Tag: Bob Trieger

WBO orders Donnie Nietes vs. Aston Palicte II

LAS VEGAS (February 6, 2019) - The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has ordered negotiations to begin for a rematch between reigning WBO Junior Bantamweight World Champion Donnie "Ahas" Nietes and No. 1-ranked, mandatory challenger "Mighty" Aston Palicte. The WBO contacted the promoters for Nietes and Palicte, respectively, ALA Promotions and Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions, informing them that they have 15 days to reach an agreement regarding Nietes vs. Palicte II. If an agreement isn't reached by the Feb. 19th deadline, the WBO will order a purse bid. The minimal bid is $100,000, but either promoter may request a purse bid procedure at any time during the negotiation process. Nietes and Palicte fought to a controversial 12-round draw last September for the then vacant WBO junior Read more [...]

Aston Palicte stops Jose Martinez in second round Rising Filipino star earns mandatory rematch with WBO Jr. Bantamweight world champion Donnie Nietes

ALPINE, Cal. (February 2, 2019) - The next great Filipino boxer, "Mighty" Aston Palicte, knocked out his previously unbeaten Puerto Rican opponent Jose "Chiquiro" Martinez in the second round of this past Thursday night's World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Bantamweight World Title Eliminator, before a sold-out crowd in the Oak Ballroom at Viejas Casino and Resort in Alpine, California. Palicte vs. Martinez, presented by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions in association with Miquel Cotto Promotions, was the inaugural event live-streamed on UFC Fight Pass® under a new agreement between Palicte's promoter, RJJ Boxing, and FIGHT PASS, to live stream up to 72 professional boxing events over the next three years. Palicte (25-2-1, 21 KOs), rated No. 1 by the WBO, took on No. 2- ranked 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 [...]

Solid supporting fights announced for Aston Palicte-Jose Martinez title eliminator

LAS VEGAS (January 24, 2019) - Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions has put together a solid card to support the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior bantamweight world title eliminator between "Mighty" Aston Palicte (24-2-1, 20 KOs) and Jose "Chiquiro" Martinez (20-0-2, 13 KOs) on January 31 at Viejas Casino & Resort in Alpine, California.  Promoted by RJJ Boxing Promotions in association with Miguel Cotto Promotions, Palicte vs. Martinez will headline a card that will stream live on UFC FIGHT PASS®, starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, in the inaugural event of a new agreement between Palicte's promoter, RJJ Boxing, and FIGHT PASS, to live stream up to 72 professional boxing events over the next three years. The event will be held on the Thursday night of Super Bowl week, in the Oak Read more [...]

Alexander “The Great” Flores In New Zealand to challenge former world champion Joseph Parker this Saturday

LAS VEGAS (December 10, 2018) – Upset-minded heavyweight prospect Alexander “The Great” Flores departed a week ago on a 13-hour flight from California to New Zealand to challenge former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker this Saturday (Dec. 15) in Christchurch, New Zealand.  “Beating Parker will get me a step closer to my goal to be the first Mexican-American to become world heavyweight champion,” Flores said. “I can’t picture myself losing, not the way I feel. I’ve had a long, hard training camp for this fight. It’s really been a couple years, because some fights fell through.” A former World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth World Heavyweight Champion, the 28-year-old Flores (17-1-1, 15 KOs) has a new lease on his pro boxing career, now promoted by Roy Jones, Read more [...]

Hosea Burton calls out Anthony Yarde for British Light Heavyweight clash

TORONTO (December 7, 2018) -- Former British light heavyweight champion Hosea Burton has never been one to duck a fight. In fact, he's looking for a fight.Burton has made his intentions known, calling out undefeated Anthony Yarde, man to man, to his face. The two recently encountered one another during Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder fight week in Los Angeles, California, where Burton was on-hand to support his cousin, Fury. "Let's make the fight happen," Burton told Yarde. "We're both excited about it. They say I'm not up to you, but let's get it going man." Burton has gone undefeated for two years, since suffering his lone career defeat at the hands of Frank Buglioni, a fight in which he was winning prior to a final round stoppage. Buglioni has recently retired from the sport, leaving Burton Read more [...]

World Class referee….. Tom Cleary: USA Boxing Alumni Association, Class of 2018 Inductee

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (November 12, 2018) - The late Tom Cleary was one of the most respected referees in the world during his illustrious career. He joins a select group in the Class of 2018 getting inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame.  The second annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception, held in conjunction with the 2018 USA Boxing Elite and Youth National Championships and Junior and Prep Open, December 2-8, will be held December 7, at the Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) in Salk Lake City, Utah. In addition to Cleary, the Class of 2018 also includes U.S. Olympic Team medalists and world (professional) champions Roy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward and Claressa Shields, as well as a past USA Boxing National Director of Coaching, the late Emanuel Read more [...]

