Phil LoGreco is a Canadian-Italian Boxer now based out of Las Vegas, NV. Phil Sports a record of 27-2 with 15 Ko's. In 2014 Phil signed with Al Haymon and is working his way to a world title in the welterweight division.
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
KEY SHOWDOWN BETWEEN SHAWN PORTER AND PHIL LO GRECO
KEY SHOWDOWN BETWEEN
SHAWN PORTER AND PHIL LO GRECO TO BE
FEATURED ON SHOWTIME EXTREME®
ON MAY 18 LAMONT PETERSON VS. LUCAS MATTHYSSE UNDERCARD FROM BOARDWALK HALL IN ATLANTIC CITY
ANTHONY PETERSON, 2012 OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST
ANTHONY OGOGO, HAROON KHAN AND 2012 U.S. OLYMPIANS
RAU'SHEE WARREN AND JAMEL HERRING ALSO IN ACTION
ATLANTIC CITY, May 15 - The explosive May 18 match-up between unbeaten contenders Shawn Porter and Phil Lo Greco at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey will air as part of the event's SHOWTIME EXTREME® telecast live at 7 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). 2012 British Olympic Bronze Medalist Anthony Ogogo will also participate one of the featured undercard bouts.
With both Porter and Lo Greco currently ranked in the top 15 (Porter #5 by the WBO and Lo Greco #12 by the WBA and #13 by the WBO), the stakes have never been higher for these fighters who will look to not only ignite the crowd at Boardwalk Hall, but also move further up the welterweight ladder to challenge the division's elite as they square off in a 10-round 150 lb. catch-weight bout.
The evening of fights is headlined by IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Lamont Peterson facing Argentinian power-puncher and WBC Interim Super Lightweight World Champion Lucas Matthysse and IBF Welterweight World Champion Devon Alexander defending his title against IBF number four rated welterweight contender Lee Purdy of England. The undercard will also feature Lamont Peterson's brother and lightweight contender Anthony Peterson, Washington, D.C. rising star Thomas Williams, Puerto Rico's Cesar Seda, Amir Khan's younger brother Haroon Khan, 2012 U.S. Olympians Rau'shee Warren and Jamel Herring as well as undefeated prospect Robert Easter Jr.
Tickets priced at $250, $125, $75, $50 and $25, plus applicable taxes and service charges, are available for purchase at the Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 736-1420 or online at www.ticketmaster.com
Tickets priced at $250, $125, $75, $50 and $25, plus applicable taxes and service charges, are available for purchase at the Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 736-1420 or online at www.ticketmaster.com
Akron, Ohio's Shawn "Showtime" Porter (20-0-1, 14 KO's), one of the United States' top amateurs for years, is on his way to even greater success as a professional. Unbeaten in 21 bouts, the aggressive 25-year-old scored the biggest win of his career last July when he defeated Alfonso Gomez for the NABO welterweight title. After battling to an exciting draw against Julio Diaz last December, he will look to turn back fellow undefeated contender Lo Greco and move a step closer to his first world title shot.
An international star that is now making a name for himself in the United States, Toronto's Phil "The Italian Sensation" LoGreco (25-0, 14 KO's) made his return to the ring after nearly a year off in 2012, thrilling fans in Atlantic City and Las Vegas with his victories over Hector Orozco, Brandon Hoskins and Daniel Sostre. On May 18, Lo Greco will make his Boardwalk Hall return in pursuit of victory against Shawn Porter.
In the SHOWTIME EXTREME opening bout, Lowestoft, England's Anthony Ogogo (1-0, 1 KO) makes his Untied States debut in a six-round middleweight bout against Edgar Perez (5-4, 3 KO's) of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The 24-year-old Ogogo took home a Bronze Medal in the 2012 London Olympics and on April 27 he made a spectacular pro debut, stopping Kieron Gray in two rounds on the Amir Khan vs. Julio Diaz undercard in Sheffield, England. Perez will look to regain his winning ways after losing on points on April 27 to hot prospect Boyd Melson at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
22-year-old Bolton, England native Haroon Khan (1-0) will meet Riverside, California's Vicente Medellin (0-5) in a four-round bantamweight bout which will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME, time permitting. The brother of British superstar Amir Khan, Haroon is a former amateur star who got his pro career off to a rousing start on April 27 when he won a four- round decision over Brett Fidoe on his big brother's undercard in Sheffield.
