Jersey George's Boxing Blog

Month: July 2020

  • Errol Spence vs Danny Garcia November 21!

    The Fight The boxing calendar continues to become more exciting as WBC/IBF 147 lb champion Errol Spence is set to meet former WBC 147 lb champion and former 140 lb unified champion Danny Garcia. This was a bout that was scheduled for January of this year but was derailed last October when Spence was in…

  • The Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr Exhibition

    In what appears to be the biggest boxing exhibition in years (if you don’t count Mayweather vs McGregor) Tyson and Jones Jr will be meeting September 12th. Social media has been discussing this fight rabidly and my friends all want to get my thoughts on this match up. When I first heard about this fight…

  • Premier Boxing Champions: Schedule Released

    Last week Premier Boxing Champions and Showtime Sports announced their schedule for the remainder of 2020. My gut reaction is excitement with the lineup of fights they are offering fans to finish off the year. Showtime did not have a very good 2019 and their 2020 was not off to a great start but as…

  • Vergil Ortiz Jr: Statement Win on DAZN

    Vergil Ortiz Jr reached 16-0 last night and maintained his 100% KO percentage in Indio, California. As ESPN dominated the return to boxing behind Bob Arum’s Top Rank promotions, Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions returned with their first show in the COVID Era. This fight had a lot on the line with all…

  • ESPN July 21, 2020 Scorecard

    Bout 130 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Valdez 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 TKO 86 Velez 10 10 9 9 8 9 10 10 8 83 -Velez down in Round 5 -Velez deducted one point for a low blow in round 9 -Velez down twice…

  • The Clay Collard Story Continues In 2020: Stops Lorawnt Nelson In 2

    https://www.boxingnews24.com/2020/07/boxing-results-the-clay-collard-story-continues-in-2020-stops-lorawnt-nelson-in-2/  Clay Collard is the feel-good story of boxing amid all the bad news that has overwhelmed us this year. He has won seven of his last eight bouts in the boxing ring, including four victories to start this year. He went viral with his win over Raymond Guajardo back in February. Both fighters went…

  • ESPN July 14, 2020 Round by Round Mayer vs Joseph

    Notes: -Top Rank first women’s main event (or possibly just Top Rank on ESPN) Jamel Herring cancelled again by Covid-19 Javier Martinez Wins Dominant Decision Over Jonathan Burrs Javier Martinez made his professional debut on ESPN with a solid shutout decision to open the night. At 6’1 and a reach of 72″ this Milwaukee southpaw…

  • ESPN July 14, 2020 Scorecards

    Bout: 168 1 2 3 4 Final Javier Martinez: Debut 10 10 10 10 40 Jonathan Burrs: 2-1 (0) 9 9 9 9 36 Bout: 160 1 2 3 4 5 6 Final Clay Collard: 7-2-3 (2) 10 TKO Lorawnt Nelson: 5-3 (4) 8 -Nelson down in round 1 -Nelson down twice in round 2…

  • Takam vs Forrest Card ESPN Main Event July 9, 2020

    Bout: Heavyweight 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Takam 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 98 Forrest 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 92

  • Carlos Takam takes decision over Jerry Forrest

    Bout: Heavyweight 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Takam 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 98 Forrest 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 92 I initially was not going to blog about the fight tonight or write for Boxing News 24 and…