Cosmopolitan Friday Night Fights On ESPN Play By Play Report
By: Rich Bergeron The Cosmopolitan Hotel’s Chelsea Ballroom hosts the third Friday Night Fights installment of the year tonight. Robert Duran and Leon Spinks are ringside for the occasion, which includes a main event that serves as an eliminator to determine who will fight Amir Khan next. Victor Cayo (26-1, 18 KOs) will battle Lamont […]
Boxing Links (7-28-11)
Cayo, Peterson vie for shot at Khan ESPN (blog) But that fell by the wayside when Warriors Boxing promoter Leon Margules, Cayo’s co-promoter, and Golden Boy couldn’t finalize the language on options in the event of a Cayo win. The fight was quickly shifted to ESPN2/ESPN3, which had an open date. … See all stories on this topic […]
CELEBRITY GUESTS AND NEAR FISTICUFFS MAKE FOR LIVELY PRESS CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS
Though the press conference held today at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was principally to discuss the high-stakes super lightweight showdown between IBF #3-rated Victor “Mermelada” Cayo (20-1, 18 KOs) IBF #4-ranked Lamont Peterson for the right to challenge Amir Khan, it was the celebrity guests present and the antics of the always-colorful […]
IBF’s #3 and #4 ranked Super Lightweights Meet for Right to Challenge Amir Khan
The IBF’s No. 3 and No. 4 ranked junior welterweights will clash Friday, July 29 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com for the right to meet newly crowned IBF junior welterweight champion Amir Khan. Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas will be ringside at The Cosmopolitan Ballroom when Victor “Mermelada” Cayo […]
Cayo 100% Healed, 100% Ready
Finishing up training for one of the most critical fights of his boxing career, the Dominican Republic’s once-beaten IBF #3-rated Victor “Mermelada” Cayo (20-1, 18 KOs) says he’s too strong and too fast to be denied a victory against Washington DC’s IBF #4-ranked Lamont Peterson. The two will meet in a 12-Round IBF Super […]
Kid Blast Back in Action July 29
Cuban power-punching sensation Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (12-0, 10 KOs) will be looking to stretch his knockout streak to eight when he appears in one of the main supporting bouts of the “FIGHT NIGHTS” at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on July 29. It’s not hard to figure why they call 24-year-old Barthelemy “Kid […]
UNDERCARD ANNOUNCED FOR BLOCKBUSTER FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS CARD, JULY 29 AT THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS
Rances Barthelemy, Sergey Kovalev, Badou Jack and Cameron Kreal all scheduled for battle The undercard has been announced for the Warriors Boxing blockbuster FIGHT NIGHTS at The Cosmopolitan III at The Chelsea Friday, July 29 and televised live on ESPN Friday Night Fights. Several exciting matchups are scheduled in addition to the 12-round […]
Coleman in a Fighting Mood
IBF #5-rated contender Tim “Pitbull” Coleman (18-1-1, 5 KOs) was in a foul mood at the weigh-in for tomorrow night’s ESPN2 Friday Night Fights broadcast from the deck of the Boulevard Pool at ultra-luxurious The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Coleman will face Sonora, Mexico’s Sergio Rivera (16-6-2, 10 KOs) in an eight-round bout on the […]