Bodega del Boxeo, Ensenada, Mexico - Former WBO featherweight titlist Daniel Ponce De Leon (42-4, 35 KOs) overcame a flash knockdown in the second round to score a sixth-round KO victory over Omar Estrella on Saturday night. De Leon worked behind his jab at times, pounding Estrella with left hands throughout the bout. Estrella looked ready to go as early as the fifth round, and … [Read more...]
Provodnikov Decisions Corley in Russia
DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia-- Russian junior welterweight contender, Ruslan Provodnikov (20-1, 13 KOs), won a disputed unanimous decision over veteran former world champ, DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley (37-19-1, 22 KOs) by scores of 119-110, 118-111, and 117-111. Provodnikov suffered cuts over and under his left eye that may force him to pull out of his January 27 bout with Julio … [Read more...]
In a New York State of Mind: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette There is a verse in the Bible. Habakkuk 1:5. It states “Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvelously: for I will work a work in your days which ye will not believe, though it be told you.” After watching tonight's Friday Night Fights card on ESPN2, one could be forgiven for thinking the judges at ringside were having a religious … [Read more...]
Matthysse Drops Corley 8 times En Route to TKO Win
Mendoza, Argentina-- Rising jr. welterweight player, Lucas Matthysse (28-1, 26 KOs), dominated the southpaw former world champion, DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley (36-16-1, 22 KOs), with a dedicated and devastating body attack, dropping the veteran fighter eight times en route to an eighth round stoppage. Matthysse's game plan didn't vary much from the opening round to the end … [Read more...]
Matthysse-Corley in Argentina, January 21st
Following his razor-thin split decision loss to Zab Judah in November, jr. welterweight Lucas Matthysse (27-1, 25 KOs) returns to action in his native Argentina, January 21st against 14-year veteran, DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley (37-15-1, 22 KOs). Corley is coming off an up and down 2010 where he suffered a brutal knockout at the hands of Freddy Hernandez in February, bounced … [Read more...]