4/10 - Victor Emilio Ramirez (21-2, 17 KO’s) vs. Ola Afolabi (21-3-4, 10 KO’s) - Villa La Ñata Sporting Club, Benavídez, Buenos Aires, Argentina Afolabi is a former interim WBO cruiserweight champ and the current IBO champ in the same division. A win here would make him a two belt holder with the interim IBF title on the line against Ramirez, the IBF Latino champ. Both … [Read more...]
“The Heat” vs. “The Force” at Barclays: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
In the first ever female boxing contest at the Barclay’s Center, Brooklyn’s Heather “The Heat” Hardy (10-0, 2 KO’s) faced her toughest opponent to date in former world featherweight title challenger Jackie “The Force” Trivilino (9-8-3, 1 KO). The bout was an under card attraction on a seven fight card headlined by Ruslan Provodnikov’s light welterweight title defense against … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – December 4th – December 11th 2013
12/6 – Yesica Bopp (25-1, 11 KO’s) vs. Ana Fernandez (14-6, 10 KO’s) – Concordia, Argentina Light flyweight champion and top pound for pound female boxer, Bopp puts her WBA and WBO world straps on the line in her 17th world title bout. Her lone defeat came in June in a rematch with Jessica Chavez. Bopp’s titles weren’t at stake, but Chavez retained her WBC Silver belt. … [Read more...]
Return of the Golden Child: Jacobs Makes Miracle Return Saturday
When Brooklyn middleweight Danny Jacobs steps in the ring this Saturday night, it will be more than just another boxer’s homecoming. As the cliché goes, it will be the first day of the rest of his life. Jacobs (22-1, 19 KOs) will meet Josh Luteran (13-1, 9 KOs) in a scheduled eight round bout at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The bout hasn’t garnered as much publicity … [Read more...]
Malignaggi-Cano, Garcia-Morales in Brooklyn: Good Fights, Good Venue, Lousy Politics
by Paul Magno Boxing is coming to The Barclays Center in Brooklyn on October 20th and the co-headlining bouts, Paulie Malignaggi-Pablo Cesar Cano and Danny Garcia-Erik Morales II, aren't that bad at all-- Too bad you can't say the same about the politics surrounding them. Billed as the first Brooklyn-set world title bouts to be held in decades and the first of a … [Read more...]