Omari Jones stops Alan Sanchez in two rounds in Orlando
Omari Jones stopped Alan Sanchez in round two, while Jordan Orozco Hernandez halted Yusniel Abrahante in the sixth at Project Series 2 in Orlando.
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Omari Jones vs Alan Sanchez headlines Project Series 2 in Orlando
Omari Jones faces Alan Sanchez in the Project Series 2 main event in Orlando, while Jordan Orozco Hernandez meets Yusniel Abrahante for the WBA Continental Gold title.
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Boxing Result: Manfredo Stops Hernandez For IBO Title
Last night at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT, middleweight Peter Manfredo won the vacant IBO belt with a tenth round stoppage of Angel Hernandez. Manfredo was pressed hard in the early rounds by the smaller Hernandez, a former IBF light middleweight title challenger, but the Chicago man couldn’t maintain the pace.
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Boxing 360: Hernandez vs. Manfredo IBO Title Clash May 29
Veteran Angel “El Toro†Hernandez is arguably, pound-for-pound, one of the toughest boxers in the business. The Mexican native, fighting out of Chicago, has parlayed impressive back-to-back performances into a May 22 title fight against Peter Manfredo, Jr. at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. “It’s all in his nickname – ‘Toro’ means bull,†Angel’s trainer…
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Boxing Preview: Roy Jones Jr vs. Bernard Hopkins 2
Tonight at Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, NV, Roy Jones Jr faces Bernard Hopkins at light heavyweight in a rematch that comes 17 years after their clash for the vacant IBF middleweight title. This bout comes at least seven years too late as Jones’ incredible reflexes left him following his WBA heavyweight title winning…
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Boxing Weights And Quotes: Roy Jones Jr. vs. Bernard Hopkins 2
The official weights for the Jones vs. Hopkins 2 fight card are in along with a surprising variety of fight predictions from those who know best; other world champions, most of whom have fought either Hopkins or Jones or both. Light heavyweights, 12 rounds Roy Jones Jr: 175 lb Bernard Hopkins: 175 lb
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IBO Boxing News: Manfredo, Hernandez, Budler, Rubillar, Bika
Former reality TV star Peter Manfredo Jr. is on the verge of world title hardware. The 29-year-old Rhode Island native will meet Mexican-born right-hander Angel “Toro†Hernandez in a scheduled 12-rounder for the International Boxing Organization middleweight championship on May 22 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn.
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Boxing In America: Friday Night Results
The Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN saw Irish middleweight star Andy Lee, 18-1 (13), return to an American ring for the first time in over a year following his shocking loss to Brian Vera. The lanky southpaw came into his bout with Anthony Shuler, 20-7-1 (14), as a super middle and stopped the Indianapolis man…
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Boxing Result: Hernandez Turns Back Clock To Defeat McGirt In Florida
Angel Hernandez held the NABF Light Middleweight title in 2002 and mounted an unsuccessful bid to unseat IBF Champion Winky Wright in 2003 but the 33 year old Chicago resident has been struggling to regain his foothold in the upper classes of the American boxing scene until upsetting middleweight prospect James McGirt Jr last night…
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Ex-Boxing Champ Glen Johnson Mentoring Prospect James McGirt Jr
The new-look middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr., 19-1-1 (9), has developed an invaluable relationship, like a younger brother, with former world light heavyweight and current title challenger Glen Johnson as they’ve sparred together for their upcoming fights.
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Boxing Prospect James McGirt Jr Restructures Training Methods To Revitalize Career
Team McGirt has reevaluated middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr., 19-1-1 (9), and, after considerable soul searching, has collectively decided that the 26 year old southpaw will return to old-school training and incorporate a more aggressive attack in order to take better advantage of his hand speed, as well as to avoid his frustrating “fight to…
