Friday Night Fights is live tonight at 9 p.m. EST on ESPN2 and ESPN3, with a main event that has aroused a lot of suspicion.

In that 10-round junior middleweight fight, former Olympian Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade will face 36-year-old Angel Hernandez of Chicago. Andrade (15-0, 10 KO) is considered a blue chip prospect, while Hernandez (30-10, 17 KO) is just a veteran club scrapper, and in some ways a good opponent considering he came in as the third guy scheduled for the fight on two days' notice. The original opponent was Derek Ennis, who bailed due to illness, and he was replaced by Terrance Cauthen, who then canceled to take a fight next Friday on ShoBox against Thomas Dulorme, which eventually went to Aris Ambriz instead.

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Lightweight contender Kevin Mitchell set out to "get in rounds" today against easy tune-up opponent Felix Lora, and that's exactly what he did, lounging his way to a 10-round unanimous decision victory on a 98-92 score from referee Richie Davies.

Mitchell (33-1, 24 KO) came in with the intention of tuning up and nothing more, but had to work extra hard to run around the ring enough to make sure he got the amount of rounds he wanted. Lora (14-9-5, 8 KO) posed no challenge whatsoever, as the crude, haymaker-throwing Dominican (now based in Spain) had little to offer against a world class opponent, but did at least try to make it a fight.

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As expected, Robert Guerrero has quickly responded to Paulie Malignaggi's open letter. Malignaggi claims that Guerrero has turned him down for a fight on May 5, on the Mayweather vs Cotto PPV undercard, and called him out earlier today.

Here's Guerrero's short response:

"Look at the facts Paulie, why did I turn you down? You're a tremendous puncher? NO! You make for fan friendly fights? NO! You are a HBO or Showtime approved fighter? NO! Fact is, Eric Gomez at Golden Boy said you wouldn't be approved to fight on a date that isn't a Pay Per View. So if our promoter can convince a network that you are worthy enough to be on your own date, then let's rumble. I got a Shark Tank waiting."

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Humberto Soto says the deal is done for him to face Lucas Matthysse on May 19 in the HBO co-feature on the Lamont Peterson vs Amir Khan II card.

Soto vs Matthysse was strongly rumored last night to be the other televised bout on the card, with Richard Schaefer saying it was close. Today, Soto's team says they've received confirmation from Golden Boy that the fight is official.

Here's what Soto had to say about the fight:

"[Matthysse] is a fighter with name, who punches and has a great heart, but I have no doubt that we will win the fight and that people in the arena of Las Vegas will leave very happy that night. I'm coming with a lot of confidence and the vision of having a performance that everyone will remember and place the name of Mexico in a very high position ... it will be my night."

Matthysse (29-2, 27 KO) fights tonight in Argentina in a stay-busy bout, facing Angel Martinez (13-1-1, 9 KO).

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Timothy Bradley, who currently sits at the top of the world's 140-pound rankings as he prepares to move up in weight to face Manny Pacquiao on June 9, is favoring Lamont Peterson to more convincingly defeat Amir Khan in their May 19 rematch for the WBA and IBF belts.

From BoxingScene.com:

"I think Peterson is going to go back and start off where he left off, I'm sure. He knows that Khan can't take pressure. I just don't see Khan becoming this great inside-fighter in a couple of months. I don't see that happening. I pick Peterson in that fight and I pick him to win convincingly this time."

Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO) defeated Khan (26-2, 18 KO) on December 10 in Washington, DC, but the fight had a lot of controversy with the scoring, the refereeing, and even Mustafa Ameen, the "mystery man" in the hat. (By the way, I don't know that Ameen ever got his apology from Khan after threatening a lawsuit.)

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Paulie Malignaggi says that he and Robert Guerrero were offered an undercard spot on the May 5 HBO pay-per-view card featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Miguel Cotto in the main event, and says that he's accepted -- but Guerrero has refused the fight.

In a statement sent out from Paulie, he questions Guerrero's desire to fight. Here's the full open letter from Malignaggi to Guerrero:

For the past 3 months, you and your team have attempted to trick the media and boxing public into believing that you were on a short list to fight the best fighter in the world, Floyd Mayweather. You also called out every Golden Boy Promotions boxer you could between 135 to 147 pounds, proclaiming your health after shoulder surgery and your readiness to step into the ring in a big fight on May 5th. Every time you had a big bowel movement, your publicist sent an email blast about it.

Two days ago, you and I were offered to fight each other on May 5th as an important supporting pay-per-view bout on the Mayweather vs. Cotto blockbuster PPV. I am sure you will agree that Mayweather vs. Cotto will be the biggest pay-per-view show of the year and on the biggest platform imaginable at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and on HBO PPV. Millions of boxing fans will have the opportunity to finally see if you can back up your recent widespread chatter on the internet.

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The show is already live on BoxNation in the UK, so join us for some afternoon boxing from York Hall in London.

In the 10-round main event, lightweight contender Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KO) is staying busy against Felix Lora (14-8-5, 8 KO), a Dominican-born fighter now living in Spain. It's a mismatch on paper, and Mitchell says he's taking the fight purely to get some rounds in and stay busy. He's not fought since his impressive win last July over John Murray, which won British Fight of the Year.

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Abner Mares, who recently vacated his IBF bantamweight title to move up to 122 pounds, will return to the ring on April 21 in Mexico City, with Showtime televising. Mares will be facing Eric Morel, a fellow Golden Boy fighter, but after that is looking to target the biggest names in the division, according to Sal Rodriguez.

"We've seen all of the fighters at super bantamweight and I'm excited because there are no bad fighters. Personally, I would like a fight against Nonito Donaire, because they say he's the best, but there are others on the list Fernando Montiel, Victor Terrazas, Jorge Arce, Wilfredo Vazquez, Guillermo Rigondeaux and others like my opponent, Eric Morel."

Mares and Morel will apparently both be going up to 122 for their April fight, which could be held at the new stadium in the city, which is set to be opened in the boxing world by Juan Manuel Marquez on April 14.

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Though Brandon Rios is currently reportedly in talks to face Yuriorkis Gamboa on April 14 in Las Vegas, the ex-lightweight titlist is hoping to land a July 14 date in Cowboys Stadium against Juan Manuel Marquez, too.

From Chris Robinson of the Examiner:

"I would love a fight like that. I would love to fight that guy. ... He’s very smart, very talented, and when he throws his punches he throws to make sure he lands; he’s very accurate. A fight like that, you just got to watch out, always stay on your toes, and be ready for whatever he brings because Marquez is going to come and he’s going to come to win."

Bob Arum apparently still plans to run with Marquez at Cowboys Stadium on that date despite the fact that Lamont Peterson has signed for a May 19 rematch against Amir Khan, and Rios would be as good an opponent as anyone out there.

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Former IBF welterweight titlist Jan Zaveck will face Bethuel Uushona in his return to the ring on March 24, as the Slovenian star looks to get back into the mix at 147 pounds.

Zaveck (31-2, 18 KO) convinced a lot of people that he's more than just some regional fighter who lived off of easy title defenses when he came to America last year to face Andre Berto in September. Zaveck lost to Berto that night in Mississippi, but he did so on cuts after five rounds, and had prior to that given a fine accounting of his skills and grittiness, going toe-to-toe with Berto every step of the way.

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