Day: August 21, 2020

Laureano-Rodriguez and Toussaint-Jones – Ready to Bring the Action at the Bubble

Friday, August 21, 2020 (Las Vegas, Nevada)  #4 world rated (WBO), JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR (25-3 20KO's) and #3 world rated (WBO), ELEIDER "STORM" ALVAREZ (23-1 13KO's) tipped the scaled today at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, ahead of their WBO World Title Eliminator main event on ESPN+ tomorrow night. Smith Jr. came in at a strong, 174.9 lbs. and Alvarez came in at a ready, 174.6 lbs. The winner of tomorrow nights main event will face off with the winner of Umar Salamov vs Maxim Vlasov for the WBO Light Heavyweight Championship of the World. PHOTO CREDIT: MIKEY WILLIAMS/ TOP RANK On the undercard, 2018 Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Fighter of the Year, "ACTION" ANTHONY LAUREANO (13-0 4KO'S) weighed in at 145.9 lbs, while heralded undefeated Read more [...]

Split-T Management’s Highly Touted Olympic Trials Champion, Omar Rosario From Puerto Rico

Image from Omar Rosario Instagram Page NEW YORK (August 21, 2020) - TONIGHT at The Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, highly regarded Split-T Management signee Omar Rosario will make his highly anticipated professional debut when he takes on six-fight veteran Siolon Staley in a bout scheduled for four rounds. Rosario,22 years-old of Caguas, PR, was the Puerto Rican Olympic Trial Champion at 152 lbs., and was the island's favorite to win a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Rosario will campaign in the junior welterweight division. Rosario was likely to star at the Olympics, however after many conversations with his coaches and family surrounding the uncertainty of the Olympic games due to postponement of the games due to COVID-19, Rosario has decided Read more [...]

Fundora Trunks to Pay Tribute to Covid-19 Victims and Families Saturday Night

Unbeaten Super Welterweight Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora will be donning some very special trunks to honor the fallen when he takes on Nathaniel Gallimore this Saturday night, August 22, live on FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Fundora (14-0-1, 9 KOs) will face Chicago’s Nathaniel Gallimore (21-4-1, 17 KOs) in the co-main event. In the main event, two-time welterweight champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter face unbeaten German contender Sebastian Formella in a 12-round welterweight title eliminator. The custom-made trunks, adorned with red roses, will be Fundora’s tribute to all the fallen people worldwide who have succumbed to COVID-19. “The Read more [...]