SubscribeMazel tov, Yuri Foreman
Rabbi-in-training Yuri Foreman wins Israel’s first major boxing title.
Mazel tov, Ran Nakash
On Saturday night (July 11), the Israeli cruiserweight beat William Bailey by technical knockout at the 1:49 mark of the fourth round of their undercard match at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. That improves Nakash’s record to 13-0, but you have to take into account that his opponent was just 10-17-2.
Nakash visited the JCC [...]
Mazel tov, Dmitiry Salita!
Our friend, Ron Ross, submitted this happy news:
Dmitiry Salita has been waiting patiently for the bell to ring sounding Round One of his anticipated world championship fight with the winner of the Kotelnik-Khan fight but it seems that there will be bells ringing before that for the undefeated light welterweight contender.
Wedding bells will be chiming [...]
If you don’t have plans for Shabbat…
And you happen to be in Manhattan tomorrow night, this might be of interest, especially if you’re a boxing fan. Yuri Foreman is hosting a Latino Shabbat Dinner in anticipation of the “Latin Fury” bout in Atlantic City later this month.
In this corner…Yuri Foreman
The light middleweight with a record of 27-0 with eight knockouts will face Cornelius Bundrage on June 27 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Kind of funny: BoxRec.com lists the boxer’s stance as “orthodox,” Little do they realize…
Mazal tov, Dmitiry
Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita beat Raul Munoz on May 24 to improve his record to 30 wins, no losses, and one draw with 16 knockouts. The 10 rounder was held at Buffalo Bills Casino and Resort in Prim, Nevada.
Salita, ranked the number one junior welterweight in the world by the WBA, is till awaiting [...]
Jews and Arabs extending a hand towards athletic cooperation
It’s not quite Rocky (although maybe it is in a sense), but here’s a story from the IvoryTowerz, a blog on culture and society, about an unlikely 1-2 boxing combination: a Israel Jewish gym owner and a young Palestinian boxer. I can see the movie now.
In another tale, perhaps feet would be more accurate: From [...]
Lest we forget: Boxer who survived Auschwitz by fighting dies
From the JTA:
JERUSALEM — Salamo Arouch, a Greek-Jewish boxer who survived Auschwitz by fighting fellow prisoners, has died.
Arouch died in a nursing home in Israel on April 26. He was 86.
Arouch served as a consultant on the 1989 film “Triumph of the Spirit” about his win-or-die fights staged by the Nazis. It was the first [...]
Dmitriy Salita: Breaking into the big time
With every fight, Dmitriy Salita is gaining more attention. His most recent fight was carried on HBO pay-per-view and the cable channel will features a segment on him on “Ring Life,” which you can watch here in three installments, courtesy of YouTube.
Mazel tov, Dmitriy Salita
The Orthodox-Jewish boxer kept his perfect record intact, beating Derrick Campos on Nov. 8 at Madison Square Garden to improve to 29 wins and one draw (16 knockouts).
Dan Rafael from ESPN.com described the bout:
Salita won a unanimous decision … although it was a very difficult fight for the New York-based Ukrainian.
Judge Robin Taylor absurdly [...]
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