Category: Bob Trieger

Undefeated welterweight Santiago Dominguez LAS VEGAS (November 9, 2021) – Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions has completed a remarkable run during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is looking forward to another productive return in hopefully more normal conditions during 2022. RJJ Boxing delivered quality pro boxing shows, streaming 12 events live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, including nine from Mexico, not to mention seven pro iKON Fighting Federation mixed-martial-arts shows. “RJJ Boxing has been extremely blessed throughout this pandemic,” RJJ Boxing President Lisa Veltre said. “Our team was fortunate to partner with Del O Promotions as well as World Cup Boxing Series. The RJJ team has expanded with incredible diligence for the sport, dedication to the boxers, Read more [...]

James Perella (R) picture by Emily Harney/Fightography) BOSTON (November 9, 2021) – One of New England’s hottest and best pro boxing prospects, undefeated James “The Slim Reaper” Perella (8-0, 6 KOs), made a critical life decision a few years ago and as he continues to fine tune his vast skills in the ring November 20th, the Mansfield (MA) welterweight is starting to make waves. The rapidly developing Perella will take on Floridian Andre Byrd (8-11-2, 1 KO) in Vertex Promotions’ “Fall Brawl” co-feature at Moseley’s On The Charles in Dedham, Massachusetts. It will mark Perella’s first scheduled 8-round bout. An outstanding USA Boxing amateur boxer, Perella’s amateur resume includes 4-time USA New England and 4-time New England Golden Gloves titles, but the now 29-year-old Read more [...]

Carlos Marrera, III (L) and Wilfredo Pagan battled to a draw(pictures courtesy of Cristian Nunez) WORCESTER, Mass. (November 2, 2021)  – Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE) is bringing professional boxing back to Webster, Massachusetts, for the first time in 27 years on Saturday night, December 18, at Webster Town Hall. RPE’s popular “New England Future VIII” will be headlined by a rematch of arguably the 2021 New England Fight of the Year to date between Puerto Rico-native Wilfredo “El Sucaro” Pagan (6-1-1, 3 KOs) and Carlos Marrera, III (2-6-2), who fought to a, thrilling 6-round split draw this past August 14th in Worcester (MA). Three-time, 2-division World champion, RPE promoter Jose Antonio Rivera, fought in the last show in Webster back on November 18, 1994, Read more [...]

(L-R) Jahmal Harvey & Mirazizbek Mirzakhailov BELGRADE, Serbia – October 29, 2021 – The United States’ teenage hope Jahmal Harvey delivered the upset performance of in the afternoon session of the fourth day at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Harvey eliminated Uzbekistan’s defending AIBA World Champion Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov to reach the 1/8 final. Harvey will turn 19 later this year, but the US boxer proved that he is a fantastic talent in boxing.  He had some difficulties in the first round in his opening bout, but he managed to beat Belgium’s Vasile Usturoi in a hectic fight. Harvey’s Irish coach Billy Walsh prepared the strategy for his second contest against Mirzakhalilov, reigning AIBA World Champion and Asian Games winner. The Uzbek Read more [...]

HARTFORD (October 27, 2021) – Unbeaten super lightweight prospect “Marvelous” Mykquan Williams (16-0-1, 7 KOs) has been on a long, strange trip in 2021, starting with his career-defining victory to date last January, unfortunately, followed by a car accident resulting in a wrist injury, leading to the entrepreneurial launch of his “Marvelous” merchandise and products, and last Thursday he became a father for the first time. “It’s been very frustrating,” Williams said about his injury. “This is what I do; I’m a fighter. At times it has been hard, and I’ve been frustrated the entire time. I’m eager to fight again, but I need to be patient. When the time is right and I’m back 100-percent, I’ll be back in the ring, hopefully, early next year. Now, Read more [...]

QUINCY, Mass. (October 27, 2022) – In short two years, after signing a contract with Granite Chin Promotions, veteran New Jersey boxer Tyrone “Hands of Stone” Luckey has gone from journeyman to legitimate opponent with a promising upside. “Guys like Tyrone have a special spot for me,” Granite Chin Promotions president Chris Traietti commented. “I’ve helped to build up his record, developed trust between us, and we’ll see where we go from here. He’s a big Dallas Cowboy fan and he really wanted to fight in AT & T Arena. He dreamed of fighting there and  I got him on the Spence-Garcia card, and he got the biggest purse of his life. “He is a fighter’s fighter. Any promoter would be very happy to have 25 like him in their stable. His goal now is to make as much Read more [...]

LAS VEGAS (October 25, 2021) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs) is ghosting undefeated Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs), the former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Middleweight World title holder. Maybe Bivol has been too busy to talk because he’s preparing to trick-or-treat this Halloween weekend as a ghost? Nobody’s quite sure, because after repeatedly expressing his desire to take on “Zurdo” in a mega-fight, the Kyrgyzstan native has gone dark for the past few months. “I know my team and Golden Boy have been working hard to make this happen,” Ramirez said. “Now that the contract is out, I don’t know why he’s stalling and backtracking from the fight. He called me out publicly on social Read more [...]

SALEM, Mass. (October 25, 2021) -- This past August in Portland, Maine, Reyes Boxing launched “Down & Dirty,” the only ongoing professional boxing series in New England, and it will make its Massachusetts debut this Friday night (Oct. 29) at Melrose Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts. The second installment of “Down & Dirty,” presented by Reyes Boxing, will be headlined this Friday evening by Colombian Welterweight Champion Jeovanis “Meque” Barraza (22-1, 15 KOs) making his United States debut against Jorge “Tomatito” Martin Garcia (13-7-1, 6 KOs) in the 8-round main event between for the vacant ABF Continental Americas Super Welterweight Championship. Reyes was a standout amateur boxer in Massachusetts, finishing with a 60-4 record, when he gave up boxing Read more [...]

(L-R) – Assistant Trainer (brother) Jose Carlos Torres, Luis “Koreano” Torres, Head Trainer (uncle) Alejo Torres and WCBS co-founder/matchmaker Guy Taylor SOUTH LAKE, Tex. (October 19, 2021) -- World Cup Boxing Series (WCBS), co-founded by CEO Terry Hollan and matchmaker Guy Taylor, announced today that WCBS has signed undefeated Mexican lightweight prospect Luis “Koreano” Torres (15-0, 11 KOs) to a long term, multi-year promotional contract. The 19-year-old Torres, the reigning WBC Youth Lightweight World Champion, is a rising star in his native Mexico having defeated quality opponents such as Orlando Zepeda (9-2), Juan Marco Rodriguez (10-4), Gregorio Soto (11-1), Jose Luis Vasquez (12-2), Jose Paez (15-2), and Diego Fabian Eligio (20-5). “He (Torres) is a real Read more [...]

LOS MOCHIS, Sinaloa, Mexico (October 16, 2021) – The second of back-to-back  RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS® shows was held last night at Auditorio Benito Juarez at  Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS 52, presented by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions, in association with De La O Promotions, Kochul Pro and World Cup Boxing Series, was streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports. To sign up for UFC FIGHT PASS, please visit www.ufcfightpass.com. Undefeated Mexican welterweight Santiago “Somer” Dominguez (25-0, 19 KOs) returned to the ring after a 10-month idle stretch, but the heavy-handed prospect made up for lost time, stopping Jesus “Chino” Antonio Rubio (13-5-1, 7 KOs) Read more [...]