Boxing Digest Archives
Our archive section is a collection of stories from both the Boxing Digest website and magazine. Here Alex is reading about the new Ricks in Texas.
It's a blast from the past that includes short stories, interviews and news clips. It's a look at things that take place inside as well as outside the ring. More...
Argenis Mendez Shines on Broadway
MANHATTAN – B.B. King’s – Argenis Mendez, 131½, 17-1 (9), dominated fellow Brooklynite Shamir Reyes, 136, 18-7-2 (7), en route to a UD8 (80-71 twice, 79-72). A right hook on top of the head floored Reyes in the first frame and Mendez set his mind on a knockout, trying to time his foe to land a fight-ending blow. However, the southpaw Reyes, shorter by four inches, managed to make Mendez miss often but without offering much offense in return. Despite swinging at air at times, Mendez continued to stalk and maintain a high work rate, throwing punches in bunches whenever he cornered his foe.
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James Toney Against all odds
James Toney doesn’t care what you think.
The brash boxer will tell you that his MMA debut against UFC legend Randy Couture can’t come soon enough.
For some time now, Toney has wanted to prove his worth in mixed martial arts. He’ll finally get his wish on August 28, at UFC 118 in Boston, Massachusetts. The fight is being marketed as an MMA vs. boxing showdown. But in truth it’s just an MMA match.
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K.OJ.O. SAYS
Yes it is I. Back after months on the liver transplant shelve. It wasn’t a pretty sight—Want to see my scar?—but I managed to get through and in the process lose 55 pounds. Only did six shows in first six months of 2010, but July brought five already attended and two more upcoming (July 28 at B.B. King’s in New York and July 30 at the Arena in Philadelphia) after I write this. Hope I still have the zest.
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Jones Triumphs, Smith Falls
ATLANTIC CITY – Boardwalk Hall (Small room) – Headlining a ShoBox doubleheader promoted by J Russell Peltz in association with (Lou) DiBella Entertainment and Caesars Boardwalk, Mike Jones, 146½, 22-0 (18), Philadelphia, continued his rise to the top of the welterweight division with a KO5 (1:22) over Irving Garcia, 146½, 17-5-3 (8), Vega Baja, P.R. It was all Jones.
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Fight for Fitness
AEROSPACE High Performance Center hosted their third annual Aerospace High Performance Championships (AHPC) Fight For Fitness fundraiser to benefit the fitness program of the East Harlem School, a school for underprivileged children. The competition was judged by celebrities Hugh Jackman, Harvey Keitel and supermodel Adriana Lima. Rapper Q-Tip was the emcee for the night. The event was hosted by former Canadian middleweight champion boxer Michael Olajide, Jr. and former ballet dancer and business partner Leila Fazel.
The Fight for Fitness competition is comprised of two categories: Speed Rope and Focus Mitt. The Speed Rope competition is a race against the clock where athletes train to see who can complete the most turns of the rope within 60 seconds. The Focus Mitt boxing category features competitors who battle to see who can throw the most amount of punching combinations, specifically devised by AEROSPACE, within a round.
Last year’s event was called C.T.B.S.2 and raised over $10,000 for the East Harlem School, this year’s event raised about $16,000 in proceeds. Click here for photos from the event.