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U.S. Olympic boxer Carlos Balderas has signed with Ringstar Sports, the new promotional venture of veteran boxing executive Richard Schaefer. Ringstar announced its first signings Monday. Schaefer also signed Balderas’ older brother, Jose. The brothers will make their pro debuts in late February in Los Angeles, with 20-year-old Carlos...
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Genaro “El Conde” Gamez, the number one rated amateur lightweight in the U.S., has signed a promotional contract with Golden Boy Promotions today. The 20-year-old, a national and international champion at 132, who was a member of the 2013-2015 USA Boxing Elite Men’s National Team, will begin his professional...
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MICHAEL SMITHS INDEPENDENT WORLDWIDE AMATEUR BOXING RANKINGS AT JANUARY 1, 2016 GLOBAL RANKINGS WORLD SENIOR/ELITE MEN 49KGS/108LBS 1. Paddy Barnes Ireland Q 2. Yoandris Argilagos Perez Cuba Q 3. Khasanbay Dusmatov Uzbekhistan 4. Devendro Singh India 5. Temirtas Zhusopov Kazakhstan 6. Lu Bin China Q 7. Birzhan Zhakipov Kazakhstan...
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“It’s a long road but eventually we’ll get there.” said amateur standout and new Team USA member Carlos Balderas. Standnfight’s Dominic Serna recently caught up with the fighter from Santa Maria California who was coming off big win in Reno Nevada. DS: You just won the gold medal in...
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BOXER SULEM URBINA ADDRESSES HER BROTHER’S DEATH Mexico’s 2016 Olympic hopeful, Sulem Urbina, released a statement regarding the murder of her brother, Team USA amateur boxer, Alexis Urbina. PHOENIX, ARIZONA, U.S.A. – On September 5, 2013, seventeen-year-old Alexis Urbina, a 2013 USA Boxing National Champion and USA...
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More than a year after making his professional debut, 19 year old Ryan Caballero admits that despite a dominate four round victory in 2012 he may have not been fully ready to make the transition from the amateurs to the pros. “My first fight, I probably wasn’t that ready”...
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Jerry Ortiz boxing club is looking to prematch amateur boxers for their up and coming boxing show on Sept 13th. Any coaches who wish to take any boxers please see the information flyer....
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For the 11th year TITLE Boxing will sponsor one of the largest amateur boxing championships in the world, the Desert Showdown. This year’s event will be held at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, from July 9 through July 13. Over the years, TITLE has...
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(SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH) – Forty amateur boxers moved on to the medal round with victories on Thursday at the National Golden Gloves Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah. All of the quarterfinalists took the ring this evening at the Salt Palace Convention Center with all of the victors...