MIRANDA CONGRATULATES DESPAIGNE FOR WINNING BEST ACTRESS OSCAR
Light heavyweight slugger Edison “Pantera” Miranda (34-6, 29 KOs) wishes to congratulate his latest opponent, Yordanis Despaigne (9-1, 4 KOs), for his Oscar-winning performance last Friday night. For those who missed it, Miranda lost what could have been a sensational war on Friday, July 29 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and live on […]
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 […]
TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT: COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS “FIGHT NIGHTS” CAYO VS PETERSON
Live on ESPN “Friday Night Fights” Tonight Featuring 12-round IBF elimination bout between Victor Cayo and Lamont Peterson and Edison “Pantera” Miranda vs. Yordanis Despaigne Tonight’s the night! The 12-round IBF Super Lightweight elimination bout between the Dominican Republic’s once-beaten IBF #3-rated Victor “Mermelada” Cayo (20-1, 18 KOs) and Washington DC’s IBF #4-ranked Lamont Peterson (24-1-1, 14 […]
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 […]
Despaigne: Big Punchers Don’t Scare Me!
Former Cuban amateur star Yordanis Despaigne (8-1, 4 KOs) is ready for battle in the televised supporting bout of this week’s ESPN Friday Night Fights against heavy-handed Colombian Edison “Pantera” Miranda (34-5, 29 KOs). The 10-round light heavyweight battle will open the Friday, July 29, telecast from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas that also […]
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 […]
MIRANDA: I HOPE THIS FIGHT IS NOT SHOWN IN 3D OR DESPAIGNE MAY END UP IN YOUR LIVING ROOM
While the main event on Friday, July 29, at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and live on ESPN Friday Night Fights, a 12-round IBF elimination bout between Victor Cayo and Lamont Peterson, may be of more worldwide significance, the opening televised bout that night just might steal the show. Given their aggressive styles, […]
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 […]
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