True story: I had a final exam scheduled for 5:30 PM on May 6th in my tax accounting class. I leaned on the professor to let me reschedule due to a pre-existing conflict and said “Let me put it this way: the words 'Friday Night' appear in my job description.” Incredulous, the professor wanted some measure of proof and I said “You've got a computer. Go to theboxingtribune.com … [Read more...]
Smash TV: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette Years ago, the shoot everything in sight before it kills you video game genre reached its absolute zenith with “Smash TV”. Two lucky contestants entered the arena for the viewing audience to compete for cash and prizes or get sadistically mowed down trying. Which is all you need to know about tonight's knockout-heavy Friday Night Fights card on ESPN2. Two … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune’s Fights of the Week
by Paul Magno The BIG one and three entertaining "little" ones. Here's a look at this week's noteworthy fights: 7/1-- Mark Melligen (21-2, 14 KOs) vs. Sebastian Lujan (37-5-2, 23 KOs) Lujan is taking the place of Freddy Hernandez and is probably a bigger test for welterweight prospect, Melligen. The veteran from Argentina has faced the better overall opposition with … [Read more...]
Melligen-Lujan Headlines ESPN Card: FNF Preview
As they say in New Orleans, “Who Dat?” When the tape-delayed telecast of Friday Night Fights kicks off at 11 PM Eastern from San Antonio, Texas (the event will be live at 10 on ESPN Deportes for those who speak Spanish and don't want to wait for the tennis matches to conclude on ESPN2), fans may well ask that question about a junior middleweight battle between Mark Jason … [Read more...]