A look at the undercard attractions for the November 8 Bernard Hopkins-Sergey Kovalev card at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey: Sadam Ali (20-0, 12 KO’s) vs. Luis Carlos Abregu (36-1, 29 KO’s) In the night’s televised co-feature, Brooklyn’s two-time Golden Glove champion steps up in a fight that can really juice up his career should he win. He’s the current … [Read more...]
Jennings lights up Temple
Story and photos by Gary Purfield Bryant Jennings (16-0, 8 KOs) topped off a breakout year Saturday night scoring a highlight reel knockout of Bowie Tupou (22-3, 16 KO) in the main event of NBC Sports Fight Night card from Temple University. Jennings was performing barely minutes from his home neighborhood and delivered the goods for local fans in the scheduled twelve round … [Read more...]
Finally fighting in Philly: Jennings headlines NBC Sports Fight Night
By Gary Purfield Philadelphia, the fighting city of Philadelphia, well known for many great fighters and great fights over the years. It has a rich history of fights inside the city limits. However these days not so much. These days it is a rare occurrence that a card is actually hosted inside the city. Sure the city is still producing top fighters. The legends of Joe … [Read more...]
Yusaf Mack Weathers Sabou Ballogou
Story and photos by John DiSanto - Philly Boxing History (.com) Yusaf Mack returned to a Philadelphia ring for the first time since 2008 and won his main event with Sabou Ballogou at the Pennsylvania Convention Center Saturday night. Mack captured a 6-round unanimous decision, but had to weather a mid-fight storm from the West African slugger before registering his 31st … [Read more...]