NBCSN Fight Night will showcase the IBF Eliminator between Anatoliy "The Gladiator" Dudchenko and Nadjib Mohammedi for the #1 position in the IBF light heavyweight ratings this Saturday, June 21 at 8 p.m.
On June 21, the live audience will be treated to a stacked undercard filled with exciting fights and hot prospects.
IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins must face the winner of the Dudchenko-Mohammedi fight as his next mandatory opponent.
Steve "USS" Cunningham (27-6, 12 KOs)* took down the undefeated powerhouse Amir "Hardcore" Mansour (20-1, 15 KOs) via unanimous decision at the Liacouras Center.
On Friday, April 4, 2014 at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA, Gary Shaw Productions middleweight contender Tureano Johnson (14-1, 10 KOs), was robbed of his opportunity to continue fighting with Curtis Stevens.
On Friday, April 4, 2014, Main Events and NBC Sports Networks presented another edition of their fan-favorite series Fight Night as Steve Cunningham survived two knockdowns to win an exciting decision against Amir Mansour.
Tonight when Curtis "Showtime" Stevens (26-4-0, 19 KOs) of Brooklyn, NJ and undefeated Tureano Johnson (14-0, 10 KOs) of Nassau, Bahamas square off at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, boxing fans will find out if Tureano can live up to all the smack talk he was throwing in Curtis' direction at Wednesday's press conference.
This evening at the Hyatt Regency at Penns Landing in Philadelphia, PA Cunnningham, Mansour, Stevens, Johnson and the undercard fighters weighed-in for tomorrow night's much anticipated fight at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA live on NBCSN Fight Night.
This afternoon fans and the media were treated to a verbal sparring match between Steve "USS" Cunningham and Amir "Hardcore" Mansour as they faced each other at the final press conference for this Friday's fight.
It has been called the biggest and most important bout between Philadelphia area fighters in the past 30 years.
NBCSN presents Fight Night this Friday at 10 p.m. ET featuring a heavyweight match-up between Steve "USS" Cunningham (26-6-0, 12 KOs) and Amir "Hardcore" Mansour (20-0-0, 15 KOs) for the USBA Heavyweight Title and for Philadelphia bragging rights.
Curtis "Showtime" Stevens took a relaxing vacation after his first round knockout of Patrick "The Machine" Majewski on January 24 at Resorts in Atlantic City, NJ and now he is faster, stronger, rested and ready to take on Tureano Johnson Friday, April 4.
Steve "USS" Cunningham (26-6-0, 12 KOs) has been boxing professionally for almost 14 years and has 32 professional fights under his belt, his opponent USBA Heavyweight Champion Amir "Hardcore" Mansour (20-0-0, 15 KOs) has much less professional experience but honed his boxing skills while serving time in a federal corrections facility and has "Hardcore" knockout power.
Steve "USS" Cunningham (26-6-0, 12 KOs) has more motivation than ever to defeat Amir "Hardcore" Mansour (20-0-0, 15 KOs) on Friday, April 4th at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA and live on NBCSN Fight Night.
Stunning Upset at Sands: 29 Year Old Sensation "Czar" Glazkov Defeats Veteran Tomasz Adamek.
