Tomorrow night, ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” will air the 2014 Boxcino tournament’s lightweight and middleweight finals. After 16 boxers competed across four cities for three months of two single elimination rounds, only four stand. In the 135-pound bracket Petr Petrov (34-4-2, 16 KOs) takes on Fernando Carcamo (17-5, 13 KOs) and at 160-pounds Willie Monroe Jr. (17-1, 6 KOs) … [Read more...]
Lightweights Petrov and Carcamo win in Boxcino Semi-Finals
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...]
Maidana Runs Through Petrov, Scores KO in 4
Buenos Aires, Argentina – WBA “Regular” jr. welterweight champion Marcos “Chino” Maidana scored a dominant KO win over an overmatched Petr Petrov in 4 rounds. After fighting tentatively and nullifying the Argentinean slugger’s assault over the first two rounds, Petrov began to wilt in the third. Maidana dropped Petrov early in the 4th round, and with less than a minute to go … [Read more...]
Marcos Maidana stays busy against Petr Petrov in Argentina
WBA “Regular” jr. welterweight champion Marcos “Chino” Maidana (30-2, 27 KOs) is set to defend in a stay-busy fight against Petr Petrov (29-2-2, 13 KOs) on Friday September 23, from Sociedad Alemana in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Maidana was scheduled to take on Robert Guerrero in August before a shoulder injury sustained by Guerrero forced the cancellation of … [Read more...]