Prospects To Watch

Hype is a fickle beast, and in no sport is this more obvious than in the realm of boxing. Going into his Jan. 25th bout against Jose Hernandez (14-6-1, 6 knockouts),  Tony Luis  (15-1, 7 knockouts) seemed poised to become the next great talent coming out of Canada. With names like Lucian Bute (31-1, 24 [...]

Last time we seen former Olympian Jamel Herring he scored the first knockout of his pro career, pummeling Carlos Lopez en route to a third-round stoppage. That performance took place in the very same venue in which he will be fighting this Saturday night on the undercard of the Lamont Peterson versus Lucas Matthysse main [...]

Ronald Cruz is making his return to the ring June 14th at a place familiar to him in the Sands Casino and Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Usually when Cruz fights at that venue, the house is packed because of the support he receives from his hometown fans from Bethlehem. He is a staple on the [...]

On May 31st in Edmonton, Alberta, hometown lightweight prospect Vanessa Bradford will make her ring return on the “Double Jeopardy” card after a two year layoff to heal from an injury. She will face off against another hometown girl, Brandy Badry. Bradford and Dadry have fought against each other in the amateurs and have had [...]

Gary Kopas is a Canadian prospect with a newfound dedication to the sport that he loves so much. He has dabbled a bit in MMA but boxing is where his heart is at and he has plenty to fight for. Gary is a family man who also trains his twelve year old son. He has [...]

“Irish” Cam O’ Connel (2-0-1, 1 KO) was a huge stand out as an amateur, so huge in fact that he already had a star status in throughout Canada and was recognized internationally as an amateur. Cam will be fighting on a card in Edmonton, Alberta on May 31st put on by KO Promotions. Cam [...]

Steve “The Dragon Claggett (@SDragonClaggett) is a Canadian standout prospect who has spent time training with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and has a bright future in boxing. He has a record of 15-2-1 with 10 KO’s. Claggett is from Calgary, Alberta Canada and is of Chinese and Irish decent. Claggett’s makes his in ring return this [...]

This Thursday night, 2012 Olympic Gold Medal winner Taras Shelestyuk will make his second professional outing when he takes Brandon Adams in a four round Jr. Middleweight bout that will be part of a special edition of ESPN Friday Night Fights card at the Omega Products International. Adams is trained by former Light Heavyweight title [...]

Love is a word thrown around very loosely nowadays, loving a sport like boxing usually just brings you to turn on the TV on a Saturday night and catch a fight, to be involved in the sport and to compete at a professional level requires you to be obsessed with boxing, and possessed with the [...]

Rob Nichols grew up in Bonnyville, Alberta on a farm and knew nothing about boxing besides the fact that he got to watch it on TV with his grandfather on one of the only few channels that they had. Nichols was approached by a friend of his whose father was a local boxing coach who [...]