By Gary Purfield Here they go again. Main Events and NBC will again attempt to capture the hardcore and casual boxing audience with the fourth installment of the Fight Night series on NBC Sports this Saturday. They are thinking big with this one, literally, with a main event that features two of the best available heavyweights not named Klitschko. Tomasz Adamek will … [Read more...]
Rosado Stops Powell and wants Canelo; Cruz Rides Hometown Fever, Beats Brewer
Ringside report and photos by Gary Purfield Main Events staged their third NBC Fight Night card Friday night from the Sands Casino in Bethlehem. In the main event Jr. Middleweights Gabriel Rosado and Sechew Powell met for the WBO Intercontinental title. For seven rounds Gabriel Rosado and Sechew Powell engaged in a tactical chess match that had the makings of a disappointing … [Read more...]
Gabe Rosado, Earning his Opportunity the Hard Way
By Gary Purfield Friday night from the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA Jr. Middleweight “King” Gabriel Rosado (19-5, 11 KO) gets the biggest opportunity of his career. He will be headlining the Main Events NBC Sports fight night card when he takes on long time contender Sechew Powell (26-4, 15 KO). Rosado has earned his shot the hard way, taking up boxing later in life and … [Read more...]
Ronald Cruz at Home, on TV, and Hungry for More
By Gary Purfield Friday night the new pride of Bethlehem, Ronald Cruz (16-0, 12 KO), will co-headline NBC Fight night to the delight of a packed arena at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem. The main event features Gabriel Rosado vs. Sechew Powell, but Cruz will be the fan favorite that will have the full support of an expected sellout crowd. Cruz was born in Puerto Rico and has … [Read more...]
NBC Fight Night 3 in Bethlehem: Rosado vs. Powell and Cruz vs. Brewer
By Gary Purfield Friday night from the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA, Main Events and NBC Sports will roll out the third installment of their Fight Night Series with two well-matched bouts that should produce viewer-friendly action. In the main event, rising Jr. Middleweight Gabriel Rosado (19-5, 11 KO) takes on veteran contender Sechew Powell (26-4, 15 KO) in a twelve … [Read more...]