Guyanese prodigal son, unbeaten super middleweight Lennox “2 Sharpe” Allen, returns home to Georgetown, Guyana for an Independence Day showdown Saturday night (May 28) versus Kwesi Jones (7-1, 4 KOs) in a 12-round match for the vacant WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation title, at Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Allen (14-0-1, 9 …
Read More »Split Decision Upset Gives Wright Vacant New York Welterweight Title
Last night at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City’s Broadway Theater District unheralded Martin Wright of Brooklyn, won the vacant New York State Welterweight title with a narrow and questionable eight round split decision upset over Mike ‘Cangri’ Ruiz of Long Island. The card was promoted by Dmitry Salita’s …
Read More »Exclusive Interview With Sechew Powell
Don’t Miss ABC News’ Spotlight On Ginamarie Russo Coming Next Month! I recently had a chance to catch up with Brooklynite, Sechew Powell, 26-2 (15KO), at Trinity Boxing in NYC. Ironically, Powell was born in the same part of Brooklyn, known as Brownsville, as my father was born in. Powell …
Read More »Boxing Camp Notes: Quillin Comes Down From The Mountain
Unbeaten prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (23-0, 17 KOs), breaks camp today at Big Bear and arrives tomorrow in Reno for Friday night’s showdown against past world title challenger Jesse Brinkley (35-6, 22 KOs) in the 10 round main event, airing live on Telefutura, for the vacant USBO super middleweight …
Read More »Boxing Update: “Kid Chocolate” Ready For Brinkley Clash
Prior to leaving for his Big Bear training camp in final preparation for his April 29th showdown against Jesse Brinkley, undefeated prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin used a Vortex machine at his strength-and-conditioning coach Brad Bose’s Anatomy gym in Santa Monica in order to increase his arm strength and power …
Read More »Dover Downs Boxing: Lawrence vs. Gavern May 27
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino will present two heavyweight championship bouts on Friday, May 27 in the Rollins Center arena. For the IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title Franklin “Yah-Yah” Lawrence, 14(9)-2-2, of Indianapolis Ind. vs. Jason “The Sensation” Gavern, 20(9)-7-4 of Kissimmee, Fla.
Read More »Amateurs Plus Mack vs. Smith In Shuler Boxing Gym Event
On Saturday night April 30th at The James Shuler Memorial Gym in West Philadelphia, some of the top amateur fighters in Philadelphia will be on display as well as an exhibition featuring number-one ranked Light Heavyweight in the world Yusaf Mack will take place at the “Philadelphia Golden Gloves Remix” …
Read More »Ringside Report: Collazo Stops Gonzalez in Three
In the co-main event at The Oceana Club in Brighton Beach Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday, April 13, former World Boxing Association Welterweight champion Luis Collazo of Brooklyn, New York, scored an easy third round stoppage of outmatched Franklin Gonzalez of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Collazo’s appearance was his first …
Read More »Ringside Report: Salita Decisions Warrior in a Quiet War
Last Wednesday, welterweight Dmitry ‘Star of David’ Salita an eight round decision over trial horse Ronnie Warrior Jr. in the main event of the EXODUS boxing card at The Oceana Club in Brighton Beach Brooklyn. The five bout card was broadcast live on The Jewish Channel and Gocastlive.net. Salita, now …
Read More »Wild Card Boxing: Peter Quillin Thriving In Los Angeles
A year ago, undefeated prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin packed his bags and headed West, moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in what can only be described as a culture shock experience. Quillin, who was rated as high as No. 5 by the IBF before a series of unfortunate circumstances …
Read More »Boxing Perspective: Junior “The Hitter” Witter
Junior ‘The Hitter’ Witter, 37-4-2 with 22 KO’s, started his career back in 1997, in which he achieved the Commonwealth, British and European Light Welterweight titles before capturing the WBC belt, which he defended twice before losing it to Timothy Bradley. Questions have arisen since his last few outings as …
Read More »Havoc Boxing Quotes: Elvir Muriqi vs. TBA
On Wednesday Afternoon at Club 1849 that is located at 183 Bleecker Street in New York City, Havoc Boxing Promotions held the final news conference in advance of a big fight card that will take place this Saturday night at The Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn. The main event will …
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