By Gary Purfield Friday night from the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA, Main Events and NBC Sports will roll out the third installment of their Fight Night Series with two well-matched bouts that should produce viewer-friendly action. In the main event, rising Jr. Middleweight Gabriel Rosado (19-5, 11 KO) takes on veteran contender Sechew Powell (26-4, 15 KO) in a twelve … [Read more...]
Joel Julio out vs. Gabe Rosado June 1, Sechew Powell Steps in for NBC Sports Series
By Gary Purfield Main Events Promotions has announced that Joel Julio has dropped out of the June 1 NBC Sports Network show vs. Gabe Rosado and will be replaced by Sechew Powell. The Junior Middleweight bout headlines the third NBC Sports Network card this year. The four fight series between NBC Sports Network and Main Events was expended to five shows after the success … [Read more...]
Sulaiman Strikes Back: Harrison’s Monday Rant
World Boxing Council (WBC) President for Life, Jose Sulaiman, was especially vocal this past week, much to the amusement of many of his critics. In his monthly “Hook to the Liver” column, Sulaiman blasted lineal middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, chastised the handlers of his beloved Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and lamented his current feelings and eventual arrival at the end … [Read more...]
Super Six? Junior Middle’s Got Super 16
By Fox Doucette Earlier this week, the esteemed editor in chief of this fine publication and I got into a bit of a discussion about whether Kermit Cintron (33-4-1, 28 KOs), who is scheduled to fight Saul Alvarez (38-0-1, 28 KOs) on November 26th for El Canelo's WBC belt at 154, is the toughest test that Alvarez has yet faced. I argued that Cintron is just Matthew Hatton or … [Read more...]
Alexander and Cloud Win in Very Different Fashion on HBO’s BAD
Family Arena, Saint Charles, Missouri -- In a "must win" contest in the rough jr. welterweight division, St. Louis native, Devon Alexander (22-1, 13 KOs) came away with a 10-round split decision victory over Argentina's heavy-handed Lucas Matthysse (28-2, 26 KOs) The fight, an HBO Boxing After Dark feature, played out pretty much true to form, with the mobile southpaw, … [Read more...]