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Peterson vs. Cayo

Posted in 2011, Boxing News with tags , , , , , , , , , on July 28, 2011 by Champ

IBF Title Eliminator

Lamont “Havoc” Peterson (28-1-1, 14 kO’s) looks to get back on the road to contention Friday night on ESPN2 when he faces Victor Manuel Cayo (26-1, 18 KO’s)  in an IBF Jr. Welter Title Eliminator at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV. Peterson is 1-1-1 in his last three fights. Most recently he fought now WBC Welter Champ, Victor Ortiz (Andre Berto, UD12) to a draw in December of 2011. Peterson’s undefeated record was broken in December of 2009, after a tough loss to Timothy Bradley in a fight for the WBO Jr. Welter Title. The eliminator would setup a fight against Amir Khan, who recently acquired the title from one Zab Judah (KO5).

Watch ESPN2 Friday night to see if Lamont will be the victor––verses Victor.

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Teenage Phenom Steals the Show!

Posted in 2011, Boxing News, Press Releases with tags , , , , , , on June 13, 2011 by Champ

Harrison and camp after first pro win. Photo by JD Meredith

MEMPHIS, TN – A night billed as TNT at the DCC and that featured Two-Time Heavyweight Champion Hasim Rahman and an interesting NABO Middleweight showdown between Patrick Majewski and Marcus Upshaw was owned by a young boxer three weeks removed from his seventeenth birthday. Dusty Harrison, 17, entered the ring for the fourth bout of the evening to make his professional debut against Alphonso Alexander and quickly became a fan favorite as he had the boxing fans in attendance buzzing long after he was done dismantling Alexander over four rounds with a tantalizing display of speed and accuracy rarely found in a boxer so young. Read more »

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FULL REPORT: TNT at the DCC!

Posted in 2011, Boxing News, Michael Sheffield, Reports with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 12, 2011 by Champ

by Micheal Sheffield @ Ringside, Photos by JD Meredith

Two impressive young fighters stole the show from a former 2 time heavyweight champion on a hot and rainy north Mississippi Saturday night. The six fights, dubbed “TNT at the DCC,” featured former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, but would be remembered for two fighters (one of whom left with a title) that could be future champions themselves.

17-year old Washington D.C.-native Dusty Harrison would display tremendous poise and skill against Welterweight Alphonso Alexander (0-3) in his professional debut. Touted as the youngest professional fighter in the United States, Harrison would immediately win over the slightly wary crowd by not wasting punches in the first round. He wasn’t over-active, but whenever he threw, Harrison landed loud, punishing shots that echoed through the arena and elicited “oohs” from the crowd. Alexander wasn’t impressed, choosing to trash talk his younger opponent throughout the fight. It was an interesting tactic because Harrison seemed to choose a different side of the ring to dominate throughout the fight’s four rounds, while Alexander was little more than a trash-talking heavy bag. Harrison was impressive and the crowd appreciated his efforts, which would result in him taking a unanimous decision, 40-36 on the judges’ scorecards.

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Weigh-in: Rahman 284, Brown 253

Posted in 2011, Boxing News, Press Releases with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on June 10, 2011 by Champ
10 ROUNDS HEAVYWEIGHT
Hasim Rahman    284 lbs
Galen Brown    253 lbs
10 ROUNDS MIDDLEWEIGHT(NABO MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE)
Marcus Upshaw    159 lbs
Patrick Majewski    159 lbs

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Boxing Event Loses Fight to Flood

Posted in 2011, Boxing News with tags , , , , on May 17, 2011 by Champ

As the Mississippi River rose to record depths in May, state and local emergency personnel in Mississippi assisted the Tunica Convention & Visitors Bureau, in closing area casinos. Included in the closings was the Fitz Tunica, which temporarily closed its doors Sunday, May 1. In a trickle-down effect, Prize Fight Boxing’s long running “Fights at the Fitz” boxing series, scheduled to take place May 21, was postponed. The May “Fights at the Fitz – MMA Edition” event has been rescheduled for July 30.

