Tag: Star Boxing

Star Boxing 2020 Rewind: Fighting Through an Improbable year

When the ball dropped and we wrang in the new year of 2020, there was much promise and anticipation for what the new decade would bring for boxing fans.  Another year of big fights and earth-shattering knockouts was upon us. Wasting no time, just eleven days into the new year, Long Island's hero and current world rated #1 light heavyweight, "The Common Man," JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR. (26-3 21KO's) hammered then #1 world rated light heavyweight Jesse Hart on ESPN at the Hard Rock in Atlantic city. With his dominant victory, Smith earned the WBO NABO Light Heavyweight title. Fast forward to August, Smith Jr. entered as the underdog for the second time in 2020 against former world champion and then #1 rated light heavyweight, Eleider Alvarez, on ESPN in a WBO World Title Read more [...]

Trouble in The Bubble: Eleider Alvarez and Joe Smith Jr. Face Off in Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator  August 22 LIVE on ESPN+

Thursday, July 30, 2020 (Las Vegas, NV) Leave the judges at home because ELEIDER "STORM" ALVAREZ and JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR. are coming for the knockout.  Alvarez and Smith will face off in a WBO light heavyweight world title eliminator in Top Rank's return to the MGM Grand Conference Center Saturday, Aug. 22. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing and Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM), Smith vs. Alvarez and a co-feature will stream live on ESPN+ starting at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. "I can't wait to sit back and watch this fight, which features two of the light heavyweight division's biggest punchers," said Top Rank chairman BOB ARUM. "It's a 50-50 fight and a great way to kick off our return to MGM Grand." Said Alvarez, Read more [...]

Star Boxing’s “Rockin’ Fights” 37 lived up to expectations on Saturday night in front of a lively, packed house at The Paramount in Huntington, New York

Long Island, New York, November 24, 2019-Star Boxing's "Rockin' Fights" 37 lived up to expectations on Saturday night in front of a lively, packed house at The Paramount in Huntington, New York.   The action started with the opening bell and continued into the highly anticipated main event rematch between DANNY "EL GALLO" GONZALEZ and JOHNNY "HITMAN" HERNANDEZ. Leading up to Saturday's fight, Danny Gonzalez and Johnny Hernandez were clear on their feelings towards one another.   Danny had a simple game plan, "leave no doubt" in his rematch with Hernandez.   Johnny, on the other hand, was set on revenge, proving that the first Gonzalez-Hernandez bout was the incorrect decision. The first round of the rematch picked up right where the last fight left off.   Johnny Read more [...]

NYC Police Officer Emmanuel Etienne Ready For Pro-Debut at the Paramount

New York Police Department, 32nd precinct's own EMMANUEL ETIENNE will be making his pro-debut at The Paramount tonight (9/20). Etienne, who resides in Uniondale, Long Island, will have a huge contingent of the "boys in blue", backing him in his milestone bout. "You can never be satasified with where you are at in life," Etienne said, "always take it to the next level." His determination to make it as a professional fighter does not go unnoticed by his fellow officers. "You will see Friday night, the crowd will be packed with NYPD blue." Etienne will be facing CHARLES JOHNSON of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, who enters The Paramount with three fights under his belt. Johnson will prove to be a great test for Etienne, due to his height advantage and fight experience. However, like Read more [...]

Star Boxing Delivers Again: “Rockin’ Fights” Brought Heat to the Paramouth

"ROCKIN' FIGHTS" DELIVERED HEAT TO THE PARAMOUNT   DANNY "EL GALLO" GONZALEZ CROWNED WBC FECARBOX SILVER CHAMP   TYRONE "PRETTY BOY" JAMES IMPRESSES IN 5TH CONSECUTIVE KO WIN   New York, July 21, 2019 Star Boxing's "Rockin' Fights" on Friday night brought the summer heat to The Paramount.  All five bouts were fan friendly, with thrilling action form start to finish. In the main event DANNY "EL GALLO" GONZALEZ (now 18-2-1 7KO's) went to war with JEROME "CONQUEROR" CONQUEST (now 10-5 1KO) in a classic New York vs Philadelphia battle.  From the opening bell both fighters were going for broke, later turning into an all out war for the WBC FECARBOX Silver super lightweight title.  Both Gonzalez and Read more [...]

