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  • Yan Zak Embarasses Victor Chvarkou
    • Yan Zak Embarasses Victor Chvarkou
    Cruiserweight Yan Zak performed a balletic beatdown of veteran Victor Chvarkou by unanimous decision in a six-rounder at Vere Basketball Palace in Tbilisi, Georgia today. After a slow start, Zak embarrassed his tough Belarusian foe.Entering the ring to hardcore sounds of No Sons of Mine's Not Meant to Strive, Zak began the fight cautiously. Chvarkou, a 39 year old, feinted, slipped Zak's jab, and ...2025
  • The Brief Career of Dino
    • The Brief Career of Dino "Casino" Berkowitz
    Dean Allan Watt was born on January 20, 1957 in Mount Holly, New Jersey to Raymond Watt and Beryl Berkowitz Watt. Dean came from a big family with five siblings. In his early twenties, he became a barber and hairstylist. He worked hard and eventually owned multiple salons.Around this time, Watt added boxing to his busy schedule. He was trained by Joe Tete, a decorated bodybuilder and boxing coach....2025
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  • • Danielle Cohen's Fight Cancelled
    Danielle Cohen was scheduled to fight tomorrow in Fort Lauderdale, but the entire card was cancelled to due several unforeseen events. Next LVL Promotions announced that it hoped to have a show in August. Cohen, whose fight was scheduled to take place in the junior featherweight division, is 2-0 with one KO.Unfortunately, multiple Jewish boxers had fights cancelled this month. After an exciting fo...2025
  • Israel-Iran Hostilities Affecting Jewish Boxers
    • Israel-Iran Hostilities Affecting Jewish Boxers
    The fallout from the current Israeli-Iranian conflict has affected the world of boxing. Not only did the hostilities force Igor Lazarev to forego a big opportunity in Canada this week, but it has impacted Brooklyn "The Big Deal" Barwick's merchandise as well. She was advised by a third party that an international warehouse would not make her merchandise if it contained "any Israeli flags or a...2025
  • • Lazarev off Thursday's Card in Canada
    Igor Lazarev was scheduled to face hot prospect Wyatt Sanford this Thursday, but he and his team are unable to make the fight. Lazarev is based in Israel and the hostilities between the country and Iran have made it too difficult to leave for the fight in Canada. Lazarev was scheduled to arrive tomorrow.Eye of the Tiger Promotions, the company hosting the event, shared a bout sheet earlier today w...2025
  • Brooklyn Barwick Calls Out Danielle Cohen, Cohen Responds
    • Brooklyn Barwick Calls Out Danielle Cohen, Cohen Responds
    After scoring her second career knockout and tackling the Team Combat League in the span of eight days, Brooklyn "The Big Deal" Barwick is looking for bigger challenges. One such challenge could be a fellow Jewish fighter, Danielle "Pitbull" Cohen."I'm the only female Jewish professional boxer in the U.S." Barwick told The Jewish Boxing Blog. "Cohen's a Jewish combat sports athlete. She's ain't a ...2025

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  • • Yan Zak Embarasses Victor Chvarkou
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  • • 2025 Israeli National Amateur Championships
    It's time to be bullish about Israeli amateur boxing. The national championships, which took place on a basketball court in Lod this past week, was littered with pugilistic talent.Nothing exemplifies that point better than Alex Karchevski's early round exit this year. The 33 year old light heavyweight is a multi-division national champion and is 1-0 as a pro. But he fell to Rony Partouche in a hig...2025
  • Yonatan Landman Wins by Sixth Round TKO
    • Yonatan Landman Wins by Sixth Round TKO
    Yonatan Landman beat Albert Commey by sixth round TKO at Bukom Boxing Arena in Acra, Ghana today. Landman outboxed his toughest test as a pro. It was his second fight in eight days.Landman and Commey were announced as 118 pounds each, but Commey, a 39 year old from Accra, looked huge compared to Landman. Yonatan told The Jewish Boxing Blog, "The plan was to get inside as much as I could."Early in ...2024
