SubscribeIn 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 [...]
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: [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Salita Puts it on the line
Dmitriy Salita puts his prefect record (28-0-1) on the line when he takes on Derrick Campos for the IBF Intercontinental Championship on Saturday night, Nov. 8, at Madison Square Garden. The fight wll be carried by HBO Pay-Per-View. In an NJJN article, Mike Silver, author of The Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of [...]
