Day: December 9, 2020

December 8, 2020 (New York, New York) The working man's hero, Long Island light heavyweight slugger, JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR. (26-3 21KO'S) is officially set to take on Russian, MAXIM VLASOV (45-3 26KO's) on February 13th for the vacant WBO Light Heavyweight World Title on ESPN. If it weren't reality, some would say it was scripted. An American union laborer's rise to the top of the boxing world, in the paramount bout of his career for the Championship of the World, against a big strong Russian bear. Smith Jr. had a 2020 reminiscent of his remarkable 2016. In both years, Smith Jr. secured two major upsets, placing himself inside the top 5 in the light heavyweight division and on track to fight for a world title. As a relative Read more [...]

Still undefeated lightweight prospect Francisco "Chino" Lopez (12-0-1, 8 KOs) survived a scare tonight (Tuesday, December 8, 2020) by salvaging a 10-round split draw against determined countryman Ivan Leon “Cachorro Canonerof” Benitez (14-4-1, 6 KOs). Fighting in the main event of “Noche de Box,” presented by Don Chargin Productions and Paco Presents Boxing, in association with Fabrica de Campeones, Ahome, Sinaloa’s Lopez seemed to have trouble with the awkward roughhousing style of Veracruz’s Benitez and was never able to find a way to unload his superior firepower. It was an ugly clash of styles with few combinations landed. A frustrated Lopez lost a point in round six for rabbit punching and another when a headbutt opened a gash on Benitez’s right eyelid Read more [...]