by Fox Doucette Former IBF lightweight title challenger Ji-Hoon Kim (24-7, 18 KOs) kept the embers of his once-bright career alight in a unanimous decision victory, handing Uzbekistan native Alisher Rahimov (23-1, 12 KOs) his first defeat as a pro. In a snoozer of a co-feature, heavyweight Vincent Thompson (11-0, 2 KOs) pawed at Joell Godfrey (14-7-1, 6 KOs) for eight rounds … [Read more...]
Seoul Food on ESPN2 as Ji-Hoon Kim Headlines: FNF Preview
by Fox Doucette The land of dog soup, Starcraft-as-religion, and women's golf champions, South Korea, has its pugilistic native son Ji-Hoon Kim (23-7, 18 KOs) in action against Alisher Rahimov (23-0, 12 KOs) of Uzbekistan in a lightweight contest headlining ESPN2 Friday Night Fights. The co-featured events are twofold, an unusual combination of a six- and eight-rounder since … [Read more...]
The Worldwide Leader In Disappointing Fights: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette As the Friday Night Fights beat writer around here, I'm committed, personally and professionally, to discharging my duties to the best of my abilities week in and week out. As a boxing fan, I'm motivated to watch the best fights between the most entertaining (not the “best,” the most entertaining, and there's a difference I've hammered on repeatedly in this … [Read more...]
Provodnikov Wins In Six On Great Fight Night: FNF Recap
By Fox Doucette Russian prospect Ruslan Provodnikov (21-1, 14 KOs) continued his climb through the ranks on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, winning a minor WBO trinket at junior welterweight in a 6th round KO of severely overmatched local journeyman David Torres (21-3-2, 13 KOs), who has only one win in his last six fights. In the co-feature, Ji-Hoon Kim (23-7, 18 KOs) surprisingly … [Read more...]
Teddy Atlas, Man of Integrity: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette Michael Woods of ESPN and the Boxing Tribune's own Kelsey McCarson have reported that Teddy Atlas is ending his trainer relationship with Alexander Povetkin, the best heavyweight not named Klitschko. Said Atlas: "Our agreement from the beginning has been that I would go to Russia to train Sasha when Friday Night Fights was off season, and he would come to the … [Read more...]