Roc Nation amps up fan experience for first boxing promotion
Music mogul Jay-Z, the CEO of Roc Nation Sports, says his company’s first boxing event, which takes place in New York City on Friday, will feature a performance by Brooklyn rapper Fabolous and the emceeing of Brooklyn-born radio personality, Angie Martinez, known as “The Voice of New York.”
read moreTureano Johnson to face Alex Theran on Roc Nation card
Middleweight Tureano Johnson will face Alex Theron on Jan. 9 in support of welterweight Dusty Hernandez Harrison’s return to Madison Square Garden.
read morePeter Quillin defends his decision to vacate title
Amid severe backlash in the aftermath of suddenly vacating the WBO middleweight title, Peter Quillin recently spoke to RingTV.com in order to defend his decision.
read moreBob Arum: Matt Korobov signs to fight Peter Quillin
Middleweight Matt Korobov has made his commitment to face WBO titlist Peter Quillin official by signing his contract for the bout scheduled for November.
read moreRoc Nation Sports makes a big splash in boxing but can they swim?
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports served notice to the boxing community that the rapper-entrepreneur is serious about being a major player in the sport by overbidding for the Peter Quillin-Matt Korobov title bout, but how they follow this bold move and build their own roster of fighters will tell us if the new company has a future.
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