Canadian fighter Adonis Stevenson (16-1, 13 KOs) will face Jesus Gonzalez (27-1, 14 KOs) in a voluntary IBF super middleweight title eliminator. The winner of the bout will earn the second position in the IBF world rankings, which brings with it the possibility of a title bout against top-ranked Lucian Bute. Stevenson is ranked 8th in the world among super middleweights, … [Read more...]
Pick On Someone Your Own Size: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette There were plenty of potential rejected headlines for this week's Recap. “Junior Middleweight Beats Light Heavyweight For Super Middleweight Title”. “Teddy Atlas Fellates Francisco Sierra In 3D”. Maybe even “Let The Bodies Hit The Floor”. But the main feature of tonight's Friday Night Fights main event on ESPN2 was what happens when a guy comes in 7 … [Read more...]
Francisco Sierra-Jesus Gonzales to Headline Phoenix Card: FNF Preview
by Fox Doucette Regular viewers of Friday Night Fights may remember a fight from last July, the co-feature of Delvin Rodriguez's decision loss to Ashley Theophane, in which Francisco Sierra (24-3-1, 22 KOs) scored a technical decision win over previously unbeaten Don George after dropping George after the bell to end the seventh round. For Sierra, it remains his lone win in … [Read more...]