Tag Archive | Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh’s Matt Conway Headlines Winter Mayhem in IBA World Super Featherweight Title Fight

Pittsburgh favorite Matt “Sweet Child” Conway (20-2, 8 KOs) will fight for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Super Featherweight Championship, headlining Gionta Management’s “Winter Mayhem,” January 15th at Pittsburgh Shrine Center in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. The reigning IBA Intercontinental Super Featherweight Champion, Conway takes on cross-state rival Avery Sparrow (10-3, 3 KOs), of Philadelphia, in the […]

Hofstra Heads To Steel City For Match-Up With Duquesne

The Hofstra Men’s Basketball team will look for its first win of the season on Saturday when it travels to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to face Duquesne.  Tip-off from the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse is scheduled for 7 p.m.  Saturday’s game will air on ESPN+ and WRHU (88.7) will also carry the game on the HAWC starting with […]

19-2 Matt Conway headlines “Murrysville Madness”

Professional boxing returns to the Greater Pittsburgh area Saturday night, September 18, as Gionta Management presents “Murrysville Madness” at Murrysville SportZone in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. An amateur show, co-promoted by Gionta Management and Kastle Boxing of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, will take center stage during the afternoon, starting at 12 p.m. with a separate admission of $20.00 “I […]

St. John’s vs. Pittsburgh and Seton Hall vs. Iona to headline the Gotham Classic at Madison Square Garden

The Red Storm of St. John’s and the Panthers of Pittsburgh will meet in the Gotham Classic at Madison Square Garden on December 18 with Seton Hall facing Iona in the other game of the doubleheader. Monmouth and Colgate complete the field. Ticket information, television networks, and tip times for the Gotham Classic will be […]

St. John’s University Releases Schedule and about to Unveil Lou Carnesecca Statue

The St. John’s Athletics Department had two big announcements for their followers recently. First up the St. John’s Men’s Basketball team released their non-conference schedule on Wednesday, which features December home matchups against Kansas and Pittsburgh. Entering his third year at the helm of the Red Storm, the reigning BIG EAST Coach of the Year […]

New York Liberty Name Ashley Battle TV Color Analyst on YES Network

As part of the New York Liberty’s 25th anniversary season, the team announced today that former player Ashley Battle has been named color analyst on YES Network, the official regional TV partner of the New York Liberty. “When it came to securing special talent to represent us on YES Network, it was imperative that we find […]

Matt Conway headlines “Battle at the Fairgrounds” June 4th in Washington, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh super featherweight Matt “Sweet Child” Conway will headline the June 4tth “Battle of the Fairgrounds” card, presented by Gionta Management, at Washington County Fairgrounds in Washington, Pennsylvania.  This will be the second installment of “Battle of the Fairgrounds” for Gionta Management having launched the series this past February 6th. The 25-year-old Conway (18-2, 7 KOs) faces Colombian knockout […]