Friday Night Fights is back this Friday

[Kevin Malone]

6 days until Teddy Atlas's glorious flight plans and annoying announcing style, the irrelevant BJ Flores will be back in studio for weeks on end, Dan Rafael will be pissing off a bunch of boxing-scene people for his very existence, and Brian Kenny will continue to be a bad ass.

Welcome back FNF.

[ny123]

Any decent fights lined up for the new season?

[Kevin Malone]

January 7
At Las Vegas (ESPN2): "Friday Night Fights" season premier, Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Mauricio Herrera, 12 rounds, junior welterweights; Demetrius Andrade vs. Alberto Herrera, 8 rounds, junior middleweights; Richard Contreras vs. Juan Tepos, 4 rounds, junior featherweights; Deth'Marcus Hall vs. Oscar Andrade, 4 rounds, junior welterweights; Lonnie Smith vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior lightweights; Jesus Gutierrez vs. Frankie Martinez, 4 rounds, junior lightweights; Henry Namauu vs. Manuel Otero, 6 rounds, cruiserweights

January 14
At Key West, Fla. (ESPN2): Peter Manfredo Jr. vs. Daniel Edouard, 10 rounds, super middleweights; Edwin Rodriguez vs. Aaron Pryor Jr., 10 rounds, super middleweights; Marcus Willis vs. Reynaldo Cepeda, 4 or 6 rounds, middleweights; Anton Slaughter vs. Jamal Param, 4 rounds, junior lightweights; Derrick Wilson vs. Guadalupe DeLeon, 8 rounds, featherweights; Dannie Van Staden vs. Henry Mitchell, 6 rounds, junior welterweights; Antwone Smith vs. TBA, 8 rounds, welterweights; Breidis Prescott vs. TBA, 8 rounds, junior welterweights

January 28
At Temecula, Calif. (ESPN2): Cristobal Arreola vs. Joey Abell, 10 rounds, heavyweights; Michael Dallas Jr. vs. Josesito Lopez, 10 rounds, junior welterweights; Shawn Estrada vs. Jon Schmidt, 6 rounds, super middleweights; John Molina Jr. vs. TBA, 8 rounds, lightweights; Matt Villanueva vs. TBA, 4 rounds, bantamweights; Kevin Hoskins vs. TBA, 4 rounds, bantamweights

February 4
At Fort Worth, Texas (ESPN2): Sergio Mora vs. Brian Vera, 10 rounds, super middleweights; Casey Ramos vs. Jerry Belmontes, 8 rounds, featherweights; Luis Yanez vs. Joseph Rios, 4 rounds, bantamweights

February 11
At Montreal (ESPN2): Antonin Decarie vs. Shamone Alvarez, 10 rounds, welterweights; Jo Jo Dan vs. TBA, 10 rounds, welterweights

February 18
At Salisbury, Md. (ESPN2): Fernando Guerrero vs. Saul Roman, 10 rounds, middleweights; Shawn Porter vs. TBA, 10 rounds, welterweights

February 25
At TBA (ESPN2): Juan Carlos Burgos vs. Cristobal Cruz, 10 rounds, featherweights

March 4
At TBA (ESPN2): Ismayl Sillakh vs. Yordanis Despaigne, 10 rounds, light heavyweights; Hector Sanchez vs. Ray Nahr, 10 rounds, junior welterweights

[ny123]

January 7
At Las Vegas (ESPN2): "Friday Night Fights" season premier, Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Mauricio Herrera, 12 rounds, junior welterweights; Demetrius Andrade vs. Alberto Herrera, 8 rounds, junior middleweights; Richard Contreras vs. Juan Tepos, 4 rounds, junior featherweights; Deth'Marcus Hall vs. Oscar Andrade, 4 rounds, junior welterweights; Lonnie Smith vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior lightweights; Jesus Gutierrez vs. Frankie Martinez, 4 rounds, junior lightweights; Henry Namauu vs. Manuel Otero, 6 rounds, cruiserweights

January 14
At Key West, Fla. (ESPN2): Peter Manfredo Jr. vs. Daniel Edouard, 10 rounds, super middleweights; Edwin Rodriguez vs. Aaron Pryor Jr., 10 rounds, super middleweights; Marcus Willis vs. Reynaldo Cepeda, 4 or 6 rounds, middleweights; Anton Slaughter vs. Jamal Param, 4 rounds, junior lightweights; Derrick Wilson vs. Guadalupe DeLeon, 8 rounds, featherweights; Dannie Van Staden vs. Henry Mitchell, 6 rounds, junior welterweights; Antwone Smith vs. TBA, 8 rounds, welterweights; Breidis Prescott vs. TBA, 8 rounds, junior welterweights

January 28
At Temecula, Calif. (ESPN2): Cristobal Arreola vs. Joey Abell, 10 rounds, heavyweights; Michael Dallas Jr. vs. Josesito Lopez, 10 rounds, junior welterweights; Shawn Estrada vs. Jon Schmidt, 6 rounds, super middleweights; John Molina Jr. vs. TBA, 8 rounds, lightweights; Matt Villanueva vs. TBA, 4 rounds, bantamweights; Kevin Hoskins vs. TBA, 4 rounds, bantamweights

February 4
At Fort Worth, Texas (ESPN2): Sergio Mora vs. Brian Vera, 10 rounds, super middleweights; Casey Ramos vs. Jerry Belmontes, 8 rounds, featherweights; Luis Yanez vs. Joseph Rios, 4 rounds, bantamweights

February 11
At Montreal (ESPN2): Antonin Decarie vs. Shamone Alvarez, 10 rounds, welterweights; Jo Jo Dan vs. TBA, 10 rounds, welterweights

February 18
At Salisbury, Md. (ESPN2): Fernando Guerrero vs. Saul Roman, 10 rounds, middleweights; Shawn Porter vs. TBA, 10 rounds, welterweights

February 25
At TBA (ESPN2): Juan Carlos Burgos vs. Cristobal Cruz, 10 rounds, featherweights

March 4
At TBA (ESPN2): Ismayl Sillakh vs. Yordanis Despaigne, 10 rounds, light heavyweights; Hector Sanchez vs. Ray Nahr, 10 rounds, junior welterweights

Thanks

[Slyboots]

6 days until Teddy Atlas's glorious flight plans and annoying announcing style, the irrelevant BJ Flores will be back in studio for weeks on end, Dan Rafael will be pissing off a bunch of boxing-scene people for his very existence, and Brian Kenny will continue to be a bad ass.

Welcome back FNF.

That was the best summary of FNF ever.

[Kevin Malone]

I'm hoping they up their budget this year. C'mon ESPN. If you'd just spend HBO money (like 1% of your NFL budget) you'd be huge in boxing.

[Cubanborn87]

Despainge vs that olympic russian its going to be a legitimate fight i think both are undefeated

[Kevin Malone]

I love how Guerrero and Porter are always on the same cards. Same small promoter (Prize Fight) so they have to be I guess.

[BrotherDudeJack]

That was the best summary of FNF ever.

Yeah it was man.. Especially the part about Teddy Atlas. Blah, blah blah blah, big right hand... ****!!