Kurt Scoby: record, next fight and profile →
Lou DiBella doesn’t want to get ahead of himself, but the veteran promoter has high hopes for hard-hitting junior welterweight prospect Kurt Scoby. The former college football running back has exhibited exceptional power since he turned pro in September 2020. Scoby
Kurt Scoby doesn’t look like your typical pro fighter, let alone a 140-pounder. The 27-year-old often strolls down the street, his t-shirt a bit tighter than most, with his muscles accentuated. Yet, while he could be mistaken for a pro bodybuilder, Scoby (12-0, 10 KOs) is promoter Lou DiBella’s new secret weapon.
Tonight, standout prospect Kurt Scoby (11-0, 9 KOs) will enter the ring for the first time since signing a multi-year promotional deal with DiBella Entertainment. Scoby will face Hank Lundy in the eight-round main event at Sony Hall in Times Square, New York City.
The pre-fight jitters that are present for practically every fighter are noticeably absent for Kurt Scoby. The 27-year-old hasn’t had a long career, just under four years in fact, but there’s something about the hulking 140-pounder that has impressed those who are managing him. In 11 pro fights, Scoby has faced opponents with winning
Undefeated New Yorker Kurt Scoby will face his toughest test to date when he goes up against battle tested and Philly Tough Hammerin’ Hank Lundy in an eight-round super lightweight match-up in the June 29 main event at Sony Hall.
Kurt Scoby blasted his way into the boxing public’s consciousness Friday night. The junior welterweight prospect dropped John Mannu four times in the second round and stopped the previously unbeaten Australian southpaw in what was supposed to be the most difficult fight of Scoby’s two-year pro career. The
Kurt Scoby’s belief in his boxing ability led the former college football standout to take an $11 flight from Los Angeles to New York in search of a new trainer and gym during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In hindsight, Scoby recognizes the ridiculous risks he took, particularly since boxers weren’t even allowed to train indoors due to government restrictions at that time.
Holmes, Villarreal Weights Photos Gallery - Exciting rising prospect Ardreal “Bossman” Holmes, Jr. (12-0, 5 KOs) and fellow undefeated Ismael “Maelo” Villarreal (12-0, 8 KOs) both made weight Thursday, a day ahead of their 10-round super welterweight main event on SHOBOX: The New Generation this Friday, February 17, live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT from Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka, Kan. (photos by Stephanie Trapp)