Philadelphia, PA (February 16, 2015) –This past Friday night at the Mohegan Sun, the Boxcino 2015 jr. middleweight quarterfinal kicked off with a bang with knockout victories by Stanyslav Skorokhod and Brandon Adams while John Thompson and Vito Gasparyan came home with unanimous decision victories.
Below is some of the post fight reaction from the media around the world.
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/12332905/david-sanchez-defends-interim-title-juan-alberto-rosas
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2015/02/15/four-advance-to-boxcino-boxing-semifinals/23464355/
Brian Campbell, ESPN.com
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/12323770/brandon-adams-scores-tko-alex-perez-open-boxcino-tournament
Cliff Rold, Boxingscene.com
http://www.boxingscene.com/boxcino-junior-middleweight-8-post-thoughts–87417
Jake Donovan, Boxingscene.com
http://www.boxingscene.com/brandon-adams-ko-caps-boxcino-154-lb-quarterfinals–87410
Michael Baca, UCNlive.com
ESPN2’s Boxcino makes its 2015 return at junior middleweight
Fightnews.com
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/boxcino-jr-middleweight-quarterfinal-results-278993
Ringtv.com
http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/381285-adams-gasparyan-thompson-skorokhod-advance-to-boxcino-semi-final
Bad Left Hook.com
http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/2/13/8036685/espn-fnf-boxcino-2015-live-results-and-round-by-round-coverage
http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/2/13/8037409/espn-fnf-boxcino-brandon-adams-skorokhod-gasparyan-thompson-quarter-final-ko-results-fight
Eric Duran, Boxing Insider
ESPN Friday Night Fights Results: Skorohod and Adams Impress in Boxcino 2015 Debut
Eastsideboxing.com
Adams, Gasparyan, Thompson & Skorokhod Progress In ESPN Boxcino 154 lb Tournament
Mario Munguia, Thaboxingvoice.com
http://thaboxingvoice.com/boxcino-brandon-adams-alex-perez-results/40099/?var=noEric Duran,
Roundbyround.com
ESPN’s 2015 Boxcino Light Middleweight Quarterfinals Results
Instantboxing.com
http://instantboxing.com/boxcino-2015-gets-exciting-start-adams-skorokhod-win-ko/
Alex Pierpaoli, Kofantasyboxing
http://kofantasyboxing.blogspot.com/2015/02/results-from-mohegan-sun-boxcino-2015.html
maxsportschannels.com
http://www.maxsportschannels.com/boxing/espn-friday-night-fights-results-skorohod-and-adams-impress-in-boxcino-2015-debut/#.VOIdGfnF8Xs
Badculture.net
Boxcino Results: Adams, Gasparyan, Thompson & Skorokhod Advance
Supersport.com
http://www.supersport.com/boxing/international/news/150214/Ukrainian_looks_dangerous
Nestor Gibbs, Thaboxingvoice.com (Post Fight Interviews)
http://thaboxingvoice.com/video
The four quarterfinal heavyweight division bouts will be televised live on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights Next Friday! February 20, from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY.
Last year’s Boxcino winner in the middleweight division, Willie Monroe Jr., has become a bona fide contender thanks to his victories in Boxcino 2014. He is currently world-rated No. 3 by the WBA, No. 7 by the WBO and No. 10 by the World Boxing Council (WBC). Boxcino 2014 lightweight champion Petr Petrov is currently world-rated No. 2 by the WBA and No. 7 by the WBO
Happy to make Artie Pelullo, or any of the fighters available to you by phone. The pairings for each division, fighter bios (don’t worry they’re brief) and all the participants’ Fight Fax records are available upon request.
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