Category: Fights

Fights, This Weeks Fights

Jarrett Hurd Looking to Breathe New Life Into his Career Against Santana

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” →

Fights, This Weeks Fights

The Return of an Accomplished Former Champion – DSG to Take on Ivan Redkach

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” →

Fights, This Weeks Fights

Jeison Rosario Up-Ends J Rock in a Stunning Upset to Become Unified Super-Welterweight Champion

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” →

Fights, Prospects, Weekly Wrap

Lil B Hop Graduates to Interim Title Status, Wins Decision Against Former Titlist Jezreel Corrales

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.

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Fights, Weekly Wrap

Eleider Alvarez Delivers Early Knockout of the Year Candidate Against Michael Seals

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” →