Tomorrow night, ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” will air the 2014 Boxcino tournament’s lightweight and middleweight finals. After 16 boxers competed across four cities for three months of two single elimination rounds, only four stand. In the 135-pound bracket Petr Petrov (34-4-2, 16 KOs) takes on Fernando Carcamo (17-5, 13 KOs) and at 160-pounds Willie Monroe Jr. (17-1, 6 KOs) … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2014
Willie Monroe Jr. As He Prepares For The Boxcino Finals
It’ll be an All-American showdown when Willie “The Mongoose” Monroe Jr. (17-1, 6 KOs) takes on Brandon “The Cannon” Adams (14-0, 9 KOs) in the finals of the Boxcino middleweight tournament this Friday at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York. It’s been a whirlwind of a year for both fighters, who’ve each had to defeat two opponents in just two months to get … [Read more...]
Briggs: Freak Show Redoux
by Ted Sares "There is something about this freak show that spells “one big payday and it’s over... I don’t begrudge any fighter making a good payday, when he has earned it!!!" —Poster named Jack on Boxing.com “…I did what I did today because it's personal and because heavyweight boxing sucks thanks to Wladimir himself and his wack ass brother with they boring ass … [Read more...]
Nelson Stops St. John: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
Headlining a card in Annandale, Virginia, WIBA International welterweight champion Tori Nelson (9-0-3, 1 KO) put what very well may be the final nail in the career coffin of former world champion Mia St. John (47-14-2, 18 KO’s), stopping “The Knockout” in two rounds to retain her title and undefeated record. The stoppage was a surprise all around, as Nelson, who had never … [Read more...]
Former Champ Yuri Foreman Retires
According to Yuri Foreman’s facebook page, the former 154-pound champion has retired from the sport of boxing. This sudden turn of events comes as a surprise because Foreman (32-2, 9 KOs) is scheduled to appear on the June 7 undercard of the Miguel Cotto-Sergio Martinez HBO PPV in Madison Square Garden. The 33-year-old has been on a four fight win streak since suffering the … [Read more...]