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Just days from celebrating its ninth anniversary, Showtime will televise a quintessential ShoBox: The New Generation fight card from DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Miss., just a short drive from Memphis, Tenn. In emblematic fashion, this edition of ShoBox will feature highly-regarded prospects in the toughest and arguably most important …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: ShoBox Weights And Quotes
Up-and-coming middleweight prospect Mike Jones and his opponent Irving Garcia both tipped the scales at 146.5 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in from the Atrium at Bally’s Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. Philadelphia’s Jones (21-0, 17 KOs) will make his Showtime debut against the tough Puerto Rican Garcia (17-4-3, 8 KOs …
Read More »Philly Boxing Prospect Mike Jones Headlines ShoBox July 9
With dreams of becoming the next great champion to come out of boxing-rich Philadelphia, welterweight prospect Mike Jones will face Irving Garcia in a 12-round main event bout on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, July 9, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from …
Read More »Boxing Documentary “No Neutral Corner” Gets In LA Film Festival
No Neutral Corner – a documentary about the business of boxing directed by Nancy J. Rodwan – has been accepted into the 2010 All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival. The movie looks at boxing as a form of work. Though the problems plaguing boxing are legion, there’s little agreement on …
Read More »Boxing Update: Curt Menefee Joins ShoBox Announcing Crew
Veteran sportscaster Curt Menefee will join the ShoBox: The New Generation announce team, substituting for Nick Charles, the perennial host and play-by-play announcer who is currently battling bladder cancer. Menefee will anchor the remaining ShoBox telecasts in 2009, joining color analyst Steve Farhood, beginning Friday, Oct. 2, when top-ranked super …
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