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  • Odelia Ben Ephraim to Challenge Tania Alvarez for European Title
    • Odelia Ben Ephraim to Challenge Tania Alvarez for European Title
    A potential fight of the year candidate is on the schedule for November 30 when Odelia "Thunder" Ben Ephraim faces the European junior featherweight champion Tania Alvarez at Casal Cultural i Recreatiu in Castellbisbal, Spain. This is a big opportunity for the former French featherweight champ.Ben Ephraim won the French featherweight title a year ago. She had the chance to fight Sheila Martinez fo...2024
  • Hollywood Champ: The Confusing Legacy of Mushy Callahan
    • Hollywood Champ: The Confusing Legacy of Mushy Callahan
    Mushy Callahan held the junior welterweight world championship for nearly three and a half years and after his boxing career ended, he trained the biggest Hollywood stars on the sets of their movies. Yet among fans of Jewish boxing, Callahan isn't revered like Benny Leonard nor is he admired like Barney Ross. Though his championship reign was long, it was hampered by several factors: the "syntheti...2024
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  • • Lev Jackson to Fight Undefeated Mathusan Mahindas
    Lev Jackson is scheduled to fight Mathusan Mahindas on April 21 at the Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in a junior welterweight contest. The show is promoted by Lee Baxter, who was the promoter for Jackson's debut in 2019.Jackson, a 31 year old from Richmond in British Columbia, comes in with a record of 3-1-1 with one KO and one no contest. He acknowledges that Mahindas, w...2024
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  • • Two Jewish Fighters Compete in Ring Masters
    Following in the tradition of the defunct New York Golden Gloves, the Ring Masters amateur championships brings together the New York area's best boxers in the unpaid ranks. Two Jewish fighters have made it deep into this year's tournament. Rebecca Goldberg will fight in the finals of the 146 elite division at Madison Square Garden next month. David Malul hopes to join Goldberg at MSG. He fights i...2024
  • Benny Nizard Wins Pro Debut
    • Benny Nizard Wins Pro Debut
    Junior middleweight Benny Nizard won his pro debut by unanimous decision against Avend Yassin at Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan in Levallois-Perret, France. The former French amateur champion displayed impressive ability during his first fight.Nizard, a southpaw from Paris, slid through the ropes to wild applause. When the bell rang, Yassin, a 33 year old from Ploufragan, started the fight as a ...2024
  • • Josh Feldman's All In
    "Even if I don't have a fight, I can't stop training," Josh Feldman told SA Boxing Talk ahead of his March 8 bout against Sibusiso Muteleni at Box Camp Booysens in Johannesburg, South Africa. "Right now, I feel I'm in the best shape."The Cape Town native said he is all-in. "I'm taking this so seriously. I just care about training, watching film, and sleeping. I believe I'm going to be the best in ...2024
  • Sagiv Ismailov Continues to Improve
    • Sagiv Ismailov Continues to Improve
    Sagiv Ismailov won by decision against Evghenii Shabazov at Chisinau State University of Physical Education and Sports in Chisinau, Moldova last night. Ismailov's intelligent jabs and slippery defense controlled the contest in his first career six-rounder.Ismailov, a 21 year old Israeli, has developed impressively this year. Against Shabazov, his jab was particularly effective. He used it as a ran...2023

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    "Flyweight Mor Oknin told The Jewish Boxing Blog that he plans to fight in either February or March in Mexico City, Mexico."

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    "In 2019, the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO), which the head of The Jewish Boxing Blog has since joined, created a list of the 25 best pound-for-pound fighters in history and the best within eleven different weight classes."

