Boxcino 2015 Starts Feb.13 on ESPN Friday Night Fights and Noche de Combates
Videos:
Watch ESPN’s Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas Preview the Fights
Watch ESPN.com’s Making the Rounds Preview the Fights
**Update 2/19/15:*** Please note brackets have been updated since original post
ESPN2 Studio Show On-site; Flashback to Tyson vs. Douglas 25 Years Later; Video Profiles of Each Fighter
The February 13 edition of ESPN Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra and ESPN Deportes’ Noche de Combates presentado por Corona Extra will feature the quarterfinals of the junior middleweight portion of Boxcino 2015. The single-elimination, two-weight class tournament will feature eight fighters in both the junior middleweight and heavyweight divisions. The telecasts will also flashback to Buster Douglas’ historic heavyweight championship upset win over then-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson as the bout celebrates its 25th anniversary this week.
Friday’s show, from Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., will air live at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2, broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+ and WatchESPN. ESPN Deportes will televise the fights Saturday, Feb. 14, at 8 p.m. The card is promoted by Banner Promotions.
Commentators:
Joe Tessitore will be ringside with Teddy Atlas describing the action for ESPN2, while studio host Todd Grisham (@GrishamESPN) will be on-site presenting all the latest boxing news and highlights. Pablo Viruega and Delvin Rodríguez will call the fights for Noche de Combates (Fight Night) on both ESPN Deportes and ESPN Deportes+, while Leopoldo González and Claudia Trejos will anchor the studio. Bilingual reporter Bernardo Osuna (@osunaespn) will present live interviews and reports for both shows.
Junior Middleweight Quarterfinal Matchups: Six Rounds Each
Friday’s shows will include video profiles of each fighter prior to each bout. The first round of the junior middleweight tournament will feature:
Stanyslav Skorohod (8-0, 6 KOs) vs. Michael Moore (13-0, 6 KOs)
Cleotis Pendarvis (17-4-2, 6 KOs) vs. Ricardo Pinell (10-1-1, 6 KOs)
Vito Gasparyan (14-3-5, 8 KOs) vs. Simeon Hardy (13-0, 10 KOs)
Brandon Adams (15-1, 10 KOs) vs. Alex Perez (18-1, 10 KOs)
***Update 2/13/15***: Cleotis Pendarvis did not make weight at the February 12 weigh-in. Alternate John Thompson (14-1, 4 KOs) will now fight Ricardo Pinell. Revised bracket below.
Junior Middleweight Division Bracket (click bracket to enlarge):
Fighter backgrounds:
In his last fight, Cleveland’s Moore scored a 10-round unanimous decision win over Antonio Fernandes, while Ukraine’s Skorokhod is coming off a second-round TKO win over southpaw David Lopez. California’s Pinnell is coming off a six round unanimous decision win over Rahman Yusubov, while Pendarvis, also from California, is looking to get back to his winning ways after a fourth-round TKO loss in an IBF junior welterweight title eliminator to Dierry Jean.
New York’s Hardy, who is coming off a first-round TKO win over Malcolm Terry, is looking to remain undefeated against California’s Gasparyan, who is looking to rebound from a 10-round unanimous decision loss to welterweight titlist Jessie Vargas. Los Angeles’ Adams, a finalist in last year’s Boxcino 2014 middleweight tournament, scored a second-round TKO win over Lekan Byfield in his last fight, while Perez of New Jersey is looking to score another victory after a third-round TKO win over Jeremiah Wiggins.
Next Week on Friday Night Fights and Noche de Combates:
On Friday, Feb. 20 (9 p.m., ESPN2, ESPN Deportes+, WatchESPN), from Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, N.Y. , the Boxcino 2015 heavyweight quarterfinals will be held.
Heavyweight Division Bracket (click bracket to enlarge):
Upcoming Schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Main Event | Location | Networks |
| Fri, Feb 13 | 9 p.m. | Boxcino 2015 Quarterfinals- six rounds each, Junior Middleweight:
Cleotis Pendarvis (17-4, 2 KOs) vs. Ricardo Pinell (10-1-1, 6 KOs) Stanyslav Skorokhod (8-0, 6 KOs) vs. Michael Moore (13-0, 6 KOs) Brandon Adams (15-1, 10 KOs) vs. Alex Pérez (18-1, 10 KOs) Vito Gasparyan (14-3-5, 8 KOs) vs. Simeon Hardy (13-0, 10 KOs) |
Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Conn. | ESPN2, ESPN Deportes+, WatchESPN |
| Fri, Feb 20 | 9 p.m. | Boxcino 2015 Quarterfinals- six rounds each, Heavyweight:
Donovan Dennis (12-2, 9 KOs) vs. Steve Vukosa (10-0, 4 KOs) Andrey Fedosov (25-3, 20 KOs) vs. Nate Heaven (9-1, 7 KOs) Razvan Cojanu (12-1, 7 KOs) vs. Ed Fountain (10-0, 4 KOs) |
Turning Stone Resort and Casino, Verona N.Y. | ESPN2, ESPN Deportes+, WatchESPN |
| Fri, Feb 27 | 9 p.m. | Cletus Seldin (15-0, 12 KOs) vs. Johnny García (19-2-1, 11 KOs) — 10 rounds, Jr. Welterweights | Paramount Theater, Huntington, N.Y. | ESPN2, ESPN Deportes+, WatchESPN |
| Fri, Mar 6 | 11 p.m. | Tony Harrison (19-0, 16 KOs) vs. Antwone Smith (23-5-1, 12 KOs) — 10 rounds, Jr. Middleweights | MGM Grand Ballroom, Las Vegas | ESPN2, ESPN Deportes+, WatchESPN |
*Schedule subject to change
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