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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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Three Deep South Boxers Fall In Pennsylvania |
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From Staff Reports
JOHNSTOWN, PA - Three Deep South boxers came out on the short end of unanimous decision losses Thursday night (June 10) at the Pasquerilla Center.
In the 8-round cruiserweight main event, Cary, NC's Julius Fogle lost on the scorecards by a wide margin (79-71, 78-71 and 79-70) against hometown favorite Andres Taylor.
For Fogle (15-5, 10 KOs), it was his fourth straight loss and fifth in six fights. Taylor won his seventh straight and moved to 15-1-1, 6 KOs.
Atlanta veteran cruiserweight Manu Ntoh dropped his seventh straight in losing to Pittsburgh's Rayco Saunders in a 6-rounder. Saunders (20-12-2, 8 KOs) pitched a shutout on all three cards in winning 60-54 across the board.
The 42-year-old Ntoh fell to 17-20-1, 10 KOs.
A 4-round light heavyweight scrap saw Reidsville, NC's Damion Reed lose 40-34 X 3 to Morgan Fitch, who was making his pro debut. Reed fell to 0-2. |
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