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By Thomas Gerbasi - Shelly Vincent had been in big fights before. She fought Heather Hardy twice, once on NBC Sports Network and once on HBO. That rematch with Hardy was in Madison Square Garden, and with a world title on the line.
By Thomas Gerbasi - The comeback was not televised. A former U.S. Olympian and interim WBA light heavyweight champion, a fighter seen by most as one of the top 175-pound boxers in the world, Marcus Browne, was fighting on a Tuesday night in Los Angeles, far from his home in Staten Island and removed from the eyes of the boxing public.
by Thomas Gerbasi - Despite his status as one of the top prospects in boxing, sometimes you get a reminder of how young Xander Zayas is, and it’s a jolt. Case in point, as the 19-year-old Zayas prepares for his Madison Square Garden debut this Saturday against Alessio Mastronunzio, the topic of conversation turns to great performances turned in by the Puerto Rican greats of the past at the Mecca of boxing. I mention a recent story I did on the Felix Trinidad-Ricardo Mayorga bout.
Of all the boxing going on this weekend, only a select few will lace up the gloves, do their thing in the ring, then begin final exams on Monday. You guessed it, college boxing is back in Atlanta’s Buckhead Fight Club, featuring a set of showdowns between local rivals Georgia Tech and Georgia.
Heavyweight contender Michael Hunter got a scare in his Trillerverz 4 main event at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Thursday, having to settle for a 10-round draw in his rematch with Jerry Forrest.
George Arias put on his hard hat and went to work in the co-main event at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City; Cassius Chaney didn’t in this clash of unbeatens, and that was the deciding factor of Arias won a ten-round split decision in a fight that wasn’t as close as that verdict would indicate.
Former NFL linebacker Mike Balogun scored the biggest win of his career, stopping the son of Tommy Morrison, Trey Lippe-Morrison in a single round.
By Thomas Gerbasi - Given the first name of one of boxing’s true legends, Cassius Chaney was apparently born to box. But he didn’t necessarily agree. “I jokingly say that I think the doctors were like, ‘You're gonna name him this, you gotta let him figure it out for himself that he's supposed to box,’” said Chaney.
November 16. Thirteen days prior, Alycia Baumgardner shocked previously unbeaten Terri Harper to win the WBC and IBO junior lightweight titles in Sheffield, England. Back home, the glow hasn’t worn off for the new champ.
By Thomas Gerbasi - NEW YORK - After numerous starts, stops, delays and venue changes, the lightweight title bout between multi-belt champion Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos Jr. took place at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater, and it was worth the wait, as both battled through 12 rounds of drama and momentum swings before Kambosos handed Lopez his first loss via split decision in one of the biggest upsets of 2021.