Twins Times Three
Posted: September 2, 2010
At the James “Lights Out” Toney Invitational tournament this past weekend in Ann Arbor, twins Jacob and Joseph Bonas both won titles. The fact that they are twins is lost on nobody that has met them. In fact, they are likely the most well-known twins in the sport in Michigan. But, they are not the only set of twins to grace the ring last weekend in Ann Arbor – they were one of three. MORE |
National
WBC Makes Nino - Barrera Available Free Online
The WBC announced on Wednesday that it would show the Omar Nino Romero-Ronald Barrera fight free online at wbcboxing.tv this weekend.
The two light flyweights are fighting in Mexico for the WBC title with the free coverage starting at 10:30 pm on Saturday. |
White 3-Peats at Toney Tournament
Posted: August 31, 2010
LeAndre White won at 152 pounds in the inaugural Toney tourney two years ago receiving the Outstanding Boxer award in the process. He has gone on to win the same weightclass in successive years, and appears to be the only boxer to win each of the three years. MORE |
Third Annual Toney Tournament Packed a Wallop
Posted: August 30, 2010
After three days, the latest amateur ring action is in the books.
This weekend in Ann Arbor was the smallest of the tournaments so far, with 33 fights over three days. And, with more dramatic early stops than previous years. MORE |
DiBella Confirms No Hearns-Mihtar in Windsor
Posted: August 28, 2010
DiBella's Vice President of Operation, Ron Rizzo, confirmed Friday afternoon that Ronald Hearns and Brian Mihtar will not be fighting each other in Windsor next month.
Word from DiBella, which now has both fighters under contract, contradicts reports three weeks ago from Team Mihtar that had said contracts were signed, as reported by this site on August 8. It also contradicts what Rizzo told Sportssummary last week. Boxrec, the unofficial boxing record site, continues to list the fight as of this posting, despite word now from the promoter, the casino and DiBella to the contrary. |
DiBella Signs Dearborn’s Brian Mihtar
Posted: August 23, 2010
DiBella Entertainment today announced the signing of Dearborn middleweight Brian “The Lion” Mihtar (13-1-0, 10 KO).
Mihtar, who last fought to a six-round unanimous decision against Robert Kamya on Showtime’s Super Six Classic undercard in March at Joe Louis Arena, has had difficulty getting fights. MORE |
Grand Rapids’ MGGA Forced to Relocate
Posted: August 23, 2010
The Grand Rapids Press is reporting that the Michigan Golden Gloves Assocation (MGGA) gym is being forced from its long-term home to make way for new development.
As the paper reported, the historic gym has enjoyed the benefits of a considerate landlord for thirty-one years – an eternity in boxing years – but the gym has just one more week before it must vacate its second floor home on W. Leonard Street.
Gym coaches were informed before summer started of the September 1 deadline but have been unable, so far, to find a new home. |
PR Boxers Have Notable Relatives
Posted: August 22, 2010
Amongst the eight elite athletes that flew from Puerto Rico to metro Detroit for last night’s amateur club show in Taylor were a couple with notable family members. MORE |
Puerto Rico vs Michigan Show Successful
Posted: August 22, 2010
The first boxing show at the Taylor Town Trade Center came off well Saturday despite some last minute hardships thrust upon coach Angel Caraballo in the form of injuries and no-shows. MORE |
Hearns Will Not Fight Mihtar, Trainer Says
Posted: August 22, 2010
Henry Hill, Ronald Hearns’ trainer, told Sportssummary on Friday morning that Hearns would absolutely not be fighting Dearborn’s Brian Mihtar next month in Windsor, Ontario, as previously reported. Or anytime soon, for that matter.
“What does Brian do for us,” Hill said, adding that while he likes Mihtar the Dearborn native’s record is such that it makes no sense for Hearns. “Let him fight Alexis (Hloros).” MORE |
Puerto Rican Boxers Arrive in Michigan Ready for Fight
Posted: August 21, 2010
They arrived Thursday mid-afternoon. Eight amateur boxers and four coaches from Puerto Rico, some 2,000 miles for Saturday's "Talento de Barrio" show in Taylor, twenty miles southwest of Detroit. MORE |
Wasson, Lord-Wilder to Compete at Women’s World Championships
Posted: August 20, 2010
Two Michigan boxers are among the elite that will be representing the United States in the 2010 Women’s World Championships in Barbados next month.
Welterweight Andrecia Wasson, 18, who is now training at Warriors Boxing Club in Detroit, and light-heavyweight Tyler Lord-Wilder, 26, of Clinton County Boxing Club and eight other elite women boxers from across the country will compete with athletes from 75 countries in the sixth edition of the tournament that runs September 9-18 in Barbados.
The team will travel to Dania, Florida next week for a joint training session with Great Britain from August 28-September 5.
Both women are two-time national champions and Lord-Wilder was a bronze medalist at the 2005 World Championships. |
Garcia Off Cleveland Card
Posted: August 19, 2010
Johnny Garcia is no longer fighting on tomorrow's card in Cleveland, Ohio, after his opponent (s) fell off, according to trainer Terry Markowski this evening. No announcement has been made on his next fight. |
De Leon Featured in Upcoming Ring Magazine
Posted: August 19, 2010
Two-time Golden Gloves national champion Erick De Leon will be featured in the October issue of Ring magazine due to hit news stands in the coming week.
The Kronk boxer was interviewed by Ring amateur boxing writer Michael Rivest earlier this summer for the September issue but the story was moved back a month by editors. Rivest also interviewed Emanuel Steward and De Leon’s current coach, Angel Caraballo, for the approximately 800 word story, that will include a sidebar on the 18-year old’s father, Luciano.
The story includes two photographs by frequent Sportssummary contributing photographer Bob Ryder. Persons with subscriptions should receive their issue in the next day or so, according to a Ring representative, and available on news stands a couple days later.
Ring magazine is available at most Walgreens and Walmarts, as well as bigger bookstores. |
McKart Opponent Named
Posted: August 19, 2010
Promoter Dennis Turner informed Sportssummary yesterday that Bronco McKart will face Pittsburgh's Joe Wyatt next month on the professional boxing card in Monroe, fifteen miles north of the Ohio state line in McKart's hometown.
Wyatt, who previously won the NABO light middleweight title in 2005, and defended it three times the same year, suffered his first loss in June, 2009 in a failed WBA title bid. This will be the 40-year old Wyatt's first fight in four years. McKart, 39, last fought in February in Monroe. |
Weekend Show to Feature Puerto Rican Champions
Posted: August 18, 2010
This Saturday’s amateur show in Taylor will pit Detroit-area boxers against some of the best from Puerto Rico.
Coach Angel Caraballo, who trains such notable boxers as amateur Erick De Leon and pro J’Leon Love, is behind the internationally-flavored show being held Saturday at the Taylor Town Trade Center on Ecorse Road in Taylor. MORE |
Holyfield to Fight in Detroit
Posted: August 13, 2010
By now, you have almost certainly heard the news. Evander Holyfield will be fighting here in Michigan later this year.
The five-time heavyweight champion will fight Sherman Williams at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena on November 5 in a PPV-televised bout. He will train for a couple weeks at a Detroit casino and Sportssummary hopes to catch up with him in the coming weeks. Tickets are not yet for sale. |
ABC Calls Kewadin Show a Disgrace, Fights were Unsanctioned
Posted: August 12, 2010
It has been nearly three months since a professional boxing show was held in Sault Ste. Marie and officials involved in putting the show on continue to evade questions about their legitimacy.
As Sportssummary first, and exclusively, reported in June, a seven-bout pro boxing card took place at Big Bear, part of the Kewadin Casino, operated by the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians on May 22. Shortly after, officials at the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) became suspicious when they detected irregularities in fight results submitted to Fightfax, the official record-holder for pro boxing in the United States. Fightfax is maintained by the ABC. MORE |
K9 Wins IBF Title From Spinks
Posted: August 8, 2010
Detroit’s own Cornelius “K9” Bundrage claimed the IBF world championship title after a fifth round TKO of Cory Spinks over the weekend. MORE |
Mihtar – Hearns Signed for October
Posted: August 8, 2010
Dearborn’s Brian “The Lion” Mihtar has signed to fight Ronald Hearns in October, according to Mihtar’s brother and spokesman, Ray Mihtar.
Set for October 9 at Caesars Windsor Hotel & Casino, across the river in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, the fight card is being called “Chaos at the Colosseum” according to the casino’s website. MORE |
De Leon Withdraws from Tournament with Injury
Posted: August 8, 2010
In the end, it was a strategic decision more than a medical one.
National Golden Gloves and National PAL champion Erick De Leon injured his shoulder during a fight this week at the Ringside World Championships in Kansas City. He wanted to continue the fight and he did. Fighting primarily one handed, De Leon went on to stop his opponent but the tournament was young, with several days of competition ahead. MORE |
Third Annual James Toney Tourney This Month
Posted: August 8, 2010
For the third year, A-Square Boxing Club will host the James “Lights Out” Toney Invitational tournament in Ann Arbor later this month. MORE |
Michigan vs Puerto Rico later this Month
Posted: August 8, 2010
Coach Angel Caraballo is working hard to put together a show later this month. He is bringing twelve (12) amateur boxers in from Puerto Rico and matching them with metro Detroit boxers for a show at Taylor’s Taylor Town Center. Several boxers from Canada are also competing. MORE |
Michigan’s
Richards, Carpenter Elected to USAB Board
Posted: July 20, 2010
Two
of Michigan’s longtime boxing supporters were elected to the
Board of Directors for the national organization, USA Boxing, officials
announced in a press release today.
Current
LBC President Gary Richards and boxing official Spence Carpenter
were amongst seven board members elected last week during the U.S.
National Championships in Colorado Springs. MORE |
Steward
to Conduct Boxing Clinics
Posted: July 18, 2010
This
Wednesday, Kronk trainer Emanuel Steward will kick off a series
of boxing clinics sharing his experience of 56 years in the business.
A
press release issued on Friday said: “At this stage of Stewards’
career he wants to share lessons learned.” The clinics are
recommended for boxers, trainers, conditioning coaches, fans and
even MMA enthusiasts and is intended to provide information that
people are otherwise likely to be receiving from unqualified managers
and trainers, the release states. MORE |
Wasson
& Lord-Wilder Win U.S. Nationals, Goode Wins Bronze
Posted: July 18, 2010
Women
boxers brought home the gold from this years U.S. National Championships,
held this week in Colorado Springs, Colorado. MORE |
Goode
Loses in Semi-Finals
Posted: July
16, 2010
Dynamic’s
Juan Goode lost a points decision in Thursday’s semi-finals
at the U.S. Championships in Colorado Springs ending his quest for
the national title. MORE |
Memorial
Boxing Show Results
Posted: July 15, 2010
The
July 10 show at Club Rox in Alma, outside Mt. Pleasant, was a memorial
for a brave former amateur boxer killed in action in Iraq. Seventeen
fights were on the card, hosted by Bailey’s Old Skool Boxing
Club and the Clinton County Boxing Club, in a tribute to Army PFC
Ricky Rosas who was killed six years ago. MORE |
Goode,
Wasson Advance at U.S. Nationals
Posted: July 15, 2010
The
2010 U.S. National Championships are halfway through as athletes
completed the quarterfinals Wednesday at the Olympic Training Center
in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
After
three days of competition, nearly the entire Great Lakes Region
team has been eliminated. Nineteen men and women comprise the team,
including four men and two women from Michigan. There are three
exceptions. MORE |
Appeal
Results in New Hearing for HeavyHitter Promotions
Posted: July 12, 2010
What
appears to have been the largest civil fine ever imposed by state
officials against anyone in connection with boxing has been set
aside and the case will begin anew later this month. MORE |
De
Leon – Smith Fight Highlights Outdoor Show
Posted: July 12, 2010
It’s
not that the other seventeen fights were lacking; they were not.
But the much anticipated main event fight between Erick De Leon
and James “Red” Smith was that exciting to watch. It
came at the end of a four-hour outdoor show hosted by Southwest
Detroit (SWD) Boxing Club at Cesar Chavez Academy in Detroit. MORE |
Boxing
Show is Memorial for Fallen Soldier
Posted: July 9, 2010
by Kevin Walters
Saturday’s
mid-Michigan amateur boxing show is a memorial for a young man in
uniform who died too young.
The
show, jointly conducted by Bailey’s Old Skool Boxing Club
and the Clinton County Boxing Club, at Club Rox in Alma, just south
of Mt. Pleasant, is a tribute to Army PFC Ricky Rosas who was killed
in Iraq six years ago. MORE |
De
Leon Honored At Kronk Gym Fundraiser
Posted: July 4, 2010
Story & Photos by Bob Ryder
Emanual Steward
presented Erick De Leon with Kronk's "Fighter of the Year"
award as part of the ceremonies on June 30 at the Kronk Gym Foundation
Fundraiser held at the Motor City Casino. With current world champ
Miguel Cotto looking on as well as former Kronk champs Tommy Hearns,
Milton McCrory, Hilmer Kenty and Jimmy Paul in attendance Steward
praised the current two time National Golden Gloves title holder
De Leon. Predicting much future success for young De Leon, Steward
told the crowd that they were seeing "the next Oscar De La
Hoya." This was De Leon's third straight year for garnering
this prize and many of his Kronk amateur stable mates were also
present to cheer him on. MORE |
USOEC
Boxers Dominate at State Games
Posted: June 29, 2010
United
States Olympic Education Center Coach Al Mitchell brought five boxers
to the first-ever State Games of Michigan this past weekend in Grand
Rapids. Four of them won gold medals, and the fifth took home bronze.
MORE |
Double
DQ Costs Boxers Chance at Gold
Posted: June 29, 2010
Unsportsmanlike conduct cost two boxers a chance to medal, possibly
even win gold, over the weekend at the inaugural State Games of
Michigan, held in Grand Rapids. MORE |
Boxers
Compete in First Ever State Games of Michigan
Posted: June 29, 2010
The
first State Games of Michigan was held this past weekend with boxing
among 15 sports that brought athletes from across the state to Grand
Rapids. The Games’ primary sponsor was Meijer. MORE |
Sanders’
Retirement from the Ring is Official
Posted: June 25, 2010
by Kevin Walters
Many
boxing fans probably have suspected for awhile and to them her admission
may not seem like news. But, to most of us, nothing is official
until we hear it directly. We heard it yesterday. Mary Jo Sanders
has retired from the sport of boxing, the 36-year old fighter confirmed
exclusively to Sportssummary.com Thursday. MORE
|
Kirschenbaum
Receives “Brown Bomber” Honor
Posted: June 24, 2010
Former
Michigan Boxing Commissioner Dr. Stuart Kirschenbaum was among the
honorees at the annual Brown Bomber Jacket Award ceremony held last
night in Detroit.
The
annual event, named after boxing legend Joe Louis, known as “The
Brown Bomber,” held at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African
American History, opened with a reception held in the museum’s
rotunda, followed by the award ceremony in the auditorium. Attendees
were also able to visit the “Joe Louis: Hometown Hero”
exhibition that is on display through October. MORE |
Garcia
Sees Victory in Chicago
Posted: June 24, 2010
Holland’s
Johnny Garcia added a second win to his professional record with
a unanimous decision June 19 at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion.
The
28-year old Garcia went the distance in the four rounder after his
debut in February ended in his favor in the first round. MORE |
Two
Michigan Boxers Crowned National Jr. Olympic Champions
Posted: June 18, 2010
Two of Michigan’s boxers were amongst the twenty-six young
male and female boxers that won national championships today at
the 2010 National Junior Olympics Championships in Camp Lejeune,
North Carolina. But the accolades don’t stop there.
In addition to the new national title, both Michigan boxers also
won Outstanding Boxer awards at the tournament that concluded four
days of ring action. MORE |
Bonas
Wins Finals Berth; Simmons Advances
Posted: June 18, 2010
Joseph
Bonas moved one step closer to a national title on Thursday with
a win in the semi-finals of the National Jr. Olympics. MORE |
Flagg
Suffers First Loss; Bonas Advances
Posted: June 17, 2010
They
entered the ring with several commonalities. Both are 16 years old.
Both are 154 pounders. Both are from Detroit gyms. And, both had
impressive records. But, they left the ring Wednesday in dissimilar
ways. MORE |
Michigan
Boxers Yet to Compete in Camp Lejeune
Posted: June 15, 2010
The 2010 Junior Olympics National Championships kicked off four
days of action today with two sessions of boxing at Camp Lejeune
Marine Base, North Carolina, but Michigan’s nine athletes
did not compete yet. MORE |
Michigan
Junior Olympians Prepare for Nationals
Posted: June 13, 2010
Boxers from Michigan will be among more than 200 of the top 15 and
16-year-olds from across the country that will arrive tomorrow at
North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune Marine Corp Base for the 39th
annual Junior Olympics National Championships. MORE |
Fighters
"Red Flagged" After Questionable Kewadin Show
Posted: June 9, 2010
Sportssummary
has learned that the May 22 pro card conducted at Sault Ste. Marie’s
Big Bear, part of the Kewadin Casino, may have lacked legal sanctioning
and the fighters that participated have had their licenses flagged.
MORE
|
Tyner’s
Next Fight Lead Up to Jones?
Posted: June 9, 2010
"The
Pain Server” will be back in action next month against Miami’s
Antwone “The Truth” Smith (18-1-1, 10 KO) in New Jersey.
The July 9 fight at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City will be Lanardo
Tyner’s third fight of the year, the same number he has fought
each year starting in 2007, and could be a lead-up to a fight with
either Mike Jones or Irving Garcia, a fight that is the main event
on the evening’s card. MORE |
Garcia
Opponent Named
Posted: June 7, 2010
Word
from Johnny Garcia’s trainer and manager, Terry Markowski,
is that the Holland fighter’s opponent for his June 19 fight
in Chicago will be Dean Peters, Jr., 27, of Neopit, Wisconsin. MORE |
Exhorted
Van Horn Too Much for McNair
Posted: June 3, 2010
By Lindy Lindell
Photos by Bob Ryder
Exhort defined: “To urge by strong, often stirring argument,
admonition, advice or appeal.”
By
way of exhorting Dorell Van Horn, Jr., Arthel “Bam Bam”
Lawhorn attempted to rouse his charge to action. More particularly,
Bam (as he is known in fight circles in metro Detroit) used all
the powers of his considerable persuasion to get his man to knock
out Coleman Young boxer, Brandon McNair on Friday night at the Eastpointe
Manor Banquet Hall in Eastpointe.
It didn’t happen, but not for Van Horn’s want of trying.
MORE
|
Power
Outage Disrupts Celebration for De Leon
Posted: June 3, 2010
An
event to honor two-time National Golden Gloves winner Erick De Leon
last week at the Applebee's restaurant in Southgate was interrupted
in the first half-hour after a car crash caused a power failure
in the area.
The
restaurant's General Manager, Mario Toussaint, hung a shadowbox
displaying a tournament shirt from one of De Leon's ten national
amateur championships along with several photographs on a wall alongside
memorabilia from pro boxer Johnathon Banks.
A
decision on whether to reschedule the event has not been made. |
Johnny
Garcia to Hit Windy City
Posted: May 19, 2010
Revised: May 19, 2010 11:07am Photo Added
Holland’s
Johnny Garcia is scheduled to make his second pro fight in Chicago
next month, according to trainer and manager Terry Markowski.
Garcia,
28, will fight a four rounder at light welterweight against an unknown
opponent June 19 at the UIC Pavilion on a Dominic Pesoli 8 Count
Productions card. Garcia made his pro debut in Grand Rapids in February.
|
Boxing
Takes Over Ice as Jr. Olympics Contested
Posted: May 18, 2010
The
2010 state Junior Olympics tournament was held this past weekend
at the multi-use Southfield Sports Arena as dozens of new, young
champions were crowned. MORE |
De
Leon to be Honored by Applebee’s
Posted: May14, 2010
National
Golden Gloves (NGG) champion Erick De Leon of Lincoln Park (south
of Detroit) will be honored May 27 by Applebee’s restaurant.
MORE |
“Iceman”
on ShoBox Friday
Posted: May 13, 2010
Vernon
Paris (20-0-0, 13 KO) is back in action on Friday, this time out-of-state,
for the first time since his un-televised undercard appearance on
the Super Six Classic clash between Andre Dirrell and Arthur Abraham
in March at Joe Louis Arena.
Paris
faces late replacement Juan Santiago (12-3-1, 7 KO) of Denver, Colorado
in the co-main event of the Sergiy Dzinziruk-Daniel Dawson WBO Junior
Middleweight title fight at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez,
California.
This
will be Paris’ fifth fight outside of Michigan and his first
on the west coast.
|
|
Junior Olympics This Weekend
Posted: May 13, 2010
The
annual Junior Olympic tournament is this weekend, this time hosted
by the Kronk Gym.
The
two-day event will take place at the Southfield Pavilion (26000
Evergreen Rd) in Southfield this Saturday and Sunday. Weigh-ins
are 8:00 am both days with fights starting at 6:00 pm Saturday and
1:00 pm Sunday. |
2010
National Golden Gloves
Shimmell, Adam & Smith Win Silver at
NGG
Posted: May 9, 2010
It was not the result any of them would have preferred
but it is hard to discount their achievement.
Four
boxers from Michigan were among the twenty vying for the impressive
prizes that accompany a National Golden Gloves title: Championship
belt, impressively large trophy and a Super Bowl type ring. Representing
Detroit, Erick De Leon put in impressive work, despite a hand injury
that lingered much of the past year, defeating four opponents, including
an Olympian and a U.S. champion, to bring home his second NGG title
in as many years at 132 pounds. MORE |
2010
National Golden Gloves
De Leon
Makes History with Back-to-Back Championships;
Wins Golden Boy Award
Posted: May 8, 2010
Detroit
franchisee Erick De Leon won his second National Golden Gloves title
tonight in the final round of action at the 2010 Tournament of Champions
held in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The
18-year old Kronk boxer, who trains primarily out of the Detroit
Boxing Jungle gym, was the more aggressive against Pennysylvania’s
Damon Allen, according to an online blog posted at Frontpageboxing.com.
The real-time blog reported that De Leon connected more often and
with cleaner punches than Allen, who reportedly took to excessive
holding in the second round. MORE |
2010
National Golden Gloves
Washingon DC Ties Detroit Metro with Most Boxers Advancing
Posted: May 8, 2010
Going
into Friday’s semi-finals round at this years National Golden
Gloves championships in Little Rock, Arkansas, the Detroit Metro
franchise had the most boxers continuing while numerous teams were
eliminated completely. After two of the five boxers fell off Friday,
the Detroit team is now tied with Washington, DC with three boxers
making it into the final bouts.
Sixteen
franchises were still active as they enter the final day of competition
on Saturday. Both teams from Michigan are among those advancing.
|
2010
National Golden Gloves
Four Advance to Final Round in Little Rock
Posted: May 8, 2010
Nine of the state’s best boxers were amongst
the 40 boxers that survived four days of ring action at the 2010
National Golden Gloves (NGG) tournament to compete in Friday’s
semi-final round. It is an impressive feat for one-quarter of the
boxers to be from the state of Michigan after a week of fighting.
MORE |
2010
National Golden Gloves
Former Champs Score Only Stoppages Thus Far
Posted: May 7, 2010
As the National Golden Gloves (NGG) championships
enter the semi-final round on Friday, the 16 boxers between the
two franchise teams (Michigan and Detroit Metro) have fought 33
bouts in four days of ring action with almost all going the distance.
