Category: Boxing News

Split-T Management’s Highly Touted Olympic Trials Champion, Omar Rosario From Puerto Rico

Image from Omar Rosario Instagram Page NEW YORK (August 21, 2020) - TONIGHT at The Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, highly regarded Split-T Management signee Omar Rosario will make his highly anticipated professional debut when he takes on six-fight veteran Siolon Staley in a bout scheduled for four rounds. Rosario,22 years-old of Caguas, PR, was the Puerto Rican Olympic Trial Champion at 152 lbs., and was the island's favorite to win a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Rosario will campaign in the junior welterweight division. Rosario was likely to star at the Olympics, however after many conversations with his coaches and family surrounding the uncertainty of the Olympic games due to postponement of the games due to COVID-19, Rosario has decided Read more [...]

Smith Jr. Returns August 22 on ESPN against Eleider Alvarez in WBO World Title Eliminator

Thursday, August 20, 2020 (New York, NY) From his professional debut in 2009, JOE SMITH JR. (25-3 20KO's) always packed a punch. Now, just two days away from Smith Jr.'s WBO Title Eliminator bout against ELEIDER "STORM" ALVAREZ (23-1 13KO's) on August 22 on ESPN + live from The Bubble at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, we revisit some of Smith Jr.'s best moments. After winning 16 of his 17 first fights, 13 by way of knockout, Smith Jr. made his first appearance at Star Boxing's acclaimed "Rockin' Fights" series at The Paramount in Huntington, New York.  After four consecutive wins by knockout, Star Boxing CEO JOE DEGUARDIA had positioned Smith Jr. for a major opportunity, and in spring of 2016, the call came. ANDREZJ FONFARA | June 18, 2016 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago   Smith Read more [...]

NY’s Most Prolific Promotional Company Fights on Adapting to Covid-19 World

Wednesday, August 20, 2020 (New York, NY)  Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing, the longest running and most consistent promoter in New York, entered 2020 with great expectations.   Following a JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR. (25-3 20KO's) upset, ESPN main event victory, over then #3 rated light heavyweight JESSE HART (26-3 21KO's) in January and its highly regarded "Rockin' Fights" 38 in February, featuring victories by heavyweight contender, CARLOS TAKAM (39-5-1 28KO's), and Jr. Welterweight punisher CLETUS "THE HEBREW HAMMER" SELDIN (25-1 21KO's), Star Boxing had monthly events scheduled throughout the year and major fights on the horizon.  Unfortunately boxing, and the world, came to a screeching halt due to Read more [...]

No. 1 rated Mexican welterweight Undefeated Santiago Dominguez Leading Aug. 25th power surge

 BOUTS WILL STREAM LIVE & EXCLUSIVELY ON UFC FIGHT PASS® AUG. 25 FROM MARINATERRA HOTEL & SPA IN SAN CARLOS, MEXICO LAS VEGAS (August 18, 2020) - Mexico's leading welterweight prospect, undefeated Santiago "Somer" Dominguez (21-0, 16 KOs), leads an expected power surge Tuesday night, August 25, headlining the first RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS® event since January 30 in Washington. Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions presents back-to-back events Aug. 25h & 27h in Mexico with two rescheduled cards due to the COVID-19 pandemic, streaming live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports, starting at 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT, from Marinaterra Hotel & Spa in San Carlos, Read more [...]

Star Boxing Welcomes Undefeated Brazlian Super Bantamweight Michel Da Silva

  Thursday, August 13, 2020 (New York, NY)  JOE DEGUARDIA'S STAR BOXING continues adding talent to its roster, this time in the form of undefeated Brazilian, super bantamweight, MICHEL "BABU" DA SILVA (13-0 12KO's). Da Silva has no issue bringing the pain as he is currently riding a ten-fight knockout streak. With all 13 of his fights taking place in his native Brazil, signing with Hall of Fame Promoter, Joe DeGuardia, Da Silva hopes to make a splash in the United States in the near future. The 122 lb slugger began his boxing career at the age of 12, aspiring to be like his father, Aluisio Da Silva, who was a former boxer. At 15, Da Silva had his first amateur bout, and shortly thereafter participated in the World Read more [...]