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  • Seldin and Solano Make Weight
    • Seldin and Solano Make Weight
    Cletus Seldin and Yeis Solano both made weight ahead of their clash tomorrow at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA. Seldin came out with a leprechaun hat and tossed it into the crowd before the ceremonial weigh-in.Seldin (28-1, 23 KOs) came in at 139.2 pounds. This is the lightest the 38 year old Seldin has been since the William Silva fight in 2021, three bouts ago. H...2025
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  • • The Desire to Improve: Doron Zinman Discusses the Phungula Fight
    Doron Zinman's dominant first round TKO victory on February 21 signified an improvement over his pro debut. "I worked hard to perform better this fight and will continue to do as such," Zinman told The Jewish Boxing Blog.In his debut last November, Zinman showed a noteworthy ability to adjust mid-fight and take control of the contest after a slow start. In his second fight, the "Buzzsaw" spent a f...2025
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  • The Indominable Drive of Yonatan Landman
    • The Indominable Drive of Yonatan Landman
    Good luck finding a harder worker than Yonatan Landman."Yonatan always trains hard," fellow Israeli flyweight David Alaverdian told The Jewish Boxing Blog. "I've never seen someone work as hard as him. It's like, does this guy take a day off?"Under the guidance of his father Shai, Yonatan is currently training in upstate New York. "It can't just be shadowboxing, hitting the pads, and working the b...2025
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    • Brooklyn "Big Deal" Barwick to Make Pro Debut Saturday
    Brooklyn "The Big Deal" Barwick is scheduled to make her pro debut on Saturday at Salon CTM in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico. The 25 year old from Laguna Beach, California comes from the world of influencer boxing.Barwick, who stands 4'11", now resides in New York. A former gymnast, she started boxing only two years ago. "I got an offer from an influencer promotion," Barwick told Jeff Mayw...2025
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  • Zinman and Feldman Make Weight
    • Zinman and Feldman Make Weight
    Doron Zinman and Joshua Feldman made weight ahead of their separate bouts tomorrow at The Box Camp, formerly known as Booysens Box Camp, in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Feldman's opponent Joseph Senga comfortably made junior middleweight, but Zinman's opponent Nhlakanipho Phungula came in over the featherweight limit.Zinman (1-0) weighed 125.55 pounds, which is right about where he was for...2025
  • • Year in Review: 2024
    This year was defined by young prospects in the early stages of their careers. Yonatan Landman started his 7-0 with 7 KOs this year. Joshua Feldman went 3-0 with 3 KOs. David Malul scored two knockout victories to get his career rolling. Daniel Ivanovski went 2-0 with one KO to start his career. Benny Nizard and Doron Zinman both won their debuts. The oldest of these prospects is just 23 years of ...2024
  • • Doron Zinman to Face Hope Cindi in Debut
    Featherweight Doron "Buzzsaw" Zinman is scheduled to fight Hope Cindi on November 23 at Box Camp Booysens in Johannesburg, South Africa. Both fighters will be making their pro debuts on the Boxing 5 Promotions card.A 20 year old from Cape Town, Zinman is ready for the challenge. He told SA Boxing Talk, "It's my time. I'm ready to go. I'm ready to fight every week, every month, whatever it is. Give...2024
  • Contentious Weigh-in for David Malul and Lucien Hannah
    • Contentious Weigh-in for David Malul and Lucien Hannah
    David Malul was ready to weigh-in today ahead of his pro debut, but was made to briefly wait as Lucien Hannah's weight caused some controversy. Before the weigh-in, Malul had just completed the physical exam where his condition and cognitive fitness were tested to make sure he was capable of fighting tomorrow at the Paramount Theater in Huntington, New York."King" David was set to weigh-in but cou...2024
  • • Hollywood Champ: The Confusing Legacy of Mushy Callahan
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  • • Toe-to-Toe with Ira Berkow
    When Rocky Graziano stopped Tony Zale in the sixth round of their world title bout at Chicago Stadium, a seven-year old Jewish kid from the nearby Lawndale neighborhood sulked for the rest of that balmy July day in 1947. Young Ira Berkow was a fan of Zale, the dethroned middleweight champion from Gary, Indiana. The heartbreak caused by the loss would become the future Pulitzer Prize winner's first...2024
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  • • Yan Zak Embarasses Victor Chvarkou
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  • Joshua Feldman on the Senga Fight
    • Joshua Feldman on the Senga Fight
    About an hour or so after his unanimous decision victory over Jonas Senga this past Friday, Joshua Feldman seemed to be a bit disappointed in his performance. He felt he could've done better and stopped his opponent.Asked about why he felt he could've stopped Senga, Feldman told The Jewish Boxing Blog, "I don't know if he didn't want to be there, but I just felt like I wanted to be there more."The...2025
  • David Alaverdian Wins Comeback Fight by Decision
    • David Alaverdian Wins Comeback Fight by Decision
