Category: News Story

Brooklyn Heavyweight Prospect Pryce Taylor looks forward to 2025 After first fight for Salita Promotions

NEW YORK CITY (December 17, 2024) – Fighting for the first time with the full support of a promoter, Salita Promotions, undefeated Brooklyn heavyweight prospect Pryce Taylor said afterwards that he feels positive and confident he’s going to make it in boxing. Taylor (5-0, 3 KOs), 28, destroyed KeShawn Jackson last Thursday evening in Flint, Michigan, fighting on a show presented by his promoter, in which he registered an impressive third-round stoppage to close his 2024 campaign on a high note. “It felt good fighting on a bigger stage in a small arena with a cool atmosphere,” Taylor spoke about his first fight with a promotional contract. “My manager, Keith Sullivan, supported me by agreeing to sign with Salita Promotions. He spoke with several promoters, but we felt Dimitri Read more [...]

John “Scrappy” Ramirez seeking Redemption with added experience

LOS ANGELES (December 9, 2024, 2024) – Fighting this Saturday night for the first time since he suffered the initial loss of his pro career last April, super flyweight contender John “Scrappy” Ramirez (13-1, 9 KOs) will be seeking redemption in a 10-round match versus undefeated Ephraim Bui (10-0, 8 KOs). Ramirez vs. Bui is on a Golden Boy-show headlined by Alexis Rocha vs. Raul Curiel, streaming live on DAZN from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. On his mercurial rise in boxing, despite a limited amateur career and including numerous bouts during Covid-19, the fast-rising, No. 1 ranked “Scrappy” lost a 12-round decision in Brooklyn to veteran Fernando David Jimenez (16-1, 5-1, 11 KOs) for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Flyweight title. It was simply a case Read more [...]

Kansas super middleweight prospect Marco Romero Capped incredible 12-month boxing stretch

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (November 26, 2024) -- Kansas super middleweight prospect Marco “El Tiburón” Romero’s (4-0, 3 KOs) recent victory in Portland, Maine, capped an incredible 12-month stretch in which he was 13-0 overall in the ring, combining nine amateur matches and four pro bouts. A promotional free agent, Romero destroyed Orlando “El Marro” Salgado (3-6, 2 KOs), blasting his way to sensational knockout – displaying the best left hook to the body in New England boxing since “Irish” Micky Ward – at the 1:21 mark of the opening round on a November 9th card promoted by Bobby Russo’s Portland Boxing Club at Exposition Building. “I’ve always had that power, especially that left hook to the body,” Romero commented. “I knew it was over when I hit him with that body Read more [...]

Former World Heavyweight Champion Oliver McCall Ready for Record Setting Performance on Tuesday Night in Nashville

November 17, 2024) --The Tuesday night at The Troubadour in Nashville, Tennessee, former WBC Heavyweight champion Oliver McCall is set to return to action as he takes on veteran Stacy Frazier in a bout scheduled for four-rounds. AT 59 years-old, McCall will set the record for being the oldest former heavyweight champion to compete in a sanctioned fight. The record was set just four days earlier by former undisputed champion Mike Tyson when he took on Jake Paul in Arlington, Texas. McCall, 59-14 with 38 knockouts knows that staying active over the last 19 years will separate his performance on Tuesday night from what Tyson looked like on Friday. "I am ready. I have been training down here in Nashville for a few weeks, but I am always in shape. This will be a lot different then what Read more [...]

Hot prospects Justin Figueroa, Dominque Crowder & Avious Griffin all Remain undefeated with Knockout Victories

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (November 17, 2024) –Sensational knockouts was the themeduringlast night’s professional boxing card, presented by Boxing Insider Promotions, as only three of nine matches went the distance in The Showroom at Tropicana Atlantic City. In the last of three triple-main events, hometown favorite Justin “Mr. Atlantic City” Figueroa (11-0) thrilled his enthusiastic fanbase with a fourth-round stoppage of junior middleweight Omar “El Charro” Rosales (9-4-1, 5 KOs) improving to 11-0 with his ninth knockout. The 25-year-old Figueroa came out firing and never slowed down, pummeling Rosales with left and right hooks enroute to his ninth pro career knockout. World Boxing Association (WBA) International Bantamweight Champion Dominique “Dimes” Crowder (18-0, 11 KOs), Read more [...]

Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez prepared for a war in World Cruiserweight Unification with Chris Billam-Smith

RIYADH, Saudia Arabia (November 12, 2024) –- World Boxing Association (WBA) Cruiserweight World Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (46-1, 30 KOs) confidently puts his title belt on the line this Saturday in an intriguing unification fight against World Boxing Organization (WBO) Champion Chris “The Gentleman” Billam-Smith (20-1, 13 KOs), headlining the inaugural “Latino Night” in the 12-round main event as part of Riyadh Season, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ramirez vs. Smith-Billam will be streamed live on DAZN as well as broadcast for free on several television networks around the world. No shade, all respect is what Ramirez has for his British opponent, Billam-Smith. “Chris Billam-Smith is a World Champion for a reason,” Ramirez said. “He brings a well-rounded mix of power, Read more [...]

German super lightweight prospect Simon Vollmer latest member of 3 PM

LOS ANGELES (November 7, 2024) – German super lightweight prospect Simon “Saucy” Vollmer (6-0, 2 KOs) is the latest member of one of the fastest growing boxing managerial companies, Los Angeles-based 3 Point Management (3PM). Vollmer made his successful 3 PM debut, dominating Leon Martinez (2-3-1, 2 KOs) en route to a six-round unanimous decision (60-54, 60-54, 58-56) on a show promoted this past May by Red Boxing International, at Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside, California. Vollmar followed that with a six-round unanimous decision victory over Seiran Engel this past July 13th. A four-time member of the German National Boxing Team, the 22-year-old Vollmer is a southpaw from Heidelberg who now trains in Santa Monica (CA) at Churchill Boxing Club under the guidance of his Read more [...]

The Future of Boxing 18-year-old Marco “El Tiburón” Romero Kansas super middleweight returns to ring this Saturday night in Portland, ME

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (November 7, 2024) – Twenty-three-time national amateur champion, 18-year-old Kansas super middleweight prospect Marco “El Tiburón” Romero (3-0, 2 KOs), returns this Saturday night to the scene of his successful pro debut this past June in Portland, Maine, 1,300 miles northeast of his home in Overland Park, Kansas. A promotional free agent, Romero is matched against Orlando “El Marro” Salgado (3-5, 2 KOs) in a four-round bout on a card promoted by Bobby Russo’s Portland Boxing Club in Portland’s Exposition Building. “I had my first pro fight there and I love Portland people, especially Bobby Russo (who is also President of the National Golden Gloves),” Romero said. “I loved the crowd, everybody was so welcoming, saying, ‘Go KC.’ There’s good energy Read more [...]

Boxing’s next great boxing trainer Julian Chua is a rising star in the gym, ring and corner

LOS ANGELES (November 6, 2024) –- One of the hottest young trainers in boxing is Julian Chua, even though he still hasn’t received the high-level respect he deserves from many boxing fans and promoters. When Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (46-1, 30 KOs) dethroned previously undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) Cruiserweight World Champion Arsen “Feroz” Goulamirian (27-0, 19 KOs) this past March, Chua’s stock took off because “Zurdo” is the first world champion the 33-year-old Chua developed into a world champion. The journey Chua took to become the head trainer of “Zurdo,” who is only two months younger than Julian, was unusual, to say the least. At that time, Ramirez was 39-0 and the first of Mexican heritage to be world super middleweight champion, as well as a promotional Read more [...]

Split-T Management and Trifon Petrov Sign 2024 Olympic Bronze Medal Winner Cristian Javier Pinales

NEW YORK (November 5, 2024)- Trifon Petrov and Split-T Management are proud to announce the signing of Cristian Javier Pinales to a long term management agreement. Pinales of La Romana, Dominican Republic, the 2024 Olympic Bronze Medal winner, is turning professional and plans on making his debut at the start of 2025 under the guidance of Petrov and Split-T Management. "I am very happy to have signed with David McWater (CEO of Split-T Management) and Trifon Petrov. They represent many world champions, high level contenders and have great relationships in the sport of boxing. Working with them both will be a huge boost for my career," said Pinales “Cristian is a special talent and has all the necessary skills to become one of boxing greats. He has a very bright future. I am excited Read more [...]

