Comments Thread For: Will Boxcino Give Boxing a Star: The Lightweights

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by Cliff Rold - It’s always about tomorrow.

Even the biggest nights in boxing history only really lasted from bell to bell. Sure, there can be time for reflection, but the real rush is in the anticipation for, and culmination of, a bout. When it’s over, the question is always the same:

What’s next?

Friday night at the Edgewater Casino in Laughlin, Nevada (ESPN2, 9 PM EST/6 PM PST), four six-round bouts will set the stage for a pair of tomorrows. The real hope has to be what comes after those tomorrows are complete.

It is the beginning of what have been named the “Boxcino” tournaments, two eight-man single elimination tournaments in the Lightweight and Middleweight division. These aren’t the first tournaments boxing fans have had to look forward to. Unlike the HBO Heavyweight tournament in the 80s or the Super Six Super Middleweight tournament a few years ago, this one isn’t looking to crown a champion. [Click Here To Read More]

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The last time ESPN did one of these Boxcino tourneys, it produced Popo Freitas. So its possible somebody good emerges from this one. Can't say I'm "excited" about the lightweight or middleweight Boxcino brackets they have this year. But tournaments are always fun to follow for me. It cuts through all the promotional and political nonsense in boxing and for the participants, it really literally means they'll for whomever. And that's always a cool lil deal for me. Wish they weren't doing six and eight rounders in the first two rounds. The fewer the rounds the better the chance an inferior fighter has to score an upset. But for TV purposes, ESPN really didn't have a choice.