Ringside coverage by Gary Purfield In what will definitely be in the running for Philadelphia Fight of the year when the Briscoe Awards roll around, Angel Ocasio and Jason Sosa gave the crowd an electric fight in their rematch Friday night. After a disputed draw in January at the National Guard Armory, where both Ocasio and Sosa felt they won, they returned to same venue to … [Read more...]
Cartagena leads the next wave of Philly’s boxing elite
by Gary Purfield Philadelphia boxing has a long history of great fighters and champions. While the city has gone through some recent lulls in talent, resurgence is in the air. Danny Garcia took home the WBC junior welterweight title last month. Mike Jones and Teon Kennedy both have title shots June 9 on the Pacquiao-Bradley card. Hank Lundy could be getting his title … [Read more...]
Ocasio vs. Sosa Rematch Headlines Armory Card in Philly
by Gary Purfield Friday night at the National Guard Armory in Northeast Philadelphia, Power Productions and MakBoxing puts on a ten bout card with a rematch of young prospects and several other local up and comers. At the top of the bill being called Philly Barnburner Three, is a rematch between lightweights Angel Ocasio 6-0-1 (1 KO) and Jason Sosa 4-1-2 (1 KO) in an eight … [Read more...]
Ferrante vs. Sheika Headlines Friday at Harrah’s Chester
By Gary Purfield Light Heavyweights Tony “Boom Boom” Ferrante 12-2 (7 KO) and Omar Sheika 31-11 (21 KO) will meet in the featured ten-round bout at Harrah’s Casino in Chester, outside of Philadelphia, this Friday night. The bout headlines the sixth card put on at Harrah’s Chester by Joey Eye Boxing and David Feldman since they began promoting shows at Harrah’s early last … [Read more...]
Farah Ennis, Angel Ocasio, and Miguel Cartagena in Action Friday
By Gary Purfield This Friday, from the National Guard Armory in Northeast Philly, Power Productions puts on the first live card of the year in Philadelphia highlighted by several up and comers from the Philadelphia boxing scene. Junior Middleweight contender Farah Ennis headlines the card while well regarded prospects Angel Ocasio and Miguel Cartagena are also in … [Read more...]