Catskills Clash set for this Friday at Resorts World Catskills

Star Boxing is pleased to announce the card for CATSKILLS CLASH at Resorts World Catskills on June 28th. The much-anticipated night of fights is expected to be the first of many professional boxing cards at Resorts World Catskills. Fans will enjoy an ABO America's Championship Triple Header, and a night of fights featuring five undefeated prospects. 2018 Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Fighter of the Year, and undefeated super lightweight, "ACTION" ANTHONY LAUREANO (Hartford, CT 10-0 3KO's) will look to make it eleven straight victories as he takes on DIEUMERCI "ELEPHANT" NZAU (11-8 8KO'S), fighting out of Silver Spring, Maryland, by way of Kinshasa, Democrat Republic of the Congo. Laureano has looked particularly impressive in his past three victories, earning wide unanimous decisions, Read more [...]

Chris Algieri has impressive Win in his first defense of the WBO International Title against Tommy Coyle

CHRIS ALGIERI (now, 24-3 9KO's) was very impressive in winning his first defense of the WBO International Title (140 lbs) against tough Brit, TOMMY COYLE (25-5 12KO's), at the mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden Saturday. The fight, which was a supporting fight on the Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Heavyweight Championship Bout, was streamed live on DAZN and lived up to its fullest potential.  The large British contingent at Madison Square Garden, could be heard backing their fighter, Coyle, while the hometown New York fans were behind Algieri.  Even the promoters could be heard ringside, Joe DeGuardia cheering for Algieri and Eddie Hearn backing Coyle.   Coyle fought well early, appearing to hurt Algieri in the second, however in classic Algieri style, he was able to weather Read more [...]

Facebook Fightnight Live to Collaborate with Star Boxing on February 22–from Jam-Packed Paramount

NEW YORK (Feb. 20 2019) - Collaborating with Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing for the fourth time in series history and returning to Long Island for the first time in more than a year, FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Powered by Everlast opens the doors to fight fans from what will be a jam-packed Paramount on Friday, Feb. 22, at 7:30 p.m. The free, interactive series - which has entertained more than 4.5 million fight fans since its platform premiere with Star Boxing in May of 2017 - visits Huntington, N.Y., as part of a FIGHTNIGHT LIVE doubleheader weekend spanning Feb. 22-23. The three-show February is part of a 2019 first quarter that showcases an outstanding six-card lineup featuring six different promotions and spanning four cities, which began with 203,000-plus views for Raging Babe's Philly Special on Read more [...]

Joe Smith, Jr. gets long awaited title shot at Dmitry Bivol

Dmitry Bivol and World of Boxing have signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing USA and the Russian will defend his WBA World Light-Heavyweight title against Joe Smith Jr live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.  Bivol makes the fifth defense of his belt against Smith Jr after moving to 15-0 (11KOs) in November, with a comprehensive to a points win over former unified champion Jean Pascal in New Jersey. Bivol's win over the Canadian was the latest impressive name on his growing CV, following a points triumph over Isaac Chilemba, a final round stoppage of Sullivan Barrera and a highlight real first round KO of Trent Broadhurst. The Russian star will meet a stern test of his ambitions to unify the division in the shape of Smith Jnr (24-2 20KOs) the Long Islander who famously Read more [...]

Star Boxing Year In Review: A “Look Back” at 2018: 2018 was certainly a memorable year for Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing

New York, NY (JAN 10), Leading a year of many highlights was the highly anticipated return of former WBO Super Lightweight Champion Chris Algieri. On November 30th, Algieri ended a two year hiatus from the ring, winning a shutout unanimous 10 round decision over Angel Hernandez, before a boisterous sold out crowd at The Paramount in Huntington, New York. Algieri made his first title run as a staple of Star Boxing's Paramount shows, and the Hernandez bout was a true homecoming for the Huntington Long Islander whose loyal fans continue to give their unwavering support. In dispatching Hernandez, Algieri left no doubt that the layoff has taken none of the luster off his superb boxing ability. In fact, under new trainer Andre Rozier, he has expanded his already ample fighting tool box. Algieri Read more [...]

