Saturday, May 31, 2014

Friday, May 30, 2014

Hammer-Time weigh-in from the Cabaret Theater at Mohegan Sun

CES Presents...

Hammer Time!

Hank Lundy vs. Pipino Cuevas Jr

Shelly Vincent vs. Lakeysha Williams

James Williams vs. Christian Lao

Pro-Am Boxing at Mohegan Sun

Weigh-in & Rules Meeting 
from The Cabaret Theater at Mohegan Sun




On this day in fistiana... Tyson vs. Thomas 5/30/87

On this day in fistiana...

Mike Tyson vs. Pinklon Thomas

May 30, 1987



Tyson defends 2/3rds of the existing heavyweight title belts versus Pinklon Thomas in one of Iron Mikes best highlight reel kayos; 15-17 unanswered punches!

On this day in fistiana... Charles vs. Maxim 5/30/51

On this day in fistiana...

Ezzard Charles vs. Joey Maxim

May 30, 1951


Ezzard Charles defends the World Heavyweight Title versus Joey Maxim in Chicago.

Thursday, May 29, 2014

50 Cent returns to Foxwoods July 2 --Press Release--

Undefeated lightweight Mark Davis vs. Michael Farenas headlines 
ESPN Friday Night Fights 
Special Edition in IBF Title Eliminator 
Wednesday, July 2 at Foxwoods Resort Casino

MASHANTUCKET, Conn.- Rapper/promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson returns to the Nutmeg State to celebrate his birthday as his company, SMS Promotions, presents a special edition of ESPN Friday Night Fights on Wednesday night, July 2, at Grand Theater in Fox Tower at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

The 12-round main event matches undefeated junior lightweight Mark "Too Sharp" Davis(18-0, 5 KOs) against Filipino knockout specialist Michael "Hammer Fist" Farenas (38-4-4, 30 KOs) in an International Boxing Federation (IBF) title eliminator.  The winner will become the mandatory challenger for winner of the upcoming title match between IBF 130-pound champion Argenis Mendez and challenger Rances Barthelemy.

On this day in fistiana... Trinidad vs. Pineda 5/29/99

Felix "Tito" Trinidad vs. Hugo Pineda
May 29, 1999


On this day in fistiana... Lalonde vs. Stewart 5/29/88

Donny Lalonde vs. Leslie Stewart

May 29, 1988


On this day in fistiana in Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad, Donny The Golden Boy Lalonde defended his WBC Light Heavyweight Title by stopping Leslie Stewart in five rounds on a hot Sunday afternoon.

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C -BFTP Joe Calzaghe & Felix Trinidad

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C

Today's Blast-From-The-Past featured Joe Calzaghe & Felix "Tito" Trinidad

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Canelo-Lara PPV undercard announced --Press Release--

FULL SHOWTIME PPV® UNDERCARD ANNOUNCED FOR JULY 12
"HONOR & GLORY: ALVAREZ VS. LARA" 

FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT
ABNER MARES VS. JONATHAN OQUENDO

WBO INTERNATIONAL SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ VS. FRANCISCO VARGAS

INTERIM WBA WORLD JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
JOHAN PEREZ VS. MAURICIO HERRERA

LAS VEGAS (May 27, 2014) - The hottest fight of the summer of 2014 deserves a sizzling undercard, and Golden Boy Promotions and SHOWTIME PPV are pleased to announce the three bouts that will support the main event featuring Canelo Alvarez and Erislandy Lara on Saturday, July 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

In the co-main event, former three-division world champion Abner Mares returns to face Puerto Rico's Jonathan Oquendo in a 10-round featherweight bout. In the SHOWTIME PPV opening

On this day in fistiana... Jones Jr. vs. Tate 5/27/94

Roy Jones Jr. vs. Thomas Tate

May 27, 1994


On this day in fistiana at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV Roy Jones made short work of Thomas tate in defense of the IBF Middleweight Title.

On this day in fistiana... Hagler vs. Scypion 5/27/83

Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Wilfred Scypion

May 27, 1983


Monday, May 26, 2014

On this day in fistiana... Froch vs. Bute 5/26/12

On this day in fistiana...

