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Middleweight Ievgen Khytrov will return to the ring this Friday night, promoter Lou DiBella told BoxingScene.com in a recent interview. Khytrov will face against gatekeeper Derrick Findley in an eight round bout at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The entire fight card will air on FightNight Live's Facebook page, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET/ 4:30 p.m. PT.
CARSON - Wow. 'SuperFly' was something else. It lived up to and exceeded expectations boxing scribes and fans had, especially if you did not expect the main event to conclude the way it did. The fighter known as Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (also known as Wisaksil Wangek) scored an emphatic one-punch knockout victory over Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez before a stunned crowd of 7,418 at the Stubhub Center in Carson.
Revenge or repeat. Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez is confident it will be the former. Gonzalez may not visibly show the controversial decision loss to Srisaket Sor Rungvisai has affected him, but the popular fighter from Nicaragua may be that fighter that is described as someone who speaks softly and carries a big stick.
Juan Francisco Estrada would want nothing more than to face Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez in a rematch of their thrilling clash in November of 2012. Standing in his way is fellow Mexican and junior bantamweight and Carlos Cuadras. lot is riding on the line tonight as both square off in a 12 round bout at the Stubhub Center in Carson, California. The bout will precede the rematch between Gonzalez and WBC 115-pound titleholder Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.
Antonio Nieves is caught between a rock and a hard place. Nieves has earned the right to become a contender and fight for a WBO world title belt, but all the attention has been focused on his opponent and the U.S. debut of Naoya Inoue. It is almost like Nieves is an afterthought with the way a majority of boxing scribes and fans favor Inoue to win.
Unbeaten Julian Rodriguez will square off against Dario Ferman tonight, Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman confirmed to BoxingScene.com in a recent interview. The six round welterweight bout will take place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on a Peltz Boxing card.
Sept. 9 cannot get here soon enough for boxing fans. The 'Superfly' card, also known as the best fight card of 2017, will take at the Stubhub Center in Carson, California and will air live on HBO (10:15 p.m. ET/ 7:15 p.m. PT). The three-fight telecast will be headlined by the 12 round bout between WBC 115-pound titleholder Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (43-4-1, 39 knockouts) and Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez (46-1, 38 KOs).
Another fight, another victory for 19-year-old Eduardo Hernandez. The junior lightweight contender knocked out Raul Centeno in round three late Saturday night at the Domo de la Feria in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. Hernandez, who has now won his last 18 bouts, improved to 24-0-3, 20 knockouts. Centeno falls to 20-4-1, 8 KOs.
Featherweight Francisco De Vaca remained unbeaten Saturday night, defeating Victor Proa by unanimous decision over 10 rounds at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix. De Vaca, who resides in the Phoenix area, improves to 17-0, 5 KO. Proa drops to 28-4-2, 21 KOs. Saturday night marked the first time in about a year De Vaca fought. In that fight, De Vaca won by a one-sided decision over Jose Estrella.
It was October 18, 2013 and Danny Roman suffered his second loss as a pro. The eight round fight against Juan Reyes that night was close, but Roman took the decision loss. Even while Roman was sulking in the dressing room after the loss that night, Roman made a vow that he would never lose again.