MORE |
2010
National Golden Gloves
Teams Michigan & Detroit Metro Undefeated
in Quarterfinal Round
Posted: May 6, 2010
MASTER ATHLETE LIST UPDATED
Nine of the original sixteen boxers remain in contention
for the gold as the 2010 National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions
enters the semi-final stage tomorrow in Little Rock, Arkansas. MORE |
2010
National Golden Gloves
Michigan Goes 9-1 Entering Quarters
Posted: May 6, 2010
In the third and final day of preliminary action at
this years National Golden Gloves championships in Little Rock,
Arkansas, state boxers did extremely well with just one loss out
of ten competing.
In
an amazing day of competition, ten boxers from the state fought
in Wednesday’s closing prelim rounds with nine advancing into
the quarterfinal stage that began today. MORE |
2010
National Golden Gloves
Day Two Action – Former Champ Lewis
Advances
Posted: May 6, 2010
Photos by Susan Barnes
When
he returned home last year he lamented that he was already forgotten
as a Sportssummary camera clicked away, the focus on someone else.
Having lost in his bid to repeat – he had won gold in 2008
– Craig Lewis arrived from Salt Lake City with other members
of Team Detroit at Romulus’ Metro Airport last May. While
he lost, fellow teammate Erick De Leon was carrying the championship
belt that he won at 132 pounds. MORE |
2010
National Golden Gloves
Weightclass
Out of Competition
Posted: May 6, 2010
With
losses by the boxers from both the Michigan and Detroit Metro franchises
at this years 2010 National Golden Gloves tournament at 165 pounds,
that weightclass is out of competition for the state's boxers.
First
timers Niall Shimmell, representing Michigan, and Anthony Barnes,
representing the Detroit metro area, both lost in preliminary action
on Monday. Shimmell is the brother of 2008 NGG heavyweight champion
Jordan Shimmell, who advanced after his round one win the same day.
|
2010
National Golden Gloves
Day One Action – Shimmells Separated
by Decision
Posted: May 5, 2010
In
the first day of preliminaries for the 2010 National Golden Gloves
(NGG) Tournament of Champions at the Statehouse Convention Center
in Little Rock, Arkansas, eight boxers from Michigan saw action.
Four boxers from each franchise – Michigan & Detroit Metro
– competed on Monday and half from each made it through to
the next preliminary round, in the week-long tournament that features
the best from across the country. MORE |
Tailgate
with A-Square Before Mayweather-Mosley
Posted: April 27, 2010
Ann
Arbor’s A-Square Boxing Club will host a tailgate party before
Saturday night’s Mayweather-Mosley fight being shown at a
local movie theater. MORE |
Garside
Reclaims World Title
Posted: April 27, 2010
Exciting World Title action took place Saturday night in Duncan,
British Columbia, Canada as Border City Boxing Club's Jeannine “Heartless”
Garside scored a knockout on “Lethal” Lindsay Garbatt,
winning the Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA)
Featherweight title for the second time. MORE |
Volcanic
Fallout Causes USAB to Withdraw from Youth World Competition
Posted: April 20, 2010
The
volcano eruption in Iceland last week has caused USA Boxing to cancel
the U.S. participation in the 2010 Youth World Championships scheduled
for this week in Baku, Azerbaijan. MORE
|
My
Perspective: Dirrell-Abraham
Posted: April 20, 2010
By Darrion Lawson
Sportssummary
recently asked 15-year old amateur boxer Darrion Lawson to share
his thoughts on his cousin Andre Dirrell’s Super Six Classic
fight with Arthur Abraham last month. Our appreciation to Darrion
for his view. MORE |
Battle
Creek Club Show Results
Posted: April 19, 2010
Battle
Creek’s Full Blast once again saw boxing action as Sugar Tony
Rosario’s gym hosted one of two club shows this past weekend.
MORE
|
Timekeeper,
Longtime Amateur Supporter Recovering after Fall
Posted: April 19, 2010
Bruce
Thelen, a professional timekeeper for twenty-six years, has been
in and out of the hospital since falling last weekend. MORE |
Writer’s
Musings Attack Dirrell
Posted: April 18, 2010
“The
fighters involved are third rate boxers at best.” That little
tidbit is how one national boxing site writer began his latest column,
with a short comment dissing the quality of fighters involved in
Showtime’s Super Six Classic. But his writing then zeroed
in on – and against – Andre Dirrell. MORE |
Shimmell
Brothers Seek National Gold Together
Posted:April 18, 2010
Brothers
Jordan and Niall Shimmell have boxed for years. At club shows and
in-state tournaments, the two were sometimes on the same card. Often,
though, they were not. MORE |
Sanchez
Undefeated Through Gloves
Posted: April 16, 2010
Unattached
boxer Emmanuel Sanchez worked with West Michigan’s Johnny
Garcia to prepare for this years Golden Gloves tournament and it
paid off for the 22-year old novice. MORE |
Boxers
are 5X State Champs
Posted: April 16, 2010
Jordan
Shimmell’s win at the Michigan Golden Gloves (MGG) last year
made state boxing history. The 21-year old was the first heavyweight
(201-lbs) to win four state GG championships. This year he extended
his entry in the history books with not only a fifth win but consecutive
wins. MGGA’s Shimmell is the current national champion and
will be making his fifth appearance at nationals.
Ernesto
Garza III, 21, won his fifth MGG title by defeating fellow four-time
champ Ryan Schmidt of the West district. The Saginaw boxer won the
national title in 2008 and this year will make his fifth national
appearance.
The
2010 Tournament of Champions takes place May 3-8 in Little Rock,
Arkansas. |
Twins
Win First State Titles
Together
Posted: April 13, 2010
MGGA’s
Begiri brothers both won their respective weight classes at this
year’s Michigan Golden Gloves state championships over the
weekend. MORE |
Michigan
Golden Gloves Crown 2010 Champs
Posted: April 11, 2010
It
took twenty-eight bouts over a two-day period to conclude the 2010
Michigan Golden Gloves championship, which saw the winners and runners-up
from the West and East Michigan districts in direct competition.
As has been the trend for the past few years, the West boxers won
a majority of the titles, five of eight open division and six of
eight novice division, and the team trophy. MORE |
Settlement
May Be Announced in Contreras Suit
Posted: April 10, 2010
Two
years ago last month, then-12-year old Juan Contreras collapsed
during his second amateur fight and he has been comatose ever since.
A lawsuit filed by the youth’s parents months later against
USA Boxing and several others including the boxing club and coaches
may be over, Sportssummary has learned. MORE |
National
CALIF Coach Kills Another in Gym
Posted: April 9, 2010
As
if California amateur boxing did not have enough trouble recently,
a coach was shot and killed inside a southern California gym on
Wednesday. MORE |
Petroskey
Inducted into MGG Hall of Fame
Posted: April 9, 2010
Longtime
boxing coach Walter “Pete” Petroskey will be inducted
into the Michigan Golden Gloves Hall of Fame. The formal announcement
is expected to be made this weekend at the state tournament between
the West and East franchises. MORE |
National
Former Amateur Champ Willett Shot
Posted: April 9, 2010
Former
heavyweight U.S. Champion (2006) Adam Willett was expected to undergo
surgery today after being shot earlier this week near his New York
home. MORE |
Michigan
Golden Gloves Contested This Weekend
Posted: April 9, 2010
The
79th running of the Michigan Golden Gloves State Boxing Championships
will be conducted this Friday and Saturday beginning at 7:00 p.m.
each evening. All competition will be held at the Grand Valley National
Guard Armory, 1200 44th St. SW in Wyoming, MI. This year’s
event will feature the top novice boxers in the state vying for
a state title and will also showcase some of the best open class
boxers in the United States competing for a position on the Michigan
Team that will represent Michigan at the National Golden Gloves
Tournament of Champions held May 3-8, 2010 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
MORE
|
Super
Six Classic
Froch, Kessler Discuss Upcoming Fight
Posted: April 9, 2010
by Bob Ryder
Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler appear to be ready to go to war as
they fielded questions from the media via a teleconference on Thursday.
Froch, the defending WBC super middleweight champion of Nottingham,
England sounded extremely confident and not at all concerned about
the site of his upcoming April 24 match up with Kessler in Kessler's
home country of Denmark. When asked about the fight's location,
Froch sounded down right testy. "I'm stronger, quicker, more
elusive. I don't feel I need a knockout to win." Perhaps not,
but home cooking has prevailed in each of the first four Super Six
bouts as the hometown fighter has won them all. MORE |
|
Dirrell is Okay, Grandfather
Reports
Posted: March 29, 2010
Andre
Dirrell is doing fine after being knocked unconscious by an illegal,
late blow in his Super Six World Boxing Classic fight with Germany's
"King" Arthur Abraham at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday.
Leon
Lawson, Sr, the fighter's trainer, manager and grandfather, reported
that Dirrell was examined at Detroit Receiving Hospital and released
after several hours in good condition.
Dirrell
won over Abraham by DQ as a result of the late punch.
|
Dirrell-Abraham
Undercard
Posted: March 29, 2010
The
main event was exciting and largely anxiously anticipated with weeks
of pre-fight hype creating buzz that has not been the case in Michigan
probably since Tyson-Golota in 2000. And while the Dirrell victory
by DQ is creating yet another controversy that seems likely only
to bring negative attention to the state of boxing here, the undercard
will go mostly unnoticed. MORE |
Threat
Against Teen Boxer Raises Security
Posted: March 28, 2019
The
police presence at today’s championship round of Metro Detroit
Golden Gloves was an indicator that something was amiss.
An
apparent threat was made against Kronk boxer Zach Shamoun. MORE |
Metro
Detroit Golden Gloves Crown Champions
Posted: March 28, 2010
Revised:
March 31, 2010 Uncontested Champions and photos added
Boxers
from around the Detroit area came together for the 2010 Metro Detroit
Golden Gloves this weekend.
Sunday
was the culmination of three days of contested amateur action at
the site for the Gloves for the past several years, the Gibraltar
Trade Center in Taylor. Twenty titles were determined Sunday, three
championships were decided Saturday and one in Friday’s pre-lims.
MORE |
Super
Six Classic
Dirrell Wins by DQ
Posted: March 28, 2010
Flint's
Andre Dirrell (19-1-0, 13 KO) is one point behind Arthur Abraham
(31-1-0, 25 KO) after being declared the winner on Saturday, the
result of an intentional foul that resulted in a disqualification
for Abraham, who previously was undefeated, and a hospital visit
for Dirrell. MORE |
Golden
Gloves Contested
Posted: March 26, 2010
This
is a busy weekend for boxing fans in Michigan.
In
addition to Saturdays mega fight at Joe Louis, there will be plenty
of amateur action the same day across the state.
Boxers
are competing in Wyoming in the semi-finals of the West Michigan
GG, in Birch Run in the East Michigan GG finals and the Metro Detroit
GG takes place in Taylor. |
Super
Six Classic
UCC Members Attending Super Six
Posted: March 26, 2010
Promoter
Gary Shaw praised state officials at the Super Six World Boxing
Classic final press conference yesterday and said he would spread
the word around that Michigan had its act together.
“The
Michigan Commission has been terrific,” Shaw told the assembled
media. A seat at the dais reserved for Commission chair Dr. James
Weber sat empty, and no other members of the ten-person body were
in attendance. MORE |
Super
Six Classic
Final Press Conference – German Support
is High
Posted: March 26, 2010
Like
a wedding ceremony, supporters for both fighters took to chairs
on separate sides of the aisle Thursday at the MGM Casino Hotel
in Detroit for the final press conference before Saturday’s
Dirrell-Abraham Super Middleweight fight at Detroit’s Joe
Louis Arena. MORE |
Love
Undefeated in California
Posted: March 26, 2010
J’Leon
Love remains undefeated after a second round win over Toledo’s
Bryan Smith on Thursday. MORE |
Super
Six Classic
Local Government Leaders Not Attending Big
Fight
Posted: March 26, 2010
Detroit
Mayor Dave Bing will not be one of the thousands of boxing fans
expected at Joe Louis Arena this Saturday to watch Flint’s
Andre Dirrell face current points leader “King” Arthur
Abraham in the first fight of group stage two of the “Super
Six World Boxing Classic.” MORE |
Super
Six Classic
Super
Six Fighters Display Skills at Media Workout
Posted: March 25, 2010
The
off-set double entrance doors require you to zig-zag slightly to
your right as you enter into a single open space. The heavily worn
brown commercial carpet has seen better days. A boxing ring is elevated
two-feet off the ground some thirty-feet in from the door on the
left and less than six heavy bags of varying design are to the right.
The walls are painted white with a one-foot gold stripe at the top
and another, in red, at the bottom and adorned with possibly two
hundred old and new posters, flyers, and photos of Kronk fighters
of the past and present. MORE |
Super
Six Classic
Card Complete for Super Six
Posted: March 23, 2010
The
card has been completed for the Super Six Classic this Saturday
in Detroit and Sportssummary received it moments ago from Gary Shaw’s
office.
All
opponents have now been named. MORE |
Super
Six Classic
Paris’ Latest Opponent was Former Sparring
Partner
Posted: March 22, 2010
Vernon
Paris’ opponent on the upcoming Super Six Classic was a former
sparring partner of the Detroit welterweight, Paris trainer Dave
Lester told Sportssummary on Tuesday. MORE |
Four
Border City Boxers Nominated for WESPYs
Posted: March 22, 2010
Four boxers from Border City Boxing Club in Windsor, Ontario have
been nominated for this years Windsor and Essex Sports Person of
the Year (WESPY), according to a press release issued by the gym.
MORE
|
New
Mexico Boxers Compete on Club Show
Posted: March 21, 2010
They
made the long journey of 1,600 miles to fight on the Kronk vs Mexico
club show in Southfield last weekend, bringing impressive credentials
along for the ride. Two of the three boxers had substantially more
fights than the host fighters. MORE |
Local
Fighters Win in Germany
Posted: March 21, 2010
Domonique
Dolton and Jonathan Banks both won their fights last night at the
Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany. MORE |
Defunct
Heavy Hitter Promotions Hit with $50,000 Fine
Posted: March 18, 2010
Members
of the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission today imposed a whopping
$50,000 fine against an unlicensed boxing promoter. MORE |
McElroy
Shines in "Pro" Display
Posted: March 16, 2010
by Lindy Lindell
Kronk
Junior Middleweight William McElroy completely dominated Hamtramck's
Andriy Stankevych and stopped the usually durable fighter with a
two-fisted attack in the third round following Stankevych having
taken a standing-eight in the second. Fighter of the Night McElroy,
a senior open boxer, showed pro skills in dispatching Stankevych
with a varied attack that featured short, chopping blows that went
around Stankevych's gloves; the way McElroy manuevered Stankevych
with some well-placed forearms showed this reporter that the man
knows a thing or two about punching distance. MORE |
Boxer
Remains Unpaid Despite Promoter's Offer
Posted: March 16, 2010
A
week after Sportssummary broke the story that boxer Luigi Gjokaj
was not paid for his January 29 professional fight, state officials
are investigating. And Gjokaj remains unpaid.
In
a phone message left with Sportssummary, Carlos Llinas, who promoted
the Masonic Temple show under the license of another promoter, offered
to pay the fighter the $1,600 he reportedly was due. However, no
check has been received and cash-strapped Gjokaj is following the
advice of his attorney and not having any direct contact with Llinas
while the complaint is pending. |
World
Title Up for Grabs in "K9's" Fight
Posted: March 16, 2010
Cornelius
"K9" Bundrage (29-4-0, 17 KO) will face Cory Spinks, Jr.
in an IBF title fight later this month.
The
March 26 fight at the Treasure Island Casino in Las Vegas will be
the 36-year old fighter's fourth title bid in a career spanning
more than thirteen years and his first fight in the city of lights.
MORE
|
Fighter
Alleges Violations in Formal Complaint
Posted: March 8, 2010
by Kevin Walters
"This
is a formal letter of complaint,” the letter to state officials
starts out.
Boxer
Luigi Gjokaj alleges in his February 27 letter that Carlos Llinas
failed to pay his purse of $1,600 following his January 29 loss
to Eric Ricker at Detroit’s Masonic Temple. MORE |
Love's
Next Fight Pushed Back a Week
Posted: February 4, 2010
J'Leon
Love received word tonight that his March 19 fight has been cancelled
and he will now fight six days later on a March 25 card at the Commerce
Casino in Los Angelos.
It
is unknown if Love will still fight Arizona's Steven McCray as he
was scheduled to do in North Carolina or if his opponent has changed.
|
Love
Wins #2 in Georgia
Posted: March 1, 2010
J’Leon
Love (2-0-0, 2 KO) made short work of a debuting Rufus Defibaugh
scoring a win in under a minute on Saturday at Augusta Georgia’s
Bell Auditorium.
The
Dearborn Heights fighter earned a TKO win 47-seconds into the first
round, the result of a body shot.
Love’s
pro debut just 29 days earlier, against Vince Burkhalter, lasted
only twice as long, ending at 1:33. His next fight is scheduled
against Arizona’s Steven McCray (0-2) on March 19 in North
Carolina. |
McKart
Brings 6th Title Belt Home to Monroe
Posted: March 1, 2010
by Kevin Walters
Amateur results added
Against
an opponent seemingly intent on holding rather than fighting, Monroe
native Bronco McKart (52-9-1) had to work for all ten rounds on
Saturday. He easily earned 100-90 scores over Juan Miguel Rodriguez
Berrio (20-4-0) from the three ringside judges at Monroe County
Community College, winning the World Boxing Foundation (WBF)’s
Intercontinental middleweight title – his sixth, during a
pro career spanning 18 years. MORE |
Club
Show to Feature Kronk vs Mexico
Posted: February 28, 2010
The
Kronk Gym is moving north for its next club show and bringing the
south along for the ride. MORE |
Michigan
Fighters on Showtime Card in Detroit
Posted: February 28, 2010
The
boxing experiment that is the Super Six World Boxing Classic is
coming to Detroit's Joe Louis Arena and shining the bright light
of television cameras on several Michigan boxers. The Classic is
a production of ShowTime. MORE |
El
Mais, Bialkowski Win Canadian Titles
Posted: February 26, 2010
The Border City Boxing Club's Samir El Mais won a 9-4 decision over
2010 Canadian Heavyweight Champion Shavar Henry in Halifax, Nova
Scotia on Wednesday at the National Elite Final Team Selection (FTS).
El Mais defeated Henry the day before with a score of 8-4, also,
to claim the 2010 Canadian Elite 201-lb Championship. MORE |
Pro
Card for Monroe Set
Posted: February 25, 2010
Bronco
McKart (51-9-1, 31 KO) will fight Jose Miguel Rodriguez-Berrio (20-3-0,
12 KO) in Saturday’s professional main event on a three pro,
five amateur fight Pro-Am card. The middleweight contest will be
for the vacant World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Intercontinental title.
MORE |
Amateur
Card Coming Together for Pro-Am
Posted: February 24, 2010
Todd
Riggs of Joe’s Boxing Club reports that three of five planned
amateur fights on this weekend’s Pro-Am card in Monroe are
complete and he continues to work on the other two. MORE |
Two
Michigan Boxers Compete in U-19
Posted: February 23, 2010
Revised: February 25, 2010
Two
amateur boxers from Michigan competed in the Under 19 Championships
this past week. MORE |
Michigan
Boxers Among National Winners
Posted: February 22, 2010
Two
boxers from Michigan are among the latest national champions crowned
earlier this month at the Silver Gloves tournament held in Independence,
Missouri.
Anthony
Flagg, Jr. and Geno Jones returned home victorious after nearly
a week of action. MORE |
Cantu
Recovering after Foot Surgery
Posted: February 20, 2010
Waterford’s
“Pistol” Pete Cantu underwent outpatient surgery on
Friday to repair an injured Achilles tendon in his foot. MORE |
Cobo
Hall to See Boxing Action
Posted: February 16, 2010
Detroit’s
Cobo Hall will play host for a night of professional boxing next
month as trainer Henry Hill tries his hand at promoting.
Hill,
who is the trainer for Ronald Hearns, is working with another promoter
for his first show on March 27, but said that his next show will
be under his own license. MORE |
Bad
Weather Nixs Latest Dolton Fight
Posted: February 15, 2010
A
scheduled fight between Kronk's Domonique Dolton and Jose Juan Fuentes
at The Houston Club in Houston, Texas last Thursday was cancelled
after Dolton was stranded due to the snowfall in Detroit, said a
member of the Kronk boxing family.
Reportedly
the Texas Boxing Commission would not agree to let Dolton weigh
in separately on the day of the show.
The
Kronk fighter is now at training camp in Austria preparing for his
fight on the Klitschko undercard next month. |
Bay
City Duster Features 25 Bouts
Posted: February 14, 2010
The
national guard armory in Bay City saw twenty-five bouts on Saturday
night as the American Athletic Association / Greater Bay Boxing
Center held its “Winter Fight Night.”
The annual club show helps prepare the gym’s fighters for
the upcoming Eastern Michigan Golden Gloves championships next month.
MORE |
Results
from January 29 U of M Show
Posted: February 14, 2010
The
boxing program at the University of Michigan hosted a club show
January 29 at Bloomfield Hills’ Brother Rice High School.
MORE |
Johnny
Garcia to Debut
Posted: February 14, 2010
Muskegon
Area Boxing Club (MABC) will see another of its boxers make the
jump to the paying side of the sport when Johnny Garcia next enters
the ring later this month. The Flores brothers – Federico
and Joel – turned pro in 2007 and 2009, respectively. MORE |
Dolton
Back in Action Thursday
Posted: February 10, 2010
Domonique
Dolton leaves this morning for Texas, one day ahead of his sixth
professional fight and his third in the lonestar state.
Dolton
(5-0-0, 2 KO) will attempt to remain undefeated as he faces Mexico's
Jose Juan "El Rey" Fuentes in Houston on Thursday. The
24-year old is coming off a three-win streak, having fought last
in November. Dolton last fought in August. |
Bay
City Dust-Off Next Week
Posted: February 5, 2010
In
preparation for the upcoming Golden Gloves tourneys, the American
Athletic Association / Greater Bay Boxing Center is hosting its
annual “Winter Fight Night” next week. MORE |
Silver
Gloves Regional Champs Crowned
Posted: January 29, 2010
Michigan
boxers recently competed at the regional level in the Silver Gloves
Championships held in Ashland, Kentucky. MORE |
Opponent
Changed for Love’s Debut
Posted: January 28, 2010
Metro
Detroiter J’Leon Love is just one day away from his professional
boxing debut in a four round bout on an ESPN televised undercard.
MORE
|
Border
City Fighters Advance to Quarters
Posted: January 28, 2010
Border City Boxing Club's Josh Cameron recorded win number two at
this years Canadian Championships in Quebec on Wednesday, defeating
New Brunswick's Kelly Page 21-5. MORE |
Love’s
Mom Shares Credit for Son’s Contracts
Posted: January 28, 2010
He
is the one that climbs thru the ropes and faces an opponent intent
on hitting him and he is the one that has earned a respectable amateur
record with a roughly 70% win-loss ratio. But, in getting signed
recently to a promotional and managerial contract, Love has to share
the credit. With his mom. MORE |
Cameron
Wins in Preliminaries
Posted: January 27, 2010
Windsor’s
Josh Cameron won his first bout at the Canadian Championships in
St. Hyacinthe, Quebec on Tuesday. Cameron defeated Quebec's Sebastien
Bouchard by a score of 19-4. MORE |
|
U.S. Championships will
Determine White’s Future
Posted: January 25, 2010
Kronk’s
Leandre White will make the decision to remain an amateur or turn
pro depending on his performance at this years U.S. Championships.
The
twenty-year old boxer told Sportssummary on Saturday that if he
loses the national tournament he would likely turn pro, but if he
won he would remain in the amateur ranks.
The
U.S. Championships take place July 12-17 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
Love
Debut Moved Up
Posted: January 25, 2010
Apparently
manager Cameron Duncan knows of what he speaks.