Carl Froch vs. Lucien Bute

May 26, 2012


On this day in 2012, Carl Froch surprised everyone, especially Lucien Bute, with his five round assault of the man thought by many to be too-good for the Super Six Tourney.

On this day in fistiana... Mayweather vs. Hernandez 5/26/01

On this day in fistiana...

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Carlos Hernandez

May 26, 2001


"Well, 24 rounds, about, i don't know, fifteen or sixteen more rounds than perhaps we expected to see. all the fighters seemed to have mayhem on their minds but only misdemeanors in their fists and so we had long grueling hard tough fights." --Larry Merchant, in summation of the HBO double header, which co-featured Jesus Chavez vs Juan Jose Arias

Sunday, May 25, 2014

On this day in fistiana... Froch vs. Kessler 2 5/25/13

Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler 2

May 25, 2013


On this day in fistiana at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London, Carl Froch defeated Mikkel Kessler in an exciting rematch.

On this day in fistiana... Valdez vs. Briscoe 2 5/25/74

Rodrigo Valdez vs. Bennie Briscoe 2

May 25, 1974

On this day in fistiana in Monaco, Rodrigo Valdez won the vacant WBC Middleweight Title with this  rematch stoppage victory over Bennie Briscoe.

Friday, May 23, 2014

On this day in fistiana... Stewart vs. Johnson 2 5/23/87

On this day in fistiana...

Leslie Stewart vs. Marvin Johnson 2

May 23, 1987

Leslie Stewart gets revenge and the WBA 175lbs Championship versus Marvin Johnson in the rain in Port of Spain, Trinidad on this day in 1987.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C -BFTP Rocky Mattioli

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C

Today's Blast-From-The-Past featured Rocky Mattioli

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On this day in fistiana… Marquez vs. Vasquez 4 5/22/10

Rafael Marquez vs. Israel Vasquez 4

May 22, 2010


This is the final installment in their four bout series, one of the greatest boxing rivalries of the twenty-first century.

Monday, May 19, 2014

On this day in fistiana... Pavlik vs. Miranda 5/19/07

Kelly Pavlik vs. Edison Miranda

May 19, 2007



On this day in fistiana in Memphis, Tennessee, Kelly Pavlik stole the spotlight from headliner Jermain Taylor with this exciting kayo of Edison Miranda on the undercard of Taylor vs. Cory Spinks. 

On this day in fistiana... Whitaker vs. Nelson 5/19/90

Pernell Whitaker vs. Azumah Nelson

May 19, 1990

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Saturday, May 17, 2014

On this day in fistiana... Wright vs. McKart 5/17/96

Ronald "Winky" Wright vs. Bronco McKart

May 17, 1996


The first encounter between these two southpaw junior middles, they went on to fight twice more.

Tweet, Tweet, Tweet! Our Ringside Tweets Collected

Diaz Jr vs. Asselstine
Galarza vs. Bouchard
ShoBox:The New Generation from The Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort & Casino
KOFB Twitter Recap
words & crappy cellphone pix by Alex Pierpaoli
(fight report is here)


We're here @FoxwoodsCT's Fox Theater for professional #boxing, follow along for all the action.

Bout 1, super middles John Magda, of Rutherford, NJ, vs. Dave Courchaine of Spokane, WA.
Suthpaw John Magda makes short work of Courchaine, scoring 3 knockdowns along the way to a 1st round TKO victory.
Oficial time was 2:45 of rd 1 when Ref. Joey Lupino called a halt to the one-sided action, Magda improves to 6-0(5) Courchaine falls to 2-4.

Fighters for Bout 2 on their way to the ring, welterweights, Kareem Martin of Washington DC vs. Azamat Umarzoda of Tajikistan via Las Vegas.
Umarzoda scores a knockdown off a hard right hand counterpunch as Martin was landing well; Martin rises & jabs cautiously the rest of rd.

