IBF CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMP JAMES TONEY VISITS SUNDAY NIGHT FIGHTS
NABF Lightweight Title Bout Highlights Fox Sports Net Presentation
01.05 - Newly crowned IBF Cruiserweight
World Champion James Toney stops by the Fox
Sports Net announce table on this week’s edition
of SUNDAY NIGHT FIGHTS (6 PM* local time in most regions),
originating from Trump 29 Casino in Coachella, CA.
Toney joins announcers Barry Tompkins, Rich Marotta and Sean O’Grady to discuss last weekend’s victory over previously unbeaten Vassiliy Jirov, talk about his future fight plans and review the resurrection of his boxing career. Also featured is behind the scenes video of Toney in preparation for the title bout.
This week’s SUNDAY NIGHT FIGHTS card, presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions, is headlined by a championship bout:
NABF Lightweight Championship, 12 Rounds
Steve Quinonez (30-6-1, 11 KO - Palm Springs, CA) vs. Michael Clark (30-2, 15 KO - Columbus, OH)
Quinonez makes his first title defense after capturing the NABF lightweight belt against Antonio Ramirez in a 12-round decision on the March 23 edition of SUNDAY NIGHT FIGHTS. The 32-year-old Quinonez, nicknamed the "Mongoose", has won his last three fights and 10 of his last 13 overall, and is known for putting on entertaining ring performances. Clark, 29, has won his last four outings and is the #3 NABF contender.
Featherweights, 10 Rounds
Robert Guerrero (9-0, 2 KO - Gilroy, CA) vs. David Vasquez (17-8-3, 10 KO - Coachella, CA)
The 20-year-old Guerrero is nicknamed "The Ghost" for his outstanding defensive skills and ring generalship. Vasquez, former NABF featherweight champion, will be fighting in front of his hometown crowd.
* SUNDAY NIGHT FIGHTS airs at 6 PM local time on Fox Sports Net regional networks, except the following: FSN Pittsburgh (7 PM Eastern, joined in progress); FSN West (8 PM Pacific); Comcast Sports Net Philadelphia (8 PM Eastern); Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic (11 PM Eastern); Empire Sports Network (12 AM Eastern).
LEWIS ON TONEY’S WISH LIST: Toney appeared Tuesday, April 29 on Fox Sports Net’s BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD and had this to say about possible upcoming opponents:
- Toney when asked if he wants to fight Chris Byrd: "I want to fight Lennox Lewis. I want the real heavyweight championship. I don't want the small belts. I want the big belts."
- Toney on a rematch against Roy Jones Jr: "He doesn't want it. When we fought in 1994, I was sick but he won the fight. What is he going to do now when I am at my regular weight and he is hovering around 199? He fought a tomato can last month (against Ruiz)."
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