Unbeaten middleweight prospect Edwin “La Bomba†Rodriguez received a B+ grade from his head trainer, Peter Manfredo, Sr., for the two-time national amateur champion’s performance last Saturday night against veteran “Bad Ass†Brad Austin, 8-6 (2), at the Beau Rivage Resort Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Veteran boxing trainer Peter Manfredo, Sr. has only worked less than a year with unbeaten middleweight prospect Edwin “La Bomba†Rodriguez, but the experienced cornerman is high on his former two-time national amateur champion. Rodriguez faces Brad Austin, 8-5 (2), this Saturday night, January 17, in his first scheduled eight round bout on the off-televised…
Philadelphia light welterweight, Faatimah “Tamika” Balmer, had her professional debut dreams shattered last night, when her fellow debutant Alexandra Madgziak withdrew from this weekend’s Peter Manfredo Sr. in association with Letʼs Get It On Promotions ʽDiamonds In The Roughʼ event in Dorchester, MA . The normally sanguine Faatimah, who trains at the Fast Lane Gym…
Images © Gianluca Di Caro Philadelphiaʼs very own first lady of amateur boxing, Faatimah “Tamika” Balmer, makes her professional debut against former New England Golden Gloves Champion, Alexandra Madgziak, at “Diamonds In The Rough”, presented by Peter Manfredo Sr. in association with Letʼs Get It On Promotions at Freeport (IBEW) Hall in Dorchester MA on…