From the Fox Theater at Foxwoods Casino: ShoBox Results

Galarza(L) steps in to launch a jab at Bouchard(R)
Galarza dominates Bouchard; Diaz Jr. outworks Asselstine in 
ShoBox Double Header from CT
words & crappy cellphone pix by Alex Pierpaoli
(live tweets from ringside)


Brooklyn junior middleweight Frank Galarza stole the show last night with an impressive 8 round thumping of previously unbeaten Canadian Sebastien Bouchard in the co-featured bout of a 6 bout card in the Fox Theater at the Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Mashantucket, CT. Junior lightweight Joel Diaz Jr prevailed over Tyler Asselstine in the Main Event of the night and both bouts were broadcast live via Showtime as part of their ShoBox: The New Generation series.

Frank Galarza, 153lbs, whose nickname is the "The Brooklyn Rocky" looked a lot more like Apollo Creed as he blasted away at the ever-pressing Sebastien Bouchard, 154lbs, using smart movement, a jaw-thumping jab and punishing body work to dominate their 8 round bout. Bouchard, of Quebec, Canada, won just three rounds, collectively, on the official's scorecards, one of which was in the final frame when Ref Joey Lupino
deducted a point from Galarza for repeated low blows. Despite the infraction, Galarza put his punches together well throughout the bout and bedeviled the pursuing Bouchard with lateral movement and punished him with combinations. At the end of 8 rounds the officials saw it 78-73, and 77-74 x 2, all in favor of Frank Galarza who improved to 14-0-2 (9) while Bouchard picked up his first defeat and dropped to 8-1 (2).

Joel Diaz Jr., of Palmdale, CA, got off to a great start versus Tyler Asselstine, of Toronto, Canada, hurting him with a jolting left hand that forced him to clinch before the end of round one. Although the action was

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Diaz Jr vs. Asselstine & Galarza vs. Bouchard

ShoBox: The New Generation

from the Fox Theater at the Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Mashantucket, CT

weigh-in video coverage

On this day in fistiana... Tarver vs. Jones 2 5/15/04

Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones Jr. 2

May 15, 2004


On this day in fistiana at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV, Antonio Tarver exploded the mythos of Roy Jones Jr with a single perfectly place left. My thoughts at the time are here.

On this day in fistiana... Moorer vs. Cooper 5/15/92

Michael Moorer vs. Bert Cooper

May 15, 1992

On this day in fistiana in Atlantic City, Michael Moorer prevailed against Bert Cooper in an instant classic thriller.

On this day in fistiana... Holyfield vs. Parkey 5/15/87

Evander Holyfield vs. Ricky Parkey

May 15, 1987


On this day in fistiana at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, NV, Evander Holyfield successfully defended his Cruiserweight Titles against Ricky Parkey.

On this day in fistiana... Chacon vs. Boza-Edwards 2 5/15/83

Bobby Chacon vs. Cornelius Boza-Edwards 2

May 15, 1983


On this day in fistiana at Caesar's Palace in las Vegas, NV, Bobby Chacon defeated Cornelius Boza-Edwards.

On this day in fistiana... Marciano vs. Walcott 2 5/15/53

Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott 2

May 15, 1953


On this day in fistiana at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, IL, Rocky Marciano defeated Jersey Joe Walcott for the second time and ended the Heavyweight Great's career.

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C - BFTP Billy Conn

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C

Today's Blast-From-The-Past features Billy Conn

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

ShoBox visits the Connecticut Woods on Friday night!

Undefeated Boxers Joel Diaz Jr and Frank Galarza Highlight ShoBox:The New Generation Doubleheader
by Alex Pierpaoli  


On Friday night Foxwoods Resort and Casino hosts a DiBella Entertainment, in association with Jean Pascal Promotions, fight card this Friday night at the world famous Mashantucket, CT venue. Unbeaten junior lightweight (130lbs) boxer Joel Diaz Jr. squares off against Canadian, Tyler Asselstine, and Frank Galarza battles Sebastian Bouchard in the co-featured junior middleweight (154lbs) contest.

Diaz Jr, now 15-0 (12), will be making his second trip between the ropes this year, after coming off a 6 round unanimous decision win over Jose Angel Beranza in March. Tyler Asselstine, 14-1 (7), also returns to the ring after a 6 round unanimous decision victory; his over Luis Montano in December. Heavy-handed

On this day in fistiana... Chavez vs. Mayweather 5/13/89

Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Roger Mayweather 2

May 13, 1989

On this day in fistiana at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California, Julio Cesar Chavez stopped Uncle Roger for the second time.

