IRVINGTON — Two professional boxers from Irvington will fight on the big stage Saturday, Feb. 1 when Jean Pierre Valencia and Ghandi Romain compete in separate bouts at the Prudential Center in Newark. Valencia (3-0, 2 knockouts) will face Dmitry Noskov (0-1) in a four-round junior middleweight bout, while Romain (6-1-1, 4 knockouts) will face […]
CARTERET, NJ — Jean Pierre Valencia closed his first year as a professional boxer on a strong note, defeating DePriest Johnson by unanimous decision on Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Carteret Performing Arts Center in Carteret. The 25-year-old from Irvington earned the victory in their four-round junior middleweight fight on all three judges’ cards by […]
NEWARK, NJ — Irvington’s own Jean Pierre Valencia scored a knock out in the first round of his fight in New Jersey’s biggest venue on Saturday, Oct. 12. The 24-year-old boxer had dreamed of fighting at the Prudential Center after watching world champions like Shakur Stevenson compete at the venue. Valencia finally made that dream […]
ATLANTIC CITY — Jean Pierre Valencia had an explosive showing in his professional debut, knocking out Patrick Bernard Harris in the first round on Saturday, June 8, at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. The two-fisted puncher Valencia, 24, of Irvington, wasted little time getting to know his opponent, knocking him down with a […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Amateur boxing standout Jean Pierre Valencia will make his professional debut on Saturday, June 8, when he faces Patrick Bernard Harris in a four-round junior middleweight bout at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. The 24-year-old Irvington resident won numerous championships in the 165-pound division as an amateur, including a bronze […]
IRVINGTON, N.J. — State bragging rights will be at stake when Irvington boxing standout Jean Pierre Valencia faces New York champion Melvin Martinez on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Stereo Garden in Patchogue, N.Y. The vacant Strong Island Fight Night Series Interstate Championship will be contested in the 165-pound bout, which features two of the best […]
NEWARK — Jean Pierre Valencia emerged victorious on Saturday night, Nov. 11, in a battle of amateur boxing champions, defeating Washington D.C. Golden Gloves champ Christian Hamilton by unanimous decision at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark. Valencia of Irvington scored the only standing eight count of the fight in round one, stunning Hamilton with […]
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. – NORTH BERGEN – Irvington boxer Jean Pierre Valencia solidified his status as the best 165-pound amateur boxer in the state after winning the New Jersey Diamond Gloves open class championship on Sunday night, Oct. 15. The 23-year-old Valencia put on a show for boxing fans at the Recreation Center in North […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Amateur boxing standout Jean Pierre Valencia scored his third straight victory in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 21, defeating experienced veteran Francisco Frometa by unanimous decision at the New York Athletic Club. Valencia, of Irvington, punched his way through the defense of the skillful Frometa, a Brooklyn resident who boxes out […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Jean Pierre Valencia is the new 165-pound king of New York. The rising amateur boxing prospect from Irvington completed a dominant sweep of the New York Tournament on Friday, July 28, with a devastating first-round knockout of Israel Bailey in the open class finals at the Classic Car Club Manhattan at Pier […]