Mitch Abramson

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Danny Jacobs Recovering Well From Life-Saving Surgery

Mitch Abramson

•Dec 23, 2011

Danny Jacobs, one of the top young middleweights in the sport, is still dealing with the aftereffects of life-saving surgery he had to remove a cancerous tumor in May, and doesn’t expect to fight again until late 2012, he told BoxingScene.com. Against doctor’s wishes, Jacobs is currently training, and even sparred for the first time since March, against the undefeated pros, Shemuel Pagan and Sadam Ali at Ali's gym in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Jacobs went eight rounds last Wednesday, acquitting himself nicely.

John Duddy Explains Why He Left Boxing, New Career

Mitch Abramson

•Dec 9, 2011

For nearly ten days, John Duddy has been throwing punches in a boxing ring. But the punches weren’t real, and they weren’t meant to inflict harm. Duddy, the former popular middleweight was playing a role he was born to play: that of a boxer in the title role of “Kid Shamrock” in an off-Broadway production in Manhattan. Following a performance last week, the actors, many of them former boxers, lingered on stage as audience members lobbed questions. At one point, Duddy said the following about the sport he left behind in January:

Sean Monaghan Faces Santos Martinez on Cotto-Margarito

Mitch Abramson

•Nov 28, 2011

Sean Monaghan, the popular undefeated light heavyweight from Long Island, has been added to the Dec. 3 undercard at Madison Square Garden beneath the grudge match between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, his manager, P.J. Kavanagh told BoxingScene.com.

Pedro Sosa Wakes From Coma, Recovering Well

Mitch Abramson

•Nov 25, 2011

Pedro Sosa, the amateur boxer from the Bronx, who nearly fell to his death on the Cross Bronx Expressway on Oct. 30, has come out of his coma, is speaking and can recognize visitors, according to a family friend who went to see him last week. Sosa, who narrowly missed out on making the 2012 U.S. Olympic boxing team, losing in the finals of the trials at 141 pounds, was struck by a car after he exited his vehicle on the ice-slicked roadway after a multi-vehicle pileup.

Luis Resto Plans To Apply For Second's License in NYC

Mitch Abramson

•Nov 22, 2011

The New York State Athletic Commission is currently grappling with the issue of whether Antonio Margarito is fit to fight on Dec. 3. But the agency may soon have another complicated case to deal with next week, adding to their agita. Luis Resto, the former Bronx welterweight, who went to jail for using gloves and wraps that were doctored in a fight, says he plans on applying for his second’s license after the Thanksgiving Holiday, he told BoxingScene.com.

Mike Faragon Scheduled To Headline Bill in Staten Island

Mitch Abramson

•Nov 19, 2011

Mikey Faragon, the 16-0 junior welterweight, whom his promoter compares to a modern-day Arturo Gatti, is scheduled to headline a card on Jan. 19 in Staten Island, NY at the Hilton Garden Inn, the same site that hosted Teddy Atlas’ annual charity dinner on Thursday, according to his promoter, Greg Cohen. Faragon, from Guilderland, NY, last fought on Aug. 5, stopping Ira Terry in the second round with a series of body shots. Cohen may also have Faragon, 24, fight again in December if a date opens up.

Naim Terbunja: Al Haymon Fighter Stuck in Sweden

Mitch Abramson

•Nov 19, 2011

Two years ago, a young boxer from Sweden swept through the New York boxing landscape, leaving a trail of frustrated, defeated boxers in his wake. Blond and handsome, with a casual demeanor, Naim Terbunja was a boxer on the 2008 Swedish Olympic team with a grand ambition: to make it as a boxer in the U.S. To that end, Terbunja moved to Shirley, L.I. in 2009 to compete in the New York Golden Gloves.

Joe Greene Jr. Set To Return on Dec. 8th in Main Event

Mitch Abramson

•Nov 19, 2011

Joe Greene Jr. doesn’t want to talk about it. Just leave it alone, he says politely. But it was the first loss of your career. Don’t you want to talk about it? Not really, he answers. The incident in question was his fight with Vanes Martirosyan on June 5, 2010 at Yankee Stadium. It was the biggest fight of Greene’s career. An amateur star in New York, Greene was expected to put on a show in front of his hometown fans. But rather than rise to the occasion, Greene fought tentatively, with little urgency. When the scores were read- a unanimous decision victory for Martirosyan- it couldn’t have come to a surprise to Greene, but that didn’t dull the pain or make it any easier to digest.

Danny Jacobs Ring Return Possible For Next Summer

Mitch Abramson

•Nov 11, 2011

Danny Jacobs, the talented middleweight who suffered a setback when he was stopped in his title fight last year, received another setback when he was diagnosed with a tumorous growth on his spine, according to his trainer, Andre Rozier. After having what Rozier described as life-saving surgery to remove the growth earlier this year, Jacobs is back in the gym working out and may even start sparring in January, according to Jacob’s advisor, Keith Connolly, who reports that Jacobs could be back in the ring next summer. If that happens, it will be a dramatic return for one of the more charismatic and intriguing fighters of the sport.

Salita, Hatton Continue Tussle For El Massoudi WBA Shot

Mitch Abramson

•Nov 11, 2011

Dmitriy Salita is still trying to make up for what went wrong when he failed in his attempt to unseat Amir Khan in his title shot nearly two years ago. Salita’s attorney, Kurt Emhoff, says that Salita has signed a contract with French promoter Bernard Roos to fight WBA interim welterweight champion, Ismael El Massoudi of France, at Madison Square Garden, tentatively scheduled for January.

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Articles by Mitch Abramson: page 13

Danny Jacobs Recovering Well From Life-Saving Surgery

John Duddy Explains Why He Left Boxing, New Career

Sean Monaghan Faces Santos Martinez on Cotto-Margarito

Pedro Sosa Wakes From Coma, Recovering Well

Luis Resto Plans To Apply For Second's License in NYC

Mike Faragon Scheduled To Headline Bill in Staten Island

Naim Terbunja: Al Haymon Fighter Stuck in Sweden

Joe Greene Jr. Set To Return on Dec. 8th in Main Event

Danny Jacobs Ring Return Possible For Next Summer

Salita, Hatton Continue Tussle For El Massoudi WBA Shot

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Mitch Abramson

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Articles by Mitch Abramson: page 13

Danny Jacobs Recovering Well From Life-Saving Surgery

John Duddy Explains Why He Left Boxing, New Career

Sean Monaghan Faces Santos Martinez on Cotto-Margarito

Pedro Sosa Wakes From Coma, Recovering Well

Luis Resto Plans To Apply For Second's License in NYC

Mike Faragon Scheduled To Headline Bill in Staten Island

Naim Terbunja: Al Haymon Fighter Stuck in Sweden

Joe Greene Jr. Set To Return on Dec. 8th in Main Event

Danny Jacobs Ring Return Possible For Next Summer

Salita, Hatton Continue Tussle For El Massoudi WBA Shot

Joshua Buatsi, Willy Hutchinson make weight for WBC title rematch

Chris Billam-Smith, Chev Clarke make weight; Shane Mosley Jnr needs second attempt