Author Archive: ANDRE COURTEMANCHE / BIG MEDIA BUZZ

rss feed

Weights From The Horseshoe in Hammond, Indiana

Weights From The Horseshoe in Hammond, Indiana

Donatas Bondorovas 160 vs. David Thomas 159 Dimar Ortuz 195 vs. Grover Young 203 Mike Jimenez 168 vs. Scott Walker 171 David Martin III 224 vs. Felix Abner 222 Anthony Linenfelser 135 vs. Russell Fiore 134 Johnny Determan 116 vs. […]

Continue Reading

Da Bomb Goes Nuclear! Don George Dropping Down to Middleweig​ht

Da Bomb Goes Nuclear! Don George Dropping Down to Middleweig​ht

‘Da Bomb’ Goes Nuclear! ‘At 160 lbs. I Can’t Be Beat!’ Heavy-handed slugger Don “Da Bomb” George (24-3-1, 21 KOs) made his debut at middleweight a quick one on Friday, February 1, as he demolished Springfield, Missouri’s James Cook in […]

Continue Reading

Hitz, Jiménez and Ortuz on All-Time-G​reat Radio Tonight!

Hitz, Jiménez and Ortuz on All-Time-G​reat Radio Tonight!

Promoter Bobby Hitz, “The Godfather of Chicago Boxing”, as well as undefeated Chicago prospects Dimar “Strongman” Ortuz (7-0, 5 KOs) and Mike “Hollywood” Jimenez (8-0, 5 KOs) will be appearing on ATG Radio at 10pm EST/9pm CT tonight (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/all-timegreat). Hosted […]

Continue Reading

Oquendo: I Deserve This Fight More Than Anybody

Oquendo: I Deserve This Fight More Than Anybody

“No one deserves the Klitschko fight more than me,” says long-time heavyweight contender Fres Oquendo. WBA #5 and WBA #12-rated Oquendo (35-7, 23 KOs) can make a strong case for being the next to face WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko […]

Continue Reading

Smith Taking an Honest Approach to Castillo Fight

Smith Taking an Honest Approach to Castillo Fight

Antwone “The Truth” Smith didn’t get his nickname because it rhymes with his last name – the 26-year-old Miami resident has a habit of telling the truth no matter what you ask him. Smith (22-4-1, 12 KOs) will face two-time […]

Continue Reading

DeMarco to Headline GCP’s Second Annual ‘Boxing at the Hilton’ this Thursday, January 31

DeMarco to Headline GCP’s Second Annual ‘Boxing at the Hilton’ this Thursday, January 31

This Thursday, January 31, 2013, at Nicotra’s Ballroom in the Hilton Garden Inn in Staten Island, New York, Greg Cohen Promotions will proudly present their second annual “Boxing at the Hilton” show, a night of world-class professional boxing, featuring in […]

Continue Reading

Mollo Looking to Flip the Script against Szpilka

Mollo Looking to Flip the Script against Szpilka

“I’m going to explode on him and we’ll see how he takes it”. MIKE MOLLO Chicago’s “Merciless” Mike Mollo (20-3-1, 12 KOs) knows what the script says: Even though he’s in his own hometown, he’s being brought into to lose […]

Continue Reading

Lewkowicz and Best Box Announce Historic Show in Panama

Lewkowicz and Best Box Announce Historic Show in Panama

Panama vs. the Philippines with Two World Titles on the Line: Casimero vs. Ríos and Vásquez vs. Apolinario Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing and co-promoter Carlos González of Best Boxing are proud to officially announce an historic event in which […]

Continue Reading

GODFATHER OF CHICAGO BOXING RETURNS ON VALENTINE’​S WEEKEND WITH HUGE NIGHT OF OLD-SCHOOL BOXING

GODFATHER OF CHICAGO BOXING RETURNS ON VALENTINE’​S WEEKEND WITH HUGE NIGHT OF OLD-SCHOOL BOXING

Bobby Hitz, the “Godfather of Chicago Boxing” will return on Friday, February 15, 2013, with his own version of a St. Valentine’s Day massacre in the form of another of his jam-packed nights of old-school professional boxing at the Horseshoe […]

Continue Reading

Quotes from Final Media Conference at Magic City

Quotes from Final Media Conference at Magic City

The final press conference was held today to discuss the Warriors Boxing and Bad Dog Productions, in association with the Magic City Casino, night of ESPN-televised professional boxing entitled “Friday Night Fights at Magic City Casino” to be held this […]

Continue Reading