2018 Eastern Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships has Largest Turnout in USA Boxing History

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Oct. 8, 2018) -- The 2018 Eastern Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships in Chattanooga, Tenn. will begin tonight with the largest turnout in USA Boxing national tournament history. After check-in and general weigh-in, a total of 834 boxers and 550 boxers will take part in the weeklong national tournament at the Chattanooga Convention Center. "We have seen our national tournaments continually grow each event," stated USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee. "Since 2017, USA Boxing has been providing extra opportunities with our regional qualifying tournaments for all boxers, aged 8-40, to step onto the national stage and box the best in the nation." This marks the second year the Eastern Elite Qualifier & Regional Open has been held in Chattanooga, 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 [...]

USA vs. Germany Duels to take place in Chattanooga alongside Eastern Qualifier

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (September 17, 2018) -- Two of the world's top amateur boxing powerhouses will meet in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for two separate duels taking place Saturday, October 6 and Friday, Oct. 12, at the Chattanooga Convention Center.  The duels will feature some of the top male and female elite boxers from both the United States and Germany, as they prepare for the lead up to the Olympics in 2020. The two events will take place alongside this year's Eastern Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships, which is expected to have more than 650 boxers, aged 8-40, compete from Oct. 8-13. "We are excited to host the German Federation, as they have hosted us numerous times for training camps over the past two years," said USA Boxing High Performance Director Matt Johnson. Read more [...]

Garcia and Stevens Close Out 2018 Youth World Championships with Wins

BUDAPEST, Hungary (August 31, 2018) -- The final day of the 2018 Youth World Championships in Budapest, Hungary was another golden day for Team USA, as both Heaven Garcia (El Monte, Calif.) and Asa Stevens (Waianae, Hawaii) won the female and male flyweight titles. Stevens began the final day of boxing in the first bout against 2018 European Champion Ivan Price of England. Leading up to this showdown, Stevens and the USA Boxing coaching staff worked on a plan that would result in victory. “The past three days we were creating a game plan of keeping distance and doing a lot of faints,” said Stevens after his gold medal performance. “I feel like we utilized it very well and that is how I got the win.” The flyweight boxed a total of five times through the 11-day tournament, which Read more [...]

“The Special One” Sharad Collier Back in action Oct. 20 at Foxwood

HARTFORD, Conn. (August 21, 2018) - Hartford blue-chip prospect "The Special One" Sharad Collier returns to action October 20, on a show presented by CES Boxing, at Foxwood Resort Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.   The two-time New England Golden Gloves champion made his professional debut this past June 16, on his promoter's Hartford Boxing Promotions' inaugural event, "Fight Night at The Capital", in which he registered a sensational first-round knockout of Antonio Castillo Jr. (1-1), at Xfinity Centre in Hartford. Collier will step-up in competition, fighting in to his first scheduled six-round bout Oct, 20, against undefeated Springfield, MA welterweight Derrick Whitley, Jr. (4-0, 0 KOs), the son and uncle of well-known retired New England fighters. "I feel the same as I did in Read more [...]

USA Boxing Alumni Association Profile: Dr. Wilbert “Skeeter” McClure

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (August 20, 2018) - One of the classiest boxers to ever lace-up a pair of gloves is Dr. Wilbert "Skeeter" McClure, who is the only American boxer to capture an Olympic gold-medal and also earn a Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D). "When I think of 'Skeeter' McClure," USA Boxing president John Brown said, "I think of the grassroots of our sport. When 'Skeeter' was a young boy growing up in Toledo, Ohio, he had a twinkle in his eye and a desire to box. We would learn later in life how talented, gifted and passionate 'Skeeter' McClure was about the sport of boxing. "It would be impossible for me, somebody who has spent his entire life in boxing, to find a better representative of our sport than 'Skeeter' McClure." Nicknamed "Skeeter" because his father thought Read more [...]

Carl Frampton vs. Luke Jackson Interim WBO Featherweight World Championship and More….

EDMONTON, Canada (August 18, 2018) - A bonafide Event of the Year candidate is on tap today in the United Kingdom, featuring a pair of world title fights and a Special Heavyweight Attraction, to air in Canada exclusively on Super Channel (2:45 p.m. ET / 11:45 a.m. PT. start), live from Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland.   Frampton vs. Jackson is apresentation of Frank Warren's Queensbury Promotions. "It is going to be a fantastic occasion," Warren said. "We have Ireland's best in action. Carl (Frampton) is a tremendous professional, fantastic to work with and the reason we are here. He knows what is at stake and wants to put himself in line for a full world title fight. He is not fazed and just wants the best. He wanted to fight at Windsor Park and we have delivered. After this Read more [...]

Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2018 Announced

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (August 14, 2018) - The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) has announced its six-member Class of 2018 to be inducted during the 14TH annual CBHOF Gala Induction Dinner on Saturday night, October 13, in the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun.  The new CBHOF inductees are boxers Cocoa Kid and Angel Vazquez, judge Don Trella, and trainers John Harris, Bill Gore and Brian Clark. Once again," CBHOF president John Laudati said, "the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame has elected a fantastic class of inductees. We are excited about the historical significance of inducing Cocoa Kid, the great fighter from the 1930's. Our other honorees come from across the state. We hope to see a large contingent come out to congratulate a great local boxer, Angel Vasquez, and to celebrate the life Read more [...]