Ringside report by Gary Purfield Main Events hosted its Fight Night series in front of a capacity crowd at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem Friday with three televised bouts Friday night on NBC Sports. The series is fast becoming something boxing fans can turn to for competitive fights in front of raucous crowds. Fans in the arena and on TV received an upset, a vicious … [Read more...]
Adamek Wins a Thriller, Cunningham wins first at Heavyweight, Jennings 1st Round KO
Ringside report by Gary Purfield Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ Tomasz Adamek (47-2, 29 KO) reminded everyone why he became such a fan favorite amongst his Polish faithful and boxing fans in general when he gutted out a thrilling fifth round knockout of Travis Walker (39-8-1, 31 KO) in the main event of a heavyweight loaded card. Adamek had to overcome … [Read more...]
Getting Heavy: Adamek, Cunningham, and Jennings all see action Saturday in Newark
By Gary Purfield Saturday Night in Newark, NJ things are getting heavy. Main Events Promotions puts on three heavyweight bouts featuring an up and comer, an established former champ making his heavyweight debut, and another former cruiser now established above 200lb. At the top of the bill is Main Events' top draw Tomasz Adamek (46-2, 28 KO) taking on Travis Walker … [Read more...]
Rosado-Whitaker Eliminator added to next Fight Night
by Gary Purfield Main Events has added a jr. middleweight title eliminator to its next Fight Night card on September 21 matching emerging Philadelphia fighter Gabe Rosado (20-5, 12 KO) against Cayman Islands native Charles Whitaker (38-12-2, 23 KO). The card will be held at Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA where Main Events previously hosted a successful card earlier this … [Read more...]
Tomasz Adamek to face Travis Walker September 8
By Gary Purfield Travis Walker has signed on to be the opponent for Tomasz Adamek September 8 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ in an afternoon heavyweight bout. Adamek, who is coming off his win over Eddie Chambers in June, is looking to stay busy. He had been scheduled to face James Toney but the bout was called off recently. Walker (39-7-1, 31 KO) is a bigger … [Read more...]