By Fox Doucette Isaac Chilemba (19-1-1, 9 KOs) took a big step in establishing himself at light heavyweight with a convincing ten-round decision win over Edison Miranda (35-7, 30 KOs) in Las Vegas on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights series. In the co-feature, Rances Barthelemy (15-0, 11 KOs) did what he was supposed to do in disposing of feather-fisted junior lightweight Hylon … [Read more...]
Edison Miranda Takes On Isaac Chilemba: FNF Preview
By Fox Doucette Veteran light heavyweight Edison Miranda (35-6, 30 KOs) is set to face off against South African fringe contender Isaac Chilemba (18-1-1, 9 KOs) in the featured bout of ESPN2's weekly Friday Night Fights series this Friday, February 3rd. In the co-feature, pitter-pat lightweight Hylon Williams Jr. (15-0, 3 KOs) gets a who's-the-real-prospect contest, a … [Read more...]
Bring Your Lunch Pail: FNF Recap
By Fox Doucette There is a vocal subset of boxing fans who love gritty underdogs, lunchpail guys, and guys who may never be world champions but always put on a good show. ESPN gave us what we crave on Friday Night Fights this week, as anyone with a computer and access to ESPN3.com got another helping of action from Carlos Molina, last seen giving Erislandy Lara his wakeup … [Read more...]