Larry Merchant’s quick reaction to Richard Schaefer leaving Golden Boy
Mark E. Ortega
BehindTheGloves.com
June 2, 2014
Moments after the news broke that Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer would be leaving the company, I spoke with Hall of Fame boxing analyst Larry Merchant briefly about his thoughts on the development and what impact it will have on the sport moving forward. Here are Larry’s thoughts:
“Schaefer did a good job in helping to build Golden Boy virtually from scratch into one of the two major promotion companies,” Merchant said in a phone interview.
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Monday, June 2, 2014
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Super Magdaleno Bros. victorious in SoCal
Super Magdaleno Bros. victorious in SoCal
Mark E. Ortega
BehindTheGloves.com
February 16, 2014
HAWAIIAN GARDENS, Calif.–Saturday night at the C. Robert Lee Center, boxing brothers Diego Magdaleno and Jessie Magdaleno notched a pair of knockouts over solid if not unspectacular foes in front of a raucous and supportive crowd. The older brother and former 130-pound title challenger Diego tried one-upping his brother’s effort by stopping Mexican veteran Jorge Pazos in the fourth round of their UniMas SoloBoxeo televised main event in a card promoted by Top Rank.
Magdaleno (25-1, 10 knockouts) continued his rebound from an unsuccessful effort in capturing an alphabet trinket last April by dominated the action with combinations and body shots. Magdaleno was more aggressive as top trainer Joel Diaz continues to work with the two Las Vegas natives.
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Mark E. Ortega
BehindTheGloves.com
February 16, 2014
HAWAIIAN GARDENS, Calif.–Saturday night at the C. Robert Lee Center, boxing brothers Diego Magdaleno and Jessie Magdaleno notched a pair of knockouts over solid if not unspectacular foes in front of a raucous and supportive crowd. The older brother and former 130-pound title challenger Diego tried one-upping his brother’s effort by stopping Mexican veteran Jorge Pazos in the fourth round of their UniMas SoloBoxeo televised main event in a card promoted by Top Rank.
Magdaleno (25-1, 10 knockouts) continued his rebound from an unsuccessful effort in capturing an alphabet trinket last April by dominated the action with combinations and body shots. Magdaleno was more aggressive as top trainer Joel Diaz continues to work with the two Las Vegas natives.
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Friday, November 1, 2013
November East Coast Prospect of the Month: Karl Dargan
November East Coast Prospect of the Month: Karl Dargan
Mark E. Ortega
BehindTheGloves.com
November 1, 2013
Philadelphia lightweight Karl Dargan turned pro in 2007. It's safe to say after talking with him that he wished he had more than 13 professional fights over the last seven years, but the inactivity is just about the only thing that's held him back from breaking through.
East Coast based promotional company Main Events saw that Dargan was being undervalued and under appreciated and snagged him earlier this year. Dargan will fight Nov. 16 against unheralded but unbeaten Michael Brooks in a fight that will air on NBC Sports.
I saw Dargan early in his pro career as he fought in San Jose, Calif., in his third bout. Trainer Nazim Richardson was with him and spoke to me about Dargan, promising that he had the potential to be a future champ. Richardson did disclose that he is in fact related to Dargan, being his cousin.
Dargan made it clear their relationship is a close one, calling Nazim more of an uncle than a cousin when talking to Behind The Gloves on the phone while getting ready for his fight
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Mark E. Ortega
BehindTheGloves.com
November 1, 2013
Philadelphia lightweight Karl Dargan turned pro in 2007. It's safe to say after talking with him that he wished he had more than 13 professional fights over the last seven years, but the inactivity is just about the only thing that's held him back from breaking through.
East Coast based promotional company Main Events saw that Dargan was being undervalued and under appreciated and snagged him earlier this year. Dargan will fight Nov. 16 against unheralded but unbeaten Michael Brooks in a fight that will air on NBC Sports.
I saw Dargan early in his pro career as he fought in San Jose, Calif., in his third bout. Trainer Nazim Richardson was with him and spoke to me about Dargan, promising that he had the potential to be a future champ. Richardson did disclose that he is in fact related to Dargan, being his cousin.
Dargan made it clear their relationship is a close one, calling Nazim more of an uncle than a cousin when talking to Behind The Gloves on the phone while getting ready for his fight
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November West Coast Prospect of the Month: Jose Ramirez
November West Coast Prospect of the Month: Jose Ramirez
Mark E. Ortega
BehindTheGloves.com
November 1, 2013
It’s not a huge surprise that a former Olympian is able to sell out a 3,000 seat arena as the headliner of a card that will take place near his hometown.
It is surprising that the fight became a sellout three weeks before the fight is set to take place. Even more of a surprise is the fighter in question is only 6-0, Avenal, Calif.’s Jose Ramirez.