Earlier
this month, the Las Vegas manager was confident that someone would
fall off a show at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino late this
month and he was working to put one of his new fighters, Dearborn
Heights’ J’Leon Love, in the opening. He was obviously
successful. MORE |
Bronco
to Fight in Second Monroe County Pro-Am
Posted: January 25, 2010
Revised: January 25, 2010 10:20 am
Joe’s
Boxing will again team up with Turner Boxing Productions to bring
a night of professional and amateur boxing to Michigan’s southernmost
county next month. MORE |
Promoter
Pays Up
Posted: January 24, 2010
Just
hours after Sportssummary contacted his office for comment, promoter
John Carlisle authorized payment to Romulus boxer Eddie Gates.
Gates
fought and won on Carlisle’s Four Corner Productions pro show
January 15 at DeCarlo’s Banquet and Convention Center in the
Detroit suburb of Warren. A successful debut was marred when, Gates
reported, unlicensed matchmaker Jim Westmoreland refused to pay
him and Carlisle, likewise, refused to speak to him. MORE |
Kronk
in Action at 4-H
Posted: January 24, 2010
The
Kronk Gym held their first club show of the new year on Saturday
at the 4-H Community Center in Detroit, with matchmaker Taurrek
Fikes back in action.
Seven
of eleven scheduled bouts took place entertaining the small crowd
as both newcomers and veterans climbed through the ropes in the
old, poorly lit gymnasium, before the early evening ended at nine
o’clock. MORE |
Gates
Unpaid after Debut
Posted: January 22, 2010
He
risked his life entering the ring.
He
won with a mandatory stoppage after knocking Indiana’s Patrick
Walker to the canvas three times in just 59 seconds.
He
was happy. It was a successful professional debut.
But,
then, he was not paid. MORE |
Paris
MMA Debut Doesn’t Happen
Posted: January 20, 2010
Vernon
Paris (18-0-0, 13 KO) was expected to make his professional debut
in the caged arena of mixed martial arts on Saturday but it never
happened. MORE |
Berto
Withdraws from Fight Citing Haiti Disaster
Posted: January 19, 2010
The
unification bout between “Sugar” Shane Mosley and Andre
Berto, scheduled for the end of the month in Las Vegas, has been
cancelled after Berto withdrew from the main event fight Monday.MORE
|
Gates
Wins Debut
Posted: January 16, 2010
Scoring
three knockdowns of his opponent, Romulus’ junior middleweight
Eddie Gates won a mandatory stoppage victory over Indiana’s
Patrick Walker (0-3) in the first minute of action on Friday making
for a successful pro debut.
Gates
was on a nine-bout card that took place January 15 at DeCarlo’s
Banquet and Convention Center in Warren. MORE |
Paris
to Make MMA Debut Friday
Posted: January 12, 2010
Detroit’s
“Iceman,” Vernon Paris, will be making his professional
entrance into the cage on Saturday on Michigan’s first professional
mixed martial arts show. MORE |
Opponent
Change for Gates’ Debut
Posted: January 10, 2010
His
debut is just five days away and actually looks like it will happen.
But, as often happens, his opponent has changed.
Eddie
Gates was expecting to face DeShawn Smiley but last week came word
that Smiley was out and his replacement would have to shake half
a decade of ring rust although from his record preparation is not
a priority anyway. MORE |
Mihtar-Cantu
Falls Off, Re-scheduling Unlikely
Posted: January 9, 2010
In
a move that is guaranteed to fuel the feud between the two fighters,
Pete Cantu has withdrawn from the January 29 fight with Brian Mihtar,
citing an ankle injury.
The
Waterford boxer called Mihtar out publicly in an interview with
The Oakland Press in the Fall and the two men exchanged
hostile words during the fight’s announcement in early December.
MORE
|
Trainer
“Sugar J” Dead at 56
Posted: January 4, 2010
Gerald
Wilson, known to most as “Sugar J,” died last week at
the age of 56.
Wilson
died after being struck by a car at a bus stop in Detroit after
an SUV ran a red light striking another vehicle, which then plowed
into the bus stop at Schaeffer and Schoolcraft where it hit the
long-time boxing coach. MORE |
Flores
Fighting #10 in Chicago
Posted: January 3, 2010
Federico
Flores, Jr., (6-3-0, 2 KO) will be back in the ring for his tenth
pro fight on January 29 in the Windy City.
Flores,
21, will face undefeated Mexican fighter Ivan Popoca (12-0-1, 8
KO) in his hometown of Chicago at the UIC Pavilion. The 27-year
old Popoca, who has yet to fight outside of Illinois, usually fights
at light welterweight, one weight class below Flores. There is no
word on what weight the bout will be contested at and Flores did
not return calls before press time.
Flores’
last fight took place six months ago in Tucson, Arizona and resulted
in his third loss – his first by TKO – against another
undefeated fighter, Jermell Charlo who was 7-0 at the time. Charlo
is now 10-0 with all wins by either knockout or unanimous decision.
This will be Flores’ sixth fight outside of Michigan.
|
J’Leon
Love Debut Set After Signing with Out of State Team
Posted: January 3, 2010
J’Leon
Love is once again preparing to make his pro debut after a couple
false hopes and more than seven months since announcing his intention
to leave amateur boxing behind. MORE |
Mihtar’s
Brother Denies Vulgarity Against Fighter’s Family
Posted: December 30, 2009
In
a statement emailed to Sportssummary on Monday, Brian Mihtar’s
brother, Ray, reiterated comments that he made in a telephone conversation
earlier in the day. Specifically, he denied using any obscene language
toward Pete Cantu’s family members last year. In fact, he
said, he does not know the two young men who would have been 17-
and 19- years old at the time.
“I
vehemently deny the baseless and false accusations that Pete Cantu
has made against me that I used vulgarity against members of his
family,” Ray Mihtar wrote in his statement. MORE |
The
On-going Saga of Pacquiao – Mayweather
Posted: December 30, 2009
After
weeks of back and forth demands the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather,
Jr fight may or may not occur in March.
Both
camps have made demands that their diehard fans can latch onto as
a sign that the other side does not really want to fight. That either
side would allow this final issue to jeopardize what is hyped as
the biggest payday in boxing history – between $30-40 million
for each fighter – seems unlikely. MORE |
Mihtar
- Cantu Feud Leading to Fight?
Posted: December 28, 2009
There
appears to be some bad blood between Michigan fighters Pete Cantu
and Brian Mihtar that goes beyond the usual pre-fight hype that
promoters use to drive ticket sales.
The
two men are scheduled to face-off on what is expected to be the
second pro boxing show of the new year. The Cantu-Mihtar grudge
match is one of seven fights currently on the January 29 card at
Detroit’s Masonic Temple. MORE |
Eddie
Gates Hopeful for January Debut
Posted: December 27, 2009
After
seven months as a licensed professional, Eddie
Gates is hopeful that his long awaited debut will happen in
the next month.
Gates
reported that he will likely be fighting on the January 15 Four
Corner Productions card in Warren. BoxRec currently shows six bouts
scheduled including Gates. No opponent is yet known. MORE |
Casa
De Boxeo Closes after Two Decades
Posted: December 20, 2009
Citing
mostly personal reasons, longtime coach Rene Muniz closed his suburban
Detroit gym for good earlier this week.
Muniz,
the head coach of Lincoln Park’s Casa De Boxeo, who has spent
twenty plus years working with youth in an effort to provide an
alternative to the allure of the streets, is walking away from his
biggest involvement in the sport – coaching. MORE |
Hearns
Wins in Windy City
Ronald
Hearns (23-1-0, 18 KO) scored a sixth round TKO victory over
Shadrack "Tiger" Kipruto (18-14-2, 10 KO) at Chicago's
UIC Pavilion on Saturday night. It was the first fight for both
men in the Windy City and the Kenyan's first North American fight.
The
welterweight bout took place on the undercard of the Juan Diaz-Paul
Malignaggi rematch undercard. |
Tyner
Loses Decision to Young Mexican Champ
Posted: December 6, 2009
Former
Detroit boxer Lanardo “The Pain Server” Tyner was originally
supposed to fight Saul Alvarez for his NABF title in California.
The contract was signed. Then word came that Alvarez wanted the
fight moved. MORE |
Passbooks
Among Gear Boxers Can Get at Fight Shop
Posted: December 5, 200
When
he opened his shop almost a year ago, Ray Vipond gave boxers their
first opportunity to actually see and touch a piece of clothing,
boxing glove or shoe before buying it. Until The Fight Shop opened
in January, boxers were generally left to purchase from catalogs
hoping they got the size right. MORE |
Results:
Royal Oak Music Theatre
Posted: December 5, 2009
The
Royal Oak Music Theatre saw another night of professional boxing
on Friday as promoters managed to bring seven of nine planned fights
to the ring. MORE |
Deontay
Wilder Suspended for Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Posted: December 4, 2009
At
a pro show in Cincinnati Ohio last week, Alabama’s Deontay
Wilder (8-0) received both a first round knockout victory and a
suspension for unsportsmanlike conduct. MORE |
Results:
Bernie Schmidt Memorial
Posted: November 29, 2009
Sixteen
boxers saw action Friday at the Bernie Schmidt Memorial show in
Grand Rapids.
The
tenth installment of the annual event was hosted November 27 by
the Michigan Golden Gloves Association (MGGA) at the local Boys
& Girls Club. MORE |
Paris
to Make Pro MMA Debut
Posted: November 21, 2009
The
“Iceman” is wasting no time in his newest quest to hold
a title in both boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) at the same
time as he prepares for his first professional foray into the octagon.
MORE
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The
Man I Won't Forget
One Man's Tribute to Joe Giarmo
by Jeff Thomas
/ Photos by the author
Posted: November 19, 2009
It
was a chance encounter just 3 or 4 years ago. My dad, Jeff Thomas,
was an amateur boxer back in the late 40’s and early 50’s.
Kevin Walters, the editor of Sportssummary, is my neighbor. My dad
and I take in boxing events whenever we can and I shoot photographs
for Kevin whenever I can. As chance would have it, I was at a boxing
event with my dad shooting photos for Kevin.
One of the trainers in the corner of a young boxer had a “Joe’s
Gym” jacket on. After the fight was over my dad approached
the man and asked him if “Joe’s Gym” was the boxing
gym in Monroe. The young man said, “Yes, it is!” My
dad told the man, “I used to train and box with that team
of fighters back in the 40’s.” The man doing the training
back then was Joe Giarmo. MORE |
Silver
Gloves Moves to Monroe County
Posted: November 17, 2009
The
upcoming Silver Gloves state tournament will be held December 19-20
in southern lower Michigan instead of more centrally located in
Mount Pleasant as originally planned.
LBC
President Gary Richard reported that the Mount Pleasant venue became
unavailable several weeks ago and Todd Riggs of Joe’s Boxing
Club in Monroe agreed to host the two-day event, and secured a site
at the Monroe County Community College. All registered clubs have
received updated information, Sportssummary was told.
Along
with the venue change the dates have also changed to later in the
month than originally announced. Some 100 junior boxers are expected
to attend this year. |
De
Leon Suffers Dual Losses
Posted: November 17, 2009
In his first
elite competition as a member of Team USA, Erick De Leon suffered
two losses – his first losses in twenty-six months –
on November 13 and 15 in two international Duels between the United
States and Great Britain held in England. MORE |
Paris
Makes Successful Comeback
Posted: November 16, 2009
by Kevin Walters / Photos by Bob Ryder
After nearly a
two year absence, Detroit light welterweight Vernon "Iceman"
Paris made a triumphant return to the ring on Friday before a full
house at Detroit's Masonic Temple. MORE |
Shimmell
To Compete in World Cup
Posted:November 16, 2009
Michigan
Golden Gloves Association (MGGA)’s Jordan Shimmell will be
embarking on another overseas trip, this time to compete in the
World Cup of Petroleum Countries boxing tournament. MORE |
Michigan’s
Goodfellow Named AIBA’s Best
Posted: November 16, 2009
The
amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) has released its
list of “The Best” for 2009 and one of Michigan’s
own volunteers made the cut.
Dr.
Robin Goodfellow, a retired general surgeon from Albion, was selected
as the outstanding medical commission member, or best doctor. This
is her first honor by the international organization: she was previously
recognized by USA Boxing. MORE |
Rowland
Loses Fight of his Career
Posted: November 15, 2009
On
Saturday, in Las Vegas, Michigan-native Troy Rowland lost what was
the biggest fight of his career dropping a unanimous decision to
Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.
The
Cedar Springs boxer fought the 23-year old son of the former multiple
title world champion, in a ten round middleweight bout at the MGM
Grand on the Pacquiao-Cotto undercard.
For
the 34-year old Rowland, it was his third fight since April, when
he ended a voluntary three year layoff.
|
James
Toney Tourney Wraps Up
Posted: November 15, 2009
The
second annual James Toney “Lights Out” Invitational
tournament wrapped up today after three days of fighting in Ann
Arbor. MORE |
De
Leon Falls Short Against Great Britain’s Best
Posted: November 15, 2009
Kronk’s
Erick De Leon lost in his first international competition this weekend.
De
Leon, 17, lost to Great Britain’s Tom Stalker in the first
of two duels between the U.S. and Great Britain being held in England.
Great Britain overwhelmingly defeated different American teams three
times in the past month. MORE |
Longtime
Coach Giarmo Dead at 93
Posted: November 10, 2009
Joe
Giarmo, who trained boxers for sixty years in Monroe, died on Saturday.
He was 93.
Giarmo
was the “Joe” in Joe’s Boxing Club before turning
the reigns over to his former student, Todd Riggs, in 2005. The
gym, which moved to various locations over sixty years including
a garage at his home, is now based at a Powerhouse Gym in the city.
“His
knowledge was incredible,” A choked-up Riggs said. “He
was such an inspiration in my life.” MORE |
Sold
Out ABAA Show Featured Full Card
Posted: November 10, 2009
Boxers
from as far away as Cleveland, Ohio fought on the American Boxing
and Athletic Association (ABAA) card over the weekend. MORE |
UCC
Calls Special Meeting
Posted: October 31, 2009
The
Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth announced
Friday that the Unarmed Combat Commission (formerly, the Boxing
Commission) would hold a special meeting next week in Lansing.
On
the agenda are four items, two of which are important time wise:
The election of a new Chairman and Vice Chairman, following the
resignation of Al Low and Earle Robinson in recent months, and approving
the re-licensing of Vernon Paris. MORE |
De
Leon To Compete in England
Posted: October 25, 2009
Coach
Angel Caraballo reported on Saturday that Erick De Leon had been
chosen by USA Boxing to join the elite national team for two international
fights in England to take place in mid- November. MORE |
Shimmell,
Harrington Lose to Great Britain's Best
U.S. Team Loses 4-7
Posted: October 25, 2009
Michigan
heavyweights Jordan Shimmell and Stacy Harrington lost in international
competition as part of the U.S. national team on Saturday.
The
two fighters fought in the second of three duals between U.S. and
Great Britain elite boxers being held in the United States this
year. The October 24 competiton took place on the campus of Saint
Louis University in Missouri. MORE |
De
Leon Wins National PAL
Posted: October 24, 2009
PHOTO ADDED; MORE WILL BE ADDED SOON
Proving that success is often hard earned, it took five fights
in five days to achieve his goal – adding a National PAL belt
to his already impressive collection of championship belts. On Saturday
evening in San Antonio, Texas, with a dozen family members watching,
a referee raised the 17-year old’s hand for the final time
in the week-long tournament. Erick De Leon had won the 132 pound
weight class at the 2009 National PAL. MORE |
Michigan
Boxers Compete in Puerto Rico
Posted: October 24, 2009
Members of the Kronk amateur team, along with two other boxers
from the state, competed Friday in Puerto Rico.
Seven
members of the Kronk team traveled earlier in the week to the U.S.
territory for a one-day international competition. Two boxers from
other boxing gyms traveled as part of the team, under the supervision
of Kronk head coach Javan Hill. MORE |
De
Leon Enters Finals Alone
Posted: October 24, 2009
A change in how boxers are ranked by USA Boxing in Colorado
Springs brought some discouraging news for 17-year old Erick De
Leon, hopeful that his winning the National Golden Gloves in May
would shoot him to the top of the list in his weight class. But
that was not to be. MORE |
Another
Resignation Hits Unarmed Combat Commission
Posted: October 23, 2009
Earle Robinson has resigned from the Unarmed Combat Commission,
reducing that regulatory body to five persons.
Robinson
served on the Commission for nine years and recently was the co-chair
under Chairman Al Low. When Low suddenly resigned in August Robinson
moved up automatically and would have chaired the Commission’s
next meeting in December had he not resigned. MORE |
National
PAL- Day 4
De Leon, Others Advance; Several Uncontested
Posted: October 23, 2009
Kronk boxer Erick De Leon, 17, scored a perfect points win
over Christopher Lopez of the United States Air Force boxing team
on Thursday at the 2009 National PAL tournament. The 29-0 decision
over the Lackland AFB fighter was De Leon’s strongest decision
of the tournament, which has two more days of action ahead. He has
won three times in three days.
Two other Michigan boxers also continue to advance while several
others lost the same day, one day before the medal rounds begin.
MORE |
Tyner
to Fight for NABF Title in L.A.
Posted: October 22, 2009
Lanardo
“The Pain Server” Tyner has signed a contract to fight
for the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) welterweight title
in Los Angeles on Dec. 5th. Tyner’s opponent is current champion
Saul Alvarez (29-0, 20 KO). Very little is known yet except that
it is believed to be a Golden Boy card. MORE |
Boxers
Return Home Early from PAL
Posted: October 22, 2009
While
several metro Detroit boxers are progressing toward the finals at
the 2009 National PAL tournament in San Antonio, Texas several more
from west and northern Michigan were not as successful.
Four
boxers from MLK gym in Grand Rapids included three fighters that
competed but lost and one who was unable to compete because of injury.
A fighter from Traverse City’s Trigger Boxing also lost his
bid early. MORE |
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De Leon Wins #2 at PAL
Posted: October 22, 2009
With
his second win in two days, Erick De Leon is progressing at this
year’s National PAL tournament.
 |
Photo:
Lefty Ray Chapa for Sportssummary.com |
The
Kronk fighter decisioned Adrian Juarez of Rock Boxing in Salinas,
California on Wednesday in his second fight of the tournament that
is in its 35th year. De Leon won the judges’ nod on Tuesday
over Carlos Castillo of Texas.
De
Leon is the sole Kronk boxer at the tournament. The majority of
his teammates opted to compete in Puerto Rico this week, instead. |
Shimmell,
Harrington to Battle Great Britain
Posted: October 22, 2009
Jordan
Shimmell will be boxing against Great Britain this Saturday in St.
Louis, Missouri and then again the following Friday in Iowa. Shimmell,
the current U.S. Nationals and Golden Gloves heavyweight champion,
will be part of an elite U.S. amateur team competing in two international
duals. South Haven’s Stacy Harrington will also be competing
as a member of the U.S. team in St. Louis. Both fighters are heavyweights.
MORE |
De
Leon Wins First Round at National PAL
Posted: October 20, 2009
Kronk's
Erick De Leon won preliminary round action at the 2009 National
PAL Tournament tonight in San Antonio, Texas.
De
Leon won a decision at 132 pounds over Carlos Castillo of Dallas'
Aguila Azteca Boxing Club in his first appearance at the prestigious
tournament. The 17-year old Lincoln Park fighter and current National
Golden Gloves champion told Sportssummary that he is not experiencing
any trouble with his left hand, which had plagued him in recent
months and was the reason he did not compete at the Ringside championships
this summer.
David
Jasso and James Smith are also known to be competing at this year's
PAL. |
Coaches
Appreciation Dinner Huge Success
Posted: October 13, 2009
by Bob Ryder
The collective history, knowledge and caring of the seven living
Detroit area boxing coaches and trainers gathered in one room to
be honored by appreciative family, friends and fans made for a special,
moving and memorable evening for all in attendance. The theme of
service that these men provided, not only to the sport of boxing,
but to the needs and hopes of the city's youth over the many years,
repeated itself countless times as each recipient received their
just recognition. Some were moved to silence, others to humble thanks.
It was long overdue acknowledgement for a special group of men who
often are not noticed. MORE |
Old
Coaches Appreciation Dinner Planned
Posted:
October 3, 2009 / Revised: 11:45 pm
An appreciation
dinner is planned for Saturday, October 10, at UAW Local 140 in
Warren to honor those old time coaches that helped carry the sport
to where it is today.
Nine
coaches will be honored at the first of what organizers hope will
become regular events to thank coaches for their long years of dedication
both to the sport of boxing and to countless kids for whom the sport
meant a better life. MORE
|
Wasson
Heads Off for First Int’l Competition
Posted: September 29, 2009
Casa
De Boxeo’s Andrecia Wasson will leave later this week for
Equador, for her first international competition.
The teenage Wasson joins nine other top U.S. female boxers at the
2009 Women’s Continental Competition that runs October 5-8
at the Abel Jimenez Parra Coliseum in Guayaquil, Equador. MORE |
Kronk
Fighters Shine at Inkster Rec
Posted: September 27, 2009
by Lindy Lindell
Photos by Bob Ryder
Taurrek Fikes put on a cracking good show at the Inkster Recreation
Center--with several Kronk boxers coming forth with outstanding
efforts. Too bad the September 24 card was so poorly attended. But
those who did attend made enough noise for a full house as Fikes
began the show only a few minutes late; he had the boxers on their
marks and there were no breaks, giving the evening, already action-filled,
a full night of entertainment in slightly more than two hours. MORE |
Fight
Results:
Royal Oak Music Theatre, Friday, September 18, 2009
Posted: September 20, 2009
Results & photos by Bob Ryder
Click here
for story |
Love
Debut on Hold; Return to Amateurs?
Posted: September 20, 2009
The
anticipated jump of Kronk amateur J'Leon Love to the pro ranks announced
for September 26 has been cancelled, the fighter told Sportssummary
earlier this week.
Love,
21, was expected to make his professional debut not at a local club
show but in real fashion. In Los Angeles at the Staples Center.
On the undercard of the HBO televised Vitali Klitschko - Chris Arreola
fight next week. MORE |
Boxing
At The Fairgrounds 1923-2005
Posted: September 12, 2009
by Bob Ryder
As the nations oldest state fair (established 1849), the Michigan
State Fair has provided its share of entertainment to families during
its traditional annual last week in August to Labor Day run. Located
just off of Woodward Avenue in Detroit, the fair showcased the usual
rides, midway side shows, animal exhibits and musical acts over
the years. There were, however, other significant happenings on
the fairgrounds during times when the fair itself was not running.
Horse racing was a big part of the activity on the grounds in the
early days. Until he won his first major race on September 7, 1936,
Seabiscuit was considered a mediocre racehorse. From that first
win on the state fair track, Seabiscuit moved on to fame and fortune
ultimately becoming one of the best loved racehorses of all time.
The Shrine Circus was always a big attraction and it was here that
one of the worst circus accidents occurred in 1962 when the Flying
Wallendas seven person high wire pyramid collapsed, killing two
performers and permanently paralyzing one other. The focus of this
literary treatise, however, is boxing. With the fair now on the
verge of being eliminated and the fate of the property and its buildings
unknown, the time is right to review the history of the sweet science
as it played out within the confines of the fairgrounds. MORE |
DeLeon
Promotes Entertaining Club Show
Posted: September 9, 2009
by Lindy Lindell
After a three-year haitus, local promoter Ron DeLeon put on a low
level club show at the Lansing Center that, while featuring only
five fights and just 20 scheduled rounds of boxing, sent the small
crowd home with nary a complaint on the lips of those folks as they
made toward the exit. There was one dog of a fight between two super-heavyweights
whose collective near-600 pounds may have set a record for fat-mass
in the ring. MORE |
Low
Resigns from Unarmed Combat Commission
Posted: September 2, 2009
After
serving the boxing community for seven years and then the last year
on the newly named Unarmed Combat Commission, Chairman Al Low resigned
suddenly last week.
