Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada-- Few active fighters have been as maligned on their road to a championship as the 26-year-old Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs). But all of that talk about being spoon fed a series of soft touches in spotlight squashes has to end with his fourth round TKO over veteran defending WBC featherweight champ Jhonny Gonzalez (57-9, 48 KOs) Saturday … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2015
David Haye return – good or bad for British boxing?
"Up until I have something concrete, I will say nothing. I genuinely miss being in the heavyweight scene as I'm out of it right now. I'm not in the ratings. I'll be back, believe me… I'll be better than ever. And when it happens everyone will forget about these few years out." - David Haye, to iFL TV, March, 2015. What nobody should forget, though, is that with all the UK … [Read more...]
Fredrick Lawson Narrowly Defeats Breidis Prescott: ESPN Friday Night Fights Recap
by Fox Doucette Oh, for want of a nail. A controversial knockdown in the third round that probably should have been ruled a slip due to a punch behind the head meant the difference between a majority draw and a split decision. The beneficiary, Fredrick Lawson (24-0, 20 KOs) gets the first significant win of his pro career, sending Breidis Prescott (27-7, 20 KOs) on a one-way … [Read more...]
Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Gary Russell Jr.: The Boxing Tribune Preview
On Saturday, March 28, at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas and live on Showtime Championship Boxing, Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs) will be taking on Gary Russell Jr. (25-1, 14 KOs) in an attempt to make the third defense of his WBC featherweight title. It's hard to believe that Gonzalez, who is a sixteen-year veteran with a solid 11-4 record in world title fights is … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: March 26th – 28th, 2015
3/26 – Antonio Tarver Jr. (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Bruce Lutchmedial (debut) - Hialeah Park Race Track, Hialeah, Florida, USA The 27 year old son of the former world light heavyweight champion takes his second pro outing on the under card of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights. 3/27 – Shannon Briggs (57-6-1, 50 KO’s) vs. Zoltan Petranyi (51-21, 16 KO’s) - Hotel Sortis, Panama City, … [Read more...]