BOXNEWS.com.ua - Boxing News - Jeff Lacy http://www.boxnews.com.ua/Boxer/1137/Jeff-Lacy Sun, 27 May 2012 10:19:43 +0300 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/img/photos/160/1137t.jpg http://www.boxnews.com.ua/Boxer/1137/Jeff-Lacy BOXNEWS.com.ua - Boxing News - Jeff Lacy http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/8275/2011-01-25/Officers-killed-in-St-Petersburg On what the mayor has since termed a dark day for the city of St. Petersburg, two police officers died and a federal marshal was injured in a shootout with a violent fugitive sex offender. According to Chief Chuck Harmon, the officers and deputy U.S. Marshal went to the home in the 3700 block of 28th Avenue S to serve a warrant for aggravated battery Boxing Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:34:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6845/2010-04-02/JEFF-LACY-Q-&-A EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW by G. Leon GL: It's always a pleasure to get a phone call from Jeff Lacy. To what do we owe the honor of this call? «I just want to extend my challenge to Jesse Brinkley. He looked good in his win in the elimination fight against Curtis Stevens» Boxing Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:49:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5705/2009-08-19/Vitali-Tsypko-Talks-Roy-Jones-Bute-Returning Former EBU (European) super middleweight champion Vitali Tsypko is still recovering from his shoulder injury and doesn’t know when he will step into a ring again and whether it will happen in 2009 Boxing Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:34:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5696/2009-08-16/Jones-stops-Lacy;-Green-next In a clash of former world champions known for their left hooks, Roy “Captain Hook” Jones, Jr. (54-5, 40 KOs) schooled Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy (25-3, 17 KOs) over ten one-sided rounds on Saturday night at the MS Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. An extremely sharp Jones methodically battered Lacy, becoming more dominant as the bout progressed. Over the last few rounds Jones landed almost at will Boxing Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:25:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5683/2009-08-15/Jones-Lacy-weigh-in Roy Jones 174 vs. Jeff Lacy 172 Danny Green 179.5 vs Julio Cesar Dominguez 181.5 BJ Flores 200 vs. Epifanio Mendoza 199 Verquan Kimbrough 135 vs. Jason Litzau 135.5 Boxing Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:50:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5639/2009-08-04/Green-Dominguez-clash-Aug-15 Former WBA light heavyweight champion Danny” The Green Machine” Green (26-3, 23 KO’s) departed Sydney airport today bound for the USA and will challenge for the vacant IBO cruiserweight title against Julio Cesar Dominguez (20-4-1, 14 KOs) at the Gulf Coast Arena in Biloxi, Mississippi on August 15 Boxing Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:15:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5549/2009-07-17/Jones-Lacy-presser-quotes- Two of the best left hook punchers in boxing, 8 time world boxing champion Roy Jones, Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) and former 2 time super middleweight title holder Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs), will square off August 15th in the 12 round main event to determine whom the better “hooker” really is today, headlining the “Hook City” pay-per-view show live from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. Jones defends his NABO light heavyweight title against Lacy Boxing Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:43:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5314/2009-05-22/Lacy-signs-to-fight-Roy- Former IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy is on board to face Roy Jones Jr. “Jeff Lacy has signed to fight Roy,” John Wirt, Square Ring CEO, confirmed to exclusively to Fightnews.com. “It’s going to be a pay-per-view event for August 22. We are hoping to have the event in New Orleans.” Boxing Fri, 22 May 2009 10:43:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5302/2009-05-18/Roy-Jones-vs-Jeff-Lacy-is-Close-To-Done-For-August According to former super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy, a fight with light heavyweight Roy Jones Jr. is "90% done" and he expects the deal to be finalized in a few days. The fight would take place in August and likely at a weight closer to 175-pounds. It's a natural for the two Florida-based boxers to stage the fight in their common hometown Boxing Mon, 18 May 2009 11:12:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5160/2009-04-12/Lacy-defeats-Griffin- Light heavyweight contender Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs) won a close ten round majority decision over Otis Griffin (19-5-2, 7 KOs) on Friday night at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. It was a competitive fight throughout with former IBF super middleweight champion Lacy winning by scores of 95-95, 96-94, 97-93. After the bout, Lacy called out Roy Jones Jr., who was in attendance