Tag Archive | Newark New Jersey

Fighters Make Weight as we are one day away from #StevensonYoshino

Photos from the Weigh-Ins by Stacy Podelski/1495Sports There is always something about weigh-in day that has a special buzz to it. The anticipation of if the fighters were able to make weight, the excitement to see if any of the fighters will have a chance to talk their talk and or show off during the […]

Top Rank Boxing To Feature Newark Star at the Prudential Center

For those who have ever wanted to see the bright stars of boxing, look no further than Top Rank Boxing as they have always had the top prospects signed to their company. Brining a key eye for talent the folks within Top Rank are somehow able to find who the next name will be and […]

Seton Hall Pirates sunk by #23 Creighton 75-62

The Seton Hall Pirates fell at home to the #23 ranked Creighton Blue Jays at home at Prudential Center in Newark Wednesday night by the score of 75-62. Al-Amir Dawes had a great day from beyond the arc leading the Pirates (15-10/8-6 BIG EAST) with 19 points, but it was no match for the four […]

Newark set to have an action-packed night of Boxing on April 8

Newark, New Jersey be ready for some fast paced and action-packed boxing as Top Rank Boxing will present some of their best and brightest stars on April 8. Top Rank will be brining Newark-native Shakur Stevenson to the Prudential Center to take on Shuichiro Yoshino in a 12-round WBC lightweight title eliminator. In addition, there […]

Seton Hall falls to Iowa in Gavitt Games 83-67

Shaheen Holloway was not going to stay undefeated forever as Seton Hall coach. The Pirates (2-1) struggled on offense for much of the game in a 83-67 defeat Wednesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes (3-0) of the Big Ten conference. This matchup was part of the […]

Hometown Hero Shakur Stevenson Defeats Robson Conceição in Newark Extravaganza

Shakur Stevenson lost his junior lightweight world titles on the scale Thursday afternoon. He wasn’t about to lose the fight. Stevenson bested Robson Conceição by 12-round unanimous decision (117-109 2x and 118-108) in front of 10,107 fans Friday evening at Prudential Center, the largest crowd ever to attend a boxing event at the arena. Stevenson (19-0, 9 KOs) […]

Shakur Stevenson and Robson Conceição ready to thrill Boxing Fans in Newark

Newark’s hometown hero, Shakur Stevenson (18-0, 9 KOs) is set for his homecoming against Robson Conceição (17-1, 8 KOs)TONIGHT in the 12-round main event at Prudential Center. Stevenson missed the 130-pound weight limit by 1.6 pounds and was stripped of his WBC and WBO world titles. Conceição is eligible to win the titles with a victory, and if Stevenson wins, those titles will become vacant. […]