Chris Robinson catches up with boxing advisor Sam Watson, as he speaks on his fighter, WBA/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia, ahead of his rescheduled April 27th bout in Brooklyn with Zab Judah
Freddie Roach with Frankie Gomez before his bout with Lanard Lane in Las Vegas (Photo credit – Chris Robinson)
By Chris Robinson
On Saturday night, inside of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, I spent some time backstage with Five-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach prior to his fighter Frankie Gomez’s bout with Lanard Lane.
Still a few hours away from Gomez’s match, Roach and I briefly discussed another pugilist he was recently seen working with in former welterweight champion Victor Ortiz.
Having suffered an upset loss to Josesito Lopez in June, Ortiz would part ways with his then-trainer Danny Garcia shortly after the setback. Temporarily sidelined because of a second surgery for a broken jaw he suffered in his bout with Lopez, Ortiz is still finding time to stay in shape and was spotted working with Roach inside of his Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles late last month.
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Chris Robinson goes behind the scenes with Luis ‘Cuba’ Arias during his 2nd professional bout, vs. Joshua Robertson, at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Arias improved to 2-0 with 1 KO following a 2nd round TKO…
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On Sunday night, Feb. 3, the Baltimore Ravens pulled off a tremendous upset in outlasting the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in Super Bowl XLVII become league champions.
Throughout the Super Bowl, as is always the case, the game was littered with several high-priced commercials.
One ad that seems to be generating serious buzz, both positive and negative, is Go Daddy’s clip featuring model Bar Refaeli making out with an awkward looking geek, played by Jesse Heiman, in a feature that is meant to show what happens when “smart” meets “sexy”.
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Chris Robinson goes behind the scenes with undefeated junior welterweight prospect Frankie Gomez (15-0, 10 KO’s), Freddie Roach, and Marvin Somodio prior to Gomez’s bout with Lanard Lane on Saturday, Feb. 2 inside of the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada..
Chris Robinson catches up with Five-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach, as he speaks on his recent time training Victor Ortiz as well as reflecting on his tough 2012 campaign that saw him suffer losses to Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan, and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Chris Robinson was on hand at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas as undefeated lightweight contender Mickey Bey (19-0-1, 10 KO’s) scored a scinliating knockout over Robert Rodriguez. Check out the video for a behind the scenes look…
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Chris Robinson was on hand inside of the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas as he caught up with former welterweight champion Andre Berto and manager Sam Watson. Hear what Berto had to say in this video..
According to a report from the LATimes.com on Saturday, Feb. 2, music star Frank Ocean has seemed to gain a sense of forgiveness towards Chris Brown following their wild scuffle.
On Sunday evening, the two men came to blows after a huge disagreement at a recording studio in the Los Angeles area. While there was confusion as to exactly what went down that led to the brawl, one thing that became apparent was that both didn’t come away from the melee unscathed.
Brown was seen a few days later wearing a cast on his right hand while Ocean insisted his hand was injured and that it would affect his upcoming performance at the Grammy Awards.
And while the bad blood seemed to be evident, Ocean has since backed away from the thought of filing charges against Brown over the incident.
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DTMG brings you another behind the scenes exclusive from Mayweather Boxing Club! This time we shine the light on rising star Luis “Cuba” Arias as he prepares for his battle on February 2nd at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, NV!
According to a report by The Mirror on Saturday, Feb. 2, the UK-based publication claims that One Direction band member Harry Styles had quite the celebration for his 19th birthday party.
Celebrating a party thrown by his friend, Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw, Styles was caught off guard when a fake policewoman turned up at his party for an intimate striptease.
With over 70 people said to be in the east London pub where the bash was held, Styles had to cover his face in embarrassment as the brunette danced personally for him. The festivities were said to have taken place well until 3 in the morning before Styles left for a house party to finish off his night.
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All you have to do is tune into an episode of the latest season of VH1’s “Love and Hip Hop” to get a sense of just how comfortable aspiring artist and model Erica Mena is getting to the spotlight.
Mena’s relationship with manager Rich Dollaz has become one of the focal points of the third season of the popular show, and she seems to be more comfortable with everything that comes with being in front of the camera on a daily basis.
According to a report from GossipWeLove.com on Friday, Feb. 1, Mena was recently inside of a Nail Lounge in New York City when she was seen in a surprising position.
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In a fight that has flown under the radar, super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14 KO’s) will put a 13-month streak of inactivity to rest when he faces off with Ghana’s Michael Gbenga (14-6, 14 KO’s) inside of the Convention Center in McAllen, Texas later this evening.
And while it’s a positive sign to see such a fine talent as Dirrell getting busy again, there were some developments within his recent training camp in Las Vegas that are worth noting.
Outspoken trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. is no longer training Dirrell, as he will instead stay put in Vegas as his charge, undefeated lightweight hopeful Mickey Bey Jr., faces off with Robert Rodriguez inside of the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino tonight.
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Chris Robinson was on hand at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada as super middleweight prospect/contender Badou Jack (11-0, 8 KO’s) weighed in ahead of his clash with Joel Tapia (8-3-1, 5 KO’s)
Chris Robinson was on hand inside of the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada as undefeated super middleweight prospect Lanell Bellows (3-0, 3 KO’s) weighed in ahead of his bout vs. Roberto Yong, set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013…
Earlier today on Friday, Feb. 1, former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem weighed in ahead of his clash with Antonio Silva.
The two men meet tomorrow night in a highly-anticipated duel on UFC 156.
It was December of 2011, at UFC 141, when Overeem made his UFC debut by defeating former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar by TKO at 2:26 of the first round.
And while Overeem appeared to be in line for a title shot against Junior Dos Santos for UFC 146 the following May, some bad news was just around the corner.
Overeem ended up failing his pre-fight drug test from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, as he was caught with a 14-1 testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio. The allowed ratio was 6-1.
Over a year later and redemption is on the line for Overeem, as he faces no easy task as he will be meeting Silva, the Brazilian brute.
At today’s weigh-in, both fighters appeared to be in tremendous shape, with Overeem coming in at 264 pounds while Silva hit 262 pounds.
The two men had some friendly trash talk towards the end of their match and tensions will be high on Saturday.
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When it was reported a few weeks ago by US Magazine that “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss had become engaged to Todd Tucker, fans of the show seemed to be genuinely happy for the reality star.
The initial report of the engagement claims that Tucker proposed to Burruss with a “gorgeous two-carat white diamond sparkler” ring that was customized by Gregg Ruth in Las Vegas. Reports claim that the ring could be anywhere from $40,000 in total.
However, according to a report from Sister2SisterMagazine.com on Thursday, Jan. 31, it looks like the ring might not be worth nearly as much.
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According to a report from MediaTakeOut.com on Friday, Feb. 1, rapper Lil Wayne is showing off a new hairdo.
Having been adorned with locks of dreadlocks for several years now during his rise in the music industry, Wayne, real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was spotted in a photo that revealed he has indeed cut his hair down.
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By Chris Robinson
During a recent swing through the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, I again caught up with outspoken trainer and former two-division world champion Roger Mayweather.
And while the boxing world continues to wait for an official word on who Roger’s nephew and undefeated pound for pound star Floyd Mayweather will face next, the elder Mayweather seems to be taking the process in with a nonchalant attitude.
“There’s still fights out there for Floyd,” Roger would explain when asked of Floyd’s May 4th return to the MGM Grand.
“There’s still a lot of money to be made,” Roger added. “Hopefully the fights he’s going to have is going to be big, big fights. The next three fights should be big.”
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