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Saturday, September 20, 2014

Seldin Scores Another Knockout

Cletus Seldin flattened veteran Ramesis Gil in the second round of their fight last night at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, New York.

Seldin weighed 141 pounds for the fight, the second lightest of his career. Gil was 138.75 pounds. The KO was Seldin's eleventh in 14 victories. Gill falls to 8-9-5 with 5 KOs.

After the fight, HBO's unofficial ringside judge Harold Lederman tweeted that Seldin "once again proved he is the hardest hitting junior welterweight in world."

Friday, September 19, 2014

Horowitz Wins in Debut

Samuel Horowitz win his professional debut against Albert Harkins at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. Horowitz won by first round knockout.

Horowitz landed an uppercut fifteen seconds into the fight sending Harkins down and out. Horowitz weighed in at 178 pounds while Harkins (1-8) was 177.5. Harkins has now been stopped seven times.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Brooks to Fight in October

Michael "Lefty" Brooks is scheduled to fight on October 24 at the Upsky Long Island Hotel in Hauppauge, New York. Brooks is coming off his first two consecutive losses against high level competition.

Last November, Brooks was outgunned by highly-touted undefeated prospect Karl Dargan. Brooks suffered his first stoppage loss last April when he lost to Jason Sosa.

An aggressive fighter who can box, Brooks (10-2-1, 2 KOs) is looking to rebound after a tough year int he ring. His bout is currently penciled in for six rounds with no opponent yet named.