Daniel Ivanovski to Face Hector Bobadilla

Cruiserweight prospect Daniel Ivanovski is scheduled to face journeyman Hector "Snart" Bobadilla in a bit of a step up fight. The contest will take place at the Pendennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky, USA on February 6.

A 24 year old from Israel, Ivanovski brings a record of 4-0 with 3 KOs. He will have been off for nearly a year when he enters the ring in about ten days. Daniel is a skilled and well-schooled fighter, but he has shown some flaws in a couple of his fights. Against Marcus Smith, Ivanovski was susceptible to overhand rights Against Romelle Terrell, he faded a bit in the final round.

Bobadilla is a 39 year old from Aguascalientes, Mexico. He sports a record of 9-20-1. As a boy, he was interested in weightlifting, but his dad forced him to try boxing when he was 14 years old. It came naturally for him and he was a national-level amateur in Mexico. Snart turned pro in 2009.

Early in his career the man nicknamed El Gatito fought as light as bantamweight and as heavy as super featherweight. He lost to a young Rey Vargas, Alberto Guevara, Yan Barthelemy, and Rocky Hernandez to name a few well-known opponents. His best result was a draw against world title challenger Alejandro Gonzalez in 2016.

El Gatito has since grown into a full-size cat. After a nearly six-year layoff, Bobadilla reinvented himself as a blown up junior middleweight. His last couple of fights have come at super middleweight. He has developed some sneaky punches as his career has progressed, but he's a wide puncher who doesn't counter much. Super middleweight was very heavy for him; this fight is at cruiserweight. Hector might need to hide some weights in his shorts to get close to 200 pounds.

This bout is slated for four rounds. Because of the size difference, it's not difficult to imagine Ivanovski knocking Bobadilla silly and putting his lights out.

Lev Jackson Targeting March Date

According to BoxRec, Lev Jackson is fighting in two days in Jamay, Mexico. Chalk it up to: Don't believe everything you read on the internet. When asked if he was fighting on January 24, the Vancouver-based lightweight responded, "Not to my knowledge," his tongue firmly in his cheek.

After a nearly two-year layoff, the 33-year-old Jackson has been active recently. He traveled to Mexico and scored a knockout in April and another in December to improve his record to 5-1-1 with 3 KOs. The all-action southpaw boxed a little more than usual in those two fights.

Jackson told The Jewish Boxing Blog that he's targeting a March date in Canada, but nothing's set yet. In the meantime, he's been in training. He recently sparred with prospect Isaiah Guy, who won his debut in November against an old Jackson foe, Elroy Fruto. Guy is also looking to fight in March. He's scheduled to face another old Jackson rival, Ely Avelar.

courtesy of Jackson's IG page

Yuri Foreman Elected to New York State Boxing HOF

Rabbi Yuri Foreman has been elected to the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2026. The native of the Soviet Union went 35-4 with 10 KOs during his professional career, which lasted from 2002-2021.

Foreman began his career 28-0 and won the WBA junior middleweight world championship with a decisive victory over Daniel Santos on November 14, 2009. To that point, he also had wins over quality opponents Jesus Soto Karass, Anthony Thompson, Andriy Tsurkan, Saul Roman, and Jamie Moore. The win over Tsurkan garnered him the NABF title. A headbutt prematurely stopped a fight against future world champion Cornelius Bundrage when Yuri was ahead on the cards.

Foreman's defining fight came on June 5, 2010 at Yankee Stadium against future IBHOF inductee Miguel Cotto. Foreman's stock grew immensely in the loss. He tore his meniscus, but continued to fight on until his corner threw in the towel. Inexplicable, the fight continued and Foreman was eventually stopped in the ninth round.

He rushed back into the ring too quickly and came up flat against Pawel Wolak nine months later. The second half of his career was hampered by long layoffs and managerial trouble with a loss to Erislandy Lara mixed in.

Foreman was the best Jewish fighter of his generation, a living example that Jewish boxing persists.

Respected boxing judge Steve Weisfeld has also been elected to the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. Weisfeld, a native of New Jersey, started his career in 1991 and is still an active judge. He even rendered his verdict in four of Foreman's fights, not including the Cotto fight, which ended before Weisfeld's card mattered.

The induction ceremony will take place on April 19.

Brooklyn Barwick Auditions for TBL Return

Brooklyn Barwick auditioned for Team Boxing League in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA over the weekend. She arrived Friday morning and sparred Saturday night. One of the co-founders, Mark, was very gracious to Barwick. He and TBL shared kosher snacks with her as she observed Shabbat.

Barwick stayed at the Showboat Casino and headed over the Bally's for the tryout when the sun went down Saturday night. Last year, she competed for the Phoenix Fury in one contest and hopes to join a team this season.

In the meantime, Barwick, who is 6-0 as a pro with 6 KOs, is preparing for a shot at the NBA featherweight title on February 26 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. After the fight, she'll head back to New York to support David Malul, who is fighting on the 28th at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington. Barwick's fight is scheduled for six rounds.