Friday Night Fights (titled on air as ESPN Friday Night Fights) is a television boxing show, of the American channel ESPN2, that shows a series of live boxing fights on Friday nights, usually at 9 p.m. ET. The program, which debuted in the fall of 1998 (shortly after the demise of USA Network's Tuesday Night Fights in August of that same year), is hosted from the ESPN Digital Center studio. This program is also presented in high-definition on ESPN2 HD. It also airs on TSN in Canada.
Ringside commentary is provided by Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas. Previous seasons have featured boxing analyst Max Kellerman alongside Brian Kenny and sportscaster Bob Papa in Tessitore's role ringside with Atlas.
Currently, the official name of this program is ESPN Friday Night Fights Presented By Just For Men Haircolor. Starting with the tenth season, the presenting sponsor of the program's studio portion is Tecate. The official name of the studio segments of the program is Tecate Friday Night Fights Studio.
Friday Night Fights has also offered counterpart programs, Tuesday Night Fights, and in 2006, Wednesday Night Fights.
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