DELEG
Enforcement Director Barrington Carr, who confirmed that Low submitted
a letter of resignation to Governor Jennifer Granholm on August
26, thanked Low for the time he served. "It was my pleasure
to serve with him," Carr said. The resignation took effect
immediately.
Low
told Sportssummary on Tuesday that he had accepted a position with
the Dubai Sports Commission to work as a liaison between that country
and the U.S., primarily regarding boxing and mixed martial arts.
Citing a conflict of interest to continue both positions, Low resigned.
"It
was a proud 8 years," Low said of his tenure with the regulatory
body for the two sports, then joked. "But like in that movie,
they made me an offer I couldn't refuse." |
Worlds
to Show Judges Scores to Spectators
Posted: August 31, 2009
Spectators
at this years AIBA World Championships will be able to see the judges’
scores during the bouts, for the first time ever, according to a
news release issued by the amateur International Boxing Association,
or AIBA.
According
to the release, spectators will be able to see both the running
scores during the matches as well as the accepted scores of the
five judges. MORE |
Text
MSG Prompts Shooting, Victim Says
More Details of Mayweather’s
Connection Learned
Posted: August 30, 2009
Two
men whose vehicle was shot at last Sunday in Las Vegas claim that
an altercation with boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr over a test message
was to blame.
New
details of last weeks shooting incident were learned from a search
warrant request obtained by Sportssummary in the last couple days.
MORE
|
Dolton
Wins #5
Posted: August 29, 2009
For
Dolton, finding an opponent has not been easy. Having turned pro
some sixteen months ago, he has only fought professionally four
times before tonight. Tonight was number five.
Kronk boxer Domonique Dolton fought on a 7-bout card Saturday at
Quick Trip Park, home of the Air Hogs minor league baseball team,
in Grand Prairie, Texas. With a unanimous decision win, he remains
undefeated at 5-0. It was the 19-year olds second fight out-of-state.
Dolton’s
opponent for the 148 pound bout was Fort Worth’s Richard Best
(5-12-3) who entered the ring with four times more pro fights under
his belt but with a negative record. He has now lost six in a row
– three of those this year and three in 2004. Between those
years, Best had a five year absence from the ring. |
Theaters
Showing Mayweather-Marquez Fight
Posted: August 29, 2009
Golden
Boy Promotions announced earlier this week that a deal had been
worked out to show the September 19 Floyd Mayweather – Juan
Manuel Marquez fight on the big screen.
Some
1,500 theaters are expected to show a 30-second promo for the fight
over the next couple weeks while 170 theaters will actually show
the fight – live. Tickets were expected to sell for roughly
$15 but Sportssummary found that prices are lower at Michigan theaters
that were contacted. MORE |
Shimmell
Repeating Role as National Team Capt.
Posted: August 27, 2009
National
Golden Gloves champ Jordan Shimmell was selected by teammates to
serve as Team Captain for the national amateur team at this years
AIBA World Championships in Italy.
Shimmell
and the other ten boxers of Team USA are currently in Milan for
a week-long acclimation leading up to the bi-annual international
tournament that runs August 31 to September 12.
The
20-year old MGGA boxer was selected to serve as Captain at the USA
v Italy dual last month, also. More than 600 boxers from 140 countries
are expected to compete at the Worlds event. |
Love
Debut A Month Away
Posted: August 26, 2009
J’Leon
Love will celebrate his 22nd birthday and then, the next day, climb
through the ropes to make his professional debut.
The
Dearborn Heights resident is tentatively scheduled to fight at Los
Angelos’ Staples Center on the undercard of the Vitali Klitschko
- Chris Arreola WBC title fight on September 26. MORE |
Lee
Gets 14th Knockout Win; Packer Disqualified
Posted: August 25, 2009
Rev: August 28 - PHOTOS ADDED
Two
Michigan fighters fought on the same out-of-state card with vastly
different results last week.
Ireland’s
and now-Detroit’s Andy Lee continued to improve his professional
record with an 8th round TKO of Indianapolis’ Anthony Shuler
(20-7-1, 14 KO) on August 21 at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond,
Indiana. MORE |
Mayweather
Associate Involved in Shooting?
Posted: August 25, 2009
Las
Vegas Metropolitan Police (LVMPD) conducted a search of Floyd “Money”
Mayweather’s home and vehicle on Monday, in connection with
a shooting at a Las Vegas area skating rink. MORE
|
Saturday
Pro Show Re-Scheduled
Posted: August 20, 2009
The
pro boxing card scheduled for this Saturday at the Lansing Center
has been postponed for two weeks.
Promoter
Ron DeLeon reported that the inability to get fighters' medicals
to state officials by Noon today, partly because of state offices
being closed Friday for budget reasons, was the primary reason for
the late date change. The show, which DeLeon said will include the
pro debut of former Kronk amateur Craig Lewis, will take place in
two weeks, on September 5, at the same venue in Lansing. |
Nine
from Michigan Win RWC
Posted: August 16, 2009
Nine
Michigan boxers brought home belts from the recent Ringside World
Championships (RWC) held in Kansas City, MO.
The
prestigious international tournament is held annually and attracted
roughly 1,300 amateur boxers from around the globe, according to
Ringside’s website. It’s championship belts are highly
desired by all amateurs despite its invitational – and not
advancing – nature. MORE |
Dirrell,
Tyner Win Out-of-State
Posted: August 9, 2009
Anthony
“The Dog” Dirrell and Lanardo “Pain Server”
Tyner both won fights in the last few days on separate cards, in
separate states. MORE |
Photo
Report
TRAINING WITH: Andriy Stankevych
Posted: August 8, 2009
Sportssummary
observed amateur boxer Andriy
Stankevych during his training August 1 at the Hamtramck Boxing
Club. MORE |
Rez
Rumble is Successful in Mt. Pleasant
Posted: August 4, 2009
PHOTOS ADDED
In
the “Rez Rumble III” in Mount Pleasant on August 1,
KO Boxing presented twenty-two amateur fights with more than a dozen
gyms attending, including Soo Canada.
The
third annual show was held at the recreation center gym of Soaring
Eagle’s Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and organized by KO
coach Frank Bailey. MORE |
Tyner
on Houston Card
Posted: July 30, 2009
Former
Detroiter Lanardo
Tyner (20-2-0, 12 KO) will take to the ring in his current hometown
of Houston, Texas a week from today, just four days after his 34th
birthday. MORE |
Featherweight
Smith Shines in Buhr Park Amateur Show
Posted: July 26, 2009
by Lindy Lindell
PHOTOS BY BOB RYDER
July 26--Buhr Park, Ann Arbor: Featherweights are rarely known for
their punching power. Hall of Famer Sandy Sandler could sock, but
he was freakishly tall and was able to attain considerable leveage
in delivering power punches. In more recent times, Naseem Hamed
and the one-time featherweight Manny Pacquiao distinguished themselves
with uncommon punching power. Basically, however, featherweights
are known for virtually everything else that composes the makeup
of a good fighter: speed, volume of punches, snappy defensive moves.
MORE
|
Double
DQ in Highland Park
Officials Prevalent in Decisions
Posted: July 26, 2009
Saturday
night was a busy one for boxing in the state with three shows scheduled.
Highland Park, Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo hosted amateur cards.
In
Highland Park, Fight Club Proving Grounds and Al Low brought boxing
to the local recreation center with a good crowd for what turned
out to be fourteen fights. Sadly, anticipated bouts for Craig Lewis,
Leandre White and Latonya King never materialized.
As
exciting as the fights were, the drama often came from the officials’
actions. Four bouts were stopped early including a double disqualification
handed out in the final action of the night and one bout disallowed
completely. MORE |
High
Drama at the Jungle
Posted: July 19, 2009
Revised: July 20, 2009
PHOTOS ADDED
Another
exciting fight card greeted a SRO crowd at Saturday’s amateur
show at the Detroit Boxing Jungle.
Coach
Mike Awada presented thirteen action-filled bouts with more than
the usual share of ring drama that had the crowd on their feet more
than once. MORE |
Paris
Announces Return to Boxing
Posted: July 18, 2009
PHOTO BY BOB RYDER
The
Iceman took the microphone during Friday's fights at The Majestic
and echoed what others in his camp have been saying for more than
a month. His return to boxing is fast approaching.
Vernon
Paris told the crowd his return would come on Halloween at the Motor
City Casino in Detroit.
That
date is just over three months from now and about two weeks after
his suspension by state officials runs out. While his license, according
to a stipulation Paris entered into with the state, will then be
revoked, requiring the dynamic fighter to obtain approval from the
Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission for relicensure, the Native American
casino does not need to wait for the Iceman's license to be reissued
making the October 31 fight probable. This is good news for fight
fans. |
Results
and Photos from the Majestic
Posted: July 18, 2009
PHOTOS BY BOB RYDER
Friday
nights fights at Detroit's Majestic Theatre was the ninth pro fight
in Michigan this year. MORE |
Second
Quarter Senior Mens Rankings Released
Posted: July 17, 2009
The
current rankings for the Senior Mens division were compiled by USA
Boxing’s High Performance Director Timothy Borkowski and released
Friday afternoon.
With
multiples boxers in some positions, more than 160 men are included
in the latest rankings. Two Michigan boxers made the list, unless
boxers at the Olympic training center in Marquette are included,
then the number rises to ten. MORE |
Isiah
Thomas Fighting Friday
Posted: July 16, 2009
Isiah
Thomas’ trainer told Sportssummary on Wednesday that the 20-year
old pro boxer would be joining Friday’s card at Detroit’s
Majestic Theater, in an arrangement between Lou DiBella and the
local promoter. MORE |
Michigan
Fighters Win Title Tourney
Posted: July 16, 2009
Five
boxers returned home from the deep south over the Independence Day
weekend with national title belts.
The
three teenagers and two pre-teens were among half a dozen youth
boxers from Michigan that made the trek to northern Mississippi
for the third annual Title Championships held July 1-3, sponsored
by the equipment maker of the same name. MORE |
Results
& photos from Fifth-Third Ballpark
Posted: July 13, 2009
PHOTOS BY BOB RYDER
Two
days of boxing concluded Saturday with an 8-bout pro card at the
Fifth-Third Ballpark in a suburb of Grand Rapids. An amateur card
was presented a day earlier; both shows held outdoors. MORE |
Gorges
Suffers First Loss
Posted: July 4, 2009
"Gorgeous" Andre Gorges (8-1-0, 6 KO) recorded his first
professional loss last night in Las Vegas.
The
Windsor, Ontario fighter dropped a unanimous 55-59 decision to Abdon
Lozano, who improved to 6-0. It was Gorges' first six rounder and
second out-of-state fight, both taking place at sin city's Plaza
Hotel & Casino. |
Grand
Rapids Pro Card Cancelled
The
pro card scheduled for Friday evening in Grand Rapids has been cancelled.
Fightnews.com reported the cancellation earlier in the week and
state officials announced it on Thursday. |
Title
No Longer Part of Tyner Fight
Posted: June 20, 2009
Plans
to fight for a title on the delayed June 26 pro card in Grand Rapids
are off for former Detroiter Lanardo Tyner, the light welterweight
told Sportssummary on Saturday.
The
33-year old Tyner was expected to fight for the (interim) WBO NABO
title at the Woodland Sportsplex on a fight card that was originally
scheduled for tonight but was changed earlier this month to next
Friday.
The
chance that Tyner will still fight on the card, he said, is at about
50 percent but no title will be involved now. The reason was financial,
the boxer said. |
Shimmell
to Remain Amateur No Surprise
Posted: June 18, 2009
National
Champion Jordan Shimmell held a press conference on Tuesday, days
after winning his second national championship this year. A press
release issued by Shimmell’s trainer and father, Dennis, following
the event and announcing that the 20-year old heavyweight would
pursue an Olympic dream rather than turn pro came as no surprise.
MORE
|
Thomas
Provides Insight on Dibella SIgning
Posted: June 18, 2009
With
three pro fights under his belt, Detroiter Isiah
Thomas has already caught the eye of renowned promoter Lou DiBella.
Last week, DiBella Entertainment announced that it had signed Thomas
to a promotional contract. MORE |
opinion
Rau’shee Warren, Your Attitude is Showing
Posted: June14,
2009
Fans
of amateur boxing got another look this past week at the bad attitude
that is known as Rau’shee Warrren. The two-time Olympian and
several time national champion has shown his unsportsmanlike conduct
on more than one occasion. The latest was during last week’s
semi-finals of the 2009 US National Championships held in Denver,
Colorado. MORE |
Photos
from Fight Club Show
Posted: June 13, 2009
PHOTOS BY ANDREW STENCIL
While
results from the Fight Club show from earlier this month in Waterford
have not been provided, teenage photographer Andrew Stencil was
kind enough to send along a few great shots of the fights. MORE |
2009
U.S. Championships Conclude
Posted: June 13, 2009
The
2009 national Senior Open Championships was held, for the first
time, in conjunction with the national Junior Olympics tournament
in Denver, Colorado this week.
MGGA's
Jordan Shimmell (201 lbs) decisioned Nicholas Kisner of Maryland
to capture the gold medal just a month after bringing home gold
at the 2009 National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Saginaw's Ernesto Garza III took home bronze after
a box-off win on the heels of a semifinal loss at 125 pounds. Of
the 33 medals awarded, those were the only two that came home to
Michigan. The Great Lakes region (region 5) saw medals go to Terrell
Gausha (gold-165 lbs), Rau'shee Warren (bronze-119 lbs), Eddie Alicea
(silver-152 lbs), Yuandale Evans (bronze-132 lbs) and Zeddie Adams
(bronze-141 lbs). MORE |
Mickey
Goodwin Would Be Proud
Wasson Crowned National Champion
Posted: June 13, 2009
In
her first national tournament, former River Rouge Boxing's Andrecia
Wasson won in the final round on Friday at the 2009 U.S. Championships
in Denver. Wasson won a 7-2 decision over Pennsylvania's Brittany
Inkrote in their 152-lb bout to bring home a gold medal in the premiere
amateur USA Boxing tournament in the country.
The
Centerline teenager was trained by Mickey Goodwin until his sudden
death earlier this year; she has trained since then with Rene Muniz
at Casa De Boxeo in Lincoln Park.
Also
on friday: Clinton County's Tyler Lord-Wilder again lost to Chaquita
Hemingway. The two women boxers have taken turns winning gold at
the annual event. Lord-Wilder beat Hemingway on her way to gold
in 2007 but the tables were turned two years earlier when Hemingway
won. Friday
results |
Garza
Loses in Quarterfinals in Denver
Saginaw
Boxing's Ernesto Garza III dropped a 24-17 decision Thursday in
the semifinal round of the 2009 USA Boxing National Championships
in Denver.
Garza,
the 2008 National Golden Gloves champ, lost to Maryland's Kevin
Rivers in a 125-lb bout. It was Garza's first fight of the weeklong
tournament. Rivers was the runner-up at the 2008 Under 19 Championships.
Marquette's
Jesse Hart defeated Maine's Russell Lamour at 165 pounds to advance
to the final round. |
Bonas,
Love Win Silver at JO Nationals
Although
both hoped for just a little more, they will return home with their
first national silver after fighting this week at the Junior Olympics
tournament in Denver, Colorado.
Kronk's
Brandon Love and Kronk’s Joseph Bonas both lost by decisions
in Thursdays finals. MORE |
Fighters
Survive Quarterfinals at Nationals
Posted: June 11, 2009
After
three days of ring action, Michigan boxers and those from the Great
Lakes region continue to fight through their competition on their
way to national gold at this year’s USA Boxing National Championships.
The
first-ever combined Senior Open and Junior Olympics started Monday
and runs through Saturday in Denver, Colorado. MORE |
Four
Aces Fight Club Grand Opening Friday
Posted: June 11, 2009
The
newest Boxing and MMA gym in Southeast Michigan opens next week
with a three day grand opening that starts this Friday.
The
Four Aces Fight Club will feature training in both combat sports
in a 7,500 square foot facility at 22583 15- Mile Road, between
Gratiot and Harper, in Clinton Township. MORE |
Preliminary
Action Concludes in Denver
Posted: June 10, 2009
The
first two days of ring action has concluded at the combined National
Senior Open and Junior Olympics championships being held this week
in Denver, Colorado.
This
is the first time the Senior Open tournament, also called the U.S.
Championships, has been combined with the JO championship and also
the first time either tourney has been held in Denver.
Michigan
fighters have faired well through the preliminary rounds. MORE |
Isiah
Thomas Signs with DiBella
Posted: June 9, 2009
Detroit
light heavyweight Isiah Thomas has signed a contract with promoter
Lou DiBella. The
news came in a press release issued by DiBella Entertainment this
morning.
The
20-year old Thomas made his pro debut in September with a first
round knockout in Florida followed by another in Warren a month
later. A technical knockout on an Oklahoma card in late March left
him undefeated with three first round knockouts.
More
information will hopefully be coming in the next day or so. |
2009
Jr Olympic & Senior Open Photos
Posted: June 2, 2009
The
2009 state Junior Olympic and Senior Open championships were combined
for the first time this year and hosted by the Big Dog Boxing Club
in Port Huron two weeks ago.
Because
of the more than 100 bouts and the more than fifty champions crowned,
reporting adequately was not possible with other time constraints.
Instead, time was used to begin building more than 40 boxer profiles
for those fighters that completed signed releases at the Detroit
Golden Gloves and after.
Click
here to see a photoshow of more than forty pictures from the 2009
dual tournaments: Slideshow |
Ten
to Head for the Hills
Posted: May 30, 2009
In
the first combined Junior Olympics – Senior Open regional
tournament, ten young boxers from Michigan made the grade and now
advance to national competition June 8-13 in Denver, Colorado.
Region
5 competition was held last weekend in Barberton, Ohio, a suburb
of Akron and the birthplace of U of M’s Bo Schembechler. A
male and female team for each class of competition made the journey
after winning at the state level in Port Huron the week before.
MORE
|
Love
Concludes Amateur Career
Posted: May 24, 2009
Detroit
notable J’Leon Love is hanging up his headgear as he prepares
for the next phase of his boxing career – turning pro.
The
21-year old Love confirmed to Sportssummary on Saturday that he
is through fighting as an amateur and his next appearance between
the ropes – except for training, of course – would be
as a professional boxer. MORE |
Two
Teams Head to Regionals
Posted: May 21, 2009
Revised: May 30, 2009
With
national tournaments for Jr. Olympics and Sr. Open fighters rapidly
approaching, teams from Michigan are preparing to leave for regional
competition. MORE |
Boxers
Compete at State Senior Open, Jr. Olympics
Posted: May 21, 2009
PHOTOS WILL BE ADDED SOON
Boxers
from across the state flocked to the waterfront last weekend to
compete in the state championship Junior Olympics and Senior Open
tournaments. The venue was the Seaway Terminal in Port Huron and
hosted by Big Dog Boxing Club, which held the JO event last year
as well. This was the first time in several years that the Senior
Open was not held at a Traverse City area casino - Trigger Boxing
losing the bid to host the show months earlier - and the first time
that the two tournaments were combined.
More
than 100 bouts were contested over the three days.
Because
of the large number of contested bouts, full results will not be
provided here but, instead, more photographs than usual are being
presented. |
National
Golden Gloves
Shimmell, De Leon Win Gold in Salt Lake
Posted: May 10, 2009
By Amy Donaldson/Special to Sportssummary.com
SALT
LAKE CITY - It was not the fight he wanted, but it was the result
he's been working for. MORE
|
National
Golden Gloves
De Leon, Shimmell Advance to Finals
Posted: May 9, 2009
By Kevin Walters
PHOTOS AND LINKS ADDED
Heading into
the finals, 22 boxers are poised to take home a gold medal as the
2009 National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions concludes after
a full week of fierce competition from the country’s elite
amateur boxers.
Among
the nearly two dozen athletes is one from each of the two Golden
Gloves franchises representing the state – Michigan’s
Jordan Shimmell and Detroit’s Erick De Leon. MORE |
National
Golden Gloves
Ranked Boxers Remain in Play
Posted: May 8, 2009
By Kevin Walters
As the 2009 National
Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions heads into the semi-finals,
sixty-one boxers remain in position to take home a championship
ring. Of those, ten are nationally ranked by USA Boxing.
Just
a day earlier, heading into the quarterfinals, following three days
of preliminaries, 30 ranked boxers entered the ring and two-thirds
were eliminated. That’s a tough day at the office.
MORE |
National
Golden Gloves
Teams Eliminated - Omaha Sees Only Losses
Posted: May 8, 2009
By Kevin Walters
Of the twenty-nine
teams that started off the week in Salt Lake City (the 30th team,
from Hawaii, did not compete again this year), three have had little
success and are finished with two days of fighting remaining before
a champion is crowned. MORE |
National
Golden Gloves
Six Advance in Salt Lake
Posted: May 8, 2009
By Kevin Walters
PHOTOS AND LINKS ADDED
Forty-four
bouts were contested Thursday as the 2009 National Golden Gloves
moved into the quarterfinal stage just two days from the moment
of truth, the finals on Saturday.
Elite
boxers from around the country have fallen out and others have advanced.
So it is with boxers from both the Michigan and Detroit teams. At
the conclusion of Thursday competition, six of the original 19 boxers
from the state have advanced to the semi-finals on Friday. MORE |
National
Golden Gloves
Eight Fighters Advance to Quarterfinals
Posted: May 7, 2009
By Kevin Walters
The
third and final day of preliminary competition has ended at the
2009 National Golden Gloves (NGG) Championships in Salt Lake City
with thirteen Michigan based fighters competing. Eight boxers won
their bouts and advance to the quarterfinals while five fighters
were eliminated.
Among
the five boxers from the state that lost on Wednesday was defending
201 pound champion Craig Lewis who this year moved up a weightclass
to super-heavy at 201+ pounds. Advancing fighters include defending
champion Ernesto “Ernie” Garza III of Saginaw at 119
pounds. MORE |
National
Golden Gloves
Defending Champ Lewis Loses Bid for 2nd Gold
Posted: May 7, 2009
By Kevin Walters
Preliminary
action wrapped up Wednesday after three days of competition in three
rings that saw more than 150 of the country’s best amateur
boxers eliminated as their victors move into the quarterfinals.
Among
the five boxers from the state that lost on Wednesday was defending
201 pound champion Craig Lewis who this year moved up a weightclass
to super-heavy at 201+ pounds. MORE |
National
Golden Gloves
Final Five Weights Contested
Posted: May 6, 2009
By Kevin Walters
The second
day of competition has ended in this years National Golden Gloves
Tournament of Champions with more Michigan-based boxers advancing
while, for others, hopes of returning home with a championship ring
were quashed.
Seven
boxers from the state of Michigan competed with four moving forward,
slightly better than the 4-2 ratio from Monday, as regional Golden
Gloves winners from across the country competed in Salt Lake City’s
Salt Palace. MORE |
National
Golden Gloves
Three Advance after Day One
Posted: May 5, 2009
Six boxers
from the state of Michigan were among those in six weight classes
that saw action in day one of preliminaries at the 2009 National
Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions in Salt Lake City, Utah. Half
of those advanced and half fell short.
