by Fox Doucette By the gods, your columnist loves being horribly, embarrassingly wrong. What was supposed to be a night of showcases for unbeaten prospects turned into a night of upsets---or perhaps a night of everyone from promoter to pundit getting played for fools. Boxing lessons were doled out for young fighters to watch and learn. The action? Shades of Wolak-Rodriguez I, … [Read more...]
Karl Dargan, Russell Lamour in Showcase Squashes: FNF Preview
by Fox Doucette Sometimes the question to ask before a fight card is not who will win but rather “will the guys featured knock out the no-hopers in front of them or will it go the distance?” From Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, CT, Main Events brings us what is for them a fairly typical night of squash matches that have very little hope of being competitive, showcases for the … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: August 30th – September 3rd 2014
8/30 Marco Huck (37-2-1, 26 KO’s) vs. Mirko Larghetti (21-0, 13 KO’s) - Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Huck defends the WBO cruiserweight title for the 13th time. The champion has suffered just one loss since 2007, dropping a close decision to Alexander Povetkin for the WBA heavyweight crown. The Italian challenger holds the EBU-EU cruiserweight belt, … [Read more...]