Competing in an intriguing 10-round light heavyweight bout will be Washington, D.C. prospect Thomas Williams (13-0, 10 KO's) and veteran Otis Griffin (24-12-2, 10 KO's) of Sacramento, California. The 25-year-old Williams is already 2-0 in 2013, stopping 8-1 Jason Smith and 20-7 Kevin Engel in three rounds each. The winner of the reality program "The Next Great Champ," Griffin is a former USBA Light Heavyweight Champion looking to get back on track after some tough recent outings.
The blockbuster undercard will also see the return of Anthony Peterson (31-1, 20 KO's) after a 17-month layoff. The talented Washington, D.C. product, who owns wins over Javier Jauregui, Daniel Attah, and Luis Arceo, with his only loss a controversial disqualification against Brandon Rios, will meet Rialto, California's Dominic Salcido (18-4, 9 KO's) in a 10-round lightweight contest. A slick boxer who isn't afraid of standing toe-to-toe and trading punches, the flashy Salcido always puts on a show when he steps between the ropes.
Fresh off of their stint at the 2012 Olympics, United States team members Rau'shee Warren (3-0, 1 KO) of Cincinnati and Jamel Herring (2-0, 1 KO) of Rockville Centre, New York continue their pro careers in Atlantic City this weekend. Bantamweight Warren will face Chicago's Angel Carvajal (2-1) and lightweight Herring meets San Juan's Victor Galindo (1-1), both in bouts scheduled for four rounds.
In an eight-round bantamweight fight, Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico's Cesar Seda (24-1, 17 KO's) will face off against Ciudad Obregon's Miguel Tamayo (13-5-2, 11 KO's) with the undercard being rounded out by a four-round lightweight match between Toledo, Ohio's Robert Easter Jr. (3-0, 3 KO's) against Antoine Knight (2-3) of Merrillville, Ind.
Peterson vs. Matthysse, a 12-round 141 pound catch-weight fight, will take place Saturday, May 18 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, sponsored by Caesars Atlantic City, Corona and AT&T and will be televised live on SHOWTIME® at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) immediately following ALL ACCESS: MAYWEATHER vs. GUERRERO Epilogue. In the co-main event, IBF Welterweight World Champion Devon Alexander defends his title against IBF number four rated welterweight contender Lee Purdy. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® is available in Spanish on secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary fights will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
Monday, May 13, 2013
Fight Week is here: Come out and support Phil LoGreco
Fight week is here. In just a few days Phil will be in Atlantic City prepped and ready to fight.
We have had a great training camp. The hard work is done. Now it is time to show the world that the hard work, pain and sacrifice has paid off.
We want to remind our loyal fans that the weigh ins will be at the Lobby at Caesars in Atlantic City starting 3:30 PM on Friday May 17, 2013. Hopefully you all can come out and support the "Italian Sensation."
I am sure you all have tickets for Saturday nights fight. If not be sure to go to ticketmaster and use our Promo Code : LoGreco
For those of you who can't make it out, please be sure to catch the fight on Showtime Extreme or BoxNation Starting at 7PM EST.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
May 18 Around the corner for LoGreco
May 18 Just days away
Phil LoGreco is in final preparations for his May 18 confrontation with Shawn Porter.
Phil is on weight and in shape to take it to Porter.
Note: The fight has been moved to Showtime Extreme.
Be Sure to check it out.
If your in the Atlantic city area on May 18, be sure to get yourself a ticket and see it live. This fight is surely set to be the fight of the night.
Don't miss it.
For those of you who are not familiar with Porter, here is a recent interview.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013
LoGreco making a splash as he sets his sights on Shawn Porter
Phil LoGreco, welterweight contender, makes the Canadian rounds on CTV and the Being Frank Show.
The fight itself goes down May 18, 2013 at the Historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Get your tickets at ticketmaster.
The fight itself goes down May 18, 2013 at the Historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Get your tickets at ticketmaster.
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| CTV.CA interview |
His interview is right around the 35 min.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
May 18 on Showtime
by Mike Gallagher on March 24, 2013
Perhaps in response to being banned from HBO, Golden Boy Promotions has finalized a terrific main event to headline a very strong May 18, 2013 card airing on Showtime from Boardwalk Hall (‘”The House that Thunder Built”) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. As first reported by ESPN’s Dan Rafael, IBF junior welterweight titlist Lamont Peterson (31-1-1) will defend his title against WBC interim junior welterweight titlist Lucas Matthyse (33-2). On paper, this fight looks like a tremendous bout. If you look at their records, one may think it is a boxer against puncher match and there is some truth to that. Peterson is the boxer but he is also an aggressive pressure fighter who can break his opponents down with an excellent body attack and good combination punching. Matthyse is the puncher with 31 knockouts in his 33 fights and is coming off a first round knock out victory over Mike Dallas but he also possesses good boxing technique. Their styles should mesh together very well.