Boxing Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:04:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4698/2008-11-16/Taylor-defeats-Lacy- In a WBC super middleweight eliminator between former Olympian teammates, Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs) took a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over Jeff Lacy (24-2, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at Vanderbuilt University's Memorial Gym in Nashville, Tennessee. Taylor's faster hands and footwork made the difference early in the fight. After establishing his rhythm in the first two rounds, Taylor hurt Lacy Boxing Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:30:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4693/2008-11-15/Dimitrenko-Krasniqi-weigh-in- Alexander Dimitrenko 256.8 vs Luan Krasniqi 225.9 Denis Boytsov 220.4 vs Vinny Maddalone 228.1 Dimitri Sartison 167.9 vs Edison Francisco Guedes 168.6 Gusmyl Perdomo 167.9 vs Laurent Goury 170.8 Igor Michalkin 177.4 vs Emmanoel Martins da Silva 178.5 Markus Tomala 225.8 vs Jevgenijs Stamburskis 207.2 Boxing Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:53:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4443/2008-07-25/Jermain-Taylor-Jeff-Lacy-Headed-For-November-15-on-HBO Former super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy was rocked several times and struggled to win a majority-decision over Epifanio Mendoza on Wednesday, but the win has now placed him on route to a showdown with former 2000 Olympic teammate Jermain Taylor. Taylor's promoter Lou DiBella confirmed that a fight with Lacy will take place on the reserved date of November 15 on HBO. The site has not been established as of yet Boxing Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:03:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3841/2007-12-09/Lacy-outworked-Manfredo-Jr Former IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (23-1, 17 KOs) outworked The Contender's Peter Manfredo Jr. (28-5, 13 KOs) over ten rounds to claim a unanimous decision. Lacy dropped Manfredo with a right hand in round four, and went on to win by scores of 95-94, 96-93, 97-92 Boxing Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:06:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3046/2006-12-05/Lacy-out-9-12-months- Former IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy will be out of action for 9-12 months, reports the St. Pete Times. Lacy suffered a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder during his bout in Tampa Saturday night against Vitali Tsypko and is expected to have surgery in the next few days Boxing Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:17:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3040/2006-12-03/Winky-easily-outpoints-Ike- It was a typical Winky Wright performance during Wright's homecoming in front of a big crowd in Tampa after a 14 year hiatus. Wright (51-3-1, 25 KOs) completely dominated Ike Quartey (37-4-1, 31 KOs) over twelve rounds at the St Pete Times Forum. Wright was credited with knockdowns in rounds two and seven, but the first seemed to be a slip and the second was simply a blown call. Scores were 117-110, 117-110, 117-109 Boxing Sun, 03 Dec 2006 11:42:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3037/2006-12-02/Weights-from-Tampa- Winky Wright 159.2 vs Ike Quartey 157 Jeff Lacy 166.5 vs Vitali Tsypko 167 Rey Bautista 122 vs Giovanni Andrade 121.5 Boxing Sat, 02 Dec 2006 16:50:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/3034/2006-11-30/The-Heat-is-On-in-Tampa- Oscar De La Hoya hosted the final press event before “The Heat Is On” headlined by Winky Wright against Ike Quartey this Saturday night in Tampa, Florida. De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, along with Winky Productions and DiBella Entertainment, is promoting the event. Both Wright and Quartey seemed to be relaxed at the press conference, but Jeff Lacy, fighting in the co-main event against Vitali Tsypko, was all business Boxing Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:38:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2953/2006-10-27/LACY-TSYPKO-II-ON-FOR-DECEMBER-2 Winky Wright has informed Boxingtalk.com that former super middleweight champion Jeff "Left-Hook" Lacy will face Vitali Tsypko in a rematch of their 2004 no-contest. Lacy-Tsypko II will be the televised co-feature to Wright-Quartey and will be shown live on HBO World Championship Boxing Boxing Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:46:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/interviews/2476/2006-03-17/EXCLUSIVE-INTERVIEW-JEFF-LACY A lot of people may be criticizing yourself and Dan for not going in there with a second game plan… Jeff Lacy: [Cutting In] Of course we went in there with multiple game plans. I heard everything that Dan told me to do, but if you go back and look at the tape you tell me one thing that Dan told me to do that I did. I couldn’t do what Dan was telling me to do in the fight because I wasn’t my self Boxing Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:39:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2459/2006-03-11/Lacy-had-six-stitches-removed- Former IBF middleweight champion Jeff Lacy had four stitches above