Former NABF featherweight champion, Matt Remillard, was sentenced to five years in prison as part of a plea bargain in Hartford Superior Court, Tuesday, for fracturing the skull of 22-year-old Jordan Evans with an aluminum baseball bat during a 2010 altercation. The 25-year-old fighter was accused of repeatedly pummeling Evans with a bat after a heated argument over a woman … [Read more...]
Focus on the Featherweights
by Paul Magno After a supremely significant 30-day run, the dust in the featherweight division has finally settled. Here's a look at boxing's 126 lb. division-- where's it's going, where it's been, what's in store : Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 16 KOs) affirmed his dominance of the division with a four-round annihilation of super featherweight belt holder, Jorge Solis (40-3-2, … [Read more...]
Gamboa Attacks, Pirog Defends; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
(Photo: Ed Mulholland) Ballroom at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City-- Featherweight titlist, Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 16 KOs) allowed Mexican challenger, Jorge Solis (40-3-2, 29 KOs), one round of thinking he was in the contest before turning up the speed and ending the contest via dominant fourth round stoppage on HBO's World Championship Boxing. Gamboa would send his … [Read more...]
Yuriorkis Gamboa-Jorge Solis Signed for March 26th
Cuban Olympic Gold Medalist and current IBF featherweight champ, Yuriorkis Gamboa (19-0, 15 KOs) will meet super featherweight titlist, Mexico's Jorge Solis (40-2-2, 29 KOs) on March 26th in Atlantic City. Gamboa is coming off a quality 2010, scoring wins over Rogers Mtagwa, Jonathan Victor Barros, and Orlando Salido; Solis is 3-0 since dropping a controversial decision to … [Read more...]
Top Rank Signs Matt Remillard
Undefeated featherweight prospect, Matt Remillard (23-0, 13 KOs), has signed a deal with promotional giant, Top Rank. Remillard, a resident of Hartford, Connecticut, has been an attraction on the Eastern club circuit, capturing several regional and minor titles along the way. The addition of Remillard, who is ranked #20 in The Boxing Tribune featherweight rankings, gives Top … [Read more...]