By Jon Uddin✏
To no surprise to Manny Robles Jr, he’s now out as head trainer of former Heavyweight Champion Andy Ruiz Jr. Continue reading “When The Smoke Clears:💨 The End of Manny Robles and Andy Ruiz Jr.”
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Irish Middleweight 🇨🇮Jason Quigley picked up his second consecutive win to start off 2020 on Golden Boy’s Thursday Fight Night at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California. Continue reading “Jason Quigley Stops Fernando Marin in Three”
By Jon Uddin✏
Philadelphia’s 🇺🇸Stephen “Cool Boy Steph” Fulton (17-0-0, 8KO) will begin his 2020 campaign with the first defense of his IBO World Super-Bantamweight Title. Fulton will take on undefeated 🇺🇦Arnold “Arni” Khegai (16-0-1, 10KO) in a 12 round bout that will take place on the undercard of the welterweight headliner between Danny Garcia and Ivan Redkach at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Continue reading “Stephen Fulton vs Arnold Khegai: Fight Preview and Outlook”
By Tré Berry III🖊️
Danny Garcia isn’t the only fighter nicknamed “Swift” to take to the Barclays Center this weekend. Maryland’s former Unified Super-Welterweight Titlist 🇺🇸Jarrett “Sw⚡ft” Hurd (23-1-0, 16KO👊) comes back to the ring after taking a little time off, and coming back with a different Coach and mindset, looking to get the train back rolling on the tracks against 33 year old opponent 🇺🇸Francisco “Chia” Santana (25-7-1, 12KO👊) for what will be the co-main event of the evening. Continue reading “Jarrett Hurd Looking to Breathe New Life Into his Career Against Santana”
By Tré Berry III🖊️
On 🗓️January 25th, former ♛RING Junior-Welterweight Champion & Welterweight Titlist 🇺🇸Danny “Swift” Garcia (35-2-0, 21KO👊) returns, and he will be making his return against upset-minded Ukrainian 🇺🇦Ivan Redkach (23-4-1, 18KO👊) in a Welterweight contest. Philadelphia native Garcia (who opened as the 🏟️Barclays inaugural boxing headliner in 2012) will return to his second home, looking to put up a strong performance to once again catapult him back into Title contention, while Redkach is looking to expand on momentum of his last victory, which was what got him this shot here at one of the Welterweight divisions most well known names.
Continue reading “The Return of an Accomplished Former Champion – DSG to Take on Ivan Redkach”
By Tré Berry III🖊️
Well…the welcoming home party did not go according to plan for 🇺🇸Julian “J Rock” Williams (27-2-1, 16KO👊) as he was cut, beaten and battered through 5 rounds by 🇩🇴Jeison Rosario (20-1-1, 14KO👊) to earn the biggest win of his life to become the new WBA/IBF Super-Welterweight Champion of the World Continue reading “Jeison Rosario Up-Ends J Rock in a Stunning Upset to Become Unified Super-Welterweight Champion”
By Tré Berry III🖊️
(Photo captures credited to Stephanie Trapp)
The co-main event on the Williams/Rosario card was between fast rising undefeated prospect 🇺🇸Chris “Primetime” Colbert (14-0-0, 5KO👊), and former WBA Super-Featherweight Titlist 🇵🇦Jezreel Corrales (23-4-0, 9KO👊). The fight didn’t exactly move the crowd at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but it served more as a stringent test of sorts of Colbert as Corrales brings a certain level of pedigree to the ring with him. Colbert did what was expected of him and worked his way towards a Unanimous Decision to where he would nab the vacant interim WBA Super-Featherweight Title, opening up a new plateau and plethora of top-end talent to now 🎯target.
After nearly a year out of the ring, former WBO Light-Heavyweight Champion 🇨🇴Eleider Alvarez (25-1-0, 13KO) was successful in his return to action Saturday night and delivered a highlight reel knockout in the seventh round to close the show against veteran power puncher 🇺🇸Michael Seals (24-3-0, 18KO). Continue reading “Eleider Alvarez Delivers Early Knockout of the Year Candidate Against Michael Seals”
By Jon Uddin✏
New Jersey’s 🇺🇸Vito Mielnicki Jr. (4-0-0, 3KO) continues to balance his duties as a high school senior and a professional fighter, as he enters his fourth bout Saturday on the undercard to Julian Williams vs Jeison Rosario.
