by Fox Doucette Oh, for want of a nail. A controversial knockdown in the third round that probably should have been ruled a slip due to a punch behind the head meant the difference between a majority draw and a split decision. The beneficiary, Fredrick Lawson (24-0, 20 KOs) gets the first significant win of his pro career, sending Breidis Prescott (27-7, 20 KOs) on a one-way … [Read more...]
Breidis Prescott A Very Live Underdog: ESPN Friday Night Fights Preview
by Fox Doucette Breidis Prescott (27-6, 20 KOs) may be a six-to-one underdog, but his main event welterweight tilt against Ghana's Fredrick Lawson (23-0, 20 KOs) looks to be one tremendously competitive fight as it headlines ESPN2 Friday Night Fights (Thursday edition!) from the Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida. In the co-feature, Angino Perez (18-6, 16 KOs) is … [Read more...]
ESPN, ABC To Broadcast Premier Boxing Champions
The end of an era is now official-- ESPN2's flagship Friday Night Fights is finished. In its place will be the Al Haymon-run Premier Boxing Champions series. Along with the ESPN air time, though, will come select afternoon slots on ABC, ESPN's mother company. ESPN/ABC will air twelve two-hour boxing shows annually, starting with a July 11 show on ESPN. Friday Night … [Read more...]
More Mismatches Than An Online Dating Site: ESPN Friday Night Fights Recap
by Fox Doucette Some nights of boxing absolutely confound analysis and render any attempt at gleaning lessons completely moot. We got one of those kinds of nights tonight from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights. In the main event, Tony Harrison (20-0, 17 KOs) stopped a completely shot, overmatched, “what was he doing fighting?” Antwone Smith (23-6-1, 12 … [Read more...]
Tony Harrison Takes On Antwone Smith: ESPN Friday Night Fights Preview
by Fox Doucette Your boxing weather forecast for ESPN2 Friday calls for excessive violence with a chance of SportsCenter highlight knockouts. Tony Harrison (19-0, 16 KOs), fresh off a one-round smackdown of confirmed middleweight fraud Tyrone Brunson in December, takes on barking dog Antwone Smith (23-5-1, 12 KOs), last seen getting the crap kicked out of him by Jermall Charlo … [Read more...]