Unbeaten heavyweight prospects Elvis “Semental” Garcia, of Jalisco, Mexico, and Sahret “The Hammer” Delgado, of Humacao, Puerto Rico, square off in an attractive eight-round co-feature on the Philly Special fight … Read more
Raging Babe is teaming up with Impact Network to bring Philly Special to the network’s audience of over 86 million homes on March 27. The card will air live from … Read more
It should be another all-Philly classic when lightweights Stevie Ortiz and Damon Allen collide over 10 rounds for Ortiz’ Pennsylvania state lightweight championship on Friday evening, March 27, at the … Read more
As Russia and Ukraine dominate the news, both countries have become inextricably linked to the current impeachment inquiry in Washington DC. Up the road in Philadelphia, two world champion boxers–one … Read more
By Joshua Isard, Photo: Darryl Cobb – Published on THE FIGHT CITY There was an atmosphere of celebration last Friday night, but one with an accent of sadness, as a … Read more
Romain Tomas 137.7 vs Victor Padilla 135.6 Roque Zapata 153.9 vs Isaiah Wise 155.9 Osnel Charles 132.6 vs Gerardo Martinez 134.8 Sydney Maccow 142.6 vs Marcel Rivers 142.2 Leonard Kenon … Read more
Members of the Philadelphia City Council presented a resolution honoring J Russell Peltz at this morning’s council meeting on behalf of President Darrell Clarke. The resolution recognized Peltz’ contribution to … Read more
Photo Credit: Darryl Cobb — PHILADELPHIA, PA–J Russell Peltz was 22 years old when he promoted his first boxing card 50 years ago at the legendary Blue Horizon. On Oct. … Read more
The US Olympic Team member was charged with attempted murder in 2016. All but forgotten, the show goes on for Paul Kroll. All photos credit: Darryl Cobb, Jr. PHILADELPHIA –“I’m … Read more
Story by John DiSanto – PhillyBoxingHistory.com – Philly fight fans are buzzing about the world title bout between local IBF champ Tevin Farmer and Irish import Jono Carroll, scheduled for … Read more