Battle of the Badges 5; was a pleasant pleasure of pugilistic passion. I saw some men persevere and win and I witnessed others quit and lose. Iseen a woman go down but had the heart to get up.  New York law enforcement officers matched against Mass Corrections Officers, a nice 12 bout card held at…

In a southpaw  vs southpaw duel  Jon Smith, trained by Brian Pennachia looks for and finds his second win against Oscar Diaz from Hartford, CT trained by Israel “Pito” Cardona. Jon Smith enters the ring confident and backed by a large group in attendance to support. Mr. Smith  lands a  few right  jabs and an…

The first round of this heavy weight contest starts off wildly  with New Jersey Native Phil Traintafillo charging straight forward at a surprised but still on guard Jesse Barboza. Phil feverishly attacks to the body. The ref breaks and soon after Phil is up under Jesse’s chest trying to open something up. He has Jesse…

Zac is a legitimate prospect who has skill, speed and an impressive amateur record of 96 wins with only 4 losses. He has an exciting style and its always entertaining  to watch him box. He goes for his fourth win against hard hitting Bryan “The Brick” Abraham. Here is how I seen the fight. The…

After a 2 year layoff and string of unpredictable twists and turns in his personal life that temporarily sidetracked his career Boston’s light heavyweight Maceo Crowder 2-0, is back in action tonight and boldly predicts a knockout of Paul Gonsalves 4-3. Maceo Crowder says he is doing it for Boston, and encourages all of Boston…

This fight is simply a battle of two extremes, the unknown road warrior Trout vs the legendary superstar Alvarez. Perhaps Alvarez being the younger undefeated,more popular Mexican warrior who is considered demigod in his homeland should be favored, but I  believe Alvarez is simply untested. He is an  athletically gifted, interesting looking, and highly marketable…

1. Describe the pressure you feel climbing into the ropes to fight for a national title……. Shakilya: The pressure is just me being nervous but when I climb those ropes it’s game time !   2. Describe the level of competition you faced out there recently……. Shakilya:  Best way to describe it is “not on…