Undefeated WBC Continental Americas Light Heavyweight Champion, Cedric Agnew, 8-0 (4), of Chicago Heights, IL has been added to the undercard of the August 8 edition of ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” which will be broadcast from Chicago’s Aragon Entertainment Center. More...
Don’t expect to see middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr, 18-1 (9), betting horses at The Spa, the beautiful Saratoga Race Track, at least not until Saturday despite his spending several days this week in Saratoga Springs.
McGirt, coming off his first pro loss in April to Carlos DeLeon, Jr., broke camp Wednesday in Vero Beach, FL and headed north to upstate New York strictly on a business trip to get his career back on the right track. More...
WBC/IBF #4 ranked junior middleweight contender Joel Julio will headline an August 13, 2008, fight card from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva.
Julio will battle Nicaraguan veteran Jose Varela in a 10 round junior middleweight contest. Both the Julio-Varela bout and the co-feature contest between "Mean" Joe Greene and Jose Miguel Torres will be broadcast live on ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights," beginning at 9:00 pm ET. More...
Promoter Art Pelullo of Banner Promotions and Rodney Berman of Golden Gloves will present a sensational world championship fight card on Friday, August 22, 2008, at the Sommet Center, located at 501 Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee. The main event and co-featured bout will be televised live on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights."
In the 12 round main event for the vacant IBO Featherweight world title, Fernando Beltran Jr., 30-3-1 (18), of Culiacan, Mexico, will fight Takalani Ndlovu, 28-4 (18), of Johannesburg, South Africa. More...
Coming off of his first pro loss, James McGirt, Jr., 18-1 (9), very well could have settled on his next opponent being a confidence builder. However, instead of fighting somebody brought in to lose and make James look good, Team McGirt jumped at the opportunity to fight former IBO and WBU Middleweight Champion Raymond “Hallelujah” Joval, 37-4 (16), in the 10 round main event on the July 25 ESPN Friday Night Fights show at Saratoga Springs, New York. More...
Tickets are now on sale for "Hard Eight", an outstanding evening of world class professional boxing, headlined by the IBF Light Heavyweight title eliminator clash between undefeated contender Tavoris Cloud and former world champion Julio Gonzalez set for Friday, August 8 at the Aragon Ballroom to be broadcast on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights. More...
Harry Joe Yorgey was declared the winner on Friday, June 13, 2008, in an arbitration case over his manager James E. Deoria. Both parties were in a dispute over the boxer-manager contract that was signed between them on February 9, 2006.
At the age of 30, Harry is a five-year pro. A veteran boxer at 154 pounds, he is a very popular performer in his home area in Pennsylvania. He has an impressive ring record of 20 wins, no loses and 1 draw, with 10 wins coming by knockout. More...
Former IBO Middleweight Champion of the world Raymond Joval, 37-4 (16), will face off against rising prospect James "Buddy" McGirt Jr., 18-1 (9), on July 25 at the City Center in Saratoga Springs, NY in the 10-round main event.
The fight which will be aired on ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights," will also mark the opening week of the 2008 Saratoga Race Track Season. This will be the fourth annual, "Night of Future Champions," card held in Saratoga Springs. More...
Lincoln Rhode Islands, Twin River Event Center played host to ESPN2 Friday Night Fight’s card as promoter Jimmy Burchfield put on a quality night of boxing for fans not only in attendance but those viewing on television around the world.
The main event of the evening showcased undefeated Aaron “Awesome” Williams 17-1-1 (12) in his first outing as a main event status fighter when he faced hard punching dangerous Jose Luis Herrera 16-4 (16). Williams started out the fight impressively when he battered Herrera in round one sending him to the canvas for an eight count and while Jose survived the first, rounds two thru four continued on the same as Williams controlled the bout using superior skill to keep Herrera at bay.
In round five almost as if trying to set an example of what not to do after the words “Williams is keeping his hands too low and could get caught” poured out of analyst Teddy Atlas’ mouth, Herrera lands a right hand that stuns Williams pushing him back to the ropes, then after another onslaught of punches by Jose he dropped to the mat.
After beating the count and continuing on Williams moves away from any big shots Herrera might land to close the show by dropping down on his own to a knee. The referee led Williams to the corner for the doctors opinion who decided Williams was unable to continue on giving him his first career loss.
