This week on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights from the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan, hometown attraction Vernon Paris (27-1, 16 KOs) looks to re-start a long journey to relevance in the crowded junior welterweight division with a ten-round contest against well-traveled journeyman, Manuel Perez (19-8-1, 4 KOs) at the welterweight limit. Back in 2011 a 23-year-old Paris … [Read more...]
Montiel Stops Angkota in Nine; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Gimnasio German Evers, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico-- Fernando Montiel (47-4-2, 37 KOs) fought as well as necessary to defeat Indonesian journeyman, Angky Angkota (25-7, 14 KOs) in front of a partisan crowd in Montiel's home state of Sinaloa. For most of the fight, Montiel fought backing up, choosing to counter an Angkota who was coming forward, but not landing anything of … [Read more...]
Vicente Escobedo-Lonnie Smith on Saturday in Woodland, California
13th ranked lightweight Vicente Escobedo (24-3, 14 KOs) takes on Lonnie Smith (14-2-2, 10 KOs) Saturday at the Woodland Community Senior Center in Woodland, California in a ten-round super featherweight bout. Escobedo, who beat Rocky Juarez via unanimous decision last year in his first bout as a super featherweight, is best known for lightweight losses to Michael Katsidis … [Read more...]
Shumenov Stops Santiago in Nine Round Mismatch; The Rest of Friday’s Action
South Point Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada-- On paper, this defense for WBA light heavyweight titlist, Beibut Shumenov (12-1, 8 KOs) against 38-year-old journeyman, Danny Santiago (31-5-1, 19 KOs) was an obvious mismatch. As the bout progressed, viewers of the Telefutura main event saw the contest live up to all expectations as Shumenov cruised to an easy TKO 9 … [Read more...]