Tag Archive | Newark

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 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. […]

Newark Bound: Shakur Stevenson & Robson Conceição Touch Down in Brick City

 WBC/WBO/Ring Magazine junior lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson has never fought at home as a world champion. The six letters on the front of his trunks — Newark — represents his past and immediate future. Stevenson (18-0, 9 KOs), a 2016 Olympic silver medalist, will defend his belts against Brazilian Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceição (17-1, 8 KOs) on Friday […]

Gotham FC Players Volunteer for SAGE Eldercare Meals-on-Wheels Program

On Friday, April 23, the NJ/NY Gotham FC Player Community Outreach Committee spent their day off giving back. Gotham FC players participated in the Meals-on-Wheels program provided by SAGE Eldercare of Summit, New Jersey, that saw them delivering food to local seniors for the day. SAGE Eldercare is a private, nonprofit organization, started in 1954, that […]