Joe Frazier gets a street named after him in Philadelphia
This story was originally reported here. The city of Philadelphia has always been a boxing city and its lineage with boxing only is furthered now after Hall of Fame boxing heavyweight Smokin’ Joe Frazier was recently honored with a street named after him. Frazier, a power-punching pressure fighter, who was one
Boxing Preview: Ruben Villa, Bruno Escalante, Francisco Vargas, Jamal James
Thompson Boxing in Salinas Ruben Villa It’s fight week!!! Weigh inns will be open to the public on Friday April 13th at 1 at the storm house.Tickets will be sold at the door!☝?? #RV4 #salinascalifornia @thompsonboxing @bannerboxing @the_danny_z @everlast @eaner0919 A post shared by Ruben Villa IV (@rubenv4) on Apr
Boxing Recap: Karim Mayfield, Jarrett Hurd, Julian Williams Results
Karim Mayfield wins in S.F., Thurman in his future? San Francisco boxing legend Karim “Hard Hitta” Mayfield (21-4-1 11KOs) picked up a hard-fought win over a game Gaku Takahashi (18-9-1 8KOs) in an eight-round main event bout taking place at the Grand Ballroom at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco,
Olympic Medalist Stevenson and Conceicao featured on April 28th card
A pair of 2016 Olympic medalists — USA silver medalist Shakur Stevenson and Brazilian gold medalist Robson Conceicao — will see action on the undercard of the WBO junior featherweight title fight between defending champion Jessie Magdaleno and No. 1 contender Isaac Dogboe on April 28 at The Liacouras Center on the
Boxing Weekend Preview: Canelo OUT!, Karim Mayfield, Erislandy Lara, Julian Williams in action
Canelo Alvarez withdrawals from Golovkin PPV I will still be defending my titles on Cinco de Mayo in Las Vegas! Official announcement coming soon, see you there. A post shared by Gennady Golovkin | GGG (@gggboxing) on Apr 3, 2018 at 6:53pm PDT In news that was expected, Canelo Alvarez
Boxing Recap: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder?, Jason Quigley, Malik Hawkins
Joshua holds three belts now Following the path that has been walked by boxing legends #AJBXNG A post shared by Anthony Joshua (@anthony_joshua) on Mar 31, 2018 at 4:13pm PDT The major fight of the weekend that has significance in terms of money in the boxing industry and future fights
Raymond Serrano hopes to get career back on track
This Friday night, welterweight contender, Raymond “Tito” Serrano will look for his 4th consecutive victory when he takes on undefeated prospect Malik Hawkins in the 10-round main event at The Fillmore in Serrano’s hometown of Philadelphia. Serrano whose winning streak has coincided with his changing of training venues to Los Angeles
Magdaleno vs. Dogboe, Jennings vs. Dawejko set for April 28th on ESPN
There will be no Brotherly Love when JESSIE MAGDALENO defends his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior featherweight title against No. 1 contender ISAAC DOGBOE on Saturday, April 28, at The Liacouras Center. The Magdaleno-Dogboe fight will headline a card with plenty of local flavor, as Philadelphia heavyweights BRYANT “BY-BY” JENNINGS and JOEY DAWEJKO rekindle an old rivalry,
Tyrone Brunson wins three Briscoe Awards
Photo: Team Tyrone Brunson PA State junior middleweight champion Tyrone Brunson will be honored with three Briscoe Awards for the eventful year he had in 2017. During the year, Brunson’s efforts won him three bouts, two belts, and kept his career on track for a big fight in 2018. For these accomplishments, Brunson will
Avery Sparrow honored by Briscoe Awards
Rising Philadelphia boxing star, Avery Sparrow, really made a career breakthrough in 2017. The junior lightweight won four bouts during the year, including two main events, and two national TV appearances. He started 2017 as a promising young local, but by the end of the year, Sparrow had broken into the world