Aug

Fonfara meets Campillo at the light heavyweight crossroads

Polish-born light heavyweight prospect Andrzej Fonfara fights in his adopted hometown of Chicago against former titleholder Gabriel Campillo in the main event of this week’s Friday Night Fights. The fight is the definition of a crossroads bout.

Aug

Fortuna and Franco fight to split draw on FNF

by Mark E. Ortega

Featherweight contender Javier Fortuna and Cuban Olympian Luis Franco boxed, wrestled and hugged their way to 10-round split-draw in the main event of this week’s Friday Night Fights broadcast from Miami, Okla.

Jul

Burgos battles Amidu to draw on FNF

by Mark E. Ortega

Juan Carlos Burgos hoped to rebound from his controversial draw against WBO beltholder Rocky Martinez when he faced Yakubu Amidu in this week’s Friday Night Fights main event but the junior lightweight contender had to settle for another draw.

Jul

Lundy schools Ajose on Friday Night Fights

by Doug Fischer

Junior welterweight fringe contender Hank Lundy easily outpointed Olusegun Ajose over 10 rounds in a Friday Night Fights main event at Rockingham Park in Salem, N.H. The lopsided decision is the biggest win of Lundy’s career.

Jul

Dougie’s Friday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Fans express excitement on the Garcia-Matthysse fight being made and added to the Mayweather-Canelo PPV event, ask Dougie’s opinion on various mythical matchups between James Toney and Bernard Hopkins, and sound off on other fights and topics in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!

Jul

Photo gallery: Tapia vs. Han, Avalos vs. Francisco

by The Ring

Action shots from Friday Night Fights, where Glen Tapia scored an eighth-round stoppage against Abraham Han, and Chris Avalos pounded out a unanimous-decision win over Drian Francisco. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.

Jul

Han fights for respect in a new discipline

by Doug Fischer

Abie Han, one of five fighting siblings, has been competing for attention his entire life. Tonight, in the Friday Night Fights co-featured bout, the prospect faces fellow unbeaten junior middleweight GlenTapia for his promoter’s attention.

Jul

Friday marks future’s threshold for Tapia

by Ryan Songalia

New Jersey prospect Glen Tapia meets fellow unbeaten junior middleweight Abraham Han on the next Friday Night Fights, and says it’s the fight that will open the door to big-time boxing for him.

Jul

Dib saves 50 Cent’s Birthday Bash with win over Oliver

by Doug Fischer

Billy Dib rebounded from his recent featherweight title loss with a majority decision over Mike Oliver in a Friday Night Fights main event in Hartford, Conn., on Friday. The hard-fought scrap salvaged the 50 Cent-promoted show that lost it’s original main event.

Jul

Dib aims to turn setback into comeback

by Ryan Songalia

Former featherweight titleholder Billy Dib lost his belt in what was supposed to be a triumphant debut under promoter 50 Cent’s banner, but says the experience has shown him exactly what he needs to do to become champion again.