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ESPN Friday Night Fights Live Results and Round-By-Round Coverage: Mike Dallas Jr vs Javier Castro

Mike Dallas Jr looks to win his second straight, and end Javier Castro's win streak at three tonight on Friday Night Fights.
Mike Dallas Jr looks to win his second straight, and end Javier Castro's win streak at three tonight on Friday Night Fights.

Tonight at 9 p.m. EDT on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com, junior welterweight hopeful Mike Dallas Jr returns to action, headling on Friday Night Fights for his fourth straight outing.

Dallas (18-2-1, 7 KO) is hoping to bounce back from 2011 losses to Josesito Lopez and Mauricio Herrera, having hired trainer Virgil Hunter last year to right the ship. Dallas, 25, got started with a win over Miguel Gonzalez on February 17, though the opponent wasn't impressive.

Tonight he faces Javier Castro (27-4, 22 KO), a 28-year-old Mexican fighter working on a three-fight win streak, notching victories over Jesus Pabon, Javier Monserrate, and Seasoned Veteran Carlos Urias.

Tonight's co-feature will see another Virgil Hunter fighter take the ring, as middleweight prospect Brandon Gonzales (15-0, 10 KO) gets a comeback assignment against Elie Augustama (6-4, 3 KO). Gonzales hasn't fought since last October, when he escaped with a close split decision win over vet Ossie Duran on ShoBox.

The 26-year-old Augustama is probably a little bit better than his record, as in his last outing, he upset DonYil Livingston, a guy who had some hopes pinned on him. But if Gonzales is for real, and isn't too rusty, he should cruise. This one's a red flag for Glorified Sparring, though, as Gonzales may be looking to kill viewers' interest level by simply getting some rounds in, which is fine when it's done off TV.

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