Last summer, as thoughts of retirement floated through his mind, St. Petersburg native Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy threw something out there: What if he formed his own boxing promotion company? ...more

March 6, 2009

Jeff Lacy was there in Colorado Springs when he and Jermain Taylor were amateurs trying to make the U.S. Olympic boxing team. ...more

November 14, 2008

A ballroom at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino was nearly full of young women sitting straight-backed, hair and smiles perfect, most wearing pumps and figure-hugging clothes. ...more

August 22, 2008

A ballroom at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino was nearly full of young women sitting straight-backed, hair and smiles perfect, most wearing pumps and figure-hugging clothes. By the end of today, screeners hope to see 300 of them in their search for the best six candidates for the role of models on "Deal Or No Deal." ...more

August 21, 2008

Unbeaten middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik has finalized a deal to fight longtime titlist Bernard Hopkins on Oct. 18 in Atlantic City, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said Wednesday. ...more

July 24, 2008

St. Petersburg super middleweight Jeff Lacy survived a near knockdown in the second, as well as several other precarious moments to collect a 95-95, 96-94, 97-93 majority decision against Columbian Epifanio Mendoza on ESPN2's "Wednesday Night Fights" in Cabazon, Calif. ...more

July 24, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - So, this is what happens when one steps up his level of opponent. ...more

June 21, 2008

St. Petersburg super welterweight Jeff Lacy fought through a cut and a difficult matchup to win a narrow unanimous decision against Peter Manfredo Jr. on Saturday night on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather's welterweight title fight with Ricky Hatton. ...more

December 9, 2007

Martial artists from throughout the South are coming to the area to meet and train with a giant in their sport. ...more

September 19, 2007