rescue of boxing fans around the world that would have missed out on an opportunity to see Monday’s World Boxing Association lightweight championship featuring Jose Alfaro defending his crown against Yosuke Kobori from Tokyo, Japan.
The fight will be available worldwide to fans logging on to DonKingTV.com on Monday (May 19) at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT (1 a.m. GMT)
The WBA granted special permission for A...
POSTED -- 05/16/08 |
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SATURDAY NIGHT'S WEIGHTS
From: Aguascalientes, México
Jorge “Travieso” Arce 114.5 vs Devid Lookmahanak 114
(WBC super flyweight eliminator)
Jorge Solís 129 vs Miguel Román 129
Humberto Gutiérrez 135 vs Guadalupe Rosales 135
Jackie Nava 122 vs Yazmin Rivas 122
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From: Beyruth, Germany
Marco Huck 198 vs Frantisek Kasanic 197
(vacant IBF Intercontinental cruiserweight title)
Alexander Frenkel 199 vs Cor...
POSTED -- 05/16/08 |
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CHAMPIONSHIP DRAMA
Nelson, McGivern, Schultz Zero in on IFL Title Defenses
By Brian Knapp (bknapp@thefightnetwork.com)
International Fight League heavyweight champion Roy Nelson, middleweight titleholder Ryan McGivern and lightweight kingpin Ryan Schultz will all defend their respective belts at IFL: New Blood, New Battles 3 on Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
The 32-year-old Nelson (12-2, 5-1 IFL) will collide with UFC veteran Brad Imes, as he puts...
POSTED -- 05/16/08 |
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FRIDAY MAY 16TH UPDATE
By: John Pollock
john@liveaudiowrestling.com
**Here are the matches on “Smackdown” tonight (taped on Tuesday night in Grand Rapids, Michigan):
*CM Punk Vs Chuck Palumbo
*Layla Vs Michelle McCool
*MVP & Mark Henry Vs Big Show & Finlay
*Vladimir Kozlov Vs Funaki
*Maryse Vs Cherry
*Matt Hardy Vs Shelton Benjamin
*The Undertaker Vs Vicki Guerrero
**The WWE crews are of...
POSTED -- 05/16/08 |
