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By Mitch Abramson - Paulie Malignaggi wore a white construction hat tilted slightly to the side and enough jewelry around his neck and wrists to light up a dark room. The Brooklyn-born Malignaggi was back home on Friday to discuss his title-winning effort a month ago against Vyacheslav Senchenko.
He was also in downtown Brooklyn to hype up the monthly boxing series that is set to kick off on Oct. 20 at the soon-to-be completed Barclays Center. But he was also in Brooklyn to make a case for himself as the headliner of the first boxing show of the arena’s three-year deal to do monthly shows with Golden Boy Promotions. While a formal announcement has yet to be made on what bout will headline the first show in Brooklyn, Malignaggi, following his surprising stoppage of Senchenko in nine rounds to pick up the WBA welterweight title on April 29 in the Ukraine, appears to be the odds-on favorite to get the nod. [Click Here To Read More]
He was also in downtown Brooklyn to hype up the monthly boxing series that is set to kick off on Oct. 20 at the soon-to-be completed Barclays Center. But he was also in Brooklyn to make a case for himself as the headliner of the first boxing show of the arena’s three-year deal to do monthly shows with Golden Boy Promotions. While a formal announcement has yet to be made on what bout will headline the first show in Brooklyn, Malignaggi, following his surprising stoppage of Senchenko in nine rounds to pick up the WBA welterweight title on April 29 in the Ukraine, appears to be the odds-on favorite to get the nod. [Click Here To Read More]
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