Some famous, some infamous, some legendary. Recently, Boxing lost five of its all-time greats: legendary heavyweight champion Smokin’ Joe Frazier, trainer Angelo Dundee, trainer Goody Petronelli, noted referee Wayne Kelley and boxer Don Fullmer. It is worth noting the pro boxing contributions of each of these outstanding individuals. Each, in …
Read More »Heavyweight Contender Jameel McCline Loses To Journeyman
In a Saturday night co-main event, February 4, 2012, the one-time WBA, WBO and IBF # 1 heavyweight contender Jameel McCline stepped into the ring in a comeback at Guilford Convention Center in Greensboro, North Carolina at age 41, but lost three battles: to old injuries, to journeyman Harold Sconiers, …
Read More »Isaac Chilemba Red Decisions Bloody Edison Miranda
In a dirty light heavyweight matchup, South Africa’s Isaac Chilemba won the biggest fight of his career in the main event of a televised ESPN 2 card from Texas Station in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday, February 3, 2012, a bloody red ten round decision over seasoned veteran Edison Miranda …
Read More »Ringside Report: Witherspoon KO’s Human Cannonball
In a bizarre heavyweight bout which was the preliminary to the Dorin Spivey-Victor Vasquez main event on a nine bout boxing card at Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday night, February 4, 2012, heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon scored a crazy second round knockout of 40 year …
Read More »Ringside Report: Dorin Spivey Wins NABA Lightweight Title
A determined lightweight veteran Dorin Spivey, entering the ring at age 38 but looking age 28 in top condition, outclassed a game but overmatched Victor Vazquez to score a seventh round stoppage at 0:25 and win the vacant NABA lightweight championship in the ballroom main event at Tropicana Hotel and …
Read More »Irish Patrick Hyland Goes To 25-0 At Resorts
In the main event of a seven bout card at Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, promoted by Team Snooki Boxing in a cooperative venture with Final Round Promotions, featherweight contender Irish Patrick Hyland of Dublin, Ireland, won an eight round decision over Emmanuel Lucero of Mexico City, Mexico, …
Read More »Heavyweight Derric Rossy Wins His Comeback
In the preliminary bout to the Patrick Hyland-Emmanuel Lucero main event of a seven bout card at Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, promoted by Team Snooki Boxing in a cooperative venture with Final Round Promotions, heavyweight contender Derric Rossy of Medford, New York, won his first bout in …
Read More »USBO Cruiser Champ Garrett Wilson is a Powerful Man
Saturday night Peltz Boxing Promotions hosted a seven bout card held at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey televised over the internet on Go Fight Live. USBA Cruiserweight Champion Garrett Wilson seemed to lose nine of eleven rounds but in the tradition of the Yogi Berra adage …
Read More »Brandon Gonzales and Artemio Reyes Win Big on Showtime
In two important action packed bouts last Saturday, October 28 at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ middleweight prospect Brandon ‘Flawless’ Gonzales and welterweight prospect Javier ‘King’ Reyes scored important decision wins to keep their world title hopes alive. A packed crowd watched five undercard bouts, followed by …
Read More »Tito Serrano Wins 10 Round War in Atlantic City
Saturday night at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, NJ unbeaten welterweight prospect Raymond ‘Tito’ Serrano of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, traveled through ten rounds of hell to decision veteran Angel ‘White Tiger’ Rios of Bronx, New York. The ten round main event promoted by Star Boxing was the televised boxing debut card …
Read More »Boxer Martin Wright Has an NBA Night
New York State Welterweight champion Martin Wright won the vacant NBA Junior Intercontinental Welterweight title with a ten round unanimous decision over Mike Ruiz at the Cordon Bleu Catering Hall in Queens, New York. The co-main event, one of two rematches, both for title belts, began and ended with a …
Read More »Amanda Serrano Wins IBF Title for Boxing 360 on Tribute Card
Dr. Mario Yagubi and Bob Duffy of Boxing 360 scored the biggest win to date for their Boxing 360 promotional firm when Brooklyn-based Amanda Serrano won the inaugural female International Boxing Federation Super Featherweight title with a second round stoppage of Kimberly Connor of Little Rock, Arkansas. The bout was …
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