The 21-year old Ramirez will headline a Nov. 9 card at Golden Eagle Arena, located on the West Hills College campus in Lemoore, Calif. The card will be televised on UniMas’ SoloBoxeo and is being promoted by Ramirez’s handlers, Top Rank.
Ramirez has made headlines ever since turning professional last December following an appearance at the 2012 Olympic games in the lightweight division. It is evident that Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is very high on the kid. Whenever Ramirez fights on a major undercard, Ramirez always manages to have a spot on the dais at the press conference.
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Mark E. Ortega
BehindTheGloves.com
November 1, 2013
It’s not a huge surprise that a former Olympian is able to sell out a 3,000 seat arena as the headliner of a card that will take place near his hometown.
It is surprising that the fight became a sellout three weeks before the fight is set to take place. Even more of a surprise is the fighter in question is only 6-0, Avenal, Calif.’s Jose Ramirez.
The 21-year old Ramirez will headline a Nov. 9 card at Golden Eagle Arena, located on the West Hills College campus in Lemoore, Calif. The card will be televised on UniMas’ SoloBoxeo and is being promoted by Ramirez’s handlers, Top Rank.
Ramirez has made headlines ever since turning professional last December following an appearance at the 2012 Olympic games in the lightweight division. It is evident that Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is very high on the kid. Whenever Ramirez fights on a major undercard, Ramirez always manages to have a spot on the dais at the press conference.
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Sunday, September 1, 2013
September East Coast Prospect of the Month: Glen Tapia
September East Coast Prospect of the Month: Glen Tapia
Mark E. Ortega
BehindTheGloves.com
September 1, 2013
When Glen Tapia met Abie Han in an ESPN2 Friday Night Fights co-feature, the jury was still out on whether the Top Rank handled fighter was a prospect to keep an eye on.
To that point, Tapia (19-0, 11 KOs) was largely untested as well as buried on the untelevised portion of cards. Top Rank out him against Han, another untested and unbeaten prospect, in order to figure out what they had.
After eight brutal rounds, Top Rank found out they had two gutsy young fighters with tons of heart. It was Tapia who emerged the victor after battering a bloodied Han around the ring in a fight that stole the attention from a competitive main event.
It's no coincidence that Tapia is from New Jersey and idolized the late Arturo Gatti, who was the king of Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall after building a career full of Fight of the Year winners.
"How could you not love him?" said Tapia to me the day before his war with Han.
"So much heart, so much intensity. I feel I have that same intensity and hope to prove it in the ring."
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Mark E. Ortega
BehindTheGloves.com
September 1, 2013
When Glen Tapia met Abie Han in an ESPN2 Friday Night Fights co-feature, the jury was still out on whether the Top Rank handled fighter was a prospect to keep an eye on.
To that point, Tapia (19-0, 11 KOs) was largely untested as well as buried on the untelevised portion of cards. Top Rank out him against Han, another untested and unbeaten prospect, in order to figure out what they had.
After eight brutal rounds, Top Rank found out they had two gutsy young fighters with tons of heart. It was Tapia who emerged the victor after battering a bloodied Han around the ring in a fight that stole the attention from a competitive main event.
It's no coincidence that Tapia is from New Jersey and idolized the late Arturo Gatti, who was the king of Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall after building a career full of Fight of the Year winners.
"How could you not love him?" said Tapia to me the day before his war with Han.
"So much heart, so much intensity. I feel I have that same intensity and hope to prove it in the ring."
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September West Coast Prospect of the Month: Luis Arias
September West Coast Prospect of the Month: Luis Arias
Mark E. Ortega
BehindTheGloves.com
September 1, 2013
Super middleweight prospect Luis Arias has a bit more weight on his shoulders than most fighters with less than ten professional fights.
Arias is a member of Mayweather Promotions, also know as "The Money Team". He's one of the youngest members of the stable and will be the first fighter they attempt to build from professional debut to world champion.
Basically, he's their trial and error. Building a champion isn't easy. To put into perspective, it took Golden Boy Promotions nine years for Abner Mares to become their first homegrown champion.
To his credit, Arias doesn't seem bothered by the task.
"Being part of Mayweather Promotions is its own pressure," Arias told Behind The Gloves last week.
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Mark E. Ortega
BehindTheGloves.com
September 1, 2013
Super middleweight prospect Luis Arias has a bit more weight on his shoulders than most fighters with less than ten professional fights.
Arias is a member of Mayweather Promotions, also know as "The Money Team". He's one of the youngest members of the stable and will be the first fighter they attempt to build from professional debut to world champion.
Basically, he's their trial and error. Building a champion isn't easy. To put into perspective, it took Golden Boy Promotions nine years for Abner Mares to become their first homegrown champion.
To his credit, Arias doesn't seem bothered by the task.
"Being part of Mayweather Promotions is its own pressure," Arias told Behind The Gloves last week.
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