Jose Peralta

By SecondsOut.com on Doghouse Boxing. EWARK, NJ - Dominican born Jose "Mangu" Peralta, 9-1, 5 KOs, makes his fourth appearance at Newark's Prudential Center on September 8th, when he takes on Staunton, VA's Christian Steele, 3-4, 1 KO, in a…

Newark's John Thompson wins to move to 8-0; Jersey City's Patrick Farrell wins to move to 7-1-1…

By Conor Orr/The Star-Ledger Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerJose Peralta, who hails from a tough part of San Juan, Puerto Rico, came to New Jersey to pursue his boxing dreams. This feature is part of "I Am New Jersey," a Star-Ledger series profiling…

PASSAIC ? Seven years ago, Kendall Holt introduced himself to boxing enthusiasts nationwide with a spectacular one-punch, first-round knockout of Gilberto Reyes in a fight on ESPN2. Kendall Holt, left, celebrates with pal Jose Peralta, who defeated…