Mexico's Fidel Monterrosa upset the Long Island fans in the junior middleweight opener, spoiling the homecoming of local favorite Tommy Rainone via unanimous decision. Scores for Monterrosa in an ugly, foul and clinch-filled six rounder were 58-54 twice and 57-55. Both fighters lost a point from referee Ron Lipton for fouls in the final round. With the win, Monterrosa moves to 38-13-1 with 30 KOs; Rainone falls to 26-8-1 with six KOs.
Once-beaten welterweight Jamal James (20-1, 9 KOs) will meet former title challenger Jo Jo Dan (36-4, 19 KOs) in a 10-round showdown featured on Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes Saturday, July 15 at the newly-renovated NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Televised coverage on FS1 begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, immediately following the PBC on FOX and FOX Deportes show headlined by a welterweight brawl between former world champions Omar Figueroa and Robert Guerrero.
Jo Jo Dan wasn’t the foe Jarrett Hurd originally expected, but the late replacement opponent still was beneficial to the junior-middleweight prospect’s development. “This does a lot for me,” Hurd said afterward. “These fights I'm getting are bringing me closer to the belt. Hopefully this moves me up the rankings.”
Jo Jo Dan had fought at junior middleweight before. But there is a big difference between facing Rafael Jackiewicz and Jarrett Hurd. Jackiewicz, who Dan outpointed in September 2015, was a fringe welterweight contender. Hurd might be one of the top 154-pound prospects out there right now. Dan never posed any danger to Hurd. He put up some resistance and put forth plenty of effort, but Hurd was able to land clean, fast and hard for a sixth-round technical knockout.
Jarrett Hurd vs. Jo Jo Dan Fight Photos - The Premier Boxing Champions co-main event of the evening saw undefeated rising star Jarrett Hurd (19-0, 13 KOs) stop former title challenger Jo Jo Dan (35-4, 18 KOs) in the sixth-round of their super welterweight battle.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - In a junior middleweight contest, rising prospect Jarrett Hurd (19-0, 13KOs) stopped veteran Jo Jo Dan (35-4, 18KOs) in the sixth round.
The weights are in for Saturday night, as undefeated world champion Danny "Swift" Garcia and Colombia's Samuel Vargas went face-to-face after they weighed-in for their Premier Boxing Champions on Spike main event showdown taking at the Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.
Undefeated rising star Jarrett Hurd (18-0, 12 KOs) will now match up against former title challenger Jo Jo Dan (35-3, 18 KOs) in a 10-round showdown featured on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike Saturday, Nov. 12 from Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.
LOS ANGELES - 2012 U.S. Olympian and undefeated top prospect Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (17-0, 10 KOs) and Frankie "Pitbull" Gomez (18-0, 13 KOs), 2009 U.S. Amateur Champion and 2009 WorldChampionship Silver Medalist, hosted a Los Angeles media workout today ahead of their respective bouts this Friday, Oct. 23 live on Estrella TV's Boxeo Estelar from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif.
Hot featherweight prospect Joseph "Jo Jo" Diaz (17-0) is excited to be returning to the ring on Friday at the Fantasy Springs Resort in Indio, Calif. His fight against rugged veteran Ruben Tamayo (25-6-4) will be the main event with Frankie Gomez-Jorge Silva serving as the chief support. Both bouts will air live on Estrella TV as part of the Boxeo Estelar series.