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That was supposed to lead to a title shot, but Covid-19 KO'd those plans. Now he's back in line for another chance at a championship.

If he beats Rocha.

"I think I was headed for big things in 2020, but Covid got in the way," young said. "But I just stayed patient and waited for the next opportunity. I knew there would come a time when some 'quote/unquote' prospect or title contender would come knocking on my door."

young isn't like most boxers.

He didn't pick up boxing until his early 20's. He focused on other sports in high school, playing football and running track. The 2007 Pleasantville High School graduate was a member of Pleasantville's 4 x 800 relay that reached the Championship of the america's Final at the Penn Relays in 2007.

He also doesn't have an intimidating nickname like "Iron" young is nicknamed "Juice."

Mike Tyson, Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns, a rturo "Thunder" Gatti and former atlantic City contender John "The Eastern Beast" Brown.

"I'm not sure how I got it," he said. "My grandmother used to call me 'Juice' because I was always asking for juice when I was a little kid and it stuck."

I've had several nicknames. My college roommate at appalachian State still calls me "Winey." Because I was a resident assistant (R. a .), guys would refer to me as "Myra," as in "My R. a ."

I'm currently called "Poppy" by grandsons Hampton, Graham and Nixon.

Now if you'll excuse me, it's 4 p.m. and that means it's dinner time for us senior citizens.

3 Local earns victories atlantic City junior-middleweight Justin Figueroa (5-0, 5 KOs), atlantic City lightweight Francisco Rodriguez (2-0, 2 KOs), and Somers Point lightweight Miguel Garcia (2-0) posted wins last Saturday at Showboat Hotel’s new event center.

Figueroa won via first-round TKO over a ntwion McCullough (0-1) of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Rodriguez stopped Venezuela’s Jose Luis Frac- ica Baron (0-4) in the second round. Garcia earned a four-round, unanimous decision over Toms River’s Michael Ruiz (0-1).

Figueroa netted a bizarre victory. McCullough came out swinging wildly with no success, retreated to his corner about a minute into the fight, dropped to one knee and then told referee David Fields he couldn’t continue, much to the crowd’s dismay.

“He just told me, ‘That’s it,’” Fields said.

Figueroa, a Holy Spirit High School grad and member of the atlantic City Beach Patrol, was disappointed in the way the bout ended.

Larry Hazzard, Commissioner of the New Jersey athletic Control Board, was miffed.

“We had two fighters from Kalamazoo, Michigan (McCullough and heavyweight Isaiah Cobbs who also lost in the first round) who came to atlantic City to quit in the ring,” Hazzard said. “They are not getting paid. They are entitled to a hearing, but we’re withholding their purses. and they’re never fighting in atlantic City again.”