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NBCSN Fight Night Future Stars Series Airs Sunday

•Feb 17, 2013

By Jake Donovan - As Main Events and NBC Sports Network gear up for its next installment of its ‘Fight Night’ series, its expansion series ‘Fight Night Future Stars’ airs Sunday evening. The hour-long episode will offer tape-delayed coverage of select previously non-televised undercard bouts from the previous ‘Fight Night’ card. The inaugural show (Sunday, 11:00PM ET) picks up preliminary bouts from the January 19 card in Uncasville, CT. The headlining bout will be an eight-round super middleweight contest between Marcus Upshaw and Vladine Biosse. The ‘Fight Night’ portion of the card – which marked the series’ one-year anniversary - was topped by Sergey Kovalev’s two-round destruction of former light heavyweight champ Gabriel Campillo. Sunday’s installment will be replayed on Monday, February 18 at 9:00PM and 10:00PM ET.

CompuBox Stats: Kovalev Blitzed Campillo With Power

CompuBox

•Jan 20, 2013

Sergei Kovalev blitzed Gabriel Campillo from the opening bell, landing 24 of 90 punches in round one and 30 of 83 in round two before ending the fight in round three. Kovalev had a 55-4 edge in power shots landed.

Sergey Kovalev Arrives: Moves Towards Title Shot

Cliff Rold

•Jan 20, 2013

29-year old Russian Light Heavyweight Sergey Kovalev (20-0-1, 18 KO) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, made a huge leap into relevance on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut with a dominant third-round stoppage win over 34-year old former WBA Light Heavyweight titlist Gabriel Campillo (21-5-1, 8 KO) of Madrid, Spain. Kovalev controlled the bout from wire to wire and used three knockdowns in the third to close the show. It was the second knockout loss of Campillo’s career Both men came into the fight spot on the Light Heavyweight limit of 175 lbs. The referee was Mike Ortega.

Kovalev Stops Campillo, Stevens Destroys Ayala

BoxingScene Staff

•Jan 19, 2013

Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut - In a crossroads middleweight fight for the vacant NABF middleweight title, Curtis Stevens (23-3, 17KOs) destroyed Elvin Ayala (26-6-1, 12KOs) in the first round.

Sergei Kovalev Expects a Tough Fight, Eyes World Title

Jake Donovan

•Jan 19, 2013

Sergei Kovalev’s desire to be the very best could turn out to be a blessing or a curse. There is no challenge too tough as far as the unbeaten Russian light heavyweight is concerned. It’s why his handlers pushed for a showdown with uncrowned light heavyweight king Gabriel Campillo back in September. The bout fell through only because Campillo suffered an injury in training camp, as the two are ready to tangle tonight at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Main Events' Duva Reflects on Mohegan Sun Memories

Jake Donovan

•Jan 19, 2013

Saturday’s fight card at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. invokes fond memories for Kathy Duva for a number of reasons. The show represents the one-year anniversary of the launching of NBC Sports Network Fight Night series. Tonight’s edition – the eighth of the series thus far – is headlined by a light heavyweight scrap between unbeaten Sergei Kovalev (19-0-1, 17KO) and former champ Gabriel Campillo (21-4-1, 8KO).

Photos/Weights: Kovalev vs. Campillo, Ayala-Stevens

Jake Donovan

•Jan 18, 2013

Sergei Kovalev and Gabriel Campillo both successfully made weight for Saturday's light heavyweight showdown at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Both fighters came in right at the divisional limit of 175 lb. for their scheduled 10-round bout, which headlines the 2013 season premiere of NBC Sports Network Fight Night series.

Gabriel Campillo: Paying the Price for the Bad Calls

Cliff Rold

•Jan 17, 2013

by Cliff Rold - Beibut Shumenov, quietly, continues to reign as the WBA titlist at Light Heavyweight. IBF Light Heavyweight titlist Tavoris Cloud is scheduled to make his annual appearance against Bernard Hopkins on March 9 in a big event. With different officials, with what many would say were better scores, another man could occupy either of those spaces. All other things being equal, he could be one of the sports few unified titlists, maybe even the recognized best in the world at 175 lbs. Fate had something else in mind for that man. Saturday night on NBC Sports (9 PM EST/6 PM PST), former WBA Light Heavyweight beltholder Gabriel Campillo (21-4-1, 8 KO) returns from injury and ignominious outcome for the first time since dropping a split decision to Cloud in February 2012. It his fifth fight since a dubiously scored rematch defeat that cost him a belt versus Shumenov, his second since a debatable draw against Karo Murat. Campillo’s return will be widely overshadowed by a big HBO card. His pay will likely lag behind what a champion could receive. His opponent, Sergey Kovalev (19-0-1, 17 KO), is the sort of talented, high-risk, low-reward challenge a champion can wait on. At 34, a top fighter’s window for accomplishment and savings deposit growth is typically closing. Campillo is fighting to keep his window open. He should have one if not two belts to cash in on right now. Boxing’s proliferation of belts may take away from their merit, but they maintain significant value as economic markers. Campillo, at #3, is in position to improve his IBF rating. He is unrated by the WBC, WBA, and WBO.

Kovalev Discusses Upcoming Clash With Gabriel Campillo

Main Events

•Jan 15, 2013

Russian power puncher Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev, 18-0-1, 15 KOs, attracted much attention the last time he fought on NBC Sports Network FIGHT NIGHT. Kovalev garnered a new stable of devoted fans by crushing Lionell Thompson in a scheduled 10-round light heavyweight fight last September, and looks forward to earning more fans when he faces former champion Gabriel Campillo, 21-4-1, 7 KOs, on January 19th. Their 10-rounder is the main event on the first 2013 edition of the popular nationally televised FIGHT NIGHT boxing series. The telecast begins at 9 PM ET.

Kovalev vs. Campillo is Now Official For 1/19 n NBC SN

Random Hits

•Nov 15, 2012

TOTOWA, NJ - NBC Sports Network's popular "Fight Night" TV boxing series starts 2013 off with a bang on January 19th when Sergey Kovalev, 19-0-1, 17 KOs, takes on Gabriel Campillo, 21-4-1, 8 KOs, in an international 10-round light heavyweight main event. The nationally televised fight will be held at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT. The NBC Sports Network telecast will begin at 9PM ET.