J Russell Peltz Official Page

Fell in love with boxing in 1959 at the age of 12. Saw his first live fight in 1960 at the age of 13.   Philadelphia's leader in professional boxing promotions since 1969.
After his junior year at Temple University, Peltz was hired on the sports copy desk at the Evening & Sunday Bulletin in Philadelphia, working the midnight shift from the summer of 1967 through the summer of 1969.

When he was unable to secure a job as a boxing writer, he left the Bulletin to become a boxing promoter. His first boxing card in Philadelphia was on September 30, 1969, with the main event at the Blue Horizon featuring Bennie Briscoe vs. Tito Marshall. Briscoe won by knockout, and the Blue Horizon hosted a standing-room-only crowd of 1,606.

After promoting at various venues in Philadelphia for four years, including the well-known 7,000-seat Arena in West Philadelphia, Peltz was named Director of Boxing at the 18,000-seat Spectrum in South Philadelphia. Peltz has been inducted in many Boxing Halls of Fame