HustleBoss.com’s Chris Robinson speaks with former IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith, as he reacts to Luis Collazo’s big knockout victory over Victor Ortiz this past week.
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Ishe Smith returns to camp; talks Molina, the Charlo brothers, Canelo, Erislandy Lara, more
Chris Robinson catches up with former IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith (25-6, 11 KO’s) inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he discusses his return to training camp, his desire for rematch vs. Carlos Molina, the next tests for the Twin Charlo brothers, Saul Alvarez vs. Alfredo Anuglo, and more.
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Ishe Smith returns to camp; talks Molina, the Charlo brothers, Canelo, Erislandy Lara, more
Chris Robinson catches up with former IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith (25-6, 11 KO’s) inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he discusses his return to training camp, his desire for rematch vs. Carlos Molina, the next tests for the Twin Charlo brothers, Saul Alvarez vs. Alfredo Anuglo, and more…
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Mayweather-Canelo updates: In the dressing room with Ishe Smith moments before the Molina fight
Chris Robinson catches up with IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith in his dressing room moments before his clash with Carlos Molina on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul Alvarez undercard
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Ishe Smith shows off his mitt work with Rafael Ramos during media day ahead of Carlos Molina clash
More exclusive coverage from the Mayweather Boxing Club as IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe ‘Sugar Shay’ Smith puts in work ahead of his Sept. 14 date with Carlos Molina, set to take place on Showtime pay per view from the MGM Grand
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Ishe Smith shows off his mitt work with Rafael Ramos during media day ahead of Carlos Molina clash
More exclusive coverage from the Mayweather Boxing Club as IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe ‘Sugar Shay’ Smith puts in work ahead of his Sept. 14 date with Carlos Molina, set to take place on Showtime pay per view from the MGM Grand
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Media Day for Ishe Smith, the first Vegas Born Boxing Champion making his first defense in the undercard of “The One: Mayweather vs. Canelo”
IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith with Floyd Mayweather (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)
By Jose Moreno
The alarm went off at 5:30 AM in the house of the IBF Light Middleweight Champion Ishe “Sugar Shay” Smith (25-5, 11 KO). It was time to get up and get ready for a segment at Channel 5 Fox News in Las Vegas, followed by a quick breakfast and then a stop at Channel 13 ABC News at 11 AM. It turned out to be a busy day for the first ever Vegas Born World Boxing Champion.
You could say that being crowned a champion is by far the best thing that could have happened to Smith at this stage of his career. After all the ups and downs that life had thrown at him, you know he cherishes every media commitment he is presented with.
With his first title defense scheduled to take place on the undercard of “THE ONE: Mayweather vs. Canelo” a four-fight SHOWTIME PPV event that will take place Saturday, Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and because the fight will take place in Smith’s backyard, he needs to do promotional segments. Not only to promote the fight but also to promote the community events in the area happening because of the generosity of The Floyd Mayweather Jr. Foundation.
Smith is no stranger to the media though; he was after all a contestant in the popular reality show “The Contender.” So he welcomes every opportunity to showcase his city and as a true lover of the sport of boxing he is excited to talk about his passion and share his story with as many people as are willing to listen.
To end the day and after a very intense workout in preparation for his fight, Smith paid a visit to Cantina Deportiva ESPN 1460 in Las Vegas. Jesus Lopez, the host of the show, has always been a strong supporter of Smith. Smith spent an hour at the station and talked about everything from camp to the back to school drive put together at the Mayweather Boxing Club over the weekend.
The day was long and full of media appearances. But don’t ask Smith to take a break just yet, this is what the champion had dreamed his life would be like after “The Contender.”
His break just happened to come a few years later than expected.
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Ishe Smith on sparring Luis Arias, Showtime taking over boxing, Mayweather vs. Canelo, and more
Chris Robinson catches up with IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he speaks on his recent sparring with Luis Arias, Showtime’s excellent triple header this past weekend in San Antonio, the September 14th Floyd Mayweather-Saul Alvarez clash, and more
‘Camp Life’: Ishe Smith focused in training, labels July 19th foe Carlos Molina a ‘dirty’ fighter
Go behind the scenes with IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada in late May, 2013, as he prepares for his July 19th match with Chicago’s Carlos Molina.
