Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (23-3-1, 21 KO’s) vs. Hirofumi Mukai (9-3-1, 1 KO) – Thailand After three non-title affairs, Sor Rungvisai defends the WBC super-flyweight title for the first time. Mukai hopes for better luck in his second world title challenge: his first opportunity ended quickly when he suffered a cut due to an accidental head butt against Pongsaklek Wonjongkam and … [Read more...]
Rustam Nugaev takes on Jose Hernandez on Friday Night Fights
Friday Night Fights rolls into the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabezon, California on Friday, August 9. Rustam Nugaev (24-6-1, 14 KOs) takes on Jose Hernandez (14-6-1, 6 KOs) in a 10-round lightweight bout, and undefeated Jose Pedraza (13-0, 9 KOs) takes on Gabriel Tolmajyan (14-2-1, 3 KOs) in the co-featured bout of the night. The fights begin at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT on … [Read more...]
Brian Vera Ends Serhiy Dzinziruk’s Career on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights
by Fox Doucette “What have you done for me lately”, the lament of many a jilted lover, describes the messy divorce between Serhiy Dzinziruk (37-2-1, 24 KOs) and his career as a legitimate player in the fight game. Thanks to a barrage of southpaw-killer right hands from Brian Vera (22-6, 13 KOs), Dzinziruk found himself down and out in the corner in the tenth round of the main … [Read more...]
Serhiy Dzinziruk-Brian Vera in Marquee Friday Night Fights Matchup
by Fox Doucette Who says ESPN has no big fights? Take a former world champion in Serhiy Dzinziruk (37-1-1, 24 KOs) trying to put his career back together and throw him in against a live underdog in Brian Vera (21-6, 12 KOs) and you've got yourself one hell of a main event. In the co-feature, unbeaten Tony Luis (15-0, 7 KOs) gets a short-notice slappy in Jose Hernandez (13-6-1, … [Read more...]