Month: November 2021

Rematch of 2021 N.E. Fight of the Year Wilfredo Pagan vs. Carlos Marrero, III Headlines “New England’s Future VIII”

WORCESTER, Mass. (November 29, 2021) – The rematch of the unofficial 2021 New England Fight of the Year will headline the December 18th “New England Future VIII” event, presented by Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), highlighting Webster’s (MA) first professional boxing event in 27 years, t Webster Town Hall. Puerto Rico-native Wilfredo “El Sucaro” Pagan (6-1-1, 3 KOs), fighting out of Southbridge (MA), and Bridgeport’s (CT) Carlos Marrero, III (2-6-2), fought to an entertaining 6-round split draw this past August 14th in Worcester (MA). “I am very excited we were able to get the rematch between Pagan and Marrero so quick,” RPE promoter Jose Antonio Rivera commented. “These two warriors put their heart and soul in their last fight and the fans were not Read more [...]

Kroll scores Knockdown; Wins Unanimous Decision over Dawson in Philly

PHILADELPHIA (NOVEMBER 29, 2021)In much anticipated battle between undefeated Philadelphia based welterweights, Paul Kroll won an eight-round unanimous decision over Mark Dawson Jr. in front of an enthusiastic, near-capacity crowd at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The bout headlined a six-bout card, promoted by RDR Promotions. In round one, Kroll dropped Dawson with a hard right hand. With Dawson hurt, Kroll looked to close the show in the opening frame, but Dawson did well by holding on, and Dawson even landed a big left himself at the end of the round. For the balance of the fight, Kroll boxed his way behind his jab. Dawson was looking to use his length and box from distance. Neither was able to have his opponent in trouble for the rest of the fight, but it was Kroll who was more consistent Read more [...]

Fighter Locker boxers have plenty to be thankful for this year

BOSTON (November 24, 2021) – Fighter Locker boxers have plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving because their manager, Ryan Roach, has been “feeding” them throughout 2021 despite COVID-19 restrictions. While most promotional free agents have had trouble getting on cards, Roach has placed his fighters on a wide variety of shows this year in Mexico, South Carolina, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Texas, Wyoming, Florida, Alabama, and Dominican Republic. “I have been pretty fortunate to keep my guys active with relationships I have built with promoters,” Roach said. “It takes a lot to keep them all rolling, and I try to rotate which fighters fight where and how often. I just tell them stay ready, in the gym, and I will keep you active. Activity is one of the Read more [...]

Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez not looking past Yunieski Gonzalez to Dmitry Bivol

LAS VEGAS (November 23, 2021) – Too much is at stake for “Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez for the undefeated Mexican to look past his December 18th showdown with Yunieski “The Monster” Gonzalez (21-3, 17 KOs) to World Boxing Association Light Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry Bivol. Not only is a mandatory challenger position at stake against Cuba-born Gonzalez, the perfect 42-0 (28 KOs) record is also on the line for “Zurdo” in his 12-round WBA Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator streaming live from San Antonio (TX) on DAZN. Ramirez’ promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, is presenting this event. “I never look past any of my opponents, so I don’t have to avoid looking past Gonzalez in this fight,” Ramirez said. “I know Gonzalez is a come-forward fighter who likes Read more [...]

Undefeated Polish cruiserweight prospect Adrian “Pretty Boy” Pinheiro Makes Nashville debut this Saturday

ORLANDO (November 22, 2021) – Undefeated Polish cruiserweight prospect Adrian “Pretty Boy” Pinheiro (5-0, 5 KOs) has taken an unusual route to Nashville, where he will take on veteran Eric Abraham (6-10, 3 KOs) this Saturday night in a 4-round bout at Municipal Auditorium. The 24-year-old Pinheiro was born in Poland, grew up in Brazil, moved to Orlando and then up to Massachusetts for a job opportunity in security in Boston’s Seaport and Financial districts. He started boxing three years ago, rapidly developing into a Central New England Golden Gloves Novice super heavyweight champion, turning pro this past May in Orlando where he lives again. “I’ve always been a fan of boxing,” Pinheiro explained, “but I didn’t box until I moved to the United States. I appreciate Read more [...]