By Jon Uddin✏
19 year old Middleweight prospect 🇺🇸Joey Spencer (10-0-0, 7KO) from Linden, Michigan got his 2020 campaign underway Saturday night on the Julian Williams vs Jeison Rosario undercard in Philadelphia. Spencer faced Erik Spring of Reading, Pennsylvania in a six round bout. Continue reading “Prospect Project: Joey Spencer”
By Tré Berry III🖊️
(Two Significant Records Set & Established)
BOXER: ♛🥇🥇🇺🇸Claressa T-Rex Shields🇺🇸🥇🥇♛
FEATS ACCOMPLISHED: Becoming the Fastest Female Boxer to Become 3-Division Champion, and Also the First Female Boxer to Hold 7 Title Belts at One Time Simultaneously.
DISCLAIMER # – Shields 2 Records Achieved are Realistically Records Set Without Gender Divide, However With Male and Female Boxing Being Vastly Different, it Only Seems Fair to Keep the Records Isolated to Each Side of the Coin by Gender.
THE PATH TO THE GOAL:📈 A Confident, boisterous, and decorated athlete is the best way to describe ♛🥇🥇🇺🇸Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (10-0-0, 2KO👊). She is a polarizing figure in the world of boxing, and for legit reason both negatively and positively if you were to weigh out her pros and cons, but the one thing that is not to be questioned is her desire to be great Continue reading “On the Radar:📡 Claressa Shields”
By Tré Berry III🖊️
Saturday marked the inaugural match for 🇲🇽Jaime Munguia (35-0-0, 28KO👊) in the Middleweight division, who took on well respected Irish contender 🇮🇪Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan (30-4-0, 21KO👊) whom he battled with through the rounds and would take out by stoppage victory in the 11th to the delight of his fans in attendance at the Alamo-Dome in San Antonio, Texas. Continue reading “Munguia Successful in Middleweight Debut, Stops O’Sullivan in the 11th Round to Keep his Plans Alive”
By Tré Berry III🖊️
Last night at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, unbeaten women’s boxing superstar ♛🥇🥇🇺🇸Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (10-0-0, 2KO👊) made it a perfect “10” in the win column, as she dominated former Titlist 🇭🇷Ivana Habazin (20-4-0, 7KO👊) to a virtual points shutout victory, adding the WBC & WBO Super-Welterweight Titles to her crowded trophy case and adding to her growing legend on her side of the sport. Continue reading “Shields Defeats Hazabin via UD to Become 3-Weight Champion”
Earlier today, RING/WBA/IBF Junior-Welterweight’s Champion of the World ♛🏴Josh “Tartan Tornado” Taylor (16-0-0, 12KO👊) inked a new deal with Top-Rank’s promotional company. It is a deal of multi-year variety, and is in conjunction with an advisory deal that he has with MTK Global… Continue reading “Josh Taylor Signs with Top-Rank Promotions 📰”
By Tré Berry III🖊️
These days, when you see the President of the Japanese Boxing Association, that being Masahiko Harada (better known to the masses as ♛🇯🇵Fighting Harada (55-7-0, 22KO👊)), you see a distinguished, quiet, jovial 76 year old man whose default facial expression is that of a smile and deep reflection – one who looks the part of being the least threatening man in the room if you were to base your assessments heavily weighing on aesthetics. What some folks today don’t realize that aren’t aware of his early legacy was that this little guy was a nightmare Continue reading “Talking Legends:📽️ Fighting Harada”
By Tré Berry III🖊️
Undefeated WBC Middleweight Titlist 🇺🇸Jermall “Hitman” Charlo (30-0-0, 22KO👊) and Irish Australian-based world contender 🇮🇪Dennis “Hurricane” Hogan (28-3-1, 7KO👊) headlined the card that occupied the 🏟️Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY last night. There is where Charlo racked up the 30th victory of his career by dominating Hogan and securing a 7th round knockout, for what was Charlo’s second defense of the green strap. Continue reading “Jermall Charlo Brings the Storm to Dennis Hogan, Ices Him in 7”
By Tré Berry III🖊️
A late recap – On the undercard of Logan Paul/KSI, undefeated young Lightweight super-talent 🇺🇸Devin “The Dream” Haney (24-0-0, 15KO👊) remained undefeated by outpointing previously unbeaten Dominican boxer 🇩🇴Alfredo Santiago (12-1-0, 4KO👊) to a 12 round Unanimous Decision that resulted with complete shutout scores on all 3 official scorecards (120-107 x3). Continue reading “Haney Wins via Shutout Over Santiago, Eyes Mandatory Fortuna Next – Addressing the WBC’s Woes”
By Tré Berry III🖊️
