by Gary Purfield Main Events has added a jr. middleweight title eliminator to its next Fight Night card on September 21 matching emerging Philadelphia fighter Gabe Rosado (20-5, 12 KO) against Cayman Islands native Charles Whitaker (38-12-2, 23 KO). The card will be held at Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA where Main Events previously hosted a successful card earlier this … [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...]
Roberto Garcia Wins Easily over Antwone Smith: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette Roberto Garcia (31-3, 21 KOs) cruised through ten rounds en route to a unanimous decision win over Antwone Smith (21-4-1, 12 KOs) in the main event, and James De La Rosa (21-1, 12 KOs) survived an early knockdown to otherwise dominate Tyrone Brunson (21-2-1, 20 KOs) in the co-feature of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights. Roberto Garcia's promoter knew that the best … [Read more...]
Roberto Garcia-Antwone Smith in Welterweight Clash: FNF Preview
by Fox Doucette ESPN2 offers up a battle on the fringes of the welterweight division on its weekly Friday Night Fights series, as Roberto Garcia (30-3, 21 KOs) takes on Antwone Smith (21-3-1, 12 KOs) in the main event. In the co-feature, hard-punching journeyman and Philadelphia native, Tyrone Brunson (21-1, 20 KOs), seeks to prove that he's more than just another non-prospect … [Read more...]
Kermit the Frog Benefits From Promoter’s Green: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette “Follow the money.” It's a popular saying in politics, and it applies to boxing tonight, as Kermit Cintron (33-4, 28 KOs) got the benefit of some wider-than-they-should-have-been scorecards in his win over Antwone Smith (20-3-1, 12 KOs) on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights this week. At least it wasn't a complete travesty. Cintron came out early staying behind his … [Read more...]