Archive for the ‘Boxing’ Category

Popo Salinas Looks Sharp In Three Round Decision Victory

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Popo Salinas is his own harshest critic.  Following Salinas' victory over Canada's Namah Daghir, Salinas claimed that he needs to work harder and that if he were to have a realistic shot at making the US Olympic Team, he would need to devote more time in the gym and turn ...

Pavlik – Loew Relationship Ending Ugly

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Read this article before advancing.  Jack Loew gave me his side of this story a month-and-a-half ago. The emphasis was that he was unsure if he was still the trainer of Kelly Pavlik or not, and hadn't heard from him. WFMJ aired comments by both Pavlik and Loew in a good piece ...

Campbell’s Chris Hazimihalis Now 8-0 After Impressive Win

Friday, November 25th, 2011

Campbell's Chris Hazimihalis ran his professional record to 8-0 after a third round TKO of Eric Ricker.  The bout was the Main Event at the Morgantown Events Center on Wednesday night. Hazimihalis used an effective body attack to knock Toledo's Ricker down in the second round.  Sore ribs are easy targets ...

Popo Salinas Impressive In First Round Knockout, Olympics Are The Goal, Sky Is The Limit

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Grab a pen and paper and write down the name of Popo Salinas.  Fresh off of a P.A.L. National Championship, the 16-year old Youngstown fighter has his sights set on making the United States Boxing Team for the next Olympic Games.  The number one-ranked amateur in his weight class nationally, put ...

Bob Roth Memorial Boxing Tournament Results

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Wednesday night, the amateurs took center stage at St. Lucy's in Campbell for the Bob Roth Memorial Boxing Tournament.  Jack Loew has put a lot of time and effort into the show as a tribute to Roth.  The card was very entertaining and featured the emergence of Popo Salinas as ...

Dannie Williams Wins Tune-Up Fight, Set For HBO In January

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Dannie Williams got a taste of media exposure a couple of months ago fighting on ESPN's Friday Night Fights.  Since then Williams has been busy getting ready for his first appearance on HBO Boxing, set for January.  Over the last couple of months, Williams has not only been busy training, ...

Youngstown’s Durrell Richardson Has Successful Return To Ring After 25 Month Layoff

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Durrell Richardson had been out of boxing for 25 months.  He was working at the Olive Garden when something got him thinking about a return to the sport of boxing.  Although it took over two years, he notched a win to go to 13-3.  The win did not come easy ...

Jake Giuriceo Wins Unanimous Decision, Crowned UBO All America Champion

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

Jake Giuriceo came into his Universal Boxing Organization Championship Fight against Bryne Green in top shape.  When the ten round fight ended, Giuriceo was still fresh and full of energy.  The Bull has the conditioning regimen of a champion, now he has a belt to go with it.  In a ...