    Flyweight David Alaverdian defeated Josue "Zurdo" Morales by unanimous decision tonight at the Westgate Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This was Alaverdian's first fight in over 22 months.Alaverdian, a 31 year old switcher from Israel, boxed for much of the first two rounds against Morales, a 32 year old slick southpaw from Texas. Both exhibited expert defense, which left them frustrated...2025
  • • Doron Zinman Discusses His Debut
    Featherweight Doron "Buzzsaw" Zinman spoke today with The Jewish Boxing Blog about his entertaining debut last month. Zinman defeated fellow debutant Masibulele Mjoli by unanimous decision on November 23 in Johannesburg, South Africa."Right before the fight, I was very excited," he told The JBB. "Of course, there were nerves, but I used them to my benefit. I had been looking forward to my debut fo...2024
  • • Joshua Feldman Analyzes His Latest Knockout Win
    This past Saturday, Joshua Feldman dominated Brian Shakoane on route to a first round stoppage victory. The 5-0 junior middleweight from Cape Town, South Africa discussed the fight today with The Jewish Boxing Blog."Quite honestly, I actually didn't have any game plan for the fight coming in," Feldman revealed. "It was mostly just getting in the ring and deciding on the go how I was going to asses...2024
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  • • Yonatan Landman Wins by Sixth Round TKO
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  • Zinman Wins Tough Debut; Feldman Impresses
    • Zinman Wins Tough Debut; Feldman Impresses
    Joshua Feldman and Doron Zinman both won their fights at Box Camp Booysens in Johannesburg, South Africa today. Feldman shined in a first round TKO victory over Brian Shakoane while Zinman overcame a tough opponent, Masibulele Mjoli, scoring a knockdown to win by unanimous decision.Feldman, a 20 year old junior middleweight nicknamed "The Maccabee," came out hammering Skhakoane's body and then mov...2024
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  • • Heart of a Lion: An Interview with David Malul
    David Malul fell to the canvas for the second time in the first round of his pro debut. "This is the ultimate test," he told himself as he rose to his feet. "I didn't think for a second it was over. I just thought the win would be sweeter," he told The Jewish Boxing Blog in a phone interview two days after his stunning first round knockout victory over Lucien Hannah.The game plan, fashioned by Mik...2024
  • • Jewish Boxing in China
    Jews have been in China for at least a thousand years, first forming a base in Kaifeng, a city west of Beijing and Shanghai. Merchants of all religions, including Jews, traveled the Silk Road, a network of well-worn trading routes, into China for over a millennium.Boxing has existed in China for thousands of years, but it was used as a martial art and not as a competitive sport. At the turn of the...2024
  • The Lasting Legacy of Boxing Historian Mike Silver
    • The Lasting Legacy of Boxing Historian Mike Silver
    In 2004, the king of boxing historians, Chuck Hasson, waltzed into the Philadelphia Jewish Museum to view an exhibition called "Sting Like A Maccabee: The Golden Age of the American Jewish-Boxer," curated by his protégé, Mike Silver. Hasson looked around and said, "Mike, you did good." Chuck’s affirmation was special. "It meant more to me than a dozen positive reviews,' said Silver.Since he began ...2023

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  • • The Brief Career of Dino "Casino" Berkowitz
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  • Introducing Devin Strübin
    • Introducing Devin Strübin
    Devin "The Honey Badger" Strübin is a 7-1-1 super middleweight with six knockouts. The 30 year old southpaw from Urdorf, Zurich, Switzerland turned pro in 2022."My fighting style is to make pressure," Strübin told The Jewish Boxing Blog. "I look for the infight and make pressure, punch by punch, round by round, until my opponent is broken."He made the switch from kickboxing ten years ago and his s...2025
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  • Joshua Feldman Shines in Tough Fight
    • Joshua Feldman Shines in Tough Fight
    Junior middleweight prospect Joshua Feldman won a tough fight against a game opponent, Siphiwe Ntombela, today at Big Top Arena in Carnival City, Gauteng, South Africa. Nicknamed "The Maccabee," Feldman's fluid boxing carried the fight against an unexpectedly stout challenge from the veteran journeyman.From the opening chime, Feldman gracefully slipped Ntombela's shots and landed pinpoint counters...2025
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  • • Staying Focused: David Malul Discusses His Third Fight
    David Malul showed some more of his skills in his third fight, a unanimous decision victory over Shaquille Rushing last Saturday. His jab and his dedication to the body were two key factors in his win."I believe in my jab," Malul told The Jewish Boxing Blog. "It was the gameplan to use the jab and I saw openings for it." The importance of the jab is espoused by his coach Mike Stellate at the Main ...2025
  • • David Malul Sweeps the Cards
    "King" David Malul defeated Shaquille "Gold Rush" Rushing by unanimous decision at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, New York, USA. The fight was the main event of Star Boxing's Rockin' Fights 50.Malul came out with an improved jab that he threw accurately and with purpose throughout the fight. The 22 year old from Jamaica, Queens, New York went to the body early and often. He varied his power ...2025
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  • Seldin Wins Tough Fight by MD
    • Seldin Wins Tough Fight by MD
