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Who...Anthony Burgin
From...Philadelphia, PA The Facts...This young featherweight prospect returns June 1 at Bally's Atlatic City in a four-rounder against Nuwan Jayakody, of Sri Lanka. Burgin had made it 3-0 when he earned a four-round decision over his second straight southpaw opponent, Elvis Rodriguez, of Manchester, CT, on Feb. 23 at Bally's. Burgin also chased lefty Kenneth Brown around the ring for four rounds to earn a unanimous decision on Dec. 8 at Temple University's McGonigle Hall. Burgin made his pro debut Oct. 12 when he knocked out Milton Lopez, of Puerto Rico, in one round at the National Guard Armory in Northeast Philadelphia. As an amateur, Burgin was 58-4 and won three Philadelphia Golden Gloves titles and on in New Jersey. In high school at Philadelphia Military Academy at Leeds, the 5-foot-9 Burgin played basketball, which is still his hobby when he's not training or fighting. He is managed and trained by Chino Rivas. |
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Who...Osnel Charles
From...Atlantic City, NJ The Facts...Hard luck followe Charles to California, PA, on May 3 where he dropped an eight-round decision to local star Rod Salla. Previously, Charles had lost an eight-round decision to Naim Nelson, of Philadelphia, PA, on Dec. 22 at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem. Prior to that on Aug. 2, he dropped a six-round decision to Allan Benitez, of Corpus Christi, TX, at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. That setback followed Charles' six-round draw July 7 with Rafael Luna, of Albany, NY, at Bally's Atlantic City. Charles had lost a six-round decision to Chris Finley, of Detroit, MI, on April 14 at Bally's. A pro less than four years, Charles (9-6-1, 1 K0) has beaten five East Coast prospects: Anthony Flores, Zachary Smith, Victor Vasquez, Danny McDermott and Chris Green. Charles is managed by Arnold Robbins and trained by Robbins and Bill Johnson. Charles, 27, was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He has two children and he works for Dorsey Construction in Atlantic City. When not fighting, Charles enjoys cooking Caribbean, Spanish and Italian dishes. |
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Who...Ronald Cruz
From...Bethlehem, PA The Facts...This 26-year-old returns to the ring June 14 at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem against power-punchng Ray Narh, of Ghana. Cruz suffered his first loss when Antwone Smith, of Miami, FL, earned a 10-round split decision on Sept. 21 at the Sands. On June 1 in the same ring, Cruz had won the WBC Continental Americas welterweight title with a 12-round decision over Prenice Brewer, of Cleveland, OH. Earlier in 2012, Cruz out-pointed Allen Conyers, of the Bronx, NY, over 10 rounds at Bally's Atlantic City. Cruz (17-1, 12 K0s) stopped Anges Adjaho, of Buffalo, NY, in five rounds Nov. 19, 2011, at Bally's, which capped a 5-0 knockout run in 2011. He K0d Dillet Frederick, of Ft. Myers, FL, Manuel Guzman and Doel Carrasquillo, both of Lancaster, PA, and Chris Fernandez, of Salt Lake City, UT, in addition to Adjaho. Cruz won 25 out of 28 amateur fights in a 13-month period from July, 2007, until August, 2008. Cruz is managed by Jimmy Deoria and trained by Lemuel Rodriguez. |
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Who...Jamaal Davis
From...Philadelphia, PA The Facts...The difference in size was telling as Davis (14-9-1, 6 K0s) dropped a 10-round decision to middleweight contender Patrick Majewski on Feb. 23 at Bally's Atlantic City. The loss snapped Davis' two-fight win streak. He had scored an eight-round decision over Doel Carrasquillo, of Lancaster, PA, on June 16 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. Earlier, he earned an eight-round decision over Eberto Medina, of Newark, NJ, on May 19 at Bally's in a rematch of their 2011 fight which had ended in a draw in the same ring. A series of close setbacks have plagued 31-year-old Davis, who lost to fellow-Philadelphian Gabriel Rosado in his only other fight in 2011. In 2010, Davis dropped a 10-round decision to world-rated Joel Julio, of Colombia, and out-pointed Mustafah Johnson, of Indianapolis, IN, over six rounds in Verona, NY. Davis played football in high school, attending Overbrook High and University High in Philadelphia, before moving to the Job Corps in Pittsburgh, PA. Davis is trained by Sharron Baker. |
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Who...Bryant Jennings
