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...]
Undefeated Ivan Redkach headlines ShoBox this Friday
Los Angeles based Ukranian Ivan Redkach (15-0, 13 KO’s) will put his undefeated record on the line against Tony Luis (17-1, 7 KO’s) this Friday, headlining the return of Showtime’s ShoBox program from the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. The heavy-handed southpaw has been featured in Lou DiBella’s Broadway boxing cards, and is considered by many to be one of the … [Read more...]
Brian Vera Ends Serhiy Dzinziruk’s Career on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights
by Fox Doucette “What have you done for me lately”, the lament of many a jilted lover, describes the messy divorce between Serhiy Dzinziruk (37-2-1, 24 KOs) and his career as a legitimate player in the fight game. Thanks to a barrage of southpaw-killer right hands from Brian Vera (22-6, 13 KOs), Dzinziruk found himself down and out in the corner in the tenth round of the main … [Read more...]
Tony on TV: Luis gets his shot on FNF
By Gary Purfield Tony "Lightning" Luis (15-0, 7 KO) is a boxer from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada looking to make something of himself in pro boxing. Actually, he is looking to do more than make something of himself. He is looking to become a champion and to be a known boxer, in the States and around the world. Friday night the light welterweight prospect gets the … [Read more...]