KO of weekend delivered by Irish light heavyweight prospect Tommy “The Kid” O’Toole

BOSTON (November 22, 2021) – Irish light heavyweight prospect Tommy “The Kid” O’Toole delivered the most devastating knockout from this past weekend in only his second pro fight, when he put Mark Malone (1-1) to sleep midway through the opening round, fighting on the Andrade-Quigley undercard of Matchroom Boxing’s high-profile event streamed live on DAZN from SHNU Arena in Manchester New Hampshire. “It was unbelievable fighting in such a big arena with all those fans,” O’Toole spoke about the overall experience of fighting on a major card. Boston’s like a second home for any Irish fighter, especially one from Connemara, because the people from my town are so supportive.” O’Toole, who is managed by Ryan Roach’s Fighter Locker, had a fellow Connemara fighter in his Read more [...]

Oberlton Takes out Oren in 2 in Philadelphia Nahir Albright Scores 29 second Knockout

PHILADELPHIA–Atif Oberlton stopped Brent Oren in round two of a scheduled sox-round light heavyweight bout in front of a large audience at the 2300 Arena. The seven bout card was promoted by King's Promotions. Oberlton was patient early as landed some power punches. At the end of round one, Oberlton landed a hard left hand the bel.. That was a precursor of things to come as in round two, Oberlton ramped up the offense and dropped Oren twice. The second knockdown hurt Oren and the fight was stopped at 1:38. Oberlton of Philadelphia was making his hometown debut and the heralded prospect is 4-0 with four knockouts. Oren of Harrisburg, PA is 4-7. Quadir Albright needed just 29 seconds to destroy William Hernandez in their six-round junior welterweight bout. Albright landed some Read more [...]

RayJay Bermudez, James Perella & Francis Hogan all winners

DEDHAM, Mass. (November 21, 2021) – Vertex Promotions closed its first season in style last night with its fourth event in less than 60 days, “Fall Brawl,” at Moseley’s on the Charles in Dedham, Massachusetts. “We feel good about what we’ve done, especially considering we just started promoting,” Vertex promoter Dave Clark said. “Fans and fighters are enjoying what we’re doing. We’re making plans for next year, but we don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves. We’re in rhythm.” Headliner RayJay “The Destroyer” Bermudez (14-0, 11 KOs) outclassed his tough Mexican opponent, super lightweight Danny “Vendado” Flores (15-25-1, 8 KOs). Bermudez patiently fought his fight, setting up power punches and staying away from Flores’ punches, comfortably Read more [...]

Upcoming Boxing event for December 18, 2021 – Golden Boy Promotions

LOS ANGELES, CA --- San Antonio, Texas boxing fans will be treated to a night full of non-stop action as Luis Hernandez (21-1, 19 KOs) of Chihuahua, Mexico, will face Rusian Madiyev (13-2, 5 KOs) of Indio, CA as the main event of the Golden Boy Fight Night broadcast on December 18. The fight featured as part of the undercard for Zurdo vs. Gonzalez is a scheduled 10-round super lightweight bout set to air starting at 3:00 p.m. CT on Facebook Watch. The main event of the night at the AT&T Center in San Antonio is headlined by light heavyweight superstar Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) of Mazatlán, Mexico, and Cuba’s Yunieski “The Monster” Gonzalez (21-3, 17 KOs). The duo will face off in a 12-round fight for the WBA Light Heavyweight Title eliminator, live exclusively on DAZN Read more [...]

Tonight: United States Olympian Tiger Johnson to Make Pro debut on Crawford – Porter Card in Las Vegas

New York (November 20, 2021)--Tonight in Las Vegas, 2021 United Sates Olympian, Delante "Tiger" Johnson will make his highly anticipated professional debut when he takes on Antonius Grable in a four-round welterweight bout at The Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The fight can be seen on the ESPN App at 6 PM ET. Johnson is signed to Split-T Management. Johnson, 23 years-old of Cleveland, Ohio began boxing at the age of seven as he had uncles and cousins who were professional boxers, including former light heavyweights Darrel Johnson (11-3-1, 8 KOs) and Ronald Johnson (17-1, 4 KOs). Tiger Johnson had a highly decorated amateur career finishing with a record of 188-17, and saw him win a Gold Medal in the 2016 Youth World Championships; a Bronze Medal at the 2019 Pan Am Games; a 2019 Last Read more [...]

Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez says Dmitry Bivol now has nowhere to run

LAS VEGAS (November 17, 2021) – Frustrated by Dmitry Bivol’s silence, even after Team Zurdo and Golden Boy Promotions sent the World Boxing Association (WBA) Light Heavyweight World Super Champion a legitimate contract offer, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez now has a clear path to his first World title shot in the light heavyweight division. Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) has been matched against Yunieski “The Monster” Gonzalez (21-3, 17 KOs) on December 18 in San Antonio (TX) in the official WBA Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator to determine Bivol’s mandatory challenger. “I’m excited to end the year with this eliminator bout,” Ramirez said. “This is the path I’ve been planning for and I’m very humbled and honored to be in this position. The WBA is a great organization Read more [...]

New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2021  May 1st Induction Dinner

NEW YORK (November 16, 2021) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has announced its 29-member Class of 2121. The 10th NYSBHOF induction dinner, sponsored by Ring 8, will be Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. ET), May 1, at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. “Every year the selections get more difficult,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said. “Everyone of these new inductees has been a major part of New York boxing. It’s talent like this that makes NYSBHOF so successful.” Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include WBO Heavyweight World Champions and Michael Bentt (11-2, 6 KOs), also a 4-time New York Golden Gloves gold medalist, and Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs (60-6-1, 53 KOs), 3-time World light middleweight titlist Verno Phillips (42-11-1, Read more [...]

A man of many talents, Johns hopes to jumpstart boxing career in 2022

Springfield, MA (November 16, 2021) – Bronx native Dashaun Johns is a 31-year-old professional boxer and businessman, owner of a 4-1 record in the ring and his own gym with three locations in the tri-state area.As he continues to balance two professions in addition to his family life, the super lightweight southpaw makes his long-awaited debut with CES Boxing next Saturday on November 27 when he battles Pittsburgh’s Danny Mitchell (5-4-1, 2 KOs) in a six-round bout at the MassMutual Center.To fully understand how much Johns (4-1, 3 KOs) has grown, it’s important to understand where he came from.Johns lived most of his childhood without his father and grew up in house with four siblings, some of whom were stepbrothers, so he was often forced to defend himself. Bullied in school, Read more [...]

Shawn Darling named New Jersey Coach of the Year

The NJ Boxing Hall of Fame has voted Shawn Darling as "Coach of the Year." Darling learned his trade from International Boxing Hall of Famer Matthew Saad Muhammad. In addition to learning from Muhammad, Darling was always studying the training methods some of the best boxing minds on the East Coast. They included: Bill Johnson, Don Givens, Walli Moses, Shaun George and Denny Brown. Darling was also fortunate to be in the company of many of New Jersey's best fighters such as Kevin Johnson, Bobby Czyz, Bruce Seldon, John Brown, Shamone Alvarez, Prince Badi Ajumu. Shawn has also had great success coaching and managing numerous Jersey Shore professionals with the most recent being Chris "Sandman" Thomas, "Quick" Nick Valliere, "The Brawler" Dan Pasciolla & Hafiz "Big Read more [...]

2021 AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships Successfully Conclude, New Champions And Winners Crowned

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (November 10, 2021) -- The 2021 AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships recently concluded with thrilling bouts in 13 men’s weight categories, in front of a packed Štark Arena in Belgrade. Eighty-eight AIBA member federations were represented. The winners benefited from unprecedented prize money, with gold medalists winning $100 000 each in addition to solid gold medals and champions’ belts. “You have shown us strength, but you have also shown us so much more: patience, respect, friendship and courage. Those attributes are pillars of our daily lives, not just in boxing. Participants of these Championships became an example to all of us,” AIBA President Umar Kremlev said. Athletes from the AIBA Fair Chance team were honored as winners of the AIBA Fair Play Read more [...]