Fight Report:
The First ‘Fight Night At The Tank’ for 2009
The American Metal & Iron Fight Night
at the Tank boxing series at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California
kicked off the 2009 season with a new format entitled “The Next
Chapter”. This new format consisted of seven bouts, all of them only
scheduled for four rounds. The emphasis was on a night of boxing
action, with no focus on one particular fighter. There were no
prospects on the card, no up-and-comers, just guys stepping into the
ring to provide entertainment for the crowd..... STORY>>
HBO Brings Boxing’s
Hottest Prospects To San Jose
It was the biggest
night of boxing to hit the Bay Area in at least a decade and maybe a few
decades. HBO’s Boxing After Dark chose the HP Pavilion in San Jose,
California as the site to showcase three of the hottest up-and-coming
prospects in boxing – Robert ‘The Ghost’ Guerrero, ‘Vicious’ Victor
Ortiz and James Kirkland. By the end of the night, it was clear that
all three of these fighters are future champions. The rest of the
country watched on TV Saturday night but San Jose fight fans had the
privilege of taking it all in live and in person.... STORY>>
The news seemed too good to be true. Here was a representative from Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions
announcing that three of the hottest prospects in boxing would be
fighting on a HBO-broadcast triple bill at the HP Pavilion right here in
San Jose, California on March 7, 2009.
Story and interview >>
Strikeforce’s ‘Destruction’ stormed into San Jose’s HP
Pavilion on Friday night, featuring 13 MMA fights
including one world championship bout.
Story>>
Rob Frankel Upsets Bobby Pacquiao In A Crossroads Fight
In a crossroads fight to establish which fighter still had
the skill and talent to be a force in the lightweight
division, WBO Asian Pacific Champion Bobby Pacquiao
(29-15-3, 14 KOs) of the Philippines squared off against
NABA Lightweight Champion Rob Frankel (26-9-1, 4 KOs) of
Denver, CO.
Story>>
In the main event at Thursday’s
Fight Night at the Tank at the HP Pavilion in San Jose,
California, Ty Barnett (15-0-1, 11 KOs) of Washington, D.C. put
his undefeated record on the line against 2000 Olympian Jose
Cruz (12-4-2, 8 KOs) of Colombia in a eight round junior
welterweight bout.Story>>
‘SSeen-n-Heard’
at the Strikeforce Post-Fight Press Conference:
Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson
By: Jeff Townsend,
Boxing/MMA writer of Bayareasportsdrive.com 6-29-08
Bruised and battered, one-by-one, the fighters
slowly made their way into the post-fight press conference ...Story >>
Exclusive
Interview with MMA fighter Josh Thomson
By:Jeff Townsend, Boxing/MMA writer Bayareasportsdrive.com
June 14, 2008
Bay Area Sports Drive had a
chance to interview Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Josh ‘The Punk’
Thomson at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose.... Story
and photos >>
Compiled from Major Sports News
Today's news posted by Al Reyes:
06/26/2009 11:37 PM -0700
