by Tim Harrison Terence Crawford (20-0, 15 KOs) makes his return to HBO after a successful March 16 debut win over Breidis Prescott. Crawford will take on lightweight contender Alejandro Sanabria (34-1-1, 25 KOs) in the co-feature of HBO’s Boxing After Dark broadcast featuring Mikey Garcia’s WBO featherweight title defense against former titlist Juan Manuel Lopez at the … [Read more...]
Back in the Friday Night Fights Saddle: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette In the immortal words of Redskins running back John Riggins, “I'm bored, I'm broke, and I'm back.” Hot damn, is it ever good to be back in familiar territory. ESPN's Friday Night Fights series returns next week, January 6, and nothing makes your friendly neighborhood commentator feel more at home than a regular beat and a consistent schedule. With that in … [Read more...]
Rocky Juarez-Alejandro Sanabria, Feb. 19th
Former 5-time world title challenger, Rocky Juarez (28-7-1, 20 KOs) will be facing Mexico City's Alejandro Sanabria (26-1-1, 21 KOs), February 19th in Baja California, Mexico. Juarez, who was once a well-regarded Olympic Silver Medalist, has lost his last three and has faced a bit of a backlash from fans and media for the amount of TV exposure he was afforded by promoter, … [Read more...]