by Fox Doucette Say it ain't so, Hank. Say you didn't blow your last chance at professional relevance over 16 good cheeseburgers' worth of weight on the scale. That's a hell of a way to get to Palookaville, champ. ESPN's Dan Rafael reports tonight that Hank Lundy (25-4-1, 12 KOs) weighed in at 139 pounds for his lightweight clash on Friday Night Fights with Petr Petrov … [Read more...]
Boxcino Tournament Finals Wrap-Up
Decisive Victories were the theme of tonight’s Boxcino tournament finals at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York. It was a fitting end to a series that was uncontroversial and judged correctly. Willie Monroe Jr. and Petr Petrov won their respective brackets and move on to brighter futures in competitive divisions. Willie Monroe Jr. (18-1, 6 KOs) Def. Brandon Adams … [Read more...]
Boxcino Tournament Finals Preview
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...]
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...]
Boxcino Semi-Finals Wrap Up
After winning their respective semi-final bouts last night at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York, Brandon Adams and Willie Monroe Jr. will tussle in the Boxcino middleweight tournament finals on May 23. Both fights went the distance with the winners putting forth career best performances and setting up an all American Memorial day weekend clash for all the … [Read more...]