All posts tagged "Don King"

Eddie Hearn Talks Past, Present and Future Plans

Eddie Hearn is a 44 year old boxing and sports entertainment promoter from England, whose profile has exploded in the last five years, within Britain and...

Adrien Broner Hurt, Is Don King Card Cancelled?

Twas not to be. AB seemed on track to pick up his activity and be a busy boxer in 2023. Maybe 2024, then. Adrien Broner is...

Noel Mikaelyan Wins WBC Cruiserweight Title Over Makabu

Don King celebrated his 92nd birthday a few weeks late in Miami by promoting a fight card featuring big men landing big punches. In the main...

Who’s On That Don King Card Now?

The “Only in America 92 Celebration” is the name for the next Don King promotion. The promoter is promising five title fights for the Saturday, Nov....

Fighting Folly: 7 of the Biggest Non-Efforts in Big Fights

Jermell Charlo earned the scorn of many fight fans for fighting to survive, rather than thrive, or win, against Canelo on Sept. 30. That got me...

Adrien Broner Fights Nov 4 in Miami

Adrien Broner headlines the Nov 4 Don King promotion “Only in America 92 Celebration” at Casino Miami Jai Alai. “We are bringing the public a boxing...

Fathers and Sons

Tommy O’Leary’s Gym was no longer called O’Leary’s when it caught fire in the late summer of 1970. O’Leary’s nephew, Ray Valine, kept the gym open...

Fight Results: Adrien Broner Defeats Hutchinson In Return

FALKENTALK: Adrien Broner – Let The Buyer Beware

Pardon me if you've read this before. It's only been ten months since my last FALKENTALK opinion column AKA rant about former four-division world champion Adrien...

Adrien Broner A No-Show at Own Press Conference

Saturday morning was supposed to be the formal announcement of Adrien Broner vs. Bill Hutchinson before a small group of media reporters at New York New...

Adrien Broner and Promoter Don King To Announce Next Broner Bout

Adrien Broner, who insists he's been on the straight and narrow, and that he's ditched his bad boy lifestyle, featuring drinking, partying and acting foolish at...

Adrien Broner Signs With Don King

This fits. Adrien Broner, boxing’s resident bad boy, has signed on with boxing’s Barnum, Don King, a fellow rogue survivor, and they are promising to do...

Promoter Don King, Age 91, Presenting Bermane Stiverne-Jonathan Guidry

Tuesday, Jan. 10 Update: NABA welterweight champ Tre’Sean Wiggins (14-5-3, 8 KOs) of Newburgh, NY meets Nigel Fennel (13-1, 8 KOs) of San Diego on the undercard....

Don King Out Of Hospital, Promoting Cruiserweights

Don King, an American invention never to be replicated, is 91 years old, and still plying his trade. Boxing’s Barnum was rumored to be facing a...

Christy Martin Wins The Ultimate Fight ­– The Battle To Be Herself

Retired world champion and International Hall of Fame boxer Christy Salters Martin’s recently released book, “Fighting For Survival: My Journey Through Boxing Fame, Abuse, Murder, and...

Daniel Dubois KOs WBA Heavyweight Titlist Trevor Bryan on Don King Card

Young Londoner Daniel Dubois took an important step forward in his career on Saturday. The 24-year-old journeyed to Florida and relieved Trevor Bryan of his unbeaten...

Trevor Bryan vs. Daniel Dubois: Weigh-In Results, Date, Fight Time, Odds and Live Stream

ALL BOUTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE *All referees and judges are from the Florida State Athletic Commission unless noted otherwise. WHEN IS BRYAN VS. DUBOIS, DATE AND START...

Trevor Bryan vs. Daniel Dubois: Preview, Date, Fight Time, Odds and Live Stream

Saturday, June 11, presents 24-year-old Londoner Daniel Dubois with an ideal opportunity to get his career fully back on track. Dubois has traveled to Florida as...

Trevor Bryan Defends WBA HW Title Against Daniel Dubois This Saturday

MIAMI, FL (June 6, 2022)—The world’s greatest boxing promoter, Don King, has put together another spectacular boxing card featuring six title fights topped by the WBA...

Don King Writes A Letter To Frank Warren Over Bryan vs. Dubois BT Sports Broadcast Rights

I love Frank Warren… Frank is a great promoter, but more importantly, Frank, like me,BELIEVES THAT OUR WORD AND INTEGRITY IS OUR BOND.  THAT OUR WORD...