Kiss star joins boxing venture2005-09-17 · The Houston Chronicle (via NewsStand.com)
Rock star Gene Simmons of Kiss has been named a managing director of boxing venture BBKO to help add entertainment elements to a lineup of boxing matches that are intended to be shown as television programming the company announced this week. BBKO is a unit of publicly traded Orbit Brands Corp. a Los Angeles-based company. Orbit has been in bankruptcy reorganization since last year. FINANCES SIM…
KISS Legend Gene Simmons to Serve as Co-Managing Director of New Boxing Venture, BBKO2005-09-14 · Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Los Angeles-based BBKO Ltd. has officially announced the active participation of rock legend and "the Demon of KISS" Gene Simmons as co-managing director of the company. BBKO is a 21st-century boxing venture based in Los Angeles that seeks to broaden the sport beyond its traditional ring by infusing it with equally hard-hitting entertainment.…