By Chris Robinson
HustleBoss.com steps inside of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Saturday, March 2nd, during WBA lightweight champion Richard Abril’s unanimous decision victory over Ugandan born, Las Vegas resident Sharif ‘The Lion’ Bogere.
Such notables in the building included three-division champion Miguel Cotto, outspoken trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr., lightweight champion Adrien Broner, welterweight titlist Paulie Malignaggi, light heavyweight king Chad Dawson, trainer and former champ Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, two-division champion Jorge Linares, Zab ‘Super’ Judah, Ana Julaton, recently-crowned IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith, and several others…
Photo credits: Chris Robinson (www.HustleBoss.com)
3-Division world champion Miguel Cotto
Local amateur prospects Sharif Rahman and LaDarius ‘Memphis’ Miller
Badou Jack (pictured in black), J’Leon Love, and Mike Leanardi
Team Mayweather corner man Nate Jones
Newly-crowned IBF junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith
Former WBO female super bantamweight champion Ana Julaton and trainer Chris Ben-Tchavtchavadze
Super middleweight prospect Luis Arias improved to 4-0 with 3 KO’s on the undercard
Referee Tony Weeks posing with a fan
Reporter Elie Seckbach with Sam Watson
Corona girls
Light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson
Showtime ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr.
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and his wife
Jorge Linares and Paulie Malignaggi
Floyd Mayweather Sr. posing with a fan
Trainer Rafael Ramos and his girl
Zab Judah and a fan
Manager James Prince
On the undercard, light heavyweight prospect Thomas Williams Jr. improved to 13-0 with 10 KO’s
Heavyweight contender Bermane Stiverne, Cut man and S & C coach Bob Ware, and Mayweather Promotions camp coordinator DeJuan Blake
Adrien Broner and Oscar De La Hoya
Trainer Jeff Mayweather
Sharif Bogere making his way to the ring
Cheering from ringside, “AK 47” was rooting on Sharif Bogere
Middleweight prospect Cerresso Fort (15-0, 11 KO’s)
Adrien Broner with a fan
Lightweight Ty Barnett
Adrien Broner, Sam Watson, Gary Russell Jr., and Zab Judah
Chris Robinson can be reached at Trimond@aol.com and www.HustleBoss.com