Boxers
from the state are divided for Golden Gloves into two teams –
Michigan and Detroit. Both franchises saw defeat at 165 pounds eliminating
the weightclass early from any medal opportunities while both teams
saw success at 125 pounds. MORE |
Michigan
Boxers Ready for National Golden Gloves
Posted: May 3, 2009
The latest installment
of the National Golden Gloves Championships is just hours away and
both Michigan-based teams have made the roughly 1,400 mile trip
to Salt Lake City, Utah and their quest for national gold. Boxers
from the Detroit team left from Romulus' Metro Airport at 7 a.m.
this morning and those fighters from the Michigan team departed
at 10 a.m. from the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand
Rapids. MORE
|
Southwest
Detroit Hosts Outdoor Show
Posted: May 2, 2009
Southwest
Detroit (SWD) Boxing Club’s first club show was held today
at the Cesar Chavez Academy High School.
Taking
advantage of the beautiful, clear day ten fights took place in an
outdoor ring at the school just blocks from SWD’s gym in southwest
Detroit’s Mexicantown, amidst celebrations for Cinco De Mayo.
MORE |
Manny
Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton - The Definition of Pay Per View
Posted: May 2, 2009
by Terrell James
Today will mark the first time in years when there
should be no reluctance to shell out hard earned money for a pay
per view. In case you have been under a rock, Manny Pacquiao and
Ricky Hatton will go mano a mano, in one of the most anticipated
match-ups of the year. This is must see TV. This is when you call
your friend who is always complaining that boxing has “fallen
off” and will never be what it was back in the day. MORE |
Steward:
Fundraiser Likely Raised No Money
Posted: April 28, 2009
by Kevin Walters
They
crowded together in the beautiful Townsend Hotel in downtown Birmingham
March 25. Metro Detroit’s “movers and shakers”
gathered for the stated purpose of raising money to benefit the
future of the Kronk Gym in Detroit – that being its amateur
program.
But,
Kronk patriach Emanuel Steward admitted to Sportssummary two days
after the event that after everything is said and done the “Fundraiser”
likely would not see a profit. If it does, it won’t be much.
Hopefully, it won’t end up costing him money like the one
did three years ago. MORE |
AIBA
Reports Record Numbers for Junior World
Posted: April 28, 2009
Nearly
three hundred amateur boxers from around the globe are expected
to compete at this years AIBA Junior World Championships, according
to a press release issued by the Association Internationale de Boxe
Amateur or, more commonly called, the International Boxing Association.
A
record-breaking number of 283 boxers from 47 countries have registered
to compete in the 2009 tournament in Yerevan, Armenia, in southwest
Asia, east of Turkey, which will take place from May 23-30. MORE |
Froch
victorious, stunning Taylor in 12th
Posted: April 27, 2009
Story & Photo by Terrell James
MASHANTUCKETT, Conn. - Before April 25th not may Americans
knew Carl Froch. They didn’t know the Nottingham native was
tough, resilient and determined not to take the 9 hour flight from
Connecticut to the UK, without his WBC championship belt. Well if
these people were watching Froch battle a just as determined Jermain
Taylor, then they certainly know now. MORE |
Monroe
Fighters to Rejoin Detroit Golden Gloves
Posted: April 23, 2009
For
nearly fifty years the boxing clubs in Monroe County have crossed
state borders to fight in the Toledo (Ohio) Golden Gloves but that
changes next year, Sportssummary has learned.
Boxers
from Joe’s Boxing Club and the Arthur Lesow Community Center
(ALCC), both located in the city of Monroe in the southeast corner
of the state, will travel north instead of south to compete in the
Metropolitan Detroit Golden Gloves starting with the 2010 tournament.
MORE |
Shimmell
Makes Golden Gloves History
Three Michigan Boxers 4-Peat at Gloves
Posted: April 22, 2009
Over
the weekend, boxers from across the state competed in the finals
of the state Golden Gloves outside Grand Rapids and nine open class
fighters advanced to the national tournament in Utah next month.
Three of those won their fourth state Golden Gloves championship
and one will forever have his name recorded in the history books.
MORE |
Two
Win for Mickey
Hopkins Continues to Improve, Llamas Debuts
Posted: April
21, 2009
PHOTOS ADDED
A
shortened fight card caused by two club no-shows saw quality fights
none-the-less as Casa De Boxeo put together a club show dedicated
to the late Mickey Goodwin over the weekend.
What
was scheduled to be fifteen bouts dropped by two earlier in the
day and then fell drastically as boxer after boxer failed to show
for their pre-matched fights. In the end only four of the scheduled
fights survived intact. Opponents were swapped in two other bouts
and one was made last minute in an effort to salvage the evening.
Quality matchmaking and outstanding effort in the ring did just
that. MORE |
First
Fight for Former Mickey Goodwin Student
Posted: April 17, 2009
Eissac
Llamas, 17, trained under the guidance of Mickey Goodwin for several
months in 2005 before school and work took priority. He fought in
an exhibition or two but did not have a sanctioned bout. That is
scheduled to change on Saturday. MORE |
Three
Try to 4-Peat at State Golden Gloves
Posted: April 17, 2009
The
West is about to meet the East as boxers from across Michigan vie
for the title of Michigan Golden Gloves state champion and the opportunity
to go to Utah next month for the national tournament.
The
78th Michigan Golden Gloves Championships takes place today and
tomorrow beginning at 7:00 p.m. each evening. All competition will
be held at the Grand Valley National Guard Armory, 1200 44th St.
SW in Wyoming, near Grand Rapids. MORE |
Club
Show is Memorial for Mickey Goodwin
Posted: April 17, 2009
A
preliminary 15-bout amateur card is scheduled for Saturday at the
Kennedy Memorial Building in Lincoln Park.
The
club show is serving two functions beyond the normal club show experience.
MORE |
Austin
Watkins Wins 4th Golden Gloves Title
Posted: April 16, 2009
For
eleven-year old Austin Watkins, his first fight set the tone for
his amateur career. He fought Ohio’s Ke’Shawn Dixon
in a 75-lb novice bout at the 2006 Toledo Golden Gloves. He left
the ring with his first win – a unanimous decision –
and his first championship title. MORE |
Joe’s
Boxing Shines at Toledo Golden Gloves
Posted: April 16, 2009
Eleven
boxers from Joe’s Boxing Club in Monroe won titles at this
years Toledo Golden Gloves and the club won the all around team
trophy.
Very
limited information was available as the tournament official from
Toledo did not return calls after several days. MORE |
Mihtar
to Fight Ishe Smith
Posted: April 14, 2009
After
weeks of anticipation it is a done deal. The contract is signed.
Dearborn’s Brian “The Lion” Mihtar (10-1-0, 9
KO) will face Ishe Smith (20-3-0, 9 KO) on May 8. MORE |
Tyner
on Michigan Card?
Posted: April 13, 2009
Will
former Detroit welterweight Lanardo Tyner be returning to Michigan
for an upcoming fight? He confirmed that talks are underway for
him to fight in three weeks. MORE |
Golden
Gloves
Michigan District Results
Posted: April 9, 2009
Rev: April 10, 2009
The
National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions is less than a month
away and Michigan's open boxers have been hard at work training
for the event. MORE |
Detroit
Golden Gloves Conclude Open Class
Posted: April 6, 2009
PHOTOS BY BOB RYDER
The
finals of the 2009 Metro Detroit Golden Gloves concluded Sunday
with fifteen fights that included six open class bouts and the promise
of a shot at national gold at next months nationals in Salt Lake
City, Utah.
With
fighters J’Leon Love, LeAndre White, Erick DeLeon and Craig
Lewis there was little surprise that Detroit’s Kronk Gym will
be aptly represented in Utah this year. But no one told their opponents
they were mere stepping stones to national gold and as a result
none of them played the part. Half of the Kronk hopefuls was forced
to go the distance, with two cut short. MORE |
Fighting
for Mickey
Posted: April 5, 2009
PHOTOS BY BOB RYDER
Cody
Hopkins now trains and fights out of the Casa De Boxeo boxing gym
in Lincoln Park but on Sunday he was representing something more.
Hopkins was the sole boxer fighting at this years Metro Detroit
Golden Gloves from the now-defunct River Rouge Boxing Club. It was
where Mickey Goodwin spent the last several years of his life training
the next generation of boxers. MORE |
Craig
Lewis Looks to Repeat National Title
Craig
Lewis returned to amateur competition at this years Metro Detroit
Golden Gloves, held once again at the Gibraltar Trade Center in
the Detroit suburb of Taylor. MORE
|
Detroit
Golden Gloves Contest 25 Bouts
Posted: April 4, 2009
Revised: April 5, 2009 COMPLETE RESULTS ADDED
by Kevin Walters
PHOTOS BY BOB RYDER
Seven
bouts were scratched in the hours between weigh-ins and the medicals,
as the first full day of action prepared to get underway at the
2009 Metro Detroit Golden Gloves, seemingly repeating what started
at last nights prelims when half of the scheduled eight fights were
cancelled. Before the day was out two more fights were cancelled
but 25 would still take place at the Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor.
MORE |
Four
Bouts Contested at Detroit GG Prelims
Posted: April 4, 2009
Preliminary
action got off to a disappointing start Friday evening as half of
the scheduled eight bouts did not take place. One boxer was unable
to make his declared weight while three others failed to compete.
MORE
|
Detroit
Golden Gloves Begin Friday
Posted: April 2, 2009
ADDITIONAL BOUT SHEETS ADDED
The
Metropolitan Detroit Golden Gloves take place this weekend and is
expected to provide long days of action.
Tournament
director Rene Muniz reported that the number of entrants this year
is so large that bouts are scheduled for all three days plus a total
of nine bouts will be contested at another time. MORE |
Dolton
Returns to Gym
Posted: April 1, 2009
Domonique
Dolton returned to the gym a week ago to prepare for two possible
fights.
Dolton,
19, turned pro a year ago but has had trouble getting a fourth fight.
His record is 3-0 but finding opponents has been problematic as
his handlers look for fight number four.
The
Kronk fighter took five weeks off from gym training, returning on
Tuesday for sparring, but stayed in shape, he said, largely by playing
basketball.
Emanuel
Steward told Sportssummary Friday that he is working to put Dolton
on the April 26 Aaron Pryor, Jr undercard in Ohio and on a May 1
show at DeCarlo’s in Warren.
|
Flores
Debut is Shortest Fight of Night
Posted: March 29, 2009
by Kevin Walters PHOTOS BY BOB RYDER
On Saturday,
18-year old Joel Flores made the jump from the amateur ranks into
the realm of professional sports. It was a move that was some seven
years – and more than 100 bouts – in the making. MORE |
Cunningham
Halts Muller
Posted: March 29, 2009
Story & photos by Bob Ryder
Darryl
Cunningham scored a 4th round TKO over Moline, Illinois' Ted Muller
at the Royal Oak Music Theatre Saturday night. MORE |
Second
Flores to turn Pro
Posted: March 26, 2009
by Kevin Walters
With
more than a hundred amateur fights under his belt, the time to make
the jump to the professional ranks is now for another of Michigan’s
outstanding young boxers.
MORE |
Kronk
Fundraiser Wednesday
Posted: March 24, 2009
Tomorrow,
the famous and the not-so-famous-but-well-to-do will gather in Birmingham
for what is billed as the first annual fundraiser of the newly formed
Kronk Gym Foundation. MORE |
Lively
9 Bout Kronk Card in Inkster Entertains
Posted: March 22, 2009
Revised: March 23, 2009
Revised: March 26, 2009
by Lindy Lindell
With eight of nine bouts involving Kronk boxers, the spectator could
but anticipate an evening of good guys versus bad guys. Not. When
was the last time three Kronk boxers lost on a boxing show put on
by Kronk? Whether by "luck" or design, matchmaker Taurrek
Fikes put together a very competitive nine-bout program at the Inkster
Recreation Complex, March 20, in which no fewer than three Kronk
boxers lost decisions. |
Irish
Hills Boxing to Relocate
Posted: March 15, 2009
The
boxers of the Irish Hills Boxing Club in southern lower Michigan
will soon have a new home. The gym is moving from its Brooklyn location,
in southern Jackson County, to a larger facility about twenty miles
closer to the city of Jackson, according to head trainer Bob Kerr.
The
move is expected to be complete around the first of April and will
necessitate a name change but one has not yet been finalized. |
2nd
Annual DRD Shines at Northwest
Posted: March 15, 2009
by Lindy Lindell
Louis Mitchell's second annual amateur boxing program drew an SRO
crowd and featured 12 mostly-action bouts in Detroit's Northwest
Activities Center, March 14. Mitchell had a good show last year.
This one was even better. In fact, the intensity and quality of
the matches--all evenly matched--generated one of the two best shows
this reporter has seen in the last five years. |
Up
Next for Miguel Cotto
Posted: March 14, 2009
by Terrell James
Fresh
off the five round termination of the game but outclassed Michael
Jennings, Miguel Cotto’s next fight is already being discussed.
The word is Cotto will make his annual MSG appearance on the Eve
of the Puerto Rican day parade. The list of potential opponents
is said to be down to three names; former IBF strap holder Kermit
Cintron, current IBF title holder and stablemate Joshua Clottey
and the young but talented WBC champ, Andre Berto. Noticeably absent
from the list is the new WBA champ “Sugar” Shane Mosley.
Mosley hung tough with Cotto in Nov of 07 but Top Rank promoter
Bob Arum thinks Shane may ask for too much to make this fight. |
Goodbye
to the Detroit Rocky
Posted: March 12, 2009
By Kevin Walters
Pastor Jeff Anifer of Melvindale’s St. Mary Magdalen Catholic
Church told those assembled for the Monday morning service that
if Heaven has a boxing gym that Mickey Goodwin was likely already
helping train boxers.
Goodwin,
51, died of a stroke Tuesday at his home in Melvindale. |
Promoter
Grable back in Biz at Barrister Gardens
Posted: March 8, 2009
by Lindy Lindell
Promoter Mike
Grable was pleading: "I just gotta have one more fight."
An unidentified trainer of a boxer who apparently had backed out
was busy looking for imaginary lint on his pants leg. Dressing-room
matchmaking wasn't going very well and a 12-bout card had melted
into just seven bouts. But the crowd didn't seem the wiser, and
the seven fights seemed to be a good amount to the rookie ring announcer:
"We've got seven action bouts for you tonight, Ladies and Gents!" |
Mickey
Goodwin Found Dead in Home
Medical Examiner Rules Out Foul Play
Posted: March 5, 2009
By Kevin Walters
Legendary
former boxer and current trainer Mickey Goodwin was found dead Tuesday
evening inside his Downriver home.
According
to published media reports, Goodwin’s body was found about
6:30 pm on Tuesday after young boxers showed up at his River Rouge
gym but the legendary pro boxer-turned-trainer did not. |
Diaz
vs Marquez Fight Review
Posted: March 5, 2009
By Terrell James
With the right combatants, professional prize fighting is
a sport like no other. Two of the top lightweights in the world
proved that Saturday night in front of an electric crowd at the
Toyota Center in Houston. In an early candidate for fight of the
year, Juan Manuel Marquez scored a spectacular 9th round knockout
over hometown hero, Juan Diaz. |
Club
Cancellations Negate Cantu Debut
Christian Center is Site of Fight Club
Posted: March 1, 2009
The late notice cancellations by two boxing clubs diminished
the pool of fighters available for the first club show at the Fight
Club’s new Waterford home, causing several planned fights
to be scratched. One of those was the anticipated debut of Angelo
Cantu. |
Fight
Club Opening Features Cantu Debut
Posted: February 27, 2009
Two amateur fights are scheduled this Saturday –
in Waterford and Port Huron. In Waterford, the fights coincide with
the grand opening of the Fight Club, a gym with a dual theme for
training both boxers and mixed martial artists. The owner and head
trainer is Mike Grable, who knows a thing or two about both sports. |
Newcomer
Masters Wins "Fight of Night" in Davison
Aguilar Beats National Champ
Posted: February 24, 2009
REVISED: 10:01pm, 02/24/09
A packed VFW hall in Davison was the site for twenty-two
amateur fights as boxers from a dozen gyms gathered, despite the
inclement weather that saw several inches of snow dumped in their
path.
One
fight was particularly noteworthy according to Done Wells, one of
the trainers that make up the Davison Boxing Club, which hosted
the event. And that’s saying something considering the quality
of the matches described and some of the participants. |
Smith
and Garza Brawl in Inkster
Posted: February 14, 2009
Story & Photos by Bob Ryder
The
Kronk Boxing Team hosted a night of 9 amateur contests at the Inkster
Recreation Complex on Friday the 13th. A good sized crowd that nearly
filled the gym witnessed a fine program of evenly matched bouts
highlighted by the tremendous battle between James Smith of Butzel
and Ernie Garza of Saginaw. The two exchanged continuous punches
for the entire three rounds and were rewarded with a standing ovation
from the appreciative crowd at the bout's conclusion. Smith edged
out Garza for the decision win and was justly given the "fighter
of the night" trophy as well. An excellent fight that had one
judge at ringside saying he needed a calculator in attempting to
tabulate the volume of punches as they were being thrown! Kudos
to matchmaker Fikes for this one as well as several other interesting
contests. |
Fight
Shop to Open in Dearborn
Posted: January 28, 2009
Instead
of ordering the wrong size boxing shoe or improperly fitting MMA
gloves out of a catalog, fighters will now have an alternative way
of getting the items they need.
Boxers
and Mixed-Martial Artists will be able to walk into a store starting
this weekend and buy the equipment and clothing they need –
after ensuring the headgear, gloves and shorts actually fit. |
Cameron
Meets First Hurdle at Canadian Nationals
Posted: January 21, 2009
Border
City’s Josh Cameron made it past the first hurdle at the 2009
Senior National Championships in Canada on Wednesday. |
"Big
Duke" Docusen Dies at Age 81
Posted: January 13, 2009
By Bob Ryder
Bernard
“Big Duke” Docusen, one of boxing's uncrowned champions
of the 1940’s-1950’s, died on January 11. 2009. Docusen
suffered several heart attacks and lapsed into a coma. The 81 year
old Docusen was best known for his terrific fight with Sugar Ray
Robinson for the welterweight championship of the world on June
28, 1948. Docusen , who had just turned 21 years old nine days before
the fight, lost a very close 15 round decision to the man most consider
to be the best pound for pound boxer of all time. In the days of
only 8 weight classes and one champion per division, Bernie never
got another crack at a title. |
Detroit
Golden Gloves Scheduled
Posted: January 11, 2009
The
date and location for the 2009 Detroit Metropolitan Golden Gloves
has been finalized. |
Packer
Resigns MI GG Position
Posted: January 1, 2009
Dave
Packer’s busy schedule got lightened an hour ago as he stepped
down from two time-intensive positions with Michigan amateur boxing. |
Slater
Wins Rematch in Monroe
Posted: December 21, 2008
Joe’s
Boxing held the last show of the year this weekend in the athletic
building of the Monroe County Community College. It is the second
time amateur boxing graced the campus in the past year.
Eighteen
bouts were in order with clubs as far away as Bay City in Michigan,
Defiance in Ohio and Windsor, Ontario in Canada making the drive
on still-snow covered roads. |
McKart
Loses Title Shot
Posted: December 21, 2008
Monroe’s
Bronco McKart (51-9-1, 31 KO) had his shot at the NABF Middleweight title
snatched from his grasp again, this time at the hands of Russian
Roman Karmazin (36-3-1), in Inglewood, California. |
Kronk
Boxers Dominate Dearborn Amateur Show
Posted: December 18, 2008
Story & Photos by Bob Ryder
Byblos
Banquet Center in Dearborn was the site for a rare mid-week fight
card on Wednesday. The Kronk team swept all but the final contest
in a 10 bout card that had several outstanding fights and sustained
action throughout. Emanuel Steward was in attendance and there was
a good crowd present for this size venue. |
MMA
Public Hearing Set
Posted: December 16, 2008
After
much anticipation, MMA fans are one step closer to seeing professional
cage fighting a reality in Michigan. |
LBC
Elects New Members
Posted: December 15, 2008
A changing
of the guard will take place next month within the Michigan LBC
when currently serving officers step aside and new members step
up to serve. |
Despite
Economy, Registrations at High Levels
Posted: December 15, 2008
Boxer
registrations in Michigan are at, or near, record levels it was
reported Sunday at the annual meeting of the USA Boxing –
Michigan Association’s Board of Directors.
By
the end of November, 1,145 athletes were registered according to
Ali Easley, Registration Chairman. |
2009
Michigan Silver Gloves Champions Crowned
Posted: December 14, 2008
The
2009 Michigan Silver Gloves championships were held December 6-7
at the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Hall n Pontiac. As they have for
the past several years, the Azteca Youth Enrichment boxing team
played host for the two-day event for boxers under the age of 16
years. |
Anthony
Dirrell Wins in California
Posted: December 6, 2008
Flint
boxer Anthony
Dirrell made short work of Robert Kliewer a few hours ago in
California with a TKO coming at 1:03 of the second round. Dirrell
remains undefeated at 14-0.
It
was Dirrell's second fight, and second win, since being treated
for cancer. It was Kliewer's third straight loss, all of which ended
early. |
Paris
– Ups & Downs
Part Three Photo
Gallery
Posted: December 5, 2008
By Kevin Walters
In
his youth, Vernon
Paris often had problems with his mother’s boyfriends
and, as a result, he ran the streets of Detroit, in the Schaefer
and West Chicago area where he lived, even running away from home
on occasion.
“They
put their hands on her,” Paris said of the men that dated
his mother. “(They were) disrespectful.” |
Paris
– Ups & Downs
Part Two
Posted: December 2, 2008
By Kevin Walters
In
the eight months since he last entered a boxing ring, Vernon Paris’
life has continued along its roller coaster path, at times coming
dangerously close to jumping the track.
Following
his suspension from the sport in March, Paris has been the victim
of a second life threatening attack, become a father for the first
time and been arrested for allegedly assaulting his baby’s
mother. |
Paris
– Ups & Downs
Part One
Posted: November 30, 2008
By Kevin Walters
Vernon
Paris’ life has had its share of ups and downs with a professional
record that rocketed to an undefeated 19 wins in two short years
and the birth of his first child and plummeted with two attacks
on his life, multiple license suspensions and an arrest.
Recently,
the state of Michigan did what no man in the ring has been able
to do. Stop Paris. Or, you might say, Paris stopped himself. |
Hearns
to Fight at Boxing Mecca
Posted: November 29, 2008
He
will enter the ring, undefeated, at the most famous of boxing venues
– Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Ronald
Hearns (21-0-0, 17 KO) will have turned 30-years old three weeks
earlier, when he climbs thru the most famous ropes in the boxing
world in the most famous of places on January 17, 2009. |
Cameron
Gets Win for Birthday
Posted: November 23, 2008
Josh Cameron
celebrated his 19th birthday on Saturday night with a unanimous
decision win over Motown’s Willie Fortune after moving up
to Junior Middleweight. That fight was part of Border City’s
Club Show XVI and 4th Annual Bill White Memorial held in Windsor,
Ontario, Canada.
|
Former
Pontchartrain is Site of Club Show
Posted: November 23, 2008
A
ballroom inside the former Hotel Pontchartrain in downtown Detroit
was the site for one of two club shows held in the city over the
weekend.
The
Downtown Boxing Club hosted the Saturday show at the Riverside Hotel,
formerly the Pontchartrain, located across the street from Cobo
Hall. Thirteen clubs participated in Khali Muhammad’s first
club show, held the same night as a show across the river in Windsor
and a night after fights at the nearby Detroit Yacht Club. |
Wright’s
Streak Ends at DYC
Posted: November 22, 2008
After
five straight wins, relative newcomer Allah Wright of Joe’s
Boxing Club lost to Butzel’s Shawn Davis at last night’s
Detroit Yacht Club show.
