Congrats to Israeli boxer and Orthodox rabbinical student (Foreman has been called a "rabbinical student" for a long time now.. I wonder when he will finish his studies..) Yuri Foreman on continuing his comeback to boxing with a victory -  a first round knockout of Javier Gomez.. this was Foreman's first KO since 2006.

Yuri Foreman, former WBA World light middleweight champion, now holds a record of 32-2, with 9 KOs..

Yuri Foreman, the Lion of Zion, is back to his winning ways!

Orthodox Boxer Yuri Foreman had another bout last week in which he dominated his opponent, Jamaal Davis, and won. Foreman is making a comeback after 2 years off recovering from a knee injury, and he wants to make a run for winning his world title back.

from Brooklyn's Daily Eagle:

Unbeaten in his first 29 career fights, Brooklyn's own Yuri Foreman felt his right knee buckle in the ring in the biggest bout of his career.
It was the seventh round of his WBA super welterweight championship defense against Miguel Cotto during the headline event of the first boxing card at the new Yankee Stadium on June 5, 2010.
Though he was more than game to continue fighting on one leg, Foreman's trainer Joe Grier had seen enough, throwing in the towel during the eighth round.
Following the defeat, Foreman was asked if he hoped to continue boxing.
"I'm a world champion – now a former world champion – and you don't just quit ... A world champion needs to keep on fighting," Foreman insisted.
True to his word, the 32-year-old product of our borough's historic Gleason's Gym has done just that, and with impressive results.
In his third fight, and first eight-rounder, since taking more than two years off due to the knee injury, Foreman scored his latest decisive win in the ring, taking a unanimous decision from Philadelphia's Jamaal Davis on Wednesday night at Manhattan's Roseland Ballroom.
By winning each and every round, the former champion put himself into position to move back into the upper echelon of 154-pound pugilists, though he has not yet indicated whom he'll be fighting next.
Since losing to Cotto, Foreman, known as the first Orthodox Jew to hold a world title in the ring since Barney Ross in 1935, has won a pair of local bouts, including a six-round decision over Brandon Baue in New York City back in January.
In his first fight after his knee surgery, Foreman (30-2, 8 KOs) lost to Pawel Wolak at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. But even that defeat didn't stop the former New York Golden Gloves champion from pursuing his lifelong dream.
Now boxing under the flag of DiBella Promotions, Foreman hopes to continue his quest to recapture a world title in the coming months.
Remembering how bravely he continued to fight on one leg against Cotto that fateful night in the Bronx, it's hard to bet, or root, against the man with the Star of David emblazoned on his trunks.

Even ESPN gave Foreman a good review and says he is ready for a comeback and is back to his peak performance level.

The Orthodox Jewish boxers, both rabbis in training, have gone through a rough patch following injuries and losses. They both took some time off, and now they have both begun their comebacks with wins. Dmitry Salita won his first fight back in October 2012, and has his eyes set on a title bout.

Yuri Foreman won his first fight back a few days ago, after a break of nearly 2 years.

Foreman faced Brandon Baue and cruised to an easy shutout victory, in what was a comeback fight. His promoter, Lou DiBella says Foreman is aiming to once again become a force in the junior welterweight division.



Good luck, Yuri!

Looks like rabbis were not meant to be boxers. Yuri Foreman lost his first match after coming back from his major loss against Miguel Cotto and subsequent injury.

Here is Round 6 and the post-match interviews from the March 12 bout of Yuri Foreman vs. Pawel Wolak

Yuri Foreman, former Junior Middleweight Champion and still current rabbinical student, recently lost a title match to Miguel Cotto when he collapsed during the bout and could not continue because of a knee injury.

ESPN is reporting that Yuri has undergone surgery and has lived to tell the tale. the surgery was successful, and he should be ready to fight again in 6 months after an intensive physical therapy regimen.

Yuri holds a 28-1 record, and has said that when he is fully healed he will request a rematch from Cotto.

Former junior middleweight titlist Yuri Foreman underwent successful right knee surgery on Friday in New York to repair injuries he suffered in his ninth-round knockout loss to Miguel Cotto last Saturday at Yankee Stadium.

During the 90-minute procedure, Dr. Laith M. Jazrawi repaired Foreman's torn ACL and meniscus and cleaned out debris.

"It was a success. Yuri was released and starts rehabilitation on Monday," Jazrawi said in a statement. "If all goes well, he should be fine in six months. This was from a chronic injury and we didn't find anything unusual. There were no surprises and nothing we couldn't repair."

Foreman, a native of Belarus who grew up in Israel and now lives in Brooklyn, was home in time for dinner. He will be on crutches for about two weeks.

"I'm pleased the surgery went well," Foreman said in a statement. "Being on crutches is not the fun part. I thank my fans for their outpouring of good wishes.

Seems like interviewing Jewish boxers is the in thing right now. The other day was Yuri Foreman on Jimmy Kimmel, and now we have Dmitriy Salita:



and then there is another video profile of Yuri Foreman: