Day: March 9, 2021

  (photo by Emily HarneyPhotography) WORCESTER, Mass. (March 8, 2021) - Undefeated lightweight prospect Jamaine "The Technician" Ortiz (14-0, 8 KOs) has started to make waves in arguably boxing's best and deepest division. The Worcester, Massachusetts fighter is ranked No. 5 by the North American Boxing Federation (NABF), No. 14 by the United States Boxing Association (USBA) and North American Boxing Association (NABA), and he recently cracked the World Boxing Council's (WBC) top 40 world rankings at 31. "The lightweight division is the one everybody wants to watch," Ortiz said. "They want to see the best fighters and in the lightweight division it doesn't just mean No. 1 versus No. 2. Any of the top lightweights fighting each other is what fans Read more [...]

Philadelphia, PA (March 9, 2021) - This past Saturday night, Shinard Bunch won a tough eight-round unanimous decision over veteran Cameron Krael in the featured bout of a five-bout card at The Sportsplex in Feasterville, Pa.  The show was promoted by RDR Promotions. It was a rugged battle as Krael was able to get a lot of things done by boxing, and working behind a nice long jab from the outside. Bunch, who has been the most active fighter in the sport, as he was making his fourth ring appearance of 2021, was aggressive and giving just as much (if not a little more) then he was getting. Both fighters fought at a nice pace and had good work-rates, which provided very few lapses in action, A lot of the rounds were close, but where Bunch was able to create space for himself was in a the Read more [...]

WBC #1 Oscar Rivas headlines Mar. 16 in Quebec City MONTREAL (March 9, 2021) - Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) will organize its first event in 16 months - "The Homecoming: Rivas vs. Louis 2" -- Tuesday night, March 16 at Hotel Plaza Quebec in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.   "The Homecoming," presented in co-promotion with New Era Fighting & Promotion and in collaboration of Lee Baxter Promotions is headlined by a rematch featuring Oscar "Kaboom" Rivas (26-1, 18 KOs) and Sylvera "Sly" Louis (8-5, 4 KOs) in the 8-round main event. Rivas defeated Louis by 4-round majority decision back in 2012.   A representative of his native Colombia at the 2008 Olympics, Rivas is coming off a controversial loss July 20, 2019, by way of a 12-round decision to Dillian Read more [...]