On Friday evening, April 10, 2015, the semifinals of the Boxcino 2015 heavyweight and jr. Middleweight tournament took place at the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, PA. Airing live on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, the event had the announcing team of Joe Tessitorie and Teddy Atlas providing the commentary with Ray Flores as the ring […]
Once again, ESPN favors the appeal of boxers competing in a two weight class, single elimination tournament to entertain boxing fans. Last year, Willie Monroe Jr. (middleweight) and Petr Petrov (lightweight) emerged from the “Sweet 16” who participated in Boxcino 2014, a tournament that featured 16 fighters from the lightweight and middleweight divisions.