Last week. ShoBox aired a quadruple-header that featured the likes of heavyweight Jarrell Miller and lightweight Mason Menard from Rochester, New York. Now, the series which has help develop a multitude of world champions, moves forward.
Miami, OK – Hot junior welterweight prospect Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk kept his perfect record intact following a three round thrashing of previously unbeaten Eliseo Cruz Saturday, June 25 in Miami, OK.
Alecia Holden is a Survivor. The daughter of Holden Productions founder Tony Holden and Tina Holden will appear in the latest season of the long-running reality TV series. Holden is part of an 18-member cast for Survivor 32: Kaoh Rong – Brawn vs Brains vs Beauty 2, which debuts Wednesday, February 17 at 8 PM ET on CBS.
Miami, OK – Rising heavyweight sensation Trey Lippe-Morrison of Tulsa, OK continued his march towards becoming a player in the heavyweight division by scoring a devastating 80 second knockout of Bobby Thomas at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK. Fighting in front of a sold out crowd and with legendary trainer Freddie Roach in his corner, Lippe-Morrison was a man on a mission from the opening bell. With his fans cheering him on in hope of another knockout, Lippe-Morrison connected with a hard right hook to Thomas' head just over a minute into the opening stanza, sending Thomas to the canvas. The referee started to count before realizing Thomas was in no position to continue, waiving the bout off at 1:20.
As previously reported, Hall Fame trainer Freddie Roach - who has one of the deepest stables in boxing which includes the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto and Ruslan Provodnikov - has added another fighter who has deep bloodlines in the sport. "I just made a deal with Tony Holden and I'm the new trainer of Tommy Morrison's son. He'll be here Monday," Roach told BoxingScene.com on Thursday afternoon, referring to the 8-0 (6 KO's), Trey Lippe, who hails from Oklahoma.
Tulsa, OK – Heavyweight knockout king Trey Lippe-Morrison is now training under Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. A seven-time Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) Trainer of the Year, Roach's resume is amongst the greatest in history. During the last quarter century, Roach trained countless greats including Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins, Mike Tyson, Wladimir Klitschko, James Toney, Michael Moorer, Ruslan Provodnikov Amir Khan and Guillermo Rigondeaux amongst others. In 2012, Roach was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame.