Archive for August, 2011
Saturday, August 13th, 2011
Dannie Williams won his seventh straight fight in impressive fashion on ESPN Friday Night Fights. Antonio Cervantes took a Williams right to his chin at the 1:05 mark of the fourth round. Referee Steve Smoger stopped the fight immediately, and Williams continued his escalation in raising his record to 19-1.
Williams ...
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Saturday, August 13th, 2011
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers welcomed a tough Brooklyn Cyclones team to Eastwood Field. Unfortunately for the Scrappers, they came out on the wrong side of a 10-6 verdict. The Scrappers were hurt by some very good Brooklyn hitting in the early innings and never gained enough footing in the loss, ...
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Friday, August 12th, 2011
On Saturday night, Ramesis Gil and Jake Giuriceo will lock horns at Cene Park. Giuriceo, pictured above with Frank Duarte, will be looking to run his record to 13-0. Gil is no putz. He has lost to two fighters with combined records of 29-0. He also scored a first round ...
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Friday, August 12th, 2011
Youngstown State got its first taste of bad news on Thursday when Coach Eric Wolford announced that Zach Larson (#56, above), a returning letterman from 2010, would probably be redshirted after an injury that would cause him to miss the bulk of the 2011 season.
"Larson will probably be redshirted which ...
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Friday, August 12th, 2011
Most men hate shaving. Marc Kanetsky showed up for camp with more than a full beard and has been getting double takes from everyone who has not seen him since last season. Kanetsky, a senior from Hubbard, is standing out more than ever and has even gotten some black dye ...
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Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Youngstown State University hit the field for the first time in full pads on Wednesday. With so many guys dressed and so few positions to be awarded, everyone was trying to make a good impression. There was a definitive twinkle in Eric Wolford's eyes as guys were going all out ...
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Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Dannie Williams, who trains in Youngstown, will be fighting Friday, August 12, on ESPN's Friday Night Fights. Williams (18-1, 14 KO's) will face Antonio Cervantes (16-5-5) in the nationally televised event.
There was concern that Williams injured his hand last time out and would not be able to fight with such ...
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Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Lights Out Productions, a locally-run company, is unveiling a boxing card called "Destruction On The Diamond" this Saturday at Cene Park. Jake Giuriceo will headline the card as he takes on Ramesis Gil in the main event.
Giuriceo was unsure who he would be fighting until Sunday when Gil was named ...
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