By Fox Doucette Demetrius Andrade (16-0, 11 KOs) took care of business against overmatched Angel Hernandez (30-11, 17 KOs), knocking him out in two rounds in the main event of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights series. In the co-feature, Raymond Serrano (18-0, 8 KOs) defeated Kenny Abril (11-5-1, 6 KOs) via unanimous decision. The main event was a simple case of a guy in Andrade … [Read more...]
In Praise of the Palookas III: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette Gods bless Joe DeGuardia. In a boxing world where fights are canceled on a moment's notice, where you can't count on a boxing match actually happening until the bell rings to start Round One, ESPN2 is putting a show on this week. Demetrius Andrade is fighting...someone. With all the changes that have happened this week I'm past the point where I'm even going to … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Angel Hernandez Replaces Terrance Cauthen on FNF
By Fox Doucette The saga continues in Uncasville, Connecticut, as first Derek Ennis withdrew from his ESPN Friday Night Fights commitment to fight 2008 US Olympian Demetrius Andrade citing a high (103° F/39.4° C) fever. Then late replacement Terrance Cauthen pulled out, preferring to accept an offer to fight Thomas Dulorme on ShoBox next week rather than try to prepare for … [Read more...]