There are two things that make up great fighters. One is, obviously, the ability to fight at a level that transcends even the best of the sport. If you cannot box, or you cannot grapple, or you cannot ...

The first hint of a bruise, blackish and glossy, appears under Reshat Mati's eye as he finishes a jujitsu workout. It seems that he took a knee to the face. Someone offers to get an ice pack, but ...

Reshat Mati will make his professional debut in the first Matchroom Boxing USA show live on DAZN at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago on October 6. The Staten Island, NY. teen sensation is the ultimate ...

Reshat Mati wants to turn his New York hometown into a fortress as he prepares for to fight for the third time as a pro on Friday January 18 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, ...

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We write about a lot of stupid kids at With Leather — the little girl who held fish over a dolphin tank and stopped paying attention, kids who let soccer players wipe boogers on their faces, kids who ...

It’s good to be back. Twenty-two-year-old boxer and South Beach native Reshat Mati will make his long overdue return to the ring on Saturday -- exactly eight months to the day since he last left it.

There were two big winners Friday night at St. John's University on Grymes Hill. Reshat Mati and the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation. The 18-year-old South Beach resident and Atlas Cops & Kids Boxing ...

The 141-pound open division is set to feature a pair of tremendously skilled and highly motivated boxers in the final round of competition. DaShaun Johns and Reshat Mati will square off on April 22 at ...

For the 20th time in the history of the Daily News Golden Gloves, bouts were fought at the Electchester Union Hall in Flushing on Friday night, and to commemorate the occasion there were some ...

Before he was called the Albanian Bear, he was nicknamed Mad Dog. Before that, he was Baby Punch and sometimes Punch Baby. His father, Adrian, who’d been in the Albanian army, saw his infant son ...