The February 13 edition of ESPN Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra and ESPN Deportes\u2019 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\u2019 historic heavyweight championship upset win over then-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson as the bout celebrates its 25th anniversary this week. <\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Commentators:
\nJoe 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 Rodr\u00edguez will call the fights for Noche de Combates (Fight Night) on both ESPN Deportes and ESPN Deportes+, while Leopoldo Gonz\u00e1lez and Claudia Trejos will anchor the studio. Bilingual reporter Bernardo Osuna (@osunaespn) will present live interviews and reports for both shows.<\/p>\n
Junior Middleweight Quarterfinal Matchups: Six Rounds Each<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s shows will include video profiles of each fighter prior to each bout. The first round of the junior middleweight tournament will feature:<\/p>\n
Stanyslav Skorohod (8-0, 6 KOs) vs. Michael Moore (13-0, 6 KOs)
\nCleotis Pendarvis (17-4-2, 6 KOs) vs. Ricardo Pinell (10-1-1, 6 KOs)
\nVito Gasparyan (14-3-5, 8 KOs) vs. Simeon Hardy (13-0, 10 KOs)
\nBrandon Adams (15-1, 10 KOs) vs. Alex Perez (18-1, 10 KOs)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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