A pair of NABF title bouts will be showcased on this Saturday’s NBC Fight Night program, broadcast live from Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA. In the headlining contest, NABF cruiserweight champ Thabiso Mchunu (16-1, 11 KO’s) puts his title up against Garrett Wilson (13-7-1, 7 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout. Originally from South Africa, Mchunu brought … [Read more...]
Steve Cunningham’s Christmas Nightmare, Drops Controversial Split Decision to Tomasz Adamek
Photos and Reports by Gary Purfield It was supposed to be an early Christmas present for boxing fans. It was an afternoon when their sport returned to the top of the sporting world with a date on network television. A chance to break back into the mainstream. Instead it turned into another lump of coal the boxing world offers up far too often and explains why it … [Read more...]
Adamek-Cunningham: Round 2 on NBC
Story and photos by Gary Purfield Here we go again, finally. It took four years for Tomasz Adamek (47-2, 29 KO) and Steve Cunningham (25-4, 12 KO) to have their rematch. When they first fought back in 2008 they put on a thrilling battle for Cunningham’s cruiserweight title and true supremacy of the division. The two talented and proud fighters put on a memorable bout … [Read more...]
Jennings lights up Temple
Story and photos by Gary Purfield Bryant Jennings (16-0, 8 KOs) topped off a breakout year Saturday night scoring a highlight reel knockout of Bowie Tupou (22-3, 16 KO) in the main event of NBC Sports Fight Night card from Temple University. Jennings was performing barely minutes from his home neighborhood and delivered the goods for local fans in the scheduled twelve round … [Read more...]
Finally fighting in Philly: Jennings headlines NBC Sports Fight Night
By Gary Purfield Philadelphia, the fighting city of Philadelphia, well known for many great fighters and great fights over the years. It has a rich history of fights inside the city limits. However these days not so much. These days it is a rare occurrence that a card is actually hosted inside the city. Sure the city is still producing top fighters. The legends of Joe … [Read more...]