Coming into this Friday Night Fights main event at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut, Billy "The Kid" Dib (35-2, 21 KOs) was a world champ of the "wink, wink, nudge, nudge" variety, only. After Friday, his people can't even claim that. Evgeny "The Mexican Russian" Gradovich (16-0, 8 KOs), trained by Robert Garcia, would outwork and outfight the … [Read more...]
Bill Dib vs. Evgeny Gradovich: FNF Preview
by Tim Harrison ESPN Friday Night Fights delivers its second straight world title fight when Billy “The Kid” Dib (35-1, 21 KOs) defends his IBF featherweight strap against late replacement Evgeny Gradovich (15-0, 8 KOs) at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashantuckett, Connecticut. The co-feature pits Willie Nelson (19-1-1, 11 KOs) against Michael Medina (26-3-2, 19 KOs) in a battle … [Read more...]