Ishe Smith discusses the electric atmosphere of Alvarez vs. Trout and eyes Canelo as a future opponent
Reporter Sergio Venegas catches up with IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith in San Antonio, Texas inside of the Alamodome following Saul Alvarez’s unanimous decision victory over Austin.Trout. Smith speaks on Canelo’s performance, the atmosphere of nearly 40,000 fans in attendance, and a possible fight with Saul in the future
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Photos: Ishe Smith gives back to the Las Vegas community with meet and greet at Unfadable Masters
IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith and his family on Saturday afternoon at the Unfadable Masters barbershop (All photos courtesy of Chris Robinson / www.HustleBoss.com and Twitter/Instagram)
Earlier today at the Unfadable Masters barbershop in Las Vegas, Nevada, newly-crowned IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe “Sugar Shay” Smith played host to a meet and greet for his community.
IBF jr. middleweight champ Ishe Smith to host meet and greet at Unfadable Masters in Vegas [April 6]
Chris Robinson catches up with IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe ‘Sugar Shay’ Smith at the Mayweather Boxing Club in LasVegas, Nevada on Thursday, April 4th. Smith is still soaking up the moment after winning the IBF junior middleweight championship from Cornelius Bundrage in February from Cornelius Bundrage and he is hosting a ‘meet and greet’ in the city of Las Vegas this weekend.
Smith’s meet and greet takes place on Saturday, April 4th at 12 PM at Unfadable Masters. The address reads below
3231 North Decatur Suite 128
Las Vegas, NV 89130
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Newly-crowned IBF jr. middleweight champion Ishe Smith reflects on his victory and eyes the future
Chris Robinson catches up with newly-crowned IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club on Thursday, February 28th, as he reflects on his title-winning victory over Cornelius ‘K9’ Bundrage while eyeing his future at 154 pounds, including a possible bout with Carlos Molina… Continue reading
‘I saw him work, I saw him grind, and I saw him do it all to take this title’ – Luis Arias on Ishe Smith’s title-winning victory
[Left to right: Badou Jack, Luis Arias, Floyd Mayweather, J’Leon Love, Ishe Smith, and Leonard Ellerbe in Detroit, Michigan this past weekend]
By Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com
Saturday night, February 23rd, will forever go down as a special one for Luis ‘Cuba’ Arias.
Fighting inside of the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan, the 23-year old Arias improved to 3-0 with 2 knockouts after halting an overmatched Edgar Perez inside of a single round.
Having seen his professional career momentarily sidetracked last year, Arias has now reeled off a pair of stoppage victories within three weeks of one another as he continues to ride the momentum that comes from being aligned with Floyd Mayweather’s promotional outfit.
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Photos: Emotional moment as Ishe Smith captures IBF junior middleweight crown with victory over Cornelius Bundrage
On Saturday night, 13-year verteran Ishe Smith came through with his biggest victory as a professional, winning a 12-round split-decision victory over former champion Cornelius ‘K9’ Bundrage.
With the victory, Smith claims the IBF junior middleweight crown while raising his record to 25-5 (11 KO’s).
Throughout his career, Smith has endured quite the emotional ride, from spells of frustrating inactivity to some tough losses, but tonight was his finest moment.
‘When we came to Detroit, we didn’t come to fight for a title; we came to win the title’ – Eddie Mustafa Muhammad speaks on Ishe Smith’s championship victory
By Chris Robinson
On Saturday night, inside of the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan, Las Vegas native Ishe Smith captured the IBF junior middleweight title with a split-decision victory over former champion Cornelius ‘K9’ Bundrage.
After twelve rounds, two 116-111 scorecards favored Smith, with a 114-113 tally going in Bundrage’s direction.
Watching the action unfold from his fighter’s corner, trainer and former light heavyweight titlist Eddie Mustafa Muhammad seemed elated with Smith’s showing.
“I thought he gave a magnificent performance,” Muhammad stated. “He capitalized on that good jab that he has. Putting pressure, backing ‘K9’ up and taking him out of his game. That’s what we did. We beat him to the body.”
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