by Gary Purfield Main Events Promotions officially announced the headliner for the third installment of the Fight Night Series airing June 16 from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on the NBC Sports Network. Heavyweight contenders, Tomasz Adamek and Eddie Chambers will meet in a battle of former heavyweight title challengers both looking to earn another opportunity at a … [Read more...]
Bryant Jennings Seeks Opportunity: “I’m the hungrier guy. I want it more.”
by Gary Purfield Six days before Eddie Chambers was scheduled to headline the first NBC Fight Night card, he walked into Main Events Promotions to inform them he would not be able to fight Sergei Liakhovich that coming Friday due to a rib injury. The former title challenger and popular Philly heavyweight was supposed to be one of the main attractions toward bringing a live … [Read more...]
Main Events Promotions’ Fight Night Series, Where the Old Road becomes the New Path: Part 2 of 2
by Gary Purfield For the first part of this interview, click HERE In late 2011 Main Events Promotions, a promotional company that was in existence back when boxing was on network TV, announced they would be running a series of fights broadcast on the NBC Sports Network (formerly Vs.). The series would look to shift the current landscape of boxing, where specific fighters … [Read more...]
Fight Night 2 Takes off with Judah-Paris, Liakhovich-Jennings, Adamek-Aguilera from the Aviator in Brooklyn
by Gary Purfield Main Events Promotions will hold a Fight Night card on NBC Sports Network this Saturday with three televised fights from the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, NY. The second card in the series features two crossroads bouts and the return of popular Polish heavyweight, Tomasz Adamek. In the headliner, former Jr. Welterweight and Welterweight champion, … [Read more...]
Main Events Promotions’ Fight Night Series, Where the Old Road becomes the New Path: Part 1 of 2
by Gary Purfield In late 2011 Main Events Promotions, a promotional company that was in existence back when boxing was on network TV, announced they would be running a series of fights broadcast on the NBC Sports Network (formerly Vs.). The series would look to shift the current landscape of boxing on TV from showcases for specific fighters to a model where the quality of … [Read more...]