http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/jaidon_codrington/74488 Recent articles about Jaidon Codrington en-us After a broken thumb forced Johnathon Banks to withdraw from his February 16 rematch with Seth Mitchell, Golden Boy Promotions has announced that a pivotal 12-round WBC super middleweight title eliminator between unbeaten number one rated contender Nikola Sjekloca and number two rated contender Sakio "The Scorpion" Bika will move into the HBO World Championship Boxing co-main event at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey before Adrien Broner defends his world title against Gavin Rees. Plus, the stacked non-televised undercard will feature a USBA Junior Middleweight title fight between Charles Whittaker and Demetrius Hopkins, a junior lightweight bout pitting Vicente Escobedo against Edner Cherry and appearances by 2012 United States Olympians Rau'Shee Warren and Jamel Herring. Budva, Montenegro's Nikola Sjekloca (25-0, 7 KO's) is a skilled boxer whose long hours in the gym and the ring are finally starting to pay off as he makes his way to the ring in At... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:51:13 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/broner_vs_rees_undercard_sakio_bika_demetrius_hopkins_vicente_escobedo_12_us_olympians/12911353 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/broner_vs_rees_undercard_sakio_bika_demetrius_hopkins_vicente_escobedo_12_us_olympians/12911353 Broner vs. Rees undercard: Sakio Bika, Demetrius Hopkins, Vicente Escobedo, ’12 US Olympians http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/broner_vs_rees_undercard_sakio_bika_demetrius_hopkins_vicente_escobedo_12_us_olympians/12911353 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/b/5b8b123d531b5ce34e401f8f9f6214561e4799af/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f72160275.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193B07CCDF00DC06F5776DBCBEC84C8411E591E7EC1A351FC8B.jpg As you step through the red side door at Starrett City Boxing Club, the smell hits you like a glove full of plaster. The odor of sweat, blood and hot air fill the cavernous, cement-walled room, located underneath a parking garage at a housing complex in Brooklyn. The folks who call this facility home will tell you that's the scent of hard work, and as you look at some of the fighters this place has produced, many of them world champs, you can't help but think that maybe they're onto something. The list of boxers who got their start at Starrett City is long and accomplished: Mean Joe Green, Monte Barrett, Shannon Briggs, Travis Simms, Luis Collazo, Curtis Stevens, Sadam Ali, Will Rosinsky, Dimitry Salita, Jaidon Codrington -- all products of Jimmy O'Pharrow's gym. So is Danny Jacobs, better known here as The Golden Child. Jacobs grew up in Brownsville, the neighborhood that bred former world champs Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe, and started working with trainer Victor Roundtree at Starret Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:47:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/fighting_again_a_victory_for_jacobs/12334396 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/fighting_again_a_victory_for_jacobs/12334396 Fighting again a victory for Jacobs http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/fighting_again_a_victory_for_jacobs/12334396 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Before the SHOWTIME televised quadrupleheader "Four Warned" takes place on Saturday, June 2 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., the action will get underway with four additional intriguing matchups that are expected to have fans on their feet from start to finish. Headlining the undercard will be a 10-round battle for the NABF Super Middleweight title between talented up-and-comer Dyah Davis and perennial contender Sakio Bika that will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Also in action in separate bouts will be unbeaten lightweight rising star Sharif "The Lion" Bogere, lightweight power-punching prospect Omar "Panterita" Figueroa and debuting Juan Reynoso. The son of 1976 United States Olympic Gold Medalist Howard Davis Jr., Glen Cove, New York's Dyah Davis (21-2-1, 9 KO's) has shown in his recent fights that he's ready to step up and make his move on the super middleweight division's elite. A professi... Thu, 31 May 2012 09:09:55 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/showtime_extreme_to_air_bika_davis_match_up_sharif_bogere_omar_figueroa_also_on_undercard/10910231 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/showtime_extreme_to_air_bika_davis_match_up_sharif_bogere_omar_figueroa_also_on_undercard/10910231 Showtime Extreme to air Bika-Davis match-up; Sharif Bogere & Omar Figueroa also on undercard http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/showtime_extreme_to_air_bika_davis_match_up_sharif_bogere_omar_figueroa_also_on_undercard/10910231 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/b/5b8b123d531b5ce34e401f8f9f6214561e4799af/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f72160275.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193B07CCDF00DC06F5776DBCBEC84C8411E591E7EC1A351FC8B.jpg We'll be talking about this knockout around the end of the year when reviewing 2012 finalists, I expect -- light heavyweight Allan Green going to sleep Saturday off Mikkel Kessler's crunching left hook. Back in 2005, Green was the man delivering the Knockout of the Year, against Jaidon Codrington. It's a brutal fact of this sport that one can go rather quickly from being the one who can break an ass in two (more) halves to being the one with a quad-ass.