by Johnny Walker He's got a bronze medal from the Olympics, and he's got 30 knockouts in his 30 professional boxing matches to date. What he doesn't have a lot of, so far, is respect. "Caddies, cabbies, ex-basketball players and bartenders" are often some of the terms used to describe the quality of rising, 6' 7" American heavyweight Deontay Wilder's opposition (and … [Read more...]
Deontay Wilder Slaughters The White Wolf In Ugly Mismatch
Deontay Wilder (29-0, 29 KOs) scored the seventeenth 1st round knockout of his career last night, when he demolished Siarhei Liakhovich (25-6, 16 KOs) in a frightening fashion, at the Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California. It was yet another quick notch upon Wilder’s fistic resume and has inevitably provoked debate over whether Wilder will be the man to lead American … [Read more...]
Judah Destroys Paris, Adamek wins, Jennings Pounds Liakhovich
by Gary Purfield Former two division champ “Super” Zab Judah (42-7, 29 KOs) completely dominated Vernon Paris (26-1, 15 KOs) over nine completely one sided rounds. Judah and Paris squared off in a twelve round IBF title eliminator to headline the second NBC Sports Fight Night card promoted by Main Events. What was considered a pick-em fight turned out to be a one sided … [Read more...]
Bryant Jennings Seeks Opportunity: “I’m the hungrier guy. I want it more.”
by Gary Purfield Six days before Eddie Chambers was scheduled to headline the first NBC Fight Night card, he walked into Main Events Promotions to inform them he would not be able to fight Sergei Liakhovich that coming Friday due to a rib injury. The former title challenger and popular Philly heavyweight was supposed to be one of the main attractions toward bringing a live … [Read more...]
Fight Night 2 Takes off with Judah-Paris, Liakhovich-Jennings, Adamek-Aguilera from the Aviator in Brooklyn
by Gary Purfield Main Events Promotions will hold a Fight Night card on NBC Sports Network this Saturday with three televised fights from the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, NY. The second card in the series features two crossroads bouts and the return of popular Polish heavyweight, Tomasz Adamek. In the headliner, former Jr. Welterweight and Welterweight champion, … [Read more...]