Wright
entered the 125-lb bout with a 6-2 record on the tail end of five
consecutive wins, with at least two against far more experienced
opponents, but that was not the same Wright that fought on Friday. |
Gunplay
Ends Boxers’ Debuts
Posted: November 22, 2008
River
Rouge Boxing Club is less two young boxers this week as tragedy
involving a handgun took the life of one boy and will forever change
the life of the other. |
Cunningham
& Hloros Score 1st Round KO's
Story & photos by Bob Ryder
Posted:
November 16, 2008
Darryl
Cunningham removed Patrick Wesson from the realm of the undefeated
with a convincing first round knockout in the main event at The
Royal Oak Music Theatre on Friday night. Grand Rapids' Wesson came
in with a perfect 7-0 mark. Closer examination of his opponents'
records leading up to this fight revealed a combined log of only
4-5-1, suggesting that he had been built up on novices. Around ringside
however, those that had seen him in action said he could fight.
Maybe he can, but Cunningham did not give him the chance. Wesson
looked shaky with the first serious exchange and was knocked down
shortly after. Cunningham, realizing that he had way too much for
his foe, proceeded to track him down and, unleashing a sustained
attack, knocked him down and out along the ropes. Detroit Light
heavyweight Cunningham is now 12-2 with 6 KO's. |
Wright,
Porter, Van Riper Win in Defiance
Posted: November 7, 2008
Boxers
from Joe’s Boxing Club in Monroe fought November 1st at the
Defiance Athletic Club "Showdown in D town" in Defiance,
Ohio. Five from the Michigan club were among the 26 boxers that
fought on Saturday. |
Windsor
Fighters Compete in Provincial Open
Posted: November 2, 2008
Amateur
boxers from nearby Windsor, Ontario, Canada competed this weekend
in the 2009 Ontario Provincial Championships, which started Thursday
and ended tonight, at the Holiday Inn in Oshawa, about 45 minutes
east of Toronto. |
Relative
Newcomer Wright Defeats veteran Lawson
Posted: October 28, 2008
Allah
Wright of Joe’s Boxing Club entered the ring on Saturday at
the Detroit Boxing Jungle with an even 2-2 record. Six and a half
minutes later, his hand was raised in victory with a decision over
a much more experienced Darrion Lawson of FWC Berston.
|
Amateurs
Show in Ypsilanti
Story & photos
by Bob Ryder
Posted: October 27, 2008
A
Square Boxing Club hosted a card of 18 amateur contests at the Michigan
Sports Academy in Ypsilanti on Saturday night. The 6pm start time
got pushed to 8pm but once the first bout started all the fights
went off with no breaks in between. |
Sanders
Stymied, Fuller Trashed
Posted: October 19, 2008
by Lindy Lindell
October
17, The Palace of Auburn Hills, MI: Short of going out there
and beating Holly Holm over the head himself, Jimmy Mallo did everything
he could to bring a world title back for his charge, Mary Jo Sanders.
It very nearly worked, and a good thing, too, that Mary Jo finally
woke up after the eighth round. Mallo had implored Mary Jo to do
just that: "Wake up!" The exortings by Mallo came with
a slap and the repetition of what Mary Jo wasn't doing enough of--throwing
punches, and failing to throw in combination.
|
Banks’
Autograph Session Well Received
Posted: October 18, 2008
IBO
and NABO champion Johnathon Banks made a scheduled appearance at
the Applebees Neighborhood Bar & Grill in Southgate, a suburb
ten minutes south of Detroit, on Thursday to sign autographs. |
Weights
from Auburn Hills
Posted: October 17, 2008
Weights
from Thursday’s co-main events weigh-in at Auburn Hills: |
Palace
Card Features Two Title Fights
Sanders-Holm Rematch, Fuller-Harris Co-Mains
Posted: October 15, 2008
Joe
Donofrio turns his attention once again to boxing this Friday for
a night of professional boxing at The Palace of Auburn Hills that
promises not one but two title fights.
After
recently directing his promotional talents to the ultra-popular
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) craze with two USA vs Canada shows, Donofrio
turns his attention to boxing promoting his second show of the year
at the Auburn Hills venue. |
| Ernie
Garza Earns Piazza Award
Posted: October 13, 2008
Saginaw’s
Ernesto Garza III was recognized with the 35th Annual Julius Piazza
Memorial Trophy for most outstanding boxer. |
Tyner
Gets Second Title Shot
Posted: October 13, 2008
After
a hard-to-watch loss six months ago to “Mighty” Mike
Arnaoutis for the USBA light welterweight title, Lanardo Tyner is
getting a second chance.
The
former Detroiter, now transplanted to Texas, will face Lamont Peterson
on November 1 in Las Vegas for the NABF championship. |
Nolan
Returns with Win at DeCarlo's
Posted: October 11, 2008
Story & Photos by Bob Ryder
After
an absence of over a year and a half Detroit heavyweight Leo Nolan
returned to ring action in the familiar confines of DeCarlo's Convention
Center in Warren. As a former member of promoter John Carlisle's
Team Cannon, Nolan had boxed here often in 2002-05. In this one,
opponent Mike Jones of Port Huron had a big weight advantage over
Nolan but when the first bell rang it looked like things would be
over in a hurry. The big guys got right to it and before the round
was barely half over Jones had been knocked to the canvas twice.
Jones managed to weather the rest of the round and get himself back
into the fight. By the third round Jones also had a bloody nose
but hung in the rest of the way to make it interesting. Nolan was
awarded the 8 round unanimous decision to improve to 27-1 while
Jones suffered his 5th loss in a row in declining to 4-15. |
Vernon
Paris Jailed for Assault
Posted: October 10, 2008
Former
Detroiter Vernon “Iceman” Paris who has had his share
and a dozen other persons’ share of troubles that includes
two attempts on his life and a lengthy suspension from his chosen
profession has new troubles. An arrest. |
Lord-Wilder
Wins PAL
Posted: October 8, 2008
Tyler
Lord-Wilder returned home from a week in California with a National
PAL title. |
Stipulation
Puts Paris Out of Ring Another Year
Posted: October 8, 2008
Boxing
fans who hoped to see Vernon Paris back in the ring will have to
wait what may seem a lifetime.
In
an agreement with state officials last month, Paris’ boxing
license was suspended for one year to be followed by a license revocation,
a penalty that will not start until a suspension for a previous
offense runs its course. For his fans, that means the “Iceman”
will not be boxing for at least another year. |
Archie
Millben Retires
Posted: October 8, 2008
Last
Wednesday, G. Archie Millben had plans to do something he hadn’t
done in nearly four decades. Sleep late. And, in turn, not go to
work.
There
was no job for him to go to. |
Excellent
Matches Predominate on Venetian Club Amateur Show
Posted: October 5, 2008
By Lindy Lindell
Photos by Bob Ryder
Rene
Muniz put together a very fine and highly competitive amateur card
of 11 bouts last night at the Venetian Club in Madison Heights,
MI, that featured mostly beginners, but also showcased a contest
that displayed the wares of 2008 Detroit-area Golden Gloves champ,
James Fortune. Fortune, who is trained by former lightweight contender
Greg Coverson of the Infinity Boxing Club, has moved up to the 165-pound
weight division, had his way to the point of dominance in the first
round with Eddie Gates of the Dynamic Boxing Club. But Gates proved
tougher than initially expected, and in rounds two and three, Fortune
knew he had been in a fight. |
Garside
Loses Title Bid
Posted: September 30, 2008
Windsor’s
Jeannine “Heartless” Garside lost her bid for the IBFA
Super Featherweight title on Sunday. |
No
Room at the Gym
Kronk Patriarch Evicts Former Kronk Teammate
Posted: September 24, 2008
September
12 was just about like any other day for Alexis Hloros, who works
out four days a week.. After spending two hours working out, doing
floor exercises and hitting the heavy bag he was about to leave
the Kronk Gym for the day when Coach Raja approached him with some
unexpected news. |
Cunningham
and Hloros Win on TKOs
Posted: September 21, 2008
by Bob Ryder
Photos by Susan Barnes
A capacity crowd gathered at the Royal Oak Music Theatre on Friday
night to witness the latest presentation from promoters Heavyhitter,
CLIP, and Ron Remus. An entertaining night of boxing kept the place
rocking and rolling much like the music acts that usually grace
this venue. The card was also taped for later broadcast on FSN Sports
Detroit. |
Boxing
Returns to Royal Oak Music Theatre
Posted: September 16, 2008
Boxing
returns to the Royal Oak Music Theatre on Friday for another night
of pro boxing from promoters Ron Remus, Heavy Hitter and CLIP. It
is the second show in as many months at the venue from this trio
with another show already scheduled for November.
The
first show, in August, was well received and co-promoter Ron Remus
reported on Monday that ticket sales were “phenomenal”
and he predicted to sell out the 1,200 seat venue. |
Millennium
Center Hosts Infinity Boxing Show
Posted: September 14, 2008
By Bob Ryder

Infinity
Boxing presented a card of 13 amateur bouts at the Millennium Center
this past Saturday night. Televised college football games, cable
fights and lousy wet weather probably all contributed to a small
but enthusiastic crowd. |
|
MMA
Hits Meadowbrook
Posted: September 7, 2008
Generally known
as a premiere concert venue, Meadowbrook Music Theatre played host
on Saturday to its first-ever mixed-martial arts (MMA) caged fight.
Joseph
Donofrio of Donofrio Entertainment, the promoter for the event,
last year promoted the first-ever Pro-Am boxing show at the outdoor
venue, located on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester
Hills. |
Dolton
Wins in Cincinnati
Posted: August 31, 2008
He
trained and trained for his second professional fight. It was supposed
to take place four months earlier but it got put off for one reason
and then another. Then just as suddenly as other fights were cancelled,
Dolton got signed for a fight this past Saturday. |
Champs
Crowned in First Annual Tournament
Posted: August 30, 2008
Michigan’s
newest and only non-advancing and International amateur boxing tournament
ended last week after three evenings of action.
Eric
McGuire of Ann Arbor’s A-Square Fight Club was the originator
and host of the annual James “Lights Out” Toney Invitational
Tournament held at the city’s Veterans Memorial Park hockey
rink August 22-24. The event was for open-class boxers (ten or more
fights) but some non-tournament bouts were part of the mix. |
Ann
Arbor Tourney Starts Friday
Posted: August 17, 2008
The
James “Lights Out” Toney 1st Annual Invitational Tournament
starts Friday and ends with championship competition on Sunday.
The
state’s newest amateur boxing tournament is hosted by Ann
Arbor’s A-Square Fight Club, which has held several big venue
club shows in the few years since its inception including a well
attended show at the field house at nearby Eastern Michigan University. |
Monroe’s
Morais Finds Success in MMA Debut
Posted: August 15, 2008
Splitting
his workout time between two gyms is how amateur boxer Drew Morais
has spent his summer. And the work paid off as the novice boxer
faced his latest opponent, this time in the caged arena. |
Cunningham
Advances With Win Over Wallace
Posted: August 9, 2008
Story & Photos by Bob Ryder
Thursday
night was the date for the latest promotion from Heavy Hitters,
Ron Remus, and CLIP. Originally slated for Royal Oak's Farmer's
Market the venue was changed to the Royal Oak Music Theatre and
the fans were treated to a 7 all pro bout fight card. |
Bernal
Last Hope at Under-19 Championships
Posted: August 7, 2008
REVISED: August 13
Four
Michigan boxers were among the seventy-eight amateurs fighting for
gold at the Under-19 National Championships being held this week
in Kansas City, but after the quarterfinals today only one still
has a chance. |
Under-19
Championships
Posted: August 6, 2008
Four
Michigan boxers are in Kansas City this week hoping to return home
with a championship title at the Under-19 National Championships
that start today.
As
in 2006, the national tournament is being held in conjunction with
this year’s Ringside World Championships in Kansas City, Missouri.
Seventy-eight boxers, aged 17-18, are expected to participate this
year. |
Boxing
Comes to Royal Oak
Posted: August 5, 2008
The
latest offering from Heavy Hitter and CLIP, with the assistance
of licensed promoter Ron Remus, is set for Thursday in Royal Oak.
The card has changed – as they always do – and so has
the venue. But the card remains mostly competitive. |
Dirrell
Posts Another Win
Posted: August 3, 2008
Andre
Dirrell recorded his fourth straight knockout victory with his
weekend win over Maryland’s Mike Paschall. It is his longest
KO streak of his pro career. |
Nash
Continues Loss Streak
Posted: August 3, 2008
Reggie
Nash lost another fight this weekend but this time Michigan
boxing fans did not have to endure it. |
Furney
Fights on Judah Undercard
Posted: August 3, 2008
Former
Michigan fighter Scott
Furney has been fighting regularly since his move out-of-state
with little notice paid until this past weekend he appeared on the
undercard of the Zab Judah –Josh Clottey card.
Furney
(3-4-1, 1 KO) went head to head against one-time amateur standout
Diego Magdaleno on August 2. The two fighters with extensive amateur
backgrounds faced-off in a six round junior lightweight bout. |
Crown
Boxers Win Title Tournament
Posted: August 3, 2008
Lansing’s
Crown Boxing returned home with two new national champs from a Title
amateur tournament that took place in early June, which Sportssummary
just became aware of. |
Funseth
Wins Silver in National Tourney
Posted: July 30, 2008
From
a young age, she has been around boxing. First because her older
brother was a boxer and then when the bug effected her. Today, she
holds distinction as a national medal winner. |
Three
Win Top Prize at Junior Golden Gloves
Posted: July 29, 2008
In
an era of high fuel prices and a declining local economy, a handful
of Michigan hopefuls ventured westward in quest of gold. No, this
is not a page from your school history book about the gold mining
efforts of days gone by but rather of five young men that sought
a gold emblem to wear around their neck. At least momentarily, until
it then takes its place on the bookshelf with their other trophies,
belts and awards. |
Settlement
Worked Out in Paris Complaints
Posted: July 26, 2008
Representatives
of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG) and
former Detroit boxer Vernon “Iceman” Paris have worked
out a settlement negating the need for a scheduled hearing on July
28. |
Detroit
Bad Ass gets Cancelled
Promoters
have cancelled Friday's amateur show at Fort Wayne. Promoter Greg
Ahrens confirmed on Wednesday that the planned three show amateur
elimination series culminating with a promotional contract and a
FSN-televised pro debut has been cancelled. |
Arsenault
Chalks Up KO 1 in Bay City
Posted: July 20, 2008
Story & Photos by: Bob Ryder
Despite
the overcast and threatening weather, promoters Greg Ahrens, Carlos
Llinas and Art Dore attracted a SRO crowd to the annual summer show
in Bay City. As in the last few years, Hooters on the Saginaw River
was the venue. |
For
Love, Injury puts Boxing on Hold Again
Posted: July 20, 2008
For
the second time in eight months, an injury has forced Kronk amateur
J’Leon Love to temporarily put boxing on hold. |
Toney
Defeats Rahman
Posted: July 18, 2008
by: Brian Haas
PECHANGA INDIAN
RESERVATION, Calif. ---- It was hardly a fitting ending to a bout
that was supposed to signal the end of a fighters career.
In
controversial fashion, Hasim Rahman all but quit on the stool after
the third round Wednesday night, giving James Toney the TKO decision
and the NABO heavyweight championship. |
Detroit
“Bad Ass” Concept is Unique
Posted: July 15, 2008
Open
class amateur boxers intending to turn pro this year will have a
unique opportunity later this month.
Three
promoters are continuing a standing relationship to bring professional
boxing to the state with a unique tournament-style amateur event
that will culminate with a professional boxing contract. |
Brusso
Improves, West Injury Causes Stoppage on Saturday
Posted: July 14, 2008
Detroit
Boxing Jungle was the venue on Saturday in a nine-card show billed
as the “Rumble in the Jungle.”
Six
clubs from the metro area participated in the first of what trainer
and owner Mike Awada says will be monthly Jungle shows. The Jungle
gym is not the first club this year to promise monthly boxing shows
– Kronk’s planned Pro-Am format has suffered from the
start with cancelled pro cards and now complete cancellations for
at least July and August. Hopefully, Awada will have better success.
|
Shamoun,
Jasso Win
Posted: July 8, 2008
Despite
their boxing gym being closed for the summer, two Casa De Boxeo
fighters traveled to Ohio and won in club show competition.
Zach
Shamoun and David Jasso competed in the latest Defiance Athletic
Club (DAC) show on Thursday, July 3. |
Bert’s
Show is Cancelled
Posted: June 30, 2008
Friday’s
boxing show at Bert’s Warehouse Theatre in Detroit has been
cancelled. |
New
Kronk Holds First Grand Opening
Posted: June 29, 2008
Kronk
once again has a presence in the city of Detroit.
Kronk
coach Majed Fradi is opening the latest incarnation of the Kronk
Gym on West Warren on Detroit’s far westside. Located between
Piedmont and Grandville, the new gym occupies what used to be two
storefronts located across from the Instinct Bar & Grill. |
Historic
Fort Wayne, June 20
Promoter
Takes Issue with Coverage
Posted: June 28, 2008
In
response to a story penned by Lindy Lindell and published here last
week about the June 20th pro boxing show at Detroit's historic Fort
Wayne, co-promoter Gino Cicarella of Heavy Hitter Promotions took
issue. His remarks are published here, in their entirety. |
Paris:
Finished with the Past
Posted: June 27, 2008
Vernon
Paris is finished with the past.
The
young welterweight that has largely been the boxer of note in Michigan
over the past year is moving forward. And, leaving Detroit behind.
|
Bernard
“Big Duke” Docusen Inducted into CA HOF
Posted: June 27, 2008
by Bob Ryder
This past June
21st saw the annual California Hall of Fame induction ceremony take
place at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, CA. A packed
house was in attendance to witness the event. Of local interest
to Michigan boxing fans were the inductions of Joe Louis, Jackie
Kallen and Bernard Docusen as well as the appearance of Berry Gordy,
Jr. |
Boxer
Injured Friday is Doing Well
Posted: June 22, 2008
Ryan
Meyer, who was felled during his boxing debut at Detroit’s
historic Fort Wayne on Friday, was released the same night from
a Detroit hospital and is doing fine. |
Historic
Venue Site for Heavy Hitter Show
Posted: June 22, 2008
by
Lindy Lindell
Fort Wayne, the
historic military site on the Detroit River dating back to the Civil
War, provided the venue for an eight-bout card on Friday. The good
guy v. bad guy show featured ticket sellers that brought roars of
approval from the partisan crowd that very nearly packed the place. |
National
JO Crowns Three Michigan Champions
Posted: June 21, 2008
Five
Michigan amateurs traveled the 450 miles from the Detroit area to
Marquette, and the home of Northern Michigan University, for the
37th annual national Junior Olympics Championships that were contested
June 17-20.
Garden
City’s Daniel Smith (201+ lbs), just barely in the open class
with under 15 fights, Lincoln Park’s Erick DeLeon (125 lbs),
with more than 65 fights, and Port Huron’s Valerie Farley
(132 lbs, Female) each claimed national gold in this year’s
tournament. |
Paris
Hearing Postponed
Posted: June 21, 2008
Wednesday’s
scheduled hearing in Lansing against pro boxer Vernon “Iceman”
Paris was postponed, department officials reported Friday morning.
|
“Gorgeous”
Gorges to make Debut
Posted: June 18, 2008
After
six years as an amateur boxer, Andre Gorges has had enough. Sort
of.
On
Friday, the boxer whose mispronounced last name became a moniker
makes his professional debut in Detroit. |
Gjokaj
to donate to injured boxer
Posted: June 12, 2008
The
story of youth boxer Juan
Contreras, severely injured in a sanctioned amateur bout and
whose story has been chronicled several times on Sportssummary.com,
has apparently touched the heart of professional boxer Luigi
Gjokaj. |
Flores
on Chicago Card
Posted: June 12, 2008
Welterweight
Federico
Flores, Jr. (4-2-0, 2 KO) of Hart is fighting 31-year old Gustavo
Palacios (2-3-0, 1 KO) on the Chicagoan’s home turf on June
20.
|
Good
Crowd, Sparse Action at Bert's Warehouse
Posted: June 7, 2008
by Lindy Lindell
Five summers
ago, I was the matchmaker for a show in Taylor, Michigan. I made
the matches top to bottom. The show bombed, an artistic and financial
failure. That I was fired was largely justified. There were complications
beyond my control then and I have shied away from getting licensed
as a matchmaker since because the situation has so badly worsened
that I no longer think it is possible to account for 14 boxers to
make seven (reasonably entertaining) fights involving the budgetary
constraints necessary in the putting together of a club show boxing
card. |
MMA
Cage
Fighting Comes to Downriver
Posted: June 3, 2008
The crowd at
Wyandotte’s Yack Arena was larger than for the last boxing
show that it hosted. Not a little larger. Alot larger. The stands
were full to capacity and the tables and rows of folding chairs
set up on the floor nearest the ring appeared to be mostly full. |
Lawsuit
Filed in Contreras Injury
Posted: June 1, 2008
PART TWO
The
mother of 12-year old Juan Contreras, who was injured during a club
show in March, has filed suit against her son’s boxing coach,
his boxing club and the sport’s governing organization, USA
Boxing. The state Local Boxing Committee (LBC), as well as the Kalamazoo
boxing club that hosted the youth’s March 15 fight, were also
included, along with five other individuals or companies, in a 21-page
complaint filed Thursday in the Ingham County Circuit Court. The
case is #08-747-NO. |
Love
Defeats Olympian to Win Duel
Posted: June 1, 2008
Kronk
Gym's J’Leon Love won his first international competition
over the weekend with a points win over Dominican Republic Olympian
Argenis Nunez. |
Lawsuit
Filed in Contreras Injury
Posted: May 30, 2008
PART ONE
A
lawsuit was filed Thursday in Lansing on behalf of Juan Contreras,
a 12-year old boxer, who was injured during a club show in March. |
Love
to Compete in Duel
Posted: May 28, 2008
Kronk
Gym light-heavyweight J’Leon Love will represent the United
States in duel competition this weekend.
Love,
who returned to boxing in April after four months off due to a neck
injury received in a traffic crash returning home from the 2008
Senior Open state championships, is one of eleven U.S. amateurs
competing against boxers from the Dominican Republic this Saturday,
May 31. |
No
Movement in Paris Cases
Posted: May 26, 2008
There
has been little change in the status of two rules violations against
now-former Detroit light-welterweight Vernon “Iceman”
Paris as they make their way slowly through the agency that governs
boxing in the state of Michigan.
Paris,
who moved to Florida earlier this month after another attack on
his life, faces disciplinary action from Michigan officials after
failing a second drug test and skipping out without providing a
sample in a third instance. Both of these latest incidents occurred
within the last six months. |
Contreras
Responds to Mention of Hero
Posted: May 25, 2008
Did
the mention of an injured boy’s hero provoke a physical response
that suggests some improvement? At least two people believe so.
Michigan
Boxing Commission chairman Al Low visited injured amateur boxer
Juan Contreras on Wednesday and may have witnessed the youth’s
first dramatic, intentional movement since falling into a coma more
than two months earlier. |
Youth
Boxer Remains in Coma
Posted: May 15, 2008
Juan
Contreras liked boxing from a young age. A young age. Juan
is only 12-years old now. But he liked boxing for sometime and he
bugged mom, Rosemary, for a year to let him participate before she
finally gave in. That was in February. A month later, the young
boxer collapsed in the ring and was rushed to a nearby hospital.
Now, exactly two months later still, the boy who wanted to box lies
in an Ann Arbor hospital bed in a coma. If he wakes from his coma,
Juan is not expected to fully recover. |
|
Last
year undefeated jr. welterweight prospect Lanardo Tyner made the
sacrifice of uprooting his family from their Detroit, Michigan home
down to Houston, Texas - with the notion that following his boxing
idol, former world champion Frank Tate (a fellow Detroit native),
would be a boost to his professional career. |
2008
National Golden Gloves
Detroit
Fighters Falter
Garza wins in
shortest bout of evening
Posted:
May 8, 2008
Day
three has wrapped up at the National Golden Gloves in Grand Rapids,
with three days left to go. Wednesday was a marathon session with
81 bouts contested in three rings. Several of the state’s
fighters saw their first action including heavyweights Jordan Shimmell
and Craig Lewis and 112-pounder Tyler James. |
2008
National Golden Gloves
Preliminary
Action Continues on Day Two
Posted:
May 6, 2008
PHOTOS WILL BE ADDED SOON
With
three rings in use, the boxers just keep coming… and going.
