Cuban super featherweight prospect Rances Barthelemy (16-0, 11 KOs) takes on Mexican journeyman Alejandro Rodriguez (14-6, 7 KOs) at the Doubletree Miamimart Hotel in Miami, Florida on Saturday, August 18. Barthelemy, a slick, tall boxer from Cuba, has moved along nicely so far in his three years as a professional. When he faced fellow prospect Hylon Williams Jr. on Friday … [Read more...]
Isaac Chilemba Makes Statement vs. Edison Miranda: FNF Recap
By Fox Doucette Isaac Chilemba (19-1-1, 9 KOs) took a big step in establishing himself at light heavyweight with a convincing ten-round decision win over Edison Miranda (35-7, 30 KOs) in Las Vegas on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights series. In the co-feature, Rances Barthelemy (15-0, 11 KOs) did what he was supposed to do in disposing of feather-fisted junior lightweight Hylon … [Read more...]
Edison Miranda Takes On Isaac Chilemba: FNF Preview
By Fox Doucette Veteran light heavyweight Edison Miranda (35-6, 30 KOs) is set to face off against South African fringe contender Isaac Chilemba (18-1-1, 9 KOs) in the featured bout of ESPN2's weekly Friday Night Fights series this Friday, February 3rd. In the co-feature, pitter-pat lightweight Hylon Williams Jr. (15-0, 3 KOs) gets a who's-the-real-prospect contest, a … [Read more...]
Lucian Bute-Glen Johnson: The Only Preview You Need
By Fox Doucette On-air, off-air, and up in the air, Saturday night's battle on Showtime between Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KOs) and Glen Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KOs), Bute's ninth defense of his IBF super middleweight championship, promises to be a good action fight. The televised co-feature will bring prospect Pier Olivier Cote (17-0, 11 KOs) as he takes on Jorge Luis Teron (25-2-1, … [Read more...]