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Adams Dominates Mosley Jr., Easily Wins 'The Contender' Finale

Adams Dominates Mosley Jr., Easily Wins 'The Contender' Finale

Keith Idec

•Nov 10, 2018

Brandon Adams delivered in his second shot at a televised tournament final. Three years after John Thompson knocked him out in the second round of ESPN’s “Boxcino” 154-pound tournament final, Adams defeated Shane Mosley Jr. in “The Contender” championship match Friday night in Inglewood, California. Los Angeles’ Adams beat Mosley on the scorecards of all three judges – Max DeLuca (99-91), Alejandro Rochin (100-90) and Zachary Young (100-90) – to win the 10-round, 160-pound final of the fifth season of “The Contender.”

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Adams vs. Mosley Jr. Winner To Receive WBA Top 10 Ranking

Adams vs. Mosley Jr. Winner To Receive WBA Top 10 Ranking

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•Nov 6, 2018

Premium cable network EPIX®, an MGM company and their popular boxing series The Contender join forces with World Boxing Association (WBA) ahead of the final live bout on Friday, November 9th from the Forum in Los Angeles. For the first time since its inception, WBA will designate the winner of the current season to be automatically ranked in the top ten, creating a shortened path for the winner to participate in a title shot to win the WBA belt. The partnership aims to create more opportunities for young boxers around the world.

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Yves Ngabu Will Get Home Advantage For Micki Nielsen Clash

Yves Ngabu Will Get Home Advantage For Micki Nielsen Clash

Per-Ake Persson

•Oct 24, 2018

EBU cruiserweight champ Yves Ngabu will get hometown advantage for his mandatory defence against Dane Micki Nielsen - this became clear as the Belgian BFN Group won purse bids today in Rome.

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News: Derrieck Cuevas, Brandon Robinson, Adams, Omar Juarez

News: Derrieck Cuevas, Brandon Robinson, Adams, Omar Juarez

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•Aug 23, 2018

Highly decorated 19-year old amateur standout, Omar "El Relampago" Juarez, is eager to show the world his talent when he makes his pro debut tomorrow on the PBC prelims on FS1 card in Minneapolis, MN. Juarez, who hails from Brownsville, TX, will face Devon Hostler (3-8, 3 KOs) in a 4-round super-lightweight bout.

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The Contender - All 16 Participants Are Revealed For New Season

The Contender - All 16 Participants Are Revealed For New Season

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•Jun 27, 2018

Premium pay television network EPIX® has announced the 16 fighters who will be facing off with one another for the championship belt on the revival of boxing franchise series The Contender this fall. The highly anticipated 12-episode season, from MGM Television and Paramount Television, will premiere on EPIX on Aug. 24, 2018 at 10 PM ET/PT.

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Thompson KO's Adams For Boxcino 154 Lb. Crown

Thompson KO's Adams For Boxcino 154 Lb. Crown

Francisco Salazar

•May 22, 2015

Junior featherweight Isaac Zarate won a six round unanimous decision over Fernando Fuentes. Zarate (11-1-1, 1 KO) did well early on, outboxing Fuentes during a majority of the exchanges. Zarate began attacking the body in the third round and was doing well, until Fuentes began to land his share of body punches. Fuentes (5-5-1, 1 KO) landed the telling blows, while Zarate slowed down considerably. All three judges scored the bout 58-56 in favor of Zarate.

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Adams vs. Thompson: BoxingScene.com Staff Predictions

Adams vs. Thompson: BoxingScene.com Staff Predictions

Jake Donovan

•May 22, 2015

Through very different means and from opposite sides of the United States, Brandon Adams of Los Angeles and Newark’s John Thompson have arrived in the Boxcino junior middleweight finals. The rising prospects will square off Friday evening at Omega Products International in Corona, Calif., as part of the series finale of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights.

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ESPN Friday Night Fights: Two Finals and a Finale

ESPN Friday Night Fights: Two Finals and a Finale

Cliff Rold

•May 22, 2015

This Friday, ESPN2 (10 PM EST/7 PM PST) brings boxing fans the finals of the 2015 Boxcino tournaments at Jr. Middleweight and Heavyweight. They also bring us the end of an era. There has long been boxing on ESPN and that doesn’t end this week. Al Haymon’s PBC will take the reins at the ‘worldwide leader’ later this year and we’ll see where that goes. Boxing will go on. “Friday Night Fights” as we have known it will be no more. If that provokes some feelings of melancholy or a touch of sentimentality, well, good. The show that launched in 1998 has gone through various changes over the years and there have been some bad nights.

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Adams, Thompson Meet In ESPN Boxcino 154 Lb. Finals

Adams, Thompson Meet In ESPN Boxcino 154 Lb. Finals

Jake Donovan

•Apr 10, 2015

John Thompson moves on to the ESPN Boxcino Junior Middleweight finals, barely outlasting Stanyslav Skorokhod to take a split decision win Friday evening in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Scores were 78-74 in both directions, with Thompson breaking the tie by way of a 77-75 tally on the third card to survive the hard-fought eight-round affair.

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Boxcino Fighters Ready For Battle in The 2015 Semifinals

Boxcino Fighters Ready For Battle in The 2015 Semifinals

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•Apr 10, 2015

The single-elimination, two-weight class tournament featuring eight fighters in both the heavyweight and junior middleweight divisions began in February on Friday Night Fights and will culminate with the finals on May 22. Friday’s semifinals will feature: Heavyweights, eight rounds each: Andrey Fedosov (26-3, 21 KOs) vs. Lenroy Thomas (19-3, 9 KOs) Razvan Cojanu (13-1, 7 KOs) vs. Donovan Dennis (13-2, 1 NC, 10 KOs) Junior Middleweights, eight rounds each: Brandon Adams (16-1, 11 KOs) vs. Vito Gasparyan (15-3-5, 8 KOs) Stanyslav Skorokhod (9-0, 7 KOs) vs. John Thompson (15-1, 5 KOs) Fighter backgrounds: In the quarterfinal round of Boxcino 2015, California’s Fedosov scored a first-round TKO win over Nate Heaven, while Florida’s Thomas scored a seven-round TKO win over 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason Estrada. California’s Cojanu is looking to continue his winning ways following a seven-round unanimous decision win over Ed Fountain, while Dennis, of Iowa, is looking for another victory following a fourth-round TKO win over previously undefeated Steve Vukosa.

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