Archive for December 6th, 2011
Posted by Durell Wambolt on December 6, 2011 at 09:27 am
HEAVYWEIGHT (OVER 200 #)
NABF CHAMPION: JOHNATHON BANKS, MI (D 9/11/10) WBC #5
WBC CHAMPION: VITALY KLITSCHKO, UKRAINE
AMERICAS CHAMPION: CHAUNCY WELLIVER, USA
CONTENDERS:
1. NOT RATED
2. FRANKLIN LAWRENCE, IN
3. CHAUNCY WELLIVER, WA
4. DARRELL MADISON, NY
5. NEVIN PAJKIC, CAN *
6. SETH MITCHELL, CA
7. DAVID RODRIGUEZ, TX
8. BRIAN MINTO, PA
9. MARIUSZ WACH, NJ
10. CHAZZ WITHERSPOON, PA
11. DEONTAY WILDER, AL
12. ERIC MOLINA, TX (**)
13. OLIVER NCCALL, FL
14. DAVARRYL WILLIAMSON, CO
15. TRAVIS KAUFFMAN, PA
16. TONY GRANO, CT Read More
Posted by Durell Wambolt on December 6, 2011 at 08:47 am
By: GM Ross
In no particular order, here are five OBA fighters we might see on the professional circuit in the not too distant future. Each participated in the Ontario Boxing Association Provincial Championships last month in Sarnia, earning medals for their respective clubs.
Kyle Kearney (Primetime Boxing, Oakville)
Kyle showed incredible hand speed and body work in his opening contest of the OBA provincial championships, earning a unanimous decision. In the main event of the tournament, Kyle pushed the pace against Shawn Murray of Kitchener, earning the light heavyweight gold medal and the tournament’s ‘Best Boxer’ award. “With every fight you learn something new. But Provincials was exceptionally good for me, because I fought against styles that I’ve never dealt with,” Kearny told The Boxing Examiner. “I feel as though I learned a lot from the experience.”
As OBA champion, Kearney is eager to take his career to the next level. “My future goals in boxing are simple. I want to be one of the best Canada has to offer! Boxing seems to be in a shaken state due to the rise of MMA, but I want to stay true to the sport and show just how graceful and artful it is.” If he fights like he did in Sarnia, Mr. Kearney will have no trouble convincing the Canadian public of boxing’s “graceful and artful” nature. Read More
Posted by Durell Wambolt on December 6, 2011 at 08:46 am
Jessie and Steve Wilcox appear with former World Champion Yuri Foreman at world famous Gleasons Boxing Gym in New York City over the weekend. Both boys trained over this past weekend in one of the very best gyms for pro and amateur training before going off to see the big Madison Square Garden rematch of Cotto vs Margarito 11. Jessie Wilcox was able to get in 10 solid rounds of pro type sparring including four rounds with former World Champion Yuri Foreman. All thanks, with the utmost respect, to Champion Foreman, and to all the group at Gleasons including Bruce, Don, S. Cameron and as well to Iran Barkley for your comments and company this past weekend.
