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Lafayette, LA welterweight Brad Solomon (12-0, 4 KOs) fights for his first major championships Tuesday (Aug. 24) when he meets Puerto Rico's Wilfredo Negron (26-14-1, 19 KOs) at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL, just up the road from Miami. The bout is for the vacant WBA International and vacant WBC Latino belts. In his last bout in June, Solomon decisioned previously unbeaten Kenny Galarza over 10.
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Get up close at ringside at fights throughout the Deep South. You can almost feel the sweat! Visit the Fight Card Photos section. Go now...
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Lafayette, LA's Jessie Fletcher, won the 80-pound, 10-11-year-old age group at the Title National Championship Tournament in Ripley, TN on June 5. A decorated amateur boxer, Fletcher defeated Memphian Eugene Collins by RSC in the second round. Fletcher only started boxing in January of 2009, but has won four championships in his age group. Go now...
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At 5-foot-3, Kansas City, MO light middleweight Melisenda Perez is used to having to fight much taller opponents. Despite the height disadvantage, Perez has managed to be a force in her division. Perez won a 4-round unanimous decision over Batesville, AR's April Ward Saturday night (July 10) on Les Bonano's "Battle On The Bay" card at Hollywood Casino. Read more...
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Professional Boxing
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Thorpe, Reed On Friday's 'Spring Fever' Card |
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From Bob Trieger, Full Court Press
LINCOLN, RI - Two Deep South boxers are on the Friday (May 7) "Spring Fever" card from the Twin River Event Center, promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc.
A 4-round heavyweight bout pits Columbia, SC's Winston Thorpe (2-0, 2 KOs) against local favorite Jesse Barboza (3-0, 3 KOs), a three-time New England Golden champion, from Barnstable, MA.
Also, Reidsville, NC middleweight Damion Reed makes his pro debut against New Haven, CT's Rick Dawson, the older brother of light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson.
The main event is a NABA Junior Welterweight championship between former USBA Super Bantamweight champion Jason "School Boy” Pires (22-3-1, 9 KOs), from New Bedford, MA, and Michael "Cold Blood" Clark (39-5-1, 18 KOs), former NABF, IBC and WBC Continental Americas Lightweight champion.
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