A mismatch between two welterweights on the undercard bout at Resorts Hotel and Casino on Saturday night, April 27, 2012, produced one of the most vicious and brutal of endings seen in Atlantic City in recent memory. Union City, New Jersey welterweight southpaw Juan ‘ The Beast’ Rodriguez Jr., now 9-0, (4), took on a…
The undercard at Resorts Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, featured the lively presence of HBO commentator Harold Lederman, on the night before the Boardwalk Hall televised fight card featuring the Bernard Hopkins versus Chad Dawson Light Heavyweight Title rematch. In a heavyweight mismatch, 21 year old cruiserweight Stivens Bujaj went to 8-0, (6),…
More than just a noted ring announcer, boxing historian and sports historian, Henry Hascup has achieved fame by doing something most unique. In addition to helping down and out boxers, Hascup frequently delivers the eulogies for fallen and deceased pro boxers, and often pays for their funerals and tombstones. During his lifetime, Henry Hascup has…
Universal Boxing Organization World Cruiserweight champion Willie Herring, an experienced trial horse with a winning record and a veteran of many cruiserweight wars, was interviewed by Saddo Boxing from Orlando, Florida as he prepared to fly in to New York City. Herring faces 20-0 Santander Silgado (#13 WBC, # 15 WBA) in a scheduled eight…
At the weigh in for the Aviator Arena NBC Sports Network seven bout boxing card at the New York State Athletic Commission held on Friday afternoon, March 23, 2012, all 14 scheduled boxers made weight for their respective bouts. The last three bouts will be immediately televised at 9 PM Saturday night, and the entire…
In the welterweight heyday of the legendary Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Ray’s ‘Modus Operandi’ was always the same, fight as if an ordinary round with your opponent for the first two minutes and fifteen seconds, then come on strong in the last 45 seconds of the round, impress the judges and steal the round on…
Last Saturday at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Irish fighter Patrick ‘Paddy Boy’ Farrell of Jersey City, New Jersey, won a spirited four round heavyweight all offense and no defense slugfest by four round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Kalven Jenkins of Troy, New York. The bout was closer than the…
DiBella Entertainment heavyweight prospect Tor Hamer won by second round knockout over opponent Dieuly Aristilde on the undercard of Alex-Perez vs. Francisco Figueroa at BB King Blues Club and Grill on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in New York City. Hamer, 29, now 14-1, 10 knockouts, New York City, chased Aristilde, now 9-5, 2 knockouts, a…
Welterweight Alex Perez went to 16-0, with 9 knockouts by winning a hard fought ten round unanimous decision over veteran Francisco (Frankie) Figueroa in the main event of a DiBella Entertainment boxing card held Wednesday night, March 7, 2012, at BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York City. Perez knocked down the shorter…
In a demonstration proving the results of a hard training camp and hard work in the ring had paid off, Daniel Geale retained the International Boxing Federation Middleweight title with a unanimous decision win over number one ranked challenger Osumanu Adama of Ghana at Derwent Entertainment Centre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Scoring was 117-111, 118-110,…
On Saturday, March 3, 2012, three of the better known heavyweights and one of the best cruiserweights in the world got taken to task by claimants seeking to use their marquee names as stepping stones. In the fifth round, fourth round, third round, and finally the second round, the champion, the top contenders, and a…
At five feet, eleven and one half inches, and 215 and one half pounds, at first glance, Jean-Marc Mormeck of France would seem to be too short and too small to fight Dr. Wladimir Klitschko for the World Heavyweight championship. After all, Klitschko is six feet six inches and 242 pounds. But the bout isn’t…