After just a couple of weeks on the Roc Nation Sports team, promoter Gary Shaw has parted ways with the company and will reform Gary Shaw Productions. With him, Shaw also brings the contracts of fighters such as Bryant Jennings, Thomas Dulorme, and Dusty Hernandez-Harrison. According to Shaw, the parting was amicable and the union easy to dissolve since the merger had … [Read more...]
Andre Ward, Gary Shaw Fortify Roc Nation’s Boxing Presence
After spending months trying in vain to wedge itself into the boxing mainstream, Jay Z's Roc Nation Sports became a major player in the business in less than one full business day. On Friday, not only did Roc Nation add its first superstar to the team in undefeated super middleweight kingpin Andre Ward, but they also added an immediate veteran infrastructure and supporting … [Read more...]
The Boxing Diary: Trades, Drafts, and Free Agency
by Eric "Sugar Foot" Duran What if boxing operated like most team sports? Yes, I know, boxing is an individual sport, not a team sport. However, it operates more like a team sport than most individual sports do if you look closely. Promoters act as owners, managers as agents, trainers as coaches, so on and so on. The major difference between boxing and all sports though … [Read more...]
Golovkin-Geale: Press Conference Quotes
By Phil Rivera New York, New York- Soon after Gennady Golovkin's third round stoppage of Daniel Geale in front of 8,500 fans at Madison Square Garden, the two fighters, along with Bryant Jennings--who beat Mike Perez in the nights co-feature--took questions from the press. Here are some quotes; Gary Shaw (Promoter of Bryant Jennings and Daniel Geale): "Bryant Jennings … [Read more...]
Darchinyan isn’t eager to accept new role of stepping stone
by Tim Harrison Super bantamweight prospect Luis Orlando Del Valle (16-0, 11 KOs) puts his undefeated record on the line against former two-division champion, Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan (37-5-1, 27 KOs) at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The action will be the co-feature to the super middleweight bout featuring Edwin Rodriguez and Jason … [Read more...]