In New York City, DiBella Entertainment and co-sponsor HBO Sports presented the latest installment of Broadway Boxing at the B.B. King Blues Club on 42nd Street. Former junior welterweight champions Randall Bailey and DeMarcus Corley advanced to the main event when the scheduled bout between Edgar Santana and Luis Rodriguez never took place.

Spanish Harlem junior welterweight Santana, indicted on cocaine charges in July, continues to have problems. This time he had no opponent because Rodriguez had visa problems and could not be admitted into the country at Kennedy Airport. This past July, Santana spent five days in jail and lost the opportunity for an ESPN fight against Ali Oubaali. Santana has pled not guilty to the felony drug charges but has not yet gone to trial.

Originally scheduled for ten but scaled back to eight rounds, Bailey avenged a previous loss to Corley by immediately taking the fight to him and staying on the attack. Bailey, out of Miami, Florida, now 38-6 (34) dealt Corley, out of Washington, D.C., now 31-10-1 (17), his ninth loss in his last twelve fights since beating Bailey to retain the WBO Junior Welterweight Title in 2003.

Bailey “The Knockout King” showed “Chop-Chop” Corley nonstop power punches, coming forward with combinations to the head and body and leaving Corley backing up. For his part, Corley kept the bout competitive by remaining frisky and hard to hit. A perfect right hand lead from Bailey put Corley on the seat of his pants in round three, and Corley took the count to eight on one knee.

Bailey also staggered Corley with a right in the fourth. Corley then resorted to grabbing the rest of the bout wherever possible, frustrating Bailey with frequent headlocks and getting tangled up backwards in holding positions.

Midway through the final round, Corley landed his best shot of the night, a vicious intentional head butt that allowed him to perhaps ‘steal’ his only round when no timeout was called. Corley then threw everything he had left in an attempt to take Bailey out, but Bailey survived. Bailey was relaxed, paced himself, and picked his punches carefully landing with good accuracy, winning every round as he kept his distance. Neither fighter was marked or hurt. More...

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What better stage to highlight a New York rivalry than a live HBO telecast from Madison Square Garden? Dmitriy Salita, 28-0-1 (16), hopes to take his first step towards the boxing elite by facing cross town rival Edgar Santana, 24-5 (15), on the undercard of DiBella Entertainment’s Boxing After Dark on June 21.

“I received a call a few days ago about fighting Santana,” Salita told SaddoBoxing. “The offer was good and I accepted the fight; I really hope this fight happens for New York City and for the fans.”

According to Salita, his fight is being considered as part of a potential triple-header telecast headlined by Andre Berto, who will face Miguel Angel Rodriguez, and a heavyweight co-feature of Chazz Witherspoon against Chris Arreola. More...

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One night before the light heavyweight world championship doubleheader in on Showtime Championship Boxing, ShoBox: The New Generation showcased four legitimate prospects in two close and thrilling match-ups.

In the main event, a determined Edgar Santana escaped with a close majority decision over fellow hard-hitting prospect Josesito Lopez in a 10-round junior welterweight bout scored 94-94, 95-93 twice. More...

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Josesito Lopez and Edgar Santana tipped the scales at 140 pounds during Thursday’s weigh-in at the Miccosukee Casino in Miami, FL. James McGirt, Jr. weighed in at 166 ½ pounds while Carlos De Leon, Jr. measured 167 pounds. More...