4/16 – Shinsuke Yamanaka (23-0-2, 17 KO’s) vs. Diego Ricardo Santillan (23-1, 15 KO’s) - Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Osaka, Japan It’s the eighth defense of the WBC bantamweight crown for Yamanaka, who’s stopped five of hios last six opponents. Santillan is a former WBC Latino and WBC Mundo Hispano title holder in the same weight class. Though undefeated, he hasn’t … [Read more...]
Roberto Garcia Wins Easily over Antwone Smith: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette Roberto Garcia (31-3, 21 KOs) cruised through ten rounds en route to a unanimous decision win over Antwone Smith (21-4-1, 12 KOs) in the main event, and James De La Rosa (21-1, 12 KOs) survived an early knockdown to otherwise dominate Tyrone Brunson (21-2-1, 20 KOs) in the co-feature of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights. Roberto Garcia's promoter knew that the best … [Read more...]
Roberto Garcia-Antwone Smith in Welterweight Clash: FNF Preview
by Fox Doucette ESPN2 offers up a battle on the fringes of the welterweight division on its weekly Friday Night Fights series, as Roberto Garcia (30-3, 21 KOs) takes on Antwone Smith (21-3-1, 12 KOs) in the main event. In the co-feature, hard-punching journeyman and Philadelphia native, Tyrone Brunson (21-1, 20 KOs), seeks to prove that he's more than just another non-prospect … [Read more...]
Green vs. Simms: Sitting In the Dwindling Crowd
By Russ ChoateAs the crowd was entering the circus tent, Tyrone Brunson was entering the ring. The record holder for most consecutive knockouts, challenged Marcos Primera to eight rounds of fight action. Brunson looked the part of a knockout king, but could not put Primera to the canvas. The fight ended in a unanimous decision in Brunson’s favor.In the next bout of the evening … [Read more...]
US Heartland Beat Report (9/9/09)
by Russ ChoateWelcome to the first installment of Boxing in the Heartland.The month of September is not highly televised, so I’ll give you some insight into what is going on. The month gets started this Friday in Florida when Tyrone Brunson (19-0-1) tries to add another knockout to his resume. This time he has chosen an opponent with a winning record in Marcos Primera … [Read more...]