Jon Fernandez: record, next fight and profile →
By Thomas Gerbasi - Soccer never had a chance once Jon Fernandez walked into the local boxing gym. “I was playing football when I was 14,” he said. “My uncle took me to the boxing gym and I got amazed by the sport.” Now he’s the one doing the amazing. Just 22 years old, the junior lightweight from Bilbao, Spain is 14...
DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT's acclaimed BROADWAY BOXING series returns to B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in Manhattan on Wednesday, February 7, headlined by a sensational eight-round welterweight crosstown clash between NOEL MURPHY (12-0, 2 KOs), of Woodlawn, New York, and Brooklyn's MIKKEL LESPIERRE (18-0-1, 8 KOs).
Regis Progais passed what was supposed to be the toughest test of his career Friday night about as emphatically as he could. The powerful southpaw dropped previously undefeated prospect Joel Diaz Jr. four times in the second round to win their scheduled 10-round bout by technical knockout in the main event of a “ShoBox: The New Generation” tripleheader at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. The 28-year-old Prograis, a New Orleans native who resides in Houston, improved to 20-0, recorded his 17th knockout and defended his NABF super lightweight title.
Former unified world champion and current boxing promoter and mentor Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez, along with his protégé Jon “JonFer” Fernandez, an undefeated prospect at 130 pounds, discuss future plans ahead of Fernandez’s second appearance on ShoBox: The New Generation this Friday, June 9, live on SHOWTIME (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on West Coast) from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.
MASHANTUCKET, CT - New England boxers dominated last night's Broadway Boxing, presented by DiBella Entertainment and sponsored by Nissan of Queens, Optyx, Azad Watches and Christos Steak House, held in the Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Mashantucket, CT - Looking to add to its ever growing stable of young, up-and-coming talent, DiBella Entertainment (DBE) has announced the signing of undefeated Spanish prospect Jon Fernandez and Puerto Rican amateur standout Jose Roman to exclusive long-term promotional contracts. Both Fernandez and Roman will be making their DBE debuts on the upcoming special edition Broadway Boxing card in the Premier Ballroom at the beautiful Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT, next Thursday, September 1. Broadway Boxing is proudly sponsored by Nissan of Queens, OPTYX, Azad Watches, and Christos Steakhouse.