Monday, May 12, 2014

On this day in fistiana... Trinidad vs. Joppy 5/12/01

Felix Trinidad vs. William Joppy

May 12, 2001


On this day in fistiana at Madison Square Garden in NYC, Felix Trinidad moved up to Middleweight and wrenched the WBA Title from William Joppy in the Don King Middleweight Unification Tourney semi-final.

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C - BFTP Edwin Rosario

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C

Today's Blast-From-The-Past featured Edwin Rosario

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On this day in fistiana... Williams vs. Cintron 5/8/10

Paul Williams vs. Kermit Cintron

May 8, 2010

On this day in fistiana at the Home Depot Center in carson, CA, there was one very weird skirmish between Paul Williams and Kermit Cintron that was just starting to get interesting. Then Kermit jumped out of the ring in very much the same way his amphibian namesake might.

On this day in fistiana... McClellan vs. Jackson 5/8/93

Gerald McClellan vs. Julian Jackson 1

May 8, 1993

ON this day in fistiana at the Thomas & Mack Center in las Vegas, NV, Gerald McClellan and Julian Jackson meet for the first time. Yesterday, they met in a rematch

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

#fistiana... Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo 1 5/7/05

Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo 1

May 7, 2005


On this day in fistiana in Las Vegas NV, Diego Chico Corrales capped an incredible fight with a breathtaking, leap-to-your-feet-and-cheer tenth round TKO victory over Jose Luis Castillo.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

#Fistiana Michael Spinks vs. Murray Sutherland 1 5/4/80

Michael Spinks vs. Murray Sutherland 1

May 4, 1980


On this day in fistiana in Kiamesha Lake, New York, Michael Spinks defeated Murray Sutherland.

1st Kayo Quick Bucks League of 2014 is complete!



KOFantasyBoxing® Winners Announced!!

Congratulations to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners 
in KOFantasyBoxing®'s

Kayo Quick Bucks League 2014 (1/25-5/4)

A Very Special Thanks for everyone playing KOFantasyBoxing and we hope you'll return to play in our next league that begins in June.

 Here are the final standings
(first place $500, second place $250, third place $100)
PLEASE NOTE: Residents of Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Montana and Vermont may play KOFantasyBoxing® but are NOT eligible to win any prizes and the winnings will be given to the closest scoring eligible gym. International residents may also play KOFantasyBoxing® but they too are ineligible to win any prizes.

Kayo Quick Bucks League
(1/25/14--5/4/14)
1st   SAC TOWNS FINEST TOTAL: 1135 pts. [ scoring ]
2nd   Maya's Boathouse TOTAL: 1110 pts. [ scoring ]
3rd   Ball-Busterz TOTAL: 985 pts. [ scoring ]
4th   Vegan Strong TOTAL: 835 pts. [ scoring ]
5th   Men from UNCLE TOTAL: 775 pts. [ scoring ]
6th   welcome to holyfields TOTAL: 565 pts. [ scoring ]
7th   Leanin' on Slick TOTAL: 150 pts. [ scoring ]
8th   Stillwater TOTAL: 150 pts. [ scoring ]
9th   MudGod TOTAL: 130 pts. [ scoring ]
10th   big jims gym TOTAL: 80 pts. [ scoring ]
11th   Brow Beaters TOTAL: 65 pts. [ scoring ]
12th   East Coast TOTAL: 35 pts. [ scoring ]
13th   Hard knock TOTAL: 30 pts. [ scoring ]
14th   Club KO TOTAL: 15 pts. [ scoring ]
15th   Golden Arms Boxing TOTAL: 15 pts. [ scoring ]
16th   jox TOTAL: 15 pts. [ scoring ]
17th   Ford Gym TOTAL: 10 pts. [ scoring ]

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C -BFTP Mike "Twin" Sullivan

Talkin' Boxing with Billy C

Today's Blast-From-The-Past featured Mike "Twin" Sullivan

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