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Saturday, 31 July 2010

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Photogallery: ESPN 2 Fight Night
Chicago, IL - ESPN 2 Fight Night came into Chicago and brought with it Antonio Escalante vs Gary Starks Jr.  These two feather-weights battled it out and in the 3rd round Escalante dropped Starks to the mat, thus possibly ending Starks' career as a boxer.
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Chicago's Lingerie Football League Team Hosts Home Finale
Written by Sean Evans    Monday, 14 December 2009 14:27    PDF Print E-mail

(Hoffman Estates, IL - December 14, 200() - Chicago's newest and only undefeated pro football team, the Chicago Bliss (2-0) are hosting their Home game this Friday, December 18th at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, IL.

 

The Lingerie Football League (or 'LFL')  has become one of POP culture and Sports' biggest stories of 2009, featuring some of America's most beautiful and athletic women playing 7-on-7 full-contact tackle football on Friday nights at major arenas and stadiums, as part of LFL, Friday Night Football. The inaugural season of the LFL features (10) teams which include the Western Conference (San Diego Seduction, Seattle Mist, Los Angeles Temptation, Denver Dream, Dallas Desire) and the Eastern Conference (Chicago Bliss, New York Majesty, Philadelphia Passion, Tampa Breeze, Miami Caliente).

 
The Chicago Bliss will host Eastern Conference rival Philadelphia Passion in a Playoff-clinching game. Only two teams from each LFL conference will advance to the Conference Playoffs in Miami, FL Super Bowl weekend, with winners of the conference playoffs advancing to the seventh annual Lingerie Bowl (LFL Championship Game).

 

Chicago Bliss fans will start the party early with a 730PM CST LFL Tailgate Village festivities and Kickoff at 9PM CST.

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ASA Big Air BMX Triples
Written by Sean Evans    Friday, 13 November 2009 15:59    PDF Print E-mail

ASA Entertainment Kicks off 2010 Action Sports Season with
ASA Big Air BMX Triples at Northern Illinois University

Tickets go on sale Friday, November 13 @ 10:00 a.m.

 
LOS ANGELES (November 12, 2009) – Action Sports event producer ASA Entertainment (ASA) kicks off its 2010 season with an ASA Big Air BMX Triples (Triples) event at Northern Illinois University’s (NIU) Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois. On March 20th, the top men in freestyle BMX will take on the challenge of the 180-foot long course consisting of a 25-foot high drop-in ramp, two 25-foot wide jumps and a course-ending quarter-pipe, all while grabbing ‘big air’ to perform their flips, flairs, whips and spins for the event title.
 
Athletes displaying their talents with great success at previous Triples events have included: two-time 2009 Triples event champion (Minneapolis and Orange County Fair) Ryan Guettler (Queensland, Australia), 2009 Chicago Triples event champion T.J. Ellis (Moreno Valley, California), Addison, Illinois’ Koji Kraft, and freestyle BMX stars Cory Nastazio (Flushing, New York), Rob Darden (Greenville, North Carolina) and Mike Spinner (Oceanside, New York). The head-to-head, single elimination format stretches the athletic limits of the competitors and brings the fans to the edge of their seats in suspense-filled anticipation of the outcome.
 
All the excitement begins Friday, March 20, at 7:30 pm. Tickets for the ASA Big Air BMX Triples go on sale this Friday, November 13, starting at 10:00 a.m. Prices ranges from $37.00 for reserved floor seats to $22.00 for upper bowl seating. NIU students will receive a $4.00 discount with a valid NIU OneCard. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800 745 3000, or at the NIU Convocation Center Box Office located at 1525 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb.
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Diaz vs. Malignaggi Rematch
Written by Sean Evans    Friday, 13 November 2009 14:27    PDF Print E-mail


NEGOTIATIONS ARE FINAL…DIAZ VS. MALIGNAGGI II
LANDS IN CHICAGO ON DECEMBER 12
 
HBO BOXING AFTER DARK TO TELEVISE HIGHLY-
ANTICIPATED REMATCH AT THE UIC PAVILION
 
PLUS VICTOR ORTIZ RETURNS AGAINST ANTONIO DIAZ
 
CHICAGO (November 5) – The fans demanded it and so did the fighters, so on Saturday, December 12, one of 2009’s most exciting fights gets an encore, as Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz meets up with Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi once again, this time on neutral territory at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in a 12 round rematch of their August 22, 2009 battle. HBO Boxing After Dark will televise the bout along with a co-main event featuring the return of top junior welterweight contender “Vicious” Victor Ortiz in a pivotal 10 round matchup against the always dangerous contender Antonio Diaz.
 
“I enjoyed beating Malignaggi the first time and I’m more than willing to do it again,” said Diaz, who scored a hard-fought 12 round unanimous decision win over Malignaggi in their first fight on August 22.  “This time though, I’m looking for the knockout so I don’t have to hear his mouth anymore.”
 
“The public demanded this rematch and I am looking forward to fighting Diaz for the second time,” said Paulie Malignaggi.  “This time I’m going to get the win on my record not just from the boxing community and the fans.”
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FIGHT CAMP 360°: Fedor vs. Rogers
Written by Sean Evans    Thursday, 22 October 2009 14:02    PDF Print E-mail
FIGHT CAMP 360°: Fedor vs. Rogers


Premieres Tuesday, Nov. 3, 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME®



For The First Time Ever, Film Crew Captures The Athlete, The Family Man and The Mystique of MMA's # 1 Fighter, Fedor, in Russian Training Camp

NEW YORK (Oct. 22, 2009)-In the wake of the critically acclaimed debut of FIGHT CAMP 360°: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic, SHOWTIME Sports® turns the spotlight to mixed martial arts with FIGHT CAMP 360°: Fedor vs. Rogers.

FIGHT CAMP 360°: Fedor vs. Rogers will feature unrestricted access to one of the most enigmatic professional athletes of today, Fedor Emelianenko and his next opponent, the undefeated Brett Rogers, as they prepare to headline "STRIKEFORCE/M-1 Global Saturday Night Fights" to be broadcast LIVE on Saturday, Nov. 7 (9:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.
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PRIMETIME MMA FIGHT CARD ANNOUNCED FOR CBS/STRIKEFORCE/M-1GLOBAL SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS!
Written by Sean Evans    Monday, 19 October 2009 09:29    PDF Print E-mail
CBS, STRIKEFORCE, M-1 Global today officially announced the fight card for mixed martial arts’ (MMA) return to primetime with CBS/ STRIKEFORCE/M-1 GLOBAL SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, Saturday, Nov. 7 (9:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network from Chicago, Illinois’ Sears Centre Arena.

"We’re looking forward to delivering an explosive night of world class MMA action on CBS," said Scott Coker, Founder and CEO of STRIKEFORCE. "We have the world’s # 1 fighter, Fedor, making his network primetime debut against an undefeated powerhouse in Brett Rogers and, with the stars lined up for the remainder of the card, it is bound to be an exciting night of television."
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