by Fox Doucette When is a victory not a victory? There was one potential and one definitive answer to the question between the two fights on ESPN2 at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, NY on Friday night. Cletus Seldin (16-0, 13 KOs) drew derision from some in the social media audience for being a dirty fighter, but the punches that did the real damage were as clean as you … [Read more...]
Cletus Seldin Takes On Johnny Garcia: Friday Night Fights Preview
by Fox Doucette Cletus “The Hebrew Hammer” Seldin (15-0, 12 KOs) looks to continue his tear through the working class of boxing's junior welter and welterweight divisions as he goes down to 140 pounds for the second fight in a row to take on Johnny Garcia (19-2-1, 11 KOs), who has designs of his own on graduating out of the realm of the club fighter and into the realm of the … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: August 8th – 9th, 2014
8/8 – Liborio Solis (18-3-1, 9 KO’s) vs. Jose Carlos Vargas (14-10-1, 9 KO’s) - Gimnasio Yuyin Luzcando, Betania, Panama After a short reign as WBA and IBF super flyweight champ, Solis vacated the titles to move up and fight as a bantamweight and scored a first round over Alex Olea earlier this year. Vargas is a typical “stay busy” opponent, having lost his last two bouts and … [Read more...]
Coyne vs. Oliveira and the Shobox Preview
Friday night, at the Treasure Island Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, boxing’s “Irish Outlaw” Ryan Coyne (21-0, 9 KO’s) meets Marcus Oliveira (24-0-1, 19 KO’s) in a battle of undefeated light heavyweights. The bout is being labeled a WBA world title eliminator. Originally scheduled for March 9th as an under card attraction to the Tavoris Cloud-Bernard Hopkins title match, the bout … [Read more...]