‘Prize Fight Promotions’

Good weekend in the states with former middleweight world champion Jermain Taylor making a comeback from a pair of Kelly Pavlik losses to outpoint ex-IBF titlist Jeff Lacy at super middle to headline a big show last night at Vanderbilt University Memorial Gymnasium in Memphis, TN.

Taylor, 28-2-1 (17), controlled the action early but Lacy came back in the middle rounds to press his claim. Taylor found a way to regain momentum until Lacy, 24-2 (17), stepped it up late in the bout but it was too little, too late as Taylor wins a wide points decision.

Former IBF Light Welter titlist Lovemore N'dou, 46-11-1 (31), stepped up to 147 pounds to meet former IBF Welter Champ Kermit Cintron, 30-2 (27), in that organization's title eliminator and made a good accounting of himself but didn't have the stamina to outwork his taller, younger opponent, who won a UD on points.

Also on the card in Memphis was heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon, 24-1 (16), who stopped Adam Richards, 21-2 (14), in the eighth and final round of a classic two-way slugfest and super middle Alan Green, 27-1 (19), won against aging ex-light middle world champ Carl Daniels, 50-16-1 (32), who was retired by his corner in the seventh.

Also on Saturday, the Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara, NY was the site of the continuing comeback of former world heavyweight title challenger Michael Grant, 45-3 (33), who won the NABA crown with a wide points decision over 41 year old Paul Marinaccio, 24-4-3 (11). More...

Tonight at Vanderbilt University Memorial Gymnasium in Memphis, TN, former world champions Jermain Taylor and Jeff Lacy clash over twelve scheduled rounds in a WBC Super Middleweight title eliminator.

Taylor, the former world middleweight champion and ex-IBF 168 pound champ Lacy are both trying to rebuild their careers after shattering losses in title fights that they were largely expected to win.

Lacy is further along in that process has won all three of his bouts since taking a one sided thrashing at the hands of Joe Calzaghe in March, 2006 while this is the first time Taylor sets foot in the ring following his two bout losing streak to Kelly Pavlik.

This one comes down to who has the most confidence to step forward and take the lead.

Lacy, 24-1 (17), has never been the same since the Calzaghe fight, having difficulty in defeating the respectable but less than world class trio of Vitali Tsypko, Peter Manfredo Jr and Epifanio Mendoza.

Taylor, 27-2-1 (17), was bombed out by Pavlik in their first fight but came back to make a good account of himself in the rematch before being outworked for the decision. More...

With less than two weeks to go before the fight that could determine the entire direction of his boxing future, Jermain Taylor is both calm, cool, confident and anxious to get in the ring. Taylor has less than one week left in his Miami-based training camp before shifting to Nashville, Tennessee, site of his 12-round Super Middleweight Eliminator fight with Jeff Lacy on November 15 "All Or Nothing". More...

The fight that could define his career in the super middleweight division is less than month away, and news from Jermain Taylor's camp in Miami, Florida?is very good. It's good, that is, unless you ask Jeff Lacy, Jermain Taylor's opponent for the November 15th fight "All Or Nothing". HBO World Championship Boxing will televise the bout from Memorial Gymnasium on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee (10:15pm ET / 9:15pm CT / 7:15pm PT). More...

Memphis based Prize Fight Promotions today announced the signing of light heavyweight power punching prospect Farah Ennis 3-0 (2), of Philadelphia to a multi year fight deal.

Ennis will make his first appearance under the Prize Fight banner on May 24, at the Fitzgerald Casino in Tunica, MS, as part of the popular long-standing, top selling fight series “Fights at the Fitz.” More...