by Fox Doucette The quarterfinal round of the Boxcino junior middleweight tournament is in the books. Four men advanced; four men went home. The biggest punch of the night was the last, as pre-event favorite Brandon Adams (16-1, 11 KOs) fired off a right hook that matched his nickname of “The Cannon” to blast Alex Perez (18-2, 10 KOs) out in the fifth round. The other big KO … [Read more...]
The Myth of “Effective Aggression”: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Welcome to The Southpaw, the column that throws punches in bunches and tips the cards its way every time: Last week on Friday Night Fights, we saw Abie Han nearly steal a split decision from Sergio Mora despite most of his punching hitting either Mora's gloves or nothing but thin air. It was one of those cases where there was a big divide between the scorecard … [Read more...]
ESPN Friday Night Fights Preview: Boxcino Returns
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...]
Sergio Mora Beats Abie Han By Close Split Decision: Friday Night Fights Recap
by Fox Doucette “Latin Snake” Sergio Mora (28-3-2, 9 KOs) grabbed the USBA middleweight belt with a split decision win over Abie Han (23-2, 14 KOs) that shed a lot of light on the different facets of boxing judging. In the co-feature, Erickson Lubin (9-0, 6 KOs) picked up a very easy unanimous decision win against Michael Finney (12-2-1, 10 KOs), who set the theme of fighters … [Read more...]
Clearing The Air: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Welcome to The Southpaw, the column that's hurt not by words but by left hooks to the body: At the end of every piece of work I've ever submitted to the Boxing Tribune in the nearly four years I've been doing this, I've signed off with “Fan mail, hate mail, and [joke of the week] can be sent to beatcap@gmail.com.” Sure enough, over the years, I've received fan … [Read more...]