his left eye and two above his right eye removed on Thursday. He plans to return in October Boxing Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:43:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2445/2006-03-05/Calzaghe-reigns-supreme-at-168- WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (41-0, 31 KOs) has remained the longest reigning champion in boxing and added the IBF title in the process with a very impressive unanimous decision over Jeff Lacy (20-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. The quicker Calzaghe had a strong first round landing numerous hard shots, while Lacy landed a few good shots himself. Boxing Sun, 05 Mar 2006 05:57:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2446/2006-03-05/Calzaghe-speaks-after-victory- The post fight press conference for Joe Calzaghe's emphatic victory over Jeff Lacy last night took place at 4am GMT at the MEN Arena. Unfortunately the former IBF champion Lacy was unable to attend due to eye damage that was receiving immediate attention in the dressing room. Sports Network promoter Frank Warren opened the session by stating, "That was the best performance by any British fighter I have ever been involved Boxing Sun, 05 Mar 2006 20:08:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/interviews/2437/2006-02-27/Calzaghe-Ill-come-out-on-top- Seven years after winning the WBO Super Middleweight title, Joe Calzaghe finally gets the opportunity to add another major world title belt to his collection with the advent of IBF Champion Jeff Lacy's sojourn to the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester to face "The Pride Of Wales" next Saturday, March 4th. The Lacy fight will mark an amazing 18th occasion that Calzaghe has placed his WBO crown at risk and the Welshman's resume is littered with such Boxing Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:01:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2420/2006-02-22/Calzaghe-Lacy-conference-call- JEFF LACY: My training is going great. We are expecting a great fight on March 4. I am 110 percent ready for this battle between me and Joe. This is the beginning of my stardom as a professional fighter and I am taking Joe very seriously. I have not looked past him and I am doing everything I can in the gym, making sure I am staying healthy and everything else. So it is going to be a fight. From where I see it, it is going to be a really good Boxing Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:05:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2366/2006-02-01/Calzaghe-comments-on-Lacy- "A lot of American fighters challenging for my title have come over here before shooting their mouth off but they have come off second best and Lacy will be no different," says WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe, who battles IBF champ Jeff Lacy in a unification bout on March 4. "Lacy’s talking big at the moment with Gary Shaw behind him but it will just be me and him on the night and lets see how brave he gets then Boxing Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:13:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2187/2005-11-22/Calzaghe-Lacy-presser-quotes- "Inside the ring I do not think there has ever been a fighter I can remember since the early Mike Tyson that comes in and throws punches with the fury that Lacy comes into the ring with. He does not ask if someone is a southpaw or whatever. All he says is give me the date and the time I have to be in the locker room." Boxing Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:48:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2171/2005-11-15/Calzaghe-Lacy-to-take-place-in-early-2006- Promoter Gary Shaw announced today that the long-awaited world super middleweight title unification fight between IBF/IBO champion JEFF "LEFT HOOK" LACY and WBO champion JOE CALZAGHE has been signed and will be broadcast live on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing. Promoter Frank Warren, who represents Calzaghe, stated that the fight would take place in February or March 2006 in Cardiff, Wales. The Ring magazine will also sanction this Boxing Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:20:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2146/2005-11-06/Left-Hook-does-it-with-overhand-right Jeff Lacy destroyed Scott Pemberton to retain his the IBF super middleweight title. Lacy was supposed to determine a true 168-pound world champion tonight but his WBO counterpart, Joe Calzaghe, pulled out, claiming an injury. Instead, Lacy had to content himself with defeating Pemberton, although he is still looking for Calzaghe. Based on Calzaghe's choice of opponents thoughout his carreer, it seems as though he is unwilling to risk defeat, and after Lacy's dominant performance tonight, Calzaghe is probably Boxing Sun, 06 Nov 2005 17:49:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2137/2005-11-04/Lacy-Pemberton-presser- Fighters for Saturday's blockbuster twin world title card on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOING (9PM ET/PT) met the press Thursday at the Best Western Airport Plaza Hotel in Reno, Nevada. All fighters were on their good behavior. IBF super middleweight