Brooklyn’s Golden Child Danny Jacobs (26-1, 23 KO’s) capped off the premier of “Golden Boy Live!” in impressive fashion, knocking out Giovanni Lorenzo (32-6, 24 KO’s) in the third round of tonight’s main event at the Best Buy Theater in Manhattan. The two middleweights kept a close contest over the first two rounds, with Lorenzo making an attempt to roughen things up in the … [Read more...]
Danny Jacobs Headlines “Golden Boy Live!” Premier Monday Night
There’s a new sports network in town, and it brings live boxing with it. This Monday night, “Golden Boy Live!” will premiere on the Fox Sports 1 network live from the Best Buy Theater in New York City. Headlining the card is Brooklyn’s own “Golden Child”, aka the “Miracle Man”, Danny Jacobs (25-1, 22 KO’s). Jacobs will meet Giovanni Lorenzo (32-5, 24 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 … [Read more...]
Daniel Jacobs: From Golden Child to Miracle Man
by Phil Rivera Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs has gone 3-0 since his return from a successful battle with Osteosarcoma (bone cancer). On Monday, he’ll look to extend that streak when he takes on Giovanni Lorenzo in the main event of the inaugural “Golden Boy Live!" Card on Fox Sports 1. The fight is part of an overall plan by his manager Al Haymon and promoter Golden Boy … [Read more...]
Sam Soliman and Giovanni Lorenzo meet in Down Under Middleweight Eliminator
By Gary Purfield Former contenders (in multiple ways) Giovanni Lorenzo (31-4, 23 KO) and Sam Soliman (41-11, 17 KO) meet in a middleweight bout this Saturday. The bout is listed as an IBF Middleweight eliminator and will take place in Victoria, Australia. Once considered a true contender to win a middleweight belt, the Dominican Republic Native, Lorenzo who now makes his … [Read more...]
Pirog, Sylvester, and the European Middleweight Round-up
(AFP/Getty Images) As promised following his brutal fifth round title-winning KO of Daniel Jacobs last year, WBO middleweight champ, Dmitry Pirog (17-0, 14 KOs) is taking the belt back home to Russia for his first defense. Pirog will be facing Argentina's Javier Francisco Maciel (18-1, 12 KOs) this coming Saturday. Maciel has never fought outside of Argentina and has faced … [Read more...]