Another fifty-one bouts were held as day #2 concluded on Tuesday
at the National Golden Gloves with a like number advancing and a
like number falling.
Twenty-nine
regions and 286 boxers are participating in the 81st annual tournament,
being held for the first time ever in Grand Rapids. Hawaii sent
no boxers to this year’s event. |
Preliminary
Action Gets Underway in Grand Rapids
First round is not kind to state’s boxers
Posted:
May 6, 2008
The
first boxers entered the ring as preliminary action in the 2008
National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions got underway Monday
afternoon in Grand Rapids.
Michigan’s
second largest city is hosting the 81st annual installment of the
Golden Gloves national open-class tournament, which is often a boxer’s
final amateur tournament before turning pro. The tournament, which
draws amateur male boxers aged 17-34 with at least ten prior fights,
from across the country, has only been held in Michigan once before
– in 2000 – in the tournament’s eight decades
of existence. Twenty-nine regions and 286 boxers are participating.
|
Vernon
Paris Attacked
Posted: May 4,
2008
Detroit
light-welterweight Vernon "Iceman" Paris is reportedly
hospitalized after being stabbed on Saturday, Sportssummary has
learned. Early reports indicated that Paris suffered a collapsed
lung and underwent surgery at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital but
attempts to confirm that information with hospital officials have
been unsuccessful. |
Kronk
Gold Glovers Matched Tough
Posted: May 4, 2008
by Lindy Lindell
Just
three days prior to their first round bouts in the 2008 National
Golden Gloves Tournament in Grand Rapids, Kronk boxers, light-heavyweight
J'Leon Love and junior-middleweight Leandre White, Detroit representatives
in their weight classes, had furious fights against come-to-fight
opposition at Bert's Warehouse, May 2. |
Kronk
Boxers Relocate Again
Posted: May 3, 2008
“We
don’t have a Kronk Gym,” said Kronk trainer Javan “Sugar”
Hill. Hill was part joking and part serious. Mostly serious.
Hill
went April 14 to what had been the home of Kronk – above a
Gold’s Gym in Dearborn – since vandals and years of
decay forced their move from its original home on McGraw twenty
months ago, to find the gym closed, a barricade placed in front
of the door. |
Good
Matches Keep Lansing Boxers Busy
Posted: April 28, 2008
by Lindy Lindell
PHOTOS
BY BOB RYDER
Pro-Am boxing
is, more and more, looking like the way to go--at least in Michigan.
The simple fact of the matter is that good fights involving boxers
with good records is no longer doable in the Wolverine state.
Two attempts at matches make the point. A Michigan junior-middleweight,
2-0, refused to box an 0-3 welterweight because, as the junior-middleweight's
handler told me, "I heard he [the 0-3 boxer] was an animal."
In a match attempted for the present show, promoter Joe Bermudez
told me that a 9-1 middleweight declined to fight a boxer with a
10-18 log. Because such matches can't be made, it isn't necessarily
the fault of the boxers in question. It is the fault of the handlers
who guide their careers; These handlers may not be able to spell
"paranoia," but they follow its tenets as if it were scripture. |
Experience
Triumphs Unusual Night of Amateur Boxing
Posted: April 27, 2008
The
latest offering from promoter and trainer Joe Bermudez’s Boundless
Promotions took place Saturday evening with an entertaining mix
of amateur and professional boxing in Lansing. |
Youth
Boxer Fighting for his Life
Posted: April 23, 2008
Crown
youth boxer Juan Contreras remains in a coma today, five weeks after
collapsing following a club show.
Contreras,
12, was stopped in the second round of his second amateur fight
on March 15 at a Kalamazoo show. He collapsed leaving the ring and
was rushed by ambulance to a local hospital before being transferred
to a hospital in his hometown of Lansing. Juan has not regained
consciousness and published media reports suggest he is unlikely
to recover. |
Monroe
Hosts Toledo Golden Gloves
Posted: April 20, 2008
Full Results Added
The
last of Michigan’s boxers to compete in Golden Gloves at the
local level, before the national championships kick off in two weeks
in Grand Rapids, took place this weekend in Monroe and Wisconsin.
In Monroe, Joe’s Boxing Club hosted the annual Toledo Golden
Gloves tournament, marking the first time ever that the Toledo franchise
tournament has been held in Michigan. Wisconsin results will be
posted when available. |
Tyner
Gets Title Shot
Posted: April 13, 2008
Boxer
Lanardo Tyner (19-0-0, 11 KO) will fight Mike “Mighty Mike”
Arnaoutis in Atlantic City for the vacant USBA welterweight title
on May 9th, a fight that is scheduled to be televised on ESPN2.
|
Detroit
Golden Gloves Conclude
Posted: April 13, 2008
The
Detroit Metro Golden Gloves crowned twenty-one new champions following
three days of quality amateur boxing over the weekend. Once again
the Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor was the scene and Casa De Boxeo’s
Rene Munoz played host. Munoz’s years of experience of hosting
both this event as well as the state Junior Olympics showed as this
year’s event was very well organized and ran smoothly. |
Detroit
Golden Gloves Continue
Posted: April 13, 2008
Boxers
from sixteen metro-Detroit area clubs competed Saturday in the first
full day of action at the 2008 Detroit Metro Golden Gloves, held
once again at the Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor. Seven preliminary
bouts were contested on Friday and the tournament concludes Sunday. |
Detroit
Golden Gloves Get Underway
Posted: April 12, 2008
Twenty
boxing clubs are competing at this years Detroit Metro Golden Gloves,
being hosted once again by Casa De Boxeo and held at the Gibraltar
Trade Center South in Taylor. |
Dolton
Easily Wins Debut
Posted: April 6, 2008
PHOTOS BY SUSAN BARNES
Kronk
newcomers made up the two professional bouts that shared their talents
along with the areas’ amateurs April 4 in Detroit’s
Eastern Market on a well-received Pro-Am card, courtesy of Sugar
Hill Boxing and Undisputed Promotions. It was the first of what
the two promoters promise will be monthly shows at the venue –
Bert’s Warehouse Theatre - which hosted one other such show
in late 2006. |
Kronk
Boxers have a Good Night
First of Monthly Shows Promised by Promoters
Posted: April 5, 2008
PHOTOS BY BOB RYDER
Boxing
returned to Detroit’s Eastern Market district Friday night
with an evening of Pro-Am action courtesy of Sugar Hill Boxing and
Undisputed Promotions. It was the first of what promoters promise
will be monthly shows at the venue, which hosted one other such
show in late 2006. |
Domonique
Dolton Debut Tonight
Posted: April 4, 2008
After
some months of anticipation – and one postponement –
boxing fans are poised to witness the professional debut of one
of Michigan’s best amateur boxers tonight.
Domonique
Dolton is a familiar name and face across the state in the amateur
ranks, having fought in roughly ninety bouts and amassing a nearly
76% win ratio, according to records maintained by Sportssummary.
Tonight, fight fans will be witness to the start of Dolton’s
professional journey. If he lives up to the promise as many expect,
it will be something one can boastfully tell their children and
grandchildren years from now: “I saw Domonique make his debut.” |
Call-Out
Provokes Response
Posted: April 3, 2008
Following
his record-setting knockout victory over Francis McKechnai on Saturday,
Tyrone Brunson issued a challenge to Michigan boxers Cornelius “K9”
Bundrage and Brian “The Lion” Mihtar. |
Soaring
Eagle will happen without Paris
Posted: March 28, 2008
Boxing
fans will not see Vernon “Iceman” Paris on Saturday’s
card at Mt. Pleasant’s Soaring Eagle Casino, but matchmaker
Bruce Kilty is confident that a good show has been put together
for boxing fans. |
2008
Eastern Michigan Champions Crowned
Twenty-three
boxers were crowned as champions last weekend at the conclusion
of the Eastern Michigan Golden Gloves championships. |
DRD
Puts on Lively Show at "New" Venue
Posted: March 18, 2008
By
Lindy Lindell
Photos by Bob Ryder
Louis Mitchell of the Detroit Recreation Department put on a lively,
11-bout amateur card at the newly-refurbished Northwest Activities
Center Saturday night as a standing-room crowd watched. The near-westside
venue (also known as the old Jewish Center) has undergone considerable
improvements throughout its complex and this reporter was more than
a little bedazzled in checking out these improvements in touring
the the building at "halftime" during the amateur show. |
Boxers
Advance at Eastern Michigan Golden Gloves
Posted: March 14, 2008
Semi-final action took place Thursday, March 13, as the 2008 Eastern
Michigan Golden Gloves continued in Birch Run.
In
addition to the fifteen boxers that were eliminated in the preliminaries
a week earlier, nineteen additional boxers fell off in the second
round. The winners now advance to the finals at the same location
March 22. |
Paris
Suspended
Posted: March 13, 2008
Detroit
fighter Vernon “Iceman” Paris was suspended by Michigan
officials on Monday, making him ineligible to fight at any non-Native
American show for the next ninety days.
The
suspension comes more than fourteen months after state officials
report that Paris failed his post-fight drug test. The promising
young boxer tested positive for Marijuana following a December 22,
2006 fight in Flint which Paris won over Aaron Sannipoli by knockout.
That result has since been changed to a “no contest”
in the official records. |
U.S.
Nationals
Kronk
Team Eliminated
Lone Michigan Boxer and NMU Team Remain
Posted: March 12, 2008
Day
three in Colorado Springs came to an end along with the dreams of
three Kronk fighters who lost in Tuesday's quarterfinals at the
2008 U.S. Nationals, or Future Stars Nationals, tournament. |
U.S.
Nationals
Schmidt,
Woodward Fall; Others Advance
Posted: March 11, 2008
After
two days of ring action, 79 boxers have fought and advanced at the
U.S. Nationals and 79 more have been eliminated, including two from
Michigan.
MLK-NMU's
Ryan Schmidt was stopped in the fourth round of the 125-lb bout
by Derrick Murray of St. Louis, Missouri and NMU's Termaine Woodward
lost 11-6 to Wichita, Kansas' Jeff Strum at 141-lbs, ending their
medal bids. |
U.S.
Nationals Kick-Off in Colorado Springs
Posted: March 10, 2008
After
several months of advancing tournaments, some 270 of the country's
finest amateur boxers have descended on Colorado to compete in the
2008 U.S. National Championships. The week-long tournament, which
is also referred to this year as the Future Stars National Championships
began Sunday and runs through Friday at the U.S. Olympic Training
Center in Colorado Springs. |
Eastern
Michigan Golden Gloves Prelims
Posted: March 8, 2008
Preliminary action took place Thursday as the first Golden Gloves
for 2008 kicked off in Birch Run. |
Thirteen
Boxers Compete at Arnold Classic
Posted: March 7, 2008
Updated: March 7, 2008 10:15 pm
Forty-nine
amateur boxers won contested bouts over this past weekend at the
Arnold Classic boxing invitational championships held in Columbus,
Ohio. Five of those were from Michigan. Three Michigan fighters
were among thirty-three boxers that were unopposed and five won
silver medals. |
Friday
Shows Cancelled
Dolton Pro Debut Delayed
Posted: March 6, 2008
For
the second time in a week, state officials have cancelled a planned
pro show in Grand Rapids. Both cancellations appear to be the result
of the promoter, Earl Thompson III, being unable to file necessary
documents - including insurance - with state officials.
This
morning, organizers of tomorrow's Pro-Am show scheduled at Bert's
Ballroom in Detroit cancelled the event due to forecasts for heavy
snow. |
Amateur
Results from Defiance
Wades
Brothers Win
Posted: February 25, 2008
Newcomers from Joe’s Boxing, brothers Donnie
and Devin Wades, both recorded wins over the weekend at a Defiance,
Ohio Boxing Club show. Donnie won against Defiance’s Daniel
Casarez in a Bantam 60-lb matchup and Devin defeated Toledo’s
James Coffee at 115-lbs in the Intermediate division.
Matt
Niziokel also won his bout with Troy Rios, of Toledo, at 141-lbs.
Dylon
Minton (70-lbs, Junior) and Taylor Carol (female 130-lbs, Intermediate)
lost to host club fighters. |
Four
Return Home with Titles from Senior Open Regionals
Posted: February 25, 2008
by: Kronk amateur boxer, and Regionals participant,
Leandre White
Editor’s
Note: Four Michigan boxers returned from Illinois on Sunday with
regional titles to their credit. Sportssummary was not in attendance
but Kronk boxer – and competitor at the tournament –
Leandre White was kind enough to share some comments on the four
champions’ fights. While not traditional reporting, it is
presented here nonetheless as a unique view of an event that would
otherwise not be reported. |
Boxing
Returns to Dearborn
Posted: February 20, 2008
Corrected: February 23, 2008
Heavy
Hitter Promotions and Clip Boxing have again teamed up to present
a night of professional boxing this Friday at the Ford Performing
Arts Center in Dearborn.
Detroit
favorite Vernon “Iceman” Paris (17-0-0, 12 KO) is scheduled
against Kenyan Nasser “The Silencer” Athumani (21-5-1,
16 KO) despite a reported hand injury, which caused Paris to drop
off a card at The Palace earlier this month. |
Flint
Boxer Remains under Suspicion
Posted: February 18, 2008
At
his young age, Anthony Dirrell has experienced – and endured
– a lot. Success in the boxing ring, first as an amateur and
then as a pro. Winning such amateur titles as the National Junior
Golden Gloves, Under 19 Championships and the National PAL led to
his name and picture appearing regularly in both the local Flint
media as well as national news sources. He participated in the 2004
Olympics Trials, where an injury prevented his continuing. And,
he has met former-world champion Muhammad Ali. As high as those
positive occurrences were, Dirrell has also experienced the depths
of life’s negative side. |
Tyner:
Airfare and No Pay were Issues
Posted: February 18, 2008
Friday's
pro card at Dearborn's Performing Arts Center - the second in recent
months - has generated more animosity between Detroit's two premiere
welterweights - Lanardo Tyner and Vernon Paris.
As
the card changes, as they always do, news from co-promoters Heavy
Hitter Promotions suggests that Tyner (19-0-0, 11 KO) was
originally scheduled to fight but dropped off the card because his
opponent, Nasser Athumani (21-5), was too tough. Paris (18-0-0,
13 KO), meanwhile, was stepping in to fill the void despite not
being 100% because of a hand injury that caused him to drop off
the previous fight in Dearborn this past December. |
Results
from Monroe; Redinksi Impresses
Posted:
February 10, 2008
By: Lindy Lindell
Feb 9, Monroe Community College: The evening was kicked off with a
celebration commemorating Monroe's Joe Giarmo's boxing club. With
the 92-year-old Joe present (and spry as ever), a dozen former boxers,
one by one, indicated when they boxed for Joe. These included a senior
citizen who first boxed for Joe in 1946 to the promoter of the show,
Todd Riggs. |
Quintana
Ends Williams’ Perfect Record
Posted:
February 10, 2008
By: Brian Haas
PECHANGA INDIAN RESERVATION, CALIF. ---- A 10-inch reach and a four-inch
height disadvantage didn't seem to bother Carlos Quintana on Saturday
night in Temecula, as he became the WBO Welterweight champion of
the world by defeating previously undefeated Paul Williams by unanimous
decision.
"Paul's
a good fighter but I knew I could win," Quintana said. "I
think that he under estimated me. I think he looked past me. This
fight was do or die for me today, and I was happy that I was able
to do it." |
Amateur
Profiles Removed; Pro Boxers Added
Sportssummary
removed more than fifty amateur boxer profiles over the weekend
and began adding profiles for Michigan professional boxers.
The removal
of amateur records/profiles effected some 53 boxers under the age
of 18 in which at least basic infomation had been posted online
and approximately 800 others that were scheduled to be posted. The
boxers removed had not signed a release allowing the posting of
personal information and/or photos required under the federal Childrens
Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Boxers that are at least
18 years old are not covered by the Act and their profiles were
not effected. In all, fourteen releases are on file for underaged
fighters and their profiles remain online.
Over the weekend,
the posting of profiles of Michigan professional boxers began and
will continue until the 200+ licensed boxers are included.
Those amateur
boxers wishing to be included can submit a signed release, which
can be printed and then mailed or faxed. |
TYNER
DOES HIS PART, GETS QUICK KAYO
Posted: February 3, 2008 Corrected:
February 18, 2008 by
Lindy Lindell
Joe Donofrio's evening of boxing came across pretty well after all.
Hopes of getting local favorites Vernon Paris and Lanardo Tyner on
the same card (though not against each other), with the idea that
the two would later be matched against each other later in 2008 went
by the boards when Paris begged off the show the Sunday before the
fight due to a bum right hand. |
Andy
Lee's Fight LIVE via Internet
Posted: February 1, 2008
Fans
of Irish middleweight and Kronk fighter Andy Lee (14-0-0, 11 KO)
can watch his next fight, Saturday, LIVE via the internet, according
to a press release issued by Kronk Boxing. |
Paris
Off Friday; Card otherwise intact
Posted: January 31, 2008
The
“Iceman” is off tomorrow’s pro card at The Palace,
promoter Joseph Donofrio has reported.
A
hand injury apparently iced young Vernon Paris’s fight, Paris
promoter Carlos Llinas reportedly informed Donofrio on Sunday evening.
No further information was available on the extent of the injury,
which was confirmed by boxing commission Chairman Al Low, who reported
that Paris was disappointed in having to cancel the fight and that
he offered to appear in the ring to explain the cancellation. It
is unknown whether that offer was accepted or why Paris’ camp
thought it necessary to offer. |
Paris,
Tyner on same card but not against each other
Posted: January 28, 2008
The
appearance of both men on the same card may bring a smile to the
face of those that want to see a Lanardo Tyner – Vernon Paris
fight but it won’t be happening February 1st when both dynamic
fighters appear in the same ring but not as opponents.
A fight that seems inevitable – with both sides seemingly
fanning the flames badmouthing the other – will have to wait.
For now, anyway. |
Michigan
Boxers Earn Regional Titles
Posted: January 23, 2008
Fourteen
of the state’s amateur boxers added regional titles to their
resumes as they competed and won at this past weekend’s Silver
Gloves regional championships in Ohio.
Boxers,
under the age of 16, from five states comprising Region 2 fought
during the two-day tournament held in Columbus, January 19-20. The
boxers all won state Silver Gloves championships in the open division
earlier this month in Pontiac. |
The
"Old Roy Jones, Jr." beats up an old Tito Trinidad!
Golota pounds Mollo in "fight of the Night"
co-feature.
By
Mike Indri
Retired Boxers Foundation
Posted: January 19, 2008
New
York - Madison Square Garden was not nearly as filled as had been
expected; quite possibly even the most ardent supporter of legendary
five-time World Champion Felix "Tito" Trinidad knew the
obvious. Their Puerto Rican boxing hero, who had not fought since
getting thoroughly dominated nearly three years ago in his embarrassing
12 round unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Ronald "Winky"
Wright, was bought out of retirement (for the not so embarrassing
price of 9 million dollars) to face a bigger, stronger and faster
fighter in Roy Jones, Jr.
While Trinidad tried as best he could, fighting at his heaviest
weight ever only slowed him down. From the early rounds it was clear
that Jones was able to handle Trinidad's biggest punches, while
Tito was not able to take Roy's. |
Big
Dog Boxers Overrun Silver Gloves
Posted: January 11, 2008
The
relatively new Big Dog Boxing Club dominated the 2008 Michigan Silver
Gloves championships that were held January 5-6 in Pontiac.
|
2008
Michigan Silver Gloves Champions Crowned
Posted: January 11, 2008
The
2008 Michigan Silver Gloves championships were held January 5-6
at UAW Hall 653 in Pontiac. As they have for the past several years,
the Azteca Youth Enrichment boxing team played host for the two-day
event for boxers under the age of 16 years.
Seventy-one
young state champions were crowned in three experience levels (A
to C) in four age divisions (8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15) - many of
them unopposed. In total, roughly 1/3 of Michigan's registered boxing
clubs and 108 eligible boxers participated. Champions in the "A"
class of all divisions except Bantam (novices) advance
to the regionals in Columbus, Ohio January 19-21. Winners of that
event advance to the nationals January 30-February 2 in Missouri.
|
Ann
Arbor Boxing Challenge is Success
Posted: December 19, 2007
PHOTOS BY BOB RYDER
Ann Arbor’s A-Square Fight Club held its third club show in
just over six months on Saturday. The A-Square Boxing Challenge
III drew an impressive number of clubs despite two other shows in
the metro-Detroit area the same night.
Hamtramck’s
Andriy Stankevych continued to improve his record with a win over
Detroit Golden Gloves champ Brandon Love in a 142-lb. matchup. The
Ukraine-born 16-year old is title-less but has improved his record
with several wins this year and should make a good showing at the
upcoming championships. |
Injury
to Keep Love out of Ring
Posted: December 16, 2007
A
vehicle crash last week sent Kronk Gym's J'Leon Love to the hospital
and a neck injury will keep him from the ring for at least six weeks.
Love,
20, was within a few miles of home returning from the Senior Open
championships north of Traverse City when the car he was riding
in collided with another vehicle. The super-middleweight, who was
asleep in the rear seat and not wearing a safety belt, was thrown
over the front seats and into the windshield causing a deep head
cut and a fractured C3 vertebrae in his neck, the boxer told Sportssummary.
Love was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital where he was kept overnight.
|
Three
Win Debuts, Fanslaw Improves in Monroe
Posted: December 16, 2007
Amateur boxing made a return visit to Monroe’s Links at Lake
Erie golf course Saturday night as Joe’s Boxing Club hosted
its second show there this year. With two other club shows within
a reasonable driving distance – both Pontiac’s Unity
Boxing and Ann Arbor’s A-Square Fight Club hosted shows Saturday
as well – metro Detroit’s fighters were spread thin.
Still, the card featured seven regulation bouts with about half
the bouts being newcomers to the sport.
Despite
a winter storm warning that threatened more than six inches of snow
fighters came from as far as Battle Creek within the state and Defiance
and Lima in Ohio to compete. |
Paris
Earns Belt at Ford Center
Posted: December 14, 2007
PHOTOS BY BOB RYDER

Before a near-standing room only crowd, and FSN cameras,
Vernon “Iceman” Paris again saw victory in a boxing ring
winning his 17th professional fight Thursday night at the Ford Performing
Arts Center in Dearborn. In addition to the win, the 19-year old Paris
earned his first significant – and unquestionably legitimate
– title, the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Light Welterweight
championship. |
Senior
Open Results
Posted: December12, 2007
Results from the Michigan Senior Open state championships,
which were held December 7-8, 2007 at the Leelanau Sands Casino
showroom in Peshawbestown: |
Mayweather-Hatton:
Your Comments
Posted: December 9, 2007
Boxing fans around the world were glued to their
television sets last night for the much anticipated and hyped welterweight
championship fight between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and England's RIcky
Hatton. How would the hard-hitting Hatton do against the quicker
Mayweather? By now, you know the answer to that question. By all
accounts, this was one of boxing's better fights of recent years
without too many disappointed fans.
Sportssummary
thought it would be interesting to see what some of YOU thought
about the fight. From amateur and pro boxers that dream of being
the next Mayweather to the trainers and officials that share the
ring with them to one of the promoters that dedicates much of his
time to putting boxing shows on in the state, a dozen took a few
minutes to share their thoughts: |
Shimmell
Wins World Golden Gloves
Posted: November 25, 2007
Jordan
Shimmell won the World Golden Gloves Championships which were held
November 16-17, 2007 at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota.
