by Fox Doucette Live from the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, CT, the junior middleweights get their turn as the Boxcino tournament on Friday Night Fights pits up-and-coming fighters against each other to crown a new star contender in an already very deep 154-pound division. No main events (unless you count the favorite getting a good test), no co-features as such, just … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – April 18th – 23rd, 2014
4/18 – Maurice Harris (26-18-2, 11 KO’s) vs. Andrey Fedosov (24-3, 19 KO’s) - Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana The “win some-lose some” Harris is still going at it at age 38. The heavyweight gatekeeper has faced fighter from all walk of life over the years and though he’s never managed to win the big one, he has derailed the careers of some up and comers along the way. … [Read more...]
Dierry Jean Eyes Lamont Peterson’s IBF Title
by Hans Olson “À bois nouex, hache affilée” is an old French saying, translating into what anglophones know as “an eye for an eye,” or “treating roughness with roughness.” Last Saturday at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK, Dierry Jean did just that. Against Los Angeles native Cleotis “Mookie” Pendarvis in a 140 lb. IBF eliminator live on Showtime, things indeed got … [Read more...]