By Gary Purfield Friday night “Hammerin” Hank Lundy (22-1-1, 11 KO) again takes his brand of boxing and showmanship to ESPN Friday Night fights. Lundy has become a staple of the FNF series with his flair for always producing exciting action. He is coming off a dominating win over Dannie Williams on FNF in his last bout where he came off the canvas in round one to dominate … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
The Scorpion looks for his chance to sting the Cobra
Sakio 'The Scorpion' Bika (30-5-2, 21 KOs) is the latest fighter to throw his hat in the ring for the opportunity to throw the rest of himself in there when IBF Super Middleweight champion Carl 'The Cobra' Froch returns to action in early November. It's pretty much confirmed that rematches against Mikkel Kessler or Lucian Bute will happen but Froch has promised fans that we … [Read more...]
Steve Cunningham jumps to Heavyweight, Signs with Main Events
By Gary Purfield Former two-time Cruiserweight champ Steve “USS” Cunningham is making the choice that many other successful cruisers before him have made by choosing to enter the heavyweight division. Cunningham had speculated for some time that he would be moving to heavyweight, but today he made the move official and also has officially announced he is signing with Main … [Read more...]
“Siri” Salido, Sosa, and Yori Boy in Action this Weekend: The Mexican Fight Preview
This Saturday in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, WBO featherweight champ, Orlando Salido (38-11-2, 26 KOs) returns to action in a non-title 10-round super featherweight contest against Chilean import, Moises Gutierrez (21-4, 8 KOs). Salido, who is mulling over possible bouts with either WBC featherweight champ, Jhonny Gonzalez or top challenger, Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia, should … [Read more...]
Chris “Dragon” John – Back In Action
Undefeated WBA ‘super’ featherweight champion, Chris John (47-0-2, 22KOs), is back in action this September for his routine biannual title defense. This fight, against the cagey TBA marks an incredible 17th straight defense of a title he captured back in 2004 in Tokyo, Japan (that bout, which he won by unanimous decision, was the first time Dragon fought outside of … [Read more...]