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JOHNSON WINS NUMBER TEN

RDR Promotions staged a big, 13-bout show at The Met in North Philly on Saturday night (August 24, 2024). At the top of the card was Philly junior welterweight southpaw Isaiah Johnson in an eight-round fight against Andrew Rodgers of Elkhart, Indiana. Johnson breezed through the fight, winning every round on all three judges scorecards. Dewey LaRosa, Robert Rubnitz, and Marcel Varela all scored the fight 80-72 for Johnson, now 10-0, with 7 KOs. Rodgers' record fell to 9-13-3, 3 KOs. Shawn Clark was the referee.

In the co-main event, local heavyweight contender Bryant Jennings returned to the ring after a five-year layoff and scored his own shutout eight-round decision. Jennings won every round against... (MORE)

    

 
                 
 

   

JOE HAND SR. PASSES AT AGE 87
HONORING THE GODFATHER OF
PPV BOXING

Story by Danny Ziccardi

The Philadelphia boxing community deeply mourns the passing of Joe Hand Sr., who passed away at the age of 87 on August 1, 2024, surrounded by his devoted family. Joe Hand Sr. was renowned as the founder of Joe Hand Promotions, the global leader in providing boxing, UFC, and wrestling pay-per-view events to commercial... (MORE)

    

 
                 
 

   

RIVERA WINS FIRST MAIN EVENT

After staging his inaugural promotion in Atlantic City, Danny Garcia presented his second professional show as a promoter at home, Saturday night at the 2300 Arena in South Philly. In the main event, local rising rookie star Johnny Rivera (3-0, 2 KOs) reached the top slot on the card after just two previous pro bouts. He won his third start by unanimous decision over Nelson Morales (4-15, 1 KOs), a Dominican fighting out of Scranton, PA. This was the first time Rivera had to go past round one and he won his first decision by three perfect scores of 40-36 by official judges Dewey LaRosa, Robert Rubnitz and Marc Werlinsky. Rivera weighed 147.75 and Morales was 154.5. The... (MORE)

    
 
         
       
                 
 

   

ENNIS FIGHT AMONG ALL-TIME
INDOOR PHILLY BOXING EVENTS

Saturday night's welterweight championship fight between Jaron "Boots" Ennis and David Avanesyan drew the largest crowd to a Philadelphia fight in 46 years. By the end of fight night, promoter Eddie Hearn and his Matchroon Boxing announced the official attendance tally for the event as 14,119 tickets sold. While a crowd of this size may be business as usual in Las Vegas and New York, in Philadelphia, such a gathering for boxing is truly a rarity - at least lately.

Ennis' 14,119 attendance number lands the fight in the... (MORE)

    
 
         
       
                 
 




 

    

ENNIS DEFENDS TITLE
BEFORE HUGE HOMETOWN CROWD

BF welterweight world champion Jaron "Boots" Ennis scored a decisive fifth-round TKO over former champion David Avanesyan to defend his title for the first time. The fight was promoted by Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing as "The Homecoming" and a juiced crowd of 14,119 packed South Philly's Well Fargo Center to celebrate the occassion of Ennis' first fight in Philadelphia in nearly six years. All-in-all, it was an excellent event that featured eight bouts and a massive dose of great atmosphere that doesn't happen very often - in Philly. (MORE)

    
 
                 
       

ANTHONY
BURGIN DIES IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT

The local boxing community lost another member Thursday, July 11, 2024, when the tragic news came that former professional boxer Anthony "Bad Boy" Burgin was killed in a motorcycle accident. He was 32 years old.

After an eventful amateur career, Burgin turned professional on October 12, 2012 at the National Guard Armory, in a scheduled four-round pliminary bout on a card promoted by Greg Robinson's Power Promotions. Burgin entered the ring wearing a black Adidas... (MORE)

    



 
                 
       

ENNIS & MATCHROOM CHASE
ATTENDANCE RECORD

When promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing announced he would stage the first fight featuring his newly-signed attraction Jaron "Boots" Ennis at South Philly's Wells Fargo Center, I thought the British boxing promoter might be crazy. Yes, Ennis is one of Philly's best young fighters. Yes, the fight is Jaron's first hometown fight in nearly six years. Yes, it is his very first title defense as the full IBF... (MORE)

    



 
                 
 
 		    

OYELEYE
SCORES KAYO

Promoter Alex Barbosa brought his R&B Promotions back to the 2300 Arena on Saturday night for "Philly Fight Night V." The six-bout card was topped by rising junior middleweight Oluwafemi Oyeleye, Philly-based southpaw from Lagos, Nigeria. In the eight-round main event, Oyeleye overpowered  Leonardo DiStefano, a German fighting out of Pamona, California, in round four to register his tenth career knockout. The win improved his record to 16-0 and continued to distinguish Oyeleye as one of the most exciting punchers on the local fight scene. Oyeleye dropped DiStefano twice before referee Shawn Clark stopped the fight at 42 seconds of round four. DiStefano fell to 13-4, with 12 KOs. (MORE)

    



 
                 
       

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