Longtime boxing promoter Dan Goossen, of Goossen Promotions, who passed away Monday, promoted six events televised on ESPN networks in 2014 and has been a longtime promoter for ESPN’s boxing coverage.
This Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, Curtis "Showtime" Stevens (27-4, 20 KOs) will face Hassan N'Dam (30-1, 18 KOs) for the #1 position in the IBF.
Todd Grisham and analyst Teddy Atlas will be ringside describing the action for ESPN’s previously announced ESPN Boxing Special presented by Corona Extra airing live on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and WatchESPN.
N'Dam and Stevens clash in October. The winner of the bout will earn the right to fight for the IBF Middleweight title, currently held by Australia’s Sam Soliman.
Former Junior Middleweight titleholder Austin “No Doubt” Trout (26-2, 14 KOs, ESPN.com No. 6 ranked Junior Middleweight) will meet former Junior Middleweight title challenger Daniel “Awesome” Dawson (40-3-1, 26 KOs) Friday, August 22, in the 10-round main event on the season finale of ESPN Friday Night Fights.
Looks like Gennady Golovkin and Marco Antonio Rubio will officially be getting it on on October 18.
Denis Shafikov (34-1-1, 19 KOs) scored a ninth-round technical knockout victory over Rustam Nugaev (27-7-1, 17 KOs) at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California.
Lightweight contender Rustam “The Mongoose” Nugaev (27-6-1, 17 KOs) and former Lightweight title challenger Denis “Ghengis Khan” Shafikov (33-1-1, 17 KOs) face off this Friday on ESPN's Friday Night Fights.
In the main event of the Friday, August 8, 2014 edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, Willie Nelson, now 23-1-1 with 13 KOs, defeated the game Luis Grajeda by unanimous decision.
In the co-feature of the Friday, August 8, 2014 editior of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, Norbert Nemesapati had a great first minute. Unfortunately for him, the subsequent 20 minutes went very, very badly.
ESPN Friday Night Fights heats up on Friday, August 8, 2014 with the return of Willie Nelson.
The Official Weigh-In was held today for "LIttle Creek Brawl V", broadcast on ESPN Friday Night Fights on Friday, August 1, 2014.
Next Friday night, top-rated junior middleweight contender Willie Nelson (22-1-1, 13KO's) will be entering the ring with a bit of a chip on his shoulder when he faces hard-hitting Mexican contender Luis Grajeda (17-2-2, 13KO's).
Former world champion AUSTIN "No Doubt" TROUT returns to battle against two-time world title challenger DANIEL "The Rock" DAWSON in the main event on ESPN Friday Night Fights on August 22.
Former world title challenger and Super Six Participant Andre "The Matrix" Dirrell will battle Vladine Biosse on Friday, August 1, 2014.
