As expected, there was blood, but it was mostly on the face of Ruslan Provodnikov (24-4, 17 KOs), who suffered a majority decision loss to Lucas Matthysse Lucas Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) in the main event of a doubleheader televised on HBO in the U.S.
Check out photos from Terence Crawford vs. Thomas Dulorme from Saturday, April 18, 2015.
On Showtime Extreme's televised coverage of the undercard of the Light Heavyweight fight between Julio Cesar Chavez and Andrzej Fonfara, Moises Flores (22-0, 16 KOs) and Omar Chavez (32-3-1, 22 KOs) scored tough decision wins.
In the unfortunate main event of the April 17 edition of Friday Night Fights, Tony Harrison (21-0, 18 KOs) scored a third-round knockout over Pablo Munguia (20-7, 11 KOs) at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Before Lucas Matthysse and Ruslan Provodnikov square off in the ring in what promises to compete for Fight of the Year honors, RBRBoxing‘s Lou Catalano and Gabe Polanco go head to head with two keys to victory for each man.
Murat Gassiev (21-0, 15 KOs) scored a ninth-round TKO victory over Felix Cora Jr. (25-7-2, 14 KOs) to retain his IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight title at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Puerto Rico's Thomas Dulorme wants to go "old school" on Fighter of the Year Terence Crawford.
Terence Crawford isn't overlooking Thomas Dulorme, nor is the Fighter of the Year ignoring the two top guys in the division.
Saturday, April 18, 2015, King's Promotions presents an exciting night of action featuring Phil Jackson Benson vs. Darnell Boone in the main event.
Friday, April 17, 2015, Greg Cohen Promotions in association with Adam Wilcock's Fight Card Promotions presented a night of Championship Boxing on CBS Sports Network.
Just two days before the historic showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather Promotions will give boxing fans a special treat on Cinco De Mayo weekend when they present the "Sin City Showdown" on Thursday, April 30 headlined by former world champion Ishe "Sugar Shay" Smith (26-7, 12 KOs) taking on the hard-fighting Cecil McCalla (20-1, 7 KOs) live on a special Thursday edition of ESPN Friday Night Fights from the Pearl at Palms Casino Resort.
Terence Crawford and Thomas Dulorme both made weight ahead of their clash in Texas on Saturday, April 18, 2015.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andrzej Fonfara both made weight ahead of their fight on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from the StubHub Center and live on Showtime Championship Boxing.
Lucas Matthysse and Ruslan Provodnikov both made weight to finalize their epic battle which will take place on Saturday, April 18, 2015 live on HBO.
The first episode of an intimate four-part documentary series chronicling the life of perennial pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather as he navigates his collision course with Manny Pacquiao.