In a co-feature former Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada 14-1 (3) faced off against Moultrie “Jack Hammer” Witherspoon 14-2 (8). It was apparent from the opening bell that Witherspoon the 6’6” 34 year old out of Columbia South Carolina was out gunned and out classed. Moultrie who did not begin his pro career until he was 30yrs old ate left, right combinations followed by uppercuts in rounds one and two that had the referee closely debating on stopping the bout. More...
Some of boxing’s youngest, brightest stars will be out and fighting tonight on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights (ESPN2 FNF) in “Ring Warriors,” promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), live from Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
Undefeated cruiserweight prospect “Awesome” Aaron Williams headlines his first major show against Columbian power puncher Jose Luis “Pantera” Herrera 15-4 (15) who has knocked out each of his 15 victims, in the 10-round main event. More...
It was a momentous day for Timothy Bradley (22-0, 11 KOs) - as he completed his hometown victory press tour, he received more good news. Bradley, who seized his first opportunity at a world title shot on May 10 at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England against highly regarded Junior Witter, was informed by his co-promoter Ken Thompson of Thompson Boxing Promotions that The California Boxing Hall of Fame had chosen to nominate the pugilist as fighter of the year. More...
IBF #1 ranked mandatory challenger Tomasz Adamek will return to the Windy City on July 11 when he headlines an exciting fight card at the Aragon Ballroom against veteran brawler Gary Gomez, in a joint production announced by Main Events CEO, Kathy Duva and 8 Count Productions President, Dominic Pesoli. The event will be broadcast on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” at 9:00 pm ET/8:00 pm CT. More...
Tracy Byrd issued the following statement today to fans and friends concerned about her husband Chris after his loss this week to Shaun George:
"Chris is ok. His spirits are high. He is closer to the Lord then ever in his life and trusts that he will take care of everything. Chris is disappointed in last night. He said he was feeling off in the dressing room. Felt like his legs weren't there from the beginning of the fight. More...
ESPN2 Friday Night Fights returns May 23 to Rhode Island as unbeaten prospect “Awesome” Aaron Williams, the future of the cruiserweight division, headlines his first major show on “Ring Warriors,” promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. live from Twin River Events Center in Lincoln. More...
Two-time heavyweight champion Chris Byrd will give the media an up-close-and-personal look at his new physique when he and his opponent Shaun George host a media workout tomorrow, Wednesday, May 14, in Las Vegas
Byrd, 40-4-1 (21), from Las Vegas by way of Flint, MI., will open up the session beginning with interviews followed by his workout. George, 16-2-2 (7), from Brooklyn, NY, will conduct his interview and workout immediately following Byrd's. More...
Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing presents an exciting evening of boxing this Friday night from Bally's Atlantic City, as "Mighty Mike" Arnaoutis, 18-2-2 (9) defends his USBA Junior Welterweight title against undefeated Lanardo Tyner, 19-0 (11), in a 12 round bout.
The semi-final eight rounder will feature 2004 Olympic Team captain Devin Vargas, 15-0 (6) taking on tough Philadelphian Dave Brunelli, 8-3 (3) in a heavyweight fight. The bouts will be telecast live on ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights" series. More...
For Shaun George, his May 16 showdown with Chris Byrd is about more than a fight - it represents the struggle to fulfill the lofty potential held in his fists. More...
2004 US Olympic team captain Devin Vargas, 15-0 (6), will battle Philadelphia tough guy Dave Brunelli, 8- 3 (3), in an eight round heavyweight bout, May 9, 2008, taking place at Bally's Atlantic City and to be telecast live on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights.
This will mark the television debut of Vargas who looks to place himself in the mix of young American heavyweight prospects. Vargas had a storied amateur career culminating with a win over fellow undefeated prospect Chazz Witherspoon, which gave Vargas the Olympic team spot in 2004. More...
The ninth installment of Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing series “Punchin’ at the Paradise” could have been renamed “Knockouts at the Paradise” as Andrey Tsurkan stopped Jesse Feliciano inside the distance, a trend all the fighters on the ESPN Friday Night Fights telecast followed in the Bronx , NY on Friday night.
Tsurkan, 26-3 (17), put on a strong performance against Feliciano, 15-7-3 (9), dropping him in the first round and landing heavy blows through the rest of the fight. Tsurkan dominated every round utilizing his jab and landing accurate power punches at will.
The tough Feliciano absorbed the blows in stride but was never able to get the better of the exchanges. He seemed unable to get out the way of the crisp head shots being delivered at will by Tsurkan.
Although the fight was one-sided in the favor of Tsurkan, Feliciano was also able to land some good shots through the fight. More...