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Lubash Tops Sanders to Remain Undefeated

Posted in 2011, Boxing News, Reports, Reports, Tracy Morin with tags , , , , on March 20, 2011 by Champ

By Tracy Morin at ringside, Memphisboxing.com

The March edition of Fights at the Fitz offered up five bouts that showcased a range of styles, from hard-hitting heavyweights to slippery southpaws.

The welterweight main event saw Pittsburgh’s Jesse Lubash (14-0, 8 KOs) taking on the more experienced Germaine “Silky” Sanders (27-8, 17 KOs) from Chicago. Round 1 was a feeling-out round, with both fighters testing their jabs, though Lubash also found success with several snapping body shots.

Lubash dominated round 2 as he hooked off the jab and landed two solid rights en route to a knockdown. Sanders fell again while pressed to the ropes (ruled a slip by referee Randy Phillips), and Lubash continued throwing left hooks and body shots that left Sanders disoriented—and in the wrong corner—after the bell.

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Fitz Report–Wade Scores TKO With Seconds to Go

Posted in 2010, Boxing News, Reports, Tracy Morin with tags , , , , , , on January 30, 2011 by Champ

By Tracy Morin at ringside, Photos by JD Meredith

On January 29, Fights at the Fitz rang in the new year with six competitive bouts at the Fitz Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Some of the fighters, meanwhile, got their own bells rung, as half of the fights didn’t go the distance.

The middleweight main event featured Dominic Wade (9-0, 7 KOs), named one of the top prospects for 2011 on ESPN’s “Super 25” list. Wade was already gearing up for an appearance on Friday Night Fights on February 18, but first he’d have to get past the more experienced Brian Norman (17-10, 5 KOs).

Wade began the fight briskly, and quickly found a home for left hands to Norman’s body, dominating the round, though Norman was able to land a quick combination just before the bell. Wade’s corner, sensing his early control of the fight, urged him between rounds, “Take your time!”

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#1 Euro Heavy Prospect Wach, Inked By Prize Fight

Posted in 2010, Boxing News with tags , , , , on January 1, 2011 by Champ

In a recent correspondence with MemphisBoxing.com, promoter Brian Young of surging Memphis based Prize Fight Promotions, disclosed that Prize Fight has added a new thoroughbred to their stable.

6′ 8″, 250lbs. Mariusz Wach, a 23-0 European heavyweight from Krakow, Poland, signed a promotional agreement with Prize Fight Promotions and Global Boxing Promotions.

Wach, will be trained by three-time world champion Michael Moorer at Prize Fight Boxing Gym
in Southaven, MS.

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Memphis Force Boxer Tony Mack in WSB Americas Photo of the Week

Posted in 2010, Boxing News, Press Releases with tags , , , , on December 21, 2010 by Champ

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) Memphis Force boxer Tony Mack (Plano, Texas) is the featured boxer in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) Americas Photo of the Week. Though he would eventually lose to Los Angeles Matador fighter Dorian Anthony (Long Beach, Calif.), Mack would land plenty of blows in the tightly contested bout last Thursday in Memphis.

Tony Mack (Plano, Texas) of the Memphis Force unleashes a right cross to the chin of foe Dorian Anthony in a light heavyweight battle last Thursday in Memphis. Despite the look of things here, Mack would lose the fight in a close contest. MANDATORY PHOTO CREDIT: Scott Burton // Hoganphotos.

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Pair of Matador Lightweights Headline WSB Individual Rankings after Week 4

Posted in 2010, Boxing News, Press Releases with tags , , , on December 21, 2010 by Champ

(COLORADO SPRING, COLO.) After four weeks of matches in the World Series of Boxing (WSB), a pair of Matador lightweights headline the individual standings for WSB Americas boxers, standing atop the WSB individual rankings with identical 2-0 records one-third of the way through the inaugural WSB season.

Representing the Los Angeles Matadors, Eric Fowler (Houston, Texas) and Everton Lopes (Salvador de Bahia, Brazil) are the class of the lightweight division through four weeks of WSB action.  Fowler has TKO’ed both his opponents thus far while Lopes picked up a big win last week with a TKO of 2008 Olympian Raynell Williams (Cleveland, Ohio) of the Memphis Force.

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