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By Jake Donovan - Earlier this month marked the 15th anniversary of the launching of HBO’s Boxing After Dark series. The idea was to provide an outlet for fighters not quite as known as those showcased on the network’s World Championship Boxing series, offering fan-friendly fights predominantly in the lower weight classes.
If the series happened to be created today with the same concept in mind, there’s no question that the fight HBO would have in mind for its premiere is this weekend’s bantamweight championship between friendly rivals Fernando Montiel and Nonito Donaire.
The very first main event took place four pounds north in a super bantamweight clash between then-unbeaten Marco Antonio Barrera and former champ Kennedy McKinney. Complete with multiple knockdowns and momentum shifts throughout, the bout became an instant classic and to this day remains one of the best fights in the series’ history.
It was a watershed moment for the network, which hadn’t dabbled very often in lower weight fights but regularly showcased the sport’s little big men in the years that followed. [Click Here To Read More]
If the series happened to be created today with the same concept in mind, there’s no question that the fight HBO would have in mind for its premiere is this weekend’s bantamweight championship between friendly rivals Fernando Montiel and Nonito Donaire.
The very first main event took place four pounds north in a super bantamweight clash between then-unbeaten Marco Antonio Barrera and former champ Kennedy McKinney. Complete with multiple knockdowns and momentum shifts throughout, the bout became an instant classic and to this day remains one of the best fights in the series’ history.
It was a watershed moment for the network, which hadn’t dabbled very often in lower weight fights but regularly showcased the sport’s little big men in the years that followed. [Click Here To Read More]
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