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Which Fighters, Fights, and Knockouts Were Truly the Best of 2020? East Side Boxing Hands Out its 2020 Awards!

January 1, 2021December 31, 2020 by Paul Jones - Leave a comment

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Dear readers, each year, East Side Boxing announces the winners of our coveted ESBY awards.

And despite coping with a quirky boxing schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve stayed true to our mission by recognizing 2020’s best fighters, fights, and knockouts in boxing.… read full article “Which Fighters, Fights, and Knockouts Were Truly the Best of 2020? East Side Boxing Hands Out its 2020 Awards!”

Photo Recap: Nicholson Edges Guy in Nail-biter, Kisner Romps to Victory Over Crossed — Plant, Fury, Quotes, More!

March 3, 2020March 2, 2020 by Paul Jones

By Paul R Jones! Hanover, MD – On Friday night at the Live! Casino & Hotel, Demond ‘D’Best@It’ Nicholson (23-3-1, 20 KOs) had to dig deep to pull out a split decision victory over Michael “The Menace” Guy (12-5-1, 5 KOs) in a bout chock-full of phone booth warfare.… read full article “Photo Recap: Nicholson Edges Guy in Nail-biter, Kisner Romps to Victory Over Crossed — Plant, Fury, Quotes, More!”

Dusty Hernández-Harrison Stops Sherrington in 2 Rounds—Hurd, Lubin, Charlo, More!

February 10, 2020 by Paul Jones

By Paul R. Jones! Dusty Hernández-Harrison (34-0-1, 19 KOs) notched his fourth consecutive victory after pummeling Les “Lock ’N’ Load” Sherrington (38-15, 22 KOs) in 2 rounds on Saturday night at Tysons Playground in Vienna, Virginia.… read full article “Dusty Hernández-Harrison Stops Sherrington in 2 Rounds—Hurd, Lubin, Charlo, More!”

The “ESBYS”: Handing out East Side Boxing’s 2019 AWARDS – Winners and Nominees!

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 by Paul Jones

By Paul R. Jones! Each year, East Side Boxing (ESB) releases the names of our annual award winners, given to the best fighters, fights, and knockouts in boxing.

As always, our selection process is data-driven, emphasizing facts over fiction and analytics over emotion.… read full article “The “ESBYS”: Handing out East Side Boxing’s 2019 AWARDS – Winners and Nominees!”

PHOTO RECAP: Nicholson Notches First Win After Kidney Failure Scare

October 20, 2019 by Paul Jones

Kisner Calls It Quits Following Upset Loss To Kelly — Angulo, Gavril, Kownacki, Quillin, Quotes, More!

By Paul R Jones! | Photos © Paul R. Jones – Hanover, MD – It took a “unique” fighter—Devaun ‘Unique’ Lee (10-7-1, 5 KOs) to be exact—to bring “D’Best” out of Demond ‘D’Best@It’ Nicholson (22-3-1, 20 KOs) on Friday night at the Maryland Live!… read full article “PHOTO RECAP: Nicholson Notches First Win After Kidney Failure Scare”

Devin Haney: “I’m not turning down no smoke.” — Gervonta Davis, Campbell, Mikey Garcia, More!

September 14, 2019 by Paul Jones

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New York, NY – Twenty-year-old Devin Haney (23-0, 15 KOs) put on a commanding performance on Friday night at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, stopping formerly unbeaten Zaur Abdullaev (11-1 7 KOs) by 4^th round TKO.… read full article “Devin Haney: “I’m not turning down no smoke.” — Gervonta Davis, Campbell, Mikey Garcia, More!”

Bill Haney: “You’re Going to See a More Explosive Devin Haney on Saturday” –Pedraza, Moran, More!

May 25, 2019 by Paul Jones

By Paul R. Jones! OXON HILL, MARYLAND – There are contenders, and then there are can’t-miss contenders. Lightweight Devin ‘The Dream’ Haney (21-0, 13 KOs) certainly qualifies as the latter.

At 20-years old, and ranked 4^th among lightweights by the WBA and WBC, Haney is on the verge of super-stardom: one to two wins away from a world title shot in one of boxing’s deepest divisions.… read full article “Bill Haney: “You’re Going to See a More Explosive Devin Haney on Saturday” –Pedraza, Moran, More!”

Photos: Nicholson Wins Big Over Nicklow, Locks in on Dirrell’s WBC Title — Quotes, More!

March 10, 2019 by Paul Jones

By Paul R Jones! | Photos © Paul R. Jones – Hanover, MD – It took Demond ‘D’BestAtIt’ Nicholson (21-3-1, 20 KOs) less than two minutes to steamroll journeyman Jessie ‘Beast’ Nicklow (27-10-3, 9 KOs) on Friday night at the Maryland Live!… read full article “Photos: Nicholson Wins Big Over Nicklow, Locks in on Dirrell’s WBC Title — Quotes, More!”

OPEN MIC: Rising Super Middleweight Demond Nicholson Braces for Nicklow, Predicts KO Win in a Rematch — Gervonta Davis, Jesse Hart, More!

March 8, 2019 by Paul Jones

By Paul R Jones! Hanover, MD – Tonight’s showdown between rising super middleweight contender Demond ‘D’BestAtIt’ Nicholson (20-3-1, 19 KOs) and veteran Jessie Nicklow (27-9-3) at the Maryland Live! Casino • Hotel in Hanover (MD), is a bout in which Nicholson aims to prove that his name belongs alongside the best fighters in the division. … read full article “OPEN MIC: Rising Super Middleweight Demond Nicholson Braces for Nicklow, Predicts KO Win in a Rematch — Gervonta Davis, Jesse Hart, More!”

EAST SIDE BOXING’s 2018 AWARDS: Complete List of Winners, Nominees, More!

January 5, 2019January 5, 2019 by Paul Jones

By Paul R. Jones! – Each year, East Side Boxing releases the names of its annual award winners, given to the world’s best fighters, fights, and moments in the sport of boxing.

This year, we’ve crunched the numbers, made our list, and checked it twice.… read full article “EAST SIDE BOXING’s 2018 AWARDS: Complete List of Winners, Nominees, More!”