Jesse Hart: record, next fight and profile →
Atlantic City, NJ - The 'Jersey Boy' Glen Tapia is back in action, taking on Keenan Collins at Bally's Atlantic City on Saturday, June 14. The Jersey Boy, fighting at junior middleweight, has a record of 20-1 with 12 KOs. Collins is 15-8-3, 10 KOs. The main event is scheduled for 10 rounds. This will be Tapia's first bout since he took on and lost to James Kirkland in December here in Atlantic City.
Atlantic City, NJ - The 'Jersey Boy' Glen Tapia is back in action, taking on Keenan Collins at Bally's Atlantic City on Saturday, June 14. The Jersey Boy, fighting at junior middleweight, has a record of 20-1 with 12 KOs. Collins, from York, Pa., is 15-8-3, 10 KOs. The main event is scheduled for 10 rounds. This will be Tapia's first bout since he took on and lost to James Kirkland in December here in Atlantic City. Tapia, from Passaic, NJ, has been training for weeks with 'Trainer of the Year' Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood.
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - Ryan Burton catches up with undefeated super middleweight prospect Jesse Hart to discuss his lopsided eight round decision win over Samuel Clarkson, which was televised by ESPN's Friday Night Fights series.
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - Undefeated lightweight Lydell Rhodes (20-0) had a tougher than expected fight against Alejandro (18-14). One judge saw the fight even at 57-57 but Rhodes pulled out the victory in the other 2 cards 58-56. Super welterweight prospect Danny Valdivia improved to 3-0 when he defeated German Valdez (3-4) via unanimous decision. Valdivia dominated from the opening bell and won 40-36 on all 3 cards.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Ryan Burton catches up with underefeated super middleweight prospect Jesse Hart to discuss his ESPN Friday Night Fights televised clash with Samuel Clarkson at the Mandalay Bay. Hart talks about the fight, camp, strategy, plans in the future and more.
Las Vegas,Nevada --- (L-R) Newly acquired Top Rank prospect Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (L) of Mexico and Giovanni Lorenzo weigh in (Ramirez 168 lbs, Lorenzo 167 lbs ) for their upcoming 10-round Super Middleweight feature fight on "Friday Night Fights" on ESPN, April 11 from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas,Nevada. --- Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.
Philadelphia appears to be the city that just keeps giving to the sport of boxing. Legends such as Joe Frazier and Bernard Hopkins, to name just two, helped put the city on the boxing map. The current crop of talent from The City of Brotherly Love is beginning to turn heads, without even mentioning WBC/WBA light welterweight champion Danny García. Bryant Jennings may not be too far away from a world title shot at heavyweight. Julian Williams is receiving glowing reviews as another name to add the competitive 154lbs division and former amateur standout Jesse Hart is one of Top Rank’s brightest prospects, a talent making a rapid ascent through the professional ranks.
A serious eye injury has forced veteran middleweight Ossie Duran to withdraw from his televised April 11 fight against undefeated super middleweight prospect Jesse Hart. A doctor determined Wednesday that Duran has a torn right retina, which will require surgery and is considered career-threatening. The scrapped 10-round bout between Duran, of Paterson, N.J., and Philadelphia’s Hart (12-0, 10 KOs) was to be broadcast by ESPN2 from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Matchmakers for Top Rank Inc., Hart’s promoter, were working Thursday to secure a replacement for Duran (28-11-3, 11 KOs).
Super-middleweight prospect Jesse Hart is returning to the ring on April 11, fighting at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on the ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” broadcast airing the night before Timothy Bradley’s rematch with Manny Pacquiao. Hart, a 24-year-old who won a National Golden Gloves tournament and a national championship in 2011, is now 12-0 with 10 knockouts as a pro. He will face Ossie Duran, the veteran 36-year-old measuring stick opponent who is 28-11-3 with 11 KOs. Duran is coming off a draw with Caleb Truax on the January season premiere of “Friday Night Fights.”
David P. Greisman catches up with undefeated super middleweight prospect Jesse Hart to discuss his ucpoming fight with veteran Ossie Duran, part of ESPN's Friday Night Fights broadcast on April 11th from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The card takes place on the eve of the HBO pay-per-view rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley, which takes place down the road at the MGM Grand.