Undefeated junior welterweight LaVonte Earley (10-0, 5 KOs) is fighting for more than a place on the elite list of fighters. In fact, any honors he may receive would be secondary to his real motivation.  The 25 year-old, who has been a professional boxer for four years, is motivated by his promoter, who actually happens to be his mother, Lavonda. The bad news is Lavonda was diagnosed with stage four liver cancer in 2011. That precipitated Lavonda to become more involved in her children's endeavors, which included LaVonte's boxing career, which began at the age of 15.

 

Lavonda started Vegas Grand Promotions, and LaVonte has been a staple on her shows. Her next show is scehduled for March 28th at Rocky River High School in Mint Hill, North Carolina, with LaVonte expected to be on the bill.  "I am just promoting him for now, as we have interest from several well known and more established promoters. Because of my diagnosis I know l won't be able to continue to finance his career so my goal is to get him ready to move on to the bigger stage," said LaVonda

 

"My mother literaly gave up everything to help support me in my career, which is something I can never ever truly repay her back for. It's super, super important to me that I not only do what I'm supposed to do, but I can make her proud and give her something to brag about at church," Earley recently told Fox 46 News in Charlotte.