It’s almost here. Everyone that has been dreaming about this bout will finally see their dreams come true, though one can only hope that it lives up to the hype. And many a sports enthusiast doesn’t think it will, especially when you look at the Mayweather vs McGregor fighting odds. Each new day injects a new facet into the Mayweather/McGregor match for people to discuss. If … [Read more...]
O Fortuna! Javier Fortuna Clobbers Cristobal Cruz: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette Heavy-hitting junior lightweight prospect Javier Fortuna (20-0, 15 KOs) delivered his second spectacular early-round knockout of the year on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, demolishing Cristobal Cruz (39-14-3, 23 KOs) in just two rounds in the main event. In the co-feature, Magomed Abdusalamov (15-0, 15 KOs) continued his demolition of all brave or foolish enough … [Read more...]
Swan Song For Katsidis After Loss to Mensah?: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette On ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, Australian Michael Katsidis (28-6, 23 KOs) may very well have sung the swan song to his career, as he went down by majority decision to Ghanaian journeyman Albert Mensah (25-3-1, 10 KOs) in a very entertaining main event. The co-feature was a blink-and-you-missed-it one-round affair in which Alan Sanchez (10-2-1, 4 KOs) avenged a … [Read more...]
Rigondeaux, Referee Knock Out Rico Ramos: ShoBox Recap
By Fox Doucette There is a new sheriff in town at 122 pounds. Cuban amateur legend Guillermo Rigondeaux (9-0, 7 KOs) controlled the pace of the fight before stopping, now-former WBA junior featherweight titlist, Rico Ramos (20-1, 11 KOs) in the sixth round by a stoppage that carries with it controversy reminiscent of another recent high-profile fight refereed by Joe Cortez, … [Read more...]
Class is in the Eye of the Beholder: Mayweather Stops Ortiz in Four on Star Power PPV
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada-- The story is getting just a little bit old as the HBO broadcast team once again made Mayweather the underhanded, classless villain, even in a series of events precipitated by a Victor Ortiz flagrant headbutt. Still, the former five-division world champ, Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs) came out on top with a controversial fourth round stoppage of … [Read more...]