Jamel Herring: record, next fight and profile →
The weekends dedicated to Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Independence Day have been long been considered prime real estate in regard to showcasing major boxing events. For a decorated, twice-deployed U.S. Marine like Jamel Herring, occupying this nation’s patriotic-themed weekends will suit his title reign just fine.
Miguel Berchelt has messed with the wrong Marine. Unfortunately, it’s not even in the ring—yet. The longest reigning current 130-pound titlist in the 130-pound division has dramatically changed his tune on the prospects of a unification bout with recently crowned title claimant Jamel Herring, revealing as much when recently approached on the subject by this site.
Last week newly crowned WBO junior lightweight champion Jamel Herring took to Twitter to declare that WBC junior lightweight champion Miguel Berchelt had turned down a unification bout and that he would likely be facing his mandatory challenger next.
With long-reigning 130-pound titlist Miguel Berchelt seated ringside, Jamel Herring figured his first following his title winning performance over Masayuki Ito would be a unification match versus the Mexican slugger. Instead, it will be a World Boxing Organization (WBO)-mandated title defense versus unbeaten contender Lamont Roach Jr.—and it will just have to do for now.
The World Boxing Organization has ordered a mandatory fight for their super featherweight world title. Both Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions have been given 30 days to reach an agreement for a mandatory fight between champion Jamel Herring and mandatory challenger Lamont Roach.
MGM GRAND, LAS VEGAS, NV - During an interview with Jamel Herring (20-2), Top Rank chairman Bob Arum stepped in and advised BoxingScene.com that the Marine veteran will return to the ring on Veteran’s Day weekend, which falls in the second week of November.
WBC super featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt was ringside for Jamel Herring's upset unanimous decision victory over Masayuki Ito in Kissimmee, Florida. With the victory Herring captured the WBO super featherweight title in a bout that headlined an ESPN doubleheader.
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—Jamel Herring’s super featherweight title win over Masayuki Ito put him in rare company, becoming just the third Long Island (N.Y.)-bred boxer to win a major title and the first U.S. Marine to since 1982 to accomplish the feat. Now he wants to become the first boxer to do something that no other super featherweight has been able to do since 2005: unify the titles.
The WBO Africa champion, Jeremiah Nakathila says he is ready to dethrone Jamel Herring of his WBO world title. Nakathila is currently rated number 2 by the WBO and recently defeated WBO #15 Zoltan Kovac from Hungary with an impressive knockout victory.
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—Among the many causes and tributes Jamel Herring carried into the ring ahead of his first career title fight was joining a short list of fighters from Long Island to put a major belt around his waist.