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  • Upcoming Interview With Chris Conca of Enforcer Fitness

    In a drive to cover boxing at the local level and highlight the stories forming in the New Jersey boxing scene I have an interview in the works with Chris Conca of Enforcer Fitness. I conducted a meeting and interview last Thursday September 17, 2020 and have a rough draft completed. I submitted to my…

  • Opinion: Instant Replay

    This weekend we were given a glimpse into the Nevada Commission’s decision to implement instant replay in their officiating. Personally I am not a traditionalist and am not afraid of change in sports. If there are innovations to make a sport safer or the officiating better and make sure the right competitor wins than I…

  • Results: September 12, 2020

    Late reporting aside, the ESPN card on Saturday night was a good night of mostly competitive boxing. The main card paired rebounding failed title challengers Joet Gonzalez and Egidijus Kavaliauskas in tough rebound match-ups. From a broadcast standpoint ESPN brought back Tim Bradley to The Bubble after weeks of working remotely. Mark Kriegel joined as…

  • Opinion: Jamel Herring Victory by Quitting?

    WBO Super Featherweight Champion Jamel Herring successfully defended his title this past weekend on ESPN with a disqualification victory in a fight he dominated in. Unfortunately, the headlines are not praising his victory but drawing attention to the ending of the contest which has created controversy and speculation. Jamel Herring is an ex-Marine, a boxing…

  • Opinion: Canelo vs DAZN vs GBP

    Back in August I covered the story of Canelo Alvarez and the Avni Yildirim fight and the blow back with fight app DAZN. For a refresher https://jerseygeorgesboxingblog.com/2020/08/21/boxing-news-week-3-august-2020/ there is the link to the story. Over the last 48 hours it has broken that Canelo has sued both DAZN and his promoter Golden Boy Promotions for…

  • Fight Results August 22-August 29

    Joe Smith Jr dominant in stoppage win over Eleider Alvarez: Joe Smith Jr capped off a dominant win at The Bubble in MGM Grand in Las Vegas with a brutal ninth round finish. Outside of second round surge of right hands and a seventh round right hand that momentarily buckled Smith, Alvarez was kept at…

  • Alexander Povetkin Flattens Dillian Whyte in a Fifth Round Knockout

    Last night in Brentwood, England forty year-old Alexander Povetkin scored what should be the front runner for knockout of the year over Dillian Whyte. Whyte has been the WBC’s heavyweight contender for several years now and had been campaigning for a shot at Deontay Wilder. Now that Wilder has been dethroned he has a contracted…

  • Katie Taylor Prevails By Close Decision

    In a rematch of their June 2019 controversial decision at Madison Square Garden in New York, Katie Taylor won another close decision over her Belgian rival Delfine Persoon. The decision was unanimous but the action was very close. Boxrec.com has a fan scoring section that has an average score of 97-94 for Persoon and Eye…

  • Boxing News Week 3 August 2020

    Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is seen by most as the successor to Floyd Mayweather Jr as the new face of the sport and shot caller. Right now Alvarez finds himself in a bizarre spot as it is being announced that the WBC have ordered a match between himself and 29 year old Turkish fighter Avni Yildirim…

  • ESPN Light-Heavyweight Clash! Smith vs Alvarez Preview

    This Saturday Eleider Alvarez and Joe Smith Jr meet in the first contest of a four man tournament to crown a new WBO champion at light-heavyweight. Canelo Alvarez relinquished the belt he took from Sergey Kovalev back in 2019 and Smith Jr and Alvarez look to get closer to the vacant title Saturday August 22nd…

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