Previews, recaps, and features on the Northeast boxing scene
Friday night in Atlantic City should be a very entertaining night of Boxing at Resorts International when Curtis Stevens and Patrick Majewski clash in a 10-round middleweight affair, headlining a NBC Sports Channel card. Stevens (25-4) is looking to bounce back from a loss to Gennady Golovkin last November. That bout was for the WBA World middleweight and IBO middleweight title. In that affair, Golovkin proved to be too much…
Amir Mansour made sure the rest of the Boxing world knows who he is after his dominating performance over Kelvin Price Saturday night in Atlantic City, N.J. in a slated 10-round heavyweight affair. Mansour finally got to enjoy a breakout performance on his first live televised bout as the main event at Resorts International Hotel & Casino, when Price didn’t answer the bell for the eighth round. After a quiet first…
As the year in boxing comes to a close, there have been some very good young boxers along the East Coast that have turned some heads. One of those boxers is Frankie Santos De Alba, who is not only a quiet young man, but he is humble and hungry and his last time out in the ring was a thing of beauty. He demonstrated a gorgeous display of boxing that made many…
BY: Rich Quiñones Travis Kauffman does not hesitate when asked about his plans for 2014, and his desire to get a crack at the title whenever or however it presents itself. He looks to continue his climb up the WBA heavyweight rankings when he takes on last second replacement Jason Barnett in a slated eight-round affair for the World Boxing Union Intercontinential Heavyweight Championship Saturday night at the Santander Arena (formerly…
BY: Rich Quiñones Friday night fights at Dover Downs proved to be an overall exciting night of boxing as well as a night of redemption for one man. When Edgar Santana stepped into the ring to face Michael Clark in a scheduled 10 round main event for the vacant NABA light welterweight title, he seemed different. Not only did he look like he was incredible shape but he had a look…
BY: Rich Quiñones Friday night Boxing is back in the first state and in a huge way, as two titles will be on the line in what should be an exciting night of action at the Rollins Center inside Dover Downs Hotel and Casino in Dover, Delaware. The five card bout promises to entertain. The main event will pit Edgar “El Chamaco” Santana against Michael “Cold Blood” Clark in a…
On “Q” Sports has learned that Amir Mansour will continue his climb up the U.S. Heavyweight ranks when he takes on Kelvin Price in a slated 10 round heavyweight clash Saturday December 14th, at Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. in a televised bout on NBC Sports Net’s “Fight Night.” Mansour, is currently the 5th-ranked U.S. Heavyweight and has not fought since late August when he earned a 12-round unanimous decision over Maurice Harris to…
Chazz Witherspoon looks to rebound from a TKO loss at the hands of Seth Mitchell, when he takes on Derek Bryant in a slated eight-round affair Saturday night at Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. Witherspoon’s last fight was back on April 28th, 2012, against Mitchell on the under card of Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson which aired on HBO. Mitchell came out and just suffocated Witherspoon with body shots…
In my second part of those that not only serve their country proudly, but chase their dreams in the process, we take a closer look at Boxer Carlos Moore. On “Q” Sports caught up with the quiet, humble and proud 27-year-old father, as he gets sets for the second pro bout of his career in November. We discussed his service to the country, his passion for boxing and what really drives…
Ronald Cruz knew what he had to do. He had to put away Alberto Morales. Never leave it in the hands of the judges’ scorecards, only heart and pain come from that. To some at ringside, he appeared to be losing on points after nine rounds of his scheduled 10-round bout against Morales at the Sands in Bethlehem, PA. Thursday night. However, the memories of past pain in close defeats…