“I’m prepared for this fight,” Fonfara said. Before that Fonfara won a 10–round unanimous decision over former Light Heavyweight titlist Glen Johnson. Spain’s Campillo is coming off a fourth-round TKO win over Ionut Ilie, while Chicago’s Fonfara scored a seventh–round TKO win over south paw Tommy Karpency in his last fight. “I started following boxing years ago when Howard Cosell was doing all the big heavyweight bouts – Ali, Frazier, Foreman, and even Jerry Quarry,” said Kittle, who is looking forward to serving as the “sparring partner” in the weekly “Teddy Atlas Fight Plan” segment, “I’m just glad they didn’t ask me to fight!” Kittle played for the Chicago White Sox (1982–86, 1989, 1991), the New York Yankees (1986–87), Cleveland Indians (1988) and Baltimore Orioles (1990). Kittle, a former left fielder and designated hitter, was named American League Rookie of the Year in 1983. įormer White Sox Player Ron Kittle in Atlas’ Fight Plan Segment:įormer MLB player Ron Kittle, who spent most of his career with the White Sox, will participate in Friday’s “Fight Plan” segment, in which Atlas and a sparring partner outline what each fighter needs to do to win. Bilingual reporter Bernardo Osuna ( will present live interviews and reports for both shows. Alejandro Pombo, filling in for Delvin Rodriguez, will call the fights with Pablo Viruega for ESPN Deportes’ Viernes de Combates (Friday Night Fights) on both ESPN Deportes+ and ESPN Deportes, while Leopoldo Gonzalez and Claudia Trejos will anchor the studio. Cellular Field presenting all the latest boxing news and highlights. Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas will be ringside describing the action for ESPN2, while studio host Todd Grisham ( will be at U.S.
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The last professional boxing event to take place in a Chicago baseball stadium occurred on Septemat Comiskey Park when then Heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson lost his belt in a first-round knockout to challenger Sonny Liston. Welterweight Marc “The Ring Shark” Salser (15-0, 9 KOs) and Adrian “El Tigre” Granados (9-1-2, 5 KOs). In between the co-main feature and the main event will be an 8-round bout between undefeated Jr. The co-main feature will be a rematch between undefeated Heavyweight Artur “The Pin” Szpilka (15-0, 11 KOs) and Mike Mollo (20-4-1, 12 KOs). The 12-round main event will feature former Light Heavyweight titlist Gabriel “Chico Guapo” Campillo (22-5-1, 8 KOs) and Andrzej “The Polish Prince” Fonfara (23-2, 13 KOs).
ESPN Deportes will join Friday’s fight in progress at 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2, WatchESPN and broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+. Friday’s show, a special three-hour telecast (normally two hours), will air live at 9 p.m. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. The first professional boxing event at a Chicago baseball stadium in more than 50 years will be televised live on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra August 16 when the show visits U.S. Cellular Field Former White Sox Player Ron Kittle in Teddy Atlas’ “Fight Plan”
First Pro Boxing Event at a Chicago Ball Park since Liston KO’d Patterson in 1962
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