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PABHOF ANNOUNCES
2025 CLASS

The Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (PABHOF) announced the names of 25 individuals who comprise the 2025 class of inductees. This latest crop of Pennsylvania notables is the 67th annual group to be honored by PA Hall.

Leading the Class of 2025 are former world champions Kermit Cintron and Jason Sosa, world title challengers Mike Jones, Eric Hunter, and Lajuan Simon, as well as former national amateur champion Anthony Thompson. Rounding out the boxers to be honored are Frankie Mitchell, Jimmy Clark... (MORE)

   

 
                 
 

   

PRENGA CAPTURES
NBA BELT

The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia came alive Saturday night as boxing fans witnessed a spectacular evening of fights called Elite Fight Night by promoter Kali Reis and KOhen Promotions. With a stacked card featuring up-and-coming stars and title bouts, the crowd was treated to explosive knockouts, dominant decisions, and memorable moments.

In the night’s main event, Kristian Prenga, proudly representing Albania, delivered a dominant performance to claim the NBA World Heavyweight Title. Backed by a raucous crowd of Albanian supporters, Prenga overwhelmed... (MORE)

   

 
                 
 

   

OBERLTON MASTERCLASS
EARNS REGIONAL BELT

King’s Promotions delivered a night of electrifying boxing action at Live! Casino in Philadelphia. The card featured seven bouts, showcasing rising stars, hard-fought battles, and a few stunning knockouts. Here’s a breakdown of the event.

In the main event, Atif Oberlton put on a masterclass performance, defending his undefeated record and securing the WBA Continental Americas Light Heavyweight Title. Oberlton sent Lugo to the canvas with a thunderous right hand and maintained control throughout the bout. He capped off his night with a spectacular fifth-round knockout at 2:28, solidifying his status as one of the division’s brightest rising stars. (MORE)

   
 
         
       
                 
 

   

WILLIAMS EDGES CARTER IN SIX

Promoter Alex Barbosa returned to the 2300 Arena with his R&B Promotions to stage "Philly Fight Night VI." The card consisted of eight bouts, one six-rounder and seven four-rounders, with referee Shawn Clark working every fight on this night. The spotlight fight featured Philly middleweight DeWayne Williams against Quaseem Carter of Newark, NJ. Williams won the fight by majority decision, with two point deductions against Carter figuring heavily in the outcome. In rounds four and six, referee Shawn Clark took a point from Carter for spitting out his mouthpiece. The lost points cost Carter the fight. Judges Dewey LaRosa and and Robert Rubnitz had Williams leading after six rounds (58-54 and 57-55 respecively), while Tony Lundy scored the bout a draw (57-57). Had the points not been taken, the fight would have ended in a split... (MORE)

   
 
         
       
                 
 




 

   

JOHNSON WINS NUMBER TEN

RDR Promotions staged a big, 13-bout show at The Met in North Philly on Saturday night (August 24, 2024). At the top of the card was Philly junior welterweight southpaw Isaiah Johnson in an eight-round fight against Andrew Rodgers of Elkhart, Indiana. Johnson breezed through the fight, winning every round on all three judges scorecards. Dewey LaRosa, Robert Rubnitz, and Marcel Varela all scored the fight 80-72 for Johnson, now 10-0, with 7 KOs. Rodgers' record fell to 9-13-3, 3 KOs. Shawn Clark was the referee.

In the co-main event, local heavyweight contender Bryant Jennings returned to the ring after a five-year layoff and scored his own shutout eight-round decision. Jennings won every round against... (MORE)

   
 
                 
       

JOE HAND SR. PASSES AT AGE 87
HONORING THE GODFATHER OF
PPV BOXING


Story by Danny Ziccardi

The Philadelphia boxing community deeply mourns the passing of Joe Hand Sr., who passed away at the age of 87 on August 1, 2024, surrounded by his devoted family. Joe Hand Sr. was renowned as the founder of Joe Hand Promotions, the global leader in providing boxing, UFC, and wrestling pay-per-view events to commercial... (MORE)

   



 
                 
       

RIVERA WINS FIRST MAIN EVENT

After staging his inaugural promotion in Atlantic City, Danny Garcia presented his second professional show as a promoter at home, Saturday night at the 2300 Arena in South Philly. In the main event, local rising rookie star Johnny Rivera (3-0, 2 KOs) reached the top slot on the card after just two previous pro bouts. He won his third start by unanimous decision over Nelson Morales (4-15, 1 KOs), a Dominican fighting out of Scranton, PA. This was the first time Rivera had to go past round one and he won his first decision by three perfect scores of 40-36 by official judges Dewey LaRosa, Robert Rubnitz and Marc Werlinsky. Rivera weighed 147.75 and Morales was 154.5. The... (MORE)

   



 
                 
 
 
   

ENNIS FIGHT AMONG ALL-TIME
INDOOR PHILLY BOXING EVENTS

Saturday night's welterweight championship fight between Jaron "Boots" Ennis and David Avanesyan drew the largest crowd to a Philadelphia fight in 46 years. By the end of fight night, promoter Eddie Hearn and his Matchroon Boxing announced the official attendance tally for the event as 14,119 tickets sold. While a crowd of this size may be business as usual in Las Vegas and New York, in Philadelphia, such a gathering for boxing is truly a rarity - at least lately.

Ennis' 14,119 attendance number lands the fight in the... (MORE)

   



 
                 
       

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