Day: August 20, 2020

Smith Jr. Returns August 22 on ESPN against Eleider Alvarez in WBO World Title Eliminator

Thursday, August 20, 2020 (New York, NY) From his professional debut in 2009, JOE SMITH JR. (25-3 20KO's) always packed a punch. Now, just two days away from Smith Jr.'s WBO Title Eliminator bout against ELEIDER "STORM" ALVAREZ (23-1 13KO's) on August 22 on ESPN + live from The Bubble at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, we revisit some of Smith Jr.'s best moments. After winning 16 of his 17 first fights, 13 by way of knockout, Smith Jr. made his first appearance at Star Boxing's acclaimed "Rockin' Fights" series at The Paramount in Huntington, New York.  After four consecutive wins by knockout, Star Boxing CEO JOE DEGUARDIA had positioned Smith Jr. for a major opportunity, and in spring of 2016, the call came. ANDREZJ FONFARA | June 18, 2016 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago   Smith Read more [...]

Shishkin Dominates and Stops Riojas Impressively at “Detroit Brawl at the Legendary Kronk”

(Detroit, August 20, 2020) Tonight, in the 10-round main event of “DETROIT BRAWL AT THE LEGENDARY KRONK,” undefeated top-10 super middleweight Vladimir Shishkin (11-0, 6 KOs) dominated and stopped tough Mexican veteran Oscar “El Monstruo” Riojas (21-14-1, 10 KOs) in round nine. Fighting live via livestream on UFC FIGHT PASS®, WBC #10-rated Shishkin, battered the game Riojas through eight tough rounds before finally crashing home a right hand that Riojas could not withstand. The Mexican tough guy bravely rose, but a follow-up barrage by Shishkin convinced referee Frank Garza to end things 48 seconds into the penultimate round. The result goes into the books as a TKO 9. Credit goes to promoter Dmitriy Salita for pulling off such a quality Read more [...]

NY’s Most Prolific Promotional Company Fights on Adapting to Covid-19 World

Wednesday, August 20, 2020 (New York, NY)  Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing, the longest running and most consistent promoter in New York, entered 2020 with great expectations.   Following a JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR. (25-3 20KO's) upset, ESPN main event victory, over then #3 rated light heavyweight JESSE HART (26-3 21KO's) in January and its highly regarded "Rockin' Fights" 38 in February, featuring victories by heavyweight contender, CARLOS TAKAM (39-5-1 28KO's), and Jr. Welterweight punisher CLETUS "THE HEBREW HAMMER" SELDIN (25-1 21KO's), Star Boxing had monthly events scheduled throughout the year and major fights on the horizon.  Unfortunately boxing, and the world, came to a screeching halt due to Read more [...]