SCOUTING REPORT FROM WESTERN OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS FROM RENO
WOMEN Danyelle Wolf The most professional ready fighter in the tournament to me was Danyelle Wolf, who seems destined to have a good run in mixed martial arts as her team in San Diego, California is one of the elite team in the country, being Alliance MMA. Wolf was composed,
Philly fighters perform strong for hometown crowd, Gvosdyk defends WBC belt
PHILADELPHIA – Every single seat at the 2300 Arena in south Philadelphia was filled for Saturday night’s Top Rank card. 11 bouts were held at the sold-out arena that showcased five fighters from the Philadelphia area and a light heavyweight world title main event fight that featured WBC champion Oleksander
Ryan Garcia wins again, make DAZN debut, plus undercard results
Ryan Garcia fought in front of a packed house at the Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino in Indio, Ca, as he defeated Jose Lopez in a 12-round main event which was shown on DAZN. This was Garcia’s second fight Eddy Reynoso, Canelo’s longtime trainer, and one thing was clear, Garcia
Liam Smith wins, David Price gets odd DQ win
Former WBO super welterweight champion Liam Smith (27-2-1 15 KOs) made short work of Sam Eggington (24-5 15 KOs) stopping him in five rounds. The bout was one-sided and waved off with a minute left in the fifth and final round, Smith won the vacant super welterweight WBC silver title.
Blood test that could detect CTE in works
In some archival news that greatly pretains to boxing, Exsome Science, Inc, a subsidiary of Aethlon Medical, Inc, is working on a blood test that could find and detect Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), which could in theory, help save fighters, football players and other atheletes involved sports with massive impact.
Lamont Peterson, a great career remembered
Lamont Peterson story is deeply and truly one of triumph, tragedy and woes as well. Peterson was one of twelve in his family growing up in Washington D.C. Peterson’s life was unraveled as his father was convicted of a drug charge and sent to prison when Peterson was seven. Shortly,
Lipinets retires Peterson, Aaron Coley major bout
In a welterweight clash of former world champions, Sergey Lipinets (15-1, 11 KOs) scored a dramatic ninth round KO over Lamont Peterson (35-5-1, 17 KOs) on Sunday night at the MGM National Harbor Resort & Casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Peterson won most of the early rounds, but towards the
Bohachuk, Akhmedov win in Hollywood, Ca
Middleweight Serhii “El Flaco” Bohachuk (13-0, 13 KOs) stopped Cleotis “Mookie” Pendarvis (21-5-2, 9 KOs) in three rounds in the Sunday night main event at The Avalon in Hollywood, California, promoted by 360 Promotions. Bohachuk charged forward with a reckless aggression and sent Pendarvis to the floor with a left
Jose Marrufo upsets Willie Shaw in San Mateo, CA
In a shocker, super lightweight Jose Marrufo (12-8-2 1KO) of Phoenix, Arizona upset local San Francisco-based prospect Willie Shaw (9-0 6KOs) in an eight-round main event from the San Mateo Events Center in San Mateo, Ca. The bout was close with a lot of swings rounds. Shaw landed the harder
Martinez, Ca’s Christian Sharkey in action Saturday in SF
Fightkore Boxing & MMA’s Christian Sharkey, who is undefeated in mixed-martial-arts, will return to professional competition on Saturday, March 23rd at the Kezar Pavillion. Sharkey is a decorated wrestling and jiu-jitsu competitior from the local area, who many have high hopes for. His father, Sean Sharkey, worked Manuel “Tino” Avila’s