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• Scrap The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
Celebrating great Jewish fighters has been part of the mission of The Jewish Boxing Blog for over sixteen years. The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, based at the Suffolk (NY) JCC, purports to do the same. The organization claims, "It is dedicated to honoring American Jewish figures who have distinguished themselves in sports. Its objective is to foster Jewish identity through athletics and to...2026
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• The Thieves of Cherbourg: Ben Ephraim-Kaddour Called a Draw

Odelia Ben Ephraim dominated Sarah Kaddour at Gymnase Jean Jaures in Cherbourg, France today. Yet, two judges inexplicably called the fight even. Earlier this week, The Jewish Boxing Blog prophesied, "As the opponent, Odelia will need to win in convincing fashion." She did just that and the judges still saddled her with a majority drawKaddour, a 30 year old, began each round firing combinatio...2026
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• Doron Zinman Comes Up Short

Doron Zinman lost by a point on each of the three judges' scorecards against Thabang Mofula today at the Big Top Arena at Carnival City in Brakpan, South Africa. The judges preferred Mofula's sneaky counters rather than Zinman's aggression and harder shots.Zinman pressed the action throughout the fight. His jab snapped back Mofula's head on several occasions. The 21 year old from Cape Town showed ...2026
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• Carolina Duer and Yuri Foreman Elected to Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Carolina Duer and Yuri Foreman are two of the twenty inductees going into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026. Duer and Foreman are the last two Jewish world champions.Both Duer and Foreman were born on August 5; Duer in '78 and Foreman two years later. Duer was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a descendent of Syrian Jews. Foreman was born in the Soviet Union,...2026
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• A Golden Mensch: Marty Pomerantz

A true mensch, Marty Pomerantz won the 1935 New York Golden Gloves in the lightweight division before embarking on a professional career as a club fighter.Meyer Pomerantz was born on June 15, 1915, the second son of David and Lena. David, a dressmaker, was born in New York to immigrants from Prague. Lena immigrated to the U.S. as a child from the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. The family lived on Wash...2026
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• All Hail King David

Born David Nahon in Casablanca, Morocco on October 27, 1940, the fighter who would be known as "King David" was one of nine children. "He was a tough little Jew running the streets of Casablanca, where a Jew had better be tough or able to run, and preferably both," wrote Larry Merchant of the Philadelphia Daily News. Nahon grew up in a ghetto to a father who was a poor tailor.The Casablanca Mellah...2026

• Alan Blyweiss - The Inspirational Sparring Partner

"I was set to be the heavyweight champion of the world," Alan Blyweiss said ruefully. "The first Jewish heavyweight champion."Instead, Blyweiss made a living sparring the likes of Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, and Riddick Bowe. After a small fire had broken out in his house earlier in the day and under the threat of a tornado warning, Blyweiss spoke with The Jewish Boxing Blog about his harrowing...2026
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• David Malul Off Saturday's Card
Welterweight prospect David Malul had been scheduled to fight this Saturday at his old stomping grounds, the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, New York, USA. The Jewish Boxing Blog, however, has learned the 23 year old from Queens won't fight on the Star Boxing card.Malul last fought in November, headlining a card he promoted. With a record of 4-0, Malul has been beset with relative inactivity rece...2026
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• Brooklyn Barwick Moves to 5-0 (5 KOs)

Brooklyn "Big Deal" Barwick won her fifth fight when Adis Camacho quit on her stool following the second round in Medellin, Colombia today. Barwick showed new wrinkles in her game in front of some new fans from Chabad Medellin, who were in attendance. Building off of her fourth fight, she boxed more against Camacho than she had previously. Her combinations were more precise and her punch-picking w...2025
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• 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
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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
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• 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

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
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• 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
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• Boxing in the Catskills: Review of Ringside in the Mountains

Ringside in the MountainsEvan HaimanBaker Street Productions, 2025Capturing the nostalgic oasis of the Catskill Mountains, the documentary Ringside in the Mountains chronicles the evolution of training in the resort area of Sullivan County, New York. Over twelve rounds of information, the impact of such legendary boxers as Barney Ross, James Braddock, Rocky Marciano, Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, and...2026
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"Past Jewish boxers Larry Boardman, "The Corn Belt Ace" Hymie Wiseman, "A Laborer in the Entertainment Business" Benny Franklin, "The Human Sponge" Alf Ros, "The Casino" Dino Berkowitz, "The Jewish Jolter" Ronnie Cohen, "The Conqueror of Jackie Fields" Harry Wallach, legendary promoter Don Elbaum, and Hall of Famer Jill Matthews were all remembered by The Jewish Boxing Blog this year."

