Month: March 2025

Paddy Donovan Wins IBF Appeal, Rematch order vs. Lewis Crocker on IBF World Welterweight Title Eliminator

LIMERICK, Ireland (March 27, 2025) – The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has granted the appeal filed by Team Donovan regarding the controversial disqualification of Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan in the eighth round of his March 1st International Boxing Federation (IBF) World Welterweight Title Eliminator against Lewis Crocker at SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Donovan appealed to prevent Crocker from fighting for the IBF World Welterweight Title and ordering an immediate rematch between the two boxers as the IBF World Welterweight Title Eliminator. Keith Sullivan, Donovan’s co-manager with trainer Andy Lee, is a New York City-based lawyer who manages multiple fighters, said, “I am very happy that the IBF agreed with my arguments and evidence, they Read more [...]

 Super lightweight Jino “The Silent Beast” Rodrigo of Antipolo City, Rizal, Philippines, took a leap forward in his career

PHILADELPHIA – March 8, 2025 – Super lightweight Jino “The Silent Beast” Rodrigo (13-4-2, 11 KOs) of Antipolo City, Rizal, Philippines, took a leap forward in his career with a shocking one-punch knockout over formerly undefeated Mathew “Lefty Gunz” Gonzalez (15-1-1, 10 KOs) of Ridgewood, New York, in the main event of boxing legend Danny Garcia’s Swift Promotions’ “THE FUTURE IS NOW” event from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia and streamed live on BXNG TV. With the action barely underway, the power-punching Rodrigo unexpectedly stepped in with a strong right hand to the chin that dumped a shocked Gonzalez on the canvas. Although he was able to bravely regain his feet, Referee David Braslow assessed the still wobbly southpaw Gonzalez and deemed him unable to continue Read more [...]