8/22 – Graham Earl (26-5, 12 KO’s) vs. Steve Martin (9-4-1, 8 KO’s) - Hilton Hotel, Portomaso, Malta Earl fought for the first time in five years when he faced Michael Katsidis in a rematch this past July, dropping a 12 round decision. Martin’s four losses came at the start of his career, and he comes in on an eight fight winning streak with seven knockouts but none against … [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...]
Don George takes on David Lopez, Cintron returns against Granados: FNF Preview
by Tim Harrison Don “Da Bomb” George, the long-time super middleweight contender and Chicago native, makes his middleweight debut on this week’s Friday Night Fights in front of his hometown fans at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. George (24-3-1, 21 KOs) takes on David Alonso Lopez (41-13, 23 KOs) in a ten-round contest, with Kermit Cintron (33-5-1, 28 KOs) making … [Read more...]
David Lemieux, Don George, KO’d and Left for Dead: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Nothing is more devastating to a fighter than to be cleanly knocked out, especially on television. 1.3 million viewers watch Friday Night Fights on ESPN2 every week. When a guy gets knocked senseless in front of that kind of an audience while Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas debate whether the fighter will ever be the same again, it tends to stick in the minds of … [Read more...]
Adonis Stevenson to Murder Don George Friday
by Fox Doucette Top 10 super middleweight Adonis Stevenson (18-1, 15 KOs) looks to beat the ever-loving snot out of fringe prospect from Chicago Don George (23-2, 20 KOs) at Stevenson's home venue of the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec on Friday night, October 12. Stevenson was last seen in the ring pounding Noe Gonzalez into a pulp for two rounds en route to an easy KO … [Read more...]