9/19 – Omar Andres Narvaez (42-1-2, 23 KO’s) vs. Felipe Orucuta (29-2, 24 KO’s) - Anfiteatro Municipal, Villa Maria, Cordoba, Argentina Narvaez’s one misstep was against Nonito Donaire at the highest weight of his career. That bout aside, he’s been a dominant flyweight and super flyweight champion with 28 victories in world title bouts. Currently, he’s the WBO World super … [Read more...]
Adonis Stevenson Clobbers Noe Gonzalez: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette Montreal-based super middleweight Adonis Stevenson (18-1, 15 KOs) added another skull to carve into his sword handle as he easily dispatched Noe Gonzalez (28-2, 20 KOs) in two rounds in the main event of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. In the co-feature, Eleider Alvarez (8-0, 5 KOs) fought an easy but thoroughly boring … [Read more...]
UPDATE: FNF Co-Feature To Involve Eleider Alvarez-Rayco Saunders
Earlier this week in The Boxing Tribune's Friday Night Fights preview, we incorrectly reported that the Oscar Rivas-Kendrick Releford fight was to be the co-featured bout of the evening. Promoter Groupe Yvon Michel has informed the Tribune that the co-feature will, in fact, involve light heavyweight prospect Eleider Alvarez (7-0, 5 KOs), of Montreal via Colombia, taking on … [Read more...]
Weights from Atlantic City, Los Angeles
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City -- Carl Froch 167.5 lbs. Glen Johnson 166.5 lbs. (WBC super middleweight title/Super Six Semifinal) -- Zsolt Erdei 174 vs. Byron Mitchell 178 -- Edison Miranda TBA vs. Rayco Saunders TBA *Both are scheduled to weigh-in later in the day* -- Ivan Redkach 136.5 vs. Alberto Amaro 134.5 -- J’Leon Love 160 vs. Lamar Harris 162 -- Badou Jack … [Read more...]
Edison Miranda, Allan Green Return on Froch-Johnson Undercard
Two former super middleweight world title challengers, Edison Miranda (33-5, 29 KOs) and Allan Green (29-3, 20 KOs) return as light heavyweights Saturday, June 4 in separate bouts on the Carl Froch-Glen Johnson undercard at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Miranda, who has come up short in title shots against middleweight, Arthur Abraham and Lucian Bute at … [Read more...]