Jeff Lacy

Jeff Lacy to fight in UK Oct. 1st, will face former British light-heavy champ Tony Oakey in white collar event

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Jeff Lacy - Former IBF super-middleweight king Jeff Lacy is still not ready to walk away from the sport he loves. “Left Hook,” now aged 39 and coming off a loss to Sullivan Barrera - a 4th round stoppage loss back in January of last year - will face former British light-heavyweight champ Tony Oakey in a white collar show set for Bristol, England on October 1st. Lacy, 27-6(18) will be making his first UK appearance since that famous night when Joe Calzaghe dethroned him and arrived as a star on the world stage.

Former IBF super-middleweight king Jeff Lacy is still not ready to walk away from the sport he loves. “Left Hook,” now aged 39 and coming off a loss to Sullivan Barrera – a 4th round stoppage loss back in January of last year – will face former British light-heavyweight champ Tony Oakey in a white collar show set for Bristol, England on October 1st. Lacy, 27-6(18) will be making his first UK appearance since that famous night when Joe Calzaghe dethroned him and arrived as a star on the world stage.

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Luis Upsets Dargan, Jeff Lacy Should Be Retired

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Jeff Lacy - photo by David Spagnolo/Main Events - Seven to one underdog Tony “Lightning” Luis handed hyped lightweight Karl “Dynamite” Dargan his first loss with a unanimous ten round decision on an ESPN 2 Friday Night Fight card at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

photo by David Spagnolo/Main Events – Seven to one underdog Tony “Lightning” Luis handed hyped lightweight Karl “Dynamite” Dargan his first loss with a unanimous ten round decision on an ESPN 2 Friday Night Fight card at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

WBA number 13 Canadian Luis (19-2, 7 kos) out fought Dargan (17-1, 9 kos) from the second round on and it was a long night for the Philadelphian who entered the ring rated no. 15 IBF and no. 31.

The 5’9 Naazim Richardson trained Dargan took the first round as Luis fell short with most of punches following his rangier opponent around.

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Dargan vs Luis; Barrera vs Lacy Final Weigh-In Photos and Quotes

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Karl “Dynamite” Dargan

“I feel like I was just here at Foxwoods yesterday. I want to thank Tony for accepting this challenge. We had a great camp. I go into every fight looking at it like it’s a world championship fight. Tomorrow night they might like “Lighting” but when “Lighting” strikes “Dynamite” it is going to blow up. We will see what happens. Get there are early to see [Khalib] Whitmore and [Shane] Mosley, Jr.”

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Weights From Miami, Florida: Argenis Mendez, 129.8 vs. Rances Bathelemy 130

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Jeff Lacy - Former heavyweight world champion, boxing legend MIKE TYSON held court at the Final Press Conference for “JUDGMENT DAY” on Wednesday afternoon in Miami, FL.

Argenis Mendez, 129.8 vs. Rances Bathelemy 130
IBF Junior Lightweight Title (Champion Mendez)
Humberto Savigne, 175 vs. Jeff Lacy, 173.2
Erickson Lubin, 146.6 vs. Noe Bolanos, 148.2
Yunier Dortikos, 199.4 vs. Edison Miranda, 198.8
Leo Hall, 173.6 vs. Juan Ortega, 173.8
Albert Bell, 129.6 vs. Josh Ross, 130.2
Ramon Luis Nicholas, 177.4 vs. Dakota Dawson, 180.2

Former heavyweight world champion, boxing legend MIKE TYSON held court at the Final Press Conference for “JUDGMENT DAY” on Wednesday afternoon in Miami, FL.

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Iron Mike Productions: “Judgement Day” – Live Tonight on FoxSports1 (8ET/5PT)

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Jeff Lacy - Tonight, live on FoxSports1, Iron Mike Productions will offer fight fans a very interesting night of action in a card capped off with a rematch between Argenis "La Tormenta" Mendez (21-1-1, 1NC, 11KO's) and Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (19-0, 1 NC, 12 KOs). Don't show up late for this one, as the stacked undercard will showcase the talents of two other studs under the promotional banner when Light Heavyweight Humberto "El Don" Savigne (12-1, 9 KOs) and Welterweight stud Erickson "Hammer" Lubin (5-0, 5 KOs) take center stage.

Tonight, live on FoxSports1, Iron Mike Productions will offer fight fans a very interesting night of action in a card capped off with a rematch between Argenis “La Tormenta” Mendez (21-1-1, 1NC, 11KO’s) and Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (19-0, 1 NC, 12 KOs). Don’t show up late for this one, as the stacked undercard will showcase the talents of two other studs under the promotional banner when Light Heavyweight Humberto “El Don” Savigne (12-1, 9 KOs) and Welterweight stud Erickson “Hammer” Lubin (5-0, 5 KOs) take center stage.

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Jeff Lacy back in action on June 21

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Wilkes-Barre, PA: The undercard for the June 21 match-up between Anatoliy “The Gladiator” Dudchenko (19-2, 13 KOs) and Nadjib Mohammedi (34-3, 20 KOs) is shaping up to be just as exciting as the main event. The highlight of the undercard is an eight-round light heavyweight fight between undefeated prospect Sullivan Barrera (11-0, 6 KOs) and former IBF Super Middleweight Champion Jeff Lacy (26-4, 18 KOs). This will be the toughest fight of Barrera’s career thus far and an opportunity for both men to establish themselves as players on the light heavyweight scene.

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