Fringe lightweight contender John Molina (22-1, 18 KOs), of Covina, California, will be in action at the Pechanga Resort-Casino in Temecula, California, Friday night, June 25, against journeyman Robert Frankel (28-10-1, 5 KOs). The broadcast will air as part of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights series at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific time. Molina is best known to regular FNF viewers … [Read more...]
Arreola Blasts Abell, Hirales Bests Huerta; The Rest of Friday’s Action
Pechanga Resort in Temecula, CA-- "The Nightmare" Chris Arreola (30-2, 26 KOs) made quick work of southpaw, Joey Abell (27-5, 26 KOs) on Friday night. After a half-round of feeling out, a huge right hand from Arreola staggered Abell and caused the referee to step in and stop the contest, but not before Arreola delivered a good-bye kiss to Abell's cheek. The Boxing … [Read more...]
In a Perfect World…(The Junior Welters)
by Paul Magno In a perfect world, boxing's fiercest battles would take place inside the ring and the sport's sanctioning bodies would actually facilitate quality match-ups rather than get in the way.... In a perfect world, promoters and managers would realize that making fan-friendly fights will bring in more cash than coddling their fighters with meaningless easy fights and … [Read more...]
Guerrero Climbs Off Canvas, Survives “Sugar Shay”
Southaven, Mississippi- Well-regarded middleweight prospect, Fernando Guerrero (19-0, 15 KOs) appeared to be cruising to a comfortable unanimous decision over the first 5 rounds as he took on veteran Ishe Smith (21-5, 9 KOs) in the biggest fight of his young career. However, things got interesting in the sixth round as Smith stepped up the intensity of his attack and started … [Read more...]