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By Jake Donovan - When a rib injury forced Eddie Chambers to withdraw from his scheduled Jan. ’12 clash with Sergei Liakovich, the boxing industry rolled its collective eyes with thoughts of ‘here we go again.’ The bout was supposed to headline the inaugural edition of Main Events’ NBC Sports Network Fight Night series.
Rather than panic or write off the concept as a non-starter, the event’s handlers huddled up and came up with a salvageable alternative – a matchup between Bryant Jennings and Maurice Byarm, at the time a pair of unknown Philly-born heavyweight prospects. The development turned out to be a blessing in disguise, serving as the launching point of Jennings as a sorely needed breath of fresh air in a depleted heavyweight landscape.
The rest is history in the way of the success of the series, a remarkable statement considering it could have been history after just one show. Nearly 2˝ years later, the latest installment is presented this weekend, when Anatoliy Dudchenko faces Nadjib Mohammedi in a 12-round light heavyweight elimination bout at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. [Click Here To Read More]
Rather than panic or write off the concept as a non-starter, the event’s handlers huddled up and came up with a salvageable alternative – a matchup between Bryant Jennings and Maurice Byarm, at the time a pair of unknown Philly-born heavyweight prospects. The development turned out to be a blessing in disguise, serving as the launching point of Jennings as a sorely needed breath of fresh air in a depleted heavyweight landscape.
The rest is history in the way of the success of the series, a remarkable statement considering it could have been history after just one show. Nearly 2˝ years later, the latest installment is presented this weekend, when Anatoliy Dudchenko faces Nadjib Mohammedi in a 12-round light heavyweight elimination bout at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. [Click Here To Read More]
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