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Wednesday night at the Aviator Sports Arena in Brooklyn, NY, was the second night in only five days that Sal Musumeci’s Final Forum hosted a televised professional boxing card this time in association with Star Boxing.

The ESPN broadcast of "Wednesday Night Fights" featured an action packed main event with Ali Oubaali from Brooklyn, New York against Chris Fernandez of Salt Lake City .

In the main event, Oubaali threw nearly 100 punches per round against the game Fernandez, who gave as good as he got. Both fighters rarely clinched or held and preferred to exchange heavy shots throughout the bout.

Oubaali clearly got the better of the exchanges landing an incredible amount of shots to the body. On at least three occasions, it seemed as if Fernandez was about to drop to a knee or go down from the shots to the body but he would take a deep breathe and come back swinging. More...

Final Forum Boxing continues their tour hosting their second blockbuster show in five nights coming off last Friday’s Showtime Shobox series and now presenting tonight’s broadcast of ESPN’s Wednesday Night Fights.

Heavyweight prospect Derric Rossy returns to the ring after fighting in Asia and Europe and looks to rebound from his knockout loss to Alexander Dimitrenko. Also featured is another heavyweight prospect making his second appearance in the United States this year Poland’s own Albert Sosnowski.

Albert “The Dragon” Sosnowski 43-1 (26) takes on Kevin “Big Man” Burnett 13-1 (8) while Derric Rossy 18-2 (10) takes on Jermell “The Truth” Barnes 18-16 (2).

“This is some fight card,” said Sal Musumeci of Final Forum Boxing, “we have heavyweights, light welterweights, a little something for every fight fan!” More...

The weigh-in for both of Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing events Wednesday night took place today at the New York State Athletic Commission in New York City. Vinny Maddalone, 29-4 (20), who is fighting at B.B. King's in New York City on a card co- promoted with DiBella Entertainment, looked in great shape as he weighed in at 233 lb. His opponent Joe Stofle, 11-13- 2 (10), tipped the scales at 261 lb. More...

Boxing returns to Aviator Sports at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, August 6 with ESPN2 will carrying the event on their Wednesday Night Fights series.

“This is some fight card," said promoter Sal Musumeci of Final Forum Boxing. "We have heavyweights, light welterweights, a little something for every fight fan!” More...

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ESPNʼs Spanish-language multimedia brand, ESPN Deportes, hosted their Upfront ʽ08 presentation to the advertising community to announce new programming initiatives and a multiplatform approach to the fall season.

Boxing took center stage at the event held at New York Cityʼs Gotham Hall, where the guests watched an onsite production of ESPNʼs Wednesday Night Fights to mark the return of the sport to ESPN Deportes.

The new programming initiatives include, Miercoles y Viernes de Combate which will begin to air twice a week starting in February 2009, anchored by a new studio show that will broadcast boxing matches from the preceding weekly telecasts. More...