Ryan Coyne

Don King Drops Lawsuit Against Ryan Coyne; Releases "Irish Outlaw"

Coming off of his first career loss, boxer and St. Louis native Ryan Coyne received some very important news yesterday morning. "Silver lining," he wrote in an e-mail to Daily RFT. "In this tough situation the nightmare ends." After many months (arguably years) of dispute, including a lawsuit and ... More >>

Ryan "Irish Outlaw" Coyne Fights For Title Shot in Las Vegas Tonight

Tonight, under the lights in a boxing ring in Las Vegas, local boy Ryan Coyne will finally get the chance to fight. As we documented in our March 14 feature "Don King's Final Round," the St. Charles southpaw saw his promising career grind to a halt after his relationship with King went sour. None ... More >>

St. Louis Boxer Ryan Coyne Set to Fight April 12

This week's cover story -- "Don King's Final Round" -- followed the ups and downs of St. Charles native Ryan "Irish Outlaw" Coyne in his legal battle against the legendary promoter Don King. Despite the fact both men have sued each other, King recently offered Coyne the opportunity to fight anothe ... More >>

Don King's Final Round: Boxer Ryan Coyne squares off against his toughest opponent yet, the legendary promoter Don King

Video: St. Louis Boxer Ryan Coyne On His Lawsuit With the Legendary Don King

This week's cover story follows the story of local boxer Ryan Coyne -- he fought on The Contender, he fought at the "Gateway to Greatness" event at the Scottrade Center, he fought at the "Show Me Something Great" event in St. Charles, and then...what happened? Coyne says he never went anywhere, but ... More >>

Ryan Coyne Makes Quick Work of Craig with Round Two TKO

Albert SamahaRyan Coyne earned a 2nd Round TKO on Saturday night, making him 19-0.​On Saturday night, Ryan Coyne hammered Dante Craig so forcefully and efficiently through the first two rounds that Craig decided not to answer the bell for the third. The technical knockout pushed The Irish Outlaw ... More >>

Ryan Coyne to Fight on Roy Jones Jr. Undercard Saturday

Albert SamahaIt's a big winter for St. Louis boxing.​It's only a matter of time before Ryan Coyne gets his title shot. The 18-0 slugger from St. Charles is aiming for a collision with WBA light heavyweight champ Beibut Shumenov sometime in 2012. In the meantime, there are wins he must rack up. T ... More >>

St. Louis Boxer "Dangerous" Dannie Williams Co-Headlines ESPN Friday Night Fights Card

Image via"Dangerous" Dannie Williams is the next big time fighter coming out of The Lou.​Pound for pound, there's not a harder puncher in all of St. Louis than "Dangerous" Dannie Williams. He's 26 and holds the WBC Continental Americas title, which he won in April on a vicious first round knock ou ... More >>

Win Four Tickets to the Devon Alexander Fight This Weekend

​As you may have heard, the great wordsmith Don King is in town this week to promote Saturday's "Show Me Something Great" boxing match at the St. Charles Family Arena. The fights feature a number of local boxers including Ryan Coyne, Cory Spinks and the main event in St. Louisan Devon Alexander sq ... More >>

Hometown Hero Devon Alexander: An Editor's Note

The opening spread from RFT's 2005 profile featuring "Alexander the Great."​ Last week, Daily RFT published a brief post about the announcement that Don King Productions had booked the St. Charles Family Arena for a June 25 boxing card featuring hometown hero Devon Alexander. The day after th ... More >>

Devon Alexander To Fight In St. Charles as Family Arena Plays Host to Don King Event

Alexander returns to his "hometown" June 25.​What a difference a loss makes. Last time Devon Alexander fought in his hometown of St. Louis was in August 2010. Back then, Alexander was the undefeated, junior welterweight champion and the main event in a full night of boxing put on by promoter Don K ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Hum, the English Beat, Wrecking Ball Swings, Mini Lady Gaga

If you're one of the seven people who didn't watch the Lost finale last night -- or see any of the show, ever -- you can breathe a little easier this morning. Drive-time radio talkers won't be wheezing about it on-air any longer and publications ranging from your uncle's blog to the New York Times w ... More >>

St. Louisan Ryan Coyne Finally Tears it Up on The Contender

"Oh, you motherfucker!" John Bray blurted last Wednesday night when St. Louisan Ryan Coyne got *popped* during his first fight on the reality show. Coyne's right eye split plum open under the glove of 41-year-old fighter Tim Flamos. Watch the bloody clip (called "Split Eye") right here. & ... More >>

Coyne on The Contender, Weeks 4 & 5

Well, this RFT scribe was a little preoccupied eating Boston lobstahs and playing Wii on New Year's Eve, and episode four of "The Contender" just kinda...came and went.You'll be either thrilled or bewildered to know that despite our town's injured Ryan Coyne going balls to the walls and calling out ... More >>

Coyne on The Contender, Week 3

Ryan Coyne's got brass balls. Days after getting five stitches near his left eye, Coyne rolled into the Contender gym for episode three wearing a headband scrawled with the nickname of the gold team fighter he wanted a piece of. Alas, coach John Bray basically called Coyne a snot and told ... More >>

Coyne on Contender, Week 2

Five stitches, five days. Ryan Coyne figured big last night on the second installment of The Contender. His team -- blue -- having won the first bout, had the advantage of matchmaking the next fight. They set to sparring in the gym, and Coyne got popped. Bad. "BLEEP! BLEEP! B ... More >>

Coyne on The Contender, Week 1

Ryan advances after the first episode of this season's Contender! The new season premiered last night and features St. Louis' own cruiserweight 26-year-old Ryan Coyne. Coyne arrived in Singapore to find himself on the Blue Team, coached by John Bray, who, I got to say, is one m-effin', scary-l ... More >>

St. Louisan Ryan Coyne on The Contender Tonight

Hey, boxing fans: Ryan Coyne, a 26-year-old pro cruiserweight who lives in South City and graduated from St. Charles High School, is one of the fighters on the latest season of The Contender. The first episode of the reality show airs tonight on Versus at 9 p.m. central. (That's Channel 45 on Charte ... More >>

Put Up Your Dukes: The Contender, a new boxing reality show, features local fighter Ryan Coyne