What a beautiful fight this was, between two esteemed boxers who openly hoped to face each other in the 🎥World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) Final once the Tournament was set up in the division, and the participants were announced. The Bantamweight Champion of the World and Tournament #2 seed 🏆♛🇯🇵Naoya “Monster” Inoue (19-0-0, 16KO👊👊) through grueling back and forth action in spots became the Unified RING/WBA/IBF Bantamweight Champion, and now has the Muhammad Ali Trophy in his possession as a reward for going through his toughest fight with one of the true legends of the sport in Tournament #8 seed 🇵🇭Nonito “Flash” Donaire (40-6-0, 26KO👊), who proved once again why he is a First-Ballot Hall-of-Fame worthy by making a real contest of it. Continue reading “A Brilliant Fight – Inoue Shows Moxy & Versatility En Route to a Decision Victory, While Donaire Once Again Proves his Legend”
By Tré Berry III🖋️
What a fight this was, living up to the wait as we watched on throughout the Tournaments start, culminating to a Fight-of-the-Year worthy type of finale. By way of Majority decision, the Champion of the Junior-Welterweight division is WBSS #2 seed 🏆♛🏴Josh “Tartan Tornado” Taylor (16-0-0, 12KO👊), winning the biggest fight of his life in London at the O2 Arena, in front of his traveling fanbase. The #1 seed of the tournament 🇺🇸Regis “Rougarou” Prograis (24-1-0, 20KO👊) fought a hell of a fight, and this one could have been voted either way, but it wasn’t in the cards for him this night as Taylor was successful enough in the eyes of judges to win the ♛RING-MAGAZINE World Title, as well as pairing the WBA/IBF Title belts together, and being awarded the coveted 🏆Muhammad Ali Trophy… Continue reading “The Winner of the ♛Ring Junior-Welterweight Title & 🏆Muhammad Ali Trophy is…”
If you were anticipating getting raw all-out ❗Combat as we had been leading up to this week have, then you would be thoroughly pleased with the turnout between two iron-clad tough fighters testing each others mettle. By way of Split-Decision, 🇺🇸Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. (26-0-0, 21KO👊) left the Staples Center as the new unified WBC/IBF Welterweight Champion, adding a feather to his cap, and 🇺🇸“Showtime” Shawn Porter (30-3-1, 19KO👊) definitely made him work for it, giving his all as we all have grown accustomed to witnessing. Continue reading “Spence Jr. Wins the War of Attrition, Porter Came to Bang, and the Staples Center Got Their Moneys Worth”
Relentless, menacing, a well oiled machine, Middleweight All-Time-Great legend ♛🇺🇸Marvelous Marvin Hagler (62-3-2, 52KO👊) was the closest thing to an actual “Terminator” that had touched down in the sport of boxing. Marvin was one of the most well conditioned fighters in boxing history, and also one of it’s most intimidating Champions, both from a physical and from a mental standpoint. Continue reading “Talking Legends:📽️ Marvelous Marvin Hagler”
In front of a packed O2 Arena in London, England, reigning Lightweight King 👑♛🥇🥇🇺🇦Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko (14-1-0, 10KO👊) adds the vacant WBC Title Belt to the possession of his RING/WBA/WBO World Titles as he defeated the game former Gold-Medalist challenger 🇬🇧🥇“Cool Hand” Luke Campbell (20-3-0, 16KO👊) through a Unanimous Decision. Continue reading “Lomachenko & Campbell Engage in High Speed Chess – Vasiliy Secures the Strong Victory, While Campbell Gains Respect”
Wow, now that was Combat! 🇺🇸Jose Carlos Ramirez (25-0-0, 17KO) and 🇺🇸Maurice Hooker (26-1-3, 17KO) put forth 6 action packed rounds of non-stop back and forth strategic action, and Ramirez came out on top, bombarding Hooker in the 6th round to become the Unified WBO & WBC Junior-Welterweight Champion. Continue reading “Ramirez in FOTY Candidate TKO’s Hooker in the 6th Round 🔥”
“They often say that the impact of a man can be felt, and ultimately reflective of his people”
This shot by Eloisa Lopez captures the excited Filipino fans exploding with joy as they watch 🇵🇭Manny Pacquiao win the WBA Welterweight title Saturday against Keith Thurman at a public viewing in Marikina, Philippines.
He did it…40 year old all-time-great ♛🇵🇭Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39KO👊) overtakes 🇺🇸Keith “One Time” Thurman’s (29-1-0, 22KO👊) claim as WBA World Champion, and becomes a Welterweight Champion for the 4th time in his career, as well as the oldest man to do so (40 years old), out-dueling the younger man of 10 years via Split Decision verdict with historical implications. Continue reading “The Living Legend Does it Once Again, Adds to his Legendary Campaign of a Career 🔥”
