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...]
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...]
Farah Ennis Brings a Quiet Storm to FNF
By Gary Purfield This Friday on the opening TV bout of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights super middleweight Farah Ennis (19-1, 12 KO) out of Philadelphia gets his first shot to show his abilities on TV. He takes on Richard Pierson (11-2, 8 KO) on the undercard of Hank Lundy vs. Raymundo Beltran. I caught up with Farah along with John Disanto of Philly Boxing History this past … [Read more...]
Tomasz Adamek to face Travis Walker September 8
By Gary Purfield Travis Walker has signed on to be the opponent for Tomasz Adamek September 8 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ in an afternoon heavyweight bout. Adamek, who is coming off his win over Eddie Chambers in June, is looking to stay busy. He had been scheduled to face James Toney but the bout was called off recently. Walker (39-7-1, 31 KO) is a bigger … [Read more...]
Campillo vs. Kovalev Headlines next Fight Night, Cruz vs. Smith in co-feature
By Gary Purfield After packing the Sands Casino Arena on June 1 of this year, Main Events will return for their next Fight Night installment on September 21. Headlining the show is a light heavyweight bout between Gabriel Campillo (21-4-1, 8 KO) and Sergey Kovalev (18-0-1, 16 KO). In the co-feature, popular welterweight and Bethlehem native Ronald Cruz (17-0, 12 KO) takes … [Read more...]