From...Philadelphia, PA The Facts...Jennings (16-0, 8 K0s) returns Friday evening, June 14, at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem in the 10-round main event against Andrey Fedosov, of Shuya, Russia. The 6-foot-2 Jennings made the first defense of his USBA heavyweight tile when he knocked out Tonga's Bowie Tupou in five rounds Dec. 8 at Temple University's McGonigle Hall. Ranked No. 3 by the IBF and No. 34 by the WBC, the 28-year-old out-pointed Steve Collins, of Houston, TX, to win the vacant USBA heavyweight title on June 16, K0d ex-WBO heavyweight champ Sergei Liakhovich, of Belarus, in nine rounds March 24 in Brooklyn, NY, and beat lefty Maurice Byarm, of Washington, DC, on Jan. 21 at the Asylum Arena in South Philadelphia. At Ben Franklin High, Jennings played football, basketball and ran the 200 meters and participated in the shot-put. The proud father of 4-year-old Mason reached the finals of the 2009 PAL Nationals and US Golden Gloves and was 13-4 as an amateur. Jennings works as a mechanic at the Federal Reserve Bank building in Philadelphia. |
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Who...Mike Jones
From...Philadelphia, PA The Facts...Jones was ahead on the scorecards (99-91, 98-92, 97-93), but lost for the first time when Randall Bailey, of Miami, FL, stopped him in the 11th round for the vacant IBF welterweight title June 9, 2012, at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Jones (26-1, 19 K0s) earned that slot by shutting down Argentine Sebastian Lujan on Dec. 3, 2011, at Madison Square Garden. On June 25, 2011, Jones had knocked out Raul Munoz, of Mexico, in two rounds at the Asylum Arena in South Philadelphia. Earlier in 2011, the 28-year-old Jones put on a boxing clinic, using his left jab all night to bust up Jesus Soto-Karass en route to a dominant 12-round decision in their Feb. 19 contest at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. This was a rematch of their controversial first fight Nov. 13, 2010, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX, where Jones rallied to earn a 10-round majority decision. He is managed by Doc Nowicki and Jim Williams. |
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Who...Teon Kennedy
From...Philadelphia, PA The Facts...Now boxing as a junior lightweight, Kennedy returns Saturday evening, June 1, at Bally's Atlantic City, against Carlos Vinan, of Newark, NJ. Vinan has beaten Eric Hunter and Victor Vasquez. Kennedy showed heart but was stopped in the fifth round by Guillermo Rigondeaux, of Cuba, for the WBA super bantamweight title on June 9 at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas, NV. This marked Kennedy's second fight in a row in Las Vegas, where he fought to a 10-round draw Jan. 13 against Chris Martin, of Chula Vista, CA. Kennedy (17-2-2, 7 K0s) lost to Alejandro Lopez, of Mexico, over 12 rounds Aug. 13, 2011, at Bally's Atlantic City. That defeat cost Kennedy his 122-pound USBA and NABA titles, which he had defended March 26, 2011, when he scored a 12-round decision over previously unbeaten Jorge Diaz, of New Brunswick, NJ, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. He won the USBA title Nov. 20, 2009, against Francisco Rodriguez, of Chicago, IL, who was K0d in the 10th round at the Blue Horizon. Kennedy is managed by Doc Nowicki, Jim Williams and Joe Hand, trained by Wade and Randy Hinnant. |
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Who...Naim Nelson
From...Philadelphia, PA The Facts...Pennsylvania lightweight champion Naim Nelson (10-0, 1 K0) scored a hard-fought eight-round decision over fellow-Philadelphian Georgi Kevlishvili on March 15 at the Valley Forge Casino Resort. Previously, Nelson had pounded out an eight-round decision over Osnel Charles, of Atlantic City, NJ, on Dec. 22 at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem (PA). Nelson, 22, won the state 135-pound belt by earning a 10-round decision over fellow-Philadelphian Victor Vasquez on Sept. 14 at Harrah's Philadelphia Casino. A graduate of the Academy of Essential Knowledge in North Philadelphia, Nelson won 70 out of 77 amateur fights, including five Philadelphia Golden Gloves titles. Nelson comes from a family of boxing fans and says he became a boxer because he was not interested in any other sport. He is trained by Rory Bussey and managed by Doc Nowicki, Jim Williams and John Howell. |
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Who...Gabriel Rosado