The prestigious Golden Contract tournament will hold its highly-anticipated super-lightweight and featherweight finals on September 30 at York Hall in London

The behind closed doors event sees bitter rivals Ohara Davies and Tyrone McKenna meet in the super-lightweight final, while Ryan Walsh clashes with Jazza Dickens in the featherweight final. It will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports in association with Matchroom Boxing, and in the US on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank. The four talented stars have all reached their respective finals after extremely impressive showings throughout the quarter-final and semi-final stages, and they're delighted to now have the finals in their sights. Davies said: "I'm really pleased to finally have a fight date. This fight was meant to happen in June but due to the situation we're in we've had to wait a Read more [...]

Anthony Laureano vs. Julia Rodriguez put their Undefeated Records on the Line on August 22nd!

  Friday, August 14, 2020 (New York, NY)  An "0" must go on August 22 when undefeated East Hartford, Connecticut's, "ACTION" ANTHONY LAUREANO (13-0 4KO's) takes on Hoboken, New Jersey's, JULIAN "HAMMER HANDS" RODRIGUEZ (19-0 12KO's) in a scheduled 10-round super lightweight bout at The Bubble inside of MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The bout is set to take place on the undercard of the highly anticipated WBO World Title Eliminator between Long Island's Common Man and #4 world rated (WBO) light heavyweight, JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR. (25-3 20KO's) and #3 world (WBO) rated light heavyweight, ELEIDER "STORM" ALVAREZ (25-1 13KO's). Laureano, like Smith Jr., fights under the Star Boxing banner. Laureano prides himself on his humble beginnings, Read more [...]

Final Weights, Photos and Officials for Saturday’s Showtime Championship Boxing Tripleheader

  Main event fighters David Benavidez and Alexis Angulo FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNCASVILLE, Conn. - August 14, 2020 - WBC Super Middleweight World Champion David Benavidez missed weight today at the official weigh-in for Saturday's SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader, losing his world title belt on the scale. Benavidez will face world title challenger Alexis Angulo in the main event as planned. Angulo can earn the WBC 168-pound title with a win.  All other fighters on the card made weight.  Final weights, photos and officials are below. Complete weigh-in coverage provided by MORNING KOMBAT with hosts Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell including a live interview with Benavidez immediately following Read more [...]

David Benavidez vs. Alexis Angulo – Showtime Championship Boxing Press Webinar Quotes

UNCASVILLE, CONN. – August 12, 2020 – [Press Release/Showtime] Undefeated WBC Super Middleweight World Champion David Benavídez joined his main event opponent, Alexis Angulo, and the rest of the fighters on this Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® tripleheader in a virtual press webinar on Wednesday in advance of their respective bouts that will take place live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The card is presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The co-main event features rising lightweight Rolando “Rolly” Romero taking on fellow unbeaten Jackson Maríñez in a 12-round battle for the interim WBA Lightweight Title, while heavyweight contenders Otto Wallin and Travis Kauffman square off in a 10-round showdown. The Read more [...]

“SFT 23 VR: Jeffrey vs. Assis” Fact Sheet-Streaming live & exclusively on FITE.TV pay per view this Thursday night from Miami

MIAMI (August 11, 2020) -- Rising from a standing 8-count delivered by COVOD-19, the American debut of the entertaining SFT MMA & Xtreme (Standout Fighting Tournament) this Thursday night (Aug. 13) with "SFT 23 VR: Jeffrey vs. Assis", in a closed show at Wynwood Studios in Miami, Florida. "SFT 23 VR: Jeffrey vs. Assis" will be streamed live and exclusively worldwide on pay per view via the FITE app and website (www.FITE.tv), starting at 7 p.m. EDT / 4 p.m. PDT, for $14.95. It'll also be taped live and air at future dates on regional television throughout the U.S. on United Fight Alliance (UFA), as well as on Brazilian television. Only fighters and one corner person each, a skeleton staff including television production crew, officials, Read more [...]

