Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (24-0, 18 KOs) walked into Jesse Brinkley's (35-6, 22 KOs) home town of Reno, Nevada and came away with a dominant three-round TKO victory over the former world title challenger Friday night. Qullin established his dominance in the first round by stunning Brinkley with a shot to the side of the head that sent the former cast member of The … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2011
Bring Your Lunch Pail: FNF Recap
By Fox Doucette There is a vocal subset of boxing fans who love gritty underdogs, lunchpail guys, and guys who may never be world champions but always put on a good show. ESPN gave us what we crave on Friday Night Fights this week, as anyone with a computer and access to ESPN3.com got another helping of action from Carlos Molina, last seen giving Erislandy Lara his wakeup … [Read more...]
Jesse Brinkley – Peter Quillin Battle for Respect Friday, April 29th
Former world title challenger, Reno, Nevada's Jesse Brinkley (35-6, 22 KOs) will play host to contender, Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (23-0, 17 KOs) this Friday at the Reno Events Center in a battle between two super middleweights looking to get to the next level. Brinkley, who competed in The Contender reality show in 2005, is coming off a one-sided ninth round knock out … [Read more...]
The Wild Ride of Jorge Arce
Due to Manny Pacquiao's takeover of the Cinco de Mayo weekend and the falling apart of the Humberto Soto-Urbano Antillon rematch, Jorge "El Travieso" Arce will be the only major Mexican fighter booked to see action over the traditionally boxing-heavy Mexican holiday. Other than the red-headed phenom, Saul "El Canelo" Alvarez and, possibly, the second generation buzz created … [Read more...]
Kenny Bayless Pegged as Pacquiao-Mosley Ref
Respected veteran referee, Kenny Bayless has been pegged for the high profile job of officiating the May 7th clash between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. Bayless has officiated four Manny Pacquiao fights in the past: Pacquiao-Cotto, Pacquiao-Hatton, Pacquiao-Marquez II, and Pacquiao Morales II. The last world title fight he officiated … [Read more...]