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It wasn't so long ago that Vernon Paris was considered a prospect who was on the rise in the junior welterweight division. But after an impressive streak of 29 fights without a defeat, Paris was stopped by Zab Judah in a March 2012 title eliminat...

Mauricio Herrera and Ji-Hoon Kim will meet in a 10-round junior welterweight fight on Thursday at the Omega Products International in Corona, Calif., in a special edition of ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights" (10 p.m. ET). Despite dropping his past two...

The latest edition of "Friday Night Fights" (ESPN2, 10:30 pm ET), from the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., features a tripleheader headlined by unbeaten interim featherweight titlist Javier Fortuna against Mexico's Miguel Zamudio. The pro...

It's rare for two fighters coming off a loss to get an opportunity to battle in a main event on national television, but Rico Ramos and Oscar Gonzalez will get just such an opportunity in this week's edition of "Friday Night Fights" from Little Creek...

Unbeaten Peruvian prospect Jonathan Maicelo will be featured in the main event of this week's "Friday Night Fights" in a 10-round bout against Russia's Rustam Nugaev at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. Maicelo, 29, is a celebrity in...

It has been some time since Brian Vera has been considered anything better than an even-money bet in a big fight. Although his new role might take some getting used to, it also means that he must be doing something right. Vera, coming off three st...

To move up in the world, former super middleweight contender Donovan George seems to understand he may first need to make a move down. George is dropping to 160 pounds for Friday's fight at the UIC Pavilion in his hometown of Chicago, where he'll ...

Expect an explosive clash of styles when junior welterweights Victor Cayo and Emanuel Taylor meet in Atlantic City, N.J., on this week's "Friday Night Fights" (ESPN/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN, 10 p.m. ET). Cayo, of the Dominican Republic, is a vetera...

Bernardo Pilatti highlights five keys to victory for Evgeny Gradovich against Billy Dib on Friday.

Bernardo Pilatti highlights five keys to victory for Billy Dib against Evgeny Gradovich on Friday.

Middleweight Delvin Rodriguez is seeking a win that could open the door to another title shot, and he hopes that opportunity comes against George "Comanche Boy" Tahdooahnippah in this week's "Friday Night Fights" main event (9 p.m. ET) at the Mohegan...

Unbeaten welterweight Kevin Bizier will climb into the ring before a hometown crowd at Montreal's Bell Centre on Friday, but not just for an exhibition against a club fighter designed to pad his record and excite the locals. Bizier will step up for p...

Luck hasn't been on Carlos Molina's side for some time, but perhaps a hometown bout against Cory Spinks and the familiarity of the "Friday Night Fights" airwaves will change the 154-pound contender's fortunes.

For better or worse, Friday night will mark a new chapter in the careers of both John Molina and Dannie Williams. After each saw his rise suddenly stopped in 2012, the potential lightweight contenders are now set to face each other in this week's mai...

Undefeated junior lightweight contenders Rances Barthelemy and Arash Usmanee will open the 2013 season of "Friday Night Fights" (10 ET) this week on ESPN2 and WatchESPN.com. Cuba's Barthelemy, 26, will climb into the ring at the Magic City Casino ...