    Junior welterweight Cletus Seldin defeated Yeis Solano by majority decision in a tough fight at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA on 360 Promotions St. Patrick’s Day card this evening. Seldin’s constant pressure and activity carried the contest.The 38 year old Seldin, wearing purple sequin trunks, came out to Rick Derringer’s “Real American” as a portion of the c...2025
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  • • The Indominable Drive of Yonatan Landman
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  • • Joshua Feldman on the Senga Fight
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  • • Brooklyn "Big Deal" Barwick to Make Pro Debut Saturday
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  • • David Alaverdian Wins Comeback Fight by Decision
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  • • Yan Zak Embarasses Victor Chvarkou
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  • • The Brief Career of Dino "Casino" Berkowitz
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  • • Danielle Cohen's Fight Cancelled
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  • • Israel-Iran Hostilities Affecting Jewish Boxers
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  • • Lazarev off Thursday's Card in Canada
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  • • Brooklyn Barwick Calls Out Danielle Cohen, Cohen Responds
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  • • Introducing Devin Strübin
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  • • Joshua Feldman Shines in Tough Fight
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  • • The Brief Career of Dino "Casino" Berkowitz
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  • • Danielle Cohen's Fight Cancelled
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  • • Israel-Iran Hostilities Affecting Jewish Boxers
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  • • Lazarev off Thursday's Card in Canada
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  • • Brooklyn Barwick Calls Out Danielle Cohen, Cohen Responds
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  • • Introducing Devin Strübin
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  • • Joshua Feldman Shines in Tough Fight
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  • David Malul to Fight in June
    • David Malul to Fight in June
    Welterweight David Malul is scheduled to fight on June 14 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York, USA. The 22 year old from Queens is 3-0 with 2 KOs.Malul scored two vicious knockouts last year. In March, he showed improved skills in beating Shaquille Rushing by unanimous decision. But he still knows he needs to keep getting better. In March, he acknowledged to The Jewish ...2025
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  • Yan Zak Weighs In Ahead of Debut
    • Yan Zak Weighs In Ahead of Debut
    Yan Zak, the 25 year old decorated amateur from Israel, weighed in ahead of his clash against Darshan Singh tomorrow at the Round 10 Boxing Club in Dubai, U.A.E. Zak is one of the most decorated amateur Jewish boxers in years.From Ashdod, Zak arrived in Dubai yesterday and weighed in today. BoxRec lists the fight at heavyweight, but Zak's team told The Jewish Boxing Blog that the fight is actually...2025
  • Brooklyn Barwick to Fight May 31
    • Brooklyn Barwick to Fight May 31
    Brooklyn "The Big Deal" Barwick is scheduled to fight on May 31 in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico. The 25 year old is looking to move her record to 2-0.Barwick is returning to the scene of her debut, a first knockout victory over Alejandra Marruffo on March 1. She'll look to stay active this year as she builds up her ring experience and credibility in the sport.Barwick recently sparred with...2025
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Jewish Boxing rumors, scandals

  • Review of The Promise of Women's Boxing
    • Review of The Promise of Women's Boxing
    The Promise of Women's Boxing: A Momentous New Era for the Sweet ScienceBy Malissa SmithRowman & Littlefield, 2024Malissa Smith's new book is a celebration of women's boxing since the 2012 Olympics, which is when her seminal A History of Women's Boxing leaves off. In her first book, Smith mainly assumes the role of historian while in this effort she serves primarily as a journalist. Impressively, ...2024
  • • Doron Zinman Discusses His Debut
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  • • Zinman Wins Tough Debut; Feldman Impresses
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  • • Doron Zinman to Face Hope Cindi in Debut
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  • • Year in Review: 2023
    This year has been a great one for Jewish boxing! We got more fights and thankfully, fewer cancellations.Some of the best:Focused for Battle looks at several boxers' mindset during the referee's final instructions at center-ring right before the opening bell.Sagiv Ismailov Wins Under Difficult Circumstances explores the trials an Israeli boxer faced just to take part in a fight in German...2023
  • • David Alaverdian is Impressive Early, Shrewd Late in Victory
    Super flyweight David Alaverdian dominated the first half of his fight against the rugged Ernesto Irias in their six round affair tonight at the Westgate Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Alaverdian seemed to hit a wall before bouncing back thanks to a shrewd change in strategy.Irias, a 27 year old veteran from Managua, Nicaragua, had his phone stolen in January. He came out in the first r...2023

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