One of the issues in negotiating the fight was where it would take place. Peterson wanted the fight in his hometown of Washington, DC where he fought his last two fights, a controversial December 2011 victory over Amir Khan and a knock out victory over Kendall Holt last month. Matthyse, however, did not want to fight in Peterson’s hometown because he feels he lost decisions he deserved in the hometowns of Zab Judah and Devon Alexander (this writer agrees that Matthyse won both of those close fights). As such, they compromised on a site close to Peterson’s home but not quite there.
An issue with the bout that has not been publicly revealed is whether the fighters have agreed to random drug testing. Peterson tested positive for testosterone in the lead up to the aborted Khan rematch and admitted to taking testosterone prior to the Khan victory. Before the Holt fight, Peterson said that he would be willing to take random drug testing as long as the purse for the fight was sufficient to cover the expense of the testing (the Holt fight purse was not and the DC commission’s testing did not pick up Peterson’s elevated testosterone level as VADA testing was able to). The promoters have not indicated if VADA or USADA testing will be done. It will be worth monitoring to see if it is used given Peterson’s history. If not, it will be interesting to see if New Jersey’s testing finds anything.
The rest of the card is shaping up to look good as well. IBF welterweight titlist Devon Alexander (24-1) will defend against the undefeated mandatory challenger, Kell Brook (29-0) of Britain. Alexander is usually not in exciting fights but perhaps Brook can force one. Also in welterweight action, undefeated prospects Shawn Porter (20-0-1) and Phil Lo Greco (25-0) will square off in what should be a good fight that will produce a future welterweight title challenger.
One of the issues in negotiating the fight was where it would take place. Peterson wanted the fight in his hometown of Washington, DC where he fought his last two fights, a controversial December 2011 victory over Amir Khan and a knock out victory over Kendall Holt last month. Matthyse, however, did not want to fight in Peterson’s hometown because he feels he lost decisions he deserved in the hometowns of Zab Judah and Devon Alexander (this writer agrees that Matthyse won both of those close fights). As such, they compromised on a site close to Peterson’s home but not quite there.
An issue with the bout that has not been publicly revealed is whether the fighters have agreed to random drug testing. Peterson tested positive for testosterone in the lead up to the aborted Khan rematch and admitted to taking testosterone prior to the Khan victory. Before the Holt fight, Peterson said that he would be willing to take random drug testing as long as the purse for the fight was sufficient to cover the expense of the testing (the Holt fight purse was not and the DC commission’s testing did not pick up Peterson’s elevated testosterone level as VADA testing was able to). The promoters have not indicated if VADA or USADA testing will be done. It will be worth monitoring to see if it is used given Peterson’s history. If not, it will be interesting to see if New Jersey’s testing finds anything.
The rest of the card is shaping up to look good as well. IBF welterweight titlist Devon Alexander (24-1) will defend against the undefeated mandatory challenger, Kell Brook (29-0) of Britain. Alexander is usually not in exciting fights but perhaps Brook can force one. Also in welterweight action, undefeated prospects Shawn Porter (20-0-1) and Phil Lo Greco (25-0) will square off in what should be a good fight that will produce a future welterweight title challenger.
Porter vs LoGreco
May 18
At Atlantic City, N.J. (SHO), Devon Alexander vs. Kell Brook, 12, for Alexander's IBF welterweight title; Lamont Peterson vs. Lucas Martin Matthysse, 12, for Peterson's IBF light welterweight title; Shawn Porter vs. Phil Lo Greco, 10, welterweights.
At Cancun, Mexico, Shane Mosley vs. Pablo Cesar Cano, 12, welterweights.
At Atlantic City, N.J. (SHO), Devon Alexander vs. Kell Brook, 12, for Alexander's IBF welterweight title; Lamont Peterson vs. Lucas Martin Matthysse, 12, for Peterson's IBF light welterweight title; Shawn Porter vs. Phil Lo Greco, 10, welterweights.
At Cancun, Mexico, Shane Mosley vs. Pablo Cesar Cano, 12, welterweights.
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