Undefeated heavyweight Dominic Breazeale (13-0, 12 KO’s) has had little trouble over the first two years of his career, but this Saturday the 2012 U.S. Olympian takes another step up when he faces Victor Bisbal (21-2, 15 KO’s), another former Olympic competitor, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The scheduled eight round contest is part of NBC Sports inaugural … [Read more...]
Facing “The Truth”: Steve Cunningham Headlines NBC Fight Night
Heavyweight boxing hasn’t been kind to Steve “USS” Cunningham (27-6, 12 KO’s), but despite his setbacks, the former IBF cruiserweight world champion returns Saturday night to face Natu “The Truth” Visinia (10-0, 8 KO’s), a 30 year old rookie out of Lakewood, California. The scheduled 10 round contest headlines the latest edition of NBC’s Fight Night with former USNBC and NABF … [Read more...]
Stevens Destroys Roman, Adamek, Mchunu victorious on NBC’s “Three to See” Fight Night
It was over quickly, and in brutal fashion. Curtis “Showtime” Stevens (25-3, 18 KO’s) regained the NABF middleweight title with a first round knockout of Saul Roman (37-10, 31 KO’s) at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut in the main event of tonight’s “Fight Night” card on NBC Sports. It was Stevens left hook that did the work, dropping Roman just over a minute … [Read more...]
Rosado stops Whitaker, becomes Mandatory for Bundrage, but still wants Canelo
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...]
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...]