Nov

Amir Mansour ices Frederic Kassi in KO of the Year candidate

Amir Mansour was on his way to a dominant decision win over Frederic Kassi when the heavyweight puncher turned in a possible candidate for Knockout of the Year. Mansour knocked Kassi out cold in Round 7 at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Oct

Edner Cherry refuses to go away

by Doug Fischer

Former 140-pound title challenger Edner Cherry continues his comeback, now in the junior lightweight division, when he takes on fellow puncher Osumanu Akaba on an NBC Sports Net “Fight Night” from the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia on Saturday.

Sep

Karl Dargan continues lightweight climb vs. Angino Perez

by Doug Fischer

Undefeated Philadelphia lightweight standout Karl Dargan continues to make up for lost time with his co-featured bout against Angino Perez on NBC Sports Network’s “Fight Night” at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Conn., on Saturday.

Apr

Steve Cunningham scores up-from-canvas decision over Amir Mansour

by Doug Fischer

Former cruiserweight titleholder Steve Cunningham got up from two fifth-round knockdowns to outpoint heavyweight puncher Amir Mansour on Friday in Philadelphia. Middleweight contender Curtis Stevens rallied to stop relentless Tureano Johnson in the final round of the “Fight Night” co-feature.

Mar

Curtis Stevens on Tureano Johnson: ‘Don’t blink’

by Lem Satterfield

Curtis Stevens and promoter Kathy Duva are both excited about continuing the Brooklyn middleweight’s post-Golovkin comeback with Friday’s appearance on NBCSN’s ‘Fight Night’ against Tureano Johnson.

Mar

Vyacheslav Glazkov outpoints Tomasz Adamek on NBC Sports Net

by Lem Satterfield

Unbeaten heavyweight Vyacheslav Glazkov out-hustled the smaller Tomasz Adamek en route to a unanimous decision victory that was the main event of an NBC Sports Net’s Fight Night show on Saturday at the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pa.

Mar

Dudchenko-Sukhotsky IBF light heavyweight eliminator set for April 4

by Lem Satterfield

Dmitry Sukhotsky and Anatoliy Dudchenko will meet in an IBF light heavyweight title eliminator on the April 4 edition of NBC Sports Net’s Fight Night from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Main Events CEO Kathy Duva announced on Monday.

Jan

The Travelin’ Man returns to Atlantic City – Part I

by Doug Fischer

In the first of two installments of “The Travelin’ Man Chronicles,” historian/writer/punch-counter Lee Groves relives his trip to Atlantic City to work this past weekend’s card topped by Curtis Stevens’ 46-second destruction of Patrick Majewski.

Jan

Curtis Stevens in ‘fun mode’ vs. Patrick Majewski

by Lem Satterfield

Middleweight bomber Curtis Stevens will attempt to bounce back from his loss to WBA titleholder Gennady Golovkin against Patrick Majewski on a Jan. 24 edition of NBC Sports Network’s Fight Night.

Jan

Tomasz Adamek-Vyacheslav Glazkov on March 15

by Lem Satterfield

Heavyweights Tomasz Adamek and Vyacheslav Glazkov will meet in an NBC-televised bout on March 15 as part of NBC Sports Net’s “Fight Night” series, Main Events President Kathy Duva informed RingTV.com