Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri--Yet another chapter was written in the Jekyll and Hyde career story of Devon Alexander (23-1, 13 KOs) as the 25-year-old St. Louis native rebounded from three consecutive poor performances with a dominant unanimous decision win over Argentina's Marcos Maidana (31-3, 28 KOs) by scores of 100-90, 100-90, and 99-91. Alexander fought … [Read more...]
Sharif Bogere and the Legends of the Ring Walk: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette In the lead-up to his getting his ass kicked by a guy with a busted shoulder last week, Dereck Chisora complained that the Klitschko media empire wanted him to walk to the ring with “some Euro trash music like 'The Final Countdown'” as his entrance music. While it is true that nobody does (or ever has done) the ring entrance quite like professional … [Read more...]
Undefeated Prospect Sharif Bogere to face Sergio Rivera on Saturday, February 25th
Sharif Bogere (21-0, 13 KOs) will face Mexican journeyman, Sergio Rivera (25-8-2, 16 KOs), in the lightweight division on Saturday, February 25th. The bout will take place at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. A native of Uganda, now fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogere is ranked 20th in the world among lightweights. He’s stayed busy in the ring, averaging five … [Read more...]
Bogere Stops Contreras in Three; The Rest of Friday’s Action
Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada-- Undefeated lightweight prospect, Sharif Bogere (21-0, 13 KOs) stopped previously unbeaten Francisco Contreras (16-1, 13 KOs) in the third round of their scheduled ten. The end came via two big right hands, the second of which looked to be behind Contreras' head, but was later ruled a legal blow by the Nevada commission. On the … [Read more...]
Battle of Undefeated Prospects, Bogere vs. Contreras Headline Friday’s Sho-Box
By Gary Purfield This Friday, from Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas, prospects Sharif Bogere and Francisco Contreras put their undefeated records on the line against each other. The ten round lightweight bout will headline Showtime’s Sho-Box card. Bogere 20-0 (12 KO) was born in Uganda but now makes his home in Las Vegas. In his most recent bout, Bogere defeated … [Read more...]