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Boxcino action continues on Friday Night Fights this week

The March 28 edition of ESPN Friday Night Fights will feature the semifinals of the Lightweight portion of Boxcino 2014.

Friday’s show, from the 4 Bears Casino & Lodge in New Town, N.D., will air live at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN, and is promoted by Banner Promotions.

Lightweight Semifinal Matchups:

The semifinal round of the Lightweight tournament will feature:

  • Chris Rudd (13-1, 8 KOs) vs. Petr Petrov (33-4-2, 14 KOs)
  • Fernando Carcamo (16-5,13 KOs) vs. Miguel González (23-3,16 KOs)

Fighter backgrounds:

Spain’s Petrov, a former Jr. Welterweight world title challenger, won a six-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Fedor Papazov in the quarterfinal round of the Boxcino tournament. Rudd, fighting out of Tennessee, is coming off a six-round split decision win over Yakubu Amidu in the quarterfinal round.

Ohio’s González scored a six-round split decision win over Miguel Mendoza in the quarterfinal round, while Mexico’s Caracamo is looking to advance to the finals following a second-round TKO win over previously undefeated Samuel Neequaye.