Jermaine Franklin: record, next fight and profile →
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Jermaine Franklin Jr., escaped with a narrow split-decision victory over Jerry Forrest in the main event Friday night on ShoBox: The New Generation from the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.
Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma - Jermaine Franklin (19-0, 13 KOs) won what some felt was a fortunate ten round split decision over Jerry Forrest (25-3, 19 KOs). The scores were 97-93 for Franklin, 96-95 for Forrest, and 97-93 for Franklin.
Jermaine Franklin, Jerry Forrest Weights Photos Gallery - Heavyweight prospects Jermaine Franklin Jr., and Jerry Forrest both weighed in on Thursday for their ShoBox: The New Generation main event clash Friday night live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Emerald Casino in Tacoma, Wash. (photos by Dave Mandel)
Every time Jermaine Franklin watches footage of his last fight he becomes more annoyed by his performance. Franklin beat Rydell Booker by unanimous decision in a 10-round fight Showtime televised April 13 from Atlantic City, New Jersey. His victory kept Franklin undefeated (18-0, 13 KOs), but the heavyweight prospect wasn’t pleased with how he rushed himself, hellbent on scoring a knockout, rather than just boxing Booker (26-2, 13 KOs).
Both Jermaine Franklin and Jerry “Slugger” Forrest are predicting knockouts when the two heavyweights face off in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, July 12. Franklin (18-0, 13 KOs) from Saginaw, Mich., and Forrest (25-2, 19 KOs), of Newport News, Va., will meet in the 10-round main event live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. Battle at the Boat 122 is presented by Salita Promotions and Brian Halquist Productions.
Two top undefeated heavyweight prospects will put their unblemished records on the line when they fight in separate bouts on ShoBox: The New Generation Friday, July 12 live on SHOWTIME from Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.
Jermaine Franklin’s quest to become a heavyweight contender will continue July 12. BoxingScene.com hast learned that Franklin will face Jerry Forrest in a 10-round fight that night in Tacoma, Washington. The Franklin-Forrest fight will headline a “ShoBox: The New Generation” telecast on Showtime from the Emerald Queen Casino.
Atlantic City - In the Showtime co-featured bout, Jermaine Franklin (18-0, 13 KOs), widely regarded as the top American heavyweight prospect, kept his unbeaten record intact with a 10-round unanimous decision over former No. 1-ranked U.S. amateur Rydell Booker (25-2, 12 KOs). The judges scored the fight 99-91 and 98-92 twice.
ATLANTIC CITY – Jermaine Franklin fended off Rydell Booker on Saturday night. Booker got off to a fast start in their 10-round heavyweight bout, but Franklin withstood some troublesome moments, made defensive adjustments and took advantage of a fatigued Booker in the later rounds to win a unanimous decision. Each of the three judges scored their fight for Franklin by big margins, even though Booker had some success, particularly in the first half of their fight at the Adrian Phillips Theater inside Boardwalk Hall
Otto Wallin, Franklin Weights Photos Gallery - ATLANTIC CITY– Undefeated middleweight champions Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer went face-to-face one final time during a tension-filled official weigh-in for the most significant event in women’s boxing history. Both fighters made weight as the two champions aim to become the undisputed middleweight champion tomorrow in the main event of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION live on SHOWTIME (9:10 p.m. ET/PT) from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. (photos by Stephanie Trapp)