The stage was set for the finals of the Boxcino Lightweight tournament when Petr Petrov (34-4-2, 16 KOs) and Fernando Carcamo (17-5, 13 KOs) won their semi-final bouts last night at the Four Bears Casino in North Dakota. Carcamo upset Miguel Gonzalez (23-4, 16 KOs) via split decision in ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” opening bout. The 23-year-old created enough separation from … [Read more...]
Boxcino Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Wrap-up
The Lightweight portion of the 2014 Boxcino Tournament kicked off Friday night at the Edgewater Casino in Laughlin, Nevada. All four fights created fireworks, making it clear that the tournament format and six round fights created a sense of urgency within the boxers which produced the action. Chris Rudd (13-1, 8 KOs) Def. Yakubu Amidu (21-5-2, 19 KOs) via Unanimous … [Read more...]
Boxing at the Copper Box: Saunders, Chisora headline 12 bout card in London
This Saturday, Frank Warren Promotions brings a huge 12 bout show to the Copper Box Arena in London, England. This will be the first boxing event held at the former 2012 Olympic arena and features five scheduled 12 round contests with multiple BBBofC and Commonwealth title holders appearing on the card. Headlining the show is undefeated Billy Joe Saunders (18-0, 10 KO’s) … [Read more...]
Ji Hoon Kim And Mauricio Herrera Set For Explosive Clash On Thursday Night Fights Special
Ji Hoon ‘The Volcano’ Kim 24-8 (18 KOs) meets Mauricio Herrera 18-3 (7 KOs) on Thursday in what promises to be an exciting special edition of ESPN’S Friday Night Fights. Both men are favourites with the FNF audience and have each taken part in a number of minor classics on the ESPN show. Now they are about to meet in the main event from The Omega Products International, Corona, … [Read more...]
Dallas Jr, Estrada Win In Night Of Mismatches: FNF Recap
By Fox Doucette Mike Dallas Jr. (18-2-1, 7 KOs) stopped a two-fight losing streak with a decision win over unprepared and overmatched Miguel Gonzalez (20-3, 15 KOs), while grossly overweight “super middleweight” Shawn Estrada (14-0, 12 KOs), weighing a beefy 191 pounds, brutalized Terrance Woods (9-4, 6 KOs) en route to an eight-round decision of his own on ESPN2's Friday … [Read more...]