On Friday, August 16th, live from U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois, ESPN Friday Night Fights will have a full card headlined by Artur Szpilka Vs. Mike Mollo in scheduled ten-round bout in the heavyweight division. The co-feature will be a light heavyweight bout scheduled for twelve rounds, between Gabriel Campillo Vs. Andrzej Fonfara for the IBO light heavyweight … [Read more...]
GGG, Garcia, Cloud, Campillo and more … This is the Sunday Brunch
There was quite a lot of action last night, so this week I'm dispensing with the usual formalities, introductions and clever quips and we'll jump straight into the fray. I gave you your instructions in the dressing room, what I say you must obey, cuidate, eschua me, toca los manos y buena suerte. Come out fighting at the bell! You know, I really wanted to root for Gabriel … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2012
In a lot of ways, 2012 was the best of times and the worst of times for fight fans. Competition for the eyeballs of fight fans created at least the hint of an effort to deliver good fights to the public and, although Golden Boy and Top Rank still insist on playing promotional turf war, both companies did a decent job of making some of the best fights within their power to make. … [Read more...]
Malaise at Light Heavyweight
The light heavyweight division is no longer the weight class that brought us talents such as Roy Jones Jr. and Michael Spinks or hardcore legends like Archie Moore and Bob Foster. Over the years, the 175 lb. class has morphed into some sort of odd boxing limbo, full of photo ops and media-directed tough talk about bouts that nobody really has any intention of making. Nothing … [Read more...]
Rosado-Whitaker Eliminator added to next Fight Night
by Gary Purfield Main Events has added a jr. middleweight title eliminator to its next Fight Night card on September 21 matching emerging Philadelphia fighter Gabe Rosado (20-5, 12 KO) against Cayman Islands native Charles Whitaker (38-12-2, 23 KO). The card will be held at Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA where Main Events previously hosted a successful card earlier this … [Read more...]