Todd "Viking" Eriksson Enters the Pros with a Draw!

Stanhope's Todd "Viking" Eriksson battled to a four round Draw following his Light Heavyweight bout with Ahmad Mickens last night in Rye Brook, NY. Eriksson, who trains at the Dover Boxing Club and had a 16-13 amateur record, had busy hands and rocked Mickens in the first round. Mickens rallied late and forced the draw. Scores were 39-37 Mickens and 38-38 twice.

"I was nervous but got into it", Eriksson said after his first professional bout.




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Tamara wins in Colombia!

North Bergen resident and top rated Junior Flyweight Carlos "El Olimpico" Tamara won a six round unanimous decision Saturday night over Alfonso De La Hoz in in Baranquilla, Colombia. Tamara reportedly controlled the bout and rocked De La Hoz but was unable to drop the 40 fight veteran. All three judges scored the contest 60-54 for Tamara.




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Diaz, Wolak win impressively; Torres stunned at the Garden!

Super Bantamweight Jorge “The Kid” Diaz of New Brunswick scored a highlight reel knockout over 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Yan Barthelemy last night at Madison Square Garden. Diaz pressed Barthelemy from the opening bell, working both the body and head of his experienced opponent. Barthelemy had moments of success while boxing from a distance but couldn’t handle the pressure of the local favorite. Diaz unloaded a monstrous left hook in the sixth round, putting Barthelemy down for the count.

The Miami based Cuban remained on the canvas for a few minutes after the bout but left the ring under his own power to a standing ovation of the relieved crowd. Time of stoppage was 1:07 of the sixth and final round. Diaz moves to 10-0 (6 KO’s) Barthelemy falls to 8-2 (1 KO).

“I expected him to hurt Barthelemy earlier” said Mike Skowronski, Diaz’ trainer. “He went to work in the fifth and sixth round and finished him in fashion.”

Wallington's Pawel Wolak opened up the Latin Fury 12 Pay Per View by stopping former title challenger Carlos Nascimento after five rounds.

Wolak blitzed Nacsimento with hard shots to the body and head while fighting in close quarters. Wolak cut Nascimento in round two over the left eye brow and dropped him in the fourth with a big left hook.

The game and bloody Nascimento came out for the fifth round but things did not go his way as Wolak bullied Nascimento and dropped him with a left to the body. Nascimento’s corner mercifully put an end to the end to evening by stopping the bout in between five and six.

Wolak, 155 1/2 is now 25-1 with seventeen knockouts. Nascimento, 154 lbs of Brazil is now 24-2.

Lightweight Martin Tucker upset previously unbeaten Michael Torres of Jersey City. Torres started well, using his range to box, but Tucker continued to press forward and dropped Torres in rounds five and six of this solid action bout. All three judges scored the contest 57-56 Tucker, of Toledo, Oh, moves to 7-5 (3 KO’s) while the highly touted Torres falls to 13-1 (7 KO’s).





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Jorge Diaz to fight 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Yan Barthelemy Tomorrow!!!

Garden State Fight Scene received word that New Brunswick based Super Bantamweight Jorge Diaz will take a massive step up in competition to challenge 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Yan Barthelemy on tomorrow's Latin Fury card. Diaz, 9-0 (6 KO's), has been impressive of late, most recently dominating Guadalupe De Leon in May.

The Miami based Cuban has an 8-1 professional record with 1 knockout and is moving up from Bantamweight.

It’s a good fight for Jorge", said Diaz' trainer Mike Skowronski. "He was a good amateur but so was Jorge. Jorge was in camp with Juanma (WBO Super Bantamweight champion Juan Manuel) Lopez and sparred with a lot of good lefties so this was the right fight. Barthelemy is a smaller guy and this (fight) will show us what Jorge has."

The Diaz-Barthelemy fight is taking place tomorrow night on the off-tv portion of Latin Fury 12 at Madison Square Garden.




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Carlos Tamara to fight October 16 in Colombia!

With a meaningful bout still evading him, North Bergen resident Carlos "El Olympico" Tamara will head overseas for a bout on October 16. The former Flyweight world title challenger will fight in his hometown of Barranquilla, Colobia to face 40 fight veteran Alfonso De La Hoz over ten rounds in the co-featured bout of the evening.

According to manager Nelson Fernandez, Tamara will return December 5 in Puerto Rico if all goes well. Fernandez also notified GSFS that Tamara's promoter Universal Promotions is currently discussing a "box off" tournament with the WBO for an interim Junior Flyweight championship due to an injury sidelining regular champion Ivan Calderon.





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Crawford stopped in 9 by Smith

Henry Crawford's rise up the Welterweight division unfortunately hit a screeching halt on Friday night. Paterson's Crawford was stopped in 9 rounds by underrated Antwone "The Truth" Smith of Miami, FL. The two time New Jersey Golden Gloves Champion got off to a fast start but Smith came on in the middle rounds, dropping and nearly putting away Crawford in the sixth. During that very same round, a dazed Crawford ate a ton of leather and likely would have not made it to the bell had the referee not been overly lenient. The game Crawford hung on and dug deep but trainer Mikey "Red" Skowronski stopped the bout following the 9th round as Crawford came back to the corner in bad shape.

Crawford falls to 22-1-1 (9 KO's) with the defeat.

The bout was aired in Shobox: The Next Generation.




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Crawford 146.4 Smith 147.6!

Paterson's Henry Crawford and Antwone "The Truth" Smith of Florida each came in excellent shape at today's weigh in. Crawford, 22-0-1 (9 KO's) and Smith, 16-1-1 (8 KO's), will square off tomorrow night on ShoBox: The Next Generation. The triple header begins at 11 PM ET with the Crawford-Smith match up taking place as the second fight.



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