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Ruslan Provodnikov TKO 9 Emanuel Augustus Fan favourite Emanuel Augustus came up short in another short notice fight Friday night on ESPN2′s “Friday Night Fights”, losing by TKO to rising light welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov, of Russia. After agreeing to the bout on just four days notice, Augustus looked rusty early on but started to find [...]

Emanuel Augustus will return to ESPN2′s “Friday Night Fights” tonight when he takes on unbeaten light welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov of Russia at 10 PM ET! All action fan favourite Emanuel Augustus will return to ESPN2′s “Friday Night Fights” this coming Friday night when he steps in on short notice to face undefeated Russian Ruslan Provodnikov [...]

In this exclusive interview done earlier this fall, Ace Freeman spoke with Roger Mayweather and got the top trainer’s thoughts on how a fight between Floyd Jr. and Manny Pacquiao might play out. Don’t miss this one, only on FightFan.com! FF: What challenges does Pacquiao and his style present for Floyd? RM: Pacquiao is one [...]

Oywale Omotoso TKO 9 Emanuel Augustus It’s a hard knock life for Fan favorite Emanuel Augustus. The ‘Drunken Master’ was stopped earlier this evening on another short notice fight in Melbourne, Australia by unbeaten regional champion Oywale Omotoso. Augustus was outworked from the opening bell and the younger sharper opponent dropped him once in Round [...]

Three electrifying fights have been added to the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez undercard including two world championship fights and a former undisputed world champion back in action Saturday Sept. 19, live on HBO PPV! It’s the biggest and one of the most highly-anticipated boxing events of 2009, so there was no question [...]

Francisco Figueroa W SD 8 Emanuel Augustus New York’s Francisco Figueroa won a controversial split decision over fan favorite Emanuel Augustus moments ago in New York. The bout was closely contested with many rounds difficult to score. Augustus had success backing Figueroa up for much of the bout, but Figueroa fought well off the back [...]

Fan favorite Emanuel Augustus has been in New York all week in the final stages of preparation for his return to action Saturday Nov. 8 against top ten junior welterweight Francisco ‘El Gato’ Figueroa of Puerto Rico. The bout will take place on the undercard of the eagerly anticipated Roy Jones Jr. vs. Joe Calzaghe [...]

Joe Calzaghe (174.5) vs. Roy Jones Jr.  (174.5) Both fighters looked to be in tremendous shape as they stepped on the scales in front of a large crowd this afternoon at Madison Square Garden at the weigh in for tomorrow night’s PPV showdown. Other Weights: Zab Judah (144.5) vs. Ernest Johnson (144) Dmitriy Salita (140) [...]

FightFan.com caught up with Legendary trainer Roger Mayweather at the Mayweather gym in Las Vegas to give his thoughts on Emanuel Augustus’s ring return this Saturday against Francisco ‘El Gato’ Figueroa on the Jones Jr. vs. Calzaghe under card. Hear Roger speak about the work he’s done with Augustus and how he’s ready for war. [...]

“I am one guy who wrote Roy off, but he came back and won three big fights. He is a legend bigger than Hopkins. He’s hungry and you can’t write him off. He is in great shape and I can’t come in as sloppy as I was with Hopkins.”–Joe Calzaghe “The 20 years I have [...]

Ace Freeman caught up with Fan Favourite Emanuel Augustus along with Sin City Sports and Entertainment’s Macke Roberts outside the Mayweather Gym in Las Vegas. Augustus is set to open HBO’s pay-per-view broadcast Sat. Nov. 8 on the Roy Jones Jr. vs. Joe Calzaghe card at the mecca of boxing: Madison Square Garden in New [...]

Photo: Ace FreemanFightFan.com has just been informed by Sin City Sports and Entertainment’s Macke Roberts that fan favorite Emanuel Augustus will return to action Saturday Nov. 8 against top ten junior welterweight Francisco ‘El Gato’ Figueroa of Puerto Rico. The bout will take place on the undercard of the eagerly anticipated Roy Jones Jr. vs. [...]

‘BATTLE OF THE SUPER POWERS’ Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr. Saturday Nov. 8, 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Ringside Report: Calzaghe defeats Jones by unanimous decision By Ace Freeman (08-Nov-2008) Ringside Report: Francisco Figueroa wins split decision over Augustus By Ace Freeman (08-Nov-2008) Ringside Report: Early results from MSG! By Ace Freeman [...]

ESPN’s coveted ‘Friday Night Fights’ series has once again honored fan favorite Emanuel Augustus, naming him their “Most Memorable Fighter” of the decade. The honor was awarded to Augustus as a result of online polling of FightFans worldwide. The award is the second for Augustus in as many months after he was recently honored as [...]

‘Slick’ Nick Sampson & Macke Roberts of Sin City Sports & Entertainment LLC proudly announce the nomination of current WBO oriental welterweight champion Emanuel Augustus as the most memorable fighter by ESPN Friday Night Fights. Emanuel Augustus along with Sin City Sports would like to thank everyone at ESPN for nominating Emanuel Augustus for the [...]

Current World Boxing Organization oriental welterweight champion Emanuel ‘The Drunken Master’ Augustus arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada today at 10:15 A.M. pacific time at McCaren Airport from Sydney, Australia to begin training with Roger Mayweather at the Mayweather Boxing Club. Emanuel Augustus has relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada to prepare for an all out assault [...]

FF: FightFan.com here at the Mayweather Gym with Roger Mayweather. Tell us a little bit about your thoughts on working with fan favourite Emanuel Augustus? RM: Well, I haven’t worked with him before but most fighters I can adapt to. Emanuel Augustus is an experienced fighter and he has good boxing skills. I’ve seen him [...]

