ESPN Friday Night Fights
Need help filling out your Boxcino 2015 brackets?
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.
Weigh-ins complete for ESPN Friday Night Fights at Pala
Late afternoon on Thursday, the Grand Ballroom of the Pala Resort Casino & Spa was all abuzz as the multitude of photographers, TV stations, close to 20 boxers, their managers and corner men, the promotion groups of Gary Shaw Productions in association with Greg Cohen Promotions and All In Entertainment, representatives from the California State Athletic […]
Boxers on ESPN boxing card hold open workouts in San Diego
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Updates on ESPN Friday Night Fights’ boxing card at the Pala Casino: On Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 2 p.m., your presence is requested at the Pacific Training Center at 5755 La Jolla Boulevard in La Jolla. The people of All In Entertainment, ESPN Promotions and the gym’s owner, Eddie Roa have extended […]
Adams slated to face Edouard on ESPN’s Boxcino 2014
Is it monkey see, monkey do? Like Showtime with their successful Super Six Tournament, ESPN is giving it a second try with the tournament format. They hope their strategy will eliminate most of the behind the scenes troubles with the unscrupulous promoters who most times are finagling to get themselves a bigger piece of the […]
The discreet and unassuming Denis Grachev gets win #12
On Friday, April 27, 2012, the Las Vegas Sports Books had light heavyweight boxer Denis Grachev of San Diego as an 11-1 underdog to Ismayl Sillakh, the 6’1” southpaw from Simi Valley by way of Zaporozhye, Ukraine. And why not! Sillakh was ranked number #2 by the WBC, #10 by the WBA, and #6 by […]