‘Rising Stars’ Archives
Undefeated prospect Danny O’Connor improves to 9-0 »
HOLLYWOOD, FL, September 24– Irish eyes were smiling Wednesday night at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, as undefeated junior welterweight prospect Danny O’Connor improved to 9-0 (3 KOs) with a third round TKO of Patrick Cape. The victory was the 24-year old O’Connor’s seventh of 2009, making the 2008 US Olympic [...]
Rising Star – Andre Berto Headlines ESPN2 Friday »
New York, July 2—The strength, speed, power and stamina of the thoroughbred will be on display at Saratoga throughout its upcoming summer racing meet. DiBella Entertainment's undefeated "thoroughbred" – future boxing champion Andre Berto – will showcase all of those qualities and more in Saratoga on July 27 when the welterweight star takes [...]
Rising Stars- Vanes Martirosyan in Action Friday »
Los Angeles, CA (June 28th) - Former US Olympian and highly regarded boxing prospect Vanes "The Nightmare" Martirosyan (13-0, 9KO's) will take Alberto Mercedes (13-14-1, 9KO's) this Friday night, June 29th from the Cliff Castle Casino in Camp Verde, AZ, just north of Phoenix. This bout will be televised live on TELEFUTURA - Solo Boxeo starting at [...]
Eleven New National Champions are Crowned at the »
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – Six full days of boxing culminated in 11 championship round bouts on Saturday at the Chattanooga Convention Center. All 22 boxers stepped through the ropes with one thing on their mind – a National Golden Gloves championship. Yet only 11 could walk away with a national championship. The first boxer to be crowned a 2007 [...]
Rising Star Vanes Martirosyan »
Photo by: vanesboxing.com LOS ANGELES, CA, April 2nd - This weeks Rising Star is Vanes Martirosyan. Born in Abovyan, Armenia, Martirosyan makes his home Glendale, CA, where he has lived since age of four. Martirosyan began boxing at the age of seven. At the age of eighteen, Martirosyan represented the United States in the 2004 Olympics as a [...]
Rising Star Chad Dawson »
Photo by: Gary Shaw Productions LOS ANGELES, CA, MARCH 26 - This week's Rising Star is Light Heavyweight "Bad" Chad Dawson of New Haven, Connecticut. Dawson earned the 2000 United States National Under-19 championship fighting at 165lbs and is the former WBC Youth Champion. Dawson was a high school athlete playing Varsity Basketball and [...]
Rising Star Andre Berto »
Photo by: Teddy Blackburn/DiBella Entertainment LOS ANGELES, CA, March 19 - In our first segment of "Rising Star," we are proud to feature welterweight Andre Berto (17-0, 15KO's). Currently undefeated, Berto, who is only 23 years old, has produced knockouts in all but two of his professional bouts. With lightning speed and power, Berto is one [...]
Boxing’s Rising Stars – New Weekly Segment »
We are excited to announce a new weekly segment called “Rising Stars.” Beginning next week, touchgloves.com will interview promising young stars about their experiences both inside and outside the ring. We will provide fans with an inside look into the lives of future champions and go in-depth with analysis and exclusive news. Our first [...]
