The famous rapper and aspiring boxing promoter sat ringside sporting a New York Knicks cap and caught some of the fights on an undercard filled with up-and-coming Brooklyn fighters.
The special edition of Broadway Boxing featured a silent auction featuring sports memorabilia to help raise money for the storm-shattered boroughs of New York City.
There was a moment of silence and the bell rang a symbolic ten times to pay tribute to the victims of Sandy, the victims of the Newtown shooting and boxing personalities who passed away over the past year.
Fifty, who has been exploring the boxing promotion game on his own since having a falling out with Floyd Mayweather Jr., had to be happy with the action he saw in the ring.
The main event featured light heavyweight Will "Power" Rosinsky (17-2-0, 9 KOs) winning a disputed unanimous decision over Otis Griffin (24-11-2, 10 KOs). It was Rosinsky's first fight since losing to Kelly Pavlik on HBO in July.
"We are going to close our 2012 Broadway Boxing season with one of our strongest cards of the year," said promoter Lou DiBella. "In addition to the great card we raised money for Hurricane Sandy relief."
Maybe Fiddy found a few new boxers for his new stable as well.
The Sugar Ray Leonard theme with Ducks’ graphics is sure to impress boxing and hockey fans alike."
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