Click for larger image© Tom Casino Showtime Boxing As the saying goes, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasureâ€. However in this case, another man’s misfortune became another man’s blessing. Lightweight Rolando Reyes, 26-3-2 (16), has the opportunity of a lifetime; he has the chance to shock the world if he can only derail the…
Last Saturday in front of a sold out crowd at the Theater in Madison Square Garden, former undisputed welterweight champion Zab “Super” Judah suffered a devastating collapse. Judah, of Brooklyn, New York, 34-3-1NC (25), dropped his WBC title by losing a unanimous decision to the rugged veteran of Argentina, Carlos Baldomir, 42-9-6 (12). Although the…
In a sport that is recognized universally as the “sweet scienceâ€, all too often the end for most fighters is usually very bitter. In the case of “Fast†Freddie Cadena the ending for this prospect could simply be described as tragic. It isn’t unusual to hear of fighters going off the deep end. Most often,…
Welterweight contender Christopher “The Mechanic” Smith steps into the squared circle tonight for the third time this year. The New Yorker faces the well experienced Tomas Barrientes of Mercedes, Texas for the interim NABA belt in the main co-feature from the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York. DiBella Entertainment promotes the evening’s entertainment as…
Photos by Mark DeSisto and Edwin Gonzalez With Honor and Humility it’s Fight Night Live in Las Vegas! At last the date of October 8th finally arrived on our “boxing calendar.” My fight fans from all over the globe know what I am talking about. The rematch of arguably the greatest fight of all time…
Former US Olympian Roberto Benitez won his second pro bout on the undercard of Friday’s WBA Lightweight title eliminator between Lakva Sim and Ebo Elder in Duluth, Georgia.The 25 year old super bantam proved too much for his winless opponent as Benitez used good foot movement and raked Lucas with combinations. The end finally came…
On Saturday October 1st, Showtime is scheduled to air a very interesting and potentially exciting fight card. A card potent enough to even spoil Roy Jones’ welcome back party. Ok, lets weigh our options; you have three potentially entertaining fights. Lets say for argument’s sake that all three fights are boring, but you have three…
Click for larger image © Edwin Gonzalez In New York City, Labor Day signifies more than just the end of summer. It signifies the commencement of the celebration of West Indian culture. In the annual Labor Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York, every country in the West Indies has a float in the huge Caribbean…
As the summer winds down to an end, New York based promoter Lou DiBella wanted to end it on a “slamming” note. Matisyahu, the “Hasidic Reggae Sensation,” rocked the house in truly stellar fashion. This Broadway Boxing card that featured four of the hottest prospects in New York City right now, (Edgar Santana, Paulie Malignaggi,…
“Everyone said I had the wrong strategy going into the fight and I beat him. He (Castillo) believes that I am not ready to fight that type of fight for a second time. What better way to prove it, then to do it again? I am a gladiator. Bob (Arum) and Castillo can say whatever…
Considering all the controversy surrounding the Hopkins-Taylor horror, here is a message to all my boxing fans all over the world: “we have to move on!” What’s done is done and it’s in the past. There isn’t anything you and I could do to change the outcome. So as we fast forward into the future,…
It is only right that the next big star to come out of Puerto Rico seek for his revenge on the eve of the Puerto Rican day parade. On Saturday, June 11, the twenty-four-year-old native of Caguas makes his Madison Square Garden debut. For the first time in five years, Miguel Cotto will take on…