Post by Admin on Jan 4, 2013 13:41:30 GMT -5
Good news for fight fans! Friday Night Fights returns to ESPN2 tonight (January 4, 2013 - 10 p.m. EST) with a solid double header. In the main event, undefeated Cuban prospect Rances Barthelemy (17-0, 11 KO) will face undefeated Canadian prospect Arash Usmanee (20-0, 10 KO) in an IBF Super Featherweight title eliminator for the #2 spot.
In the co-feature, Jr. Middleweights Jonathan Gonzalez (15-0-1, 13 KO) and Derek Ennis (23-3-1, 13 KO) will go ten rounds. If you recall, Gonzalez didn’t make weight by a large margin in his last bout with Sergiy Dzinziruk back in September. Well, it looks like this time his opponent is the one coming in overweight.
* Contract weight was 154. Ennis weighed in at 161.
There is also a new studio host for this seasons run. Todd Grisham will be replacing Bernardo Osuna, who will be starting in his new role as the on-site bilingual reporter for ESPN2 and ESPN Desportes. This could be an interesting new dynamic.
The following FNF schedule looks really decent. I hope that we don’t run into any cancellations down the line.
Friday, January 4
12 Super Featherweight Rances Barthelemy 17(11)-0-0 vs. Arash Usmanee 20(10)-0-0
10 Light Middleweight Jonathan Gonzalez 15(13)-0-1 vs. Derek Ennis 23(13)-3(3)-1
Friday, January 11
10 Lightweight John Molina 24(19)-2(1)-0 vs. Dannie Williams 22(18)-2-0
8 Middleweight Brandon Gonzales 16(10)-0-0 vs. Don Mouton 12(10)-4-1
Friday, January 25
10 Middleweight Serhiy Dzinziruk 37(24)-1(1)-1 vs. Brian Vera 21(12)-6(2)-0
10 Light Welterweight Miguel Gonzalez 20(15)-3-0 vs. Tony Luis 15(7)-0-0
Friday, February 1
12 Light Middleweight Carlos Molina 20(6)-5-2 vs. Cory Spinks 39(11)-7(3)-0
10 Welterweight Antwone Smith 22(12)-4(1)-1 vs. Jose Luis Castillo 64(55)-11(7)-1
8 Heavyweight Artur Szpilka 12(9)-0-0 vs. Mike Mollo 20(12)-3(1)-1
Friday, February 8
12 Middleweight David Lemieux 28(27)-2(1)-0 vs. Jose Miguel Torres 26(23)-5-0
10 Welterweight Kevin Bizier 19(13)-0-0 vs. John O'Donnell 27(11)-2(1)-0
Friday, February 15
10 Middleweight Delvin Rodriguez 26(14)-6(1)-3 vs. George Tahdooahnippah 31(23)-0-1
10 Lightweight Bayan Jargal 17(11)-3-3 vs. Chris Howard 14(6)-2-1
Enjoy, Fight Fans!
M. Millerick
BoxingBrouhaha.com
In the co-feature, Jr. Middleweights Jonathan Gonzalez (15-0-1, 13 KO) and Derek Ennis (23-3-1, 13 KO) will go ten rounds. If you recall, Gonzalez didn’t make weight by a large margin in his last bout with Sergiy Dzinziruk back in September. Well, it looks like this time his opponent is the one coming in overweight.
* Contract weight was 154. Ennis weighed in at 161.
There is also a new studio host for this seasons run. Todd Grisham will be replacing Bernardo Osuna, who will be starting in his new role as the on-site bilingual reporter for ESPN2 and ESPN Desportes. This could be an interesting new dynamic.
The following FNF schedule looks really decent. I hope that we don’t run into any cancellations down the line.
Friday, January 4
12 Super Featherweight Rances Barthelemy 17(11)-0-0 vs. Arash Usmanee 20(10)-0-0
10 Light Middleweight Jonathan Gonzalez 15(13)-0-1 vs. Derek Ennis 23(13)-3(3)-1
Friday, January 11
10 Lightweight John Molina 24(19)-2(1)-0 vs. Dannie Williams 22(18)-2-0
8 Middleweight Brandon Gonzales 16(10)-0-0 vs. Don Mouton 12(10)-4-1
Friday, January 25
10 Middleweight Serhiy Dzinziruk 37(24)-1(1)-1 vs. Brian Vera 21(12)-6(2)-0
10 Light Welterweight Miguel Gonzalez 20(15)-3-0 vs. Tony Luis 15(7)-0-0
Friday, February 1
12 Light Middleweight Carlos Molina 20(6)-5-2 vs. Cory Spinks 39(11)-7(3)-0
10 Welterweight Antwone Smith 22(12)-4(1)-1 vs. Jose Luis Castillo 64(55)-11(7)-1
8 Heavyweight Artur Szpilka 12(9)-0-0 vs. Mike Mollo 20(12)-3(1)-1
Friday, February 8
12 Middleweight David Lemieux 28(27)-2(1)-0 vs. Jose Miguel Torres 26(23)-5-0
10 Welterweight Kevin Bizier 19(13)-0-0 vs. John O'Donnell 27(11)-2(1)-0
Friday, February 15
10 Middleweight Delvin Rodriguez 26(14)-6(1)-3 vs. George Tahdooahnippah 31(23)-0-1
10 Lightweight Bayan Jargal 17(11)-3-3 vs. Chris Howard 14(6)-2-1
Enjoy, Fight Fans!
M. Millerick
BoxingBrouhaha.com