Undefeated Super Middleweight Prospects Juan Barajas & Jose Resendiz Headlining RJJ Boxing Promotions card

LAS VEGAS (August 11, 2020) - Undefeated super middleweight prospects Juan "Just Business" Barajas (11-0, 7 KOs) and Jose "Toro" Resendiz (11-0, 8 KOs) headline the August 27th RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS® event, starting at 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT, from Marinaterra Hotel & Spa in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. RJJ Boxing's first show since January 30th at Yakima Legends Casino in Toppenish, Washington, will be held two nights prior to this event, Aug. 25th at the same venue, headlined by undefeated Mexican knockout specialist Santiago "Somer" Dominguez (21-0, 16 KOs) against Jose Rosario Cazarez (20-5-1, 10 KOs), also streaming live on UFC FIGHT PASS. Barajas, fighting out of Victorville CA, is a relatively tall super Read more [...]

Flash From the Past: Tommy Ocera the Cherry Point’s Two-Fisted Dynamite Boxer!

Tommy Ocera, Cherry Point’s 135 pound two-fisted dynamite boxer, was a stand-out amateur boxer in the past, and who also served as a Marine, with the 2nd Marine Air Division wing at Cherry Point, in North Carolina.  Ocera’s amateur boxing record over a three-year span shows an impressive 20 wins, three losses, with two of those fights ending by split decisions. Tommy was very proud of serving with the Marines and had often reflected back to his time spent in Cherry Point.  He spoke with great honor and pride, just as he did whenever he spoke about his years when boxing in the amateurs. One of his many proud relatives Ken Theissen, told us, “When Tommy took my brothers and me into his small boxing gym in the basement of his catering hall,  he would tell us of the great life’s Read more [...]

New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2019

NEW YORK (January 30, 2019) - The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has announced its 24-member Class of 2019. The eighth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. ET), April 28, at Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. "We're excited to continue honoring New Yorkers who helped boxing throughout the entire Empire State," NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said. "This year's inductees did so much to help boxing in New York, whether they were fighters or non-participants. Our goal is to continue to honor New Yorkers in boxing for many more years." Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Bronx-born) three-time, two-division world champion Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 KOs), Canastota welterweight Dick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 KOs), (Hempstead) Read more [...]

USA Boxing Alumni Association Profile: 1972 Olympic bronze medalist Jesse Valdez, who was an outstanding amateur boxer

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.  -- 1972 Olympic bronze medalist Jesse Valdez, who was an outstanding amateur boxer, never turned pro because he chose security for his family rather than take a risk and parlay his amateur pedigree into a prize fighting career.  Valdez first went to the local Boys' Club when he was 11. The youngest of seven children in a low-income family, headed by his single mother, in which the kids all slept in one bedroom, girls in a bed, boys on the floor, sharing space with cockroaches. "I started going to the club and I guess I did well because I started beating older and bigger guys," Valdez remembered. One day a coach asked me if I was interested in learning how to box. At 11, USA Boxing people were interested in me, not me the boxer, and they always gave me guidance. Read more [...]

Interview with prospect Anthony “Action” Laureano By ‘Iceman’ John Scully

Anthony "Action" Laureano.  7-0 (3), Age 23, East Hartford, CT, - 140 lbs/Junior Welterweight, 2016 Western New England and New England Golden Gloves 152 pound champion,  2016 National Golden Gloves Semi-Finalist, Trainer: Angel Gonzalez, Manager: Nate Torres, Promoter: Joe DeGuardia/Star Boxing Action shot by David Spagnolo Anthony Laureano is a 23 year old rising prospect in the boxing game today. An extremely hard working and focused young man, Laureano is a throwback type of fighter. He put the hard work in each and every day, strives to learn the finer points of the game and approaches each fight like a Do Or Die event. Thus far Anthony and his team have chosen a unique path to success in the boxing world. They have not shied away from tough competition thus far and, Read more [...]