Category: Boxing

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 [...]

“Championship Road” Weights from Hampton, NH

(pictures by Emily Harney/Fightography) HAMPTON, N.H. (November 12, 2021) – The official weigh in was held today for tomorrow night’s “Championship Road,” presented by Granite Chin Promotions, streaming live on bxngtv.com from The Rim in Hampton, New Hampshire. Priced at $60.00 (ringside) and $40.00 (general admission, in addition to ringside tables of four for $260.00, tickets are available to purchase at www.TicketRiver.com (Search: Championship Road) and fight night at the doors. Doors open at 5 p.m. ET with the first bout at 5:30 p.m. ET. Official fighters’ weights below: OFFICIAL WEIGHTS MAIN EVENT – SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS (10) (R) Mike Ohan, Jr. (13-1, 7 KOs), Whitman, MA 140.8 lbs. (L) Israel Rojas (12-24, 5 KOs), Aqua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico 140.6 lbs. CO-FEATURE Read more [...]

With one career on hold, Hatfield looks to begin a new one in the squared circle on November 27th

Springfield, MA (November 12, 2021) – Timothy Hatfield knows he can always be a doctor when he’s 65. He can’t box at that age. With that in mind, Hatfield made the difficult, yet necessary decision, to bypass medical school and pursue a career in professional boxing, where the 6-foot-6 Providence, RI, resident firmly believes he can become one of the sport’s next great champions. Training out of the Big Six Boxing Academy under the tutelage of Roland Estrada and his son, former U.S. Olympian and heavyweight contender Jason "Big Six" Estrada, the 27-year-old Hatfield makes his long-awaited professional debut Saturday, November 27 in a four-round bout against Rodrigo DaRocha (0-1) of Massachusetts on the undercard of CES Boxing’s season finale at the MassMutual Center in Read more [...]

Ball Jr. aims for ‘greener’ pastures in November 27 WBC championship showdown

Springfield, MA (November 10, 2021) – The reigning WBC USNBC Silver super middleweight champion is hoping to jumpstart his holiday shopping with another piece of hardware to add to the trophy case. Kendrick Ball Jr. (17-1-1, 11 KOs) of Worcester, MA, the reigning title-holder at 168 pounds, returns to the ring Saturday, November 27 at the Mass Mutual Center to face Sacramento’s Mike Guy (12-7-1, 5 KOs) in a 10-round bout for the vacant WBC USNBC championship, headlining a stacked card promoted by CES Boxing. The event comes two days after Thanksgiving and is an early holiday gift for New England fight fans who’ve once again grown accustomed to attending live events amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The event also caps a busy 2021 for New England’s No. 1 attraction, CES Boxing, Read more [...]

RJJ Boxing delivered big-time during COVID-19 pandemic

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 [...]

Hot New England prospect James “The Slim Reaper” Perella starting to make waves in welterweight division

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 [...]