Josniel Castro dominates Denzel Whitley

WORCESTER, Mass. (November 3, 2024) –World Boxing Council (WBC) U.S. Junior Middleweight Champion Josniel “TG” Castro (14-1, 8 KOs) turned in a dominating performance last Friday night against previously undefeated Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (14-1, 8 KOs) in the main event on the “Worcester Championship Boxing” card, presented by Granite Chin Promotions (GCP), at DCU Event Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. Fighting out of Boca Raton, Florida, Castro made his first title defense memorable by out-boxing Whitley for a 10-round unanimous decision (100-90, 99-91, 98-92). Castro’s crisp jab set-up his point-scoring combinations and also prevented Whitley from gaining any momentum throughout the clash. Whitley, of Holyoke (MA), is the NABF welterweight champion who moved Read more [...]

Team USA Secures Three Gold Medals at the 2024 World Boxing U19 Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (November 2, 2024) -– Team USA goes undefeated in the gold round on Friday, November 1 and brings home three gold medals. USA already secured three bronze medals before the start on Friday and now has a total of six medals and will have an opportunity to gain two more gold medals on Saturday, November 2. Lorenzo Patricio (Waianae, Hawaii) was the first bout for Team USA against Mohamed Al Manouchi out of Germany. Patricio would go on and win gold on a unanimous decision. Patricio with a dominating performance in his first international tournament won two of his three bouts on unanimous decision and the other decision was a 4-0 decision. Team USA power hitters, Joseph Awinongya (Joliet, Ill.) and Elijah Lugo (Marietta, Ga.) took care of business and dominated Read more [...]

Super Flyweight John “Scrappy” Ramirez Learned invaluable lessons from his world title loss and returning soon to the ring

LOS ANGELES (November 1, 2024) – Super flyweight contender John “Scrappy” Ramirez (13-1, 9 KOs) learned an invaluable lesson last June at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, when he lost for the first time as a professional to Fernando David Jimenez (16-1), by way of a 12-round unanimous decision, for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Flyweight title. Unless your last name is Marciano, Mayweather, Calzaghe, Lopez or Ward, prizefighters generally don’t retire without a loss on their record. How a fighter responds to his or her first defeat is pivotal, because they either learn from the experience and improve, or go the opposite direction. “Scrappy” Ramirez is coming back to the ring with a vengeance, as well as a new outlook for the South Los Angeles fighter. “I Read more [...]

Malik Scott in Zurdo Ramirez’ corner

LOS ANGELES (October 30, 2024) – Former pro heavyweight contender Malik Scott has successfully transitioned from fighter to trainer, and he will be working the corner of reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) Cruiserweight World Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (46-1, 30 KOs) for his November 16th unification fight with World Boxing Organization (WBO) titleholder Chris “The Gentleman” Billam-Smith (20-1, 13 KOs) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 44-year-old Scott, who will assist Ramirez’ head trainer Julian Chua, passionately believes that not only will Ramirez defeat Smith, but Zurdo is the No. 1 cruiserweight in the world as well. Scott was Ramirez’ head trainer when Chua was unavailable for Ramirez’ debut as a cruiserweight (October 7, 2023), in which he defeated former Read more [...]

Undefeated WBA #6 Darius “DFG” Fulghum’s Mercurial rise in super middleweight division has led him from prospect to contender

LOS ANGELES (October 24, 2024) – There is a new sheriff in boxing and his name is Darius “DFG” Fulgham (12-0, 10 KOs), the undefeated rising star from Houston already ranked No. 6 in the world by the World Boxing Association (WBA). “I have such a great team behind me and my job is to fight,” Fulgham spoke about the reason for his mercurial rise. “I trust my manager (3 Point Management - 3 PM) and Golden Boy (his promoter) to get me the best fights. 3 PM has done an amazing job working my career and Golden Boy, too. Together, they’ve kept me extremely active – nine fights in a 12-month span – fighting on big cards on DAZN his last six fights). My team, led by head trainer Darnell Pierce, and my family and friends have given me so much support. I’m blessed! “I was the Read more [...]