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Junior middleweight prospects Latif Mundy, of Philadelphia, PA, and Rudy Cisneros, of Chicago, IL, collide in an eight round fight on Friday evening, August 29 at the New Alhambra in South Philadelphia. Topping the card is a 10 round contest for the vacant NABA Welterweight title between Mike Jones, of …

A couple of hard hitters collide Friday evening, August 29, when Mike Jones, of Philadelphia, PA, takes on Juliano Ramos, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, for the vacant NABA Welterweight title at the New Alhambra, in South Philadelphia. The Jones-Ramos 10 rounder will be televised live by Telefutura/Univision as part of …

Cruiserweight prospect Simon Carr lashed out at skeptics who claim he won’t show up July 18 to fight Larry Robinson in their all-South Philadelphia showdown at the New Alhambra. “What’s wrong with people?,” Carr asked. “Do they really think I’m afraid of Larry? This is a big fight in South …

© Gianluca “Rio” Di Caro This past weekend saw an array of champions from the world of boxing, past and present, turn out to support some local fighters from The James Shuler Memorial Gym as they put on an outside exhibition at the 18th annual Susquehana block party in North …

It will be the laborer against the school teacher when Richard Stewart, of New Castle, DE, boxes Chuck “The Professor” Mussachio, of Wildwood, NJ, in a scheduled eight-round light-heavyweight contest Friday evening, July 18, at the New Alhambra, Swanson and Ritner Streets in South Philadelphia, PA. The Stewart-Mussachio fight is …

© Gianluca “Rio” Di Caro Philadelphia’s middleweight battler Jamaal ‘Da Truth’ Davis was just 81 seconds from certain victory on Wednesday night at the Hard Rock Times Square in New York when the referee stepped in to stop the fight with New Jersey’s Richard Pierson after a cut Davis received …

© Gianluca “Rio” Di Caro Philadelphia’s promising middleweight prospect Jamaal “Da Truth” Davis, 7-3-0 (6), returns to the ring against Richard Pierson, 7-1-0 (4), from Paterson, New Jersey on Wednesday, June 11 at the Gotham Boxing Promotions/Seminole Warriors Boxing/Bad Dog Productions co-promoted event at The Hard Rock Cafe in Times …

The stakes got even bigger for the main event that will take place on Friday 6th at The Legendary Blue Horizon in Philadelphia. Elieser Castillo of Miami & Adam Harris of Philadelphia will engage in a cruiserweight battle scheduled for twelve rounds and it will be contested for the WBC …

© Gianluca “Rio” Di Caro Philadelphia, PA is well known for producing a long line of quality fighters in many weight classes. Even at age 43, Bernard Hopkins remains the flag bearer of the legendary Philadelphia fighter in the sport today but there is a younger cast of boxers beginning …

“King” Gabriel Rosado, fresh off a second-round knockout over Joshua Onyango three weeks ago in New York City, gets back into the ring Friday, May 9, when he takes on Mustafah Johnson, of Indianapolis, IN, in a six-round junior middleweight rematch at the New Alhambra, Swanson and Ritner Streets in …

Friday night April 18, at the National Guard Amory in Philadelphia, PA, “The New” Ray Robinson, 7-0, fights in his hometown for the first time in his professional career as he takes on spoiler Jason Jordan, 5-19-3, in a special six round welterweight attraction. Robinson, a former amateur standout, has …

Philadelphian super middle warlord Gee Culmer claimed his fourteenth victory after an epic battle with the Indianapolis hard man Mustafah Johnson at The Legendary Blue Horizon in Philadelphia on Friday night. However, the James Shuler Memorial Gym fighter didnʼt have everything all his own way this time. Johnson took the …