Day: March 1, 2018

Gray invades NYC for fight of his life Saturday night

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 1st, 2018) -- When Khiary Gray officially became a professional boxer in 2014, he never imagined he'd make it this far, so he kept a bucket list just in case he failed to reach his ultimate goal.  One of the many items? Fight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the same venue where the late Arturo Gatti won his first title defense as the IBF World Super Featherweight Champion, where Roy Jones Jr., Hector Camacho and Larry Holmes once roamed, and where fellow Worcester, Mass., native Edwin Rodriguez captured the USBA Super Middleweight Title in 2012. Adjacent to the historic Madison Square Garden, a 20,000-seat encyclopedia of modern-day boxing history, The Theater will share the spotlight Saturday night with the highly anticipated Deontay Wilder-Luis Read more [...]

USA BOXING to Host Press Conference ahead of Western Qualifer in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (March 1, 2018) -- USA Boxing will hold a special press event in the Lobby Lounge at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Albuquerque on Monday, March 5 at 11 a.m. to kick off the Western Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships. The press event will feature Albuquerque natives Danny Romeroand Sharahya-Taina Moreu, who represented Team USA at the 2017 Youth World Championships and making her elite debut at the tournament; Virgil Hill, 1984 Olympic silver medalist; Jesse Valdez, 1972 Olympic bronze medalist; and Austin Trout, 2004 U.S. National Champion and 2004 Olympic alternate, as well as USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee and more. Romero spent 13 years in the amateur boxing world under his father and trainer Danny Romero Sr. before turning professional Read more [...]