Denis Douglin: record, next fight and profile →
The loss less than a year ago was but a bump in the road, yet Denis Douglin says it also put him on the right track. Now, about 11 months after he suffered his first pro loss with a shocking technical knockout against Doel Carrasquillo, the junior middleweight prospect says he is better prepared for his Jan. 6 bout against Steve Martinez on the season premiere of ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights.”
Morganville, NJ – Denis “Da Momma’s Boy” Douglin will make his national TV debut when he battles undefeated knockout artist Steven Martinez on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” January 6 at Mallory Square in Key West, FL.
Junior middleweight prospect Denis “Da Momma’s Boy” Douglin was on the fast track in boxing. He has a great story – his mother Saphya is his trainer, hence his nickname. He has the backing of a powerful adviser in Al Haymon. And he had an undefeated record.
ATLANTIC CITY, BOARDWALK HALL -- In the night's first bout, Denis Douglin of Marlboro, N.J. fought mostly in retreat on the way to escaping with a six-round unanimous decision over Philadelphia's Philip McCants.
Morganville, NJ - Highly touted junior middleweight Denis “Da Momma’s Boy” Douglin is currently en route to Manchester, United Kingdom where he’ll serve as a primary training partner for top flight middleweight Matthew Macklin in lieu of his April 16 bout with Khoren Gevor.
by David P. Greisman – There is the fight you want to happen. There is the fight your opponent wants to happen. And then there is the fight that actually happens. Fernando Guerrero wanted to keep his fight with Derrick Findley in the center of the ring. Findley wanted to take the fight to the ropes. Guerrero got what he wanted more often, and as a result he got the victory, defeating Findley by unanimous decision in the main event of ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights.” The scores were 99-91 (twice) and 100-90. The bout began with Guerrero working at arms’ length against the shorter Findley. From that arms’ length, Guerrero fed forth hooks to Findley’s body, straight southpaw left hands upstairs through Findley’s gloves, and the occasional lead right hook around Findley’s guard to his head. That is what Findley would have to work through. On occasion he succeeded, momentarily pinning Guerrero to the ropes and digging hard hooks to Guerrero’s midsection. Guerrero would take those shots, throw a counter between Findley’s punches, and then move back to the center of the ring. That is the ebb and flow that the action would follow for much of the early part of the fight. But what separates a fighter such as Guerrero from a fighter such as Findley is Guerrero’s ability to kick the action into a higher gear. Guerrero doesn’t put much behind his jab, but he uses it both as a rhythm-setter and a decoy. His jab sets up long left hands down the middle, and opponents subsequently expect it to come. Guerrero will switch up his attack, however, leading with right hooks upstairs instead of the jab. He mixes in body shots, too, and, against Findley, that offensive output from Guerrero began to overwhelm.
Morganville, NJ – Unbeaten junior middleweight Denis “Da Mommas Boy” Douglin will look to take another step in the right direction when he battles cement fisted veteran Doel Carrasquillo Friday, February 18 at the Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury, MD.