champion Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy, his challenger Scott "The Sandman" Pemberton, IBF bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez and his challenger Silence Mabuza, all showed confidence and respect Boxing Fri, 04 Nov 2005 13:06:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/2123/2005-10-31/Lacy-on-Pemberton-Calzaghe- At this point, the promotional band-wagon for the biggest Super Middleweight fight of the decade should have been in full swing. Boxing insiders should have been involved in intense debates regarding the merits of two fighters: Joe Calzaghe and his 168 lb. counter-part, Jeff Lacy. Who was going to win? Who punched harder? Who had more experience? These were all questions boxing fans were going to be asking one another in the final Boxing Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:10:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1915/2005-09-13/Shaw-Lacy-will-fight-Nov-5- "Jeff [Lacy] will defend his titles November 5 and Showtime will televise it," says IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy's promoter Gary Shaw. "SHOWTIME had November 5 reserved. Jeff was ready to fight in Cardiff, London, or any other homecourt venue Team Calzaghe desired. Calzaghe's promoter Frank Warren has been sitting on the contract I sent him for nearly three weeks. I should have known he did not want Calzaghe to fight Jeff. Boxing Tue, 13 Sep 2005 13:17:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1760/2005-08-07/Awesome-Lacy-stops-Reid-in-seven In forcing Reid's corner to pull the Englishman out after seven one-sided rounds Lacy, 20-0 (16), sent a chilling message out to WBO rival Joe Calzaghe. The long-reigning Welshman struggled desperately with Reid in 1999 and on tonight's evidence will need to re-discover his lost form if he is to remain as the world's No.1 168lbs (12stone) fighter beyond his early November assignment with Lacy. Boxing Sun, 07 Aug 2005 12:48:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1761/2005-08-07/Lacy-vs-Reid-Post-Fight-Press-Conference- "First Saturday in November, we are going to Wales and take on Joe Calzaghe [WBO super middleweight champion]. Every division has a gatekeeper. On Monday, I will be calling Frank Warren [Calzaghe's promoter]. We have the date with Showtime," Shaw revealed, before calling up Showtime executive Ken Hershman to speak on the fight. Boxing Sun, 07 Aug 2005 13:55:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1754/2005-08-05/Reid-says-hes-been-dissed- "They say they respect me, and then they (promoter Gary Shaw) spoil everything by handing me a T-shirt that says something like I came to America and got knocked out by Jeff Lacy, or whatever it said," stated former WBC champion Robin Reid (38-4-1, 27 KOs) at today's pre-fight press conference in Tampa. "All that does is tell me that they do not respect me. Maybe they did it to get under my skin, I do not know. But Boxing Fri, 05 Aug 2005 13:14:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1719/2005-07-29/Lacy-fully-concentrated-on-Reid There has been much talk - and even a press conference - about 'Left Hook' taking on WBO counterpart Joe Calzaghe in a battle of unbeaten champions in November or December; but Team Lacy say they aren't even thinking about that until they first do a number on 'the Reaperman'. On an international conference call, promoter Gary Shaw began: "Jeff is not looking past Robin Reid. Without a doubt Reid is the toughest test of Jeff's career. Boxing Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:10:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1260/2005-03-28/Lacy-STILL-wants-Bernard- Undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy has reiterated his offer to defend his title against undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins in light of comments made to the Las Vegas Review-Journal by Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, Hopkins' promotional company, that there is still no deal for a fight against Jermain Taylor. Yesterday, Schaefer stated in an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, "I keep reading where this fight is done, and I don't know where that's coming from...It sure is no done deal..." Boxing Mon, 28 Mar 2005 14:21:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1205/2005-03-07/Castillo-Lacy-Presser- First up was Lacy who was accompanied by trainer , Dan Birmingham and promoter Gary Shaw. Lacy who was sporting s quite a shiner on his left eye, was happy and relaxed looking as he fielded questions from the media. When asked if he was frustrated during the fight by Williams’ refusal to cave in under the constant barrage of punches Lacy replied... Boxing Mon, 07 Mar 2005 17:22:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1202/2005-03-06/Lacy-win-via-TKO IBF super-middleweight titlist Jeff Lacy wanted a power punching contest with his opponent Rubin Williams and let nothing deter that ambition. "Left Hook" Lacy, 19-0 (15), started out with his typical high voltage early round all out attack blitz. Williams, 26-2, took some serious left hooks early in the fight and then came back... Boxing Sun, 06 Mar 2005 21:24:00 +0300