(Video stays up on as long as YouTube allows it.) Sun, 20 May 2012 16:42:57 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2012_knockout_of_the_year_candidate_mikkel_kessler_vs_allan_green/10834889 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2012_knockout_of_the_year_candidate_mikkel_kessler_vs_allan_green/10834889 2012 Knockout Of The Year Candidate: Mikkel Kessler Vs. Allan Green http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/2012_knockout_of_the_year_candidate_mikkel_kessler_vs_allan_green/10834889 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/f/dfe477b9b13999fecb49b81a42b1f8a82a9e13a4/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f86225384.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193E66F6A66FD8D516E90DA7CCAEA0AE337.jpg FORT WORTH, TEXAS --- Long time Middleweight Contender and Texas native Brian Vera (19-6, 12KO’s) will headline former world champions Paulie Ayala’s next show, Gloves & Guitars:  The Tejano Throwdown on Saturday, April 21st at the Fort Worth Convention Center Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Vera first rose to fame on Season 3 of the reality TV series The Contender back in 2007 where he suffered his first professional loss to the show’s runner-up, Jaidon Codrington.  Since that loss Vera has fought the top prospects of the middleweight division with mixed results. He came back from near defeat against Emanuel Steward’s trained Andy Lee to score an impressive 7th round TKO in a fight Lee was dominating.  This fight personified Vera’s never say die attitude that has made him a fan favorite.  Although he lost to Lee in a rematch in his last fight, he pulled off a 10 round split decision victory against former world champion and fellow The Contender alumnus Sergio Mora back in 2011.  ... Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:39:51 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/middleweight_contender_brian_vera_headlines_paulie_ayalas_gloves_amp_guitars_the/10425214 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/middleweight_contender_brian_vera_headlines_paulie_ayalas_gloves_amp_guitars_the/10425214 Middleweight Contender Brian Vera headlines Paulie Ayala’s Gloves & Guitars: The ... http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/middleweight_contender_brian_vera_headlines_paulie_ayalas_gloves_amp_guitars_the/10425214 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Three-time super-middleweight world champion Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KOs) will be moving up in weight on May 19 when he clashes with fellow Super Six World Boxing Classic contestant & power puncher Allan Green (31-3, 21 KOs) on May 19. The battle at Copenhagen's PARKEN Stadium will be contested at light heavyweight, with the WBC World Championship (Silver) at stake. The winner will be in line to face WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins, who takes on Chad Dawson in Atlantic City on April 28. “We want Mikkel to cement his place in boxing history along the all-time greats by wining world titles in two weight classes,” promoter Kalle Sauerland said at a press conference in Copenhagen. “It is not going to be easy to face bigger and stronger opposition at a higher weight but the Viking Warrior has never turned down a challenge. We are thrilled to pro... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:57:47 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/mikkel_kessler_to_face_allan_green_on_may_19_in_175_lbs_bout/10403056 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/mikkel_kessler_to_face_allan_green_on_may_19_in_175_lbs_bout/10403056 Mikkel Kessler to face Allan Green on May 19 in 175 lbs bout http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/mikkel_kessler_to_face_allan_green_on_may_19_in_175_lbs_bout/10403056 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/3/43edce57b183566050da87a2c5d63306a91c7c7f/mini/Boxing__Carl_93b9.jpg As the waning moments of 2011 slip away, the new year beckons forth a fresh horizon of matchmaking to tantalize and tease the boxing enthusiasts' fanciful minds. Looking forward to the staredowns and faceoffs that may grace the sport in the coming year, there is only one surefire hookup signed at this moment, the welterweight rematch between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto. The first go-around was a Fight of the Year candidate and both men have had lively matches since last they met. It should make for another all-action shootout. But beyond that, the new year is a vast unsettled frontier. Floyd Mayweather has staked his flag at May 5, and claims finally to want a welterweight Manny Pacquiao meet-up. Who knows if those two will ever find common ground? Canelo Alvarez, the redheaded Mexican superstar, may have the inside track on landing a play date with Mayweather, though, and recently redeemed Miguel Cotto has been bandied about as a foe for Floyd too. Regardless of who gets th... Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:16:48 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/the_fight_of_the_year_next_year/8764666 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/the_fight_of_the_year_next_year/8764666 The Fight Of The Year. Next Year. http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/the_fight_of_the_year_next_year/8764666 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png