David Grayton: record, next fight and profile →
Chris Colbert admitted that he didn’t bother doing research on his opponent Saturday. In some cases that comes back to haunt fighters, but the flashy super featherweight prospect knew what he was doing.
Miguel Cruz overcame two cuts and some swelling on his face to out-point a game David Grayton in a competitive welterweight fight Tuesday night. The 27-year-old Cruz (17-0, 11 KOs), a 147-pound prospect from Lake Mary, Florida, won their 10-round fight by the same score on all three cards (96-93) to take a unanimous decision. Cruz scored a knockdown in the sixth round and fended off an often aggressive Grayton in the first fight FS1 aired as part of a “Toe-To-Toe Tuesdays” telecast from The Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Former 147-pound world champion Devon Alexander will battle rugged contender Walter Castillo in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday, Nov. 21 from The Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida with televised coverage beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
Santander Arena, Reading, Pennsylvania - A showdown between exciting heavyweight contenders saw 44-year-old Amir "Hardcore" Mansour (23-2-1, 16 KOs) turn back the clock to win a twelve round majority decision over Travis "My Time" Kauffman (31-2, 23 KOs) and The scores were 114-114, 117-111, 115-113.
Photos of Kauffman vs. Mansour Weigh-In - READING, PA - Exciting heavyweights Travis Kauffman and Amir Mansour went face-to-face Thursday at the official weigh-in before they enter the ring Friday, March 17 in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce from Santander Arena in Reading, PA.
Photos Gallery of Final Press Conference - READING, PA - Exciting heavyweights Travis Kauffman and Amir Mansour went face-to-face Wednesday at the final press conference before they enter the ring Friday, March 17 in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce from Santander Arena in Reading, PA.
Former champion Kermit Cintron (39-5-2, 30 KOs) will battle once-beaten David Grayton (15-1, 11 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight bout on Friday, March 17 as part of Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce.
As the 2016 season of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN is due to launch on June 4, details for the full card are starting to come together. The main event and co-feature are both confirmed, the latter having been announced on Tuesday as Bryant “GoodFella” Perrella and David Grayton square off in a matchup of unbeaten welterweight prospects.
David “DayDay” Grayton started boxing a lot later in life than most, beginning his amateur career at 18. He’s 26 now and has fought nine times as a pro in the past two years, going 9-0 with 8 KOs. The native of Washington, D.C., is among one of the numerous signees with powerful boxing adviser Al Haymon, joining his ranks in April. It’s under Haymon that he hopes his career will pick up.