Who can’t get enthusiastic about watching a real heavyweight prospect? That’s what Larry Goldberg of Boxing Insider Promotions has in retailer for the Sony Hall crowd on March 7 as he locations Pryce Taylor right into a four-round bout towards Antonio Torres.
Don’t go to the fridge. Come to Sony Hall (handle under). But when you can’t, you possibly can watch the fights, both LIVE or on demand, by means of (*7*)
PRYCE TAYLOR (Weight: 266-3/4)
One of the highest heavyweight prospects within the NYC metro space for a while is Pryce Taylor (2-0, 2 KO’s), who went past the Big Apple to determine himself on a nationwide degree within the novice ranks.
Taylor hasn’t been at it for that lengthy; the truth is, he received his begin in 2016, when he joined the Cops and Kids program. Prior to that, he had plans to strive basketball on the collegiate degree and see the place it went from there. But he rapidly turned a really formidable competitor within the ring.
He received a New York Golden Gloves novice title in 2018. Then he received the Open division the subsequent 12 months, persevering with on to the National Golden Gloves, the place he received to the semi-finals, dropping to Malik Titus, who’s now a ranked professional. He misplaced within the finals of the U.S. Championships in each 2021 and 2022.
When he was an novice, he was the topic of a 2020 characteristic story within the New York Times referred to as “How New York City Lost Boxing,” which chronicled a few of his boxing journey. Of course, he might wind up being a key determine (together with Larry Goldberg of Boxing Insider Promotions) in bringing plenty of boxing again to town.
So far, neither of Taylor’s two opponents have gotten previous the primary spherical. Mike Diorio, a beefy 255-pounder, was stopped on the Melrose Ballroom in Queens final December 1, whereas Taylor made brief work of Gabriel Aguilar, who was at a 66-1/2 pound weight drawback, on January 27 at Harrah’s in Pennsylvania.
But Taylor’s expertise as a “pro” fighter will not be restricted to that, as a result of he has competed 9 instances within the Team Combat League, the place groups include fighters who go into one-round bouts as a part of the format. This features a determination over Hasim Rahman Jr. (Son of the previous heavyweight champion) final June. Taylor’s staff is known as the New York Attitude.
A New York angle may simply take him a great distance.
ANTONIO TORRES (Weight: 247)
Antonio Torres (4-1, 4 KO’s), nicknamed “El Bravo,” brings a distinct wrinkle into his bout with Pryce Taylor, in that he’s a southpaw heavyweight, which is moderately uncommon.
Torres made his professional debut in April 2021 with a first-round TKO of Wesley Melvin. Three of his 4 wins have come within the first spherical.
He could have been a bit overmatched final August in Orlando, when Lorenzo Medina, sporting a 7-0 report, stopped him in three rounds. Torres stored issues spirited whereas he was in there, however his talent degree actually didn’t meet that of Medina. a 19-year-old presently with a 10-0 report who could also be on his strategy to being a contender.
His weight is effectively down from a excessive of 265-3/4 for his second professional combat towards Tyrese Burton.
Torres hails from Jamestown, a metropolis in western New York state that’s – in case you’re the form of one that is interested by such issues – the hometown of Lucille Ball, in addition to singers Nick Carter and Natalie Merchant.
Tickets are priced at $150, $200 and $325, and can be found at Ticketweb (https://www.ticketweb.com/event/boxing-insider-live-professional-boxing-sony-hall-tickets/13430053). Sony Hall is situated at 235 W forty sixth Street in Manhattan.
For those that can’t expertise the occasion at Sony Hall, the March 7 present will likely be proven, freed from cost, LIVE and on-demand on BoxingInsider’s steaming platform (https://videos.boxinginsider.com).
