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One of the fastest rising prospects in the junior welterweight division is finally making his return from a serious hand injury suffered last December. Paulie Malignaggi, nicknamed the "Magic Man", is set to face Jeremy Yelten on Lou DiBella's August 25th event in New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. Malignaggi, a slick boxer with an unblemished record (19-0, 5KOs), has been able to make up for his lack of knockouts with his abundance of charisma. The verbal skills of Malignaggi have made him a fighter that some fans love and others hate.
Most fans are not aware that Malignaggi has an impressive amateur background to go hand in hand with his pro career. He ended his amateur career with an impressive 40-9 record. Some of Malignaggi's amateur achievements include the 1998 Golden Gloves Championship, the 2001 Golden Gloves Championship, the 2001 United States Championship, the 2000 Empire State Championship, the 2000 Mayor’s Cup Championship and the bronze medal winner in the National P.A.L. Championship.
BoxingScene sat down with Malignaggi to discuss his future opponents, the top junior welterweights and his overall plan for his career.
BoxingScene.com: The boxing public has not seen you in the ring in almost eight months, your last fight was against Sandro Casomonica last December.
Paulie Malignaggi: Yeah, on the undercard of Jermain Taylor- William Joppy card. Last time I fought was on the Taylor-Joppy card and now Taylor is the middleweight champion of the world.
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Most fans are not aware that Malignaggi has an impressive amateur background to go hand in hand with his pro career. He ended his amateur career with an impressive 40-9 record. Some of Malignaggi's amateur achievements include the 1998 Golden Gloves Championship, the 2001 Golden Gloves Championship, the 2001 United States Championship, the 2000 Empire State Championship, the 2000 Mayor’s Cup Championship and the bronze medal winner in the National P.A.L. Championship.
BoxingScene sat down with Malignaggi to discuss his future opponents, the top junior welterweights and his overall plan for his career.
BoxingScene.com: The boxing public has not seen you in the ring in almost eight months, your last fight was against Sandro Casomonica last December.
Paulie Malignaggi: Yeah, on the undercard of Jermain Taylor- William Joppy card. Last time I fought was on the Taylor-Joppy card and now Taylor is the middleweight champion of the world.
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