Alexandria, VA lightweight Jaime "The Punisher" Palma has just signed a contract to face former WBC Featherweight champion "The Flushing Flash" Kevin Kelley in a scheduled 10-round bout on Tuesday, July 8 at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, NV.
Palma (13-11-1, three KO's) will be trying to bounce back from his tough four-round unanimous decision loss to Sebastian Hamel on May 9 in Fredericksburg, VA. This will be Palma's second scheduled 10-rounder of his career, but his first since September of 2005. Palma is a substitute for Abdul Malik Jabir, who recently pulled out of the bout.
Kelley (59-8-2, 39 KO's) won his world title on December 4, 1993 against Goyo Vargas. The resident of Flushing, NY has fought some of the greats of the game including Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales as well as former world champions Alejandro Gonzalez (who Kelley lost his title to in January of 1995), Naseem Hamed and Derrick Gainer. Kelley has not fought since losing an IBF Super Featherweight title elimination bout to former world champ Manuel Medina in November of 2006.
Good Luck Punisher
ReplyDeleteThe Gripster
Wow!! Congrats Jaime. Pulling for you.
ReplyDeleteFight your fight Jaime. He will tire in the late rounds. I think you should get his respect early but try not to engage too much & control the distance.
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Skinnyscott
Kelly is too much for Jaime Palma
ReplyDeleteeven though he fought at a smaller weight than Jaime. It doesn't matter and Palma has nothing to lose in this fight.Jaime Palma if I could give you a small peice of advice don't take the guys from Alexandria with you out there.
You will have a better corner if you pick somebody up out there in Vegas.I watched them in Mouses corner on TV and they didn't give any techinal advice when Mouse needed some in the worse way,especially when he was fighting Guererra.This is not a personal attack on those guys it's
just that this may be your last shot and you need somebody in your corner that can tell you more than
fight hard or don't get knocked down.You need somebody that can get you out of trouble if it comes to that.Again I'm not trying to
trash anybody just think you ought to do what is best for you right now at this time.
Good Luck
From a well wisher in Sterling Va.
Hello everyone it's me Jaime The Punisher Palma i'm training real real hard i plan on beating Kevin kelley & for reason i dont pull of the Victory i'll be DONE WITH BOXING...........I feel like this if i lose the fight i go back to fighting on these small cards making lil money & becoming the man in Va/local champ thats means nothing to me if i cant beat a 41yr Kelley i'll hav my Gloves up forever........Thank you...........Keep my Victory in ur Prayers..............Thanks
ReplyDeleteoops i messed up @ the end of my comment it's 4:15am lol anyway i meant to write/say "if i can't pull it off i'll hang my Gloves up forever"..............
ReplyDeleteGOOD LUCK OUT THERE JAIME!!! WISH I COULD'VE GAVE YOU SOME WORK 4 THIS FIGHT... ANYWAY JUST SAY I'LL KEEP YOU IN MY PRAYERS,
ReplyDeletejust saw jaime out jogging this evening. boy was he sweatin'!
ReplyDeletehey jaime, if you're reading this, the event is sunday and not tomorrow as i stated.
sorry for the error.
Sunday, 2-7 pm.
ReplyDeleteKelly is done... Palma's got a good as shot as anyone...
ReplyDeleteKelly is done... Palma's got a good as shot as anyone...
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