http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/duke_mckenzie/74009 Recent articles about Duke McKenzie en-us Luis "Orlandito" del Valle (15-0, 11KO's) has championship blood running through his veins. In 1992, his cousin, Rafael del Valle, traveled to England and defeated local champion Duke McKenzie in the first round, becoming the WBO bantamweight World Champion. "Orlandito is making a really good impression in boxing. His team is doing a great job by giving him more experience at each fight. When time comes for a world title shot, Orlandito will be more than ready. He has the talent to do so, and more important, he always listens," says Rafael del Valle. For "Orlandito", his family is the most important thing, and this is especially true when it comes to his cousin. On Friday, April 27, in Miami, Oklahoma, and as part of the "ShoBox: The New Generation" series, the undefeated Boricua will take on another tough test, en route to continue this legacy. "It's an honor and, at the same time, a huge motivation to come from a family that a... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:38:35 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/luis_del_valle_continues_climb_up_the_rankings_on_shobox_april_27/10531409 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/luis_del_valle_continues_climb_up_the_rankings_on_shobox_april_27/10531409 Luis del Valle continues climb up the rankings on Shobox April 27 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/luis_del_valle_continues_climb_up_the_rankings_on_shobox_april_27/10531409 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Panamanian Bernardo Checa says he will give Martin Rogan the perfect tactics to bring Tyson Fury’s career to a grinding halt when the two heavyweights battle it out on April 14 at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena on the main event of Hennessy Sports “Unfinished Business” show. Checa was the head coach for legendary Irish promoter Barney Eastwood when he was churning out numerous champions from his Belfast gym in the 1980s and 1990s, including former World featherweight champion Paul Hodkinson, former World welterweight champion Crisanto Espana and World flyweight champion Dave McAuley, a commentator for Channel 5 the broadcaster for Fury-Rogan. Credit: Hennessy Sports The Panamanian has also trained Roberto Duran and currently works with WBA interim super-middleweight champion Brian Magee in Belfast and now he wants to add Rogan to his list of achievements when the former Commonwealth heavyweight champion meets unbeaten World number six Fury 100 years on from when the Belfast-built iconic... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:52:50 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/rogans_trainer_hell_sink_the_big_ship_fury_on_titantics_100th_anniversary/10299430 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/rogans_trainer_hell_sink_the_big_ship_fury_on_titantics_100th_anniversary/10299430 Rogan’s trainer: He’ll sink the big ship Fury on Titantic’s 100th anniversary http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/rogans_trainer_hell_sink_the_big_ship_fury_on_titantics_100th_anniversary/10299430 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/8/e860330593ab42976a7350f319163c53f6e0dd88/mini/PicImg_Boxing__Matt_57de.jpg