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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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• An Evening with Brooklyn Barwick

After I secured two tickets from David Malul's mom on the front steps of his plush house in Jamaica, Queens, I fumbled in my pocket and realized I had lost my credit card. Thirty minutes of trying to figure out how to get ApplePay to work on my phone, and I was back on the F train headed to meet Brooklyn Barwick, a 5-0 featherweight who just turned pro in March.Barwick and I had made plans to watc...2025
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• Amendments to the Muhammad Ali Act Threaten Boxers' Rights
The Muhammad Ali Act, passed in 2000, granted boxers certain rights in the United States. It said promoters couldn't thrust coercive contracts onto them. It created regulations for sanctioning body rankings. It forced promoters to disclose their show's profits to the participating boxers. It made promoters honor their contracts.The criticism of the Ali Act is that it's been toothless. Attorneys ge...2025
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• 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

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

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
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• 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
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• Barwick Drops Decision to Novas

Brooklyn "Big Deal" Barwick lost by unanimous decision tonight to Grecia Novas at Polideportivo Virgilio Frias in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Barwick was shocked and confused when the decision was read.The 26 year old spent the previous fight standing behind the blue corner with her team, Jimmy Sosa and Nisa Rodriguez, shifting her weight from one foot to the other. She walked to the ring a...2026
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• Brooklyn Barwick Moves to 5-0 (5 KOs)
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• Amendments to the Muhammad Ali Act Threaten Boxers' Rights
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• Yan Zak Embarasses Victor Chvarkou
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• All Hail King David
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• The Harder They Fall
For 2026, the writer Andrew Rihn conjured up an informal book club called "Hitting the Books," consisting of four boxing-themed novels with the first being Budd Schulberg's The Harder They Fall.Schulberg was raised in Hollywood and grew up a big boxing fan. His father, B.P., was a famous movie producer. Budd became friends with Jewish boxers Jackie Fields, Mushy Callahan, Newsboy Brown, and M...2026
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• Isaac Chilemba Shut Out by Lenar Perez

Isaac Chilemba lost a ten-round decision to undefeated cruiserweight prospect Lenar Perez tonight at the Montreal Casino in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The 38 year old resident of South Africa proved himself to be a durable gatekeeper after two years away from the ring.Chilemba walked to the ring to the nostalgic chords of Lukas Graham's "7 Years" while Perez, a 28 year old Cuban who splits time bet...2026
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• Boxing in the Catskills: Review of Ringside in the Mountains
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• Preview of Cletus Seldin vs. Kevin Hayler Brown

Cletus "Hebrew Hammer" Seldin is a decided underdog in his upcoming fight against Kevin "Alfa" Hayler Brown. Seldin will be traveling to Brown's home turf for their bout on Saturday at the Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida, USA. The undefeated Brown has fought all of his contests at the same venue.Despite the odds that favor Brown as heavily as -1800, the 39-year-old Seldin has a real oppo...2025
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• 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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• Scrap The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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• The Thieves of Cherbourg: Ben Ephraim-Kaddour Called a Draw
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• Doron Zinman Comes Up Short
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• Carolina Duer and Yuri Foreman Elected to Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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• All Hail King David
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• David Malul Off Saturday's Card
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• Lev Jackson Targeting March Date

According to BoxRec, Lev Jackson is fighting in two days in Jamay, Mexico. Chalk it up to: Don't believe everything you read on the internet. When asked if he was fighting on January 24, the Vancouver-based lightweight responded, "Not to my knowledge," his tongue firmly in his cheek.After a nearly two-year layoff, the 33-year-old Jackson has been active recently. He traveled to Mexico and scored a...2026
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• David Malul and Brooklyn Barwick to Fight in February

Jewish boxing in New York has a long and proud history, dating back well over a hundred years. David Malul and Brooklyn Barwick are the latest two to keep the tradition alive. Malul, 23, and Barwick, 26, both train under the watchful eye of the Sosa Crew, based at the NYC Cops & Kids Boxing Club.Malul, who ran his first event as a promotor in November, recently made the switch to Aureliano Sosa. B...2026
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• Jewish Boxing in 2025
The year in Jewish boxing was dominated by two newcomers with very different backstories and fighting styles. Yan Zak and Brooklyn Barwick are both in their mid-20s and both made their professional debuts this year, but the similarities stop there.Zak, a 25 year old Israeli, is a decorated amateur. He won the gold medal at the U-22 European Championships a couple years ago and has competed - and e...2026
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• David Malul and Yan Zak in Separate Fights Next Month
Welterweight David Malul and cruiserweight Yan Zak are both scheduled to be in the ring next month. Malul will face Colin Huntington at Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York, USA on November 13. Zak is taking on Dickson Mwakisopile in Dubai, UAE on November 29.Malul (3-0, 2 KOs) will be making his promotional debut when he faces Huntington, a 23 year old from Kalamazoo, Michigan. The 22 year old "K...2025
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• Odelia Ben Ephraim Drops High-Level Fight

Odelia Ben Ephraim lost a decision to up-and-comer Teresa Makinen tonight at Pabellon Lara Gonzalez in Santa Pola, Spain. It was an exciting, high-level fight between two talented fighters.Makinen, a 21 year old Finnish fighter based in Spain, showed tremendous skill throughout the fight. She opened the bout with a hard counter right. Ben Ephraim, a 25 year old from France, pressed forward and lan...2025
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• Daniel Ivanovski Off Tomorrow's Kentucky Card
Cruiserweight prospect Daniel Ivanovski was scheduled to face Anthony Price tomorrow in Louisville, Kentucky. The card is is still on, but this fight has fallen through.Ivanovski is a 24 year old with a record of 4-0 with 3 KOs. He last fought in February. This is the second fight he has had scheduled that fizzled out since then.Two more fights have been added to the schedule. Yan Zak is scheduled...2025
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• 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
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• Doron Zinman Discusses His Debut
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• 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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• 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
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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
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• 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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