The
two-day tournament – the first ever – included amateur
boxers from the United States, Ireland, Great Britain and Puerto
Rico. |
DeLeon
Conquers Puerto Rico
Posted: November 22, 2007
He missed a week of school and he
missed fighting in a Pro-Am that advertised his appearance but 15-year
old Erick DeLeon had good reason to miss both: He was busy winning
his first International tournament.
DeLeon is the first, and only, Kronk fighter to compete in the Filiberto
LeBron Copa de Boxeo (or, Filiberto LeBron Boxing Cup), according
to DeLeon’s coach Angel Caraballo who arranged the trip and
DeLeon’s participation.
|
Kronk
Fighters Win across the Board
Banks Has Longest Fight of Career; Lee Gets 10th
KO
Posted: November 18, 2007
There
were a series of last minute changes as several hundred people entered
the home of the Plymouth Whalers on Thursday. What two days earlier
was a 4-pro, 3-amateur fight card had become a 3-pro, 4-amateur
card that turned into three pro and two amateur fights as the first
bell rang.
The
first-ever boxing show at Compuware Arena in Plymouth and the first
Emanuel Steward Kronk event in Michigan in nearly two years was
drastically less than what it could have been. The 3,000 seat arena
was nearly empty, Kronk’s one-time light welterweight star
Octavio Lara was scratched from the card and the night’s main
event was booed but the night had some redeeming elements. |
Banks,
Lee, Lara and Amateurs on Thursday Card
Posted: November 14, 2007
Detroit
fight fans will get to see some legitimate future stars of the sport
as members of the local Kronk Team enter the ring at Plymouth’s
Compuware Arena this Thursday.
Cruiserweight
Johnathon Banks (17-0-0, 13 KO), middleweight Irishman Andy Lee
(12-0-0, 9 KO) and light welterweight Octavio Lara (7-2-0, 5 KO)
will fight in front of a hometown crowd – Lee is a transplant
to Emanuel Steward’s Detroit home so that sort of qualifies
– for the first time in awhile. Banks’ last fight in
the area was eleven months ago at Bert’s Warehouse in Detroit’s
Eastern Market district; Lee hasn’t fought in the state since
his pro debut twenty months ago at Joe Louis Arena and Mexican-favorite
Lara’s last fight was on the same March 10 show as Lee. He
retired a few months later and Thursday will be his first fight
since deciding to return to the ring. How long Lara stays this time
may depend on whether his passbook records a W on Thursday or not.
|
Tyrone
Harris - it's now time to deliver
Tonight's ShoBox
co-feature has the skills, yet has not shined!
By Mike Indri
Retired Boxers Foundation
Posted: November 2, 2007
Outside
of his Lansing hometown not too many boxing fans have heard of talented
lightweight prospect Tyrone Harris, and with good reason.
While compiling a commendable 21-3 record since turning pro in 2004,
the former 2000 National Golden Gloves champion and amateur phenom
(135-15) has come to realize that to climb the ladder of success
in the vicious world of professional boxing it takes a lot more
than a blistering jab and tons of physical prowess.
|
World
Championships to Air Sunday
Posted: October 31, 2007
FOX
TV will air final round action from the 2007 AIBA World Championships
on Sunday, USA Boxing announced in a press release yesterday. |
Williams
Making Debut on EMU Card
Posted: October 22, 2007
Kronk’s
Ed “Thoroughbred” Williams is scheduled to make his
pro debut at a pro-am show set for this Friday at Ypsilanti’s
Eastern Michigan University (EMU). The event is promoted by Florida’s
Undisputed Promotions, Inc.
Williams
has accrued a 15-12 amateur record over six years that includes
the 2006 Detroit Metro Golden Gloves title at 151-lbs. With his
pro debut, Williams is dropping ten pounds to fight at light welterweight
where he says he is most comfortable.
“I’m
getting older and have enough experience (to move up),” Williams
told Sportssummary last week, concerning his decision to turn pro
at this time. “I’m ready.” |
Kronk
Announces November Show Date
Posted:October 20, 2007

Second Round, Inc. has announced that the new date for the Kronk
Pro-Am show will be next month and not in December as originally
thought. The show was postponed from earlier this month due to the
state’s budget woes that could not guarantee state inspectors
would be available, as required.
The
Compuware Ice Arena in Plymouth will play host to the latest Kronk
boxing show on Thursday, November 15. |
Tyner
Warns Paris: “I’m the Man of Detroit”
Posted:October 19, 2007
Lanardo Tyner may be living in Texas but he wants
people to remember that he grew up on the mean streets of Detroit
and considers the motor city home. And for the 32-year old Tyner,
home is where the pride is. He especially wants Vernon Paris and
his team to remember that. |
Love
Wins Silver at PALs
Posted: October 11, 2007 The
national Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships were held last
week and a silver medal came home to Michigan. The 33rd annual event
was held at the Oxnard, California PAL gym with more than 300 boxers
participating from 27 states.
Kronk
amateur J’Leon Love won three matches – two by decisions
and one stoppage – before losing by two points in the finals
on Saturday earning his second national silver medal.
|
Windsor’s
Josh Cameron Reaches 100
Milestone
Posted:October 10, 2007
When he entered the ring three weeks ago in Kalamazoo, Josh
Cameron realized that he was about to fight his 99th amateur
bout. When the Border City fighter told Coach Josh Canty they both
knew that his next fight would have to take place back home in Canada.
That
milestone fight took place September 29th in front of friends and
family at Border City’s “Club Show XV” in Windsor,
Ontario, Canada where the 17-year old has trained for the past six
years. |
Ski
Lodge Heats Up with Boxing
River Rouge Fighters Show Promise
Posted:October 7,2007
Mickey Goodwin has to be happy this weekend. The former 40-2-1
pro fighter and owner of River Rouge Boxing Club saw his fighters
leave the ring in triumph in two club shows.
The
latest, Saturday’s “Brawl at the Mountain,” held
in the sweltering heat of the Mt. Brighton Ski Lodge, saw Matt Templeton
perhaps his best in his 15th fight as his jabs were cleaner and
faster and his all-too-frequent ducking less than usual. That translated
into Templeton throwing more punches that connected. |
Amateurs
Shine Under the Stars at Meadowbrook
Updated: September 30, 2007
Amateur boxers across the state have come to expect, at least in
recent years, that fewer and fewer people will be outside the squared
circle watching as they bob and weave and duck and throw jabs in
their chosen sport. But that was not the case Friday.
On
a pre-matched card, as ten teenage boxers – ten from Michigan
and two from Ohio – climbed thru the ropes at Rochester Hill’s
Meadowbrook Music Festival the crowd watching was the largest most
of the teens have seen. More than 1,500 boxing fans gathered at
the outdoor venue for “Boxing Under the Stars” –
the latest offering from Donofrio Boxing and his first ever Pro-Am
card. |
Tyner
Scores Tenth Knockout Win
Updated: September
30, 2007
Last
nights “Boxing Under the Stars” at Meadowbrook was a
great night of boxing that saw former-Detroiter Lanardo “Pain
Server” Tyner (17-0-0, 10 KO) deliver up enough pain to force
Tennessee’s Marteze Logan (25-30-2, 6 KO) to not answer the
ninth round bell.
His
opponent’s sub .500 record could be deceiving if one looks
at the quality of his opponents which included Vivian Harris, Steve
Forbes, Hector Camacho, Jr, and, most recently, Damian Fuller. Logan’s
losses in those fights were after going the distance. With only
two of his 29 losses coming by knockout, Logan is not easily stopped
but that is exactly what happened in Friday night’s battle
with powerhouse Lanardo Tyner.
|
Amateurs
to Shine in Outdoor Show
Published: September 19, 2007
In what is becoming a recent trend, amateur boxers will take to
the ring in the same show as those that are making a living –
or at least trying – from the sport.
On
a pre-matched card, ten Michigan teenage boxers and two from Ohio
will show their skills under the stars in an outdoor show at Rochester
Hill’s Meadow Brook Music Festival this Friday. Twelve amateurs
will compete in the senior and intermediate divisions on the front
end of a 10-bout pro-am show from Promoter Joseph Donofrio.
The
show will feature all teenage amateurs with the youngest being 13-years
old with a medium range of experience.
The
show is the first boxing event to be held at Meadow Brook, which
is on the campus of Oakland University, and the first mixing of
pros and amateurs by Donofrio.
Click
here
for copy of the fight card. |
Confusion
Reigns over Kronk Fight
Presser and Fight are Off
Published: September 19, 2007
The
word coming from the Kronk camp is contradictory. The latest: As
of 11:45 am, today, a night of boxing scheduled for October 18 and
a press conference set for today have been cancelled.
The
fight at Compuware Arena likely has been cancelled because of budget
woes at the state level – no approved budget means no money
to pay inspectors. At least that’s part of the message getting
out there. |
Boxing
Literally Under the Stars Friday
Published: September 18, 2007
Metro
Detroit boxing fans will be treated this Friday to an evening of
“Boxing Under the Stars.” Literally. If the weather
holds, as forecasters currently predict it will.
Promoter
Joseph Donofrio, whose venue of choice until now has been the The
Palace, is bringing together professional boxers and their amateur
counterparts for a night of boxing at Rochester Hills’ Meadow
Brook Music Festival. It is a first ever for the usual concert venue
and one that Donofrio has been trying to put together since at least
last year. |
Donofrio
Returns with Meadow Brook First
Published: September 15, 2007
Amateurs
and professionals will be center stage as Rochester’s Meadow
Brook Music Festival plays host to a night of boxing one week from
today, courtesy of promoter Joseph Donofrio.
It will be the first offering from Donofrio this year, the first
pro-am show he has ever put on and the very first time that “the
sweet science” has graced the usual concert venue. |
Love
Represents USA in Golden Belt Tournament
Published: September 1, 2007
Dearborn
Heights’ J’Leon Love left his suburban Detroit home
yesterday enroute to Romania, where he will represent the United
States in his first international competition since starting to
box less than two years ago.
Love
joins nine other U.S. amateur boxers in the 36th annual Golden Belt
tournament taking place in Romania (located between Ukraine and
Bulgaria in southeastern Europe) September 3-9. One boxer, in the
119-lb category, dropped out of the trip for reasons not reported
by USA Boxing. |
Knockouts
Rule the Day in Lansing Show
Published: August 28, 2007
The
first four bouts on a seven-bout professional card were over without
all the ring girls even making an appearance in the ropes, much
to the chagrin of most of the men in the room.
In
total, five fights ended early by knockout and one by retirement
(which I hadn’t heard of except in the amateur realm of the
sport) and just one went the distance and to the judges Saturday
night (Aug. 25) at the Lansing Center in Michigan’s capitol
city.
Lansing’s
George “Jo Jo” Sanchez (6-4-1, 4 KO), wearing what looked
like a bathroom rug for trunks, and Paul Reyes (2-8-0, 1 KO), in
the fifth bout of the evening, were the first fighters to hear the
bell ending a round. |
Kronk
Fighters Scarce at Kronk Show
Published: August 23, 2007
On
Friday evening (August 17), Kronk hosted an amateur show at the
Barrister House (not to be confused with Barrister Gardens) in St.
Clair Shores. Sandwiched between Pro-Am events Thursday in Bay City
and Saturday in Ida, the show – which shared space with a
wedding reception in another room – featured excellent matches
with more than half a dozen clubs represented. Concession prices,
the warmth of the boxer’s staging area and uncorrected confusion
over the winner of the second bout dampening what was otherwise
a great show.
On
a twelve-bout card to find only three boxers from the host club
– especially one as large as Kronk – is unusual, but
matchmakers had plenty of other boxers to choose from as clubs from
as far as Ann Arbor, Windsor (Ontario) and even Cleveland, Ohio
were there. |
Night
of Debuts in Monroe County
Published: August 22, 2007
The action in the ring was non-stop as Monroe-area boxers
– both amateurs and those that recently were – put on
a great night of boxing.
Several hundred people filled the American Legion hall in Ida,
in south-central Monroe County, for the second Pro-Am offering in
two days to have Promoter Greg Ahrens’ name associated with
it. But names aside, the event was organized by co-promoter Dave
Burnette of Rumble Productions who handled the pro card, with Todd
Riggs putting together the amateur side of the evening.
|
Six
from Michigan Trek to Houston
Olympic Trials Start Monday
PUBLISHED: August 19, 2007
Six amateur boxers were expected to leave Michigan
yesterday enroute to Houston, Texas and the final hurdle standing
between them and the Olympic Games. |
Michigan
Claims Five Jr. Golden Gloves
Published: July 29, 2007 .
Five
Michigan boxers returned home from Nevada with titles in the annual
Junior Golden Gloves championship after three days of tournament
action that ended Saturday night.
Adrian
Barbosa defeated Jalen Gibson of Wyoming on Saturday and Jonathan
Zavala on Friday to win the top prize in the 75-lbs, 11-12 age division.
Casa
De Boxeo’s Alejandro Aguilar stopped California’s Genaro
Gamez in the second round of their 106-lb, 11-12 division bout.
It was Aguilar’s second fight of the tournament. |
Eight
Continue in Mesquite
Published: July 28, 2007 11:45 p.m.
Cousins
Adrian and Edgar Barbosa and Alejandro Hernandez of Warriors Boxing
Club made their first appearance in the ring in day two’s
semi-finals Friday at the Junior Golden Gloves in Mesquite, Nevada.
Casa De Boxeo’s Alejandro Aguilar and Infinity’s Anthony
Barnes also premiered on Friday. All five continued to today’s
finals while two boxers that saw action starting on Thursday were
eliminated.
In
the 8 year old division at 55-lbs, Edgar Barbosa won a decision
over Jonathan Zavala and at 75-lbs in the 11-12 age division, Adrian
Barbosa decisioned Nevada’s Cesar Quinonez. Adrian’s
brother, Alejandro, will make his only appearance of the tournament
tonight. |
Michigan
Fields Near-Dozen at Junior Golden Gloves
Published: July 28, 2007 2:15 a.m.
The
setting is the white-domed events center at the Casablanca Resort
& Casino in Mesquite, Nevada, an hour northeast of Las Vegas,
on the Nevada-Arizona border and within ten minutes of Utah’s
southern border, where more than 100 amateur boxers began competing
Thursday in the National Junior Golden Gloves.
The
tournament, open to junior boys aged 8-16, is hosted this year by
Las Vegas’ Barry’s Boxing Center, which is operated
by Pat and Dawn Barry and their daughter, Dawn Sanchez.
Among
the competitors are eleven Michigan boxers representing four clubs
from the metro-Detroit area. |
Out-of-State
Fighters Dominate Club Show
Published: July 21, 2007
More
than forty boxers representing five states and two countries came
together in a poorly-lit ring in a dimly-lit southwest Detroit nightclub
July 14 for an amateur boxing show sponsored by the Warriors Boxing
Club.
The
fighters came from as far as Chicago and Pittsburgh – both
an equal distance away at 277 miles, or four hours – to the
Palomino Club for an action-packed card. Despite the heat inside
the former bowling alley-turned nightclub and the boxing ring lit
by a single after-thought flood light, the crowd was standing-room-only
for most of the four hour event. |
Paris
in Non-Existent Title Fight
PUBLISHED: July 18, 2007
Some
people have called it his best fight to date. It may have been.
It
was also a sham. Or, part of it anyway.
The
June 29 battle between Detroiter Vernon “The Iceman”
Paris (15-0-0, 11 KO) and Grand Rapids’ Ramon Guevara (8-11-0,
6 KO) was touted as a title fight. The title? The Michigan Light
Welterweight Championship. The problem? There is no such thing. |
|
The
latest club show from Motown Boxing Club, held July 7 at their gym
in Warren, featured just two sanctioned bouts and no Motown fighters.
Approx. a dozen exhibition fights were scheduled, however. The latter
were held after the departing of LBC officials and this reporter.
|
Flores
Wins Debut
Paris Remains Undefeated
Former
amateur boxer Federico Flores, Jr., gave up his amateur status when
he made his pro debut recently outside Grand Rapids.
The
Muskegon Area Boxing Club (MABC) fighter entered the ring against
fellow-Michigander Ernesto Guevera, 29, in a welterweight bout that
went the distance and saw Flores win a split decision. It was one
of six fights at the Fifth-Third Ballpark in Comstock Park on June
29. |
MI
Boxers Compete at Summer Classic
PUBLISHED: June 24, 2007
Several
club fighters from southeastern Michigan competed in the fourth
annual 2007 Junior National Boxing Championships held this past
week in Augusta, Georgia. |
Joe’s
Tony Anderson Remains Undefeated
Glass City fighters impress as well
PUBLISHED: June 18, 2007
Joe’s Boxing’s Tony Anderson remains undefeated
following his win this weekend in Monroe and Ohio boxers Richard
Caughhorn and Jerardo Herrera impressed.
The
latest Joe’s fight night, held Friday evening, brought together
nine clubs from two states for the Monroe club’s second show
in five months. A standing-room only crowd filled the club house
as eight Monroe boxers – seven from Joe’s and one from
ALCC – were showcased at the Links at Lake Erie Golf Course.
|
NMU’s
Clark Wins Silver at U.S. Championships
PUBLISHED: June 10, 2007
NMU boxer David Clark dropped a 25-14 decision to multi-titleholding
Ronny Rios in their bantamweight bout on Friday. Clark was the lone
Michigan fighter to make his way into the finals of this year’s
U.S. Championships, with the exception of Clinton County Boxing
Club’s female boxer Tyler Lord-Wilder who won the national
title for a second time in a bout on Wednesday. See
related story. |
Lord-Wilder
Wins National Gold in Colorado Springs
PUBLISHED: June 10, 2007
“It was the best feeling of my life,” Tyler
Lord-Wilder told Sportssummary on Saturday, referring to the first
time she hit a heavy bag in a gym and knew she was hooked. Boxing
was in her blood for good.
This
week, Lord-Wilder, a 23-year old nurse’s aide, was the only
Michigan boxer to win a gold medal at the U.S. Championships,
held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was her second time winning
the prestigious honor.
|
And
Then There Was One
NMU Boxer Guaranteed Silver in Quest for Gold
PUBLISHED:
June 08, 2007
Recent NMU graduate and USOEC boxer David Clark moved
one step closer to another national title by stopping 2006 National
Jr. Olympic Champ Samuel DiPace, of New Mexico, Wednesday at the
U.S. Championships.
Clark
knocked DiPace down twice in the early seconds of the second round
after being behind on points after round one. Clark said in a telephone
interview with Sportssummary that he had to change tactics starting
round two. Those new tactics worked well. |
Cotto-Judah:
"Boxing at its Best!"
WBA title bout at MSG promises to be a "can't miss" fight.
PUBLISHED: June 08, 2007
When world champion Miguel Cotto steps into the Madison Square
Garden ring this Saturday night to defend his World Boxing Association
welterweight title against former undisputed champion Zab Judah,
there will be 20,000, filled to the rafters, fans packed into boxing's
Mecca.
Legendary
promoter Bob Arum proudly announced at yesterday's MSG press conference
that this would be the first wall-to-wall sellout at "the world's
most famous arena" since 1983, when the great Roberto Duran
knocked out undefeated Davey Moore (TKO 8: 06/16/83), taking the
Bronx native's WBA light middleweight crown with his magical performance. |
Four
Michigan Boxers Continue at Nationals
PUBLISHED:
June 06, 2007
Boxers from the Upper Peninsula’s Northern Michigan University
(NMU) continue to fight their way through the 2007 U.S. Nationals
Championships in Colorado Springs, while the rest of Michigan’s
boxers – save for one female – are headed home early.
Just
four of 19 young men and women from the state have advanced to the
semi-finals. Those that have lost faced stiff competition from the
country’s elite – and electronic scoring; something
most may not be used to. |
Newcomer
D’Andrea Wins Fifth Fight
PUBLISHED:
June 04, 2007
In Wednesday’s “Thrilla at the Villa”
in Sterling
Heights, River Rouge Boxing’s Nathan D’Andrea, 16,
earned his fifth win in a bout with Crown boxer Anthony LeBranche.
The Gibraltar boxer stopped the debuting LeBranche in the first
round of their 165-lb bout.
The RSC victory
was the third for busy newcomer D’Andrea, whose first time
in the ring was just 33 days earlier.
Motown’s Otto Cooper won a decision over Robert Wright of
Azteca at 165-lbs.
|
Junior
Olympics Champs Crowned in Lincoln Park
PUBLISHED:
May16, 2007
Youth boxers from across the state traveled this past weekend
to Lincoln Park for the annual Junior Olympics championships held
at the Kennedy Memorial Center.
Lincoln
Park’s Casa De Boxeo once again hosted the twoday tournament
for boxers aged 8-16. Winners aged 13 and above advance to the regionals
in two weeks in Cleveland with an eye on Marquette and the national
championships in June. |
2007
Michigan JUNIOR OLYMPICS Championships Results
Day
1
Day
2
Un-Contested
Champions
We will
have more results available Tuesday. |
Boxing
Missed a "Golden" Opportunity
Floyd-Oscar fails to deliver to targeted mainstream audience.
PUBLISHED:
May 08, 2007
When all the HBO Pay-Per-View numbers are officially announced,
this past Saturday night's fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd
Mayweather will further confirm the fact that boxing is not dead;
or at least not the business of boxing.
It's the sport of boxing which has been squeezed off practically
all the sports pages of daily circulated newspapers, very rarely
gets any mainstream sports news or magazine coverage (Sports Illustrated,
ESPN Magazine, etc…) and currently is getting put into a sleeper
hold by WWE Wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). |
Check
out our coverage of the 2007 Golden Gloves

|
Lively
Show at Henry Hill Center
PUBLISHED: April 26, 2007
From a maximum of nine fights proposed, promoter Ron
DeLeon's show at Lansing's Harry Hill Center was whittled down to
just five at fight time. Heavyweight James Smedley of Port Huron
cancelled out of his pro debut against Phillip Jewel on the morning
of the fight. But few missed Smedley's absence as four of the five
fights were crowd pleasers. |
TKO’s
Rule the Day at Centre Pointe
PUBLISHED: April 22, 2007
Two boxing shows in Michigan in the same night is a bad idea.
Two shows in the same city is a disastrous idea. But although
few people saw it (the promoter’s door man estimated 100 in
attendance), those that did saw a good show and have a story that
few can tell about a ring collapse swallowing a referee.
Gerald
Evans’ 1 World Productions put on a six-bout professional
card Saturday at the old Walter French Academy, now Centre Pointe,
in his latest pro effort. |
Detroit
Golden Gloves Crown Champions
PUBLISHED:
April 16, 2007
The first match on the final day of the 2007 Detroit
Metro Golden Gloves championships in Taylor today saw the first
of four fights in which fighters from the same club faced each other
in the squared circle. Before a standing room only crowd in the
smaller confines of the Gibraltar Trade Center than last year, 34
boxers fought for gold medals.
Caleb
Chesternut and Brandon Mitchell, at 65-lbs, fought it out for the
gold in the Bantam C division, both representing the Nubian Knights
Boxing Club. The experience of a smoker from a Motown show was advantageous
for Chesternut who won a split decision. |
Action
Continues in Detroit Metro Golden Gloves Tourney
PUBLISHED:
April 14, 2007
The Detroit Metro Golden Gloves championships moved into the semi-final
stage today in Taylor at the Gibraltar Trade Center as two new champions
were crowned and nearly two dozen advanced to the finals on Sunday.
Kronk’s
young camera-friendly boxer Gheith Mohammed, 10, lost to Geno Jones
for the second time in both boys’ first appearance at the
Golden Gloves at 80-lbs. |