Macke Roberts, head of Sin City Sports and Entertainment, discusses Emanuel Augustus’s opportunity to train under the guidance of the legendary Roger Mayweather. Hear about the short and long term plans for Emanuel Augustus, only on FightFan.com!

“Slick” Nick Sampson & Macke Roberts of Sin City Sports & Entertainment LLC proudly announce that current WBO Oriental Welterweight Champion Emanuel “The Drunken Master” Augustus, has a new trainer in his corner former two time world champion Roger Mayweather. Emanuel Augustus along with Sin City Sports & Entertainment LLC would like to thank Roger [...]

‘Slick’ Nick Sampson and Macke Roberts of Sin City Sports & Entertainment proudly announce that current WBO oriental welterweight champion, Emanuel ‘The Drunken Master’ Augustus, has just signed a exclusive deal to appear in the EA Sports Fight Night 4 video game which is scheduled for a 2009 release date!

Photo: Sandra Augustus ‘Slick’ Nick Sampson and Macke Roberts of Sin City Sports & Entertainment would like to congratulate our fighter welterweight boxer Emanuel ‘The Drunken Master’ Augustus on his spectacular second-round KO victory last night in Sydney, Australia over Jakkirt Suwunnalirt of Thailand for the WBO Oriental welterweight title. Emanuel Augustus is one of [...]

Emanuel Augustus along with Sin City Sports & Entertainment would like to thank everyone at ESPN for nominating the 2001 ESPN Fight of the Year between Emanuel Augustus and ‘Irish’ Mickey Ward for the prestigious award of Fight of the Decade on ESPN Friday Night Fights. “It’s a great honour that people have nominated my [...]

Photo: Sandra AugustusFF: Emanuel Augustus, tell us a little bit about the fight you had last week in Australia… EA: The guy’s name is Jun Paderna. He’s a Filipino fighter, and one tough dude. The fight was at welterweight and I didn’t know a lot about him but I got in there and started to [...]

Photo: Sandra Augustus FF: FightFan.com here with fan favourite Emanuel Augustus. Emanuel what`s good? EA: I’m just chillin down here in Australia man, doing my thing. FF: You’ve been down there a while now man, is that a permanent move? Tell the fans how you ended up down under? EA: I married a wonderful Australian [...]

FF: Hello? AU: Hey Ace? FF: Yeah… AU: This is Emanuel Augustus man, what’s up? FF: Not much, what about you? AU: I just thought I’d give you a call to see how you’ve been. Happy Mothers Day to you and your mom. FF: Thanks bro, it’s always good to hear from you. What’s been [...]

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video “FightFan.com what’s up? It’s your man Pretty Boy Floyd the one and only!” FF: FightFan.com here with Floyd Mayweather Jr. We’ve got five “Rapid Fire” questions for you. First question: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is undoubtedly pound for pound number one. Who’s currently number [...]

Photo Credit: Tanner Nolan The more things change, the more they stay the same. Many fans of Emanuel Augustus felt apprehensive upon hearing the news that the fan favorite would return to action just a month after his last fight, and do so on less than 48 hours notice. Further adding to the drama was [...]

Courtesy of Sean Lynn You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Documentary Filmmaker Sean Lynn is currently amidst production of a non-fiction feature length film on prize fighter Emanuel Augustus. “The Journeyman” will follow Emanuel as he embarks on one last quest to become a world champion. Emanuel is a [...]

Documentary Filmmaker Sean Lynn is currently amidst production of a non-fiction feature length film on prize fighter Emanuel Augustus. “The Journeyman” will follow Emanuel as he embarks on one last quest to become a world champion. Emanuel is a cult hero the world over for his unique fighting style; and his penchant for taking fights [...]

 Watch Emanuel Augustus fight Courtney Burton in a rematch this Friday (Sept.1) on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” Season Finale! FF: Emanuel you’re fighting a rematch against Courtney Burton this coming Friday, which will be televised on ESPN’s Friday night Fights. How are things going in camp just a few days out? EA: I’m ready man, [...]

 Help Emanuel Augustus land this fight! Call Ross Greenberg, president of HBO Sports at 1-212-512-1000 Mon – Fri Between 9am – 6pm ET (If you don’t catch him leave a message) Tell him you want to see Emanuel Augustus on HBO on July 29th! FF: Emanuel, FightFan.com has learned Vivian Harris had his scheduled opponent [...]

FightFan.com is proud to present the first installment of what will be another regular feature on the site; a mailbag hosted by our very own Ace Freeman. In this edition Ace takes on questions regarding DLH-Mayweather, Toney-Klitschko, Barrera-Juarez and Emanuel Augustus. ——————————————– LET’S GET TO IT! Q) Do you think Oscar will make the fight [...]

FF: FightFan.com is here with fan Favourite Emanuel Augustus. How are you Emanuel? How is camp going? EA: Everything’s going pretty good man. I feel I’m a little behind on a certain things but I’ve got a week left of training so I’ll be ready. FF: How is your health right now? I know you [...]

Ricky Hatton is FightFan.com’s Featured Fighter for April FF: Ricky, tell us what you’re up to right now, are you in camp and how is that going? RH: It’s going fantastic. I’ve got sparring partners coming next week and I’m feeling very fit, strong. My weight is okay as I’ll be moving up in weight [...]

FF: I’ve read that as of right now Ricky Hatton doesn’t have an opponent for his next fight nailed down and that you said you would step in. Does that offer still stand? [Note: This interview took place on March 25th. Ricky Hatton has since announced he is fighting Luis Collazo, who will make $500K] [...]