From...Philadelphia, PA The Facts...It was a candidate for Robbery of the Year on May 4 at the MGM in Las Vegas, NV, when Rosado lost a 10-round split decision (95-94, 94-95, 92-97) to unbeaten J'Leon Love, of Dearborn Heights, MI, for the vacant NABF middleweight title. Earler this year, Rosado lost to WBA middleweight champ Gennady Golovkin on Jan. 19 at Madison Square Garden, but he gained respect for standing in there with a guy no one wanted to fight. Rosado (No. 20 WBC)was stopped in the seventh round on cuts. Rosado had moved to the head of the junior middleweight class last September at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem when he stopped Charles Whittaker, of the Cayman Islands, in 10 rounds to gain the No. 1 slot in the IBF ratings. Rosado also scored a ninth-round knockout over Sechew Powell, of Brooklyn, NY, last June at the Sands, "King" Gabriel (21-7, 13 K0s) earned another huge win Jan. 21, 2012, when he became the first man to stop Jesus Soto-Karass, of Mexico, doing it in five rounds at the Asylum Arena in South Philadelphia on the inaugural card of the NBC Sports Network Fight Night series. Rosado is trained by Billy Briscoe. |
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Who...Jason Sosa
From...Berlin, NJ The Facts...Junior lightweight Jason Sosa stopped local favorite Joseph "Chip" Perez, of East Hartford, CT, in the fourth round Jan. 19 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT. Perez was down in rounds one and four. Previously, Sosa K0d Isaac Suarez, of Lancaster, PA, in three rounds Dec. 8 at Temple University's McGonigle Hall. The 24-year-old Sosa is 8-1-3, 4 K0s, including a third-round knockout over Clinton Douglas, of Philadelphia, PA, on Oct. 12 at the National Guard Armory in Northeast Philadelphia. After winning one out of three amateur fights, Sosa turned pro in 2009. He has boxed two draws with undefeated Angel Luis Ocasio, of Philadelphia. A graduate of Sterling High School in South Jersey, Sosa works in mainteance for Camden County Parks and also does volunteer work for the Lion of Judah Church in his neighborhood. Sosa is managed and trained by Chino Rivas. Sosa returns June 1 at Bally's Atlantic City against Georgi Kevlishvili, of Philadelphia, PA. |
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Who...Todd Unthank-may
From...Philadelphia, PA The Facts...Todd got off the deck in the first round to earn a unanimous four-round decision over Tanael Goyo, of Philadelphia, in their rematch Dec. 8 at Temple University's McGonigle Hall. He also had out-pointed Goyco over four rounds in his previous fight Sept. 14 at Harrahs Philadelphia casino. After compiling a a 22-8 amateur record and winning the Philadelphia Golden Gloves light-heavyweight championship three times, this 24-year-old turned pro last year and now has won all six of his pro fights, two by knockout. A graduate of Academy Park High School in Sharon Hill, PA, Unthank-may took his street-fighting abilities to the Shepard Gym (now Mitch Allen Boxing Gym) in West Philadelphia under the guidance of Damon Allen, Sr. Unthank-may is managed by Doc Nowicki and Dave Price, of D&D Management. |
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Who...Garrett Wilson
From...Philadelphia,PA The Facts...Wilson dropped a unanimous 12-round decision to Alexander Alekseev, of Uzbekistan, in an IBF cruiserweight elimination bout on Feb. 22 in Romania. Previously, Wilson had scored his second one-punch 12th-round knockout when he K0d Andres Taylor, of Johnstown, PA, on April 14 for the USBA/NABF title fight at Bally's Atlantic City. It was a rematch of the draw they boxed 18 months earlier in Johnstown. Wilson also stopped fellow-Philadelphian Pedro Martinez in three rounds Feb. 26 at Bally's. Prior to that, Wilson K0d Chuck Mussachio, of Wildwood, NJ, with one punch in the 12th round to save his USBA cruiserweight title Nov. 19 at Ballys. Wilson (13-6-1, 7 K0s), rated No. 11 by the IBF, earned a 12-round decision over Omar Sheika, of Paterson, NJ, on April 23, 2011, at Caesars Atlantic City, avenging a K0 loss to Sheika and taking the vacant USBA belt. Wilson, 29, started boxing while attending Gratz High School. He is managed and trained by Rodney Rice. Wilson and wife Janae Martir have four children. |
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Who...Hasan Young
From...Philadelphia, PA The Facts...The latest addition to Peltz Boxing, this North Philadelphia junior welterweight has talent to go places, despite starting out with a few bumps in the road. His 2-1-1 record includes first-round knockout over fellow-Philadelphia Josue Rivera in his last fight Dec. 8 at McGonigle Hall on the campus of Temple University. The 22-year-old boxer puncher also boxed a draw with unbeaten lefty Jerome Rodriguez in Bethlehem in a fight Young accepted on one day's notice. In a sensational slugfest last Sept. 29 at Resorts International Casino in Atlantic City, Young was stopped in four rounds by another unbeaten prospect, Emanuel Colon, of La Vega, Colombia. Young is trained by Kevin Carmody and he's back in action June 14 at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem against Ariel Duran, of New York. |
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