Heather Hardy, the fighting pride of Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn got her hand raised Thursday night, scoring a majority decision over Taynna Cardoso while honoring “my papa,...
“Baby, you are beautiful, but to stay beautiful, you have to be happy. And to be happy you have to be strong,” Hector Roca would say to Heather...
I used to tag along with my older brother whenever he went to the gyms—places that had words like shadow or star in their names and...
Hector Roca, the Panamanian cyclist turned boxing trainer who fashioned a home base for himself at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, where he was revered for his...
When Heather “The Heat” Hardy took her 22-0 record into the ring in September 2019 to face Amanda Serrano, she did so in the knowledge she...
It’s fight night for Heather Hardy, the 40 year old single mom from Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn who last stepped in a ring to do battle in...
No one doesn't like Hector Roca. Oh, maybe there's someone out there with poor judgement who doesn't dig Hector, but you get my point. At the...
Boxrec today and tomorrow and forever will tell you Elton Dharry lost his bout against Andrew Moloney Friday in Australia, with the interim WBA super flyweight...
Elizabeth Taylor and John Nametz, age 60 and 72, respectively, have been wanting to experience boxing, since becoming friends with Gleason's boxing boss Bruce Silverglade, who...
The 16th Gleason’s Gym Fantasy Boxing Camp went off without a hitch, from Aug. 9-12, and by all accounts, the event once again stood out for...
On Sunday in a New York ballroom, one of the certified good guys in the sport, trainer Hector Roca, a fixture at the famed and fabled...