Chris Algiera Rocks the house in return to the Paramount in Huntington, New York

NEW YORK - CHRIS ALGIERI (22-3 8KO's) returned to the Star Boxing's acclaimed venue, The Paramount in Huntington, NY for the first time in over four years as the former WBO Super Lightweight champion looked spectacular in dismantling a game and rugged ANGEL HERNANDEZ (14-12-2 9KO's) from McAllen, TX over the 10 round distance of a Jr Welterweight contest in the main event of Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing Rockin Fights 33 before a frenzied sold-out standing room only crowd last night. [photo credit: Star Boxing - Dan McCabe]. Algieri took control from the outset as he displayed the superb boxing skills he is known for but under new head trainer Andre Rozier, Chris has added another dimension to his already potent offense. Chris worked at a very high rate and threw numerous impressive multi Read more [...]

Cletus Seldin Dominates in First Round KO

They don't give you a nickname like "The Hebrew Hammer" for no reason.  CLETUS "THE HEBREW HAMMER" SELDIN (now. 22-1 18KO's) seemingly unleashed a years worth of pent up aggression in a total of 26 seconds. The super lightweight bruiser showed no rust in his return last night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, on the undercard of the WBO World Super Lightweight title fight between MAURICE HOOKER and ALEX SAUCEDO. Seldin opened the action with a right hand to the temple of NELSON LARA, that had the Nicaraguan veteran buzzed. Just ten seconds later, Seldin landed a flush overhand right, driving Lara towards the rope, followed by a left uppercut and a fatal liver shot that had Lara down for the ten count. Just 26 seconds into the first round, Seldin earned his 18th career knockout. Seldin Read more [...]

Johnny “The Hitman” Hernandez makes his comeback to the Paramount on June 8th

JOHNNY "THE HITMAN" HERNANDEZ (8-3 1KO) makes his homecoming on June 8th at The Paramount  in Star Boxing's "Rockin' Fights" against JUAN de la CRUZ RODRIGUEZ (8-8-1 7KO'S) of Haymarket, Virginia.  Hernandez is coming off of a tough majority decision loss to Anthony Laureano at Star Boxing "SLUGFEST at the SUN" in November, and is looking to get back in the win column on June 8th. In his fight against Laureano, "The Hitman" put on a pace and pressure that kept the crowd on their feet round after round.  Fans in attendance witnessed Hernandez's determination and ability to provide non-stop action throughout the entire six round contest.  Although he would not come out on top, Hernandez kept it extremely close, losing by a majority decision. Hernandez has seen much success fighting Read more [...]

Danny O’Connor Successfully Defends WBC Title against Steve Claggett

After coming off a of a great KO win, earning the vacant WBC Silver Intercontinental Title against rising Queens prospect and previously undefeated, DANNY GONZALEZ, (then, 14-0 5KO's) at STAR BOXING'S Slugfest at the Sun, at Mohegan Sun Arena, in November, DANNY O'CONNOR (now, 30-3, 11KO's) put his title on the line at the against an extremely tough Canadian in STEVE CLAGGETT (now, 26-5-1, 17 KO's). Claggett came into last nights title bout, just off of a hard fought win against previously unbeaten, and fellow highly touted Canadian prospect, YVES ULYSSE JR. (then, 14-0 9KO's). O'Connor vs. Claggett was seen live on PPV, and was the main event bout of a great night of boxing on St. Patricks day, from the House of Blues Boston. For the opening two rounds, O'Connor and Claggett maintained Read more [...]

Rockin’ Fights 30 – St. Patrick’s Day Showdown – March 16th – Courtney Pennington vs. Steven Martinez

Saturday, March 16, Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing presents the 30th edition of Rockin' Fights with a main event showdown between the UBF International Super Welterweight champ, COURTNEY "KING PENN" PENNINGTON, and 3-time New York Golden Gloves winner, STEVEN "THE HITMAN" MARTINEZ. Courtney "King Penn" Pennington (11-3 5KOs) is currently riding a three fight win streak with key wins over Boyd Melson, Khiary Gray and most recently, Delvin Rodriguez. Against Boyd Melson (then 15-1-1 1KO), Pennington entered as the underdog, but left no doubt with a 7th round TKO victory against the southpaw, Melson. Against Gray (then 14-1 11KOS), the Brooklyn native went the full eight rounds and upset the odds once again, by earning himself a unanimous decision victory to win the UBF title. The event took place Read more [...]