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Benavides Scores Quick KO, Valdez Extended Distance

Iron Boy Promotions and Top Rank teamed up for a nice nine-fight card at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix on Saturday night. Jose Benavidez, Jr. fought the main event against Henry Aurad. The 6 foot-tall Benavidez used his reach and power to d...

Jose Benavidez is Aiming To Make a Statement

Phoenix, AZ - Jose Benavidez trained for a specific foe for the Top Rank/Iron Boy Promotions card on July 26th but two weeks prior to the bout “they just switched it this morning, I don’t even know the new guy’s name”. It’s annoying but really no...

Joey “The Boxer” Ruelas; Bringing The Thrill Home

Phoenix, AZ - BoxingScene.com witnessed hometown favorite Joey Ruelas pumping up the crowd at the “Iron Boy Meet the Fighters” day in Phoenix. He is fully aware he’s a favorite here and the reason is that he brings the excitement each time he gets i...

Rogers Mtgawa Wins A Rough Battle Over Medina

Philadelphia’s Legendary Blue Horizon hosted a Joe Hand Boxing/Peltz Boxing card on Friday that featured a 10-round Main Event pitting Ricardo Medina vs. Rogers Mtagwa. Neither is a puppy in the boxing game: Mtagwa has 39 fights under his belt and M...

Mike Jones Rocks Dairo Esalas And Philadelphia

By Larry Tornambe - Hall of Fame promoter J. Russell Peltz went back to his old stomping grounds at the Legendary Blue Horizon with hot undefeated welterweight prospect Mike Jones headlining a seven-bout card on Friday night. Jones once again proved...

Mike Jones Rocks Philadelphia, Stops Dairo Esalas

Philadelphia, PA. - J Russell Peltz went back to his old stomping grounds at the Legendary Blue Horizon with hot prospect Mike Jones and Dairo Esalas headlining a seven-bout card on Friday night.

Michael Perez Stops Tommy Garcia, Dennis Hasson Wins

The undercard to the Raul Martinez vs. Victor Proa main event was highlighted by up and coming Michael Perez. He faced Tommy Garcia in a scheduled for 4 round jr. Lightweight lbout. Perez (131 lbs; 2-0) came from Newark, NJ with business on his min...

Yusaf Mack Returns To Pnilly in Style, Faces Pittman

After two years away from his hometown of Philadelphia, Yusaf Mack returns in style to defend his North American Boxing Association Light Heavyweight belt against fellow Philadelphian, Omar Pittman. They headline a card that also features an all-Phi...

Teon Kennedy Wins, A Missile Attack on Thomas Snow

Philadelphia, PA - Peltz Boxing and Joe Hand Boxing Promotions presented a fight card at the New Alhambra in south Philadelphia on Friday that was taped for broadcast today (Saturday) on Comcast’s CN8 for most of the northeast of the USA. The main e...

Brian Minto, Verquan Kimbrough Win Bouts

Chester, WV - The Harv at Mountaineer Casino near Chester, West Virginia served up some home cooking for heavyweight Brian Minto in a scheduled for 12-round duel against Chad Van Sickle. “The Beast” Minto is from ‘not that far away’ Bulter, Pennsylv...

Mike Jones Steps Forward, Beats Cardona

Philadelphia, PA - J. Russell Peltz, in conjunction with Joe Hand Boxing, brought in Israel Cardona to face undefeated Mike Jones in the 8-Round main event for Friday’s fight card and the New Alhambra in south Philadelphia.

Frankel Wins Big, Jones Shines in Philly

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- Junior Welterweight Mike “No Joke” Stewart faced Robert Frankel on Friday’s New Alhambra card in South Philadelphia. The card promoted by Joe Hand Boxing and J Russell Peltz Boxing fueled the Philadelphia vs. Colorado spo...

Tyrone Brunson; The New King of KOs

It’s been said at the end of each of his 18 pro fights “the winner by knockout, Tyrone Brunson”. That’s astonishing enough, but the reason for the article is to alert you that all 18 knockouts have been in the 1st round, tying a record for a knockout...

McKart Earns the NABF Middleweight Belt

Philadelphia, Penn. - Bronco McKart had quite a hot streak of wins more than 10 years ago, prior to losing three Junior Middleweight bouts to Winky Wright. McKart rolled on, but upon losing to Kelly Pavlik it really seemed this Bronco had been bucke...

Italian Fight Night Lands on May 4 in PA

To whet your whistle for the Floyd vs. Oscar mega-fight, please allow me to suggest you attend the Friday Night fights in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. Joey Eye Boxing and Nedal Boxing have assembled an “Italian Fight Night” on Friday night with Chu...